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VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY JUNE 12, 1925
Volume 3,
«MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY
--------- COLUMBIA COUNTY
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VERNONIA TAX
LOW COMPARED
TO ALL OTHERS
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Of the county total, >334,274 or
additional >40,237, or 4.4 per cent
will go toward the support of highei i
educational institutions in the state i
Roads will receive >355,310, of
which >31,100 is for road bonds. The
levy for county general purposes is
>53.177 whicr includes >21,761 for
fair grounds, for cities and towns it
to >39.161, for fire patrol, >5,127,
and drainage districts, >57,800.
Following are the tax rates and
per capita taxes in tht cities and
towns:
I
City
Rate Per Capita
Clatskanie
...........59.8
>18.52
Rainier ........... ........... 73.8
44.26
Scappoose .... .......... 41.3
40.32
Goble
.......... ...........46.7
28.80
...........65.3
St. Helens
31.16
Vernonia
...........48.1
11.21
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Number 44
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Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community
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WHEN
Pungent Paragraphs
IS A CHAUTAUQUA A
CHAUTAUQUA?
ADVERTISING IS
SALVATION OF
MERCHANT
Vernonia just got over another
Chautauqua. Had one last year that
took quite awhile to get over. The
entertainments offered by the com
panies
here were very
By E. E. Hayes
dogs and badgers annualy sacrificed good. ’
two nights were
The worst thing that can happen to the spirt of man. Man to the crea good—on a par with the recent high
to a town or community is the growth ture or reason and can quit when he school play. The lectures were good
of the spirit of intolerance and the gets enough, but the poor badger aa was the music.
Some vaudeville
Columbia County Taxes are
inkindling of religious, racial or fra- is a dumb brute and liable to slop houses offer better, but only in lar Fred Anderson Tells How
Complied by the Oregon
ternal enmities. American tradition over.
ger cities. The red headed girl that
He Built $300,000 Busi
frowns on this sort of thing. Amer
Voter.
said everything was to educate and
ness in Town of 1,300.
ica was settled by freedom-loving
We often laugh at the old time an education for the children was
people who had grow«« sick of relig philosopher who sat in front of the immediately followed by a playlet in
ious intolerance* political intolerance country store and whittled, but this which liquor was supposed to be
and
fraternal intolerance, terms sage of ye olden time, i aa ring-nose«] used, swearing endulged in and cig-
. ..... .
*
which can bo readily bunched into bearcat of dizzy motion in compari- srette smoking on the stage,
She
interesting C o m p i I a tion
the phrase, “minding the other fel son with hto present day successor. should have said, “entertaining” in Vernonia
Merchants are
low’s business.” The United States
Gives Facts for Eagle
stead of “educational.”
The chau
Given Pointers That Ad
licked Great Britain twice and since
The Oregonian and the Telegram tauqua took a thousand dollars out of
Readers Regarding Im
trat time has been the world’s most are having a beautiful scrap.
vertising
Is Main Big Item
It Vernonia never to be returned; our
portant Subject.
outstanding exponent of guarantee makes me think of the days when the park will be with us always, as will
In Getting Business.
ing the right of the under-dog to hto boys made faces at each other and our band, our churches, our publi i
Tax statistics compiled by the Ore
xhar? of the sunshine that Go«] gave said, “ You did, you didn't,” and-so- institutions and home enterprises.
gon Voter for every county in the
It isn’t so many years since al
to all of us. Today, an American citi forth, ad finitum.
The weather, more than sentiment most every man in business looked
state, reveal the fact that in Colum- ! DAY WAS DAMP, BALL WAS WET
zen can go to any country on the
An advertised article bears the was against the chautauqua here, as
1 in county, 19.15per cent of the BUT PLAYERS WERE WILL'NG.1
globe and the starry flag protects name of the maker who says to the it was cool and damp in the big tent upon another man in the same line
t lai property tax is paid by prop-
of business as a deadly enemy. Eacu
Business men Become Boys and him and guarantees to him the rights wide, wide world that he to the daddy The chautauqua program was good, thought the other was an “outside«“
e ty within cities, while 80.85 per
to which he to justly and legally en of the product and is willing to bank we liked it as an entertainment. As
rent is paid by property outside of Ball players in Beautiful Battle of
and each made it his buaines to “go
titled. But in some communities of his good name, any cash that he may, a chautauqua, there is only one
Base
Ball.
