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Friday, June 13, 1941, Ver nia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon
Comments t¿ Week
THE POCKETBOOK
of KNOWLEDGE S
ONE YEAR OF DEFENSE
Just a year ago on May 28, 1940, the first step was taken
in arming this country for any eventuality. It is possible that
some people are curious as to the amount which the armament
program will cost. A bulletin containing that information was
released last week by the Office of Emergency Management in
Washington, D. C., and a reprint of pertinent figures is given
below in this column:
“Armament for defense costs money—lots of it. The
total program by mid-May called for expenditures of approx­
imately 40 billion dollars (U. S. and British orders), almost
all of it in 1941 and 1942. That is a staggering sum—$310 for
every man, woman and child in the United States. Yet even it
will not be enough. The security and freedom of America can­
not be measured in billions of dollars.
“There are three major steps in the translation of the tax­
payer’s dollar into weapons of war. Congress appropriates it.
The Army and Navy, with the advice of civilian defense agen­
cies, award contracts. And the treasury pays out the money
as services are performed.
“Appropriations and contract authorizations amounted to
37.3 billion dollars on May 17. British orders, which also are
being filled by American industry, add another 3.7 billion.
“An idea df how the 37.3 billion dollars will be spent may
be obtained from the following breakdown:
Billions of
dollars
Airplanes and accessories
6.5
Ordnance (guns, powder, etc.)
7.2
Ships, motor and rail equipment
8.8
New industrial facilities
3.8
Military posts, depots, fortification, and defense housing 3.3
Other Army and Navy equipment
1.8
Miscellaneous (pay, food, reserve materials, etc.)
5.9
Sabbath; he went into the syna­
“What makes a defense program so expensive?
gogue in Thessalonica on the Sab­
“A 35,000-ton battleship, such as the U. S. S. North Caro­ bath, "as his manner was.” and
lina, costs 70 million dollars. It takes 50 million to build an reasoned with them out of the
preaching Christ. Acts
aircraft carrier, 20 to 30 million for a cruiser, 8 million for a Scriptures,
17:2. It is not in accordance with
destroyer, and 6 million for a submarine.
his teaching to declare, as does Mrs
and others, that Paul and
“And, even after maritime fortresses are built, they are Jennings
Peter preached on this day simply
expensive to maintain.
because this was the time wnen
the Jews met. Paul preached to
“For instance, it costs $900—about the price of a small Jews, Gentiles and Christians on
family car—to fire a 14-inch gun from a battleship. And there the Sabbath; for though he was a
Jew by birth and religion, and a
are 124 guns in the fleet with more scheduled for the two- learned
member of the Sanhedrin,
ocean Navy. A 16-inch gun costs $1,600 to fire.
at this time he was a converted
a devout Christian, one who
“Aircraft is not so expensive, but it takes more planes man,
suffered persecution and finally
than ships to arm the United States. Yet a four-engine bomber, martyrdom for the cause of Christ.
As a true Christian, he taught the
complete with spare parts, costs close to half a million.
pure doctrines of Christ, living and
“Tanks are less expensive, but the prices are many times teaching for some three decades
the cost of the family auto. The Army pays from $27,000 for a after Christ’s death and resurrec­
tion; and never once did he men­
light tank to $67,000 for a medium tank and $114,000 for a tion
any change in the day of wor­
heavy tank, not including the cost of guns.”
ship.
In reading the book of Acts, as
Those figures should give at least a vague idea that the the life of Paul is related, we find
armament program of this nation is anything but small.
him in all his travels preaching on
COUNTY NEWS-
two units when the parade, after
forming in Multnomah stadium,
winds its way through downtown
Portland. These units will include
ASSESSOR SEES NEED
a float, the first entered from here
FOR LESS HOME TAX—
Endorsement of the proposal that in the festival for two years, and a
marching group, the Sylvanettes, lo­
home owners be granted tax exemp­ cal woman’s organization.
tions of certain portions of the act­
ual value of their residences was NO LICENSE, BUT JURY
voiced here last week by Columbia SAYS ’NOT GUILTY’—
H. W. H. Adams, St. Helens gro­
county’s veteran assessor, Fred
Watkins. Although Mr. Watkins did cer, last Wednesday was acquitted
not specify the amount of exemp­ of a charge of failure to have a
tion he would suggest, he agreed in retail fish dealer’s license by a jury
principal with the group now circul­ in L. C. Elliott’s justice court. The
ating petitions in Portland for a case had been set for hearing be­
constitutional amendment seeking fore Judge J. G. Nauman, but the
an exemption of $2,000 of the true defense asked a change of venue.
