VOLUME X.
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CASCADE MATCH
TO BE HELD AT
FOREST HILLS
County Is
Allotted 83
The Cascade tournament, slated
originally for the Vernonia golf
course, will be held instead at
Forest Hills October 7 to 9.
A number of local players are
expecting to participate, including
Tommy Bateman, Dr. M. D. Cole,
Harry King, Sandy Macpherson
Emergency Employment! and
possibly one or two others.
Tommy Bateman and Dr. Cole
From Here Is
went over to the Forest Hills
Limited
course Tuesday in order to prac­
tice for the tournament.
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
TO PLAY FRESHMEN
AT FOREST GROVE
The next game of Vernonia
high school will be played with
the Pacific university freshmen
on the Forest Grove field tomor­
row morning at ten o’clock.
After the game the boys ex­
pect to take in the Oregon State-'
Stanford game in Portland that
afternoon.
ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT
Only two days are left
for the community chest
drive, but response has not
been what it should be,
the committee in charge
declares.
The chest has received a
small amount of cash, no
produce, and only a little
clothing. It needs all three
desperately.
Don’t forget. Loel Rob-
erts’ office on
Bridge
street, until tomorrow night.
REBEKAHS CELEBRATE
FOUNDING OF LODGE;
JUDGE HARRIS SPEAKS
NUMBER 40,
8 FROM VALLEY
PICKED FOR JURY
DUTY THIS TERM
Fires Thick
In Vicinity
An anniversary celebration was
held by the local Rebekah lodge
Thursday of last week. Judge W.
A. Harris told about the origin
of the Rebekah lodge.
Cards were played and refresh­
ments of apple pie and whipped
cream served.
Ben S. Owens, Guy R. Mills,
T. F. Keasey, A. B. Counts, and
J. W. Rose of Vernonia are on
the jury list for circuit court at
St. Helens for the October term
to convene Monday, October 10,
Also from the Nehalem valley are
Peter R. Banzer, Oliver Burris
Change in Weather Is
and Reed Holding of Mist.
90 Pheasants for
Motions, demurrers, etc., will
Cause of Many
Registration In
Clatskanie Taken
be heard on Monday, and on
Time for Election
Spreading
Through Vernonia Tuesday, the 11th, jurors are to
be present for the regular ses-
Ends October 7
Ninety pheasants from the Bion.
Eighty-three men for eight
The unexpected stretch of dry
Oregon state game farms at Cor­
Registration of voters in time
months is the allotment of Colum­
weather following the promise of
Community
Kitchen
vallis
were
taken
through
Verno
­
for
the
coming
election
will
close
bia county for state highway
rain resulted in a large number
nia Tuesday en route to the hold­ Little Is Heard
October 7, according to Judge
work in which federal aid money
of slashing fires getting out of
!
ing pens at Clatsckanie for refill,
is used, according to an announce­
Work Is Active D. B. Reasoner, registrar. He
control.
will be at his residence all that
the roosters having been liberated
ment by the state highway com­
About
Candidates
The largest and possibly the
day
in
from
the
pens
prior
to
Sept.
15.
order
to
register
those
mission at its meeting in Port­
most serious potentially is in the
According to John Simpson, in
land Wednesday. The question as PFruit* and Vegetable* Dried for who have failed to do so.
vicinity of Westim'ber. where 100
charge of the shipment, 312 birds
Forty-eight new registrations
to what can be expected was put
Mott of Incumbent* Are Likley men from Vernonia and as many
were
placed
in
the
pens
at
Clats
­
have been received here since the
Community Chest
by Commissioner T. B. Mills.
A chicory plant with a root 15
from Forest Grove are endeavor­
primary election, Judge Reasoner inches long and a total length kanie early in the spring, of
These men will not be hired
To Run Again
community canning kit­ says.
ing to keep it within bounds.
The
which only four were lost. 150
on force account, as was the
of
43
inches
has
been
brought
to
There are also a large number of
roosters
were
liberated.
Despite
the
near
approach
of
practice
uiavuLC ii*
in the
vuc ingnwav
highway work
num chen, located in the Crawford
the Eagle office by F. Claude
i men from the Tillamook Patrol
near Scappoose last winter, and faraKe’ bas bean a ,bus< P
the
caucus
for
nomination
of
city
Included in the shipment which
Edna Owens Is
Stephens, who is growing rzome in
I association fighting it on that
will not necessarily be rotated, as during the past week with the
I his garden from seed he bought Mr. Simpson took through Verno­ officers, to be held in the Legion end.
