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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1952)
Library, U of O Final Angling Rules Set At Commission Hearing Final sport fishing regulations set by the gar.ie commission, fol lowing a public hearing Friday, .January 25, at its Portland head- ouartsrs, contained few changes .ver tentative regulations set two weeks ago. General trout season will open April 19 in zone 1 (coastal waters) and zone 2 (Willamette and Hood river watersheds) and May 3 in all other zones. In clusion of Lake county in the May 3 opening, instead of a pro- p sed May 20 opening, was the r.ly change in general trout sea sen dates. Summer trout limits, 10 fish per day of which not more than Toppers Trim 3 Competitors The Washington school Top pers wield a heavy ax, as the •;sult of gam"s last week end clearly indicate. They met three opponents, one last Thursday and two Friday and captured the win ing counts in all cases for both tne first and second strings. McBride school at St. Helens was the first to fall when the T ppers A tram came off the ' >r with the heavy end of a 44-26 cc?it. Previous to the ".-.am game, the B team won their lilt 19-16. Clatskanie came here Friday afternoon to be trimmed down by »i 33-25 tally in the A gam? and 16-12 tally in the B encounter. T.-.at night Jewell f ’ll before the T ppers in an A game 39-30. So far this year the Washing- '. n team hasn't been bested and nly one game remains to com plete th"' first half of the season. That contest will be played here against John Gumm of St. Helens Fr.day afternoon at 1:30. J j j • ■ 1 I ! five may be over 12 inches, and 20 in possession or in any seven days, remain the same. Mini mum length limits of eight inches in coastal waters and six inches elsewhere were not changed. A special 14-inch maximum length limit on the McKenzie river was reinstated. Research work by commission fishery agents on the McKenzie river has demonstrated that only two per cent of the trout are over 14 inches in length and if natural propagation is to be improved these large spawning adults must be protected. The McKenzie is the only stream where this regulation will apply. Changes in closure periods for Salmon fishing on coastal streams included dropping of a tentative regulation closing the Chetca and Winchuck rivers in Curry coun ty to salmon angling in Nov'rn- ber, ending Chinook and silver salmon angling in the lower Rogue river November 30 instead of the tentative November 15 date, and closing two Tillamook county streams, the Kilchis and Miami rivers, to salmon angling from November 1 to December 15. The 1952 sport fishing regula- tions must be filed with the Sec- retary of State and they will not be effective until February 9. A complete listing of the new regulations will appear in the February issue of the gam? com- mission bulletin. Bids Asked for Highway Paving I | Pcmona Slates Meeting I I The regular meeting of the 1 C .umbia County Pomona Orang" will be held Saturday, February 2 at the Natal Grange hall. The eeting will begin promptly at 11:00 a m. and Natal grange will be host. Class to Meet Monday The afternoon first aid class is scheduled to take place next Monday afternoon, starting at 1 30 at the IOOF hall. Th" Oregon state highway com mission will receive bids on Feb ruary 1 for paving with asphaltic concrete the 5.24-mile Summit- Buxton Section of the Nehalem Secondary highway. ®Plans call for the placing of a three-inch lift of d 'nse graded, plant-mixed pavement over the existing oiled surface to a width of 19 feet and for providing a 2 and '2 foot rock shoulder on each side there of. This improvement is designed to increase the support ing strength of the traveled ways as made necessary by the increase in the heavy hauling loads which come upon it and to reduce the cost of maintaining the roadway under hard usage. SPECIAL FUND TOTALS «436.00 The library book shelf fund, | which started as a memorial for | the late Bill Heath, had reached the figure of $136 up to Tuesday afternoon of this week and in addition to that figure. $63 more has been pledged. Members of the Vernonia pub lic library board and Mrs. Beath will probably meet soon to begin selection of the books and make arrangements for shel /ing space for the memorial. Although no definite plans have b"en made, it 1 is probable that books will be ' p'< -hased over a period of several j years to add to the display. I Outdoor type books will be | chosen. ' ! I I | 1 I 1 . I I 1 With a remarkable record over the past 19 years of 2233 winning tames and only 151 losses, the Harlem Roadkings will meet the the Vernonia town team at the high school gym on the night of February 8. Preliminary game I time is 7:30 and the main event, I 8 3C p.m. One? more the masters of the set shot, the wizard of the screen play, and the clowns of basket- ballville are rolling along the country’s highways. Bobby Grund's Harlem Road kins shuttling forth on their 19th season don't know what an eff-night mean* These Negro RICHARD McNAIR BPA Budget Sets Forth Projects Bonneville power administra- 1 tion’s budget for the fiscal year, 1 1953, includes work that will bring about another pow 'r con nection