Vernonia eagle., August 27, 1926, Image 1

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Entered at Vernonia, Oregon,
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WM. WOODS
72 SUNDAY
CHILDREN ARRANGE
BIRTHDAY PARTY
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OLD PIONEERS PRESENT
Fifty-Two Are Present at
Gathering on Stony
Point Homestead.
Children of William Woods, Ne-
halem valley pioneer arranged a
birthday party for him Sunday to
celebrate his 72 years of active life.
The gathering was at the old Stony
Point homestead, where he came in
1896.
The homestead is situated about
two and one-half miles from Ver­
nonia on the Pittsburg road, and is
a place well known and often visited
by the old and new residents of the
Nehalem.
The old settlers present
were reported to have thoroughly en­
joyed themselves talking over old
times and reminiscencing on the dif­
ference of pioneer life and the con­
veniences of today.
Fifty-two were seated at the
table at 1:30 to enjoy the sumptuous
feast.
A beautiful long birthday
cake was made for the occasion.
Many other beautiful gifts were
presented by the children and many
friends of Mr. Wood.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Bullay, Mrs. Martha Earl, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Wood and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Newell Wood and
family, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hall
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Reed and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Perry Mellinger and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lindsay and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hillsbery and
son, Mrs. Frank Smith and son, Mr.
and Mrs. C. w. Mellinger, Esther
Coulter, Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Weed
and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. T. B Mills
and daughter, Georgia, Mr. and Mrs.
Judson Weed Mrs. Sarah A. Spencer
and Mr. and Mrs. William Wood.
TO HAVE UNIQUE
BASKETBALL COURT
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University of Oregon, Eugene,
Ore., August 21—New student body
basketball pavilion, the only one of
its kind in the west, will be ready for
occupancy November 1, it was an­
nounced today by Ted Larsen,
chairman of the student building
committee. With the frame practical
ly complete, the structure, which
will cost $169,000, is nearing com­
pletion.
Designed for only one sport, that
of basketball, the building is 173
feet by 225 and approximately 70
feet high. It is being constructed of
cement with a special roof made of
iron and steel in the shape of a dome
without the usual rafters and trusses.
Spectators, therefore, will have a
clear view of the floor and players
will never lose sight of the ball while
it is in play.
Although the building has an ulti­
mate seating capacity of 12,000,
only 9,000 can be accomodated this
fall as some of the seats will not be
put in until later. They are to be so
arranged that few will have to sit
behind the backboards.
The floor
will be of the spring type, contain­
ing three courts. Twelve exits will
take care of the crowds.
The structure was financed by
means of the $5 student building tax
fund, but it is expected, since basket
ball has become such a popular spor1',
the gate receipts will soon pay for
tthe construction cost.
Shearer—Gribner.
The marriage of Miss Alma
Shearer and Edwinn Gribner, both
of Banks, Oregon, was solemnized
in Vernonia Sunday. Rev. Oliver L.
* Curtis of the Christian church
officiated.
A large number of close friends
? were invited to witness the simple
•• ceremony. The newlyweds will make
their home near Banks after a
short camping honeymoon trip. Ice
; cream and cake were the refresh­
ments served.
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VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 1926
POULTRYMEN OF
STATE ORGANIZE
Salem, August 21—Representative
poultrymen from many parts of the
state met here August 20, and made
permanent the temporary organiza­
tion of the Oregon Accredited Hatch­
ery and Breeders Cooperative.
Tho
association is now incorported under
the cooperative laws of the state and
has a nucleus of 20 charter members.
Permanent officers elected are
Ambrose Brownell, Milwaukie, piesi-
dent; F. H. Cockell, Milwaukie, vice
president; A. G. Lunn, Corvallis,
secretary-treasurer, Wesley M. Wire,
Newberg, and Elmer Gribble, Canby,
directors. These officers constitute
the executive committee.
Under the rules of the association
poultrymen are divided into three
classes—breeders, hatcherymen and
flock owners. Of those who signed up
13 are breeders, five operate hatch­
eries, and five are flock owners.
Several qualified in two clases. As
breeders were most interested in the
move for certification, a plan of or­
ganizing them alone this year was
considered but rejected in favor of
the complete
association,
even
though only a few hatcheries can
qualify the first year.
A state supervisor under the direc­
tion of the Oregon Agricultural col­
lege and the United States depart­
ment of agriculture will be appoint­
ed to inspect all member flocks and
pass upon the certification or ac­
creditation of the products. All such
products passed may be advertised
as certified and may be sold under
a uniform trade mark.
