VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
PAGE FOUR
Friday, March 6, 1931.
sing an average capital of $400,0 Union, are assisting in our de- will go untouched, uncomforted. the words that tear away the
each. ’ That is the number of velopment.
Sing us a song of the first robin leaden sky and let the stars shine
—Oregon Journal. of spring delayed. Speak to us of through.
practical 1 form
farm ■fnmilipss
families lnpfltinp
locating '
in all parts of Oregon as a re­
the good we have done afore­ Could you perform a greater
GOOD NEWS
sult of the advertising and de­
time, and prophesy of the great service than this? Is there a
velopment work of the State
things we are to do by and by. higher calling than that of trum­
(A Worthwhile Editorial Selec­ Feed us with faith and arm us peter of good news? Great is
Chamber of Commerce.
Pacific Coast Representative
ted
by
the
National
Editorial
Al
­
During 1930, 1003 such famil­
Arthur W. Stypes, Inc.
with courage, and we will go out he who hews out the way, but
San Francisco
ies made the journey to Oregon, leviation.)
and accomplish the impossible, greater still to the hearts of
purchasing 96,533 acres of our
and return singing songs of men, is he who whispers the
Good news is a word fitly spok­ praise for the sustaining strength right
land, and brought into the state
word of hope, inspiration
THE MARKET ROAD LEVY
en.
It
has
a
value
beyond
that
of
I
$3,703,0000 of new capital. Hun­
of your good news.
and courage. Every good deed,
Member of National Editorial
gold
and
precious
stones.
*
The
Be a harbiner of good news. every worthy action, every pleas­
We have in the past pointed out dreds of retail stores provided power of good news is as evident
Association and Oregon State
that real tax reduction can only these new folks with household as the air we breathe, as neces­ Forget the bad news. Many of ant thought that has graced and
Editorial Association.
be brought about by wiping out goods and sold them farm ma­ sary as meat and potatoes and is us are too conscious of our blessed the world, has been born
earthbound condition. It is ever of the good news that some shin­
some of the big taxes we have chinery and equipment, building nourishing.
materials and other supplies.
ourselves,
but
we
present,
weighing us down. Doubt ing soul passed along the line.
imposed
upon
A
word
of
approval,
a
smile
Issued Every Friday
$2.00, Per Year in Advance
have always urged that before These 1003 farm families are now of appreciation, and simple praise and fear have tied clogs to our
When you start out tomorrow
wiping them out we be quite permanent customers for Ore- releases within us something feet. Ignorance and misunder­ morning, try to see how much
Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922. at the post sure
gori-made
commodities.
;
It
is
that we wish to relinquish
briskly regenerative which kindles standing have laid heavy burdens good news you can pass along,
office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879.
what the tax pays for. A case estimated that the average farm to flame the smouldering fires upon our backs.
and the help you can give your
We look to you who know us, fellow men, will help you.
in point is the $1,000,000 saved family spends $2000, a year for
Advertising rates—Foreign, 30c per inch; local, 28c per inch; by discarding the market road household goods and farm sup­ of ambition and aspiration. It who work beside us sharing the
—Senator J. V. Weber, Her­
legal notices. 10c per line first insertion, 5c per line succeeding levy. The million deducted pro­ plies with the local stores, On is as though a weight has been fortune of the day, to speak good
ald, Slayton, Minnesota.
taken
from
one
’
s
back.
insertions; classified lc per word, minimum 25c first insertion,
portionately from the state tax that estimate the 1000 new fa­ Reality springs from the hard news while our ears may still
15c succeeding insertions; readers, 10c a line.
Use the Eagle Classified ads
will mean a reduction, but not milies have increased the an- core of the impossible. Real ac­ hear. Speak and set wings to
great in the individual tax bill. nual buying power of our popu­ complishments in this world have our heels. Our great need is for for quick results.
On the other hand the market lation $2,000,000,
inspired by the voice of a
RAY D. FISHER, Editor and Publisher
And now the cost! The State been
road program is very likely to
silver trumpet sounding good
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Chamber
invests
approximately
be interferred with. Looks like1
news.
the lesser of two evils with those ^6® 'n its work of interesting
Have you such a word for us?
such
a
family
in
Oregon
and
in
affected figuring out which is the
MAIL ORDER MERCHANDISING
you, our friends and neighbors;
actually
getting
it
located
on
lesser.
have you a word for us who are
—Hillsboro Independent. the soil of this state. Railroad, struggling to do a day’s wefrk
irrigation and other companies well before the sun goes down?
