Vernonia eagle., March 18, 1932, Image 1

VOLUME X.
$2.00 per Year; 5c a copy
Recall Of
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932.
CONDIT REELECTED lfiarrpH
SCHOOL HEAD Uarrett nesig
Delegation Goes
NUMBER 12.
TAX LIEN FILED
AGAINSTJ1ROCERY
Salary Of
From County Work
E. H. Condit was reelected
To Astoria Meet A personal property tax lien
superintendent of the Vernonia
has been filed by Deputy Sheriff
grade schools at a meeting of the
H. L. Veazie against the Verno­
The board of directors of the
Lester
Sheeley,
Ross
Duncan
board of directors of district 47 Columbia County Chamber of
and Emil F. Messing attended nia Market and Grocery, which
.Monday night, at a salary yet to Commerce accepted the resigna-
the meeting of the Oregon State was closed February 27, and sale
be determined.
' tion of B. O. Garrett as secretary
Game
commission at Astoria Tues­ of fixtures in satisfaction of the
It is the expectation, Superin­ of the organization and appoint­
lien has been set for March 28
day
evening.
tendent Condit says, that the mat­ ed J. G. Nauman to take care of
The meeting was held in the at 10 a. m.
ter of election of teachers will the duties of the office. This
Personal property taxes for
circuit court room at the Clatsop
Vernonia Meeting Shows come up at the next meeting. action was taken at the board
1929, 1930 and 1931 are mention­ Other Points of Contro­
county
court
house,
with
about
A salary cut in addition to that meeting held in St. Helens Fri­
200 sportsmen present from Clat­ ed in the lien notice as delin­
Little Enthusiasm
of last year is regarded likely.
versy Settled by
day evening, March 11. Mr. Nau­
sop, Columbia and Tillamook quent.
man has assumed his new duties.1
For Plan
counties. The commissioners pres­
Council
He was formerly connected with I
ent were Marshall N. Dana, M.
the Charles R. McCormick Lum-!
No signatures were obtained
F. Corrigan and Carl D. Silven.
An ordinance amending Ordi­
to petitions circulated by propo­
ber company and has been active
Chairman Dana and the other
nance 181 by making the salary
nents of the county recall at the
i
i in civic and fraternal circles in(
commissioners explained their ten
of recorder $80.00 a month in­
meeting in the Vernonia grange
LlFOUD 10 Meet the county. He is at the presents
year wild life program and show­
stead of (5.00, and repealing sec­
hall March 11, and there was no
i time secretary of the St. Helens
ed films of wild life in the state,
tion 6, which stipulated that
evidence of enthusiasm for the
1 Kiwanis club.
especially with reference to hat­
the recorder would be res­
Every
community
will
be
ad-
•
rv
communitv
he
ad-.
County
Agricultural
Agent
!
Two celebrations marked the ponsible for delinquent wat­
ideas presented by the commit­
cheries. The only stream men­
vertised
at
the
annual
meeting
of
I
George A. Nelson and Secretary
tee in charge.
tioned by name was the Nehalem, golden wedding anniversary of er accounts, was passed at an
the Lower Columbia Associated Nauman attended a meeting of
At the outset A. H. Tarbell of
in
scenes showing fishing for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crawford of adjourned meeting of the city
Chambers of Commerce to be held the milk producers at Hillsboro
Riverview.
JOHN W. HAW
Warren announced the policy of in Longview, Friday, March 25.
steelhead.
council Wednesday night.
Sunday morning a service in
Monday night. The purpose of
the committee to allow presenta­
Who
will
speak
at
the
meeting
The
Vernonia
delegation
was
Another ordinance was passed
Election of officers will take the meeting was to urge methods
tion of its own views only at place. The nominating committee
of the Lower Columbia Associat­ assured that the budgeting of fish their honor was held at the Evan­ fixing the bond of the recorder
gelical
church.
Rev.
G.
W.
