Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, January 16, 1947, Image 1

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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.”
Church Name
Changed Due
Nov. Merger
Evangelical United
Brethren New Name
Of Denomination
Co-op Manager Resigns;
Control of
Weeds Talked Board Selects Thomas
At Meeting
6-Degree Low
Recorded Wed.
Four degrees lower than the
previous low reading this year is
the data for yesterday at the
cooperative weather station main­
tained by Mrs. Helen Spofford.
An early reading Wednesday by
Mrs. Spofford was made and the
thermometer at the station list­
ed the temperature at six above
zero. The previous low of a few
days ago was 10 on January 14.
The maximum that day wa3 30
degrees.
Warmer currents of air must
have started to circulate, however,
yesterday morning for by 8 o’clock
the mercury had risen to 15 de­
grees.
What was formerly the Evan­
gelical church is now the Evan­
gelical United Brethren, church
Rev. Allan H. Backer, minister of
the Vernonia church, said Tuesday
when he announced the change.
The changed name comes as a re­
sult of the merger of the Evan­
gelical church with the former
United Brethren in Christ church
thus making one larger denomina­
tion.
This action by the two
groups of like faith is one that
many other denominations aie
following.
The change took place offici­
ally at Johnstown, Pennsylvania,
at the general conference session
November 17. Rev. Backer was
present when the merger was
made, making the trip east as a
member of a singing group, the
Gospel Gleemen, which gave con­
certs during the tour.
A speaker at the conference
was Bishop Oxnam of the Meth­
odist church and he asked that
the bishops of the Evangelical
United Brethren church consider
a union with the Methodist church
in the future.
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When making the merger an­
nouncement, Rev. Backer also
said: “We trust that the Evan­
gelical United Brethren church
in this community will be of
greater influence and help than
was
the
former
Evangelical
church. We invite people in this
community to come and visit our
services on Sunday morning or '
A new justice of the peace for
evening, or at our mid-week serv­ the four Vernonia precincts is
ice on Wednesday evening. needed as the result of a letter
Strangers are always welcome. of resignation written Saturday
We hope you will be a stranger by Oscar Weed. The resignation
there just once.”
becomes effective as soon as an
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appointment is made by the gov­
ernor to whom the letter was
sent. The appointment will be
made to fill the remainder of Mr.
Weed’s term which would expire
at the next general election.
Part of Mr. Weed’s reason for
Columbia county now has a declining to serve further is the
deputy assessor in the Nehalem lack of office space, 'the present
Valley as the result of a decision office being required by the new
to make a more thorough check bank slated to open here soon.
of the amount and value of prop­ Until the appointment is made
erty to be placed on the tax rolls. Mr. Weed will carry on the work
In recent years previous to this, at his home.
much of the assessing has been
The office of justice of peace
done by report blanks sent out has been held by Mr. Weed inter-
by the assessor’s office in St. mittantly since 1915. He com­
Helens to property owners.
pleted his first work in that ca­
Named here to make a thorough pacity in 1927 and two years la­
check this year is Bill Horn who ter was elected sheriff, taking
has already started the work. His that office in January, 1929.
territory includes all of the Ne­
He served once more as JP for
halem Valley in Columbia county two years after the death of P.
from the county line southwest of Hill. Again after the resignation
here to Birkenfeld.
of Judge J. B. Wilkerson he took
the office for the remainder of
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that term and was elected for
another two-year period, all of
which totals 18 years of service.
Weed Inspector
Need Expressed;
Next Meeting Set
Concern over the spread of
noxious weeds on farm lands of
Columbia county drew an attend­
ance of about 95 people from all
sections to meet at St. Helens
Thursday and discuss a plan of
action toward control of thei men-
s
ace.
Methods of control were talked
by the farmers, George A. Nelson,
county agent, and J. W. Nibbier,
crop specialist from the O.S.C ex­
tension office.
Several methods U3ed by the
farmers were mentioned as be­
ing effective such as clean cul­
tivation, smother crops followed
by summer fallow, competitive
crops, chemicals and the pastur­
ing of sheep, goats, hogs and
cattle.
