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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 194«
VOLUME 24, NUMBER 28
Magazine
Features
Tree Farm
July Issue Devotes
Space for Progress,
Plans for Future
The July, 1946 issue of The
Timberman, an international lum­
ber journal, carries a good sized
article dealing with the Columbia
County Tree Farm, some early
history of this area and future
plans as outlined by Glen Haw­
kins, farm supervisor.
Several pictures are carried
dealing with Rogers Park which
is proving rrtore and more popular
with local people as a recreation
spot
Along with the pictures
the story tells the early history
of the Rogers family and how
the present park site was part of
a land claim made by Nels Rogers’
father. Nels Rogers is now state
forester and his mother, Grand­
ma Rogers, lives here.
Contained also in the article is
information about the accomplish­
ment made so far on the property
purchased by Crown-Zellerbach
corporation from Clark and Wil­
son on April 1 of last year. Told
is the story of road building and
the clearing of old railroad grades
so that about 200 miles are usable
for fire protection; fire fighting
equipment and provisions for re­
porting fires are explained; and
the relogging activity is given
considerable mention.
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Get Fire Permits
Soon, Agent Asks
“Application for permits for
early burning should be made
now or as soon as possible.” That
is the information contained in a
release to farmers this week by
County Agent Geo. A. Nelson.
Permits may be obtained from
Frank Sargeant at the Pittsbuurg
station or Ray Furcamp at the
Wilark station for residents of
this area.
The news release made by Mr.
Nelson also contains some pointers
to prevent Fires:
1. Clean up all trash around
buildings where fires could start;
2. Prepare fire guards around
slashings or crops which might
burn.
In case fire does start these
steps are pointed out:
1. Volunteer fighters should
immediately start to fight it.
2. Call collect the fire guard
station at Pittsburg or Wilark,
giving description of the land and
the location.
Preparation for fire calls has
been made throughout the Colum­
bia County Tree Farm by instal­
lation of phone boxes at conven­
ient intervals. Fires reported be­
fore having a chance to spread
are much more easily extinguished
and destroy much less property.
Postal Savings Growth
Indicated in Report
Postal savings increased at the
Vernonia post office during the
fiscal year from July 1, 1945 to
June 30, 1946. That and other
data concerning the office’s activ­
ities for the period just ended are
contained in reports which have
just been completed by Post­
master Emil Messing and the of­
fice staff.
On deposit in postal savings at
the year end were $257,941 which
increased from $253,656 at the
same time last year. Savings cer­
tificates issued totaled $188,292
and certificates cashed amounted
to $184,007. Office patrons re­
ceived $4320.40 in interest on
money they withdrew.
The money order department
also transacted business totaling a
considerable figure although less
than the ’44-’45 year.
Orders
written for ’45-’46 lamounted to
$270,144.30 compared with $279,-
185 previously. Fees charged for
the writing totaled $1562.83 and
the number written was 12,562.
An order was written on the
average of approximately 11.17
minutes of every working hour at
the office.
Cause for the decrease in
amount of money orders written
is attributed to the use by office
patrons of postal' notes, of which
$19,319 were written for the
last three quarters of the year.
War bonds, or United States
Savings bonds as they are now
called, are still being sold in
some volume to people who are
investing money in that way in­
stead of postal savings.
How­
ever, the amount is less than the
$222,150.50 sold for the ’44-’45
year but totals $101,487.50 for
the ’45-’46 term. Savings stamps
4-H Club Plans
Fair Exhibits
Plans for entering the exhibits
of members of the Vernonia Live­
stock club at the county fair oc­
cupied most of last Saturday’s
meeting at the G. C. Kirkbride
home.
The fair will be an event for
August 15, 16, 17 and 18.
Also discussed Saturday was
an intended judging tour to be
held in the near future. Mrs.
Florence Kirkbride is the club
leader.
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amounted to $803.75 being pur­
chased mostly by youngsters.
The one department that de­
termines a post office class is
the receipts from the sale, princi­
pally, of stamps. This office has
a second class- rating because it is
well over the $8000 amount neces­
sary to receive that rating.
