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Flight Finals
Woodcraft To Hold
Bazaar November 29
Norman Green Runs
For Class Treasurer
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Business on
Neighbors of Woodcraft have
O.S.C., CORVALLIS, Oct. 6—
decided to hold a bazaar Satur-
Norman Green of Vernonia, now
November 29. A cooked
a freshman at Oregon State Col­
I W0APER IF THERE day,
food sale and the raffling of
lege, was a canidate for treas­
a quilt will also be included. The
urer of the freshman class in a
ARt AN'/ RA0PITS
quilt was made by the W. O. W.
recent class election but was
Thimble club. This bazaar will
IN THIS STRAW
defeated by Marshall Harrison
be an all day affair.
of Grant high school, Portland,
tack
present
The fact that the
Social, October 16
freshman class is one of
Kullander, McCabe Play It rgest in the history of
A social will be held at the F. W. Stevens Bases Be­
O. O. F. hall by the Neigh­
makes the
office
Again Sunday; Blind t: college
bors of Woodcraft, on Thursday
lief on Increased
easurer one of considerable
night, October 16. Plenty of
sponsibility and Green’s nomi­
Bogey Next
entertainment, eats, and a meas­
Steel Business
nation indicates that he will be
uring party are to be included.
c ne of the future leaders of
The public is invited.
The flight finals of the Ameri­ the class.
The horizon is clearing a little,
can
Legion
goif tournament
declared F. W. Stevens, of the
were completed Sunday with tne
Gerljnger - Stevens company,
exception of the fourth flight,
Portland, at the chamber of
in which A. L. Kuhander wau
commerce meeting Wednesday.
a up on U. u. McCabe at the
Steel and building contracts, he
end of the first 18 holes. O.
asserted, are a barometer of
1. Uateman defeated Bert Tis­
trade, and as they are improv­
dale, 2 and 1 to win the first
Ernest Christianson, of Van-i
An article on Vernonia colon­ ing we are on the verge of
fl.gnt; If. E. McGraw defeat L ouver, with his airplane “Chriss”
ization plans published in Sun- better times.
ed H. King, 2 and 1 to win the i nd Bob West, “Sammie Dare’.’,
Mr. Stevens urged the neces­
duy s Oregonian, written by Les­
second flight; A. Childs defeat Verne Westphal and Knute Nor­
ter Sheeley, chamber of commer­ sity of a tariff to protect against
ed Tom Brown 6 and 5 to win by furnished entertainment for
That
ce secretary, attracted consider­ competition from Russia.
the third flight. Mila King and liunderds of people on the Ver-
able attention and several inquir­ country, he declared, is in a po­
Mike Miller were tied at the onia landing field near Sid-
ies from prospective settlers have sition to raise more wheat than
end of 36 holes; King won the a ?y Malmsten’s home Saturday.
already been received by the lo- any other in the world, and has
extra hole and the fifth flight. and Sunday.
standing timber.
Their
cal chamber. The article is as more
First prizes go to the winners
They arrived Friday evening,
follows:
confiscated industries and forc­
or eacn flight and second prizes .‘.mattered their handbills and be-
The colonization department of ed labor are such such that we
to the runners-up.
■ an their flights Saturday morn-
the Vernonia chamber of com- cannot and will not compete
The Bateman-Tisdale match is ing. Practically 100 took a ride
meree has organized to develop with. We should not let prison
pronounced by M. E. Ulshoeffer, ?.i “Chriss.”
tile agricultural possibilities of made goods into the United
in charge of the tournament, as
On Saturday at 5:3 0, p. m.
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the Nehalem valley by bringing States under any tarriff, he said.
one of the best that has ever Knut Norby of Vernonia caused
Mr. Stevens was introduced
in new settlers to displace those
been played on the local course. a great thrill to a large crowd
by George W. Ford, who be­
who
have
practically
abandoned
The closest in the tournament of people by jumping from the
their farms and will make an came acquainted with him while
was between King and Miller. airplane while 2500 feet in the
drive to settle the log- at Toledo, Oregon. Mr. Stevens
Albert Childs, winner of the air and dropping with a para­ GRADE
NUTRITION EXPERT j organized
SCHOOL
was then manager of the Paci­
ged-off lands.
third flight, has won more tro­ chute, perfectly safe, with the
TO BE IN VERNONIA It is estimated, according to fic Spruce corporation at that
WINS 7 TO 0
phies on the Vernonia course exception of a torn pair of
J. E. Kerr, head of the coloniz­ place.
than has any other individual. pants, where he landed on his
Days when no one lived clos­
The Vernonia grade school
Miss Lucy A. Case, nutrition ation department, that there is
Owing to there being so many knees.
er than 16 miles to Vernonia
football team won their second
3pelialist
from
the
O.
