VOLUME X.
$2.00 per Year; 5c a copy
Treharne Folk
To Have Free
Vaccination
C. F. Hieber
Reports on
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1932.
Six Volumes from
Prepare Grounds
Garden Tour for
International Mind
For Evangelical
Be Demonstrated
County Is Plan
Camp Meeting
Alcove Received
To
Mrs. Case to Explain Methods of
County Agent, Home Demonstra-
NUMBER 30.
Fire Bums
Riverview
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Plumer
Free vaccination for typhoid
Six volumes of the Internation­
Handling Dried Foods
tor to Head Project
spent about three days this week
al Mind Alcove which is being
fever will be given in the Tre­
preparing the grounds at Jen­
harne store for residents of that
presented to the Vernonia library
A demonstration of drying ve- by the Carnegie foundation ar­ A tour of Columbia county nings Lodge for the summer as­
community next Tuesday at 6
'getables and fruits with a simple
for everyone interested in garden- sembly of the Oregon Conference
p. m., announces Miss Nettie
rived here this week as did also i
dryer which can be made at home 50 volumes from the travelers png
is scheduled for the week of of the Evangelical church July 27
I
Alley, county nurse.
for less than 25 cents, and sug­
July 27. A wide-spread project is to August 7. Mr. Plumer is sup­
library.
S V. Malmsten House Is
Several Items are Under This will be the only chance, gestions for preparation,
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_
storage
being carried on through the
The International Mind Alcove county extension service under erintendent of grounds, and will
she says, as inoculation will oth- Bnj cooking of dried foods will
Destroyed; Furniture
Budget Allowance
erwise have to be secured by pri-,
gjven ¡n the Christian church books here include “New Rus­ 'the direction of Geo. A. Nelson, leave early Monday for further
vate arrangement with physi­ (Tuesday afternoon, July 26, at sia’s Primer,” by M. Ilin, “Across] ' agricultural agent, and Mrs. Sarah work in preparing the camp.
Is Saved
For Year
The encampment will include
|
cians.
12:30 by Mrs. Sarah V. Case, Africa on Foot,” by Ronald A. IV.
Case, home demonstration ag- a daily vacation Bible school, a
Monson,
“
Mexico
”
,
by
Stuart
One family in Treharne is sus­ ¡home demonstration agent of St.
I ent. From the enrollment of 300
Chase, “Autobiography of An­ i cooperators in this project, gar­ leadership training school, a young
Fire at about 8 a. m. Friday,
City expenses from January 1 pected of having typhoid, con­ ■ Helens.
people’s union convention, a Wo­
Members of the community kit­ drew Carnegie,” “Mustapha Kem-j dens in various parts of the coun- man’s Missionary society annual July 15, destroyed the eight room
to July 1 totaling $2967.71 ex­ tracted while in the berry fields.
al
of
Turkey,
”
by
H.
E.
Worth-!
In
order
to
prevent
an
epidemic,
'ty will be visited, each of which
chen committees and the com­
clusive of water department and
branch convention and general as­ house of Sidney V. Malmsten in
munity chest who are concentrat- am, and “In Egypt,” by John C.1 represent definite points in gar- semblies.
Riverview. All the furniture was
bonded indebtedness were report­ vaccination is advised.
den practices.
There are no cases of typhoid ¡ng, their activities on the preser­ Van Dyke.
saved from the first floor, but
ed by Recorder C. F. Hieber at
A number of Vernonia people
The travelers library collection
On Wednesday, July 27, the
everything upstairs was a total
the city council meeting Monday in town, as far as Miss Alley vation of foods for next winter
are
expected
to
attend.
‘knows.
loss. Origin of the fire is unde­
urge all Vernonia women to at­ , which is loaned to the local or- tour will be in the Rainier and
night.
tend the demonstration, especial­ ■ ganization for several months in- 'Fern Hill districts. Everyone in­
termined, but is thought to be
According to the report $280
from a crack in the flue due to
ly those whose husbands are 1 eludes children’s books and both terested should meet at the Fern 13 Register for
has been spent in the six months
fiction and non-fiction for adults. Hill Grange hall, at 9 a. m. There
without employment.
settling of the structure.
of the $960 budgeted for recor­ C. A. Mills and Co.
