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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1925)
EttfMMffl In tfe W«tl ~ VERNONIA EAGLE VBKMONU Etttt Advertising Rates 26c ts per inch, single column measure, each we:k. We collect tor advertising the first of every month. PAUL S. RJBINSON. E ditor and O wner . Issued Every Friday. $2.00 Per Year. J ha Original Home Paper, Standing for Progress, Fair Play, Homo Pat ronage, Law Enforcement, Good Entered *■ second-claw matter August Schools and The Homo Boentifnl 4, 1922, at the post office at Ver nonia, Oregon, under the Act All Accounts Must Bo Settled in FuL of March 3. 1879. Every 30 Days X. an from the ground up. One of could make a success in the field of journalism without ex terms and is a Republican ---- ’s — in the cost of govern- pressing opinions that run counter to some other people s Patterson hobies is “ „ a reduction i and say “ _____ Amen.” He favors opinions; those who imagine that they could run tho ment,” i and we heartily agree t______ ------ .. .. . placing the state penitentiary under the ~ Board ’ of -- Con paper in a way that would please everybody ought to get trol, another good idea. And he favors abolishing the astride the editorial tripod and try the experiment JM ' parole board and placing the paroling of prisoners under may be possible that thev have missed their calling the Board of Control, doing away with another “board.”) that the Supreme Architect of the Universe, when,1 He Then, with other good ideas he says in his announcement: blew into their nostrils the breath of life and they become “I believe in the impartial enfreement of all laws, and,! living souls, really intended that they should be editonj. if elected, will w’ork to that end, and will appoint no man It may be that the men, including the writer of these lines, to enforce a law w’ho is not known to observe that law.”; who have spent almost a lifetime at the editorial desk The people of Mr. Patterson’s county, living near his trying to please everybody, are misfits and have mistaken farm, w here he lives and has lived for many years, are their calling. Who know-s? strong for Ike Patterson—a very good endorsement for any man. Mr. Patterson has been successful all his life and w ill make a success as Governor of Oregon. -------- o-------- In a few years from now the entire populace of Oregon LINCOLN—FORD—FORDSON —those lading in autos—w’ill feel.grateful to the Grange for the establishment of at least two of the finest auto You can now buy your Ford on the 18 months parks on the Inland Loop highway between Portland and payment plan Astoria. By popular subscription headed by the Grange, Payments as low as $21.88 a month the ten acre strip of native timber laying about eight o—o—o miles from Vernonia, toward Mist, and a ten acres at Na Gasoline, Oil, Storage, Tires and Accessories tal will be held from the woodman’s ax, and arranged as o—o—o a free and public park. The large trees on these tracts are Ambulance for Towing Battery Service all native trees of Columbia county and every variety tree Phone 612 of the county is represented. The Grange will build rest rooms, stoves and provide a watchman and store during AFFORD A FORD YOU CAN the summer months. A spring of pure water is on both strips. No prettier natural parks are to be found and Mr. — Morris deserves special mention for his part in centering the public mind on these spots. /fr= It Editorial CHAWFORD MOTOR CO. Vernonia city elections a year from next month. Make your selections early. -------- o-------- Why not an old fashioned Debating club for the winte? months. Make it public, in a public building and all take a part. -------- 0-------- It is time for Oregon rains but with the splendid fall weather, full of sunshine that we have just experienced, the rain’s delay was appreciated. -------- o-------- It took three years of preparation, but today Vernonia is dolled up and proud to receive visitors. Strangers will now view a clean, modem city. -------- o-------- Christmas two months away. For the best Christmas -------- 0-------- J Picking up a newspaper, first glances, tell a reader Vernonia ever had, plan to do your Christmas buying at home. You wilt be able to find anything you want right just what kind of a tow n that paper is published in. Ore nt gon has many very good papers and the weekly papers here. are exceptionally good. Three w'eekly papers now rank | -------- o-------- very much the same as to appearance, make-up, patron A World’s Fair to be held some place in Oregon in 1930 Brown & Brown age and contents. Those three are the best weekly papers It will probably be called the “Pacific American Interna tional Exposition.” We are all for the Fair and want to in Oregon—the Forest Grove News-Times, the Hood see the Inalnd Highway completed before the time comes Rive»- Glaciei’ and either of the McMinnville papers. Royal Society Boil Proof Emb. thd. Eight, ten or twelve pages each week, each page sixty -------- o-------- 4c skein Women are the barbel’s best bet today, and on a Satur per cent to 100 per cent advertising. The first thing the day in a small town, the men might as well go ragged reader says is “That must be a good town,” and his D. M. C. Emb. thread, 5c We have recently Women in Vernonia have doubled business for the ton- thoughts are w’orthy and correct. sorial artist and today we have six shops where three were visited these tow’ns and we are satisfied that the business D.M.C. Crochet thread, all sizes and colors men are all more than prosperous, and we always find a plenty at one time. 15c from the larger city to the smallest hamlet that the largest! -------- o-------- Fact the Halloween season is almost here again. The day of advertiser always does the largest business. pumpkin pies, spooks, mischevious pranks and apple bob world over. Monday we went through the office of the bing. Various parties are being planned for the occassion Forest Grove News-Times and found everybody more Why Pay More and property owners are hoping the small boy will re than rushed. Editor Brownlee is apparently the right member his good raising to the extent that he will re man in the right place; he likes and believes in Forest Grove and the business men and citizens like and believe^ frain from destroying property. in him—splendid combination