FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1939
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
PAGE FOUR
EAGLE EDITORIALS
DISTRICT VOTERS MAY
EXPRESS WISHES—
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT—
AN EVENT FOR VERNONIA—
FRIDAY EVENING of this week marks
the date set for the holding of a school elec
tion for District No. 47, Jt., at which time
taxpayers of the district may express their
opinions regarding the establishing of a kin
dergarten for those children of pre-grade
school age.
Mention has been made of the purpose,
date and time of the election before but due
to proximity of the event it is again mention
ed this week so that voters may be reminded
at the last moment.
The question of a kindergarten has been
discussed before with a good deal of favor
able comment but the set up under which it
must be maintained this year does not pro
vide transportation for those children who live
at too great a distance from the school to
attend classes unless some provision is made
for their attendance. A sufficient allowance
has been made in the budget to meet expenses
for supplies and instruction but not for the
transportation.
Voters of the district in expressing their
wishes should keep that fact in mind Friday
evening.
THIS WEEKEND, Saturday and Sunday,
marks the dates of the staging of a district
tournament for Vernonia which will prove
a source of entertainment for softball sport
fans and a means of advertising widely the
facilities of Vernonia as to its recreational
advantages.
The tournament will see represented here
teams from five other cities in the district.
Those teams will play here in deciding the
winner of the district, that winner to go to
Salem August 21 to 26 for play in the State
Tournament.
Members of the Vernonia Softball League
have been working this season with the idea
in mind of staging the district playoff here,
could the necessary details and arrangements
be cared for satisfactorily. Those arrange
ments have been made with the result that
Vernonia will benefit thereby. So far during
the season no donations have been asked of
business firms and it is the intention of the
league to maintain that policy through the
tournament if it will be possible to finance
the affair otherwise. At the present time the
indication is that such will be possible through
admission charges that will be made for tour
ney games although those charges will b«
nominal so that a greater number of fans
may feel free to attend.
The entertainment to spectators will be
of the best for the teams to be represented
here will be those who have won top position
in their respective leagues, proving them
selves capable of top-ranking competition with
other teams in the district. Teams are to be
entered from Vernonia, Seaside, Astoria, St.
Helens, Rainier and Scappoose which will give
a softball menu interesting to fans this week
end, August 12 and 13.
POLICY OF THE EAGLE
TO CONTINUE—
TWO WEEKS ago the management of
The Eagle offered its readers the opportunity
of expressing their sentiment regarding the
publication of news articles regarding arrests
made and fines accorded by local law enforce
ment officers and courts.
The reason for the request of expression
from readers was explained and is probably
quite apparent to everyone without further
mention at this time. And the response hai
been of an extent and of a nature very
favorable to the policy as it has been main
tained. In fact it could be said that the ex
pressions were in every instance favorable.
Considering the response the present pol
icy of the paper is to be maintained in the
future as it has been in the past.
Vernonia Easle
MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and P ublisher
Entered as second class mail matter, August
4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore
gon, under the net of March 3, 1879.
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PUBLI$4t*!5' AJ s V^IATIOII
THE SWIM POOL GETS
A GUARD—
VERNONIA’S SWIMMING pool now en
joys the services of a guard for the protection
of bathers who use it during warm weather
days. Last week, Monday, saw the first defi
nite action in the direction of a guard that
has so far been taken in the city. A group of
citizens gathered to discuss the matter made
the appointment of a committee to seek funds
necessary to bring a registered lifeguard to
Vernonia. The committee was to contact par
ents of the city with the idea of obtaining the
funds in addition to the amount supplied by
WPA funds.
Several times during this swimming sea
son occasions have arisen where it became
necessary for a swimmer to be taken from the
pool by the aid of bystanders or other swim
mers. The danger of drowning is present
whenever anyone is present at the pool and
especially is that true when children are the
swimmers.
A guard as has now been provided for
protection will relieve much of the danger of
drowning, will make it possible for parents to
allow their children the use of the pool with
safety and will provide to those that may so
wish, the opportunity to receive swimming
and first aid instruction. The guard, Roland
Kelly, is capable of meeting those demands as
he comes here highly recommended for the
work.
Under the set up by which his services
have been obtained he is compensated by WPA
funds to the extent of $61 per month. To pro
vide tne additional funds necessary $34 must
be obtained by subscription, which work is
the duty of the committee appointed at last
Monday’s meeting.
For Vernonia to lose the services of a
certified life guard because of failure to ob
tain the additional $34 would be a loss to the
safety of the children who make use of the
swimming facilities.
