Vernonia eagle., March 14, 1930, Page 3, Image 3

Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon
Friday, March 14, 19.10
Page Three
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Erskine Sets Climbing Record
Richfield” Famous Racing
Gasoline Again Featured In
Record breaking Road Stunts
ALONG THE PAVEMENT
Loren Kostur returned to
school Monday from a siege of
the measles.
A Penticostal prayer meeting
was held at the home of Mr.
—
Los Angeles, March 12—Offi­ er roadster over the same 7.1! and Mrs. Dan May Friday.
Jack Christiansen, who has
cials of the contest board, Amer­ mile course and, time unofficial­
ican Automobile association, held ly, the latter car was checed in been ill with pneumonia, is rap-!
stop watches on a completely at eight minutes, 51.4 seconds. idly improving.
equipped, strictly stock Erskine This car was a Studebaker Pres­
F. B. Cleveland returned to
sedan, with Ralph Hepburn, fa- ident eight, also using Richfield Cornelius Saturday from a visit
mous acing ace, at the wheel, as gasoline.
with his son, Floyd Cleveland.
the flying Erskine sped up the
Bobby Bassett has returned to
The course followed for both
mountain curves of “Old Baldy” Erskj
¡ne and Studebaker speed sch°o1 from an absence due to
the oth-r morning, After the tu-
mea. les.
mult and shouting died away— tests was from the toll-gate arch
M-s. S. V. M
n has been
near
the
canyon
bottom
to
the
for the dawn stunt on the hair­
arch
leading
into
Ice
House
can-
pin grades of San Antonio can­
yon had drawn a fair-sized little yon, above Camp Baldy Lodge,
Crowd of speed ethusiasts r—a There is, altimeters showed, a
a check showed the Erskine had difference of 2500 feet in eleva­
set a brand-new record for the tion between the start and the
finish.
mountain.
l’red Wr.gner, picturesque and
The time was announced by
George F. Stephenson, technical veteran race starter and official,
representative for the contort now retired here on a southern
board, as 10 minutes and 44 California orange ranch, acted
seconds, amashMg a previously ns one of the timers. Other of-
made record, also officially tim­ f: :.Is were W. M. Ciaus and
Waldo Stein. Prominent in the
ed? over the same course.
The car was powered with group, of spectators were M. E.
Richfield,
California’s
famous Hew ins, Studebaker branch man­
pacing gasoline, which had pre­ ager for southern California; Ed
viously been used by Hapburn,! Wistergust, racing expert for
he stated, on many record-break- the Richfield Oil company; F.
ing stunts of the speedway or Clair Thomas of Riverside, and
roaring road.
Arthur W. Marcy, general mr.n-
Following the Erskine success, ager for the Pasadena Studeba-
Ilepburn took a stock Studebak- ker distributor.
______ n—
confined in bed recently with
a serious cold.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kapha m-
nier motored to Forest Grove
Sunday.
Fred Rainey has purchased a
new Ford car.
T. II. Benham of Portland
visited his sister, Mrs. Harvey
H. Grume, last week.
Ray Casselman was taken to
a hospital in Portland last week.
Hermn Greener is plowing his
fields getting them
'M ready for
spring crops.
Mrs. Bert Woods, who has
been quite ill with pneumonia,
is reported to be improving.
d
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Phone
“Williminea” of the
Poison Grain For
Upper Nehalem Again
Control of Ground
Lays Some Big Ones
Squirrels on Hand
Poison grain mixed by J. F.
Branson of the office of biolog­
ical survey, is now available for
use in the control of ground
s
squirrels.
“Ground squirrels are now
coming out and there is a de­
7
mnnd for poison grain,” states
Here ar? scenes
Gee. A. Nelson, county­ agent.
on a frosty morn
This new mix is being prepared
among the twistin
for the annual spring drive
es of Mount Baidy
against the ground squirrels.
when speedy Ralph
Control of this rodent is more
racing ace, set new nr-oid ior
effective
if the poison is put
the climbing course I
out early
in the spring, as the
to 1 gate to the cnt., i
ground squirrels will take it
House canyon with
more readily than Inter in the
Richfield-powercd . r'y-
season when there is an abun­
cars. Upper right > h ■
dance of food. If this is delayed
burn (at left) bein';
until later in the season, the
lated by A. A. A. coot
squirrels will have done consid-
officials under whose
I prrvis-
erable damage to crops,
ion the stock Rrskrt
The poison grain can be ob-
speed mark. In half o
tained from the county agent’s
Hepburn winding a i
L mer and the “grand °^'ce> at St. Ile’cns, and at
Presidest roadster tip t' -
Rit-hf
racing representative, ’ Erskine sedan tank at the start.
