Ve mania
bacile
NO. 7
VERNONIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1928
VOL. 7
Big “Rook'’ Class Goes
To College On Monday
Promptly at 1 o’clock Monday,
Represented at September
24, 11 deans of as many
schools at Oregon State college will
long lines of freshmen stand­
County Fair find
ing at their office doors ready to
Vernonia Home R ft sPPo”ctÍ.n“oñ IñX Expect Good
Square Deal
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The funeral was held in Portland
Potato Crop
Garage Burns For Eagle Boek ¡yesterday
of Royal A. Space who
[died in St. Vincents hospital Sun-
I day September 16 at the age of
In Columbia
Ten Automobiles Lost In Bateman, Salmonson And 53 years. Mr. Space was born in
[New wnuun,
London, Wis.,
May
14, ia<oi
18751
«•«i .. i
t kt
I"'"
tv is.,
;«ay is,
go through with preliminary regis­
T* o 1 rv n
Whitaker Owners of New and married Maude Telpner
De- I
tration which will make them mem­ Blaze Early Sunday Morn­
cember I, 6, 1 1898.
He ba.l
had lt.raj
lived in I
r—,
« o 1
1 ! cember
ftOR IT..
bers of the class of 1932. E. B. ing. Apartments Damaged
Good Pasture Assured For
Plane;
Conduct
A
School
Many New Features Were Lemon, registrar, reports that with
Vernonia for five years, and was
well
known
and
beloved
by
many.
advance applications passing the
Coming Winter
Shown This Year
I Vernonia
The new Alexander Eagle Rock
was
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1600 mark, the new class will prob­
Fire completely destroyed
the
I
A.
& A. M., the
ably slightly exceed that of a year Square Deal garage and ten auto­ airplane, piloted by Frank Kammer, J?dge. nA°
and Comman-
ago even after the deduction of mobiles early Friday morning, and flew down on its home airport at1 °^a Arch, .
An , Algeria Shrine of Helena,
those rejected and others who may only the quick work of the Ver­ Vernonia Saturday evening for the
[
Mont.,
also
the
Modern
Woodmen.
not appear.
nonia Volunteer fire
department first time. The plane was purchased
The funeral was held at 2:30 at
by
C.
L.
Bateman,
Ed.
Salmonson,
1
saved
the
Alexander
apartments
Several hundred applications have
the Snook and Whealdon funeral
already been rejected this fall, most ■ and the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. and Art Whitaker.
chapel in Portland by Rev. G. W. Extension Service Make* Report
Oregon-American Lumber
Exhibit of these being from non-residents H. Brendle who owned the garage,
It is the plan of the owners to Plumer and the body was then
whose credentials indicated they Both these buildings were burning conduct a flying school at Vernon­
On Agricultural Situation
Attractive; Cool Weather
were not prepared to carry on the ' briskly when the fire departments ia, with Kammer as the chief pilot. taken to the Lincoln Memorial park
where
Masonic
services
were
con
­
For Month of August
grade of scholastic work demanded arrived.
Two pupils, Charles Hoffman and ducted by Vernonia lodge No. 184
Affected Attendance
The damage to the garage is________
j at the college. Registration of Ore-
Lawrence Acord, took their first A. F. & A. M. He leaves his widow
| gon students is expected to be estimated at $4000 and $4000 worth lessons Sunday.
of automobiles. The Alexander ap-
Mr. Kammer, who sold his flying Mrs. Maude Space, two daughters,
Columbia county experienced a
The Nehalem valley was much I high.
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artments are owned by A. Bronkey school at Wenatchee, Wash., after Mrs. Ramona Lindley, and Lorraine dry month during August, which
Space;
his
son-in-law
J.
C.
