VOLUME X.
12.00 per Year; 5c a copy
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1932.
NUMBER 32
Speaker Condemns
Leslie Scott Again
Market Equipment
Airplane Seeding
No Designation
Money
Power
and
Placed on State
Mainly Bid in
Cheap Says Nelson
Expected Today
Government Acts
Highway Body
By Local Bank
Refinancing
Fire Spreads
On Kanusky
Denunciation of the bankers’
Leslie M. Scott has consented
The equipment of the Verno­
to resume his place on the state County Agent Advises Method association and of Wall street Road Decision to Await Further nia market, which closed its doors
featured an address by Dr. Serge
highway commission, according to
February 27, was bid in by the
On Burnt-Over Land
Study Believes Macpherson
T. Urling of Portland at the Lib­
the Portland evening papers yes­
Bank of Vernonia in liquidation at
terday. He is said to accepted up­
Seeding of pasture land in the erty party rally in the I. 0. O. F.
No designation of the road to a sheriff’s sale Tuesday morn­
on the understanding that there Nehalem valley by airplane can hall Friday night. The money i the coast will be made at today’s ing. Exceptions were paper and
be no executive interference with be done at a cost to the farmer power, he asserted, controls both ■meeting of the stae highway com- twine sold to A. E. Adams, a
Committee Reports That the. decisions of the commission. Iof 75 cents per acre for large the republican and democratic I mission, F. D. Malpberson, chair- cleaver to Albert Childs, a heat­ Clark and Wilson Blaze
Mr. Scott’s acceptance meets tracts and $1.00 an acre for small parties, as well as those who hold | man of the road committee of ing stove to Loel Roberts, track
Starts Near Look'
Federal Aid Is Not
with general approval in Vernonia tracts, states George A. Nelson, office in the government. He ad­ ¡the Vernonia chamber of com- and gas engine at the slaughter
because of tRe confidence that he county agricultural agent, who vocated the abolition of interest imerce has been informed. There house,to Sidney Malmsten, and
out Station
Available
will be guided in his decision as was in the city Wednesday. This and the government operation of I is not likely to be any discussion pump at the slaughter house to
to the road to the coast solely up­ has been done in the Coos Bay banks as a means of breaking the of it, he believes, unless the com­ Roy Raymond.
on the merits of the respective locality recently with much suc­ power of the money trust.
The house of Wm. Culver, fdr-
plete data from the preliminary
The fire along Kanusky creek
Refinancing of the city’s bond­ suggested routes and not upon cess, he says. In this region it
The speaker claimed that pub- gUrveys should be in the hands I mer proprietor of the market, was
ed indebtedness cannot be accomp­ political considerations.
on the Clark and Wilson com­
should be done in the fall after lie utilities, power companies, , of the commission. He expects also bid in by the bank.
lished through federal aid, ac­
pany’s holdings has been confined
some burns or in February on railroads, etc. made 24 billion that these tabulations will be
cording to a report by Judge W.
to logged off land chiefly, ac­
dollars profit last year, while the', completed early next week, and
burnt-over land.
A. Harris at the city council Mill at Cochran
cording to Superintendent Frank
A big lot of grass would prove cost of government was 12 billion1 has assurance that when they are 2 New Managers
Baker at 5 p. m. yesterday after­
meeting Monday night.
an asset to the community, he be- dollars. Were the government to j the report of the engineers will
noon, with very little in green
The committee appointed by
lieves, and might attract outside take these utilities over, he reas-i be released to the press.
Destroyed
by
Fire
Appointed
Here
timber. The acreage covered is
Mayor Ben S. Owens, Judge Har­
sheep men or cattlemen to bring oned, taxes would be unnecessary.
There will be a number of pub­
considerable, but no equipment
Dr. Urling, who said that he lic meetings, Mr. Macpherson has
ris, Judd Greenman, C. F. Hieber,
their herds here bacause of the
of importance has been destroyed.
