Vernonia eagle., July 17, 1931, Image 1

Derno
New County
Vernonia’s First Proposed
R. F, D. Route Is Logged
A
RECORD
LILLY
A Regal lilly with 28
blossoms clustered on a
single stalk was brought to
the Eagle office this week.
The beautiful specimen was
grown by Mrs. M. D. Cole
who believes it a record
for number of blooms. Can
any one beat it?
mile or so on the hill was un­
graveled, and rock on it was be­
Logging a mail route, perhaps
ing spread. Working at the job
it is needless to explain, has
was Louis Boeck, who is said
nothing to do with the removal
to have spread more gravel than
of timber, In this instance it
Organization Formed at refers to a trip last Friday over any other man in Columbia coun­
a proposed R. F. D. route in ty.
On this cut-off also, besides
Meeting of Delegates
which Emil Messing kept track of
stump lands and the well tilled
the
mileage
while
Happy
Thomp
­
Monday
son drove. Through the cour­ farms mentioned are the fine red
tesy of the Gilby Motor company fir holdings of the Koster Pro­
A county chamber of com- a new Chevrolet was placed at ducts company. A Koster bus
merce with E. E. Wist of Scap- the disposal of the party, and it parked beside the road was in­
poose as president was organized glided smoothly along even in a dication that activities in this
Sawing of logs will be resumed
Monday at a meeting in the Or- few spots where to many cars section are beginning.
at the mill Monday, after a shut
Down
hill
—
all
good
macadam
—
cadia hotel, St. Helens, of repre­ the going would have been rough.
sentatives from the different com­ Besides the two mentioned, the was next in order, and along the! down since June 19, according
munities.
Phil Bewley of St. party included Lester Sheeley Pebble creek road through Clark to an announcement from the of-
and Wilson territory to River- fice of Judd Greenman, superin-
Helens was elected vice-presi­ and the writer.
vieW-
’
¡tendent. It is the plan to oper-
dent, and Henry Young of Rain­
From the post office (barring
The speedometer registered 20' ate on a s*x day basis as far
ier secretary-treasurer. The ques­
bridge.
supply , of . logs and - the
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tion of choosing a paid secretary a slight digression to find Lester miles to the Riverview however,
1 condition of the lumber market
was deferred until a later meet­ Sheeley) the journey led out the The route continued, 1______ _
• 1 permit.
Forest Grove road as far as the out to the Stony Point road,
ing.
golf links, where it branched off
The Koster Products company
Two delegates from each of the to the F. B. Warfield place. The thence out the Rock creek road
,began Saturday delivering logs
as
far
as
the
J.
C.
McLees
place,
five cities in the county formed Warfield, Baker and Lindsay fa­
j to the mill, bringing them from
a board of directors as follows: milies would get their mail at and back to Vernonia, a total of
their Rock creek camp. The Kos-
H. D. Scott and Phil Bewley, this point, according to the plan. 3.1.3 miles to the post office.
| ter trains are running the entire
This
route,
when
established,
Wist
and
H.
St. Helens; E. E.
After turning in the Warfield
distance to avoid the expense of
Comer, Scappoose; W. A. Wood barnyard Happy steered the Chev­ will be Vernonia’s first rural
route. This distinction between transferring to O. A. equipment
and Henry Young, Rainier; Chas. rolet back to Treharne, thence
two
Stanley and W. Arthur Steele, out the Beaver creek road. The a rural route and a star route, J at the S. P. and S. siding
Emil
Messing
explained,
is
that'miles
above
town.
Clatskanie; H. E. McGraw and way led past “I
...............
Little
Arkansas,” a rura] route makes a circuit and
Ray D. Fisher, Vernonia. August where a group of settlers have
Person of Clatskanie, one of the grubbed out stumps from their returns to the same post office,
delegates to the meeting, with­ small ranches and are building up and cannot back-track on any
drew in favor of Mr. Steele, who what promises to be a prosperous one stretch of road for more than
was not present, and R. M. Aid- agricultural community. A little a few miles. A star route, such
rich gave up his place in favor farther on, along the hillsides, as the present Mist and Timber
routes, extends between post of­
of Mr. McGraw.
the Schmidlins banished stumps fices, and may return along the
The Vernonia baseball club
These delegates were selected and created fertile farms long j same road. A rural carrier may made a trip to Clatskanie Sunday
subject to by-laws to be adopted ago, and are at it yet.
