EAGLE EDITORIALS
A CAMPAIGN
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED—
SATURDAY EVENING brought to a
close the three-weeks subscription drive
staged by The Eagle working with the direc
tion of a circulation service which has both
here and at other places proven itself of the
best in the manner in which the campaign is
conducted and the personnel in. charge.
The Eagle now has on its list a large num
ber of new subscribers in addition to those
receiving the weekly edition. It is the sincere
hope of the staff that those new readers will
look forward to each weekly issue for the
news and advertising it may contain of acti
vities of Vernonia and the Upper Nehalem
Valley. Let those readers rest assured that
every attempt will continue to be made to
give them the utmost in value.
Sixteen boys and girls have participated
in the campaign. We hope they have enjoyed
their work and the contacts they have made
in their search for renewals and new sub
scriptions. We also hope their acquaintance
with the staff of The Eagle has been pleasant
and that they will continue the relationship.
All of you, both those participating and
their parents, have had the chance to become
acquainted with the campaign manager. He
has given you directions and the assistance
to make it possible for you to proceed in the
work of contacting prospects. His work is
completed in a manner that can leave no
doubt of his ability and no doubt of his pleas
ure in your acquaintance.
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PROTECTION NOT
ALL THAT’S NEEDED-
CONSTRUCTION OF what will be termed
a guard fence is underway at the present time
at the southern end of the Treharne bridge
south of Vernonia. The work, when completed
by the highway department, will leave a sub
stantial fence at the danger point of the
curve which has seen many automobiles leave
the road after negotiating the bridge while
traveling to the south.
A considerable portion of straight,
smooth road leads to the curve allowing
motorists a measure of speed in excess of
safety unless they are well acquainted with
the road.
The fence, undoubtedly, is a necessary
feature but in another aspect it fails as a
remedy in that it does not remove the cause.
The fence is of heavy construction and will
withstand an impace of great force. However,
the reason for those impact still remains—•
a sharp turn partly obstructed to the motor
ist’s view at the end pf a straight portion of
road. The fence acts just as a temporary im
provement, not as a cure of the cause.
There is only one sure manner in which
those accidents may be prevented—a straight
ening of the road at that point. Until that
move is taken, accidents will continue whether
the guard fence is in evidence or whether it is
not.
Vernonia Easle
Marvin Kamholz and Marion Sexton, Publishers
M arvin
kamholz
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1939
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA. OREGON
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editor
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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BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
AND ITS CAUSE-
ALL THAT business needs to recover is
a chance. How many are the times that ex
pression or one implying the same meaning is
heard in the daily incidental conversation?
A tabulation of the number would be needless
to say the least but the number would be
large. Perhaps there is a reason, or several
reasons, why business does not recover as the
general opinion is that so far it has not.
A good deal of the blame is placed on
the government itself for the action it has
taken towards the regulation of market con
ditions and that old law of supply and demand
that has been preached by economists for
years.
But with the subject there can be another
thought. Has anything happened in the world
to make today’s recovery problem different
than the recovery of past periods? All econ
omists will agree that the operation of a free
market where forces of supply and demand
determine price is the controlling feature of
the system of business now in operation in
this country—the capitalistic system.
A number of forces might be said to
operate against recovery to a point where
business was at a peak or at least in the
higher brackets of conditions considered good
and any one force would not be the cause
alone.
A market breakdown has been exper
ienced wherein exchange on the world market
has collapsed or is drawing near to that
point. The automatic operation of trade is
now under control of the government, not
alone in this nation but in others of the world
as well. Along with less regulation in former
times was the facility of a sound monetary
system that permitted the operation of that
market. Consider the standard upon which it
operated in those former times. That stand
ard, gold, does not now serve as a means
of stability in any country except possibly the
United States.
Increased armaments, preparation for
war. is more and more coming to the fore as
a control of trade and not the factors of
quality, price and the ability of a nation to
produce. That situation has not occurred to
complicate the recovery problem of past de
pressions.
A surplus of capital has accumulated in
banks and remains there, inactive as a sound
stimulant to business activity. Indecision as
to policies of the future bring faar of loss
and the resulting lack of financial investment.
In former times this country assisted its re
turn to a high business level by the invest
ment of excess funds in foreign countries
and that, too, is a thing of the past.
To add to these reasons there are others.
