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VOLUME XIV $1.50 per year, Vernonia Grange Installs Officers For New Year Warren Young Has Charge of Installation Ceremony in Local Hall r With Warren Young of Clats kanie as installing officer Ver nonia grange held its annual in stallation ceremony in the local grange hall Saturday night. Offi cers for 1937 are Harry Condit, master; Harry Myers, overseer; Geoge Douthet, steward; Charles McGraw, assistant steward; Hilda Keasey, lady assistant steward; Floy K. Hammack, secretary; Bruce McDonald, treasurer; Grace Condit, lecturer; Minnie Malm- sten, chaplain; J. M. Luther, gatekeeper; Mrs. John Luther, Ceres; Mrs. Harry Culbertson, Pomona; Mrs. Harry Condit, Flora; Carl Jensen, executive ^committeeman. « The home economics committee ■consists of Mrs. Sidney Malm- sten, Mrs. A. L. Parker and Mrs. H. M. Condit. Several carloads of visitors were present from Clatskanie. Feathers . . . and.. .Talons Street cars on Bridge street (believe it or not) . . . Bill Nichols and daughter Barbara de corating the Christmas tree in the gas and electric office . . . Bert Tisdale clerking in the post •office during the Christmas rush . . . The water department’s new Chev out again after its smash- up .. . Doc Eby lending a hand ■while a heavy vegetable counter is being unloaded in front of the Fairway store . . . Harry King showing Merle Ruhl the steel head he caught. ---------- *----------- Three birthday anniversaries were celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Armitage during a trip to Portland Sunday and Monday. Their brother-in-law G. F. Steven son’s birthday came on Saturday, Mrs. Armitage’s on Sunday, and a neprew’s, Lester Humphrey’s, on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. August Lind quist, Miss Veda Drummond, Mr. and Mrs. Mac Casson and small son Glen and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Taylor from Burley, Idaho, are visiting Lee Hall, A. D. Hall and other relatives in Vernonia. J. L. Timmons, who has charge of maintenance of the Oregon Gas and Electric company’s lines, was taken to the veterans hospi tal in Portland Tuesday for med ical attention. 5c a copy. VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON Albert Childs Sells Interest in Market Albert Childs has sold his in- terest in the Nehalem Market and Grocery to Floy K. Hammack, who has been associated with the firm since her hpsband, W. R. Hammack, became incapacitated by illness, The personnel will re main the same, with Lowell Hieber as grocery clerk and Rod ney Kennedy in charge of the market. Rodney Kennedy, Jr., has been added as delivery boy. Mr. Childs, who has been in the grocery and market since its establishment here about 12 years ago, has not announced his plans for the future, For the present he will remain in Ver nonia. ---------- a ■ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936 Frank Hartwick Buys W. A. Davis Interest in Nehalem Motor Freight Girls Basketball Team Organized —O' NUMBER 51 Helen Chandler Is Killed by Car Near O.-A. Hill Girls interested in forming an Frank Hartwick has bought the independent basketball team met interest of Wilbur A. Davis in last Thursday at the home of Mrs. 1 the ls Not Held at Nehalem Valley Motor Driver Otto Goertzen. It was decided1 Freight. The deal was made Fault by County Coroner upon at the meeting to ask Paul Dec. 1, but announcement was Who Investigates Gordon to act as coach; also to withheld until this week. hold praptices on Monday even Helen Jessie Marie Chandler, The only change in operation ings from 8:30 to 9:30; on Thurs 11, daughter of Mrs. Jessie John Weten- is that a new man, day evenings from 7:30 to 8:30. Chandler of Salem, was killed The colors of the suits this year camp, has been employed for the and Tillie May1 Hull, 12, daughter Seaside end of the run. He and will be black fend yellow. of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hull of The girls look forward to an I Mrs. Wetencamp are residing at I Vernonia, was cut and bruised interesting and exciting season of the Nehalem hotel. when struck by a car near the games. Two teams have written Mr. Davis will be in Seattle O.-A. mill Saturday about 6 p.m. already to make schedules for for a three months visit. After The girls were crossing the in games, and with only one player that he will return to Portland, tersection where the road into of the former team turning out but has not announced' his plans the mill yard joins the highway. for Vernonia the team will have According to the account by yet to be reorganized. Oregon Motor Stages I Kenneth Rishel, driver of the ---------------- •----------------- All girls interested in basket Thirteen Carloads To Improve Service car which struck them, he was ball are urged to come to the blinded by the lights of an ap- Effective tomorrow the Ore- grade school gym Mondays and of Lumber Shipped proaching car and did not see gon Motor stages will improve its Thursdays and play. i Daily by Mill the girls. They themselves were service between Vernonia and I The O.