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Most County Owned Land
Now Back on Tax Rolls
the foreclosures. County Judge
J. W. Hunt said a few days ago.
At that time he listed the
total money received from the
sales and turned over to various
county school districts, road dis
tricts and other funds. He indi
cated that there is now less than
600 aères of county foreclosed
lands that have not been sold and
that this total is divided into
many small tracts located in
Another victory, the second so
isolated places.
far since the start of their season
The turnover of the land sales
schedule of gam"s. resulted for
! up to the date of June 13, 1952
the Cub baseball team last
totals $97,197.42 and one of the
Thursday when they went to
Rainier. Behind the pitching of largest beneficiaries has been
union high school district No. 1
Schneibel, who accounted for
which has received a total of
12 strikeouts, the Cubs held
$14,843.62.
District 47 Jt. re
Raini'r to 10 runs while scoring
ceived a total of $744.48 and the
12 runs for themselves.
Road
Their next home game will city of Vernonia, $4.47.
district 16, roads in the city of
bring St. Helens h”re July 1.
Vernonia,
benefitted
in
the
Frank O’Brien is acting as
treasurer for th? youngsters, but j amount of 80c.
Both the county gen"ral fund
income from donations at games
does not quite cover the expanses j and the county road fund bene
fitted heavily from th * sales, the
of balls, bats and bases that will
be needed soon as well as other 1 general fund getting $28,754.82
supplies. Over thirty boys are | and the road fund, $9.383.27.
suited now, either through pur | School district 52 at Mist re-
chases made by their parents or J ceived $1,094.20.
themselvrs, according to George
The county financial condition
Peters, who manages the games. ! benefits not only from money re-
The question of sponsors for 1 ceived from the land sales, but
the youngsters will be the topic ■ from the taxes that will be re-
o' a meeting Mr. Peters plans to I ceived in futur” years because
a’range soon and which will be I the land has been returned to the
announced in advance so parents i tax rolls.
can decide the problem.
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Nearly all of the land that Co.
iambia county acquired through
tax foreclosures in past years has
been return :d again to the tax
rolls through sales made after
Cubs Tally 2nd
Win of Season
Club to Hang Baskets
Another step in the program
of the Vernonia Garden club will
be. completed-shortly when mem
bers plan the hanging of decora
ti'.-e flower baskets on the light
poles in the business section. The
baskets, mad? of wire netting,
are here and flowess will be
planted in them in the next few
days. Brackets are being made
to attach two baskets to each
light standard.
Dance Caller Engaged
r-jdy Camp from White Salmon.
V/ashington is the square dance
caller who will perform Satur-
ds ’ night at the Natal Grange
ha 1 for the next meeting of the
D'-Si-Do square dance club.
S' -ne modern squar** dancers be
lli ze he is one of the best callers
ir the West. He is president of
tf Columbia Callers and Instruc
tors council.
Death Claims
John L. Biggs
The last rites for John L. Biggs,
who passed awav June 23. were
performed yesterday. Wednesdav,
at the Bush Funeral home chapel.
The deceased was born May 4.
1874 and death came at the age
of 78 years here.
John Biggs was married to
Ruby Mescher in 1896 and to
this union four children were
born: Charles and Clarence of
Vernonia. Fred of Portland and
a daughter. who proceeded him
in death.
He had been a resident of
Oregon for 53 years and of Ver
nonia for the past 32 years. Sur
viving are: his wife, the three
sons, three grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Rev. Paul Sisler officiated at
the rites and commitment took
place at the Vernonia Memorial.
Grove Nine Rallies in
9th to Edge Vernonia
'’ernonia’s baseball team went
d wn 5 to 3 here before the ninth
inning rally of Forest Grove Sun
dry after holding the lead score
up to the last fram-v The visitors
opened the inning when Franch’s
single was run by Tupper and
Fuher sacrificed him to second.
Davis, who batter for Olson,
fouled out to Byers for the
st'-ond out. Holscher then walked.
W • bb smashed a single over
second base, scoring Tupper, and
went to second on Brewer’s
tf -ow to third, trying to nab
Ho.scher. Then
Zimmerman
smashed a singl? over short,
scaring both Holscher and Webb.
