Vernonia eagle., March 29, 1940, Image 1

FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1940
M r. a n d M rs. W illia m P rin g le , S r .
I ty
C o m p le ted ; A id o f
I n d iv id u als A sk ed
Field to Be Available
for Use for Football.
EstimatiBd .
Unde r tho nulh o r liallo n o f the
Vcr nonin Park BonrJ, cr mplct'.on
v l the iccdlng or., the city p ar k
WB« ««e n Saturdny. YoHowlnif w o r k '
by B gronp o f me n Including Wnlt - .
»r Ke nt, Robe rt Spencer, Wnllnco
Ilc C r io nnd sovoral N. Y. A. help-
e m. Mr. Ke nt dlice d tho cr o u n d
pre vious to lOwihB the seed. :
T ho park board a ik i tho coopem-
tlon o f Individual! In ke e ping o ff
the fie ld which will not be In u«o
d u r in g tho s umme r because the tCr f
will no t be rooted s ufficie ntly. T ho
t u r fin g will be a gre at Impr ove me nt
to tho par k and it Is fe lt Ih a l
e ve r yone will do his par t In ke p-
In g o ff the gr ound until the pro.>er
gr owth pctmltJ the us ing o.' t ho
fie ld. T h e 'tiir f, It Is expectcd, will
be up In obout two weeks, nnd
will be In use for fall fooUiall.
A r m y D ay D at e
Se t b y Sp r a g u e
F o r A p ril 6
Cit ize n s U r g e d to C o n s id ­
e r S ig n ific a n c e fo r W e l­
fa r e of N a t io n
T ho Congres* o f the Unite d
State s has by concur re nt r e s olution,
ar.d the Pre s ide nt o f tho Unit e d
S la te * has by Bppropclato proclama-
- t iiin , de s ignote d. tLo 0 th d»y - of
Apr il as Army Day. Accor dingly.
I, Char le s A. Spraguo, Gove r nor ,
rctiue s t that the cltlie ns o f Ore-
con give s uitable r e cognit ion, , to
t b li d t te and consider lU s ignlflcT
nnco fo r the we lfare of the Nat ion.
Pos t history shows th a t s oniion.
of peace aro pain oiily inte r r upte d
by periods of war fnns . U roycals
nUo tha t lack o f proparatlqn fo r
n iiliu r y action is always cos ily t n d
s cme tlmcs fa ta l to national exUt-
cnce. Therefore, while we as a
pe ople love peace and :*h o r war .
w.- mus t not neglect the tr a ining
and oAUipnwnt of armed force * nde
quato fo r tlie prope r prote ction’ o:
OUI Countr y's vital Interests.
Re ce nt rtitinthn have seen a con
sidcrci>le expahslon of our m ilit a r y
unit*,'' including our own Na t io na l
Ciia r d , and an inte ns ifie d t r a in in g
o f personnel. Ar my Day will give
- x ltlc o ns tjie oppor tunity to obs erve
tne progress made ^for the s trongth-
e nin g o f our military e ffective ne s s ^
and I invite tho people o f Or e gon
on Ar m y Day to s tudy tho pre s e nt
conditio n and needs of our de fe ns e
c.t a inuhmcn t.
F e sc u e F o i i n d t o
P r o d u c e W el l
O n L o g g ed L a n d
Long- Life Grasses Impor­
tant in Development of
Pasture
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Chcvlng 's fescue was fo und t o bo
producing jve ll on a logged- off pa s ­
ture on n for m on the Kish Haw k
in the Nehalem Valle y aft e r it ha d
t e e n seed 16 yeors or more . It is
holding its own agains t fe r n, which
is an Important matte r in Columbia
county.
Chowlng's fescue was also, fo u n d
to b « groi*lng on a . s mall ar e a o f
ptirnip land on Rudy Anllke r ’s fa r m
in the Beaver Homes dis tr ict. It
Is mak in g a dense sod and h o ld in g
Its own s galns t fe r n. It is no t
kr .own h o w ' long this p la nting lia s
ve r n made, but the fo m v a * we ll
Cftabliidied ar ound tho ar e a whe r e
the Che wing'* fescue wa* fo u n d t o
be growing.