COUNY NEWS
St. Helens
WIDENING ROAD
TO START SOON—
Work of widening the pavement
on the Columbia river highway
from Farr’s corner at Warren to
Scappoose will be started by the
state highway department immed
iately, says County Judge J. B. Wil
kerson, who was visited this week
THIRSTY YARDS
¡TO HAVE WATER—
iCity councilman yesterday passed
an emergency ordinance repealing
by a representative of the highway the ,,ne ProhibitinK ‘he use of city
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water for sprinkling and irrigation
commission engaged in securing purposes, and . . immediately
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passed
right-of-way.
, a schedule when homeowners may
This project was included in the use for their yards. The ban on
1939 highway program, but was‘was*hing cars and flushing side-
held by a controversy over a por-,wa"<s “ 8t'" *n effect-
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tion of the right-of-way. J. D. „ .
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An ordinance prohibiting the use
Perry, local state representative. of city water for the purpose of
recently contacted
the highway sprinkling and irrigating, excepting
commissioners reminding them of |lowever that water users north of
their promise to complete the Columbia boulevard and north of
road this year.
I St. Helens Bachelor Flat county
road may use city water for sprink
ling and irrigating from 7:00 p. m.
Ito 8:00 p. m. on Mondays, Wednes-
| days and Fridays. Water users
south of the St. Helens Bachelor
Flat county road may use city
water ’ for sprinkling and irrigating
¡from 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. TJiurs-
I days i and Saturdays.”
Smith is a graduate «f the Wa
pato, Wash., and of Washington
State college, where he received his
bachelor of science degree in phy-
sicrl education in 1938. He comes
highly recommended by J. Fred
Bohler, director of physical educa
tion and athletics at Washington
and Jack Friel, basketball coach I
at the s;me institution.
Esther May Neet, recently of
Portland, is announcing the open
ing of the LaVerne Beauty Shop in
room 12 of the city hall building
(old bank building) in an advertis-
ment on the society page of today’s
Sentinel-Mist.
Miss Neet graduated in beauty
work in Portland in 1922 and at
pres< nt carries licenses to operate
in three states. Her new shop will
be fully equipped with Helen Cur
tis machines and furniture.
FIR-TEX UNION
HOST AT PICNIC—
The Fir-Tex employes held their
annual picnic and frolic at Jantzen
ber ch last Sunday, beginning at
11:00 a. m. and ending at 8:00 p.
m. There were 229 persons in at
tendance as guests of Fir-Tex Union
No. 2752.
An inter-department softball game
was played in the afternoon. Races
end contests for all ages were held,
and prizes given to the winners,
The judge for the contests was
Mayor Ray W. Simeral, ably assisted
by Mrs. Simeral.
GEORGIA M. MASON GIVEN
TRANSFER TO CANYON CITY
Announcement ’of the appoint
ment of Mrs. Georgia M. Mason as
agency manager for the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company
as Canyon City, Oregon, was made
today by Miss Lucile Marquis, man
ager of the company in St. Helens.
Mis. M;son for the last five
years has been evening chief oper
ator in this cjty, during which time
she has made many friends.
Her appointment is effective
August 1, and she has already
moved with her family to Canyon
City.
CORPORATION
Vernonia, Oregon
chosen by the Clatskanie Grange ■ CLATSKANIE PICNIC AUG. 2®—
as a candidate for queen of the j The annual get-together and
Columbia County Fair.
Clatskanie picnic will be held in
Queen contestants have also been i Portland on August 20 at Peninsula
chosen by six other granges of the
Park. Former Clatskanie residents
county.
meet each year and enjoy having
They are: Yankton, Lucille In any Clatskanie people come to the
gram; Canaan, Arlene Logan; Natal, meeting held in Portland.
Elaine Lowden; South Scappoose,
Helene Callahan; Warren, Phyllis
Hanniss; Vernonia, Ellen Mowe.
j Business-
BENSON TIMBER COMPANY
SENDS 114TH RAFT—
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Persons interested in organizing
a St. Helens chapter of the Moose
lodge will meet in the Eagles hall
at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Tobe Watkins of Corvallis, member-
ship director for the order, will be
in attendance at the meeting.
In order to secure a chapter,
there must be 100 signers to a
petition requesting the national or
ganization for a charter. The move
ment to organize a Moose lodge
here was started by H. W. Smith,
C. W. Horn, Charles Rogers, Joseph
Fachet and Clyde Carpenter.
