Vernonia eagle., May 29, 1931, Image 1

VOLUME 9
Locals Win
First Game
Sunday 9-7
Brooks From Vernonia,
Tweedie of Jewell
Are Stars
Vernonia won the opening game
of the 1931 baseball season when
they defeated the Jewell club
9 to 7 in a loosely played game
last Sunday. A fair size crowd
was on hand to witness the open­
er, a number of the fans driving
up from Jewell, Birkenfeld and
Mist to see the contest.
and
Brooks for Vernonia
Tweedie for Jewell were the out­
standing stars in Sunday’s fracas,
particularly in handling the stick.
Brooks got four hits out of four
times up and all of them were
for extra bases, there being two
doubles, a triple and a home run.
Tweedie got four bingles out of
five trips to the plate, three sin­
gles and a double.
Ben Davis started on the
mound for Vernonia and had his
curve ball working to perfection.
He pitched the first five innings
holding the visitors to three runs
and seven hits. Roy Nelson fin
ished the hurling job and al­
though he did a nice job of
chucking, he was afforded poor
support and errors on his own
part got him into a couple of bad
holes.
Jewell was able to score only
in two innings. They marked up
three counters in the fourth on
three singles and two errors and
then shoved across four more in
the seventh on three hits and
two errors. They threatened to
rally in the ninth but a neat
double play from Barker to Mc-
Rea cut it short.
Vernonia started their scoring
in the very first inning when
Linn was given a life on an error,
stole second and went to third or
Greenman’s
single.
Greenman
promptly stole second while Me-
Rea was working Rierson for f
walk. This left the stage all set
for Brooks who came through
with his first double of the game
socking the old pill to deep right­
center scoring three runs. Brooks
later came home on singles by
McKillip and Davis.
The locals added one run in
the second on singles by Linn
McRea and Hawkins and one
more in the third on Brooks'
home run. Hawkins, not to be
outdone by the slim right fielder
for the local club, drove out a
home run himself in the fourth
with Greenman on the paths a-
head of him to mark up two more
counters bringing the total to
eight. This proved to be sum
total scoring for the locals except
for the seventh inning when they
pushed across another run on a
walk to Linn, a stolen base and
Greenman’s single.
In the second inning Jewell
pulled the old hidden ball trick,
catching McRea napping at sec­
ond base when Tichnor threw to
Morrell for the put out.
Rierson started in the box for
Jewell but was treated so roughly
by the locals in the first inning
that Larson took up the mound
duties and after settling down
pitched a mighty nice game, get-
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1931.
Mrs. May Ellis Marries
Mrs. May Ellis and Mr. Lonnie
Ritchie were married in Ione, Ore­
gon, Sunday, May 17, at 2 o’­
clock at the home of Mr. Ritchie’s
sister, Mrs. Ted Trogue. The
Rev. W. W. Head, pastor of the
Congregational church was the
officiating clergyman.
About 25 guests were present
for the ceremony and a large
number of friends called on the
bride and groom that evening
for and old-time charivari.
Mr. Ritchie has been a resi­
dent of Ione since childhood and
owns property on First street
where he and his bride will make
their home.
Mrs. Ritchie lived for many
years in Vernonia, making her
home at the Cherrytree apart­
ments. She is the mother of
Mrs. J. C. Lincoln and Mrs. El­
ster Williams and had visited them
this month, returning about two
weeks ago to Heppner where she
had been living recently.
Clatskanie Game
Scheduled Sunday
The Vernonia baseball club
will play the fast Clatskanie team
Sunday here at Vernonia, The
locals will have to put up a bet­
ter brand of ball next Sunday
than they did last if they hope
to win.
Workouts this week indicate
the club is becoming more pol­
ished with the ragged edges being
smoother off. Marshall has been
¡witched to short and Linn has
been moved over to second in
an effort to get a smoother work­
ing combination at the keystone
sack. If they continue to play
in those positions as they have in
practice sessions they will give a
good account of themselves.
Sunday’s game will be called at
the usual time, 2:30 p. m. Either
Davis or Nelson will be in the
pitcher's box with Barker be-
bind the bat.
