VOLUME XII
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Forest Fire
Threat Avoided
For Four Times
CCC MEN ACTIVE IN SUP­
PRESSION
Blaze Springs up in Former
Burn in East Side
Territory
CAMP REEHER’S, Westimber,
Aug. 30—Threat of major forest
fire losses was avoided four
times in recent days in territory
delegated to protective agencies
including personnel of Civilian
Conservation corps company 1313.
Four men patrolled until late
this week around the territory of
the East Side fire at the head of
Clear creek which had been quiet
since it was first brought under
control more than a month ago.
Smoke starting Friday in the for­
mer burn caused renewal of sup­
pression activities.
A fire at Tide creek, near the
headwaters of Tide creek and
some three miles north of Tren-
holm, started a week ago Tues­
day, was brought under control
after burning nearly 80 acres.
Fifteen "men from Wilark side­
camp and 20 from the Reeher’s
main camp controlled the fire.
Two fires near Hoffman look­
out, covered 100 asd 180 acres
respectively—and provided more
than a bit of excitement for a
number of the fire fighters.
Jack Nance, forester in charge
of Hoffman detachment camp,
and five men caught by the fire
when it “crowned” over them,
were forced to retreat to safety.
No one was injured.
A total of 70 men were re­
quired to quell the conflagra­
tions. Two donkey engines, felled
logs and second growth standing
timber were lost and a bridge
damaged by the fires.
Earl Atkins Is
New Commander
Of Legion Post
Clyde
McDonald
Named
Vice­
Commander
Earl Atkins was elected com­
mander of Vernonia post 119 of
the American Legion at the meet­
ing Tuesday night. Clyde Mc­
Donald was chosen as vice-com­
mander, Charles Biggs as adju­
tant, J. E. Tapp as finance offi­
cer and H. H. King as sergeant
at arms.
Installation is planned for a
week from today. There will be
a corn feed up Rock creek. Mem­
bers of neighboring posts are ex­
pected and all Legionnaires are
looking to a big crowd to start
the new commander on his way,
says Gene Shipman, retiring
commander.
Ban Is Lifted,
Loggers go Back
To Work Tuesday
Clark and Wilson went back
to work Tuesday, the ban being
lifted because of increased hu­
midity. Hours during the hot
spell are from 5 to 1:30. Two
sides and a skidder are employed.
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1934.
Dustin Named as
Janitor at Grade
School for Term
Chet Dustin was reemployed as
janitor at the Washington grade
school by the directors Saturday
night.
County Supt. E. H. Condit was
present and discussed with the
directors a question of boundary
involving schooling of pupils
whose parents live on cut-over
lands in the vicinity of Chapman.
The directors arranged for sub­
mission of the question to the
boundary board.
Previous to the executive ses­
sion friends of one of the teach­
ers presented a petition asking
for her reelection.
Vernonia Wins
One, Loses One
In Sunday Play
Defeat* Apiary 13-10; Vanquished
By Deer Island 8-3
Vernonia won from Apiary 13
to 10 and lost to Deer Island 8
to 3 in a double header Sunday
on the local field.
The first game was a listless
affair, Vernonia being entirely
too good for the Apiary team.
The locals fattened their batting
averages considerably, collecting
15 hits in seven innings. Nelson,
Vernonia pitcher, was in rare
form, allowing only one hit in
this game. He retired after the
fifth inning and • Byers worked
the last two allowing one hit.
In the second game Vernonia
started in good shape pushing
over a run in the first ana this
looked big for just two innings.
In the third the fireworks start­
ed. Deer Island scored 7 runs on
two hits, two walks and four er­
rors. After this it turned out to
be a ball game, Deer Island scor­
ed one run and Vernonia two in
the remainder of the game. Hits
were evenly divided, each team
collecting 11.
Sunday, Sept.
2, Vernonia
plays Hillsboro here at 2 p. m.
The team is anxious to make a
good showing in this game for
they are anticipating a berth in
the Sunset league next season.
There is a possibility that this
will be the last game of the sea­
son so the team would like to
have every one out to end the
season in great shape.
New Man Comes
To Local Church
Sunday, Sept. 9
C.
R.
Pritchard
Replaces
F.
C.
Stephens Here
C. R. Pritchard of Gooding,
Idaho, who has been named as
the new pastor of the Vernonia
Christian church, will occupy the
pulpit Sunday, September 9. He
comes highly recommended by
his ministerial asosciates in Ida­
ho and Oregon. Mr. and Mrs.
Pritchard are specialists
with
young people, and both are good
in song and music. Mr. Pritchard
is a young man. There is one son,
age six.
F. Claude Stephens will preach
his last sermon here next Sun­
day. On Tuesday he moves to
Lebanon. During his pastorate of
several years in thii, community
he and Mrs. Stephens made many
friends and won high respect
both in and out of the church.
____________________________ NUMBER 35.
Voters in Dist. 14
Exclude Provision
For School Busses
After a heated discussion the
provision in the budget of school
district 14, Pleasant Hill, for the
operation for busses was voted
down by a majority of four at
the budget meeting Friday night.
The budget was passed after this
item had been eliminated.
At the annual meeting in June
the voters of the district directed
35 to 28 that the bus routes be
continued, but the action at the
budget meeting fails to authorize
the funds. Elmer Bergerson has
a contract for the school year,
but whether or not he will con­
test the matter is not known.
