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PAGE FOUR EAGLE EDITORIALS THE FIREMEN AND A CELEBRATION LAST FRIDAY evening marked the date of a meeting, held at the office of the Ore gon Gas and Electric company, to decide upon upon the t— feasibility --------- . of again staging for 1939 a celebration for Vernonia. Last year Vernonia Firemen acted as sponsors of the affair which was held under the name of Vernonia Host Days. The Friday evening meet was called by Firemen so that commit- tees of other organizations might be present to signify their opinions regarding a celebra tion for this year. Considerable comment has been heard during the past month in favor of such an event but no definite move had been made up to Friday evening. True several organiza tions had named committees to determine whether a community event could and should again be sponsored. The Firemen themselves do not comprise a group large enough to successfully carry through all the detail and contact work required so that it is necessary for them to receive assistance from others. The meeting brought out sentiment decidedly in favor of the move. Representatives were present from the Chamber of Commerce and from the Frater nal Order of Eagles, the latter group having already planned to stage an event, an Eagle Day, at some near future date. Plans this year call, again, for a three-day affair with the Eagles to stage their portion of the pro gram on the second day. The question has. been asked, “Of what benefit will a celebration be to the city and the surrounding community?” To answer that with a figure of dollars and cents would be impossible. The celebration is not a profit making event with the exception that should any surplus fund derive, it will be turned to the fire department for that group to use in the purchase of equipment which can readily be used and which will serve to the advan tage of the entire city. The answer to the question may, how ever, be found in the term, “goodwill.” Often it is little realized that the extent of goodwill is enormous in benefit and that goodwill can later be determined in a tangible figure of monetary value. The celebration, as it was staged last year, was entirely without cost to those who came to the city from the Up per Nehalem Valley and from other points to be entertained. No admission was charged for the events at that time and it is decidedly the intention to again follow that procedure for this year. The merchants themselves con tributed to a fund which defrayed expenses. This year the attempt is to be made, and it is quite likely to succeed, to obtain funds without any contribution from business firms. A few contacts must yet be made before that can fee definitely proved feasible. Should it be feasible, then the celebration will cer tainly be successful without any expense to the merchant and he will at the same time derive untold benefit from a build-up of good will for the city. Yes, a celebration can prove of decided benefit and still not be judged on a basis of dollars and cents. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1939 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON RESPONSE TO REQUEST BRINGS MANY REPLIES— fANKTON SCHOOL CALLS ELECTION— t How to Keep Cool A meeting of the legal voters of Yankton School District No. 30 will be held at the Yankton school to- morrow between the hours of 2 to 7 p. m. to vote on the question otf vhether or not negotiable interest bearing warrants amounting t<J 52,839.29 shall be issued. The elec ion was arranged for by the d:s- rict' beard composed of Guy Tar ieir, chairman; Harold Ingram, J. B. Steward and Mrs. May Briggs, clerk. Prior to the voting, a board to conduct this election will be chosen rom the voters present. On May 4 of this year, the WPA approved a project for the Yankton school, allocating $5,259.00 with the district to raise $3,066.00. It is pro posed to raise $2,838.29 of this »mount by negotiable interest bear ing warrants to run not more than five years and not to exceed 5 per cent interest. THE REQUEST of The Eagle last week for readers to signify their deiires as to a portion of the paper’s future policy so far since last week’s publication has brought a number of replies. These replies have been appreciated and have specifically told of opinions regarding the subject of the request. The Eagle has always desired to publish every bit of news possible and still desires to do so but in a community where practi cally every member of the populace is known to every other member, it. is necessary that a paper be accorded some support in its un dertakings. The situation is a good deal dif ferent than that of a publication centered in an area considerably larger where sentiment for or against a policy does not become forceful. Considerable pressure has been brought to bear at one time and another opposing The very day except of years of experience in automobile swimming Eagle but it has always been the contention P. C. ADAMS RESIGNS AS of the management that jegardless of that MILK BOARD ADMINISTRATOR— merchandising, will carry a full Saturday and Sunday from 1 p. m. fact, the large majority of readers were line of auto supplies, tires, radios to 5 p. I m. to supervise the sport Paul C. Adams has resigned as firmly in favor of