Vernonia eagle., February 14, 1929, Page 4, Image 4

rlURSDAY, FEB.
VERNON A EAGLE, VERNONi/», ■.■ne.uON
FOUR
Tintinna Eagle
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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.
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MARK E. MOE.................................................... Editor
I.l- E SCHWAB
................ Advertising Manager
MRS. E. E. YEO......................................... Reporter
WHEN YOUR BOYS REACH 12 YEARS OF AGE
When boys become 12 years of age, every par­
ent wishes them boys to be well behaved, good boys,
respect their parents and have a sincere, true, loyal
love for their country and flag, and that is why
parents want them to be Boy Scouts.
The past week, Boy Scouts throughout the
United States celebrated the 19th anniversary of
their organization. No worthier society for the wel­
fare of youth exists.
Taught, by public spirited, clean cut young men,
the teachings of these boys are the noblest, highest,
and cleanest.
The spirit of America is well represented in the
boys who belong to this organization.
How seldom we hear of any boy brought into the
juvenile courts, having previously belonged to some
Boy Scout organization.
Watch these boys as they go through life, en­
ter high school and go to college. Notice what clean
cut youths they are. We have numerous examples
here in Vernonia.
Well mannered, courteous and respectful at all
times,. It is little wonder that parents seem to glow
With pleasure when their boys enter a Boy Scout
troop. How could they be otherwise, if they live ac­
cordingly to their oath which is:
On my honor I will do my best—
1. To do my duty to God and my country, and
to obey the Scout Law.
2. To help other people at all times.
3. To keep myself physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight.
Every real scout lives his pledge, and what a
pleasure and privilege it is for parents to look for­
ward to the time when their sons will enlist in the
world’s largest boys gang, the Boy Scouts.
A STOP SIGN NEEDED
An engineer of the United Railways was in the
Eagle office last week and asked that an appeal be
made for the erection of a stop sign on Bridge
street at the railway crossing. “These gray hairs,”
he said, pointing to his head, “are not the results of
age, but of anxiety caused me on 12 different occas­
ions by careless automobile drivers at this crossing.”
When asked wlfich type of warning he approv­
ed of most, he stated that the stop sign is the best.
The bell which rings would be poor here because
of so much switching being done and the fact that
the train often stops so close to the crossing that the
bell would be ringing continually at times. He stat­
ed that the gates would also be impracticable for
the same reasons. But the stop sign would soon
establish a precedent and all who cross this place
often would expect to come to a hault before cross­
ing the tracks.
The city council will surely save some lives if
they pass an ordinance requiring all motor vehicles
to come to a full stop before crossing the tracks on
Bridge street from either direction, and this should
be done at the next meeting.
It was founded in 17 ¡0. Part of 1836, the Alamo fell. The mas- try conditions have been prevail-
the roofs have faller off but a sacre was complete. Not a Texan ing in Oregon, says the experi-
ment station, vegetable growers
chapel is still intact, and relig­ was spared.
After the victory of San Jac-1 are not unmindful of the
ious services are held there twice
a month. A large tower still re­ into, on April 21, San Antonio that March usually brings some
mains, with a winding stairway ceased to be the capitol of a sood weather sufficiently warm
(By A. D. Moe)
on the inside. On the north end foreign republic, and when the to warrant transplanting of early
San Antonio is an interesting of the building are
beautiful Republic of Texas was establish­ cabbage and lettuce to the
and attractive city, claiming the carvings, which took the artist ed in 1836, it became the capitol ground. Therefore plants are now
being grown of these vegetables
largest population in the state, many years after the completion of Bexar.
with a view to having them ready
and it is certainly growing very of the mission.
San Antonio was an important
fast. Many new office buildings
Like all cities on the Mexican I military city during the Mexican to set out just as soon as weather
are under construction, while a border, San Antonio has its us­ war, the Civil war, and was made and soil conditions permit. Plants
number of modern buildings have ual supply of Mexican residents the greatest center of the United of each vegetable will stand light
recently been finished.
Many and quite a few negroes, but States during the World war, frost.
tourists from the eastern and they live and do business mostly when eight camps were built,
middle states spend their win­ in separate sections.
TREHARNE
and were later made permanent
ters here. It is handy for those
San Antonio has owed allegi­ establishments.
in the states north of Texas and
Mr. and Mrs. A. Koplin left
San Antonio is a commercial
the warm weather and sunshine ance to six flags, whose followers
for Portland Monday.
most of the time are big attrac­ have bequeathed to the city a city of the first magnitude, the
Mr. and Mrs. U. Thacker and
tions. We spent three days here unique history, sparkling with largest city in Texas, the Gate- family returned home after a
and had nice warm weather part valiant deeds and stirring adven­ way to Mexico, and a city whose week’s visit with Mrs. Thacker’s
future is destined to be com-
of the time, but a little rain ture.
