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VOLUME XI.
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$2.00 per year; 5c a copy.
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1933.
NUMBER 15.
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Grade, High
LOCAL MAN HAS SCRIP
OF SHEEPSKIN FROM
CITY OF HEPPNER, OR.
A Heppner sheepskin scrip for
25 cents, issued by the business
men of Heppner, is the property
of John T. Kirk, who received it
as a souvenir from his daughter,
Mrs. F. B. Richie, of Ione, Ore
gon.
The scrip states on the back
put'that
*s secured !,,y Morrow
Several Subjects Are
• county municipal warrants and
I will be redeemed only on or be-
On Restricted
,fore Dec. 31, 1934.
Districts to
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C. T. Early Dies
Mrs. Case Gives
City Clean-up
Demonstration
Friday of
Next Week . . .
Remodeling of Clothing Is Shown
At Women’s Meeting
Economize
Of Heart Attack
Wai
Extensive Property
In Vernonia
Owner
MR. AND MRS. RUHL TOUR
IN MID-WEST; MRS. BROWN
ACCOMPANIES PART WAY
Cutthroat
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ruhl left
Sunday, April 1, on a motor trip
to Kansas and Missouri, where
they will visit relatives for sev
eral weeks, after which they will
return to their home here. Mrs.
J. W. Brown accompanied the
Ruhls as far as eastern Oregon
to visit with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Nelle Gillette, at Echo. 60,000 Are Planted
Mrs. Brown expects to return in
Rock Creek Near
another week.
Trout Are
Liberated
your bit!
Charles T. Early of Portland,
The clothing remodeling demon
stration arranged by Mrs. Sarah
chairman of the state industrial
V. Case of St. Helens, was con
accident commission and an ex
sidered a splendid success by the
pensive property owner in Verno-
DEPRESSION CARNIVAL
in
14 women who attended last Fri
I nia, died suddenly of heart attack
IS PLAN OF MOUNTAIN
day at the Vernonia high school.
I at his apartment in Salem Mon-
HEART SOCIAL CLUB ' day morning. He is survived by
Mrs. Azalea Sager of Corvallis,
state
extension
specialist
in
cloth
his widow and one son, Ray B.
Vernonia
Basis
The Mountain Heart social clubj Early.
ing and textiles, was present giv
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ing her advice and services met in the Odd Fellows hall Tues-l____
Mr. Early was born in Somer- Oleo Purchases
day afternoon with Mrs. Ruby'
Ky A„gust 3> 1869 while a
throughout the day.
Sixty thousand cutthroat trout,
Elimination of two teachers by
Coming In the place of Mrs. Biggs and Mrs. Mike Miller en-.young man he came to Oregon
restricting music, art and physical
For Relief Hit three to four inches long, were
Men To Enroll Case, county home demonstration tertaining.
i and worked as a flume walker
planted in Rock creek Thursday,
education, and probable reduction
Committees were appointed to for David Eccles and Co gt Hood
agent, who was incapacitated by a
of salaries to a scale ranging from
tonsil operation, Mrs. Philip Carl arrange details for the “Depres- River. He occupled various posi- Vernonia Grange Passes Resolu Friday and Saturday of last week.
$85 to $100 a month, were decid-' Registration of Local Applicants son of St. Helens had charge of sion Carnival” which will 1
The fish were brought in from
be held Gons with the company and at
tion Favoring Butter
the Necanicum
hatchery,
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ed upon by the directors of .
to be Done Here
the demonstration and proved to in the I. O. O. F. hall 0,11 the one time managed a sawmill at
School District 47 Tuesday even-j
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miles south of Seaside, by truck,
be a very clever and helpful de evening of May 5.
I Inglis, near Clatskanie. Eventual-
The purchase of butter instead bringing 20,000 fish at a trip.
ing. Salaries will not be definite-: Word has been received in Ver- signer.
The club also planned
he directed their timber opera- of oleomargarine for state and
The trout were liberated from
ly fixed until August. The pres-'nonia from Governor Meier that
A pot-luck luncheon served at luck dinner to be held in Mrs.
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lions in this state. Included in community relief is urged in a
ent scale is from $95 to $115.
I i enrolment of workers in the fed- noon was a pleasant interlude in B. I Miner
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‘ s Home bakery next Gieir holdings was a large portion resolution adopted Saturday night North street, near Dr. J. A.