Several volumes were present- will be a picnic luncheon at the
der’s salary, but this amount
Mr. Malmsten was alone in the
At a meeting of the communi­
Exchange Work house
wo e<* and others loaned to the lib- ■ Beaver Valley grange hall.
is not complete as the claim of
at the time, and was pros­
Bid on Road Job ty kitchen committees in n the
I
The
itinerary
for
Thursday,
Ju
­
tbe board members
Judge D. B. Reasoner for salary
trated by shock. She was taken to
Crawford garage last Friday
1 _ __ ■ rary by one
ly 28, includes the Warren and
for the first two and a half
the home of Dr. Marvin R. Eby,
night, it was decided to stress. this week.
I Beaver Home districts. Those Similar Plan of Relief Adopted but in a few days recovered suf­
months of the year has not been Subject of Northern Short Cut the work of drying whatever food!
¡wishing to join the caravan on
for Clatsop County
settled. $600.15 has been spent
possible in order to save the Former Editor
ficiently to set up housekeeping
Not Mentioned at Meeting
' that day should meet at the Beaver
out of $1248 budgeted for street
in the adjoining dwelling vacated
jars available for tomatoes later
local
men
have
regis-
Thirteen
Pays
Brief
Visit
¡Homes grange hall at 9 a. m. for
A bid of C. A. Mills and Co. in the season.
lights, $32.16 out of $200 for
by H. W. Libby.
Recorder
C.
F.
Hieber
tered
with
_
. ¡the morning tour of the Goble
street lighting maintenance, $4.00 of Vernonia for grading and sur­
At the outbreak of the fire Mr.
Miss Claribel Nye, member of
1 O V ernonia I district. starting from the far- for work upon the terms proposed
out of $55 for city hall fuel, facing 1% miles on the Beaver the O. S. C. faculty, head of the
Malmsten was in T. F. Epping’s
by
the
newly
organized
Nehalem
_
.
_
.
.
J
mers
’
market,
a't
St.
Helens,
at
$28.10 out of $68 for firemen creek secondary highway in Wash­ state home demonstration work,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robinson of.
Trading Post Earl Smith and garage preparing to set out on
insurance, $31.80 out of $75 for ington county was held tempor­ and a member of Governor Mei-! Portland and two sons passed ..„J p. m. the tour will be re­
Dr. M. D. Cole will serve as a a berrying trip, Upon noticing
sumed
through
the
Warren
dis
­
arily
for
further
study
by
R.
H.
city dump, $5.85 out of $150 for
er’s relief committee is expected through Vernonia Thursday while trict.
committee to interview farmers smoke he and Mr. Epping ran
city jail expenses, $50 out of $250 Baldock, state engineer, at the 'to visit Vernonia in the near fu-] on a blackberrying trip and Mr.
and learn what work is available to the house, where no flames
Points
illustrating
fall
garden
­
for legal service, $118.18 out of the meeting of the highway com­ ture to confer with the communi-| Robinson called at the Eagle of­
ing will be taken up in the Ne- in exchange for surplus commod­ were visible but smoke was pour­
$300 for fire department, noth­ mission in Portland Wednesday. ty chest board on ways and fice.
ing from under the roof. Mr.
i
halem valley in September with a ities.
E.
R.
Treharne,
who
had
been
ing out of the $100 for library
Epping tried to get upstairs and
means of handling local welfare
Mr. Robinson established the‘similar tour at that time.
Governor
Meier
’
s
relief
commit
­
awarded the contract, failed to work.
books and shelving.
was unable to do so. Other
Vernonia Eagle in 1922, and was
Everyone
should
bring
his
own
tee
in
Clatsop
county
adopted
qualify.
Budget Proportion Exceeded
Miss Nettie Alley, county nurse editor and publisher until 1926,!
and an interesting day is July 18 a similar plan of relief. neighbors hurried to the scene,
Only two members of the com­ of St. Helens, will also give her when he sold to Mark E. Moe. i lunch
promise<] to an who attend.
In a few items the report shows
County Agent Clifford Smith will and with the help of Vernonia
Iln xiroo
m n n i t V.
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was on
an arrlzsvtf
ardent rum
community,
that more than half the allow­ mission attended, Chairman Leslie assistance in solving local prob­ He
have charge of directing inquir­ residents who had been informed
Special Agent Investigating
ance for the year has been used: M. Scott having resigned.
lems, said a member of the com­ booster, and he and Mrs. Robinson
ies to farmers of the county as of the fire succeeded in getting
The subject of the northern munity chest board this week.
made many friends while in Ver-
all of the $75 for accounting,
James C. Hitt, special agent to what surplus foodstuffs they everything out of the lower floor.
