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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1940
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
EAGLE
EDITORIALS
European situation is terrible. The domestic
situation is worse. Everything’s going to pot.’
“Whereupon the father thought,‘Well,
my son’s been to college, he reads the papers
and he listens to the radio, and he ought to
know.’ So the father cut down on his meat
and bun orders, took down his advertising
signs, and no longer bothered to stand out
on the highway to sell his hot dogs. And his
hot dog sales fell almost over night.
“You’re right, son” the father said to
the boy. “We certainly are in the middle of
a great depression.”
IT’S POSSIBLE
ANYWAY—
THE DEPRESSION may be considered
past history but a story was told recently
■which might possibly explain the origin of
such a period. Whether the story is reliable
as to the cause is a matter not to be argued
at this point. However the story is hetold
here for the amusement it may contain.
“There was a man who lived by the side
of the road and he sold hot dogs.
"He was hard of hearing, so he had no
radio.
“He had trouble with his eyes, so he
read no newspapers.
“But he sold good hot dogs. He put signs
up on the highway telling how good they
were.
“He stood on the side of the road and
cried, “Buy a hot dog, mister?’’ And people
bought.
“He increased his meat and bun orders.
He bought a bigger stove to take care of his
trade. He finally got his son home from col­
lege to help him.
“But then something happened. His son
said, ‘Father, haven’t you been listening to
the radio? Haven’t you been reading the
newspapers? There’s a big depression on. The
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PER
I A TI 0 N
INTEREST WAS revived again this
week towards the naming of the Rainier-
Apiary road as a secondary state highway,
when a delegation of five men attended the
noon meeting of the Forest Grove Chamber
of Commerce.
The road has been under construction
for quite a period of time and is now open
to travel. The desire of communities on the
route and other communities to benefit by
its completion is to see the state take an
interest in the road and thereby bring about
a paved surface to increase traffic flow on
the connecting link of Highway 99. The route
will serve as a direct link between the Long­
view bridge at Rainier and McMinnville
thereby facilitating traffic by providing a
much shorter road than is now taken by that
highway. At the same time it will provide
an improved highway through Vernonia.
REPAIRS FOR WATER
SYSTEM VITAL-
WATER FOR the citizens of Vernonia
is taken from Rock creek as is well known
by those living in this vicinity but little
thought is probably given by those citizens
to the upkeep needs in maintaining that sy­
stem. City councilmen recently authorized
the City Recorder to determine the cost of
lumber necessary to rebuild the intake settl­
ing basin. The system has ‘been in operation
for some time and has reached the stage
where occasional replacements are necessary
in order to maintain service. It is commend­
able to note that action has been taken to
make repairs which will continue to provide
service to water consumers.
It is probable that repairs are constantly
being made as needed but little is known of
them with the exception of those directly
connected with the department. The system
is vital to livelihood in Vernonia and its
maintenance is matter requiring constant
attention.
COUNTY NEWS
St. Helens
NEW PLANT WILL PROCESS
SCAPPOOSE IRON ORE—
Negotiations are under way by
representatives of the Rich Mai 11 u-
facturing Company of Los Angeles,
Calif, to locate a smelter in Port­
land for processing of iron ore
taken from the vicinity of Scap­
poose. While the site for the new
industrial plant has not been def­
initely selected, it will probably be
located north of terminal No. 4 in
Portland, according to an authorit­
ative source.
The ore will be mined from a 60-
acre tract back of Scappoose own­
ed by D. W. Price. There is a 12-
foot ledge of ore which averages
between 61 and 62 per cent iron.
When this deposit is depleted there
is another 300-acre tract adjoining
that will 'be mined. The smelter will
use 100 tons of ore daily in its
first unit, and manufacture iron
soil pipe for a number of large
firms.
A site on the Columbia river ad-
jaccnt to Columbia City was at
first considered by the company
representatives, It is understood
that the concern I has entered into a
contract with I the Union Pacific
Railway to transport the iron orc
from Scappoose to Portland over
the S. P. & S. raidroad. The Calif­
ornia firm is not a stock company
but financed by private capital.
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RAINIER-APIARY ROAD­
MARVIN KAMHOLZ,' Editor and P ublisher
Entered as second class mail matter, August
4, 1622, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore­
gon, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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„ in this city for the past five
years managing the Vernonia Vari-
ty Store lea.-ed his building to
Herman Schindler, who now con-
lucts the Terminal Cafe in the
Carter building.
Neal Bush, Miss Catherine H«'f-
r.ian and Mirs Charlotte Green, rep-
t jriting the local high school stu-
lent budy, have been invited by J.
Lindley, president of the Ver-
nncnia Chamber of Commerce to
address the members of the meet­
ing.
