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Oer no Friday, June 27,1941 agre Volume 18, Number 26 Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Boards Fully Prepared to Conduct Registration July 1 Registration Week Set Aside Oregon’s 57 Selective Service local boards have reported to Lt. Colonel Elmer V. Woo ton, state director of Selective Service, that they are fully prepared to register on July 1 the 6500 or more Oregon men who have attained the age of 21 subsequent to October 16, 1040, and before midnight July 1, 1041. registration July 1 at their own The local boards will conduct A list of those men and offices except in Multnomah county and in a few local board areas boys who went to Portland w> where supplementary registration offer blood for transfusion for points are necessary. Pete McDonald was obtained The chairman of each local board this week and is released as follows. For the first call giv Washington, D. C,, June 26—It will be the chief registrar for the board area and will be assisted by Directors Named Without en, the boys who offered them may as well be told now, for later other local board members and Competition; Mills Is selves were: Gordon Cline, Les Four Vernonia boys who John Citizen will feel the effects: clerks. Volunteer registrars will be deliver the Oregonian will re Named Clerk by Directors ter and Lyle Galloway, Benny The government intends curtailing used only in exceptional instances Hall, Claire Sunnell' and Max turn to their homes Thursday of supplies of many articles to pro although each board chairman may Fourteen votes were cast Mon Ensworth. The first four boys night bubbling over with ducers of consumers goods and us call upon government appeal day afternoon and evening at the nam^d had matching blood “what we did, what we saw.” ing everything available for nation agents, advisors to registrants and high school board election and the which was given. The four young men, Leonard al defense and the “arsenal of other Selective Service officials to two directors whose names appear Harry Hall released the Belongia, Gordon Cline, Beryl democracy.” A tip has been passed assist in the registration. ed on the ballot were unanimously names of the men who went Arner and James Johns left out that already a dozen industries chosen for the two position on the to Portland on Friday to have Monday for a trip to Vancouv have been shut down, and in the Sprague Issues Proclamation board. The names appearing on their blood tested. They were: er, B/C. as guests of the Ore near future 30 percent of Amer the ballot were Walter Kent, who Governor Charles A. Spraghe has Harry Hall, E. V. Robertson, gonian. ican industries will have a “black was elected as director for a term issued a proclamation pointing out Robert Dial, Leo Ludwig, Walt Leaving Portland Monday, out” because they are not in a of five years, and Antone Smejkal, the persons who must register and er Buckner, George Smith, the boys were taken by train business which will give them need-' who was named for a two-year George Lindsey, Harry Hender to Seattle where they boarded ed priorities on goods, particularly urging all citizens to cooperate. board term. The Governor’s proclamation also son, Ed Carter, Truman Knight, a boat for Victoria. Wednes metals. Following the close of the polls Paul Coburn and Aubrey Fitz day they went by boat to Very few industries aside from urges employers to make it poss the school board was reorganized ible for employees to register. gerald. Of these, five men had Vancouver. For at least one those with defense orders win be for the coming year and Oscar Colonel Wooton has announced blood which typed with the of the boys this trip affords able to purchase supplies for love Weed was elected chairman by the injured one’s. that the registration will involve him the first train ride as well or money. The OPM knows that other members. Ray Mills was as the first boat ride. this will mean idle machines and no complex procedure. again hired as clerk. Other busi The questions on the registrant’s unemployed workers, many of whom ness of the meeting was to accept cannot go to a larger city for a card pertain only to his identity, the budget as reported by the his address, the person who rfill war job. The corner tin' shop, the budget committee and to designate shoemaker, will each have trouble always know his address, and his the First National Bank of St. obtaining tin and leather. The man employer. Registration should .lot Helens as depository for district take longer than five minutes for v ho runs the radio repair shop and WPA projects sponsored in Ore funds. the dealer in spare parts for auto- each individual although in some gon counties cost taxpayers $17,- ca.