Entered at Vernonia, Oregon,
Poatoffioe as Second-Class Matter.
VERNONIA. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1927.
Chamber of Commerce
Opening
Cleanup Day Roads For East Extended
Travel Will Hold Big Meeting
Is April 21
Tonight in Church Hall
American Legion in Charge of
City Beautification
Half-holiday Is Declared
Street
Petitions
Engage
Attention of Council
At Monday Meeting.
Taking but a few minutes of
its long' session Monday night for
the declaration of April 21 as
Vernonia’s 1927 Clean-up day, the
council ordered that half of Thurs­
day, April 21, be set aside for
the cleaning and renovation of
the city of Vernonia. The day
was set in response to the re­
quest of Vernonia post, American
Legion, who will have charge of
the work. Detailed plans for the
day will be annuonced in the
next two issues of the Eagle.
County Roadmaster Hall made
an estimation for the city on east
side streets that were petitioned
,by the property owners to be im­
proved. He reported that the cost
.»ouiu exeeeu loe amounts available
ion nearly every parcel of land af­
fected. There are tax claims again­
st most ui me property winch
.amount to from one-half to two-
.tUirus ox the assessed vuiuauoa.
ilf one lot is less than the esti­
mated cost against that lot it wili
.block the whole work, according to
Mr. Hall.
The matter was referred back
itp the property owners to decide
whether they can arrange to re-
.duc* the amounts charged against
.the property, or reduce the amount
.and cost of the improvement.
A petition was presented by
property owners for the laying out
.of a street between Second and
Third streets one block north of
Bridge street. They claimed that
.this has been used interruptedly
,by the public for the past 40 years
ias a road. But the property is pri­
vately owned, except tor a small
parcel accupied by the city jail, and
the council did not feel disposed to
ibuy the property interfering in or-
ider to lay out a street. The matter
was laid .on the table for further
(consideration.
The feasibility
buying water
-meters for the whole city was dis­
cussed although no action was ta­
ken. It was reported that meters
would cost more than $10 each and
that the saving in water to many
users and the extra income to
the city from the heavy users would
soon pay for the meters. A method
of raising the money to buy the
meters was the difficult question
which was not answered.
At present water users are en­
titled to 2000 gallons per month
as a maxium for the flat rate
charge. But at present a check­
up of city water users, which did
not include many of the heaviest
. users, revealed that the average
, consumption in Vernonia is in the
neighborhood of 5000 gallons per
month. This is believed to be an
...excessive amount of water for the
: rates ,and it is the opinion of
members of the council that the
i maxium should be placed at 3000
¿gallons, with an extra charge for
«consumption greater than that for
me .month.
Grade Schools Welcome
Public To Attend The
Open House Day April 8
The Washington and Lincoln
grade schools are having an “open
house day, April 8. We are urg­
ing all parents, and people who
have not children in school, to
.come on this day and visit each
room. See the classes in session
find out what we are doing and
see the large exhibit of work both
in classroom and art work. There
will be some work of each childs,
in art on exhibit.
This exhibit is being held so
that you can see what our school
is really doing. Come and spend
the day if you like, visit the
classes in which you are most in­
terested, hear the children recite
and watch them work. “We expect
you.”
Mrs. Nichol, Art Superintendent.
Transcontinental roads from the
northwest to t^e eastern states are
beginning to open for travel, ac­
cording to word received by the
| Oregon State Motor association
from the clubs located in the Rocky
mountain districts w-hee transcon­
tinental roads have been blocked
all winter by snow.
The best route at this time is
the Old Oregon Trail to Odgen,
Utah, closing at that point to
Echo City, which is located on
the Lincoln highway, and -following
that highway east to Cheyenne
where the motorist may drop south
to Denver if he desires, or continue
on the Lincoln highway to Omaha,
Nebraska.
The road in Western Wyoming
and (eastern Utah in Echo canyon
is still very muddy, and according
to the last reports traffic was
having difficulty in getting through,
but the* secretary of the Utah State
Automobile association states in
a report to the Oregon association
he is certain the road will be dry
and in good passable condition by
April tenth. The road into Chey­
enne is fair; good from there to
Denver, and east by way of the
Victory highway, or U. S. No. 40.
