Library, U cf O öerno$P!®Ea VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930. VOLUME 9 Vernonia to Have Miller Gets 1 art In Rolleo FLwer Show To Be Held August 23 To Dedicate --------- I Vernonia will participate ac­ tively in the Longview Rolleo, Friday and Saturday. First, Miss Charlotte Green will be on hand as candidate for I public is invited to display any Queen Pauline, and if the con­ fidence of her friends proves Purpose is to Preserve for ' flowers that may be in bloom at l that time, in order to make the well founded, she is as good as Home Labor to be Em' show a success. Ribbon awards All Time Original elected already. The choice will ployed; Cost is Less will be made. take place Friday noon. Candi­ At the meeting of the garden Forest Spot dates have been entered from Than Estimate club held Tuesday afternoon at Ridgefield, Winlock, Longview, the home of Mrs. W. T. Lilly the Ilwaco, Woodland, Castle Rock Big Eddy park, the picnic following rommittees were a p- Contract for the construction and Clatskanie, with others pos­ grounds purchased by the Colum­ pointed: General chairman, Mrs. of a city jail and fire depart- sible. bia County Pomona Grange, will Carl Davidson; tables, Mrs. E. M. Saturday, it is expected that ment garage under the city hall be dedicated at a monster cele­ Bleile; hall, Mrs. Judd Greenman, Betty Jane Singleton and Mary- was awarded by the council at bration Sunday afternoon, Aug­ receiving, Mrs. J. L. Timmons, Jane Sheldon will put on stunts the regular meeting Monday ust 10. Mrs. D. C. Cason, Mrs. W. R. for Vernonia and broadcast over night to John A. Miller of Ver­ There will be a lunch, to Culver, classification, Mrs. W. nonia for $2772.31. KUJ. which guests are asked to bring VanDoren, Mrs. W. B. Ortner Mr. Miller’s bid was the only Miss Green will be accompan- food, with plenty to eat for and Mrs. Dave Marshall; judges, ied to Longview by Grandma one submitted, but as it was those not in a position to bring Mrs. W. E. Bell, Mrs. C. A. Mills Spencer and George W. Ford, within the estimate of Noble their own. In addition, the la­ i and Mrs. G W Plumer, who is to be one of the judges Dunlap, architect, and meant the dies of the Grange will serve The show will be held in the employment of Vernonia labor, for selecting a queen. coffee and ice cream. Legion hall, Doors will be open the decision to accept it was On the program will be a band at 9 o’clock and will be closed unanimous. and Ridgefield from St. Helens ' for the judges at 11 a. m. to be Water Chargea Irk Reforestation Law combined, good speaking, sing- open again in the afternoon for There was some discussion of ing and games such as horse- inspection. shoe pitching. Hearing Dates Set water department charges, due The merchants’ displays last to the fact that users who have The intentions of the sponsors year added greatly to the suc­ of the park project is to pre­ cess of the show and it is hoped September 22, 23 and 24 have a meter often have to pay much serve for all time to come a bit that this year they will again been set as the dates on which more heavily than those under of Oregon forest land as it has show their interest by making hearings will be held on the pro­ a flat rate. Readjustment was existed before the encroachment displays. posed classification of reforesta­ championed by Councilman Ban- of civilization, in a spot singu­ tion lands in Columbia, Washing­ son and J. E. Franks appeared larly adapted to picnicking, bath­ ton and Yamhill counties, at before the council to ask that ing and out-door sports. It con­ Many Operations which time a total of 89,544.18 rates be equalized. H. L. Gaines, water superin­ sists of approximately eight acres acres will be considered. The tendent, was instructed to report along the Nehalem, where the ri­ lands are aggregated among the SEVERAL PAINTING UP MRS. NORTH VISITS Are Closed Down ver forms a pool 36 feet deep i various counties as follows: Co­ on the number of meters that ____________ in one place, and with plenty of lumbia 65,237.86 acres; Wash­ would be needed for complete in­ Early house on The R. B. Mrs. Sarah C. North of Cor ­ Forty-eight per cent of all log­ shallow water with a sandy bot­ ington, 155,310.03 acres; Yam­ stallation. He stated that 36 had J. Rose avenue, rented by W. vallis and her son A. M. North put in last year, and 14 or tom for the little folks and the ging camps in state units are hill, 13.996.2J acres. The hear­ been Armitage, was painted early this California, are 15 so far this year. beginners. A good spring pro­ shut down with the output 53 of Riverside, ings will begin at 9 o ’ clock on week by J. C. Henderson. It was voted that Fire Chief vides excellent drinking water. per cent below normal, is shown camping for two weeks on the The Riverview Grocery was al­ the respective dates, in the coun­ Earl Smith be sent to the fire­ The Vernonia Baseball club Fishing is good in season— in figures just compiled from!°l “Tell them to come one come are down, inasmuch as they week before the series start. and on the other the man was our new State Master, Brother ' fication in the various counties, judges named this week include Des Moines, Hulet, and our Past Master, Bro­ • care has been taken to block J. F. Garrison, urged the reporter. largely comprise mills in state left stranded there. * * * units. The Redshirts put up a mar- ther Palmiter, Sister Bertha > areas as much as possible, make Iowa, and James Watson, of ker in the first inning and three Beck, State Secretary, and Sis­ - sure that the land is clearly Ganges, B. C. Some day there will be ben- Lincoln county reports a shut­ 105 New Families Races are attracting unusual in the second. From then on ter Marie McCall, the new State reforestation land, contains no ches, tables, stoves, etc. for pic- down of all logging operations. Dr. A. Slaughter, mas­ merchantable timber, and there interest with scores of the finest To Oregon In July the game took on the aspects Lecturer. nickers and campers, but not just Clatsop has one out of thirteen of a merry-go-round, the locals ter of Salem Grange and T. J. is no question as to its ultimate horses in the west and north yet. running. Some of the other dis­ entered for the stake and class ♦ ♦ • PORTLAND, — (Special.) — getting one or more (mostly Krueder, master of Lents Grange, use. tricts report as follows: Clacka­ Already one hearing has been events on the new half-mile ov­ Nineteen states sent a total of more) runs in every inning but also Senator Joe Dunn were wel­ “When a farmer wants any- mas-Marion, 75 operations, 23 thing he waits till he has the running; Columbia, 76, 40 run­ 10.5 new families to Oregon dur­ the third and seventh, Brook’s come visitors, Brother Darnall, held under the reforestation law. al. according to Mrs. Ella S. money to buy it. He won’t go Ping; Coos, 57, 40 running; ing July who bought 7,488 acres triple against the right field past master of Clatskanie Grange, that being in Clatsop county Wilson, secretary of the state fair board. Twenty of the re­ of the session with into debt,” states Mr. Morris. Douglas, 42, 5 running; Lane, 89. of land and invested $403,200, fence was the feature of the spent part E. McGraw of Ver- last February at which time near­ cord list of entrants for the us, and H. ... ly 100,000 acres were considered 19 running; Klamath, 30, 15 according to the monthly report dav. three The granges, you see, are a running; Linn, 59, 19 running, of W. G. Ide, Manager, State The box score of last Sun- nonia came in time for the lee­ for classification. Objections at $2,500 prize in each of the All of our visitors that time resulted in the rejec­ stake races are to come from ture hour, follows: Chamber of Commerce, Calif or- day ’ s game wise lot. Field men report that the ♦ ♦ * AB R H PO A E gave short talks during the ses- tion of only l,Q00 acres and this Oregon’s own stables, with many majority of loggers who are nia, as usual, led in new fami- Clatska nie 3 0 2 1 0 0 sion on subjects of the day, on the grounds that there were more also entered in the class Hot, do you think it is? But down state that the matter of lies with 65; and New Jersey, Gerry CF Massachusetts, Ohio and Fiori- how's this, from a Vernonia opening up is very indefinite, Eilertsen 2B 4 1 0 8 3 0 measures to be voted upon at the merchantable values thereon. events. A Finley C 4 1 1 6 1 2 November election, and sugges- The balance of the area has been lady: depending entirely upon market da were also represented. 