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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1951)
Library, U of O t r i 'VOLUME 29, NUMBER 27 New Accident Report Law in Effect Aug. 2 ll Load for Big Truck Secretary Explains Rules Relating to Filing of Reports City cpuncilmen turned thumbs down Monday evening on the only bid submitted for construc ting a filter tank at the city pumping plant because the amount of the bid was too far above the engineer’s estimate of what the work should cost. The only bid was submitted by the firm of Bohren Incorporated in the amount of $11,847. Coun cilmen will order the advertise ment for bids for the tank con struction and also the perk swim pool work at a later date this summer, believing that most con tractors are busy now with other work, hence the lack of bids for the work here. The engineering firm of Haner and Associates, which prepared plans for the tank, estimated the work should cost in the neighbor hood of $8065. The budget for the fiscal year, July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1952, was adopted Monday as advertised because there were no objections to the cost list at Monday’s meet ing which was also the date of the budget hearing. Councilmen devoted part of the evening to a discussion of fire hazards, a' topic that has been thrashed about in the past and which still arises for considera tion. Burning rubbish in barrels without screen covers and burn ing on the ground outside bar rels led to the discussion. A city ordinance specifically governs the manner in which burning may be carried out and also stipulates the fire zone area where burn ing is strictly controlled. The fire zone extends 100 feet on either side of Bridge street in the main business section. Coun cilmen issued an order that police check the burning procedure in the fire zone. Registration for Camp Open Now Police Report Issued for June During the month of June, city policemen answered 172 activi ties ‘and complaints, according to the report of Marshal A. D. Lol- iev made to city councilmen on Monday evening of this week. His report is made monthly showing the work of the depart ment. During the period, 13 arrests were made and fines were as sessed in the recorder’s court totaling $465. Filter Tank Bid Rejected By Council Price Exceeds Cost Estimate Too Far; New Budget Adopted Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry announced in detail Wednesday the circumstances under which Oregon motorists must file accident reports on and after August 2, when the state’s new security type motor vehicle safety responsibility law becomes effective. A report must be filed within 24 hours after an accident in which a person has been killed or injured or property has been damaged to any extent, the sec retary said. He emphasized that every driver involved, regardless cf who was at fault for the ac cident, must file a repa-t on a new form which will be avail able to all motorists the latter pirt of the month at any region al office of the secretary of state, any sheriff’s office or any police station. "Unless motor vehicle owners and operators are accurately in- f >rmed in advance,” Mr. Newbrv said, "they can make some costly errors. The first thing to re member is that an entirely new report form will be used be ginning August 2. In order that motorists may acquaint them selves with the information the new reports will require, we will make the form available the latter part of the month but they must not be used until August 2 and thereafter. "Wise motorists will go or write to any of the regional offices maintained by this office, any sheriff’s office or any police station, the latter part of July, and ask for one or several forms. (Continued on Page 4) Registration for the Columbia county 4-H summer camp is now underway reports Harold Black, 4-H extension agent. Camp will be held July 17-22 at Camp Wilkerson. Black reports that all persons planning to attend camp must register by July 9. To be eligible to attend, each club member must have his or her work up to date. New activities to be included in the camp program this year include swimming and sleep-outs for most of the campers. Work is now being done on the swim ming pool and it is expected to be ready for use when camp opens. Other camp activities will in clude crafts, hikes, classes in forestry and wild life, campfire programs, and recreation, includ ing volleyball, softball, I horse shoes and group games. Crafts and classes being planned for the camp this year include metal craft, shell craft, lashing, elec tricity, ceramics, flower pictures, and name tags. Camp Wilkerson is located ap proximately in the center of Columbia county. It is about six miles northwest of Wilark guard station. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1951 VERNÓNIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Burned Trestle Delays Trains THIS LOG went into the O-A pond about noon Tuesday of last week. It came from the Strassel road above Staley's junction, was logged by Pieren Brothers and hauled by Bob Thompson. To loggers, its site is probably indicated best by the fact that it scaled 5750 beard feet, was 16 feet long and measured nine and one-half feet at the butt. In the top scene, Wesley Pieren stands at the left and Bob Thompson, truck driver, right. Fire Prevention Methods Explained at Meeting Safe practices to follow while th? counties with the fewest man- in the woods along with explana caused fires and continued co tions of fire prevention methods operation of workers in the woods and latest improvements for the can keep this county in the latter Northwest Oregon district were position, it was pointed out. heard last Friday at the fire pre vention meeting held at the Ma sonic Temple. Arrangements for th? affair, to which logging operators and others interested in fire preven tion in »he county were invited, Clearing of the ground prepa were made by Glen Hawkins, ratory to foundation work was chairman of the county Keep Ore started last week on the proper gon Green committee. ty purchased on