Advertising Medium
MOUTHPIECE
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Of the
NEHALEM VALLEY
Of > Big
Pay Roll Cm—imity
■tersd ** s*co**-ci*M natter Augna* 4. 1922, at th* pent office at Vernonia. Oregon, nudar the Act of March 3, 1879
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Volume 4 Number 8
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 2,1925
AVALANCHE 0F| CORVALLIS
RADIO TO
VOTES CLOSES broadcast
BIG CAMPAIGN
Ftrday evening, October 2, ha*
been selected as the time for the
opening of regular program* over
the new 500-watt college radio sta
tion KFW of the Oregon Agrieul
turai college at Corvallis. At th it
time regular broadcasting three
time* a week will be «tarted. to con
tinue each Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. For « week at leMt, the old
wave length of 254 meters will be
used, but present plans call for the
final inspection of the station by
federal official* in the near future
and the formal dedicatory program
to inaugurate the new call letters
and long wave length—about the
middle of October.
Programs a* now arranged are
designed to be primarily educational
but varied enough to appeal to a
wide diversity of radio fans. Mon
day night will be agricultural‘night,
when a weekly market summary
dealing more with interpretation of
the market trend rather than actual
quotations will be given. Thi* and
a few brief far** reminders will open
the program at 7:45 after a musi
cal introduction.
October 5, the first lecture in a
series o n beekeeping, “ Winter
Management and Preparation of
Bee* for Winter” will be given by
Professor H. A. Sculien of the col
lege staff. * The first lecture in a
series on potato production will be
given by Professor G. R. Hyslop—
“Potato Grading and Labelling.”
Boys’ and Girls’ club work will also
be given attention on this program.
H. C. Seymour, state club leader,
will give the first part of his regular
monthly talks on “Oregon Junior's
Successes at aFirs.”
A weekly alumni program will be
broadcast each Monday night, be
ginning at 8:45 and continuing a*
long as the material each week war
rants. Orchestra music, talks by
prominent students, sport news,and
other campus brief* are a few of
the varied items arranged for this
session.
«
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
FRIZELL TELLS
SEEKS KUUWH
10 GIVE BIESSIKS WHAT IT
L*rge Amount of Damage Couple Runaway In Blue
‘ Bug” Car.
Done by Thieves
DOES HoW
THREE STORES
CHANGE HANDS
IN VERNONIA
Rolled stockings, automobile joy
rides, the easiness of cashing worth
DESIROUS OF LO- less checks and the lack of control
CHURCH
MUSSED
UF
AND PARENTS
over the children in the home, are
CAT1NG COUPLE
HAVOC RAISED
the reasons given by Superintendent Three Important Change*
Vote* Running Into Mil*
E. E. Frizell of the reformatory at
in Vernonia Denote*
lion* Turned in by
Low Degraded Mentality of Hoodlum When Last Seen Wore Between Hutchinson,for the fact that the pop
Bucine** Booming
Contestant».
' Timber and Forest Grovej
ulation of that institution has
Blamed for Dirty Work That
doubled withirf the past three years.
Parent* Offer *50 Reward.
Wa* Done.
In the older days it was not so MONEY INVOLVED IS
CONTEST HOT FROM .
easy for the young people to go on
LARGE AMOUNT
START TO FINISH
W. T. Hatten of Vernonia wants wild parties, and the young girls
Anyone with pride or even a small
degree of interest in their home! to hear from his daughter, , Ethel wore their dresses long enough and Miller Merc. Co., Purchases
Mrs Graham Wing Over
town will look with horror upon the Hatten. He would prefer to know full enough that you could not see
Kingsley’s; Haltom and
degenerated and vulgar brain of the that she has changed her name to above their ankles at the highest,
land Sedan; Mis« Olsen
He would even when they got into a high bug
individuals who destroyed property Mrs. Gordon Kennedy.
Petersen Changes .
Cmes in Second, Win
and disgracefully mussed up the like to administer the paternal bles- gy explained Senator Frizell. Now,
Hands.
___ __ by (he sing and take the pair back to Ver- with tight skirts and rolled stockings1
ning Ring.
