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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1940)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1940________________________ VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON Man Takes Life Here Wednesday Funeral Service» Arrang ed for Carl Milton Noble Saturday T Funeral services for, Carl Milton Noble have been tentatively arrang ed to be held Saturday afternoon at 2, depending on the arrival of relatives. Reverend Harvey R. Scheuerman will officiate at the services to be held at the Bush Funeral Home. Friends are invited. Cremation rites will be observed in Portland where only relatives and immediate friends will be present. The deceased who managed the Vernonia Furniture and Sporting Goods store took his own life about 12:65 Wednesday morning in the apartment at the rear of the lurn- iture store. He was discovered by his wife who had been asleep, the shot) from the rifle apparently awakening her. Despondency was the reason given for the suicide. Noble, born March 9, 1903 at Charles City, Iowa, was a licensed embalmer. He is survived by the wife, Amy N.oible; the mother, Jose phine Everett of Alexandria, Vir ginia, a brother, Jack Noble, of Webb City, Missouri; and a sister, Bernice Turner, of Alexandria, Vir ginia. Occupation Tax Due * The city occupation tax for the recond half of the current year is due now, states Loel Roberts, city recorder. This particular tax must be paid by every business in the city and it must be paid setni-annually. A number of busi ness firms have not yet paid the occupation tax as yet and are urg ed by City Recorder Roberts to do so soon. 33 GET FINAL NATURALIZATION PAPERS MONDAY At the greatest induction in to citizenship that Columbia County has ever seen, thirty- three aliens of the county an nounced allegiance to the Unit ed States and to Old Glory Monday morning at St. Helens. The formal oath was taken before Circuit Judge Howard K. Zimmerman. The new citizens from the Vernonia area are: John Mc Mullen of Mist; Esther Pumala, Clara Chambers, Dennis Ryves and Charles Johnson all of Vernonia. Labor I n ven tor v To Continue With Oregon’s skilled labor in ventory well under way, local com mittees are turning their attention to farms, small business and other concerns in an effort to enlist every possible experienced worker for defense industries. Under the direction of the Board for the Mobilization of Labor, cen tral registration points are being set up in communities all over he state. In Vernonia the office in the Bank building has been ready for signing up those men who may be skilled in any one of about 370 listed defense occupations. Complete information may be secured there or through the committee which consists of: M. R. Calhoun, chair man, St. Helens; Jack McAllister, secretary, St. Helens; Judd Green man, Vernonia; Art Steele, Clats kanie; Glen Merrill, St. Helens. Harold Dow to Manage Theatre Mrs. Herold Dow left for. Tigard Tuesday where she will assume responsibility of the Joy Theatre in that city during the absence of Jay Taggart who has been called into military service. Harold Dow will manage the local Joy Theatre. Budget Hearing Monday Draws No Objection; Licenses Approved 4 The second budget hearing held by the City of Vernonia Monday evening drew no objections to the budget as it now is. Councilmen were sitting as a levying board that evening. They also conducted the regular second monthly meet ing on the same evening. During the council meeting applic- rtions for two beer licenses for Dad’s Sandwich Shop and the Ver nonia Billiards were approved. The licenses will be for the year 1.941. Cleve Mellinger, road supervisor, was authorized to crush 150 to 200 yards of gravel for use in re pairing city streets and the report of the canvassing board was ap proved. The canvassing board merely approved results of the re cent city election as determined by the election board. Postal Notes Do not address parcels on more than one side. Confusion arises from the practice of addressing parcels on more then one side and the postal department requests that it not be done. The use of self-sealing envelopes is not allowed if letters are to be registered. Books consisting wholly of read ing matter and containing no ad vertising matter other than inciden- al announcements of books may be mailed at the 114c per pound rate. VOLUME; 17, NUMBER 47 NINE COUNTIES GET STAMPS 8145.83 in 1st Question Red Cross Office Named Committee Blank Is Received Fund, Said Half Hour Required to Fill Blanks of Form Re ceived Thursday Since ladies of ‘he Study Club, the sponsors of the local Red Cross drive, are unable to solicit every one for Red Cross membership, the office of the Oregon Gas and Electric will be headquarters for receiving money for the drive. Single men particularly are the ones who most likely will be un solicited, it was felt, because of their working throughout the day When the workers for the drive cannot contact them. Club merribers urge all those who have not been reached to call at the electric of fice to become 1940 members of the Red Cross. Carl Allen Anderson, Timber Route, was the first man in the Vernonia vicinity to receive his selective service questionnaire. The form was received Thursday after noon, November 14. Exactly one-half hour was spent in filling out the paper which con tains eight pages and the same was mailed back to the Columbia County Board that evening to be received by the board Friday morning. Mr. Anderson is married and has two children. Anderson’s order number was 5, and the questionnaire was the fifth Information from the directors to be mailed. His serial number is of the Nehalem Basin Public Utility 2586. District this week makes known plans for a meeting of the directors and officials of the Oregon Gas and Electric company to attempt an agreement on the purchase price of the company’s property. A homecoming program designed The meeting is planned for