CRUCIAL PRIMARY TO SEE "X’S” CHALKED
Hess and
Martin
Attract
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VOLUME 15, NUMBER 20
VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1938
42 SENIORS TO GRADUATE FRIDAY, MAY 20
Dr. Baxter
To Speak
In City
Impressive Rites Planned
for Commencement; To
Be In Washington School
Forty-two Vernonia Union righ
school seniors will receive honors
tomorrow (Friday) night at the
Washington grade school auditorium
on the occasion of the twenty-first
annual' commencement exercises.
Chief among the impressive rites
planned for the departing students
will be the appearance here of Dr.
Bruce R. Baxter, president of Wil
lamette University, Salem.
Though not complete, the pro
gram bids to eclipse any that have
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Parcells
Lose All in
Fire Friday
M c M innville man
Mill Not
T o (dose,
Reported
Greenman Interviewed by
Eagle on Important Sub
ject; Rumor Laid at Ease
Vernonia Women Attend 10th
Annual Homemakers9 Meet
(BY THELMA SEXTON)
With Mrs. Ralph Valpiani, chair
man of Columbia county committee,
presiding, the Tenth Annual Home
makers’ Festival was held May 12,
in the Methodist Episcopal church
of St. Helens. The largest crowd
in the history of the festival was
present when the meeting opened at
11 a. m. From a small group of
women in home betterment 10 years
ago, the membership has grown un
til' 200 women, who represent only
a small group actually engaged in
the work over the county, made the
trip to St. Helens to attend the
All the kids know Gail Nutt,
And Gail is no different than
any other kid. He likes to run
and play and leap . . . and
slide down bannisters. The only
sad part about bannister slid-
ing is that Gail forgot to select
the right bannister and the one
he did select at the Washington
grade school Tuesday was some
what ragged. Slivers in the ban
nisters seemed to be the rule
and Gail slid into one, his physi
cian picking it out of a spot
where slivers are found aft
er a bannister-sliding experi
ence that results poorly. The
sliver v»as over two inches long
and as big around as a match.
Gail’s eating off the mantle this
week.
Street
Oiling
Due Soon
State, Maple, Weed, and
Three Others to Be Im
proved in July
HERE'S WHERE YOU VOTE:
Precinct No. 1 at Thomas Gar
age building.
Precinct No. 2 at Vernonia
Grange hall.
Precinct No. 3 at Oregon-Ameri-
can cookhouse.
Precinct No. 4 at City Hall.
Polling places will open at 8 a.
m. tomorrow (Friday) and will re
main open until the stroke of 8 in
the evening. What will happen in
the mean time as the voters trek to
their booths to mark their primary
ballots will prove the most interest
ing information in tnis and other
Oregon communities for many years.
Attracting by far the most rabid
interest was the Democratic dog
fight for the gubernatorial nomina
tion. Incumbent Governor Martin
and Henry L. Hess seemed to be
sway out in front and the sparks
were flying profusely as both took
the stump for last-minute lashes at
each other and at each other’s cam
paign platform.
For the information of the read
ers and residents in this section of
Columbia county, the great major
ity of whom have not had access
to either reliable lists or sample
ballots, The Eagle has compiled the
two tickets:
Improvement of six thoroughfares
in Vernonia through the use of new
type oil process was in prospect this
week as final preparations were an-
nounced by the city council,
State street (Rock creek road)
will be finished from Bridge to C
Earl A. Nott
street; Maple from Weed to ?irst,
Nott, district attorney at McMinn
and Weed from Bridge to Maple.
ville, is a Democratic candidate for
These will receive a 20-foot sur
face, except on State which fronts
congressman from this district. He
the high school property. Here the
visited in Vernonia the past week
surface will extend to the curb.
end in the interest of his campaign.
Third will be improved one block
Nott received the unqualified en
north
and one south from Bridge,
dorsement of the Non-Partisan Lea
as will Second and First. The sur DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
gue for Political Progress, organiza
face here will be oiled from curb to
FOR UNITED STATES SENA
tion of farmers’ groups and workeis
curb.
TOR IN CONGRESS: Short term,
in Columbia and Clatsop counties.
Depending largely upon the weat
Mrs. Zelma Bush Makes her, the oiling process is diue to Robert A. Miller.
Announcement During start in July. County equipment FOR UNITED STATES SENA
TOR IN CONGRESS: Regular term,
Week; Operator Coming will be used for the work. The Willis Mahoney and Carl C. Don-
State street vacation notice appears augh.
Mrs. Zelma Bush, owner of the
for the first time in this week’s
IN
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR
Jcy Theatre in Vernonia, announc Elugle.
DISTRICT:
CONGRESS, FIRST
ed this week that she had leased the
-o-
Earl A. Nott, Andrew C. Burk and
Team of Horses Runs local establishment to J. J, Taggart
W. T. Miller.
Away lo Heap Misfortune »nd that he had assumed control.
