Vernonia eagle., April 17, 1925, Image 1

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Entered u Mcoad-ctaM matter Auguat 4. 1922. at the post office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879
VKRNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY APRIL 17, 1925
Volume 3, Number 36
Sa g le
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
'■'-"■J,
MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY
NO ONE DISSAPOINTED
IN BIG LEGION SHOW
GOLD ALL OVER
* SOUTHERN OREGON
Many Towns Visited, But None a*
Good at Present as Vernonia
For Its Size
COLUMBIA COUNTY
ROSE CARNIVAL TO
BE BEST OFFERED
Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community
COLUMBIA COUNTY
JERSEY CATTLE CLUB
TO HOLD JUBILEE
The Columbia County Jersey Cattle
Club i , arranging to bold a jubilee and
picnic for Columbia county on Mon­
day, May 18, so states William Skuzi*-,
Pt’ sident of the Columbia Jersey
Jersey Cattle Club.
This picnic and jubilee will be held
the same week as the state jubilee is
heid--from May 18 to May 23. Colum­
bia county will be the first one to
hold the jubilee. It will be followed
during the week similar jubilees by
Clackamas, Marion, Polk and Linn
count'es.
VERNONIA BALL BOYS
ALL READY TO GO
Two nights in Paris, and busy nights
Portland, Ore., Apr. 15—Pent up
NEW POSTAL RATES
AT LAST “PLAY BALL”
they were. A success? Yes, a big
Messrs. Kullander, Bush, Petersen, merriment and deviltry of the entire
PRESCOTT WELCOME—
success; one of the most successful McGraw and Robinson visited south­ Northwest will have its opportunity i
BOTH PILOTS CONFIDENT
events ever pulled in Vernonia. Last ern Oregon this week. They found for freedom on Friday June 19, the[hi Uncle Sam has raised the wages of
Friday and Saturday nights the local no towns our size or twice our size carnival day of Portland’s 1925 Rose J his postal employes, but he is going to
American Legion Post entertained with as many people or autos on the Festival. A parade which will include ' pay those wages right out of the public
Sunday afternoon, April 19, 1925. at
everybody with their “Circus” or "A streets as Vernonia has. Roseberg, every comic feature it is possible to ‘pocketbook instead of out of the treas-
2 :30 p. ni. the Beaver Lumber company
1 ury. We believe that a census would
Night in Paris” show. The big hall Corvallis and Eugene were, perhaps, devise is planned.
baseball club of Prescott, Ore., will
| show every man in V< rnonia willing
was crowded to capacity on each oc­ the busiest looking place visited.
clash with Vernonia’s local talented
Men dressed like pieces of pie, huge that the postal employes get this in­
casion and not a dissatisfied remark Further south the alfalfa and fruit
snappy ball club. It is expected that
crawling crabs, dodo birds, animated crease in pay, but we also believe that
was uttered by any of the spectators. looked fine. Lost of building all
the game will be a hot one from start
billikens, mammoth walking apples, they would be in favor of cutting out
It was fun and excitement noise and along the line. Grants Pass, Gold Hill
to finish, as both Managers Tom Mur­
fire-eating dragons, man-sized babies, a lot of unnecessary extravagances
frolic, dancing and amusement all con­ and Medford are on the verge of a
phy
of Prescott, and Mac Jensen of
floundering mermaids and walking such as congress wishes on us every
Mr. Skuzie aisc states that this iu-
ducted with the best of order and the big mining boom. A rush of the
sticks that walk are within the range session, and applying that saving to l»il‘ e is different from that held in Vernonia arc confident they have the
programs running as smooth as clock Cripple Creek variety is expected. A
best club. Last Sunday proved a good
of grotesque figure possibilities to be the postal payroll.
forniere years; we arc adopting the work-out for everybody. In the morn­
work. The Legion netted a neat little smelter at Gold Hill is now assured
seen in the afternoon parade.
From April 15 on, you will have to system followed in the Jersey Islands. ing practice game the high school boys
sum ami had the satisfaction of know­ and the mine owners are feeling great­
The Grants Pass Cave Men, the put a two-cent stamp instead of a om - This will be in the form of a picnic showed great class against some of the
ing they did the job right. Paper ly encouraged. There is no question
francs for money to spend on the con­ about their having the orc, and the Coos Bay Pirates, the Ashland Lith- cent on every souvenir postcard you ami Jersey cattle show, which will be try-outs for the club team. Ray Mills
cessions were handled in a careless richness of it great. Millions of dol­ ians, the Medford Craters, the Bend mail. Papers you formerly mailed for held at L. G. Smith’s place at Scap- of the high school, on third base, will
manner by the many plungers who lars worth is blocked out now wait­ Lava Bears, the Salem Cherrians, the two cents will cost you from three poose.
