Enterca u». V emulila, Oregon,
Postoffice as Second-Class Matter.
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VERNONIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928
Vol. 6. No. 46.
Stampede, Air Circus Here July 1-5
Favors ÏXew
Beach Road
Via Jewell
Ejve-Dav Celebration Is Planned
In a rather loosely played con­
For V ernonia This Year
test last Saturday afternoon trie I
O.-A. Shipping Dept.
Defeats Planing Mill
Mack Ends Fight In
First With Knockout
Band Concerts
Don Mack knocked out Odin Hol­
Sponsored By
man in the first round of their
scheduled eight-round encounter as
Business Men
the main event of the smoker at
the Legion hall last Saturday night.
O.-A. shippers severely punished
the planer experts 16 to 7. Hits!
were exceedingly scarce on both'
In the semi-final, between Orvil
I sides but the errors more than
Young of the I.-P. camp and Joe First One Given Last Satur­
Delegation
from Birkenfeld I made
up for thsm so the score
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waEKav«
loi-o-o
Jewett of Portland, the boy from
was rather large.
day by Crawford
Smith for the losers was rather Stampede, With Bulldogging, Relay Races, And All Ro­ the timber was given a decision
And Jewell at Meeting
after four rounds of fighting that
deo Attractions, Will Be Held At Ball Grounds
erratic and had to be removed in
appeared almost even.
the third in favor of Norris who
On July 4 and 5.
jt
.
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a
•
| held the shippers a little more in
In a preliminary, Buddy Thorn­
L niteu ACtlOIl Check from then on, who, along
ton of Portland knocked out John­
A celebration, larger than any before attempted in the Nehalem val- ny La Cruz in the second round.
i with Manager Holcomb behind the
bat, made a very formidable bat- I ley,
.. ¡3 . planned to include events lasting from July _ 1 to July 5. Sunday, The largest crowd that has attend­
Will Go Before Commission Again tery from the fourth to the seventh July 1, t'ne r.ew American Legion airport will be dedicated, when air­ ed any of the smokers was present June 23 Concert Will Be Spon­
sored by Hoffman Hardware,
This Month To Seek Favorable
inning.
I planes will be here for carrying passengers and maneuvers. July 4 Saturday night, according to Pat
Many More Scheduled.
Both Bowman and McCabe for and 5 a stampede will be held with all of the usual attractions and Murphy, matchmaker. It was esti-
Action On Proposed Route
the shippers pitched nice ball and many new ones, including bulldog- __ ____________________________ mated that 320 were present.
The Woodmen of the World band
The Vernonia Chamber of Com­ with fairly good support kept the dogging, relay races, bucking wild
of Vernonia gave its first of a
mule, musical chair, wild steer rid-
Test Tire Pressure
merce formally went on record planer shavers well in hand.
of concerts last Saturdav
Spare
tire
should . . be . , series
Next Saturday the office force
anQ performances by Al.
last Thursday at the noon meet­
which
very i much enjoyed, ac-
, , regularly.
i i pressure
ar
wtiivn was
vciy
tested;
Many a motorist^
cordi
ing in the Horseshoe cafe to favor will take on the shipping depart- " harton, cowooy comedian,
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vw .......y
who attended.
is . driving
around
the
country
!
T
..
pnnpprt
____ the shipping
.
de- | Although
_ detailed plans for the
the routing of the proposed short­ ment and unless
.
. .7’ . c?u?, ’U This concert was * sponsored by ths
cheerfully .gnorant of the fact that ' Crawford Motor C0Pmpany.
cut to the Clatsop beaches from partment is in perfect shape they : celebration have not been complét­
(By E. H. Fish)
Portland through Vernonia by way ai e going to have a tough struggle ' e<3 yet, the dates have been set
Forty herds of the Columbia he has insufficient air in the spate i The next concert will be held
of Birkenfeld and Jewell.
in oruer to work any men around permanently and tentative plans County Cow Testing association tire, points out the manager of1 Saturday night, June 23, under the
made. Most of the air circus at- were tested during May, with a i the Emergency Road Service of the auspices of Hoffman Hardware,
A delegation was present from cue bags.