The meeting was called be­
cause of a request after discussion
of the weed problem at the com­
munity triple A meeting at Scap­
poose in December and because of
the interest of other groups and
individuals in the county.
Two steps were taken at the
meeting. One was the decision
to ask that a weed inspector be
appointed. The other was the ap ­
pointment of committees from six
road districts in the county and
the setting of a meeting date
for the committees on Tuesday,
Jhnuarjt 21 at the c«Unty court
house. This future meeting will
begin at 10:30 with a purpose of
devising specific recommendations
for attacking the problem.
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To Quit Job
Weed Resigns
Judge Office
Deputy Assessor
Appointed Here
Credit Union
Group Meet
The Vernonia Credit Union
will hold its annual meeting at
the Union Hall, Saturday, January
18 at 8:00 p.m.
Th# Credit Union is not affil­
iated with any special group or
association, but is a non-profit
cooperative organization for the
benefit of the community.
The public is cordially invited to
attend and learn more about the
purposes of the organization and
get acquainted with the officers
and members.
Refreshments will be served fol­
lowing the meeting.
Special Service Dated
A
A special service will be held
in honor of the pioneer preachers
of the Evangelical United Breth­
ren church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. Rev. Keith A. Bell of
Milwaukie will be the guest
speaker and the public is invited
to Rev. Bell’s first speaking en­
gagement in Vernonia.
THURSDAY^
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 25 NUMBER 3
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Recruiter Here
Every Thursday
An army recruiting officer has
made arrangements to be in Ver­
nonia every Thursday from 10:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Captain Ken­
neth Swenson of the army re­
cruiting station at Ixmgview said
late last week. In announcing
the planned visits of a recruiter
here, Captain Swenson also point­
ed out that the army has many
openings for disabled veterans.
The regular army has over 100
different classifications open for
enlistment to disabled veterans of
World War II who can meet the
army’s physical requirements with
the exception of their combat-in­
curred disability.
Enlisting be­
fore January 31 enables them to
retain their discharge grade.
The recruiting office at Long-
vie is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
six days a week and is located in
the post office building.
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Weather Stops
Banker’s Visit
Monday morning's somewhat in­
clement weather leading to haz­
ardous road conditions prevented
the scheduled Monday noon speak­
ing engagement of George Laver,
cashier of the Commercial Bank
of Banks, before the Lions club.
The club will probably hear
Mr. Laver and other representa­
tives of that firm next Monday
noon according to word received
here late Tuesday.
The club
members will eat at the Palace
cafe at noon and go to a local
hall later to hear the speakers.
Truck Accident
Kills Man Wed.
Arthur Paul Fluke, 30, husband
of Mrs. Margaret (McNutt) Fluke,
was accidently killed while driv­
ing a gravel truck at West Slope
January 8. •
Funeral services were held Jan­
uary 11 at the Pegg Mortuary in
Beaverton and interment took
place at Crescent Grove cemetery
at that place.
Immediate members of the fam­
ily are Mrs. Margaret Fluke and
Gayion and Kathaleen, wife and
children of the deceased; his par­
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fluke
of Hillsboro; brothers, James of
Vernonia, Francis of Pendleton
and sister, Mrs. Alice Toedtemeire
of West Slope.
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Examiner Scheduled
A drivers license examiner is
scheduled to be on duty in Ver­
nonia Friday, January 24 at the
city hall. He will be here be­
tween the hour3 of 10 a.m. and
4 p.m. Persons wishing permits
or licenses to drive are asked
to get in touch with the examiner
well ahead of the scheduled clos­
ing hour in order to assure com­
pletion of their applications that
day.
At the meeting of the board of
directors of the West Oregon
Electric Co-op Tuesday evening
Frank D. Seelye tendered his res­
ignation as manager. Mr. Seelye
requested the board to accept his
resignation effective February 15
thus enabling him to carry out
his program as previously ar­
ranged.
The board of directors reviewed
several applications for the posi­
tion of manager and selected Guy
Thomas to succeed Mr. Seelye.
Mr. Thomas la taking over his
duties with the Cooperative on
January 15 and will work with
Mr. Seelye during [the next 30
days. Thi3 will give Mr. Thomas
an opportunity to familarize him­
self with all of the problems cur­
rently facing the project.
