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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1947)
Library, U of O “Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.” May 1 Last Farm Plan Sign-up Day Columbia County Allocated $30,000; 400 Already Filed May 1 will be the last day that Columbia county farmer and ranchers can sign up to cooperate in the 1947 agricultural conser vation program, J. G. Watts, chairman of the county AAA com mittee, has anounced. While only 400 operators al ready have filed their plans at the county office, Mr. Watts pointed out that there are a few who may be disappointed later because they didn’t file in time. Program practices must be ap proved by the committee before they are carried out which is an important reason the county com mittee would like to complete all sign-ups as early as possible. Pro gram funds will not be available to assist farmers and ranchers with the cost of their practices if prior approval is not given by the county committee. The chairman explained that practices which qualify for pay ment must contribute to con servation on the farm, fit into the over-all conservation program of the county, and meet the spec ifications of completion set up by the county committee. Each county receives an allotment for conservation work, and the amount of work for which pay ment can be made is limited by the size of the county budget. Columbia county’s allocation for 1947 is $30,000. The system of operators declaring their inten tions to carry out practices under the program on plan sheets each year makes possible a fair alloca tion of the funds available for conservation. Although there are 33 different practices available for payment in Columbia county, lime, drainage, pasture improvement, and weed control are the ones emphasized most by the county committee. The l me situation looks pretty dark for any one who has not already placed an order, as a phone call with the lime company reveals they can not handle any more orders at the present time. Columbia county farmers have al ready ordered twice as much lime as last year. State President Here Clarence Belknap, president of the Oregon Rural Electric Coop erative association, was here Tuesday evening ‘to attend the monthly meeting of the board of directors of West Oregon Electric, He told the board plans for a revived state association that will be of even greter value to mem ber cooperatives. Mr. Belknap is also president of the board of di rectors of the Lane county coop erative at Eugene. Stockmen Slate Annual Meeting The Columbia County Livestock association will hold its annual meeting Friday, April 18, start- ing at 7:45., at Vernonia in the Washington grade school, accord ing to J. C. Moran, president. Harry Lindgren, livestock spec ialist from O.S.C., will be present to discuss the future outlook for the livestock industry in Columbia county. Such topics as population increase on the Pacific Coast, range lands available for live stock production, and other factors relating to livestock production and consumption will be discussed. The Columbia County Livestock association is an organization of county livestockmen, but anyone interested in livestock production, range lands, or forest land, is invited to attend this meeting. Violette Rites Held Here Fri Funeral services were held at the Bush Funeral Home last Fri day, April 4, at 2 o’clock for Maude Lena Violette with inter ment following in the Vernonia Memorial cemetery. Rev. Ernest Baker officiated. Mrs. Violette was born May 11, 1870 in Smith county, Tennessee and died at her home in Vernonia April 2 at the age of 76 years, 10 months and 22 days. Surviving are; four sons, Louis and Leo of Vernonia and Leon and Richard of Gallatin, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. L. E. Crow of Cameron, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Lou Anna Rogers of Ver nonia and four grandchildren. The deceased was united with the Church of Christ in 1913. Her husband, John R. Violette, pre ceded her in death, passing away ip 1911. Junior Prom Planned Sat. Preparation for the annual prom is being made by the high school Junior class for April 12, Saturday evening of this week at the gym. The students have been working for some time pre paring decorations for the affair. Engaged to play for this year’s dance is Hal Cook's orchestra of St. Helens. The orchestra played here several times before the war and has been reorganized since that time, this being the first appearance here since re- organization. To Attend Convention Planning t<r leave here by Sat urday, April 19 are Mr. and Mrs. Harry King and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Thomas who will attend the National Rural Electric Coopera tive convention at Spokane April 22 to 25. Mr. King will represent West Oregon in the voting at the convention and Mr. Thomas will act as alternate. Cooperative Plans More Power Line Preliminary Routing Chosen for Over 60 Miles of Wire The start of another project of line construction by West Oregon Electric Cooperative was made last week and the work, when completed, will add over 60 miles more to the cooperative’s pres- ent ¡network. Announcement of the new project was made Wed nesday morning by Manager Guy Thomas who said that the coop erative expects to have flagging done before the end of this week. Obtaining easements will fol low the flagging and when that work is completed, right-of-way clearing will begin. The new con struction will be done to serve the greatest number of people with the least amount of line, the manager said. Good, substantial REA construction methods will be followed with the design being such that sufficient capacity will be provided for expansion over the next 10-year period. Part of the line will serve peo- pie on Beaver creek and a portion of Washington county where ser vice is not now available. Thii project will also include construc tion in the Spitzenberg-Chapman area and other numerous small extensions. One difficulty that has con fronted the