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VOLUME 16, NUMBER 18 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939 Festival ol A. E. Tousley 54 Girls Entered in Miller Mercantile Music Set Funeral Queen Competition for World Fair Journey For Tuesday Held Monday Over 500 Students Will Take Part to Commemor ate National Week Host of Friends Pay Last Tribute to Well-Known Local Resident Vernonia’s celebration of Nation ai music Week May '< to 13 inclus ive is set tor tne evening of Maj b at 8 p. m. at the Washington grade school auditorium is the an nouncement this week. The program tor the festival wilt see the partici pation of over 500 students from the Lincoln and Washington schools and from the Nehalem valley rural schools all of which have been in vited to attend. The Vernonia Jun ior Band will supply several num bers during the evening. Program arrangements under the direction of Miss Amy Hughes, mus ic instructor in th$ Vernonia schools, will provide a special number from each of the acting schools. The theme of the program will be com positions of Stephen Foster and patriotic numbers. The evening’s program is given without charge and all are invited to attend. The program has been arranged to comprise 16 numbers as follows: 1. Flag Salute led by the Boy Scouts. 2. Star Spangled Banner—singing by the audience and participating group. 3. Address of Welcome by E. H. Condit. 4. Rhythm Band—Lincoln grade school. 5. Susanna—participating stu dents. 6. Massa’s in De Cold Cold Ground—Natal trio. 7. Swanee River—.primary grades. 8. Selection by the Pleasant Hill school. 9. Selection by the Vernonia Jun ior Band. 10. My Old Kentucky Home— participating students. 11. Pop! Goes the Weasel, a dance by the seventh grade girls of the Washington school. , 12. Selection by the eighth grade boys of the Washington school. 13. Sweet and Low—eighth grade girls of the Washington school. 14. Old Black Joe—participating students. 15. My Oregon—participating stu dents. 16. America—audience, participa ting studen-ts and band. Arthur E. Tousley, well-known »’ernonia resident, was laid to rest Monday, May 1st in the Vernonia Memorial Cemetery following ser .ices held at the Evangelical church jn the afternoon of that day with Reverend H. R. Scheuerman de- ivering the funeral oration and Jewett A. Bush directing. Tousley passed away following an accident occurring while work .ng as mill-right at the Oregon- American mill. The accident re- >ulted in Tousley being severelj crushed while cleaning a friction .vheel in the saw mill department of the mill. Graveside services were conduct ;'t under the direction of Verno iia Post No. 119 of the America) Legion with a firing squad and full uilitary honors being accorded. Al veterans attended the service on masse. As a token of respect busi ness firms in the city closed then doors between the hours of two ind three o’clock Monday afternoon nd a part of the Oregon-Ameri can mill closed for the afternoon. First County Music Program To Be Held Bands, High School Chor uses to Participate on May 11 at Rainier The first county music festival ever to be held in commemoration of National Music Week is slated for Thursday, May 11, at Rainier. Arrangements with schools in the county have been made by Helen McPherson of Rainier for the choral groups and by Kenneth Asbury of Scappoose for the bands. As the program has been drawn, the band and chorus from each school will provide a number sep arately and finally all groups will be massed for several numbers. Rehearsals will be held starting at 1:30 p. m. of that day with the program beginning in the evening at 8 o’clock. J. 3. CULBERTSON PASSES AWAY APRIL 30— Funeral services will be held in the Evangelical church here Satur day, May 6, at 1:30 p. m. for J. S. Culbertson who passed away Sun day evening, April 30. in Portland following an attack of heart trouble. He was a resident of Vernonia for several years and of Portland for the past six months. He is the fath er of Harry Culbertson. Burial will take place at the North cemetery. Rose Festival Button Sale to Start May 9 C. R. Watts, director of the Vernonia Junior Band, when con- tacted by a representative of The Eagle this week announced the date of May 9 as the time set for the beginning of the sale of Portland Rose Festival buttons by members of the band