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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1929)
- THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1>2» FOUR ------- LJ I il T Uertiütiia î-aglr Issued every Thursday $2.00 per year in advance Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922, at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, under the act of March 8, 1879. ADVERTISING RATES—Foreign, 30c per inch; local, 25c per inch; local readers 10c per line; legal notices 5c per line; classified lc per word. Editor MARK E. MOE FRIENDLY MEETINGS One of the best assets of the smaller towns, is a group consisting of merchants, bankers and others interested in the welfare of their city who show keen interest in their neighbors living in the surrounding country, and occasionally drive to spend a day with farmers and others. If this method of getting better acquainted with our neighbors was put in practice more than it is, those fiom the surrounding countries would feel more like coming to our city, looking forward io spending an hour here or there, chatting with that merchant or friends, and not parading about the streets, as is usually the case until every one is ready to depart for home. The trip last Saturday of about nine Vernonia men, to the .Banzer ranch where a tractor demon stration was being held, worked wonders in a get together for the farmers living in this vicinity and Vernonia folks. A general feeling of good will prevailed and the men from Vernonia seemed astonished that so many large cultivated farms ran by progressive farmers were located in this vicinity. The trip was not made in the interest of stimu lating business for Vernonia, but to watch the tractor demonstration and more to get acquainted with those living in this valley. And now when these farmers we met last Sat urday visit our city, we know that after having be come acquainted with us, that they will look for ward with more pleasure to spending the day in Vernonia. It is peculiar that those who made the greatest fuss over the boys who served during the war, are the first ones to forget that the government hos pitals are still filled with their former heroes who have been trying for the last ten years to regain their health. Harsh criticism does not always, help to right a wrong, whereas if a few kind words, tactfully mixed with well meant criticism, is delivered, the results are apt to be quicker and better. Shall We Call For Yours? Perhaps you are one who has never made use of our perfect laundry service. If you are we want you to be fully convinced that our service is reliable. There is but one way to convince you— a trial order. This we know will win you as one of our regular cus tomers. Serving Over 2000 In Surrounding Camps Your Satisfaction Means Our Success IChrlstinus eva came, and wa prayed God to send us the one Christmas present, tbe only one list could save us— a north wind to blow us south. My men In tbe hold, my fighting crew, huddled to gether to keep from freezing. They were prisoners, for tbe waves and spray bad swept over everything until our secret batches were frozen as solid as concrete. My false Norsemen on deck slid about on the ley planks, and every man suf- feied from frostbite. 2i£_22£_l£iC!l to turn In to sleep. Tbe tension on our nerves wus too greuL Duly one thing was warm and steaming —tbe kettle of grog. You lands men have no Idea of whut grog mentis to u sailor uuder such con ditions. No wonder acumen call a glass of Hcliiuip|>a “an Icebreaker 1” As suddenly as It had cuuia tbe sou I li wind died down uud a breeze sprang up In tbe north. Our frozen ship creaked, laid over, and cams around with the uew wind, and our hearts sang for Joy. Each day we seemed to thuw out a bit more. Soon we passed to the east of Ice land and re-entered the Atluutlc. Axes and picks were busy chipping away the Ice. Il was hard work, but who cared now that we were We were getting warm uguln. through the blockade and out of the Arctic—anil now to test tbe “Freedom of the Seas” and give the allies a touch of high life. “By Joe,” I said to my boys, "and they call It a blockade I” You would have thought the fel low In the lookout wus answering me. “Steamer ahoy,” he sang out. What? A steumer in these parte? I climbed ulott with my glass«« Sure enough, there was a British armored cruiser steaming toward us al full speed. She had the slg- iih I flying: "Stand by or we Ore!” Such bad luck after such guojl luck I Tins second t’hristmua pres ent was not so amusing. But now for out test. “Hustle you non Norwegian chaps. Gel below deck I Tlnow water everywhere to explulu why our pa pers are blurred and wet. The storm we Just passed through will luuke It seem llie mure uatural. Schmidt, get Into your flnery. Ite- meiultei from now on you are the shy ’Josefcenu’ (Josephine), the captalu’s wife. It they put a prize crew utioard, we will capture the prize clew. It they suspect we are uu auxiliary cruiser, bombs fore, midship mid utt. and we blow up the ship!" Now for a big quid ot tobacco In my mouth. 