Hughes’ home, where the street
Another economy effected is, eI.a; forest conservation projects the day’s activities. During the Tuesday, April 18, beginning at „j ■what’V "no7 the •”o;;g;;.'Arn:
by Vernonia grange.
runs to the creek, forming a good
that of shortening the term to (will be
of the vw
county
MV in the hands
» ohuo ox
...j lunch hour Mrs. Carlson gave a tt a- m'
I erlcan timber and the Inman-
The resolution states that since place for dumping as it is near
eight months.
¡relief committees. In this county, report of the home interest con
Mrs. Biggs and Mrs. Miller Poulson logged-off area.
Mr. oleomargarine is being used in re
The subjects on a restricted according to Judd Greenman, lo ference, which was held in Cor served jello with whipped cream, Ear]y was instrumental in the lief supplies instead of butter and enough to the junction of Rock
river to
basis will be taught by some of cal member of the committee, the vallis the previous weekend. She cake and coffee to the members sa|6 oj
timber lands to these such practice is not in the inter creek and the Nehalem
stock both streams.
the classroom teachers who will men will be chosen from appli also extended to the women of present.
¡two companies 11 or 12 years est of the grangers and dairy
The commission will bring in
handle them in addition to their cants who register with their own this community an invitation to
men, who are heavy taxpayers steelhead later, it is reported.
¡ago.
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relief
organizations.
To
be
eligible
other work.
attend the annual homemakers’
| Soon after this sale he retired that help to furnish the recon-
Seaion Remarkably Good
Because of the uncertainty as one must be single, unemployed day at St. Helens April 25.
Easter Service
¡from the Eccles company and strnction finance money; and
to the number of teachers who and destitute, between the ages
Some of the accomplishments
A continuation of the re-
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- formed with his son Ray a real since oleomargarine is a foreign
will be needed next year a full of 18 and 25. Those who are of the women attending the dem
good season for lishing
rlans Announced estate firm known as the Verno product furnished by foreign la markubly
corps was not engaged. Those chosen will be given board, shel onstration follow: a dress planned
nia Company. They bought from bor, and the purchase of butter is reported by local sportsmen,
definitely elected are iCharlotte ter, clothing and necessary medi and pin-fitted from the good parts
J. H. Rose a part of the old Rose of the dairyman increases his who are still making good cutches,
Hilts, Dorothy Sandon, Maudie cal attention, and will receive $1 of two old dresses, a jumper dress Young People of Two Churchez to homestead1 which they platted as purchasing power that goes reg many getting the limit. In the
Duncan, Madge Rogers, Ethel a day in wages. Enlistment will planned and pin-fitted, four or
[the Rose addition to Vernonia. ularly into the channels of trade opinion of one well informed man
Hold Early Meetings
Ray, Elma White, Lenora Kizer, be for one year, with privilege five old dresses lengthened and re-'
Much of this, on Corey hill, they every month by cream checks, more fish have been caught this
Paul Gordon, Lee Roy Damron of withdrawal in case of better modeled, an a number of modish
Easter services in Vernonia will sold as residence property, and Vernonia grange requests thoee year in a mile stretch on Rock
, employment.
and Mary Erickson.
blouses made from old dresses.
in charge of relief funds to pur creek between Keasey and the
begin with the tomb scene enacted, some of it they still own.
No action was taken with re-[ In Vernonia those who wish to
Similar helps will be given by by the young people of the Chris-| Besides the residence properties chase only butter for relief pur power dam than in any other sim
' register should apply at the office the demonstration agent in the tian church at 5:30 a. m. In this the family own the J. iC. Penney poses.
spect to the principalship.
ilar stream in the state.
A decision was made by the of the community chest, Loel Rob- future.
The committee that drew up
church there will be an Easter building, the post office block and
board not to hire for teaching or erts, secretary, between two and
program at the Bible school at the Vernonia Service station. All the resolution consisted of A. L.
bus driving more than one mem- three o’clock in the afternoons, CAMPFIRE GIRLS TO
Mrs. Thomas Resigns
9:45 a. m., and special music at.of these buildings were construct- Parker and E. R. Parker.
ber of a family.
'commencing Monday, April 17th.