Rose theatre building, used
Christian church, last Friday night.1 nonia, where Mrs. Hatten and John it is no wonder that it has had a
Kingsley’* SeH* to MUior*
After holding the unwavering in
Why or how could any right minded Hatten, the girl’s brother, wait bad effect on the young people all
Just
as we go to press, we learn
ternet of the people of Vernonia and
manly man do such tricks. We didn't anxiously for some word from over the country. ft
-,
, ,
that
the
Miller Mercantile Co., has
practically* all of Columbia county
know that Vernonia was harboring Ethel.
Years ago young people could not( purchased the big Kingsley «tors,
blacksmith
employed
for the pant «even week«, the
Hatten is a
any sue.h It is the extream, it is
go so far nor so quickly away from, The Miller* will take possession im-
His daughter is 14
Eagle's salesmanship campaign came
going from bad to worse.
Let a at Vernonia,
their homes because horses did not mediately and operate the two
to An official cloae last Saturday
hoodlum act foolish ¡J he will; let years old and was in the eight grade | travel very fast nor so far. Then ¡’stores. Miller Mercantile, with *
evening at eight o'clock.
A few
the boisterous be as loud as they nt school until last Tuesday when too, it has not been
long since a chain’ of
stores, are numbered
minute* after eight, the ballot box,
want; let the bootleggers leg------ we she eloped with Kennedy, who is* 22 party of young folks could not go among the best and most reliable
which had been in the custody of
are not complaining.
But who can yean old and employed in the Ore out on a trip without taking some merchants in the state. They always
the Bank of Vernonia for the last
hold or stand by at the disgraceful gon-American lumber mill.
older person as chaperon.
1 maintain their reputation of quality
period was opened.
The auditing
Kennedy had lived for three
willful destruction of property, nnd(
Senator Frizell stated that the goods. Mr. Kingsley will devote his
was made by the following judge*:
church property. What excuse could months at the Hatten home as a universal custom of having a check time to other business affair* and
there be. The ladies of the Christian' boarder. He is a nice, likeable chap, ing account at the bank has been Mr. Schooley, who has been in
Lester Sheeley, city attorney for
church worked hard to buy the’ according to Hatten, and has no bad another temptation which is bad for1 charge ‘of the store here, will go
the City of Vernonia.
J. E. Lindley, assistant cashier of
piano that the cusses tried to dis-1 habits. A few weeks ago he asked | young men. When a young man got' to Florida. Business is good in Ver
troy. We don’t know of any good, Ethel to go to the movies an J the, in trouble years ago over some' nonia, and men with foresight and
the Bank of Vernonia.
H. E. McGrawe, cashier uf the
citizen in Vernonia that want to two had been companions frequently money matter, it was usually ! capital can see a bright future.
stand id'y by and let. such actions since then.
Hank of Vernonia, and
straightened up by his father, or a
Kennedy bought a blue “hug” rich uncle or grandfather, who could They are investing in Vernonia.
continue. Thank goodness there arei
C. R. Coylp, proprietor of the
Resident property, too, is changing
not many in the valley of the type car about a month ago. He had con not stand to see the family name hands daily and there is not a
Gayosa confectionery.
fided
to
one
of
his
fellow
workmen
of the guilty ones. They left some)
disgraced. In the present time, the vacant house in the city.
In exactly one hour the winner
evidence of their visit that is known that he intended to marry Ethel relatives are not so quick to dig down •
of the Eagle's Grand Prise was
of and will probably be foun 1 cut. j Hatten. They were last sCen Tues into their own pockets to protect !
known and the jeinner* of the*2,-.
Mercantile
day, half way between Timber and some youth who has made some mis
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600 worth of prizes were named. I
Director
Bros., well known mer
WEDDING SHOWER FOR MRS Forest Grove, riding toward Port take.
Naturally, the greatest struggle was
cantile
men
of Portland and Salem,
land in the blue “bug” car.
made fur the handsome Overland
Children are not given the disci recently purchased the Haltom store
SMITH
Hatten came to Portland Monday'
Sedan. The Eagle offered the best
plinary training at home that they
here and this week, recognised th*
He had visited several county seat!
dil formerly declared Senator Frizell
prizes obtainable and consistent
One of the social events of the towns in Oregon and Washington,' That results in the necessity for ■ worth and quality of the stock that
with titte subscription campaign of I
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week, was a shower of wedding gifts searching marritgc license records for them to be trained in some cor is carried by A. W. Petersen, bought
such proportions. The publisher was
at the home of Mrs. Pattie Smith for his daughter’s and Kennedy’s rectional institution in many cases. his store, The two will be combined
willing to pay for good service and
names.
