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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1941)
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1941_______________________ VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 18, NUMBER 13 Hanger for Planes to Due Thurs. Be Built Diesel Plant Prices to Be Learned by Utility District Directors Grade Instructors Are 3rd Meet Elected for Next Year On Lights 0 school board of District 47, Jt., elected all teachers to their positions for the coming school year, information released thi< week made known. Included in the list of those elected were janitor's for both schools, the board clerk and the school secretary. E. H Condit will serve as superinten dent for the coming year. Paul Gori, n was named Washington school principal and Miss Marion Schrieber as Lincoln school prin cipal. Instructors * Named Iltniaining instructors who may return to present positions at the Washington school are: Ina Scott, Doris O’Connor, Velva Ramsey, Barbara Sneath, Mildred Weed, Rose DeMacon, Lulah Fullerton, Jane Lovett, Lenora Kizer, Mary J. Fossatti, Ruby Maddess, Shirley Weigel', Noble Dutton, Wilma Jac obson and Robert Slawson. Miss Vivian Laird was named secretary and W. E. Crawford, janitor. Assistant janitors at Wash ington will be Mr. and Mrs. George Kirk. Instructors at the Lincoln school will be Madge Rogers and Irma Chance and the janitor will be Alfred Bays. Evangelist to Lecture Here «7 .Evangelist J. R. Nelson of Port- lard is scheduled to appear at the Silver Dome Tabernacle here this Sunday to deliver a lecture on a subject dealing with current events. The title of his subject will be “Current World Events in the Light of Prophecy”. \ The lecture will be illustrated with moving pictures and special music will be an added attraction of the evening. Another topic that should prove interesting to tabernacle audiences this week is one scheduled for Wednesday evening. The subject at that time will be “Is Hitler. Mussolini or Stalin the Beast Whose Number Is 666?” Those who at tend the tabernacle services will find a complete listing of subjects in another place in this issue. Roger Morse to Speak Thurs. Third Polio Case Reported The third attack of infantile paralysis for Vernonia was report ed Sunday when the case of Har old Hall, four years of age, was diagnosed as having the disease. Contrary to many rumors preval ent here, only three cases of t1 e disease are now in evidence in this part of the county as reveal ed by a check with local medical authorities and with Miss Nettie Alley, county Red Ctross nurse, who was in Vernonia Wednesday. Two previous cases reported are those of Howard Rundell' and Wayne Golden, both of Riverview. One other case has been reported in the county and that near Clatskanie. Infantile paralysis funds from the President’s Ball this year nave been retained in the county to provide treatment for the cases. Contributions Asked *to Swell Finance Fund of Park Project A third meeting on the subject of a lighted city park playing field is scheduled for this evening, Thurs day, at The Vernonia Eagle office. The meeting will start at 7 o’clock and interested persons are urged to at/nd. The second meeting was held last Thursday at which time a commit tee was named from those present. That committee has been busy this week seeking contributions from business houses and individuals to further swell the fund necessary to make the lighted field a reality. The meeting this evening will hen reports of the progress made up to that time. Result* Favorable Larsen to Be Buried Friday Funeral services will be held at the Bush Funeral Home Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock for Thorval W. Larsen of Mist, who passed away at his home Wednesday morn ing at 12:15. Services will be con ducted by Rev. W. O. Livingstone and burial will take place at the Vernonia Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Larsen was a butcher by trade and had been a resident of Mist for the past eight years and of Oregon for 30 years. He was born at Lake Park, Minnesota, on June 25, 1883. and passed away at the age of 57 years, nine months and one day. The deceased is survived by his wife, Violet Larsen; five sons: Walter, Phillip and Bruce of Mist, Pau! of Bend and Harold of Los Angeles; three daughters: Eunice and Norma of Mist and Margaret of Ohio; two brothers: Oscar of Everson, Washington, and Carl of Minnesota; two sisters: Laura and Zenia both of Minnesota. New Car Lift Installed An electric car hoist was in stalled at the Vernonia Service Sta tion the first of the week by George Johnson. The hoist was placed in “The annual meeting of the Col- operation Wednesday. ■ umbia Cow Testing association will the Courthouse at St. be held at Helens on Thursday, April 3, be- ginning at 10 o’clock,” states Fred Boesel, president of the associa- tion. Roger Morse, O. S. C. dairy hus- bandman, will be the principal speaker and will discuss some of the benefits of cow testing work. The making of grass silage, both in silos and in stacks, kwill be dis cussed by Geo. A. Ne»on, bounty agent, Other business of the assoc- iation will be transacted at that time. “All dairymen, whether members of the Association or not, are in vited to be present,” states Mr. Boesel. Reports from various members of the committee since the last meeting reveal that results have so far been very favorable but ro definite information will be ob