VOLUME XI.
$2.OU per year; 5c a copy.
FIRST WORTHY MATRON
OF NEHALEM CHAPTER
IS HONORED AT LODGE
To Prorate
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGQN, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1933.
Legion Hall Is
Men’s, Women’s
Transformed for
Auxiliary Party
High Lodge Honor
Golf Teams Lose
Local Girl Gets
NUMBER 25.
FORMER PUBLISHER
AND FAMILY VISIT
VERNONIA FOR DAY
Honoring Mrs. R. A. Space,
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Moe
The American Legion hall was
first worthy matron of Nehalem
and children Joy and Ralph visit-
chapter, O. E. S., members of the Kathryn Malmsten Elected to Of-! beautifully transformed with Forest Hill* Club I* Winner in ed friends in Vernonia Monday.
masses of yellow Scotch bloom,
local chapter entertained at a
Mr. Moe was publisher of the
fice in Grand Assembly
Return Match
blue lupin and other flowers for
delightful party following the
Eagle from 1926 to 1930, selling
the Legion Auxiliary card party
out in order to become one of
evening’s ceremonies during which
G. E.
Miss Kathryn Malmsten, past last Friday night.
Mrs. Space was escorted to the
The old-fashioned game of golf the publishers of the Hood River
Prizes
for
high
scores
in
five
worthy advisor of Nehalem as-
Glacier.
East.
hundred were won by Mrs. Ira as played by modern Vemonians
While here the family was en-
Cards and jig-saw puzzles were sembly, Order of Rainbow, was
brought
defeat
to
both
the
men
’
s
Wages, Prices, Hours Are enjoyed until a late hour, wheel honored by election to the office Rollins and Judge Harris, and in
tertained at dinner at the home Council Discusses Placing
and
women
’
s
teams
of
this
city
pinochle by Mrs. Lloyd Baker
refreshments were served by Mrs. of Grand Hope at the grand as­
Sunday on the Forest Hills links of Miss Lou Keehn.
To Be Regulated
Of All on Meter
Albert Childs, Mrs. Frank Hart­ sembly of Rainbow which met in and Hqrry Kerns.
Those responsible for arrange­ at Cornelius. That club had little
I
Portland
last
Friday
and
Satur
­
wick and Merle Mills.
By Code
difficulty in taking the measure
Basis
day. This is the fourth highest ments and refreshments were Mrs. of 14 men 28 Mi to 13 M , and the School District
William
R.
Hammack,
Mrs.
Harry
Rainbow office in the state and
ladies suffered likewise in a
the first time that the honor of Kerns, Mrs. J. L. Timmons, Mrs. graceful 12 to 6 match.
of 100 water meters
Allocation of lumber produc­ Christian W. M. S
Elects Director in Purchase
J. C. Henderson and Mrs. Vir-
j
an
elective
office
has
been
giv
­
order to put all consumers up-
tion every three months among
This was the first match for
en to a local girl, although a gil Powell.
on a meter basis was discussed at
active producers, fixing of mini­
the new ladies’ team. Some dif-
Officers
Installed
number
of
appointive
offices
have
a meeting of tho city council
mum ^vnges,J minimum prices of
ficulty
was
experienced
by
them
Same But Routes as Last Year Monday evening following the
been held by Nehalem assembly
logs and lumber and minimum
in
securing
a
full
crew.
However
To Be Maintained
Bank Dividend
members.
school election. The cost as quo­
hours of labor is provided for in
ii is expected that before anoth­
Elna
Spencer,
another
past
impressive
Candle-Light
Ceremony
ted by H. T. Judson, representa­
a code of fair competition adopt­
er match the team will be in-
Ray D. Fisher was elected dir­ tive of the Hersey Mfg. Co.,
worthy advisor of Nehalem as­
Is Heid Tuesday Night
ed by the West Coast Lumber­
creased
to
a
10
or
12
member
ector of school district 47 at the would be about $1000.
sembly, who held the station of
men’s association last week in their
team—and are they planning to annual meeting Monday night,
Judge W. A. Harris, upon be­
Newly elected officers of the Grand Immortality during the past
meeting in Seattle. The provisions
go places!
receiving 165 out 252 votes cast. ing asked by Mayor Owens for an
year, took part in all the grand
Missionary
society
of
the
Chris
­
of this code, applying to the pro­
Not Less than Ten Per Cent Will
Mrs. H. L. King has been chos­ Loel Roberts was reelected clerk, opinion, pointed out that the city
assembly sessions.