He is staying at the St. Parents, who allow their sons to do into one big store, and with huu-
a recent bride from England.
the service rendered was first class,
Charles hotel and has offered a re as they please, should come out to dreds of pounds of new goods re
Everyone
enjoyed
i
seeing
the
for never before in the northwest
bride unwrap the gifts,
A lunch ward of X50 for infoimatior which the reformatory and see the other ceived this week. the newcomer*
has there been such a successful
will have their opening this Staurday
was served, and several I interesting will lead him to his daughter.
circulation campaign on any weekly
spoiled pets, who had their own way It is a large store.
“
I
would
prefer
to
pay
the
re
subjects
were
discussed.
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paper as the one just fin.shed by
at home and then got into some kind
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Those present were Mesdames ward to Mrs. Gordon Kennedy than of trouble as a result of their in
the Eagle.
“She can
Mabel Mellinger,. Leona McGraw anyone else,” he said.
corrigible disposition.—La Crosse
Mr. C. A. Dingledine, who had
Dollid Anderson, Romona Lindley, divide it with Gordor, if ».be .wants (Kansas) Republican.
supervision over the campaign for
Freda Folger, Trix Shields, Violet to, but I don’t believe he’d take it.”
the publisher, speak* in the highest
Miller, Velma Hurley, Catherine Me He has demonstrated his ability to
terms for the candidates, for the
The large new shingle mill just Neill, Fern Kullander, Bessie Tapp take care of himself pretty well.
people who joined the Eagle's army completed in Vernonia, sawed its Evelyn Johnson, J. C. Lincoln, E Of course I feel badly and *o does
Steady business and optimism
of reader* and for the public in first shingle* thi* week. No better Hall and A. C. Whittaker.
But Kennedy is a nice
my wife,
mark
the general trade situation,
general. Each winner hail plenty of shingles have ever been turned out
fellow and I like him. I hope they’re
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Buying is conservative and for im-
ground to stand on as there was no which speaks wonders for the new
PORTLAND
Or.,
Sept
14.
—
married.”—Oregon Journal.
clo»e contests.
The winners total home production.
The new John
Practically all shingle mills in the mediate needs, as has been the
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score was far beyond the others son-McGraw Shingle company is
Columbia River district are operat all the year. Sales, as a rule, are
that there was no doubt of the right composed of Vernonia men and Ver
ing and the demand is active, with running around 20 per cent heavier
of Mrs. Graham to the beautiful nonia capital. It is a fire-pfoof mill,
prices firm.
Manufacturers are than for the corresponding period in
Orders for steel have in
Northwest logging camps and booking all business that offers and 1924.
car.
The figures speak for them a five machine mill and experts pro
creased
and
the iron and steel in
SEWARD, Alaska, Sept. 18—John mills now have 95,000 workers, ac order files are well filled. Dry Stars
selves.
nounce it a perfect mill in construc
dustry
is
in
better shape.
Good
cording
to
the
4L
survey.
The
I are quoted at 32.80 to 32.90 and
Each candidate showed splendid tion. It means an investment of 840,1 Berg, aged 40 years, of Nehalem,
prices for agricultural products, to
present
number
is
expected
to
be
Ore.,
member
of
the
Knights
of
Py
000
and
a
new
monthly
pay
roll
of
I
green
Stars
32.90
to
83.
Clean
for
energy an<j the candidates and the
public in genernl is entitled to cm about |5,000 which Vernonia wel thias, committed suicide in a hotel increased by the return of workers the eastern trade are quoted at 83 gether with upward trend in live
stock market, are other encour
phatic thanks for the splendid sup come* with her other large pay rolls here. He is said to have become de from the grain harvest fields. Later.; to 53.25._The Timberman.
aging features. Loading* of revenue
cold
weather
will
reduce
the
num
spondent
and
had
been
drinking.
The
mill
start*
in
by
shipping
a
ear
port accorded the Eagle. While the
freight continue to exceed the mii-
prizes were remarkable for their load, or 240,000 shingle* a day. He hung himself by a rope to a ber employed east of the Cascades
lion-car-a-weck total, while railroad
or
at
high
altitudes.
value, there are other considerations They are manufacturing the "Rite- clothes hook.
earning* are steadily increasing.