Albert Childs and J. W. Brown, Lo.. Estimated at $140,000 With wonderful water supply and the had been with the marines in been told, before any decision is
Safeway and Penney Stores Make
The blaze started at about 3:30
to find out from Governor Meier’s
convenience to the Portland mar­ Nicaragua, strongly denounced definitely reached, and all inter­
p. m. Wednesday afternoon at a
office the necessary steps to be
ket. Investment in that line the actions of our country there, ested parties will have the oppor­
Only $60,000 Insurance
Changes in Staffs
point one mile north and east of ,
I
taken, went to Salem Monday and
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_ _
, ¡would
be governed by the pos- and also condemned the admini­ tunity of a hearing. Designation
The mill of the C. H. Wheeler' Isibility of seeing votllrna
in
it
.
Baker point lockout, in the vicin­
Two
local
chain
stores
have
stration
for
its
treatment
of
the
in the absence of the governor
returns in it,
will not be made at a star cham­
I ber session, Mr. Macpherson has changed managers this week, the ity of Camp 10, probably from
secured the necessary information company at Cochran was destroy-J I provided the livestock situation bonus marchers.
Safeway stores, and the J. C. a donkey engine used in logging
There are now 80 members of , | been assured.
from his secretary, Mrs. Sheldon ed by fire early Tuesday morn­ | continues to improve. If seed
operations. Owing to the high
F. Sackett. The federal aid bill, ing. The loss is estimated atj i is bought at rock bottom price, the Liberty club in Vernonia, ac-1 1 Efforts of friends of Leslie M. Penney company.
S. E. Couper, for two years wind estimated at 25 miles an
of which she had a copy, does not $140,000, with only about $60,-1 ¡there might be good money in cording to J. E. Frank, vice-' Scott to induce him to reconsider
crept rapidly
chairman.
refer to refinancing, she assured 000 insurance. The blaze is be­ the proposition, he thinks.
his resignation from the commis­ manager of the local Safeway hour the flames
lieved by Superintendent H. A.
the committee.
Alfalfa Doing Well
sion continue, and telegrams from unit, was transferred to the Mac- along, at one time covering 1H
Alfalfa plantings in the valley Local Golfer
The question of securing for Yundt to have been incendiary.
all parts of the state urge him Marr store in Forest Grove Mon­ miles in an hour and a half. Traf­
The fire was discovered at are coming along fine, Mr. Nel­
relief of needy Vernonia people
to resume the place. Among these day, and his place here is taken fic along the St. Helens-Vernonia
Makes
1st
Hole
was discussed, Judge Harris re­ about 1:30 a. m. by Mrs. Verle son says. Ain Wallace at Mist is
'telegrams
is one from the Ver- by E. D. Phillips, promoted from road was temporarily blocked
In One on Course jnonia chamber
head clerk. Mr. Phillips’ position between Camps 9 and 10, where
ported, and Mrs. Sackett stated E. Prickett and her sister, Miss ' harvesting a second crop that
of commerce.
Moxie Hopkins of Banks, who ¡yields two tons to the acre, and
is filled by George Laird, Verno­ the burn extended about one mile
__
this to be possible under the law.
The distinction of making the
nia boy who had recently been along the road.
She recommended that a written aroused the neighbors. Mrs. Prick­ ¡had three tons to the acre in hi* fjrgj hoje ¡n one on the Vernonia EMIL ELOR ANTA’S
The entire force of the lumber
transferred to one of the com­
application be made by the com­ ett fell and injured herself while first crop. A. L. Parker has
HOUSE IS ROBBED pany’s stores in Hillsboro.
escaping from her home, and Mr. j
company in this locality, about
munity for assistance, Judge Har­
beautiful stand of second crop Tuegday afternoon,
Prickett and Archie Dugan were ready for cutting. E. E. Garner’
A. R. Thomas of Lebanon re­ 300 men, is reported as having
ris said.
number 4, was witnessed by Har-' The house of EmU Eloranta in places Thomas Beaty as head of been put to work in fighting the
singed by the explosion of bar­
The water committee of the rels of gasoline. The covers of cut his alfalfa recently, 2% tons ry King and Bobby King.
