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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1940)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1940 Flying Service To Start VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Eagl es to Sponsor Candidate Airplane Hangar to Be Constructed at Vernonia Airport Soon Irene Bergerson Named as County Fair Repre sentative from Vernonia According to information releas ed this week by Neal Bush a flying school is to be started here within a short time. An airplane will be located at the Vernonia airport as soon as work can start towards the construction oil a plane hangar and tree snags can be removed from land adjacent to the field. The information was made known this week due to the fact that suf icient details have been com pleted to make the flying school possible. The school will be known as the Nehalem Flying Service. A Poper Cub Coupe has been pur chased and is now located at Hills boro pending completion of the hangar. The hangar is to be constructed by the City of Vernonia as was authorized a short time ago by city councilmen. Anyone interested in taking flying lessons should con tact either Harold Dow or Neal Bush. Irene Bergerson has been named as Vernonia’s candidate for queen at the Columbia County Fair this month was the announcement late last week. The Fraternal Order of Eagles are acting as sponsors. Miss Bergerson is the daughter of Mr. ar,d Mrs. Cliffoord Bergerson. She graduated from the Vernonia high school in 1939 and was queen of the 1939 May Day festivities. In order to win the county con test she must sell more fair ad mission tickets than other county candidates. The tickets give pur chasers entrance to the grandstand, rodeo and parking at the fail grounds. They may be purchased at Miller Mercantile, Terminal Cafe, Soden’s Barber Shop and the Cozy Confectionery. Death Claims Earl Holce MIST—(Special to The Eagle) — Death claimed one of the weli- known residents o Mist last Wed nesday in a Portland hospital where he had been for months. As a last resort an operation was performed in ths hope that it might save his life but he passed away without«ever .havLqg fully recovered consciousness. He leaves his wife, Myrtle, and a daughter, Irene; two sons, Wilfred and Thomas; and several brothers and sisters and other relatives. Deep est sympathy is extended to those left to mourn his loss. Though he has gone and we shall miss him As he journies down the peace ful Vale. But we hope some day to meet him When we reach the end of the trail. Helen Romtvedt Wins Award Helen Romtvedt, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Romtvedt, was the recipient recently of a five dollar check, award for her entry in an art contest »sponsored by Federal Schools, Incorporated, located at Minneapolis. The pro ject was the copying of a girl’s picture in a periodical, according to specifications as to size of the sketch. The letter enclosed with the award praised Miss Romtvedt on “the appreciation of line, tone and rhythm, basic principles governing all successful creative drawings” as shown in the work submitted. The letter further encouraged Helen to make the most of her talent. Helen, who graduated as class salutatorian from Vernonia high school this year, was art editor for the school publications, Timberline anl Memolog. She is a member of Quilt and Scroll, international soc iety for high school journalists. Vernonia Schools to Open Sept. 3; Teaching Staffs Changed but Little Course of Statement oj Expenditures for 1 Vacancy City Paving Given by Recorder Remains Changed The following statement was pre pared this week by Loel Roberts, City Recorder, and shows the Cost of the recently completed paving of 17 blocks of city streets. Labor ................................ $ 6z9.5C Gasoline (730 Gals, at .1419c per Gal.) ....... lvo.59 Diesel Oil (305 Gals, at .063/4c per Gal.) ....... 20.59 Road Oil (69.2 tons at $6.50 to $11.50 per ton) ........ 501.54 W’ood (2 loads at $4.00 per load) ............................ 8.00 Repair to equipment 5.25 Powder, fuse, oil-Road Dist. No. 9 ................... 109.56 Freight (two cars) ... 490.89 Advertising ..................... 7.70 Crushed rock (907 Yds. at $1.12 per Yd.) ........... 1015.84 Accident insurance ........... 19.66 Total Expenditures $2912.18 LESS FOLLOWING CREDITS: T. M. Crawford (10 yds. crushed rock) ............... $ 17.40 Harry Emmons (2 yds. crushed reck) ................. 3.26 Columbia County (70 yds. crushed reck) .................. 70.00 School Dist. No. 47 (30 yds. crushed rock) ............... 39.00 W. G. Heath (Oiling job at service station) ............. 35.19 Harry King (oiling job at store) ............................ 18.21 Gasoline tax refund ........... 36.50 Total Credits .................. $219.56 Balance to be raised by taxes and assessments .... $2692.62 Less special tax levy in Road District No. 16 ............. $1472.62 Amount to be assessed again st abutting property .. . $1220.00 High School Freshmen Offered Opportunity to Confer Individually Information released by Wallace McCrae, high school principal, this week makes known that classes for the high school students will begin September 3, Tuesday, the day fol lowing the Labor Day holiday. That day will mark the close of the summer vacation period. Considierable activity has been in evidence in preparing the high school building for the opening fall term. Walls and woodwork have been calsomined and painted, floors in many rooms have been given attention which will prevent wear. Desks have been retouched. Staff Remain* Same The high school teaching staff will remain the same as that of last year. All teachers have signifi ed intentions of returning to re sume