the coming week it was stated. for alumni rather than students has An engineer for the district has been announced by Larry Marshall, been named and has been active chairman of the committee. The for a short time. He is John W. time-consuming and rather danger Cunningham of Portland. Cunning ous noise parade has been dispens- ham was previously engaged by the government in preparing plans with as has the midnight matinee, for sewage, light and water sys but more plans for alumni enter tems for the new Portland Airport. tainment are included in fhe events It was also announced that sev eral bond houses have approaened of November 29 and 30. Marshall, a Vernonia high school the directors regarding the pur graduate, was named to head plans chase of bonds which will be sold to raise funds for the purchase for the homecoming event this of the local company. year. The traditional Friday night football rally prior to the U. of Ol O. S. C. game will start with a torch-light parade ending at the annual Rook bonfire, long consider ed the outstanding collegiate rally bonfire in the west. Elaborate Members of the Vernonia Grange house signs will be featured by all will hold their meetings beginning Saturday, December 14, in their living groups as usual. new headquarters in the former Pleasant Hill school building on Mother Jennings the Timber route. An attempt to Sends Call sell the old Grange Hall which is Every year, Mother Jennings, as located in Vernonia is being made. Mrs. A. E. Jennings likes to be called by her many friends, sends Church Makes Gift out the call for toys, clothing, For Thanksgiving household supplies, food, and every thing else that will help make a Two hundred and fifty quarts of more complete and joyful Christmas canned goods, fresh vegetables, for the needy ones. She announces fresh fruit, flour and other foods that again as in previous years were taken to Beaverton Wednes your help in bringing to her for day to the Northwest Christian distribution articles that will make Home for the aged. Clason trucks a better Christmas for ones not so took the foodstuffs to the home. fortunate as you will be appreciated This offering is the annual Thanks and will make your Christmas a giving gift of the Christian Church fuller and richer one. in Vernonia. PUD Directors Plan Meeting Marshall Heads Homecoming Grange Hall Vacated Disaster Group Treasur- ery Swelling Examination of Records Reveal A total of $145.83 is in the treasurery of the Disaster Relief Committee organized here some time ago it was made known this week by Emil Messing, treasurer of the group. The committee was formed following a Red Cross call for funds which were to be used for aid to European war refugees. Four members of the committee were named to solicit funds from the four Vernonia precincts. At the same time, bottles, in which small change might be deposited, were placed in a number of business places. Bottles Yield $26.34 A total of $26.34 has been collected from all bottles to date. Precinct committeemen are respon sible for funds as follows: Harry Culbertson, precinct 4, $39.50; O. T. B: .Leman, precinct 1, $54.25; and Mrs. R. D. Eby, precinct 2, $27.74. An amount of $12.82 has been taken from the post office battle which has yielded a greater fund than any other. Expenses of the committee to d-te has amounted to $2.00 for record books, receipt books, etc. Turkey Shoot Successful The American Legion turkey shoot held Sunday at the Andy Parker place in Riverview was suc cessful according to Harry Culbert son, one of the Legionnaires in charge during the day. A total of 48 turkeys, 11 ducks, four chickens, six geese and five hams were disposed of during the day, it was stated. Another shoot is planned at a later time but no date has been announced as yet. Noted Missionary To Make Tour Dr. W. G. Menzies, speaker in the local Christian Church for this coming Sunday evening, is making an itinerary of this portion of Ore gon under the auspices of the State Women’s Missionary organization. His trip includes Hillsboro, Forest Grove, Vernonia, St. Helens, Astoria and Tillamook. Mrs. W. O. Living stone, who is secretary of the Northwest district, will .ccompany Dr. Menzies. Start Due In Month Of December $300,000 Annual Surplus Consumption to Be Ef fected by Extension Extension of the Food Stamp Plan to the nine additional Oregon counties of Columbia, Clatsop, Ben ton, Washington, Yamhill, Linn, Tillamook, Polk and Lincoln was officially announced today in Wash ington, D. C., by Claude Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture. The Food Stamp Plan is a means of distributing over-abundant crops through neighborhood markets to the 5,677 families receiving public assistance in the nine counties. To Begin in December According to Jonathon Garst, re gions! director of the Surplus Mar keting Administration, and Elmer Goudy, administrator of the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission, the plan will begin operation here the latter part of December. Based on experience in other areas in the state, Goudy and Garst estimate that nearly $300,000 of surplus foods will be consumed annually by the 14,325 public assistance per sons in the nine counties. As Food Stamys are used similar to casn in retail stores, the $300,000 estimate means an actual sales increase of this amount to food merchants. Addition of the nine counties brings to a total 30 counties out of the 36 in the state which will be operating under the Stamp Plan method of moving agricultural ur- plus. Recommendation Given The extension was recommended after a series of conferences with Jack Luihn, chairman of the State Public Welfare Commission, Robert Graves, assistant regional director and Donald A. Fareed, local repre sentative, both of SMA, and indiv idual county welfare administrators and county commissioners. Direct distribution of foods through commodity depots and from trucks is discontinued when the Stamp Plan is actually put in oper