Éntered ut Vernonia, Oregon,
Postoffioe as Second-Class Matter.
VERNONIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927.
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 41.
i
School Days
Soon Ended
Commencement Exercises To
Be Held Friday Night
In Evangelical Church
t
,.
Prof. N. H. Comiah of Oregon Ag
ricultural
College
Commencement
to
Deliver
Address.
Twenty-eight students will re
ceive their diplomas at the com
mencement evercises of Vernonia
union high school to be held Fri
day night in the Evangelical church,
according to Principal J. B. Wil
kerson. This is the largest class
ever to have graduated from the
local school and exceeds by one,
the class of last year.
Prof. N. H. Cornish, of the de
partment of economics and sociol
ogy at the Oregon Agricultural
college, will deliver the commence
ment address. He has a reputa
tion of being a delightful and in
teresting speaker, and those who
have heard him before are said
to_be always anxious to hear him
again.
The program for Friday night
is as follows:
March .......... Miss Louise Malmsten
Invocation..........Rev. G. W. Plumer
Piano solo............ Miss Amy Hughes
Vocal duet .......................
Misses
Lavelle Gosa and Thelma Spencer
Cornet solo................ Ralph Reithner
Address.............. Prof. N. H. Cornish
Song ........................................ M. Moe
Presentation of diplomas.............
........................... Bruce McDonald
Song ................... Mrs. W. W. Wolff
Benediction............Mrs. M. D. Cole
Oakland Landau Wins
Praise on Long Trip
Recognition of the scientific pro
gress made within the last few
years in the maunfacture of auto
mobiles caused the 100,000-mile
Oakland landau sedan to be re
ceived on the recent Northwest lap
of its nation-encircling tour with
ths same lively evidences of ap
preciation that had marked its trip
previously through 21 states from
the day it left the General Motors
building in Detroit.
The famous car traversed the
coast from San Diego northward
to Vancouver, B. C., then proceed
ing eastward through Spokane and
Butte, staying for a few hours at
each of the larger cities and for
shorter periods in the smaller cities
and towns. At every point it was
an object of keen public interest,
parades being held in many places
in acocrdance with arrangements
made by W. M. Warren, district
manager of the Oakland Motor Car
company, for Oregon and Washing
ton; E. T. Whitall, district mana
ger of the factory sales develop
ment department; W. G. Carr, C.
L. Pugh and H. S. Weller, field re
presentatives of the factory, and
officials of the company in Idaho
and Montana, assisted by dealers
at all the points touched by the
car.
In many states, including those
of the Northwest, governors and
university presidents, mayors, city
councilmen and representatives of
civic and quasi-public bodies vied
in honoring the 100,000-mile Oak
land. On its eastern tour J. H. Res
sler, representing the Campbell-
Ewald company, an international
advertising organization, with Karl
R. Schnorr, the driver,, and Charles
E. Planck, advance man who were
in charge of the tour, were receiv
ed by President Coolidge at the
White House.
This Oakland landau is a stock
car, one of the first built with
the rubber silenced chassis. Stopping
only for refueling and minor re
placements, it ran for 163 days and
nights on a treadmill in the Gen
eral Motors building at Detroit,
and was stopped when the speed
ometer indicated exactly 100.000
miles. Mayor John W. Smith of
Detroit pressed the starting button
at 6:01 P. M. on July 29. 1926,
and the run stopped at 4:40 A.
M January 9, 1927.
"In this endurance run. in which
the average mileage of ten years
was compressed into less than six
months, the needed replacements
Please turn to page 2
Rain Soaked Roads
Impede Motorists
(By A. D. Mos)
Albert Lea, Minn., May 3; 1927.
We are again on our way home
and traveling in between rains
much like in heavy traffic in a
large city. We go a short distance
and then are held up figuratively
by a red light signal until the mud
dries up and then move on again.
We left St. Paul for Neillsville,
Wis., expecting to leave there Sat
urday with the car, but it rained
hard all night and part of Friday,
so that the mudholes in the roads
around that town were again stall
ing cars. We did not attempt to
leave until Sunday morning, and
farmers in Clark county, Wis., de
clare they will not vote for paved
roads for tourists to drive over.
They even opposed clearing the
main highways of snow this winter.
