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Entered at Vernonia, Oregon,
Postoffice as Second-Class Matter.
Teachers Convention
Portland, Next Week
O. A. C., Corvallis, Dec. 20—A
short course in dairy manufacturing
will again be given this year Jan
uary 10 to February 5. The course
will include both lectures and lab
oratory work covering eight gener
al subjects. These are buttermilk,
creamery management, bacteriology
creamery tests, ice cream making,
cheddar cheesse making, cottage
cheese making, and special lectures.
The course this year is divided
into sections, since many butter
makers said they cannot attend for
a full month.
Special emphasis
the first week will be given to
First League Game On neutralization and standardization
of acid cream, the second week
January 7th At St.
churning and handling sweet cream,
the third week workmanship of
Helens
butter and composition "control, and
the fourth week in the annual
cream grading school. A special in
The Vernonia high team showed structor will be in charge each
their appreciation for the splendid week.
gymnasium that the district has
given them, by winning their first mittee of three members of the
game last Friday night. St. Helens class, Annie Laurie Laird, Ruth
an old rival and conquer, was de Holloday, and Marshall Malmsten
feated to a tune of 22 to 20. The was appointed to make out a pro
game was closely contested through gram.
out, St. Helens holding a slight
The seniors are studying “Hen
edge the first half. In the second ry Esmond” in the English class.
half the local boys rallied and play
This promises to be a very inter
ed the visitors off thdir feet, al esting story provided a great deal
of
the time is spent on it.
lowing them only one fiedd basket
Several seniors have blossomed
during the last period. Although
the local boys lacked their usual out with an entirely new hair-bob.
pep, they showed good team work the “Two-in-one.”
A senior class meeting was held
in executing their plays. Many sub
stitutions were made in the Vernon Monday afternoon to choose the
ia line-up and the subs perform class motto, flower, and colors.
The motto is, “Aim high and
ed as well as the regulars.
The reserve strength promises a hold your aim.”
The colors are, Maroon and sil
good team for this season. Donald
Hodges, who was absent from the ver.
The flower is, Sweet Pea.
line-up on account of an infected
Anna Rea Webster has not re
toe, will be playing in the next
turned to school yet. The seniors
game.
miss her and hope she will soon
The line-up:
be back with them.
Vernonia
St. Helens
Bennet (5)
F.......... (10) Bennet
A homely old tabby was mis
Malmsten (4) . F........ (4) Bellville
taken for a bear last Sunday night
Hawkins (12) ..C........ (3) Detman
and was shot from his perch by
Whitsell (1) ...G.... (2) Burlingam
a well known hunter of this high
Bergerson ............ G....... (1) Moore
school after he had been treed by
Ray .................... 8 ................. Aiken a bear dog. He must have beeh
S................ Carlson carrying out his class motto of,
“Aim high and hold your aim.”
The high school will close Thurs
day afternoon for Christmas va
Juniors
cation which will last until Jan
Nora Seidelman has been ab
uary 3. A Christmas tree will be sent from school for one week be
the main feature of the program cause of illness.
in the afternoon. The student body
A junior santa claus was elect
is indebted to Glen Hawkins and ed by the student body* He was
Norman Pettijohn for the most Shelby Cook, who with his jolly
beautiful tree the school ever had. disposition is sure to make a good
Nearly all the teachers will leave Santa.
Edna Carrick has the sympathy
Vernonia for their holiday vaca
tion. Mr. and Mrs. Austin will go of the junior class and also the
to their farm in Mashington. Mr. whole school for the loss of her
Graham will perhaps go to Pendle cousin.
A junior class meeting was held
ton to visit his sister. Misses Good
in and Hickman will be in Port Tuesday to elect a new class pres
land. Miss Perce will visit her par ident to take the place of Harold
ents at Willamette and Mr. Wil Olsen who is leaving for Philomath
the first of the year. He will
kerson will attend the state teach at
be greatly missed by the whole
ers association for two days and school. Harold Olsen is one of the
the remainder of the time in Ver schools best worksrs and bobsters.
nonia.
He has taken an active part in
A number of the alumni are all the schools activities. He suc
spending their vacation at their cessfully carried out his work as
homes here in Vernonia. These boys athletic manager and you
young people still show their in all know what he made out of
tent in their “old high school” by the high school carnival of which
visiting us when they are back from he was chairman. He will be mis
the college or university.
sed greatly for our trock team
The first semester will end aft as he is a very good athlete hav
er two more weeks of school work. ing made a letter in track last year
Only two days will be given for and a letter in football this year.
Helen Hieber was elected pres-
the final examinations.* A consid
erable number from each of the irent of the junior class.
classes will not be required to
FRESHMEN NEWS
take the examinations.
