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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1940)
Derno FRIDAY. MAY 24, 1940________________________________VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON_______ Offered in Drive For Subscriptions Still another money-making op portunity is offered to the candi dates in the Vernonia Eagle’s sub scription campaign. The Vernonia Eagle today an nounces a second new subscription campaign in which it will give an- other prize df $10 in cash. This is entirely different from the first new $10 cash prize campaign which ended last Saturday, and the sec ond $10 cash prize will be given on different terms than the first $10. Read the details in the large an- nouncement ad in this issue. One candidate will receive a $10 cash prize in addition to whatever other prize or commission he or she wins. All prize winners will be formally announced by the judges on Saturday, June 1. The drive took on the nature of a favorite son and daughter war this week as the citizens of the var ious districts began concerted ef forts so that their favorite candi date should win one of the district capital prizes and highest honors. Subscribers Profit. Subscribers all over the county are taking advantage of the special offer being made iby the Vernonia Eagle during this campaign. Sub- (Continued on page 8) Highway Group Formed The naming of an embryo com mittee for the furthering of Pacif ic Highway west was made Tuesday evening when a delegation from the Rainier Commercial Club motored to Vernonia to discuss the advan tages to be gained by the road’s development and to seek the form ing of such an organization as was done at the meeting. A portion of the proposed Pacific Highway west will be the Rainier-Apiary-Vernonia route which, at the present time has been partly developed but not completed. Fred W. Herman, State Repre sentative and among those present from Rainier, was named chairman of the committee and he in turn named William Reed of Rainier to serve with him from that city. Sam Hearing was named from Vernonia and contact is to be made with the Forest Grove Chamber off Com merce to add other members to the committee. VOTE FAVORS PUD Councilmen Discuss Street Oiling Slated for July City councilmen Monday devoted the principal discussion olf the eve- ning to the proposed street im- provement for approximately 25 blocks of gravel road within the city, the work slated to start some- time in July. According to word from Cleve Mellinger, road supervisor, the work will probably start in July, the time depending upon the crush ing of sufficient rock necessary for the application of oil. Ths Stoney Point rock crusher has been started recently and will crush be tween 1,000 and 1,200 yards of rock required be'fore the oiling may be started. The streets have already been graded into a contour suitable for the final work. County road machinery will be used for the job, it was stated by Mellinger. City Deputies to Have Offici Remodeling of the room at the rear of the City Recorder’s office was begun last week by Jack Mc Gowan, and the result will be an olffice for Marshal A. D. Lolley and his assistant, Deputy H. H. King. The alterations should be completed within the next four or five days 16 Potential Bike Winners Poppies Ready to Distribute vance of Day Completed, Committee Says Tribute will be paid by millions of Americans tomorrow to the nation’s World War dead. The day will be Poppy Day throughout thé country and little red poppies sym- bolic of patriotic sacrifice will be worn in thousands of cities and towns. The American Legion Auxil iary has approximately 12,000,000 ready for distribution, according to Clara Kerns, local poppy chair- man. Arrangements for the observance of Poppy Day have been completed by Mrs. Kerns’ committee. Women of the Auxiliary, aided by volun teers from other organizations, will be on the streets early tomorrow morning with baskets olf the mem orial flowers. No price will be asked for the poppies, but in ex change for them contributions will •be received for the welfare and relief work of the Auxiliar/ a" Ao ng disabled veterans and needy fam ilies of veterans. » The poppies which will be distri buted here were made by disabled veterans at Portland and Roseburg hospitals. The making of these flowers has given employment dur ing the winter and spring to many veterans unable to do other work, and has helped fill tedious hours of idleness for them. Tre poppies are crepe paper replicas of the wild poppies of France which grew in such profusion on the World War battle front. Contributions, above the actual cost olf the poppies, will go into the welfare funds of the local Auxil iary Unit to be expended to meet local needs during the coming year. These contributions are the princi pal source of support for the wel fare work being carried out con tinuously by the Auxiliary. “When the people of Vernonia put on their poppies tomorrow they will ■be both honoring the war dead and aiding the living sufferers from the conflict,” said Mrs. Kerns. All organizations are most cord ially invited to participate in the Memorial Day parade, exercises and pot-luck dinner Thursday, May 30, following the services at the I. O. O. F. hall announces Mrs. C. R. Watts, president of the Women's Relief Corps. The parade is to leave the S. P. & S. depot promptly at 10 o’clock. The leaders of the or ganization to be represented will please report to the parade chair man at the depot at 9:45 o’clock for parade positions. The Vernonia Boy Scout Troop will be among those participating it was announced Wednesday evening by Ira Baucom, Scoutmaster. Definite Information Given in Bulletin— Above are pictured the 16 young men and women who are active in the Vernonia Eagle’s subscription campaign. They are, left to right—Top row: Leonard