Plum
­
of
keeping
intact
the
supply
of
meetings held by the organiza­ consisting of E. M. Orth, Cathla­
ed Chambers of Commerce in plantings would be adhered to in
at (2500.00.
tion, but that an exception had met, Gus Person, Clatskanie, E. S. milk bo Portland and to repel 1 Longview March 25.
the future, thus promising a con­ er, pastor, preached on “The Rip­
Repeal of the (5.00 salary and
been made in the case of Judd Lindley, Vancouver, with N. N. any attempts on the part of out­
tinuance of the plan begun this ened Shock.” Miss Amy Hughes section 6 of Ordinance 181, and
Greenman because of his cour­ Blumensaadt as alternate will no­ siders to invade the market. The I
year. Information that the sports­ sang a solo, “Silver Threads merging of the offices of record-
group had representatives before
teous request before the meeting minate the new officers.
men of Clatsop county led by Mr. Among the Gold," and Mrs. Sid­ der and water collector ends the
the city commissioners of Port­
for a word in defense of the
Strawn
have stocked Lost Lake ney Malmsten and Mrs. Judd controversy which in part occa­
The program is built around
county court. Mr. Tarbell there­ land settlement in the Lower Co­ land to discuss an ordinance re­
with steelhead was of especial Greenman sang a duet, “Crossing sioned the recall election in Feb­
the Bar.” Mr. and Mrs. Crawford ruary.
upon offered Mr. Greenman the lumbia area with each communi­ lating to the situation. Mr. Nau­
interest.
were presented with a basket of
man and Mr. Nelson attended
opportunity of speaking.
The members of the commission
Committees Appointed
ty having its principal product this meeting as the representa­
golden
tulips.
Mr. Greenman pointed out that advertised and carried out in the
expressed themselves as well
Mayor Ben S. Owens named the
At their home Tuesday their
tives
of
Columbia
county
and
it is the custom for the defense menu.
pleased with the cooperation giv­ daughter, Mrs. W. T. Graves, pre­ following committees: judiciary—
St. Helens.
So anxious were five-year old en the department by the sports­
to testify after the prosecution
The program includes: George
pared a dinner at which Rev. and Malmsten, Johnson, Rogers; fin­
had stated its case and not be­ W. Ford, president; Invocation,1 Representatives of the county Robert Lumm and his mother, men of the state and assured
Mrs. G. W. Plumer and the Sid­ ance—Rogers, Cline, Malmsten;
chamber
of
commerce
attended
a
Mrs. Fred Lumm, of Scappoose,
fore. Mr. Tarbell then took the Rev. E. H. Gebert, Longview;
meeting of the Northwest Ore-! I to see “Corporal Eagen,” pre­ those present that they welcome ney Malmsten family were guests. streets—Rogers, Cline, Johnson;
floor him-self.
any suggestions or constructive Many gifts were received.
fire and water—Malmsten, Rog­
Address of Welcome, A. A. An­ gon Development association held ' senfe(j jn
in Vernonia that they riticism.
derson, Mayor of Longview; Res * ­ in Portland Wednesday evening, sented
County Agent Denounced
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford were ers, Johnson; health, Cline, John­
j I.;'..*J nine miles along the new
Resolutions Passed
married in Fayette, Iowa, March son, Malmsten; printing—Johnson,
Mr. Tarbell’s talk was chiefly ponse, A. W. Norblad, Astoria; ‘ i In his summary of activities' survey of the Scappoose-Verno­
Cline, Malmsten.
a criticism of the county agricul­ Community Singing, G. W. Mun- of the organization from Febru-^ nia-Hamlet route to Camp Eight,
Two resolutions were passed by 15, 1882. They came in the win­
These committees have power to
nis,
Longview,
leader;
Introduc
­
ter
of
1900
to
Oregon,
settling
tural agent and of the extension
the meeting. One urged Oregon
ary 12 to March 11, retiring sec-1 where Mr. Lumm works.
act, according to motion made by
service, which he asserted was tion of communities, Grover W. retary Garrett listed the follow­
members of congress to work for first at Pendleton, and aoon mov­
He brought them to Vernonia
Councilman Cline and passed.
“owned” by a big packing house. Morgan, Castle Rock; “Lower ing: Number pieces of mail re­
the Rock creek fish hatchery bill ing to Mt. Tabor, Portland. For
The meeting adjourned to Mon­
in
his
car,
where
they
stayed
ov
­
Columbia
Products
”
Art
Steele,
nearly
30
years
they
lived
at
He considered the employment ol
now before congress and the oth­
ceived, 166; number of letters
day, March 21.
er night after the show. So little
the county agent as an insult to Clatskanie.
er favored placing the right of Sunnyside, Washington, and mov­
sent out, 98; number of tele­
“Capt. Robert Gray Memorial,” phone calls received, 89; number wearied were mother and sqn by setting the time and limit of the ed to Vernonia in October 1930.
good farmers and declared, “We
day’s hike that on
Four sons and two daughters Dr. M. R. Eby Delegate
are going to get rid of the coun­ A. Wendell Brackett, Montesano; of visitors calling at office, 126; the previous
game season also the bag limit
their return from camp they with the state game commission.
address,
John
W.
