VOLUME X.
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Ben Owens
Elected As
Details Are Being
Completed For Big
Festival Benefit
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1932.
Local Vote Tabulated
By Precincts
Details for the big “Harvest
Festival” benefit for the com-
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
munity chest to be given in the
4
1
2
3
I. O. O. F. hall next Friday night,
PRESIDENT—
November 18, are being rapidly
46
91
61
47
completed by the committee of [ Hoover, Rep.............
105
109
132
121
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Roosevelt, Dem.................
6
2
3
3
Soc.-Lab..........
Sandon Noses out Veal Sisters who are sponsoring the Reynolds,
16
9
Thomas, Soc......................
14
10
project.
1
0
1
0
The hour has been set at Foster, Commun..............
In Contest For
U. S. SENATOR—
7:30 so that all of the children |
Council
25
46
21
may attend, and the wide variety | Coulter, Ind............................ 33
60
66
67
of entertainment will insure fun Gleason, Dem.......................... 64
3
3
4
4
for everyone. There will be booths' Jacobsen, Soc.-Lab. ......
1
1
0
0
Ben S. Owens was chosen to for side-shows and concessions, Krueger, Commun...........
112
89
88
succeed himself as mayor by a including chance games, a grab-| Steiwer, Rep..................... .... 61
10
4
8
8
majority of 43 votes over P. Hill box, and fortune telling. Refresh-1 Thomas, Soc......................
in Tuesday’s election, the Owens: merits will be on sale, and there j
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE—
vote being 171 and the Hill vote will be dancing, and tables for Butler, Ind................ ..... ........ 33
29
53
25
I
128. As Judge Hill’s name was | cards for those who care for Giddings, Soc ............ .......
2
10
4
7
I I Mott, Rep.......................
not on the ballot voters indicated bridge or five hundred.
66
76
49
82
their preference for him either
All proceeds from the festival Starkweather, Dem....... ........ 75
70
93
71
by the use of stickers or writ­ will be given to the community Upton, Soc.-Lab............. ........
3
5
5
3
ing in the name. As some doubt chest.
SECRETARY OF STATE—
had been raised as to the legality
90
73
Hoss, Rep........................ ........ 55
112
of the use of stickers not so
24
12
Midwood, Soc.-Lab........ ....... 14
13
many had been resorted to as Study Club, Grange
94
89
90
100
Wisecarver, Dem. . ..... .... .
had been intended. Mayor Owens’
TREASURER—
strength lay chiefly in Precinct
101
93
Exhibit Is Tomorrow Holman, Rep................... ....... 74 101
2, where he led his opponent by
Maloney, Dem........................ 70
60
83
78
63 votes. In Precinct 4 he was
15
McFarland, Soc......................
17
9
9
seven ahead, but in Precinct 1
4
7
7
S
he trailed Judge Hill by 27 votes. Quilt Show, Agricultural Display Ward, Soc.-Lab......................
Community Chest
Board Announces
All Responsibility
Additional Gifts
Company Disclaims
NUMBER 46.
Roosevelt Is
Favored Here
The community chest board has
further contributions
%
recently from the Riverview gar­
Exemption
Clause
Total
age, R. M. Aldrich, the Contract
The surety company that had Bridge club, Enid Bolton, Mi­
245 bonded City Treasurer H. E. Mc­ lady’s Beauty Shoppe and the
467 Graw has notified the city of Nehalem Valley Ice and Cream­
14 Vernonia that they are not res­ ery Co.
Pringle, Oleen, Storla
49 ponsible for the loss of the city’s
Fifty garments made by local
2 funds in the failure of the Bank club women from materials given
Receive Local
of Vernonia, according to a com­ to the community by the Red
Approval
munication read at an adjourned Cross have already been distrib­
meeting of the council Wednes­ uted locally,
A request for large clean paper
day night by Recorder C. F.
By a slightly less than two to
Hieber. The company’s defense, bags, cereal cartons and other
according to the letter, is that,small cartons was made by a one vote Vernonia went on rec­
the city had designated the bank' member of the chest board this ord Tuesday as favoring Roose­
as its depository, and that the I week. These articles may be left velt over Hoover, the former’s
140 bond specifically exempted the'at Loel Roberts’ insurance office lead in the four precincts being
23 company from liability in case where they will be used as con- 222. Senator Steiwer, Republican,
273 of bank failure.
tainers for the Community kit* was upheld by a plurality of 93
over his Democratic opponent,
309
The communication was refer­ chen.