During the fiscal period stamp
sales amounted to $13,157.62. That
figure is slightly less than the
previous year when the sale was
$13,362.70.
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AAA Office to
Make Payments
Dairy feed production pay­
ments to Columbia county milk
and cream producers covering
sales during the period of April,
May and June, 1946, are now
being made by the AAA office.
Rates of payment vary for the
period, a county offioe bulletin
states. Farmers will receive 70c
a hundredweight for whole milk
sold during April and 17c a pound
for butterfat on cream which pro­
duced and sold.
For the months of May and
June payments will be 55c a hun­
dredweight for whole milk sold
and 15c a pound for butterfat on
the sale of cream.
Applications for the April, May
and June payment may be made
at one of several meetings planned
in the county or at the AAA of­
fice in St. Helens.
Meetings have been scheduled
for: Rainier, city hall, July 18,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Mist, grade
school, July 19, 10 a.m. to 11
a.m.; Vernonia, Washington grade
school, Friday, July 19, 1 p.m.
to 33 p.m.; and Clatskanie, Odd
Fellows hall, July 24, 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.
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Last Rites For
McMullen Read
Funeral services were held here
Sunday afternoon, July 7, at 2
o’clock for David McMullen a resi­
dent of this vicinity for many
years. Interment followed at the
Vernonia Memorial cemetery. The
deceased came here in 1921 and
was employed most of the time
with the forestry department.
Surviving the deceased are: His
wife, Ida; four daughters, Millie
Doud of Elsie, Annie Salmi,
Pack Rat Pup Tent Number 11 Marshland, Marian Dickie, Port­
of the Military Order of the land and Marie Benson of Jewell;
Cooties will meet at Vernonia one son, Robert McMullen of
July 19. That is the announce­ Marshland; one sister, Jennie Ir­
ment from the publicity chairman ving of Canada; four brothers,
of the order which was instituted Bill McMullen of Canada, Tom of
at Clatskanie June 23. The Pup Lebanon, Harry, Oregon, and Bob
Tent 11 includes Vernonia, Clat­ of Montana; and five grand chil-
skanie, Rainier and St Helens.
.dren.
The Military Order of the
Rev. Ernest P. Baker officiated
Cooties is the honor degree and at the service which was held at
fun fraternity of the V.F.W.
the Bush Funeral Home.
V.F.W. Fun Group
To Meet July 19
520Farms Signed Under AAA Practices
Columbia county farmers are
beginning to realize more every
year the need for more soil and
water conservation practices, ac­
cording to W. C. Johnson, Mist,
chairman of the county agricul­
tural conservation committee.
A tabulation of intended con­
servation practices on the 520
farms signed in the 1946 AAA
program reveals that farmers are
planning to do conservation prac­
tices amounting to much more on
approximately the same acreage
as in 1945. For instance, in 1945
the intended amount of lime was
1200 tons and in 1946 fanners
have shown intentions of applying
2000 tons.
Figures show that
6000 more pounds of pasture
grass seed is planned to be sown
this year, bringing the total in­
tentions up to about 80,000 pounds
for the county. Drainage ditches,
another large item under the
conservation program, have more
than doubled since last year.
Farmers this year are planning
to dig 1,698,000 feet compared
to 800,000 feet in 1945.
The above practices plus many
more which come under the AAA
program bring the value of in­
tended practices in this county
to $97.000. The big question is—
how much of this will be complet­
ed by the end of the year? Last
year practices valued at $68,000
were intended, but only $28,000
worth were carried out.
Even though the value of Co­
lumbia county”s intended prac­
tices are almost $100,000, Colum­
bia county was only allocated
$30,000. This means that unless
more fund? are available at the
end of the year, or a large por­
tion of the intended practices are
not carried out, the payment to
each producer will be less than
his maximum earnings. Therefore,
a percentage figure will be ap­
plied and each farmer will receive
his share of the county allotment.
