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Friday, July 25, 1941, Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon 4 Comments thfe Week THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE 4-H CLUBS DESERVE SUPPORT Announced this week is a drive to be made towards raising the remaining $500 needed to complete a barn for housing live stock exhibited at the county fair by 4-H club members. Facil ities for sheltering the animals are hopelessly inadequate and have been for the past several years. Last year the number of 4-H animals exhibited astonished even the fair board with the result that steps were taken to provide the shelter that is needed. With that idea in mind donations were sought and received to an extent almost sufficient to build the barn but the figure mentioned above still remains unobtained before the work can be completed. The 4-H clubs of the county have undertaken the task of raising that money. 4-H CLUBS OUTSTANDING YOUTH ORGANIZATION The 4-H clubs are considered one the outstanding youth organizations of today. The part these clubs play in developing citizenship, perseverance and sportsmanship in today’s youth is held invaluable by many leading educators. Oregon’s 4-H organizations are tops in the nation and this is due in no small part to the cooperation of older people and the support given boys and girls throughout the state by business firms. The Upper Nehalem Valley drive for funds has taken the form of the sale of tickets to a show to be given at the Joy Theatre July 30th. Use of the theatre has been offered by Harold Dow in assisting the club to carry on the task of raising their portion of the needed money. ADDITIONAL CAUTION COULD BE USED A recent remark by N. S. Rogers, state forester of Oregon, brings to mind the danger arising from a thoughtless habit of motorists when they throw lighted cigarettes or other burning objects from autos. Rogers stated recently, “If motorists would stop flipping cigarettes and other lighted objects from tneir cars, the cost of forest "fire suppression in this state would be cut approximately one-third.” ' The state forester is in a position to know whereof he speaks. At this time of year the grass which forms a border for many highways is turning brown and is becoming more in flammable than is true when the grass is green. A fire started in that grass now burns with great vigor and can spread to forested areas with ease and disastrous results. If motorists would use the ash trays in their cars much timber would be saved from destruction. of Price Administration and Civil ian Supply (OPACS) Henderson was assigned the task of preventing in flation and he has surrounded him self with other economists, drawing many from eastern colleges and paying them far more than they received in private life. Henderson Lacks Authority VERNONIA LOSES ITS MAYOR The need to choose a new mayor for Vernonia arose this Monday when E. M. Bollinger officially tendered his resignation as head city official. Ex-mayor Bollinger has served in that cap acity for three years, going into office as an appointee, being elected for a two-year term and then being re-elected for another two-year term which will not expire until the general election of next year. During his terms of office a number of improvements have transpired which have been instrumental in making a better city and it is reasonable to believe that Vernonia citizens wouM have seen additional improvements had the resignation not Deen necessary. Vernonia will miss its mayor for. the work he has done. With him and his family go the good wishes of the citizens of this area. COUNTY NEWS- St. Helens PRICE OF MILK, CREAM BOOSTED— Wholesale and retail milk prices in the St. Helens area advanced last Wednesday as a result of ac tion taken at a meeting Monday night in the courthouse of dairy men in this sector. With the price boost, St. Helens falls in line with other Oregon cities such as Astoria and Portland in paying higher prices for milk and cream. Of interest principally to house holders is increase of 4 per cent milk to 12 cents per quart from the former 11 cent price. Whole sale price on quarts is 10c. Pints were increased to 8c, retail, and to 6c wholesale. Four quarts of milk, if taken daily, are priced at 45c for the lot and half-pints of milk are 314c wholesale with a special 3c price to schools. QUADRANGLE SURVEY STARTED BY GEOLOGISTS— Investigation and mapping of the iron deposits in the 200-square mile St. Helens quadrangle of Columbia county began in earnest last week with a party of four geologists as signed to the summer-long job. Dr. W. D. Wilkinson of Oregon State college, who is in charge of the group, was unexpectedly called to eastern Oregon to do some work for the state geology department so there are only three men in the field at present. This particular party’s job is tv make an aerial geological map of the big quadrangle—a task that The Vernonia Eagle MARVIN KAMHOLZ Editor and Publisher Entered as second class mail matter. August 4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Official newspaper of Vernonia, Ore. Oat asms will keep them in the field eight hours a day for nearly two months. Gathering data for use in the map requires that the geologists cover by foot every acre in the quad rangle. In view of the fact that there is considerable rough country in the area to be mapped, the task ia not an easy one. By means of this work it will be possible to determine the area and location of iron deposits in the quadrangle and whether or not they are commercially valuable. Members of the party said their work to date had shown that iron ore existed in quantity, but added they could not be sure of the ex tent of these deposits until com pletion of their project. TAX EQUALIZATION BOARD TO MEET— Columbia county citizens who have protests concerning the man ner in which their holdings have been assessed will have an oppor tunity next month to air their grievances. The board of equaliza