..¿IDAY, MARCH 15, 1940
VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
VOLUME 17, NUMBER 11
Chamber to Convene Removal of Last Dose Entire Grade School
Laurel
Of Toxoid to Teaching Staff Gets
Twice Each Month
Started
Be Given
Reelection by Board
Livestock
Membership Drive Plan I
of Group; Program to Be
Outlined for Year
A number of business men of
vernonia met Tuesday noon at the
sminal Cafe for the first Chan
bar of Commerce meeting of the
year under the direction of newly
elected o ficers. Sam Hearing, pres
ident, officiated and 0. T. Bateman
acted as secretary.
Principal business for the session
was a discussion of means whereby
attendance could be increased for
future meetings. With that idea in
mind Lode McDonald was named
by the president to contact various
organizations relative to the serving
f meals. Mr. McDonald was t
name his own committee to assist
him further on those details.
Also during the meeting a com
munication was heard rom the For
est Grove chamber to be present
at t.heir meeting on March 25 foi
discussion of land classificatio
problems.
Near the close of the meetin'
the decision was made to hold meet
ings twice each month, the nex
session being slated March 26th.
Joy Theatre
Program to
Offer Matinee
New Saturday Feature
First Due March 23 for
Patrons
Meeting
Slated
Western Oregon Associa
tion Event Announced for
April 3, 4
H. A. Lindgren, secretary of the
M estern Oregon Livestock Associa-
ion, through a bulletin released a
'hort time ago announces a meet-
ng of the Western Oregon group
or April 3 and 4 at Corvallis. At
he same time the naming of thos;
o serve on the various committees
as made. Eight men from the
pper Nehalem Valley will see ac
ion cn committee work at th.
neeting.
The committees- and those iron
he valley to be active thereon are
Legislation, Taxation and Trans
rtation, C. C. Van Doren and R
11. Peterson.
Livestock Laws, E. A. McDonald
hairman, and J. A. Bush.
Market Types of Livestock, G. C
firkbride.
Public Lands, Wilford Parman
Birkenfeld.
Predatory Animals and Wild Life
V. E. Crawford and Pete Banzer
General Resolutions, E. A. Me
Donald.
Committees will meet on April 3
o prepare reports for the genera'
ession the oilowing day.
County Court, Private
Parties Responsible in
Promoting Work
County Nurse Urges Chil
dren to Be Present Next
Wednesday
Work started Tuesday morning
of this week towards the removal
of what has become to be a serious
nenace to the extensive acres of
pasture land of Columbia county—
mountain or sticky laurel'. The laur
el has been considered omewhat of
a decorative plant by many but
s extensive growth on t)he eastern
siope of the St. Helens mountain
is destroyed the usefulness of
lhat land for pasture it has been
tated by cattlemen.
The work started Tuesday is the
ubbing' out ' of patches of the
aurel which have started growth
on the western slope of the moun
tain. The Columbia County Court
and several private parties are
responsible for present efforts.
Lode McDonald, president of the
'Columbia County Stockmen’s Assoc-
ation is acting as foreman of the
group of men engaged in the work.
Miss Nettie Alley, County Red
Cross Nurse, this week releases
word to parents in this vicinity
that the second dose of diphtheria
toxoid is to be given next Wed
nesday, March 20th, at the Wash
ington grade school.
First dose of the toxoid was giv
en over 200 Children a short time
ago due to several cases of the
disease in Washington county. An
attempt was immediately made to
prevent the disease gaining a foot
hold in this county by administer
ing the toxoid to school and pre
school children here.
Those children having taken the
first dose were strongly urged to
be present for the second next
Wednesday, else the preventative
will lack a great deal of its effect
iveness. Dr. R. D. Eby and Mrs.
Catherine Webster, nurse will be
present to assist Miss Alley.
