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Entered as secoatl rto— matter August 4, 1022, st ths post office at Vernonls, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1*70
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY August 7, 1926
Volume 3,
Number 52
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
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Vernonia Eagle to Distribute Prizes and Cash Among Home Folks
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NEW HIGHWAY
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
RODTE SUGGESTED
DOLLARS IN CASH PRIZES
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SHORT WAY TO THE COAST IS AMERICAN LEGION POST ACT
ADVOCATED BY EAGLE
IVITIES GOING STRONG
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Competition Open to AU Live Wire Men and Women,
Boys and Girls of Colombia County.
Rewards to Workers
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Today’s issue of the Vernonia the commission being 20 per cent of
Eagle announces one of the most all money collected.
Prise List a big One
liberal circulation campaigns ever in-
augurated in this section of the
The prize list la exceptionally lib
state.
When it was decided to eral and attractive. Very unusual
launch a circulation campaign by
the publisher it was felt that, rath- for a weekly newspaper. The Gran I
er than employ a corps of solicitors Capital Prize is a beautiful, brand
to cover the county, the opportunity new 1925 model 6 cylinder Standard
to earn the money that would have OVERLAND Sedan car worth >1095
to be paid out to this circulation purchased from the Gilby Motor Co.,
force should be given to the Col local dealers. It will be on exhibi
tion in various parts of the county
umbia county people.
That determined, the next mat and on display during the greater
ter was to find a man to take charge I part of the campaign in Vernonia.
This is OVERLAND year and this
of the campaign. Knowing that, if
car
is one of the best sellers in this
he could be secured, C. A. Dingle-
part
of the state, a big, roomy car
dine, head of the DINGLEDINt CIR
CULATION CO., would be able to with a world of power that will “take
handle the campaign effectively, ar you there and bring you back.” The
rangements were made for Mr. candidate who wins this car will be
Dingledine tq come here as soon “• rewarded for his or her work to the
he was able to take charge, and he extent of 1200 per week.
Second Prise is * Solitaire Dia-
arrived a few days ago to effect his
organization in the county and pre mo nd Ring, worth >175. Thto is a
beauty, and is purchased froi and
pare for the campaign.
This campaign will be known as; on display at the Kullander Jewelry
,
the "Salesmanship Campaign" and) Store.
The Third Prize will be a 2000-
will cover all of Columbia county, j I.
Vernonia and surrounding territory mile Vacation Trip to any place in
within a radius of 100 miles. The the United States or Canada, or
You have always
“Salesmanship Campaign” is just 3100 in gold.
what its name implies. Potentially, wanted to take a trip so now is your
we are all star salesmen, lacking on chance.
Besides a veritable shower of Gold
ly the big opportunity to turn this
will
be awarded free Saturday night,
natural gift into profit. Y >u may
September
26, to the ambitious and
have latent power within you. which
when developed, will lead to heights hustling men and women, boys and
girls of Columbia county.
of achievements and affluence.
The campaign will not be a long
Without investing one cent -now
or .atcr—The Eagle offers ener » 1 drawn out one, but is of seven weeks
getic men and women, boys and girls t duration only, Opening Monday
of Columbia county and vicinity an August 10. Think of being able to
opportunity to test their abilities 11 «»cure in seven short weeks prizes
would
ordinarily
require
salesmanship.
Experience is not that
necessary. All that is required is a months, yes, even years, of saving
and self-denial to acquire. Yet that
little, well directed energy. ,
is exactly what The Eagle is offering
Wage* to ba High
One salesman or saleswoman will f you for a few short weeks of your
be paid 3200 a week for his or her " spare time and effort.
Open te Everyone
time for the next few weeks—all fof
This “Salesmanship Campsign” is
spare time and effort. Ths easiest
or
thing to sell in Columbia county will open to every ambitious man
or
I
woman,
married
or
single,
old
be The Eagle. Whatever selling
ability .you possess can be tesien now , young, in the county and territory
with absolutely nothing to loae, but within a radius of 100 miles. It is
with tremendous profits to be gain not necessary to be a subscriber to
ed. While The Eagle enjoys a large The Eagle to become a candidate in
this
Salesmanship
Campaign. ,I<
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1 It UIU L It > Il (
lvN
lUllirBB
circulation,
its SllipV
scope of list
usefulness
can be greatly increased by the ad- | __ wet cost you a penny—e'ther
dition of several hundred new sub-1 now or later. The prises will be
scribers. To accomplish th s end' awarded to the candidates who de
quickly and at the same time allow velop the best salesmanship ability.
friends and readers to profit in a big ' The biggest bank accounts belong
way .The Eagle offers over $2506 in to the best sales people.
