Thursday, June 16, 1927.^ ......
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Entered as Second Class Matter, August 4, 1922 at the
Post Office at Vernonia, Oregon, under the
Act of 'March 3, 1879
MARK E. MOE, Editor
VICTORY FOR AMERICAN IDEALS
This country never faced such a period
of prosperity as appears to be ahead of
it.
And therein lies our greatest danger.
Can we as a nation keep our head and
not become soft and discontented?
Will we in our quest for more of the
nimble dollars allow political soothsayers
to undermine our government with vision
ary schemes at public expense?
Will material prosperity give us the
“swellhead” and cause us to feel that we
are too “important” to attend to the troub
lesome little affairs of government?
If this attitude overtakes us, look out
for trouble.
As individuals we are “small potatoes”
in the scheme of economic development.
But if each individual does his part to
maintain American ideals and sound con
ditions in government and industry, “small
potatoes” will grow into big potatoes and
our national “potato crop” (stability, se
curity, prosperity) will be on a safe and
enduring basis.
The feat which Captain Charles Lind
bergh accomplished is typically American.
Nothing could better illustrate our spirit
of indivual initiative and enterprise. Every
American might be called a pioneer, for
every American has the right to strike out
with his own ideas in whatever field of
endeavor appeals to him.
It is this priceless heritage of freedom
and opportunity for the individual which
each oi us should strive to uphold. Our
government should always be maintained
on a basis which protects arid encourages
the individual and private industry, rather
than on a basis which restricts and de
stroys experiments, growth and ambition.
Not only was Lindbergh’s crossing of
the Atlantic typically American in its
freedom from pomp and ceremony, but
Lindbergh himself is symbolical of Ameri
can ideals. He had the ability, courage
and driving force to accomplish results
in the face of seemingly insurmountable
barriers.
It is the Lindbergh spirit, the American
spirit, which has given us our wonderful
modern conveniences and comforts.
The development of transcontinental
railtoads, telephones, electric power, radio,
automobiles and our system of business,
banking insurance, while not as spectac
ular as Lindbergh’s feat, required a high
type of courage, perseverance and enter
prise for their successful accomplishment.
Our system of government which has
given us unparalleled opportunities, was
founded, built up, r.nd is maintained by
men capable of undo: standing the advan
tages to be derived from the fullest en-
couragement of individual initiative and
enterprise.
THOROUGHBREDS
VERNONIA EAGLE
mentally, morally, or physically indicate
that humanity was well along on the road
to the eugenics’ Utopia long before the
first eugenic invented a title for himself?
Man can not apply to himself the same
laws of directed propagation he observes
in the breeding of horses, for while man|
is master of the lower animals he is noti
yet complete master of himself.
HELP OF ALL NEEDED
and good all
ROUND TRIPS
TRADE BUILDS CITIES
That community profits most that keeps
'.he largest percentage of its trade at home.
By the same token, the citizen who buys
away from home is helping some other I
community, instead of his own, to grow. J
Business is the lifeblood of the com-!
munity. A city or town can grow no faster!
than its business grows. And the retail
trade is a vital part of this business.
Many patrons of mail order houses and!
out-of-town stores do not realize the ex-i
tent they injure their own community and ,
themselves by diverting their trade from
home town merchants. They do not realize
that they lose far more than the few cents
they may save in the immediate transac
tion.
Industries bring money to a community,
but the community benefits only when that
money is spent at home. It gets no benefit
from the money if it passes directly from
the pay envelop to the mail order house,
the degree it does benefit being in direct
ratio to the length of time it remains in
local circulation.-
The well-meaning housewife reasons
with herself that Vernonia merchants will
not miss the few cents accompanying the
mail order or the small purchase in the
nearby city. She is at fault only in that
she does not reason far enough. Those
few cents would remain at home and that
small purchase would be made in a local
store if she multiplied them by the num
ber of housewives in the community.
Anything that can be purchased away
from Vernonia can be obtained here, and
with equal economy.
Man—through care, scientific breeding
and training—has made the horse the no
blest, most beautiful and most intelligent
of all animals. The thoroughbred is a liv
ing monument to the ingenuity of man
upon which man, although it is his own
modeling, can not gaze without awe and
admiration. Why do men and women go
to the race track and the circus? Is it to
gamble at one to sec the clowns and acro The measure of good times is the abil
bats at the other? Those are the attrac ity of the worthless to get credit.
tions for many, but vastly more are lured
there by desire to see the sleek coats,
Final proof of personality is to make
classic heads and fine proportions of fine a car salesman respect you even if you
prefer another make.
ly trained and well-bred horses.
The thoroughbred horse is the favorite
illustration of the proponents of eugenics, Perhaps the scientists are right. Man
which is only scientific breeding applied couldn’t have become as mean as he is
to the human race. They point out that in a mere seven thousand years.
man demands thoroughbred horses, cattle,
sheep, dogs and cats and they dream of If politics and an auto are anything
a Utopia -such as H. G. Wells describes, alike, doubtless lady politicians always
in which men and women will be thor-l will prefer a middle-of-the-road policy.
ouirhbreds, mentally, morally and physi-!
cally.
