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Enternd at Vernonia, Oregon,
Postotiiae as Second-Class Matter.
VERNONIA. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1927
VOL. 5 NO. 34
Adjusted Bonus Loans Florida Residents
Teddy W. Leavitt
Heiber Heads
Columbia
County
Geo. A. Nelson Hulun School
Put
Faith
in
Future
1
To
Be
Made
Available
News Staff To Conduct Evan­
Fair Dates Sat
Urges Dairying
gelistic Meetings For War Veterans Soon
Speaks In Favor of Industry
At Chamber Meeting.
Big Payroll Year Around
Believe* It Is Necessary To
Have Cows in Valley
Before Manufacturing
Geo. A. Nelson of St. Helens,
Columbia county agent, spoke at
the meeting of the local chamber
of commerce in the social rooms
of the Christian church Thursday
night relative to which kind of
agriculture should be introduced in­
to the Nehalem to bring the quick­
est and best returns to the resi­
dents here. He favored the dairy­
ing industry.
“If you are going to build a
city for the future,” said Mr. Nel­
son, “it is necessary that there
always be marketable rrops in the
vicinity. The timber is one of the
first crops taken off here and the
next logical step is the establish­
ment of farm crops to take place
of the inlome now derived from
the timber. A decided advantage
to any community is a good road
in each direction.
“At the present time an extra
highway to the coast is needed,
berause the Columbia highway is
already too crowded during the
summer and the time will likely
come when it is too crowded most
of the year. You may win sup­
port for the proper completion of
the Inland highway this year, but
by keeping persistently after it,
success will reward your efforts
some day, and this vicinity will
be immeasurably benefited there­
by. The Inland highway will be
a vital asset to all of the county
and this part of the state when
it is put in proper condition.
“When the Nehalem’s timber has
been large removed, it will be
necessary to depend on the second
growth and other crops that can
bs raised,” said Mr. Nelson. “Agri­
culture is the basic industry of the
United States and it will be in
Vernonia at some future date.
“A lot of land is being opened
up now in the vicinity of Mist
and Biskenfeld and more will be
cultivated near Vernonia in the
near future,” according to Mr.
Nelson, who stated that he be­
lieves dairying is the industry to
be developed at this time. He says,
“You could support a large cream­
ery here that would mean an
enormous payroll for the valley,
and steady the whole year. Ver­
nonia itself is a good market for
dairy products.
“The creamery at St. Helens has
a payroll of $60,000 a year, with
includes the wages of three men
and the cream checks distributed
to the dairymen. The dairy bus­
iness is not seasonal, it is steady
through all the seasons and is a
good filler between the other crops.
I believe it is the best business to
■tart with in the Nehalem valley,”
■aid Mr. Nelson.
“At present there are very close
to 300 cows in the Nehalem valley.
Nearly all of these are needed to
■apply the local demand for raw
milk. But the production of milk
here and the profits shown compare
favorably with those of other sec­
tions of the state. There should
ba 2000 cows here and a large
butter or cheese manufacturing
plant in Vernonia. Columbia is al­
ready a dairy county with 42 per
cent of the total agricultural bus­
iness of the county classed as
dairy products.”
Mr. Nelson also stated that poul­
try and sheep can be raised suc­
cessfully on logged-off lands, as
well aa vegetables and small fruits.
Enough of the latter should be
produced here to pay for the in­
stallation of a local cannery, he
■aid. He hoped that it will be pos­
sible to interest dairymen to come
to the Nehalem.
Investigate
School
Need«
Principal O. A. Anderson of the
Vernonia grade schools spoke on the
grade school situation here and
pointed out that added classroom
apace is needed immediately. He
asked that the chamber president
appoint a committee to investigate
Please turn to page 4
A change in the method of re­
porting news for Vernonia high
school and the grades was effect­
ed Tuesday by the appointment
of a full staff, headed by Helen
Heiber as editor, to replace the
one correspondent elected each
year to report the school news for
the Eagle. The purpose is to di­
vide up the work of gathering the
news among several students and
consequently give more complete in­
formation of school happenings.
After this week, as much of one
page as is needed will be used for
school news.
