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