Ilern onia
Entered as second-class matter August 4, 1922, at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, aader tha Aeta of March 3, 1579.______________ ___________ _________ _—
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY JUNE 11, 1926
Volume 4
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Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Number 44
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VERNiiNIA VICTOR
OVER VANCOUVER
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THE BIG DUCK TODAY
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Is Chief Gunner Davis, who
shoots the slants down to Hud-
dy.
Smiling Davis, as he is
known, always thinks before
he speaks and seldom speaks.
Any way, from the time he
arrived in Vancouver until he
left, there was no comfort for
the barracks ball team. He had
those Vancouverites moaning
so loud that even Seattle com-
plained of the noise. It was a
lovely day for surprises and
the Lower Columbia league
sure got one, when the news
spread that the mighty Davis
had given Vancouver a ten to
three mauling.
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Vernonia ............................... 10 11
Seventh Infantry ................ 374
Batteries: Davis and Hudson; Mor­
ris, McDermott and Quinn, Grant.
Flying in a “V” shape the Ver
nonia Ducks journeyed to Vancou
ver last Sunday. They arrived a
Kellies field on time and in the besl
of condition. Every one in town wa-
there to greet them, including tb<
general and chief of police.
Fot
Borne unknown reason every one fell
Borry for the Ducks, they had
traveled a long ways and were to
face the best team in the league
There was one that never felt that
way and that was Hudson, our new
manager. He listened to their boast
and praise about their wonderfu1
team, grined and walked away. Hud
dy knows this ball business so well
that it will take a far better team
than Vancouver to beat them. The
Ducks just swam all around Voncou
ver, iti was easy pickings for them
and towai d evening they flew home
with a 10 to 3 victory
When Morgan quit the team last
week it was feared that a new
short stop woulj be hard to find, but
by Hudson’s witl, Norwest was shif­
ted to short and Nance to second
and both shine up like a million dol­
lars. The fans are going to go wild
over thè way Rotula plays third base
His work has been wonderful and
everyone hopes that he will remain
on that position. Our outfield, Welsh
and Escallier is a combination that
can’t be beat. Escallier stole so many
bases last Sunday that he was al­
most given a court martial.
Next
Sunday Washougal and the Ducks
will have it out at Washougal.
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BANQUET AND TALKFEAST
HELD BY VERNONIA C. of C.
Last Friday the Vernonia Cham­
ber of Commerce held a dinner ami
social meet at the Grange hall.
President. Davis in the chair and
about twenty members present. The
eats were immense ami the talks at
the table interesting, important ami
sound. Many subjects were discussed
that will receive immediate attention
by the board of directors. The sub­
ject of a Princess from Vernonia to
attend the big ceremonies at As­
toria July 21, 22 and 23 was talked
over and several thought it would be
a good publicity stunt for the city.
aB many thousands of visitors will be
in Astoria those days.
A popular
voting contest would be the proper
way to select the lady and each
lodge and order in the city should
bring out a contest. It was decided to
join the Lower Columbia association
of commercial clubs. The subject of
gravel for the last mile on the Kea-
sey road was brought up again and
discussion failed to finish the road,
but it is believed that the work will
now be completed soon, as will also
some work on Bridge street from the
Vernonia hotel to the foot of the
O.-A. hill. Noon luncheons will mark
every meeting. The chamber can ac­
complish much for the town and val­
ley if we will all take an interest and
attend regularly. The dues are on“
dollar a month.
35,000 FISH IN
VERNONIA
WATERS
Game Warden Wm. Brown was in
Vernonia Thursday supervising the
planting of SO cans, or about 35,-
000 new fish in the Rock Creek, in
the Vernonia city limits, near
where the creek flows into the Ne-
hale mriver.
The new fish is Cut
Throat trout, six inches long and
they come from the Necanicum
hatchery near Seaside.
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Dora Sexton, president of the Re­
bekah Assembly of Oregon will pay
her official visit to Mountain Heart
Rebekah Lodge No. 243 of Vernonia
on June 11, 1926 at 8 o'clock. All
Rebekah's please come.