By next week the staff will be
working in earnest and the work
outlined for the remainder of the
term, according to Miss Heiber,
who adds, “With the use of a page
of the paper, an enthusiastic staff
and cooperation among them we
hope by the time of the next issue
to have the staff organized and
working
together,
consequently
there will be results.”
The remainder of the staff is
as follows: Veldon Parker, assist­
ant editor; sports, Ward Gooding;
senior class reporter, Annie Laurie
Laird; junior, Edward Roles; so­
phomore, Russell Peck; freshman,
Phoebe Greenman.
Gare of Oregon Lawns
Depends on Kind Wanted
Lawns require different care
varying with the soil and kind of
lawn desired, says the landscape
gardening and soils departments of
Oregon state college. Slightly acid
soils grow white clover but will
not successfully grow Kentucky
blue grass. Fertilizers that favor
white clover are phosphoric acid
and potash. Nitrate of soda or some
organic ammoniate applied in the
spring is satisfactory for blue-grass.
Where the soil is very acid or a
lawn free from weeds is necessary,
creeping-bent grass is successfully
grown. It grown in soils so acid
that weeds won’t live. By applying
acid fertilizers as sulphate of am­
monia a smooth turf can be ob­
tained.
For small lawns in general it is
practical to apply to a reliable
seed dealer for a soluble nitrogen
fertilizer for blue-grass, phosphate
for white clover and a mixture of
equal parts of ammonium sulfate
and bone meal for creeping bent.
These fertilizers are applied as
a top dressing in the spring at
the rate of 2 or 3 pounds to the
square rod. They are put on when
the lawn is dry. Otherwise it is
soaked afterwards with a hose.
Planting of various vegetables
in Oregon will be later than us­
ual this season because of the un­
usual amount of rainfall and gen­
eral backward spring, says the ex­
periment station at the state col­
lege. Quick acting fertilizers as
nitrate of soda and sulfate ot
ammonia are helpful in stimulating
the growth of such vegetables as
lettuce, peas, beets, carrots or
spinach. These fertilizers are ap­
plied as a side dressing to the
rows at the rate of 100 to 200
pounds to th acre or 14- 1 pound
per 100 foot row. They are pre­
ferably applied before or during
a rain, care being taken that
the fertilizer doesn’t get on the
plants.
E««ay Contest Open«.
Concerned over the increase that
took place in 1926 compared with
1925 in the number of highway
grade crossing accidents and be­
lieving that more care should be
exercised by all those crossing
railroad tracks, the American Rail­
way association announced recently
plans for a nation-wide essay con­
test among the school and college
students with three cash prizes of
$250 each.
One prize will be awarded for
the best essay by a grammar stu­
dent, a similar prize for the best
essay by a high school student and
a like amount for the best essay
by a college student.
Under the rules prescribed by
the association, the subject of the
essay is to be “Cross Crossings
Cautiously” and each essay is lim­
ited to 250 words.
The essays are to be sent to J.
C. Caviston, secretary of the safety
section of the American Railway
association at 30 Vesey street. New
York city, by not later than June 1.
Services Will Be Held Each Head of Veterans’ Organ za-
Evening, Starting April 3
tion Identify applications
Teddy W. Leavitt, who is said
to be one of the most outstand­
ing evangelists on the Pacific coast,
will start evangelistic services here
Sunday in the new Christian church.
The meetings will be held every
evening for one month. He is ac­
companied by Claude Neely, tenor
soloist and song leader, and Helen
De Rush Neely, pianist.
Evangelist Leavitt is a grad­
uate of the Eugene Bible univer­
sity, and has been actively engag­
ed as a pastoP and evangelist since
that time. He is said to be an
eloquent and powerful speaker.
Rev. Leavitt says: “You cannot
be a Christian and be inactive. If
you are living in this community
and are not engaged in Christian
work, you are backsliding. Work
out your salvation with fear and
trembling. If you are a ‘has been’
get back on the firing line at the
earliest possible moment and bear
your share of the load. The rebuke
of the Master to those who are
turned away into everlasting pun­
ishment will not be ‘you did not
feel sorry for them," but ‘ye did
it not I’ Rally to the cause Show
your colors. ‘He that is not for
me is against me.”