Skilled
sawmill
help
is
well
paid,
Berg
had
iust
completed
a
con-
Grade
Shingle*/
’
the
famous!
Red
to be taken into account. The can
The St. Helens high sshool played There is every indication of good,
h re for Siems and Carlson, the demand for loggers is heavy,and
didates have formed many new and Cedar ^hingle of the coast ana are
football
in Vernonia last Saturday solid business during the fait Line*
building
operations
still
hqld
close
pleasing acquaintances, and par- operating a day and night shift l.e C.. .10 luw from Seattle last July.
We
were
disappointed in not re of industry which do not overpro-
to
the
peak.
Charles
White
is
the
general
mana
—
I've
m
a
Sti.ar.i
faier.
ticulary have they learned and
viving
any
“writeup” from the high duce should have satisfactory busi
formed more correct ideas along ger and Eston Johnson is in charge
I
slhool
editor,
bot the first team lost ness.—The Timberman.
lines and most of them have de of the night shift.
13 to 0 and the second team of Ver
veloped a sense of observation that'
Yankton Gran^ will have the
nonia won 12 to 0.
will pay handsome dividends in the) July sales of gasoline in Oregon -MJ I
pleasure of entertaining an officer
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future. The publisher hope-« sir- were 11,277,703 gallons, paying
the National Grange Saturday
The Mask -dance near of
cerely that all the candidates will 8346.694 tax.
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I KOREAS 00
evening, according to shrdlu dlu
feel proud of their prize* a* detei-
Vernonia Wednesday night evening, October 3, according to
We, the undersigned judges, sp
HIS WORST
mined by the official count
The linted to make the final count of
was a Howling success. word received by Clyde M. Wat-
campaign taught ail those who the votes in the Eagle’s subscription
You could hear them howl con, deputy for Columbia county
worked ta the very end, that cour campaign, after canvassing the con
George M. Palmiter, state mas
for a mile.
A few atten from
age and perseverance are the two sents of the sealed ballot box, do
ter. The official is O. L. Martin,
dants, male and female, national lecturer who will held a
great essential elements necessary hereby declare, to the best of our
to overcome obstacles that beast this knowledge and belief, the following
had too much hooch under number of meeting* in Orogen, and
never-ending conflict called life.
winners:
their belts.
ho will be accompanied by Mr. PaL
Mrs. E. E. Graham. Overland “6”
Of course, it was inevitable that
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miter and other state officials of
ail candidates could not win the Redan worth 11095, purchased
Judge John Phillip called yester- the grange.
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first big prise. That was understood from the Gilby Motor Company,
day. The judge has just returned
at the very beginning of the cam total vote, 6,250,220.
from his vacation spent in Canada
Miss Thelma Olson, Diamond ring,
paign. Right or wrong, civilisation
with
is son.
He says fishing was
seems to have accepted and applied worth |175. purchased from Kul-
good and his catches were so big
natures rule of the “survival of the lander Jewelry Store, total vote, 4,-
c
fittest.’ To accomplish a given 058,480. ’
that he deemed it good policy to
Mrs. Alice Burch, 2000 Milo Trip,
t
purpose, a great *mount of energy
bring home a photograph of his
is necessary, and fortune seems to or |100 in gold, total vote, 1,218,-
string to prove the size.
have hvished her richest gifts epos 700.
Mrs, Winifred Hecklen, 825 in
thoee who are equipped with saffi
t
The Willing Workers at the
¿dent bnergy to earry out the man gold, total vote, 788,010.
Christian
ehurth will hold a cooked
Signed
thia
26th
day
of
Septem
dates of ambition.
food sale at Skaggs store, Saturday i
ber, 1925, Lester Sheeley, J. E.
JUDGE’S FINDINGS
-
October 3.
I
Lindley, H. E. McGrawe, C. R. Coyle.
September 2«, 1925
New Shingle
Mill Starts Up
Shingle Market
Ha* Good Prices
Genera! Outlook
Very Favorable
John Berg Is
The tireat Employment
Suicide; Hangs
St Helens Defeats Vernonia
Sitting Pretty
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