Vernonia eagle., August 20, 1926, Image 1

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VERNONIA, OREGON. FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 1926
VOLUME 5
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! MOTORIST CAREFUL
WHEN WATCHED
Number 2
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FIR LOGGING SLOW;
SAWMILLS ACTIVE
CAMAS LOSES
SECOND TIME
Portland, Aug. 16.—(Special.) —
“It is amusing to notice the dif­
Taken as a whole logging in the
ference in the attitude and tactics
fir districts of western Oregon and
of motorists in their driving habits
Enthusiasm was aroused at the
A lively discussion at the city Washington is at present less active
when they are under the watchful
chamber
of
commerce
luncheon
held
council meeting Monday preceded a than it was during similar periods of
eye of a traffic officer, and when
Wednesday toward clearing and request of H. E. McGraw for a the past three years, according to
Complaint Charges Unreas they are out of sight of such guard­ leveling the city park, supervision! power and light franchise.
the 4L employment letter published Davis and Manning Win
ing influences,” said George O. Bran­
governed by the lccali City Attorney Sheeley read the here today. The Willamette valley
onable Rates.
denburg, general manager of the of which is
I
chamber.
ning Combination.
I complairtt against the Vernonia district in Oregon and the Grays
Oregon State Motor association, in
Since the park is owned by the' Light & Power company, which was! harbor country in Washington show
commenting upon the methods of
motorists on the streets and high city, a committee of three has been filed with the public service com-j more activity than other west coast
appointed to confer with the council mission at Salem. He said that al­ districts, the letter said.
ways.
“If every motorist conducted him­ who will appoint a committee to though this company was granted a| Woods work in the pine districts
self continually as though under the take action, It is believed that a franchise which was said to be ex­ of the inland empire is becoming
I
eagle eye of the law, we would have day could be set aside when a holi- elusive in the title of the ordinance. more active, the 4L letter reported,
and
City
Asks
Investigation
little or no difficulty and but few' day could be declared, and that an there was nothing in the ordinance. although forest fires and fire hazards Last Gam« of
Seaton
End*
accidents. The behavior of motor-j effort would be made to have all itself stating that an exclusive right there are still slowing up operations.
Readjustment
of
With
Vernonia
in
Fir sawmills, generally speaking,
ists when near a traffic officer is available citizens donate their time had been given to supply Vernonia
Rates.
an indication that practically all mo-I toward clearing and leveling the with light and power.
are cutting on approximately the
Place.
Second
Attorney Sheeley sought legal same schedules that held before the
grounds, building bath houses, and
A complaint dated August 12, torists have a full knowledge’oLtraf-
w
j
opinion in the matter and is confi­ Fourth of July. Skilled sawmill help
making
the
swimming
hole
safer
for
fic
regulations,
but
disregard
such!
BY
L. G. MECKLEM
1926, has been filed with the public ’
dent that statements made in the is well employed.
For the second time this season
service commission at Salem by the restrictions when the arm of the law children.
In the pine districts just east of Camas did the nose dive for the
It is recommended that the com- title of an ordinance have no legal
city of Vernonia against the Ver-! is absent.
“
It
should
be
borne
in
mind
that'
mittee
appointed by the council effect upon the status of the com­ the . Cascades, there is less lumber Ducks. Brilliant pitching by Davis
nonia Light & Power company fori
pany as stated in the ordinance it- production now than a month ago, and Manning proved too much for
alleged violations of the laws re- 1 the regulations that are respected so speak with all the organizations and
the letter states, several night shifts the Columbia river paper hangers.
garding public utilities and asking religiously when an officer is in lodges in town to seek their co­ self.
Rates 20 Per Cent Less.
having been closed down during the After they had threatened to tie the
that the commission fix reasonable sight, are regulations in effect for operation in this movement,
Agricultural and score in the last few innings,
the purpose of safety and a con-| 7;.^
Mr. McGraw said that he would past two weeks.
rates and charges.
The local chamber has become
The complaint charges that the trol of motorists for the protection' affiliated with the association of j guarantee a 20 per cent reduction in other industries have largely taken Manning tightened down and re­
The
rates that have been charged and of all concerned, The disregard ofj lower Columbia river chambers of, rates from the beginning of opera­ up the employment slack that ob­ tired them in short order.
game ended 5 to 4 in Vernonia’s
collected by the company are un­ such regulations, is an absolute dis-1 merce. An advertising booklet is to tions. After some persuasion he tained earlier in the summer.
