Derno
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941
Many Students Absent Jrom
Schools Due to Measles, Flu
STATEHOUSE, Salem, Feb. 6—
As the legislature went well into
the fourth week of the session
more than 350 house bills had been
introduced. This figure is an in
crease of almost 100 bills for the
same period of time as compared
with last session. A deluge of bills
hit the house last Monday and
Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon, Febru
ary 4, was the last day for the in
troduction of house bills without
the approval of the legislation and
rules commitee, and it’s mighty
tough for a bill to successfully
run the gauntlet of this hard-boil
ed group.
The senate has no such restric
tion, where more than 250 bills
have hit the hopper so far with
many more to come. This session
promises to come very close to
the all-time record for house and
senate bills which the lawmakers
piled up in 1939, when the two
houses gave birth to more than
1,000 bills. Incidentally, the same
legislature established an all-time
high for days in session—66. Much
talk is now being heard as to the
probable length of the session and
the total of bills which will' be
introduced. The guesses made by
the politically wise cover a wide
field. Here’s our guess: The session
will go 59 days; total house and
senate bills introduced will reach
975.
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Both presiding officers of the
senate and house are striving to
make a record for themselves. Dean
Walker and Speaker Robert Farrell,
Jr., are politically ambitious. This
is especially true of Farrell, whose
every move smacks of politics.
Young Farrell, whose papa has
gobs of money, was born to the
gold spoon. Junior aspires to be
elected secretary of state—and how.
With a large bank roll to go on,
Farrell is leaving no stone unturn
ed which might harbor a potential
vote. Last week he staged a beauti
ful party for all members ot the
legislature, employes and the press.
It must have cost plenty but, after
all, what’s a few hundred dollars
if you have a rich papa and don’t
have to worry about where the
money comes from.
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Regardless of political creed,
most members of the house hold
their colleague, Phil Brady, veter
an legislator and labor leader, in
high regard. Brady, now serving
his fourth session, is rated as a
square shooter, one whose word
can be depended upon. Even the
several rabid anti-union lawmakers
in house and senate respect Brady.
Always on the lookout to better
the lot of the working men. be
cause he knows what it’s all about,
he came up the hard way (a black
smith). Brady has always violently
opposed racketeers in labor and for
years has advocated the principle
of fair play for employer and em
ploye. President of the Portland
central labor council, to which pos
ition he has been re-elected year
after year, Phil Brady is rated
tops by the employers of the state.
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So far this session memorials
to congress have caused more ora
tory than any of the numerous
bills. Our definition of a memorial
to congress to something to send
that august body which they never
see and which is filed in the
archives wil millions of others there
to gather years of dust. The house
foint memorial congratulating Pres
ident Roosevelt on his re-election,
and the memorial urging passage
of the Pierce bill which would turn
over much timber land to the fed
eral government, caused the boys
in the house to feel their oats.
They would still be orating about
it if someone hadn’t sense enough
to move the previous question,
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VOLUME 18, NUMBER 6
VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
Cases of the measles and flu are
responsible for many absences from
the high school this week, Wallace
McCrae, principal, reported Tues-
day. The number absent Tuesday
was 14 which was a decrease from
the previous day’s 15 and the peak
of the previous week, 24.
Several students wie re absent
this week due to deaths in their
families.
In the grade schools a total of
58 were listed as absent due to
measles and flu with the former
being 'blamed for the larger por
tion of that figure. That number
of absences included those in the
Lincoln sch xjl and in the kinder
garten. The primary department
suffered more than upper grades
according to Superintendent E. H.
Condit.
Magazine Call
Gets Response
The response to a recent call
for old magazines has been fav
orable it was revealed this week
by J. W. Nichols, Adjutant of the
Legion Post. About 400 pounds of
magazines have been turned in at
the Oregon Gas and Electric build
ing and nearly 80 pounds to J. C.
Lincoln.
The magazines are to be sent
to Camp Murray for use by army
men who have enlisted from Ver-
nonia.
According to Mr. Nichols, more
magazines can yet be taken and
turned to good use so those having
reading materia! are urged to bring
it. to one of the two places mention
ed above.
Republicans
Plan Parly
The Republicans of Columbia
county are sponsoring a Lincoln
Day celebration on February 12,
Wednesday, at St. Helens. A ban
quet at 7:00 p. m. at the Methodist
church and a dance at the Blue
R-.se ballroom at 9:00 p. m. have
been planned for members of the
political party. Admission of 75c is
being charged for the banquet; the
dance is free. Hal Cook’s ten-piece
band will play at the banquet and
for the dancing.