The Lincoln highway from Chey­
enne to Omaha is also reported
good. The best route from Omaha
to Chicago is by way of Sioux
City, Fort Dodge, Dubuque, and
Rockford. This routing from Onia
ha to Chicago is graveled or pav
ed with the exception of 20 miles
between Omaha and Sioux City
which is bad when wet.
The Inland Automobile club of
Spokane reports that the Yellow­
stone Trail from their city east will
not be in good condition until the
latter part of April or the first
of May. However, travel will be
able to get through by the mid­
dle of April by detouring by way
■>f Sandpoint and Thompson Falla
to Missoula. Roads in Montana are
bad when wet so it depends on
weather conditions entirely whether
or not they will be in first class
condition until late spring.
Motorists should not make the
mistake of going south to Sacra­
mento hoping to get east from
there as the road passes in the
Sierra Nevada mountains are clos­
ed with eight foot of snow, and
will not be open for several mon­
ths yet. If a southern route is
desired, motorists should go south
to Southern California and take
the Old National Trails at Los
Angeles. This is a good graveled
road leading direct to Kansas City,
and paved from there on to New
York city. All transcontinental
roads are open by the middle of
June.
Evangelistic Services
At Christian Church
Draw Large Crowds
An overflow house greeted Evan­
gelists Leavitt and Neely Sunday
night. About twice the number
turned out to hear Teddy Leavitt’s
message as were present for the
morning service. It was necessary
to secure additional seating facil­
ities for those present. It is said
that still more benches are being
added that will make comfortable
seats for all.
Special music is to be a feature
of each service and a large choir
is being organized by Mr. Neely.
Evangelis Leavitt will discuss the
following topics this week:
Thursday evening: "Is the Bible
Inspired of God?”
Friday: “Archaeology a Proof of
the Bible.”
Saturday: “A strong Man’s Fin­
ish.”
Sunday morning: “Like a Man,
Like a God.”
Sunday evening: “Who Cares?”
C. W. Loughlin, manager of the
Astoria cooperative creamery, will
be the principal speaker at the
meeting of the chamber of gcom-
merce tonight in the social rooms
of the new Christian church. The
ladies of the church have announc­
ed that supper wll be served
promptly at 6:30.
Secretary Lester Sheeley of the
chamber of commerce earnestly
asks that all persons interested in
the development of the dairy In­
dustry of the Nehalem valley,
whether members of the chamber
or not, be present for the occas on.
There is ample seating capacity for
the crowd that is expected to at­
tend.
E.angelists Teddy Leav’U at»i
Claud Neely, who are conducting a
campa-gn in the Christian church
at present, have promised to be
present and make short speeches
tonight. Mr. Neely is also known
to be an accomplished entertainer
as we'l as a singer.
U. Of 0, To Stage
Track Meet April 23
University of Oregon, Eugene,
April 5,—Track teams of all high
schools in the state have been in­
vited to a high school relay track
meet, involving .six regular and
four special events which will be
staged on Hayward field here on
April 23 under the supervision of
the university. The state champion­
ship and trophies in all events
will be at stake.
The six regular events schedul­
ed are the quarter mile relay, two
mile relap, half mile relay, one
mile relay, sprint medley relay and
distance medley relay, In the sprint
medley the distance will be 110
yards, 220 yards and 440 yards.
In the longer medley, the distance
will be 220 yards, 440 yards, 880
yards and 1320 yards. The special
events for individual entries are
the pole vault, broad jump, high
jump and 100-yard dasn.
According to Virgil D. Earl, dir­
ector of athletics at the university,
the response received already from
high schools of the state have
been encountering. “A desire to
stimulate track in the high schools
of the state prompts those in
charge of athletics here to hold
this carnival,” Mr. Earl said in a
statement issued concerning the
meet.
“Since the discontinuance of the
state track meets held at Oregon
agricultural college and the univer­
sity of Oregon, revived by the
Aggies this year after a lapse of
several seasons, there has been a
lack of incentive for high school
boys to consider track a major
sport. Oregon will endeavor to re­
habilitate the sport with an annual
relay carnival, the first to be on
April 23.
