Derno
16 Planes
Defense Bond
Land Here on Sale Shows
Sunday Trip Increase Here
Sportsmen Pilots of Ore
gon Come to Vernonia
for Breakfast
Sixteen planes landed Sunday
morning on the Vernonia Airport,
bringing pilots and passengers from
Hillsboro, Beaverton and Portland
for breakfast and a sight-seeing
tour into the Nehalem Valley. The
planes came on a tour arranged by
the Sportsmen Pilots of Oregon, a
flying club. The tour was one of
a number made by the club during
the year to different towns in the
state.
Several reports indicated that a
good turnout of Vernonia people
were on hand to greet the flyers
and conduct them back to the city
where all enjoyed a breakfast serv-
ed by the Nehalem Social Club at
the Masonic Temple. The reports
also indicated that a number of
compliments were heard on the
breakfast.
Tickets for the breakfast wer»
sold here by members of the Ver-
nonia Flyers and the chamber of
commerce.
Volume 18, Number 25
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Friday, June. 20, 1941
Approximately $12,000
in Maturity Value Sold
Since First of Month
The sale of 1 Defense Savings
Bonds is picking up considerably
over the rate of ' sale when the
bonds were first issued it was
stated at the Vernonia post office
this week. Since the first of the
month of June approximately $12,-
000 worth of bonds have been sold.
The $12,000 figure is based on the
maturity value of the bonds.
The sale of savings stamps alone
since June 1st had amounted to
$71.45 at the close of business
June 16th, Monday,
An all-time peak had been reach
ed in the amount of funds in post
al savings, it was also stated, In
that department at the close of
business Monday, $123,818 was on
deposit.
Money order sales for the week
of June 9 to 14 amounted to $9,-
718.51 and brought fees of ap
proximately $100.
Pansy Plant
Grows High
A pansy plant with a grow
th of 36 inches was on exhibit
Monday at Sam and Bob’s.
The plant was brought there
by Curtis Hess, a long-time
resident of Treharne.
The plant has been staked
so that it stood upright. A
considerable number of blooms
were counted, although not
an exceptional number. How-
ever, the fact the the blooms
grew on stems of considerable
length did create comment.
Defense Council
Is Organized
Shingle Mill
To Run for
Sixty Days
Browning Bros. Circus
Applies for Permit to
Operate Here
A continuation of the discussion
heard two weeks ago at the city
council meeting was heard again
Monday evening as determined at
that previous time when it was
decided to wait until L. C. Cotner,
general manager of the Cedarwood
Timber company, could be present
and an attempt to reach an agree-
ment on the question be made.
Tie Vote for Director Is
Result of Monday Ballot
On School District Issues
Bramblet, Keasey Draw Equal Number of Ballots
for Vacant Position on School Board; Schwab Re-
Elected as Clerk for Year
A tie vote for the position of director on the school board
No. 47, . Jt., resulted Monday evening at the annual
Of District
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school meeting held at the Washington grade school. A tie in
balloting was considered very unusual, it was stated, and is
an occurance that has never happened here before.
The two nominations receiving
equal votes were R. A. Bramblet
and T. F. Keasey with 35 each.
The deadlock will be broken by
drawing lots at the next meeting
Organization of a defense council Agreement Mnde
of the board of directors on July
in Columbia county was made last
Cotner was here Monday eve
11. The term of office is for three
week, coming as a result of the ning from Los Angeles to meet
MIST—Funeral services for Iver years.
President’s declaration of an un with the council and an agreement
limited emergency and of Govern was made. As was decided, the mill Parkinen were held at the Mist School Clerk Elected
or Srjfague’s naming in each county will continue to operate for 60 church Saturday afternoon, June
An election for the position of
temporary chairmen to call meet days at the end of which time all 14<th, following his death in a»
ings to name members to serve on cutting of shingle bolts wilt have accident near Gresham. The acci school clerk was held at the same
the councils. The purpose of the been completed; the shake-manu dent occurred when Parkinen, who time. Lee Schwab, clerk for the
groups is the organization of civil facturing machine will be moved was driving a log truck, swerved past year, was again elected to
ians for participation in defense from the mill to the timber wnere to avoid hitting a train and ran that position for the coming year.
activity; all volunteer service will the bolts are cut within 10 days; into a ditch. A passenger in the No other nomination for the pos
be under the leadership and organ the mill will operate from 8 o’clock truck was killed and Parkinen w- ition was made. Schwab received
taken to a hospital but was so
ization of the councils.
until 5 o’clock; sawdust from the seriously injured that he passed a total of 67 votes.