T a ll oat grass w a s .fo u n d t o be
gr wir ing "o« Mr. Gus Wah r tr o m'*
fa r m on the Fish Hawk on' a ate e p
(Coniinus d o n- ptgo - JiU ____
l ^ i n i a Z F o t e r s ’ PetitiiJins
P o s s ib ilit y
O f A re a
D is c u s s e d
Evening Meeting Pla n­
ned for April 9, Decided
■ Tuesday
^
^ fr . a n d M r s . P r in g le ,
a
w eek
W e d d in g a h n lv e r s n r y . . T h e
tb a
N e h a lo m
V a lle y » M r .
«g o
c o tip io
S u n d a y , c e le b r a te d , t b e ir
U
od«
P r in g lo j i a v l o g
of
G o ld e n
p io n e e r fa m in e s
o^-
b o m e tle a d e d h e r e - In |1577*
T h r e e O n e- A c t • A n n u al M eet
O f St i i c k m en
P lay s to B e
P r esen t ed
D u e A p r il 3 ,4
Eighth Grades of Wa s h­
ington School Prepare for
Friday Night
Western Oregon Liv<^.
stock Association to Meet
at C o r v a llis
u ___,
The eighth grades b f Wa s h in g t o n
school are.' pre s e nting thr e e one- act
piny* this Fr iday nig ht, Ma r ch 20,
in tho auditor ium of the s chool a t
8 o'clock. Tho proceeds fr o m thu
plays will go into a fu n d w hic h
provides for the annua l pic nic and
the annual giving of a g l t H o - ih o
ichool, usually n picture . T he plays
Group from Linfield
this ye ar s hould prove
hume r oui
Entertains Students—
an d e xciting to the audie nce a* the
'.ities guggest: “ Buddy Ans w e r s an
, F o ijr enlorlalnei- s, Ihre o ir lr h a n t Ad” , "Rommng c " Btid "Or v ille '*
ono man* and Dr. Jo hanns on. Dlr^ Big DMe.".
octor o f Admis sions, o f Lihflo ld
Colle ge at McMinnville me t with
tho high school s tudents las t T hur s ­
day mor ning a t nine o'clock for
mUsIcnl numbe w, cons is ting o f vo*
‘;al, piano and tfufnpot.^se lcctio*vi,
and an address by Dr . J o h a n n s ^ .
Tho group represented tho con*
ta c t committee of Linfie ld.
Gathenng of Livestock
T he annual me e ting o f tho We s t­
e rn Ore gon Livestock A.iSDcintlon
is to bo held In Corvallis , Ap r il 3-
an d 4; ne xt week, accor ding to ji ii
announce me nt mndo this week' by
II. A. Lindgr en, s e cre tary o f the
cBsocinUon.; " . ' ’
On Apr il 3 the committe e s w ill
me e t and pre pare t he ir roports
which will bo pre s e nted . to tJie
generM- session on Ap r il 4. T ho
We s te r n Ore gon gr oup Ji^ niade up
o f. local g r o up s 'o f s tockme n *gch
ns tho Columbia County As s ociation,
T he association In this co unty a t
the prvsent time bons U the gr e at ­
e st mrmbe rship o f any groups
D at e Se t
Efor M eet i n g
Q jf Sj f o c k m en
Inspector Reviews
Post Office Quarters—
Inspe ctor WoUorm o f tho pos t
o filc e de parime nt s pent Monday In
Ve r nonia making an Ins pe ction of
of. Ice quar te r * relative to tho po»*-
.iblllty of a change of the location.
A r e nlol co ntnict has been offe r e d
tho de partme nt ^t an amourit con-
s id tr ab ly lowe r than t h e . pr e s e nt
figur e .
Young People to
Give Play—
T he young people o f tJio Chr is ­
tia n Church .will give a play In the
chur ch i^udltorlum on Sund ay eve ­
n in g a i 7:30 o'clock, it Is e ntit le d,
“ T ho Be tte r Things o f Life ", this
w ill be followe d by the r e gula r
pr e aching^ scrvice; the p ub lic Is'
cor dially Invite d.
f .
