Derno
Thursday, October 9, 1941
More Assistance
Needed by
Red Cross
General Chairman to Be
Selected at Meeting Fri
day Afternoon
A call for women who can sew
was made again this week by Mrs.
J. W. Nichols for those people who
are carrying on the work of sew
ing on garments which will be used
by the Red Cross. As was stated
in the call, regular weekly time
has been set aside when a number
of women gather to do the work
but the increased need for more
garments by the Red Cross makes
necessary an increased output.
It is necessary that quite a num
ber of women who have not so far
been active in the work be obtain
ed to meet the necessity of finish
ing the garments.
Material for the garments is fur
nished and cut ready for sewing
by the Red Cross and all that s
required is that they be completed
from that point. The material now
on hand will be used for refugee
children, it was stated.
General Chairman Suggested
Mrs. Madge Deavers and Mrs.
C. H. Vaughan, Red Cross repre
sentatives from St. Helens, were
in Vernonia Tuesday to suggest
that a general chai^nan for the
work be named. Following this sug
gestion, a meeting will be held at
2 o’cl'cck Friday at the I. O. O. F.
hall for that purpose. Sewing will
also be carried on there that uay
from 10 o’clock in the morning.
Representatives from the various
women's organizations are invited
to attend the meeting, it w-s stated.
Fire Prevention
Week Designated
President Roosevelt has proclaim
ed October 5 to 11 as Fire Preven
tion Week, according to regional
forester Lyle F. Watts, of the de
partment of agriculture.
“The week is dedicated to pro
tection from all fires that threaten
homes and industries, but the for
est protection, agencies are, natural
ly, most interested in forest fires,”
Watts stated. “Here in the Pacific
Northwest the record is good so
far, but the season is not neces
sarily over. Bad fires have occurred
in October and November.”
About the middle of July the
prospects for a good season were
not hopeful, according to Watts.
Lightning set 1,015 fires in 10 days,
most of them in one 48 hour per
iod,
21,281
Acres Burned
Fires were started, chiefly at
this time, which burned 21,281
acres protected by the forest ser
vice. That is eight one hundredths
cf one per cent of the total acre
age, which is a little less than the
permissible loss. The weather has
helped, but fast work by the pro
tection agencies during those crit
ical days unquestionably kept the
area burned to this small propor
tion.
“Only 184 of the Forest Service’s
fires were man caused. That is a
record,” Watt said. “Last year,
which was not a bad season, 457
were man caused. Again the weather
must get some of the credit, but
the campaigns to keep Oregon and
Washington green and the coopera
tion of the public doubtless aided
in keeping the score low.”
Injury Suffered Saturday
Lester Roberts was taken to St.
Vincents hospital in Portland Sat
urday by the Bush ambulance fol
lowing his injury here that day
while working in a logging camp.
Roberts suffered head and neck
injuries when struck by a cable.
Meeting Time Changed
IWA Local No. 5-37 went on
record at its last meeting Friday
evening to change the date of its
weekly meetings. The meeting this
week will be the last to be held
on Friday evening, it was reported,
the date after that being Thursday.
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Volume 18, Number 41
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Three Officers Named
At the meeting of the School
masters Club at St. Helens last
week three Vernonia men were
named as club officers. Acting as
president for the coming year will
be Wallace McCrae, high school
principal. E. H. Condit, grade school
superintendent, was named vice-
president and Paul Gordon, grade
school principal, was elected secre
tary-treasurer.
Effectiveness Test
To Be Undertaken
A test of the effectiveness of
air defense in this area will be made
from October 28th to November 1st
inclusive and during this test the
army expects to blanket the area
West of the Cascades during day
light hours culminating in a 24
hour test, during which night
flights will be made, bombing raids
carried out and cities required to
blackout.
Observers Assigned
Some time ago, George A. Nelson
of St. Helens was appointed chair
man of the Aircraft Observation
Committee for Columbia County
and has the county well organized.
The information center for this
department is located in Portland.
Mr. Nelson reports directly to the
district commander of the district.
Different observation points have
been located within the county and
observers have been assigned to
each such post. This particular
branch of defense is probably more
fully organized than other depart
ments.
Rex E. Hald, Chief of the St.
