Derno i"
SECTION ONE
FRIDAY. JUNE 7, 1940
VERNONIA, COLUMBIACOUNTY, OREGON
Four Win Bikes at
Close of Contest
Saturday Evening
Decision Announced Fol
lowing Complete Count
of Votes by Judges
Directors Take
With 15 excited candidates im
patiently awaiting announcement of First Steps
final results, The Vernonia Eagle
subscription campaign came to a
close Saturday evening.
Near midnight the winners were
announced and with happy aces
wreathed with smiles, the boys and
girls came forward to claim their
shiny new bikes and prizes.
The winners:
District No. 1 Capital Prize ( out-
side Vernonia), Calvin Davis, 219,-
250 votes; District No. 2 Capital
Prize (in Vernonia), Johnnie Ply-
male, 382,000 votes; Third prize,
Betty McKay, 317,875 votes; Four
th prize, La Vonia Hobin, 205,000
votes.
The first extra prize of $10 in
cash offered to the candidate secur.
ing the most points on new and
(and only new) subscriptions hand
ed in between Saturday morning,
May 18 and Wednesday night, May
22, was won by La Vonia Hobin
with 73 points.
The second extra prize of $10
in cash offered" to the candidate
securing the most points on old
and new subscriptions handed in
between Saturday morning, May 25
to Saturday night June 1, was won
by Johnnie Plymale with 244 points.
All the other candidates -received
cash commissions of 20 per cent
of their total collections. The other
candidates and th» ir votes were:
Betty Glassner, 166,250; Harold
Fowler, 156,500; Lee Lindsley, 123,-
500; Leonard Belongia, 103,250;
Joy Watson, 77,500; Robert Bodell,
51,000; Ruth DeHart, 48,250; Rich
ard Turley, 32,000; Bill Duncan,
19,500; Paul Coburn, 14,750; Don
ald Wilkinson, 14,750.
Land Facts to
Be Discussed
The letter below is one being
sent every farmer of the valley
this week by George A. Nelson,
County Agricultural Agent as an
invitation to attend a meeting at
the Vernonia grange hall this Fri
day evening.
Dear Farmer:
The importance of proper land
use in Columbia county as well as
in every county in the United
States cannot be over emphasized.
Land values in Columbia county
have dropped from over $20,000,000
seventeen years ago to $12,977,000
in 1940. This reduction has taken
place because of the cutting of the
virgin timber in Columbia county,
and it affects- every taxpayer in
the county who now owns property.
The Land Use Committee oif the
Columbia bounty Outlook Confer
ence, in cooperation with the coun
ty agent’s o tfice, has been studying
this problem for several years and
has gathered some facts that may
be of interest to you which will
be discussed at a meeting at the
Vernonia grange hall at Vernonia
next Friday evening, June 7, at
7:45 p. m.
Columbia county has thousands
of acres of second growth timber
and cut-over land that is suitable
for grazing and reforestation and
a certain amount of agricultural
land. The proper utilization and
management of these lands are im
portant |o re-establish the values
of these properties in Columbia
county to maintain the highest pay
roll and income from them.
A good attendance is requested
at this meeting to consider these
problems, and we would like to
‘have you present to counsel with
the committee in regard to the
proper steps to be taken in the
handling of these lands to the best
interest of Columbia county.
"Eagle
The Nehalem Basin Peoples’ Util
ity District recently-elected direct
ors took preliminary steps toward
getting the business of the district
underway Tuesday when they met
with the State Hydroelectric Com
mission in Portland. The five men
elected May 17, J. E. Tapp, E. M.
Bollinger, C. S. Hoffman, George
Baker and Noble Dunlap, were
certi ied as directors at that time
and the district and its boundaries
were also certified as a whole, the
Timber portion being included. Ac
cording to law a portion of the
district must vote itse’.f out by a
majority in order to be not in-
eluded.
The directors themselves also
named officers as follows: E. M.
Bollinger, chairman; C. S. Hoff
man, vice-chairman; George Baker,
secretary; and Noble Dunlap, treas
urer. To conclude the business, a
set of by-laws was adopted under
which future business will' be con
ducted.
