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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1953)
Library, U of O VOLUME 31. NUMBER 28 10c COPY VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Federal Funds Designated for Work on Roads THURSDAY, JULY », 19 Guard Offers Swim Lessons $100,000 Set Aside For Treharne-County Line Highway Work The Nehalem secondary high way from Treharne to the Wash ington county line is one of three projects in Columbia county that will ree?ive paving as the result of a program adopted June 26 by the stat'» highway commission. Set aside for this project is $100.- 000 The commission at that time adopt'd an $8,680.000 program of highway constiuction to be fin anced with federal-aid funds al- I loted to th? state for the fiscal vea.- 1955, supplemented by the usual 40 per cent of match money required to be provided by the state. , Under the federal regulations the federal funds will be available for contracting about November 1 of this year and the highway commission will b? ready to com- ; mence contracting the projects ’ included in the adopted program i very shortly after that date. T.’.e program adopted utilizes the major part of the federal ■ aid funds available for the fiscal I year 1955. The projects to be j financed with the remainder of the available funds will b? selected later. Those projects are exclusive of and in addition to construction to be financed with state highway bond funds. Th“ other two projects slated for this county are: Columbia river highway (US-30) east unit < f Goble-St. Helens section, grad irj and paving, $620,000 and Co lumbia river highway (US-30), Clatskanie-Dclena section, paving, 529(1,000. ABOUT 120 pickers were at work in the Rolling Hills Farm berry field on Greens mountain last Thursday when these four from Vernonia were photographed. The pickers moved from lower fields that morning and will work on the mountain unt 1 the latter part of this month when they will pro bably return io the Farm's lower fl. Ids to pick over about 15 acres again. The berries are taken to a pack ng plant at B’.nks for cleaning and packaging before being taken to cold storage. Two bicycles, now displayed at Bush Furniture, will be won by the boy ard girl packing the most berries at the Farm this season. PeeWees Divide 1st Half Games . and report dly the first cut in | the welfare program since it I started in the 1930’s. i I THOSE WHO ARE IN IT Rites Conducted At Church Wed. Pvt. Patrick D. Sauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alois J. Sauer, has volunteered for parachute train ing. Upon completion of basic tiaining he will be assigned to an airborne school where he will be taught the techniques of making a parachute jump. Funeral services were h.ld Wednesday afternoon at the Evan gelical U.B. church for Mrs. Min- da Rowin Davis who passed away Sunday morning, July 5. follow ing a lingering illness. Rev. Paul Sisler officiat’d. Mrs. Davis was born Jun? 22. 1872, in Stevens Point. Wisconsin and came with her parents to the Oregon country in 1878. She mar ried Burt Twombly on December 6, 1889 at Alsea Bay. Following the d *ath of her husband in 19J9 she married A. L. Davis in 1924 and they went to Multnomah to live. Mr. Davis passed away in 1944. After that Mrs. Davis made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Kent of Vernonia, at whose home she passed away. A member of the Vernonia Evangelical U.B. church, she leaves to survive her: a daughter, Mrs. Walter Kent of Vernonia; two sons. Wallace Twombly, Vale, and Kenneth Twombly of Port land; four grandchildi ?n and two great grandchildren. Commitment took place at the Vernonia Memorial. Service ar rangements were cared for by the 3ush Funeral home. Vernonia Night Plan July 31 Gardeners Slate I Meeting Friday The Pe’Wee baseball club com- pleted it's fust half of play Mon day night aga’nst Clatskanie to win a 6-4 decision ar.d divid th ■ season to date with two wins and two losses. They won also over St. Helens. Batteries Monday were Nanson and Savage. The Cubs have lost two of their gam s and two were called be cause of rain. They play tonight, Thursday, at 6 p.m. h’re against Clatskanie to finish their first half schedule. George Peters, who is manag ing both groups, announces that all boys are now covered by in suranc?. The second half schedule for both teams appears on page 6. County Budget Hearing Date Set for July 23 T-.e taxpayers of Columbia county will b? subject to a tax of $340.000 for