Thursday, January 8, 1942
Scrap Iron
Drive to Aid
Expense Needs
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Raid Leaflets
Received Here
Funds from Drive Will
Be Used for Local De
fense Needs
Started in Vernonia and the
Upper Nehalem Valley this week
was a second drive to collect waste
materials which may be used to
create a fund for expenses of the
local Civilian Defense preparation.
The drive is started for scrap
iron which is to be sold after a
sufficient amount has been collect
ed for transportation to Portland.
Announcement of the drive was
made by Harry Culbertson who is
providing a place for the collection
at his shop. In announcing the
drive Culbertson stated that lu.ids
from sale of the material would be
used to purchase items necessary
for those people who have under
taken civilian defense work. Up to
this time there has been no provis
ion made for such a fund. Those
who are active in civilian defense
work have been paying expenses
individually.
Those people who have any scrap
iron are urged to bring it to Cul
bertson who will' see that it has
proper disposal. Dan Cason has
stated that he will transport the
scrap without charge to Portland
where it may be sol'd.
Winner of Baby
"Contest" Named
The 1942 winner of Vernonia’s
annual baby “contest” can be a..
nounced today just one week after
the “contest” was started at 12
o’clock midnight, December 31st.
Carrying off the honors is Dor
othy Lee Counts, six and tmee-
quarter-pound daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Counts born at 12:05 p.
m. Friday, January 2nd. Dr. R. D.
Eby was attending physician.
Miss Counts will be awarded 26
prizes which were offered the win
ner in last week’s announcement by
Vernonia merchants. The prizes vary
from five gallons of gasoline for
the parents’ use to baby gift pack
ages.
Tire Committee
Members Named
Notification has been received
here that the names suggested for
the committee which will' act in re
leasing for sale new automobile
tires or tubes has been ratified.
Members of the committee which
will act in that capacity are Mrs.
J. C. Lincoln, Loel Roberts and
Elmore Knight.
The committee has authority for
rationing tires in the Nehalem Val
ley, the shortage of tires arising
because of the threat to the raw
rubber supply in the East Indies.
The January quota for this county
is 28 tires and 23 tubes for passen
ger cars, motorcycles and light
trucks and 57 tires and 53 tubes
for trucks and busses.
A sample copy of the leaflets to
be distributed all over the United
States, with the Pacific coast being
the first to receive the material,
was in the hands of Vernonia Air
Raid Warden heads Wednesday aft
ernoon. The leaflet, “Meet Your
Raid Warden”, is a valuable, in
structive paper composed to help
each person to protect himself in
case of air raids.
These leaflets will be distributed
locally by the Boy Scouts to every
home in this district. Save yours,
it may save your life some day!
For the benefit of its readers,
The Eagle has printed on an inside
page a copy of the instructions.
Genevieve Brown
The body of James O. Morgan of
Portland was taken there from Sun
set Camp Tuesday by the Bush
Funeral Home. Cause of the death
was heart trouble. Burial will take
place in Portland.
Journalist to
Talk Here Fri.
Collection*
to
of
$100
a
be awarded
Tokyo,
date
for
Defense
the
pur
Bond
to
the first flyer bombing
Japan,
amount to $50, Ken
White stated Wednesday. Many Ver
nonia business men, who are contri
buting to the purchase of the bond,
have not yet been contacted, it was
stated, but will be interviewed soon.
The “bomb bond’* has already re
ceived mention in the Oregon Jour
nal.
Dr. Martin Hall, German exile,
will speak at 2:30 Friday after
noon at the Washington grade
school' to the combined student
bodies of the grade and high
schools, it was announced this week.
Dr. Hall was born in Germany
and was a prominent journalist
there before being forced to flee
from the country. He was exiled
because of his insistent attacks on
the policies of the Nazi totalitarian
state.
Adults of the community are in
vited to be present for the pro
gram at the designated time if they
wish to hear the speaker.
secretary
Executive
partment
of
Logger Dies
chase
Wallace McCrae Heads
Division of Civil Defense
for Vernonia
Scouts Organized
For Paper Drive
City councilmen, meeting Monday
evening, took action on two mat
ters in addition to the examination
of the regular first-of-the-month
business, city bills.
