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Vcrnoniit Saçle Entered at Vernonia, Oregon, Postoffice as Second-Class Matter. Caunty Fair Attracts Many VERNONIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1927. Art Goebel Attracted To Oakland All American The greatest air derby in the history of aviation was won last month by Art Goebel, pilot of the I Travel Air monoplane Woolaroc, who arose in a single day from comparative obscurity to interna Special Day« Set Aside For Visit tional prominence. True Goebel ors from Certain Sections of Co was well known in aerial cir lumbia County, Vernonia Saturday cles as a daring stunt flyer . and sterling pilot but the great Ameri (By Paul Adams) can public merely regarded him Columbia county’s largest muni as another of those “fool aviators.” But now he is an honored figure, cipality has rapidly changed like His name, like that of Colonel some city built by magic front'n Charles A. Lindbergh, conqueror of deserted hay and pasture field and Deer Island is Scene of Showing the Atlantic, will go down in his a few empty buildings, into what is tory. There is much in the stories the largest city in western Oregon, Of Agricultural and Livestock of Goebel’s ami Lindbergh’s flights All the departments and divisions Exhibits Until Saturday. and activities of an American city that are parallel. are functioning, starting yestcrlay. Both of them were considered With a high standard of exhib In case you haven’t placed this new its in all premium classes as well great pilots, both of them received city by name, we will call It the as the greatest showing of manu comparatively little publicity be town that agriculture built, the Co factured goods and farm imple fore the “hop off” other than lumbia county fair grounds, in- ments and equipment at this year’s I something like a casual mention dustry and agriculture are the ba- county fair, every effort was made that they, competitors, both of sis of all strong commonwealths to secure the best in new and novel them had planes that were tuned and so in this case the year’s re to the minute and ready for the amusements and attractions. wards in farm and field and home, supreme test. Increased lighting facilities have While Art prepared the Woola the best samples of a fine growing made possible a much more extens roc for the Dole race at Mills season and the art of mm ive lugin show, both in the exhiuit Field, San Francisco’s municipal air women on the farms is again this buildings and on the midway and port, he managed to find time year proudly brought forth for ex- race track. At least three good enough to inspect the new Oak hibition. night programs are offered before land All American Six with its With skill that approaches an the grandstand during the fair. One poised • eagle on the radiator cap. art, the best breeders of livestock of these will feature an illuminated Goebel was struck by the similarity and poultry have planned for a rodeo with all the thrills and fea of this great bird ready for flight whole year and spent every effort tures presented by day with the and his own “ship” which at that to develop this or that animal into greatly added thrill when presented time was perched impatiently on a better representative of its spe under bright flood lights. Both its wheels waiting for the starter cies than the parent stock. Proud horses and riders present a more to drop his checkered flag. of their accomplishments and will thrilling spectacle when performing The new All American Six sedan ing to back their skill against those under these surroundings. At which the aviator inspected arous- of their neighbors, they once eacii least one night show will feature ed his enthusiasm because of its year display to all who wish to see a musical evening with the best trim lines and on account of the their efforts for the past 12 talent available. Some of the best power beneath its hood, Goebel months. As you look at the count big-time vaudeville features have drove the car around the airport less exhibits pause a minute and been contracted for this presenta- and tested it for pick-up, easy rid consider the moments of worry, tion. ing qualities and braking power. the efforts of entire families, the Every afternoon, starting at 2 After he got out from behind the back-breaking labor and the sacri o’clock, a complete racing earn and wheel, he remarked, fices that have been willingly given rodeo show is presented on the “Some Automobile!” to produce the wonderful corn, the greatly improved half mile track. To watch Art prepare his mono perfectly proportioned young ani Two tractor and implement com plane for the flight showed that mal, the wonderful fruit, or the panies have donated their machines he knew just what he was doing. countless hours of toil represented and operators to put the track in He went oyer it minutely from by art and fancy work, canning and excellent shape and all former rec motor to rudder. When he got cooking departments and floral sec ords will go by the boards when through he had a mechanic spin the tions. These things don’t just hap many new outside blooded horses “prop” until his 9-cylinder Wright pen, Someone gave their best to lengthen out en this better track. Whirlwind motor roared its chal- give you the display you hastily To assure those who like wild j lenge to the air. He allowed it to pass by in your rush to get a “kew- west events a new rodeo .program j warm up for 15 minutes before pie” doll or to hear a jazz tune. with about 25 new wild horses is , he signaled his helpers to pull the Eut since every city is made up being shown. Both local and out- | chocks away from the wheels so of all classes and turns of mind it side cowboys will attempt to subdue I that