¡canning
and
drying
of
fruits
and
Installed
as
Worthy
contractors will be allowed to re­
nia this week were 25 valley quail hall next Tuesday evening, little
i
this
spring
as
an
experiment
to
to be used by the
So far it is in good shape, ac­
discussion is heard regarding the
Advisor of Rainbow see what it would do.
tain the men considered efficient. 1 ' vegetables
vl
which he liberated.
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naming of candidates. It is as­ cording to reports received at
It was stipulated by the commis­ community chest this winter. Mrs.
i
The
roots
are
used
as
a
coffee
Edna Owens, new worthy ad-1 substitute after being dried and Hunters Bring In
sumed that all of the incumbents the local fire patrol headquarters,
sion that successful bidders be ■ Torn Crawford, chairman of the
will be candidates for reelection, keeping for the most part within
required to pay not less than ’ altruistic committee of the Pyth­ visor of Nehalem Assembly, Or-! : browned, and the tops are said
Mule Deer from
with the exception of H. E. Mc­ the trails. Little of it is in green
50 cents an hour for unskilled ian Sisters’ lodge, who were the der of Rainbow for Girls, was in-i !to be edible when young. The
Graw, city treasurer, who resigned timber as yet but a great deal of
and 60 cents an hour for skilled original sponsors of the project, stalled with other officers at a roots have the appearance of par-
Eastern
Oregon
ceremony Monday evening. Aud- snips> and the top;’re8em^le tl;ose
some time ago but is still serving . reproduction has been burned,
labor, and shall not be permitted is in charge.
A liafirt wofi
wi vs rr wnrthv
.
So far the kitchen has canned rav
rey Austin,
retiring
worthy Qzi_
ad-'of . sugar • beets
to work more than 30 hours in
A four point mule deer, weigh­ pending the selection of a suc­ Warden Lode McDonald reports.
i beans, and wild blackberries and visor, acting as installing officer.' Mr. ’Stephens has also in his ing about 200 pounds, was brought cessor.
In a few places it is reported to
one week.
The Necanicum-North Fork sec->as dried 300 pounds of prunes
The other officers include wor­ garden a Jerusalem artichoke, to Vernonia Monday by Ross
Because of the almost certain have eaten into the Faust timber,
tion of the Wolf creek route to ' and 200 pounds of beans. More thy assistant advisor, Kathryn wbicb bas tbe appearance of a Duncan and Guy Mills, who with change in this office the chief in­ but has not crowned, so far as
the sea, a distance of 3.7 miles, fruits and vegetables are arriv­ Malmsten; Charity, ■" Joy Bush; thistle and is forming buds now. F. M. Stokes of Portland, archi- terest, possibly, centers in it. A can 'be ascertained here.
Hope, Mary Ann Childs; Faith,
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had been advertised for bids, ing from time to time.
Clark-Wil.on Fire
tect who designed the Washington number c* candidates are under­
Until recently most of the pro­ Margaret McDonald; chaplain,|p -p * pj ppTC
Another fire started from
and the lowest bid on this was
school, were on a hunting trip stood to be considered for the
1 °
referred by the commission to duce donated to the kitchen has Helen Messing; drill leader, Zon-j1^'1,
in eastern Oregon since the open­ place, and it is not improbable slashings on Clark and Wilson op­
OFFICERS FOR
the bureau of public roads for been given out to needy families weiss Douglass; Love, Ruth Page
ing the season the previous Tues­ that several nominations will be erations near Enterprise lookout,
who were able to dry or can it Simmons; religion, Nelle Green;!
in the vicinity of Oak Ranch
approval.
made.
PRESENT YEAR day.
nature, Ione Lines; immortality, I
Report was made on the Wilson themselves.
The animal was shot between
The offices for which nomina- creek, and has run up to the
river route of a cost of $2,600,-
Many citizens of the community Leona Hillman; fidelity, Wilma; Mrg p w> Gough was elected Burns and Canyon City. Another tions will be open will be for edge of the Benson Timber hold­
000 for oiled macadam from Til­ have assisted the kitchen with do- GlassAer; patriotism, Verda Chap- president, Mrs. A. F. Kostur vice- weighing about 300 pounds, was mayor, three councilmen, and ings. No damage has been done
lamook to Glenwood and of $3,- mtions of work and materials, man; service, Doris Anderson;‘president, Mrs. C. Dustin treasur- left in Portland at the home of treasurer. B. J. Cline will be the as yet.
confidential observer, Leona New;|er ancj Mary Erickson secretary Mr. Stokes.
