VOLUME X.
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Merger Is
Democratic Nominees
To Address Rally
Next Week Friday
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1932.
Club Discusses
Art Contributions
Discussed
George Neuner of Portland, U.
S. district attorney, is to address
a Republican mass meeting in the
Joy theatre tonight at 7:30. He
will speak on the tariff and oth­
er issues of the campaign.
This will be the first mass
meeting of the Republican party
in Vernonia since the beginning
of the campaign. A delegation is
expected from St. Helens and
Rainier, states A. F. Baker, who
is in charge of arrangements.
Declamatory Match
Dated for Nov. 2
Registration of
Unemployed Totals
141 Thursday Noon
Committee
Makes Out
One hundred forty-one have
Harvey G. Starkweather, demo­
cratic nominee for congress, will Study Club Listens to Paper
National Motion Picture Critic registered at the community chest
headquarters up to yesterday
be the principal speaker at a
Also to Speak
noon, states Loel Roberts, secre­
Regarding Jew*
Democratic rally at the Legion
tary.
hall Friday, Nov. 4 at 8 p. m.
A silver medal declamatory
“To take away the Jews from
The registration cards include
John L. Storla, candidate for
contest for seventh and eighth information as to the applicant's
¡the musical life would leave most
district attorney, O. Henry Oleen.i
I
grade pupils of the local school, family, length of residence, pre­
of the big orchestras in Ameri­
candidate for state representative, ■
in conjunction with a speech by vious employment, property, in­ Tax of $23,000 Is Asked;
Both Sides of Consolida­ Wm. Pringle, candidate for coun-j ca leaderless,” quoted Mrs. Lloyd
Miss Maude Aldrich, national mo- come, and other details that will
| Thomas in a paper on “Jewish
ty commissioner, will also speak.'
Budget Amount
tion Measure
tion picture critic recently re- enable the chest authorities to
Contributions to American Art,”
Delegations from St. Helens, Rai­
turned from Washington, D. C., determine the relative needs of
which she presented at the meet-
nier and other parts of the coun­
Is $46,000
Presented
will be given in the Washington the applicants.
. ing of the Vernonia Study club
ty are expected to attend.
grade school auditorium on Wed.
, Thursday afternoon, for which
One university is sufficient for
nesday evening, November 2, at
| Mrs. H. V. Holcomb was hostess. Odd Fellows Are
the taxpayers to maintain, de­
A budget of $46,530.25 calling
7:30 according to the announce- City Treasurer’s
| Mrs. Thomas mentioned an as-
Host
to
County
clared Mrs. Eloise Bilyeu of Port-j Dunnne Threatens
for a tax of $23,857.27 was drawn
ment of local W. C. T. U. offi-
| founding number of our great-
Bond Approved
lanid in opening the debate on the
up last week by the committee,
Association Here cials, who are sponsoring the ev-
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1 est musicians, writers, artists,
Wednesday Night Judge W. A. Harris, J. W.
Zorn-Macpherson school merger
ent.
10
lie
Up
Highway
theatrical producers, playwrights,
bill in the Washington school aud­ I
Brown, F. W. Gough and Albert
The Columbia County Odd Fel-
r
°
J ¡and actors who are of the Jewish
Miss Maudle Aldrich, whose
The bond of Albert Childs, ap- Childs, cooperating with the city
itorium Monday night, The Uni-1
lows’ association met with the I home is in Gresham, returned fol­
race.
pointed city treasurer at the meet­ council, and appears in this
versity of Oregon and the Ore-,
| Mrs. E. A. Green reviewed ( local lodge Tuesday evening, lowing the recent session of Con­
gon State college are only 38 Wolf Creek Road Never to be i the book “Upstream,” by Ludwig about 50 being present, The pro- gress at Washington, D. C. She ing of the council October 17, week’s issue. The last budget,
was approved at a special meet­ adopted this spring after rejec­
miles apart, she said, and the
i Lewisohn, a German Jew of the gram was provided by the delega­ will speak on political questions ing Wednesday night.
