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.”
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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
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Geoffrey’s love.
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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