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VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1930.
NUMBER 18.
GILBERT BERGERSON
OTHER STATION
Thanksgiving Day
ON CHICAGO TRIP
Gilbert Bergerson a graduate
of the local high school who is
playing left guard on Oregon
State’s football team left Cor­
vallis Wednesday, November 19,
en route for Chicago where the
Oregon State team played West
Virginia on Thanksgiving day.
ared Land is On their trip for Chicago they
by Several stopped at Los Angeles where
they played the University of
altera
California at Los Angeles and
d’feated them with score of 19
of developing
in th« V«rnonia to 0, Gilbert playing greater
dlacusMd at the part of the game, and is on
commerce meeting the main lineup for the game
with West Virginia in Chicago.
, chairman of the
committee, stated
lopment of dairying Bishan Singh Gets
ich the colonization
cited the spirit of
3 Year Sentence
xemplified in Clata-
ging about a result
of the community,
Bishan Singh, Hindu accused
man, in commenting, of having shot a fellow country­
that the immediate man here June 25, was sentenced
ot so much to put Saturday by Circuit Judge How­
land to work as to ard K. Zimmerman to three years
t><100 or so acres in the penitentiary.
He was
ady cleared, but at Convicted on Tuesday of assault
e or less neglected with a dangerous weapon. The
nets work in lumber maximum penalty for the of­
fense is ten years.
eley estimated 110U
Singh is said to have fired
now in territory tri- three shots at his victim, strik-
ernonla, and declared Ing him in the neck, back and
could be at least leg. Singh was seen immediately
nd already cleared thereafter, at about 6:30 a. m.,
resent facilities.
tearing down
Bridge street,
ns expressed a doubt cutting across towards the Hy-
being enough avail- Van hotel, and entering fields
• here to support belonging to Hy Van Blaricom.
a large scale. All He escaped pursuit for a day,
, however, that much but was captured
by
Harry
be done than is now Phelps and Jim Monger while
and that develop. waiting for a stage at Trehame
e industry should be the
following morning. * The
shooting
was apparently due > to
ry to th« discussion, I some sudden quarrel.
hool girls* glee club
direction of Miss Mil-
Dr ak« sang “Casio« 1929 Crop Income
labama Lullaby," and
Joe,” with banjo ac­
Better In Oregon
ut.
The girls wer«
plauded by the audi-
le who participated
SALEM—Oregon farmers will
Anne Childs. Zon­ roceive better than average in­
es«, Allie Simmons, come from their crops and live­
Rntkie, Florence Wall, stock as compared with other
ieldlng, Joy Ball, and state», despite the fact farm
income will be reduced through­
ohn.
out the country, it was indicated
Aaaonncae Program
McGraw, chairman for in a survey completed by Ore­
gon State Agricultural college.
meeting, has announced
Oregon farmers received a
gram speeches by Ken-
cash income from ¡929 crops
er, agricultural agent and livestock of $129,161,000,
P. and S. Railway com- according to statistics compiled
e»rge Nelson, county by the agricultural economist.
C. Condit on 4 H club
This figure did not include the
d A. A. Schwab and value of products used on the
nrr of five ribbons at farm for food, feed and seed.
Pacific International There was an increase of nearly
$7,000,000 over 1928 when in.
show.
come wax estimated at $122,167,-
000.
Although the 1930 income has
not y«t been estimated, agri­
culturists claim the state will
feel a reduction of only 16
per cent as compared with a
20 per cent cut for the nation.
This superior condition in Ore­
gon agriculture wax attributed
to an increase crop production
try to eat with a paper of 13 per cent here last season
ce cream that has been ax compared to only a 10 per
cent increase in the rest of the
solid?
country.
what happened at the
Oregon farmers practically split
dedication in Clatskanie
the income from ai^icultural
day.
ventures. During five year per­
earn was served In all iod of 1924 to 1928, the income
f fantastic shapes—car- from crops wax $58,241,0.00 while
phanta, kewpie dolls, pus­ livestock brought $58,851,000 to
tasting fine, but so hard its owners.
paper spoons wouldn’t
The 1929 cash income from
dent in them.
crops wax reported as $64,356,-
' Jabbed the ice cream 000, and from livestock, $64,805,-
orks, but those who no 000, according to L. R. Breith-
retained such an imple aupt, extension economist of the
ad to use fingers. Anu state college department of ag­
riculture.
almost everybody.
