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Vi .> FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1939 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 16, NUMBER22 Sprinkler Irrigation C( )LD STORAGE PLANT OPENS Plant Installed Sunday Collision Is Frozen Food Lockers At Matthew King Farm Cause of Open To Use of Public Death Mon. States Oliver Graves KITTENS TAKE EXTENDED TOUR VIA LOGGING TRAIN 14 sprinklers were in use but the arrangement calls for the addition of two more making a total of 16 to be used when at peak of per formance. The pump and motor are capable of forcing 125 gallons of water through the sprinklers in one minute. Statistics of the sys tem say that two inches of water ern be applied in six hours. How- ever, caie must be usid in the quickness with which the applica- tion is made else the ground upon which the sprinkler is being used will be packed. Should the irriga- tion be on sod the quickness does not matter. No determination has been made as yet to the amount of electricity required to operate the pump for any given length of time. The past Sunday saw the instaL ration of a sprinkler system of irrigation in the Matthew King farm a short distance north of Riverview on the Mist highway. The system figures as the first of its kind in this vicinity as near as could be determined. The irrigation set-up is known as the Wade Rain system and has proven highly successful in use. Water was first forced into the pipes Sunday from a centrifugal pump operated by a five-horse power electric motor. The motor hrs been wired so that it will auto matically stop should trouble arise, preventing or considerably reduc ing the possibility of serious dam age or loss to the equipment. As it was operated Sunday only W. E. Colvin of Astoria Loses Life Near Here at Approximately 6 P. M. A collision involving an automob ile driven by W. E. Colvin of As toria and Louis Boeck of Vernonia resulted in fatal injuries to the former near here Monday evening at approximately 6 p. m. Mrs. Col vin, in the auto at the time, was njured and was given emergency treatment here. The Colvin auto was passing down the highway at a point opposite the Perry Browning place when the ac cident occured with the Boeck car which had entered the roadway at that point. Funeral services have been ar- ranged by the Bush Funeral Home and burial will take place at the Forest Grove-Forest Hill cemetery with Reverend C. C. Wilcox, pastor of the Seven-Day Adventist church of Gaston officiating. Walter Colvin was born at Co- uille th 1869 and lived there until 1919, when he moved to Washing ton, returning to Astoria to live about one year ago. He is survived by his widow, Gert- Tude Colvin, five daughters, two sons, two brothers, five sisters and two grandchildren. “He started out to see the world at a tender age’’ is an expression that probably every one has heard at one time or another and that seemed to be the idea possessed by a litter of Persian kittens owned by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Olsen of Camp 8 last Sunday. The OlScns were away for part of the day and upon returning could find no trace of the newly-born offspring. Wednes day, however, brought word of the ¿¡„appearance. A Clark and Wdson trainman gave the clue after discovering the kit- tens which had been hidden in one of the trucks of the train. As near as could be determin ed a disturbance Sunday caus ed the mother cat to place her children there for safety and they had, when the train departed, made the trip to Scappoose, returned to the scene of reloading and back again to Camp 8 before dis- covery, a distance of nearly 100 miles. Anyway, the mother cat once again has charge of her children. Cemetery Is Dedicated by Tuesday Service Memorial Day Progranj Completed by First Rais ing of New Flag Compartments Number 285; Vary in Size from 6 to 12 Cubic Feet The construction of lockers and the installation of cooling machin- ery was completed the latter part of last week by Oliver Graves, owner of the Peibbl'e Creek Dairy, to the extent that the cold-storage compartments are open to the pub lic and ready for use it was an nounced. Work on the refrigeration plant has been in progress for ■some time but the detail of work has prevented a speedy completion if the construction. Lockers in the plant number 285 it was stated, varying in size from the six cubic foot caipacity to 12 cubic feet. Construction of lockers of different sizes was made to ac comodate demands of all customers. Three main rooms comprise the re frigeration building, a space for pre paring foods preliminary to the second step before those foods may be placed in the actual cold room. The second step is that of chilling to reduce temperatures materially from normal. The third step is the placing of the food in the lockers themselves, in which room is main tained a temperature varying from zero to four degrees. Vernonia’s Memorial Day parade staged in honor of war dead term inated near noon of that day with the public dedication of the new Memorial Cemetery atop Corey hill. The parade, originating near the depot, marched down Bridge street to the Rock creek bridge where a halt was called for services to sailors who have passed away in historic battles of the nation and progress from there to the old Damage Suffered by Both Leads in Parade Here in cemetery north of the city where Machines in Early Morn Morning; Gives Concert services were held by the Woman’s ing Encounter in Afternoon Relief Corps and the Vernonia Post of