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VERNONIA, OREGON, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1926
Intered at Vernonia, Oregon,
Postoffioe as Second-Class Matter.
FARM PRICE
LEVELS DROP
Purchasing Power is 83
Per Cent of Pre-War.
WAGE LEVEL INCREASES
Total Agricultural Produc
tion Greater Than That
Of Last Year.
That the general level of farm ,
prices dropped from 134 to 130 per •
cent of the pre-war level from Sep .
tember 15 to October 15 is pointed [
out in a circular issued by the ex .
tension service of the Oregon agri .
cultural college recently.
Most of the decline waa due to ,
lower prices for cotton and cotton .
seed. Grains and dairy and poultry
products made some gains, but most
other products were unchanged or .
slipped back a little.
The relative purchasing power of 1
all agricultural products in terms of
non-agricultural commodities at Sep
tember 1928 privee, rsaudaad at 83
per sent of pre-war. Thia 5 4 pointe ,
lower than October 1925. The pur
chasing yower of important crops
tended to decrease, while the pur
chasing power of important livestock
products, on the other hsnd, increas
ed during September.
Total production promises to be
greater for the United States as a
whole than last year. During Nov
ember the composite condition of all
crops increased 8.8 per cent and
stood at 103.0 on November 1, which
is 3.4 per cent above the composite
condition a year ago. When acreages
and population changes are consid
ered, the per capita production is
estimated to ba 1.4 per cent above
last year and 2.4 above the five-
year average. Material improvement
in crop conditions were shown in all
states except North Dakots, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Nevada
and California for each of which
slight declines were noted.
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VOL. 5, NO. 18.
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO RECEIVE CHARTER
STILL SEIZED AND
HEAVY FINE GIVEN
The newly organized American
Legion Auxiliary will receive their
charter next Wednesday night,
when the local Legion post and
members of the St. Helens Legion
and Auxiliary posts will be pres-
ent for the occasion.
At the Auxiliary meeting held
Monday night in the Legion hall,
a feature of entertainment after
the business meeting was a contest
in dress making between the ladies.
Clothespin forms and crepe paper
were used in the art.
A style
show followed in which Mrs. Essie
Nance was awarded the first prize,
Light refreshmentB have been
planned by the ladies for the joint
meeting next Wednesday, Decem-
ber 15.
Tom Parker and Lee Woods
were arrested by state prohibition
agents Tuesday morniig four and
one-half miles north east of Ver
nonia for operating a small still,
A quantity of liquor was also
found.
The two were tried before Jus-
tice Weed of Vernonia the same
day and a plea of guilty brought
a fine of *1000 and eight months
in jail.
668 COWS TESTED
DURING NOVEMBER
A total of 668 cows were tested
in the Columbia Cow Testing as-
sociation during the month of Nov-
ember according to L. J. Bartholomy
the tester. Their average production
was 676 pounds of milk and 27.9
pounds of fat. A total of 77 cows
produced more than 40 pounds of
fat during the month. Three pure
bred airea were bought at the stock
show. All were registered Holsteins.
Hammer Brothers, Berlin A Track-
sei and Erickson Brothers wore the
purchasers.
Among the pure bred herds of less
than 11 cows, Rudy Anliker, of Gob-
la, again leads the association. His
4 registered Holateins produoed an
average of 1178 pounds of milk and
44.1 pounds of fat. Jack Anliker, of
Goble, was second with an average
production of 1040 pounds of milk
and 37.7 pounds of fat for his 5
registered Holateins. Fritz Anliker,
of Goblo, was third with an average
production of 622 pounds of milk
and 25.5 pounds of fat for 6 regis-
tered Holateins.
For grade herds of leu than 11
cows, E. J. Brocks, of Cornelius,
was first with an average product
ion of 635 pounds of milk and 33.5
pounds of fat for 10 grade Jerseys.
Bill Widmer, of St. Johns, was sec
ond with an average production
601 pounds of milk and 26.0 pounds
of fat for 8 grade Holateins. Glenn
Wright, of Marshland, was third
with an average production of 467
pounds of milk snd 24.5 pounds of
fat for 8 grads Jerseys.
