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ACTION ON THE
LAUREL PROBLEM NEEDED —
Vernonia fasle
MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and P ublisher
Entered as second class mail matter, August
4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore­
gon, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Official newspaper of Ve^onia, Oregon
lo Portland by way o' Buxton,
Banks and Forest Grove.
Bids are being received on the
new Charles T. Early building on
the corner of Bridge and Third
streets which will be the home of
the J. C. Penney store.
EASTER SUNDAY TO MARK
SPECIAL CHURCH RITES—
THE EAGLE of last week’s issue carried
a story concerning the grubbing out of vari­
ous more or less scattering patches of laurel
on the Vernonia side of the St. Helens moun-
tain.
It is commendable to note that such
action has been started for the problem of
the extensive growth of laurel on the moun-
tain, especially on the eastern slope has
come to be a serious worry of stockmen in
the county. Mention of the problem has been
made a number of times, perhaps most re­
cently at the last meeting of the Columbia
County Stockmens’ Association when laurel
was one of the topics of discussion.
It seems, as was learned at that meet­
ing, that few means of destruction of the
plant are successful except by actually grub­
bing the plant. Should it be cut off at the
top of the ground sprouts are immediately
sent up to replace the removed foliage.
The growth of laurel in the last few
years has been extensive on the mountain
due to the fact that its seeds are carried to
new fields in the wool of sheep. Other means
for its spread are also mentioned but how­
ever the manner in which the growth is in­
creased, t}ie increase is dangerous to pasture
lands in that the land is rendered useless for
forage. The beginning of effort last week
towards removal of the growth is none too
soon for the longer the wait the greater the
territory made useless for cattle pasturing.
I t
THE COMING Sunday, March 24, marks
the date of Easter to be commemorated with
aopropriate services at churches representing
the community. The annual festival occasion
marks the time of the resurrection of Christ.
Interesting perhaps would be somewhat
of a history of the setting of the time.
The Easter date falls about the time of
the vernal equinox, that is the next Sunday
following the first full moon of the calendar
year on or after March 21 and forms the
opening of the ecclesiastical year.
The method of computing the date in
England was fixed by a synod held at Whitby
in 664. Previous to that time Easter had been
kept according to an earlier method of com­
putation which was rejected by the Western
and retained by the Eastern church. In 664.
however, Britian adopted the practice of the
Western church. The name is derived from a
Saxon goddess whose festival occurred at goes into effect.
Users will be billed under the
about the
time. The eating of hot-cross
buns on Good Friday, is a survival of an new rates with ail meter readings
ancient custom of making special Easter taken on and after March 16.
For consumption up to 200 kilo­
cakes for the festival.
“SMILIN’ THROUGH’’ NOT
JUST ANOTHER PLAY—
St. Helens
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J. W. Brown purchased the Ed
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO—
watt hours per month, which take 1 _____________ _________ ___ ___
n the large bulk of residential cus- ONE YEAR AGO—
omers, the savings will range from I The Vernonia Softball League,
>5 cents monthly for 30 . kilowatt at a meeting voted to start the
hours to 61 cents for 200 kilowatt season’s play on May firrat.
hours.
Vernonia Post No. 119 of the
P. G. E. also was ready to file American Legion celebrated the
new commercial rate schedules, 20th year of the founding of the
which will go into effect on March Legion and the 15th year of the
25. The new commercial rates will existance of the Vernonia post.
be greatly simplified ,and will repre­
sent substantial reductions over FIVE YEARS AGO—
nates now in effect, company offic­
A resolution to join the League
ials declared.
of Oregon Cities was passed by the
city council.
CITY’S NEW WELL
A snow storm forced a lay off
WILL BE TESTED—
of construction crews on the Beav­
A test to determine the flow of er Creek highway.
water in the new well being dug
by the city near the McBride school TEN YEARS AGO—
Three miles of construction in
will be made within a week, mem­
bers o' the city water commission Washington county on the Beaver
decided at their meeting in the Creek road may be completed this
■ity hall last Wednesday evening. year. The completion of this road
The drilling equipment has reached would mean a distance of 55 mil’es
a depth of 400 feet and the com­
mission is interested in learning
the possibilities of the well. At the
■ame time a test will probalbly be
made of the well drilled last sum­
mer at the site of the municipal
■torage reservoir during the acute
vater shortage.