I Riverview was robbed Wednesday, the local J. C. Penney store, Mr. fire, with reinforcements of about
avre, and for two montns
months
Only at two piaces on the Tlllv 97
unrftt « am
council recommended a minimum the barrels were hurled 500 feet. | to the arte,
one
possible,
1
e^,'e] wajc|1 a t,Oy’s bank Beaty resuming his former posi­ 100 men from the county fire pa­
previously
used
the
field
and
the
course
ig
a
hole
in
of $16 to be charged for water
One hundred men battled to
tion as assistant manager at St. trol. Owing to the wind and the
cream and a few othej
supplied to the Home Water as­ save the town, and soon exhausted adjoining ground for pasturing glateg Sandy Macpherson, proprie/ h -
Helens.
hot dry weather, it could not be
27 cows. He expects another crop
______ . ...j________ , having cream, ana a lew orner
sociation instead of $21.65 charg­ a 50,000 gallon tank of storage
tor, on number 4 and number 5 articles, he reports.
Mrs. Couper and two children stopped from spreading through
the
last
of
August
or
the
first
ed at present. Oliver Graves, rep­ water. Arrival of a Southern Pa­
holes. Number 5 is yet to be con­
Pilfering by boys is suspected. left for Forest Grove Monday the slashings.
resenting the association, stated cific fire train from Timber and of September. John Baker has a quered.
morning, Mr. Couper having al­
The Vernonia-St. Helens stage
that the members of he associa­ a favorable wind enabled the men second crop that is in fine shape.
ready begun his duties there.
leaving here at 5:10 p. m. Wed­
PARASITES UNAVAILABLE
Mr.
Nelson
recommends
that
tion would be willing to pay the to keep the flames back of a'
Tardy Motorists
nesday was unable to complete
No more earwig parasites are
required amount for all water fire wall which ran through the wherever the ground is adapted
Are
Warned
by
W. C. T. U. TO MEET TUES. its trip, turning back upon reach­
alfalfa
is
one
of
the
best
forage
available
for
distribution
this
year
used, but as there is a possibility yard. Residents stayed up all
ing the scene of the fire. The
State Officer County Agent George A. Nelson The W. C. T. U. will meet for following
that there will be only eight who night wetting their houses with crops that can be grown in the
morning it got through,
Nehalem
valley,
as
it
will
yield
learned
upon
application
to
Ore-
election
of
officers
Tuesday
af
­
will be using the water this fall garden hose, and the fronts of
and there was no hindrance to
Motorists with old license plates I ?On State college.
more
than
any
other
forage
crop
ternoon,
August
9,
at
the
home
of
fall the minimum should be so several houses were scorched.
*
may .....................
be obtained * for Mrs. Ben Cline. A large atten­ traffic that day.
and can be maintained at less are being warned by Officer Tom! A colony
placed that each family will not
The mill had been idle since a expense than any other over a I Carman of the state police, and next year if application is made dance is requested by the presi­
Other Fires Starting
have to pay more than $2 as their year ago last spring, but the com­
A lively stubble fire occurred
with the exception of a few who in time, he states.
of
years.
On
one
dent,
Mrs.
S.
V.
Malmsten.
long
period
share.
pany’s camp had been operated ranch in the county the alfalfa work for Clark and Wilson and
at Gales Creek Wednesday after­
The recommendation of the this year, and it was the inten- planting is 15 years old and is have promised to secure their li­
noon and W. A. Davis, of the
committee was adopted by com- tion to resume within a week or still yielding good returns.
Portland-Vernonia truck line, re­
censes by the tenth, pay day,
mon consent.
ten days.
ports a fire as starting east of
A garden tour, similar to those have been compelled either to send
Last year a fire burned over being conducted elsewhere in for their licenses or lay their
Timber as he came through Thurs­
16 square miles of the company’s the county, will be held here in cars up. Mr. Carman states that
day afternoon.
timber, doing $650,000 damage.
