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Entered aa sacond-claaa matter August 4, 1622, at the post office at Vernonia, Oreg in, under the Act of March 3, 1879
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 1
1924
Volume 2, Number 51
Paul Robinson, Editor and Ow 1er
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COLUMBIA COUNTY
MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY
TILLAMOOK DAY,
THE BEACHES AND
BIG DAIRY FARMS
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VERNONIA POST NO. 119 OF
THE AMERICAN LEGION
IS GROWING FAST
INTERNATIONAL LIVE
STOCK BUILDINGS BURN
Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
OFFERS PRIZE
INLAND HIGHWAY
ASSOCIATION HOLDS
FIRST BIG MEETING
The Committee on Publicity of the
I Vernonia Chomber of Commerce
The semi-monthly meeting was
, wants a Vernonia slogan and is will
held last Monday, with a large attend
Building«
to
be
Rebuilt
Immediately;
ing to pay $10 cash for it. There are
ance. Several Legionairs of promin
no strings except the slogan must be
Exposition to be Held Nov.
ence
were
present
including
W.
Hin-
I
in not to exceed five words.. On the
derson, Commandent of Portland
1 to 8 Without Fail
County Court From Three Coo ¡tie«
title
page of the Vernonia booklet
Post No. 1, F. H. Boyd former com
Visit Vernonia
are the words “Vernonia, Oregon,
mander of that post, and F. Sweeng
The people of the Northwest were Where Opportunity Beckons," but
a well known Legion man was a vis dismayed Wednesday afternoon, July
Wednesday afternoon Ver .onia
the publicity committee feels that
Description You Will Enjoy Ronding Oceanside. Oceanside, the best beach itor.
of Recant Excursion to the Land
of ail. Here the Sea Lions came out i With the good will of some of Ver 23, when they heard of the disaster these words are not sufficiently dis was the meeting place of the Coun
ty Courts of Clatsop, Columbia and
of Cheese and City of Churches
from the rocks to greet us, and sev nonia’s foremost citizens numbering which had overtaken the great Pacific tinctive.
International
Live
Stock
Exposition
Washington Counties, where di . mi
and Garages
It
does
not
matter
about
your
age,
eral large as cows were assomodut- Mr. Hayes, Mr. Galloway, Mayor
ing enough to swim within a stone’s i Sears and Mr. Robinson the Post is Its magnificent building in North sex, color or complexion. Flappers as sions were heard relative to the In
We want to take our readers to throw of the shore. Here wc ate again destined to become a part of Ver I Portland, Oregon, caught fire frof a weji aft old fashioned girls may com- land Highway from Portlund t. As-
the beaches and to the cheese city, |—' this time a splendid lunch given nonia, and will promote the gener burning shingle mill, and in a half pete, nor are bachelors barred. All toria through Vernonia,
A large delegation of citl :.*ns
you have to d > is to write your slo-
in as few words ns possible. Four ¡by the Associated Industries, through al welfare of the entire community. hour was reduced to ashes.
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This
splendid
plant,
the
largest
and
g
an
on
a
piece
of
paper,
sign
your
were
present from Banks, F- .est
able management of the Editor's
days of enjoyment, business ajid
At the previous meeting many !
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andjnamc to ¡t anj maji ¡t to the commit Grove, Manning, Timber, Hill; .ro,
Old
Friend,
Dan
Freeman.
Here
also
sightseeing was endulged in by prac
new members
added
.
,
.. , kind
- , . in ,,
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. were
.
. to the , Post equipped . structure
of . ita
the; I
Astoria, Buxton, Gales Creek and
. .
.
, „
, . . tee on publicity, Vernonia Chamber
tically all the editors of the state, was surf bathing, community singing personnell,
chairman
of
committees
*
’
'world,
covered
over
10
acres
of
land
Oregon,
intermediate
points. Time and space
of
Commerce,
Vernonia,
the meetings ending last Sunday. Til story telling by a big beach bonfire, were appointed; it was made a mo- It cost approximately $100,000. How
forbid a detailed report of the i.iany
and
you
have
as
good
a
chance
to
get
stunts
and
more
eats.
We
went
to
lamook knows how to entertain and
Ition for the entertainment commit-I QV(
ever, it was insured for about $310,-
and various discussion^ and argu
they spared no time, money, or the top of Maxwell Point from which tee to net on some kind of entertain- □o, and General Manager O. M. the ten spot as anyone else. The mem
ments.
