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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1931)
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931. VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON MONEY TO BURN W. N. U. lì. KqM SER.VICE. “Tipped a foul that time," Miss Gatewood went on, flushing prettily. "Still, one never can tell whether the patient will talk on that sub ject or not, so usually we ask to find out. Pardon, I’ll try to stick to my knitting hereafter. Now, then—Mr. Clarke, what Is your man Friday cooking for dinner?” "It smells like corned beef and cabbage to me. This is Thursday, isn’t it?" Miss Gatewood nodded bright I ly. “And potatoes boiled with their ! Jackets on?” she queried with I eager curiosity. He nodded. “Then you're as pleblan as I am,” she challenged. “I adore plain food and ■ ' I’m famished." To himself Elmer said: “I sup-I pose I’d be a dog if I don’t Invite ' her to eat some of it. Confound It, i I think she expects to be Invited, or wants to be. That’s Just like these bohemian newspaper women.” He turned to his visitor. “I should like very much to Invite you to din I ner. Miss Gatewood, but—" “I’d adore to come,” she inter rupted before he could cloak his in vitation with more buts. “Dur ing dinner we can have a nice, long, comfortable interview.” "Well, Miss Gatewood, if you can manage without a chaperon, I can J' "I’m sure you’re not at all a dan gerous person, Mr. Clarke.” "I am sure you are 1” Elmer came back at her, Just like thnt. She blushed at the compliment and proved herself equally fast by retorting: “I see you are not a stranger to risks, Mr. Clarke. I had two brothers In the service. One wns killed at Soissons and the other wns gassed, He hasn't been very well since. He lives with me In Los Angeles." “Indeed I Well, I had my taste of phosgen gas, too. My lunes nre still a little ticklish, but I'm slowly outgrowing the effect, Pardon me, please, while I tell Jasper to set a place for you and add a few fancy touches in your honor." That was a very delightful If un conventional dinner. Miss Gate wood was charming. It was her business to be charming nnd she knew her business. Her charm re ceived a considerable Impetus, how ever, from the charm which she extracted from Elmer. Under the ameliorating Influence of her de lightful personality. Elmer was In perfect form. He was interviewed without being aware of it, nor did Doris Gatewood have to interview him. Everything she wanted to know came out naturally in their conversation. In fact, the lady al most forgot she was playing a part. She was returning to Los Angeles on the train which came through Pllarcitos at ten-thirty that night. After dinner she suggested that, un less Elmer had something better to i i do, they might kill time by going to a movie. Since Nellie was din ing out that night and Elmer had nothing better to do than escort his new-found acquaintance to the movie, he declared he could think of nothing more delightful. So they went to see a thriller, and once during an exciting moment of the photoplay Miss Gatewood seized Elmer’s hand Impulsively and clung to it, apparently quite oblivious of what she was doing. After dinner Elmer walked with her to the train and got her little traveling case out of the checking station In the depot. Before she boarded the train she had exacted a promise from him to call upon her and her brother at their Los Angeles home and have dinner with them. Elmer said he expect ed to be In Los Angeles in a few days to buy an automobile, and would take that opportunity to re new an acquaintance so happily begun. Upon arrival In Los Angeles. Mae, alias Doris Gatewood, report ed to Colorado Charley that the I fish was on the line; that nothing now remained to do save get out the net and land him. I I he had. He wished he might aee her again. Elmer lunched with Nellie the following day and discussed with her Ills coming campaign for elec tion to the board of trustees of the Union high school—a subject In which Nellie displayed the most avid interest. For a reason so vague he did not pause to define It, he refrained from telling Nellie of (Continued Next Week) the visit of the young lady report er the evening previous. Nellie wondered why he did not. She had seen him walking down to the sta Many New Families tion with this stranger and had Attracted in March marked her thoroughly, from the toes of her smart boots to the tip of her saucy hat. In particular, Profitable specialty crops are NeJlie had been struck by a note attracting many desirable fami of spurious merriment In her gurgling laugh as the pair passed, lies to all parts of Oregon from too Interested In themselves to see the grain and cotton sections of her. That laugh had been Just a eastern states, according to the trifle too loud. March report of the State Cham On Tuesday Elmer received a ber which shows 48 new families long letter from Absolom McPeake, who arrived during the month and conveying very definite Informa invested $119,900 in 4,816 acres tion regarding the estate. It con of land and in other forms of sisted largely of very valuable business real estate In the city of property. Inquiries about invest Muscatine, a plethora of frame ment opportunities and from shanties In the poorer section of people seeking a more congenial the city, from which Uncle Hiram climate continue to come and 2,- had drawn rentals entirely dispro- 898 letters were received during portl onate to the value of the March. There were 83 families property, stocks, bonds, farm who wrote of their intentions of mortgages and a little private