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VOLUME 31. NUMBER 26
Federal Aid .
Granted for
Apiary Road
THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT
VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
Voters Favor
Budget, Fill
Board Vacancy
BM2 c Elmer Gwdman who is
' stationed at Norfolk. Virginia, is
j spending a 30-day leave at the
| home of his brother and family,
i Mr. and Mrs. Gene Goodman.
Exceeding of Six
Project Asks Bids
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BM3 c Roy Oakes who is sta-
Per Cent Limitation
For Rebuilding Mile
l tion:d at San Francisco is spend-
Approved Monday
Section at Apiary
i ing a 30-day leave "at the home
The decision of voters who par.
A $62.000 project to rebuild ' of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M A.
ticipatcd in the annual election
part of the Apiary road will start Oakes.
of the union high school district
in the near future with bids for
Captain John R. Manley, who Monday afternoon and evening
the work to be opened June 25.
closed his dental office here a was handed down in favor of
Word of the project was re­ short time ago after receiving a exceeding the six per cent limi­
leased in the St. Helens S ntinel- call to army service, is scheduled tation, a tabulation of the ballots
Mist last week in a news story to leave Fort Sam Houston. Texas afterwards indicated.
The vote on th? somewhat con­
wl>ich told details of the project. June 27 for Seattle where he ex­
County Judge John Whipple pects a 10-day leave before ship- j troversial budget brought 20 fa­
voring the tax in excess of the
said the county court had signed ping out for Japan.
Manley has ben attending limit and 16 against. The budget
a contract with the stat? and the
fecitral government for the job, to medical field service school lo­ called for a tax of $77,970.78 in
be financed through federal aid. I cated at Brooke army medical excess of the six per cent.
Voters also returned Antone
The federal government will center at Fort Sam Houston for
pay 60 per c:nt of the cost with a four-week orientation course in Smejkal, incumbent, to the school
board for a term of five years.
the state of Oregon and Columbia military medical service.
The class is mad? up of officers His term expired at the end of the
county paying 20 per cerft each.
The road, from Highway 30 west recently called to duty in the present fiscal year.
Memb.rs of the board of the
of Rainier to Highway 47 at Oak medical corps, dental corps, ve­
Ranch junction, has been declar­ terinary corps and medical ser­ district met after the election for
ed a federal aid secondary road, vice corps and stresses medical their final meeting of the current
year to transact year-end busi­
service in war.
the county court said.
In a letter received here late ness. Included as part of the
WORK BIDS ASKED
last week, Manley said he might session was the matter of allow­
The project consists of grading be able to be in Vernonia for a ing bills that are to be paid out
of the current budget and the
and laying base material on a short time during the 10-day
swearing in of the new director.
leave
he
will
have
before
leaving
section of the road from the junc­
The board also elected Mrs.
tion at Apiary north and east for overseas duty.
Mona Gordon as clerk again and
for 1.21 of a mile. The work
Pvt. Raymond Sheppard has named the Commercial bank as
would eliminate two sharp curves
been
assigned to Camp Roberts, depository for school funds.
and reduce the steepness of the
California
to begin his military
grade on Danielson hill.
The stat'' highway department training, according to an informa­
call for bids for the work specifies tion release received here early
that the development provide a this week
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20-foot oiled surface flanked by I
thrie-foot shoulders on 15 inches
Appointment to the position of
of rock base to provide a roadway
grand warder was received by
of adequate strength to withstand
Mrs. Mona Gordon last Thursday
hiavy traffic usage.
evening' at the formal installa­
Under terms of the contract,
the county is responsible for ob­
While on their way to Vernonia tion of officers of the grand chap­
taining a 60-foot right-of-way and to spend the week end with rela­ ter of Oregon, Order of Eastern
The
installation
took
for adopting such traffic regula­ tives, little Tawny, three-year old Star.
tions as to keep the road open to I : daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George place at the Masonic temple,
I Turner of Monmouth, fell from Portland, where the four-day
traffic.
the car in which she was riding chapter meeting was held.