their duties here. Some have already returned and others will be here in time for the opening day. Some change has been drafted for courses of study. In the case of the social science department a complete change has been made in the course of study. Geometry Added A class in geometry will offer a new field to students in the mathematics department. An addi tional class in Typing II will be made to meet student demand 'or typing instruction. A first-yc|r Lat in course will complete the changes. Second-year Latin will be offered next year, each class being offered every other year. 4-H Electrical freshmen students Contest Opens acquainted with Opportunity to Confer In order that may become courses of study they will be offer ed an opportunity to confer with Principal McCrae before the open ing of school. He will maintain of fice hours at the high school for that purpose, it was stated. School Board School Material Grants Request Moved Tuesday •/ Public Meet A committee of citizens repre The moving of school accessories senting the Pleasant Hill community formerly used at the Pleasant Hill To Be Held met last Friday evening with the school board of District 47, *u, to request the bse of the Pleasant Hill school building. Citizens of the neighboring dis trict wish the building for commun ity a'fairs. The Grange will act as custodian of the property if the request, which was granted by dis trict 47 directors, is legal, it was stated. school was completed Tuesday. The material, books, desks, etc., were transported to the Washington grade school building. Use of much of the Pleasant Hill supplies will be made by students who enroll at the Washington school with the opening of the fall term in September. Harry Hall, business agent of IWA Local No. 37, announced this week the date of a public meeting which is planned by the Local. The meeting, which is open to the public is to be held at the Washington grade school, Thursday, August 22. Oif interest to those attending will be a talk 'by Adolph Germer, National CIO Organizer. The purpose of the meeting will t>3 to acquaint the public with the IWA organizational program. Credit Union Job Placements Books Audited Show Increase The regular monthly meeting o" Bakery to the credit union was held August New jobs secured through the 13, Tuesday night. Seven new mem Oregon State Employment service bers joined, bringing the member Reopen Thurs. during the first half of 1940 incr eased 41 per cent over the same period last year, supplementary placements more than doubled, and jobs with private industry gained 23 per cent. These are highlights of a sta tistical report prepared for Direc tor L. C. Stroll upon his return this week from a conference with ederal oflficals upon the increasingly active role being taken by the service in the training and mobilization of workers in the national defense pro gram getting under way. An up-to-the-minute inventory of skilled workers in key defense oc cupations is being taken by 21 local employment offices in Oregon tfciz week. Both main and secondary re gistrations will be counted among the nearly 40,000 unemployed in ship number to 69. It was reported that W. O. Wright, secretary of the Junior Credit Union, representative of this district, and Mr. King, a govern ment representative from Washing ton, D. C., were here Thursday of last week to audit the books of the local union. The auditors found the books in good detail, according to reports oif local officers; the offic ial visitors state that the Vernonia Credit Union has an opportunity to boast a really good organization. Interested persons may find in the City Library magazines with articles devoted to the subject of credit unions is the announcement made by the publicity chairman of the union. The organization also wishes to make known that the group has no connection whatever cluded in the active file. with labor union*. VOLUME 17, NUMBER 33 According to the announcement of Jake Boss, the Vernonia Bakery, which has undergone remodeling for the past ten days, reopens Thursday. Pastry will be for sale at that time but bread will not be baked until Thursday night and will be on sale Friday. The improvements made on the bakery during the time it was closed to business included paint ing and calsomining. Clatskanie People Here— Mrs. William Langlois, Mrs. Bill Hawkins and daughter, Beryl, and Mrs. Sam Bristoll, all of Clatskanie, were guests of Mrs. Rudolph Moon and daughter. La Rue, last Tues day. The guests enjoyed one o’clock luncheon followed by contract bridge. With the rapid increase in elec tric service in rural areas in Ore gon, the national 4-H rural elect- dification contest af ords a real opportunity to club members in this state, says Everett H. Davis, ex tension specialist in agricultural engineering. During the four years that this contest has been held, four Oregon boys have won free trips to the national 4-H club congress in Chic ago. These state winners have been Eugene Wheeler of Lane county, Edward Weston of Tillamook coun ty, Allen Parker of Multnomah county, and Charles Kik oif Uma tilla county. "The national 4-H club rural elec- tri ication contest offers recogni tion and reward to club members for their study of the use of electric ity on the farm and in the farm home,” said Davis. “The state 4-H elulb office has approved this con test and any 4-H club member may enter with the approval of his county club agent. It is not neces sary that club members have elec tricity on their own farms to com pete.” A recent national report shows that arm families installing elec tricity use it first for improvement of the farm home, and then later apply it to Harm operations. After installing lights, the most popular electrical appliances