llern onia battle
NO.
VERNONIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1928
VOL. 7
9
I
Injures C.
F ire Prevention Falling I. Limb
Registrations
Advise Feeding
Anderson Friday Playground
C. I. Anderson of Vernonia, re­
Award Won
Nine persons from Columbia won
End Saturday Week Is At Hand ceived
Poor Potatoes prizes
a black eye and injured
at the Oregon state fair
shoulder
Friday
forenoon
while
he
in Salem last week, several of
By Vernonia
winning more than one prize. Vernonia Believed To Have Secretary J a r d ine Urges was falling timber up Rock creek
To Livestock them
i near Burt Mill’s home, as a limb,
The list is as follows:
Many From County Win
At Oregon State Fair
All Rural Districts To broken from a snag that had Just
Heaviest Registration On
Than Brown of Yankton, 1st
been felled, came wnlrling noise­
$50 Check Received From
Netted
Gem
potatoes,
1st
Earliest
Observe Fire Prevention lessly through the air.
Record This Year
Claim Overproduction Will of All potatoes, 2nd Early Rose
His eye was more badly hurt
Harmon Foundation
potatoes; Clarice E. Nelson of War­
Deflate Prices
Because 30 per cent or more of than the shoulder, as It was very
With the registration books clos­
ren, 1st sweet corn, 2nd sweet
annual
fire
loss
oc-
the
nation's
corn, 1st stock turnips, 2nd table ing Saturday night, 30 days prior curs on farms and in rural dis­ swollen and black. Neither wound
was serious however, and no bones
carrots; J. J. Haverlick of Scap- to the general election, November tricts, Secretary
of
Agriculture
poose, 1st Russian wheat; Harry 6, Vernonia still has many who will Jardine to-day made a special ap- were broken.
It was reported that he went
West of Scappoose, 2nd I Golden not be able to vote unless they
themselves of registering in peal to ■ all rural committees to back to work Monday morning.
Glow corn; _
Dr. E. L. Lane of | | avail
these three remaining days.
observe and practice the funda-
“Usually you can hear the limbs Improvements During Past Year
Scappoose, grand champion Nubian
The republican party is most mentals of fire prevention which falling and dodge them,” Mr. An­
Committee Plans To Guard Against doe, two lsts and three 2nds; W.
will be stressed throughout the derson told inquirers, “because the
Win Prize For Vernonia-
H. Pennington of Clatskanie, 1st I favored by local voters, accord­ United States
1
during the week of
Overproduction and Low
green
trees
strained fireweed honey, 2nd comb ing to D. B. Reasoner, registrar, October 7, designated as Fire Pre­ limbs falling from
I
Harmon Park
honey; Dr. Canfield of Goble, Co­ who states that since the primaries vention week by proclamation of make a hissing noise as they go
Prices in 1929
through the air, but the rotten
lumbia stock ranch, two lsts, seven a total of 217 republicans have
the president of the United States. limbs from snags make no noise.”
2nds, six 3rds; Mrs. John Jones of registered, 57 democrats, three in-
“President Coolidge's proclama­
| dependents, and two progressives,
A check for $50 was received
Scappoose,
1st
braided
rug:
Mrs.
Portland, Sept. 24;—The follow­
by Lester Sheeley, secretary of the
making a total of 309. It is esti- tion referred to the interesting
Rote Barber Shop Moves
Levi
of
St.
Helens,
1st
sheet
and
ing resolution was unanimously
The Rose Barber Shop which Chamber of Commerce, last week
pillow
slips
embroidered,
2nd ] mated that the total now eligible fact that cities, towns, and farm­
passed by about 100 potato growers
communities
engaged in a was formerly in the Rose theatre as an award to the city park board
dresser scarf
white
embroidery, j to vote at the general election is ing
and 42 other people representing]
2nd lunch cloth and napkins white 1 about 1,000 in the the two Ver- ‘constructive campaign to inculcate has been moved to the Joy theatre for improvements that have been
different lines of business inter­ embroidery.
sound principles of fire prevention and will now be called the Joy made on Vernonia-Harmon park
] nonia precincts.
ested in the potato industry, to wit:
It is not necessary for anyone in the minds of thinking inhabi­ Barber shop with N. S. Soden I during the past year.