Glass Cleaned
From Pcol
Under the direction of Noble
Dutton, Dewey Swimming Pool life
guard, broken glass and other debris
was removed from the bottom of
the pool Monday in preparation or
the pool which will be ready for
use in a short time. Bobby New
suffered th only casualty during
the work by stepping on a piece of
glass which resulted in a cut re
quiring several stitches to close.
Reinforcements are to be placed
back of the cement supports for
the dam structure belfore the dam
itself will be installed, was in orma-
tion released Tuesday.
er
Quiet Hour”
Staff Due
Throhgh an annodneement re-
leased this week a program is slat
ed for the Washington grade
school auditorium on the evening
of June 6 when the “Quiet Hour”
radio staf" will conduct a public
service. The “Quiet Hour” program
is condccted daily over station KEX.
This will be the first personal ap
pearance of the staff in Vernonia.
Evangelist J. L. Tucker and Mr.
Elmer Walre, the Gospel singer,
will be accompanied by their male
quartette. Mr. Tucker will speak
cn the subject, “Confidence in the
Midst of International Storm.” The
musical, program will being at 7:45
p. m., and everyone is invited to
the service.
Poppies
Net Sum
For Aid
Junior Band
To Make Trip
The Vernonia Junior Band is
scheduled to attend the North I^n-
coln County Regatta at Devil’s
Lake June 15 and 16 was the an
nouncement made Wednesday by C.
R. Watts, director.
In announcing the future trip
Mr. Watts also stated that buttons
are to be placed on sale' by mem
bers of the band, the buttons to
admit purchasers to the Regatta
and at the same time assist in
financing the trip. A portion of the
funds so derived remains with the
band. The Regatta is said to be
one well worth viewing.
N.Y.U. Student
Gets Degree
Cathrin A. Hoffman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hoffman oif
this city, received a Master of
Science degree in Retailing at the
168th New York University Com
mencement held June 5.
Attending N. Y. U. on a Fellow-
ship awarded through Oregon State
College in the Secretarial Science
school, Miss Ho'fman has been
very successful and outstanding in
her work in the eastern university.
She was given, two awards at the
close of this year’s work: one, $30
for the highest scholastic average
in the class 'for the entire year;
the other, $25 for the highest grade
for the term in the course “Execu-
tive Leadership”, a class under the
leadership of the dean of the
School' of Retailing, Dean Brisco.
VOLUME 17, NUMBER 23
NEW SERVICE STARTS
Disaster
Half of Proceeds to Be Group
Used Here in Child Wei
fare Work
Planned
The recently completed Poppy
sale netted $31.72 for use in this
community for child welfare work
according to information released
Tuesday by the American Legion
Auxiliary. An order was placed
for 900 poppies costing $17.55. The
Auxiliary sold 800 of the order to
receive $80. Deduction of the cost
left a total of $63.45 oif which
half is sent to the Department of
Oregon American Legion Child
Welfare center and the other half
remains here for use.
Officials oif the Auxiliary in
charge of the sale were well pleas
ed with results, it was stated, and
wished to express their appreciation
to those who purchased the flowers.
The money received from purchases
•makes possible considerable worth
while effort in local child welfare
work.
Organizations Invited to
Be Represented at Meet
ing Tuesday
An announcement Tuesday made
known plans for a meeting June
12, Wednesday, for the purpose of
forming what has tentatively been
called a Disaster Committee. It is
the thought of those active in this
project that calls will be issued
from time to time for assistance
to those who are rendered less
fortunate through some disaster.
One call has already been issued
iby the Red Cross for funds and
it is possible that pther calls will
be made in the future. ’
The proposed organization is one
that would be separate from any
now existing in the city but would
be composed of delegates from
those groups. If future plans devel
op as outlined, the proposed com
mittee would operate much the
same as the Christmas Activities
Committee.
An invitation has been sent to
all organizations whose address was
available but if any group has been
overlooked, this announcement is
to be considered to have repre
sentatives present.
Marine Corps
Seeks Men
I
The United States Marine Corps
recruiting office in the U. S. court
house at Portland has been authoriz
ed to accept an unlimited number
of men for enlistment during the
month of June, according to word
received today from Captain James
B. Hardie, o ificer in charge of
marine corps recruiting activities
in the Portland district.
