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VOLUME 32. NUMBER 26
VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
PHONE 191
Civil Defense Stores to
Head Selects Close 5th
Group Leaders
Eight Divisions lor
Area Listed as Part
Of County Program
f l.000 MAN-HOURS of work without a lost-iim-
this plaque from the National Safety Council las
Nichols, logging manager for Crown Zellerbach B
lay divisions. Period covered was tho calencla
Pour Columbia Tree Farm em-
picyees, one Crown Zellerbach
employee from the Brightwood
d. zision and three from Tilla-
rr. k, were awarded service pins
at a dinner honoring the men
Friday evening at the Masonic
temple and the tree farm here
w's accorded recognition for a
ytzr without a lost-time accident
(photo above).
accident won fcr Columbia Tree Farm employe?*
Ftiday evening. Presentation was mad? bv Chas.
ghtwood, Col .mbia, Clatscp. Tillamook and Ncah
y.ar of 1353.
Fd Stamm, vie’-president of were award’d service pins, all
the timber division. Portland, was f ir completing five-y ar period*
th'’ principal T>< akrr of the even­ I of employment were: Harry Sa.i-
ing and told listeners some of
i don. Grover Howard, Newel)
the history of the company as
well as the necessity of continued Word and Tay McCoy. From the
scientific
timber
management i Brirhtwood and Tillamook divi­
along with rest arch to produce sions. on * of the service pins
’ paper products acceptable on to­ given was for a 10 year service
period, one for 23 and one for
j days competitive market.
Columbia Tr-’e Farm men who 25 years.
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WORK WITH LEATHER INTERESTING, PRODUCTIVE
To be worthwhile a hobby must
not be merely a time killer but
must be productive of something 1
both useful and lasting, is to.c i
op.mon of Mrs. A. W. Gardner,
proprietor of the Hy-Van h> el.
She has found the answer to this
requirement for herself in tnc
tolling and lacing of leather. .
Like many other worn.on wn.n
the r families are grown, Mrs.
Gaiciner felt the need for a new
interest. She was fortunate m
that she then lived in Lo.ig-
Brach, California and had acccs;
to the general adult division oi
L ' ~g Beach City College winch
off- red a wide range of adult
educr lion classes. She chose a
citss in Lather tooling and lac­
ing and took a course last.ng
through one summer.
She has a small tools cabinet
we?, filled with implements for
hir work and uses the best qual ,
ify of calf skin for mo. t of her
products. For some she does us? ,
steer or cow hide and has made
a tag from alligator. The leather
has to be wet when worked and
designs are first developed on ’
tracing paper, then transfened I
to the wet leather for tooling.
Mrs. Gardner displayed many
lovely and interesting articles
that she had made which showed
that she has the talent and ima-
g.'ation of an artist in working
out unique and attractive desigiu».
One article of special interest
was a large scrap-book made for
her son while he was m the ser­
vice. The cover bears designs
representing his branch of the
« rvice and various places he had
been stationed.
It was lined
with blue suede and beautifully
laced with a contrasting ieathei.
It is a lasting and fitting binding
for the wonderful store of sou- j
vemers he had accumulated
To show the versatility of her
art. an old high backed chair
had been cut down and the seat’
and back padded with tooled I
ieather to make an attractive and |
«•".fortable occasional chair.
A durable and beautiful cover •
pr'tccted a Bible which had been
a gift to the Gardners from a
church in which they had wont­
ed oefore coming here. Note book
covers, folders for preserving V-
rr.a.1 letters, billfolds and other
artcles showed the wide use to
uh.ch the hobby could be put. I
Because of the tool* needed and ,
the quality of material used, j
leather tooling is an expensive |
h'_eby but in skillfiK hands it is
also a hobby which has a d.’fi- I
n:te commercial
value
Mrs
Gz*dner f.nds that people who
s •• her articles want similar one*
made for them and she has been
able to fill enough orders to i
make her hobby pay its way by
«.j.ering the cost ot material*
*!■•< has used for herself and the
Bill J. Horn, chairman of ar­
rangements fcr setting up the civil
defense program for this area so
that it will be a part of the over­
all county program, has named
the leaders of eight divisions of
the progdam. He r leased the
names Monday.
Working with
Horn as assistant chairman for
this area is Bert Brunsman.
Each division head will pick
the men and women to work in
that department and in some in-
tances these selections have al­
ready been made, the chairman
pointed out. Some of the divi­
sions will work only as locral
units while others will serve on
a county-wide basis or in con-
punction with a staging area
near Portland.
Named to head the divisions
are: Sam Cagle, fire; Glen Hawk­
ins. Red Cross; Guy Thomas,
communications; Mrs. Ed Buck­
ner, welfare; A. D. Lolley, law
enforcement; Harry Culbertson,
demolition; water protection
James McCrory and Les McMul­
len and transportation, W. A. Da­
vis.
