Vernonia eagle., September 21, 1923, Image 5

A NEW SCHOOL YEAR
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r In every fully organized coramu-
• nity there are three educational inati-
tutioni—the home, the school and the
church. Their functions are inter­
related though differentiated In the
home the child receives the first rudi­
ments of what he subsequently learns
from the school and the church. All
three institutions are essentially ncc-
ssary to the well being of the child,
to develop him for the duties and re-
spunsiblities of life. The establishment
of a new home, the opening of a
school and the erection of a church
are always matters which arouse gen­
eral interest in a community.
When Cornelia the famous Roman
matron, presented her boys to the vis­
itor who had been boasting about her
jewels, saying, "these are my jewels,"
she stated a most profound truth. The
children of a community arc its most
precious possessions, and that com­
munity is thrice blessed, which, like
the rstored Jerusalem in the vision
of the prophet, is "full of boys and
girls playing in the streets thereof."
but jewels require to be cut and pol­
ished to enhance their worth. So the
training and upbringing of children
known as their education, is ail im­
portant, not only to them but to the
community in which they live. This
is generally recognized, so the com­
munity makes itself responsible in
part for this education. To this end,
it taxes itself without stint for public
schools, so that every child may re­
ceive the benefit of an education, no
matter how poor his parents may be.
The erection of suitable school build­
ings, with ample equipment, the se­
lection of competent teachers, are the
concerns of the whole community.
And each of its citizens should feel
his responsibility for the school and
its proper management.
The school year opens and with it
the pleasing sight of children troop­
ing back and forth from school twice
daily. It is most interesting to watch
t!.e procession as it passes by, espe­
cially for a continued period of years,
whereby can be noted the gradual de­
velopment of the children as they ad­
vance from class to class in the suc­
ceeding years. Anyone who does this
Cannot help but take a personal in-
. terest in those whose school careers
are thus observed. And when com­
mencement time arrives, and the grad­
uáis advance to receive their diplo­
mas, how brief the years seem since
they were but toddling children es­
corted by their mothers or older sis­
ters and brothers, at their entrance
into school life.
May the school years just begin­
ning prove a fruitful one. And to
further this end the hands of those
■engaged in instruction should be up-
.held, and themselves welcomed. There
is a widespread criticism of school
methods and curriculum prevailing
•11 over the country in which all
schools are more or less involved.
But an improvement seems to be in
sight. The fault has lain with too
much experimentation, which, how-
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ever, has not been without value, as
it has brought out into distinctness
what is fundamental and essential,
and what better can be dispensed
with when it is necessary to cut down
expenses.
As to our local schools, the course
does not require any radical modifi­
cation, provided the pupils study and
apply themselves. And to do this the
parents must co-operate with the
teachers. If children are allowed to
play around every evening without
studying their lessons, the efforts of
the teachers will be rendered ineffec­
tual. The evenings of the first four
days of the school week should be
rigidly kept for study and prepara­
tion, and the children made to under­
stand that work comes first and play
afterwards.—Eastern Clackamas News
Mrs Laura Sears, of Vancouver,
has been visiting a few days with
Miss Blanche Bergerson.
Misses Mildred and Blanche Ber­
gerson gave up their positions in Ber­
gerson Bros.* store and the postoffice,
respectively, on account of school
commencing.
Miss Jeneva Wright is home after
a month's stay in Portland.
IT FAYS BLACKWELL IN
OKAHOGAM
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NKWIPAFSB ASSOCIATION MSN BBS» AUS
NO. 2148
Outside and Inside
PAINTING
QUALITY
is our watchword, and
this applies to workman-
B. Royer, who lives halfway be­
tween Buxton and Vernonia, called
last Saturday to see Vernonia grow.
Mr. Royer hadn't been here for about
eight months, and was delightfully
surprised at the big increase in build­
ings and in population of the city.
Thaw want ada. are bringing rapid
resulta.
W.T. HATTEN
The Ohl
Reliable Blacksmith
General Blacksmithing,
Horse Shoeing,
Machinery Repairing
oi al! Kinds.
One Block South of Bank
Vernonia, Oregon.
Original Estimate and Accounting Sheet
Union High School District No. 1
Thia original sati saute la made in compliance with Motion 231-A of the school laws of 1921 and shows in par­
allel columns the unit costs of the aeveral services, material and supplies fo* the three fiscal years next preceding the
current year, the detail ex wnditurea for thd last one of said three preceding fiscal years and the budget allowance and
expenditures for six months of the current year. (“Six months of the current year” means six months of the last
school year.)