Also voted on the same evening
conveyor and burner will be elim away shortly afterwards.
Members Named
was
the question of accepting the
inated as much as possible by a
Iver Parkinen was born Novem-
County Judge Ray Tarbell was sprinkler; and the back of the mill ber 28, 1905 at Brush Prairie, budget for the fiscal year begin-
named by the Governor to serve will be boarded up in an attempt Washington, and died at Portland ning June 16, 1941, and ending
as temporary chairman. Other» on to reduce the amount of sawdust. on June 11, 1941 at the age of June 16, 1942, and the question
of increasing the tax levy fo .he
the committee are: Forest Klum,
35 years, six months and 14 days. year 1941-42 over the amount
Wendell Hill, Mayor Milton J. But Application Accepted
He was not married.
limited by law.
ler, Scappoose; Archie Newbold,
The council considered and ac-
The deceased is survived by a
Leading isolationists of the country, such as Senator Burton K. John L. Foote, Mrs. Jeanetta Ost-
The budget was accepted by a
cepted
an
application
by
the
Brown
brother, Alfred; a sister, Mrs. Lena vote of 44 “yes” and two “no,”
Wheeler, Charles Lindberg, Senator Gerald Nye and Representative lund, Butler Clevinger, Ercel Ram
Martin L. Sweeney of Ohio, were criticized severely by Palmer Hoyt, ey, Mayor Ray W. Simeral, Sheriff ing Bros, circus to operate their Lane; a niece, Evelyn Parkinen; and the six per cent limitation uy
publisher of the Oregonian, Portland, in an address Tuesday before, M. R. Calhoun, Miss Nettie Alley, shows here from July 8 to 12 under and two nephews, Guy and Leland a vote of 36 “yes” and four “no."
the sponsorship of the City Park Lane; all of Mist.
approximately 1000 members of the
St. Helens; Ben Pesaro, Major Board. The circus guarantees $150
Services were conducted by the
Grange, meeting in annual conven
John Heglund, Columbia City; A. J. for a license and a perceptage of
Bush Funeral Home, and were read
tion at Newport.
Unruh, Edward J. Dear, C. F. the gross income. The show will be by Rev. W. O. Livingstone. Inter
Puzey, Mrs. Melvenia Barr, Mayor set up in the park, it was stated. ment took place at the Mist cem
Unfortunate Situation
Art Steele, Clatskanie; R. L. Voor-
Councilmen also appointed Rob- etery.
“It is unfortunate that these
hies, Prescott; A. R. McCall, A. S.
Lillian Hedman, newly elected May, Mayor Wilbur J. Smith, ert Slawson as temporary life guard
mighty voices are not raised in
Readjustment of the gross quota
criticism of the Administration for Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Rainier; W. A. Murphy, Goble; A. to take the place vacated by Noble
of men to be supplied the armed
failure to proceed more rapidly Girls in Vernonia, was elected R. Mills, Birkenfeld; Harry Cul- Dutton during the time he is at
forces by Oregon has been com
with the settling of strikes and the Grand Recorder in the State con bertson, J. W. Nichols, Bessie Lin- tending the National Aquatic Schoo!
pleted by National Headquarters
production of armaments,” states vention of Oregon Rainbow Girls. coin, Mayor E. M. Bollinger, Ver- at Issaquah, Washington.
for Selective Service and a new
Mr. Hoyt. It is tragic that these Miss Hedman has served as Grand nonia; Earl Atkins, Wilark.
gross
quota of 24,719 allotted to
Nature
and
Grand
Representative
voices are not raised to urge im
A notice was posted for em- the state, Lt. Elmer V. Wooton,
mediate ceilings on wages, profits in the two years previous. She was Citizen* to Enroll
ployees of the Oregon American state director for Selective Service,
and prices; they are not question named Worthy Advisor of the local
At the first session of the Col-
Lumber corporation on Wednesday announced recently.
ing the type of army we are rais chapter at the recent election.
umbia county council, a chairman,
announcing that on Friday, June
Credited against the gross quota
Also named at Grand Chapter vice-chairman and coordinator or
ing today, and that they are not
27, the saw mill, the planer and are. 17,476 Oregon men reported
demanding further recessions in was Betty Olsen who was appoint executive secretary will be selected.