This, Captain Hardie stated, is
due to the fact that Congress has
authorized the expansion of the
Marine Corps to 34,000 enlisted
men, its greatest peace time
strength. Due to this great increase,
promotion will be faster than it
has been at any time during the
past twenty years, the Captain said.
Branch recruiting offices are be
ing opened at 3oise, Idaho, and
Walla Walla, Washington, to help
in handling the increase.
Male United States citizens be
tween th« ages of 18 and 30, with
out dependents, of good habits and
character,
rin good health, are
eligible fog enlistment.
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Wallac«"£<uia
Wins Trip—
Wallacei,Egi'ia, local high school
boy, wil| leave on the Oregonian
special train f lune 18 to spend four
’ornia seeing the 1940
days in Q»lif<>
Golden Gate Exposition. The trip
for Egaia 'was made possible
through, agUaring subscriptions to
The Oregonian.
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Time Limit
Expires
Parents who wish to insure
the safety of their children
from typhoid fever may do so
now is the announcement this
week by Dr. R. D. Eby. Ac
cording to the announcement
parents who wish to avail them
selves of the oral vaccine may
do so by notifying Dr. Eby so
that he may obtain the amount
oif material necessary for the
work. The cost is nominal, be-
ing only 50c.
The oral vaccine was last
given four years ago and since
that time no cases of typhoid
fever have developed but the
time limit for effectiveness has
now expired making possible
the appearance of new Cases in
the community.
Those who avail themselves
of the service now will be pro
tected during use of the swim
ming pool this summer.
Farmers to
Tour Pastures
To anyone interested in develop
ing pasture on cut-over lands of
the county a pasture tour is to be
made Saturday a'ternoon, June 8th
at 1:30 p. m. at the G. C. Kirk
bride farm was the announcement
made this week by George Nelson,
County Agricultural Agent.
Thise attending will visit the
grass nursery established in 1932
and will also see albout 60 acres
of burned-over land which have
been seeded to pr iture grasses on
the Kirkbride fa m on Crooked
creek. In that a ea 12 varieties
of grasses and cl >vers have been
seeded, among th» m being a plot
of red creeping fc-cue, one of the
first seedings of its kind in the
county, and a see ling of the new
variety of orchard grass imported
from Wales in the British Isles.
County Agent Neb on has extended
invitations to all farmers of the
valley and others who may be
interested to attend.
Power Line
Work Started
Construction of the power line
by the Timber Light and Power
Company was started last week, it
was announced, after a contract
with that company and the Oregon
Gas and Electric company had been
signed for the Oregon Gas to sell
power to the Timber company. The
Timber company will extend its
lines to the Columbia county line
where connection will be made with
the lines which are to be extended
from Vernonia. The work is to be
finished by August 1st according
to present plans.
Clipping Brings Letter to the Eagle Chambér to
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Meet July 1
Note—The Poliowing letter is one
received last Saturday by The Eagle
from Mrs. W. H. Dawson who, be
fore her marriage was Vernona
Cherrington, after whom Vernonia
was named. The letter has been
answered and is published here
with for the interest it will have
for the many Vernonia people who
know some of the history of the
Upper Nehalem Valley:
.
Saxe, Virginia, May 26, 1940
Editor of the Eagle,
Vernonia, Oregon
Dear Sir:
I have in my possession a clipping
from The Oregonian of December
16, 1939. The writeup is on “But
Only One Vernonia.” It was sent
me by relatives from Jackson,
Ohio. It mentions the naming of
your poetoflfice and town.
You don’t know how I prize this
little clipping as I am that daughter
of Ozias Cherrington and the Ver-
nona for which your postoffice and
town was named. I notice you spell
it Vernonia. I don’t know why that
<< j»» was put in as I think Vernona,
which is my name, a more pleasing
name than Vernonia.
My ‘‘ather left Ohio when I was
about five years old. I think he first
went to Missouri and then on to
Oregon. He wrote and told me about
the P. O. being named for me and
later on how the place had grown.
