FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1931.
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
Bernnitia
Pacific Coaat Representative
Arthur W. Stypaa, Inc.
plentiful and wages adequate. Yet it can be merry even
for the jobless if those who have share with those who
have not.
It will be a more human Christmas, no doubt, because
sympathy and helpfulness make us all more human.
San Francisco
OPERATOR’S EXAMINA­
Among Our
Neighbors •
Member of National Editorial
Association and Oregon State
Editorial Association.
TION EFFECTIVE
PAGE THREE
I duration of the winter shutdown.
I Work will be resumed around “ous^tOMm^
February first according to thé
weather.
PUMPKIN PIE
D. F. O’Donnell and family will
Mrs. J. W. Neurer
spend the Christmas holidays with 2 cups Reamed or baked pumpkin
relatives at Cornelius. During 1 cup sugar
H. W. Jones is now working this time it is intended to have H teaspoon salt
with the trail building crew at Pat’s tonsils removed.
1 level teaspoon cinnamon
upper I.-P. camp. Norman Pet-
Andy Olson and Dick Engstrom 1 level teaspoon ginger
tijohn has been transferred to made a business trip to Verno­ 1 pint scalded milk
the engineers.
nia last Saturday.
2 large eggs
Johnny and Gus Olson and Bill
Rub pumpkin through a sieve
Camp McGregor was without
King are. batching in the same any electric power for two days and add to it the sugar, salt,
quarters as last year. Ole Olson due to the heavy snowstorm.
spices, milk and well beaten eggs.
is living in camp with his broth­ H. C. Ridenour and H. W. Jones Then fill a large pie plate which
er Andy Olson.
spent Sunday with their families. has been lined with paste. Bake
Smoky O’Donnell recently spent
1
Mrs. E. R. Estey and Mrs. F. in a moderate oven about 40
a few days with his brother
with
D. O’Donnell shopped in Verno­ minutes. When cool serve
Frank.
whipped cream.
nia
Tuesday.
Arvid Johnson and Call Ander­
Mrs. Theodosia Lambert will I The Eagle will be glad to print
son returned here from Buster
Creek camp for the winter shut­ leave Friday to spend the holidays recipes which its readers have
in Portland with her daughter found useful. They must be sign-
down.
A delightful bridge party was and son-in-law who are driving ed by the person sending them.
given last Saturday afternoon by from Texas for the occasion.
A Christmas celebration is
Mrs. Theodosia Lambert. A very
attractive luncheon was served planned for Thursday night in O1U/O Large cross-cut> dr»«
AW A and carpenter saws
first with two tables of cards , the schoolhouse. A program will A
unttu gummed, retoothed,
following, First prize, a box of be given first, followed by the jointed, set and filed accurate­
stationery, was won by Mrs. E. presentation of gifts from the ly by machine. Every tooth
R. Estey and consolation prize, tree. A late lunch will be served. cuts. Better work.
SAW SERVICE
a linen towel, by Mrs. Tom Scott. Everyone is invited. The program PORTLAND
327 E. Morri.on St.
The guests included Mrs. Bertha begins at seven o’clock.
Dutro, Mrs. Wm. McCormick,
Mrs. H. W. Jones, Mrs. Frank
O’Donnell, Mrs. E. R. Estey, Mrs.
T. F. Scott, Mrs. H. C. Ridenour
and Mrs. Virginia Gilkerson.
Richard P. Engstrom returned
home from Cathlamet for the
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McGregor
Reasons for the failure of some
persons to pass the new operator’s
examination and to receive a li­
cense to drive an automobile in
Four thousand delinquent tax
Issued Every Friday
$2.00. Per Year in Advance notices were mailed out to tax­ Oregon are covered in a tabula­
tion prepared this week by Hal
payers of Columbia county by the E. Hoss, secretary of state.
Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922. at the post sheriff's office early last week.
“While 3,688 applicants have
office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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successfully passed the three parts
Cars belonging to E. M. of the operators’ examination
Advertising rates—Foreign, 30c per inch; local, 28c per inch;
legal notices. 10c per line first insertion, 5c per line succeeding Rhoades of Houlton and G. J. and have been licensed since
insertions; classified lc per word, minimum 25c first insertion, Nashif of Portland side-swiped July, a number of persons have
15c succeeding insertions; readers, 10c a line.
each other on the St. Helens-Ver- either failed or neglected to com-
nonia road Dec. 15. Mr. Nashif pelte the steps necessary in the
received several cuts on the face. • tests,” states Mr. Hoss. “Of these
RAY D. FISHER, Editor and Publisher
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latter, some failed the first time
The resignation of Ira E. Mc­ I on the examination relating to
Intire as city marshal and J. W. ithe rules of the road. These per-
Barr as deputy have been handed I sons with a little more study of
VERNONIA NO LONGER A VILLAGE
in to the St. Helens city council. the law would be able undoubted­
Many Vernonia citizens have been under the im- The resignations are understood ly to pass the examination, but
to have come as a result of th«
pression that the proposed city budget calls for an in- recent cut in wages of city em­ they have never returned to take
a second examination. We make
creased tax. Why there should be an election at all if ployes.