Population growth has lessened. In the years
of 1920-21 there came about the greatest
population growth in the history of the na
tion, computed figures will show. From these
figures the increase amounted to 16,000,000
in ten years. The decade of the 1930’s has
seen that increase slow by 50 per cent, with
barely 8,000,000 being added. Great opportun
ity for business expansion has been lost.
Eastern states were said to feel the decline
before the western and at the same time are
experiencing an increase in some lines of busi
ness previous to the western. Complaints have
been frequent in Vernonia tha,t business is
slow, that there is no activity, especially so
in some industries while in others there has
been an increase showing since the first of
the year as compared with the same period
in 1938. It has aflways been true that certain
business activities improve, with the advent
of improving times, more speedily than others.
Leading economists throughout the nation
have predicted a great year for 1939 and
they base their opinions on studies—studies
that have led to correct results at other times.
Then we could say that the armament
race has increased business activity unnatur
ally as compared with other recovery periods
while increased government meddlesomeness
has on the other hand tended to decrease that
activity. For any economist to make a declara
tion in the face of those circumstances when
his predictions are made on the basis of years
of study under different conditions would
seem somewhat foolhardy. The possibilities
are great that he would not be accurate.
SEVEN-ARTICLE SERIES
GIVEN FOR CHANGES—
THE EAGLE started publication last
week of a series of seven articles relative to
changes in the state unemployment compensa
tion law as provided by the 40th legislative
assembly.
The law has reached complicated propor
tions under changes which have been enacted
since its first drafting so that considerable
study is necessary before complete under
standing of the act is possible. It is the hope
that the presentation of the articles will make
possible somewhat of an understanding or
assist in bringing :|bout comprehension of the
law as it now reads.
a Portland concern, at a cost of
not to exceed $100, including
mounting the tank on the truck.
The street cleaning device when
fully equipped would employ only
were made by city fathers at a one man to operate it, thus saving
meeting of the council Monday eve the city considerable expense for
ning when it was agreed to pur street cleaning, it was pointed out
TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT
chase a ton and a half Ford track
FOR STREET CLEANING—
SEVENTY.NINE TRUCK
from Jordan Motor company for
LOADS CANS REMOVED—
Plans for the City of St. Helens $250; and a second-hand oil tank
More tin cans were picked up
to own street cleaning equipment holding 1700 gallons of water from
COUNTY NEWS-
St. Helens-
r
along the streets leading into St
Helens last week thsn were placed
out by residents and picked up on
“tin can” day held April 5 under
orders of the St. Helens city coun
cil, it was revealed Monday by
Merle Yet tick, city street commis
sioner who had charge of the clean
ups.
Seventy-nine truck loads of tin
cans and debris were picked up in
two and one-half days following
the annual observance of “tin-can”
day set by councilmen for Wednes
day, April 5.
WARREN AND YANKTON
FARMERS ASK PROTECTION—
Residents and farmers living in
Warren, Yankton, Bachelor Flat
and Columbia City who desire fire
protection from the City of St.
Helens have been asked to meet
with the St. Helens City Council
at its regular meeting scheduled for
7:30 p. m. Monday, April 24, in the
city hall, to discuss the matter.
Three plans worked out in other
cities for rural fire protection were
reviewed at the meeting Monday
evening by Councilman Swepton
Morton, Jr.
COUNTY TENNIS TOURNAMENT
DUE APRIL 22—
St. Helens high school student
body will play host to tennis teams
from Vernonia, Rainier and Scap
poose on April 22, starting at 9:00
a. m. It is the first time a tennis
tournament has been held in Col-
cmibia county and sponsors are of
the belief it will inaugurate a new
sport.
Girls singles and doubles, boys
singles and doubles and a mixed
match will be played. The winning
school will be awarded a permanent
cup.
RADIO SERVICE SHOP
ROBBED TUESDAY EVE—
newspaper man, having formerly
been associated with the
Oregon
City Enterprise. He was on the
staff there when the late Hal E.
Hoss was elected secretary of state
and he took Mr. Hoss’s place as
managing editor, holding that title
until the pa>per was sold by E. E.
Brodie and it was then that the
Bollinger family came to Clatskanie
to make their home and enter busi
ness.