Breeding flocks of members must
be trapnested and only those indi­
vidual certified which make a speci­
fied record. Cockerels used by flock
owners must be from dams of seci-
fied egg production, and hatcheries
must use eggs only from such
source.
All birds must be vigorous
and free from disease.
CHIEF FORESTER
SOUNDS WARNING
That the recent rains have not
ended the forest fire season was the
statement of Col W. B. Greeley,
chief of the U. S. forest service,
Washington, D. C., who passed
through Portland on August 19.
Colonel Greeley was en route
from the big forest fire zone in
Idaho and Montana. He character­
ized the fire situation there as almost
epic in character, and the worst they
have experienced since the historic
fire year of 1910.
“The general rains of the past
few days have resulted in giving
the fire fighters a chance to get the
best of the disastrous fires which
have been burning for several
weeks” said Colonel Greeley, “but
this should not bring a false sense
of security.
The history of forest
fires in the northwest shows that
many of the worst fires have oc­
curred in September. We know from
experience that a smouldering fire
should not be abandoned beca.se it
looks safe.
A few days of low
relative humidity would put it out
of bounds again.”
Colonel Greeley stated that forest
service practice requires that no fire
be abandoned until the last spark
is out. During the present lull, fed­
eral forces are consolidating lines,
mopping up smouldering fires and
putting tools and equipment in order
for further outbreaks.
The forester was on his way to
the bad fire situation in California,
particularly on the Sequoia national
forest, where he was at one time
supervisor.
NEW SERVICE
STATION HERE
Principal J. B. Wilkerson of the
union high school says that he^
spends considerable time latel} in
checking up credits of local ligh |
school graduates
who wish to|
present them for entrance to a num-!
ber of the universities and colleges)
of the Pacific northwest.
Miss Louise Lester and Loel
Roberts have sent in their app ¡ca­
tions and have passed entrance re­
quirements for the University of
Washington.
Lawrence Dixon plans to at end
the Oregon Argicultural college
this fall. Herman Dixon and Robert
Hoffman will resume their studk s at
O. A. C. this fall as sophomores.
Donald Brady will enter Pacific
university next month, Ray Milla
and Burford Wilkerson are entering
their second year at Pacific.
Miss Jessie George, who has been
attending the Oregon Normal school
at Monmouth, will enter again when
the fall term opens next month.
Miss Georgia Fairbanks will go to
Willamette university this fall.
Other O. A. C. students this year
will be: Alfred Parker, senior Le
Roy Malmsten, John Laramore,
Elmer Olsen, Charles Hoff nan,
freshmen; Alvin Olsen, sophomore.
Lena Gibson and Lillian Ross will
again attend the University of
Louisiana. Carl Knouse will attend
an eastern college.
Work was started Monday morn­
ing. excavating for the basement of
the new service station at the corner
of ltose avenue and Bridge streets.
The station, which is to be
fin*hed by October 1, is being
constructed by R. B. Early of Port­
lard. He expects to operate the place
hinself for a time, and perhaps lease
it later.
The new filling station will be
26x16 feet; will be built of brick
and concrete, with a concrete base­
ment. It is to be complete with all
services, rest rooms and front shed.
MASS MEETING
1 P. M. TOMORROW
A mass meeting will be held in
Sesseman’s hall at 1 p. m. tomorrow
for the purpose of taking action in
regard to the local cemetery dilem-
ma.
The lots of the present cemetery,
while not all filled, are sold, and
none are available, reports R.
Sesseman, who is interested in the
movement to purchase new grounl
for a cemetery.
Members of the cemetery associa-
tion and all other interested citizens
are invited to attend this meeting.
TO RESUME CAMP
FIRE MEETINGS
Rabbit Club Get» Charter.
The Rabbit club of Vernonia re­
ceived its charter last week is a
standard 4-II club for completin'.; the
requirements of the club work as
specified by the department of
agriculture.
The charter was signed by W. M.
Jardine, secretary of agriculture; R.
R. Turner, state superintendent of.
schools; Paul V. Maris, director of
extension service, and H. C. Sey­
mour. state club leader.
C. S. Hoffman’s Mother Vis ts.
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The four Camp Fire groups in
Vernonia have been inactive to a
large extent this summer, according
to Miss Thelma Olsen, guardian of
Tatapochon Camp Fire.
An effort
will be made to bring the member­
ship up to the maximum, to increase
interest in the work of the organiza­
tion and extend the benefits to a
larger number of girls.
The guardians of the four local
groups are: Miss Thelma Olsen, Miss
Bessie McDonald, Miss Lesta Weed
and Miss Hazel Malmsten.
