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VOLUME XIV $1.50 per year, A. F. of L. Holds Open Meeting in Grade School After Many Questions Are Asked of Speakers Floor Is Yielded to Hartung of Columbia Council 5c a copy. VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON Teachers to Play Forest Grove Townies ¡Lodge to Have 'Club Rooms in A teachers’ basketball team, I consisting of men from the staffs JMcGeC lJlllldlllg of the local high and grade [ schools, will play the Forest < The Fraternal Order of Eagles Grove townies here next ___ Tues- ___ day evening. The place has not, have rented the upper part ot been decided as yet, but will be [ McGee Bldg, over Turks either in the high school or the(C^_e ^or their meeting hall and club room. grade school gym. The hall has been remodeled M. Ranes ís coach and man and decorated. The first meeting ager of the teachers. __ *______ was held there last Wednesday SECRETARY RECEIVES WORD [night. (Contributed) The meeting at the Washing ton School Wednesday night sponsored by the A. F. of L. was very well attended. The audience was divided in opinion In addition to using the hall as to the C. I. O. - A. F. of L. OF POSTPONEMENT for the Wednesday night meet question in about the same ratio Secretary J. W. Nichols of the ings it will be used every other that the workers of the lumber Vernonia chamber of commerce day and evening except Friday industry are divided -vis- 98% received a telegram Monday from nights as a club room where C. I. O. 2% A. F. of L. ;the state highway commission Mike Pavolka of Tacoma pre that a hearing would be granted members may gather to play cards or read as they desire. The sided at the meeting. Peabody the Vernonia delegation at the and Fisher spoke on the long regular meeting of the commis club room will also be equipped shoreman and maritime side of sion Tuesday, Nov. 30, instead with a radio. The Eagles plan to have their the question. Rev. Boyd of of Thursday of this week as ori Tacoma spoke on the Timber ginally planned. The matter of own kitchen and facilities for worker and A. F. of L. side of i constructing the Buxton-Banks serving refreshments and ban quets. the question. cutoff will be taken up at that After the speakers jpad finish- | Beginning Friday night Decem time. ed the audience began to ask I ber 3 benefit card parties will The time has been set at 1 questions of the speakers and to I be held in the hall every Friday the Benson hotel. the writers knowledge there, p. m. in ______ night during the winter months, ♦______ never was a direct answer to the proceeds to be used for im any question excepting “I don’t provements in their new home. know.” I The first party December 3 will Boyd in his speech made the I also include a short entertain- statement that the A. F. of L. • ment program to start the even had had industrial set-ups with ing off. in its ranks for a number of The Vernonia high school bas Dr. Roland Eby has been years mentioning one of these | ketball schedule has been drawn elected Aerie physician and will as being the brewery workers. up as follows: provide free medical service to Also he stated that since the Dec. 17 - Beaverton, here Eagles and their families. big majority left the folds of 21 - Beaverton, there The Eagles have made good of the Carpenters and Joiners Jan. 7 - St. Helens, here progress in Vernonia since they that the few left had obtained 8 - Forest Grove, there started to organize early in the a real industrial set-up in the 14 - Clatskanie, here summer and it is expected that lumber industry. 31 - Scappoose, here as soon as the present labor Later the question was asked 28 - Rainier, there trouble is over that about 70 of him, “Why do the Team-; Feb. 8 - Forest Grove, here applicants who have already sign sters union have control of the 15 - Clatskanie, there ed up will be initiated to swell breweries in the northwest?” 22 - St. Helens, there the present membership roll. M. His answer, “The Teamsters 25 - Rainier, here E. Turkington is secretary. ______ *_______ wanted all of the men driving _____ •_____ trucks including those hauling Ladies Auxiliary ¡Harvest Home Festival beer.” When the brewery work- 1 Has Open Meeting ers refused to relinquish them' To Be Celebrated they took them by placing team The Ladies auxiliary No. 21 sters in all of the breweries.” held an open meeting yesterday i The annuai Harvest Home Fes We wish to point out the fact evening in the grange hall, and tival of the local Evangelical that this statement proves that the purposes of the organization church will take place Sunday the A. F. of L. does not back its were explained. I morning, November 21, begin- . allocation of industrial jurisdic The president, Ragena Vike, I mng with the unified church tion to its affiliated internation resigned Oct. 28. Mabel Burton service at 9:45. This will feature als. and Irene Ryves were appointed the home coming of former mem- In plainer words it is willing delegates to the unity council in I bers and the Jubilee thank offer- to give you industrial jurisdic Seattle. ' ing of the church. Fruits of the tion but you must be big and The Vernonia auxiliary now j Harvest will decorate the church. strong enough to hold it against' has a membership of 56. IA pot-luck dinner will be served ______ ♦______ the raids of the craft unions af (in the social hall at noon, follow- LEE SCHWAB