-A. mill is shipping out apparently confused by the Portland, according to announce lights and were not aware of the ment this week by M. A. Reed, at present an average of 13 car- approach of the Rishel car be- general manager. All schedules loads of lumber a day. hind them. Helen’s skull was to and from Portland operate The last carload from the Lind- fractured. She was carried' into without changing at Forest Grove. say Lumber company’s mill went the house of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leaving time from Vernonia will A Christmas program entitled out Tuesday. About two car". Mann nearby, and passed away be 7:55 a.m., 12:55 p.m. and “ A Christmas Dream” is to be I loads remain on hand for local about a half hour after the 5:25 p.m. given in the auditorium of the sale states Ben Bennett, proprie accident. Rishel was not held by the Washington grade school next tor. No decision has yet been PORTLAND STREET CARS Wednesday evening at 7:30. reached about repairing the mach authorities. Coroner White re- PASS THROUGH TOWN There will be singing and variety inery of the mill so that pro- ported after investigation tha t he did not regard him as being numbers, with about 150 children duction m»y be resumed. Three street cars replaced by at fault. trackless trolleys in Portland from the Washington and Lin Talent Is Secured Helen Chandler, whose mother were trucked through Vernonia, coln schools participating. is a patient- in the state tuber one each on Monday, Tuesday Following the program will For Benefit Show • .'"O1 culosis hospital, made her home and Thursday of this week. Seven come the community1 Christmas A fine array of talent has been here with her aunt and uncle, more are to follow, stated one treat. Invitations have been is of the truck drivers. They are sued to other schools in the valley secured for tonight’s benefit ath Mr. and' Mrs. W. R. Hammack, being taken to Elsie, where they ! and treats for a -thousand order letic program at the Legion hall, and was being brought up by will be remodeled into bunk ed. The largest crowd ever to according to Bert Tisdale, pro them as if their own child. She houses. be in the local auditorium is ex moter. It will feature such stars was a pupil in the Washington as Big Bob Cruse, who has grade school. pected. wrestled all over the world and is | Services were held Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Mar- >i* Victor Siedelman and Dorothy reputed to be one of the grea.-1 afternoon in the Evangelical ston attended the sessions of the applied!est drawinir cards ever t0 appear [church, Rev. H. R. Scheuerman Society of American Foresters, Blitterswyk, Vernonia, n Australia. Chet Wiles, the | officiating, after which the body which met in Portland Monday, last week for a marriage license ■ - ! ln I wrestling policeman, can hold hi»1 was taken to Chandler, Okla Tuesday and Wednesday. in Hillsboro. ---------- town with any one. He beat Chief homa, for interment. Mrs. Ham? i Thunderbird in his last appear mack accompanied the remains. ance here. ---------- *---------- ___ _ Toby Wallace, a local favorite, ■ Mrs. Margaret Dunlap slipped meets a newcomer, Jim Adee, who on a rug in her home Wednesday- from all reports is a tough cus morning and fell agaist a door tomer to handle in any kind of hitting her head and hip. She was I badly bruised and shaken up and brawl. Dick Lewis Victory in Non-Title Tilt Amio Kallio, who in one ap will be confined to her bed for Vernonia upset the St. Mary’s pearance here made a fine show- several days. The Loggers swished an easy apple cart Tuesday night with a ing will meet Bull Elk of Van- The Livingstones, ministers of smashing victory on the St. victory over the light Rickreall couver, Wash. The Bull savs the Christian church, will hold Mary’s floor. The Loggers gained team on the local floor last he can hook any of them. open house on January 1, from an early lead and held it Friday to the tune of 38 to 15. Another bout brings together throughout the game. The St. Condit, Story, Adams, Meeker two veteran feather weight box 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. All members of the church and friends are Mary’s speedsters under Webb and McDonald formed the first- ers, Pasto Calope, the sensa played a good hard game, but string line-up for Vernonia, with tional Filipino, and young Schu- cordially invited. could not stand up under the Jarvis, Byers and Schalock as ley of Los Angeles. Both these EARLY COPY PLEASE fire of the active Loggers, who subs. boys are club fighters, throw Since Christina, and New Battle Is Scheduled hooked in a 32 to 15 victory. pleny of leather and can punch. Condit was high point man. Year’, fall on Friday, the The Loggers are scheduled to HARRY KING GETS FIRST The line up was as follows: next two . i..ue. of the LF Nyssen 2 meet the Forest Grove high team STEELHEAD OF SEASON Condit 12 Eagle will be printed on RF Webb 9 on the enemy’s floor tonight in Story 4 Wedne.day for Thursday The first steelhead to be Adams 9 Riverman a tough clash. Forest Grove up C distribution. Advertising caught this far up, as far as Meeker 4 LG O. Reynolds the strong green team of RG Hall 6 set copy and correspondence McDonald 2 I known, was captured Sunday _ by Schalock 1 ■ C. Reynolds Rainier last week, and the battle Harry King between Jewell and should be in by Tuesday Ezell with the unbeaten Loggers pro- Birkenfeld. The fish weighed Jarvis 8 noon to assure publication. eight pounds. Byers 8 mises to be a thriller. School to Give Yule Program Loggers Win Smashing Victory Over St. Mary’s I