The Leavitt-Neely Soul Winning
company is the only evangelistic
company in the west known to be
doing strictly -missionary work.
For six years Evangelist Teddy
Leavitt, head of the company, has
given his and his wife’s time to
evangelistic work without a cent
of salary. Recently the company
has been organized with provisions
to raise funds to pay salaries to
those actively engaged in the field.
This team goes from place to
place where there are no churches
of Christ, or where the church Is
too small to be self supporting,
and holds meetings, organizing,
strengthening and building up
churches. Thousands have been ad­
ded to the church through their
efforts and a number of new chur­
ches have been organized.
The team is composed of Evan­
gelist Teddy W. Leavitt, Claude
Neely, tenor soloist and song lead­
er, and Helen De Rush Neely,
pianist. Each of these are said to
be especially talented in their par­
ticular line. The individual accom­
plishments and history of these
folks is said to be a long story
in itself.
The Church of Christ, or Christ­
ian church as it is also familiarly
Please turn to page 4.
Loans on adjusted bonus In­
surance certificates will be issued
by the United States veterans’
bureau, beginning shortly after
April 1, according to A. B. Richeson
of the veterans’ bureau in Port­
land.
Allen W. Robertson of Eugene
is slated to receive check No. 1
from the regional office of the
bureau. His check will be for $135.
He secured the necessary forms
from the East and mai’»d them in
before the forms had even arrived
in Portland. In fact, the forms have
not arrived yet, but they are ex­
pected soon.
The loan which a veteran can
secure will be the value of the
certificate at date of application,
which is given on the face of the
certificate. Applications should be
mailed in rather than submitted
in person, wherever this is pos­
sible.
Applications for a loan must be
identified by the head of a veterans’
organization or by a government
employee. The American Legion in
Portland has volunteered its aid
for those wishing to make out ap­
plications for the loan.—Journal.
Legion Vaudeville
Pleases Audience
Amusing a crowded house for the
.better part of two hours at the
Majestic theatre Monday night, the
vaudeville show presented under
the auspices of Vernonia post, Am­
erican Legion, was said to have
“gone over with a bang.”
So
pleased were many of the patrons
of the show that they have encour­
aged the local troupe to present the
production in other places. It is
said that an invitation already re­
ceived from Clatskanie may be ac­
cepted.
The members of the cast in the
show prefer to give the credit for
the performance mainly to Dr. Geo.
Pasto, who directed. Those who
participated were: Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Nance, T. P. Graham, R.
L. Treharne, E. H. Washburn, Ralph
Peil, J. E. Covington, L. Schultz,
Dave O’Donnell, Elizabeth George,
Lorraine Space and Mr. Yeo. Wash­
bum managed the production.
After the show a banquet was
held at the home of Mrs. Blanken­
ship by the members of the cast
as a tribute to Doctor Pasto.
Says Voters Responsible For
Increasing The Tax Burden
Heavie«t
Increase«
in
Taxe«
Have Occured
This District.
In
The
School
Levies
In
St. Helens, Oregon
March 26, 1927.
Vernonia Eagle
Vernonia, Oregon.
Dear Sirs:
There being numerous complaints from the Vernonia section, as to
high taxes this year, I wish that you would print this statement of taxes
levied in and around Vernonia for the years 1924, 1925 and 1926.
Special levies in city of Vernonia, voted by the people or by the
common council.
■1924
city tax
$344,735.00
$ 6,067.33
Valuation
9
99
1925
425,965.00
14,184.63
9
99
430,700.00
1926
15,031.43
2,711,215.00
1924 special school tax
3,253.46
99
99
99
3,159,750.00
1925
24,330.07
99
99
99
3,235,025.00
1926
44,319.84
99
4,589,900.00
16,523.64
1924 union high
”
”» 99
99
>»
5,206,325.00
17,180.87
1925
f
»»
99
99 99
4,155.665.00
34,492.02
1926
5,624,835.00
50,623.51
1924 special road
No.