Warning for
Safety Issued
By Manager
J. W. Nichols Names
Danger from Flying of
Kites
A warning statement issued this
eek by J. W. Nichols makes known
The release of information re
a danger from the flying of kites
warding iuture plans for an offer
by children when near electric
iug to be made theatre patrons
->ower lines.
was made this week by M>s. Harold
The warning states: ‘‘Children
Dow, owner of the Joy Theatre.
lying kites should be careful not
The release stated that starting
to fly them into high tension lines,
Saturday, March 23rd, a matinee
especially in wet weather. Children
program entirely different from the
so doing may possibly receive a
evening program will be offered.
severe shock due to the wet string
A general admission of ten cents
Burial Services Conduct which is a good conductor of
will be charged for adults or chil-
ed at Florence, Oregon electricity.”
d’-en, the one price being effective
Mr. Nichols also stated that
Cemetery
for either. It was also stated that
should a wet kite string Short two
patrons need have no fear of the
Funeral services for Joe Arm such conductors a possible result
same program being shown in the strong were held at the Bush Chapel eoull be the blowing of fuses which
evening of that day for a complete Saturday afternoon with burial the would temporarily terminate elect
change of show will be made. The following day at Florence.
ric service to customers.
a ternoon program will include a
OBITUARY
feature, serial story and cartoon
Joe Dwight Armstrong was born
comedy.
March 6, 1914 in Guthrie Center, I
When questioned further regard Iowa, and died at Portland on |
ing the offering Mrs. Dow stated March 7, 1940 at the age of 26
her purpose to be a greater induce years, one day. He was not married
ment for the drawing of trade from and is survived by his mother and
the valley to Vernonia by providing ather, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Arm
afternoon entertainment for those »trong of Glanada; three brothers,
families coming here to purchase Viri, Long Beach, California; Har-
Register to be Establish
needs.
oid, Th» Dalle-; and John of Glan
ed for Future Carrier
ada. Also surviving are six sisters,
Vacancies
Velma Hansen, Glanada; Calla Arm
Roediger Service
strong,
Glanada;
Vivian
Armstr
ng,
The U. S. Civil Service Commis
Station Sold—
Glanada; Helen Gay, Anacortes, sion announces this week a post
E. G. Roediger announces that
Washington; and Evelyn Fredericks, o'fice substitue clerk-village carrier
he sold his home, service station
Mt. Vernon. Washington.
examination for the purpose of
ar.d land lsat week to George Hay-
Interment was held in the I. O. O.
ertz’ of Florence, Oregon. The Roe F. cemetery at Florence on March •jstabli hing an eligible register from
which selection may be made to fill
diger family moves next week to 10th.
existing and future vacancies as
their new home, a ten 'acre modern
He was employed for three years they may occur in the positions of
farm located on Route 2, Hillsboro.
at Sunset camp.
ubstitute clerk-carrier in the post
Mr. Roediger will continue his act
office service at Vernonia.
ivities as night watchman for the
Applications must be on file at
Oregon American. Mr. and Mrs. Child from Kist
the o'fice of the manager, eleventh
Hayertz operated a dairy in their Dies in Hillsboro—
former home. They have four chil
William Franklin Geiger, only U S. Civil Service District, 450
dren.
child of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle E. ~,'deral Office Building, Seattle,
Geiger of the Kist district, died Washington, not later than the hour
in the Jones Hospital in Hillsboro of closing business on March 18.
Obituary of
from ruptured appendix March 9, The date and place 'of examination
Mother Given—
Saturday. He was born April 4, will be shown on the admission
The death of Clara Schneuer, 1937. The father has been employ cards furnished applicants after
mother of Mrs. Harry Kerns, occur- ed for several years with the Sun lose of receipt of applications.
ed in Portland fast Saturday, set Logging Company. Interment
Copies of the announcement of
March 9, at the Hdhnemann hospit was at Forest Grove Monday; bur- his examination, place of examin
al. Survivors were F. A. Schneuer, :al services were held at Cornelius. ation, requirements, salaries, etc.,
Bend, husband; Clara Kerns, Ver
and application blanks may be ob
nonia, Franz Schneuer, Jr., Kake.
tained from O. T. Bateman, Sec
Alaska; Paul Schneuer, Cordova. ’runes in Excess
retary, Board of U. S. Civil Service
Alaska; and Eileen Schneuer, Kake. In Oregon—
Examiners, at thé post office here.
