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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1940
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SUGGEST1ON FOR A CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE PROGRAM—
GIRL SCOUTS HAVE
AN ANNIVERSARY —
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THIS WEEK, Tuesday, marked the first
meeting of the Vernonia Chamber of Com­
merce under the guidance of new officers.
The officers are to serve for the coming year
and in order that the commercial club may
not flounder to a complete loss it will be
necessary for its board of directors to devise
a program upon which basis chamber work
may continue to friutfulness.
Not too broad a program should be
adopted for little definite result can be ex­
pected from too much diversification for that
will lead to partially completed effort. That
is not to say that consideration should not
be given any matter demanding the action of
a chamber of commerce but it is to say that
the main ideal should be some definite pro­
gram.
This publication has for the past two
and one-half years maintained that develop­
ment of agriculture for the Nehalem Valley
was a means of providing livelihood for valley
residents when timber resources in quantity
are exhausted. That idea is one held by many
others likewise. Development of logged land
to the end that it is suitable for extensive
pasturing and the placing of people on that
land for its utilization is a problem needing
the attention and backing of every resident
with intentions of maintaining residence here.
Other organizations have already devoted
much of their time to the problem but
further assistance can well be devoted to the
problem.
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For the Vernonia Chamber of Commerce
to devote itself to a program of land devel-
bpment would be one that will certainly prove
valuable to the community in future years.
In fact, the problem is one that, if solved,
will mean a much brighter future for this
valley. The solving of that problem is one
that cannot be accomplished by any small
number of men. The problem requires atten­
tion from every business man, every farmer,
every stockman and officials of the county
officials who must look to a future develop­
ment of the land in order that tax structures
may be maintained.
Vernonia Eaale
MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and P ublisher
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THIS WEEK marks an anniversary of
the founding of the Girl Scout organization.
Mention of the origin of the organization and
some of its purposes might well be made in
remembering this anniversary.
The Girl Scout movement developed from
the Boy Scout and Girl Guild organizations
which were initiated in England by Lord
Balen-Powell. It was brought to this country
by Juliette Low in 1912, when she formed a
Girl Scout troop at her home in Savannah,
Georgia, and adapted the program to the
needs of American girls. That group of
Savannah girls was the first unit of a nation­
organization that today numbers among
its members more than 400,000 girls and
leaders. There are Girl Scouts today in cities,
towns, villages and rural areas all over the
United States and in 31 countries throughout
the world.
The ideals and objectives of Girl Scout­
ing are similar to those desired by all organ­ ¡ties who have 10 local boys out
izations in the modern community which have )f school and between the ages of
to do with girls and boys—among them, the 18 and 25 signed up for work on
home, the church, the school: to provide each the project.
Girl Scout with opportunities for wholesome
recreation and the discovery of hobbies that
may be of lifelong interest to her; to help
each girl develop as an individual and learn
to get along with people; to give each girl
the opportunity and the desire to be of ser­ I Editor:
vice to others, and to develop qualities that
I was in Salem from Friday to
will make her a good citizen in a changing Sunday afternoon. Our work is not
society; to help each girl acquire satisfactory quite finished so I can ot tell about
ideals and high standards of behavior.
he fine bill we settled on. There
THE GIRL SCOUT PROMISE
•cere twelve bills read to the con­
tention lor us to digest and try to
On n\v honor, I will try:
lodge the many things that would
To do my duty to God and my country,
cither utterly destroy or discour­
To help other people at all times,
age those who want nothing but
To obey the Girl Scout Laws.
just, honest plans for us all. We
GIRL SCOUT LAWS
•onsidered the youth, the tax payers,
I. A Girl Scout’s honor is to be trusted.
u:d the aged parents too. It is too
II. A Girl Scout is loyal.
oon for me to hear for this week’s
III. A Girl Scout’s duty is to be useful and laper just what we have decided
to help others.
>n. The hall in the Chamber of
IV. A Girl Scout is a friend to all and a sister Commerce building was well filled.
to every other Girl Scout.
