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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE FOUR NOTICE Comments £fe Week ONE SECTION WILL BE SEEDED County Agent George Nelson is in charge of work this week which will seed a section of burned-over timber land in a portion of the land subjected to the fire starting last simmer west of Sunset camp on the Wolf Creek Highway. His work is carried out by finances gained by county appropriation for seeding and well it should be for the successful seeding of any great portion of land comes as somewhat of a burden to the individual when the question of funds for the work is con sidered. When county funds are available, the agent may carry out the seeding at a time and to an extent which will prove bene ficial in the future in providing pasture facilities for stock on land which would likely be useless for any other purpose. THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE OREGON NEEDS A NEW VITAL STATISTICS LAW There is an increasing need in this state for vital records. Almost every age is now in need of a birth certificate. The defense program demands a birth certificate for practically all workers and many records are requested by persons whose birth occurred before registration was required by law. The work of issuing proofs of birth has increased over ten times during the last year. Additional proof is also required in cases of death, marriage and divorce. The present law is inadequate to meet the situation. Oregon’s first vital statistics law, enacted in 1919 was satisfactory until recent years when certain provisions were proved inadequate to cope with present needs. That the citizens of Oregon were becoming increasingly aware of the importance of birth registration was evidenced by the tremendous increase in requests concerning the status of individual birth certificates. Also evidenced was a rapidly increasing demand by state, federal and private agencies for certified copies of birth certifi cates as legal proof of birth for many purposes, foremost of these being requirements for work on national defense jobs and verification for the army and navy. At the same time, thousands of native Oregonians were discovering that their births had never been recorded due to the birth having occurred before registration was required by law, or to imperfections in the registration system. The proposed new vital statistics law, Senate Bill No. 62, is not a radical departure from provisions of the present law. byjAMES P reston Most sections of the Act may be considered as a clear-cut, better defined model of procedure which is now established practice American industry, in its day-to- under the administration of the present law. day defense production, is making An accomplishment of the new law will be adequate defini poor prophets out of all' the writers tions of all terms to conform with standards recommended by who contended that “you will never many federal agencies and approved by the 1939 Conference of make a satin purse out of a sow’s Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. ear.” ft&nufj shell COUNTY NEWS- St. Helens- PGE CO. SLICES COMMERCIAL RATES— St. Helens commercial users of electricity will join with other com mercial units in the territory serv ed by the Portland General Electric Co. in saving approximately $485,- 000 annually as a result of the new Bonneville-type rate schedule filed by the company with Ormond R. Bean, state utiities commissioner, late last week. The new schedule will become effective with all meter readings taken after iMarch 25. Company officiais explained that the new schedule is in effect the Bonneville standard rate for com mercial establishments as recom mended by Bonneville Administra tor Paul J. Raver for public utility districts and municipalities distrib uting power from the federal pro ject. called for 10 a. m. at the Fern Hill grange hall located four miles southwest of Rainier, according to County Agent George Nelson. 'Speakers at the session will in clude O. T. McWhorter, horticul turist from the OSC extension serv ice, who will discuss the red sAele disease of strawberries and the im portance of keeping crinkle out of strawberry plants. AVIATION SHEET METAL COURSE OFFERED— An aviation sheet metal course intended to train men to step into jobs in national defense airplane manufacturing will be started at the high school shops within two weeks, the St. Helens Apprentice commission announced last Thurs day. The 12-weeks course will be free of charge and open oniy to men (between the ages iof 18 and 24. The schedule as outlined calls for the classes to be conducted from AUDIT OF CITY’S BOOKS 6 to 10 p. m. Mondays through Fri SHOWS DEFICIT— days. An instructor for the course A net deficit in all funds of $24,- will be obtained from workers in 284.15 for the year 1940 is shown local industries, it is hoped. in the auditor's report of the city books submitted to the council last Monday evening. This in the red total compares favorably with the deficit of $34,587.04 carried Dec- emiblber 31, 1939 and is accounted for by property and debt improve ment items of $34,514.52 and $1,- ty MAS MtU. (114.48. This property item is large Portland, Corvallis, MdMinnville ly made up of lots which the city and Heppner won first place in took over for sewage assessments their