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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1939)
■> Derno FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939 agte VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON VOLUME 16, N UMBER 36 Open Meeting Slated Committee Large Crowds Attracted to 3-Day For Budget On County Health Celebration Staged by Firemen Named Tues. Unit at Grange Hall 412 Enroll High School Night Shift To Become Members of the Vernonia Grange announced the scheduling of an Effective Mon. open meeting for Saturday evening Dr. Edward Bostrom from State Board of Health to Speak Saturday Evening of this week at the Grange hall to hear a talk by Dr. Edward Bostrom, member of the State Board of Health, and Miss Nettie Alley, Col umbia county health nurse, regard ing the advantages of establishing a health unit for Columbia county. Considerable interest has been given a unit here in the past and has revived on the proposition again recently. Sentiment heard in public conversation has favored the move by which a unit would be placed in effect. The Saturday evening meeting is slated for 9 p. m. following the regular Grange meeting which will be held earlier in the evening. Facts will be presented as to the pro cedure followed in other counties where such units are active. One full-time doctor and two nurses at least are employed to carry out the work. In the announcement submitted The Eagle it was stated that Gran gers desire to have present at least one representative from each or- ganization in the city and that questions may be asked regarding the problem. Services Held Tuesday for Ex-Constabie John Frank Buried City View Cemetery Salem li! at Funeral services for John El- br.rt Frank were held Tuesday, September 5, at Salem in Clough Barrick chapel with Reverend Leo Collar, Pastor of the First Church of the Nazerene officiating. Inter ment was held in the City View cemetery. Mr. Frank for several years served as constable of this district during residence here. He was born near Knoxville, Ten nessee, September 4, 1862, whick remained his home as a boy. He married Miss Sarah Ann Gass and ia 1902 moved with his family into Indiana and two years later to Colfax, Washington, where he was engaged as minister of the United Biethern church, later retiring and moving to Vernonia. He next re sided at Garibaldi in 1933 and later at Salem with a daughter, Mrs. J. M. Hamby. He was the father of ten chil- dren, nine of whom survive, one having passed away as an infant. His wife passed away in 1938. He is survived by Mrs. Maude Hamlby, West Salem; Mrs. Ethel Babb, Palouse, Washington; Mrs. Zula McDonald, Colfax, Washing ton; Mrs. Nellie Tupper, Eugene; Mrs. Lucy Clark, Bellingham, Wash ington; four sons, Ray, Louisiana; Howard, Garibaldi; Clay, Spokane; and Elgus of Vernonia; twenty- six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; and a brother, W. A. Frank of Knoxville, Tennessee. O-A Dry Sorter to See Activity of New Crew Stated Announcement was made this week of the employing of suffi cient men to establish a night shift in the Oregon American dry sorter. The shift which will include 12 or 13 men will begin Monday evening of the coming week. The night shift in that depart ment is made necessary to care for increased production, it was stated. All men to work on the shift have already been employed, no more openings being available at the nresent time. New Store Opened to Business Tues. Drawing to Be Held at New Location Saturday Evening Frisbies Given Contract for Golf Course for En suing Year City Councihnen named city resi- dents to serve as members of the budget committee in drawing the budget or the year 1940 at the Tuesday evening council meeting. Thi names were those of R. L. Raymond, A. L. Kullander, Edward Salomonsen and R. M. Aldrich, with alternates of Frank Hartwick and E. H. Washburn. The committee will meet with councilmen in drawing the budget to be used for the coming year. Sometime during the coming month ar. election will' be held to vote on exceeding the six per cent limita tion, which ballot is necessary in making possible the conducting cf city affairs. At the same Tuesday evening bus iness session, in addition to routine matters of giving official okeh to bills, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Frisbie were granted a renewal of the contract to operate the Vernonia Golf Course for another year. A quitclaim deed was ordered granted Charles Childress for lot 12, block 2, Sunrise addition to Vernonia. The regular first-of-the-month meeting was held Tuesday because of the legal Labor Day holiday on Monday. Determination The change in location of the Home Grocery owned by Mr. and Of Validity Mrs. Fred Zeiner of Riverview, as announced last week, became ef To Be Sought fective Tuesday morning of this week with the concern open to its Oregon Cities League to customers. Back Any Test Case, Re The new location makes possible cold storage space for vegetables vealed- by Letter and meats so that those items may Following the receipt of a tele- be kept in fresh condition, at all' by Loel Roberts, •am last week times. Space ‘in is ... the L..c store . ■» larger Recorder, a letter this week ® T ’____J than that 1 formerly _ _ housing _ the grocery merchandise in its old loca from the League of Oregon Cities i further explained the decision of tion. On Saturday of this week Mr. i the . league - . to back . ,. in . court ... , any and Mrs. Zeiner have announced case *■ at mlg e 1 e °P .that coffee and sandwiches will be Pcs'n? the ieen iver pe ers served all during the day to custo- j ordinance. A number of cities > men and that a drawing for a the state have ^ordinances ^similar number of prizes will be held in I to the one in effect here and are the evening at 7:30 p. m. An jn_ , interested