Every person is a natural born
prizes and cash commissions to um-’f
salesman
—some better than others
bitious and hustling men and s-omen, !
but
all
can
sell if they try. This
boys and girls in this county in ex-|-
is
an
opportunity
for you to caah in
change for a little well directed ef- j
on
your
ability.
You may surprise
fort during the next few weeks.
even
yourself,
for
it will be excep
Tbe Art ef Saleamaaship
- The art of salesmanship is being i tionally easy to sell subscriptions to
expounded by all the leading busi-'i The Eagle. That the “Salesmanship
ness concerns in the country today. >1 Campaign” will be above suspicion
The Eagle has decided to use this ' , as to fairness goes without saying.
method to increase its list of read- ' ' hut
, to. . doubly
. insure
. fairness an ad-
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era and the liberal rewards, and cash 4
commissions offered, are of •uchi'
value to attract the interest of many :
representative citizens in this terri- ,
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tory.
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An Unusual Campaign
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____ , citiwna,
______ , whose
Columbia county
Mmes appear elsewhere in this issue,
has been appointed. Thia board will
irrnke the awards and act in an ad-
vinery capacity, if any question of
mcanent should arise.
This not * popularity or beauty
Special Ballet Bea
contest. It is a te^t of SALESMAN--
The campaign will also be brought
SHIP ability, and everyone enteringf
to a close under a sealed ballot box
the campaign, and who remains* for?
placed In the Vernonia bank. No
just seven short weeks, will be rich
«me, act even the campaign manag
ly paid for every effort put forth. I
er, can possibly know how many
There will be no loser» in this cam
vstee any candidates has secured,
psign. EVERYBODY WINS—ei th-'
er a prise or a commtosion check, ~
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LOOKS REASONABLE
CERTAINLY WOULD
HELP
MANY ATTENDED LEGION MID-^
SUMMER CONVENTION
GRANGE MEMBERS
HOLDS BIG MEETING
GOVERNOR PIERCE THIS TO THE POINT
ON SOME DIRECT QUESTIONS
Forbidden verses of “Hinky Din
Editor Esgle,
ky Parley Voo” were sung by the [
Dear Sir:
Noisy Four of the 1“
The Enclosed clipping from the their mid-summr convention at the;
Eagle and published in the Oregon American Legion Hall at Vernonia
ian of a recent date, reveals the cry-' Monday nigl^t, August 3.
These J
ing necessity for another route to loud lunged galoots who helped win ■;
the sea from the interior, But if the war, were given beaucoup ap
contemplated plan* of the Inland plause, and sighs of relief were I
Highway Asociatmn are carried out heard all over the Legion hall when
The Columbia County Pomona at th« further introduction of th«
as announced some time ago, it 1« the yocjlers had finished.
I Grange
held in Clatskanie Saturday, potato beetle into Oregon by allow
difficult to se ejust how their plar
On account of the extreme warm August 1, was thoroughly enjoyed ing potatoes to be shipptd into Ore
can relieve the heavy auto traffi»
weather we were compelled to have by everyone attending. Clatskanie gon from infected territory.
between Astoria and Seaside, a dis the windows of
our meeting hall Grange had the help and coopera
2. Apposing any change of lo
tance of 22 miles, and just where'
open during this barrage of noise, tion of the city of Clatskanie. The cation of that part of the state high
most of this heavy traffic originates.
and we wish to express our sincere schoil board loaned the high school way that passes through Clatskanie.