Built Say* Senator
work of the first two years is
tion of the one first drawn up,
intellectual type who tells of his tion from Rainier.
as well as on her work as motion
This bond contains no clause was for $34,538.00, with a tax
identical. This consolidation could
Prediction that the Wolf creek experiences of trying to fit into
This is the second time the picture critic.
exempting
the
insurer
in
case
of
be made, she maintained, without road to the sea would never be , ’ American life, and his reaction association has met in Vernonia,
of $12,804.96. The expenditures
The silver medal contest entries bank failure, the council having for personal service are prac­
the building of a single wing or built was made ‘by Senator Joe I to our religious and social cus­ The next meeting will be held
be
include
seven
boys
and
girls
from
insisted
that
any
such
clause
any new building on the Cor­ E. Dunne as reported last week toms.
in St. Helens in January, the ex­
tically the same, the general fund
I
vallis campus, which, she as­ in an interview under a Salem! During the business meeting act date to be determined' later. I the seventh and eighth grades who left out.
shows a decrease in allowance for
have
prepared
dramatic
readings
serted, in 1919 accommodated date line.
street lighting and a slight in­
members reported the results of
based on subjects related to the More Contributions
only 100 fewer students than the
crease in some minor items, loss
I expect to institute a su*t their solicitation for community
prohibition
question.
combined enrollments now, and against the highway commission
funds. Books were brought
on delinquent taxes in this de­
Made to Community
Those who will participate are
with 50 per cent less capacity. boon that will tie up that roadjf()r
cjty library, and members
partment,
however, being more
Chest Relief Fund
Norman Crowder, Bertha Thomp­
On the other hand she declared in court for some time to come,”;occupied themselves sewing on
than $1,000 higher.
son, Howard Rundell, Melvin Bo­
Red Cross layettes for the com.
that according to a federal sur­ he was quoted as saying.
Contributions to the communi­
The principal increase comes in
eck, Elizabeth Wall, Ada Mills and
Thirty-four members of the munity chest.
vey the university if it is to re­
ty chest are continuing to arrive the water bond fund, where the
Elbert Sherlott.
main in its present location at house and 25 members of the! Mrs. Holcomb served pumpkin
at the headquarters in the office interest charge is $5,945.25 as
Eugene would have to engage in a senate are pledged to support a pie with whipped cream and cof.
Everyone is invited to attend of Loel Roberts, secretary.
contrasted with $3210 in 1929,
vast ‘building program to replace flat $5 automobile license, Sena-'fee to the foii^m^ Mrs. A. C.
A beautiful summer, with warm the meeting, for which admission
Among recent contributors not and in the sewer bond fund,
the worn out and hazardous build­ tor Dunne stated. He declared j KnausSi Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, Mrs. sunshine and twilight lasting all is free. A silver offering, how­ previously reported, who have i where the interest was doubled
that he would introduce the biN E. S. Thompson, Mrs. Judd Green­ night long was experienced in ever, will be taken to help defray
ings on the campus.
given money, clothing, produce or fiom $2400 to $4800. Loss on
The Ashland and LaGrande nor­ himself early in the next session man, Mrs. E. A. Green, Mrs. northern Sweden by Mrs. Carl expenses.
labor to the chest are the Riv- delinquent taxes in the general
mal schools, Mrs. Bilyeu said, do of the legislature.
Dave Marshall, Mrs. A. J. Hughes, Hedman and daughter, who re­
erview grocery, Ben Brickel, Mrs. bond* fund is estimated at about
not have enough students to main­
turned
two
weeks
ago
after
four
Mrs. L. H. Dewey, Mrs. Fred
FIRST STATE AUTO TAGS
F. D. Macpherson, O. W. Meyers, | $5000 greater this year.
tain their standards, and are al­ Roll of Honor
months
in
that
country.
In
all
Wall, Mrs. E. E. Garner, Mrs.
SOLD ON FLAT $3 BASIS
Mrs. Charles E. Richardson, the I Estimated receipts are some-
ready offering junior college
Glenn Deamer, Mrs. Ray D. Fish- they were gone for five months.
REPORTS HAL E. HOSS Brown Furniture store, J. I*
Announced in
H.! what higher this year, owing to
work. There would be no difficul­
The depression has hit Sweden,
Stubbs, Vernonia Laundry, Ben higher this year, owing to in­
Grade School er, and Mrs. J. H. Burnside, a Mrs.
ty, then, she continued, in chang­
Hedman reports, but hard
guest of the club.
An automobile license selling Cline and Mrs. Charles Malm- increase in delinquent taxes.
ing these to junior colleges. Cali­
times are not so severe there as
The following pupils are on the
for
$3 would not be a novelty to sten.
Meeting Set for Nov. 18
fornia has 100 such colleges.
here 'because the people are well i
Numerous others have promised
roll of honor for the first six Rebekahs Report
Oregon,
according to records on
The budget meeting was set
The Monmouth school, only 15
taken
care
of.