S.
C.
Ex
­
approximately
400,000
acres
in
prizes and to the fact that six
On Sunday at 2:30 p. m., game Friday when they defeated
tension service, will'1 be in Verno­ the Nehalem watershed contigu­ were recalled by Hiram Van Bla-
of the players will be at For­ Vern Westphal
of Hollywood
ricom, pioneer of 1874 in Neha­
The game
est Hills October 11 and 12 in umped from the plane sup- Scappoose 7 to 0.
A total of $480.45 was col­ nia on October 24, to meet with ous to Vernonia, 10 per cent of lem valley. Woods were set afire
the Cascade
tournament,
the posed to be 2500 feet in the was very exciting as the teams lected
during the community the Vernonia home extension un­ which is fit for agriculture if it then to get rid of them, he
rest of the local tournament will air and made a perfect landing, were very well matcher in size chest drive held last week. No it at the high school at 10:30 were cleared. It is also estimat­ said, as no one dreamed that
weight.
The
Vernonia house to house canvas was made a. m.
ed that there is approximately
be postponed to Sunday, Octo­ straightening his parachute as and
team has now defeated the two
Miss Case will discuss “Meals 250 farms which are in actual the timber would ever be mer-
ber 19.
he landed.
At 5 p. m., Sun­ strongest teams in the county this year, all donations being
chandable. As a matter of fact,
day, Miss Sammy Dare of Holly­ and have a good chance to win voluntary brought to the stand for the Whole Family” and will cultivation at the present time. destruction of the underbrush
Play for Consolation Prizes
be
accompanied
by
Mrs.
Sarah
Kerr
plans
to
raise
approxi
­
at Hoffman’s Hardware store.
wood went up and jumped out, the county championship.
kept forest fires away.
While the sum received is very V. Case, home demonstration mately $2500 for his coloniza­
A prize was supposed to have landing about a quarter of a
Mr. Van Blaricom stated that
The game scheduled for Fri­ gratifying it is less than half agent for the county.
tion
and
land
settlement
pro
­
been given in each flight for mile from the place of its take I day with Clatskanie has been
attention of the merchants in
This
meeting
will
take
the
gram,
and
will
work
in
conjunc
­
the lowest score handed in dur­ iff in the logs and brush none cancelled and so the next game what was received last year.
place of the regular meeting for tion with the Oregon state cham­ Vernonia was formerly directed
ing the tournament. This would the worse off.
! will be played here a week from Anyone who has not made a October for this section.
ber of commerce and the Great towards building new places of
Ernest Christianson is quite Friday against Scappoose. This contribution and wishes to do
automatically have
given
the
Anybody who is interested in Northern, Northern Pacific and amusement, such as a dance hall,
1 Lght winners a better chance ’./ell known to many people here. game should be very interesting so get in touch with any member
while now what Vernonia neels
for an extra trophy, so the com­ He is a brother-in-lay of E. D. and it is hoped that there will of the committee, Mrs. W. E. meals and nutrition will be wel- Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail­ is more industries.
Bell, Mrs. E. E. Yeo or Mrs. H. come and will get some worth roads in carring out his program.
mittee arranged that the six Johnston, formerly of the John- be a good attendance.
Bob West, with the Christian­
Agricultural development i n
V. Holcomb. Following is a list while suggestions and informa-
first eliminated in each flight ton-McGraw shingle mill, but
tion.
the Nehalem valley is on the up­ son flying service, was introduc­
of those who contributed:
play for these prizes, starting at iow of St. Helens.
grade, as shown by the fact that ed, and urged Improvement of
Flights will be repeated this About 35 Attend
ten o’clock at the first tee. Mr.
