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FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 27, 1939
Large Scale Grazing Laundry to
Project in Valley to Add New
Machinery
Be Launched Soon
Purchase of 4,040 Acres
of Land Made from Clat­
sop County
What purports to be the first
large scale grazing project in the
Nehalem valley has been launched
by Lloyd G. Parman and Sons of
Cci.don, Oregon. On Tuesday they
purchased from Clatsop county ap­
proximately 4,040 acres of land
owned by Clatsop county at $1.00
per acre.
The land had been formerly tak­
en over Iby the county at an upset
sale for the non-payment of taxes
and is located a few miles below
Birkenfeld on the north side of the
Nehalem river along the Columbia
and Clatsop county line. Practically
all of the land has been logged
over and the purchasers plan to
ciear the brush and undergrowth
and seed it to grasses that are best
sifted to stand the climatic condi­
tions existing in the Nehalem basin.
It is planned to irrigate all of the
bottom land for summer grazing
and about 1,000 acres will be seed­
ed per year as the brush is cleared.
Irrigation sprinkling systems will be
installed along the river bottom
lands, the success of which has been
assured by Nehalem Valley farmers
in the immediate area surrounding
Vernonia.
A Base Camp will be established
ab< ut .six miles down the Nehalem
river from Birkenfeld which will be
the headquarters for the operation.
It is planned to run about 6,000
head of sheep on the project when
it is fully established.
The Parmans have pastured sheep
in the Nehalem basin for a number
of years and have obtained such re­
markable success that they have de-
temined to start on a large scale
operation.
VOLUME 16, NUMBER”
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Expenditure of $2,280 to
Be Made for Equipment,
Reported
Marshal
Gets Award
Saturday
65 Get Certificates
Police School Close
Eugene, Reported
at
in
A D. Lolley, city marshal for
Vernonia, returned here the first of
this week foliowing a week spent
at Eugene attending the school for
police officers. The meeting was at­
tended by officers from many cities
throughout the state and was car-
lied out as a school of training
conducted by the federal bureau of
investigation. It was held on the
University of Oregon campus.
Awards were made by Governor
Charles A. Sprague to 65 policemen
Saturday evening at the school's
close, one of them being received
by Marshal Lolley.
The awards were proficiency cer­
tificates for a satisfactory comple­
tion of the work during that time.
An expenditure of $2,280 has
been made by the Vernonia-Sea-
side Laundry and Cleaners concern
was the statement made this week
by K. Inouye. The ' expenditure will
cover the purchase of three new
pieces of equipment which will be
added to the plant to care for the
increased business.
The machines will include two
shirt pressing machines and an ad-
ditional washer.
It is expected that a part of the
machinery will arrive on Tuesday
of the coming week and the re-
mainder about one week later. The
equipment will be installed and
ready for use a short time after
that date.
Engineer Here
Friday to
Study District
City Budget Total Lower
$4,191.25 for Year 1940
Drivers Get
Warning—
City Marsha! A. D. Lolley
Wednesday issued a warning
to automobile drivers who
follow closely the city fire
truck when it is on call to
a fire and a warning to dri-
vers who at the time of a
fire exceed the city speed
limit df 20 miles per hour,
As was stated by Lolley,
a city ruling prohibits the
approach of an automobile
closer than 500 feet to the
truck either when it is travel­
ing to the scene of a fire or
when it is parked at the
scene. Too close an approach
by cars prevents quick action
of firemen in stopping a
fire. Lolley also stated that
traffic tickets would be issued
should either violation occur
again.
High School
Paper Gets
Mention
Second Position Awarded
in State for School Mim­
eographed Publications
Vernonia high school’s news pub­
lication, The Timberline, received
second place mention in the state
for mimeographed papers at a judg­
ing held at Eugene last Friday and
Saturday. First place award for the
mimeographed class was given to
Rogue River high school.
Those attending from here were
Joanne Nichols, editor of The Tim­
berline, Erma Kent, publicity mana­
ger and Miss Freda Beck, advisor.
Other classifications upon which
judging of other high school papers
were made were best news notes n
another publication, best mimeogra­
phed magazine, best paper from a
■chool of 500 attendance, best from
school under 500 attendance and
best in the state.
Bonneville
Man lo Make
L. A. Str.nley, chief engineer for
the Oregon Hydroelectric Commis­ Examination
Delegation for sion was in Vernonia last Friday to
13 Named to
make a study of the PUD district
R. E. Lund, Engineer, to
which
has
been
proposed
for
this
Unit Meets
Complete Necessary Line
region, The engineer was assigned
Honor List at
Study for Vernonia
to the duty by the commission,
County a' Court
The district includes area from
A communication from an official High School
Preliminary Petition Is
Filed with Approximately
238 Names
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Estimate Made Last Wed­
nesday; Meeting Set for
November 6
Budget committeemen meeting
with city councilmen last Wednes­
day evening drew up the City of
Vernonia budget (for the year 1940
to show a total budget of $25,485.,
a figure $4,191.25 less than the
total for the present year. Mem­
bers of the budget committee re­
cently appointed and present Wed­
nesday evening were R. L. Ray­
mond, A. L. Kul'Iander, R. M. Ald-
rich and E. H. Washburn.
