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VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON___________________________ VOLUME 17, NUMBER 17
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940
Registration Figures as Noble Dutton Named Swim Pool
Compiled by Clerk
Life
Guard
for
June,
July,
August
Show Democrat Lead
J. W. Hunt Submits Total
of Signing as Largest
Ever Made
J. W. Hunt, Columbia County
Clerk, through) figures compileci
after the close of registration books
last Tuesday, revealed that Col
umbia county registration for this
year was the highest ever recorded
with a total of 10,187. The prev
ious high, set before the 1938 gen
eral election, was 10,132.
Of the totals the Republicans
tallied 4,773; Democrats 5,285;
Progressives, 2; Prohibitionist, 1;
Socialists, 22; and miscellaneous,
104.
Following is the registration f
those precincts in the Upper Neha-
lem Valley.
Rep. Dem.
44
41
Birkenfeld
(1 Progressive; 1 miscellaneous!
83
61
Mist
(1 Socialist)
104
239
Vernonia No. 1
(11 miscellaneous)
166
243
Vernonia No. 2
(2 Socialist; 1 miscellaneous)
175
374
Vernonia No. 3
173
233
Vernonia No. 4
Road Meeting
Due May 21st
Decided Tues.
i
Due to a request communicated
to the Vernonia Chamber of Com
merce and read Tuesday noon a;
the chamber meeting the date o
May 21st was set aside as the dat';
of an evening meeting at which
time Vernonia will be host to dele-
gatef from commercial clubs cen
tered in communities on the pro
posed Highway 99W. The request
was sent by the Rainier Commercial
Club that a meeting be held u
whicih time a group be organized
to sponsor the completion of the
Rsinier-Apiary-Vernonia road so that
increased traffic via that route may
be expected. Vernonia was selected
as host city for the meeting due
to its more central geographical
location.
A motion was also heard and
passed to contribute $2.00 to the
American Legion Auxiliary which
sponsors the Senior Banquet each
year near the close of the school
term.
Several other matters were given
discussion at the meeting among
them being the revival oif interest
regarding the possibility of devel
opment of coal beds located near
here. The meeting was adjourned
to meet again May 7.
Glee Club to Compete
in Tournament—
Saturday, April 28, Miss Alvenia
Connell will accompany 28 members
of the Vernonia high school glee
club to Forest Grove where they
will compete in the annual, state
wide music tournament sponsored
by Pacific University. The group
will sing two songs: “Ciribiribin”
and “To a Wild Rose”, the latter
chosen by the glee club since this
year each group is given an oppor
tunity to sing one selection of its
own choosing.
Softball Meeting
Another meeting of the soft-
ball league is scheduled for this
evening, (Thursday) at The
Eagle office at 7:30 p. m. The
meeting will see J. W. Nichols
in the president's chair to direct
the evening’s business which
will include a discussion of
ground rules for play and a
discussion of means of financ
ing the league for the summer
season.
Marjorie Lolley Awarded First Dance Funds
Welfare Meet Place Trophy as Majorette
to Pay lor
Marjorie Lolley was awarded first- was that of the contest and the
Slated for
April 29
Parents Invited to Hear
Discussion of Delinquen
cy, Disease
A child welfare program spon
sored by the American Legion Post
No. 119 and the Legion Auxiliary
is to be held Monday, April 29, at
the Legion hall starting at 8 p. m.
is the announcement this week by
tihe committee in charge of the
program.
All parents and those interested
are cordially invited to attend.
Speakeis will be heard on the
subjects of what Columbia county
and Vernonia are doing for “The
Education in Prevention of Disease,”
and “Prevention and Treatment of
Juvenile Delinquency.”
Mrs. H. H. King, Mrs. A. J.
Schultz, Mrs. Harry Culbertson and
Mrs. Bessie Lincoln have been nam
ed as committeewomen in charge
Jf arrangements.
place honors as leading majorette
in the contest staged here Friday
evening at the Washington grade
■chool. The contest wjs the first
of its kind ever to be presented
to a Vernonia audience and drew
wide acclaim as an event of high
interest to spectators. First place
award was a gold trophy and second
spot honors were given Tommy Lou
Holcomb who was awarded a silver
trophy.
