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Postoffice as Second-Class Matter.
Entered at Vernonia, Oregon,
DUCKS WIN
SUNDAY 6-1
VOLUME 5
VERNONIA. OREGON, FRIDAY AUGUST 13, 1926
“10 open
Eugene, Ore., Aug. 10.—Thous
SEPTEMBER 6
ands of visitors are expected here
POMONA GRANGE
HELD SATURDAY
DIES SATURDAY
NUMBER 1
LEGIONNAIRES
ENJOY TRIP
The 92nd Columbia County Po
mona Grange was held in the Bir-
next week to participate in the
Ralph Rogers, Nehalem valley kenfeld high school gymnasium,
The Vernonia grade schools will
celebration and pageant long plan open Monday, September 6, accord pioneer, died Saturday in Vernonia Saturday, August 7.
The Armstrong home economics
ned by the Trail to Rail association ing to Mrs. Lillian Brown, clerk of of heart disease. The funeral was
committee
gave a social and raised Nine From Local Po*t Go
St. Helens Beaten in Last to give state recognition of the the
held at the cemetery Monday after
school board.
:
enough money to send their club
completion of the Southern Pacific's
noon,
and
was
conducted
by
the
The following teachers have
to Coo* Bay.
Scheduled League Game. trans-Cascade line.
boys and girls together with their
signed contracts for this year: O. Masonic lodge. More than 100 were leader, Ms. Pearl Becker, to the re
The program in which national, A. Anderson, principal; H. L. Ingra- in attendance at the services.
state and railroad officials will ham, M ts . Eka Knowles, Mrs. L.
Ralph Rogers, 78 years 6 months cent Gresham fair.
Beaver Valley reported a juven
participate will present one of the F. Auspin, Miss Kathleen Mitchell, of age, was born in Gainsboro,
ile
entertainment to be given soon.
most spectacular and colorful rep Mrs. Pearl Wilkerson, Miss LeOncra Jackson county, Tennessee, January
resentations of the development of Kizer, Mrs. Alta Neil, Miss Pearl 25, 1848. He moved to the Nehalem Yankton and Clatskanie are pre
the northwest according to Jos. H. Krause, Mrs. Mabel Nichol, Mrs. valley 38 years ago, settling on paring exhibits for the county fair.
Warren and Winema are preparing
Davis
Allows
But
Two
Hits: Koke, president of the association.
Mabel Graves, Mrs. Ethel Ray and Pebble creek, six miles south of here for public meeting at which Gover Snappy Business Meeting and Var
Tht
pageant,
“
Klatawa
”
to
be
in
May,
1889.
Mrs.
Lenora
Green.
Two Postponed Games to
ied Entertainment Given
presented each evening on the
He is survived by his widow, Lou nor Pierce and some other of the
Only two positions remain to be
university athletic field will include definitely decided yet, according to Anna Rogers, Vernonia; one daugh candidates for state offices will be
Be Played
The Visitors.
one of the largest casts ever seen Mrs. Brown.
ter, Mrs. Henry Beaver of Treharne, present.
Clatskanie
grange
reported
being
in Pacific Coast production. It will}
and three sons, N. S. Rogers of
BY L. G. MECKLEM
show the modes of transportation
Con-ion and Frank and Lee Rogers busy making sashes, robes and other
Nine Legionnaires of Vernonia
Forest
Service
Be-
used by the pioneer in developing
of \ ernonia. Ten grandchildren arid regalia for the degree and general post returned home from the Marsh
He who laughs last, laughs best, this country and the coming of the
work.
Also
Clatskanie
grange
is
ports Thousand Fires other relatives also survive.
and the Ducks just roared when they railroad. Ezra Meeker will play the
sponsoring the
Clatskanie fair field state convention trip with loud
praises for that community,
A
gave St. Helens the short end of part of pioneer around which
which will be held September 3.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine
Sunday’s' game and all the glory character the pageant was written! forest fires have been reported by MOTORISTS BE
The grange park committee re varied four-day program combining
business with pleasure
that goes with it. Davis showed no by Prof. W. F. G. Thacher of the the twenty-two national forests of
COMING CARELESS ported placing the $955.45 which convention
mercy for the Saints, not once did
has been collected in a savings ac left no want unfulfilled in the minds
state university.
Eve Richmond, Oregon and Washington for the
he let up. He was so stingy with his! New York soloist, will represent present fire season, up to July 31.
“Constant association with objects count until such time as the Fir of those who came, according to
hits that even a Scotchman would!
in
which there is sometimes a Tree Timber company is ready to those who went from here.
