** A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL^
Derno
VOLUME IX.
City Budget
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1931.
STORE COMPLAINS
OF SHOPLIFTING
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Several dresses, some hosiery, j
gift items and Christmas cards
have been shoplifted from the Mil-!
ler Mercantile store during the
past two weeks, reports L. H.
Dewey, manager.
At least five of these parties
were recognized, Mr. Dewey
states, and he plans to take ac-
30 tion against them.
A warning issued by the firm
appears in another column of this
issue.
Facts About the City fíudyet
Shows Large
Reduction
Controllable Expenses
Per Cent Under
Year Ago
The proposed city budget for
1932 shows a reduction in con­
trollable expenses of 30 per
cent from the actual expenses
of 1930, declares Walter W.
Wolff, auditor of the Oregon-
American Lumber company, who
audited the city books for that
year«
In 1930, he states, the actual
expenditures subject to control
by the council were $11,450.00
while the estimated expenditures
in the same classification for
1932 are $8,015.00. The balance
of the expenditures for next year,
$11 ,159.00 is for interest and re­
tirement of debt, he says, over
which the council has no control.
Figures showing the actual ex­
penditures for 1931 are of course
not complete, but the estimated
allowance for controllable ex­
penditures in the 1931 budget is
$10,395.00, Mr. Wolff states.
The reduction in the 1932 budget
from the estimated expenditures
according to the 1931 budget is
approximately 23 per cent. The
actual reduction will be somewhat
less, as the council has not been
spending the amount allowed.
INSTALLATION AT
MASONIC TEMPLE
DIRECT TAX LEVY: 1931 budget, $17,340.00; 1932 bud­
get, $15,804.00, a DECREASE of $1,536.00.
CONTROLLABLE EXPENDITURES: 30 per cent less than
actual expenditures in 1930; 23 per cent less than budgeted
expenditures in 1931.
ITEMS INCREASED (controllable expenditures) : street de­
partment, maintenance and lighting, $50.00 more than in
1931 budget.
ITEMS REDUCED (controllable expenditures): city dump,
$45.00; recorder’s supplies, $25.00; treasurer’s supplies,
$5.00; marshal’s salary, $180.00; deputy marshal’s salary,
$400.00; marshal’s supplies and jail expense, $100.00; fire
department, $250.00; librarian’s salary $20.00; new books,
transportation, shelving, $155.00; city park, $200.00—each
less than in the 1931 budget.
NUMBER 74.
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TIMMONS’ FATHER
PASSES IN SOUTH
J. L. Timmons and Albert
Timmons have received word of
the death of their father, J. P.
Timmons, who passed away at his
home in Sentinel, Oklahoma, Mon­
day, following a long illness. He
is survived by his widow, and
eight sons and one daughter.
With the excepion of J. L. and
Albert Timmons of Vernonia
they all live in the south.
TWO OFFICIALS
INSPECT CREEK
Coyle and
Emmerson
Bound Over
Preliminary Trial Take*
Place in Justice
Court
Clarence Coyle and Clinton J.
Emmerson, both of Newberg,
were bound over to the grand
jury Tuesday in Justice Hill’s
court on a charge of conspiracy
to burn the Coyle building in
this city November 16 with the
intent of defrauding the insur­
ance company. Bail for each was
set at $250.00.
A brief inspection of Rock
creek with respect to its feasi­
Jojnt installation of officers
bility as the site of a government
of
Nehalem chapter 153, Order
1
fish hatchery was made Saturday
of
Eastern Star, and Vernonia
1
by P. B. Hawley, superintendent
lodge 184, A. F. and A. M., oc­
of fisheries in Oregon and south­
curred
Monday night in the Ma­
ern Washington, and H. L. Kel­
'
DO NOT BE MISLED
sonic
temple.
ly, state game supervisor. Ac­
'
Culbertson Testifies
Eastern Star officers were in­
companying them on the trip
The increase of $4,756.57 asked for is NOT increase
The first testimony for the
stalled
by
Mrs.
Gwladys
Mac
­
were Lester Sheeley and J. H.
1
over last year’s tax, or any year’s tax, but an increase
state was given by Harry Culbert­
pherson,
installing officer; Mrs.
