VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
PAGE FOUR
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK
OREGON IS TOPS IN
LUMBER PRODUCTION—
A NEWS account appearing this week
in The Eagle tells of the board feet produc
tion of lumber in Oregon for 1939 and the
production of Washington for the same year.
It is worthy of note that Oregon leads Wash
ington and also tops other states of the na
tion.
This top rating brings to mind the fact
that the production provides a good proportion
of Oregon’s business both from the payroll
standpoint of those employed in the industry
and from the standpoint of other businesses
which serve the industry the supplies it needs
and workers with their needs.
The lumbering industry from both points
of view is one that provides a livlihood for
many, many people and one that will mean
a great loss when the supply of standing
timber is cut.
The day when that timber will be cut
is one that must be anticipated and some
provision made. In many places there are a
number of industries which may arise to re
place lumbering. In others there may be no
industry to replace the loss.
A community, such as Vernonia, must
awaken itself to the need of providing for
that future day when lumbering will cease
Vernonia Eagle
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
as a major industry. The present time, today,
is none too soon to give deep consideration
to that problem.
Flash! Common horse sense is
ATTENDANCE AT MASS MEETING
beginning to make itself felt against
SHOWS LITTLE INTEREST—
emotional hysteria in some Con
THE STAGING of a mass meeting Mon gressional quarters!
day evening and the small attendance by city
That’s news. It means that if the
residents would seem to indicate but little trend away from emotionalism and
interest in affairs relative to the election of toward logic continues, the nation
officers at the November 5th ballot.
may yet be able to arm itself for
A count of those who were present for satisfactory defense.
the evening totaled 14 of which one was not
Legislative debate over conscrip
a resident of the city and therefore took no
tion
of men led to pure hysteria in
part in the nomination of candidates.
which some solons talked unthink
Thirteen men remained as active partici
pants. The selection of candidates was made ingly of conscripting wealth and in
and will be submitted the recorder to be in dustry. Now, they are beginning to
realize that conscription o industry
cluded on the ballot.
It is quite possible that comments will and wealth would mean conscriptio.,
be heard which will indicate dissatisfaction of the whole nation.
with selections made. Such comments, if they
The sounder thinkers are now con
are made, will be entirely out of place.
vinced that only the unwilling indus
Such a small attendance points to lack tries and dollars should be confis
of interest in city business, an interest which cated. They realize that if “wealth”
should be held by everyone, for everyone is is conscripted it means forcing
effected by what action is taken by the men everybody to buy government bonds
who are elected.
even i£ they have to 'borrow the
money t , do it. And, they say, they
can get the unwilling dollars through
FRIDAY THE 13TH PASSES
taxation.
WITH NO DIRE RESULTS—
THAT DAY when, during the time of
the old windjammer, ships made no sailings
from port and when, through superstition,
everyone’s actions were of the most careful
nature passed with little if any dire results.
Last Friday, the day under discussion, was a
day much like all the other Fridays of the
year but with one exception, it was Friday
the 13th.
If there are any who still hold the old
superstition which fears some evil happening
on that day he or she will have little to fear
during most of the remainder of the year
for all the remaining Fridays are free from
the supposedly evil number 13 except one and
that doesn’t occur for some time yet—not
until December to be exact. Fear of the day,
if there is any, can be forgotten until that
time anyway.
COUNTY NEWS-
the hills of the coast range. As a
result of his findings the state game
commission has closed the «rea
from the S. P. & S. tracks to the
GUARDSMEN LEAVE MONDAY
Columbia river between Westport
FOR FT. LEWIS—
and Mayger to hunting for this
Fully equipped with foot lockers species. The area is open for other
and new dishes, purchased from hunting, but not for Pacific white
merchant-contributed funds, Co. K tails.
entrained at 10:10 Monday morning
for Fort Lewis and a year’s active STOCKMEN FAIL TO
service with other citizen-soldiers RE-RECORD BRANDS—
in the 41st division.
lOolumbia county stock owners
The unit, which was mobilized who have failed to re-record their
Monday, will be at its fully auth brands as required by the legislat
orized strength of 114 men and ive act of 1938 are operating under
four officers, Capt. Leland Austin, conditions “conducive to rustling,”
company commander, said. Physic C. S. Merydith, representative of
al examinations, which were planned the state department of agriculture
for last Friday may take out a in Columbia and Clatsop counties,
few men but replacements will' be said this week.
available for most of those lost in
The state law demanded that
this way.
stockmen re-record their markings
Contributions by individual St. by July 1, 1940 with the department
Helens merchants and business of agriculture and with the clerk
houses raised nearly $600 in a two- of their home county. Failure to
day drive here with the money be do this was to result in the stock
ing used to buy 55 foot lockers owner's brand being considered
and over 100 new dishes. In ad dead.
dition, enough funds are left from
To date, Mr. Merydith said, not
the contribution to buy athletic one Columbia county stock owner
equipment and provide for a mess has filed with the clerk, although
fund, ('-apt. Austin said.
in 1938 there were 27 brands re
corded in the county.
