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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1953)
Lit ph X y » U of 0 VOLUME 31, NUMBER 9 First Million Trees Planted On Columbia Tree Farm Wednesday saw the completion of the 1953 spring planting work at the Columbia Tree Farm. This season marks the completion of th* planting of the first million trees in this area by the Tree Farm crews, according to figures released by Bob Lindsay this week. The first planting was done in the spring of 1946 by the local Boy Scout troop in uppzr Coal Creek. Since that time 2164 acres have been hand planted, using 1.513,725 seedlings. Some planting has been done each year since that first Boy Scout plant ing. Douglas fir has been the major species planted, but the work has also included Port Or ford cedar, western red cedar, noble fir, grand fir, sitka spruce, lodgepole pine, maritime pine, ponderosa pine. Monterey pine and cotton wood. In addition to the planting of seedlings, 3200 acres of poorly stocked lands of the Columbia Library Gets Long Term Books The Vernonia public library has received 65 books on a long term leave from the state library. Most are mystery books, but included are: National Belvet, Bagnoid: Ox ford Book of American Verse; Grand Canary, A. J. Cronin; The Stars Look Down; Indians on the N. W. Coast, Goddard; Ward of the Redskins, Hargreaves; Wild Flowers of the Pacific, Haskins; T* 1-• Island of Penguins, Kearton; Northwest Nature Trails, Lamp man; 20,000 Years in Sing Sing, Lawes; A Lifetime with Mark Twain, Li. wton; Deputy at Snow Moun tain, Marshall; Steep Trails, John Muir, Homing with the Bin.» Porter; History of Oregon Litera ture. Powers; Audubon, Rourke; Story of the Secr t Service, Ro man and Sea Devils’ Fo’c’sle, Lowell Thomas. Two new books by Paul I. Wtllman “The Commanchcros” and “Jubal Troop” have been re ceived recently. '52 World Series To be Viewed Through the efforts of George Peters, coach of the Vernonia Pygmies, Pee Wees and Cubs bus 'ball teams, the World Series of 1952 movies wiH be shown or Tuesday and Wednesday after noon, March 3 and 4 in the schools and both evenings prompt ly at 7:30 at the IWA hall. The teams of juniors are mem bets of the Boys Bassball As sociation of Oregon and are spon sored by the IWA Local 5-37 and the F.L. Girls of Mt. Heart Re- bc kah Lodge. Tree Farm have be.n seeded by helicopter since 1947. Within a few years the Crown Zellerbach reforestation work in this area will be completed, as all lands needing artificial re- stocking will again be growing a timber crop. Already the earlier plantings ar- making a fine show. ing and promise to produce fine timber crops in a few short years. In a summary of reforestation on all eight tree farms operated by the pulp and paper firm, a total of 13,025 acres were planted and 14,913 acres aerially seed:d since 1945. By tree farms, the scores is: Acres Acres Planted Seeded 372 840 Tahkenitch 219 Neah Bay Clatsop 4,702 4,228 2,760 4,425 Cathlamet 2,164 3,200 Columbia 2,558 1,507 Clackamas Tillamook 392 Beacon Rock 456 Current costs of hand planting are averaging about $20 an acre, it was explained, while aerial seeding costs about $7 an acre. Aerial seeding is effective on cer tain types of lands, others have to be plant 'd. The company is one of the pioneers of aerial seeding, having started in 1947. First planting of timber tree seed lings was done by the company more than 50 years ago when cot. tonwood seedlings were planted on islands along the Willamette River above Or. gon City. Piling Concern to Set Up Plant on S. P. & S. Siding The date of March 10 was indi cated Saturday as the starting point for the production of piling here by the Norris Pole and Pil ing company of Everett, Wash ington. Announcement of the company’s decision to get under way was made by Oscar Norris, owner of the firm, who was in town that day. Negotiations have been under Cpl. Frank Van Dusen, son of I way for several weeks by the Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pure: 11, company to secure a location brother of Mrs. Floyd Markley, suitable for operation and also Timber rout'*, will return to Fort to obtain contracts for stumpage. Lewis on March 4, after spending The owner of the firm indicated 18 months in Korea with the Saturday that sufficient stump Armored Cavalry. age had been obtained. Ar rangements for a suitable location have also been made. However, the company is still seeking ad ditional stumpage. Timber owners wishing to make deals with the company may do so at the office of the Rio Vista apartments. The Vernonia Loggers took it The yard will be located on the twice on their chins in the last S.P.