Speaker at the banquet, to which
such notables as Governor Sprague,
Secretary of State Earl Snell and
State Treasurer Leslie Scott have
been invited, will be Charles W.
Robinson, Portland attorney, a
western representative of the Na
tional Speakers’ Bureau.
The general committee from Ver
nonia and Wilark respectively are
named: Fred Olin, Mrs. Judd
Greenman, Frank Taylor, Mrs.
Charles Marston, Loel Roberts;
Frank Baker, J. J. Troy and How
ard Baker.
Mrs. Judd Greenman is also act
ing on the Executive committee in
arrangements for the affair spon
sored by Young Republicans Coun
ty Central Committee and Pro
America Chapters of Rainier and
Vernonia.
Mist Man
Dies Monday
The death of Ole Enneberg of
Mist on Monday, February 3, mark
ed the passing of a long-time resi
dent of that community. Mr. Enne
berg had lived in Mist 25 years, in
Oregon 40 years and in the United
States 60 years.
Ole Enneberg was born Septem
ber 11, 1859 in Norway and passed
away February 3 at the age of 81
years, four months, and 22 days.
He is survived by two sons: Carl
and Tom Enneberg of Mist; five
daughters: Minnie Parkinen and Eva
Enneberg of Mist, Ida Melton f
Gresham, Mary Atchison of Port
land and Chirrié Larson of Ever-
son, Washington; one sister: Mary
Homer of Fertile, Minnesota; 20
grandchildren; and three great
grandchildren. The deceased’s wife,
Martha, preceded him in death on
February 7, 1926. He was a mem
ber of the Lutheran church.
Services were conducted by Rev.
W. O. Livingstone yesterday, Wed
nesday, at 1 p. m. at Mist under
the direction of Jewett A. Bush,
funeral director.
Callie Club
Names Officers
Jack McDonald, outstanding mem
ber of the Nehalem Beaver Cre-.k
Cattle Club, was named president
of the group Sunday, February 2nd,
when the club organized for thè
coming year at the home of its new
leader, Mrs. J C. Moran. Patricia
Moran, another outstanding mem-
ber of Lie., club, was named vice-
president and June McDonald was
elected secretary-treasurer.
Plans for many activities were
discussed at the meeting in addition
to the election. Joe Cox, County
4-H club advisor, presented achieve
ment pins and merit cards to the
members for participation in the
work during the past year.
The club has an enviable record
for all its eight years of experience.
Present plans are to make this
club the most outstanding in the
county in exhibition work, sports
manship and spirit. Members of
the club are: Jack, June, Joan and
Ralph McDonald; Bill Crawford;
Paul, Henry and George Schmidlin;
Brfbbie and Kathleen Condit; Dick
and Dan McDonald; and Patricia
Moran.
CCC’s Have
Ball League
TIMBER—(Special to The Eagle)
—The Astoria League basketball
tournament will be played here
Feibruary 7, 8 and 9. The League
includes four CCC camps: Saddle
Mountain, Warrenton, Cathlamet
and Reehers. The winner of the
League will compete in the finals
to be held at Vancouver Barracks
later in the month. Officials have
not been chosen. Visiting teams
will be quartered at Camp Reehers.
4-H Leaders Sat. Benefit Dance
Confer at
Fund Listed at $50;
Scappoose
Second Quarterly Meet
Hears of Newly-Organiz
ed Clubs in County
The second quarterly meeting of
the Columbia County 4-H Leaders’
Conference was held at Scappoose
grade school, Saturday, January 25.
Principal speakers were County
School
Superintendent
Schnebly
who spoke on the Fundamentals of
Citizenship, Mrs. Maud Purvine
Caswell, George Nelson and Joe
Cox, each of whom gratefully an
nounced newly organized beef-cattle
and livestock clubs of Columbia
county. The greatly increased acre
age of cut-over land now in use is
responsible for the increase in the
number of those clubs.
Patricia Moran attended the meet
ing. Miss Moran, it will be remem
bered, wor a prize at the Pacific
International Stock show for her
Shorthorn beef-steer calf, and anoth
er for her Shorthorn heifer calf.
For many years these prizes have
been carried off by the Eastern
Oregon growers, but now since Col
umbia county has begun extensive
laising of beef-cattle and sheep, it
will have to be reckoned with in
stock shows.
Under the leadership of Mrs.
Ercle Ramey the young people had
an enthusiastic and inspiring meet
ing. Proper procedure in 4-H meet
ings was discussed; ideas for rais-
ing money and for February
parties were exchanged.
