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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Recreation.”
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 22
Hearing Date Arranged
For Evening of June 7
Tuesday evening’s annual meet­
ing of the city budget committee
developed into more than a dis­
cussion of expenditures for main­
taining the city for the coming
MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM SET
This year’s Memorial day pro­
gram is tentatively scheduled for
Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. of­
ficials of the American Legion
and Auxiliary said Wednesday
morning. However, further de­
tails of the program are to be
worked out Friday evening of this
week when the Auxiliary is then
scheduled to meet at the hall to
make wreaths for the day.
Another change for Sunday was
also indicated Wednesday by Mrs.
H. H. King who said that it would
not be possible to carry out dedica­
tion of the war memorial as plan­
ned by the Mothers’ Service club.
It may be possible to hold the
dedication on V-J day, she said.
Monday will also be a holiday
for the owners and employees of
most stores here because nearly
all have indicated that they will
close for the day. Publication of
The Eagle will be delayed because
of the extra holiday and will not
reach subscribers until Friday
morning.
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26 Mill City
Tax Indicated
The tentative cost sheet for
the payment of expenses for ad­
ministering aity business for the
coming fiscal year shows a suf­
ficient increase as to make ne­
cessary the levying of a tax for
the coming year. That was the
result of Tuesday night’s city
budget meeting when the budget
was drawn.
The budget exceeded estimated
revenues from sources other than
taxes by the figure of $8,544.08
which. will require a tax of
about 26 mills. In addition to
the tax, the budget committee is
recommending to the council that
water rates be increased 25c for
minimum users in order to in­
crease the city’s income. Even
with the water rate increase, it
was indicated Tuesday that the
rate would still be lower than
that charged by many cities.
The 25c water increase will
bring in an estimated $1500 more
per year.
Present assessed valuation of
property in the city is $326,165.00.
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Agent Warns of
Weevil Growth
4
Strawberry root weevils are now
pupating in the soil and adults
will soon be emerging, according
to W. G. Nibler, county agent.
Growers are advised to make
frequent examinations of the soil
around the strawberry pants to
determine when the adult weevils
are out so bait can be 'applied as
soon as the weevils appear.
No one date can be given as
the time to bait for weevil, since
the time they emerge from the soil
varies with different localities
and weather conditions. Ordinarily
the weevil emerges about the time
of the second picking of straw­
berries but at present it appears
that weevil’s will be out before
the second picking this year.
One application of bait cannot
be depended upon to control all
the weevils.
Fields should be
watched for late emerging weevils
and the planting kept baited dur­
ing the entire period that adult
weevils continue to appear.
Last year some growers baited
fields as many as four times to
keep the weevils under control,
reports Nibler.
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1948
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
year when complaints were again
voiced that the standard of tele­
phone service is still lacking even
though promises to overcome past
difficulties have been made and
a franchise has been granted.
As the result of Tuesday’s
meeting, another hearing will • be
conducted on the evening of June
7 when representatives of the
West Coast Telephone company
will be asked to be present as well
as local users of the service.
Request that the hearing be
held was made of city councilmen
bja members of the budget group.
While the matter was being dis­
cussed, it was indicated by Mayor
George Johnson that the franchise
which was finally granted, could
again be revoked. Mayor John,
son also indicated that lack of
a sizeable attendance at a pre­
vious hearing had not helped the
council in making a decision as to
the advisability of withholding the
franchise longer and he also ex­
pressed the hope that more people
would be present June 7 to voice
their opinions.
The June 7 hearing will be held
at the time of the regular council
meeting and will open at 8 o’clock
that evening.
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Special Tax Levy
Voted by People
The special 3-mill tax levy,
which was voted upon last Fri­
day, carried by the narrow mar­
gin of 429 votes. The special
levy is to provide a fund to
be known as the “Special Road
Oiling Fund" and is to be used
for oiling county roads and ¡3 to
be levied for the next four years.
The levy will raise a fund of
approximately $48,000 annually or
approximately $192,000 in all for
oiling.
Votes favoring the levy were
2920 and against, 2491.
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Renewal Sched
Aid to Motorists
Oregon motorists planning out-
of-state trips this summer can
side-step possible trouble by at­
taching a renewal schedule to
their drivers licenses, advises
Secretary of State Earl T. New-
bry.
Newbry said an average of
three inquiries a week are received
from
police
departments
in
other states checking on the vali­
dity of Oregon driver's licenses.
