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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1940)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE FOUR COMMENTS OF THE WEEK THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS— THE NATION-WIDE fight against Tuber culosis is progressing this year and is being carried on in the same manner as has been followed in previous years. Perhaps many of us have become accustomed to receiving our quota of seals, have thought but little of the matter and have forgotten to purpose to which money received from the sale is devoted. We know that the money is used for tuberculosis victims but have we ever thought of the Christmas seal in this way: There the little Christmas seal is—a square of p.per you can cover with your thumb. It is about as insignificant as a diamond would be. lit glitters and shines, and then goes on to tell the world of better things than vanity.—that instead of decorat ing yourself, you are willing to decorate others with the precious thing called health. You might call the seal a personal medal, in a way. Only instead of putting it in a bureau draw er, you have the fun of showing it to Aunt Kate, to Cousins Jill and Will in far-off states. And to all those .scattered friends you only write to at Christmastime. You can stick it on a letter with gusto, for this medal tells everyone you are a person who wants the next generation and the one after that to be healthy. It’s a fine thing to buy .power for a dollar or two. Certainly it’s a lot more than we usually get for a dollar these days. Perhaps that’s what makes buying the seals so satisfactory. With all the ab stract and particular fights we have to let others carry on for us, this is one fight where we can get in and finish up the thing ourselves. In our own grasp we have the power to reduce tuberculosis to just an archaic word in an encyclop edia. Or we can go on letting it kill m..re girls and women between the ages of 15 and 45 than any other disease. Let us examine this power, for ilt is actual and demonstrative. Vernonia Eaffile 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 PER I ATI 0* A postal clerk in Copenhagen first thought of the Christmas seal idea in 1904. He thought penny stickers put on letters and packages would raise enough money to build a new hospital for children. He was right. Enough pennies poured in from that one sale to DUt up a fine hospital and to buy health for many children. Three years later a Delaware woman, Emily P. Bissell, tried ilt in the United States. She hoped to get $300 so that a small hospital which housed tuberculous children might remain open. The 3000 seals gave out in the middle of the sale; more were printed; and a third batch. By Christmas Eve, the sale’s total was $3,000. There is the accumulative power produced when more than five million people put doljars into the fight against TB. And how is this power used? Well, looking back at the thirty-six years of activities of the National Tuberculosis Association and its nearly two thousand state, county and city associations throughout the country, we find that these funds have promoted the establishment of the folowing: Ten thousand public health nurses engaged in tuberculosis work alone. Eleven hundred clinics holding more than one hundred thousand sessions annually for diagnosing and finding tuberculosis. Sixteen hundred seventy-nine tuberculosis assoc iations and 842 smaller committees, a statewide organization in every state and local agencies in all the larger population centers. This dogged, combined attack has tuberculosis pretty well on ithe decline. Certainly this is not the year to skip buying the little personal medals. We must buy at least another dollar’s worth of power to give the disease the final shove. For, its complelte eradication in our children’s and grandchildren’s lives is within our power. ONE OUT OF EIGHT WILL DRIVE OFF THE ROAD- MUCH HAS been written, much has been said of the toll of lives which are lost each year as the result of automobile acci dents. One out of eight persons lacks the inability to drive an automobile around a curve, or even down a straightaway on the open road without sooner or later plunging off the road to his death. That is the substance of the 1940 edition of Accident Facts, the National Safety Coun cil’s statistical yearbook. The edition reports that of the motor vehicle accident deaths which occur in rural areas, one out of eight happens when the vehicle leaves the roadway on a curve. Another one in eight occurs when the vehicle leaves the road on a straight stretch. Usually the driver loses control because he has been drinking, is sleepy, fatigued, dis tracted by scenery or has tried to pass another car. Occasionally he is forced off the road by another driver who is at fault in one or another