I
The inning by inning score of traction will be July 1, but an at- [ total enrollment of 652 cows, of I Oregon State Motor association.
those towns to point out the ad­
others are scheduled which are
Sometimes slow punctures and and
tempt is being made to have sev-; which 52 were dry. They made a
vantages of a good state highway last Saturday’s game follows:
being sponsored by Vernonia bu3-
era!
airplanes
here
as
late
as
July
tota
j
production
of
491,185
pounds
valve
leaks
let
the
air
out,
and
5
7
4
6
through this ricn farming section Shipping dept. 1 2 3
iness houses.
j of-
and 17,423.9 pounds of when the time comes to put the
4 5 2 3 0 0 o 16 S, the last day.
that would be an inducement for Runs
This band is composed of local
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8
The
landing
field
has
been
put
f
atj
or
an
ave
rage
of
753
pounds
spare
tire
on,
it
is
just
as
flat
as
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lui,
ui
vx
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pvwnwu
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new settlers and the development Hits
in good ’ condition and the hangar of milk and 29.79 pounds of but- the punctured tire that is being talent entirely, Ray Charlesworth,
of more agricultural land than a Planing Mill
the director, is a man of many
7 will be ready for use by that time. terfat per cow, including dry cows.: removed.
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route that had
been proposed Runs
4 This hangar will house two planes,
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Of the herds over 20 cows the!. It is a good plan when you are years experience on band leade •-
across the hills too steep for agri­ Hits
and will appreciate any sup -
Battery: Shippers, Bowman, Mc- which will be filled shortly, as three three highest were Colvin brothers Pulling into a gas, station to have ' ' ship
cultural purposes and which would
port the business men or others
mean an excessive cost of con­ Cabe and Franks; Planing Mill, local men have indicated their in­ herd averaging 872 pounds of milk the attendant check over the pres- I can give in order to keep the or­
Smith, Norris and Tyrone, Hol tention of buying airplanes in the and 37.99 of fat; Beeson hrp- ■ sure in the spare as well as in the ganization functioning.
struction.
near future.
thers, 807 pounds of milk and other tires, counsels the Road Ser-
Numerous instances were cited wino. Umpire, Greennian.
As many dates for the summer
Aerial flights will be made both 37.07 fat; J. ~
W. Mickaelson, 834 : vice department of the association.
where the highway commission in
are already filled, any others who
! for exhibition purposes and co give pounds of milk and 33.71 fat.
the past has taken no action on
State will contract for grading wi-ili to sponsor concerts are asked
I rides for those who desire to go up.
Jacob Rietala’s herd, in the class
proposed new routes until the rest-.
| The field has been equipped with of 12 to 20 cows was first; II. Joaquin Miller trail in Trout 1 r< t'l to communicate with Mr. Charles-
dents of the adjacent country af­
worth at once to insure a booking
the regulation markers i for the I Liebenow, second, and J. F. Jolui- valley.
fected had agreed to one route
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jbenefit of pilots while in the air j son, third. Of herds under 12 cows I Washington county fair will during good weather.
which would prove of the greatest
the direction of the | H. G. Carlson’s was first, Ole Ol­ build rev.- agricultural hall at Hill--
“You pay for good roads whether I , wind indicate
benefit to all.
and the proper way to land; son, second, and Jake Dowling, I-010.
a
state-
you
have
them
or
not,
’
’
is
Heretofore the Vernonia Cham­
i on the field.
third.
ber of Commerce has been non­ ment quoted by Dr. E. fi. Me- I
Celebate on Fourth
Oregon
'
Daniel,
president
of
the
There were . 149 cows that < pro- I
committal on the question of the
It
it
planned
that
at
9
a.m.
on
route west of Vernonia, assuming State Motor association, at a recent' the Fourth of July the parade will ‘¡««•¡d more tnan 40 pounds of but-
that once the commission had con­ gathering of highway enthusiasts. start. consisting of floats of var- U'V<pt for May, the highest being
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I A letter ha3 been received from
sented to the load being built, Dr, McDaniel- then read from an icus kinds. After the parade there Arizona, a grade Jersey, owned by
Although the local bail heavers i J. A. Hoitham, who with his fam.ly
Mi’died M. Waite. This cow pro­
that the highway engineers would article in which it is disclosed that will te a baseball game between *•**-••
• left here by motor for Sheffield,
a game Sunday to the Ameri-,-;--
dictate the exact route to be fol-: the farmer paid more for not hav- Vernonia ar.d American Can coni- j 2U' I 1070 pounds of milk and lost __
_
__ ' ’ f,> in which he states that the
i ing good roads than he would have par.y of Portland. It is also plan-p^ ‘ 1 pounds of fat.
can Can ____
company
of _ _______
Portland, they
lowed.