R. Condit’s Home
Burned to Ground
The house on Second avenue
occupied by Ray Condit and
owned by Bain Thompson was
burned to the ground shortly af­
ter 1 o'clock Sunday morning,
and all the contents destroyed.
The cause is thought to have
been an overheated stove.
Mr. and Mrs. Condit entertain-
id friends during the evening and
then left to go to the house of
one of them, taking the children
with them. Mrs. Ed. Taylor, who
lives next door, was awakened by
the flames, which by that time
had spread throughout the house.
She aroused C. F. Hieber, who
took his car and drove down town
to turn in an alarm, no house
convieniently at hand having a
‘elephone. In the meantime Gor­
don Hieber, thinking that the Con­
dit children might be trapped in­
side opened the rear door, burn­
ing his hand slightly and causing
the windows in the house to pop.
As entrance was impossible he
nulled the door shut.
A dog belonging to W. M. Tip­
ton, father of Mrs. Condit, is
thought to have rushed out while
the door was open. It crawled
under the woodshed as far as
it could get, and was burned to
death there.
By the time the fire depart­
ment arrived the house was gut­
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ted, and the roof and porch of
the Taylor house were afire. This
RAINBOW GIRLS
was promptly put out, with no
other than scorching.
INSTAL OFFICERS damage
The loss was covered by $1300
The officers of Nehalem assem­ insurance, $800 on the house and
,
bly No. 18, Order of Rainbow $500 on the contents.
for Girls, were installed Wed­
nesday evening by Nelle Green, Wm. Armitage
retiring worthy adviser. A bou­
Moves To Vancouver
quet of flowers and a white Bible
were presented to Nelle and a
Mr. and Mrs. William Armitage
bouquet to May De Ett Throop, left Tuesday evening for Van­
worthy adviser.
couver, Washington, where they
The new officers are: Worthy had moved their household fur­
adviser. May DeEtt Throop; wor­ nishings the day before. Mr. Arm­
thy associate adviser, Elna Spen­ itage, who has been associated
cer: Charity, Twila Morton; Hope, with his father in the operation
Audrey Austin; Faith, Louise Ro­ of the Armitage Drug store here
berson; chaplain, Marian Lindley; for the past year, has accepted a
drill leader. Edna Owens; sister fine position 'in the prescription
of love, Mary Ann Childs; sis­ department of the Reder Drug
ter of religion, Joy Bush, sister store in Vancouver.
of nature, Lorraine Space; sis-
__ _ likes Vernonia
Mr. Armitage
ter of immortality, Verle Mess, iand hopes to return sometime.
* ing:
— sister
... of . fidelity. Roberta
Mrs. Ellen Plummer of Seattle,
Andreaaon; sister of patriotism. who is visiting her brother. W. J.
Margaret Nelson; sister of ser­ Armntage, for a week will assist
vice, Irene DeRock; confidential him in the drug store temporarily.
adviser, Zonweias Douglass; outer
Mrs. Jim Rosa has been ill
observer, Leona Hillman; musi­
cian, Mildred Caaon; choir dir­ for the past week with an at-
tack of rheumatism.
ector, Florence Wall.
In Memoriam
NUMBER 44
J. C. .Lindley Visits Here
2 Marshals
J. C. Lindley, former cashier
of the Bank of Vernonia, was
here over the week end from Nys­
sa, Oregon, where he has charge
of the liquidation of the Malheur
County bank. He returned there
Tuesday, taking his family with
him.
Vernonia is not so bad off as
some folks might think, Mr. Lind­
ley believes. “We are lucky to
have the mill running at all. Committee Appointed To
Some other places are much
worse off, because they have no
Discuss Railway
mill.”
His time was fully occupied
Service
while here. Saturday he had a
round of golf, he went to Salem
The chamber of commerce at
on business Sunday, and was in
Portland a good share of Mon­ its meeting Wednesday in the
Masonic temple voted unani­
day.
mously to go on record as favor­
ing the retention of two mar­
GARDEN CLUB JUNE 2
shals, and instructed Secretary
The Garden club will meet Emil Messing to write a letter to
Tuesday evening, June 2, in the the city council urging a recon­
Evangelical church parlors.
sideration of the dismissal orde-
issued a month ago.
