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4 Thursday, Nov. 27, 1941, V?monia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon ing almost two year’s taxes in one year. The plan, under consideration privately by the Treasury officials for more than a year, met a cool reception at the Capitol. One Con gressman, ' whose reaction may be legarded as indicative of Capitol rttitude, said the “check-off is o. k. if you’ll give me an exemption.” The Treasury leans to the check- eff as the most practical way of collecting revenue. Congress would by^jAMES P reston ixt dispute this, but they believe Capitol Hill talk—in the corri it would work an unreasonable dors, in the offices of Senators hardship to ask the check-off on and Representatives, at lunch, as 1942 incomes and salaries run con well as on the floor and in com currently with the 1941 payments. mittee rooni—(revolves around They reason that most people have prices, inflation, taxes. But it’s no real notion of how severely largely talk. The amount of action they will be hit by the 1941 income taking place couldn’t be used to tax and should have a chance to 5« adjust themselves before being push a stalled car. The Administration is frankly— l. it by a 15 per cent cut in wage at last—worrying about the rising or salary. price level', about the urgent need Officially, the Ways and Means to block the incipient inflation. But Committee has decided to defer a the Administration is no more will decision as to when next tax legis ing than is Congress to settle down lation will be considered. Many tc serious wrestling with the prob r.icre meetings will be held before lem. Each wants to go on record the problem of new taxes is under as warning about the horrors of way. The guessing in Washington *he coming inflation; each does not now is that some variety of tax- want to be held responsible for at source will be on the books, but slapping on another stiff tax bill not 15 per cent, and not for some <,r a rigid price-wage fixing bill. time to come. So it looks like a great future for Meanwhile, a comforting fact the buck-passers. has- just come to the attention of It’s a fair bet that a comprom Congress. The fact: that living ise, and hence not very effective, costs have advanced 5.6 per cent price bill will be worked out sev since the first of this year, but eral months hence. The new tax average hourly earnings have risen plan, proposed by Secretary Mor- 11.3 per cent. The net result has ganthau, is even farther off. The been a 5.3 per cent advance in the fact is the Secretary of Treasurer purchasing power of average hourly placed the problem of new taxes calcining's. But Congressmen are in the hands of the House Ways still worrying—and with good and Means Committee, which is cause—about the inareasing de just beginning to show signs of re mands for wage increases in antic covering from drafting the biggest ipation of higher prices. They know tax bill in history. full well ’that the race between Federal taxes this fiscal year wages and prices inevitably leads will produce about $13,000,000,u00, to the age-old inflation spiral, while the expectation is that we where prices rise because of high will spend about $25,500,009,000. er wage costs, and wages in turn Obviously, that leaves a deficit al a"e pushed up because of higher most equal to the entire tax re prices, and everyone is the suffer ceipts. er. While several proposals for rais If this seems academic and ing more revenue are being dis pretty dull stuff, you had better cussed, the one prompting the most steel yourself. Prices, inflation and comment is the suggestion by <-he related subjects are bound to be Secretary of the Treasury for a the news for months to come, and 15 per Cent check-off tax on 1942 the price controversy is going to incomes. This tax would be collect riay an important role in the com ed monthly during 1942, while the ing 1942 Congressional elections. taxpayer is worrying about the taxes due on the 1941 income. In other words, it would be like pay Lodges FIFTEEN YEARS AGO— THE POCKETBOOK! o/ KNOWLEDGE Æ ¡ Comments i Week THE 35TH CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE Starting here this week as in other communities in the na tion was the annual Christmas Seal Sale which will again pro vide funds with which to continue the fight against tubercu losis. Since the first sale of Christmas seals 35 years ago, almost 1,700 tuberculosis associations have been built at convenient places throughout the country in the attempt to control the disease