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4 Friday, June 20, 1941, Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon Comments thfe Week THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE INVASION FEARS REVIVED The unlucky defense of Crete involving loss of the island by the British to German air superiority, in spite of the navy, revives speculation on the invasion of the British Isles them selves. With air superiority Germany has a chance to do the big job. Without it she does not have a chance. And it is pro bable that her air superiority now is as advantageous as it will ever be since American aid is arriving in higher tempo. So, will Germany try the Isles invasion? It must be observed that the threat of invasion will pre vent Britain from strengthening her Mediterranean air force to stem future thrusts at Cyprus and especially at Malta—a move which the recent meeting of Hitler and Mussolini would confirm as a possibility. The Mediterranean arena likewise is a diversion by which Hitler might attempt to move against England, herself. At any rate, he has promised to end the war in 1941 and this would seem his big moment before England further builds up her air defense. And the forcing of the Irish by Hitler’s bombings portends a desire on his part to carry the invasion to the Irish isles on any pretext in the near future. COUNTY NEWS- St. Helens Clatskanie PARKING METERS MEET DISFAVOR— ROY HUGHES, NEW POST COMMANDER— West St. Helens merchants are wholeheartedly opposed to parking meters in West St. Helens and mer chants along First street and the Plaza are against meters at the ratio of at least three to one, it was learned in a survey this week. The idea of parking meters was described as “silly,” “implraetic- able,” “fine,” “terrible,” “okey,” “a racket,” “a graft,” and “some thing all small -towns will eventual ly come to.” Of all the merchants interviewed in West St. Helens not one was in favor of the idea, because, they said, West St. Helens had no park ing problem. It seemed the con sensus of opinion that while a per son might not always be able to park right in front of the store to which he wanted to go, a parking space could always be found not more than two or three car lengths away. Roy Hughes of Mist was elected commander of Louis Larsen Post No. 68 of the American Legion at the annual election here last Mon day evening. Others elected for the American Legion and to assist Roy Hughes in the promotion of the year’s pro gram are Eugene Bowman, first vice commander; Art Steele, sec ond vice commander; C. R. Even- son, financial officer; Ed Dear, chaplain; Alvie Swisher, sergeant at arms. TAX COLLECTION AHEAD OF LAST YEAR— As of June 11 Columbia county tax collections are $42,403.41 ahead of the same period last year, it was learned from Gordon Thompson, tax collector. Saturday, June 14, is the deadline for paying seeond quarter taxes without interest charges being added and while very few taxes are being paid now, the total this year is $428,323.41 compared to $385,920 on June 11, 1940, so the slow period now is probably due to the fact that so many taxpayers took advantage of the 3 per cent rebate in March and paid all their taxes then in stead of paying them quarter,#. VOTING PRECINCTS WILL BE CHANGED— Judge Ray Tarbell and Clounty Clerk J. W. Hunt drove over the county last Wednesday relative to reapportioning voting precincts in accordance with present roads. The west end of Deer Island precinct connects with Apiary or Yankton, for instance, instead of Deer Isia.td, so the precinct for those voters will probably be changed. There is also some redistribution necessary in Chapman, particularly the west end, Judge Tarbell said. ARCHIE NEWBOLD TO HEAD LONGSHOREMEN— Archie Newbold was reelected president of St. Helens Local I. L. W. U. 68 at an election held last week. C. Kremer was chosen vice president and Jack McAllister was reelected secretary-treasurer. Trus tees chosen are F. Pennington, A. Yevoli and D. Bowser. Fred Jensen was again elected as dispatcher, n post he has held for the past six months and E. Schmidt was continu ed in his post as janitor. The United States, with only 6 per cent of the world’s population, has nearly 19,500.000 telephones, or about half of all those in exist ence. And a telephone in New York City will reach 93 per cent of all the rest of the phones in the world. The Vernonia Eaglet MARVIN KAMHOLZ Editor and Publisher The Forum To the Editor: I am sorry that Mrs. Oakes of Salem or anyone else so misunder stood my talk