Vernonia eagle., September 27, 1928, Image 1

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VERNONIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1928
City Budget
Is Filed For
Comiiig Year
Legion Auxiliary Elects
Mrs. C. J. Nance President
City Officials
Constructing
Golf Course A re Noni i na ted
NO. 8
Mrs. P. B. Wiggins Heads
Parent-Teacher Association
—:—
Mrs. B. B. Wiggins, who came
Mrs. C. J. Nance was elected
here from St. Helens about six
president of the American Legion
I months ago, is the new presi­
Auxiliary at an adjourned meet-
dent of the Parent Teacher asso­
ing held Monday nignt. Others
elected were: Mrs. H. E. McGraw, Greens Will Be Seeded This More Than 125 Attend ciation. Mrs. E. A. Green turned
first vice preesident; Mrs. J. E.
Mass Meeting At Legion over the chair to her at the first
Fall; Fairways By Early
meeting of the year held at the
Covington, second vice president;
Hall Monday Evening Washington school last Friday af­ Want Concrete Arch-Span
Spring Is Present Plan
Raise Made in Providing Mrs. P. Wideman, secretary; Mrs.
ternoon. Fred Spring was elected
W. R. Hammack, treasurer; Mrs.
Across Rock Creek
secretary. Mrs. Judd Greenman is
Jail Sinking Fund
Fred Brewer, historian; Mrs. H.
vice
president
and
Mrs.
Ben
Ben
­
Nominations
made
at
the
pub
­
As announced in a recent issue
F. Feilberg, chaplain; Mrs. Earl
of the Eagle, Vernonia is going lic mass meeting in the Legion nett treasurer.
Shay, sergeant-at-arms.
Installation will be held at the to have an up to date and well hall Monday night for city offi- j After the meeting Mrs. Wiggins
Legion hall Monday evening, Oc- laid out golf course. Actual con- rials for the next two years were appointed the following chairmen
I tober 1. The retiring president, ; struction of the course was be- as follows: Mayor, Guy R. Mills; of standing committees. Member­
Mrs. Mark E. Moe, will be the in- . gun last week and at the present councilmen, H. E. McGraw, Frank ship, Mrs. H. . V. Holcomb; social,
, time six of the nine greens have Hanson, G. C. Mellinger, J. E. Mrs. M. D. Cole; publicity, 1 Mrs. Structure Could Be Built With
Balance To Be Raised By Direct stalling officer.
E. E. Yeo; program, Mrs. D. C.
1 been roughed in, which is a very Tapp; treasurer, J. C. Lindley.
A Sufficient Clearance For
Year’s
Entertain At Birthday Party
satisfactory showing in so short
Tax
Exceeds Last
The meeting was called to or- Cason,
a space of time. The greens will der by G. C. Mellinger, president
Dr.
Ella
Mrs.
O.
T.
Bateman
entertained
Wight asked the co-
Safety
During
Freshets
Amount By Only $305
at an elephant birthday party last be seeded this fall as fast as fin­ of the council, in the absence of operation of the teachers In in-
ished
and
it
is
planned
to
slash
Mayor
mother
Guy
Mills,
whose
Tuesday in honor of her sister
specting the children. Mr. Condit
reported
to be quite ill. announced that the grade school
Roberta Williams who was eleven I the necessary acreage for the bal­ was
A petition is being circulated
The budget committee has filed years old. During the afternoon an ance of the greens at once. The Judge D. B. Reasoner read the will hold a basket social in the
in Vernonia which already has
with the levying board of Ver­ elephant hunt was
fairways
will
also
be
constrhcted
order
issued by the council in Woodman hall Friday evening for
staged
and
nonia, the city council, the bud- other games played, Fruit salad following the completion of the response to a petition calling the the benefit of the school athletics. many signers, for a new concrete-
| arch spen bridge
across
Rock
get for 1929, which differs very and cake were the refreshments greens and favorable weather per- meeting for the purpose of nom­
The next meeting will be held
little from last year. The total served. Prizes were won by Sara mitting it is hoped that this phase inating city officials for the next Monday evening, October 1. A mo­ creek to be of sufficient width
am-'ont to be raised by direct tax McGee, Shelby Caton, Ella Pearl of the work will be so far along two years, to be voted on at the tion was carriel to the effect that to adequately care for the present
and future traffic and that no
I
is $14,070, as compared to $13,- Savage, Loda Davidson and Ro- before actual winter weather sets general election November 6.
they continue to give the sum of repairs or changes be made on
765 last year.
berta Williams. Others present in that they can be seeded early
L. R. Gillchrest was
elected $2.50 each month to the class the present bridge except such as
A new item has been added in were Christine Mitchem, Ruth Page in the coming spring.
chairman of the meeting and Emil room which has the largest repre­ are absolutely necessary.
the form of a sinking fund for Simmons, Helen Barnes, Geraldine
The construction of the course Messing secretary. After the re­ sentation at the P. T. A.
