PAGE THREE VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1932. !=■ I with her sister and mother, Mrs. were In Vernonia Friday shoping. kanie to a ball game Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. F Beeler were | Mike Willard and Mrs. J. Lara- Gene Shipman from Vernonia rlxir 1 ztlr ’s IllOl'C at Mr. and Mrs. C. Ct»*nn Streadwiek demonstrated Maytag washing Mr. and Mrs. George Dror­ for dinner on Sunday. Mrs. Jake Neurer machines in this community last (CAMP EIGHT) week. baugh and daughter Maybelle of —J**“***^ —. Pacific Coast Cocci Representative I Alice Beker ;Port Angeles, Washington, were Mrs. Dave McMullin enjoyed Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robb and Arthur W. Stypes, Inc. Riverview visitors Monday. a visit from her mother last week, _ Arthur San w Francisco children from Portland arrived Jeanne Hughes and Bonnie Mrs. Lina McFall of Portland here to join the Ernest Robb Mrs. John Estes from Riverview, Buff mire lof Vernonia visited J and Mrs. Winnie Henderson of 1 family who have spent a week’s Mr. Holstrom from Vernonia, Alice and Patricia Baker and C. J. James and family of San Diego, California, visited Mr. vacation along the Nehalem river. an employee of the state 'board Member of National Editorial Mrs. F. Baker on Thursday. Ga js creek visited the Devaney and Mrs. Craig Donaway Sunday. i The two families left for their of forestry, was checking up on Association and Oregon State a fire in the lower Nehalem last Mr. and Mrs. R. Woods spent and Gilliam families this week. Mrs. Virgil Powell left Sunday ' homes in Portland Sunday. Editorial Association. week. Sunday visiting Mr. Woods’ mo- They all went blackberrying and for a week’s visit with her moth- Mrs. Maud McMullin was in ther and friends at Clatskanie. returned with 17 gallons. |er, Mrs. Hannah Smith of Port­ St. Helens transacting business. Mrs. Loretta Foster ana ner Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webster land. Mr. and Mrs. H. Sandon paid She just recently sold some prop­ baby daughter spent Friday vis- Issued Every Friday 12.00. Per Year in Advance iting her sister’s family, Mrs. a visit to Wilark on Monday and and son Walter of Milwaukie vis­ DeLoss Powell returned Thurs­ erty in Scappoose. ited over the weekend at the De­ day after spending several days James McCormick at Natal. also called at the home of Mrs. Noble Dunlap, builder and con ­ Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922. at the post vaney home. Mrs. Mollie Wright and daugh­ with his father on the lookout tractor is head carpenter on Mrs. office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Woods. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cummins station at Timber. Ethel Ray’s home new being built ter, Mrs. Ella Caywood were bus- Mr. and Mrs. R. Butts were of Portland spent a few days va­ Advertising rates—Foreign, 30c per inch; local, 28c per inch; Vernonia callers on Sunday. Mrs. B. B. Hawkins visited Mrs. in Vernonia. Her other house was ness callers in Vernonia Thursday. Miss Marion McMullin is work­ legal notices, 10c per line first insertion, 5c per line succeeding Mr. and Mrs. R. Woods are cation camping on Rock creek. I Paul Driscoll on Stony Point on destroyed by fire. insertions; classified lc per word, minimum 25c first insertion, ing at the Bungalow lunch at D. K. Mendenhall made a busi ­ Bob Lindsay was away on a Monday. time with having a delightful 15c succeeding insertions; readers, 10c a line. ness trip to Portland Saturday. 1 Alva Lou Cleveland returned business trip for a few days last i | Mist for Mrs. W. R. Johnson their new Ford V-8. this week. Mrs. E. L. Pringle and Mrs. C. i Sara McGee spent Sunday with | Wednesday after spending a week week. Dave McMullin went to work visiting friends in St. Helens. Mrs. Charlie Hill accompanied RAY D, FISHER, Editor and Publisher Mackie had breakfast Saturday Anna Devaney. for the Columbia county fire Estey Martin of Los Angeles by Annie McMullin drove to Port ­ with Mr. and Mrs. Chet Everrat Joe Lindsley returned Sunday association. from Banks where he has been spent a few days with Mrs. J. land last week. Miss McMullin at Chapman. Mrs. Noble Dunlap and son Laramore and Mrs. Mike Willard. left again for Seaside where she Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pringle working the last three months. THE EAGLE CELEBRATES ITS TENTH BIRTHDAY Floyd, and Mrs. Bob Lindsay and He left his sons, Dwigbt and has employment. and Mr. and Mrs. C. Mackie and Lloyd Gilham and J. O. De­ I Jack, to spend the summer. Joe Peachey from Riverview her son Clarence with their mo- Yesterday was the Vernonia Eagle’s tenth birthday, for daughter Joan