The county plans concerning
the division on fire specifies that
this unit include 15 firemen and
one piece of equipment that could
serve on a county-wide basis The
Red Cross part of the program
includes a rescue crew which
would be composed of those who
participate in operation of the
Vernonia ambulance. All mem­
bers of the Red Cross crew, which
has been selected, are qualified
in first aid work.
Final Services .
Read Wednesday
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday
afternoon at the
Evangelical United Brethren
church for Mrs. Norris Soden
who passed away Sunday even-
at the Hillsboro Convalescent
home after a long illness.
Randi Flaten was born March
16. 1874 at Denison, Minnesota
and was 80 years, 3 months and
10 days old at the time of her
death. She lived in various places
in Minnesota until 1923 when
she came to Portland.
On June 21, 1941 she was mar­
ried to Norris Sodixi at Astoria,
I and came to Vernonia to make
her home.
Ski is survived by her husband,
MRS. A. W. GARDNER
and Ly one sister, Dorothea Pear­
sun of Portland, and two broth­
many gift items she has enjoyed and is sure that others could, too
ers, Ole Flaten of Havre, Mon­
making her friends and relatives. I By the very nature of its exact­
ing demands on ones attent.o . tana and Ingvold Flaten ot Port­
In making articles for other ,
and skill, it would Of necessity land •
people she finds a real challenge push from ones mind all worry
She was a member of the Lu­
for her imagination and creative and problems. And, the finished theran church and of Vernonia
ability in developing unique tie- articles are both useful and last­ Temple No. 61, Pythian Sisters.
signs appropriate to the indi­ ing, giving satisfaction of both She also belonged to the Ruth
Circle of the Evangelical United
vidual
In this way each item i accomplishment and pleasure.
Brethren church here
is distinctive and different with 1
Services were conducted by
definite personal appeal.
Revrend F M. Knoll and burial
Mrs. Gardner has found that a j
was in the Vernonia Memorial
number of Vernonia people are
cemetery
Bush Funeral Home
interested in learning to tool lea- ,
was in charge of arrangements.
th?r and she has been approached
with requests to form a class ant, j
Cattle owners planning to ex­
teach it, but the responsibility,
THOSE WHO ARE IN IT
of the business which she and hibit stock at the Columbia Coun
ty
Fair,
or
other
fairs
will
need
Wcsk?y Hunt spent last week
her husband operate do not le^v- '
to be making plans to have cattle end here at the Fred Hunt home
her sufficient time at present.
However, when her duti.s per­ tested beforehand, suggests Don He has recently been promo’ed
Coin Walrod, County Agent.
from Pfc to corporal
mit, she finds for herself a sat.s
Paul G. DeShazer, general live­
fying relaxation in her hobbt
stock superintendent at the Co­
BM2 c Elmer Goodman who 1*
lumbia County Fair, indicates home on leave is a guest at the
Heart Attack Claims Man that all bovine animals over six Rex Normand home. Last Frida v
months of'age must have passed he and Patricia, Glenda and Bon
Death struck suddenly in ar.
a negative test for tuberculosis me Normand motored to the coast
other Vernonia home early Wed­
within the 90 days previous to and now he and Patricia Nor­
nesday morning when Pete Wei?
man was taken bv a heart attack. the fair.
mand are visiting his brother
Funeral services will be held Fri­
All cattle exhibited at the Co­ and family and the Beryl Nor­
day morning at 10:00 o'clock at lumbia County Fair are to come mand family at Prospect.
the Evangelical United Brethren from disease-free herd*, and in
Al c Harold Crowston arrived
church here and committal will addition,
all
animals exc pt
be at the Willamette Nation ceme­ steers must have passed a nega­ home last week from Alaska for
tery in Portland at 2 00 p m. A tive test for brucellosis within 45 a forty day leave after which he
military service will be conducted days preceedmg the fair, with will go to Delaware about August
there.
some exceptions.
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Show Cattle
Must Have Tests
Ne■arly all places of business
will be c'losed here next Monday.
July 5, th? day following the
July 4 holiday which falls on
Sunday, a check w ;th owners and
managers indicat.’d earlier this
week.
The Munday closure conforms
with the procedure ordinarily fol-
lowed when a legal holiday takes
plac? Sunday.
