VOLUME X._______ 12.00 per Year; 5c a copy_________________ VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1932.
Councilmen
Resolve to
Oust Lights
Demand Made to Reduce
Local Electric
Rates
Resolution to cut off the street
lights by the end of the month
unless rates are immediately re­
duced was unanimously passed
by the city council Monday night.
The motion was made by Coun­
cilman Cline and seconded by
Councilman Johnson.
According to Mr. Johnson,
word received from C. M. Thom­
as, public utilities commissioner,
after application was made by
the council for a hearing on lo­
cal electric light rates, was to
the effect that the Oregon Gas
and Electric company does not
hold a franchise but operates un­
der ordinance only, subject to
change at any time.
So much work lies ahead, Mr.
Thomas wrote, that he was unable
to promise any definite date for
a hearing, but would try to
send an accounting engineer here
as soon as the Northwestern
Electric investigation is complet­
ed.
The claim of the council is
that the valuation of the Oregon
Gas and Electric company is
much too high, resulting in ex­
cessive rates in order to secure
a profit. The fact that the com­
pany has no franchise gives the
city the right to direct control
of rates, the council believes.
In accordance with the resolu­
tion Recorder C. F. Hieber noti­
fied the company Tuesday as
to the ultffnatum.
MAIL CLOSING TIME
FOR AFTERNOON STAGE
CHANGED 40 MINUTES
Closing time of mail for the
afternoon stage to St. Helens
and Portland is now 5:40 p. m.
except on Saturdays, when it re­
mains at 5 p. m.
CONSTRUCTION TRAIN GONE
The construction train which
has been parked north of town
for the past two weeks was haul­
ed away Wednesday to Manning.
A crew of about 15 men were
engaged in putting in culverts,
repairing a water tank at Keasey,
and other maintenance work.
LODGE HOLDS
DISTRICT RALLY
Mrs. Nettie Hardesty of Port­
land, grand chief of the Pythian
Sisters, was the principal speaker
following the seven o’clock din­
ner which was a feature of the
district rqlly of Pythian Sisters
held in the lodge halls here Wed­
nesday night,
with
Vernonia
temple acting as host.
Mrs. Hardesty gave an inspira-
tional message, speaking on the
ideals and principles of the or-
der.
Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ed-
na Hardesty of Seaside, also gave
a talk, as did Mrs. P. F. Beaman,
most excellent chief of the St.
Helens temple.
Mrs. Edna Brown, M. E. C. of
Vernonia temple, presented a
gift to Mrs. Hardesty, the grand
chief, in behalf of the temple,
and presented a pin for faithful
service to Mrs. W. L. Van Doren,
who recently moved from Verno­
nia to Vancouver.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Doren both
came from Vancouver for the
rally, and about 20 Pythians from
St. Helens were present.
Following the after dinner pro­
gram dancing and cards were
enjoyed.
Mrs. James Nanson had charge
of the dinner with Mrs. Albert
Childs and Mrs. Rose Fletcher as­
sisting.
Mrs. Nettie Hardesty and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edna H ot -
deety, were guests of the lat­
ter’s sister, Mrs. Ruby Smith,
while in Vernonia.
NUMBER 24
14 FROM COUNTY
G. W. Plumer Is
ENROLL FOR C.M.T.C.
Veldon Parker
Speaker Discusses
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Graduated From
RECEIVES_HELMETS
Reappointed Here
Prohibition Issue
Oregon State
Fourteen young men from Co­
lumbia county were among those
Veldon Parker, who was a
Rev. G. W. Plumer, pastor of graduate of the class of ’28 of
It would appear that our coun­
chosen to attend the 1932 Citi­
zen’s Military Training camp at the local Evangelical church, was the Vernonia high school, also try is going wet, declared Mrs.
Camp Hurlburt, Vancouver Bar-1 reappointed to this charge at the graduated from the Oregon State Laura S. LaMance, international
racks, this summer. Included in,annual conference in Portland college at Corvallis Monday, June lecturer, at a prohibition meet­
the list is Harvard S. Malmsten¡concluding Sunday night. He is 6. He was one among 554 stu­ ing under the auspices of the
beginning his sixth year here.
of Vernonia.
dents to receive their bachelor W. C. T. U. in the Evangelical
He was also chosen vice-presi- • of science degrees. He belonged church Monday night, but when
Others enrolled are Geo. E.