&S. siding between Nehalem two games as they went down to and Cedar streets north of the defeat Friday evening at the Union Oil company plant. Ob hands of the Seaside Seagulls 60- jections to the installation of a 48 and then dropped a game with burner have been voiced by home the Pacific University frosh 36- owners in that vicinity. To com 47 Monday evening. ply with these objections the Friday evenings’ league tilt was company has decided against a a pretty quiet affair with the burner installation and disposi Gulls piling up a large lead dur- j tion of refuse will be handled mg the first half of play ind then , some other way. coasting the second period. Again Machinery for peeling is being it was the Loggers lack of hitting built at the company’s head th? bitsk"ts that d termined the quarters at Everett. The peel game. Kenny Nanson of Vernonia ing machine is one invented by and Roy Oakes of Seaside were Norris and is said to be the only high for the game with 19 points successful peeler ever made. It apiece. will be shipped here as soon as In a prelimianry to Pacific Uni completed and set up so produc versity’s game at Forest Grove, tion can begin. For treating the Vernonia led most of the way production, the company ships throughout the game over the to a Seattle concern, Norris said. PU Frosh, into the fourth quarter. The employment of between From that point in the cage tilt 30 and 40 men will be required however the Frosh started hitting io maintain the complit? opera- and Virnonia’s attack bogged tion of which probably 10 men down which put the game on ice will work at the peeling plant. for th'1 Frosh with a score of 36 Local help will be employed ps to 47 at game’s end. High point much as possible. The foreman man for the local hoopsters was in charge will be J. W. Oster. Fiancis Crowston with 8 coun ters. High point man for the I Frosh was Deshler with 11. Smokehouse Destroyed The Loggers will take on the > Vernonia fire department vo L ague-Leading Clatskanie Tigers on th? local floor Friday evening lunteers were summoned to River, in their next to last game of view shortly before noon Wed nesday. Andy Parker’s smoke the season. house was <*onsiim°d by flame which had spread to the roof of Parker's dwelling. No insurance was carried. Loggers Lose Two Games Music Program Scheduled Today Scheduled to take place this morning, Thursday, February 26, at the Washington auditorium at 11 a.m. is a national school as sembly program which will fea ture James Welty, unique musical entertain, r. An advanced press release about Welty indicates he does three things well: ’plays a remarkable piano, sings with the best profes sional entertainers and is a con summate actor." “Whether he is mimicking a famous artist, singing a parody, laughing up his sleeve at grand opera or stumbling through a m us .cal reading like a grade school boy, he is giving his audi ence the time of its life.” Assistant Job Taken 8th Anniversary Event Planned Edgar Culbertson, clerk at Miller's store for the past sever al years, will leave here for Rose burg next month. He is sched uled to begin work there the middle of March as assistant manager of the Miller store. Mr. and Mrs. Culbertson came here from Longview where he had been employed by Montgomery Ward. Sch duled to take place this week end. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, is th? annual sale con- ducted by Brunsman Hardware in celebration of the store’s an niversary. Announcement of the sale was made early this week by Pete Brunsman and it will be the eighth year the sale has taken place. During the week end, gifts amounting to over $250 will be presented to people who visit the store. Ambulance Fund Growth Slows During Past Week The current campaign to pro- v -e a fund for a community arr- bu.'ance slowed somewhat dur ing the past week and the figure listed as the total for pledges and cash through Tuesday evening was $1700. That figure was re leased by Jim Cox. Jr., TWA harness agent and membsr of the Local's ambulance committee. Tre 21-man committee and most of the 10 men from the com munity. who have been asked to participât- in the organization of a eon-profit corporation, met last Fr day to talk over plans for the corporation. It will be formed to handle the administration of tne ambulance. At that time a by-laws com- m’ttee was elected from the group and charged with drawing up r“g- ulattona suitable for the propoe;- tion. After this committee has finished its work the by-laws will be submitted to the larger group for any changes desired and adoption. Legal advice on the matter is being obtained from a Portland lawyer employed by the Local to handle the incorpzfra. tion. The incorporators will be the 21-man union committee and the 10 men from the community. Still another point was brought out at the meet- ing. It was mentioned that some people still are not aware that this community is now wi’h- out an ambulance The <fom- mittee emphasized that th:re is not an ambulance available here, hence the reason for the present undertaking to provid? th'- ser vice. Health Council Reviews Plan for County Survey March 10 Set For Start of Production THOSE WHO ARE IN IT . . FUNDS NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY AMBULANCE 1 ' I I , ■ j I | I 1 I ' 2750— 2500— j 2250— 2000— Thousand Vets Visit VA In Day 1750— Approximately 1,000 Korean ve terans a day visited veterans ad ministration offices in the north west during January, it was re ported this week by the VA. VA representatives interviewed 21.000 former Korean servicemen , during the month, assisting them - in applying for veteran benefits. Most Korean veterans, the VA said, are interested in educational rights and th? continuation of government insuranc“. on which they must take positive action within 120 days after separation from the armed forces. 