Petitions for tDirectors ;
Also Filed for May 17
Election
•
Cham ber
T o Seek
V Ie m b e i’s
Committee to Meet with
County Court Officials
Soon
A '■ niTmbcr of for me r s In the
Uppe r Nchnlom Valle y me t las !
Wc d nc B^y e ve ning &t tho ' N o t a l
Gr ange hall fo r « discussion o f the
poMlbllltle s
of
de ve lopme nt
of
lo n c d - o ff land In thU vicinit y to
'some - use in tho futur e .
Some Tfiembors of tho ffroup prcx*
e nt thct e ve ning havo be e n activc
In the leoslng o f land in the Cr ook­
ed creek and Bur nt cr ock oretu*
fo r cattle grazing. Leas es have
been mat'a with th;) county coiir t.
To fur the r develop this ar e a a
commltteo was named to contact
the court seeking fur t he r use o'
!and not now utilized fo r t h a t p u r ­
pose. Discussion was als o he ld on
me ans of fir e prote ction fo r the
ar ea.
T ho committee appointe d fo r the
e ve ning to contact tho co ur t Is com'
posed of Noble Dunlap, B. F. Win-
h\ ^ ond Will Chalmers.
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F iled w ith C o m m issio n
Association Sla te d' Here
in April
/
T he date of the Ve r nonia me e t
ing of ithe .Columbia Co unty Stock
me ns ' Ass ociation u>*. an no unc e d
this week by Lode JIc Dona ld , pre:-
ide lit o f the orgnniznlion, u* Apr il
19, Friday, 'nio me e ting is- to b(v
he ld In- tho Orange hall In tho ovc-
n in g stniHlng a t 8 p. m.
■No othe r 's tateme nt w ts mndo m
to the program inte nde d fo r the
e ve ning but atte ntion was ca lle d to
me mbe rs and others w h o .m ig h t \ v«ll
be ne fit to atte nd.. Tho Coiunilita.
co unty association is at the pr e s e nt
time tho large s t gr oup o f any
a ffilia t e d with the We s te rn O t e io n
Live stock Ass ociation. Ac t iv it y - fa
the county (h'oup has be e n live ly
due to the extensive b e ne fit to be
gaine d fr om work o f (he as s ociation.
T o that cnn be att r ibut e d t h o lar ge
me mbe nihlp. Business me n can we ll
a ffo r d lo give ntte ntlon to the wor k
due to tho e ve ntual b e ne fit t o be
de rive d.
C o m m i ssi o n
O f f e r s Sl i o w
B i r d Eggs
Applicant^ May Have
Eggs oti _ Application,
Transportation Cost •
' Do . you want lo hatch o u t *ome
e x tr a , finq show birds?- He r e '* yo ur
chancd.
T he Oregon SIntq Gnme Com-
n:l(.ilon h y s .n,»uip lu s o f s how bir d
e ^ga of the . Golde n, Amhe r s t,- 'Siln
\ xrs und/ IleeVes' var ie ty a t ' phca;M
nnts 5 vhlch_wlll bo give n w it hout
- cost to applleants ns lo n g as the
r upp ly lasts. Applicants m u s t pa>
trans port«.tlon costs. T he Commls-
s'lon Also has a llmlte<I *ui>ply o f
.•ihnw birds that will be s old a t a
numliiall price.
.
• Botl. the eggs nnd, tho bir d* are'
locate d nt thtf s tule game fa r m s at
Kugerte and Pendle ton, Applic a tio ns
ih e u ld bo mnde to F r a n k B. WIiVj
s'.ate . game supervisor. O ld Ori- gon
Building, I’ortlnnd, Or e g on.