the American Legion. The second accident of the week Members of the Vernonia Junior From that point transportation «¡curing in almost the same location Band played under the direction was provided back through the city as one a short time before involv if C. R. Watts in fully uniformed to the new cemetery where the ed two automobiles, one of them attire at two different functions flag-raising and dedication ceremony owned by Richard West of Jewell on Tuesday of this week, Memorial was evidenced. Dedication and flag , -- and the other by Harley Woodruff Day. Part of the forenoon of the I _ . , Problem? of Erosion Con raising Droceedures were conducted of Vernonia. The accident happened day was spent leading the parade 1x0» I trol, Watershed Conser by the Legionnaires. The flag was only a short distance from that staged here at which time honor donated by Jewett A. Bush, funeral The storage room temperature is vation Merit Attention occuring Monday evening which was paid war dead. director. maintained automatically by thermo cost the life of W. E. Colvin. A short time after that appear- President Roosevelt’s proclama static controls on the refrigeration The time of the affair was given ance the trip was started for Port- tion of May 4 designates the week equipment. A fourth small cold room as approximately one o'clock Wed land and Jantzen Beach where the is now under construction which will beginning May 31 as national flood of the day second presentation nesday morning. i quickly chill foods to the low tem prevention week. Problems in flood $6,522.20 Increase Regis Both machines were brought to was made at a concert staged there perature of 40 degrees below zero. the Vernonia Auto Company. Dam- at 2 p. m. The journey to and tered for 1939-40 Year and erosion control and watershed It is said that the mor» quickly the conservation in the Pacific North- age suffered was the smashing of from Portland was made via bus, chilling process can be undergone by Figures west are of such importance to this the fenders and running boards on the return being made that even- the better the quality of the food High School District No. 1 in the region as to merit particular atten the left side of both cars and dam- ing. when ready for consumption. It was stated by Director Watts first publication of its budget this age to wheels. The autos contacted Requests for Information The cooling machinery itself is tion to national flood prevention while prosing resulting in the side that Rose Festival buttons will be week reveals an increase in the Lead to Announcement of entitled the Worthington Refriger week by the people of this region, estimated expenses for the coming on sale for only a short time longer swipe, it was said. ating equipment and is operated by of the Pac- Instructions and that a considerable sale is school term by a figure of $6,522.20 S. N. Wyckoff, director a five horse-power motor which is necessary as yet before sufficient as compared with the budget pub- ific Northwest forest experiment Cherry season always brings Urge enough to care for the addi funds will be derived to finance lished a year ago this week. station, says that during recent. many requests for information on tion of another series of lockers Further comparison with last the band's appearance at the festi years there has been a steady awak how to make maraschino cherries in should the demand warrant the ex year, however, reveals that from val. ening of our people to the need for small quantities at home. The food pansion. The building is insulated According to plans at the pre sources other than that of the am- products department at Oregon with dry planer shavings to a con watershed management sent time the band will play at St. ount to be raised by district tax scientific State college, which pioneered in siderable thickness which have prov Helens on June 23, participating in the income will be $13,680.00 which as related to water conservation anil commercial methods of making mar en satisfactory in other plants of the St. Helens' Jubilee parade to figure is considerably greater than flood control. Siltation of reservoir< aschino cherries, has recently issu similar construction according to last year when that item amounted blocking of ditches and irrigation ed a circular of information which Early announcement was made be strged there. Graves. to only $4,560.00, an increase of canals by floods originating on bad- tells how to modify the large scale this week of the intended meeting Lockers are rented by the year $9,120.00. lj eroding watersheds annually cost commercial methods and apply them of the Nehalem Valley Pioneer As HOME DEMONSTRATION at a charge of >1.00 per cubic foot By counteracting these figures to thousands of dollars. Investigative to gallon lots of pitted cherries. sociation. The group has followed DATE POSTPONED FOR TIME— of space taken. Considerable study reveal the amount of the district work in flood and erosion control the practice of meeting annually Preparing maraschino cherries in- is said to be necessary for the The originally-planned home de- tax to be raised that figure was re indicates that the vegetative cover for a number of years. volves bleaching, stemming and pit- proper preparation of foods before monstration of principles and meth vealed to be lower than last yea? on the land is the most important ling, leeching, dyeing, applying the admission to the storage room. A The notice from T. P. Johnston [ ods of preparing foods for cold also. The previous