make a ripping good player if he
grew rich over night, and huge sums ing for the smelter. A couple of new Vancouver Prunarians, the Seaside cents to five cents, according to the
takes care of himself and is properly
Promenaders, the Newburg Berrians, distance sent. A ten-cent special de­ CONTRACT LET
were won and lost over the game finds have been made recently that,
coached', while Hodges on first, a lad
the
Eugene
Radiators,
the
Bandon
i
FOR KEASY ROAD of 17 years of age, looks real good and
livery stamp will cost 15 cents if placed
tables in the feverish desire for sud­ if they had occurred in Alaska, would
den gain- Those nimble hands of the have attracted thousands of people n Beach Combers, the Hood River on a package weighing . over two I i
will be expected to try out regularly
Guides and other booster organiza­ pounds, and 20 cents if on a package
There were four bids on the Keasy- with the club team, and will no doubt,
money kings worked fast, proving the a stampede.
tions will be invited to act ridiculous weighing more than 10 pounds. If Pettijohn road for the clearing, grad­ in a very little time, be developed into
hand quicker than the eye. Such wild
Southern Oregon has it coming a n<l
Other sections of the parade will be you have a letter regisered it will cost ing ami grubbing of approximately a very much needed first-sacker. Al­
an<l notorious specters as Happy its coining mighty soon.
for civic dubs, fraternal organizations, you three cents additional to secure three-fourths of a mile and were:
Thompson, II. E. McGraw, Dr. Hurley,
though the high school boys lost to
C. A. Mills. $3.803.45; Lair & Co.. the club at the tune of 8 to 4, they have
high schools, railroad and steamship a return receipt.
Mr. Beall, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Treham,
TOM THUMB MARRIES
lines, industrial groups, theaters and
Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Nash and others
But that isn’t the worst of it—you i $4,125.46; John Alsos, $4,280.65; C. nothing to be ashamed of, as they
Reed $3,843.24.
played very good ball. The batteries
equally famous in the world of high
The “Tom Thumb Wedding” at the film exchanges and nationality groups. are going to have to pay more for
There is 3.7 acres of clearing; 30) were:
High school — Roberts and
finance, fast horse and in the game of H. S. Auditorium laid Monday night A section for advertising floats is your newspapers and magazines—es-
life.
Commander Carkins says' he was pronounced a good and comical being considered.
specially those mailed you from a sq. yards of grubbing and the excava­ Brady ; club team—Smith and Berdon,
never saw a better behaved crowd, and
Rex Oregonus, the king who ruled considerable distance,*. Of course, the I tion is estimated at 5548 cubic yards. Norris relieving Smith in the fifth in­
entertainment by the large crowd
even the captured "flying apes” re­
the annual Rose Festival up to 12 magazine people are not going to The new road is a change of route ning. Then in the afternoon old sol
in attendance.
About forty Ver­
years ago, when the Quei n of Rosaria stand the increase—they are going to from the old one which is impassable proved to be a great friend in furnish­
frained from pulling any naughty
dances or scaring the lady visitors, nonia little tota, many only three became ruler will be brought back to pass it on to their readers. So, after for autos or teams a considerable part ing us with plenty of sunshine, and
Everybody thoroughly enjoyed the and four yearsold, took part. The reign on this day. A contest to name all the postal wage raise comes di­ of .he year, it is stated, and will af­ Coyle’s “has-beens” came through and
nights, and it seemed as if everybody bride and groom were certainly this part of the festival celebration is rectly from the pockets of the people. ford a better connection between Ver defeated the club team. Jack Davis at
But it is money expended in a good nonia and Keasy. Mr. Mills assured short proving to be a very valuable
was there. In the popular voting con- “cute,”—the minister performed the under way.
test. Miss Irene Smith and Miss Agnes ceremony satisfactory and the little The grotesque parade will be entirely cause, for if the postal employes didn’t the county court that he would start player. He certainly saved the day for
Barnett stayed for the finish, run­ ring-bearer was as sincere as if she apart from the Rose Festival Floral get it the professional politicians work immediately and rush it to com­ the “has-beens” several times, both in
ning a close race. Both ladies worked really meant it. Probably some of parade, in which no advertising or would—so none of us are going to do pletion, His bid was only $40 lower classy fielding’and nice, clean hitting.
any great amount of protesting a I than the bid of C. Reed and the high He will no doubt be seen in the game
hard. Miss Barnett received the larg­ the wedding guests, and even the comic features will be permitted.
we dig into our pockets once again, bid. that of John Alsa, was $447 more against Prescott Sunday, should he
est number of votes and received the bride, had a hard time keeping
stay in Vernonia. This game was a
this time for an increased postal rate. than the low bid.