There
is
no
such
work or produce in the near fu­ for Friday, November
weeks at the Washington grade
Good Attendance
ts, at a
miles from Salem, could be used
thing as a bread line, she reports, file in the office of Hal E. Hoss, ture, or as needed by the chest.
school—some grades not rget re­
secretary of state. The first mo­
special meeting of the city coun-
for one of the state institutions,
as
an
unemployment
pension
pro
­
At Carnival Friday
ported :
ci! Wednesday night, Date for
she believed.
vides for the immediate needs of tor vehicle registration sold in
Miss Kizer’s room, second
this state went for a flat tax Greenman, Evenson,
elevtion on the right to exceed
No new building would be
those
who
are
out
of
work.
Taxes
Attendance
at
the
Rebekah
de
­
grade— Marian Wallace, Dean
of $3 and from 1905 to 1911,
Schunesen Comprise
the six per cent limitation has
needed on any campus, Mrs. Bil-
pression carnival Friday night at are not delinquent as here, for
Henderson, Robert Kent.
the rate was in effect, Secretary
Budget Committee not yet been fixed.
yeu asserted, even for the law
with
the
people
there
taxes
come
the
I.
O.
O.
F.
hall
was
grati
­
Miss Erickson’s room, second
school to be placed in Salem, as
fying, members of that organiza­ first. The unrest so noticeable Hoss points out. Only 218 auto­
grade — Joy Willard, Margaret
mobiles were registered in 1905
Judd Greenman of Vernonia,
the 50 or 60 students could find
Anderson, Donald Zeiner, Helen tion state, and the receipts even in this country is not in evidence. but the 1906 “depression” cut Clarence Evenson of Clatskanie
class room in one of the state Chandler,
better
than
expected'.
The
northern
part
is
largely
de
­
Juanita Hanson, Bet-
buildings.
Mrs. Mike Miller and Mrs. Ed­ voted to lumber and mining, Mrs. that figure to 142 vehicles, or and J. A. Schunesen of Rainier
ty Olson.
a loss of more than 33 per cent were appointed as members of
Consolidation, she concluded,
Miss Erickson’s room, third na Kilby were in charge of the Hedman says. The timber is most­ of the previous year’s registra­ the county budget committee at a
would put an end to the bickering grade — Jack Meyers, Georgia apron booth, and Mrs. Ora Glass- ly small pine and only those trees
special meeting of the county
and strife that had existed be-
ner the fishing pond, The table which have been measured by tion.
Mills, Mancee Lee Rose, Patricia
The $3 tax prevailed until court Monday. The committee will
committee consisted of Mrs. Mary the government and okehed can
tween the university and college
Morar., Edgar Culbertson, Kath­
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Plumer
Mellinger, Mrs. Anna Webb and be cut down. The wood is used 1911 when the law was enacted meet November 22 and 23 to
for years.
leen Lolly.
went
to Ostrander, Wash., Tues­
mo-
fixing
the
horsepower
of
the
draw
up
the
budget.
Mrs. Irene Spencer.
Mrs. Inez Miller Replies
chiefly for pulp. The forests are
Miss White’s roiom, fourth
tor as the basis of taxation and
Mr. Greenman and Mr. Even- day to visit their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Inez Miller of Monmouth,
clean,
and
one
may
walk
any
­
grade — Lyle Beveridge, Jim
Mrs. Samuel Plumer, who is ill.
who opposed the Zorn-Macpher­
where among the trees without providing a sliding scale of $3, son were members of last year’s
Byers, Dorothy Dobkins, Bar- POMONA GRANGE TO
Her condition, they report, is
$5,
$7.50
and
$10.
During
the
in
re
­
committee
which
succeeded
son bill, corrected Mrs. Bilyeu’s
encountering
underbrush.
Forest
MEET IN BIRKENFELD
bara Dustin, Jean Ryves, Roy
about the same. They returned
mo
­
year
1911
there
were
6,428
ducing
the
county
tax
asked
for
statment as to the number of law
SATURDAY, NOV. I fires are unknown.
Soejima, George Turner.
Wednesday.
students, which she said was 105,
It was Mrs. Hodman’s first tor vehicles of all classes regis­ about 30 per cent.
t t t
tered, providing a revenue of
and declared that a building
to
her
old
home
in
11
years,
visit
Columbia County P o m o n •
IOWA MEETING PLANNED
$27,316.
The
horse-power
basis
Merle
Cline
took his son Gor­
ROSE
AVENUE
ROCKED
would be necessary for them in
changes,
An Iowa meeting is to be grange will hold their next meet­ and she found many
Rose avenue was rocked Wed­ don to the Portland Sanitarium
Salem.
trip she of taxation continued in force
Much
as
she
enjoyed
the
ing
with
Winema
grange,
No.
