District Tourney Set for Saturday
Seven Teams Will
Compete in Play-
Off Competition
VOLUME 16, NUMBER 32
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Council Decision to
Aid Fireman Event
For September
Carnival License Fee to
Be Donated for Vernonia
Host Days
Vernonia city councilmen came
to the aid of the Vernonia Fire­
men Monday evening with the de­
cision to donate to the Vernonia
Host Days celebration the amount
of the city occupation license
charged for a carnival to operate.
According to city ordinance a fee
of $50 per day is levied for carni-
vals. The Monday evening action
will make available funds to be
used as prize money for various
events to be staged.
Councilmen also considered and
gave their okeh to an application
for beverage distributor’s license to
H. C. McDonald. The intention of
McDonald is to reopen The Clulb,
closed a short time ago by action
of the State Liquor Control Com­
mission. The Club is owned by
Valera Dickinson. The liquor com­
mission must grant the license be­
fore The Club can be opened for
business.
A request from The Vernonia
Laundry was also received for a
reduction in the water rate of that
oSntfem. ihe average use of the
laundry per month ranges at
500,000 gallons. Due to the large
consumption it was requested that
the rate be reduced. The matter
was referred to the water commit-
tee for the consideration of that
group.
Further Monday evening business
was the discussion of Ordinance
225 prohibiting solicitation from
house to house. Considerable ob­
jection has been heard recently re­
garding the regulation. Before any
definite action will be taken a
decision is to be sought from the
The
League of Oregon Cities.
awarding of a contract to supply
the city with 30 cords of 4-foot
wood was granted J. E. Tapp' and
bills against the city were allowed.
STATE LEGION MEN TO
CONVENE AUGUST 10-12—
Three representatives of the Ver­
nonia Post of the American Legion
have been named to attend the
State Legion Convention to be held
this weekend, August 10, 11 and 12
at Salem. Those delegates named
from here are Harry Kerns, Ed
Tapp and J. W. Nichols. Alternate^
are Harry Culbertson. C. L. Ander­
son and George Baker. The con­
vention is held for Legionairres,
Legion Auxiliaries, the 40 & 8 and
8 and 40. A parade will be held
Friday at 7 p. m., it was announced.
POMONA GRANGE TO
MEET HERE IN NOVEMBER—
The last Saturday meeting of the
Columbia County Pomona Grange
at the Natal Grange hall brought
the decision to hold the next meet­
ing of Pomona Grange here in
November. The next meeting of the
Grange Council will be held at
Beaver Valley on the first Sunday
of October, it was also decided.
Exams Announced—
The U. S.e Civil Service Commis-
sion has announced open Competi-
tive examinations for the positions
named T>elow. Applications must be
on file in the Commission’s office,
Washington, D. C., not later than
September 8. Positions are market­
ing specialist in livestock market
supervision, also senior grade, as­
sociate grade and assistant grade;
chief dietitian, head dietitian, staff
dietitian to be employed in the
Veterans' Administration,
Public
Health Service and ether govern­
ment
departments;
lithographic
transferrer. Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Teasury Department.
Information may be obtained from
O. T. Bateman at the post office.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1939
Election
Slated for
Friday Eve
*
Veterans to
Be Hosts to
District
Voters Must Have Pro­
perty Qualifications to
Participate
Conference Slated Here
August 18; 14 Posts to
Be Represented
An election has been set for this
Friday, August 11, at 8 p. m. at
Friday evening of this week
the Washington grade school. At
is the time set for a meeting
that time legally qualified voters of
of committeemen in charge of
Grade School District No. 47, Jt.,
staging the Vernonia Host
will have the opportunity of decid­
Days celebration. The meeting
ing for themselves the question re­
was called by Earl Slmith,
cently arisen regarding the estab­
Fire Chief, and will be held at
lishing of a kindergarten in con-
the Oregon Gas and Electric
nection with the -chool.
company office at 7:30 p. m.