and force its death rates even lower than they al ready are for there is much progress to be made yet. In Oregon, for example, the death rate per 100,000 popula tion was 91.1 which figure dropped to 28.1 per 100,000 popula tion in 1940 and can be brought to an even lower figure if co operation in the purchase of seals is given by everyone. The greater the cooperation, the greater the amount of funds with which to work. In Vernonia we havp one example of the work which is being carried on in the fight. That is the tuberculin tests which are being given nearly every high school student this week. By those tests it is possible to determine if a person is in the very early stages of the disease and to begin treat ment which will defeat action of the disease. With the steady progress made since 1910 it is now pos sible to free the land of tuberculosis by following four definite steps: Education—teach citizens so that they may recognize the problem. Case Finding—find every person who is sick. Hospitalization—provide hospital beds for all who need care. Rehabilitation—make self-supporting workers out of ex- patients. (tyiiddnqton 1 rift J ■ I ' «B V — I I ♦ *s.eO REPAIR MACHINERY NOW The message from Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard that farmers repair their machinery now in order to be prepared for work during the coming year could well be a message to every person or firm which depends upon machinery in conducting its business. Farmers will not be alone in the attempt to obtain repair parts and will not be alone in exper iencing difficulty in getting those parts for the same kinds of metals will be needed in one as well as the other. At the same time the advice that repairs for old machinery be obtain ed now in preferance to purchasing new machinery next year can well be heeded. Curtailing the production of many items for civilian consumption is taking place. One item serves well as an illustration—the automobile. A WORTHY COMMUNITY PROJECT Again this year, as has been the case for the past several years, the annual community Christmas program is to be stag ed with an invitation being extended every child and grownup to attend. The program is fitting as a Christmas event in that it is given with the spirit df the season which is a celebration of the birth of Christ, a point that is probably not given much thought by many people. Nevertheless, that occurance 1,941 years ago is the reason for the event. —Ttf the White House went Ore COUNTY NEWS St. Helens Clatskanie OPM SEES LITTLE HOPE FOR IRON SMELTER— MORE MEN TO LEAVE FOR BOEING PLANT— Little encouragement as to the postsil^ility of locating an iron smelter at St. Helens can be given by the Office of Production Mana gement, a letter received from it last week by the Columbia County Central Labor Council indicated. The council had written the OPM outlining the possibilities existing here for that type of industry and suggesting that- St. Helens would te a good location for a smelter. In reply Edwin M. Martin, as- listant to the chairman of the plant site board, wrote to Luther G. Cole, secretary-treasurer of the council: “Your letter of October 28, addressed to the office of Pro- duction Management, calling our attention to St. Helens as a loca- tion for an iron smelter has been r< ferred to me. “In the expansion of the steel making facilities of the Country, it is not contemplated to build en tirely new plants, but rather to expand the facilities of existing p ants. This is because of the nec essity for speed in increasing our steel production. For this reason, I can give you little encouragement as to the possibility of locating an iion smelter at St. Helens.” More men will be taken on to work at the Boeing Aircraft Cor poration in Seattle from the Clats kanie aviation sheet-metal class. On Monday, November 24, Dal las Wells, Wayne Biuans and Walt Buckner reported for work at the Seattle plant. More men are wanted and the local school was not able to supply the men asked for. Ail who are interested in sheet metal training are urged to go at once to the school to make ar- rangements. More men are in de- mand. Rainier WASHINGTON PACKERS VACATING SOAP PLANT— The Washington Packers are moving their barrelling machinery out of the soap factory location, preparatory to the reopening of that operation. William Zimmerman, local' direc tor of the Packers, however, is emphasizing that this does not mean that the processors are with drawing from the community. Plans GRADE TEACHERS for the future have not matured, WIN PAY