Lumber Mill Inspected
GIVE 'EM A PLACE TO PLAY
FOREST FIRE CAUSES
LITTLE UNEMPLOYMENT IS
P. S. WOODIN IS REELECTED
LOSS OF $25,000
FOUND ON WEST COAST
HEAD OF MINING BUREAU
This is the slogan adopted at the
VERNONIA PLANT VIEWED BY meeting of the Ladies Athletic club Mining Bureau Annual Meeting Held B«rry Pickers in Demand-Building Connacher Logging Co., Operating
Near Vernonia, Suffers Heavily
Construction Active—More High
RAIL HEAD AND PARTY.
when they decided on Saturday the
in Riverside Park Last Saturday
From Blaze; 4 Million Feet of
12, all day, as a tag day for the
way Work Started—Log­
has Enthusiastic Attendance.
benefit of the Vernonia play ground
Timber Burned Over.
ging
Slower.
W. F. Turner, President of Spok­ or city park.
Never has the city
The
following
are
some
of
the
ane, Portland A Seattle Lin®,
needed anything so badly as it needs
gathered at the offices of
Portland, June 7,— (Special),—
The Connacher Logging company
this park. The land has been paid statistics
Heads Visitors,
for and much work has been done, thje Southewestem Oregon Mining Berry pickers are in heavy demand operating about five miles southeast
such as blasting and burning stumps
Now it must be graded and a band
stand, benches, swings must be built
where our band can play and public
speakers may hold forth, where our
visitors and hotel people, our mothers
and their children may hav a place
to sit and enjoy a park, right in the
heart of our city and on tne banks
of Rock Creek, all this would be
worth many thousands to many
cities to have such wonderful trees
and such a pretty stream of water
to beautify their park. The American
Legion has started work on the big
cedar tree, that will make on of the
largest flag poles any park could
ever have. Let every citizen, both
man, woman and child, give their
little might to this wonderful park
and let Vernonia go on the map as
having put over the biggest tag day
in history It is the boys ana girls of
today to whom we must look for­
ward too, as good citizens, to take
up the affairs, not only of our city
but of our nation. Ne; i every city
of any size throughout t .e great U.
S. has a city park o
lay ground.
The spirit shown by • i athletic club
of ladies and mothers, representing
all sections of the city and their
unity and understanding of the
things that go to make Vernonia a
good commercial city and that we
must all help to make this city In­
viting to investors, tourists, citizens
an<j
our future citizens our child­
ren all indicate that these ladies are
interested in the progress of develop­
ment, they produce a feeling of op­
timism, they give us confidence of
the future, they encourage a purpose
to do. Let’s all go, to make this play
ground a success.
Dr. Ella Wight
Physical Director.
W. F. Turner, president of the Spo
kane, Portland & Seattle railroad,
accompanied by John H. Burgard,
Nathan Strauss and R. W. Pickard,
directors arrived here last Friday on
an inspection trip over the lines and
to view the chief industry of this
locality, the Oregon-American mill.
With the railroad party were Ralph
E. Williams, republican national
committeeman of Oregon; Emery
Olpisted, Portland banker, and Ira
F. Powers, Portland business man.
The visitors were met by mem­
bers of the Vernonia chamber of
commerce on arrival here and en­
tertained, with a visit to the mill
conducted by official« Of the Ore-'
gon-American company. The plant,
is said to be the largest electrically!
driven establishment in the United
States and Mr. Turner expressed'
gratification at the volume of busi-'
ness handled. It was shown that 50 ‘
carloads of logs daily are brought
over the rail line from Keasey, 10'
miles distant to the mill here, and
that between 500 and 600 carloads:
of lumber are shipped each month,
the revenue on thistbusiness amount-!
ing to between $150,000 and $190.-1
000 monthly.
Mr. Turner, in summing up the
resources of this locality, mentioned
the operations of the Inman-Poul-!
sen company, the East Side Logging
company and the Rock Creek Log­
ging company, all outside concerns
which depend largely upon the tim­
ber tracts here for much of their GIVE THEM A PLACE TO PLAY
By Dennis McCarty
material.
