VOLUME XIV $1.50 per year,
Loggers Lose to
St. Helens Lions
By One Point
5c a copy.
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY,
Miller and Long Admit
Vernonia Auto Robbery
OREGON.
Thunderbird to
Meet Kitzmiller
At Legion Hall
FRIDAY, OCTOBER
2,
1936
' Loggers Resume Work
i In This Locality
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NUMBER 40.
October 26 Set
By City Council
For Budget Vote
William Miller and William
' Clark and Wilson, O.-A., Kos-
I Long have confessed to the rob-
; ter and Sunset logging camps
Ibery of the Vernonia Auto
went to work yesterday morning
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company’s safe August 30, sta-
after laying off Monday, Tues
Tough Competition Is Expect ted Deputy Sheriff M. R. Cal-I Chief Thunderbird, the great day and Wednesday because of Hearing Is to Be Held Nex^
ed Today in Scappoose-
houn, who was in Vernonia
ia Tues- j ! Indian wrestler of Vancouver, the fire hazard. The crews at
Thursday Evening at 8
day. They were arrested in Port B. C. will lock horns tonight Glenwood will not resume before
Vernonia Game
In City Hall
land while trying to sell two in the' Legion hall with George Monday,as the humidity in that
In a hard fought game on guns taken from the Paterson Kitzmiller, the big boy who region is still dangerously low,
October 26 was designated as
proved such a sensation here at according to reports.
the Vernonia gridiron Saturday furniture store.
the
date for voting on the right
A theory expressed here is ' the last bout. Chief Thunderbird |
The order to shut down came
afternoon the St. Helens Lions
to exceed the 6 per cent limit
that
some
other
members
of
the
bas
a
national
reputation
as
one
from
the
state
forester
’
s
office
defeated the Veronnia Loggers
ation in connection with the
7 to 6. St. Helens made its score , gang were in reality responsible ; of the leading heavyweights in following the disastrous fire at city budget for 1937, as deter
in the second quarter on a 11 for the garage robbery, and that . the world. This is the first time Bandon.
mined at a special meeting of
yard pass, McGlinn to Perry. the confession of the two was . that a wrestler of such renown
the city council Monday night.
Seal bucked the line for the ad for the purpose of shielding bas shown in the local arena. His Sons of Veterans
The election board is to consist
them.
I
last
main
event
at
the
Portland
'
ditional point.
May Be Organized
of Mrs. Grant Thayer, Mrs. Geo.
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Vernonia secured its score in
. ( auditorium was a win over Abe , I
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Johnson, Mrs. Ada Fish, Mrs.
the last quarter. The drive got R- M- ALDRICH HAS TO LAY ¡Coleman, the great Jewish wrest- , i
Organizations of a Sons l of John Holtham and Ray D. Fish
|Ier-
¡Veterans post in Vernonia is be-
under way when the Loggers got OFF BECAUSE OF ILLNESS
er.
the ball on the Lions’ 30 yard
t ,
| The two supporting bouts .re ing considered by Vernonia i post
R. M. Aldrich, agent for the ’ -
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1
The hearing on the budget will
of equal high caliber. The semi-J119 of the American Legion. The
line, and Meeker went over only
S. P. an'd S. railway, had to lay !
brings
“Silent”
I final
Banks, matter will be discussed at the be held next Thursday evening
15 seconds before the whistle
off this week on account of ill greatest living deaf and dumb
at 8.
sounded.
next regular meeting, Oct. 12,
ness. His place at the depot is , wrestler. It is uncanny how he
The council approved of three
to which all members who have
being taken by O. P. Stark, re
Scappoose Game Today
applications for operating pin
j can tell what is going on about sons are requested to come,
cently from Valley Falls, Kans. ¡him by his wonderful sense of
The post ’ has secured ....
the loan and ball machines, the Superior
The second conference game
Mr. Aldrich intended to go to
for the locals will be played to a Portland hospital for medical touch. He meets All Rossberg, | of the center window of the Mil Amusement Co., represented by
day at Scappoose. Tough com attention, but as his condition coming young Jewish heavy- ler Mercantile store for a window Lester Sheeley, Bert Williams,
petition is anticipated, as Scap has been showing improvement weight of Glendive, Mont. The display Armistice day. All ex- represented by A. L. Kullander
, starting bout presents Jack Mit- service men who have any war and Coin Amusements, Inc., rep
poose defeated the formidable he is remaining at his home.
j chell, middleweight star, and trophies are asked to get in resented by Neal W. Bush.
Hillsboro eleven last week 20
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Kallio,
of vi Gus
Kai-
touch
adju-
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c
I ¡Aimo
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j u, ii nephew
ep it c w ui
us iid!
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ucn vv with
i Ln x5 Bert
er i 1 Tisdale,
1 so
to 14. Scappoose was held score ry.» * r o
COUNTY
QUOTA FOR CCC
1
hiei
oteáis
Money
¡rom
ii
Oi
middleweight
champion
of
thetant
of
Vernonia
post.
