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VE1INONIA EAGLE
Member of Oregon State Editorial Association.
Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922, at
the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, under the
act of March 3, 1879.
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RAY D. FISHER, Editor and Publisher
Lax Enforcement
To Blame
Lax enforcement of laws against
drunken driving has been largely respon­
sible for making the roads perilous for in­
nocent motorists and pedestrians.
The accident in which J. J. Russell,
supervisor of the CCC camps in this dis­
trict, was a victim recently is an instance.
A drunken driver crashed into Mr. Rus­
sell’s automobile near Seaside, and though
all who were in either car were fortunate
enough to escape injury there was enough
of damage to property and enough of
hazard to life and limb to call for decisive
action on the part of authorities that would
protect others who might haplessly get
into the path of the erratic motorist. This
man, it appears, was no new offender.
He had been convicted before of drunken
driving, and had been deprived of his
driver’s license. Despite its lack, he was
taking a chance. Upon being arrested and
later taken before a justice of the peace,
he pled guilty to driving without a license.
His penalty was a light fine and six months
in jail ——with three months of the sentence
remtted. The charge of drunken driving
was not pressed. It would have been a
penitentiary offense if he had been again
convicted, was the excuse given.
By such half-hearted measures on the
part of those who should make it their
aim to keep the highways safe for sober
motorists the menace of drunken driving
is perpetuated. As in this court, so in
countless others, where judges are lenient,
lawyers are persuasive, and juries sympa­
thetic—with the wrong party. Convictions
in drunken driving cases, are indeed hard
to obtain, for the danger of allowing an
addled brain and a paralyzed hand to guide
what may be a death-dealing machine is
not realized. It should be, and some day
it likely will be, when public sentiment is
sufficiently aroused to demand that courts
do their full part in helping to eliminate
the danger.
As for Vernonia, Judge Hill has an­
nounced his intention of showing no mercy
to drunken drivers. His example should
be followed elsewhere.
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Only 2.09 Per Cent
File Returns
Only 2.09 per cent of the population
of Oregon had sufficient incomes in 1931
to require filing of income tax returns, ac­
cording to announcement from Washington,
D. C. Figures for 1932, when incomes
were loWer yet, have not been released, and
those for 1933 have of course not been
reported. It is safe to assume that the
percentage will be even lower than in 1931.
No one except those of the wealthy
who would like to shift the burden of taxa­
tion to other shoulders less able to bear it
denies the justice of placing a tax on
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1934.
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
incomes in the higher brackets. As a
source of badly needed school revenue,
however, the outlook would not have been
promising. A bigger reservoir—such as
the sales tax provides—is essential for
drawing upon if the schools really are to
be saved and the tax on property reduced.
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Along the Concrete
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Like Gorillas and
Hairy Apes
Highway workers have a right to
lo<-k like gorillas and hairy apes if they
choose to, says in effect the state high­
way commission during the process of
ignoring a protest from a woman objector.
Apart from motives of aesthetics, how­
ever, one would expect the workers to
postpone the season for ape imitation and
keep their shirts on at least during the
winter.
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Fifty cent dollars will be all right
with us if they come in three or four
times as fast as the 100 cent dollars do.
W hat Other Editors Say
It is to be hoped, as the people con­
sider the gross sales and utilities service
levy, that they base their decision on the
merits of the proposed measure in the
light of existing circumstances.
Prejudice against any and all forms
of taxation, loyalty to the traditions of
some particular organization, reactions to
the emotional appeal of an emotional news­
paper, the natural desire to be consistent
with some previous vote—none of these
should be a factor in the decision to be
made. The basis for that decision should
be the individual’s answer to this ques­
tion.—Klamath Falls Herald.
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Keeping One’s Temper
The tendency to be intolerant is just
one of the many phases of any great up­
heaval of economic conditions. Any period
of stress tends to wear on people’s nerves
and a continuation over a long period
makes for snap-fire judgment, intolerance
and hate. Questions of public policy al­
ways have two sides. In order to approach
their solution there must be argument pro
and con. If arguments are advanced in
good temper much light is shed on dis­
puted questions and much good results.
Just because your friend entertains a view
diametrically opposed to yours doesn’t give
you the right to charge him with being a
crook, a tool of special interests, nor dis­
honest. Yet this point has just about been
reached the world over. Frizzled nerves
react with unexpected suddenness, debates
become acrimonious, and instead of ac­
cording to others the same right to their
opinions we demand for our own we are
inclined to be dictatorial and intolerant.
It pays to maintain an even temper at all
times, particularly so now '.’hen it so
easy to misjudge and condemn.
—McMinnville Telephone-Register.