So I would Uke to suggest a perfect-
sympathy for those who heard from gym and the school piano, the busi
8. Recommending that ail Col-
ly feaaiblt route not generally known
afar.
ness men gave ice cream in such a lumbia county subordinate granges
and with the construction of a road
On account of the limited num-' liberal quantity that everyone was send the Oregon Grange Bulletin to
six to seven miles long will divert u
ber
of seats a good many of the' served twice that so desired. The the farmers of their communities
large proportion of the travel on the
present highway it* entire length. members were compelled tQ stand' gym was tastefully decorated in who are not Grangers for the threa
Instead of the Inland Highway turn during the concert and before the1 grayish colors, pink and green and months preceding the next state
ing north to Astoria from Jewell next regular social affair of the' bountiful, deliciously cooked meals election.
and almost doubling back on /«sell, Flyers, we intend to have a seating ' were served in the basement of the
4. Commending Rainier Review
Methodist church.
Ill
it should continue along on down capacity for all.
for the support that paper is giving
The regular routine business of the income tax on its editorial page.
Clarence Worlde. the Vernonia
the Nehalem river to Elsie and by
the construction of the above men high school student, who won tuch the Pomona occupied the morning
A. L. Morris, Chairman of the
Clarence Wardle, the Vernonia session. <An address by Governor special committee for securing the
tioned six to seven miles of road be
tween Elsie and Hamlet, brings the high honors at the C. M. T. C. at Pierce was listened to by • large ten acres of virgin timber at the Big
Inland Highway to a connection with Camp Lewis last month, was invited appreciative audience, at 2 p. m., the Eddy aalo a five acre tract of tim
the Rooeevelt Highway at Hamlet, by the local Legion to attend their session being open to the public dur ber near the Natal grange hall, re
and Pisces the tourist in touch with meeting and give the boys a brief ing this period. Governor Pierce ported that the Western Timber Co.
the whole Pacific coast north and outline on what life is like at a has the courage of his convictions, asks |1,965 for the timber on these
south, and forms a most «plendid training camp.
Comrade Wordle, and says what he means in words two tracts and will deed the land to
scenic loop through the green heart who was one of those at Camp Le- that carry conviction. The frequent the county when th» is paid. The
of the country giving access to every is picked out from thousands for applause showed clearly the strong report of the committee was accept
seaside resort from California to Al [ his splendid military showing, and bond of sympathy and understand ed and the committee retained and
aska, and affording beautiful nnd who was awarded the Columbia ing between the farmers and the given authority to secure contribu
changing views of ocean, river and County award, donated by Doctor I governor.
tions toward thia fund. Winema,
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will Flynn
of
St. T Helens,
has promised;
So many iies had been told tegard Natal, Deer Island and other granges
compare favorably with any of the to cooperate with the American Le-. ing the governor and his taxation pledged contributions toward this
other routes, and most of it is on a gion in getting the Boy Scout move-1 program that he is hitting back and fund. Sherman Miles who had been
water grade.
ment started. Clarence has had con-! calling a spade a spade and also treasurer of thia fund having left St.
siderable experience in this line of says that some inside history of this Helens, G. W. Mills one of the com
GEORGE SIMPSON,
mittee wag elected treasurer. Upon
JeJwJell, Oregon. work and we promise under his lead will be given at the right time
ership and that of Comrade Lindley ! Judson King, director of the na motion it was recommended that
of the Legion that the Boy Scouts tional popular government league, Columbia county subordinate grang
will soon be as well organized as ■ was now introduced by State Mar es appoint a committee if this meets
any other post in the state.
ket Agent C. E. Spence, In his usual with their approval to secure mon«-y
Four of the drums of our drum clever manner. At the close of Mr. for this fund. The committee in
corp, which was recently busted on1 King’s remarks many expressions of charge of raising funds for the
account of the wild passes which our . egret were heard that it was not
(Coetieeed O b Page S)
durmmers aim at their drums, have possible to give Mr. King more time.