Cason Transfer company, C.
the
number of dairy cattle has the local airport. Vernonia, he
Three
Local
Men
as
weekend,
it
was
impossible
Ulshoeffer will explain how to
First P.-T. A. Meeting Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
increased
by 30.0 in the last year. sail, is listed on the maps as
■o accommodate last week
obtain these trophies.
Green, Hoffman Hardware, J.
having an airport.
Sometimes
At Rainier Meeting
The flight winners will also who wanted to fly. There
About 35 people attended the C. Penney company, Harry Hix­
there is good visibility here when
first meeting of the Parent- son, W. E. Bell, Charles E.
start at ten the same day, play­ also be more exhibitions of
other places in the valley are
George W. Ford, Joseph Scott
Teachers’ association held in Richardson, Ray D. Fisher, Mr.
ing blind bogey for the grand achute jumping.
shrouded in fog, as was the
and
Lester
Sheeley
represented
prize, a vacuum cleaner donated
the high school auditorium Mon­ and Mrs. A. J. Hughes, Mr. and
case when Mr. Christianson flew
the
Vernonia
chamber
of
com
­
day evening.
Miss Florence Mrs. M. M. Grunden, Mr. and
by the Oregon Gas and Electric
here Friday. The field, he le-
Santee was appointed chairman Mrs. E. M. Bleile, Mrs. L. H. merce at the meeting of the
company.
clared, is long enough, but could
Lower
Columbia
chambers
of
In the blind bogey already
of the program committee for Greenman, Noble Dunlap, C. W.
be made much better at slight
commerce
in
Rainier
Friday.
the next meeting. It was voted Reithner, Dave Marshall, Miss
plaed first prize was won by
cost by extending a runway into
Prominent speakers were Sen­
E. S. Thompson, second by
to continue giving the prize of L. M. Keehn, Mr. and Mrs. T.
the Malmsten ranch and by low­
Phil Taylor, third by Henry
S2.50 to the room having the M. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. J. ator Charles L. McNary and
ering the power lines at the
For a bear to rear up ten other end.
largest representation of parents Nanson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Dav- Judge Wallace McCamant. Rev.
Fogel, and fourth by C. R.
Miss Pearl idson, Vernonia Bakery, Dr. and Henry Young gave an interest­ feet away from you might un­
at each meeting.
Barry.
Mr. West declared the there
Krause’s room won the award Mrs. M. D. Cole, Mr. and Mrs, ing talk on Alaska, and G. M. nerve some men, but not Cass is considerable local interest in
In the ladies' tournament priz­
Hafenbrack
showed
colored
slide*
Bergerson,
who
killed
Bruilf
es were won as follows: First,
for
this
month.
E.
E.
Yeo,
Nehalem
Market,
Dr.
To tumble eight feet into a
aviation, and with an adequate
Mrs. H. King; second, Mrs. F. well, with the water just below
An interesting musical pro­ W. H. Hurley, Mrs. F. H. Wal­ of British Columbia and Alaska with one shot and thereby sav­ field it might be posisble to es­
Dr. L. W. Hyde of ed his own skin from possible tablish a flying class here. There
D.
Macpherson;
third,
Mrs. one’s nose, and finally after gram was enjoyed by those pre­ ters, Mrs. Ira Mann, Mrs. Ollie scenes.
Orchestra selections by Roberts, Miller Mercantile, Mr. Astoria spoke on cooperation. damage.
Charles Biggs; fourth, Mrs. C. vain efforts of neighbors, to be sent.
are seven prospective students
Bergerson was with a party here, he said.
G. Heath.
hauled out by a wrecking car— an orchestra composed of Mrs. and Mrs. A. C. Knauss, Mr. and Dixie Moore, formerly of Astoria
and
now
of
Portland,
presided.
near
the
head
of
Wolf
W.
W.
Wolff,
Miss
Zonwelss
Surprisingly low scores were . uch was the experience of
creek
Mrs. F. Hanson, H. E. McGraw,
E. S. Thompson sang several
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Those who attended from here Sunday hunting deer. The bear, solos, and Walter W. Wolff read
handed in by the ladies.
one of E. R. Treharne’s heifers i Douglas, Leon and Elbert Brock, Safeway store, Safeway Market,
report
a
very
interesting
and
and E. Douglas; violin solo, Miss L W. Baker, Mrs. B. F. Rogers,
frightened by some one stalk- some news not heretofore print­
last Friday.