-es it probably will be extended Funeral services were held at m.,ii«s are headed for trouble. to 20 or more minutes. 964,513 between April 8, 1935 and Corvallis Wednesday for Mrs. Eva Manufacture of radios is already March 31, 1941, of which amount Fish, Vernonia manager of the being reduced and the demand for Proper Answers Required steel will make auto parts scarce. $3,243,372 had not been “distribut West Coast Telephone company, While it is essential that regis It doesn’t matter how much dealers ed” or spent on the later date, ac following her death here last Sun .ape willing to pay, unless they have tration be conducted as rapidly as cording to an analysis of WPA tax day from a heart attack. Funeral a priority order (and these are re possible, all registrars must allow The airplane owned by the costs by Oregon Business & Tax ample time to each registrant so service» were held at the Keeney served for concerns with defense Nehalem Flying Service and used Research, Inc. based on official contracts) no manufacturer can that every question on the registra Funeral Home at Corvallis and by the Vernonia Flyers was burned figures from the Oregon WPA ad send him goods. The manufacturers, tion card can be answered properly. imeiment took place at the Mt. last Saturday at Seaside. The fire ministrator’s office. No questionnaires will be answer Union cemetery at that place. also, are being hedged in and their started from a firecracker which Tax cost of WPA projects of ail Eva Vivian Fish was born on exploded on the tail of the mach supplies are and will be cut down, ed by registrants when they register kinds, sponsored by counties, cities, July 1. Such documents are sent March 9th, 1896 at Bellview, Ore in seme instances to nothing. ine, it was said. school or other districts or public to registrants only after their or gon, and passed away at Vernonia The loss, amounting to $2100 agencies, on $1000 of property May Subsidize Concerns der numbers have been determined on June 22, 1941 at the age of was partially covered by insurance. assessment, varied for the 6-year This is the word from the inside by a lottery to be held in the near 45 years, three months and 13 Another plane, a Tandem Cub period from $70.46 in Tillamook future. days. She was married and is sur Trainer with a 50 horse-power county to 23c in Sherman county, and the insiders do not relish it, Also there will be no physical ex vived by her husband, Ernest Fish motor was to be available early for they have no desire to see based on actual expenditures to small business, which has made amination at the time of registra of Philomath; two sons, Darrel and in the week for the flyers’ use March 31, last, which were $14,- tion. Leland, of Vernonia; her mother, and a new Cub Cruiser with a America, throttled. At present one Mrs. Ada Labbate of Portland; geared Lycoming motor was order 721,141 for the 36 counties of of the problems is figuring whether Registration Card Given Oregon. three brothers, Forrest Alfrey of ed to be delivered at a later time. or not the government can subsidize Bend, Clarence Alfey of McMinn After a registrant has answered Three Vernonia men, Lester $60,010,271 Contributed these small concerns to enable them to resume business after the war. the questions and signed his name ville and Carl Alfrey of Bend; and Lackey, Jack Parker and Don Mor The federal government, during Shorn of material, the little indus to his registration card, he will be two sisters, Mrs. Marie Scott of ris, had flown to Seaside but were the 1935-1941 period, contributed Corvallis and Mrs. Dorothy Earn a registration certificate not near the plane when the acci tries are looking for substitutes, given est of Portland. $60,010,271 toward all WPA pro signed by the registrar. He must dent happened. such as imitation rubber for heels; The funeral service was conduct jects, of which $48,448,658 had plastics for this and that; soles of have his certificate in his personal ed by Reverend Goodrich of Philo composition, plastic or glass knives. possession at all times, as under been spent on March 31, last. math. the Selective Service Regulations Recently OPM ordered refrigerator Columbia county received $3,- companies to discontinue aluminum failure to possess the certificate, 347,421 of WPA federal contribu ice trays and to substitute rubber; or to show it to authorized per tion toward projects in that county, row rubber is to be reservea for sons, constitutes a violation of the which was 6.91 per cent of total Regulations and is to be consider war purposes and the ice trays must expended WPA funds in Oregon Mrs. Charles McCafferty who still find another substitute. "»Vire ed prima facie evidence of failure between April, 1935 and March, has been assistant operator in the fence is becoming scarce; praccic- to register. 