The
South
side
of
Bridge
cities. The taxes paid by property in
after” the other fellow to give him
America today, certain self-centered have and all his hope for the future genuine chutauqua in Oregon to
all cities in the state represent 52.04 street played the North side, the
a wallop.
selfish persons attempt to usurp the on its being dependable. An unad- our opinion, and that one at Glad
per cent of the tatol, while property gate receipts going toward the city
Not so today. The man in business
functions of the United States gov verttoed article to like a rumor taht stone.
As a traveling show or com
park
fund,
and
netted
nearly
a
half
outside of cities bears 47.3« per cent
is more and more learning that
ernment
and
would
wipe
out
the
| hundred dollars that the chautauqua
someone spreads and is ashamed to pany we would favor it, as a chau building his own business require«
of the tax burden.
noble guarantees written by the acknowledge its authorship.
And, tauqua we are against it. In a title
Columbia county lumber and tim didn’t get. At five o’clock the parade
blood of the nation’s heroes that speaking of rumors, to ours tagged? town not far away we at one time his best ability; and that some of his
formed
at
the
bank,
led
by
the
Am
ber property outside of cities pays
time can best be employed in help
"the life, liberty and pursuit of hap
got stuck for >25 on one of these
marly one-half of the taxes, com- erican Legion with Mr. Schooley at
ing—not crushing—his fellow bus.
Leader of the piness” of Americans should not be
) -.red with all lumber and timber the big base drum.
Home folks should patronise home traveling chautauquas same as the ness man.
abridged.
Just
a
few
days
ago
we
good people here got hit. That town
property in unincorporated territory march was Mr. Keller in a tall
He realizes that while as apeople
Vernonians gathered to do honor to industries, home merchants and work has never allowed one since, neither
■ f the state, whicr pays 12.7 per cent Uncle Sam hat. This was followed by
America’s heroes and the bravery to the advantage of the community, is Rainier or many other small towns we are in the commercial or co»«.-
Lyles
Cow
Bell
band
and
players
of the total. Farm property in the
but the home industries must hump
■ >rn both sides of the contested and heroism of the heroes of ’61 thetuselveb and give the home folks As a show, paying their own way, we petitive stage, we are slowly euier«.
<< unty pays 15.08 per cent, while of
ing out of this into the age of Co
were extolled. The nation was glad
the total taxes paid in Oregon 25.97 line; then came autos and more
as good service a they can get away could welcome them. But who guar operation or enlightened seif-mte.
, to do honor to men who laid down
anteed
our
business
men
when
they
mirccrs.
Arrivingat
the
grounds,
the
per cent is paid by farm property.
from home, as people have a pecul
est.
, their lives for the principle that they
K til road und utility property in dium corps gave a short concert, the
iar trait to that they spend theii came here? Why should fe guarantee
as
well
as
we
of
today
consider
the
There is a popular saying th..t
and put up for these traveling show
Columbia county pays 14.65 per cent marshal declared that order must
foundation of American liberty. Can money where they acn get the beat people, put up their tents carry their runs something like thui: "Knock
prevail
and
no
dogs
or
canary
birds
of the total, and all other non-city
value and service—or think so, which
we, then, consistently dishonor the (
baggage and have them laugh at our and the world knocks with you
property pays 1.88 per cent.
The would h«* allowed on the ball diamond
amounts to the same thing.
, num, whom we publicly honor by '
ton;
green actions when they leave? It to boost, and you boost alone."
following table, compiled by the ”cmpi ivwns the umpire and the
denying any man the privelegea of
like
most
popular
sayings
this
is
silly.
