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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1940)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1940 8210,535 Is WPA Fund For County VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Choral Group To Organize— 19 Attend College From Here A women's chorus will be organ ized Tuesday evening, October 8, at 7:30 at the high school, accord ing to an announcement released recently. In response to many who have expressed a desire for such Series of Projects CalJ an organization, the chorus is bein* Vernonia High School for Road Construction, formed. Miss Aivenia Connell, high Graduates Continue Edu school music instructor, will con improvement cational Advancement duct; she urges every lady who Through an application by the enjoys singing to join. A check with school officials Columbia county court about three this week made known that 19 months ago word has been re former students having graduated ceived of the allotment of $210,535 from Vernonia high school are now to the county by the works project attending institutions of higher administration. The fund will be learning in Oregon. That number used over the county lor the con in attendance at colleges speaks struction, reconstruction and im highly for Vernonia, it was stated. The names of those who com provement of roads. prise the Circuit court jury list for At U. of O. Must Have Approval the October term were announced The amount of the allocation will Two students are enrolled at th this week by J. W. Hunt, county very lkely provide employment University of Oregon: Joanne fcr most of the men now on WPA clerk as follows: Nichols, Elizabeth Schalock and Ellrich, Hortense L., Columbia during the coming year. Each pro City, Housewife; Gaines, Marion, Helen Bennett. ject outlined for expenditure of Oregon State has attracted the the mosey must receive approval Vernonia, Laborer; Heumann, Al largest number of Vernonia grad bert, Houlton, service station; of the Portland WPA office. Sev- Schmidiin, Albert, Vernonia, farm uates of any college it was reveal eial projects are to start as soon er; Fluhrer, Fred, Mayger, Retired; ed. Vernonia students there include: as approval is received. Rotger, E. A., St. Helens, Retired; Patricia Pemble, Jean Vaughn, Bob Several Project* Listed Blackburn, Elmer, St. Helens, Lab Conant, Doris Rae Estey, Bill Listed as one project is that of orer; Beyer, Fred, Columbia City, Thompson, Larry Marshall, Harold completion of the Scappoose-Ver Carpenter; Dolan, Dan C., Vernonia, Cason, Dick Lewis and Jean Lewis. nonia road from Camp 8 to Pitts Farmer; Dahlgren, Elmer, Warren, Monmouth Student burg, about three and one-half Farmer. miles. Others are about one and Erma Kent is enrolled at the Freeland, H. E., Warren, Farmer; one-half miles near Goble, three Crofts, Arthur, Scappoose, Farmer; Oregon College of Education at miles on the Eik creek road near Howe, E. E., St. Helens, Merchant; Monmouth. Attending school at Rainier, and an eight-mile portion Beugli, A. E., St. Helens, Insurance; Pacific University at Forest Grove of the Rainier-Apiary road. Nygard, T. A., St. Helens, Long are Frances Childs, Harry Culbert The county must provide 25 per shoreman; Hedges, F. L. Houlton, son, Jr., and George Stankey, Jr., cent of the allotment either by Farmer; Wellington, Chas. L., Clats end in Portland enrolled in business cash, machinery rental or other kanie, Farmer; Crouse, C. B., Houl colleges are Maxine John and Elsie services. ton, La'birer; Clock, Jennie P., Clats Duncan. Jack Anderson returned to kanie, Merchant; Bristol, S. C., Portland University. Clatskanie, Salesman. Pennell, Leland, St. Helens, Service station; Watson, Clyde, Yankton (St. Helens Rt. 1), Farmer; Brooks, J. L., Yankton (St. Helens Rt. 1), Farmer; Nissen, W. E„ Vernonia, Funeral services for Herbert Al- Laborer; Josephson, John, Warren, Five candidates for positions of fioi Moulsia «wcic held at the Faimer; Malmsten, S. V., Vernonia, Bush Funeral H .me Wednesday L; Borer; True, C. E., Clatskanie, directors will appeal on ballots morning. Moulton had been i.l for Farmer; Callahan, Michae1 Scap for subdivisions of the Nehalem some time in a Portland hospital poose, Farmer; Austin, Astrid, St. Basin Peoples’ Utility District Nov and passed away September 29 at Helens, Housewife; Wiles, Jose ember 5th. The district has been divided into the age of 46 years, 10 months «nd phine, Clatskanie, Housewife; Lind five subdivisions and one director 12 days. He was born November eman, I. B., Rainier Merchant. will be named by ballot from each. 17, 180*4, in Montana. The