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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1937)
Denio VOLUME XIV $1.50 per year, Thirty-One to Be Graduated in Senior Class 1 5c a copy. VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON Baseball Team Opens I Season with Win Vernonia Is to Need 100 Houses States Sheeley The Vernonia baseball team won its opening game of the Portland Cityleâgue season Sun day by defeating the Carl Mays Cla» Day Exerciie« Are Held There will be need for 100 team 3 to 0 on the Vaughn I In Assembly Room Wednesday more houses by July 1, states street grounds. Sam Reisbeck I Afternoon; Picnic Is Today Lester Sheeley, chairman of the who pitched for Vernonia, held housing committee of the cham- A class of 31 will be graduated The school nine to four scattered ber of commerce. This is due Batteries were Reisbeck tonight from the Vernonia union hits. to the fact that all avai'able high school. 'Eixercises will be and Turple, Bucknam and Kra houses are occupied and the mers. held in the Washington grade Lumber cor- | Oregon-American school auditorium beginning at Reliable Shoes in the second I poration is contemplating put- game of the league double hea I ting on a night shift at that 8 p. m. The class roll includes Paul A. der won 8 to 7 over Pacific | time if labor conditions are Adams, Iral L. Aldridge, Edith Fruit. j settled. The committee has made Anderson, Watler Buckner, Bon arrangements with Caley A. nie Buffmire, Louise Craford, Stanwood, Inc., of St. Helens Audra Marie Cartwright, Ralph for loans for building purposes Condit, Doris Rae Estey, Leona up to 50 per cent of the cost Bernice Fetsch, Albert C. Havi if construction if the owner has land, Samuel Thomas Hearing, la lot free of encumbrances, Helen Julia Hershey, Clare Hil j Dwellings must be modern and ton Jarvis, Jr., Richard Lewis, [ have concrete foundations or —o— Shalmon LeRoy Libel, Elaine Harry Culbertson reported at i piers. Loans must be repaid in Caroline Louden, Leo Ludwig,' the meeting of Vernonia post of I not more than five years. A $500 Reva McCormick, Everett Mee 1 the American Legion Monday loan would be authorized so that ker, Harry Edward Ohler, Doro night that the rifle range is prac- the mortgagee would repay the thy E. Ovesen, Beulah Reed, Lee tically complete and that shooting loan in monthly payments of Hamp Roberson, Jr.. Evelyn Ship- can commence at any time. , $9.80 per month during the per- ley, Bernice Siegenthaler, Elmo j x to partici- ' iod of five years. Plans were made Smith, Lillian Maxine Taylor, It is the committee’s under Lawrence Perry Wikstrom, Jr., pate in Memorial day services. meet at the standing that the Oregon-Ameri- Veterans are to Harold Brengle Wold and Mil Washington grade school for the can Lumber corporation will ad- dred May Woods. Lee Hall ' vance lumber and shingles to The program will be as follows: start of the parade, graves in its employees who wish to build is to clean off the Processional, Mrs. Ervin Ackley; homes, taking a second mort invocation, Rev. W. 0. Living the cemetery and a- committee gage as security. of J. L. Timmons, J. C. Lincoln stone; greetings to the class of The city and county have a ’37, Thelma Lincoln; vocal solo, and Harry Culbertson was named by Commander E. S. Thompson number of lots which may be Ralph Condit; presentation of j obtained for amounts equal to awards, Harold McEntire; intro-[ to have charge of the Legion’s the liens against them. C. F. part in the observance of the duction of speaker, Wallace Me j Hieber has charge of the sale commencement address, i day- Crae; of the city lots and T. B. Mills, “Four Wishes,” Dr. U. G. Dubach¡j It was voted to contribute to presentation of diplomas, Harold j the fund for the senior banquet. who is associated with Caley A. The Legion Auxiliary is helping,* Stanwood, Inc., has charge of McEntire; benediction, Rev. W. —- = - - - I the county property. Mr. Shee O. Livingstone ; recessional, Mrs. j with this activity.. ley and Mr. Mills will have ap- Hank King was desgnated to Ervin Ackley. [ plication blanks for loans. i see that the flag is flying at | Clast Day Exercises Held Class day exercises were held j half mast on Memorial day untill Loans may be obtained for a« assembly 11 room VTT S — _ _ J ' < VXZVZXV* full VW O Clt frtt» Vl | improvements and betterments in the Wednesday noon, 4-VlAVS then O at > full mast for ♦ the i on property free of encumbran afternoon. The program, an-1 rest of the day. ces. nounced ___________ _______ by Richard ____ Lewis, __ “over Officers of the local post and I Rifle Range Is Complete Legion Post Is Informed station VHS,” consisted of three i ¿elegates to the state convention songs, “To Our Dear Old School,” i in Albany will be nominated at “A Toast to VHS,” and “AlUie meeing June 14. Nomina- Song to the Junior Class” by the i tions will again be open at the seniors; speech by the salutator- first meeting in July. ian, Elmo Smith; poem by Doria The post needs a few more George L. Lord passed away Rae Estey; music by the Class members to have 200 per cent Swingsters, Leo Ludwig, Sam of the allotted quota, and it is at the Veterans hospital, Port- He Hearing, Elmo Smith, Iral Aid hoped to get at these the next land, Wednesday evening, leaves a wife, Mrs. Ann Lord of ridge and Leona Fetsch; class meeting. Vernonia, a mother Mrs. H. E. prophecy read by Reva Me Cor- Lord, sister Mrs. Chas. Kline, of mick; class will, read by Iral ARCHIE J. PRICKETT RE Los Angeles, one daughter Jane Aldridge; presentation of awards PORTED AS MISSING Lord, Dallas Texas and a son to Betty Schalock and Dick Lewis Archie J. Prickett