banking business—a usurer’s shop, coming to Oregon within the next few weeks. In reality. Mr. McPeake felt confident that One San Diego, California, pro the little banking business could duce company will plant 240 acres readily be disposed of to form a to peas in Coos county to be sold branch bank of a large local in in the fresh state in eastern mar stitution. Of course, in view of Uncle Hiram's death, this bank, so kets; one Salem cannery has con dependent upon his presence, would tracted for over 200 acres of as not now be sold at much of a prof paragus; an out-of-state concern it, but it could he disposed of with has contracted for several hund out loss, and McPeake advised this red acres peas for seed purposes course. in Umatilla county; Benton coun After reading that letter, Elmer ty farmers last year received felt more than ever Inclined to fol over $100,000 for specialty seed low the dictates of his humble am bition and purchase a fine car. He crops are planting large acreages carried the letter over to the Plla; again this year. Alfalfa, clover cltos Commercial Trust & Sav and vetch seeds and bent grass ings bank and showed it to the seed for lawns will require large charming trust officer of that Insti acreages in Clatsop, Coos, Jose tution. Nellie was much Interest phine, Deschutes and Malheur ed and proffered some advice when counties and bring very satisfac Elmer declared he was going down to Los Angeles the following day tory returns to our farmers. to place an order for the new car. He promised Nellie the first ride DEPRESSION HITS WILES OF CUPID in It Before he could drive awny from Fewer persons in Columbia the agency with his new posses sion the next day, a smart uni county permitted themselves the formed chauffeur appeared and re luxury of either marriage or di minded him that a gentleman able vorce in the depression year of to afford a first-class car could not 1930, than 1929, according to the possibly descend to driving It him self. Elmer was struck by the U. S. bureau of the census, The force of this argument and en same trend was followed in Ore- gaged the man at a salary of fifty gon as a whole. dollars a week. In Columbia county in 1930 While waiting for the license there were 111 marriages as plates to arrive, he telephoned against 122 in 1929. There were Doris Gatewood and was rewarded 50 divorces in 1930, and 54 in with shrill feminine cries of de light from the lady In question. 199. One marriage was annulled Could he not come out to the house last year. None was annulled the for luncheon? She liad Just fin year previous. There were 7,591 marriages ished her story and was about to mail it east—perhaps he would care performed in Oregon during the to read It first? year 1930, as compared with Elmer would. He said he would 8,243 in 1929, representing a de be delighted to; and at one o'clock crease of 652 or 7.9 per cent. he slid noiselessly up to Colorado Charley's dainty bungalow and dis In 1922, there were 6,538 mar- covered tlic girl nnd her alleged riages performed. During the year 1930 there brother waiting for 1dm on the were 2,825 divorces granted in lawn. The famed prodlg il. returning the state, as compared with 3,- from his unwholesome adventure 179 in 1929, representing a de with the husks and the swine, could crease of 354 or 11.1 per cent. not have been received with more In 1922, there were 2,522 di- enthusiasm. The luncheon was ex vorces granted. There were 25 quisite and served by Doris Gate wood herself. She flushed prettily marriages annulled in 1930 as when Colorado Charley reminded compared with 16 in 1929. The estimated population of Elmer that «lie had cooked It her- CHAPTER VIII Elmer Clarke returned I to his humble home after see i W HEN Ing Doris Gatewood off at the rail-1 road station, he was sensible of j having passed one of the most de lightful evenings In years. Of course he had spent many delight ful hours in Nellie Cathcart's com pany—Nellie was always delight ful; but about this other girl there bad been a charm so utterly differ ' ent from Nellie's that Elmer, after the fashion of his sex, yielded to the delight of It without bothering to analyze It She dazzled him. She had. In effect, dared him to like her—and Square Deal seif. Charley ate little, however, and appeared languid and disinter ested, as became a seml-fnvalld. Having been Informed that he was a veteran of the World war, Elmer at once had for Colorado Charley a distinct feeling of fraternity, and the conversation was almost en tirely of soldiering. In preparation for this, the bunco man had “boned up" on the A. B. F. from an In valid ex-soldier at Arrowhead hos pital and another at the Veterans’ home at Sawtelle. When It seemed that he might be getting Into deep water, Doris saved him by sug gesting that It was time for him to take his after-luncheon nap. “Poor Brother gets so excited and nervous when he talks of those terrible scenes.” she explained to Elmer, "It wears him out even to think about them.” Elmer suggested that Doria and he go for a ride. Doria re- plied that she would adore it—so they went. In calm defiance of El mer’s voluntary promise to Nellie Cathcart that she should be the very first person to ride In his new car. In Justice to Elmer It must be added, however, that he had com pletely forgotten that promise. Having been lightly made, it had been ns Hvhtly forgotten. Shell Products Dependable Mechanics Shop Work Guaranteed What Some are Doing for The Nehalem Valley MATTHEW KING A new settler near Vernonia is Matthew King, veteran farmer, who with the help of his son Merle, is grubbing out