Lindley,
better represented at the county I
and about $2000 damage was done operating it for more than two
was favorable for harvesting late
to them. The cause of the fire is' years, has been flying for 11 years one grandson, Bob, his mother and hay and grain, but dry for growing
“U“Lpr.t
a
sister
who
reside
in
Antigo,
Wis.,
unknown but it probably started; and enjoys the reputation of not
crops, according to the agricultural
and a host of friends.
tended. The fair closed Saturday f >
/
» I>
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from the ignition in one of the having “cracked up” yet. He plans
situation bulletin recently issued by
night after four days showing, and SCllOOlS Gt lieCeptlOIl cars or from the air compressor. to move his family here in the near
the extension service of Oregon
was declared by many to have been I
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, Several minor explosions occurred future for p>.
| State Agricultural college.
permanent residence.
the largest and best ever presented1 —
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...
Teachers and
board
1
members
j durjng the fire but the gasoline jfis
._ flying
_ „ time
__ 3 now totals about
There will be a light crop of ap­
in the county.
from Kist, Pleasant Hill, Pettijohn, tanks were not touched. The build- i 2500 hours. Krammer served dur-I
ples, pears and prunes, but a good
Although a late spring and' Keasey and Vernonia attended the ings were partially covered by in- J ¡ng the World war, holding a cap-1
crop of potatoes is in prospect with
several weeks of dry weather made 1 reception held in their honor at surance.
I tain’s commission. Besides his fed-/
quite a large acreage planted. Con-
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prospects appear dark for an un- ■ the Evangelical church September
A small fire broke out in the | eraj pilot’s license, he also is a ■
The list of winners of boys’ and ditions are very good this year for
usually big fair this year, the agri- 7. More than 50 school officials home of Mr. Brendle at 4 a.m. ■ licensed mechanic and a licensed girls Calf club work at the county I range stock. There is plenty of
iultural department was one of the! were present,
Sunday morning,
caused
by a! rigger.
.....
. was as follows:
...
I fair last week
pasture on the range and hay for
best on the grounds. One of the ] Rev. G. W. Plumer gave the ad- candle left burning. The
..... fire
.... caught
.—o—j. The
me plane
piane was
was flown
iiuwn to t,u Cle
vie Elum,
xaiuiii, Beef division: 1st, Larry Tarbell
Ta
winter feeding.
most pleasing features was the num-! dress of welcome, which was an- on the dresser, ruining
1
the glass j Wash.,
for a fair _______
Monday,
and _____
Tues-: of Yankton;
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,,___
_______ 2nd, Kenneth Oliver
Prices for hogs were very good
ber of individual farms that have, swered by responses from Superin­ and scorching the wall.
It was
i
day to Pendleton for the Round-[ of Yankton; 3rd, Edith Wolfe of duirng August, according to the re­
exhibits this year. 7 These
”
• included
• ■ . ___
.
tendent Condit for the grades, and quickly extinguished and no alarm up. It will return the latter part of Yankton,
port. Farmers are doing very well
Th-.. x,ruv.a’s Somerset Lodge of I Mrs. Wm. Hammack for the high was turned in.
the week.
Construction
started [ Dairy division 2 ; Kent Magruder from this industry. The dairy indus­
Yankton, O. J. Link of Goble, H. [school. Mrs. G. W. Plumer and Mrs.
Tuesday on a new hangar for the ! of Clatskanie.
try is in fairly good shape with suf­
P.-T. A. Meets Friday
J. Anderson of Warren, A.
A. [ Sydney
Malmsten
the
poured
plane on the local airdrome.
| Dairy division 1: Albert Gregory, ficient' feed most of the summer,
The Parent-Teacher Association
Schwab of Birkenfeld, the McCor-' coffee. They
by
were assisted
The order for this ship was sent i James Anliker, Stafron Grimshaw but pastures were somewhat dry
will meet Friday at 3 p.m. in the i in June 20 and it was delivered I and John Anliker of Goble, Roy during August. There Is plenty of
mick ranch of St. Helens, Mrs. J. several young women present.
F. Loyd of Deer Island and John
September I Goodall of Chapman, Ethel Hillier hay for local needs, as well as sil-
A local orchestra played selec- Washington school. A business meet­ at Vancouver, Wash.,
ing will be conducted, during which 11, indicating that the factory at of " Warren.