Dr. Wight, who spent the past
Kathryn Hoffman, Gwendtolyn
summer in Alaska, has promised Poynter, and Isabell Currie were
to speak before the student body absent from school Monday.
during the first week in January.
Also Carl Berg was absent Mon
Dr. Wight will tell us about some day afternoon.
of the interesting things he saw
The freshmen english classes
in Alaska.
have read “The Day of the Last
The members of the civics class Minstrell” and enjoyed it very
have been quite busy during the much.
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past week in the preparation of a
The freshmen boys were beat by
little book, the title of which is the Vernonia Grade school boys
“Civics Every High School Stud last Thursday evening. The score
ent Should Know.” The subject was 28 to 16 in the new gym.
matter of the book will be origin
Do you know that Vernonia has
al and special cover designs will
a Library which possesses more
be used.
A penny shower was given by than 550 books. The library is op
the pupils Tuesday morning for en to the general public and is
the purpose of buying candy for located in the City Hall. The books
fiction, non-fiction and
the Christmas tree. Each pupil con include
tributed as many pennies as rep children's books, day and the clas
resented his or her age. Nearly ses.
Christmas time is
fruit cake
fourteen dollars was realized.
The attendance for the first sem- time. We have a nice stock on
ster will probably be better than hand properly aged and it is ex
tra good. Don't fail to get yours
for the same period last year.
Better place your order now to
make sure that you will get it.
Senior,
The senior class is sponsoring Vernonia Bakery, adv.
a Christmas program which is to
Mr. and Mrs. Gründen will spend
be given in the high school audi
torium Thursday afternoon. A com- the Christmas week end in Portland.
On December 28, 29 and 30, the
Oregon state Teachers’ Association
will hold its annual convention in
the Lincoln high school building
Portland. Four speakers of national
reputation have been secured to
speak at the general session; Dr.
Henry Suzzallo of Seattle, Miss
Jean Soules of Spokane, member
of the executive committee of class
room department of the National
Education association; G N. Child,
superintendent of schools, Salt Lake
end Dr. E. S. Tvenden, Teachers
cilcge, Columbia university
The representative councd will
meet on December 28, to hear re
ports of research committees a'd
io transact the bu»inea, of the
association. The first general as
sembly for all teachers will con
vene at 9 a. m. Wednesday, Dec
ember 29. There will be an even
ing session on A ednesday, and a
general assembly again Thursday
afternoon.
The department i meetings will be
held Wednesday afternoon
and
Thursday morning, These include
agriculture, art, boys’ and girls’
clubs, city superintendents, class-
ical teachers, classroom teachers,
deans of women, disabled children,
English, geography, higher educat
ion, history, home economies, in
dustrial arts, libraries, modern lan
guages,. music, NEA regional con
ference, physical education, prin
cipals, rural schools, science and
mathematics, vocational education.
The heads of the various depart
ments have prepared exceptionally
strong programs this year.
In the representative council on
Tuesday, eight important commit
tees will present reports as follows,
Adequate revenue and the equal-
ization of taxation for education in
Oregon, by W. H. Dreesen, chair
man ; uniform of small high schools,
by Elmer F. Goodwin, chairman;
teachers’ retirement fund by J. F.
Elton, chairman, professional and
financial status of the teachers in
the elementry school, by Julia A.
Spooner, chairman; Oregon state
course of study, by E. IT. Hedrick,
chairman; free text books for Ore
gon children by A. C. Hampton,
chairman; detection and correction
of pupils' errors by B. W. Debusk,
chairman; reorganization of the
state board of education by Harold
S. Tuttle, chairman.
St. Helens Lcces Spirited
Contest 22-20.
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Dairy Manufacturing Short
Course Given Next Month
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VERNON1A, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1926.
Rupert Carrick, 22, of Vernonio
After a brief illness, Mrs. Opal
was accidentally killed by his Whitney died of poisoning in the
brother Alvin Carrick, 18, while kidneys at the St. Helens hospital
they, in company with a friend, Tuesday morning of last week. The
FreJ Hendricks, were on a hunting funeral was held here Monday af
trip on Crooked creek, about five ternoon.
miles north of Vernonia, Friday.
Opal Davy was born in Illinois,
The three were walking single November £2, 1910. In 1920 sho
file along a trail, each carrying a moved with her prents, Mr r..d
rifle in hie hand.
Rupert was Mrs. George Davy, to Willos, Cal.,
ahead, Alvin behind him, and Hen where they lived until this spring
dricks in the rear, Suddenly a shot when she married C. B. Whitney in
pierced the back of the young' Pendleton, Ore,. Shortly after their
man in the lead, entering the small honeymoon, through Idaho, Mon
of the back and the bullet ju.t tana and Wyoming, whaje they vis
rai ing the skin on the lower part ited Mr. 'Whitney’s parents, they
if hlS chest in front, missing t) e moved to Vernonia, Mr. and Mrs.
heart, Aid was jumiuor.c-i imine- Davy had moved here by that
diately, but he lived only a few time.
minutes.