names of those who to date The deceased is survived by his have been chosen to appear on the wife, Lottie; a daughter, Mary ballot and the subdivision which E.la and a sen, Charles C., al; of each will represent are: Charles B. Vernonia. Other close relatives are Uhlin, subdivision No. 1; Harry L. his mother, Ella Moulton of Seattle, King, subdivision No. 2; E. M. Washington; four sisters, Violet Cobb, Bellingham, Washington; Over one thousand young Oregon Bollinger, subdivision No. 3; George Laura Brimmer, Vernonia; Clara men will be given the opportunity I. Baker, subdivision No. 4; and Hammon, Red Bluff, California; to receive job training in the Civi Noble Dunlap, subdivision No. 5. The director for each subdivision and Libby Morrow, Kemadale, lian Conservation Corps during the Washington; and two brothers, El October enrollment, including 20 will be voted on only in that sub mer Moulton, and Eddie Moulton, from Columbia County, according division. both of Seattle. to an announcement by the State Interment was held at Scappoose Public Welfare Commission. Young Wednesday. men will be selected on the basis He was a member of the A. F. of their interest in and ability to of L. and had lived in Vernonii profit from the educational and since 1925. vocational training. October Jury List Drawn H. A. Moulton Funeral Held Candidates for PUD Named 20 Enrollees To Be Taken Bids Due on 82-Mile Line New Library Books Named— Edna Engen, librarian, released the names of three new 'books available to Vernonia Library mem bers. With the titles Mrs. Engen includes a synopsis of each: “Ethan Allen” by Stewart L. Holbrook is a biography of the leader of the Green Mountain Boys. All those who have read “Holy Old 'Mack inaw” and “Iron Brew” won’t want to miss this robust story of a picturesque American. “Books and You” by W. Somerset Maugham fills the need of many who have felt that their reading was aimless and for a great part worthless. Here, a famous author outlines the books that have meant the most to him and that have exerted the most influence in his life. "As A Flame Springs” by James P. Mc Cormick tells the story of the famous love affair of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. Al though the book is fictionized it is based on fact and much of the con versation is actual..” Extension Club Meets Friday— The Vernonia Extension Club will meet Friday. October 4, at 1:30 in the afternoon in the Home Economics room of the high school. Plans for the coat school to be held soon will be made. Any one interested in extension work is in vited to attend. Specialized Training Every effort will be made ;o place each enrollee in the camp and in the type of work for which he is best suited and most interest ed. Each enrollee will be given a brief orientation course, after which opportunity will be provided f specialized training in one of the hundreds or more occupations avail able in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Those who show particular ability and interest will have the further opportunity of receiv.ng training in one of a number of specialized schools, which will offer intensive training in radio opera tion, telephone construction and re pair, auto mechanics, cooking and baking, first aid, tractor operation and repair, photography, and other vocations. The Bonneville Power Adminis tration will open bids October 4, on construction of a 115,000-volt transmission line between its St. Johns’ substation on the outskirts off Portland and" Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia river. The bids will be opened at 10:30 a. m. at Bonneville’s procurement o fice in the Guardian Building, Portland. Line 82 Mile* Long The line, 82 miles long, will fol low a 100-foot-wide right-of-v.ay already being cleared across the Pacific Coast mountain range near the south bank of the Columbia. The new circuit will be primarily of wood pole construction with H type towers ranging from 50 to 85 feet in height. A few steel towers are called for with a maximum height of 120 feet. Must Be Unmarried Construction will start within ten Applicants must be unmarried, days after contract award. Sche citizens of the United States, be dules call for completion of the tween the ages of seventeen and line six months later. twenty-three, unemployed and in need of the training opportunities To Serve Nehalem Valley available through the Civilian Con The new line has been designed servation Corps, in good health, to bring needed power to the not in regular attendance in school Astoria district which is now short nor on vacation therefrom, and of of generating capacity. It also