EXPENDITURES
Expenditures and budget al­ Expenditures for three
lowance for six months of
next preceding the last
Estimated
last school year
expenditure^
Detailed ex­
for the ensuing
penditures Seeon year
Expenditure* Buget allow­ for the last give yearly
school year
totals
of three-
ance in detail
in detail
year period
e
fiscal year*
school year
First year
give yearly
totals
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FACTS IN THE HISTORY
OF ROAD BUILDMpG
Good road* were first built by t he
more active and prosperous towns or
township*. The larger center* of p«>p-
:ilation attracted the road traffic of
adjacent communities. Such traffic
did not help build or maintain the
road* it partly destroyed.
This destruction resulted in a «de­
mand for county appropriation* for
road building. The money* were first
distributed among the towns or town­
ships on some agreed plan, and were
spent by them, or under the joint au­
thority erf county officials. Under
these conditions most of such moneys
went into politic* and not into road*,
and there was no uniformity in con­
struction or care.
A* a result there was a reaction in
favor of county road* built and main­
tained by the county official* Then,
and only then, did the bulk of such
appropriation* get into road*, and
there was a beginning of efficiency
and uniformity.
But history repeated itself. Tbe
more active and prosperous counties
built and maintained good roads.
These were again destroyed by the
traffic from adiacent counties. This
traffic did not help build or care fbr
the roads it destroyed. There fol­
lowed a state-wide demand for state
appropriation* towards road building.
Again history repeated itself in the
form of state aid to the counties aid
towns, to be spent by them, or under
joint authority of the state officiate.
And again most of such moneys west
into politics, and not into roads, asd
lack of efficiency and uniformity per­
sisted.
As a result of this waste, histoty
once more repeated itself, and there
was a demand for state highways built
and maintained by the state undtr
its highway commission. Efficiency
and uniformity were th* result, atd
the moneys went into road*.
Those states which now have tie
best road systems have a three-fod
system, each under the exclusive ji-
risdiction of its propertly constituted
authorities. This has produced tie
largest mileage of good road* for t)e
least expenditure. It ha* brought *f-
ficiency and uniformity out of ch?<3.
and the money ha* gone into road«,
Why not a four-fold system, wifi
the Nation doing for states what tie
states have done for counties, and tie
counties for townships?
By this fourfold system of roais
there witf be aq impetus, as ye| us-
thought of, givan to road bnlM’«
throughout the nation.
Authqriy
and responsibility will bf logically
and economically divided and fixd
without conflict arising Uniformi%
and efficiency will La **tahli*hel
Standards of construction and m*<*-
tenance will be raised. Th* satire ni-
tion will be given “Good Roads Every
wnere" by a well-balanced, connected
system of national, state, county and
town highway* reaeh out to the most'
remote parts. They will be built in
the shortest possible time and with the
utmost economy. The money will get
into roads, where it belongs, and the
cost will be equitably distributed
upon those communities best able to
bear the burden In other words, the
farmer will thus get what he needs
and what he wants. He has not been
getting this by “Federal aid.”
personal bervick
Total Personal Service
$1809
6626
IN
60
8 336
811793)6
1800.90
460.00-
33.33
mo
’810
$3463 29
85360
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83060.00
12930 07
202.60
60.00
204.36
60.00
8 S8
Principals
Teachers
Janitors
Clerk
1
8.
8.
4.
6.
83302.60
18184.42
•2674.88
>668.47
|447 86
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MATERIAL AMD BUPPUM:
1. Furniture (deeka, etc )
1. Suppliea (ehalk, etc )
5. Library hooka
4. Flags
6. Janitor's supplies
7. Fuel
8. Light
B. Water
IB. Postage and Stationery
Total—Material and Supplies
26
840
N
60
28
8300
25 '
160
,10
$308.10
16 *
29.08
81600
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260
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206.66
.'8681.04,,
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$2290
200
60
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8 86
NO
60
10
106
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26 '
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18
1760
8486 .
Take a walk up to the Catholic
church, then to your right for three
or four blocks, until you get well into
the trees and brush. A big surprise
awaits you. New houses everywhere
and good substantial homes. Ver­
nonia now has about 1500 population
and the town is built up for a mile
from the east to the west limit. A
little speed is nw required on street
improvements, as the winter will soon
be upon u*. How about sidewalks
that all worried about a year ago.
Even the Rose avenue w lk is not fin­
ished. And we would like to wager,
if we get odds, that the walk to the
high school will be finished easily
within five years.
CONSTRUCTION:
600
— • w •
4000
Woodshed
DIMnDNnB:
1. Boadsd. and interest thereon,
Total- Indebtedness
8860
8860
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS:
1800
1600
Total Transportation of Pupils
26 -
8b
Total— Miscellaneous
GRAND TOTAL
300
M
•18,300
- 888.20 r.