Mr. Thomas has had seven
years’ experience in Cooperative
management. He assisted in the
organization of the Benton-Lin-
Students, Profs
Tour Tree Farm
coin Cooperative at Corvallis and
continued his management activ­
ities there until April of 1946.
Mr. Thomas graduated from
high school at Tillamook. This
was followed with specialized
courses in technical schools in
Chicago and upon completion of
these courses Mr. Thomas entered
the electrical field which occupa­
tion. he has followed throughout
his business activity.
Mr. Seelye will introduce Mr.
Thomas to the membership of the
Cooperative at the annual meet­
ing on Saturday, January 18.
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COUNTY NEWS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN
1946 IS REPORTED
CLATSKANIE — The weather
bureau at Marshland, Ralph Gle-
ger reporting, shows Clatskanie
with 63.13 inches of rainfall dur­
ing the year 1946.
The precipitation was 9.98
inches over normal for this
community, the report shows.
The temperature for this same
period of time was reported a3
normal.
The warmest day for Clatskanie
residents during 1946 was on July
29 with a temperature of 96 de­
grees, while December 30 was
the coldest day registered and the
minimum temperature for that
day was 23 degrees.
Professors W. McCulloch, J. R.
Dilworth and R. F. Keniston from
the school of forestry at Oregon
State college brought a bus load
of forestry students to Vernonia
Saturday, January 11 to tour the
Columbia County Tree Farm, Su­
pervisor Glen Hawkins said Mon­ COUNTY SENDS
day. The party from the college 2432 TO WAR
numbered 30.
ST. HELENS—Prior to, during
The tour left the Tree Farm and since World War II, Columbia
office at 10:30 for Natal to ob­ county has had a total of 2432
serve the thinning experiment be­ registrants in service. In addition
ing done in Douglas fir «second to these there are about 200 non­
growth. From the thinning area registrants still in service. The
the next stop was made in a sec­ latter group includes 17-year-olds
ond growth area that had been and others who enlisted prior to
too severely thinned for piling the time they were required to
during the war. As the result of register.
To date 2055 county
opening up the stand too severely, men have been discharged.
a large volume of “wind throws”
Total number of county men
occurred and this blowdown is still in the service is 342. Of
being salvaged for pulpwood.
ttys number 144 were inducted
Another stop was made at the while the other 198 enlisted.
DeRoia Lumber Co. mill which is
Columbia county’s total regis­
operating entirely on. salvage ma­ tration, exclusive of the 4th regi­
terial taken from the Farm.
stration, which was for men over
In the afternoon a trip up the 45 years of age, Was 5660.
“400 line” was made with a stop
at the plot that was plowed and TIMONEY NAMED
planted in March, 1946. This plot DEPUTY ASSESSOR
RAINIER—John Timoney has
is planted to Noble and Douglas
fir and much interest was shown been appointed as deputy county
in feeding of these young trees assessor for Columbia county.
For some year3 past, people
with commercial plant foods.
The last stop was made at the have received blanks on which to
“rock pit” in the NE'4 of sec­ report to the county assessors
tion 24, T4N, R4W. From this office their own personal prop­
high point the students could see erty report. This year that has
a large area of the farm and been changed, and a man will
the result of not leaving ade­ be sent around to get the re­
quate seed trees. Also visible from ports. John Timoney will cover
that point was the reproduction the territory in and around Rain­
that results from well located ier including all of Fern Hill,
Hudson and Delena.
seed blocks.
The students were also shown COMMISSIONER SERVES
the fire equipment at the Farm WITH FIFTH JUDGE
headquarters in Riverview? A
ST. HELENS—Swearing-in cer­
list of the students appears on emonies last week for County
page five.
Judge James Hunt were old stuff
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t8 William Pringle, Sr., vet­
eran county commissioner from
the Nehalem valley. They should
have been, for in his 14 years
in his present post, Pringle has
served with five judges.
