Vernonia eagle., November 06, 1931, Image 1

A
Oernog||5|Eagle
VOLUME IX.
=
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1931.
’’W
NUMBER 67.
WOMAN BRUISED
SCAPPOOSE TO
IN CAR CRASH
DEDICATE SCHOOL
CREW REPAIRS
McCool Prints Macpherson
C of C Hears
TELEPHONE LINES
Letter About Golf Course A maintenance crew of the
Mrs. M. L. Johnstone sustained
SCAPPOOSE — (Special.) —
as the result of a crash Scappoose union high school dis­
Be Held On bruises
West Coast Telephone company
Of County
between the cars of P. K. Peter­ trict No. 4 will dedicate its new
The following article appeared that at q meeting of the eight consisting of O. A. McLeod and
son and John Hatfield this side $50,000 concrete building on Wednesday morning in “Fore and clubs held at the Yamhill Country A. E. McGuire of Beaverton, G.
the mile bridge at 10 o’clock | Armistice day. After several Mayber More,” a column of the club last month it was decided E. Baker and T. L. Goodrich of
Nov. 27 th of Saturday
Organization
night. Mr. and Mrs.' years of discussion and legal pro­ Oregonian written by James H.
to enlarge the scope of the an- I Forest Grove, were in town the
Election To
I
Johnstone
in the cedure Scappoose union districts I McCool, golf editor:
i*-
----------- were
----- •• passengers
------ - - —
view
nual fixture. With this in
........
— . I first of the week pulling slack
(Peterson car. Further details of agreed to build a $50,000 build-
the secretary was instructed to lines and doin« °ther uPkeeP
People
who
live
in
small
towns
Council Decides In Favor the aceident are given in the. ing. . It contains a fine assembly are always more enthusiastic over invite a number of other golf’work that accumulated since the Services of Secretary In
Camp Eight correspondence in hall and domestic science depart­
I their star athletes than are the clubs to compete next year. These injurV °f the local manager, Earl
this issue.
ment. The design was made by
Of Recommended
Road Fight Are
additional clubs include the As­ Smith.
Frances Marion Stokes, Portland,' ] residents of large cities. Dwel­
N. Pound of Forest Grove,
toria Country club, Briarcliff
lers
in
little
municipalities
take
Measure
architect, and the plans carried
Explained
more interest in almost anything Golf club, St. Helens Golf club, engineer of the company, was
Pageant Given
out by J. H. Cronkite, St. Hel­
of a civic nature than do the Agate Beach Golf club, Corvallis here Monday supervising the job.
Decision to hold an election to
Since forming of the Colum­
ens, contractor.
blase “city slickers.” This applies Country club, South Salem Golf
secure authority to levy the sum
bia county chamber of commerce
In speaking of the building I to golfers as well as other ath­ club, Illahee Golf club and Ore­
In
Auditorium
of $4,756.57 additional city tax
over 600 inquiries from prospec-
Superintendent Herbert Michel-! letes. So the writer was not at gon City Golf club.
County I. 0. 0. F.
over and above the amount per­
tive settlers have been received
brook said, in an address to the I [all surprised to learn in a letter
“We aim to make this tourna­
mitted by the six per cent limi­
An allegorical pageant, despict- Parent-Teacher fall reception, “I
from the middle west and the
small
i
received
yesterday
that
the
Lodges Organize east, stated Barney O. Garrett,
ment second to none in the state.
tation law was made by the ciy ling the wedding of Miss 18th
know of no instance where a itowns are “ganging up” on Port- It will be conducted differently
council at its meeting Monday | Amendment and Mr. Good Citi-
secretary, at the local chamber of
group of men were able to ob- land with the objective of stag-
night. Opinion of George Bow- i zen, was presented by the W. C.
from the Oregon state amateur
A county organization of I. O. commerce meeting Wednesday.
