Vernonia Kntered as second-clans matter VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1923 .1 *• Volume 1, Number 26 Thu Federal Government Needs it—Portland Backs It Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner Adtvertialn^ Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community • . Road Measure Mr. Davies, from the En­ gineering Department of the Standard Oil C Portland, was in Vernonia this week look! ig up suitable location for the big oil tanks to be situated here. The Standard people will put in one of their large stations here and work will begin as soon as possible. . I« PERSONAL DOINGS IN THE LOCAL FIELD Items Gathered From Here and There Sense and Nonsense. TG NEW MILL SITE f We just learn that the big pile driver it* being set to be woik itnmediately oi Mrs. Lester was a Portland gin J. A. McGown has us send the lhe bridge across Rock ( reek Eagle to an outside acquaintance visitor this week. in town, for the new t-pur to To day is Ground Hog Day. A good five bar phone for sale the new mill tile. The rapid cheap. See O. E. Dent, 2t We will have an early spring, completion of this spur i. hog or no hog. needed in order to ln»ul big Mrs- B. W. Carlyle of Belling­ Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Dale enter ­ timbers for lhe mill, pond ham Washington is visiting in tained Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Car­ and many buildings on the town this week. lyle for Sunday dinner. O. A ] roperly. McLees rance has been leased ■t Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Coyle en­ by som.one who has started a tertained members of the Glee dairy route in town. Ciub Friday night in honor of Citizens, the School Board and Patrons; Do you know that our ALICE ENYARTS, Editor N. Soden, the opera house Mrs. Nelson’s birthday. grade school is now more than barber, becomes a new subscri­ Red Hill just returded from crowed? Do vou krow that now ber to the Eagle this week. Weston Sheeley and Florian Mills 1Helens where he won in a left Wednesday sh delegates fio-n thé' two of the teachers are compell­ F. A. Martz has his new house wrestling match with much dif- Vernonia High School to the Stud nt ed to stand up? Do you know conference it Eugene, on the 2nd and finiahed and rented. Houses i ficulty. Liat fifty pupils being taught by 3rd of February. one room and one teacher is en­ can be rented faster than they The Senior class had the misfortune Mrs. Sitte Mrs- J. W. Rose & tirely too crowded for both pupil can be buiit. of losing one of their members, Leroy Mrs. Chas. White spent Tuesday and teacher? All teachers have Malmsten, this semester; but the Mr. A. Cartwright not only afternoon at the horn } of Mrs. Sophomore class had the honor of more than they can do justice gaining one, Elbert Kelley. Leroy, to. We dont need anotner room reuds his home paper, but he J. P. McDonald. having completed the number of high added to the building. We need subscribed for two copies to be A. E. Wright, has purchased schooi credits, has quit school, but he at least four or six more rooms sent weekly to friends at a dis­ four lots from O. E. Dei.t and may return in the apring and graduate right now, or another six room tance. with his class. intends to build houses to rent, building. The new families that Un account of the freezing wea her Mrs. C. S. Hoffman and little Mr'Wright is a brothentdaw of will be here this spring, averag* the down river school iruck was unable ing three children, will mean daughter, Alic?, were out from Mrs. 1 wineham. to run Tuesday morning and the atu more than double the number of Portland this week. As spon as dents had to walk to school. Another ntw re«>de> for children we now have. Another school is out the family intend Miss Myrtle Brown was absent from the Eagle that we are glad school Monday and Tuesday on ac­ term will see 600 children want­ moving here. to get, this week, is Han y count of a severe cold. ing to go to school. Let’s aim LOST — Somewhere between high enough. The Delphine Literary Society met Jensen. Timber&Vernonia