On the same evening the date of
a pulblic hearing was set at which
time anyone subject to the tax
levy may be heard for or against
the present estimate. The date
named for that purpose was No­
vember 6.
The budget for this year shows
sizeable decreases in a number off
departments with some increase in
others but the total, when figured,
proved lower than the previous
year.
,
Total estimated receipts for 1940
were lower also than 1939 making
the amount to be raised by tax
approximately the same. Estimated
receipts for 1939 were $22,930.00
while for 1940 the figure is $19,-
000.00.
Notice is also given this week
that a special election will be held
in the city hall on November 14
for the purpose of increasing the
tax levy by more than 6 per cent
over the previous year’s base.
Scappoose
To Play
Delegates from different com-[It comprises 82 square miles of of a possible transmission line to
Vernonia
and
the
Nehalem
valley
munities in Columbia county met i territory and includes a population
A total of 13 students in the Here Friday
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with
the . county court Tuesday■ of approximately 6,000 inhabitants, for electricity from Bonneville. The
engineer, R. E. Lund, for the Bon­ Vernonia high school were awarded
Representatives from Dif­ the Columbia-Clatsop county line of the Bonneville project this week
ferent Communities Give to a point one mile west of Tim­ made known here the assignment
ber, up Beaver creek to the county
Explanation Tuesday
¡line and past Rock creek to Keasey. of an engineer to complete studies
morning to explain the health unit I The hydroelectric commission has
and seek an official court nod for j designated the date of November neville project, will make studies
the set up which would give to the 25 for a hearing on the preliminary of three possible routes: Clatskanie
county a unit capable of providing petition which has been filed at to Mist, thj Rainier-Apiary route
which time the proponents and op­ and the Scappoose-Vernonia route.
increased medical care.
The study is to be made for the
The Vernonia delegation included ponents will be heard by the com­
Mr. and Mrs. Jewett A. Bush, Mrs. mission. The meeting is to be held proposed utility district for which
E. H. Condit and Mrs. Irvin Ack­ at 2 p. m. in the Vernonia city preliminary petitions have been re­
cently filed with the Oregon Hydro­
ley. The total delegation present hall.
electric Commission.
for a hearing on the unit numbered
Reading Courses
approximately
20
persons.
Sentences Given in Jus-
The court gave consideration to Available—
tics of Peace Court by those
Application blanks for reading
present but did not take of­
Judge Weed
courses with the state library are
ficial action at that time.
available at the Vernonia Public
Arrests for a variety of traffic
Library it was announced this week.
violations were made here during Music Teacher to
There is no charge for these courses
last week by State Police with sen­ Attend Conference—
•f
Miss Alvenia Connell, music in­ other than the cost of postage for
tences for violations made in the
justice of peace Court by Oscar j structor at the Vernonia high school mailing both ways, the cost aver­
King
’
s
Grocery
Without
will attend a conference of music aging between four and six cents
W eed.
Meat Counter at Present
per book. A course will be prepared
Dehner Willhite was arrested for teachers to be held October 27 and
on
any
subject
desired,
it
being
pos
­
Time,
Stated
operating a truck without P. U. C. 28, this weekend at Salem. The con­
sible to obtain either a beginning or
ference
will
be
held
at
Willamette
47
near
Verno-
permit on Highway
An announcement issued Tuesday
one more advanced course.
nia and fined $10 and costs last University.
made known the closing of Dun­
Thursday.
can’s Market which was operated in
Second Clear
conjunction with King’s Grocery at
John Reiter was fined $5 and j Commissary
Week Completed—
costs* of $2.50 for improper lights. Location Changed—
Columbia county for the second Riverview. The business was open
The IWA commissary, started
to customers during Monday but
The fine was suspended upon pay­
| lit re las’, week, has been relocated successive week reported no new ceased operation that evening.
ment of costs.
communicable dseases. Physicians
As was stated by Harry King,
Richard Peterson was arrested jin the back of the Oregon Gas and
on Highway 47 for violation of the ! Electric company building effec­ reporting totaled 85 per cent of owner of the grocery, he would at-
basic rule and fined $10 and costs. tive this week it was stated. A con­ all those in the county. The report tempt to make arrangements for
Arthur Meyer was fined $2.50 siderable supply of merchandise is of the Oregon State Board of opening the meat establishment
and costs for improper lights. All now available to members of the Health is for the week ending through other channels as soon as
October 21.
possible.
sentences for the arrests were made IWA.
last Thursday.
The case cif Ann Lord which was
appealed to thè circuit court follow-
ing a trial in the justice of court
•
i
here some time ago was given a
The oldest building in Vernonia, - The foot bridge connected the later for city council chambers, a* city
verdict of guilty by the jury. The
trial was held last Wednesday in the original F. A. Zilgett general constructed McNutt store, occupy­ hall, dance hail and a place for
St. Helens.
merchandise store, was undergoing ing the present location of the Ore- elections. Vernonia was not incor­
I
porated until February 18 of the
the process of being torn down this go" Gas and Electric building, with following year, 1891, by a
special
Building Front
week by Jack Tomlin who has pur- the Zilgett store.
act of the state legislature.
