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VOLUME 32. NUMBER 27
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
PHONE 191
THURSDAY.
JULY «, 195»
Board Selects Doctor to
District 4-H
Officers for | Open Office Camp Set for
Chamber Group
Wilkerson
Council Talks
Curb District
MRS. CARL DAVIS
Mother’s Day Gift Launches Hobby;
African Violéis Raised in Variety
Mother-in-law stories are as
< id :.s the hills and oft times the
verv rcp'-atin-’ of them makes
young brides fearful of mother-
ir. aw troubles of their own.
Perhaps one daughter in-law has
found the solution to the prob­
lem that might be suggested to
ethers. Just get your mother-in-
law interested in a hobby that
is fascinating and time consum-
ing and she won't have tint to
bother you.
Now we are NOT suggesting
that Mrs. Carl Davis might ever
be a troublesome moth,?r-in-law,
but her daughter-in-law did
launch her on a hobby when she
gave her an African violet plant
or Mother’s Day in 1948
/.frican violets are flowers that
ar unique and have a tiemen-
<i'.;s appeal for anyone who has
any interest in growing house
plants. Success with one plant
just seems to naturally lead on
to more.
Such was the case with Mrs.
Da .-.s. She has always loved to
gr w flowers and does have a
green thumb.
When her one
African violet proved so inter-
est.ng. her natural reac’ion was
to add others in different colors.
New she has about 30 varirties,
with qsore than one plant of
most of them.
African violets offer 4 wide
fit Id because there are some hun­
dred or more varieties ranging in
color from white through every
shade of lavendar and violet in
de«p purples. Others are vary/
ing shades of pink, even shad n^
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reds. Some are white with
tmj edgings of pink or lavend i.
They are both single and double
and have petals that are both
smooth and ruffiy.
Even the
foliage differs in leaf shape and
appearance and their appeal
reaches to even the casual ob­
server with a fascination that is
hard to resist.
Like many especially attrac-
tive things, they are also tem-
p.•mental.
They require just
the right light, warm tempera­
tures night and day. special types
of pots and plant food, and care­
ful and regular watering with
warm water.
Mrs. Davis is fortunate to have
a house that furnishes the proper
er.ironn’ n|
North
windows
are best with east ones pro-
p rly shaded a close second The
plants require plenty of light but
not too much direct sun.
An
east and north window in Mrs.
Davises living room provide the
required setting and are given
over to the plants. Tiered win­
dow shelves hold the plants
wh.ch are of various sizes and
stages of development. Oil heat
maintains a proper temperature
ri ght and day through all kind,
of weather
The plants arc propagated by
division of the parent plants and
by rooting of leaves. Mrs. Davis
has a miniatur ■ plastic (rern
houK in which she roots leaves
which are then transferred to
small pots The thrill of seeing
leaves root and develop into
b ■■oming plants is hard to resist
ar-d hks most violet hobbyists,
M.*i. Davis finds at times that she
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many plants Then some
become ?ifts and some are sold
1 to other growers. Vernonia has
j a number of interested persons.
Again, this is a hobby with de-
■
, finite commercial possibilities, for
the appeal is universal and the
plants are favorite gifts for spe-
cial occasions and for taking to
I hospitals or shut-ins. To be en­
I gaged in on a commercial scaL
} would of course require a green
I houie, but almost any one has
room for a few plants for their
own enjoyment and might be sur­
i prised at the success they could
j have with them. A look at a col­
lection like that owned by Mrs.
Davis certainly gives one th?
urge to try.
And. if your daguhter-in-law
should
give you one, don’t be
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alarm
*d.
It probably doesn't
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mean a thing except that site
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couldn't resist their appeal
either.
New Aid Class to Open
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The VFW Auxiliary will be
. the sponsors for a new class in
I first aid which will begin soon
after July 19, states Mrs. Nora
Redmond, auxiliary president. A
R"d Cross instructor will teach
the class and the regulation
course will be given.
Persons
interested are asked to contact
Mrs. R- dmond now for further
information. The classes will be
on Thursday evenings.
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ARE IN IT
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A letter from Pvt Walter E.