We had a fine gathering from all
V. A Girl Scout is courteous.
>ver the state. Even people not on
VI. A Girl Scout is a friend to animals.
'.he state board were there to listen
VII. A Girl Scout obeys orders.
in. Everyone was awake, and inter­
VIII. A Girl Scout is cheerful.
ested. We considered all the differ-
IX. A Girl Scout is thrifty.
■nt bills and settled on the one
X. A Girl Scout is clean in thought, word
imple, straight, easily understood
and deed.
'¡ill, yet a protection to the aged
The Forum
THIS YEAR—
A SKILLORAMA—
HERETOFORE A Boy Scout circus has
been held every two years to display to par­
ents and other interested persons the many
attainments of the Boy Scouts. This year the
affair is to be held again but is to be present­
ed under a different title, the “Skillorama.”
The event is set for the Portland civic aud­
itorium and promises to eclipse any gigantic
activity yet sponsored by the scouts. More
than 100 erhibits will be shown and troops
and packs from Clackamas, Washington,
Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop, Tillamook, Hood
River, Sherman, Wasco and Multnomah
counties in Oregon will participate.
The “Skillorama” will be an open book
for parents to help them understand their
boys better by showing them what other boys
like to do. Members of the Vernonia Scouts
are preparing for the event as are other
Scouts of the Portland area. The attendance
of parents at the event will be well worth the
effort.
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| plans for the new addition to the
high school building.
The extension and improvement
program at the high school, along
with equipment and completion of
S. F. HEUMANN, FAIR
the swimming pool facilities, will
MANAGER, RESIGNS POST—
While S. F. (Heinie) Heumann cost $49,500. This sum was raised
handed his written resignation as by the district with a bond issU'
SCAPPOOSE ASKS
manager
nnd treasurer of the Co­ voted at a special electi n.
FOR NEW DEPOT—
lumbia county fair to the members
A resolution requesting the S. P. of the county court Thursday after­ POSTAL RECEIPTS
& S. railroad to erect a modern noon, Judge J. B. Wilkerson and INCREASE MARKED—
Both postal receipts and money
depot to replace the present one at Commissioner William Pringle, Sr„
orders issued from the St. Helens
and
J.
N.
Miller
refused
to
accept
Scappoose, was adopted by the
postoffice during February were
members of the Scappoose Chamber it. Judge Wilkerson reports the considerably ahead of the corres­
members are desirous of Mr. Heu­
of Commerce Wednesday evening. mann continuing at the post for at ponding month in 1939, the report
The action of the chamber mem­ least another year.
issued by Postmaster Susan B. Dil­
bers was taken following announce­
lard shows. Postal receipts for Feb­
ment by S. P. & S. officials that SCHOOL BOARD
ruary were $1606.29 and the 1633
the present depot will be moved TO MEET MONDAY—
money orders issued amounted to
across the tracks to make way for i Board of director members of the $14,881.76.
a 40-car loading spur to be used St. Helens school district will hold
The postal receipts show a gain
in the shipment of iron ore from their monthly meeting in the office of $101.32 over the $1504.97 in
back of Scappoose to the Sierra of Superintendent Fred J. Patton, February o:f 1939. In February of
Iron Company at Vancouver. Wash- next Monday evening. The main last year. 1582 money orders total-
1 ngton.
1 order of business will be going over i* $13,576.34 were issued. The
rain in money orders last month
was $1305.42.
COUNTY NEWS
St. Helens
The Forest Grove
National Bank
Invites Ï <>u To Hank Bv Mail if
Inconvenient To (ionic In Person
J. A. Thornburg. President
THE ROLL OF HONOR BANK
Clatskanie
PARK PROJECT
STARTS SOON—
Business
Professional
Directory
Vernonia hospital would close down
due to failure to meet expenses.
Harry Culbertson was construct­
ing a new home on his property j
on Weed Avenue.
F. E. Malmsten was making plans
for a new residence on his property
opposite the Washington school'.
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Oregon’s traffic death rate for
the month of January was 9.8 per­
sons killed per 100,000,000 miles
f motor vehicle travel on the
streets and highways of the state,
t was announced today by Earl
Snell, secretary of state. This rate
compares to the figure of 11.8 for
January, 1939.
There were 18 persons killed in
January’s traffic accidents compar­
ed to 20 for the corresponding
Second
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
Nehalem Chapter
A. F. & A. M.
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F. & A. M. meets at
Masonic Temple,
Stat­
ed Communication First
Thursday of each month.