Principal argument of the de­
cash value of owner-occupied homes.
An exemption of $2,000 or $1,500 fense was that Mr. Adams had
on homes would result in a shifting merely neglected to obtain the lic­
of the tax burden from residence ense—although he was arrested
property to other types of property, April 21 and his permit had expir­
Mr. Watkins pointed out. It would ed March 31—and that there was
relieve a considerable portion of no evidence he had “willfully” re­
the load which must be carried by fused to buy the permit. Mr. Adams
n man buying a small home by cut­ admitted not having the license at
time of his arrest.
ting out most or all of his tax.
The local grocer was arrested
Limitations ’Impossible'
A 40-mill tax limitation, as pro­ April 21 by State Patrolman R. W.
posed by a Veterans of Foreign Wheeler.
Wars post in The Dalles, was seen
as impossible >by Watkins unless it
was accompanied by some other
tax-raising scheme.
St. Helens
Clatskanie
PLANS READIED FOR
PARADE IN FESTIVAL—
St. Helens will share with many
other towns of the Portland area
in participation in a major event on
the Oregon calendar of celebrations,
the rose festival. The festival itself
is a four-day event which starts
Wednesday, June 11, and concludes
Saturday night, June 14, but the
principal local interest in the affair
will be the grand floral parade,
held Friday, June 13.
St. Helens will be represented by
PARK IMPROVEMENT
PLAN IS UNDERWAY—
The city council at its regular
meeting Tuesday voted to approp­
riate $1000 for filling and improve-
m< n of the city park if the school
dis.rict would put in $400 this year
and up to a total of $1500 during
the next three or four years.'
The school district proposed bud­
get, which will be voted on June
16th. will enable the district to
spend the $400 this year and the
board has committed itself as in
favor of adding each year till the
$1500 is given.
The Vernonia Eagle
MARVIN “ ka MHOI.Z
Editor and Publisher
The Forum
1463 N. Winter St.
Entered as second class mail
Salem. Oregon
matter. August 4, 1922. at the post
June 9, 1941
office in Vernonia, Oregon, under To the Editor:
the act of March 3, 1879.
This is to continue the study of
the Sabbath question as begun in
Official newspaper of Vernonia. Ore my letter of last week.
As practically all the Protestant
Christian world claims to accept
the teachings of ths1 apostle Paul
as authoritative, we will now con­
sider what he taught on this sub­
ject. We know that he kept the
the Sabbath day. See Octs 13:14;
42-44; 16:12-13; 7:1-3; 18:1-4, 11.
Here is a record of his preaching
on some 84 Sabbaths, while we
have record of his preaching on
the first day of the week only
once (Acts 20:7) and even that
once was on what we would call
Saturday night, as in Bible times
the day was reckoned “from even
to even” or from sunset to sunset;
and a night meeting on the “first
day of the week” must have been
after sunset of the seventh day.
And even if it had been a real
Sunday gathering as we reckon to­
day, what a slender thread it is
upon which to hang a sacred instit­
ution! The seventh-day Sabbath was
given by direct command of God.
therefore, in order to abolish it
and establish a different day of
worship it would require an equally
direct command from the same
Divine source, and this command
does not exist.
We have seen that Paul', after
he became a Christian, was a Sab­
bath keeper; now let us see what
he taught in regard to the keepjig
of the laiy, the ten-commandment
law of God, of which the Sabbath
command is the fourth precept.
While he was at Miletus he sent
for the elders of the Ephesian
church and gave them a farewell
talk before going to Jerusalem. It
was a solemn occasion and all wept,
“knowing they should see his face
no more.” During this farewell
speech, he said: “I have kept back
nothing that was profitable unto
you . . . wherefore I take you to
record this day that I am pure
from the blood of all men for I
have not shunned to declare unto
you all the counsel of God.” Acts
20:20-27.
Now if there had been any coun­
sel from God, or from His Son,
Jesus, who was one with God. in
regard to changing the day of wor­
ship or changing any of the other
commandments, surelv Paul would
have told the disciples; but there
is absolutely no record of it.
Again, in his trial before Felix,
Paul says: “But this I confess unto
thee, that after the way which they
call heresy, so worship I the God
of my fathers, believing all things
which are written in the law and
in the monhets.” Acts 24:14. And
in his defense before Agrinpa he
said: “Having therefore obtained
heln of God. I continue unto this
lay saving none other things than
those which Moses and the prophets
did say should come." Acts 26:22.
