Vernonia eagle., May 20, 1932, Image 1

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VOLUME X.
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932.
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LleCtlOIl IS
6 TRUCKLOADS OF
RUBBISH HAULED
Service Held
In Honor of
VICKREY BUYS
IN HOOD RIVER
Judd Greenman Replies
3 Schools
B. A. Vickrey purchased Sat­
To Recall Accusations
urday
the business of
Held Today the Hood morning
Hold Joint
River bakery in Hood
Four truckdoads of rubbish
were .hauled to the city dump
grounds Saturday, clean-up day.
Two more were taken on Tues­
day, chiefly from the business
section, when several of the mer-
chants cleaned up their premises.
Citizens showed an excellent
spirit of cooperation in getting
rid of litter. Street Superinten­
dent Earl Smith was in charge.
River, and opened business there
Sunday afternoon. He took with
him the staff of the local bakery,
Albert Bolten, Merle Mills and
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Norma Anderson.
Mr. Vickrey had been negotiat­
Capacity Crowd Present
Recall Question to be ing for several weeks purchase of
the Hood River plant, and it was
at Rites for Noted
Decided Also at
not until Saturday that the deal
was closed. Immediate possession
Pioneer
Same Time
was necessary and he closed the
business here without waiting for
Services for Mrs. Sarah A.
Primary election will be held a sale. The equipment of the local
(Aunt Sally) Spencer, who died
today from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. plant will remain in its present
at her home in this city on her
in the following Vernonia pre­ location, pending purchase by
82d birthday, May 17, were held) Graduation exercises for Ver- cincts;
, some one or reopening by Mr.
at the Evangelical church Thurs- nonia union high school were
1. (North of Bridge street and Vickrey when conditions warrant.
day afternoon. One of the largest held yesterday evening in the aud- west of Rock creek), Van Alstine
The stock was moved to Hood
audienees ever in the local church itorium in the Washington grade building, 868 Bridge street.
Mrs.
River Sunday morning.
taxed the capacity of the auditor-, school. The following program was
2. (North of Bridge street and Vickrey returned Monday to pre­
ium and social hall, a classroom given:
pare the household goods for
alcove and the balcony. All busi-| Processional, Mrs. Lloyd Tho- east of Rock creek), Grange hall. shipment Tuesday, and left Tues­
3.
South
of
Bridge
street
and
ness houses were closed during, mas; invocation, F. Claude Ste-
day noon.
the service.
,phens; music, orchestra; “Teach- east of Rock creek), O.-A. cook
Rev. G. W. Plumer, who con-[ ing in My Home Town,” Ray house.
4. (South of Bridge street and
ducted the service, spoke appre- Mills; “High
Hiorh School Activities,'
datively of her spirit of friendli-, Miss Charlotte Green; “Compari­ west of Rock creek), city hall.
ness, her interest in the American son,” Jack Marshall; “The Class
Voters will be given republican
„.I... worthy
..„..I., organiza-
_ 1__-of 1929,” Mrs. Hilbert Young; or democratic ballots according to
Legion and other
tions, her devotion to her family1 vocal solo, “Courage,” Miss Amy their party affiliations as indi­
and her*church, her fondness of I Hughes; address, “What of the cated on their registration cards.
Pleas for a number of candi­
pioneer memories along with her Future?”, Judd Greenman; vocal In addition there will be separate dates were made at the chamber
¡solos, selected, Jack Kelly; “Some ballots for judiciary offices, as I of commerce meeting Wednesday
zest for the present.
I Achievements of the Class,” Miss required by the non-partisan ju-, noon by outside speakers.