/J)
Gleason, while Starkeather, De­
16 red to Attorney W. A. Harris. It
mocrat, was only 36 ahead of
is understood that the city’s con­
Mott, Republican, for congress1
330 tention is that the bond exempt­ 1 Study Club Theme
man. In the contest for both
r
63 ing the company had never been
branches of Congress the indepen­
373 approved by the city council,
Is Bicentennial dent candidates announcing Lib­
hence a previous bond without
erty party principles polled be­
still
the
exemption
clause
was
369
tween
100 and 150 votes locally,
291 in effect.
Meeting
Feature* Coulter, candidate for the senate,
Road Supervisor J. H. Rose Thursday’*
50
receiving 125 and Butler, for
23 was authorized to repair the
First President
the lower house, 140. Wisecarver,
and
crossing
at
Rose
avenue
ATTORNEY GENERAL-
The only other contest in the
In keeping with the Washington Democrat, was favored for sec­
To Be Held Together
86
92
81
343 Bridge street.
Dobson, Dem.......................... 84
city election developed from the
'
bicentennial
celebration this year, retary of state over Hoss, Re­
10
15
18
56
writing in of names for second
The Study club quilt show in Hosmer, Soc. ......................... 13
i
the
Vernonia
Study club devoted publican incumbent, by 43 votes,
6
11
9
33
7
councilman for a term of four conjunction with an agricultural I Svenson, Soc.-Lab. ..............
I
its
program
Thursday
afternoon but Holman, Republican, was 78
96
80
69
295 Vote Cast Here
Van Winkle’ Rep.................. 50
years. The outcome was exceed- exhibit I arranged
_ “by"
. “Vernontal
.
j at the home of Mrs. E. A. Green, uncertain etrms. Wm. Pringle, Sr.,
REPRESENTATIVE, 2d I District
ingly close, H. G. Sandon winning grange and a school art exhibit
a study of the various phases state treasurer. Dobson, Demo­
Unusually Heavy to
82
65
50
73
270
over Herman Veal by one vote, will be held in the old Brown Metsker, Rep.
of Washington’s life. Mrs. Fred crat, led Van Winkle, Republi­
can, in the race for attorney-gen­
109
131
124
111
475
58 to 57. Mr. Veal had been the furniture store building on Bridge ; Oleen, Dem.
Wall acted as chairman.
caucus nominee, but did not file street next to Rock creek Satur­
REPRESENTATIVE, 33d District—
Mrs. Dave Marshall read a eral by 48 votes.
in time to get his name on the day, November 12, beginning at Herman, Rep.......................... 99
134
114
109
456 Total of 777 Indicate Choice for paper on George Washington's
County Preferenco* Decisive
ballot.
10 a. m.
i Robinson, Soc.-Lab................ 34
40
52
31
157
mother and Mrs. L. H. Dewey
For
all of the county offices
President
of
the
U.
S.
George W. Johnson was elected
The public is asked to cooper­
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
discussed “George Washington, for which there was more than
councilman for two years, A. E. ate by bringing in quilts or any Foote, Rep............................... 46
the
Man
of
Sentiment
”
touching
88
64
74
272
Seven hundred seventy-seven
one nomination Vernonia voters
Adams councilman for four years, kand of agricultural produce. Ex­ Storla, Dem............................ 120
123
129
112
484 votes were cast in the four Ver­ upon his behavior as son, lover, declared their preferences in no
and Albert Childs city treasurer hibits are requested to be brought
nonia precincts for president and' husband and stepfather.
COMMISSIONER—
uncertain terms. Wm. Pringle, Sr.,
without opposition except for a to the building this afternoon, so
i Larson, Rep............................ 30
46
47
33
156 vice-president, exclusive of those | “The Family Relationships of the Nehalem valley cadidate for
few scattering votes.
that the committees in charge Pringle, Dem. ....................... 111
who
wrote
in
names.
This
is
better',George
Washington
”
were
traced
133
144
118
506
<
county commissioner, received a
As the city does not have any may get them properly arranged.