$226.91 of the $402.41 for city short cut to the sea was not
John Erickson
has donated nonia.
and adjuster of the London As- have and what type of labor they Even the window curtains were
carefully folded, Mrs. Malmsten
I surance corporation, was in Ver­ wish in exchange.
park, $39.20 of $50 for legal brought up. A delegation from cherries for use of the communi­
reports and the linoleum was
publications, $38.46 of $40 for Washington and Tillamook coun­ ty kitchen.
Several Local
nonia
Thursday
making
investiga
­
Recorder
Hieber
has
received
4
office supplies, $45.40 of $75 ties requesting that the Wilson riv­
tion of valuation of insured pro­ from Oswego nn inquiry as to the , rolled up. No dishes were broken.
Boxers Appear
The bath room fixtures and kit­
for city elections. Other items are et highway be placed on the fed­ Mountain Heart
perties.
working of th<> plan here.
chen range were removed, only
approximately one-half of the eral system so that it can be
On Fight Card
the sink and the hot water be­
built with federal aid money
Rebekahs Hold
amounts budgeted.
was
informed
that
the
commis
­
ing left.
Receipts Underestimated
Several
local
boxers
will
ap-
Initiation Meet
sion until reorganized is not in
About 25 minutes elapsed be­
pear in a card to be presented
Estimated receipts for the year
;
a position to take action in the
fore the fire reached to the first
Helen Fogel was installed as Thursday, July 28, in the Peo-
as contained in the budget are matter.
floor and the entire house burst
noble grand of Mountain Heart pies’ theatre at Clatskanie.
considerably in excess of the pro-
into flames. When it did, it burn­
Rebekah lodge 224 Thursday, July
portionate actual receipts for Miller Mercantile
Swede Nelson, who has not
ed to the ground within a short
14.
Sarah
Brown
became
vice
­
six months. The occupation tax
boxed for a year, will don the
Superintendent J. B. Wilker­ best firing of which we won a time.
grand, Emma Miller secretary, gloves against Bobby Bond in a
has yielded $504.80, leaving a
Company Making
Dorcas Bays treasurer, Ella O’­ six round main event. Joe Mag- son of the Vernonia union high silver cup.
Loss on Second Floor
balance of $845.20 to be collected
during the rest of the year if the
Improvements Conner warden, Ethel Spencer' pff, another main event boy, school has received from Jewell "March 9: ‘Army and Navy On the second floor were the
conductor, Irene Spencer R. S. N. | will box Jack McAthur in the L. Lloyd, Vernonia boy who en­ maneuvers.’ All batteries moved bedrooms i and workshop of Mr.
estimate of $1350 is attained.
Several improvements
were G., Grace Miner L. S. N. G., Mae six round semi-windup. In the listed in the army and is now out to position for the first half Malmsten’s i sons Leonard and
Fines, amounting to $7.50, are
$167.50 under the year’s estimate. made in the interior of the Miller Mellinger R. S.V. G., Rose Schultz third six-rounder Ted Anliker will stationed at Fort Mills, Philippine of problems. I was on a machine Harvard, Included in the loss
islands, the following letter dated gun mounted on anti-aircraft tri­
Miscellaneous items are listed in Mercantile company’s store this L. S. V. G., Leia Holtham inside box George Viuhkala.
were two small radios, a photo­
May 15:
pods, protecting a battery from
the recorder’s report as amount- week under the direction of L. guardian, Margaret Lines outside
graph enlarging outfit, some elec­
Harold Nelson, one of the best
.
.
Now
that
all
duties
are
airplanes.
H.
Dewey,
manager.
guardian.
inng to $1.15. The budget in­
boxers and fastest punchers in over and rainy season has ar-1 “March 12 to 25: Battery B trical motors and other equip­
A small partition was removed
cluded estimated receipts from
Eula Stanton, district deputy town will box Al Washburn. Tex
ment, and ammunition which
dog licenses at $15 and peddlers and the ready to wear and shoe president, was installing officer, Timmons, a fourth main event rived my thoughts turn towards moved to outpost, Fort Hughes, caused some excitement by ex-
my
friends,
who
are
on
the
other
for
duration
of
problems.
We
departments
rearranged
in
such
a
and shows $330.
Ora Glassner was chaplain and boy, will box four rounds against
ploding during the fire.
side of the world from me, and manned Battery Woodruff 14 inch
way as to give more light and Pearl McCabe musician.