It is claimed that the present
a new jail. It will be necessary Savage, Elizabeth George, Nadeen 1 is being supervised
George reading of the call of the meet­
by
bridge is inadequate to carry the
to construct a new jail in three Aldrich and Dorothy June Wolffe. Junor of Portland who is one of ing by the chairman, Mr. Gillcnrest
present traffic with safety and
years, and the committee thought
the foremost golf course engin- asked for nominations for mayor.
will become in the veify near
it best to start a sinking fund
of the George McGee nominated Guy R.
eers and
norticulturists
future a dangerous part of the
for that purpose. The amount
northwest. Vernonia golf enthusi- Mills, present incumbent. There
Nehalem- highway and other roads
listed for the coming year Is
lasts are very fortunate in having were no other nominations and
leading into this highway, most
$500.
an expert lay out the course and Mills was nominated on a motion
Another new item is an allow-
Officers for the coming year were of the traffic from which has
can be assured of a good one. The by acclamation.
ance of $1200 for a deputy mar-
elected by Vernonia post, American |to cross the bridge.
i
I course is most favorably situated
The following were then nom­ Legion, at their meeting Tuesday
sha.. alary The members of the
That there was a marked de­ and close to town and will thus
The petition further points out
inated
for
councilmen:
F.
E.
budget committe felt that there is cline in attendance at the county I give an excellent opportunity for
night. Lee Schwab succeeds Dr. 4V. that the present bridge is of such
a need for both a day and a fair this year as compared to last1 golfers of this city to indulge in Malmsten, Frank Hanson, IL E. H. Hurley as commander. Installa- i design and alignment as would
McGraw,
G.
C.
Mellinger,
S.
C.
night marshal, thus giving police is shown by the report of money tneir favorite pastime.
tion of officers will be held Octo­ | make it inadvisable to widen its
' Hoffman, Ray Charlesworth, E. w ber 9.
protection here 24 hours of each received for the past two fairs.
| roadway to such an extent as
The
construction
cost
of
the
Holtham,
and
J.
E.
Tapp.
Hoff-
day. If this budget is passed, the Added
increase
in
concession
would adequately care for the traf­
The
other
officers
elected
were:
course
is
being
financed
by
local
(
man
arid
Charlesworth
declined.
extra full time marshal will be money, however, brought the total
fic, and would if widened with
M.
E.
Moe,
1st
vice
commander;
L.
that
backers
who
are
confident
The resultant vote by ballot was
hired immediately after the first up to an amount little short of
present alignment fail to eli­
Vernonia will support the project as follows: McGraw 92, Hanson T. Nichols, 2nd vice commander; M. the
of the year.
last year’s income.
minate the blind approaches on
Grunden,
3rd
vice
commander;
John
and
that
it
will
also
serve
as
a
84, Mellinger 62, Tapp 56, Malm-
F. A. Malmsten was chairman I The
Hay, adjutant; E. H. Washburn, either end.
Fair Association has a
residents
of sten 52, and Holtham 42.
of the committee, C. W. Reith- total indebtedness of $1,000 and drawing card for
The petitioners have consulted
Thee chairman then called for finance officer; E. M. Murphy, his­
ner, secretary, and the other mem- ( ail property on the grounds paid other communities.
torian; Dave O’Donnell, chaplain; competent engineers who state that
bers C. F. Heiber, Emil Messing for, which is one of the best1 Throughout the country the last nominations for city treasurer. J. A. L. Kullander, sergeant-at-arms; a new concrete-arch bridge could
C. Lindley was nominated and a
and Albert Childs.
financial conditions of any fair in few years has seen golf rapidly motion carried
by acclamation and J. E. Tapp, H. E. McGraw, J. [be constructed in the place of the
advance to the front as one of
Sitting as a levying board, the the state.
that
his
name
be
placed on the C. Lindley, executive committe“men. present structure at a cost of
the
most
popular
of
public
sports
city council will hold a meeting
The 1927' gate receipts totaled
Commander-elect Schwab will an- approximately $15,000,' having a
ballot
as
the
nominee.
and
devotees
of
the
game
are
fa the city hall October 18 for $1,703.65,
and
the
concession
nounce his appointment of other 30-foot roadway and sidewalk on
meeting
The
was
then
adjourned
from
all
walks
of
life.