will good character. serve power distribution agencies The next enrollment will take in the lower Columbia valley, the place between October 1 and Oct Nehalem valley and the north Wash ober 31, ,1940. Information iis ob ington county areas. tainable at the office of the Colum Power deliveries to Astoria will bia County Public Welfare Commis begin in March, 1941, under terms sion and the Oregon State Employ of a short term contract with the ment Service. Tacif;; P.w:r i Light Company. VOLUME 17, NUMBER 40 Newspaper Week Set for October Notices of 1-8; Governor Issues Statement Election October 1 to 8 has 'been named as National Newspaper Week throughout the United States. The week is one wherein a better understanding between the public and newspapers may be brought about and in view of that fact a statement has been issued by Governor Sprague as follows: “With a loyalty to community interests which is characteristic, newspapers have generously public ized “Weeks” for virtually all commodities, groups and services. New* lndi*pen*able “Now some Priscilla has suggest ed that newspapers “speak for themselves” and a National News paper Week is scheduled for Octo ber 1 to 8. Nowadays a person cannot go as long without the news as the camel without water. News is almost as indispensable for mod ern living as food and drink; ano newspapers continue to be the prin cipal medium for collecting and dis tributing the news, as is proven by the steady growth in news paper circulation. “Newspapers are vital also tn the field of editorial interpretation of news; and Oregon is famed for the ability and courage of its editorial writers. Employment Provided List of Electors Prepared Registered Voters in City Posted at City Hall by Recorder Roberts A list of those residents of Ver- nonia who are registered and elig ible to vote at the general election November 5th was posted Tuesday by City Recorder Roberts. The list was compiled for the convenience of electors so that they might know, whether they have met require ments which will permit them the voting privilege. Are Posted PUD to Require Voter»’ Attention Again ; Direct or» to Be Named Notices of the General Election for November 5, Tuesday, were posted here the forepart of this week by election officials to bring the attention of electors to matters requiring their decision at that time. Three notices were posted. One was that telling of regular ballot which will name United States, State, District, County, Precinct and City Officers. Also on the general ballot will be such meas ures as have been referred to the people by the legislative assembly by referendum ordered by petition of the people and proposed by in itiative petition. Anyone who is not sure of his or her eligibility may obtain that knowledge by looking at the list. Election of Director* Should a resident not be registered The second notice was that giv the detail must be taken care ot ing information o.f an election for by October 5 which date is 30 the Nehalem Basin Peoples’ Utility days before the election. District for the naming of one dir Registration at the city hall per mits a vote only on city elections, ector from each established ,.ab- it being necessary to register also divisiion of the district. Five »J'b- at the Oregon Gas and Electric divisions have been set aside. Nam office for the general election. ing otf the directors will be ballot Mrs. Letha Tousley has charge of ed on concurrently with the gen the work at that place. Those who eral election and at the same poll are eligible through age and resi ing places. The third notice is that telling dence requirements are urged to be sure of their status so that the of a special election for the Ne voting privilege may be exercised. halem PUD. The notice reads: “As commercial enterprises news papers take rank among the impor tant industries of the communities. They provide steady employment for writers, office workers ano skilled workers; and a very large proportion of their income is ex pended in the communities they serve. “As Governor I -appoint October 1 to 8 as Newspaper Week in Ore gon. For further details as to its Funeral services for Thaueua dbservance I respectfully refer the public to their local newspapers.” Wilbur Hudson will’ be held at 2 p. m. today, Thursday, at Hudson, Oregon, it was announced Wednes day. Hudson passed away Monday at Pittsburg at the age of 51 years, .ive months and eight days. He was born April 23, 1889, at Rainier. Close relatives who will m« irn Maude Purvine, Columbia Coun his passing are his wife, Florence, ty Home Demonstration Agent, an of Tacoma, Washington, two broth