Ill Nearly One Week
Mrs. Spencer was remarkably ■ Elna Spencer; Presenting the diciary law enacted at the last I Ralph S. Hamilton of Portland,
active for her age. A week ago ! diplomas, H. M. Condit; song, legislature.
former speaker of the lower
Wednesday and Thursday she “Memories,” the graduating class;
Recall of County Judge J. H. I house of the legislature, spoke
Portland
and - _ a --
few . benediction, Rev. G. W. Plumer. Wellington and County Commis­ in behalf of Earl C. Bronough,
visited in T
—
hours after her return Thurs- j Honors in scholarship were sioner T. B. Mills
mins will
Will also be
oe J ! candidate
'-euuiuave for
wi attorney
anuuicy general.
general,
day evening she suffered a stroke >awarded to:
voted upon at this time. Petitions I W. G. Hare of Hillsboro, for-
of paralysis, never regaining con-1 Seniors—George Laird, Lawr- were filed also against Commis-|raer senator from Washington
sciousness until the end came atjence Jesclard, Gertrude Ek, Han- sioner J. N. Miller, but as a ¡county, urged the selection of
3 a. m. Tuesday morning.
j nah Ek, Edna Owens, Alice Par- money guarantee was required in I Col. A. E. Clark for United
Several weeks before she was ker, Richard Melis,
view of the previous attempt at States senator.
Juniors — Marjorie Meeker, recalling him his name will not
seriously ill, but had recovered
Dr. A. C. Bailey of St. Helens
nicely and was as active as ever. Margaret McDonald, Rachel Ek, appear on the ballot.
upheld the claims of Senator
Edgar Crawford, Gladys End.
Born in Missouri
Frederick Steiwer, predicting 80
Sophomores— Bernice Updike, CLATSKANIE HIGH
Sarah A. Tindle was born in
; per cent of the ex-service vote
Cedar county, Missouri, May 17, Milicent Ratkie.
SCHOOL STUDENTS
for the incumbent.
Freshment — Ruth Page Sim-
1850. With her first husband,
PICNIC IN PARK
Fred Herman, of Rainier, can­
Martin Gillihan, she came from mons, Benjamin Wilkerson.
didate for joint representative of
NATAL—(Special.) — Several1 Columbia and Clackamas counties
Fair Play, Missouri, her old home, i Winner of scholarship cup,
bus loads of Clatskanie high was _________
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to Oregon in 1870 and settled on j George Laird.
introduced. ___
He was
accomp-
The baccalaureate sermon was school boys and girls enjoyed an anje(j by n . N. Blumensaat of
Sauvies island, afterwards moving
to Clark county, Washington. One given in the Evangelical church j outing and picnic lunch at Big Rainier.
child was born, Mrs. Bertha ¡Sunday evening by Rev. G. W. Eddy park Friday, May 13. Har­
Need of protection of lumber
Malmsten, who died a year ago | Plumer. Class day exercises were ry Morris, caretaker of the park,* was brought out by Judd Green­
extended
a
cordial
welcome.
at Seaside. Mr. Gillihan died in . held in the assembly room at the
man, veho asserted that Senator
[ high school Wednesday after­
1872.
Steiwer had shown more willing­
NEW SAFEWAY CLERK
June 3, 1880, Mrs. Gillihan noon.
ness than any other member of
married I/ael P. Spencer, who
the Oregon delegation to assist
E.
D.
Phillips
of
McMinnville
Chairman
Leslie
M.
Scott
of
took up a land claim where Ver-
in getting a more adequate duty
was
transferred
Wednesday
to
the
state
highway
commission
nonia now stands. Here she has
on the Canadian product. Water
the
local
Safeway
store,
taking
remained ever since, except that and Senator Wm. F. Woodward
shipments of lumber from Ore­
a few years ago she left the old were in Vernonia Friday of last the place of Francis Van Loo, who gon and Washington ports de­
goes
to
the
Hillsboro
unit.
week
on
the
return
trip
from
in
­
farmhouse and moved to the house
creased 44 *4 per cent in the first
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are at four months of 1932 under the
on Bridge street which she named spection of the Hamlet-Elsie sec­
tion of the proposed road to the present living in the Roseway shipments of the corresponding
“Memories.”
apartments.
