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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1941)
Derno Keep Oregon Green Drive Started Here Local Union Officers Are Installed Fri. Preservation of Forest Resources of State Urged by Association Gritdahi to Serve in President’s Chair for Coming Year Officials for IWA Local No. 37 were installed in the chairs last Friday night to serve for the com ing year by Worth Lowery, inter national vice-president of the IWA. John Gritdahi will' serve as presi dent of the Local, taking over the chair held by Alford Doree during the past year. Harry Hall will' again be active as business agent, succeeding him self in that position. Other officers installed Were: Rufe Bramblett, vice-president: Dwight Strong, re cording secretary; Jewell' Lloyd, financial secretary; Lyman Wax, trustee; Milton Oakes, conductor; and James Rusow, warden. Delegrates to the district council are Harry Hall, Lyman Wax, Rufe Bramblett and John Elder. NYA Change of Policy Announced From information contained in a letter received late last week by E. H. iCondit, grade school super intendent, it was learned that a change in the National Youth Ad ministration policy became effective June 30 which was the last day of the fiscal year. As of the June 30th date, the local NYA projects were terminated. The termination will effect units at the Vernonia grade school and high school both. Further information from the letter stated that as soon as feas ible in July certain projects with a limited quota will be started under new regulations. All youth who are not employed on project units will be interviewed at that time for possible assignment on new units. The need for defense training was given as the cause for the immediate change in the type of work projects. Service Station Is Re-Opened The Richfield service station for merly operated by Roland Tre- harne but closed for the past month or so was re-opened last week by Clarence Chase who will act as manager of the concern. Thie station will continue to teature Richfield products, Chase said. He comes here as an exper ienced operator, schooled by Rich field. Safety Lanes Repainted Volume 18, Number 27 Vemonia, Columbia County, Oregon Friday, July 4, 1941 Vernonia is actively participat ing in Governor Sprague’s Keep Oregon Green Week, as are other cities throughout the state. Oregonians seem determined to make the slogan “Keep Oregon Green” more than a slogan. They are translating it into terms of action, according to reports reach ing the office of the state forester from every part of Oregon. “Enrollment of members in the Keep Oregon Green Association is progressing very satisfactorily,” re ports Dean Johnson, chairman of the association, which is a non profit organization set up by a committee appointed by Governor Sprague to lead the fight to keep forest fires out of the state this year. Nehalem Cooperative to Get Some of First Power The Bonneville Power Administration’s new 115,000-volt trans mission line between Portland and Astoria and its recently completed substation at Astoria will' be energized on July 1. First customers to receive Columbia River power over the new circuit will include the Nehalem Valley Electric Cooperative, the Tongue Point naval air station and the Pacific Power & Light company, which holds a short-term contract with the Bonneville Administration for the purpose of relieving danger of a power shortage in the Astoria area. Voltage Reduced The line is 82 miles long and of wood pole construction. The sub station will receive Columbia river energy at 115,000 volts and reauce it to lower voltages for distribu tion to the power administration’s customers. Service from the sub station to the Nehalem Valley Co operative will be by means of a transfer agreement with the Pacific Power & Light company, under terms of which the Power Admin istration will feed electricity into the company’s system and the com pany will deliver it to the distri bution system of the cooperative. July Food List Named During July all fresh vegetables available oh local markets can be purchased with blue stamps by families taking part in the Federal food stamp plan, according to an nouncement made today by M. L. Belangie, area supervisor of the Surplus Marketing Administration. More than 60,000 public assist ance families in Oregon participate in the plan, and by placing all fresh vegetables on the blue stamp list, it is expected that consider able increase in the consumption of seasonal' local surpluses of per ishable truck crops will result. Potatoes Included Underground Cable Used The Tongue Point airbase will be served from the Astoria substation by a 6-mile 22,000 volt line, now under construction. A substation at the airbase will reduce the power to 2300 volts for relay over a %- mile underground cable to the U. S. Coast Guard base. The Pacific Power & Light Com pany will receive up to 2,000 kilo watts of power from the Astoria substation for use in its own sys tem under terms of a temporary contract signed last year. Provisions of the Bonneville Act, which require reservation of 50 per cent of gen erating capacity for public owned agencies, preclude the power ad ministration from signing a long time contract with the private util ity, Bonneville officials said. The yellow markings on Bridge street were repainted Wednesday by Ed Sessman and Walter Kent. Marshal Lolley directed l^affic during the painting of the lines which indicate safety lanes for the pedestrian. According to Marshal Lolley the safety lanes will be painted along Bridge street from the railroad crossing to the spot where Rock Creek or State Street intersect« Bridge street. And ped