A man operating a milk route was
using a team to get through the
mud and met a farmer with his
car stalled in a hole, who asked to
be pulled out.
"You voted against the road
bonds, didn’t you?” asked the milk
man.
“You bet I did,” answered the
farmer.
“Then stay there,” said the milk
man, as he continued on his way.
This story is told around Neills
ville with a good deal of satisfac
tion. that the farmer got what he
deserved.
Except for the occasional deep
ruts where the bad holes have dried
out sufficiently to wallow through
we found the roads good for the
83-mile ride to LaCrosse, with quite
a bit of pavement as we neared
that city. The country, after leav
ing the flat marsh land of Clark
county is mostly rolling hills, which
are now showing green pastures
and occasionally grain coming up,
while the trees are just beginning
to leave out. The hills are quite
high as we neared the Mississippi
river, and the road makes quite
a grade of a mile or two in going
over a high ridge, with a deep rock
cut at the summit, very similar to
some of the west coast mountain
roads.
At LaCrosse we had a nice visit
with out nephew and niece, Mr.
and Mrs. Benno W. Meyer, and
were taken for a drive around this
city, one of the prettiest in Wis
consin. LaCrosse has a population
of over 30,000, with several large
industries, one of which, the Na
tional Gauge Co., employes 1600
men. The city lies between the
bluffs which rise up on each side
of the Mississippi river, and spring
is more advanced there than other
districts surrounding it. The Black
and LaCrosse rivers empty into the
Mississippi here and the high wa
ter now covers most of the lowland
until it is about three miles wide
at this point. The crest of the flood
has passed and the water is several
feet lower at this high mark.
A causeway and bridges cross the
river and lowlands to LaCreacent,
Minn., where we also were enter
tained by our eousin, Mrs. Wm.
Kramer, and family. They are op
erating a fruit and flower farm on
the slopes of the bluff in the edge
of town, selling their product In
the LaCrosse markets. Quiet a few
small apple orchids are located a-
round there, and they are generally
well taken care of. They were able
to get about a dollar a bushel In
the local market last season.
I have seen no Hood River ap
ples in the markets since I left
Milwaukee, those on sale in St.
Paul and around here being from
Washington. Hood River Red Dia
mond Newtowns were selling In
Milwaukee at 10c a pound. Prices
around here are 10 to 12 cents
for Washington Winesaps.
The rain delayed us again, so
we stopped over until Tuesday
morning. Heavy clouds threatened
rain again, but the roads were good
on the way west, until we got with
in 50 miles of Austin, Minn., when
a cold wind with occasional show
ers made a disagreeable drive, and
we soon ran into soft spots in the
road, but were able to get through
to Albert Lea. From here the best
road is by way of Mason City,
Iowa, and we have hopes of reach
ing Omaha, without further delay
unless rain puts up another stop
signal on the heavy gumbo roads
in Iowa.
Sidney, Nebraska, May 6, 1927.
We reached here this afternoon
after a hard day's ride, crawling
through mud most of the time. A
misty rain with a wind gives it
the appearance of a blizzard, with
snow reported in the mountains, so
Pomona Grange Favors Frosts Damaged Many
Re-enactment of The Tender Gro s In The
State Income Tax Law
Pacific Northwest
New Juvenile Grange Organized at
Yankton; Next Pomona Meet
ing
at
Natal
Angait
6.
Early Fruits and Vegatables Re
tarded by Cool Weather; Low
(By Lililan Daniels)
Columbia county Pomona met with
Yankton Grange No. 301 at Yank
ton May 7, for their 95th regular
session. Master Warren Young was
in the chair and State Master Geo.
Palmiter, was a welcome visitor.
Reports from all grange» show
some gain in membership, good at
tendance at meetings, and much
activity in committee work. Quite
a few are busy with community
projects, and all are in fair shape
financially. Yankton has just or
ganized a Juvenile grange with 38
members making 3 Juvenile granges
in Columbia county.
Resolutions on the death of two
members, Al Duffy of Armstrong
grange and Harold Carter of Beav
er Homes grange, were passed; and
a memorial tribute to Brother C.
E. Spence was read. A resolution
submitted by Deer Island grange
in favor of “the re-enactment of
an income tax law” was adopted;
also “one favoring the settlement
of all property rights between the
United States and our neighbors
to the south of us by arbitration.”
