COMMENTS OF THE WEEK
HEREWITH AN OPPORTUNITY
TO STUDY THE CITY BALLOT-
PRINTED BELOW is the ballot which
city electors will receive November 5 when
they go to the polls to make known their
decisions regarding the choice of officials.
It will be noted also that a decision is to be
made regarding the prohibition of the sale
of alcoholic liquors within the city limits.
Voters are urged to make an examination of
the ballot so that they may be acquainted
with the information contained therein.
SAMPLE BALLOT
City of Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
November 5, 1940
Mark an X Between Number and Name of Candidate
Vote for One
For Mayor
12
E. M. BOLLINGER
Vote for Two
Councilmen—for four years
13
HARRY CULBERTSON
14
JOHN ERICKSON
15
JOHN J. GRADY
16
C. A. VAN ALSTINE
For City Treasurer
Vote for One
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17
C. F. HIEBER
18
E. VIOLA TREHARNE
Mark an X Between Number and Answer Voted for
Shall the Council of the City of Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon, be authorized to levy
a tax in an amount in excess of the 6 per cent limitation, as now allowed by law on the
base, for purposes other than ,t,he payment of bonded indebtedness or interest thereon.
300
YES—I vote for the levy
301
NO—I vote against the levy
City of Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
November 5, 1940
Vote for or against prohibition of the sale of all alcoholic liquors, for beverage purposes.
for the City of Vernonia, Oregon
Mark X Between Number and Answer voted for.
12
For prohibition of all alcoholic liquors
13
Against prohibition
OCTOBER 16 SET AS
REGISTRATION DAY—
IN ADDITION to arrangements made
here this week for registration under the
selective service law a request was issued by
County Clerk .1. \V. Hunt io those whose ages
require them to provide the necessary in
formation.
Vei iienia f aale
MARVIN KAMHOLZ, Editor and Publisher
Entered as second class mail matter. August
4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Ore
gon, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Official newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon
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Distribution of a pedestrian safe
ty card, designed to encourage
safer walking practices on the part
of the pedestrian and emphasizing
the need for Hie driver and pedes-
(&a¿hinqtírn Book Tâlk . .
flQnufishvts
“The S..ul of America”—Eva Em
ery Dye. A story of pioneer days
and the trek to Oregon.
By EDNA ENGEN
by
J ames P reston
“’Roads to a New America”—David
Cushman Coyle. A survey of our
natural resources, how they have
This is the biography of Richard been wasted and what can be done
Halliburton, world-famous author to conserve them tor future gener-
and traveler, who vanished mtu the ationa.
unknown last year while attempting
"And Tell of Time”—Laura
an ocean-crossing in a frail Chinese
Krey. A novel of Civil War
junk.
days
and
the
reconstruction
"Richard Halliburton-. Hi»
of Hi» Lifo’» Adventura.”
Story
When possible economies in gov-
eminent are mentioned to the
average Washington advocate of
spending, the usual answer is in the
form <tf a question that is supposed
to be a killer. "All right,” the
It is an unusual biography in
spend-without-end
theorist says
that the story has been woven rom
"just where would you econimize?
the hundreds of letters written
Just what essential services of gov
home by Halliburton to his parents
ernment would you eliminate?”
throughout the years of his travel
This leavqs out of account the
all over the world.
fact that nobody has mentioned
cutting out entire services. The
All those who have read and
'primary need, actually, is careful enjoyed his books of adventure will
economy in each individual case. want to read this—the story of his
Thousands Of small economies— equally interesting and adventurous
which, individually, the bureaucrats life.
would sneer at—could add up to
It mirht be of interest to
pretty monumental sum.
people in Vernonia to know
Here is a case in point:
that the Irvine “Mike” Hocka-
Printing the Congressional Re-
day
who shared Halliburton’s
cord is supposed to cost the tax-
adventures in “The Royal Road
payers of the nation about $:>0 a
to Romance,” once lived in
page. Anyone who has read the
Vernonia and worked at the
Record knows that Congressmen
Oregon American mill.
frequently use it as a sounding
♦ ♦ ♦
board for their political parties or
for their own personal hobbies.