Of course I was very proud of
all that, but really I don’t know
how to tell you the thrill I got
when reading this piece so many
years later, as I am now seventy-
two years old, and to know the
record of the naming had been
kept so long. I would like to know
the population now.
My father was thrown from a
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haytedefcr,' ! think in 1894, and
died a f<*W’ months a ter in the
home of Judson Weed, who was a
cousin of my mother, and was buried
in the Masonic Cemetery in St.
Helens, Oregon. Is there a Masonic
Lodge in Vernonia or was he a
member of the St. Helens Lodge?
I know he was a charter member
of the lodge in Jackson, Ohio.
I married William H. Dawson in
1890; moved from Jackson, O. to
North Carolina in 1902; but have
lived in Virginia for over 20 years.
I would be glad to hear from
you or anyone that might have
known my father. He was hurt on
Sauvies Island. He and a man by
the name of Jack Abel had bought
a piece of land there.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. W. H. Dawson
Saxe, Charlotte County,
Virginia
An evening meeting on Monday,
July 1st at which time a special
program will' be staged was the
decision made Tuesday noon by
the Chamber </f Commerce during
its noon meeting at the Terminal
Cae. The setting of the July 1st
date came with the decision to hold
meetings only one time each month
in the future.
t
Other chamber business of the
day was the appointment of Wal
lace McCrae to represent the Cham
ber of Commerce next Wednesday
when an attempt will be made to
form what has tentatively been
termed a Disaster Committee. Com-
mittee reports comprised the re
mainder of the noon session.
Mail
Delivery
Revised
Tisdale Receives
lar Appointment
Change
Regu
From
Starting last Saturday two deliv-
eries of mail to residents of the
O-A hill will be made each day,
was the announcement made through
the Verninia post office. The in
creased service comes into reality
through an extension of mail ser
vice authorized to become effective
June 1st by postal authorities. Ser
vice .on the hill has also been ex
tended to include all company
houses on the south side of the
road leading to Riverview and to
the Zeiner Grocery on the north
side.
Also becoming effective Satur
day wnj a change in the mail
carrier arrangement as carried out
by C. R. Watts and Bert Tisdale,
deliverymen. Rock creek has been
designated a division line so that
Mr. Tisdale will make all deliveries
of mail east of the creek while
Mr. Watts will be the carrier for
all postal material west of the
creek. The change also gave Tisdale
a regular appointment qualifying
him as full-time carrier.
Farm Price
Level Higher
Despite lower prices for wheat,
the general level of prices for farm
products in Oregon was .»bout the
same at mid^May as a month pre
vious, according to information on
the agricultural situation just issu
ed by the Oregon agricultural ex
tension service. Compared with a
year ago, farm prices in Oregon
averaged approximately 7 per cent
higher, although foreign demand
for such farm products as are
produced in Oregon for export
markets has declined greatly since
the European war started.
The general improvement in farm
prices compared with a’ year ago
may be attributed largely to great
er income and consumer purchasing
power. For instance, the govern-
ment index of industrial workers’
income is approximately 10 per
cent higher than at this time in
1939, although not as high as before
the recession which took place dur
ing the first three months of 1940.
“Thus far, the war has stimu
lated industrial activity in this
country, giving domestic consumers
increased purchasing power,” says
the report, "but exports of farm
products from this country have
decreased.”
The volume of exports of nearly
all United States agricultural pro
ducts, except cotton, has declined
since the war in Europe started,
and much uncertainty exists regard
ing the ultimate e feet on foreign
demand for our farm products. Con
siderable uncertainty exists also re
garding the duration and course of
the war and possible effects on
domestic demand.
Great Britian and France have
pooled their buying operations un
der complete government unified
control and are buying on the
basis of economic warfare and
diplomatic strategy as well as to
supply needs.
The dominion countries and
South America are supplying far
greater quantities of farm products
than during the World war, as pro
duction has increased greatly dur
ing the past 25 years and the cap-
acity of available shipping f facilities
is much greater.
If the war continues for two
or three years, there may be some
shortage of farm products and a
large demand for industrial mater
ials for war. On the other hand,
early cessation of hostilities, or
fairly definite indications of an
end of the war within a year or
less, would affect the industrial
and business situation in this coun
try adversely.