Vernonia eagle., June 17, 1954, Page 4, Image 4

•4 THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1954 THE EAGLE,
AROUND THE FARM
A slightly different approach
made to weed control prob-
totfe when colon y-s of goat weed
beetles were released tn three
different areas of Columbia county
tatft week
Goatweed beetles were intro­
duced into the United States for
toe purpose of controlling heavy
infestations of goatweed, also call­
ed St. Johnswort and Klamath
weed, in California. The beetles
were first imported into Cali-
t imia from Australia and New
Zealand, but they were tntro-
cuc?d there from Europe.
Control of the goatweed can
accomplished with this insect
because it is so particular about
what it eats that it will starve
tu death before it will accept an-
<.tber plant as food This factor
was carefully checked before the
snsects were allowed to be im-
ported. The insect has been in
CaUforn.a for a number of yean
cuw. It has been about five or
aut years since colonies were
trought into Oregon from Cali-
J<rua.
More than a year ago, George
Kelson talked to us about the
¿-jssibility of establishing colo-
e.ies. but it was already too late
for that year. Later the County
TVeed Committee, under
the
r .airmanship of Earl Watson, De-
irna, discussed this method of
• . nt rolling goatweed, which is
Recoining quite prevalent in somt
.arva» of the county and along
■»Mt of the roadsides.
One of the colonies was released
<.n the tree farm area of George
K- lsun. A s-.cond was placed on
w 'trs- property owned by Paul and
Zanda Douglas, Yankton, and the
'■¿ud was released on some cut-
uwi land near Wilark.
The gi.atwi ed beetles are about
L:».e same shape as a ladybird
Voeti» but are probably slightly
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FURNITURE
New and Used
Vernonia
Bargain House
Up from Bakery
ii7 3rd £t.
VERNONIA,
ORE.
BY DON COIN WALROD
County Extension Agent
Parker Family Enters Valley in
1847 to Homestead Near Vernonia
larger. Their color is completely
(Note: The sketch following is
different, however, as they are
one of several being prepared by
a blue-black, a green-gold, or
Mrs. Pearl Becker, secretary of
brownish-tan. Each of the co­
I the Columbia County Historical
lors is metalic and irridescent. i
Society, of early county pioneers
They were apparently hungry
and is presented as part of the
when released for they ìmmedi-
observance
this year of the cen­
ately started feeding on the
tennial of Columbia county.)
leaves of the goatweed.
Clark L. and Melissa Parker
On compiling some of the re-
It was in the year 1874 that the
suits of the soil samples that have
Parker family came to live in the
been tested in the past year and
a half, some interesting compari­ upper Nehalem valley. At that
sons were turned up. All of our time there were five boys and
soils were acid, of course, but 65 one girl in the family and it was
per cent of them had a pH be­ necessary to make their own trail
low 5.5. This means that these
through the dense woods from
soils were quite acid, and would
. need to have lime applied for Forest Grove to what is now
They fol­
most crops to get them establish­ known as Vernonia
ed and to produce satisfactorily. lowed a stream known as Pebble
The pH factor is merely an indi­ Creek, crossing it 13 times in all
cation of acidity, but m itself A few months later, the Van
does not give an indication of Blaricom, Tucker and Adams fa­
the amount of lime needed When milies came, followed by others
the pH is 7 it would mean that in a short time.
the soil is neither acid or alkaline,
In 1875 a new son was born
but neutral. As the number be­ This was Albert L. Parker, who
comes smaller, it indicates a has the honor of being the first
white child born in the Vernonia
greater acidity.
Only five per cent of our county area. Most of the settlers’ homes
soils had a lime requirement of were rude log cabins and there
less than two tons. Forty-two i were no roads until they made
per cent of the soils tested re­ them, which was most difficult
quired two to two and < ne half since the large fir and cedar trees
tons. The remaining 53 per cent had to be cleared from the land to
of the soils had a bine require­ make a living place as well as
ment of three or more tons per roadways.
acre.
llie Parker homestead was
The phosphorus picture was about one mile east of Vernonia
slightly different in that a quar­ and the land remained in the
ter of the samples showed low family, in part, up to the present
phosphorus levels and a quarter time. A story of them can not be
had high levels. Twenty-seven told viithout telling a story of
per cent were in the medium I the development of the area.
range and 23 per cent in the very-
School District No. 12 was ori­
high range. On that basis phos­ ginated in 1875 ar.d the following i
phorus would not give a response year a school house was built of
on nearly half of the soils tested
logs on a corner of the C. L. Park­
We have always felt that potas­ er homestead where school was
sium was not needed in this area taught for a three month term
as our soils are quit? well sup­ each year. Ozias Cherington war
plied, Seventy-four per cent of the first teacher and the town of
those tested had a high potash Vernonia was named Xor his
level and the remaining 28 pci daughter, Vernona.
cent were medium.
No low
The first post office was es-
samples were reported.
tablished in 1876, with 1 David F
In comparing calcium l-’vels re­ Baker appointed first postmaster
sults similar to the pH levels and the office was located in his
were found Eighty-one per cent house. Joe Campbell carried the
of the soils tested had low or mail from St Helens to Vernonia.
medium levels, indicating that In 1879 a weekly mail was de­
calcium was needed.
