Vernonia eagle., July 16, 1926, Image 1

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Entered as seed'd-class matter August 4, 1922, at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, under the Acts of March 3, 1879.
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY
HOMEIS BURNED
COMPLETE POWER HOUSE GOES
UP CONFLIGATION
Fire Starting
From
Over
Heatsd
Lamp Destroyes House, Fruit
House and Building.
The farm home owned by Omar
Sheeley, located five miles south-west
of here on the Timber road was com
pletly destroyed by fire as well as a
fruit house and power building.
The home a five room bungalow
was built some three years ago and
was occupied by Mr. Sheeley, his
daughter and mother Mrs. Ellen
Smith. All the furniture and clcthes
in the home was lost as well as a
fruit house located near the building
Fruit in this building was saved. A
power house, comprising a water
tower, cream separator, a cream
cooling system, engine, pump and
power washer was lost as well as a
wood house containing about 50
ricks of wood.
Mr. Sheeley had lit a coal oil lamp
and set it on the stove while he went
out side to do a few chores and the
lamp an old style one carried an un­
certain wick. It is thought that ns
the wick became heated and was
too high the heat ignited paper on
the ceiling. Mrs. Smith, who was in
the living room heard cracking in the
kitchen, but thought that Mr. Sheel­
ey was building a fire as he had in­
tended to take a bath later in even­
ing and as it continued she started
to investigate. When she opened the
door she was met by a wall of
flame.
The home valued at $250(» car-
ried no insurance as well as the
other building destroyed and equip­
ment.
The Vernonia Post American Le­
gion members in a body will help
Mr. Sheeley rebuild as material is
now on the ground.
Near the close of the fire much
consternation was felt for the safety
of the onlookers as Mr. Sheeley, who
served overseas on the U. S. S. Cin­
cinnati as 1st class gunners mate
had collected several tvar relics in
Austria and Italy, composed of cart­
ridges and hand gernades.
These
went off as well as some three-inc'.i
shells that he had brought home, blit
no was hit.
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The ladies and friends of the
Christian church held a very so­
ciable afternoon under the noble
black walnut trees in Mrs. Hockin'-’
front yard Wednesday.
It was a
perfect success with just enough
flowers to all beauty to everything
with the red, whie and blue bnr.t
ing floating in the breeze. Lovely
refreshments were served with ice
tea and lemonade. A silver offering
was taken for the benefit of the
new Christian church that has been
started in our city.. It was decided
to hold another social meeting two
weeks from today, July 14. It will
be July 28. Just remember the date
and come and bring your friends
All are invited to come out to hear
some of the good sermons we have
now in the Grange hall. By a mem
ber.
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. DIED
Mrs. Levert Gooding, age 45, died
at their Vernonia home early Fri­
day morning, July 9.
The funreal
and burial was held Saturday. Mrs.
Goodin had been in poor health for
some years, growing weaker until
the final illness of a week ago
Sympathy of the community is ex­
tended to the family.
James Justice died suddenly at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.
P. Bays Wednesday. July 14tb
"Uncle” Jim, as he was called, had
a stroke of paralysis three years
It
ago which left him a cripple.
was hard for him to get around
r.nd had not been able to talk since
his wife had passed on about five
years ago.
The W. C. T. U. met at the home
of Mrs. Franklin Malmsten Tuesday
July 13th.
They transacted their
business then Miss Hazel Malmsten
surprised then, with a lovely plate
of refreshments, so it was turned
into a silver tea, Those who did not
attend missed something. The Presi
dent, Mrs. Strong, was not present
Mrs. Bessie Malmsten being vice, con
ducted the mteting.
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Volume 4
JULY 16, 1926
Number 49
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
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Towns, like balloons, cannot make much upward progress if overloaded!
FIRE LINE HAS NEW POLES
with deadweight. Either must discard excess ballast if it expects to get I
I anywhere.