No Washington, D. C„ columnist qther units of the mill will be as enlisted or commissioned in the
government spending aside from ed Grand Representative from Ten Following the first session, enroll
has
a larger following in the north closed until July 7, the Monday armed forces of the United States,
nessee.
defense.
ment of citizens of the county in west than John W. Kelly, and the following the Fourth of July week and the 2,288 men who have been
With Mrs. W. F. MacDonald, the Oregon civil reserves, from
“It is unfortunate, indeed,” the
end. Members of maintenance
speaker continued, “that they see Mother Advisor, the following girls which active workers in home de name of this famed correspondent crews will be the only men em inducted into the Army under the
Selective Service Act. This will
is
a
guarantee
that
his
column
is
fit to debate nightly whether or attended the session at Corvallis: fense will be selected, will be carri-
fair, accurate, and newsy; that it ployed during the shut-down. The leave a net quota of 4,955 men to
not we will engage in World War Lillian Hedman, Betty Olsen, Bar ed on.
contains information of special in week off is in accordance with the be supplied under the Selective
II. Such debate is the epitome of bara Nichols, Joy Willard, Evelyn
Funds for operating will be the terest to this region. Through ar recent agreement reached between Service Act in future months.
futility because we are actually Hearing, Erma Kent, Nancy Brown problem of the council since no
rangement with the Northwestern the C. I. O. and its employers and
at war with the Axis powers and and Alberta Tipton.
finanaces have been provided by News Service, The Vernonia Eagle at the same time will give time No Specified Period
have been for months.”
the state or the federal units of will present the popular Kelly col for repairs and general rehabilita
Colonel Wooton emphasized the
our government for the committee’s umn beginning June 26.
tion of the mill' machinery.
Columbia County Voters
fact that the 4,955 men to be
work.
Owing to the burning out of a supplied under the new quota are
The number of registrants was
No other Washington correspon motor which operated the blower not to be supplied during any spec
approaching the 1000 mark Tues
dent possesses the peculiar knack which took care of the refuse from ified period but that they will be
day. The following voting members
of weaving into his column the the planer, two shifts are work supplied as requisitioned
A check with records of the
by the
were present from Columbia Coun Nehalem Flying Service indicate
unique combination of chatty, ing in that department, one half armed forces.
ty: Neva J. Root, Yankton Grange; that seven members of the Vernonia
breezy information and keen ana of the crew in the day, the other
Further readjustment of the
La Verne Hansen, Natal Grange; Flyers have made their solo flights
lysis of “what’s going on.” When half at night. This arrangement state’s gross quota will be made
Harry and Emma Condit, Vernonia from instruction given by Lesta.
a reader follows Kelly he has a will continue until another motor from time to time in accordance
The 90th Annual State Conven feeling of personal intimacy with can be purchased
Grange; Mys. Melvina Carver, Clats Lackey, instructor. The Vernonia
with needs of the armed forces,
kanie Grange; O. Henry Oleen, Flyers is a club whose membership tion of the Christian churches of the nation's capital, the lawmakers,
and the state’s net quota will be
Beaver Homes Grange; France» and is composed of students taking Oregon is scheduled to meet on
affected not only by such read
their spacious camping grounds at and the hangers-on.
R. Hanniff, Warren Grange; Kennie flying lessons.
justment but also by credits ob
a
Turner
June
24
to
29.
With
Keller, Fern Hill Grange; Annie B.
Behind the Scenes
As mentioned a short time ago,
tained by additional enlistments in
Johnson, Winema Grange; Inez C. J. Badley, club president, was tabernacle seating 2000 people, up-
the armed forces.
Stuffed-shirts, and statesmen who
Langdon, Chapman Grange; Mrs. the first to make his solo flight to-date camping facilities anu an
Based on the new quota for the
outstanding
program,
they
are
an
make
your
laws;
what
they
do,
M. A. Tennant, South Scappoose from the Vernonia field. His flight
state,
new quotas for Oregon’s 57
A
change
of
location
for
Brown
’
3
Grange; Lesley Howe, Canaan was followed by those of Dz. R. ticipating a record-breaking conven how they act, their ambitions,
local boards will be announced
Flower
Shop
was
announced
this
tion.
