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Entered <• >ecQnd-cla»s matter Augu*t 4, 1922, at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, under the Acts of March 3, 1879.
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY MARCH 26, 1926
CLAIMANTS FOR
STATE CHAMPS
Volume 4
I
INSTALL ICE MACHINES
I
Local
Confectionery
Stores
Make Own Ice
W.Î1
Electricity is wonderful. It heats
and it freezes. This week the White
Front Kandy Kitchen, by Mr. Kel­
ler, aud Mr. Whittaker of the Cozy
Team Organized by Mr«. have each put in the new an(] large
cooling and freezing systems
Beamon Sets Standard I size
known as the "Frigidaire.” It keeps
everything
cool even to the freezing
for High School
point where desired. It enables them
to keep ice cream without ice or
salt or saw dust, it also enables them
to handle all varieties and shapes,
and from now on they can supply
all demands in ices. The Frigidaire
Large Percentaga of Points Won
is indeed a wonderful invention and
we don’t understand the workings of
On« Player; Team Will Lose
it yet.
Gooa Players
Number 33
SISTERS FORM; LOCAL C. OF C.
ORGANIZE«! TO REVIVE SOON
Officers Installed by Past
Grand Chief; Over 100
are Present
LIE GAME IS LOST
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
NEW FLOOR IS LAID
Grange
Hall Undergoes Complete I
Change oil First Floor
COLLEGETOÛPEN
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The lower floor of the grange hall
has recently underwent marvelous
j changes for the better in appearance
I convenience and room. The floor has|
Vernonia Booster Club Gets been shaved, varnished and waxed. New Plan College to be Lo
| Also the windows remodeled and
Smell of Tree Blossoms large anterooms built on in front cated Here; Low as Well
I The local Klan lodge has rented the
and Awakes
as High to Benefit
lower hall we understand for a term!
of years and expect to subrent it for,
private parties, dances, etc.
The
Christian church will use the newly;
finished room for church services un­
til they have built their new planned
Every Citizen in the Valley Expected tabernacle. It is a good hull with. College People Now Establishing a
probably the best floor in town.
j
—Good Music and Prominent
DESK FACTORY HERE
Large Crowd From Home and Neigh­
boring Citie« Assist in Work;
Big Day anj Night.
Speakers to be Present
Vernonia to Have Ball Team
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New Manufacturing Plant for our
Voters Slow to Register
City; to Turn out a New Desk
Three years ago Vernonia high
Wednesday was Knights of
__ _
The melodious music of the spring
Prof. W. W. Williams of Portland
Bchool organized their first girli
thias and Pythian Sister’s day in | birds, the buzz of the busy beet, in Books Close April 20; Clerk Appoints has been here for tw0 weeks investi-
Delegates
Meet
in
Clatskanie
to
Have
busketball team with Mrs. Mae Bea
Assistant Registrars in Several
Vernonia.
It
was
especially
Pythian'
i gating Vernonia as a suitable place
daily visits to the blooming flowers'
Vernonia in League; Schedule
man as coach.
The girls practice«'
Sister day, but the members of the the deep base solos of the bull frog
to establish the first of a series of
Section« of County
fuithfully all during the season and ■
Being Arranged.
local K. P. lodge were so intenslv in-1
“Peoples Colleges” and to establish
were rewarded by winning every |
terested that it was almost their i from the lowlands, the arrival of the .
Although the primary election if a manufacturing plant to manufac­
game but one, which was lost to
first
flies
and
the
planting
of
gardens
day
as
well
as
the
ladie^.
The
or
­
Preparations
for one of the best
ture
patent desk for commercial
Scappoose high school by one basket ■
baseball teams in Vernonia’s history ganization of a Pythian Sisters lodge has not only given new life and pep , only sixty days away and the regis- students and for small business.