The Cascade Tournament
ing behind it, made off as fast ed.
E. W. Holtham arranged
All the available rigging on Marie Kirkpatrick, accompanied A. Grenfeldt, J. L. Timmons H. inspiring meeting.
as it could, and heading toward the program and presided.
O. T. Bateman, W. McCallist­ the ranch was used in the at­ by Mrs. Henry Fogel; song, by S. Fielding, H. Feuerstein, Mrs.
Bergerson. He heard it grunting
er, Bert Tisdale, Frank Hart­ tempt to get the cow out, but Feme and Cecelia Cough; orches­ Alice Malmsten, Mrs. E. B. Min-
Committee* Announced
as it ran and on turning, con­
er, Mrs. W. T. Lilly, Mrs. C. L.
wick, and M. E. Ulshoeffer will every time the animal slipped tra selections.
fronted the animal. It reared
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
go to Forest Hills with the back upon reaching the top. Fi­
President J. C. Lindley called
on its hind legs, and Bergeison
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
hope of bringing home a golf nally a call was sent in for the
on the various chairmen of stand­
shot at the white spot on : its
Culver, Kerr Motor company, E.
Gilby Motor company’s wrecker,
trophy.
ing committees to give reports
breast,
breaking
its
back
and
J.
Douglas,
John
Grady,
Mr.
and
These players are supposed to and the heifer emerged in a
and announce their assistants
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killing
it
instantly.
The
shot
Mrs.
M.
F.
Wall,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
be at the first tee at eight hurry.
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The new concrete bridge over
The people must sell them­
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R. A. Olson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rock creek was accepted by the was indeed lucky, for the 1 next selves on their own community
o’clock Saturday morning, Oc­
She was chilled through, but I
shell
jammed
in
the
gun.
W.
Wolff,
Eastern
Star
Social
tober 11, at Forest Hills.
otherwise uninjured, and recov­
county Thursday afternoon and
declared J. E. Kerr, chairman
The bear weighed about 300
ered after being blanketed for
George W. Ford of Vernonia, club, A. L. Kullander, Joseph opened to traffic. J. N. Miller, pounds, and was the only trophy of the colonization committee.
several hours.
His associates are Harry Kerns
O. Henry Oleen of St. Helens Scott, J. H. Bush, J. E. Tapp, county commissioner, and Miss of the hunt.
and Dr. M. D. Cole.
and Judge W. A. Wood of Rain­ Cass Bergerson, C. Bruce, Mr. Nettie Alley, couny nurse, were
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The committee on civic im­
ier have been designated by tne and Mrs. H. Kerns, Mrs. L. C. the first to cross the bridge.
Mrs.
Adolph
Nelson,
Construction began early in
provements and new industries
county court as members of the Boeck,
Kuckenberg
and
is headed by E. W. Holtham.
budget committee for the com­ Mac’s Pharmacy, J. C. Lindley, July under
Bank of Vernonia, J. B. Wilk­ Whitman, contractors.
T h ei r
With him are Harry Phelps and
ing year.
erson,
Dr.
J.
A.
Hughes.
bid was $12,785.
It is 145
Earl Smith.
They will meet some time in
The development of recrea­
feet long with a 27 foot road-
November. The exact date has
COUNCIL
ATTENDS
way and a 5-foot sidewalk on
tional facilities is being looked
Ravages of flocks of flocks in not yet been set.
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Mr. Ford was a member of the
The name of E. W. Holtham after by Emil Messing and Cleve
HALL DEDICATION each side.
the Nehalem valley by bears and
The state market road en­ will be placed on the ballot as Mellinger.
I committee last year, having been
Ed. Holtham arranged a mi­ wolves are becoming so serious 1 appointed in the place of C. W.
The roads committee consists
H. E. McGraw, J. C. Lindley, gineer reports that concrete a candidate for councilman, his
ghty fine meeting at the cham­ that ranchers state they will be I Reithner, resigned.