1941. Taxpayers in Columbia coun local office of the West Coast ally none will be on the market Returning from a dance in Balm Telephone company for a number ty contributed $420,790 toward for farms shortly. A shortage of Examiner Scheduled Grove early Sunday morning a of years will take over duties of these projects, which amount was steel will limit the manufacture 11.17 per cent of total cost of group of young men and women manager, it was announced this WPA projects, and represented a A traveling examiner of opera of farm implements, just as it wdl eek, following the sudden death reduce the automobile output by tors and chauffeurs is scheduled met with an accident about 6 miles tax cost of $.32.42 per $1000 of of Eva Fish wno has been here in 50 percent on the 1942 cars. The to arrive in Vernonia, Thursday, out of Vernonia on the Beaver charge of the service for 5 years. property assessment for the 6-year July 3 and will be on duty at the heap of odds and ends of old iron Creek highway. The driver of the Filling the position formerly period, according to the Oregon in every farmyard will be worth city hall from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. car, Bill Duncan, fell asleep as did Business & Tax Research, Inc. re taken by Mrs. McCafferty, Mrs. real money; Leon Henderson has Anyone wishing permits or licenses most of the other five occupants; Todd Bowerman will be assistant port, copies of which are available to drive cars are asked to get in placed a price on every kind of the car left the road and struck operator. A third person to work to any interested taxpayer without scrap and any farmer can estimate touch with the examiner during a stump. Of the passengers, Kath charge. extra shifts in the office will be what his old iron and steel is worth tho.se hours. leen Lolley, Joy Willard, Betty named at a later date, it was No Uniform Distribution when the junkman comes around. Arnold, a cousin of Joy’s, Lillian stated. be shipped to England. The British Hedman, Bill Templeton and Bill (Price at Portland or Seattle.) There has been no uniform distri food minister has requested all Duncan, only one received serious bution or spread of federal WPA Clothing Not Affected American women to have one injuries. Attends Journalist School money among Oregon counties, the As yet clothing is not affected, creamless day a week to provide Lillian Hedman was taken to the Winifred Romtvedt, daughter of Oregon Business & Tax Research, a larger amount for England. But but manufacturers have been told Emanuel hospital in the Bush am Mr. and Mrs. Fred Romtvedt, is to reduce the number of styles. ter has been taken off the list bulance about 5 p. m. Sunday aft attending a special two weeks Inc. report points out. Of total There will not be such a selection for the needy in this country and ernoon where she is receiving care course for high school journalists WPA-contributed funds in Oregon, for women to choose from as there is going abroad. Meanwhile the for a fractured pelvic bone. She at the Lincoln high school in Port Multnomah county obtained 41.61 has been.) Sulphur for the paper price of butter is going up to dom received no head injury as was land. The attendance is limited per cent, and Sherman county the and pulp mills has already been estic consumers and while Wickard reported and expected to be re to 50 for the course. School pub least, .009 per cent. Of total WPA expenditures in cut about 60 percent by reason of suggests a substitute he does not turned to her home soon, accord lishers from the entire Northwest counties for various projects, both ships being taken off the trade c mention what that substitute should ing to reports. are represented at the meet. The carrying sulphur to the northwest. be. Same situation regarding eggs. The car which is owned by M. tuition for Winifred’s attendance federal and locally-contributed tax The mills have been told that if The secretary’s proposal to raise B. Willard was damaged to the is paid by Timberline, the bi money, Morrow county contributed, they wish their usual amount they more hogs means little to the extent of approximately $400. It monthly publication of Vernonia presumably from property taxes, more than half the amount spent can use the railroads; and the rail northwest, except that it has upped w^ covered by insurance. high school. in that county, or 55.80 per cent, roads are already wondering wheth the cost of pork, for the northwest and Multnomah county the least, er they will have sufficient freight does not raise enough for its own Wranglers Billed Elected at Boys’ State 18.10 per cent. The report does cars to take care of all the busi necessities. Election of officers for service not attempt to explain this