Although no prize was offered
'or third place honors, Jeanette
Layer received the judges’ nod. J.
W. Nichols acted as chairman f
the judges who were obtained
from Forest Grove and Clatskanie.
The point system for deciding win
ners was employed and was string
ently applied, the chairman stated.
Program for the evening was div
ided into three parts the first be
ing composed • of several musical
numbers by the smaller unit of the
band, that unit consisting of players
with less experience than those of
the regular band. The second part
third and last the playing of sever
al numbers by the regular junior
band. C. R. Watts directed the first
group and Miss Jane Watts the
advanced band.
Life Guard
Carl Peterson Orchestra
to Supply Music for Eve
ning’s Entertainment
Election
Boards
Chosen
"Don’t Tmich
Deer," Warns
Commission
Possession of spotted deer faWr
without permit is unlaw ,ul and in
dividuals should refrain from touch
ing the young deer except under
unusual situations.
This is warning issued by offic
ials of the Oregon State Game Com
mission.
As a general rule a mother deer
will refuse to feed or care for a
fawn that carries human scent and
the young is le't to die «f starva
tion or to be killed by predators.
In cases where it is known that
the mother deer has been killed,
persons may pick up the fawn and
care for it, applying to the com
mission for a necessary permit.
Game Commission officials state
that there are actually few “lost
fawns”. Frequently the mothers
hide the young while they go to feed
and know their whereabouts.
Noble Dutton, a member of the
Washington grade school faculty,
has been chosen for the position of
life guard at Dewey Pool for the
summer swimming months of June,
July and August was the announce
ment made Tuesday. A number
have inquired as to the choice for
the position and the announcement
was made shortly following the
decision.
Approval for the selection of the
guard was granted by Mayor E. M.
Bollinger, representing the City,
Connie Anderson, Vernonia Life
Guard Committee president, and
Glen Hawkins, chairman of the
board of School District No. 47,
Jt.
(Mr. Dutton, who in the past has
been inspector of life guards for
the Red Cross, is highly recommend
ed for the position. In addition to
regular guard duties which occupy
his time ’rom 1:30 p. m. until
8:30 p. m., he will conduct life-
saving classes in the forenoon sev
eral times weekly.
The Life Guard Committee agreed
upon a six-day week of duty, leav
ing swimmers without guard pro
tection on Monday of each week.
An educational program of the
exact hours of activities of the
guard at the pool will be launched
before the school year is completed.
Funds received from the benefit
dance this Saturday evening, April
27, at the Legion hall will go into
the life guard fund was the an
nouncement this week by E. H.
Washburn, chairman of the dance
committee. Music for the evening
will be supplied by Carl Peterson
and
his orchestra which music last
Vernonia Precinct Voting
Place Yet to Be Named, Saturday evening entertained the
Little Dance Club and was received
Stated
with much satisfaction.
In preparation for the May prim
Some weeks ago the city council
ary election, William Pringle, Sr.,
approved the setting aside of $150
County Commissioner from this dis
towards the fund for the guard who
trict, has been active in the past
will be on duty for three month
few weeks selecting the names of
during the summer. The balanc-
those to serve on election beards
of the fund, $150, is to be raised
for the Birkenfeld, Mist and Ver
from this dance and public sub
nonia numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 pre
scription. Members of the Vernonia
cincts. Polling places have also been
high school senior class have agreed
named for the precincts with the
to assist by handling the advance
exception of Vernonia No. 3 which
■sale of tickets.
is to be selected later, it was an
The affair is sponsored by the
nounced.
Vernonia post of the American
It is possible that some changes
Legion and Smith-Christensen posl
Hopes of heavy electric rate ~e-
in
the names Of^those to serve will
.luctions which have been constant
of the Veterans rtf Foreign Wars.
ly made by advocates of the Cow be made at a later time if those Dancing will start at 9 p. m. (and
litz County PUD “when they got people are unable to serve.
The listing of names and polling Peterson’s orchestra has promised
into business” were blasted with
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Condit of
some novel entertainment in addi
stunning finality this week when a places is as follows:
BIRKENFELD: Bridge» building: tion to the usual music.
