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Wrwttia Colombia County Entered as second-class matter August 4, 1922, at the post office at Vernonia, O eg?a, aider the Act of March 3, 1879 VERNONIA* OREGON, FRIDAY* DECEMBER 8, 1922 Volume 1, Number 18 MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community Will you have patience with us over the delay ALICE EN VA RTS, Editor of this issue? Perhaps you can realize how it is. Good A moo nt Realized We are doing the best we can, under the cir One hundred and thirteen dollars was realized by the Boys cumstances. We sent Athletic Association of the Ver- to Portland for a press I, >nia High School at a pie social man to enstall our large given at the schoolhouse on Fri day evening, Nov. 24. This new press, but all were money will be used in purchas busy. We are trying to ing gymnasium «quipment and do the jub ourselves, and materials for the present bas ket ball season. Preceding the at the same time trying auctionering of the pies by Les to get out a paper. Wu ter Sheely, A snappy one act cant do both, so we are comedy entitled “A Case of Sus ” was produced by compelled to stick with pension members of the student body. the press job untill fin The characters were well suited ished. Bv next week tv the parts which they played every one declared the play we certainly hope to have * a and huge success, Especially splen the new press going. So did were, Margaret Schubert, Readers, please say it is who took the part of the Irish and Harry Keasey Thanksgiving week, and chambermaid the austere but nervous profes be thankful that you can sor. The cast of the characters hope for a better paper. was as follows: Kathleen, the The Vernonia Odd Fellows put on the Third degree Tuesbay night, had a few visitors and a dandy lunch. The officers were elected as follows: P. O. Mell inger. N. G., M. J. John. V. G. J. W. Rose, Sec.y., G. C. Mell inger. Treas., Lester Sheeley. Trustee for three years. esse > 2 THE TESTS OF A TOWN ing all Ordinance* heretofore enacted in the vicinity wheie Mid animal* are regulating or prohibiting animate from ao kept and to be sold, running at large within >he city of Sec. 6. The proceeds of said sale a Questions That People Ask About Vernonia, O’< gon. shill be applied to the payment of the Be it enacted by the council of the charge* of the Marshal for taking up your Tows Before They Decide City of Vernonia. Oregon: and I eeping Mid animals as in this Act to Make It Their Town. Sec. 1. It shall, after this act goes prov ded and the surplus, if any, shall into effect, be unlawful for the owner be paid to the City Recorder, who to permit any cattle, horses, mules, shall |.ay said suiplus to the owner of 1. ATTRACTIVENESS— sheep, goats or hogs to run at large, the animal so so'd upon due proof be Shall I like the town—it* “atmos phère”? Doe* it have the beauty of or to run up n or to be pastured upon ing rnaik- the City Recorder, but if no shaded streets and other beautiful any streets, avenues, or alleys, in the owner shall be found within six months features? Is it a quiet, roomy, airy, city of Veanonla Oregor, or to go up of the date of «tie o' said animal, said well lighted town? Does it have at on the lands of another within said surplus shall be placed in the general tractive public buildings and homes? city without the permission of such fund of the city, and a complete record Is it well paved. Is it clean in every owner. Provided however that it of the taking up and Mie proceedings sense? shall be lawful fur c-ws which are br sha I be kept, and the Mid City of ing milked to run at large or to be Vernonia shall be liable to the rightful Dr, Via, of Banks, was in Ver 2. EDUCATION— Can I educate my family and myself pastured upon the streets, avenues owner of such money so received for nonia Wednesday on professional in that town? How about its public and alleys of said city between the a pe lod of thiee years from date of business, and spoke in high schools—present and future? Its in- m e hours of 6 a. m. and 8 p, m, terms of the budding activity of stitutions of higher education or of Sec. 6. All Ordinances heretofore Sec. 2. Any animal enumerated in our city. The doctor aays tne business training? Its libraries? Its Section One, found running at large in > na;t- d regula'ing or p o.i b ting st< ck Its lecture and concert courses? the city of Vernonia, Oregon, rhaB He or a; iinals or fowls running at large best thincr this town ever done newspapers? Its postal facilities? taken up by the Maish«! of s id < ity, within the city of Veruvni*, Oregon, wa to vote for the light and 3. PEOPLE— Shall I like the people of the town? who shall thereafter immediately noti shall be and is heoeby repealed. water and that if we had turned fy the owner thereof, if the owner be Sec. 7. Where um it is nccesMry for it do*n the town certainly would Are they “home folks" without false known; if such owner be unkno'vn to the health, safety and peace of the exclusiveness? Are they neighborly have died a natural death. The and friendly? I* the town free from I the Marshal taking up such animal, he sndet/ of vernonia that this Ordi people all over the state was factionalism? Does it have strong shall within one day thereafter po t nance shall go into effect immediat. ly watching it and m ny made up religious, fraternal and social organ- ' notices describing the animals with an emergency is hereby declared to izations? reasnnale certainty and stating where exist and therefore this Ordinance their mind to locate here after 4. RECREATION— | said