FOR GOVERNOR: O. Henry
Judge Roy R. Hewitt
on Treharne Lady
Oleen, Henry L. Hess and Charles
Taggart, for five years a lieuten
Heads List to Speak Be
H. Martin.
Mrs. Geo. Baslington, Treharne, ant in the Civilian Conservation
fore O.-A. Employees
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
can thank her lucky stars that she Corps service, recently resigned to
Emily
F. Eldson.
Oregon-American employees, mem fell out of horse-drawn wagon on come to Vernonia. Taggart’s last
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
bers of the IWA local, listened to halfway soft soil
this week, charge was at Camp Nehalem, not
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Rex Put-
an impressive list of candidates and though she was badly bruised, even far from Tillamook. He recently
Communication Derides man and John W. Leonhardt.
union officials Monday evening in so.
commanded a CGC train which re
Propoganda to Contrary FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE
a special meeting called for the loc
She and Mr. Baslington of Tre- turned a company of eastern lads
BUREAU OF LABOR: Paul E.
al hall.
harne were occupying a wagon to their homes. He terminated his
Issued Recently
Roth and Clarence F. Hyde.
Heading the list was Judge Roy drawn by their team Tuesday after- I ' government work with the comple- TO THE PUBLIC:
FOR SENATOR, FOURTEENTH
R. Hewitt who spoke to the men r.oon and had started across a cut-, I tion of his New York trip,
Any rumors or propoganda, print SENATORIAL DISTRICT: Walter
on points concerning the current over field. The team, in some un-| Taggart said he would have an
ed or verbal, which may have gain E. Pearson, Daisy B. Bevans and
economic and political horizon.
explained fashion, became frighten- ■ operator here this week from Port- ed reading or hearing here recent
Russell Hogan.
ed
as
they
neared
a
bridge
Earl Seney, prominent union wor
and ran ]an(j an(j that jn emergencies, he ly, and which would lead
voters
to
FOR REPRIESENTATIVE, COL-
ker, was rlso present. He is ex away, across the bridge and through would assume the operator’s work believe that the CIO, and
more es- UMBIA COUNTY: J. D. Perry.
a
field
of
stumps.
secretary of the IWA and is now
here. A continued program of mal^ pecially the IWA, Local No. 37.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE, CLAT-
Quieting his team after a *long mg available the first and best cin
in charge of sick reports to locals.
Vernonia, is not united 100 per SOP AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES:
He is a Clark & Wilson employee. run, Mr. Baslington looked for his emas for local theatre fans was an cent, for the candidacy of Henry Grace Kent Magruder and Blanche
E. B. Webber, Portland, a second wife. The pet shepherd dog barked nounced. “Snow White and the Sev L. Hess, Democratic candidate for H. Pickering.
prominent union leader, was present and tugged at his trouser and led en Dwarfs” is one of Taggarts first Oregon’s governorship, are absolu-
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER:
him back to her prone body. Mrs. contracts, it was learned.
as were several others.
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page
12.)
Baslington lay unconscious beside
Mrs. Taggart is well known here,
a stump. Revived, she was hurried having resided here with her moth
to Vernonia for medical attention. er, Mrs. Bush, and having many
She received a severely bruised
friends in the locality.
head, left shoulder and side. Aside
from the external injuries, it was Urge Write-in»—
thought she would suffer no other
Irene J. VanNatta, secretary of
Tenth Anniversary Festival.
ill effects.
The baccalaureate service held be the top, nothing short.
the county Republican organization,
Mrs. Stella Harris and Mrs. Neil To Go to Marinfield—
“Always bear in mind,” said the
urges party members of this district Sunday evening at the Evangelical
Swarthout led the group singing,
Mrs. E. S. Thompson and child to write in the name of Edison I. church attracted a near-capacity pastor, “that you will need advice.
followed by “Our Anniversary Pa ran, LaVerne and Junior, will leave Ballagh, St. Hele'ns, for legislative congregation and was featured by There are two types, human and
geant” by Mrs. Philip Carlson, de this weekend for their home at representative from this county. He an unusually attractive program.
spiritual. Spiritual shall come first
picting the work done over the 10- Marshfield. Mr. Thompson has been has consented to run, she states,
Basing his address, Today”, on! if the youth is to reach his goal,
year period. A woman’s chorus, in Marshfield for some time, being if he receives the necessary 100 the class motto, “Out of the Har and then rely on the human ad
from Prescott and Rainier sang two engaged there in the automotive write-in ballots. He formerly held bor into the Sea”, Rev. Harvey R. I vice, and more especially adult ad
numbers.
business. Several parties are being the post. No Republican had pre- Scheuerman warned the graduates vice which may not be quick to
Miss Joan Patterson, house fur planned this weekend honoring the viously filed for the post.
of the impending pitfalls, the par speak but better to follow.”
nisher specialist from Oregon State I Thompson family which has been
tial and total' eclipses that would I The evening service opened with
college, presented an interesting re active in community and civic af Official Here---
blind them as they made their way the processional which saw the seat
sume of the history of the home ex fairs during residence here. The
F. M. Martins, divisional mana across the sea. He told the gradu ing of the choirs, the graduates and
tension work in Oregon. Twenty- Claude Gibsons are reported to be ger for Safeway, spent Tuesday in' ates that there remains much room the faculty. The congregation then
four years ago the first extension ! the new tenants at the Thompson Vernonia conferring here with Ger- at the top for leaders of tested sang “Wonderful Words of Life”
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place in Riverview.
