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» Entend — second-class matter August 4, 1»22. at the post onice at Vernonia, dragon, nudar the Act of March 3. 1879 VERNÒNIA, OREGON, FRIBAY NOVEMBER «, 1»2S Volume 4 Number 13 V w » *, THE VERHIAN MBSTItfOW Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner ' VEflNONIAUNK ----- ---- MAKES Ä IN OFFICERS the teacher employed, but the negro parents, so it is stated, listened to the advice of a negro woman fron. Portland, and refused to send the children to the school, claiming that Vol. 1 FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 1925 No. 5 under the laws of Oregon, they had Published Every Week By the right to attend the public school Tuesday afternoon. He has been at Wednesday, Nov. Vernonia High School tending school in Rainier, but left The teacher was at the schoo’housc 11, is Armistice last week and will probably go to for several days and when no pupil, Editor .... Day. It will be work in Vernonia now. Margaret Smith came, she resigned the position aiui observed in Vernon the desks and equipment wer Mr. Wilkerson has offered one Bot hclasses in Spanish have been ia. The Americani moved from the rchool. dollar for the best essay based on writing themes. The subject of the Legion will cele Paper* M*ke Big Fu** Over “County School Supe Hütenden. the great quotation of Lincoln: next one will be “El Dia de Acclon brate the day and Seattle Men Purchase In1 Anderson admitted that it wus r “Study and get ready for the chance de GRacias”—(Thanksgiving Day. Vernonia. the citizens cooperate. Business that will come. ” problem, which as yet he had beer tereat in Bank. houses generally ___ _ __ have ___ declared James Bell of Portland, spent tWe unable to solve.’ Under the Oregor their willingness and desire to close The Juniors are having a terrible week-end with his sister, Miss Ce- EDITORS TAKE their places in the afternoon. “Lest HAVE HAD LONG aw’ he said ‘the negroes have a right time with MacBeth. Most of them cilia Bell. We Forget” is written on the minds to attend the public school and sc wish that Shakespeare had put SUDDEN INSPIRATION Mac- of all, who are keeping in sacred BANKING EXPERIENCE far as I know there is no law which beth out of his misery in the first Mr. Bush of the Majestic theatre memory that first all important act. would compel them to attend uny Neighboring Papers Sudden other school.’ He said that his offir» has promised to secure “Little Armistice Day. For the day in Ver Constructive and Conserva Dane Brady, Buster Hodgei, Loel Annie Rooney” for the schools this nonia we have as a program: ly Become Interested in Half holiday, from 12 noon. was responsible for the enforcement and Thor Roberts and Morris Ben- year. Last year four matinees were ti ve Policy to Be Fol At noon the American Legion Din of the truancy law, but he could n<>t net attended the Pacific University provided for the high school and the Vernonia Mill Co. ner at the church served by the grades. W. determine whether or not the negro football game in Forest Grove last lowed. R. C., assisted by the wives of the Saturday. Legion members. 44*»»»»»44»»»»»»»»»»oo»o»< children could be classed ns truants Miss Goodin, the girts athletic He was endeavoring to get Vernonia Mr. Christian Meyer and Mr. G. Speaking and dinner »luring the coach, decided it was high time to' Lygia and Lynn Burt visited in dinner hour. to appoint a truant officer to loo) These two articles are copied W. Davis of Seattle, Washington, start basketball practice, so _ _____ she 2 P. M. Football game at the Ath. have purchased a substantial interest called a meeting Monday afternoon.1 after such matters, he stated, fie a I- Forest Grove last Friday night. or reprinted from other papers About twenty enthuisiastic girls letic field. in the Bank of Vernonia, and have m it ted that it was a very embaras- in the county. The Eagle in Ruth Parman has been very ill turned out. With Mondays, Dance. 8:30 P. M. at Coyles hall taken “—J---- m------ J---- 1 Tuesdays sing situation for his office, but un for the past two weeks and unable I and reprinting them is asking over the active management Thursdays for practice, the by Legion, with program and re of the bank this week. der the circumstances, he did noi to attend school. YOUR opinion. Send us in girls will make another winning freshments at dance. I --------- 4,---------- Mr. W. O. Gala way, former presi- know what action to take but be your Ideas immediately, and be tea mthis year. The high sehiol students are very i REPORT OF RED CROSS NURSE dent, who has been the active head thought that the proper solution of grateful sure to sign your name to you»* for the new books that have Norman Pettijohn is driving a FOR OCT. 1925 is one oi the organizers of the Gen the matter Would be for the mill been purchased by the city library.' 