FEDERAL AID RECEIVED
Mrs. Florence Mrssing, worthy
I with her parents when she acci­
matron,
of Nehalem Chapter,
dently
opened
the
rear
door.
Trie project is the ninth in the
She was thrown clear of the served as assistant grand warder
county to be partly financed
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th r ugh federal funds during the car onto the ground, receiving during grand chapter, this post
severe bruises and several cuts being appointive also for the time
last 15 years.
The eight other projects includ­ on her head and arm. Nine of the grand chapter m?eting.
Official delegates representing
ed three on the Scappoose-Ver­ stitches were required to close the
this
chapter at grand chapter
various
wounds.
She
was
brought
nonia road; two on the Tr?harn°-
Sunset road; one on the Bachelor immediately to the doctor’s of­ from Monday through Thursday
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Flat road at St. Helens; one in I fice here where, upon examina­ were Mr. and Mrs. Emil Messing.
West Rainier and on? on the tion, was found to have no broken
bones.
C atskanie-Mist road.
Last reports are that she is
Whipple said a recent survey
revealed that Columbia county recuperating nicely at their home
n .v maintains approximately 677 in Monmouth where her father is
mues of roads including more attending Oregon College of Edu­
cation 'for the summer.
than 400 bridges.
The Columbia county chapter
of the American National Red
Cross will hold its annual meet­
ing Jun? 29. at 8:00 p.m. in the
chapter house, Plaza Square in
St. Helens. Purpose of this meet­
ing is the election of members
People interested in garden club and officers to the board of direc­
Vrrnonia Garden club mem­
tors. Any person who has donated
bers will carry out a project activities are invited to attend
to the Red Cross is a member of
started last year as well as a n?w the meeting today.
the organization and is urged to
uncertaking they decided at a
attend and take part in the elec­
meeting which took place Thurs­
tion.
day of last week at Sundland
Directors will be elected for a
Electric.
term of three years from the
The project which was first |
following localities.
Rainier 2
considrred is the planting of
members; Vernonia 1; Clatskanie
shrubs at the cemetery. This
Donna Johnson, Clatskanie as­ 1; Warren 1; Scappoose 1; St.
planting will be made on the
Helens 4 The meeting is open
hillside above and west of the pirant in the contest to select Miss
to the public and all are urged
Columbia
County
of
1953,
was
cemetery to provide an improve­
to
attend.
ment for that section of the judged the winner Saturday night
at
Clatskanie
where
the
affair
.
grounds
C ub members decided Thurs. was decided. She was one of j
da* to do the work in the near five who competed for the title, j
Miss Johnson is the daughter !
future in order to complete the
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson and |
job.
This year’s undertaking will be will represent this county at the
The job of preparing the county
the development of a park spot annual Miss Oregon contest at
in the downtown area, selection Seaside July 17, 18 and 19- The budget for the fiscal year, 1953-
of the place and work on this county contest was sponsored by ! 54, was undertaken Monday and
pro’tct already having been the St. Helens Chamber of Com­ Tuesday of this week by the com­
mittee and the county court. The
started. The place will be the merce.
The five girls competing were: two-day job includ d hearing pro­
vacant space just east of the
bu..ding in which Sundland Elec­ Barbara Howard. Vernonia; Bar­ posals from groups interested in
bara Rundell, Rainier; Catherine obtaining county funds for vari­
tric is located.
P.anned for the park is a lawn, Fleury. St. Helens; Arlene Wedsll, ous projects.
Chairman of the committee was
flowers and benches, club mem­ Scappoose, and Miss Johnson.
In addition to the honor of Clarence Evenson of Clatskanie
bers say.
The club is scheduled to meet < representing the county in the and the other two appointive
aga.n today. Thursday, at 1:30 Miss Oregon contest, the winner members were Robert Mathews,
at Sundland’s to hear Jess Thorn­ also received a Miss America Mist, and Walter Erickson, St.
ton, landscape gardener from trophy, a checkbook to cover the Helens. County court members
Warren, who is in charge of the cost of a complete wardrobe and were Judge John W Whipple and
landscaping work at the high a modeling course from Marie commissioners Clyde Henderson
and Don Parcher.