McDonald, Roy C. Loucks, Treve dent of the conference board of to the Delta Sigma Phi social the liquor controversy began there
was only one dry state (Maine),
J. Elliott, Emery C. Wood and trustees for a two year term, is fraternity.
serving a four-year term as secre-! While at college Parker served and now there are only four that
Harold J. Scheftsrom of St. Hel­
ens; Ernest J. Owens, Tom Mc- tary-treasurer of the conference, I as associate editor and advertis- are out-and-out wet (New York,
Caskey, Clinton E. Hageberg, is a member of the permanent | ¡ng manager of the Annual New Jersey, Maryland and Neva­
Harold Smith and Jesse H. Mor­ committee on survey and mis­ Cruise, published yearly by the da).
Foreign money is trying to
ris of Rainier; Bernard C. Hoc­ sions, is chairman of the com­ forestry department. He was ac-
kett of Scappoose; Edward E. mittee on finance, and is editor tive in intramural athletics •nd break down our government, she
Wooley of Columbia City; and and publisher of this year’s con­ was secretary-treasurer of the asserted, interfering in American
Oregon State Rowing club, serv­ politics and spreading wet propa­
James A. Muthersbaugh of Kerry. ference journal.
Rev. F. B. Culver, presiding el­ ing as coxswain of the junior and ganda. Liquor men had bought
der of the Portland-Puget Sound senior crews and acting as cap­ up the public press, she declared.
district, in which Vernonia is in­ tain of the senior crew.
County Pioneers
If the eighteenth amendment
cluded, has been transferred to
Parker is now employed in the is lost it will be because the drys
i
pastorate of Lents church in Deschutes national forest as pro­ are asleep and do not care
Meet In Rainier the
Portland, and Rev. C. P. Gates, tective assistant.
enough to vote, Mrs. La Mance
presiding elder of the Salem dis­
maintained. There are in the
The meeting of the Columbia trict, will have charge of both.
United States 72,000 women, she
W. F. Rademacher, a former Scott Suggests
County Pioneers’ association in
said, who are dry but did not
the community church at Rain­ Vernonia pastor, was assigned to
register.
ier Saturday was addressed by Albany. This year he was pastor
Different
Route
In tracing the development of
Rev. E. A. Smith of Portland, at Lents.
prohibition in the United States
A. C. Knauss, lay delegate from
who recounted the history of
from year to year Mrs. La Mance
early education and culture in the local church, Mrs. D. C. Cason I i Saving of half a million dollars said the situation was improving.
Oregon. W. H. Powell, a Colum­ and Mr. and Mrs. George Lyons in construction cost of the short There is now 80 per cent enforce­
road to the sea is possible, accord­ ment of prohibition laws while
bia county boy, recounted the attended from Vernonia.
ing to Leslie M. Scott, chairman the enforcement of many other
maternal achievements of the
BRADY AND DUPREE
of the state highway commission, laws rates from 40 per cent on
county settlers. Reminiscences of
TO TANGLE AT
through construction of a new down.
early teaching by Mrs. J. G.
ARCADIA TOMORROW route from Elsie to the Oregon
Watts were followed by stories
The speaker also discussed
Coast highway. This part of the briefly the liquor situation in
of early Rainier life by Mrs.
At
Arcadia
park
tomorrow
route
is
common
to
both
the
Jared Wilson. Walter Carl of
many foreign lands which she
Billy xzwpxw
Dupree x,x
of Portland, Vernonia
, eimjuia ¿yiu
qnd Wolf
null vieex
creek surveys, had visited.
Mist, E. E. Wiest of Scappoose night xx.ujr
and others. Judge W. A. Wood of will box Dane Brady, local fav-;and will not affect the relative
Music for the evening was fur­
'merits of either.
Rainier made the address of wel­ orite.
nished by the Douglass orchestra.
“
Dupree
has
fought
some
of]
“
We
have
abandoned
the
west
come and Judge W. J. Fuller­
A large audience was in at­
the best boys on the coast and | end of what is known as the
ton of St. Helens the response.
tendance.
this should be a dinger of a Hamlet
” ‘
" Scappoose-
survey on the
Upon motisn the dues for 1932 fight,” declares Pat Murphy, man­
Versonia and Wolf creek route,”
were suspended. The secretary
OFFICERS OF MOTOR
ager.
declared Mr. Scott in an interview
reported $33.80 in the treasury.
in Portland last week, “after the
ASSOCIATION VISIT
Mrs. Bourne of Rainier was
CAR WRECKED
expenditure of $4000 has definite­
made queen of the year.
