n in H i B H H U i n t » - , <EzxsEosznxxEm >— - E Gross Farm Income in County * n n , . M<lu, AM < For 1964 Drops from 63 Total hardware and electric C O A S T .IQ .C O A C O A S T TO COAST S TO R ES Gross agricultural income to Co down resulting from the Columbus F IN E F U R N IT U R E lumbia county’s farmers for 1964 is Day storm of 1962. Gross returns going to be below the previous year from this source total about $550,000. by about six percent, or $340,000, Direct government payments are dropping total returns below the $5 a very small factor in the economy million mark for the first time in a of Columbia county farmers who or good many years. dinarily receive about $25,000 in Ag While a few individual commodi ricultural Conservation and Stabili ties increased returns to growers, the zation cost-sharing payments and majority showed slight decrease. wool production incentive payments. Changes in levels of production and Some additional payments .estimated prices in the m;rrket place were both to be less than $50,000 will be made factors causing minor shifts in gross from emergency appropriations for finishing removal of storm damage income. 36 Holly-Day Universal "Com pact” BINOCULARS Returns from livestock, including debris in woodlands. CHRISTMAS CARDS HAIR «•gu/or/y $24.99 meat animals, dairy, poultry, and DRYBR miscellaneous animals were three percent below 1963. However, cattle and calves were off by eight percent while hogs, lambs, poultry, and mis 7 « 35 POWER (SF0917-2) cellaneous livestock either held stea dy or showed slight increases. Ragularly $ 2 9 .9 9 MIST—Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schaum Dairying, the leading agricultural burg from Portland were Saturday income producer in the county for night guests of the Walter Math Model 23 CK 302 many years, continues to follow na Ragularly ews. They enjoyed the Mist Help $15.95 tional trends toward fewer but larg ing Circle program and on Sunday 7 x 50 POWER Don’t buy a color TV that may soon be er herds. Although dairy cow num (SF0920-7) As«ort*d cord assortment In morning the four went to Sunday bright Christina* colors. 36 bers are down in the county, pro Extra large hood, nail polish Center focus. Zless style, fully school and church at Birkenfeld. obsolete. Get a Motorola Rectangular long-typo fsldor card* with dryer, 2 pockets, hat box style, duction levels have not climbed up coated optics. Pigskin case. onvolopo*. (TF0002-6) They attended the pot luck dinner at Color TV. «Plus Fed. Toy (WSO3OO-2) ward as they have in most parts of the church kitchen following the the nation. Returns to dairymen for Darling AUTO Paca V/hlta service. Sunday evening the Math • Handwired Chassis milk and cream sold totalled $«20,000 WALKING DOLL COMPASS ews attended church at Forest Grove BATH SCALE • Full Year Guarantee compared with $861,000 last year. Ad where they viewed films of last ditional returns of $238,000 from ani • Color Indicator Light summer’s youth camp on the Lewis mals sold for meat bring the dairy river. Their daughter, Marian, who • New Slim Cabinet men’s return to slightly over one mil was an active member of the youth lion dollars. For the purpose of re group, was shown in the film. (Many Other Models In Stock) cords .this latter item is credited to Mrs. Bud Hemeon and Mrs. A1 meat animal production under cattle Schlehuber were hostesses Thursday sales. at the home of Mrs. Hemeon for the Cattle and calves continue to be Mist Helping Circle. Seventeen mem the major source of income for Co bers and guests, Mrs. Clarence Ky- lumbia county’s farmers. While cat ser, Mrs. Norman Hansen and Mrs. tle numbers have increased fairly W J J ,™ JS S C Fred Busch, were present. Plans for Navigation compass dial is Large easy-to-see numerals steadily due to a shift from dairy to moving aya* a nd lash««. Rootad •asy-to-read. Gleaming chrome the program Saturday evening were show through magnifying lens. curly bob hairdo, assorted beef, and because of numerous small and Black, Grey, Red or Beige. Proven accurate. Vinyl plat completed. Election of officers was color*. (TH 0205-9) (AB0590À0-AB0590D4) operators, low prices during the year form. fWB0ft?54n A rm strong Budgetone held with Mrs. Robert Mathews, pres combined with other factors to drop M e ta /-T o -M e ta / Buckle vinyl floor covering. ident; Mrs. Charles Hansen, vice- U n lv a rta l 12” returns eight percent below those ot Im m anib la Square 29 AUTO SAFETY president and Mrs. George Mathews, a year earlier. Gross receipts from Y ard_________ secretary treasurer being named. SEAT BELTS. BUFFET SERVER cattle and calves amounted to Congoleum vinyl Fore Members are reminded that the De $997,000. cast floor covering. cember meeting will be the third Slightly increased hog numbers in Square Thursday, December 17, due to the the county have served to keep to Christmas