VOLUME XIV $1.50 per year,
High School to
Vote Monday on
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VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY,
TOWNSEND CLUB PLANS
BIG MEETING MARCH 2
IN GRADE SCHOOL BLDG.
OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1936.
¡Newcomer Is to
Appear Here in
Plans for a mass meeting to be
held Monday evening, March 2
Wrestling Match
at the Washington grade school
FATHER OF FORMER
EAGLE PUBLISHER DIES
IN HOOD RIVER
NUMBER 8.
Storm Prevents
Bridge Repair
On S. P. and S
Arthur D. Moe, father of Mark
E. Moe, former publisher of the
Vernonia Eagle, died Feb. 14 in
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'are being made by the Vernon-
Hood River.
C. P. Linn
Mr. Moe wras publisher of the
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Local patrons of the grappling Hood River Glacier for several PILE DRIVER HERE FOR
will be C. A. Roberson of Port­
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land, whose recent address before shows staged by promoters Tis­ years, retiring
_ in 1930 when his
BRIEF TIME
the local club was enthusiastically dale and Nelson will see a new­ sons Mark and Roger took over
comer
on
next
Wed.
night
in
$45,600 Amount Is Less Than received by the members Invita-
the publication. Until the time of
i tions have been extended to other the person of Don Sugai of Sa­ his death he was owner of the O.—A. Crew Is Shifted to
Asked in Original
| Townsend clubs in the county to lem but more recently of points building in which the Eagle plant
Cutting Brush Dur-
north, south, east and west. The is located.
I attend.
Resolution
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ling Cold Snap
Japanese will take on popular
Surviving are the widow, three
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Otis Clingman, Oklahoman who sons, Roger and Forrest of Hood
An election to authorize a Librarian Reads
need? np introduction locally. Re­ River, Mark of Renton, Wash.,
Because of the storm, repair
funding bond issue of $45,600 to
Annual Report
ports have it that Sugai has just and a daughter, Mrs. C. E. Pal- work on the S. P. and S. be­
redeem outstanding warrants of
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returned after two years in
tween Vernonia tnd the county
Salem.
Union high school district 1 from
At Board Meeting Mexico, Hawaiian Islands and mater of _______
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line has been shut down. Logging,
Feb. 24, 1933 to Feb. 1, 1936, will
southwest United States with a
for the most part, has continued
be held next Monday afternoon
The annual report of the Ver- new bag of tricks which includes Blue Jays Witness
but ice in the pond has prevented
from 2 to 7 at the high school I nonia Public library which was a flying dropkick that is a wow.
the Lindsay lumber mill from
Utah Girls’ Team
building.
prepared in January for the Ore­
The other one-hour match will
operating.
This election was originally gon State library was read by the see Ernie Piluso, popular Portland
Playing Men’s Team
Friday a pile driver was
called for Jan. 27, but on ac­ librarian, Edna Owens, at the flash in action against the villain­
brought in for bridge work, and
count of tax payments turned monthly meeting of the local li­ ous “Hobo” Chambers. Piluso
Th?
Blue
Jays
went
to
St.
Saturday
a crew commenced
over to the district and used for brary board at Hotel Vernonia, made a big hit here last time Helens Wednesday night to watch
driving piles for the first bridge
calling warrants, a bond issue for Tuesday night.
against Jack Lipscomb. Chamb­ the Ogden All-Stars play. It was west of town. Owing to a leak
a less amount than had been plan-
The report indicated a total ers is the rough and ready' grap-
that they would play in the boiler, however, work was
ned was advisable, and the elect­ of 1,246 borrowers at the close pler who drew himself plenty of supposed
the girl’s team, but to the Ver- discontinued after a few piles
ion was postponed.
of the year, and a total of 2,035 of boos and jeers for his rough
were driven,
The grade school district held volumes in the library. The cir­ handling of clean wrestling Jack nonian’s great surprise they learn­ was taken to and the equipment
Tuesday
a similar election Jan. 13 and culation for the year was 7,924 Curtiss here last week. This bout ed '.»on arriving there that the for repairs. Vancouver
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All-Siars were playing the St.
It was
recently sold the bonds at 4 per volumes.
will
be
between
two
promising
Helens Eagles boys’ team, and that another pile driver would be
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cent interest and a slight pre­
brought out V, ednesday, but it
This is a decrease of 2,158 in local boys, Whity Gay and Les under boys’ rules.
mium. Since the high school dist­
Hobin.
