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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1924)
••'J ÎUenumia Entered u sccond-cteM nutter Augunt 4, 1922. at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, nnder the Act of March 3, 1379 VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1924 «•fl** COLUMBIA COUNTY MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY THE BIGGEST THING IN WHOLE COUNTRY Vernonia Little Realises the Im mensity of Mill Now Building Means a City This Summer RED CROSS SECURES A COUNTY NURSE The Columbia County Chapter American Rod Cross has been auc- cessful in securing an experienced nurse who will arrive here about April 1st to take the position of county nurse. She is Miss Nina Lit tle of Salina, Kansas, and has beei) engaged in similar work for a num ber of years. Mrs. L. G. Ross, chair- mun of the chapter, received a let ter from Miss Mary Cole, Red Cross supervisor of nurses for the Pacific coast stating that she considered the locul chupter very fortunate in- hav ing secured Miss Little’s services und the letters of recommendation which were enclosed, were testimon ials of the efficient and faithful work of Miss Little in the several communities tn which she has been employed. Volume 2, Number 33 * * Without predicting, guessing « « or exagerating, we assert, with full knowledge of facts, necessi ties and proofs, that Vernonia, before another 12 months will have a population of 5000 people Now, you property owners who are interested and who want reasonable returns for your mon ey, must do something to “hold your own”, keep your territory and assist in the growth. Look up any city in America of 5000 people and you will be unable to find any with a main street ex actly in the condition of the one here. Then, if something isn’t done now you can imagine what it will be next spring. Would you expect people to be anxious to locate here, to wade knee deep to your store doors, to witness the mud smeared fronts and en joy it. Would you be surprised at vacant property, people leav ing and all disgusted .At least four blocks, from railroad to Rock Creek should be paved this spring. It will cost money, but you will get every cent back, or ruther, you will avoid loosing business, patronage, rents and c ...e:.:cr.<c.,. :cnccs. Increased popula tion meanB increased business. Pig pen appearances might change the location of the busi ness center. It would be a wise move for every property own- er to meet with each other some day this week and plan fnr an improvement district of this street and take steps im- mediately to have it paved with concrete, curbed and ten foot ce ment walks. Think it over. Not a man in Vernonia but what can see ahead. It’s good business and it will stop the question from strangers of “What’s the Matter With Vernonia”. a Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY NIGHT RESIDENCE SITEIS - •xt Monday Night; Election of Naw Officers and Other Important Business a a a a a Paved Stroots, Alleys and Cement Let every man in town get out to Walks To Bo Built the big Chamber of Commerce meet Had ing next Monday night at the Ver a a The official name of the resi- Time and spuce at this time for dance site of the Oregon-American bids a detailed description of the big Lumber Co. on Spencer Hill is an wo<k and the hundreds of men being nounced Ly Superintendent E. E. employed at the largest lumber mill « Hayes, who has charge of all of this in the United States now rapidly near e company’s operations at Vernonia, ing completion in Vernonia—the bus « as “Millview”. Noble Dunlap, in iest industrial little city in all Ore charge of construction prigram of gon today. Few men could give this « this company at “Millview” is going large construction work full credit ahead rapidly with a crew of men or could give un ucqurate or full de ♦ grading homesites and erecting at scription of the job. It covers over a tractive homes, each of these houses 200 acres and nearly all the 200 « being special designed by one of the * acres are under roof. It is the only ♦ county’s finest architects. The color steel and concrete mill in the North « scheme finally adopted for these west. It is the largest all electric modern homes. * houses is chestnut brown with cream Plans call for a fine club house drive planing mill in the United ♦ trimmings and the color scheme will States; it is tho largest and most on “Millview” and this, with all the be followed on all the houses in this thoroughly ejuipped "Sorting Shed” homes, will be furnished with all ♦ site. in the United States. And by April 1, such conveniences as water, lights, An order has bten placed by this the big 40 acre pond will be full of sewerage system, fire protection sys company for material and a costract logs. Before thcreurnnfer is over the tem, etc., etc. ♦ plactd with Mr. Seydel of Portland An up-to-date office building is to big mill proper will be sawing. A a for the installation of a complete hundred four and five room strictly be located north of the millsite, und a ewe? s-.y. tern and large septic task t.ie propelI" t.,i.