Sacajawea, Indian maiden who be These fires have burned 69,699
Those who made the trip from
have blushed with embarassementj friended the pioneers
and protect acres of national forest land, 3,396 g» ?nt degree of hazard, is condu- complete the transaction.
Vernonia were Mr. and Mrs. William
Two hits were the best the Saints! ed them from hostile
Brother
James
G.
Kelly,
grange
ci
e
io
carlessness
that
eventually
acres
of
private
land
inside
national
tribes. Irving
H. Folger, A. L. Kullander, Dr. and
could get off Davis, for one run. I E. Vining, president
of the state forest boundaries, and 26,609 ac.es passes to a point of danger. Even insurance director, for this district, Mrs. W. H. Hurley, A. W. Alexander,
While the Ducks attacked Spit- chamber of commerce,
of private land outside and adja I the worker in a powder facory; the was present and explained many}
will
play
the
Ball Brown from all angles and put
cent to national forest boundaries. dynamite jockey and a score of perplexing questions and gave a! Dudley Nixon, Guy Shields, Pat
over a barrage of hits—totaling part of Klatawa who depicts tho Only 131 of the fires burned over others working in hazardous em talk about the benefits of grange Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fenner
spirit of transportation. The name
eight—for six runs.
and M. E. Carkin.
Klatawa is taken from the Chinook ten acres each; 295 were held under ployments or positions become so insurance. Mr. Kelly is putting on
Two Cups Awarded.
Spike Brown was almost driven Indian word meaning “to go, to pro ten acres and over one quarter accustomed to the deadly commodi an active campaign to build up
Vernonia post was awarded two
from the mound in the first inning j gress.”
grange
insurnace
and
he
asks
the
ties
they
continually
tamper
with
acre;
while
573
fires
were
held
The pageant will include
handsome loving cups. One given by
when four runs were brought in by’ hundreds)
participants some of under one quarter of an acre each. that they feel invulnerable to the hearty cooperation of all grangers
the Ducks. He recovered, however, whom will sing and dance. The cos Estimates of the damage or loss are deadly aspects of the same.
The in this important work. He spoke the department of Oregon to the
and pitched shut-out ball till the tumes will be colorful and represent not available as yet.
motorist comes in this category of also On the importance of the post making the greatest increase
seventh. Glen Wright, our million the garb of the periods depicted by
operators.
’’ says George O. Branden grange adopting a program that will in membership over the four-year
Over half of the fires were caused
The district trophy was
dollar beauty, short stop, started a each of the eight episodes included by lightning. The forest service re burg, general manager of the Ore fit in with community activities, average.
the school, church, good roads or} also awarded the local post for the
batting rally in the first inning when! in the show.
port calls attention to the fact that gon State Motor association.
he connected with one of Brown’s }
I
According to Mr. Brendenburg, other projects. He especially stressed greatest increase over the four-year
August 19 has been named Pion the lightning hazard has been un-
spitters for a double. Down, the next
the
motorist, like those handling the value of boys’ and girls’ club average to July 1.
usually
severe
this
year;
at
the
same,
According to Commander Folger,
batter, was hit by a pitched ball andj eer day and the day following is time it expresses appreciation of the! dynamite or other deadly items, has work and snid that six years ago
sent to first. Jack Nance, who is Oregon day. The pioneer parade will fact that many forest visitors have become carel ss through years of $50.00 was appropriated by Mult Vernonia post received more publi
the most dangerous bat slinger in} be one of the major features of cooperated by being careful.
The close affiliation and contact with nomah countv for premiums for city in Legion circles at this con
the Ducks’ lineup came up next and the celebration. Cal Young, pioneer report shows 561 lightning fires, as the automobile.
Today we find this, while this year so great has vention than any other post in the
placed one of his famous Texas and director of the procession an
motorist«
whizzing
through traffic; been the growth of club work state.
against
438
man-caused.
leaguers scoring Wright and Dowd. nounced that it will represent the
M. E. Carkin came out a close
speeding
down
highways
and around $1500 was given for premiums for
Analyzing the man-caused fires,
Nance scored on Kotula’s hit. Black largest gathering of pioneers and
second in the Pacific Legion tro
boys’ and girls’ club work.
curves
as
though
going
to
a
fire.
however,
the
forest
service
finds!
slammed out a two-bagger, sending their household goods, farm imple
County Agent Nelson had ob phy contest offered the legionnaire
that smokers and campers are still! Time seems to be exceedingly valu
Kotula home. In spite of this vicious ments, oxen and vehicles, that has
tained
special leave from the Citi obtaining the greatest number of
able
to
most
motorists,
even
to
the
There is a1
attack, Brown showed no weakness ever been assembled in the west the prime offenders.