The
game
the purpose of hearing any objec-1 money $579.20, totaling $2282.85.
and
another
one
immediatelj- officers and standing committees I either side, and that said bridge
tions to the budget being levied
The 1928 gate receipts totaled has a peculiar fascination all its called, electing the same chalr- at the installation of officers.
sufficient
i would
have
vertical
own
as
is
attested
by
its
popular
­
as published. The full budget is $1,396, 25,
and
the
concession
I clearance for safety in time of
man
and
secretary.
This
meeting
The
Legion
post
is
planning
a
ity
and
it
only
remains
for
the
printed on another page.
money $765, totaling $2,161.25.
was for the purpose of nominating three-day carnival October 25- 26, freshets.
The money paid in premiums uninitiated to play but once when by assembly an independent candi­ and 27, just before Halloween. E.
It has been rumored that the
this year was $1,800 as compared they too become infected of what date for constable in this district. A. Ritchey was appointed manager county court 1 has been conte in­
O. Young Accidentally
is believed to be one of the great­
plating making ; repairs to the
Shot While Hunting to $1,775 last year. The premium est of American sports.
Rev. G. W. Plumer rose to of the carnival.
ribbons cost $204 and the electric
bridge such as re-decking. new
protest against
the
proceeding,
A
de
­
approaches, sidewalks on the upper
Orville Young was accidentally lights for the year $500.
claiming that they presumed to Corn Men Select Seed
Meat
inspection
—
Public
Service
side and other changes. The peti­
shot while out hunting Sunday tailed report will be made as soon
The
general
public
accepts act for a much larger district
In Field Before Frost tioners ask that no more than is
near the Inman Poulsen Lumber as all accounts have been audited.
in naming a candidate by this
Federal
meat
inspection
as
a
absolutely necessary be done, and
company's camp, The bullet ap-
method even though it might be
Proper selection of seed just suggest that this bridge could be
parently hit a stump or rock and O.-A. Department Helped at Fire public service in much the same legal. He considered it unfair to
way
as
it
regards
the
delivery
of
Through an oversight, the fact
ricocheted, passing throught the
many living outside of town who before the first severe frost will j moved to another location in the
fleshy part of the leg. He was that the Oregon-American Lum- mail, weather reports, etc., but might be interested in attending uring thee greatest improvement district where the traffic will not
taken to St. Vincent’s hospital ber company fire department aided knows very little about it. Some but who had previously known in Oregon’s corn crop, says E. be so great.
Bressman, associate agronomist I
----------------------
where he is reported to be getting the Vernonia department in put­ people are surprised to learn that nothing of the matter coming up. j
along satisfactorily. He was em- ting out the fire at the Square Federal inspection applies only to
It
was
as
­
explained
that
an
-'S'Candid.te
File. Truthful
ployed by the Inman Poulsen Lum- Deal garage was omitted) from meats and meat food products sembly of ' 100 or more voters
¡prepared
in
establishments
doing
List
of
Election “Costs”
week
’
s
ing
seed
each
year
and
have
built
!
in
last
I
the
news
story
i
ber company.
___
___
____ Smith highly an interstate or foreign business may meet at any time and nomtin- up good varieties of corn adapted I
( Eagle.
Fire Chief
ate
any
•
independent
candidate,
praised
the work of the O.-A. fire-' anfi not to concerns operating and that it was the privilege of to Oregon conditions. In variety j Like in Oregon, the Ohio law
1
Last Call for Dipping
requires candidates for office to
The best time of year to dip men and stated that without their within state borders. However, the any other group to do the same, trials at the Oregon station, the' file
a report of all expenditures.
me aid it would have been impossible meat industry is so largely of an The name of J. E. Franks, pres- acclimated varieties grown here’
is
wnile
cattle for scab
A widely known
candidate for
weather is still warm. If you did to save some of the nearby build- interstate character that govern- ent incumbent, was then proposed for several years have outyielded i
ment inspection includes about
any that have been introduced.; sheriff in Perry county, says dis-
not get it done last montn, do it I ings.
and
was
a
vote
by
acclamation
two-thirds of the food animals
This is
particularly
true when patch from New Lexington, Ohio,
yourself trouble |
now and save
slaughtered and meats placed on made to place his name on the yields are figured on i food value has his statement all ready to file
Proper Care Important
later, as para .sites are more
ballot.
and has the matter truthfully com-
care
and feeding of the market. In receni, years only
weatner. i ne ¡ Proper
troublesome in cold
i
W. A. Harris objected to the basis.
The average corn grower can- ' piled, showing just what it cost
dips recommended by the Bureau swine after inoculation for hog I one-half of one per cent of meat proceeding as being
irregular,
condemned.