Failure of the Railway Express
About 800 Attend
agency to maintain a pick-up and
delivery service in Vernonia while
the same rates as where
High Graduation charging
this service is performed, and
discontinuance
of railway
Keasey were
Approximately 800 ..people, a service to
capacity audience, attended the criticized by several speakers.
graduating exercises of Vernonia It was pointed out that
high school in the grade school the groceries, bakery, creamery,
and others with customers in that
auditorium last Friday.
The art of living rather than locality are unable to make de­
the art of making a living was liveries, as the stages provide for
stressed by the speaker, Noland passengers and mail but not for
B. Vane of the University of express and freight. J. H. Bush,
Oregon. He explained the values Harry Kerns and Lester Sheeley
that coordinate the various as­ were appointed by President Ford
as a committee to take up the
pects of life.
Russell Mills To
¡Gordon Hieber Gets
Commencement of the class of matter with the railroad and ex­
.Government Bank Job 1918, consisting of four girls, press companies.
Graduate From O.S.C.
Emil Messing, reporting for the
was recalled in an address by
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Gordon Hieber, who has been Mrs. Ross Duncan. Four boys committee on establishing rural
OREGON STATE COLLEGE.)
visiting his parents in this city were enrolled, she stated, and routes, declared that nothing
Corvallis— (Special) ,— Russell'
for the past two months, has re­ were granted their diplomas, but could be done as far as the post
Mills from Vernonia will receive
office department is concerned
ceived notice from the treasury were absent at the front.
his bachelor of science degree at
Reminiscences of the class of until all the roads to be traversed
department of appointment as
the sixty-second annual commen- I
assistant national bank examiner, 1924, also small, were given by are graveled, as the inspector
cement exercises here June 1,'
i and has been ordered to report E. H. Condit in welcoming the would be certain to turn down
when 542 students will make up j
the largest class ever to be grad-1 Graduation exercises for theat once fOT duty in the fourth seniors to the ranks of the alumni. the application unless It can be
grade were held Monday federal reserve district, compris-
A musical number not previous­ demonstrated that the proposed
uated from Oregon State college. eighth
evening in the Washington school |ing ohiOi part of Pennsylvania ly announced was a solo by Amy routes are passable the year
Mills will get hiB diploma in the auditorium. The graduates mar-!and part of Kentucky,
When the roads are
Hughes of the University of Ore­ around.
school of vocational education. He. ched in to the strains of the j
rocked, he stated, there probably
He left Wednesday to assume gon.
is president of Kappa Delta Pi, i “March,” from Faust, played by
would be no delay in securing
national honor society in educat-1 the grade school orchestra, and his new position. Previously ho
favorable action upon the peti­
ion, a member of the Physical took their seats on the platform. was with the banking department
tions.
of the Burroughs Adding Ma­ Golf Tournament
Education club, the Co-op mana­
The program opened with the
President Ford discussed the
gers’ association, the Educational invocation by Rev. G. W. Plum­ chine company.
road situation and urged that da­
exposition committee and the staff er, followed by a song by six of
Starts
June
7th
ta regarding the short cut to the
of the Beaver, college annual. He the eighth grade boys, “Those Keasey Log Jam
coast be submitted to the state
is on the varsity track team and Pals of Ours.” Mr. Condit then
To
Be
Removed
highway commission as soon as
took part in the cross country introduced the speaker of the
The third annual Vernonia han­ possible.
run. He also received the E. D. evening, Professor J. F. Santee,
Contract for removing the log dicap golf tournament will start
It was agreed that for the
Ressler Memorial prize in his jun- of the Oregon Normal at Mon­ jam from Rock creek above the June 7, with a full week includ­
the chamber of com­
or year for the outstand.ing junior mouth. His subject was “Flam­ power dam has been let by the ing two Sundays, June 7 and 14, present
merce would dispense with pro­
in his school. He is a member of, ing Youth.” He said,
for
qualifying.