The next meeting of the 4-H
Leadeis’ Conference will be held
at the Warren school, March 22.
Tax Return
Aid Offered
Announcement from the Treasury
Department of Internal Revenue re
veals that between February 1 and
March 15 Deputy Collectors will
visit each county in the state for
the purpose of assisting taxpayers
in preparing their Federal income
tax returns for the year 1940. In
addition to the itinerary shown, the
same assistance is also available
to taxpayers at the office of the
Collector of Internal Revenue, Cus
tom House, Portland, Oregon.
In Columbia county, the towns
to be visited and the dates n
which the services of deputy col
lectors will be available are given
as follows: St. Helens, February 24-
26, inclusive; Rainier, February 27
and Clatskanie, February 28.
Donkey Game
Nets Sum
The Donkey Basketball game held
Monday night in the auditorium of
the Washington grade school was a
very profitable as well as entertain
ing amusement. According to Super
intendent Condii a total of $188
was cleared. The money gained
from an evening of side-splitting
comedy was raised to purchase the
grade school basketball team new
uniforms.
More Is Expected
Benson Funeral
Held Saturday
Edgar Daniel Benson was born
in Wexford County, Michigan,
April 3, 1871, and died at his
(Vernonia home, January 29, 1941.
In 1908 he was united in marriage
to Maude Ricketts in Harlan, Mich
igan. From this union there w»e
born six children: Mrs. Dawson
Durrett, Oakland, California; Mrs.
J. P. Moore, Bellingham, Washing
ton; Charles N., Oakland, Califor
nia; Mark C., U. S. Navy; Mrs.
Wallace Bergerson and Clara, both
of Vernonia. In 1925, the mother
passed away. In 1927, Benson marri-
ed Bessie Cleveland who survives
him.
From the state of Michigan, the
Bensons moved to Tennessee in
1919; then came to Vernonia in
1928 where they have resided ever
since. Mr. Benson had been em-
ployed by the Oregon American
Lumber Corporation since he came
to this state. Besides one brother
and four sister and the children
named the deceased is survived by
six grandchildren and three step-
grand children.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian Church Saturday, Febru-
ary 1; the burial rites were con
ducted at the Vernonia cemetery.
Year Book
Stall Named
The staff of Vernonia high
school’s year book, Memokig, was
named a few days ago to have
charge of this year’s publication.
Heading the staff as editor is Bar
bara Nichols. Other students who
will work on the book are Lillian
Hedman, business manager; Jack
Olin, advertising manager; and
Opal Scheuerman, production man-
ager. Miss Freda Beck will be ad-
visor.
The high school student council
placed responsibility of selecting the
Memolog staff upon the present
Timberline staff. That group, in
turn, selected the new group from
among its members.
Contents of the book will be
similar to last year but a spiral
binding and glossy paper will' be
used. Many pictures h«”» been tak
en and more are being taken. Leslie
Skuzie is still assisting in that por
tion of the work.
Program
Filled
The homemakers of Columbia
county will find the three and one-
half days of the conference filled
with educational and inspirational
helps for them. Speakers of inter
national note will be present: E.
Stanley Jones will discuss “The Part
of Religion in International Af-
fairs” ; Dr. John T. Reisner, exec-
utive secretary of the Rural Mis
sions, will speak on "Is a Christian
Rural Civilization Possible?” Other
speakers of note will include Miss
Rowntree, head of the Foods and
Nutrition Department of the Univ-
ersity of Washington; Dr. Todhunt-
er, head of Home Economics Re
search at Washington State college.
Iationships, Mrs. Buena M. Maris,
will conduct a panel discussion on
“Proiblems of Adolescence.” This
panel discussion will be based on a
film. Dr. Erickson of the State Pub
lic Health Department will give a
alk on "Dietary Déficiences—Case
Presentation.”
Demonstration*
Included
Interest groups wilt include de-
monstrations and lectures on the
following fields: Family Relation-
Speakers Named
ships. Nursery School Methods,
General assembly speakers will Clothing, Home Management. Re
include Dr. Magruder who has trav- creation. Drama. Music, Landscape,
eled in many foreign countries and Architecture, and Foods and Nutri-
will discuss “The Present Interna Uon.
tional Situation.” Dr. Branton of the
The program will also contain
University of Oregon will speak on many recreational features. The
"The Place of Functional Religion concert by the college students on
in the Home." Under the topic, the opening night; a special exhibi
"Happy Hours Ahead,” Miss Harriet tion of folk dancing in native cos
Long, state librarian, will g’Ve tume on Wednesday evening; and
short synopses of new books. The plays will be presented in the Little
Extension Specialist in Family Re Theatre. A style show depicting
J. W. Nichols, secretary-treasurer
of the committee for the Presi
dent’s Birthday Ball announced
Wednesday that to date $50 had
been made on the dance held in
honor of the President Saturday
night, However, Nichols made it
clear ‘hat all the money from the
ticket sale had not yet been turned
in and that a full and complete re
port as to the financial success
of the Birthday Ball would be giv-
en at a later date.