The general opinion is that
bers
of
the
Committee
and
their
fam
trouble to entertain the editors and the largest and most inspiring view ment in the form of a smoker or out- Plummer states positively that the
this highway is absolutely needed
ilies
are
not
allowed
to
compete.
The
in
the
state
is
before
you.
Back
to
I ing probably, to be in the next month
the “Mrs. Editors”.
Exposition will be held November 1 judges are Emil Messing, Wm. Fol- and must be built to relieve the ,,.es-
Any ex-service man whq has nay
All met and registered at the Tilla Tillumqok late Saturday night and
inclusive,
without
fail, , ----
and that
I to 8, ...
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Ilian ent dangerous congested condition
and Earl Kingsley. . 41
If IIIUIV
more than
up
early
Sunday
morning,
most
of
mook Hotel, a new three story brick
form of compensation which is not
already assurances are coming from one person names the slogan adopted of the Columbia River, Highway,
the
editors
were
preparing
to
depart.
hotel with sylendid large lobby and
settled with the Government will be
every quarter of the compass of aid the prize will be distributed equally which is so crowded now that eiany
comfortable rooms. On Friday morn We attended the new and magnifi taken up at the next regular meet
and entries of livestock. He says:
and the names of winner or winner» refuse to travel on it from fear. The
cent
M.
E.
Church
Sunday
morning
ing the editors met in business ses
ing. All ex-service men who served
“The Exposition will be bigger and published in the first issue of the Inland Highway Association is reor
with
Senator
C.
J.
Edwards
and
Mrs.
sion which was continued through-1
with the Allied forces during the
out the day. Some excellent lectures Edwards, long time friends of the world war are eligibble to member better than ever. Naturally, all our Vernonia Eagle after August 15th. ganized and Incorporated to organ
plans have not been completed, but
-
ize every individual living bet /cen
were listened to and we all receivd wriu>r nn<* th‘‘ writer’s wife. We took ship in the American Legion.
we expect to rebuild and work will BALL GAME SUNDAY PROMISES Portland and Astoria in an effort to
much nw information and bnefit 'llncb after church at the beautiful
be commenced at once. The Pacific
TO BE A REAL GAME secure State Aid or Federal Aid, to
from the discussions and talks. The Edwards home. Mr. Edwards was at INTERESTING LETTER
International Live Stock Exposition
put the question before the Highway
Tillamook Womens Club took the.the head of the Kiwanis Entertain-
FROM E. D. FOWLER
is so solidly founded and so import
and the Legislature and
On
Sunday
you
will
be
priviledged
Ladioa of the party in autos to Lake'mc,lt Committee und to his energetic
I ant an institution that even a great j p to see an interesting ball game on Commission
to
talk
it,
work
it, publish it, and
Lydia Hotel for a banquet on Friday iand titaleas efforts is due much of
Long Beach, Cal.
push it to completion. This Highway
blow
such
as
this
cannot
halt
it»
the
Vernonii
ball
¿Tounito.
*A
game
afternoon
which
will
long
be
remem-
^be
success
of
the
1.
th
annual
meet
July 20, 1924.
IIIVVIIIVUII nillVIl w IBS SVSIIK ***- »VlllVIII
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(growth and progress.”
that promises to be a tug of war has been before the people for years
bared by the wives. This in- probably .°f the Editors Association. Senator Mr. Pau) Robinson
|
The
new
building
which
will
take|
from ‘the first ball to the last inning, and the time has arrivd now v/hre
th«1 most elite anil fashionable resort Edwards is an officer of the First Dear Sir:—
ithe
place
of
the
one
pust
destroyed
.
The PorUand An Stars are cominf, further delay is dangerous. Astoria
Friday
National
Bank
of
Tillamook
and
is
I am sending you $2.00 for the
on the Tillamook beached.
will
follow
the
same
plan,
so
admir-l
out
to try to carry away the score has it paved for 16 miles in this di
night the Annual Banquet at the President of their big Electric Light Eagle for another year. We sure do
I
able
did
that
plan
prove
to
be.
The
Vernonia
is determined that Stars rection already and is paving five
Armory building with Fred Lockley,andP.ower Co- We are certainly en- enjoy reading our home paper it is 1
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amphitheater probably will be made lor no Stars, there will be only one miles a year. From Portland it is
debted
to
the
Edwards
family
for
us toastmaster proved one of the
a good clean boosting paper for a
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.