of these same respects. COUNTY NEWS- St. Helens-- MILL OFFICIALS, UNIONS TALK— Negotiation!! between Pope and Talbot mill workers at Port Gamble and St. Helens were continued Monday at u meeting to tie held in the Pope and Talbot office in Portland. No settlement was made at an all-day session held in St. Helens Wednesday among the same three organizations. Union officials here described Monday’s meeting as final, if no settlement is reached there, and if none has been reached in the lumber industry by then, the mill will be down, James McCutcheon, business agent for Local 2522, Lum ber and Sawmill Workers, said. PORT DISTRICT COST SHEET LISTS $3100— A budget calling for expenditures of $3100 in 1941 was outlined by the directors of the newly-created St. Helens port district recently. The cost sheet, as set up by the budget committee, is purely tenta tive and will be presented for dis cussion and formal approval at a meeting called for Monday, Dec ember 30, at 8 p. m. in the county court room. Largest item in the budget is $2575 which has been ear-marked for emergency expenses. Pay for an engineer is listed for $300. an attorney’s compensation is to be $300, stenographic help is sei at $100, office expenses are $100, treasurer’s expense is $25 ami trav eling expenses of members ot the board ami the secretary are set at $100. TREASURER S POST GOES TO MRS. CAROLINE DORRIS— Mrs. Caroline Dorris has been de clared Scappoose city treasurer, a protest filed by R. E. Allen, incum bent treasurer, following a tie vote having been dropped, John Foote, Scappoose city attorney, said last week. Mr. Allen and Mrs. Dorris were tied following balloting with 76 votes each. Allen charged in his notice of contest that the presence of Mrs. Dorris on the election hoard was contrary to state law and said further that he doubted the accur acy of the count because of the long period over which the board was forced to work. period around World War No. 1, has an opportunity of again being a construction center, it developed last week. Edgar F. Kaiser, Oak land, Calif, builder, who is negoti ating with ithe British over con struction of 60 ships, promiseu to give consideration to sites available here before deciding on a shipbuild ing yard, provided the English con tract is forthcoming. A factor in the consideration of St. Helens, according ito Mr. Kais er's secretary, F. A. Albright, is the almost uninterrupted labor peace which has prevailed here. Sites which are available include one on Sauvies Island and another at Columbia City, both scenes of much war-time construction. Clatskanie-- CLUB SPONSORS LIGHTING CONTEST— The committee representing the Clatskanie Garden Club has made cla. sifications for this year’s Christ mas lighting contest. This will be the fifth annual illumination sponsored by ithe club and final plans and arrangements arc being made. Each year the decorations have given pleasure to many in the com munity and it is an event that is looked forward to. It is hoped by the Garden club members that this year more people will put forth the effort to decorate in some meas ure, no matter how small, even if it is just a lighted wreath or a lighted candle in the window. MASONS TO CELEBRATE PAYMENT OF DEBT— On Saturday night, Decembe- 14, the local Masonic lodge will enter- t: in and at the same time cele brate the payment of all debt again st the Masonic Temple built in 1932. The order and the Order of Eastern Star are very proud of their temple and furnishings and being able to burn the mortgage is an item of great importance to them. MALLORY. PRESIDENT CHAMBER COMMERCE Fred Mallory wrs elected presi dent of the Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce at an organization meet ing recently. ST. HELENS HAS Mel Parker was chosen first vice- CHANCE FOR SHIP PLANT— president and Frei! Grannis, second The St. Helens area, scene of con vice. H. L. Timmer was elected siderable shipbuilding during the treasurer. Rainier- CITY HALL BONDS TO BE RETIRED— Rainier’s city hall will be paid for during December, it was an nounced at a recent meeting of the council. This much-discussed struct ure was initiated with a $20,000 bond issue, and two subsequent issues hoisted the expenditure to $45,000, before the building was completed, or as nearly completed as it now appears—for the propos ed heating plant never was install ed. Recorder A. S. May placed the approximate cost to the city of principal and interest during the years at $100,000. ACTIVE CLUB PLANS COMMUNITY TREE— A community Christmas tree is being planned by the Rainier Active club, with the cooperation of the Rainier Commercial club, which is lending its lights and other equip ment for the purpose. The tree is to be set up on the city hall cor ner. », (an. t««U. d '*••• Despite an eight percent increase in travel in Oregon during the first ten months of this year, the traffic death rate, as expressed in the number of persons killed per 100,000,000 miles of travel, was slightly under the rate fur the first ten months of 1939, it was announc ed todry at the office of the Traffic Safety 'Division of the state department. The death rate for the first ten months of 1940 was 11 persons killed per 100.000,000 miles of tiavel, compared to a rate of 11.13 last year. Tiavel in Oregon up to Novem ber 1 of this year totaled 2.519,- 344,711 miles, compared to 2,327,- 086,775 for the corresponding per iod a year ago. Gasoline consump tion so far this year amounted to 220,222,439 gallons, an increase f 16.794,399 gallons over the ccnsum; lu.i fj.