President Turner ex­
plained that his visit at this time Plenty of room for dives and dens
(glitter and glare and sin!)
carried no special significance.
Plenty of room for prison .pens
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(gather the crimnals in!)
LADIES’ ATHLETIC CLUB
Plenty of room for jails and courts
(willing enough to pay!)
HOLDS SURPRISE MEETING
But never a place for the lads to race
no, never .a ]!: . to play!
At their regular meeting Thurs­
Plenty of rocr.i
¡ops and stores
day night of the Ladies’ Athletic
(Mammon l.iu
ve the best.)
club as Dr. Ella Wight called the Plenty of room for the running stores
class to order all lined up like good
and that rot in the city’s ireast!
soldiers but as she started to give Plenty of room for the lures that lead
the hearts of our youth astray.
instruction, the class balked and as
she stood in wonderment, Mrs. Mar­ But never a cent on a playground
spent; no, never a place to play!
tin stepped to the front and present­ Plenty of rooms for schools and halls
ed Dr. Wight an umbrella and asked i
plenty of room for art;
her to please open it for the bene-' Plenty of room Tor teas and balls,
platform, stage an ' mart.
fit of the class and as 8^e done so
dozens of beautiful handkerchiefs Proud is the city—-she finds a place
for many a fad today,
fell to tlie floor and in appreciative
words, Mrs. Martin told how thei But she’s more than blind if she fails
to find a place for the boys to play
class had enjoyed and benefited by
Give them a chance for innocent
the work that Dr. Wight has given! sport, give them a chance for fun
them. This being also the doctors! Better a playground plot thnn a court
birthday, they had prepared a party j
and a jail when the harm is done!
in her behalf.
Many games were Give them a chance—if you stint
them now, tomorrow you’ll have
played and races which created great
to pay
enjoyment. Dr. Wight’s faith in her
A larger bill for a darker ill, so give
class is so great that she says you
them a place to play!
just can’t tell what this club may ac­
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complish once they get started.
TAX DELINQUENCY
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MISS DIXON WEDDED
TO HERMAN MILLER
Miss Lois Dixon, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. P .A. Dixon of St. Helens
became the bride of Herman Miller
of Scappoose at a wedding at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
afternoon. About fifty friends of the
couple witnessed the ceremony.
Miss L oíb Smiley acted as brides­
maid for Miss Dixon and Norman I
Miller, brother of the bride-groom
was best man. Rev. S. Darlow John­ I
son performed the ceremony, Mrs.
Carl Hutchinson of Portland sang
and the wedding march was played
by Mrs. S. Darlow Johnson.
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Miss Dixon is a graduate of the
St. Helens high school and of the i
Oregon state normal and has a host
of friends in St. Helens. She was a
teacher in the Scappoose school las;
year.—Mist.
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BELOW LAST YEAR
Payments for the first half of the
1925 taxes totaled $462,126.14, ac­
cording to B. P. Graves, chief dep­
uty to Sheriff Wellington, in charge
of tax collections.
This amount is $56,439.36 short
of the amount on the tax rolls for
collection and represents a delin­
quency of about 11 per cent. The
rate of delinquency is smaller thin
last year, however, when it was
slightly above 14 per cent. The de­
linquency in dollars, also, is smaller
this year, though the tax roll is lar­
ger.
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HAD A BIRTHDAY
J. P. McDonald had a birthday
last Saturday. Most everybody that
we have known has birthdays oc-
cassionally an,] Mac has one regular
every year about this time.
He
didn't think much about it as he
has become accostumed to having
them and the day probably would
have slipped by with no notice of the
event had not Mrs. McDonald told a
few of their friends that the big
day had arrived.
Hence a few
gathered that night at the McDon­
ald home to tell him about it. Cards
were endulged in, splendid refresh­
ments and a general good time had.
Those there included Mr. and Mrs.
Gillchrest, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs .Brown, Mr. and Mrs. As-
pland, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rob
inson.
