FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1940
Seeding of City Park
Completed; Aid of
Individuals Asked
Field to Be Available
for Use for Football,
Estimated
Under the cuthorization of the
Vernonia Park Board, completion
Of the seeding of the city park
was seen Saturday, following work
by a group of men including Walt­
er Kent, Roibert Spencer, Wallace
He Cree and several N. Y. A. help­
ers. Mr. Kent disced the ground
previous to sowing the seed.
The park board asks the coopera­
tion of individuals in keeping off
the field which will not be in use
during the summer because the terf i
will not be rooted sufficiently. The
turfing will be a great improvement
to the park and it is felt ihat
everyone will do 'his part in ke p-
ing off the ground until the proper
growth permits the using o. the
field. The turf, it is expected, will
be up in about two weeks, and
will be in use for fall football.
The Congress of the United
States has by concurrent resolution,
ar.d the President of the United
States has by appropriate proclama­
tion, desigisated tl.e 6 th day of
April as Army Day. Accordingly,
I, Charles A. Sprague, Governor,
request that the citizens of Ore­
gon give suitable recognition to
this date and consider its signific­
ance for the welfare of the Nation.
Past history shows that seasor..-
of peace are pain iully interrupted
by periods of warfare.. It reveals
aiso that lack of preparation for
military action is always costly and
sometimes fatal to national exist­
ence. Therefore, while we as a
people love peace and abhor war,
we must not neglect the training
and equipment of armed forces ade­
quate for the proper protection ol
out Country’s vital interests.
Recent months have seen a con­
siderable expansion of our military
units, including our own National
Guard, and an intensified training
of personnel. Army Day will give
citizens the opportunity to observe
tne progress made for the strength­
ening of our military effectiveness;
and I invite the people of Oregon
on Army Day to study the present
condition and needs of our defense
establishment.
Fescue Found to
Produce Well
On Logged Land
Long-Life Grasses Impor­
tant in Development of
Pasture
Chewing’s fescue was found to be
producing well on a logged-off pas­
ture on a farm on the Fish Hawk
in the Nehalem Valley after it had
been seed 15 years or more. It is
holding its own against fern which
is an important matter in Columbia
county.
Chewing's fescue was also found
to be growing on a small area of
stump land on Rudy Anliker's farm
in the Beaver Homes district. It
is making a dense sod and holding
its own against fern. It is not
known how long this planting has
veen made, but the fern was well
established around the area where
the Chewing’s fescue was found to
be growing.
Tall oat grass was found to be
growing on Mr. Gus Wanstrom’s
farm on the Fish Hawk on a steep
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Mr. and Mrs. William Pringle, Sr.
Possibility
Of Area
Discussed
Evening Meeting Plan­
ned for April 9, Decided
Tuesday
Mr. and Mr*. Pringle, a week ago Sunday, celebrated their Golden
Wedding anniversary. The couple is one of the pioneer families of
the NehaL-m Valley, Mr. Pringle having homesteaded here in
1877.
Three One-Act Annual Meet
Plays to Be
Of Steck men
Due April 3,4
Presented
Eighth Grades of Wash­
ington School Prepare for
Friday Night
Western Oregon Live­
stock Association to Meet
at Corvallis
The eighth grades bf Washington
school are presenting three one-act
plays this Friday night, March 29,
in the auditorium of the school at
8 o’clock. The proceeds from the
plays will go into a fund which
provides for the annual picnic and
the annual giving of a gi t to the
school, usually a picture. The plays
Group from Linfield
this year should prove as humerous
and exciting to the audience as the
Entertains Students—
iitles suggest: “Buddy Answers an
Four entertainers, three girl’s ani Ad”, “Rummage” and “Orville’s
one man, and Dr. Johannson, Dir Big Date”.
ector of Admissions, of Linfield
College at McMinnville met with
the high school students last Thurs­
day morning at nine o’clock for
musical numbers, consisting of vo­
cal, piano and trumpet selections,
and an address by Dr. Johannson.
The group represented the con­
tact committee of Linfield.
Gathering of Livestock
The annual meeting of the West­
ern Oregon Livestock Association
is to be held in Corvallis, April 3
and 4, next week, according to an
announcement made this week by
H. A. Lindgren, secretary of the
association.
On April 3 the committees will
meet and prepare their reports
which will be presented to the
general session on April 4. The
Western Oregon group is made up
of local groups of stockmen such
as the Columbia County Association.
The association in this county at
the present time boasts the great­
est m< mbership of any group.
Date Set
For Meeting
Of Stockmen
Inspector Reviews
Post Office Quarters—
Inspector Wolform of the post
office department spent Monday in
Vernonia making an inspection of
of ice quarters relative to the poss­
ibility of a change of the location.
A rental contract has been offered
the department at an amount con­
siderably lower than the present
figure.
Young People to
Give Play—
The young people of the Chris­
tian Church will give a play in the
church auditorium on Sunday eve­
ning at 7:30 o’clock, it is entitled,
“The Better Things of Life”, this
will be followed by the regular
preaching service; the public is
cordially invited.