1926''^. piece. It it not necessory for ^*¿70« i to scuoo. in school in company to get rid of their negre us to print your name on your eral Savings & Loan association in “re °" En«,whtit Thursday and Friday from his1 Visits to schools, 30; pupils in Poitland, and will soon take up hia ; home hiimp near Keasey. Kenneth Whit article, but we must have it employes and by doing so, Vernon a reading list. spected, 669; defective: teeth, 242; would be rid of the negro population for reference. sell and Glen Hawkins rode back' tonsils, 195; vision, 21; orthopedic, duties there, where he has established Mrs. Goodin of Portland, visited and for the time, at least, the ra» t with him Friday night. 3; pupils weighed and measured, a home. her daughter, Miss Goodin last problerrf which it now has. Mr. H. E. McGraw, who has been *^in^>eopl . -............ ... 742; pupils seriously underweight, week. Miss Goodin accompanied her pie in Vernonia seem t> Delmar Young has moved to 96; exclusions from school, 19; notes cashier, intends to give all hb time “So far as can be learned, th!. home on Friday. ba overly “worked-up" or excited Washington with his parents. to parents, 296; visits to home, 3. is the first instance of its kind t > to his shingle mill, recently con over any "race problem.” In fact --------- 4--------- come up in Columbia county ard The Seniors received their rings structed in Vernonia, and operating Our football squad will play Knap- you, reader, probably are totall the manner in which the problem •» last Friday and they are very proud pa high on their field next Satur Twa Hart, Sue Lumber Firm—The full time with two shifts. unaware of any strife. Morally, Ve . solved, will, no doubt, have much t<> of them. The rings are indeed very day. Oregon-American Lumber company, Mr. Christian Meyer has been in nonia probably has foreigners wbj beautiful. do with similar problems which will operating at Vernonia, Or., was terested in various business under regar.l law considerably mor John Firman deserves credit for come up in the future.“ Hazel Jenkins visited school Mon attending school since he resides in1 made defendant in two suits for per takings, having been a commission than any negroes. Nevertheless. Ver sonal injury damages filed yesterday merchant, real estate dealer, and has day. distirct No. 49 and drives back and nonia would appreciate wi.iiou WHY THE COMMOTION in circut court. One was filed by taken an active i nte rest as a direc forth each day over a rough road. doubt, being a white nu.n’s towi Jack Stuart, the other by W. W. Hig tor of various banks. Mr. G. W. A prize has been offered for the The St. Helens Mist in a recent Ir best name submitted for the high Charles Hoffman and Lawrence don, a minor, through Lula B. Hig Davis has had banking experience in Mora Dopa Concerning Negro sue is harulding to the wip-ld tha school carnival, which will be given Dickson spent the week end in Cor- don, his guardian. Each plaintiff al Ohio, Idaho and Washington, He "Vernonia Has Race Problem.” Hai on December 4. I i valis with their brothers who are at-’ leged that the company failed prop has recently been connected with And now we see the Rainie«- Re tending the Oregon Agricultural col-1 erly to safeguard its workm«r I 1 the article been written as “news’ ’be Metropolitan National bank of Virgil VanAlstine visited! school lege. or a newspaper feature, the edito view is having bad dreams and gainst injury in the operation of iu beatde.as manager of the trust dept. worrying over conditions in Ver would have stayed with his subject mills, and each asked for judgement Mr. Meyer and Mr. Davb bear the but no, the article takes the aspec nonia, that Vernonia peopl»? hard'” the black man better than the HOFFMAN BUILDING IS reputation of being very conserva of *2999.—Oregonian. < f a “dig” at Vernonia, in that i know exists. Some 400 white men white? We leave them to answer the MADE BEAUTIFUL tive and it is their intention to op --------- 4 --------- lefera to past affairs of a ne r employed at the big mill here. Very- qustion. Lum’ er Company Sued.—P. J. erate the bank in a constructive and “ If these lumber concerns cannot; building city as problems of discorl few negroes, fewer Japs, and sever: ! The Hoffman Hardware store conservative manner as has been the But here is the Mist’s article in full Phillipinoes. Sure, we wish they were come into the Pacific northwest ’ building is the first in town to re Gillis filed suit yesterday ip the, policy since the banks’ organisation. "It seems that the growing city all white. Vernonia’s worse kick, IVI without trailing their negroe “man*.