Vernonia eagle., March 19, 1953, Image 1

VOLUME 31. NUMBER 12
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Lookout, Warden Position
Open for Summer Season
All fire lookout and warden
positions in Columbia county are
open to applications of people
who wish work during the sum­
mer fire Reason, according to an
announcement made last week by
Burrrell E. Birch, head of the
Pittsburg guard station
With the announcement he
pointed out qualifications that
help in carrying out the jobs
satisfactorily along with the fact
that he hopes it will be possible
to obtain people from the county
to fill the positions.
He will acczpt applications at
the Pittsburg station for those
who are interested. The look­
outs are: Baker Point located
about five miles northeast of
Vernonia; Benson, about five
mil?s south of Clatskanie; Pisgah,
Cancer Campaign
Captain Chosen
Bill J. Horn has accepted the
appointment of county campaign
captain for the coming cancer
drive which is scheduled to be-
g:n the first of next month to
raise funds for the American Can­
cer Society.
Preliminary work
necessary to arrange for the cam­
paign was don? h?re a few days
ago by Mrs. E. E. Siegley, field
representative of the Society,
and Mrs. Horn, who has been ac­
tive in the work in former years.
Communitj’ captains who hav?
ah‘adv been chosen are Mrs. Al­
bi 't Gassner. Clatskanie: Mrs. W.
E. Proctor, Rainier and Mrs. Muel.
ler, Scappoose. A captain for the
St. Helens area will b? appointed
in a few days.
Letter to b? mailed to resi-
dents of this area pointing out
the need of funds for work of the
society, will b? prepared and
mailed by the Past Presidents
club of th? American Legion
Auxiliary.
Construction on
Snack Bar Begins
Th? first step towards construc­
tion of an ice cream store and
snack bar was taken a f°w days
ago when the foundation was
poured for a 30 by 40 foot build­
ing that will be erected at Bridge
ar ' Washington streets. The new
concern will be known as the
Pine Cone.
Announcement of the business
p.an was made Wednesday by
Don Bayley. H? and Mrs. Bay-
ley and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Soren-
sc- ar? partners in the venture.
Contractors from Camas, Wash­
ington ar’,expected to start lay­
ing the lite rock concrete block
structure next week and the open,
ing date has bc-?n set tentatively
for May 1.
about eight miles southeast of
Vernonia and Meissner, eight
miles southwest of Rainier.
Other work is also available
including: resident warden at
Rainier; fire warden for either
Pittsburg or Wilark guard sta­
tion; clerk; two five-man sup­
pression crews, one each for Pitts­
burg and Wilark. High school
boys 17 vears of age or older can
apply for suppression crew work.
Primary qualifications for look­
outs and warden as well as a des­
cription of the lookouts listed on
page 2.
Liens to Back
Princess Show
A princess to represent Ver-
noma at th? time when Miss
Columbia County is chosen later
this year will be the purpose of
a talent show that will b? staged
early next month the Vernonia
Lions club decided Monday even­
ing.
This will be the first time a
Vernonia girl has participated n
competition for Miss Columbia
County although the county has
chosen a girl for several years
to participat? in the annual Sea­
side contest which results in the
selection of Miss Oregon.
The Lions heard a proposal by
Miss Elaine Hayden, St. Helens,
that the club act as sponsor for a
tai.nt show to be held in April
when judges will select the Ver-
nonia girl who will try later for
the county title. Miss Hayden
will provide talent for the show
and judges to decide the winning
girl. The club will handle the
show advertising and ticket ar­
rangements.
Services Read
At Church Wed
The services for Victoria Evans,
who passed away last Saturday,
took place Wednesday morning
at 9:30 at St. Mary’s Catholic
church. Death came at th? age
of 82 years and six months. Mrs.
Evans was born October 3, 1870
at Krocko, Poland.
The family came to the United
States when she was 20 years of
age and resided in Chicago. From
there she came to Oregon and
made her home at Buxton for 15
years until 1926 when she was
married to Jack Evans.
They
came to Vernonia to make their
home and have resided here since.
She is survived by: her hus­
band,. Jack Evans; two brothers,
Anthony and August Bill of Chi­
cago and three nieces of Ver­
nonia, Irene, Emilie and Jennie
Siedelman.
Rosary took place at the Bush
Chapel Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.
Commitment was at the Vernonia
Memorial.
VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 1953
PHONE 191
Health Survey
Started by
Enumerators
Council Talks
Annexation of
High School
Five to Make Check
Of Selected Homes
In Valley Area
Estimate Asked for
Walkway at Edge of
City Swimming Pool
The job of conducting the coun­
ty wide survey of health condi­
tions began Monday under the
sponsorship of the county health
council, a unit of th? county farm
home and rural life committee.
Handling much of the detail
work of the drive is Ted Sedor,
county extension agent at large
from Corvallis.
He was here the forepart of
this week to complete final plans
for the survey in this area with
Mrs. Bill Horn, who is a district
director.
Making the actual family con­
tacts in the valley are Mrs. Hen-
ry Andersgg, Mrs. L. L. Wells,
Mrs. Byron Kirkbride and Mrs.
Charles
Sundland.
However,
more help is needed to complete
the survey quickly and volun­
teers will be appreciated, Mrs.
Horn said
Th? county total of 60 volun­
teer enumerators will interview
592 families to obtain the answers
to questions dealing with general
living conditions.
Th? survey will cover family
size, living quarters, methods of
sewage and garbage disposal,
source of water and milk sup­
plies, illnesses and injuries in the
family and other factors that
deal with genual health condi­
tions.
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The families to be interviewed
were chosen by the state college
extension department to give a
nine per cent sampling of the
approximately 6,000 families in
the county. This sampling will
bring forth county health condi­
tions that are estimât d to be
95 per c?nt accurate.
The survey will provide infor-
mation for the needs to improve
the health of county people. Th?
survey will be completed by
March 28, but tabulation will
probably require several months.
An addition to the boundaries
of the city limits that would
comprise
the
property
upon
which the high school building is
located was one °f the topics of
discussion Monday night by city
councilmen.
The topic came before the coun
cil in the form of an application
by the high school board of
directors which asks that the
property be included. The coun­
cil handed the application to City
Attorney Carol Bradley who will
prepare the annexation procedure
necessary to take in the new
area.
When the high school land and
buildings became a part of the
city, it will be possible to apply
police and fire protection.
Improvements to the city swim­
ming pool and wading pool will
be made before the summer sea­
son if a project talked Monday
can be carried out. The count'd
asked that Clarence Nance esti­
mate th? cost of pouring concrete
walk along the cement retaining
wall and around the wading pool.
Councilmen believe a 110-foot
walk would prevent most if not
all the muddy condition which
resulted last year during swim­
ming time.
A call for bids for the work
will be issued by the council
when it is time to do the job.
A 10-year right-of-way ease­
ment was granted West Oregon
Electric for use of th? small plot
of land on top of Corey hill now
being used by the cooperative
for its short wave radio trans­
mitter.
Other business Monday was th«
giving of authorization to pur­
chase a flag for use at the ceme­
tery and the issuing of an order
to move a fence that is too far
out in the street.
The latter
order was issued when the loca­
tion of the fence was pointed out
to councilmen by H. H. Williams
and Harry Junken.
PTA Schedules
Health Nurse
Vernonia P.-T.A. members will
meet next Monday, March 23, to
hear Miss Grace Roumagoux,
county health nurse, speak on
county health problems. Her ap­
pearance will comprise only part
of the evening’s program to which
the public is invited.
The county Red Cross chapter
is also scheduled to show films
that evening and provide a speak­
er to tell about activities of the
organization. Mrs. Byron Kirk­
bride, president of the associa­
tion, emphasized that local busi­
ness would be transact’d at the
end of the meeting which will
begin promptly at 8 p.m.
THE community ambulance fund benefitted in the amount of
S52 from the dance which the Lions club members staged March
7. The check turnover of the revenue was presented several days
later by Guy Thomas to Jim Cox. Since then over $10 more has
been turned in from advance ticket sales to add to the $52 check.
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Polio Fund Help
Totals $1052
THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT . .
This year's March of Dimes
campaign was the most success-
ful to be conducted in this area,
the amount of money collected
being considerably larger than
the amounts donated to the
drive in previous years.
The amount raised in the drive
was released early this week by
Jim Davies, chairman, after the
money
contributed
to dime
boxes in business places had been
totaled.
The total for this year was
$1052.41, he said. Last year the
campaign brought $850.75 for the
polio fund.
