EA&LE EDITORIALS
1+ May Be Your Little
Girl . . . Think!—
SO MUCH is penned these days concerning
sensibieness in driving that despite its admitted
importance, one ti:’es just a wee bit from the con
stant repetition. We strive at times to arrange in
readable continuity a few words of advice and
warning yet we always realize the utter futility of
the sentences.
This week we clip five paragraphs from a
contemporary which seem to strike squarely at home.
We commend them to your reading:
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“Today my daughter, who is seven years old,
started to school as usual. She wore a dark blue
dress with a white collar. She had on black shoes
and wore blue gloves. Her Cocker Spaniel, whose
name is ‘Coot,’ sat on the front po.tch and whined his
canine belief in the folly of education as she
waived ‘good-bye’ and started off to the hall' of
learning.
“Tonight we talked about school. She told me
about the girl who sits in front of her—the girl
with yellow curls—and the boy across the aisle who
makes funny faces. She told me about her teacher,
who has eyes in the back of her head—and about
the tree in the school ya kl—and about the big girl
who doesn’t believe in Santa Claus.
We talked
about a lot of things—tremendously vital, unimpor
tant things; and then we studied spelling, reading,
arithmetic—and then to bed.
“She’s back there now—back in the nursery
sound asleep, with ‘Princes Elizabeth’ (thet’s a doll)
cuddled in her right arm.
“You guys wouldn’t hurt her, would you?
You see I’m her daddy. When her doll is broken
or her finger cut, or her head gets bumped, I can
fix it, but when she starts to school, when she
walks across the street, then she’s in your hands.
“She’s a nice kid. She can run like a deer and
darts about like a chipmunk.
She likes to ride
horses and swim and hike with me on Sunday after
noons.
But I can’t be with her all the time—I
have to work to pay for her clothes and her educa
tion. So please help me look out for her. Please
drive slowly past the schools and intersections—and
picas’ remember that children run from behind
parked cars.
“Please don’t run over my little girl.”
IT WAS RAIN, SURE ENOUGH!—
FOR A PERIOD of extended time Jupe Pluvc
that venerable old rain-can-spiller-frequently, had
been dozing, else he had gone fishin’ and left his
utensd to someone who lacked strength to up-end it.
At any rate, the Nehalem valley suffered a minia
ture drouth, scy from about 60 days ago until last
Thursday.
Of course, we had a shower or two a month
ago, enough to give residents here some idea of
what they could expect sometime this winter, but
not enough to dampen parched fields and arid
personrl' feeling.
However, came last Thursday and a refreshing
shower. Then came Saturday with another. People
are funny!
Last winter we had but to stick our carcass out
of the door and listen to the continual lament
anent the downpour. The crabs came from long
time residents. The Kansans who have settled here
in the past year or two loved it.
Now, let Old Jupe forget us for a month and
what happens? They crab again. Rain or shine.
Nature has a tough job.
IT’S YOUR FAIR—
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR dates are
set and committeemen in charge tell us that an
interesting program, said to promise the best avail
able exhibits and entertainment witnessed in years,
has been arranged.
Unfortunately, due perhaps to lack of con
venient arterial roads and highways, the Nehalem
valley is not as interested in the county event as
it should be.
No paper could be amiss by sug
gesting that farmers hereabouts may find interesting
reading in the premium lists which are available at
The Eagle office.
If you find it unhandy to call in person, will
you drop us a card? We'll see that you receive the
list.
Some day soon we'll be more conveniently
located to the fair headquarters and now is a fine
time to get acquainted^
We Toot Our Own
Horn. Can You Hear It?
NEWSPAPERMEN FIND, after once selling a
merchant on a consistent advertising program, a
program well defined and interestingly written,
that he has but little difficulty keeping his adver
tising friend on the pages of the ledger.
And more times than not, these editorial col
umns ajAe bulging with material boosting, sometimes
directly, more times indirectly, that merchant, his
service and his wares or the community in which
the merchant friend does business.
So this week we deviate for a moment to give
ourselves a slight pull by our own bootstrtaps with
the following:
The codfish lays a million eggs
And the helpful hen but one,
But the codfish doesn’t cackle
To tell what she has done.
So we scorn the codfish coy
While the helpful hen we prize,
Which goes to show both you and me
It pays to advertise.
There really isn’t much more to add, is there?
WE’LL HELP—
WE ARE often approached by the readers of
this paper for extra copies of certain editions, and
the requests have come more often of late than
before.
For a limited time The Eagle will send free
copies to prospective settlers in the midiwest pro
vided friends here will supply us with accurate
addresses.
We still have a few extra copies of the recrea
tion edition and will be pleased to include one of
them next week. All' you do, if you have a friend,
relative or family residing in the midwest whom
you believe would be a distinct asset to Vernonia
and the adjacent territory, is call at the office or
drop us a card with the address neatly typed or
printed.
We’ll send the prospective settlers the
current copy, together with one or two more, de
pending upon the supply of back numbers. If you
want a specific copy mailed, tell us which one.