Freighted with an indifferent attitude on the part of its citizens, unfair |
Telephone Line Is Removed From
criticism or sentiment injurious to local business, a municipality is unable
to overcome stagnation and will sink to earth with its burden.
Trees on St. Helens Road.
Though Vernonia is not lacking in home-town pride, there may be bits
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New telephone poles have bee.»! of ballast here and there which could well be eliminated in order to
the load which all of us must carry. Toss apathy, out-of-town buy­
put up by the fire patrol associat’on lighten
ing and lack of co-operation overboard and the town will have smoother
from headquarters here to make eon sailing on its journey to success.
nections aith St. Helens.
The old
system carried wires on trees, but
with the new poles up this will be
LIFT NG TOO MUCH
eliminated as some trees carrying the
wire have fell and communication
interrupted. With the new poles the
wire will cross the St. Helens-Pittr-
burg road only twice and in or.o
place it took over five miles of wire
I GUESS I'LL
to cover a distance of three miles
HAVE TO DROP
on account of the crooked road. Di­
SOME F LLAST
rect communication is carried vn
with all lookouts in this district.
lr I X’A- r TO
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RUN IS BROKE
Tuo Columns of Paper Will be De­
voted to Woman Readers
We have decided to devote a
couple columns or more, each week,
exclusively to the ladies. We hope
the “Woman Reader” will like our
new service. Turn to it each week-,
we are starting today and each week
you will find new and interesting ar­
ticles under the head of “For the
Woman Reader.” At an expense to
The Eagle we have employed for
this work Mrs. Florence Riddicx
Boys, and Mrs. Boys has a national
reputation as a writer. We are glad
to have Mrs. Boys as a member of
our editorial staff for-, the women.
We know it will be good.
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I KALAMA
FIRE BURNS CHEV. COUPE
GET OVER
MAY HAVE NEW DELIVERY '
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1
EAGLE HAS NEW DEPARTMENT
this mountain
All of Inside and Top la DeatroyeJ
by Early Morning Blaze
Route Agent of American Expre*s
A Chevrolet coupe, owned by .1.
McCallister, caught fire about
2 o’clock Sunday morning near the
Vernonia hotel where it had beta
left an hour earlier by a Mr. Fie:
cher in whose charge the car had
been placed, previous to Mr. McCal­
lister's departure to Kansas City
The cause of the fire is undeter­
mined. Considerable damage result'd
from the fire as the top and inside
as well as the steering wheel an I
all instruments on the dash boail
and some parts of the frame burned
The loss was covered by insurance.
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Makes Investigation.
H. E. Albert, route agent of the
American Railway Express company
was in Vernonia Monday, conferring
with Mr. Aldrich, local agent fcr
that company in regards to ire; ex­
press service to business patrons of
the town.
It is Mr. Albert’s inten­
tions, so signified by the local busi­
ness men to speed up the express
shipments and he is in hopes that
all the business men will get behind
the move. This movement was spon­
sored by the local Chamber of Com­
merce. Express shipments that ar­
rive on any day will be delivered im­
mediately to the establishments to
which they are billed, stated
Albert free of charge.
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DEATH OF MR. BERRY
Another Vernonia home uras made
sad this week when the report of
the fatal accident at the mill pond
was brought to town. Edgar Berry
who has lived in Vernonia for sev­
eral years with his family, has for
some months been employed at the
big mill.
He was working at the
pond where they unload the big logs
last Saturday evening when a block
for the big cable broke loose. The
cable struck Mr. Berry and hurled 1 i
him into the big logs unloaded, lie
was immediately taken to a Port­
land hospital, but did not reagin
consciousness. It was on the folio w-
ing day, Sunday, that Mr. Berry
passed away. The funeral was held
Wednesday in McMinnville, their
former home and where the burin’
took place. The family in Vernon' I
has the deep sympathy of al! the
I
citizens in their bereavement.
