VOLUME XII
$2.00 per year; 5c a copy.
Highway Funds
Are Allotted
For Vernonia
TWO ROADS TO SHARE
IN ALLOCATION
Pavement and Resurfacing
Jobs Both to Be
Let
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1934.
Young Democratic
League to Hold
Meeting Here 10th
A meeting of the Columbia
County Young Democratic league
is planned in the Legion hall,
Vernonia, Friday, August 10.
Among the speakers will be
R. Wayne Stevens of Portland,
state president of the Young
Democratic league.
Marshall Nauman and Dr. H.
J. O’Connell of St. Helens were
in town Wednesday to promote
the meeting, arrangements for
which are in charge of E. H.
Washburn.
The county league has 110
members and is one of the most
active in the state, Mr. Nauman
says. About 12 are from Verno
nia and it is hoped to increase
this number as a result of the
meeting.
The league is to hold a picnic
at Columbia River beach, St.
Helens, next Sunday.
T. B. Mills to
Estimate Needs
of Airport Job
Will Also Supervise Work Per
formed by SERA
T. B. Mills has been appointed
to make an estimate of materials,
grading, etc. needed to complete
the airport projct, for which it is
hoped to secure government
funds. He will also supervise the
SERA work at the airport and
do the engineering.
It is hoped that the project
will be finished by October, wnen
the dedication is planned.
There was no work on the pro
ject this week, owing to the fact
that the men had already worked
their allotted time for the month.
$25,000 for resurfacing 6.5
miles of the Buxton-Treharne sec
tion of the Beaver Creek highway
and $18,000 for resurfacing 2
miles of the Vernonia-Pittsburg
section of the Nehalem highway
were allocated by the state high
way commission Wednesday. This
will asure improvement of the
Beaver Creek route so that it
Gym Work Begins
will be in good shape for winter
Work on the high school gym
travel, and the construction of an
nasium was resumed July 23 un
oil pavement from Al Parker’s
der Noble Dunlap. Four men were
to Pittsburg. The entire amount
taken from the airport project
of money spent in the Vernonia
for the purpose, and it is expect
section, $43,000, is considerably
ed there will be five next week.
greater than, was expected when
Resumption was made possible by
discussion arose here as to the
the allowance in the high school
disposition of federal funds to be
budget for 1934-35.
recommended.
Friday Work Possible
Owing to a new ruling a work
Another decision of interest |
locally was the allocation of Batters Are Unable to Connect week may begin Fridays as well
as Mondays and Wednesdays. Mr.
$175,000 for improvement of the
With Swede Nelson
Mills therefore hopes to have
Wolf Creek highway between
Necanieum and Elsie. This will
The Vernonia Townies again continuous labor employed in
afford a connection between the trimmed the Old-timers Sunday three shifts on the airport. He
Nehalem highway and the Oregon 16 to 2. The Townies fattened will begin today.
Loel Roberts remains as time
Coast highway by way of Jewell, their batting averages at the ex
and will make possible the us* of , pense of Byers and Tisdale, the keeper for the project.
this route from Portland through Old-timers pitchers. Nelson, who
Forest Grove and Vernonia with- ' pitched for the Townies, had the Judd Greenman Is
out waiting for the construction heavy bats of the Old-timers com
Appointed on Code
of the difficult section between pletely tied up and was never in
Compliance Group
Sunset Camp and Elsie.
danger. The only runs scored off
him were the results of errors.
Judd Greenman, according to
Dustin, Townie catcher, split a announcement Friday, has been
finger of his throwing hand and I appointed as one of three employ
was forced to retire from behind er representatives to the national
the bat. He will be lost for a compliance committee of the
couple of games, which is a tough lumber code authority. The other
break for the team just when they members are Landon C. Bell, of
were going good.
Columbus, Ohio, and L. F. Pow
One heartening development ell of Richmond, Va.
W. M. Adair Retires to Accept
was Cline’s recovery of his bat
Place in Sherwood
ting eye. He slammed out two CITY CAUCUS TO BE
HELD TONIGHT IN
triples.
E. D. Kahler, who conducts an
LEGION HALL
The Townie line-up was as fol
advisory investment service in lows: Costi, 2b; Greenman, lb;
the American Bank building, Gordon, ss, c; Hawkins, If; Dus
The caucus for nomination of
Portland, has been appointed de tin, c, rf; Holtham, rf; Marshall, city officers is to be held tonight
puty superintendent cf banks in 2b, rf; Seranotti, cf; Cline, 3b; in the Legion hall.
charge of liquidation of the Bank Nelson, p.
of Vernonia and the Columbia
Next Sunday the Hudson team
County bank. He began his duties is coming for a game at 2 p. m.
here Wednesday.
They have one of the strongest
Mr. Kahler states that it is teams in their district, having
his purpose to wind up the af beaten Deer Island 8 to 0. The
fairs of the bank as soon as pos fans should be in for a real treat.
sible in order to eliminate the
Effort are being made to bring
expense of the office work. Trips the strong Warrenton team here.