tion will convene at the courthouse Monday, August 11, according to Assessor Fred Watkins. The board will publicly examine the assessment rolls for the year 1941 and correct all' errors in valu ation. description of qualities of land. lots or other property assessed by the assessor. Meetings of the board will be continued from day to day until examination of the rolls has been completed. It will not be in session for a longer period than one month, however. CITY TAKES USO DRIVE IN STRIDE— If other Columbia county towns do as well as did St. Helens in contributing for the United Service Organization, then the county quota of $1200 will be over-subscribed by exactly 50 per cent. A check of funds turned in to Cart Vaughan, treasurer for the USO campaign here, showed $990.50 had been col lected in St. Helens, which had a quota of $600. Of this sum the management and workers at the paper mill contribut ed the lion's share—$511, of which Washington, D. C., July 23— There is a drive on congress by small wheat farmers to amend the law which provides a penalty of 49 cents a bushel for raising sur plus grain beyond the allotted quota. Canvass of the Oregon- Washington delegations discloses that none of the wheat growers of the Inland Empire are protesting. Under the allotment plan the farm er has a fixed price for his wheat, but if he raises mdre than his allotment and tries to sell it he is fined 49 cents a bushel. All this was known when wheat farmers of the country voted to carry on the plan for another year, and did so by a big majority. Now, however, small wheat men (those with a few hundred acres, not farmers with thousands of acres as in Oregon and Washington) want the government guarantee on their allotment and also the privilege of selling their surplus on which they consider a 15c a bushel penalty is ample. Growers Realize Necessity Oregon growers realize that price fixing means production control and that without control the price of wheat would drop. For this reas on they are willing to abide by their allotment. This appears to be the attitude of wheat farmers in all im portant wheat sections, and only those who raise small amounts are attempting to chisel. These latter are looking for support from con gressmen who represent metropolit an districts whose only knowledge of wheat is that it is something bread is made of. Some newspapers in the national capital (there isn’t a head of wheat within the range of their circulation) are giving ed itorial and news support to the protestants from Pennsylvania, Maryland and other small wheat crop states. Leon Henderson is waiting for congress to give him authority for price fixing. As the head of Office $255.50 was given by the employees and remainder by the management under a plan in which it matched the workers’ contributions. Clatskanie PUD DIRECTORS MEET; POLICIES DISCUSSED— The Clatskanie Peoples’ Utility district directors held an all-day conference last Friday with the Bonneville administration engineer and district manager. Matters of district policy and steps toward the aquisition of the West Coast Power Co. and North western Electric Power Co. prop erties. in the local district were thorougly discussed. The local directors feel that real progress is being made although hasty action is not possible under existing Conditions. Mr. Henderson started off brisk ly fixing prices. Then he ordered automobile makers to cut the price of their cars. Politely, one of the manufacturers told him to go jump in the lake. Then it developed that Mr. Henderson had no authority to place a ceiling on anything; all he could do was suggest that no prices be increased. His orders could be ignored; many have been. This situation, of course, had to be remedied and congress was ask ed to give him the authority; con gress refused to be rushed. Mean while, prices are going up as every housewife knows, and will go high er unless Mr. Henderson can place a ceiling on commodities. In con gress there is a farm bloc, and it generally gets what it wants. The farm bloc objects to price fixing generally and on farm products in particular. It would like to com promise and have no price control until' after this year’s harvest. To ward this they are working. (ffiadungton It is easy to see that the Com mittee has government itaeb in mind for the chiof responsibility by J ames P reston in these instances, for only govern The Houee Military Affairs Com ment could set in motion the force* mittee, as is natural in times of to clear up these various inade stress such as the present, has been quacies of the defense program. extremely active recently, and has That the same Committee has a probed the defense situation from a high regard for industry’* defense number of anyles. Some of the findings of this important group, endeavors is shown by another re however, have received little atten port which it issued in connection tion outside of Washington, due with pending legislation. In that perhaps to the explosive nature of report, the following passage oc curs: international events. “From the evidence, it is appar But in Washington itself some ears have been burning, and others ent to your committee that private have pricked up, at the comments industry has, without exception, co made by this Congressional body, operated to the fullest degree with which has the welfare of a part both the War and Navy Depart of the defense program entrusted ments and all other agencies of the Government engaged in the to its care. Most important action of the program of rearmament now under committee, of course, was its re way by this Government; but un cent issuance of a majority report fortunately, certain minor groups on the defense program, part of or elements of employees in many which was discussed in this column kit the factories and industrial last week. The report is fairly plants of the country have sought packed with valuable findings, how for one reason or another to stop ever, and a few more words con production and