Each
weigh
150
lbs
and
While
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the Utah
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rict is in a splendid financial circulation from last year. The well matched.
hopelessly outclassed playing as
As soon as the weather clears
condition, there being no pre­ numbers of non-fiction books
Much interest is being shown
sent bonded debt, it is expected lent this year, however, shows an in these matches since the man­ fa*t a men’s team they showed up and repairs are made on the
nromise
of
being
able
to
give
the
one
pile driver it is expected that
that the bonds when authorized increase over last year. This rat­ agement has been securing the
two will be used on the bridge
will command as good a market io of increased non-fiction lend­ best talent in the northwest to Blue Jays all the playing they’ll work
here.
want for some time to come
and possibly better. A deal equal ing, and decrease in total circul­ show at popular prices.
when the two teams meet here
Building of bunk houses at the
to that received by the grade ation holds throughout the state,
A
Monday night, February 24.
O.-A. mill has not been interup-
school district would save the said Miss Owens, who compared
The Utah girls are passing up ted, as the work is being done
high school district over $900 our local statistics with those Dairy and Forestry
the national tournament this year under coyer. Eighteen are under
from all over the state recently j
annually in interest.
Clubs Are Formed in
to tour the northwest in hope construction at the present time.
Only residents of the district compiled by the state library.
Local High School of interesting other teams in Men who were changing ties on
The local library has on hand
whose names appear on the as-
making the trip to the tourna­ the O.-A logging road have been
sement rolls, or who own stock the first numbers of the Nation­
A 4-H dairy club and two ment, which is held this year in assigned to cutting brush while
in cprporations paying taxes in al Geographic Magazine, Good I
Kansas.
the cold snap is on. The speeder
the district, are entitled to vote. Housekeeping, and Popular Mech­ forestry clubs have been or- Wichita, ______
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is hauling stringers to camp, mak­
The election in the grade school anics, to which it subscribed tha ganized Jn the Vernonia high
C. BROWN RETURNS
ing occasional trips as opportun­
resulted 83 to 1 in favor of the first of the year. These magazines school. The dairy club, which C. AFTER
TRIP TO KENTUCKY ity allows.
as well as the Atlantic Monthly, is made up in large part by grad­
funding bond issue.
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Readers Digest, and several won- uates of the Beaver Cre*Z school,
C. C. Brown returned Thursday Bert Mills Announces
en’s magazines which are regular­ where 4-H club work has been
Old MacMarr Store
ly donated are available to all conducted successfully for the of last week after visiting a short
Entry into Race for
borrowers.
I past four years, has a member­ time in Kentucky with his mo­
Rented to Mulkey
Thelma Lincoln was named as ship of eight. Wallace McCrae ther, who was seriously ill. She is
For Use as Grocery assistant
County Nomination
not
improving,
he
reports,
but
is
to the librarian.
I is leader. The forestry clubs, with
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a membership of about 12 each, out of danger yet.
Repairing and redecorating of LEASE IS RENEWED ON
Temperature ranging from 10
Bert Mills, county commission­
are led by Harold McEntire and
the old MacMarr store, next to MILLER MERCANTILE STORE Leslie Skuzie.
degrees above to 35 degrees be- er from 1925 to 1933, and county
the Paterson Furniture store, was
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The Beaver Creek Dairy club low zero was encountered by roadmaster for two years prev­
begun Monday by John Erickson.
L. H. Dewey, manager of the . has organized for its fifth year Mr. Brown, who made the round ious, announced last week end
The store has been rented from
that, he will be a candidate for
Miller
Mercantile store in this of activity. Mrs. Carrol Chance trip by train.
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the First National Bank of Mc­ city, received
nomination for commissioner in
is leader.
a
message
from
Minnville, owners, by Phillip Mul­
NO COUNCIL MEETING
the republican primaries next
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key, who will put in a line of the Portland office yesterday
IS HELD THIS WEEK May.
groceries. Mr. Mulkey’s occupan­ stating that the company had re­ Airport Work Is
Mr. Mills made the decision in
cy will begin March 1, according newed its lease on the building
Because of lack of a quorum response to requests from a num­
Discontinued for
now occupied. The extent of the
to information received here.
there was no meeting of the ber of friends who urged him
lease was not learned at the time
Balance of Winter city council Monday evening. Ad­ to become a candidate.