652,
held November 6 in the social
until 1921 when the law was nesday from Bridge street to Wednesday for operation on his
She also took exception to Mrs.
hall of the Evangelical church. at Birkenfeld, Saturday, Novem­ says it was thrilling to see the changed to provide a graduated Nehalem under direction of J, tonsils and adenoids. Mrs. Ed Mc­
Bilyeu’s declaration that no new Basket dinner will be served at ber 5, 1932. The election of of­ Statue of Liberty again.
scale of taxes for motor vehicles H. Rose, road supervisor. Addi­ Mullen also took her daughter
buildings would be necessary on 12:30, and the afternoon will be ficers will be held at this ses­
on a weight basis. The property tional rock will be put on, Mr. Stella for the same purpose.
the Corvallis campus. For ins­ spent with a program and in sion.
TELLS OF FARM LOANS
tax on autos was abolished in Rose states, where needed.
t t t
tance, she stated, there are at­ visiting. People who have lived
Ira Hyde of S. Helens, editor 1921, taking effect in 1922.
Mrs. B. J. Cline is to give a
tending the University 1500 or in the state of Iowa are invited.
MISS WHARTON MARRIED
of the Mist and now engaged in
RAINIER GETS $250
Until 1911 there was no seg­
chicken dinner to the local high
1600 girls, while there is dormi­
Portland daily last week con­ field work for the U. S. tarm regation as to classification of
The county court has granted school football team after the
tory space in Corvallis for only to have state-suppiorted junior col­
tained the notice of the issuance loan board was in Vernonia yes­ licenses, but the chauffeurs were to the welfare bureau at Rainier game Saturday.
the girls already there.
leges. In other states, such as
segregated that year and 1,671 $250 for relief work.
Besides the cost of new con­ California, the junior colleges are of a marriage license to Miss Eu­ terday on business.
t t t
The work of the board now con­ were given badges. Under the
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Veatch of
struction, she added, there would organized and financed by dis­ genia Wharton and Theron C.
sists in making collections, he provisions of the act of 1912
E. E. Montague of Portland Cottage Grove were Sunday vili-
be the heavy loss through aban­ tricts, as is the case with union Hoover, both of Salem.
Miss Wharton is well known says. Yakima county, Washington, onother segregation was created was in Vernonia Wednesday even­ tors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
doned property. The valuation on high schools in Oregon.
here as she lived in Vernonia with which haid the highest percentage under which, in 1914, there were ing and Thursday morning.
E. B. Miner.
the Monmouth buildings for in­
Mrs. Miller also took exception
surance purposes is $712,000, to the argument often advanced her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hous­ of loans in the northwest, has 16,347 passenger cars and trucks;
t t t
ton Wharton, until about six years also the highest percent of col- 2,898 motorcycles; 1,838 chauf­
Mrs. Wayne Lappe was called
Mrs. J. H. Stubbs returned Sun­
she asserted. The buildings would, by the menger advocates that Ore-
not be suited for any state ins-1 gon should have a four year ago. She was employed in the | lections, he reports. Most of feurs and 110 dealers registered. to Longview Wednesday on ac­ day from St. Vincents hospital
titutions, and boards would have teacher training course in the pro­ local bank and her father was southern Washington and western From these segregations, fees count of the illness of Mr. Lappe. where she was confined for three
Oregon show good collections, but amounting to $77,592 were col-1
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weeks followir>g an operation. She
to be nailed to every window. posed teachers' college at Eugene. auditor for the mill.
The
Wharton
family
now
lives
eastern
Oregon and eastern Wash­ lected-
is getting along nicely.
The state accident commission Now is not the time to be asking
Mrs.
Harold
Decker
had bought $60,000 worth of for taxes for any new four year at Westfir, near Eugene, and ington except in Yakima county
The registration of operators Entertains
t t t
Miss Wharton has been employed are not so good.