appear to be radios, irons, washing machines, re frigerators, toasters, vacuum clean, ers, hot plates, and water system pumps, in that order. Representative To Consult Employers— Firemen Plan Host Days At a meeting held Tuesday ten tative plans were made by the Firemen ior the annual Vernonia Host Days celebration. Funds for the backing of the annual event are being given by Vernonia merchants through soliciting by the Chamber of Commerce and the Firemen. Ac cording to Harry Culbertson, lire chief, so far every business man contacted has been willing to do his part in making the al fair a successful one. The celebration which is the third one of the kind to be staged promises to have appeal for every one. Dancing, parades, contests tn cable splicing, sawing and in other events are a few of the high lights mentioned by the committee plan ning the three day celebration which begins August 30 and ends Labor Day, September 2. Harry Culbertson advocates much practice on sawing, bucking and the like : or thijse aspirants who hope to win cither cash or mer chandise prizes for their prowess. In Grades Approximately 60 Stu dents to Be Added to Grade School Roster Only one instructor position re mains unfilled in the teaching staff of the grade school according to E. H. Cbndit, superintendent, it was learned this week. The vacancy is that of remedial and opportunity instructor who has not yet been elected. A school board meeting is to be held within a short time and the selection made so that all de tails will be taken care o>f before the opening day of the grade schools, September 3. New Room Added As has been the case in the high school building considerable work has been necessary during the sum mer vacation months -to prepare the Washington grade school rooms lor occupancy before the opening day. The work has included con siderable painting. In addition a new room has been added for art classes. The room is located in the basement and occupies nearly all remaining unused space in that portion of the building. Teaching Staff Changed The consolidation of the Pleasant Hill district this summer brought 1 change in the teaching Staff at th J Lincoln school on Corey hill. Mrs. Dell Long, formerly a Lincoln school instructor, is not returning to Ver nonia thereby creating a vacancy which will be filled by Mrs. Irma Funeral services for J. T. Kirk Chance, who formerly taught at were held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday Pleasant Hill. ir. Portland. Mr. Kirk, a resident of Bu* Driver Engaged An addition of approximately 60 Vernonia :or many years, passed away at I. O. O. F. home in Port students will be made due to the land at 5:30 p. m. Monday of this consolidation, it was stated. Nearly all of ’ that number will be trans week. He was born at KirTiville, Indiana, ported to Vernonia from the Pleas in 1864 but came to Oregon while ant Hill district by Frank O’Connor a young man and settled at Hepp who has been engaged as bus driv ner. He is survived by his wife; er. The few remaining students liv .our daughters: Mrs. Harold Dow ing on the Beaver creek hignway and Mrs. Clyde Stewart of Ver will be carried by the C. A. Mills nonia, Mrs. Robert Whitsell of Port bus. Changes necessary to care for land and Mrs. Etta Sharp of Okano gan, Washington; one son, John the consolidation and work on the Kirk, Jr.; and a number of grand building will be completed before the opening day. children. The burial took place at the Mt. Scott cemetery in Portland. J. F. Kirk Service Held IWA Changes Meeting Lime According to information released by Al.ord Doree, president of IWA Local No. 37, the meeting night date has been changed for the union. As has been the custom for the past several years the regular meet ing night has been Thursday. Future meetings of the organiza tion will be held every Friday eve ning at 7:30. Many Grasses Surviving A test plot of pasture grasses put in on the G. C. Kirkbride farm, about eight years ago, shows a good survival of several o' the grasses, says George A. Nelson, county agent, who arranged a tour of inspection to •several of these early plantings. Chewings fescue and tall fescue are still doing well, especially the chewings fescue, which shows considerable spread. Other grasses and legumes main taining themselves included Reed canary grass, orchard grass, meadow foxtail, English ryegrass, tall mead, cw oatgrass, and subterranean D. A. Houston, field representa tive for the State Unemployment Compensation commission will be in Columbia county for the next few days to consult with employer» o’ four or more workers with re gard to payroll taxe* and reports clover. Association Names Lytton James Lytton has been named representative for the Oregon Stat'’ Motor Association in Columbia an l Clatsop counties according to word reaching here from the association's headquarters in Portland. Lytton will work irom the Astoria branch office of the association and will have charge of membersh i> work ifor the two counties. He w: i formerly a representative for this California State Automobile Assoc iation in the Richmond district am recently has been doing adjusiin ; assignments for several insurance firms. In making the appointment, George W. Derr, manager of the membership department of the ar- »ociation, commented, “We feel that Mr. Lytton will be particularly val uable to our members in Columbia and Clatsop counties. His insurance background will be very helpful since we have recently added a persona! accident policy covering every one of our members.” Funeral Home Chapel Redecorated— The work of redecorating the chapel of the Bush Funeral Home was progressing this week under the direction of Jewett Bush. Walls of the room will be calsomined.