Vernonia eagle., January 30, 1931, Image 1

COURT VISITS
PROPOSED
CAMP8ROAD
NUMBER 27
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1931.
VOLUME 9
CREAMERY CUTS
PRICE OF MILK
PARENT TEACHERS
MEET NEXT MONDAY
Six Weeks More
In order to meet the demand’
for lower prices of food com­
modities the local creamery cut
prices on milk last week from
12 to 10 cent on quarts and
from six to five cents on pints.
Astoria and St. Helens have also
lowered their milk prices.
The Parent Teacher association
will meet in the Washington
school auditorium Monday even­
ing. An interesting program has
been arranged by Mrs. Duncan.
Miss Nettie
Alley,
County
health nurse, will be present,
There will also be several musi-
cal numbers under the direction
of Miss Constance Bougher. Miss
Kizer’s room will present some
patriotic numbers in honor of
Washington’s birthday, and Mrs.
Duncan’s room will give several
recitations by Longfellow, whose
birthday is also in February.
Mill Itself Not Involved VERNONIA LOSES
But Policy Not Yet
Announced
County Judge Duke Wellington,
anl Commissioners T. B. Mills and
J. N. Miller inspected the site
of the proposed road to Camp 8
Thursday in company with Coun­
ty Roadmaster L. R. Chandler,
and ordered him to make a sur­
vey and prepare estimates to be
used as a basis for calling for
bids.
The court has been favorable
to proceeding at an early date
with the project, but waited until
Duke Wellington, the new coun­
ty judge, had an opportunity to
look the proposition over and
pass upon it.
Thursday’s action on the part
if the court is an indication that
actual construction may be look­
ed for very shortly.
Rainbow Girls Hold
Public Installation
At a public installation cere­
mony Monday evening, Miss Allie
Simmons, retiring worthy ad­
viser, installed the new officers
of Nehalem Assembly No. 18 Or­
der of Rainbow for Girls. Each
girl was asked to bring her par­
ents and one girl friend and
there were over 125 present. Af­
ter the installation, Nelle Green
presented Allie Simmons with a
white Bible. Maybelle Drorbaugh,
grand confidential observer, was
presented in the east.
Mrs. E. E. Yeo, F. D. Macpher­
son, I. Mann, and Emil Messing
were made honorary members.
The new officers are as follows:
Worthy adviser, Nelle Green;
worthy associate adviser, May De
Ett Throop; Charity, Marjorie
King; Hope, Elna Spencer; Faith,
Twila Morton; recorder, Delphine
Cates; treasurer, Margaret Mc­
Donald; chaplain, Alice Parker;
drill leader, Audrey Austin; sis­
ter of love, Verle Messing; sis­
ter of religion, Velma Veal;
nature, Ruth Page Simmons; sis­
ter of immortality, Margaret Nel­
son; sister of fidelity, Roberta
Anderson; sister of patriotism,
Kathryn Malmsten; sister of ser­
vice, Mary Ann Childs; confiden­
tial observer, Nelle Campbell;
outer observer, Mildred Cason;
musician, Marion Lindley; choir
director, Joy Bush; choir, Edna
Owens, Irene DeRock, Leia Bev­
eridge, Arvada Lines, Gertha
Kelly, Florence Wall, Maybell
Drorbaugh, Velda Mellinger, Lou­
ise Roberson, Christine Rainey,
Zonweiss Douglass, Alberta Veal,
Helen Messing, Leona Hillman,
Lorraine Space; mother adviser,
Mrs. Gwladys Macpherson; advis­
ory board, Mrs. A. Childs, Mrs.
S. A. Morton, Mrs. O. D. Mc­
Cabe, Mrs. J. C. Lindley, F. D.
Macpherson. L. Beveridge, A. H.
Webb, Emil Messing.
After the meeting, a delicious
supper of chicken salad, bread
and butter, ice cream and cake,
coffee and chocolate, was served
by members of the advisory
board. During supper a program
was presented by the girls as
follows:
Song, Joy Bush; tap dance,
Nelle Green; recitation, Leia Bev­
eridge; song Margaret Nelson;
recitation. Leia Beveridge; song.