1250— I I i t j ! , I 1 MAKING final plans for the Columbia county health survey March 16 to 28 are: seated left to right. Mrs. Lois Kent, district director. Rainier; Mrs. Melba Ingraham, chairman. Farm Home and Rural Life committee; Mrs. Inei Chartrey, health council chairman; and Mrs. Stella Harris, county health survey director. Standing left to right, district directors: Cecil Urie. Goble and Deer Island; Kenneth Howell, city of St, Helens; and Paul Jolma. Clatskanie Directors not pictured are Mrs Reatha Horn. Vernonia. Mrs. Glen A. Leemon. Warren, and Walter Huser. Scappoose. Preparations for Columbia coun ty’s health survey to be conducted March 16 to 28 are well under way, according to Mrs. Stella Harris, county director for the survey. This survey is being sponsored by th" Columbia county health council and plans for the survey were reviewed at the council meeting February 9 in St. Helens. The survey provides for contact ing a nine per cent sample of the county families. This means that approximately 590 homes will be visited by enumerators making this survey. For purposes of this survey the county has been divided into sev en communities. These com munit i s and the directors re sponsible are as follows: 1. Mrs. Reatha Horn. Vernonia 2. Mrs. Paul Jolma, Clatskanie. 3. Mrs. Lois Kent, Rainier. 4. Mrs. Cecil Urie, Goble and Deer Island. 5. Mrs. Kenneth P. Howell, City of St. Helens. 6. Mrs. Glen A. Leemon, War ren — Area surrounding St. Grade School Has Intruders 1500— H The Washington grade school was entered either Friday or Saturday night by culprits who were not interested in money nor a new pocket knife lying in the office. Nothing appears to be missing. According to E. H. Condit, Dar- rold Proehl discovered the office strewn with papers from the file when he entered Sunday. The room where the band instru- I ments had been kept prior to their being moved to the high Singin’, dancin’ romancin’, a school last week had been en triple-threat in the entertainment tered. field, are furnished in the operet ta, "Up on Old Smokey,” to be Damage Suit to Be Heard I presented Saturday, February 28, at 8 p.m. at the high school au A case scheduled to be heard ditorium. today, Thursday, in circuit court The music drpartment of the under Judge J S. Bohannan is high school under the guidance of a damage suit arising from a traf Miss Lilas Peterson is presenting fic accident which occurred Oc the evening of entertainment, the tober 22, 1951, at the intersection proceds of which will go towards of Rose Avenue and Bridge St. purchasing band uniforms. Patricia R. Hahmeyer is seeking damages from Sam Hearing. Jr., owner, and Norman Hillsberry, W.F. Nance Service» Rea J • driver, of the grocery truck. Funeral services for William 1000— Norblad Again Named 750— 500— 250— Helens. 7. Mrs. Walter Huser, Scappoose At the February 9 meeting, dis trict directors reviewed plans for selecting and training of the enumerators who will actually make the survey. These enum erators will be local volunteers selected from residents withm the community. Purposes of the survey as set forth by Mrs. Inez Chartriy, chairman of the Columbia coun- i ty health council are: I 1. To study health needs in ! the county. I 2. To stimulate public interest in health problems and their so lution. 3. To coordinate the work of all organizations and agencies active ly interested in health. 4. To assist in developing a health program to me t the needs in the county. Interest in this county health survey dates back to the January, 1951 meeting of the farm and rural life committee. Farm home and rural life committee is one of the county extension planning committees which study the prob- 1' ms and needs of rural people and suggest plans and projects to help solve these problems. A health subcommitt"e of this group under leadership of Mrs. James Luxford, recommended that work on th? health problem be turned over to organized groups. Subsequently, the Co lumbia county health council was formed with Mrs Earl Chartrey as chairman and representatives of various agencies and servic * clubs as members of the council. Operetta Slated For Sat. Evening 3000— I I I | I f I Rep. Walter Norblad (R Ore.) has again been appoint“d Western Republican Whip, it was announ ced February 24. This assignment is in addition to his regular committee positions as a member of the Committee on Commi ttees. Armed Srvices Committee, and Merchant Ma nne and Fisheries Committee. F. Nano? were held at the Van couver Funeral chapel Saturday, February 21, Vancouver, Wash ington. The deceased was born December 12, 1863, in Missouri, and passed away February 19 at Vancouver, Washington. Survi vors are the six sons: Roy F. and Clarence of Vernonia; Ivan of Joplin, Missouri; Floyd of Ta coma, Washington; Charles of Portland,, and Raiph of Van couver, Washington.
