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FEATURE EXHIBIT at the Oregon state fair
was the Columbia county entry in the Industry
classification. The display earned a blue ribbon
in the judging. Built by tbe South Scappoose
Grange, the display’s theme was “Candle Power
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to Nuclear Power.” and featured a model of
Portland General Electric’s Trojan nuclear plant
end candles from Western Candles, Limited of
Scappoose. Next year's state fair display is to
be placed by Natal, this year’s county fair winner.
Demon ia Eagle
VOLUME 48, NUMBER 37
Tree Growers
Invited for
Forestry Tour
Columbia county woodland
owners have been invited to
take part in a forestry tour
and program planned and ar
ranged by the Washington
County Small Woodlands Asso
ciation, r e p o r t s Extension
Agent Don Coin Walrod.
The tour will start from the
Oregon State Department of
Forestry office just west of
Forest Grove at 9:45 a.m. and
will proceed to the Christmas
tree plantation of Bob Snow to
see production methods used
for quality production. Some
special equipment will be on
hand such as a Kitty-Track and
a Holder tractor.
Thinning treatments of var
ious types in pre-commerical
age timber will be visited.
Some plots include fertilizer
treatments. The economics of
mechanical ana chemical thin
ning will be considered at one
stop. Full data on treatment
will be on hand in each case.
Lunch will be at a forestry
park at noon. Sack lunches and
drink wall be the responsibility
of each individual.
The tour will be concluded at
5 p.m. An evening dinner and
program will start at 6 p.m. at
Sunset Grange, where a ham
dinner will be served by ladies
for $1.75. A slide program will
be presented and two after-
dinner speakers will make brief
comments about forestry mar
keting.
Full program schedules can
be obtained from the Washing
ton, Columbia, or Yamhill Ex
tension offices or from Don
Gillett, president of the Wash
ington County Small Woodlands
Association, or Don Logan, as
sociation secretary.
VERNONIA. OREGON »7064
Jamboree
Committee
Sets Meet
The
Vernonia Friendship
Jamboree committee will meet
next Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 16 at the West Oregon
Electric building, with the ses
sion convening at 7:30 p.m.
The number one item on the
agenda is the nomination and
election of officers for the 1971
event. Nominations will be
made from the floor, and, as
always, new faces are welcom
ed among the past year’s vo
lunteer workers.
A re-cap of the 1970 Jamboree
also is expected at this session,
reports Chairman Henry Ander-
egg.
Persons wishing to become
involved in the annual event,
its planning and continuation,
are urged to atted the Wed
nesday session Newcomers to
the Vernonia area are invited
to attend and learn what goes
into making the community
wide celebration a success.
P TA Council
Slates Session
Columbia County Council PTA
will have their first meeting of
the year September 17 at Wash
ington grade school in Verno
nia, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This meeting will be held in
the form of a workshop, con
ducted by Mrs. Jack Alexander,
who is regional vice-president,
for this area. Other state repre
sentatives will also be present.
Council PTA officers this
year are: Mrs. Donald Endi
cott, president; Mrs. Edward
Borlin, vice-president;
Mrs.
Herman Heckathom,
secre
tary; and Mrs. Ray Corra,
treasurer.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1970
UGN Campaign
Workers Told
For 7 0 Drive
Volunteer workers for the
county and its communities
have been named for the 1970
United Good Neighbors drive,
slated to open October 1.
The Columbia county cam
paign chairman is Jack Holt of
Clatskanie. Mrs. Roy Johnson
of Columbia City will act as
publicity chairman.
St. Helens city chairman will
be Dick Severson, and his di
vision chairmen will be: Dick
Howell, highway business area;
Tony Federici and Mrs. Chris
tine Mock, uptown business
area; Ed Grady, downtown
business area; Rod Norwood
and Wayne Weigandt, profes
sional division; Bob Stevely, go
vernment; and Jim Ogletree,
industrial.
Community chairman, with
the exception of Clatskanie
whose chairman has not yet
been named, are: Scappoose,
Don Jimerson; Warren, Mrs.
Dar Sanders; Columbia City,
Mrs. Burt Topping; Rainier,
Dick Cortwright;
Vernonia,
Cliff Norwood.
FOOTBALL OPENER!
Tomorrow Night
at
Green man Field
VERNONIA LOGGERS
ve.
WILLAMINA
Game Time: 8:00 P.M.
Plant, Store Opened b y Nehalem Arms
Vernonia now boasts a busi
ness which will “put it on the
map,” at least in black-oweder
circles, with the opening of
Nehalem Arms on Bridge
street.