J. E. Tapp, Earl Smith, and from the bridge has the highest petition having been filed with­ of George W. Ford, chairman,
ber of commerce last week. Geo­ forced to dinspose of their sheep
test of any in the state.
in the 32 days prescribed by law. T. M. Crawford and Rev. Claude
rge Ford, chairman for this week and goats unless relief is afford­ I TO PAINT FIRE HYDRANTS Judge D. B. Reasoner went to
He takes the place on the ticket Stephens.
Hillsboro
Monday
to
attend
the
ed.
declares that he is going t o
Complete* Canvas of City
vacated by Jack Kerr, who was
The committee on develop­
H.
E.
McGraw,
spokesman
for
dedication
of
the
remodeled
city
make Ed’s meeting “look like
The city council at its meet­
George H. Dahl, circulation ineligible on account of not hav­ ment of trade area and rural
thirty cents tramped in the mud the sheepowners took the matter ing Tuesday decided to paint hall in that city.
man
working
out
of
the
office
ing lived in town for one year. good will consists of H. E. Mc­
The city council postponed its
compared t o King Solomon’s up with Stanley Jewett, of Port­ the fire hydrants.
There was a talk of an inde- Graw, chairman, Emil Mesisng,
land, in charge of the predatory
meeting until Tuesday so that of the Oregon State Editorial
temple.”
a
canvas
The matter of school stops the members might go to Hills- association, completed
pendant ticket being put in the and Ray D. Fisher. Mr. McGraw
animal division of the Ü. S. Bi­
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discussed, and although boro.
of the city last week, In addi- field, but as no petitions were fii- emphasized the necessity of ask­
ological survey in the Northwest, was
M. E. Ulshoeffer says that if
tion to soliciting for subsc rip­ led within the time limit their ing for Vernonia products.
and was informed that the coun­ I there was no vote, the opinion
some of the men knew how low
tiens for the Eagle he took a names cannot be printed on the
On the financial committee
LEASES HOTEL
ty must match any funds that 1 favored the present system ra-
the ladies' scores are in the
census as to the number of fam­ ballot.
are C. W. Reithner, R. M. Aid-
the government spends in exter­ I ther than that now used in Port-.
tournament they'd give up golf
land, where motorists are. merely! Mrs. C. R. Twineham has lea­ ilies in Vernonia, Riverview and
rich and Joseph Scott. Mr. Ald-
minating the pests.
in despair.
COMPLETED I fich gave the report in the ab­
Accordingly effert is being required to slow down upon pas­ sed the Vista Hotel Apartments on O.-A. hill. He reports that LINE NEARLY
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the Eagle reaches about 95 per
to F. R. Enos and family.
sence of Mr. Reithner.
M. E.
made to present the matter be­ sing the safety lanes.
It is expected that by the Carkin is chairman of the mem­
Another measure discussed was
According to “Hy-Van”, a pi­ fore the county budget commit­
Mrs. Twineham will move to cent of the homes.
end of this week the telephone bership committee.
oneer is never honored until he tee, so that the item will be in- the making of Bridge street a Portland within a few days.
Use the Eagle free employ­ line to Mist will be completed,
aiiu
|/i viiiisiviiiK U
vl
is dead. It looks as if Hy, being eluded in next year’s budget, an<f.’ -iwp
t0P num, *
nd prohibiting
Lester Sheeley, secretary, is
¡turns on it. N odefinite action
If you need help of any kind, ment service fo rresidents of according to t perintendent Earl
in no sense dead but very much
I Vernonia and vicinity.
Smith.
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communicate with the Eagle.
was taken.
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alive, wasn’t getting much honor.
Completed
UpTrendSays
Except One
Club Speaker
S
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Colonization Plans
Many on Local Field
Attract Attention
Community Chest
Drive Nets $480
Cass Bergerson
Topples Bear Only
Bossy Has to be
Ten Feet Aivay
Hauled from Well;
Un >cke r Si ives Her
Concrete Bridge
Ford Is On Budget
Opened Thursday
Committee Again
Feathers
And • • •
Talons. •
Protection Sought
E. W. Holtham to
From Bears, Coyotes
Appear on Ballot
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