man, city attorney of Hillsboro, [ T y with a locai cast of 60 1 t“inJ“.Ore .i\.S“'h ^ni?Um. fjjing a ’ goif'tournament\h^t "may in that only members of the com­
penditure of funds than have the •
O. F. lodges was formed at a Effort is being made to sort
was read to the effect that while | persons before a large audience board of directors of this dis-I receive more entries than the an­ peting clubs will be eligible for
these, in order to attract only
nual state amateur championship. entry. The idea listens good, meeting in Vernonia Tuesday those who mean business and have
it might be possible to substitute: in the Washington school audi­
trict.”
evening
in
the
Odd
Fellows
hall.
The competition is known as looks good and we believe it is
the vote at the usual budget meet­ torium, Wednesday night.
It is expected that hundreds of the “Cascade tournament,” an an­ worthy of our best efforts, as it Nineteen Odd Fellows and their sufficient funds to enable them
ing, it is possible that this pro­
Mrs. Ada Jolley of Portland, people will visit the grounds on nual event that was started in gives the average divot digger a families attended from St. Hel­ to get started successfully. There
cedure might be challenged in the
were 12 or 14 in one group, he
state
president of the W. C. T. U., the legal holiday.
11929 with eight small-town golf chance to participate in a tourna­ ens and three from Rainier. Ap­
courts, and the separate election |
A special service will be held clubs in the lists. The eight wars ment that is just to his liking. The proximately 85 were in atten­ added, that had between 45 and
gave
an
address
preceding
the
would remove all doubt.
50 thousand dollars to invest.
in the evening to which all per- Yamhill County club, Forest Hills
dance.
The date was set for November performance.
It is also the aim of the coun­
will
sons
interested
in
education
(Continued
on
Page
5)
The pageant, elaborately cos­
Plans call for a meeting four
Golf club, Woodburn Golf club,
27, at the city hall.
ty unit, he explained, to develop
be
invited.
times a year, once each in St.
Alderbrook Golf club, Albany
Arrangements are being made, tumed, was directed by Mr. and
those forms of agriculture that
Helens, Rainier, Clatskanie and
Country club, Seaside Golf club,
according to the councilmen, to Mrs. W. Sherman Thompson of
can be successfully conducted
Garrett
Reports
Portland
who
also
took
the
parts
Vernonia.
Silverton Country club and Ver­
have the judges and clerks of el-
here.
Poultry raising, he be­
County
Golfers
nonia Golf club. The first tour­
ection serve without pay, in or- of Anti Saloon League, the bride’s
The purpose of the organiza­ lieved, promises good returns if
Interest
Shown
1
father,
and
Columbia,
respective
­
nament
was
held
on
the
course
of
der to avoid expense.
tion is chiefly social.
skilfully carried out.
ly. Miss Louise Malmsten, presid­
Lose 37 to 17 the Forest Hills Golf club and
Mr. Bacon of Rainier was elect-
Mr. Garrett stressed the im­
ing at the piano throughout the
this year was staged on the course
“Vernonia business and profes- ed president, M. E. Turkington portance of developing agricul­
evening furnished the musical
W. M. S. REELECTS
of the Alderbrook Golf club, sional people are interested in the of St. Helens vice-president, C. G. ture in the county to provide a
An 18 man team from the
background.
where Bobby Litton, juvenile sen- Columbia County Chamber of Holt of Vernonia secretary, Mike new form of valuation to take the
Columbia County Golf association
ALL OFFICERS The part of the bride, Miss was defeated Sunday at St. Hel- j ^'e°n of McMinnville, won the Commerce,” states Barney Gar- Miller of Vernonia conductor, place of timber.