Mrs. M. Hoffman of Elk Point, ( I
Barber Shop Sold.
South Dakota, arrived here Friday
for a visit with her son, C. S. Hoff­
John Ryan sold the Columbia
man, and family. Mrs. Hoffman, who barber shop last week to C. E. Shoe­
is 82 years of age, made the train maker, formerly of Cochran, Oregon.
trip alone to Portland, where she C. W. Shipley will remain in the
was met by Mr. Hoffman and driven shop under the new management. M.
to Vernonia.
A. Orcutt, formerly of Hillsboro, is
Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman and his also employed there.
mother drove around the Juunt
E. W. Holtham was in Portland
Hood loop road Monday and 1 ues-
Monday on business.
WHERE HELP IS NEEDED
G. C. Olsen Visits.
G. C. Olsen, who moved to Philo­
math about two months ago was here
the first of the week visiting his
daughters who reside here. Mr. Ol­
sen is the agent for the Mutual
Benefit Insurance company in the
Philomath district.
Many road improvements have
been instituted in the country be­
tween Corvallis and Newport, this
year, according to Mr. Olsen. Grad­
ing and graveling on the Corvallis
to Newport and Alsea roads will
place those highways in first class
condition by next summer, says Mr.
Olsen.
The six-mile road between
Philomath and Corvallis is to be
shortened to four miles and graded
and graveled by next summer.
Harry Pye of the East Side
Logging company at Keasey re­
ceived a deep cut in his right fore­
arm Tuesday when an axe fell on
him.
Indifference toward local prob­
lems and affairs is akin to the idle­
ness being displayed by the reclining
character in this cartoon. He < xpects
to receive his share of the wood
when it is all sawed up, but he fails
to lend a hand to the task, Just as
the indifferent citizen want, good
government and proper adm nistra-
tion without any activity on his part.
Often he doesn’t even take the
trouble to vote.
Very often if it were not for a
few live-wires in average American
cities these towns would go hack­
ward instead of forward, but what
they are able to do is as nothing
compared to what united co-opera­
tion could do. The busiest and most
properous town is the one with the
highest percentage of booster resi­
dents, or residents who will readily
igree there is no better town on
earth.
Keeping Vernonia on the road to
success is a job which requires the
co-operation of every one. Those who
sit back and leave it all to some one
else should not complain if things do
not suit them.
Let everybody get
busy and take a hand at the saw.
VOLUME S
NO MORE SWIMMING
FOR THIS SUMMER
Number 3
HIGH SCHOOL
STAFF FILLED
A mournful group of five boys
standing on the remnants of the dam
across Rock creek Monday morning
were mute evidence of the tragedy
that has befallen Vernonia youths in
the destruction of their swimm'... ALL GRADUATED FROM
hole.
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It had to be done. Lee Schwab,. DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
J. H. Bush, J. H. McGraw an !
George McGraw, who were instru-,
mental in and did most of the work T|p-r I1 rill TriHlirnn
of building the dam in the city park
for swimimng, were advised that it
would be the best policy to let the
water out of the <fam.
One More Teacher Is Ad
W. J. Gooding, owner of the land
ded to Faculty Over
just above the dam, could not get
gravel from his pit because of the
Last Year.
backing up of the water. The gravel
he has gotten during low water has
been a means of revenue to him, and
Three new teachers will be in the
he felt he should not be deprived of
union high school here thiB year;
it.
Mr. Bush believes that a very low Miss Flossie Perce of Willamette,
dam could be built across the river, Oregon; Miss Ruth Hickman of
and posts set in front of which loose Portland, and Miss Ruth Ilhmmack
boards could be placed, sufficient to of Portland.
Miss Perce is a graduate of a San
hold beck plenty of the water. These
boards could be removed easily and Bernardino, Cal., high school and of
thus afford access to the gravel pit the University of Oregon. She will
teach English.
Miss Hickman, who
when it is desired to do so.
It is not believed that the dam will teach foreign languages, is a
will be reconstructed this year, be- graduate of Reed college. She taught
cause of the shortness of the swim­ at Imbler, Oregon, last year. Mrs.
ming season. By next summer, how­ Hammack, who will teach algebra
ever, it is expected and hoped by all and geometry, taught in Philomath
swimmers, that a more substantial college last year.
Principal J. B. Wilkerson, who
and satisfactory dam will be con­
teaches Latin, trigonometry and
structed.
civics, will start his third successive
year in Vernonia. He is a graduate
CONGRATULATIONS IN of Peabody college, Nashville, Tenn.