He pointed out that considerable
difficulty may be avoided by mak­
ing sure a schedule is attached to
licenses that are still valid. Police
officers can then quickly tell they
are still current although the ex­
piration date printed on the face
may indicate otherwise.
All Oregon driver’s licenses are
now expiring in blocks of 33,000
each month according to the “5R”
serial number. Schedules on the
pocket-size cards showing exactly
when each license expires are
available free of charge at
sheriff’s offices, police stations,
and from driver's license clerks
and examiners.
Licenses bearing the serial num­
bers 5R363.001 to 396,000 must be
renewed by Monday, May 31. Li­
censes numbered below 363,001 are
past due for renewal.
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Trout Planted
An Oregon State Game commis­
sion truck was here last week to
carry out the planting of 4800
trout in Rock creek according to
Charles Castner who has been
working with Lew Wallace and
the commission to restock # the
stream. The fish planted were
from six to 10 inches in length.
A planting of fingerlings is
scheduled for the same creek at
a later time.
1st Softball
Game Dated
Softball fans will see their first
game on home grounds Friday
night of this week should the
weather allow.
The game will
start at 8 o’clock May 28 when
the Vernonia F.O.E. team will
meet the Longview Amadons.
The event is scheduled at the
city park field under lights. A
schedule for the start of play
will be released soon for the
four-team Vernonia league which
was organized this year.
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10 Teachers Plan
Summer Courses
Ten of the grade school in­
structors who have held teaching
positions the past year will at­
tend summer classes during the
vacation period Superintendent
Paul Gordon announced Tuesday
when he also said that all of
those except three who taught here
for the past year are planning to
return in the fall.
Three teachers will seek em­
ployment in other school systems
next year.
Summer classes at the Oregon
College of Education at Momouth
are scheduled for Miss Velva
Ramsey, Miss Elaine Bristlin, Miss
Reva Jo Hughes, Mrs. Erma
Chance and Mrs. Mathilde Berger-
son. Miss Marion Schwartz will
attend summer school at the East­
ern Oregon College of Education
while Miss Mercedes Larson, Dar-
old Proehl and Mrs. W. G. Heath
plan to take extension courses in
Portland.
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Poppy Sale to
Come Fri., Sat.
■ Plans for the sale of the crepe
paper American Legion Poppy
May 28-29 have been outlined by
Mrs. Frank Slemmons, Poppy
chairman, as follows:
The Boy Scouts will sell the
paper flowers at the O-A mill and
on the O-A hill; the Rainbow
girls will sell in Riverview and
on the main street and the Junior
Auxiliary girls and others will
carry on the sale in the down­
town section. Margaret Michener
and Mary Tapp will sell in the
northeast part of town.
Several Auxiliary members will
place poppies in the business
houses Friday morning and Jack
Heenan has delivered Poppies to
Camp McGregor.
Church Times COUNTY VOTE TOTALS
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRATIC
Bible School
To Start Mon.
National Committeeman
Ralph H. Cake......................... 2011
Children 4 to 14
Invited to Attend
Morning Classes
The Church of the Nazarene
issued a call this week to children
from the ages of 4 to 14 to attend
the vacation Bible school, starting
Monday May 31, and continuing
through June 11. Songs, stories,
Bible lessons and hand work will
fill the morning hours from 9 a.m.
until 11:45 a.m.
Rev. Russell will be in charge of
the boys manual training depart­
ment. A new saw has been added
in addition to the one used last
year. The girls will work with
beads, leather, felt, etc. Teachers
in charge will be: superintendent
and music director, Mrs. H. L.
Russell; secretary, Barbara Brown;
beginners department, Mrs. Fern
Irish; primary department, Mrs.
Gilbert Brown; junior department,
Mrs. Foster Wanamaker and Mrs.
Elgus R. Frank; intermediate de­
partment, Rev. H. L. Russell.
•
P.-T.A. Meetings
End for Year
The Vernonia P.-T.A. held its
last meeting of the year May
17 and at that time the members
decided to retain the present
officers for another year. Serving
as officials of the group now are:
Mrs. George Johnson, president;
Mrs. John Kirk, vice-president;
Miss Marian Schwartz, secretary
and Mrs. Grace Laramore, treasur­
er.
. The major project of the organ­
ization is to vote funds for the
hot lunch program. The project
has been sanctioned by the school
board and the budget has been
changed to include the money
for this item and will be placed
before the voters on June 4th.