The sale of badges for the in-
fantile paralysis fight, conducted by
the Tawanka Campfire Girls under
the guardianship of Miss Grace
Condit, netted $15.24.
NeW Office
Site Ready
The new quarters for the Ver
nonia post office are in readiness
for the change of location and
may be occupied as soon as govern
ment selection of the bid to move
furniture and equipment is receiv
ed and the move can be made.
Completion of calsomining and
painting was made the forepart of
this week by George Stankey.
Lighting fixtures have been install
ed suitable to government specifica
tions and other minor changes have
been made to meet requirements,
A small amount of wiring for lights
yet remains, it was reported, tu»t
that work cannot be done until the
office equipment has been changed
to the new place.
A call for bids for moving the
equipment was made, bids receiv
ed, and sent to Washington, D. C.,
but no return word has been re
ceived as to the selection, Emil
Messing, postmaster, stated Tues
day.
Highw ays Are
Defense Need
Oregon’s highways need a wide
program of reconstruction if they
are to be brought up to military
standards sought by the United
States Army in the current period
of defense emergency, according to
R. H. Baldock, State Highway En
gineer.
Baldock’s statement came after
Dr. E. B. McDaniel, President of
the Oregon State Motor Associa
tion, announced that his organiza
tion sensed the need for immediate
License Examiners
action and was studying the steps
Scheduled Here Feb. 13
necessary to give the army a de
An examiner of operators and fense network.
chauffeurs wiii he in Vernonia, Standard* Needed
"I support Dr. McDaniel’s con-
Thursday, February 13th, at the
city hall between 10 a. m. and 4 viction that the motoring public.
p. m. it was announced this week. which pays for the highways, should
Anyone wishing permits or licenses learn of the road problems compli
to drive are asked to contact the cated by the need for standards
that will permit speedy movement
examiner during those hours.
of mechanized equipment and supply
convoys," Baldock declared.
He said that while minor milit
ary road work, such as a cutoff
modern spring fashions will be given at Tongue Point and an army route
from Fort Stevens to Camp Cht-
in the Memorial Union ballroom on sop, was underway, a huge task
Thursday; the college band under still lies ahead.
the direction of Captain Beard will Eliminate Curve*
give several selections at the college
“We must eliminate the moun
convocation on Wednesday; and a tain curves as much as the loca
chorus of Corvallis homemakers, tion of the roads will permit,” he
under the direction of Mrs. Mur explained. "Where the mountains
cannot be avoided, we must con
dock, will sing at the assembly on struct turnouts at intervals where
Thursday afternoon.
trucks can drop out of convoy
Campus Tours
without choking the road.
There will be exhibits, tours of
“There are narrow bridges on
the campus, teas at the home man our system that will prove bottle
agement houses where one can see necks to fast moving troops. We
something of student life, and each must remedy this situation.”
day an opportunity to swim in the
Baldock pledged assistance to Dr.
beautiful poo] in the women’s build McDaniel in the motor association
study, declaring that he believed
ing.
For details of the conference pro the State Highway Commission
gram or cost, get in touch with Mrs. could best progress with the full
Maud Purvine Caswell, home demon understanding and support of the
stration agent, whose office is in the defense-minded motorists of Ore
courthouse, St. Helens.
gon.
Home Interests Conference Dates Revealed
The eleventh annual conference
for the Study of Home Interests
will be held at Oregon State Col-
lege, February 25th through the
28th, according to Mrs. Maud Pur-
vine Caswell, home demonstration
agent. The conference will open
with a reception and banquet Tues
day evening, February 25th, in the
Memorial Union; Governor Sprague
will be the speaker. Following this
a concert will be presented by the
Glee and Madrigal Clubs under the
direction of Professor Petri. The
fifty-piece college orchestra will ac
company a chorus of 190 voices.
The concert will be one of the high
lights of the conference.
Camp Fire Girls Sell Bad
ges Totaling $15.24 to
Swell Paralysis Take