I’uch to his folks, Mr. and Mrs
Wayn • Pugh and family of Clats­
kanie. states he has been trans­
ferred from Ft. Devens. Mass., to
/Xrlington Hall. Va. He is doing
security work in A S A. school
and working with the P ntagon.
His station is four miles from
Washington. DC. He reports he
loves it there and it is the most
beautiful place he has even seen.
On his first we?k there he visited
all these olaces of interest: Mt
Vernon. Washington, D. C., the
capital, the Pentagon. Washington
and Lincoln Monuments, Con­
gress and Supreme Court building
and the tomb of the unknown sol­
der. While there for the next
four months he plans on more
trips of interest. He will have a
19 day furlough the first of Oc­
tober before reporting to Fort
Lewis October 21 to be sent to
Tokyo, Japan.
I!-' wisb-s to hear from his
many fricndi in Vernonia at his
new address:
Pvt. Walter E. Pugh
RA—19-479-745
Casual Det. 8617 A.A.U.
Arlington Hall Station,
Arlington. Virginia
Both I^rry Brown and Francis
Crowston are enjoying leave licie
r.t present.
Historical Society Hears Deer Island
History, Plans for Coming Fair
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Arrangements are being made
whereby an office is scheduled
to be opened here about the
middle of August by Dr. F. C.
■ Nachtigal in the building used
Campaign io Open
for a short time earlier this year
Soon for Sign-up
by Dr. L K. Povntz and before
Of Membership
that by Dr. J 1! Manley, dentist.
Some of the office equipment
The temporary’ board of direc­
tors oi the Vernonia chamber of ' to be used by Dr. Nachtigal was
commerce held its first meeting 1 brought here by him Tuesday.
Thursday evening of last week His decision to open practice here
to determine a temporary slate came after he visited Vernonia
- f officers and to plan for the earli -r this year and interviewed
membership drive, which if suc­ quite a number of local people
cessful, will determine whether concerning the community.
a chamber will be permanently
organized here.
Named from thb membership
of the board was a committee
which will function as the group
to solicit business firms and in­
dividuals for membership in the
Curbing or streets in the north­
chamber.
This committee is
slated to begin action before the east section of town which do not
week is over and when making now have this improvement was
contacts will ask for payment of one of the topics of discussion
dues to the organization or the Tuesday evening at the first city
signing of a pledge to pay the council meeting for July.
Mention of a curbing project
amount at a later date.
If th? number is sufficient, ac­ has been voiced before and some
tion will follow to make the property owners in that section of
chamber a permanent affair by the city have been approached
incorporation on a non-profit ba­ relative to setting up an im­
provement district to povide for
sis.
The officers named Thursday the project. At Tuesday's meet­
are; Guy Thoma , president. Wes­ ing further details of the propo­
ley Bolm-ier, first viee-presi- sal were discussed as well as ths
d nt; Pete Brunsman, second vice- number of blocks of curbing need­
presid nt; George A. Remnant, ed.
City Engineer S. A Ross will
secretary and Marvin Kamholz,
treasurer. Another board of di­ be asked to det-rmine the exact
rectors meeting will take place footage and prepare needed plans
for the work. The date for a
Thursday, July 15.
public meeting will also be es­
tablished so property owners can
appear to voice objections if they
so wish.
Only other action at the meet­
ing. besides examining regular
monthly bills, was an order from
Funeral services were conducted the council that prices be obtain­
last Friday morning at the Ver­ ed for a complete set of tires for
nonia Evangelical United Breth- the police car from dealers here.
den church for Paul Peter Weid­
man who passed away early Wed­
nesday morning as the result of
a heart attack.
Mr Weidman was born Febru­
ary 11, 1887 at Hebi.m, Nebraska
and was 67 years, four months
and 19 days old at the time of his
Frank Eaton of Clatskanie who
death.
raises rabbits commercially of­
At an early age Mr. Weidman fers propositions to anyone in­
moved with his family to Okla­ terested to help them get started
homa where he spent much of in the business, according to in­
his boyhood.
After coming to formation supplied here by Don
Oregon, he worked in and around Bayley.