wide ness that is thrown to them. To Silk Being Used The Arizona Wranglers will ap in the 3 county units, Columbia, difference in proportion of local aid the railroads a blanket order pear on the Joy Theatre stage next Deschutes and Willamette, of the contributions, except to say that Silk stockings became popuim has been given to furnish them and common in the first world war. Wednesday, July 2, Harold Dow, Annual Beaver Boys’ State were "no doubt it has been easier for with steel for freight cars. In farming regions Secretary of but silk is now used for parachutes manager, stated this week. The made Tuesday. Edgar Culbertson, WPA to find feasible projects in Agriculture Wickard is asking and balloons, and nylon and other Wranglers are widely known irom son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Culbert- Multnomah county, due to its pop dairymen to increase the output substitutes are being introduced. appearances on stage, screen and on, was named assessor for Colum ulation density and metropolitan of milk and cheese. He has also Shipyard workers will not be lux radio programs and will provide bia county. The Boys’ State is problems, than it has been, for plenty of entertainment for those sponsored by the American Legion example, to enthuse Sherman coun appealed to the American people uriating in silk shirts this time. As the war continues (it will who attend. Their appearance here and is being held this year at Cor ty citizens and secure their spon to use less milk and cheese in sorship of project«.” vallis from June 22 to 29. is for the one night only. (Continued on page 6) order that these commodities can Paper Boys Get B. C. Trip 14 Votes Cast At School Election Mon. WPA Tax Cost Is $17,964,513 Mrs. Eva Fish Buried Wednesday Flying Service Plane Burns One Serious Injury Suffered 18 Men Offer Aid to Injured New Manager Named Tuesday Enrollment Week to Be June 30-July 5 John L. Foote Elected as County Chairman; Tar bell Is Coordinator The organization of civilians for participation in defense activity will begin Monday, June 30th, for Columbia county it was announc ed this week by County Judge Ray Tarbell in a release made following a meeting of the defense council Monday evening at St. Helens. Big Enrollment Desired In the release Tarbell stated that an enrollment in the county as near 100 per cent as possible is desired. The enrollment will con tinue from June 30th to July 5th and the minimum age limit for registrants is 16 years. Enrollment may be made at any booth in the county. For Nehalem Valley residents and Wilark, four booth locations have been named: Vernonia—empty building next to the liquor store; Wilark—store; Mist— Bridgers’; Birkenfeld—McCaffery’s. Officer« Elected At the council’s meeting Mon day, permanent officers were elect ed to carry on the work. Named to official capacities were: John L. Foote, St. Helens, county chair man; Art Steele, Clatskanie, vice- chairman; and Judge Ray Tarbell, St. Helens, executive secretary and coordinator. J. W. Nichols was named chairman for Vernonia. Appearing elsewhere in this issue are copies of the applications for enrollment for both men and women. They are reprinted so that those enrolling may familiarize themselves with the questions that will be asked. McDonald Services Read Tuesday The funeral services for John Peter McDonald were held Tues day afternoon, June 24, at the Evangelical church, Reverend G. W. Plummer of Portland officiat ing. Graveside rites were at the Vernonia Memorial cemetery. “Pete” McDonald was born in Vernonia, April 5, 1922 and died in Portland on June 21 at the age of 19 years, 2 months and 17 days. He attended Rock Creek grade school and was a graduate of Ver nonia high school. Left to mourn his loss are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mc Donald; three sisters, Elsie, Annie and Ellen, all of whom live on Keasey route; an uncle and an aunt, J. P. McDonald and Annie Karban, both of Eugene; and an uncle and an aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pfiefer, of Mulino, Oregon. Biggs Trampled By Irate Mare Clarence Biggs, Riverview rest- dent, had his right leg broken in several places and the fore part of his face injured Tuesday morn ing when a mare belonging to aim went on a rampage. The animal, according to reports, was frighten ed when her owner entered the stable. She kicked Biggs, knocked him down and trampled him. The injured owner of the maddened horse was sent to the Emanuel hospital shortly after the accident. Granger« to Sponsor Movie The Pleasant Hill grange is in viting the public to attend a mov ing picture of milk production to be shown at the grange hall on Saturday, June 28. The movie is sponsored by the Dairy Co-op f Portland. A pot-luck dinner will be served.