Painted—
chased the building from W. A.
Lumber used for the construction
The sale of the building to an-
The street front of Clint’s Card-
Harris, its last owner, The structure was sawed !by the Tom Brown mill, other owner was made in 1899 but
rcom was painted the forepart of
is now located next to the IWA ' tile first sawmill in Vernonia. That was still used as housing for a gen­
this week by Jim Jones, the work
union hall on the east bank of Rock j mill was situated below the Legion era! merchandise store. Some of the
materially improving the structure.
ereek.
ha!l on Rock creek. Construction later owners were T. R. Throop,
The building was constructed in work was cared for by D. F. Drake, Emery Mills, Guy Mills and Tom
I
New Crossing
1890 by F. A. Zilgett who came to a carpenter living on a homestea? Throop. W. A. Harris is reported to
Vernonia from Fairmount, North which ig the present site of the have made his purchase from the
Constructed—
A construction crew was busy the Dakota. The building was originally [Oregon American mill. H. D. Van- las* mentioned owner.
fciepart of the week constructing located some distance up Rock Blaricom provided shingles and
During errly days of the city the
a new plank crossing for the side creek and was moved to its present 1 roofed the building.
building provided a scene of many
The first bridge for vehicles was__
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track leading to the Bennett saw- site by changes in the location of
closely
cUntasted _ criminal
civil
mill. The crossing is on Rose Ave- i the road now known as Bridge built in the summer of 1890 after cases in the justice of peace court,
nih near the Nehalem Dairy Pro-; street. At the time of its construc­ the store’s construction.
| At those times large crowds gather-
tion no bridge crossed Rock creek. 1 The second floor provided space | ed to witness proceedings.
ducts creamery.
Arrests for
Violations of
Traffic Made
Market at
Riverview
Closed Tuesday
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Oldest City
Students Must Make Av-
erage of 92.5, Fill Re-
quirements
honors by mention on the honor
roll list at the close of the first
six-week period just ended it was
stated this week by Wallace McCrae,
high school principal.
Students, in order to gain a
place on the roll, must maintain a
Trade average of 92.5 per cent and
be credited with no unsatisfactory
grades in cooperation or physical
education as well as be excused for
ail times absent or tardy.
The roll listed two seniors, four
jur.iors, five sophomores and two
freshmen as follows: seniors, Heidi
Reich, Joanne Nichols; juniors, Bar­
bara Dusten, Lillian Hedman, Bar­
bara Nichols, Betty Thacker; sopho­
mores, Patricia Moran, Etha Morris,
Jack Myers, Winifred Romtvedt,
Fied * Thompson; freshmen, Oath­
leer. Tomlin and Joy Willard.
50 New Books
Added to Library—
An addition of 50 new books has
been made to the Vernonia high
school library was the announce­
ment this week. The list includes
fiction, non-fiction and reference
works. Publications from colleges
and other towns in the state have
been catalogued for student use
also. The school library is open to
use of the public it was stated.
£ Being Hazed Druggist Leaves
For Portland—
H. W. Cameron, formerly em­
ployed as druggist for the Armitage
Drug company, left the first of this
week for Portland where he is to
be employed in the future. W. J.
A t mitage will care for all prescrip­
tif n needs for the present time it
was stated.
New Period to
Start for Students—
With the close of the six-week
teriod just ended a new class has
>een started at the Vernonia high
school it was announced by Princi­
pal McCrae this week. The class, a
remedial period, will give added op­
portunity to those students low in
grades to obtain better averages.
Vernonia Loggers Lose to
Sheridan by 33 to 0
Score
The Scappoose football eleven is
scheduled to play here this coming
Friday afternoon in competition
with the Loggers team. The visiting
team has so far this year made a
very favorable showing.
Vernonia lost by a score of 38
to 0 last Friday in a non-league
game with Sheridan. The opponents
in that game totaled a score of 26
points for the first half period but
were unable to better that more
than 10 additional points for the
second period. Attendance at the
game was large.
McCrae to
Attend
Conference
11 th Annual Meeting to
Be Held at Salem October
26, 27 and 28
The eleventh annual conference
for junior, senior, four-year and
six-year high school principals will
be held at Salem on October 26,
27 and 28, under the joint auspices
of the Oregon High School Princi­
pal?’ Association and Rex Putnam,
superintendent of public instruction.
Wallace MdCrae, principal of the
Vernonia high school announced
this week that he would be in at­
tendance at the conference on Oc­
tober 27 and 28.
Walter E. Snyder, recently chosen
as curriculum coordinator for the
Salem City schools but formerly
principal of the LaGrande high
school, is president of the High
School Principals' Association and
will preside at the meetings of
that group on October 27 and 28.
This is one of the most impor­
tant educational meetings held dur.
ing the year and is attended by
practically all of the 300 principals
of senior four-year, and six-year
high schools and the thirty-five
principals of junior high schools,
as well as by many others who are
interested in secondary schools.