FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 16, NUMBER 29 Elementary District 47 Charles VanAlstine to District No 47 to Vote on Kindergarten Districts to SeeksBidson Fill Council Position BeExami ned District 49 After Monday Action Question August 11 Voters Must Have Pro perty Qualifications to Participate Automobile, Legally qualified voters of Grade Stage School District No. 47, Jt., will have the opportunity of deciding Collide Wed. for themselves the question recent ly arisen regarding the establishing of a kindergarten in connection with the common school, is the an nouncement made this week. The election has been set for the date of Friday, August 11, at 8 p. m. at the Washington grade school. The kindergarten question was given public mention some time ago at the election held to pass the budget and to name directors to fill vacant positions on the board. No definite action was taken, however, at that time. As has been explained by the school board the kindergarten will be primarily for the children of par.nis who will be able to provide their own transportation. At the pre sent time it is impossible for the district to care for the added ex pense of transportation as the nec essary funds are not available. School busses now in operation are crowded to capacity to provide transportation for those children at tending the grades and to provide for those children who would en rol in the kindergarten would necessitate additional busses, it was stated. In voting on the question it was urged that this feature be kept . in mind before decision js made. Practically no added expense will ibe encountered, it was explained, as an amount sufficient for main taining the added feature, if fa vorably voted upon, has been pro vided in the budget recently passed. Under present conditions it was urged that voters not fail to un derstand that no transportation can be provided. Only taxpayers are qualified to east ballots in the election. ROSS WARRENSFORD TO HAVE OFFICE HERE— Ross Warrensford, Columbia County agent for the Northern Life. Insurance Company announced this week that he would, in the future, be in Vernonia one day of each week for contacts relative to the business. No office location has yet been established but will be soon and will be announced at that time. Warrensford’s headquarters at the present time is St. Helens. COMPLIMENT EXTENDED ON CONTEST— Intersection at Bridge, - State Streets Scene of Serious Accident An accident involving an automo bile driven by Paul A. Lee of Salem and the Oregon Motor Stage occured Wednesday shortly after noon at the intersection of State and Bridge streets. Lee suffered the most serious injury to his per son, receiving a badly bruised arm which necessitated the use of a ding until recovery. No bones were broken. As near as could be determined both parties were equally to blame for the encounter. The automobile was brought to the Vernonia Auto company for repairs which a hur ried estimate placed in excess of $300. No estimate was obtained of he damage to the bus. Delegaiion to Meet with Highway Group To Seek Change of Road from County to State Jurisdiction The Oregon State Highway Com mission, through a communication _o Lester Sheeley this week, an nounced the date of their next regu- i. r meeting at which time an at tempt will be made to have the commission place a portion of the Vernonia-Timber road under state control. The meeting will be held in he Public Service Building, Port- and, Thursday, July 27. A delegation from this county is slated to meet with the commission eeking the change so that it may be possible to obtain a paved road ¿rom the end of the paved portion .it the Stoney Point Rock crusher o Sunset Camp. Should it be pos sible to obtain the oiled surface it will at thae point, Sunset Camp, connect with the now-traveled Wolf Creek highway. Columbia county was responsible for the hard surface in use to the rock crusher but lack of funds make it impossible to complete the gravel road extending from that point. MIST MARKET ROAD ¡OILING DUE THIS WEEK— G. O. Miller, General Manager The completion of sufficient work of the Miller Mercantile concern, to make possible the oiling of the this week extended his compliments Mist Market road was announced to the local branch and to L. H. this week. About 15 men will be Dewey, local manager. Miller, in a employed in the work which will ccmmunicst'on, stated as follows: ¡require from 10 days to two weeks ‘I think you have done the best iob imc for completion. of any of our stores for the size of the town and the stock.” Aimee Turner, the local winner, left Sat urday for San Francisco and will return Friday evening of this week. Note: The following letter is one LIQUOR COMMISSION HOLDS— • ece'ved by City Recorder Loel HEARING HERE TUESDAY— Roberts a short time ago. It is writ- Three representatives of the Ore gon State Liquor Control Commis ten following the assessment of a sion were in Vernonia Tuesday for fine for violation of an ordinance a hearing regarding a license is- prohibiting house-to-house solicita sued the Shamrock Cafe for the tion. It is reprinted here as an ex sale of beer. No action was taken ample of problems often encounter- at the hearing regarding the revoca d by city officials. tion of the license and will not be City Recorder until the results of the hearing are Vernonia, Oregon. considered by the liquor commis Dear Sir: sion. “Not knowing who to write to, I am picking on you;—will you Visits Treharnes— alease mail' me a copy of your city Miss Anna Runkle, Miss Eliza rd'nance pertaining to solicitnting beth Bateman and Miss Minnie >rders from house to house. I am Bateman of Smithton, Pennsylvania, making a collection of these ordin visited here Tuesday afternoon ances and am interested in learn and Wednesday forenoon with Mr. ing how closely yours resembles the and Mrs. Roland Trehame. The o-called ‘Grean River’ Nuisance visitors were former school oc- Ordinance. “jjhis ordinance