Dr.
Victor
P.
Morris,
of
the
Grange.
foibles jealousies, rivalries, and
D. Eby, Pat MaCiauley, Jack Park
shortly according to Colonel Woot
Feature of the first day of the er, Bob Dial, A. C. Haverlin and U. of O. faculty will be the prin feuds are recorded faithfully by week by the shop’s management on.
to
be
effective
about
the
first
of
cipal speaker. Other talent includes
meeting was the annual address of Don Morris.
this correspondent from the Pacific the coming month. Space has been
State Master Ray W. Gill, who re
Construction work on the port prominent religious leaders from
many
parts
of
the
world.
Rev.
and
coast, who takes you behind the obtained in the VanAlstine building
viewed the effect of the present hangar is almost complete, it was
conflict in Europe upon American stated by Harold Dow, who has Mrs. W. O. Livingstone of Ver scenes and shows what makes the next to Federici’s Shoe Shop and
preparations are being made for
agriculture and urged “all-out” aid been in charge of the work, AH nonia are elected as delegates and government tick.
the change.
to Britain in order to insure a vic that remain to be done are hanging it is expected that a score or more
The shop is now located in the
Being in daily contact with the
tory for the democracies.
the doors, some bracing and some in addition from the local church
Vernonia Bakery. The change will
will be in attendance.
and
Oregon
delega-
Washington
City Marshal A. D. Lolley, in a
grading work.
Legislative Matters
tions in congress, Mr. Kelly is In afford more space for display, statement to The Eagle this week,
more
space
for
the
preparation
of
Speaking at the Tuesday after
position to report promptly and orders and added convenience in again urged that grass on loU,
noon session, Governor Charles A.
accurately on all matters affecting other ways, it was stated.
streets and alleys be cut before
Sprague reviewed various legisla
the Pacific northwest, and frequent
an official order to that effect
tive matters effecting Oregon agri
ly to forecast official action days Much Rain
be issued to various property hold-
culture.
Delivery of the largest single
of the regular press
in
advance
Members of the Local 37 of the
Considering some of the 71 reso order of refrigerators ever receiv
A check with the Cooperative «TS.
dispatches.
'Lolley said that some grass had
I.
W.
A.
will
hold
election
of
local
Weather SUtion records maintain-
lutions before the convention will ed in Vernonia was made here
officers on Thursday, Friday and
been
cut but that there was evi-
ed
by
Ed
Sesaman
revealed
that
18
Frigi-
when
Tuesday
morning
of
the
Kelly
column
is
A charm
start Wednesday morning and will
Pateraon Saturday, June 19, 20 and 21, it its simple, direct style, free from .40 of an inch of rain had fallen dently a milunderstanding as to
daires
were
left
at
the
continue through Wednesday eve-
was announced this week.
Furniture Store.
the grass that is growing in alleys
ning.
At a special meeting on Friday “four-bit words, ." 1 which has result- Wednesday at four o’clock. That
The crated machines made ah
and streets. That grass, too, must
figure
was
the
fall
for
that
day
Milwaukie has invited the Sute impressive sight when lined up on night, June 20, only, the Local ed in his Washington comments be
be cut along with that growing on
only.
Judging
by
the
sound
of
the
Grange to meet in that city in 1942 the sidewalk before the store. Del will vote on the Columbia River ing required reading in many high
lota, to forestall an official order
rain
on
roofs,
it
could
easily
have
schools
in
Oregon
and
Washington
so that will be the site of the con ivery was made by a Nehalem Loggers’ Agreement, This special
on
the matter.
been
mistaken
for
hail.
states.
Valley
Motor
Freight
truck.
meet
is
scheduled
for
7
:30
p.
m.
vention next year.
Iver Parkinen
Funeral Held
Grangers Hear Publisher,
Governor at Convention
Readjustment of
Quota Completed
Lillian Hedman
Elected at Meet
Vacation for
Workers Slated
Kelly Column to
Appear June 26
Seven Have
Taken Solo Hops
Christian Church
Convention Due
Flower Shop to
Change Location
Cutting of Grass
Not Complete, Said
Large Order Is
Delivered Tues.
I.W. A. to
Hold Election