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Oregonian Agent Moves Here by Mr. Dewey.
journment until Wednesday eve­
Since his term of office he has
Rumors had been afloat that
Work on the airport has been ning yeas declared by Mayor Ben been in the real estate business
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Struchen,
who have been living in For­ the J. C. Penney Co., who leases. closed down for the rest of the S. Owens,
but again there was in Vernonia, and is engineer on
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est Grove, moved last week to the premises from the Early es-j winter, and the 15 men employed no quorum, and unless a spec- the airport project.
late,
is
contemplating
reopening
there
have
been
transferred
to
916 Rose avenue, Vernonia. Mr.
ial meeting is called there will
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Struchen is agent for the Ore­ its store here. The Miller Mer-1 the McDonald road project, T. B. be no meeting until the next reg-
C. S. Hoffman 111
cantile
Co.
are
subleasing
it,
and.
Mills
engineer
in
charge,
stated
gonian in this territory.
ular date, March 2.
C. S. Hoffman of the Hoffman
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the extension of the arrangement i yesterday. Work will be resumed,
Hardwars Co. has been unable
no doubt indicates that the Pen-1 according to intention of the MISSIONARY FROM AF­
to be in his store during the
ney company wiil not return for i PWA authorities, when a buldoz-
RICA IS TO SPEAK AT
the present at least.
j er can be put into service there.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH past few days because of illness.
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I During the spring markers,will
be put in 300 feet apart down
Mrs. David Byerlee, a returned DELIVERY SERVICE IS
Adventists Are
I the field, and the field will be missionary from Africa, will speak
ESTABLISHED BY LAPREE
Building Church
iseeded, leveled and fenced.
at the local Christian church next
V.
R. Lapree, from Medford,
Sunday morning, according to
At 1st and Nehalem j toxoid clinic to be
has established a delivery ser­
annduncement
by
the
pastor,
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vice in Vernonia under the name
HELD AGAIN in SCHOOL Rev. W. O. Livingstone.
SEEN AND HEARD . . .
Local Seventh Day Adventists. I
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of the O. K. Delivery. His head­
Roy Nelson shoveling snow a- who have been meeting in a hail | Dr. Roland D. Eby, school VERNONIA AUTO CO.
quarters are temporarily at the
way from the drains on Bridge at Bridge street and Weed ave., health officer, and Miss Nettie
Paterson Furniture store.
SELLS SEVERAL NEW
street Harry Culbertson crack­ are bulding a church at the cor-¡Alley,
.. county nurse, will admin-
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CHEVROLETS
ing the ice on the approach to ner of First avenue and Neha-
Neha-'ister
t
Wi ne Shop Open* Today
j ister toxoid
for the prevention of
the parage under the city hall lem street. According to R. L.; diphtheria next Wednesday at
The Vernonia Auto Co. sold
Mrs. K. A. McNeill, propriet­
to the fire truck could get out Badgley, the pastor, it is hoped ¡10:00 a. m. in the Washington within the past few days new or of the Vernonia Wine shop,
if called....John Erickson starting that the building will be suffic- grade school. A similar clinic Chevrolets to D. A. Conn and has been unable to conduct the
repairs in the old MacMarr store iently finished in a couple of! was held two weeks ago, but on Marion Siedelman, and a 1934 business during the past week
. R. L. Badgley carpentering in weeks so that meetings may be 1 account of a large number of Chevrolet coupe to Johnny Hayes. because of being ill with the
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the steeple of the new Adventist held in it, but it is likely, he,absences opportunity will be given
flu. She has recovered, and will
church ...The railroad pile driver says, that the interior will not ’ those who missed the first one.
Mr?. D. MacDonald is well open the store today.
paying us a brief visit....High be completed before about two i Pre-school children as well as again after an attack of the flu.
Mr. McNeill, of Mac’s pharm­
school boys pelting each other months, and the. siding will be i grade school children are elig-
Roberta Williams of Portland acy, has also been laid up with
with snow balls, and girls run­ put on the exterior some time ible. There is a charge of'25 is visiting Helen Messing this the Jlu. During his illness Win.
ning the gauntlet to get to school. this summer.
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.cents.
week.
Lanway has been in charge.
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