Kansas which they saw ap­
But the delegation from the val-1 ' t; pay if he had the finest hard ned to have a water fight, races,
Beeson brothers’ grade Holstein, didn't do so without letting the op- PEr’;
I and a t :g-of-war across Rock cresk. I Bqrun, was a close second with position know thej- were up again3t peared very prosperous. Potatoes
ley insisted that a route was be- i surfaced roads obtainable.
| were in blossom, wheat headed ou.,
tough proposition.
ing suggested which would cut I T lie figures, compiled by trans-
In the afternoon, about 2 p.m., 1810 pounds of milk and 7b.6 a The
game wax well played all the and hay was being cut.
across the hills from Vernonia i.nd I portation authorities i of the state the stampede will start and will pounds of fat.
Idaho appeared to have poor
way through and if McGregor had
miss B.rlienfeld and Jewell and I of Iowa, demonstrate that the . last the rest of the afternoon and
been given a little better support land, except where it was irrigated,
would open up no new country.
c—
| transportation bill over dirt roads all Thursday afernoon, July 5. Old Scheme Reappears
around the keystone sack the story according to Mr. Holtham. The corn
Tlus route woi
ould also be more ex- ’ was equal to all of the corn, oats, Wild l-.orses have already been
For “Farming” Farmer night have been a little different. crop in Ohio was very good, he
pensive to biuld than to follow the wheat and barley crop3 in the stste. brought here, and 18 wild steers
Mac pitched wonderful ball and stated.
grade already established to these The cost of operating 699,000 mo­ v..il be brought in, beside3 a num­
tor vehicles registered in Iowa in ber cf saddle horses. These ani­ ! Farmers Who buy gilts at prices really deserved to win. Although
Good roads were experienced
towns.
It is understood that the high- j 1926 is estimated at $314,608,000 mals will be used in the various ; far above even pure-bred figures there were only four errors marked most of the way, according to the
way commission will meet the ¡at- j while the value of the four princi­ races, bulldogging, musical chair from a swine company now report- up against the home team this does letter and the weather was not bad
ter part of this month, and Sec- pal crops that year was $313,367, mil other stunts typical of round­ | ed operating in Oregon with the not tell the whole story for there on the trip. A total of 216 gallons
! promise of selling back all female were at least that many more just of gasoline was used for a mileage
reary Lester Sheeley is trying to 000.
up days in the cattle country. Al.
get a number to attend this meet-' In order to reduce this transpor­ Wharton, cowboy comedian, has ' progeny at a high price are dootn- plain “boners” pulled in playing of 3887, with an average run of
ing in the interest of the lower tation bill, Iowa is spending twenty­ been here for some time and was I ed to eventual disappointment at the ball, such as outfielders mis­ 283 miles per day.
! loss, warns E. L. Potter, head of _ judging
_ _ flies nnd infielders playing
eight million dollars in 1928 for im­
Nehalem valley folk.
i proved highways. Engineers advo­ mainly instrumental in putting the I the animal husbandry department I out of position. However, ax afore- j The box score of Sunday’s gamo
idea
across
of
the
feasibility
of
cate hard surface for all mam high- | holding a stampede in Vernonia at 1 at the state college who has in- mentioned, the game was a good follows:
vi’s and gravelled zoads for light .his time.
in spite of the “ _____
boners” _ as American Can AB R H PO A E
I vestlgated the scheme here and
Brown and Lindsay traffic.
4 1 1 2 2 2
To demonstrate the savings
elsewhere.
there
wore
actually
only
two earn-' Alien
The speaker for the Indepen­
I Hildgers 2b
6 9 1 5 3 0
these
invest
­
male
through
ed
runs
collected
by
both
sides.
I
to
oe
contrasts
in
all
the
In
spite
of
Elected Directors m: r.t s, the following figures are dence day exercises is Hon. Milton ! the world, says Potter, the company The local boys started off strong Cucaría ss
6 0 1 2 3 1
A. Miller. Just when this onser-
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putting over two runs in the Betts c
given:
vance will be held on July 4 has j cannot afford to buy back the gilts by
An exceptionally -large crowd at- 1 Iowa spends one hundred
Basso lb
5 2 2 10 0 0
first
inning
after
two
outs
hal
!
at
premium
prices
any
longer
th?n
not been definitely decided.
tended the annual school meeting I twenty million dollars annually
Morley cf
4 1 a 0 0 0
been
made.