GIVE PROGRAM AND
Mr. Early and J *-■-
his son.
the morning and evening services. ed ' ' by ”
W. O. Porterfield was. given the;
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PIE SOCIAL TONIGHT
The young people of the Evan I Mr. Early was powerfully built MR. AND MRS. KING VISIT
contract for moving wood from
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Mr. and Mrs. W. J. King are Library Board Holds Over Selec
gelical church will hold a sunrise ; and was noted as a prodigious
the Lincoln to the Washington Remodeling BeginS
The two groups of Campfire meeting Easter morning in the ¡worker. Even after months of visiting in town this week after
tion of Successor
schools.
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girls of Vernonia will give a pro country, and have breakfast. They [nothing but desk work he was spending about six months in
High School Economizes
gram and pie social tonight at will gather at the church at 6 j able to do a day’s manual labor Prosser, Wash. Mr. King, who for
At the regular monthly meet
Reduction in salary of the sup- [ Miller Mercantile Store to Under- 7:30 in the Washington school.
a. m. and leave from there. There as tirelessly as one who had be- several years conducted a gro ing of the library board Monday
erintemdent from $2500 to $2000
go Extensive Repairs
The program will be given in the will be a short program during 'come seasoned to it.
cery store next to the postoffice evening, Mrs. Lloyd Thomas, li
was determined by the directors'
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auditorium and the pie social in the opening services of the Sun
Mr. Early was a frequent visi- building here has been thinking of brarian, tendered her resignation,
of Union High School District 1.' Remodeling of the Miller Mer- the basement lunch room.
day school, and the customary tor in Vernonia until the past locating in a similar business in which was accepted by the board.
Classroom teachers were reduced cantile company’s store began
The mothers and daughters are Easter service at 11 a. m. At 7:30'few years, when his business in- Portland, but decided against it Her successor has not yet been
from $125 to $110 a month and (Wednesday under Paul Galle and to bring the pies and forks, and p. m. their will be an Easter pro- terests here were looked after at present and has bought some appointed. Kathryn Malmsten, as
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the athletic coach from $133.33 ¡Son of Portland, contractors. In the fathers and sons are to pur gram by the children and young chiefly by R. B. Early. He was acreage at Aloha, where he and sistant librarian, is in charge.
to $125. The teachers were of- eluded in the work will be ro chase them at auction.
A new set of traveling library
people.
| ¡appointed
appointed to the chairmanship of Mrs. King will reside.
fered half year contracts, the (newing of the underpinning, lay-
books was ordered, among other
There will also be in the Evan- I the
accident
commission
two
years
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rest ‘ of ”
the year depending upon . ;ng of new floors, and repairing
matters of routine business.
MRS. HAIR IMPROVES
gelical church a Good Friday ser- ago.
the budget to be adopted.
|of the roof. A cement wall will Connacher Again
Mrs. John B. Hair, who under
vice
tonight
at
7
:30
p.
m.
Supt. J. B. Wilkerson was re be laid under the front windows.
went a serious operation in Salem
engaged, but the rest of the list ' In order not to interfere with
two weeks ago Tuesday, is im
One
Application
Father of Lloyd
has not yet been announced.
the business of the store the work
proving rapidly. She is now stay
will be done in sections, requiring
Thomas Dies in
ing at the home of Dr. M. C.
Filed for License Findley
somewhat longer than would oth Two Weeks Delay Due to Moving
in that city. Mr. Hair, who
Home
at
Buxton
erwise be the case. The estimat
was with her until convalescence
Of Log Equipment
ed length of time is one month,
J. R. Thomas of Buxton, father'j_ H. Bush Applies for Right to returned home the first of the
and the cost $1200.
week. Mrs. Hair hopes to be able
The Connacher Logging Co. re of Lloyd H. Thomas of Vernonia,
Put in Beer Parlor
SEEN AND HEARD
to return to Vernonia soon.
died
Monday
morning
at
his
home
sumed
log
shipments
this
week,
(rds Bear Cub Un. F. Hartwick,
E. A. Frank and Ernie Stacey
trainloads having gone out Mon after a long illness. Services were
Only one application, that of
digging gravel at Bridge street
MISS HILTS ENTERTAINS
day, Tuesday and Thursday. The held yesterday at Buxton.
Mr». J. E. Tapp Are
J. H. Bush, has been received up
and Rose avenue . . . And Geo.