Helens Fire Department, has been
appointed Air Raid Precaution sup
ervisor for the control district of
St. Helens and the fire station has
been designated as the control cen
ter.
Army Officer in Charge
u cîass F* G**? Special Election Date Set
Start October 16 New Budget to
Apply for Six
Months Only
Those Finishing Standard
Course Eligible to Enter
New Class
An announcement by Noble 1/ut-
ton this week makes known that
an advanced course in first aid
will' be started at the Legion hall
October 16th at 7:30. The course
will be open to those who have fin
ished the previous or standard
course which was given here earlier
in the year. Mr. Dutton acted as
instructor for that course.
Those who have finished that
course but who haven’t received
their cards may get them from
Dutton at the opening of the new
class. Twenty-eight people complet
ed the former work.
Dutton also announced that Har
old Berentson who is field director
in li^e saving and first aid for the
Red Cross will conduct a course to
train first aid instructors in Ver
nonia. That Course will not begin
until November 17th. It is the aim
of the Red Cross to train every
one possible in first aid as a part
of the national defense program.
Five to Attend
Conference
The Press Conference for high
schools in the state will be held
October 24 and 25 in Eugene with
the School of Journalism of the
University of Oregon acting as
host.
Winift-ed Romtvedit, editor of
Timberline, Opal Seheuerman, busi
ness manager, and Miss Beck, ad
visor, are the official delegates at
tending. As special representatives
of the Vernonia school publication,
lioy Willard and Virginia Redner
are also going to the conference.
Last year Timberline rated a cup
for being outstanding in its mim
eograph class; it is anticipated that
the cup will be awarded to Vernonia
again this year.
*
Districts under the supervision of
the Air Raid Supervisor are not
lestricted to county lines but each
such center includes districts desig
nated by the army officer in charge
cf such work. Warning signals and
other devices will be installed at
the fire station under direction f
the army officers and it is under
stood that gas masks, helmets, etc.,
will be furnished by Air Corps
Headquarters in Portland and from
(these centers warnings will be
broadcast throughout the district.
The duties of this supervisor
deal mainly with cities and major
The Fraternal Order of Eagles,
industries regarding warnings of
St.
Helens, has set aside October
air raids and blackouts.
12th, as Veteran Citizen’s Day to
honor the elderly people of Colum
bia county.
The principle speaker will be
Frank Shull, Chairman of the Mult
nomah County Board of Commis
sioners. Also present will be S.
New aids in visual education for Wetterman, State Manager of the
greater traffic safety will be avail Townsend Group, who will speak.
able for Oregon schools this year, The Fraternal Order of Eagles has
according to an announcement from always been interested in the wel
the State Traffic Safety Division fare of our elderly people and was
the first organization to advocate
of the State Department.
To accompany motion pictures on Old Age Pensions. This meeting is
safety subjects, a complete study to bring together elderly people
outline is being worked out in co and to have an understanding of
operation with educational authorit their problems. Invitations have been
ies in the state. The study outline, sent to many in other counties to
which will aid teachers build class be present.
Everyone is welcome to the meet
work around the motion pk-u.es,
will be published in the near fu ing which begins at 1:30 p. m. in
the Eagles hall at St. Helens.
ture.
Oregon’s safety program recog
nizes the importance of teaching
safety to children still in the im
pressionable stage, Safety Division
officials said. Ideas and concepts
thus inculcated in the minds of
school children are more likely to
The closing date for the receipt
continue through their life.
of applications for an examination
for substitute Clerk-Village Carrier
with employment at Vernonia lu.
teen extended. The announcemen.
was made this week by the civil
service department.
The statement by the civil ser
Funeral services for Reverend vice commissi in was:
“The United States Civil Service
Daniel R. Kauffman were read
Tuesday, October 7, at 3:30 p. m. Commission announces the amend
at the Ladd Evangelical church in ment of announcement of the ex
Portland. Reverend Kauffman pass amination ... by extending the
ed away last Saturday following an closing date for the receipt of ap
ailment from which he could never plications to October 20. 1941, as
recover, it was reported.
an insufficient number of applica
Reverend Kauffman, his wife and tions has been received for this
four children, Mary, Kathry, Jose examination.”
phine and Frederick, were residents
Information regarding the exam
of Vernonia during the years a. 33 ination may be obtained at the
and 1934.