tainable until the meeting this eve ning. Named to the committee were Bert Tisdale, Dr. U. J. Bittner, Wallace McCrae, C. L. Anderson, Tom Bateman, Merle Cline, Bcb Cline and Marvin Kamholz. Show Garden Roses Planted Announcement was made this week of the purchase of the Clar ence E. Piper Rose Show Garden by Jewett A. Bush. The show gar den, formerly located in Portland, has been the winner of many prizes for the beauty of its blooms and has attracted considerable attention. Bush purchased 450 bushes and has them planted on property be longing to -him in Vernonia. Sevei- ty-five bushes from the rose garden were purchased by E. M. Bollinger and between 40 and 50 by Ross Duncan. The recent addition of the 450 now makes a total of 550 plants owned by Jewett Bush. Ground for the local planting was prepared late last week and the planting was completed (Monday. From an Old Tintype I Repairs Near Completion The wsrk of replacing a rusted .water pipe under the lobby of the ^’RhySfc'heatre is nearly completed, it was stated this week. The pipe has been in service since the theatre building was erected in 1928 but the action of rust due to an acid soil condition caused numerous leaks and made necessary the change. In making the repair, a trench was dug through the concrete floor of the lobby. Cafe Interior Redecorated 9 The interior wall surfaces of the Terminal Cafe were improved a few days ago with a coat of cold water paint which materially improves the amount of light. Construction Work to Be gin Next Week; Flying Service Gives Lessons An airplane hanger for the Ver nonia Airport will begin to rise next week was the information re leased Tuesday by Harold Dow, who will be in charge of the construc tion work. The hanger will be suff iciently large to house three planes As has been mentioned at a pre vious time, the cost of materials will be taken care of by the City of Vernonia which owns the airport. Labor for the construction will be supplied by the Nehalem Flying Service in which Mr. Dow holds an interest. The length of time necessary to complete the work was not mentioned but a period of sev eral weeks will probably be re quired. Meanwhile, the flying service is conducting lessons with Lester Lackey of Hillsboro as instructor. To date 11 students are being giv en instruction and it is estimated that the number will increase later. More Info on Program Given Chamber to Meet in Evening Bittner Reveals Plans for Meeting Next Tuesday at Masonic Temple Chamber of commerce members will have the opportunity to attend an evening meeting next Tuesday, April 1st, at the Masonic Temple, D t . U. J. Bittner, president, an nounced Monday. Several have re quested chamber officials to hold an evening meeting for those find ing it impossible to attend during the day. Bittner did not state what new business was to be considered Tues day but did mention that the high school sextette would sing -nd that the evening’s dinner would be served by the Nehalem Social Cluo. Further information on the matt ress making program for Colum bia county was released this week from the extension service at • t. Helens. Those eligible to make mattresses include: Farm families whose net income is $500 or less per year for a family of one to four persons. If there are five in the familv, or six, $50 is added ^or each person beyond the four members. Farn operating expenses can be deduct ed from the income for 1940. That is, net farm income shall be farm income minus expenditures for la bor hired outside the family, feed, fertilizer, seed, insecticides and fungicides, containers in which farn. products are sold, binder twine and baling wire, fuel and oil used in farm machinery, threshing, sii filling, mint distilling, new machini ery purchased, and taxes and inter est; Second Qualification Families in which half of the in come is from agriculture and hav ing not over $500 net income for a family of from one to four. An addition of $50 may be added t> that income for every person over four. If you are a non-farm family (and rural, however) and realized no income from agricultural sources, you will qualify if your gross in come is $500 or less per family with from one to four members. If you have over four members in t’ e family, you can add $50 for each additional person. Carloads of raw, baled cotton rolling into Oregon have never been seen until this year, but their coming now means better living for thousands of low-income rural families in this state, says Mrs. Azalea Sager, state home demon stration leader at Oregon State college. She is head of the surplus cotton mattress making program which is being enthusiastically re ceived throughout the state. Twenty-four counties have held organization and planning meetings and four additional counties have requested the project. Those organ ized include Malheur, Deschutes, Klamath, Clackamas, Multnomah, Columbia, Josephine, Jackson, Doug- les, Coos, Washington, Yamhill, Polk, Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, I.ane, Clatsop, Benton, Hood River, Wasco, Umatilla, Union, and Mar ion. Mattresses are under construction in Malheur, Deschutes, and Klam ath counties, each county having ordered one carload of cotton, each comprising 48 bales of 500 pounds. Fifty pounds of cotton and ten yards of ticking are used in each mattress. County planning groups have estimated that 1300 mattresses will be made in the next three or four months under the project. Nehalem Basin PUD