All con­
spend
a large1 him “to be elected.”
important factor j has been
of Animal Industry of the U. S. cholera is an
claiming that there were less than not afford to
Here it is: “Lost 1349 hours
mv successful treatment
v.c_v...s..v of a , demned meat is converted fato 100 voters present, a statement i amount of
time
______
selecting
„ his
Department of Agriculture for in ■ the
common scab are a lime-sulphur herd. When pigs are treated after | fertilizer, inedible grease, or slmi- that had to be sworn to by the seed corn, and he need not. The | °f sleep thinking about the elec­
is to get a1 tion. Lost two front teeth and a
thing
or a nicotine solution. Nicotine they are weaned it is best not to | ‘ar non-food products,
chairman and secretary and filed important
_ „„j
that __
are lot
hair in a personal encounter
large
supply
of
ears
dips can be bought under various make any decided change in the [
with the county clerk not later ripe. Later on these ears ___
w‘ ‘ th
ripe. Later on these ears may
may be
be ! | w
th an opponent. Donated one
.
>>
trade names, and are best for ration, but the quantity should rx
than September 26. A count how- gone
over a little more carefully beef, four shoats and five sheep to
cattle wheen diluted so as to con- be reduced at least one-half, al UeHlOCratlC Hally
ever, showed there were more than
and the inferior ones discarded, I county barbecues. Gave away two
tain about .05 of 1 per cent of lowing the treated pigs to graze
125 in the hall.
but if the grower does not select pairs of suspenders, four calico
nicotine. The lime-sulphur dip is and exercise in a clean pasture,
There appeared to be general
dresses, $5 cash and 15 baby
made in the proportion of 12 where there are no running streams
satisfaction with the results of the right ears just before frost, | rattles.
he will not be developing a va­
pounds of unslaked lime. or 16h or mud wallows. At the end of 2
rx
woo the mass meeting, It is still pos­
A uciliut-iaviv
democratic iiicacK)
mass uiccving
meeting was
„J "Kissed 126 babies. Put up four
commercial
hydrated weeks, if the hogs are doing
pounds of
¡n t^e Legjon hall Tuesday sible for other tickets to be named riety that is best adapted for
his particular conditions. In aj. (stoves. Kindled 14 fires. Cranked
lime, and 24 pounds of flowers ot well the feed may be gradually ni ht wjth a number of prominent by petition.
dition to selecting ears that artJ192 Fords. Walked 4,076 miles.
__ r__ flour
___ to > 100 increased for about a week when democrats of the state present to
sulphur or sulphur
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ripe as shown by the dry condì- Shook
hands with i 9,507 people,
gallons of___ water. Detailed direc- they may get
all they will eat. extoll their many reasons for be-
Land Likes Legumes Often
Told 10,101 lies and talked enough
____ for mixing a lime-sulphur j In the case of
the inoculation of lieving that Al. Smith should be
tions
In planning a crop rotation, tions of the husks, careful grow­ if put into print to make 1,000
dip can be obtained from the U. j pigs while they are suckling their elected president. About 100 at-
small-grain
crops of the ers select ears only from stalks volumes.
at two
S. Department of Agriculture. The dams, no change of feed or man- tended the meeting.
same kind or two intertilled crops that are standing upright. Down
“Attended 16 revivals and was
stalks in many cases are diseased,
temperature of either of these agement is necessary.
should . be the maximum number
OpCMKClS
WCIC •
-
- -
Speakers 1U1
for VilC
the UvLuolVll
occasion were:
and some of our corn diseases baptised four times by immersion
dips should be from 95 to 100
Hon. Milton A. Miller, H. K. Zim-1
J?*0?“
and twice other ways. Contributed
Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Burke enter­
degrees F. Two dippings, from 10
succession on the may be avoided by not sleacting $50 to foreign missions and made
merman of Astoria, nominee for be grown in
from
them,
to 14 days apart, can usually be [ tained at a rag rug .bee in honor circuit
judge; John L. Storla of- same land, says the U. S. De­
As important as selecting the love to nine widows—five grass
depended upon to cure common of Miss Thelma Olsen last Friday. St. Helens, nominee for district partment of Agriculture. Two com-
corn
in the field is the storing of and Ml two sod.
