VOLUME XIV
$1.50 per year,
5c a copy. VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1937
NUMBER 42
Asher J. Chapman Repairs Are Made
¡Two Changes Are
U. S. Army Deeds Enrollment in Grade
Schools Is High
, On Power Flume at Dam
Dies in Portland
Are Recounted by I I
Made in Budget
Enrollment in the Washingtort
Repairing of seven bents df
Maj. H. D. Bagnall and Lincoln grade schools has Asher J. Chapman, 50, died in the Oregon Gas and Electric For Coming Year
reached an all-time high, there
Co.’s flume at the Keasey dam
being 490 registered with an Portland Oct. 10. Services were ! was completed Monday. A slide
Chamber Learns of Possibility average daily attendance of 470. held Oct. 12 at the Miller and
Wednesday previous threaten- Date for Election Remain, to
Of Buxton-Banks Construc
Be Set at Future Meeting of
This is approximately 70 more Tracy Funeral home, Portland. I ed to wreck the pipe line. George
tion Next Year
Mr. Chapman was born at . Comstock, engineer at the plant,
City Council
than that of last year.
About 35 pupils come from Spencer, Iowa. He was employed j noticed it in time to prevent a
Peace time achievements of the
A few minor changes were
.
the
two consolidated districts, in the O.-A. mill except during ; serious mishap; and shut the
U. S. army was the topic of
I Rock creek and Beaver creek. the depression, when he worked i water and power off. The newly made in the proposed city bud
Major H. D. Bagnall, district re-
The others are accounted for by in mills along the lower Col : installed automatic oil switch near get for 1938 at the hearing
cruiting officer, at the chamber I ■ ¡increased
population, several fam- umbia. «
J Vernonia instantly threw the Wednesday night in the city hall
of commerce meeting Tuesday I
Several months ago he was I load on the tie-in service of the Lester Sheeley, city attorney,
I
ilies
having
moved
in
from
the
evening in the Masonic hall. The |
taken seriously ill and received j O.-A. mill, and local customers pointed out that although the
.army’s biggest task, he said, was ; I middle west.
hospitalization in Portland.
I
Weekly
assemblies
are
held
I were not aware of the trouble allotment for the attorney’s sal
the Panama canal, begun in 1904 |
ary conformed with the ordin
He
leaves
to
mourn
his
loss
under a civilian commission, turn- i j in both schools, to which parents his wife Adelia; son Melvin of at the dam.
ance, allowance for court costs
i
are
invited.
The
upper
grade
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ed over to the army in 1907, and
had been omitted. He suggested
Portland;
three
daughters,
Verda
I
BERNADINE
KING
IS
HURT
¡assembly comes at 11:30 Friday,
$300 be added for this item;
completed by it In 1915. He
¡the Washington primary assem and Hazel Cook of Vernonia and ¡WHEN HIT BY CAR
otherwise it would be .necessary
enumerated a long list of other
Mildred
Urie
of
Jewell;
his
moth
bly at 1 p. m. and the Lincoln
achievements such as fire fight
er, Mrs. J. C. Chapman of Mirror
Bernadine King, daughter of to draw on the emergency fund.
The council allowed this sum,
ing, assisting flood refugees, map assembly at 2 p. m.
Landing, Alta. Can., one brother Mr. and Mrs. Henry King, was
grade
In last week’s upper
and also increased the amount
ping, engineering, medical dis
and
five
sisters.
knocked
unconcious
Friday
when
assembly a play, “Mother Went
coveries, etc.
she ran into a car driven by budgeted for street maintenance
Away” was presented by Geor
Road Building Forecast
I gia Mills, Jack Cooley, Jack Olin, EXAMINER TO BE IN VER Jack Parker in front of the $500. It was pointed out that
No bones were $960 of the street fund was for
• Possibility of building the Bux Martha Tapp, Joyce Knight and NONIA THURSDAY, OCT. 21 light office.
broken, and she was able to be lighting, and not enough was
ton-Banks cutoff next year was Marianne Tomlin, members of
R. J. Dooley, examiner of back in school Wednesday.
left for othes purposes.
indicated by Secretary J. W. the dramatics club.
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Although estimated expendi
Operators and chauffeurs, will be
Nichols, provided the chamber
tures were increased $800 the
at the city hall in Vernonia from
urges the proposition upon the
11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Thursday,
tax requested was increased only
state highway commission, and
i
October 21, according to a recent
$170, a greater allowance being
the matter was referred to the
announcement from the secretary
made for delinquent taxes than
roads and highway committee.
of
state's
office.
in the budget as published.
After completing the business
The council is expected to set
session Ed Bollinger, chairman,
Arnold A. King, Vernonia, was the tiâte for election on the
The Clatskanie Tigers defeated HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS
turned the meeting over to Ly
killed Saturday at the Crown budget at the regular meeting
man Hawken of the entertain their ancient rivals, the Verno- CHOOSE CLASS PLAY
Willamette camp, Lewis and nevt Monday night.
nia
Loggers,
12
to
0
Saturday
ment committee.
Mr. Hawken
“Polishing Papa” is the title of Clark, when a sapling, broken
No citizens were present to
on
Nehalia
field.
As
on
pre
announced a repetition of the
the three act comedy to be pre by sling logc in loading, fell on
local program broadcast over vious occasions, feeling was high,; sented before Christmas by the him. He died while being car discuss the budget, the changes
KEX recently, for the benefit | and each side was out to tromp junior class at the high school. ried three miles from the woods being made by the council. The
budget committee, R. M. Aldrich,
of those who did not hear the Ion the other,
The selection was made at the to the camp.