spent Sunday at vaney are helping John Luther was a Natal business visitor last ther, Mrs. Mary Peterson motored with his haying. | to Portland Monday. on August 4, 1922, Paul Robinson issued the first number. Big Eddy. Wednesday. Mrs. J. C. Bond and daughter Mr. and Mrs. C. Piert called Ten years is short in the life of a newspaper, and the on Mr. and Mrs. W. Lindsay Sun- Helen, Mrs. Louis Fitzgerald and A number of folks from here i Fire Warden Harry Saxton and attended the Liberty rally at Ver­ several men are at work this week Eagle is still only a fledgling in comparison with the ma­ day. son and his wife and Mrs. Jones, clearing out the fire trail along nonia last Friday evening. turer years of some of its contemporaries within the county I Mr. and Mrs. N. Lee spent all of Vancouver, Washington, Maple creek leading to the Enter­ Miss Mrs. Oliver Burris and —with the 50 years of the St. Helens Mist, the 37 years Sunday in Portland visiting with and Mrs. Boeck of Vernonia had prise burn. Beatrice Perry, her grandaughter, a picnic on the creek Sunday. i Jake Neurer, Hy Tracey and of the Clatskanie Chief and the 26 years of the Rainier friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs, Chet Taylor and They are old friends and neigh-' Mrs. Tom Scott and Tommy nour is rapidly improving and will Clyde Johnson were business cal­ Review. daughters Zoe and Maxine and bors of Mrs. D. K. Mendenhall,1 leave the Doernbecher hospital in • lers in Vernonia Saturday, The Eagle is young because Vernonia as a city is young. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pringle and who was invited to spend the who have been living at Tweedle- a few weeks. Many families enjoyed an out- ville this summer were in camp The community’s development from a village tucked away Mr. and Mrs. C. Mackie attended day with them. Miss Reva McCormick is spend- ! ing and basket lunch at Big Eddy overnight last week. Mrs. Leo Comstock, Mrs. Lloyd in the forest to the center of an extensive logging and the dance at the Legion hall on 1—*■ Sunday. °—J— park *- last W. M. Benedict visited his ing several weeks with the Orval---- Cummings and Mrs. D. K. Men­ sister, Mrs. E. R. Estey, for sev­ Young family at Sherwood. Lee Osborn spent Wednesday lumbering activity was just getting fairly under way wheniSa^d“^ We are sorry to hear that Mrs. denhall were in Vernonia Tues- Mr. and Mrs. Roy Appleton_ at __ the _ ____ home ___ of ____ his _____ aunt, , ___ Mrs. the Eagle was founded. Among the first things that the Hodges’ brother that has been day. O. H. Devaney and Lloyd eral days recently. Miss Delores Deaver returned spent a few days with L. A. I Julia Whittig and Mr. and Mrs. growing young city wanted while preparations were being hurt is not doing as well as they Gillam were in Vernonia Tues- Fred Bush. to Portland after an extended Young recently. made to build the big mill and completion of the new rail­ expected. day. visit here. were Mr. and Mrs. W. Virtue road was only a month in the future, was a newspaper, and Andy Olson and family are St. Helens visitors on Monday. spending a week in Portland. I Mr. Robinson grasped the opportunity. Mrs. R. Woods and Mrs. L. ' Eleanor Olson has secured work Yet in these brief years the Eagle is a much different Sandberg and Mrs. H. G. San­ in the city and will not return Mildred Hawkins product mechanically than what it was when its founder don of Vernonia were in St. with them. published the initial issue. The type (except for two pages Helens on Tuesday. ■ Pat Jones returned home for of “ready print” shipped out from Portland) was set en­ Mrs. R. Beeler and daughter Ole and Oral Estes and Chuck'one day and then left to visit tirely by hand, the press was operated by a slow-motion Needa visited Mrs. R. Butts on Fountain spent Sunday in Natal: Ms brother at his turkey farm at Tuesday. Under Government Supervision gas engine, and certain fads and fancies in newspaper make­ Violet Wold, Elizabeth Piert, visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Estes,' Perrydale, Oregon. who are guests at Mr. and Mrs.! E- R- Estey was in Vernonia up had not then been generally adopted. A tremendous task Clara Wold, Margaret Stewart, Dav McMullin’s for several weeks, on business Monday. The Forest Grove Nat’l. Bank it must have been to get out that first issue, for Mr. Robin­ Bud Baker, Lyle Baker, Herbert I Serafin of' Mrs. Lulu Morris and Tom Marie and Yola Forest Grove, Oregon son, we are told, had to dump the equipment in the street Piert, Patricia Baker, Alice Bak­ Trenholm were the weekend Batch visited the Estey family and John Piert had an enjoy­ THE ROLL OF HONOR BANK [over the weekend. until the Bridge