..¿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