Theie’s nothing like curling up
Recently someone took the trouble by a warm i.ire with a good mystery
to check up on the amount of space story these chilly autumn evenings.
used in a single day by members So try “Old Lover’s Ghost” by
o>( both parties to air campaign Leslie Ford. Guaranteed to “blood-
views of one kind or another, and curd’e”.
found that it cost the taxpayers
And for those who like Westerns,
$837.50 in one issue alone. Sup we have a new one, “30,000 On the
pose there have been a hunured Hoof.” It is by Zane Grey; which
issues of the Record this year—a is all the recommendation that it
conservative estimate: that would needs.
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mean $83,750 annually. It’s not a
huge amount, as political money
With all this talk of educating
goes these days, 'but it would pay Americans in Democracy going on,
a lot of wages and buy a lot of it’s a good time to remember your
meals!
public library. “A book a day keeps
the Nazi’s away.”
Washington’s inside planners may
Available
at
your library
not have been making newspaper
are some books about America
headlines frequently, but they are
and American»: “My Amercia”
as busy as termites behind the
—Louis Adamic. What one of
scenes.
our naturalized citizens thinks
They now are working on a new
of our country.
spend-lend program for twenty “Oregon”—A comprehensive guide
BILLION dollars—the biggest
♦o all the scenic and historic spots
That is nearly half the present debt in Oregon.
of $44 billion.
Their idea is that they will bor-
row the money from the people
and spend it on the people. They
say that you can’t go broke bor
rowing from yoursel'f.
These planners say it’s just like a
family—one member borrows from
Vernonia Lodge No. 246
another, but the whole family can’t
go broke.
Other economists say they over
look the fact that if a broke mem
ber of the family borrows all the
Meets Every Tuesday
money of his relatives, and then
8 P. M.
continues to borrow against what
Sam Hearing, Jr., N. G.
his relatives will earn in the future
Pau! Gordon, Secretary
the breaking point must some day
be reached.
Vernonia F. O. E.
But the planners proceed. In the
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
last 10 years they have boosted
the public debt from $16 billion to
$44 billion. They are now talking
L gion Hell
about taking it to $75 billion. They
figure that if they talk about it
Vernonia
enough, they will get the people
Friday Night,
used to it.
S o'clock
Furthermore, the appropriation
and authorization of some $15 bil-
lion for national defense has met Alford
Doree, W. P.
with public approval, because the
nation wants to be defended, The Harold Carrick, W. Sec’y.
new $20 billion will also be “na-
Knights of Pythias
tional defense.”
Harding Lodge
No.
116
IMeanwhile, the planners gl >ss
Vernonia, Oregon
over some essential facts, One
'
is
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
that Congress is now putting the
Hall, Second and
finishing touches on its tenth tax
Fourth Mondays Each
bill in the last nine years, and there
Month.
will be an eleventh next year. Th’s
period.
“The Tree of Liberty”—Elizabeth
Page. A historical novel covering
the years from 1754 to 1806.
“Children of God”—Vardis Fisher,
A saga of the Mormons and a
collori; ul period of United States
history.
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Business
Professional
Directory
Marshall A. Rockwell
M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
It is estimated that approximately 20
minutes will be required for one individual
to answer those questions which will be asked.
The situation at Vernonia is such that many
who will sign will be occupied during working
hours and will be unable to sign until after
those hours have passed.
In order to prevent a last minute rush
it is urged that those who are free during the
day complete the registration early leaving the
later hours for those who are working.
THE LIBRARIAN
WRITES—
APPEARING THIS week for the first
time is information of interest to those who
like to read. On this page will be found a
column by Mrs. Edna Engen, city librarian,
who tells of some of the books to be found
on library shelves.
The column Is one that will appear each
week telling of new books placed on the
shelves or books already on display which
prove timely with the coming of new events.