point of endangering their own zens Military Training camp at Van members prior to the convention this
total
of
134
smokers
fires
and
124
Covered
wagons
which
have
trav
or worry, he gritted his teeth and
Raymond Bassett of Salem
He year.
lives as well as the lives of those couver to attend the session.
pitched a first-class game until the eled over the Oregon Trail, oxen, campers fires. This is 59 per cent of
read a letter from the Skamokawa was first with 137 members, and
about
them.
the
total
number
of
man-caused
burros and horses will be included.
finish.
Fa’ mers’ Creamery association ask Carkin was second with 117 mem
In contrast one must look
fires due to the camper-smoker
The Ducks have finished the last The pioneers will also have an old hazard.
ing for prices on 30 tons of gray bers.
but
a
few
years
when
the
auto
was
Forest
officers
point
out
of their scheduled league games fashioned barbecue.
The sea food banquet was a novel
Any one having these for
that there is still a careless minority new. Then there were many who re mts.
although there are two postponed
They, srle should notify the county agent’s ty remembered and talked about by
of forest visitors who menace the fused to even ride in one.
games with Camas and Clatskanie. COREY TO OPEN
welfare of the forest, as well as the threatened to rule them off the ( effice giving the price asked. Mr. all. The menus were printed on wood
If it becomes necessary these games}
NEW STORE HERE pleasure of others, and who must be streets in many of our large cities. Nelson also spoke briefly on the' veneer, and consisted of many dif
will be played here starting next
brought to realize that it takes only Ordinances were passed placing the necessity of the farmer studying ferent kinds of sea food. Comman
Sunday. If not, Vernonia will play
A. Corey, pioneer Vernonia mer one spark to start a forest fire.
speed limit at ridiculously low paces conditions and being ready to take der Folger said, “Yes, and there was
independant baseball for the balance chant, will open a new men’s and
Other man-causes listed in the all because they were considered a advantage of them as big business ‘seconds,’ too.”
of the season. Already the manager ladies’ furnishing store in the Ste forest service report for the two menace on the streets and highways. takes advantage of their foresight.!
Carkin Elected.
.......
has booked games with the St. wart building tomorrow.
W. J. Fullerton spoke briefly but|
In the 40 and 8 “Jack” Carkin
states
are:
railroads
65;
brush
burn
Johns Bears, Salem Senators, Ryder
Mr. Corey, who has been in fa usi-
Miss Georgia Fairbanks is on the emphatically on the importance of was honored by being elected
wood and Banks. Ryderwood is the ness in Gales Creek the past nine ing 32; lumbering 14; miscellaneous
the hydro-electric bill and urged grande garde de la porte. He was
45.
I
sick
list.
big drawing card, in fact, the fans months, says that he believes the
grangers to work and vote for this also appointed district committeman
are demanding another Vernonia- prospects are good here for the
of the first district of Oregon, to
bill.
Ryderwood game.
clothing business.
County Roadmaster Hall gave an which position he has aspired for
interesting talk on the clay pro some time.
Summary.
cess road which is to be given a
Mrs. Dorilda Deming was chosen a
RHE “THE STORY OF
trial in this county. He said that national convention Auxiliary dele
Vernonia ........400 000 011—6 8 0
THE RANGE”
this kind of road was not an ex gate.
St. Helens
000 001 000—1 2 2
The story of the western range
periment but had been thoroughly
Two base hits, Wright, Blackman,
tested and their value and durabili Record Land Settle
Davis; three base hits, McDonald;, from the days of Coronado to rhe
ty proven.
stolen bases, Wright, Dowd, Kotula, present time, its marvelous resources
ment in July
The degree of Pomona was exem
Smith, Blackman, Davis 2, Calhoun; in forage, how it was stocked, the
plified for 45 candidates.
July Bet a record in land settle
errors, Nichols, Bellville, struck out meeting of the herds of the East
THROMJ AWAV
The next meeting will be with ment activities which August bids
by Brown, six, by Davis, seven, hit, and the West, stock raising, past and
THOSE GLASSES
present, the cause of erosion and
The momentum of
Fern Hill on Saturday, November fair to surpass.
by pitched ball, Dowd;
AND
TRY LOOKING
range
deterioration,
and
other
the settler movement seems to be
16.