T ue s day ' noon's, me e ting o f / t h e
Chambe r of ' Comme rco, aUe nde d
b y - a numbe r o f butlne s * n ;t in . of
the c o m m unit y he ard the de cis ion
to continue the or ca nlca tio n as, the
chanjbpr Instead o f c h a ng ing to a
Lions Club as had be e n propos ed
e nd discussed b y - ' a num b e r of
people.,'
T ho proposition \ va»' b r o u g h t “ be-
'Tore the meetlnit T ue s day a t the
T e r minal Cafe , discussed a g a in , and
>.he motion mad e ' to co ntin ue with
the pre se nt or ganization. As was
s tate d a t t ha t tlm o it war^ the
opinion o f a nlimbe r t h a t lit tle
JfddUlonal beneifit could bo gaine d
fr om the Lions Club a lth o ug h the
cos t would be gr e ate r , th a n fo r the
chambe r ." ■
Ijit e r . In the ;' liice tlni* tho- dote
Apr il 0 was ch o s e tr 'fo r a n eve-
n lb ' ^ .g a ^ e r ln i[ - «t - w h lc h - tliiie - t
u o g r a m will be tho fc a t u r a o f tile
eve ning.
Grange Council to ^
Meet at Natal— ■
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Through n notice liu ed this week
Las t Satur day marke d the 86 th In the city its e lf.
''
In 1025 the present Hy- Yon hote l
bir th day of H. D. Van Blar lcom,
ono of Vcr nonia’s e ar lie s t s ettloH, w t « erected and In the followln.'S
a nd one o f the men re s pons ible y e a r built a garage.
On Augus t 12, 1801, Mr . Voh
fo r the e arly de ve lopme nt o f Ve r ­
Blar lco m'w ns united in m ar r ia ge to
nonia .
■Mr. Van Blarlcom was one of Miss I.la- Vaughn. Jlr . V iu - Blari-
13 childre n 'born to Jo h n and Nanc y com has ‘ shown an active Inte r e s t
V t n BUrieom wlio came to w ha t is in the affa ir * o f the 'c o m m unity
no w Ve r nonia in 1874 to t a ke up a nd ha* served os city m ar s h al and.
a home s tead' one mile e as t o f the cons table and several te r ms as a
pre se nt city. H. D. Va n Blar lcom me mbe r ' o f the s chool^bo aiii.
at te nde d the .public Mtiool* o f Min ­ 1 In 1870 he took a four - ye ar co n­
ne s ota and one te rm in the fir s t t r a c t to carry the ninli fr o m St.
ag s choolhouse ne ar Ve r nonia . He' Hele ns to Ve r nonia, a dis tanc e o f
as s is ted his fathe r on the home t h ir t y m it ^ over the moun ta ins ,
r anch until his mar riage in 1801
Mr , Vijn Blarlcom was r Js o ins tru-
whe n he move d onto la n d w hic h m e nta l in the s ciectlon o f the na m*
he had homesteaded ' i n 1870 a n d j fo r this city, Ve r nonia. . As to ld by
locate d o n e . jiiid one - lialf m ile s : Mr . V^n Blnrlcom, "M y - br dthe r r
nor thwis t o f 'Ve monia. Lo te r he s old . Jos e ph, decided to lay o u t a town.
t he pbtce an d purchas ed 3 0 . acre s , | slti* on his homestead; We h eld__a
a por t Tgf^jrfilch' is now in d n d e d me e ting to jie lcct a - na me , fo wc
Wor k, incide ntal t o tha o b ts lnlnc '
d t iufflc le iit flg na tur e a . o n , the,,,.- .
Vcfter*’ F inal' Pi)tltIoii> fo r the * fotw
mation o f ’ai Ne halem B«»ln Publfe ,
Utility DIstrtct- ircT a- flle d w it h <h«'
irydrae le ctrio commiss ion o f Or v s o n
the for e par t .o f this «c e k t o me e t
with the. r e na lr e me n t't ha t .tha docu- • ’
mcnta l>^ coi;ipiet«d b y March: 27,
W e d n e ^a y ;' ' ;
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T he peiUtloM we re - thre e in n u n - . ,
he r,- one. fo r the Mu n ic t p a lit r o f ’
Ve r npnia, one fo r the ..F kr c e I of.