S -nfleth’s fly to center was
caught to retire the side.
Brandow. batting for Mills,
lf-ed a single over short, but
Lf-igford. Hartman and Crows-
to.n wont down in order to retire
the side and end the contest.
RHE
Forest Grove
5
8
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r' jdget Session Due
The annual budget meeting foi
tr city of Vernonia will take
place Monday evening at the city
hail at 8 o’clock, daylight saving
t.-r>e. Property owners living in
the city limits may attend the
meeting if they wish to express
tf • ir opinions in favor of or op-
pos d to the tax levy as listed in
L j budget.
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2
3
Vernonia
Fisher and Voorhies; Langford
and Byers.
Other games in Tualatin Vai-
ley league:
fi
H
R
3
6
1
Beaverton
3
g
6
Banks
Peterson and Miller; Lyda and
Hudson.
2
7
5
McMinnville
2
5
1
Hillsboro
Tillamook edged Verboort 4 to
3 in 12 innings.
TVL Standings:
Ave.
w
L
1000
0
1
Forest Grove
1000
0
1
Tillamook
1000
0
1
Banks
1OO0
0
1
McMinnville
500
1
Verboort
1
000
1
0
Vernonia
000
1
0
Hillsboro
000
0
2
Beaverton
Batting averages:
AB
H
Ave.
6
429
14
Wantland
400
2
5
Johnson
333
Brandow
15
5
17
294
Crowston
5
29
8
276
Byers
250
Langford
20
5
208
24
Nelson
5
28
178
5
Hunt
166
18
Hartman
3
7
1
143
Night wine
29
Cilne
4
138
0
3
000
Mills
4
0
000
Brewer
0-K)
0
Rose
4
SOME STORES
MAY CLOSE ON
4TH WEEK END
• Scout Camp
For Girls to
Open July 8
THOSE WHO ARE
IN IT ...
Jim E. Peterson, son of E. W.
Peterson, was recently promoted
to sergeant while serving with
the 40th Infantry Division in
Korea.
Now on the central front south
of Kumsong, the 40th entered
the fighting last January after
16 months of training in the
U. S. and Japan. Originally a
California National Guard unit,
the division is now filled with
men from every state in the
Union.
Peterson, who entered the
Army last November, is serving
as a member of Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion of the
160th Infantry R giment.
| Game Men Ask
Restriction
For Fishing
Decisions by store owners con-
cerning whether their doors will
be closed on July 5th. the day
Scouts, Non-Scouts
Pool Set Aside to
aft-:r the Friday holiday next
Invited
to
Attend;
Anglers
Below Age
week, were varied and a few
Adult Help Needed
Where License Needed
were undecided.
Most groceries indicated they
This year's annual scout camp
Between 300 and 400 trout,
would be open the day after the for girls is scheduled to start
both cutthroat and rainbow, have
4th, but most oth**r store owners j Tuesday of the week following
been liberated in the water back
planned tentatively to close for i the Fourth of July, July 8, Mrs.
ed up by the park swimming pool
I the remainder of the week end. H. H. Anderegg announced Wed
dam since early last week. The
In any event, stores that plan nesday morning of this week.
releases, the last of which was
to close will probably notify cus
Complete plans for the under
made Tuesday at noon of cut
tomers by posting their window?. taking have not yet been made,
throat, was made by the game
A bulletin from the liquor con she said, but those who will be
commission, which has approved
trol commission received Wed- in charge of the affair will pro.
a request that was sounded by
[ nesday said that their stores bably have final details worked
members
of the Vernonia Rod and
and agencies will b? closed Fri out by next week.
Gun club a few days ago.
day and Saturday, both the 4th
At present, the problem of
The club is requesting that the
and 5th.
transportation has not
been
Pvt. Howard Tremblay arrived
area of the creek, where watt r u
The Oregon-American mill will solved because busses are busy
Friday, from Fort Ord, California
backed up by the pool dam. be
stop work after July 3 and re hauling berry pickers. If it is
to spend a 10-day leave at the reserved for the use of angl es
sume operation again July 14.
not possible to arrange bus trans home of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin
below the license age of 14 years
portation to the camp, which
Young. He will go to Fort Ben so that the youngsters will haw
will take place at Maple Mea
dows, the Anderegg farm, girls ning, Georgia when he leaves an opportunity to injoy fiahuig
with the liklihood of being able
will be brought to the camp by here, for further training.
to make catches.