> coi.ip—;:,y v/i.l modem «...arc r..,.!d!y being a approved by the state health board, built, (3$ of them now up) to help be constructed along lines that will a Plans are being made for hard house the many families coming in enhance the natural scenic beauty a surfacing all the strtets and alleys every day. Through the kindness of of the locality. and building hardaurfaced side Mr. E. E. Hayes, Superintendent of * walks, garage entrances, etc. in this the Oregon-Americun Lumber Co. ITALY HAS HAD ENOUGH e modern residence section. The hous ♦ Mill, we were priviledged to go all « es being built are to be occupied by * OF PUBLIC OWNERSHIP over the grounds and buildings Sat tmployees of the operating organi urday, in company with Mr. llayes ♦ zation of the company but no plans a who described in detail the wonder Premier Mussolini, of Italy, form « as yet have been made for any but ful workings of the machinery, the er Socialist leader who advocates a a department heads and a few other monorail systems, the stackers and many policies that savor of Social a ♦ employees who are to be permanent the graders, the dry klins, power ism, says that in justice to Italy all * ly connectel with the company. It house, and all the various buildings major state owned and operated pub a is expected that the majority of the and «departments.. There are six miles lic utilities must be returned to pri- * employees of this company will live ta <>f Hwiarail and four miles of steam vafi ownership, because these util in the town of Vernonia or own their rail road on tbo ■grounds. A lath mill ities, especially the state owned and a own homesi in or near the city is nlarf being built to work up what is operated railroads, uro costing the Ill a therefore this ta company does not left in the slabs worth saving. We Italian taxpayers unreasonable sums plan to build houses to accomodate wish;we could make you see and for thnt users of public utility’ service but a few of the many men who will yourselves the process of the deal are securing that service at the cost ba employed on the big lumber man front log to board. The logs are grab of taxpayers who do not use it. Farm BIG CONVENTION IS bed from the pond by electric powcT era who do not use electricity are COMING TO VERNONIA ufacturing plant. sawed and pass through the big mill taxed to support the great hydro-e The Gilby Motor Co., has taken proper. lectric companies owned by the Knights, Dokkies, Brass Bands, and over the Vernonia Garage, now be A fter the lumber leaves the trim- state, while people who do not ride • Crowd ing in charge. During my years of mere, it goes over a green grading on trains or use them very heavily chain in what is called the "tranfer,” for freight must pay taxe» to main The Pythian» of Harding Lodge business in Vernonia, the entir time to stackers—also steel and concrete tain roads used by heavy travelers have begun arrangements for a dist has been pleasant and agreeable to construction. Arriving at the stacker and shippers. rict convention to be held in Ver all who have had occasion to patro building, the product is handled Railroad workers, Mussolini says, nonia during May. At that time the nize the business, I will for a time through two edge sorters with auto- practically own the state railroads lodges of Portlanl, St. Helens, Rain- ’ w*t*1 the new management, and matie* drops, where the various and'operate them for their own prof ier, Forest Grove and others will bespeak for them a good OUSIIleSk, lengths will be distributed to 32 Tan its. Numbers of employes and wages meet with the Vernonia Knights and assuring you that they are worthy ner system mechanical stackers. have increased out of all proper pro make it a day and night to be remem and will merit your continued pat- Twenty-eight dry kilns are being portion. Service is poor, rates three bered. Claude Barrick, of Tillamook, ronage. Thanking all my customers provided and all the lumber, both times as high as they were seven Grand Chancellor, and Walter Glee for past favors, and hoping to meet clear end common, will be kiln-dried years ago, deflicts where there had son of I’irtland, Grand Keeper if you at the same location. Very 'ruly Records and Seal, will be present as j G. R. Mills. After being pulled from the kilns, been profit». will the Supreme representatives! the kiln-cars will be transferred to Grant Dimmick and Williard Marks. ¡TWENTY PER CENT ON INVEST- the dry sorter building where it will OREGON CARS INCREASE Among the musical features of the MENT FAIR PREDICTION be unstacked on three assorting ta bles by> mechanical unstackere. The A recent statement by Secretary day will be three bands and a thirty It is ctrtainly uqeer how people lumber is here graded a second time, of State Sam A. Koser, relative to piece orchestra. and pull-off men will pull each the number of care licensed in Ore A regular convention session and and companies will spend hunlreds length and grnde, and deposit it in gon and the yield therefrom in rev initiatory work in the knight rank of thousands of dollars in citits all its proper pocket. enue. in comparison with recent will be two features of the lodge around us for a hitel, when $75,000 Seven lines of overhead monorail years, is illuminating. work, while an open session anl a in Vernonia would bring wonderful run through this building, and the “The number of motor cars is Pythian ball will be of general in- eye-opening returns. Even down to Wheeler they are building