- the same >eriod a year ago. The Forum To the Editor: The Ladies Auxiliary of the IWA protests the buying of non-union school books in the State of Ore gon. Ladies Auxiliary, IWA (&ablunqtc>n ^snapshots by< J ame S P reston Strange as it seems, some lead ing New Dealers and anti-New Dealers agree upon one major issue—that production disrupting strikes ip national defense indus tries should be stopped. A majority of the people prob ably feel that way too. So if the announced iCIO and AFL plam for a ibig drive to unionize def?nse in dustries results in a series of strikes, something doubtless will be done. One day recently there wrs a pe culiar dovetailing of thoughts in Washington. In the House a conser vative, a New Dealer, and a middle- of-the-roader all denounced the strike in the Vultee airplane plant. At the same time, an extremely leftish New Dealer downtown was talking privately about empowering the government to step in and end such strikes. People are likely ;to get angry when strikes interrupt the produc tion of defense goods. Therefore, it is sometimes hard to judge impar tially and without heat the merits of such strikes. Bult in the Vultee and aluminum strikes the facts are pretty plain, even though often overlooked. The Vultee story is this: Two and a half years ago, a Fed eral agency—.the Public Contracts Board—after considerable study de creed that a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour should be paid to be ginners and learners in factories producing airplanes for the govern ment. Th?t wage, 40 cents, was found to be the prevailing wa„e in the airplane industry. The unions thought that wasn’t high enough. They appealed to the Board. So, six months later the B nrd fixed the minimum for un skilled workers at 50 cents an nour. The Vultee strike was caused by i ".on demands that the minimum be boosted to 75 cents an hour. The figure finally was compromised, but the union objected to a provision in a proposed contract which would have forbidden another strike dur ing the two years in which Vultee will be producing $84,000,000 worth of airplanes for the government. An essential point, too ot*en overlooked, is this: Two years ago the union found that the guaran teed minimum wage wrs too low. What did it do then? Call a strike and interrupt production? No. It appealed to the proper government agency and got the wage raised. If the union felt it had a strong case now, it doubtless would have appealed to the government agency. Instead, it called a strike. This would certainly indicate that the union either was afraid of what the government agency would do, or it just wanted to cause trouble. And so far is the argument goes that Vultee is making “millions” off the government, that doesn’t seem to stand up either. Vultee actually lost money last year, and is making a small profit this year. Further more, if it makes too much, the gov ernment will take it away in an excess profits tax. Of course, the plant could grant wage increases if the government would pay more for the planes. But the extra money would have to ’be collected by the government in taxes from the very workers who got the higher pay, so the workers’ net gain would be nothing. Regular games were not scheduled her. • • • until the opening of the new year. The Doctor’s Party, Mary France# Doner. FIVE YEARS AGO— I'nis is a good book to read at The first basketball game was played on the Vernonia high school Christmas time. It is the story Of i;ymnasium since the gym was en- Doctor Mart Brady, who decides to give a Christmas party. arged. He invites six people. People Service to Seaside by way of Vernonia and Jewell was started whom 'he has known all their lives, having ushered them into the world Iby the Nehalem Valley Motor in bis c.