Thus we see that Paul believed
ami taught the law of God. the
same law taught hv Moses and the
nronhets. of which David ssi’-x in
P’alm 111:7-8: “All his command­
ments are sure: thev «*and fast
forever and over:” and the heresy
of which Paul was aocusod bv the
Jews was his preaching the Gospel
of Christ and His resurrection from
the dead: not the bringing in of a
new Sabbath, or preaching that
nnv one of the ton commandments
of the law was done awav with.
Tn conclusion. I would like to
call attention once more to the
fact that Jesus never changed the
law; instead. He says that Heaven
and earth shall pass awav sooner
than one iot or one tittle shall pass
from the law. and He adds: ‘‘Who­
soever shall break one of these
least commandments, and shall teach
men so, he shall be called least in
the kingdom of Heaven; but who­
soever shall do and teach them,
the same shall be called great in
the kingdom of Heaven.” Matt.
5:17-19. These commandments in­
clude the Sabbath command; which,
even if men do call it least and
teach people to break, is still in
force and as binding as the rest
of them. Nowhere in the Bible is
the fourth commandment separated
from the rest to be discarded, or
replaced by another day of divine
worship. Jesus says that He kept
His Father’s commandments, and
bids us do likewise. We are ex­
horted to follow His example in
all things; and this must include
Sabbath keeping. God never chang­
ed the day, Jesus never changed
the day and surely no one else
had any right to change a divine
command. Sunday keeping rests en­
tirely upon “traditions of men,”
and not true followers of Jesus.
Hear what He says about it: “In
vain do they worship me, teaching
for doctrines the commandments
of men.” Matt. 15:9.
Therefore to all honest hearted
Christians I would say in all sincer­
ity; if you truly desire Io do right
and live in a way that is pleasing
to the Saviour, do not follow the
traditions and commandments of
men; but rather, follow the teach­
ing and example of Jesus Himself
and His devoted disciples and re­
ceive the Divine blessing. “Blessed
are thev that do His command­
ments, that they may have right to
the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city.”
Revelation 22:14.
Mrs. A. N. Oakes, Salem, Ore.
not hear about it until it is signed
on the dotted line and sealed.”
OPMers might not be too sur­
prised at that if they had been in
Washington longer. For after all,
when the present defense machine
was created, it was set up with al­
most complete disregard for an in­
dustrial mobilization plan drafted
by the War Department after 20
years 1
Typical of the ways things ave
going and, in fact, an indication of
a complete lack of understanding of
what is happening, was a recent
press release issued by the Office
for Emergency Management (not
the Knudson OPM), whish is the
holding company for all defense a-
gencies.
This release summarized what has
happened in the last year, and in­
cluded these sentences:
“On March 19, the President set
up the National Defense Mediation
Board, and its prompt settlement of
the 75-day-old Allis Chalmers tie-up
and a number of smaller strikes
stemmed the tide. Public fears be­
gan to subside as industry and
labor put their shoulders to the
wheel. National defense again forg­
ed ahead.”
The very day that release was is­
sued this was the strike picture:
Eleven thousand workers in the
Pacific Coast airplane
industry
voted to go on strike;
Pacific Coast shipyards were
closed down by a trike;
Production at the government’s
own $35,000,000 munitions plant »n
Ravenna, Ohio, was halted by a
strike;
AFL leaders warned that n.-w
shipyard strikes threatened in the
Great Lakes area;
And the threat of another dis­
abling strike hung over the coal in­
dustry.
That was not an exceptional day
The government’s own figures show
that the number of disputes has in­
creased since March, and the num­
ber of strikes actually adjusted has
dropped in the last 20 days.
In February, before the Mediation
Board “stemmed the tide” of
strikes, the U. S. Conciliation Ser­
vice assigned its men to 327 strikes.
In March, the total was 378, in
April 439, and 'in the first four
weeks of May it had risen to 474.
At the same time, the number of
disputes adjusted by the Conciliation
Book talk . . .
By EDNA ENGEN
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“One good book i* the precious
life-blood
a
of
balmed and
em­
ma*ter-*pirit,
treasured
up on
pur­
pose to a life beyond life.”
—John Milton
“One Foot In Heaven” by Hartzell
Spence.
This book has been advertised
as the story of a practical parson
with one foot in Heaven and the
other planted firmly on the earth.
The Reverend William H. Spence
was truiy a practical preacher. He
made Christianity a living, breathing
thing and had a grand time doing
it.
