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world and could have lived in splendid style, and asso- ’
dated with refined educated business men and women.'
Bui “Mac” chuc-c uuAa'w»» coinpai.^ u:.d a different
mode of living. Some people probably will say that it was
his “way” and he is a sgooa as any other man. Not so.
He could have been, but wasn’t. He choose the lower lev
el, and made ihmself detrimental to society by the fact
that he tried to drag ambitious young men with him. His
example of living is a poor lesson for the younger gener
ation. Yes, we feel sorry for “Mac”, but our sarrow will
not save him. He must save himself. He was accustomed
to harbaring young boys in his room and giving them
cigarettes, moonshine and dope. In Judge Weed’s Court
Friday, he pled guilty to the charge arrested for and was
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PAUL S. ROBINSON,
E ditor and O wner .
Issued Every Friday.
$2.00 Per Year.
Entered as second-clans matter August
4, 1922, at the peat office at Ver
nonia, Oregon, under the Act
of March 8. 1M79.
FuM
Many publications aie commenting favorably on the
magnificent edition of the Oregon Journal last week,
termed their “Year’s End Number”. Inquiring thousand^
hungry for Oregon information will cherrish it and bene
fit by its hundreds of columns of truthful Oregon statis
tics.
After patiently awaiting in feverish anticipation for
our Annual New Year’s edition of the Oregonian, we feel
considerable prouder of our big state and of our big pap
er’s achievement. It was a “Blue Book” of God’s Country,
enthusiastically told in figures, story and illustrations.
.We wish every white, English speaking family in Ameri
ca could receive one. It will aid Oregon’s growth.
We are getting acscustomed to writing it 1925, and our
confidence is growing stronger for it’s progress and pros
perity in which we believe all Oregonians can share.
Vernonia is starting with a good mark the first week by
the announcement that the O.-A. camp opens at once
with four sides ; our big O.-A. Mill to put on a night force
at once with over a hundred extra men; our new city
council that we are assured will work for Vernoina as a
better town ; new buildings now starting construction and
considerable road work being planned for early spring
.work.
I criminal fire law convictions. Tn ad-
|. dition 33 civil cases were settled and
damages collected covering Govern
ment timber destroyen in the a-
mount of 017,616,64; 22 civil cases
are still pending, involving damages
amounting to 039,006.27, according
to the report.
Campers’ fires head the list of con-
■ victions under the criminal laws,
with 128 convictions, 5 not guilty
and 6 pending. Brush burning with
out permit ranks second, the smokers
fires third.
We can't understand why some
"Much as we dislike to inflict legal
people never seem to get in a hurry penalties upin forest visitors” said
until they get behind the steering the District Forester, in discussing
wehel of an auto.
I the report, "the fact remains that
folks who violate the fire laws are
If Santa Santa Clause had married law breakers, and must be punished
the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe as such. The future economic wel-
it would have been tiugh on all the| fare of the Pacific Northwest de
other kids in the world.
mands it. However,” he added, "if
everyone would heed the printed
A man with a swelled head gets warnings and suggestions, abundant
that way either by being stung bg- in the National Forests, we would
beee or having them in his bonnet.
have fewer fires and fewer law en
forcement cases.”
Thia is an age when a young man
leaves the small town to work 20
years in a city so he can get money
enough to go back and live in the
country.
Next to having a tooth pulled,
man's greatest test of nerve comes
when his wife pulls a porus plaster
off his back.
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THAT SENSE OF SECURITY
Which comes with the realization that you have
succeeded in saving something spurs you on to
redouble your efforts toward making financial
progress.
Decide to make 1925 a profitable year by open
ing a Savings Account at this bank.
Come in now and get the Book that will record
your financial progress.
BANK
OF
VERNONIA
Vernonia, Oregon
COLLECTIONS
KNIGHT ADJUSTMENT CO.
McMinnville
Hillsboro
Tillamook
Mac
Says
In too many instances indifference means ruin. There
are narcotic users, poor fellows, needing sympathy anc
pity. There are dope inudlgers who pass the habit to oth A radio message goes around the
ers for no apparent reason other than the mean, low world in five seconds, but a rumor
down outlandish excuse of “For Company’s Sake”, some can go around town in two.
XMAS may be
will lead young boys and girls in their teens on this path
over
but we are
to government figures
of dope taking; a road that eventually leads to destruc the According
near-beer trade has dropped 34 I still giving away
tion. Officers are often hampered in their work of sav per cent.
Maybe the people fancied it | MONEY to
ing the innocent from crime, by people being indifferent wasn't near enough.
our thrifty
or failing ot give information they may have. And too, we
Vernonia man who neglected customers.
have even heard business men condemn an officer for to The
vote but continues to holler is Every cash
trying to save young girls and inthe cocrse of time the just another back seat driver.