Watts, Ind............ . ............ 23
32
42
18*
115 than 60 per cent of the total by Mrs. Fred Wall who told of better than three to one vote
flanks specifically provided for
The grange committee, headed
registration, 1270, and is per­ his ancestry and family connect­ over his nearest opponent, Lar­
SHERIFF—
posting returns, results of the by Mrs. A. L. Parker assisted
haps as high as 85 per cent of ions.
son, whom he led by 350.‘ Storla,
100
78
344
89
Ryan,
Ind.
.............................
77
election were in doubt until the by Mrs. Viola Treharne and A.
Mrs. Judd Greenman’s story of Democrat, and Oleen, Democrat,
118
105
432 the voters now actually in resi­
122
canvassing board met Wedneslay D. Hall, announce that any agri­ Weed, Rep.-Dem.................. . 87
the “Home-Making of George and running for district attorney and
dence here.
SCHOOL SUPT.—
night. A recount of the city elec­ cultural produce which the owners
Offices for which approximate­ Martha Washington” was espec­ state representative respectively,
164
192
201
704
tion ballots east in Precinct 4 do not wish returned will be do- Condit, Rep.-Dem.................. 147
ly the same number of votes were ially interesting as she told inti­ each led their Republican op­
was necessary because of a slight nated to the community chest fol-
JUSTICE OF PEACE—
cast were for United States sena- mate details of their household
discrepancy in the tally sheets. lowing the show.
Hill, Rep.-Dem.............
663 tqr, county commissioner and arrangements and charming fam­ ponents, Foote and Metsker, by
about the same number of votes,
The canvassing board consisted of
Quilts old and new and of
CONSTABLE—
sheriff. The least interest was ily life. Mrs. E. E. Garner des­ 202 in the one case and 215 in
J. C. Henderson, Lowell Hieber many types as well as other Frank, Rep....................
120
100
150
124
494 shown in the race for state treas- cribed the “Homes of George the other. Sheriff Weed was 88
and F. W. Gough.
needle work, afghans, and an- Rogers .........................
19
62
14
13
108' urer, where the total vote was Washington" including his ances­
tiques are expected by the com-
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733. This difference of only 44 tral home, as well as Mt. Vernon
MAYOR—
mittee in charge, composed of Hill ...............................
80
26
22 "
128 votes shows that very few omit­ and homes in which he lived dur­
Mrs. Dave Marshall, Mrs. E. A. Owens ..... .....................
Pringle Wins in
53
29
171 ted to mark their ballots for a ing his political career.
89
Green and Mrs. Fred Wall. The
A quartet composed of Mrs. L.
candidate for every office.
COUNCILMEN
—
suggested that dates
H.
Dewey, Mrs. Judd Greenman,
A
somewhat
less
interest
was
3-Cornered Race committee
Johnson
........................
244
or explanatory notes accompany
shown in the measures submitted Mrs. C. W. Reithner and Mrs. A.
Adams
..........................
279
the older examples of handwork
12
Veal ..............................
9
M
57 under the initiative or referen­ C. Knauss, sang “Father of the
exhibited.
3 Democratic Nominee* Gain
Sandon
........................
13
44
1
58 dum. The greatest number of Land We Love” accompanied by
One of the interesting features
votes was cast for or against the Mrs. Lloyd H. Thomas.
TREASURER—
of the show will be an exhibit of
County Offices
Mrs. Judd Greenman and Mrs.
repeal of the prohibition law, 755.
Childs
............................
280
artwork from the public schools
749 voted on the school bill, 738 C. W. Reithner wore costumes
Wm. Pringle, Sr., Nehalem val­ under the direction of Mrs. Lulu
Earl Smith, marshal of the
on the truck bill, but less than suggestive of the Martha Wash­
ley candidate for county commis­ Fullerton.
300-1—Taxpayer Voting Qualification, majority for 104.
city of Vernonia, was a prisoner
ington period.
600
on
the
six
per
cent
limita
­
sioner, was victor Tuesday in a
The Garden club will also have 302-3—Authorizing criminal trials without juries, majority for, 50. tion bill, debt control amendment,
Assisted by her daughters, Char­ for one day in the Vernonia city
three-cornered race with J. C. a display of flowers with Mrs. 304-5—Tax limitation amendment, majority for, 53.
lotte
and Nelle, Mrs. Green served jail. He was sentenced to 12
and
tax
supervising
and
conser
­
Larson, Republican, and Grant J. L. Timmons in charge.
306-7—Oleomargarine tax, majority against, 126.
fruit
salad, nut bread sandwiches, hours, but by bribing Judge Hieb-
vation bills.