INCREASE— but are under consideration. It is In line with the tendency shown expected that both customers and by several county school boards, old employes will be taken care of the directors at Bachelor Flat and under the new plans. Scappoose grade schools nave granted pay raises to their teacher Defense staffs, according to announcement Bond by Otto_ H. H. Petersen, county school superintendent. Q. What can I do to help my At Bachelor Flat the teachers have been given raises of $5 per son who has just entered military month and the building custodian set vice? A. Your boy must be clothed. received a $2.50 per month boost in salary. Scappoose grade teach fed, and supplied with the latest ers have received $6 per month equipment. This requires money. raises, effective for the remaining Buy a Defense Savings Bond and help the Government to equip your six months of their contracts. sen. Q What is labor’s attitude to- The Vernonia Eagle ward the Treasury’s Defense Sav- ings Program? MARVIN KAMHOLZ A. Strongly cooperative. The A. Editor and Publisher F. of L., the C. I. O., the Railroad Entered as second class mail Brotherhoods, and numerous other matter. August 4. 1922, at the post labor groups all over the country office in Vernonia, Oregon, under have endorsed the Program. the act of March 3, 1879. Note. To buy Defense Bonds and Official newspaper of Vernonia, Ore Stamps, go to the nearest post of fice. bank, or savings and loan as sociation; or write to the Tteas- Mil urer of the United States, Wash Oat CI*TlM ington. D. C. Also Stamps now rm* are on sal« at moat retail store«. Quiz Guy R. Mills was reelected mayor by more than a 2 to 1 vote. G. Mellinger and William Pringle tied for councilman, each receiving 210 votes. gon’s Senator McNary in response to a Cijll from President Roosevelt. There is now in the house the omnibus rivers and harbors bill, authorizing in excess of one billion dollars for projects. Out in front on the list, which includes every thing from development at Yaquina Bay to Umatilla dam, is an item of several hundred millions for the St. Lawrence waterway and power project. What did the senator think of the bill? If, said Senator McNary, you toss out the St. Lawrence project, the Florida ship canal and the Tombig bee river, the bill would not be bad. As the bill stands, he Said, he could not support it. But, hinted the president^ the Umatilla dam is included. That, answered McNary, is a project so good that it can stand on its own feet and pass the congress without being tied in with flubdub. Besides, said the senator, what would the people say if a senator who has voted against a St. Lawrence treaty and the Flor ida canal should suddenly support the omnibus bill because it has Umatilla in it? Wouldn’t that look as though it was a sell-out; that a senator had been bought? Few Can Talk Straight Mr. Roosevelt laughed. There aie few senators who can talk straight to the chief executive, and he likes the frankness of McNary, leader of the Republicans in the senate, the so-called “loyal opposition.” What, inquired the president, did McNary suggest? That was easy ; all the president has to do is to telephone Speaker Rayburn to have the St. Lawrence and the Florida and Tombigbee items eliminated from the bill. But, said the presi- dent, all the projects in the coun- try had been rolled into the omni- bus bill for the purpose of getting enough votes to pass it and thus save the St. Lawrence; he was not particular about Florida or Tom- bigbee, but he must have the water- way and power plant. If the bill comes to the senate with St. Lawrence in it, observed the senator, he will endeavor, when it is in committee, to have each item taken up and acted on in dividually, and he was satisfied that on this procedure he would be able to knock out the St. Lawrence. Anyway, concluded McNary, that is a treaty matter and not an agree ment; the senate has defeated it once when presented as a treaty for ratification. ization” measure carries no appropriation. However, the presi dent can pick out of the list such projects as he deems are for na tional defense. If the bill passes he plans to bring out the St. Lawrence item and shelve all the rest until after the war and use them as a means of employment on a massive WPA program. Opponents of this assert that the St. Lawrence is not a national defense measure; thait, if started, it will take steel, iron and other materials away from sadly pressed industries now engag ed in defense production, n this fashion, they insist, the project would