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2260
-re- ;
...
1300
• Me
100
V
1987.70
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864.21
298.06
lilt 86
870.08
270.00
•0N1.66
•6600.61
We counted eleven brand new
houses, good homes, just being fin­
ished, west of the track, Sunday.
About three acres that was vacant
in the east part of town a year ago,
is now built up thick with new homes,
waiting for paint.
400
160
28
270
W n .80
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Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ovila Daoust.
Thursday, September 6, a seven-pound
son. Thus does the population of
Vernonia grow.
Mr. and Mr*. Everett Fowler have
I, Mrs. Chao. Malaaotan. de hereby eertlfy’hiat tbrtfere estimate of expenditures for the year 1923-1824 was left for Long Beach, California, where
prepareil by aw and that the expenditures and budget allowance for six months of the current year and the oxpeadl- they will make their future home.
tursa for the throe fiscal yean next preceding the current year ua shown above have been compiled from tta records Many friends here will miss them.
ta my charge and are tree and correct copies thereof.
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MMyCHAS. MALMSTCT,
S ubscribe fur Tmc E aolb
District Clerk.
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Charles E. Blackwell ha* th* largest
department store in Okanogan, Wash­
ington, a country town up in the
northern part of the state, straight
north from Wenatchee.
Th* Blackwell «tore is one of th*
argest small-tow« department store*.
When Mr. BlacVweil talk* about
newspaper advertising he know* what
he is talking about because he use*
a lot of it. He invest* between >200
and |300 every month with the Oka­
nogan Independent, small weekly
paper.
What he said at Ellensburg at the
state unity meeting last week he said
to business men—merchants like him­
self—rather than to newspaper men.
"There are many line* of publicity
that the country store can use to ad­
vantage, but the one he can use to
best advantage is his local paper. I
venture to say that if the money that
is spent each year for fancy calen­
dars and other nick-nack give-aways
was invested (I say invested, not
spent or donated)
in
carefull)
planned newspaper publicity, the ac­
tual net return* to the advertiser
would be ten time* a* great.”
FROM AURORA
Vernonia Ragle Spread* Ite Wings
la a Big 12-Page Paper
Paul Robinson, former editor of
The Observer, now publishing the
Vernonia Eagle, hat just gotten out a
12-page edition of that paper. In it
he shows many pages of good adver­
tising as well as many items showing
the development of the hustling littl*
burg in the timber. Perhaps no othei
feature shows up so good a boost foi
a town as the advertising columns o
it* local paper and the “Eagle” ha*
•he ad*. Aurora citizens interested ir
.he development of Oregon and it-
resource* are occasional visitor* it
Vernonia. Among those seen in towr.
Sunday was Dave Hanrahan.—Aurora
Observer.
"AMERICA FIRST"
To safeguard America first, to sta­
bilize America first to prosper Amer­
ica first, to think America first, to
exalt America first, to live America
first.
Call it the selfishness of nationality
if you will. I think it an inspiration
to patriotic devotion.
We may do more than prove ex­
emplars to the world of enduring rep­
resentative democracy whe*e the con­
stitution an4 iu liherti«« are un-
-hakep, W*
go OB securely to
the desiissed fulfillment and make a
strong and generous nation's contrib­
ution to human progress, forceful in
example, génerous in contribution,
helpful in all suffering <ud fearless
in all conflicts,
I-et the internationalist dream and
the bolshevist destroy. God pity him
“for whom no minstrel raptures
swell.” In the spirit of the republic
we proclaim Americanism and ac­
claim America.—Warren Q. Harding.
COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR NEWS
Altho there are a* usual a number
of stand* and restaurant* that will
be ready to appease the hungry, a
new picnic ground* with tables and
seats will be provided for those who
wish to bring picnic dinner* and hold
family reunion*. A beautiful grove has
been cleared up to provide this spot.
For those who come in machine*
and wish to leave the car* outside
the grounds ample parking space
will be provided. Ail the advantage*
of the St .Helens auto park will be
at the disposal of those who wish to
camp for a day or so and who will
attend from some distance.
Many
camping parties will come from Ver­
nonia, Clatskanie, Marshland, Mist
and other points. The completion of
the new road from the Nehalem Val­
ley will allow many who have never
visited the County Fair to take ad­
vantage of this year’s show.
Among the new free amusement
features will be band music and lots
of it, moving pictures, afternoon and
evening programs put on by various
commercial clubs and organizations.
