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Accidents Impel
Enforcement of
Traffic Measui •es
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Warning Signs Ordered for
Each Intersection on
Bridge Street
Recent automobile accidents in
town impelled the city council at
a special meeting Monday night
to take steps for enforcement of
the traffic ordinances. These in­
clude designation of Bridge street
as a stop street, prohibiting of U
turns on Bridge street and res­
triction of the speed limit to 20
miles an hour. For the informa­
tion of the public the council or­
dered three speed limit signs to
be erected at the city boundar­
ies, five no U turn signs and
12 ¿top signs for intersections
on Bridge street.
W. H. Kent, water superintend­
ent, was authorized to buy a
magnetic switch for the sewer
disposal plant.
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Sarah Collins Dies
Of Apoplexy
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Sarah Collins, 73, mother of
Mrs. Nettie Nichols of Vernon­
ia, died at her daughter's home
here August 10 of aploplexy.
Services were held yesterday in
Brown’s mortuary, and interment
was in Forest Grove.
She was born March 13, 1863,
in Monona, Iowa, and married
Joseph Collins in 1910. Mr. Col­
lins passed away in 1929, aiid
since then Mrs. Collins spent
her time at the homes of her
three daughters. She came to
Vernonia in 1931 to visit Mrs.
H. Froembling, but at present
was with Mrs. Nichols.
Surviving are four children,
George Collins of Columbia, Neb.,
Mrs. Esther Moe of Bellingham,
Wash., Mrs. Nettie Nichols, Ver­
nonia, and Mrs. Gladys Froemb­
ling of Portland, besides ten
grandchildren.
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Christian Churches
To Meet at Big Eddy
The First Christian church of
Vernonia will unite with the St.
Helens Christian church and the
Bible schools of the lower Ne­
halem valley on Sunday next in
a union service at Big Eddy park.
The services will begin at the
usual hour, and the conveyances
will leave the church here at 8 :30
o’clock. Those attending are re­
quested to take their own knives,
forks, plates, spoons and cups.
The picnic dinner will be served
at 12 noon, and the afternoon
will be given over to fellowship
and recreation. The Christian En­
deavor society will hold their
meeting at the park at 7 o’clock.
There will be no services during
the day in the church in town.
A very delightful day is being
anticipated.
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY,
County Odd Fellows
To Picnic Here
The Columbia County Odd Fel­
lows association will hold a pic­
nic at Arcadia park Sunday. Dr.
H. M. Bigelow, C. C. Brown and
George W. Johnson are the com­
mittee in charge of arrange­
ments.
On the sports program “Mor­
gan and his Men” from Portland
will play a softball game against
a pickup team captained by La
Verne Adams.
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Delegates Leave for
Roseburg Convention
E. S. Thompson, Earl Atkins
and C. H. Jarvis, delegates from
Vernonia post of the American
Legion, left Wednesday for Rose­
burg to attend the state conven­
tion.
Progress towards securing an
inhalator was reported at the
meeting Monday night by J. W.
Nichols. Mr. Nichols will meet
with committees from different
organizations to confer regarding
methods of raising the money.
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Directors Reject
Painting Bids
The directors of School Dist­
rict 47 rejected all bids for paint­
ing interior woodwork of the
Washington school building Sat­
urday night, and hired Jerry O’­
Connor on an hourly basis, the
board to buy the material.
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MAHONEY TO ADDRESS
TOWNSEND CLUB TONIGHT
Willis K. Mahoney, mayor of
Klamath Falls and a candidate
for U. S. senator, will address
the Vernonia Townsend club at
a meeting in the Washington
grade school tonight. • Other
Townsend clubs of the county
will participate.
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Two Are Hurt in Auto
Crash Near O.-A.
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Marjorie King sustained a scalp
wound and Harold Howard was
bruised when the automobile in
which they were riding failed to
make the turn at the foot of the
O.-A. hill Sunday night. The car
struck an electric light pole,
which was pushed two feet out
of place and punctured a water
main.
INFANT DAUGHTER OF MR.
AND MRS. HOFENREHL DIES
Marjorie Loraine Hofenrehl, in­
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Hofenrehl of Treharne,
died Friday of heart trouble. She
was born May 19, 1935, at Stay­
ton, Ore. Services were held Sat­
urday at Stayton.
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MEN’S SHOP TO OPEN IN
GAS AND ELECTRIC BLDG.
Smitty’s Men’s shop will be op­
ened early next week by Emmett
Schmidt of Hillsboro in the Ore­
gon Gas and Electric Bldg.
OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1936
County Fair Is
Soon to Begin
NUMBER 33
'Chamber Approves
¡Legion Drive for
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About $700 damage was done
Friday to a plane piloted by Les Buying Inhalator
Plane Is Damaged
At Local Airport
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St. Helens— The ruch of last I Meadows of Portland when it
minute work was v>n this week | cracked up while landing on the
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end as workers under Earl Dow­ | local airport. One wheel of the Organization also Backs Fin­
ler, fair board secretary, got ev­ landing geer was knocked off and
ancing of Pier Construction
erything ready for the twenty­ I I the struts were broken. Mr. I
fifth annual Columbia county Meadows was uninjured.
j At Pool
fair, which will open Wednes­
Growth of weeds that conceal-1 Cooperation of the chamber of
day at the Deer Island fair
ed cross ridges thrown up by the commerce with the Vernonia post
grounds.