and their parents. Mr. Watts has made a statement through thb press that will explain the necessity of a large sale of the buttons and the purpose for which proceeds derived from the sale are used. “The only way that we can take all the band children to the festival is to sell all the buttons sent tc js by Portland festival authorities, We get all proceeds from the buttons that are sold by the Ver- ionia band children. “Also, we must know very soon just how many 'buttons will be possible for us to sell in order to drill ell the children that amount of money will allow us to enter in OBITUARY the parade. Intensive drilling is Arthur E. Tousley was oorn in necessary in order to withstand the Grand Forks, North Dakota, Sep- long parade. Buttons will be on •■ember 24, 1899. In 1921 he mov sale May 9, Tuesday.’’ year: d to California and two The buttons cost $1.00 for adults ater came to Vernonia. On May 23, 1925 he was united and will admit to all events on the in marriage to Leatha Poynter tc program except the Queen’s dinner vhich union was born one son. and br 11. Admission to sjy one event will be 50c for adults ano Arthur, Jr. He was a member of the Ameri- 25c for children under 14. The Vernonia Band will be enter can Legion Vernonia Poet, the Elks fraternal order of Klamath ed in the festival on two different Falls. Oregon, and the Lumber occasions known at this time: The and Sawmill Workers Union, No. Floral Parade on Friday, June 9 and the Junior Rose Festival Par- 2557 of Vernonia. He leaves to sorrow his compan rde, Marrykana and closing events ion and son; his father, F. J. on Saturday, June 10. TousTey, Vernonia; one brother, Ward Tousley, Clarkston. Washing ton; 'four sisters, Miss Marian Tousley, Olla, Louisiana; Mrs. Les ter Collins, Vallejo, California; Mrs. Archie Adams, Vernonia and Mrs. Harold Akerstedt, Svenson; his grandmother, Mrs. D. B. Tous- ’cy, Olla. Louisiana, and a host of High School Lawn Will friends. Be Scene of Celebration He passed from this world April Barring Rain 28, 1939, it the age of 39 years, seven months and four days: In Queen Irene I and her court will terment was held at the Vernonia rule at -the May Festival this Fri- Memorial Cemetery. day afternoon, May 5. Her court will consist of two princesses select- BUSH DOGS PLACE AT ed from each class. .They are: TOP IN KANSAS CITY SHOW— Jewett A. Bush shipped three senior crown princesses Bonnie Arn- dogs to Kansas City three weeks er and Juanita Morris; junior prin- a?o for showing in the American cesses Eunice Larson and Delores Royal Dog and Horse show and George; sophomore princesses Bar Mondi y morning of this week re bara Dusten and Velva Heath and ceived information of the results freshman princesses Lillian Laird of the showing on April 29 and and Margaret Haiman. The festival will begin at two 30. Bush’s Caesar’s Hi Ho (male) p. m. when Queen Irene and her won first. Bush’s Miss Progress of Oregon (female) won first prise court ascends the throne, As the and trophy for the best novice, in court makes its entrance, the glee the show. The other female named club will sing. The Prime Minister, Bush’s Pageant Progress Rose won Howard Rundell, will then welcome ..hird in the showing. The dogs will the subjects and crown the queen. Entertainment for Her Majesty show in Portland on May 12 and 13 at the Portland Kennel Club will be a number of dances includ ing the maypole dance. Classes from how at the auditorium. the high school and grade school TOY SCOUTS GET under the direction of Miss Frances FIRST-AID KIT— Faber will take part in the program. The Vernonia Boy Scout troop The theme of the day follows that No. 201 was presented a new first- of an old English May day cele- aid kit this week. The presentation bration. Two highlights of the pro was made by the troop committee gram will be the queen’s jesters of the American Legion. end the moving forest. Friday Graduation Speaker Named For Students E’ghth Grade Grads Will Hear Dr. Dan Poling in Address on May 17 Dr. Dan Poling, noted education al authority in Oregon, has been engaged for the graduation address on May 17 to graduating students of the eighth grade was the an- r.ouncement made this week by E. xi. Condit, Washington grade school principal. The address to be delivered oi- chat date will be at the graduation exercises at the Washington