duction of fir, hemlock, spruce tian church were formally install­
Be Paid in July
en president, Mrs. F. D. Hart­ There were three nominations for has a large amount of defaulted
Charlotte
Green
and
Verla
Mes
­
ed
at
a
beautiful
and
impressive
and cedar on the west coast, will
wick team captain, and Mrs. Milo director, T. B. Mills, J. M. interest on bonds, and Council­
become enforceable under the candle-light ceremony at the home sing received the honorary degree
Before the end of the month King, Mrs. Wm. Heath, Mrs. Peachey and Mr. Fisher, and one
man Johnson expressed the convic­
national ind'’«*ri»l recovery act of Mrs. Harry Culbertson Tues­ of the “Grand Cross of Colors” the state banking department ex­ Ben Brickel, Mrs. C. O. Marston,
for clerk.
for outstanding work in Rainbw
tion that payment of debts should
when made a
national day evening. Mrs. H. Veal, re­
the
circuit
court
pects
to
petition
Mrs.
Geo.
Plumb,
Mrs.
F.
D.
Mac
­
After the nominations for dir- come first. The matter was refer-
lumber code to be adopted by rep­ tiring president was the installing at a beautifully impressive cere­ for authority to pay a dividend pherson, Mrs. Floyd Wolfe and
resentatives of the various lumber officer, and music was furnished mony in which the degree was of not less than ten per cent on others to be selected will probably ector had been made Albert ed to the water committee.
bestowed upon 30 members from
Wood moved that a majority of
Mr. Judson suggested a form
producing sections to meet in by Mrs. F. Claude Stephens.
commercial and savings deposits make the composite team.
votes cast be required. Discussion for use of the water superinten­
The new president is Mrs. L. various assemblies throughout the in the Bank of Vernonia, an­
Chicago June 30, and when ap­
Next Sunday morning the tour­ brought out the argument that
state.
dent showing the old and new
proved by the president of the L. Wells and Mrs. J. F. Rose
nounced W. M. Adair, liquidator, nament committee has planned a
since the law requires the polls meter readings each month, a-
Delegates
from
Nehalem
as
­
is
vice
president.
Mrs.
E.
D.
Phil
­
United States.
yesterday.
club
two-ball
mixed
foursome,
to be open one hour, re-balloting voiding the necessity of recheck­
sembly, who attended the grand
The code provides that wages lips, treasurer, and Mrs. E. W.
A published notice of the divi­ nine-hole round, play to start in case of lack of a majority
assembly, were Joy Bush, Mary
ing in case of error as under the
may be advanced and revised Henderson, secretary, were un­
Ann Childs, Margaret MacDon­ dend is required to appear in two promptly at 9:30. Pairings will b« would necessitate a legnthy ses­ present system. This form, he
able
to
be
present.
from time to time according to
issues of the local publication, drawn at the club house. Prizes sion. The ■nation was lost.
said, is used by the Portland wa-
an
An impromptu
impromptu
prugiuui
program was
wns ald and Elna Spencer in her of-
conditions. The standards as to
making it impossible to have the will go to winner and runner-up,
Motion was made by Mrs. Judd ter bureau.
presented
consisting
of
a
vocal
fictel
capacity
of
Grand
Immor-
maximum hours of labor, mini­
before
the
and
to
the
one
making
the
best
out
possibly
checks
Greenman that the same bus
mum rates of pay and other duet by Mrs. t. L. Wells and her tality-
Other mepibers who
were pres- middle of July. Mr. Adair said. score.
sister
Miss
Beck,
a
Chinese
song
_
working conditions are to be de­
After the morning play there routes be maintained as last year, 4 L To Fix Wages,
The bank closed June 24 of
termined in the west coast re- by F. Claude Stephens, who also ent included Edna Owens, Thel- last year, and this will be the will be foursomes for women and and was amended by Judd Green­
Hours and Other
■losed the services with prayer. ma Lincoln, Sara McGee, Char­ first dividend paid.
gion by the 4 L.
for men the qualifying score for man by adding the words, “At the
Labor Conditions
in
dif-
!
i°tt
e
Green,
Kathryn
Malmsten,
lowest possible cost.” Both the
the short stop tournament which
A committee from the West Letters from missionaries i.. — . Verla Messing, Lorraine Space,
the original mo-
amendment
and
ferent
foreign
fields
were
read
by
continues to July 9. All golfers in
Coast Lumbermen’s association
PORTLAND, Ore., June 21,-
now of Stayton, and Mrs. L. H.
the city and vicinity are eligible. tion carried.
will, according to the plan, pro­ all.
The 4L board of directors will
League
Ladies
Quilt
Dewey, mother advisor.