about Peter and his Pentacostal sermon. Peter never wasted a moment in his life preach ing about days. He had something much more important to preach about. I don’t believe any of the disciples preached about the day of worship. I have never heard any one preach about that day except the Adventists, and they have been in existance around 80 or 82 years. The Adventists seem to have built a church on the Sabbath Day; Christ is the only One a church should be -built about. The thing we think of when we hear the word Adventist is Sabbath Day in place of Christ. Christ told Peter and all his dis ciples when he told them to wait in Jerusalem for the Comforter (St. John, 14-26): “The Comfort er, which is the Holy Ghost, will call to your remembrance all that I have taught you.” Now Peter be ing born a Sabbatarian, how natur al for him to continue worshipping on the seventh day. But after the Holy Ghost had fallen on them and his memory was refreshed, he at once led the Christians to make the first day their day of worship. Christ, being King of Kings, had the right to have a day of his own. The seventh day was Moses’ day of worship. Christ walks in no shadow, lie la till- Light. He leads. When He appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration Moses and Elias were with Him. Yet when Peter wished to build for the three per sons, God told him that Christ was His Son and that Peter should lis ten to Him. Christ took up every one of Moses’ Commandments (ex cept the fourth) and changed each one and made it His Command ment. So Christians do not need Moses' commandments. Christ ig nored the fourth commandment be cause he knew that Ilis death, the resurrection, the New Covenant would naturally do away with Moses’ day. The Moses' commandments were given the Jews whom God ,iad brought out of the land of Egypt and slavery. Not for' Christians. Peter so quickly leading the Chris tians to worship on the first day proves that Christ had taught him and it had been reminded to him on the day of Pentacost. Christ had He wished to honor the seventh day, could have risen, ascended to His Father and could have sent His Spirit on the seventh. But He did all the things, these acts which are truths <>f Christianity. Without these happenings there would be no Christian church and no Salva- ti. n. Yet He honored the first day of the week by doing all these very necessary acts on the first dav of the week. There is no need to preach whole sermons about it, because if Christ is preached, naturally all these other truths follow. I am sorry for anyone who is so misled. It is a sin not to follow Christ. Moses’ or any other man’s law can never go over Christ’s; there is no salva tion in such worship. Paul says: “Sabbath days and new moon feasts mean nothing now.” Mrs. A. E. Jennings Since the time that the Wright Entered as second class mail brothers mare their first succesful matter. August 4. 1922. at the post office in Vernonia. Oregon, under flight, the airplane industry in the the act of March 3, 1879. United States has built about 60,000 Official newspaper of Vernonia, Ore planes of all types. The present de fense program, by contrast, calls for the completion of 40,000 planes by the end of the next eighteen months. times in co-operation with German Bundists, were anxious to stir up •trikes in order to hinder the de fense effort, and were active in that direction. It was emphasized again and again, by contrast, that MIST—The Mist Helping Circle 95 to 98 per cent of the “plain held a picnic at Seaside Sunday. members” of the unions were loyal There was quite a number of mem citizens anxious to speed the de bers who could not go but those fense program. who did go had a lovely time. The fortune poll and the Dies Alvey Trotter spent the week testimony both point in the same end at his home at Elsie. direction. In short, they indicate Bernard Dowling took his father that the public, and the average American workman himself, consi to Spirit Lake and Mt. St. Helens ders the strike situation far more Sunday, Father’s Day. serious than the Administration Clyde Henderson was a village seems to view it. The Allis-Chalmers sh pper Saturday afternoon. strikje of disagreeable memory, Mr. and Mrs. L. Wikstrom drove which held up millions of dollars in defense orders for over nine to Grand Ronde and Taft Satur weeks, was called by one reporter day, visiting their daughter, Mrs. a “dress rehearsal” for the Reds’ Melvin DeRock, at the former place. program of sabotaging defense. It begins to look as though the