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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1931. VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE FOUR Umumta Eaglr Pacific Coact Representative Arthur W. Stypee, Inc. San Francisco Member of National Editorial Association and Oregon State Editorial Association. Issued Every Friday $2.00, Per Year in Advance Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922. at the post office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates—Foreign, 30c per inch; local, 28c per inch; legal notices, 10c per line first insertion, 5c per line succeeding insertions; classified lc per word, minimum 25c first insertion, 15c succeeding insertions; readers, 10c a line. RAY D. FISHER, Editor and Publisher have the mill in operation before two years. The mill will be better than 100,000 feet a shift capacity, built with the idea of two shift operation. It will have both elec trical and steam equipment. Be fore the timber holdings are reached it will be necessary to construct at least eight miles of railroad. A telephone line has just been completed to the new camp by the West Coast Telephone com pany which will enable the con struction engineer to secure dir ect connection with the telephone exchange in College Way. The line is a copper circuit and from the end of the company’s cable at the south end of the town to the temporary office in Scog gins valley measures six miles. There will be no exchange for calls to go through, everything, both local and long distance, go ing through the Forest Grove office.—Forest Grove News-Times THE RECALL ELECTION The 2-to-l vote that Commissioner J. N. Miller re ceived in the recall election Saturday is not only an ex pression of confidence in him, but it is also a proof that Columbia county is not turning “red”, no matter how un settled the general economic situation. Popular unrest always offers opportunity to the soap-box variety of ora tor who blames Hoover, prohibition, or the county com missioners for depression everywhere and high taxes at home, and wins a following because many people feel that somebody or something is to blame, and will take any plausible fellow’s word for it. In this case the public refused to believe that Mr. Miller was the dictator, the extravagant and incompetent spender of the people’s money that the recallers painted in their picture of him. The majority of voters were sensible enough to prefer a man who had had an excel lent record for nearly nine years to an unknown yet to be selected. They were not misled by hard times propa ganda. Another weighty reason proved the undoing of the recall movement. To spend $2,000 or so of the public’s money just because some folks don’t like a man who was legally re-elected in a fair election a few months before is a sheer waste that is mighty poor practice for preachers of economy. Repeatedly one hears the sentiment expressed, “They ought to be made to pay for the election themselves.” Indeed, it is too bad that they cannot. What Other Editors ... Think .... Read a copy of the Vernonia Eagle this week. It’s Leap Year in Vernonia, as the Eagle head read Vol. 9, No. 62. They work fast enough there to easily crowd an extra ten weeks to the year. —Paul Robinson, in Wheeler Recorder. Not only that, Mr. Robinson, but we plan to crowd 22 extra weeks into this year. The Eagle is changing its volume numbers to correspond with the calendar year, instead of dating from Aug ust to August as heretofore. It would have been interesting to learn if the auxiliary of the American Legion also favors a national referendum on the pro hibition question. —McMinnville News-Reporter. The return of beer might solve many of the country’s economic ills. No doubt it would solve the unemployment situation for many Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, declares that Russia wives who already have more enough to do. “has us fooled, beaten, shamed, shown up and all but than — Forest Grove News-Times. knocked out.” If the old gentleman while on his recent tour there had been left stranded by his personal conduc MISSING THE BIG TARGET tors and compelled to live as the Russians live he’d likely All through the counties of change his mind about that. Oregon the demand for county tax reduction expresses itself spe The only taxpayer with a broad smile nowadays is the cifically against what may be fellow who paid his 1929 intangibles tax and is going to called the county welfare activi ties, such as county nurse, county have it returned to him. curs ill will of taxpayers who like to draw pay for road work they can do in their own old way. The health and social value of the county nurse is Inexpressible in figures, but the good she does is reflected in saving human life, alleviating suffering and con trolling infection in time to pre vent its becoming epidemic. Added together, these expenses are small compared with the ma jor