Welch of Goble.
age and root crops.
tions during the evening.
fill Colorado Springs can not make
an election will be held to
Four granges had exhibits, these
Livestock judging: 1st team,
Situation in Oregon Given
va-
several
offices
that
have
been
being W inema of Birkenfeld, V er-
delivery as fast as orders are pour­ Francis Goodall of Chapman, scor-
Conditions have been favorable
to
cated.
All
members
are
asked
Hal
Hoss
Will
Become
nonia, Yankton and Beaver Homes.
ing in. The owners here have the ed 370 out of 400 points; Blanche for harvesting grain in eastern Ore­
be present.
agency for Columbia, Clatsop, Till­ Goodall of Chapman, 340; Roy gon and good yields of fall grains
Secretary of State On
Two Nehalem valley granges were
amook, Yamhill, and Washington Goodall of Chapman, 325.
are reported. The second crop of
grouped together and made an ef-
September 24; Nominee
Second team: James Anliker of alfalfa was heavy in most districts.
counties, with several prospects al­
fective display, Vernonia grange
Goble, 363; Albert
Gregory
of Spring grain turned out less satis­
ready in view for sales.
had a vegetable display, grasses,
Hal E. Hoss, of Oregon City, |
The airplane, fully equipped, Goble, 310; John Anliker of Goble, factorily, some of it very poor.
grains, corn and other products will be appointed by Governor I. L. I
weighs 2442 pounds. Its only mark­ 295.
Vetch seed yields are about aver-
from the fertile Nehalem valley, Patterson shortly to serve as sec-|
Three
high
scoring:
Francis [ age but the acreage cut for seed Is
ing is the federal license number
The Winema grange exhibit was retary of state, filling the unexpir­
6380, which means that it has been Goodall, 370; James Anliker 363; 1 reported less than last year. Early
placed in a prettj nook wherein ed term of
\. Kozer, who is
inspected and approved by the de- Kent Magruder, 361.
j threshed clover seed has not yielded
were found a va:.e_
va_.e. display
of resigning to take over new duties
Since May 1, 1922, $25,898,525 partment of
and
is
Joseph Cholick won first on a so well and the crop is generally
commerce
grains, including barley, wheat, as director of the state budget,
and oats; alfalfa, corn, fruits, vege­ The change in state officials is set have been loaned through the World flown by a licensed pilot, It is of pen of geese,, and Lawrence Cholick [ expected to turn out less than last
year, but perhaps about average,
tables, flax, and a flower show on for Monday, September 24 and Mr. War State Aid commission to 10,- the bi-plane type, having a wing first on a pen of ducks.
The first team will represent Co­ Some of the irrigated clover grown
a small scale. The productiveness of Hoss will serve by appointment of 709 persons who served during the spread of 36 feet on top and 31
lumbia county at the state fair at for seed was harvested for hay be-
the Nehalem valley was shown clear­ the governor until January 7, 1929, recent World war and the Spanish feet on the Tower wing.
American war. This sum is secured
The gliding angle of the plane Salem. The second team will rep­ I cause of damage by aphis and mil-
the end of the term for which Mr.
ly-
by first mortgages on real proper­ is 12 to 1, which means that it can resent the county at the Interna­ dew.
The
Oregon-American
Lumber Kozer had been elected.
ty. To date there has been repaid
Heavy fruit crops are reported in
company had a
lumber exhibit, | Mr. Hoss is the republican nomi- thereon $3,246,632.27. Interest to glide 12 feet while losing an eleva­ tional Livestock exposition at Port­
tion of only 1 foot. This is said to land in November.
southern and eastern counties, but
which rounded out the valley s nee for the office of secretary of the amount of $3,407,580.61 has be the greatest gliding angle at­
the crop in western Oregon coun-
showing in an effective manner.
state, winning in the primaries by also been paid by the borrowers. tained by any plane on the market.
ties is not so good. Fresh prunes
This was the first time the Ne- a wide margin over H. H. Corey Substantially $4,580,000 was paid It is built with a high safety factor, State Institutions
. halem
.