A resolution submitted by War
ren grange asking that our repre
sentatives petition congress to in
vestigate the matter of having the
government manufacture powder
for distribution, at cost, to the
farmers for land clearing purposes
and for road improvement” was
adopted.
We also had for a visitor the
chairman of the Agriculture com
mittee of Portland Chamber of
Commerce, Mr. Flavel who gave us
a very interesting address; paying
a high tribute, at the beginning
of his speech, to our departed fro
ther C. E. Spence, telling of “his
interest in all grange matters, of
his clear-sightedness on all projects
undertaken for the good of the
people, of bis pleasing personality,
and of his long years of work for
the grange and his loss to our state.
Brother Flavel gave a very instruc
tive speech, and we were sorry his
time was limited, and hope he can
be with us again.
The lecturer’s program was well
filled. Brother Palmiter gave a talk
on the measures to be voted upon
next month, June „8, and asks
that all granges thoroughly discuss
them, and all go to the poll« and
vote. A short talk by County agent,
brother Nelson, on “Life on the
farm and farm co-operation,” was
enjoyed.
Sister Maud Mills had a fine
article on the history of the or
ganization of Columbia county gran
ges. It was to be regretted that
the time was limited so she could
not read it all. Recitation«, songs,
violin sole, monologue and readings
ending with a song by a group of
Yankton’s young people made a
progrant enjoyed by all.
The Fifth degree was exempli
fied for a class of 45. Yankton
had a splendid dinner and supper
and after the degree work a mid
night lunch was served. There were
about 200 present, although some
had to leave before evening, but
Yankton received a vote of thanks
for making our 95th session pleas
ant and enjoyable. Next Pomona
meeting will be with Natal grange
No. 302, August 6.
April provided many setback» for
what had promised to be an early
season. Floods and other weather
disturbances were reported over the
country. Crop acreages will be
changed in some respects, partic
ularly in the flood areas. Yields
will be reduced because of rains
and frosts in some places, while
other areas have been benefitted
by the increased moisture.
Farm population decreased 649,-
000 persons last year, the greatest
loss $ince 1920. The estimates in
dicate a total loss of around 3,000,-
000 in farm population since the
census, of 1920. This is a faetor
of more consequence than all cur
rent shifts of weather, production
or prices.
The east experienced typically
variable weather last month, heat
waves and freezes. Frosts of last
month damaged early fruit in the*
northern Pacific coast and to an
undertermined extent in California,
where cotton, melons and other ten
der crops also suffered. Citrus
fruits doing well; navals blooming
and Valencias colored in the south.
The picking of navals continues.
Wages in the United States have
seen a slight increase and the
retail price of food is a little low
er. Wholesale prices have remained
about the same. Most observers ap
pear to regard the business situa
tion as satisfactory, with productive
activity above normal, employment
fairly complete and wages high.
Interest rates continue low, with
consequent ease in the credit sit
uation. Bank clearings* railway traf
fic, retail sales all reflect a heavy
volume of business.
TLC exchange value of all farm
products in terms of all non-agri-
cultural commodities continued at
82 per cent of the pre-war. The
supply of farm labor is larger in
relation to demand than last year,
but high industrial wages have ap
parently acted to maintain farm
wages at about last year’s level.
Reports of sales of dairy cows
in Oregon at prices below the mar
ket continue to come in, but avail
able stock is scarce. All informa
tion on the economic outlook for
dairying indicates that the industry
is in.a very firm position and like
ly to continue so far some time
to come.
Condensed milk made a very sub
stantial gain in March resulting in
a net increase for tha calendar
year of approximately four per
cent over 1926. Cheese production
still continues to run eight to 10
per cent below last year. Condensed
milk stocks are the lowest on re
cord for any month of any year
since report« first b<|ame available
in 1926.
"Grandma" Spencer is 76.
Mrs. Sarah A. Spencer, Nehalem
valley pioneer, was 76 years old
Tuesday.
Many of her friends
called to pay her homage. The ev
ening previous a group from the
local posts of the American Legion
and Auxiliary presented her with
a large birthday cake. Mrs. Spen
cer left Tuesday for Portland and
Victoria, B. C., for a visit with
relatives.
c Legion Dance Successful
The opening dance in the new
Legion home was reported to be
very successful, 186 couples at
tended. Another dance will be giv
en May 28, it is planned. The hall
will be dedicated Memorial day.