Naturally, such a gesture costs money, and we
cannot “go hog wild” but we are depending upon
you to give us the proper information.
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TO THOSE who complain that things are dead
in Vernonia, and to those who complain concerning
inactivity of business, groups and civic programs
we point this week to a new cafe recently opened,
expanded merchandise lines in several stores, at
least three local grocery store improvements, almost
immediate purchase of the funeral home and store
by a progressive businessman following the former
owner’s death, promise of addition and repair to
Rock ereek dam at Keasey to insure adequate
steelhead angling, increase in electrical services to
include out-of-town customers, sizeable improve
ments at local schools, goodwill caravan to Wolf
creek, delegation meeting with county court con
cerning continuance of road work affecting area
. . . . and as many more, all occurring within the
past few days.
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OUT FISHIN’—
(By Edgar Guest)
A feller isn’t thinkin’ mean—out fishin’
His thoughts are mostly good and clean—out fishin’.
He does not knock Jiis fellowmen,
Or harbor any grudges then.
A feller’s at his finest when—out fishin’
A ftiler’s glad to be a friend,—out fishin’
A helpin' hand he’ll always lend—out fishin’.
The brotherhood of rod and line
An’ sky and stream is always fine,
Men come real close to God’s design—out fishin’.
A feller isn’t plotting schemes—out fishin’,
lie’s only busy with his dreams—out fishin’.
His livery is a coat of tan;
His creed to do the best he cm;
A feller’s always mostly man—out fishin’.
Vernonia Ea&le
Marvin Kamholz and Marion Soxton, Publishers
REMEMBER. WHEN AND WHERE—
SEXTON
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EDITOR
MARVIN KAMHOLZ .................. Business Mgr.
Entered as second class mail matter. August
4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore
gon, under the act of March 3. 1879.
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Home Coming
Eagle Items
Of Past Years
FIVE YEARS AGO—
The county court has accepted
the resignation of J. E. Frank as
constable for the Vernonia district
and has appointed Earl Smith to
fill' the position.
A gymnasium and showers are
being installed in the back portion
of Washburn’s Pastime.
An ar
rangement of hours is to be made
to
accommodate
business
men,
fighters and others wishing to use
the facilities.
The Vernonia Chamber of Com
merce has appointed a committee to
investigate the possibility of a
branch bank in Vernonia.
The
bunk if a reality would operate un
der the direct control of a parent
bank.
TEN YEARS AGO—
The Vernonia Light and Power
company has been sold at sheriff’s
sale to D. C. Hood of Portland,
chairman of the bondholders’ com
mittee. The personal property was
sold at Vernonia and real property*
at St. Helens.
*
The West Coast Telephone com
pany has moved into new head
quarters in their new building and
are using the new exchange.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO—
By word of A. D. Hall, road
supervisor, the county will rock a
16-foot strip in the center of Bridge
street if business men owning pro
perty on the street will pay the ex
pense of graveling the remaining
strip along the sides of the street.
An occupation tax is to be levied
on all business enterprises within
the city to assist in financing city
affairs, it has been decided by the
city council.
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Return from Vacation—
OLD PAPER GIVES
VIVID DESCRIPTION
OF FAMOUS DEATH
Mr. and Mrs. George Heorle and
his father, Jack Heorle, returned
Monday from an extended vacation
motor trip which took them into Cal
ifornia and Arizona.
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IVernonia area people inter
ested in looking at “old things”
would appreciate the Ulster
lOounty Gazette, Kingston, New
York, published January
4,
1800, and which is devoted al
most in its entirety to the
solemn ceremonies connected
with the death of Geo. Wash
ington, the nation’s first presi
dent, who had passed away
December 14. The news of his
death had just reached the
editor a few days before, along
with many excerpts of digni-
tories’ pinned reactions, and
Congressional records of the in
cident. The two center pages
are bordered; as are the col
umns, with heavy black rule,
placing the paper in mourning
for the famed patriot.
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See Lakes—
Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Bowerman
returned a week ago Monday after
a week’s vacation spent at Central
Oregon lakes.
Business-
Professional
Directory
BOB MORRELL
and Paper Hanging
Kalsomining
Spray Gun Painting
Painting
LODGES t
Call 842 First Street
or 376 B Street
SOMETHING DOING—
A fe.ier gets a chance to dream—out fishin’
He learns the beauties of the stream—out fishin'.
Andi he can wash his soul in air
That isn't foul with selfish care.
An’ relish plain and simple fare—out fishin'.
MARION
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1938
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA. OREGON
PAGE FOUR
WE HAVE a host of friends who write local
items and drop them into the mail each week. They
are out’ friends else they would not take time and
trouble to see that we receive these interesting
notes
There is a point, however, to be made. Please
be as accurate as possible. And always, obtain first
nam.s or initials tnd place a date in the item . . .
and don’t forget where they're from or where they’re
going. Give us all of the dope, if possible.
Thank you for your time and trouble, you are
helping us make The Eagle a better community
paper.