Christine Rainey and Allie Sim­
mon*.
C. of C. Listens to
Supt. J. Greenman
The chamber of commerce at
its Wednesday luncheon listened
to Judd Greenman, who explained
the receivership proceedings dir­
ectly involving the Central Coal
and Coke company of Kansas
City and indirectly the Oregon-
American Lumber company.
Prior to his talk, Verle Mes­
sing gave a danca number and
Joy Bush sang.
J. H. Bush was program chair­
man.
President Geo. Ford announced
that Albert Child* will be chair­
man of next week's program.
TO FOREST GROVE
RECEIVER IS
NAMED FOR
0-A OWNERS
Çounty Roadmaster Or­
dered To Make Sur­
vey At Once
The Vernonia Athletic club
basketball team took one on the
nose Saturday night when Forest
Owing to the business depres­
Grove defeated them 29 to 20.
sion, particularly as affecting the
ATHLETIC
CLUB
Although they were leading 16
lumber and coal industries, th»
to 10 at the end of the first
Central Coal and Coke Company,
DEFEATS
K.
P.
’
S
half, the locals seemed to go
which owns 80 per cent of the
all to pieces in the second period.
common stock and all of the pre­
The
Vernonia
Athletic
club,
They were unable to find the
ferred of the Oregon-American
which
is
endeavoring
to
sponsor
basket with any degree of sat­
Lumber company, went into the
indoor baseball here at Vernonia, hards of a receiver Monday.
isfaction and their passe* were
defeated the Knights of Pythias J. M. Bernardin of Kansas City
wide of the mark In many in-
last Friday night in a game play­ was appointed receiver by the
stances and on one or two oc-
ed at the Legion hall 18 to 17. As federal district court. The Ore­
casions were handed directly to
the score indicates the game was gon-American, however, is not
the opposition. As a matter of
exciting throughout, A lack of brought into the receivership.
fact, they showed nothing of
knowledge of the rules govern-
the smooth aggregation that per­
President Charles S. Keith of
ing indoor baseball caused many the Central Coal and Coke
formed in the first canto.
most
of
which
were
arguments,
McCrae was the outstanding
Company, said in a statement to
never fully settled to the satisfac- a Kansas City newspaper that
star for the losers, being in the
concerned.
tion
of
all
thick of the fray at all times
his company has a strong asset
The Knights of Pythias team position, but the nature of the
and garnering a total of ten
but
were
go off to an early lead
points for the losers. He was the
assets makes them slow to be
unable to hold it in the later realized upon. “To protect the
only man on the Vernonia club
innings of the game, Only in properties,” he declared, “and
who could find the basket con­
the ninth inning was the Ath- give the management time to
sistently. Roberts also played a
letic club able to beat the Pythian work out of its present position,
nice game at guard.
team into submission by squeez­ a receivership was arranged.”
Finnigan was high point man
ing across the winning tally.
for the Grovers, ringing up a Legion Ambulance
The assets, according to a
39 Vernonians at
’Tis rumored about town that
total of eight points. Buster
published statement, are only a
had
the
Pythians
pulled
their
Hodges, an exVernoniaite started
little short of 25 million dollars.
Placed in Service
Portland Luncheon pitcher along about the seventh The
in one of the guard positions
properties of the company
or
eighth
inning
they
woud
have
for Forest Grove but was so
lie
in
eight statse.
been the victors.
rough on the local boys the
“We are hopeful that produc­
Thirty-nine Vernonians went
Fred Spring and Herb Holy­
Grove coach pulled him before i The Vernonia community am-
to Portland Thursday, January field were the stars for the win­ tion costs will be somewhat low­
he killed off all the good Ver­ , bulance was placed in service
“Billy’s Place,” owned by Joe 22, and attended the luncheon of ners while “Crab” Mayfield and er in the near future,” Btated
i last week and made its first trip
nonia basketeers.
Gruber and rented by Miss “Bil­ the Progressive Business Men’s “Speed Ball” Culbertson were Mr. Keith, and we look for a
The
is being
Coach Davidson i.
is preparing: ' Saturday.