Belongia, Robert Bodell, Paul Coburn and Calvin Davis. Second Row: Ruth De Hart, Bill Duncan, Harold Fowler and Betty Glaasner. Third Row: Lee Lindsley, Betty McKay, Douglas O’Donnell and Johnnie Ply- male. Bottom Row: La Vonia Hobin, Richard Turley, Joy Watson and Donald Wilkinson. These candidates trill share the awards offered in the campaign when it is officially over on Satur. Baker, Bollinger, Dunlap, Hollman, Tapp Named as Directors in Friday Count Total Vote in District Gives “Yes” 937, “No” 239; Timber Vote Tied at 56; Birkenfeld Count Shows Definite Opposition A check of the count ot votes cast last Friday to determine public sentiment regarding the proposed Nehalem Basin Peoples’ Utility District revealed that an overwhelming majority favor ed the district. The count totaled 937 “Yes” and 239 “No.” Bir Arrangements for Obser kenfeld alone definitely showed opposition by voting 15 “Yes’" Memorial Day Invite Given day, June 1. ___________________ VOLUME 17, NUMBER 21 "Spittle Bugs on Strawberries” is the title of a bulletin which gives definite information in regard to the control of spittle bugs with rotenone and other dust«. The plants should be dusted when the spittle bugs are starting to develop on the strawberry plants if their control is to be effected. This bulletin can be obtained at the county agent's office in St. Hel ens. and 30 “No” while the Tim ber precinct tallied a tie vote all 56 for and 56 against the proposal. Directors named by those in favor of the PUD placed in office George Baker, E. M. Bollinger, Noble Dun lap, C. S. Hoffman and J. E. Tapp. The totals of all votes cast for directors were: Baker, 576; Bollinger, 624; Doree, 294; Dunlap, 754; Harkson, 151; Huffman, 650; Johnson, 422; Tapp, 669; Uhlin, 438. Votes for “Yes” and “No” were cast by precincts as follows: Legion Awards Made Thursday The most outstanding girl and boy in the eighth grade for the past few years have been given medal awards by the American Legion Auxiliary and American Legion respectively. The recepients of these rewards have to come up to certain standards and qualities cf character—qualities which will make for good citizenship. VERNONIA NO. 1 Boys are judged and graded on Outside Inside the following basis: HONOR, COUR 1 Yes 174 Yes AGE, SCHOLARSHIP, LEADER 25 No SHIP and SERVICE, each, quality receiving 20%. The boy receiving VERNONIA NO. 2 the highest total perCentagi. receives 82 Yes 139 Yes the award. The girl’s medal is 7 No '24 No awarded on the same basis but with the following qualifications. COLR- VERNONIA NO. 4 AGE, COMPANIONSHIP, CHAR 118 Yes 93 Yes ACTER, SERVICE and SCHOLAR 21 No 15 No SHIP. Lyle Galloway and Irene Driscoll VERNONIA NO. 3 were the recepients of the awards 203 Yes; 49 No. (Vernonia precinct 3 lies entirely this year. At the eighth grade grad outside the city thereby giving rise uation last week the honors were to no inside count as occurs in bestowed upon them by J. W. Nich ols, Legionnaire and Mrs. A. J. precincts 1, 2, and 4) Schultz, Auxiliary president. MIST PRECINCT 56 Yes; 12 No. BIRKENFELD 15 Yes; 30 No. PRECINCT TIMBER PRECINCT 56 .Yes; 56 No. Bible School To Start The Assembly of God, the Evan gelical and the Christian churches have united in an effort to hold a Daily Vacation Bible School to be held four days a week, from 9 a. m. to 11:30 and to begin on Tuesday May 28. Active prepara tions are now being made by the various committees. All children of the city, from the eighth grade down will be cordially welcomed, and the curriculum Will be such as to appeal to the children, inter spersed with hand work, supervised frajnes, drawing, marching drilk etc. This is the first venture in Vernonia along this line, and the cooperation to date splendid. Par ents are urged to have their chil dren enrolled on the first day, Tuesday, May 28, 9 a. m. The school will be held at the Evan gelical church. New Library Books Arrive Mrs. Lee Engen announces the purchasing of six new books for the Vernonia Public Library. Five are non-fiction; one is fiction. 5 adult non-fction:Wind, Sand and Stars, Antoine De Saint Exup- ery; Yjti and Heredity, Amram Scheinfeld; The Importance of Liv ing, Lin Yutang; The Mad Booths of Maryland, Stanley Kimmell; The Land Below the Wind, Agnes New ton Keith. I adult fiction: Death In the Back Seat, Dorothy Camer on Disney. $100 Vernonia Relief Quota Through an announcement made this week by Miss Nettie Alley, County Red Cross Nurse, Columbia county has been requested to con tribute $600 as its portion of a Red Cross fund for the relief of rdfugee people of the European war zone. Vernonia’s share of the fund has been set at $100. Miss Alley has contacted local civic organizations towards raising the money and has intimated that all groups should participate in the work as the task is too great for any one organiza tion^_____________________________ Credit Union Gains Members The board of directors olf the Vernonia Federal Credit Union held its regular monthly meeting recently at the home of the treas urer, Dwight Strong. The maximum shares a member may purchase per month was raised from $25 to $50. The board also voted that 60 days notice must be given for share withdrawals over i$10. A substantial increase in mem bership has been noted for the short time this credit union has been in existance. Anyone living within six miles of Vernonia is eligible for mem bership and may join by paying an entrance fee of 25c and agree ing to save at least 25c per month toward a $5.00 share. A member may borrow up to $25.00 without security or up to $200.00 with ade quate security, paying the loan back in regular installments on his own convenient terms phis interest or one iter cent per month on the unpaid balance. Dividends up to six per cent are paid at the end of the year on paid-up shares according to the net earnings.