Two
cups
will
be
Oregon Gas and Electric company
and discuss business prob­
Sigma Phi Epsilon, national social, “Older folks sometimes say to Wm. D. McCormick, Jr., and awarded the winners of the cham­ grams,
lems. The next' meeting will be
fraternity.
pionship
and
first
flight.
that they wonder what the youth H. Jones of Camp McGregor.
held Wednesday in the Terminal
If enough ladies qualify to cafe, and the following week in
of the world are coming to, out They will clean all the driftwood
BOUNDARY BOARD
I think that the only trouble out back of the dam and burn it, make one flight there will also the Masonic temple.
the youth of today is that The job will probably require be a ladies’ tournament with
APPROVES MERGER with
HAS HIGH AVERAGE
they are very much like old folks three months. A donkey engine prizes. Players who do not have
was moved there last week from a handicap are urged to turn in
Leona Hillman, daughter of
The school boundary board, Youth has always flamed, some Camp McGregor and work has be- several scores to F. D. Macpher­
consisting of the county com­ of the flaming youths are David, gun.
son, Albert Childs or M. E. Ul- Mrs. E. W. Holtham, had the
missioners, the vounty judge and Alexander, Jesus, Marconi, and
shoeffer so that the committee highest average in the recent
the
The
jam
was
formed
at
the county school superintendent, Orville and Wilbur Wright. It time of the freshet March 31, can place them under a handicap. eighth grade examinations, 96.33
approved Monday the consolida­ is the flaming youths who will do and is between a third and a 1 half
The handicap committee, of per cent. The next highest was
tion of union high school dis­ the worth while things in this mile in length, wedged in tight. which Albert Childs is chairman, Benji Wilkerson, 95.5 per cent.
trict 1 and district 49, petitions world.”
is now working on a revision of
Mrs. Neill presented honor let-
Mrs. W. W. Mumbach, whose
for which were circulated during
handicaps and will have the new husband works for the S. P. and
PYTHIAN
SISTERS
ters
to
Benjamin
Wilkerson,
Le-
the past two weeks. District 49
list
ready
in
plenty
of
time
for
ona Hillman and Gertrude
includes Braun's school.
CONFER DEGREES the tournament. No entrance S. cut her hand badly with a
ping as they had been on
sickle while cutting grass last
fee is required outside the reg­
honor roll five out of the six
The staff and officers of Ver­ ular green feqs. This should be Friday.
Pioneer Association
periods into which the school nonia Temple 61, put on Knights’
an inducement for everyone who
To Meet June 14th year is i divided-
initiation at the Pythian Sisters carries a handicap rating to en­
Two songs by Dorothy June district convention held at St. ter this popular annual event.
According to an announcement Wolff, “Were 1,” and “Philoso- Helen during the afternoon and
Saturday, which is a holiday,
by Nettie B. Peterson, secretary, Phy,” were heartily applauded. evening of May 21.
and Sunday with continued favor­
the Nehalem Valley Pioneer assoc­ E. H. < Condit presented diplomas
Those who attended from Ver­ able weather should see a large
iation will hold its annual meeting to the following: Lorraine Lines nonia were Mesdames Tom Craw­
June 14 in the high school gym­ and Rue Hurley of Pleasant Hill, ford, John Miller, E. S. Thomp­ number of golfers on the local
course. Sunday, a flag tourna­
nasium at Birkenfeld.
Carl Jensen of Kist, Garland son, C. S. Hoffman, Albert Childs,
Announcement of the program Monger, Helen Messing, Arnold James Nanson, Dan Brown, M. D. ment on handicap, will be held.
These tournaments have proven
will be made later.
Counts, Otha Dehart, Harold Cole, Earl Smith, J. W. Brown, especially popular. A small en­
Laughing and driving don’t
King, Gertrude Epping, Thaddeus Harry Kerns, A. L. Kullander, trance fee will be charged the mix. So found a group of Ver­
Lang, Leona Hillman, Earl Don- Van Peebley, Harry Culbertson, money going toward prizes.
nonia ladies returning in the wee
ey, Sara McGee, Hale Graves, R. Nance, W. L. Van Doren,
Wilark Families
The past week a large number small hours one night last week
Shelby Caton, James Rainey, Misses Ruth Holaday and Ma- of ladies have been patronizing from somewhere up the valley.