interfere with national de fense. In the price fixing bill now in debate in the house, it is estimat ed that if a ceiling is placed on farm products, based on the com plicated method of arriving at a price, the ceiling will be as fol lows: Wheat $1.34 a bushel', butter fat 44 cents a pound, cheese 23.25 cents a pound, eggs 41.5 cents a dozen, hogs $10.96 a hundred weighs cattle $9.18 a hundred weight, wool 49 cents a pound, hay $18.02 a ton, butter 45.8 cents a pound. Ceiling Wanted The farm bloc wants no ceiling, arguing that in 1942 the cost of production for farmers will be so high because of competition with war industries for help and higher prices for everything else used on the farm. Priorities are now hitting the government itself, although they were intended to affect only civil ian industries and war defenses in part. Because of priorities, work has had to suspend on four public schools in the national capital; a $10,000,000 hotel has stoppea at the foundation; a contractor is un able to obtain supplies to erect a building intended to house one of the defense agencies; work on two warships has been held up for want of steel; four of five plants with contracts to build tanks can not start; war department is scurry ing around to locate material for the $30,000,000 building for which foundation has been laid in the na- tional capital. Notwithstanding these drawbacks because of shortage, the govern ment is demanding steel frames and doors for its new buildings and steel walls for partitions, when lumbermen of the Pacific northwest are unable to sell their product be- cause of federal restrictions on strategic metals. Eagle Items Of Past Years ONE YEAR AGO— A total of votes cast for and against the issuing of revenue bonds for the Nehalem Basin PUD was favorable by 1,164 to 350. The Vernonia high school team defeated Sheridan 31 to 0 to re main in the column of undeteated high school teams of the state. Members Fear Anger FIVE YEARS AGO— There the matter stands, Other members of the northwest delega tion, however, are inclined to sup port the omnibus bill, fearing their constituents will be angry if they oppose it when the bill contains such items as Umatilla. The omnibus bill is an “author- Vernonia went democratic by a huge majority in the general elec tion with the exception of a few republican candidates for ' county officers. J. W. Hunt, Fred Watkins, Mrs. Gladys Peterson, M. R. Cal houn and Bert Mills each received a plurality in the local polls. Business-Professional Directory For Your Beauty Need* ELIZABETH’S BEAUTY SALON Vernonia Lodge No. 246 .O.O.F. Meets Every Tuesday 8 P. M. Alton Roberson, N. G. Paul Gordon, Secretary 4-41 — Vernonia F. O. E. Phone 431 Elizabeth Horn (Fraternal Order of Eagles) I.O.O.F. Hall Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist Vernonia Marshall A. Rockwell M. D. 2nd and 4th Friday Nights Physician and Surgeon Office Phone 72; Residence 73 8 o'clock Arthur Kirk, W. P. Willis Johnson, W. Séc’y. Dr. U. J. Bittner Joy Theatre Bldg. Knights of Pythias Harding Dentist Phone 662 Vernonia, Oregon Pythian Sisters Vernonia Temple No. 61 Vernonia, Oregon Meetings:--- I. O. O. F. Hall Second Nehalem Valley Motor Freight Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon Meetings:—I. O. O. F. Hall, Second and Fourth Mondays Each Month. Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP 7-41 and Fourth Wednesdays Each Month 2-41 Order of Eastern Star CASON’S TRANSFER 153, O. E. S. Regular Communi cation first and third Wednesdays of each month, at Masonic Temple. All visiting sisters and brothers wel come. Allie Dickson, Worthy Matron Mona Gordon, Secretary 1-42 LOCAL and LONG-DISTANCE HAULING A. F. & A. M. Frank Hartwick, Proprietor Portland - Timber - Vernonia Sunset - Elsie - Cannon Beach Gearhart - Seaside Vernonia Telephone 1042 Nehalem Chapter SEE US For Your Old-Growth 16-INCH FIR WOOD AND CEDAR SHINGLES Roland D. Eby, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Town Office 891 NEAL W. BUSH Attorney at Law Joy Theatre Bldg., Phone 663 In Vernonia Monday« and Tuesdays come. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F. & A. M. meets at Masonic Temple, Stat ed Communication First Thursday of each month. Special called meetings other Thursday nights, 7:30 Visitors most cordially wel- Special meetings Friday nights. C. L. Brock, W. M. Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec. l-4¿ VERNONIA POST 11» AMERICAN LEGION Meets First Wed. and Third Mon. of Each Month. AUXILIARY First and Third Mondays 1-41