Upwards of 1000 mail order catalogues have just
consider $200 to $50,0 a rea Say something to hearten us.
THE CAPONE COMPLEX
passed through the Vernonia post office. One firm alone
Mr. Alphonse Capone, known to sonable sum to attract a substan­ Give us the word that will set
sent two-thirds of this number.
the public as Scarface Al and to tial family to sections they serve. us afire with resolution to do
Some thirty years ago, when rural free delivery was Chicago officialdom as Public Economists estimate the value of better and to go farther than
No. 1, was surprised and a new family in a community all ever before.
first established, the mail order business made normous Enemy
shocked, not to say outraged, the way from a minimum of
Be generous, spread your good
strides. Whether or not one sympathized with local mer­ when a federal judge in his home $1500 to $5000, according to the news
far and wide, so that none I
chants who no longer made the sales that they used to city sentenced him six months in number in the family and their within the sound of your voiceI
financial
condition.
jail
for
contempt
of
court.
when everybody had to come into town for his mail, it had
This is not all of the story.
He couldn’t understand it. It
to be admitted that the mail order concerns performed a was the first time in his rather During 1930 the Oregon State
i
useful service especially in the rural districts. They saved lurid career of crime that any Chamber received letters from
1458 other families that stated
the farmers time and money, and they made available a court in Chicago had dared to they
intended coming to Oregon
inflict a penalty upon him. He
range of merchandise that village stores could not hope had, to be sure, been accused of during 1931 and would have $4,-
to carry in stock.
almost every misdemeanor and 566,320 for investment purposes.
va­ That the story of Oregon’s ad­
Of late, however, conditions have changed, and the crime in the calendar from had
vantages and opportunities is be­
grancy to murder but never
mail order houses have been forced to adopt new tactics he been convicted, and now, for ing told is shown by the state­
to maintain their volume of business. The automobile merely being late in presenting ment that 41,021 families ans-i
wered the State Chamber’s ad­
and good roads have enabled the farmer to get to a size­ himself to answer an indictment, vertising
in 1931, and to these!
a judge orders that he spend six
PAPER HANGING
able town without loss of any considerable time, stocks months in prison,—he, Al Capone, families were mailed 183,108 let-1
have been greatly enlarged in all but the smaller com­ master mind of gangland, king ters and folders.
AND TINTING
munities, and economies in buying and distribution have of the underworld, often called An Oregon outpost is the Los’
Angeles
office
of
the
State
ruler of Chicago, the arch
enabled local merchants to compete with the mail order the
J. C. Henderson
racketeer and terrorist who had Chamber, equipped with perma­
houses in price, not infrequently even underselling them. put the death sentence upon nent and seasonable displays of
Phone 1021
Oregon farm and factory pro-j
The fact that one big mail order house has been during more men than forty judges.
ducts. Over 200.0 interested peo­
Books
of 1930 Wall Paper
un-
It
was
It
wasn
’
t
right,
the past few years developing into a chain store organiza­
ple arc now calling monthly at
Samples Now Here
thinkable, “We’ll have to
tion is evidence that the mail order business of itself is another court to overrule
that office. One of the staff
On Display
relatively on the decline.
court,” he is reported to have calls in the homes during even­
ings, and often a dozen families
Indeed, under present conditions, the advantage lies commented when he recovered are
Vernonia
represented by men and wo­
from his first shock. Speken like
with the wide-awake local merchant who can display his one who has been accustomed to men from the surrounding neigh­
Paint Shop
wares, push certain items, and invite trade in a manner have polititions and office-hold­ borhood, all interested in coming
to
Oregon.
wholly foreign to the impersonal relationship of the mail ers do his bidding. Al was himself
Vernonia
Oregon’s going ahead, and the
order house. Furthermore, there is the growing realization again.
average
of
100
new
families,
And so he posted $10,000 bail
on the part of up-state customers that money- spent with while his lawyers prepare an ap­ bringing their wealth and experi­
mail order houses is lost completely from their communi­ peal. This means a thirty day ence from eevry state in the
stay of sentence, and, in that 30
ties, while the bulk of that which is spent at home stays days
we shall see whether the
home in the form of profits, wages, rent, advertising, fuel, edict of a United States court
REEHER & LUEBKE
light, etc., and may eventually come back, directly or in­ can be overturned by the most
New And Used Goods
notorious
outlaw
of
the
nation.
directly into the hands of the customer himself.