he could take the Woolaroc up seems necessary that this froth of these unbroken cayuses. All the J for a test flight. life, the cheap idle amusements, tiie better events that thrilled the large On the day of the race he pur- thrills and tawdry doll racks fill audiences of the shows on July 4 , sued somewhat similar tactics be some need or else why would you and the recent rodeo will be re fore the checkered flag dropped. and so many more “play” these peated with many new attractions. things, so that at many hours the A new covered section of the grand Pacific University Will best of the fair is left deserted stand will be welcomed by those Open Doors September 19 while a mass of humanity pays hard who prefer their rodeo taken in the Pacific university will open its cash for the things that lose their shade. glamor the day after? The shows Free acts and attractions will be 79th year on September 19, with and amusements that you will con the largest enrollment in its his given both afternoon and evening demn after the fair will be there on the midway. The well known tory. The freshman class will num during the fair because you support St. Helens band will furnish music I ber more than 100 as indicated by them. during one day and at least two applications already in the office In drawing a final conclusion be evenings and other bands will also of the registrar. A unique feature play. The radio demonstrators will of the opening week will be the tween our fair and any American no doubt keep some music on tap |two days devoted entirely to ac- city let us briefly consider the at all times and the fast decreasing quainting the freshmen with col- many departments, established in a few days for only four days ser G. A. R. fife and drum corps will , lege Hie and traditions. be on hand Friday which is chil- The faculty has been strength- vice, to make the city more live dren’s day to give many a child ened by the addition of several able. Public utility service, with free their last opportunity to hear the new members. W’m. R. Barnhart I of Columbia university will teach water, light, police protection, med stirring music of ’61. Wednesday, opening < ’ ‘ day, was philosophy and sociology; Miss Ar ical and hospital service, banking judging of farm products, , floral, i lene Butler of the University of privileges, transportation, sanita art, canning and baking, poultry, Oregon, physical education for wo tion and many other departments and school club work. This was men; S. Miller Callahan of North function so quietly that some may set aside as farmers and Grange western university, director of con not know of their existence.' Good clean amusements and ed- day. Implement and farm machin- servatory of music; Clement H. ery demonstrations were featured, Sievers of Stanford university, ed- ucational features are there fcr Boys and girls Many other events were added to ucration; and Francis B. Turner of your approval. demonstrations of skill and handi Harvard, history. this day’s program. Pacific is a standard college, giv- work merit much of your fair time. Today is St. Helens day and most of the stores and industrial ing courses leading to the A.B. de- Contests and competitions of sev plants have agreed to close at gree. Its classes are small, ano eral types will engage your ¡mer noon and make this day truly a special attention is given to the est. it is the hope of those who give representative county seat day. The needs of the individual students, city time and effort to make this possible that you can find St. Helens band will give several Pacific has played an important role much of profit in education, in- educational history of the in the open air concerts and a prominent speaker will make a short address. northwest. It is not only one of struction and relaxation every hour All livestock will be judged this «he two oldest colleges, but its pro of the days and nights the rest of morning and awards in all other de fessors helped to organize the Uni this week. versity of Oregon and gave Whit- partments will be completed. Mrs. Childs is Injured Friday, children’s and Columbia man its first president. While driving on the highway county day, will bring the largest New Paper for Rainier rear the Columbia service station attendance in the fair’s sixteen A newspaper man from the Puget at St. Helens Tuesday evening, years from present indications. sound region named Leslie is to the car driven by Mr. and Mrs. Club work demonstrations and establish a newspaper at Rainier Luuucr; H. A. Childs of Vernonia collided boys and girls work will be pre in the near future. Printing ma with a truck which turned to the sented and this day will mark the chinery for the new plant has al- wrong side of the road in passing start of the annual trap shooting realy been shipped to that city. a car, breaking Mrs. Childs’ arm. tournament for the county cham ’ The driver of the truck admitt pionship. Ben Copeland of St. annual horseshoe tournament will ed that the accident was his fault. Helens landed the beautiful silver be run off in the forenoon with Mr. Childs’ car was considerably cup last year and is out to repeat, players from all sections of the damaged by the impact. which as the cup must be won three times county competing. overturned the truck. Mrs. Childs In the nature of amusement the was taken to the St. Helens bos to be retained. Concerts by the G. A. R. fife and drum corps will fair management has a surprise fea- pital for treatment. also enliven the day, along with ture or two on which no advance Gladstone—$142,000 water and publicity is given. Some of these special free acts for the kiddies. Saturday has been set aside as surprises and other attractions have sewer system planned. Roseburg—New