SPECIAL FAIR PRIZE OFFERED
“E. H. Wise, of Roguelea Farm,
Route 2, Grants Pass, Oregon, will
award a purebred Jersey heifer calf,
sired by St. Mawes Rhinda Lad Ro-
saire, to the highest scoring Oregon
Jersey Calf club member at the
state Fair on the following basis:
Animal, 25 per cent, Showmanship,
25 per cent, Herdsmanship, 25 per
cent. Record Book, 25 per cent.
The above award will be subject
to the following conditions. Com­
petition is open to grade or pure­
bred Jersey females. Purebred an­
imals must be registered in the
name of the club member showing,
with the American Jersey Cattle
club, at least 30 days prior to the
opening of the State Fair. All fit­
ting and caring for the animal
both prior to and during the State
Fair must be done by the club
member, and violations of this rule
will disqualify members from com­
petition. No club member will be
awarded more than one calf.”
STUDY CLUB MEETS
An interesting meeting was en­
joyed by members of the Studi-
club last Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Judd Greenman discussed Shakes­
peare and his contemporaries. The
nest meting will be held at the
home of Mrs. M. D. Cole April
14. The subject will be modem American Flags Pre­
literature and each member is re­
sented to Churches
quested to name and discuss her
Led
by
Mrs. Sarah Spencer,
favorite author.
members
of
the i ical Women’s
A delightful lunch was served
Relief corps apeared at the Sunday
by the hostess, Mrs. M. Space.
morning services of he Evangelical
State will spend $40,009 on Clat­ and Christian church) s and present­
sop plains national guard encamp­ ed each of those institutions with
ment grounds at Astoria.
a large American flag.
The Relief Corps had previously
Southern Pacific Railroad to
erect new passenger and freight given flags to the schools, with
station in Algoma.
smaller flags to each room.
VOL. 5, NO. 35.
Happenings Along
The Way Noitli
River Chambers
To Meet April 8
(By A. D. Moe)
Fayetteville, Tenn., March 17, 1927.
We drove over the causeway at
Daytona Monday morning to the
With characteristic speed, the
famous Daytona Beach, wh.re the
new Legion hall near the south end
sand packs hard on a sloping beach
of first street was started Mon­
and makes a perfect driveway fox-
day afternoon. It is to be a frame about 15 miles. It is a favorite
building 40x60 feet, facing east,
drive at low tide, sightseeing bus­
about 20 feet back from the front
es making a regular five-mile drive
of the lot. With practically all
along the beach, and an automobile
of the work being donated, the
race is scheduled for this week at
local boys expect to have the
that place. Daytona is one of the
building on the road to completion
To Seek Cooperation For
old tourist cities and is still popu­
by the first of next week.
lar. Many large old homes still
Development of Inland
The Legion membership drive,
which closed March 31, was a dis- adorn the city, while very large
Highway.
appointment to members of the trees arc an attraction that would
local post. A total of 307 members be worth millions to the resorts in
were signed up by last Thursday the southern part of the state. The
A metting of vital importance
Indian river empties into the ocean
night, but Coquille had 89, which
to the whole lower Columbia river
at this place.
gave them a greater percentage In­
The Dixie highway goes north basin will be held Friday at St.
crease of membership over the four-
Helens 'when the delegates and
year average than Vernonia had from here to St. Augustjne, but members of the Lower Columbia
goes
inland
a
few
miles,
so
that
by just four per cent. It means
associated chambers of commerce
the loss of the large state Stewart the ocean is not in view. Around will meet in conference to discuss
Hastings,
about
half
way
between
trophy, but the retention of the
many important matters in the
district trophy. M. E. Catkin, who the two cities, is the potato country. way of development of this great
Many
large
fields
are
seen
along
responsible for getting about
section.
three-fourths of the members, says; the highway, and they were near
Governor I. L. Patterson will ba
the
blooming
stage.
Potatoes
are
“That’s all right, we'll have nearly
one of the pnncipul speakers ot
100 more signed up within the next a very profitable crop, as they are
shipped to northern markets at a the day. The problem of re
three months.”
forestation will receive special at-
Mayor Guy Mills, R. M. Aldrich, time to bring high prices.
