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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1924)
- post office at Veraoala, Oregon, ander tue Act of March 3, 187» VBRNONIA, OMGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1924 MOUTHPUCI of the NEHALEM VALLEY Volume 3, Number 14 COLUMBIA COUNTY "THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS**—WHERE IS TAKE A WALK AND SEE WHAT YOU OWN « Paul Robinson, Editor and Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community WHY NOT PAVE THE INLAND HIGHWAY NOW VOTE SPECIAL TAX BIG CELEBRAI ION FOR ARMISTICE DA 1 the Majestic, of course. It** Like Baker County, Columbia can James Cruze’s newest Paramount pave the Inland Highway now at a V production and features Ricardo Cor- lower tax than doing it by peace i tez. Louise Dresser, Kathlyn Wil- Start Paving an Inland Highway meal or patching it as has been done Dinner and Dance and General Hams and Virginia Lee Corbin. The At East Entrance la the past forty years. From County * Time Marked the Day story is by Leroy Scott. Walter Varnania line to County line this much talked ef All Daye Woods and Anthony Colewey wrote of Highway can be paved through Vernonia people, men and women, the scenario. our County; and the job will be done At the Road District Meetihg, No. Armistice Day in Vernonia was fit-1 have lost out by not walking a very Which is “the city that never 9, comprising that territory surround for once and for all. We believe the tingly celebrated and, in spite of th« few blocks to look over the new build sleeps?” New York, naturally. New ing Vernonia, at Maimsten’s last Sat state will take half of the expense. weather it was fully enjoyed by hun-i ing, tanks and machinery at the filt York, the wonder-city of the world, urday, much interest was manafested If they will Columbia County can dreds. Probably the main event and’' ering plant. It i as sight you should what a background for a motion pic by those present in permanent road bond for her half and the bonds and most enjoyable occasion of the day I Start planning your Christmas interest will amount to no more than by all means go and examine. ture plot I And what a story this is! construction. For yean a special tax was the big Legion Dinner served at| Miss Dresser has the part of is voted and the next year the road shopping now. It is more to your ad the special taxes being voted each the ,new church auditorium by the! Around the property is an ideal lit tle parking spot that should be made "Mother O’Day”, the title role of needs the same fixing again. At this vantage than any one else’s to get year now for work. We will vote this Ladies Relief Corps. The Ladies took? beautiful. The cement building is the Scott’s McCall Magazine serial. Aft meeting it seems that the people have your shopping done early. anyway, so why not have the road particular care that the Legion mem> The stock Q-om which to choose now and have the use of it while beat constructed in the valley and er her husband has been killed in his at last awakened to the real issue bers and their wives would enjoy the workings are marvelous. Go and saloon in defense of a young girl, and decided on the best and cheapest things is more complete. There is less we are paying. If it isn’t done now the immense treat and they surely I see it. All want to know where their Mother O’Day’s one caro is the pro work known to road building. By a crowding in the stores—the clerks the present dwellers will have little did. On every hand we hear praise money goes and here is only one per up-bringing of her baoy daughter voe of 28 to 3 a nine mill special tax are able to give you better service. use for it. The county people down for this dinner by the Legion bys. j place—and very few people have A Bowery cafe is anything but a prop was decided upon, and this means Early shopping is really e pleasure— the river, as well as up the river will At the big and heavily laden tables even visited the plant which is just er schoolroom for one so young. She about |54,000 to be raised for road it saves overtime work for worn out heartily agree to such a program if the diners listened to vocal solos by j a few blocks and in the city limits. must get the child away. How? work in No. 9 the coming spring. It clerks and deliverymen. You get it can be put through and there ’J Mrs. George McGee, accompanied o.i j The besi thing about the wonder Where? That waa the quer.tion. was also decided that half of that what you want when you shop early. no reason why it can’t be done now, the piano by Miss Malmsten, which ' Start planning your gifts today. ready for work when the first robin ful improvement is the fact that Ver Mother O’Day’s great sacrifice for sum be placed in Paving as far as it was sincerely applauded and appre-« noma drinking water is pure and her daughter’s future ia one of the will beginning at the Nehalem bridge A tour of inspection of the local sings in the spring. This will cost ciated. Hon. Julson Weed then gave] clear as a crystal. Go and see the finest things yet shown on the screen a mile east and gowing north. A stores and shops will help you make the county many thousands of dol the party an appropriate talk in Ida I filtering plant. at any theatre. The many scenes fourth of the balance of the money your decision and pa«e the way to lars LESS than by paying all of the ever acceptable and forceable style I road by pieces each year. leading up to the final discovery that will be put on the Beaver Creek