EAGLE EDITORIALS
FAVORABLE COMMENT AT
TILE DEMONSTRATION
A QUESTION OF POLICY
FOR READERS’ DECISION—
TO THE realers of The Vernonia Eagle
COMMENT IN no degree unfavorable
is submitted, this week, an opportunity to
was that expressed last Wednesday after
decide for themselves a portion of the future
noon by many farmers present at the Matt
policy of the paper. During the past year and
hew King farm to witness the irrigation
one-half this paper has followed the path of
printing every bit of news possible to gather
demonstration staged by County Agent Geo.
with very few, if any, omissions.
A. Nelson and by Agricultural Engineer
The questin has arisen recently regarding
Arthur King.
the publishing of arrests of people, residents
of the Upper Nehalem Valley, with whom all
The demonstration was staged to show
of you are acquainted. Those items hold a
what performance such a system would give,
reader’s interest above the average of most
the amount of water that could be placed on
news stories but at the same time they may
the ground, costs of operation, and costs of
cause some embarrassment to the individual
concerned, especially so since that person is
purchase.
acquainted with a number of other people in
The Matthew King system has been in
the community in which he resides.
operation for a month or more during the k
Many hav e been .the requests not to print
summer and has given satisfactory perfoi-
this or that item while at the same time many
have been the compliments for having printed
mance so that it was possible to furnish
that item. A large number of people have
Upper Nehalem Valley farmers with infor
made
the comment that the present policy of
mation as to results from a system which has
the paper, to them, was very satisfactory,
been working under conditions the same as
while others are of the opinion that a weekly
would be encountered by other farmers of
publication of the type of The Eagle should
refrain from any mention of an arrest be
the valley. To be able to show others a sys
cause of the fact that the person so involved
tem under those conditions made the demon
at the time is so widely known and might
stration just that much more effective.
thereby be embarrased.
On still another hand the citizens of the
But to return to comments made at the
Upper Nehalem Valley now enjoy the presence
demonstration. Several expressions were that
of a member of the state .patrol force, a mem
irrigation was becoming more and more a
ber
who has proven himself highly capable
necessity for successful and profitable farm
during the time of his residence here, and
ing. Dependance upon rainfall as a supply of
Vernonia is policed by two city marshals
moisture is becoming more and more a matter
Their duty is to make arrests when the of
fense is made and at that time their action
of chance. For crops to produce in a profi
becomes a matter of public record. Those of
table degree, that rainfall must come at cer
ficers have been placed here because there is
tain times before crop maturity. To depend
a definite need for them to continue with that
upon rain places too great an element of risk
work. Do the citizens of the area feel that
in the business of agriculture.
,
they should be hindered, by the lack of publi
city which should be accorded them
With a sprinkler system which will arti
The management if The Eagle is now of
ficially supply the needed moisture at a time
fering to its readers the opportunity to decide
when it vyill prove the most advantageous,
what that future policy will be. Shall The
Eagle discontinue to carry stories of the type
farmers of the valley, may, when such a
mentioned above and thereby sacrifice a por
system is installed, be assured of a more
tion of
news coverage to the detriment of
steady and greater income from their efforts.
many readers, and to the detriment of law en
At the same time they may successfully en
forcement officers but to the advantage of
large their scope of activity along agricul
the individual concerned at the time?
Or, shall The Eagle continue with its
tural lines should they so desire.
policy of the past regardless of whom may
The demonstration was well worth the
be concerned?
effort expended in staging it, should it prove
The management is requesting its rea
to just a few that agriculture does have a
ders to signify their opinion, regardless of
f.iture in the Upper Nehalem Valley.
what it may be. Drop a card or letter in
your mail box today or any time within the
coming two weeks.
Vernonia Eagle
MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and P ublisher
Entered as second class mail matter, August
4, 1922, at the post office In Vernonia, Ore
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Official newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon
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on
AN ORCHESTRA OF
LOCAL TALENT
LOVERS OF dancing this weekend, Sat
urday evening, will again have the oppor
tunity of performing to the music of an
orchestra composed of local talent players.
The group performed here the evening of
July 15, and were well received by those pri
vileged to hear them. Comment at that time'
was very favorable as to the efforts expend
ed by members in making the orchestra a
success. At the same time hope was expres
sed that nothing mar the possibility for the
orchestra to continue playing and to con
tinue improving.
As so often has been the case, orches
tras composed of players residing in the com
munity have performed several times and
then disbanded because of lack of attendance.
An orchestra to continue in existance must
receive a good deal of support. Lack of that
support will bring about the disbanding more
quickly than any other one thing.