Portland, and it was at Yamhill
Mr Eaton offers to furnish
that he met Lona Hewitt to whom stock for beginning the business
he was marri-d on January 4, at a reasonable fee and guaran’ees
1925. Soon after that they moved to take all rabbits raised at mar­
to Vernonia where he lived until ket price or over
his death with the exception of
In suggesting such a venture,
five years during the time the he says at least 50 does and five
mill was not operating in the bucks are needed for starling,
1930s.
though 100 does and 10 bucks of.
He is survived by his widow, f?r a much better opportunity.
Lona, and by two daughters. Vona Type of pens, materials and cost
Harvey of Seattle, and Juanita of same are also described by
Davis At Vernonia, and three Mr. Eaton so that anyone wish­
sons, Lonn of Eugene, and Paul
ing to enter the business may
and Robert of Vernonia. Also
figure in advance the cash out
surviving are six grandchildren.
lay needed to get going and into
Mr. Weidman had served in
a producing basis.
both the marines and the army,
on Mexican border patrol and in
the Philhpines. He was a mem­
ber of the American Legion and
of th? Vernonia Evangelical Unit,
ed Brethren church.
Burial was at the Vernonia
Memorial cemetery.
At a program held Wednesday
evening of last week at the Mc­
Bride school in St. Helens, Miss
Connie Becker captured the title
| of Miss Columbia County. Our
own Miss Vernonia, Joyce Jones,
gave her a close contest as they
Vernonia's baseball team met I were chosen as the two finalists
some rugged competition when i and the tie breaking vote placed
they met Forest Grave there on Connie in first place and Joyce
Tuesday night and w -nt down to as runner up
In the contest, each of tha five
• ¡3 to 2 Pitching for Forest
Grove was Melvin Sherff who contestants appeared in formal*
pitch~d for Linfield College with and in bathing suits. Each one
marked success last season. That also presented talent numbers
his arm was still good was evi­ They wrde judged on appearance,
dent in Tuesday nights game. talent, intellect, personality and
Judges were John Ral­
Fulltr and Foster pitched for poise
ston, prfiducer of the Toymak-r
Vernonia
The next game is scheduled for TV show. Dr J. C. Coughland of
Sunday when the local team Portland State College, Dr. Beard,
will meet Tongtie Point at As­ also from Portland Stale, Fred
toria. Aid for the local nine has Nelson, owner of the Bit of Swe­
been enlisted from Clatskanie in den restaurant in Portland, Mor­
the persona of Ron f’tnay. Robert ris» Sharp, advertising manager of
Jolma, Jerry Kangas and Benny the Oregon Journal. M im Patricia
Lee of the Patricia Lee Modeling
Davis.
The 4-H building on the Co­ known as the Muckle place from
lumbia County Fairgrounds was later owners. Befor 1 this date,
the scene of the June meeting ot the fair was held on the tract
which is now the St. Helens High
the county Historical Society, School athletic field which was
with a good attendance and much outgrown and was no longer
interest in the historical program available since the high school
presented by the committee in was being plann -d here
charge. Also present wer* repre­
Mrs. Helen Sandstrom read an
sentatives of the Centennial com­ essay written bv her brother,
mittee. Mrs Consuelo Routtu,
Merle Loyd, in 1930 on Deer
who has been hired to put on the
Island. She also told other acts
historical pageant, and Miss Char­
of early Dc-r Island history? EMa
la Andrews, script writer, who George was the first postmaster,
works with Mr. Routtu in de­
and Mr. English was next
Ho
veloping the material for the
served until the 1930's.
pageant.
