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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1931)
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931. VOLUME 9 Miss Green Is Selected For Rolleo McGRAW TO ERECT NEW MILKING BARN GORDON FURNITURE DISPOSES OF STOCK Ol’ Faithful The Gordon Furniture comp any disposed of its stock and shopped it to Portland Friday. T. A. Gordon, proprietor, will remain in charge of the Hotel Gordon, and the Handley Art shop is occupying the entire space in the room which it shared with the furniture store. H. E. McGraw is to erect at once a new milking barn on his ranch at Stony Point. It will be 20x70, with cement floor and patent stanchions, and will accom modate 20 head of cattle. E. S. Marker, who is in charge of the ranch, is taking care of 40 head of cattle there. To Forest Hills Forest Hills Vernonia (Copyright, W. X. Ü.) KENSINGTON CLUB Rainy Weather Is Reported By Diamond Lakers Ulshoeffer Ï ELECTS OFFICERS . McAlister 3 ... Bateman 1 Officers for the coming season ...... Shank 1 Macpherson 1 were elected by the Kensington .. Greenman 2, club which met at the home of H. King 1% Mrs. Harry Kerns Friday even . Davidson 3 ing. This was the last meeting Disagreeable weather interfer of the organization until Sept- P. Taylor ed with fishing declare O. T. ember. ..... Childs The new officers are Mrs. Bateman, Dr. M. D. Cole, J. H. .. McGraw Culver, president; Mrs. Bush and John A. Miller, who re Ö 1 William W. Taylor Brown, vice president; turned last Friday from Diamond w-. .... Brickel o lake. It rained every day that L. Roberts o Mrs. James Nanson, secretary- they were there. They report, ......... Cole 3 treasurer. Bridge was played following however, that they made some Henderson 0 the business section. Mrs. J. W. good catches. J. H. Bush and Golf Tournament Under Way O. T. Bateman caught the most. The golf tournament is getting Brown received a prize for high They returned by way of Crat score and the consolation was well under way on the first eli er lake, 25 miles to the south, given to Mrs. Van Peebley. Mrs. mination matches and it is urged and ran into a snow storm there. that all who are entered will play Kerns served delicious refresh ments. their opponent before Saturday Those present were Mesdames Longview Rolleo night, otherwise a default will follow for the player who is not Rose Fletcher, Harry Culbertson, Minnie Aspland, Wm. Culver, E. present. Expects 20,000 The junior exponents of the S. Thompson, James Nanson, Lolo game are giving the older divoi Nance, Van Peebley, J. W. Brown, diggers plenty of tough opposi Dan Brown, M. D. Cole, Lloyd LONGVIEW—(Special.) — The tion as is attested by the fact Baker, W. L. Van Doren, and zing of steel biting fir! The that practically all matches to Earl Smith. cry—“Timber-r-r!” The splash of date have been overtime affairs, logs in the water! also proves that the handi- This SPENCER ELECTED cap committee has been fairly Flower Day To Be Twenty thousand people are ex pected to thrill to the death-defy efficient in adjusting the handi ing feats of master woodsmen of SCHOOL DIRECTOR caps. Celebrated Sunday the Northwest when the Third An It is apparent, however, as nual Rolleo is held here on July play progresses in the tourna- R. L. Spencer was unanimously ment that the ones favored as Flower day will be celebrated 3 and 4 with all the color and elected to succeed himself as dir having a chance to win the cups Sunday at the Evangelical church. the drama of the old but never ector for Union high school dis are still in the running, though I Each of the Sunday school classes to be forgotten logging days of trict 1 Monday afternoon, and having plenty of competition. ' is expected to display flowers, this country. I the voters also approved with ... The semi-finals With the brilliant blue of the _ . will be .- played .'states Rev. G. W. Plumer, pas- out opposition the consolidation this coming Sunday and the and individuals who wish skies their canopy and the green of the district and District 49 WeeL_f°l10™, W2thr..,the, /lna | will be welcome to do so. There waters of Longview’s beautiful for high school purposes only. coming the week of July 12. ‘ will, however, be no prizes award Lake Sacajawea their stage, log- Only 23 votes were cast. The Ladies’ Tournament Progressing I ed or judging of entries. lers drawn from the farthest The ladies are exhibiting great i election was held in the Vernonia depths of the Northwest woods In keeping with the occasion interest in their tournament and I high school building. will vie in all manner of woods indications are that before the the pastor's subject in the morn sports for the $2,000 cash money time for the first elimination ing service will be “Flowers of and the four championship titles round has expired all matches the Field.” Open house will be at stake. New High School will have been