• • •
MOVES TO CALIFORNIA
making butter and pow-
milk that creamery ranks
Tom H. King. Sr. moved his
e best anywhere—but we pressing equipment to the station
advise Clatskanie people Wednesday and is leaving for
It for an auditorium any California. He expects to locate
than thAy can help.
In the San Juaquin valley, in the
anie merchants certainly vicinity of Sacramento.
e stick-together, go-after-
t. If they hadn’t, that
Tax Celte««i*ax Good
amery would not be there.
According to The St Helens
see
Mist, Deputy Sheriff
H.
E.
onia can be proud of its Verni» reports that tax collec­
bool girls’ glee club. Their tions this year are ahead of
mance at the chamber o> receipts for the same period last
tree Wednesday deserves s year by about $7,000. To date
' praise.
•bout $760,787.36 has been
e e e
turned over to the county treaa-
r’s the tummy this mom
nrer.
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ROBBERS CAUGHT
Eighth Grade
Two other men who with Hans
Berg robbed the Happy Hollow
service station on the Vernonia
road November 10 were arrested
Monday in Portland. They are
Joe Lacey, 28, and Elmer Love-
gren, 40. Detectives who ques­
tioned them report that the
men were responsible for 14 Program First to be Pre­
holdups in St. Helens and Port­
sented in Auditorium
land.
of New Building
Search for the three shortly
after the service station rob­
Mrs. E. E. Yeo
bery caused considerable excite­
The
eighth
grade
program
ment here, as it was thought
they were headed this way. Berg which was presented in the new
Washington school auditorium Fri­
was captured a week ago.
day night proved very success­
ful.
Ninety two dollars was
realized from the ticket sale and
Attendance Large
when all bills are paid, over
will have been cleared,
At Harvest Home $61 Doris
Anderson, who had
part of the aunt in “The
A large attendance greeted the Lamp," was one of the out-
Harvest Home service at the standing characters, though all
Evangelical church Sunday, fea­ the parts were well portrayed.
tured by display of products of Billie Bassett as “Herbert," in
the Nehalem valley and a Thanks­ “Station YYYY,” was also
giving sermon by the pastor, Rev. ceptionally good.
G. W. Plumer.
Between 70 and 80 people re­ I Mr. McCrae’s room won first
mained for the dinner hour. prize offered to the room at the
The pastor as toastmaster called Washington school selling the
upon A. D. Hall, master of the most tickets and Miss Davis’
Vernonia Grange, Charles Wil­ room won the prize at the Lin­
son of the local shingle mill, coln school. The individual prizes
Sheriff O. G. Weed, H. E. Mc­ of $2 went to Bobby King at
Graw, George Nelson, county the Washington school and Emma
agent, Aunt Sally Spencer, “the Jean Frederickson at the Lincoln
old timer," and W. W. Wolff, school. Second prizes of $1 were
auditor of the Oregon-American won by Ralph Condit and Arthur
Lumber company, for short Kilby.
talks. The program was brought
Auditorium Open First Ti
to a close by singing “Blessed
Be the Tie that Binds,” and a
The school auditorium was open
word of prayer by the pastor. to the public for the first time
In the evening the Woman’s Friday evening.
Missionary society had their an­
The combination gymnasium
nual Thank offering service,
which was well attended, and the and auditorium is one of which
offering for missions was liber- any town might well be proud.
The seven rows of bleachers will
al.
seat between 350 and 400 and
over 400 chairs have been pur­
chased for the floor making a
Championship To
total seating capacity of over
easily the largest of any
Be Settled Here 800,
building in Vernonia.
The stage is one of the largest
W. W. McCrae, who has been school stages in the county ii
appointed county basketball dir­ not in the state. The arch of the
ector, announces that the county stage is 40 feet wide and the
basketball championship games stage itself is 30 feet deep. The
for grade schools will be held in back drapes are gray and are
adjustable so that the stage may
Vernonia March 14.
The
This is the first year that be made different sizes.
Vernonia has had a building top front drape and the grand
where this event could be held drape are wine colored velour
and previously it has always and the top drape has the in­
gone to Rainier, St. Helens or signia VGS in green and gold
Scappoose. Clatskanie was also in the center.
anxious to have it there this
The réguler boys’ and girls*
year but the new gymnasium in dressing rooms are accessible
the Washington school was con­ from the stage and these are
sidered an ideal building for the equipped with showers and a dry­
event.
er. There are 60 foot lights and
there will be about 15 lights
overhead on the stage.