The
townsmen
in
it
last
year
game
was
called
with
the
North
side
Voter, shows the amount and propor-
If all the hammers in the world
American citizenship on account of
truth
turned
wrong
side
out.
loat
and
at
that
time
the
Eagle
ad
to
bat.
Captain
Galloway
was
in
the
were
employed
in
constructing
in-
G m paid by each source :
hto race, hto color, previous condi
It is only through love and friend
(’Utside of Cities
i stead of destructive work, there vised against it. Now we again say if
Amount
Per box and M. E. Carkin receiving. Cal-
tion of servitude, hto political or re
lendine
to
bat.
Three
scores
were
lasting
I would be no idleness, no jealousies anyone signa up again they will again ship that we build well
Cent
ligious belief or fraternal affiliations
loose
from
>15
to
>25.
Few
can
af
made
during
the
first
half,
At
the
ex
ly.
Hate
is
a
negatice
condition.
It M
no
bickerings,
no
divorces,
fewei
Drainage Itot. .
$ 57,800
«.32
If this be Americanism, then the taxes, jails and insane asylums. Have ford it and no one to thought any love and friendship that benefits, re
143.50«
All other agri’i
IS.tt citing part of the inning McGraw, a
Americanism of Washington, Lin
L imber & Timber 40’.327
43.85 musician in the band stand became coln and the golden scroll of Amer-! you done a bit on knocking on youi better of for the spending. The en fines, creates.
unrulyto
the
extent
of
interfering
friend, your neighbor or some enter tertainments were good, remember
We are seeing evidence of thia in
is.ll
Railroad A Util’s 120,043
ica’s heroes is as much “a scrap of
prise of merit, or have you remem that, and the people puting up are the growing number of successfu
All other
17,188
1.88 with the players. The marshal called
him down and he resisted arrest paper” as the solemn obligations the bered the good traits of your associa among our best people—but it isn’t business men who unselfishly give ox
In cities:
German Kaiser and his ruthless min-, tes and given them a boost?
right that they should. This is not a their time and their money to he««,
1.53 which resulted in a foot race be-
Railroads & Util’s
14,011
chautauqua town. We have musicians build the busines of others.
Ear) ions tore up and cast to the four
It w
All others ............. 161.195
17.52 tween hi mand thc marshal.
rs good as some of the travelers. We
Lyle then grew sassy with the law winds.
I The writer heard a person on the are sorry for the looser», who were apparent almost everywhere—in the
commercial clubs, chambers of com
Total
....... >915.070
100.00 to the extent of arguing with the
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I street bellyaching because someone
We are going to ask the depart had tried to sell him a season ticket sincere in their work and signed for merce, Rotary clubs, Kiwanto clubs
The average tax rate for Colum- officer; the debate was called a tie
At the ment of geology of the O. A. C. to to the chautauqua. 1 suppose that the purpose of securing the enter and other groups whose members a«.,
bia county is 42.05 mills, which to and the game proceeded.
We only joined together for the purpose ul
close
of
the
first
half
the
battery
detail their research department to if a person of this kind were pre tainments fof our town.
much lower than in Clatsop county
where the avernge rate to 57.27, but was presented with boquets and a a study of the formation in Colum- sented with a ticket to glory, he’d hope they don’t have to put up any building the business of the com -
For educational entertain munities in which they live.
slightly higher than the average few minutes serenade. By this time bia county to determine why so many bellyache because itw as a one way more.
ment,
the
traveling shows put up
ticket.
Hush
was
temporary
disabled
by
get-
more
“
chug
holes
”
are
found
on
the
rate in Washington county, 41.35.