played. All ladies maintained throughout the day, A bigger and better Rolleo is are again urged to promp so that visitors may inspect the this year's program. And fore- at any time. display Instructor Named entered tly play their matches as posted ...» is the first time that the most °f ,'.s uthe announcement This in order that the tournament can h.gh climbing log bucking be completed on same Sunday as church has observed Flower day, that Ira W. Tucker, for three years the men's finals and the trophies and it is is hoped response and »nd tree falling will take their then- hoped that that response instructor in physical training at awarded. th®. tw0 program will be so encouraging that it will Placc aiiiiutta; with log rolling, which has en- the Albany high school has been The free instruction class Sat become an annual event. elected to teach science and phy urday was attended by an excep ”'AUttendance‘‘of"me'mbirs of thejj°yed the lio"’8 „,hare, of , the sical training in the Vernonia tionally large and enthusiastic Garden club is particularly urged. Pr’ze money as well as the adver- --------------- .--------------- , tising in the two previous events. high school, and will be coach of number of ladies. Mr. Ulshoeffer athletics. Mahr-1 Grave*---------------- World championships will go to will again this coming Saturday Mr« .the winner9 in addition to the sub. He has had five years exper give a free lesson which will be Mrs. Mabel Uraves ience in teaching and comes high on long irons and driving. All Reelected Teacher stantial cash awards. ly recommended. Other logger and water sports ladies are invited and urged to More attention will be paid be present if possible as the les Mrs. Mabel Graves has been re to be incorporated into the ex this year to physical training for sons are not to be continued in engaged as teacher of the Rock citing program will be ball jug all students, states Supt. J. B. Creek school, District 27. T. F. gling, canoe races, canoe tilting, Wilkerson, complying with the definitely. Matches Played Keasey was reelected director and | (Continued on Page 6) state law which requires that at matches have Mrs. Hazel McDonald chosen The following least twenty minutes a day be to Wednesday school clerk. been played up devoted to it. noon: Visits in Tennessee and Kentucky Grading of Camp 8 flight—J. H. Championship BUILDING NEW HOUSE Bush defeated A. L. Kullander, Supt. J. B. Wilkerson of the Road Nearing End Ed Rife who lives up Rock five and four; E. E. Shank de Vernonia high school returned creek is building a two-story feated M. Miller, seven and six; Friday from a three weeks trip to O. T. Bateman defeated E. B. Nashville, Tenn., and Louisville, house 24x50. Grading of the road to Camp The foundation is laid, Mr. George, two and one on 27 holes; Ky. 8 has reached the bridge over the Rife reports, and work is pro-1 Emil Messing defeated C. L. An He visited with two of his East Fork 4200 feet from camp, derson one up on 19 holes; T. gressing rapidly. sisters in Louisville and with a reports County Commissioner T. I Brown defeated F. Hartwick, half sister in Nashville whom he B Mills, who with Commissioner Return From McKenzie Bridge four and three. J. N. Miller made a trip over Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kullander ■ First flight—A. Childs defeat had not seen for 29 years. Although Nashville was Mr.'the route Tuesday. The shovel returned Sunday from a ten days! ed Bob Henderson, two and one; visit at the C. S. Hoffman cot A. Akerstedt defeated P. Taylor, Wilkerson's old home so many!is at that point, and a double three and one; E. M. Bleile de changes had occurred in the shift crew is at work, he states, tage at McKenzie bridge. Mr. Mills expects the grading The McKenzie is the sportiest feated Waldo Taylor, one up; F. more than 30 years since he had stream he ever fished, Mr. Kul M. Ruhl defeated Harold King, been away that he did not recog- to be completed by the middle nize any landmarks of July. one up on 27 holes. lander remarked. 5 Make Plans Charles S. Keith, president, and J. M. Bernardin, receiver, of the Central Coal and Coke company and the Delta Land and Timber company were in Vernonia the first of the week and discussed with Judd Greenman, general superintendent of the Oregon- American Lumber company, plans for continuing operations. The company hopes to be able to an nounce definite plans for opera tion in the near future, states Mr. Greenman. Mr. Keith and Mr. Bernardin Legion Juniors arrived Sunday afternoon and left Tuesday afternoon. While here Lose To Hillsboro they stayed at the O.-A. guest house. The saw mill closed down last The Vernonia American Legion Friday, after using up the logs Junior team lost to Hillsboro in in the pond. The planing mill a practice game here last Sunday is still being operated. 