LODGES
McPherson
OUR READERS
ARE NOT—
Dr. U. J. Bittner
Dentist
Joy Theatre Bldg.
Phone 662
J. E. TAPP
All Kinds of Wood
Prompt Delivery
Meets
First
and
Phone 241
Third Fridays of
Month.
Legion
8 P. M.
Expert Tonsorial Work
BEN’S BARBER SHOP
John Grady, Commander
Vernonia, Oregon
Vernonia F. O. E
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
Grange
Hall
Friday Nights
LESTER SHEELEY
Attorney at Law
Bank of Vernonia Bldg.
Phone 231
8 o’clock
Roland L. Treharne
Expert Automobile Repairing
WELDING
ROLAND’S
SERVICE STATION
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BAFFORD BROS
General Plumbing
Pythian Sisters
Vernonia Temple No. 61
Vernonia, Oregon
Meetings:— I. O. O. F. Hall
Fire struck homes this week in Second and Fourth Wednesdays
Each Month
addition to the Oregon forests.
Early Wednesday morning the
big livestock barn of Cyril Fleming
Order of Eastern Star
of Portland, well known here, was Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S.
•ompletely destroyed by
Regular Communi
cation first and
a loss if $10,000.
third Wednesdays
Later that morning,
of each month, al
farm home and milk house of J. C.
Masonic Temple.
Skenas of Fem Hill was destroyed
All visiting sisters
and Wednesday afternoon the boat
and brothers wel
come.
shop of Axel Brannar at Bradbury
Mrs. Jean Crawford, W.M.
was totally burned.
Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary
Bonnie
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The St. Helens Ice & Beverage
Co. has opened a branch plant at
Astoria to be known as the Astoria. Roy Barnes, W. P.
Beverage Co. Phil Hickey will man Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y.
age the plant, dividing his time be
Knights of Pythias
tween Astoria and St. Helens, where
Harding Lodge No. 116
he will continue to live.
Vernonia, Oregon
Beers and St. Helens beverages
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
will be handled in the branch plant,
Hall, Second and
Hickey says.
Fourth Mondays Each
Month.
3ONNIE McPHERSON
QUEEN CANDIDATE—
Directory
V. F. W
LOCAL BUSINESS CONCERN
OPENS BRANCH IN ASTORIA—
FLAMES DESTROY
HOME, BUILDINGS—
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Vernonia
Clatskanie
Professional
The Benson Timber company
sent out its second raft of this
year and the 114th since the manu
facture of the big “i cigar” shaped
raft which started back in the
1890’s last Friday.
The rafts are now being built
at Cathlamet and it was being tow-
ed by the tug Sea Ranger to the
company’s mill at San Diego. It is
expected that one more raft will be
sent out this season, probably in
September.
ORGANIZATION OF MOOSE
LODGE SET FOR SUNDAY—
A. F. & A. M.
’ernonia Lodge No. 184
l. F. & A. M. meets at
lasonic Temple,
Stat-
d Communication First
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Thursday of each month.
Special called meetings
on all other Thursday nights, 7:30
p. m. Visitors most cordially wel
come.
Special meetings Friday nights.
HAL SMITH TO BE
NEW HIGH COACH—
Harold (Hal) Smith, who was
asistant coach at Linfield college
during 1938 and 1939, ha? been el
ected as coach and director of
physical education for the St. Hel
I ens high school to replace Eddie
i
Frantx. Frantz resigned to accept
i a coaching position in the schools
at Nevada Ciay, California.
PrrsKlorr»
Paal
ESTHER MAY NEET
OPENS BEAUTY SHOP—
Oregon-American
LUMBER
F«»»
Lowell Hieber, W. M.
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
x Vernonia
Nehalem Valley
Motor Freight
Frank Hartwick, Proprietor
Portland - Timber - Vernonia
Miit - Birkenfeld - Jewell
Vernonia Telephone 1042
CASON’S TRANSFER
LOCAL
and
LONG DIS-
TANCE HAULING
SEE US
For Your Old Growth
16-INCH FIR WOOD
AND CEDAR SHINGLES
Roland D. Eby, M. D.
PHYSICIAN and
SURGEON
Town Office 891
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TRAINED
SEALS
BUi THEY RESPONO
TO AD SUGGESTIONS
VERNONIA
POST 119
AMERICAN
LEGION
Meets First and
Third Wednesdays
AUXILIARY
Firat and Third Monday.
NEAL W. BUSH
Attorney al Law
Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663.
In Vernonia Mondays and
Tuesdays
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