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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
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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
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Without predicting, guessing
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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”.
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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
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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
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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
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company’s operations at Vernonia,
ing completion in Vernonia—the bus
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as “Millview”. Noble Dunlap, in
iest industrial little city in all Ore
charge of construction prigram of
gon today. Few men could give this
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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
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acres are under roof. It is the only
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county’s finest architects. The color
steel and concrete mill in the North
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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
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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
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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
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Mill, we were priviledged to go all
« es being built are to be occupied by
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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
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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
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department heads and a few other
monorail systems, the stackers and many policies that savor of Social
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employees who are to be permanent
the graders, the dry klins, power ism, says that in justice to Italy all
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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
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<>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
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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
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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.
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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
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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”.
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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.
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