Easterly, Portland.
school.
Fall From Car
Causes Injury
Grand Office
Post Received
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County Chapter
To Elect Board
Garden Club Plans Lot,
Cemetery Landscaping
Clatskanie Girl
Contest Winner
County Budget
Committee Acts
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PHONE 191
THURSDAY. JUNE 25. 1*51
Public Asked to Hear Problem
WHAT—Public Meeting
WHEN—Monday, June 29, 8 p.m.
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WHERE-IWA Union hall
PURPOSE—To present explana­
tion of the proposed sewer
system plan
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Series Presents Data
About Social Security
(Editor’s Note: To bring readers cessary to qualify for benefits.
up to date on the Social Security
A social security representative
law, Ev Cummins of the Portland may be contacted on the 2nd
Social Security office, is passing floor of the Court House in St.
on to us a series of short articles. Helens, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. any
The first of the series appears Monday.
below.)
Federal old-age and survivors
insurance is intended to be'insur­
ance for you and for your family.
The benefits are based on your
earnings as a wag" earner or as
an owner of your business in
The Oregon stat? game com­
work which is covered by the
mission anounces the first public
federal social security law.
If you work in such employ­ hearing for the purpose of set­
ment, you will make social se­ ting the 1953 hunting regulations.
curity tax contributions during The hearing will be held at the
your active working years to pro­ game commission headquarters
vide an income for yourself and at S.W. 17th avenue and Alder
your family in case your earn­ street on July 10, 1953 at 10:00
ings are reduced or cut off by a.m., standard time.
All parties with suggestions for
old age and for your family in
regulations regarding seasons, bag
cases of your death.
If you are a wage earner, your limits, or methods of taking the
employer shares the tax with you. game birds, game animals, or
If you are self-employed, the rate furbearers of the state are in­
of your tax is half again as much vited to attend. It is requested
as that of an employee who earns that all important facts and in­
formation be submitted to the
the same amount.
Certain other members of your commissioners in writing.
family may be entitled to pay­
Tentative regulations will be
ments both during your retire­ set after the hearing and the
ment and after your death. These commission will reconvene on
payments are based upon your Friday, July 24, to set the final
social security account and can be 1953 hunting regulations.
made to your family provided they
satisfy certain requirements as to
age, dependency and other re­
lationship. The amount of your
monthly old-age insurance pay­
ments depends on your earnings
in covered work or self-employ­
ment.
The men who will serve as of?
The payments to other members fleers during the coming year for
of your family, to your wife or to IWA Local 5-37 were named when
children under 18 for example, the ballots were counted last
are figured from the amount of Thursday evening at the regular
your old-age benefits. There are meeting of the Local. Chosen
three factors, therefore, that de­ as president of the group was
termine the amount of family Henry V. Ade, Sr.
benefits payable.
'They are:
Others who will fill official
Your earnings, the number of capacities are: L. E. Stiff, vice-
your eligible dependents and age president; Jewell L. Lloyd, re­
of each eligible prrson in a family. cording secretary; James G. Cox,
There are two methods for Jr., financial secretary and busi­
figuring the size of your monthly ness «gent; Carl Snyder, conductor
payment. The first method is and James E. (Bud) Rose, war­
based on the amount of payment den.
on your average monthly earnings
Cleao G. Walrath was named
after 1936.
trustee for three years and Sher­
The second method, which can man S. Fisher for one year. Dis­
be used after you have had at trict council delegates will be Ade,
least a year and a half of work Cox and E H. Dunlap of Camp
covered by the law after 1950, Olson and the Alternates, Pat
use» average monthly earnings Wallace and Mike Anderson.
after 1950. A certain amount of
work under social security is ne-
Game Men to Set
Hunting Rules
Officers Named
At IWA Election
Surveyors Set
Grade at School
State highway surveyors were
here Wednesday to survey grade
I levels on Bridg? street where th?
street fronts the high school prop­
erty in ord?r to make possible
further improvement work in that
section.