At the close of the meeting
Others who attended the service
rate to each mill that gives no­
The individual scores for Sun-
meet in a special three-day ses­
Grand assembly sessions were
the directors held a brief session,
tice of intention to operate dur­ included J. F. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. held on the Reed college campus
day’s match were as follows:
sion beginning Thursday, June
and
Mr.
Fisher
was
sworn
in
as;
ing three months periods th»1 lum­ Jim Brady, Mrs. A. W. Peterson, where the girls also had the liv­ Project* for Unemployed Benefit
22, to agree on minimum wage
Men’s Team
a
member.
ber production permitted it, such Mrs. Otto Mlchener, Mrs. Alma ing quarters in the woman’s dor­
scales and regulations for the
Vernonia
Forest Hills
Are
Started
allocation being determined by DeHart, Mrs. Roy Brady and Har­ mitory.
logging and lumber manufactur­
I J. Bushong 3 ..... ... T. Bateman 0
I
capacity, taxes, timber holdings ry Culbertson.
ing industry of Montana, Idaho,
N. Armes 3 ..... ........ J. Bush 0
The last regular meeting of
Ladies
of
the
Unemployed
Mrs. Culbertson served refresh­ Nehalem assembly for the sum­
or contracts, average annual hours
Dr. Mills 3 ........ ....... Dr. Cole 0 F. R. Crawford Dies Oregon, Washington and Califor­
league
met
Tuesday
night
in
the
of labor from 1927 to 1932 inclu­ ments typically Chinese to ap­ mer will be held in the Masonic Thomas garage to discuss plans F. Miller 3 ........ ..... A. Childs 0
nia in line with the provisions
propriately mark the close of a temple, Monday evening, June 26.
sive, ete.
of the industrial recovery act.
E. Messing 0
for organizing an auxiliary. On B. Goodman 3 ...
A committee from the associa­ six month’s study of China.
M. Ruhl 0 Aged Man Passes at Home of
Preliminary district wage meet­
Thursday afternoon they met for J. Garrett 3 ........
tion will also determine the mini­
The next regular meeting of the
Daughter, Mrs. Graves
ings have been held in Aberdeen,
the purpose of making a sunflow­ D. Fendall 0 .......... B. Brickel 3
mum price below which logs can­ society will be held Friday, July Forest
Camps Start er quilt to sell for the benefit L. P. Busch 1% .... H. King 1H Francis Reginald Crawford, 87, Tacoma, Everett, Seattle, Ray­
not be sold, and the minimum 7, at the home of Mrs. Jim
M. Miller 0
mond, Longview, Spokane, Bend,
of the unemployed, This is the J. D. Anderson 3
price for various grades of lum­ Brady.
M. King 2 died at the home of his daughter, Klamath Falls and Portland. Del­
first of a number of projects Dr. Todd 1 ......
ber.
L. Schultz 1V4' ...... B. Heath 1% Mrs. W. T. Graves, Monday morn­ egates and representatives of em­
25 Men and Officer in Each of they have in mind.
Violation of the provisions oi GRANGES TO PREPARE
C. Miller 0 ................... H. King 3 ing after a lingering illness. Ser­ ployes have been meeting repre­
the
meeting
Those
present
at
Three Camps Today
the code as officially approved
BIG EDDY PARK FOR
yesterday were Mrs. C. O. Thom- G. Paterson 1 H ...... E. King 1 % vices were held in Brown's Mor­ sentatives of employers at these
is punishable in accordance with
TWO PICNIC OCCASIONS
V. Curry 2
Dr. R. Eby 1 tuary Wednesday afternoon, Rev. meetings to agree on minimum
The forest conservation camps as, Mrs. J. A. Holtham, Mrs. C.
the enforcement terms of the in-
D. R. Kauffman of the Evangeli­ scales for logging, lumber manu­
Women's
Team
New,
Mrs.
Martin
Christiansen,
dustrial recovery act, by a fine
Winema grange of Birkenfeld at Wilark, Mist and Hamlet are Mrs. Otto Meyer, Mrs. A. E. Jen­
cal church officiating.
facturing and remanufacturing,
Forest
Hills
Vernonia
of $500 for each day’s offense is inviting Vernonia to partici- being started this week. A group nings, Mrs. Harold Mayfield, Mrs. R. Mills 3 ..................... E. King 0
He was born in Newton Forbes, box factories, sash and door
of
25
woodsmen
and
an
officer
and a sentence of six months pate in helping prepare Big Eddy
Dennis Davis and Mrs. Perley G. Cate 2% .
E. Heath H County Longford, Ireland, Sept. plants, shingle mills and plywood
in jail.