V. F. W
TF YOU missed seeing the senior play
“Smilin’ Through” last Friday night you are
the loser. Most of us who have attended such
functions of the high school expect and re­
ceive just another indifferently written and
indifferently produced comedy or mystery
which may have some few witty lines or
few excif’’"T moments when the lights dim
and a gal screams. The play is over, the
coach and cast are complimented and every
hodv except some of the audience is pleased
that another high school play is over. No one
denies that the cast and coach have worked
hard and that the play was eatertainment of
j sort, but when the play is over, what do
vou have except a sense of relief? The aud­
ience has done its duty by laughing or shiver­
in’»1 at the proper time (that is some of the
said attendants have; who are these people
who don’t know when to or when not to laugh
and wriggle?).
You, the comers, are relieved that you
have done your duty by attending and behav­
ing properly at another play. Those immediate-
lv concerned bv the play’s outcome are glad
the darned thing is over. And that’s all.
You who were there don’t need to read
farther. You who were not—vou missed the
grandest performance that has ever been
staged in this city. You would have seen a
r>-oduction that is a fine plav in the first
nlnce. You would have heard high school bovs
INION ASKS 15c
and girls really “put out” in a dramatic
OR CHINOOKS—
effort that weiild surprise you. Y'ou would
The Columbia River Fishermen’s
have seen lighting effects that were so subtly
ntective Union >as voted to de-
done, so technically correct that you would
woeder if you were witnessing such in Ver­ wand 15c per pound for Chinook
almon for the first part of the
nonia.
Congratulations to Miss Wilkinson, the '940 summer season.
This is the highest price asked
ca=t Mr. Skuzie. and lastly to Mr. MacDonald
pr>d ibo mcnunl training class for providing 'or raw fish since 1929.
In addition to this price increase
a lovely setting.
Final plans for the annual sal
mor. denby, which is to start on
March 20, were made by member«
of the St. Helens Rod and Gun club
ted by J. E. Doughty, local archi­ at their monthly meeting in Kelley’s
tect.
recreation hall in West St. Helens
St. Helens Softball League was last Wednesday evening. Rules for
SCHOOL BOARD STAFF
granted the use of John Gumm the derby were outlined by the
ELECTED FOR YEAR—
field and lights under the usual members.
To be eligible for the derby a
All principals and teachers in i the regulations on Monday, Wedne1-
<
schools were re-elected for the 1 940- day and Friday during the softbal fisherman must be a member o'
the club at least three days be-
41 school term by the beard of di­ season. O. R. Nelson, president oi fore weighing-in
a salmon. Fish
the
league,
and
Martin
Burlingame,
rectors at the monthly business
distriict commissioner, represented must be caught between the south
setion last Monday evening. The the league at the meeting.
end of Sauvies Island, through Wil-
directors made a preliminary survey
liamette slough and the Columbia
of the plans for the new addition SALMON DERBY
City driift or at the mouth of the
Lewis river. A witness must b»
to the high schoolbuilding submit- PLANS COMPLETED—
present at the time of the catch,
and the salmon weighed at Cleven­
ger’s or White’s moorages. Hill’s
Hardware, St. Helens hardware or
the Plaza Pharmacy.
1
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1940
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
and get
TRIAL
Concen­
nothing.
Now is the time for all good
Democrats and Republicans to conv
to the aid of their respective par-
ties by registering in preparation
for the primary election to be held
cn May 17. Registration books will
he closed at 5:00 o’clock the after­
noon of April 16 to conform with
the Oregon election laws.
At present, County Clerk J. W.
Hunt’s recordsr show that there
■are
4.424 county Republicans.
