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VOLUME XIV $1.50 per year, Grammar Schools To Open Tuesday September 8th Lincoln Building Is to Be Occupied First Time in Four Years The Vernonia grade schools will open Tueslay, September 8. The Lincoln building, reopened this year after four years of idleness, will be used for child ren of the first three grades liv ing west of the railroad tracks. All others will attend the Wash ington school. Assignments for teachers have been announced by Supt. I. N. McCollom as follows: Washington school, Enoch Dumas, principal, history and civics; Willard Berg, library and auditorium; Paul Gordon, gymnasium and indust rial arts; Charlotte Hilts, geog raphy; Amy Hughes, music; Jul ia Keasey, opportunity room; Grace White, art and home econ omics; Marjorie Gray, first grade; Lenora Kizer, second grade; Ruth Holaday, third grade; Margaret Bennett, fouth grade; Helen Hall, fifth grade; Grace Condit, sixth grade; Thelma Sweeney, seventh grade; William Horsham, eighth grade. Lincoln school, Ethel Pet erson, principal, first grade; Mary Clanfield, second grade; Kay Joyce, third grade. Harry Emmons, who was elected last spring as assistant janitor at the Washington school, has resigned because of employ ment at the mill, and N. S. Mel linger has been given his place. Mr. Emmons’ bus route will be handled by A. D. Lolley. Entrance Requirement Explained Supt. McCollom states that children who are 6 before Nov- emer 1 may enter the first grade. In a few cases children who are 6 before Jan. 1 will be admitted provided they can pass an en trance test satisfactorily. Parents of beginners not previously on the census list should bring birth certificates if possible. ______ » CREDIT BUREAU ESTABLISH ED IN THEATRE BUILDING The Credit Bureau, Inc., with nine branches, has been estab lished in Room 2 of the Joy Theatre building, with Florence Wall in charge of the local of fice. Herbert Staples, manager of the bureau, will be here once a week. The firm handles collections and credit reports. MRS. MUMBACH TAKES OVER MILLER BALCONY POSITION ,Mrs. M. W, Mumbach has tak en over the ready to wear and <rressmaking department in the balcony of the Miller Mercantile store, succeeding Mrs. Gladys Morrell, who will teach the Pleas ant Vale school in place of Mrs. Maudie Duncan, resigned. 5c a copy. VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1936 NUMBER 36. I Equipment is Here For Building Cut-Off Johnston-McGraw Teachers Institute* Auto Company Is To Be Sept. 28, Oct. 19 Shingle Mill Is Robbed of About I A one-day teachers’ institute Burned to Ground | to be held Sept. 28 in St. Helens 900 Dollars Road equipment for building the Beaver creek highway from i and a joint institute to be held the Hess bridge to Treharne is being assembled, and it is ex | The Johnston-McGraw shingle ' with teachers of Yamhill and [Washington counties Oct. 19 was pected that work will begin im , mill, situated at the east end of | decided upon at a meeting of mediately. the O.-A. mill pond, was des- [school superintendents in St. Hel- The new road will cut through ! troyed by fire Monday morning. ' ens Friday. Local talent will be the cook house and possibly some The loss, amounting to about |on the program at St. Helens and of the cabins of the old Koster • $25,000, was complete, there be outside speakers at Hillsboro. The camp. The present county road l ing no insurance. Only the dry meeting in Hillsboro will be held between the Hess bridge and , kiln and the boiler remain un in place of the visiting day which the Timber highway was not tak- '■ harmed. i has been the rule for the past en over by the state along , with ! | The cause of the fire is unde- [few years in this county. the Beaver creek route termined. However company of- The superintendents decided al- of intended abandonment M f’c’a's that there were no |so that no prizes will be given as a right of way could be live wires leading into the build ¡for school exhibits at the county through Koster camp. ing, and the only solution of the ¡fair next year. mystery would lie either in incen- BUILDING FOUNDATION ----------»---------- diarism or the carelessneäs of WASHBURN ADDS ANOTHER IS BEING RENEWED smoker. No some intruding TON AND HALF TRUCK watchman was employed. The foundation of the old —O ■ '■ The mill was built a little over Brown furniture biulding, own-1 E. H. Washburn, who has the ten years ago, and was in prac ed by Judge W. A. Harris, at contract for selling O.-A. mill tically constant operation until the east end of the Rock creek | wood, has added a second truck, the shutdown of the Oregon-Am- ' bridge is being renewed pre a Chevrolet 114 ton truck with erican mill. Plans were being paratory to fitting up of apart 1 dump body and hydraulic hoist. made to resume about the first ments on the second floor. Lloyd Carlberg is the driver. of the year. ---------- *---------- ---------- •---------- The directors are considering Two Hotels are Bought rebuilding when the shingle mar MRS. J. W. BROWN HAS ket justifies. They are figuring STROKE OF PARALYSIS By Fred Ovesen on a one machine mill to run ___ ..._______ Mrs. __ J. W. Brown suffered a Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ovesen, who three shifts. I stroke of paralysis Friday, and bought the Nehalem and Vernon ia hotel buildings last week, op Mrs. Gwin Injured When has been confined to her bed since then. Yesterday she was ened the Nehalem Saturday and Car Skid* in Gravel reported as showing considerable assumed possession of the Ver nonia Monday. The Nehalem hot