regular expenses of operat ing any county government. Be cause they are small is no reason for sparing them from a cut, but it is a sad commentary on ef ficiency of taxpayer organiza tions if they cannot see beyond these vulnerable small items and foster support for substantial re ductions. —Oregon Voter. The state highway commission would make no mistake in spend ing some of its unemployment re lief funds in straightening the route of the Lower Columbia highway through Astoria. The present route is crooked with sharp angled turns and is con fusing to the motorist. The work can be done in the winter without loss of efficiency, and the labor is available and im mediately at hand. —Astorian-Budget. It’s the Spirit That Counts (A worth while editorial select ed by the National Editorial as sociation.) After all is said and done, there’s only one thing that is re sponsible for the growth or de cline of any community. That is the spirit of the people. If the people are discouraged, blue, disheartened, pessimistic, growling, snarling, kicking, com plaining, whining and weeping, the community is on the toboggan and sliding backward. If the people can smile through their tears, show their spunk, keep pegging away, keep cheer ful, live within their means, ap preciate one another, consider the future, have hope for better times, determine to “see it through” at any cost, that town is on the up grade, and will get somewhere. Two men looked at a worn-out farm. One man turned away, said it was hopeless. The other man said he’d try it. He bought it for a song, and everybody call ed him a fool. He smiled, and began studying soil culture. He read everything he could find on soil building. He came to be known as an expert on soils. He put his theories into practice, building back into his farm the agricultural agent, county fruit inspector, county home demon The appointment of J. C. Ainsworth as a member of strator, and in some counties, the the state highway commission is gratifying, for Mr. Ains county roadmaster, especially if worth has been a good roads enthusiast for years, is fair the latter is an engineer and minded, and a shrewd business man. The promptness knows something about highway construction and maintenance. with which the commission of which he is chairman desig Little of the agitation centers nated the Wilson river road and ordered surveys of the on elimination of those county of Vernonia-Hamlet and Wolf creek routes, putting men into ficers which are held by politi the field within a week’s time, is an indication that there cians. It is the non-political of will be no dilly-dallying or evasion in choosing and con fices which get the full brunt of the tax-payer wallop. structing a short route to the sea. Yet the economic value of the county agent’s work reflects it CREW EMPLOYED several months’ work ahead of self in the long run in increased AT MILL SITE IN it and after it has finished mak income, reduced loss and enhanc SCOGGINS VALLEY ing the pond will be used on ed capacity to pay taxes. The fills and cuts on the logging road efficiency value of a roadmaster j Outlines for what will be a 60- which will be built to the holdings usually is considerable but he in- aere log pond at the Stimson of the timber company. Lumber company mill under con Following the policy of pushing struction in Scoggins valley can the construction slowly, a crew of now be seen. A gasoline shovel about 30 is now being employed is well started on the work of making the dyke, pouring con throwing up a dyke, which will crete for the mill foundation, and inclose the waters of the pond doing other necessary prelimi when completed. The shovel has nary work. It is not the plan to FOR fertility that had been taken from it. The result, now he has a farm that is the envy of the community. What wrought the change? It was the spirit of the man. It was his determination that turned the trick. Emerson said: “What a new face courage puts on everything. A determined man, by his very at titude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat and begins to conquer.” It’s the spirit that counts. —Democrat-American, Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Treharne A. J. Pugh from Forest Grove visited at the home of H. M. Smith on Sunday. Mrs. G. Harris of Sherwood is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Sidney Baker. Mrs. Wm. Hayden and Mrs. F. N. O’Donnell were Vernonia shoppers Friday. Mr. Murphy from Washington visited with his sisters, Miss G. Murphy and Mrs. James Gordon the past week. Miss Nettie Alley, health nurse, was at school on Friday. Mrs. Frank Lines, Mrs. Lines, Mrs. H. Smith, Mrs. G. Harris, Mrs. S. Baker visited at Pleasant Hill school. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Reynolds and daughter Jean, Mrs. Geo. Holt and family spent Sunday at Scappoose with relatives. Men from St. Helens are get ting out pulp wood on the Henry John place. GO HOLIDAYS! Special Home Visitors’ Round Trip Fares to many points for Thanks giving and Chrjs?ma’. Chicago ................. $105.75 St. Paul ..................... 