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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1924)
■■■■ VERNONIA EAGLE __ ____________ ___________________ i Issued Every Friday. 0 Per Y^ar. t tend hs second-class matter August 4, H2.', at the post office at Ver- • noma. Oregon, under th« Art ui March 3. 1879. Advertising Rules 25cta per inch, i single column measure, each we.'k. We collect tor advertising the first of every month. PAUL S. It BINSON. E ditor and O wner . i he Oi.B>nai Home Paper, Standing for Fair P imv «..ktagr, School* »eat, Law and Play, Home Enforcement, The Home Pat- Good Beautiful Ail A» « «junta Musi Be Settled in Full Every 30 Days EDITORIAL .............. I I HANKSGIV1NG DAY Evei it is that the great people aie those who give open thanks to the Power they recognize for the good which comes to them. Some thing in the strong heart has made Thanksgiving an instinct of forceful i ilizatioli. It has been so since the time when Miriam, the prophetess, played upon the timbrel while her handmaidens danced and the daring Israelites praised God because they had safely passed the sea. The old < ¡reeks made thank offerings to theii K<'ds, an<i the bearded Norsemen ex pressed their clamorous gratitude tc Odin and Thor. To the world-dom inating Anglo-Saxon, with his relig ion of Christ, came the same impulse and it has clung to him in each vast wilderness he has invaded. Not only I he been a giver of thanks, but hi has dignified and glorified the dutv and made it a feature of his na tional life. It was almost a matter of course that there should suggest itself to the Puritans, rigid and God-fearing as rhe most earnest of Cromwell’s round i.eads the idea of the thanksgiving that should be formal, but it was from the flux of a new nature’s mun ificent influence upon their lives that there came a mellowing to tht character of the day’s observance that a certain hardness disappearec and that the occasion became one oi ' open Joyousness. The little shrub oi i observance planted in 1621 by th«- I good Gov. Bradford has grown inti. I a mighty tree with flowers amin it fi uit. it was good, ail that happened a tout the time of the first Thanksgiv : .g day. I he Pilgrim fathers were it. particularly jubliant mood, for them ..n that occasion. Years of scant, crops bi d threatening tsarvation had teen followed by a bountiful harvest and th. e was an absolute genially it. the | i eliminaries to the famoil- d ner. It was to be a game dinner, a dirner fit for any epicure who evei lived, and none so mean in all tin colony but should be presert. So! opened Were the hearts of tfo.se tug-1 geil worshipers that they were not j content with even this but summon I ed old Sachem Massasoit and all hi“ j • . ii thy retainers, and when the! fi-.1 wa- -pcend reil man and white r y Spi uditi VERNONIA EAGLE City oi Lome* sat down together and were brothers. Here was Christian spirit, here was an exhibition of that broad human ity and care for the other man taught by Him who walked the strand >f Galilee. Here was practical Chris tianity. and who shall say that from this hour, when such kindly hospital ity was shown, when the go >d things God, has bestowed upon men wer« eaten appreciatively and joyously, and when thanks were given more >onorously than in the past, there was not given birth to the germ of that broadness ano joyousr.ess, even m worship, w ::ieh has become a trait of the American character. Be thankful charitable and con- -■ ut rate. ■■■■■—— Mary in haste, and you will have no leisure for repenting. Th« girh, mak«-up a* painters now fathers were who used to put on if their fathers were put it on aa if their plasterers. THE STATESMAN The statesman throws his shoulders back and straightens out his tie, And says, “My friends, unless it rains the weather will be dry." And when this thought into our brain has percolated through We common people nod our heads and loudly cry, “How true.” What the Japanese need is a prob lem like bobbed hair to take their mind off the American immigration We should urge upon our readers question. around Vernonia to heed the fact If a doctor wants to win fame that we are now in the “bad cold” and fortune let him invent some “eason, and not to look too lightly thing to prevent a Ford car from upon these common ailments. Health shaking with severe chills when it is at a stop with the engine running. authorities in Los Angeles are still battling a terrible epidemic of pneu With bootleggers reported mak monia that started some weeks ago, ing eleborale preparations for the and in which the death rate is declar Christmas trade the coroners ought ed to have been 25 out of the 30 to prepare for a rushing business. people who came in contact with the fust victim. It is a violent form of Powder on the face has become the distase, but is declared to have too common to attract attention, but originated from an ordinary cold, powder on a man’s shoulder still there ate a thousand cures, and as has to be explained. lany remedies suggested that do not cure, and everyone has his or her Accirding to reports, all a married own favorite brand. But regardless couple has to do in Russia to get a of what you take for a cold, or what divorce is to agree. All an American method you use in treating ine, be couple has to do is to disagree. sure that you give the first symptoms tile attention deserved—don’t let a Dancing styles change so rapidly cold go, or figure that you can wear nowadays that any Vernonia man i. out. This particularly applies to with two feet can step nut on the the children of the family. They floor and claim that he is doing some should have attention at the outset, thing new. instead of being allowed to attend -ehool and run abou the neighbor Nature made one grand mistake hood while suffering from an ailment when she didn’t fix it so a swelled that can be cured usually overnight head would be as painful as a sore if properly attended to. We want to thumb. go through the winter with a com munity 100 per cent healthy—and How much longer will a lot of our watching closely after coughs and people continue to believe that a colds is one good way to do it. diploma from a school will make a smart man out of a fool? SEASON OF COLDS ilfll FEITHIIS 500 PARTY No clothesline ever breaks under the strain of the kind of wash which Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Walt the modern girls hang out. man entertained at 500, the party go ing later to the Hughes home for The country's two greatest draw dancing. Mrs. Wharton and Mr. And bucks—Rest and Unrest. erson were awarded prizes, and Mrs. Davidson and Mr. Gould receiveO When a man its down, to wait for boobies. The dance music was played his -hip to come in, it usually turns by Miss Hughes and Mr. Hoffman. >ut to be a receivership. Besides the joint hosts and hoste Mr. and Mrs. Waltman and Mr. and Lady at Bargain Counter—“I* my! Mrs. Hughes those present were: Mr. f.