MANY LANGUAGES L. F. Austin, teacher of sciences
and boys’ athletics, is also starting
University of Oregon, Eugene, his third year here. He is a graduate
August 21—Congratulatory mess­ of Pacific university. His home was
ages on the fiftieth anniversary of in Vemita, Wash., but he has been
the founding of the University of living in Forest Grove this summer.
Oregon and the inauguration of Dr.
Thoipas P. Graham, a graduate of
Arnold Bennett Hall are coming in Whitman college, will teach commer­
to the semi-centennial committee cial subjects here for the third me­
from universities in all parts of the cessive year. His home is in Pendle-
world. These letters are in response ton.
to the invitations to send representa­
Miss Mirabel Gooding, teacher of
tives to the semi-centennial celebra­ sewing, history and girl’s athletics,
tion, October 18 to 23, mailed to was here for the first time last year.
foreign university officials early in Her home is in Lafayette, Ind., and
the summer.
she graduated from Purdue universi­
While a few of the replies are in ty, Ind.
English, the majority are in for­
eign languages, including Spanish,
RAINS PERMIT
French, German and Italian. Among
RESUMPTION OF
the universities who have responded
to the invitation, with expressions of
LOGGING WORK
congratulation and good will, are
the following:
Portland, Aug. 23.-(Special.)-
University of Amsterdam, Wad­ Heavy rains last week in all sec­
ham College, Oxford, University of tions of the west coast have permit­
Louvain, University of Glasgow, ted a general resumption of fir log­
University of Edinburgh, University ging operations, which since July 4
of Rome, Friedrich-Wilhelm Univer­ have largely been closed down be­
sity, Berlin, University of Lisbon, tause of fire or fire hazard, accord­
the National University of Mexico, ing to the 4-L employment letter
University of Liverpool, Ludwig- published here today.
Beginning
Maximilian University and the Jagel- early last week there have been
lonian University, Cracow, Poland. many calls for loggers, and employ­
The University of British Colum­ ment boards in the larger centers
bia is the only foreign university have presented more job offers than
thus far to appoint a representative. for many weeks past,
Dr. L. S. Klinck, its president, has
Recent general rains in the pine
signified his intention of attending producing districts just east of the
thej inaugural and semi-centennial Cascades have effectively checked
exercises.
forest fires there, the 4-L letter said,
and have permitted release of many
hundreds of forest fire fighters. Pa­
UNIQUE BEAR
TRAP INVENTED trol work, however, is still being
done.
Sawmill operation, in both fir and
Mr. Graves has invented a bear
trap. He is keeping it very quiet, as pine districts, is holding at about the
he wants it patented. He has also same level as for a month past. In
made a knife with a 20-foot handle. the inland empire there are fewer
The trap is a nail keg, reinforced extra shifts at work than was tin
to stand 200-pound usage. It has a case earlier in the summer.
Calls for farm help and general
row of 10-penny nails set at a 45-
degree angle.
This trap will be construction workers are largely
baited with honey. The bear shoves confined to replacement jobs, due te
its head (or is supposed to do so) labor turnover.
into the keg.
When the honey is
Removal of Lewis Asked.
eaten, the bear will pull his heal
In two petitions of intervention
back, getting pinched by the nails.
Can’t get trap off, so wonders filed in circuit court Monday in the
around. Can’t see, as head is secure suit pending of Alexander S. Scale«
in keg, so gets tangled in brush. against the Northwestern Trust
Then Bloom comes up with a 20- company and the Vernonia Light t
foot handle knife and pierces bruin's Power company, the removal of
heart. They time him, and when sure Clyde E. Lewis as receiver of the
he is dead! dead!! dead!-! take off companies was asked. Bond holdors
hood by pulling out nails, They re- filed one petition and stockholders
set the trap and bring the boar filed the other.
Dissatisfaction over the manage­
home.
It is a great invention. Graves is ment of ths affairs of the companies
to be a second to Edison, as was expressed in the petitions, and
1 clear the forest of the des­ the court was asked to name George
tructive beast. It is a boon to hu­ W. Ford receiver in place of Mr.
manity and the farmers and ranch Lewis. Annulment of the sales of the
men will praise him.
All hail the assets of the Northwestern Trust
great bear catchers—Graves ar.d company was also asked.-Oregonian.
Bloom.—A SOUTHERNER.
Ed. Miller of the Beaver Creek
J. E. Blakely, who works for Logging company fell on a boiler
Henry Hall, received a bad burn Tuesday and sustained a burn on
Tuesday from water that was spilled hie right arm and a cut over his
left eye.
on him.