Names of children whose reports
came in from A. N. Palmer Writing
company after school closed are:
Students improvement certificate,
Julia Selig and Anna Hamlin. Pro­
gress pins, Clarence Dunnigan, Ila
Sessman, Kenneth Miller, May De
Ess Throop, Shelia Hopson, Helen
Lameraux, Carl Berg, Allie Simmon,
Glen Gibson, Flora Roles, Ford Berry,
Mary Obesst, Luella Williams, Jack
Christionsen, Kenneth Parker, Gol­
die Flannery. Ralph Warner. Velda
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Mellinger, Helen Bergerson, Ben
Spencer Mildred Chapman and Cleo
Orel Bateman has returend from
Hall. For Palmer method buttons. his vacation which was «pent in
Joe Lindsley, Helen Crowley, Leroy southern Oregon and other parts of
Cook and Edith Brady.
the state.
Bureau during the past fiscal year
ending June 1st:
$121,000.00 in gold recovered
(conservative estimate.)
421 men actively engaged in min­
ing at peak season.
Sixteen bonafide sales of mineral
claims and properties.
Samples received from 120 prop­
erties.
Data listed on 161 prospects nnd
properties.
1100
interested visitors have
viewed exhibits.
The question of the difference in
assays between local assayers and
those from outside of the state was
the main subject of discussion at the
meeting of the Southwestern Oregon
Mining Bureau as they were assem­
bled in their annual meeting at Riv­
erside Park last Saturday afternoon
The subject of assays was first
brought up by Dr. Herscel Parker,
a prominent geologist of nation wide
reputation, who stated that few out­
side assayers knew how to recover
the values from ores in which the
mineral was as finely distributed as
it is in many of the large mineral
bearing bodies in this district. Lo­
cal assayers have, after long years
experience with Southern Oregon
complex ores, developed a method of
recovery, said Mr. Parker, that is
unknown to outside engineers or
chemists.
Dr. Parker stated that there is no
place in the known world where there
are such large bodies of precious
minerals as can be found in South­
western Oregon
They appear in
immense formations and dikes and
though the mineral is evenly dist­
ributed throughout the rock in al­
most microscopic quantities, by pro­
per recovery methods most of these
large bodies can be mined, milled and
treated at a cost of less than three
dollars a ton.
There are but few
of these large formations that will
r.ot recover more than six dollars a
ton.
“These bodies of ore,” said Mr
Parker, “are unlimited in size in
mineral bearing ore and with suffi­
cient water could be developed to
be as profitable as the famous Tread
well property in Alaska and other
extensive mining developments.
The report that Southwester,. Ore­
gon is nothing but a “pocket country'
is false, said Dr. Parker. “The only
trouble with the engineers who are
sent to investigate for Eastern cap­
italists is that they have not as vet
learned how to recover the values
from ores in which the particles of
precious minerals are as fine as they
are in Southwestern Oregon ores. In
ordinary assay methods, which are
chemical methods, the fine particles
are lost through oxidation Or are
floated off with the water while the
assayers of this district, who have
learned its pecularities, use other
methods of recovery ai d get more
of the values. This problem is hold­
ing the district back,” said Dr. Park­
er, “and until outside assayers learn
how to treat our kinds of ores, it
will be difficult to interest outside
capital,” he said.
A report of a trip made by Mr.
E. Derwent of Gold Hill to Tacoma
where the Gold Hill chemist showed
a Tacoma assayer how to recover
values from Southwestern Oregon
ores was read and truly appreciated
by the miners present.
In this re­
port the Tacoma assayer, who had
previously made an assay return on
a sample of a few cents, after learn­
ing Mr. Derwent’s method of recov­
ery returned an assay of over $40
per ton. Each at some time during
his experience, found great differ­
ences in the assays made of his ores
and this report begins to show him
a way out of his difficulty.— South­
ern Oregon Spokesman, Grants Pass.