The kindergarten question was
of that evening. Contact with
given public mention some time
a carnival company was to be
ago at the election held to pass
made Wednesday evening to
the budget and to name directors
determine the basis of a con-
to fill vacant positions on the
tract for the company during
board. No definite action was taken
its future showing here during
at that time, however.
the time of the celebration.
As has been explained by the
school board the kindergarten will
be primarily for the children of
parents who will be aible to provide
their own transportation. At the
present time it is impossible for
the district to care for the added
expense of transportation as the
necessary funds are not available.
Pomona Grange Names , School busses now in operation
Committee to Meet
are crowded to capacity to provide
Assessor of County
I for those children attending grades.
Through an announcement made
this week it was learned that over
100 members of th-' Veterans of
Foreign Wars are expected to at­
tend the district conference of the
VFW which is slafed for Vernonia
Friday, August 18.
Definite information as to the
number of posts to be represented
by delegates was not available at
publication time but it was believed
by those to be in charge of the
conference locally that approximate­
ly 14 would be represented. Dele­
gates and post officials as well as
state officers will be in attendance.
Smith-Christensen pent as host
will serve lunch following the regu­
lar business session. During the eve­
ning part of the meeting, district
officials will be elected.
CELEBRATION
COMMITTEE TO
MEET FRI. EVENING
Resolution on
Deposits
Adopted Sat.
Natal Grange entertained Pomo-
na at their hall on Saturday, Au­
gust 5th, every Grange in the coun­
ty being well represented in at­
tendance.
Agricultural committee reports
told of maps being made of the
land of our county with classifica-
tion as to suitability for various
purposes. The committee will meet
again in September to Continue
this work.
Yankton
A
resolution from
Grange on the matter of assessing
mineral deposits of the county was
adopted with the provision that
when the taxes are not paid by the
holder, the mineral rights will re­
vert back to the owner of the
land, providing he or they redeem
the same. This provision is to clear
the title on lands involved. A com­
mittee was also appointed to meet
with the county assessor and dis­
cuss this resolution, and bring their
finding to the next Pomona meet­
ing. This committee consists of
Henry Olsen, C. M. Watson and
A. L. Morris.
Plans are being made for the
initiation of a large class before
the end of this year. A meeting is
scheduled for late November when
the first and second degrees will
be given, and a second meeting on
December 6 will take care of the
third and fourth degrees. The state
officers will put on the fourth, but
the others will be put on by dif­
ferent subordinate granges.
All
granges in the county will take
part in the program in some way.
R. Ginder of Beaver Homes was
the only member reported to have
passed away during the quarter,
A resolution on his death appears
elsewhere in this issue.
Voters are urged to keed in mind
that fact in stating their decision.
Little if any added expense will
be encountered, it has been ex­
plained, as an amount sufficient
for maintaining the added feature,
if favorably voted upon, has been
provided in the budget recently
passed. Only taxpayers are quali­
fied to cast ballots in the election.
Members of
Band to
Leave Friday
Robber Bees
Attack Load
Of Honey
Broken Arms, Nose Suf-
fered in Attempt at Pro­
tection
Albert Downs and Fred Yeager
of Portland, while enroute to the
Clark and Wilson legging area Sun­
day morning with a trailer loaded
with bee hives containing only
honey, were attacked by a swarm
olf rubber bees, it was reported
Monday by State Police,
One of the boys attempted to
hold down a canvas covering the
hives while the other drove in an
effort to save the honey. The driver
was stung by one of the bees and
swerved the automobile causing the
other boy to fall from the trailer
breaking both arms and his nose,
The injured boy was given treat-
ment by Dr. R. D. Eby.