Mr. Spencer died November 8, coast.
months of 1931, he declared,
1922.
while British Columbia Ports
Surviving are two daughters,
showed an increase of 2 H per
Mrs. Oral Faulkner of Portland
cent.
and Mrs. Margaret Throop of
Difficulties of securing a lum­
Vernonia, two sons, Omar C.
ber tariff owing to opposition in
Spencer of Portland and Robert
the middle west and east was de­
L. Spencer of Vernonia, 11 grand­
scribed by Lester Sheeley, can­
children and one greatgrandchild.
The 19 man team from the Macpherson 1
c. Abrams 2 didate in the democratic primary
She was a member of the Wo­ Forest Hills Golf course at Cor- V Childs 2%
R. Fendali H for representative.
men’s Relief corps, Mr. Spencer
H. E. McGraw presided. A
J. Miller 3
G. Patterson 0
nelius
landed
in
a
swarm
at
the
having been a Civil war veteran,
H. E. McGraw 2 !
Doc Abrams 1 word in behalf of Mr. McGraw
and was for 41 years a member local links last Sunday and after F. M. Ruhl 3
Bob Miller 0, himself was added by Mr. Hamil-
of the local Evangelical church, battling an equal number of Ver- H. Fogel 3
Doc Todd 0' ton after the other speakers had
More recently she joined the Re- oniaites returned home on the B. Brickel 2H
J. Anderson *4 1 finished.
bekah lodge.
losing end of the first of this M. King 2%
T. Dyers % ' Attendance was much larger
years home and home seriees. E. Messing 1
R. F. Peters 2 than usual.
The Vernonia golf pasture under W. Heath 2H
A. B. Caples “4 ' _
the newly added yardage on No. M. Miller 1*4
F. Watrous 114 WEED HOME
2 and No. 7 holes resisted all ef­ L. Roberts 3
L. Stranahan 0'
CATCHES FIRE
forts at par shooting golf by any Ben George 0
C. Condit 3 [
individual of either team. Tommy Kullander 3
J. Parsons 0i Several holes were burned in
Bateman with Frank Miller and
Total score: Vernonia 38 *4, [ the roof of the home of Mrs.
Doc Mills of Forest Hills shot a Forest Hills 1814.
¡Judson Weed on the Timber road
trio of 77’s for low scores of
The return match with Forest' S«turd«V afternoon 1 when the
WE SHALL MISS . . .
the day with the majority of the Hills will be played sometime in
caught t ~ fire, presumably
Happy climbing Corey hill in other players of both teams
from sparks from the chimney.
July,
the
exact
date
to
be
an-
his school bus . . . Ben Vickrey grouped fairly close in the 80’s.
j Mrs. Weed and Mrs. E. E.
carrying a basketful of bread The meet throughout was closely nounced later.
Garner were at home, but the
down Bridge street . . . also his played and while Vernonia won
Handicap
local 41 fj
. rating
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„ re was
„„„ first t discovered by
cats scurrying under the side­ by much the larger number of 1 club members will be posted this neighbors. An electrically operat-
walk on Rose avenue . . . Boys points this does not signify that week by the handicap committee. e(j water system enabled them to
and girls going to and from they did not meet with plenty of. It is planned that on May 28, 29 save the house.
school . . . The Timberline and ¡competition from the Washington j and 30,
of
,n because
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•*— weekend
’
sleight damage resulted from
grade school news ... some' county
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j — holidays
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slank planters. . In many
and j *»
Memorial
the water.
candidates (who and how many?) matches the winning points came ing three full days play, that the;
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only to the local players on th» spring handicap meet can be play-1
Little Basin»» Transacted
SEEN HERE AND THERE
last few holes. The course was ed off at this time. Full details
The city council met Monday
Dan Cason sitting on the bum­ dry and fast as a result of the are not yet worked out but will night, devoting the time to rout-
per of a parked car while writ­ heavy winds of the last week be announced later by the tour­ ine business.
ing a memorandum . . . Lloyd which left both fairway and nament committee.