a modern packages of lumber separated as to sued current licenses for the period taRcst to all. thickness, width, length and- grade ending February 29, 1924.” said Ms« The local arrangements are in the fire-proof hotel with three or four will be picked up in units and carried K user’s statement, “was 28,421 Ik. hands of P. M. Nash, Deputy Grand store rooms on the first floor. Ver to two immense rough lumber storage excess of the licenses issued duttof Chancellor for the Columbia district. nonia is the best loettion in the state sheds, each 258 by 594 feet, these the corresponding period in IMS. L. H. Detrow, Chancellor Command of Oregon or the whole northwest for sheds having 12 lines of monorail There have been issued in 1924 tans er of the Vernonia lodge is lining up a 75 room hotel with stores, barber running through each of them. far 119,865 licenses for passenger the lical lads in a program of real shop and dining room on the first 1 he planing mill is approximately cars and 9407 for trucks, or a total value to Vernonia and to her visitors floor. It is expectel that a body of 500 390 feet long, of frame construction of 129,372 machines. During the The Vernonia Mercantile Co. is with concrete floor and foundation, same period in 1923 there were 92,- outside knights will be present and and will bo equipped with ten sur 859 passenger care and 8092 trucks upon the reception will depend a now owned by Mr. Gillchrest, he great deal that may be of permanent having purchasedMr. Detrow’s in- facers, matchers, and moulders— licensed, a total of 100.951. tertst. This is one of the good groc these machines specially designed to “License fees for 1924 aggregate value to our city. ery stores of the city, and the pro entirely eliminate belts—each ma $3,414,089, while for the same per- prietor knows how to run an up-to- Voshell has started to V. H. Paul chine being 100 per cent motorized. iod in 1923 the receipts from this Necessary resaw, ripsaws, cut-off source were $2,691,351, or an in- S. and is a member of the freshman date establishment. Here’s predict ing and hoping for its success. saws and ; .ling •oom machinery is crease for 1924 of $772,738. Thus class. provided. far in 1924 licenses have been is- After passing through the planing sued for 1302 motorcycles, 457 mill, the I: ‘ or goes to cars or into dealers, 7438 chauffeurs and 6831 the two dres J lumber storage operators. There are 270,550 licensed operators in the state. sheds. We almost forgot to mention the THE MONKEY WRENCH machi’"*' shops—also all steel and con crete—which is the finest sawmill A board sign on tho Soward machine shops West of the Mississip pi River This building is complete— next to the Hoffman block tells the mac! inery installed, and operat another fire proof building to built. Mr. Seward will build a good ing. This company’s lumber manufact two story building to be occupied by uring plant occupies over 200 acres, the “Monkey Wrench” garage, Mr. extending from Rock Creek, just Steiner will be the proprietor and east anil adjoining the City of Ver work to begin nt once. The north side nonia. The company nlso owns ap of Bridge street, so far, is getting proximately 30 acres on what is the fire proof buildings, but we hear known os "Spencer Hill” upon which of some extra good ones being plan “Millview” their residence section, ned for the south side, of the street this spring. will be built. This has boon cleared, many homes T. C. Hall, of Prescott, Oregon, is have beet» built and work is in pro gress tow."rd grading streets in pro- puttin'? in a shoe shop down at the paration iur construction of H more Mile Bridge. * « « Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner Picking Wild Blackberries Near Vernonia nonia Hall. Let's get there at 7'-30 and do some business for Greater Verninia. There will be an election of officers for the coining year and a brief program outlined for the years work. There is important thipgs to be transacted for the city. Every man will be paid in business and in cash by joining and attending the meetings of the Chamber of Com- merce. Be there Minday night. Let us all co-operate. IMPROVEMENT NEEDED NOW FOR CITY EXPANSION AND TO SAVE BRIDGE STREET FUNERAL OF JOHN PRINGLE HELD SUNDAY Mr. Pringle Was Killod Thursday at Innsan-Pulson Camp By Swing ing Log Last Thursday evening word came to Vernonia that John Pringle had been hurt while at work at the In man-Poulsen camp, which caused his death before help could get him to town. John was a “loader”, and a large swinging log caught him at the hips. He died on the way to Vernon- it. The funeral services were held at the church Sunday and the burial ceremony at the Vernonia cemetery Rev. Gressman preached an excellent sermon. The church was not large enough to hold the crowd in attend ance. John Robert Pringle was born at the Pringle home near Vernonia on December 31, 1898. He served in the Navy during the World War, and made several trips across the ocean. He died March 13, 1924. Besides the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pringle, there remains three sisters ad two brothers to mourn his departure. Vernonia and the entire Nehalem valley extend sympathy to these well known neighbors in their hour of bereavement. The floral offerings at the funeral were