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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1930)
" GOLDEN KEY OPENS BRIDGE MARCH SUN MON TUES WED THU 1930 nu SAT | 1 s «X- 2] 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ei 25 26 27 28i 22) wrtwma County Official Paper Member of National Edi torial Association and Ore gon State Editorial Associa tion. $2.00 per year in advance Issued every Friday Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922, at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates—Foreign, 30c per inch; local, 28c per inch; legal notices, 10c per line first insertion, 5c per line succeeding insertions; classified lc per word, minimum 25c. MARK E. MOE........... PUBLISHER LEE SCHWAB EDITOR TELEPHONE OFFICIALS’ PROMISES NOT KEPT - Friday, Match' 14, 1930 Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon -------- !--- -------- ' the winter with his daughter, Mrs. Redman, left for Baker Sunday, where he will spend the spring and summer on his stock ranch if his health permits. Mrs. Cromwell of Portland, who has been visiting her daugh ter. Mrs. Lloyd Cummings, the past week, left for her home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Holman of Portland were week end guests of Joe Womstaff and family. Mr. Holman is a radio dealer and the originator of the Wave King radio. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson and son Billy were Astoria vis itors Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Link recently re ceived a letter from her daugh ter, Mrs. Claude Kerr, who is in Pangil Laguna, Philippine is lands. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ridenour are the happy parents of a son born in Vernonia March 6, weighing 9 pounds, 3 ounces. Mrs. Geo. Link was the guest of Mrs. C. E. Westlin and the latter’s mother in Portland a few days last week. The ladies motored to the city. Paul Dodge is working with Joe Womstaff in the absence of Bruno Rief. Geo. Link made a quick trip to Portland last Wednesday ev ening and had his injured hand dressed, returning early the next morning. Mr. Westlin took him in with his car. Thos. F. Scott was a lodge visitor in Vernonia last Wed nesday evening. I RIVERVIEW ed on some Riverview folk Sat. Portland Angler to interest urday *■* 1-i----- 4 ‘ them u— in ~ a Arrested For Fish poultry lecture to be held at the 1 Legion hall Saturday night. ing Without License Mrs. W. W. Wolff of the O. A. hill left Sunday for Kansas Alex Rosenkratz of Portland City to attend the funeral of was arrested by Game Warden her father. Oral Estes is recovering from Brown last week for fishing without a license and fined $25 measles. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Schamon and costs by Justice of the visited at the home of Mr. and Peace Fullerton at St. Helens. ■ Mrs. Paul Driscol on Stony Point road Sunday. Mrs. E. Lloyd of Hillsboro spent Saturday with Mr. Lloyd and her son Jewell, returning I the same day. 1 Otis Laramore, who has been working at Longview the year, is home now for a days with his mother Mrs. amore of Pebble Creek. Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Plumer were guests at dinner at the home of Mrs. Sarah Spencer Tuesday. Mrs. Minnie Malmsten is quite ill with influenza. Miss Andra Johnston of St. Helens spent the week end with Christine Rainey of this place. Kenneth Fowler motored to St. Helens and return Sunday, and took his niece, Andra Johnston, home. Mrs. Raymond Casselman re turned home from Knappa Sun day, where she has been for some time. Mrs. Geo. Terrian moved Mon day from the Westerman prop erty to the Harold Parker house near the dance hall in Riverview. Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Hall of Wieser, Ida., arrived here Mon day. They will visit relatives here for a while and will then go to Waidport. Merl Cline and J. A. Hall motored to Portland Sunday, where Mr. Hall purchased a Two Crates Hungarian Chevrolet touring car. Partridges Liberated Mrs. R. L. Casselman went to in Valley Last Week Portland Tuesday to visit Mr. Casselman at St. Vincent’s hos Through the efforts of local pital. Mrs. Sarah Spencer returned sportsmen, and the cooperation home Saturday from Seaside, af of Harold Clifford, state game ter seeing her daughtef and hus warden, and Bill Brown, Colum band, Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Malm- bia county game warden, two sten, off for Savannah, Mo., crates of Hungarian partridges where M rs. Malmeten wilt stay were liberated in this valley Fri for a while and be treated for day. cancer. — Mr. Dorlin, who is a field i Forest Grove—Building occu- man for the Imperial Grain & ' pied by MacKenzie Motor Sale* Feed company of Hillsboro, call- company being remodeled. Clatskanie — Lower Columbia Cooperative Dairy association to construct whole milk plant here. Myrtle Point—About 200 Chi na pheasants planted in this vi cinity by the state game commis sion. Coquille—Street improvement program contemplated for the coming summer. C. BRUCE LUMBER Wholesale and Retail Vernonia The average utility company prospers as the town pros pers, and in the line of progressive advancement con structs with the growth of the towns it serves, to give The Golden Key the people the services needed. The Oregon Gas and Electric company is an example well worth citing to our readers. They are now in the construction period, building additional lines, serving more people, improving their present line of service. ■ What improvement in service has been made by the Hill to Speak on Spuda You will find a gener West Coast Telephone company serving this territory? “Preparing for Potato Plant But little more than promises in the past two years, GLADIOLI ous assortment of flow- ing,” is the timely crops topic using old equipment in installing new phones in this ter to be given in the farm program Delivered To YoUf er seeds here. Plan on ritory, spending fortunes in advanced construction and from KOAC Tuesday evening, and Called March 18, at 7:15 o’clock. The betterments in other districts, but little in Vernonia. your garden now. Door For At speaker will be D. D. Hill, as Much dissatisfaction is expressed by local folk making sistant professor of farm crops. long distance calls at the exorbitant charges, especially Radio "Sportlight" Popular to the city of Portland. News of