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For the high pure bred herds over
19 cows, Chris Siegenthaler, of Lin
Movement To Market
ton, was first with 883 pounds of
The latest figures on movemsnt milk snd 34.4 pounds of fst for his
to market indicate rather heavy registered Holstein herd of 16 cows.
shipments of sheep as compared to Hammer Brothers, of Deer Island,
normal, and increasing hog and beef were second with an average pro
shipments as compared to last year, duction of 933 pounds of milk and
Exports of wheat and flour, lard 31.5 pounds of fat for their 12 reg
and cotton continue on a fair basis, istered Holateins. Henry Behrmann,
but meats moved out slowly.
of Cornelius, was third with an ave
Supplies of dairy products snd rage production of 554 pounds of
eggs in storage on November 1 were milk and 30.0 pounds of fat for his
relatively heavy, but the movement 22 registered Jerseys.
out of storage during October was
For the high grade herds of over
normal. With the exception of tur- 10 cows, Jep Hunt, of Sauviea Is
keys, the supplies of frozen poultry land, was first with an average pro
were heavy and there was a tenden- duction of 961 pounds of milk and
cy toward more than normal increaa- 86.7 pounds of fat for hie 17 grade
es. Some tendency toward increased Holsteina. Fred Ulhman, of Scap
supplies of beef and lard appeared, poose, was second with ar. average
but otherwise nothing particularly .production
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of 931 pounds of milk
noteworthy in ths frozen and cured . and 34.2 pounds of fat for his 18
meat department occursd in Octob grade Holateins and grade Guern
er.
seys. Jacob Rietala, of Quincy, was
There is nothing outstanding to third with an average production of
note as new in ths business situat- 768 pounds of milk and 82.8 pounds
ion. Well informed men point to o* fat for his 28 grade Jerseys.
somewhat higher interest rates.
Fayne, a three year old registered
slightly lessened building construct Holstein, was the high pare bred
ion, declining foreign trade, and cow for the month. Her record waa
ether rather bearish indications. At 1476 pounds of milk and 70.9 lbs.
the same time they discount the pro of fat. She is owned by Rudy An-
bability of any very sudden bnsiaess likar, of Goble.
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recession. Meanwhile industry con
Number 21, a grade Holstein, was
tinues active, employment general, the high grade eow for the month.
wages high and the cities prospor- Her record was 1296 pounds of
ous.
milk and 68.7 pounds of fat. She is
Wages sad Prices
owned by Borlin A Trachael, of
The general wage as revealed by Deer Island.
average weekly earnings in New
York state factories continues to BIRKENFELD GIRL
climb. The index figure stbod at
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
231 per cent of pre-war in Septem
ber, this being 4 points above the
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
month before and 8 points above vallis, Dec. 2.— (Special) May John
September, 1925. Wholesale and re son of Birkenfsld, freshman in home
tail prices advanced slightly daring economies, has been swarded the
September, and retail prices steed $74 scholarship given by the Union
about the same as September 1925 Pacific Railway company as the
but wholesale prices wore about 19 moot outstanding club member of
pointe lower.
boys’ an) girls’ slub work la Oregon.
Dratreasingly bad weather occurred C. R. Gray, president of the Union
in the east and conditions are none Pacific systems, personally granted
too good there except in the dairy the scholarships. ,
division. A big cotton crop and low
Miss Johnson received a college
prices, scarcity of labor, strenu scholarship two yean ago from the
ous efforts to finance and market Astoria Savings bank for her work
the crop with talk of reduced acre in Clatsop county, but did not ac
age next year feature conditions in cept it then. She has been active in
the south. The corn belt io experienc- chib work for five years.—Oregon
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Mac’s concert band and orches
tra will give their first concert for
thia winter tonight at the Majestic
theatre. Under the direction of F.