Price
Prevailing
On
Cows.
New Service Station
Attracts Motorist«
The Vernonia Service Station at
Bridge and Rose streets, recently
opened under the management of
Roy G. Clark, is one of the most
modern and up-to-date structures
to be found in this or any other
city, being of brick and concrete
with a fire proof roof. It has a
large, well lighted sales room, a
full concrete basement for shop
and storage, and convenient rest
rooms for the traveling public. The
best of pumps, tanks and other
equipment have been installed.
Racks for greasing, washing and
oil changing have been constructed
and will be enlarged in time to
give "super-service” as found in
the larger stations in Portland.
A complete line of the highest
grade lubricants, accessories and
tires will be put in. All products
will be sold on a fully guaranteed
basis, and all service given will
be guaranteed or money refunded.
Customers are fully protected a-
gainst the possibility of damage or
personal injury by insurance.
Mr. Clark is a competent and
courteous salesman who has had a
great deal of experience in meet
ing and serving the public. He is
highly versed in the repairing of
tires, and lubrication.
The motto of the station is "The
Customer Must Be Satisfied.”
R. Hornbeck spent all night
Monday cutting trees across the
road between St. Helens and Ver
nonia arriving here about 6:80 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Thacher purchased
Cleve Tisdale had his ear damag the Tom Magoff home which was
ed at th» dance Saturday. Some partly destroyed by fire last week
one backed into it.
and are remodeling it for a homo.
Baccalaureate Sermon
On Sunday Impressive
Rev. O. L. Curtis of the Christ
ian church preached the baccalaur
eate sermon to the high school
graduating class Sunday which
many afterwards stated was the
best they had ever heard. The ser
vices were held in the Christian
church, with the congregation from
the Evangelical church also pres
ent
The choir of the Evangelical
church supplied the music. Their
anthem was, “Great is the Lord.”
Rev. W. F. Rademacher then of
fered a prayer. A ladies quintet,
composed of Mrs. W. W. Wolff,
Miss Mitchell, Mrs. Holcomb, Mrs.
M. E. Moe and Mrs. C. W. Reithner
sang a selection. Later Mrs. Wolff
and Mrs. Moe sang a duet.
Alleged Federal
Officer Arrested
Jack Wilson, who claimed tc
have been working in conjunction
with federal prohibition officers anc
the district attorney at St. Helens
for the purpose of obtaining evi
dence in liquor cases, was arrested
ay City Marshal Kelly Friday night
about 10 o’clock for being drunk
3nd having liquor in his possession.
He was fined $175 by City Record-
;r Reasoner the next day.
Marshal Kelly stated that th»
man had been here about a week
and had done nothing but loitei
around the streets. Tom Poynter,
who was arrested with Wilson, was
fined $25.
Study Club Will Send
Old Clothes For Bene
fit of Flood Sufferers
The Vernonia Study club will
send old clothes for the relief of
Mississippi flood sufferers in the
near future, it is announced. Those
having garments to give are asked
to leave them at the Vernonia bak
ery or phone Mrs. J. C. Lindley,
who yrill see that they are collect
ed.
It Js reported that cash ’contri
butions to the Red Cross for the
aid of the flood victims ar» not
coming in very fast lately. The
Bank ef Vernonia is still recalving
contributions for thia causa.
Raymond Hall Gets
Two Homing Pigeons
Raymond Hall, whose guess of
63 minute« and 45 seconds was the
closest for the time of flight of
two homing pigeons from the school
to the Sperry Flour company mill
in Portland, just prior to the guess
ing contest held in town here, re
ceived the two pigeons promised
by the company last Thursday.
It will ba necessary for him to
keep the pigeons penned up for
at least two months for them to
become accustomed to their new
home, official» of the flour com
pany stated. After that they may
be released and will return to him.
Ladies Athletic Club
Hold Festive May Party
The last monthly party of the
ladies athletic club was held at
the club room Tuesday May 17.