Special called meetings
other Thursday nights. 7:30
Visitors most cordially wel-
FIVE YEARS AGO—
A chamber of commerce resolu­
tion was passed giving support to
the Hillsboro and Forest Grove
chambers seeking construction of
th. 1 Buxton-Banks portion of the
Wolf Creek highway before on y come.
Special meetings Friday nights.
other part f the road.
Roland Treharne, W. M.
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
TEN YEARS AGO—
Damage estimated at $1,000 was
caused by a fire in the casket dis-
VERNONIA
play room of the Brown Undertak-1
POST 119
ing parlor.
AMERICAN
J. J. McGhee sold his half inter-1
LEGION
es* in the Vernonia Bakery »nd
purchased a bakery in Grand Junc­ Meet. First
Third Wednesday.
tion. Colorado.
A Clatskanie city park improve­
ment and beautification project with
National Youth Administration labor
and a WPA foreman furnished by
the city is expected to be under­
way the first of the week, accord­
ing to recent information.
The project was first recommend-
»•' by the Clatskanie Garden club1 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO—
with the cooperation of NYA author-, Word was circulated that
the
Expert
Refrigerator
Service
Household
and
Commercial
BERT EASTMAN
Paterson’»
Store
Furniture
PAINTING
PAPERHANGING
CALSOMINING
BOB MORRELL
376 B Street
Vernonia
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Dr. U. J. Bittner
Dentist
Joy Theatre Bld?.
Phone 662
J. E. TAPP
Kinds
of Wood
Prompt Delivery
Phone 241
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
and Fourth Wednesdays
Each Month
Order of Eastern Star
Delegates from various fraternal
• iganizations in the city met to de­
vise a plan for raising funds to be
used for the beautification of the
Vernonia Memorial Cemetery.
C. S. Merydith, District Repre-.
tentative for the DejMirtment of
Agriculture, was in the valley mak-
ing an inspection of dairy barns.
Cleo Caton
The Apparel Shop
All
Vernonia Temple No. 61
Vernonia, Oregon
Meetings:— I. O. O. F. Hall
3NE YEAR AGO—
DRESSMAKING
ALTERATIONS
LODGES
>nes against many of the ills that
have crept in, even though illegal.
V. F. W.
Friday night we heard Mr. Alex
Meets
Gabrielson, who is a member of
' he legislature of the State of
Washington and now is a candidate
Month.
or governor of that state. He is
i very tall man, dark and very
Legion
P. M.
Lincolnesque in appearance and one
John
Grady,
Commander
>f the softest, most gentle spoken
nen I ever met. He has always
>een strongly pension-minded. We
Vernonia F. O. E.
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
net in one of the large schools.
Ve had singing by everyone, God
Bless America. America, Home on
Legion Hall
he Range and several others. The
icng leader and pianist was a
V emonia
white-haired gentleman. Our state
Friday
Night.
board was personally introduced
and the reason for being in their
8 o'clock
city was mentioned. Salem certainly
treated us all well. It did not seem i
Roy Barnes, W. P.
o own such a thing as a rude
Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y.
person, not even a rude child.
“Salem did itself Proud.”
Knights of Pythias
I hope to have some very inter-
Harding Lodge No. 116
'¡ting news next week.
Vernonia, Oregon
Yours sincerely,
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
Mrs. A. E. Jennings
Hall, Second and
P. S. T want to publicly thank the
Fourth Mondays Each
C. I. O. Union for its splpendid
Month.
he lp in getting to Salem, Its action
cheerfully
was generous and so
Pythian Sisters
done.
Eagle Items
Of Past Years
month of 1939. Mileage in the state
liia January totaled 182,953,914,
u computed from gasoline consump­
tion while for the same month last
year th» mileage was 169,936,741.
Thus, while gasoline consumption
increased 7.65 percent, indicating
the increase in traffic, deaths
dropped ten percent
“Oregon motorosts hnve made a
good start for the year 1940,”
Snell declared, “let’s hope the Jan­
uary trend will be continued
throughout the year.
Nehalem Valley
Motor Freight
Erank Hartwick, Proprietor
Portland - Timber - Vernonia
Sunset-Ehie-Seaside
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 Monday« and
Tuesdays