estrian crossing occurring from there on is on the state highway Under the auspices of the Ver and comes under upkeep of the nonia park board, the Browning state highway department. Bros. Amusement company carnival will open here Tuesday, July 8, for No Union Meeting a five-day showing. The show will The regular Friday night meet close Saturday, July 12, it was ing of Local No. 37 will not be stated. Permission for the show to held this week it was revealed Monday by Jewell Lloyd, financial appear here was granted at a re secretary. The union office will be cent meeting of the city council closed for three days, July 3, 4, with the understanding that the park board act as sponsor. Brown and J5. ing Bros, guaranteed $150 for a license and a percentage of the Service Station Painted gross income. The service station owned by Feature attraction of the carni George Johnson received a new coat of paint the forepart of this val will' be a high act 125 feet in week. The station will continue the air by Sport Mathews and to bear the colors of the Shell Oil Skippy. The show will be located in the city park. company. Browning Bros, to Show for 5 Days Citizen* Aroused “Citizens unanimously agree that it is little short of criminal that 600 forest fires should have been started in Oregon la-st year by care less smokers. They are aroused to the vital need for demanding en forcement of the forest laws and educating every citizen to realize his or her individual responsibility in checking the damage and waste caused every year by man-made, preventable fires.” •'Every one interested in the cause is being invited this week to enroll in the Keep Oregon Green association. Annual dues are 25 cents and entitle the member to an attractive, enam?led metal pin. All proceeds from this week’s member ship enrollment will be used for educational and publicity purposes. Keep Oregon Green enrollment stations in Vernonia are: the Ore gon-American Lumber corporation office and the Vernonia Eagle office. Livestock Marking Service Questioned Attention of the state depart ment of agriculture officials has been called to the fact that sales men have been soliciting ranchers of eastern Oregon in an attempt to sell them a poultry and live stock marking service. The Oregon laws provide that the department of agriculture of the state must record all livestock brands und furnish county clerks of the vari ous counties with copies of them. Officials further point out tnat the law requires that any person desiring to use a brand must reg ister it with the department of agriculture animal Ji vision and that no person shall claim to own any animal or poultry brand or mark that has not been so record ed. In addition to all fresh vege tables, which include all varieties of potatoes, other commodities a- vaila'ble to blue stamp users dur ing July are: Shell eggs, fresh oranges, fresh peaches, pork lard, pork meats (except cooked, or packed in glass or metal containers), corn meal, hominy (corn) grits, dry elible beans, prunes, wheat flour and whole wheat (graham) flour, and raisins. Families taking part in the food stamp plan use blue stamps to secure any of the above commod ities from their certified neighbor hood markets. Orange food stamps, which participants purchase through Recorded Brand* Acceptable their welfare agency, are exchange Brands recorded as the law pro able at local certified markets for vides are acceptable by the courts any and all foods for human con as evidence of ownership of the sumption. branded stock or poultry, and this Blue Stamps Restricted is of extreme importance to stock- men. With each dollar's worth of The department is further charg orange stamps purchased, the ^r- ed with preventing the use of con ticipant receives free a certain flicting brands and marks, and any amount of blue stamps which are person is violating the law who restricted to purchasing the above attempts to use a brand of commodities only. another owned and recorded with Neither type of stamp can be the state department of agricul used to procure beer, wine, liquor, ture. tobacco or household items. For these reasons, the service now being offered to stockmen Florist Shop Moved will not benefit those purchasing it and the use of such tattoo mark Brown’s Florist Shop moved re or brand not recorded would not cently into a new location in the conform to the Oregon laws. Van Alstine building, adjoining Federici’s Shoe Shop. The fore part Recording Costs Less Brands may be recorded with of the apartment will be the »ales and display room; an adjacent room the department of agriculture for a dollar fee, which is far less than is the work room where corsages, the amount the certain solicitors wreaths and sprays will be made are attempting to collect from up. farmers and ranchers of the state. Officers of the department of agri The Browns use the rear ot the culture are working throughout the sbore for their living quarters and state to prevent liveatock and poul have plans for utilising the ground try thefts, this being part of the space in back as a garden plot for state’s service in connection with the use of recorded brands. flowers thij next year. Quiet Week-Enc Anticipated A quiet week-end for Ver nonia is anticipated this week with some places of business closing their doors the eve ning of Thursday, July 3rd, and re-opening again Monday morning, July 7th. A number of merchants are of the opin ion that many Vernonia resi dents will have departed on vacations and will not return until Sunday or Monday. How ever, some business houses will open doors for the one day, Saturday, after closing for In dependence Day on Friday. Softball Play To Begin Soon At Park Field