“Pursuant to call of the agri-
Dad’s Sandwich Shop Improved
Seven western communities are
I who voted at the last presidential tants, are accomplishing highly de- and J. L. Gamblin proprietors. All
and
satisfactory results, new up-to-date equipment has been among the winners of awards for
culutral council of the central west­
“Dad’s
Sandwich
Shop,”
of election in the precinct in which ] sirable
ern shippers
advisory
board, a which A. Greenfeldt is the pro­ they now reside to give registration | but he aptly urged the need of installed in
harmonizing
colors progress on Harmon playfields, an­
conference was held September 17 prietor has been moved to larger | any attention unless they have translating his effort into further making an attractive shop. The new nounced today by
the
Harmon
and 18 at Pocatello, Idaho, In the quarters and all new equipment j notice from the county clerk that remedial action,” said the secre- equipment includes two barber Foundation, New York City. The
tary.
interests of the potato industry; installed. They
now
have four they are not properly registered.
chairs upholstered in red leather competition was open to 102 Har­
at this meeting there were present tables and 11 counter seats and
“This appeal can not be too and six opera chairs to match; mon fields throughout the country,
Mr. R-a- ner announces that he
delegates from the states of Mor. can serve 27 customers at one wjn keep i..
awards ______
being based on improvement
r..s office in the city strongly stressed,” said the secre- heavy inlaid linoleum in red and______
tana, Utah, Idaho, Nebraska, Wyo­ time. Mr.
]
Greenfeldt states:
two
comfortably ] as shown in newspaper clippings
. ; hall open as late as necessary on tary, “because the annual loss of green pattern;
ming, California, Washington, Colo­
“We ■ now employ four people j Friday evening to accommodate all life and property in the rural dis­ cushioned chairs; double wall mir- and photographs which told the
rado and Oregon.
besides my wife and myself and who find it inconvenient to regis­ tricts is far greater than would I ror on both sides;-hot and cold story.
prepared to serve
dinners ter during the day. His office will i prevail if concerted and continuous ¡shower baths; telephone and hall
A serious condition faces a ma­ are
Hillyard, Wash., a last year’s
jor product of the United States. and short orders as well as sand­ be open Saturday only until 5 activity were directed against the table and three sterilizing cabinets. prize winner, claimed the fourth
It is estimated that 467,000,000 wiches. We have installed a new p. m. when the books will be hazard. Last year fires on farms
Oklahoma had
award of $300.
bushels of potatoes will be pro­ steam table,' electric waffle plate closed.
, and in rural districts took a toll
Okmulgee,
three winning cities:
duced this year. This is 100,000- and hot cake plate. Our motto is
of 3,500 lives and caused approxi­
$100; Lawton and Waurika $50
000 bushels in excess of average quick service, clean and wholesome
mately $150,000,000
damage
to
each. Awards of $50 each went to
requirements for human consump­ food.”
Carkin Wins Gold
property, more than 30 per cent of
Vernonia and Bend, Ore., and Ala­
the
$475,000,000
loss
charged
tion.
mosa, Colo. The latter two towns
Medal Award For
against fire in the entire United
To conserve these valuable re­
1928 Legion Work ¡States. Although there has been Acting upon advice from Attor­ also received awards last year.
sources it is strongly urged that
Improvements in the field»,, ad­
| a substantial improvement in re­ ney General I. H. Van Winkle of
this be saved from waste and de­
M. E. Carkin, membership officer ducing the number of dollars lost Oregon, Secretary of State Hal dition of new equipment, and well-
struction by conversion into beef,
recreation
programs
of Vernonia post, American Legion, per $100 insured, statistics indicate E. Hoss has denied A. E. Veatch organized
pork, mutton, dairy and poultry
which included both children and
will
be
awarded
a
gold
medal
by
of
Rainier,
a
place
on
the
No
­
,
that
farm
barns
and
rural
dwell
­
products. Human needs
will be j
Effective October 1, the Verno­ Major Pelham St. George Bissell, ings are appearing in the lists of vember 6 ballot as an independent adults, were the standards by which
adequately met by shipments in
nia
Light & Power Company chang­ national head of the Society of 40 larger losses more frequently than candidate for the office of repre­ the fields were judged, according
interstate trade of a U. S. grade j
ed
its
name to the Columbia Utili­ et 8, fraternal service organization ] heretofore.”
sentative in the legislative assembly to Mary Beattie Brady, Director
No. 1 only; if any grade lower i
of the Foundation. A total of $4,-
ties
Company,
with
the
same
offi
­
of
the
American
Legion,
for
bring
­
than this is offered for sale it
Spontaneous ignition of hay and for the 28th representative district. 325 in awards was given, distribu-
cers
who
took
charge
after
the
sher
­
ing
new
members
into
the
Legion
will result in loss, not only In ■
His petition was signed by the ted among 39 cities in 20 different
j other agricultural products, light­
food resources but in price return, I iff’s sale recently: D. O. Hood, this year.
number
of
individual states.
ning, defective chimneys and flues, ! requisite
,____
___
__
president:
Otto
Berg,
secretary,
and
production. ’
much below cost of
The gold medals will be awarded car^Iesa use of matches and smok- electors of the district, but Mr.
