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/ . VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1928 News of Vernonia Schools combined value of the Federal and rapid destruction of the soil or State indemnities, plus the salvage ganic matter, and when several in value of the condemned animals, tertilled and small-grain crops are was $87.12. “This figure,” says grown after a good sod has bean Doctor Mohler, "represents the turned under, little or no perma amount that the owner received for nent improvement can be accomp the average diseased animal. The lished in the long run, particu The following in the third grade Three Music Classes Under money is commonely used for the larly if no recourse is made to had 100 in spelling for the whole purchase of healthy stock, usually outside sources for organic mut- Direction of Mrs. Smith of last week: Leila Nelson, Mava of better quality and potentially ter and plant food. Williams, Daisy McDonald, Ben more profitable than the animals (By La Velle Gosa) Tualatin—Approximately 40 nie Jean Thompson, Bertha Thomp condemned.” There are three music classes cent of the 3,500 farms in son, Buster Nance. under the direction of Mrs. Smith. I valley will be served with el> c- Burton Miller of Portland has Land Like. Legume* Often lower The upper classmen, the PEP crop rotation,! tricity upon completion entered the fourth grade. In planning a the boys ’ classes. classmen and fourth The following in the crops of the rural extension line. two small-grain These classes are each separately spelling all grade had 100 in same kind or two intertilled crops I Gold Beach—Campaign planned last week: Vashon Hall, Delpha organized with their officers. As should be the maximum number to urge completion of Roosevelt yet they have not selected their Killian, Herbert Anderson, of nonleguminous crops that should ■ highway. Montora Corey, Billie French, names. The officers in the upper be grown in succession on the! Astoria—Coast guard cutter Rid Jack Graney, Helen Holgate and girls’ class are as follows: Della same land, says the U. S. De- Wing, a powerful vessel, assignad Sylvia Sesseman had 100 in spell Cline, president; Thelma Spencer, partment of Agriculture. Two com- to replace Algonquin at this port, vice-president; and Frances Lappe, ing in the fifth grade. mon mistakes are the growing of, Large cards and posted in each secretary-treasurer. two or more intertilled crops and The officers in the boys ’ class room with each child’s name on of several small-grain crops in' it. When they have had perfect are as follows: president, Jewel succession. An intertilled crop fol Mrs. Paul B. Wiggin* Lloyd; vice-president, Ben Spen attendance for one week they re- lowing a good clover crop or al-, cer; secretary treasurer, George PIANO AND VOCAL ceive a silver star and for one falfa sod is usually excellent, and ( a* Oberst; sergeantt-at-arms, Chester therefore the farmer is tempted to attendance month’s perfect Studio at Home Weed; reporter, Jack Taylor. gold star is given. grow two or more intertilled crops Two senior girls who decline to following the clover or alfalfa 1125 Bridge St. Vernonia give their names were the first crop. However, intertillage has the Seniors Given Clock. The senior class was given i a senior girls to walk completely inevitable effect of causing very clock by their class advisor, 1 Mr. around the high school on the J. B. Wilkerson, Saturday after new cement walk which ha3 been built. noon. If more students would follow Merle Mills was appointed to keep the clock wound and set to this example they would appre- ciate the value of the walk after avoid its being broken, The students surely . appreciate remembering the old one. thoughtfulness, Wilkerson’s Mr. and they determine to keep the tHStST FOR ALL-ALL FOR CHRIST clock as a souvenir of the class. —T.S. 1 rhe Timber 1 Line Alumni (Vins First Football Game ßy One Touchdown (By Billie Culver) The Vernonia high and alumni football teams clashed in a battle for goals on the Vernonia grid iron last Friday afternoon in the first game of the season. The high school lost the game by 0—0. In the opening minutes of the game, Morris Bennett, half-back for the Alumni, made a s pectacu- lar end run for a touchd .wn. After this first goal, the light team of the high school, averaging 140 pounds, held the heavier al- umni team near the center of the gridiron. Levi Austin, the I high sell ,ol coach, is having a hard time gathering material this year for a good team ai there was an un- usually small turnout of players, The line-up this year for the high school is Arthur Hixon, , cen- ter; Harold Nelson. Nelson, tackle; Ollver Mellinger, tackle; Marvel Graven, guard; Archie Adams? end; Tord Berg, end; George Oberst, half back; Glen Hieber, half-back; quarter-back; Floyd Neal Bush. Adams, full-back. Senior Key Found •The senior key which was lost a week ago was found in the junior room by some senior boys. How the key, which is a sen ior souvenir, happened to be up in the junior room, no one knows. But it is thought that some ab sent minded junior, while inspect ing and admiring the key, took it upstairs by mistake. The sen iors hope that this accident does not happen again.