Final Voters'1 Petitions
Gj Nehalem BasinPUD
Filed with Com mission
Chamber
To Seek
Members
Committee to Meet with
County Court Officials
Soon
A number of farmers in the
Upper Nehalem Valley met last
Wednesday evening at the Natal
Grange hall f or a discussion of the
possibilities of development of
logged-off land in this vicinity to
some use in the future.
Seme members of the group pres­
ent that evening have been active
in the leasing of land in the Crook­
ed creek and Burnt creek areas
for cattle grazing. Leases have
| been mai'a with the county court.
I To further develop this area a
committee was named to contact
the court seeking further use o
land not now utilized for that pur­
pose. Discussion was also held on
means of fire protection for the
area.
The committee appointed for the
Citizens Urged to Consid­
evening to contact the court is com­
er Significance for Wel­ posed of Noble Dunlap, B. F. Win
slow and Will Chalmers.
fare of Nation
Army Day Date
Set by Sprague
For April 6
VOLUME 17, NUMBER 13
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTYJ3REGON
Association Slated Here
in April
The date of the Vernonia meet­
ing of the Columbia County Stock
mens’ Association was announced
this week by Lode McDonald, pres­
ident of the organization, as April
19, Friday. The meeting is to be
held in the Grange hall in the eve­
ning starting at 8 p. m.
No other statement was made a.-,
to the program intended for the
evening but attention was called to
members and others who might well
benefit to attend. The Columbia
county association is at the present
time the largest group of any
affiliated with the Western Oregon
Livestock Association. Activity in
the county group has been lively
due to the extensive benefit to be
gained from work of the association.
To that can be attributed the large
membership. Business men can well
afford to give attention to the work
due to the eventual bene it to be
derived.
Commission
Offers Show
Bird Eggs
Tuesday noon’s meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, attended
by a number of business men of
the community heard the decision
to continue the organization as the
chaniber instead of changing to a
Lions Club as had been proposed
end discussed by a number of
people.
The proposition was brought be­
fore the meeting Tuesday at the
Terminal Cafe, discussed again, and
he motion made to continue with
the present organization. As was
stated at that time it was the
opinion of a number that little
additional benefit could be gained
from the Lions Club although the
cost would be greater than for the
chamber.
Later in the meeting the date
>' April 9 was chosen for an eve­
ning gathering at which time a
irogram will be the feature of the
evening.
Grange Council to s
Meet at Natal—
Through a notice issued this week
by Mrs. Pearl Becker, Pomona
Grange Secretary, the Columbia
County Grange Council will meet at
the Natal Grange hall on Sunday,
April 7. Luncheon will be served at I
noon.
540 Fine
Assessed—
Work incidental to the obtaining
olf sufficient signatures on the
Voters’ Final Petitions for the for­
mation of a Nehalem Basin Public
Utility District were filed with the
Hydroelectric commission of Oregon
the forepart of this week to meet
with the requirement that the docu­
ments be completed by March 27,
Wednesday.
The petitions were three in num-
ber, one for the Municipality of
Vernonia, one for the Parcel of
Territory (iCIolumbia County), and
the third for Parcel of Territory
(Washington County). The three
divisions in total comprise the en­
tire district with an area of 83
square miles. Population for that
listrict is approximately 5,300 and
the assessed valuation $1,536,796.00.
Petitions were also filed carrying
the names of those to run for elec­
tion as directors of the district.
The names of those to be included
in the ballot are: E. M. Bollinger
and C. S. Hoffman from Vernonia,
Ndble Dunlap from Natal, W. C.
Johnson from Birkerfeld and A. V.
Doree and William Harkson from
Timber.
The directors elected in the May
primary will make a survey during
the summer to determine feasibility
if a bond issue for raising finances
for the district. They will be assist­
ed by competent advice from en­
gineers and attorneys. The bonds to
be voted at a later time can be
paid only from earnings of the dis­
trict and con never cause a tex on
real or personal property according
to laws governing the district.
Opportunity
Offered
(Hub Members
Don Wolfe was assessed a fine
of $40 and costs in the Justice of
Peace court here this week. Con­
$1,200 in Prizes Offered
viction came about through a fight
by Pacific International
Applicants May Have staged a week ago last Friday. The
Show
Eggs
on
Application, convicted man was committed to
the county pail in St. Helens in
Transportation Cost
Columbia county 4-H club mem­
lieu of the fine.
bers in pig raising clubs will have
Do you want to hatch out some
opportunity again this year * o com­
extra fine show birds? Here’s your
pete for $1,200 in prizes at the
Trial Date Changed
chance.
Pacific International Livestock show
The Oregon State Game Com To Coming Monday—
mission has a surplus of show bird
The date of the trial set for in Portland, as the Portland Union
eggs of the Golden, Amherst, Sil­ Monday of this week for Lester Stock Yards company has again
vers and Reeves variety of pheas­ Sheeley w:s changed by the court appropriated that amount to finance
ants which will be given without his week. Instead the trial will the pig feeding contest.