10 to 1. The game was really not as bad as the score might indi SCHOOL DISTRICT cate. The local boys played a . SAVES OVER $11,000 good brand of heads up baseball and had they been able to hit Out of the tax money that has a little better the score would been paid in and due for 1930 have been vastly different. School District 47 will carry ov LeRoy, pitching for Hillsboro er $11,000 that was saved on was just a little bit too good for current expenses, reports A. C. the local boys as he had them Knauss of the school board. This coming to bat and returning to amount, Mr. Knauss says, will the bench in regular rotation. He go towards reducing the budget retired 19 of the Vernonia boys for next year. via the strike out route and al Work on the lawn at the Wash lowed only five hits, one of which ington grade school has-been com was for two bases. pleted. The seed, fertilizer, soil The Hillsboro team opened up and labor cost the district $636.- strong in the first inning, scor 30, Mr. Knauss reports. ing three runs after two were out. They should have only scored one run in this inning as the local License Examiner right fielder let one get away from him that should have gone Calls At Vernonia for the third out. They added three more on the second, this time on a couple of errors. The M. A. Stout of Salem, examin second error should have been the play that retired the side on er for drivers’ and chauffeurs’ licenses, was in Vernonia Mon a double without a score. day conducting the first of the Barker was injured in this in examinations under the new law. ning when he collided with a He received three applications for base runner in fielding a high chauffeur’s license, and one for fly. He was unable to continue the renewal of a driver's license pitching and Cline took up the that had been lost. hurling duties from then on, pit Mr. Stout’s district includes ching a very nice game. Hillsboro McMinnville, Newberg, Hillsboro, scored only four runs off of him, Vernonia, St, Helens, Rainier, getting two in the fifth and two Clatskanie, Astoria, and Tilla in the seventh. mook. He makes the circuit every The Vernonia boys scored their two weeks. only run in the eighth when Mr. Stout will next be in Cline opened the inning with a Vernonia July 6 at the city hall nice double far over the left field from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. er’s head. This hit so unnerved the Hillsboro hurler that he walk ed the next three men forcing in SUMMER HIGH Vernonia’s one and only score. The club was short two or three SCHOOL BEGINS of their stars and consequently was considerably handicapped by this shortage. Tomorrow, the Ver Summer school in the Verno nonia team goes to Hillsboro for a return game with that club nia high school began Monday and it is hoped they will have with Supt. J. B. Wilkerson as full strength for this return teacher. About 25 are expected match. If they do, it is predicted to enroll. Courses offered are in com they will give Hillsboro a good mercial arithmetic, American his battle. The box score of Sunday’s tory and algebra, with others to be added if the demand warrants, game follows: AB R H PO A E Mr. Wilkerson states. Hillsboro Classes are held in, the fore Eckhardt 2B .4 0 0 2 1 0 Ray SS ...... 4 2 1 0 0 0 noons only. .4 0 0 0 0 0 Moss CF Sutherland CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 1 0 Saindon IB Brostron C . .5 3 4 19 3 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 Hölscher 3B LeRoy P ..... 5 0 0 0 0 0 .4 1 2 0 0 0 Baker LF Shattuck LF .. .1 0 0 0 0 0 Hermens RF 2 I 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Schultz RF Doc Cole has the reputation of 41 10 12 24 5 0 being the best pinochle player in the bunch that went to Diamond Vernonia Gregory SS .4 0 12 4 2 lake. * e « Holcomb 2B 4 0 0 3 2 0 John Miller insisted that he was 112 2 0 Cline IB P 4 Aldrich 3B .3 0 10 2 0 going to catch a fish up there if Barker P-1B 1 0 0 7 0 2 it took all summer. From the Washburn CF 3 0 0 10 0 looks of things, the rest were Graven RF 4 0 0 10 0 afraid they’d be stuck there in Brown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 definitely waiting for John and Barnes LF 2 0 0 2 0 0 his fish. • • • Nanson C 2 0 2 8 1 0 A radio announcer from Los 27 1 5 26 12 4 Angeles referred the other night 330 020 200—10 to sweltering in the heat. Too Hillsboro . 000 000 Olx— 1 bad he couldn’t have sent some Vernonia Summary—Two base hits, Sain- of the spare heat over the ether sound waves. don, Brostron 2, Hermen« and along with the • • • Everybody happy? >j (Continued on Page 6) Fallers and buckers returned to work Thursday morning at the Rock creek camp of the Koster products company, according to employes who were in town yes terday. The intention, according to re port, is to log at Rock creek first, reserving the Pebble creek dis trict until later. About 30 men are said to be working now at camp. Divoteers Lose Mills 2 ........... Price 0 .......... Armes 2 ........ Miller 2 ....... Rowell 2 ....... Garrett 1 ....... Todd 1% ...... Condit 0 ...... Stranahan 0 . Anderson 2 ... Fendall 1 ..... Busch 3 ........ Patterson 3 ... Watrous 3 .... Dicksy 0 ....... Currey 3 ........ Bernardin Koster Fallers, Frank T. Wilson received a bad glass cut in the face, and Mrs. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Miller of Gales Creek were bruis ed in and around the face when Mr. Miller’s sedan was wrecked near Poynter’s station on the Rock creek road Saturday night. A flat tire threw the car into the ditch and up against a stump. The machine was a total wreck. All the patients are reported as doing well. A 16 man team from Forest Hills golf course defeated the Vernonia divoteers Sunday by the close score of 251/, to 2214. Individual scores were made as follows: Keith and Continuing of Operations Likely to Result From Visit Buckers At Work Chamber of Commerce Four Are Hurt Picks Her As In Auto Crash Candidate Miss Charlotte Green will be Miss Vernonia at the Longview Rolleo July 3 and 4, according to a vote of the chamber of commerce Wednesday noon. She represented Vernonia last year and was runner-up in the contest for queen. She served as queen during the second day of the carnival in the absence of the regular queen. J. H. Bush, Lester Sheeley and Harry Kerns, members of the committee to investigate the mat ter of railway and express ser vice to Vernonia were reappoint ed by President George W. Ford to see if a dependable mail ser vice with connections at the right time for trains out of Portalnd could not be established by truck. R. M. Aldrich reported that the Railway Express agency at Portland had informed him that the cost of free delivery and pick-up within the city limits would be too great for the amount of traffic involved, but that they would consider a pro position at less cost to serve the business district only. On account of the removal of J. C. Lindley, chairman of the roads and highways committee, President Ford appointed a new committee consisting of J. E. Kerr, chairman, H. E. McGraw and Ray D. Fisher. J. E. Kerr, speaking for the committee, urged that there be unity of sentiment in the com munity backing up the chamber of commerce in its efforts to se cure the short cut to the sea. J. N. Miller, county commis sioner, told of the efforts of the county court to be fair to all parts of the county in apportion ing the funds available for road work, and stated that they would welcome unselfish suggestions as to the disposal of tha $60,000 which reverts to the general mar ket road fund. Mrs. Art Wridge sang three solos, and Marjorie King and Mrs. E. E. Yeo played a piano duet. NUMBER 48 DELEGATES ATTEND RAINBOW ASSEMBLY Mrs. Gwladys Macpherson, mo ther adviser of Nehalem Assem bly No. 18, Order of Rainbow for Girls, May De Ett Throop, worthy adviser, Elna Spencer, associate adviser, Twila Morton, Charity, Allie Simmons, past adviser and Maybelle Drorbaugh, past adviser and grand confidential observer, attended the grand assembly at La Grande last Friday and Satur day. Miss Simmons was appoint ed grand sister of nature. They returned Sunday even ing very enthusiastic over the sessions and the trip. SON BORN TO MR. AND MRS. CHARLES HAMBLY NATAL—(Special.)—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hambly are the proud parents of a son born Friday, June 19. Both mother and son are doing fine. The young man weighed six pounds. He has not yet been named. City Park Improved For Summer Season The city park is being put in readiness for the summer season. Picnic tables with benches and a camp stove have been added to the equipment out of doors, and plumbing has been installed in the Campfire cabin. L. C. Boeck donated the labor for putting in the camp stove, and Judd Greenman had some men mow the grass, all without expense to the city. A great deal has been done towards cleaning up the area, but more remains to be done, and the park board, according to C. F. Hieber. plans to arrange fcr a clean-up day in which the men of the city will spend a half day clearing out the rest of the brush and rank grass and the ladies will serve lunch. The American Legion will put in a log dam to take the place of the one removed after the sea son last year. T B. MILLS ENTERS REAL ESTATE LINE County Commissioner T. B. Mills has entered the real estate business, specializing in improved and logged-off farm lands. Mr. Mills has received several inquiries for places which he has listed, and he anticipates con siderable interest in Columbia county farm property. RESIGNS POSITION HERE Enoch Dumas, book keeper in the J. C. Penney store here since it was opened a year ago, has resigned in order to continue his studies at college. Mr. Dumas is now attending summer school at the Portland session of the University of Ore gon, and plans to reenter Wil lamette university, Salem, next fall. Feathers . . . and.. .Talons