two ’ weed lakt Friday afternoon ai d officers for Chains for an Oldsmobile > Car this semester were elected, as follows: Vernonia High Rask?t Ball President. Isabel Condit; rice rresi- Like the man stated who was finder return to Vista Hotel and Bunch djfea led ,he Ik rk ent eld deut, Wuaton btMMley; secretary, l.uiL selling onions “Every day, in recieve reward. players last Friday night to the Heverling; treasurer, Margaret Schu­ every way, they’er growing tune of 42 to 8. a lair sized bert; sergeant-at arms, Loel Roberts. Mr. Richmond sold the corner Stronger and STRONGER.” Don't forget abodt “Bashful Mr crowd attended the game. Nyals lot at Bridge and R. R. Saturday And they surely are. Bobbs’’ Friday night, February 9. Bert Abbott is a new name on Tonic is a great help in building to a Portladd party, who will The basket ball game in the High Mr, Abbott School gym scored thirty-two to four­ you up: it overcomes that tired erect an office building. Good our list this week. feeling and keeps you strong and improvement to that important is a new comer and is doing con­ teen in Vernonia’s favor. Cecil Urie and Miss Leola Warner siderable building on his proper­ healthy. Vernonia Drug Co. part of the City. have been abseut from school several ty ne r the school house. In Business for Your Health To Be Considered Soon A Bill: For an act xtend- ing the route of the ‘‘Roose­ velt Ccast. Military Highway’ along the rout»of the high­ way now known and disig- naled uh the Inland High­ way. Be it enacted by the peo­ ple of lhe alate of Oregon: Section 1. That lhe route of the Roosevelt Count Mili­ tary Highway us now disig- nated by law under the pro­ visions of Sections 4527 to 4535, both inclusive. Oiegou Lt s, and umendalory acts thereto, be und the name is hereby extended so as to in clune the route of what is now designated as the Inland Highway, running from As­ toria through Olney and the Nehalem Valley in Clatsop County and thence through Vernonia in Columbia Cou­ nty to Forest Grove in Wash­ ington County and contin­ uing on to the city of Port­ land along s dd route of the Inland Highway. Sec 2. That all of ‘aid portion of auid highway, bh described in said Section 1, and heretofore known as lhe Inland Highway, shall here­ in after be known and des­ ignated as the ‘Roosevelt Coast Military Highway.” * days on account of illness. Light the Old Cows Tail e o') The Chamber of Commerce has succeeded in many of the things it has undertaken. Why cant it build an Auto Camping Grouid in Vernonia? The time is coming when the community will f-ee the result of the lack of one. Enterprising men accomplish big things, and don’t let tne little things bother them. It takes tact, schrewdness, money and ability to build cities. A progressive man is a big asset if he i n’t afraid of petty stories and untrue iusinuations from jealious ri vai 8. You know the 8ayin;of Christ: “A Profit is not The Eagle’s main ‘policy” Without Honor, Save in His Own outside of honest boosting for Country,” Vernonia, has always been on the Inland Highway. Before coming to this splendid city we i have devoted some three years Three $250 fines and two 50 in talking Highway for this route that needed it so much day jail sentences were the re- more than some Mt Hood Scenic mind rs of Justice of the Peace route up to where no one lives Storia that there was a prohibi­ or raises any turnips. The Ver­ tion law, last week. The jail nonia Chamber of Commerce sentences were for drunkene-s finally took it up In earnest, pro­ in a public place. The High School boys have Iteen pra rising basket ball with the town team this week. Weston Sheeley has been unable to play basket bsll in the last three games on account of a sore foot. Ó i O') I -SAFETY max , N SERVICE of OUR The book that will teach yoar boy more than any other book, la a Bank Book. It will teach him the valne of money-the beat lesson a boy can learn. It will inspire yonr boy to work and aave and some day have a business of hla own. Start a bank account for your boy. Pvt your moray In our Bank Bank of