1
paved to Forest Grove. From Forest
i.,.. r-
i ».i • town. i Lots
. of z peo-1 somewhat larger,
fine little
... , but
, the general
, , con ¡winning side and that the home team
best features of the occasion. This I much of our excellent time. On Fri- nughty
Grove to Jewell is good traveling but
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l .
i-
•
•
»
struction
will
be
the
same
as
before,
j
day
noon,
while
the
wives
were
eat
If
you
like
a
good
game
of
the
Na-
was furnished (as most of the enter
pie wish they were living in Long
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j
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.u,
r
“
seems
that
it
cannot
be
bettered
j tional Sport ^o to the ball grounds not paved as it must be.
tainment) by the women and the ing at Lake Yytle the Vernonia edi- Beach, it is alright for a vacation,;
In Washington County two good
Sunday.
,
Kiwanis Club. And, right in here, ltor wus being entertained at lunch but for a home give me dear old I
routes are spoken of. One by the
SEWER
CONTRACT
FOR
VER
the
Tillamook
by
Mra.
E.
T.
Hnltom.
Mr.
Haltom
Vernonia it’s a cheaper place to live
us remark that
BHH
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NONIA LET TO EK A
Mrs. Dewey Dorbaugh recently en Beaver Creek road and one the
Kiwanis Club to the live spirit of
th’’ Haltom Mercantile Co. grnb- and a healthier place when you get
LIND,
CONTRACTORS
joyed
a bisit from her sister, Miss Gales Creek road. At this meeting
that city. Their members left their bed UH and took us h,,me with ir your surage system in. I am always
it was decided that the County En
Berger of Los Angeles, Calif.
respective business establishments ^r‘ Haltom has the best corner in saying a good word for Vernonia.
gineers
of Washington and Colum
for three days and devoted the time ' illamook for his store, and like his We will be up there next summer fori Work to be Rushed to Completion,
bia
Counties
would survey the two
Beginning
Immediately
—
Low
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jack
Heenan
enter-
in showing us (260 of us) one of | Vernonia store it is one of the best a visit. I do hope this finds you and i
Bid Wins
ained Miss Elizabeth Counts and routes and estimate them and submit
She best times we ever had. There stocked stores in the city. His is a your fnmily well and in the best of
Mr. Lee Johnson for Sunday dinner. their findings to the County Courts
was Mr. Watson, as big one way, 'home where ono at once feels at health.
nd the County Courts decide which
lease.
With
his
good
wife,
his
three
Th^City
Council
draws
a
long
Good Bye with greetings to all.
as he was the other an«l as big heart
J. H. Hoerlie and family left Wed- would be known as the Inland High
ed as he is big in girt; Mr. Botts, I lovely daughters and his son, it is
E. D. Fowler, breath of relief as the big Sewer job
is let an dthe contractors agree to be .esday for Grand Rapids, Oregon on way.
who met us at the train and took us ; homelike. Mr. Haltom showed us his
60 Lime Ave.,
Now let every one send your name
splendid
garden,
the
flowers
that
gin
work on the new system. It has
fishing trip.
to headquarters, and the Committee
No. 18.
and
one dollar to Lester Sheeley for
been a trying job, and a long one
on Entertainment aided by the lad seem to do better in Tillamook than
a membrship in the Association. We
elsewhere,
and
the
family
made
the
as
the
legal
part
of
the
arrangements
Clyde
Miller
and
family
of
Claka-
ies and Boy Scouts that seen to it
VERNONIA PEOPLE PICNIC
takes time. The Council was determ mas, Oregon spent the week-end at are on the right track.
that all accommodations were at our noon hour one of the most pleasant
we spent in the city. Sunday night
command.
A varty of residents of Millview ined to let the job to responsible the home of Mrs. Miller’s sister, Mrs.
TEXAS VISITORS
Saturday morning autos took the we spent in Rockaway listening to enjoyed an outing and dinner at the people at th lowst cost possible with W. J. Schat.
entire party on a tour of the coun the wild waves and studying the var picnic grounds at Big Eddy Friday the Quality guaranteed. The bids
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mellinger, John
John H. Kirby, president and J. W.
ty. We visited a half dozen of the ious makes of bathing suits that evening under the big firs. Those ranRed from nearly $50,000 to near-
$65,000. Ek & Lind, of Portland Hall and family are spending a week Link, active vice president of the
26 cheese factories and by the time were displayed on all shapes of le— who enjoyed the evening at this pop-
Kirby Lumber Company of Hou ton.
the last factory was visited the edi limbs, both male and female—the ular spot on the Inland Highway werc the lowest bidders and were a- at the coast.
