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Entered •• eecond-cUM natter August 4, 1B2Z. at the poet office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the Act of March 3. 1879
Volume 4
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY DECEMBER 11, 1925
Number 18
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Vernonia, A Good City
fill DONATORS
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Compared With Any City in the North
weet Twice Our Size, We Show
More Activity and Business
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Vernonia is a good town i Six garage» in Vernonia.
A population of 2000 indus Something is being done in Ver-
nonia every day. There is never a
trious individuals, pleasant day
without the sound of hamme.-
homes, splendid schools, and saw. New improvements, new ad
or new buildings going up
with three modem school ditions
every day. It is a growing city and
buildings, over 700 pupils on u Saturday night our main street
and 24 teachers. Vernonia resembles a carnival. Nearly every
is an auto owner and the
has three church organiza- citizen
majority are home owners.
zations, all with good con «
gregations, a lodge for The east part of Vernonia, that
large plot known as Hillside, is the
every night in the week, residence
district near the big Ore
power,
electric lights and
gon-American mill. The mill com
plotted the land and cleared
a municipal water systemj pany
it; graded streets, put in lights and
and sewer system, paved a splendid water system and built
streets and cement walks,! eighty-five splendid, little modern
homes. The houses they rent to mill
houses and streets all num-! employees
and that part of town is
bered, modern store build-! a pretty resident district that the
can well be proud of. It lies
ings with large mercantile county
on the main road to St. Helens and
stocks, wood working plant,’_____________________
from the beautiful homes one gets
mills, logging camps, thea-1“ »uperb view of the town and val-
tre, _ grain
am and produce com
com- ley.
ley’
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—lumber dealers,Cham Vernonia
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_ a _ city play
_ ground
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pany,
ber of Commerce, railroad,! of three acres’ right ,inK the "centei
the city. Next spring this ground
stage lines, truck lines, 1 of
will be equipped with swings, seats
dance halls, good hotels, slides, stands and made one of the
eating houses, laundries,all pretty parks of the state.
lines of business is repre The Bank of Vernonia is an insti-
sented and the city is the tution that all the valley is proud
With its modern banking build-
home of the largest saw I :1! of.
ing, its safe and sound policy, its
of its kind in the world,em eagerness
to serve in all conserva-
ploying hundreds of people tive business ventures and its great
desire and wish to aid in all farm
and running both a day and and
dairy enterprises, make it the
night shift. Vernonia is on center of Vernonia’s activity.
the Inland Highway, half
The Standard Oil company main
way between Portland and tains
a large oil station at Vern« nia.
Astoria, - ms *
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MUCH TO Bt DONE
Development of these great na
tural resources to date has scarcely
scratched the surface of possibility
The vastness of the reward is tied
to the immensity of the necessary
development, but much in the way
of sound investment and construc
tion has been accomplished and al
ready the tide of prosperity grows
at> onger.
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Sources of Wealth.
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Vernonia is surrounded by the
finest districts of timber left in the
world. Her forests are a source of
immense wealth and have been tho
cause of a steady golden stream flow
ing into the coffers of the communi
ty. Her agricultural land is of the i
finest.
The climate is especially
suited to the dairy industry and
making a glowing mark in the dairy
industry of the Pacific coast. Her
cattle are free from the bane of
tuberciRosis^ and her people have
learned the lesson df pure-bred sue
cess in production. Her capacity for
truck gardening is only limited by
the demands of the market.
The
poultry industry is flourishing and
capable of unlimited development.
Even the busy bee finds a peculiarly
suitable working ground in this sec
tion.
Health.
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An average of forty sacks of mail
arrives in Vernoni# daily.
The lodge directory elsewher? in
this paper tells all strangers when
they can find a night at home in
their favorite lodge.
We have a
meeting nearly every night, to each
of which members will find a royal
welcome.
The Johnston-McGraw Shingle
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Mill _
is ______
another big __
institution
for
Vernonia. This is a new mill owned1
by local men and one of the best
and largest in the state. They run,
both day and night and their pro
duct is declared to rank far above
the average.
The cost of the now
mill was |40,000, put up by local
capital and their success is well meri
ted. It will furnish work to Ver-
nonia men for many years to coma,
No more healthful climate can
be found in the world than that in
Winters are
the Nehalem valley,
moderute anj summers delightful.
Mortality is at its lowest ebb. The
great destructive forces of natural
are seldom pointed at its citizens
Winter does not claim victims in its
Lindsey and Bennett have recent
icy grip, nor does humidity wilt and ly acquired control of the saw mill
pass under the drive of solar heat located opposite the depot and we
Op|»ort unity.
understand will put it in operation
A early in the new year, furnishing
It is a land of opportunity.
land where there is room for all, work for thirty of forty more men.
and a . chance
_____ for accomplishment Another asset to the city.
Those who look longingly toward the
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West cannot afford to overlook
Three years ago, Vernonia had
Vernonia, Columbia county.