Vernonia. t i ! : bably a little late for this session but is now bearing results. The Club sent two deligates to Salem recently and their good work is now showing itself. Mr White and Mr Sbeeley have been high­ way boosters for a long time. There has not been a week pass without the Eagle writing and recieving letters on this subjects and if these Legislatures dont DO SOMETHING now, they will certainly let a good oppor­ tunity slip to please their many thouamdaof watchers over the State. Too Much Talk Mrs. Miles Pondexter didn’t last long as a “Literary Light’ She probably d cided to let well enough alone, and take no more chances of making herself ridic­ ulous or loosing for her husband a soft job. Let the Eagle print you some personal bank checks on Ham- mermill Safety paper, Come look at It ... --- ----------------- ---------------------- ------- — - GROWTH AND IMPROVEMEAT Talked at Chamber of Co’! - merce Lunchecn Vernonia Cham hereof Com­ merce met last Friday at li.e Columbia Hotel for a noon (uni - eon and talk-feast. The Colum­ bia was prepared for is a. d Hrs. Powell surely undersign s how to cater to hungry m« . Pres. Keasey was toast m.sLr and started the ball to rolling by urging more and action oit wfi t. is to be done with our main srre c before dust gets thick. A .< <>m- mittee was appointed to get i. e probably cost for grading, cuito- Lg and rocking it from the rail­ road to a block east of Roik Creek. The Committee that went to Salem tn the interest of the Inland Highway made an e.,- couraging reoorL A Mr. DeLonz who was recently here to bid ou the bonds for our wkter system was wntured for his.remarks and insinuations and the Cham­ ber went on record as conden.- deming him and upholding the Council in its work and prompt action of excepting the highest bld. A commute was named who will endeavor to get the noon train to stop here 45 mii»- utes for lunch.^tbeverai new members joit.ed the Ciub and Fennel* ot the'Vernonia Poo. Roon & ana Coniectnnery “Set ’eta up” lo the cigais to the 22 tm h pres-.nt. Thes.-1.. » . eons are popur bad than it does among uie 1 Drug Sundries Things You Need—Evefy Day Stationery Alarm. Clocks We ofler an exellent value in Tinted Stationery, 4 tints—sheets and 50 envelopes Vim Clock, '»..good/ reliable time keper $1.50 75c Box ••J A A good grade white Linen Bo« paper. ,. . 1 •; Dragon Lawn One pound best Linen paper with 50 envelopes. . Blue Bird, 'a Westclox, guar­ anteed I yea- $1.75 fl ish. with back bell alarm i 25c Box Way St Helens Does It £ » Vernonia High School Mrs. J. W. Brown, while in Portland purchased a stock of Art Goods & will open a Needle Craft Shop in the Furniture Store & invites the ladies doing Needle Senator Edwards has thrown work to call and see her stock. a Senate bill in the hopper, mak­ ing a fine of 5 to $50 for any cow Council held a special meeting owner permitting stock to run at at which they authorized the night over any highways with- publishing of the notice adver­ out a light on their heads and tising for bids for the reservoir tails. Old Bossy will be all lit distributing system and well for Mrs. H. E. McGraw and bab­ up. the Vernonia Water System. ies visited in Banks thi s wetk. If work keeps on going satisfac­ tory we will now have water for family use and fire protection in our city by the first of July. It looks encouraging. I f. 4, 1922, at the post office at Vernonia, O’egon, ntder the Act-of March 1 3» 1879 MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY IN VERNONIA « * .< ■*. , Colombia County $2.00 Gilbert Reveille« -a big. huskv fellow that certainly makes a noise $3.50 Special 69c Lunch Boxes With Vac im Bottle to carry hot lunch- $2.75 Pint Vacum Bottle, black en­ amel with Aluminum cup and shoulder. 98c For Baby Nothing is too good for baby— ( Nursery Needs. Ask for our Baby Book. Pure Drugs Rubber Goods Water BottWs Good quality 2 qr., rnbhsr. 98cts Victor Metal Botti?, the best bed w»rmr $1.25 Our Stock of Sick Room Supplies, always complete Vernonia Drug Co. Wm. Folder, Pharmacisl. - Vernonia, Oregon r« f