YOU KNOW THEM
Fourteen pages of ads, at one
day’s advertising brought the M. AF.
store in Portland the biggest busi­
ness day in history of the store with
no exceptions. One day’s advertising
at about fourteen thousand dollar.-'
paid. They used 4,000 clerks.
The
largest advertiser always does the
largest buiiness, whether the town
Is small or large. One new customer
is worth hundreds of times more
than his first days purchase.
And
then the everlasting keeping of the
name before the public makes the
firm a household word.
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The St. Helens chamber of com­
merce is sponsering a voting contest
to select a Princess from there to
the ceremony in Astoria in connec­
tion with the dedication of the mem­
orial column, July 20, 21 an<] 22
Such little enterprising moves arc
aids to growing cities, helping to
put them on the map before the
public eye.
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Patronize the city library, located
in the city hall.
throughout the fruit districts of
western Oregon and Washington,
and last week growers were advertis­
ing for large numbers of workers,
according to the 4L employment let
ter published here today. Prices for
picking are slightly higher that:
those of last year, the letter said.
Fir logging, however, is not so
active as it was two months ago
During the past ten days a fex
large camps have been closed down
and sides laid 'off at several others
Lumber manufacturing in the fi
districts is also at a lower level thai
it was in April, night shifts havin;
been laid off at many operation.
Announcements made last week b1
some concerns point to a possible r<
pair shut-down earlier than usual
There appears to be no let-up o
building and construction activit
the 4L letter stated. All towns an<
cities report a large amount of thi:
work being done, and men in th;
building trades are well employed
The strike in some of the trades a
Aberdeen and Hoquiam, Wash., wa
brought to a close late last week am'
after nearly four weeks of inactivi
ty, work has been resumed.
Many contracts for highway pax
ing have been let during the pas'
month and several of these jobs art
now getting under way, with a con
sequent demand for men. Railroad
are employing about the usual num
ber of extra gangs on section and
construction work.
In general, there is at presen
little necessary unemployment alonr
the west coast
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PEOPLE AND MONEY CONTINUE
TO COME; PUBLICITY IS REAP
ING GOOD HARVEST FOR STATF
One hundred twenty-nine net
settlers xvere reported to the Land
Settlement department of the Port
land chamber of commerce, cooy
erating with the state chamber dur­
ing the period from February 1 tc
May 31.
There new residents ar<
valuable economic units in the stab
for they have invested over $375.
000.
During the month of May the Port
land office received signed state
ments from 102 families who de
clared their intention of coming t
Oregon bringing an investment of
no less than $240,900.
Thirty-one
others indicated in their letters thei-
expectation to come to this state.
The department operations con­
tinue active in correspondence with
new inquirers as well as with those
who have extended their excahnge
of letters over a year or more. Let
ters aggregating 2421 have been
sent out in May, accompanied by
3399 pieces of literaure addressed
to those who indicated sneere inter­
est in Oregon farm opportunities.
Carrying the message to Oregon«
desirability as a farmer’s goal as
well as a vacation land, Irving E.
Vining, president of the state cham­
ber, has just returned from a suc­
cessful tour of Califronia where he
was received with great enthusiasm.
It is expected that the travel of
Califorians to Oregon will be stimu­
lated by Mr. Vining’s inspirational
addresses, and others who have
sought homes in California without
finding just what they desired will '
be encouraged to come to Oregon
before leaving the Pacific coast
Stressing the similarity of problems
of the coast states, Mr. Vining has
made a valuable contribution to the
unity of methods of solving these
problems. After spending the week
in Coos county, the state chambei
president will come to Portland to
deliver addresses here as well as in
a number of neighboring cities.
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GRAND OFFICERS WILL VISIT
State Officers of Pythian Sister
Will Visi* Vernonia Temple.
of Vernonia, suffered approximately
$25,000 I obs in a forest fire that be­
gan Sunday.
Four million feet of cut timber
was burned over and probably would
be at least damaged to half its
value of more than $20,000.
In additon the company lost four
donkey engines, the rigging of one
side of its operations and four car­
loads of logs.