public, Mist Garage Helper the workers themselves and—be it Norvin Wikstrom is helper at ever so slowly—the government the Mist Garage. may have something to say about Mrs. Merlin Bjerke and Mrs. that! Harvey Bogle were here from Washington last week, visiting their grandmother and mother, Mrs. W. R. Johnson. By EDNA ENGEN Several members of the W. M. S. from Mist went to Tideport last No one’s horizon is limited who Wednesday and met Mrs. Percy has access to good books. Books Scaling. are the open sesame to the won Mrs. William Bridgers wu» a ders of the world--- not only the Rose Festival visitor one day last world of the present but also that week. of the past and the future.” Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McGee —-E. E.— and Bonnie Ray were guests f “City of Illusion” by Vardis Fisher. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. This is the story of the famous McGee, over the week-end. They ghost town—Virginia City, Nevada came up from Grand Ronde. Mrs. Charles Melis’ little daugh when it was at the heighth of its ter, Marcia, spent a few days last glory. week with Mrs. A. R. Melis before It is also the story of Eilley and leaving for her new home in Jordan Sandy Bowers, part owners of the Valley where she and her mother Corestock Lode, but it is first the have gone to join Mr. Melis. story of lusty, brawling, colorful Jack Russell is staying at (he Virginia City and its motley inhabi Otto Bittner home and helping tants drawn from everywhere by them with the work. the discovery of the richest vein of silver the world has ever known. Helping Circle Enjoys Picnic Book Talk . . . 3 FACfr /| »Ofi SMWtM •y SAKS, tatù. Oregon’s new speed regulations, the new law pertaining to the op eration of farm tractors and trailers along the highway, the repeal of the non-resident registration law and other changes in motor ve hicle regulations become effective Satnaday, June 141th, the day which marks the end of the 90-day period following adjournment of the 1941 session of the state legisla tive assembly. After that date, the designated prima facie speed limit on Oregon highways out side muncipal areas will be 55 miles per hour instead of 45 miles an hour indicated speed. In cities, the designated speed limits are 25 miles an hour in resi dential areas and 20 miles an hour in business districts while the speed past school grounds has been raised from 15 to 20 miles an hour. May Change Speed» These designated speeds may be changed by action of the newly created speed control board in the case of areas within city limits or on county roads, and by the state highway commission in the case of state highways. Tourists from other states will not be required to register their cars when they enter Oregon after June 14th, due to the repeal of this law, it was pointed out by Earl Snell, secretary of state. Repeal of this law is expected to save the state of Oregon approximately $20,000 annually in administrative expenses. Of interest to farm operators are changes in the law relating to the operation of farm tractors and trailers on public highways. After June 14th, the amended Law will permit farmers living in the area west of the Cascades to op erate their tractors along the high way a distance of five miles from their farm without licensing the tractor of the trailer. In the area east of the Cascades, the distance is extended to ten miles from the home form. Under this law, those farmers whose places are within the prescribed distance from rtiar- kets may haul produce to those markets with tractors and trailors; without paying motor vehicle li cense fees. Effective July l»t The law changing the weight classification for light delivery and pick-ups which may be licensed for $5 goes into effect July 1st, the start off the half-year period. After that date, vehicles of this type up to 4.500 pounds may be licensed for $5 a year. The present law places a limit of 4.000 pounds on vehicles licensed for this fee. However, the secretary of state pointed out, there has been no change in P. U. C. requirements which provide that commercial vehicles over 4,000 pounds of a private carrier classification which are operated for a distance ex ceding three miles from the limits of a city, are subject to P. U. C. 4.500 pounds may be licensed for $5 a year after July 1st. if they are operated out of town beyond a distance of three miles, they will be subject to P. U. C. regulations The precise implications of the President’s most recent fireside chat will be discussed around this town, and