and early shopping and satisfaction. that set everyone to thinking what I the girl, presumably left in safe i’ebble Creek roads and the balance this great day really ment. G. C. Hall, REPORT OF COLUMBIA hands, has become one of the highest to be used in preparing for paving WON’T YOU CONSENT TO HELP? in behalf of the Legion, thanked the FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER COUNTY RED CROSS NURSE of high steppers in New York’s the Inland Highway from Vernonia Ladies for the hontious spread in a ‘bright light’ district, constitute one city limits going south. Little news items of you and youi The Goose is hanging high in Ver splendid address. Mr. Earl Kingsley On the same day in Road District neighbors make a paper a newspap nonia, and a splendid year is ahead Chairman of the occassion was absent Report from April 8, 1924 to No of the most delightfully human pro ductions seen in Vernonia in many a 16 a five mill tax was voted. vember 8, 1924: er. An editor is not a mind reader of us, if all are of the optomistic on account of being detained at homo Number schools or towns visited 77 day. and must be told these items. mind. Of course all must co-operate. with the Lagrippe and Commander Number pupils weighed and meas Wont YOU, each reader, every The surest way to stop progress if M. E. Carkin acted, in his ever pleas WORK ON PROPOSED MARKET ing manner, in that capacity. After ured ............................................ 1744 week tell us, send us or phone ur TOO MUCH HOARDING ROAD BEGUN AT CORNELL GAP some news items, Visitors, parties, by the idle talk of idlers and the cus the big dinner and party the Legion Number pupils seriously under sing the Council and the many com weight ......................................... 284 sickness, weddings, births, events, plaints. Everything is moving fine, and citizens continued the day’s ac In conversation with a banker Number pupils seriously over improvements, etc. Won’t you help and no town in Oregon shows better tivities by going to the ball grounds According to the county commis friend recently he stated that care weight ............................... 49 ful estimates place the wealth of this sioners, the proposed market road your paper that much. growth or more progress and speed. for the foot ball game. At night everybody turned out. It Number pupils inspected .......... 2610 country that is hidden away in socks, running from Cornell Gap thence Now Vernonia has a new City Ad was the big American Legion Ball DEFECTS: northwest through Banks and on to old trunks and clocks at >400,000,- minstration—that is, several new Teeth (permanent) - 1015 000. That vast sum is being hoarded Vernonia and Astoria is under sur PARENT-TEACHERS' TO MEET Councilmen. It is up to each individ at the Coyle Hall. The large building was crowded. After the presentation Tonsils..................... __ 099 by people who do not trust banks, vey at the present time. Cas. D. Jones meeting of the Par- ual to encourage them or keep still. of the flag ceremony led by the Le Vision ...................... .... 194 money not working and not earing a State Market Road Surveyor, began Hold our angry words and fault find ’ will be held at the gion Drum Corps, the floor waa Glands •.................... ..... 83 cent of interest. But he says there work on the east end of the road last hool, Wednesday, November ing until something is worth critizing cleared for dancing. The Berkenfeld Nasal ........................ ...... 45 is no need to worry over it, since week and is laying outji xcute fro We have good men, square-shooting, Skin ......................... ..... 23 for every >1 hoarded there are >46 Cornell Gap westward. home men, to run cur city. No bettei orchestra furnished the music and it The Organization will be favored was a late, or rather early, hour be Hearing .................. ___ 13 in savings deposits in this country It will be necessary to make a com man in the County than G. R. Mills; fore many reached home. In all it Orothopedic ........... 8 and that this ratio is griwing higher plete survey of the road, which will by the following program: 1. The Care of the Tee’h an.’ a man absolutely fair to every mar was indeed a successful day and one CORRECTIONS: (Only port of every year. Each year sees more take some time and then submit the in his acquaintance, friends or en Their Relation to the Mental De schools checked) Vernonia people putting money in plans to the people for acceptance, velopment of the Child, by Dr. Cole. emies alike. We all trust Guy and no we will all remember for the coming twelve months. Teeth ............. 70 bank than the year before, showing since the county court has already 2. School Athletics by Mr. Austin one ia afraid of him running away Tonsils ........... 34 they are coming more and more to passed favorably on the road through with the strong box. Then on the 3. Vocal Solo, by ... Mrs. North Vision ........... 9 realize that banks can be trusted and northern Washington county. At a WE CAN’T FORGET 4. Vocal Duet by Shelia Williams Council we have Ray Emmott. Ray is 2 that money hoarded is like having meeting held in Hillsboro, October Orothopedic ... >l< true blue, we know him of old, and and Flora Kelso. Children receiving benefit of free a hired man who persists in sleeping 9th it was decided by the committee- Even with politics, harvest, pre Everyone is welcome and urged a more fair man never laid a quarter tonsil operations ....................... 