The group which performed on the even
ing ol July 15 and which will play again
July 29 is composed of talent whch has en
joyed considerable musical instruction; The
group’s members are capable of advancing
tar with their talent, should they be given
the proper support.
COUNY NEWS-
acrobatic program to entertain the
J lair visitors. “Sleepy,” the wild
RODEO TO FEATURE PROGRAM -tier which has defied all riders
■ will be brought here, with a suh-
AT COUNTY FAIR—
stanial sum to be paid to the per
Most of the animals and riders son succesful in riding him.
W. F. Sheets, president of the
participating in the Molalla Buck-
eroo will be seen daily at the I fair board: E. E. Mallaber, secr-
tr.ry, and Heumann are making ar
twunty-eighth
annual
Columbia
rangements to increase the seating
county fair, which opens on August of the grandstand by constructing
24 and continues for three days, an addition with boxes for 200 per
says S. F. (Heinie) Heumann, trea sons. During this summer, a 30 by
surer and manager of the fair. btl-foot addition was constructed on
Heumann reports that the fair , the large cattle barn to care for
board has signed a contract with the increased entries anticipated.
the company.
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The program will include bronc DECISION MADE
riding, bar, buck riding, a derby, |N LF.DFORD CASE_
cow milking, cowboy and cowgirl
racing, relay races, stage coach
In a decision handed down by
race and a chariot race. The races Circuit Judge L. G. Levelling of
will be held during the afternoons Albany, the claim of Carl K. Peder-
and the other events staged at son. Rosco Hurst, Columbia county
n ght.
and Henry Ames vs. Anges Led-
A carnival, new to this county, ford, to be prior to all claims; Hur-
has been signed for this year, Heu-^’s claim to be secondary and Col-
mann says. There will also be an umbia county's claim to be inferior
St. Helrns-
to Hurst’s. Peterson’s claim was for
$500, representing mortgage secur
ing a prommissory note that had
been given to him prior to Mrs.
Ledford’s conviction and sentencing
to life imprisonment for the murder
of her stepdaughter at St. Helens
two years ago. His claim was first
Columbia county had claimed
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expenses the county had incurred V/iil
WILL
AM REED NAMED FOR
through prosecuting Mrs. Ledford’s TELEPHONE COMPANY
RAINIER POSTMASTERSKIP—
G. W. Ledford is Mrs. , Ledford’» TO IMPROVE LINES
husband. Hurst, Portland attorney,
William Reed, who haa served a
M. G. Staton and R. E. Schell of
who had at first been engaged to the West Coast Telephone company teim i.» postmaster at Rainer, this
defend Mrs. Ledford, claimed $800 have been in t/his vicinity recently in week was nominated for reappoint
due him on a note given him by connection with the forthcoming im ment by President Roosevelt. Nor-
Mis. Ledford in payment for his provements to local telephone lines, mally presentation of a name to
lervices and secured by the same states Mrs. Greene, local agent
I the senate for confirmatin meantf
property in Linn county that she
In the near future the company j appointment.
had mortgaged to Pedersen. The I intends to rebuild the line from
ccurt d smissed Ames’ claim invalid. the Columbia River Highway to UNERAL OF MRS, HOFLUND
The property involved consists of Mayger. Part of the line will be re- HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON—
r form near Brownsville, where routed on the opposite side of the
The funeral of Mrs. Ben Hof-
Sirs. Ledford and her first husband, road. Th.s is necessary on account fund, who died at her home July
John Matson, lived in 1931 and of interference from the high vol- 19, wi s held at the Methodist com-
1932. Matson died of asserted ar- [tage power line that runs along this 'munity church Monday afternoon,
■nic poisoning at his home on Sept route.
with the paster, Rev. Harry E. Ra
ember 29, 1932.
ley conducting the service. Int^r-
BOLLINGER SELLS STORE—
ment followed in the Green Moun-
TAY G. HOWARD, RECEIVES
The Big Little store owned tain cemetary.
POST IN BEND DISTRICT—
by Charles Bollinger, now of Kelso, [
will soon be operated under new i
Ray G. Howard, »ergent with the
ownership. Mr. and Mrs. F. Mardorf
PAINTING
Oregon State police in St. Helens
of Portland are buying the stock
for more than eight years, has been
PAPERHANGING
and business and will take over ‘
transferred to the bend district, it
CALSOMINING
the management the first of the
wrs announced today.
Howard
| month. Mr. Bollinger and the Mar
Have
Latest Spray Gun
will be replaced here by C. E. Thr
Equipment for All Outside
dorfs will be in Clatskanie Sunday
one of Clatskanie.