animals are kept. Such notices shall take effect when adopted by a they were assured that se were Can I have a good time in that shall be posted in three public places unanimous vote of the members of the •o have light and power and town? I and my family? How . in the vicinity where said animals are city cou' cil and approved by the preai- about the theaters, museums, gym so taken up. Said notices sha I als-> le d n- thereof. water. nasiums, parks, etc.? Are there active published in one issue of a we kly Attest: agencies for providing good enter 'ewspaper published within the City BEN S. OWENS, TIMES HAVE CHANGED tainments, athletic contests, etc.? Are of Vernonia, which City Recorder. publication -hall maid, Margaret Schubert. Jonas inviting opportunities for pleasure Apprpved this 22nd day of Novam- the janitor, Weston Sheeley. drives afforded by well paved streets? be the first issue of raid papi rafter posting a-id notices ler, 1922. _. LIVING— Mildred, Dorthy and Alice, Col Isn't it strange what great changes';, Sec. 3. The owner or hi* agent ma/ CHAS. D. WHITE, can come within a little space of time, j Can we live reasonably and well in lege girls, Bessie McDonald, We were talking with a Vernonia man1 • {'resident of Council. , that town? Are the best of modern re-take posession of nis animals at • ny Isabel Condi’ and Benita Parker a few days ago and something was I 'conveniences ’" available for its residents time prior to the sale thereof at hvn- Tom. Harold and Jack, College said about the many changes that .—electricity, gas, telephones, etc.? inafter provided for by first tendering Ordinance No. 51 have taken place since 1900—just 22 Boys, Florian Mills, Ray Mills, years ago. That isn't a very long Are the housing and shopping condi to the Marshal or Recorder the charges An ordinance es ablishi ig the lim • f >r and Leroy Malmsten. Profess time, yet he was able to point out tions favorable? Rents, taxes and for so taking them, which shall be as closing Pool Rooms. Card Rooms, prices fair? Hotels good? follows: One dollar per dty forea. h or,’Faculty member, Harry Keas many things of interest that have 6. ACCESSIBILITY— aid Billiard Rooms. head of cattle, horses or mules; Fifty up in those 22 years, things we Tne City of V<r >o: ia does O'dain as ey. Miss Judkins, Preceptress of come Can we go and come easily? Does cents per day for eieh head of sh.ep, knew nothing about before. the dormitory, Ruth Heverling. For instance, he pointed out that the town have adequate railroad con hog* or goat* to the Marsha) for tak folio .vs: nections and train services? Well ing up the same for the time he has It shall be unlawful for any owner, Miss Marjorie Holiday acted as 22 years ago we didn’t know a thing marked automobile routes and hard held it, and also the cost of publishing lessee, proprietor, or employe** of any about parcels post, or radio, and the coach for the play. A much ap air was not filled w^th flying ma surfaced roads? the notices in the newspaper as herei 1 public card room public pool room, or preciated piano solo was render chines. Nobody wore a wrist watch, .7. BUSINESS— public billiard room to suffer or permit provided for. ed by Louise Malmsten proceed or swatted the fly, or had appendi Can I make good use of capital in Sec. 4. Not less th n one day or such public ea-d roitn, public pool that town? Are there good banking ing the play and immediately citis, and farmers had to come to facilities? Up-to-date stores? Good | more than five days after notice to the room or public billiard room <o be <-p n town for their mail. Twenty-two following Lois and Louise Malm years ago there was no such thing as shipping facilities. Favorable labor; owner or his agent, in case of pcsonai or doing business a' ter the h< ur of service to such owner or agent, or not eleven (11:00, o’clack p. m.. or before sten played a duet. The suc- a submarine boat, a (tired girl was per enditions? A prosperous farming Fair real estate values? tb*n flve day« or more than t n th-; hour of six (6:00) o’clock a. aa. 1 successful selling of the large fectly satisfied to work for $1.50 a territory? Reasonably cheap power? Active co- | days after the publication of the no- It is provided, how, ver, that such week, the butcher threw in a chunk number of pies was largely due of liver with the meat order and a operation among business interests? .t ee in a newspaper s pro ided for in pool room, billiard room or card room ’ S «lion 2, the City Ma ahal shall ad- may remain open until twelve (12.00) to the efficient auctioneer, Lester merchant made us a present of a pair 8. EMPLOYMENT— Can I get a job in that town at fair | vert iae the Mme for si le by publish- o’clck p m., Saturdays. of suspenders when we bought a suit Sheeley. H. E. McGraw and Any person violating this Ordinance of clothes. There wasn’t any "list pay and with good prospects for the ing once in the newspaper designated J. Lindley acted as clerks. ening in" on party-line telephones, future? Can I count on co-operation in Section 2, a notice of sale, which i hal be guilty of a misdemeanor and Because of the Basket Ball straw stacks were generally burned from organizations making it their shall contain the same description re shall upon conviction 1 hereof be fined game with Westport on the 8th instead of baled, nobody ever heard business to help introduce and estab-'q j-ed to be given in the notice of tak- n t es* than Ten $10.00 Dollars nor Up guch animal or animals, and more than Fifty $50.00 Dollars. of December, the Parent-Teach of Bolshevism, and we were still lish new commercial interests and to slashing our face with an old-fash welcome new citizens? Whr ns it is necessary for the shall state that on a day and loir ers Association will meet next ioned, straight back razor. 