4 1 1 3 2 1 I tions for the good of the Order. passed upon by the State Tax "I was brought up in Ken­ conditions. Some small mills large number of new families Sweeney SS Resolutions of condolence were Commission and the lands ore Rev. J. W. Brougher tucky. I just had a letter from and camps are operating onlv entered business in Oregon, five Dannielson IB 4 0 2 8 0 1 my brother there, who has a •’"’-n orders come in. Most of auto camps and stores being pur­ H.Johnson 3B 4 0 0. 2 2 0 adopted on the death of Brother now on the assessor’s rolls as Asked As Speaker dairy ranch. He writes that his the larger camps and milts have chased, two grocery stores, a C. Johnson RF3 0 0 0 0 0 E. L. Lane of Armstrong Grange, reforestation lands. In the meantime considerable 3 0 o 0 3 0 and Sister Louise Anliker of corn is burned up, and he has cut down on their daily output. laundry, a hotel and other busi­ Haines P Beaver Homes Grange, and the work is being done in Clacka­ Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher, * no feed for his cattle. We peo­ ness investments made by the Charter draped in their memory. mas county by those in charge noted pastor and lecturer now on 24 11 new people. The report also 32 ple don’t know how lucky we 5000 Steelheads Are — — _ ” Plans were made for the opening of the reforestation law. Some, vacation at Gearhart, has been PO A shows ten large land sales made V*rnonis AB are. of Big Eddy park Sunday, August field work has been done in | invited to address the Chamber Planted in Nehalem by families sent to Oregon by Linn 3B 0 1 4 10, a band will be there from outlining areas to be considered of * Commerce 2 0 ~ meeting *’ “ Thursday * *‘~ the Los Angeles office of the Greenman SS 5 Now comes a Tillamook or- Washington, vocal music, and and the records of the asses­ on “Why I Spend my Summers 5,000 Steelheads have been State Chamber, one 500-acre pur­ Hawkins LF 6 0 1 ganization boosting for the Wil- several prominent speakers will > 2 sor’s office have been consulted in Oregon.” son diver road. Whatever the planted in the Nehalem river by chase in Klamath county being Brooks CF .... . « be on the program, everyone is in order to determine ownerships. 5 1 « Jewell meeting may or may- not the state game commission during for $22,500 and one 160-acre McGregor P 1 asked to bring a basket dinner. It will pmbably be some time Lloyd Thomaa and Lyle Ellis 1* n have accomplished, it certainly the past few weeks, according tract in Baker county bringing Malmsten IB s I The lecture hour was very much before sufficient Information is went to Portland to attend the Hundreds of people «--«hell 2B 4 I 0 called attention to the desirabil­ to an announcement from Salem. i $10,500. enjoyed, and was as follows: secured and data compiled to baseball game for the junior a 0 ity of a short cut to the sea. i A like number were planted in called at the Los Angeles office Lillig RF .... 1 Song, "America,” by the gran­ justify hearing of the classifi- league championship of Oregon, 0 0 Milton creek and Scappoose for travel information on Oregon Nelson RF .... 0 ge; musical number, Mr. and cation in that county. Wednesday. and over 100 local Chambers of Lair C 7 2 s Thev grow lovely flowers at creek. Mrs. Frank Mills; recitation, Mrs. Fred Wall was tn Portland Commerce in Oregon cooperated the Hotel McDonald, Two bou- quets of them adorn the other- Thelma Linedin has as her to properly entertain and show 40 10 18 27 12 1 Homer Kellar; reading, Lillian! Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lincoln Wednesday to attend the first Summarv: Two base hits, Fin- Daniels; address, G. Clifford were in Silverton over Sunday showing of the new Atwater wise littered counter at the Eagle guest this week her cousin Ruth the visitors the scenic spots in (Continued on Page 8) visitiny Mrs. Lincoln's mother. Kent radio. | all parts of the state. office right now. Winchell. (Continued on Page 8) Contract To Big Eddy On date August 23 has been set as the for the Vernonia Flower show which is sponsored annually the Vernonia Garden club. August 10 th , by No entry fee is charged and the 4 Build Jail Vernonia Again Defeats Chiefs r Feathers And Talons » I a NUMBER 2