Texas, were at Vernonia Friday as
tors were too full of Tillamook limbs, not the suits. Mrs. R. kindly were: Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Waltman, ^arded the contract at the price of
Jeff Turner and family spent the guests of Chas. S. Keith and F.- ink
Cheese to pass any comment. The en- 1 suggested that we put on our glesses Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Moody, Mr. and $49,728.34 for concrete pipe and
The week-end at Seaside.
Schopplin, president and vice | ord
tire process of cheese production to protect our eyes. At Lake Yytle Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. $49,117.35 for vitrified pipe.
dent respectvel of theCentral Coal
was studied, and the large expanse Hotel we were with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cropper, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Council decided on concrete pipe for
Mrs. A. P. Bayes left Wednesday and Coke Company. Owners of .he
of splendid dairy country and pros John Scott. Mr. Scott is General Pas Marshall; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Bleile, the east side and vitrified for the
senger Agent of the Southern Paci Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burrns, Mr. and west side. ïhe Contracting firm is for a visit with her daughter at Clat Oregon American. Mr. Kirby is dso
perous farms was admierd by all.
a director in the “Four C” and is
Though it took western grit and fic R. R. system, and very few edi Mrs. Jim Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Shep well known over the Northwest and skanie.
determination on the part of the torials meetings does Mr. Scott mis*. pard, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hayes, Mrs. I are old Oregonians in the business,
very much interested in the develop
Mrs. Childs who has'been sick for ment of the lumber industry in the
& Lind also Purchased the bonds
dairymen, they were blessed with one We surely enjoy*their company and 8. N. Burdin, Mis» Verna Burdin,
everaf days is reported better.
.
Mr. and‘,aJ’ar-
the topics of the day no man ÎMMiss Georgia Kropscott,
west.
thing that few places are blessed witn on
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—Tillamook County was never known better posted or more able to O- ' Mrs. W. T. Lilly and Messrs Russell1
11 T. B. Mills for County Commission
HOME PLANT WINS
TAX EXEMPTION
to have a crop failure; and, further, verse than Mr. Scott.
Lilly, Billy Klith, Jack Schopplin,
Monday noon we returned fW* Keith Koehler and Hergert Lilly.
«er without a single opposition, and
never experience hard, killing frosts
Vernonia Wood Working
Co., no better man for the job can be
How nice it sounds! But suppos
cyclones or blizzards in winter, 1 the enjoyable vacation and long wûl
Stankey & Son, of Vernonia was the found.
ing some one proposed double tax
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
while in the summer the wenther is we remember Tillamook and Tilla
successful bidders for the elaborate
ation for the majority of people in
cool nnd invigorating, with no blister- 1 mook Bay people. The Tillamook
Association presented every
B. C. Seydel who installed the order that a minority might go tax
Both morning and evening ser- new fixtures for the new bank build
ing hent to dry up the crops and Cheese
'
with a five pound cheese, and viees in the high school auditorium ing being constructed here. We con ewage and water system at the big free, Such a proposal today w.-uld
j.reen meadows. True there is more editor
1
cheese
has been on the menu at the next Lord’s Day. Unified morning gratulate the town, the bank and the mill was here from Portland Mon- cause unqualified condemnation yet
or less rainfall in the county, but 1
that, too, is another blessing that 1 editors horn ever since. Every time session beginning with the Bible Stankeys on this. That’s patronizing day. Mr. Seydel is now installing our law-makers by refusing to change
, ennnot be overlooked, for it ensures w think of cheese or see any cheese school at 10. Preaching at 11. Sub home, and our own wood working work in the municipal system at our old laws so as to prohibit the fur
ther issuance of tax-exemption bonds
green feed through the summer w at once wish that more localities ject of sermon: “What the Christ plAnt is as good as any. The bid was Me minnville.
were as stronng in their co-operation ian Life Means.”
over |3600.
are sanctioning the double taxation
months, for the large dairy herds.
Miss Florence Ray of Vancouver method for the masses in order ihat
Evening services at 8. Subject of
The splendid co-operative spirit in as
1 is the Cheese Porducers of Tilla
ARRESTS TO BE MADE
Wash., visited her cousin Watler tax-exemption may be enjoyed by
sermon: “The Greatest Crisis iu
the manufacture and marketing of mook.