At the time of the death of Mrs.
Alvin Carrick was carrying his Whitney, Mr. Whitney was in Hay-
gun with the “safety” catch on, ward, Cal., working at his trade
which was in a position with the of sheep shearer. Because of mix-
hammer about half way back, ani up in his mail, Ke did not receive
it is supposed that in some mar - the telegram sent him for two days.
ner, while carrying the gun in h's It was finally given him by the
hand, it caught against his cloth bank with which he had been do
ing, pulling the hammer baca, thus ing business. They even broadcast
releasing the safety device, and for him from a Portland radio sta
tion. He missed the Vernonia train
discharging the cartridge.
come
The two young men lived here Portland and used a taxi to
with their fath'er, Irvin Carrick, on over here, arriving Saturday after-
the Stony Point road, close to the noon.
The three sisters of Mrs. Whit-
reservoir.
The body was shipped
ney
who reside in California were
to Vancouver, Wash., for inte ••
present. One brother in Los An
ment.
geles could not be located, Those
surviving her are: Mrs. Chapman
Two O. A. C. Teams in
of Vernonia, Mrs. Margaret Waters
Calif., This Vacation of Rtdding, Cal., Mrs. Letha Lewis
of Sonta Cruz, Cal., Dorothy Davy
O. A. C., Corvallis, Dec. 20-- of Vallejo, Cal., one brother in
Two college athletic teams ai e Los Angeles, and her father and
playing in California this Christmi s mother, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davy.
The funeral was conducted by
vacation, The Aggie polo tea - n
scheduled a two-game meet with the Brown Undertaking establish
Stanford, and the basketball team ment.
is taking its fifth annual baru-
Have Christmas Party
storming trip on which it mee s
The Lola Camp Fire girls and
leading club and college teams <-f
the south. Both trips are self-sup the Blue Birds enjoyed a Christ
porting, the O. A. C. games draw mas party at the home of Mrs.
Mark E. Moe Saturday evening,
ing well in the south.
placed
on
the
Presents
were
Christmas tree and games and a
Game Warden Arrests Four
V/. G. Brannon was arrested by short program occupied the even-
Game Warden Brown recently for ing. Miss Ruth Holloday, guardian
of the Blue Birds, was assisted by
fishing in a close stream. He
fined 825 and costs in St. Helena. Miss Louise Simmons as hostess of
John Dewey was arrested by the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Humfeld of
Game Warden Brown for fishing
in a closed stream and
having Portland are visiting at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Mark E.
■mail trout in his possession,
Moe. They arrived Saturday.
was fined $40 and costs in
Helens.
A meeting of the League of
Harry Saxon, Vernonia, was ar-
rested by Game Warden Brown Volunteers of the Evangelical Sun
for having deer meat in his pos- day school was held last Thursday
session in closed season. He was evening at the home of Mrs. E. E.
Garner for reorganization and a
fined $50 and costs.
Earl Lionburger of Birkenfe'd social. The new officers are; pres.,
was arrested by
Game Warden Ruth Holaday; vice-pres., Alice
Brown and E. Clark for hunting Dübendorf; Sec. and treas., Louise
without a license. He was fine d Simmons; and Reporter, Lois Malm
sten. The determination of a ban
$25 and costs.
ner year was expressed and resolv
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson went ed upon. The class voted to give
a Christmas-week party on Decem
to Olympia, Wash., Sunday,
turning Tuesday
ber 30.
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Nearly two thousand years ago, on the first
Christmas Eve, the holy Star of Bethlehem
gleamed as the symbol of the most sublime
event in history. Witching and waiting that
night those Three W ise !en of the East had
Faith in their hearts-—fa th serene, invincible
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Every worthwhile huma 1 achievement since
has been in some measu e based upon Faith.
The professional man, t! e captain of finance
and industry, the ar.ist, the craftsman at his
task—all need Faith to carry on successfully
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Thus the true spirit of the Christmas Season
is best evidenced by the xpression of faith in
our fellow-men, and in the many worthwhile
things which have helped in our development
K.OAC TO BROADCAST
HOME STUDY COURSES
Home study coursese in busin-
ess law, poultry breeding, poultry
feeding, and feeding and cure of
hogs will form the broadcasts from
KOAC radio station of the Ore
gon agricultural college, during the
second term, which opens January
3, 1927. Similar courses were broad
cast the first term as an experi
ment. The interest with which they
were received by the radio audi-
enee resulted in continuing them.
Basketball
Schedule
January 7, Clatskanie vs. Rainier
at Clatskanie. Referee, Sage.
