VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
PAGE FOUR
What Other
Editors
Think
'Herminia
Pacific Coaat Representative
Arthur W. Stypes, Inc.
San Francisco
COMMUNISM, THEORETI
CAL AND ACTUAL
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INSANE WASTE IN TIME OF NEED
The tax levied close at hand attracts attention, and
the taxpayer of limited means is ever inclined to be re
sentful of the inroads that school district, city, county
and even the state make upon his pocketbook.
Just now
in a period of depression, more care than ever is being
exerted to see that school boards, city councils, county
courts and the like do not waste public money; and though
the legislature did not appear to feel so keenly the plaint
of the burdened taxpayer, Governor Meier has taken it
upon himself to slash what he considers excessive or need-
less appropriations.
Congress, still more removed, has gone to limits
that no legislature would dare go in proportion, for no
taxpayers’ meetings clamor at its members to keep taxes
down.
Somehow people seem to think that all the nation-
al government has to do to cover its expenditures is to
reach into one of its own mints and pull out the gold
coin.
It has no such luck.
The federal government
must raise its revenue by taxation, direct or indirect.
In
either case the public pays, just as certainly as if a muni
cipality were levying the tax.
Among the appropriations passed at the last session
of congress was one of $30,000,000 for the modernizing
of three old battleships.
As the Oregon Journal pointed
out last Sunday, the average renewed life of modernized
battleships is five years, and then the junk pile. Reckon
ing the present value of the ships to be virtually zero,
since an outdated battleship is worth only what it will
bring as scrap metal, an annual depreciation of $2,000,000
should be charged off per ship.
Add that to the cost of
rwrwlmia
nrion
f o 1-
operation, and estimate the tremendous
price that
the
people of the United States are paying merely for the
sense of security that comes from prolonging the life of
three battleships.
Meager security is it, too, for in case
of war a mine or torpedo could sink the whole structure
at one blow, and bombs from an airplane overhead could
do as much damage with almost as much dispatch.
Is the real motive security, or merely pride in having
the best, or at least next to the best navy in the world?
Millions of dollars annually is a pretty high price even
for the United States to spend on pride.
From any angle, the expenditure appears to be an
insane waste in time of need.
STOP SIGNS
The suggestion that stop signs be placed at inter
sections with Bridge street and that the center button be
done away with is in keeping with traffic regulations
throughout the country.
Experience has shown that center buttons instead
of reducing traffic accidents have increased them.
At
night they are difficult to see, and collision with one is
likely to rip off a tire and damage a wheel,
The square
turn necessitated is cumbersome for big cars and slows up
traffic.
Their adoption dates back to the time when
automobiles were first coming into common use, and traffic
officers had not yet learned how best to keep them out
of one another’s way.
To make Bridge street a through street would also
be wise, for traffic moves to the best advantage when cars
on the main arteries have the right of way and need not
be guarding against others that dart unexpectedly from
behind blind corners.
Communistic government is a
beautiful dream to some people
who visualize a nation run entire
ly by and for the manual work
ers but in actual practice it comes
nearer to being a nightmare than
a dream realized.
No better testimony to this ef
fect could be offered than that
which was given in the story told
to an Astoria audience this week
by Dr. Alex J. Schleunning of
Portland.
Here is a native Russian who
was one of the first organizers
of the Communist party and who
was so active in its affairs dur
ing the regime of czarism that he
almost forfeited his life as penal
ty for this means of protesting
against the tyranny of the im-
peral government.
He dreamed of Russia as a
land of the utmost liberty, free
dom and happiness where the
peasant was emancipated from
serfdom and could purstie his
peaceful occupation under the
protection of a benificent gov
ernment dedicated to the exalta
tion of the lowly. When the red
revolution overthrew the czar and
all that he stood for, Dr. Schleun
ning from his sanctuary here in
America rejoiced and he eagerly
awaited the day when he could
return to his native land and
share in the enjoyments of the
Utopia he helped to create.
In due course of time he re
turned, but not to find the Utopia
of his dreams. Communism in
practice was far different than
in theory. He found only disap
pointment, disillusionment, dis
may, disgust. From his own lips
Astorians heard the story that
broke his faith in Communism.
