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Friday, Sept. 12,1941, Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon 4 Comments Week FINANCIAL REPORT SHOWS GOOD STANDING THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE It would probably be safe to say that the financial condition of the City of Vernonia is far better than that of many towns of its size judging by a recent report of the city treasurer. That report shows that the city has done away with the indebtedness under which it labored for a number of years and has on hand a fund of considerable size with which to carry on its business. Surely some recognition should be made of the type of management which has done away with the indebtedness which often proves a burden so great that many municipal improve ments cannot be made when needed. THE STORY MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT Should steps, which are being taken now, have been taken some 20 years ago it is possible that timber lands of Oregon would be producing another stand of timber now which could be cut and marketed. More and more attention is being devoted to a practice of selective cutting and of reforestation of that land from which trees have been cut. The practice of reforestation and selective cutting was not given consideration in the past hence we have many thousand acres which have little if any of productive value when compar ed with their worth at one time. However, although the move has been slow, it seems to be gaining momentum and will eventually prove fruitful in that many acres of land, which are otherwise useless, will be made to again produce a forest crop of value. The lack of foresight now brings to the front a problem for county and state officials. That problem is a source from which to obtain taxes which have formerly been provided by timbered lands when their value was much greater. In this county the problem has been much the same as in other counties on the Oregon coast. Other means of revenue must be found hence taxes have risen on properties other than those which at one time bore timber. COUNTY NEWS- St. Helens ACTION FILED OVER VERNONIA ACCIDENT— An automobile accident Septem ber 3, 1939 in Vernonia in which six-jyyar-old Dean Sharp was alleg edly knocked down and bruised is the cause of an action filed with the county clerk this week by the boy’s father, Richard, who seeks $300 damages from Joseph W. Van Gilder, driver of the car involved. Mr. Van Gilder is accused in the complaint of driving too fast at time of the accident, of failure to keep a proper outlook for traffic and of neglecting to turn to avoid the boy. Injuries received by the yoUngs|ber in the accident cost Sharp, Sr., some $300 in hospital', medical and nursing care, the plain tiff alleges. CLERK SELLS 7 PERMITS TO WED DURING AUGUST— The late summer month of Aug ust is apparently a favorite one for matrimony in Columbia county for records of the county clerk showed this week that he sold $21 worth of permits to wed during August, thus achieving a minor record in the $3 per licer^pe business. Remainder of the $576.50 taken in by the clerk during August was made up as follows: Recording fees, $320.85; county fees, $102; district attorney, $25; probate court, $18; law library, $25.25; miscellaneous, $39.40. Clatskanie SCHOOL STARTS AT CLATSKANIE— Clatskanie schools started Mon day, September 8, with an all-day session. Supt. Farwell Brown, who came here from the Danville, Illinois, system, was actively on the job last week outlining the courses of study for the year and undertaking the hard job this year of lining up several teachers to fill vacancies caused by resignations. The high school faculty will see an unusually large number of new faces, only three of last year’s corps being back this year. C. II. S. will have five new instructors in addition to Mr. Brown. The grade school fares better as far as hold overs are concerned, four returning and four new teachers. Industrial research has now devel oped an "antiseptic ice,” which has passed tests that indicate it can keep perishables fresh for as much as 11 days. The Vernonia Eagle MARVIN KAMHOLZ Editor and Publisher Entered as second clas« mail matter. August 4. 1922, at the post office in Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3. 1879. Official newspaper of Vernonia, Ore Out orons »re« clarion As consumers throughout the country are beginning to feel the pinch of shortages in many of the products they were formerly accus tomed to buy freely, increased at tention is being given here to the problem of substitutes. It is a complex and considerably confused problem at present. To some observers at least it seems needlessly so. Recent actions of a few of the officials now working on it suggest that they are attempting to solve it somewhat in the manner of the man who jumped on a horse and galloped off in all directions. Those holding this view point to the fact that three months ago gov ernment officials were urging all manufacturers to use less zinc and more copper. But now copper is scarcer than zinc, and the trade has been asked to turn around again and use more zinc than copper—if they can get it at all. Even with the admitted scarcity, however, the copper industry has experienced no rush of business to cause it to step up production. Ob servers are wondering why, in view of the need for the metal, so few orders are being placed that the industry is still operating on a five day week. The aluminum shortage furnishes another example that is causing those familiar with the situation to wonder whether the time has not arrived for a great deal more effi- cier.cy in handling the whole short age problem. Despite efforts to con serve aluminum for aircraft con struction. it has been revealed that the Army recently ordered 50,000 aluminum pots, 5,000 aluminum coffee filters, 50,000 aluminum water pitchers, 100,000 aluminum syrup pitchers, 3,900 aluminum plates and an undisclosed number of aluminum cooking utensils valu- td nt $203,000. This happened at a time