$100 diamond' ring. Miss Smith was
awake—which made the affair all the
REPORT OF RED CROSS NURSE
close one all through the nine innings,
presented with a handsome $40 gold
better. They all did well and only
Easter Day was glorious. The sun Coyle’s team coming through on top
watch. On the program, the Legion
FOR MARCH 1925
From American Legion News Service
was bright and warm and only hidden with the score of 7-6.
secured the McMahons, expert tumb­ a week’s drilling.
.A
Portland, Ore., April 15—"Oregon is
at rare intervals by fleecy clouds that
lers, acrobats and slack wire per­
The weak spots in the club team
2(t ready to hear the appeal of The Aineri-
dodged by in their game of hide and
We hear that a library is being in­ Visits to schools..............................
formers. The Novak Vaudette orches­
uncovered in Sunday's games will be
t;g can Legion for two classes of sufferers
Pupils
inspected
..............................
seek. Easter flowers and Easter bon­
tra—five pretty girls in red—furnished augurated at the City Hall, and that
strengthened. Jack Britten, pitching
| of the World War—the disabled men
Defects:
net; were in evedencc and surround­
exceptionally good music continually. books will soon arrive for the public’s
for the club, looked good, an^ by next
I ' and the orphans of fallen veteran ,”
Vision
...............................................
ings
everywhere
told
of
spring
and
Mrs. Gooding is probably
They are real musicians and Vernonia benefit.
Sunday should have his arm in shape
j-J declared George P. Griffith, com-
Tonsils .............................................
Faster. Special services at the churches
likes them. If space permitted we more responsible for the move than
to do his stuff. Britton is a south-paw
mander of the Oregon department of
Teeth .................................................
Sunday morning were well attended at
could mention every member of the any other one person. It is one of
and a heavy hitter. He was relieved
j
the
Legion.
Hearing ...........................................
each of the three churches. Appropri­
Legion who wroked untiringly for our needs and from a small beginning
2* The American Legion campaign for ate music and sermons were listened in the fifth inning by Smith and sent
Skin...................................................
the grand success of the circus. Mr. will grow into a first-class public
| a $5,000,(MM) Endowment Fund for re- to, and special programs greatly en­ to the outfield, because Mcjensen did
Pupils in routine class room in­
Schwab was "on the go” every minute library, Mrs. Marsh has kindly volun-
not wish to over work him in his first
inspection .............................. 2261 habilitation and child welfare, which joyed. Peace and good will prevailed.
he could spare, Mr. Carkins had a tered to look after the books and the
try-out. Smith was wild and was re­
4,
has
been
going
on
in
several
states.
Exclusions
...........................................
big job on his hands and no doubt listings. More news on the library will
lieved almost immediately by Norris,
51
i
is
now
under
way
in
Oregon.
It
w
ill
Notes to parents ...........................
The "Scrubs,” as some of the par­
who held the situation well in hand
considerable worry, but it ended per­ come as the work progresses, in the
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culminate
in
an
intensive
drive
prob-
Pupils
weighed
and
measured...
ticipants
choose
to
term
themselves,
mean time, get interested’, donate a
for the remainder of the game,
fectly.
will now imagine they arc ball play­
book, go and get a book to read, and Homes visits .................................... 2Z ably about the last of May
Both catchers. Chuck Dustin and
8> "The American Legion wants tie ers—in fact, they have just cause to be Berdon
solicit people to patronize the library. Services to County Court.............
caught in mid-season form,
YOU BET, VERNONIA'S
Classes
in
Home
Hygiene
.............
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American public tn have the oppor­ elated over the resut of last Sun­ and at no time during the game did
ALL RIGHT It isn't going to cost any one anything.
NINA H. LITTLE, R. N.,
tunity of helping the Legion help the day’s game with the regular Vernonia the opposing batsmen take liberties
County Red Cross Nurse.
disabled veterans and the children oi team. Go to it, men, the practice will on the paths. Unfortunately, Erickson
Among
the
Vernonia
visitors
last
J. L. Timmons recently arrived
r.ien who gave up their lives as a re­ do you good.
Friday
was
Prof.
B.
L.