Furniture &
Bargains In
—Astorian Budget.
For your convenience the following business and professional people are listed on
Stoves
Except in isolated districts where distances are still
this page alphabetically. These men and women are known in Vernonia as reliable business
Ave.
Forest
Grove,
11
First
and professional people.
COMING TO OREGON
reat and local stocks inadequate, it is not unlikely that
Oregon
One thousand new families each North
le mail order house will in the future cut as little a figure year!
Substantial folks posses-
ANNOUNCPMFMTR
Krrtumia
What Other
Editors
Think
House And
SIGN:
PAINTING
Oregon-American
Lumber Co.
Professional and Business Diredorj
i trade as does old Dobbin in transportation.
ANNOUNCEMENT
GEORGE W. FORD
Freight
Delivered To and Called for at Your Door
In the promotion of George W. Ford to the manage-
lent of the light and power plant at Longview Vernonia
TRUCKS LEAVE VERNONIA 9 A. M. DAILY
ses a resident who has been outstanding in his service
Long Distance Furniture Hauling
to the community. Generous as to pocket book whenever
Between Vernonia and Portland
the public welfare would thereby be promoted, he also
Portland-Vernonia Truck Line
gave freely of his time and energy to promoting Vernonia’s
interests. While others might be content with wishing or
W. A. Davis, Local Manager.
hoping, he got busy and brought things to pass.
RES. PHONE 443
OFFICE PHONE 1041
Just now, when there is so much to be done through
aggressive leadership in bringing to Vernonia the roads it
needs and would like to have, and in forming favorable
contacts with other communities, Mr. Ford’s presence is
particularly valuable. His promise to retain his citizenship
here and keep in touch with local needs minimizes what
would otherwise be a serious loss to Vernonia.
From a personal standpoint, however, congratulations
A. F. & A. M.
Order of Eastern Star
are certainly due Mr. Ford, whose advance to a larger and
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
more responsible position is a testimonial of his value to Nehalom Chapter 153, O. E. S.
Regular commu­
A. F. & A. M. meets
the company he serves.
nication first
at
Masonic
Temple,
timber, mills, and wood manu­
ASSESSOR ISSUES
facturing plants pay 33.63% of
STATEMENT OF TAX
ASSESSMENT ROLLS the taxes. Rural property pays
In the statement of assessment
and tax rolls issued by W. S.
Roberts, county assessor, statistic
lovers will have an opportunity
of figuring the amount of taxes
and sources of tax revenue in the
county. It is well shown on the
report and charts in the back
of the pamphlet show graphically
the percentages of each depart­
ment and each source of income.
In the disbursements the
schools require the largest share
of the tax dollar with a total
expenditure of $478,512.91 or
money. Roads are
47.46% of * the
‘
next in line with $156,122.52 or
16.48% with drainage districts
taking $108,115.05 or 10.7J%.
The expenses of the county in­
cluding salaries, warrants, poor
and pension, etc., total $105,-
080.52 or 10,429« of the total.
City taxes take $73,341.22 or
7.28% and state taxes take $68.-
710.30 or 6.82%. The bonded
debt requires $15,000 or 1.49%
and the fire patrol $3,316.59 or
about one-third of one percent
Sources of the tax dollar as
shown on the graph indicate that
22.32%; Incorporated cities pay
19.04%; Public utilities pay
13.96%; drainage districts furn­
ish 10.72% and the fire patrol
one-third of one percent.
The total tax based upon the
assessed valuation for 1930 is
$1.008,199.11 as against $993,-
497.94 for last year.
The total valuation is $17,814,-
375.00, as against $18,264,560.00
for last year.
—St. Helens Mist.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO VERNONIA
and third Wed­
Stated
Communication
nesdays of each
First Thursday of each
month, at Ma­
month. Special called
sonic Temple.
All visiting sis­ meetings on all other Thurs-
ters and broth­ day nights 7:30 p.m. Visitors
ers welcome.
most cordially welcome.
Mrs. Leona McGraw, W. M.
E. G. Anderson, W. M.
Mrs. Alma Bell, Secretary.