With the return to schools of favor.
reasonable and discriminatory be-' regard, generally for the life, limb be published for the benefit of all agreed to also furnish 14 lights to
many young men. who have been
Daman, chief gunner for Canias,
the city free of charge.
cause the plant, lines and equip-, and property of others that are safe members of this association.
The council wanted Mr. McGraw working on farm, construction and also pitched a wonderful game. His
ment are overvalued as shown by guarded by the regulations enforc­
the last report to the public service ed by the officer and regarded by NEW OFFICE BUILDING to guarantee service within six other jobs, openings will be made southpaw slants had the Ducks
months, but this he refused to do for many men now engaged in fire guess A mg all the
commission. The charge is also made the motorist in the presence of such
- way
w through.
f - Camas
ON FAIR GROUNDS stating that it might take six months fighting sand other seasonal work. drew first blood in the first inning
that the company has reported a officials as are vested with author­
when they scored once. The Ducks
I or a year to obtain permission from
value on its franchise of $60,000 ! ity of the enforcement of traffic
The Columbia county fair board the public service commission, be­ More National
back in their half of the first
came
whereas the fcity claims that this regulations.
met Monday to discuss and formu- I fore he could start construction
with two tallies. For five minutes
franchise cost the company nothing.'
Forest
Closures
I1U|H V V V ­ ! work.
ate detailed plans for new improve
Davis shut Camas out, then in the
He anticipates opposition
Service Poor in 1925.
THE FISHIN’ WAS
ments on the fair grounds and ap- from the present light and power
seventh they sent two runs across
It is alleged that the companyi
The entire Cascade national for­ the plate on Dowd’s muff in the out­
GOOD LAST WEEK point judges for various depart- company in this.
failed and neglected to furnish'
est, embracing a net area of 1,- field. The Ducks scored once in the
ments.
power continuously to the public, |
The ordinance was given its first 023,510 acres, has just been closed
BY AN OLD TIMER
third and twice in the sixth.
Applications for space for exhibits
for the reason that the plant was
On August 8, Mesrs Ruhl, Bloom, and attractions are coming in fast and second reading, and a special to smoking under trespass regula­
Manning relieved Davis in the
unable to generate sufficient current Blunt and Cropper left Millview at
for
Tuesday
meeting was called
tions of the U. S. department of
to supply the needs of the public 10:30 a. m. with full equipment of lately, according to Paul C. Adams,' night to take action on the matter agriculture, according to a forest eighth and struck out the first two
He!
batters that faced him. A misjudged
secretary of the fair board,
using it.
Tuesday night, after the council­ service bulletin.
fishing tackle, bound for Anglers’
Improved camp
City Attorney Sheeley said, “Dur­ resort, three miles below Clatskanie. attributes the extra rush to the fact men had time to think about the grounds and improved places of fly by Merritt in the ninth inning
ing ■September of last year the lights We went to Mr. Lambert’s camp, that the fair has been lengthened to matter, the ordinance was laid on habitation arc exempted from the allowed the paper hangers another
score. This ended the big game in
were-off every afternoon and Sun-! took a motor boat to Blind canal, four days.
the table until the next regular order. Other recent closures to
A new office building, 16x18 feet, meeting of the council. Time was smoking in the national forests of our favor five to four.
(lay. The water is as low this year, four miles run from camp, then
Second Place Won.
as it was 30 days later last year took skiffs and were in the home of will be built before the fair starts.! wanted to investigate and for legal Oregon are: Ochoco national forest,
The Lower Columbia league sea­
and the company is already using the finny tribe in one and one-half All buildings will be painted and and expert opinion as to what the drainages of Silver creek and
water on the Inman-Poulsen log dam hours. We caught the limit—30 fish necessary repairs made immediately. I qualifications and requirements Emmigrant creek, 184,320 acres; son has come to an end. The Ducks
I
to run the plant.
It is indeed an each, total, 120 fish.
Several granges and communities should be placed upon a plant that and Wallowa national forest; 3270 are second in line, that’s not so bad
for the first year. We have had one
alarming ’situation.”
acres of national forest land lying of the finest bush league teams ever
The quartet were southerners; so as well as individual farmers are' is to be given such a franchise.