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A new face will be found in The been repaired, and from late re Judson King is gathering data for
Eagle office for the next few ports we hear that the corp is »Hiking a hist cry of the measures enacted
weeks, and it Is the desire of The exercise to get in trim to make by the people under the initiative
Eagle that every person in Verno some more moosick.
and of Uu>se acted upon through the
i
nia and Columbia county make his
One of our most active members referendum. Nineteen states have
acquaintance. This is Mr. C. A. had his tonsils removed last week, the initiative and referendum aa<|
Dingledine, who is st the head of and during the meeting Monday the people have voted upon some t
the DINGLEDNE CIRCULATION night he had to keep his mouth shut 11,000 measures. Mr. King is mak
For tbe past week a bad fire ha*
CO., of Milwaukee. Ore., and who is most of the time for fear of catch ing a study of these measures and
been burning in anj near the East
now in charge of the circulation de ing a cold. This was the first time of the results obtained and of the
Side holdings, starting apparently
partment and managing the Sales Mr. Active Member has ever been degree of understanding shown by
near Keasey and running south. The
manship campaign announced to very quiet during a Legion pow wow the voters. He said: “From 1904
flame* spread rapidly, burning *ome
day.
and some of the boys were rather until 1918, about one-half of the equipment and destroying some
Before placing Mr. Dingledine on worried owing to the fact that at voters voted on the measures sub growing timber. Fighter* were on
the staff, The Eagle devied into hû previous meetings this baby was mitted by the state governments, the Job continually and at this writ
past work and secured expressions always broadcasting lour enough to wherever the initiative and référen ing it to reported that the situation
from various publishers in the be heard North of 46.
dum was adopted thia per çant in- is well in hand.
The principal argument of the creased to 75 per cent.” Before
Northwest with whom he has been
Old subscriber* e»d new subscrib
associated. The replies were more meeting came when some bold, bad national prohibition about ninety
er, gad baek subwript.ons and eub-
doggies outside of the hall insisted per cent of all yhiakey legislation
than gratifying.
scriptfons paid eeveral year* in ad
in singing a duet to Mr. McG— was voted upon after national pro
of the
solo which he was rendering on the hibition the voter’s interest wae vance all 'count to the
one securing these la th* big auto
bugle. The doggies got the worst transferred to economic questions
circulation campaign by the Eagle.
of the argument.
as taxation and farm legislation A person viatta^ean subscribe for
The local Post is still working which means that the voter is think
as many friends a* they choose too,
hard to raise the balance of their ing. Mr. King stated that we are
sending the paper any place iB the
During the month of July the quota of the American Legion Na now marking urne and that very few United State*. Foreign country sub
Oregon American Lumber company| tional Endowment nnd for th* states now have a progressive gov scription* ar* the only exception*.
shipped about 11,000,090 feet of | Doernbecher Memorial hospital, and ernor. but he gave it ae his opinio*
lumber. A considerable portion of to date a good share of the mem that the temper has not gone out of
this was shipped to the middle west bers have sent in their share to the steel. The corporate interest*
have a strangle hold but we will
and eastern points though the ship raise this fund.
The local chapter of the Ladies break it when the pinch comes a*
ments of bridge timbers, cross-tie*
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and other railroad material to west- Relief Corp, cooperating with the come it will.
State Master and Mr* Palmiter,
tern roads were quite heavy. The Sons-of Veterans, have helped us
mill is operating two shifts and run handsomely and this spirit of theirs State Market Agent, C. E. Speace,
ning five days per week, The av helped also to make our Memorial Past Master of the State Grange,
erag« daily cut is about 500,000 Day program last May 30, a suc nnd Mr. M. C. Glover, State Over
cess.
seer, were much appreciated visit
feet.
ors.
Logging camps are run ing stead-
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NOTICE TO AUTO OWNERS
The resolution committee, M. P.
ily though some of them are not
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Young, Cedar Grove, A. L. Norrie,
operating to full capacity hut with
Read the new traffic ordinance Yankton’, and Sidney Matotan, Ver
the lumber outlook better, it is
thought that all camps will incroase poatd at poet office telephone build nonia, and the Pomona adopted the
ing and bill board next to White following resolutions:
their oat-put.—St. Helens Mist.
Lunch.
The new rules call for park
1. Asking that the proper state
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They are now serving ice cream ing with right hind wheel up to curb authorities take such action as they
and at an angle of 45 degrees.
deem necessary for protection again-
sandwiches at Lincoln.
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Everyone Attending. Splendid Fair Grounds
New Buildings, Many People doing Nothing
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