200 people, today she has over 2000,
Here they will find what they are
seeking, a chance to move ahead,
The Vernonia Woodworking com
tile pleasant companship of an in pany, Stankey A Son, is one of the
dustrious and ambitious people, a best cabinet shops in the state.
future home for their children, Their work isn’t eclipsed any place
whore youth is cared for by the most and they are busy continually.
modem educational facilities and
where worthwhile examples is ever
Vernonia wants and needs a
present.
Vernonia is a city with a future creamery, ice plant, wood manufac
turing plants of various kinds, small
thiit is bound to make history.
factories and more farmers. Room
for dairymen, chicken raisers and
The local O.-A. mill has a capa truck farmers.
city of over 800,000 feet of lumber
a day, two shifts.
Vernonia has a good band just or
ganised with a membership of real
The Vernonia Eagle has consid musicians, besides the material for
erable over a thousand paid sub splendid orchestras.
scribers, which means over three
thousand readers every week.
Vernonia has an athletic associa
tion
and one of the beat ball parks
Hard to find a prettier or more
romantic spot in Oregon for a city. in the state.
Situated o nthe Nehalem river where
Vernonia has a ladies athletic club
Rock creek, running through the cen
ter of the town, empties Into the with nearly a hundred members.
river. A natural picnic grqund for
The big shingle mill of Vernonia
miles in every direction. Surrounded
by tall trees, hills and valleys. All sawed 164,000 shingles in eight
hours Saturday.
one of the best works of nature.
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Bqyt depot on the railroad betwoen.
here and Portland.
The Vernonia volunteer fire de
partment is one of the best assets
the town has. The fire department
has paid for itself many times over.
The members are ever ready to go
and anxious to work when duty calls
The apparatus owned by the co rig
pany is good, composed of an auto
truck for ladders and hose.
The
boys never ask for anything, and
the citizens should remember the-n
with a substantial Christmas gifts
for the department, More equipment
wouldn't hurt now as the town is
growing.
Dr. Ella Wight, who last spring
talked at the luncheon of tho Cham
ber of Commerce in behalf of tho
Harmon Foundation of New York,
in offering their fund for play
¿rounds for boys and girls of Am
erica, pleaded for a play ground for
Vernonia’s girls and boys, and Dr.
Wight was appointed cairman ex-
officio with a committee of four
to work with her and they immedia
tely took steps to procure the throe
acre track on Rock Creek as the
most logical spot in Vernonia for a
play ground, for it is near the busi
ness center, has the creek for a
wading pond and a natural cedar
tree for a flag pole, not to say any
thing of the many , advantages in
>ther ways. The check from the Har
man foundation has been received
ind our playground has been assur
ed.
Now comes the task of clearing
and grading the grounds, building
1 band stand, benches, swings, teters
«nd a sand pile for the little folks
Who will be the big kind hearted
person or lodge that will see that the
iig cedar tree is barked and nam
ed and a flag raised? Who will do-
aate lumber for our band stand and
benches and we are sure that those
vho will give a few hours of their
ime to help build them will feel
ioubly paid. What a grand place It
will be for our high school band to
rive concerts in the evenings and
Sunday afternoons, and last, but
mt least, who that has horses will
be kind enough to help us either
riast or pull out two or three stumps
that are in the ground? The ladies
of Vernonia are planning big things
in planting flower beds and shrubs
and furnishing many other things
that go to make up a fine playground
If the schools and organizations
if Vernonia will cooperate they can
make this the most beautiful play
ground in Oregon, and whether we
have children or not, what a won
derful satisfaction there is in knew-
ng that we help the children of Ver-
to hove •> beautiful, ’re®
equipped playground;
Dr. Wight
takes this opportunity^ in thanking
each of her committees who have
worked so faithfully to make thia a
success and to all others, espettaDji
the business men who gave so gen
erously and the city council and
chamber of commerce who went over
the top to make this playground a
reality.
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The P. T. A will meet next Mon
day evening at 7:30 at the grad«
school. The following program wiH
be given. All cordially invited: Reci
rarr
tation, “Lost Tommy,” Veda Webster
exercise, “Santa’s Little Son,” by
six boys, piano duet, “Over th«
A. W. Petersen, Chas. D. White Waves,” Billie Culver and Wilton
“When
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Ray Reasoner, C. C. Brown and Pau White, recitation,
Comes,
”
Oscar
Ross,
dramatization,
Robinson were in southern Oregoi
this week, attending to business af “Mother Goose Rhymes,” aeeond
fairs in connection with the instai grade children, solo “Wild Flowery f
lation of mine mill machinery an I Betty Culver, accompanied by M mr
looking after the development of Mills, recitation, “Boys Rights,” Jnek
Mr. A. W. Johns
various mining properties. A minq Taylor, a discussion,
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that the Vernonia people are inte’-
ested in, has proven to be one of
NEW STREET LIGHT
the richest in the country, and tha
Fourtee nlarge new street lights
smelter to be builc at Gold Hill wil ire being installed along Bridge St,
be one of the best investments in The new lights will shine ov«r th«
the state.
center of the pavement instead of
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on corner poles as previuosly.