in many instances have largely succeeded in so do cerning it are in order here. ing." The document in question deals Washington Sidelights: The gov primarily with the subject of “stock piles” of strategic raw ma ernment printing office committed terials, and the reasons why these a typographical error in the pub- were in some cases not accumulat lisl\pd report of the hearing* on ed in time. The 'Committee care tax revision that contained more fully identifies the source of such truth than poetry. Here’s the sen failures, and its listing is important tence with the “bull” in it: “Corporations are subject to because some of the points have a more general application than State and local taxation equal on merely to the “stock piles” issue. the average to more than a third Here, then, as the Committee of the net profits before Federal sees it, are the reasons for diffi axes apply.” Whoever made that error was culties in this particular field: 1. Failure on the part of Con probably thinking of the old adage, gress, the Administration and the “It’s the taxpayer who always ggts public to initiate a stock pile pro it in the neck.” gram at an earlier date. 2. Failure to entrust to a respon The use of photographs taken by sible head the full authority to observation planes are proving an carry out the will of Congress in aid in fighting forest fires. Quickly the legislation enacted. developed and delivered aerial 3. Failure of a sense of urgency photographs give the fire boss vital on the part of officials of pur information regarding the topo chasing organizations. graphy in the vicinity of a fire 4. The delay in establishing con and the behavior of the fire itself servation methods and the use of In Montana, forest officers recent substitutes for fear of causing un ly photographed a fire, developed employment. and printed an 8 x 10 picture and 5. Unwarranted delays in build- dropped it to the fire boss in 18 minutes. Lodges Vernonia Lodge No. 246 ¿XXù I-0.0.F. Meets Every Tuesday 8 P. M. Alton Roberson, N. G. Paul Gordon, Secretary For Your Beauty Needs ELIZABETH’S BEAUTY SALON Phon* 431 of Eagles) Elizabeth Horn Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist I.O.O.F* Hall Vernonia 2nd and 4th Friday Nights 8 o’clock Alford Doree, W. P. Willis Johnson, W. Sec’y. 7-41 Marshall A. Rockwell M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office Phone 72; Residence 73 Dr. U. J. Bittner Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon Harding Meetings:—I. O. O. F. Hall, Second and Fourth Mondays Each Month. Pythian Sisters Second Dentist Joy Theatre Bldg. Phone $62 Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP Vernonia Temple No. 61 Vernonia, Oregon Meeting*:— I. O. O. F. Hall Vernonia, Oregon and Fourth Wednesdays Each Month 2-41 Order of Eastern Star Nehalem Nehalem Valley Motor Freight Chapter 153, O. E. S. Regular Communi cation first and third Wednesday* of each month, at Masonic Temple. All visiting sisters and brothers wel come. Allie Dickson, Worthy Matron Mona Gordon, Secretary 1-41 Portland • Timber — Vernonia Sunset - Elsie - Cannon Beach Gearhart • Seaside Vernonia Telephone 1042 A. F. & A. M. LOCAL and LONG-DISTANCE HAULING Two Other Device* Told Two other devices have been practically completed to keep work- iny men from feeling too rich. One is a general tax bill, the other the income tax. The tax measure will become operative very soon but the income tax will not,have to be paid until next March on 1941 in come, and by then earnings pro bably will have been spent Be cause of this plans are being made by which the taxpayer may set up a special fund in his pank into which small amounts may be paid sufficient in their accumulation to meet the income tax when it is due. Business-Professional Directory 4-41 — Vernonia F. O. E, Power Asked Before a senate committee Mr. Henderson explained that he want ed power to place a ceiling on everything but one commodity— wages of labor. This, he was told, is the hub of the entire program. Labor costs enter into all produc tion, whether on farm or in ship yard, and to permit increased wages would make it impossible to con trol prices. There the matter rests; Mr. Henderson Still wishes to ex empt labor, but place a ceiling on everything that is produced or con sumed. This is the main issue to be threshed out in the senate. Although Mr. Henderson is dis inclined to interfere with wages, the government has no intention of permitting the workman to es cape. A British economist visited the White House and explained how his plan to take part of the pay envelope works in England. In mod ified form the idea is to have the employer deduct a certain per centage of wages and turn the money into a special fund for im mediate use of the government. Credit would be given the worker for the amount of his contribution so that after the emergency he would have a nest-egg on which he could draw. This plan would furnish the government with cash and build up a reserve for the worker when he needs it. An argu ment for this is that there would be no occasion to start a WPA to keep people from hunger in the next depression. ing plants and facilities for the conversion of raw materials into finished products. tome. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F. & A. M meet* at Masonic Temple, Stat ed Communication First Thursday of each month. Special called meetings other Thursday nights, 7:30 Visitors most cordially wel- Special meeting* Friday night*. C. ‘ L, Brock, W. M. Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec. Hartwick, Proprietor CASON’S TRANSFER SEE US For Your Old-Growth 16-INCH FIR WOOD AND CEDAR SHINGLES Roland D. Eby, M. D. 1-42 VERNONIA POST 11» AMERICAN LEGION Meets First Wed. and Third Mon. of Each Month. AUXILIARY First and Third Mondays Frank PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Town Office 891 NEAL W. BUSH Attorney at Law Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663 In Vernonia Mondays and 1-41 Tuesdays