The second year only three of the ; are now under way. A meeting was here was accomplished with great to the populace, but it has roused i tration books close 30 days before i
His investigations have convinced
former team returned,but it was not held last week at which time it was success. Fifty-one charter members' that spirit of energy where
election or on Tuesday, April 20
one
him that Vernonia is a good pfece
long until other girls filled the' decided to appoint Lester Sheeley signing up. The program lasted all
voters
of
Columbia
county
are
in
no
vacancies and the team made a' business manager and Mr. Green, afternoon and late into the night. really wants to do something, The hurry to register, according to Coun­ to establish a college for working
people and several have already en­
better record than the previous year man, superintendent of the O. A. mill At two o’clock the rolls were signed members of the once popular Ver
Every game was won this term Mrs. agreed to select a team manager, and the officers were elected and noiiia Chamber of Commerce have ty Clerk J. W. Hunt who states that rolled. It is Mr. Wilkerson’s plan
to take education to the people
Beaman coached the team for the Several good men are under consid- charter filled out. The
esence of been struck with the spirit and are not more than 30 to 40 have regis­
first two years and we appreciate eration for this position but at this several state grand led '• officers going to reorganize on a larger tered at his office in the court h use rather than to take people from their
To make it convenient for the work to large cities to obtain an edu­
all she did in making such a success date no definite appointment has was indeed appro i: d.
scale,
Let everybody join in the
cation. A careful investigation has
of the team.
been made. Mr. Greenman agreed to
St. Helens iod. ;e
. n Sisters move, To start the ball rolling, as it voters to register before the regis j shown that there are 2000 people
This year Mrs. Beamon did not re­ employ all men who played on the put on the wetk i< t’ >y came to
tration
books
close,
Mr,
Hunt,
has
within
25 miles of Vernonia who
were, a big banquet is announied.
turn and Miss Mirabel Goodin took team at a minimum of $4 per day Vernonia about
ive strong
e
appointed the following assistant need this training.
The
biggest
banquet
of
the
year.
A
Many changes at the mill plant and to d0 everything Then at six o’clock « tag
her place as coach.
_ banquet'
An option is now being secured on
were made in the team and after within his power to make the team was held at the grange hall for both real banquet for everybody, men, , registers: Scappoose, J. G. Watts
many weeks of hard practice thej a success. Several business men have men and women. The heavy laden women, business men, farmers, mill Goble, R. L. Kenney; Rainier, N. the Stankey woodworking plant to
met the St. Helens girls team on the pledged their moral and financial tables were a beautiful sight to be­ men, housewives, professional men M. Blumensaadt; Clatskanie, Geo. turn out the patent desk and to giv®
practical training in wood working,
home floor. The game ended in a de­ support to the club and are willing hold and seating room was at a' and retired men.
Everybody is in­ Conyers; Mist, R. A. Melis and Ver­ architectural
work and allied
cided victory 'or Vernonia, the I to assist in every way possible to put. premium.
nonia,
the
city
recorder,
D.
B.
Reas
­
practiced arts.
vited. Incidentally the plates are go­
score being 46 to 4. Two weeks late, the team over. The manager has re­
After the banquet and beginning ing at one dollar per. And they are oner. The registration of voters in
Mr. Williams has opened office ut
the team journeyed to St. Helens.; ceived numerous offers from profes­ at 7:30 the men were initiated into
met and defeated them again with' sional and semi-professional players the order and after these imperssive being grabbed. Vernonia needs this the St. Helens precincts, Warren, the Vernonia hotel and can be seen
the i score 20 to 13 .March second i throughout the country to play on the ceremonies all turned in for an and it will be to the good of all. I | Yankton, Columbia City, Deer Is­ there most of the day.
land, and other nearby precincts,will
they played Peninsual Park in Port team and a fast line up is assured.
He also says that new equipment
evening of good time.
Speeches, At the banquet which will be held
land and defeated them 25 t io G lb.
Frank Lamb and Dave Marshall music, dancing, social conversation on the first floor of the grange hall, i be taken care of at the clerk’s of­ will be installed in plant and ad­
March 5 they played Westport nigh attended a meeting of club represen­ and the making of new acquain­ next Wednesday night at 7 p. m.( fice.
ditions made soon.
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on Vernonia’s floor defeating them tatives from Astoria, Klama, Clats­ tances.
Visitors
from
Seaside
and
March
31st,
we
will
als
o
have
plenty;
Many
people
have
moved
to
Co-
13 to 7.