intercollegiate athlet At Wilark, where large numbers are employed at the ics at Oregon State college is a Clark & Wilson camps and settlement, a phone call from popular broadcast from KOAC Portland and costs 70 cents, Vernonia goes by way of each Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock. This lt-minute program W. A. Davis, Local Manager. and a call to our county seat also costs equivalent to a is known as “The Collegiate Portland call. Office Phone 1041 Res. 1052 Sportlight” and is conducted by Mrs. J. J. Tynan, Sponsor The phone rates are entirely too high, but have been Art Taafe, director of sports NAKISS in Vernonia Once more the golden key of the news for the associated students tolerated by the consumers because no forward step has Portland Vernonia Truck Line White House telegraph system will of the college. been taken to have them reduced. Cass Bergerson be called into use. On March 29, West Coast officials stated a year ago they would try 1930, when President Herbert Sheridan—Plans are underway For Freight Orders Phone 682 to cooperate with the Mist and Natal phone companies Hoover flashes the electric spark for the establishment of a can opens the barrier of the Co nery here. to reduce the rates or attempt to have free phone service that lumbia River highway bridge, he to the upper Nehalem, but no change was made and will press a golden, Alaska nugget- the trading center of our city suffers, unable to compete incruetcd transmitter that was first used by President Taft on June 1, with other county cities. 1909, when he formally opened the A year ago West Coast officials sidetracked the issue Alaska-Yukon-l’aclfic Exposition at of talking about cooperating with other smaller compan Seattle. Since then this golden has been used by President ies serving this territory upon the pretense of being in key Wilson to blow the Gamboa dike the stage of re-organizing, but we think now is the time and to open the Panama Canal on for the citizens of this city to demand a reduction of Oct. 10, 1913; again used by Presi Wilson to open the California phone rates, especially long distance, and if the demand dent Exposition in San Diego, and the is not received to the satisfaction of the subscribers of Panama Pacific Exposition In San this territory, then appeal to the public service commis Francisco. President Harding used the key on a number of occasions. sion. President Coolidge pressed the A Western Union telegram from this city to Portland, ‘'button" to open the Skagit Hydro- a day message, costs 30 cents, arrives in the city prob Electric plant for tho City of Seat tle. President Coolidge used It at ably one half hour or less after the message is filed. the opening of the Great Northern's A night letter, with the same rates, but five times as elght-mlle Cascade Tunnel, and many words, also gets splendid service, and we feel that Mrs. Coolidge used it to dedicate important conventions. those using the long distance service pay outrageous rates several When the key connects the West for having their messages relayed through the Forest ern Union circuit at the Longview Bridge at two P. M. March 29, it Grove exchange. will signal the linking of the new Why should the Vernonia subscribers pay for the up- gateway between Western Oregon and Western Washington that keep of the Forest Grove exchange? Vernonia, a city with a population as large or larger forms an important link in Pacific Highway. This new bridge, the than that of Forest Grove, receives foreign telephone ser highest over navigable waters In vice, which is about 2fr years behind time, and pays rates the world, is the outstanding me that few cities of this size would tolerate. How much chanical achievement to be fin ished in the west this yoar. Mrs. longer must we stand for this dictation of what service J. J. Tynan, wife of tho Western we may have? Let the Chamber of Commerce and other representative of the Bethlehem civic organizations insist upon an investigation by the Steel Co., will be the official spon Linking the two states at Rainier and Longview will be formally dedicated and opened to traffic on__ sor at the bridge opening. public service commission into the rates and also deter mine the practicability of obtaining direct service between Vernonia and Portland, and Vernonia and St. Helens. If the earnings of the company do not warrant such camp M c G regor service then let us be shown. If the company claims they have not sufficient phone subscribers, then let them bet The following pupils of Camp The great steel structure which rises in its center ter their service and get more users on the merit of more McGregor were neither absent nor tardy for the month ending reasonable rates and more direct, efficient service. span of 1,200 feet to a height of 196 feet, is one of 28: Arne Anderson,1 The Eagle asks the phone using public to back its February Marao Tanabe, Lloyd, Altha and the highest bridges in the world over navigable wa stand on this matter, to get up a petition requesting a Florence White, Robert Gran- quist, Yvonne Martin, James hearing before the public service commission. ters. The promises of the West Coast Telephone officials Faught and Aubrey Cromwell, who was recently enrolled in have proven in the past mostly a waste of breath. The the primary room. Another link of Pacific highway that gives the company is a large organization covering the greater part It is reported that electricity touring motorist direct route into Northwestern Oregon, and the Oregon beaches over the scenic Colum- of the state, and in the line of progress must improve its may soon be enjoyed by the residents of Camp McGregor if service to the satisfaction of its patrons. bia river highway. negotiations for power from No criticism is aimed at the local manager or exchange Keasey go through. service. Mr, lut Port, who has spent Seeds Of Quality Freight Trucks Leave Vernonia 9 A. M. Dally VERNONIA TRADING CO. The Gateway To Washington THE NEW Columbia River Bridge Saturday, March 29 BRIDGE FREE DURING OPENING DAY ! I Martin & Forbes LEADING FLORIST 387 Washington St. Portland, Orc., Phono BEaeon 3102 I INDIVIDUAL, AS EXPANUVE * AS TOE MPOilTOR PERMITÍ The Scenic Lower Columbia Highway Comes Into Its Own COLUMBIA RIVER LONGVIEW BRIDGE COMPANY Longview, Wash. 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