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EAGLE EDITORIALS SAFETY LANES—THEY’RE PAINTED FOR A PURPOSE— THE QUESTION WAS ASKED, WHAT FUNDS CAN BE RAISED?— THE CITY of Vernonia recently author ized the painting of safety lanes at intersec tions of the city where a great amount of pedestrian traffic daily crossed streets which receive heavy traffic from motor vehicles. The safety lanes were plainly marked with regula tion color paint, so plainly marked as to be readily visible to automobile drivers. The lanes were so placed as to provide a measure of safety for the pedestrian at those tim :s when it became necessary for that indi vidual to cross from one side of the street to the other to pursue his daily activities, whatever they might be. Since the painting of the lanes it has been increasingly evident that they are not proper ly observed by either the pedestrian, or the driver of the motor vehicle. Some observance, of course, has been paid them but not to the extent to which the yellow markings were in- tended. The pedestrian is given the lane as a safety feature in crossing the street but when he fails to use it the lane fails in its intended purpose of providing a measure of safety. The practice of jaywalking, crossing streets be tween intersections, or crossing intersections cater-cornered, has been repeatedly extolled as a few additional steps are required in fol lowing the lanes and a fraction of time lost but the safety element repays many times over the loss of time and the slight inconven ience. On the other hand the driver Qf an auto has a certain rule to follow in respect to the lane. According to law, the path, when oc cupied by a pedestrian requires that the motorist stop his vehicle until the walk is no longer occupied, thereby giving the foot tra veler a chance to cross without interruption and also giving him a measure of protection. Since the painting of the lanes here it has been evident a number of times that fail ure to observe the cross walks by both motor ist and pedestrian has not made the yellow lanes useful to the extend for which they were intended. Closer observance to that intended purpose should be followed by both parties, the pedestrian and motorist. DISCUSSION HELD sway last Tuesday noon at the Vernonia Chamber of Commerce meeting regarding the favorable and unfavor able aspects of publishing a pamphlet adver tising the agricultural possibilities of the Upper Nehalem Valley. Comment has fre quently been made by a number during the past few weeks as to the advantage to derive should a pamphlet be issued and distributed widely among those people who might be in terested in making use of the land now unused following the removal of timber products. Placing the land back in productivity of one means or another it was thought would prove of untold benefits to the residents of the valley from the standpoint of bringing into existence long-time substantial habita tion. Should it happen tjiat only a few become interested in making their future homes here and should they find that a good livlihood was forthcoming from their efforts, then the pur pose of the pamphlet would be more than fulfilled. Vernonia Eagle MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and P ublisher Entered as second class mail matter. August 4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore gon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rate $2 per year Local advertising rate: 26 cents per column inch Foreign advertising rate: 35 cents per column inch Classified advertising rate: Minimum 25 cents, 5 cents per line, three insertions for price of two. Legal advjrtising rate on request Reader advertising rate: 10 cents per line. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE FOUR But one difficulty must be overcome be fore publication—the difficulty of obtaining funds for the expenditure on expenses of pub lication. No definite plans for the provision of funds was made although suggestions were made. The appointment of a committee for further closer consideration of the matter is to be made within a short time by the cham ber president and it is hoped that the com- mittee will be able to devise some sound financial basis for a project which will prove exceedingly valuable to this territory upon completion. AUGUST 11, THE DATE OF A SCHOOL ELECTION— PUBLICATION IS made this week of a legal notice announcing the date and purpose of an election to be held at the Washington grade school. The election gives legal voters of the district the