corporation takes Rainier, Clatskanie and Vernonia never before been presented at the day and will be attended by large local county fair and will be warm over Roseburg Lumber & Manu facturing company. delegations from these cities. The ly welcomed. ___ More Amusements Are Shown Year VOLUME 6, NUMBER 5. Route of “Observe Stop Signs al ' Detailed Proposed Beach Road by O.W. Taylor Vernonia Day Schools For Safety of Discussed Detailed plans of the aims of the Portland and Seaside residents Plans All Made Children,” Says Kelly the who are backing the project for construction of the proposed Clatsop beach highway via Ver nonia were given in an article writ ten and signed by O. W. Taylor and appearing in the current num With the opening of school in ber of the Columbia Port Digest, Vernonia Monday, Marshal Kelly a shipping and commercial trade has placed the stop signs for mo- journal published in Portland. Mr. Taylor’s article follows in1 tourists on the roads passirfg the Washington, Lincoln and high full: schools for the safety of the pu Building of the Lower Colum pils and students of these school* bia highway was first agitated in Various Local Organizations Will during school hours. 1911. Whether it would be built Sponsor Concession Booths and “There have been no fatalities down the river, or, through the Attractions; Profit of Park among school children in Vernon- Nehalem valley was at first a mut ia,” said Marshal Kelly, “but a ed question, If it should be nine Saturday, September 10, has been’ strict enforcement of the law re- feet wide or sixteen was also dis declared Vernonia day by the quiring all motor vehicles to come cussed. Now tile only question is Chamber of Commerce, and many to a stop between the hours of why it was not made wider and local organizations are working 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on school with less curvature. with the viewpoint of attracting a days will be observed to reduce the It is difficult for the average large crowd to this city. Street danger to a minimum.” motorist to realize the conditions dances, water fights and all the One child was struck by a car that prevailed when the Oregon attractions of a carnival are pro- last year, but was uninjured, ac- good road movement : was first mised by those in charge of the cording to Mr. Kelly, who states | started. There was less than a events of the day. i.ifct t..C SphilC'J k\. i.i p.O''i.o- , „core of r.ut„:acbi«„s i.„„:.ijbi.„s i.i in C.e„„„p liie American Legion, tne ly due to the presence of the stop | county at that time and no place bekahs, the Legion Auxiliary, the * gns and the enforcement of the to drive them. Pythian Sisters, Women of Wood law. A number of motorists were Now there is a very heavy reg craft, and the fire department are arrested and fined last y?ar for ular every-day travel over the all contributing in the work of the failure to observe the warn lower Columbia i River highway staging this big celebration of the ing. and a great conjestion on week day when the railroad was official ends and holidays. A way to in ly opened from Vernonia to Port- Keen Eyes Scan Northwest crease its capacity for handling land. Forests During Dry Season travel is already under serious con Local merchants are offering sideration and within two years special attractions for the day and Lookout Men, Perched High in the something will have to be done to many people are expected to start Mountains, Hold Steady Watch lessen the conjestion caused by the coming in the morning of the Keen eyes scan the wooded val narrow pavement. Reducing the 10th. Street booths will be erect leys and ridges of the Pacific north curvature will help but nothing ed by local organizations which west from early summer until late les» than a twenty-four foot pave are expected to be doing business fall. The eyes belong to the look ment will carry the traffic in a most of Saturday. out men. And they must be good few years. This will entail a very The American Legion Auxiliary eyes, for smoke sometimes appears heavy expenditure. will serve hot dogs and hamburger as a hazy thin vapor, almost indis Of late there has been an agita cernible to the untrained or imper tion started at the Clatsop beach sandwiches, and coffee. The Py fect eye. Writing for the current ! points for an inland highway to thian Sisters will have a tag sale, issue of the Four L Lumber News, lessen the traffic on the river road with the benefits accruing to the Carl B. Neal tells how the lookout and give a greatly shortened trip city park fund. The fire depart ment will stage a water fight man lives and works in his little from Portland to these points. perch some 10,000 feet or more i Such a highway might use the about 7 p. m. Confetti will be sold by the Women of Woodcraft and above sea level. I present West Side pavement to “When the lookout man sees a Hillsboro; thence to Banks; Bux the Womens Relief Corps will al- fire,” writes Mr. Neal, “he imme ton, over a low divide to the head so have a booth. The dance, music for which will diately locates it as nearly as pos ■of Beaver creek; down that creek sible by his own knowledge of the to the Nehalem river at Vernonia; be supplied by a local orchestra, topography of the country and by, thence up Rock creek some ten or the Serenaders, is under the aus- means of the Osborne fire finder. twelve miles; then down Buster pices of the American Legion, and Before one lias seen this instru creek to the Nehalem river three will be held on Bridge street, be- tween Secohd and Third. A sec- ment one may have had an idea I mils below Jewell. tion will be roped off for this that it was a twin sister to the Line Is Optional purpose, it is said, but in the event gold seeker’s divining rod, or