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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1934)
FÏRDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1934 VERNONIA 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. Isuued Every Friday $2.00 Per Year in Advance Temporary rate ..................................... $1.50 a year Six months .......... 75c Two years _____ $2.50 Advertising rates—Foreign, 30c per inch; local, 28c per inch; legal notices, 10c per line first in sertion, 5c per line succeeding insertions; classi fied lc per word, minimum 25c first insertion, 15c succeeding insertions; readers, 10c per line. in the interests of true sportsmanship and without regard to petty politics. ----------- 5—5—5----------- Oregon’s metropolis isn’t so remote from wild life as one might think. A deer wandered one day this week into the yard of an oil plant at Linnton and had to be shooed back into the foothills. What Other Editors Say THE CARELESS DRIVER MENACE Seventy-nine persons have been killed in Portland alone in automobile accidents in less than a year. The total for the state is much greater than that. REORGANIZATION BEGINS Speed is the chief cause of these wrecks—speed accompanied by liquor and News that the reorganization plan of carelessness. the Oregon-American Lumber company It cannot go on. The toll is too ter has been approved by a federal court in Missouri is encouraging. Without the rible, too gruesome. Too many homes are saddened by tragic death, too many lives sanction of the court resumption of opera are ruined by deformed bodies. Laws tion would be likely to remain the vague with teeth in them and laws that are hope that it has been ever since the rigidly enforced, are the only solution to money gave out and the contract with the problem. the Koster Products company for logs was Any man who, through carelessness, cancelled back in August, 1931. At last causes a wreck, should never drive again. something tangible towards reopening has The jail sentence for careless driving been accomplished. should be more rigidly applied, and the Despite the fact that a reorganiza penitentiary should open for those who tion plan is under way, however, there is kill through careless driving. temptation to expect too much. Approval Campaigns by the newspapers will by the court does not mean that reorgani do little good. In the first place, the av zation has actually been accomplished, and erage man or woman who drives careless Vernonia residents who expect to hear the ly, or who drives under the influence of early morning whistle blow very soon are liquor, doesn’t read the papers, and has likely to be disappointed. Besides, pros little decency to appeal to. The campaign pective employes who troop to Vernonia must be one of action, not of words, lest in the hope of getting on the payroll short YOUR wife, child or parent be the next ly are • due, in all probability, for a return one who is cut down by some speed de trip home with no assurance of a job as mon. yet. To carry out the transferrence of The time for maudelin sympathy for stock and bonds necessitated by the plan, the careless or drunken driver is past. raise the required funds, restore the rail He is a pest that must be abolished. road and logging equipment to a work able basis, and make countless prepara —Medford News ----------- §—5—§----------- tions that the general public knows noth ing about, all take time. A Portland communist being tried on There’ll be waiting for several months a criminal syndicalism charge received to come, probably, but along with the a long and fair trial, something different waiting there’ll be a reasonable basis for than he woul have been up against if expecting—and that will be something. he had been attacking the Russian gov- ----------- S—J—J----------- ernmen. A like offense under the Soviet Different sections of the state are would probably result in a 15-year term trotting out favorite sons for Governor in Siberia or immediate execution. elect Martin’s consideration for appoint —Hillsboro Argus. ment to the game commission. The Ne ----------- 5—§—§----------- halem valley has no candidate of its own Trouble is that Uncle Sam can no —it wants the retention of the present longer cast his bread upon the waters if commission, who have conserved and de- I and when he runs out of dough. veloped the wild life resources of the state —Weston Leader. RAY D. FISHER, Editor and Publisher Mrs. Miller from Jewell spent the week end here with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Harding. Mrs. Fred Seal spent a couple County School Superintendent of weeks in St. Helens with her E. H. Condit attended the Thanksgiving program sponsored mother, who has been sick. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Dunlap by the teacher, Miss Grace Con- dit and her pupils at the Natal drove to Portland one day last grange hall on Nov. 28. There 1 week. I Forest Harding picked red was a large attendance. Mrs. John Thomas spent a ! raspberries ripe and well flavor- week at Salem visiting with her | ed last week in his front yard, i Jake Neurer has a dogwood tree mother and other relatives. | in full bloom and wild blackber-' Bert Lloyd Eastman sold Rich ries are in bloom. ard Peterson a new Philco radio Marian Milton spent the week ’ for their home. end in Portland with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Harding Mrs. Paul Hartsook. moved up from Jewell and rent Norman and Al Berg, Mrs. ed Jake Neurer’s Natal cottage. Julia Whittig and Fred Bush i Mr. Harding is a truck driver and were Natal callers over the week I is employed by Mathews Bros. end. Lee Osborn served on the Grover Devine went to work grand jury in November at St. for Mathews Logging Co. on the Helens. burn. J. H. Thomas sold two beeves Thanksgiving guests of Mr. to the butcher last week, one and Mrs. Ed Gillette were Tom cow and one heifer. and Arvai Loieure and George George Dyer left last week Dow. for his home in Castle Rock, Herman Davis came in to gath Washington, to see his mother, er some Christmas trees for the who was very ilL holidays. Natal PAGE THREE VERNONIA EAGLE, VBRNONIA, OREGON Vernonia Eagle, Dec. 5, 1924. Our light and power plant has had considerable trouble since Thanksgiving. It hasn’t been de pendable at all. • * a Mrs. Christine Erickson of Bir- kenfeld was killed in an auto accident near Rainier Oct. 26. • a a Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nance are making their home in Chehalis, Washington. • a a W. B. Lappe, wife and daugh ter of Valsetz moved to Vernonia this week. a a a Mrs. E. Kullander of Indepen dence spent a few days this week with her son, A. L. Kullander. a a a Dr. Hughes and mother spent a few days in Portland the last of the week. a a a Mr. and Mrs. H. E. McGraw and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hart wick were with relatNes at Banks for Thanksgiving. a a a Albert Childs was in Portland the first of the week with Mrs. Childs, who went for medical treatment. a a a Saturday afternoon from three to seven is the opening of the Nehalem market. a a a Eddie Condit returned Thurs day from college to spend Thanks giving. a a a Miss Gladys Malmsten is back in Vernonia after her operation in Portland. a a a Miss Hazel Malmsten returned to school in Salem after visiting relatives here Thanksgiving. year is an appropriation of $1500 for the county agent’s office and $850 for the home demonstra tion agent, which were not on the 1934 budget. These items were contested last year. Only $700 was allowed for the home demon stration agent in 1934. Emergency fund is $10,000 for 1935 compared with $8,000 last year. More is allowed for care of poor and widow’s pension in 1935 compared to 1934. Savings were made in the fol lowing items: state accident in surance, county revaluation, bond redemption elections, assessor’» office, court house expenses, county court and commissioners, insane examinations and care of patients, health office. Members of the budget commit tee included Elmer Dahlgren, Warren; Judge L. R. Rutherford, C. E. Evenson, Clatskanie; J. N. Miller, commissioner, Clatskanie; Bert Mills, Vernonia, and Wm. Pringle, commissioner, Vernonia. The budget was drawn up Octo ber 24, 25 and 26. EVANGELICAL CHURCH Sunday morning subject, ‘Faith That Worketh by Love.” 7:30 p. m. subject, ‘‘Modern Jordan.” Young peoples’ meeting, 6:30. Miss Johns is the leader. Wednesday, Dec. 12, is the annual election of church offi cers, 8 o’clock p. m. A. N. Glanville, Pastor. Guaranteed! The government is behind every deposit you have— up to $5000. That is the finest guarantee world—as (St. Helens Sentinel-Mist) Columbia county’s budget for the year 1935 was adopted unani mously at the annual budget meeting held Saturday at the court house. About 35 taxpayers were present. The amount to be raised by taxation for the year amounts to $220,219.04, not including state or elementary school tax, com pared to $225,675.76 the 1934 budget called for. The saving amounts to $5,256.72 over the 1934 budget. Included on the budget this The Oregon Range Riders, who played for a Thanksgiving dance at Vernonia had a mishap on their way home to Clatskanie af ter the dance. The lights went out and their car left the high way. The road grader worked for the past week on the Nehalem highway. The Natal grange members joined the Winema grange for C22 Bridge St. installation of officers on De cember 3. as Vernonia Bakery BREAD . . . for 2 good Reasons— IT’S MADE AT HOME IT’S BETTER Make your VERNONIA BAKERY SATURDAY de they are guaranteed, by Federal Deposit Insurance. “THE ROLL OF HONOR BANK” The Forest Grove NATIONAL BANK J. A. Thornburgh, President R. G. Thornburgh, Cashier Telephone 691 Mazda Lamps Electrical Appliances OFFICE HOURS the posits with confidence — Oregon Gas and Electric Company Ask Your Grocer for . . . the very existence of our gov ernment! COUNTY BUDGET IS ” ADOPTED AT MEETING in certain 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.