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VOLUME XIII >2.00 per year; 5c a copy. Ball Season Is to Start On April 21 8 TEAMS TO COMPRISE LEAGUE Opening Game Here Dated For 28th With Forest Grove Team VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1935. Two C C C Boys From Reehers Set Record in Felling Glen Urie and Frank Foloeter, of Co. 1313, Camp Reehers, es tablished a camp record of fel ling 20 snags, making 208.8 feet, on March 27, according to Lieu tenant J. J. Taggart, commander. The boys were working out of the Rock Creek side camp, under Ross Meeker. G. H. Brown Is Named Head of Townsend Club The eight teams of the Tuala tin Valley league have begun to get themselves in shape for the 1935 championship race which starts April 21. Included in the league are Vernonia, Hillsboro, Newberg, Sherwood, Amity, Ver- Vice- boort, Carlton and Forest Grove. H. S. Strong Is Chosen as The Vernonia team, which has President the prospect of being one of the best teams to represent the city in years, opens the season at George H. Brown was elected Carlton. Opening day at home is president of the Vernonia Town slated for April 28, with Forest send club at its meeting in th« Grove furnishing the opposition. Nehalem hotel Friday night H. While in Portland Saturday, IS. Strong was elected vice-pres- Glen Hawkins, manager of the I ident. Mrs. A. E. Jennings, chos- Vernonia team, bought new balls, i secretary-treasurer at the recent bats, mits and gloves, also what | rally in the Christian church, he declares to be the finest set will continue in that capacity. of uniforms seen anywhere. The The club now has a member team is not only going to be good ship of 19. but will be well dressed also, he Meeting Scheduled promises. Meetings will be held in the The schedule, announced Sun Joy theatre twice a month. The day by Drexel H. Brown, league next meeting will be Sunday, president, is as follows: March 31, at 2:30 p. m. April 21—Hillsboro at New berg, Sherwood at Amity, Verno nia at Carlton, Verboort at For Arrangements Are Made to Transter est Grove. April 28—Amity at Hillsboro, W.O.W. Membership Carlton at Sherwood, Forest Grove at Vernonia, Newberg at Arrangements to transfer all V erboort. I members of Vernonia camp 655, May 5—Vernonia at Amity, I Woodmen of the World, to Mult Verboort at Carlton, Sherwood at nomah camp 77, Portland, were Newberg, Hillsboro at Forest made last week Thursday by E. Gryve. P. Martin, district manager, J. O. May 12—Carlton at Hillsboro, Wilson, clerk of camp 77, and H. Forest Grove at Sherwood, New S. Strong, clerk of camp 655. berg at Vernonia, Amity at Ver Camps with less than 20 mem bers are being united with other boort. May 19—Sherwood at Hills camps. boro, Verboort at Vernonia, Ami The local camp had over 100 ty at Newberg, Carlton at Forest members at one time. When the Grove. insurance was changed to the May 26—Vernonia at Sher ' same rates as the old line com wood, Hillsboro at Verboort, For panies many dropped out, and the est Grove at Amity, Newberg at depression reduced the numbers Carlton. still more. The Woodmen built June 2—Carlton at Newberg, the hall now owned by the Odd ( Amity at Forest Grove, Vernonia Fellows. H. S. Strong has been! at Hillsboro, Verboort at Sher clerk since September, 1928. wood. June 9—Vacant to take care I Seaview Man Is (Continued on Page 6) CHIMNEY FIRE AT REVIS HOUSE CALLS OUT FIRE COMPANY WEDNESDAY The fire department was called out Wednesday morning uy a chimney fire at the Carl Revis house on C street. Smoke issuing from cracks in a terra cotta chimney filled the attic of the house, but no dam age was done. DONA LOUISE IS NEW ARRIVAL AT HOME OF MR. AND MRS. PRITCHARD i An eight pound baby girl named Dona Louise was born Monday Evening to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pritchard at the Christian church parsonage. Chosen Head of L. C. A. C. of C.’s Snow Not Rare At This Time Says Pringle Snow at this time of the year is not so unusual as folks might think, declares County Commis sioner Wm. Pringle, Sr. He has in a photograph album at home pictures taken March 29, 1922, showing eight or ten inches of snow at his place. The Birkenfeld Lumber Co., which was then log ging across the river from him, had to shut down because of snow, and again on April 8 of the same year because of a repe tition of the storm. Sixteen Masons From Portland Visit Lodge Here Sixteen Masons from Unity lodge 194, Portland, visited Ver nonia lodge 184 last week Thurs day. Most of the delegation were employes of the state for estry department, and they came in compliment to A. J. Kostur, also of the department, who re ceived the Master Mason degree. Lumm Is Head Of N.W. Council At Aberdeen Many Turnovers Name of Sawmill and Timber Of Real Estate Workers Union I« Adopted Probable in County There is every indication quite a number of turnovers of real estate in Columbia county during the next few months will be made, judging from the inguiries for detailed information received by P. M. Bewley, of St. Helens, county representative for the World War Veterans State Aid commission. The commission holds approxi mately 1500 properties valued at $3,800,000 throughout Oregon, and a campaign is under way to get them back on the tax rolls. Bewley reports that has had re quests for data from several places in the middle west. Among the last transactions in volving state-owned property in this county, made by Bewley, are the following: the Hermann dwel ling in Clatskanie