Painting
and the Mardorfs will make their
Tihrone, known as Cal to his
Let Me Give You An Estimate
home in one of the Nelle Widow»
many friends in this district, is now
apartments.
in charge of the office here. His
BOB MORRELL
appointment is a decided promotion, REBEKAHS INSTALL
376 B Street ------ Vernonia
with a new rating of sergent. Thr- NEW OFFICIALS—
rne will move his family here im
The officers for LaFrance Rebe-
mediately. He has been with the kah forge to serve the next six
state police since October of 1931. months were installed Monday night
Sergent Howard established an by installing officers, under the
enviable record for himself while direction of Anna Conyers, district
serving in Columbia county, having deputy president and Elsie Shepard,
made several important arrests and district deputy marshal.
investigations
that
immediately
Officers for the year includek
prompted promotions. He has served Marion Jubinville, N. G., Ethel
previously in Bend, so that territory Brown, V. G., Anna Webb, sec
will not be strange to him.
retary; Mabel Grannis, treasurer;
Anna
Conyers, R.S.N.G.; Dora
DEDICATION PARK
Puzc/y, R.S.V.G.: Clara Cohoon,
DUE NEXT SUNDAY—
L.b.V.G.; Mabel Ernst, conductor;
Hudson park, which is located on Melba Ingram, warden; Esther
Beaver creek, four miles west of Jenson, outside guardian; Harriett
Rainier, will be officially dedicated Berthiaume, inside guardian; Kath
>n Sunday, says J. D. Perry, who is erine Anderson; chaplain.; Ahma
irranging the program. The dedica- Kumupula, past grand; and Elsie
ory address will be given by L. E. Shepard, musician.
Lauritzen of Deer Island.
The park is equipped with tables
and benches sufficient for 200
picnickers at a time. The swim
ming pool, created by constructing
1 dam in the creek, is proving a
>opular spot on week days as well
is over weekends, Perry reports.
V. F. W.
WPA funds under county spon
sorship were used in development
Meets First and
>f the park, w-hich was started two
Third Fridays of
/ears ago, and is open to all resi-
lents of the county.
Each Month.
; Business-
Professional
Directory
LODGES
>T. HELENS HAS
SUILDING BOOM—
Legion Hall — 8 P. M.
John Grady, Commander
St. Helens, with an 87 per cent
ncrease in total building activity
Vernonia F. O. E.
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
luring the first six months of 1939,
s helping northwest cities set a
line-year building record, says A. V.
Grange Hall
Lindgren, director of the statisti-
al department of the Equitable
Vernonia
livings & Loan association of Port-
Friday Nights
and. In the last six months, St.
8 o'clock
Ielens’ construction amounted to
550,285, and its residential build-
ng was $9000.
Roy Barnes, W. P.
The 27 key northwest cities in Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y.
cluded in the semi-annual survey
■egistered a 33 per cent improve-
Knights of Pythias
nent in total building and a 45
Harding Lodge No. 116
>er cent advance in dwelling con
Vernonia, Oregon
struction. '
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
Building activity has now surpass
Hall, Second and
'd the previous recovery peak of
Fourth Mondays Each
1937, and is the greatest since
Month.
1930, Lindgren reports.
Pythian Sisters
ARRESTS REVEAL
Vernonia Temple No. 61
STOLEN PROPERTY—
Vernonia, Oregon
Cecil Stl'naker, 35, and Hester R. Meetings:— I. O. O. F. Hall
Evans, 35. both formerly of Los Second and Fourth Wednesdays
Each Month
Angeles, California, were arrested
by Ray Howard, state police ser
geant, and city officer Glen Ray on
Order of Eastern Star
the outskirts of St. Helens last Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S.
Tuesday evening, when Stlnaker
Regular Communi
cation first and
was discovered driving his automo;
third Wednesdays
bile in a reckless manner. A search
of each month, at
of the machine revealed a quantity
Masonic Temple.
of clothing stolen from stores in
All visiting sisters
and brothers wel
Beaverton, Forest Grove, Seaside
come.
and Astoria, state officers report.
Mrs. Jean Crawford, W.M.
Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary
A. F. & A. M.
¿-G.ÓU
Quick
Write or call for the Special Bank-by-Mail Envelope and
explanatory Folder showing the convenience of this plan.
St. Helens Branch of the
United States National Bank
Hud Ottico, Portland, Oregon
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F. & A. M. meets at
Masonic Temple,
Stat-
ed Communication First
Thursday of each month.
Special called meetings
on all other Thursday nights. 7:30
p. m. Visitors most cordially wel-
■ome.
Special meeting* Friday night*.
Lowell Hieber, W. M.
Glenn F. Hawkins. Sec.
VERNONIA
POST 11»
AMERICAN
LEGION
Meet* Fir*t and
Third Wednesday*
AUXILIARY
Firat and Third Monday*