Page Simmons, Roy Barnes, cile Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. the course and M. E. Ulshoeffer 'Tis said they had to park several
Locating Here Ruth
Rose Sitts, Holly Holcomb, Vel­ Soden and Judge and Mrs. J. A. announces that he will give free times till tiie gusts of merri­
ma Petty, Thomas Ball, Lorraine Harris.
lessons to a class of ladies and ment subsided.
A group of four Pythian Sis­ also to a class of school students
t t t
Shifting of the headquarters Rose, Roberta Williams, Harley
Vernonia
drove
to
Woodruff,
June
Michener,
Dale
ters from
Doc Eby, Doc Hurley and Wal­
Saturday mornings.
camp of Clark and Wilson from
Hillsboro
Friday
evening,
May
22,
Mr. Macpherson has just finish­ ter Wolff took plenty of snake
Wilark to Camp 8, and comple­ Clark, Doris Anderson, Billie Bas­
tion of the road now under con­ set, Margaret McNutt, Robert to attend as visitors the district ed working over all the greens. bite medicine with them on their
struction to that point, is being, Kilby, Mildred Walters, Benjamin convention of Pythian Sisters held They have been reseeded, sand­ recent fishing Jrip to the Des­
Marguerite Laird, there.
ed and rolled and before the chutes. The docs affirm that
anticipated by the fact that sever­ Wilkerson,
Those who made up the party tournament play begins are sure they did not use any. No testi­
al of the company’s employes Louis Graven, Marjorie Holtham,
are establishing homes in thia city. Earl King, Rhoda Bell, Paul Jep­ were Mrs. Earl Smith, Mrs. D. to be in excellent condition. mony from Walter.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Goodman of son, Dorothy June Wolff, George Brown, Mrs. C. S. Hoffman, and Many rough places have also
Emil Messing and the rest of
been cleared up and the course
Wilark have bought the H. C. Veith, Lorraine Space, James Mrs. James Nanson.
is now in the best condition since the post office crew have a young
Egel us place south of town and Brown, of Vernonia.
The exercises closed with the
GAS PRICE DROPS it was opened. The added patron­ sawmill back shop. They practice
will take possession at once.
age shows that the people of the up every once in while so as to
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dona way benediction by F. Claude Steph­
Gasoline, which has been sell­ Nehalem valley appreciate the be in good trim should the O.-
of Wilark have rented one of the ens. The orchestra played dur­
Foust houses below O.-A. hill, and ing the presentation of the dip­ ing in Vernonia for 17 cents improvements and it is expected A. mill shut down for a period.
lomas and for the class to march during the gas war in Portland, that in the near future Verndhia
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moved in Thursday.
Tommy Bateman had a fine
took a drop Saturday when sc^a* will have the largest per capita
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Sandon of ' out.
array of cups spread out on Emil’s
of the stations reduced to 15 of golf fans in the state.
Camp 8 have already moved into I
RENT DANCE HALL
desk last Friday. The best part
cents, and one has been selling at
the house at 191 North street,)
Mrs. J. B. Schulmerich of Se­ is that the whole display, save
which they purchased recently.
Chuck Whitehead of Portland 12 cents.
attle is visiting her sister, Mrs. for one or two, were for Ver­
These transactions were handl­ and Lars Larsen of Balm Grove
nonia golfers.
ed by Joseph Scott, who states have leased the Balm Grove dance KENSINGTON CLUB JUNE 4 C. W. Shipley.
t t t
Johnnie, three year old son of
The Kensington club will meet
that he has received other inquir­ hall and are sponsoring dances
How about those Clark and
ies from Clark and Wilson em­ weekly. Chuck Whitehead is a next Thursday afternoon, June 4, L. E. Wilkensen, cut his right
ployees interested in moving to well known entertainer and com­ at the home of Mrs. W. L. Van hand badly on a butcher knife Wilson people moving in on us?
Are they welcome? We'll say so.
this week.
Doren on First avenue.
Vernonia.
edian.
&
Are Urged
By Chamber
Eighth Grade
Graduation is
Held Monday
Feathers
And . . .
Talons. .