The Daily Chronicle from Centralia, Washington • Page 12

A ELECTRIC PLUMBING SUPPLY PRE-CHRISTMAS GIFT SALE CB LITTON LITTON MICROWAVE COOKING CHECK OUR PRICES FOR SUPER SAVINGS BUTTON Litton MeaHn-Oncr microwave. Awareness created by fund drive stimulates contributions to museum A county-wide areness stimulated by the fund drive for a new museum location has resulted in a wide variety o( donations to the Leu-is County Museum, says tie president of the county historical society. Efforts by the society to raise funds for renovation of the old railroad depot in Chehalis for Ihe museum have reached corner of the county, said society president Jim Backman. Donations include a temporary loan display received from Mr. and Mrs.

O.J. Acker. The display features scale horses and from early pioneer days. The horses were handmade by -Mrs. Emma Collins, who also created the harnesses and vehicles.

The harnesses can be hitched and unhitched to demonstrateto youngsters of today how pioneer men made the equipment that enabled horses to pull heavy loads. The museum photographic collection has been increased by donations from Hazel Duncan. Bernice Roundtree Livingstone, and Margaret Shields. Maude and Orville Eehrbaum donated Uo antique woodenchairs. Articles of clothing were contributed by Mrs.

Francis Collins, Caroline Creuner Roafce, Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Acker, and Beva Whealdon Stahl. Newspaper clippings were received from Georgie Toporke and Bob Zimmerman of Community Auction for the Arts donated copies of the Washington Standard.

Willis a tie den 3 tc-d 3 genealogy' of Washington and the minutes of the Washington Forest Protection Association were given to the museum. The library collection was increased by tuo volumes. "10 years In The Northivcsl Forests" by John Markham, a Publications, and a Bile belonging to Mrs. Kaylor and given by Dixie Alexander. Several historical artifacts ucrc contributed: Edwin and Agnes Wisner donated a stump puller and several farming tools.

Elaine Martinez gave several canning jars. A fine collection of early phonograph records was given by Alice Kindell. Harry Cteason added an antique tin lunch box. Martha Fleming donated a. pair of opera glasses, and Julia Miller contributed samples of leather hides and bricks from Frank Jones and John Pilz.

Many of these items will be on display at the Lewis County Historical Museum located at 78 X.E. Washington, Chehalis. Visitors are welcome Thursdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Special tours ran be arranged bv dialingthemuseum at 718-OS31. The i i a society, i operates the museum, is a non-profit organization interested in Ihc collection and preservation of Ihe history of Lew is County.

High parentage of area population attending classes in college district Nearly 8.000 people in Lewis and Thurston Counties are taking classes at Cenlralia College and Olympia Technical Community College fall quarter, the Board of Trustees of Community College District 12 was totd last week at its monthly meeting. This is approximately 10 percent of the total population of those 18 years of age or over in the two counties, a figure much higher than the national average for community colleges, according to Dr. Nels Hanson, district president. This is an all-time high for the New grand piano feature at college music recital liedebutofaerandoianowillbeone Bloominedale. a tenor who i The debut of a grand piano will be one of the features of a student-faculty music recital at Centralia College Tuesday evening.

The piano was purchased recently by Uie cewly organized community group called the Performing Arts Society, so that this area will have a high quality piano to encourage artists to appear here. The society, which is promoting better cultural activities in the community, will soon be conducting fundraising a ctivilies to pay for the piano. The recital, to be held in the Corbet Hall theater at 8 p.m.. was originally scheduled for mid-November but was postponed beca use of a snowf a II. Among the performers will be Wayne Sign fails to impress ST.

LOUIS (UP1) Byron "Bud" Schuchmann was looking for his lost love, but he found out it didn't pay lo advertise. In the front picture window of his home ia suburban Ferguson, Schucii- mann placed a big sign reading: "Wife Wanted! Widower Seeking Wife Over K. Inquire Within. Byron "Bud" Schuchmano Phone 3H S21-S12I St. Lonis, Mo." Schuchmann's telephone started ringing, but he isn't hippy with the women callers.