9
»»
99
5,735,005.00
" 9 57,350.05
1925
'■ 99
99
99
54,775.65
5,477,565.00
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’
9
1926
99
99
99
344,735.00
” 16
1924
1,723.67
99
99
**
425,965.00
”
16
2,555.79
1925
99 ’S
99
99
2,584.20
430,700.00
” 16
1926
school, and road
Taxes levied by the state and county for state, _____
'“in the
purposes. Amounts shown are proportion paid by property withi
N
47
corporate limits of the rity of Vernonia, and in school district No.
respectively.
344,745.00
1924 general tax city of Vernonia.
val.
99
425,965.00
1925
”
”
”
99
430,700.00
1926
”
"
”
”
Amount paid by valuation in school district No. 47 after deducting
amount apportioned to city of Vernonia.
$2,366,480.00
valuation
1924 balance
to 9. d. 47 $48,986.14
99
2,733,785.00
9. d. 47
1925
55,222.46
**
99
2,804,325.00
1 1926
«7 £ D
9. vl. d. *• 47 I
(U a U, V V
61,134.29
While a steady increase in valuations is noted in the last three years,
it will be noted that lhe heaviest increase in taxes has occured in the
school levied, the union high school tax, which is more than doubled
over last year, while the school tax in the elementary school is nearly
double that of last year, and over thirteen and one-half times greater
than in 1924.
All taxes above mentioned, with the exception of paragraphs 6
7are voted by the voters of the respective districts, and from
above figures, it is readily apparent that the voters are largely re-
sponsible for the increasing tax burden.
Very truly yours,
W. S. Roberta
County Assessor.
Miami, March 10, 1927.
Had a nice visit with Dr. Baker,
brother of District Attorney John
Baker, of Hood River. Dr. Baker
has lived here for three years and
had been coming to southern Flori­
da many winters before that. He
took us for a ride all around Mia­
mi Beach, pointing Out improve­
ments that had been made in the
different parts of the city as
well as at the beach, and one
could not help being amazed at Fair Will Include One Sun­
what has been done here.
day and Labor Day—
“Five years ago there was noth­
ing here,” said Dr. Baker. “What
Early This Year.
is now Miami Beach was but a
long, narrow sand beach that sep­
The 16th annual Columbia county
arated the ocean from Biscayne fair will be held on the fair grounds
Bay. We used to come over here at Deer Island September 2, 3, 4
in a launch to bathe in the Burf. and 5. This is the earliest that the
The bay was shallow and a few fair will ever have been held. It
high places above water, while will include Labor day and one
the rest was a mangrove swamp, Sunday. In place of the sports on
full of alligators. Now look at Sunday there will be a well-known
it The land has all been filled evangelist present to deliver a ser­
in, the alligators are all gone, a mon and a band concert will be
causeway three miles long connects given. Saturday will be children’s
it with the business center of Mia­ day and all children will be ad­
mi, and the beach is well built up mitted free of charge.
with large hotels, apartment houses
The fair premium has been check­
and fine homes. This has all hap­ ed and revised. The most decided
pened in five years. Last year change was made in the school
the drives were lined with large department. In club work there
shade trees and palms, but the will be awarded five cash prizes
hurricane has destroyed them all, of $5 to $1; for each club de­
except a few. Yet they will soon monstration that is of sufficient
grow again.”
merit will be awarded three prizes
We drove for several miles around of $3 to $1. There are expected to
the island, as it is now on ac­ be demonstrations in canning, mak­
count of canals being built through ing of prune bread and camp cook­
from the bay to the ocean. There ery. The work is to be judged by
are a number of large exclusive leaders of the state.
Because of finiancial conditions
hotels, fine enough to suit the
wealthy, fashionable guests, and all school exhibits will be awarded
and there are others for the or­ ribbons; also points toward the
dinary people. One very fine ho­ grand prize for each of the dif­
tel has rates from $1.50 up, while ferent sized schools. The results
others have a minimum charge of of election of officers were as
$15. There is every class of ac­ follows:
T. J. Graham of Marshland, pres­
comodations. One hotel is on one
of the man-made islands, for ex­ ident; R. N. Lovelace, Rainier, vice
president; Elizebeth Murray, St.
clusive guests only.