Fremont, an Ohio town of about
G.
W.
Ford,
superintendent
in
ac
­
This means an irretrievable loss
to those who brought 100 or more ¡ng, combustible
roofs,
careless! Veatch was a candidate for the
population
which won the
members into the Legion. Silver j use an(j storage of gasoline and \ Iiuillllldlioil
nomination ai
at the
primary
election , 12,000
to the potato industry, and in tive charge of tne business.
vnc
Dummy ctevuuu
. ,
,
A new tariff has been filed with medals will be awarded those who j kerosene, and faulty wiring i in-I
May 18 ' by * the
republican h>ghest award of $500, submitted
addition will seriously affect all
— ¡held
.'
”
’
the public service commission, ac­ brought in 28 new members or ] stallations and improper use of i I party
party for the office which he two books of clippings
clipp ngs and
ar pictures,
classes of business.
“before and
cording to Mr. Ford, materially re­ more. Carkin’s contribution was an'
It is hereby recommended:
/
electrical ’ appliances, are the seven j ¡now seeks, and failed to receive
First: A portion of the potato ducing the rates in many respects. even 100 new members. He is the principle causes of farm fires and, the highestnumber of votes. The after” the addition of a new field
The tariff is subject to the approval 1 „
crop be fed to livestock.
only one ...
in „„
the state of Oregon to constitute hazards which must be ] nomination was won by Glen R. house, track, fence and gate, and
type of activity from sand
Second: Only U. S. No. 1 grade, of the commission, who will not act j win this award this year, and I one coped with in _..
— ----
an energetic
and I *ains the following provision: No every
championship
football
J-”"
¡of 20 in the United States to re- effective manner, ■. Through its work j candidate for nomination who fails piles, to
as determined by federal and state in less than 30 days.
The company will continue rt-iceive
__
games.
this honor.
inspectors, be shipped in interstate
—■ t’"" and pro­ - Metsker of St. Helens.
on farm fire prevention
building the lines in this vicinity. | Major Bissell estimates that the tection the department stands ready i
In general, says Miss Brady, the
trade.
Section 3988, Oregon laws, con-
Ford, more than 40 et 8 society has brought into to be of every possible service !~
newer fields concentrated their en­
Third: That regional cotnmitieeo according to Mr. ~
;
n
.0
receive
the
highest
number
of
be Lcgion
to be appointed by eacn of the three miles having been rebuilt , __
„„j over 17,000 new mem­ this important field, said secre- votez for the nomination of the ergies on grading, tiling, laying
agricultural councils or
advisory with heavier wire already, New bers during the last year. His an­ tary Jardine.
j political party with which he was I out of tennis courts, diamonds and
boards, representing the potato in­ transformers will be re-set near nual report states that the child
Farm
fire
losses,
he
concluded,
] affiliated at the time of filing his grids. Older fields, already in good
condition,
added
field
dustries in the several states, be the Evangelical church Saturday welfare work contributed $16,444 are a direct challenge to every- petition for nomination, shall be 1 physical
formed to encourage the adoption and Sunday, those being the best | to the Child Welfare division of one interested in the conservation entitled to be the candidate for houses, pergolas and pavilions, and
of the above recommendation. Tha’. days to get power from the Ore- ] : the American Legion. A gift of of the nation’s wealth and resour- any other political party or to trimmed themselves up with orna­
these committees issue
bulletins gon-American Lumber Company.
$1,000 was made to the Shrine ces, and it behooves every indi­ become an independent candidate mental gates and lily ponds. Handi­
craft classes and exhibits, archery
from, time to time, giving pro­
hospital in Chicago in appreciation vidual concerned to do his ut- at the ensuing election.
tilts, horse shows and baby contests
ducers a true picture of condi­ Sherer New Operator Of
of the facilities extended to some most, not only dining Fire Pre-
then ad- enlivened the usual
The
attorney
general
and
tions and recommend procedure to
Company Power Plant disabled children of the veterans at vention week, but throughout the vised the secretary of state that games on some Harmon sports
fields. One
be followed by growers.
