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Bennett-Johns
Mill Expeted
To Start Soon
VERNONIA COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY,
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DELEGATIONS FROM
LEGION AND AUXILIARY
VISIT SERA CLASS
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Zone Contest
In Declamations
Won by Default
A delegation from the Ameri­
can Legion and the Legion Aux-1
iliary visited the SERA Ameri- i
TIMBER OUT ROSE AVE. canization class, conducted by Vernonia Representative* to Com­
Mrs. Bernice Lofgren in the high i
pete in St. Helens
TO BE LOGGED
school Thursday night of last i
week. In celebration of George
The zone declamatory contest
Mill Is Ready to Begin as Washington’s birthday, Auxiliary
members served cherry pie and for grade schools which was to
Soon as Logs
coffee following the class session. have been held in the Washing­
Arrive
ton auditorium Thursday after­
noon was cancelled because no
Missionary
Rally
Logs are expected at the Ben­
other schools besides Vernonia
nett and Johns mill, west of the
Is Scheduled for
were participating. Pupils who
brazing works, any day now, ac­
Christian Church were to represent the local
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cording to Ben Bennett. As soon
school are considered winners
as they are received operations
A missionary rally with Miss
will begin, planking for necessary Goldie Wells, missionary from in the zone and will enter the
repair work being turned out Bolengia, Africa, and five state county contest at the John Gumm
school in St. Helens March 8.
first.
officers of the missionary society .
They are Betty Schalock, eighth
E. A. Jones, who will have of the Christian church as speak­
grade; Loren Kostur, seventh
charge of logging, has already ers, will be held in the local
grade;
Irene
Valpiani, sixth
rigged up a donkey in a patch of Christian church next Thursday,
grade; Leonard Kostur, fifth
timber out Rose avenue owned March 7, in the afternoon and
grade.
by the McPherson interests, and evening. The afternoon session
is bringing in another donkey. As will begin at 3:15, so that school
soon as the truck hauling the children may attend. The evening Last League Game
second one is released it will.be meeting will start at 7:30.
Of Season Occurs
used for bringing logs to the'
Miss Wells, who will be the
Here This Evening
mill. While the new donkey is, principal speaker at both meet­
being set up some eight or ten j ings, is on furlough, but will
The last league game of the
thousand feet already logged will leave for her work in Africa next season is to be played here to­
be brought out, sufficient for month. She has spent part of her night between Velrnonia high
the mill’s own use.
vacation visiting various mission­ school and Scappoose high school.
While a definite name for the ary societies and training schools. A real battle is expected. Gate
new company has not yet been
State officers of the mission­ receipts are to be used to pay
adopted the firm will operate for ary society who will participate expenses to the tournament at
the present quarter under the in the programs are Mrs. M. L. Astoria.
name of Bennett and Johns, the Sanders, state president; Mrs. B.
allocation having been granted F. Shoemaker, general secretary;
under this name.
Miss Anna Nissen, treasurer;
Mrs. R. N. Day, young peoples
president; Mrs. V. R. Hickethier,
Soden Barber Shop,
junior superintendent; and Mrs.
Margaret-Ina Shop
H. C. Courier, district deputy.
Change Locations
Members of the St. Helens
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Christian church missionary so­
N. S. Soden moved his barber ciety will be guests of the local
A report got circulated in
shop this week from the Joy organization for the rally ser­
Portland that the Vernonia mill
theatre building to the Pringle vices. Several local women will
is going to start and that 500
building across the street.
have parts on the program.
or 600 men are going back to
The walls of the new shop were |
work. Some day, we hope, but
repapered and plumbing adapted NINE CANDIDATES FROM
not tomorrow.