Mrs. E. E. Gwin was severely- improvement. Her sister, Mrs. M. el has been closed for over a injured Friday night near Mor L. Peters of Portland, is here to year, while the Vernonia hotel ton, Wash., while returning to help take care of her. has been operated by Mrs. F. E. Vernonia from a vacation trip in Malmsten. the vicinity of Seattle. Her The deal for both hotels was shoulder and nose were broken made with the state banking and two vertebrae in her back department, which had taken ov- were crushed. She was taken to a er both properties in connection I hospital in Tacoma. Her daughter with liquidation of the Bank of I Dorothy was cut in the head The Vernonia union high school Vernenia. (and bruised. She returned to Ver- will start at 9 a. m. Tuesday. ______ »______ |nonia and resumed her work in The morning will be devoted to Cabinet Shop Bldg the Miller Mercantile store yes 'registration of all students, and terday. |classes will begin Wednesday. A To Be Remodeled The coupe in which they were ! teachers’ meeting will be held in The building occupied by the ! riding upset after skidding in I the afternoon. McGown-Anderson cabinet shop, loose gravel while rounding a ■ The only new teacher will across from the Washington curve. The severe injuries of ’ ' be Miss Mary Laura Miller of grade school, has been sold to Mrs. Gwin are believed to have I Dundee, Ore., who will teach D. C. Newlin of Portland. Mr. been caused by the opening of 'freshman English and physical was one of the doors, as she Newlin will remodel the building education. She is a graduate of into two apartments, which have thrown from the car onto the Pacific college, and has taught road. been rented to teachers. The for several years in the high ---------- e---------- work, which is expected to start school at Dundee. GUY R. MILLS, FORMER Monday, will take about a month. Other teachers and their sub- Mr. Newlin is the father of Mrs. MAYOR, MOVES TO jects are as follows: Harold Mc- Howard Reeher of this city. GARIBALDI Entire, principal, mathematics; The cabinet shop will move Freda Beck, home economics and Guy R. Mills,one of Vernon this week end to Weed avenue commercial; Nan Crary, English ia’s pioneer residents and a for and Maple street. and library; Wallace McCrae, ♦ mer mayor, moved Aug. 27 to I WRESTLING CARD OF HEAVY Garibaldi, where he has pur social science and algebra; Ray Mills, science; Leslie Skuzie, com chased a service station. WEIGHTS IS SCHEDULED mercial and science; Amy Hughes, Mr. Mills sold his residence A wrestling card consisting of property on Bridge street recent music. Extensive improvements have three bouts of heavy weights ly to W. J. Mellinger of St. Hel- been made in the building. The has been scheduled by Promoter ens. entire second floor has been re- Bert Tisdale for Friday, Sept. 18.. laid, also the hall floor down Mr. Tisdale is arranging for MIST-PITTSBURG stairs, the interior has been com Chief Little Wolf, Strangler PAVING COMPLETED pletely painted and kalsomined, the appearance of such stars as Babler brothers, contractors, the library has been moved into Lewis, Vincent Lopez and San completed Monday evening the the study hall, there is a new dor Szabo. paving of the Nehalem highway roof and the arms of the class ■______ T. M. Crawford was in Port from Pittsburg to Mist, approx room chairs have been sanded land yesterday on business. and refinished. imately 12 miles. High School Opens Next Tuesday No Definite Clue to Saie Smashers Is Obtained By Investigators Approximately $300 in cash and $613 in checks were stolen Sunday night from the safe of the Vernonia Auto Co. While suspicion falls on a couple of men who had been seen lurking in the vicinity for several days, there are no definite clues. There were no fingerprints, as the fel lows wore canvas gloves. It is believed that the crime was com mitted by at least two men. En try was gained through a rear window, and it is considered pos sible that one of them hid in the shop until after 10 o’clock, when the place was locked up, and then admitted the other through the window. They started to smash the combination off the safe where it stood, in the book keeper’s enclosure in the front office, but apparently there was not room enough for swinging the sledge, and the safe was aragged into the shop. There the lock was broken and the entire contents of value taken with the exception of two GMAC checks which were found in the floor. While in the front office the men were in view of the street, as the neon sign remained lighted. The robbery was not discov ered until the next morning, when Ed Salomonsen, one of the owners, came to work. Later check up revealed that a set of dual horns was missing as well as the money that had been tak en. The checks included payroll checks from Clark and Wilson, the Oregon-American and Babler brothers, also a check signed by E. H. Washburn, a government check to J. C. Moran, and a check on Ladd and Bush, Salem. Search has been made for the missing checks on the theory that they may have been discarded somewhere, but none have come to light. Ed Bollinger and E. S. Thomp son made a trip to Seaside Tues day in the hope of identifying the robber who was shot there while trying to escape after a safe cracking job in Tillamook, but could find no clear evidence that the man had been in Ver nonia. BEAVER CREEK SCHOOOL STARTS AUG. 31 The Beaver Creek school start ed Monday with Mrs. Madge Rogers in charge. Mrs. Rogers, who taught in the Pleasant Hill school last year, Is succeeding Mrs. Erma Chance, who assumes Mrs. Rogers’ former position.