Points throughout th"
for a new unofficial r; ord. i . is watching Ralph Day, observer, At right are pilot Hepburn, and i old man ’of the American mo-
where arrangements have
! "-I'FiolzI
«•<» orxl » »»
low, Ed Wintergust, ( i !<■ > > OU1* Lichfield
grasoline
into 4-Iazx
the Zxxrrflr
(with wloizl
plaid non!
cap) TT'v.zvrl
Fred lUnci/ir
Wagner, ’ 1 tor s»'<ied world.
been made to handle it
“Williminea,” the 10-month-
o, dd hen owned by Frank Peter-
son, well known rancher several
mile: from this city, who several
weeks ago broke into the head
lines by outdoing her sister
hens, when she laid a monst r
white 1 leghorn egg weighing four
ounces and measuring 7% by
inches, pulled another stunt
for publicity last Thursday by
laying two double yolk eggs
-ven larger than her first rec­
ord breakers.
I
Again during the early hour3
of the morning VV illiminea broke.
the stillness of the gray dawn
by sputting forth shrill cackles
of glee and hen-laughs, meant
for her unfortunate sisters who
were unable to duplicate her
stunt.
Again Mr. Peterson presentedi
the eggs to the' Eagle staff,)
who now encourage little Wil-1
liminca to more suca qréél­ p r-|
formances, for it reduces the
eats bill.
As champion of the upper
Nehalem, Wi.liminea ami her
owner may soon be the honored
guests of the Chamber of Com-
merce.
,
, .
.. --„I Special poison grain was c.l >
known that the fungus will grow should be ihoroiq.hly sterilized the.r home and bought 752)mixtd by Mj. Brangon fcr us„
by
boiling.
readily on silk and cotton goods
: cr- s of land and invested $22,- jn poisoning field mice, which
State Board oí iisaitii
n I <>■ leather, and it is believ­
.'00. The report also points out .have become quite destructive
that 212 families wrote of their >n parts of the county.
ed that it will gyow on damp Many Families
In cooperation with
I
Road conditions from Corva!-
U. S. Public Health Service
wood; 'Iowever, special attention
•
« Come to Oregon intentions to move to Oregon
Corvallis—New cheese factory lis to Waldport reported to be
Frederick D. Stricker, II. I).,1) ■ liould .be paid to disinfection of
this comirg summer and they
condition.
Orcgon gained 11 families dur- would have over one million dol­ opened in this town.
Collaborating Epidemiologist
any v. mdworkjwith which
■
the
inging February who brought lars for investment purposes.
eSt < f bathers may come in 22.905 acres of land and invest­ During the month 3315 families
Foot Infections
Common mats > and pads ed 205,400,, according to the re­ answered the state chamber’s ad­
An itching affection
hould be abolished.
port of W. G. Ide, manager of vertising, asking for information
toes and feet is an c .<■
There should be no exchange the State Chamber of Commerce. about all parts of the state,
common disease amen;
1 r. terilized towels,
suite, February of this year far sur­ Over 15,000 pieces of Oregon
who frequent gymnasium
n thing dippers, etc., among the passed the same month of 1929 literature and letters were mail-
ming pools and other
buttar .
towels when 11 families made Oregon ed to these families.
places. It is known by
of popular names such
worm, toe itch, dhobie 'fi
toe scald, fungus foot,
etc. These foot diseases
ed by a fungus which i
by infection of the 1<.
dressing rooms, at p<-.
houses, gymnasiums, ar
places where persons
foot. It may also be < .
cated through stocking , ,-.h<>< ■
and underwear.
It usually consists of |
of closely-crowded de
thick-walled, tiny blis i
stead of patches it nriy
spread. It is usually encount--, -it
between the toes. It r:.. ly at-
tacks the webs between th ■ fin
gers. The most common lo ilion
is between the small and f<
foe. It may be pr. -nt
months without attracting
intens-
tention or it may cat
?ar en-
ive itching. It may di
tirely for a period of : .a : 1
return when the fee: arc mo-.
from per-
likely to become moi
spiration. Any signs of ¡telo 4
Only a small ■ payment
and tenderness, era« k.. or :.l:
down, 24 months for
ters between toes or 1
. ,,
of the body should be
--i-
1
the balance.
as evidence of the possible in
fection.
By
precautionary
measure
authorities in charge <
...... a:
ca
iiims and swimming p< i
do much to reduce the p-- io 1
ity of the spread of fom infer
tiobs. The infection may be
checked by exclt.
sons who have foot in' ■
This should be done by ¡
inspection and all persons found
having this infection
advised to consult - ■
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