4,743 Deocrats and 118 miwellanc-
us registered. The total registra-
tiin is 9.285. Clerk Hunt urge«
residents to register as early a«
nossible in order to qualify to ca t
ballots at the primary election.
POWER COMPANY
REDUCES RATES—
I Home users of electricity Friday
I will again realize benefit from local
distribution of Bonneville power
| over lines of the Portland General
I Electric Company, when the sec-
I ond residential rate reduction made
I by the company since January 1
a 25 per eent advance is demanded
in wages for certain but not all can­
nery, warehouse and cold storage
mployees.
'
The above demands were the out-
vth of * aonference of unior
delegates held in Astoria March 3
and made public this week, not by
the union, but by the packers’
negotiating committee.
Tuesday of this week, it is stated,
‘he fishermen asked the packers to
nay 15c per pound until August 1.
Last year the price was 12c. After
Uigust 1 the fishermen want 10c
a pound. Last year from August 1
t 10 it was 8c and from the 10th
to the end of the seaso , 6c.
For steelheads the union this year
it asking 10c per pound, four cents
more than last year. Five cents is
asked for roe shad.
FA
and
Third Fridays of
Legion
Month.
Expert Tonsorial Work
P. M.
BEN’S BARBER SHOP
John Grady, Commander
Vernonia F. O. E.
LESTER SHEELEY
Legion Hall
Vernonia
Friday Nights
Attorney at Law
Bank of Vernonia Bldg.
Phone 231
8 o’clock
Roy Barnes, W. P.
Marvin Kamholz, W, Sec’y.
Knights of Pythias
Harding
Lodge No. 116
Vernonia, Oregon
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
Hall, Second and
Fourth Mondays Each
Month.
Pythian Sisters
ernonia Temple No. 61
Vernonia, Oregon
Meeting«:— I. O. O. F. Hall
Second
and Fourth Wednesdays
Each Month
Nehalem Chapter
»U»
Vernonia, Oregon
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
Order of Eastern Star
90*
By •«*.« »««IL
First
153, O. E. S.
Regular Communi­
cation first and
third Wednesdays
of each month, at
Masonic Temple.
All visiting sisters
and brothers wel­
come.
Sara Drorbaugh, W. M.
l|40
Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary
Nine persons lost their lives
i a lroad grade crossing traffic ac­
cidents during the year 1939, it
was announced today by Earl Snell,
ecretary f state. Ninety-three acci-
k r.ts involving train-auto collisions
A. F. & A. M.
wire reported during the year witn
Vernonia Lodge, No. 184
10 persons injured in addition to
A. F. & A. M. meets at
the nine killed.
Stat-
Masonic Temple,
Most of those grade crossing acci­
ed Communication First
Thursday of each month.
dents occured where secondary or
Special called meetings
county roads crossed railway lines,
other Thursday nights, 7:30
Snell declared, many of the acci­
Visitors most cordially wel-
dents being at crossings where train come.
•ra fie is light. This fact, the offic­ Special meetings Friday nights.
Roland Trcharne, W. M.
ial said, emphasized the importance
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
e.f exercising greater care at little
used crossings.
VERNONIA
“Just because a train goes by
POST 119
only once a day is no reason to
AMERICAN
os«ume that it will not be approach­
LEGION
ing when you near the crossing,”
First
Snell warned. “This attitude of
nssuming there is no danger at, Third Wednesdays
branch line crossings results in sev- I
AUXH IARY
’ ' al deaths at these spots every I
Fir«» and T*Ird Monday«
year.”
Roland L. Treharne
Expert Automobile Repairing
WELDING
ROLAND’S
SERVICE STATION
BAFFORD BROS.
General Plumbing
Vernonia
Nehalem Valley
Motor Freight
Frank Hartwick, Proprietor
Portland - Timber - Vernonia
Sunset-Elsie-Seaside
Vernonia Telephone 1042
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Roland D. Eby, M. D.
PHYSICIAN
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Town Office 891
NEAL W. BUSH
Attorney at Law
Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663.
In Vernonia Monday, and
Tuesdays
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