street building was ready for occupancy. er guests of Mildred Hawkins. able evening swimming and af­ To arrange the type cases, set up the machinery, get or­ terwards went to down to Dor­ Beth Davis of Newberg is spend­ 1 Word has been received that STATEMENT OF CONDITION several Beulah Paul Thompson, former engineer ing t. — — weeks ------- with ----- --------- ganized and “hand peg” four pages of a six column paper othy Givin’s house. At Call of the Comptroller of Currency here, is stationed as lookout at j Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Baker and I Parker. was no slight task. If the Eagle of today makes a more Hardesty near Signal, Ore. June 30, 1932 L. L. Lewis is spending a few Mt. fastidious appearance it is because of the advantage of a family spent Sunday in town days at his home here. He has Mr. and Mrs. Oral Imbodin and RESOURCES visiting relatives. typesetting machine, new and improved type faces, a better Mrs. C. Hanna, Mrs. C. Mackie been employed near Astoria. i children Maxine and Oral Lee Loans ...................................... 1321.832.25 Junior Visnaw of St. Helens a‘e «pending the week as guests press and a commodious shop. 18,400.00 Banking House .................... and Mrs. E. L. Piert spent Tues­ Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Estey. Real Estate ........................... 3,291.00 Just as this newspaper has developed, so has Vernonia day afternoon playing five hun­ is spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland and daughter. The blackberry season has been U. S., Municipal, itself. Vernonia then had no water system, no electric dred at Mrs. G. I. Baker’s. Dewey Lilly is visiting Elza'very successful to date. The Other Bonds $204,408.18 Miss Maxine Taylor returned lights, no sewers, few sidewalks, and mud so thick that it Varley this week. : highest number of jars canned by Cash and Due from her visit in Dallas Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Gus Olsen, who Ione individual is 115 quarts, was not uncommon for automobiles to get mired while try­ accompanied by her sister, Zoe from Banks 109,985.97 314,394.15 ing to park on the main street. Then all was feverish Daniels of Chico, California, who have been employed at Gresham, i _The infant son of H. C. Ride- $657,917.40 returned home Sunday. |__ anxiety to get things done—to build houses for working­ will spend a month with her. Mrs. Edith Varley and son Oral LIABILITIES Bud Baker, Lyle Baker, John men and their families to live in, to lay water mains and Ringlette Mr. and Mrs. Dan May and son' Capital .............. $25,000.00 string wires. The railroad, soon to bring trainloads of steel and Herbert Piert, Dick Lewis, Johnnie were in Banks Saturday Permanent Surplus ............... 50,000.00 Jack and Lee Baker spent Mon­ and machinery for the new mill, was almost at the town day swimming at Pittsburg. on business. Beautiful, Undivided Profits 17,763.63 92,763.63 Lasting Elza Varley purchased a sad- limits, and Vernonia had to prepare speedily. Circulation ............................. 24,700.00 Mrs. Chet Taylor and her two Steamed i Deposits ................................. 540,453.77 In most respects, indeed, the contrast between the daughters Maxine and Zoe spent die pony from Mr. Opndorf. with 10 times Mrs. Fred Rainey and Mrs. less heat and Vernonia of 1922 and the Vernonia of 1932 is complete. Monday afternoon in Birkenfeld. $657,917.40 George Drorbaugh visited Mrs. M. • 15 times less , i Mrs. F. Baker and daughter Then there was a pioneer community, somewhat boisterous,' J. A. Thornburgh, President weight. Jane Claire are away for a few>£*unlaP ‘ast week. R. G. Thornburgh, Cashier perhaps, with few comforts and scarcely any luxuries, yet days. • I Mr. and Mrs. W. Krebs of Wes- Wes-I $3.50 and $4.50 ! John E. Bailey, Vice-President .. 1 wr r T-, __ x _ firvikn»* V nnJ pq CllPT) with plenty of work for everybody and money passing freely Mr. and Mrs. w M. B. m Tompkins timber sricsifnzi visited Ki Mr. and KT Mrs. Gier, I W. J. Mills, Asst. Cashier Peoples Friday. from hand to hand. It is the difference between a Vernonia motored to Astoria on Sunday. Harold Knox, Asst. Cashier BEAUTY SHOPPE knowing itself to be at the threshold of a marvelous pros­ Mr. and Mrs. H. Huett were : Mrs. M. Dunlap was surprised by a group of old friends from SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT over to visit Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Vernonia Hotel Building perity, and a maturer, better organized and sightlier Ver­ ; Portland calling on her Sunday. Tompkins on Tuesday. Phone 1261 nonia conscious of a year of depression. Mrs. C. Mitchell and son I They were Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Yet the experience of ten years is not without its Charles were in Forest Grove on and daughter and grandmother Wiley. lessons and the year 1932 not without its hope. The careful Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nelson Mr. and Mrs. H. Huett and fa­ planning for the future that was not in the nature of things and daughter spent the weekend mily were over at Mr. and Mrs. then is possible now, for the effort. The prudent economy I with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Peoples C. Mitchell’s on Sunday. that seemed unnecessary then, both in public and private L. Wold and family visited and they all motored to West- For your convenience the following businesa and professional people ere listed on expenditures, is an essential now. The backward look from with the Sundquest family in ' port Sunday. this page alphabetically. These men and women are known in Vernonia as reliable business and professional people. Mrs. Leia Nelson of Westport 1932 shows that the future does not always stand as heavy Portland over Sunday. 'and Mrs. Glenn Peoples visited Mr. and Mrs. H. Bryson and a mortgage as it appears to promise. I Mrs. Depue last week. RAsnrp chops DENTISTS RESTAURANTS As for hope, this very issue, though it has no definite family were in Portland on Tues­ Glenn Peoples went to Port­ day. big news to chronicle as did Volume 1, Number 1, tells MARY KATO Harry Bryson, Jr., stayed with land Wednesday on business. Ira/ BARBER JLy SHOP enough of the highway situation to show Vernonia’s fine Mrs. B. Kenton Tuesday. i Mrs. Fred C. Young and chil- M. D. COLE CHOP SUEY RESTAURANT chances of a heavy payroll in the near future from con­ Mr. and Mrs. L. Sanberg went i dren of Seattle returned home Haircutting for Men Open Friday, Saturday Dentist Women and Children struction of the road to the coast. Lumber, too is showing to St Helens and then to Clats- I Friday after a two week's visit And Sunday Vernonia, Oregon lfenuntia Eagle r Natal Wilark KEASEY I Camp • • • McGregor ■liver view >flilady*s Professional and Business Directory signs of recovery, and when more camps in this locality resume and the mill reopens, Vernonia will again have to offer plenty of work and wages. FATAL ACCIDENTS SHOW vious year during the same time. Only two of the four deaths were DECREASE due to accidents within the city limits there. This year, during the four weeks period ending June U, there were 548 persons killed in automobile accidents in 86 large cities. This compares with 648 killed in 1931. Most of these deaths were due to accidents with­ in corporate city limits, although some accidents occurred outside of the city. For a 52 week period, ending June 11th, there is a decrease of 267 fatalities. The totals, accord­ ing to the department of com­ merce statistics, were 8,788 this year as compared to 9,055 for the preceding yeer. Ten cities re­ ported no automobile deaths for the last four weeks, while five citiee reported no deaths for the corresponding period in 1931.* Deaths resulting from automo­ bile accidents have been show- ing a sharp decrease in large cities throughout the country, ac­ cording to a summary of mortali­ ty from motor vehicle accidents just released by the department of commerce. The report, based on mortality census taken from •• large cities in various parts •f the country, shows a decrease of 200 fatalities this year from the total during a corresponding four weeks period in 1931. Although the foregoing statis­ tics were compiled from cities in all parts of the country, the ratio of decrease was even more notice­ able in this state, the report dis­ closes. In Portland, Oregon’s rep- roeentative in the census report, but four were killed during the For real bargains—watch the four week period just ended as compared with ten deaths the pre- claasified columns of the Eagle Expert Work Guaranteed IN STEP WITH THE TIMES SLASHED PRICES! You can now obtain our expert laundry service at new low prices. PASTIME CARDS AND LIGHT LUNCHES V emonia Laundry ALSO DRY CLEANING Phone Walnut 7586 Res. Phone Walnut 2911 Willard H. Hurley, D. M. D. DENTISTRY Lloyd Baker, Prop. 1729 Denver Ave. at Kilpat­ rick St., Portland, Ore, CONTRACTORS DOCTORS JOHN A. MILLER General Contractor Macon Work, Building BAFFORD BROS You simply can’t afford to do your laundry yourself ... A trial will convince you . . • Phone 711 72» THIRD STREET General Plumbing Vernonia Advert!»« Year lluvlnevf J Marvin R. Eby, M. D. Physican and Surgeon Phone Hospital 931 Town Office 891 DR. J. A. HUGHES Physician and Surgeon Office Phone 663 îles. 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