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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1955)
4 THURSDAY, DEC 29, 1S5S THE EAGLE, VERNONIA. ORE. HACKBERRY - Celtis Occidentalis HACKBERRY ©1954 Nationol Wildlife Federation Here is a tree that is probably mistaken for an elm by many. In general shape it resembles an elm though this may vary consider ably. It is frequently grown as a street tree being planted alter-_ nately with elms. At a distance the amateur might notice little difference. Hackberries grow to a height of 120 feet but are usually short er than this. The trunk may be to four feet in diameter. It is the bark that usually gives the tree away as not being an elm. As the name implies the bark seems to be hacked into small warty ridges without the grace ful long grooves characteristic of THE VERNONIA EAGLE Official Newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon Marvin Kamholz Editor and Publisher Entered as second class rqpil n atter, Augast 4, 1922 at the post office in Vernonia. Oregon under the act of March 3, 1879 Subscription price $3.00 yearly in the Nehalem Valley. Else where $3.50. NATION Al EDITORIAL I I ASSOCIATllÖ N I AFFILIATI MIMIII Historians Meet i In St. Helens j I the American elm. The bark is All parts of the counjy were ' | usually light gray in color. The leaves of hackberry are represented at the meeting of the placed alternately on the twigs. Columbia County Historiacl so As in the elms their bases are un ciety. December 10 held at St. even with the lobe back from the I Helens in the McBride school • tip of the twig being the fuller building, with those present en of the two. The margins of hack joying the noon meal and the ex berry leaves are finely toothed, cellent program following. Guests being much more so than in the ' came from Tillamook and Mult elms. The leaves are to 4 inches nomah counties. long and to 2 inches wide. Mrs. McCrummi n presented a Hackberry twigs are reddish very complete history of the Mc brown and usually more slender Bride school, beginning with the than are those of elms. They tend earliest records available, 1889. ! to be zigzag rather than straight At this time, the place was called j and in winter bear buds whose ! Milton, but in 1890 the Houlton tips are pressed closely to the ; post office was established, so the twig. When split lengthwise the ! school was then called by that twigs show a pith with a series- name. The first school was where of crosswalls in it. K"eudell's garage is now, and had Hackberries bear their flowers only one room. It was about in early spring. They may bear 1893 that the schoolhouse was out either stamens or pistils or both grown, and a new one was built stamens and pistils. If they bear where the Four Corners grocery one or the other, flowers of each is now. The Houlton church was kind will be found on the same located here, and school was con tree. The fruits are cherry-like ducted in the church building. in appearance and may not be In 1895 George W. McBride borne in abundance each year. sold an acre of land to the dis The flesh is less abundant than trict, and later after his death. one would ordinarily find in a Mrs. McBride donat ’d a second cherry and the pit is unusually acre with the arrangement that large . The fruits are edible, the school should be called Mc orange brown to purple and sweet Bride school. In 1898 a two- tasting. They become ripe in S?pl- room school was built on this land ember but may remain on the and called the McBride school. tree through the winter unless In 1910 this building was sold they are harvested by birds. The after being used 12 years, and fruits are -borne singly in the was moved ov?r to Columbia axils of the leaves. Where found boulevard where it is still being in numbers they were eaten and used for a residence. relished by the Indians. Early teachers were paid $25 Hackberries range through most per month, and later $35, $45, etc. of the United States except for In 1910 a four-room building re eastern New England and the placed the two-room one. In 1926 Southwest. They seem to be cne portable was added. In 1927 most common east of the Dakota- two more rooms were add’d to Kansas area. The presence of the mam building. In 1929 a hackberries in much of their pre combination gym and play shed sent rang? is due to their being was built. This building was planted for use as shade trees. moved to the back of the school The wood is of little value when grounds and was used until the compared with that of elms or j new building was constructed re oaks Th«» leaves are often co- | cently. Also in 1929 a kitchenet vered with a powdery mildew in j te was added -so lunches could be lati season and the twigs often | served to the children. ( form clusters of “witches brooms ’ ' In 1915 District 39, McBride, i due to a fungus infection. How consolidated with District 2, St. ! ever their neat close bark and Helens. In 1945 McNulty can- • straight trunks makes hackber solidated with McBride. In 1947 ries popular as street trees. the first rooms of the new Mc —E. Laurence Palmer , Bride school were occupied. Since that date the building has been completed and occupied, with all rooms full as well as one grade at the McNulty school building. Mrs. McCrummen also briefly outlined the early history of St. Helens and its founder, Captain NATAL-PITTSBURG — Christ Henry M. Knighton, telling sever mas day dinner guests at the L. al incidents of his early life. St. P. Mathews home were Mr. and Helena post office was establish- 1 Mrs. Robert Mathews and son ed in 1853, and was one of the Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. George Ma first five in this part of the con thews, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ma tinent. thews and daughters Judy and Roy