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Library, U of O “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation. ” ■V ernonia , VOLUME 25, NUMBER 7 columbia county , Conductor for County Farm Revenue Exceeds Four Million Power Line On Way Here Completion of Line To Warren Takes Top Priority Farm income of Columbia coun ty farms is now over a four million dollar business, accord ing to Geo. A. Nelson, county agent. The 1945 census gave the total farm production for use and sale as $3,949,674. Conservative estimates on the increased produc tion and the increased prices for the years 1945 and 1946 indicates that the income is now well over four million. The breakdown of these farm increases for the cen sus year 1944 are for all crops sold, $1,176,358; all livestock pro duction, $2,046,493; dairy produc tion, $1,172,334; poultry produc tion, $378,320; livestock produc tion, $491,939; forest production, $50,133. The above figures may not be particularly interesting as just figures alone, states Mr. Nelson, but there is an interesting fact, however, that Columbia county farm income is increasing in all lines; that we have a substantial Tracers seeking the location of conductors to be used for com pletion of the Warren-Vernonia power transmisseion line were sent out early this week by Guy Thomas, West Oregon manager, because of the delay in' delivery of the wire which was shipped January 6 from New York. In formation derived from the at tempt to locate the material was that conductor arrived in Port land yesterday, February 12. Mr. Thomas said that immedi ately upon an-iving here every effort will be devoted to comple tion of the line and that the work will take about 12 days. The cooperative load the past 10 days has been so heavy that the existing supply line has been taxed beyond capacity and has not been able to carry the load. Changes, where possible, have COUNTY FREE been made to correct the prob OF BOND DEBT ST. HELENS—Columbia coun lem of outage-., but full satisfac tion is not possible until the new ty shows no bonded indebtedness in the semi-annual report of Co transmission line is complete. With the completion of the line lumbia county offices for the per additional load capacity will be iod from July 1, 1946 to December available and will also make pos 31, 1946. On the later date the sible greater savings in cost of report reveals a balance of $319,- operation to the cooperative. The 920.12 on hand in the office of power requirements have almost the county treasurer. Many factors account for the trebled over last year. In Octo-^ ber, 1945, the load was 325 KW large balance on hand at the end as compared with 864 KW in No of the period. One of the fore most sources of income to the vember, 1946. county was the sale of land by the court From this item alone, $56,682.99 was realized. Payment of taxes was responsi ble, more than any other one factor, for the large amount of revenue acquired by the county Clyde Davis Stewart, a resident for this six-month period. Total of Vernonia from 1933 to 1942, amount collected through the end passed away February 3 in Port of last year was $768,282.89. land and services were held at COUNCIL CURBING the Colonial Mortuary February BOTTLE BREAKERS 5 under auspices of Palestine RAINIER — Those celebrants Lodge No. 151, A.F. & A.M. who have been breaking bottles Vault entombment took place at on Rainier streets were the target the Riverview cemetery mauso of an order issued by the city leum. council when it instructed the He is survived by his wife, marshal to summarily arrest any Ethel; mother, May Berry; sister, person caught in such malicious Mrs. Clara Annis and brothers, mischief. City Recorder N. N. James, Jim, Howard and John Blumensaadt is planning a stiff Stewart. He is a brother-in-law fine for anyone brought to trial. of John Kirk. SCAPPOOSE MAY Mr. Stewart was employed by the Clark and Wilson Lumber MOVE CITY LIMITS ST. HELENS—A 'request was company during the time he re presented to the Scappoose city sided here. council at its monthly meeting on Monday, February 3, propos ing the extension of the city lim its of Scappoose in an easterly direction from the present bound ary line. This proposal would in clude New Haven Homes within The council Both chemical and cultural the city limits. methods have their place in weed deemed it possible to give the control, depending on the size of group a hearing in their request infestation and urgency of eradi after having received assurance cation, delegates to the recent that there will be sufficient water western state weed control con available to give water service to ference in Portland decided. All new customers. agreed that farmer interest in • weed control is at an all time high, and has come, fortunately at the same time that spectacular new methods have been developed. Research workers from neaarly all states reported on 2,4-D re sults, showing many successful Guy Thomas, manager of the uses. They cautioned, however, West Oregon Electric Cooperative, against considering it a panacea will leave by plane February 19 for all weed troubles. In this for Washington, .DC., to be pres connection Dr. D. D. Hill, farm ent for a conference of rural crop head at O.S.C., declared electrification officials he said nothing yet takes the place of Tuesday evening of this week. Frank D. Seelye, former West good farming. Killing as many weeds by culti Oregon manager, and now man vation in advance of planting ager of the Ben ton-Lincoln Co crops, and use of chemicals to operative with headquarters at eradicate small patches of per Corvallis, is also planning to be ennial weeds as soon as they ap present in Washington for the pear were other practices recom conference. The invitation to attend was mended. extended by Claude Wickard, ad ministrator of the REA, for the New Driver Named Starting last week Mrs. June purpose of discussing policy, re Willis began work as carrier for gional problems of cooperatives the Mist star route. She -will drive and the assistance