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Library, U of 0 * * VOLUME 35, NUMBER 29 Federal Aid Considered For Plant Due to the absence of two of : he councilmen, Bob Thompson ■and Charles Hickman Monday night, a regular council meeting was not held. However, the oth er members of the council, May- r»r Don Bayley, Recorder Sam Hearing and councilmen H. H. Sturdevant and Loel Roberts, met with S. A. Ross, engineer •rom N. W Hainer and Associates f Portland, firm that did the < igineering work for the city, to discuss possibility of getting federal aid for construction of a sewage disposal plant which state »anitary authorities have indicat ed as a necessity. Ross had looked over the situa tion during the day Monday and made recommendations and also • utlined the procedure to be fol lowed in making application for the federal aid which, if granted. >111 pay approximately one third ■ f the cost of the plant. Clatska- r.ie has recently been granted such aid for their ‘project. Ross will assist the council in making their application. Ross had also gons to the gar bage dump site Monday with Hearing and suggested ways for building the burner which also is a requirement the city must meet to satisfy sanitary and fire requirements. The next regular meeting of the council will be August 5. Premium Lists Available Now Fair premium lists are avail able at a number of Vernonia business houses for those who desire information concerning the rules for exhibiting. They may be found at the Vernonia Trading company, the West Oregon Elec tric office, Vernonia Variety, the U S. National bank and the Ver- nenia Eagle office. Dates for the county fair which is held at the Deer Island fair grounds, are August 15, 16 and 17. All 4-H club members and others who plan to exhibit live stock are reminded that they must be TB and Bangs disease tested to be eligible for showing. Also, 4-H members must submit in their blue completion cafd ■ rder to participate in the coun- ty fair. « - ---■ ... — Get Licenses July 26 A drivers license examiner will ?- on duty in Vernonia Friday, July 26, 1957, at the city hall be tween the hours of 10 a m. and 4 p m.. according to an announce ment received from the Départ ent of Motor Vehicles of Ore- gen Atomic Detonation Seen Monday Near Las Vegas Bill Horn, member of the ground observer corps returned Monday evening from Las Vegas where he had gone the previous Wed nesday on the invitation of the Air Defense Command to witness an atomic detonation, He saw the Diablo shot Monday morning which was one in the current Plumbob test series. Bill was one of 20 throughout the nation se lected for the trip which is a part of the air force program to pro vide maximum training and in doctrination to GOC skywatchers .supporting the nation's air de fense. The group was quartered at the fabulous Thunderbird ho tel and the morning after his ar rival there, a briefing of the group was held at the hotel and speak ers from the air defense com mand talked on the part atomic weapons would play in the de fense of the nation. The main weapon discussed was th» ne'A atomic rocket which would be fired from the air into flight of attacking hostile aircraft. This same weapon is to be tested in the near future at the Yucca Flats proving grounds. The third day of the visit, the group visited Boulder City and made a tour of the Hoover dam and Lake Mead. The next day they were guests of the atomic commission at Yucca Flats where they visited the area where pre O. T. Bateman, postmaster, Also, vious shots were fired. has released information that other briefings was h 'ld at the effective this week, the Ver camp site durihg which they nonia post office will not were told of the things the com open until 9 a.m. on Satur- mission hoped to learn from the days and will remain open shot they were to witness. They Mail will be until noon. were seeking mainly to learn how made up at 3:30 p.m. and to protect the civilian population will leave Vernonia at 4 p.m. in case of atomic attack. as on other days. Monday morning, the group left Hours that the post office the hotel at 12:15 a.m. and ar is open Monday through Fri rived at the camp site at 2 a.m. day are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. where they stayed until 3 when the final weather check was made, Whnn it was found to be satisfactory they proceeded to Yucca Flats and were stationed I about 10 miles from Ground 0, the spot where the shot was fired. This year’s picnic for personnel The guards issued dark glasses of Columbia Tree Farm will take and instructed the group in then place at