in determining the valid- spection of the new location is!ity of the acts. A good deal of support would be invited. accorded such a case by other cities it wss revealed should such a case •rite. The matter has been receiving considerable attention recently fol- lowing protest to the law by the Fuller Brush company. In the letter it was advised that the city proceed in making arrests as has been done formerly and let 3 Tons Stored in Lock- the matter be brought to court so ers, Says Oliver Graves;! that a decision might be reached. oim c 5 Tons Meat Deposited in Chilling Room Celebration For First Enrollment Said to Be School Day Increased Successful 24 Comprise First Kin dergarten Class ; More to Enter Later 211 Students Are in At tendance, at Classes of First Day Enrollment at the Lincoln and Washington grade schools for the opening day Tuesday stood at a figure of 412 it was revealed by E. H. Clondit, superintendent. The first day’s figure is always less than can be expected to comprise the ac- tua1 year’s number for the coming two weeks will see an increase as has been experienced in past years. The number of students at Wash ington school was greater for the opening day of this year than last while Lincoln school was somewhat lighter. The first day kindergarten roster numbered 24 pupils with four more being present on the second day to bring the number to 28. It will be possible to give instruction to be- tween 30 and 35 youngsters in that department, it was revealed. Mrs. Lulah E. Fullerton is acting as in structor for that group. A meeting of the board of direc tors of district 47 is scheduled for Friday evening at the Washington grade school to decide whether age limits for kindergarten students shill be changed. By that time it will b'e known almost definitely the number to attend and should it be too great for the facilities at hand some move must be made to com- pensate. By grades enrollment in the Lin- coin school was as follows on the first day: first grade, 17; second, 21; third, 23; fourth, 18. In the Washington school: first, 32; first and second, 13 (unclassified); sec- ond, 24; third, 36; fourth, 28; fifth, 39; sixth, 41; seventh, 57 ; eighth, 63. The total enrollment of students at Vernonia’s union high school on the opening day of the 1939-40 year last Tuesday showed an in crease over that of last year, it was stated this week by Wallace McCrae, high school principal. On the first day 211 students were present for classes. A greater number than that is expected with in a short time, for as has been ex perienced before, a number can be expected to enrol following the opening day. It was thought that the number would easily increase to 225 within a short time. Division of the number into classes came as follows: freshmen, 83; sophomores, 58; juniors, 31 ; seniors, 39. The increased enrollment this year gave rise to several problems of management in classes which were already crowded to capacity. Columbia Claimants Get $5625 of Total August Total Rated at 6 Per Cent Below That of July Interest Greater for Sec ond Year; Many Prizes Awarded Winners Crowds of a number greater than last year were attracted to Vernonia last Saturday, Sunday and Monday by the staging of the second annual Vernonia Host Days Celebration. For the first free cele- biation last year, interest ran high as to winners in the various con tests but that was exceeded tins year by spectators present for the Labor Day weekend event. The first and third days were cared for by Vernonia Volunteer Firemen with the second day given over to the Fraternal Order ol Eagles. The events of cable splic ing, log bucking and log , chopping drew special interest with the idea already advanced for the coming year to stage an additional event of high climbing. First day events were started with the pet parade which assembled at the city park where prizes were awarded, then paraded through the city, led by the Vernonia Junior Bard. Winhers of prizes were Shir ley Henry, grand prize; Victor Par cells, first prize under 10 years; John Meliinger, second under 10; and Dudley Spofford, third under 10. First prize over 10 was award ed Harriet Huntley. Arthur Wil liams was dressed in a clown cos Banks to Get 24-Hour tume to add amusement to the Telephone Service, Is An event. Bicycle races were staged again nouncement this year over a course within the The West Coast Telephone com ■it; and winners were Jackie Nance pany announces their intention to and Andy Killian for the boys install a new dial automatic system races and Alma Jean Norman for n Banks in the near future. The the girls’ race. Three winners were named in apparatus is now being assembled ind the conversion will be made he women’s nail driving contest luring the course of the next few is follows: first, Mrs. Grace Lara- more; second, Mrs. Mabie Mitchell, days. Hitherto the telephone service at and third, Mrs. Hult. The Vernonia Banks has not been continuous. Dur hand gave a concert in the evening ing certain hours on Sundays and followed by a street dance with holidays no service has been render music furnished by Harry George ed and also only emergency service and his orchestra. The dance com has been afforded at night. With pleted the first day’s program. Sunday events were given over the installation of the new automa tic system a continuous twenty- ! to the Eagles with arrangements four hour a day secret service is I made for a parade in the morning ,'ar.d a number of events in the af- insured. iternoon. Several drum and bugle Every telephone in the Banks corps from aeries in other cities system will be replaced by a dial of the state were unable to attend telephone latest . type. The ., , last , minute. . . „ ... of the , . .at . the However, a old style cumbersome instruments . , * , drum and bugle corps from the w:th local