Edgar Berry, aged 44, beloved ¡
husband of Mary R. Berry, father,
of Zeta M., Retha C., Elanor L.,l
Howard E., John W., Ralph ana
Agnes L., brother of Mrs. Willa Lo­
han of The Dalles, Or., Mont. Berry
of McMinnville, Ray Berry of Day­
ton, Or., Walter Berry of Bellview
Or.; Ralph Berry and Mrs. El va
Robbins of Kennewick, Wash.
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At the time of the fatal accident
at the mill pond last Saurday, Jack
Sloane was working with Mr. Berry.
The flying cable that caused the
death of Mr. Berry, injured sevcrly
Mr. Sloane, who received a fractured
colar bone, three broken ribs and
the loss of a couple teeth
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NOTICE
There is a city ordinance requii •
ing all restaurants, hotels, etc, to
have cans with covers on to put re-
fuse in. Pool halls that empty their
cuspidors, etc., must also comply
with this ordinance. See that you
get your cans and cover.
W. J. KELLY. City Marshal
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City Marshal Kelly is making it
hot for gambling and bootleggers.
Receipts at the city hall show some
activity in the police department.
The jail was crowded this week. A
little moral support and encourage-
ment would not hinder the good
work of officials.
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A Vernonia man recently spent
a few days at Tillamook beaches a.id
had with him acopy of the Ver­
nonia Eagle, that several beac’i
visitors from other sections wanted
to look over. One man after reading
the pages and noticing the ads of,
the various business houses remarked
“Well, from your paper, you have
a fair little town up there but
havn’t you got a hotel where one
can stop..” Not a hotel ad could he
find.
I
HIGH SCHOOL BUDGET
1
HAVE NEWJSWIM HOEEWRESI FIRES NEAR
ROCK
CREEK
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HOLE IS
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NEAR CITY PARK
MADE
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DEER ISLAND FIRE SPREADS
OTHER HOLDINGS
TO
Local Business Men Make Dam t.
Allow Swimmers Place to
Cool Off
Dr er Island Logging Camp Is Razed
With Loss of $150,000 From
Saturday Forest Fire.
A new swimming hole right in
the center of the ■ity is going to
prove a bin; pl
e to the many
who enjoy a pn.; ge in good old
Rock creek. In the new city park
this week some enterprising men of
the town have sponsored the idea,
secured help from citizens and have
provided this luxcry for old and
young. Messrs Bush, Schwab, J K ul­
lander an'
T.-Graw started ti»
: ovem- t and ha-. •’ drug a big log
across the stream near the tall flag
pole, thus providing a dam that will
back up the water sufficient to
make a holo deep enough for good
swimming and diving.
Thus the
health giving waters of Rock creek,
the Fountain of Youth of the city
park will henceforth be a bathing
resort of much popularity.
George McGee was the engineer
who directed the location for the
work, Schwab is the superintendent
of works and plunges, Bush is the
solicitor of funds and diving boards
Kullander has been appointed life
guard and McGraw will have charge
of bathing suits and diving bells,
May the resort grow as time pro-|
gresses and bathing becomes more
the habit of all citizens, and per­
haps, ere the tires quit running, the
site will be provided with dressing
rooms—or rather, undressing rooms'
as people seldom dress up much to
swim. The new pool will be dedica­
ted Sunday at Sunrise and it is ru­ i
mored that the ceremony will start
with a high dive from the top of
the flag pole to the center of the
creek by one of the members of the
board of directors. The public is in­
vited to swim any day or night,
Furnish your own suits and auto
tires.
Probably the most serious fire in
Oregon was the one at the Deer
Island Logging company’s property
14 mile3 from here. A large area
was devastated and an entire camp
of the concern w..s <. -troye.l with
damages of $1."0,000, according to
estimate of C. E. Clapperton, secre­
tary of the firm.
All the buildings of Camp 9 were
destroyed, nine donkey engines .ere
burned and three logging railroad
bridges were swept away by the
flames.
The camp buildings were
the usual frame type and included a
machine shop, cook house and work­
er’s quarters.