Rock Creek Ha. Fire
424,594 for grading and paving, reported Mrs. Crawford.
only member of the present coun­
Still another fire is burning
and of $287,356 for improvement
Some of those who have made outer observer, Margaret Nelson;1 ! of the Parent-Teachers’ assoeix
Mr. Duncan says that every cil to hold over. The recorder,
of the existing road from Glen­ recent contributions include Mrs. musician, Charlotte Green; and tion at its meeting in the Wash­ auto camp was crowded with hun­ marshal and water superintendent about eight miles up Rock creek,
wood to Forest Grove.
ington school Monday afternoon. ters, and that on the first day of are appointed by the mayor with started on the old Chas. Eck-
Rose Fletcher, Mrs. J. L. Tim- choir director, Verla Messing.
Refreshments were served dur­
men place on an old burn. It is
Another meeting was decided the season 75 cars of hunters the consent of the council.
mens, Mrs. Harry Kerns, Mrs.
ing the social hour by Florence upon to afford parents, both fa­
not regarded as dangerous.
Group is Paroled
Rita Lamping and Mrs. James
passed through Canyon City be­
O.-A. Fire Annoying
Nanson, who have given their Wall and Nelle Green, the com­ thers and mothers, an opportunity tween 9 a. m. and noon. Most
After Arrest for
mittee.
Fire spread from slashings on
to attend. This meeting will take of them returned empty handed.
time
working
in
the
kitchen.
Mrs.
Pitchforking Fish
O.-A. property is not serious, ac­
place in the Washington school
Fred Wall, Mrs. Harry Strong
MRS. WEED LEAVES
cording to Superintendent Judd
Monday, October 10 at 7:30 p. m.
and
Mrs.
Crawford
have
donated
W.
C.
KILBY
INJURED
Walt
Harold (Smoky) Parker,
Greenman after returning from
FOR VISIT IN TEXAS
The attendance at this meet­
W. C. Kilby was injured Mon­
Parker, Carl Briggs, Dick Stone the use of their driers.
it yesterday evening, but is an­
ing
should
prove
that
tl
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interest
AND
CALIFORNIA
day
near
Camp
10
when
he
slip
­
Harry Culbertson has furnish­
and Ellery Stone were arrested by
noying because of the danger to
and cooperation due 'a Perent- i ped from a spring board, slift
Mrs. Albert Jensen of Port­
Tom Carman assisted by Earl ed prunes, and A. O. Owens, A.
Teachers’ association is worth down a bank, and was struck in land visited in town Wednesday. bridges and logging equipment.
left
this
Mrs.
Emma
Weed
Webb
of
Treharne,
and
E.
L.
Smith Monday night on the Ne­
Thus far there has been no pro­
while in Vernonia, states Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Knauss
halem river for spearing, pitch­ Lloyd have donated beans. L. R. week for an extended visit in Gough. Membership is not neces­ the wrist by his falling axe whicl
perty loss, he says, and the fire
company
California
and
Texas
in
followed after him.
were Portland visitors Wednesday.
forking and snagging salmon. Norris has picked beans for the
sary for discussion of our school
Mrs. E. E. Garner has been ill has not spread into any green
Fourteen stitches were neces
They pled guilty in Justice Hill’s kitchen, and Mrs. M. L. Ratcliffe with her grandson, Don Kaufman
timber except in a few isolated
problems, she declares.
sary to sew up the wound, ano with a bad cold during the past patches. It is mostly on old burns.
court Tuesday, and were sentenc­ has picked wild blackberries. E. and his friend Arthur Wooster,
who
were
motoring
to
their
home
week.
it will take about two months
ed to 60 days and payment of L. Lloyd will also furnish some
Twenty or 25 men are at work to
in Los Angeles after having spent Part of Red Cross
Dave DeLapp broke a bone in protect the company’s property.
costs, sentence being suspended wood for the kitchen.
before he will be able to retun
Others who have dried or the summer here.
Materials Arrive
to work.
his hand Wednesday mckming
during good behavior.
Other Fire. Scattered
Mrs. Weed will stay a short
while working at Camp 10.
On the 24th W. F. Clum and canned beans and prunes for the
And Work to Begin
There are two fires on Deep
time
with
her
daughter,
Mrs.
Marvel Graven were arrested for community in their own homes
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
O. B. Malmsten of Seaside visit­ creek, over on the Kerry line
hunting without a license. Mr. include Judge D. B. Reasoner, Riley Kaufman, in Los Angeles,
Part of the Red Cross dona­
ed
at Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Spen­ north of Birkenfeld, one on the
Judd
Greenman
of
Vernonia,
J.