Rogers park August 4. proper use. word from the Vernonia office At 4:30 a m. the shot, known Wednesday indicated. As has as Diablo, was fired and they been the custom in prior years, watched the famous'fireball and barbecued beef will be served atomic cloud rise above their and people attending will bring heads to a heighth of 30,000 feet. desserts and salads. The color of the Diablo shot was Combined with the picnic will different than any other thus far, be a service award presentation starting from a mild purple and which will be followed by games changing to a neon green. Short and entertainment. ly, the sun came over the moun Personnel of the Tillamook tain and hit the atomic cloud and Tree Farm will participate in the the many colors one might see picnic and awards presentation in a Pacific sunset could be view ceremonies. ed as reflected from the fringes of the cloud. Mr. Horn states that as a view er of this great experiment, he can assure the people of Vernonia that the Atomic Energy commis sion has their interests at heart A loaded logging truck was and these tests are necessary to wrecked Tuesday shortly after promote proper protection to the noon just past the road that turns people of the nation in to the International Paper company mill pond apparently after brakes had failed, causing the truck to go out of control. The truck, owned by Cliff Feth- erston. was driven by Bill Walton who noticed the difficulty as he Funeral services were held on was near the mill office, Wednesday at 1:30 p.m at Fui- He stayed with the truck un- til he passed all the parked cars ten's chap"'! in the Grove. Fores’. then jumped dear and let it go Grove, for George E Kirk, for over the bank where it came to mer Vernonia resident, who pass rest on its side with the load in ed away Saturday at Hillsboro tact. He received minor injuries. following an extended illness. Damage to the truck had not yet Burial was at the Union Point cemetery at Banks been estimated. Mr Kirk, a retired farmer, was bom at Hubbard. Ohio April 9. 1876. He grew up in Iowa and on August 18, 1897 married Julia E Davis at Manchester, Iowa Had he lived one more month they would have celebrated their resentative, is in charge of refor 60th anniversary. In 1919, the Kirks moved tn estation and forest genetics. Oregon and settled at Buxton Ken Palen, farm forester, state where they lived until 1936 when forestry department, will lead they moved to Vernonia. In 1954 timber cruising and forest stand they returned to Buxton. analysis. Dennis Mawhirter. war He is survived by his wife, den at the Pittsburg guard sta Julia, presently at Vernonia; tion. will bring his forest fire three sons, Leelin F.. Coos Bay; patrol crew into the camp to A J, Vernonia and Clarence W, show equipment and techniques Molalla; two daughter, Mrs La- of controlling forest fires. Under vona Peterson, Buxton and Mrs. water life, first-aid. campfire Ione Justice, Vernonia,, a broth building classes and field trips er, Howard. Ottowa, Kansas; a to area wildlife and forestry op sister. Mrs. Nellie DeWald. Harri erations also are scheduled son. Arkansas and by 14 grand In addition to classwork, out- children and 29 greatgrandchild door fun and adventure have ren. been planned to acquaint young- iter» with living in the open Annual Picnic Slated Games, campfire programs and swimming activities will be held Columbia county livestock peo every day The Columbia county ple are invited to the annual pot 4-H leaders association will pre luck picnic of the Columbia pare and serve meals from a County Livestock association on special 4-H tour kitchen trailer. Sunday, July 21 at the county Robert Stevely, Columbia county fairgrounds at Deer Island All extension agent, is camp organ stockmen and their families, in izer , cluding dairymen, are invited NEW HOURS SET AT POST OFFICE I iI Columbia Farm Plans Picnic Logging Truck Wrecked at Mill Three-day Forestry Camp Arranged For 4-Hers at Camp Wilkerson Appreciation of Oregon’s great •itdoors will be offered Oregon —H forestry club members who attend a three-day camp July 17. 