holidays. Mrs. Charles Yard__________ tal receipts about constant in spite Ramsey and Mrs. Wayne Kyser will T.V .Pillowback Recliner 9x12 Plastic of relatively low prices. On the other be the hostesses at the Birkenfeld Vinyl Covered, Foam Surface Rugs hand better prices for lambs and See Our New Selection Center. Christmas gift exchange with Set and Foam Back. wool help to keep returns from this of Table Lamps secret pals revealed will be held. Now $| source constant in the face of de 95 and Only................. creasing farm flock numbers. up Most of the miscellaneous animal 100% Nylon wob (or front or roar on a ll car* and truck*. receipts of the county, amounting to Visit Our Toy and Fur Complota with control and Exceed* SAE «pacification*. $515,000, stem from mink operations, niture Department Up vented cover. Cook and torvo Choice of many color*. right at your tablai (WS0519-9) although a few unusual enterprises, (AB1020-0-AB1030-8) stairs including bees, are listed in this yBlg 52 Gallon category . Columbia county is one of 'silv er S eal TIMBER—Timber Helping Hands the more important mink producing ^Electric club met November 18 at the home La Salle "Fan Gio” areas of the state. WATER of Mrs. Marjorie Wilcox. The usual Automatic Elec. Heater Livestock production in t o t a l SIMMONS HEATER potluck lunch was served, after brought gross returns of $2,975,000 with which Mrs. Harold Kimber was hon- Slum ber King Innei to the county, a drop of three percent dtf ered with a stork shower. The next Spring M attress and Thermostat from the 1963 figure. Livestock and meeting will be held December 15 livestock products account for more Box Springs Q 9 5 Titan Circl-Aire Portable at the home of the president, Mrs. than 60 percent of the total receipts Price, each Baseboard Elec. Heater John Alviso. At this meeting secret fanners receive from agricultural Combination Fan-Forced pals names will be revealed, new Beauty Rest Inner pursuits. and Radiant $ Q p -9 5 officers elected and names for secret Spring M attress and Crops returns for the 1964 year pals drawn for the coming year. Heat. Only .. . were down 11 percent for a total of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stain went Thermostatically Controlled $1,928,000 with small fruits leading to Portland the past week end to get Springs, Each Oakland Wood $ the list in importance of production. their infant daughter, Sandra Lea, H eater.................... P art of the reason for the sharp de who has been quite ill at the home Oakland Fireplace 95 crease in receipts is due to the dis of Mr. Stain's mother, Mrs. Ema continuation of rose growing activi Wood H eater........ Goad. Sandra will be under the doc ties in the Scappoose area. tor’s care for another five weeks. Favorable w e a t h e r conditions Every few days one hears of some boosted strawberry production so Model FD 11-64 — 10.51 cu. ft. capa one who went to school to or with that receipts for this commodity to city, 30” width, 59% ” height, 71-lb. President L. B. Johnson. A Timber talled $520,000. This increased pro lady, Mrs. Catherine Mitchell, at zero zone freezer. Automatic de Goulds balanced flow duction added up to the highest re tended the same college, Southwest frosting refrigerator section. turns growers have experienced in shallow w ell system ern Teacher college at San Marcus, several years although acreages are Gallon Snowcrest White No tank, no extras. Texas, only four years prior to his Batteries — Group 1 down considerably and prices have only.......................... . 15 Mo. Guar. T55 Now S Q Q 5® BUtwell Sofa Bed and entering. The Peal House where she remained stable. The county now boarded for $17 a month, was locat Exchange _ O nly---- Rocker Set stands about sixth in the state in ed on Wood street about four blocks the production of strawberries, none IT’S A PRIVILEGE AND A PLEASURE TO LIVE IN VERNONIA from the men’s quarters, or the of which are processed here. garage where he tells about living. Accident in Michigan Astoria bentgrass, a premium qual nesday. ity turf grass in which the county Art Bellingham attended a meet Takes Life of Worker leads the state, is estimated to bring ing for school board members Thurs Birthday of Mother BIRKENFELD — Word was receiv growers a gross return of about $153,- day and Friday of last week at the Observed in Portland ed by relatives here from Mrs. Flora 000, although marketings for the year Hilton hotel in Portland. He accom are not yet complete. About 900 BIRKENFELD - Mr and Mrs. G. RIVERVIEW—Word has been re Lustig of Michigan, that her son panied J. W. Aeaiturri, school sup BIRKENFELD—Winema HEC will acres of bottom land in the Clatska P. Wanstrom anti Hank Robinson ceived regarding Mr. and Mrs. Olin Johnnie was killed while at work. erintendent. meet at the home of Miss Anna nie area are devoted to this