10 all the time. People now realize that men of the different communities beef on a butcher’s block. Ray will parations for winter and a score of to attend. Number notes to parents............. 687 money is safer in a bank than where benefited by the road to leave the E. White, Secretary. be as sincere in the Ciuncil Seat as minor matters to think of and attend Number conferences at schools with it can burn up or easily stolen. As a exact route of the Market Road to he is in his own meat business. When to, the average Vernonia citizen ia mothers ....................................... 206 result the banks are growing bigger the descretion of the state surveyors he makes so many friends. And G. C. not going to forget that we are back IF EDITORS NEVER LIED Number schools with 100 per cent and the poorhouses smaller, and the who is now working to the best ad Mellinger is another Councilman that again to the month that means so attendance of mothers ............. 2 rising generation is learning that the vantage of the geographical condi will not throw our city into a “Hap much to the world in the year 1918. A short time ago a Kentucky edi Number pre-school age clinics man who banks every spare dollar tions which present themselves. It py Canyon*’ over night. We all know We have much too ccupy our atten held ................................................ 10 he gets isn’t the kind that helps rm will probably be several weeks be tor became tired of being called a Cleave—he thinks before he acts and tion, but never so much but we can Number children examined ........ 609 up the poorhouses. fore he gets over the hills into the liar, so he decided to print one issue he is as honest as any man ever be push some of it aside for memories containing nothing but the truth. We Number home visits (school child North Plains and Banks country fore the public; and if he don’t like of that Eleventh of November six ren) ................................................ 51 where the finding of suitable grades don’t know what became of him the the plan he will say so. Then W. G. years ago when a new grip on civili CHOOSING THE JOB Number investigative visits ........ 14 will be less difficulty.—Banks Trib- following week, or where" he went Gooding who is interested in btttei zation was assured the entire world, when he headed out of Kentucky, but things for our town and in whom no Number instructive visits.................. 4 une. and when the American forces laid here’s what he printed: Number social visits ........................ 4 There was a time when Vernonia one has any fear. He never killed a down their arms on the greatest field “John Beenin, laziest merchant in NUMBER PATIENTS REFERRED parents spent the long winter even AS TO DAD man in his life and we know he will of battle mankind has ever known. town, was in Beeville Monday. TO: ings in deciding the future of their be careful with the city affairs and We have many here in our midst “Tom Jones, our grocer, has lost 13 offsprings. Johnny would be a teach Hospital ......................... -....... We happened into a Vernonia the other Councilmen. W. C. Repast who helped to make that victory pos . 3 er, Mary a trained nurse. Bill a min home the other day and saw a mot- most of his trade on account of his is the fourth member of the board County Physician ................. sible. They never asked for a grand 2 ister, and so. But it’s all different to that read: “What Is Home With store being so musty and dirty. County Court ......................... and “Walt” is a man above reproach celebration, with red fire and all “ Dave Conkey died at his home . 1 ■•vw. Feeble-minded school .......... now. The ovvvvv. schools v. of the country out Motner. Mother.” Ana And we wonaerea wondered wnat what perfectly sincere and square in all his that. In fact, the average World War lß guide their destinies and shape the I is the matter with dear old Dad. He Tuesday. The doctor gave it as heart Services to County Court .. business affairs; and generally stand veteran asks nothing more than the Nina H. Little, young man or woman into the posi gets up early, lights the fire hurries failure, but whiskey killed him. ing for right—we have a big notiin Red Cross Nurse. tion for which they are best suited. to work, and keeps working all week. “Married—Silvia Rhodes and Jas. to forgive him for voting for Davis. recognition due him from the nation he offered his life for, and for a It is a part of the fine educational Saturday comes and Dad settles with Collins, Saturday, at the Baptist Yes the city affairs will be safe. chance to earn the living to which he system of this country, a system that the butcher and the grocer and kicks parsonage by Rev. Gordon. The bride Business will grow and expand, and CHRISTIAN CHURCH is entitled. They will always have in is an ordinary looking girl with a is becoming more perfect every year. the wolf from the door for another if we don’t all walk the line straight walk like a duck and absolutely no there is the Constable, Wm. Pringle, their hearts a better understanding Sunday morning and evening ser Today the boy with an aptitude for week. If there is a noise at night, knowledge of housework. The groom who will introduce you to the Judge of what the Elevents of November vices of the Christian church will be mechanics doesn't study for the min it’s Dad who has to get up and hunt is an up-to-date loafer, has been liv .ae next morning. No kidding about means. But "the folks back home*’ held in the