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1, »»Kt SNtIL i«r»t«ry
U»u
Vernonia F. O. E.
Expert Automobile
WHAT ARE' SOME IMPORTANT
POINTS ABOUT THE
LUBRICATION OF MY CAR..
Gone are the days when a man
could slip into a pair of grimy
overalls, grab a grease gun, and
shoot enough grease into the joints
of his vehicle to keep it running
fairly quiet for another thousand
miles or so.
Modern automobiles
are built with the lubrication out-
lets pointing downward, rather than
outwartd, so that it is virtually im
possible to grease a car unless it
is over a grease pit or on a hoist;
and modern automobile parts re
quire a wide variety of lubricants
for proper greasing, ranging from
lightest oils. to stiffest greases.
■ The oil in the crankcase, which
lubricates the pistons, connecting
rods, crankshaft bearings and cer
tain other engine parts, is the most
important factor in proper lubrica
tion. The oil level should be kept
high enough to prevent burning
out of bearings and the
oil
should be changed often enough to
insure proper viscosity and puritv.
Other parts which must be lubri
cated regularly include the trans
mission and clutch bearings, dif
ferential, wheel bedrings, spring
shackles, steering mechanism, gener
ator and distributor. If lubrication
of some of these parts, such as the
steering mechanism, is neglected too
long, mechanical failure of the part
may lead to a serious smashup.
The careful driver will be just
as watchful of his automoble’s lubri
cation as he is of the brake and
light adjustment, wheel alignment
and condition of mechanical parts.
He knows he must have his car
under control at all times, and he
can do this only if he has absolute
confidence in its ability to perform
a: he wishes it to perform.
Boxing Amateur* Wanted—
Al Nygaard, St. Helens, announ
ced this week that anyone interested
in entering the amateur boxing
events at the county fair. August
26, should write to him at St. Helens
at an early date.
Roland L. Treharne
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
Repairing
WELDING
Grange
Hall
ROLAND’S
SERVICE STATION
Vernonia
Friday Night»
8 o’clock
BAFFORD BROS.
M. B. Tompkins, W.M.
Lloyd Gillham, W. Sec’y.
General Plumbing
Vernonia
Knights of Pythias
Harding
Lodge No. 116
Vernonia, Oregon
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
Hall, Second and
Fourth Mondays Each
Month.
Nehalem Valley
Motor Freight
Pythian Sisters
Frank Hartwick, Proprietor
Vernonia Lodge No. 61
Vernonia, Oregon
Meeting»:— I. O. O. F. Hall
Second
Portland - Timber - Vernonia
Mist - Birkenfeid - Jewell
Vernonia Telephone 1042
and Fourth Wednesdays
Each Month
Order of Eastern Star
Nehalem
153, O. E. S.
Regular Communi
cation first and
third Wednesdays
of each month, at
Masonic
Temple.
All visiting sisters
and brothers wel
come.
Eurma Hartwick, W. M.
Leona McGraw, Sec.
Chapter
CASON’S TRANSFER
LOCAL
and
LONG
DIS
TANCE HAULING
SEE US
For Your Old Growth
16-INCH FIR WOOD
AND CEDAR SHINGLES
A. F. & A. M.
Roland D. Eby, M. D.
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F. & A. M. meets at
Masonic
Temple,
Stat
ed Communication First
Thursday of each month.
Special
called
meetings
on all other Thursday nights, 7:30
p. m. Visitors most cordially wel-
come.
PHYSICIAN
SURGEON
Town Office 891
NEAL W. BUSH
Special meeting» Friday night».
Attorney at Law
Ray Mills, W. M.
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
VERNONIA
POST 119
AMERICAN
LEGION
Meet» First and
Third Monday»
and
Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663.
In Vernonia Mondays and
Tuesdays
I
H. M. BIGELOW
DENTIST
Joy Theatre Building
AUXILIARY
Firat and Third Monday»
Vernonia - • - Oregon
Visiting Parent»—
DEFINITION: A salesman is a man who
knows very little about a great many things, and
as time goes on he knows less and less about more
and more, until eventually he knows practically
nothing about nearly everything.
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Mrs. Forest Shininger of Wheel-
er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.
Mitchell, was visiting her parents
here last week. Mrs. Shininger is ac-I
companied by Mrs. Bill Adams of
Nehalem.
THERE’S ONE THING certain if Japan hap
pens to get into any trouble with U. S. or Britain.
It won't be a recurrence of the Germany-Austrian
music ban in 1917-18. Those Japanese swing bands
and their weird music are even worse than ours . . .
if such a thing is possible.
Artists, designers, art patrons
and critics of renown from all parts
of the United States, and from
Honolulu and Paris are on the Dec
orative Arts Committee of the 1939
World’s Fair of the West.
LUMBER — SHINGLES — VENEER
Wholesale and lletail
>ee my bargains in Kiln Dried Lumber at $8.75
>er M. and up. Open Saturdays from 8 a. m.
to noon.
C. BRUCE