for a successful news -------- o-------- Royal Society Grey Package of quality and We hope the candidates for Governor will be few and paper and a successful city. There was at one time a open stitch stamped goods received weekly far between. In fact it woud be so much more interesting rumor of a second paper starting in Forest Grove, and the with only two in the race. Wouldn’t it be fun if Paterson Commercial club and business men declared as one man and Pierce were the only two mentioned, and wouldn't that they would not support a second paper. They had a WATCH OUR WINDOWS it be easy pickings for Ike Patterson if that was the splendid paper that was thoroughly covering the field. It line-up | certainly wouldn’t pay to advertise in the second paper 1 w’ith a much smaller circulation. -------- o-------- -------- o----- An airplane landing field in Columbia county, Why HOBBY Not? The St. Helens Commercial club is going after it. And eve 5 .... . ciai club in the county should aid. At the Deer Island fair grounds w’ould be the ideal site, and There’s no finer hobby than this one, I claim— Than working and playing with boys; mail planes would make this county regular stops with eastern mail for the Northwest. A little boost for the ’Twill bring to you little of honors or fame, QUALITY WORK GUARANTEED But lasting and real are its joys. landing field would be a good thing right now, along And what could be finer, when years shall have fled, W’ith other good things coming our way. Than knowing that you had a part -------- o-------- A Vernonia Institution, Modem in Every Respect In guiding a boy into paths that he led A few hours time in Hillsboro Monday enabled us to As man, with God in his heart. pay a visit to the two printing offices there. The Argus WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER and the Independent. Both shops look prosperous and You’ll find that young fellows will give you an ear Quick Service—Watch for Our Car. the presses were humming. The editors w'ere very agree That’s open to all that you say— & able and we honestly belive that both of them will drive The creed of right living they’re ready to hear, up to Vernonia some day to see the progress made here If told in the right kind of way. 1 * * 111 » »♦» 111 > »♦ 11 n i e 1111111 g I in the past three years. We invited them anyway. Editor They’ll give you attention that’s fine to behold, Killam, of the Independent has a new’ concrete building Inspiring, because it is real— and a splendidly arranged and light office. And if it be poorly your story is told, -------- o-------- : Their boredom they’ll seldom reveal. IMMEDIATE TAX REDUCTION DESIRED It keeps a man thinking in ways that are right HERE seems to be common consent among the lead To share in the spirit of youth. 1 The correct grade of Oil to use in your car— ers of Congress to a program for the rapid advance It gives to him something that helps in the fight, light, medium, medium-heavy or heavy? ment of a measure to reduce federal taxes. It has been It helps him to stand for the trutn. 2— Are you using more gasoline than is neces recommended by the President and the Secretary of the You come to believe that the things that you tell— sary on account of improper timing? The code of clean living you preach— Treasury and will be welcomed by the taxpayers Members of the house ways and means committee Are something for you to live up to, as well 3— At what speed your car renders the best effi As those whom you’re ti ying to teach. ciency? have been procuring data for the new bill for some time, —Kinnison and its early passage is necessary at a time when taxes 4— Are your pistons and rings worn out? ----------- o------ :— still are too heavy in spite of progress made in national AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK 5— Is your cluth slipping? economy and lower tax rates. -------- o-------- 6— Do your rear wheels “track” with the front E so often wish that we might be able to tun thia It seems to be difficult to arrouse interest in the U. S. ones i newspaper in a m nner that would conform to the Senatorial campaign for the coming election, which, by ideals of everybody or of all the diveisified elements 7— Are your biakes too tight? the way, is quite a distance off yet. No doubt that Sena tor Stanfield will have considerable opposition, but now which make up the newspaper s clientele. What a happy 8— Is your carburetor set for winter driving? that Banker Thompson has declared himself out of the condition of mind and body it would be to know and »ace, it looks as if he was rallying to the aid of his old time realize that nobody is calling i:„ names, that nobody is friend and associate. “Bob” Stanfield. In many ways picking flaws in or finding fault with the policy of the Stanfield has been a good Senator for Oregon, and as the paper. It would be like a heaven on earth, to be sure. We man—there are lots of public officials that are far from try, in our weak way, to treat people fairly; to do these the man that Stanfield is. There will be no shortage for things and to print those things which tend to bring the automobiles—and to keep those in good condi candidates, but at this stage of the game Stanfield still least pain and sorrow to fellow-beings; in fact, to spread tion from declining? Drice in now—no charge sunshine in as many dark places as possible. But it is im has the best of the race. for expert advic^-and the most reasonable possible to please everybody; it is impossible to avoid servire rates in town. Ike Patterson has announced his candidacy for the; createing antagonisms; impossible to run the paper as nomination of Governor of Oregon. The people and press everybody would have it run. Those who imagine that the running of a newspaper is had announced him some time ago. And, more than that, he will be Governor. He is a farmer, at present conduct “one grand, sweet song“ of peace and happiness; those ing one of the most diversified farms in the Willamette who imagine that they could run the paper without step valley. He has been state senator through four regular ping on somebody’s coms; those who imagine that they ' ' - ■ - - - — ■ ■' Ari VERNONIA STLAH LAUNDRY - ______________ DO YOU KNOW I i T W I Why not find out ------------------------ 0------------------------- VERNONIA BRAZING & MACHINE WORKS .1