J. E. Shelton of Portland, sec­
Mrs. E. W. Holtham’s car driv- ly proven to us that it will cost
Lunch was served at noon by en by Martin Hillman was badly $1,000,000 as against $500,000 retary of the Oregon State Motor
the Ladies' club.
wrecked near Banks Monday for the new route to the north association, and Dr. R. G. Moss
of St. Helens, director, were in
night when crowded off the high­ of it.”
EXAMINER DUE 27th
Vernonia Wednesday on business
New Route Cheaper
way by a car on the wrong side
The old route was 12 miles connected with the association.
Milburn A. Stout, examiner of of the road.
They promised to return next
operators and chauffeurs, will
None of the seven passengers long and extended from Elsie
through Hamlet to Hamlet junc- Wednesday for the chamber of
be at the city hall in this city were injured.
Monday, June 27, from 11 a. m.
The car was towed back to tion. The new route, as located, commerce meeting, and speak on
and which will cost one-half as highway topics. Possibly Ray
to 5 p. m.
Vernonia by a Cason truck.
much to improve, leaves Elsie, Conway, in charge of public re­
goes
up Humbug creek, down the lations for the association, will
99
Necanicum river to a point ap­ also give an address.
proximately one-half mile north
of Hamlet junction and over
paved road to Seaside, 13% miles
away.
“There are two divides to cross,
“A trip of a million thrills,” i second time, with a loss of the 1125 and 1225 feet in altitude,
by water down the Nehalem was [ provisions bought at Jewell, and respectively,” said Chairman
taken from Friday to Wednesday his fishing basket. The boat is Scott, “and the route will stay
by Emil Messing, Loel Roberts J still there, Hawkins and Roberts within a 5 per cent grade limit
A trip in a box car, with mer-
Glen Hawkins, Archie Adams hiking a short distance overland and a 6 degree curvature limit.
and Frank Serafin.
to the railroad and the rest In fact, most of the curves will chants, clerks, men of good dress
be within the 4 degree limit.
They left here in two boats riding in the remaining boat.
and gentlemanly manners as com­
“In company with R. H. Bald- panions, was the unique exper­
Friday morning at quarter to
Boat number 2, however, after
five, Messing and Roberts in one, a stretch of easy navigation, met ock, state highway engineer, H. ience of A. L. Ritz, who came up
and Hawkins, Adams and Sera­ its fate, stoving a hole in the G. Smith, construction engineer, from California last week, reach­
fin in the other. They reached bow and taking a nosedive. They H. W. Libby, in charge of sur­ ing here Sunday evening. Even
Birkenfeld that night, 30 miles played no favorites, Emil remark­ veys, and Thomas Davis of the the railroad employes were court­
by river, a rather long stretch, ed, for everybody’s blankets were bureau of public roads, I walked! eous, he says. Travel in that style
they concluded, but productive now wet. Nothing, however, was over the new route Friday. It was heavy, there being 25 or 30
of good fishing, They caught 31 lost this time, except the craft took us 12 hours to walk 10 men sometimes in a car.
miles, so dense is the jungle
that day.
Mr. Ritz came up from Merced,
itself.
On Saturday morning occur-
Luckily the shipwrecked crew through which the road will pass. California, where his family is
Will Be Fast Road
red the first mishap. Loel’s boat was close to a good fuel supply.
staying, in order to get his car
“I can say from first-hand out of a garage in Newberg and
capsized, and only the blankets, where the blankets were dried
fishing poles without reels and out, and the railroad was close at knowledge that it will be a fast bring it back to Vernonia. It
other articles that would float hand for transportation back.. road. And it will be the best sur-j broke down while he was on the
were recaptured. All of the provi­ The expedition was wrecked with-| iveyed and most thoroughly sur-{ trip down and had been in »for­
sions and some of the tackle went in 250 feet of a station. The five veyed road the state has ever' age.
to the bottom.
Merced weather is very dry, he
hailed a train, and arrived at
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They spent considerable time Timber Thursday morning, reach­
declares, extermely hot in the
getting the swamped boat off ing Vernonia about noon.
daytime, cold at nights. Hay, cher-
MRS. GARNER ATTENDS
the rocks, and finally had to 8«t
1 ries, and other early crops are
COUNTY
EXECUTIVE
They feel that they could give
a tractor to do it.