P. McBarron, the local band hrs
had unusual success in their pre
sentations, and their playing is sail
to be especially well liked by those
who have heard them. They will
present the following program to
night :
Overture, “William Tell,” Rosini;
march, “Bachelor Girls,” Zamecnil ;
trumpet duet, “In the Starlight,”
Charlesworth and Reithner; ro
mance, “Tender Thoughts” Rey
nard; march, “Flag of Truce,” Lau
rendeau; selecton “Bohemian Girl,”
Balfe; march, “War March of the
Priests of Athalia,” Mendelssohn;
saxophone solo, “Student Prince,”
E. Steiner; waltz, "Falling Leaves,”
Tocaben; overture, “Poet and Peas
ant,” Von Suppe; oriental patrol,
“Desert Caravan,” Zamecnik; over.
ture, “Jolly Bandits,” Zamecnih.
A moving picture will be shown
in between the sixth and seventh
numbers of the concert It is ari
ticipated that many will be in a-
tendance at this musical event of
the season.
ALDRICH IS ELECTED
CHAMBER PRESIDENT
R. M. Aldrich has beau elected
presluent of the Vernonia chamber
of commerce, and is said to be anx
ious to see the needed work of tl e
chamber gotten under way as soon
as possible.
A meetingof the board of direct
ors was held Monday night at which
it was decided that because of ti e
Christmas rush, no action or meet
ings of the chamber would be he d
until after the holidays.
A number of business men of
Vernonia plan to attend the mectin.r
of the Lower Columbia River As-
sociated chambers of commerce at
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be held in the new union hir~
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building
school building there.
Presbyterian Church Is
Most Popular At O. A. C.
O. A. C., Dec 6.—Religious pre
ference or membership was express
ed by 2223 of the 3420 students reg
istered this term. Of these the larg
est number chose the Presbytérien
denomination with Methodist a dote
second. Christian, Episcopal, Babtfet,
Catholic, Christian Science and Co 1-
gregational followed in the order
named with the rest divided among
11 other denominations making 21
in all. Full church membership was
claimed by 1453 students.
O. A. C. Christmas
Vacation Starts 18ih
O. A. C., Dec. 6,—Class work for
this term is scheduled to end Dec
ember 10 with the entire week f < 1-
lowed devoted to final examinations.
Vacation officially begins December
18 and closes January 3, but as stud
ents are permitted to leave the ram-
pus os soon as their last examina
tion is over, all are anxiously awa t-
ing the publication of the printed
examination schedule.
COYLE DANCE HALL
BURNED YESTERDAY
Fire of unknown origin broke
out here at 2 a.m. this morning,
completely destroying the large
Coyle dance hall, near the center
of town. A filipino saw the fire
in the rear of the hall and turned
in the alarm.
By the time the fire department
arrived, the flames were beyond
control. A nearby building was
saved, The loss was said to
be entirely covered by insurance.
The Lolila Camp Fire girls held
their regular business meeting at
the home of their guardian, Mrs.
Mark E. Moe. A candy sale will
be held at the theatre next Satur
day night, the proceeds of which
will go to defray current expenses.
The girls will have their Christ
mas exercises Saturday evening,
December 18, at the home of their
guardian. The next meeting will
be Tuesday, December 14, after
school. All members are request
ed to be present.
Santa Claus is coming! And he
is sure to bring abundance of the
old Christmas spirit with him to
gladden the hearts of the kiddies.
There will be a community
Christmas tree for Bure in Verno
nia this year, and Santa will really
give treats to all the children who
are lucky enough to be present. It
is planned to have a 30-foot tree
placed in the Cleveland lot near
the depot on Bridge street
The building formerly occupied
by the Gordon Furniture company
will be used for the giving out
of treats and shelter for the kid
dies in case of rain or inclement
Weather. So it is assured.
Definite plans for the program
have not been arranged yet. An
attempt may be made to have chil
dren sing Christmas carols. Some
one suggested that a few numbers
by Mac’s band would be really ap
preciated, By next week the pro
gram will be definitely announced,
it is thought.
J. C. Lindley, cashier of the
bank, has charge of the Christmas
fund donations.
Two Car» Collide on
Oregon-American Hill
Two cars collided on the Oregon-
American hill east of town about
10 o’clock Thursday night, com
pletely wrecking the Ford, which
was coming down, and but slightly
crippling the Dodge, going up.
