PAGE FOUR
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1940
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK
WE FAIL TO COMPLIMENT BUT
PROPER POLICY WILL PROVIDE
WE ALWAYS COMPLAIN—
A SUBSTANTIAL FUTURE—
IT MIGHT well be said by one who has
observed that we fail to compliment but we
always complain. Perhaps an elaboration of
the statement is necessary to make more
evident the intended meaning. For example
family attends the movies on a certain eve-
inj: and is pleasantly entertained. On another
evenin ' the same family attends the show
but is not so pleased with the production
being shown so immediately mention is made
of the dislike for the presentation. Was any
thing said of the other time when the enter
tainment was appreciated? Very likely not.
That example is applicable at many other
times, not necessarily for entertainment pro
vided, but can easily be true in the daily
contacts one individual has with another. We
nearly always make it a point to mention dis
likes but seldom or never give voice to apprec
iation when it is justly deserved.
It has been stated by executives that a
little praise is far more worthwhile ir> busi
ness dealings or has far greater effect in
obtaining goodwill of employes than the voic
ing of complaints.
OPEN SEASON CONVENIENT
IT SEEMS—
THE OFFICIALS synopsis of Oregon
Angling Laws this year has changed the date
of the opening of trout fishing season from
April 15, as it was in 1939, to April 13. The
change will, no doubt, be welcomed by those
who are confined to offices for the change
will make it possible for those individuals to
enjoy an extra week-end of fishing. Other
wise they must await the coming of another
week-end should their duties prevent enjoy
ment of the pastime.
The April 15th date last year gave them
the week-end for the 15th came on Saturday.
It is perhaps permissable to wonder if the
Game Commission members were not think
ing of themselves when the change was made
for they too would perhaps be confined to
duties during the week. Anyway, the change
does give an extra week-end of fishing to
many lovers of the sport.
Vernonia Eagle
MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and Publisher
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4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore
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THE PROPER policy in the sale of
county-owned land may be said to be the
basis upon which the brightness of the future
depends for a large portion of Columbia
county. Much of the land now being turned
back to the county and the land that has al
ready been turned back must be resold to
provide future revenue for county govern
ment. The basis upon which that land is
again placed in private hands may mean
much in future years.
For example one policy is that followed
in a neighboring county where large blocks
of county land has been logged and has re
verted to county ownership. Within the past
few months a considerable portion of that land
has been again sold to private parties. The
sales have been of large blocks of land for a
small price per acre. The small price will
make a low valuation which in turn will pro
vide only a small tax return in the future.
Another method of sale and one which
seems to draw favorable comment from a
number is one which to some extent has been
followed in this county—selling the land in
somewhat small quantities to a number of
individuals who in turn plan to make their
homes on their property and attempt to devel
op that property so that it will provide a
livelihood for them. In that way more return
can be expected by the county and population
will be increased so that a brighter future
can be expected.
The land utilization committee of the
county has devoted considerable time to study
of the uses of land, whether it is most valu
able for pasture or reseeding to timber. The
efforts of that committee when receiving the
support of the county court can mean a good
deal in the future esixicially of the Upper
Nehalem Valley.
ATTENDANCE WILL BE
TIME WELL SPENT—
THE COLUMBIA County Livestock As
sociation has set the place of its meeting this
month for Vernonia on the evening of April
19. Attendance at that meeting will be well
worth the effort spent in coming, if the meet
ing here can be judged by other meetings of
the association.
The association can be said to be a highly
important factor in the furthering of the
interests of stockmen in the county for it has
been instrumental in bringing about important
movements both for improvement of the in
dustry and for the protection of its members.
It is possible to learn something new eac |
time for discussions revolve about the prob
lems at hand, suggestions are offered and
action taken to make the suggestions effect
ive. Interesting speakers are often invited to
offer information on problems at hand. The
meeting in Vernonia will have something of
value to offer those who attend.
SrjAzRUMANlA IS SAFE^B
IjUST LIKE AU5TRIA, BOHEMIA?
f MORAVIA, SLOVAKIA AND J
k POLAND ARE?
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ning at John Gumm school and
completed plans for the sale.
Proceeds from the button sale
will be used to promote the pro
gram this year and defray the ex
pense of the John Gumm field and
its lights.