APPOINTED filiated with the A. F. of L. I ed by a short program and a The questions were so numer CHAIRMAN OF LEGIONNAIRE social afternoon. ous that the speakers after beat BOARD ing around the bush in trying to EARLY COPY, PLEASE Lee Schwab received word I answer some of them, they fin last week that the state execu ally gave the floor to A. F. On account of the Hartung of the Columbia River tive council of the American Leg Thanksgiving holiday next ion had unanimously elected him District council. week it will be necessary The meeting was adjourned af chairman of the Oregon Legion-' to print the Eagle one day naire advisory board. Other 1 ter Hartung spoke. earlier than usual. Corres ♦ members are Harris Ellsworth of1 pondents and advertisers Fred Lumm's mother, Mrs. Roseburg and Irl McSherry of are requested, therefore, to Luella Smith of Portland, came Salem. hand their copy in prefer to Vernonia Wednesday for aj Mr. Schwab has been a mem ably on Tuesday, and not two weeks visit at the home of ber of the advisory board for the later than Wednesday noon. past two yean. her son. Basketball Games Are Seheduled FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1937 Thanksgiving to Be Observed in Churches NUMBER 47 High School Ends Ball Season with 12 to 6 Victory In observance of Thanksgiving | day a union church service of Thanksgiving will be held in the Evangelical church Wednesday evening, November 24, at 7:30. Game at Banks Played on Slow, Wet Field; Several Seniors End Rev. W. O. Livingstone, minister School Football Careers of the Christian church will de liver the sermon. Music will be Vernonia closed its 1937 foot arranged by the Evangelical ball season Armistice day with church. 14 to 6 victory over Banks on LEE SCHWAB ACQUAINTED a very wet and slow field at Banks. WITH NEW CO-PUBLISHER OF EAGLE The game started slowly, | Banks scored first on a long Lee Schwab, former editor of! i pass and _ a series of bucks. Ver- Vernonia Eagle, is well acquaint | nonia scored in the second quar ed with Marion Sexton, new edi I ter and converted, leaving the tor and co-publisher, who will score at the end of the half 7 take over the publication after to 6. In the second half Verno next week. They met while Mr. nia again scored on a 20 yard Schwab was editor of the Dufur pass Schalock to Baker and a Dispatch. 30 yard run. Mr. Sexton is a brilliant man Vernonia started with an all of attractive personality, reports senior team but was forced to Mr. Schwab, and is an unusually run in the first team because enterprising and efficient news- Banks showed surprising strength. paper man. Captain Hugh McDonald play ed his last game for Vernonia, and realized his ambition to play behind the line, his usual posi I tion being center. Other sen iors to play their last game for the high school were Schalock, Construction of a kitchen in Childs and Thompson. The outstanding player for the Legion hall was discussed at the meeting of Vernonia post Banks was Warren Taylor, end, 119 Monday, and the house com whose kicking was a feature of mittee consisting of H. H. King, of the game. J. W. Nichols, A. L. Kullander and Harry Culbertson was in structed to obtain estimates. Between $20 and $30 was realized from the turkey shoot, reported Harry Culbertson. He stated that the affair was suc- cessful in spite of the weather, J. W. Nichols of the committee on sidewalk up O.-A. hill read a telegram from the state high- The Eagle’s prize garden col way commission giving a hearing lection still grows. Latest to Nov. 30 at 3 p. m. at the com take its place on the counter is mission’s meeting in Portland. The Boy Scouts have a mem a box of strawberries from Bruce Mrs. McDonald bership of 23 and are coming McDonald’s. along fine, according to report said Tuesday that they were go by H. J. Zeiner. It was also re-1 ing to enjoy strawberry short- ported that the junior rifle range (cake for supper that evening. As to the 20 H pound what is ready and the club can get ready with competitive shooting. have you - the Eagle is reliably A Christmas activities commit informed that what it called a tee consisting of C. H. Jarvis, rutabaga in last week’s issue is J. W. Nichols, Harry Kerns, Hap- no rutabaga at all, but an hon py Thompson and George Baker est to goodness turnip. Apologies was appointed by Commander J. to Oscar Weed, who knows his C. Lincoln, They will arrange turnips. for participation by the post SEEN AND HEARD in the Christmas charities. Harold Dow scraping old pos Announcement was made that Earl Atkins had been appointed ters off the theatre bill hoard . by District Commander Hatha . . The high school press club way as vice-chairman of the dis visiting the Eagle shop to see trict Americanization committee. the wheels go round . . . Sam Plans for organizing a squad Hearing explaining to Harry ron of the Sons of Veterans Kerns how he patched the top were discussed and request was of a show case that had been made that all interested report broken . . . Lum Brown blink to Happy Thompson. ing the lights in the grade Commander Lincoln expressed school corridor to shoo the crowd hia thanks to those responsible out after the A. F. of L. meet- for the successful Armistice din ing . . . Mrs. Dora Washburn ner; especially the Masonic lodge collecting money for th« Red for the use of the hall. Cross. Legion Ponders Kitchen for Hall Feathers . . . and ... Talons