Bush.
1
over
the
sum
of
$1,758.43
allowed
the
city
this
year
with
­
Catherine
McNeill, installing mar­
Mr. Hawley expressed himself son, acting fire chief. He testified
'
that there were two distinct fires
out election.
shal;
Mrs. Pearl McCabe, organ­
as convinced that Rock creek has
'
in the building, one upstairs to­
ist; Mrs. Bessie Tapp, chaplain.
A vote against the budget does not mean a vote for
good possibilities.
wards the front and the other
The officers installed are as
The party took the temperature
lower taxes—it means a vote for a huge accumulation of
downstairs in a woodshed in the
follows :
it
at
several
points
and
found
outstanding warrants THAT MUST BE PAID BY THE
rear, and that the one could not
Worthy matron, Mrs. Edith
45 degrees, which indicates no
TAXPAYERS SOME DAY at the legal rate of interest.
have caught from the other. He
Pearse ; worthy patron, J. E.
snow.
noticed also heavy oil smoke.
Tapp; associate matron, Mrs. Lil­
Before any decision can be
There were rags, corn husks and
lian Brown; associate patron,
reached it will be necessary to
other rubbish in the hallway up­
4-H
CLUB
LEADERS
Glenn Hawkins; treasurer, Mrs. SOME FARMERS
get a considerable amount of data
CHURCH ELECTS
stairs, where the fire chiefly was,
Eurma Hartwick; conductress,
COUNCIL CONVENES at different seasons.
PROTEST
BUDGET
that part of the building being
Mrs. Minnie Hughes; associate
The
cost
of
installing
a
plant
NEW OFFICERS At a recent club leaders coun­ will be between $50,000 and vacant.
conductress, Mrs. Corinne Wall;
Abaut 30 farmers of the Yank­
Mike Miller’s Account
cil meeting in St. Helens the re­ $60,000, Mr. Sheeley and Mr.
chaplain, Mi«. Nancy Culfver; ton and McNulty districts metj
Mike Miller proprietor of the
marshal, Mrs. Grace Roberson; Wednesday night, December 16,
The annual business meeting ports of the various 4-H clubs of Bush were informed.
barber shop downstairs, explain­
Adah, Mrs. Jean Yeo; Ruth, Mrs. in the Bachelor Flat school house 1 of the Evangelical church De- .the county were given and a sat­
ed at the -time of the fire Coyle
Mary Beveridge; Esther, Mrs. Le­ to make organized objection to, cember 17 resulted in the elec- isfactory increase was noted. Wal- REBEKAHS HOLD
owed him for an overdue mort­
ia Holtham; Martha, Mrs. Geòr­ the inclusion of certain county tion of the following officers: | ter L. Daron, of Quincy, who is
DISTRICT MEETING gage on the building, and had
gie Green; Electa, Mrs. Jeanne offices in the budget which will; g. j. Douglass, trustee for! i president of the Leader’s associa­
i promised payment within 60 days.
“Saving” Accounted For
Crawford; warder, Mrs. Myrtle lie placed before the people of' three years; F. E. Malmsten, tion, presided. Miss Laura Uhl-
The annual district convention
man,
of
Scappoose,
is
secretary.
He also testified that he saw
Question has been raised as to Brock; sentinel, John L. Tim­ the county December 26.
class leader for two years; V.
The value of 4-H club work in of the Columbia County Rebekahs the defendant Emmerson the
what has become of the saving mons.
Basing their decision upon the's. Malmsten, assistant class lead-
was
held
Monday
at
Rainier.
dollars and cents to the young
morning after the fire, and that
Floral degree team consisted of
from a reduction in salaries, va­
increase in tax delinquency to er f°r two years, Mrs. E. E.
Besides those of Columbia
cancy in the office of city attor­ Fidelity, Mrs. Marjorie Cole; con­ 37 per cent over 23 per cent ¡Garner, Sunday school superin- people of Columbia county is in­ 'ounty seven lodges were repre­ Emmerson insinuated that Miller
ney, dismissal of the Seputy mar­ stancy, Mrs. Eurma Hartwick; for last year, the meeting rec-' tendent for one year; A. C.
c. centive to real work on the pro- sented, and visitors included and his assistant, Ben Brickel,
shal, and other economies effect­ purity, Mrs. Leia Holtham; faith, ommended (100 per cent) that, Knauss, assistant superintendent) Ijects, for beside the value of Miss Ethel Meldrum, president of set the fire.