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Pfc.
Own
East,
son
of
Mr.
Reserving of the pool for this
The girls will be brought to
j camp in the morning and return- and Mrs. Ernest East, returned special use is being done only a»
Sunday’s
postponed
jalopy
| ed to their homes each evening, to Fort Richard, Alaska Satur a request, there being no law by
races at the county fairgrounds
| either by bus or cars depending day after spending a month fur the game commission setting the
brought spectators several special
pool aside officially.
However,
: on the arrangements that can be
lough here.
events, among them a pie eating mad”.
the commission has approved the
contest and a rolling car, the
action of the rod and gun etub
Participation in the camp will
latter special b ing performed by j be open to all girls between the
in requesting adult anglers to ob
Loren Starr, former professional
serve the special area by rtot
j ages of six and 18 years and
with the “Hell Drivers.”
fishing there.
they need not be members of
Cloice Hall scored two firsts the Girl scouts to take part. Camp
The area set aside is the water*
and Dick McNair, home from activity will be devoted to hiking,
backed up from the pool danr
the air force on leave, a first in swimming, cooking and crafts. I
The voters of the union high to the city water pumping plant.
the early races of the day to ac | Adult help is needed to success-
school district expressed their
Many youngsters had learned
count for the actions of local ! fully carry out the undertaking opinions at the annual election
of the rod and gun club action
drivers.
and women who can devote their Monday afternoon and evening
between the time when fish were
Hall posted a time of 1:40.5 to time to the work are asked to
on
thiee
qurstions
that
appeared
I
first liberated last week and the
win the Helmet dash in which call Mrs. Anderegg, 434.
I release made Tusday and were
on this year’s ballot.
McNair crossed the finish line
Topping the list was the ques angling the pool water. They had
third. First place in the first I
made a few catches.
tion of choosing a director to
heat of five laps went to Hall
fill the five-year term which
with a time of 2:48.2. McNair
was held by Oscar Weed. The
scored his win in the second heat,
ballots cast gave a total of 66
also five laps, with a time of
2:51.8.
to return the incumbent to the
The pie race was won by Walt
The Vernonia Junior Legion
position for another five-year
Waldron. This special event call baseball t”am continued it's un
period. Fifty-four ballots were
ed for the drivers to race one defeated
season by downing cast for Merle Cline and two were
lap, stop to eat half a pie and Clatskanie last Sunday 4-3 on
listed for George Biddle, write-
The annual report of the Co
race one more lap.
the local field. This was a very in.
lumbia county dairy herd im
w. 11 played contest by both
A gieater margin separated the provement association which was
teams and both pitchers had
issued last week, listed the hen!
yes and no vote asked on the
hurled scoreless ball until Ver
question of allowing the sale of of cows belonging to Ralph Mc
nonia broke the ice by banging
Kee as averaging 408 pounds of
across four runs in the sixth in the schoolhouse site as now used.
butterfat per cow for the pant
On
that
matter
114
voters
were
ning.
year. The report was made by
Clatskanie bounced back in in favor of selling and seven
E. A. Tedrow, supervisor.
Saturday, June 28, has been the seventh and scored three voted against.
The average production of the
scheduled as a work day on the runs, but Fulton ended the threat
Eighty voters were in favor
| 4-H and FFA dormitory at the by striking out the last batter. of exceeding the six per cent
631 cows tested for the 23 dif
ferent members of the association
I county fairgrounds.
Last Wednesday night, Ver limitation on tax levy and 38
It is hoped that all the shingles nonia traveled to Rainier and were opposed.
was 399.1 poundi butterfat. The
average dairy cow in Oregon pro
can be put on in order to com-
trampled that Legion team by a
At the board meeting of direc
duces about 265 pounds butterfat
píete the roof. The floor will 1 score of 9 3 in three innings. The
tors
after the election was com annually.
the
roof
is
fin-
after
be poured
Vernonia boys had scored six
pleted, the re-elected director was
ished.