A grass fire threatened homes
he is taking up with the depart­
the
fall,
Mr.
Nelson
promises.
a
The mill was built in 1916.
in West St. Helens Wednesday
ment the quesion of allowing
When operating it employed about
afternoon, and the Portland fire
continued operation of those who
The following letter urging des- timber traversed have made stren-
100 men. It had a capacity of Loyal Gleaners
need their cars in going to and ignation of the Vernonia-Hamlet: uous objection on account of the department came to lend assis­
a a a
80,000 feet and covered an area
Meet at Home
from camp and are unable to route to^ the sea is being sent out' added cost of harvesting the tance. For a while a number of
of 30 acres. Very little lumber
by R. B. Early in reply to the stumpage bisected by a main high­ residents used garden hose in pro­
pay before pay day.
Of
Mrs.
McDonald
petitions for the Wolf creek way and the increased fire hazard tecting their property.
WM in storage there, and the
Motorists
with
out
of
state
li
­
Two Vernonia young ladies 1OM was confined to the build--
from careless tourists and cam­
route ;
The
Loyal
Gleaners
club
met
at
censes
have
been
warned
by
Mr.
pers. The suggestion that a nar­
spent a wakeful and lonesome ing* and machinery.
Portland,
Ore.,
July
28,
1932
the home of Mrs. George Mc­ Carman that they must procure jjear* s'ir*
row strip of timber on either side Cast for Grange
night on the sands of Cannon
Donald Wednesday afternoon, Ju- Oregon licenses as soon as their' Well it looks like the “short of the highway be preserved is, of
beach last weekend. They were
Play Rehearsing
ly 27. They surprised Mrs. Mc- three months permits are up. As road” battle is about over. All of course, nonsensical, as the trees
asleep in an auto tent in custom­ MRS. TIMMONS IS
would not stand for long when
the
engineering
evidence
is
in,
Twice a Week
with
a
gift.
Lunch
was
Donald
a full year’s license from this
HOSTESS TO CLUB
ary fashion when they were
as soon as the new highway exposed to the winds by removal
by the club. Mrs. M. Mc- state will be required at that time and
served
of
the
adjoining
timber,
resulting
commissioner is appointed a desig­
awakened by a big noise. Some­
The cast for “Valley Farm,”
in greatly increased hazard and
Mrs. J. L. Timmons entertained Donald and Mrs. S. E. Couper there will be no saving in money. nation is expected.
thing sinister and black slunk
the four act play to be presented
a
worse
mess
than
if
logged
were
guests.
As
you
know,
for
the
past
many
away into the black and sinister members of the Just Eight Bridge
at the county fair September 2
months the decision has rested cleanly.
The members present were Mrs. PARTY ENJOYS
night With one scream (or may­ club and guests at her home last
3. The Vernonia route, is, and by Vernonia grange, is now re­
solely upon the engineering, eco­
Wells,
Jim
Brady,
Mrs.
Maude
Friday
evening.
Mrs.
James
Nan-
territorial
development will increasingly become, the more hearsing twice a week on the stage
be several) they yanked down the
PICNIC IN GROVE nomic,
Mrs. Otte M ¡ebener, Mrs. Henry
and public utility factors of the scenic, traversing as it does a of the Washington grade school
tent and repaired to the beach, son held high score.
most of which was log­
Millis,
Fogel,
Mrs.
Crume,
Mrs.
Wolf
creek
and
Vernonia-Hamlet
The guests were Mrs. H. E.
Mr. and Mrs.* J. H. Burnside, routes, contingent of course upon territory
where nothing could sneak up on
ged over years ago and on which auditorium under the direction of
Mrs.
Carl
Davis,
Mrs.
Frank
McGraw
and
Mrs.
Etta
Routledge
Mrs.
C.
L.
Matthews,
Mr.
and
them—that is, nothing that they
a fine growth of sizeable young Mrs. Lulah Fullerton, coach.
federal aid.