A large, public bathing beach, Helens, treasurer; Paul Adams,
with a million-dollar bath house, Warren, secretary. The following
pier and amusement place now be­ were elected department superin­
ing erected, will take care of local tendents:
Ralph Tarbell, Warren, cattle,
folk and tourists who live on the
mainland or those on the beach who hogs, goats, sheep; A. L. Morris,
are not in the exclusive hotels, Warren, agriculture; Ray Tarbell,
some of the latter having beaches Warren, poultry; George A. Nelson,
open only to their guests. With St. Helens, livestock and club work;
the temperature of the water from Mrs. Addie Levi, St. Helens, bak­
72 to 74 degrees in winter, surf ing and canning; Mrs. Fred Adams,
bathing is an attraction that would St. Helens, needle-work; Mrs. Ar­
bring many tourists here regard­ thur Mace, St. Helens, floral de­
less of anything else, so long as partment; Miss Nina H. Little, St.
there are accomodations. Southern Helens, children’s clinic; Jarvis
Florida has the only warm surf Davis, Jankton, Sports and races;
bathing in winter to be found on Miss Elizebeth Murray, St. Helens,
the mainland o’f the United States. school department and club work.
Miami Beach is fast catching up
Leiter Sheeley Move« Officr.
with Palm Beach in attractiveness,
Lester Sheeley, city attorney and
fine hotels, exclusive residences and secretary of the Vernonia chamber
beauty of surroundings, yet is on­ of commerce, moved his office Fri­
ly five years old, while Palm Beach day to the Pringle building at the
has been building for nearly 40 corner of Second and Bridge
years.
streets.
The building has been
Dr. Baker also took us out to partitioned off and Mr. Sheeley
where the Florida East Coast rail­ occupies the second office back
road is building large railroad shops, from the front.
The chamber of commerce office
with five or six miles of switching
tracks, while the Seaboard Atr and information bureau is in the
Line is building a similar place near front of the building. Wm. Pringle
by. The former road has also double who has taken out a license to
tracked its road the entire length. sell real estate, also has an office
>
“What does all this mean?” said in the building.
Dr. Baker. “Th«re is not freight Vernonia'« Rose Festival Budding.
enough coming or going down here
Plans for Vernonia’s rose fes­
to warrant all this expenditure, yet tival are progressing rapidly. The
the railroad officials must know date, depending upon weather con­
what they are doing. They must ditions, will not be set definitely
have eonfidence in the future of until later. A plan whereby the
Florida, or know of some large Vernonia flower will be chosen by
manufacturing enterprises that are popular vote is being devised.
coming here. People in the north
Prizes will be given for the best
think that Florida is dead; that general display, that is an assort­
it is a place of swamps, alligators, ment, of flowers and also for the
snakes and mosquitos, with no fu­ best individual flowers of the fol­
ture. Yet men of wide vision are lowing varieties: Rose, sweet pea,
still pouring millions into perman­ aster, dahlia, zenia and gladiola.
ent enterprises. The alligators have
Tenni« Meeting Held.
dissapeared into the remote places,
Friday after school a meeting
and I have never seen a rattle­
snake out of captivity. Yet there was called for all those interested
are some here. I have faith in in tennis. The meeting was held
the future of Florida as a legi­ in the senior room. Officers were
timate, growing proposition, but elected and plans were discussed
am glad the wild real estate specu­ for getting the ground ready for
lation has stopped. Values were use. Percy Bergerson arranged to
boosted out of all reason and had have the grader here Wednesday
to drop Sometime. We have our which will level the ground. The
problema to solve in getting more members of the club will put on
land into cultivation, but it will the finishing touches with their
be worked out in time. There are rakes and hoes, Since there are
no crops raised here in summer, so many tennis enthusiasts, this
as most of the glade lands are work should be completed In ■
covered with water in summer, but short time.
Last year the tennis club did
the drainage canals will correct
that. We need farmers to raise considerable work on the courts of
crops in summer to supply the the grade school, but this year,
local demand, instead of having since the ground is available, we
to ship in all of our foodstuffs ex­ are going to build courts of our
own.
Please turn to page 4
September 2,3, 4,5 Desig­
nated Uy Fair Board.
1. J. Graham Is President