Watts, independent. Pringle’s to­
er, picking the lock, or something,
Members of the Study club 308-9—Rogue river fishing, majority against, 111.
Election boards consisted of the tea and coffee.
tal in the county, according to or grange have been assigned 310-11—Higher education appropriation, majority against, 369.
managed to get out several hours
H.
V.
Present
were
Mesdames
following:
Precinct
1,
W.
J.
King,
information furnished yesterday to receive exhibits all of Friday 312-13—Prohibition repeal, majority for, 155.
ahead of time, and was seen on
Glenn
Holcomb,
A.
C.
Knauss,
chairman,
Clarence
L.
Brady,
evening from the office of Coun­ afternoon.
314-15—Bus and truck bill, majority against, 286.
judge; Emil Messing, J. C. Hen­ Deamer, Judd Greenman, E. S. the Btreets pretending nothing had
ty Clerk J. W. Hunt, was 2425,
316-17—School moving, majority against 569.
derson and G. S. Thayer, clerks. Thompson, Lloyd Thomas, Dave happened.
Larson’s 1950, and Watts’ 1379.
318-19—Tax and debt control, majority against. 152.
But something did happen.
Precinct 2, A. L. Parker, chair­ Marshall, Fred Wall, L. II. Dewey,
Other Democratic candidates
320-21—Tax supervising, majority against, 71.
Wednesday morning he was routed
Union
High
School
A.
J.
Hughes,
M.
D.
Cole,
C.
W.
man;
Mrs.
H.
V.
Holcomb,
judge;
to win over their Republican op­
322-23—Income tax, majority against, 7.
F. E. Malmsten, Mrs. J. E. Tapp Reithner, E. E. Gamer and Ray out of bed by Tom Carman and
ponents were John L. Storla for
324-25—Hydroelectric amendment, majority for, 256.
Ben Cline, who asked him to step
and Mrs. M. D. Cole, clerks. Pre­ D. Fisher.
district attorney, and O. Henry
Budget Is Adopted
outside, and he did—right into
cinct
3,
E.
A.
Green,
chairman;
Oleen for representative in the
a handcuff. The astonished mar­
LODGE MEETING TUESDAY
Arranges
John
Grady,
judge;
Judd
Green
­
state legislature. Storla received
shal begged for time to eat
man, S. V. Malmsten and R. 3. Pomona Grange
3301 votes to John L. Foote’s Passes Without Dissenting Vote,
An important meeting of the
breakfast, but his captors re­
I Lindsay, clerks. Precinct 4, Judge
2509, and Oleen 3124 to Glen R.
local I. O. O. F. lodge is called
fused to trust him and led him
For Celebration W. A. Harris, chairman; W. E.
48 Being Cast
Metsker’s 2569.
for Tuesday, when the matter of
Chooses
Officers
at once to the jail, handcuffed to
Crawford,
judge;
Ida
M.
Harris,
Sheriff Oscar G. Weed was the
lowering dues will be under con­
Tom, with Allen Ray beating the
The budget for Union high !
Irene Spencer and Erma Johnson,
A full attendance is
«5 only office holder to be reelected school district 1 was i passed Sat-, sideration.
Mutineers’ drum for accompani­
degired
Pot-Luck Supper to be Held This clerks.
to a position for which there was
ment, a rabble following behind,
30
sintr
vote*
urday
without
an
opposing
vote,-
Meeting
Is
Held
Saturday
at
more than one candidate. He re­
Evening in Hall
I
Ken McNeill taking pictures, and
48
ballots
being
cast.
ceived 3401 votes, and James P.
I
Red Cross Drive
Birkenfeld
handing his camera over to Hap­
The budget calls for a tax i
Ryan, independent, 2381.
I Armistice day will be celebra-
To
Be
Held
Here
e ted this year with a pot-luck din-
The regular meeting of Colum­ py Thompson to get more views.
Fred W. Herman, Republican of $21,679.99. The district has I
During Next Week bia County Pomona grange was He was marched pronto into the
candidate for joint representative no source of revenue except from
jner for veterans and their fam-
taxes,
of
which
approximately
held Saturday at Birkenfeld, the jail, and his breafast was brought
with Clatsop county, won an
, ilies in the Legion hall tonight,
to him by Ben, on a tray at
A Red Cross drive will be con­
easy victory over Ruben Robin­ $28,000 are delinquent from the
and with a dance at the hall to- ducted in Vernonia next week main business of the day being Ben’s expense.
the election of officers. The fol­
son, socialist-labor, 3960 to 985, past three years. In order to avoid
• morrow night.