A delightful program was given
by the committee which composed
all the members who lived on the
O.-A. hill. While a grand march
was rendered on the piano, the
prime minister entered, escorting
Charlotte, queen of the faries, with
her two little flower girls hold
ing up her long ermine trimmed
carnation robe and followed by
two ladies in waiting with flowing
gowns of apple green and carrying
garlands of apple blossoms. The
queen was crowned with a wreath
of apple blossoms and escorted up
on her thrown which was a
bower of greenery and flowers. A
may pole was placed in front of
the class. Sixteen at a time pro
ceeded to wind and unwind it.
Queen Charlotte thanked them for
the delightful time given her and
then retired, after which the prime
minister was discovered to be Mrs.
D. Marshall the queen Charlotte
Green and with little Lorane Space
and Dorothy Black as pages. Mrs.
E. Bell and Mrs. E. A. Green ax
ladies in waiting. Mrs. Lindsey sang
a solo and then followed guess
ng games of which the answer to
each question was the name of
a club member. The coo coo game
furnished many amusing stunt«, af
ter which flowers were matched for
partners and a grand march to
the table where a delightful lun
cheon was served. All regret that
this is the last of the parties as
the club disbands June 1.
Many Attend
Massjeeting
Advise Directors To Build Two
I lassrttMrs on Playshed
Meding Was Very Stat
Sentiment Waa
Keeping
Mostly in Favor of
Down
Another
Year
Expenses
If
For
Possible
The construction of two rooms
over the school playshed at the
Washington school was the advice
given to the board of directors
of school district 47 by the tax
payers at the meeting held in the
Washington school May 13. The
meeting was called by the board of
directors to secure the concensus
>f public opinion as the course to
pursue to relieve the present con
gestion and improper classroom fac
ilities, since the defeat of the re
cent bond election.
R. Sessman was elected chair
man of the meeting and M. Moe
secretary. W. A. Harris asked that
reports on the number of pupils,
the capacity of the school and the
need for more rooms be made. He
stated that he had heard that some
rooms had less pupils than last
year.
Principal O. A. Anderson report
ed that there are 510 pupils in
school this year as compared to
195 last year. At the beginning
of the school year there were 46
more than last year. Last year
there were 45 five-year-old chil
dren on the school census, and more
.han that number entered school
during the first month. This year
there are reported to be 72 five-
year-old children.
It was pointed out that at pres
ent the room intended for the pam-
cipal’s office is being used «• a
classroom and that it ia not M
for that, with children seated wlM*-
in one foot of the radiator.
Someone then asked why it is
not possible to repair the playaked
and put two rooms in that te re
lieve the situation. One person re
plied that an inspector had ordered
the use of the playshed stopped.
Another replied that it could be
repaired for less than $79,969.
(applause.)
When one person asked whether
the eighth graders leaving were
counted, which was followed kg
applause, Mr. Anderson replied that
there are 85 in the first grade
and 50 in the eighth; that there
are three teachers for the 4úmt
grade and three teachers fer «be
seventh and eighth grade«.
It was estimated that the r'tyrtad
could be repaired for use for «beedi
$1000, and that part of the M«a>
000 already voted could be «and
for this purpose. Mr. Harria th «a
moved that the directors proceed
to put two rooms over the top of
the playshed in time for the Ml
term. It was seconded and carried.
The meeting then adjourned.
Credit Association ,
1« Now Functioning
The Vernonia Credit association,
which was recently organized, ia
now functioning and local mem
bers express themselves an vet*
much pleased with the work and
benefits derived.
Monthly reports of debtors era
made by the members te the eee-
retary, who complies them and
gives each debtor a rating. Thm
information is available to a*
members of the association. An in
vitation is extended te al! business
men to join.
The officers of the association are
as follows: C. S. Hoffman, presi
den*; R. S. Hornbeck, vice presi
dent; K. A. McNeill, treasurer;
Lucile Bennett, secretary; Albert
Childs, E. W. Holtham, G. C.
Mellinger and C. L. Bateman, board
of directors.
The following firms carry mem
berships: Hoffman Hardware, Bra-
mott A Culver, Vernonia Drug Co,
Brown Furniture company. Gill*
Motor company, Melilnger Hard-
Ware, Mac's Pharmacy, Nehalem
Market, Sessman’a Blacksmith shop,
Workingmen's Store, Crawford Mo
tor company, Dr. W. H. Hurley
and the Vernonia Brazing A Ma
chine Works.