He especially enjoyed his work
when there was some goal to work
toward or when his congregation
was up in arms about something.
He thrived on such difficulties anc
many were the clever ways he
straightened them out or overcame
them.
* ♦ «
“Aunt Elsa” by E. G. Pinkham.
This is the story of a charming
old lady. You will not soon forget
Aunt Elsa with her snapping eyes
and hair as black as it ever was in
her girlhood. Nor will you forget
the poignancy of her monthly visits
to the dusty shipping offices to in­
quire about her husband’s Clipper
ship—twenty years overdue from
China!
One of the most frequent causes
of leaky valves in an automobile
engine are carbon deposits on the
valve seats according to a recent
mechanical service bulletin of the
Oregon State Motor Association.
Such deposits prevent the valves
from closing properly and may pit
the polished valve surfaces.
Business-Professional
Directory
For Your Beauty Needs
ELIZABETH’S
BEAUTY SALON
Lodges
Phone 431
Vernonia Lodge No. 246
I.0.0.F,
Meets Every Tuesday
8 P. M.
Mike Willard, N. G.
Paul Gordon, Secretary
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Elizabeth Horn
Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist
Marshall A. Rockwell
M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office Phone 72;
Residence 73
Vernonia F. O. E.
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
I.O.O.F.
(ffrusltingtoti
Service dropped from 102 in April
to 98 in May.
That’s s.me “tide s’emming!”
Dr. U. J. Bittner
Hall
Dentist
Vernonia
Phone 662
Joy Theatre Bldg.
2nd and 4th
Friday Nights
by'jAMES P reston
8 o'clock
Alford Doree, W. P.
BEHIND-THE-HAND whispers in Willis Johnson, W. Sec’y.
7-41
Washington tell of new plans for a
reorganization of the defense setup
Knights of Pythias
in an effort to speed the rearma­
Harding Lodge No. 116
ment drive.
Vernonia, Oregon
The present machinery, as nearly
Meetings:—I. O. O. F.
everyone admits is hodgepodge, hit
Hall, Second and
and miss, and particulary unwieldy
Fourth Mondays Each
because everything has to funnel
Month.
through a bottleneck—the White
Pythian
Sister*
House.
Vernonia Temple No. 61
For example, OPM cannot decide
Oregon
whether to build new steel plants Meetings: Vernonia,
— I. O. O. F. Hall
until the President makes up his Second and Fourth Wednesday?
mind whether they are needed; Leon
Each Month
2-41
Henderson and his price regulators
cannot determine whether legisla­
Order of Eastern Star
tion is needed to strengthen their Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S.
powers until the President reaches a
Regular Communi­
cation first and
decision; and so on and on.
third Wednesdays
The President naturally spends a
of each month, at
large part of time worrying over
Masonic Temple.
details of that kind. The trutn is
All visiting sisters
that William Knudson is as right
and brothers wel-
now as he was a year ago when he
come.
said the only defense is “Time.” Allie Dickson, Worthy Matron
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Valuable time is lost while things Mona Gordon, Secretary
drip through the White House fun­
A. F. & A. M.
nel.
Vernonia Lodge No, 184
With few exceptions—and busi­
A. F. & A. M. meets at
nessmen at OPM are among those
Masonic Temple,
Stat­
who agree—there is little argument
ed Communication First
against a change. But the important
Thursday of each month.
thing to some is that apparently
Special
called
meetings
those who are in charge of key
other Thursday nights, 7:30
Visitors must cordially wel-
phases of the program are not be­
ing consulted about the new plan.
Special meeting* Friday night*.
OPM businessmen have speeded
C. L. Brock, W. M.
production tremendously since the
Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec.
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first new defense machinery was
created a year ago. But today they
VERNONIA
know nothing about the proposed
POST 119
reorganization. As one strongly pro­
AMERICAN
administration businessman at OPM
LEGION
put it:
Meet* Fir.t Wed.
“Somebody in an office or a bed­ and Third Mon
room (Harry Hopkins’ office is a of Each Month.
White House bedroom) blocks away
AUXILIARY
from here is thinking up a new
Fir*t and Third Monday*
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scheme. As usual, those involved will
J. E. TAPP
All Kinds of Wood
Prompt
Delivery
Phone 241
Expert Tonsorial Work
BEN’S BARBER SHOP
Vernonia, Oregon
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 »nd SURGEON
Town
Office
891
NEAL W. BUSH
Attorney at Law
Joy
Theatre Bldg., Phone 663
In Vernonia Mondays and
Tuesdays