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the construction of a sidewalk on
the northerly side of West street
between 6th and 11th streets, the
cost to be paid by owners of the
adjacent property.
SPORTSMEN PLAN
SALMON DERBY—
Preliminary plans for the annual
salmon denby to be staged early
this spring were made by members
of the St. Helens Rod and Gun
club at the monthly meeting held
in Kelley’s recreational hall in West
St. Helens last Wednesday evening.
Ed Laws was appointed chairman
of the committee to arrange for
prizes and other details of the
derby.
The members voted to increase
the cash prize fund from $50.00 to
$100.00. The first prize to be offer­
ed will be a 16-foot boat made of
Port Orford cedar donated by the
Copeland Lumber Company.
TO CONSTRUCT PLANE
HANGAR AND RUNWAY—
An airplane hangar and landing
field is to be constructed soon at
Scappoose by Joseph Trtek ot the
Chapman district on property leas­
ed from the Watts and Price estate.
Trtek, who has kept his plane at
the Hillsboro airport for the last
year, has built several planes which
he sold, and his present model
carries but one passenger.
The landing field will be 800
feet in length and 100 feet wide,
Trtek reports.
gon State Hydro Electric eommis
sion was held in Clatskanie at th<
I. O. O. F. hall Saturday afternoon
The meeting was called at 1 p. m.
and continued until after 3 p. m
Arguments in favor of the pro
posed district included the follow
ing points, concisely formed: com
pact with high density of popula
tion; balanced load with good div
ersity; people in the district havi
the common interest; much bettei
chance to succeed than if they wert
in a larger district; there are f
drainage districts within the pro
posed PUD, and not one has de
faulted on its bonds.
Negative arguments brought tf
the floor and discussed were mostlj
concerning boundaries. The Mist
community was represented and
stated that at a recent Nehalem
Valley PUD hearing they asked to
be omitted as they wanted to be
included in the Clatskanie district.
The Rainier- Drainage district ask­
ed that their pump be eliminated
as the east boundary of the Clats-
kanie district included the lower
nd of their holdings and they
would like to have their entire dis-
trict eliminated.
The Forum
workers, all of them, but do they
work as many years, as long hours
tor as little pay, as the parents of
• he state? The bread of the aged
narents costs just as much as Mr.
L Q. Whitecollar’s does, and when
nom and dad reach the retirement
ige, they must have the same
.reatment as any other retiring
'itizen. There would be no great
Rate if there had not been some
tine to rear those who now are at
he head of the same state. This
:s still America where we are not
supposed to have the cast system.
But we are learning that some
folks are leaning that way. The
etirement pension is as truly earn­
’d and is every bit due the old
aarents just as sure as any offic-
al’s pension. We must demand
quality before the law. So every
'air-minded, pension-minded citizen
meet with us and all work together
to help ourselves. When all the ag­
ed are retired, and quit earning,
then the young folks will have the
work. So all young folks should
help us vote for a just retirement
bill. The Federation will soon get
a paper started to give us news of
-ur progress. They were an earnest
'ot at McMinnville, passing resolu­
tions and doing much more than
-an be reported here. A good
prinkling of faithful Townsendites
were there. We know our plan is
~n the way, but we must live till «
gets here.
Submitted by Mrs. A. E. Jennings
Vernonia, Oregon
SEVERAL ATTEND
I-H ASSOCIATION
4EET SATURDAY—
KEASEY—(Special to The Eagle)
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris and
daughters, Evelyn and Elna, Mrs.
DeWitt and son, Donald, Marjorie
Keasey and Gene Cleveland attend-
■d the 4-H Club leaders association
meeting at Deer Island Saturday.
"Mr. and Mrs. John Counts and
.laughter, Joy, visited at the W. J.
Lindsley home Friday evening.
Miss Ruth Boeck visited at the
DeVaney home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris, Mrs.
Roland and two children, Dorothy
and Melvin, and Mr. and Mrs.
T. Lindsley spent Wednesday
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis White,
and Mrs. Lloyd White and Lloyd
Faraby of Portland viisited Mrs.
G. A. White Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. DeVaney
and Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dussen-
berry spent the weekend in Port-
'8nd. Mr. and Mrs. Dussenberry
-cturned Sunday evening and Mr.
and Mrs. DeVaney stayed until
Tuesday. They went to see “Gone
with the Wind” while there.
Ruth White of Portland visited
Priscilla White Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Christian­
son, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Blackburn
and Mrs. L. C. Boeck and daughter,
Ruth, visited Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Counts and family Sunday.
M rs. Anna Luther and son,
Jimmy, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Lincoln, the occasion
being Mr. Lincoln’s birthday.
Lois McDonald visited at the W.