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The
per cent sales tax voted by
the legislature was in answer to a des­
perate need for money to keep our schools
from closing.
Now it is up to the electorate to sus­
tain this action, or assume responsibility
for denying the right of education to
thousands of Oregon school children.
—The Dalles Chronicle.
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If the “baloney dollar” has no appeal
to Wall Street, it at least has a chance of
remaining in circulation for the great
majority of the people.—Hood River News.
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I respondent; Mrs. M. Throop, mu-
Isician; Mrs. S. Munger, Irene
i Spencer, Alice Gooding, Millie
* McDonald, color bearers. Mrs.
i Lena Stanton was installing of-
, ficer.
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C.
S.
Hoffman
is preparing to
St. Helens is. applying for an
airport field on land at Deer erect a new building of “Stone­
Island belonging to the county tile” on the lot where the frame
building recently burned.
fair board.
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C. D. Bushart of Rochester,
A CWA project for improving
the county fair grounds will start N. Y., is building a new house in
Feb. 15. 69 men will work for i the Sunrise addition and expects
to move in shortly.
about 25 days.
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C. S. Rich is just completing a
A movement to induce the state
liquor commission to place a state new house in the Sunrise addition.
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liquor store in St. Helens is being
Monday Mrs. Lee Hall was
sponsored by the chamber of com­
taken to Portland for an opera­
merce of that city.
tion.
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Katherine Anderson has been
Steve Kansky, from Copper
installed as noble grand of La
France Rebekah lodge at Clats­ River, Alaska, visited a couple
kanie. Among the other officers of days in Vernonia with his
are Myrtle Guthrie, vice-grand; friends Ed Salomonsen, C. C.
Anna Webb, secretary; Jennie Brown and Perry Harvey.
Clock, treasurer.
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City Marshal Smith, like some
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Among the newly installed of­ others, broke out this week. Tir­
ficers of Wabanang chapter, O. ing of the every day work of a
E. S., at Clatskanie are Flora city official he decided to take on
Garrison, worthy matron; M. W. a siege of the measles
Markham, worthy patron; Blanche
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Andrew Malmsten, uncle of
McGilvary, associate matron; Os­
car Farlin, associate patron; An­ Elon, Chas, and Franklin Malm­
na Conyers, secretary; Geneva sten and Mrs. Eva West died Mon­
day night at the home of Mrs.
Caldwell, treasurer.
West, where he lived for several
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Judge Geo. R. Bagley, circuit years. In earlier days Andrew was
judge of the 19th district, Wash­ a tailor, learning the trade in
ington and Tillamook counties, the old country. He was 92 years
has declared himself a candidate old.
for the supreme court.
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Last Sunday night at the Evan­
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The Washington County News- gelical church the congregation
Times, published at Forest Grove, was surprised to see over 50 mem­
received1 the award as the best bers of the Klan march silently
weekly newspaper in the state in, deposit a sack containing $100
for 1933. Announcement was on the altar and remain during
made at the press conference in the rest of the service with the
white robes of that order on. The
Eugene Saturday.
occasion was a silent donation by
the lodge to the fund for the
new building the church is to
erect.
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Among Our
Neighbors • •
COLUMBIA COUNTY
PAYROLL FOR WEEK
APPROXIMATELY $8500
Vernonia Eagle, Jan. 25, 1924
St. Helens high school defeated
Vernonia high in basketball Sat­
urday 17 to 5. Sheeley, Narver,
Condit, Roberts and Mills defend­
ed the Vernonia standard and did
good work.
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Mrs. Sarah E. Spencer was in­
stalled Saturday as president of
John Bucher Relief corps 49. Oth­
er officers installed were Mrs. K.
McDonald, senior vice-president;
Mrs. R. Keasey, junior vice-presi­
dent; Mrs. Mae Mellinger, treasur­
er; Mrs. Alma Mills, secretary;
Mrs. N. B. Hall, conductor; Mrs.
Dorcas Bayes, assistant guard;
i Mrs. E. Greener, patriotic instruc­
| tor; Mrs. M. K. Bleile, press cor-
(Oregonian)
ST HELENS, Or., Jan. 19—
The CWA payroll in Columbia
county for this week will be ap­
proximately $8500, which will
bring the total disbursements
since November 30 to $55,000.
Including some men on emergen­
cy projects, there are 575 on the
payrolls. Last week the payroll
was $10,000 and disbursed in the
following sections: St. Helene,
which includes Columbia City and
Deer Island area. $4000; Verno­
nia, $2,000; Rainier, $2000, and
about $1000 each to Clatskanie
and Scappoose.
The constant and consistent
advertiser is still doing business.
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