Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, October 24, 1930, Page 4, Image 4

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    THE VERNONIA EAGLE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1930.
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! not throu gh magic, or at the behest of politicians, unless serve what they call their rights, mumps 17, tuberculosis 17, I of Oregon with its $3,000,000
The fight has started, much whooping cough 16, scarlet fev­ 1 deficit is in itself sufficient ar-
the taxpayer foots the bill.
PAGE FOUR
of it being under cover at this er 11, influenza 6, typhoid fever I gument for adoption of the cabi­
net form. We would wipe out
stage of the game. November 4
the deficit and have a sizeable
will reveal much of the progress 3, diphtheria 2, malaria 2.
surplus in a few years.”
each faction has made.
Old
man
Oregon
with
a
$3,-
—o—
000,0,00
deficit
hanging
over
his
(Special to Vernonia Eagle.)
All of them had perfectly valid
head like a Sword of Domocles,
SALEM—(UP)—Loans of the would have a few pennies to excuses for running short of mo­
state veterans’ aid commission to jingle in his pockets if the voters ney, but seven heads of state
Columbia county veterans for of this state approve the cabinet
(Continued on Page 5)
the first nine months of 1930 to­ form of government at the No­
talled $11,200, according to fig­ vember election, in the opinion of |
ures released this week by Frank Hector McPherson, chairman of
Moore, secretary of the commis­ the joint legislative committee
sion.
During September this on administrative reorganization.
year, one Ioan of $1,900 was ap­
“The present financial status
proved by Moore for veterans of
If we are to go into state ownership of public utilities the county.
for
at all, let us go into it with open eyes, realizing its bene­
Twelve Oregon high school bas­
Leave
Your
Kodak
fits, its limitations, its costs. In order to gain the bene­ ketball
teams, champions in their
fits we should not give to any man or any group of men own districts, will meet here
work at
the opportunity to abandon all limits and disregard all March 18 to 21 inclusive to fight
Democratic Candidate
it out for state championship on
for
costs.
LINCOLN
’
S
CANDY
the courts of Willamette Univer­
County
Judge
sity, according to announcement
KITCHEN
for
of the state high school athletic
COLUMBIA COUNTY
■ board of control.
I pledge myself to an econo­
We give you a 40 cent en­
The board announced district
mical businesslike adminis­
largement free with each
committees which will have
tration of all county affair«
50 cent order of Kodak
charge of the basketball compe­
without favor to any sec­
work.
tition in their own districts.
tion, corporation or
THE GRANGE POWER AMENDMENT
The committee in charge of dis­
organization.
trict
number
nine,
comprising
A
Columbia and Clatsop counties,
In another column appears a statement of the legis­
will be J. J. Mandrall of Sea­
lative committee of the Columbia county Pomona grange
side, chairman; A. C. Hampton,
BY EARL H. LIEF
of persuasion” over the legis­ Astoria, and O. D. Byers, Rain­
replying to what it terms power trust propaganda.
(United Pre»» Staff
ier.
lature but in point of fact will
Correspondent.)
have no direct authority on the
Certainly efforts of the so-called power trust or any­
No cases of contagious dis­
issue except the veto.
body else to slander the grange because of its sponsor­
eases were reported in Colum­
SALEM, Or.,—- (UP)— Battle
Civic
clubs
and
other
organi
­
ship of the amendment are to be condemned by all fair- lines are being drawn at this
bia county during the week end­
minded persons, for the purpose back of the proposed time for the great fight of the zations continue to bombard ing October 11, according to the
of the reclamation com­ state department of health.
measure and the motives of the committee that drew it 1931 legislature—the water pow­ members
A total of 131 cases were re­
mission with demands that all
er issue.
up are above reproach. Farmers want cheap and abundant The power companies are pre- action be delayed on important ported ih Oregon as compared to I
power, and if it can be provided they should have it.
paring their campaign for the' power applications until after 154 the previous week. New
cases reported were: measles 21,
session that will constitute the the legislature convenes.
Yet unquestioned sincerity of purpose and desirability greatest menace to their own i in- However, that portion of the pneumonia 20, chickenpox 17,
that has made itself aud­
of the end in view are no guarantee that the method is terests in the history of the public
ible, is not unanimous in its
state.