—L.G. THREE -s—r- five clubs in the school this year. Sewing club 1 will meet Mondays and 14 have already turned in their names for this club. Sewing club 2 will meet Tuesday With five members promised. Eight have turned in their names for cooking club 1 which will meet Wednesdays and five for cooking club 2 which Camp will meet Thursday, The cookery club has not yet been or ganized but it is probable that Mr. Condit will be the leader of this club. received prizes The following Columbia County fair: at the Grade 1, Elizabeth Schalock, first prize in writing; grade 2, Elmer Michner, first prize writing; Ella Pearl Savage, first prize, paper furniture. Grade 3, Hazel Chapman, third prize poster. Grade 4, Tasha Kuge, first prize, bird stick; Ru- bird pert Aurelio, second prize third stick; Helen Ruth Burlte, prize, writing. Grade 5, Mary Brun ton, second prize, relief map; Sara McGee, third prize poster. Grade 8, Mildred Chapman, first prize, writing; Helen Bergerson, second prize writing. This is the second year In suc- session that the Vernonia school has won first and second prize in eighth grade writing in Co lumbia County and the second time that Mildred Chapman has won a first prize for her writing. La Velle ( osa Editor Senior. To Select Play hi—is» ws> xui.sa« uor mfc iw? a* The members of the senior class BIBLE THOUGHT AND PRAYER Catherine Hoffman gave a talk have sent for several plays from // parent» will have their children memo on “The Constitution” before the which they expect to select their rize a Bible »election each week, « wiH prove a priceite» heritage to them in after year». student body Friday afternoon. senior play. The speech was given in ob- Work will be begun on the play NEITHER POVERTY NOR servanee of the Constitution Day about the first of the year, and it will be given sometime in RICHES:—Remove far from me which was September 17. vanity and lies; give me neither This is the first speech that April.—T.S. poverty nor riches; feed me with has been given this year, but the school is looking forward to Freshmen Tried By “Court” food convenient for me.—Proverbs Gilbert Bergerson Visits 30: 8. Gilbert Bergerson, a graduate of some good speeches to be given For Offenses keep us PRAYER:—O Lord, the '28 class of Vernonia high by the Civics Class.—L.G. from presumptuous sins; let them school, visited the school Friday (By- Grace Condit) not have dominion over us. Laboratory Work Start. afternoon. The chemistry class began their The annual freshmen-sophomore QUESTION:—Is there a day of Mr. Bergerson was asked by party was held Friday, September reckoning coming? Professor J. B. Wilkerson to make first laboratory work Thursday. All of the class have secured 21, in the high school gymnasium a speech to the student body. ANSWER:—Hebrews 9: 27. Gilbert was bashful as usual, but their lockers and some very in at 1:45 o’clock. teresting experiments are expected said that it was good to be back Court was held with Jewel Lloyd Money for TB Cattle again and that the president of to be performed during the year. acting as judge to sentence all Appraised values of the cattle — L.G. who had dls- the student body looked good. We guilty freshmen hope Gilbert didn’t mistake the obeyed the sophomores during the condemned because of tuberculo secretary for the president.—L.G. Della Cline Heads Girls’ week. Among guilty ones sis in the national campaign against the Jack Christe- the disease in the cattle herds of were Russel Whitsei, Athletic Association Polly Mitchel, the country, averaged for the year Helen Burgeson, sen, Washington School Several of ending June 30, 1928, the sum and Pauline Cates, (By La Velle Gosa) of $111.53, according to Dr. John hungry, and babies became the Associa- Athletic The Girls’ Three new pupils enrolled in R. Mohler of the United States sophomores had to find bottles the _ , ------------ — Mon- tion met and reorganized the first grade this week. Department of Agriculture. I of milk for them, .... One baby even, The children in the third grade day, September 17. were exclaimed that he wanted more officers The following pictures are making shoe box milk than was given to him, but I shows at home anil bringing them elected: President, Della Cline; to school. The price of the show vice-president, Grace Condit; ; sec the sophomoses know what’s best, retary, Pauline Cates, The mana- However, at the close of the is 100 in spelling. The 3A geography class are gers of each class were elected afternoon, refreshments consisting describing as follows: Senior, Ethel Tousley; of punch and cookies was served making fruit booklets STORES AT Green; sopho to the children, and sophomores the habits and cultivation of some junior, Charlotte more, Vera Gooding; freshman, and freshmen parted the best of NEWBERG of the more common fruits. SALEM friends. Miss Anderson is reading French's 1 Catherine Malmsten. SHERIDAN are re This year all girls “Lance of Kanana” to her grade VERNONIA and the children are very much quired to take athletics, except those