sold to Bart and Alice Boggs of that city; the Batchellor 20 acres near War ren sold to J. O. Morgan of Ok lahoma; the Morton 120 acres near Rainier sold to Edward Edge of Kinzua, Ore.; and the Chapel 50 acres near Clatskanie sold to E. H. Frederickson of Portland. Rail Traffic Is Halted by Slide On Top Hill Railroad traffic was interrupt ed yesterday morning by a slide on Top Hill, and a train of empty cars which was coming out for loading at Koster camp had to turn back. A steam shovei was sent out from Portland to clear the track, and traffic is expected to be resumed today. Arthur Strand of Seaview, Washington, was elected presi-! dent of the Lower Columbia As-1 sociated Chambers of Commerce | at the quarterly meeting held | Friday in Rainier. E. E. Rose- braugh of Rainier was named SEEN AND HEARD vice-president, Geo. Conyers of Claude Thomas scraping red Clatskanie treasurer, and K. C. Batchelder of Longview secre paint off the front of his store tary. The next meeting date was . . . Mrs. Jennings hustling about set for Friday, June 21 at Long to find a meeting place for the Townsend club . . . District At Beach, Washington. Resolutions calling for the torney Storla, brief case in hand, straightening and widening of looking for Judge Hill . . . Fred the Lower Columbia highway Lumm, new president of the through Columbia county to Sea- Northwest Loggers, in town for ide. and enlarging the defenses the union meeting last night . . . of the lower Columbia area were | Swede Nelson investigating a traffic accident on Bridge street. adopted. Feathers . . . and.. .Talons Fred Lumm, president of the A. F. of L. Loggers local 18742, Vernonia, was elected president of the Northwest Council of Log gers, Sawmill and Woodworkers’ unions at a conference in Aber deen, Wash., March 24. He suc ceeds Roland Watson of Seattle. Other officers are Norman Lange, Tacoma, vice-president; Edgar S. Hall, Westport, secre tary; J. V. Matheny, Westport, William Wedel, Portland, James Wilson, Hoquiam, and John R. Brown, Bellingham, councilmen. The delegates adopted the name of Sawmill and Timber Workers union, under charter of the United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners, affiliated with the A. F. of L. CAR OF MAPLE LOGS SHIPPED FOR EXPORT TO FRANCE FROM HERE NUMBER 13. J. M. Adams, 82, Early Pioneer Dies Thursday SETTLED IN VALLEY IN YEAR 1877 Services to Be Held Next Sunday Here at 1:30 p. m. James Monroe Adams, 82, one of the earliest settlers of the Nehalem valley, died early yes terday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Counts on Rock creek. He had fallen from a railroad trestle while crossing from his own place a couple of days before, was found by Mr. Counts and taken to his home. Mr. Adams lived alone on 20 acres of the Charles Berg- erson place on Rock creek. Mr. Adams was born Jan. 9, 1853 in Missouri. With his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Adams, he came to the Nehalem valley in 1877. For many years the family lived on a homestead now known as the Walt McDon ald place. He was particularly active as a hunter and trapper and even when advanced in, years was not ed for his endurance while tramping in the woods. Surviving are two brothers, George Adams of Columbia City and Green Adams of Vancou ver, Wash.; three sisters, Ellen Stater of Newberg, Alice Bilous of Vancouver, Wash.; and Lena Guild of Portland. Services will be held in Brown’s Mortuary Sunday at 1:30 p m., with interment in the Vernonia cemetery. A car of maple logs for ex port to France was loaded in the Working Days on iocal freight yards the first of SERA Projects the week by Beer and Ross of To Be Changed Portland and was shippea out Wednesday. Effective during the month of On the same day the first April there will be a change in car of ties from the Bennett and the working days for SE,RA pro Johns mill was shipped out. jects, according to orders received this week by Loel Roberts, local A. N. GLANVILLE ASSISTS timekeeper. Working days will be F. B. CULVER IN MEETINGS Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and IN PORTLAND CHURCH Saturdays, with layoff on Wed nesdays and Thursdays. The pres Rev. A. N. Glanville, pastor of ent layoff days are Friday and the Evangelical church left for Saturday. Portland Monday to assist the The first day for work under Rev. F. B. Culver in conducting the new schedule will be Friday, evangelistic services in a sur- April 5. burban church. Rev. Mr. Glan ville will not return until after ARCADIA PARK TO Sunday. The pulpit of the local BE REOPENED ON church will be occupied by a SATURDAY, MAR. 30 Portland speaker in the morning. In the evening the Womens Mis Arcadia park will reopen to sionary society will have charge morrow night under the manage of the services. ment of Mrs. Ann Lord and Mrs. Ella Caywood. DR. AND MRS. OLSON Both ladies are well known MOVE TO BONNEVILLE I here, having been residents of . the Mist section for several years. Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Olson moved to Bonneville, where Dr. MRS. F. E. MALMSTEN'S Olson is employed as telegrapher. MOTHER PASSES IN IOWA The Olsons are well known here. Dr. Olson being a tele Mrs. F. E. Malmsten received grapher at the S. P. and 8. sta word Sunday of the passing of tion for a number of years and her mother, Mrs. Hannah Ander also practicing chiropracty. Mrs. son, in Swea City, Iowa. Mrs. O’son once managed the Ver Malmsten visited with her while nonia hospital. I on a trip east last summer.