,
, ambulance
v
n
rising market for lumber during
ly” Westenhaver, burned to the
his boys for another tough tus-
¡® ; available rtth licen- ground Saturday at about .13:30 club at the Benson hotel. The the mainstays for the Knights of the present year.
program, in charge of George W. Pythias team.
sle tonight. They journey to St.
aU Um^
p. m. She was asleep upstairs Ford, inculded songs by Joy Bush,
“It is our belief that the pres­
The following took part in last
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The rate at which the ambul­ at the time, and escaped with dancing by Verle Messing, tap Friday night’s encounter: For the ent receivership will be tempor­
ance service service is given Is difficulty. She owned three dogs, dancing by Nelle Green, dancing Knights of Pythias: jjayfield, C; ary only and that by means of
LOCAL COOKING CLUB
considerably below that charged two of which were rescued, but and singing by Mary Jane Shel­ Culbertson, P; Fogel, IB; Nor- the protection thus afforded, the
don and Betty Jane Singleton. ris, 2B; Collins, 3B; Scott, LF corporations will be enabled to
FIRST TO COMPLETE
by ambulance-operating concerns the third was burned.
preserve their integrity and at
Monday evening the home of Marjorie King was accompanist.
ITS WORK IN STATE but the committe, consisting of
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an early date to readjust their
As many as possible of the vi­
M. E. Carkin, Percy Hewes and John Biggs, about three miles
capital structure to the satis­
The Vernonia Cooking club, Carl Davidson, feel that the pub­ below town, caught fire from siting guests were introduced by
faction of all parties interested,
under the leadership of Miss lic character of the enterprise an exploding lamp and was des- Mr. Ford who had some “wise­
including general creditors, bond­
crack” about each that added High School Quint
Ruth Taylor, was the first 4-H justifies incurring a deficit at troyed.
to the joy of the occasion and
holders and stockholders.”
club in the state to complete its present and that later on when
Riverview House Burned
promoted
good
fellowship.
The Kansas City Times, in
work 100 per cent. The mem- business is more active, a suffi­
Defeats
Town
Team
Riverview — (Special) — H.
Invitation to attend the lun­
commenting upon the receiver­
bers are Lorraine Space, presi- cient demand will develop to pay Fielberg’s home burned to the
ship proceedings says, "The cor­
den, Leona Hillman, vice presi- storage, insurance and operat­ ground Tuesday morning at about cheon and put on the program
dent, Rose Sitts, secretary, Oth a ing charges as well as the unpaid sever, o’clock. The fire was caus­ was extended through Roy H.
In the fastest game that has poration was one of the many
DeHart, Margurite Laird, Mild- balance of the purchase price. ed by an over-heated cook stove. Keagy. Vernonia was the first yet been played in the Washing­ Kansas City lumber concerns
red Walters, Alberta Veal, This
It has been estimated that the I Mr. Fielberg had started
__ _ _ a fire to participate in the series of ton school gym, the high school that turned to the Pacific coast
is the second time that a Verno­ ambnlance will pay operating{ “d had "gone back to' "bed.” Soon initr'-ity meetings which the club quintet defeated the town team when it was perceived that the
nia club under the leadership of charges at present rates on about | after the kitchen was in flames. plans to hold this year.
30 to 27 Wednesday evening. nation was ready to draw on
..-.A-. trips to Portland perl !_
.
_
-
.
There was no effort at a ser­ The town boys were leading 27 to the vast timber reserves. The
Miss Taylor has been the first twenty
The family barely escaped
ious, more or less stereotyped oc­
in the state to complete its work. yean
their lives, not saving even their casion, the object being enter- 26 two minutes before the end move was evidently well execut­
of the game but the high school ed for the company’s large oper­
clothing.
tainment in the spirit of friend- team managed to steal the ball ation on the coast, carried on
They will rebuild later.
liness. The program was loudly twice for a basket before the in a holding company known as
At the present time they are applauded by the hosts.
whistle sounded ending the fracas. the Oregon-American Lumber
in the Ross Meeker house just
The town team started off with company will not be brought in­
back of their place. Neighbors
a bang and scored eight points to the receivership.”
and the Auxiliary provided them McKibben Becomes
the high school team drop­
Despite the fact that the local
with necessary clothes and a
Shop Foreman Here before
ped a basket and at the end of company is not directly invol­
housekeeping outfit.