The owner-operator is Ralph
Holzman, a craftsman engaged
in the manufacture of Ken
tucky rifles. Holzman, who
creates a “quality product,” is
featured in the 1971 edition of
Guns & Ammo magazine’s an
nual
The feature article calls at
tention to the fact tha Holz
man is one of he few gun
smiths left in the United Stales
who makes his living in the
Red Cross to Meet
The annual meeting of the
Oregon Trail chapter of the
American Red Cross, a United
Good Neighbor partner, will be
held Monday, September 28,
3:30 p.m., at chapter headquar
ters in Portland. Election of
chapter members to the board
of directors will be conducted
at this meeting, according o
Guy C. Rea, chapter chairman
manufacture of handmade fire
arms.
He states that he has actual
ly been in the business only
two years, turning his former
hobby into his vocation at that
time. He adds that he first be
came interested in black pow
der shooing, then built his own
rifle and, from there, the hobby
grew into today’s full-time busi
ness.
His sales are primarily via
the mails, although he will do
some gunsmithing and custom
stock work at his Vernonia
plant.
The black powder end of his
business is operated under the
name of Kentucky Riflecrafts.
Holzman has on display sev
eral Kentucky-type rifles at his
shop which attest to his fine
craftsmanship. He purchases
the barrels readymade, but
from there constructs the gun
himself. He “makes-to-order”
cap and ball and flintlock arms,
with hand carved stocks, cus
tom inlaying and engraving.
The Guns & Ammo publication
rated his firing mechanism as
“one of the best available" for
its dependability.
For the sportsman, he will
carry a line of modern ammu
nition, rifles, and all other
shooters’ needs at his shop. He
added that he will have the
largest stock of black powder
supplies on the west coast when
fully established in his new lo
cation.
Although he has just recent
ly made the move from South
ern California to Vernonia,
Holzman was quick to add that
he is a “native Oregonian". He
is a graduate of Scappoose high
school, so is familiar both with
Oregon and Columbia county.
Health reasons prompted his
departure from employment
with the aerospace program in
California, and opened the re
turn to Oregon, he states.
To give local residents an ad
ded incentive to “drop by and
get acquainted,” Holzman is
sponsoring a big buck contest
at his shop. One of his cap and
ball revolver replicas will be
the grand prize.
The new business will be
open daily, Tuesday through
Saturday, with Sundays, Mon
days and holidays listed as
closures.
Mayor Sherman Fisher open
ed the first-of-the-month meet
ing for September at city hall
Monday evening, with Council-
men C. E. Miller, David Bana.
and Deri Roberts present. Coun
cilman Bair was absent from
the table.
Following reading and ap
proval of the previous meeting
minutes, the mayor called for
business from the floor
The first item was a report
by Errol Carr of Robert E.
Meyer Engineers, Inc., on the
status of the East Vernonia se
wer project. Garr stated that
either a state or federal grant,
if one is awarded, should be
available about the first of the
year (1971). He also advised the
council that the easement des-
cripions should be prepared
within the next two weeks.
The council turned to discus
sion of the order in which to
pursue completion of the sewer
project. Both pre- and post
assessment on the property
holders within the district were
discussed for the project. It
was decided to use the post
assessment method.
The council, upon recommen
dation of the engineer and at
torney, decided to proceed as
rapidly as possible with the
project, and hope to acquire
lower bids by calling for them
during the winter months.
Also speaking from the floor
was Bill Daniel of the Farm
Home Administration. He stat
ed that he had “just dropped
by to see ho wyou are getting
along wih the project.”
Daniel later explained that
FHA was set up to assist muni
cipalities and districts in their
water and sewer projects, add
ing that he was “here to see
your problems.”
Daniel also was questioned
about the “low-income” homes
August Report
Given by VPD
The monthly report of acti
vities for the Vernonia police
department, as prepared by
Chief Ray Garcia, was sub
mitted to the council Monday
evening for August.
The report showed that 336
regular man hours had been
worked, and that the reserves
had been used a total of 12
hours.
Thirteen docket arrests were
made: One for drunk in public
place; disorderly conduct, 1;
DULL, 1; warrant arrest, 1;
juvenile referrals, 3; MIP, 5;
and furnishing liquor to minors,
1.
Traffic summons totaled 37,
of which 25 were in the form
of verbal warnings. Other traf
fic
citations
were:
VBR
(speed), 1; no operator’s li
cense or olates, 5; parking, 3;
U-turn, 2; excessive noise, 1.
Two investigations were re
corded: One on a breaking and
entering, the other an automo
bile accident.
The department assisted the
general public on 20 occasions,
the fire department and ambu
lance crews on three calls;
other officers, 3; and checked
seven vacationer’s homes.
Other activity included five
animal calls, and the recovery
of two stolen vehicles.
under construction in Vernonia
He was questioned about the
homes quality, especially in re
gards to reported “sub-stand
ard” materials. Daniel replied
that the construction is checked
periodically by his department.