Clum was brought before the jus­ Mrs. E. A. Green, Mrs. Judd and then go to Texas for a visit tion of materials for community G. Watts of Scappoose, J. W. cer's in Treharne Friday.
Riggles operation in Clatskanie
with
another
daughter,
Mrs.
Ed
­
Greenman,
Mrs.
Connie
Anderson,
tice court at Hillsboro and parol­
sewing, including outing flannel, Day, Angelo Caniparoli and Irv­
L. S. King, of Salem, state mountain, one on Van Vleet
ward
Grant,
returning
to
Los
ed after being sentenced to a fine Mrs. O. D. McCabe and Mrs. E.
muslin and shirting, was brought
Angeles again following Christ­ to Vernonia Wednesday by Miss ing Rau of St. Helens have been fire warden, was here Wednesday slashings, one near Bacona, one
of $100 and 60 days in jail. Mr. S. Thompson.
to confer with Lode McDonald at Jim Elwood’s on Green moun­
mas. She expects to remain in Nettie Alley, couty health nurse. named as a committee from Co­
Graven’s case was continued while
lumbia county to cooperate with and look into the fire situation.
tain, one at Buckley and Low's,
the
south
all
winter.
he is fighting fire near Wes- Farewell Party
Work of cutting the materials will the School Tax-Saving association
H. Martinson and Matt Gill, and one at Sherman, Mr. McDon­
timber.
begin some time next week ac- in fighting the Zorn-Macpherson of the S. P. and S. railway Co., ald reports.
Is Given for Mr.
C. C. CLAY TRANSFERRED
cording to Mrs. L. H. Dewey, school moving bill, according to are in Vernonia to watch bridges
The extensive burning of slash­
And Mrs. Stanton C. G. Clay, local agent of chairman of the local sewing com- announcement this week from during the fire hazard.
ings at this time was due to an
the Standard Oil Co., has been mittee.
the headquarters at Portland.
Henry Kratz, president of the official weather forecast last week
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stanton transferred to Waldport, and ex­
All of the clothing made here
First National Bank of Clatska­ for heavy rains which failed to
were surprised Wednesday at pects to leave within a few days will be used for local people and NEW PARCEL POST RATES nie, was a business visitor here materialize. The raitf of early
The company will continue to' an effort will ibe made to supply
their home in Treharne by a fare­
New rates for parcel post will Monday.
last week was light, and a long
well party and pot-luck dinner operate its station here for the, jbe most needed garments first, go into effect tomorrow, states
Paul Sauve, manager of the spell of dry weather set in.
given by the Women’s Relief storage of gasoline and package! Mrs. Dewey announced.
Postmaster Emil F. Messing, On Standard Oil station at St. Hel-
Fire Season Extended
corps.
goods, but will not maintain a
Other materials allotted bo this lighter parcels there will be an ens, was a business visitor Wed­
Because of the fire hazard the
Ben Cline says that there were
Besides the honor gues and her resident agent, Mr. Clay says. Ar- community are expected here increase of about one cent for nesday.
season has been extended to the
so many women around his house husband those present were Mrs. thur Johnson, manager of the within the next week
Dorothy
the first pound, depending on
Holtham,
Marjorie 15th, according to announcement
the other day when a quilting Frank Lines, Mrs. Justice, Mrs. plant at Clatskanie, will be here
.... .
the zone, and for the heavier King and Mr. and Mrs. Frank from Salem, making it necessary
party was in progress that he Wm. Hammack, Mrs. A. W. two days a week, the same
|
HIGHWAY
OFFICE
CLOSED
parcels
a decrease. An entirely Hartwick motored to Portland to secure permission for burning
did not dare go home for lunch, Sauer, Mrs. W. O. Porterfield, amount of time which Mr. Clay
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_ highway
_ en-
_ new scale will be in effect, Mr. Tuesday.
1 The office
slashings until that time instead
and had to eat down town.
Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Days, Mrs. A. has been devoting to this lo-|gineers maintained in this city Messing says.
Otto Beck, who works for the of only until the first as is ordi­
H. Webb, Mrs. Geo. Baslington, cality.
since the beginning of the pre­
Van Vleet logging co., is laid narily the case.