Purchase at the
girls will be found dead, in a house, or ¿one beyond re
M.
& M. PHARMACY
call—because the officers advice was not heeded or be The Prince of Wales was given a Entitles
....
cause she was encouraged by ignorant parents. Parents Ford while visiting over here. We to Green you
..........
will bet Detroit is one town he never
hesitate to believe their children are in bad company forgets.
Trading Stamps
and too many do not appreciate a word of caution from
We give you.......
one who sees an dknows more than the parent wants to The auto driver who hesitates at One Dollar Cash
believe. If your 16 year old boy or girl was murdered you the railroad crossing says goodbye For Every Book .
would probably want to lynch the villian who did the to the caboose instead of howdy-do of Green Stamps
killing. Still, it results as fatal in some cases where older ot the undertaker.
that you bring ....
men will give dope, moonshine and poison to these inno Who among us in Vernonia can re into our store.....
cent, clear brained, bright boys and girls. In Vernonia we member when all wore suspenders
probably know little of the dope business, still there is and when they occasionally hung a
some of it here. About a c^pzen parents could be mighty man in thia country for murder?
shocked to read in their son’s and daughter’s hand writing There are a lot of great men in
some letters or “notes” recently discovered by teaehers this country, but few who can keep
or officers. Even in Vernonia there are a few mighty ser from looking silly when being photo
ious sights seen at late hours when children under age graphed for the movies.
should be at home.
Up in Maine a woman captured a
Even in Vernonia arrests have recently been made of doer
in her front yard. Here in Ver
people with dope in their possession; even in Vernonia nonia a- few girls capture dean in
Corner AcroM from Gilby
young boys have sworn to the facts of using it and sworn their front room.
to the parties giving them moonshine, cigarettes, etc.
ago the “full dinner pall”
Motor Co.
And on the street any time of day one will hear citizens was Yean
a popular slogan in thiacountry
condemning the officers. There are several cases needing but the present generation seems to
watching and time always proves it. A few more months favor the "full gaa tank”.
JML2.
with no interruption or looking after, and more sad
Go
along
the
street
in
Vernonia
1 ‘TLeu/Ttkftek
homes will wonder how it happened. It sometimes pays
and you'll hear a man say confidenti
ïimdt'vrii tif them spotted,
to be cautious and to investigate.
proncur c ^.and dofXnod »ev
ally: “The fact of the business is—’’
M. & M
Pharmacy
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Twenty containers of poison liquor, commonly called
“Moon” were destroyed at the city recorder’s office New
¡Year’s Day. That was a good New Year’s Booz Party—
the safest way to use it.
With the New Year, we are glad to announce that two
new fireproof blocks will soon start in Vernonia, as soon
as plans are finished and material arrives. More good
news is the fact taht the big camps around the city will
start up full handed immediately. With four or five
camps adjacent working, new buildings going up, a big
hotel assured and the putting on of a night shift at the
big mill, Vernoina looks better toady than any town in
{Oregon thrice our size.
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IT DOESN’T PAY
,Mr. Lucas, alias McDonald, who has been living in Ver
nonia several months, has moved to St. Helens and has
selected living quarters from the Sheriff, behind iron
doors in the basement of the Court House. “Mac”, as
known here, is a young man and a good musician. For
some time he played the pipe organ at the Majestic thea
tre and organized and led a good home orchestra. But
“Mac”, with his youth and his talents didn’t continue to
climb the ladder of fame. He could have been up in the
and then he’ll turn right in and dis
tort the facts.
W essier ' s N ew
bnowAnoui Ihcnonunr
Ve’vs come to the conclusion that —GW the
the trouble with the average Ver-
Here are
nenia man ia that ho considers him-
a few »ampli
seif above the average.
Most Vernonia men who get a cir
cular from a fake stock-selling con
cern would give the price of a share
of the stock to find out who sent in
their name.
FIRR LAW VIOLATORS
ARE CONVICTED
broadcast
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Fascista
altigraph
cyper
Rikulag
Flag Day
sippio
Red Star
muJ gun
sterol
paravane
Swaraj
Ruthen«
megabar
rolimop
taiga
plasmon
cugamo
aokol
shoneen
soviet
psorosis
precool
duvetyn
realtor
S. P. boat
Czecbo-Slovak
camp-fire girl
serial cascado
Air Council
Devil Dog
activation
Federal Land Bank
Campen, amokura, brush burners
and loggen all appear in the list of
the 197 court convictions for erimin-
81 forest fire law violaton on the
ational Forests of Oregon and
Waahingtin during the season ef
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of Information
1924. The report which has just
XL. Sonina Yoof
been issued by the District Forester’s
office, Portland, shows that 222 were
brought to trial. Of these 197 were
convicted, 9 were found not guilty
and 10 rases are still pending.
costs wore assessed in
of 00096.26 under the‘n-ec unmum
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