opportunity to express their opinions regarding the establishing of a kindergarten in connection with the com mon school in Distrct No. 47, Jt. To the voters of the district this election makes it possible for a decision as to whether they wish to have and maintain the added fea ture of public instruction. Should they wish to they may express themselves and should they not, then they again may so decide. But in only one way will it be possible for a fair decision to be reached. And that one way is that a large number of the voters appear at the polls and make their expression of opinion. At times school elections have proven of little interest as evidenced by the number who have taken, time to visit the polls. However, after failing to avail them selves of the opportunity of expression re marks are frequently unfavorable to the ac tion taken. Should the voters not make use of the chance offered them then no comment should be f<-thcoming after the chance has passed. f 553.69 over the corresponding per iod of 1938. i Fees collected by the sheriff’s of fice for the six-month period were $546.72. This source brought in $547.92 during the similar period last year, Veazie’s report shows. JUDGE H. K. ZIMMERMAN OPENS COURT ON MONDAY— • I Judge H. K. Zimmerman next Monday in circuit court the alleged assault and battery brought by the state against Caldwell of Clatskanie. Othes cases to be heard during the session in clude Ann Lord of Vernonia, alleg- ■ 1 drunken driving, and Ned Linda cappoose, alleged drunk in a v J- Scappoose, public place. J . dge Zimmerman will also iu!e on the motion for a mis trial in the case of Alexander Cur- r'a, who w. s convicted six months ago witli two others of larceny of sheep. I FELLED TREE CRASHES ON POWER LINE AT BURLINGTON— tion of feed for laying hens is of which Oregon eggs are shipped.” tmost importance if egg production 1 This bulletin, No. 526, discusses Things were mroe or less at a is to be kept a paying business. ■ weed nutrients, feed formulas for standstill in homes and business These facts are pointed out by differing circumstances. There are [houses of St. Helens and adjucent • communities for one-half hour last H. E. Cosby, head of the poultry also sections on housing range pul. i Tuesday morning, whan the electric husbandry department at Oregon lets, feeding breeding hens for re power was cut off. Cause of the State college in the introduction to production, and handling hens in : trouble to the service was a wood- I cutter, who felled a tree which a new extension bulletin just is- individual cages. [struck the 60,000-volt line of the sued, entitled “Feeding Laying I Portland General Electric Co. about Hens.” one mile south of Burlington. The importance of feed in rela- [ Th s high tension line became tion to egg quality is also pointed entangled with the 11,000-volt line out in the bulletin, which shows serving thia district. Many house *br.t careless uses of certain feeds holds at first believed fuses had and other faulty management prac- been blown i and ' started - replacing - • I tices have objectionable effects on ■ them when service was resumed. • I interior egg quality. I “Oregon for more than two de cades has been producing a sur plus of eggs that must compete on a specified quality basis at distant VET MEMBERS terminal markets with eggs from all sections of the country,” Cosby NEW LEADER— points out. "The price per dozen The local post of the Veterans of is determined by the quality of [Foreign Wars is coming back from eggs at the eastern markets to .the annual encampment at Pendle-I [ton with plenty of honors, accord-. 1 ¡ng to word from the convention, j Tn the first place the local fra-1 ¡ternal drill team trophy, awarded I , by the encampment was awarded to the local post boys of which R. A. [ [Vickers, post commander, is the lea V. F. W. der. Meets First and Walter E. Dusenbery was elected ¡commander for this district and Third Fridays of , Mrs. Lydia Erickson was likewise chosen district president for the Each Month. [auxiliary of the Vets for this dis Expert Tonsorial Work Legion Hall — 8 P. M. trict. John Grady, Commander Mr. Dusenberry is a past com BEN’S BARBER SHOP mander of the local post and Mrs. Erickson is a past president of the Vernonia, Oregon Vernonia F. O. E. • local auxilary. (Fraternal Order of Eagles) • - Clatskanie LODGES I [LEGION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS— Louis Larsen Post No. 68 of the ¡Amarican Legion elected officers I fur the coming year and made plans fcr their annual picnic at the Official newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon regular meeting of the post Mon day evening. The Legion and auxiliary picnic will be held this year in the Neha- lent valley near Birkenfeld, prab- ably late in August. The officers-elect, who will be in- ¡stalled in the fall are: commander, , Art Steel; first vice-commander. 