Water Department Reported
Bob Johnson of Portland.
The loss was partly covered
writing letters is the only way disappearing gun.
Water department receipts for room to their location.
Refreshments of ice cream and
The show starts at 8:30 p. m.
by insurance.
that
one
can
speak.
"The
navy
and
air
corps
launch
­
the six months were $3877.51 and
cake were served by a committee
“I receive the Vernonia Eagle ed their attack on Corregidor,
Built in 1909
operating expenses $1882.30, leav­ Red Cross to Have
consisting of Viola Treharne, Money Order Fee«
twice a month from home. Al- but were unable to take Manila
The house was built in 1909,
ing a credit balance of $1995.21.
Pearl McCabe and Grace Miner.
Outing Cloth and
though they are a month past, I bay. The war was fought by the and was unique in that from the
Accounts receivable from 203 cus­
Are Increased
read every little article that they great bag system.
FORMER RESIDENT VISITS
manufacture of the wood to the
tomers using meters and 112 cus­
Gingham for Needy
For Low Sums contain, and so I am well up on “Fired sub-cal for practice, finishing touches the work was
tomers at flat rates are $2195.65,
A. L. Fenner, who operated a
Took
instructions
and
fired
the
the
news
of
Vernonia.
performed by Mr. Malmsten with
$1448.43 of which is balance due.
The Red Cross will receive pool hall here until 1927 and still
Fees for money orders under
“I am happy to know that a British 75 m. m. guns.
only a little assistance. He and
from the government gingham and has property interests, was in
"March 26: Moved back to Cor­ his brothers operated a saw mill
A telegraph crew consisting of outing cloth as material for town Wednesday and Thursday on $20 were raised Tuesday accord­ large amount of my friends are
Wm. Porter and Pete Peterson clothing, says Miss Nettie Alley, business. He lives on a ranch near ing to advice received by Post- still there and are getting along regidor from Fort Hughes. Com­ near the mile bridge, and he made
fine. I sure hope that it continues pletes the problems.
were over from Forest Grove the county nurse, who was in town John Day in Grant couty, Oregon. master Emil Messing.
the lumber himself, except the
“March 29: I went on target doors. With the assistance of a
so.
to
the
new
sche-
first part of the week working Tuesday and Wednesday.
According
The alfalfa crop in his vicini­
"As my life has been very in- range with Browning machine gun helper for a short time he built
on the local lines.
Just when this will be available ty is 20 per cent larger than last dule the fee for amounts up to
T_______
will __ be six cents instead of! teresting here since the first of and fired 1500 rounds for record. the entire house.
has not been announced.
year, he says, due to there being $2.00
“This completes the technical
five cents, from $2.51 to $5.00, | the year I will copy a few of the
plenty of water.
It contained the first telephone
work until gunners’ instructions
eight cents instead
of seven happenings from my diary:
DIVORCES ARE SCARCE
in the valley, Mr. Malmsten
•
•
in
June,
also
school.
Now
all
we
“
Jan.
16:
Battery
B
fired
the
cents,
from
$5.01
to
$10.00
elev
­
THROUGH DEPRESSION
Coaferaaca Journals Appear
stringing a line from an older
Vernonia Eagle is completing en cents, and from $10.01 to $20, 12 inch disappearing guns of do is the fatigue- or work.
house on his property to the
"Army life is very interesting
Depression has certainly hit the this week the printing of the thirteen cents—one cent increase Battery ‘Crockett’ for record prac­
Charles Malmsten place. This in­
divorce court in Columbia county, Oregon Conference Journal of the in each case.
tice. Ten hits were made out of and a young fellow leads a clean
o o o
strument was saved from the
according to J. W. Hunt, county Evangelical church, 64 page book­
11 shots, which gave us the rec­ life through his enlistment.
fire.
clerk. Records compiled by Mr. let edited and published by Rev. CAIFORN1A GUESTS ENTER­
we
"This
month
makes
one
year
ord practice of 1932 of which
Wilbur Davis is baching this Hunt from January 1 of this year G. W. Plumer.
TAINED AT HOTEL DINNER
were awarded the little red •E’ that I have been in the army with
week and says he does not like it till June 30 show that only six
I for Excellent, which we wear on nine months of service in foreign McGraw Tenders
The contract for this was won
Mrs. Samuel McMullen from our blouse sleeves.
a little bit.
couples have been granted divorce won in competition with several
service. That leaves me 16 more
Resignation as
t t ♦
during the six months—a record larger shops in Oregon and a San Francisco entertained Mrs.