In
this
inning
McGreg
­
j
they
can
resell
them
at
still
higner
In the evening of the fouith.
Monday afternoon. J. Wr. Brown new automobiles. The average
3 0 i 2 0 9
I prices to other farmers. Thus the or hit one too hot for Howard to Curry If
was unanimously re-elected to of a motor vehicle operated on dirt i | there will be a band concert by I business must grow in a geometric handle, was advanced to second by Eckman rf
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Woodmen
band,
street
dancing,
tnc
serve a three year term. Robert roads is given as 5 years; on gravel j
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! ratio making it only a question of Allen’s error of Hartwick’s hard Tuor rf§
Lindsay won over A. C. Knauss to as 6 years; and on paving, 7 years. ! and boxing and later dancing in i time until the company refuses hit grounder. On the next pitch Howard p
4 0 i 0 1 1
hall.
More
details
of
|
the
Legion
serve the unexpired term of A. D.
The annual bill for gasoline in ! the program will be announced in 1 further purchases.
McGregor and Hartwick pulled a J
Hall who has resigned. Mrs. Good- the Hawkeye state is estimated at
39 6 10 26* 9 4
This, in fact, is exactly what double steal. With men on second
ing was elected clerk.
fifty million dollars. Most of it is next week’s issue of the Eagle. j happened with a similar scheme and third, Black, who by the way Vernonia
Laird 3b
5 0 1 1 2 0
used in
tiseo
m vehicles
venicies operated
operuieu over
over unv...
dirt I
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,
At Pleasant Hill Oscar
used in Kansas some three years looks mighty good behind the bat, McKillip cf
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roads, and tests made by the Iowa I Use 1 WO Horns on Each
was re-elected director and
came through with a nice single to
!
ago,
Professor
Potter
finds.
After
4 2 2 1 3 0
agricultural college show that a gal­
Oscar Wee 1 was elected clerk.
Automobile in Venezuela ; the expansion had reached its limit score both runners. Brooks fantieu McGregor P
Hartwick lb
6 1 1 10 • I)
to end the inning.
Rock C reek. C. S. Keasey was lon of gas will carry a car 14 miles [
|
the
manager
of
the
company
wrote
2 0 0 9 1 0
re-elected director and Mrs. Eruce on a dirt road, 17 miles on a
A'though it is generally conced­ a polite letter telling his customers
lie banners managed to even Black c
4 0 0 e 0 0
McDonald clerk.
gravel road, and 20 miles on a ed in this country that the exce3- j that “it is impossible to move the up the score in the second ar.d Brooks rf
Fcrren if
4 0 1 o 0 0
Bee. ver Creek re-elected W. E. paved road. Annual expenditures. give U3e of the horn is the h-ill- g.lts that we had planned.”
A gathered in another one in the
4 0 1 i 1 2
Crawford director and Mrs. E. A. for tires is figured at thirty mil-1 mark of the novice driver, neverthe- statement altogether true, says Pot­ third to put them ahead and then Norris 2b
4 0 2 4 2 ■>
lion. The annual cost of tires for less, there are places where even ter.
McDonald cl irk.
just to be sure of the gam; they Grec liman ss
an average motor vehicle is $31.65 one horn does not seem to answer
auded another in the fifth, in t ie,
3« 3 8 27 9 •A
The Oregon State Motor associa­ on concrete or pavement; $63.30 the requirements of safety, reports i “Such a company attempted to last oi the fifth the local boys
start
operations
here
three
years
§ Batted for Eckman in 8th.
tion announced yesterday that the on gravel, and $158.25 on the the Oregon State Motor associa­
ngeance
came to bat with enough
•McKillip out in 3rd for inter­
Banff Windemere Highway from average dirt roads. The people of tion. In Venezuela, for instance. 2 ago but was discouraged when the • u their eye to get everything back.