89.05 St. Louis ................. 108.25 Other points in proportion Tickets on sale Oct. 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21, 23, 28, 30; Dec. 5, 12, 17, 18, 19; return limit Feb. 29, 1932 CHOICE OF FAMOUS TRAINS — the EMPIRE BUILDER (SP4S-GN- CB4Q)or NORTH COAST LIMITED (SP4S-NP- (CB4Q) following the wonderful Columbia River Scenic Route Information, tickets, reservations, etc., from R. M. ALDRICH, Agent Phone 161 J. C. Wright, General Agent HAY ----------------------- -------- GRAIN --------- ----------------------- FEED Vernonia Trading Co. Agency for McCormick—Deering ------ TRACTORS ------ 4-H Club Work is Constructive Instruction and inspiration received by western boys and girls in their 4-H Club, Smith-Hughes Vocational and Inter- Collegiate Agricultural activities are becoming increasingly important in farm development. This is shown by attendance of mere than 1OOO of youngsters at each Pacific International Livestock Exposition, the 21st Annual of which will be held in Portland, Oregon, In line with other commodities, our food prices are lower, but not our quality. We preserve the same high standards of excellence as always. TELEPHONE 721------- WE DELIVER Nehalem Market & Grocery (Incorporated) Vernonia Eagle Greeting Cards Order of Eastern Star A. F. & A. M. Nehalom Chapter 153, O. E. S. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 Regular commu A. F. & A. M. meet* nication first at Masonic Temple, 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 I. O. O. F. No. 243, I.O.O.F., meets »very second and fourth Thursdays in I. 0. O. F. hall, Vernonia. Visit I.O.O.F.— Vernonia Lodge No. ors always welcome. Margaret Lines, Noble Grand, j 246 meets every Tuesday night at 8 o’clock, in I.O.O.F. hall. Vis Bessie Herrin, Secretary. itors always welcome. Chas. Holt, Noble Grand. Pythian Sisters G. G. Holt, Vice-Grand. Vernonia Temple 61 meets G. M. Holt, Secretary. every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in W.O.W. hall. Isabel Culbertson, M. E. C. American Legion Clara Kerns, M. or R. & C. Vernonia Post KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS 119, American HARDING LODGE 11« Legion. Meets Meets every Monday 2nd and 4th night in the W.O.W. hall. Visiting broth Tuesdays each ers welcome. month, 8. p. m. M. D. Cole, C. C. J. E. Kerr, Com- H. Culbertson, K.R.S. mander; Eugene Shipman, Adj. I’HONE 681 Professional and Business Directory 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. RAPRFP CHOP«? BARBER shop Haircutting for Men Women and Children Expert Work Guaranteed October 24-31. The 1931 Exposition will mark the addition of new and in teresting features. Millions of dollars worth of pure-bred Beef and Dairy Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Hogs. Goats, Poultry and Rabbits will compete for the $100,000 offered in Premiums. Pacific International is an education in itself—not only for the youngsters but for grown-ups, too, and the Bank of Vernonia urges attendance by everyone in this community. BANK of VKBNON1A DOCTORS Mary Kato Marvin R. Eby, M. D. Physican and Surgeon Phone Hospital 931 Town Office 891 Chop Suey Restaurant DR. J. A. HUGHES OPEN FRIDAY, SAT URDAY AND SUNDAY CARD ROOM PASTIME Lloyd Baker, Prop. PRICED LOWER It’s the wise shopper who takes advantage of complete selections of cards now. You avoid disappointment . . . you relieve yourself of the rush and hurry that is part of Christmas shop ping. Cards of distinction and charm are avail able at the lowest prices in years. We’re pre pared to take care of printing and processing your cards at low cost. Accept our invitation; see for yourself the many beautiful designs we show! EAST for the CARDS AND • LIGHT LUNCHfcS <iood foods were never Select Your Greeting Cards From Our Choice Samples Physician and Surgeon Office Phone 663 Res. Phone 664 Vernonia, Oregon 729 THIRD STREET CONTRACTORS HOTELS STATE LAUNDRY Co. JOHN A. MILLER Hotel Hy-Van STEAM HEAT The best for those who appreciate the best. Laundry and Dry Cleaning. Pick-ups Tues., Deliveries Fri. General Contractor Mason Work, Building Agency at hotel M c D onald TRANSFER — TRUCK CURLY’S TRANSFER BAFFORD BROS. General Plumbing Vernonia L AT HCMf hotel M c D onald j Phone Business 221 Residence 653 Local and Long Dis tance Hauling MONEY TO LOAN C. BRUCE Wholesale and Retail LUMBER Vernonia, Oregon Money to Loan On improved real estate; long 1 tir.e and reasonable terms. See Attorney John L. Storla, St Helens Oregon. DENTISTS RESTAURANTS M. D. COLE Terminal Cafe Dentist Vernonia, Oregon THE RIGHT PLACE TO EAT H. A. SIMMONS, Proprietor CASON TRANSFER Local & long distance HAULING Phone 923 Office in Workingmen’s Store For real bargains—watch the classified columns of the Eagle. Eagle classifieds will pay you