Everything possible has been bulldozer at the east end of the of the American Legion in its
done to put the grounds and runway was the cause of the purchase of an inhalator to be
buldings in shape for the thous­ crash. The plane was dismantled donated to the city was promised
and hauled to Portland by truck. J I at the meeting in the Masonic
ands of visitors expected. Park­
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■ temple Tuesday noon. Dr. Roland
ing facilities have been increased,
ID. Eby, Dr. H. M. Bigelow and
additional water supplied, and
Dick Simon were appointed by
sanitation improvedi
President Sam Hearing as a com­
Entries will close at midnight
mittee to confer with Legion rep­
Monday and all exhibits must be
resentatives as to the best ways
in place by midnight Tuesday.
for raising money for the pro­
Judging will be Wednesday and
ject. J. W. Nichols reported for
ribbons will be placed^
Three of the ten machines in i the Legion post.
Dowler expects more exhibits
than usual with all branches of the planing mill at the Oregon- i Collection of dues amounting
the fair attracting unusual inter­ American were started Monday, I to 50 cents a quarter was res­
est. Four-H club work will have and it is expected that the rest olved upon, and C. R. Watts was
will be in operation soon.
a big place.
named by President Hearing as
Ten carloads of lumber have a committee of one to contact
In addition to these features
there will be a crowded pro­ been shipped out, chiefly to the the members. Need for the mon­
gram of entertainment beginning middle west. Four of these went ey in order to finance in part the
at 5 p. m. Wednesday when the out yesterday.
construction of the swimming pool
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carnival and concessions open for
was emphasized by Lester Shee­
Junior Band to Play
business.
ley, who stated that about $100
The daily program:
more is needed in order to put
At Fair August 22
Wedneiday
in the concrete piers in the ex-
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All day— Judging.
The Vernonia junior band will cavations already made. Con-
10:30 a. m.— All babies and play Saturday, Aug. 22 at the struction of the rest could be
children under school age given county fair. About 35 will be in left until next year, he said, but
free physical tests.
the group, which will leave here the piers should be put in while
5 p. m.— Carnival and con­ at 8 a. m. and will play all day. the water is low else the work
cessions open.
The Vernonia band will be the already done would be lost.
8 p. m.— Dancing.
(only one to appear at the fair.
The chamber accepted an in­
Thursday
It is possible that the Clatskanie vitation of the Vernonia Town­
10:00 a. m.— Livestock un- drum corps will also attend.
send club for the county wide
blanketed^
Clarence R. Watts, director, j meeting to be held in the Wash-
10:00 a. m.— Horseshoe pitch­
has ordered new uniforms con­ Iington grade school Friday even­
ing.
sisting of blue capes to match ing. It was also decided that a
10:30 a. m.— All babies and
t special meeting of the chamber
children under school age given the caps which the band members
already have. On the capes will I will be held in Turk’s restaur­
physical examination free.
ant the night of the grand op­
12:00 noon— Kiwanis to meet be a gilt “V”. These will not
ening, to be determined later.
arrive in time for the fair.
with Yankton and Beaver Homes
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Granges.
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PIONEER
ASSOCIATION
TO
1:30 p. m.— Elimination time
trials of midget cars.
MEET AT FAIR GROUNDS
2 p. m. to 4:30 p. m.— Eight
midget car races.
St. Helens— The annual meet­
5:00 to 7:30 p. m. Good fel­ ing and picnic of the Columbia
lowship period.
County Pioneer association will
7:30 p. m.— Three wrestling be at the Columbia county fair
bouts.
¡grounds grove Saturday, Aug. 22, SEEN AND HEARD . . .
8 p. m.— Dancing, music by the last day of the county fair.
Colorado Wranglers.
Walt Kent wearing a star at
Efforts have been made by
Friday
W. J. Fullerson of St. Helens, the circus last Friday night . . .
12:00 noon— Banquet honor­ president, to secure the Rev. E. Hy-Van, owner of the grounds,
ing former fair board members. ! A. Smith of Portland, an early-
1:00 p. m.— 4-H health club |day pastor of the Yankton church, getting a bang out of telling the
circus-men where to head in . .
scoring for boys and girls.
i to delivery the principal address.
2 to 4 :30 p. m.— Eight midget | The program will start prompt­ . and keeping the colored employ­
ees in their tents at night by
races.
ly at 10 o’clock with community informing them he killed on an
4:30 to 7:30— Good fellowship ,singing. The main address will
¡average of two rattlesnakes a day
period.
follow at 11, at the conclusion
7:30 p. m.— Three wrestling I of which the pioneers will have I on the place . . . Maxine, the
elephant, boosting each truck up
bouts.
a hasket lunch. Coffee and sugar the hill and snitching a trunk­
8:00 p. m.— Dancing.
will be furnished.
ful of Hy’s hay before climbing
Saturday
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into her own truck. . . Happy
10:00 a. m.— Columbia county
MRS. AUSTIN GROWS TALL and Mrs. Thompson starting out
pioneers open annual meeting
for Roseburg . . . The junior
CORN IN HOME GARDEN
and picnic.
band practicing marching on the
12 noon— Pioneers’ basket
Corn 7 feet 9 inches tall is high school lawn . . The city
dinner.
[ the record this year in the home chemical truck parked in the same
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J garden of Mrs. A. L. Austin.
room with the jail.
Planing Mill at
O.-A. Starts with
Three Machines
Feathers . . .
and.. .Talons