March 12 the team met kanie, St. Helens, Ryderwood, Camas Astoria added to the pleasures of the
CAMP FIRE GIRLS NOTES
Westport high at Westport am1 Washougal, Warrenton, held at Clats day and as before mentioned it cer­ of entertainment between bites. lumbia county since the last regis
Prominent speakers will be present tration, October of last yea", and it Vernonia Camp Fire Girls go to
played for the Lower Columbia dis kanie March 23, which was called for
was a big day and night for
trict championship. This was a hard the purpose of forming a league. tainly
from Portland, and their message is tlrtiuyh that this year’s registra I
Portland Council.
the
K.
P.
members
and
the
Pythian
won victory for us, the score being, According to representatives Vernc- Sisiters.
will be more stimulating and more tion wi 1 show a large increase ovet
8 to 5, the lowest score ever made J ia is assured a place in the league.
The Camp Fire Girl’s 14th birth­
The officers of the new Pythian peppy than any spring tonic, and the 1925 who. it totaled 5,160 ¡«nd was!
by the girls team.
Representatives of the clubs and Sisters in Vernonia are as follows: committee also promises us music,' divided us foil v.-s:
day celebration was closed Suturday
The first year the team won Co- i composing the league will meet at
March
20, with a grand council fire
Past Chief, Georgia Smith; most both instrumental and vocal, talks; 1
Male Female Total at the Elks temple in Portland,
lumbia county championship and the. St.' Helens March 29, at which time
excellent
chief,
Marjorie
Cole;
ex-1
and
a
general
get-together.
Remem
­
, Republican
..... 2390 1205 3595 various groups from Portland and
second and third they won the lower' the by-laws will be adopted and the
schedule arranged.
Vernonia team cellent senior, Adelma Soden; ex­ ber it is next Wednesday night and i Democrat .... ..... 780
Columbia district championship.
440 1220 vicinity participating.
cellent
junior,
Mildred
Black;
inana-l
..... 12
Vernonia was represented by the
Mildred Bergerson and Lena Gib-; will play on the home lot everyother ger, Minnie Aspland; mistress of make it a point to be among those ¡ Prohibition
1.1
4.)
Lo-Li-La group and their guardian
son, forward and1 "Sumping center. | Sunday and will have .ill , of the records and correspondence. Mrs. J.' present. You will go home feeling 1 Socialist ...... ..... 48
11
(17
Miss Bessie McDonald and the Tata-
are the only two girls on the team holidays at home.
B. Wilkerson; mistress of finances, j like a new being, and you will like Mise, (which in-
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pochon group and guardian and
who have played the three successive
Vernonia better. If we all like Ver­ ' eludes Progressive
Marne
Gillchriest,
protector,
Fredin
'
THREE ENTERED FOR
guardian Miss Thelma Olson.
The
years.
nonia better we will have a better 1 Non-Partisan, Ind
VanDorn, guard, Florence Repass.
Lo-Li-La group were admitted into
MAY QUEEN ELECTION
Mildred Bergerson is high point
V< rnonia.
etc ................. ..... 172
61
233 the camp fire organization as new
STOP TO PAVING PROGRAM
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forward, having to her credit 330
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members at that time, while four
Willamette University,Salem,Mnrih
of the points won.
The team has
MANY
RESIDENCES BUILDING
Total ...... ..... 3402 1758 5160 members of the Tatapochon group,
scored 448 points to their opponents 20. Miss Myrtle Jensen, Salem ;Miss Petitioners Unfavorable to Improve-
Merle Mills. Olive Olson, Thelma
145 points. This score has been made Jessie Pybus, Wenatchee, Wash., ’
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ment of Nehalem Highway.
West Portion of Vernonia Rap'.<11 y
Spencer and Betty Culver received
in seventeen games.
OUTDOOR CONSTRUCTION
and
Miss
Hazel
Malmsten,
Vernonia
the rank of “Woodgatherer” the first
Rising as Home Center
The girls challenge any team in!
Columbia county folks will be in­
GETTING GOOD START rank to be attained by a camp fire
are nominees for May queen at Wil­
the state for championship.
terested in knowing that a protest
girl.
lamette university.