Miss
Olsen
was
presented
with
the
scab.
i mon mistakes are the growing of
Hugged 40 old maids, was dog
rag rug which was made by those attorney; W. C. Culbertson of Port­ [ two or more intertilled crops and it the same day it is picked. All
land,
nominee
for
representative
Gold Beach—Campaign planned present Mr. and Mrs. P. Taylor, in congress; and Wm. Pringle Sr. of several small-grain crops in husks are removed so that the bit 39 times and was elected by
to urge completion of Roosevelt Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Parker and of Vernonia, nominee for sheriff. succession. An intertilled crop fol- corn can dry thoroughly on hang 363 ma j o rot y.”—Myrtle Creek
Mail.
son. Misses B. Anderson, Pearl
highway.
I lowing a good clover crop or al- era which provide for free circu­
*
Krause, Ruth Taylor, Gladys Grant,
' falfa sod is usually excellent, and lation of air. The ordinary binder
Klamath Falls—Right of way
A basket social will be held therefore the farmer is tempted to twine hanger, which most grow­
Thelma Olsen, Lou Althaus, and
for
Modoc Northern
You Must Be Registered
Carl Burgeson. Refreshments were in the Woodman hall Friday eve­ grow two or more intertilled crops ers are using, is satisfactory. A purchased
ning for the benefit of the grade following the clover or alfalfa wire hanger made from electric- Railroad.
served.
To Vote November 6
school athletics. The ladies are crop. However, intertill»»» has the welded hog-tight fencing is the
A dinner was given
at the invited to bring baskets for two. inevitable effect of causing very most desirable, according to the
With only one week left,
Expression» of Public
! Moonlight apartments Monday eve- These will be auctioned off by W. rapid destruction of the soil or­ Oregon Experiment station. This
there are still many eligible
and can
to do so who have not regis­
ning in honor of Miss Thelma Ol­ J. Gooding. Part of the proceeds ganic matter, and when several in- hanger is inexpensive
Opinion Invited
tered. All cithlns of the
sen who left Tuesday for Corvallis. will be used to purchase suits tertilled and small-grain crops are( easily be made at home from di-1
United States should be in­
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. for the football team as they grown after a good sod has been rections obtainable free from the
The Eagle will be glad to
terested in having a voice in
M. T. Parker, Miss Pearl Krause, seem to feel that they cannot
print local contributions on
. turned under, little or no perma- Experiment station at Corvallis. I
the selection of their public
unless
play
football
Lou
Althaus,
‘
Miss
Thelma
Olsen,
any
subject in its columns,
nent
improvement
can
be
accomp-1
officers. In all likelihood the
dressed. The boys hope that every-
Ratcliffe,
Margie
especially on the
political
J
|
10^ run> particu-( Mrs. M. L.
I Carl Burgeson
election can be carried by
one interested in the grade school larly if no recourse is made to Ratcliffe and Mrs. E. E. Graham
situation, city, d i s t r |c t,
those who have not regis­
county, state,
____
or national.
ma
tered. The people’s voice is
formed will make an effort to bring or outside sources for organic i.
Roseburg— Corporation
— t_ arrived last Wednesday from Spo­
The only requirements are
not properly heard at the
kane, Wash., where they visited
to be called Copeonia, Inc., will send a basket and that the men ter and plant food.
that
proper
cognizance
___
’
be
polls when only 50 per cent
•
Mr. Ratcliffe, who is In the sani-
build studio and introduce motion will come with full pocket books.
taken of the fact that there
of them vote, as happened at
w
i||
tarium
under
the
care
of
Dr.
Aid-
picture
industry
into
Southern
Ore
­
The Chamber of Commerce
is a libel law, and that all
the elections of 1924 and
Rainier—DuB o i »-Kettering mill resume its meetings again next rich. Mr. Ratcliffe has been in
gon. Wide variety of scenery de­
contributions be presented at
1920.
running
double
shift.
with
asthma
for
the
Oc-
ill
health
termining factor in location
the Eagie
_‘
office not later
week. The first will be held
Register before October 8.
—
years.
He
has
only
than Tuesday preceding the
St
Helens
—
California
Bag
Co.
tober 4, at the Horseshoe Cafe, past three
or you will not be able to
date
of
issue
for which they
the
sanitarium
_____
I
been
in
three
vote this fall, according to
Vale
___ —Yellowstone
__________
Cut-off
_____
As­ is new industry established here.
are intended.
the Oregon law.
Dufur—Fruit season at height weeks and is improving wonder-
Astoria—Peppermint harvest in
sociation seeks backing of all cities
here.
fully, according to Mrs. Ratcliffe.
this section under way.
along route.
Present Bridge Small
Levied October 18
Lee Schwab Elected
Legion Commander
Attendance At Fair
Less than Last Year
Li’X'S
X
Petition Asks
New Bridge be
Constructed
Held In Vernonia