Mrs. Colvin spoke on early re­
Vests advertising the Centen­ lics, telling of the old desk which
nial were on sale, and many was in th? Deer Island postoi;:ce
bought th-m Hats also ar? avail­ for many years, and now has been
able to carry out the idea, pro­ given to the Historical Society.
fits from the sale of these articles Deer Island was named by Lewis
going toward expenses of the and Clark on their historic jour­
Centennial.
ney west in 1805-6. Mrs. Colvin
Mrs. Mary E Colvin was in also sho ved an old map of Deer
charge of the program, which Island made by A B Little, show­
d -alt with Deer Island history. ing the original plat, all made in
Mrs. Maud Mills spoke first on ink by hand She also comment­
the history of the Fairgrounds, ed on the pres?nt changes taking
which was bought in 1924. It place in the highway widening,
was Mrs Mills who first had the which is erasing old landmarks.
idea of the purchase of this tract
Plans for tne choice of que-n
for this purpose when it was ad­ were outlined, also the program
vertised for sale m 1923 She took of entsrtainm nt connected with
it up with Deer Island Grange, the Centennial
Mr. and Mrs.
and then with Pomona Grange­ W A. McClintock will serve as
in their November. 1923 meeting
superintendents of the historic
They acted toward interesting the museum to be held Anyone hav­
County Court in buying the farm I ing relics of interest should con­
for $100 per acre and circulated i tact them or the officers of the
petitions for this purpose, get- I Historical Society.
ting it on the ballot in the May
There will be no meeting of
1924 primary election., This was th* Society until September, since
part of the George and Anna Mer­ the Fair will take the efforts of
rill donation land claim, but was the members during the summer
Final Services
Performed Friday
Production of
Rabbits Proposed
Program Includes
Classes. Trips.
Recreation Timo
Beginning next Monday, July
12 and continuing through Wed
nesday, Camp Wilkerson will be
the scene of a district 4-H Fores­
try and Wildlife camp, accord
ing to word released by county
agent. Don Walrod. Over a hum
died boys and girls are expected
to be in attendance and if en­
rollment goes too much over that
the group will be divided and a
second camp held the latter part,
of the week.
The camp program will inHii.e
study classes, field trips, denci
strations and recreation. Clas'e*
planned are in forest manage­
ment, bird life, fishing tips. •».-
derwater life, aniaml life, trre
identification and protection.
Trips are planned to tree farm*
and nature hikes, casting prat­
tle' and compass us«' will com?
in lor a share of attention.
Both Robert Lindsay and Don
Campbell will assist wi'..i Ihe
camp, and Glen Hawkins is ex­
pected to visit and talk to 'he
group c't.ring one of the evening
programs.
Drivers Place
In Jalopy Races
Vernonia was well r- present <1
in the jalopy races at Deer Island
last Sunday and again on Monday
at Hillsboro.
At Deer Island in the Class A
main event, Cloice Hall took first
place and Dick McNair, second
In the class A helmet dash, Cloice
Hall was first. Lynn Michener
placed second in the class B hel­
met dash.
In the hard top.sprint, Dick
Webb came in first and Dick Mc­
Nair third.
In the first heat of five laps
Dick Webb placed second and
Dick McNair third, and in the
third heat of five laps Lynn M>
chener placed second..
At Hillsboro on Monday, Lynn
Michener was third in the second
heat, Dick Webb was second in
the third heat and Cloice Hall
won first in the fourth heat. In
the helmet dash. Cloice Hall was
third in class A and Lynn Mich-
ener was third in class B.
35 Take Swim Lessons
Nora Redmond is acting a* as­
sistant life guard and swimming
instructor at the park pool now
in place of Aileen Cagle who has
gone on a vacation trip with her
husband to Louisiana About 35
children have registeded for the
swimming lessons but inclement
weather has hindered their pro­
gress so far.
Miss Columbia County
Event Judged Wednesday
Grove 9 Tallies
Victory Tuesday
studio and Keith Abbott of the
Foote, Cone and Belding Adver
tising agency.
One surprise feature of the
contest was the bringing on stage
of each girl alone and the ask­
ing of three questions which had
to be answered without prepara
lion.
The question* were, "If
you were sent to Atlantic City,
what would you say about Co­
lumbia County?” "Do you thin'«
recreation facilities in Columbia
County are adequate’" and "Do
you think the armed services ar •
good career* for girl high school
graduates to choose’"
Mis* Dorothy West of Clats­
kanie was voted "Mis* Congenia­
lity" by the other girls in the
contest and was presented with a
silver bracelet
Mis« Backer received a check
book for purchase of clothing for
the Mita Oregon contest at Sea
side and each ot the other girl»
received gift certificates.