•
Due to lack of knowledge
Saturday, August 12, of this
of the hours of duty of the I
week will see the opening game of
newly-engaged lift guard for
a six-game softball series of play
the Vernonia swimming pool
to decide the championship team
the statement of hours is
for District 4 of the State Soft-
given again this week for the
ball Association. The first game of
benefit of users of the pool.
the series is scheduled to begin at
The guard, Roland Kelly,
2 p. m. on the afternoon of that
is at the pool from 1:30 p. m.
day.
to 5:30 p. m. and from 7:00
Data communicated to the secre­
p. m. to 9:00 p. m. in the
tary of the Vernonia league Mon­
evening. The hours are those
day named the towns from which
given an okeh by the govern­
teams were to be entered in com­
ment under the WPA set up
petition. The information was re­
under which he is engaged.
leased by Dwight Adams, State
He is required to be on duty
Softball Director. Seven teams will
135 hours each month but has
compete in play; Vernonia, St.
generously donated additional
Helens (two teams), Scappoose,
time, it was stated.
Rainier, Astoria and Seaside.
At a meeting of the Vernonia
league Monday evening plans were
made for the staging of the tour­
ney. Play will take place at the
city park field which wilt undergo
some improvement and repair be­
fore opening time of district play.
The outfield will be smoothed
and netting installed and netting
wilt also be used to repair the
Drowning Takes Life of backstop. Additional benches will
Alice Weed, Eloise Gar­ be provided for a larger crowd of
spectators than is ordinarily pres­
ner in Nehalem
ent as it was thought by those
Drowning claimed the lives of present Monday evening that the
two girls here Wednesday after­ increase of seating capacity would
noon while swimming in the Neha­ be necessary in anticipation of
larger attendance. Admission char­
lem river at the Weed farm about ge« are to be made to provide
three miles from Vernonia on the funds for umpire and scorekeeper
compensation arid for balls used in
Timber road.
The two girls, Alice Weed, 16, play.
The Monday evening meeting also
and Eloise Garner, 12, were spend­
saw
the, naming of an all-star team
ing part of the afternoon swimming
to represent Vernonia in play as the
when it is thought that the former Vernonia league play will not be
suffered cramps and the latter at­ col l.umated until! Thursday and
tempted to rescue with the result will then necessitate another game
that both lost their lives. Aid was to name the representative team.
summoned immediately and the use The additional game would be
of a pulmotor engaged in an at­ necessary to decide between the
tempt at revival but without re­ winner of the first half of play
and the second half. By picking an
sults in either case.
Alice Weed is the daughter of all-star team the necessity of the
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Weed and was playoff was eliminated.
The all-star team is named on
a student in the Vernonia high
school. Eloise Garner is the daugh­ the sport page of this edition as is
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Garner that team’s manager. Further de­
and a.tended grade school at Pleas­ tails of the play off are also given
there.
ant Hill.
Lives of
Two Claimed
Wednesday
Annual VFW
Picnic Slated
At Big Eddy
BUSH SPEED PLANE
CRASHES IN TEST FLIGHT—
Del Bush, 26-year-old flier and
son of Jewett A. Bush, escaped with
a bruise on the head and a Cut on
the right arm recently when his
350-mile-an-hour racing plane to be
entered in the Cleveland air races
next month cracked up in a landing
Officers to Be Installed at
Kansas City Municipal airport.
45 to Represent Verno­
on August 27; Program The 17-foot winged Folkerts Spec­
nia at Longview Rolleo
to Be Arranged
ial was badly damaged but is to be
Celebration
' From Astoria, Tillamook, Clats­ rebuilt in time to enter the raCes,
The Vernonia Junior Band will FIRE ON PEBBLE CREEK
kanie and other towns in this dis­ it was learned by communication to
leave Friday morning to play dur­ ROAD QUICKLY STOPPED—
trict, members of the Veterans of his father here Monday.
A fire starting early this week Foreign Wars will gather Sunday,
ing that day at the Longview Rolleo
as representative of Vernonia, it rib out two and one-half miles from August 27 at Big Eddy park for MISSIONARY BREAKFAST
was stated this week by C. R. Vernonia on the Pebble Creek road their annual picnic and installa­ DUE FRIDAY MORNING—
Watts, director and manager of the was stopped before any great head­ tion of district officers.