for West Oregon Electric consumers in this area if the cost sheet is approved by con gress. Data concerning the buget was released here a few days ago after it had been submitted to congress January 21. Of interest to electric consum ers in this area is an item listed as "Tillamook service, including Bethany-Forest Grove transmis sion line and line from Forest Grove to Tillamook county, Tim- i ber substation and Tillamook county substation.” Amount listed in the budget for this work is $518.000. When completed the line to the Timber substation will give this part of the Cooperative system two con nections with Bonnevill’ power, one more than now supplying the area. RALPH BORTON OPS Announces Ceilings Check | [ j | ' Harlem Roadkings to Offer Fans 7any Basketball Menu February 8 Houdinis of the hardwood don't know the meaning of the word once the season gets underway as they play every night of the week and doubleheaders on Sun- days. Once again the famed uncle- nephew combination of Cleo and Junior Johnson from Cleveland. Ohio, will lead the Roadkings with their ability to swish the nets from anywhere on the court. Cleo, the "dr.'idy" of the team, will be playing his 12th season with the Roadkings Gradually his nephew has been absorbing some of the famed Cleo's tricks, such as his double-shuffle drib bling act, his now-you-see-it- now-you-don't basketball disap pearing routine. Junior Johnson topped the scoring honors for the Roadkings with a terrific average of 28 points per gam? with Cleo run ning him a close second. Coach-Manager Bobby Grund has surrounded his two hot-shots with four outstanding rebound and close m shooters with Lewis Dudley, Stanley Burke, Bud Col lins and Ace Burns Once the Halem Roadkings tak? the floor and have the game well m hand on? can look for som? of the "winiest" basketball as they display their routine of clowning that keeps the crowd in an uproar. Bcsic Taken Service trades in Vernonia, such as dry cleaners, bowling alleys and others under the OPS regu- lation on "services.” which are delinquent in filing ceiling prices, run the risk of being closed down. Willis A. West, enforcement di rector of the Portland district OPS office, has warned. Filings should have been made last Jun". Fred L. Cunningham. OPS agent will be m Vernonia shortly to check on filings of ceiling prices, the Portland office indicated ear lier this week. Prices for services are based on highest charged in th" period De cember 19, 1950 to January 25, 1951. The Portland OPS now has several cas"s involving over charges in this field, which may require court action. Other ser vice include service stations, shoe repairs, electrical repairs (except in construction trade), garbage collections, and many others. PT A Meetings Set for Monday i 1 1 j ' < ; The postpon ’d meeting of the Vernonia P.-T.A., which was originally scheduled to take place Monday of last week, will take place instead on the "ven- ing of February 4. The change in date was made necessary b?- cause of snow which would have prevent"d a good attendance on January 21. Next Monday's meeting will start at 8 o’clock at the Wash ington school. Mrs Estella Har ris, executive secretary of the Columbia County Tuberculosis and Health association. St. Helens, will be the guest speak er. The same program will be given as was scheduled earlier. Ground Broken Monday for Start of Fair Dormitory Columbia county 4-H clubbers ( and Future Farmers of America no longer will have to sleep in tents and barns or travel daily to care for their animals and dis plays at the Columbia county fair. First steps towards construe- I tion of a dormitory to house the groups were taken at the county fairgrounds Monday when the ground-breaking ceremonies were held. Among those in attendance at the ceremonies marking the be ginning of the realization of the needed dormitory, were: Glenn Hawkins, Vernonia; Jewett Bush. Clatskanie and John Becker, Scappoose, who compose the fair board; Harold Black, county 4-H 1 ader and James W. Hunt, coun ty Judge. Aft“r the first earth was turn ed for the dormitory, workmen proceeded to complete the work preparatory to laying founda tions. The footings and concrete slab floor for the dormitory were to b" poured this week. Th? county fair board will provide the footings and the* floor for the 28 by 100 foot one-story frame buildings and contributions from firms and funds raised by the various 4-H and FFA groups will provide the necessary equip ment and materials for construc tion of th" building proper. When completed, girls will be housed in one half of th? build ing and boys will occupy the other half of the dormitory. A reception hall, showers and wash rooms in the center of the build ing will separate the two sleep ing sections when the project is completed Black. Jerry Nibler, county ag"nt, and th'? various 4-H leaders throughout the county this week renewed a drive to provide funds and materials for the ac tual building. Construction will be under the supervision of various carpenters with 4-H clubb°rs and FFA mem bers furnishing much of the la- ! bor. A paper drive last year netted CALVIN BASS Information received a few days ag o from the public informa tion office at