Farmers are urged to complete
as many conservation practices
as possible even though thei prob­
lem of getting materials and help
still prevails. Although the coun­
ty allocation isn’t near the amount
of intended practices, practices
should not go undone, because in
the past years we have always
been able to make 100 per cent
payment on all approved practices
carried out. The value of these
practices to the farm and to the
county is much greater than the
payment.
Milk Price
Advance Is
Made Tues.
Grade A Quart to
Cost 16%c Same
As Portland Area
Customers of milk distributing
firms here tsarted paying 1614
cents per quart for grade A
quality Tuesday of this week
when the price advance became
effective.
This price is the same as that
charged in the Portland area F.
A. Bush, Nehalem Dairy Products
owner, said. At the same time
the farmers who produce the milk
are receiving the same amount
of money as those farmers in the
Portland area. Several farmers
here have signified that they
would discontinue production or
haul to other markets if the
higher amount was not paid.
The increased price the farmer
is receiving and the customer pay­
ing is due to the removal of gov­
ernment subsidy, Mr. Bush said.
No information relative to cream
prices was available Tuesday.
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Retain Sugar
Rook OPA Says
“Hang on to your ration book
four, or sugar -ration book. It
contains sugar stamps which are
required to get both canning sugar
and the regular periodic sugar al­
lotment,” Mrs. Marjorie Leo, OPA
sugar rationing representative,
advised housewives last week.
Mrs. Leo said reports were com­
ing in that many persons had
tom up their ration books al­
ready, declaring the OPA was no
more and the books would not be
needed.
Spare stamp\ No. 10 in ration
book 4 became valid July 1 for
5 pounds of canning sugar. To­
gether with spare stamp 9, it is
valid through October 31.
Spare stamp 49 for 5 pounds
(the regular allotment) became
valid on May first, and another
stamp will be validated the first
of September.
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Regulation on
Grass Cited
Marshal A. D. Lolley cites a
city ordinance regulating the cut­
ting of grass for the information
of property owners this week.
The regulation explains the pro­
cedure necessary to remove the
grass before it becomes a fire
hazard.
The ordinance states: “Owners
or persons in possession of lots,
parcels of land; improved or un­
improved,
shall,
during
the
months of May, June, July, Au­
gust and September of each year
cut and remove therefrom and
from the half of the street or
streets and alley: abutting the
property, all weeds . . . and any
other thing likely to cause fire.”
The marshal asks that people
residing in the city observe the
regulation so that no further ac­
tion will be necessary.
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Store to Open
Sat. Morning
Complete redecoration and re­
modeling of the interior of the lo­
cal Safeway store is planned for
completion so that the store can
open Saturday n.cre'ng, Manager
Fred Coons said early this week.
All new fixtures are being in­
stalled and a grand opening event
is scheduled for Saturday. The
changes being made this week
will make possible better service
to the public Mr. Coons said.
X-ray Unit Scheduled for
Vernonia Check July 29-30
The Columbia County Health
association has just completed
plans for the annual visit of the
mobile X-ray unit to this county
and unless plans are changed aft­
er the first announcement early
this week, will be in Vernonia on
Monday and Tuesday, July 29
and 30.
The x-ray unit visited this coun­
ty for the first timq in March,
1945, and at that time made chest
x-rays of more than 600 Vernonia
people.
This second visit will
make possible an annual check­
up for those people who had pic­
tures taken then and it will also
provide an opportunity for others
to be x-rayed.
Arrangements for visiting the
unit will be announced at a later
time by Mrs. Estella M. Harris,
St. Helens, executive secretary
of the health association.
By means of the chest x-ray
tuberculosis can be discovered in
its early stages when no symp­
toms are evident. The sale of
Christmas Seals finances the unit’s
visit and makes possible the x-
ray surveys.
COUNTY NEWS
ADAMS APPLIES FOR
PILE DRIVING PERMIT
CLATSKANIE — Application
has been made to the war de­
partment by Archie Q. Adams,
Clatskanie, Oregon, for a permit
to drive piling and construct a
pile and timber trestle (log
dump) in Beaver Slough approxi­
mately one mile northeast of
Clatskanie.