For those who enjoy reading, the column
will aid in the selection of material by giving
the reader an idea of what to expect.
trian
responsibility
for avoiding accidents, will be start
ed in the near future by the traf
fic safety division of the state
department, it was announced to-
day.
The card, which carries a message
to the pedestrian on one side and
information for the driver on the
other side, was compiled under
the supervision of Earl Snell, secre
tary <tf state, and will be distributed
as a part of his state-wide campaign
for greater traffic safety in Oregon.
The project is one phase of the
pedestrian safety campaign Mr.
Snell is planning for the state this
winter. The Portland Traffic Safe
ty Commission has requested a large
number of the cards for distribution
in that city and other safety coun-
cils throughout the state will assist
in distributing them in their local-
ities.
Residence 73
Office Phone 72;
Wendell’s Barber Shop
Shaves and Haircuts
Conscientious Work
Shoe Shining
Shower
Baths
DRESSMAKING
ALTERATIONS
Cleo Caton
The Apparel Shop
PAINTING
PAPERHANGING
CALSOMINING
BOB MORRELL
478
LODGES
SAMPLE BALLOT
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1940
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
PAGE FOUR
Rose Avenue
Vernonia
Dr. U. J. Bittner
Dentist
Joy Theatre Bldg.
Phone 662
I.O.O.F.
means that since most tax bills
pass about mid-year, and apply to
that year’s income, nobody can
plan more than six months ahead,
This year there will be about three
months to plan what should have
been done the previous nine months.
Another overlooked factor is that
spending money on tanks and trac-
tors and guns is not productive,
When the tank is completed, the
flow oif money stops there. The
tank is not designed to produce
but to destroy.
If the same money were spent
on a tractor, that tractor i would
pull plows and cultivators ’ which
would produce farm goods. Those
'
goods in turn would feed I the
hungry and provide jobs in fact
ories and stores.
That won’t be talked about much
because it isn’t a good spend-lend
“national defense” argument.
Some folks in Washington wonder
whether the planners had anything
to do with a constitutional amend
ment to be voted on in Colorado in
November. This amendment would,
in effect, put a 1 per cent tax on
borrowed money.
In other words, the man who
was forced to borrow to buy a
house or for any other purpose
would pay a 1 per cent penalty
tax for the privilege of being in
debt.
That sounds like some Washing
ton schemes anyhow.
Pythian Sisters
J. E. TAPP
All Kind, of Wood
Prompt
Delivery
Phone 241
Expert Tonsortal Work
BEN’S BARBER SHOP
Vernonia, Oregon
Roland L. Treharne
Expert Automobile Repairing
WELDING
CARBURATORS REPAIRED
ROLAND’S
SERVICE STATION
E. S. BAFFORD
General Plumbing
Vernonia Temple No. 61
Vernonia,
Meeting«:— I. O.
Second
and Fourth Wednesday?
Each Month
Order of Eastern Star
Nehalem Chapter
153, O. E. S.
Regular Communi
cation first and
third Wednesdays
<»f each month, at
Masonic Temple.
All visiting sisters
and brothers wel
come.
Sara Drorbaugh, W. M.
l|40
Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary
A. F. & A. M.
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F. & A. M. meet« at
Masonic Temple,
Stat-
ed Communication First
Thursday of each month.
1 Special called meetings
on all other Thursday nights, 7:30
P tn. Visitors most cordially wel-
come.
Special
_
meetings
Vernonia
Oregon
O. F. Hall
.
Friday
night*.
Roland Treharne, W. M.
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
VERNONIA
POST 119
AMERICAN
LEGION
Me—ts
First
Third Wednesdays
AUXILIARY
First and Third Mondays
Nehalem Valley
Motor Freight
Frank
Hartwick,
Proprietor
Portland - Timber • Vernonia
Sunset - Elsie • Seaside
Vernonia Telephone 1042
CASON’S TRANSFER
LOCAL and LONG-DISTANCE
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