Spokane north to Lake Louise and Iowa have come to the conclusion horns are required on each auto- college th.'er.tened to expose the McGregor opened with a double fering with ball.
schem',
”
Professor
Potter
explain
­
Struck out by Howard 2, l.c-
Banff in the Canadian Rockies is that the cost of riding on dirt is mobile, a hand horn for toe city
and came home when the Car.ners
open for the season. Kicking tlorsc too high. Fifty-three counties have and an electrical horn for the ed. “Exchanging cash for promises began hissing the ball all over the Gregor 9. Bases on balls of N
13
ab.-ays
uangerou3,
but
e
ne.-ial
y
Trail is also op n to traffic.
authorized a total of $60,085.cO in country, which makes that country
lot on Ferren«’ Texas leaguer to Gregor none, Howard none, T. ,
In Wisconsin, school teachers are highway bonds.
a good customer tor automobile so when these promises, in their short center. However, the excite­ base hits McGregor and Basso. K t
very nature, must eventually be ment ended there and the Vernon a by pitcher Alin by McGreg,-.
required to give thirty minutes in­
Oregon learned this lesson three horns.
struction a month to children” on years ago and it is estimated that
toasera were unable to pu^h across E..r.iu runs American Can 2, V-.-
The Association reports that the impossible to fulfill.’’
t. r. 2. Left on ba’es Americra
accident prevention, reports the the saving in repairs and deprecia­ actual practice shows that passe n-
any more scores.
In applying sodium fluoride to
■ a
-on'n 9.—Contributed.
Oregon State Motor association.
tion to the average motorist in this «c cars in Venezuela are usually
The Canning outfit took an ithcr
state has more than repaid the cost «.quipped with three horns, one hens with young chicks or turkeys, run in the seventh just to make
cf license fee and gas tax which h rd-op-rated and the other two care is taken to avoid applying :o sure that they had enough to sew
electrical. The button for one of much that the young will be In- up the game tight, on Alien’s hit Decori, le Your Homes
You Pay For Advertising made the good roads available.
the electrical horns is on the steer­ jured by it, 3ays the exper.ment »nd Norris’ bobble of Hildgcr’s
Whether Using It Or Not
During Celebratic : !
Laird-Holly field
•P easy roller.
ing wheel, while the othsr is placed station. Many poultry raisers keep
i
A quiet wedding was solemnized on the left door of the car anu the hens away from the chicks fo.-
The local team journeys to Co-
If y u have something to
in the parlors of the Methodist is operated by pressure from the a short period to allow her to shake lumbia City for a gante next Sun-
The business section of
sell, be it merchandise or
Episcopal church in St. Helens yes­ driver's knee. This is declared es­ out some of the excess powder.
day, but piays this same American
V'-nenta
observes all nation­
service sec nd hand or new,
terday morning, when the Rev. sential in driving over mounta.niius
Can ccmpany team again on the
the business yo lose through
al hd-T.'s by displaying the
Leroy H. Walker united in mar­ r< ads whose steep grades nnd sharp I
Cardan Club Meet* Tuesday
Fourth of July. Th s gime should
lack of turn ver, lack of
riage Annie Laurie Laird, daugh­ cutves necessitate continuous sound-j The Garden club will IT.
An.cr.'i.n flag ’n front of
be a dandy as the Vernonia infield
of volume
work. nA lac
ter of Mr. end Mrs. E. Laird of ing cf the horn.
Tuesdry evening et the Evang J.- will be consderably strengthened
the1” e tabllehinents. It would
would I ay double • what the
Vernonia, and Leon Hoilyfidhi of
cal church at 8 p m. when it is by that time by the addition of at
mpr ’ e the holiday atmos-
to sell
advertising would cost
<
Cabir. Committee To Me-t
Vernonia.
expected that a speak r will oe least one nnd poct'bly two new in­
that commodity, So you are
rSre o' the town tn have a
The young counle were attended
Representatives of all local or- i present from Portland to talk or. fielders. Norgorden, the husky
pay ng for good advertising
by Miss Wayne Wall and Herbert ganizations who make up the the raising of delphiniums, iris young third sacker from the Uni­
fag displayed at ea-h home,
whether you are using it or
i. versity of Minn?sota who so suc­
Hollyfield. After the ceremony Mr. Camp Fire cabin committee an- and peonies. A committee
e'necia'ly
during the coming
not. the same as you pay for
and Mrs. Hollyfield left for Sea­ asked by Mrs. M. D. Cote to meet the Chamber of Commerce will cessfully held down that position
celebration on the Fourth of
good roads whether you have
side for a short honeymoon. They at the Christian church Monday meet with the club before the lec­ last year, will be back again next
July.
them or not.
will return next Wednesday and evening to disc use plans for buiid- ture to choose a Vernon a flow r. week to help the local club win
make their home in Vernonia.
ing.
a few games.
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DEDICATE AIRPORT JULY 1
Another on Saturday
Seek
Test 40 Herds
In Association
Users of All Road*
Pay For the Best
Vernonia ¡.oses To
American Can Co.
Holtham Reports
Good Kansas Crops