18 and 19 at Columbia county’s Camp Wilkerson. Andy Land force and Charles Ross, Oregon State college extension specialists are in charge of the program. About 100 girls and boys of 4-H forestry clubs will attend asses m forest and wildlife a« i ham proper management as »aught by personnel from OSC, •he state game commission, forest industries, forestry associations and agencies Beginning, inter mediate and advanced classes w.ll be given depending on the club member’s years of attend ance at the camp Foresters Dave McMinn and r st Wallace from the Columbia Tree Farm will supervise activi ties for older boys. Keith Petrie, S Helens forester. Fir-Tex cor- p-'ration, will teach woodsman- up and Norman Bjorklund, in dustrial forestry association rep- VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON 10c COPY Rites Wednesday For George Kirk Shaw Resigns State Police Job July 19 Claude Shaw who has been a member of the Oregon state po lice since« 1949 and has been stationed here at Vernonia most of the time, has tendered his resignation effective tomorrow. July 19 Monday, July 22, Shaw will be gin new duties with the Oregon state department of agriculture as livestock theft investigator. His area will comprise Clatsop, Columbia. Tillamook and Wash ington counties and he will still reside here. Shaw has given two numbers that may be calk'd in the future by persons needing to contact the state police. They may call the patrol office at St. Helens, 406, or the state police head quarters at Milwaukie, OLive 4- 6555. State police calls should no longer be directed to Mr. Shaw. Jamboree Fund Net Reviewed Seventeen members of the Friendship Jambjoren committee were present for the meeting held last Thursday evening at the West Oregon building. Prin ciple business of the evening was to view the results of the cele bration. An incomplete report of money turned in from sale of booster buttons and nickels and i—ceipts from concessions was heard and bills received to date were ai lowed with a small balance re- maining as a nucleus for next years celebration. Persons who still have money to turn in or bills to be paid should be sure they are in the hands of the com mittee before the next meeting on August 8. according to Louis Towne, chairman. Several communications were read, expressing the sentiments of visitors who were here during the jamboree. Two of them ap pear els’where in this issue. Much of the evening was spent in discussing suggestions for im proving the celebration another year. Many things were learned this year by experience and the committee invites the suggestions of those who have constructive ideas to offer. Preliminary plans for next year will be laid at the August 8 meet ing. The committee feels that many things can be handled to a better advantage by longer range planning than was possible this year. 4-H Livestock Tour Dates Set The 4-H crops and livestock tour will be held August 7, 8, and 9 4-H members from Clat sop and Columbia counties will visit farms and points of interest in three Washington counties. Cowlitz, Wahkiakum and Pacific. They will cross the bridge at Longview and return by ferry to Astoria. Groups of older 4-H members in Washington will par ticipate with them on the tour PHONE HA 9-3372 LYNOTT TO SPEAK AT CHAMBER MEET Robert E. Lynott, Mr Weatherman on KOIN TV. channel 6. will be the guest speaker at the Vernonia chamber of commerce quar terly dinner meeting next Monday night at the I.O.O.F. hall. All chamber members and friends are invited to attend and tickets are available at the chamber office or from chamber members for $1.50 a plate. Dinner will be prepar ed by the Mi. Heart Social club. PeeWees Tally Loss Monday Bill Vlcek's PeeWees lost 10 to 1 to Clatskanie Monday even ing in a game played on the local field. Clatskanie’s win was attributed to good defensive play, no errors and the ability of their pitchers to strike out 13 of Ver nonia’s batters. One Clatskanie player, Davis, got a home run. The game was good from the spectators standpoint, with Ver nonia well in the running until the seventh inning when Clats kanie scored 4. Vernonia’s okly score was in that inning, also. Vernonia had six errors and lost two chances to score which were stopped by bad judgement on base running which caused put-outs. Line Score R H E 0132004 10 8 0 Clatskanie 0000001 1 6 6 Vernoma The BeeWees will go to Rai- mer Friday night for a 6:30 game , and will entertain Scappoose 1 here next Monday at 6:30 p.m. Junior Legion Team Wins 9-2 The Vernonia Junior Legion team post 'd a 9 to 2 win over As toria on the high school field here Wednesday of last week in one of their best games of the season. according to Charles Johnson, coach. Baker, pitching for Vernonia, allowed only three hits and struck out nine, Errors were held to one. E R H 3 2 Astoria 2 1 11 Vernonia 9 Astoria: Paulson, Thom Vernonia: Baker. Mullins. The game at Seaside was rain ed out last Sunday, and weather permitting, will be played this coming Sunday. This will be the last game of the season. Clatskanie Sets Community Day The Clatskanie 4-H Communi ty Day wijl be