St. Augustine is the oldest city tention at the conference. The
president of the Vernonia chamber
of commerce, and several others in the United States, with many promotion of the dairy interests
and poultry raising will also coma
«■ere photographed with legionnaires historic places. Here also are very
in for a share of attention at the
old
shade
trees
that
line
the
streets,
at the breaking of the ground
meeting.
for the new Legion hall Monday with old homes occupying a full
From present indications more
block still remaining intact Many
afternoon.
of the streets are narrow, requiring than 200 visitors from the lower
ono way traffic since the coming of river districts will be in attendance.
automobile. The oldest house in the The migration to St. Helens will
United States is used by the hia- begin from Cannon Beach and
torical society as a museum, Wc will embrace representatives from
visited the old fort, which was Seaside, Astoria, Long Beach, Grays
started by the Spaniards in 1636 River, Cathlamet, Longview, St
Helens, Clatskanie, Rainier and
A bond issue of $2,750,000 has and finally completed many yearc
Vernonia.
just been sold by the Oregon-Am­ later. It is open to the public and
Lester Sheeley, secretary of the
a
guide
shows
visitors
around
and
erican Lumber company to a syn­
dicate of investment firms, includ­ points out the various historical Vernonia chamber, will 'present the
ing A. G. Becker & Co., Halsey, rooms, dungeons, etc. It was built problem of the development of the
Stuart & Co., Ames Emerich & Co. not long after Moro castle in Hav­ Inland highway. Since its develop­
and Baker, Fentriss & Co. Pro­ ana, and many of the rooms, torture ment is said to be of importance
ceeds from sale of bonds will bs chambers and dungeons have a to the whole section, he will ask
for the cooperation of the other
used to pay off funded indebted­ similar appearance.
Leaving St. Augustine we drove chambers in an attempt to get
ness aggregating $1,600,000, reim­
burse the company’s treasury for to Jacksonville, which has always action on this project.
Secretary Hafenbrack of the St.
expenditures already made and pro­ been the commercial center of the
vide more working capital.
state, but in later years a rival of Helens chamber has made known
The creation of this issue called Tampa, the latter now claiming a the program for the day. It Is as
attention to the fact that lumber supremacy. We crossed a toll bridge follows:
3:30-Trip to and through tba
concerns which are committed to over the St. Johns river before
the mammoth merger on which the entering the city and went to the paper mill. Those desiring transpor­
industry of the Pacific northwest postoffice for mail, having to go tation are asked to be at the St.
is working are proceeding with around several blocks in congested Helens chamber of commerce of­
their own financing just as though traffic before we could find a place fice at that time.
no merger were in prospect. Chas. to get up to a curb with a, car.
5:00-Meeting of the committees
S. Keith, president of the Oregon- Inquiring about the road to Atlanta and directors, with president Nor-
American Lumber company, has we had the choice of two routes, blud at the Methodist church, for
been one of the more ardent ad­ one going north across the line a round-table discussion, The re­
vocates of the merger, and it was into Georgia via Waycross, the solution, reforestation committees
said Tuesday that sale of thia Issue other by way of Lake City, Fla., and the directors will be asked to
of bonds by his company in no way then north across the line to Val- be present.
indicates that it might not enter dosta. We heard many complaints
6:30-Dinner in gymnasium of
about the roads in Georgia, so con­
the amalgamation.
Methodist
church, Community sing­
The new issue consists of first cluded to use the paved road to ing, following grace by a local
Lake
City,
We
found
the
road
pav-
(closed) mortgage 6 per cent sink­
pastor. Male quartet. Roll of com-
ing fund gold bonds, dated April 1, ed to the state line, then good munities. Introduction of those pre-
gravel
and
oiled
surface
roads
the
1927, and due April 1, 1942. The
sent.
sinking fund provision binds the rest of the way. Georgia roads are
“Contented Cows in the Lower
good
when
it
is
dry,
but
roads
not
company to pay $1.25 per 1000
Columbia,” by C. W. Loughlin,
paved
or
graveled
are
bad
in
wet
feet into this retirement fund on
manager of the Lower Columbia
all timber cut from its holdings up weather.
