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VOLUME XIII $:’.00 per year; 5c a copy.
Voluntary Work
At New Park
Is Suggested
VERNONIA COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1935.
Vernonia Radio
. Shop Moves into _ I
Building in Town
NUMBER 24.
Threat of Forest
Vernonia Wins
Locai Members
Fires Diminishes
First of Golf
In Current Week
Act as Pickets
Reeher’s, COC, Westim-
Series at Home ! ber, Camp
At Bridal Veil
June— Enrollees of Camp
Eugene Shipman, proprietor of
the Vernonia Radio shop, moved
. Reeher’s were again settled to a
his equipment this week to the
more even work routine this
C. OF C. FAVORS HOLIDAY Vernonia Service garage, and will Forest Hills 17 Man Team Defeat, ' week
as the threat of forest ABOUT 75 GO INTO AREA
ed by Score of 35 to 19
operate a radio repair shop and
I
fires
diminished.
The quiet situ-
F or purpose
IN DISPUTE
salesroom there. Mr. Shipman is
! ation was a welcome change from
agent also for Maytag washers.
The fjrst of a home and home;
aii_hours work of the prev-
Buxton - Banks Cut Off Is Since vacating the building now series of golf matches with other ious week that had been neces- Negotiations for Return To
occupied by the Annette Beauty clubs was won by Vernonia from stated by three forest fires,
Advocated By
shop Mr. Shipman has been con a 17 man team from Forest Hills i A
Work Here
a small patrol continued watch
ducting his business from his Sunday on the local course by of a 350 acre fire that started
Two
Fail
home. The new location will be the score of 35 to 19. Individual Thursday of last week near Cum
more convenient for patrons.
scores were as follows:
mings mill, 12 miles southeast of
Vernonia
Forest Hills Scappoose. Three days were re
Improvement by voluntary labor
Abput 75 members of the Ver
Bateman 3
Mills 0 quired to bring the fire under nonia
of the tract of land between the NEHALEM TAVERN IS
local of the Sawmill and
Macpherson
Bushong
2H
control, crews being sent from Timber Workers union went to
airport and the golf course for
BOUGHT BY MRS. LORD H. King 2H
Miller
%
the Reeher’s camp and Camp Boy-
use as a park was advocated at
Veil Wednesday for picket
E. King 3
Goodfnan 0 ington near Astoria. Before it Bridal
the chamber of commerce meet
duty as a demonstration against
Nehalem Tavern, on the Ne Childs 1
Anderson
2
was controlled, the stubborn blaze
ing in the Masonic hall Tuesday halem highway north of town,
effort of the authorities to
3
.
Laver 0 “crowned” into green tinxber and the
noon. A holiday that would enable was bought last week from Joe Ruhl
prohibit all picketing at that
Hilliard
1
Busch
2
crossed
two
miles
of
fire
trail
the business men to work on the Gruber by Mrs. Ann Lord, owner Heath 9
point. As far as could be learned
Fendall 3 built by the CCC workers. Many yesterday
project, and a picnic lunch at of Arcadia park. The building isi Legler 3
none of the Vernonia
Paterson
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of
the
men
were
forced
to
run
noon to be furnished by the being remodeled in preparation Brickel 2
men were arrested for defiance of
Wright
1!
to
safer
ground
when
flying
women, were suggested by Earl for an opening under the new
the order, but many of them were
3
Replogle 9 (sparks set spot fires that threat- among groups that were ordered
Smith, and President Ed Bollin management July 1. Mrs. Lord Messing
Tisdale 2H
C. Miller H | ened to surround them.
ger appointed a committee con will operate both places, featuring Nissen
to move on down the road away
Johnson 21 The 250 acre fire that was from the scene of trouble. Most
sisting of Mr. Smith, Lester lunches and1 dinners at the tavern. Plumb 1 1 W
Hadley 1 ’A I brought under control on the of the local delegation left Bridal
Sheeley and Dr. H. M. Bigelow
D. Linn 2 ts
Giltner H | south slope of the West Dairy Veil at about 7 p. m. when the
to make arrangements.
MEETING IN INTEREST
F. Baker 1 W
Dyer 1 Mi creek watershed near Mountain- state police force became so
Decision by the U. S. Bureau
Heiber 1
OF POWER DISTRICT TO
Dowding 2 [ daie Was believed safe. Little strong that they felt resistance
of Aeronautics to make the run
P.
Unn
3
Gall 0 damage resulted from the con- would1 be useless.
BE HELD IN ST. HELENS
way at the airport 300 feet wide
Total
35
_ .
19 flagration.
instead of loo feet as originally
There was no violence, the lead
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. interest
.