No one could take time out for Mrs. R. L. Spencer, Mrs. Miller,
liminary survey of the three MAX CRANDALL FINISHES off this week as the result of a
business Wednesday and Thurs- Alta John, Minnie John, Lena
HOUSE MOVING BEE HELD ; routes to the sea was closed
Max Crandall, who has been strained back sustained Satur­
Luella Williams who has been
doy mornings during the broad­ Stanton, Alice John, Raymond
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. (Tuesday and all the equipment auditing the city treasurer’s books, day.
a patient in the Emanuel hospital
casts of the world series.
Brown and Henry John.
Malmsten held a house moving removed.
A 'boy arrived at the home of 'for the past week is reported to
completed the task Tuesday and
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton will bee Saturday, when their house! H. W. Libby, who had general left for his home in Hillsboro,
L. R. Norris on September 24. tbe slightly improved. She has not
Cy Clay will be missed in Ver­ make their home at Gaston.
was turned so as to face the charge of the surveys, will still
His report on the audit will be
Pete McDonald, young son of,yet undergone the operation that
nonia. Cy’s cheerful smile, depres­
road. The work was accomplished be at the head of the locating available for council meeting next Bruce McDonald sustained a frac- was expected. Her mother, Mrs.
sion or no depression, and radi­
Miss Macile Roberts returned
ture of the elbow last Friday. (Enola Williams has been home
ant geniality were worth a whole Monday after a visit of several with the aid of a stump puller. | crews, but will have his office in Monday it is expected.
Doing the manual labor were Salem.
A meeting of the American’ ; since Tuesday but expects to go
lot to the community.
weeks in Pocatello, Idaho. On E. E. Malmsten, A. C. Knauss, I
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Louis Brown reports that his Legion Auxiliary has been called | back to Portland today. Mrs. O.
her return she visited over the ------------
Lawrence ---------
Knauss, , -----
Leroy
Malm-! , Tommy
Brown, , brother
of —
Mrs.
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... son Marcus Brown is getting far to-night by Mrs. Harry Kerns. T. Bateman is also going in to
SEEN HERE AND THERE
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Mar- sten, Chas. Malmsten and O. B. Tom Crawford, who was employ-1 along fine after his long illness Members are asked to meet in see Luella today.
Wilbur Davis’s new red “fire- cus Gregory in The Dalles, She Malmsten, while the women who ed in the mill here until about ' in a hospital at The Dalles, hav-
the Legion hall at 8 o’clock.
wagon” . . . The grandstand in will resume her duties at the tele- provided the eats were Mrs. Lind- a year ago, spent a short vaca-:
ing put on flesh and being able
Mrs. J. H. Stubbs submitted to
Mrs. W. B. Lappe was in Long­
front of the post office . . . phone office tomorrow.
strom, Mrs. West, Mrs. Knauss tion visiting friends in town to walk around a little. He ex­ a major operation in St. Vin­ view over the weekend. She re­
Boxes on the curb in front of
and Mrs. Chas. Malmsten.
[ Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. pects that Marcus will be able to cents hospital Thursday morn­ ports that business in that city
Mike Miller’s (another radio in­
Tommy Brown, former Verno­
------------------------------- I Mr. Brown is now working for
leave the hospital about the mid­ ing. She left for Portland the is picking up decidely, the Weyer­
side) . . . Nina’s duck, “Puddles,” nia resident and brother of Mrs.
A pot-luck dinner was held the Ideal Dairy company in Port- dle of next month. Mr. Brown day before.
haeuser company having started
following her and a group of oth- T. M. Crawford, received his cit­ • Thursday at the home of J. H. land.
visited him during the weekend.
Miss Grace Sell and Miss Helen operation of the No. 2 mill, giv­
er girls up Bridge street . . . Ev- izenship papers Thursday of last Sell. Those present were Mr. and |
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Bergerson returned to Hood River ing their employes a full days’
ery now and then, some footsore week, one of 60 to be granted Mrs. Martin Fish, Mrs. Jack Ev-j Capt. Charles McClees of the
J.
-• W.
... Brown — and
.™ Lloyd Thomas Friday for apple harvest after a wvra
work inewwv
instead v*
of mux
half uayx
days’ . vs*
Or-
firefighter back for food and the right in the circuit court at ans, Mr. Sell and his daughter state police was a VernonU visi- were in Portland Tuesday on | week at their respective homes 'ders
be increas-
. uvia are
«it reported
lejzuiKu to
w w
nitre*»-
' Portland.
Grace Sell.
|tor Tuesday.
businesa.
here.
ling encouragingly in the east.
For Roads
This Week
Slephens Grows
Chicory Plant
As Experiment
Caught in
The Rounds
Feathers . . .
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