1 sell stamps, weigh packages, etc., and took their first defeat of
later. H. E. McGraw was ap­
When the end of the gravel while a star route carrier cannot. | the 1931 season when they were
pointed by President Wist as a was reached, near the old mill,
A requirement for a rural route 1 knocked over by the Clatskanie
committee of one to suggest by- the car again turned about, and is that the roads to be traversed ) chiefs to the tune of 6 to 3. The
laws for consideration at the the route was retraced as far as F. be passable the year round. The game was well played, there be­
next meeting, July 27.
C. Braun’s where well cultivated rocking of the hill road leading ing only one error committed
Helping the farmers who are fields cluster in the neighborhood from the Braun school to the during the entire game. That was
already here become more pro- of the school house. From there Siedelman places fills in the gap made by E. Eilertson, Clatskanie
ductive was stressed by President the Chevrolet turned on the cut-! that previously has existed, and a ,
pitcher.
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Wist as one of the main objec­ off that leads up the hill past; favorable report from the postal j Walt Linn and Malmsten were
tives of the organization under the three Siedelman and the E. inspector after he has made his the big heroes for the Vernonia
his administration. "We have lost A. McDonald ranches. Only a investigation is expected.
clan, Linn particularly being the
sight of the fact that within
big shot, as he drove a home run
reach of our own arms are the
far out into left field and right
Ulhsoeffers
Win
means of development,” he de­
down the third base line in the
Prize Waltz at Park eighth inning with two men on
dared.
the paths. Malmsten connected
W. Arthur Steele was elected
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Ulshoeffer with three hits in four trips to
Columbia county representative
won the contest in the prize waltz the plate and was on third base
for the state chamber of com­
at the dancing party at Arcadia on three different occasions but
merce.
H. D. Scott, Charles
The home of Omar Sheeley
J. H. the punch to bring him in was
Stanley and Ray D. Fisher were near the golf links was destroyed Lodge Saturday night.
appointed as a committee on sel­ oy fire Wednesday evening short­ Bush and H. J. Buffmire were lacking in the pinch.
the judges for that evening.
Nelson did the hurling for Ver­
ecting a secretary, and W. A. ly after eight o’clock.
The final contest will be on nonia and although he started
Wood and Ray D. Fisher as a
Mr. Sheeley was the only one Labor day when there will have poorly, allowing two hits and two
committee to recommend boun­
at
home, the rest of the family been ten couples selected.
runs in the first inning and
daries for the five districts com­
As
prising the field of the county being out berry picking.
A large crowd enjoyed the mu­ three hits and four runs in the
nearly as he can determine the sic of Parrot’s orchestra from third, he settled down and seem-
chamber.
fire started from an overheated
ed to get stronger after those
Dues were fixed at a minimum kitchen stove, and it spread so ra- Portland.
first two uprisings had been
of $12.00 yearly.
The
three
tree
sitters,
Ed
Roe-
pidly that he could only save a
quelled, retiring the Clatskanie
diger,
Bill
Stevenson
and
Walden
few belongings, some clothing,
boys in order thereafter.
Bill
W. W. Wolff Passes
bedding and a little furniture New, declare they are settled for Davis did the backstopping for
the
summer.
State Accountant Test from the bedrooms. Within five
the local club and did a mighty
minutes, he estimates, the house
good
job of it.
Walter W. Wolff, accountant was gone, and neighbors who WESTIMBER STORE
Vernonia was minus their hard
for the O. A. mill, has just re­ reached there at about that time
ROBBED TUESDAY hitting stars when Hawkins and
ceived word that he passed the were unable to be of any assis­
Brooks failed to put in their
Oregon state examination for tance. M.r Sheeley himself had The general merchandise store appearance.
With a weakened
certified public accountants, which to make a hasty exit after snatch­ of the Eagle Lumber company at hitting line-up in the field Eilert-
he took in Portland in May.
ing some clothing from a closet. Westimber was broken into Tues­
(Continued on Page 6)
Some years ago Mr. Wolff pas­
Some insurance was carried, day night, and shirts, shoes and
sed a similar examination in Il­ The house was comparatively new, other merchandise were carried
linois but under Oregon law he having been built six years ago off. The exact loss is not known
was required to take an exami­ after an earlier house of Mr. pending a careful inventory, but
nation here to qualify. The ex­ Sheeley’s was burned to the it is thought that a whole truck
load of goods may have been
amination is exceedingly diffi­ ground.
cult and only a comparatively
Mr. Sheeley plans to rebuild. taken.
few men are able to pass it.