many and beautiful. Here is a suggested improvement that the county and city should hast en. Take the Rock Creek bridge and put it across the Nehalem river at Third street and- put in a wider bridge where it came from. Grade Third and it will be rocked free. Open it Up to the river; across the river we have the assurance of a hundred new houses besides opening up all that country through from the Beaver Creek district. This is a need ed and urgent piece of work to- bene Speaking of “Oil” Again fit Columbia County, Vernonia, our Steam has again bowed to electri business men, the mill people and all city, this time in the California oil tax payers. Can’t it* be done this fields. Two wells were started on the spring, and early. same day, one being drilled by steam and the other by electricity. Both were completed on the same day, but CONTROLLING THE the cost of power for the steam-drill YOUNG CROWD ed well was $100 per day, while the power cost of the electrically driv A girl appeared at a dance in en well was not quite $16 per dav. another city one night recently in.a * . r » dress that aroused comment on ac CHRISTIAN CHURCH count of its extreme decollete cut. Some of the parents spoke to the mother, asserting that she ought not -I'oetings of the Christian church to have let her daughter come in will be held next Sunday morning such attire er lack of the same. She and evening at the high school audi- replied that she could net help it as toriuft. Bible school assemblage at tiie girl was bound to do just, as 19 a? m. and a place for everyone. she pleased, although apparently she Preaching nt'll, the subject being: “The Lost Christ”. . - - was under age as yet. Evening services at 7:3tf. The ser Men who own automobiles offten complain that their boys drive their mon will be on the topic: “The Great cars in a way that the fathers do not est Danger of the Age.” Splendid at all approve. They talk and talk singing and special music at every service. Everybody invited.’ W. A. to them, but it has no effect. Gressman, minister. The complaint is made that many very young people are drinking heavily. But if you inquire as to whe GET BUSY NOW was to blame, people would say that in many cases the fathers and moth The Registration Books in Vemon- ers are at fault, since all the time ia close April 15. You can register they are supplying illegally obtain now any Tuesday and Wednesday ed liquor in their own homes. evening in the basement of the High Many such instances raise the school. Better do it before you for question as to how far parents are get it. After April 15 it will be too losing their grip on the younger late and we will all want to vote at generation, which in many ways is the May Primaries. Register now. showing a degree of independence that often runs into disaster. We hear that L. H. Detrow has It is very difficult to establish purchased the confectionery store, controll over young people of the “The Betty Jane” of Mr. C. R. Coyle 18 to 20 age, when for years these This popular soft drink parlor and young people have been doing just lunch room is certrally located. Mr. what they wanted to. The time for and Mrs. Detrow are well liked by a show down was some years earlier. hundreds of friends in the commun Many of the young people of the 18 ity, and thty will certainly do a to 20 age have greater self control splenlid business in this line. and experience than their fathers and mothers had at that age, and are A. L. Lullander, of Portland, has better fitted to take care of them purchased the W. Martineau Jewerly selves. Store, and takes charge Saturday. But it would be generally felt by Mr. Kullander is very highly recom careful parents that the young mended as a jeweler r.nd watch mak crowd are slipping out from parent er, and will handle a« thing but ak.«- al control much too young. The time lutely good goods. He intends making at about 14 to 16 is a critical one. it a modern jewtlry store, and will If the children establish their inde- be open evenings for the conveni pendence then, they are too imma- ence of the public. ture to realize the perils they con- front and are likely to come to grief. Leroy Page is convalescing fr< .a —Beaverton Times. his recent illness. Mrs. Rhoda Hall is visiting .t th« NEW WAY TO KEEP THE MONKEYS WARM home of her daughter, lin. B. J, Cline. If you can’t do it any other way, try electricity. That is getting to be a pretty safe slogan to follow these days. For example, the monkeys in Lin coln Park zoo, in Oklahoma, have provided a delicate probletn for the soo keepers for some time, but now a happy-solution has been reached. T'u^r are to be kept warm by elect ric heat through the installation of a battery of electric heaters in the cages. It is the best and safest beat for this purpose because the monkey, can’t monkey with it. Jack Kelly and wife ,of Portland, are visiting W. L. Hall and faminy of this place. Mrs. Ollie Roberts is in Portland with her daughter, Mrs. Dawd, who la there in the hospital. Mr. Earl Condit called at the home of Henry Hall Monday evening. CATHOLIC CHURCH Mass and Sermon on the third Sunday of each month, at 11:30 a. Frak Meilis and family of Mist, m, Week day communion Mass to attended church services here Sunday be announced. Joe. P. Clancy, Pas tor. . ___ J evening.