T ^ llo r y . " (iOolr>Mhla‘:- County)< t n d -
tile U ilr ( r “fi)r UParcel of- T e r r ito r y
(Wtis hlngton Co unty ). T he thr e s
divis loni in tatai c o m p r iu t h o e n - -
tir o i' dis tr ict w lA .: an a r e a o f - 83
u)uar « miles, IH)pulatian f b r : t h s t
dis trict i* approximate ly B,300 ond
the assessed ^ u a t io n $1,630,706.00.
• Pe titions .were a h o file d c a r r y in g
the name s of those to r un for .olo e -
.
tion a* ‘ directors o f tho dis tr ict.' .
T he names o f thoee to be in c lu d e d ' -
on the baihit. ar e : B, M, Bo llin g e r . '
and C. fl. Hoffmah- fr o ni Ve r m in ia , '
Ndblo Dunls p fr om N a t t l, W . C.
Johns on froni Bir ke r fe ld a n d A . V.
Doreo and William . Ila r k io n fw m
T inAcr .
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The dlr e ct on e lected In t h a Ma y
pr imar y will make ■ aurve y, d u r in g
aio- s mim o r to de te r mino fe a it b llit r "
? f a bond Issue fo r r s ig ing flnane e s
fo r the dlAtict. T he y w ilt ba as aUt.
e ^_b y etimpetant aidvko fr o m en- ‘
gineers an d attorne ys . T ho bo nda to-
be voted a t a lat e r t im a c a n —
ba
ri
!!“ f
, t i4(i and eon'never . eauio m t ax on
by Mrs. Pearl Be cke r , Po mona
real or peraoiAd property aoeording
Gr ange Secretary, . t ho Coiuiiib| a
County Grnngo Council w iir me e t a t to taws govemitifr tho diatrtct.
tho {'Intai Grange h a ll on^Mund ny ,
Ap r il 7. Luncheon w ill t e ae We d at
noon.'
ortun ity
$40 Fine
Assessed—
.
Don Wolfe was assessed o fin e
o f »40 and costs in the Ju s tic e of
Pence court here this we e k,' Con- "
victloii enmo about t hr o ug h o fig h t
s inge d a week ago la s t F r id a y . T ho
convicted man was c 6 m mIt ti>d“ to
tho county p«il In St. iftle ns '- in
lieu o f the fine .
- ,
Trial Date Changed • ,
To Coming Monday—
■rTho- .dnte of the t r ia l ae,t fo r
Jlo ndny o f ^ ^ ls w c e k jr fo r .Le s te r
Shce ley 'w ts chimged by the c o ur t
his week. Ins te nd the t r ia l "w ill
held pn‘ Monday , o f t he c o min g
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week. .
H ere
fr o m
B tn d —
Jim Byers and Sh o tm a n Nic a r
o f Be nd, Oregon, ar e s pe nd ing tho
week - o f s pring v n c a t io iL jic r o ^ Jn
Ve r nonia— Btrth- 7 lioy s - *fdn 9 e t ly a t ­
tende d Vernonia high schi> 0 l: both
«ro ponilne nt in ath le tic s in the
llr n d high school.
H . D . V a n B la i' ie o m C e l e b r a t e s 8 5 t h B i r t h d a y
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VOLUME 17, NUMBER 18
VERNONIA. COI.UMBIA COUNTY.- QREGON
could hnve .a post office c s tailis he d, have been born seven ch ild r e n. Fr e d,
My broth'er, lienr>', and Mr s . Adam s who is n Ipgger, live s In C a lifo m ia .