grad', school auditorium. All Columbia county schools in this zone have been invited to bring their graduating students here at chat time for the exercises. The zone is comprised of students from schools in the Nehalem valley. Diplomas will be distributed bj County School Superintendent Wil liam Schnebly. V Shoe Repair Store* to Consolidate Business •n Friday of This Week The two shoe repair stores in Vernonia have announced the deci sion to consolidate forces to operate in the future as one concern as was the statement this week. The location of the Bennett Shoe Store was being changed the fore part of the week from its old posi tion next door to Frank’s Pastime to the vacant space remaining iron the Mathis Cabinet Shop beside the ocation of the Federici Shoe Store With the establishment of the Ben- nett Store in that location the re pair machinery from the Federici shop will be consolidated and the two operated as one concern. The building formerly housing the Bennett store was owned by the Bank of Vernonia in Liquidation and has been sold making the move necessary for that reason alone. The new housing location is owned by Charles VanAlstine. Pictures of Wildlife Are V ora Sowers to Presented Two Showings Are Made Here by Representative Speak at from Game Commission Banquet Thurs. B» Betty Brite Circle Plans for Mother-Daughter Af- fair at 6:30 P. M. mother-daughter banque; The plans of the Betty Brite Circle were nearing completion this week for the staging of the affair at th • Evangelical church May 11, Thurs- day. The banquet will start at 6:30 p. m. of that evening. Mrs. Judd Greenman will act ai toastmistress. Miss Erma Kent will pay tribute to the mothers present in a speech and Mrs. E. E. Garnei will deliver the mothers’ response, Mrs. E. Sehorn will sing a vocal solo. Guest speaker for the evening will be Mrs. Vora Sowers of the Woman’s Protective Division of the Portland Police Bureau. Tickets have peen placed on sale and all «others and daughters ar: cordially • invited. JOY THEATRE TO HAVE PAL NIGHT TUESDAY— C. A. Lockwood representing the ■tate Game Commission was in Vernonia Monday afternoon and vening with a number of motion picture reels of wildlife scenes throughout the State of Oregon, The pictures were given in the afternoon to students of the hign chool and another showing was mrde in the evening to students and adults of the community. A picnic and hoftball game were taged at Big Eddy park in the afternoon following the first pic ture showing, by high school stu dents. Business men and sportsmen were invited to the afternoon affair. The pictures shown illustrated the live-trapping of beaver and the transplanting of the animals from scenes where destruction had result- id to places where they would prove beneficial; elk and deer on the Murderers creek area and steelhead and trout fishing on the Umpqua river. Dew Drop Inn Sold to Desmond Laird New Owner Will Assume Jay Taggart, manager of the Joj Control Saturday from Iheatre, announced this week plan« Mr. and Mrs. Byers to hold pal night each week start ing on Tuesday, May 9. Under the Mr. and Mrs. Buster Byers, own arrangement as slated at this time ■rs of the Dew Drop Inn at River- two adults may attend the show iew have sold their place of busi for the price of one. A new show ness to Desmond Laird is the an will be presented for Wednesday nouncement made this week. Nego- night only. Pal night is open tc iations for the transfer of the adults only. property have been underway for some time. Application for an operator’s per- mit wrs made to the State and the • license received this week, making 1939, and sworn to as such by said it possible for the new owner to City Engriei-r on the 29th day of ssume control of the business. April, 1939. Laird will begin operation of the ..Section 2. That whereas numerous business Saturday of this week, it burials have been made in said was stated. Vernonia Memorial Cemetery prior to this time, and it is necessary STATE EXAMINERS DUE that said ordinance go into im HERE THURSDAY, MAY 4— The state examiner for operators mediate effect, an emer"-ncy is nd chauffeurs, Ray Dooley, is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be of immediate •cheduled to arrive in Vernonia force and effect when passed by Thursday. May 4, this week accord a unanimous vote of the City Cour ing