the coming fiscal yea- according to the budget esti- matf figured a short time ago by the budget committee and pub- lishtd earlier this month in the St Helens Chronicle. This tax figure is a little higher thar. the amount which was called for a year ago of $331,254.77 and can be attributed partly to higher salaries voted by the county court for county employees. The sheriff, clerk, assessor and school super intendent were raised to $4.200. Oliier county salaries are now: judge $4.320, nurs? $4.320. trea surer. $3.420, janitor $3.060. jus- tic: of peace salaries $6,180 and sanitarian $3,900. The total for general fund esti mated expenditures is $351,503.80 and for the county general road fund expenditures and allocations to cities and drainage districts, $374,052.90. For the two funds the total budget expenditure is figured at $725.556.70 from which is ceducted anticipated revenues of $453,556.70. Major items which provide thccr anticipated revenues are: cas vn hand, clerk’s fees. O. & C. land grant revenue, state liquor rei cf fund, delinquent tax collec tion state motor vehicle appor tionment, gas tax refund, and just.ee of peace fines. general road fund calls for a t :al of $341.052.90 in addition to $33.000 for allocation to vities and drainage districts. Major iter.-« of cost for roads ar" road patrolmen $20.000. bridge con struction and maintenance $30.- 000 machinery purchase $35,000, mar l.nery repair $20.000. labor— road construction’ maintenance $94.900.31, rock, material and sup- plies $135.452.59 Th? figure for road expandí- tinxs is about $57.500 high r than the $283,587.28 spent last year. The county maintains 677 miles of r*fd and more than 400 bridges. amount of $71,610 is pro posed for relief items, a reduction of “early $5.00b from last year PHONE 191 Deposits Listed At June 30 Call Youngsters who haven’t learned to swim will probably n ver have a better opportunity to do so if they take advantage of lessons that are being offered by Mrs. Merle Graham, lifeguard at the city park pool. Word that she would give the lessons was announced earlier this week by Mrs. Graham when she asked that youngsters enroll with her this week. If the number wishing to learn is sufficient she will divide them into age groups so it will be possible to give the instruction more easily. She also will set the instruction hours at that time. Mrs. Graham announced also the rules for swimming at the pool and the hours guard protec tion will be provided. She asks that no one dive into the pool from the east bank because of hazards there and that youngsters stay out of the creek below the dam because of glass and nails in th? creek. Guard duty hours at the pool are from 10 a m. to 6 p.m. on every day when weather per mits swimming. 4-Day Stop of X-ray Unit to Be Made Here 70 Per Cent U se Of Machine Hoped For by Authorities A chest x-ray unit will be it Vernonia for four days at the last of this month when a coyntv wide program gets underway t x-ray at least 70 per cent of the population over 15 years of age Word of the hoped for results along with details concerning th' visit of the unit here was brought out last Wednesday night at th. grade school. That meeting took place to lav plans for another meeting that will take place July 22 and to an nounce the dates the unit would be here. The dates are Saturday. July 25 and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July 28. 29 and 30 At the public meeting on July 22 at 7:30 p.m. two films, one on tuberculosis and one on cancer, will bi1 shown and volunteer workers who will help when the unit is here, will be given instruv tions. This meeting will take place at the IWA hall. Along with the visit dates were announced the hours when peopte may go to the unit and also it’s location. On July 25 the unit City councilmen, at their first will be located on the street July meeting Monday evening, fronting the Texaco station and heard a rc port of police depart will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 ment activity which resulted in a p.m. The unit will go to the total of $769.25 in fines being Oregon-American mill July 28, on paid the city for the month of July 29 will return to the same June. The report indicates the location in town to be open from amount of police activity during 10 to 6. During the final day the month and is considerably here July 30, it will locate at th« heavier than usual. station and be open from noort Councilmen also gave approval to 8 p.m. to the granting