At the same time a number of
A local girl whose name is
The foundation, he believes, is un­
damaged, and can be used. The ; vacant houses in which furniture withheld by request was slugged
DRIVE TO OCEAN PARK
house was a one story structure, had been stored while the owners Wednesday evening in Riverview
V. H. Drorbaugh and family, 28x36.
had employment elsewhere were by a man who apparently mis-
Dr. and Mr.s W. H. Hurley and
pilfered.
took her for some one else.
daughter, A. J. Hughes, Dr. Mar­
She was walking beside the
Vi.itor Return, to Portland
vin Eby, and Dr. Roland Eby and
road when a car passed her and
Dr. F. Roemer, the last two of
Miss Edith Walker of Portland, stopped. A man alighted, made
guest of Miss Charlotte Green the remark, "You had a bright
Portland, drove to Ocean Park,
over the weekend, returned to idea, hadn’t you," and hit her
Washington, Saturday to join
Mrs. Eby and children and Mrs.
her home Tuesday and was ac- over the head with some flat
companied by Miss Green, Mrs.' . instrument.
Hughes, who had been vacation-
Forged checks, each for $7.50, A. E. Green, and Norman Green,
ing there for a week.
The victim was knocked uncon-
Iscious and was left lying in the
The group enjoyed a house were passed on the Midway gro­ who motored to the city.
road. M. W. Mumbach, driving
party in a large cottage and in­ cery, the Twin Fir Service sta­
Work Progressing on Jail
the stage from Portland, caught
dulged in the usual clam digging, tion, and the Lincoln confection­
Work of demolishing the old sight of her just in time to avoid
fishing, surf riding, bathing and ery Sunday evening by a youth
who represented himself as an i city jail is in progress. H. A. running over her, and brought
similar sea shore sports.
employe of Ross Duncan. The Moulton, who has the contract, her to her home, where she soon
checks were on the Bank of Ver- I _
is now working on the job even- regained consciousness.
Inspects Work on Log Jam
George W. Ford was in town nonia, ostensibly signed by Mr.l^ and spare time. The struc­
The young lady’s skin
yesterday to inspect the work of Duncan, and made out to Bob ture is about half down.
not broken, but the temple was
Handing.
clearing the log jam at the pow­
black and blue, and the cheek
Iowa Club to Have Picnic
er dam, and attend to other busi­
The identity of the forger is
somewhat swollen.
She was,
The Iowa club is to have • however, able to return to her
ness. He reports Bodie Hieber, suspected, and a warrant has been
who is working for him in Long- issued for his arrest. He and a picnic Sunday at Parker’s Grove, regular duties Thursday morning.
view, as getting along fine, as young man known locally have beginning with a basket lunch
is also Neal Bush, who is en- been traced to Portland. The at noon. All former Iowans andi Mrs. E. E. Yeo and children
gaged in construction work on home of the alleged guilty party their families are invited to at-|were over from Banks Wednes-
the Weyerhauser pulp mill.
¡is said to be Burna.
tend.
day.
Organization
NUMBER 51.
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1931.
VOLUME 9
Wist Heads
U°fo
R. D. F.
Mill Resumes
Mon. Morning
I
Locals Meet First
Defeat of Season
OMAR SHEELEY’S
HOUSE BURNED
LOCAL GIRL IS
SLUGGED BY MAN
Three Bad Checks
Passed Here Sunday
Nurses Have Task
Keeping Vernonia
1-Year Old Down
1ST WOMAN CLIMBS
LOOKOUT STATION
Evelyn McMullen has the dis­
tinction of being the first wo­
man to climb the lookout station
near Camp 10. The station, next
to the highest above the ground
in the state, is on top of a tree,
reached by a ladder 135 feet high.
Miss McMullen made the ascent
Monday.
“Other women have tried it,”
states Warden Lode McDonald,
“but she was the first to succeed.
Lots of men haven’t climbed it
yet,” he added.
3 Robberies
Perpetrated
Same Night
An operation for appendicitis
is nothing in the young life of
four year old “Bucky” Davis,
who was seen racing around the
streets the first of the week, 13
$60 in Cash Taken from
days after his emergency opera­
tion in a Portland hospital.