was conceived in quaintances of Mr. Trehame. Recent Legislation Cre ates County Reorganiza tion Committee Attempt to Be Made to Sell Beaver Creek Pro perty, Stated The recent state legislature pas- sed an act creating in each county of the state, except those organized as a county unit, a county reor- ganization committee composed of the county judge, the county as sessor, chairman of the Non-High Board, the county school superin tendent who acts as chairman, and three other members of district boards to be appointed by the de- signated members. This reorganization committee shall organize and begin the ex amination of existing school district boundaries within the county and determine what boundaries stand in the way of providing satisfac torily for the support and opera tion of the schools and the educa tion of the children. It shall pre- pare plans for the revision or ele- mination of boundaries and the adjustment of all contiguous dis- tricts so that the boundaries of all school districts, including those which are not altered, shall fit together and form a comprehensive school' district plan as determined by standards established by the state commission; provided, how- over, this act shall not apply to union high school districts, but shall apply to elementary school districts within a union high school district. The county reorganization com- mittea shall, through the standards established by the state commission, give due attention to the conven ience of children attending school, the educational necessities includ ing the welfare of teachers and school officers, the economies of Iransportation and administration, the use of available buildings, tax- ■able resources including reduction .n disparities in valuation per pu pil, local governmental boundaries, 'he needs and reasonable desires of communities, the suggestions of the state commission, and any other matters which, in its judgment, are of importance. Each county reorganization com mittee shall prepare and file with the state commission a plan for •he reorganization of school dis- ‘riots within the county. The re- port is subject to review, modifi cation, and acceptance by the state committee. The designated members have nominated the following and ask them to serve on this committee: iC. L. Wilburn, Route 1, Rainier; Henry John, Vernonia; Oscar Lind berg, Route 1, Clatskanie. The designated committee mem bers are J. B. Wilkerson, county judge; Fred Watkins, county as sessor; Mrs. Addie McAdam, chair man of Non-High Board, and Wm. B. Schnebly, county school super intendent. The wish to receive bids for the purchase of property is announced this week by Grade School District No. 47, Jt. The announcement is made through publication of a legal notice which states that bids are desired for the purchase of the buildings and grounds of School District No. 49, Jt., Beaver Creek. That district has been consolidat ed with District 47 and its chil dren are now transported to Ver nonia by bus for school attendance. The property in question is owned by District 47 and is, therefore, not listed on tax rolls. The pro- verty consists of the school house, wood shed and one acre of land, cleared. The legal states that bids should be in the hands of Lee Schwab, Clerk of District 47, on or before August 11. The school board re serves the right to reject any or all bids. Grade School Building Gets Repairs Industrial Arts Quarters to Be Enlarged; Wood work Will Be Varnished Extensive refinishing work is be ing undertaken at the Washington grade school during the summer vacation months to prepare the building for use with the opening of the fall term of school, it was re vealed this week by an examination. W. E. Crawford, recently named as janitor of the school, is super vising the .work. As an improve ment the industrial arts room in the basement is being enlarged with a space approximately 30 by 50 feet in size. A cement floor has already been poured and walls will be con structed soon. The main floor hallway is being sanded and when completed will be varnished and waxed to prevent ex cessive wear. Plaster work has been given a coat of whiting and the woodwork will be varnished and painted. The remodeling work is being cared for by W. E. Crawford, George Nutt, C. C. Brown and Geo. En Kirk. Many Present For Irrigation Demonstration Arthur King, OSC gineer, Explains System COUNTY BRAND INSPECTOR to Farmers of Valley GETS APPOINTMENT— Arthur King. Oregon State Col- ege Engineer, Wednesday explain ed to a number of farmers I of the Upper Nehalem Valley the sprink- .er irrigation system now in I use at the Matthew King farm a short distance from Riverview on < the Mist highway. A count made at one time during the afternoon by George Nelson, County Agricultural' Agent num bered 39 farmers present. Many others came to view the system and departed but were not present dur-' ing the count, it was stated. As was intended when the demon- stration was planned, a system somewhat different in operation was to be installed for use during the day but at the last moment be fore the Wednesday date it was im possible to obtain the necessary equipment. However, a thorough ex planation and demonstration of the plant purchased recently oy Matt hew King was made to those pres ent. Complying with a new law, J. D. Mickle, director of the state de partment of agriculture, recently appointed Dr. Ray Rankin of Clats- canie as county brand inspector. According to the announcement, ivestock owners, 'before shipment i to be made, must furnish the brand inspector a list giving brands, age, sex, color and flesh marks. Inspection is to be made only as' ■utlined by law and not in trucks ind failure to personally inspect subjects the offender to a $100 fine. LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION TO MEET SATURDAY— JEWELL-BIRKENFELD ROAD TO GET OIL SOON— The announcement is made this week of a meeting of the Columbia County Livestock Association to be held at the Natal Grange