SALEM— (UP)— Automobile
accidents proved fatal to 31 per­
sons in Oregon during October,
according to records of the state
motor vehicle department.
In Columbia county no deaths
were attributed to the automo­
bile.
During the month, 13 automo­
biles collided with trains, caus­
ing deaths to one person and ser­
ious injury to three.
Bicycles were involved in 58
of the month’s automobile acci­
dents. Sixteen persons were in­
jured in that manner.
Sixty-three accidents resulted
from driving while intoxicated.
Improper use of dealer’s plates
was discovered on 48 cars in the
state.
Eighty-five trucks were found
to be overloaded out of 288
checked by traffic officers. Fines
totaled $657.70.
Approximately $8,000 in li­
cense fees were collected in Oc­
tober from owners of cars illegal­
ly operating with foreign number
plates.
work in the same industry, he
claimed.
While east attending a voca­
tional conference, Adams saw the
principal in actual demonstration.
“Robots” has substituted in the
shop but the research laboratory
department personnel was increas­
ed ten-fold, he said.
SALEM—(UP)— If you don’t
want to catch a bad cold after
Christmas, be sure not to gorge
yourself on turkey and trimmin’s
at the Christmas dinner.
Such is the warning of the
Oregon state health authorities,
who point to the epidemic of
Thanksgiving
colds following
day this year.
Great quantities of meat and
•ich starchy foods make for slug­
gishness, the medicos declare.
And sluggishness makes for pois­
ons in the blood, a fertile field
for the cold “bug” to get in his
deadly work.
rin, chairman of the Red Cross
chapter here has called a meet­
ing or representatives of civic
and patriotic organizations of
this city for Friday evening at
the court house. The purpose of
the meetin;’ will be to effect
some sort of organization that
will function to place unemployed
persons and to register those who
can furnish even a small amount
of work.
At the present time registration
of unemployed is being taken care
of in Judge Philip’s office, al­
though arrangements are being
made to handle registrations in
each community in the county.
The work proposed by the state
labor commission will oe hand
work on the highways.
Every effort is being made at
the present time by Judge Philip
to check up the registrations so
as to give employment to those
who are most worthy of it.
—St. Helens Mist.
Among Our
Neighbors
STONE WEAPON PICKED UP
The Jaite company of St. Hel­
AT NEER CITY RECENTLY ens, manufacturers of kraft pa­
While working on his farm in
(he Neer City locality Monday,
SALEM— (UP)— Beware of T. T. Smith picked up what ap­
advertisements promising good pears to be a “decorated” hatchet
wages for simple work, and re­ bit of a period many years past.
quiring a small cash deposit, The The piece consists of a section
advertiser in many instances will of stone, of a composition not
disappear after he receives th» I found in the Neer City section,
“deposits.”
That was the warning of Fran­ This appears to be on sandstone
ces Perkins, Industrial commis­ or soapstone, cut in the shape of
sioner of New York, asked Gov­ n hatchet if all of the implement
ernor Norblad to aid in spread­ were together. Around the edges
ing. During times of unemploy­ is a groove, chiseled into soft
ment, Perkins said, the number stone. That the implement was
of victims increase.
imbedded underground appears to
be certain, for erosion would
More automobiles were regis­ long ago have worn away not
tered in Oregon in July, August, only the groove around the edges
September and October of this but would also have worn the
year than in the entire year of bit down. What the object was
1927.
used for is a matter of conjec­
As Oregon temperature de­ ture. As an ax it was made of
clines, up mounts the number of too soft material; as a weapon
it might have served a useful
communicable diseases.
During the week ending De­ purpose to its one-time owner.
—Rainier Review.
cember 13, there were 348 cases
of communicable disease report­
ed as compared to 281 for the OVER 60 REGISTEk
FOR HIGHWAY WORK
previous week. Only eight coun­
ties were free of sickness.
In Columbia county, three were
Through the efforts of the
reported afflicted.