He was certain that the fire
ed by the city council during the Mrs. Jean Yeo; charity, Mrs. the offices of county agent, road' for one year; Leroy Malmsten,, learning good habits of work and che Rebekah assembly.
could not have originated from
present year. The answer, Mr. Jeanne Crawford; associate mat­ master and county home demon-,secretary; Mrs. E. J. Douglass, accepted methods, a sizeable pro­
Those attending from Verno-
Wolff ascertained upon investiga­ ron, Mrs. Edith Pearse; reader, stration agent be abolished. They treasurer; Miss Christine Rainey, fit was shown in Columbia coun- nia were Mrs. A. H. Webb, Mrs. the stove in his shop, as the
The
total
of
all
club
work
; stove fire was out at about five
ty-
’
tion, is in the fact that the money Mrs. Gwladys Macpherson.
suggested that the office of coun-, Sunday school pianist; Mrs. Lou-
Margaret Lines, Mrs. Beulah Bas- I o'clock Sunday evening and the
The floral degree was confer­ ty nurse be kept up until Marchese Thomas, church pianist; Mrs. being : $1987.27, while the total
never was paid in, owing to the
value I of products is $5507.04. lington, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. ! building was afire at 4 o’clock
large amount of delinquent taxes. red upon Mrs. Leona McGraw, 31, 1932, after which it, like- E- E. Yeo, assistant pianist,
The clubs carried during the Spencer.
1 Monday morning.
retiring
worthy
matron,
who
was
Delinquency in tax payments
Mrs. Spencer was elected as
wist,
should
be
dispensed
with,
j
year 1931 have been sewing,
Emmerson Inconsistent
results in the writing of warrants also the recipient for a past
cooking, canning, home making, vice chairman for the coming
A
unanimous
vote
of
approval
Ex-SeKVlCC
Mdl
Mrs.
H. A. Simmons Tesified
that remain upaid, and the fact
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health, handicraft, garden, rabbit, year. Mrs. Lines was appointed that Emmerson came into her res­
was tendered to C. K. Spaulding
that the council has been able to
R.
S.
N.
G.,
and
Mrs.
Webb
in
­
dairy, goat, pig, and sheep, with
taurant Sunday night after 11,
and his effort toward reducing |
reduce expenses is reflected in
Asked to Register a total enrollment of 1002. Six; 8*d® guardian.___ ______
and after eating asked for direc­
the engineering force and cost|
the warrant situation. Bad as it is, Development Assoc.
hundred eighty-four boys and! _ , ...
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of the highway department, thus
. ,
_ i , j .. •
,
Oral Kiser of Banks spent a tions to a hotel, claiming that he
this situation would have been
completed their work 100 .
,
.
,. , ,
,
giving more work to the unem­
All ex-service men whether girls
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_____________________ few days at the Lindsley home had not been in Vernonia for
worse if the full budget appro­
seven years. She was positive,
Formed in Portland ployed.
employed or not are asked to
last week.
priations had been expended.
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however, that he was here the
register
with
Commander
J.
E.
According to H. E. McGraw,
William Skuzie acted as chair­
Thursday previous, in company
city treasurer, the county has
Formation of the Northwest man of the meeting and I. S. Kerr or Adjutant Eugene Ship­
with Coyle, whom she knew, the
man
at
once,
it
was
announcedj
collected and turned over to the Oregon Development association Baumgartner as secetary. The
two having eaten a meal in the
at
a
meeting
of
Vernonia
post,
|
city the first 11 months of this was started at a meeting repre­ committee on resolutions consis­
cafe the noon of that day. Next
American
Legion,
Tuesday
night.
year only $5,685.20, whereas the sentatives of the five northwes­ ted of Mr. Skuzie, Mr. Baumgart­
she saw him at about 8 o’clock
levy for the year is $17,340.00, tern counties of Oregon Thurs­ ner, A. H. Tarbell and L. E. The purpose of the meeting was
the morning of the fire, and he
to
discuss
the
unemployment
sit
­
leaving $11,654.80 delinquent. day night, December 17, in the Gulker.
told her he had not been here
with
reference
to
ex-ser
­
uation
The $800 or so saved is far more Central library, Portland.
|time, as played by Jeanne Hughes, , for two years.