Haw,
St.
Paul,
were
born to this union. They
To Portland Meeting
ty agent and the home demon­
number of cars registered, 15.
again walked the nine miles.
Both of the resolutions were are Hugh L. Crawford, manager
strator if it takes 25 years to Minnesota, director agricultural
The board points out that ac­
development
department,
North
­
his
mother
live
on
At a meeting of the Columbia
Robert and
>assed without a dissenting vote of an irrigation project at Bur­
tivities of the organization will
do it.”
ern Pacific railway, “Present go forward as originally planned one of the small chicken tracts or adverse comment.
ley. Idaho, Arthur Crawford, far- County Medical society in St. Hel­
Judd Greenman's Reply
Prospect for Agricultural Devel­
ens Friday, March 11, Dr. Mar­
for which Scappoose is becom­
The Vernonia delegates were mer at Sunnyside, Washington,
When he concluded Mr. Tarbeli opment in the Pacific Northwest.” under the direction of Mr. Nau­ ing famous. While at the Hotel
vin R. Eby of this city was elect­
Lindsay
Crawford,
manager
of
I man as secretary.
assured that the matter of ward­
called upon Mr. Greenman, who
ed delegate to represent the
Nehalem Robert printed his name
the
Dower
Lumber
yard
at
Che
­
I
en protection and fishways at the
explained that the speech just Vita Bridge Club
and address on the register in a
halis, Washington, Edwin Craw­ county association at a joint
power
company
’
s
and
Inman
Poul
­
given was an indictment of the
bold, remarkably legible hand for
ford of Long Beach, California, meeting of members of the Ore­
At Mrs. Brickel’s
sen dams is being considered.
U. S. department of agriculture,
a boy of his age.
Mrs. Perry H. Forker of Long gon State Medical society and
the packing houses, the extension
The Vita Bridge club was en-
Beach, California, and Mrs. W. T. the state accident commission in
service and the county agent, but tertained by Mrs. Ben Brickel
FARMERS SEED
Graves of Vernonia. Hugh Craw­ Portland in the near future.
not of the county court.
Thursday afternoon, March 10.
Representatives of the Oregon
LOAN BLANKS
ford communicated by long dis­
Mrs. Lowell Hieber, a guest
“The question is,” stated Mr.
ARE AVAILABLE
tance telephone with his parents State Medical society were pres­
Grenman, “have these two com­ of the club, won the prize for
on their anniversary, and mes­ ent at the St. Helens meetings and
A large frame building on the
missioners and the judge done high score. Refreshments were
Application blanks for farmers’
sages were received from others discussed ways and means of
old sawmill property near Rose
anything to stigmatize them in served by the hostess.
seed loans are available at the
who were unable to be present. handling problems arising be­
avenue was damaged by fire of
Members attending were Mrs.
iBank of Vernonia, according to H.
the eyes of the public?
Mr. Crawford was born 85 tween local physicians of the
i undetermined origin Thursday af­
A contract bridge club with op­
No man can be recalled F. O’Donnell, Mrs. E. Sunell,
E, McGraw, president.
years ago in County Longford, county and hospital associations
ternoon.
en
membership,
was
formed
at
the
in connection with sickness and
Mrs. Dan
without
stigmatizing
h i s Mrs. G. Crawford,
The largest amount which can
| The building was built in 1924
social meeting of Knights of Py- Ireland, and was brought by his industrial injuries.
character.” The recall, he added, Brown, Mrs. A. Nelson and Mrs. by O. W. Hodges as a boarding be loaned to an individual is
parents
to
the
United
States
At the Portland meeting Dr.
(400.00, according to instructions tias and Pythian Sisters and their when he was three years old.
was intended for dishonesty, mal­ Henry Fogel.
house for employes of the Ver­
friends in the I. O. O. F. hall
feasance in office, and the like,
received
from Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Crawford was born in Eby will represent the Columbia
nonia Mill company, but the com­
Monday evening.