Ed Bollinger, LaVerne Adams
Vernonia
made
a
fine
start
original presentation. This con-
class meeting Tuesday. Miss
Mr. King was employed by the
sisted of a tap dance number, wel1 into Clatskanie territory in Jane Wilkinson will be the coach. Koster Products Co. until he was and E. H. Washburn, was in
attendance.
"The Sidewalks of New York,” the first drive- when Nicar re’
laid off, and had worked in the
by Evelyn Hearing and Joy Wil- i turn*d the kickoff. Clatskanie EAGLES NAME DELEGATES
Crown-Willamette camp only a
lard, a duet, “Down in the Vai- «founded a punt on Vernonia’s TO THE DALLES CONVENTION short time when the accident oc MORE PRIZES ARE AWARDED
BROWN AT LIVESTOCK SHOW
an(j I ten y
yard
line, > blocker!
blocked the Ver-
ley of Sunshine” by Mr. andl
ard line
curred.
M. E. Turkington, Bob Tomlin,
Mrs. Floyd Rose, and a solo and Inonia kick and fel1 on the bal1
Services were held Tuesday in
Floyd Long, of Long’s hatch
Raymond Justice and F. L. Wat
guitar number “Texas Ranger,”1 f°r a touchdown.
Portland, and interment was in ery and Paul Vanderburg of the
son,
delegates
from
Vernonia
There was no scoring in the
by Leo Ludwig. Each responded
the West Hills cemetery. Sur Triangle Milling Co., Portland,
second quarter. In the third the Aerie to a district convention of viving are his widow, Edith,
io encores.
.were here Monday conferring
Tigers plunged down the field the Fraternal Order of Eagles, children Ernest, Willodeen, Ver
with J. W. Brown regarding the
TRAFFIC CHECK CONDUCTED in a series of off tackle plays plan to leave tomorrow to attend non and Mary, and parents, Mr. prizes for Rhode Island reds
the
one
day
meeting
of
the
order
.
In
the
BY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT !to another touchdown.
and Mrs. A. S. King of Matlock, won by Mr. Brown in the Pacific
fourth Vernonia took the offen Sunday at The Dalles.
Wash.
Internatioal Livestock exposition.
A traffic check by WPA work sive, making two marches deep.
The Triangle Milling Co. awarded
ers under direction of the state into Clatskanie territory, mostly
Road District Meeting
Mr. Brown a silver cup for the
highway department was con on forward passes.
grand champion bird.
To'
Be
Held
Nov.
6
Brown,
Tiger
left
half,
was
ducted in Vernonia Monday.
Besides the prizes enumerated
Checkers were stationed at the the chief ball carrier. Macpher
A road district meeting for in last week’s issue Mr. Brown
son,
fullback,
did
the
heavy
work,
important down town intersec
j District 16, within the city limits was the recipient of ribbons for
tions to note directions in which and Capt Owens stood out on
of Vernonia is to be held at 10 the best shape male bird and the
which cars were going.
This the Clatskanie line.
a. m. Saturday, Nov. 6, accord best colored female bird, awarded
For Vernonia the running of
is thought to be part of a gen
ing to announcement by the by the Greater Western Rhode
SEEN AND HEARD
eral traffic check of different Bill Byers was a feature. Scha-
county court. The purpose will Island Red club.
lock
and
McDonald,
though
both
communities in the state.
Traffic checkers on the side be to decide upon a special levy
Mrs. James Emmons won prizes
injured for a while, gave good streets stretched out in the for improvement and maintenance for the second cockerel and the
On Sunday evening the First accounts of themselves, and shade, scarcely moving a muscle of roads in the district.
fourth cockerel, and one Colum
Christian Church will burn the Nicar, freshman halfback, stood to tally the cars as they passed
This will be the first meeting bian rock.
mortgage of the parsonage that out as the best pass receiver.
. . . Doc Eby and Bill Pringle of the kind to be held here for
♦
Rainier Game Next
they have been working to pay
kidding each other in front of several years.
LOCAL LEGIONNAIRES
Vernonia will play Rainier to the post office . . . Mrs. Wash
off for the past year. The debt
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ATTEND INSTALLATION
that has been hanging over the day at Rainier, Rainier is re burn assuring Bill Nichols that PRESCOTT MILL REMAINS
property for a number of years, ported to have a fast team, hav she didn’t believe him when he WITH A. F. OF L.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Thompson,
has been fully paid, the amount ing beaten Beaverton 12 to 0 told her he was going over to
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Jarvis, Mr.
The Prescott mill of the Clark and Mrs. J. W. Nichols, Mrs. Bes
being *735.02. The church debt while Vernonia tied Beaverton buy a new car . . . But Bill
of long standing consisting of 6 to 6. However, the Loggers bought the car, however . . . and Wilson Lumber Co. voted sie Cummings ,Mrs. A. L. Kul-
between *1700 and *1800 has are hopeful since they beat prac At budget meeting, folks looking Saturday by a small majority to lander and J. C. Lincoln of Ver
been reduced to *650.00. The tically the same line-up 32 to 0 at Walt Kent when some one remain with A. F. of L., accord- nonia post of the Legion and
__ of play is made a crack about water rates jing to report in the Portland Auxiliary went to Wauna Mon-
church is planning to liquidate __
last _ year. Thier type
the obligation by the middle of open attack with much passing.1 being high, and Walt telling them dailies. The two Linnton mills daynight to help with an in
Their backfield is light and fast, not to look at him.
I of the company are C. I. O.
stallation ceremony there.
the coming year.
Vernonia Logger
Killed by Tree
Tigers Defeat
Loggers 12 to 9
Feathers . . .
...Talons