Russia, he said, he found to be
rampant with crime and disease,
with conditions for the average
persons so deplorable that they
were driven to drink to forget.
The soviet rluers dominated every-
™
thing
with an iron kn^rl
hand. NT«*-
Not
1 per cent of the people were al
lowed to vote. There was no free
dom of the press, the newspapers
being merely propaganda mediums
for the government. Marriage
was a mockery and religion pre
scribed. The children were tak
en from their parents and be
came wards of the state. Churches
were ccjhverted into cabarets,
a great standing army was main
tained from the profits of the
liquor traffic, one could not trav
el from town to town except by
passports, only a favored few
had any privilages of citezenship,
countless numbers lived on doles
and every activity of life was
circumscribed and controlled by
government regulations.
Dr.
Schleunning found a godless, im
moral, distressed and oppressed
country instead of the beautiful
ideal for which he had almost giv
en his life.
His experience is but the ex
perience of others who had been
disciples of a theory only to suf
fer bitter disillusionment when
they saw their theory in actual
operation. There is no cure for
Communism quite as effective as
sending our Communists to live
under the form of government
they advocate, and the govern
ment’s policy of deportation is,
therefore, a most judicious one.
—Astorian-Budget.
Birkenfeld. Refreshments were land. Mrs. Bridgers was a visi
tor, also little Chas. Webber of
served during the evening.
Mrs. Austin Dowling entertain Portland.
Mrs. A. A. Dowling
Mr. and Mrs. McCormick were
ed the Jolly 20 Thursday. Miss
Olga Holmstrom was a dinner in the village Monday from Na
guest at the club. Those present tal shopping.
Mrs. L. B. Eastman spent Mon were Mesdames George Carmi-
Mrs. G. Devine was a busi
day with Mrs. Grover Devine. chiel, Melis, Eastman, Devine, ness caller at the Benzer home
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jones and Louden, Knowles, Dunn and Sund- Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reynolds were
Vernonia visitors one day last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. McCormick took
her mother, Mrs. W. R. Johnson,
to Portland Saturday for medical
treatment. Mr. Johnson accom
panied his wife also. They re
All rules of sanitation and health are based
turned the same evening. Mrs.
upon the requisite of perfect cleanliness—clean
Johnson is as well as can be ex
liness of body, wearing apparel and all belong
pected at this writing.
ings.
Eric Kronholm left Saturday
to work at the Crown-Willamette
The Vernonia Laundry is “first aid” to the
camp between Astoria and Sea-
housewife in keeping clean the wearing apparel
side.
of the family, bedding and household fabrics.
Ed Reynolds and Bernard
Instead of struggling along with washday drud
Dowling left Monady for Port-
gery “send it to the laundry” and be relieved of
land in search of employment.
this task.
Ed Reynolds and Bernard Dowl
ing were Astoria business visitors
Saturday.
Road Supt. Wm. Payne and a
crew of men were grading the
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Mist-Clatskanie market road Mon
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day.
Esther Peterson and Margaret
Anderson were Sunday evening
dinner guests at the Austin Dowl
ing home.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sundland
entertained with bridge on Tues
day evening. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Wallace, and
Mr. and Mrs. G. Wanstrom from
Mist
Cleanliness First
Oregon’s solons are home again
after 53 days spent in legislating.
New laws passed total 434, a ma
jority of which will become ef
fective in 90 days. When the
new laws are printed, lawyers will
have to go through their codes
and note the changes, the elimina
tions and the new provisions. The
public will gradually become
more or less well informed on the
new laws.—McMinnville News-Re
porter.
VERNONIA LAUNDRY
Among Our
Neighbors •
The St. Helens school board
has decided against consolidation
with Yankton, Dowd, Wilark-Tren-
holm, Happy Hollow and Col
umbia heights districts, the rea
son being that the school tax
of the St. Helens district would
be increased from 20.2 mills to
not less than 26.75 mills after
consolidation.
Ilouse And
SIGN
PAINTING
...
A burglar robbed the E. M.
Helon store at St. Helens of
about $100 worth of merchan
dise March 10.