When he came into office the
Due to the fact that Columbia late “Duke”
Wellington was
county now has a public health judge, later succeeded by the
nurse on a part-time basis, there late L. R. Rutherford. J. B. Wil­
will be no immunizations against kerson, now deceased, took over
diphtheria or vaccinations against following Mr. Rutherford and he
smallpox given in the schools this in turn was succeeded in 1940
year. The need for parents to by Ray Tarbell. Hunt is judge
look after this detail themselves number five during Pringle’s
was cited by Miss Ruth Peffley, term, and the Nehalem valley
county health nurse, last week.
man is definitely senior, both in
Miss Peffley is working on a years and point of service on
part-time basis now while attend­ the court to the other two mem­
ing school.
She tendered her bers.
resignation before beginning her
present studies, but was prevailed
Fire Extinguished
upon to continue working part of
A fire starting Tuesday at the
the time in the county.
The nurse has been in Vernonia Palace Cafe was extingu’shed
only once thia year as compared after damaging over $200 worth
with- weekly visits in former of stock in the cafe storeroom.
years when on a full-time basis. Fire Chief Cleve Robinson, owner
The small salary paid for the of the business, said later that
work is given as the cause at day. The fire started from a
difficulty in obtaining a nurse to blowtorch being used to thaw
frozen water pipes.
work on a steady schedule.
Nurse Cites Need
Of Vaccination
JANUARY
16,
1947
Members Get
Invite to
Annual Meet
Cooperative to
Act on Business,
Elect Directors
On Tuesday evening the board
of directors of the West Oregon
Electric completed the program
for the annual meeting of the
Cooperative which will be held at
10 a.m. Saturday, January 18,
at the American Legion hall, Ver­
nonia.
An invitation has been extended
by Harry L. King, president, to
the following out of town people
to join in the annual meeting:
Charles Saywell, REA administra­
tive officer; M. C. Parker, REA
field engineer; Glenn Hittie, man­
ager of the lower Columbia dis­
trict, Bonneville power administra­
tion; Mr3. Louise Gronnert, home
economist and Lacey Peoples, util­
ization specialist, both from the
Bonneville power administration
staff; P. S. Torvend, county agent
of Washington county, and George
Nelson, county agent, Columbia
county.
An interesting program has
been planned for the day. A
luncheon will be served buffet
style during the noon recess. All
members of the cooperative, their
family and friends are urged to
attend this meeting.
Gifts will be received by some
of the people attending and dis­
plays of electrical appliances will
be set up to Bhow the different
lines of appliances being carried
by local dealers. Providing that
full lines of appliances can be
obtained, this display promises
a lot of interest by giving people
attending the meeting an oppor­
tunity to make comparisons on the
latest electric stoves, electric wa­
ter heaters, refrigerators, water
pumps, radios and small appli­
ances.
Local dealers intending to pre­
pare displays were listed a few
days ago by Mr. Seelye as: Bush
Furniture,
Greenwood
Motors,
Pete Brunsman, Hoffman Hard­
ware, Western Auto and Sundland
Electric and Appliance.
In addition to the dealers plan­
ning displays Saturday, 10 local
stores are helping make the noon-
hour luncheon, which will be
served without charge, a success
by donating items for the meal.
Helping in that capacity are:
King’s Grocery, Girod’s Food
Store, Nehalem Dairy, Mill Mar­
ket and Lockers, Palace Cafe,
Vernonia Bakery, The Pal Shop,
Coty Confectionery, Nehalem
Market and Safeway Stores.
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Mechanic Course
Response Made
The response has been satis­
factory to a call made last week
for students to enroll in a me­
chanics training school.
The
course is one that will refresh old
mechanics and teach new mechan­
ics the latest theories of engines.
The
eight-week-long
course,
which is being offered free, would
cost $140 if a charge were made.
All texts pertaining to the sub­
ject will be furnished free in­
cluding the necessary paper ma­
terials.
Local people interested
are asked to write to box 247
c/o Engine Mechanics, Vernonia.
Twenty students to make two
classes are wanted and those writ­
ing in will be notified of the start
of classes within 10 days.
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»946 Audit Prepared
I. D. Wood and four associates
of I. D. Wood and company, cer­
tified public accountants of Port­
land, were here Thursday and
Friday to make the 1946 audit for
the Oregon-American Lumber cor­
poration.