County Medical society when
and certainly the county court
The amount loaned will be based
Lebanon, N. H.
pany became financially involved
Marcus Dee Gregory was elect­
members of the State Medical
on the requirements of the appli-
has done nothing to merit so ex­ Game Man Tells
before the place was ready for
ed president, and Mrs.
Fred
society discuss in open meeting
treme a measure. The only charge
occupancy, and it was never used can Tor seed, fertilizer, feed for Spring secretary. A ways and
with the state accident commis­
is that of making an appropria­
Of Holding Pens I except that an apartment on the work stock, fuel and oil for trac­ means committee composed of C. Vernonia Grange
sion the complaints and problems
tion for a county agent in face
tors,
etc.,
and
the
acreage
of
| second floor has been rented. At
W. Reithner, Dr. M. D. Cole
have arisen in industrial
of the mandate of the budget
Maintenance of a holding pen present John Greer has been, liv­ crops on which the applicant gives and Mrs. Ira Tucker was also el­
Initiates Many which
work in this county.
a
crop
lien
to
secure
payment
of
meeting.
for pheasants or other game birds ing in it.
ected.
No one subject took up so is a wonderful thing for a com­
The fire was largely confined the loan.
The club will meet regularly
At the regular meeting of Ver­
much of the budget committee's munity, believes ’Gene M. Simp­
The notes, which will bear in­
to the third floor. There is no
time as the question of retaining son, superintendent of the state insurance, states Judge W. A. terest at the rate of 5t4 per twice a month, and two hours of nonia grange 305 Saturday, March
the county agent, declared Mr. game farms at Corvallis, who was Harris, the present owner.
cent a year, are due and payable play will probably be preceded by 12, a large class of candidates
November 30, 1932, or sooner if a half hour of instruction. No was initiated as follows: Mr. and
Greenman. There were 12 writ­ in town Thursday morning to con­
Some belting and other equip­
ten resolutions upholding him, and fer with, local sportsmen regard­ ment of the old mill stored in the crops covered by the mort­ prizes will be given and no re­ Mrs. Ted Keasey, Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce McDonald, Mrs. J. B. Wil­
not one written word against ing erection of a pen here. The the building were badly damaged gage are sold prior to that date. freshments will be served.
him. Not to exceed ten individ­ citizens of a community take by water.
Membership in the club is op­ kerson, Miss Cleo Hall, Mrs. Wm.
uals appeared before the commit­ pride in such a pen, he declares,
en and anyone, without special in­ Hammack and Mr. and Mrs. An­
Ross Duncan insists that he
C. F. Hieber Takes
tee and requested discontinuance and have an interest in seeing
vitation, may join, provided only dy Kostur.
shows his fishing license only to
WEEK
OF
PRAYER
of the office, and fully an equal that the game laws are observed
that he or she is interested
E. W. Holtham was reinstated. the head man. Se he waited till
number appeared in his favor. because they have invested a
enough in contract bridge, to play He was a master of Plymouth he got to the commission meeting
IS EASTER PLAN
Over
New
Duties
Seven granges, one farmers' un­ dollar each and perhaps have con­
regularly.
¿range at Plymouth, N. H., in at Astoria and hunted him up.
Plans for an Easter week of
...
ion and one dairy cooperative tributed a little work towards as-
The next meeting will be held 1888, and was a member of the
C. F. Hieber took over the of­ in the I. O. O. F. hall next Mon­ grange for four or five years pre­
association urged his retention, luring an adequate supply of prayer were made by members
Whatever else is or is not
of the Women’s Missionary soci­ fice of city recorder from Judge day night, March 21, at 8:30 ceding.
and the committee had to listen bids.
stirring in Vernonia, the fish and
to a majority opinion.
The plan of the state game ety of the Christian church in a D. B. Reasoner Wednesday after­ o’clock. At that time the day
Mrs. Pearl Becxer of Warren game committee of the chamber
The farmers pay one-third of commission in supplying birds and meeting at the home of Mrs. Har­ noon, upon arrival of the bond and place for the regular meet­ grange, county matron of the ju­ of commerce and the Nehalem
the tax, or $500.00 in this case. providing feed free of charge to ry Culbertson Tuesday afternoon. which the recorder is required ings will be decided.
venile granges, and Clyde Wat­ Rod and Gun club are keeping
Inspirational services, lead by to furnish, Mr. Hieber also as-
“If two-thirds of the taxpayers communities that will erect hold­
son of Yankton grange, county right on the job.