The
anti-private
power
in
­
well advised. The grange, in thinking that objections to terests are likewise grooming the views on the issue. A large fac­
the proposed amendment are necessarily due to power legislators to oppose the power tion favors private development
power and disapproves the
trust propaganda, is simply falling into an error that many companies, and a good time was of
state going into the power busi­
a well intentioned person makes when he fancies that had by all.
ness. If the public were unani­
It appeared certain that the mous,
1
would have no
criticism can come only from his enemies, never from state
reclamation commission will choice legislators
but to obey its dictates
I
his friends.
withhold action on the applica­ or endure
disgrace. The power
tion of the California-Oregon companies would
not then have
It is regrettable that the grange itself did not dis­ Power company for the Grant even a fighting chance
to pre-
site
in
Klamath
county,
until
af
­
cover the flaws in the bill as drawn up by the committee,
ter the legislature convenes and
thereby protecting its own members as well as the rest can adopt a policy regarding such
PAPER HANGING
of the state. A high powered car without brakes is measures. This is the only ma­
AND TINTING
dangerous to its own occupants as well as to other traf­ jor application now ready for
definite action by the state.
fic. Without ¡Imitation as to taxing power, issuance of
J. C. Henderson
At the present time there is
bonds or determining of boundaries the amendment has no statute on the state’s law
Phone 1021
no brakes. The farmers’ taxes are too high as they are; books empowering the state of
Book, of 1930 Wall Paper
the formation of water power districts would inevitably Oregon to go into the power
business or to develop power for
Samples Now Here
make them much worse.
any purpose. Cities, municipali­
On Display
ties and districts may condemn
“Without cost to the taxpayer” is the promise that privately-owned plants and take
Vernonia
I
allures, whether made by visionary or schemer. All is them over for municipal owner­
ship,
but
the
state
cannot
do
so.
not gold that glitters in a brick.
Paint
Shop
Measures permitting the state
to
construct, maintain, and oper-
The fact that some cities have installed and are op- ate power plants will be intro-
Vernonia
erating municipal plants without increase in taxation is duced at the session and will
Have your ignition test­
no proof of the grange viewpoint. McMinnville, cited in furnish the target for direct ac-
tion by the legislature, The new
ed by the Bauman Iff-
the article, will serve as an illustration.
governor will have much “power
Tacoina, much praised by certain Portland newspapers
which have, a great deal to say about its low power rates
but nothing about its high taxes, Eugene and McMinn­
ville, likewise praised for their efficient plants but not
wholly understood by outsiders, are all cities, not gerry­
mandered districts to be furnished by state-operated pow­
er. “It has been done,” say the sponsors of the amend­
ment. No, it has not been done. The experiment is
wholly untried, visionary, the product of good intentions
but the tool, potentially, of the scheming and the un­
scrupulous.
VOTE
No. X 37
A. M. WINN
BY UNITED-PRESS
House And
SIGN
PAINTING
McMinnville’s publicly owned pant was not started
as a big enterprise but on a moderate scale. Less than
ten years ago municipal power in that city was neither
cheap nor abundant. Rates, though not exorbitant, were
sufficiently high to provide for a sinking fund for the
retirement of bonds, and as the original bonds were paid
off and a surplus accumulated, new Diesel units were
added, adequate power provided, and rates gradually low­
ered. By prudent management under a commission of
hard-headed business men and a highly competent super­
intendent, wholly untrammeled by politics, the business
was built up from comparative insignificance into an out­
standing example of the benefits of municipal ownership.
Had there been pressure for plenty of power at low quan­
tity rates to begin with, the only possible method of finan­
cing the enterprise would have been through increased
taxation.
Martin & Forbes
Freight
Door
Trucks Leave Vernonia
9 A. M. Daily
Long Distance Furniture Hauling
Between Vernonia and Portland
387 Washington St.
Portland, Ore., Phone
BEacon 3162
Re*. 1052
Portland-Vernonia Truck Line
for Freight Orders
For your convenience the following business and professional people are listed on
this page alphabetically. These men and women are known in Vernonia as reliable business
and professional people.
L. E. Fredrickson
BEAUTY SHOPS
ubs
lodges
WOMENS RELIEF
CORPS
A. F- & A. M.
Meets third Thursday of each
month at the I.O.O.F. hall.
Mrs. May Mellinger, president
NEHALEM ASSEMBLY NO. 18
ORDER OF RAINBOW
FOR GIRLS
Regular meeting second and
fourth Mondays.
Audrey Austin, Recorder
American Legion
Vernonia Post
Nehalom Chapter 153, O. E. S.