Professional
Directory
g, Ukl I.ILL.
Jaywalking, or crossing streets
between intersections, resulted in
3,290 pedestrian deaths in the
United States during the year 1939,
according to figures on a national
survey received by Earl Snell, sec
- ISHERMEN WILL
retary of state, today.
VOTE ON PRICE—
This was 26.4 percent of ail
Gillnet fishermen, members of
he Columbia River Fishermens’ pedestrian deaths during the year.
Protective union, will have an elec- In addition to the death toll, there
b n to see whether or not they were 68,460 persons injured in this
hall accept the new price offer of type of rccident, 23.3 percent of
all pedestrians injured during the
he packers.
The outcome of the balloting year. In Oregon, 12.3 percent of
..he pedestrian deaths for the year
ill be announced on April 8th.
Packers have o'tfered 12% cents i involved persons crossing streets
or salmon to August 1; 8%c from between intersections.
The second most dangerous ped
Yuigust 1 to 10, and 6% from
lugust 10 to the end of the sea- estrian activity, as indicated by the
on. They have agreed to pay 12%c national figures, was walking on
or bluebacks; 6c for steelheads; rural highways, Snell said. A total
□ ' 2,180 persons was killed in this
id 3c for roe shad.
The union has asked 15c for sal- type of accident, 17.5 percent of
ion until the first of August and the total pedestrian toll for the
horn then until the season ends,
Oe. They have wanted 10c for
'.eelheads and 5c for roe shad.
Clatskanie-
LODGES
Eagle Items
Of Past Years
V. F. W
A NATIONAL SPORT
■IVE YEARS AGO—
COUNTY NEWS-
Initial turnover of the 1940 tax
was made to County Treasurer
Gladys E. Peterson on Tuesday and
the checks to cities, drainage dis
tricts, school districts, road dis
tricts and fire patrol were placed
in the mail by her on Wednesday
evening. The turnover amounts to
$274,199.74, Mrs. Peterson reports.
tractor. Cost of the structure^ which
will be used for storage of paper
I stock, will be $75,000.00, company
PULP AND PAPER COMPANY TO : officials report.
BUILD $75,000 WAREHOUSE—
The building will have a floor
Construction of a new storage area 115 by 275 feet r.nd will be
warehouse for the St. Helens Pulp I single story in height. The floor
4 Paper Company will bc started will be of rein oreed concrete and CITY WELL FLOWS
immediately by a crew employed by the remainder of the building of 300-GALLONS PER MINUTE—
George H. Buckler, Portland con | wood construction. «
Official test of the new municipal
well near the McBride school prov
ed satisfactorily when it was found
that the flow was around 300 gal
lons per minute1. During a 14-hour
period Wednesday, the pump pro
duced 298 gallons per minute.
Samples of the water, taken ev
A New Modern
ery hour, have been sent to the
Deposit Plan to
Hate health denariment for testing
as to purity. City officials report
save your Time
the water is soft, r.nd will probably
be pumped into the distribution
Quick - Easy - Safe
mains instead of relayed to the
reservoir if its purity is okehed by
Writ, or call
the state health department.
St. Helens-
for complete
information—
St. Helens Branch o/ th*
United States National Bank
N m <4 OMica. Portland, Oregon
MIMIC, not mt strssir i» 11 ■ r « c t c o > 1111111 «
SOFTBALL LEAGUE OPENS
BOOSTER BUTTON SALE—
The sale of booster buttons for 1
the St. Helens Softball League pro
gram this summer was opened by
members this morning (Friday),
says Hobart R. O'Dell, league presi
dent. The membeis met last eve- [
First and
Meets
iNE YEAR AGO—
THIS WEEK COMMEMORATES
INITIAL 1940 TAX TURNOVER
MADE ON WEDNESDAY—
YESK1. ADOLPH/
SAFE JU5T LIKE
FINLAND?
J
Business-
Members of the city council
metery committee were interested
1 starting the work of seeding the
ernonia Memorial cemetery. The
,il had dried sufficiently to permit
he work to start.
Members of the Vernonia soft-
>all league met to make arrange-
nents for a parade to officially
pen the sotball season on May 1. |
ACCORDING TO those who, each year,
name the dates of weeks for the consideration
of special events the week from March 30 to
April 6 has been set aside for the great
American game of baseball. Weeks have been
set aside for many things and baseball seems,
especially to those who are ardent fans, per
haps more appropriate of mention than some.
