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Library, U of O VOLUME 29. NUMBER 26 Prevention of Fire, Topic of Meeting Friday Lots ci Shingles Here District Warden to Explain Protective Set-up for Area A discussion of fire prevention methods along with an outline of the latest improvements in the state protective set-up will be heard when loggers and farm ers in this arsa meet at the Ma sonic Temple Friday evening at a session that is being arranged by Gien Hawkins. This meeting will be similar t meetings held in previous years prior to the fire season to acquaint people here with new plans for prevention of timber fires. In recent years the work that has been done to inaugurate safe practices in the woods has re su ted in . moving Columbia county from its position as one cf the worst areas of man-caused i res to the top of the list as one cf the counties with the fewest man-caused fires. It is believed that the con tinued cooperation of timber owners and operators can keep this county at the top again this year to result in more green timber growth in this area. Ed Schroeder and members of his crew from the Northwest Oregon District hedquarters a: Forest Grove will be at the Friday session to outline the latest im provements in the state protec tive set-up along with their 1951 plans. The meeting will follow a din ner at the Masonic Temple at 7 o'clock. Michigan Picnic Being Planned Ex-Michigan residents who now make their home in Columbia county will have the opportun ity to get together with other ex residents of that state at the first annual Columbia County Michigan picnic being planned for Sunday, July 15 at Bonnie Falls park four miles north of Scappoose on the Vernonia high way. Announcement of the date and event was made a few days ago by Clarence Singleton, president of the Columbia County-Michi gan Picnic association, which was formed earlier this month whAn a small group of former Michigan residents met to start the associa tion. The president also said that the affair in July will last all day, that those planning to at tend bring a picnic lunch and that coffee will bo served at the grounds. Those who do plan to attend are asked to write the secretary of the group, R. E. Singleton. 300 West St., St. Helens and tell the number in the party. THURSDAY, JUNE 28. 1951 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTV, OREGON Rainfall in June Least In 5 Years Four Win Sandon Named to Post on Board of School District Temperature Tops 80 Degrees Five Days During Month CURLEY BUFFMIRE» top photo, stands at the butt end of the cedar log he hauled to the Cedarwocd Timber company mill here Monday of lest we:k. The log is probably the largest to come to the mill and will have to be broken by dynamite before it can be sawed. Ed Miller, mill owner, said later in the week. Bottom picture gives an idea of the length of the log which scaled 3410 board feet and measured nine and one-half feet where Mr. Buffmire stands. It came from the area cf the old Horseshoe camp on the Corey line near Birkenfeld ar.d was logged by Allied Logging company. Farm Forester Available Here Appointment of Ralph E. Yeater as farm forester serving Yamhill, Washington, and Co lumbia counties has been an nounced by the state foresters of fice. Salem. Yeater will be stationed at Hillsboro but will be available to service requests for assistance in all three counties. As farm forester he will devote major time to assisting woodlot owners and tree farmers with their forestry problems. Woodlot owners with problems in cutting, planting, marketing selective harvest or any' other phase of timber growing and harvesting are invited to contact Yeater for assistance. He may be reached by writing direct to Box 59, Hillsboro, or by leaving word at the county ex tension office in St. Helens. Reg ular trips will be made into Co lumbia county serving requests for assistance. New Officers Named for County Chapter Monday New officers were elected at , said the R C is set up in Korea the annual meeting of the Co and Japan to serve the wounded lumbia County Chapter Ameri and is doing a wonderful job, can Red Cross held in St. Helens, and regretted that any service Monday, June 25. They are: man should have anything to say chairman, C.H. Johns: vice-chair against the Red Cross. man. Gerry Kelly; secretary, Lt. Burr said that it is a dis Gladys Curteman and treasurer, tinct shock to the military to Harold Scharback. Guy Thom find such an indifference to civil as, Vernonia, is the outgoing defense. The armed forces are chairman. prepared to take care of their New members of the board of part, but they are not so sure directors are Mrs. Edith Winkler, about the civilian. So many feel St. Helens, Mrs. Lucille Stockes, that the only thing to do is to Scappoose, Shelton Arnett, Clats move on. but the community kanie. William