He said what he really had in mind when he put up the sign was a particular woman, a widow. Unfortunately for him, thai woman recently left him for another man. after three years of dating him. And she was not impressed with the widower's newest coort ing la die. "Now she thinks I'm a real keck." Schuchmann said this week.

"I still love her. I'd marry her tomorrow." But a wedding doesn't appear likely. "She says she loves me but that I don't have enough character." said Schuchmann. machinist at a steel mill. "She's oul of my class.

Her husband was i minister. Her father was mayor. She's i college girl, sings in a ehoi rand pi ays bridge." Bloomingdale, a tenor who is vocal music director at the college, and his wife. Dorothy, a pianist. Other vocal soloists will be Alan Lake and Lori Stedham.both students.

Sfary Sangerand Katy McTarland. a duo, will sing two numbers. Also performing will be a flute trio, a brass ensemble, and a chamber ensemble. The program includes both classical and popular music. There is no admission charge.

Payroll tops $1 billion The forest industry in Washington produced logs and wood products valued at $3.23 billion during 1976. according lo figures compiled by the Industrial Forestry Association(IFA). In addition, the state industry cm- ployed 70.5(5 people and had a tola! payroll of It was the first year ever that the industry's payrolls in thisstate exceeded tl billion. The stale produced 2.63 billion board feet of Douglas fir lumber. X9 million board feel of Ponderosa pine lumber, 1.89 billion square feel of plywood.

3.5 million square of shingles and shakes, 2.22 million tons of pulp. 2.50 million tons of paper and partielcboard. 2.19 billion board feel of logs, one million Ions of chip exports. million lineal feel of poles and piling. l.Smillion panel doors and 2.2 million Christmas trees.

Oregon, similarly, produced J.O billion board feel of Douglas fir lumber, 1.70 billion board feel of Poodcrosa pine lumber. 7.91 billion square feet of plywood. US.OOO squares of shakes and shingles. 2J7 million Ions of pulp, 2 il million tons of paper and paperboard, 1.84 billion square feel of particJebojrd and insulation board. SIS million board feel of log exports, 2.U million tons of chip exports, 119 million lineal feet of poles and piling, one million panel doors and l.imillioa Christmas trees.

Oregon's wood products last year were valued at S3.76 billion, or 27 million more than Washington's. district. However, because the average student is not enrolling for as many credit hours as in the past, the full-time equivalent student count is about the sameasaycarago. The board also learned that when the third institution it supervises. The Carrett Heyns Education Center in the correction institute in Shelton, holds a graduation ceremony Thursday.

55 will complete a program. Of that number. 23 will receive vocational certificates and II will haie earned Associate in Arts degrees. Because of Ihe governor's order to curtail spending. Hanson said.

Ihe dislrict has poslponed plans to update its long range planning. The work wss to have been done by Tadlock and Associates, the California firm that drew up the original plans several years ago. However, the board will ask the State Board for Community Colfeges (o authorize the district to buy a lot near Cenlralia College for expansion of the campus. The approximately 70 by 7i) foot lot. which has a house on it.

is directly uest of Corbet Hall, adjoining a college park ing lot. The board gave approval to some minor capital projects, including the establishing of a model business office, renovation lo provide additional space for radio and lelevision classes, and some carpeting in the gymnasium. It also authorized a call for bids for resurfacing Noble Field. Whether or not Ihe work will be done will depend upon the amount of the bids. Dr.

Hanson said. Pacific County wages go up Wage increases and waje proposal rejections have been occupying Pacific Counly commissioners at recent meetings. Four appraisers in Ihc coanly assessor's office Wccnt-an- hour increases ($78 per month). One a a i who completed his probationary period, received an additional SIOO a month lo bring him in line with other salaries. Bui Teamsters' Local No.

252. representing sheriffs department employees, rejected Ihe J2-cents-jn- hour increase proposed by Ihe commissioners. The union has been requesting a 60- cenl-an-hour increase. The counly road crew accepted a iJ- ccnl-an-hour increase ($87 per monlh), or a 1.3 percent wage increase. With dental, medical and vision coverage, the package amounts lo i minimum of ll.T percent per em ployec.

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