H. O. Parker, the driver of the
Ford touring car, received a cut
hand from broken glass. Sam New-
ton, who was riding in the Ford
received cuts and bruises and his
back was sprained a little. Fred
Lindberg and Harry Condit, who
were also in the Ford, were un-
injured.
Roscoe Babb was the driver of
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the Dodge, but was not hurt in
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the clash. City Marshal Kelly in-
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vestigated the case and arraigned
Condit and Lindberg in the jus
tice court for being drunk, They
were each fined *100 and $8 costs
by Justice Weed.
STOP SIGN VIOLATOR
MAKES TENDER PLEA
After giving numerous warnings,
Marshal Kelly recently decided that
the time for action had come in
regard to observing the stop signs
near the schools of the city. An
old gentleman whom he arrested
recently for driving past one of
the signs without stopping was
nearly heartbroken for having this
charge placed against him. Upon
appearing before Judge Reasoner
he made the following plea in writ
ing in his own behalf:
"To the Honorable Court- In
reply to this complaint will say
that I did not see the “Stop No-
tices as I had my curtains up on
my car It was not my intobtion
to vilate the law. As those atop
notices are so smoll if any one not
thinking about them would not see
them.
"Now I hope you will kindly fa
vor me by excuseing me this hr
the first time that I was turned
in. So you see I want to be fair
with you. I have no fault to find
with Officer Kelly as he was only
doing his duty as an officer, I
have no doubt but there has been
others that past, these notices with
out see them.
Now Mr. Judge
please think this over before you
make a crime of it vilating the
law as I did not no that I was vi
lating the law at the time I past
thoes noices as I never seen them.
I think you will, under this case
with out any more explanation.
“Thanking you very nuch for
yours favor, Judge.”
The judge read the plea, lowered
his head and looked at the defend-
ant over his spectacles, almost los-
ing his dignity with the desire to
smile. Instead of passing sentence
at that time he continued ths case
to some future date.
School Wins First Bas-
ketball Game of Season
The local high school played the
first basketball game of the seas
on Friday at Banks against that
high school 33 to 22. The Ver
nonia team has been practice g
only four weeks and was not in
good condition yet. The game was
hotly contested by the Banks Play-
era.
The basketball schedule for the
lower Columbia river district has
not been corhpleted yet. It is be-
lieved that no league games will
be played this month.
The Vernonia players who went
to Clatskanie were: Hawkins,c.;
Whitsei and Bennet, f.; Hodges
and Bergerson, g.; Malmsten and
Ray, s.
Freshmen
A freshman meeting was held
Tuesday noon to elect a reporter
for freshman news. Also a new
sergeant at arms. Neal Bush it our
new reporter and Carl Berg is
our sergent.
Phoebe Greenman lost her glass
es on the way to school hut luck-
ily found them later.
The freshmen sold nearly all
the Christmas seals but could have
done better.
Sopohmoroe
A meeting was called by the
sophomore class president Tues
day noon and Goldie Garner was
elected class reporter.
Juniors
Edna Strong was absent from
school Tuesday. Juniors who re
ceived letters last Friday were:
Donald Hodges, 2 for football, one
for basketball ond one for track.
Donald Hodges, Morris Bennett,
two for football, one for basket
ball, and one for track. Harold
Olsen ,one for football, and one
for track. Clarence Wardle, one
for football.
Junior class held a meeting Wed-
nesday. They appointed two com-
nvttees, one for the prom, and
one for the junior play, which will
be given in the near future.
Helen Heiber was elected class
i eporter.
Seniors
Amy Hughes and Lillian Lilly
were absent from school Monday
morning.
Annie Laurie Laird was elect
ed class reporter of the senior
class. This was the first class to
elect a reporter.
The seniors have begun boosting
a new annual which they are Bure
will be a big success,
The report cards were given
out last week t nd the seniors were
certainly astonished. They grades
as a whole, were better than those
of last term. A reason for this
is, they are separated from the
lower classmen and have peace
at d quiet which enables them to
srudy diligently.
The seniors have a new mirror
and thermometer for their room.