18th Amendment, was portrayed
Ht also told of the work of
rett, secretary of that organiza-
The program included an ac­
ens by the Meadowbrook club of i
by Miss Kathryn Malmsten and
The letter, which gives ali these tion who has been working on cordian solo by Walter Prye, ban- the chamber in lining up the
The Women’s Missionary socle-' Ernest Calef acted as the groom, Portland 37 to 17. O. T. Bate­ facts, came from Sandy Macpher­ the membership campaign of the jo and harmonica by Frank Mills county as a unit behind the Scap­
ty of the Evangelical church at! ! Mr. Good Citizen. The bride’s mo- man was the only Vernonia man son, proprietor of the Vernonia
county chamber since the first accompanied by Mrs. Mills, danc- poose-Vernonia-Hamlet route.
their regular meeting Wednesday . [ ther, W. C. T. U., was Mrs. Sid­ to participate.
Kerr Corroborates
The association will play the Golf club, who says: “The entry part of this week. He reports ing by Ada Mills, and songs by
re-elected all the present officers i ney Malmsten. John Barleycorn
list for the Cascade tournament
J. E. Kerr, chairman of the
for another year.
They are:| | who did his best to prevent the City View Golf club of Portland has increased every year as in­ that there is a pretty general un- R- L. Spencer, besides other num-
derstanding of the aims and pur-'bers by visiting guests,
meeting, also told of the value of
Mrs. _______
C. Malmsten; vice wedding was played by H. A. next Sunday at City View. Since terest has grown, and so en­ poses of the organization here and
. President,
____ _____
The next meeting place will the county chamber in helping the
Vernonia is entitled to 10 players
president, Mrs. E. M. Bleile; sec-¡rays, and the revenue officer who
thused are the originators of it that support ha3 been accorded in be at Rainier in January,
highway project. “It has been
retary, Mrs. "
D. Marshall;
>>, treas­ finally arrested him was Leroy on the team, it is hoped that the
able to take the message to the
the local representation will be
nearly every instance.
urer, Mrs. H. V. Holcomb.
Malmsten.
outside cities along the Colum-
much
larger
than
last
Sunday.
The campaign for membership
BoVS
Mrs. E. E. Garner, chairman
C. E. SOCIETY
Other characters and those who
da as no other could,” he said.
A return match with City View
in Vernonia followed a display i
*
of the finance committee, stated portrayed them follow:
R. B. Early of Portland was
the
will
be
played
in
Vernonia
in
advertisement
and
story
of
the,
that in order for the committee
Music, Mrs. Frank Mills, Miss near future, at a date not yet de-
TO
HOLD
RALLY
introduced as the strongest man
At
Legion
Bout
drive in last week’s Eagle vzhich j
;
_
to have plenty of time to mark Mildred Drake, Sidney Malms­
in the road fight. “No single man
termined.
Mr. Garrett stated was very ben-,
_______
the articles. All articles for the ten and E. Knight.
could have done more,” declared
En- eficial in explaining the idea of I O. T. Bateman, Clyde Jordan, Mr. Kerr.
bazaar to be held December 12,
The
Wildwood
Christian
The Church, Rev. G. W. Plum­
must be in the hands of the er; Women’s Missionary society, LOCAL WOMEN
deavor Union will hold its first the county chamber of commerce. Dane Brady, Ed Bafford, Pat
Cooperation Praised
ASSIST IN BOOTH rally since the convention at Ver- During his calls upon the busi­ I . Murphy,
committee at the next regular Mrs. E. Knight; The Home, Mrs.
Oral Estes, Willard Havi-
“Never in my experience have
on ness people of this city, Mr. Gar­ I land, Bert Tisdale and a large
nonia.
The
sessions
begin
meeting of the society.
Charles Malmsten; Y. W. C. A.,
Mrs. Judd Greenman, Mrs. W.