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every effort to help them and
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the budget does not call for an increase is perhaps con­
i supply applicants with questions
Harry
Inman
of
Vernonia
was
fusing to the non-legal mind, but_____________________
ia is a fact nevertheless.
and answers prior to their ex­
The budget calls for a substantial reduction in taxation, kound over to the ^ran^ ju^ry by aminations.
Justice of the Peace Fullerton at
but it must be voted on in accordance with six per cent' ¡St. Helens Dec. 16. Inman was “Applicants are privileged to
try again and again if necessary
limitation law just as if it called for an increase.
I alleged to have stolen a gun.
until they successfully pass the
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It is a faulty law, we all think, but it exists and it I
tests, and our examiners have
must be obeyed. Legally Vernonia is still in the isolated) The Prescott mill, according to been instructed to aid in every
has
received
the
Rainier
Review,
village class, and it cannot levy for its operating expenses
way possible the applicant who may be taken to counteract any
which have required the has difficulty with any part of more serious difficulties later.
without special election any taxes except such as a strug­ orders
return of some of the men who the examination.”
At present, 233 persons have
gling mud-bound village could levy.
were laid off some time ago.
passed
the tests on knowledge of
Included
in
the
group
who
have
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The surprising part of it is that a number of persons,
not completed the steps required the motor vehicle laws and the
because they do not like this or that minor detail of the Mrs. Lillian Rader has been in­ are 54 persons who failed on the vision and hearing tests and are
budget, are working hard to put Vernonia back into the stalled as worthy matron of Wis­ first driving test. These appli­ driving with temporary instruc­
village category. They say in effect that if it means no teria chapter 100, O. E. S. at cants are perhaps taking further tion permits until they have suf­
Rainier.
j ¡jaiiii instructions and may return for ficient familiarity with the ac­
street lights, no marshal, no paid recorder, let there be
tual operation of a car to enable
no lights, no marshal—and maybe some one will volunteer William Lyman has been chosen examination at a later date. On­ them to take the driving test.
ly a few have failed on a sec­
his services as city clerk, The budget is not perfect (they 'as worshipful master of the Ma- ond try at questions on the rules These permits are good for 90
seldom are), hence there should be no budget, Let the' sonic lodge at Clatskanie. Mel- of the road and on their second days and require that the appli­
city limp along without funds, pay for what it must ini I vina L. Steele will be worthy mat- trial at actually demonstrating cant have a registered driver with
' ron of the Eastern Star chapter.
iJiieir ability to operate a motor him in the front seat of the’ car
promises that no bank would cash, promises that the tax­
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while he is learning.
payers must themselves redeem sometime at heavy cost. Thirty-five out of every 100 , vehicle.
“An outstanding fact in the
to
pass
the
vision
tests
,
Failure
Had the law permitted the ballots to be worded, “Shall families in Columbia county have given by the division examiners conduct of examinations thus
the council of the city of Vernonia levy upon the taxable radio sets, according to the Ore- has kept several persons from far,” states Mr. Hoss, “is the
4 completing their examination. revelation that even those per­
property of the said city the sum of $1,536.00 less than gon Voter.
the tax for the year 1931”—which is the exact truth—how Albert Tichenor was arrested They have been asked to obtain a sons who have failed to pass cer­
certificate from some competent tain portions of the tests have
many would vote against it? Not many.
Dec. 12 by state police officers
authority that they would be con­ seen the value in such examina­
Birken-
It is too bad that the law confuses the issue, and puts at the grange dance in
sidered safe drivers and if pos­ tions and have expressed their
well managed and economically administered cities in jeop­ feld and fined $100 for posses­ sible to have their vision correct­ satisfaction with the law and the
ardy of having to finance city expenses on a village in­ sion of liquor.
ed. This permits the person who methods which have been follow­
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come. The hope lies in an enlightened electorate who real­ The Clatsop county budget was fails to pass the department test ed in carrying out its provisions.”
ize that Vernonia is no longer a village.
adopted intact at the budget meet­ to get expert optometrical ad­
I
ing in Astoria Dec. 16, the only vice as to whether he is able to
change being that $1500 was ad­ see sufficiently to drive before
MORE SNIPING
ded to the $1000 publicity fund a license is refused him. Many
with the request that a similar persons have learned for the first
during the vision tests that
City budgets are not alone the targets of short- sight­ amount be eliminated from the time
they
have minor eye troubles,
emergency fund or some other
ed taxpayers.
which while not sufficient to pro­
item.