Mrs. Ray D. Fisher wai ap-
Thomas perched atop a pile of greens hard to judge and was] Next Sunday there will be a pointed a member of the library
rubbish in Curly’s truck, holding the direct result perhaps of the 16 man team match with the Mt. board to aucceed Mrs. Wm. Cul-
over himself a pink parasol some­ high scores turned in.
Hood Golf club. The boys from ver.
body had thrown out for clean­
Individual points are aa fol- the big mountain will bring down
The council adjourned until
up day . . . Harry Culbertson in lows:
a galaxy of golfing stars. Play next Monday in order to eon-
his Dodge dragging a junked
Forest Hills
Vernonia
will begin at 9:30.
aider some ordinances which
Chevie out of a vacant lot (more H. Greenman
Doc Mills 1H
' are in preparation.
clean-up) . . . Rev. G. W. Plum- Doc Cole 1
Norman Armes 2
Frank Hartwick and E. 8.--------------- ------- ——
er asking Ralph Hamilton about Bateman 1H Frank Miller 1H Thompson attended a Chevrolet- H. N. Hackett, state engineer,
prohi-|
his candidate’s views on
J. Bush 3
B. Goodman 0 dealers’ convention in Portland secured two entries in the Port­
bition.
H. King 1
J. Garrett 2 last week.
land "Believe it or not” contest.
Mrs. Spencer
From 8 to 8
SENIORS RECEIVE
THEIR DIPLOMAS
C. C. Hears Pleas
For Candidates
Vernonia Wins Golf Meet
With Forest Hills Club
Feathers . . .
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To the Editor: There appeared ¡obviously a malicious last minute
in the five Columbia county pa- j [attempt to distort an honest state-
pers last week a letter signed by' | ment of facts made by an hon­
A. H. Tarbell, chairman of the est public official into an un-
“Committee of Twelve,” criticizing' ' truth in a last minute effort to
the Columbia county court.
discredit that public official on
In addition to the article by the eve of the primaries. It mer­
Mr. Tarbell, there appeared in its the animosity of every right
the Rainier Review an editorial thinking, fair minded voter in Co­
under the heading, “County Gas lumbia county and will undoubt­
and Oil Extremely Popular” in edly do more to breed resentment
which editorial was incorprated against the sponsors of the re­
an affidavit by B. S. Golden to­ call movement than any other one
gether with a certification of the thing they could have done.
affidavit by six other signers. In
In Mr. Tarbell's letter the state-
the Rainier Review editorial the ¡ment is made that, ’'County road
statement was made that “County machinery ... is being used in
Commissioner Mills admitted that private projects for the benefit
it was customary to use county of private individuals..”
oil and gasoline in private cars
I asked Mr. Mills today specif­
and at the same time receive a ically if that statement were true
mileage of ten cents per mile and he denied that it was, stat-
from the county for travel.”
ing that no county machinery of
If this statement were true it any kind is being used by any pri-
would constitute an evidence of vae individual for any purpose.