Cooperative Dairymen’s association.
We
stopped
at
Valdosta,
Ga.
for
to April 1, 1930, or until 450,000,-
Astoria.
000 feet have been cut in case this the night. We noticed along the
“Can the Hens Straddle the
highway
going
north
signs
out
in
total is reached before that date.
Columbia?” by J. C. Lawrence,
most
of
the
towns
of
“
rooms
for
Thereafter the sum of $2.50 per
manager of the Washington Egg
1000 feet is to be paid on the next tourista.” In thia city we paaaed cooperative association, Winlock,
through
the
business
street
along
1,000,000,000 feet and thereafter
a wide boulevard and beyond the Washington.
$3 per 1000 feet.
"Pulp vs. Timber,” by B. T.
Timber holdings of the company business section were many large, McBain, paper and pulp expert.
in the vicinity of Vernonia cover fine houses, with well kept yards, Portland.
17,847 acres, estimated to contain some of which had these signs,
“What Price Forest Fires?” Maj.
over 1,581,000,000 of merchantable Stopping at one we secured a very John D. Guthrie, U. S. forest ser-
fine
room
and
were
made
welcome
timber. The big modern mill which
vice, Portland, assisted by the St.
serves the company has a capacity genuine southern hospitality, with Helens high school students.
a
space
in
their
garage
for
the
of 180,000,000. It is owned by a
Address by Gov. I. L. Patterson
subsidiary of the Central Coal & car. We learned that this custom of Oregon.
is
general
on
the
highways
in
the
Coke company, which owns 80 per
cent of the stock of the Oregon- south leading to Florida, starting
American, and is operated under a during the boom when all hotels Destroy Weeds In
Alfalfa Fields Now
lease. The timber holdings have were full and tourista had to be
been appraised at $6,787,559 and taken care of in private homes.
Alfalfa fields should be thorough­
Tourist
camps
are
quite
frequent
logging equipment is valued at $1,-
ly cultivated at this time with a
217,496. The total of net assets along the road, some with camping
harrow, states County Agent Nel­
places
only
and
a
few
with
cabins.
shown in the balance sheet, not de­
son. The purpose of this Is to
ducting this issue, is $10,030,013, But they are way behind the west
in sanitary conditions and the right destroy the weeds and grasses that
or $3647 for each $1000 bond.
have grown during the winter
Earnings of the company after kind of accomodations. Most of
them are run by the native resi­ time, and the pulverizing or the
all charges, but before depreciation,
ground which aids the alfalfa to
depletion and interest, averaged dents, and while they may suit the
better establish itself. This should
$541,861 a year for the three years local people, are unsatisfactory to
western tourista. The idea of pleas­ be done by double harrowing the
ending Dec. 31, 1926. The max­
ant, clean rooms in private homes, alfalfa both length-wise and croeo-
imum annual interest charge of
wise of the field, in order to fully
however, solves the problem.
these bonds will be $165,000.
The farther north we went the destroy the grass and weeds.
The bonds are to be offered by
The spring-tooth harrow should
firms participating in the syndicate better the country looked. In south­
ern Georgia the main crops are be used on alfalfa fields that are
at par and interest, to yield 6 per
tobacco and cotton, with occasion­ well established, as it wil destroy
cent. They are callable as a whole
ally a pecan grove, and the coun­ the grass and weeds better and
on any interest date on 60 days’
will not injure the alfalfa. On the
notice at 105 or in part for the try presents a more prosperous con­ newer seedings, the spike-tooth may
dition than we noticed going south
sinking fund at 102 and interest.
through Mississippi. As we went be used. The harrowing not only
—Oregonian.
.
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• ■ norm
north lowarai
towards Atlanta
Atlanta many
many peacn
peach . helps
neips to destroy the grass and
St. Helena Cooperative Creamery' orchids were in bloom, and they! weeds, i. but
l»uv improves
in
the growth
will spend $5,000 on improvements.
Please turn to page 5
I of the alfalfa.
St. ¡.elens To Be Scene nt
Large Gemmerce Keeling
Gov. Fatlenon To Speak
O.-A. Sells $2,750,000
Issue of Bends Recently