Lime, of livered and the carrier traveled ■
course, suplies calcium as well ar by blazed trails for 20 miles over
correcting acid conditions of the the hills. It was about this time
soil.
that the people of Pittsburg built
a road through to St. Helens, the
county seat.
It was volunteer labor, for the
county court said that the road
into this section wouldn’t be
needed for at least 10 years. In
1880 a hard windstorm came and
blew down many trees so it was
Vernonia, Ore.
necessary to rebuild the roads.
As in Other sections, logs were
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FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Eagle. June 16. 1949
rolled together and burned to
get rid of them so land could be
cultivated for farm crops. Clear­
ing land was much more difficult
than now, when labor-saving ma­
chinery can be used for this pur­
pose. Split cedar was used for
siding and for roofs, since it was
easier to cut by hand than fir.
Two brother of the Parker fa­
mily are alive at this time, with
Albert Parker being the only one
living in this county. For sev­
eral years he and his wife have
lived near Clatskanie after a long
useful life of helping to develop
the Vernonia area.
Good News Told
By Local Elder
Culling low producing dairy
cows is more important now than
it has been at any other time in
the history of dairying, accord­
ing to County Agent, Don Coin
Walrod.
Many dairy farms in Oregon
follow the practice of milking
cows without keeping a record of
production for each cow. Many
dairymen are feeding and milk­
ing three cows, when two better
cows could return more net pro­
fit. The answer to this problem,
says Walrod. is to test for pro­
duction, cyll low producers, and
milk only cows that produce
above average.
More than thirty dairymen of
Columbia county are production
testing their cows through the
Dairy Herd Improvement Asso­
ciation.
The Association com­
pleted their testing year in May
and Supervisor E A Tedrow, is
compiling records at the present
time.
Oregon’s DHIA average
in 1953 was 8294 pounds of milk
per cow with 380 pounds of mitk
fat
Low cows are the ones that
build surpluses!
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Keeps Your Baby neat
and swc*t . . . comfortable
and protected—as No
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Federal auto use tax stamps
in denomination of $5 00 went on
sale at Post offices in the state
on June 10, 1944.
Final steps are being taken for
purchase by the R.E.A. of pro­
perties owned by Oregon Gas
and Electric Co.
Archie Adams donated lumber
to the city park for the new dam
and building for housing equip
m; nt.
Walter Kent and Hank
King put the dam in Friday after­
noon.
Samuel C Hanson," first elder of
the Vernt ma Seventh-Day Adven­
tist church who is retired after
49 years of teaching, again rs-
joiees. He says, “A teacher’s re­
ward is to hear of former pupils’
advancement, occupying positions
of service and responsibility in
service for humanity.” And now
he is again made glad to receive
the news that Reuben R. Figuhr,
formerly his pupil in Spokane,
has just been elected World Presi­
dent and Leader of the Seventh-
Day Adventist denomination, at
the World Conference in San
Francisco, where some 20,000
delegates and visitors from all
parts of th? world are in atten­
dance. Mr. Figuhr was once a
graduate' from Laurelwood Acad­
Oregon and was
emy, Gaston,
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present there recently at the
school’s 50 th anniversary celc-
bra'.ion, where M. Hanson met
him.
The report Mr. Hanson receiv­
ed state that over 9.000 youths
were in attendance during the
Missions Pagent from over 100
countries. The native delegates
and missionaries wore native cos­
tumes, and thousands of youths
stood indicating they dedicated
their lives to the task of carry­
ing the Gospel to all the world.
During the but quadr.nmum
about $33,000,000 00 of welfare
work has been accomplished by
th? denomination.
Dr. Theodore R. Flaiz, also a
former pupil of Mr. Hanson at
Walia Walla college, who is Wor'd
Medical Director of th -denomina-
tion. reports the S D.A. operates
20 hospitals and sanitariums in
the U.S. besides 25 privately
owned institutions.
One of the interesting features
of the convention was the “Faith
for Today” television broadcast
in which Penny Edwards, Holly-
w od actress, and her husband,
Ralph Winters, were shown. Both
have
accepted the Adventist
faith “Faith for Today" is seen
on 115 stations and “The Voice
of Prophecy” is heard over 800
radio stations every Sunday,
throughout the world, Mr. Han­
son also said.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
From The Eagle, June 16, 1939
The Junior Band under direc­
tion of C. R. Watts represented
Vernonia at the Rose festival last
week end and won second place
in the Merrykkana parade.
A party arranged by the Ameri­
can Legion Auxiliary honored
Grandma Dunlap Friday even­
ing on her 90th birthday.
The Vernonia Chamber of Com­
merce meeting Tuesday evening
heard Gerald W. Mason, member
of the State Parole and Proba­
tion Board as guest speaker.
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SLOUGHS OFF the tainted outer
skin, exposing buried fungi and
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drug store. Today at VERNONIA
DRUG.
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TV antenna atop a 70 foot pole
and will make an attempt to re­
ceive broadcasts from Seattle.
The O. A. office was damaged
by fire Friday afternoon whicn
was thought to have originated
from a spark in the attic. It
was brought under control by the
combined efforts of the O-A fire
crew and the Vernonia volunteer
fire department.
A city wide organization was
formed Sunday at the Baptist
church to be known as the Ver-
Mar-
nonia Community Sing,
shall Crowell was named as head
of the group.
TEN YEARS AGO
From The Eagle, June 15. 1914
Testing and Culling of
Dairy Herds Profitable
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