Ben
Bennett
to Mr. Soden’s purposes was put
VERNONIA GET DEGREE
and George Johns are doing their
in. Minor reairs and brightening
IN HILLSBORO I. O. O. F. bit
helping
along
the
re­
the walls have added greatly to
covery program by putting men
the appearance of the premises,
A class of nine candidates from to work, and theirs will be the
now one of the attractive busi­ Vernonia was taken to the Hills­
only lumber cut in Vernonia for
ness places of the community.
boro I. 0. O. F. lodge Wednesday nearly four years. No need to
The Margaret - Ina Beauty night for the second degree. The
say, though, that they cannot
shoppe has also moved from the Hillsboro team came here two
use 500 or 600 men.
theatre building to the rooms ov­ weeks earlier to confer the first
er the Hoffman hardware store degree.
Spring may not yet be here
formerly occupied by Dr. W. H.
by the calendar, but days are
Hurley. The rooms were renovat­
longer, weather is balmier, bas­
Council Meeting Is
ed for the purpose.
ketball teams are announcing
Again Postponed Due
their final games for the season,
To Lack of Quorum
SERVICES FOR SUSAN MAY
and we shall soon see the gang
HELD AT PUMPKIN RIDGE
An adjourned meeting of the in front of Bill Armitage’s drug
store basking in the sun.
Services for Susan May, 90, city council, scheduled for Mon­
who died Feb. 15, were held the day, was again postponed be­
SEEN AND HEARD
following Monday at Pumpkin cause of lack of a quorum. Mayor
Emil
Messing
watching
a
Ridge, near Banks. Mrs. May was B. S. Owens felephoned that he
gravel truck unload on State
would
not
be
able
to
be
present,
the mother of 12 children, of
street . . . The Bennett-Johns
whom seven survive, the grand­ and as only Councilmen Adams
office getting its first sweeping
mother of 47, great grandmother and Kent appeared adjournment
n years . . . Kenneth White’s
of 76 and great great grandmoth­ was taken until the regular meet­
truck towing a new two-wheel
ing night, next Monday.
er of 19.
trailer up street and looking
Interment was in the Pleasant
rather
bobtailed as it returned
Former Teacher Returns
View cemetery.
Among the members of the alone . . . Adolph Nelson load­
TWENTY-ONE ARE PRESENT highway staff and their families ing up a trailer with the Mar­
Twenty-one were present at the who are temporarily living in garet-Ina Beauty shoppe furni­
Ninety and Nine breakfast Sun­ Vernonia are Mr. and Mrs. Hil­ ture on moving day . . . Earl
day morning in the I. O. O. F. bert Young, who fo: merly lived Smith, too, with the trailer habit,
moving some of his household
hall. President J. F. Rose was at Keasey. Mrs. Young, who
given authority to appoint a com­ before her marriage about two goods . . . Earl Dial at work
mittee to take charge of the years ago. was La Velie Gosa, is where Gene Shipman used to
next breakfast, to be held Sunday, a graduate of Vernonia high hold forth . . . Norris Soden’s
March 17. Four new members i school and taught the Keasey teddy bear and the rest of his
menagerie in a new setting.
school in 1931 and 32.
joined the class.
Feathers . . .
and.. .Talons
MARCH
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NUMBER 9.
1935.
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SIX FAMILIES FROM SAME
COUNTY IN NEBRASKA NOW
HERE, SAYS PRITCHARD
Six families
from
Dawson
county, Nebraska, are now living
in Vernonia, says C. R. Prit­
chard, pastor of the Christian
church, one of the former resi­
dents of that county. Except for
a couple of the families who
are related, none of them were
acquainted before coming to Ver­
nonia, he states.
Vernonia Town
Team Is Victor ’
Over Longview
BLUE JAYS WIN TWICE
IN WEEK
Double Header Scheduled As
Final Games for
Season
The Vernonia town team came
out ahead Wednesday night and
won from the Don Hanley team
of Longview 41 to 31. The game
was one of the best played by
While Ivan N. McCollom, prin­ the locals. Fans were all interest­
cipal of the grade school, does ed in the game and gave the lo­
not have appendicitis according cals plenty of applause. The Don
to diagnosis by his physician in Hanley team is considered one
Portland, a minor operation will of the best in Longview.
be necessary, and he will not be
The Vernonia line-up consist­
able to return to Vernonia until ed of Lewis and Mills, forwards;
about the middle of next week. ; Mohler, center; McCrae and Gor­
He is at the Good Samaritan hos­ don, guards. Magoff substituted
pital.
for Mills.