According to investigation made
today, the fire apparently started
June 29, when a dynamite stick be­
ing used near the camp burr ed
rather than exploded.
The first
blaze was controlled and it appeared
the danger was ended, when a sud­
den heat whirlwind occurred, carry­
ing sparks and embers to all parts
of the surrounding territory. While
50 men combated the flames, the
blaze spread to 300 acres and then
attacked the' camp.
“Twenty-five minutes after the
fire hit the camp, it had been de-
stroyed.” Clapperton said.
The latest report was that it
in the holdings not only of the Deer
Island Logging company but of the
Clark-Wilson Logging company ar.d
the Western Timber company.Abovt
250 men are attempting to subdue
the fire, which is burning in green
timber the report said.
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Judge and Mrs. W. A. Harris have
returned from their visit at Seaside
and St. Helens.
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If, as repo ted, Earwigs have in
vaded one or wo lob in Vernonia
it is inc oed impor art that the city
Delay is
investig te immedi atei’
une:cu“¡
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The E
appreciates receiving
little new. itraes. Hand or send or
happenings of a newsy character,
phone us a prsonal. Of your visits or|
visitors, parties, dinners, weddings I
births, sickness or accidents, any1
We appreciate it. With the help of
the readers of the Eagle it will be a
better NEWS paper.
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Mr. and Mrs. Twineham of Port­
land were Vernonia visitors this
week
Clifford Churchill from the U. S.
battleship Oklahoma that was in the
Seattle harbor during the Fourth
came to Vernonia to visit at his
father’s home, Jas. Churchill, His
boat is now in Alaska wate~s, from
where it will proceed to New York
waters.
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Someone want3 some printing done
The Vernonia Eagle prints : nythin '
as good and cheaper than city .-hops
How about your envelopes, state­
ments, letter heads, businc s card,
programs, mail order circulars, an­
I
nouncements, bills, etc., etc.
Send in news items.
The Eagle
appreciate, to receive them for pub­
lication.
In this issue of The Eagle appears
the high school budget, which the
tax payers of Union high school
district will be asked to approve oil
Augu; t 5. This budget was prepare I
at a meeting of the budget commi.
tee composed of the school bom 1
anil other tax payers held at the
high school building last Fridiy
evening.
Th item.: of special interest a; -
pea:'.tig <■:; the budget are: Convert­
ing the gymnasium ijjto class rooms
the purchase of two lots upon which
to build a new gymnasium and the
building of the new gymnasium.
The school board along with the
many other citizens of our town and
community would like to see a new
modern school building erected in
Vernonia, but the board recognizes
the imperative need of more roon
for the next school year. To agree
upon and secure a location, to se I
the bonds and have a new building
ready for occupancy would probably
require nearly two years.
During the last year, over thirty
pupils from outside district attend
our high school, the greater num­
ber coming from Mist and NatnL
These young people are a valuable
asset to the school aside from the
tuition we receive for them. As u
group they are just as loyal to al
the school stands for as are the
resident pupils.
Their interest in
our school and our interest in them
has done much to create a friendly
relation among the adults of the
communities mentioned.
The parents at Mist voted unany-
mously in June to send their child­
ren back to Vernonia next year. It
is now up to us to provide adequate
conveniencies for not only these
pupils but for our own boys an!
girls. The gym will make four gool
class rooms, and the new gym build­
ing is absolutely needed . For the
present it is a splendid move and
we believe all the tax payers will
agree. At the election only those tax
payers whose names appear on the
eax roll are entitled to vote on ths
question. Read the budget reports in
this paper.
BREAKS
VERNONIA*
WINNING STREAK
Bad Play From Third in Last In-
ning of Game by Vernonia
Man Lo*es.
Lower Columbia League Standing..
W.
7
Ryderwood ....
