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Derno Friday, September 12, 1941 Volume 18, Number 37 Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Cement Pouring James W. Mott to Speak At City Plant Here Tuesday, Sept. 16 Completed Wed. James W. i Mott Line Funds Provided in New Measure James W. Mott, member of congress from Oregon’s first district, will be a speaker ir. Vernonia Tuesday, September 16, according to a letter reply received from the congressman this week by O. T. Bateman, secretary of the chamber of commerce. During a recess from duties in Washington, Mott is touring his Bonneville Appointed A- Work Nears Completion district and is making speaking - for New Unit; Pumps to appearances. Arrangement for the gent by Nehalem Utility Be Installed Yet date was made after Mott announc District ed that he would speak here if a The pouring of cement for the time could be arranged. His ap Recent information received here city’s sewage disposal sump was pearance will be at the Masonic makes known that a measure, now completed about 5:30 Wednesday Temple at 8 o’clock that evening. referred to Congress by committee Four more from the Clatskanie evening in time to avoid any ex Suggestion* Asked provides funds in the amount of aviation sheet metal class left Tues cessive amount of rainfall which $550,000 for constructing a power day for the Boeing plant at Seattle. Mott stated that, “Since this will would have prevented preparation line from Astoria to Vernonia, Those going were James Lumi- be the only visit I will ¡be able to for the sump. Had the work waitea Clatskanie and one utility district jarvi, Robert Niemela, Reino Bark until later in the year it would have make to Vernonia during this short man and Francis Coy. in Washington to serve those places recess, I would naturally like to see been impossible to complete due to This makes a total of 18 from with electrical energy. As was also the rise in the level of water in the as many people as I can and to the Clatskanie classes who have talk to them about the legislation revealed at that time, the Nehalem Nehalem river. gone to work at the Boeing com which most directly affects them. Basin Peoples’ Utility District will pany. In addition four are now at Preparation for the cement forms If you have any suggestions along be energized first of the three. The the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation was started two weeks ago by this line I will be glad to include at Burbank, California. measure is expected to pass Con them in my remarks, if you will Walter Kent, city water superin gress within a short time, it was tendent, and H. H. King who were let me know what they are. Each Started May 12 Two accidents within the past assisted by T. B. Turner, C. A. community in this Congressional stated. The classes started on May 12th VanAlstine, Ed Sessman and Louis District has its separate problems and five to six weeks of training few days caused serious injuries Boeck. The sump is seven and one- and I have found through long ex has been the average for the past for two residents of this vicinity Resolution Adopted half feet in diameter and six and perience that the best way for me two months until the men have and necessitated the patients’ re The board of directors of the one-half feet deep. Pumping equip to help in their solution is to have teen placed. moval to hospitals in Portland. Nehalem Basin district recently ment must be installed yet but first-hand information about them The Oregon State Employment adopted a resolution whereby the The first was that of Martin must wait until delivery is made. from those who are especially con commission advised that Boeing Bonneville Administration is ap Mathews of Mist who was thrown cerned in them.” still needs from 5,000 to 7.000 pointed purchasing agent for this fiom the motorcycle he was riding workers. district in carrying on negotiations There are now some openings in late Saturday afternoon. The injury for the purchase of the existing occurred on the highway in front the sheet metal and machine shop power company. Bonneville has ac classes and any who wish to enter of Zeiner’s Grocery on the O-A cepted the appointment and will may apply to J. D. Puzey. Students hill. The machine apparently threw report to local directors from time fron; Rainier to Vernonia are en its rider to the pavement due to time on progress made. Arrangements are ibeing complet either to the striking of a rough ed for the opening of the Wilson The following is an extract from rolling. There is no charge what place on the road or to mechanical In the event it should prove im River route from the Willamette a letter from Arthur Kilby who is ever to take the training. trouble, according to reports. Mat possible to purchase the local com Age Limit Raised valley to the Tillamook beaches on on the S. S. Arizona stationed at hews was taken to the Emanuel pany, it is said that a contract has The age limit has been raised September 19-20, according to the Hawaii and written to Mrs. A. E. to 40 years in the sheet metal hospital in Portland by the Bush been drawn whereby electrical Oregon State Motor Association. ambulance. Information the Iirst power will be furnished this dis Jennings who submitted it to The work and no high school education of this week stated that he had not trict by Bonneville for a competing The new highway which has been Eagle : is now necessary due to the strong yet gained consciousness. line. Should that be the case, rates planned since 1932 will cut the demand for men. The second accident seriously will be comparable to those now distance from Portland to the Till “We can get all the tennis, golf, The starting pay at Boeing for amook country by nearly fifty ball games, etc. we want just for day shift is 62 Vic per hour and injured Claude Swanger who fell charged at McMinnville. miles. The highway is of the "sup the asking without going out of for the night shift, 67 Vic. Time from a pickup truck at the Mile Bridge at Riverview Monday. He er” type developed by the