. of . | will
The be return
A a five-acre
blaze Beaver
that threat-
A meeting
m the
piayed game
July of 21 the on series:
the ened
an area near
creek ers who arranged the demonstra
planned was reported by Lester
Sheeley. The runway, he said, IZ' m'orge countiel win^he* h^l/lt course at Cornelius.
|between Buxton and Forest Grove tion having urged the boys to
will be 3200 feet long, compar tan cnnrt honae
De careful to refrain from start
st Helens I The scheduled tournament for was aiso under control.
ing favorably with that at the Into 17 Vt R n rn
St H
|the ladles team proved to be | Emergencies of the fire situ- ing trouble.
Swan Island airport, 3700 feet
The plan was to post two pick
P
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x
Isomewhat of a failure due taxation required maximum hours
long. He had been assured that
This power program was start- the fact that but three ladles :an<j effort from the CCC enrol- ets at the mill gates at a time,
planes should be able to land ed by members of the Oregon from the Grove showed up for ees, a majority of the men work- as allowed by law according to
on the field within 60 days, as tate grange for the purpose of, play. They were matched however jng 16-hour days. Time available the claim of the union leaders.
the work has Deen speeded up forming a power district or dis- in a three-way game and while for sleep amounted to but five As promptly as these would be
since the government's appropri tricts large enough to bargain score was not able to be kept as hours a night for several days arrested or driven off by the
ation of »1,000 for machinery with the federal government
police or deputy sheriffs another
— . for .in match — play,
— ” the game ... as » » to-j
| 111 n C* a X row
vz W A for
Vz — many
111I* ~ * J • vz of & the
V«1V- * men,
1 —
cron oro Lori of
. * I «.»
the usual pnnmr
hire in addition to tne
power generated
at Fkio
the Rnvxno_
Bonne- players was also a U.
huge success
(an other « hours * being
put . in
on two would1 take their places. The
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for
the
Vernonia
side.
]
fj
re
fighting.
SElRA funds for labor.
ville dam. Three delegates will
men not on duty congregated at
Road Improvement Wanted
be elected to attend the second
a point some distance away,
The most thrilling shot of the ,
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Bonneville
power
meeting
at
Hills
claimed to be on ground leased
day, that anyone heard about, I
T. M. Crawford, chairman of
boro
June
20.
by
the union. In the early even
was one made by Gwladys Mac-! Iz«li,*>«>,>>
the road committee explained the
pherson on No. 8 green when she JOIJsillUsl lJUCCK
ing the state police drove them
desirability of urging upon the
off from this property, the boys
sank a stymied putt. Let's play
state hignway commission con
declare.
stymies 1
struction of the proposed cutoff
Some of the men players are
Negotiations for ending the
between Buxton and
Banks.
asking that the hollow maple
Clark and Wilson strike were un
Harry Culbertson stated that in
tree
pn
No.
6
fairway
be
filled
I
der
way the first of the week,
a distance of six miles on the
, ,
in or cut down. It served as a |
but i,o agreement on terms was
present road there are nine grade
reached up to yesterday after
crossings. Since the state has a
Resident of Vernonia for noon, and the final result is un
$4,000,000 federal grant for the
A strong team of 20 men will
Many Years
certain.
elimination of grade crossings he
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I be on hand for the first of a
believed that part of the money
Military Service» Are Held for'home and home match with St»
Johanna Ernestine Boeck, 67. MISS HAWKINS BECOMES
could be used on this road.
Veteran
\ Helens on this coming Sunday died at her home here Friday af-
L. H. Dewey suggested a series
CHAPERON FOR GIRLS
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' morning, June 16. This date is ter a long illness.
of prize drawings on Saturday
DIVISION OF CLUB
Michael Lynch, 62, died sudden-; contrary to the previous report
nights similar to those sponsored
She was born in Talsit, Ger-
by the merchants in 1932, and ly of rehumatic heart disease that thei game would be held on many, in 1868 and was married
Miss Mildred Hawkins was ap
to Louis A. Boeck in Bielefeld,
announced a meeting to be held Monday morning while arising the 23rd.__________________
Wednesday night by those inter from bed. Services were held
Germany, in 1888. About 1890 pointed special chaperon for the
Mr. and Mrs. Boeck came to girls department of the Vernon
yesterday afternoon from Brown’s CCC UNIT AT WILARK
ested.
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unvtc
I ic America, and since 1892 have ia Recreation club. The hours be
MOVES Tn
TO rnovAI
CORVALLIS
E. H. Washburn urged support • mortuary,
Teddy t
Leavitt,
evan
,
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of the Vernonia baseball team, gelist officiating and members
lived in
the _________
Nehalem • valley. For tween 1 p. m. and 4 p. m. will
for the
girls. The
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which is to battle the league lead of Vernonia post, American Leg
Moving of the CCC unit sta- some time they lived on a ranch | be reserved . —
ers next Sunday on the local ion, of which Mr. Lynch was a tioned during the winter at Wil- near town, moving into town whole building will 'be at their
disposal during that time and no
field.
member, forming a military es ark will be completed tomorrow, several years ago.