Vernonia post office.
Elderly People
To Be Honored
Visual Education
Aids Available
Exam Closing
Date Extended
Rev. Kauffman
Dies Saturday
Budget Committee Draws
New Cost Sheet Tuesday
Evening
The budget committee of Ver
nonia met Tuesday evening to draft
the cost sheet which will be used
for the first six months of the year
1942 and to set the date for the
meeting when all persons who are
subject to the tax levy may express
themselves regarding it.
The budget, which is published
elsewhere in this edition shows a
total' budget of ¿11,350 and total
estimated receipts of $9,350 leav
ing a difference of $2,000 to be
raised by tax to meet expense for
the first six months.
Shown also in the budget are
expenditures
the years 1938,
1939, and 1940 which makes poss
ible a comparison of those years
Sitting on the committee were
R. M. Aldrich, chairman, E. R.
Mills, secretary, Edward Salomon-
sen, R. L. Raymond and R. L.
Spencer.
Seed Purchase
Program Started
At a meeting of the State Triple-
A committee with Mr. Dodd, direc
tor of the Western Division, it was
definitely decided that the Seed
Purchase Program will be put into
operation in Columbia county for
1942. Reports from all counties in
dicate there will be a substantial
increase in the acreage of winter
legumes and annual rye grass.
It was further decided that the
date for signing forms, Seed Pur-
chase-63, which all Triple-A coop
erators have received would be ex
tended to December 1, 1941:
The Commodity Credit Corpora
tion will purchase seed from all
eligible producers in accordance
with the following prices;
Price per lb. for
Seed
first grade seed
Hairy vetch
10c
Austrian winter peas
5e
Willamette vetch
6He
Crimson clover
10c
Hungarian and Common vetch
5c
Common rye grass
5c
An eligible producer is one who
is in full compliance with the Triple-
A program. Some farmers are hav
ing trouble getting seed this fail
and it is urged that farmers get
their seed supply as soon as poss
ible. All farmers interested in sell
ing their seed at the above quoted
prices be sure and sign and submit
to the county Triple-A office Seed
Purchase-63, Agreement to Grow
and Deliver Certain Legume and
Grass Seeds.
Laundry to Quit
Seaside Run
A comment by K. Inouye of the
Vernonia Laundry this week gave
information which indicated that
the local concern would quit its
run to Seaside but would continue
to operate here on a smaller scale
contrary to several rumors which
were circulated the past few days.
The rumor stated that the laun
dry would cease operation entirely
within a short time.
Band Room Ready
For Practices
Construction of the band practice
room at the Washington grade
school was completed last week
Superintendent E. H. Condit stated
Friday and was ready for use Mon
day morning.
Special insulating material was
used in the room to prevent distur
bance of classes while the band is
practicing.
Aluminum Total
Figures Given
The aluminum drive in Col
umbia county resulting in ob
taining 3032 pounds of scrap
aluminum, Vernonia contribut
ing 525 pounds, Rainier 283
pounds, Clatskanie 819 pounds,
St. Helens 1406 pounds. The
collection from Columbia City
and Scappoose are included in
the latter figure: Collections
made from out side city 1 mite
are included in above figures.
Consumption of
Gas Up in State
Gasoline consumed in Oregon dur
ing the month of August was suffic
ient to allow 73 gallons for every
motor vehicle registered in the
state.
Consumption for (the month a-
mounted to 30,735,874 gallons, the
second consecutive month consump
tion has exceeded thirty million gal
lons in this state. Taxes paid on this
gasoline totaled $1,536,793.
The August consumption was 12
per cent higher than for the same
month a year ago and stands as an
all-lime high for the state.
On the basis of the number of
gallons of gasoline used in the
state during the month, cars in Ore
gon traveled 368,229,316 miles dur
ing the month of August. A survey
recently conducted by the Automob
ile Manufacturers Association show
ed that half the mileage traveled
by American motor vehicles is for
purposes connected with earning a
livelihood, or closely related econ
omic pursuits. In other words, dur
ing the month of August, Oregon
vehicles traveled 184,114,658 miles
which could be classified as “neces
sity driving.”