1 have never bad the habit ot chewing tobacco, but a Norwegian skipper would not be true to type without bls quid, Be sides. a chew of tobacco gives yuu time to think. If somelxidy asks you an embarrassing question, yuu can roll your quid umund In your mouth, pucker up your lips »lowly, and spit deliberately and elegantly I had practiced rolllug I he quid and spitting until I thought myself a past master at the art. But that smell, by Juel The uu expected always hii|i|iens tu mar the best laid plana—and help Ilia worst. We had been running our inutor full open. Because uf the cargo of wood that sealed the dec]£. there Imd not been enough veutila lion to get rid of tbe fumes. Tbe characteristic reek of crude oil burning In a Diesel engine seeped up through the secret entrances placed In my cabin, and everything smelled of It. What will the search officer think when be smells a Diesel engine aboard a sailing ship? No use Io burn punk or sprinkle euu de cologne. "Stuff a rug lo the chimney ot tile kerosene stuve,” I yelled, "and turn up the wicks of the oil lamps as high as you can." Stench agalust stench, kerosene smoke against the fumes of the mu tor. In five minutes my cabla smelled to high heaven uf kerosene smoke. The Britisher had tiove to now. and we saw that she was the Avenger, an armed merchaut cruiser of some fifteen thousand tons. She had big guns trained on us, and her officers were on the bridge looking us over with their glasses. The cruiser had put uut a Small boat. Two officers and sixteen sail- ore were rowing toward u*. We must receive them cordially. I thought. Going to the gramophone I put on, "It’s a Long Way to Tip- pernry.” d hat will make the offi cers feel good. I also told tbe cook tn stand In the door of tbe galley with a bottle of wldsky tu his bund. I know the British 1 I know wliut they like, and I guessed tliat while the officer proceeded with his Job, his Jaik tars would go poking about to see If they might And any- thing auspicious I also suspected When Visitine Quick Service tbatthay would go to tba galley and sing out: “’I there. Cookie, got any grog?" Always give a British sailor a drink, or a German sailor, or an American sailor, or any kind of a sailer, for that matter. Tbe boat was alongside. I began to swear at my men. It was bard for them to forget their naval habits, and. with an officer coming aboard, they were standing as stiffly us If at attention. “Take tbe line, by Joe Give a band, by Joe. Don’t stand there like wooden wen, by Joe.” Then. too. It would sound nutural to hear a Norwegian skipper «wear Ing at hi* men The search ufficei clambered aboard. “Merry Christmas. 1’aptaln.'* "Merry Christmas, Mister Offi eer.” I replied, using the kind of broken English I thought a Nor weglan skipper would use I talk English with an accent, luckily »bout tbe same brand you would hear In a Scandinavian port “But." I continued, "if vou want to see whut kind of Chrlstiuus we have come along down to mv cabin." “A bit of a nasty blow this past week. eb. what I” agreed the officer “and from the look of your deck vou've bad more thun your share of It. We went In behind the Islands and waited foi her to blow over." “Yea. luckily for us,” 1 thought to myself. "1 must see your papers, cap tain.” He got right down to busl neaa. Just tbeu tbe gramophone struck up “Tipperary,” and he be gun to whistle the tune while his men made for the galley. J ush ered the two officers to the cabin Tbe oue who stuck his bead In first retreated holding his nose. "What a b—II of a smell I" I the papers scattered all over th« vablu t« dry, apd aaeh lime I bsuded mb to blia I spat a stream at tobacco juice ea the cable floor. Ba a r a ral se d tbe paper« with a practised eye aad aaadc aa- tries tu bU notebook. Each page Ln Ma book waa tar a ship, and 1 could sm that thirty or tony pagaa bad been naad already. Yea, he waa an experienced officer. When be came to the laat docu ment, tbe one signed with the false vlgnat ore of the Brit tab consul at Copenhagen and sealed with a false British Imperial seal, and read the formal statement that the Lrmaa cargo of lumbar was destined tor the use of the British government In Australia, ba turned to me aad denly. “Tbeae papers are all right, cap tain.” In the excitement of the moment I suddenly swallowed my chaw of tobacco. 1 waa aftald this might give our whole aham away. So 1 coughed and coughed as though with a bad cold, trying to cover up what bad happeswd. Wbat would a BrlUah March officer think If a Norwegian skipper got aaaalck? My mate Leudemaaa waa standing next to ma holding tbe log book. I bad told him to have it reedy tn caw tbe Britisher should want to examine It. I.eudemann saw there waa something wrung with uie. and was quick-witted enough to divert the search officer’s attention by bunding him the book. “Lib, yea. the log,” exclaimed the officer, and opened the wet pages. The quid of tobacco seemed to be mu. lug up and down my gullet. I struggled with myself, aud to show an outward calm I said to I.uedemann in Norwegian: “I wish rd bad that o Ulcer's K. Inouye Phone 711 Mr«. H. G. Phelps, Mgr. 1 Vernonia W. A. Hodge Salesman for Crawford Motor Co the Circle." “For rain and spray, toe.