3.
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vciiiiiaii,
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yy
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lliaiici
Mrs.
Judd
Greenman,
Mr. cum
and
did not have a chance to get of Portland, the house guest of Lange, Mrs. E. D. Phillips, Mrs. xvi1
We
have IVllUWCU
followed the
matter trees have sprung up to hide the
The cast at present consists
F. Claude Stephens, Mrs. J. F. Mrs. E. A. Green, Mr. and Mrs. i closely with the engineers in the scars of loggng. Most of the Ver­
Mrs.
Rose
Fletcher.
Mrs.
W.
M.
away from.
of Mrs. Benita Condit, Mrs. Viola
nonia
route
has
been
through
the
Henderson, Mrs. Lloyd Baker,'Rose, Mrs. George McDonald.
field,
the
engineering
executives,
H.
V. Holcomb, Mrs. A. J.1 «•><!. the engineering executives
,
. ,,
members of the commission and unsightly transformation of log­ Treharne, Mrs. Ross Duncan, Mrs.
Mrs. W. J. Armitage, Mrs. Nan-1 The next meeting will be held TT
SEEN HERE AND THERE
Hughes, Phoebe Greenman, Char- ¡eade|-g of public opinion over the ging and presents a luxurious vis
­ William ^Hammack, Mrs. Gladys
is-1
son, and Mrs. Fletcher were the (at the parsonage the evening of lotte Green, Nelle Green, Hale j state, and the findings and re­ ta of green foliage; it would
Moran, Mrs. Hilda Keasey, Fred
Roy Nelson, in knickerbockers, members present.
August 8.
Greenman, Jack Marshall, Neal actions in all particulars leave no take a great many years for the Wall, H. M. Condit, Ross Duncan,
Wolf
creek
to
come
to
this.
carrying a satchel on his way to
Refreshments were served by
Bush and Glen Hieber composed I doubt of the superiority of the
route.
C. G. WHITLOCK VISITS
The harvesting of the timber Philip Melis and Ray D. Fisher.
a workout in the old gym at Third the hostess.
a party who enjoyed a picnic in Vernonia-Hamlet
The possible points upon which persents not only an aesthetic Harry Condit, who has been fill­
and Maple . . . L. H. Dewey
C. G. Whitlock, manager of the Parker's grove Sunday.
I the Wolf creek route based its problem, but a practical one in ing one of the parts, is withdraw­
watching the smoke from the ATTENDS OFFICERS’ MEET J. C. Penney store in St. Helens
.claims to preference were:
that it would be costly, difficult ing because of leaving town, and
Clark and Wilson fire . . . Wilbur
1. Less mileage.
and dangerous to remove the tim­
Earl Smith attended a conven­ and formerly manager of the local MEET FORMER RESIDENTS
2. Traversing virgin stand of ber with a highway usurping the another will be selected for his
Davis yanking down the antennae tion of sheriffs, police and other unit, was in town Thursday to
Mr. and Mrs. < Charles
“ *
Wilson
timber.
(Scenic
appeal.)
logical railroad right of way and place.
from his former residence . . . law enforcement officers at Til­ confer with A. R. Thomas, the
s. J, W. __
Brown ' 3. „
Possibilities
and Mr. and Mrs.
________ of Cronin creek with trees and logs falling and
It is planned to present the
Bert Tisdale driving a hybrid trac­ lamook Friday, and reports a new manager here.
____ m_ii
’*
motored to Waukena
Falls _____
on th
the _ nut
cut nff
off frs
to Vnrtho
Northern ***"
Tillamook
being hauled across it
play in Vernonia about August 31
tor-truck with four kiddies for a profitable meeting. Others attend­
Mr. Whitlock started to come Columbia River highway Sunday, ¡be,ChF*’ginMrjng and other con.