continued publication. It and to teach those who cannot and outing equipment. was necessary that some concrete form of adm.nistrator of the Oregon Milk w.m to swim. backing be realized, hence the request for Control board and will' be succeed The school board, city and Kiw- ed by J. M. Mapes. Pressure of expression of readers’ opinions. The school board, city and Ki- Response so far sipee the request was personal business was given as the wanis club are cooperating in fur- issued has been of an extent far exceeding reason for Adam’s resignation. He CONVENTION IS I expectations but any number of readers yet had been administrator since May, f may voice their opinions. It is not necessary 1935. Adams is well known through IN SEPTEMBER— I out Columbia county. For several that signatures be affixed to communica The 1939 state convention of the tions, should the correspondent so desire, years he conducted a large dairy Oregon Reclamation Congress will but some sort of expression will mean that farm near Deer Island and after be held in Clatskanie on September Eagle readers are interested in The Eagle disposing of that was secretary and 11 and 12, according to the dates and the continuation of policy on its present manager of the Columbia county let at a meçting of the executive fair for several terms while ranch path. committee of the group and rep If you have not, as yet, given voice ter ing in the Bachelor Flat section. resentatives of the Clatskanie Ki- the request take a moment today and do so. wanis club in Portland Monday. Clatskanie Business- Professional COMMENDABLE IS THE INTENTION— RECENTLY ORGANIZED in Vernonia was a junior baseball team under the manage ment of Glen Hawkins and Ed Horn. The team is composed of boys who have had little if any experience at the playing of a game which has come to be a national American sport. The local squad has played several games under the coaching direction of Hawkins and has made favorable showings considering the amount of time available for practices and the amount of previous knowledge available to those playing. A recent conversation with Hawkins re vealed his interest in the undertaking and made known an intention which will prove of. great benefit to the future of a junior team. During the present season the team has made good showing for its field work but pitching has been one of the weak points. During the coming winter months when play is impossible an attempt is to be made to have work outs with those boys who show promise as hurlers. Thereby they will gain knowledge which time would not otherwise permit. The future success of a team will be come more assured by the interest and in struction given by one who likes the game. PAPER COMPANY WINS IN COURT— A verdict favoring the defendant was returned by the jury hearing the civil action brought by Gordon M. Wilson against the St. Helens Pulp and Paper company in Judge Howard K. Zimmerman’s circuit couri in St. Helens this week. Wil son was suing the company for $25,000 for alleged injuries to his health while in its employ. This was the third of the so called “recovery room” cases to be heard by Judge Zimmerman during the last two years, In each case, a verdict favoring the defendant wag returned by the Jury. Two other civil actions brought by Carl G. Larson and Ernest P. Xanaly against the St. Helens Pulp & Paper company were set for the present term of court, but were postponed by Judge Zimmerman an til September. Directory SUPERVISED SWIMMING BEGAN LAST MONDAY— Swimming under supervision be gan last Monday in Clatskanie at the Burnham hole in the Clatskanie river. Rolbert Dexter will be at the LODGES I COUNY NEWS St. Helens Dr. U. J. Bittner Dentist Joy Theatre Bldg. Phone 662 J. E. TAPP All Kinds of Wood Prompt Delivery V. F. W. ft — Meets First and Phone 241 i Third Friday» of Each Month. Hall 8 P. M. John Grady, Commander Legion SUMMER COURSE Vernonia F. O. E. OPENS AT HIGH— (Fraternal Order of Eagle») The summer band course, spon sored by the St. Helens public Grange Hall schools will open at the high school oand room Monday, July 31. Run Vernonia ning five weeks, the classes will be Friday Night» arranged for small' groups to allo«, 8 o'clock .'or as much individual instruction UNUSUAL, BUT A POINT vs possible. Harvey Adams, band IS WELL ILLUSTRATED— director of the St. Helens schools, Roy Barnes, W. P. will teach the classes. Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y. HERE IS a story that came in a short Approximately fifty pupils have time ago which well illustrates the value of eturned blanks signifying their in MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and P ublisher newspaper advertising. Knights of Pythias tention of enrolling in the classes Harding Lodge No. 116 “When a motor car dealer in Helena, Mon Vernonia, Oregon tana, recently acquired a long-vacant build OPENS SALE FAIR Entered as second class mail matter, August Meetings:—I. O. O. F. ing adjoining his garage to expand his busi BUTTONS SUNDAY— 4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore Hall, Second and ness, he was amazed to find 17 brand new gon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Columbia county’s fair will be Fourth Mondays Each 1907 Mitchell automobiles stored therein. It given its official kickoff