The Womans Missionary Society
way had been made. The blaze was
organization.
of
the First Christian church will
All members of the Smith-Chris­
The journey will be made via on land owned by Koster Products tensen post and their families are hold their Annual Missionary Break­
the Johnson school bus from Mist company which was logged last invited to attend and bring their fast in the dihing rooms of the
and two passanger cars of equip- year by A. E. Jones. It was re­
church on Friday morning of this
ported that nearly 100 men were lunch which will be served pot­ week at 9:30 o’clock. The entire
ment.
luck.
The
committee
in
charge
of
The band will leave at 7 a. m. quickly dispatched to the scene of the affair has arranged a pro­ program will be supplied by the
from the Washington grade school the blaze in bringing it to a hault.
gram consisting of games and water district officers of the organiza­
and will comprise a party of 45.
sports for youngsters and older tion led by Mrs. Helen Fishburn
LOCAL TALENT ORCHESTRA
of Portland who is district secre­
persons alike.
TO PLAY SATURDAY EVE.—
ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR
Transportation wilt be arranged tary. All ladies are welcome, how­
TENDERS RESIGNATION—
Harry George and his eight-piece for those attending from Vernonia ever, reservations will be necessary.
Miss Mary Louise Miller, high ' orchestra composed of musicians of Who have no cars.
SIX INITIATED INTO
school English instructor, tendered local residence will play again for
her resignation last week to re­ dancers of the community this Sat- TWO NEW CASES OF
DEGREE OF POMONA—
turn here for the coming school urday evening at the I.O.O.F. hall, DISEASE REPORTED—
A class of six were initiated into
term. Her position on the teaching The band has played several times
Only two cases of communicable the Degree of Pomona at the Coun­
staff is the only one remaining to recently and has been well received
ty Pomona Grange meeting held
diseases were reported this week
be filled, it was stated this week by those who have heard the per­
last Saturcuy at the Natal Grange
via bulletin from the Oregon State
by Wallace McCrae, high school formances.
Board of Health. One of the cases Hall. Those in the class included
was that of measles and the other Edna Mowe of Vernonia; Mrs.
-if tuberculosis. The per cent of Nordstrom of Winema Grange;
physicians reporting to the Board Merlon Holsheimer of Scappoose;
from this county was named at 82. Mrs. Arthur Rohl of Beaver Valley;
Lucille Ingram of Yankton and Mr.
and Mrs. Joy Carver of Clatskanie.
MIST HELPING CIRCLE
be favorably represented by Hi obtained.
SIGNAL OIL DRIVER
In order that residents of the POSTPONES DINNER-
'aw enforcement officers.
MIST—(Special to The Eagle) — IS ARRESTED—
The arise of sentiment comes at city may make known their opinion
Don A. Smith, truck driver for
of the matter, several people re- Announcement was made from Mist
this time is due to the approach of quested that The Eagle office be this week of the postponement of the Signal Oil Company was ar­
the second Vernonia Host Days named as headquarters for those the dinner planned by the Mist rested last week by State Patrol­
celebration on September 2, 3 and wishing to make an expression re- Helping Circle until a later date men for speeding with a truck on
4. At that time it is thought that garding the need of uniforms, due to warm weather. Refunds Highway 47. He is scheduled to
a far more favorable impression Written or oral opinions will be have been made for tickets already! appear in the justice of peace
court here August 11.
will be made could uniforms be tabulated.
sold.
Opinion Favors Uniformed Officers
Comment was prevalent in Ver­
nonia this week among a number
of people regarding the possibility
of obtaining uniforms for the two
city marshals. The comment as it
was most frequently heard was that
such a move should have been
made some time ago so that it
would be possible for the city to
Hours Stated
Schedule Calls for 3
Games August 12 and 3
August 13