REA staff the route temporarily for Mrs. members can give individual co operatives. Ernest Nance. COUNTY NEWS • Former Resident Dies in Portland r a Weed Specialists Talk Controls Managers to Go To Washington • income from crops such as small fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and mint. All of which indicates a balanced crop production. The largest single item is dairy farming which amounts to over $1,176,000 and represents the ba sic industry in the county. An other important industry is that of livestock production. Approxi mately one-half million dollars de rives from beef, sheep, and other livestock. This represents a sub- oped farm lands and from the cut-over lands that are being util ized for pasture. Poultry raising represents over a third of a million dollars in in come. This industry is adapted stantial return from the devel- to conditions on many small ranches. Forest production repre sented a substantial return of over $50,000 during the year 1944. It has probably increased in 1945 and 1946. This industry can remain a substantial part of farm income if the timber is-cut on a sustained yield basis, Mr. Nel son said. Timber is a scarce product |jn Columbia county now and will remain a scarce com modity from all indications, he continued. This total fai-mi production of over four million dollars is pro duced on about 39,000 acres of plow land and a total acreage of 161,000 cut-over pasture and tim ber land or about 38 per cent of the land in the county. While considerable of the rea son for the large income from farm products is a result of in flationary prices, there is a sdb- stantial increase in the volume of production from crops and live stock that will no doubt continue after prices have been adjusted to pre-war conditions. • V.F.W. Members Said Increasing Smith-Christensen Post of the V.F.W. will soon add a number of new names to the membership roll as the result of a drive that is being conducted now, officials of the organization said early this week. The local post membership now stands at 43. The post has also started the building of a recreation fund, the first financing for that pur pose being started Wednesday evening of this week when the post sponsored the IWA-Clatska- nie basketball game here. Permission was obtained from the IWA in order to start the program with Wednesday’s game. Members of the post's committee are Kent Bauersfeld, Edwin Ade and George Turner. O regon Many Veterans Polio Drive Total Exceeds Fail to Make Funds Collected Last Year Earning Report February 5 Set As Deadline by Vets Administration Nearly 1000 Oregon veterans taking on-the-pob training under the G.I. bill have not yet turned in their latest earnings reports and face -suspension from federal subsistence rolls by the end of this month, Thomas M. Craig, veterans administration training officer for this area, said Wednes day on his weekly visit to Ver nonia. Earnings report forms were mailed out by the VA to 5500 job trainees in mid-January, with the deadline for their return fixed at February 5. Twenty per cent of the 5500 had not yet sent in their reports several days after the deadline, but may still do so. Wage report.3 are Essential as a basis for adjusting subsistence checks under the $200 over-all income ceiling for trainees, Craig explained. The report past due now is for October, November, December and January. The February 5 deadline did not affect the 20,000 ex-servicemen and women in Oregon schools. They will receive report blanks within the next few weeks. Nei ther does it apply to disabled veterans in job training under public law No. 16, Craig said. Craig meets with veterans each Wednesday in the City Hall at Vernonia. • Falconer Takes Airplane Course Pvt. Robert T. Falconer, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Falconer, Timber Route, Vernonia, this week was graduated from one of the world’s greatest educational programs—one of the air training command’s airplane mechanics training courses at Keesler Field, Mississippi. The training he received in the mechanics school covered basic airplane and engine mechanic operations. The technical course extended over a period of approxi- ately 16 weeks and included in struction in aircraft electrical sys tems, engine operation, fuel and oil systems, propellers, structures, instruments and basis inspection. This qualified him for additional specialized training in the main tenance of heavy bombers, cargo planes, jet and rotor aircraft. • National School • Robinson Named Assembly Dated For New Office Charles Robinson has been named as assistant to the man ager of the West Oregon Electric, Guy Thomas, manager, said early this week. Mr. Robinson’was for merly line foreman, coming here from Texai a year ago when the cooperative began extensive con struction work. ’ The new official will be in charge of all outside linemen in cluding the line crew and service crew. With the announcement of this change came word that Herb Sim- son will take the position of line foreman to replace Mr. Robinson. • Medal Received Mr. and Mrs. Otto Michener re ceived from the navy department last week a Victory medal which was sent to them because of the death of their son, Homer, who died three years ago, January 30, while in the line of duty. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1947 Students of the grades and high school will assemble jointly Fri day afternoon for another of the National School Assembly pro grams, this one being entitled “Bo-Bo Magic.” The students will gather at the Washington school auditorium. Primary giade school students observed Lincoln’s birthday with a program Wednesday and parties will be held Friday for Valentine day previous to the time for the assembly program. •i Angling Rule* in Force The 1947 angling regulations adopted by the Oregon state game commission in January become ef fective by February 10. The most important change affecting win ter fishermen is the reduction of the bag Unfit for steelhead and salmon over 20 inches in length to two fish a day but not more than six in any seven consecu tive days or in possession. No trout fishing will be al lowed until April 26, the opening date of the general trout season. This area’s contribution to the annual March of Dimes campaign to raise funds for infantile paraly sis treatment and research is steadily increasing with each suc cessive year- that the March is conducted. Figures compiled by Chairman Paul Gordon this year list a greater amount than that of last year Which was also great er than any of the years previous to that time. The total this year is $725.51 as compared with last year’s col lection from all sources of $605.43. Sources from which the fund came were: Dime Boxes ......................... $225.86 Individual Contribution ... 