The pre-school clinic held May
19 was attended by fifty children.
The P.-T.A. has expressed its ap­
preciation to Doctors Schlegel zrd
Eby for the time they devoted to
making the clinic possible.
New Hall Plans Talked by Grange
Identification of the body was
made through personal effects,
ColemaA said.
A ‘navy veteran of World War II
Mr. Burcham was born in St.
Helens on March 6, 1924. He is
survived by his mother, Mirs.
Josephine Ford and his grand­
mother, Mrs. Anna Burcham.
IT DOES HAPPEN
CLATSKANIE — Even unusual
births are recorded in the animal
life and it has been reported that
a cow in the herd of Jack Adler
had given birth to a second calf
two months and six days follow­
ing the birth of her calf.
BODY RECOVERED
The second, which is referred
ST. HELENS — Body of Leland
Joseph Burcham, 24, who was to as the “jack rabbit,” is getting
drowned in the Columbia river on along fine, is frisky, growing and
March 27 following a collision eating well. It was much smaller
just off Sand Island, was recover­ » in size than the average at birth
ed about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday of however.
last week approximately seven ROAD WORK STARTS
RAINIER — Clearing work
miles below Clatskanie by Verl
Ajiundi,
Clatskanie fisherman. started a week ago on the stretch
The deceased at one time lived at of highway from Lindbergh to
Wilark and attended grade school Goble on which a contract was let
in Vernonia where he graduated April 20. The contract calls for
an expenditure of $673,458.00 with
from the eighth grade.
Mr. Burcham disappeared im­ Leonard and Slate of Portland
The first
mediately after a collision between holding the contract.
the fish boat in which he waa rid­ slashing was started on the far
ing and a tug and tanker and end of the Kelly place beyond
despite extensive dragging opera­ Lindbergh, and also another big
tions, the body was not recovered. stretch has been started on the
About
A companion in the fish boat, other side of Prescott.
George Domeyer, 21, of Scappoose 15 men are employed at the pre­
was rescued after being injured sent time, but much bigger crews
will be used later.
in the crash.
GRANGE PLANS BUILDING
CLATSKANIE — The Clats­
kanie Grange at their Wednesday
night meeting last week made
further plans on the construction
of their new hall.
Harold (Buddy) Anderson, for­
mer Clatskanie resident and re­
presentative of the Northwest
Buildings, Inc. of Portland, was
at the meeting and gave the cost
of Redi-Cut aluminum buildings.
Various types of materials are
being considered by the construc­
tion committee.
National Committeewomen
Mrs. Marshall E. Cornett .... 1779
Convention Delegates—
State at Large
Charles L. Paine ............... 542
John Y. Richardson .............. 313
Ray Smith ........................... 638
Talmadge F. (Jack) Staley...711
Lamar Tooze .......................... 911
Peter W. Welch .................... 229
Robert A. Bennett........... :... 721
Henry Black .......................... 227
Harry B. Cockrum ................ 642
Richard Deich ........................... 255
Robert A. Elliot .................. 744
Robert S. Farrell .................. 1318
J. O. Johnson ....................... 758
Phil Metschan .......................... 847
Convention Delegates — 1st Dist.
John R. Latourette.................. 662
Francis E. Marsh ................... 430
Mrs. James W. Mott ............ 986
Wallace R. Telford.....................429
Harry Joseph Anderson . . . 224
Robert L. Elfstrom .......... 333
Frank M. Farmer................... 560
Carl W. .Hogg ....................... 307
Fredrick S. Lamport .......... 368
Presidential Candidates
Harold E. Stassen .............. 1391
Thomas E. Dewey ............... 1237
Electors
Ruth Rose Richardson ............. 1337
James A. Rodman ..................... 1523
Jos. O. Stearns ......................... 1607
Marion B. Allen ............... 1619
Niel R. Allen ....’........... 1520
Mrs. Howard Coulee ........... 1329
Robt. D. Lytle ....................... 1674
U. S. Senator
Guy Cordon .......................... 2085
Representative — 1st Dist.
Walter Norblad ....................... 1996
John Taft Hensley .............. 690
Governor
Douglas McKay .................. 1134
John Peyton ........................... 86
Glenn C. Akerman
............ 118
John H. Hall ....................... 1507
Secretary of State
Earl T. Newbry ................... 1668
Geo. H. Flagg ....................... 1041
State Treasurer
Howard C. Belton ............... 845
Sigfrid Benson Unander .... 985
Ormand R. Bean......................... 742
Attorney General
George Neuner .................. 1529
Stanley Jones ....................... 906
Representative — 2nd Dist.