St. Helens-
‘EXTINCT’ DEER TYPE
FOUND IN COUNTY—
CARL STROM ENTERS
■Oregon deer hunters may have RACE FOR COUNTY JUDGE—
the privilege in a few seasons of
hunting a species of deer in Colum
bia county which game men had
thought extinct as .'ar as western
Oregon was concerned. This species
i« the Pacific white tail deer, sev
eral herds of which exist in eastern
parts of the state, and which has
been found in considerable numbers
ir, the Westport-Mayger section of
the county.
State Patrolman Warren For
sythe is largely responsible for dis
covery that that deer still roamed
The race for county judge be
came officially a three-cornered one
Tuesday when Carl Strom, Chap
man, iled as an independent for
the post. He had previously indi
cated that he would tile.
H. R. Dibblee is the republican
nominee for the judgeship and Ray
Tarbell is the democratic standard
bearer.
Mr. Strom lost the judgeship by
less than 10 votes four years ago
when he ran on the democratic
ticket.
Oregon-American
LUMBER
CORPORATION
Vernonia, Oregon
V, «*<Uk tatù.
Clatskanie-
BOYS ENLIST IN
U. S. SERVICE—
Thus charges that industry is
“sabotaging” national defense are
boomeranging against the accusers.
The President, the National Defense
Advisory Commission, the Secretary
of War, Secretary of Navy, and so
on down the line, insist that indus
try is doing its part. That should
satisfy the most violent critics.
As a matter of fact, an increasing
number of legislators is becoming
convinced that the hurling of such
charges against industry in itself
amounts to sabotage. Because it
simply creates doubt and uncertain
ty in industry at a time when it
should be allowed to produce na
tional defense without having to
defend its unquestioned patriotism.
Hunters Bag
2-Point Buck
Business-
Professional
Directory
Marshall A. Rockwell
M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office Phone 72; Re.idence 73
Wendell’s Barber Shop
Shaves and Haircuts
Conscientious Work
Shoe Shining
Shower Bath*
DRESSMAKING
ALTERATIONS
Cleo Caton
The Apparel Shop
PAINTING
PAPERHANGING
CALSOMINING
BOB MORRELL
473 Rose Avenue
Vernonia
LODGES
Eagle Items
Of Past Years
Alvin Hanson, train dispatcher
for Clark and Wilson and George
Berdahl, mechanic at Wilark. were
killed when their automobile side
swiped the Heath Service Station
at the mile bridge in Riverview.
The budget of Union High School
District No. 1 was approved by a
vote <rf 24 to 5. The budget was
about $12,000 higher than the pre
vious year. Increase was made to
finish the gymnasium and allow
‘‘or tax delinquency.
The city council elected E. A.
Stacey as councilman to replace
W. A. Davis, resigned.
The latest edition of the Oregon
Driver’s Manual, ublished by the
state motor vehic e department, will
be placed in the glove compartment
of all new cars sold in Oregon in
1941, it was disclosed today by Earl
Snell, secretary of state.
Snell said his department was
cooperating with car dealers in all
parts of the state in the project.
The new manual contains complete
information on rules and regulations
pertaining to the sa e operation of
motor vehicles in Oregon. It is the
manual studied by those "who wish
to pass the law test lor a driver’s
license in this state.
“I urge every driver who obtains
cne of these manuals to study it
thoroughly, even if he has been
driving for some time,” said Snell.
“We sometimes neglect keeping up
with changes in our vehicle laws and
by reading this booklet, this situa
tion can be remedied. It often is
wise to refresh our memory on the
vehicle laws and by passing the
book around among members o
the family, many others may be
benefitted by the information in
cluded.”
Car dealers have expressed ap
proval of the plan to put the man
uals in all new cars, declaring
that the person who understands
the .vehicle laws is a much better
and safer driver than one to whom
the law is vague.
TREHARNE—(Special to The
Eagle)—Mr. and Mrs. Harry How
ell spent the week-end deer hunt
ing back cf Manning. Mr. Howell
was lucky in bagging a 2-point
buck.
Maxine John, who is attending
Northwestern School of Commerce
In this connection, some legisla in Portland, spent Sunday with
tors have been brought suddenly up
against the realization that they
are now passing their tenth tax
bill in the last nine years. As one
of them put it, “we’ve been follow
ing a let’s-tax-this-tax-that theory
until we don’t know what we are
taxing.”
Vernonia Lodge No. 246
He points out that out of these
ten tax bills, eight have been pass
ed as late as June and only two
earlier in the year. That means
that industries which would like
Meets Every Tuesday
in December to plan their activities
8 P. M.
and program for the next full year
Sam Hearing, Jr., N. G.
can’t do so because they won’t
Paul Gordon, Secretary
'find out until June or later what
taxes they will have to pay for
Vernonia F. O. E.
the year.
A large number of young men
in Clatskanie and the surrounding
territory are signing up for service
with Uncle Sam. Many are entering
the national guard, some the regu
lar army and some the navy.