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aid Horn, local manager.
strength and that their goal should'
Judd Greenman, general superin-
tendent of the Oregon-American
Lumber Corporation,
told
The
Eagle yesterday that the local
.»ill would operate in June.
Rumors have been rampant in
Vernonia that for some unkown
reason, tne mill here was planning
an indefinite shutdown. Eager to
confirm or deny the report for
readers, Greenman was sought out
and reliable information obtained.
He said: “As far as we can as
certain, the mill will remain open.
It will operate as much in June as
it did in May.”
He would neither confirm nor
deny added activity, however.
Baslingtons
Dignitaries
Have Unusual
Children at Home at Here for
Accident
Time of Conflagration;
Neighbors Aid Family
Union Meeting
The Louis Parcells family was
practically destitute this week, Jis
far as household goods and wearing
apparel are concerned, following a
fire of undetermined origin which
leveled their home Friday morning.
The Parcells property is located
on Mist route, two miles out of Ver
nonia.
According to the information, the
Parcells children, eight of them,
were at home when the fire broke
out, their parents having been call
ed to St. Helens on business. Un
able to cope with the blaze, the
children ran for aid but the head
way already attained made it im
possible to save any item in the
home.
None of the children were injur
ed. Neighbors, as well as Vernonia
people, aided in the peogram to
help the family following the loss.
GAIL NUTT GETS
SLIVER JUST WHERE
ONE WOULD EXPECT!
Greatest Primary in Years
Pits Many Prominent Per
sonages in Races
Joy Theatre
Leased to
J. J. Taggart
CIO Says
Membership
All for Hess
Baccalaureate Program Attracts
Capacity Crowd to Local Church
Joy Theatre to Be Scene of Vernonia Eagle’s Motion Picture Cooking School
Interest in
Talkie Is
Shown in Story
Going to school in a theatre!
It sounds a bit strange, doesn’t
it? But that is what women of the
community will be doing when The
Eagle’s Motion Picture Cooking
School comes to town June 2, 3
and 4.
There will be real lessons, too,
lessons in measuring, mixing, and
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blending the ingredients for manv| model, conveniently-equipped, kit I dramatizes everyday happenings— that if they watch closely, while she j
recipes; in the preparation of such chens, (not the synthetic, false- i the human sort of things that real measures and mixes and completes
triumphs as a lattice-top fruit pie; front variety), where trained home ly do happen.
the entire cooking operation, this
in making delicious frozen desserts makers will plan and complete the
Binding the attractive story to- close-up personal study will be more
ar.d salads; in laundering fine fab preparation of several meals so the I gether is the romance of home .helpful than hours of ready recipes
rics; and in planning healthful meals entire audience can see the process making, a subject that h Id th °r bl’Hd experimenting.
[ The motion picture camera was
for growing children.
step by step.
interest of every woman, young | leisurely, completely unhurried and
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The camera has assembled all the
The finished dishes, which will end old. Even The Eagle knows '___
painstakingly
accurate 1 in
recording work seem so easy”, the audience
expert information of trained home be shown in full color, will' look as that all women—brides, business' “Star in My Kitchen". There is no will say after watching the exper
economists—not as a routine lee-' though they could be picked right types, and experienced housekeeper» (trickery in the cooking, baking, and ienced home-makers in "Star in My
ture, not as a formal "highbrow” cut of the picture and eaten on —respond to the fascination of look- I preparation of appetizing ice-box
Kitchen” instruct the eager, young
demonstration, but as a real ro the spot.
ing in on another wohian when she wonders.
Competent cooks who
mance of home-making, full of sus
The class won’t be all work, for is at work in the kitchen.
have drifted into bad habits will be Dedee A hot. And cooking wilt be
pense and charm, and informal there is a constant play of spark-
Particularly do they like it when able to check their own mistakes come easy for every woman who
chats from-one-good-cook-to-another. ling humor, the appeal of tender 'they are allowed to sit quietly and, by studying the systematic routine attends the Motion Picture Cooking
There will be remarkable close-' romance, the suspense of a coherent,' j watch her prepare some dish in j revealed in those close-ups.
School, where the lessons will be
ups of each process in a series of intelligently-directed story. which which she specializes. They know
“They make cooking and house-simple, yet remarkably effective.
Features
Aplenty Due
June 2, 3 and 4