Vernonia represented the County
jury decided that the private util
Health Association at the annual
ity properties were worth $6,011,- J. J. Banzer, chairman; Robert L.
meeting of the State Tuberculosis
000.00 instead of the $3,500,000 Derg, judge; Harry Saxton, 1st
Association in Bend on April 2nd
that PUD officials sought to pay clerk; May Mills, 2nd clerk; G. E.
Bellingham, 3rd clerk.
and 3rd. Mr. Condit is vice-president
for them.
MIST: School building; Noble
of the county association.
Now that the PUD claims have
Dunlap,
chairman; Minnie Hughes,
The purpose of the meeting was
been shown uip as a tragic $2,500,-
the annual affair of getting to
000 mistake in the condemnation judge; L. A. Peterson, 1st clerk;
gether and exchanging ideas regard
suit that PUJ) have lost in court, Ruth M. Harman, 2nd clerk; W. R
ing the sale of seals and the spend
citizens generally are (fearing that Johnson, 3rd clerk.
VERNONIA NO. 1: Thomas Gar
ing «f the county portion where
they may find themselves saddled
The spring Homemakers’ Festiv
with millions of new debts and in age; C. O. Thomas, chairman; Os al is slated for next Wednesday, it would do the most good. Other
counties as well as Columbia county
creased taxes, with no rate reduc car Kaphammer, judge; Ada A. Fish,
1st clerk; Myrtle Layer, 2nd clerk; May 1, at the St. Helens Methodist have conducted a program of testing
tions to offset them.
Episcopal church is the announce children for tuberculosis and ex
Whether the PUD commissioners C. F. Hieber, 3rd clerk.
VERNONIA NO. 2: Grange hall; ment this week by Mrs. Maud C. raying reactors, paying the doctors
will go ahead and buy the private
properties rests wholly with the J. W. Nichols, chairman; Mona Purvine, Home Demonstration A- for doing this work, establishing a
officials because the citizens ir Gordon, judge; Albert Childs, 1st gent. The county committee in rehabilitation program for the pa
tients approved by the state board
revocably gave them complete power clerk; Bessie Tapp, 2nd clerk; W.
charge has been chosen to consist and conducting an education pro
to buy and bond when they voted O. Porterfield, 3rd clerk.
VERNONIA NO. 3: (polling place of the following: Mrs. Judd Green gram.
in the district in 1936 and began
not selected); J. J. Troy, chairman; man and Mrs. Ralph Vlalpiani, Ver
The sale of seals varies in every
paying PUD taxes.
Since then property owners have Mamie Holcomb, judge; Alice Estey, nonia; Mrs. J. A. Jensen, Rainier; county from 3.3c per capita to 15.7c
been assessed more than $92,000 1st clerk; Dianna Marshall, 2nd Mrs. Philip Carlson, St. Helens; per capita. Columbia county raised
Mrs. Anna Graham, Scappoose; Mrs. 5.7c per capita last year.
n PUD taxes and have been buoyed clerk; Louise George, 3rd clerk.
VERNONIA NO. 4: City Hall; Enos Flhurer, Mayger; and Mrs.
The following topics on organiza
up with hope of promised rate re
C.
A.
VanAlstine,
chairman;
J.
A.
Fritz
Von
Allman,
Goble.
tion
of the State Health Association
ductions while they have seen their
Program for the morning will n- and County Associations were dis
noney pour into the private pockets IBush, judge; Clara Kerns, 1st
yf PUD attorneys, engineers, com clerk; Erma Johnson, 2nd clerk; clude registration, 10:30 a. m. at cussed: budgets, bookkeeping, re
Lauretta Lamping, 3rd clerk
which time rolls, breads or cakes habilitation, nutrition, diets, school
missioners, etc.
must be turned in for the baking programs and their relation to
More than $31,000 cash already
contest. Choruses from various com health and the sale of seals.