State Labor Commission employ­
The number of mumps patients' ment is to be given to 25 extra
mounted from 70 to 115 while I men in each county in the state
there were 70 cases of chicken-1 on highways. The commission
pox. Twenty-eignc cases of i
pneumonia were reported—five j has furnished Judge John Philip
of Columbia county with blanks
more than last week.
The health department again; which are to be filled out by
emphasized the need of greater! those who are unemployed and as
care to avoid being affected in soon as the work can be organiz­
the seasonal sick period.
ed under an engineer of the
state highway department work
SALEM—(UP)— Instead of will be given, In case there are
actually relieving the unskilled more than 25 men register for
laborer of his job, the “mechani­ this work the men will be divided
cal man” has not only lifted that into groups and given 3 days
class of worker to a higher level
but has made a skilled laborer each at the rate of $3.0 per day.
Judge Philip reports that over
of him.
Such is the opinion of O. D. 60 men have registered at the
Adams, state director for voca- present time and there will prob­
ably be more.
tional education.
“Although the fact may not
As a result of the r rowing
be apparent today, it will show number desiring work H. B. Fer-
a few years hence,” Adams said.
“The nation is only going through
a period of transformation that
will see today’s workingman, em-!
ployed in future years as an ex-j
pert. The cost of the change is
revealed in present unemploy-.
ment.”
The same man that ran a ma-'
chine, now has a mechanical ap-1
paratus doing the same tedious <
work for him at greatly reduced
Christmas Greetings
cost to the employer and increas­
ed production per unit, Adams
said.
Thus this worker must pre-, l|l
pare himself for more scientific’ ’
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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930.
per cement bags, are installing
equipment that will give an ad-
ded capacity of about 50 per
cent.
♦ •
The Farmer’s union, Warren
local meets December 23 to dis-
cuss plans for a public market in
St. Helens.
* * •
The Rainier Knights of Pythias
elected last week the following
officers: Chancellor commander,
Grove Sammons; vice-commander,
Austin Russell; prelate, Charles
Carlson; master of work, Earl
Ball; mas*er at arms, John In-
god; mr.ster of finance, Dan
Scott; master of exchequer, J. B.
Long; inner guard, Raymond
Forrest; trustee for three years,
Glenn Williams; trustee for two
years, O. D. Byers. They will
install jointly with the Pythian
Sisters on January 5.
* * *
Slightly more than 10,000 acres
of Clatsop county land were
added to the reforestation clas­
sification at a hearing held by
the state forestry board at
toria December 16.
* * *
A male cougar, weighing
pounds and measuring about
en feet four inches long was
caught last week by Dr. D.
OREGON NEWS
ODDITIES
BY UNITED PRESS
MEDFORD— (UP)— Thieves
backed their truck up to John­
son’s grocery, made off with the
entire stock.
KLAMATH FALLS— (UP) —
Oregon
__ „___ ’s ________
meanest ___
man is here.
He stole a displayed charity tick-
et.
MT. ANGED -(UP)— An old
fire bell originally costing $15
will be saved when high bidders
get the firehouse.
thin porker which
true lady-like style.
in appeal from the decision rendered
by Circuit Judge Howard K. Zim­
merman in which he declared that
SALEM (UP)
Art O’brien ¡.he special tax levied in district
stole 18 cents. Bail was fixed' No. 9 (outside Vernonia) for 1930
-----
at $1500.
was invalid.
Judge Zimmerman ruled the
ALBANY—(UP)— Linn jurors
They
tax
illegal because the special
lunched. Missing—three.
,
were found locked in jury rooms, tax was levied in mills instead
although the verdict was reached of in dollars and cents and more
tax would be raised by the levy
long before.
¡than was set forth in the road
O. S. C.— (UP)—Mining school supervisor’s budget.
students will receive a course in
mine-rescue work.
I
ALBANY— (UP)— Thieves
took 350 pounds of farmer J. A.