The Ducks have won second place
AT THAT PICTURE
cumulative bringing homeseekers
in the league by defeating St. Hel problems of the range and of range
THROUGH THESE
from far and near to establish them
BLANKENSHIP-LILLY
ens, while Kalama lost to Camas, 5 management, are discussed in a
- THEY MAY
publication just issued by the De
A quiet wedding was solemized selves on diversified and specially
to 2.
partment of Agriculture under the
CHANGE YOUR.
Saturday, August 7, at the Christ farms in Oregon.
. OPINION OF
title of “The Story of the Range.”
During the first ten days of
ian church, when Miss Lillian Del
FUNERAL HOME
This booklet is obtainable free so
phine Blankenship, daughter of Mr. August the Portland office of the
and Mrs. G. F. Blankenship, became Land Settlement department of the
BEING BUILT long as the supply last upon appli
HMPH! WHAT S
cation to U. S. Department of Agri-
the bride of Russell Vaniford Lilly, state and Portland chambers of
THE USE?
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lilly.
commerce has been the mecca of
J. W. Brown is building a funeral culure, Washington, D. C.
“The Story of the Range” is based
The Reverend Oliver L. Curtis many who have availed themselves
home south of the bank on Third
officiated, using the impressive of the services of this state-wide
street which will include both his on a part of the hearings before
ring cermeony. Only the immediate committee system.
undertaking parlors and his own the committee on public lands and
surveys of the United States senate
Results in land settlement work
families of the young couple wefe
residence.
investigating the grazing use of the
have never been better, and with
present.
The parlors will be completely
public domain lands, the Indian
The bride, who has resided in the splendid class of farmers who
furnished with an altar, choir room,
reservations, and the national
Vernonia the past year, is a very arrive daily, not only in the Port
family room and the large chapeL
forests, held in 1925. It was written
popular member of the younger set. land office but in every section of
d
Two driveways will lead to the
by Will C. Barnes who for nearly
Mr. Lilly, who holds a respons'ble the state, prospects are brght for a
!/k <
n
building, which will be finished out
half a century has been in close
position with the Oregon-American banner year in increasing the
side with stone-tone and abylon’an
touch with range conditions through
Lumber company, has been with the utilization of Oregon’s fertile agri
shell.
out the far western country, first as
company several years, having been cultural acreage, in both the east
The building is expected to be a pracitical western range stockman
employed at one of their southern ern and western sections of the state.
finished on about six weeks. It is and later as inspector of grazing and
mills prior to the establishment of
being erected by Noble Dunlap.
assistant forester in charge of the}
Bankers Visit Hara
this plant.
grazing work of the United States
Following a brief honeymoon
Andrew Miller, secretary of the
Rail Chiefs Inspect.
forest service, which supervises and
trip, Mr. and Mrs. Lilly will be at Oregon State Bankers association,
Pessimism clings to its victims men who have a brighter outlook on home in Vernonia.
General Manager A. J. Davidson controls the use of the national
whose home is in Portland, was here
and Superintendent G. E. Votaw of forest ranges by approximately tenaciously, but if the patient is life, and who are working to make
Tuesday with H. A. Childs of the
it
a
bigger
and
better
town
i
n
which
willing, he can free himself of it to live. Idle grumblers block the way
the S. P. & S. railway, and party, million head of livestock.
No Logion Mooting in Augu't.
State Bank of Rainier and R. L.
just as easily as the man in the pic to progress.
arrived in a special car Wednesday-
Commander Folger of Vernonia Shreves, cashier of the First Nation
ture could exchange his glasses fo-i
Buys Gold Hill Market
on an inspection trip over the
Since the boosters are greatly in post, American legion, announces al bank of Scappoose, visiting the
Charles D. White, formerly of a pair which would enable him to j the majority, it ought to be a sim that there will be no meetings of local bank.
United railway and Gales creek line.
see
better.
ple matter to corral the minority of the local post in August. The next
They also investigated the feasibili Vernonia, bought the Pickard meat
Mr. Miller is paying a visit to all
No town the modest size has room dissatisfied residents of Vernonia
ty of laying 2200 feet of storage market at Gold Hill, Oregon, Mon enough
for the chronic critic who and present to each of them a pa'r regular meeting will be September of the banks in Columbia county
track, which has been proposed for day of last week, and is now in sees good in nothing. All available of the rose-colored spectacles of O|- 14. Every Legionnaire is expected to with the view of perfecting a
possession.
some time.
be present at that time.
space is needed for the men and wo timism.
closer association of interest*.
SECOND PLACE IS WON
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DEFECTIVE VISION