Mrs. McCollom returned to Ver­
Blue Jay* Win Twice
nonia Monday and is teaching for
The game between the Long­
Enoch Dumas, assistant principal, view girls and the Blue Jays
while Mr. Dumas is taking care the same evening was exciting.
of Mr. McCollom’s duties.
Both teams displayed plenty of
fight, and the game was enjoyed
by the players as well as by the
VERNON L. GREEN,
audience. The score was 28 to 10
FORMER RESIDENT,
DIES IN HOSPITAL in favor of the Blue Jays. Brady
scored 13 points for Vernonia,
Lane 9 points, Frances Berger­
Vernon L. Green, former em­
son 6. Hall and Veith substituted
ployee of the Vernonia post of­
at center, Thompson at guard.
fice, died in the American Lake
Sofia gained two field goals
Veterans’ hospital February 20.
for Longview, Laman one lield
He is a son-in-law of Mr. and
goal and two free tosses, and
Mrs. Ben S. Owens of Vernonia,
Bell one field goal.
and resided here for about five
Saturday night the Blue Jays
years. Funeral services were held
held the St. Helens girls down to
in Centralia, Wash., on Monday.
one field goal, and two other
He was a World War veteran points were gained by foul shots.
and was 37 years old.
The Blue Jays won 28 to 4.
Brady as forward sank eight
ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS
field goals, Lane four, Bergerson
TO BE ADDRESSED AT
and Thompson one each. Substi­
RAINIER BY MARTIN tutions for the Blue Jays were
Goertzen, Hall and Veith.
Grade School Head
To Remain on Sick
Leave for Short Time
The quarterly meeting of the
Lower Columbia Associated Cham­
bers of Commerce to be held at
Rainier March 22, is to be ad­
dressed by Gov. C. H. Martin,
according to arrangements made
by Art Steele of Clatskanie, pres­
ident.
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Last Game Pending
The last game of the season is
pending as a double header with
the men’s and women’s Turn
Verein teams against the Ver­
nonia town team and the Blue
Jays. In addition a couple of
home games are being scheduled
by the men’s team at an early
date.
Annette Beauty
Shop to Reopen
GASTON.TEAM WINS
FROM REEHERS 29-19
In New Location
Mrs. Earl Dial plans to reopen
the Annette Beauty shop in the
former location of the Vernonia
Radio shop, near the post office,
next Monday.
Alterations to adapt the shop
to its new purpose have been in
progress for the past week. Mr.
Dial and George Nutt doing most
of the work. There will be two
rooms. In the front the walls
will be kalsomined and stipled,
and linoleum will be laid on
the floor.
Gaston won from Camp Reehers
29 to 19 Thursday night of
last week. Taggart for Reehers
and Ralston for Gaston were high
point men, each scoring lz.
Catches
Nine Steelhead
Nine silversides were caught
by O. T. Bateman while trolling
in Puget sound north of'Seattle
during his trip last week end to
visit his brother, C. L. Bateman.
Millers* Has New Clerk
Dorothy Gwinn is now clerking
in the Miller Mercantile store
Peter Bergerson Married
in place of Mrs. Alice Buckner,
Peter Bergerson, well known resigned.
nioneer, and Mrs. Otilie Kruse
ve,e married in Vancouver, Wn.
The Clarence Brittan family
Feb. 19. They returned from and Miss Frances Vike were
heir honeymoon last Saturday, dinner guests at the F. H. Wal­
nd are now at the Berger .1 ters home Sunday, the occas­
home on Timber road.
ion being a double birthday.