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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;
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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
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Thousand Vets
Visit VA In Day
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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.
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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
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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
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driver, of the grocery truck.
Funeral services for William
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Norblad Again Named
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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:
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1. To study health needs in
! the county.
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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
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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.