-1 ceive the "stone tone" finish over feder.,1 district court against the I Mr. Gala way and Mr. McGraw will < f Vernonia, metropolis of the N** far, is the company some of there mies” after them the Review «s frank' the cement walls. It makes a pretty Oregon American Lumber company: retain an interest in the bank and haiem, scarcely disposes of one prob workers, not negroes, are attractin'’. in saying that we would much pre-j and attractive building front. This for $25,000 damages as a result of, will still be interested in the wel Gillis, who was employed lem before another is faced an<] ii Dances on Sunday nights for exan.- fer that the giant trees of the Ne-1 is all the rage in southern Or.?“ in injuries. as a faller, alleged that in trying t' fare of the community. The incom each instance, so it seems, the prob ple. They should be barred. If horro hulem anj elsewhere would forever and California. escape a tree felled by another in ing managers have been in th*s lems are the more difficult to solve white girl smingie.it is the girls tlie remain a virgin forest and stand a , monument to the white man, rather , close proximity to the tree on which! valley a few times and became im and at the present time, Vernonia public condemns. Listen to this loi.g SUNDAY SCHOOL GIV’ than be made a vast waste to profit; he was working, he tripped and fell, pressed with the future possibilities. It has a tough nut to crack, a probleri yell from the Rainier Review. HALL GV,’.! EN I ARTY inflicting a deep cut on hia knee It is their intention to build homes men who would trample white labor | , entirely different from those which says: under foot for a few extra dividend.-1 with an axe which he was carrying. and bring their families aa soon aa “The Review cannot help but a! IS I* have been amicably adjusted. possible. They will be compelled to The Sunday sehool of the C ’ . i ist- “ No white man should work! — Oregonian. I rent for the present if a bouse can “It was only a short time ago the question: ‘Is it necessary for alongside negro or Japanese in com-! tian church held a Halloween party --------- 4--------- that citizens and the law enforcing large lumber manufacturing con • be secured, until such time as they last Friday night at the home of SEASON OF HOLIDAY’S officers were at loggerheads and ccms to import negroes from the petition with him, inasmuch as can build suitable homes with us. standards and living conditions are' Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins. About twenty ONCE AGAIN UPON US the ‘progressives' bitterly opposed South to do their work? The Eagle, with all ?itiseas of five young people were present and I “We hardly think that it is Yet wholly different. the ‘administration,’ Those questiors the valley, welcomes heartily the new enjoyed a splendid evening Games Holiday season is upon us each, “ Let such companies as the Ore were settled by appointment of net- we have instances of the practice in of the Halloween spiri’, with good year before we really realize it. citizens and bankers, out at the city officers when the ‘progressives more than one locality in this im gon-American be either wholly white things to eat made the time pass Halloween has passed; passed with same time regrets loosing Mr. Gate _or wholly black. It is the only solu almost made a clean sweep at the mediate vicinity. swiflty in the enjoyment. numrous parties, apple ducking and way and Mr. McGraw. Mr. Gateway tion. ” “It is apparently reliably report city elction. Thn the paving job came Ver --------- 4 --------- receptions. Thanksgiving Day is intends moving to Portland. --------- 4--------- up and just as everything seemed ed that the Oregon-American con - nonia will miss him and hia activo ONE EMPTY LOT REMAINS IN nearly here. We all have plenty toi MR. YOUNG DROWNS AT prepared to change a sea of mud pany of Vernonia has either br»>ugl t Much of Vernonia's Thankful we are' and council. INMAN-POULSON LOG POND THE VERNONIA CEMETERY be thankful for. into a hard surfaced street, injunc or has employed a large number of prosperity today is due to the early alive and as well off as we are;| tion proceedings were filed and the| negroes from the south, as well ns efforts of Mr. Gateway anl the thankful for our splendid ciimate.our, Word came last Monady evening The citizens of Vernonia and thia i friendships formed between work held up until that could be Japanese, and that this policy •s Loren Young had drowned at part of the valley should know that friends, health, plenty to eat and our citizens will be Instill settled and at the same time the rapidly bringing a blight on the fa'r that the Inman-Poulson camp, north of some place to go. Thankful that Ver city faced a $100,000 damage suit' metropolis of the Nehalem. If such Vernonia. Loren W. Young so well the cemetary question here is getting nonia now has paved streets, cement his future be prosperous, which* the death of the plaintiff is the case, it is a great pity, for known in the valley was camp super all important. Only one empty lot walks, lights, water, sewer, drainage, and pleasant .And to the ended, so for the time being, it nowhere in all the great Northwest intendent at the big I.