respective divisions of the 1940 some years ago. Despite the auditor’s report of a Oregon Cities Traffic Safety con deficit, expenditures in the city last test and will receive awards pre year ran $2,069.4(5 under what was sented by Earl Snell, secretary of estimated would be spent. The bud state, who sponsors the contest as get approved for 1940 allowed for an incentive to greater community expenditures of $42,568.75, wnile traffic safety activity, i‘ was an the amount actually spent was only nounced today. In the first division, comprising $40.499.29. cities of 10,000 or more population, Salem was second to Portland and STRAWBERRY MEN in the second division, with cities TO MEET FEBRUARY 22— Production and marketing prob of 5,000 to 10,000 population, lems of Columbia county strawber Marshfield was second to Corvallis ry growers will be considered Sat with Bend and Baker receiving urday, February 22. at a meeting honorable mention. Second to MdMinnville in the third division, cities of from 2,000 to 5,000 population, was North Bend while Dallas and Hood River won honorable mention. Heppner led he MARVIN KAMHOLZ fourth division, cities of from 1,000 Editor and Publisher to 2,000 population, with Myrtle Entered as second class mail Point second and honorable mention matter. August 4. 1922, at the post going to West Linn, Ontario and office in Vernonia, Oregon, under Reedsport. the act of March 3, 1879, Firs: place winners in each divi Official newspaper of Vernonia, Ore. sion will receive a set of highway plaques, designating the city as winner of first place in the 1940 contest. These plaques are 36 by 48 Out inches and are set alongside the Mint highway at the city entrances. The Vernonia Eagle So far as modern researchers know, James Howell, in 1659, was the first man to put that phrase into writing. Now, 300 years later, Washington hears daily of new in dustrial accomplishments for de fense which make transformation of a sow’s ear into silk look like child’s play. The handicaps in many instances are tremendous—but since the gov ernment is setting the policy and needs weapons and machines for de fense, industry is producing them. To the layman, this production might seem a simple job. But facts talked privately in Washington show that it is far from simple. Here is one especially interesting illustra tion: When drafting men for military service was under consideration, some government officials favored deferring watchmakers because they would be useful in making the fuses which explode shells and bombs. But now these fuses are being pro duced. And men who regularly work on women’s minute modern wrist watches are too clumsy for fuse making. Watchmakers just did’nt have the required skill. So the fuse produc ers turned to women who are needle-workers, doing embroidery, crocheting, and other fine hand work. The result is perfect fuses. It sounds surprising to change embroiders into fuse makers. But other similar transfers are just as surprising. For example, War Department officers originally planned foi an army of only 400,000 men. But now they are planning for 4,000,000. Consequently, they need more of everything to arm, feed, clothe, and care for these 4,000,000 men. Mosquito netting is important, with many training camps being lo cated near water, to keep soldiers from getting malaria and oiher diseases, possibly even yellow fever. But existing mosquito netting mak ers »couldn’t supply the necessary quantity. So now some of the leading pro ducers of women's lingerie are mak ing mosquito netting. There are many other such samples. One factory, which made machines for tobacco plants, is now producing Diesel ngine parts; dyes and tools are being produced in a button plant; a m ker of laundry machines is turning out machines which will bore and rifle gun bar rels. The willingness of the,’ manu facturers to do even more •"ik ing a definite impression in Wash ington. One man who processes fish oil says his four fishing steamers were available for use as mine sweepers if the government needs them; a chemical company owner offers to go out of that business and let his plant be used for some thing else if the government wishes; Book Talk . . . By EDNA ENGEN Dog owners, get cense before March alty if not obtained licenses a: the city your dog’s li 1st; 50c pen before. Obtain hall. 8t2— “This Life I’ve Loved” I steed “Alone” "At the South Catgut is not what its name de Gate” that, leads to “The Land notes. The tough strings on your Belew the Wind”. My thoughts tennis racket and fishing equip adrift “On the Long Tide”, I look ment are usually made from ths ed down the “Lonesome Road of intestines of sheep. memory. “Across the Years” I saw the “Long Valley” of my child,... >d. “How Green Was My Valley” sur TRE^T THE FAMILY rounded by “White Peaks and Let’s Dine Out Tonight. Green”. There, my childhood days were days of “Gay Pretending”, of The wife and children “Reaching for the Stars”. Each day will be thrilled and was an “Invitation to Live”. pleased when you Perhaps, after this “World’s take them to the End” “We Shall Live Again” in childhood’s “Secret Valley” that lies somewhere “West of the Pecos” in the “Land Below the Wind”. —E. E. * • • “Hildreth” by Harlow Estes. This is the story of Hildreth who has been brought up to hate her father who deserted her and her pretty weak-willed