Those who have signed up with
Company K unit of the Oregon
National Guard include Paul Kall-
unki, Bill Leys, Spencer MdCabe,
Ervin Wright, Arnold Piliola, Chas.
Wirkkala, Wayne J. Oja, Phil Mar
tell and Webster Anderson. Some
of these boys have taken part of
their examinations. The final exam
Incidentally, newspapermen who
inations will be given on Friday, ollow tax legislation are usually
Saturday and possible Sunday of pretty sound judges of the wisdom
this week.
of tax bills. In a recent press gall
ery discussion, a group of them
LOTT A ASSOCIATION
suggested pn amendment to the so-
TO GATHER CLOTHING—
called “excess profits” bill. It was
The Clatskanie Lotta Association this: Strike out everything and in
has made a. decision to gather sert: “Excess profits is stuiff that
clothes to be sent to the unfor if the government says you got any,
tunates of Finland.
whether you understand it or not,
If people should desire to send it will tax ’em—and heavy!”
some personal gifts to relatives in
Finland, the gi t could contain 2
The tax bill may be big (at last
lbs. coffee, 2 lbs. sugar, 2 lbs. rice, count it was 105 pages) but the
2 lbs. macaroni and one-fourth lb. defense jeb is bigger. In a recent
of tobacco and also clothes. The address, H. W. Prentis, Jr., Presi
package should contain not in ex dent of the National Association
cess of 15 lbs. Each package should of Manufacturers, emphasized this.
be accompanied by one dollar to He reminded that building a two-
cover postage charges in Finland. ocean navy is a tremendous job
because it means increasing the
size of the navy 100 per cent. But
the Army is to be increased 1,000
per cent.
In addition, he said, the original
100 per cent has to be modified to
meet modern warfare requirements.
He said, too, that another example
ONE YEAR AGO—
The Oregon-American Lumber o' the size of the job is the fact
Corporation mill was closed to work that in the construction of a single
Monday due to a dispute arising Martin bomber, 400 to 600 sub
among men employed by the com contractors are involved.
pany.
A survey revealed that 26 stu
About 19,000 sheep from eastern
dents who graduated from Vernonia Oregon and Washington are being
high school plan to attend various pastured in Columbia county, ac
schools of higher education in the cording to George Nelson, county
state. Choice varied among nine agent.
schools in Oregon.
TEN YEARS AGO—
FIVE YEARS AGO—
* V**
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Jchs.
Mr. and Mrs. Elza Keen*
ve
moved in to on* o:~. the Bergstrom
house*.
Betty Thacker motored to Cor
vallis Sunday with Betty Lewi*.
Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Hedgepath
and children and Oral Hoover of
Hi lsboro visited Saturday night at
the II. E. Schram heme.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ortman of
Forest Grove were Monday visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson.
School children were happy to
have an extra day vacation over
-he week-end while their teachers
had institute.
Mrs. Hulan Thacker, Raymond,
Betty and Patsy Thacker were
Poi/tland business visitors Saturday.
Dentist
Joy Theatre Bldg.
Phone 662
.O.O.F.
J. E. TAPP
All Kind, of Wood
Prompt Delivery
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
Phone 241
L gion Hall
Vernonia
Expert Tonsorial Work
Friday Night*
BEN’S BARBER SHOP
8 o'clock
Alford Doree, W. P.
Harold Carrick, W. Sec’y.
Knights of Pythias
Lodge No. 116
Vernonia, Oregon
Harding
Meetings:—I. 0. O. F.
Hall, Second and
Fourth Mondays Each
Month.
Pythian Sisters
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, Oregon
Meeting*:— I, O. O. F. Hall
Second and Fourth Wednesdays
_________ Each Month
Order of Eastern Star
Vernonia
Nehalem Valley
Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S.
Regular Communi
cation first and
third Wednesdays
of each month, at
Masonic Temple.
All visiting sister*
and brothers wel
come.
Sara Drorbaugh, W. M.
l|40
Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary
Portland - Timber - Vernonia
Sunset - Elsie - Seaside
Vernonia Telephone 1042
A. F. & A. M.
LOCAL and LONG-DISTANCE
HAULING
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-
The per capita debt based on
the estimated population of Ver
nonia (1,700) is $74.55, according
to a statement compiled by J.
C. Lindley, city treasurer. There come.
Special meetings Friday night*.
is $149,500 of outstanding bonded
Roland Treharne, W. M.
indebtedness, $8.037.40 outstanding
Glenn F. Hawkins. Sec.
in warrants. The sinking fund is
$30,833.65, leaving a net debt
VERNONIA
of $125,739.75.
POST 11»
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO—
Dr. U. J. Bittner
AMERICAN
LEGION
The baseball game between the
business men of the south side of Meet* F".r*t and
the main street and those of the Third Wednesday*
north sijle was postponed one week
AUXILIARY
because at rain.
First and Third Monday*
Motor Freight
Frank
Hartwick,
Proprietor
CASON’S TRANSFER
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
T uesdays