when Americaan housewives were contri buting their pots and pans to in crease the supply of aluminum available for airplane construction. factory shutdowns in 'industrites outside the defense program. Re cent changes in Army-Navy pur chasing procedure indicate that the practice of farming out work to small plants will be Used in the future on a steadily increasing scale. Although the new purchasing poli cy is not regarded here as any thing like a complete solution of the problems of small business and industries not engaged in defense work, nevertheless, opinion seems to ibe that it makes a good start in the right direction. Observers point out, however, that subcontracting is an intricate procedure and one that presents many problems to the industries involved. In their non-defense jobs many manufacturers, it is true, have had considerable experience with the practice of letting out part of their work to other com panies. But even when that has been the case, they often face new difficulties now because of the fact that their previous experience has not been with armaments. For other companies, subcontracting is entirely new. In view of the difficulties in either case, it is generally agreed that the whole problem has been handled in an extremely efficient canner to date by the industries affected by it. Washington, D. C., September 10 —While the labor and farm bloc in congress do not anticipate price reg ulation provisions which would be detrimental to them, in order to maintain their bargaining position they are keeping up their fight against the bill to give Leon Hen derson authority to fix prices. There is some doubt whether such a bill can be passed, anyway, as prices have not yet advanced to the point where they may be re garded as inflationary. Although there is considerable pressure for price-fixing by law the problem is so loaded with political dynamite that many congressmen oppose it and will refuse to take any action unless conditions become such that legislation can not be avoided. Nothing can now be done about it until after September 15 and the question is so controversial that a decision could not be reached before sometime in October. No matter what the final outcome, there is slight prospect that a ceiling will be placed on wages or a maximum on the price of farm products. To take care of part of the metals shortage many officials bore are easting their eyes on the Tn :i ury’s hoard of about 42,000 tons of non-monetized silver and are wondering if that could not be used as a substitute for scarcer metals. While manufacturers have greatly expanded their use of sil- xer in recent years—particularly those in the electrical, chemical and mt taEurgieal fields—it is estimated that they used only about 10 per cent of the available silver last year, the remaining 90 per cent having been stacked in the Treas ury’s vaults. Experiments conduct ed by manufacturers have proved that cans for packing food can be Donations Tabulated coated with silver as well as tin, and that the use of silvered cans People of Oregon who have made would add only about H cent per cash contributions to one or more can to the coat. Tin is one of the of the 349 agencies actively solicit strategic raw materials. ing war relief funds in the United States would find much of interest Subcontracting is also coming in in a report by Secretary of State for more attention here as a way Cordell Hull tabulating these dona of dealing with unemployment and tions during the period from Sept- ember 6, 1939, to July 31, 1941. All organizations soliciting funds for this purpose are required to register with the secretary of state and periodically report on the amount collected, the sum actually sent to the supposed beneficiaries and the total administrative cost. This tabulation shows that in the period named the American people have contributed in cash, exclusive of the Red Cross, a total of $40,- 554,058.97, of which $29,261,395.94 has been spent for relief in the countries designated and $4,263,- 725.25 has been used for adminis trative expenses. The unexpended balance, including cost of goods pur chased, is still on hand. Agencies Have Wide Range South American business and intim ated that Great Britain was using the lend-lease act to promote its private enterprise. The controversy has been ironed out by the British agreeing not to compete with Am KEASEY—Warren Gillham, who erican exporters in foreign markets is iq the army, visited his parents, with any products made of the same Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Gillham from material being received from the Thursday to Monday. United States. Visitors at the Lindsley home Sunday ware Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lind- siey, Claribel and Joe Lindsley, M rs. Watson and three daughters, Opal, Joylbelle and Maude, and two grandchildren. Mrs. Herb Counts and Betty a, sans. tatu. d Waw visited Mrs. L. C. Boeck Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reed and Gasoline consumption in Oregon leached a new all-time monthly ron, Bobbie, visited their daughter, high mark when the July use was Mrs. John Battrick, in Portland tabulated at 30,302,039 gallons, the Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Blanton and first time in the history of the pitajte that monthly consumption son, Jerry, of Portland and Mrs. figures ran into the thirty-million Leatha Tousley and son, Arthur, visited Mr. and Mrs. Poynter Sun gallon category. Taxes collected on this gasoline day. amounted to $1,515,101, the fifth Shower Given consecutive month this year gasoline tuxes have exceeded one million A shower was given for Mrs. dollars. The use of gasoline for Darrel DeVaney at the DeVaney July this year was 16.6 per cent home Friday. Those attending were higher than for the corresponding Mrs. Kreiger, Mrs. Counts and month a year ago. daughter, Betty, Mrs. G. A. White, In the face of the strong increase Miss Ruby Condit, Mrs. Glen Mc in the use of motor vehicles, as Donald, Mrs. Sam Smith, Opal Steel, disclosed by