(Contributed)
vice men.
than wiped out by this deficit.
The meeting was called by1
' was well taken ana
and mu
much appre-
Registers Under Alias
About 35 from Vernonia at­
State Senator Wm. F. Woodard, BASEBALL GAME
The program given at the I cjated by her audience.
Warrant Stuation Serious
Mrs. W. S. McDaniel, then pro­
tended. A joint meeting with Co­ Washington grade school Friday
acting for the Portland Uptown
Outstanding city warrants, Mr. Business Men’s association. Mr.
Robert Culver did some good prietor of the Hy-Van, testified
post of St. Helens was| evening, December 18, was a
IS POSTPONED lumbia
Wolff ascertained at the time of
scheduled, but word came dur-1 very successful affair and most work as Frederick Schuyler, "the that Emmerson engaged a room
Woodard acted as chairman and
his audit, January 1, 1931, were
from her at about midnight Sun­
ing the afternoon that it would thoroughly enjoyed by the large model young man.”
called the meeting to order. Rep­
$10,627. According to a report
resentatives were present from
The indoor baseball game be impossible for the delegation audience that attended and who' Martha Middlebrook, as Polly, day but said that his car was in
from the state treasurer’s office Tillamook, Clatsop, Washington, scheduled
the maid, was a small but clever the ditch and he would get it
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between _
the Teachers to come.
showed their appreciation and en-' bit of acting.
Vernonia had on July 1 $14,-'
Multnomah and Columbia coun-) and the Outlaws at the Legion
joyment by much hearty ap- ) Nellie and Hattie, the two du­ out before occupying the room.
924.00 outstanding warrants, an1
Rebekah Card Party
He registered under the name of
[ hall Tuesday was postponed on
ties.
pia use.
increase of $4,297.00 in six! After considerable discussion' account of the Legion meeting
tiful step-daughters as taken by C. S. Brooks of Portland. Short-
The Rebekahs are to hold a
The three-act comedy, “Too Elizabeth George and Betty Lee,
months, lailure to pass the pro
men from the different coun- that night. The date for playing card party at the I. O. O. F.
iy before the fire siren sounded
Much of a Good Thing,” was ex-'Were enjoyed as also was Jen- at 4 a. m. she heard him come
hall
Wednesday
evening,
Decem-
pose
u ge w°u 9lnlP y
ties represented the decision was it off has not been definitely
. . presented and showed ....
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r-.’, “another cousin,” by in, and upon the alarm he ap-
nie C
ouper,
a more rapid and dangerous addi-1 reached tQ form the association I et> according to Russell Mills, ber 30, to which the public is silently
much evidence of thorough train-1 Dorothy Nanson.
peared in the hallway, stating
tion to t is amoun , a rea y muc and Senator Woodard was named manager, but it will probably be invited.
ing. The stage setting was very I The jolly father, Mr. Perkins, that he had noticed no fire hav-
too large.
( temporary chairman. Each county , staged next week.
There will be tables for bridge,
attractive, adding much to ths enjoying a practical joke was ing come in on the Forest Grove
Salary Question Raised
■ is to have three men on the ex­
The schedule for the remaind- pinochle and 600.
pleasure of the performance. The well played by Everett Meeker, highway.
Objection to the budget has al-'ecutive committee for the organi-
1 er of the season has not been
cast al) portrayed their parts
These young people should be
Emmerson remained in the hall
so been made on the ground zation. E. E. Wist, president of drawn up, Mr. Mills states.