of a wine license By offering a change in hours, for Mike’s Place because the sale people making local arrangements of the beverage is prohibited now hope a better response to the at Lew’s Place since liquor by service will be achieved. the drink went into effect there County population last year last week. Final decision as to was estimated at 21,599 of which wh.ther the license will be figure 28 per cent or 6,261 people granted rests with the state would be under 15 y. ars of age. liquor commission. Health officials hope to x-ray 70 Approval was given for the hir per cent of the 15,338 persons 15 ing of Lee Faulk as assistant life years of age or over. guard at the city swimming pool. For Vernonia and the immedi He will assist Mrs. Merle Graham ate area nearby the figure has during that part of the day been placed at 2170 persons 15 when use of the pool is heaviest. years or older. Fines for June Total $769.25 Fiscal Year Business At Post Office Totaled Published this week is the con- , I ‘ dens?d statement of the Com mercial Bank of Oregon of which the Virnonia bank is a branch. Another meeting for people be Tickets will go on sale here The total of postal account re- ( for a total of $199,414.61 of which The statement lists resources and after Saturday and remain on longing to the Vernonia Garden ceipts for the Vernonia post of $197,072.31 was the amount writ liabilities as of June 30 in con sale until the end of this month club and for others interest d in fice for the fiscal year ending ten and $2,342.30 was the total 1 formance with th? call report for for Vtrnonia night at P aver sta the work of the club is slated for that date. dium Friday, July 31. Ball fans Friday afternoon of this week at June 30 was released Wednesday 1 of fees charge for writing the Not shown in the stat ment, will r?e a double-header that Sundland Electric. The meeting by Postmaster Emil Messing along | orders. however, is the amount of deposits evening when the Beavers are will open at 2 p.m. Mrs. Marie with other figures showing the The sale of stamps, which is and the loans as they relate to scheduled to me"t S. attic. Ar Fraz" , chairman of the club, said amount of business transacted at the basis for determining the cla.^t th? Vernonia branch. Figures rangements to obtain th? tickets Tuesday when she announced the the office for the year. of post office, came to a total for both wer? released Monday was made earlier this week by date. Feature attraction for the gar- ’ This sum amounted to $223,032.- of $17,98426. by George A. Remnant, manager. George Petrs. « For this bank, deposits were | Th" admission prices are $1.50 , d"ners will be another talk by 21 and includes such items as A trend that has been in evi reported as being $1,384.433.58 adults and 25c for childien under ’ Jess Thornton of Warren . He will money orders sold, second class dence for several years remain d which includes both demand and 13 years. They will be placed on again tell details for successful mailings, mitered and non-meter the same during the past fiscal time deposits. Loans made here sale at several places h re for the gardening and landscaping, a sub- ed mail and box rent. The money year as far as postal savings arc ect he talked about previously at total $376.250 77 which figure is an convenience of fans wishing to order business alone accounted concerned. On deposit in the a club meeting June 25. increase since the last call report. go, h" said. account as of July 1, 1952 was $177,764. During the year dr posits amounting to $54.209 were made while withdrawals came to $76,814, leaving a balance on de posit as of Jun" 30 of this year of $158.279. This decrease has been in evidence here since bank ing facilities became available to prop!" of this area and has brought postal savings down to the present level from a high point of almost a quarter mil lion dollars. Sales of government bonds are [ still made at the post office and I these amounted to $37.800 during 1 the year. ‘ Store Front Refinished , I | DELIVERY was taken Wednesday of last w<-ek on this bus which th? Columbia Tree Farm will place in operation Monday morning when work resume« to haul the Farm crew from the office in Rivervtew t> wherever they may be working. Capacity of the vehicle is 24. From left: Herb Bender. Merle Cline. Glen Hawkins and Ralph Hartman. Th? front of the Western store I building and the store sign ha.> ! ben refinished during the pas* * few days. The work was done by C. J. Shaumburg.