The Great De Koi Trio, aerial ath­
letes, featuring baby Gladys, one of
the youngest performers in perch acts
and ball rolling, will give two free
shows daily. This well-known act ha.«
just completed an engagement at the
Oaks Park in Portland and is one of
the best act* in its line to be found
anywhere. This trio will give six
performance* on a specially construct­
ed platform, and will be one of the
star free attraction*.
Livestock exhibitor* are urged to
get their entries in early, on the regu­
lation entry blanks, to be had from
any member of the fair board or the
county agent. All those who wish
tbeir herd* tuberculin tested can get
the services of Dr. Parent e>m**t*
veterinarian, by conferring with Coun­
ty Agent Nelson. AU cattle over one
year must be tested within the past
12 month* to show.
An extremely efficient corps of
judges ha* been «cured to place the
awards, most oi them nationally
known and all prominent in their
work. Prof. E. R. Potter of O. A. C..
will place the ribbons in the hog and
beef cattle classes; W. H. McWhor­
ter, county agent in Washington
County, will place the dairy classes;
S. B. Hall, of Multnomah County, will
judge the agricultural products, and
Mis* Helen Cowgill of O. A. C. will
hand out the ribbon* in the ladies*
departments and school exhibit*.
Prof. C. S. Brewster, of Kerr-Gif­
ford Co., will have charge of the poul­
try division. Agricultural products,
poultry, school exhibit* end women’s
department* will be placed the first
day, Wednesday.
An hourly program for the three
day* and night* will be announced
next week.
A REVENUE IN ST. HELENS
Fines imposed against violators of
the prohibition and traffic laws by
Justice of the Peace John L. Storla
for the eight month* of this year
ending August 31, amounted to $8.-
822.80. A majority of the cases were
brought in by Sheriff Wellington and
hi* deputies and while no segregated
statement has been made, it is said
that about one-third of the amount
was collected from those who were
found guilty of violating the prohibi­
tion law*. The fine* by months were :
anuary, $676; February, $170; March,
>790.35; April, $1001; May, $1300.55;
une, $1804; July, $1966, and August,
' ¡1114.90. February was the low month
with only $170 and July the high
month with almost $2000 collected.
The monthly average is $1103.—Mist
VERNONIA MAY GET
L OF P. LODGE
There is a bright prospect that Ver­
nonia may soon have a Knight* of
Pythias lodge according to E. I. Bal-
lagh, who spent two days in that
growing town last week, 30 people
having signified their intention of es­
tablishing a lodge there. Some of
them are members of the order, who,
if a local lodge is formed, will trans­
fer their membership. Accompanied
by several of the officials of the
grand lodge, Mr. Ballagh will go to
Vernonia in the near future and see
what can be done toward* organizing
and installing the lodge.—St. Helens
Mist.
Fighting is a form of physical de­
velopment and exercise that we don't
ndulg* in or sanction. It is hard,
on the eyes. We are of the opinio*
that if one wanted to put on such
an exposition, that * barber shop
would be about as handy a place to
pull it as in a gun factory. Never­
theless two Vernonia barbers clashed
in the R. A L. shop last Friday. Glad
we didn’t see it, and know nothin.}
of the particulars by rounds. Oh-:
ma.n, the smaller, got the worst nt
it and a badly cut face; the other
wear* knuckles that are split. Both
are blamed, and some blame one more
than the other. Sorry it happened.
Mr. Hayes, Vernonia teamster,
while helping Mr. Jolly dig a well
Saturday, had a narrow escape from
death. He had placed a shot in the
well and after waiting some time,
went down the well to clear it out.
The gas that had formed in the deep
hole overcame him.
After being
hauled to the surface, the doctor was
called and it was two hours before
Mr. Hayes regained consciousness.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, of Portland,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
DePue home.
The drama, "Brown-Eyed Betty,*’
given by tbe C. E. for the new church
fund, last Saturday night, was en­
joyed by a full house. Each and every
member of the little play had a part
that seemed to suit their particular
manner and style of acting. For a
home talent it was a little above the
ordinary, and the plot had a moral
that fit the occasion. We cannot
mention any particular player as each
did justice in an equal degree of *nc-
ces* to their part. There is some ex­
ceptionally good talent in Vernonia,
and tome of it is found in the young
people’s society of the church. A
splendid bunch of young men aad
women.
The school question will soon come
up agein. This paper was in favor of
building a large new school building
nine month* ago. It wasn’t done.
Many don't look ahead. Now our high
school has nearly a hundred enrolled
and the grade school will soon be
filled to capacity again, although ata
new room* have been built on the old
building this year. In another year
the high school building will be used
for a grade school or junior high, and
a new union high will have to be
bull:. No ground is owned by the
district to build on and no plan* are
being made to acquire any ground
Our city park question went the saSM
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