nounced a Coat School to be held ers, Herbert and John of Rainier; for four days (October 15 to Oct a niece, Mrs. Warren White of ober 18) at the Evangelical church. Vernonia; two nieces at Tacoma Classes begin Monday; they will and two at Rainier. convene at 9:30 and dismiss at 3:00. Interment will be at Hudson, Ore The principles of making a tailored gon, which was named after his coat will be the object of the in- great grandfather. st uctions given. Two may work on The deceased was a World War one garment, Mrs. Purvine suggest veteran serving in the marine corps ed. in France and six months in Ger Registration must be early and many. must be previous to the opening class, the Home Demonstrator de clare:, owing to the fact that only a limited number of ladies may be accommodated. If you are interest ed in. joining the class register with Mrs. Maude C. Purvine in St. Helens. Due to the death last Thursday of W. B. Bowser of St. Helens, county chairman of the Republican Apparel Shop central committee, a meeting of Is Refloored— committeemen was called at St. The re. looring of The Apparel Helens Tuesday evening. Shop was completed the latter Paul Poulson, publisher of the part of last week. Other improve St. Helens Chronicle, was named ments on the dress wear shop will to succeed Mr. Bowser at the elec include painting of the walls which work should be completed soon, ac tion of a new chairman held that evening. cording to Peggy Hatfield, manag er of the shop. World War Vet Dies Coat School to Be Hehl Here Revenue Bond* “For the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said Nehalem Basin Peoples’ Utility District the question of issuance of revenue bonds in the principal sum of $210,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring either by purchase and construction, or by construction, the necessary plant or plants, works, and other property or properties for the development, transmission, and distribution of electric energy for domestic, com mercial, industrial and municipal purposes; such bonds to be condi tioned as to be paid solely from that portion of the revenue derived by the district from the sale of electric energy, or any other ser vice, commidity or facility which may be produced, used, or furnish ed in connection therewith, remain ing after paying from such revenue all expenses of operation and main tenance, including taxes. All three notices announce the election as beginning at 8 o’clock in the morning and continuing until 8 in the evening. GOP Chairman Officers of Is Named Institute Named Large Glads Grown By G. F. Brown— G. F. Brown otf Pittsburg placed on display at The Eagle office 6 exceptionally large gladioli blooms last Thursday. According to Mr. Brown the flowers were grown at his home at Pittsburg and are of the Heritage variety. Strom Is Judge Candidate Carl Strom, candidate for Col umbia County Judge on the Nov- enfber ballot, was in Vernonia Tuesday to announce his candidacy and his intentions if named to the office. Strom has had< considerable ex perience in contract work and was instrumental in influencing the road work between Chapman and The Columbia County Grange Scappoose, a portion of the Scap Council is scheduled to meet Sun poose-Wilark road. day, October 6th, at the Vernonia Grange hall. A pot-luck luncheon Mr. Strom also stated that he will be served at noon and all favored the food stamp plan to Grangers are invited to attend, ac enable the farmer to sell his sur cording to Pearl Becker, Pomona plus and help the storeowner in Grange Secretary. crease his business. Grange Council to Meet Here Sunday— New of icers of the Columbia County Division of the Oregon State Teachers Association were named recently at the county n- stitute held at St. Helens. President of the group is Robert Henigan of Rainier; vice-president, Robert Dexter, Clatskanie; secre tary, EiizabethGraham, Scappoose; and treasurer, Willard Berg, Col umbia City. Columbia county dele gates to the OSTA are Robert Hen igan, Wallace McCrae, Marie Sal- vani, Mrs. Duke and Carroll Newth. In addition to sectional meetings and the business meetings, teachers heard addresses by Rex Putnam, State Superintendent of Public In struction, Charles F. Walker off the Northwestern School of Commerce and Lester Wilcox from the office of the state superintendent. Injury Result» from Motorcycle Accident— Kenneth Burk was taken to the hospital at Astoria Monday by the Bush ambulance. Burk suffered a broken wrist and bruises from a motorcycle accident happening be tween Timber and Sunset camp when the machine hit a culvert. He was given treatment at Dr. Eby's office.