* Tbe Englishman spoke up tn Morweglaa to show that be knew the tan gURRC. Dealers in Fords Phone 611 Demonstrations Gladly Given You must admire how careful Tbe offlcer ex »mined every pegs of the log. “How it this, captain F be ex claimed. "You were laid up three weeks and a balfF There was a discrepancy tn dataa which represented our Walt after tbe admiralty bad ordered us aot to sail because of tbe return of the submarine, Deutschland, and tbe consequent Increased vigilance of tbe blockade. I had aot thought of It. Here was the one detail that we bad neglected to provide tor la our elaborately detailed prepara tions. Even If 1 bad bean tn the best of health, I should not have known what to reply. With that tobacco quid running around In those English are The Best SandwicheS "Excuse me, Mister Officer, but my stove Is out cf order. I could not know you gentlemen were giv ing me a visit today.” “Oh, never mind, captuin, that’s all right, that’s all right.” side of my body I could only pray I bad purposely hung my under to God for help wear up to dry so It would be In Continued Neat Weak their way and so that, in stooping to get under It, they would see the Difficult te Distribute name “Knudsen“ embroidered on It. As the chief search officer Celerÿ Medi ar« »o unall that ' crossed tbe cabin be suddenly suw my charming wife Josephine, with it ia dififcult to distribute them her blonde wig, her swollen Jaw. evenly. It is much easier to do and tbe rug biding her big feet. the work properly if the seed is “Ob. excuse me.” mixed with several times it« bulk Wholesale and “That la my wife, Mister Officer of some material such as finely1 She has been having a bad go with the toothache.” He was chivalrous, Just as most Englishmen are. He might have been talklug to a court lady. In stead of that rascal Schmidt. “Sorry, madam, to Intrude like this, but we must do our duty." “All right I” said my lovely but somewhat distorted better halt In a high fulsetto voles out of one corner of her mouth. “By Joe, captain, you haven't much cabin left, have you? You have been through some rough weather 1" “1 wouldn’t mind tbe rest, Mister Officer, but look at my papers. They are soaked, too.” “I can understand that, after tbe weather you’ve bad.” “Yes, Mister Officer, it's all right for you to see them in this condi tion, because you saw the storm yourself, but later, If i meet some of your comrades who didn’t bit the blow that we bad, they may not take my word tor It. That’s worrying me.” Three Speed« Forward "Ob, don't worry, captain. I'll give you a memorandum explain There ia a distinct advantage in ing the condition of your papers. having 3 forward speeds. This per You are lucky to have saved your ship.” mits using the tractor for a greater That memorandum was Just wbat variety of drawbar work. The high 1 wanted. There was no telllag when we might be Marched again speed of 4 miles per hour is used for Roast ham makes one of the most delicious sandwiches—in fact it is a regular meal. Why not adopt the simple plan of always having a roast ham on hand, then when the children want a ’tween meal snack you can give them a health building ham sandwich. VERNONIA MEAT MARKET I Culver and Company Phone 231 Retail t McCormick-Deering Triple Power T ractors No Chains Used Another outstanding feature of one- {liece main frame construction is the act that it is unnecessary to use chains for the transmission of power. All shafts are in true alignment and all gears continually in full mesh, thus chains are not necessary. The simplest type of construction and the use of the least number of parts fol lows from the proper design of gear drive mechanism. light work and especially for ropd hauling. The intermediate speed of 3 available £ ’ * * Every faatwa found on McCormkk-Deering tractors has with stood th* teat of time and practical «ervice. As a result McCor- mirlr Pairing construction stands for performance, economy, and lopg life. Orchard Tractor Eliminates Twisting With the one-piece main frame there is no twisting, '‘warping, or straining of the frame. There are no bolts or rivets to wear'and give. It forms an oil-tight and dust-proof housing for the units built into it All parts run in a bath of oil. Gaskets or other means of oil retaining are un necessary. ■ STOP AT Vernonia Laundry Shell Oil Company camel'sbalr cape and hood. It would have been Sue to keep a fel low warm while up there north of In Vernonia NEHALEM HOTEL CM CI I Gasoline and 1 1 Lw L m Ld Motor Oil A > I f ROAD USE McCormick-Deering tractors are rapidly being introduced in special activities. The orchardist has turned to the tractor as his main source of power. Due to the difference of the work, such as size Of trees, lowhang- ing branches, etc., special equipment is available for the McCormick-Deer ing tractor, fitting it for orchard work. The orchard tractor is equipped with shields over the rear wheels, high skid rings in front, low seat, low steering wheel, and low intake pipe. As TuMtaro are increasing in numbers, we find them go ing into many different fields. In fact, the owner of a tractor is continually finding increased uses for his power plant. Now we find that farmer* are doing considerable road work; that is, haulimj of ' crop* ----------- J materials from K - fields to . the ............... the hauling and the build ing* and U S many case* from farm to market. To expedite the road work* special road wheel* are available for McCormick- Deering tractor*. This is the tractor you have been waiting for VERNONIA TRADING LIT«/ COMPANY C om Bergerson A