stumps, erecting buildings as opportunity offers, and making for himself what will be one of the finest dairy ranches in the Nehalem val- ley, situated as it is on fertile bottom land. Mr. King has been here about a year, coming from Washington county. There are on his place eighty acres, fifteen or twenty of which are cleared. He has seven cows and sells whole milk to the Nehalem Valley creamery. Mr. King is a firm believer in colonization. “It is the only hope for Vernonia,” he declared. Lumber towns without other re sources do not last, he has ob served, having seen many of them dwindle. The dairy farmer in this sec tion is not so bad off in these hard times, Mr. King asserted. “He is hurt only in his head.” Although the price of milk is down, feed has dropped even more rapidly, and the dairyman is better off than he was last year. “The only trouble is taxes,” he declared. They are much too high in this county, he believes, being considerably higher than in Washington county. Mr. King is pulling out stumps with a horse, A donkey engine is all right for green stumps, and he is figuring on using one when he gets into a patch of young trees along the Nehalem on his place. In the field he is clear ing now, however, where the stumps are old and rotten, there is too much risk of roots break ing off. He is erecting a milk shed, and will enlarge his herd as he clears more land. This valley, Mr. King believes, is best adapted to dairying. A man can buy a small place and cultivate it, and pasture his cattle on the hills as they are logged off. To make this possible the herd law should not be strictly applied except close to a city. “Your cattle may start to come home on you, and then they’re scattered along the highway.” Not every one who tries the dairy business makes a success of it, he remarked. “After all, farming is a business.” Mr. King should indeed know, for he has farmed in the Dakotas, in Washington along the Canadian border, and several other locali ties, and he has always made good. What was probably the larg est court of honor meeting ever held in the Forest Grove area took place at the school house at Timber, the evening of April 1. The ceremonial was conducted by the boards of examiners and re view of Forest Grove and A. D. Soderberg, scout executive. Something like 50 boys repre senting Banks, Gales Creek, For est Grove and Timber troops participated in the various promo tions awarded. Of this number one was made life scout; one was made star scout; four were made second class scouts, and the bal ance were awarded first and sec ond class merit badges. The school house was filled to capacity with interested friends of the boys from the various troops. Rev. N. Schupp, 87, formerly presiding elder of the Evangelical church in this district and well known to earlier residents of Vernonia, died Tuesday, March 31, at his home in Portland. He had been ill since 1919. BRIDGE OFFICIALS CHANGE An important change was an nounced last week in the person nel of the officers of the Colum bia River Longview Bridge com pany, with the resignation of W. D. Comer of Seattle, who has the state of Oregon on July 1, held the office of president of the 1930, was 958,000, and on July company until the change last 1, 1929, 941,317. On the basis week. Wesley Vandercook of of these estimates, the number of Longview, who has been promi- marriages per of 1,000 of the'nently identified with the bridge population was 7.9 in 1930, as ¡project as secretary of the com- against 8.8 in 1929, and the'pany, was advanced to the office number of divorces per 1,000 of of president and secretary, hold- the population was 2.95 in 1930,ling a combined office. At the as against 3.38 in 1929.—St. Hel^same time it was announced that ens Mist._______________________J. J. Kudlacek of Longview, who WHEN YOU BUY a Ford you buy enduring beauty. The body finish is made to last for the life of the car and practically all exposed bright metaTparts ex cept the bumpers are made of enduring Rustless Steel. This Rustless Steel has great tensile strength. It is the same bright metal all the way through. A salt test equivalent to forty years’ service under the severest weather conditions failed to have any effect on its brilliance. It never requires polishing. 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BOY SCOUT CEREMONIAL AT TIMBER adapted to this section are now Service Station U. S. Royal Cord Tires From Forest to Farm PAGE THREE Csf/l standard size vegetable packets, and most of the. flowers . . ■ Order of Eaatern Star A. F. & A. M. * Vernonia Lodge No. 184 Nehalom Chapter 153, O. E. 3. Regular commu- A A. F. & A. M. meets nication first at Masonic Temple, and d*ird Wed- Stated Communication • f nesdays of aach First Thursday of each month, at Ma- month. Special called '‘"'¡F* sonic Temple. All visiting siS- meetmgs on all other Thurs ■ a A'*- ters and broth- day nights 7:30 p.m. Visitors " era 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. Laura Sauer, President. ors always welcome. Grace, Sunell, Noble Grand. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Helen Fogel, Secretary HARDING LODGE 11« Meets every Monday "JF night in the W.O.W. Pythian Sisters hall. Visiting broth- era 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. 1. O. O. F. American Legion Nehalem Market & Groeery (Incorporated) PHONE 721 I. O.O.F.—Vernonia Lodge No. 246 meets every Tuesday night at 8 o’clock, in I.O.O.F. hall. Vis itors always welcome. J. F. Jones, N. G. Chas. Holt, V. G. John Glassner. Sec’y. Mike Miller, Treasurer. jutant; P. Hughes, Commander. R. C. Stanton, Fin. Sec’y.