Services
were held in the young men will be allowed into*
Art Steele, editor of the Clat cort.
The company is to go to Arbor-
‘ “
Corvallis. During the Christian church Sunday, C R.,the rooms except members of
skanie Chief, was introduced as
He was born in Amherst, Wis.,
i
nff .z,nf.Mor Mor four the operating staff
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staff,
an out of town guest.
anu
ill
wuibvcu
, ncrviiig
II.
¡summer
the
Wilark camp > will be1 Pritchard officiating. Her
and
in
1918
enlisted,
serving
in
Music for the luncheon was
for
fire
:
sons
and
two sons-in-law were
v .an
an engineering corps oi
of the
une n.rj.r.
A.E.F. ’ used
useu «
as b a a side camp i
pallbearers.
: France.
T71 —
A At
A 4- the
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vs rl trail momio
EXAMINER IS COMING
provided by Jane Watts,
.
in
close of 4-Vzx
the noivol
patrol n and
maintenance.
...... examiner of
m operators and
played several numbers on
Surviving are her widower;1 _ An
e I , war he
Portland, and
J. C. «tv*«..,
Moran, who has been
b
ne came to
co roruano,
anu | U.
C. Boeck of chauffeurs will be in Vernonia
accordian.
Reehers, {?.ur son,»
I shortly afterwards obtained em-
em-'superint
"
¡shortly
‘ superintendent at Camp
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to Kinzua, > William
William. E. Boeck of Friday June 21, at the city hall
' ployment surveying for the Port has been promoted to assistant
j. j.
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J. r
Russell,
district inspector, Portland,
Richard A. -----
LIBRARY BOARD DECIDES
Boeck of from xv
10 <*.
a. in.
m. w
to t» 5 p. in.,
rm, atturu-
accord-
land, Astoria and Pacific railway J.
TO CONTINUE SATURDAY I near Vernonia. He retained his effective July 1. Mr. Moran will « * ortland, and Otto Walter Boeck ¡ng to information received from
Vernonia; and three daught-the secretary of State’s office,
CLOSING OF LIBRARY ! job when the company was taken travel over the large district, , ;
Anna R.
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Oregon prs.
®rs> Anna
B. Rond
Bond of
of Vancouver,
Vancouver
I over by the S. P. and1 S., until which includes southern ri-«««.«
as
well
as
this
section.
His
place
j
Washington,
Martha E. Creson of J TOWNSEND CLUB TO MEET
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At a meeting of the library ! completion of the railroad to
r>__i___ __ ill i~- r:n_J i
rj,.Kinzua and Hilda Rrnwnmcr nf 1
boad at the Vernonia Hotgl Tues ! Keasey. Afterwards he logged for at Reehers will be filled by Ross Kinzua and Hilda Browning of
A meeting of the Vernonia
, Vernonia.
day night it was decided to con Inman, Poulsen and Co., until Meeker. _
i Townsend club is to be held in
Perry
Beaman
of
St.
Helens
1
'
tinue the plan of closing the that company withdrew from the
j the Evangelical church Thursday,
library on Saturday throughout ! Vernonia territory. In recent will
-■■■ be superintendant of the BALCONY SHOP ADDS
-
I June 20, at 8 p. m.
i
years
he
has
been
employed
in
new
Black
Rock
camp
at
Falls'
EXPERIENCED
DRESSMAKER
the summer. The city pays the
Skinny
’
s
card
room.
'
City.
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librarian a salary for only five
Mr«. Caywood 111
I
work days a week. For several
He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. Eulalia Clyatt, from Port-
1
years the board has been paying I Mrs. Angus Maxwell of Chippewa ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY,land, will be associated with Mrs. I Mrs. Ella Caywood is in the
for the sixth day of service out of I Falls, Wis., Mrs. Chas. E. An
The annual meeting of school Peggy Hatfield for the next Portland sanitarium recovering
the funds collected from fines and derson of Amherst, Wisconsin, District 47 will be held next Mon- ■ month in the dressmaking shop from a serious operation.
rentals. A decrease in revenue and Mrs. James Cooney of Am day evening at 8 p. m. in the'few months in the dressmaking
TRUCK SERVICE BEGINS
from this source makes it impos herst, Wis.
igton grade school. The ¡shop in Miller’s balcony. Mr
' Washington
The service was the first full I term oi L ...
sible for the board to continue
A. P. Bays, director, ex-1 Clyatt has had considerable c-
71 e Nehalem Valley Motor
the extra service for the pre mititary funeral ever conducted pires. The proposed budget ...
. perience <».-
for
as » a dressmaker ...
in . Holiy- Freight began service to Astoria
in Vernonia.
Iby way of Vernoi- Monday.
11935-36 will also be voted upon, ¡wood, Cal., and elsewhere.
sent.
vzwa
Michael Lynch
Dies Suddenly
Upon Arismg'^^vi””
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z z ztz c
s
Passes Friday
At Home Here
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