Miss
Charlotte
Hilts
entertain
The carcass of a two months
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were to yesterday for a beer parlor
delay of two weeks was due to
Hostesses to Club time
Johnson telling C. R. Van Alsline
old bear cub traded for a haircut! i
consumed in moving a don early settlers in the upper Ne license, and none from merchants ed at dinner Tuesday evening at
to take a pick and see if he
and mounted by a Forest Grove!
key and other equipment, the halem valley, having lived near who desire to sell beer in the or the home of Mrs. Charles Malm
taxidermist now idLms a shelf1 Mrs- Frank Hartwick and Mrs. first shipments having been made the Pete Bergerson place about . iginal packages. Two other local sten, preceding the Parent-Teach knows how to work it . . . N. S.
.
» xt a J. E. Tapp were hostesses to the
Soden explaining how a fox ter
ers’ meeting.
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in the barber shop of N. o.
40 years ago.
men are said to be considering
Nehalem club which met at the from the cold deck and not from
Her guests were Mildred Drake, rier killed a bear cub that a
Mr. Thomas is survived by his applying for licenses, but have
Soden.
the
direct
operations
as
at
pres
Hartwick home Wednesday after
The cub was killed about two
widow, one son, Lloyd, and six not filed as yet on account of Amy Hughes, Enid Bolton, Elma taxidermist fixed up for him . . .
noon for business and sewing. Re ent. About 25 men are employed
weeks ago near Big EJdy by a
daughters, Mrs. P. N. Nelson of needed changes in their establish- White, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shorty Kullander taking advan
on the job.
freshments were served.
tage of the spring sunshine to
fox terrier that found it in a
The
Vernonia
Trading
Co.
is
Buxton, Mrs. John Caldwell and ments if they conform with the Thomas.
Those attending were Mrs.
wash his windows . . . Carpenters
hollow log. The mother and the
Mrs. Tom Turk of Manning, Mrs. present ordinance.
shipping
out
two
cars
of
pulp
Brock,
beginning the remodeling of the.
twin cub, if any, were nowhere Henry Fogel, Mrs. C. L.
Wm. Fisher of Rainier, Mrs. Fred
wood
this
week.
Some sentiment for modifica-
Miller Mercantile store, tear out
around, and the owner of the Mrs. William R. Hammack, Mrs.
The freight train scheduled for Beal of Portland and Mrs. John Ition of the ordinance is expres- Zone Meet Is Planned the window ledge that originally
K.
A.
McNeill,
Mrs.
F.
A.
Morton,
dog was unable to find either
Kilburg of Rockford, Wash.
Friday
came
Thursday
of
this
Ised
by
individuals,
but
just
now
Mrs. F. D. Macpherson, Mrs. Al
was designed for displaying veg
after careful search.
1 the only change officially con- Track Evant to ba Hold H«r« etables . . . John Miller doing the
Mrs. week because of the need for
The taxidermist who mounted bert Childs, Mrs. Fred Wall,
taking
out
a
rush
order
of
lum
j Checking Account»
Itemplated is an amendment giv-
carpenter work for Vernonia’s
April 29
the specimen told Mr. Soden that C. F. Hieber, Mrs. A. L. Kul- ber from one of the Gales creek
’ ling
intr the
th#* council
rminril the
thp power
nower to re-
By Postal Savings
and
lander,
Mrs.
A.
J.
Hughes
first beer parlor . . . Lum Brown
it is the most nearly perfect of
mills.
Banks Is Advocated »<*« license, for caus’e. This wm A zone track meet for grade hauling in a trailer the remainder
the kind that he has encountered Mrs. J. L. Timmons.
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intended as a part of the orig- schools is planned to take place of Jim Brown’s furniture Btock to
in his long experience and be-!
P.T. A. Prepare»
A resolution asking the Oregon ,'n®l ordinance.
Saturday, April 29 at the W ash- the warehouse in the old skating
lieves it to be the smallest cub p
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senators and representatives in |
Bush 1» rearranging the ington school, beginning at 1:30 rink ... A gang of men packing
For Election at
known to have been taken.
□eVeFal AfFCStS Made
Annual Meeting congress to work for a law al-|°'d Rfd «nd White building in p. m. This will be an elimination shelving from the Miller store to
lowing postal savings banks to ¡order to tit it for a beer par- contest for the county meet to be the old stage garage ... A bird
WILBURN HALL, NOTED
I Trio of Men Fined for Minor
fluttering inside the bank build
held at Rainier May 6.