85.25 Joy Theater ........................ 97.70 Christian Church ............... 15.00 Natal Grange ..................... 10.00 Auxiliary V.F.W........... 10.00 Mt. Heart Rebekah ........... 10.00 Safeway Stores ................. 5.00 Lincoln Grade School .... 6.55 Washington Grade ............. 39.00 High School ....................... 22.45 Legioh Dance and Rhythm Vendors Orchestra .... 170.00 Basketball Game ............... 28.70 Total Forestry Men to Meet at O.S.C. More than 400 men connected with the forestry and the lum ber industry in four western state» will gather on the O.S.C. campus Saturday, February 22, for a series of three meetings ending with the annual “fern hopper” banquet, the first since 1941. The first meeting, sponsored by the Columbia River section of the Society of American Foresters will be in the afternoon when the research program of the Ore gon Forest Products laboratory will be explained and inspected. After this graduates of the school of forestry will meet to organize an alumni association. H. V. Simfpson, Portland, exec utive vice-president of the West Coast Lumbermen’s association, will give the main addres3 at the evening banquet at which Dr. George W. Peavy, dean emeritus of the school and president emer itus of the college, will preside. • Gas Mileage Figures Greater An unprecedented flood of gaso line mileage poured through the engines of Oregon automobiles during 1946, it has been an nounced by Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr. Total ga3 sales mounted to over 376,000,000 gallons for the year, in increase of more than 100,- 000,000 gallons over the previous year. Approximately one-tenth of this was used, off the high ways. The remainder is sufficient to have powered vehicles for over four and a half billion miles. No previous year’s mileage even ap proaches this figure. “This mileage record hung up by Oregon drivers in 1946 ex plains why our highway death rate dropped even though the number dead increased,” said Far rell. “Travel simply increased even more sharply than the soar ing number of fatalities." Despite the fact that the aver age age of the car on the streets today is nine years, Oregonians are driving farther and faster than ever before. Automobile registrations are at an all-time high, and driver’s license applica tions are in unprecedented vol ume. New cars are being added faster than old ones disappear. The state netted slightly over $16,500,000 in gas tax receipts after refunds had been made for taxes collected on fuel used off the state highway system. • Examiner Scheduled A drivers license examiner is scheduled to be on duty in Ver nonia at the city hall between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday of next week, February 21. People wanting licenses or permits to drive are asked to get in touch with the examiner well ahead of the closing hour in order to complete their applications with a minimum of delay. ...................... $725.51 Of the dime boxes placed in business houses here, the one at the Brunsman store collected the greatest amount, $35, that figure being attained largely because of salesmanship practiced in point ing out the worthwhile cause to which the funds are devoted. Mr. Gordon made his report of the local amount Tuesday and also expressed his appreciation for the cooperation extended by individuals, business places and organizations in making the cam paign successful. • 3369 Elk Are Killed In 1946 Reports received from 10,108 elk hunters show that 3369 elk x were killed during the general and special elk seasons, it is an nounced by the Oregon state game commission. Hunters reporting fepresent only about one-half of the estimated total number of elk hunters, however. Final fig ures on the total number of elk licenses sold will not be avail able until all all the 1946 license* have been audited. Counties with the highest re corded kill are as follows: Baker. 899; Grant, 888, Umatilla, 453; Union, 340; Wallowa, 277, and Clatsop, 190. Elks »killed included 2123 bulls and 1226 cowls. Of these, 506 or 15 per cent were killed the first day of the season and 1698 or 51 per cent during the first week. Reports showed that 57 per cent of hunters hunted in the area open to elk of either sex so that 55 per cent of the elk harvested were taken in that area in spite of the fact that only approxi mately one-fifth of the total elk population was included in the area open to hunting elk of either sex. • State Agent to Aid Taxpayers A state income tax agent itin erary has been announced by the state commission to give aid to taxpayers in preparing their state returns which must be. filed by April 15 for the 1946 calendar year. The agent will make three stops in, Columbia county. plan- ning to be at the Clatskanie city hall March 12, the Rainier city hall March 13 and the St. Helens court house March 14 and 15. Visits by the state agent are also planned for the Hillsboro court house March 18 and 19 and the Forest Grove National Bank on March 17. • Holiday Dance Planned The V.F.W. Auxiliary is plan ning now for a dance to com memorate Washington’s birthday on February 22. The dance will be held at the Legion hall that Saturday evening, the committee in charge said late last week. Ticket* ar* being sold for the affair.