Directors, the district's engineer, Mr. Cun ningham and Attorney Robert Bur ley convened in- a special meeting Wednesday evening of last week to decide upon a plan for the fur nishing of power for the district. Power from Bonneville will not be available for at least two years according to information from that source, hence the necessity of mak ing other plans. Meanwhile, moves have been made by the directors to obtain existing power property, which when acquired must be oper ated. Committee Named A committee of two, Noble Dun lap and George Baker, was named last Wednesday to obtain purchase prices from McMinnville and For est Grove with the idea of buying a diesel power plant for use here when the district begins operation Should a diesel plant be purchased, it will be used as a standby when Bonneville power is available. Further price negotiations were held yesterday evening in Portland between Oregon Gas and Electric officials and PUD representatives. The condemnation suit against the electric company is pending the re sults of negotiations. New Pastor to Mattresses will be made in com Take Pulpit munity halls. The St. Helens Ex Seek Center Here tension office wishes to establish one center in Vernonia for the project. Applications may be obtain ed at the County Extension office in the court house or at the AAA office in the Columbia County Bank building, St. Helens. A very small cash outlay will be necessary for the participating family to defray the cost of needles and thread, bu. it will not be over $1.00. Families must provide the labor necessary to make the mattresses. The deadline for enrollment is April 15th, Music Teacher Gets New Position The picture ibove was enlarged from an old tintype found about four years ago by J. L. Timmons in the old Cleve Mell inger hardware building located between the present bargain store and the vacant Central Garage building on Bridge street. Shown from left to right are William Pringle, Sr., present Col umbia county commissioner, John Pringle, killed a number of years ago in a logging accident and William Pringle, Jr. The tin type was found while Mr. Timmons was wiring the building and was probably left there over 15 years ago. (kt Lon Arrives For Mattresses OGE, Committee Negoti* ate Wednesday; Suit for Condemnation Pending Illegal Angling Brings Arrests Arrests by the State Patrol from Friday to Monday of the past week end named two for illegal angling, four truck drivers, and two aut:> drivers. Four of the arrests were made last Friday and four Sat urday. Fines were levied in the Justice of Peace court. Arrested Friday were Jack Tay lor for no stop light on a truck; Joseph McCollum for a truck ove’- length in excess of one-half of the wheelbase length; Sam Goodall for no stop light; each charge re ceiving a fine of $2.50 and cost of $2.50. John Runstein was nam ed for an excessive length truck, was fined $5 and $2.50 costs and the sentence was continued indef initely. Runstein was also charged with no clearance lights and was fined $10 and costs on that charge. Illegal Angling Included in those apprehended Saturday were Elmer Bergerson and Clifford Bergerson, Jr., for angling by illegal methods on Rock creek near Keasey. Clifford Bergerson was taken before the Columbia county court where the case was continued indefinitely pending good behavior. Elmer Bergerson request ed time to enter a plea and was given 48 hours by the Vernonia justice court. Saturday’s traffic violators li - eluded Einar Hedin for four in a driver’s seat and Robert Dreher I r an excessive length truck. Both were fined $2.50 and costs of $2.50 Miss Rill'a Mae Sanders, who has acted as pastor at the Assem bly of God church for the past year and one-half, will give her fare well address Sunday evening. Miss Sanders will go to her parent’s home for a much needed rest. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Hodges of Nebraska will act as pastors of the church in the future. A farewell party was given at the Lio Holt home in Riverview Charles F. Walker last week for Miss Sanders. Engaged to Speak F. O. E. Members Announce Dance Miss Barbara Sneath will instruct music in both the high and grade schools at West Linn during the next school term according to no tification received this week by Miss Sneath. F. O. E. members will enjey another dance Saturday evening, March 29, at the Pleasant Hill hal'. The Davis orchestra will furnish the music. The dance will be the third to be staged this year oy the Eagles. Used Cars Placed On Display Freda Beck Awarded Life Membership Harry Morris opened his used car lot next to the Safeway store Wednesday with a display of sev eral automobiles. The cars ~ere brought here from the Cadillac-La Salle Moton firm of Portland. Mias Freda Beck, high school in structor, was awarded a faculy life membership in the Quill and Scroll, international honorary soc iety for high school journalist'!. The award was received this week. Charles F. Walker, president of the Northwest School of Commerce, of Portland, is scheduled to speak at the Vernonia high school before an assembly of students Friday morning. Anyone wishing to may attend the lecture, it was stated by Wallace MaOae, principal. Improvement Noted on Riverview Business Place Minor alterations and painting of the interior has brought improve ment to Desay’s Tavern at River view. The alterations add to tne convenience in giving service while the painting is an aid to interior appearance.