Kalama .... .’.... .................... 6
.................... 5
VERNONIA
Camas ........... .................... 5
4
St. Helens
Vancouver ..... .................... 4
Washougal .... .................... 3
Clatskanie ..... .....................1
L. Pct.
2 .777
2
3
4
6
6
6
7
.760
.625
.550
.444
.400
.388
.125
¡KALAMA
VERNONIA
1
¡Young
Merritt
Jacoburger
Blaird
Wright
¡Scott
¡Stears
Kotula
1
¡Sarter
Nance
4
¡Stevens
Dowd
4
1
¡Hornby
Blackman
¡Jonson
Hudson
Davis
¡Kuss
Blackman relievod|
by Manning.
Errors Wright 2, Rotula 1, Black-
man 1, Hornby 1. Stollen base, Met-
ritt, hit by pitched ball, Stears. two
base hit, Wright, Rotula, Nance,
three base hit, Stears, home run
Stears ,struck out by Russ 7, walked
3. Davis 6, walked 1. hits off Kusa
9, off Davis 5.^
Davis pitched the most brilliant
game of his career against Kalama
only to be beaten four to five.
Twice during the game Davis kept
the Ducks in the lead and in the
eighth inning he was ahead by two
scores. At this point his taem mates
weakened and thru errors allowed
Kalama to put three runs across the
plate in their half of the eighth. The
worst bungle of the day was pulled
when Vernonia was at bat in the
ninth. Kalama with one run ahead.
There was two outs and Blaird was
on third making him the tying run
Kotula came to bat and it was a
hundred to one shot that Kotula
would have scored him, but for
some unknown reason, Blaird was of
the opinion that he could steal home
before anyone would notice him,
well he knows better now because it
ended the old ball game. Any way.
after all is said and done it wae one
of the best doggone games ever
pulled off in a sand pile. Just ask
anyone who was them and see if
they don’t tell you it was the Hippo’s
lip stick.
At the start of the game things
didn’t look so good. Kuss, pitching
for Kalama struck out our lead off
man, Merrit On three pitched belle
he issued a pass to Blaird, Wright
came up next and slammed out a
double. Kotula Hied out next, Nance
went out on a foul ball ending Ver-
nonias half of the inning. Davis not
to be out done by Kuss struck out
Young, their lead-off man with
three pitched balls. He retired the
side in short order and for four in­
nings Davis and Kuss hooked home
in a pitching duel, Kuss being the
first to be scored on.
Don’t forget folks that on the 2jth
the big game comes off right here
in our own garden, Ryderwoodd vs.
Vernonia. We could ride Ryderwood
if we would.
Next Sunday we go to Clatskanie
This is going to be a rip-,norting
game so make arrangement now to
attend. Everyone of the remaining
games are going to be real battles.
They include Clatskanie, Ryderwood
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Columbia county will receive Camas and St. Helens.
$111,000 refund as the result of the
signing of the Oregon and Califor­
Grangers bring your baskets and
nia Grant land tax relief bill. Thia come to Beaver Valley grange hall
is Senator Stanfield’s measure and Sunday, July 18th. This picnic has
means a great deal to seventeen been arranged by the Columbia
counties in Oregon.
County Pomona exectuive committee
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in response to a letter from State
The news of your home town and
county, the comings and goings, the Master Palmiter, stating that we
activities and doings of your fiienda could have Brother W. W. Deal,
and neighbors are chronicled briefly national chaplain, as our honored
and interestingly in the home paper guest. Those wh0 heard Bro. Deal
The Eagle is always pleased to re at Baker this year will appreciate
ceive items of news from iti readers hearing him again as he is a forceful
The contributions add greatiy to
make the paper interesting to a con­ speaker with a vital message. The
Pomona executive committee hopee
stantly growing number.
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that all the grangers of the county
The Eagle covera the Vernonia will turn out in large numbers and
trading zone adequately because it give Bro. Deal, State Master Palmiter
reaehea the home of persons who
have money to buy commodities. and other state officers who may be
These people watch the advs. for present a real grange welcome.
special offerings. That’s the reason
Signed. Pomona Executive Comm.
it pay, to advertise in the Eagle.