The complaint asks that after due Mr. Ruhl whispered to the croppies, planning exhibits,
The poultry j, Mr. McGraw said that he would west of Wild Cat creek.
assembled, but they are going to
hearing and investigation an order or white perch as they are called show will be larger than ever this guarantee service within six months
In Washington, 16,000 acres on
be made' commanding the company! down south, that we were front year. Boys and girls clubs will have after he had obtained permission the north fork of Entiat creek leave us now, maybe not for good,
at least we all hope not. Our great­
to cease from these alleged viola-'
to the exhibits and put on canning, stock from the public service commission watershed, Wenatchee national for- est loss is Davis, he will pass on to
tions of the law and that the com-! Louisiana, and they responded
to operate.
est, have been closed to all entry faster company, this is a bitter dose
Mr judging and other demonstrations.
southern call immediately.
mission fix and order substituted Blount began to mew, and pulled in
Trap shooting, a horseshoe pitch-1 At the Monday night meeting of except under permit.
The Mount
such rates, charges and classifica-! a cat fish, Mr. Cropper spit on his ing tournament and other features the council a representative of the Baker highway in the Mount Baker to swallow, but Davis is a hard
tions as it shall determine to be just hook and yanked in a fine black are planned for the four days’ E. G. Long company was present to national forest has been closed to worker with lots of ambition to go
aid reasonable.
amusement program.
show samples and quote prices on smoking. All the rest of the higher and he can rest assured that
bass, 2% pounds.
every one of us are pulling for him.
The request is also made that the
new fire hose, which the local fire Mount Baker was closed some days
The fishing grounds, I mean
Our pitching staff was the finest in
company be ordered to install suf­
Mrs. Marie A. Hanson of Port- department claims it needs.
ago to all entry.
the league.
ficient and necessary equipment, waters, are government canals, with land, district deputy of the Wood­
The council agreed that new hose
These new closures bring the to­
Summary.
lines and power to adequately sup­ a dike for drainage in the Columbia men circle, was in town last week in was needed, but the fire chief was tal closed area in Oregon up to 1,-
R H E
ply the public served by the comp­ valley—a real little “Holland." the interest of her organization.
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(Concluded
on
422,730 acres, and in Washington to Vernonia
201 002 000—5 7 3
any and any further order that the Every mode of travel is by motor
3,658,847 acre» or a total for the Camas ........... 100 000 201—4 7 t
commission may deem just and boat or skiffs. They have a 7-day-
district of 5,081,577 acres under
a-week
mail
route.
Mail
boxes
are
on
Batteries, Davis, Manning and
necessary in the premises.
the various forms of closures.
Hudson; Daman and Gubble.
Attorney Sheeley says that the floats, and the motor boat operator
The forest service states that
The
Errors, Blackman, Austinson and
annual report to the public service I deposits mail in the boxes.
these closures are made necessary Hudson, three base hits, Roberts and
farms
are
behind
dikes,
making
a
commission by the company shows a
because of the extreme dryness of Wright, two base hits, Austinson,
valuation of $247,000; that the | pretty section. There are miles of
forest cover, and _t he high fire Tedland, Merritt, Kotula, Davis,
canals,
with
a
main
200
feet
wide
total assessed valuation according to|
The statement points out sacrifice, Dowd. Hitts off Daman 8,
hazard.
and
a
minimum
depth
of
18
feet.
the last assessment by the state tax!
the responsibility of every com­ Davis 6 in 8 innings, off Manning
The
water
in
these
canals
is
clear
commission was $71,000.
munity and every individual to help 1 in 2 innings, struck out by Da­
and cool, with a tide of four feet
enforce forest fire regulation* and man 1, walked 1, Davis 8, Manning 2
Fine orchards can be seen growing
TO PROMOTE STRAW­ on the banks of these canals. Grain
feduce man-caused forest fire*.
hit by pitched ball, Wright. Winning
pitcher, Davis.
BERRY GROWING and corn are on an equal to south­
ern corn—not like the other Oregon
SLEEP MAY BE
A. E. Allen of the Allen & corn—where a bee can stand on its
A BAD HABIT NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Hendrickson Packing company, says hind legs and extract honey from
TEACHERS CHOSEN
that he intends to open up the Ver-, its tassel.