At the regular against the policy of paving the Ne-
The west part of Vernonia is
Portland, March 22.—Increased
,
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election to be held shortly after halem highway to Jewel in the Ne- fast coming to the front as a resi­ numbers of calls for construction
ST. PATRICK’S PARTY
Much Pyrotol U»ed Here.
New homes are con­ workers at nearly all hiring points
Mrs. H. Dissmore and Mrs. C. II. spring vacation one of these will be halem valley has been signed by 250 dent district.
With the arrival of a fresh ship­
Elliott entertained the members of chosen as queen and the other two petitioners in Clatsop county and tinually going going up west of the in western Oregon and Washington
I
The railroad, where the home builders indicate that this work is getting ment of pyrotol, ordered by County-
filed with that county court,
the S. C. & H. club and their hus­ will be the maids of honor.
bands at the Dissmore residence on
The May day events at Willamette petition asks that the county discon, say it is always dry, fresh air and under way for the season, accord­ Agent George Nelson recently, which
Thursday evening, March 18, with a this year will be watched with real tinue paving the road and lay a lots of sunlight. Mr. Earley is the ing to the 4L employment letter is­ is expected within a few days, the
macadam surface on the remaining latest to build a neat and modern sued here today. Logging and lumber total amount of this explosive used
St. Patrick’s party. Green shades on
lamps, green candies with the lun­ interest because of the chargi.-s made 15 miles. The county court announ­ home on the heights, work starting manufacturing in the fir districts are
by
petition
last
year
that
thj
May
Rose avenue is also operating with low turnover of labor by Columbia county farmers since
ces that the petition will have no ef­ this week.
cheon served, carried a merry Irish
Farmers are last September in ridding their arable
rprlrit throughout the evening. Five dances were of improper character. fect upon its 1926 paving program. building up fast and other streets at the present time.
of the west Vernonia.
well along with spring work.
lands of stumps, will be approximate­
—St. Helens Sentinel.
hundred was played in the former •—Oregon Journal.
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Employment conditions in the ly 141,250 pounds, 46,000 pounds
part of the evening. Mrs. Boeck and
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Mrs. H. S. Strong returned home pine districts just east of the Cas­ having been employed by the coun­
Mr. Elliott winning first prize and*
County Judge John Phillip and
Wife a"d Property Lost.
Mr .and Mrs. Davis consolation. |
County Engineer Hall weie over after spending three week visiting cades are steadily improving, the 41. ty in road work. The explosive is
in Portland and Salem. Mrs. Strong
M. J. Butler, Scappoose, not only from St. Helens this week,
Old fashioned Irish games were sung)
They also visited the W. C. T. U. farm letter said. Most of the larger saw­ obtained from the government at
mills there have started the season's
and played until early morning hours | lost his wife but his share of the
cut, and many operations, as usual pctual cost, which is about 97 per
Those present were: Mr. ami Mrs 1 home property, when Judge Fred W. are planning important improve- home at Corvallis.
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at this time of year, have put on hundred pounds, including transpor­
H. Hixon, Mr. and Mrs. D. Drorbaugh Wilson of The Dalles, sitting fori ments on the Rock Creek road near
Emil Messing, J. L. Blackburn, night shifts. All kinds of skilled laboi tation charges. It is sold here at a
the cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Egelus, Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Boeck, Mr. and Mrs. L. Judge Eakin, awarded the wife al
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Don Depue and Lewis Wilkinaon took is reported to be well employed.
slight additional cost in order to de­
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Elliott and divorce, though Butler was plain­
A new store building, a new lodge in the smoker at Portland Tuesday' The influx of workers frogn the fray the expense of handling it lo­
Mr. and Mrs. H. Dissmore
tiff in the case. Butler’s side of the. hall, a new filing station and several evening. They report thia the heat! ea8t’ which be‘?an, e“r’’Lthi''J 7,OnJt,h’
I card that haa been put on at the «.'"creasing and skidroad
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dis- cally.—St. Helens Sentinel.
case came to an abrupt ending when
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tricts of the larger cities in the
Divorces are getting quite com­ Mrs. Butler’s attorneys introduced new homes are being contracted for
by Vernonia interested parties.
armory this winter.