Grondal,
of
team played sixteen innings of ball,
in Oklahoma, driving through from
was too high,
_
discontinued all ad'ver- sult of their service to the country.”
and that everybody was fighting, hard
Vernonia. Of the hundreds of toVvns the University of Washington at
tising in the News-Gazette. We tried (Commander
said, . "Rehabilita­
,__________ Griffith
___________
The gray digger fight is on again in against them, they made a very credit­
seen they still think Vernonia O. K., Seattle, with his class in mil) design other forms of advertising to supplant
tion and child welfare are the two Ort gon. says the experiment station. able showing for their first real try­
from the tune of the following card from the school of forestry, consisting plant the News-Gazette, but fourni
greatest post-war problems. They are And it will be a real one this year. out. An outstanding feature of their
of
six
upper-class
students.
from Tim:
none that was as effective. Our busi­ so closely related that they are al­ Last year was a particularly good
lay was team work, with no individual
"Dear Editor:
Another month and the school chil­ ness continued on the down grade. most one. What disabled father lias breeding season for these rodents and rying any grandstand stuff. Hartwick
“Just a line to say Hello to all my
dren will be enjoying their summer Seemingly our friends had forgotten not looked down upon the faces of a larger start is available this year. on first, Farren at second and Sheelty
friends in Vernonia, and I also
i_
¡dependent
children with terror lest With these last few warm,' sunny at short all looked good in the morn­
vacation. Do your Christmas shopping about us. The fault was ours.”
want to tell them that we have
In
every
city
and
town
there r are|t|icy gUffer the
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...e pangs of privation days they arc coming out in numbers. ing game, and considering the condi­
early.
seen lots worse (places to live
stores which have from time to time which his restoration to health alone Because of scarcity of other food they
tion of the field, played snappy ball.
than Vernonia is, on our 3,126
made the serious mistake to which Mr. Ican prevent? Does not his mental
will take the grain baits readily.
District Attorney Foote and Sheriff
With Hartwick. Erickson. Farren.
miles of overland traveling. Stay
Wellington called last Friday, report­ Murdock confesses in such a manly I anguish ovcr thv fate of ;ittlc clii1-
Shcely and Jack Nance from which to
with Vernonia. It’s all O. K.
.
dren erect a material bar to his own
Vigor is the foundation of the poul­ pick an infield, a snappy, scrappy com­
ing the county seat town in a flourish1 fashion.
“J. L. Timmous,
People look to their newspaper for reconstruction?
»>
try business in Oregon, says the ex­ bination can be expected. It is a toss-
ing
condition.
Work
there
is
progress-
"Sentinel, Okla.'
'ing on the new paper mill site anil their store news. No amount of hand ■
"There arc 35,000 war orphans, and periment station The portable brooder up between Dustin and Berdon back
bills, circulars, sign-boards or other
everything
points
to
a
mighty
good
i
many
times more sck. ailing and dis­ house is strongly recommended until of the plate. Both are good receivers,
BUSINESS IN VERNONIA
devices can take the place of the news- '
abled ex-service men whose lives the the chicks are old enough to go with­ good hitters and fast on the bases.
GREATLY IMPROVED year for St. Helens.
paper that goes into the home and is '
, war blighted. We can not do too much out artificial heat. After this age the Shotwell will be hard to beat in center
read by every member of the family.
A
walk
through
the
cast
part
of
■ for them—our debt can never be fully open air range house is recommended field. He weilds a wicked willow, has
Business is growing better and every
many improvments.
repaid. The American Legion has as- because ij provides for an abundance a good whip, and has yet to drop his
indication points to the best summer town reveals
—the merchant who keeps his adver-
■ sumed the obligation of seeing that of fresh air and can be* moved fre­ first fly hall anywhere within reach of
the state ever experienced. In Ver­ Streets being put in better condition, tising on the move
quently to new locations, thus avoid­ him. He looks rather awkward at
nonia people are now talking good sidewalks to be built, and new houses —the one who has a real story to tell these two consequences of the war
ing contaminated soil dangers.
going
up
oi
being
painted.
One
can
receive
a
full
measure
of
justice
but
times, but is right on the job when
times, and very few kickers are in
and tells it well
needed. The other outfield positions
evidence. In a survey of the prin­ notice considerable work in all parts —the one who, when he has real bar­ we need the public’s assistance to the
Miss Mclva Galloway, of Portland, will be filled by Buckley. Roberts or
limit.
cipal business houses this week we of town.
gans to offer, lets the people of his
visited with her father and relatives Hall, who are all working hard to
“
Everywhere
the
endowment
move
­
hear nothing but optimism from each
Anyway it is Robinson’s contention community know about them through ment has spread, it has met with a here during last week-end, and at- make the team.
house, Mr. Copeland even going so
tended the Legion "Night in Paris.”
that
Vernonia was the pattern for the the local newspaper
The pitching staff of Britton. Norris
far as to show us his figures, and
—is the one who is outdistancing coni- hearty reception. I know it will meet
much
advertised
city
of
Longview,
and Smith, with good support, will
with
that
same
response
in
Oregon."
thia year he has balanced up a thou­
petition.