”
• has • taken
•
1 have been shipped in
_ volume
valley
part • so ex­ j- and Tom B. ------
Handley. Prior to en­ in cash bonuses of which sum $353,- guaranteed to stand 12 times any
Becoming Crowded ■ fr<m Umatilla, Malhea large
” and other
tensively in the county fair, and tering the race for election as sec­ 145 has been refunded by ex-service
I counties, but prices are only about
the presence of this exhibit repre­ retary of state, Mr. Hoss served as men who later concluded to take normal strain.
The total poulation at the nine 40 cents a suitcase, which leaves a
A Curtis OX5 motor is installed
sented a new source of interest in private secretary to Governor Pat­ the benefits of the loan.
state
institutions
for
the
care
of
in the ship, which develops 90 horse
i small price over picking and pack­
the fair. Last year the valley had terson and before that was mana­
Loans average $2,418, a minimum power. It turns up 1425 revolu- the insane, feeble-minded, prison­ ing costs.
an exhibit, but on a smaller scale. ger of the Morning Enterprise, pub­ of $500 to the maximum of $3000.
ers
and
other
wards
on
August
31
tions per minute on the ground
Pears are being shipped in quan­
There were individual exhibits, too, lished at Oregon City. He has been Payments extend over a period of
was 4946, as compared with 4765
and 1500 in the air.
tity from southern Oregon. The ap­
which show interest in the fair.
on
the
same
date
in
the
year
1927.
organization 28 years. On city property payments
active in newspaper
Clarence Nance and Emil Messing
ple harvest is about to begin. The
Yankton grange had a complete work, and has held a number of must be made quarterly and on made the first passenger
flight The principal increases in popula­ walnut and filbert crops are es-
exhibit, which represented the pro­ offices in publishers associations.
country property at least every six from Vernonia Sunday evening tion have been in the hospitals for jecially promising both in yield and
ducts of a goodly number of farms
Mr. Kozer, who is nearing the months.
when they flew to Vancouver, Wn., the mental defectives and in the quality and the market situation is
and their homes. It consisted of end of his second term as secre-
Of this large number of loans and back. The trip was made in state penitentiary. The aggregate firm. Some grapes have been dam­
alfalfa, millet, barley, wheat, oats j tary of state, was selected by Gov- made, the state was required to one hour and 20 minutes with a increase in population in the state aged by sunburn, especially Tokays.
and clover in the grains and grass-1 ernor Patterson to direct the state foreclose in 349 cases of loans ag- 10 minute stop in Vancouver. Mr. hospital at Salem, the eastern Ore­ Hop picking is under way and pros­
es; corn, hops, nuts, fruits of vari-l budget because of his many mark- gregating $869,125, or 3.3 per cent. Messing said that it was most in­ gon hospital at Pendleton, and the pects are favorable.
ous kinds, dairy products, eggs, can- ed ‘ qualifications. There • is perhaps Since acquiring this property the teresting to view the country from feeble-minded at Salem was 114,
Prices for livestock and livestock
ned fruit and vegetables pickles no one in the state more familiar state has resold 109 parcels for the air after having traveled over and at the penitentiary 106. Only products are generally good. There
and a variety of other exhibits add with the operative and fiscal af­ $285,413.46, at a profit of $8621 all the roads in that part. “The slight changes took place in the is sustained interest in dairying, al­
to the completeness of the booth.
fairs of the commonwealth than Mr. above the face of the loan, interest country looks just like a crazy population of the other state in- though many rows are being sold
Beaver Homes grange, represent­ Kozer, due to his long contact with to date of foreclosure, foreclosure quilt” said both Mr. Messing and stitutions, except in the boys’ traln- for shipment to California. The low
ing one of the newer logged-off all its various departments. As di- cost and a resale commission. One Mr. Nance. In speaking of riding ing school, where there has been condition of pastures is causing
a decrease of 45 charges during heavier early feeding. Range live­
sections of the county, had a booth rector of the budget, working di- hundred thirty-seven of the proper­ in an aeroplane Mr. Nance said.