Swim Safety
Is Sought by
New Society
Adequate
Pool
and
Instruction
Are Objectives
Rod and Gun Glub
The widespread interest in
Plans Banquet
swimming exhibited during the
For October 8 recent hot weather has again
City Council
Picks Budget J
Committee
SEVEN ARE CHOSEN AND
FIVE TO ACT
Meeting of Committee Slated
For Thursday
Evening
The city council at a special
meeting Tuesday night named
seven members of the budget
committee: Judge W. A. Harris,
E. M. Bollinger, R. M. Aldrich,
Guy R. Mills, Emil Messing, B.
J. Cline and H. Van Blaricom.
The committee consists of five,
but seven were appointed to pro­
vide for possible absence.
A meeting of the committee
was being planned for last night.
Raleigh Shiffer,
Timber Young Man,
Dies in Prosser, Wn.
TIMBER—(Special.) — Com­
ing as a shock to his many friends
in the Timber vicinity was the
news August 23 of the sudden
passing of Raleigh Shiffer, 20, at
Prosser, Wn., from heart failure.
He was born in Timber October
13, 1913, and lived here all his
life until he went to Washington
three weeks ago to be employed
by the Pacific Fruit and Produce
Co. He was associated with his
lather in the garage business,
and had attended grade school at
Timber and high school at For­
est Grove.
He is survived by his father,
Oscar Shiffer, and three sisters,
Gladys, Sylvia and Hazel, all of
Timber.
j >|
Services were held Sunday in
Forest Grove, and interment was
in Forest View cemetery, beside
his mother in the family plot. Rev.
Claude Sabin officiated. Pallbear­
ers were Paul Hankins, Paul De
Remer. Dean Kiesel and Harold
Byers of Timber, Harold Bateman
of Washburn and LaVerne Forbes
of Portland.
brought forward discussions of
the possibility of providing bet­
ter facilities for this sport than
the community now affords.
In an effort to capitalize on
this interest, the first meeting
of the Vernonia Improvement so­
ciety was held this week. The ob­
jectives of the organization are
the construction of an adequate
pool, preferably in Rock creek,
possibly as an SERA project; pro­
vision for instruction in swim­
ming for those whose opportuni­
ties to enjoy the sport have been
limited; and the establishment of
life saving classes.
It s felt there is considerable
hazard in the indiscriminate use
Mrs. Condit Injured
of river water holes by persons
After School Meeting
unable to protect themselves when
Upon Entering Car they get over their depth. Several
recent instances of narrow es­
Mrs. E. H. Condit was severely cape from drowning have Deen
injured Saturday night by being reported, in one of which a young
struck in the back while entering local matron was only saved by
her car after the school meeting. the prompt arrival of an experi­
No motive is known, as she took enced swimmer.
no part in the discussion and did
While it is realized the swim­
not enter into argument with ming season is getting late and
any one. She was alone at the probably not much can be ac­
time.
complished this year other than to
She was confined to her bed lay plans for another season, it
Sunday and Monday and Tues­ is felt by the sponsors of the
day was taken to her home in movement that sufficient interest CCCBoys Perform Work at Lost
Lake
St. Helens.
has already been shown to war­
rant
the
formation
of
a
perma-
First Carload of
3500 steelhead were planted
| nent organization. Full details of
Cascara Leaves
personnel and objectives will be Rock creek Wednesday. C. R.
Vernonia Today
announced later as wlil the names Watts and Emil Messing of the
of the sponsors of the movement. Nehalem Rod and Gun club
The first carload of cascara
watched the planting. The fish
bark ever shipped from Verno­
were from the Bonneville hatch­
Order
Excludes
nia is to leave today. The bark
ery.
Loel Roberts as
was bought by a Port Orchard,
Lost Lake was also stocked
SEEN AND HEARD
Wash, concern from the Verno­
Council Candidate with steelhead, 11000 being
nia Trading Co. for shipment dir­
planted there Monday from the
ect east.
Judge Hieber sunning himself
Orders have been received from Necanicum hatchery. The fish
The load consists of 15 tons, on the city hall steps . . . Red Aubrey Williams, acting federal were carried to the lake in 10
13 of which were bought from Sesseman fitting tin shields over relief administrator in Washing­ gallon cream cans by 50 boys
local people who stripped and the wheels of Kenneth White’s ton, D. C., that no relief em­ from the Boyington CCC camp.
dried the bark, and two were car , . .
The“Oregon Loggers”, ploye may be a candidate for any The work was in charge of Virgil
shipped in by truck to make up in red hats and coats, waiting political office, whether national, Powell, forester at Camp Boying­
the balance. The price paid was outside Jack Bush’s . . . Pulp state or local.
ton. This lake is near Elsie in
approximately $70 a ton, involv­ wood overflow from the railroad
This order will make Loel Rob­ Clatsop county, and is visited
ing a distribution of over $900 yards piled on Third and Maple erts, local relief agent, ineligible each year by many Vernonia
for the 13 tons bought here. It streets . . . Leslie Scott, chair­ as a candidate for the city coun­ people.
is estimated that about five tons man of the highway commission, cil, for which he was nominated
The OCC boys have also just
were bought independently and buying a cigar from Ken McNeill at the citizens’ caucus several completed a fine foot trail from
already shipped out.
. . . C. S. Hoffman back again. weeks ago.
the Nehalem river to the lake.
The annual banquet of the Ne­
halem Rod and Gun club is be­
ing planned for October 8. The
state game commission, which
meets in Portland that day, is
expected to be out, and Dr. Irv­
ing E. Vining of Ashland, nation­
ally known lecturer and a mem­
ber of the commission, will be
the principal speaker.
The banquet will be free to
members, who may purchase ad­
ditional tickets for guests. An
effort is being made to build up
the membership, which now num­
bers 35.
Steelhead Are
Planted in Creek
And Lost Lake
Feathers . . .
and.. .Talons