probably throughout the whole country, for many weeks to come. There were so many lights and shadows in the long address that it will take a measure of time, and considerable subsequent activi ty, to clarify the real meaning of many of the hints dropped by the Chief Executive. The speech has already been ana lyzed endlessly from the point of view of foreign affairs. But the danger in neglecting another side of the question was dramatized by two observers who, as soon as they re ceived mimeographed copies of the President’s talk, calmly sat down and began measuring it. After a few moments of this, one was heard to say cheerfully: “Well, I win—with something to spare!” It turned out that he’d wagered that less than 15 per cent of the address would be concerned with “domestic” issues. And that is significant in view of the fact that our foreign policy can only have real weight if the other nations of the world know that we can back up our statements with guns and planes and tanks. Directly related to the making of the above-mentioned military equipment were these words from Presidents Roosevelt’s talk: “When the nation is threatened from without .... as it is today, the actual production and transpor- iation of the machinery of defense must not be interrupted by disputes between capital and capital, labor and labor, or capital and labor. The future of all enterprise—of capital and labor alike—is at stake.” Disputes between capital and capital That had the experts stumped. Best interpretation your reporter has been able to uncover is that it represented an example of the Administration’s tendency to take a side poke at capital when ever conditions get serious enough to require a public spanking for labor. But disputes between labor and labor, and between labor and capi tal —everyone knew what was be ing referred to there! Business-Professional “Science can give mankind a bet ter standard of living, better health and a better mental life, if mankind in turn gives science the sympathy and support so essential to its prog ress.”—Vannevar Bush, President, Carnegie Institution. Directory For Your Beauty Need* ELIZABETH’S BEAUTY SALON Lodges Phone 431 Vernonia Lodge No. 246 I.O.O.F. Meets Every Tuesday 8 P. M. Mike Willard, N. G. Paul Gordon, Secretary 4-41 — 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) Dr. U. J. Bittner I.O.O.F. Hall Dentist Vernonia Phone 662 Joy Theatre Bldg. 2nd and 4th Friday Nights 8 o’clock Alford Doree, W. P. Willis Johnson, W. Sec’y. J. E. TAPP 7-41 All Kind, of Wood Knights of Pythias Harding Meetings:—I. O. O. F. Hall, Second and Fourth Mondays Each Month. Pythian Sister» Vernonia Temple No. 61 Vernonia, Oregon Meeting»:— I. O. O. F. Hall Second Prompt Delivery Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon and Fourth Each Month Phone 241 Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP Vernonia, Oregon Wednesday? 2-41 Nehalem Valley Order of Eastern Star Chapter 153, O. E. S. Regular Communi cation first and third Wednesdays of each month, at Masonic Temple. All visiting sisters and brothers wel come. The same week that the President Allie Dickson, Worthy Matron 1-41 spoke, two significant sidelights Mona Gordon, Secretary occured. First was the release of a A. F. & A. M. survey conducted by Fortune Maga Vernonia Lodge No. 184 zine, which does a good, accurate A. F. & A. M. meets at job of testing public opinion. This Stat- Masonic Temple, . . particular straw vote asked the ed Communication First American peapie some questions Thursday of each month. about strikes, and it turned out Special called meetings that even factory workers and jn all other Thursday nights, 7:30 union members were opposed to let p. m. Visitors most cordially wel- tome. ting these interfere with defense. Special meetings Friday nights. Meanwhile, the Dies Committee C. L. Brock, W. M. met here in the capital and heard 1-42 Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec. some extremely interesting testi mony from present and former VERNONIA heads of locals in the C. I. O. avia POST 119 tion and automobile branches. The AMERICAN witnesses, several of whom were LEGION war veteran«, offered testimony Meets First Wed. indicating that rank-and-file had and Third Mon. grown tirad of CiHnmunist in of Each Month. fluence, and had started a move AUXILIARY ment to oust Reds, from key pos 1-41 First and Third Mondays tions. The Reds, they said, some Nehalem 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. 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