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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1925)
1 3pfen3Tcl School Ofl Inland Highway VERNONIA EAGLE Advertising Rates -25cts per Inch, single column measure, each weak. We collect tor advertising the first of every month. I IT HELI’S THE BOYS indicate that the American people, instead of growing more careful and working harder to prevent fires are w E read recently where the director music in the actually growing more careless. Oakland, California schools said that ' you’ll teach Here is something every Vernonia home-owner would PAUL S. RJBINSON. a boy to blow a horn-he won ’ t be so apt t low a safe.” do well to study over awhile. The monev that went un E ditor and O wner . ^°^n- in smoke in this country last year would have paid off And he also deplored the fact that the Issued Every Friday. more than half the interest on the national debt. It would of the country are fast drifting away from the'“olcTlllWK The Original Home Paper, Standing have built hundreds of modem schools, hundreds of that a brass band was a fine asset. We feel sure Vernonia $2.00 Per Year. for Progress, Fair Play, Home Pat ronage, Law Enforcement, Good churches and private buildings and would have built citizens will agree with him there. Nothing gives our Entered ss second-class matter August Schools and The Homo Beautiful. thousands of good- substantial homes. smaller towns more good advertising in territory surr 4, 1922, at the post office at Ver The report declares that a vast part of this great loss ounding them than a well-organized- well-conducted nonia, Oregon, under the Act All Accounts Must Be Settled ia Full could have been prevented, and that even where there brass band, and nothing aids more in employing the leis of March 3. 1879. Every 30 Days are few fires actual money can be saved by those who ure time of our young men than being members of such are cautious, because fire insurance rates are lowest an orzanization. We’re sorry to see the radio and the where fires are fewest and where the general public phonograph replacing this fine old institution, for while shows a desire to prevent them. The loss last year was they afford much pleasure they can never bring the thrill sufficient to have given every citizen of the United States that comes from music rendered by “home town boys” the sum of five dollars. In many instances the property and they can never give the town the fine reputation for LAGS were at half mast this week—W. J. Bryan is destroyed can never be replaced, and that is the saddest progressiveness that the home-town band can give. dead. The idol of millions has made his last great feature of it. speech. The great advocate r of World Peace has gone to It is bad enough for a nation to lose $548,000,000 JRNONIA has one of the best ball teams of any town his reward where he will enjoy everlasting Peace. No thorugh _'i any resource. But it is little short of criminal her size in the country and for the splendid games name has been sp< k. n by American tongues as often or for it to lose almost that much through carelessness. they are putting up, the citizens of Vernonia are not giv with deeper legard than the name of W. J. Bryan. Mr. ing them the support they deserve. Bryan was a tive American in every sence of the word. T O my mind there are more reasons why the business A Good Man v. a. die could be said of any man. ANDIDATES are bobbing up fast for U. S. Senator He was a rich man- a politician and a good man—a com interests of a town should support its home paper than and for Governor. Ike Paterson for Governor is the bination seldom linked toe,ether in these modern days. any other class of people. favorite at this writing. The greatest reason why they should support its local Bryan was toog ood to be a present day politician and rich man. He was deeply religious and followed his own paper is because of the large dividends it pays in the teachings, in ;ns last Bays he was fighting for what was form of advertising. right and put ail his strength in the battle; even giving In this day of our modern age it is useless to stress his life for a just cat -e. Bryan has done a good work, he the great necessity of advertising, for it has proved its CRAWFORD MOTOR CO. has fought the battle, he has been called to his reward. worth to the most skeptical. Any sane business man LINCOLN—FORD—FORDSON The world mourns. knows that without advertising the business world would indeed be greatly handicapped. You can now buy your Ford on the 18 months There are today many business men who undeistand payment plan NOT SO BAD that advertising is a great asset to the business interests Payments as low as $21.88 a month o—o—o E’VE heard quite a few Vernonia people declare that in general, but who fail to stop and think how greatly Gasoline, Oil, Storage, Tires and Accessories teaching has no ¡uture. A few days ago when Gler.n they could increase their own volume of business if only o—o—o Frank, still in his thirties, was engaged as president they of would advertise extensively through the channels Ambulance for Towing Wisconsin University at a sally of $18,000 a year we of their own local paper. Battery Service Phone 612 suppose thehe same people used this to bolster up theii The time has come when the business man is begin argument. Bi . b<. fore doing so they should get all of the ning to realize more and more the worth and help his A FFO°R D A FORD facts, and facts will shoxi that Glenn Frank was not a paper is to him in the form of advertising. YOU CAN teacher but a maga: ine editor when he got the job. He The great majority of our laboring class of people do did 1 teach 11 at one on- 111 ’ tun tune, \ befo.e entering - the - literary field, not have the time to go around our town and find the - present and would probul y nevei . ave ascended to - his best talent, skill and bargains when they require the ser place unless he uad <1 >116 ><i. So there is room for a.gu- vices of any of our .various business interests. ment both ways in thi 5 CR whether he could have se- Instead of that they depend generally upon the ad cured the $18,000 a year /. b without at one time been vertising columns of their local paper to serve them with a teacher, or w ,’hether he (¡nly secured it because he was the information as to where they can best be served. no longer a teac '•ler In