mother, when Hildreth was still a ct.tld. She hates the thought that she is like her father in looks, but doesn’t realize that she has inherited his talent for learning and his ambition too. Hildreth loves big, good-natured Geoffrey but desires something better for him than stagnation on Gas, Oil, a New England farm. Batteries, Tires How she meets her father and becomes reconciled with him makes Auto Repairing an interesting story. Also the minor plot of Hildreth ROSE AVENUE GARAGE 717 Rose Avenue and Geoffrey’s love affair is com plicated by the arrival of an aunt For Your Beauty Needs to be a companion to Hildreth’s mother; but the aunt turns out to ANNETTE BEAUTY be very pretty and still young enough to be Hildreth’s rival for SHOP Geoffrey’s love. Terminal Cafe Business- Professional Directory a creamery plant owner suggests that his facilities might be convert ed into chemical production. While all these things are being done BY industry, Washington is watching closely what is done TO industry. Strikes, of course, con tinue to hamper production in im portant fields. And labor unionists in many cases are slowing down rather than speeding up production. Here is an authenticated report of such a case: One defense manufacturer em ployed a new worker who was am bitious and energetic. The first week this man turned out 1,100 of a par ticular article. A union leader ask ed him: “Are you trying to show up the rest of us? You’d better cut down that production rate.” So the next week, the new man’s produc tion dropped to 600—it was either that or lose his job. Slow-down is just as bad as act ual' striking. That's why Congress is getting interested in the matter. Eagle Items Of Past Years Phone 431 The world’s tallest building—the Empire State Building in New York City—was struck by lightning at least twenty times between April and October, 1940. No damage re sulted, however, as the skyscraper is well grounded. Elizabeth Horn Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist Marshall A. Rockwell M. D. Physician and Surgeon LODGES Office Phone 72; Residence 73 DRESSMAKING ALTERATIONS Vernonia Lodge No. 246 Cleo Caton The Apparel Shop Meets Every Tuesday Dr. U. J. Bittner 8 P. M. Mike Willard, N. G. Paul Gordon, Secretary Dentist Vernonia F. O. E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles) J. E. TAPP ONE YEAR AGO— Lgion Half »City councilmen authorized the rebuilding of the city water intake Vernonia settling basin. Cost of the construc Friday Nights tion and materials was given at $832.92. 8 o'clock E. H. Washburn sold his lumoer- hauling business to O. E. Johnson of Banks. Washburn had operated Alford Doree, W. P. the business for the two previous Willis Johnson, W. Sec’y. years. Knights of Pythias FIVE YEARS AGO— Phone 662 Joy Theatre Bldg. Harding Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon Loc^l Seven Day Adventists, who Meetings:—I. O. O. F. have been meeting in a hall at Hall, Second and Bridge street and Weed Ave., are Fourth Mondays Each building a church at the corner of First avenue and Nehalem street. Month. Repairing and redecorating of the Pythian Sisters old MacMarr store next to the r’at- Vernonia Temple No. 61 erson Furniture store was started Vernonia, Oregon Monday by John Erickson. The store Meetings:— I. O. O. F. Hall has been rented by Phillip Mulkey Second and Fourth Wednesdays Each Month who will start a grocery store. V. R. Lapree, Medford, has Order of Eastern Star established a delivery service in Ver nonia under the name, O. K. Del Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S. Regular Communi ivery. cation first and third Wednesdays TEN YEARS AGO— of each month, at The Vernonia Mercantile com Masonic Temple. pany store closed its doors and All visiting sisters and brothers wel Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gillchrest, prop come. rietors, moved to Portland. A Hie Dickson, Worthy Matron Quick work by the fire depart Mona Gordon, Secretary ment saved from complete destruc tion early Tuesday morning the A. F. & A. M. building at Bridge street and Weed Vernonia Lodge No. 184 avenue. A. F. & A. M. meets at Masonic Temple, Stat ed Communication First CARD OF THANKS Thursday of each month. I wish to express my apprecia Special called meetings tion and thanks to my monk friends other Thursday nights, 7:30 who brought and sent gifts at mv Visitors most cordially wel- recent stork, shower. come. Special meetings Friday nights. Mrs. Geo. Hoerle C. L. Brock, W. M. (Delpha Killian) Glenn F. Hawkins. Sec. When a car is used mainly VERNONIA for short trips, as in city driving, POST 119 there is greater chance of crank AMERICAN case oil dilution and hence the LEGION need for changing oil oftener. Short runs do not permit thorough warm- Meet« First and ;ng of the engine and it is during Third Wednesdays the warming up period that dilution AUXILIARY of oil by raw gasoline usually oc First and Third Mondays curs. All Kinds of Wood Prompt Delivery Phone 241 Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP Vernonia, Oregon Roland L. Treharne Expert Automobile Repairing WELDING CARBURATORS REPAIRED ROLAND’S SERVICE STATION Nehalem Valley Motor Freight Frank Hartwick, Proprietor Portland - Timber - Vernonia Sunset - Elsie - Cannon Beach Gearhart 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 T uesdays