has gone to attorneys and engineers
munities
will participate in a music
Columbia county does not rank
'or reports not including the heavy
festival. Four choruses will partici first by any means as a unit but
•xpenses of the just concluded con-
pate, one from Marshland, one from is doing a pretty fair job in up
iemnation suit which the PUD
Scappoose,
one from Rainier and holding the standard of the health
brought against the private com
one from St. Helens. Exhibits will program in the sale of seals. In
panies.
b3 arranged by people throughout the more successful counties where
Professional power politicians on
the county.
the sale of seals exceeds Columbia
he other hand will have good cause
In the afternoon Mrs. Eunice C. county, it is found that a more ex
Heidi Reich was chosen May
tor rejoicing if the commission de
cides to buy at the six million Queen Wednesday to rule over the Brandt, landscape specialist, will tensive educational program pre
annual festival to be held on the speak and will show slides and cedes the sale. Moving pictures are
dollar price.
shown, speakers are obtained and a
If the professionals are permit high school grounds next Friday exhibits of interest.
county chairman is hired to help
ted to follow the same financial May 3. The custom for some yearr
-onduct a campaign. An approach
formula that was pursued in the was followed again this year when Leon Brock Named
ia built up for the sale of seals
Grays Harbor PUD organization re three girls from the senior class, Vice-President—
when they are dispursed by the
cently the fiscal agent and hia elected by the boys and girls of
Leon Brock, son of Mr. and Mrs. county chairman.
group would collect a single fee that class, were voted upon by the
Columbia county ranks among
of approximately $150,000; the boys of the entire student body. C. L. Brock, was named vice-presi
bond dealers would make quick The other candidates named were dent of the newly organized alumni the foremost counties in its rehab
profits of possibly half a million Eunice Larson and Delores George. chapter of Theta Delta phi, nation ilitation program and has made
Queen Heidi will choose from each al education society, last week, ’t a splendid showing in this particular
dollars and attorneys, engineers,
class
two girls to attend her at the was announced. Leon (Bud) gradu field.
etc., attached to PUD might count
their own private cut for services coronation and program which will ated from the Oregon College -f
at about $200,000. This would make this year feature dances based or Education at Monmouth, taught a I Instructor Named
the possible “take” total about “The Nutcracker Suite” by Tschai- year before entering the University I For Natal School—
$850,000 from light users and in kovski whose hundredth anniversary of Oregon this year. Dr. L. F. Beck,
Mrs. Mabel Graves has been re
vestors for PUD organization and i will be celebrated on the 7th f associate professor of psychology,
financing alone. At the same time May. National Music Week, which will he faculty advisor; Charles tained for the coming year to act
repayment of bonds and interest begins May 5, will be commemorat Rice of Toledo, president, and Ever as instructor at the Natal school,
would require such large sums ed as a part of the May Day activ ett Daugherty of Sweet Home, sec District 22, it was announced rs-
retary.
ities.
cently.
(Continued on page 6)
Rate Reduction
Blasted with
Lode McDonald Finality by Jury
Re-Named to
Presidency
The annual election of of icer.-
of the Columbia County Stockmen’s
Association held at the annual meet
ing here last Friday evening re
named to official positions those
officers who had served during -he
past year. To serve again this yea.
will be E. A. (Lode) McDonald
president; Steve Davis, Deer Island,
vice-president; and W. E. Crawford,
secretary-treasurer.
Directors of the association were
also named: Martin Hoven, Scap
poose; J. D. Perry, Deer Island;
Joe Miller, Clatskanie; and Fred
Colvin, Deer’ Island.
George Nelson, County Agent,
told listeners at the meeting of the
origin and progress under the soil
conservation set-up. He stated that
4,500 acres of land have been seed
ed to pasture in the past year. Dean
Schoenfeld, Director of the O. S. C.
Extension Service was the main
:peaker of the evening.
Before the close of the meeting
the date for inspection of the
Northrup Creek Experiment Station
was set for June 22, Saturday. Th-
next meeting of the association will
be held at that place at that time.
Guard Highly Recommen
ded for Position Due Pre
vious Experience
Condit Attends
Health Meet as
Representative
Festival of
Homemakers
Due Wed.,May 1
Heidi Reich
Named Queen
For May Day