French explorers, making their mensúrate with its illustrious parents at Buxton.
cooled off the air and obscured
Wm. Lindsay and Mr. and Mrs.
the sun at times, while the last way inland from the coast, first past. An authentic estimate of P. L. Larson and daughter Shir­
night we were there a Texas looked down from the hills into its population in 1929 is 305,- ley drove to Portland Wednes­
Norther had reached the city. the valley of the shaded San An­ 000. San Antonio’s water supply day to visit Fred Powell at the
derived from 19 artesion wells
vis,t ¿re“ V
That day we were reading of tonio river, beside which ran the is
of an average depth of 1200 feet. St' Vl,nc^nt hospital. _
severe cold in the middle states, Camino Real, that ancient trail
Fred
Powell
who had
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with temperature down to 50 from the City of Mexico, used gallons
daily.
Analysis reveals; forJu"e
fal> ,tw° w^ks ag0
by
the
Indians
for
hundreds
of
below in Montana,
while we
I
ni all' aI>d .
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were having it near 75 above. years before the coming of the that this water is free from
! PIace" is reported to be doing
impurities, very low in mineral
1
The cold wind, however, brought white man.
be used with nice>y at the hospital in Port­
the temperature down to freez­
In 1731 there arrived in San content, and can L _ ___ ___ land.
ing, and we saw thin skims of Antonio fifteen Spanish families every assurance of absolue free­
Frank Smith has been on the
ice in water pools the next morn­ sent out from the Canary Islands dom from any contamination. sick list the past few days.
In
fact,
this
water
never
sees
ing. These Northers happen sev­ by the king of Spain and the
Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Voshell
eral times during the winter and colony was officially recognized the light of day until it flows have returned home after several
from
the
tap.
generally sweep down to
the as the first civic settlement in
weeks visit at Deer Island and
southern end of Florida and Tex­ Texas, under the name of San
Columbia City.
TIMBER
as, extending far south into Mex­ Fernando de Bexar. Thirty years
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bennett and
ico from this country. They only later it was made the capitol of
children, Laurence and Ralph
last two or three days, then the Texas.
The Robinson family of Tim- were visiting at the C. W. Ben-
warm summer weather comes
For nearly a century, San An­ her spent the week end in Port- nett home Sunday, C. W. Ben-
back.
tonio was the center of the con­ land.
net has been quite ill the past
Mr. and Mrs. Riche drove to week with Yellow Jaundice and
We went out to Kelly Field, flict between the Royalists of
one of the largest airplane fields Spain and the Mexican Revolu­ Vernonia Sunday returning to complications of influenza.
in the United States, and watch­ tionists, and Military Plaza was Timber in the evening.
M. It. Johns returned to his
The baby girl which was born home at Hover, Wn., after a
ed the flying
soldiers
going tne ofifeial execution place for
through their drills with
15 satisfying the whims of the gar­ to Mr. and Mrs. Stickel of Tim­ weeks visit with his brother M.
ber two weeks ago died Sunday J. John.
planes in the air. There is also rison commanders.
a smaller field where beginners
Encroachment by the French morning at Dr. Via’s hospital at
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis John and
are started. Fort Sam Houston into the territory which early Forest Grove.
daughter visited at the home of
is a large army post with 20,000 explorers had claimed for Spain,
The 8 months old baby of Mr. Mr. John’s parents over Sunday.
soldiers. Some of
our
Hood led the viceroy at Mexico City and Mrs. Chenoweth of Timber
Mrs. Earl Snider is visiting
River boys were located there to send an expedition northward was taken to Dr. Via’s hospital relatives in Portland the past
for a short time during the war. for conquest and settlement, and in Forest Grove last week.
week.
Timber grade basketball team
Many of the temporary build­ in 1718 the first permanent set­
Mrs. Carl Jensen who suffer-
ings erected at that time are tlement of the Spanish in Texas defeated the Vernonia grade ed a broken leg several weeks
still in use, while others are be­ was made, when fifty persons ar­ school team by a score of 12 to ago is able to bi about again.
ing torn down as fast as new rived at the head of the San An­ 10, last Friday evening.
Mrs. Lesta Garner and her mo-
permanent buildings are finish­ tonio river, and established San
For the first three quarters, ther Mrs. J. Weed visited 'Mrs.
ed.
Antonio de Valero, later known, the struggle seemed even, both C. Uhlin Monday.
