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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Byrd’s Ship Boasts Remarkable Record •-------------------- Service and Adventure Written Large in Log Washington.—“The Bear of Oak land, sturdy steamship which brought Rear Admiral Byrd and members of bls expedition safely back from their year long vigil In Antarctica, has a name that stirs the hearts of sea dogs,*’ says the National Geographic society. “Gales and high seas of three score years have whipped over the broad decks of the barkentlne, but like punches bouncing otf the un yielding shoulders of a heavyweight champion, all have been turned aside,” continues the bulletin. “Adventure and service to man kind are written large tn the pages of the Bear log-book. No polar ex plorer Ilves who Is not familiar with her stout career, and several there are who have paced her staunch oak decks—Byrd, Greely, Stefens- son, Amundsen, and Capt. ‘Bob’ Bartlett, to name a few. She was the first to meet Lieutenant Gree ly marooned on the Arctic Ice in 1884. “Her crew maintained law and order In the frozen outposts of America during the Alaskan gold rush, long before radio had come Into general use. Her commanding officers were often called upon to conduct funeral rites and marriage ceremonies during the long period of her service In the U. S. Coast Guard, from 1886-1028. Built In Scotland. “Whaling men knew and loved her for the occasions on which she went to their rescue In the icy fast nesses of the North. When the bark Napoleon was wrecked In the Ice near Cape Navarln, Siberia, the Bear put out to sea Immediately, following a route described on a piece of board passed from one na tlve village to another. "She has schooled many salty seamen In the uncharitable ways of Ice, wind, and ocean. A dozen of them reside In the City of Wash lngton today. Rear Admiral H. G. Hamlet, present commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, served three as signments aboard ’the old Rear* as be affectionately recalls her. His assistant, Capt L. C. Covell, was the skipper of the Bear In 1925 and 192a “A barkentlne with auxiliary steam power, the Bear was built at Greenock, Scotland, In 1874, for service In the whaling trade. Con structed of solid oak, she Is strong ly braced to cushion the shock of Ice. She Is 200 feet long, weighs 70S tons, and has a depth of 18 feet and a beam of 32 feet. When the United States government want ed a real boat to bring Greely out of the Arctic, the Bear seemed a logical purchase. “Reinforced with additional beams, Iron straps, and Australian Iron bark, the Bear, commanded by Lieut. W. H. Emory, U. S. N., and a volunteer crew of navy men, set out with a relief expedition under Commander Winfield Scott Schley. Schley was the commodore who la- Plan to Restore Old Coolidge Home «------------------------------------ May Be Preserved as Histor ical Monument. New York.—Mrs. Calvin Coolidge recently revealed a plan to restore the old Coolidge birthplace in Plym outh, Vt. where Calvin Coolidge became President by kerosene light, for preservation as an historical monument. 'His widow states In the June Good Housekeeping, that John G. Sargent, attorney general under Coolidge, heads a committee now proceeding with the project “There could be no more fitting memorial to our thirtieth Presi dent" Mrs Coolidge says, “nor one which would be more In keeping with his natural taste. Undoubted ly he gave some consideration to the matter himself and for that reason made extensive repairs. In building the six-room addition to his father’s bouse, he was particu lar that no change should be made In the original structure." Coolidge’s only monument today Is a simple tlve-foot granite stone tn the Plymouth cemetery, similar to that of bls son. Calvin. Jr., but Plymouth Notch Itself, with Its country store, church. Coolidge homestead and cheese factory. Is so Identified wtth Coolidge that It attracts tourists in Increasing num hers ’’While Father Coolidge was alive ne welcomed visitors to bls borne." Mrs. Coolidge relates. “Invited them ter led the famous Flying Squadron against Cervera during the Span ish-American war. The Thetis and the Alert went out after Greely with the Bear. Rescued Greely. “Speed and ruggedness made It possible for the Bear to reach the Greely party first Her arrival was none too soon. Only seven of the 25 men who set out with the ex plorer were alive when the Bear crew reached them In the summer of 1884. There are few more thrill ing tales than the story of this gal lant rescue In the frozen Arctic. Greely was brought back to Ports mouth, N. H., In August on Commo dore Schley’s boat. Into the sitting room, and posed for Innumerable pictures. Since his death the housekeeper has con tinued to admit callers as generally as her time and strength have per mitted. Women In the vicinity have brought pieces of their handiwork for sale. I think that Mr. Coolidge refrained from placing a ban upon this because he realized how much It meant to these people