The game has provided entertainment for
untold thousands, entertainment which relieves
the stress of daily life, entertainment which
provides an endless topic of conversation. The
week in itself is well worth setting aside for
mention of a sport acclaimed by so many.
year. Another 10,870 persons were
injured while walking on rural
hifbwrys, but this figure was only
1.7 percent of the total injured,
indicating that a very large per-
■eutage of car-pedestrian collisions
on rural highways resulted in
ft talities.
The typical accident victim of
:939, ts described in the national
urvey, was a pedestrian over 40
eais of age who had never learn
ed to drive a car and whose walk
rig habits had been learned when
t utomobiles were fewer and slower
shan they are today. He wias wear
ing dark clothing and was struck
between th? hours of six and seven
o'clock in the evening just as he
tepped out from between two
yr iked cars preparatory to cross
ing a street between intersections.
Another Solemn Promise?
Third Friday* of
Each
Legion
Month.
8 P. M.
John Grady, Commander
Vernonia F. O. E.
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
Legion Hall
Vernonia
Seventy-five dollars was raised
'er the American Legion ambulance
Friday Night*
und in less than 24 hours, report-
8 o'clock
d J. L. Timmons, who had charge
>f soliciting. Total indebtedness was
$97.
' Roy Barnes, W. P.
Fred H. Veith, forman in The Marvin Kamholz, W. Sec’y.
Vernonia Eagle print shop for five
years left for Vancouver, Wash
Knights of Pythias
ington, to be employed in the shop
Harding Lodge No. 116
Vernonia, Oregon
of the Clark County Sun.
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
TEN YEARS AGO—
Hall, Second and
Informrtion was received from
Fourth Mondays Each
Postmaster Emil Messing that the
Month.
new post office would be moved
into the new quarters in the Early
Pythian Sisters
building on Bridge street.
ernonia Temple No. 61
George A. Bauman, district man-
Vernonia, Oregon
", O. O. F. Hall
... the
__ West Coast Telephone Meetings:—I.
iger of
company, at a Chamber of Com-( Second and Fourth Wednesdays
I
Each Month
merce meeting told of plans to i con-
struct a line to Mist.
Order of Eastern Star
.Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO—
Regular Communi
I
Judd Greenman, for 14 years i
cation first and
manager of the Union Mills near i
third Wednesdays
of each month, at
Olympia. Washington, has been
Masonic Temple.
named superintendent of the Ore-
All visiting sisters
gon i American mill to replace E.
and brothers wel
E. I Hayes, resigned.
come.
Beginning next week one mile of
Drorbaugh, W. M.
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concrete pavement will be laid
Helen Dewey, Secretary
along the Nehalem highway the
other side of the mile bridge. The
A. F. & A. M,
work will be done under the super
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
vision of J. E. Ellertson, road
A. F. & A. M. meets at
Stat-
Masonic Temple,
master, and Peter Bergerson, road
ed
Communication First
supervisor.
Thursday of each month.
Special called meetings
other Thursday nights, 7:30
Do you suffer from
Visitors most cordially wel-
come.
Asthma?
WELDING
ROLAND’S
SERVICE STATION
BAFFORD BROS.
General Plumbing
Vernonia
Nehalem Valley
Motor Freight
Frank Hartwick, Proprietor
Portland - Timber - Vernonia
Sun*et*EI*ie>Sea*i«le
Vernonia Telephone 1042
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LOCAL
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For Your Old Growth
16-INCH FIR WOOD
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Special meeting* Friday nights.
Roland Treharne, W. M.
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
Exclusive State Distributor of
a nationally known
VERNONIA
POST 119
AMERICAN
LEGION
RELIEF
Box 522 Central Station
PORTLAND, OREGON
Representative* wanted to
demonstrate
Roland L. Treharne
Expert Automobile Repairing
' Meet* First
I Third Wednesday*
I
AUXH IARY
Firet and Third Monday*
Roland D. Eby, M. D.
I
PHYSICIAN «nd
SURGEON
Town Office 891
NEAL W. BUSH
Attorney at Law
Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663.
In Vernonia Mondays and
Tuesdays