The seven city employees were
given pay raises to the following
figures: city recorder, $150; water
superintendent, $150; city marshals,
each $150; treasurer, $50; librarian,
$40; and city attorney, $35. The
increase in salaries will be made
through the adoption of an ordin
ance at a future meeting.
Another ordinance will also be
acted on soon to reduce the amount
of the occupation license for laun
dry concerns to $15 per year.
$50 Collected
In Bond Drive
Bond Canvass to Start Soon
Raid Wardens
To Organize
Here This Week Second Red Cross Drive
The organization of another part
of civil defense for the Upper
Nehalem Valley was started Wed
nesday evening when a meeting of
air raid wardens was called by Wal
lace McCrae who is charged with
that particular part of the civil
defense work in this locality.
Air raid wardens are not on con
tinuous duty, as is true with air
raid observers, but act only in case
a bombing should occur. Should that
happen, the wardens become active
in evacuating people from danger
ous areas to shelters and in trans
porting injured persons to medical
attention. Their duties are much
broader than that, it was stated,
Further plans were being made but that, in general, defines their
late last week by the Vernonia Boy work.
Scout troop in organizing the local Canvass to Start
waste paper drive as a continuous
Those persons who have signed
move for the collection. The drive civil reserve application blanks cer
is being made as a part of tne tifying their wish to serve as war
nation-wide attempt to conserve dens were assigned to duties at the
paper materials that have formerly Wednesday evening meeting.
A
been wasted. The paper that is house-to-house canvass is to be made
collected may be converted in.v here this week seeking materials
usefulness again.
which will be necessary for the
Scoutmasters Ira Baucom and E. wardens to carry out their work.
L. Frazee last week had assigned At the same time the canvass is
scouts to districts in the commun made for that purpose, home own
ity. Those scouts so assigned will ers will be asked to contribute
make regular calls on business spare articles which may be used
houses and homes. In order to help, by the first aid hospital which is
anybody who is making a trip down being organized by Mrs. R. D. Eby.
town is urged to bring the paper
In making starting plans for the
with them and leave at the old post air raid wardens McCrae stated
office building where it is being Tuesday that wardens would be ap
collected.
pointed for every community in the
Tlione Numbers Given
territory surrounding Vernonia as
Should someone have waste paper well as the town itself.
and wish it collected he may call
any of the following places and a
scout will be sent to that address
to make the collection: H. E. Mc
Entire, 422; E. L. Frazee, 658,
Harry Culbertson, 63; and The Ver
nonia Eagle, 191.
Scouts have been assigned to the
following districts: Treharne, Jimmy
Mohler; O-A hill, Sylvan Graves,
Frank Aspinal; Riverview and vic
inity, Dale Grenia, Harold Fowler,
Bobby Bramblett; in Vernonia east
of Rock creek and Stoney Point,
Jimmie Rachel, Lynn Michener,
Bobby McDonald, Delmar McDon
ald; Vernonia business district and
Corey hili', Pete Shipman, Jimmie
Frazee. DeVere Byers, Jimmy Ray,
Donald Tiffney and Billy Hall have
not been assigned districts yet.
City Employees
Salaries Raised
Volume 19, Number 2
the
Society
of
of
missionary
United Christian
of
Disciple*
of
the
de
education
Missionary
Christ
will
speak here.
Speaker at
Church Named
The congregation of the First
Christian church here will hear Miss
Genevieve Brown speak Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock, W. O. Liv
ingstone, minister, announced this
week. Miss Brown is executive sec
retary of the department of mission
ary education of the United Chris
tian Missionary Society of Disciples
of Christ.
The speaker is well trained for
her work. Before being called to
her present position she was assist
ant to the minister of the National
City Church of Disciples of Christ
at Washington, D. (C. For eight
years she was director of personnel
and publicity of the Board of Ed
ucation of the same communion and
for almost four years director of
religious education for the » irst
Christian church at Lincoln, Neb
raska.
