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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1936)
VOLUME XIV $1.50 per year, City Tax Asked Is Lower for Coming Year z 5c a copy. VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, Bicycle Club to Hold Race Day Boiler to Be Placed In City Hall Basement I Central heating for the city I hall and the bank building is be The Vernonia Bicycle club is ing arranged through the install ---------- 0 to hold a race day tomorrow be ation of a 'boiler purchased by Council Makes Several Chan- the city council this week from ginning at 10 o’clock at the I Washington grade school building. ges in Proposed Budget to Union high school district 1. The IA large number of prizes is be- boiler was set Wednesday in | !ing offered as follows: Be Voted on Oct. 26 j the city hall basement and is I Dashes (from Washington now awaiting bricking up and I school to post office)- 1st div A total tax of $9,601, which is pipe connections. ision, girls under 12: (1) 2 doz- $1,686 less than that of last j The boiler, gajd be ¡n ex-i en candy bars from Safeway year, will be voted upon in the cellent shape, was replaced this store> (2) pillow top and silk city budget election a week from fall because of being too small, thread from Thomas Variety i to heat the high school building store; 2nd division, girls 12 and Monday. and the gymnasium together. Its I over: pair anklets, -------- Miller ------ (i) 2 r --- --------- — The budget was adopted at an capacity is regarded as more than i Mercantile Co., (2) finger wave adjourned meeting of the city ample for heating both the city I and haircut, Knight’s Beauty Par council Friday night. No taxpay hall and the bank building. lor; 3rd division, boys under 12: ers appeared to make requests A big advantage of the new Univex camera and roll films, for changes in the budget as set-up will be in making a dry Armitage Drug Co., (2) suit of drawn up by the budget commit ing room available for the fire part wool underwear, Dick’s I tee, but the council deemed sev department. For this purpose a Workingman’s store; 4 th di vis- eral changes advisable and so section of the partition between I ' ion, boys over 12: (1) flashlight, voted. The marshal’s salary was two basement rooths under the ■ Oregon Gas and Electric Co., raised from $1380 to $1440, the city hall has been knocked out. (2) box candy, Myrtle Layer. city attorney’s salary was cut ■_______ I Coasting contest (from top of from $600 to $300, the city hall Friday- Oct. 30 Set O.-A. hill)- 1st division, girls fuel and expense item was in under 12: (1) box candy, F. K. creased from $75 to $400 lin A« Banquet Date for Club Hammack, (2- $1.00 credit, Mar irder to provide for the purchase | garet-Ina Beauty shop; 2nd di- an installation of the boiler), the1 Friday, Oct 30 was designat 'vision, girls of 12 and over: (1) city park board allowance was in ed as the date for the annual box candy, F. K. Hammack, (2) creased from $50 to 250 to fin- banquet of the Nehalem Hunt _, finger wave and haircut, Annette anct the city’s part of the swim ers and Anglers club at a meet ' I Beauty shop; 3rd division, boys ming pool project, the state ac ing of officers of the organiza- 1 under 12: (1) box candy, Fair- cident commission premiums were tion Monday night in the home |way Foods, (2) haircut, Soden’s increased from $150 to $200, of R. W. Duncan, An invitation 1 barber shop; 4th division, boys tre bank building tax and ex was extended to Dr. F. V. Vining 112 and over: (1) sweater, Smit- pense item was eliminated, of of Ashland to be the speaker for ty’s Men’s shop, (2) 2 pairs ficer’s bonds were increased from j the occasion. socks, Miller Mercantile Co. $60 to $100, and the emergency The banquet will be served by | Slow race (to see who takes fund was raised from $1000 to ladies of the Nehalem club in i longest time to go 200 yards)- $1500. I the Odd Fellows hall. I girls under 12: (1) 2 pound box I candy, Reeher’s grocery, (2) haircut, G. A. McKee; girls 12 and over: (1) 2 pound box candy Judd Greenman, (2) $1.00 cred it, Cozy confectionery; boys un Eder 12: (1) flashlight, Vernonia . Auto Company, (2) $1.0$ cred Ralph Condit son put the Columbians on their,’*’ Turks cafe, boys 12 asd ov- Hard- Wallace McCrae’s Loggers bat-i°wn 10 yard Iine from which "¿eP° m^Sc’ worth of candy tled Loren Douglas’s Columbians they immediately punted out of • ’ room. to a 32 to 0 victory on the local dan*er- Vernonia then turned, ’ for all grade field Saturday. iloose one °f the Everest Pl»yslgchool divjs"“g , . . . n .. . in the history of Vernonia high ®choot . dlv’s‘°ns (Stony Point Playing alert ball, the Log- , . T. $ u loop, six miles)- (1) fishpole, . . J . ® school. It was a pass play, where ra nnnnriari v T?.._—____ gers pounded anrncc across fnr for a a ir»nz»h_ touch six men of the team took part i Paterson Furniture store, (2) box down early in the first quarter candy, Frank ’s Pastime. in handling the ball in a series i after a series of nice gains by i of lateral passes, in which Meek- j Distance race for high school Meeker, Schalock and Hender er proceded to tuck the pigskin divisions- (1) flashlight, Mac’s son. However they failed to make carton of chew away and dash over 1 the'’goal Pharmacy: their try for extra point. Union cash store. line with it. The Columbians’ big j ing gum, ______ a, The next touchdown was made line checked the try for point. LOGGERS TO PLAY by Byers, who took the ball on Soon after the beginning of a sneak play and carried it for the fourth quarter Mel Suit made CLATSKANIE TOMORROW 20 yards to pay dirt. The center a powerful drive through the The Vernonia Loggers will smash tryisg for extra point fail center of the Loggers’ line. Not journey to Clatskanie tomorrow ed again. A