S. P. & S. Depot
It is said that “Bucky” was
found by his doctor wandering
Safe
around the hospital asking for
his mother at 6 a. m. July 1,
Burglars Sunday night or early
only four hours after fhe opera­ Washington County
Monday morning pried open the
tion was performed.
It goes
Oiling Road to Grove safe at the S. P. and S depot and
without saying the nurses had a
secured about $60.00 in cash. The
strenuous time keeping "Bucky”
Oiling of the Forest Grove same night the distributing plant
down.
highway south of the Washington of the Standard Oil company and
county line is in progress. Cars ’ the Vernonia Service station were
Jack Carkin Speaks
traveling over the road this week entered, but sustained only trif­
ling losses.
At Rainier Meeting are badly spattered with oil.
Entrance to the depot office
The Rainier Review of last
was obtain by picking the lock,
week has the following to say
the waiting room being open.
regarding an address at the Lions
The thieves peeled the front of
club of that city July 7:
the safe door and forced the
Jack Carkin, well known Amer­
locks. No explosive was used,
ican Legion leader of Vernonia,
as far as can be determined.
A mixed two-ball foursome will
accompanied by M. K. Tolles-
The men were careful to take
haug, visited the club and spoke 'start next Sunday on the Verno- only money. A check for $200
in behalf of the national con­ inia golf course. The first match was left untouched, according to
vention
of the
organization | has to be played off by the fol- Dr. R. A. Olson, clerk, and tick­
meeting in Portland next year. ' lowing Saturday evening, states ets and various documents were
Mr. Carkin was here in the in-, M. E. Ulshoeffer, who has charge. undisturbed. Some loose pennies
terest of a page advertisement | The tournament will be on ■ were spurned, but a roll of pen­
in the Legion publication which j handicap basis.
nies was taken.
was calculated to aid in obtain-) The following pairing has been
A broken screwdriver was left
ing the convention for Portland, arranged: Mr. and Mrs. F. D. wedged in the safe door and a
He asked the Lions club to in Macpherson vs. Mr. and Mrs. O. smaller one, warped out of shape,
some manner contribute $25.00 T. Bateman; Mr. and Mrs. Carl was lying on the floor when the
to aid in paying for the adver- Davidson vs. Dr. and Mrs. M. R. robbery was discovered next
tisement. The executive commit- Eby; Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Dickson morning.
tee of the club decided to spon- vs. opponent to be selected; Mr.
Five gallons of gas and a gal­
sor a dance on a 50-50 basis! and Mrs. M. King vs. Mr.
lon of gear grease were stolen
from the Standard Oil plant. An
with the American Legion, and, Mrs. J. V. McAlister, Mr.
axe kept outside for fire protec­
K. W. Braune was appointed to Mrs. M. E. Ulshoeffer vs.
tion was used to smash a padlock.
confer with the Legion in regard and Mrs. P. Taylor; Mr.
Mrs. W. Heath vs. Mr. and
The office of the Vernonia
to the matter.
H. E. McGraw; Dr. and Mrs. M. Service station across the street
D. Cole vs. Mr. and Mrs. Frank from the garage was entered and
Hartwick; Mr. and Mrs. H. Fogel the cash register forced open,
vs. Mrs. Harry Kerns and part­ but the contents did not appear
ner to be selected; Dr. and Mrs. to interest the thieves, who did
W. H. Hurley vs. Mr. and Mrs. not take any of the small change
M. Ruhl; Emil and Verle Messing left there by the proprietor,
Grading of the road to Camp vs. Mr. and Mrs. H. King; George Johnson. Only two tire
Dorothy irons were missing, and Mr. John­
Roberts
and
8 has been completed to approxi- Loel
mately a half mile of camp. The Holtham vs. Mr. and Mrs. son is not sure that they were
shovel is now digging at a point Ed. Thomelson; Mr. and Mrs. A. stolen when the office was brok­
where there is considerable rock, L. Kullander vs. Waldo Taylor en into.
but as soon as this is out of and Florence Stubbs; Mr. and
The depot robbery was clearly
the way the rest of the work will Mrs. Earl Dial vs. Mr. and Mrs. the work of experts. Whether the
be comparatively light, along a E. M. Bleile; Dr. and Mrs. J. A. same men entered the two other
hillside with few fills and no log Hughes vs. Albert Childs and places is a matter of conjecture.
jams.
About two weeks will Ethel Tousley; Mr. and Mrs. C.