In an out- of-the-way community to realize a little pin money." The Coolidge correspondence, written with proverbial Coolidge caution. Is already filed In the Li brary of Congress. Charles A. An-1 drews, treasurer of Amherst col lege, In the same Issue of the maga zine says Coolidge once said to him: “They will not find any ’Dear Marla’ letters among my papers. I did not have any private or semi- prlvate correspondence. I brought nothing home with me.’" A typical non-committal Coolidge letter Is quoted: “My dear M-. Field: Thank you for your letter of the twenty-first Instant. I shall certainly have your views In mind when I come tr act upon this mat ter. Calvin Cootldge." Guaranteed! The government is behind every deposit you have— un to $5,000. That is the finest guarantee in the world— as certain as the very existence of our govern ment! Make your deposits with confidence— they are guaranteed, by Federal Deposit Insurance. “THE ROLL OF HONOR BANK" The Forest Grove NATIONAL BANK y “The Revenue Cutter service, which Is today U. S. Coast Guard, received the Bear for service In Alaskan waters and the Arctic ocean. Here began Its long career of rescue and patrol work, after which It was donated to the City of Oakland, Calif. “Admiral Byrd bought the Bear, now the Bear of Oakland, In May, 1932. Refitted at Boston, It sailed with the Byrd Antarctic Expedi tion IL” Lights of New York New York’s “slave markets" are In the Bronx. Every day colored women, old and young, line up at Westchester avenue and Southern boulevard and at Prospect avenue and East One Hundred and Sixty- first street, to sell themselves Into temporary bondage at so much an hour. Ragged, down-at-the-heel, hungry, they await the appearance of possible purchasers of their services sometimes with chatter and laughter but more often with grim silence. There Is no assurance of employment and the walk to and from Harlem Is long, especially when the stomach Is empty and the shoes so thin that feet all but touch the concrete. The “slave market”—those who line up and wait supplied that name—Is the last hope. If the employer doesn’t come along, there will be more hunger and possibly eviction, since Harlem landlords do not care to wait for their rent. • • • Those who make purchases at the “slave market" are housewives of A Mazda Lamps Electrical Appliances b 7 l l . stevenson the vicinity. Shrewd in bargain ing, desiring to make every penny count, their offers are always low. Follows an auction of sorts. But the one with work has all the ad vantage. Household tasks may await another day but hunger—and landlords—won’t In the end, there Is capitulation since need makes It seem better to take from 12'4 to 15 cents an hour for bard and heavy work that in good times brought 50 cents an hour, than It Is to walk back to Harlem penniless. Also the employment Is only temporary and there Is always the hope that there will be a change for the bet ter. • • • One of the biggest reasons for the existence of the “slave markets" Is the fact that there are practi cally no Jobs for colored men. Jobs such as porters, waiters, washroom attendants, messengers, etc., that once were filled only by colored men have been taken over by whites since the depression. Harlem moth ers and wives, as well as single women, have always worked. But present conditions have placed an additional burden on them. • • • Speaking of colored people, there was the little girl In the school out at Long Island who told her teacher her name was “Fee-mal-ee" Jones. Asked to spell the first name, she replied, “Female." It seems that when she was born, her parents were unable to decide on a name, so at the hospital the blank was filled In (Female) Jones. The parents taking that as official, from then on called her. "Fee-mal-ee.” OFFICE HOURS SATURDAY 9 a. m. to 5 p.m. 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Oregon Gas and i Electric Company «22 BRIDGE ST. TELEPHONE «91 Professional & Business Diredory THE GOLDEN RULE BARBER SHOP N. S. SODEN, PROP. Willard Batteries GENERAL MOBILGAS Oil« . . Expert Greasing VERNONIA SERVICE STATION i BAFFORD BROS. Roland L. Treharne Expert Automobile Repairing General Plumbing WELDING Vernonia ROLAND’S SERVICE STATION i ©. Bell Syndicato—WNU 8ervlea. THE SIGNAL Mr. Andrews also recalls this prophetic statement Coolidge made four days before bls death: “1 am too old for my years. I "The bostesa said the affair was suppose the carrying of responsi to be strictly Informal." bility as 1 have done take« Its toll. “That makes the girls dress up I’m afraid I’m all burned out." all right all right” Roland D. Eby, M. D. Physican and Surgeon Town Office 891 H. M. BIGELOW DENTIST Joy Theatre Vernonia . . Nehalem Valley Motor Freight W. A. Davis, Frank Hartwick Propietors Portland- Timber- Vernonia Mist- Birkenfeld- Jewell* Astoria Vernonia Telephone 1042 Building - Oregon NEHALEM TAVERN 3 MILES NORTH EAST OF VERNONIA CASON’S TRANSFER LOCAL AND LONG DIS TANCE HAULING SEE US For your old-growth 18-INCH FIR WOOD AND CEDAR SHINGLES ■ 1