3. The engineers have definite­ at the grade school, 50 per cent
ly abandoned consideration of the
load . , . Jack Bush and Les ing from this county were Sheriff Wednesday afternoon but was
Sheeley standing in Lloyd Baker’s Oscar G. Weed and Officer How­ turned back by the blockade dur- where they met Dr. and Mrs. T. giderations have eliminated these Cronin creek ent off on account of the proceeds to be donated to
L. Laraway, former Vernonia re«- claims as follows:
of its tremendous cost The esti­ the community chest.
door scrutinizing blue prints, then ard of the state police at St Hel-|>ng the Clark and Wilson fire,
calls for 12 miles at $100,
idents now located in Hood River. I 1. The Wolf a
creek
--- .---- route
•— *- still F mate
crossing the street towards the ens.
He
reports
business
conditions
000 per mile of construction, a
“
The
three
families
enjoyed
a
I
six
miles
shorter
than
the
Verno­
staggering
sum of $1,2000,000, Birthday Party Held
engineers’ office . . . Firefighters
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and family as improving in St. Helens since picnic at the falls.
nia route. This apparent advan­ ana it is conceded it might well be
sitting in the patrol headquarters went to Seaside Thursday, Mr J the reopening of the McCormick
For Mr». F. C. Griffin
Traffic on the highway seemed tage is wholly lost in the eyes i more. The country to be travers­
yard waiting for a call to go Smith returning the same day and mill.
rather light, Mrs. Brown reported. of the engineers since the total ed is very rough, entailing much
out . . . Dave McDonald pouring the others remaining for an out­
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Malmsten
rise and fall of the Wolf creek curvature and severe grades.
route in
is IIIUIC
more than
mail
2300 rtyv
feet
i
/uu
win
uui/c,
salt in the sidewalk cracks and ing over the weekend.
Thus
you will
note, lilt
the win
only and family including their daugh­
TO HOLD POT-LUCK SUPPER JOHN SKANS TRANSFERRED ruuLC
greater than that of the Vernonia I claims made for the Wolf creel lit
along the parking to rid of ear­
Members of the Order of East­
John Skans, draughtsman in the route. This additional 2300 feet!route have definitely been dis­ ter, Mrs. F. C. Griffin and baby
wigs . . . Beach pajamas, all kinds
Shirley Ann, who are visiting here
K. P. TO HAVE PICNIC
ern Star and their families are highway engineers’ office in this is concentrated in a short distance proved.
of them ... A stage driver re­
A picnic for the Knights of Py­ to hold a pot-luck supper at the city since the beginning of the and according to the engineers is I There once was a plan for com- from Sigourney, Iowa, were din­
proving newsboys for slinging pa­ thias, Pythian Sisters and their Vernonia golf course at 6 p. m. preliminary survey last fall, has equivalent to a minimum addi- bining the eastern portions of the ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
tional mileage 01
uonai
of 7 < H
79 to
w >0
10 miles,
inum, 1 I proposed Wilson
nunon river ana
and Wolf
non
per bundles around . . . Mrs. Coup­ families is to be held at Big Eddy next Wednesday.
been transferred to Oregon City, thereby giving the Vernonia road creek roads, but this has since Knauss Sunday, the occasion being
er and two children in an auto park Sunday. There will be a bas­
and left for his new position an actual minimum advantage of been abandoned due to engineer- Mrs. Griffin’s birthday.
loaded with baggage, bidding ket lunch.
PUTTING ON NEW ROOF
The first birthday of little
seveusl miles.
ing difficulties. This would have
Thursday morning.
friends good bye as she parked
2. The argument of scenic entailed construction of a road Shirley Ann was also celebrated
Harry Culbertson is putting a
Miss Nettie Alley, county nurse, superiority due to traversing a through northern
Washington during her visit here when a party
in front of the post office . . .
Mountain Heart Rebekah lodge | new roof over his blacksmith
Harry Culbertson on top of his met for their regular meeting shop at the corner of Weed avenue
| was given in her honor at Hotel
July 28.
'and Maple street.
shop.
Vernonia on July 20.
on professional business Tuesday, mental hooey.” The owners of the1
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Advantages of Vernonia
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