At present, one of the outstand
nothing better that the travel scenes
The per capita tax in Columbia coun teing a hard ball on the end of the Vernonia end of the Pittsburg road
ing men in the work of helping hu
Once Upon a Time there was a offered at the movie theatres. Some
ty is higher than in Washington, thumb, but he went in the box at than on the St. Htlens end.
fellow men is Fred W. Anderson cf
the
third
inning
and
completely
shut
Man
who Sat and Thank and when of the Pathe weekly news reels are the little town of Cozad, in Nebras
the f Hires being >59.74 and >41.50
indeed educational aa they impress
respectively. The per capita in Clat out the Siuth side. In the second half
The market quotations in the Ore ho waa Tired he Would Lay Off
ka. Fred has passed through all the
by
pictures of actual settings in our
Thinking
for
Awhile,
and
He
Was
of
the
first
half,
Captain
McDonald
sop i.< one of the highest in the
gonian consistently list Oregon
troubles that beset the man who
state, >100.45, only the following pitched and Beall caught. The in Grape Root at 30 cents per pound. [ Tired All the Time. And One Day a own and foreign lands. The chautau starts in business without experience
count es having higher per capita ning closed by the stretcher gang Looks like the Vernonia school boy person Drifted By and This Sitter qua was good, but they came and with but little money and plenty of
taxer«. Crook, >120.52; Tillumook, carrying the pitcher to the side lines ought to be able to make some good Thank, “It Looks Like Rain.” And went and took the money with them1 competition. He knows trouble from
on a ladder. Aq Captain Gallowayt earnings and at the same time de-' the Person Who Drifted By Drifted without doing any of the hard work actual contact—lota of it.
>117.52, and Lincoln, >108.52.
On and Remarked to Another Per or without any worry aa their tick-!
In unincorporated territory of came to bat, the Mayor of Vernonia velop a home industry.
He now devotes much time toiling
It don’t look
son,
“It’s Raining Over There,” and eta were guaranteed.
presented
him
with
a
special
madel
Columbia county, the average tax
others
of his experience of how he
the Other Person Remarked to an fair.
rate to 36.33 mills, which is larger bat, six foot long and two feet wide1
built
his
business; and you should
“
O,
Jimmie,
yu
ougrta
go
over
and
other Humoresque, “Big Flood, I
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than the average for all unincor but the batter proved that he had
remember when reading what he says
squeeze a lemon in front of the syna Believe,” and On and On in Volume
Arrangements
have
been
made
no
use
for
anything
out
of
the
or-|
porated territory in Oregon, 31.93.
gogue and see the Jews come out.”) and Intensity and Imaginary Ele for a Columbia county day at the that his business has grown fiom a
Within cities the rate to 58.07 mills dinary. By this time the score keeper
beginning to the very sub
ments Raged until a Valley Waa In John Jacob Astor Experiemtn sta-j
v hich to also higher than the aver lost track of the scores and the
Bridge street to at least paved undated, Many Towns Washed Away tion at Astoria on Monday, June 29
’»• i°f WM" •
special
press
reporter
couldn
’
t
keep
age for all cities, 47.38. The per cap
with good intentions.
and Thousands of People Drowned. so states Geo. A. Nelson, county ag | And that in the little country town
ita tax outside of cities to >77.13, up with the plays or scores—every-,
of Cozad. in Dawson county, Ne
Finally a Feeble Mlndej Man woh riculturist.
compared with all unincorporated one perfectly sober too. A. W. Peter
braska.
There should be a law against Didn't ‘ have Any More Sense than
The
branch
experiment
station
at
sen
played
sceond
and
extinguished
territory, which has a per capita tax
What Is Lach?
of >63.42. The per capita tax for all himself in a double play to Culbert badger fighting in the United States. Work for His Living and Tell the Astoria to doing a lot of forage crop'
Almost
every
state
either
prevents
or,
Truth came along, and All Ho Saw and pasture work that it of special
Anderson waa born on a farm and
cities in the state is lower being son on first, making two out Green
>45.77, while in Columbia county man of the O.A. and a southsider regulates prise fights to avoid its waa a Man Who Sat an Thank and interest to farmers in Columbia began his career as a farmer. But hit
lapsing into abject brutality, but no', Who Just Sat When He WaaTired, county.
heart was not really in the work. Ho
cities it is >27.06, the fourth lowest made the first and only home run;
one seems to worry about the poor and He was Tired Al) The Time.