held July 27 ac cording to an announcement from the county agent’s office, St Helens. It promises to be an outstand- mg community fair with contests and exhibits in both 4-H home economics projects and 4-H live stock. One of the most popular events will be the crops and weeds judging and identification contest THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1957 Hearing Set For Hunting Rules Approval A shorter either sex deer season than last year would be in star for hunters if the tentative hunt ing regulations adopted by th game commission are given final approval at a second public hear ing to be held on July 26 A buck deer season starting September 28 extending to CK tuber 18 would be followed by a three-day hunter's choice season in most of the state with the gen eral season ending on October 21 Visible antlers would be legal in eastern Oregon and forked, horns in the western portion of the state. Western Oregon either sex hunts would be restricted to adjacent areas to the Willamette valley and small portions of Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine, and Jackson counties. Seven control led deer hunts would add to the harvest. The general elk season would start November 2 and end on No vember 24 except on the coastal ranges where the season would end on November 11. For the first tim" spike bulls would be legal in a portion of the coast range on a trial basis which would include Coos, Curry, and western Douglas counties. The remainder of the coast range would be restricted to bull elk with three points or better. Bag limit in the Cascades and north eastern areas would be one bull elk with antlers longer than the ears. In addition, 13 controlled and unit hunts would be held, imple menting the commission's policy of unit elk herd management Two thousand seventy-five free permits to be used in conjunction with a general elk tag would be issued tor these hunts. Public drawings would be held. Archery hunters would have 11 areas available, two more than last year. In five of these, arch ers would be allowed to take a deer and an elk Upland gam:' regulations would be much the same as last year The pheasant season would opchi on October 26 and run through November 11. Two cocks per day would be allowed in western Oregon while on the east side of the Cascades, the bag limit would be 3 cocks per day. Valley quail, mountain quail, bobwhite quail, Hungarian partridge, and chukar seasons would run concurrent with the pheasant season in east ern Oregon. In western Oregon open season for mountain quail would be from September 14 through the 22. There would be no open season on the west sid'.' for valley and bobwhite quail and Hungarian partridge Blue and ruffed grouse season would be from September 14 through September 22 in western Oregon and August 31 through September 8 in eastern Oregon Mourning dove season would run from September 1 through Sept ember 22 with a complete closure in Jackson county, while the bandtail season would open Sep* ember 1 extending through Sept ember 30 Instructions for making appli cation for controlled hunts will be made public immediately fol lowing adoption of final regula tions on July 26 , Two Sunday Dates Emphasized for Cub Youngsters The next two Sundays are im portant dates for all Cub Scouts for whom activities have becn at a standstill for the past sev- eral weeks. This Sunday. July 21, all Ver- nonia Cubs, their families and friends will go to Shute Park, Hillsboro at noon for a picnic which will be followed by roller A re skating and swimming minder is given that each family should take their own dishes along with their picnic lunch, Also Cub« are urged to take as guest> 7*j year old boys who will be eligible to become Cubs this fall This will enable them to become acquainted and in terested in cubbing. On July 28, the Sunset Trail Cub field day will be held at the Washington county fair grounds at Hillsboro from noon to 5 p m Picnic dinner will be for family, den or pack groups. Coffee and punch will be furnished but each person is to take his own cup There will be games, races, cere monies, prize« and a balloon for every kiddy. Den mothers arc urged to pre pare to take their den and Cubs are asked to take as guests to this event also their friends who will be eligible for membership this fall. In order that the committee m charge can know how many to prepare for, Den mothers arc asked to get an estimate of Cubs from their den. family member, and friends who will attend and give the information to Marvin Meyer, HA 9-6504, as soon as poa sible so that he can relay it to the chairman I
