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Comments FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1941 VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE FOUR THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE Week USE SOME OF THE VACANT LOTS TO GOOD PURPOSE Vernonia has several vacant lots in or near its business section which could be put to very good use for those business firms and for persons driving to town to shop. Those lots are useless now, being unoccupied and therefore .unused. They could be devoted to a very worthwhile purpose in providing parking space much the same as is being done by many another town. There are times when street parking space is filled and drivers must park double or on side streets in order to purchase their needs. Utilization of the lots for parking areas would elim inate the shortage of area. At the same time store owners who park their automobiles on the street would be afforded other places thereby leaving the street open for shoppers. CONSIDER THE EFFORT OF THE PRESIDENT Perhaps the subject of the Chamber of Commerce is time worn and of little interest to many. If such is true that attitude could well be changed due to the effort being expended by the new Chamber president, Dr. U. J.. Bittner. After his election as president by the board of directors last week, Bittner has devoted considerable time to a membership drive which to date has brought in over 35 members for the coming year. That in itself, speaks well. When approached as to future plans for the chamber, the president intimated that a few surprises would be forthcoming next Tuesday but would not divulge what his intentions were. THE DIRECTORS MAKE A MOVE Many times have directors of the Nehalem Basin Utility District been queried as to what moves are being made to assume the distribution of electricity. People throughout the district are anxious to know what is being done. The Tuesday director’s meeting was one of action that should answer the query of what has transpired in the past and what will happen in the future. The adopting of two resolutions and their publica tion give an idea of what is intended. Considerable time must pass in order to complete the legal moves which have been undertaken. Those moves have been started and residents of the district may know thereby what is being done. or rifles. Since it would take too king Co build them, the government has placed its contracts where the facilities already exist. If Truman expects to find (he doesn’t say that he does) evidence of “p. of .tiering” on defense con tracts, he is in for a surprise too. Assistant Secretary Patterson of the War Department told a House Military committee that profits on his department’s munitions pur chases were far below permissible maxima. Now Rep. Vinson of Georgia tells the House that the Navy has a re markable record in its Bureau of Yards and Docks. In 1939, that Bu reau could grant fees amounting to 10 per cent; in three contr cts to taling $54,900.00, the average fee was 5.72 per cent. In 1940, the law allowed 6 per cent, but $350,800- 000 worth of contracts carried fees of only 4.57 per cent. The Navy Bureau deserves com mend: tion—and the men who took the contracts could hardly be de scribed as “profiteers.” New Speed Record: The House took only 16 minutes to pass 17 bills. Book Talk . . . Rv EDNA ENGEN “The most influential books, and the t’Ufit in their influence, are work) of fiction . . . They repeat, they re-arrange, they clarify the lessons of life; they disengage us from ourselves, they constrain us to the acquaintance of others; and they show us the web of exper- —R. L. Stcvensvn ... “The Mulberry Bush” by Helen Tcpping Miller. Virginia Warfield and Mike Pauli thought they were ultra-modem and soph'sticated. They decided to keep their mar riage secret that it might leave them free to follow their separate careers—Virginia, her interesting work for a travel-bureau; Mike, his roving over the world gathering material for his newspaper column. It was inevitable that they should find their modem romance lacking :>nd unsatisfactory until they re turned to old-fashioned and more substantial values. BUYER MEETS eri I CD □ CL.L.UIX ___ ' - ' i ' ■ . in our ad COLUMNS... t4____ ■- Business- Professional Directory Gas, Oil, Batteries, Tires Auto Repairing fly rod and casting rod with Shakes peare casting reel. The fisherman ROSE AVENUE GARAGE whose salmon is the smallest 717 Rose Avenue weighed in during the derby will get a bamboo Montague salmon For Your Beauty Needs rod. ANNETTE BEAUTY In addition to these awards, i by ""J ames P reston there will be nine prizes I given SHOP Some of those who heard Sidney during each of the six weeks chat Hillman using figures to “prove” the derby is under way. Phone 431 I. W. A. — C. I. O. to the House Judiciary Committee Lumber and Sawmi’fl COURT SELLS RANGE Elizabeth Horn that the defense industry strike sit the clients in this classification to ACREAGE THIS WEEK— Workers Union No. 5-37 uation is “all right” wondered if he Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist 174 and expenditures in their be Land valued at $1910 was dis- knew the following story: MEETINGS every Friday evening at half to $3,510.75. A steady decline posed of at sessions last week of A sociaLminded newspaper pub 7:30 except the second Saturday in each Saturday meeting at in this type of assistance should the county court, with most of the lisher decided to have a statistical 1:30 p. month. Marshall A. Rockwell FINE WEATHER SLICES m. acreage sold being composed of be noted for the next several study made of housing facilities in EXECUTIVE BOARD meetings each RELIEF EXPENSE— M. D. logged-over land. A cash payment Spring-like weather which pre months, Mrs. Tice said, as seasonal of $250 was received from Law a large city to see how living ac Monday evening, 7:30. work opens up. comodations could be improved. He OFFICE HOURS Mon. to Fri., in Physician and Surgeon vailed for a considerable part of As usual, old age assistance was rence Meissner for 164 acres of wired a statistician outlining the clusive, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 3 p. m. Office Phone 72; Residence 73 February was given credit for re the major item on the relief bud land in the Beaver springs . area study, offering $1,500 for the job, to 7 p. m. SATURDAY 9 a. m. to ducing the imedical and hospital get and cost $7,508.35 for the 354 north of Beaver Homes. m. and asking a telegraphed reply. 5 p. Alford Doree, Pres. S-41 — bills which had to be paid out for cases ' involved. Aid to dependent Claude Johnson and Harry Sax The statistician wired back: DRESSMAKING Dwight ( Strong, Recording Sec. various types of Columbia county children, of which there were 45 on, who purchased 280 acres north “Offer accepted. What do you ALTERATIONS relief clients during the month. The cases, was $1,518 and blind assist of Mist, paid $40 down and will want the figures to prove?” Vernonia Lodge No. 246 February report of Mrs. Eva L. ance, with nine cases, was $213. pay remainder of the $160 pur Cleo Caton Those who recalled that story Tice, county welfare administrator, Since the county budget as out chase price in small monthly install were not indicting all statist cians, The Apparel Shop discloses that medical costs were lined last fall does not provide for ments beginning in June. They in nor accusing Hillman of distorting well within the amount budgeted more than eight blind clients, it will tend to use their acreage for range figures or of misinforming the c m- for them, whereas flu, pneumonia soon be necessary to shift one of land, Judge Ray Tarbell said. mittee. Dr. U. J. Bittner and other cold weather ills brought the blind cases to direct relief. This Largest of the purchases was Meets Every Tuesday Some of them remembered, at January expenditures in this class shift will impose an additional fin made by Mrs. Alice Woods of the same time, that Hillman is still 8 P. M. Dentist Mike Willard, N. G. ification some $600 over the budget. ancial burden on the county since Rainier who bought two lots in drawing his salary as head of the Paul Gordon, Secretary 4-41 — Joy Theatre Bldg. Despite the comparatively good the federal government participates that city for $1500. The lots will Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Phone 662 February weather, hospital bills for in Care for the blind and does not be paid for in installments, mem- and that his statistician is : Isadore the month still totalled $788.75 and in direct relief. Vernonia F. O. E. bers of the court said. Lubin, who -probably is as I fair as (Fraternal Order of Eagles) medical care was i$729.93. Most of govern- any other figure-fiddler in the excess spent in January was ab ANNUAL SALMON DERBY CUPID BUSINESS ment service but who has i worked J. E. TAPP sorbed in February and remainder TO START MARCH 17— HITS DECLINE HERE— closely with labor for years and L gion Hall will be taken care of in the March February was a dismal month for naw draws his pay from the De- With $400 in prizes awaiting budget. All Kinds of Wood Vernonia lucky anglers, local fishermen are weddings, if records at the county partment of Labor. A decrease of 23 in the number expected to unlimber their tackle clerk’s office can be believed, for Friday Nights Prompt Delivery of general assistance cases brought 10 days from now in quest of only one license was issued during The day Hillman testified that the period, a decline even from 8 o'clock these numerous awards begin given labor had a “remarkable record” Phone 241 in the St. Helens Rod and Gun January’s low mark of three per 20 defense industries were tied up The Vernonia Eagle club’s annual salmon derby which mits to wed. by strikes, The day before there Fees received at the clerk’s of were only 18; the week before, 10; Alford Doree, W. P. starts March 17 and runs to April Willis Johnson, W. Sec’y. 7-41 MARVIN K AMHOLZ fice totalled $557.85 in February 27. and a month before only 6. Some Expert Tonsorial