Alaska.
Many grocery stores in Oregon,
due to war conditions which have Recorder Court
destroyed much of the foreign mar
Town Pump Restaurant
ket, are featuring farmer-consumer Assesses $25 Fine—
Open Friday—
Harold Brimmer was fined $25 in
prune sales at the present time.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Grenia an The excess due to foreign market ■ the City Recorder’s Court last Fri
nounce this week that their rest conditions has led to the sale in day upon a charge of defacing prl-
aurant at the Town Pump in River Oregon of a higher quality product I vate property. The property in
view is to open for business again I than is usually true, it is said. question was that of a billboard
this week. The restaurant has been I Under normal conditions the highest . belonging to the Joy Theatre. The
closed since the shut down of the I quality of the product is held for | sign is located at the Corner of
O-A mill last fall.
| export.
Bridge and Weed avenue.
Joe Armstrong
Funeral Held
Here Saturday
Civil Service
Examination
Announced
Program ot
Electrical
Show Given
Variety of Exhibits to
Be Shown in Oregon Gas
Building
E. H. Condit Again to
Serve as Superintendent
Reported
At the school board meeting held
Friiday night, March 8, the entire
staff Of teachers was reelected for
service in the Washington and Lin
coln grade schools for the coming
year. The maximum salary will re
main the same; all teachers not
receiving the maximum will be
given a five dollar per month raise.
The following teachers make «up
the staff: Superintendent, E. H.
Condit; Washington school: Prin
cipal, manual training, physical ed
ucation, Paul Gordon; Primary
grades, Lenora Kizer, Ina Scott,
Marian Schrieber and Velva Ram
sey; Fourth grade, Mildred Weed;
Fifth giade, Ruby Maddess; Sixth
grade, Jane Lovett; Seventh, Noibel
Dutton; Eighth grade, Pauline
Christen; Arithmetic, Robert Slaw-
son; Physical education, Mary Foss-
atti.
Teaching music and art in both
the grade schools are respectively:
Barbara Sneath and Shirley Weigal.
In the Lincoln school Thelma
Ramsey is principal; Primary teach
ers: Madgie Rogers, Doris O’Connor;
Fourth grade, Nedra Young.
Bus drivers, employed by the
grade schools only, were rehirod as
were th» janitors. Miss Altar Baker,
secretary was also reelected.
A rural electrification demonstra
tion and show will be held at Ver
nonia on Friday, March 15, in the
Oregon Gas and Electric Company
building beginning at 10 o’clock
and will continue through the
afternoon.
At this meeting some of the ex
hibits that will 'be shown include
the following: electric brooders;
poultry house lighting equipment;
ventilators; floor heaters; stump
burners; irrigation equipment; feed
grinders; and other equipment.
This will be an educational dem
onstration and meeting on the use
of these electrical appliances given
by the O. S. C. Extension Service.
A meeting and program will be
held at the sarnie time, and the pro
gram will be as follows:
“Smilin’ Through” to Be 10:00 a. m. Tw temperature
Attraction Offered by Farm Refrigerators, E. H. Davis,
Extension Agricultural Engineer.
High School Class
Electric Wiring for Adequacy and
The Vernonia high school senior Safety, W. R. Wolheye, Chief Elec
class this Friday evening, March trical Inspector, State Bureau of
15, presents its class play at the Labor.
Washington grade school auditor
1:30 p. m. Electric Brooding,
ium. The play, “Smilin’ Through,” Poultry House Lighting, Ventila
will start at 8 p. m.
tion, Floor Heating, Ivan Branton,
Plot of the vehicle, which will Assistant Agricultural Engineer, O.
-tar a number of students in the S. C.
class, is a tragedy enacted in a
Egg Room Humidifiers, Fly Traps,
scene 50 years ago in which a re Pig Brooders,
Stump Burners,
jected suitor Shoots the woman he Liquid Manure Tanks and Pumps,
’retends to love on the night of E. H. Davis.
her wedding. As the years pass a
Experts Answer Queries
Feed Grinding and Mixing, Ivan
boy and girl of the younger gener Branton.
on Forming District at
ation of these families fall in love.