to a notice received informing of his visit. eil end approved by the Mayor. City Cemetery Officially Dedicated • • An ordinance authorizing and dir corder of the City of Vernonia, ecting the Mayor of the city of Ver Oregon, are hereby authorized and nonia, Oregon, and the Recorder of directed to forthwith make and ex the City of Vernonia, Oregon, to ecute a certificate of dedication, make and execute a certificate de dedicating the roadways and walk dicating the roadways and walk ways of Vernonia Memorial Ceme ways in Vernonia Memorial Ceme tery to the use of the public for- tery to the use of the public for ever for cemetery purposes; said •ver, for cemetery purposes, ami roadwavs and walkwsvs bring des teriarine an emergency. irnated as such on thejiriginal plat The Citv of Vemon'a Does Or- of said Vernonia Memorial Ceme- dain as Follows: terr as prepared bv Earle S. Smith. Section 1. The Mayor of the City ( City Engineer of the City ef Vemo- of Vernonia. Oregon, and the Re-|nia. Oregon, on February 17 th. Partnership Announced Here Tuesday Following the opening May 1st of the Miller Mercantile queen con- test race to determine one girl from the territory served by the store the right to a week’s free trip to San Francisco and tour of the Exposition, The Eagle this week is publishing the names of the girls who have so far entered the contest. Names submitted to The Eagle up to eight o’clock Wed nesday evening numbered 54. Nomination of names may be made up to the end of this month with blanks for that purpose ob tainable at the Miller store. The blanks should then be mailed or brought to The Eagle where they will be placed on record officially naming the girls in the contest. Each nomination blank entitles the nominee to 1,000 votes. The first official vote count will be taken next Wednesday afternoon for tabulation of standings and publication • in the issue of next week. In order that voters may know -he contestants entered up to this time a listing of candidates is giv en: Beteen Matthews, Joanne Nich ols, Hazelanne Parker, Erma Kent, Dorothy Myers, Kathryn Ann Thom- as, Patricia Baker, Alice Baker, Pauline Dial, Ivy Masters, Irene Bergerson, Billie Bergerson, Ethlyn Gillard. Jean Lewis, Evelyn Parkinen, Gertrude McCabe, Juanita Morris, Elizabeth Wall, Goldie Keaton, Eun- ce Larson, Dorothy Webb, Mar garet Thorn, Helen 'Messing, Bobb:e lassett, Edna Mowe, Alice Weed, Anna McDonald, June Michener, Bonnie Arnefr, Marie Schmidlin, Amy Turner, Elsie McDonald. Louise French, Geraldine Cason, Frances Childs, Jean Vaughan, Jane Watts, Myrtle Stacey, Reva Mc Cormick, Violet Saxton, Montana French, Betty Lee, Dorothy Over- son, Dorena Anderson, Elsie Dun can, Ethel Spencer, Dorothy Austin, Dorothy Millis, Ada Mills, Lillian Hedman, Velva Heath, Heidi Reich, Dorothy Acord and Erlene Jenkins. 3 Sidewalks to Be Constructed By City A Street to Be Closed for May Day Festival; Bills Passed City councilmen in their. Monday -ivening meeting of this week at- xnded routine matters incidental to rhe regular first monthly meeting— chat of placing an akeh on bills sub mitted the city then launched into discussion of several matters rela tive to city undertakings, A request from Wallace MdCrae, high school principal, for the clos- ure to automobile traffic on the afternoon of May 5, of A street was granted. The request came rela tive to the May Day festival which is slated for that time so that little disturbance would be possible. The street will be closed in the back facing the school. Three sidewalks were authorized to be constructed on property held by three different residents on Weed avenue. The property owners had been instructed to build the walks previous to this time but had failed to do so. The city will pay for the construction and assess the property a like amount it was stat ed. The remainder of the evening was occupied with discussion of the new city cemetery with the passing of an ordinance relative to that subject being undertaken. The or- dinance appears elsewhere on this page. GLOCKENSPIEL PURCHASED FOR JUNIOR BAND— The purchase was made this week of a glockenspiel or band lyra by C. R. Watts, director of the Ver nonia Junior Band. The instrument is constructed in a new style where in the bars recline in a horiiontal position instead of the usual up right. Both hands may be used in