cooperative on all its expansion work has been the ob taining of material and labor Mr. Thomas said. That same difficulty is anticipated on this project be cause the situation is worse now than at any previous time in the electrical industry. When final REA approval for the work has been obtained from Washington D. C., steps wil be taken to purchase all materials needed. When the supplies are in the warehouse, the actual con struction work will be awarded a contractor on “labor only” basis. • Deer Kill Seen Hulan Thacker, Elmer Berger- son and Oliver Knowles witnessed a point of struggle between a wolf and a deer in Section 23-3-5, later seeing the overly large breed between a chow and wolf. It crossed the highway heading to ward Standard Box. In one day’s hiking the timber area, three deer kills by coyotes, wolves, etc., were witnessed. ' The tracks can be seen in the bank 150 feet pa3t è the Schofield I road from the Wolf creek tunnel. I Gun Club Holds Annual Meeting; Awaids Made !*. The Vernonia Gun club met April 2 for the annual meeting of the group as required of member clubs belonging to the National Rifle association. Medals award ed by the army, the Columbia- Wilamette Rifle League and the National Rifle association were presented members that evening. Army awards were made to; expert—R.A. George, Ben George, Bernard Lamping; sharpshooter— Supplies for New Lights Arriving Material for installation of the modern business section street lighting is arriving, but part of the supplies remain to be delivered Albert Childs, city recorder, said Wednesday morning, The new lighting system will place 13 mercury-vapor light units on Bridge street, replacing the pres ent lights and providing much more illumination. Contract for the purchase of the materials was awarded in Au gust of 1946. To date materials costing $1622.44 have arrived from the supplier including 1000 feet of bracket cable, 2500 feet of other cable, 13 pendant luminaires and 13 pole base mountings. One part of the order not yet de livered is the poles and the de livery time for them is listed at 36 weeks from the date of the contract. Funds subscribed by Vernonia business firms for the purchase of these materials amounts to $1600 now with more subscribed but not collected. Weather Hinders Sunrise Service About 35 persons were present last Sunday morning to attend the first union Sunrise service ever held here. This attendance was lower, ministers said, be- cause of uncertain weather condi- tions that morning which, they believe, prevented more people being present. It is the plan that this Easter event be carried out from now as the annual part of the religious rites of that day. • Lions Club Sees Army War Film Motion pictures depicting the start of the last war an Europe and showing the revolutionary war methods used by the Germans Driver Examiner Due in making their lightning-like A driver license examiner is advances were screened Monday scheduled to be in Vernonia Fri noon for members of the Lions day, April 18 at the city hall. He club who met at the Masonic will be here from 10 a.m. to 4 Temple. The films were brought here p.m. on that day for the conven ience of persons wishing licenses from the Army Recruiting center Z at Longview by Captain Swensen, or permits to drive. head of the center, who was a guest of the club that day. George Nelson Resigns; Union Hi Voted CLATSKANIE VOTES AP- PROVAL OF UNION IIIGH CLATSKANIE—By the over- whelming vote of 105 to 8, Clats- kanie school district No. 5 ap- proved the union high school pro posal here Monday of last week at the special election called by the local board. The number of votes cast was especially large for a school elec tion here where little interest has been manifest for the past several years. NEW COUNTY AGENT TAKES OFFICE HERE ST. HELENS—Columbia county experienced its first change in the office of county agent in many years Tuesday morning of last week when W. G. Nibler offi- cially assumed the duties of the position. He succeeds George A. Nelson, whose resignation became THURSDAY APRIL 10, 1947 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 25, NUMBER 15 truck operators protest against Speaker Named effective April 1. A graduate of Oregon State col the recent legislation adopted by Arrangements for the F.O.E. lege in 1938, Nibler has been the .the county court for Monday May district convention scheduled here 12. assistant specialist in farm crops The regulations are not to be for Sunday, April 20, are being at Corvallis since last July 1. He was in charge of weed work there enforced until he hearing is held. completed by the local Aerie, of ficers of the lodge say. Principal and traveled throughout the state BEAVER SL a TED FOR speaker for the event «rill be M. to render assistance to farmers in CARETAKER STATUS MAY 1 CLATSKANIE—B e a v e r Am L. Sheperd, state F.O.E. president, various, counties who were troubl ed with noxious weeds. He also munition storage Point is slated Distinguished visitors at recent worked with potatoes and forage to go on a standby basis May 1st, meetings of the local Aerie have but the war department contem been Chester Capone, past presi- crops. Nibler will come here as no plates keeping the base, states dent of the Portland Aerie, and stranger to county agent work as Col. H. F. Nicholas, commanding Bill King, district directof of Til lamook. he served for three years as coun officer at BASP. While reduction of force has ty agent of Marion county in ad dition to three years az assistant gradually been going on for the Chosen Princess county agent there. Marion coun past few months, within a short Miss Ann Vondrachek, sister of ty was formerly his home as he time the total personnel at Beaver will probably he less than 20 Mrs. M. D. Thompson and stud was reared on a fam> there. ent at Franklin high school in TRUCK RULE persons. Col. Nicholas says that the in Portland, was chosen Tuesday of HEARING SET ST. HELENS—Circuit Judge stallation will not be declared last week as that school’s prin Howard