The purpose of this contest is
cost to applieants as long as the
held on Monday of the coming
to give club members practical ex­
supply lasts. Applicants must pa> week.
perience in feeding pigs for market
transportation costs. The Commis­
and to demonstrate the rate of gain,
sion also has a limited supply of Here from Bend—
cost of feed and profit that can be
show birds that will be sold at a
Jim Byers and Sherman Nicar made, said Harry H. Burdick, pres­
nominal price.
of Bend, Oregon, are spending the ident of the stock yards company,
Both the eggs and the birds are
located at the state game farms at week of spring vacation here in in announcing the 1940 contest.
Eugene and Pendleton. Applications Vernonia. Both boys formerly at­ Details of eligibility, requirements
hculd be made to Frank B. Wire, tended Vernonia high school; both and general instructions may be
had from George A. Nelson, County
state game supervisor, 616 Oregon *re pominent in athletics in the Agricultural Agent.
Bend high school.
Building, Portland, Oregon.
President Burdick also announces
that the corn growing contest,
sponsored for the past 15 years by
his company, wilt not be held in
the future as its- purpose has been
largely accomplished. Other agencies
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could have a post office established, have been born seven children. Fred, I are now active in promotion of corn
in the city itself.
In 1925 the present Hy-Van hotel My brother, Henry, and Mrs. Adams who is a logger, lives in California.! growing and are providing contests
we« erected and in the following wanted to name the post office St.' Walter also is a logger. Dewey is I and fairs of various kinds, he said.
Cloud, after their home town of farming near Junction City. Laura ' That 4-H projects have been the
year built a garage.
On August 12, 1891, Mr. Van St. Cloud, Minnesota. Someone el»« lives with them. Harley and Macy biggest single factor in improving
Blaricom was united in marriage to wanted to name it Auburn, for | are loggers at Marshfield. Myrtle! the type of hogs produced in this
Miss Ida Vaughn. Mr. Van Blari­ Auburn, Minnesota. Professor Cher-1 married Harry Coleman, a locomot-' area is the opinion of R. L. Clark
com has shown an active interest rington, who taught the first school, I ive engineer. Three of my boys, ! ■ >f Portland, superintendent of the
in the affairs of the community and was a widower, wanted to name Fred, Walter and Dewey, saw ser- ( fat stock auction of 4-H club
entries at the P. I. each year.
and has served as city marshal and it Vernona for his daughter. I was! vice in the World War.
constable and several terms as a »oing with Annie Adams. Her father j A number of friends of the Van] Clark said the type of hogs pro­
wanted to call the place St. Cloud, i Blaricoms were present last Satur- duced has been completely ctanged
member of the school board.
but
I persuaded her to vote for day for the birthday party: Dewey [
In 1879 he took a four-year con­
from the wrong type to the right
tract to carry the mail from St. Vernona. I liked Professor Cher-1 Van Blaricom, Mr. and Mrs. Johnj type. He estimates that his accom­
Helens to Vernonia, a distance o' rington and wanted to plecse him Van Blaricom, a nephew from Port-
so I got busy and lined up all the; land, L. B. Brewer of Portland, Mr. ' plishment alone is worth “more
thirty miles over the mountains.
Mr. Van Blaricom was elso instru­ votes I could and when the vote and Mrs. William Woods of Ver- cold cash than all the money ever
mental in the selection of the name ! was taken, 17 votes were cast, nine t nonia, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rowlands, spent on club work in this area.”
for this city, Vernonia. As told by! of which were for Vernona. When Ellen, Ruby, Edith and Bill Row-
4-H club work is also entitled
Mr. Van Blaricom, “My brother. the post office was established they lands, all of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. ' to much credit for the improve­
Joseph, decided to lay out a town­ called it Vernonia instead of Ver- George Parker and Mrs. Dora Wash-
j George Parker, Mrs. Dora Washburn , ment in the fed steer market, said
site on his homestead. We held a nona
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meeting to select a name, so we I To Mr. and Mrs. Van Blaricom and Clarence V. Gee of Vernonia?
H. D. Van Blaricom Celebrates B5tli Birthday
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Last Saturday marked the 85th
birthday of H. D. Van Blaricom,
one of Vernonia’s earliest settlers
and one of the men responsible
for the early development of Ver­
nonia.
Mr. Van Blaricom was one of j
13 children born to John and Nancy ■
Vtn Blaricom who came to what is
now Vernonia in 1874 to take up
a homestead one mile east of the |
present city. H. D. Van Blaricom
attended the public schools of Min- j
nesota and one term in the first
<>g schoolhouse near Vernonia. He
assisted his father on the home
ranch until his marriage in 1891 ;
when he moved onto land which
he had homesteaded in 1876 and
located one and one-half miles
northeast of Vernonia. Later he sold
the place and purchased 30 acres,
a part of which is now included
Petitions for ^Directors
Also Filed for May 17
Election