MEETING IN ST. HELENS burned up, but prospects are good
That night they camped at some valuable pointers to anyone
' for apples, peaches and apricots,
Cahill’s, and Sunday night at contemplating a similar trip. Fori Mrs. E. E. Garner, represent­ ■ with no price.
one thing they have decided that ing this section of Columbia I Mr. Ritz plans to return to
Jewell.
Monday morning they shot there should be three men to a I county, attended a meeting of I Merced within a few days. While
grand rapids, a less exciting part boat, paddles instead of oars, the county executive committee here he is busy cultivating his
of the trip than anticipated, At and a different type of boat. I for extension work, at the home , garden and tidying up the place.
noon came the first thrill, at Their flat-bottomed crafts were I of Mrs. Sarah V. Case in St.
Linden rapids, and from then on too unwieldy in swift water. Al­ 1 Helens on Friday of last week. Surprise Party Held
they were in fast water all af- so, don’t be in too much of a Mrs. Case entertained the com­
temoon. They camped three miles rush, they advise. Take two i mittee at a one o’clock luncheon. For Clarence Whitlock
below Elsie, on the Mike Hagran weeks.
The afternoon was devoted to
A surprise party was held May
Getting hung up on a rock planning programs for next year’s
place.
27 at the home of Mrs. J. Krinick
Tuesday there were more in rapids was not so bad, they work. Mrs. Case, as home demon­ for Clarence Whitlock. The event
i
_ every
___ , was his seventh birthday.
thrills. They had to pull the boats assert, because they could get ______
stration _____
agent, _
is _____
seeking
out
and
shove
the
boat
over Little falls, and from then
! »ay to make her aid valuable in
Those attending were Barbara
on was fast water with occasion­ Catching on a jutting rock in meeting the problems of the de- Dustin, Howard Rundell, Mar­
garet and Roland Couper, Milton
al deep holes where there was deep water, however, was not'presaion at this time.
___ Rogers and Martha Tapp.
good fishing. They caught 20 nice so much fun, for they had to I other members of the com-
Many lovely gifts were re­
trout in an hour and a half in rock their skiff loose, while it mittee who were present were
was spinning around and around Mrs. Grant Watts of Scappoose, ceived, and after games were
one of these holes.
I Mrs. J. L. Storla of St. Helens, played a birthday cake with ice
Camp was pitched in the woods with the current.
cream and punch were served
close to the Tillamook county
Mrs. L. J. Wagner of Goble .. and the little guests by Mrs. John
. Despite
.
. the . shipwrecks
■
. and the .I—
line.
tough going in spots, they report'Mrs. C. E. Beach of Raimer. Mrs.. Kriniclt ,nd M„ c q Whitlock,
Wednesday morning at about__
,
an outing they wouldn’t have,T. C. Morris of Clatskanie is also
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10 they entered the gorge, and missed for anything, and lots of! a member of the committee but ! J Miss Nettie Alley, county nurse,
Loel’s boat was swamped the' fish.
I was in town Wednesday.
was unable to be present.
"Trip of a Million Thrills
Taken by Five Local Men
Boxcar Trip
Is Experience
of Local Man
Four helmets bought by the
local fire department reached
here this week. Three smoke
masks ordered at the same time
failed to arrive, but are expected
soon.
The department has been in
need of these articles, as it has
been wholly without either.
Speaker Describes
Canning Methods
Ordinance
Encourages
Water Use
Minimum Rate Allowance
Increased During
Summer
An ordinance increasing the
■Safe and effective methods of amount of water allowed at the
canning and drying vegetables, minimum $2.00 rate from 3000
fruits and meats at home were to 4500 gallons during June, July,
described by Mrs. Sarah V. Case, August and September was passed
county demonstration agent, be­ by the city council Monday night.
The purpose is to allow con­
fore a large group of women at
the garden club meeting in the sumers a sufficient amount of
Christian church parlors Tuesday water for irrigating gardens with­
out excessive cost to them or
afternoon.
Mrs. Case stressed the necessity Impairing the funds for retire­
of correct and careful canning ment of water bonds.
Councilman Malmsten objected
methods in order to avoid danger
of ptomaine, "botulinus and other to the ordinance on the ground
that it continued the discrimina­
food poisons and spoilage.
tion
against apartment house
She recommended the wash-
boiler method of canning vege­ owners, forcing them to pay $2.00
tables and meats where a pres­ for each occupied apartment in­
sure cooker or canner is not stead of at the regular meter
available and emphasized the fol­ rates according to the amount
lowing points as essential for used.