THURSDAY. JULY I,
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No Response
Results from
Call for Bids
City io Ask Slate
Purchase of $85.000
Issue for Sewer
City councilmen at their mrrt.
ing Monday, which was the ihirz
specified for the opening of
I for the $85.000 sewer bond issw
learned that no bids had been r.’
ceived. The call for bids wa.’ is­
sued early in June after voter*
at the primary election author».
ed
a charted amendment wh«b
Rain prevented another game
specified
terms of repayment ■ •
for the town team Sunday at
Longview and accounts for the the bonds.
third delay in the schedule so far
After it was determins-d Mi*»
this season for the Oregon Wash­ day that no bids were at harg.
ington league. Make-up gam -
will be arranged later to bring councilnien issued an order th*/
will refer the city issue to tbr
the schedule up to date.
state
bonding commission. Tbr
So far this season Charles
Johnson and Foster head the bat- order specified that City Attur
ting average list for this team ney C. F. Bradley refer the mstr-
with a percentage of .500. The ter to the state as soon as pos­
sible.
full listing i. 1 '
The city attempted to sell the
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Johnson
500 $85,000 issue last year, but a
4
2
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500 technicality in the charter ami n»
Foster
2
Powell
1
500 ment adopted at that time brnughe
Franks
13
6
462 a rejection from the state to par­
Fulton
17
6
353 chase the bonds.
Brewer
15
4
266
2
Fuller
8
250
Crowston
18
4
222
Gwin
15
3
200
Nightwine
5
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200
2
Roberts
12
165
2
Higley
12
165
Final arrangements for a spe­
Desoíd i
10
1
100
Hunt
1
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000 cial July 4 celebration m bk
Helens were being whipped
shape this week as various or
ganizations planned several
events.
The Jaycees* jalopy races anr
expected to draw a throng of Co­
lumbia county residents in thr
Voters who participated in Mon­ afternoon, with time trials
day afternoon's union high school for 2:30 pin. and the races ;*i
3:30 pm. Times for this event
election named Sam Hearing Jr
to fill the vacant position on the i were changed this week to aL
board for a term of five years and | low fans time for picnic innehw
gave thei» approval to the pio- prior to the afternoon and even
posed tax levy of over the six ing activities.
At 7:30, at the Columbia coin
per cent limitation.
Total tax levy for the coming ty fairgrounds, the St. Helms
fiscal year, as specified in the firemen will sponsor a free talem
budget, is $115,762 04 of which show, with Miss Elaine Haling
aifiount $94,656.05 is outside the assisting in the production. Fol­
lowing the variety show, a firv-
six per cent limitation.
Hearing was sworn in as a works display will go on, pro­
member of the board at the meet, bably around or after 8 30 p m.
mg following the election. Mrs. The fireworks display is a)*»
Paul Gordon was named as clerk sponsored by the firemen wills
of the board for another year and funds provided by that group arid
the school custodians were ap­ other civic organizations. Then-
will be no charge for either the
pointed to their jobs again?
Board members authorized a talent show or fireworks.
A July 4 dance with Hal Cook’s
survey of other districts in the
state to obtain comparative price orchestra and vocalist Connie
data for the operation of school Becker, is scheduled to begin at
busses. This action came after a the fairgrounds immediately fal­
discussion of adverse road con­ lowing the fireworks. The damn
ditions which apply to one of the is sponsored by the Veteran* of
bus routes operated for this dis­ Foreign Wars and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
trict
Rain Prevents
Sunday Game
Races Scheduled
During Holiday
District Names
New Director
$61,073 Paid to People
In County Each Month
"At the end of 1953, 1390 Co
lumbia county people were re­
ceiving a total of $61,073.00 per
month in old-age and survivors
insurance checks," Ev Cummins,
field representative of the Port­
land social security office an­
nounced this week.
One hundred and ninety-six
more county people were receiv-
the checks as compared with 1952.
Total monthly payments increas­
ed 22 per cent in 1953
Retired worker* and their de­
pendents in Columbia county
were getting about 80 per cent
of the $61,073 in old-age and sur­
vivors insurance monthly pay­
ments, according to the repre­
sentative.
In making this announcement,
Cummins released newly avail­
able figures showing the number
of persons in the several bene­
ficiary groups in the county and
the total in benefits being paid *
In December, 807 retired work­
ers received a total of $42.649, 236
aged wive* and dependent hus­
band i got $6,304, a total of $7170
w-nt to 217 children, including
a few children of retired aged
workers; 34 mothers with mmsr
children in their »ire were re­
ceiving a total of $1363 monthly,
and $129 in survivors pay menu
went to thres dependent agid
parents on the beneficiary rolls.
The total in monthly benefit
amounts paid in Columbia county
increased $11,235 00 in the 12-
month period
These local figure* for old-as«
insurant-? payment* also reflect
a national trend. Cummins point
ed out. In the country as a whole,
more than six million persons
were receiving such benefit pay­
ments at the end of 1953. almost
a million mor* than in December,
1952
"The payment monthly of $S1.
073 00 to 1390 person* in this
county is a real significance P»
the economic well-being ot the
community at large," Cummin*
said, "and in many cases repie -
sents the greatest or only sourct-
of income to the individual fa­
mily concerned."