Saturday evening November 14 rett was introduced by R. D. party of Filipino boys attended I found the spirit of cooperation
The next meeting will guest Miss Enid Bolton; Y. M. C. A.,
L. Van Doren, Mrs. Rose Sitts
__________
and last until Sunday evening. Fisher, who is a member of the the _ American
day and a pot luck dinner will Ray Mills; The Rising Genera­
Legion smoker in and helpfulness that I have found
and Mrs. W. C. Crowder, local
in Vernonia people,” declared
All the sessions will be held in board of directors of the county Clatskanie Tuesday night,
be served at noon. Each mem­ tion, Martha Tapp, Billy Duncan,
representatives oP the federated
organization, and
andby
by Emil Mes
Mes-
­ , A real g00(j car(j wag enjoyed, Mr. Early, in response.
ber may bring a guest.
Truman Knight and Lawson garden clubs, were present at the the Christian church.
He predicted real tangible re­
Mrs. C. Malmsten had charge Smith; “Capitol”, Mr. and Mrs.
Delegates will come from Clats­ sing, secretary of the Vernonia is the report brought back to
International Stock show Satur­
sults from the efforts of the com­
of the program and gave an in­ Ira Tucker; Federated Women’s
kanie,
Rainier, Astoria, Scap­ Chamber of Commerce. He also Vernonia.
day to assist in the club booth
outlined some of the plans of the j The surprise of the evening was mittee.
teresting talk on missionary work Clubs, Mrs. Fred Spring; P.-T. A.,
placed there in the interest of poose and St. Helens.
group before the luncheon meet- tj)e majn event( ¡n which
Ivan
in Haiti. Rev. G. W. Plumer Mrs. Ross Duncan; International
which Ivan
road-side improvement and forest
BAKERY DONATES BREAD
ing the local body Wednesday gchuler of Westport substituted
spoke on the home mission work Peace
Relations,
Mrs. E. J. preservation.
amongst the Italians.
noon.
( on two hours notice for Young Armistice Day
Douglass.
The state chairman for the
A box of bread, cookies, rolls,
A short sketch, “Mite Box Ef­
Vernonia is represented on the . Sharkey, who had broken his
road-side
improvement
committee,
19th Amendment, Ada Mills;
pies and other pastries from the board of directors of the county
ficiency,” was given by Mrs. E.
county, hand in training. Schuler gave
Plans Announced
I Color guard, Navy, Marvel Gra- Mrs. Honeyman, told the local Vernonia Bakery is distributed
J. Douglass, Mrs. M
M. R.
R. Eby,
1
given the program of the Colum- Happy Chapman of Centralia a
members
that
a
great
deal
has
each day to the needy from the organization by H. E. McGraw njce shellacking in six rounds,
Mrs. E. M. Bleile, Miss Louisa ven> Army, Harvard Malmsten
Malmsten,“Mr7?E?’E. Yeo, Mrs. and Joh" Kirki Red Cross, Mrs. been accomplished in the way of unsold stock of the day before.
and Mr. Fisher. These men urge j Two lady boxers furnished the • A dance at Arcadia park the
Judd Greenman and Mrs. A. J. M'™» R-
a"d Dorothy June road beautification in the state This is being distributed by J. L. that every possible support be crOwd with a lot of laughs and evening of November 10 and a
Wolff; Boy Scouts, Hale Graves during the past year. People are Timmons through the courtesy
dinner at the Evangelical church
Hughes.
bia County Chamber of Com- were good boxers.
Pumpkin pie with whipped,aad Louis Graven ; Campfire beginning to realize that beauti­ of the Oregon Gas and Electric merce. They have been provided
The first event of the evening at 6 p. m. Wednesday are the
ful
roads
and
highways
are
not
company, which owns the truck. with membership
cream and cider were served by JG,rls- Helen Messing and Leona
application was between John La Cruse of chief events planned by the local
Mrs. L. Mowe, Mrs. E. M. Bleile, ! HillmBn; Foreign friends, Doro- only an esthetic asset to a com­
blanks
and
will
be
glad
to answer Vernonia and Young Tillotson of post of the American Legion in
Mrs. E. E. Garner and Mrs. W., thy Oversen, Opal Carlson, Ber- munity but a financial one as High School Play»
any questions regarding the or- st. Helens, who fought a four celebration of Armistice day.
well,
she
said.
