FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931 The Timber Line Editor Larry Marshall A»>t. Editor Christine Rainey Sports Ed. Marvin Porterfield Senior Reporter Grace Condit Jr. Reporter Kathryn Malmsten Soph. Rep. Margaret McDonald Frosh Reporter Florence Wall CMMENCEMENT TODAY Commencement exercises will be held for the seniors of 1931 at the Grade School auditorium Friday, May 22. The speaker of the evening will be Professor Nowland B. Zane of the University of Ore- gan, who will talk on “The Art of Living.” BACCALAUREATE HELD AT CHRISTIAN CHDRCH The Baccalaureate exercises for the senior class of ’31 were held at the Christian church Sunday evening, May 17, at 8 o’clock. There were musical numbers given by the choir and the Chris­ tian church quartet. The thought of the evening was read by Rev. G. W. Plumer, pas­ tor of the Evangelical church, and the services was preached by F. Claude Stephens, minister of the Christian church. SOPH SKIP DAY The sophomores spent their skip-day at Big Eddy Monday af­ ternoon. Most of the time was spent playing basebait. Every one filled themselves with eats Camp . • • McGregor and had a good time. Mr. Mc­ Entire, the class advisor, acted as chaperone. The freshmen had a meeting and decided to have their skip- day Tuesday afternoon. Mr* Smith, the class advisor, and Mr. Austin chaperoned the group. About $73 was taken in from the ticket sale and last minute admissions to the senior play. TRACK TEAM TAKES FOURTH PLACE The high school track team traveled to Seaside, Saturday, May 9, to participate in the district meet. They took fourth place with 25 points. St. Helens won first with 52 paints, Rainier second, Seaside third. The point winners for Ver­ nonia were Jack Marshall with a first in the half-mile and second in the 440 yard dash; Gloyd Adams, second in the broad-jump and third in the high-jump; Ralph George, first in 220, third in the broad-jump and 100 yard dash. Bill Lumm took third in the mile run. The relay team lost the relay by a few inches; those running were Gloyd Adams, Jack Marshall, Ralph George and J. Magoff. Adams and Marshall are lost by graduation this year. -Their loss will be keenly felt as they have been consistent point win­ ners since they entered school as freshmen. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Estey and daughter spent several days in Portland returning Monday. Mrs. George Swanson and brother of Portland were here Sunday and moved their furniture stored here to Portland. Mrs. P. L. McDuffee was here from Southern Oregon one day last week and had her household goods here removed. A pleasant evening was spent at cards at John Wornstaff’s Saturday, Mrs. Wornstaff’s birth­ day. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Peterson and son, and J. W. Wornstaff. Monday being John’s birthday, a birthday dinner was served at their home with the Adams and O’Donnell families as their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Moore of Portland spent Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. R. B. Fiet- ch er. Ellsworth Bemis returned from Portland to take the eighth grade examination last week. Those in the seventh grade who took the state examination in geography last week are Pearl Faught, Gilbert Memis and Arne Anderson. Mrs. Wm. McCormick has re­ turned from a visit to her moth­ er, and daughter, in Salem. C. E. Westlin and family have gonfe to Portland for several days. Frank Faught and family have gone to Marshfield, where they expect to find employment. Paul Dodge and family are staying with relatives near Forest Grove until the home they re­ cently purchased in Portland is vacated, where they expect to live. Jonas Larson of Cathlamet, Washington, and daughter Marian, a student at Jefferson high school in Portland, visited at their home here recently. H. W. Jones and William Mc­ Cormick have contracted to clear out the log jam near the power dam at Keasey for the Oregon Gas and Electric company. Mrs. Lyle Rose is visiting with her father at Deep River, Wash­ ington, while Lyle is working in a camp near Toledo, Oregon. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. M. Vukovich in Portland April 14. The Vukovichs were former residents of this place. He is working in a machine shop. Cecil Onderkirk is working for the Lande Logging company at Dee, Oregon. Mrs. Onderkirk and her two sons have gone to For­ est Grove to pick berries. Mr. and Mrs. Daly of Portland spapt Tuesday at the Peterson home, the day being the birthday anniversary of their daughter, Mrs. Peterson. Margaret Mary and Patrick James, the twin children of Mr. and Mrs. F. N. O’Donnell, took their first communion Sunday morning in the Catholic church at Vernonia with a number of other children. The following relatives of the O’Donnell family visited them here Sunday afternoon: Mrs. Margar­ et Morrissey, of Cornelius, mother of Mrs. Frank O’Donnall, the lat­ ter’s aunt Miss Nelson, and sis­ ters, Mrs. F. J. Dooker and chil­ dren, Mrs. Wm. Van Lorn and children, Mrs. Chas. Munderlich and children, brother-in-law Mr. Van Lorn, and Mrs. Munderlick, all of Cornelius, and Mr. and Mrs. F. N. O’Donnell of Treharne. Six year old Bobby Jones suf­ fered quite a badly burned hand last week when he grasped hold of the exhaust pipe of a gasoline engine. E. E. Holman of Portland was a business caller in the camp WASHINGTON SCHOOL Thursday. Mrs. Holman and son Madeline Michoff, Dorothy My­ accompanied him, and were the guests of .John Wornstaff and ers, Dolores George and Elsie Duncan have had 42 consecutive family. School Items LOW FARES EAST perfect spelling lessons. Made-' line has not missed a word this year, s s s Mrs. Wilkerson's,room won the health contest and are entitled to half holiday. They will have a picnic. Wonder what’s the matter with All of Mrs. Wilkerson’s room Shorty’s alarm clock. He has have received one Palmer Method missed his morning weight re­ award this year, Dorothy Myers ducing round of golf three morn­ and Merle Tindall have received ings this week. He’s probably two and Madeline Michoff three. waiting for some one to recom­ All the pupils of the second mend a good jeweler. . • t + t grade have received a Palmer The King family have sent out Method pin this year. Pete McDonald has moved to a challenge to any family of golfers as they now constitute Louisiana. The eighth grade wrote their a "full house” in golfdom. examinations Thursday and ~ Fri- t t t Emil Messing and Doc Cole day of last week. They are hav- ing a holiday this week but will went fishing Sunday, We don’t be back Friday to receive the know how wet they got but be- lieve they could have caught as returns. The seventh grade wrote their many suckers on the golf course geography examinations Friday. as they did in Lost Lakq. The fifth grade are taking the t t t Al Childs with his fez cap seventh grade state geography examination to see what they has qualified in the Shrine tour- ____ _ _ get a _ good _ grade nament and is out to win the know. _ If they they will not’have to take their \ championship of the second flight, I We hope he gets further than he final geography test. The girls of Mrs. Duncan _______ ’s did in the county tournament. room won the citizensh^> contest j He probably will if he meets up and the boys are planning a sur­ ' with opponents of lesser ability prise for them Friday afternoon. The following in the fourth are yet a_ novelty in the public grade had 100 in spelling last I schools of Oregon. week: Edison Aldrich, Jack An-1 Elaine Evers was crowned derson, LaVerne Bassett, Wauna! queen of the May by Emerson Davis, Elmer Edens, Charles! White. Fielding, Erlene Jenkins, Truman | Claribell Lindsley received a Knight, Kiyoko Kuge, Frank Lus­ prize for having done the best by, Ada Mills, Hazel Parker, | art work. Howard Rundell, George Stankey I The report cards were given and every boy and girl in the and Katherine Trude. school was promoted. The program was followed by a picnic near the creek. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webster Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Rainwater and Mrs. Gene Maxwell, all of and family motored to North Portland, visited at the DeVaney Plains Saturday where they visit­ home Sunday. ed with Mrs. Huber, Mrs. Rain­ water’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Ohler and family had as their guests Sun­ day, Mr. and Mrs. George Mc­ Donald and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Condit and family of Beaver creek. A dance was enjoyed at the old Kist school house Saturday evening given by Mrs. A. F. Orn- duff and Elsie Haskins. Miss Alley, county health nurse, visited Kist school Friday to give the second treatment of toxin-antitoxin for diphtheria. Short KIST Miss La Velle Gossa left Keasey Saturday. She will spend a few | days in Portland visiting friends, before going to her home in Tole­ do for her vacation. She will attend Monmouth this summer, this being her last year, She will teach the Keasey school again next year. Miss Anna DeVaney stayed Friday night in Vernonia with They were Audrey Austin. among those who helped serve the senior banquet. Mrs. DeVaney spent i Friday and Saturday in W 1 estport, re­ turning Saturday i evening with I Mr. DeVaney. Seven large ships at the docks in Westport loaded out lumber | and Jap squares last week. 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