Miller’s white beans.
fainted
ASHLAND—(UP)— When the
wire broke, 150 candy canes fell
FOREST GROVE — (UP)
Mrs. E. Parrot missed a prize in a shop here. Kids were treat­
hog in early fall. She dug in ed.
a hay stack recently, found the
ASTORIA—(UP)—C. A. Ro­
man went to Michigan to per­
Conn back of the Henry Gron- suade 50. families to establish
nel place near Jewell.
homes here.
*
The budget for the city of St. COLUMBIA COUNTY TO
Helens for the coming year will
APPEAL ROAD TAX CASE
total $31,712, according to the
Columbia county Is going to
prepared budget. The amount
to be raised by taxation is $22,-
212 or an increase of $7,000
ifver this year.
* * *
The Order of Eastern Star at¡
Clatskanie chose the following of- j
ficers December 11: Ida May
Bollinger, worthy matron; Em­
mett Stoddard, worthy patron;|
Malvina Lewis Steele, associate1
matron, Georg.. Fugey, associate
I
patron; Anna Conyers, secretary;
Eva Stoddard, Conductress; Gol­
PAPER HANGING
die Campbell, chaplain; Mildred
Steib, marshal: Bea Van, organ­
AND TINTING
ist; Adah, Emma Johnson; Ruth,
Josephine Fugey; Esther, Irene
J. C. Henderson
McKinley; Marthi, Mattie Her­
mann; Electa, Mis. Wicklund;
Phone 1021
warder, Blanche McGillivary, sen-'
Book» of 1930 Wall Paper
tinel, George Caldwell.
* * *
Samples Now Here
On Display
Mrs. V. M. Johnson of Clats­
kanie died December 16 after
a prolonged illness. She and her
Vernonia
husband have resided in Clats­
kanie since 1921.
Paint Shop
• * •
Forest Grove now has a night
Vernonia
officer, Lawrence Williams. The
appointment followed a series of
three robberies December 12.
AMERRIE
Wish You All
In this community as in
all others there will be
some who will find it hard
to respond to “A Merry
Christmas” except with a
feeling of bitterness.
A recent Newspaper ar­
ticle gave an account of
young boys and old men
being beaten to death in
cold prison camps for lack
of ability to stand up un­
der sixteen and eighteen
hour days of heart breaking
labor.
This did not happen in
the United States, it is not
happening to us.
In the face of our own
hardships let us “consider
these things,” and if we
find it beyond us to be mer­
ry, let us at least not be
bitter at this season of
celebrating such a momen­
tous occasion as Christmas.
Try a classified ad for results
House And
:SIGN:
PAINTING
Miller-
A Merry
Christmas
The McPherson Timber Co., the
Clark-Wilson Lumber Co. and the
United Railways were the plain­
tiffs in the case.
District Attorney John L.
Foote is having his brief prepared
for submission to the supreme
court and Clark and Clark, a
Portland law firm, are associated
with him in handling the case
for the county.—Clatskanie Chief
CHRISTMAS
Oregon-American
Lumber Co
When tlie
Home Town Paper
Is Late ••••••
When- the home paper chances to
be a few hours late, post office em­
ployees are beseiged with requests,
demands and complaints, The ar-
rival of the home-town paper is
looked forward to each week with
pleasurable anticipation in most of
the homes of the community. Did
you ever hear of a post office pat­
ron complaining because he did not
receive an advertising circular, store
sales bill, mail order type magazine,
or any of the other types of sbstitutes
for home-town newspaper advertising?
Neither did we.
—New Prague (Minn.) Times.
Clubs and.
lodges
A. F
A. M.
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F. & A. M. meets
Temple,
at
Masonic
Stated
Communication
First Thursday of each
month. Special called
meetings on all other Thurs-
nights 7:30 p.m. Visitors
most cordially welcome.
J. E. Tapp, W. M.
J. B. Wilkerson, Secretary.
Order of Eastern Star
WOMENS RELIEF
CORPS
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
Nehalem 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
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. 4 C.
Margaret Shipley, Treasurer
Pythian Sister«
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
I. O. O. F
HARDING LODGE 11«
Meats 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. Scott, K.R.S.
John Glauner, Secretary.