hall. The gathering will convene Saturday evening, July 22 at 8 p. m. and will consider any business that may be brought before it, states W. E. Crawford, secretary-treasurer. Word this week makes known the intended oiling of the road between Jewell and Birkenfeld to a point two miles this side of Birkenfeld and approximately three miles from Mist. The information was released by the County Judge and it was ‘hought that the work would be done sometime in August. BIG EDDY TO BE SCENE OF POMONA PICNIC— Mrs. Inez Langdon, Pomona Grange Lecturer, announced this week the date .of a picnic to be held at Big Eddy park for the Columbia County Pomona Grange. The picnic will be held July 30, those present to bring a basket unch. Coffee will be furnished by the committee. Peddler Objects to Sentence for Solicitation • a small jerk-water town, who have since done a lucrative business sup plying copies to other small towns at $5.00 per copy; so, if yours is a copy of the Green River Ordin ance and you have not paid for it, I would think . that you would be guilty of ‘error and omission.’ Or would you? However, let your con science be your guide. “Well, old timer, here’s what I’m Tying to say; one of our ‘dealer’s’ ..•as in your fair city, on or before May 4th, and, was picked up by your police force, (imbued with a ense of civic duty, maybe?) haul- d to the City Hall, charged with soliciting, and fined $2.50. Two dol lars and fifty cents may not sound like a lot of monty to you, but it is one h— of a lot to the poor de vil trying to support a family and keep off the relief rolls, carrying a heavy case, and ringing door bells is plenty tough, and believe me, he wouldn’t be doing it if he could get enough to support his family at anything else. "TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS for what??? This man John \rmstrong was taking orders for merchandise, which, at the , time the order was taken was outside of 'he State of Oregon, this is Inter state Commerce, which is a legiti mate occupation, regardless of any city ordinance, and the judge knows t. “But it’s ersy to sit in a chair, oound the desk with a gavel* and ^ay, guilty or not guilty. Then hang $2.50 on to a poor guy who never heard of ‘constitutional rights.’ But, 1 would think that it would require a lot of nerve to take a days pay from a man just for dinging a few door bells. , “I remember some years ago, Ver nonia got lots of FREE advertising from the newspapers in Oregon, boosting your city, and all you had was abolTt half a dozen buildings, but I still remember the sign that you greeted people with:—DRIVE SLOW, SEE OUR CITY, DRIVE FAST. SEE OUR JAIL.—And you had about two blocks of oiled pave ment. Kid stuff, eh. I was hoping that you might have acquired some metropolitan ideas, but I'm afraid you’re holepess. Don’t spend that $2.50, I coming to see you soon and I expect to collect it.” Very truly yours, W. Hodgson, Northwest Salem Manager, White House Home Products Corporation. "P. S. Don't forget to mail me a copy of the ordinance. The $2.50 should cover expenses. Request Issued City by Andrew Parker to Buy Riverview Water System Councilmanic change, were con siderable Monday evening at the second monthly meeting of the city council when one resignation was tendered city fathers, was accept ed, an appointment to fill the va cancy was made and voted favor ably. The resignation was that of Roy Raymond which was made follow ing the presentation of a resolu tion signed by a number of city property holders making the re quest for the resignation. The re maining members of the city gov erning body accepted the action. In order to fill the vacancy then exlisting Charles VanAlistine was named for the position and was given a favorable vote to fill the chair. VanAlstine will take the position formerly reld by Raymond on all' committees, it was stated. The Monday evening meeting al so heard the written request of Andrew M. Parker that the city purchase the Riverview water sys tem for $500. That price was in tended to include the pipe and wa ter supply now in use. The matter was referred to the water commit tee for investigation and further action. Futher business of the meeting was the decision to purchase 30 cords of wood for consumption at the city hall from J. E Tapp at a price of $2.50 per colli. KOY-KOAC Case Decision Is Delayed Final Action Deferred on Applications for Increas es of Power The Federal Communications Comfissions has deferred final ac tion on the radio KOY-KOAC case, pending disposition of applications for increases of power on the 550- kilocycle frequency. O.S.C. officials have been notified. KOY has had an application pending for more than a year to use the KOAC frequency, a request which is being vigorously opposed by the college, licensee of the state-owned station. KOAC has an application pend ing for a permit to increase the power from the present 1000jwatt limit to 5000-watts. The 1939 Ore gon legislature appropriated funds for this expansion in the interests of better radio service to the entire state. It is understood that station KFYR at Bismark, N. D., has also applied for permission to increase power. The commission indicated in its order that a further hearing may be necessary in cases such as that be tween KOY and KOAC, on issues relating to interference problems created by pending applications for increased power. DANCE SCHEDULED AGAIN FOR AUGUST 29— Following the staging of a suc cessful dance last Saturday evening by Hurry George and his orchestra the announcement has been made that another dance is to be held on Scturday evening, July 29 at the I.O.O.F. hall. The same orchestra will play at that time. FIVE ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE— Five additional contributions to the subscription, fund for the Ver nonia Junior Band were announced this week. Three individuals and two organizations were responsible, Fr<-d Tousley, E. E. Garner, M. Gibson, the A. F. of L. and the Hy-iVan Hotel.