THURSDAY, DEC 24. 1953 THE
EAGLE
VERNONIA.
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Trees at Cost Available Now
The 1953 bulletin, "Trees for
> arm Woodlands" — with order
blanks for obtaining forest tree
.■«■idlings this winter and spring
— is now off the press. Lynn F.
Cionemiller, assistant state for
ester, has announced.
Any woodland owner who de
sues seedlings and who owns at
least three acres of land, may
qualify to buy the young trees at
cost for farm or forest plantings,
Cronemiller said
The forester
advised that sales cannot be
made for plantings within in-
eorporated cities, suburban resi-
dential areas or similar tracts
which cannot be classified as a
farm or woodland planting
Over five million tree seedlings
are produced each year by the
Oregon Forest Nursery at Cor
vallis for use on farm woodlands,
w nd breaks and reforestation pro-
lects. About one million are de
livered to farmers with the re
mainder being used for replant
ing state forest lands. Ten coni
fer and six hardwood species of
trees are available.
C opies of the new bulletin which
contains instructions in planting
and growing trees—along with
—der blank forms—ano now
ailable at the state forest t ' s
Decorations, Wrapping
Topic at Unit Meeting
"Christmas Decorations
and
Gift Wrapping." was the topic of
the Timb.-r rou’e extension unit
meeting of December 8 at the Ver
nonia grange hall, with the mem
bers contributing an example of
a decorat Km and explaining how
it was made.
The Christmas party was held
with an exchange of gifts and the
singing of Christmas carols by
the group with Mrs. Ray Stanley
playing the piano.
Hostesses
M rs. Oren W ed and Mrs. Bob
Con? decorated the table with a
Christmas centerpiece, candles
and favors.
Each member answered roll
call with a hous:hold hint. There
were nine m?mbers present, one
new member and three visitors.
The topic of the n.xt meeting
will be “Belts, Buckles and But
tons,” with the lesson given by
Mrs. Joe Baker and Mrs. Ed
Crawford at the grange hall on
January 12.
The modern torpedo gets
name from the electric
“torpedo electricus."
Th - San Francisco fire of 1906
was caused by breaking of gas
mains following the earthquake
Winter Raises
Driving Hazard
Failure to Apply for Benefits Under
Social Security Loses Family Income
It takes three to 12 times as
far to stop a car on snow or ice
as on dry pavement, the state
traffic safety i division reminds
Oregon drivers.
These figures, arrived at after
exhaustive study by the National
Safety Council's committee on
winter driving hazards, explain
why many motorists find them
selves involved in r^ar-end col
lisions and other highway mis
haps during winter months, the
state safety men said.
The division pointed out that
one important factor to keep in
mind when driving in snowy or
icy WLather is that temperature
plays a part in determining brak
ing distances and traction. As
temperature rises, ice (and. to a
lesser degree, snow) becomes
much mor? slippery.
Studies
show that when the temperature
is 32 degrees above zero, stopping
distance of a passenger car is
250 feet at 20 milts an hour.
When the temperature is zero,
stopping distance is 110 feet, a dif
ference of 140 feet.
Recent tests proved again that
chains provide better stopping
distances and traction than "win
terized” tires.
Other winter driving tips in
cluded: get the feel of the road,
keep windshield and other win
dows clear, pump brakes to slow
or
stop because hitting the
brakes hard can cause a skid,
and follow other vehicles at a
you would
pavement is dry.
Family income running into
hundreds of dollars is lost every
month because eligible persons
are not applying for their social
security benefits promptly, ac-
cording to Ev Cummins, field re-
presen tative of,the Portland so
cial security office.
Why do people fail to apply?
Perhaps the main reason for these
losses is a lack of understanding
of the new provisions of the law
“For instance”, Cummins said,
“benefits can now be paid to
minor
children
of
deceased
mothers who were working in
covered employment at the time
of death. Such benefits may b?
paid even though the father sur
vives and continue working.”
But benefits must be applied for
by someone responsible for the
children's welfare before any pay
ments can be made, he explained.
Cummins cited the case of a
Randolph Hearst
of Congress from
VVe’d like to sit
at your fireside
to greet you personally,
Merry Christmas.
Seawright's Vernonia Cleaners
Schaumburg
Hinders Program
Oregon's reforestation program
is going to hit a snag this year
because of the lack of Douglas-
fir se'-d.
The seed harvest, backbone of
th? artificial reforestation pro
grams of the lumber industry and
the state, was far less this year
than in previous years.
It is not just the state of Ore-
con '.hat will be affected by th?
lack of seed for thTe are several
nations in other parts of the world
depending on th? Douglas-fir
seed for reforestation.
Tree se°d dealers in the Willa-
m.tte valley reported that most of
the scantv fir seed cones in the
lower regions had either been
collected or the setd lost from re
maining cones as the dry east
w.nds caused the cones to open.
Early study of th"1 flowers on
the for st trees had indicated a
fa r crop, but unexplained fail
ure of the flowers to mature re
sulted in one of th-» poorest seed
crops of r cent years.
Forest researchers, with experi
ments aimed at establishing a
uniform seed testing procedure,
were forced into the higher ele
vations where cones still remain
ed unopened, to gather sufficient
cones to continue valuable ex-
perimints. In a number of the
districts, wardens and farm for-
esters were also engaged in col
lecting seed from other forest
trees.
The fir seeds are
nursery stock for
farm woodlands and reforestation
projects on tree farms. Other
se ds are sown by helicopter on
larger areas requiring reforesta
tion.
young widower who recently ap
plied for benefits for his two
minor children based on the wage
record of their mother who di.d
in July 1951.
He didn't get
around to file the claim until
July 1953. “Although each child
could have received checks for
$15.70 every month since July
1951," Cummins declared, "we
can pay for only six months back
of the month of filing. Thus this
family lost a total of $571.20—
checks for eighteen months —
because no one applied for bene
fits and no one contacted the
social security office to tell them
of the death."
Incomplete understanding of
other provisions of the law are
responsible for delays in filing.
Among these are benefits payable
to widows and minor children of
veterans who died in the service
at any time from September 16.
1940. and befor” July 1. 1955, all
widows of such veterans should
inquire concerning eligiblity for
benefits.
Self-employed persons who are
past 65 are now fully insured
under the law if they have re
ported net earnings for the past
two years. Many of these self
employed could have filed appli
cations for benefits at any time
since last July and could be draw
ing benefit payments now. These
include the self-employed who
are past age 65 and still operating
their trade or business, but mak
ing less than S900 net earnings
a year, The law considers them
retired if net earnings do not
average over $75.00 a month.
Cummins stated that several in
stance had recently come to
light in Columbia county where
self-employed persons have lost
several months benefits simply
because they delayed filing their
claims. "There is no substitute
for finding out how you stand,”
said Cummins.
No loss need occur if workers
will inquire at their social se-
curity office when they first be
gin to think about retiring and if
someone in the family will im
mediately contact the office when
someone in the family dies.
Thos? who wish to file claims
or obtain social security informa,
tion may meet the representative
during one of his regular weekly
Columbia county visits. Mr. Cum
mins may be contacted on the
s:cond floor of the St. Helens
courthouse, any Monday 1:00 to
3.00 p.m. or local residents may
wish to visit or write to the
Portland office located in Room
104, Old Post Office Building,
Portland. Oregon.
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