The fire is reported under control,
after a fight .by employes of the
company, but operations of the
plant have been suspended until
after the Fourth of July. The com­
pany was protected by insurance.
The company’s camp is three miles
away from the operations and was
not affected.
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TRUCK IS SENT TO MOVE
FAMILIES TO SAFETY
Banks, June 8.—A fire in the
vicinity of Timber is reported to hav-j
endangered several families and the
local fire warden was sent in with
a truck to move them to safety. No
further report has been received but
the families are believed to have
been safely gotten out.
The heavy wind in this vicinity
blew the large hop house on the
Newt Griffen farm from its piling
foundation.
EXCURSION TO CLATSOP
COUNTY STATION JUNE 21
There will be a farmers’ excur­
sion to the John Jacob Astor ex­
periment station near Astoria on
Monday, June 21.. All farmers and
others interested are invited to visit
the station at' that time. All those
expecting to visit the station will
assemble at the Hotel Astoria before
10 a. m. as we will leave from there
promptly at 10 to visit the station
which is located about four miles
south of Astoria.
There has been two excursions to
the station from Columbia county in
the last two years and it has been
of considerable interest to the farm­
ers to see the work carried on there
with the forage crops and the handl­
ing of the dairy herd, especially the
system followed out in providing
feed during the entire year.
The forage crop demonstrations
include the growing of clover, peas,
vetches, root crops and pasture
which are adapted to the coast sec­
tions of the county.
Bring your basket dinner and pic­
nic in the splendid grove located at
the station.
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ATHLETIC CLUB
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
The Ladies’ Athletic club enjoyed
a hike to Parker’s grove, Thursday,
June 3rd, where they enjoyed a
splendid lunch, waded in the river
and played volley bail.
As it was
the regular meeting the session was
held under the treet. The resignation
of Mrs. E. S. Thompson, first presi­
dent was handed in and accepted,
Mrs. Ed Bell was nominated presi­
dent. Mrs. E. A. Martin was elected
secretary. Mrs. Space was voted in
as treasurer an office she has pre­
viously held. Dr .Wight appointed a
committee of three, Mrs. Sheeley,
Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Brady to
draft a set of rules and by-laws to
be read at the next meeting, by which
the club will be governed.
Plans for “Tag Day" which they
are going to have Saturday June 12
for the benefit of the childrens play
ground was materialized for next
Saturday.
All members are urged to be pres­
ent at all the meetings and new mem
bers will be gladly welcomed.
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Mrs. Helens Wrightman, grand
chief, Mrs. Rose Farrington, grand
keeper of records and correspondece
and Mrs. Leah Ballah, grand junior
will pay an official visit to the Ver
nonia Temple on Wednesday night
June 16. All members are urged to
be present at that time.
The Bridge club met at the home
of Mrs. Wm. Folger Tuesday after­
noon. Among those present were:
Mesdames Lindley, Davis, Space,
Bergman, Armstrong, Glen Robinson
Whalater, Blake, Tipton and Black.
Mrs. Blake received first and Mrs.
Robinson consolation.
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Mr. and Mrs. Phypher of Molal­
A good sized Are, though kept un la xrisited at the home of Mr. and
Bruce McDonald this week.
der control, burned itself out before Mrs.
Mrs. Phypher is a sister of Mrs. Mc­
reaching green timber at the O.-A. Donald.
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property west of Vernonia, the
Ten thousand berry and cherry
first of the week. Men of the camp
pickers were advertised for at Salem
worked hard in the fight.
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this week.
Strawberries grow as nice here as
NEW ARRIVALS
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one ever imagined they could grow ®
anyplace. Mr. Cropper takes a great »--------------------------------—— c
CULBERTSON—To Mr. and Mrs.
pride does considerable work with
his lawn and garden, and this week Harry Culbertson, Friday, June 5, a
Mr. Cropper brought ua a box of his baby boy.
home grown strawberries that proved
SAMUELS—Bom to Mr. and
to us the Vernonia berry is unex­ Mrs. J. H. Samuels, June 5, a baby
celled. They were delicious.
girt
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