The senior girls have started a
new fad, the “black bottom roll,”
which is three-quarter socxs. Please
don’t let them affect you, juniors,
Anna Rea Webster of the sen-
ior class was in an automobile ac
cident last week. She was not ser
iously injured and is expected to
be back in school soon.
Those receiving letters in the
senior class were Wayne Wa'I, yell
leader, Dudley Spencer; Glen Haw
kins, two for football, one for
basketball and one for track; Rus
sel Mills, one for track and one for
football; Bill Hill, two for foot
ball and one for track; Lewis Lara-
more, two for football and one for
track; Ed Bell, one for football
Kenneth Whitsell, two for foot
ball and one for basketball; John
Wardle, two for football. Marshall
Malmsten, one for football.
Residents East of Gity
Want Water Furnished.
ROAD W0ÜK COMPLETED
$300 To Be Spent in Im
provement District 11
Next Year.
The old council is nearly finish-
ed with this year’s work,
Two
more sessions and the new group
will have been sworn in, to worry
about the city’s expenses and re
ceive no pay and a lot of possible
criticism for their troubles. So it
has been in the past in all towns,
and will very likely continue in-
definitely in the future.
The mayor, Guy Mills, was ab-
sent Monday night because of ill-
ness. Ray Emmott presided in his
place. A request was made by Mr
Paige to be given permission to
build a lean-to in back of the Cof-
fee Cup restaurant to give him a
place to keep his wood dry. It was
granted after the council decided
that he should build only a speci-
fied amount, and that any further
additions must be applied for.
About 20 residents east of the
city limits sent in the request
through Mr. Johnson to have city
water supplied them, or to find out
what the city could do toward lay
ing a pipe line and then taxing
them for the expense. The council
informed him that the city could not
use its funds for work outside the
city limits, such as laying a pipe
line.
If the residents want to lay a
pipe line at their own expense, by
whatever means they have to fin-
ance the project, the city would sell
them water. In the discussion it de
veloped that a three-inch line
should be laid to give plenty of
water for the proper fire protec
tion, although a two-inch line would
give plenty for ordinary use.
A certificate of the completion
of the work recently done by the
city in garding, etc., was filed by
City Engineer Geo. McGee. The
council ordered notices of comple
tion posted and set Monday, De
cember 13, as the date for hear
ing remonstrances.
Spend
$300
There
Next
Year.
A motion was made at this time
by Councilman Mellinger that $300
be spent by the city in Improve
ment district 11 to properly com
plete the work started in those dis
tricts, the funds for this purpose to
come out of road district 16.
A petition to have a street light
at the corner of East avenue and
Bridge street was allowed. A re
quest that the city give a donation
toward a community Christmas tree
was about to meet with a spontan
eous acceptance, when the city at
torney informed them that in his
opinion it would be an illegal ex
penditure. He did not know of a
similar case being tried in the
courts, but he remembered of a
case where a city had helped the
local chamber of commerce, and
the court had ruled that it was
an illegal expenditure for a city
to make, So the councilmen will
only be permitted to donate from
their own pockets.
Occupation
Taxes
Changed.
An ordinance was read levying
occupation taxes upon a number of
businesses not formerly named un
der the charter, which is now per
mitted by the revision of the char
ter by virtue of the vote at the
last election.
It was given the
first and second readings only and
will come up for final revision and
passage at the next meeting.
H. H. Hixon asked the council
to have about two loads of gravel
placed in front of the stage gar
age because the work recently done
there has left the road in a soft
condition, The city was in favor
of having it done, but referred the
matter to Pete Bergernon, who has
charge of the road maintenance.
Oregon has 4,463 miles of main
highway, 2,000 miles macadamized,
1,000 miles paved, 650 miles bit
uminous paving.
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Great celebration made, over op
ening of new paper and pulp mill at
St. Helens.
More potatoes shipped this fall
Oregon’s potato crop is about
Oregon has about 100,000 colon
Sansom cannery busy putting up
ies of bees, that produce . 0 to 36 than in past five years, from Rain 4,560,000 bushels, 192,000 bushels kraut and canned cabbage, at As
ier.
above 1921.
cars of honey a year.
toria.