Similar Robbery in Timber
co.nnlcte the grading, thinks Anderson vs. Mr. and Mrs. Ben
A
robbery similar to the depot
Brickel; J. H. and Joy Bush vs.
Commissioner Bert Mills.
The road is passable in dry Mrs. K. A. McNeill and partner job was committed the night of
July 6 when the post office at
weather to where the shovel is to be selected.
Timber was robbed of $173.49
working, but is rough. At one
A small entrance fee will be in cash, $2.19 in stamps, money
point where the road is to follow charged.
I
order forms, and other articles.
an old railroad grade the track
Everybody seems to be quite The front of the safe was peeled
temporary
is still in place and a
enthusiastic over the tournament, in the same manner as was the
roadway, narrow and not at all declares Mr. Ulshoeffer.
one at Vernonia nearly a week
adapted for meeting trains or
later.
Handicap Tournament Held
cars, has been made beside it.
states
that
J. H. Rose, supervisor,
Emil Messing won the third
PRISONER IN JAIL
he has had assurance from the annual Vernonia handicap golf
A
local
man was arrested by
lumber company that the track tournament Sunday when he de­
will be removed within a week. feated Jack Bush six and four. Marshal Harry Phelps last week
Rocking will be commenced The 36 hole match was very on a charge of being drunk and
as soon as the grading is com­ close until the last round when disorderly, and is serving out in
jail a fine of $25 which he was
pleted, says Mr. Mills.
It is Jack’s game went to pieces.
unable to pay.
hoped that the entire work will
F. M. Ruhl repeated his win
be done in time for school next of last year and captured the
Attend Officer«' Convention
fall, he says.
first flight cup, defeating C. C.
Judge D. B. Reasoner and
Clay in a walkaway match, 10 Marshal Harry Phelps attended
Committee to Meet
and 12. O. D. McCabe won the a police officers convention in
With County Court second flight when he beat Sandy Hillsboro Tuesday. They report
Macpherson 7 and 6.
a very profitable meeting.
A. E. Veatch, president of the
The finals of the ladies’ mat-
Columbia
County
Taxpayers’ ches were exceedingly close > both
league, has named a committee to being decided on the last hole.
meet with the county court Sat­ Mrs. Helma King defeated Mrs.
urday at ten o’clock to discuss Sheila Bateman, one up. 1 These
reduction of expenses in county ladies played a very even match
government.
but only halved one hole and it
Members of this committee are was decided on the last putt.
Judd Greenman of Vernonia, O. Miss Ethel Tousley defeated Mrs.
J. Evenson of Clatskanie, L. L. Catherine McNeill, one up to win
George Clow wants to know
Giese of Rainier, A. H. Tarbell the first flight.
why red blackberries are always
of Warren, E. E. Wist of Scap-
green.
poose, O. Henry Oleen of Co­
Undergo«« Tonsil Oporation
lumbia City, Ira Hyde of St,
Miss Gavena Charlesworth, who
Little Eva was in our midst
Helens, and A. I E. Veatch of is a nurse at the Emanuel hospi-
Rainier, ex-officio.
tai, underwent a tonsil operation Thursday.
Monday and came home Wednes­
DOG RUN OVER
Have your operations while
day to spend a few days with her young.
It you don’t consider
A dog belonging to Merle Mills
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ray
the advice sound, witness Bucky
was run over at about four o’-
Charlesworth. Mrs. Charlesworth
clock Wednesday afternoon by a
Davis.
and Wilburn went to Portland
car driven by Lloyd Baker. Mar­
The crooks seem to be waking
shal Harry Phelps was called to Wednesday to get her.
put the animal out of its suf­ GETS SHEEP ALLOWANCE up to the fact that Vernonia is
on the map. Sorry, we didn’t
fering.
E. A. McDonald of Vernonia mean to attract their attention.
The accident was unavoidable,
as the pup ran in front of the was allowed $32 at the July ses­
sion of the county court for sheep
Some folks are just finding
car unexpectedly.
which had been killed by dogs. out that Vernonia is on the best
Roma Howell moved to Klam­
A total of $164.25 was paid of the proposed short routes to
for slaughtered sheep.
the sea. That’a fine.
ath Falla Friday.
MIXED FOURSOME
GOLF SCHEDULED
CAMP 8 GRADE
ALMOST FINISHED
Feathers
And ...
Talons..