8:45 including Sundays until Aug- fcS“C°"d & mander, Cal Throne; finance off- ust 9. On July 30 and August 6 icer, Harold B. Hager; Chaplain, there will be two additional Sunday' Emory Jones; sergent-at-arms. Guy afternoon games at 1:30 and 3:30. • Bellingham. The new adjutant August 10 will bring the play into will be appointed by the new com- 39 Tournament committeemen. [the semi-final round of the tour- mander. I St. Helens is fortunate to be the „anient. On that (fate and the fol Delegates to state convention I host city for such an immense gath- lowing day only one game will be which will be held at Salem August ST. HELENS TO BE HOST I ering of good baseball players and played starting at 8:30 P. M. The 10 to 12 are Henry Maling, Guy TO ABC TOURNAMENT— I' fans as will visit the tournament winners of these two nights will Bellingham and Art Steele. Aft:<- Word has been received from A. from July 29 to August 12. It is ex-'then play the championship game nates are Ben Van Buren, Claude ¡Johnson and Alva Rice. the A. ‘ " B. C. tournament at 8:30 P. M. August 12. G. Spalding and Sons that the Nat-'pected by th: — ional American Baseball Congress .'committee that the semi-finals and RELIEF COMMISSION I finals will probably bring aS many fall tournament for 1939 is enjoy- ing _ widespread ___ ,____ enthusiasm in this 'visitors here as did the Golden Jub- MEETS FIRST TIME— I region, and that Vers Johnson of ’’ee' i Granting of beer licenses will be Portland and Martin Fitzgerald of1 Begining July 29, there will be discussed by members of the county j St. Helens have been appointed 19- two games each night at 7:30 and court at its meeting in the office of, - — 'Judge J. B. Wilkerson today (I'r> |((‘|11 O1 ( «OSt .day). Commissioners William Prin- «•11, and I, Mil J. T N. NT Miller KfllL.M came ZSSSMA.x here es- .. , ' gle Proper Selection Requir Specially to attend the organization | ed if Egg Production Is meeting of the new county relief, to Be Paying Business commission, which will be held at | 1 o’clock this afternoon in the of-1 Feed represents the largest item • fice of Mrs. Eva Tice, executive ' of cost in the business of producing secretary. .eggs, and. ts a relatively small pro Howard D. Scott wilt serve as fjj per (joxen js made even by ef- chairman of the new commission ficient operators, the proper selec- [composed of county court mem-j I bers, Mrs. Nellie B. McCormick, El- I uner Dehlgren and Guy Tarbell. Grange Hall Vernonia Friday Nights 8 o'clock Roy Barnes,. W. P. Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y. COUNTY NEWS St. Helens Feed Named As Largest Write or call for the Special B*nk-by-Mail Envelop« and explanatory Folder showing the convenience of this plan. St. Helens Branch United States National Bank of the M E M till X Hoad Office. Portland, Orason FIDIMI DEPOSIT I W S II W â M C E CORPORATION [COUNTY TAX COLLECTIONS GAIN DURING SIX MONTHS— I Tax collections in Columbia coun- (ty for the first six months of this year amount to $499,275.17. says H. E. Vvazie, tax collector. This com pares with the collection of $443,- I Attorney at Law Bank of Vernonia Bldg, l’hone 231 Roland L. Treharne ’•.Xpert Automobile Repairing WELDING ROLAND'S SERVICE STATION Meetings:—I. O. 0. F. Hall, Second and Fourth Mondays Each Month. BAFFORD BROS. Pythian Sisters Vernonia Temple No. 61 Vernonia, Oregon Meeting«:— 1. O. O. F. Hall Second LESTER SHEELEY Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon Knights of Pythias Harding I General Plumbing Vernonia and Fourth Wednesdays Each Month 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. 1 Vernonia Lodge No. 181 A. F. & A. M. meets at Masonic Temple. Stat ed v>,,iiiiiiuiiiv«vivn Communication rum First Thursday of each month. ' v' Special called meetings on all other'Thursday nights, 7:30 p. m. Visitors most cordially wel come. Special meetings Friday nights. Lowell Hieber, W. M. Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec. VERNONIA POST 119 AMERICAN LEGION Meet. First and Third Wednesday. AUXILIARY First and Third Mondays NEAL W. BUSH Attorney at Law Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663. In Vernonia Mondays and Tuesdays