year’s amount of Birkenfeld states that the date i storage lockers has been postponed was $33,377.80 and this year’s is factor affecting watershed balance. syrup and the desired flavor. Al bulletin issued by the Extension Where such cover has been disturb though dyed cherries are generally of meeting has been set for JunCifrom jtg origina] date of June 13 to $30,780.00 showing a decrease of Service of Oregon State College, ed or destroyed serious accelerated at 10 a. m. Pot-luck dinner will 11 No. 122, will be of assistance in flavored with imitation marachino $2,597.80. la date not before June 20. It will erosion and floods follow. The flood be the noon feature of the day. I , ............................. supplying information to those who flavor, other kinds may be used, The budget committee members problem is thus aggravated by im It is probaible that arrangements' probably be held at a later time this year were R. M. Aldrich, Noble proper land use. Proper land man such as almond extract, rose, lemon, desire the knowledge. are being made for an interesting ■ than that according to a communi-, Dunlap, John Luther, Harry Johns agement is a necessary adjunct to or grenadine. The bleached cherries , I program for the day which will rg^on to J. W. Nichol's from Mrs. end Carl Jensen. The committee the engineering structures being ,ndl TREHARNE BRIDGE GETS are also sometimes dyed green and prove entertaining to those in c Purvine, County Homo met April 29 with the high school I built for such purposes as flood COAT OF PAINT— then flavored with mint. tend .nee. A number of families Demonstration Agent, this week. j board. control, irrigation, and water power The guard railing of the newly The mimeographed circular No. from this vicinity plan to attend. development, it is said. 198 also contains detailed instruc constructed Treharne bridge receiv- According to the forest service, tions, and addresses of places where ed a coating of paint the latter these frets emphasize the import- lance of establishing land manage- dyes and other materials may be part of last week by the State ment policies with flood control as purchased. • Highway Bridge Repair Crew. What has proven to be one of different occasions to a depth of is over 300 feet in length, over one of the necessary objectives. To 200 feet of whi.li will see the in be successful, conservation policies the bad places in the now-under- 30 or so feet below its original position due to excessive dampness stallation of nine-inch corrugated must be applied to all lands. Hence construction Wolf creek highway arising from a spring over which culvert, perforated so that seepage cooperation among all land owners, was viewed by a representative of he road is constructed. from the spring may enter and be public or private, is essential if the The Eagle Monday of this week The tunnel will meet the need carried away. The iron culvert por natural resources are to contribute when the invitation was extended of removing water from the spring tion does not pass beneath the to the fullest extent to our welfare by Mrs. J. O. Kane to accompany to a point where it will be of no roadbed as it is now constructed. the truck used on a daily journey dami ge. When completed, the pro Under the road wry as it is at the ATTENDANCE AT SERVICES to the Bear creek WPA camp where ject will see the construction of present time there Will be used REPUTED EXCELLENT— collections of waste foods are made the road in a somewhat different cement culvert it was stated. The The series of evangelistic services to be used later at the Kane farm route at that point to further avoid road will be open at that point by for stock feed. possibility of future trouble. The the t me of the tour on the date being held at the First Christian church have been well attended it The original intention of the party scene of activity is a short distance of June 30. Following the inspection of the was reported this week by Walter was to go through the tunnel which this side of the location of the work the journey was continued on Fiscus, evangelist. The services were is now practically completed with j Bear creek camp, Upon arriving at the trouble to Bear creek camp where an in started May 28 and will continue the purpose in mind of serving as .... 7,050 23.100 Irene Bergerson ...... . a drainage feature. As was explain point, an inspection removed all teresting high-light was a sight of for almost another four weeks. Fri Billie Bergerson 14,150 Lois McDonald .......... — 5,950 ed by Mrs. Kane during the jour possibility of going through the the spring which, on June 30, will day night of this week has been Myrtle Stacey ..... 14.100 Dorothy Oveson ___ ... 5,050 ney to the scene end later by fore tunnel as a very small distance yet play a part in dedication ceremonies!announced as the time of a special Aimee Turner ..... __ _______ ...... - 12,900 Jeanne Ryves ............ service with a ™. social ' Pauline Dial .... 4,350 men in charge there, the roadbed remained unopened so that feature of the road during the caravan tour,young peoples 12,400* Ada Mills .... 4,200 of the highway has settled on two was given up. The drainage line "h>ch is scheduled on that date, j i hour to follow the regular service, j Erma Kent ....... .. Autos Collide Vernonia Band Near Browning Plays at Jantzen Beach Place Wed i Budget Shows More Expense Pioneers to Meet at Birkenfeld I Eagle Itepresentative Sees Tunnel National Flood Prevention Week Named Circular Tells Of Maraschino Preparation