K. Zimmerman has set surplus nor will any of the cess for the annual Portland Rose Festival to be held later this yesr. the date for the hearing on the buildings. John Edgar Tapp and Delmer Michener; marksman—Lee Miller; and expert requalification bars— Ralph Aldrich, L. G. Bowerman. J. W. Nichols, .Milton Lamping and Ronald Fetsch.' From the Columbia-Wilamette Rifle League Ronald Fetsch re ceived a medal for high man in sitting and off-hand position and Milton Lamping for high man in prone position. From the Nat'nnsl n'scriation awards were given to Ronald Fetsch, Roy Zimmerdahl, Harold Kellmer, J. W. Nichols and Harry Culbertson for their untiring ef forts during the war in training state guardsmen and inductees in the art of handling and shooting the rifle. This was a very successful season for the club which finished in second place in its division in the Columbie-Wilamette league. An invitation is extended anyone who cares to join the club of which the objective is to further the spefft of rifle shooting among men and women of the community and keep alive the heritage hand ed down by the pioneers who won and held this country mainly by their quick and accurate shooting. Drivers' Licenses Expire by Number After a change-over period from the present system, Oregon driver’s licenses will expire on the holder’s birthday every second year. » The governor has signed the new license law, which will go into effect at the expiration of the current license period, June 30. Under this law, persons born in even-numbered years will re view their operator's permits on their birthday in even-numbered years. Those bom in odd-number ed years will renew on their birthday in odd-numbered years. In order to effect a smooth transition from the present sys tem, current “5R" series licenses will not all expire on June 30 this year. Only those of the “5R” series numbered 1 to 30,000 will run out on that date. Thereafter 30,000 more will come up for re newal each month until all per mits in the state are of the new series. This system of renewing in multiples of 30,000 will hold regardless of the expiration date printed on the face of “5R” licenses. The new plan will enable the state to give better licensing ser vice than in the past, because the number of permits expiring every day will remain almost the same. Prior to this time every licei ise in the state expired on the same date. Schools Enter Music Event The Vernonia high school and the Washington grade school will be represented Friday and Satur- day of this week at the music festival to be held at Estacada. Going from here to compete will be the high school girl’s chorus, the girls sextet and Mir iam Corll, Shirley Bennett and Sally Kasper who will present solos. The girls’ sextet of the Wash- ington grade school will also be represented, The chorus will be the only high school entry made on Friday’s program, the others being scheduled Saturday. Beaver Pelt» Sold The Game Commission’s second beaver sale of the season held April 1 yielded »30,674.50 fcr 1,011 pelts taken from places where beaver were doing damage to property, The returns will be divided among landowners, trap pers and the game department. Council Names Vernonia Bank As Depository Request to Start Taxi Service 1» Made Monday Eve. Vernonia city councilmen met Monday evening to adopt a resolu tion which will place the city’s funds in the Vernonia Branch of the Commercial Bank of Banks, a move that will be made by City Treasurer C. F. Hieber. Funds of the city have in the past been deposited in both the St. Helens Branch of the U.S. National Bank and the Forest Grove National Bank. Establishment of a branch bank here makes possible the change which relieve some of the detail of transacting city affairs. The city also authorized the cashing of some bonds which were pur chased during the war and the depositing of the money here. Visitors at the meeting Monday numbered more than is usual. One visit was made for the purpose of asking the council about the pro cedure necessary to establish a taxi service in the city and to nearby points. No definite time for starting the business was named and the council had no objections, expressing the thought that there would be considerable use of such a service. Neal Bush, city attorney, was instructed to draw an ordinance which would establish the amount of a license and fees to be charged for operating console coin-in-the-slot machines which are handled here by Russell Wells. The ordinance will probably be acted upon by the council at its next meeting. Final action of the evening was an order by the council that the city recorder write a letter to the state liquor control com mission recommending the manner in which the Vernonia liquor agency has been conducted in the past. • Leaders to Plan For Field Day The Nehalem Valley 4-H lead ers will meet Friday, April 11, at 2 o’clock at the Washington grade school to complete plans for an all-day 4-H field day program scheduled here later this month, April 26. Mrs. Maud Casswell, home demonstration agent, and W. G. Nibler, new county agri cultural agent, are expected to attend and give assistance in com pleting the field day plans. Meeting Saturday, April 5 at the Deer Island fairgrounds was the Columbia County 4-H Leaders association where Mr. Nibler was also present. Other guests in cluded L. J. Allen, acting state club leader. Mr. Allen gave the leaders information on the health improvement contest to be held this year and also news about summer school scholarships. • Hawken Named As Distributor Lyman G. Hawken, for 10 aejrrs a resident of Vernonia and local representative for the Standard Oil (company of California, is taking over the company’s opera tions as its wholesale distributor in this area. Mr. Hawken has been in the petroleum business about 30 years and has purchased the delivery equipment and leased the bulk plant from Standard. Plans are to increase the bulk storage and warehouse facilities to better serve the growing needs of petroleum users in this vicinity.