FIRST BOARDER
The hall itself has 13 200-
OCCUPIES JAIL watt
lights. The walls and ceil—
ing are finished with insulite
The distinction of being the
first boarder in the new city jail which does not permit any echo
belongs to Ed. Kannard. who or ring in the room. Three Mo-
was arrested Monday evening by dine heaters which can be oper­
night marshal Jim Monger on ated in three speeds provide heat
a charge of being drunk and in the winter and cold air in
disorderly and having possession the summer.
of liquor, On Tuesday he was
The basketball floor is 41x72
sentenced by Judge D. B. Reas- feet, a good standard size and the
oner to 25 days in jail and a fine windows and lights aer protect­
of $75.00.
ed with heavy screening. There
This is the eighth time Mr.
Kannard has been before the are two double entrance doors
local court on a similar charge. from the hall and two exit doors
at the back.
Plays Please
SEBXCHJ ALL
CHRISTMAS
Large Crowd
r iiinii
LOCAL MAN’S SISTER Need of Grading
NEAR CRIME SCENE
AMBULANCE DRIVE
The apartment of Mrs. G. F.
Stevenson, sister of W. J. Arm­
itage of Vernonia, adjoins that
of Mrs. Irma Loucks in Portland,
where Mrs. Nelson D. Bowles
either commited suicide or was
murdered November 12. The kit­
chen of the Loucks apartment is
so close that a full view of the
Interior can be seen, and had
not Mrs. Stevenson been resting
at the time that Mrs. Bowles met
death she could have witnessed
the deed. The first thing that
Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson noticed
to be wrong was when the body
was being carried into the ambul­
ance.
They often saw Mr. Bowles
around the place.
Mr. and Mrs. Armitage drove
to Portland Saturday with Mr.
Armitage's father, B. M. Arm­
itage, and visited the Stevensons.
According to Jack Carkin,
who has charge of the ambulance
drive for the American Legion,
641 ambulance tickets have been
sold to date. About 700 is the
goal, which, it is expected, will
be speedily reached.
The Legion decided Tuesday
to arrange for a committee of
three on purchase of the ambu­
lance, one member from each
of the three participating organi­
zations, Vernonia post, chamber
of commerce, and the Oregon-
American Lumber company.
The chamber of commerce at
its meeting Wednesday noon sel­
ected Mr. Carkin to be its rép­
resentative.
Cream Law Urged
CHARLES HOFFMAN
ON BAND TRIP EAST
O.S.C., CORVALLIS— (Spe­
cial.)—Charles Hoffman, of Ver­
nonia, clarinet player in the Ore­
gon State band, is one of the
52 members of the college band
who left for Chicago Saturday.
The band will represent the en­
tire state at the Shrine benefit
game Thanksgiving day, between
Oregon State and West Virginia.
Starting from Portland at 9:40
Saturday morning, the band met
the football team at Green Ri­
ver, Wyoming. A special train
took team, band and a number
of Oregon football fans to Chi­
cago.
The train stopped at Hastings,
Nebracka, Coach Schissler's home
town, for five hours, where a
public demonstration was given.
The special arrived in Chicago
the day before Thanksgiving and
planned to remain two days af­
ter the game so that all might
attend the Army-Notre Dame
game the Saturday after Thanks­
giving.
The band trip wax assured
through the success of a benefit
theatre matinee in Portland and
a pTe-aeaaon benefit footbaU
game here. Since then competi­
tion for places on the travelling
band has been very keen. Cap­
tain H. L. Beard, veteran leader
who has headed the organiza­
tion for 26 years had difficulty
in selecting the best 52 members
from the total list of 80.
Sewing Club to Held Baxaar
The Wide-Awake Sewing club
will hold a bazaar and cooked
food sale tomorrow in the Van
Alstine building.
A valuable prise will bq-wiven
away at 2 p. m.
Missionary Society Baxaar
The Woman’» Miaaionary soci-
et of the Evangelical church is
arranging for a baxaar in the
store next to Mac’» Pharmacy
December 18.
The need of a uniform cream
grading law in Oregon, and the
value of cooperative marketing
of farm products were stressed
by William Schilling, of North­
field, Minnesota, dairy member
of the Federal Farm board, in
an address at the dedication of
the new plant of the Lower
Columbia Co-operative Dairy as­
sociation in Clatskanie last Fri­
day. In a room not adapted to
public speaking, in the presence
a large audience that overtaxed
a limited seating capacity, Mr.
Schilling held the attention of
his hearers throughout by his
fund of wit and his engaging
personality.