for this Month. developed that the Mitchell dealer had died year at the annual picnic of the Subscription Rate $2 per year in 1907 and in settling his estate the automo Columbia County Pomona Grange Local advertising rate: 26 cents per column biles, then worth 830,000 were overlooked. Pythian Sisters to be held at Big Eddy park this ¡ inch “An advertisement in a Helena news coming Sunday, says S. F. (Heinie) Vernonia Temple No. 61 I Foreign advertising rate: 35 cents per column paper. offering the ancient vehicles for sale, Teumann, treasurer and manager. Vernonia, Oregon inch brought such enthusiastic response that the The 11 princesses elected by they Meetings:— I. O. O. F. Hall Wednesdays Classified advertising rate: Minimum 25 cents, garage man boosted the price from 825 to Iranges in the county will be pres- Second and Each Fourth Month 5 cents per line, three insertions for price 8125 each and disposed of the entire lot.” nt at the picnic and will open tne of two. The automobiles, from the standpoint of button selling campaign. Order of Eastern Star Legal advertising rate on request the use they could render to the purchasers, Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S. Reader advertising rate: 10 cents per line. would be only a fraction of the value for CL1F JONES BUYS Regular Communi which they were sold but the incident serves BALOCCO SHOP— cation first and Official newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon to illustrate that they (the automobiles) were Announcement was made third Wednesdays of each month, at of considerable value both to the purchaser week that Clifton Jones had Masonic Temple. and the garageman due to their unusual chased the Houlton Plumbing Shop, All visiting sisters history. recently owned and operated by and brothers wel It is probably no exaggeration to say Steve Balocco. The business will be come. that every home and business place has some known as “Jones Plumbing Shop.” Mrs. Jean Crawford, W.M. valuable but no longer used article about the Opening date of the shop, under Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary premises that could speedily be turned intd the new ownership, has been set cash by an advertisement placed in The Eagle. for Monday. July 31. A. F. & A. M. For the past three years Jones Vernonia Lodge No. 184 uled for completion last evening, has been employed by Harrington’s A. F. & A. M. meets at Stat- Masonic Temple, when Mayor Ray Sinieral and his plumbing shop and is well known ed Communication First 1 in St. Helens as a capable man in fellow councilman met with offi Thursday of each month. I his trade. Previously he worked as Special called meetings cials of that town. | a pipe fitter at Firtex. Before on all other Thursday nights, 7:30 emergency. The necessary 6-inch It is proposed to lay about 5,000 I coming to Oregon, he practiced th<? p. m. Visitors most cordially wel- pipe can be secured from the Port feet of 6-inch main from the Col- ’ nlumbing trade in the east. come. Special meeting» Friday night«. land water department. further ; umbia City well to the main line of Lowell Hieber, W. M. ST. HELENS FACES SERIOUS C YEGGE PLANS TO OPEN I the St. Helens system leading from speeding along the work. Glenn F. Hav.kins, See. WATER SHORTAGE— Faced with an acute shortage of the 2.500,000-gallon storage reser NEW BUSINESS AUGUST. 4— C. H. Yegge has arrived in St Arrangements were completed last water to supply the needs of St. voir. Mayor Simeral and City At- VERNONIA Helens from Winner. S. Dak., and | torney John L. Foote contacted Helens residents, the city council evening by the city council of St. POST II» and water commission held a joint ' Columbia City officials yesterday will open a franchise store for the Helens with the Columbia City AMERICAN meeting on Wednesday evening for I morning and were assured the tem Western Auto Supply Co. Yegge ex- LEGION council to connect with that com the purpose of passing an emer porary use of the well, w’hich has a ports to have his business ready for munity’s well immediately. Laying gency ordinance and seeking s new capacity of 200 gallons per minute. formal opening on the morning of Meet« First and of the 5000-foot pipe line will start source for the present. Arrange i The pipe would be laid on top of August 4. in a store room in the |Thi"* AUXILIARY this morning and the work will be ments for using water from the new the ground during its temporary McCormick building on First street. Yegge, who has had a number Fir»t and Third Monday» speeded to alcviate the present well at Columbia City were sched- use. Vernonia Caule 1 Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP Vernonia, Oregon LESTER SHEELEY Attorney at Law Bank of Vernonia Bldg. Phone 231 Roland L. Treharne Expert Automobile Repairing WELDING ROLAND’S SERVICE STATION BAFFORD BROS. General Plumbing Vernonia Nehalem Valley Motor Freight Frank Hartwick, Proprietor Portland - Timber - Vernonia Mist - Birkenfeld - Jewell Vernonia Telephone 1042 CASON’S TRANSFER LOCAL and LONG DIS- TANCE HAULING SEE US For Your Old Growth 16-INCH FIR WOOD AND CEDAR SHINGLES Roland D. Eby, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Town Office 891 NEAL W. BUSH Attorney at Law Joy Theatre Bldg.. Phone 663. In Vernonia Mondays and Tuesdays