Reed, Clatskanie, must be prepared to recuperate Maurice Blumm, St. Helens, Geo. immediately — and it is a great Remnant, Vernonia and Verne M. responsibility. Soley, "Rainier. Fred Weisenheimer also spoke Lt. Don Burr, a veteran of WW on Civil Defense and the part II and the Korean fighting told that Red Cross would be and is of his experiences with the Red called upon to take in the great Cross as a wounded man. He program. Vets to Sponsor Donkey Softball Another appearance of those stubborn donkeys is slated to night, Thursday, at the city park to give fans a laugh at the antics their riders will go through as th y try to play softball. The donkeys will perform a"ain this year under the sponsorship of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The net revenue from admis sions will be used by the veter ans in paying for roofing ma terial for the new hall, which has received more work towards completion during recent months. In addition to the donkey soft- ball game, Wally Grosche, mem ber of The Gooneys, the local model plane ’club, will stage a flying show of his models. The plane show is timed for 8:30. Swim Pool at Camp Planned A swimming pool at Camp Wilkerson, Columbia county youth camp, may soon become a reality. Construction of a dam for the pool was begun on Sat urday, June 23, reports Harold Black, camp development coun cil chairman. It is hoped that one more day of work will complete the dam so it will be available for use at the 4-H summer camp to be held July 17-22. This will be the first group to hold camp at Camp Wilkerson this summer. Black reports that registration for 4-H camp is now underway. Any 4-H club member, whose work is up to date, is-eligible to attend the camp. Registration ends July 10. Cost this year is ten dollars. Good haying weather has been the case during June as indi cated by a weather data report for the month up to Wednesday noon yesterday. The data was compiled by Mrs. Helen Spofford, cooperative observer, who also compiled data for the month of June in 1950, 1949, 1948 and 1947 to give a comparison and at the same time show that June, 1951 has had the least rainfall of any June for the past five years. Rainfall this month has totaled .18 of an inch. The maximum heat reading has been 85 degrees . and came Monday the 25th. Five days this month have had tem perature reading of 80 degrees and over and 85 degrees was again read Wednesday afternoon. Minimum temperature was 32 degrees, almost freezing, on the first day of the month. The thermometer reached a hieli point of 88 degrees on the 28th of June, 1950 with seven days listed at 80 degrees and over. The low point in 1950 was 35 degrees, also on the first and the total precipitation was 1.36 inches, considerably more than the present month has accounted for. June, 1949 had the same maxi mum temperature recording as June, 1950, 88 degrees, and it occured on the fifth. Four days ■ tallied 80 degrees and over, the minimum was 32 on the 29th anc! the rainfall was .74 of an inch. In 1948 the high temperature reading was 95 degrees on the seventh, quite a bit more than for the present month, and the low was 37 degrees on the 23rd. Seven days in June, 1948 had readings of 80 degrees and over and three of them were over 90 degrees. Rainfall totaled .77 of an inch that year in June. Back in June, 1947 the high temperature was about the same as that for the present month, 84 degrees, on the 24th. The low point was 36 on the 11th and that year there was a lot of rainfall, the total being 2.96 inches. VERNONIA sent a four-man team io the state rifle tourna ment and all four won medals, like the one pictured above at the matches shot in the early part of April, even though the team members were placed in a higher classification than that under which they had been shoot ing during last winter's league competition. They were changed from sharpshooter io expert. Competing at the tournament were Tod Bowerman, Ralph Aid- rich, Harold Peterson and Ben George. Normand Rites Performed Tues. John A. Normand passed away Thursday, Juna 21 at the Good Samaritan hospital in Portland following an operation. Mr. Normand was born October 15, 1878 at Brunswick, Maine. He and his wife and son, Rex Normand, and family moved to Vernonia in 1945 and have re sided here since that time. He is survived by his widow, Grace; son, Rex Normand; eight grandchildren; three great grand children and one brother, Louis Normand, at Somersworth, New Hampshire. Funeral services were held at Bush’s Mortuary Tuesday even ing at 6:30. Interment took place at the Memorial cemetery. Delegates Meet For Convention Mt. Heart Rebekah Lodge No. 243 was hostess to the 30th An nual convention of Rebekah Dis trict No. 5 on June 13. A very interesting and con structive convention was held under the chairmanship of Ella Cline. Mary S. Allen, president