Park next Sunday for the grange reached the Hamlet camp yester­ Crouse.
J. Anderson 2M . Macpherson H 12, 1846. When three years old operations.
day,
and
an
equal
number
will
be
picnic July 16 and the annual
There are 278 separate jobs,
B. Goodman 3 ............ H. King 0 he came to this country with his
Bob Cline stuck an axe in his picnic Aug. 20. A furnace will in each of the other two today.
parents, and spent his boyhood in including all classes of common
Mrs.
J.
F.
Baker
of
Portland
C.
Abrams
0
..............
M.
King
3
foot Tuesday while working with have to be built, tables repaired, The main body will follow Tues­ was a weekend visitor at Camp 8. C. Miller 1 ........
B. Brickel 2 New York city. Later the family labor, semi-skilled and skilled
day.
the Clark and Wilson survey etc.
moved to Iowa, where he lived on help in the western pine divi­
The
Mist
camp
will
be
a
tent
crew, where he had been employ­
a farm with his parents and sion and 337 separate wage scale
camp
located
one
and
a
half
ed for a week. He will be laid C. S. HOFFMAN, JR., IS
cared for them until he was 35. jobs listed in the west coast di­
up for about a week.
MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTOR miles north-east of the vHisge.
At this time he was married to vision, a total of 615 separate
It will be in charge of P. L.
Alice Mowe. One son, Hugh, was jobs or classes of jobs listed in
Thompson
of
Camp
McGregor.
The June issue of “Sunset”,
six groups.
born in Iowa.
The
Wilark
camp
will
be
under
western magazine, contains an
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and son
interesting article by C. S. Hoff­ J. C. Moran.
moved to Missouri about 1885,
man, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ten years as a missionary in 000. Mr. Kauffman's mission sta­ where six other children were Joins County League
HIGH
WATER
INTERFERES
C. S. Hoffman of Vernonia. It
China form the rather unusual tion was not molested, for the born, Katie, Anna, Mabel, Arthur,
• as
WITH LOG DUMPING background of Rev. D. R. Kauff­ war lords, apparently afraid of
is a two column article entitled
Edwin and Samuel. All of the
“Baked Trout is My Specialty,”
It will be several days yet be­ man, Evangelical pastor appoint­ stirring up trouble with foreign children are still living with the Baieball Team Take* Placa of
Columbia City Players
Our apologies to E. D. Phillips. on the “Sunset Kitchen Rangers fore the water in the river at ed to this charge to take the nations, usually respected treaty exception of Katie, who died in
I rights. Occasionally, however, sol­ infancy.
His car is a brand new 1933 Club” page. Mr. Hoffman des­ Rafton has receded sufficiently place of Rev. G. W. Plumer.
Mr. Kauffman was born in ' diers would move in, make them­
The newly organized Vernonia
model, not a 1931, as stated last cribes in detail a simple but in­ to allow dumping of logs, be­
About 1900 the family moved
method ui
of baking
uing ineviivu
uaning trout
livul . lieves
neves ti.
m. Aldrich,
Aiancn, local o.
R. M.
S. r.
P. Richland, Pa., and received his selves at home in the mission west, locating for a short time baseball team has been admitted
week. More prosperity than we triguing
in an open campfire, | and S. agent. On Sunday water college education at Albright quarters, and stay as long as each in Portland and Pendleton, into the county league, taking the
thought.
in mud
1
which he declares cannot be beat­ was reported as up to the trucks college, a denominational institu­ they wished.
Oregon, and White Salmon, Wash­ place of Columbia City. A game
I
In 1926 an army from the ington, The following year they will be played at Quincy next
Bank Supt. Schramm is cele­ en by modern housewives or i of the cars that were standing at tion. Previous to this he learned
brating the anniversary of his as­ French chefs for deliciousness of Rafton. The water will need to the brick layer’s trade at the south, trained by officers from moved by covered wagon to Sun- Sunday, and with Clatskanie here
go down about three feet.
Williamstown Trade school, work­ Russia and communist in their nyside, Wash., and lived there the following Sunday.
suming charge of the local insti­ the finished product.
The first game of the season
ed at the trade for two years and sympathies, raided the province for 29 years. In 1930 the parents
tution by promising a dividend.
MACPHERSON REAPPOINTED earned his way through college and as they hated foreigners moved to Vernonia to live with resulted in a defeat of the local
Thanks—and best wishes for sev­ NEHALEM ROD AND GUN
AS DEPUTY GRAND MASTER thereby. In 1913 he was graduat­ wrecked the mission station, for­ their daughter Mabel. In 1932 boys 17 to 6 last Sunday at
CLUB TO HOLD MEETING
eral repeats.