that should have proved to any­ rectly under the governor whom ties acquired by the state are rent­
“You would not know you were the year, occasioned principally by stock are being forced off of the
body who doubts the productivity of the 1927 legislature designated as ed or leased on favorable terms. moving
_ if you did not look at the the exercise of a more liberal policy ranges earlier than usual because
For variety of state budget officer. Mr. Kozer will Five properties are occupied from • ground except in places where there on the part of the state board of of the drought and with higher
the logged-off lands. —
products, this booth had all others give Oregon taxpayers the advan­ which no revenue is received, and j are air currents when it feels Just control.
prices for hay stockmen are inclined
The per capita cost of maintain­
beaten.
tage of his vast fund of knowledge 107 of the properties in which the J like a car going over a bumpy
to sell closely. The turkey crop is
A. A. Schwab of Birkenfeld had about public business, and will fill state has an interest of $243,700 j road. I enjoyed the trip very much ing the inmates of the various in­ [ reported average to 100 per cent
a display of threshed
and
un- an important place in the admin- are idle. As conditions improve it and think that Pilot Frank Kram- stitutions has increased in some increase in various counties. The
threshed grain which showed what istration’s official family.
is not unlikely that the unsold prop-1 mer is a splendid pilot. We flew cases and decreased in others, the young birds are fairly well develop­
can be done with grain in the Ne-
There will be no drastic changes erties will be disposed of and the at an altitude of 3400 feet until best overage for the 12 months end­ ed.
halem valley. His farm is called the ¡n the personnel of the office of ultimate loss to the state, if any, we reached the Columbia river val- ing August 31, 1928, having been | The general dairy products situ­
Mellowest farm.
secretary of state, according to Mr. be small. It is doubted if any prl- ley when we dropped to 2000 feet.” shown by the eastern Oregon state ation was in fairly strong position
hospital. At this institution an av­
The McCormick farm near St. Hoss, who has let it be known that vate loan concern has had as fa-
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during August. Stocks of butter in
erage of $15.49 per month was ex­
Helens showed a box of huge to-
intends to conduct affairs as vorable experience as the state of
_T
.
[ storage
are
about
25,900,000
pended
in
maintaining
each
inmate,
matoes and a stalk of corn that efficiently as possible, without re- Oregon under the same conditions |
1 IllltC LltV
' pounds less than last year, which
while
at
the
state
tuberculosis
hos-|
r
-
-
i
^
ar(
j
professional
had everybody first gasping and
job-hunters as those upon which loans are
pital the average per capita cost is about equal to reductions <n pro­
then guessing as to its height. Esti- and political hangers-on. The - Hoss
_ _ granted by it to the ex-service men.
duction.
was
$46.39. The patients at the lat­
mates range from eight to twelve j fami)y r has
has moved
moved to
to Salem
Salem and
and Very few of the federal loan com­
The current potato situation is
ter
institution
being
in
all
stages
feet. There was a remarkable pep- taken up residence in the Fairmont panies, notwithstanding their loans
I very unfavorable to growers because
of
sickness
require
a
greater
de
­
per plant, bearing eight peppers, hiH digtrict
are made under less favorable con­
! of over-production resulting from
gree of care and a more extensive
and a collection of China long cu-
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ditions to the borrower, can show
increased acreage and favolatile
In response to a petition filed and expensive selection of foods growing conditions. Future weather
cumbers that attracted a good deal
such similar results.
of attention. A number of other Reverend Leavitt Returns
The loans to ex-service men of with the city council Tuesday night which accounts for the higher cost. conditions and disease might still
pieces were included, which made
From Southern Oregon the state of Oregon have afforded a mass meeting has been called to During the year the population cause a reduction in prospective
this a noticeable display.
them an opportunity to acquire nominate candidates for the offices of the penitentiary has quite ser- production, but thus far reports
Mrs. J. F. Loyd of Deer Island
Teddy Leavitt has returned from homes upon small annual payments. of mayor, four councilmen, and [ iously exceeded the capacity of that have indicated generally favorable
had an attractive vegetable display, southern
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_
where he has been This has undoubtedly created thou­ treasurer for the city of Vernonia. institution. It is certain that if the | progress of the big crop. Should
and her pumpkins looked just as conducting a missionary evangelistic sands of home owners in Oregon Lit will be held in the American Le- growth in population of the peni- there be an out-turn of tfo onq .
attractive there, snuggled against meeting for the past five weeks. where otherwise such would not [gion hall Monday, September 24. i tentiary continues at the rate which 000 bushels as forecast August 1,
the corn . stalk, as they do
ucci. the
m«: «»w.