PORTLAND—ASTORIA
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, F 1-
INLAND LOOP HIGHWAY gene, Ore., Dec. 6—Three stud . cs
from Vernonia attended the high
school conference held at the Uni
versity Friday and Saturday. They
were: Lena Bigen, Mildred Berger
and Margaret Smith.
The conference was divided into
four divisions: Oregon High School
Press Association, Association of
Student Body officers, which inclu
ded who are secretaries; and the
faculty advisers. Approximately 500
delegates from all parts of the
state were present at the various
meetings.
This was the largest and most suc
cessful conference held since the be
ginning six years ago, according to
Carl Dahl, beneral chairman.
Prominent speakers were Miss
Marion Brown, dean of girls at the
University high school, Oakland,
Cal.; Marshall Dana, associate editor
of the Oregon Journal, Portland,
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Ore.; Arne Rae, editor of the Tilla
F. Loomis.
mook Hearald; Dr. H. D. Sheldon of
£.r MM il- A. W. and W. A. Pria- the University administrative com-,
ulx sell Th.* Creswell News to Chas. mittee and other faculty members. I
Vernonia is half-way between Port
land and Astoria on the Inland high
way. This highway will be pav«d—
it is a necessity—it will relieve the i
heavy traffic of the Columbia River
highway—it is a scenic route—it is
an outlet for hundreds of fawners,
fir mills, camps and flourishing
towns. It is a military highway that
the nation surely needs.
Tourists
coming up the Roosevelt highway to
Astoria, can take a short cut to Port,
land via the Inland highway. Ver-
nonia. the hub, has no competition
within 30 miles—a 60 mile trade
territory, and the busiest city on the
highway.
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Oregon Agricultural College, Dec,
2—Alvin Parker of Vernonia has
been appointed second lieutenant of
the college R.O.T.C. engineer unit
Mr. Parker is a senior in forestry.
The Twelfth Month
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6 7 Ô 9 10 n
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20 21 22 25
9 X 29 50 5
OH.MOWR lookt here
ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS
MORE
DRUG STORE TO MOVE
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Mac’s O Pharmacy
* uaiiuavj is
io going to mova
ui'ivcb
DISAPPEARED
to the building formerly occupied byj
The
local
Odd Fellows lodge hae
the Mellinger Hardware company
This will give the drug store a mor) been requested to locate if ¡»««¡Me
central location for business. The George (Bud) Crow, age 16; 6 feet
windows are being enlarged for bet 8 inches tall; weight 116; fair eoaa-
ter display and the enterior of the plexion, dark brown hair, small
building arranged in better shape round face; pleasing personality,
for the store. Mac's Pharmacy is mac mall bunch or scar under left jaw
ing a good move an(] we predict a near ear; very faint scar acroee neck
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better business in the new locatio: in front.
He disappeared from his home ia
near the business part of the city.
Gooding, Idaho, on August 18th and
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is believed to be in this vicinity.
AIREDALE HAS MORE VALOR
Mrs. Crow is prostrated and any in
THAN DISCRETION
formation would be appreciated. If
Bud sees this he should write home
Mickey, an oversized Airedale dog immediately and relieve hie mothers
set out Thursday morning last, to anxiety.
investigate the habitat of a badger
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on the dike land of his master, Sara
Lumjarvi, near Quincy. That after OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF
noon Mr. Lumjarvi brought Micky
THE OREGON-AMERICAN
to St. Helens for much-needed re
PLANT AT VERNONIA
pairs.
The Airdale, having been brought
Sawmill, powerhouse and machine
.ip in the neighborhood, evidently
thought he was well posted as to shop of steel and concrete construc
the general disposition of the bad tion.
Lumber always under cover from
ger family.
This particular Mrs.
Badger, however, did not run true the initial operation to the freight
to Micky’s previous experience for car.
Kiln drying of all lumber up to
she hustled'out to see who was
two inches thick, including uppers
snooping around her household.
Airedale like, Micky substituted commons and lath.
Monorail system for handling tbs
valor for discretion and opened hos
tilities. A few short minutes con entire output in unit packages; ’ll*4
vinced him he ha<j made a mistake. piling only in the dressed lumber
But it was not until his neck, body shed.
Complete Tanner system of
and legs were a mass of slashes from
the razor-edged teeth of the badger ing. edge piling and unstackiag, per* ■
that the dog was willing to call it mitting segregation of lumber aa to
length, thickness, grade 1
a day.
Ample shed room for
Dr. G. W. Tyson of St Helens
took stitches in a dozen different tion of rough dried stock f<
places before Micky was altogether orders before surfacing.
Timber storage facilities for
again.
The badger returned, presumably, 000,000 feet.
Use of Martin air
to her household duties.
riages.
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mill, with
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