crop. were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Robbins, former residents of Riv No details have been learned. Those attending the OSU-U of 0 Ann Ramsey and her roommate at Hanberg Tuesday, December 1. with Hays of various kinds form the Ione Downs in Portland. The oc erview. He was injured in Septem football g'm e at Corvallis Saturday principal crop grown in the county, casion was her mother’s birthday. ber at the mill where he worked Cascade college, Mary Enge of Mo pot luck at noon. This will be the were Mr. and Mrs. Gene Larson and other than timl>er, but because most Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Baker and has undergone surgery on his lalla spent the week end here with Christmas meeting at which the Susan. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Larson, of it is used by growers for livestock spent the week end with his folks, shoulder. He is not yet able to go Ann’s folks. Saturday evening, the 1964 pals will be revealed and the Terry and Dave, Lloyd Johnston and feed, the small amounts sold to other the Darrell Bakers. back to work. Mrs. Robbins spent girls were dinner guests at the Shir exchange of Christmas gifts will be •lirn Bellingham. Terry, Lloyd and stockmen and ltorse owners returned Several from here attended the several weeks recently in Mississip ley Berg home. Mr. and Mrs. Ram held. Jim went down Friday evening. sey took the girls back to school about $66,000. bazaar and program at Mist Satur pi due to the illness of her mother. Mrs. Vick Berg accompanied Mrs. Truck crops, mostly cabbage for day evening and enjoyed it very Ruth Steers to Portland last Wed Jack Gaston returned home from Sunday afternoon. Read the ads, it will pay you! processing into sauerkraut and cu much. Mr. and Mrs. Errand, two sons Tuality hospital Saturday after cumbers for pickles, along with beans Mr. and Mrs. Jim Watson were spending seven weeks there due to and a daughter from McMinnville bring gross receipts of about $82.000. recently in Astoria and Portland. injuries received in a car accident. have moved here and are living in While potatoes are grown rather Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Glick and He is able to be around on crutches. the Tom Johnston house. Mr. Errand widely over the county, limited Candy were Saturday evening dinner Glen Reynolds, the son of Mr. is E. T. Johnston's farm hand. amounts sold commercially for table- guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Watson. and Mrs. Donovan Reynolds, came stock and certified seed return grow Mrs Lloyd Beach entertained with home Saturday after several days Kruckman Brothers Phone HA 9-6015 Riverview ers a gross figure of $48,000. a birthday dinner last week for her stay at Tuality hospital with a kid Small grains, once major crops in mother, Mrs. Maud Rogers. Also ney infection. Visit Local Couple "Where Your Money Buy* More" A t the Mile Bridge the county, have netted growers sucn present for the dinner were her Vernon Bateman is still conva NATAL - PITTSBURG — Fred low profits that these crops are now three other daughters. Myrtle, Lena ALWAYS — Top Quality lescing at the home of his mother, Kruckman of Camas and brother used primarily in rotations and or and Mary. Mrs. Nellie Bateman at Forest Harry Kruckman of Latourell Falls erosion prevention rather than as a Mr. and Mrs. Art Bellingham were Grove. He will have to return to ALWAYS — Best Prices major cash crop. in Portland last Friday evening at the U of O hospital December 1 for visited with Mr. and Mrs Noble Dunlap Saturday. Farm woodland returns for the the IVrtland International airport to a checkup. ALWAYS — Phone and Delivery Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Dass spent year remained high, probably as a meet Douglas who had come from Mrs. Mabie Mills of Los Angeles Monday in Portland They visitea result of continued harvest of blow- Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He is on a —From your home-owned, independent grocery__ delay, enroute to Fort Lewis and is visiting at the home of her moth- with their daughter. Mrs Don Arm er. Mrs Artie Buckner strong at Beaverton, also. will spend Thanksgiving at SHOP BY PHONE — YOU RING, WE BRING Mr. and Mrs. Merle Cline visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis of at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Portland were Sunday afternoon vis 6 THURSDAY, NOV, 26, 1964 SHOP LOCALLY FIRST! Cline at Vancouver Sunday. itors of their son Orin and wife - WE D E L IV E R - NEW! Big Rectangular Screen MOTOROLA COLOR TV SA LE STARTS TODAY! /I W. Mathews See Filins of Camp ÎB lii ÿ ’ $- J J . T 7 ’10 ’68' Helping Hands Slate Election $4 Box ¿4M $r 1 jQ «/ 50 V 0300303 $Q/1 “F 95 156 139 $1.69 B33SBEB33a3XXEiai>— 4 Injury Forces Long Vacation iztZ 179’ $ 299 00095 Winema HEC Dates Party KING ’S Grocery-Market Denton ia Cagle