Conceit is just a realization of how good
None wil gainsay that most, if not all, you are: swell head is a conviction that
of society’s ills spring from those who are you couldn’t be better.
subnormal mentally, morally or physically.
Normal men and women are not found in Formerly the dealers in ladies’ ready-to-
the jitils, asylums, sanatoriums and poor wear took one-half off at the end of the
houses. But doesn't the fact, that only a season; now the manufacturers do it at
small portion of civilized man is deficient the beginning.
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Lodge Directory
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Every citizen interested in the future
of Vernonia dreams of the time when it J
will be a bigger and better community, i
He wants it to have more fine homes,!
more factories, more stores and more!
beautiful public buildings.
These are commendable hopes but they
accomplish little or nothing unless they;
inspire efforts aimed at fulfillment. Cas
tles in the air are beautiful to dream abuot
but a “dream city” is not what progress
ive citizens have in mind.
To make Vernonia a bigger and better
city its people must do something besides
dream about it. The booster must do more
than talk about the wonders of his home
town, and others must do more than talk
about cooperation.
A community grows when the great
body of its citizens concentrate their men
tal and physical efforts and financial re
sources on -this one idea of making it
grow in size and prosperity.
There is a need for outside talent and
capital, but Vernonia has not begun to
tap its own resources in individual talent
and capital. Men and money can be found
to make existing industries and business
enterprises larger and sounder and to ex
ploit as yet untapped natural resources
and advantages of the community. Home
enterprise, home talent and ability, and
home investment are the soundest andj
most lasting foundations upon which sub-'
itantial growth of the city depends.
Build Vernonia by encouraging home in
dustry, by praising and patronizing home
business, by promoting real estate develop-!
ment, by improving employment condi-'
tions at home, by investing capital here.!
Columbia county has 200 aerw
in flax this year.
Oregon has 150,000 goats, 28-
000 in Lane and 33,000 in Doug
las counties.
Hillsboro—Farmers here will
seed 2000 acres to alfalfa this
year.
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$153.45
Other »«lata la propratira
Choice of Fine Trains
Yours!
W. O. W. Vernonia camp No. 655
meets every Monday night at seven
thirty at the Grange Hall. Visiting
members welcome.
A. F. KOSTER C. C.
C. C. DÜSTEN CLERK.
NORTH COAST LTD., 9:30 a. m. from Port
land via S., P. & S./ N. P., C., B. & Q., and
ORIENTAL LTD., out at 8:00 p. m. via S„ P.
& S., G. N„ C., B. & Q., both following the
famous Columbia River soenic water level
route through the Cascades, and with co
ordinated service east of Chicago.
Vernonia Lodge, No. 184 A.
F. A A. M., meet* at Grange
Hall every Second and
Fourth Thursday nights.
Visitors Welcome
K. A. McNeill, Secretary.
Let Ut Help You Plan Your Trip
Low Round Trip Fares to Portland for Rose Festival,
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J? J. HOYDAR
Agent
Gen. Agt., Portland, Ore.
FUEGY, Trav. Psgr.
Astoria, Oregon.
I. O.O.F.—V krnonia L odgb , N o . 248,
meets every Tuesday night at 8:00
o'clock, in Grange Hall
0. E. Enstrum, N.G.
G. B. Smith, Soe't'y.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Meet* first and third Mon
days of each month at
the Legion Hall.
H. E. McGraw, President
Mrs. Earl Washburn, Secretary.
Vernonia Poet
American Le*
(¡OH. Meets second
and fourth Tuee-
days each
i
month, I
p.m.
H. B. Me
Graw, Commander,
Nehal era
Building Material
Sand
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Gravel—
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Brick—
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Lime—
Cement—
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Drain and Culvert Tile—
Sewer Tile and Roofing—
Priced Right
Vernonia Trading Co.
153, O. E, S.
communi
cation first and
third Wednesdays
of
each
month,
visiting sistecs
and brothers wei-
come.
Bessie Tapp, W. M.
Leona McGraw, Secretary.
VERNONIA
GRAMM
The Vernonia Grange meets on tb
second Saturday of every men th a
7:30 P. M. Any members of th
Grange living in or near Vernonia
or visiting in the communitr* ac
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Minnie Malmstea, Secretary
MOUNTAIN HEART
REBECCA LODGE No. 243. l.«.0J<
Meets every second and Fourth
Thursdays in Grange Halt—Vernonia
Visitors always welcome
Mrs. Edna Kilby, N. G.
MRS. IRENE SPENCER, Sec'y
J. MASON DILLARB
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Next
to Carkin Cleaning Works
Here Every Wednesday
DR. ELLA WIGHT
OR. C. J. WIGHT
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Attomey-at-Law
Vernonia
Oregon
DR. W. H. HURLEY
Lumber
DENTISTRY AND X-RAY
Evenings by Appointment
Office over Brown Furniture Store.
Vernonia
Otegon
M. D. COLE
DENTIST
Vernonia
Oregon
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