9. PROGRESSIVENESS— pe c , health and Mfety of the City of named therein, which shall rot be les* Yes, sir—twenty-two years brings Wednesday evening, Dec. 6, at Shall I find that I am in a live town than five or more than ten days after V«r .onia that thia ordinance ahoil go da1 8 o’clock. It will be National ' wonderful changes, and we could go having a progressive city government, i the into immediate effect and therefore an I on and enumerate them by the col active civic organizations, modern I — _ata of the publication of said Educational week and the pro umn. We marvel at the wonders that notice, he will, at the [ lace where en ergency is hereby declared to exist fire protection, and a pull-together, gram will be given in accordance have come in that short space of time. spirit in everything; a town with a said animal or animate have been kept and therefore Ibis ordirance shall take , since taken up, sell the same at public effect when approved by the president The meetings from now on will And we can only register amazement future? and agree that if we move as fast in auc.ion to the h ghest bidder for cash. of the council and adopted by a unani You cannot control the climate, nat be held in the H S Auditorium. the next 22 years as we have in the ural scenery nor historic associations The Marshal shall, on or before t> e mous vote of the council. The adoption of a constitution is last 22 then we will, as the small boy of your town, but if, in other respects date of publication of said sale notice, Approved by Mavor says, certainly be “going some.” CHAS. D. WHITE to come before this meeting. it does not measure up to the stan post three written or printed copies of Ben S, Owens, dard that will be applied to it by in said Mie notice in three public places Attest: If you only knew how interest DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK telligent townbuyers, get busy and i Recorder. ing our Literary Program for help make it measure up. The first That the city that gets the pub big job of a good town salesman is to Fripay afternoon, Dec. 8, listens licity gets the business. see to it that his “commodity" is you would certainly come. That the city that gets the adver right.—American Journal. The Vernonia High has enter tising grows. That advertising a city is a-busi ed the State Debating League. A hanktgiving Program ness, not child’s play. That means more work for those That people will go miles tb get a was given in the church last good live city in which to trade. That your property will increase in Sunday night. The services value when the outside world knows were wpe ¡ally good, inter your city is wide-awake. That people from neighboring cities esting and enjoyable. The ■will come where there is something children did splendid with doing. That the city which docs not seek their exercia«-» and the mus something better than it now has is ic was highly appreciated by going to lose out. That now is the time your city and t h a good siz«d audiance. business need advertising more than ever before. She is a Grandmother Next Thursd y we print an That if you don’t get out and go after the trade, some neighboring city illustrated Y-maa edition. 3000 All who know her, wonder rt her unaged face and figure. She has readers are looking for the mer kept her tissues firm. chants ’ “ Merry Christmas. ’ ’ business you should get. You must bring your ad copy in before Monday. We advocat* Albert Wood will leave, next the “ trade at home ” idea. week, for Washington, D. C, Vernonia High School The Eagle is giving a cash prize to tfie grade school scholars for the best history on Vernonia The idea is growing in savor and the winning articles will be read with much interest all over the state. Our merchants too, will give their mor al and financial support and the prizes will de- vided four times instead of one prize. Professor Wilson is aiding and we look for some interesting aud true stories of the Nehalem Valier. Have your articles in the Eag le office before Dec. 9. First prize is &S., Second is S3, third, S2, fourth SI Paul Robinson* Editor and Owner in English Class IV. The pres ent question for debate is Re solved That the United States Should Grant the Philipines their Ind«pendance, Let’s Go! Where? To the Vernonia-Westport Basketball game on Dec 8, at 8 p m, in the High School gem. Admission 2<lc. We regret that a few items are omited this week in the rush of the printer i Safetv, e) Honesty, Courtesy, Service 1 BANK OF VERNONIA Hl where he will for the winter visit and attend to business af fairs connected with the Ver nonia-Buxton mail route he was at one time carrying. Mr. Woo 1 cla ms back pay from the roite and will work for hie case before Congress If necessary to get what he believes is his just dues. Afiaz Malt, Wild Cherry E. E. Malmsten has moved in their new house. Their daugh ter Gladys E, came home 1 rem Monmouth to spend Thanksgiv ing. How does it come that the things the average Vernonia man calls econ omy in himself are what he calls stinginess in others. It takes a a thousand thousand marks to buy buy a a A OliiNSBfS Be. SI It takes marks to vest in Berlin. Wouldn’t it be cheaper I An Ordinance probibitin« certain for the men over there Io wear clean animate from running at large in the shirt*? 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