-P., enmp. He remains in the Vernonts cemetary. excellent schools, churches, societies Vernonia, we predict a bright and seemed that the troubles were over wus there any town with such a was well liked at camp, in town, and| What are we going to do. Some one and a few fools to break the mor. successful future. The new baaMru But such peaceful state of affairs brilliant future as Vernonia, with by all his acquaintances. While rid-J will have to investigate and secure otony. Then conies Christmas, only are experienced and will prove ex ing logs in the big pond alone, he was not destined to last long and the wealth untold, not only in her walls evidently sljpped and fell. In falling more land at once. Vfe don’t know a few weeks away. Families are now cellent men for the community. i of timber, but in her virgin soil as dove of peace has taken flight to --------- 4--------- it is believed that his head struck what the cemetary association have preparing for the glorious day, mer It has cost the goverment five mil n log, rendering him helpless for ir. view, if anything. But the ques chants are selling Christmas goods the tall timbers and left Vernonli well. lions if dollars. Just the little neg “Is it avarice that would cause the time. Before help could reach tion is quite serious and requires people to settle the latest problem.1 and more of the Christmas spirit is lect of not hsving the senders name l..'m 11 wts too late. The body wes tn ’ immediate solution. Some order, a great lumber concern to populate one which they bad not heretofore such a fair community with negroes the co!d water about an hour. Mr. lodge, league, association or party noticed each week. Santa Claus will and address on the upper left hand faced. Y ouit was 31 years, 11 month) and no more than make his visit and go ‘Several months ago, according to and Japanese, or do those who have 7 days old. The remains were ship will hav eto atetnd to it. What have his awy. than New Years will be corner of the envelope of all let ters sent through the mail. We all reporta, the Oregon-American Lum-1 the management of the concern love ped to Portlond on Tuesday. I you to suggest. ready to take the platform for a help to pay for the extra govern ber company brought a number of day. Time goes fast and it keeps I ment work in indirect taxes. Unete negroes from their former mill op the older people hustling to keep up Sam requests that your envelope HOME OF THE BANK OF VERNONIA erations in the south to work at the' --------- 4--------- bears your return card. Moot ail Vernonia plant, and some of then' WORLD’S FAIR—PORTLAND 1*3C home printing offices print envelopes brought their familiee, and in the to order. , families were children of school --------- 4--------- m ***»»*»********»444444* uge. When school opened, a numbe? OUR CHRISTMAS EDITION J VERNONIA MILL CUTS 18,- of these negro children were at the* ***,*** FEET OF LUMMR The Vernonia Eagle will is- J school to register and that was the sue a Christmas number with ’ beginning of a school problem. beautiful and expensive cover 1 Some of the patrons of the school page of three colors, on Dec. < contended that inasmuch as the lum 11. To Nehalem valley readers J ber company had brought these ne about 3000 of you, we are sure ‘ gross from the south that the com it will be to your advantage < pany should furnish them with school to read carefully the ada of < facilities and others contend, so Th- your home merchants in this J I Mist was informed bp. a Vernonia and proceeding issues and to 1 man, that /if th« Soatherners could stand tha 'negroes, the weeterner-- do your Christmas buying at < could and it woukthe a better idet. home, as loyal home folks. ! of the to let them go to school until the Will advertisers please get J —Miet. their ad copy in as soon now < I patrons Crete as possible. Demonstrate to i your customers' that you ap- I “Officiate pf the aril company predate their patronage with ; to and they agreed the Season’s Greetings. Christ- ' *M aquip a separate stool Showing outside of building where important business changes in the personel mas shopping has begun. an^ they even ha<! management has taken place recently in Ve monia. » * >**4* 44444 *44**4444*1* COUNTYPAPERS CO WILD OVER NEGRO CITIZENS Fl