Oregon and half is paid for Saturdays and suffered head and hip injuries and State Highway Commission in re the Navy yard, and swimming and double time for Sundays. was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital cent years and all grades are less surf board riding at Waikiki Beach. At the end of the first three than five per cent and no curves The Navy has wonderful facilities months period the pay is raised 8c for treatment. Information available sharper than 10 degrees. It has of every type for every man who per hour and at the end of the here Wednesday revealed that his been described as "mile-a-minute” wishes to use them. Believe me, I second three months, 7c per hour. condition was very serious at that Three cars owned by residents time. highway. make use of them, as a fellow of this vicinity were damaged con Caravan Planned siderable ” in accidents during the 'should. past week-end. An automobile be The opening celebration will take “We believe the Navy is a great longing to Walter Carl of Birken- the form of a huge caravan mov place for any youth who wishes to feld was wrecked near the new ing out of Portland to Forest Wolf Creek Highway tunnel and better himself. I find every day Grove thence over the Wilson River was brought to the Vernonia Auto Lawrence Johnson of Warren Route to Tillamook. A banquet for new and interesting; this is one of Columbia county farmers who company for repairs. The extent the caravan—expected to total the interesting careers a fellow has been granted a Standard Oil burn the straw ¡eft after harvesting of damage was estimated at $110. well over 200 cars—will be held in could choose. Once in a while the scholarship of $100 to be used in pea and vetch seed crops mign* Tillamook that night (Friday). Sat work is dangerous, as all work is, developing a project on the farm just as well burn a handful of Two cars were involved in an that he has been operating since dollar bills, according to George accident on the O-A hill by the urday morning the caravan will proceed over the new Neahkahnie but I wouldn’t trade places with the death of his father some years A. Nelson, secretary of the county company office early Sunday morn ago, it is announced here today. stretch of the Coast highway to the President, himself. ing when the car owned by Howard AAA committee. Johnson is one of six boys in the Seaside for luncheon. The return One ton of vetch straw, already Rundeil was struck by another “We have within our reach num state to be granted such scholar spread, is equal to four tons of machine whose owner was unident trip will be made over the Wolf Creek Highway including the newly erous facilities for those who trust ships by the Standard Oil company barnyard manure in plant food ified. The unidentified car received in God. We have a chaplai, on of California acting through the opened section through Banks. value, Mr. Nelson said. Citing rec damages amounting to over $200. board, a fine speaker, and we may school of agriculture here. Under ommendations just received from Repairs for the Rundell machine Tickets Available go to him any hour in the 24. He the plan followed three scholar Oregon State College extension were estimated at $75. Caravan tickets including car has Bible classes and conducts ser ships are for those who plan to specialist w^’° makes up the state flags, the (banquet at Tillamook, vices every Sunday and also other continue in college, while the other AAA technical committee, he add three are for farm boys who have ed that proper use of straw can be luncheon at Seaside,, and official souveniers are available for $2.50. forms of get-to-gethers. I make been successful in 4-H club or FFA measured in terms of actual cash. activities but are unable to go on Local representatives handling tick good use of them all.” Ton Worth $6.00 to College. et sales are: Leon Davis, Hillsboro; Outstanding Record Made J. A. Thornburgh, Forest Grove; In terms of plant food elements The funeral service for John Jack Aschim, Tillamook; Earl Young Johnson, a son of Mrs. —nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash, Joseph McCabe was read at the Brandi, Wheeler; R. E. Becker, Matilda Johnson, has made an out one ton of vetch straw is worth Bush Funeral Home here Tuesday Cannon Beach; Ben Lane, Manzan standing record in FFA activities $6.00, based on current commerciar morning at 9 o’clock following his ita; F. G. Mauser, Seaside; W. L. both locally and in the state at fertilizer prices. Similarly, Austrian death at 6:50 last Sunday morning. Moore, Banks; and in Astoria at The American Legion sign board large. At the state convention in winter field peas straw contains Rosary was heard at the Bush the Chamber of Commerce office. 1940 he was elected state vice- $4.20 worth of these plant food chapel at 8 o’clock Monday evening. near the bridge crossing Rock In Portland tickets are on sale creek has been enlarged and will president, and about six months elements. Services were conducted by Father later had to take over the presi “An average crop of vetch will Fleming of St. Helens. at the Oregon State Motor Assoc be used for the posting of names dency when the boy elected presi result in between a ton and a half iation, the Chamber of Commerce; of the members of that group for dent was called to the army. He and two tons of straw,” Mr. Nelson John Joseph McCabe, son of and the East Side Commercial Club. 1942, it was stated this week. The presided over the state convention said. “So' after the seed crop has Frank P. McCabe, was born Janu Those wishing to participate n names will be posted as members in 1941 and will be an applicant been harvested, there’s between ary 14, 1926, at Lake Charles, the caravan should contact their are signed up for the year. for the degree of American Farmer $9.00 and $12.00 worth of fertiliz Louisiana. In addition to the father, local representatives for reserva at the national convention in 1942. er left on each acre, al! ready to be he is survived by one sister, Mrs. It has also been announced that tions. Lawrence