Another interesting place
i teams fighting to gain the lead,
is as The Alamo.
J. A. Lindsay left for Portland
Resolved to hold this immensej which eventually turned in favor Monday to see Mrs. Lindsay who
Breckenridge park, with an area
of 363 acres, and contains the territory against all intruders, I of the Timber team. A return has been in the hospital the past
famous lily pond and sunken King Ferdinant II of Spain, en1 match will be played Wednesday two weeks and has recovered
garden, municipal golf course, couraged the Franciscan Monks afternoon at 'limber.
from the operation sufficiently
polo field, tennis courts, rifle to establish the Missions to be
The Timber high school bas­ and is able to be taken to her
range and bathing beach. While used as churches for converting ketball team, and the Vernonia sisters home in Portland.
we were there a polo game was the Indians, and forts in case of grade school team played a prac­
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Staley are
going on, and also a golf tourna­ attack. x
tise game at Timber last Thurs­ staying on the J. A. Lindsay
ment. San Antonio has 52 parks
Meanwhile there were arriving day, the local team winning. The place during Mr. Lindsay’s ab­
and plazas throughout the city. in San Antonio such lovers of Timber team expect to play sence.
Another interesting place was freedom as Stephen F. Austin, Banks Hi and Forest Grove _ high
the Buckhorn curio store, for- Sam Houston, James Bowie, Ben within the next two weeks.
Wage earners who cannot col­
~ ~ Richie lect their wages are intended to
merely the famous
Buckhorn 'Milam,
1 Milam, “Deaf” Smith, F. W.
W. 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
saloon. The owner, who recently ■ Johnson, J. W. Fanin, William drove to Hillsboro last Saturday be aided by House Bill 173, in­
passed away, devoted a lifetime1 Barrett Travis, Edward Burleson, night returning to this city Sun­ troduced by the, house committee
to the collection of horns and ‘ Davey
“
Crockett, and many others day.
on labor and 'industry. It em­
mounted horned heads of ani­ of frontier fame whose presence
Refreshments were served by powers the state labor commis­
mals from all over the world. meant trouble for any tyrant.
the Christian Endeavor boys and sioner to prosecute wage claims
The entire walls of the large
Enraged by the acts of Santa girls at the home of Mr. Root through the courts.
store are full of these wonderful Anna, the first revolutionary of Timber people after return­
exhibits. There are also over 30,- meeting of Texas was held at ing from the basketball game
St. Helens — Columbia theatre
000 rattlesnake rattles, all ar­ Bexar, and as soon as an army last Thursday.
Barber shop redecorated.
ranged in pictures or words.
A large attendance at the
could be organized, the Spanish
The Alamo is situated in the garrison was attacked, and San Christian Endeavor meeting last
Sunday night at Timber enjoyed
center of the business district Antonio was freed.
The Mexican armies under the a feed, Marlys Hefner the leader
and open to visitors. There is
at of the local Christian Endeavor
a large collection of old relics leadership of Santa Anna,
inside the building, with pictures once set out to punish the re­ group furnishing a splendid
bellious Texans, and on Febru­ on the work being done by
and articles for sale.
San Jose mission is a few miles ary 23, 1836, began the Siege organization.
Colonel
out of the city and said to be of the Alamo, when
Transplant in March
the oldest and one of the most Travis and his 182 Texans faced
In spite of the fact that
beautiful missions in
America. 5000 Mexicans. On March
14,
1920
San Antonio An
Interesting City
Now is the time for new
Floor Covering
We carry a full line of pretty,
patterned floor coverings
at very reasonable prices
For results see Gordon
Anything in the furniture line
Gordon Furniture Co
Baker ’s Place
Cigars, Tobacco, Cigarets
Candies, Soft Drinks
Pool Tables
This is the time of the year when the right
kind of oil in your engine is most important.
Cold weather is hard on a motor at best, and
it is doubly so if the motor is not being perfect­
ly lubricated. Drive in and let us fill your
crankcase with the right oil. It may save you
dollars in repairs.
VERNONIA BRAZING & MACHINE WORKS
«
New Philco
Console
an exquisite Louis
. xj L XVI cabinet of thor-
oughly high-grade con­
struction and elegant
finish. Walnut panels
carefully selected for
beauty of grain and ex­
pertly matched. Contains
the 8-tube (including rec­
tifier) Philco Receiver;
power supply; built-in
aerial and New Type
Electro-DynamicSpeaker.
Vernonia Variety Store
Also other hand­
some furniture models-—
come in and see them.
A FEW EVERYDAY PRICES
Cigarettes, all brands, 2 for 25c
Kolex .... 35c
New Model
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