The work of installing curbing,
a sidewalk and storm sew r
drainage in front of the school
has awaited the establishment of
grades so these new improvements
can be properly placed.
Highway officials will also de­
termine the cost of paving the
roadway from curb to curb and
inform the city whether this work
will be done this summer.
New Ambulance
Answers 8 Calls
Tile Vernonia community am­
bulance, which was first placed
in use several weeks ago al­
though interior work was not
fully completed, had answered
eight calls for servlet" up to Mon­
day evening of this we"k. Re­
lease of the number of trips made
by the vehicle was issued Tu sday
evening by Jim Cox, IWA busi­
ness ag?nt.
Additions to the ambulance
equipment were made rec-ntly by
the V F W Auxiliary with the do.
nations of two pillows and cases
and plastic covers.
A minor
amount of work remains to be
done before the machine is fully
completed Cox said.
People residing within the city
limits of Vernonia are asked to at­
tend a public meeting, the date for
which has been set for the even­
ing of Monday, June 29. The ac­
tion setting the public meeting
date was taken Monday evening
at an adjourned city council meeu
ing at which two other matters
relating to the proposed sew.r
system for Corey hill were con­
sidered by the council.
The first of the two matters
was the adoption of an ordinance
which calls for an amendment to
the city charter. This ordinance
was prepared by City Attorney
Carroll Bradley to clany tiie
procedure for carrying out such
an election as this which will de
cide the question of issuing bonds
for the sewer project.
PROCEDURE FOLLOWED
It sets up specifications that
provide correct procedures to fol­
low in calling for such an elec­
tion and designates the wonting
that must be followed in prep.ii
ing the ballots. This ordinance
sets th? pattern to follow to le­
gally conduct elections of this
kind.
The second matter was the
adoption of a resolution calling for
the specific bond issue now brim,
considered in the amount of $8>
000. This issue will be general
obligation bonds designated for
the improvement and extension of
the sewer system.
The resolution further provid s
that a $50 connection fee per horn.-
be charged and that a $1.50 per
month use charge be made plu#
provision for a general tax should
such be necessary to provide funds
for repayment of the bonded in­
debtedness.
ELECTION JUNE 10
The date of the election to d
cide whether the project shall be
carried out is set in the resolutioi.
for July 10 and a legal notification
setting forth full details of th»
election appears on page 6 of the«
issue of The Eagle.
Previous to the date of the
election, city councilmen have de
sigruited the evening of June 29
for a public meeting at which an
explanation of the proposed pro
ject, its cost and the method of
providing finances will be answer­
ed.
This meeting will be attend d
by the city attorney who wilt
answer queries on the legal as­
pects of the work, a repreaenta
tive of the city's engineering firm
of N. W. Haner and associates, 3
representative of the state sani
tary authority and probably the
county sanitarian, B?n Rinehart
The public meeting will be held
at th? IWA hall at 8 p.m.
BUDGET ADOPTED
This Monday's council meeting
was also the date set for thr
budget hearing, but no objections
to the next year's cost sheet were
voic d by property owners and as
a result the proposed listing of
expenditures was adopted by a
formal council motion Again this
year, as for the past several years,
the budget does not exceed the
six per cent limitation.
Other business matters Mon
day included a council order au­
thorizing the purchase of 700
yards of crushed rock for th?
coming year’s street work and ap
proval of the license application
of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Motheral
If th? license is granted by the
state liquor commision they wi'.l
lease Dick's Tavern.
The purchase of rock was turned
over to Ben Smith, road super
visor, who will plac? the order for
the sizes needed for street work.
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Picker» Work Farm
One hundred fifty-three pickers
from Vernonia went to the Roll
ing Hill» Farm near Banks last
Thursday, June 18, to pick I3u)
flats of berries. Three buss*-»
were required to haul the worker♦
from here to the farm.
Examiner Set» Visit
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Vernonia Friday.
July 3, at the city hall from 10
am. to 4 pm.