had Carried on 4-n Kenneth Anderson of Vernonia'and the annual Legion corn feed will club work in dairying for sev .. returned to the soil.” two brothers, Frank of Astoria and be held on the evening of Septem years before taking up the FFA Rainfall Provide* Decomposition Grant of Vernonia. Visit in Sacramento- ber 19th at the hall. projects. Following the death of his Burial took place at Mt. Calvary Mr. and Mrs. Lee Engen left Inasmuch as Western Oregon’s father when he was in the sixth abundant rainfall provides ready Cemetery in Portland. Friday for a trip to Sacramento grade, he urged his mother to keep decomposition of the straw, Mr. where Mrs. Engen’s sister and fam the home place and let him farm it. Nelson declared that farmers whi Take* Portland Job— ily live. The couple are expected Although now only 17 years old, fail to return these crop residues to return on the 15th. During Mrs. Miss Jerry Wolfe left Wednes he is managing the farm complete to the soil are overlooking a simple day evening to begin work in Port Engen’s absence, Mrs. Charles ly and is supporting his mother. His and inexpensive method of building land in the Terminal Sales building. Cedarburg is serving as librarian. She has been employed in the main The date of a meeting for thè energy and ability have attracted up the soil. Garners Here— Vernonia Chamber of Commerce the attention of his neighbors so “The county AAA committee office of the Oregon American for Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Garner and was announced for Tuesday, Sept that he was elected a member of agrees with the technical committee the past year. son, Larry, arrived this week to ember 16, by Dr. U. J. Bittner, the community AAA committee. that proper utilization of pea and visit at the Weed home. The Gar president, this week. The event U*e of Money Planned vetch straw is important to the Leave on Vacation— ners have been located at Rogue will take place at the Terminal He plans to use the money from conservation proyram,” the secre Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Skuzie and Elk Inn near Medford during the Cafe at noon. the scholarship in helping finance tary said. “We hope that every daughter, Arline, left Saturday for summer season. Miss Mildred Weed, It ia the plan of chamber of his present farming operations, farmer will consider the importance a week’s vacation. During Skuzie’s teacher at the Washington grade commerce officials to hold «ne which he has built up with no cap of storing up fertility for future absence, Mrs. Hoffman will take school, spent the summer at the Inn meeting each month for the re ital save his earnings from his crops when he plans his year's farm over his work in the Hoffman with the Garners. mainder of the winter. FFA projects. ing operations this fall.” Hardware store. Metal Classes Need More Men Accidents Cause Serious Injuries September 19 Is Sailor Writes Road Opening Date Mrs. Jennings Three Cars Are Damaged Warren Boy Gets Scholarship Straw from Pea, Vetch Valuable Funeral Service Read Tuesday Sign Board Is Enlarged Meeting Date Set by President Enrollment At Schools Increases More Students Expected Before Peak Is Reached, Officials Say The enrollment of students in the grade schools and high school for the first day of school Monday gave totals that were increases over fig ures for last year. The total as given Tuesday by E. H. Condit, grade school super intendent, was 488 which includes 36 kindergarten children. The total for classes from the first to eighth including the Lincoln school was 452. Last year’s number was 479 and for the year before that 412, show ing that the number has increased tor the past two years. Mr. Condit stated that it is likely that a further increase will be noted Mon day when the second week of classes begin for by that time a few stu dents who are picking hops will be through with their work. Grade Number* Told By grades the number of stu dents were: Lincoln school—1st, 24; 2nd, 25; 3rd, 17; Washington school—1st, 25; 2nd, 38; 3rd, 34; 4th, 67; 5th, 56; 6th, 51; 7th, 59; 8th, 56. In the high school Principal Mc Crae released figures which showed a considerable increase over last year and the year before that.- On the first day 220 students appear ed for classes as compared with 204 for last year and 198 at the end of the first week two years ago. More students are expected at the beginning of the coming week. Freihmen Number 72 By classes the high school en rollment was: seniors, 44; juniors, 53; sophomores, 51; and freshmen, 72. The sale of student body mem bership tickets and football season tickets began with the opening and the Timberline, high Bchool public ation, appeared for its first issue. The paper was publshed by mem bers of last year’s staff who are still in school and last year's editor, Lillian Hedman, who was on hand to aid in the work. Miss Freda Beck, advisor, supervises the activity. Out lined therein were plans for the year, the class schedule and alumni news. This year’s staff will be chosen this week. Aluminum Weight Is Told Tuesday The weight of the aluminum col lected in a drive made here a short time ago was told Tuesday after the metal was hauled to Portland and weighed. The drive brought a collection amounting to 525 pounds. The collection of pots, pans and other items was deposited in the bin constructed at the corner of Bridge and First streets and was taken from there last Friday by a Nehalem Valley Motor Freight truck to the concentration center in Portland. Final day for the ac ceptance of aluminum for ship ment to a smelter was Tuesday. Strange Squash Also Grows Here A squash which is apparently little-known in this vicinity is rais ed by Mr. and Mrs. George Sieker at their place in Vernonia. The squash is colored similar to a melon and produces a flesh spaghetti-lik« in appearance. The taste is much like that of the common summer squash. Mention of the vegetable was made in the Farm, Home and Gar den section of The Oregonian last Sunday which brought out the fact that the same article was grown here.