Citv Books Audited
The books of the City of Ver
nonia were being audited this week
by representatives from the audit
department of the secretary of
state. The audit was started Mon
day and will probably continue most
of next week.
Organized for Vernonia
The year’s second Red Cross drive is on its way in the United
States. The goal is for 50 million dollars to be used for war relief;
Columbia county has been asked by national headquarters to give $3,500
and Vernonia’s portion is $500.
Instead of the house-to-house canvass that was conducted before the
holidays, this drive will be made on
every individual, both men and wo
men, who receives a wage or a
salary. The employers will act in
cooperation with others assigned
the soliciting in obtaining the Con
The President and leading church
tributions. Solicitors for the funds
will have their names published at men of the nation have urged the
s later date, it was stated by E. people to pray. To remind people
H. Condit, general chairman of the of Vernonia of this duty and high
Vernonia district drive.
privilege the bell at the Evangelical
According to Condit. we must
church will be rung at the designa
understand that this particular drive
is probably only one of a series ted time of one minute to six
to be conducted during the nation o’clock in the evening, H. R. Scheu-
al emergency. The attempt is there erman, minister of that church,
fore to make a permanent organiz stated Tuesday of this week.
ation for the duration of the crisis
The bell will be rung to call
now confronting us.
Those employed privately or in all who hear to pause where they
industries where no solicitation has are and pray one minute. It is
been conducted, as well as the sol asked, “How can you do less!”
icitors and individuals who contri
bute are asked to send their sub
scriptions of $1.00 to Miss Lillian
Hedman, Vernonia, who is acting
as permanent Red Gross secretary
for the Vernonia area.
The work of organizing the first
aid hospital to be used in case of
air raid injuries was nearly com
pleted this week according to Mrs.
R. D. Eby who is in charge of the
hospital. Headquarters for the hos-
An announcement of interest to
pital'din the I. O. O. F. hall'.
owners of giyis was made Monday
As was mentioned lost week, a
by Ken White, manager of Pater
house-to-house -canvass is to be
son’s, who issued a call that guns
made this week to solicit materials
which are broken or are not need
to equip the hospital. The canvass
ed be brought to the store. In
is to be made by a committee which
making the announcement White
will also ask material aid for the
stated that it is impossible now to
air raid wardens.
get new guns but that there is con
Anyone whe has any o* the
siderable call from customers for
needed articles are asked to i.ave
them.
them labeled for identification and
Anyone owning a gun may be
bring them to the I. O. O. F. hall
able to have it repaired as parts
on Monday, January 12, between
are still obtainable and if that per
the hours of 12 and 5 o’clock.
son wishes, the gun may be sold
to another owner. It was stated Rehearsal Planned
also that numerous calls have been
Mrs. Eby also announced that a
made for guns and anybody having
one to donate will find it readily rehearsal of those who will serve
acceptable for use by officials who in the hospital unit is to be held
have need therefore under the civil Friday, January 16th, starting at
ian defense setup. A gun that is 7:30. At that time everyone in the
loaned for that purpose wilt be group is to report to the hall just
as quickly as possible as though
returned in good condition.
the rehearsal were an emergency
end is to remain until checked in.
Needed articles which will' be
sought in the canvass are: sheets,
cots, stretchers, blankets, pillows,
lamps, lanterns, candles, hot water
bottles, ice bags and camp stoves.
The Columbia county conference Mrs. Eby stated that the Oregon-
with state Grange officers, original American Lumber Corporation has
ly scheduled to be held January 9 in storage 25 cots and mattresses
at Yankton Grange, has been post- which will be made available for
poned until January 23, according the hospital in case of emergency.
to an announcement from state
Grange headquarters. There will be
no change in the place of meeting.
The change was made necessary
when Ray W. Gill, Master of the
state Grange, was called to Wash
ington, D. C., in connection with
Tuesday evening, at the organiz
national Grange business and de ation meeting for another First Aid
fense activities.
class, there were 73 persons pres
The program «f the conference ent, it was reported by Mrs. E. J.
has been readjusted to meet the Preston, instructor for the new
present war situation and the many class. The number equalled that of
opportunities wherein the Grange three normal classes, 24 or 25 per
may serve in war efforts will be sons in a group being the greatest
discussed at the meeting.
nu her encouraged for practical in
struction.