few nice gains were hearing the referee’s whistle, made by both Meeker and Big blow wren he was checked at to play another conference game. Mel Suit before the half, but the line of scrimmage he gallop- i CHANGE IS MADE IN neither was able to score. ed on down the field for a touch- , HIGH SCHOOL GRADING The second half opened by down, unaware that he was not the Loggers again driving down a hero. The C Olumbians then Hereafter the only grades to into the Columbians’ territory. punted, Schalock returning the be 1 given out in physical educa Meeker boomed his way through punt, reeling off a number of 1 tion, music, citizenship and ap- the center of the line and sprint yards. Slippery hipped Meeker I plication in the high school will ed 40 yards to a toucrdown. The then clipped off 30 yards, leaving . be satisfactory, and unsatisfac- try for spare point was made by 10 yards for a touchdown which |tory, announces Harold McEntire, Schalock, who went over the goal Henderson covered on the next principal. In other subjects the line standing up. play. Meeker went over left tack- grades will be determined as at A nice place kick by Hender- le for try for point. 1 present. Loggers Trounce Rainier Columbians 32 to 0 OCTOBER 16, 1936. i Auxiliary Celebrates Tenth Anniversary NUMBER 42. C. C. Discusses School District Consolidation —o--- The tenth anniversary of the American Legion Auxiliary in Vernonia was celebrated at a joint meeting of Vernonia post 119, American Legion, and the Advertising Amendment Is I Auxiliary Monday night in the ! Condemned upon Request Legion hall. Mrs. H. E. McGraw j Of Better Business Bur. recounted the history of the lo- j cal unit, outlining the various ( The propoged consolidation of projects it had sponsored. Mrs. 'School Districts 14 and 47 was E. S. Thompson announced that discussed in the chamber of com- the Vernonia auxiliary was the merce meeting in the Masonic first to reach its membership (temple Tuesday --------- „ noon. The sub pnn+n far 1937. 1937. The Thp auxiliarv quota for auxiliary ’ ject ____ wnag v____ brought up by Lester donated $10 for relief at Ban- rsheeley, who ¡tated that peti. don- ' ! tions circulated in tht two school Several new members were districts had met very favorable taken into the Legion. They recePtion. Only freeholders were were Frank Lusby, Forrest ^sked to girn, he gaid. Blount, Milton Lamping, Efric Supt_ j N McCoHom of the Larsen and Hale Bankson. .local school district upon being The ladies are to give the vet-1 asked as to what effect the erans an Armistice lay dinner, > consolidation would have upon Another activity planned is that in ejther district replied of exhibiting war trophies and that there would probably be pictures down town. Anyone hav- Httle change one way or the ing items of the kind is re' j other in the local school taxes, quested to lend them for the but that the taxes in the Pleasast occasion. J Hill district would be reduced. I Bonded indebtedness already ex PLANS AUTO CAMP ON isting is under the law assessed ROSS DUNCAN PROPERTY ¡only against property in the dist- jricta as at present constituted, Ben S. Owens, who has pur- ¡and does not become a lien upon chased the property formerly property afterwards taken into owned by Ross Duncan on Grant , i the district, he stated. Hence street extending back to Rock I Pleasant Hill taxpayers would creek is plansing to erect an i not have to pay for the two Ver auto camp on it. He intends to nonia school buildings for which build four cabine 14 x 20. Con bonds are still outstanding. By struction of one of them has addition of one teacher the en begun. He will also remodel the tire enrollment of the Pleasant house already on the place, ad Hill school could be cared for, ding a bath room and possibly be believed. a kitchen. In view of the fact that the ______ »______ OPERATOR TO BE ASSISTANT I question is one for the Pleasant Hill voters to decide whether or AT RAILROAD STATION not they wish to be incorporated Because of increased work:’”*" *he Vernonia school district since the reopening of the O.-A. ' n° > action was taken by the mill the S. P. and S. railway Ichomber- company is employing an oper- ’ . Amendment Is Condemned ator to assist R. M. Aldrich, . I ___ , ______ Mr. _____ Sheeley read a ________ communi- agent. 0. P. Stark, who relieved cation from the Portland Better Mr. Aldrich during his recent Business bureau condemning the illness, is to occupy the new pos- proposed amendment to the state ition for the present. 'constitution removing restrictions ----------*---------- ¡from advertising provided it Mrs. Ada Curtis is assisting gtateg the truth. The chamber Jack Maloney in a restaurant in | voted to ingert an advertige. Scappoose. ment in the Eagle explaining the reason for not favoring the am- COMING EVENTS endment. • Saturday, Oct. 17. Support of the grade school bicycle club’s plans for races 10 a. m. Grade School Oct. 17 was promised. The sub Bike Club Race Day. ject was presented by Jeanne 9 p. m. Benefit Dance, Turkington and Tillie Hull, grade Inhalator Fund, I. O. O. F. school pupils, who told of the Hall. purpose of the organization to Friday, Oct. 23. teach traffic rules and the rules 9 p. m. Rainbow benefit of safety on the highway. The dance, I. O. O. F. Hall. intent of race day is to stimulate Monday, Oct. 26. interest in the wodk of the or 1 p. m. to 8 p. m. City ganization, they said. Budget Election, City Hall. Teachers’ Reception Favored Thursday, Oct. 29. 8 p. m. Election on Con Desirability of holding a re solidation of School Dist ception for the teachers of the ricts 14 and 47, Washing grade and high schools was men ton Grade School and tioned, and President Sam Hear Pleasant Hill School build ing appointed a committee con- ings. (Continued on Page 12)