Banta stated that the “only
safeguard he citv had to pre
vent sub-standard dwellings”
was to "pass a building code ”
Daniel concurred.
The council issued a directive
to the planning commission to
formulate a zoning ordinance
to be submitted to the voters.
Committee repors noted that
the airport park roads had been
rocked, and that the illuminat
ed school crossing sign was to
be installed next week.
Letters read by Recorder Ro
bert Weidman included one
from Fred Locke of the game
commission, in which Locke
stated that no definite plan was
to be established for Lake Ver
nonia. Locke stated that the
game commission would contin
ue to study the lake, possibly
for several years.
The recorder and Mayor af
fixed their signatures to the
previously approved easement
to Crown Zellerbach for use of
the airport road.
The council discussed, again,
the proposed fire hall-city hall
construction, with action tabled
until the architect provided
more detailed plans.
A resolution, which was sub
sequently approved by council
vote and signed, was read by
Attorney Robert Vagt. The
resolution was in the form of
an agreement between the City
of Vernonia and the Columbia
Council of Governments, of
which the city is a member.
Bids were called for fire de
partment supplies: One for sal
vage truck remodeling, the
other for boots and supplies.
Both bid openings were set for
September 21.
A special meeting of council
committees was set for Septem
ber 14 to establish a pay scale
and job description for the new
ly hired utility man.
The council approved the
transfer of airport hanger lease
from Frank Hays to W. H.
Gardner.
An application for a license
to build a trailer court was sub
mitted by Francis Wright He
proposed the site on a five-
acre plot of his Knott street
farm. The council gave their
approval, subject to the de
velopment meeting state stand
ards.
In regards to the trailer
court, the recorder was in
structed to contac CCOG for
informaion regarding trailer
court license fees. The council
plans to revise the entire city
business
license
structure,
bringing it in line with com
parable cities.
The meeting closed with a
short, terse discussion of solid
waste disposal matters.
Franchise-holder Wilbur Da
vis submitted two proposals to
the council:
That he haul to Scappoose
during the wet months (ap
proximately six months per
year) with charges to be set
at $2.75 for the first can. $1.25
each additional can, for resi
dential accounts; and the com
mercial rate set at $2.75 and
$1.75; and dumo rates be set
RALPH HOLZMAN, Nehalem Arms owner-operator,
holds replica cap and ball revolver of type which
will be awarded sportsman entering largest buck in
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at 75 cents per can, $1.50 for
a pickup, and $1 per yard for
larger trucks; the city to pay
for the haul to Santosh;
The second proposal was bas-
qd year around hauling to San
tosh, with rates asked: $2.50
for the first can and $1.25 each
additional can, for both resi
dential and commercial. Com
pulsory service would be re
quired at this proposal.
Davis added that with the
second proposal the dump
would remain open on Satur
days for demolition material
only—no household garbage.
Also included in his proposal
was a request that his fran
chise be extended 10 years, that
the two percent clause be drop
ped, and that he would provide
a new packer truck for the
service.
Davis added that he felt Ver
nonia rates should be brought
up to those charged in other
(Continued to page 8.)
Opening
Slated lor
Gridders
Cowapa league gridders will
see their first action of the
1970 season Friday night in a
slate of non league contests.
The first league counters will
fall September 25.
Friday night’s pairings will
see the Vernonia Loggers going
against Willamina of the Yaw-
ama league on the local field.
With the cancellation of the
North Catholic game, the Log
gers will not see league action
until October 2, when they face
the Rainier Columbians at
Rainier.
Other opening play for Cowa-
pa teams Friday night includes
Nestucca a t Neah-Kah-Nie,
Yamhill-Carlton at Scappoose,
Clatskanie at Banks, Knappa at
Warrenton, Seaside at Central
Linn, and Rainier at Washou
gal, Washington.
CWAP A Checks
Food Outlets
Columbia Willamette Air Pol
lution Authority activities cen
tered on food stores during the
month of August, as revealed
by the authority’s monthly ac
tivity report. Incinerators were
sealed at 16 sources, and the
authority reported that baling
and haulaway of waste products
reduce air pollutants by 50 tons
annually at a cost to the com
panies of $22,000. Field investi
gators for the month totalled
288 with 120 observed and re
corded violations.
Of the 288 field investigations,
Portland required 161, Multno
mah county 66, Washington
county 31, Clackamas county 17
and Columbia county 3. Open
burning led the list of viola
tions with 24, followed by 50
for black smoke and opacity,
24 for particulate matter and 3
for odor. Public complaints for
the period totalled 243 of which
43 concerned industrial sources,
108 commercial sources, 92
residential sources.
contest he Is sponsoring. Nehalem Arms is now
open for business, offering supplies for black poweder
shooters and modern arms users.