...
lv„. ­ appointed members, will be held sumed the duties of water col-
ADDS SHELVING
want a county agent what are ing pens according to specifica
deputy of subordinate granges,
Hector,
succeeding
Margaret
Ship
­
jfr.
'
on
evenings
of
Tuesday,
Wed-
you kicking about?” he asked.
Judd Greenman told A. E.
tions is new in this state,
J. C. Lincoln has added shelv­ was present and reorganized the
Tax Relief Futile
Simpson says. There were 14 nesday and Friday of next week,Iley.
ing in his candy kitchen for dis­ Vernonia juvenile grange. John Veatch Friday evening at the
Mr. Greenman warned his hear- such pens last year, with average March 22, 23 and 25, in the] Judge Reasoner, in leaving the play of ammunition and fishing Becker of Warren grange was al­ recall meeting that Vernonians
~rs that the dismissal of a few capacity of 350. In all there were Christian church. The public is ¡office which he had held since tackle which he is carrying be­ so present.
are generous with their money
1925, expressed his willingness to sides his regular line.
salaried officers would not light­ approximately 5000 birds under invited,
The fololwing officers were but stingy with their names. Gen­
en taxes. Of the total of (702,- wire. The commission hopes to, The regular study for the af­ be of any assistance that he
elected for the Vernonia juvenile erally speaking, names are eas­
Mrs. J. F. Rose, Mrs. Phil Tay­ grange; Ralph Condit, master; ier to get than money.
000 levied, he said, the county have 20,000 birds under wire in ternoon was the topic “Health for could to Mr. Hieber in familiariz­
• • •
court has control over about the third year.
the World’s Physical Needs,” with ing himself with the details of the lor, Mrs. Harry Culbertson, and Chas. A. Tays, overseer; Howard
office.
Jack
Bush
and John Miller are
(11,000. If the county court
Mrs.
Herman
Veal
attended
a
Mrs.
F.
Claude
Stephens
in
Through the erection of these
Rundell, secretary; Philip Melis,
Previous to coming to Verno- district meeting of the Women’s
would steal the whole thing the pens the commission expects to be j charge. “A Portia of the Philip­
treasurer; Noah Treharne, chap­ trying to gang up on McGraw.
public would never know the dif­ able to maintain a sufficient sup­ pines,” was the subject of a pa­ nia Judge Reasoner was county Missionary society in Portland lain; Ruby Condit, lecturer; Ed­ Golf, of course.
...
ference in their tax bills.
ply of birds to prevent extinction. per by Mrs. H. Veal, and Mrs. commissioner of Washington coun­ Wednesday at the Mallory Ave­ win Treharne, steward; Edna
ty
for
eight
years
and
county
How
about
more baseball?
nue
Christian
church.
"There is nothing the matter The game farms cannot turn out W. L. Van
Doren
discussed
Mowe, assistant steward; Lillian
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with the county court,” he con­ birds fast enough to overcome the “Sounder Health for China.” Mrs. judge for six years.
Murphy, Ceres; Ruby Tays, Pomo­
Charlie Johnson left Wednes­
Mr. Hieber was manager of the
As a prominent citizen remark­
tinued. “If anything is the mat­ losses due to natural enemies in Stephens* subject was "Health
na; Dorothy Melis, Flora. Mrs.
ed the other day, the fellow that’s
ter in Columbia county it lies addition to depletion during the Touches Thibet,” and that of Mrs. Miller Mercantile store here for day to work in a logging camp A. V. Mowe is matron.
with those of us who voted for hunting season, he says.
Phil Taylor was "Lowly Indian some time and afterwards' con- in the Puget Sound region near
C. C. Van Doren has been on no golfer and knows it is lucky;
ducted a men's furnishing store Seattle. His family are planning
he can't lose any money betting
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of his own.
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to move there later.
on himself.
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Court Gets
Recorder Is
No Names
Determined
Lower River
Golden Wedding
Is Celebrated
Small Hoy,
Mother Hike
To See Show
Old Boarding
i
I
House Damaged
Contract Bridge
Club Formed
Feathers . . .
and... Talons