St. Helens vs. Vernonia at St.
Helens. Referee French.
January 14 St. Helens vs. Clat
skanie at St. Helens. Referee Sage.
Vernonia vs. Scappooose at Ver
nonia. Referee French.
January 21 Scappoose vs. St.
Helens at Scappoose. Referee Fren
ch. Rainier vs. Vernonia at Rainier
Referee Sage.
January 28 St. Htlens vs. Rain-
ier at St. Helens. Referee Sage.
Clatskanie vs. Scappoose at Clat-
skanie. Referee French.
Feburary 1 Vernonia vs. Clats-
kanie at Vernonia. Referee Sage
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Rainier vs Scappoose at Rainier,
Referee French.
February 4 Rainier vs. Clast-
■kanie at Rainier, Referee Sage.
Vernonia vs. St. Helens at Vern-
onia, Referee, French.
February 11 Clastkanie vs. St.
Helens at Clatskanie, Referte Sage.
Scappoose vs. Vernonia at Scapp
oose, Referee French.
February 18 St. Helens vs. Scap
poose at St. Helens, Referee Fren
ch. Vernonia vs. Rainier at Ver-
nonia, Referee Sage.
February 21 Rainier vs. St. Hel
ens at Rainier, Referee French.
Scappoose vs. Rainier at Scappoose
Referee Sage.
February 25 Clatskanie vi. Ver-
nonia at Clatskanie, Referee Fren-
ch. Scappoose vs. Rainier At Scap-
poose. Referee Sage.
SANTA TO BE
HERE TONIGHT
Oily lo Hava First Com
munity Christmas Tree.
TREATS FOG CHILDREN
Program Will Start
7 O’clock Sharp
Stated
At
Vernonia’s first community
Christmas tree celebration for ail
the kiddies will start promptly nt
7 p. m., according to those in
charge of festivities.
It will be
held tonight at the place where
the mammoth 30-foot tree has been
erected on Bridge street near the
depot.
In case of inclement weather the
old store building formerly occu
pied by the Gordon Furniture com
pany will be csed by Santa Claus
for the distribution of treats for
the kiddies.
Santa Claus?
Most
assuredly.
The jovial old fellow
has promised to be present, even
though he is very busy so near to
Christmas.
Treats? It is said that he will
bring enough co delight the hearts
of 1000 kiddies, and extends an
invitation to all of them to come
together at this time and enjoy
the great Christmas tree erected
by local citizens to supply color
to the reception of the grand old
man.
It has been announced that the
band will start festivities with a
few numbers. Mac’s band receiv
ed considerable praise for ■ their
concert given two weeks ago at
the Majestic theatre, and their
presence at this function will un
doubtedly drew many of the older
folks to hear them.
The girls glee club of the high
school have promised to sing a
few numbers appropriate for the
occasion. Many in Vernonia have
not heard them sing yet, and their
work is expected to be creditable
to the able instruction of Mrs.
Frank Shinn, their director.
Many donations have been re-
ecived for the Christmas tree fund
by J. C. Lindley. In fact, it is
believed that the few expenses will
be easily met, with perhaps a lit
tle surplus, because practically ev-
everything has been donated by mer
chants and others in the city. A
list of all donations of whatever
nature will be published in the
Eagle next week.
The bigger the crowd, the better
the time, according to the commit
tee on arrangements. No need of
the kiddies getting wet if it rains,
as there will be ample protection
indoors nearby. Santa hus asked
for 1000 kiddies to be present. It
should not be difficult to fill the
quota if every Vernonia child >■
there.
Band Picture Taken.
On Sunday morning Mac's band
and orchestra had their pictures
taken by Herb. Salt, ofter which
the members presented to Alvin Ol
sen, Elmer Olsen, Harold Olsen,
Robert Hoffman and Charles Hoff
man each with a Scheaffer life
time pen, purchased from Kullan-
der’s jewelry store, in acknowledg
ment of the services these young
men rendered in the past before
going to finish their college car
eers. The presentation was made
by Mr. McBarron, president and
director of the band. Appropnate
speeches
were
made
by
Mr.
Charlesworth and Mr. Repass, I fter
whim the hoys responded.
O. A. C. Students
Return.
The following Oregon Agricul
tural college students have return
ed home for the holidays: Robert
and Charles Hoffman, Lawrence
and Herman Dickson, Alvin Parker,
Le Roy Malmsten and Elmer Olsen.
Bank Open Christmas
Eve.
As a convenience to the mer
chants and to the general public,
Judd Greenman made a bus- it has been announced that the
iness trip to Kansas City, Missouri, Bank of Vernonia will be open on
leaving fast Thursday. He will re Friday, Christmas eve, from 5 to
turn for Christmas.
6 p. m.