-ice dirty, or is it my imagination?” I and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. . Henpecked bundle carrier—“I Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, Mr. don’t knew about your imagination, and Mrs. Gould, Mr. and Mrs. Will, hut your face is clean.” and Mr. and Mrs. Wharton. Eena, Meena, Alinah, Mo- Catch a song on the radio; If it’s squeaky, don’t let go, Tune it in a little mo’. Low in Price $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00 All lumber, demension, at the former Vernonia Mill Co ready to be delivered. Come get all you want. Call at Mill Office opposite depot. H. C. Egelus, Trustee than u good “Sale" to “Tapp" the I pocket hook of ready "Buyers”. If i we have anything to “Sell”, we need not ‘‘Nash’* om teeth, blit advertise it ill the "Eagle.” Any "Mann” can i arouse a “Knapp", “Cram” his tackle in a basket and go to “Fish" I in a few minutes if he is a "Good" | "Walker”. One needn’t be “Rich*' to enjoy beauties i i this wonderful vale, nor need lie be a “Miller” to admire t^ie "Fields” of grain sur rounding the city. But, oh, “Shaw" as our visitor remarked, we could go on for columns, speaking of our streets of “Clay" and form a “Webb" of praise around our fertile empire, ■. describing the “Fisher" anil the ; “Cozy" spot - along our streams. But in closing the report of our visit, we want to tell the world that all places of business are represented here, even a “Taylor”, and people fol j all “.Jobs'* that are never “Failing”.1 Yes, Vernonia has grown. ISN’T IT A FACT? COLLECTIONS KNIGHT ADJUSTMENT CO. McMinnville Thrifty People Save Red Trad- in# Stamps ¿7/ow we can warm ANYROOM in the, honst/ After the wastefulness of oiher forms of heat— you can’t help but boost The gift that kc ?ps on givin • ■ • • ¡1 e each day. No matter what kind of music you want or when you want it, a Victrola and Victor Records give it to you- “BETTER”. No great opera company can offer such an array of artists as are at your command. Every Victor Record is made by an artist of distinction in some chosen field—You can purchase one of these wonderful instillments right at home as cheaply as any place in the world—From $25.00 up. Any one of them will play any of the 9000 Victor Records. Let u. show them to you. Our line of records is very complete and we art* more than pleased to play them for you at anytime. MAKE THIS A VICTROLA CHRISTMAS. Silver Fox Pharmacy for efficient Pearl Oil. A VERNONIA. OREGON roomful of heat in a jiff y, with no oily smell. Pearl Oil isn’t just kero refined New Company Now Readv io and re-refined product, Attend to Your Important Needs Oil Company’s the best fuel obtainable for your heater. Order by I name—"Pearl Oil.” STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California ) Company R. L. Mills D. I). Drorbaugh Known to Most Vernon ia Folks keep us warm. Turn a “Page” and “Read” “Mere”. You will find a Full Books redeemed at $1.25 cash. THE M. & iti. PHARMACY In Vernoala Hotel Building Opposite Gilby Motor Company * “Dent” occaaeionally, but a “Scharp” "Seward”, that dwells 1 nharmony near the “Mills”. Then Vernonia is proud of a “Weed” that is not “Sauer** and a man always “Willing” to talk to our “Bahar” or our “Cook". AU our old timers know that the val ley possesses a ‘‘Troop’’ of loyal peo ple who never says “Goodnight” un til all tasks are accomplished. We never get confused in at least three directions “North” or “South” “West" and what “Counts” batter »JT ■■■■BMHMMT-.«■Pl _ AM sene. It is the Standard “For lands sake how we have grown in two dozen months, until we Many a man relies too much upon sure need the houses numbered and the wishbone and not enough upon a city directory to keep track of our Ids backbone. neighbors’’, remarked a near-Ver- nonia man who returned this week from a year’s absence. “We have “Wells” in town yet, but use city water and although, as yet, no min eral is being dug, we have “Steel”. You will notice reports of winter weather, while here we have ail year the “Rose” and “Cole” for for chilly evenings. There is no pre vailing color scheme, ax we have a variety: “Brown”, "White” “Gray” “Green” and “Greener.” We have lodges and several “Halls’’. We have no brewery but a “Brewer”, lots of fun and always “Jolly”. Our new eltctrie Co. is not using all the “Watts”, neither do our farmers V raise all the “Shorts”. As the winter We give one Red Starrip with every Dime Pur months arrive and Xmas nears, we have “Nichols” for gift buying and chase. Cal) in Get a Book Free. "Wood”, “R«ed”, and “Bush” to Tillamook Hillsboro THE FINEST GIFT OF ALL A lot of people around Vernonia are willing to give Rockefeller’s mon ey to the poor but it makes them mad when they’re asked to give a little of their own. After looking over the country for awhile a man gets the impression that most of the single women are trying to get married and most of the married women are trying to get single. NICE WEATHER, ISN’T IT? Is ■■----------------------- Ready to.attend to all kinds of PLUMBING— Connecting Sewers, Piping, llmt.e Fixtures for Water, and all work in this tie. YOU WILL FIND US BACK OF THE VERNON ¡ IA HO I EL—PHONE EITHER 282 FOR RAY OR 326 FOR DEWEY |