Work Editor and Publisher Grand prize for the fisherman aad were received from the follow- thing caused the increase in num Knights of Pythias ing sources: Recording fees, $348- bers. Hillman did not say what. Entered as second class mail who drags the heaviest salmon out Harding Lodge No. 116 BEN’S BARBER SHOP matter. August 4, 1922, at the post of the Columbia during the days of .85; county fees, $94; circuit However strong his intention to Vernonia, Oregon office in Vernonia, Oregon, under the contest will be a Johnson Sea judge, $21; district attorney, $20; be honest, Hillman did a peculiar Meetings:—I. O. O. F. Vernonia, Oregon the act of March 3, 1879. Horse outboard motor. Second prize, probate court, $35; law library, $14; thing with his figures, through Hall, Second and marriage licenses, $3; miscellan omission or oversight. He showed Official newspaper of Vernonia, Ore. for next heaviest fish, will be a Tru- Fourth Mondays Each Roland L. Treharne Temper tubler steel salmon I rod eous, $22. January’s fees totalled that the Man-days of work lost in Month. Expert Automobile Repairing $653.10. with 300-yard Pfluger reel', 55-Ib. I defense industries in 1940 were Pythian Sister« WELDING ORftlo, test line and large tackle box. ' Third only a small percentage of man- Vernonia Temple No. 61 CARBURATORS REPAIRED heaviest fish will bring the man days worked. PSI II $ Oregon ROLAND’S that lands it a Tru-Temper steel But he didn’t tell the committee Meetings: Vernonia, — I. O. O. F. Hall SERVICE STATION how those percentages for 1940 Second and Fourth Wednesdays compared with percentages for Each Month 2-41 WINTER COMMERCIAL 1939. Nor did he say how imany FISHING VERY GOOD— Nehalem Valley Order of Eastern Star The winter commercial fishing days of lost work the percentages Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S. season ended last Friday with fish actually represented. The committee was never able Regular Communi Motor Freight ermen receiving probably about I cation first and $110,000 for catching about one to establish very clearly, either, Frank Hartwick, Proprietor third Wednesdays million pounds of Chinooks and what effect the actual strikes had Portland - Timber - Vernonia of each month, at on related industries. For example, steelheads. Sunset - Elsie - Cannon Beach Masonic Temple. Gearhart - Seaside It was the most successful win- the day after Hillman testified, All visiting sisters Vernonia Telephone 1042 ter season in years and hundreds several automobile companies who and brothers wel come. of gillnetters were on the river, have defense contracts prepared to Two canneries put winter Chinooks shut down because a strike kept Allie Dickson, Worthy Matron 1-41 CASON’S TRANSFER in cans. Tons of the early catches another company from turning out Mona Gordon, Secretary Phone 773 RIVERVIEW went on the fresh fish market and necessary automobile wheels. LOCAL and LONG-DISTANCE A. F. & A. M. large quantities were mild cured. HAULING ♦ Vernonia Lodge No. 184 New Washington Wisecrack: "Peo Gillnetting has now ceased until A. F. & A. M. meet« at May 1 or possible earlier by a few ple used to talk about the govern SEE US Masonic Temple, Stat days. AH fresh fish on the market ments' blank checks; now they For Your Old-Growth ed Communication First now are caught by trollers who know they are blank notes, on 16-1NCH FIR WOOD Thursday of each month. Special called meetings have been getting fair catches with which money is paid out now and AND CEDAR SHINGLES the price 1244c for large Chinooks, will be collected (in taxes) later. >n all other Thursday nights, 7:30 p. m. Visitors most cordially wel- the same price as the 1940 summer How much later? Much later.” tome. season. Special meeting. Friday nights. Roland D. Eby, M. D. The first special investigation of C. L. Brock, W. M. is defense is about to begin. It Glenn F. Hawkins. Sec. 1-42 CARD OF THANKS PHYSICIAN and SURGEON under the chairmanship of Senator We wish to express our r-r< «in- Truman of Missouri, who com VERNONIA Town Office 891 cere thanks to our many friends plains that his state has not had its POST 11« in the sorter shed who gave so share of defense business. AMERICAN Doubtless government officers much assistance at the time of our LEGION NEAL W. BUSH recent bereavement. To our other who placed the contracts will ex Meets First Wed. Attorney at Law friends we wish to express just as plain to Truman. But their private and Third Mon. Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663 sincere a thanks for their assist- explanation up to now is that there of Each Month. In Vernonia Monday.« and just weren’t many plants in Miss ance. AUXILIARY Tuesdays Mr. and Mrs. Russel) Cline ouri with equipment needed to turn First and Third Mondays 1-41 liti out tanks or airplanes or bombs and family. LODGES COUNTY NEWS St. Helens I.O.O.F. Clatskanie New and Used Parts New and Used Tires Gas and Oil Expert Auto Repairing LYNCH AUTO PARTS i Oregon-American LUMBER CORPORATION Vernonia, Oregon