the From this point two routes are of rain the Legion hall will be us desert rat’s water-witch, that in possible. One down the Nehalem I some mysterious manner it pointed to Humbug creek, and up the Hum ed. toward, and “found” the fire. In bug to Saddle mountain, or, fol Arrangements are being made by reality, the fire finder is a large low the Nehalem to Jewell and up the Legion to have a few speeches compass by means of which the I the Little Fishhawk to a point close made appropriate for the occasion, observe^ obtains the azimuth or to Saddle mountain and there con and it is said that Mrs. Sarah bearing from the lookout man on nect with the grade of the Lewis Spencer, president of the Womens Mount Wilson report a, fire to the and Clark railway, following that Relief Corps and who is "Aunt central dispatcher at the Summit grade to the intersection of the Sally” to the World war veterans, station and this is what he said: Lewis and Clark-Wahannah high has agreed to say a few words. “This is Mount Wilson talking way and down that road to its Mrs. Spencer has been a resident I see a fire down on Salmon river intersection with the Columbia of the Nehalem for nearly 50 azimuth 241 degrees and 20 min River highway, midway between years. utes, distance from here 17 miles; Gearhart and Seaside. Tousley-Collins from the map I would say that This will bring Clatsop beach The wedidng of Miss Margaret it is in the NW’/s SWU Sec. 16, points to within about eighty-five Tousley and Lester Collins both T.4; S., R. 8E., unsurveyed. There miles of Portland. of Vernonia, occurred Saturday at is a light east wind blowing on the This distance could be further fire which is in an old burn, and shortened by crossing the Tualatin the Methodist Episcopal church in covers less than an acre of ground. Plains to the north of Hillsboro, St. Helens. Mr. and Mrs. Wm The fire is burning slowly, and if I but the saving in distance would Collins and daughter Eunice were you can get three men in there not be sufficient to justify the ad- present at the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Collins plan to within four hours, I feel certain! ditional expense. reside in Vernonia, where he is they can handle it.” The timber to be moved by ' the employed at the O.-A. mill. Mrs “The central dispatcher immedia-' Lewis and Clark railroad will all tely called up the lookout man on be cut in two or three years and Collin3 formerly was a telephone Lookout mountain, the report was that railroad grade can probably operator nt the local exchange. confirmed and then three men were be made available for highway pur Horseshoe Has Banquet Room dispatched with tools and provis poses. If so, and the pavement to The meeting of the Vernoni. ions to the fire.” Hillsboro be used, the cost of the Chamber of Commerce was he! inland route should not be greater Thursday in the new banquet roo Williams-Hohscn May Marie Williams became the than the expense of widening the of the Horseshoe cafe, which mo' bride of George Wesley Hobson Lower Columbia highway. ed recently to the Pringle bnildin Benefits Cited yesterday morning at the Evangel!-! at the corner of Bridge and Seco.i cal parsonage. Both are residents1 Such a highway would bring our streets. of Vernonia, Mr. Hobson being a most popular beach centers to The 30 members who attend' logger in one of the camps near within two and one-half hours of the noon luncheon meeting wet here. The ceremony was performed Portland. It would open up a de | high in their praises of this fe lightful route through the moun ■ ture of the cafe’s service. by Rev. G. W. Plumer. They left immediately after the tains and coast valleys; would Plans were discussed for the e ceremony for Portland for a short bring Saddle mountain Park into tertainment of the next meeting ' • honeymoon trip. They plan to reside use and greatest of all, relieve the the Lower Columbia River Chamb in Vernonia. Friends present at congestion on the Lower Columbia of Commerce association of whie the ceremony were Mrs. Estelle River highway. A movement has been started nt this chamber is a member. Verne Carrigan, Mrs. Rose Poette r an« i ia has the right to ask that t' beach points to ask the highway Mrs. Betty Snipe. commission to survey this route next meeting, which will be he After a three months summer! so that its practicability can be in late October, be held here. T vacation the Pythian Sisters will! demonstrated for use when the problem of whether 1000 visit' hould be handled in Vernonia » hold their first autumn meeting' time comes for its construction. eft to a committee appointed L September 14. The lodge meets Portland is of course much in ’ President Aldrich. every fourth Wednesday night io' terested in the proposed highway the Grange hall. and prominent Portland people are Hillsboro—Oiling completed on ' Friday evening the members and active in its behalf. The large miles of 16 market roads in Wa. friends of the Evangelical church number of people from the cities ington county. Burns—Big Herrick sawmill v will give a Fellowship Supper and who regularly come and go be reception to the teachers in and tween the beaches and up-river under way and 50-mile railrc around Vernonia, supper at 7 p.m. points are anxious to see the pres built. ent facilities supplemented. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Mecklem sharp in the social hall. The project will, from present Portland visited over the week < Burns—Heavy steel work com- indications, have st 4 ng support in Vernonia with friends and : pleted for big Herrick sawmill here. all along the line. latives. Enforcement of Motoring Near the Schoolhouses in Vernonia. Will be Strict Event Will Be This Saturday, September 10. Many Attractions Offered