Armitage
*t*la Thompson and Erma Thomp-
The dance is in charge of a
Estacada Today ganization.
round draw.
Others present at the meeting,BOn'
Headquarters for the organiza-1 In the next event Kid Lasaro committee of which E. H. Wash­
Dallas
Guest
were Mrs. E. S. Thompson, Mrs. ( In the bridal party were: Mat-
One of the concluding games tion will be established in the: of Vernonia ran into a right burn is chairman. Other mem­
C. Richardson, Mrs. J. H. Burn- ron of honor, Mrs. T. B. Mills; Honored
of the season is to be played on I White building in St. Helens as hand punch from Ray Morgan of bers are J. A. Miller, J. J. Grady
side, Mrs. Coombs, Mrs. W. W. Maids of honor, Marian Lindley,
the local high school field this soon as remodeling operations Westport in the second round, and C. V. Johnson.
Mrs. E. H. Condit and Mrs. E.
Wolff, Mrs. J. B. Hair, Mrs. H. and Louise Roberson; Brides-
afternoon when Estacada high have been completed. Mr. Gar-¡The fight was fast and furious
A lunch will be served in con­
a 1
S. Strong, Mrs. G. W. Plumer, maids were Verna Ray, Zonweiss E. Garner were hostesses at
school clashes with the local el­ rett will be in charge of the, while it lasted.
nection with the dance.
shower
Saturday
afternoon
at
the
'
!
Mrs. L. A. Rogers, Mrs. West,' Douglass, Rose Sitts, May DeEtt home of Mrs. Condit honoring even.
The dinner will be under the
office and states that he will be I Two little Sabatino brothers,
Estacada has a strong team glad to have any of the people of Danny and George, aged 6 and 7, auspices of the Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. I. Mann, Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Throop, Edna Owens, Nelle Green, Mrs. George Wallace of Dallas,
Helen Charlesworth and Mary
and a good contest is expected. the county call upon him at any almost stole the show from their and the Women’s Relief Corps.
E. H. Condit.
Ann Childs. Ushers were Mel- Oregon. The afternoon was spent
There will also be an Armistice
brother mit slingers with a siz­ All ex-service men and their fami­
playing
appropriate
games
after
time.
ville Malmsten, head usher; Ro-
day game with Banks.
Birthday Party for
zling little four round exhibition. lies are invited.
which
Halloween
refreshments
bert Cline, Warren Aldrich and
Swede Nelson of Vernonia and
In the afternoon of Armistice
were
served.
Mrs.
Wallace
was
Geological
Survey
Mrs. Plumer
Donald Holtham.
Jess Hottenger of Astoria head day there will be a football game
presented with a large basket of MARKET IMPROVES
i-----------------------------
A birthday party compliment­
Here Is possible the next smoker, November 18, on the local field between Banks
SAYS JAKE NEURER
beautiful and useful gifts.
ing Mrs. G. W. Plumer was given Mrs. O. Roberts
at Clatskanie.
and Vernonia high schools, begin­
Those present were Mrs. J. A.
Hopes for an extensive geolo
Market for veal and beef in
ning at 2 p. m.
McDonald,
Mrs.
Sarah
Spencer,
Entertains Friends
gical and soil survey of the up­ Salesman Report»
Miss Louise Malmsten, Mrs. Frank Portland has improved noticeably
noon at the home of Mrs. Judd
Mrs. Ollie Roberts entertain­ Hartwick, Mrs. Florence McDon­ in the past few weeks, states per Nehalem valley next year are
Business Increase
are extended by John —
.
T. —
Holman
Greenman.
ed a group of friends all day ald, Mrs. Iris McDonald, Mrs. Jake Neurer of Natal. Last sum­
The afternoon was spent infor­ Monday while they helped her Sarah Smith, Mrs. L. A. Rogers, mer he had considerable diffi- of Los Angeles and Hubert G.