W. E. Bell, Secretary.
Mountain Heart
Rebekah Lodge No. 243
WOMENS RELIEF
CORPS
Meets third Thursday of each
No. 243, I.O.O.F., meets every
second and fourth Thursdays in month at the I.O.O.F. hall.
I. O. O. F. hall, Vernonia. Visit­
Mrs I,aura Sriuer, President.
ors always welcome.
Grace, Sunell, Noble Grand.
KN1GHTS OF PYTHIAS
Helen Fogel, Secretary
HARDING LODGE 11«
Meats every Monday
night in the W.O.W.
Pythian Sitters
hall. Visiting broth­
ers welcome.
Vernonia Temple 61 meets
H. Mayfield, C. C.
every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in
W.O.W. hall.
H. Culbertson. K.R.S.
Isabel Culbertson, M. E. C.
Clara Kerns, M. or R. & C.
I have leased and am now op­
erating the Sessman Black-
smith Shop.
Repairing of all kinds
W. M. Faulkner
RURRFP
■
JVy
Marvin R. Eby, M. D.
Physican and Surgeon
Phone Hospital 931
Town Office 891
■RESTAIJF ANTS
m-inp«
BARBER
shop
Haircutting for Men
Women and Children
Expert Work Guaranteed
WESTINGHOUSE AND
SILVER-MARSHALL
RADIOS
SALES and SERVICE
J. A. OWEN
BOX 311
VERNONIA
DR. J. A. HUGHES
DAD’S
SANDWICH SHOP
Physician and Surgeon
Vernonia,
Oregon
Office Phone 663
Res. Phono 664
Delicious Chile and Sand­
wiches—Also Roasts and Short
Orders
CARD ROOM
Eyes Tested
PASTIME
CARDS AND
LIGHT LUNCHES
Lloyd Baker, Prop.
DR. C. O. ANDERSON
Eye Spelialist—Optometrist
1st Monday in Each Month.
At Kullander’s Jewelry Store
hotfi
CHNTPACTOR«-
JOHN A. MILLER
General Contractor
Mason Work, Building
LUMBER
Vernonia, Oregon
TERMINAL CAFE
The Right Place to Eat
Excellent Cooking
«
HOTEL GORDON
Newly Furnished Room»
Hot and Cold Water
Mary Kato
Next to Post Office
Very Reasonable Rates
Chop Suey
Restaurant
Hotel Hy-Van
STEAM HEAT
C. BRUCE
Wholesale and Retail
Glasses Fitted
You’ll enjoy a bowl of
delicious Chop Suey
after the show.
The best for those
who appreciate the
best.
TRANSFER — tRUCK
CURLY’S TRANSFER
BAFFORD BROS
General Plumbing
Vernonia
DENTISTS
We have read with much in­
terest the story in the “Vernonia
M. D. COLE
Eagle” that the Oregon-American
I. O. O. F.
Lumber Company mill had re­
Dentist
sumed operation after a shut­
American
Legion
down which was prolonged be­
Vernonia, Oregon
Vernonia Pott
cause of the parent company go­
I.O.O.F.
—
Vernonia
Lodge
No.
DOCTOR a
ing into the hands of a receiver.
I 1 9, American 246 meets every Tuesday night
Electrotherapy,
Physiotherapy
We surmised that the shut-down
at
8
o
’
clock,
in
I.O.O.F.
hall.
Vis
­
Legion.
Meets
was temporary. The pay-roll of
itors always welcome.
4th
2nd
and
DR. R. A. OLSON
the company is one of Vernonia’s
L. H. Cates, N. G.
each
Tuesdays
Chiropractor
dependable assets and we are
Chas. Holt, V. G.
month, 8. p. m.
i
glad that the pay-roll dollar is
John Glassner. Sec’y.
Tel.
671
1117 State St.
Dan Nelson, Ad­ Mike Miller, Treasurer.
in circulation again.
Vernonia.
Oregon
—St Helens Sentinel. jutant; P. Hughes, Commander.
R. C. Stanton, Fin. Sec’y.
Phone Business 221
Residence 653
là
AT HOM!
hotel
M c D onald
4
Local and Long Dis­
tance Hauling
MORTUARIES
COMPLETE«
«^FUNERALS
MONEV TO mtn
Money to Loan
On improved real estate; long
time and reasonable terms.
See Attorney John L. Storla,
St. Helens Oregon.
CASON TRANSFER
Local & long distance
HAULING
Phone 923
Office in
Workingmen’« Store