laxity for the welfare of county Again Mr. Mills made an excep-
affairs on the part of the court ■ tion of the county owned automo-
which could not be condoned even i biles such as that owned by the
by the friends of the court. Re­ sheriff and some other county
cognizing this, I personally ques­ • officials which he admitted might
tioned Commissioner T. B. Mills i be used for private purposes oc-
on the matter today, reading the i casionally where the private and
affidavit to him and asking him public use was inseparable as is
specifically if he ever made such sometimes the case. For example,
a statement, Commissioner Mills i Sheriff Weed might well have oc-
categorically denied that he ever 1 casion to deliver some election
at any time admitted to anyone ■ supplies to Vernonia, using a
that it was customary to use i county car for the purpose and
county gasoline and oil in private while on that trip he might stop
cars and further categorically de­ and see his mother in the Ne­
ned that county gasoline and oil halem valley. Any fair minded
was being used in private cars. taxpayer can see that public and
Mills further' private use of county automobiles
Commissioner
stated that he did not know where *s in fact virtually inseparable
any such impression could have st times and no fair minded tax-
been gathered nor did he know payer will be disposed to recall a
of any instances or circumstances > county judge and a county con-
which might conceivably form the I missioner because such use of
basis for the malicious statement ( county owned equipment is insep-
contained in the affidavit unless (arable,
Mr. Tarbell elects in his open
it were that he had at times
stated that the only cars using letter to belittle the tax reduc­
county gasoline and oil were those tions effected in Columbia coun­
of the sheriff’s office and certain ty this year. This is a strange
other offices which cars are own­ position for one to take who so
ed by the county; operated for frequently and actively beseeched
the county solely; the expense of the budget committee in an ef­
which is paid by the county and fort to bring about tax reduc­
for the operation of which no tion last fall. To the best of my
mileage allowance is made. Ob­ knowledge Mr. Tarbell is the only
viously, a county owned car being substantial taxpayer in Columbia
driven by the sheriff on county county who to date has not ack­
business should burn county gaso­ nowledged that the reduction in
line and use county oil and it is his taxes this year was substantial
equally obvious that our county and welcome. Moat of the taxpay­
court should be frank in stating ers I have met instead of wonder­
that certain of the county’s cars ing “if any reduction has been
are operated in this manger which made” as Mr. Tarbell wonders
is well within the intent of the in his letter, are aware that coun­
law and the wishes of the tax­ ty taxes for all purposes includ­
payers.
ing those taxes levied for the
The affidavit of Mr. Golden is benefit of the state government
were reduced approximately 30
per cent and that entirely exclu­
sive of the reductions in the
levy made for state purposes, the
reduction in Columbia county
alone amounted to approximately
21 per cent As an example of the
unfairness of the specific charges
A ginseng root weighing nine contained in Mr. Tarbell's letter
ounces is being exhibited around take the reference to reduction in
the item of courthouse expense.
town by Hiram Van Blaricom.
Ginseng is regarded as ex­ The letter says: “courthouse ex­
tremely valuable for medicinal pense apparently was cut 92,-
purposes by the Chinese, who al­ 441.00. The truth is that in 1931
so use it as a charm. Being of a large amount of repair work
exceedingly slow growth, very was done on the courthouse and
little of it is raised, and hence this reduction was no reduction
commands a high price, *10.00 at all.”
The facts are that seven items
and up a pound. The specimen
Mr. Van Blaricom has is 10 years go to make up the total amount
budgeted for operation of the
old.
The Nehalem valley offers a courthouse and of these seven
natural climate for ginseng, he items all but two were reduced in
believes, but It is practically un- this year’s budget as compared
known here. Considerable was with last year's budget. The two
raised in Minnesota, where Mr. items which were not reduced
Van Blaricom first became ac- were the allowance for light and
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quainted with it when he was
young. It was then worth only
MAKES LONGEST TRIP
10 cents a pound, he says.
The longest trip D. C. Cason
has made with his truck was to
Charle« Wilson Recovering
Burns Saturday and Sunday with
Charles Wilson, who has been the Phil Taylor household goods,
visiting Dr. and Mrs. T. W. 1200 miles. The journey required
Laraway at Newport, Washing­ 48 hours. Mr. Cason took also the
ton, the past few weeks is now Art Tousley furniture as far as
recovering from being seriously Klamath Falls.
ill.
He has been confined to his
OPEN BAKE SHOP
bed with an infectious disease.
Mrs. E. W. Holtham and Mrs.
His chances for complete re­ E. B. Miner have opened a home­
covery are now favorable.
cooking bake shop in the E. W.