This reclaimed land is
By R. H. ULM, in New York Times.
nonia district this coming fall in very rich in soil, an accumulation jf
Most of us do not sleep efficient­
The teachers for the Vernonia
getting the farmers interested in deposit from the mighty Columbia
ly, and thereby waste on slumber a union high school for 1926-27 have
putting in strawberries. The cannery j since the time of Noah.
lot of time which might be salvaged all been chosen and contracts
firm hopes to interest local farmers
and added to the houn we give to signed. The teachers and their sub­
We all got home sick, after catch
in planting upwards of 100 acres. ing the black bass and white perch
work or play. Moreover, it appears, ject* are as follows:
Mr. Allen believes that this part (cropper). It made us think of our
according to the findings—which are
J. B. Wilkerson, principal, Latin,
of .the county needs to be developed old home in the sunny southland
put forth as more persuasive than trigonometry and civics; L. F. Aus­
. as fast as the timber is cut. and is —the land of Dixie. I rubbed Mr.
conclusive by the scientists who ar­ tin, sciences, boys’ athletics; Thomas
confident that the soil is especially Bloom on the back the next morn­
rived at them—that sleep is a form P. Graham, commercial subject*:
suitable for small fruits.
of intoxication.”
The doctors at Miss Flossie Perce, English; Miss
ing and discovered that he had
George Washington univenity found Mirabel Goodin, sewing, history,
eaten so many croppers that he was
that 60 to 78 hours of continuous girls' athletics; Miss Ruth Hickman,
Many Dance on Boat.
growing a dorsal fin.
wakefulness had no great physical French, Spanish; Mrs. Hammack,
!
The last boat dance of the season
These are the best fishing waters
effect upon the nine subjects. algebra and geometry.
on the steamer Swan, sponsored by we have found in the west, and we
Those who were accustomed to sleep­
The union high school will com­
the St. Helens post, American Le- are sure going again, soon.
Our
ing six hours each night awoke fully mence its classes on September 6.
.' gion, was held Thursday of last next trip will be to Lambert’s camp
refreshed in about ten hours. Those
week.
•
one-half mile from the Columbia.
Recorder's Work Light Now.
who usually slept from eight to nine
Many Legionnaires from Vernon- where the harvest trout are on their
hours awoke fully normal after ten
The city recorder reports that
ia, Rainier, Clatskanie and St. Ifel- run. So look out for a day of real
to eleven hours in bed. This gives hl* work has been the lightest the
ens made the trip. The boat left nt' sport! It will be trout, not croppies
support to the deduction that sleep past weak since he came into office,
8 p. m. and returned at 10:30 p.' or bass.
may be in much part a bad habit, as three yean ago. Mr. Reasoner was
m. after a short run down the river.' When a southerner works he gives
Dnncing was the chief diversion. A his full time.
Give him a gun or
Every dollar spent in Vernor.ia' ments of stock and beter service to Socrates, Samuel Johnson and glad of this because it has given
Visitors usually Thomas A. Edison have contended. him a chance to catch up with his
fishing tackle and he will come home comes back to the spender with in the community,
light lunch was served.
Portland post No. 1, American' with a full bag or creel. What he terest, figuratively speaking. There judge a town by the size and ap-
books before the assessment rush,
Mast Meeting to be Held.
soon to come.
.Legion, and the Portland Auxiliary J does, he does well (pardon U3 for is no wiser use of money. In the pearance of its business district
A mass meeting of the legal voter*
’‘• 'will give a dance on the Swan Fri-, blowing our own horn, but if we first place, we are assured jf get­ The storekeeper’s ability to make a
Filipino Infant Dias.
day night. August 27, leaving East blow now, ourselves, no one will ting the best goods and servic'1. and good showing in this respect de­ of Union High School No. 1 will
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
blow it for us, so that is why you in the next place we are making an pends upon thq local patronage be held at the school building at 2
"Alder street dock at 8:30 p. m.
they receive.
hear the blast.)
investment with the same cash.
P. m. August 26, for the purpose C. A ring, Filipinos, died at their
Bigger store* pay bigger taxes and of discussing the budget. Following home in Vernonia Sunday morning,
You will not hear a blast from
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Laws of St.
By patronizing our local mer­
Helens Were Sunday guest* at the' our horn until trout run in the Co chants, we are helping to build up the public improvements and other the meeting the poll* will be open aged one month and five day*. The
This benefits that come from higher until 7:00 p. m. to vote on the tax child was Ruffering from acute
home of Mrs. Laws’ parents. Judge lumbia; until then silence wlil pre- Vernonia’s business section.
question as published.
diarrhea. Interment was in Portland.
means larger stores, bigger assort­ revenues are enjoyed by all.
and Mrs. W. A. Harris.
(Concluded on Page 3)
LICHT SERVICE
LIGHT FRANCHISE
TEAM TO LOSE DAVIS
Dollar Spent al Heme Comes Back