Elmer D. Dutton enlisted March
13 in the air force and left the
following day, Saturday, for Parks
air force base to begin his basic
training which will last for eight
weeks. He will be reassigned for
further training after completing
his basic.
On March 6 Don DeWitt was
married to Virginia Atkins at hir
home in Gainesville, Texas. Don
is still stationed at Donaldson
AFB at Greenville, South Caro­
lina, but has gained the rank ot
staff sergeant now.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilcoxen
have received word from their
son, W. M. Wilcoxen, CD3, of the
Seabees. He has arrived in Korea
and remarked that all the mud
isn't in Oregon.
Typing Class
Open to Adults
An adult typing class, spon­
sored by ths union high school
district and open to adults in the
Vernonia area who feel a func
tional need for typing, will be­
gin Wednesday evening, March
25, at 7 p.m. in the typing room
at the high school. Th? class is
scheduled for 10 meetings, each
one hour in length, on each W"d.
nesday evening for the 10 week
period. Classss will begin prompt­
ly at 7 p.m. and close prompt­
ly at 8 p.m.
Instruction will be given in
the basic fundamentals of typ­
ing and use of the typewriter.
The course is free.
Mrs. Myra Sorensen, commer­
cial instructor at the high school,
will teach the course. Those who
are interested should contact Mrs.
Sorensen at the high school.
City Police Ask
Help of Parents
The city police department
asked publication earlie,- this
week of a warning to parents
that they take extra precaution
when allowing their children to
go out during evening hours. The
warning was issued because of
evidence that a psychopathic in­
dividual is at large in the com­
munity.
Police ask that parents ac­
company their children to and
from shows or social gatherings
in the evening or make provision
for an older person to accompany
them. Officials believe this pre­
caution may be the means of
preventing serious trouble.
William Caseday
Rites Saturday
Arrangements for the final rites
for William C. Caseday, who pas
sed away at 1:15 a m. Wednes­
day morning were set for 10 a.m
Saturday morning. He had been a
resident of this community eight
years.
The deceased was born March
23, 1878 at Canby and had lived
in Oregon all of his 75 year«.
He is survived by his wife Sally
to whom he was married at Van.
couver, Washington April 3, 1959
Burial will be at Canby.
Ar­
rangements are in charge of the
Bush Funeral home.
’52 Fire Record Lists
Only 20 for County
Columbia county’s record of
forest fires during the extremely
long dry season of 1952 was al­
most as low as 1950, both from
the standpoint of the total num­
ber of fires and the acres burned.
Information about the county was
issu d late last week by Burrell
E. Birch, fire warden in charge
of the Pittsburg guard station.
As shown by the table of fi-
gures below, which give a com-
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NINE high school students from Columbia and Clatsop counties
competed here Saturday night in the public speaking contest at the
high school. Judged winner was Jim Mantell of Astoria. Front
row from left: Kathleen Evans. Seaside: Joanne Larson, alternate,
St. Helens; Carol Noll. Clatskanie; Jeanette Pryor. Astoria; Jay
Whipple. Rainier; back row: Jim Mantell. Astoria; Ellen Stuckneth.
Warrenton; June Cunningham. Vernonia and Naomi McBride. St.
Helens. Lloyd Young. Clatskanie acted as master of ceremonies
and Harley Looney, state Odd Fellows chairman of the contest, pre­
sented the certificate to the winner who will represent the two
counties at the UN in July under sponsorship of the I.O.O.F. and
Rebekah lodges His trip will be paid by the lodges.
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Lightning
Incendiary
Camper»
Smokers
Debris burning
Slashing
Logging
Railroad
Miscellaneous
TOTALS
1952
No. Acre
0
0
0
0
1
4
12 21.27
25
3
0
0
.1
1
0
0
4.5
3
20 47.32
parison for the past four years,
smokers top the list for causing
the most fires the past two years
and are the nearly the most fre-
quent cause for the years 1950
and 1949.
The 20 fires and 47 acres burned
in 1952 compares quite favorably
with the number and total of
1950 even though last year's fire
season was both longer and more
severe.
1951
No. Acre
0
1
13
4
3
1
41
1«
30
3
0
0
7
«
0
0
18
8
112
39
1950
No. Acre
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
22
4
0
0
3
3
0
0
3
3
29
14
1940
No. Acre
0
0
5«
5
553
fl
1
82
99
14
0
0
3«
5
0
0
3
3
•09
40