A
motion
to
abolish
the
For example, there is the county budget, which a county agent’s office was voted hibit them from driving are such
A MERRY
that the individual is glad to
few farmers are preparing to attack at the hearing Sat­ down 103 to 30.
know about them so that steps
CHRISTMAS
urday because the county agent, the county nurse, the
We say it with all sincerity,
county roadmaster and the home demonstrator are still W. D. Pine, for 11 years county
trusting that those who
agent
in
Tillamook
county,
has
retained, though on reduced allowances.
have contributed to our
Certain ones of this group appeared before the bud­ resigned in order to accept a
success will know the full
similar position in Humboldt and
meaning of the words.
get committee and the county court and asked for abolish­ Del Norte counties, California.
ment of these offices. Had the reply been, “Gentlemen,
we believe you are right and will adopt your recommenda­
tions in the interest of economy,” the delegation would
have gone home rejoicing that the taxeaters had all been
fired and the taxwasters routed. Had there been no fur­
ther reductions—and the group had nothing to offer along
that line—they would have gone home, also, to a $54,000
increase in taxes next year. $60,000 additional had to be
raised to take care of outstanding warrants, and the sug­
gestions for reduction totaled approximately $6,000.
The budget committee saw the problem more clearly
than did their advisers, and accomplished an effective re­
duction despite the unavoidable increase in the warrant
item. Yet the snipers are still at it, because their own
pet economy was not adopted.
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That portion of the Forest-
GrOve-Banks-Vernonia road from
Buxton to the Columbia county
line has been included in the list
of secondary highways recom­
mended by the Washington coun­
ty court. Certain designations are
being withheld pending decision
as to the road to the coast.
Eugene
ed law in
ago, has
torney at
E. Marsh, who practic­
Vernonia several years
been chosen city at-
McMinnville.
To buy, sell or trade, us»
Eagle classified ads.
FOR
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FORD MODEL “T” PARTS AT AS­
TOUNDING DISCOUNT
Spindle with bushings — each
1926-27 Brake Bands
with Lining — Each ...........
Coil Box — Each ....................
Standard Piston
with Pin and Bushing—Each
Hub Caps — Each ..................
Pinion Gear — Each................
Starter Armature — Each
Connecting Rods — Each .......
Side Curtains, on hand — Each
Cranks — Each .......................
Fan Assembly, old style — Each ..
Beauty Shoppe
Vernonia Hotel Building
Agency for
McCormick--Deering
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Mor« ftr
fu» your
you» money a» surprising
Surprising
More
economy,
economy.
Rate» horn
Rates
from $2.06 wfU
wiU Beth.
Bath.
$1.00
.... 5c
$1.00
$2.00
60c
— 25c
25c
25c
FORD DEALER
Vernonia
Oregon
Phone 1261
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.
DENTISTA
GLENN E. DEAMER
B
BARBER
shop
Haircutting for Men
Women and Children
Expert Work Guaranteed
Our Yule+ide
Wish
PASTIME
Marvin R. Eby, M. D.
Physican and Surgeon
■
Willard Batteries
Phone Hospital 931
Town Office 891
VIOLET RAY GASOLINE
Oil. . . . Expert Grea.ing
VERNONIA
SERVICE STATION
CONTRACTORS
JOHN A. MILLER
General Contractor
Mason Work, Building
Popular priced restaurants.
May "Santa” shower you with gifts in profusion
New lobby, new furnishings, new
serv ice, a nd ne w ma n y-other-th In gs.
BAFFORD BROS.
and leave enough cheer and joy to last long
General Plumbing
Vernonia
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Vernonia Bakery
Parts for all radios either
in stock or manufactured to
order.
House 18, O-A Hill
Residence Phone 1061
DOCTORS
DR. J. A. HUGHES
C. BRUCE
Wholesale and Retail
LUMBER
Vcrnoaia, Oregon
TRANSFER — TRUCK
Physician and Surgeon
Office Phone 663
Rea. Phone 664
Vernonia,
Oregon I
RESTAURANTS
after Christmas—that is our wish.
RADIO SERVICE
Dentist
Vernonia, Oregon
/
Absolutely FIREPROOF.
Complete
M. D. COLE
CARDS AND
LIGHT LUNCHES
Lloyd Baker, Prop.
Chen in Portland »top
stop at
//
If
"Tiie
Tiia Multnomah."
Multnomah.
40c
$1.00
USED CARS
Kerr Motor Co.
CARD ROOM
7
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I
DON’T FORGET WE HAVE BARGAINS
IN
J(Jy
T i 7 —/
1—
50c
ALL MODEL “T” FORD PARTS AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
Have Your Work Done Now —
SAVE MONEY
Milady’s
Vernonia
Trading Co.
Christmas this year is not as merry for the unemploy­
ed as have been past holiday seasons when work was
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Model T Ford Owners
PHONE 681
CHRISTMAS. 1931
Ï
Christmas
SPECIAL
Mary Kato
Chop Siiey
Restaurant
OPEN FRIDAY, SAT­
URDAY AND SUNDAY
729
THIRD
STREET
CURLY’S TRANSFER
Phone Business 221
Reiidence 653
Local and Long Dis­
tance Hauling
CASON TRANSFER
Local & long distance
I
HAULING
I
Phone 923
Office in
Workingmen’s Store