Dutton Gains Highest Rating Noble- Dutton returned last week from attending a 10 day session of the National Aquatic School at Is saquah, Washington. Dutton receiv ed the highest rating at the school, which was under the auspices of the Red Cross, in first aid, life saving and in water safety. Dutton, life-guard at Dewey Pool, announces the organization of swimming classes, beginners, inter mediate and advanced, and classes in life-saving for junor and senior levels. Classes will begin on July 15, it was stated, and those inter ested will sign up at the pool dur ing the hours the guard is on duty. At a later time following registra tion, the schedule will be made out. Arrival of Transformer Insures Use of Lights with Completion of Wiring Softball fans may yet be treated to their favorite sport here this summer it was determined this week when a transformer, ordered some time ago, arrived last Satur day and was installed at the park during the week-end. Some of the work of wiring yet remains to be completed but that will be nearly finished if not completed this week it was stated by those who have been doing most of the work. It is likely, however, that a schedule of regular play will not begin until' after the coming week because of the Browning Bros, carnival which will be located at the park. When the carnival has departed everything will be in readiness for beginning the season. Most of the wiring work at the park has been done by Jeff and Floyd Ensworth, Dwight Strong, Bert Tisdale, J. L. Timmons and Jim Jones. 13,000 Per»on* Drowned Statistics released by the Amer ican Red Cross on the Water Safety Program show that prior to the in- augeration of the service in 1914, more than 13,000 persons accident ally drowned each year; last year’s figures reveal that about 7,000 per sons lost their lives through drown ing. Within the last 10 years 68,- 000 persons have met death by accidentaal drowning; of this num ber most of the victims were young people. The American Red Cross requires of its instructors a thorough know ledge of the subject; a qualified instructor must have a good basic understanding of the whole field of aquatics, swimming, life saving and water safety. 22 Selected For Induction Twenty-two Columbia county men, three of them from the Ne halem Valley, were named June 25th by the Columbia County Local Board for induction into the Unit ed States Army. According to in struction issued by the board, the men shall report to the board at the K. P. building, St. Helens, at 10 a. m. on July 8. From that place they will be sent to an in duction station of the army at the Multnomah County Armory at Portland. The men named for induction are: Wendell F. Taylor, Woodson; Harold R. Ross, Warren; Carl I. Mercer, Rainier; William B. Ever man, Rainier; Albert L. Gregory, Goble; Lowell S. Olaen, Clatskanie; George J. King, Goble; Henry T. Stahly, Scappoose; William W. Mead, Warren; Homer A. Ingold, Rainier; Dennison M. Wright, Clatskanie; Fred F. Bross, Rainier; Gilbert E. Bemis, Keasey; Harry C. Etz- wiler, Rainier; Irvin R. Rice, Rain ier; George E. Tuononen, Clats kanie; Theodore E. Karasti, Clats kanie; Albert J. Spitler, Vernonia; James W. Jolma, Clatskanie; Albert C. Haverland, Vernonia; Douglas W. DeBois, Rainier; Adrian S. Click, Scappoose. County Grange Council The Columbia County Grange Council will hold its quarterly meeting Sunday, July Sth, at Hud son Park, it was stated thia week by Elsie Ku pari, secretary. The Beaver Valley Grange will be host and the meeting will begin prompt ly at 10 a. m. A pot-luck dinner will be served at 12:30 and a baseball gam« will be played at the park beginning at 2 o’clock. Few Sign for Civil Reserves According to information releas ed early this week by J. W. Nich ols, Vernonia chairman of tbe tign-up of Oregon Civil Reserves, about 60 people have signed at the headquarters in Vernonia. Nichols stressed the fact that those who sign are not joining the army. The registration is merely prepara tion for any national emergency that may arise. Those who do sign will receive training for various phases of the work such as police, fire, patrol, etc. Nichols stated that it was ap parent from questions asked that people were not familiar with the purpose of the Oregon Civil' Re serves. The reserves are being or ganized and prepared so as to be ready for any emergency. Weather Man Cites Junes A report from our own weather station located atop Corey hill gives an interesting comparison for the month of June just past and last year’s June. The amount of precipitation recorded for June, 1941 was 1.38 inches; for June, 1940 the total was .08 inches. The maximum temperature for June, 1941 was recorded on June 11 with a reading of 94 degrees. June, 1940, the hottest day was also on the 11th with the tempera ture 95 degrees. The minimum for the past month was 36 degrees on the 3rd; the 5th of June, 1940 the reading was 34 degrees. Examination Is Announced Through information released this week by the United States Civil Service Commission, announce ment is made of an open competit ive examination for Helper, Auto motive Mechanic. The examination is for the pur pose of filling existing and future vacancies in the U. S. Quarter master ’Corps, War Department, Fort Stevens, Oregon. Applications must be on file with the Manager, Eleventh U. S. Civil Service District, Post Office Build ing. Seattle, not later than July 14th. Full information may be obtain ed from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners at the Vernonia post office. New Manager G. L. Winters assumed manager ship of the restaurant located at Lew's Place beginning last Satur day morning, it was announced this week.