Agricultural extension work in berries by three communities
the first quarter were leading ved, the policy as to operation
W. R. McKibben and family 10 to 4. Half time found the will be determined by the re­
Columbia County for 1930 in­ which was worked out last year, EIGHTH GRADE WRITE
have
moved
to
Vernonia,
where
he
cluded such projects as market­ is proving quite satisfactory. The
score tied 17 to 17. Hard check- ceiver of the parent company,
will assume the duties of shop ing by both teams in the third and has not been announced as
STATE AGRICULTURAL
ing different farm products, with most of the berries in Columbia
foreman
at
the
Kerr
Motor
com
­
special attention to dairy pro­ county are being marketed co­
quarter kept the score down and yet.
EXAMINATION JAN. IS
pany garage, local Ford dealers. the town team added only two
ducts, the establishment of a operatively.
Mr.
McKibben
comes
from
the
and the
large cooperative creamery, the
Wool, mohair and poultry pro­
The eighth grade wrote their Ford Motor cimpany branch in points to their score
improvement of home grown ducts
are
marketed
largely state agriculture examinations Portland where he has been in high school three. The last quar- Farmers’ Union
feeds for dairy cattle, and the through the large cooperatives
ter was particularly fast and
growing of seed crops, fruit and In Portland, where the producers January 15. The following were charge of the Ford service school
Reelects Officers
This school is
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vegetables for commercial mar­ receive prices based according exempt as they had completed for mechanics.
the
work
of
2
4-H
clubs
during
not
for
the
purpose
of
teaching
keting. Also assisted in the es­ to the grade of products. This the past two years: Ruth Page
tablishment of a community wa­ is an inducement for the pro­ Simmons, Dorothy June Wolff, men to become mechanics but the VOCAL EXPERT
Hended by Fritz Anliker of
given is of a highly spe­
ter system to supply 28 families; ducers to raise a better quality Rose Sitts, Otha DeHart, Mil- work
Goble, all of last year’s officers
_______ nature, . and is to _ make
VISITS
SCHOOLS
cialized
farm drainage work, weed errad- of products that command the
of the Farmers’ Union of the
dred Walters, Rhoda Bell, Mar- the mechanic a specialist in the
ication, insect and rodent con­ highest price.
guerite Laird, Marjorie Holtham, pot<j line.
Professor L. L. Love of the county were held over for an­
trol, the utilization of logged-off
Crop reporting agencies have Velma Petty, Lorraine Space,
Mr. McKibben has been con­ Oregon State college is visiting other yean at the annual meet­
lands by the use of sheep and been worked out through the Dale Clark, Gertrude Epping,
the high
_ schools of the county ing held at Yankton Tuesday.
goats and Junior 4-H club work. farmer’s associations and individ­ Roberta Williams, Shelby Caton. nected with the Ford products1
for
the
past
fourteen
years
and
the
next
two weeks in the in- All of the officers were present
One of the important projects uals for reporting accurate data The following received a half
the
Portland{ terest of vocational guidance, at the meeting and every lo­
undertaken during the past year of crop production and market­ exemption: Sara McGee, Mar­ has been with
of the Ford Motor com- This service has been obtained cal except one was represented.
was the securing of a cooperative ing conditions. These organiza­ garet McNutt, Louis Graven, branch
pany since 1922.