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VO
ilk
vvmuina
pusi,
less in the first half, and piled
world.
|
The safety road signs which IS ELEVEN JUNIORS
up the 20 points in the second Till While Proprietor
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The bouts start promptly at the post has obtained will be
half. The team is said to consist I Is Eating Lunch
The Columbia County Relief
erected this week, announces E.
8:30.
almost entirely of veterans,
A sneaf thief stole $55 from
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committee has been notified that
S. Thompson, commander.
The following week Vernonia
the till of Dick’s Workingman’s
The post has received a letter the county quota for the CCC is
meets Rainier here Oct. 10.
Vernonia
Men
Cited
i store aturday while Mr. and Mis..
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from Harvey Swan, district com 11 juniors to be enrolled by Oct.
Dick Simon were in the apart For Jury Duty
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J iiioiiucr,
i) i i£çi d L m « ti 11 g it
il
upon 15.
mander, e congratulating
WHITE WINS REFRIGERATOR
ment in the rear of the store
names
”
of~Claude
Hills-
1
the
il
fac
J
t
í
hat
¡t
,
i
s
the
firs
‘
Post
Persons from families quali
The
FOR CROSLEY SALES
eating lunch.
district to have issued 1937 fied for employment on the fed
berry, John Ellis, W. G. Heath, i in the
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eral works program as well as
Cass Bergerson, A. E. Adams, A. | mem ers lp ear^s-
Kenneth White, manager of Bassett Named Head
those families on relief are elig
M. Parker and Otto Siedelman of
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the Paterson Furniture store in Of Lumber Union Here I ..
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,
,
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Mott to Speak at St. Helen.
ible for enrollment, advises Eva
Vernonia have been drawn for]
this city, has been awarded a
L. Tice, secretary.
jury
duty
during
the
October
James
W.
Mott,
representa-
Crosley refrigerator for achiev-
A. L. Bassett was elected pres
term
of
circuit
court
in
St.
Hel-
^
’
ve
’
n
congress,
will
address
the
ing fifth place in the western di ident of the Lumber and Saw
vision for Crosley sales. The mill Workers union 2557 at the j ens. Others from this vicinity chamber of commerce at St. Hel- SATURDAY IS FINAL DAY
jc ens at 6:30 p. m., Monday, Oct. FOR REGISTRATION
prizes are awarded, Mr. White meeting in the Legion hall Fri are Clyde Johnson and L.
’I6’
McGee,
both
of
Mist.
says, not on a percentage basis day night. He takes the place of
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Tomorrow will be the final
in proportion to population, but Al Hartung, who has been serv
I Amusement Company Pay.
day for registration in order to
on a basis of total sales, which ing as president pro tern of the ; Merchants Credit
j The Superior Amusement Co. vote at the election Nov. 3. Mrs.
places Vernonia well up among Columbia River District Council
Association Is Formed
I yesterday paid $295 for oper- E. H. Washburn, in the Oregon
the Crosley agencies in the state. and has moved to Portland.
i ator’s license and pin and ball Gas and Electric office, has
The Vernonia Retail Credit I machine licenses to the city re- charge of the local books.
Eusiness vs Baseball
association is being formed in i corder.
cooperation with the Credit Bur
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vjhc pj xw
Holly Holcomb, son of Mr. and
eaus, Inc. Ten members have
WAATTO Pc'
signed up, reports Herbert Stap Mrs. H. V. Holcomb was a mem
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les,
manager of Credit Bureaus. ber of the O. S. C. football
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Officers will be chosen at a squad on the trip last week end
5AV. fSNT LOU
CHCIO LEAPING
meeting date to be announced to Los Angeles, where the team
IftTH LEAbOtS IH
later.
played U. S. C.
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SEEN
AND
HEARD
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rì
ST. HELENS HASTENING TO
Parent. Escape Fire
-AM) there iFl
Junge Hieber packing a sledge
tha ' kio pi - .
The place of Kennth White’s LOAD LUMBER CARGOES
from the bank up Bridge st,
mother
and
step-father,
Mr.
and
OVEfcUXXH'M
St. Helens, Oct. 1. -(Special 1- and folks wondering if he had
Mrs. A. H. Morris, on an island
in the Coquille river near Ban Hurrying to load lumber cargoes to use it to get into the bank
don, was not touched by the before the threatened tie up safe . . . Marion Gaines and
fire, according to a telegram shipping today, three steamers others digging a trench for Jim’«
which Mr. White received Wed loaded about three million feet Brown’s new sewer outlet . .Cleve
nesday from the state police. of lumber. The Wm. McKenney Mellinger showing John Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. White visited there took a million feet for Baltimore where to dump gravel on the
the week before the fire, and and Brooklyn and the West streets and Scotty pulling strong
i report that a number of slash Shipper picked up 3550,000 for to have some of it spread into
. fires were in danger of getting California. The coaster Munami the mud holes in front of his
loaded 780,000 feet for Californ- place . . . C. W. Reithner, back
I out of control then.
ia and shipments were made b: on a visit, declaring that he
C. W. Reithner of Portland barge to Portland for offshor came to distribute a pocketful
was a Vernonia visitor yesterday. vessels.
of Landon buttons.
Feathers . . .
and... .Talons