First street where The state program of fire pre the Calvary Tab'-macle will be vention was explained by Ed located, according to Rev. Gerald Schroeder and members from the F. Heskett, and further work Northwest district office at which will lead to pouring the Forest Grove. foundation is scheduled this week. It was pointed out that 19 fires Another lot has been purchas d have already been reported in at the location, he said, to make the county so far this season as an area 100 feet by 100 feet compared with 11 for all of last available for the proposed struc year, but that they covered less ture. Th*' additional lot was acreage. Reason for the greater, obtained from Mr .and Mrs. El number is attributed to an ex more Knight. tremely dry spring and early The main auditorium will be summer. constructed first so that members The work done to place safe of the congregation will have a practices in effect has resulted in place for their meetings, which moving Columbia county from the are being held now in the Legion position as one of the worst fire* halt Education rooms will be areas to the top place as one of added at a later date. Work Started On Tabernacle Train service resumed here Wednesday evening after a tem porary road had been constructed to connect S.P.&S. tracks again after the fire Thursday night of last week that destroyed a trestle near Tophill. The fire is thought to have started possibly from a cigarette and the blaze was not noticed until it had made considerable headway that prevented saving the trestle which burned com pletely. The first train to come in since the fire arrived here Wednesday evening over the temporary con nection made to by-pass the burned trestle. Check-up Shows Licenses Paid Archery Club Sets Date of Trophy Shoot A check to determine whether the licensing of dogs in this area was complete or nearly so was made Friday of last week and the results were highly favorable. That report was made by T. C. Gahr, St. Helens, county dog catcher, who made his check both in and outside the city limits. He called on 19 people and found ownership of 14 dogs, all licensed. This area was the best paid of any in the county he indicated. No dog tags were issued this year with the payment of license fees so dog owners should re tain their receipts of payments. Annual Tournament Of Nehalem Group Slated Near Mist The Nehalem Archery club at Nehalem will hold its annual trophy shoot July 15 at the club course near Mist with the shoot, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. that morning. It will consist of a 50-target animal round. Trophies will be awarded for the first three places for men. women and juniors and in ad dition, numerous merchandise awards will also be given out for the lucky numbers. The trophies have been placed on display here in a window at Bush Furniture. The course is located on the Vernonia highway two and one- half miles past Mist and people not familiar with the location will find signs located along the road from Mist to the range. Archers who plan to partici pate in the event are asked to bring a picnic lunch. The tour nament fee will be $1 for adults and 50c for juniors. Announcement of the event was made here late last week by G. W. Reavis, club official, Port land. McNair Wins 2 Jalopy Races Dick McNair, racing for Ca ton’s Automotive Service in ja lopy races at the .county fair ground Sunday, captured two of the events, the helmet dash of three laps and the class A main event of 35 laps. Clyde Lamping won third place in the first heat of five laps. The afternoon racing was marked by spills and damaged cars and one of the pile-ups took Jack Gates, who won top honors two weeks ago, out of the day’s driving. Gate’s car blew a tire and went through a fence on the north turn, taking out 25 or 30 feet of the fence when it went through during the first lap of the first heat race. In the class A main event only five of the ten starters finished the 35 laps which McNair won. Something new was introduced to the program Sunday with the reverse handicap which placed the fastest cars in back positions and the slower in the lead spots in all races, thus giving the slow cars a better chance to finish in the money. The cars will race again Sun day, July 15 in another of the series which will last through September 2. Services Read At Chapel Mon. Trim Paint Added The woodwork and trim areas on the building in which Bush Furniture is locted, was painted last week to add to the list of improvements made on business buildings in the business section of Bridge street. 1 I I | | Final rites for Jim D. Smith were performed Monday after noon, July 2, at the Bush Fun eral home chapel following death at his home here June 30 from coronary thrombosis. Death came at the age of 61 years and seven months. He was born at Tower City, North Da kota December 24, 1890. Surviving the deceased arer. his wife, Carrie; a daughter, Ora May; a son, Emery D. Smith and stepson, Jerome Chandler as well as four grandchildren. Commitment was at the Ver nonia Memorial cemetery. Jim Smith had be?n a resident of Vernonia for the past two years where he and Mrs. Smith operated the Palace cafe. Pre- vious to that time he had been a resident of Battleground and Vancouver, Washington and had made his home at Spokane for 15 years. Popular on Hot Days Ling Rites Take Place Tuesday Andrew Ling, who came here from Illinois in December, 1949, was taken by death June 30 and the final rites were performed Tuesday at the Bush Funeral home. Andrew Ling was born De cember 3, 1872 at Preston, Illi nois and passed away at the St. Helens nursing home at the age of 77 years and seven months. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Pete Briones, Vernonia, with whom he made his home after coming here from Illinois. Interment took place at the Vernonia Memorial cemetery. ■» i WHEN the temperatura scorns, the city park pool *s an extremely popular spot, as these photos, taken cne afternoon last week show. Many people, both adults and youngsters, cool eft in the water or watch swimmers from the beach.