The charge: easily guessed. He
with a committee consisting of lowing were chosen: muter, Wal­
exclusive of votes received in increasing the tax for the com­
| Armistice day services were Mrs. Adolph Nelson, Mrs. F. M. ter Carl, Winema grange; over­ bet on the wrong candidate. Ben,
BELIEVE
IT
OR
NOT
ing
year
the
budget
committee
Clatsop.
'held Sunday evening in the Evan­ Ruhl and Mrs. Mike Miller in seer, Earl
For'the uncontested offices J.'included this amount in the esti-
Dowler, Yankton by virtue of his Democratic proc­
Happy Thompson took his fa­ gelical church, Rev. G. W. Plum­
charge, with possibly others to as-
livities, stayed out of jail.
W. Hunt, candidate for county mated receipts, covering out­ ther to Portland Tuesday to vote, er preaching in honor of the oc­ sist. The Parent-Teachers’ associ­ grange; lecturer, Narcissus Par-
Incidentally some of Earl's
standing
warrants
and
interest.
cher,
Beaver
Valley;
steward,
for Hoover.
clerk, received 4953 votes, Fred
casion, and members of Vernon­ ation will sponsor the drive. In Richard Peterson, Natal; assis­ sympathetic Republicans tried to
The
board
of
directors,
in
out
­
Watkins for assessor 4975, Gladys
Better times are right here al­ ia post in attendance.
ccmnection with the (drive a tant steward, Warren Young, Ce­ frame up on Ben, and got him
E. Peterson for county treasurer lining the budget, effected rigid ready, according to Ken McNeill.
Stores will be closed today out window display will be maintained dar Grove; lady assistant stew­ over to the city hall. He smelled
4871, E. H. Condit for school economy in operating expenses, Business started on the up and
at the Miller Mercantile company. ard,
Alma Dowler,
Yankton; the cheese in the trap, and re­
superintendent 4760, J. E. Eilert- eliminating unnecessary subjects, up as soon as the returns came in. of respect to the memory of those
The P.-T. A. meeting Tuesday chaplain, Jennie Lovelace, Beaver fused to bite.
cutting
down
the
size
of
the
who
died
in
the
war.
son for surveyor 4648, and T. S.
The state of Washington is go­
evening in the Washington school Valley; treasurer, Robert N.
Now Earl is resolved never to
pruning i ing to jazz right into prosperity
teaching staff, and
White for coroner 4932.
was
well attended.
The award for Lovelace, Beaver Valley; secre­ bet .with Ben on the wrong guy,
Work
to
Start
on
Wolf
Creek
.
.
.
Franklin D. Roosevelt received wherever found possible.
since electing Vic Myers lieuten­
| the room having the greatest at- tary, Pearl Becker, Warren; gate­
3643 votes in Columbia county,
ant governor, according to H. A.
Plans are ‘being made to have a tendance at the meeting waa giv-
H. E. McGraw and E. W. Hol­
Grange
to
Elect
Officers
and Herbert Hoover 1975.
Arps, Seattle resident visiting cre-w of 20 men to Keasey for en to Mr. Condit’s. By an agrea- keeper, M. E. Turkington, Yank- tham were in Portland on busi­
Iton; Ceres, Mrs. Henry Oleen,
Election of officers will be the hen.
work upon the Wolf creek high- ment with Supt. G. E. Finnerty
ness Monday.
Mrs. Sarah V. Case, county.order of business at the meeting
DeRock went to DeMill, writes] way, according to Engineer H. the reward will be an hour’s va- ¡Deer Island; Pomona, Mrs. Beni-
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartwick
ta
Condit,
Vernonia;
Flora,
Mrs.
home demonstrator, was a Vemo-lof Vernonia grange Saturday a contributor, and now De Rock W. Libby, who passed through cation to be spent in any way I
and daughter Maxine visited re­
nia visitor Thursday.
night.
I is no more.
'town yesterday morning.
that the class may please.
(Continued on Page 4)
latives in Banks Sunday.
City Mayor
Treasurer’* Bond Claimed to Have announced
About 2 to 1
City Marshal
Spends Hours
In Own Jail
Feathers .
and...
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