CLERK RECEIPTS
Only one teaching position for CLIMB HIGHER
the high school staff yet remains
ST. HELENS—Cash receipts of
vacant, Principal Ray Mills said the county clerk’s office is again
Sunday when he announced the on thé upper flight, as it were.
names of teachers which he had The office took in almost $1300
engaged recently. The difficulty in June, which is straining the
now, he said, is obtaining places record if not actually breaking it.
for the teachers to reside. If
The fees were allocated as fol­
living quarters could be assured lows: Circuit judge $51; district
prospects, there would be little attorney $60, court reportdr $65,
difficulty in obtaining an instruc­ law library $39.30, migratory chat­
tor for the remaining open posi­ tels $20, liquor license $5, and
tion, an English instructor.
county treasurer $1055.90. The
Mr. Mills recently hired: Mrs. total was $1296.10.
Mary Aronsen to teach music.
During the month' the office is­
She comes here from Willamina sued 12 applications for marriage
where she taught for the past two and 10 applications for divorce.
or three years; Miss Dallas Per­ RETIREMENT PLAN
son; ♦ill teach commercial. She USED BY COUNTY
formerly resided in one of the
ST. HELENS—Although some
Dakotas; Gordon Johnston, now county employes protested the as­
attending the University of Min­ sessment on their wages, there
nesota, will instruct science.
was comparatively little opposi­
Anyone who owns a home that tion to the new retirement set-up
will be available to rent are asked which became effective here when
to contact or write Mr. Mills at the 1946-47 fiscal year started
his home here.
Monday.
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As a result, all county, workers
are now covered by the retire­
ment plan and will contribute an
average of five per cent (with
higher percentages from older
employes who are nearer re­
People having need of a con­ tirement age) out of their pay.
crete mixer can now rent a brand The county will match these con­
new one from the City of Ver­ tributions and has budgeted $5000
nonia because the city took deliv­ to pay its share of the load for
ery Wednesday of such a machine. the next 12 months.
An order for the mixer was
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placed several months ago so that
the old equipment, which had
nearly served its time, could be
replaced.
If and when cement becomes
available the plan is to continue
Petitions signed by 253 resi­
with new sidewalk construction,
hence the mixer will be rented to dents of Columbia county were in­
individuals under the same pro­ cluded in the 39,960 certified sig­
natures which initiated the basic
cedure as before.
Ease of operation and transpor­ school support fund bill to be
tation from one location to an­ voted on at the November 5th
other are features found in the election, according to Mrs. Harry
purchase. Its capacity is three H. George, chairman of the spon­
soring committee.
and one-half cubic feet.
The work of obtaining the sup­
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port necessary to place the “equal
opportunity for every school child”
measure on the ballot was ac­
complished through the co-opera­
tion of the .Oregon Congresa of
Parents and Teachers, Oregon
The policy of fire protection State Association of Schoo
the Oregon Education
in the northwest forest district Boards,
was explained to foresters at For­ association and Ronald E. Jones.
est Grove last week.
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The policy of handling fires
will be to get the fire out first
by devoting the entire resources
of the district for any fire in the
district. This procedure may be
more expensive, it was explained,
The Vernonia Service Station
but the fire can be overcome more
has received the first Rototiller to
quickly.
Foresters attending from the be displayed here and has inform­
Columbia County Tree Farm were ation about the new product for
Merle Cline, Robert C. Lind­ anyone interested, George John­
say and Paul Godmanson, the son, owner, said early this week.
The machine is a power tiller
latter two being new foresters
with a number of attachments for
with the organization.
planting, cultivating, cutting
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weeds, mowing lawns, belt jobs,
FIXTURES BOUGHT
The restaurant fixtures for­ etc. The display Rototiller was
merly used in the Squeeze-Inn received here last Saturday, but
were sold last week to Cleve Rob­ delivery of machines to fill orders
ertson and will be used at the ia expected in a short time, Mr.
Johnson Mid.
Chat ’N Nibble cafe.
Staff Lacks
One Teacher
New Concrete
Mixer Received
253 Sign for
School Bffi
Fire Protection
Policy Explained
Agent Displays
Power Tiller