Perry of Portland, and a Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin grandson of Francis and Eliza Wright and son David of Man beth Perry, early settlers, told in zanita, Miss Virginia Mathews of a very interesting manner of his | Portland and Martin and Stanley recollections of his grandmother, Mathews. known to all as Auntie Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kraig and who spent her long life in minis children of Seattle were Christ tering to the early settlers and mas guests at the Clyde Hender Indians when they were in need son home. of medical care. A plaque by Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith and the entrance to McBride school is daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Savage dedicated to her memory. and son of Portland and Mrs. Mr. Perry also told of early Jane Pidcock of Vernonia were days at Houlton where he spent Christmas dinner guests at the his boyhood, recalling the coop G. W Parman home erage plant which was formerly Mrs. Nettie Titus is a guest of near the present depot, and the her daughter. Mrs. Wm. Pringle rock quarry where blocks were and family for the holidays. produced for paving some of Port Mr and Mrs Ed Olstodt and land's streets over fifty years ago son of Canyonville and Mr. and The next meeting of the socie Mrs. Robert Fredrickson and ty will be held at Clatskanie in daughter of Portland were home January, weather permitting. for Christmas at the Wm Pring. les. Mr. and Mrs. Max Oblack, Cooking Club Delivers Maxine and Larry were Christ Christmas Fruit Basket mas dinner guests of Mr and Mrs. The Happy Cooking 4-H club Reed Holding at Birkenfeld Mrs: Susan Fowler accompan met Monday evening, December ied her son-in-law and daughter, 19, at the home of their leader. This was Mr. and Mrs Weston (Buz) Pem- Mrs. Evelyn Heath. their Christmas meeting and an ble and family to Portland on Christmas day where they were i xchange of gifts was enjoyed. After the meeting, the girls de dinner guests of Mr and Mrs livered a basket of fruit to a Rex Pemble neighbor lady Meetings are not being held during vacation and the first meeting for the club in the new year will be January 9. HOMES that were flooded in O-A flat area brought about this scene Thursday evening when civilian defense and union members were busy sett.ng up c ts and bedd ng at 1WA hall for women and child ren. Men were quartered at Legion hall. Kiicha i lacil tits at the union ha.l were us-d by the famil es to prepare meals. WATER level in Rock creek had dropped more th n a too. Thursday morning, but was still covering the street in front of the Dr. R. D. Eby home. P.c jro was taken from west side of location that serves as swimming pool during middle of summe and dark l.r.e on foundation wall above water level shows heighih water reached during previou night. Christmas Calls For Many Visits WISHING EACH AND EVERYONE A SAFE NEW YEAR! VERNONIA INSURANCE Bill J. Horn, Agent Phone HA 9 8203 — Vernonia 905 Bridge Street JHXHXHIHXHXHXHXHIHXHIHXHS ® KING’S Grocery - Market « x Phone HA 9-6015 “Where Your Money Buys More” Riverview |f At the Mile Bridge ja gWHAT HELPS INDEPENDENTS 0 BUSINESS HELPS YOU. TRADE g 3 INDEPENDENT. —Office Supplies at the Eagle— | Many Visit Here From Other Localities High Water Is Cause for Alarm NATAL-PITTSBURG — Mrs. Kate Edmonds and son Herbert and family of Portland were Tuesday evening guests of the G. W. Parman's. Guests on Mon day night were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunter and daughter of Taft and the Otto Cantwell family of Ver nonia. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon P ’terson returned to Walla Walla, Wash ington Thursday where he is at tending college. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tittering ton of Seattle are holiday visi tors at the horn? of her mother. Mrs. Jake N.’uer and Mr. Neuer. Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Cripps of Vernonia were dinner guests on Wednesday of the Jake Neuers Mr. and Mrs Thomas Holce spent Sati rdav with his moth?r. Mrs Robert Mathewi and Mr Mathews. NATAL-PITTSBURG — The high water of last Thursday morning was beginning to give people of the valley something to worry about, but at noon the river crested and began to drop fast in the afternoon. By mid- aftejnoon the highway was open from Cedar Creek to Vernonia. All was clear to Mist by Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. W R Wolff were dinner guests Monday of Mr and Mrs. L. L. Graven in Portland. Christmas dinner guests at the Robert Lindsay home at Pitts burg were Mr. and Mrs Clar ence Lindsay and family of Red mond; Mr and Mrs. Noble Dun Sell it with an Eagle Want Ad. MAY THE NEW YEAR BE ONE OF SUCCESS AND ! HAPPINESS FOR YOU S x . H | H SHOP BY PHONE — YOU RING, WE BRING Z : X H CHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHiI NEHALEM RIVER level flooded basement of the Burton apartments Wednesday night and still surrounded part of the building the next morning a .hough depth was down from high point. ! Portland Concrete Pipe 8t Products Co. | Ml9 S.W. Macadam Portland. Oregon lap and Mrs. Cassie Livingstone. The Clarence Lindsays returned homo Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shipley and son Mike were in Hillsboro Christmas day with his mother. Mrs. Lura Shipley and two sisters. Zelma Sanders and family and Mr. and Mrs. C. O. McCafferty of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Peterson and children. Mr. and Mrs. Ver non Peterson and Richard Peter son were Christmas eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Peterson. Christ mas day, all with the exception of Richard Peterson were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs B F. Win slow of Birkenfeld. The Long-Bell LUMBER COMPANY Vernonia Division ! —