SEEN AND HEARD
here, Wednesdays and Thursdays They are the champs of the Low
The genial Joe Dunne stand
of each week, will continue for er Columbia.
ing in Mac’s Pharmacy surroun
the present.
ded by a group of loyal republi
W.M. Adair, who has been in BIRKENFELD BARN
cans and a few democrats . . .
charge of liquidation for the past
Roy Raymond and Shorty Kul-
BURNS;
100 TONS
two years, has resigned from the
OF HAY DESTROYED lander presenting Joe with a
state banking department in or
crate of plums from Roy’s tree
s der to accept the position ot vice-
A. Birkenfeld’s barn at Bir . . . Mrs. Judd Greenman driving
president of the Citizens bank of kenfeld burned to the ground a new Ford . . . Judge Hieber
Sherwood, in Washington county. Tuesday morning, with a loss of carrying an augur big enough to
He was in Vernonia Wednesday about 100 tons of hay.
bore through a tree . . . W. M.
and Thursday of this week help
The fire started at the top Adair instructing E. D. Kahuer
ing Mr. Kahler get started .
and is thought to have been due in his new duties . . . The state
examiner riding around the block
to defective wiring.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Lee of
with applicants for drivers’ li
Kelso are parents of a seven
Mrs. H. S. Strong, who is in censes . . . Hy Van declaring it
pound boy born July 29. The a Portland hospital recuperating was he who put the rocks in Rock
Lees are former residents of O.- from a mastoid operation, is re creek . . . Newsboys’ bicycles at
A. hill section and Mrs. Lee is ported as not doing so well for parade rest in front of the Safe
the sister of Claude Norris.
the past few days.
way store.
Townies Defeat
Old-Timers 16-2
In Sunday Game
E. D. Kahler
Is New Deputy
In Local Bank
Feathers . . .
and.. .Talons
Soldier Arrives
After Four Years
In Philippines
RIVERVIEW — (Spcial.) —
Clyde Dean Jenkins arrived in
Vernonia Tuesday evening for a
short visit with his sisters, Mrs.
E. L. Lloyd, Miss Arlene Jenkins
and Mrs. Bud Rose.
Mr. Jenkin shas finished a
“hitch” (four years service) with
the U. S. coast artillery in the
Philippines. He specialized as a
cook while in the islands, receiv
ing a rating of first class and an
honorable discharge.
He plans to leave shortly for
his second enlistment with the
intention of being a 30 year man.
Army life has evidently agreed
with him, for he came oack a
fine, husky, robust young man.
He thinks army life the only
place for ambitious young men,
as the opportunities offered
young men in the army are un
limited.
Campaign at
Church Reported
As Successful
Attendance Sunday Night Totals
Nearly 400
The campaign at the Christian
church is reaching the communi
ty in a large way with 385 in
attendance Sunday night and the
gallery in use 19 of the last 20
nights. The pictures that Miss
Glenna Stephens draws in chalk
each evening to be given to the
one inviting the most folks have
been in great demand as it takes
over 300 invitations now ro be
the lucky one. Sunday night the
church will present a one-act
playlet before the evening ser
vice, the title, “Simon Sledge
Experiences Long Distance Re
ligion.”
Mr. Ladd’s sermon topics for
the week are as follows: Friday,
“Climbing Mount Hood;” Satur
day, “White Elephants;” Sunday,
“Oranges in Alaska;” Monday
night is rest night; Tuesday,
“273 Miles Per Hour.”
The aggregate attendance at
the meetings from Sunday to
Sunday was a trifle over 2100
by actual count. Mrs. Lola
Thompson will play her piano
accordion every other night. Pan
tomimes, duets, solos, chalk pic
tures, and other specials bright
en the program each evening.
NUMBER 31
Dunne Favors
Work Program
On Large Scale
NOMINEE VISITS HERE
FOR SHORT TIME
Chats with Friends on Issues
Now Confronting
State
A. program for putting men to
work extensive enough to take
care of the majority of idle men
in the state through the develop
ment of small industries was ad
vocated yesterday by Joe E.
Dunne, republican nominee for
governor, in conversation m Ver
nonia yesterday afternoon. He
favors the issuance of scrip fin
anced by state deposits and the
stamp redemption plan, for loan
ing to plants in need of funds.
Another item he stressed is
the stabilization of prices for
agriculture. The department of
agriculture is now a department
of inspection, he said. It should
be a department with a program
that will help the farmer develop
markets.
He also declared that he would
urge the legislature to enact a
fair practices act for retailers
so that the retailers can make a
living. “Some things in the NRA
are worth preserving,” he main
tained. “We should keep the best
of it.”
Mr. Dunne, who was on his
way back to Portland from Astor
ia, where he was admiral of the
rege|;a, stopped off in Vernonia
for a couple of hours to chat
with friends. He talked enter
tainingly of his experiences at
the regatta and discussed state
politics frankly. A number of his
admirers greeted him as the next
governor.
Closed Area Is
Established
On Old Burn
Include» Large Portion* of Three
Counties
A closed area has been estab
lished in all of last year’s burn
covering large sections of Clat
sop, Washington and Tillamook
counties.
Tn the Vernonia area the boun-
Idary line extends along the new
REV. A. N. GLANVILLE
CCC road from the airport to
EXPECTED HERE ON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 Keasey, all to the left of it as
one is outbound being in the
Because of the camp meeting closed area. From Keasey the line
at Jennings Lodge Rev. A. N. extends to the Boeck place,
Glanville, the new pastor of the thence down to Jewell and over
Evangelical church, did not oc to Hamlet. Admission to this
cupy his pulpit last Sunday but area can be secured only by per
is expected to be here next Sun mit from the fire warden.
Carmen I* Employed
day.
Tom Carmen has been employ
ed by the state forestry depart
PENSIONERS CAN
ment to check up on fires and
NO LONGER GET
GOVERNMENT FOOD thefts. Among the arrests which
he has made is that of three
Government commodities, un youths for stealing gasoline from
der a new federal ruling, cannot the CCC bulldozer.
be given to old age pensioners
F. W. Gough has bought a
and others receiving county aid,
according to notice received this store in Vancouver, Wash., near
week by Loel Roberts, local re the high school, according to
word received by friends here.
lief secretary.