There will necessarily have to be
formed 2 additional classes, Mrs.
Preston stated, and plans will be
made this week for other instructors
to handle them so that by next
The first concerted group action Tuesday at 7:30, at the Legion hall,
here was taken Wednesday by the the 3 classes instead of the very
teachers and janitors of Vernonia large group will begin work.
Last
summer.
Noble
Dutton,
schools when they voted to contri
bute to the purchase of Defense school teacher, and swimming in
Savings Bonds. The teachers and structor at the city pool in the
janitors of both the grade ar.J high summer, taught a First Aid class
schools are asking the school board with the normal number enrolling.
to instruct their respective clerks Several weeks ago Harry Culbert
to deduct from each teacher’s sal son began a class in the study; 24
ary for the bond purchase.
men and boys meet each Thursday
School authorities have also tak in the Legion hall for the instruc
en stops to provide Defense Savings tion. It is believed the United
stamps at the school building so that •States’ declaration of war last
students will have the opportunity month has greatly increased the de
sire for a knowledge of First Aid.
to invest.
Bell to Toll
Prayer Minute
Hospital Plans
Near Completion
Call for Guns
Made Monday
Grange Conference
Date Re-Set
Keen Interest in
First Aid Shown
Group Action
Taken Wed.
Preliminary
Organization
Made Monday
Meeting at St. Helens
Outlines Plan for Defense
Bond Sale
Representatives from the various
communities and towns of Columbia
county were in St. Helens Tuesday
evening to hear plans for the start
of a drive to increase the sale of
Defense Bonds and Stamps to citi
zens of the county. Heading the
county drive is Irving Rau who has
been named county chairman. As
sisting him are representatives from
the communities who will organize
the drive in their respective dis
tricts.
In Vernonia the first local meet
ing towards the organization of the
drive here will be held at the Ma
sonic Temple Monday evening, Jan
uary J i, it was announced by Emil
Messii g Wednesday. At that meet
ing it is requested that represen
tatives of fraternal and civic or
ganizations be present :p that plans
may be made for a thorough house-
to-house canvass of the town.
Granges to Solicit
The rural area of the Upper
Nehalem Valley will be solicited by
the Granges, Messing stated. At <-he
time of the canvass, home owners
will be asked to pledge the amount
they can spare for the purchase of
bonds and stamps.
An interesting item of informa
tion released at the St. Helens meet
ing Tuesday was the fact that Ore
gon was the first state in the union
to complete the organization of
county committees for the promo
tion of the sale of Defense Bonds
and since the beginning has ted
the nation in the per capita sale of
these securities.
The plans of organization made
Tuesday will attempt to keep Ore
gon first in the sale.
Patriotic Rally
Slated Tuesday
Of interest to residents of this
vicinity is the announcement made
Wednesday of a patriotic rally to
be held Tuesday, January 20th at
the Washington grade school. The
rally is being held in the interest
of Defense Bonds and Is scheduled
to start at 8 o’clock in the eve-
i/ng.
To explain the purpose of the
bonds, speakers from the state de
fense committee will be on hand, it
was revealed. In addition to the
speakers, the school band will pre
sent a program for those who at
tend.
No admission will be charged
and everyone is urged to attend.
25 to Go in
Largest Call
Twenty-five Columbia county men
wept into the nation’s armed torces
Monday to make the largest draft
group called from this county to
date.
Names of the men were not re
leased by the county draft board
due to instructions which prevent
the giving of that information for
publication. The same policy of not
releasing information will be follow
ed in the future.
Registration of
Pistols Required
was
Announcement
that
week
of
owners
pistol*
it
is
revolver*
or
them
have
to
soon as possible.
this
made
necessary
the
for
automatic
registered
a*
Registration book*
for the gun* owned by people in the
r’pper
Nehalem
by
kept
Ken
Valley
White
at
are
being
Paterson’s
Furniture Store.
A
maximum fine of $300 can be
levied
for
failure
to
the law, It was stated.
comply
with