coming to school on the enthused over it. The children of Miss Anderson’s school bus. Miss Malmsten is the M. D. COLE room have brought 12 plants to gills’ coach this year. school for the flower shelf. Dentist The English classes in the de- Lincoln School are studying partmental section Vernonia, Oregon poetry and pictures. Betty Maxfield of Hillsboro Is Richard Young and Glenn Urie a new pupil in the first grade, of the eighth grade have moved Miss Laramore’s room has a rods golden pretty border of away. Miss Daisy Brown Harry Hankel of the seventh which was made by the pupils TEACHER OF PIANO grade and Nona Hankel of the of the second grade. USING sixth have moved to McMinnville. The A class of the second have Dunning Foundation Colds seem to be very prevalent completed their first reader, SYSTEM OF MUSIC throughout the school causing nu Bernice Turner who was in the Telephone 611 merous absences. third grade has moved out of It is expected that there will be town. Constitution Day Observed But look here, Jane, I just came in to help you—” Well, if you really want to <lo something big, go get me a sack ol Sperry Drifted Snow Flour.” Tune in on Mammy Sperry’s Kitchen every Tuesday and Friday morning at 10:30 over the Pacific Coast Network— KGW KFI KOMO KPO KHQ KGO STORES AT CORVALLIS HILLSBORO M c M innville MONMOUTH VERNONIA’S LEADING STORE Just Arrived A new shipment of Miss Spokane Smocks and Frocks NOTICE OF BUDGET MEETING Notice is hereby given that the 1 budget committee of the city of Vernonia, Columbia county, Oregon, a municipal corporation, has filed in i the office of the levying . „ board, __ , to-wit: ___ The ___ City __ ______ ___ Council of _____ said city, its detailed estimate of the total amount of receipts, and also the total amount of money pro posed to be raised by taxation and expended by said municipal corporation for all purposes for the fiscal year of 1929 which estimates are as follows? GENERAL FUND Painting city hall City dump................................................ Fuel and city hall expense.............. Accounting ............................................. . Recorder’s salary ................................ Supplies ............................... .................... Treasurer’s salary .............................. Supplies .................................................. Citv attorney’s salary ....................... Marshal’s salary ..._............................... Dept, marshal’s salary ......................... Extra marshal’s salary Supplies and jail exp. New jail sinking fund Fire dept, (fire truck) Fire department Health department ................................................... Street dept, maintenance and street lighting. Elections ................... . Legal publications Emergency fund Pavment outstanding warrants and interest Librarian’s salary Transportation books New books ............ - City park ....... ........... Total $200.00 250.00 225.00 100.00 1200.00 200.00 240.00 15.00 000.00 1800.00 1200.00 200.00 250.00 500.00 550.00 450.00 200.00 1250.00 50.00 50.00 1000.00 1000.00 240.00 10.00 200.00 500.00 for ladies, misses and children, tional styles; colorfast. Excep WATER OPERATING FUND Supt. salary .................................................... $1500.00 Water collection 480.00 Supplies, maintenance and extra help 2100.00 Total ...................................................... WATER BOND FUND $4080.00 Sinking fund ......................................................$1350.00 Investor’s syndicate sinking fund 2220.00 Interest ................................................................... 3500.00 Total Sinking Interest fund ........ . Total Sinking Interest ....................................................... $7070.00 SEWER BOND FUND .................. ............................... GENERAL BOND FUND Grand Total Estimated receipts from Fines and licenses W ater system .............. Borden’s Colorfast Prints Just the thing for kiddies’ school dresses Reasonably priced. $1700.00 2400.00 4100.00 fund ..................................................... $600.00 ................................................................... 240.00 Total Total Newest patterns in See our complete line of ladies’, misses’ and childred’s RAIN COATS, $5.95 - $4 $840.00 $16090.00 128070.00 «2500.00 12000.00 Total ...... $14500.00 Balance to be raised by direct tax .... $14070.00 $12480,00 And notice is hereebv given that the said City Council of said City, sitting as a levying Board. will hold a meeting at the City Hall in the City of Vernonia, , Columbia County, Oregon, on Thursday evening October 18th, 1928, at the hour of 8 o’clock P. M. at which time and place all persons, who shall be subject to such tax levy, when the same shall be made, may appear and be heard in favor of or against said tax levy, or any part thereof. Dated this Siptember 21st. 1928 G. R. Mills Seal Mayor Attest D. B. Reasoner City Recorder When that first rain conies we can outfit the entire family with RUBBER FOOT WEAR, SNUGS, RUBBERS, BOOTS, GALOSHES Miller’s a Safe Place to Trade BLANKETS BLANKETS s BLANKETS - s