of the Rebekah Assembly of Ore gon, paid her official visit and Olive Ramey, Hillsboro, vice- president of Rebekah Assembly of Oregon, was also present iThe afternoon session consisted of convention business and also many beautiful tributes to char ter members, past chairman, con tests and relaxation numbers. Approximately 125 members were present. At the evening session the Re bekah degree was conferred upon Mary Drips, Lucille Fowler and Lora Cockrell with Louise Ham nett, Noble Grand of Mt. Heart, presiding. A very beautiful drill, done in costumes with luminous paint was presented by the F. L. club of Vernonia as the addenda to Sister Mary S. Allen. One hun- red sixty eight attended the even ing session. Plympton Rebekah Lodge No. 244 of Westport will be hostess next year with Elvina Berglund as chairman. Refreshments of cake end i»1’o were served by the drill team at the close of meeting. Largest Vote Cast Monday For Director Truck Brakes Fail A drivers license examiner will be on duty here Friday, July 6 at the city hall between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Drivers licenses or permits can be obtained then. The largest vote ever to be recorded at an election concern ing the business of choosing a director to serve on the board of union high school district re sulted Monday at the annual bal loting. As a result of the balloting, Harry Sandon was named to fill the vacant post on the board of directors for a five year term. He polled 126 of the 137 votes cast in deciding who was to fill the position. Floyd Bush, who had declined the nomination last week as a candidate, polled eight write-in ballots, Gerald F. Hes- kett received two votes and W. G. Heathy one to account for the full number cast. In the matter of the six per cent limitation, 120 votes were tallied at the count ih favor and 11 in opposition to exceeding the limit. Some work has already been done to floors of the high school plant to prepare it for use this fall. The gym and classroom floors will be scrubbed and a new coat of sealer added and some other work may be done where necessary in getting ready for classes when school opens. Special Police Given Training One of the first groups to get started on first aid training is the special police. Police re ceived their first lesson Monday evening under the direction of Walter Shaw from Portland. They will learn the standard course as prescribed by the American Red Cross. It con sists of six lessons. About half of the special police group turned out. Mr. Shaw left a supply of instruction books with Marshal A. D. Lolley for the benemit of those who would like to catch up. The first les son went to page 87. It is essential that special police take this course to fit them for their part in the civilian defense of the community. Examiner Due Here D. P. Spofford suffered bruises and a twisted back last Saturday when the brakes failed on his truck. He was on the Scappoose- Vernonia road this side of the summit when the accident hap pened. Considerable damage was done to the truck. Vets Urged to Check Discharge Certificates j : I ; The VFtV urges all World War alone will not be sufficient. The II veterans who entered the specific dates of departure and service from Oregon to register return are essential. If this in their discharge certificates and formation is not shown, army separation notices at the earliest veterans should write to: possible date. U. S. Army Records Administra A reminder of the importance tion Center, Demobilized Person of being sure that records of dis nel Records Branch, St. Louis 20, charge are complete was sounded Missouri. here a few days ago by the local Navy Veterans should write to: bonus committee so that veterans U.S. Navy, Civilian Readjust can be ready to submit proper ment Office, U. S. Navy, Seattle records in order to receive their Washington, and Coast Guard bonus. veterans to: Coast Gu*rd Com Also, the county clerk should mandant, U. S. Coart Guard be requested to provide a certi Hdqtrs., Washington 25, D.C. fied copy of the discharge and Marine Corps veterans may srparation notice. Under Ore write to: Commandant, U.S.M.C., gon law there is no charge for Hdqtrs. U. S. Marine Corps, this service. These papers will Washington, D. C. be necessary when application Eligible veterans are encour is made for the Oregon World aged to act immediately before War II bonus. a volume of registrations ac Each veteran is cautioned to cumulates in the office of the personally inspect his Report of county clerk. The local bonus Separation to determine whether committee of Smith. Christensen it shows specific dates of depar Post No. 3763, Vernonia, Veter ture and return to the United ans of Foreign Wars, is made up States. In the case of service of Kent Bauersfeld, Wayne Lan aboard ship the name of the ship ders and Pete Brunsman.