wante d to name tho pos t o ffic e St. Wa lte r also is a logge r . DoWe y is
Cloud, afte r the ir homo to w n o f ft r m ln g nenr Ja nc t lo n City . La u r a
St. Cloud, Minnesota. Some one else lives with them, ila r le y a n d _ Mncy
wante d to name It Au b u r n , fo r ar e loggers a t Mar s hfie ld. My r t le
Aub ur n, Minrtis nta. I’r ofe s s or Cher- ^nnrr le d Harry Cole man, a locomot^
r ington, who taught the fir s t s c h o o l ,ive- engineer. T hree o f m y boys ,
a nd .WB 8 _g widower, wnnt c d to .nir oii >Vcd,. Walte r and De we y, aow s er­
It ' Vr r nona for his ' da ught e r . I was vice- In - the .Wor ld Ww^/,
A numbe r of fr ie nds 6 f the Vaii
■joing with Annie Adams . H e r fa the r
wante d to call tho place St.. Clo ud, Blar icoms were pre s e nt los t Satur -
ilay
fo r the .bir thda y p a r t y : De we y
b ut I persuaded he r to v o t * fo r
Ve r nona. I liked Pr ofe s s or Cher- Van Blarlcom, Mr .' and: Mr s , Jo h n
r ington and wanted to ple ts e h im Van Blarlcom, n ne phow fr o jn Po r t ­
so I go t busy nnd. line d u p a ll the, land, L. B. Brewer o f, F o r t U h d , Mr .
votes I cifold and whe n the vote and Mr*. Wllllpm Wotfd* o f V e r
was take n, 17 votes we re cas t, n in e j nonla, Mr. and Mrs . A . t l^ t a n d s ,
o f which Were fo r Ve r no na. Wh e n i Ellen', Ituby, Edit h a nd B ill Bow-
the .p o s t office wa* e *Ubl| *he d tJiejf ] lands , all of Portland, Mr . ju id _Mr »,
c t llid It Vernonia ins te ad o f ,Ver- Ge orge . Parke r and Mr s . Do r o Wtah-
Georg(i_Earker, Mrs. Do vo_W«uaAum
. T o Mr;, and Mr*. Y in Dla r k o m \ snd Clarenco V. Q«e o f Ve r no n ia .
O i fer ed ,
Cl u b M e m b e r s
- ,V .
$1,200 in Pr ize «jOff«r e d'
-■by Pacific Inte r national
. - Show ;
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Columbia county 4- II c lu b , mem-
Ix M In pig rais ing c lub s . wlH h o n . -
ciiportunlty'a«| s ln this ye nr t o cam*
pe te for 11,200 in pr ix e r a t tho
Pnciflc Inte r national Uve c to c k ih o w
In. Portland, as tho P o r t la n d U nio n
Stock Yards c m p a n y ha s s (;a ln.
nppr opHattd that a in o u n t' t « finiane e
fhe pig fe odlnt conte s t.'
' The purpose o f this , e ont oa t ii
to give club .mnnbe r a p r a c tic a l «x-
pcrience in fe e ding p lg t f o r m a r k e t
and to 4e monitr at« the t «(s o f g a in,
cos t o f feed and p r o fit t h a t .e a n 'b o
mnde , said ITarry E[. BnrdlclE. p r »^ ,
ide nt of tiio itoefc' y a i ^ e ontPfnjr ,
in a n n o un c in g .t h e 1040 c o n t a ^
De tails , o f dig lbilit y,. r e q uir o n o n t a
Btid general Ins tmcUons m a / bo
had fr om George A, Ne ls o n ,.C o u n ty
Ag fic u h u r d Ag e n t
Pres ident Bur dick als o annoane e a
tha t the corn g r o w in g e onte at,
s je ns one d.for tho poat 15 ye nr * by
his ebmpony, wilt n o t be' h o ld “in
the. futur e a s , its . pur pose haa bee n
lar ge ly accomplished. Oth e r ace ncie a
ore now active In pr o mot io n o f «o m
gr owing and aro pr o viding co&teats -
n.id fairs ' of various kind *, ho aaid.
T hat 4-11 proie cts have be e n tho
bigge s t s in g le 'fa c t o r In in m r o ving
thc- t ype - of hogs pr oduce d in this
Bwa is the opinion o f n . L. Cla r k
o f Portland, s upe r inte nde nt o f the
fn t stock auction o f 4- H club,
e ntrie s a t , tho P , t e a d i ye o t.
CIs r k said' the type o f h og s pro*
riuje d has been comple te ljr cha ns e d
fr om thj- ^wrong- t j ^ to t h e r ii^it
t>- pe. He estimatea t h a t jiiia oce oal’
pils hmonl alone • la'
‘"las r e
c o ld ' c u h than a lt the n o n ^ . «ve r -
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