Taxation to Get
Discussion Soon
The problem of taxation on the
logged off lands of Columbia and
Clatsop counties will be the subject
of discussion Friday night, October
17 when a joint meeting of the
Columbia and Clatsop county live
stock associations will be held joint
ly. Stockmen from both counties
will meet on that evening at
the Birkenfeld gymnasium. Notices
which have been sent bo members
state that the meeting will be at
Jewei'l but Birkenfeld is the cor
rect location it was learned after
the notices were mailed.
Problems vital to the livestock
industry, among them the financing
to purchase livestock, wilt be dis
cussed.
Representatives from the St. Hel
ens’ branch of the U. S. National
Bank, the Willamette Credit cor
poration and the Farm Security
corporation will attend in addition
to Professor Potter of the O. S. C.
taxation department and the assess-
ers of the two counties to discuss
the tax problem.
Stockmen are invited to attend
the meeting.
Amendment to
Charter Is
New Proposal
Change Would Allow
Transferal of Funds As
Necessary
A proposed amendment to the
city charter will be placed before
the people of Vernonia for their
decision at an election which is set
for Friday, October 24th, at the
city hail.
A good deal of discussion has
been heard recently regarding the
proposed change. City councilmen
adopted a resolution Tuesday eve
ning which will place the proposi
tion before the electorate October
24th.
The amendment, if adopted, is
one that will permit the transferal
of money from the water fund to
the general fund where it may ba
used to meet 'obligations which
must be poid from that department.
The proposed amendment states in
part:
Turnover Authorized
“Section 93-1-AU moneys receiv
ed by the said City to be used for
the water system, except as here
inafter provided and all moneys re
ceived in the operation of said
water system, or which may proper
ly belong to said water System shall
be immediately turned over to the
Treasurer of the said City and by
him placed in the WATER FUND,
and shall be paid out for the follow
ing purposes, to-wit:
“First—to the payment of nil'
operating and maintenance expenses
—to the payment of bonded indebt
edness, if any,—and to the payment
of the WATER SINKING FUND, if
any,—all of which is to be paid out
in the same manner as other funds
of the City are paid out.
Surplus to Be Changed
“Second—the surplus, if any,
after payment of the above, snail
be immediately transferred to the
GENERAL FUND of the said City
to be used and paid out in the
manner allowed by law.”
The need’ of a change in the
method of handling city finances
has been deemed necessary for
some time. The change can be made
now because there is no bonded in
debtedness which must be paid and
because revenues from the city
water department are sufficiently
large to care for all expenses, m
addition to the fact that water
revenues will meet current ex
penses, a considerable surplus as
now shown in the water department
funds may be transferred to the
general fund.
IWA Delegates Go
To Convention
Five delegates of IWA Local No.
5-37, Vernonia, left Monday morn
ing for Everett, Washington, where
they will attend the Fifth Constitu-
itional Convention of the IWA
which begins Wednesday. Attending
from here are: Harry Hall, Lyman
Wax, John Elder, Al Hartung and
Bill Lindley.
The theme of the convention this
year will place more than usual
responsibility upon its delegates
due to the threat of Hitlerism to
the unions and democracy. Due to
the changing scene of this time the
delegates will probably form a pro
The 99 and 9 Men’s Bible Class gram to meet more appropriately
of the Christian church will hold the needs of national and world
a Men’s Rally with luncheon on the conditions.
evening of Tuesday, October 14th;
the men of the other churches, and Dancing Started
Wednesday during the noon hour,
of the city in general, are invited
as guests. A short program will be the first of a series of weekly
held at the table, with Rev. H. R. dances was held in the high school
Seheuerman and Rev. John W. gym. The Girls’ Athletic Associa
Hodges speaking, and then the meet tion are sponsors of the social and
ing will go to the auditorium where recreational activity, and the mem
Rev. B. Rose Evans will address bers hope that the gatherings will
the gathering. Thin meeting is open prove of instructional value to those
to women an well as men. It is an students who have not yet had the
initial move of a campaign to get opportunity to learn social dancing.
men to attend the church services Music is provided by records played
cf the community.
via the broadcasting system.
Initial Attendance
Move to Start