C. W. Laughlin, manager of
the association, stated that at
present only about 2500, cows
are available for milk supply,
but that the plant, with a ca-
parity far in the excess of that.
had been built with a view to
the future.
The daily intake
is said to be 60,000 pounds of
milk, the capacity being about
125,000 pounds.
The building is of brick and
tile construction, 96x116 feet,
and cost approximately $75,000.
Dedication was in charge of
the Clatskanie Kiwanis club. The
program followed a luncheon at
the creamery.
Attending from Vernonia were
H. E. McGraw. J. E. Kerr,
Harry Kerns, George W. Ford,
A. L. Kullander, Lester Sheeley,
Ed Tapp and Ray D. Fisher.
PROGRESSING FINE
Swede Nelson Fights
Six-Round Draw
Swede Nelson of Vernonia
fought Red Barber of Seattle
to a six round draw in the Port­
land auditorium Tuesday night,
For a while it looked as if Red
had the better of the contest,
and he seemed to be winner
in the third, but Swede rallied
in the later rounds.
Swede’s weight is 159 and
Red's 162.
The event was one of several
boxing matches of the evening
under the direction of the Port­
land Boxing commission.
Trains
Fir Yield Data is
Compiled by Service
With new Douglas fir yield
data compiled by the Pacific
Northwest forest experiment sta­
tion, timber owners now can fig­
ure pdetty acurately how much
a given tract of Douglas fir
timber will yield at any future
year. The U. S. forest service,
from studies of the rate of
growth of Douglas fir in the
Pacific Northwest has developed
yield tables and growth informa­
tion from which future timber
crops now can be predicted, an­
nounces director T. T. Munger of
the forest experiment station,
Portland, Oregon.
Timber growers of this region,
knowing how many trees of var-
ious ages per acre their lands
support, and from the new yield
data, how much timber will be
produced each year on such
land can make and carry out
forest management plans so as
to obtain periodically the same
volume of timber crops.
The
investor in young timber can
determine the number of yean
required for the trees to reach
merchantable size and the prob­
able yield that will be attained
at a given age. The sawmill op-
(Cot^lnued on Page 8)
Use North
Bank
Station
Since November 24 United
Railways trains between Portland
and Vernonia have been using
the North Bank station at Tenth
and Hoyt streets instead of the
Union station as formerly. The
time of arrival and departure
remains unchanged.
R. M. Aldrich, local agent,
states that the change is due SILAS D. POWELL
to convenience in handling the
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
freight cars which usually make
These
up part of the train,
cannot be accommodated at the
TIMBER—(Special.)— Silas D.
Union station.
Powell, aged 61 years, passed
away at the Southern Pacific hos­
pital in San Fransisco, California,
S. S. CLASS TO HAVE
last Friday. Mr. Powell had been
BASKETBALL TEAM
a resident of Timber for 16
The Boys’ Sunday school class years, 12 years of which he was
employed by the Southern Pac­
of the Evangelical church is ific as “pumper." Besides his
organizing a basketball
team. widow, Molly, he is survived by
Practices for the present are three daughters and one son.
Tuesday evenings at 6:45 on
The funeral services were held
the church’s floor.
Plans are from Sewel Undertaking parlors,
underway to arrange a schedule interment was at Hillaboro, Oré­
of competitive games. Jim El­ gon-
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lis, Eagle printer, is coaching
Improving Drainage
the team.'
Roadmaster Peter Bergerson is
Budget Committee Meets
digging ditches at Weed avenue
The county budget committee, and Maple street so that sur­
George Ford of Vernonia, O. plus water will drain into Bear
Henry Oleen of Columbia City, creek without flooding the vi­
Concrete culverts are
and Judge Wood of Ranier, met cinity.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-i being placed at the intersection
day of thia week in 8L Helens | and under approaches, but the
drawing up the budget.
rest will be open.
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Music and Art Room« Equipped
The music and art rooms have
recently been
equipped.
The
art room has three tables 16 by
3 feet and 36 18-inch stools
which fit in hangars underneath
the tables and rest off the
floor. The music room is equip­
ped with 30 tablet arm chaira,
Both rooms have insulite on the
ceiling.
The Washington grade school
is a building to which every citi­
zen of Vernonia can point with
pride. The front of the build­
ing is artistically finished and
the inside is well and practically
equipped
with everything
school should have.
MRS. HOLCE LEAVES
Mrs. Harold D. Holee, whose
husband was killed in a logging
camp last July, moved Sunday
with her three children to Toledo,
Washington. She will live on a
farm about a mile and a half
north of that town.
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