{through the cooperation of the
creamery at Clatskanie. This is tions and individuals receive the Robert Kilby, Leona Hillman,
Pool orders for oil were taken
several months he toured i State college and the office of
one of the largest creameries of summarized results from the mar­ Hilda Bell, Alberta Veal, Malden the For
state as a tractor service ex-{the county superintendent of and a new way of burning
its kind in the west and cost ket departments of the extension
stumps by electricity was ex­
pert and also at one time he was {schools,
around $60,00, and will handle service. Thus the farmers are i New.
plained at the meeting. The old
the products of over 20,00 cow* able to keep themselves posted 1 The following successfully pas­ in charge of the branch » main-{ The worx is briefly discussei way with the use of powder was
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with
the seniors after which _ each
the
state
examination*: tensnee department.
of nearly one-third of the dairy on the status of marketing con­ sed
Mr. and Mrs. McKibben will pupj] fa given an intelligence thought best by the majority
products of the county, will no ditions and can plan to market • James Rainey, Doris Anderson,
test upon which is based the present, however.
doubt, be expanded more in the their produce to better advanta­ Paul Jepson, Earl King, Harold make their home on B street.
judgment of mental ability of the
The county purchasing agent
near future.
ge. Information has also been King, Garland Monger, June
Red
Cross
Collections
pupils. In a number of cases gavo very attractive prices for
Over 500,000 pounds of butter furnished relative to commodity Michener, Billie Bassett, Holly
Mrs. Dr. John A. Hughes, who »herein the pupils seem unable pool order* on superphosphate
should be handled through ’ this trends of production and prices Holcomb, Everett Shively, Helen
decide between two profes- and lime sulphur. Several lo­
Messing, Benji Wilkerson, Roy has charge of the local Red Cross I
creamery per year and the ad­ for the use of producers.
drive to raise money for the re- Bion», an aptitude test is given, cals are making up orders for
ditional amount of three cent*
Crop tours were held at farms Barnes, Paul Cumming», John lief
of sufferers in the drouth
Professor Love spent the first superphosphate, which is espe­
paid for first grade cream; which to inspect special crop produc­ Lee Harley Woodruff, Helen
will result in bringing most of tion an dat the John Jacob As­ Brimmer Ethel Christenson, Ar­ area, collected »7.50 at the cham- three days of this week in the cially good for root crops. Re­
it into this grade, will increase tor Experiment station, at As­ nold Counts, James Brown, Vir­ her of commerce meeting last' Rainier high school and Thursday sults have shown the union that
the net profits to the farmers of toria, to inspect crops being tried ginia Cummings, Jim Davis, week and »5.00 from the Eastern and Friday in Clatskanie. Next 4 gives excellent result» on
week he will be in Vernonia and
this district »15,000 per year.
out there; also fertility trials to Howard Nutt, Glennie Russel, Star.
St. Helena. Later he will visit strawberries and potatoes.
Through their feed store they determine the best combinations i Thomas Hall. Louis Haverland,
—Clatskanie Chief.
Campbell Injured
H.
G.
'
Thad
deus
Lang.
Walter
Cham-
Scappoese and Birkenfeld.
should easily effect as great a of fertilizer to obtain profitable
ibers, Ward Plumer. George Veitn.
G. H. Campbell, local man-
saving, which would make a production.
Mrs. F. A. Green was oper­
The Kensington club will meet
ager of the MacMarr • Stores,
total of »80,000 on a year, fig­
The use of lime in growing
First Te Ute Ambulance
1
wrenched his back Saturday
_ r next Thursday afternoon at the ated upon at Emanuel hospital,
ured on a conservative basis. legumes is one phase of soil
Portland, on Monday. She is
Other advantages of this cooper­ fertility work that has been es- ' Dane Brady was taken to Port­ while lifting a sack of feed, and home of Mrs. M. D. Cole.
reported as doing nicely.
ative creamery, will, no doubt, peciaily emphasised. In some land Saturday for an appendi-[ was unable to be at his usual I Mrs. Dave Marshall returned
Mm R. A. Space returned to
make it* value very much great­ places in the county it is impos- lettis operation. He was the first duties until Thursday. He was to Vernonia Thursday morning, Vernonia
Wednesday
evening
convalescing
from
an
attack
of
paving
recovered
from
her
re-
patient
to
use
the
new
commun-
'
er.
iron Emanuel hospital, Portland.
the
flu
a
week
before.
I
eent
operation
I
it
y
ambulance.
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on
Page
5)
The cooperative marketing of
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Biggs, Fielberg
Gruber Houses
Burn to Ground
County Agent Geo. Nelson
Reports 1930 Activities
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