119, American
Regular commu­
nication first
Legion.
Meets
and third Wed­
2nd and 4th
nesdays of each
month, at Ma­
Tuesdays
each
sonic Temple.
month, 8. p. m.
All visiting sis­
Dan Nelson, Ad­
ters and broth­
jutant; P. Hughes, Commander.
ers welcome.
Mrs. Gwladys Macpherson, W.M.
Mrs. Grace Reberger, Secretary.
Mountain Heart
Rebekah Lodge No. 243
No. 243, I.O.O.F., meets every
Pythian Sister*
second and fourth Thursdays in
I. O. O. F. hall, Vernonia. Visit­
Vernonia Temple 61 meets ors always welcome.
every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in
Edna Linn, Noble Grand
W.O.W. hall.
Grace Sunell, Vice Grand
MARJORIE COLE. M. E. C.
Myrtle John, Secretary
DELLA CLINE. M. of R. * C.
Margaret Shipley, Treasurer
I. O. O. F.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
HARDING LODGE 118
KSd ifiTiTi!
* *
Personal Service u
? i Reasonable RafesJ
ANNETTE BEAUTY SHOPPE
Phone 431
Electrotherapy,
Physiotherapy
DR. R. A. OLSON
Chiropractor
Tel. 671
1117 Stat, -
Vernonia, Ore
CONTRACTORS
General Contractor
Mason Work, Building
M. D. COLE
Dentist
Vernonia, Oregon
The best for those
who appreciate the
best.
Hoffman Hdwe. Building
Vernonia, Oregon
BROWN MORTUARY
Phone 593
Bafford Brother*
Local & long distance
HAULING
Phone 923
Office in
Workingmen’s Store
General Plumbing
The
Dixie Grill
HOME COOKING
Vernonia
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENT
I have leased and am now
operating the Sessman
Blacksmith Shop.
Repairing of All Kind«
W. M. Faulkner
LAWYERS
WE AIM TO PLEASE
Gordon R. Watt
PASTIME
CARDS AND
LIGHT LUNCHES
DR. W. H. HURLEY
Dentistry and X-Ray
COMPLETE,,
„.FUNERALS
Cason Transfer
Lloyd Baker, Prop.
Attorney-at-law
Joy Theatre Building
Vernonia, Oregon
PHYSICIANS
Marvin R. Eby, M. D.
Terminal Cafe
Physician and Surgeon
The Right Place to Eat
Excellent Cooking
Phone Hospital 931
Town Office 891
HOTEL
HOTEL GORDON
Newly Furnished Room»
Hot and Cold Water
Next to Post Office
Very Reasonable Rates
I
Meets every Monday
I.O.O.F.—Vernonia Lodge No.
night in the W.O.W. 246 meets every Tuesday night
hall. Visiting broth­ at 8 o'clock, in I.O.O.F. hall. Vis­
ers welcome.
itors always welcome.
H. Culbertson, C.C.
C. W. Kilby N. G. ,
U. A. Scctt, K.R.S.
John Glassner, Secretary.
Hotel HyVan
STEAM HEAT
JOHN A. MILLER
DENTISTS
W. A. Davis, Local Manager.
Office Phone 1041
Professional and Business Directory
Vernonia
Service Garage
LEADING FLORIST
Order of Eastern Star
YOLlf
Lumber Co.
nition Tester.
The procedure to be followed under the grange en­
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F. & A. M. meets
abling amendment would call for no such program of
Temple,
at
Masonic
moderate beginnings at comparatively high rates, limited
Stated
Communication
First Thursday of each
bond issues, economical management and gradual develop-
month. Special called
ment.
mecttngs on all other Thurs-
Instead there must be a heavy initial expenditure of day nights 7:30 p.m. Viaitors
cordially welcome.
operations on a big scale, service at a loss to outlying dis­ most
J. E. Tapp, W. M.
tricts, huge bond issues and burdensome taxes. No 10 h.p. J. B. Wilkerson, Secretary.
motor in a galvanized iron shed beside a 20-gallon creek
will do. The outlay will cost money, and money comes
Delivered To
and Called
For At
Oregon-American
4
AT HOME
hotel
M c D onald
Dr. J. A. Hughes
Mary Kato
Chop Suey
Restaurant
You’ll enjoy a bowl
of delicious Chop
Suey after the show.
Physician and Surgeon
Office Phone 663 Vernonia,
Res. Phone 664 -
-Oregon
OPTOMETRIST