On the other hand it was point­
safe canning:
1. The jars must be set on a ed out by Councilman Johnson
low rack, so the water will flow that defeat of the ordinance
freely underneath. A rack made would prevent people from taking
of screen set on spools is satis­ advantage of the reduction this
month, and that an amendment
factory.
2. The tops of the jars must could be passed at any time later
be completely covered by at least if thought desirable.
Mayor Owens ruled that amend­
one inch of water.
3. The jars in the boiler must ment of the proposed ordinance
was not permissible at this meet­
not touch each other.
4. The water must actually boil ing, as the ordinance must be
for three hours, counting from accepted or rejected as a whole.
Roll call resulted: Yes, Rog­
the time of active boiling, not
ers, Cline, Johnson; Np, Malm­
simmering.
The popular fear of getting the sten.
Occupation License Authorised
deadly botulinus poisoning from
The council also passed an or­
canned vegetables is not justified
according to Mrs. Case, who said dinance substituting the word
the percentage of deaths from “license” for “tax” with refer­
that cause was infinitesimal as ence to the amounts required of
compared with accidental deaths merchants and professional men
doing business in Vernonia. The
from hundreds of other causes.
Even if botulinus or ptomaine schedule adopted is the same as
poisoning should be present in that already in force, except that
your jars of vegetables you can boxing exhibitions must pay $7.50
be absolutely safe if you will a day.
Objection was raised to the old
always take the simple precaution
of boiling your vegetables 15 or ordinance on the ground that the
20 minutes before eating, and city has no right to levy a tax
likewise heating canned fish or in addition to the taxes regularly
meat in a covered pan an equal imposed and placed on the coun­
length of time, declarded Mrs. ty tax rolls.
Case.
Professor Copson, head of the MISS DOUGLASS IS
bacteriology deportment at O. S. LINFIELD_GRADUATE
C., is, according to Mrs. Case,
Miss Vivian Douglass, daughter
the authority for her statement
that boiling for 15 or 20 minutes of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Douglass,
will destroy the botulinus and was graduated from Linfield col­
lege, McMinnville, Sunday.
ptomaine poisons.
Baccalaureate services were
These food poisons are not or­
dinarily detected in the foods by held in the morning at the Bap­
appearance or odor as is the more tist church and commencement
common souring or spoiling, which in the evening in the college
is very disagreeable, but not gymnasium. The exercises marked
harmful. Consequently Mrs. Case the 75th graduation anniversary
warned against even tasting can­ of the college.
Besides attending the two col­
ned vegetables and meat before
heating, and cautioned against lege functions, Miss Douglass
throwing any suspected food out was bridesmaid at a friend’s wed­
where animals or children might ding in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass and Mr.
reach it.
Mrs. Case also described simple and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas attended
home made appliances for drying from Vernonia.
and smoking foods and gave a
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Veith moved
new recipe for canning straw­
last Friday from S59 Rose ave­
berries.
Allowing a cup of sugar to nue into one of the houses of
a quart of hulled strawberries, Judge D. B. Reasoner.
the sugar is sprinkled between
layers of berries and allowed to
remain overnight. In the morning
% cup of water is added for each
quart of berries and the whole
boiled for 15 minutes and canned
in sterile jars by the open kettle
method. The berries keep their
color and shape and do note rise
Walter Kent says it was a
to the top as sweetened berries water meter he was fixing, not
usually do.
a fishing reel. Anyhow, it was
Government and O. S. C. ex­ something that had to do with
tension bulletins on canning, veg­ water.
etable gardening, and the value
SEEN HERE AND THERE
and use of prunes, were given to
those present, and an exhibit o’
Judge Hieber on his way to
canned strawberries, vegetables, the city hall with Guy Mills’
fish and meat was on display.
old gavel in his hand (Order in
Following her formal talk Mrs. the court, pleas.I) . . . J. T.
Case discussed individual prob­ Holl.tt's wagon with a drawing of
lems.
a clipper ship on a side curtain
Accompanying Mrs. Case here
Emil Messing with sun-tan
from St Helene was Mrs. J. L. and whiskers . . . Five boys
Storla, wife of the new demo­ in a single file on Rose avenue,
cratic nominee for district at­ each rolling a discarded auto
torney.
tire.
Feathers . . .
and.. .Talons