• ••**•*
IN CRAWFORD GARAGE
F. D. Macpherson was reap­ ed from a theological course in tunately at a time when most of they celebrated their golden wed- Rainier.
Tommy Bateman and Doc Eby
pointed deputy grand master for a biblical seminary in New York the missionaries were away on ding anniversary.
A meeting of the Nehalem Rod district 24, Columbia pourrty, city, and married Martha Peiffer. vacation. The buildings stand
NATAL SCHOOL ELECTS
Mr. Crawford’s life was char-
are reported to have adopted the
NATAL — (Special.) — Ths
style of wearing quite short and Gun club is to be held in the by the new grand master, They were appointed to Hunan windowless and empty, nothing acterized by an utmost kindness,
shorts while at play in Sandy’s Crawford garage tonight at 7:30. Leslie M. Scott, at the Masonic province, in the interior of China, but bare wail«. The work, how- unselfishness, fortitude and devo­ annual school election was held
All members and any one else grand lodge meeting in Portland under the Evangelical board, and1 ever, is carried on by native tion to his family. Always a pio­ here Monday evening, June 19.
golf pasture.
served there from 1916 to 1926. | Christians who had been trained neer on a frontier he took noth­ Lincoln Peterson was elected to
interested is invited to attend.
last week.
ing but gave everything for his serve as a director for three
China at that time was at the | for the purpose.
SEEN AND HEARD
Attending
from
Vernonia
Patriotic Tea is Planned
Mr. and Mrs. Kauffman left children.
years, and Lee Osborn to serve
The Safeway signs getting a re­
lodge were Emil Messing, wor- mercy of various war lords who
The home of Mrs. E. S. Thom­ shipful master, J. B. Wilkerson, plundered at will. Hunan, a pro­ China that year because of Mrs.
Nearly blind and deaf after an for two years. Mrs. Nettie Peter­
painting . . . The sound of A. L.
Fenner’s auto radio growing pson on Corey hill will be the senior warden, E. E. Yeo of vince in sympathy with the south, Kauffman's heatlh, and he was active life he resigned himself to son was reelected clerk for one
was for two years raided by a appointed to the pastorate at the loss of these faculties. He year. Jake Neurer is chairman
louder and louder, and then less scene of a silver “Patriotic Tea” Gladston, and Mr. Macpherson.
war lord from the north. This Wichita, a rural community near was in this condition for the this coming year and Miss Veda
and less, like the Volga boat to which all women of the com­
song, as the car passes . . . munity are invited next Thursday GO THROUGH HIGH WATER man's method of obtaining money Portland with a church of about last 12 years of his life, and his Johnston is the teacher.
Jack Bush and Shorty Kullander afternoon, June 29, from 2:30
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Soden and was simple. He would demand of the same size as in Vernonia, patience and kindness were won­
SCHOOL ELECTIONS ARE
waxing hopeful that the shingle till 5 o’clock.
Mrs. M. L. Ratcliffe motored to some rich person a huge sum, and Here he remained until the re- derful.
HELD IN ROCK CREEK DIST.
He joined a pioneer Methodist
mill will start next fall . . . Gene
Members of the “Pollyanna” Bradley park, on the Lower Co­ if the unhappy victim refused, hie cent appointment.
Mrs. Kauffman and the chil- church in Iowa when a young
Bruce McDonald was re-elected
Purney’a old cabin with the front circle of the Evangelical Mission­ lumbia highway, Sunday, and sons were tortured to death be­
torn out for remodeling into a ary society which is sponsoring while between Rainier and Clats­ fore his eyes, and other indigni­ dren will not move to Vernonia man and was a faithful church director of Diet. 27, Rock creek,
garage . . . Mark Moe shaking the occasion, have arranged an kanie they found the highway ties were heaped upon him. Even­ for the present, since she is a member all hia life. When he Monday night. He has served in
hands with old friends ... A attractive program of musical i under water for a distance of 100 tually the war lord got the entire graduate nurse working out of and his wife came to Vernonia this position 12 years.
Mrs. Hazel McDonald was el­
beautiful maple lamp on Emil's numbers which will be presented I or 150 feet. In spots the depth fortune anyway—and in the two the Sellwood hospital and she they united with the Evangelical
ected clerk of the district.
1 church.
years he accumulated $40,000,- wishes to be near her duties.
desk.
during the tea hours.
wm four or fir« inches.
Production
Meters Is
Of Lumber
Feathers . . .
s
Considered
Ten Years in China Form
Background j or New Pastor