A Guernsey owned by McKee
runs in the fourth inning when
chosen to again act as chairman
Not as much work was ac- the game was called.
was listed as the second iatgh
i complished during the five com-
It had been a long drawn out and Mrs. Paul Gordon was re cow in th** county with a produc
| munity work days as was hoped
garrA* and the Rainier town appointed clerk for another year. tion of 630.5 pounds butterfat
• for and this leaves a great deal team of th”' Oregon-Washington
during the year.
to be done before the fair be league was waiting to start their
gins on August 14.
: game, so the Legion boys con-
Those attending the work day , ceded the game 9-3.
on the 28th should bring ham
Th? St. H 'lens L**gion team
mers.
will appear here Sunday to com
pete with the Vernonia team at
Sawmills of the future in Ore tannins, wax, ethyl alcohol, nft
1 p.m. with Fulton slated to take
| the mound at th? start.
gon and Washington and north thalene, turpentin •, lignin, ex
plosives, and land extender» are
ern California may look like
just a few of the astonding list
a Rube Goldberg contraption, of goods for man which can be
because industry lenders are now taken from wood.
The office of the sel?ctive ser-
Lueddemann hail d many nrw
proclaiming a new age of wood
( vice board at St. Helens will be
plants,* almost unsung, which
chemistry is at hand.
I closed during the week from
Hillman Lueddemann, Port have been built 'by the lumber
! June 30 through Friday, July 4
Planning for the August excur land, president of the West Coast men in recent years and which
j It will open again at 9 a.ni. on
sion trip to Vernonia of mem lumbermen's association, is tak in fact introduce the new ag* of
j July 7, according to word from
bers of the National Railroad as ing the forefront in urging lum wood chemistry. He said the fac
• the office Wednesday of this
sociation will b? the topic of a bermen to promote, encourage tory at Longview which manu
week.
meeting which will take place and finance manufacturing plants factures eleven valuable com
The board has ordered two
Friday evening, Jun? 27. at the and chemical works which would mercial products from Dougla*
county men to report for induc Commercial Bank. Arrangements use w<x>d as a raw mati rial.
fir bark is an example.
tion
August
12. They are:
The lumber chieftain believes Rapid expansion of plants mak
for the people who will make
Lawrence G;ne Karvon?n, Clats the excursion will include pro chemical plants can profitably
ing hardboard from waste wa d
kanie and Ernest Wayne Con vision for a noon lunch and some be built adjoining sawmills to is another tip-off to the future
over, Rainier.
entertainment.
use the l-ftover scrap, trim. edg.
The lumber leader said the
The model builders are sched ings, shavings and sawdust. H'
most encou* .., ing news w the
uled to assemble in Portland in cited an amazing variety of pro disclosure that this great po
Drowning Prevented
August for their national con ducts which can be made from tential wood chemical industry
Because of the quick action of vention and during that time they wood by application of chemical can get its raw products from
Mrs. Merle Graham, guard at will make th? excursion hire on treatm?nts.
present-day waste or sawnuK
the park pool, Monday the life the S.P.&S. railway.
He said kraft paper
Edibles for man and beast, leftovers.
of a young swimmer was saved
mills alon?, using sawmill srrap.
Business men and others in rank high on Lueddemann's list.
from drowning
The youngster terested in preparing a suitable Feeding molasses (and the region were saving 400.0'10,000 feet of'
was returned to the beach after reception for the visitors are is short of protein feeds), won timber yearly and would soon b*
swimming to the far side of the asked to attend the meeting Fri. der drugs, rayon, .fibres, ship saving 700 million feet, from
p<x>l when she became exhausted
day at 8 o'clock«
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stores, pulp products, plastics. Oregon and Washington foreata»
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Soecial Events
Feature Races
District Selects
Director Monday
Junior Legion
Posts 5th Win
Annual Report of
Dairymen Made
More Fair Dorm
Work Needed
Wood Waste Plants Use
Urged by Lumbermen
j Board to Close
i During 4th Week Meeting to Ask
Plans for NMRA
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