Selection of a nominating com carry checking as well as savings | l°r-
PIONEER, MOVES THIS
Supt. G. E. Finnerty is leader ing, and unable to find the way
Offenses
mittee consisting of Mrs. Wm. accounts was passed by Winemal The only legal beer thus far
WEEK TO ROSEBURG
Hammack, Mrs.. E. S. Thompson grange 652, at Birkenfeld, Ap- to be sold in the Vernonia local- for this zone, which includes Ver- out . . . Some Tapp-Bergerson
Wilburn Hall, a well-known pi-, Ole Tichenor, who was arrest- and Mrs. Geo. Christensen was an ' ril 7. The resolution stated that 'ty was by Jack Parry, in River- nonia, Pleasant Hill, Beaver wood piled inside the framework
oneer resident of Vernonia, mov-'ed Thursday of last week for nounced at the meeting of the ! since the banks have failed to ¡view. He drove into Portland Creek, Pleasant Vale, Natal, Mist,¡of the yet unroofed shed . . .
«nd Deep Creek I Elster Williams driving the cream
ed Tuesday to a farm near Rose- drunkenness, was given a 90 day Parent-Teachers’ association Mon hold the confidence of the peo- early Friday morning and secured Birkenfeld,
burg, where he will build a house suspended sentence by Recorder day night. They will nominate pie, and since there are millions » supply which lasted till early schools. Outside schools are re-'ery truck in Jack’s place . . .
on the property of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hieber Friday on condition candidates to be voted upon at the of dollars m the postal savings, afternoon. Since then none has quested to send their entries to'And Jack hustling up town to
Mr. Finnerty.
¡get some bread for sandwiches on
banks, allowing of checking ac been available.
that he stay out of town. Chet next meeting, May 1.
A. B. Counts.
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Upon leaving Mr. Hall declar- Shoemaker, arrested at the same
A high school program was ren- counts on deposits would put mil-1
RABBIT OUTLOOK GOOD
FORMER ASSESSOR HERE ' Emil Messing and Carl Henderson
ed, “I want to extend my love time for disorderly conduct, was dered, including songs by the lions in circulation and restore •
The rabbit business is promis-
numbers confidence
of small depositors
S. A. Roberta, former county buying some cord of Charlie Hoff-
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and regards to my many friends sentenced to 30 days in jail and glee club, instrumental ______
and neighbors of Vernonia and 115 fine. He was released yester by the orchestra, a vocal trio who would do their business by ing this spring, according to R. L. assessor, was in town Monday man to make a canoe seat with
Verla Messing leading
wish them all a happy future.
day afternoon upon payment of by Alice Hoffman, Doris Lindgren checks instead of hoarding their Harris of Riverview. A number and Wednesday looking over , .
jof sales have already been made farms whose owners had made "Pooch” up street, and “Pooch,”
His address will be Star route, the fine, with three weeks sus- and Sarah McGee, a trumpet trio money.
R >seburg, Oregon.
¡pended sentence remaining.
by Carol Chance, Elbert Brock | The resolution was signed by locally, he says, and he has had applications for farm loans. He not yet used to his chain and har-
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and Bud Brock, and declamations Walter Carl, master, and Hugh two inquiries from Michigan, two is now connected with the farm ness, getting all tangled up in the
process . > . Dave McDonald and
from Illinois and one each from loan bank of Spokane.
A. L. Austin is still in very day for drunkenness and fined by Ruth Epping and Wilma M. Jones, secretary.
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¡California and New Mexico.
spading
garden,
Huber
Mrs. Roberts accompanied him Ed
poor health, according to friends $10 By Recorder Hieber.
Crowder.
while Sam Conklin and "Puddles”
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Holcomb I
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on Monday.
During the remainder of the
who have visited him.
watch ... A radio in Supt. Wil
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Reithner
Miss Ellen Armitage of Port
Rev. G. W. Plumer went to program several article« from the and family are moving into the
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Hughes were kerson’s office, loaned by him to
land is visiting at the home of Portland Tuesday, returning on Parent-Teachers’ magazine were house formerly occupied by the returned Tuesday morning from
the school.
in Portland Tuesday.
read.
W. T. Lilly family on O. A. hill, a week’s stay hi Portland.
her brother, W. J. Armitage.
I W ednesday.
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Local Barber
Sells Haircut,
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