Poultry and Dairy Water Heat
Monday
Meeting
How the spirit of the slain girl ing Equipment.
Over 200 people heard a number
comes “smilin’ through” to help
Irrigation Picture.
There will be some interesting of questions and answers regard
the young lovers is the theme of
electrical equipment exhibited at ing the forming of Peoples’ Utility
the play.
this show, and some helpful dis District Monday evening at a pulb-
Play characters taken by the cussions on the installation and use lic meeting held at the high school
high sdhool students will be: John of electricity.
gymnasium. Also heard during the
Carteret, Claud Veal; Dr. Owen
The public is invited to be pres evening was a short talk by Mor
Harding, Homer Michener; Ellen, ent at that time to attend this ton Tompkins, a representative of
. he Bonneville project. Tompkins
Erma Kent; Kathleen, Frances meeting and show.
was accompanied here by Harry
Childs; Willie Ainley, Melvin Rose;
Schrofe, engineer for the Tillamook
Kenneth Wayne, Philip Millis; Jere
PUD district and R. M. Burley,
miah Wayne, Philip Millis; Moon-
Portland attorney. Questions in the
yecn Clare, Joanne Nichols; Mary
minds of those present were fired
Clare, Elsie Duncan; guests, Bessie
\t the three men and answers were
Bell, Eunice Larson, Wilton Rogers
heard explaining matters not for
and Jack Baker.
merly understood.
Near the close of the meeting a
Evaluation
Deemed
Val
Ed Sessman to
group
of men to assist the sponsors
uable for Secondary Ed
Oversee Cemetery—
of
the
district was named.
ucation
At a recent meeting of the City
Wallace McCrae, high school
Council, it was decided that Ed principal, was most enthusiastic in
Sessman would take over the duties his report of the Committee on
Evaluation which met at the Scap
of overseeing and taking care of
poose high school for the latter
the Vernonia Memorial Cemetery part of last week. The interviews
replacing Ira Baucom. Baucom when with faculty members, observance
first hired by the Council for the of class routine and school extra
position had only part «time em curricular activities and of admin
Art Kirkham, Radio An
ployment as clerk in Hoffman Hard istration proved stimulating, states
Mr. McCrae. The work will do a
nouncer to Deliver Ad
ware in addition to his duties great deal ■for secondary education ;
dress of Evening
as caretaker of the cemetery. Since for the State of Oregon in addition |
Baucom has full time employment, to its acting as a stimulus' to faculty I Information released this week
the position has been given to Sess members and students of schools by the Evangelical Missionary Soc
man.
iety announces the Father and Son
evaluated.
Acting as members of the evalu banquet for the evening of Thurs
Registration Books
ating committee which used Scap day, March 28 at the Evangelical
To Close April 16—
poose high school as a typical one church. Art Kirklham, KOIN radio
»
Mrs. E. H. Washburn announces for measurement were: D. A. Emer announcer, wilt be the guest speak
that there is but one more month son of the Oregon State Department er for the evening. Musical numbers
>n which to register for the primary of Secondary Schools, Earl Cooley, will fill out the remainder of the
■lection. April 16 marks the date leader of the Smith-Hughes Depart program.
Fathers whose sons are not here
for closing registration. Mrs. Wash ment of Oregon, Miss Clark, assist
burn requests that registration be ant State Librarian, and the follow or men without son« are requested
becked against change of residence, ing principals of Oregon high i to “borrow” sons for the occasion.
political party, change of name schools: E. D. Towler of Astoria, Tickets have gone on sale and a
through marriage. Those having John Gary of West Linn, C. E. turkey dinner will be served. An
come of age are urged to fill out Willard of Molalla and Wallace enjoyable evening is in store for
all who attend.
McCrae.
a card of registration.
Senior Play
Due Friday
Evening
PUD District
Explained
At Meeting
Report of
Committee
Enthusiastic
Father, Son
Banquet
Slated Soon