Just Eight Club
very effectively. The most im- highly commended for their ex­ during the fire, according to Mrs.
that it does not provide for re- the Columbia County Chamber of I The Federáis tangled with the Has Yule Party
portant male character, Tom Per- ) cellent work. Much of the suc­ Rose Fletcher, speculating con­
duction in salaries voted by the Commerce, was delegated to se- ; Athletics Wednesday night, but
kins, the rustic on a visit to his Cess wag due to the ability of
I
cure
the
names
of
executive
com-
A Christmas party and pot luck cultured relatives in the city, as Mrs. Lulah E. Fullerton, the cerning it.
council last summer.
on acount of the early publics*
I
mittee
members
from
Columbia
Coyle, Emmerson, Aitoeialed
The budget committee discussed
> tion of the Eagle this week it dinner were enjoyed by members played by Hamp Roberson was coach, who spared no time nor
E. S. Thompson testified to
this matter, reports Mayor J. E. county. The names of executive was impossible to report the re­ and guests of the Just Eight well done and he kept his audi-effort to produce satisfactory re-
Bridge club at the home of Mrs. ence in mirth from his first to guits.
Emmerson’s having an appoint-
Tapp, and decided that the sal­ committee men are to be forward­ sults.
Harry Kerns on Wednesday even­ last appearance.
aries should be placed on the bud­ ed to Mr. Wist from all the
i Between acts were some at- ment with Coyle to meet him at
ing, December 16.
get in full because the cut was counties before January 1.
Queen
of
Hearts
part,
Mrs.
tractive numbers. Howard Reeher, Baker’s pool hall Thursday of
The
main
female
Another meeting of the asso­
voted as temporary, until times
Bridge and a Christmas tree Perkins, bent upon maintaining one of the grade teachers, sang the previous week.
Club Meets
Earl Bice and H. S. Deedon of
improve. Budgeting the whole ciation has been set for January
with an exchange of gifts fur­ the family dignity at any cost, a tenor solo, “On the Road to
amount gives opportunity, there­ I 14. The purposes of the associa-
nished the diversions of the even­ thoroughly shocked on the slight- Mandalay,” in a beautiful and Hopewell, near McMinnville, told
The
Queen
of
Hearts
Bridge
fore, to restore the salaries to ■ tion are to develop highway con­ club met Tuesday at the home ing.
est provocation, was exeellently effective manner that was thor­ of a trip some time about April
that Coyle and Emmerson had
the original basis should condi­ struction work and to promote of Mrs. Helen Fogel. High score
Those
present
were
Mrs.
Lyle
)
portrayed by Muriel Williams, oughly appreciated.
made to that section for the pur­
tions warrant. According to Mr. the general development of this was won by Miss Maeile Roberta. J. Baker, Mrs. Virgil Powell, Mrs. who deserves much credit for
The
wand
drill
as
given
by
the
pose of buying cattle.
Tapp the council has no intention section.
Those
present
were
Maeile
Ro
­
Mary
Nelson,
Mrs.
Gladys
Press-
her
ability
and
intelligence
in
seventh
grade
girls
was
a
very
Those present from Columbia
J. L. Foote's Statement
of raising the salaries in the
berts,
Mabel
Van
Vleet,
Ruth
nail,
Mrs.
Lloyd
Baker,
Mrs.
W.
representing
such
a
difficult
part
difficult
affair
but
was
rendered
county were J. E. Kerr and H. E.
District
Attorney John L. Foote
near future, and will continue
| McGraw of Vernonia; E. E. Wist, Harding, Eurma Hartwick, Wayne M. Henderson, Mrs. W. J. Armi- naturally, artistically and satis- beautifully and pleasingly, show- summed up the belief of the state
to pay only the reduced amount
Hieber,
Olivia
Brickel,
Velma
tage,
Mrs.
J.
A.
Hughes,
Mrs.
factorily.
ing
how
very
thoroughly
they
had
R. E. Allen. R. H. Shreve, J. F.
now being paid until an increase I
Wall, Alma Prickett and the hos­ Jack Nance, Mrs. Rose Fletcher,
Eunice Bowles, “the bold fe- been trained by Miss Mary Gray­ that a crime had been committed
is justified.
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tess, Helen Fogel.
and Mrs. Kerns.
male,” bent upon having a good Jess, the gym teacher.
(Continued on Page 6)
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Grade School Program
Is Thoroughly Enjoyed