J. C. Henderson
Book, of 1930 Wall Paper
Samples Now Here
On Display
Vernonia Trading Co
Vernonia
Paint Shop
Cass Bergerson
Ed Tapp
Phone 681
Vernonia
Square Deal
Service Station
Professional and Business Directory
U. S. Royal Cord Tires
Shell Products
Dependable
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.
Mechanics
Shop Work Guaranteed
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENT
I have leased and am now op
erating the Sessman Black-
smith Shop.
Freight
Marvin R. Eby, M. D.
Physican and Surgeon
Phone Hospital 931
Town Office 891
Repairing of all kind*
W. M. Faulkner
RARRFP
TRUCKS LEAVE VERNONIA 9 A. M. DAILY
Long Distance Furniture Hauling
Between Vernonia and Portland
BARBER
SHOP
Haircutting for Men
Women and Children
Expert Work Guaranteed
Joy
Portland-Vernonia Truck Line
W. A. Davis, Local Manager.
OFFICE PHONE 1041
DR. J. A. HUGHES
Physician and Surgeon
Office Phone 663
Ses. Phone 664
CARDS AND
LIGHT LUNCHES
Lloyd Baker, Prop.
contpactop C
JOHN A. MILLER
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Mason Work, Building
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C. BRUCE
Wholesale and Retail
LUMBER
Lumber Co
Vernonia,
Oregon
DAD’S
SANDWICH SHOP
Delicious Chile and Sand
wiches—Also Roasts and Short
Orders
Glasses Fitted
Eyes Tested
Oregon-American
Bargains In
Furniture &
Stoves
11 First Ave. Forest Grove,
Oregon
North
CARI? ROOM
PASTIME
list*
REEHER & LUEBKE
New And Used Good,
RESTAURANTS
SHOP«
General Contractor
Vernonia, Oregon
BAFFORD BROS.
General Plumbing
Vernonia
DENTISTS
The saving habit has always identified its
possessor as a person yorthy of faith, credit
and respect.
M. D. COLE
Start your savings account with us today—
start it and then increase it. You’ll find it pays.
Dentist
Vernonia, Oregon
DOCTORS
Electrotherapy,
tank of Veinenia
Always the best quality and the best
variety at
Phone 1021
I
Saving is, and always has been, a mark of
good sense.
And Garden Time means the purchase
of seeds.
PAPER HANGING
AND TINTING
Henry Ford says that good times are here, which
means, probably, that the demand for Ford cars is good,
«nd that truly is a healthful sign.
May some lumber
king have occasion to remark before long that prosperity
is right at hand!
SAVING
Is Garden Time
...
The Washington county court
has ordered a ten percent re
duction in wages paid to all coun
ty employees whose compensation
is not fixed by law.
...
According to the Forest Grove
News-Times, recommendations for
a bond issue of $75,000 providing
for the purchase of the present
high school building and site with
provisions for the addition of five
classrooms and an auditorium
will be made to the voters of
Union high school district No. 5.
Delivered To and Called for at Your Door
RES. PHONE 443
Friday, March 20, 1931.
DR. C. O. ANDERSON
Eye
Spelialist—Optometrist
1st Monday in Each Month.
At Kullander*s Jewelry Store
HOTFI S
HOTEL GORDON
Newly Furn.shed Rooms
Hot and Cold Water
Mary Kato
Next to Post Office
Very Reasonable Rates
Chop Suey
Restaurant
Hotel Hy-Van
STEAM HEAT
The best for those
who appreciate the
best.
Chiropractor
Tel. 671
1117 State St.
Vernonia. Oregon
You’ll enjoy a bowl of
delicious Chop Suey
after the show.
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CURLY’S TRANSFER
Phone Business 221
Residence 653
Local and Long Dis
tance Hauling
MORTUARIES
COMPLETE«
«^ FUNERALS
BROWN MORTUARY
Phone 593
MONEY
TO IOAN
Physiotherapy
DR. R. A. OLSON
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TERMINAL CAFE
The Right Place to Eat
Excellent Cooking
CASON TRANSFER
Local & long distance
HAULING
Phone 923
Office in
Workingmen’s Store
Money to Loan
On improved real estate; long
time and reasonable terms.
See Attorney John L. Storla,
St. Helens Oregon.
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