Fred W. Herman ................... 2234
Representative—33rd Dist.
E. H. Condit ........................... 2167
County Commissioner
John D. Winslow ............... 1031
T. P. Johnston ................... 1269
Sheriff
Warren M. Forsyth ........... 1358
M. R. Calhoun ...................... 1472
County Clerk
C. W. Wickman ................... 2381
• County Assessor
James M. Anliker ............... 2390
County Treasurer
Gladys E. Peterson .......... 2443
County Surveyor
Clarence R. Wagner .......... 2261
County Coroner
Ben Coleman ....................... 2464
National Committeeman
Monroe Sweetland .............. 626
W. E. Wilkins ...................... 485
Henry C. Aiken .................. 412
Mike M. DeCicco...................... 718
National Committeewomen
Nancy Honeyman Robinson 1873
Convention Delegates—
State at Large
Emery S. Ingham.................. 1006
E. P. Ivory .......................... 1051
Carroll D. Irving Johnston. . 956
Oliver Carl Larson .............. 838
Thomas R. Mahoney .......... 1557
Charles T. McPherson.......... 1049
Edwin J. Welsh .................. 1057
Henry C. Aiken......................... 1232
Carl Anderson ...................... 1025
Byron G. Carney .................. 1123
William A. Delzell .............. 810
George W. Friede ................ 1147
Ashley Greene ...................... 1023
Convention Delegates — 1st Dist.
Roy R. Hewitt ........................ 1256
Tom Long ................................ 589
Kenneth W. Bayne ................ 807
Margaret Coates .................. 856
Presidential Candidates
Harry S. Truman ............... 1939
Electors
William M. Langley................. 1493
Jesse Z. Smith ...................... 1514
Harvey G. Starkweather ... 1479
Alton John Bassett .............. 1433
Lena M. Hewitt .............. 1511
Albert T. Kemmer ................ 1434
U. S. Senator
Louis A. Wood ....................... 479
Manley J. Wilson .............. 1799
Representative — 1st Dist.
Edward E. Gideon ............... 1668
Governor
Lew Wallace ........................ 1972
Secretary of State
A. M. Silverman ...........
782
Byron G. Carney .................. 1268
State Treasurer
Walter Pearson .................... 1820
Attorney General
William B. Murray .............. 1712
Representative — 2nd Dist.
Vilas L. Shepard .................... 1934
Representative—33rd Dist.
O. Henry Oleen .................... 1324
Henry Niemela ....................... 964
District Attorney
Walden Dillard ........................ 2089
' County Commissioner
Clyde Henderson .................... 1923
Sheriff
C. E. Throne, Jr................... 1136
L. A. Dubris ....................... 1097
• County Clerk
Ernest A. Carson .................... 1744
County Assessor
David R. Davies .................... 1862
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Heat Gauge Lists
85 Degrees Mon,
The highest temperature re­
corded for this year, 85 degrees,
was registered at the cooperative
weather station here Monday, Mrs.
D.P. Spofford, observer said Tues­
day.
However, the reading early this
week was not as high as the high­
est reading at the same time last
year when the peak was 91 de­
grees.
Field Day Program Ready for Sat
A practical demonstration of
the selection and classifications of
dairy cows according to breed
standards will be featured at the
Jersey - Guernsey field day at
the county fairgrounds,'Saturday,
May 29, beginning at 10 o’clock.
Harold P. Ewalt, Oregon State
college extension dairyman in
charge of dairy herd improvement
association testing in Oregon, will
do the scoring, and the 4-H and
FFA members present will also
score the cows.
The complete program for the
day will be as follows:
Group singing and introduction
of guests; Scappoose FFA—talks
on Farm Safety and Pasture Man­
agement; 4-H clubs—model meet­
ing by Warren Livestock club,
clothing demonstration by Bach­
elor Flat Clothing club; Rainier
FFA—talk on grass silage, soil
testing demonstration; dairy scor­
ing demonstration; Pot luck lunch
(bring year own dishes) and re­
creation.
Ewalt will attend the annual
meeting of the Columbia County
Dairy Herd Improvement associa­
tion at the Grange cottage in the
afternoon.
HAROLD P. EWALT will score
field day program Saturday.