the meantime teachers will go Take it wherever you may you will always find that the ■ --<»- right ahead drs a \ a. sala es that are too small- and some varied business interests that advertise the most exten magazine editors will continue to be getting far more sively are the ones who are the most successful. than they are worth. • • • • By the help of the business interests of a town co-op erating with its local paper, it thus enaflfes the editor and VERY GOOD WORK INDICATIONS POINT TO STILL his staff to devote a great deal more of their time to mak ing the paper a larger and much better publication. ANOTHER BOOST HEN Uncle S. m cauy’it and fined 50 furniture Wherever you find the various business organizations manutac i e<s from 81000 to $5000 each a few of a town supporting and co-operating with its paper • • * * weeks ago lie d-d an unusually good job. The only sad that is full of good live news, and a great asses to any feature rill pay up and then pass it, town and community . A serious shortage of rubber on the world’s on to tiu? <u‘r.itui e-bu\ing pupblic, and the consumer! consumer market and the impossibility of quiek in When the business interests ofa town have foresight will have t 1 ' ■ 'ter all. But it proves what everyone crease in rubber production has forced enough to co-operate and support its local paper, it is has felt for 1 , that is that furniture makers doing tire makers to set new and higher prices a great work in helping to uplift and upbuild its have been mor g the r; in st ... profiteers since wartime. ______ town and for the fourth time this year. community that can be done in no other way. It also serv notice < n other manufacturers that the A town’s spirit And another increase is now being predic of pride and progress is reflected in the government ; not asleep on thé jôb, and that the day ted. of highway 1 bbcrv i ; ua sing. Sucn activity is to be com- pages of its own paper. , • ♦ • • Its influence counts far more outside the home town mended, but t can i; made 'till more _ certain ______________ and effect- than most of us realize. Whenever an out-of-town ive if the c< A ,¡1 ., uw a little better co-operation by person the BETTER ACT NOW! chances get copy of a papr that is supported hanging on i, «niiary sentences along with the by its business to interests, it creates a favorable impres fines. The average ]. proiiteer ' ’ ‘ ’t care for a fine ......... for It is to your advantage to buy tires now, doesn upon that person. He immediately puts that town he can soon r trood sion ■k. But if he knows he has a good even though you may not need them until as being a good live business place, and one that chance of t ; t , awhile he is pretty apt to down later. We will do the square thing by you change his tactic.' u 1 go 1 ack to honest methods of has the spirit of progress and success. and sell you only tires that give more miles A paper like that thus attracts many new and desir a^itai ¿earning money. able citizens to that town that could not easily be at per dollar. tracted in any other way. BULB TALK Wherever you find the people of a town, and especi ally the business interests, backing and co-operating with HE New«-T;m<-< doe« rot « iv and has not said that bulb the editor of its paper- you will find a town in which all growing ¡- a table pg- ¡cultural pursuit in which there classes of people are directly benefited.—Rupert Ball. an \ 1 , h iwever. iliat in the opinion of bulb author- it :d By virtue of the figures any man W. W. Laughlin says we are a < an put or paper, ti.e proposed commercial production “Duce of a fellow because we GORDON FURNITURE CO. of narcissus iiuliis in w* stein Washington county looks don’t notify him when his “year is] WF. SELL FOR LESS like a dignified and profitable possibility. up,’’ We didn’t know it, but appre Anything In Reference to any A/i-t-' magazine or any garden ciate the year’s advance for the magazine v ill op n Tie leader’s eyes to the market for Eagle just the seme. Thanks, Mr. narcissus bull 1 < supply of millions heretofore im Laughlin. --------- ♦--------- ported each year t om Holland will be eliminated after A building started in Peril 5,000 this year. This supply must, eventually be made up in j ears ago has just been completel. I have it, and the United States. It must have been a government I Certainly Have Prices to Please, New Line Just Unpacked Now comes a man who offered to buy all the bulbs job. Washington county fanners can raise if- after a fair trial ---------- 9---------- they find for any ;• son whatever that they do not want Ever notice that a cent never Want a little Refrigator; a side board; Rockers, Odd Chairs, Beds, or a com to continue,. looks bigger than when it is a ided plete suit for any room? Narcissus bub ; multiply five times between planting to the price of gasoline. % FLOOR COVERINGS --------- ♦--------- and harvest. Th • tr-al investment is about $55. The nor À mal harvest will i< Id five times that sum at the present 40 ACRE FARM FOR SALE I I am the Specialty Man in this line market pi ice, oi ¿«5. And the entire harvest will be tak and Extra Special I will sell my 40 acre farm nt an en off the hands of any grower who does not wish to attractive price for a quick deal, STOVES AND RANGES continue the busim . A leaonable man could not well Lies one and one-half mile from NEW AND SECOND HAND ask for a better opj •»rtunity nor more of a guarantee Vernonia, just beyond the city against loss.—Forert Grove News-Times. reservoir. A 7 room good house, two When you have Used Furniture For Sale, Call us----- We can handle it good wells, place all fenced, 19 We can Outfit you on Large or Small Scale acres in hay crop, good garden, OUR FIRE LOSSES ----- PHONE MAin 672----- family orchard. A place we want to I F V C W - C3 - --------- J ~ ’ - - — 4 BUY TIRES NOW! W c MLak VERNONIA BRAZING & MACHINE WORKS T FURNITURE show you. Am offering place for HE National Board of Underwriters has just sent out) $3000. Give good ter^s. John , 50-2t report of fires i 1 the U. S. for the year 1924, and it Hall. --------- 4--------- shows a total loss of $518,000,000, or at the rate uf$1.044 If you have anything to a«U or a minute. This breaks all previous records, and would want anything. Adverti-ta in the Eagle T WE SELL FOR LESS Also a complete line of Millinery Goods—Hand Made Hats GORDON FURNITURE COMPANY—WEST OF BANK