The Juvenile grange members
water bonds of the city of Mon­ college, she asserted.
did not begin until 1920 when a
in
the
state
house
at
Salem.
mouth, the system having been
total of 139,568 drivers were li­ | Complimenting her house guest, will have a Halloween party in
Mrs. Bilyeu, given the privi­
censed. These registrations have Mrs. Earl Hibbard of St. Helens, their hall on Oct. 29. All mem-
put in because of the needs of the lege of rebuttal, claimed that
HOUSE TO BE WRECKED
normal school. What would the the falling off in registration I
The T. M. Crawford house on increased until there are now i Mrs. Harold Decker entertained bers are requested to be there.
bonds be worth if the school is this year at both the University
t t ♦
Second street which was damaged more than 550,000 persons liv­ i with two tables of contract bridge
The Energetic club of the
closed? A still heavier loss would of Oregon and the state college
by fire last summer is being ing in Oregos licensed to drive at her home Thursday afternoon,
grange will meet next time at
be encountered from dormitory is due to the efforts of reorg­
wrecked by Frank Lisenby, who an automobile.
October 20.
bonds at Eugene, paid out of in­ anization by the board of higher
Based on the 193U census,
will make use of the lumber.
Mrs. Hibbard was presented the home of Mrs. K. K. Kostur
come from room rentals, and the education. Oregon can’t compete
Mr. Crawford has decided not showing 953,786 Oregon resi- !with a guest prize and also held Thursday afternoon, Nov. 3, at
state would have to make them with states offering full curricula. I
|J
dents, the 238,080 passenger cars {high score at cards, the first two o’clock.
to rebuild at present.
good when the income from the 1
SEEN HERE AND THERE
Musical Program Given
licensed last year would provide . prize for which she graciously
Iff
small number of teachers in at-
Sheila Williams, Mildred Wal-
Preliminary to the debate. Miss
Josh Rose spreading gravel at
GRANGE PARTY SATURDAY an a’utomobile for nearly every ; conceded to Mrs. Lowell Hieber,
tendance under the proposed plan Mary Erickson’s second and third, Rose avenue and Bridge streets
four persons. The state depart­ holder of the second highest score. ters and Pauline Milne spent the
The Vernonia grange hard ment collected $5,297,368.68 for
would be insufficient to meet the grades sarg two songs, “Autumn'. . . The Democratic gang in
Other guests were Mrs. Ben weekend in Portland.
payments.
Leaves” and “October.” Num-' Skinny Washburn’s razzing some times masquerade is to be held license plates sold to motorists Brickel, Mrs. Henry Fogel, Mrs.
t t t
Mrs. Miller pointed out also bers were also rendered by the Republican handbill distributors in the grave hall tomorrow last year, representing approxi­ William Heath, Mrs. Frank Hart­ C. R. Twineham is seriously ill
evening.
that the junior college plan as grade school girls’ glee club, dir-, i. . . Albert Childs and Henry
Mrs.
mately $5.50 for every person wick and Mrs. E. H. Washburn, in a Portland hospital.
provided in the bill would be a ected by Mrs. Luluh E. Fuller­ Fogel in an argument over the
living in the state.
Mrs. Decker served refresh- Twineham is with him, and dur­
source of huge expense, as other ton. Betty Jane Jagen rendered school merger . . . Loel Roberts HEARS FROM HALL FAMILY
ments following play and her ing their absence Mr. and Mrs.
communities would feel that they a violin solo accompanied by Lt- counting unemployment registra­
Daisy McDonald is in receipt of
DANCE TO BE HELD
home was decorated in the Hal-1 E. D. Phillips are in change of
are as much entitled to state- ona Fetsch.
their apartment house.
tion cards . . . Frank Lisenby’s a letter from
Modena
Hall,
A dance is to be held at Natal, lowe’en motif,
supported junior colleges as Ash­
Chairman of the meeting was truck backed up to load planks daughter of Dr. R. G. Hall, for­ grange Saturday, October 29, ae-i Mrs. Hibbard, whose husband
t t t
land and La Grande, and might Mrs. F. W. Gough, president of from Tom Crawford’s old house merly
Roy L. Davidson of Forest
___ r_ of Vernonia
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and ____
now ___
of cording to Lee Osborn, who was is manager of the Shell Oil com-
bring pressure to bear to add to the Parent-Teachers’ association, . . . Jake Neurer hauling a Jer-! Paradise Valley, Nevada. Until in town Saturday. Music will be pany at St. Helens, was Mrs. Grove is in Vernonia today to
the number.
under whose auspices the debate sey cow through town on a. a few months ago the Halls lived furnished by the SundJand-Berg, Decker’s guest Wednesday and help fight the Zorn-Macpherson
Kentucky is the only other state*was held.
bill.
trailer.
in Craig, Alaska.
orchestra.
Thursday.
At School
to
Republican Mass
Meeting to be Held
In Joy Theatre
NUMBER 44.
City Budget
Fine Summer in
Sweden Reported
By Mrs. Hedman
Caught in
The Rounds
Feathers . .
... Talons
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