of Vernonia John of Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. for work on the annual; presenta tion of senior key by Ralph Oon- has been missing since Wednes- Lord came from New Orleans, dit, senior class president, to day, May 12, when he started Pa., four years ago and is a Clarence Lamping, junior class otjt with a truck and trailer to civil engineer. He was with the president; valedictory, Doris Rae take a cow to -the stock yards in state forestry for a year and Portland. It was discovered that since then has been ill most of Estay. Tie sold the cow in St. Helens, the time. Services will be at After the program Harold Me Entire, principal, was presen where the truck and trailer were Holman and Lutz funeral home ted by tile seniora with a golf left, but no word has been re-! Saturday at 11 a. m. at Port- land. bag, and Miss Nan Crary, who ceived as to the missing man. .a. resigned from the faculty, with a ior picnic, to be held today, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Marston large wool blanket. the senior dance, following the and Mrs. E M. Preston spent Picnic Is Today Other activities include the sen- commencement exercises tonight. last week end at Seaside. ¡George L. Lord Dies in Portland 4 FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1937 NUMBER 21 C. E. Martin Takes Over , Graduation Terminal Cafe for Grade Pupils to Be Thursday Eve This week Charles E. Martin took over the Terminal cafe from Mrs. Ada Curtis on an option. o------ Associated with him is Charles Joint Exercises to Be Held in Helms, chef. Washington School Auditorium Mr. Martin was manager and for Vernonia and Vicinity Mr. Helms was chef for three years at the Multnomah Falls Graduation exercises for the lodge, on the Columbia highway. I eighth grades of the public Both come to Vernonia with a ¡schools of Vernonia and vicin high reputation as caterers. ity will be held next Thursday ■ evening in the Washington grade school; Schools which have been invited to participate with the local swstem are Pleasant Hill, Kist, Beaver Creek, Rock Creek, Keasey, Natal and Mist. From Vernonia there will be 48 to graduate. The American D. 0. Bennett, St. Helens at Legion award to the outstanding torney who has been adviser of I boy and the Auxiliary award to the city in legal matters re the outstanding girl in the eighth signed at a meeting of the city grade will be given out, also council Monday night. Since be- the activity awards and the a- coming district attorney the I ward to the winners in the iirst of the year he found that poppy poster contest. There will he co<uld not serve both the be no speaker. Following the county and city to good advan exercises the school exhibit will tage, he explained. The re be on display in the gymnasium. signation was accepted, but no Eighth Grade Play Scheduled action was taken with regard to The eighth grade will pre a successor. sent a play, “Elmer,” Tuesday The council adopted a new Evening in the auditorium under fire cracker ordinance permit the direction of Miss Thelma ting the sale of firecrackers be Sweeney. The cast will include tween June 15 and July 15, Gearge Turner, who takes the subject to restrictions of the part of Elmer; Dorothy Austin, state law. The merchant must Lillian Hedman, Barbara Nichols, make written application to the Irene Valpiani, Jeanne Ryves, council, but no fee is required Lavina Zeiner, Sherman Nicar There will in addition to the regular oc and Calvin Davis. cupation license. Previously all be selections by the Watts junior sale of firecrackers within the band and other musical num bers. city limits was forbidden. There will be no classes during George Stankey was awarded the week for the eighth grade the contract for painting the front of the exterior and the in grade pupils, but on Monday terior of the city hall for $56. and Tuesday Wallace McCrae of Bob Allen and Vic Aspland the high school will assist them were granted a license to oper in lining up their high school courses and registering them for ate a slot machine. next year's work. On Wednes day the classs will have a picnic Mrs. J. L George, at Big Eddy park. Mist Resident, School will dismiss at 10 a. Passes in Portland m. Friday, when pupils will be on hand to get their report Mrs. J. L. George, resident of cards and check in their text Mist of 10 years, passed away 'books. Saturday night in Emanuel hos pital in Portland, where two of FORMER EDITOR VISITS her daughters are taking nurses VERNONIA training. Paul Robinson, who establish Funeral services conducted by ed the Vernonia Eagle in 1922 Rev. W. O. Livingstone were when construction of the O.-A. held in the Mist Community mill was beginning, visited church Monday, with bunai In friends here last Friday. He the West Hills Memorial Park, was accompanied by Mrs. Robin Portland. Mrs. George was a son. member of the local Christian Paul Robinson sold the Eagle church and was well known and in 1926 to Mark E. Moe, and for loved in this community. A large the past two or three years has group of Vernonia friends at been publishiing the News at tended the services. North Bonneville, Wash. The Mrs. George was born in future of North Bonneville de Texas, and came to Oregon in pends on whether the govern 1927 settling in Mist. She ment sells the power generated leaves besides her husband, five at the dam to the big utilitier children, Clara CcClendan, Char who already have their distribu lene George, Geraldine George. tion systems or to consumers C. H. George and Ralph George, who will erect factories in the four brothers and three sisters. vicinity, he says. Bennett Resigns As Counsel For City of Vernonia
