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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1930. Westimber PAGE FIVE ote is going to get bolder and more plentiful. One female will produce from two to twelve pups. People signing the above men tioned petition are only looking Stories for the present time. As by ■ arwi ■* X. Cobb out work is slack now and many log gers are trapping at present for BOOK THAT GRANDPA TOOK a livelihood without any fore INCE Rex Beach himself laughed thought it probably sounds good at this story when I brought it to them to have the county full to him, there is no reason why of these predatory animals run the general public should be denied the opportunity to laugh at It, too. ning at large. On the other hand I had it at first hand front a young when work opens up again their lady who figured In It. traps will be lifted and the sheep This young lady is now engaged and goat men can fight their in newspaper work. But before she own battles. took up journalism she was an as is claimed by some that it sistant at a public library In Pitts is It a loss to poison predatory ani- burgh. One day as she sat at her desk mals on the grounds tnat they a slxteen-year-old girl approached won’t be found and their bounty her and told her that she had and pelts will be lost. This is come to pay for a book which had not true as most of them don’t been lost. go far and are usually found “What was the book?” asked the dead, as a state hunter is anxious librarian. “It was Mr. Rex Beach’s ‘Going to bring in as many pelts as Some.' I took it out four weeks possible. Some dog owners might oppose ago to read It, but we had some trouble In our family, and the book putting out poison for predatory was lost and I’m afraid I can’t re animals on the ground that valu turn It; so, under the rules, I sup able dogs might be poisoned. pose I’ll have to pay for It.” Judging by the girl’s appearance, There is not much chance of this the librarian figured that she did as the state hunter puts his baits not belong to a family In particu out usually on ridges and divides larly affluent circumstances, so sym where these animals travel and pathy moved her to make further if these baits are not eaten in inquiry. ' a reasonable time they will be “I would suggest,” she said, “that taken up, and before these baits you make another search for the are gut out one has to get pér missing volume. Surely it must be the land owner to : somewhere around your home. Per mission iront haps If you hunt again thoroughly do so. you may find where It is.” Good tree dogs are valuable 'Oh, we know where it Is,” said for cats and cougar, and it re- the girl. “That’s just the trou quires a lot of time and patience ble.” to train dogs to be reliable tree “Where is it?” dogs. I love a good dog in his “Well, you see, grandpa died.” “What has your grandfather’s place and have spent some money death to do with Mr. Rex Beach’s in former years for varmint dogs ‘Going Some’?’’ with very poor success with the “Well, ma’am, after he was laid exception of one. Dogs will run out in his coffin the undertaker used coyotes out of the neighborhood it to prop up grandpa’s chin with. but they will be back in a couple And everybody forgot about ft until after the funeral was over. And of days and bring more with so the book is out at the cemetery them. So I consider a state with grandpa.” hunter with traps and poison the (©. by the McNaught Syndicate. Iac.> most reliable way of extinguish ing these animals so they won’t molest the coming industry of this county, which is bound to be stock raising. Yours for more and better stock, F. B. WARFIELD My Favorite Mrs. A. C. Ahlgren Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Baird and Mrs. Herrick drove to Port land Saturday. Mrs. Herrick will spend the remainder of the win ter in Portland with her daugh- j ter, Mrs. E. J. Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. William Krebs shopped in Vernonia on Satur- day. The semi-monthly meeting of the “Stith and Chatter club” | met at the home of Mrs. L. R. I Kern last Thursday afternoon. | Dainty refreshments were served ■ by the hostess. Those present J were Mesdames C. H. Kern, J. E. Marehel, W. Wolfe, J. Klein, Nickerson, Farley, E. Wilson, A. C. Ahlgren, Geo. King, Wm. Moore, A. R. Baird and L. E. «Stephens. The next : meeting will be held '■’on Jan. 8 at the home of Mrs. JGeo. King. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Stephens .had their dinner guests on Fri day evening Mrs. and Mrs. Wm. Gartzke and daughetr Mary June of Raines Rogers camp on Gales creek. The school Christmas program was held in the Timber school house on Friday evening. Rec itations and songs were given by the pupils and Santa Claus arrived in due time to distrib ute candy to all the children. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Baird and niece Evelyn Barzee left this Firestone Makes Huge Tires morning for Grants Pass where shown above,' entrance of the Studebaker prov- The huge tire they will spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Baird’s sis modeled after the new Firestone j ing grounds in South Bend. The High Speed Heavy Duty Balloon, car weighs five and a half tons, ter, Mrs. Griffith. Several of the little girls from was made especially for equip-1 and a normal roadster can be hid- Westimber attended a birthday ment on a giant Studebaker auto- den under the hood, according to party at the home of Jean Wel mobile, 41 feet long and two and i Jack Kerr, local firestone dealer, ter in Timber, last Monday in a half times the size of an ordi-1A set of these giant tires was honor of her sixth birthday. nary car, which stands at the made by Firestone for the car. Those present were Evelyn Bar- zee, Harriet Kern, Mary Ellen Ahlgren, Dee Denser, Norma Schiffer, Russie Brown, Della McCampbell and Ruth Byers. Mrs. L. R. Kern drove to Long view on Wednesday to visit her brother Fulton Harrison. On her Marvel Graven, 1 ........... Center return she brought her niece and Larry Marshall Joe Magoff .......... . ........ Guard nephew, Helen Jean and Dick Editor Christine Rainey Aast. Editor Harrison, who will remain until Sports Ed. Marvin Porterfield Robert Holcomb ............. Guard Sunday._______ _______ Senior Reporter Grace Condit Marvin Porterfield, 3 .... Guard IN FAVOR OF STATE HUNTER Ir. Reporter Kathryn Malmsten Vernonia will play the Jewell Soph. Rep. Margaret McDonald To the Editor—As a sheep high school team January 3. Froah Reporter Florence Wall breeder and member of the Mr*. Lee Hall One month’s traffic records Sheep and Goat association of CHRISTMAS PROGRAM show 63 accidents in Oregon re Columbia county, I am opposed to a petition that is being cir The annual Christmas program sulting from driving while in culated throughout the Nehalem Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson valley opposing any appropriation left Sunday on a holiday va was given by the senior class, toxicated. being made for a state trapper cation. They will visit in Wash December 24, in the high school and hunter of which the Sheep ington, Oregon and Idaho be- auditorium. Caution during the winter There were several talks and and Goat association of Colum- for returning. Miss Mildred Hawkins, who songs by the senior class mem months is needed by motorists, j fiia county have asked for. It that if an expert has been visiting the Peck girls bers. The boys of the class as figures show an increase of ! is my _ opinion _ at Gaston the past three weeks, sang “Jingle Bells” and two three per cent in auto fatalities ‘[aPPef pu ‘ in c°unt* girls sang "Silent Night.” j through the months of March and returned home Sunday. and After this candy, cards, in the last three months of the | April and allowed to poison pre Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schmidt went to Hood River Monday small presents were distributed. year over the third quarter of datory animals especially the coy- to spend the holidays with rel School was dismissed early, It the year, six per cent over the: otes, it would be more effective will not open again until after . , ,, . than all the trapping that is go- atives. second quarter and 11 per cent jng on by common trappers. As Mr. and Mrs. Merle Cline New Year, on January 4, 1931. over the first part of the year, the timber is removed the coy- and sons Gordon and Donald, went to Clatskanie Sunday to BASKETBALL GAMES spend Christmas with Mrs. Cline’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burn The Vernonia high school bas- ketball teams, first and second ham. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Fowler, were beaten by the Westport 1 who have been visiting rela teams, December 19. The score tives at St. Helens for a week, in the first team game was 21 returned Sunday. to 11. The second team was Mrs. J. Laramore, who has beaten 26 to 8. spent several weeks in Spokane Both games were very rough with her daughter, is expected and several players from each home for Christmas. team would have been put out of Alice Brown, daughter of Mrs. the game if the referee had Hattie Brown, is quite ill at this called all of the fouls. writing. Granma Cameron is The first team game began nursing her. with Vernonia playing a smooth, Kenneth Fowler returned home even game but Westport be after two weeks stay at Laurel, gan to play rough and as the Oregon. Vernonia team is light it couldn’t CHARLES ROGERS in E. E. Mills, Carl and Oscar keep even with Westport in this Enstrom were in Portlond Mon type of game. day on business. The second team game was a Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mason of Keasey are visiting at the home surprise. Westport was complete of the latter’s parents, Mr. and ly outclassed when they played Mrs. Bud Robbins, over the hol- here but the last game was just the opposite. idays. First team game lineup: Aunt Sarah Spencer will Forward spend Christmas in Portland with Gloyd Adams, 6 Forward Larry Marshall, 1 her son Omar and family this year. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Scamon have moved to Silverton, Ore gon, where they have purchased a forty acre ranch. SATURDAY Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCallis ter and two sons, of St. Helens were the guests of Mrs. McCal lister’s parents Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Fowler, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Mills went to Waldport Tuesday of last IN week, returning Wednesday. Mrs. L. Handley Miss Dorothy Throop is home ART SHOP from Normal at Monmouth for Christmas. FOR SALE Forr, Miuít Pvr me out op FOR SALE—One 10-quart size pressure cooker, used but a few times, $5.50. Inquire at thia office. 211c TU' CLUB IP I TEU. BUT i max a euML'iue Lie ¡37.' BVERV OAT HJ EUERT MAV I GET VORSER U' WORSER! WILL TRADE—35 Winchester rifle for sheep, calves, shot gun or anything else useful. Will sell for $10 cash. Elmer Berg- erson. 212* S The Timber Line LEGAL NOTICE Call For County Warrant* I have money on hand to pay the following endorsed warrants: General Fund warants endors ed prior to and including Oc tober 31, 1930. Road Dist. No. 6 warrants endorsed prior to and including October 8, 1929. Road Dist. No. 7 warrants endorsed prior to and including November 13, 1930. Road Dist. No. 8 war rants endorsed prior to and in cluding August 26, 1930. Interest cease December 26, 1930. GLADYS PETERSON, County Treasurer. Classified Ads FOR LEASE LAND FOR LEASE—For a term of years for cultivation and cropping. Suitable for potatoes, hay, grain, garden truck, bulbs, and ranging from more or less sandy soil to heavy peat or beav er dam with automatic and un failing sub-irrigation. Large or small tracts with low rentals. The Longview Company, 1436 Commerce Avenue, Longview, Washington. 223c CHRISTMAS GREETINGS HOTEL GORDON and GORDON Furniture Store FOR RENT FOR RENT—2-room apartments, new, clean and quiet. Hot water; water, light and wood $15 month. P. Hill, 875 Second St. Forum Riverview I I I I I I I I I I I Joy Theater “Hands Up” Paul G. Toenjes, who lost his life in Portland Sunday while trying to keep two small chil- dren from touching live wires, was employed for a few days in Vernonia last August erecting the newspaper press now in use in the Eagle shop. Every Christmas brings. For this Christmas we hope the message multiplies immeasureably. Wishes that Your of Plenty IFe do but one kind of Christmas and Friday May printing — “The Widow from Chicago” Re GOOD PRINTING ‘Animal Crackers* SUNDAY and MONDAY Full Just Phone Nehalem Market and SERVICE West Coast Telephone Company Horn The Marx Brothers RIVERVIEW A Merry Christmas To You AU CHRIHMAfW “The War Nurse TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY f/ ■I Our job abop ir aa near to you Grocery, Inc. aa your telephone. Phone ua to call and we will be rw ht on the job to gat the job you nara for ua STATION Vernonia Eagle