—___ and
-
The requisites to holding these has prevailed for several months only the best of the crop can be
‘ out * in
V The congregation of the Christian iia<*
have been
case. The wealth
the field in the fall of the year.
church were glad to have their pas- taxable property has been material- ' offices are that the persons elect- past additional quarters will be ne- expected to be taken for table stock
Mrs. Augusta Butts of Colum- tor back again. During his absence ly added to and the result ’« one ' ed must be owners of real estate I cessary for properly housing the and western growers will again be
—1 legal voters. There has been prisoners. A rather large waiting i in least favorable position because
bia City had several vegetables on Mrs. Leavitt, who is an ordained in which the people of the state I and
numbering from 60 to 75 for
display from her garden in the minister, and Oliver Curtis of For­ of Oregon can justly take much ’ very little discussion on the part 'list
shipping a a large
large sur-
SOT-
I entrance into the state tuberculosis ! of
°! necessity of »n.pp.ng
back lot. She had some onions there est Grove, supplied the pulpit. Mrs. pride. Oregon is one of the few | of local citizens for candidates for | hospital will
'iR V7akem
“c.re
7/
when p,ui lon< A
Rt,nces
to n,arket
- ’
be
taken
care
of
d
L"
Unce
"
n,a,
ket
which looked like the pictures one Leavitt and children joined Mr. states that has assisted the ex- I these positions, only one of which
'J'. (J. Convention
any remuneration, that of the new hospital at The Dalles is
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sees in the seed catalogues. Her Leavitt for his last 10 days in service men to the extent of loaning i carries
¡completed early in the coming year.,
I.
onion display last year was up to southern Oregon.
him money at a low rate of inter- treasurer.
The .apacity and facilities of the
Meet» Here 1 omorrow
as high a standard as that of this
est and on long time payments. If | J. C. Lindley, present treasurer,
hospital for the insane at Salem
Columbia county W. C. T. U.
year.
. .
Ward Gooding. Kenneth Whitsell, the experience of the state contln- indicated some time ago that he
the
in
Joe Koller, who has gone into Clarence Wardle, John Wardle, Vel- ues during the next ten years .is would not be a candidate for re- are also becoming taxed to the ut- [ convention will be held
The
Friday.
the milch goat business on a large don Parker and Harold Olsen will has been the result up to this time, election. The present mayor is Guy most, which is the case too in the Evangelical church
will
scale on his farm west of Deer leave for Corvallis the end of this the loss, if any, which may result R. Mills, and the councilmen, G. C. Pendleton institution. It is evident state president Mrs. Ada Jolley
ad-
interesting
will
soon
be
here
and
some
I
that
further
provision
reason
of
the
state
s
granting
Mellinger,
J.
E.
Tapp,
C.
S.
Hoff-
Island, had an exhibit of goat milk, week to enter O. S. C. as freshmen. by
I have to be made for the care of (dresses are promised. The conven-
will inaeea
indeed oe
be very
cream, cheese and butter, and this Dudley Spencer and Morris Ben­ this benefit,
Denent, win
very. man, and E. W. Holtham.
was enhanced with posters, showing nett will enter the University of small, according to Sam Koxer, se» -| The meeting will be called to ■the state’s mentally deficient charg-'tion opens at 10 a.m. and continues
es.
I all through the day.
order at 8 p.m.
retary of state.
Oregon at Eugene.
Please turn to page 6
a
August A Dry Month
Granges Had Booths
Teachers of Several
List Calf Club
W inners at Fair
State Suffers Few
Losses From Loans
To Ex-Service Men
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I
Oflicials at Mass
Meeting Monday