1 •
Coyle and family last week.
the few.
Life.”
cheese N still another importnat fea
TELEPHONE
The State Game Warden will be on
Everybody cordially invited. W. A.
ture that helped bring success. This AUTOMATIC
‘
HAS BEEN INSTALLED Gressman, minister.
the job from now on in VernoaJn for
Issac Jay who has been sick the
R. L. Spencer and Emil Messing,
had the effect of placing a cheese on
people dumping cans or trash in the past month is still in a bad condition. two of the local Odd Fellows, journ
The Oregon-American Lumber Co.
the market that cannot be excelled
river or creek. The city officials of
eyed to Clatskanie last Saturday
for quality, with the result that Tilla- I is installing automatic telephones DRY* LAW CALLED
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. White and evening when they were initiated in
between various
BOON TO BUSINESS Vernonia have been notified to se
mook cheese receives a higher price inter-communicating
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» cure the names of ary one throwing family are moving into their new to the mysteries of the Muscirite
These phones are the •
than cheese manufactured in any part departments.
i
cans or trash in the streams and to home.
same
as
are
now
being
installed
in
CHICAGO,
Ill.,
July
29
—
The
18th
branch of the I. O. O. F. Each one
of the United States.
i
big cities. All you have to do to amendment, if enforced, is one of! turn these names over to the warden
complaining of sore feet and side*.
As an illustration of thia, during the
I
A. F. Arthur, a contractor from Some time to hear, them tell it
your party is turn a little dial the greatest stimulants to business, vho will promptly arrest the offond-
1921 the dairy men of Tillamook get
I
McMinnville,
is in the city beginning
era.
This
law
is
■
>ing
to
be
enforced
to
the
number
you
want,
take
down
declared
C.
W.
Hall,
Green
Bay,
Wis.
county received from Be to 7c per I
construction
of
the big brick block
Arrangements for the Columbia
receiver and press a button and president of the International Mer and it is a LtatJ Law. Please take
pound more for butter fat than the the
I
for
the
Fox
Drug
Co. The bulding is county Odd Fellow's picnic are a-
warning.
you have your party if anyone is at chants’ council, in an address at the
dairymen of Wisconsin.
going up on Third and Bridge.
bout completed. 500 persons are ex
The only drawback is that pening of the council’s convention
At noon Saturday the line of ma- home.
I
City
Recorder
Ben
S.
Owens
has
pected to be here August 3 at Shee-
He urged business fen
chines landed at Garibaldi—’’Hur- ; you can’t swear at “Central” if you Tutsday.
Earl Yyle’s Booster Bell Ringers ley grove.
’t get your party because there and women to “stand for the things been in a Portland hospital this week
rah for Garibaldi”. Here we were the don
i
that build good fhorals, or good citi- uffering with eye trouble Mr. Owens •re now practicing for their big dem
guests of the Whitney Lumber Co., to
I no "Central.”
was compelled to undergo an opera onstration Sunday, when the perfor
Dr. Boyd Whyte and wife spent
'zenship will perish.”
ware shown through the big aaw
tion on the eye and his friends have mance will take place at the ball Tuesday in Portland.
Vernonia
Will
Nominate
E**1*
“n*1
were
Vernonia will soon hold a caucus
At Rockaway we rhet Mr. and Mrs. been quite uneasy as to the outcome. park after the game start*.
ins^lctec
ber manufacturing
CATHOLIC CHURCH
at iiis pl
Editor Nunn of to nominate an entire city ticket. Harve Duncan and baby . They are We hear thnt he is getting along fine
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McDonald en
Wheeler
us of every little Among those looked upon as likely in the Confectionery business there howevr, nnd we hope to see him a-
tertained a dozen Vernonia Business
mong us again soon.
detail of the big plant. The Whitney candidates are A. W. Petersen for and doing well.
men at luncheon, Tuesday.
So-
people royally entertained the party Mayor, and C. S. Hoffman, N.
A
medicine
show
is
attracting
den,
W.
C.
Repass
and
J.
P.
Mc-
Corey
’
«
new
store
is
indeed
a
pret
at luncheon and on the occasion sev
Clarence Coyle and vife were
eral able talks ware made by mill Donald for councilman.—Rainier Re- ty one in a splendid new fire-proof crowds on one corner of Bridge St.,
r.
Portland
visitor» Tuaaday.
these
evening«.
buildinc.
nan and aditora. And then, on to view.