J. Lindsley home Wednesday eve-
ping.
coming year with the exception of
one who had previously tendered
a resignation.
The date of the first meeting
for the organization of a softball
league for 1939 was set.
FIVE YEARS AGO—
Mrs. Earl Smith, who has been
head operator at the telephone
¡exchange in this city since it start­
ed in 1923, resigned. She will be
succeeded by Mrs. Bill Lindsay of
Camp 8, a former Forest Grove
operator.
Hearing on an application of Wil-
bur Davis and Frank Hartwick to
operate a truck line between Port-
land and Astoria by way of Ver-
nonia was held before the public
service commission in Salem.
The Lindsay Lumber Mill to be
operated by Ben Bennett and
George Johns will start about
March 1.
TEN YEARS AGO—
A. Bennett who has been in busi-
LODGES
V. F. W
First
Meets
and
Third Fridays of
Each
Month.
8 P. M.
Legion
John Grady, Commander
Vernonia F. O. E.
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
Legion Hall
V emonia
Friday Nights
8 o'clock
Roy Barnes, W. P.
Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y.
Knights of Pythias
Harding
Lodge No. 116
Vernonia, Oregon
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
Hall, Second and
Fourth Mondays Each
Month.
Pythian Sisters
Vernonia Temple No. 61
Vernonia, Oregon
Meetings:— I. O. O. F. Hal!
Second
and Fourth Wednesday?
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.
Sara Drorbaugh, W. M.
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Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary
Editor
At McMinnville, Oregon, on the
17th of February, 1940 the Pen-
.»ion Federation met to hold a con-
vention. Mr.. Walter Tooze of Sal-
m was chosen chairman. Miss Dod-
son as recording secretary, Our
A. F. & A. M.
hard-working State Secretary, Mr.
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Vernonia Lodge No.
Theo. Nelson was there. Among
DAVID LUND TO SERVE AS
A. F. & A. M. meets at
COUNCIL AWARDS
those who spoke were Attorney Le
Masonic Temple,
Stat­
HEAD OF REPUBLICANS—
JAIL CONTRACT—
Roy Hewitt, of Salem, Attorney
ed Communication First
David Lund of St. Helens was Skewlson of Portland, State Sena­
Contract to construct a new city
Thursday of each month.
jail was awarded to William Quig­ elected president of the Columbia tor R. E. Jones of Salem. Mr. Dav-
Special called meetings
County
Republican
club
at
the
or
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other
Thursday nights, 7:30
on all
ley, Portland contractor, by mem­
is and Mrs. Parks of Salem, We
p. m. Visitors most cordially wel-
bers of the city council at their ganization meeting held in the have organized to formulate a just,
come.
meeting last Tuesday evening. county court house last Wednesday non-discriminatory retirement bill.
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Special
Quigley’s bid was $3,380.00. Other evening. Harvey HembHng. who Our plan is to place a bill on the
Roland Treharne, W. M.
bids submitted were: A. C. Myer, served as temporary secretary of ballot that will be the result, after
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
$4,126.00, and Oscar M. Johnson, ,hc committee responsible for the we have sifted out all the many ONE YEAR AGO—
$4,120.00.
| Lincoln Day banquet last Monday, other ideas and kept the most
Delegates representing seven dif­
the WM elected to ’orve as secretary­ workable and formed them into a ferent organizations were in atten-1 VERNONIA
The councilmen i authorized
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moving of the top story of the old treasurer.
just retirement bill, that we all dance at the Jewett Bush home |
AMERICAN
city hall to a site near the ware­
for
discussion
of
plans
relative
to
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can vote for- We are urging all
LEGION
house owned by McKie, and it is to
pension minded folks to sit in with the formation of a program for the ’
be available to the National Guard
us. There are no dues, no salaries, i beautification of the Vernonia Mem-: Mee»« First and
as an armory. Cost of moving the
Third Wednesday«
no graft in any of it. We do not I orial Cemetery.
building and constructing a found­ PUD MEETING
belive in class legislation. Our pol-
Vernonia high school district No.
AUXD IARY
ation is set at $1,780.00.
Licemen, firemen, mayors, judges. ' 1 offered contracts to all instruct-!
DRAWS CROWD
Fir«» and Third Monday«
An ordinance passed provides for
The public hearing of the Ore-j governors and sherriffs, they are.irs serving at that time for the
Eagle Items
Of Past Years
Clatskanie
Nehalem Valley
Motor Freight
Frank Hartwick, Proprietor
Portland - Timber - Vernonia
Sunset>Elsie-Seaside
Vernonia Telephone 1042
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PHYSICIAN and
SURGEON
Town Office 891
NEAL W. BUSH
Attorney at Law
Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663.
In Vernonia Mondays and
Tuesdays