Lackland air force base at San Antonio, Texas an nounces that the three men have completed their air force basic training. This training has pre pared them for entrance into air fore? technical framing and for assignment in specialized work. Action Started On Korea Front Captain Bill J. Horn is now seeing action at the front in Korea, according to word received here a f w days ago by his wife. He was transferred from Japan early in January and start d ac tion in Korea January 10 with the 160th RCT. He has written that his outfit is well equipp d, including tents, oil stoves and lights, and that the food is very good. He also mentioned that he had received word from Bert Brunsman that th? latter was just 20 miles be hind the front and that possibly they would meet each other later. Sportsmen Slate i Date of Election A choice of officers for the Vernonia Rod and Gun club will be the order of the evening when members of the organization will meet Saturday, February 9, at the high school. Announcement of the meeting was released Tuesday afternoon by Harold McEntire, president, w"ll in advance of the election date so that sportsmen can be suie to keep the date open. The meeting will start at 8 o’clock. about $220 for the 4-H's contri bution to the drive and other money raising activities are plan ned. The dormitory is scheduled for completion in time for the 1952 fair and if funds from drives now underway are sufficient, a dining room will be added to the build ing to permit serving of meals to the youth taking part in the fair. A list of firms cooperating in the project by furnishing ma terials or funds was announced this week by the fair board. Others are to be added after th? current drive is completed. Listed as contributors this far were Oregon-American Lumber corporation, Vernonia; Garlock and Closner, Mist; Allied Log ging. Birkenfeld; Beaver Lumber company, Clatskanie; Clatskanie Re-finishing plant, Clatskanie; Wauna Lumber Co., Clatskanie, Mr. and Mrs. William Armstrong, Clatskanie; Mr and Mrs C w Sherman, Scappoose; the St. Helens Pulp and Paper Co., St. Helens; and Anderson's Grocery Store, Deer Island. Annual Dinner Attracts 165 The 20th annual home-coming dinner of Vernonia Lodge No. 184, A.F.&A.M., was held Sat urday evening with approximate ly 165 in attendance, this being the largest number present for several years. The first dinner was given in 1933 by Emil Messing and the custom has been continued, hold ing the dinner on the Saturday nearest to his birthday. Tom Crawford was the Steward at the first dinner. Wallace McCrae from Pendleton and Frank Lane from Eugene traveled the longest distance to attend. State Tax Men Jive Schedule Assistance to taxpayers in pre paring their state income tax re turns will b" available from agents of the state tax commis sion when they visit four places near here between February 25 and April 15. Places where the agents will give assistance and the dates are: St. Helens February 25 and 26 and 28 and 29, at the court house during the hours from 9 a m. to 4p.m.; Rainier, city hall, April 4; Hillsboro, court house. April 7 to 11 inclusive and Forest Grove, city hall, April 14 and 15. Farm Forest Committee Points Out Trend to Premature Clear Cutting A trend toward premature clear cutting of 30 to 60-year-old second growth stands of western Oregon timber is a problem being studied by a statewide farm forestry committee. Cash in the pocket today looks better than considerably more income "tomorrow” when the trees are mature, explains Glen Hawkins, V rnonia, the commit tee htad. Second growth Doug las fir, western Oregon's most important forest tree, is normally not ready for clear cutting before Races Return Talked it is 70 to 80 years of age or older. Pressure from loggers is the State fair and P I invitations for a return of th? halter class reason many woodland owners are selling these young stands, and six horse hitches wme dis the committee says. cussed at Salem Sunday at a National consumption of lum a meeting of the Oregon Draft Horse Breeders association, at ber continues high while supply tended by Carol Buckley and of available privately-owned Clint Seibert. The form?r and j timber is decreasing The com- two other on his committee met mittee estimates that the supply Monday with PI. officials to I of available privately-owned saw timber in the state may be van make arrangements. ishing at the rate of five billion board feet annually. Annual cut, meanwhile, is about ten billion board feet a year. Continued high demand on one hand; decreasing supply on the other has added impetus to the scramble for standing timber. Re. suiting from this, stumpage prices from second growth timber have tripled in the past ten years. Most serious obstacle standing in the way of increasing future timber production is brush en croachment. So-called "apple tree” alder along the coast, for example, will take over entire hillsides of potentially high yield ing forest land. It is expensive to control, yet if allowed to grow will produce neither sawlogs nor pulpwood. The committee Hawkins lead« is preparing a report to be pre sented at the state wide agricul tural conference at Oregon State college March 27 to 30.