highschoolauditorium. istry just because his parents want the burglars or chase the chicken ing off of his pior old father and Pringle either. If he says anything were the ones to profit most, and we Bible school session at 10:00 a. m., ed him to be a minister. He doesn’t thief. If there is company and a lit mother all his life and isn’t worth you can depend upon it Let’s get to are the ones who cannot forgot that followed by sermon at 11:00, the sub attend an agricultural college, either, tle extra feed. Dad is the one who it was American boys who made the the powder and lead it would take to work, encourage the Council when ject of which ia: "Elements of a Live if he feels he has a natural bent for drawn the neck for his part of the armistice possible, and that our boys law. There was a time when he had chicken and never grumbles or com blow his head off.’* opportunity permits, all get the Ver had as much hand in it as those from Church”. nonia -pirti and saw wood. In the evening, Christian Endeav- certain studies and couldn’t take any plains. And when skies get dark and any other section of the country. others; he waa limited and had to rents and taxes fall due the whole CHRISTMAS at 7:80. Just a little pat on the back now or at 6:30, with preaching make the best of it Today a boy or family turns to Dad, knowing he will RAILROAD MEN HERE and then oheers these World War The sermon will be on the subject: girl can take a course in any trade find a way out There are no mottoes We have just received over a hun boys on. They know what it moana “Having No God". or profession under the sun, and tell for Dad. Lord bless him, but he dred splendid Christmas cuts and As we were waiting for the power and they appreciate it They do not The public is invited to every ser within a short time what they are doesn't need them. He known that beautiful pictures to be used in the to run our papers, last week, several ask you to go into your own pockets vice. W. A. Gresaman, minister. best suited for. All of which should mottoes won’t keep the family from Christmas ads. We have them at the railroad officials, who were visiting and reward them indivilually. All make those among us who have child hungry nor lift the mortgage from Eagle office for your inspection. our city, made us a pleasant call. The they want to know is that you are ren thankful that they have greater the roof. He knows he will get his Cuts to fit anything you may have in S. P. A S. big men seldom slight us not forgetting this NEHALEM MARKET month six yean NEW LOCATION opportunities than we enjoyed when reward in the future, and that’s why stock. Cuts of ties, slippers, jewelry, when they are in town and their ago—the month in which they did we went to school. the world Is strong for him. That’s autos, hardware, candies, toys, drugs, friendly calls are surely appreciated. more for you than you can ever The Kingsley block is one of the why the world chisels his virtues on pictures, electrical appliances, ko The railroad has done much for Ver to repay. NEW WALLACE BUILDING most prominent corners in Vernonia a tombstone instead of framing them daks, anything under the sun. These nonia and Vernonia people realise it. They have just finished the new and hanging them in the sitting room we will use in many Christmas ads even though all are not giving them NEW EX-RAY EQUIPMENT The large new fireproof building to appear in the big Annual Edition the freight hauling. In the party vis room joining the Kingsley store— BIG POTATOES to come out December 12. Get copy iting us last week ware R. H. Crosier, fire-proof and modern—and it will next to the new bank is finished this ready NOW for the big paper. The G. P. A.; J. T. Hardy, Goa. Agt.; R. soon bo occupied by Mr. Childs who week. It is one of the best business Mr. Counts showed us some potato edition will have hundreds of illus W. Pickard, Gen. Freight Agt., G. E. will move his “Nehalem Market*’ in buildings in our city; large, conven immediately. When all marble fix iently arranged, with a handsome es he dug this week from his patch trations in and dozens of page ada on Votaw, Supt; and Mr. M. A. Fuegy, tures are enstalied, the Nehalem plate glasa front The new building about a mile up Rock Creek from Christmas sh ,pping. No need for any Freight Agt. Market will be one of the most hand has been leased for a term of years Vernonia. A couple of them measur one in the Nehalem Valley to send a to the Skaggs people who will put in ed eleven and a half by nino inches .•ent out of Vernonia this Christmas. some in Columbia County. a Skaggs Cash Grocery and Moat and perfect potatoes. For a potato Wait for the Eagel of December 18. in Portland. E. L. Blackbum la now employed Market Fixtures and an ice plant are country no other locality can com It will be a catalogue better than CATHOLIC CHURCH pare with the Nehalem Valley around any you will got and it will keep the at Kullander’a Jewelry Store. Mr. being installed. former “American’* restaur Vernonia. Verily we are some b<g money at home. Will our merchants Kullander having too much work to now the “Dew Drop Inn’ and please help by getting their copy in Various ptorc windows were beaut potatoes. attend to It alone. Mr. Blackburn la NOW for this edition, as we have a newcomer we welcome from St ifully and appropriately decorated The Gloom Chasers will be turned several pages printed now and must Paul, Minn. Ho ia an export Watch- for Armistice Day and the enterprise rush. waa commented on generally. loose soon.