October was the biggest month
• •
mally with needlework, Light re-
the quilting of two beauti- Mrs. C. N. Rundell, Mrs. Victor culty in disposing of choice meat, Schenck of Palo Alto, California, the Portland branch of his com­
freshments were served, Cuests fu| quilt, which she has made. Bergerson, Mrs. H. M. Condit, but recently the market men. who have been here for about pany ever had, reports A. A.
included
Mrs.
Plumer,
Mrs.
|B<jjeg spent a delightful day Mrs. Madge Rogers, Miss Lenora he reports, are showing a much three weeks on a reconnaissance. Cohen, flour, feed and cereal
Mr. Holman reports that geo salesman who was in town Thun-
Greenman, Grandma Rogers, Mrs. '• and enjoyed a delicious luncheon Kizer, Mrs. J. B. Wilkerson, Mrs. keener interest, and are glad to
Alice Malmsten,, Gandma,Spencer, „^ 'by Mrs. Roberti at noon, Alice Buckner, Mrs. B. J. Cline, buy veal or beef of good quality, logical resources of this locality day.
have never been ascertained, and
Mrs. Bessie Malmsten, Mrs. Min­ j Those present were Grandma Mrs. R. F. Nance, Mrs. M. D.
On one day last month, he
The Vernonia boys who at­
they are here for a few weeks to »ays, all records were broken tended the Legion smoker Tue»)
nie Malmsten, Mrs. Fred Wall, Rogers, Aunt Sally Spencer, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Chas. Uhlin, Mrs. A. L. Neighborhood
sur-
out
if
a
more
thorough
find
Mrs. E. M. Bleile, Mrs. A. J. | Rose Sitts, Mrs. J. A. McDon­ Parker, Mrs. J. Weed, and Miss Dinner at Sells’
when 17 carloads were shipped day report that Ed Bafford near­
vey would be worth while.
Hughes, Mrs. E. E. Garner, Mrs. ald, and Mrs. Frank Hanson.
from the Portland plant. Business ly passed out during the ladies’
Lois Malmsten sent gifts but
Judson Weed, Mrs. John B. Hair,
in his line has shown a very boxing match.
A neighborhood dinner was
were unable to be present.
MORE BIG PRODUCE
Mrs. H. V. Holcomb, Mrs. Dave
marked increase in the past few
held Sunday noon at the home of
William H. Nissen was married
T t ♦
Marshall, and Mrs. Walter W. October 25 to Louise Henry,
Two huge carrots, the largest weeks, he declares.
O. A. Powell of Portland spent J. H. Sell and daughter Grace.
Doc Hurley was late to the
Wolff.
The wholesale price of flour is chamber of commerce meeting be­
daughter of Mrs. Mary Trulling- Thursday of last week visiting at Present were Mr. and Mrs. Jack weighing two and three-quarters
er Henry of Portland.
They the home of his brother, V. L. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Er­ pounds and having a length of I advancing rapidly, he states. The cause he was waiting for Doe
DONATES HEADLIGHTS
are living on the place near the Powell. He states he was more vin and son Fred, Mr. and Mrs. nine inches, have been brought first rise was October 19, and Eby, and Doc Eby did not get
E. A. Green has donated a pair Nehalem south of town formerly than surprised to see the changes i Martin Fish, daughter Jean and to the Eagle office by Charles since then there have been four, there at all because he waa try­
of headlights for the Legion com­ occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. R. that have taken place around granddaughter Erleen, and Mrs. Aastrom, who grew them on his amounting in all to 80 cents a ing to connect up with Doc Hur-
barrel.
Pittsburg in logging operations.
Celeste McDonald.
place on Rose avenue.
Watts.
munity ambulance.
_______
Feathers
and .. .Talons