CREW IS ARRIVING FOR
MARKET ROAD WORK—
CITY IS VOTED AN EASEMENT
School district No. 5 at a special
election last Saturday afternoon vot
ed to give an easement to the city
of Clatskanie to lay two pipe lines
through the high school grounds
by a vote of 59-9.
Business-
Professional
The Crew of the Mountain States
Construction Co. which has the con
tract for the rocking and oiling of
the Mist-iClatskanie market road
to the summit, has been arriving
Dr. U. J. Bittner
in town this week.
Dentist
There are 16 or 18 men in the
crew, and some of them are coming Joy Theatre Bldg.
Phone 662
with their families. Two families |
came Saturday and others arrived
yesterday. C. J. Miller, city record
er, has been finding housing accom
odations for them.
Directory
Radio Service company, operated
by Emil Torquato next door to
Robinson's confectionery near 4th
Street and Columbia boulevard, was
burglarized between 7:30 and 9:30
Tuesday evening and $25 in curren
cy and silver taken. Living quarters
and the shop were ransacked. Ad
mittance to the building was gained
by forcing a side door in Robinson’s
confectionery, stated city police who
investigated.
The robbery was discovered about
9:30 Tuesday evening by Mrs. Tor
V. F. W.
quato when she returned home.
Meets First and Third Fridays of
each Month.
PEACE OFFICERS WILL
Legiop Hall — 8 P. M.
MEET HERE APRIL 19—
Howard Reeher, Commander.
LODGES
'St. Helens will be host to the
Lower 'Columbia Peace Officers
Vernonia F. O. E.
association when they meet here at
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
12:30 Wednesday, April 19, in the
Orcadia hotel’. About 35 are ex
Grange Hall
pected to attend.
Methods of blockading roads will
Vernonia
be discussed and reports made on
Friday Nights
the outcome of such efforts by
8 o’clock
peace officers.
Sergeant A. B. Little of the Wash
ington State Patrol, Kelso, is presi Jewett A. Bush, W. P.
dent and will preside at the meet Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y.
ings.
SERVICES MONDAY
FOR MAX FESSANT—
Knights of Pythias
Harding
Lodge No. 116
Vernonia, Oregon
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
Hall, Second and
Fourth Mondays Each
Month.
Stanley Max Fessant, 42, St. Hel
ens papermill employee who had
been ill for the past three months
from a heart ailment, died at his
home Saturday. Funeral services
were conducted Monday afternoon
Pythian Sisters
at Rogers Funeral home by Rev. C.
Vernonia Temple No. 61
O. Heath. Cremation services were
Vernonia, Oregon
held at Lincoln Memorial Park in Meetings:— I. O. O. F. Hall
Portland.
Second and Fourth Wednesdays
Each Month
Clatskanie-
BOLLINGER BUYS
KELSO TRIBUNE—
Charles F. Bollinger Tuesday
closed a deal whereby he became
half owner of the Kelsonian Tri
bune, daily newspaper of Kelso, and
is now in that city, having takea
immediate control.
They still own the variety store
here and it will be managed by Bob
Philips for the present at least.
Mr. Bollinger is an experienced
PAINTING
PAPERHANGING
CALSOMINING
Have latest spray gun equip
ment for all outside painting
Let Me Give You An
Estimate
Bob Morrell
37« B. St.
Varnonia
Roland L. Treharne
Expert Automobile Repairing
WELDING
ROLAND’S
SERVICE STATION
BAFFORD BROS.
General Plumbing
Vernonia
Order of Eastern Star
Nehalem Chapter
153, O. E. S.
Regular Communi
cation first and
third Wednesdays
of each month, at
Masonic Temple.
All visiting sisters
and brothers wel
come.
Mrs. Jean Crawford, W.M.
Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary
A. F. & A. M.
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F. 4 A. M. meets at
Masonic Temple.
Stat
ed Communication First
Thir*dsy of each month.
Special called meetings
other Thursday nights, 7:30
Visitors most cordially wel-
Special meetings Friday nights.
Lowell Hieber, W. M.
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
Roland D. Eby, M. D.
PHYSICIAN and
SURGEON
Town Office 891
VERNONIA
POST 11»
AMERICAN
LEGION
Meet. Fir.t and
Third Wednesday*
AUXILIARY
Fini aad Third Monday*
NEAL W. BUSH
Attorney at Law
Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663.
In Vernonia Mondays and
Tuesdays