At
this
time
all
farmers
in
Colum
soon
reached the very sane conclu
he
will
now
be
subject
to
try-outs
in the state.
bia county who are interested ar sion that for him farming was not
Frequently the
Vernonia has a low per capita tax for league games.
invited to attend this excursion to worth while.
,
>11.21, using 1500a» the population game got so hot that the hook and runners came in off of Third. Uhere
the station. Further details in re
“I’ll go into business,” he said to
in 1925. In Clatskanie it to >18.52, ladder company was brought to the the came from no one knows and
gards to the arrangeemnts will bo himself, “and build a big busineas.”
which is also very low, compared rescue, and when the bases were al! the umpire refused to allow the
announced later.
scores.
Another
inning
with
Ship-'
full
and
everyone
on
their
toes
there
with such per capita» ns Warrenton,
Anj he did that very thing; for luck
>255.5«: Gearheart, >214.54; West was a wild bunch of boosters headed ley in the box and Drorbaugh catch-J
Forbusiness men in particular, we was with him—aa luck to always with
Linn, >117.25; Newport, >93.02; To | bySchooley that started a crap game ing, ad a messenger sent to town
are printing thia week, a lengthy the man with a purpose—providing
Lloyd Thomas'
’ ' ledo, >88.74; nnd Seaside, >84.45 near the bleechers. They were soon for new recruits.
article entitled: “Advertising Talks’* the man works and looks ahead, and
Dr. Cole to
Rainier has the highest tnx rate in put to flight and the Officer of the made a throe bagger,
We print it free, because it is good keeps his eye on the sign posts which
the county, 73.8 mills. This to not Day confistacated the stakes. About good in infield and hac the record
and
by one who knows. We know it other successful men are constantly
ax high as some cities ion the state | this time Chas. White went in the for fast base running. Gateway can*
will profit you in dollars to read placing before him as guides to suc
notably Lakeside, 120.2; Bend, 106; box and Fenner caught These men catch aa good aa pitch and Lincoln
every lino.
It begins on the first cess.
Lindley,'
North Bend. 100; Seaside, 94.1 and held down the North Side to a few can run—for one base.
That to a pretty log introduction
page and
continued oe an inside
hits for a minute or so, when Me- Brown, Childs, Purney and several
to
the real meat of this booklet; but
llnndon, 92.3.
page. Study it; you’ll find *O1“ pos
Columbia county taxes this year Gee was put in as pitcher. It now be we didn’t see for the crowd ware
yon will road what follows with
ters.
We did._____
show an increase of 6.81 per cent came a habit to change pitchers and substituted for the dead and wpaa-
greater interest and hotter unde r
Next Sunday Vernonia will travel standing by knowing something et
shore those levied in 1924, compared Wharton was just geting his arm in ded that wore carried off the field
to Gladstone and try to overcome the the man who does the talking.
- -ith an increase of 6.0« per cent for splendid shape when rain checks At the last chocks made of the score
defeat they received from them the
the state aa a whole. The county tax checks were issued. Jack Dafto then it stood 18 to It in favor of the
Mr. Anderson recently talked to
first game of the season. Just who the members of the American Retail
South
side.
The
losers
have
chai-,
went
in
the
box
on
one
side
(we
have
toll of >915,070 represtnts 2.15 per(
the line up will be to go is undecided ers’ association, at a meeting bold tat
cent of the total property tax levied the sides mixed up here) and Van lenged the winners for a return game
at present aa a new manager has not St. Louie.
in Oregon which to >42,660,781.
| Doren went behind the plate. When Sunday at two o’clock. Wo will try
Very property, hie talk
to get a complete list of ail the play-1
been appointed However, the player*
U«t pue ‘sasodjnd joqos apa.iH pun Fenner made a safe hit and brought
will be notified in plenty of time.
>6.53 per rent, will be used for high iin two scores there were seventeen era for both aides at that game.
LVERY COUNTY LISTED
Intolerance
South Side W ins
Contested Victory
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