< p citv as Doctor. Freight. These six, however, now grown, have succeeded in tangling up their TEN YEARS AGO— are all on the point of The damage suit of the East Side affairs and thei- lives completely. Logging company against the Ore- ruining How Dr. Mart goes about straight gon-Aaieri an Lumber company for ening out the-e tangled lives and $67,81 0.76 damages sustained in a setting the people aright again, fire that spread from Oregon-Am- makes an entertaining and heart eric .ii ope ations above Keasey May 21, II 29, into property of the East warming story. Side company was decided in favor of the defendents. Gross >eceipts of $717.50 were realized Com the sale of tickets in the L< g on ambulance drive. Business- Bock laik . . • By EDNA ENGEN A Lock is l.ke a faithful friend, Wit.i heart that’s always ready; A cor.irade faithful to the end, V/isa, understanding, steady--- Nancy Byrd Turner • * * Seventeen new volumes, adult and child, lave been placed on the libiarj aelves this week. They are of a wide variety to suit every taste. They include: Westerns: 'Rustlers of the Basin, George C. Shedd; The Far Call, Jackson Greg ory; Rideis of the Plains, Mix Brand. Myutcry: The Mispl.ced Corpse, Sarah Rid er; Deauh Comes To Tea, Theodora DuBois; Heads Off at Midnight, Francis Eeeding. His.orical Novel: On the Ling Tide, Laura Krey. Romantic Novels: Invitation to Live, Lloyd C. Douglas; The Doctor’s Party, Mary Fr nces Doner. Non-fiction: The Patriotic Thing, William O. Stevens; Story-Live- of Great Com posers, Katherine Little Bakeless. Poetry: The Face Is Familiar, Ogden Nash. For Boys: Transatlantic Pilot. Frederic Nel son Litten; Yankee Skippers to the Rescue, Felix Riesenberg, Jr. For Girls: The Curious Affair at Heron S'hrifis, Augusta Uuiell Seaman; ^ne B, ton —Superintendent of Nurses. Helen Dore Boylston; Frills -nd Thrills, Louise Barnes Galbg- ONE YEAR AGO— Directory JACK CUMMING Your Stainless Steel Factory Representative COOK-WARE — CUTLERY HY-VAN HOTEL Phone 561 Marshall A. Rockwell M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office Phone 72; Residence 73 Wendell’s Barber Shop Shaves and Haircuts Conscientious Work Shoe Shining Shower Baths DRESSMAKING ALTERATIONS Cleo Caton Th? Apparel Shop PAINTING PAPERHANGING CALSOMINING BOB MORRELL 478 Rose Avenue Vernonia LODGES Dr. U. J. Bittner Dentist Vernonia Lodge No. 246 Joy Theatre Bldg. Phone 662 I.O.O.F. Meets Every Tuesday J. E. TAPP 8 P. M. Sam Hearing, Jr., N. G. Paul Gordon, Secretary All Kind* of Wood Prompt Delivery Vernonia F. O. E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles) Phone 241 Legion Hall Vernonia Friday Nights 8 o'clock Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP Vernonia, Oregon Alford Doree, W. P. Harold Carrick, W. Sec’y. Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon Harding Meetings:—I. O. O. F. Hall, Second and Fourth Mondays Each Month. The aluminum plant troubles re Pythian Sisters sulted from threatening remarks Vernonia Temple No. 61 made by an employee when he was Vernonia, Oregon ordered to pay $12 back union dues. Meeting.:— I. O. O. F. Hall The plant closed down, and a pay Second and Fourth Wednesdays Each Month roll of $44,000 a day ceased—all for $12. Order of Eastern Star The union wanted the employee fired. The company refused to do Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S. Regular Communi it. So production of thousands of cation first and dollars worth of goods for the army third Wednesdays was interrupted in the union's at of each month, at tempt to force payment of $12 in Masonic Temple. dues. All visiting sisters and brothers wel- come. The whole point, as many in Sara Drorbaugh, W. M. * 1140 Washington see it, is that unions Mrs. Helen Dewey, Secretary have had machinery available for their voluntary use to settle dis A. F. & A. M. putes. They have not used it. There Vernonia Lodge No. 184 fore, the talk is getting around to A. F. & A. M. meets at the erection of machinery which Masonic Temple, Stat- would let the government arbitiarily ed Communication First step in and settle the questions at Thursday of each month. Special called meetings issue. other Thursday nights, 7:30 In the past, federal arbitration Visitors most cordially wel- has been acceptable neither to come. unions nor to industry generally. Special meeting. _ Friday nights. Roland Treharne, W. M. Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec. Eagle Items Of Past Years Professional Roland L. Treharne Expert Automobile Repairing WELDING CARBURATORS REPAIRED ROLAND’S SERVICE STATION E. S. BAFFORD General Plumbing Vernonia Nehalem Valley Motor Freight Frank Proprietor 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 VERNONIA POST 119 AMERICAN LEGION Ira Baucom was named scout Meet. First and master of the Vernonia Boy Scout Third Wednesdays Troop. Harold McEntire was named AUXILIARY assistant scoutmaster. The IWA basketball team held First and Third Mondays its first practice of the winter. Hartwick, Portland - Timber - Vernonia Sunset • Elsie • Seaside Vernonia Telephone 1042 Office 891 NEAL W. BUSH Attorney at Law Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663 In Vernonia Mondays and Tuesdays