______
• the request of the society.
entire year in reducing this fire he was justified in refusing to village of 2,000 reports 75 men
Fourth: That representatives of
I. A. Sherer and family, who;
.........
waste. The unstinting cooperation file the petition, quoting from a and boys out playing Kitten Ball
all commercial producing districts have been residing two and a half »
r*
of the rural population in this number of court decisions from on Harmon field twice a week.
of the United Stat??, rhall !?? cr.l'. ■ ' miles north of Vernonia, on the AllllOllIlCe 143(110
worthwhile movement is necessary similar cases.
together in a general meeting to I Vernonia-Keasey road, moved Mon­
Some of the community enter­
and strongly urged.
to be held at Chicago early in De- day to Keasey where Mr. Sherer
prises by which money was raised
rember, if possible. The date to took over the power plant, form­
Order of Rainbow For
for all this playground activity
be agreed upon and fixed by the erly operated by J. D. King.
Girls Installs Officers included a high school “Hobo Day”
district committee
through
the
when the whole school enrollment
Some 112 selected radio sta-
Mr. King vacated Sunday and
different advisory boards.
his destination is not known, He tions in 39 states, the Distrlct of
The new officers of the Order worked at odd jobs for which the
Fifth: That the press and all or­ has operated the plant for the Columbia, and Hawaii, on Mon­
of Rainbow for Girls were installed wages went to the fund; a benefit
ganizations and departments of gov­ last two years.
day, opened the third season of
last Friday nighrt at the Grange Chatauqua; and a membership drive
ernment, federal, state and county,
broadcasting farm and home in-
hall. La Velle Gosa, a senior in for the playground association. In
Rev.
Teddy
Leavitt
addressed
also all farmer, civic and commer-
formation programs supplied by the the Parent-Teacher association at high school, was elected worthy one city the high school boys,
Teachers
Entertained
By
cial organizations of all kinds be
the
United their regular meeting Monday night advisor, and Phyllis Nelson, worthy ' themselves built grandstands and
Radio
Service of
requested and urged to take an P. T. A. at Greenman Home States Department of Agriculture,
at the Washington school. He said associate advisor. The new officers made a golf course; in anotiicr the
active part assisting in carrying
services—the that all children should be devel­ will have a term of three months. problem of playground directors
Again
the
daily
out the herein mentioned recom-
The executive of the P. T. A.
the
the
Farm oped spiritually, physically and in­
Housekeepers’
Chat,
The Rainbow for Girls is a new was solved by members of be-
mendations.”
entertained the
teachers at the Flashes, and the U. 8. Radio Farm tellectually and that just as the
! women’s club taking turns in
by
the
organisation
sponsored
One of the talks made, upon home of Mrs.
Judd
Greenman
broadcast by wrong kind of food will poison Eastern Star and
Masonic ! ing on duty at the field.
the
which the above resolution was Wednesday evening, Miss Be- Forum—are to be
This is the third annual Im-
large
numbers
of
stations.
Special
the
body
so
the
wrong
kind
of
lodge.
It
was
organized
here
last
drawn, was that of D. W. Aup- atrice Anderson won the prize for
provement contest among its affli-
weekly farm features also will be , study will poison the intellectual March.
perle, president, Colorado Potato the best telegram. Miss Bessie Mc­
ated fields conducted by the Har­
stations in . body. He also urged that parents
Grower Exchange at Grand Junc- Donald for the best stunt, L. F. sent to listeners by
mon Foundation in the interests of
| and teachers should keep step with Meagher Opens Vernonia
tion, which organization has a Austin for the contest and Miss | all sections.
the permanent playground move­
farm progress in the school just as
A weekly broadcast for
membership of about 25,000 potato Hickman for the most beaus. Thos?
Garage and Repair Shop ment. All of the 102 fields which
boys and girls, “The 1-H Club much as in the home or business
growers in the state of Colorado. present were Miss Haze!
the Foundation has sponsored are
We quote extracts from Mr. Aup- Miss Pearl Krause, Miss Giaoys Crier,” giving them a view of the life.
J. Meigher, garageman of many dedicated in perpetuity to the pur­
meeting
opened
with
the
The
activities
of
4-H
Clubs
through
­
perle’s talk, as follows:
Grant, Miss Ruth Taylor, Miss Ruth
years experience in California, pur­ poses of play and recreation in
“I am firmly convinced that un­ Hickman, Mrs. H. M. Smith, Mrs. out the country, will be sent on singing of “America” followed by chased the garage equipment of their respective communities.
by
pupils
of
Mrs.
Duncan
’
s
a
song
Thursday
or
Friday
evenings
by
less we
eliminate a large
per W. Hammack, Miss Beatrice Ander­
C. O Thomas last week and has
cent of the estimated surplus, which son, Miss Bessie McDonald, Mrs. cooperating stations. Other regular room, The treasurer reported a opened the Vernonia Garage and
programs
are:
Outdoors
with
the
of
$63.26.