“Feb. 1: ‘Call to arms’ at months before I sail back to the
The party’s all off. Two of the of one a month.
W. W. Dougall and daughter 10:45 a. m. and 21 men from States via China, Japan and
publishing house in Pennsylvanie.
City Treasurer
Safeway wives who were visitors
Dorothy Dougall and Mrs. Thomas each battery of the 59th were Hawaii.
In 1930, records in the court
out of town returned home unex­ house show that 49 couples receiv­
William Wallace at Hotel Mc­ picked and transferred into the
To Have School Cafeteria
“Now it is spring and summer
The resignation of H. E. Mc­
pectedly this week.
ed decrees or an average of four
SCAPPOOSE — Women of the Donald for dinner Thursday even­ 31st Infantry to go to Shanghai, just around the corner there but Graw as city treasurer was read
ing.
t f t
a month. The effects of the de­ home extension unit in Scappoose
China, the next morning. I was here the rainy season has started at the council meeting Monday,
Tuesday evening while Mr. and pression began to be evident in recently sponsored a ways and
Mrs. Dougall and her daughter one of these chosen men. But we and will last until October. I but was tabled pending selection
Mrs. Earl Washburn, Macile Rob­ 1931 when only 31 received de­ means meeting for opening a are here from their summer home never received the orders to move thought it rained hard and enough of a successor.
erts and John Grady were play­ crees.
after a month of preparedness.
school cafeteria in the grade at Berteleda near Crescent City.
in Oregon during the winter but
The treasurer’s report was
ing contract, Skinny dealt Macile
Mr. Hunt states that a few school next fall. Representatives
"Feb. 5: Went up on the rifle rainy season hers in the tropics read.
Mrs. McMullen plans to spend
a perfect hand. She refused to couples have made the necessary of various women’s organizations
is very different, It seems to
her vacation visiting her daughter, 1 range for record firing.
Oliver Graves, representing the
play it Those cards were stacked, application but have not carried of the town were present Mrs.
“Feb. 26: The transport U. S. S. just pour out of the sky in tor­ Home Water association, asked
' Mrs. Wallace, who resides in Ver­
she believed.
out proceedings as they lack funds, Ada Mayne, nutrition director of nonia.
A. T. Grant came into port with1 rents and water is running knee for reduction of the minimum rate
♦ ft
to pay their attorney’s fees. —St. the Oregon Dairy Council, out-
Ideep in just a few seconds. Ty- of $21.65 charged the association,
new recruits.
SEEN HERE AND THERE
nhnnns are
ar* varv
cnmmnn
Helens Sentinel.
lined possible plans for this pro­ ATTEND PORTLAND GAME I “Feb. 29: Fired trial shots with If
phoons
very -------------------
common now and
”-:
••a whose members live outside the
Mrs. Happy Thompson giving
Mike Miller, Ben Brickel, Henry I the 3 inch anti-aircraft, trailer'lots of lives are lost in them, also city limits. There have been so
ject.
I
the city library a thorough house­
Mrs. O. H. Drorbaugh is enjoy­
Fogel, Lowell Hieber, Tom Bate- mount guns,
lots of property is ruined,
many removals, he declared, that
cleaning . . . “Mutt” carrying ing a visit from her daughters,
Tommy Brown, now ice cream man and - -
Emil - --
Messing saw Port-1 "March 3: The U. S. S. Grant
“I hope that you have had a the remaining water users can­
home Charlie’s evening paper . . . Mrs. Hazel Bean of Portland and maker at the Ideal dairy in Port- land blank Hollywood Wednes-
sailed for the States, with a hap- very successful year and I wish not afford their share of the
L. H. Dewey turned carpenter Mrs. Robert Sillwell of Tillamook, land, visited at the home of his
night. It was a fine - game. i- py bunch of boys ‘going homo.* all the students that graduate all minimum. The matter was refer­
day
. . . Albert Childs trying out a Mrs. Drorbaugh plans to spend sister, Mrs. T. M. Crawford, over they report, as fine as if played 1
“March 7: Fired 80 rounds for the success and happiness that red to the water committee for in­
new golf ball on Bridge street.
several weeks in Tillamook.
I the weekend.
for their special benefit
> ■ record of the 59 C. A. with the one can.”
vestigation.
Residence
City Funds
J. L. Lloyd Writes of Life
In Philippine Army Camp
Feathers
s