Northwest continue to show nuite
quite
mon, even in Vernonia, virtuous Vei
EASTER
love
letters
and
valentines
received
large numbers of unemployed men The yearly miracle of spring,
nonia.
The latest divorce papers
mosly unskilled laborers.
Of budding bough and greening
filled, according to rumor, create no by Butler from a Mrs. Widmer, Scap
Copper miners are being hired for
little curb-stone talk and words of poose. Butler was ordered to deed his
sod—
shame and pity, owing to the men­ share of the Scappoose homo to his
Alaskan points and the fiist crew it is less wonderful to view
fgÔVmrêAT IT/,’ IF
tion of a well known man as co-re­ wife and also to pay her attorneys
will leave for the north during the
Than is the Risen Son of God?
present week. Northern fishing con­
spondent. The Eagle, i/hlike many a $250 fee. Both have been married
ypU
LOAFING
AÑDÜNP
O
ufu
sensational papers, and sticking to
cerns are signing up men for the What man can call the flower forth
season.
Fishermen and cannnry
its past policies, refrains from com­ before.
Or bid the buried seed spring up?
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menting on various domestic troubles
workers will not leave before an. Can free the prisoned butterfly
The
evening
of
March
20
was
the
Or paint the golden crocus cup?
as spicy news matter.
other week or two.
scene of a birthday surprise party
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given
in
honor
of
Mrs.
J.
W
.Brim
­
A surprise party was given in
A marriage license was issued re- No more than he could think or
mer. The evening was spent in music
dream
honor of Claude Dunigan’s sixth cards
recently at Vancouver to Walter O.
and games. At a late hour a
That God could die, that man
birthday, March 15th. Fifteen little lovely lunch was served. Those pres­
Schaum, legal of Westport, Or.,
could rise!
and Mrs. Emma Lynch, legal, Scap­ The selfsame power that calls the
folks attended and each brought him ent were ,Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Ham
The children enjoyed Mrs. mond, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kerrigan,
poose, Or.
a gift
seed
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Out of the darkness where it lies.
Dunigan’s delicious dinner which Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Sipe, Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Potter, Mrs. L. Sheeley
J. P, McDonald and Bruco Mc­
she served for the occasion.
and the host and hostess.
Donald were in Portland last Satur­ Could call the Christ from out the
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grave.
day, where Bruce tinderwant a sur­
Completes New Home.
O ignorant and foolish men
Mr. Wm. Culver and Mrs. Glenn
gical operation.
Walking over the streets of the
Who watch the miracle of spring,
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east side of Vernonia last Sunday, Copenham spent Saturday and Sun­
Yet doubt that Jesus rose again!
Paving Bid« to b« Opened.
we stopped at the beautiful, neat and day in Portland.
—Youth’s Companion.
Bids for the paving of one mile
new home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
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Repass, Mr. Repass is just completing
New Mail Route.
of the Nehalem highway will be
Former Editor Visits.
the house and has built it strictly
opened by the Clatsop county court
Better mail service is noticed in
David Davis, of the Timberman,
modern and a model for convenience
at 1:30 p. m. on the afternoou of published in Portland, With J. B.
While there he showed us some of Vernonia, due to energy of our
April 2. The pavement, which is to Olson .advertising manager of that
the relics gathered by them back in postmaster, since we are now getting
be concrete, will commence at a publication were Vernonia visitors
Virginia, including brick from an a night mail besides our regular train
point 900 feet this side of the Glaser last Monday. Mr. Davis, some thirty
old Jamestofn church built in 1607 arrival mail. We now get mail from
and brick from the powder magazine Portland anj St. Helens by stage
bridge over the Klatskanine river years ago lived in Vernonia and
edited a paper here—the old Neha­
of Captain John Smith and many at nine o'clock in the evening. Mail
will extend up the Glaser hill, lem Journal.
other Indian relics.
I is also taken out between five and
pavement will be IB feet widd
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6.5 inches thick.—Chief.
six p. m. by the same route.
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