Mrs.
Duncan
’
s
balance
is now placed at nearly 100,000,000 Alta Neal. Miss Charlotte Hilts,
Repair shop in the building next Bush Takes Moving
bushels, we will pay dearly for Mrs. Dan Nelson, Miss Lenora Ki- Scientist (Tuesday;) The Primer room won the prize of $2.50 for to the Hy-Van hotel, which he
Pictures of St. Hel­
for
Town
Farmers
(l'huisday,)
largest
attendance
at
meet-
■
the
our attempt to market the entire er, Miss Florence Santee, Mr. and
has leased.
ens Football Game
Science
Snapshots
(Satur-]ings
Farm
for
the
first
month.
Piano
estimated crop of 467,000,000 bu­ Mrs. L. F. Austin, Mrs. D. C. Ca­
An up-to-date garage and repair
shels.”
son, Mrs. H. V. Holcomb, Mrs. day,) The Agricultural Situation solos by Catherine Hoffman and
j. H. Bush, owner of the .Toy
Since the above resolution was P. B. Wiggins, Mrs. E. E. Yeo, Review (first Monday each month,) Rose Sitts were heartily applauded. shop will be run. They are now theatre,
made a news reel of the
putting in test-stand equipment for
passed at the Pocatello meeting Mrs. Ben Bennett, Addison Smith, and Farm Playlets (monthly.) This
motor and generator work, elec­ football game at St. Helens Pi.'.
the
as
a similar resolution was passed in Mr and Mrs. Judd Greenman. Gel­ latter group is known
Oversen & Hansen Bring trical eequipment, a first-class bat­ day. A reel was made in which
Spokane,
September
20 by the atine salad, sandwiches, little cakes Special Features.
Silver Foxes to Vernonia tery station, and will have room every play is pictured. It includes
Form programs are prepared this
Agricultural Council of the Paci­ and coffee made delightful re­
everything that fans wish to see.
for storage of cars.
season for five general agrfiultural
fic Northwest Advisory Board, and freshments.
Two silver foxes arrived at the
For four years Mr. Meagher Between the halves, views of the
regions. In' order to help listeners
the same night at a meeting in
make the most of the broadcast-, silver fox farm on Grant street, was superintendent of the Lincoln yelling squads were taken. of
Sunnyside, which is one of the
Window Broken With Stick
Its
This is the first thing
large Yakima valley producing dis­
A six-foot
stick
was
thrust the department is issuing “Aunt owned by O. C. Oversen and C. service in San Francisco and Loa
tricts: also in the Flathead dis­ through one of the windows at the Sammy’s Radio Record.” for house­ F. Hansen, late Sunday afternoon. i Angeles. He is confident that the kind to be attempted in Vernonia.
trict of Montana; and this week it skating rink about 10:30 Saturday keepers, and “The U. S. Farm The men went to Hillsboro where r.ew enterprise will meet with suc­ It has been said that since St
bought the
foxes.
They cess in Vernonia.
having
spent | Helens won the game, it may t>e
is expected the same action will night, leaving shattered glass on Radio Record,” for farmers. These they
be taken by a large gathering of the floor. A quick investigation booklets provide listeners conven­ brought one pair with them but i most of the past two weeks in, wanted there. No definite date
has been set for the screening of
potato growers and shippers
at failed to reveal anyone near. There ient blank pages on whicn to set, intend to get another pair next careful investigation.
Mr. Meagher’s family will move the picture.
Moorhead. Minnesota.
are now two deputy sheriffs stay­ down broadcast facts which they week. The foxes are black with
It is also expected that a similar ing outside the hall during skat­ wish to have for future reference white tips on their tails and are tn Vernonia in about a month or
Heppner—Two new bridges au­
six weeks.
action will be taken in all the po­ ing hours to see that no more and on which to keep the schedule valued at $2,500 a pair.
thorized by City Council.
tato growing districts of the United disorderly conduct takes place.
of the station from which they
Astoria—Council approves plan to
Gold Beach—Section of Roose­
Rank«—S. P. & S. Railroad mak-
hear the programs, and order blanks
States in the next three weeks.
this matter being presented through
Midland—Construction on Miller for use in reqoesting printed ma- velt highway south of Bandon being !n» s"rvev of road between here close streets past school during
noon and recesses.
and Vernonia.
terial supplementing the broadcasts. oiled.
Island road progressing.
Please turn to page 4.
Bend Also Awarded
Situation Is Critical
Hoss Denies Veatch
A Place On Ilallot
Power Company
Is Reorganized
Service Programs
Reverend Leavitt
Addresses P.-T. A.