batteries at each tele-! ¡Portland aerie and a drill tea a; phone and hand ringing to call the from the Portland Ladies Auxiliary operator will all be a thing of the wire present and spent some time past. The new system will be better marching for the amusement of and faster in every respect. those present. Automatic Dial System to Be Installed Soon Columbia county claimants Te ceived $5,625 of the $237,944 dia tributed to ebgible jobless workers by the state unemployment com pensation commission during August. The August total was 6 per cent under that for July but boosted 200 Lockers Rented ----------------------------------------- the cumulative total since adminis I BROKEN VALVE BLAMED The opening of the elk hunting tration of the act began to $9,141,- WHOOPING COUGH, TYPHOID, ' Winner of the Eagle parade held at 10:30 Sunday morning was the season in Clatsop county brought FOR PLANE CRASH— 778. SCARLET FEVER REPORTED— jAimitage Drug Company. approximately five tons of elk meat Blame for the motor failure of The Portland metropolitan area I — —- — - - — This week’s report of the Oregon | The softball game played Sun- to the cold storage lockers owned the plane piloted by Delbert Bush, rc-ceived 52 H per cent of the state 1 day afternoon was won by the Ore State Board of Health listed one by Oliver Graves for chilling, it sor. of Jewett Bush, was placed total. gon American mill nine in compe- case of typhoid fever, one of scar was stated. The meat, if it can be with the breaking of an intake let fever and two cases of whoop- > tition with the Eagle team to de thoroughly chilled soon after bag- valve as explained by the plane’s OCCUPANTS OF CAR cide the champion of the city ging can be preserved for a grea- designer. Delbert Bush was killed ing cough in Columbia county. A;1 c < 1 1 * NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH— ., . . , league. The O-A nine won the af- physicians in the county reported, . , . ... ter length of time than if such by the crash a short time ago dur , .. , .. ., te moons fray 11 to 10. facilities are not available. Mrs. Lester Sheeley and daugh- it was stated by the bulletin. , w 7 Mason ing a try-out flight just previous State Chap- Three tons of the meat have to the Cleveland air races. No ter, Jean, narrowly escaped death _ ___ _____ lain of the Order and also a mem- been placed in the lockers by own mention of any structural fault in Friday when their coupe was struck CARNIVAL LEAVES FOR Iber of the Oregon State Parole err, it was stated at the same time, the plane was made. Mr. and Mrs. from the rear by a heavily loaded RAINIER TUESDAY— Board spoke in the afternoon and About 200 lockers have been rent Jewett Bush returned Monday even gravel truck on the Durham road, The Donnybrook shows, carnival again in the evening at the Eagle ed at the present time. ing from Leavenworth, Kansas, approximately two miles west of banquet held at the Legion hall, where funeral services for the flyer Tigard. The Sheeley car was pro concern which was in Vernonia dur The banquet was well attended by 1NSTRUCTORS MUST FILL ceeding towards the Capitol high ing the Host Days Celebration, left were held. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT— DEAN SHARP INJURED Eagles and others present in the way and had reached a point ap Tuesday for Rainier where they IN SUNDAY ACCIDENT— city for the celebration. J. D. Perry, proximately 100 feet from the in will make a four-day showing be- Via a communication from Wil NEW FURNACE INSTALLED Dean Sharp, nephew of Mrs. tersection when the driver of the ginning on September 7. From state representative and member of liam B. Schnebly, County School AT JOY THEATRE— the St. Helens Aerie also spoke that truck approaching from the rear Rainier the concern will go to Superintendent, it was learned this Myrtle Layer, was injured last Sun- evening. The work of installing a new lost control of his truck and plung W estport. week of an additional requirement day while crossing the street in the I M onday events creating much in wbiyh must be met by school in safety lane between the Miller Mer- furnace at the Joy Theatre was ed head first into the Sheeley car terest were the cable splicing, log structors this year. A certificate of . cantile store and the building for- underway Tuesday of this week, which was proceeding at about 20 NEW DRUGGIST ENGAGED bucking and log chopping. Cable health must be filed with the super I merly housing the Red and White The old furnace used formerly had nfiles per hour. Mrs. Sheeley sus- AT NANCE PHARMACY— used in the splicing was one and intendent indicating freedom from . Grocery. He was struck by an auto- warped considerably due to ex-; tained severe minor bruises and inches in diameter and one-half A. A. Nay has been engaged as any communicable disease. New mcbile driven by Joseph Vangilder cessive heat and failed *o prov probable internal injuries, but Jean winning time went to the team of druggist at Nance Pharmacy to take with a few minor bruises, forms of registers and monthly re of Portland. Trial will be held Sep satisfactory for future use. The escaped Harold Gay and Charles Eversall ports are being introduced this | ternber 9th. The boy was given new furnace is larger, wilt give The car was badly damaged but was th-> place of Ralph Feller who has co,mpletini ,,_th.ree ‘°C,k J°°P year making a more compiete -e- medical treatment here and taken more control of heat and Can be able to proceed to Vernonia, where returned to Portland. The change splice in seven minutes and seven cord of school attendance it was to Portland for further examina connected with air-conditioning ap-! medical attention was obtained for became effective last week, it was I (Continued on page 8.) reported. paratus as was the old furnace. | the occupants. tion. also announced.