ation. Instead public assistance families use stamps to purenase foods of their own selection as to brand, quality and price at their favorite markets. Local county committees, repre sentative of all branches of the food industry, will be formed to acquaint food retailers in each county with the operation of the plan. An Aid to Farmers The primary purpose of the Food Stamp Plan is tfi assist farmers to dispose profitably of their over abundant crops. Of the 18 foods on the present surplus list the majority are produced in abundance by Oregon farmers. The Plan is ideal in that it not only aids the farmers but in addition makes two (Continued on page 6) Four Civil Rights Protective Provisions Given in Summary of Acts r • Four important provisions for the protection of the civil rights of men in Selective Service training, or in the armed forces of the nation that are given by The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, are emphasized by National Head quarters, Selective Service System, in a summary of the Act received here by Lt. Col. Elmer V. Wooton, State Director of Selective Service. The major provision it is pointed out, is the wide discretionary power given to all courts in the country with regard to the enforcement of the judgments as well as for the protection of defendents when suits are entered and heard. Important specific general provisions of the Act are: I. No default judgment can be cbtained against any man of military age unless the court first is inform ed by affidavit of his military status. The penalty prescribed for making a false affidavit is imprison ment for one year or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. 2. Generally, no judgment can be collected c gainst any man in military service unless a bond is posted to indemnify him should the judgment ‘be reversed after he has finished military service. 3. The court may extend the time for payment of a judgment not exceeding three months after completion of military service, or may arrange for its payment in installments over a longer period. 4. No man in military service may be sued unless he is represent ed in court. If he is not represent ed by his own attorney, the court will appoint an attorney to act for him—but he is not bound by the rction of an attorney so appointed. The summary of the Act reads: Persons in the military service are granted an extension of time to apply to any court which has entered certain judgments against • them, while they were in service. Other relief in connection with legal pioceedings is also provided. The <ourts are allowed to be more lenient in certain cases of nonpayment of rent for the dwell ing place occupied by the wife, children or other dependents of a person in military service. Where an automobile, tractor, clothing, furniture or other personal prop erty has been purchased under an installment or deferred payment contract, prior to October 18, 1940, rnd the purchaser has entered the military service and thereby becomes enable to make the payments, the property cannot be repossessed by the seller without a court order. The court may stay the proceedings as provided in the Act, or make such other disposition to the case as may be equitable to conserve the interests of all parties to the con tract. The court may order all or any part of the deposit or install- ment payments to be refunded to the purchaser before the seller can resume possession of the prop erty, or the court may adjust the payments to the financial ability of the person in military service, or it may arrange for the payments to be completed after the period of military service. The Act provides that the pur chaser and seller can change or cancel the contract on such terms as they mutually agree upon in writing or they can make a new contract if they so desire. Similar relief is provided for real estate contracts and mortgages. Person« in or entering the milit ary service may secure through the military and naval authorities information as to how they may apply to the Veterans’ Administra tion for the benefits of the Act to safeguard their life insurance. Pre miums for not more than $5000 worth of life insurance in one or • more policies on the legal reserve plan, under certain conditions will be advanced in full or in part by the government. The amount of premiums paid by the government remain as a lien against the policies unless the individual pays the com pany within one year after he has left the military service. The payment of any taxes or assessments, general or special, fall ing due during the period of milit ary service in respect to real prop erty owned and occupied for dwell- iny, agricultural or business pur poses by a person in military ser vice or his dependents, may be post poned ‘until six months after the termination of the period of milit ary service, j>y filing the prescribed affidavit with the collector of taxes. If the property has been sold or forfeited for taxes it may be re deemed within six months after the termination of military service, by the payment of the amount of back • Other penalties are waived, taxes together with 6% interest. The Act provides for the protec tion of rights and allows certain credits to persons in the military service who have made application for homestead entry, desert-land entry, or are claimants of mining locations under permit or lease. The purpose of the law is to pro tect the civil rights of persons in the military or naval service, and is clearly stated in the law as follows: "to enable the United States the more successfully to fulfill the re quirements of the national defense, provision is hereby made to suspend enforcement of Civil liabilities, in certain cases, of persons in the military service of the United States, and to this end the following provisions are made for the tem porary suspension of legal proceed ings and transactions which may prejudice the civil rights of persons in such service during the period herein specified.”