these figures on gaso Mrs. Vernon Lindsley and Mrs. W. line consumption, the number of J. Lindsley and daughters, Claribel traffic fatalities in the state has and Joan. Those sending presents be°n held down so that the death but unable to attend were Mrs. rate, as expressed in the number Lamping, Mrs. Arch Miller, Mrs. of persons killed in proportion to Dussenberry, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. De travel on the highways, dropped 15 Witt and Mrs. Luther. Sandwiches, per cent for the seven-month per coffee and cake were served. iod. The rate this year is 9.4 per-, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lindsley, Joe sons killed per one hundred million Lindsley and Opal Steel made a miles of travel, compared to a rate trip to Cedar Mills and Portland of 11.1 for the same period a year Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. ago. Lindsley attended the reception of Coorelated with the increased use Mrs. Lindsley’s niece, Leloa Walters. of gasoline in Oregon is the growth Clarence Hammer from the army in number of motor vehicles used is visiting his mother, Mrs. Herb in the state. At the end of Julv Counts. this year, there was a total of Relatives Visited 414,876 vehicles registered in Ore Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nickles and gon, an increase of nearly ten per three children, Joan, Kenneth and cent. Private passenger vehicles Dick, from Aberdeen visited Mrs totaled 338,480, compared to 310,- Nickle’s uncle, W. J. Lindsley, and 613 for the same time last year. family and cbusims, Mrs. John Counts and Mrs. Aubrey Cedarburg, All incomes of $10,000 and over, Friday night and Saturday. Mliss Pearl Chumib and Vera if taken entirely for taxes, would play all the costs of government Chumb of Banks visited at the in this country for only about two Clarence Reed home Sunday. months. Mrs. L. O. Gillham and son, Lloyd, Jr„ made a trip to Portland Monday, taking Warren Gillham Lodges there to leave for the army. Agencies soliciting subscriptions range from the Adopt a Town com mittee (England) to the Yugoslav War Relief association of Seattle. As is logical to expect the largest fund collected has been by the Vernonia Lodge No. 246 British War Relief committee, a total of $10,152,765.20, at a cost of $865,797.19. The smallest ad ministrative cost is reported by Bay Meets Every Tuesday Ridge Allied Relief of Brooklyn, 8 P. M. which collected $63.75, sent $62.75 Alton Roberson, N. G. abroad and spent $1 for expenses. Paul Gordon, Secretary 4-41 — The Brooke County Allied War Relief committee in West Virginia Vernonia F. O. E. collected $16 at no expense and of Eagles) still have it. American Friends of a Jewish Palestine collected $4,782.84, I.O.O.F. Hall sent to the designated beneficiaries Vernonia $1,927.02 and spent for administra tive expense $2,855.82, thus break 2nd and 4th ing even ¡but with the highest pro portionate cost of any of the listed Friday Nights agencies. The International Chil 8 o’clock dren’s Relief association is a close second with $60 collected and $25 Arthur Kirk, W. P. given as administrative expense. Willis Johnson, W. Se-c’y. 7-41 The outstanding activity of all, how ever, was that by the Lithunian Knights of Pythias Harding Lodge No. 116 National Relief committee, which Vernonia, Oregon spent $894.99 and didn’t receive a Meetings:—I. O. O. F. single penny in contributions. Hall, Second and Nothing More Said Fourth Mondays Each Month. Nothing more is being said about the plan discussed several weeks Pythian Sisters ago for the formation of a billion Vernonia Temple No. 61 dollar agency under OPM and fin Vernonia, Oregon anced by Reconstruction Finance Meeting»:— I. O. O. F. Hall corporation to build rolling stock Second and Fourth Wednesdays Each Month 2-41 for the railroads, now hard pressed for freight cars with which to move Order of Eastern Star defense materials. Jesse Jones of RFC says he believes the roads cai Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S. Regular Communi give reasonably satisfactory service cation first and without this aid, and the railroad third Wednesdays managements are not disposed to of each month, at invite it if they can pull through Masonic Temple. with the equipment on hand and All visiting sisters and brothers wel ordered; they wish to avoid such come. ar. additional control of and partic Allie Dickson, Worthy Matron ipation in the transportation indus Mona Gordon, Secretary 1-41 try. Ralph Budd, transportation head, has complained that the de A. F. & A. M. fense program is falling down be Vernonia Lodge No. 184 cause of inability to get materials A. F. & A. M. meets at delivered, but freight car builder« Stat- Masonic Temple, now have been given priority rating ed Communication First Thursday of each month. A-3 which places them on a par Special called meetings with plane and ship builders. on all other Thursday nights, 7:30 p. m. Visitors most cordially wel- Urgent Need It Reason come. Urgent need of foreign exchange Special meetings Friday nights. C. L. Brock, W. M. with which to purchase war supplies 1-42 Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec. is given as the reason for England’s attempt to sell steel tubes for ar. VERNONIA oil pipeline in Argentina and ma POST 119 terials for the electrification of a AMERICAN Brazilian railway white at the same LEGION time taking enormous quantities of steel from the United States under Meets First Wed. ■ nd Third Mon. the Jend-lease act. American steel of Each Month. men complained that the British AUXILIARY demands Were so great that they First and Third Mondays 1-41 were prevented from bidding on the Two Men from Army Visit Business-Professional Directory For Your Beauty Needs ELIZABETH’S BEAUTY SALON Phone 431 Elizabeth Horn Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist Marshall A. Rockwell M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office Phone 72; Residence 73 Dr. U. J. Bittner Dentist Joy Theatre Bldg. 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