C. W. Shipley is building onto ami make it hard going for Prescott.
President Coolidge is chairman of
sand dollars better business than last which some day will have to take a
I
enlarging his residence, recently pur­ Everybody have been given a real good
the
national
honorary
committee
for
year. Every day more people and hack seat for the city which it has
City.
Elmer
White
of
Salt
Lake
chased near the high school.
I
chance for try-outs and nobody has
the endowment fund and all members
cars are seen on our streets, new­ imitated.—Cottage Grove Sentinel.
Utah, is now with the Square Deal
No Comment necessary.
been overlooked by Manager Mcjen-
of
his
cabinet
have
endorsed
it.
Lead
­
comers and strangers are looking the
iarage. He has been shop foreman for
sen or any of the directors in their en­
city over continually, the clerks are
the Alkire-Smith Motor company of ing men and women of the country in
deavor to get the best players in Ver­
Sunday night at the Evangelical
all
lines
of
endeavor
are
members
all working harder and very little
Salt Lake for the past four years, and
nonia regardless of age.
talk of hard times can be heard. One church the program as published in is highly recommended as a first-class of the national endowment fund com­
mittee.
can take an afternoon walk over the last week’s paper drew a large crowd. mechanic by them.
Bert Friday, of Banks, was a Sunday
.
I Already the work of organizing state
Concert by high school band. May 8.
residential districts and on every hand It was above the ordinary in many re­
sight
-seer in Vernonia.
and local endowment fund committees
see paint being spread and new spects and the "Missionary Pageant”
Mrs. Brown announces opening of ,
We dont know who wrote the words,
houses going up, with many improve­ demonstrating the work in several na­ embroidery classes Saturday. April 18. has been begun. These committees will
Odd Fellows will he reminded that i "poverty is no disgrace,” but we’re
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»mire
t riti
-
tions
of
the
globe
was
new,
novel
and
contain
the
names
of
prominent
citi
­
ments in the way of additions. One
All girls over the age of 9 years are
zens and members of the Legion and there will be work Tuesday night, willing to bet it was a newspaper edi-
of the best ways in the world to have splendidly conducted. A free-will of­ invited to join.
both in the First and Second De­ ' tor.
fering
for
missionary
work
was
taken
better times is to not talk hard times.
New and complete line of stamped Legion Auxiliary, Commander Grif­
grees. All members and visitors in­
fith
said.
By visiting various other towns in the up.
goods in stock and new arrivals semi­
Love is blind. But there is always
vited.
south, west or east part of the state,
weekly.
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some fellow who thinks he is an eye-
The brazing works and machine
Base ball Sunday, Prescott vs.
one will soon be convinced that Ver­
F. E. Malmsten has purchased the . doctor.
nonia is the best town in Oregon, this shops are all painted up with a new
May 15th the senior class play atl Vernonia, on the Vernonia grounds.
coat.
Lindstrum home near the |
size or twice this size.
Vincen
Follow
the
parade.
You
will
want
of
j
the Majestic theater — “A Pair
Autos are becoming so thick in Ver­
to be there. It’s the opening game, river.
Sixes.”
nonia that about the only chance a
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Drorbaugh
It seems to be a lot of consolation
you know.
(pedestrian has left is to dress like
to some Vernonia husbands to read Sundayed in Hillsboro.
Many cases of LaGrippe in town—
The Woman’s Missionary Societyj
i a traffic cop.
that sometime the meek shall inherit
•* Evangelical church desire toj
L. H. Detrow has been in bed this the Eagle force being “among those
of “
the
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. McGraw were in
the earth-
present.”
thank the public for the interest ( week with the “Flue.”
The trouble with the fellow who
Banks Sunday.
'shoots his wife and children and then
shown
by
the
large
attendance
in
the
Aad
just
Io
think,
only
a
few
weeks
1
Mrs. Duke from Cedar Grove vis­
Curley Buffman is building a fin« tries to kill himself is that he usually
Mr. Hinckle is painting hi» resi­ pageant given Easter evening and
*<6re and we’ll be slamming screen
new
addition to his house.
, recovers
ited
with
Mrs.
Holding
on
Tuesday.
for
the
generous
contribution.
dence.
doors again.
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