He has been under the care Holtham store at Third and
of Dr. Bardwell and Dr. Lara­ Bridge streets. They state that
way, two Newport physicians, at present they will not bake
and Dr. Hathaway, a skin spe­ bread, but are making pies, cakes
cialist from Spokane.
and cookies.
Pan Blaricom
Shows Large
Ginseng Root
Graduation
Eighth Grades of Mist,
Birkenfeld, Pleasant
Hill with Locals
Fundamental of work, educa­
tion and character were stressed
in an address by E. J. Klemme
of Seattle to the graduating class­
es of the Vernonia, Pleasant Hill,
Mist and Birkenfeld grade schools
in the Washington school auditor­
ium Monday night. A capacity
audience was present.
Among the Vernonia graduates
Bobbie King received special men­
tion as having missed only one
day in eight years.
Diplomas were presented by A.
C. Knauss for the Vernonia and
Mist schools, J. Gordon for the
Pleasant Hill school and R. L.
Berg for the Birkenfeld school.
Vernonia graduates were Sylvia
Sesseman, Betty Lee, Robert Pet­
ty, Elbert Brock, Floyd Smith,
Stanley Overson, Muriel Williams,
Hazel Tomlin, Milton Lamping,
Hawley Counts, Harry Colson,
Bobbie King, Kenneth Lewis, Leon
Brock, Lucille Lindberg, Margaret
Byers, Erma Thompson, Alice
Baker, Glennie Russell, Toshi
Kuge, Robert Tomlin, Floyd Rose,
Toivo Eloranta, Stanley Parker,
Harold Purney, Nadine Aldrich,
Eva Chambers, Dorothy Nanson,
Lolamae Smith, Josephine Hall,
Willa Crowder, Evelyn Varley,
Thelma Lincoln, Hamp Roberson,
Alice Hoffman, Elizabeth George,
Frances Bergerson, George Craw­
ford, Robert Depue, Howard Mc-
Gilvray, Loren Lionberger, Har­
old Cason, Ruth Epping, Eleanor
Edens, Pearl Faught, Florence
Austin.
Receiving diplomas from Pleas­
ant Hill were Chester Wieneke,
Richard Myers, Jack Graney, Ray­
mond Justice, Marvin Meyer,
Frederick
Roediger,
Caroline
Scharback, Iona Lines, Dorothy
Webb, Wilma Glassner, Arlie
Morton, Jeanette Lines.
From the Mist school there
were Elizabeth Ek, Geraldine
George, Louise Wilson, Frank
Cechmanek, Robert Louden.
Birkenfeld graduates were El­
mer Camberg, Claude Irwin, How­
ard Jones, Fred Johnston, Max­
ine Bowlinger.
Superintendent E. H. Condit of
the Vernonia schools presided.
Lumber is Given
For Bandstand
Lumber for a bandstand on the
vacant lot at the corner of Sec­
ond and Bridge streets has been
donated by the Oregon-American
Lumber company, and the stand
will be completed in time for use
next Saturday evening at eight
o’clock.
Suggestion has also been made
that a rustic fence similar to the
one in the city park be erected,
the posts and poles to be donated
by the individuals who will assist
in procuring them.
Emil Messing has offered to
give his services in building
band stand and putting the lot in
shape. A splendid spirit of cooper­
ation is being shown, declares L.
H. Dewey, who has charge of ar­
rangements.
Attendance last Saturday night
at the awarding of prizes by the
Vernonia Merchant»’ association
was very gratifying. J. E. Kerr
was master of ceremonies. Music
was furnished by the Douglass
band.
Cash awards are to be made
every Saturday night under the
auspices of the Vernonia Mer­
chants’ association.
Chester Coffey of Portland
was in town Thursday delivering
photographs which he took here
a couple of weeks ago.
While R. C. Petty was work­
ing in the woods for Clark and
Wilson Thursday, May 12, he
injured his knee. He is still un­
able to be out of bed.