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4 Thursday, Jan. 22, 1942, Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon Comments ¿ Week WOMEN TO BE MOBILIZED Beginning February 16th, the mobilization of all women above high school age in Oregon will be started with a view to forming a reserve labor pool as a medium for bringing women into agricultural, business and industrial production if and when a labor shortage arises through Oregon’s men being drawn into military service or heavy defense occupations. In general, women will not be called until available Oregon man power has been utilized to the fullest extent. The questionnaire to be used in the mobilization will cover a wide range of occupations extending from aluminum fabrica tion and textile work to domestic service and agricultural labor of all kinds. Although the work of mobilizing is not to begin until Feb ruary 16th, the four Vernonia precinct chairmen named by Mrs. Grace Kent Magruder last week have already named the people to help them in contacting every woman. ALIENS TO NEED CERTIFICATE A move to be started February 2nd in eight western states whereby all German, Italian and Japanese nationals must apply for a certificate of identification is one that is exceedingly timely. As has been stated by the Department of Justice, Wash ington, D. C„ "The objective of the Department of Justice in issuing identification certificates to aliens of enemy national ities is the dual one of strengthening our internal safety and protecting the loyal alien, even if he has become technically an alien enemy. COUNTY NEWS- St. Helens DELINQUENT TAX PAYMENTS DROP— Despite the fart that payments on the 1941 tax roll came in con siderably better than did collections on the 1940 roll, payments of delin quent taxes during the last six months of the year just past lagged about $15,000 behind cash received during a similar period in 1940 on delinquent assessments, figures an nounced by the tax department of the sheriff’s office revealed. During the last six months of 1942, $81,380.18 in delinquent taxes was received on rolls going as far back as 1926, while in the final half of 1940 delinquent tax payments totaled $96,757.11. Although there are a few dollars due on the 1926 to 1929 rolls, it is from assess ments made from 1929 to the pre sent that the majority of delinquent tax cash is coming. COYOTE, BOBCAT HIDES YIELD $15 CASH— Charles Norman, veteran Mayger resident, made his trap line pay off last week to the tune of $15 in bounties when he brought in the hides of three coyotes and two bob cats to the county clerk’s office. Two of the coyotes were males, so Norman received $3 bounty apiece on them, while $4 was paid for the female coyote and $2.50 apiece for the bobcats. The animals were trapped in the Helena district, Norman, a veteran trapper, said. They seem to be fairly numerous in that section al ong with cougars, the latter ani mals attracted by deer, Norman declared. THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE . eXPERiMCHTS ARE ïwan. ggA 4 K'- « wuctep K WHH PHOi/WWßrfNT r/ WALLPAPER ANP CARPET5 THAT BECOME PATHS OP ■ / LIGHT AT NIGHT W. FOR USE DURING POSSIBLE BLACKOUT* W •J ack ’ knives - ta « iweifc NAME FROM THE MAN WHO FIR5T MADE KN1NE5 WITH FOLPIN6 HANPLE5 A BELGIAN CUTLER. JACQUES PS //fGF /7i w C&STUty) APPROXlMATfiy 95ft OF ALL THE WORLDS BATHTUBS ARE in THe UNITED STATES all time high CHEESE MAKING TO START FEBRUARY 1— The Rainier Creamery will1 be ready to start the manufacturing of cheese about February first, ac cording to present plans. Some of the necessary equipment, incluaing a new whey tank, is here now. A large, power, cream separator is cn its way here from San Fran cisco. Some other machinery and vats should be here this month, and as soon as equipment arrives the manufacture of cheese will oe- gin. The creamery will continue to manufacture butter and ice cieam P. U. D. CALLS as before, and is adding the pro FOR ELECTION— duct in line with demands of the Directors of Clatskanie PUD at Lend-lease Program. the meeting held on January 14, 1942, unanimously adopted a resolu tion calling a special election to be held on Saturday, March 7, 1942 for the approval of $237,000 of revenue bonds to finance the acquis ition of the West ¡Coast Power Com pany's electric system and other ONE YEAR AGO— utilities, and for betterment» and Pay increases were awarded six extensions. city employees. The increases av The properties to be acquired eraged 10 per cent. constitute the West Coast company’s Orders were received from postal entire Clatskanie division. headquarters in .Washington, D. C. The district has previously enter that the location of the Vernonia ed into a preliminary agreement post office would be changed to with the West Coast Power company the Oregon Gas and Electric build looking to purchase of its properties ing from the Early building. for $150.000. This includes their en tire system in the Nehalem valley FIVE YEARS AGO— Ivan N. MdCollom was electeu and the Westport and Wauna sec tion. The proposed bond issue will president of the chamber of com provide funds for carrying out this merce. Other officers were K. A. acquisition of additional distribu McNeill, vice-president; J. W. Nich tion facilities and rural lines within ols, secretary; and E. M. Bollinger, the district as well as necessary treasurer. Loel Roberts was named City re corder. The Vernonia Eagle City employees’ salaries were set as follows: recorder and water MARVIN K AMHOLZ collecter. $120; marshal. $120; de Editor and Publisher puty marshal, $100; treasurer. $30; Entered as second class mall librarian, $20. matter. August 4, 1922. at the post office in Vernonia, Oregon, under TEN YEARS AGO— Grange officers installed were: the act of March 8, 1879, _______ II. A. Tays, Master; E. R. Trehame, Official newspaper of Vernonia, Ore overseer; C. C. VanDoren, secre tary; and H. M. Condit, treasurer. Clatskanie Eagle Items Of Past Years FIFTEEN YEARS AGO— Lester Sheeley will be paid sec retary of the reorganised chamber / E ver / large bombing plane requires upto io trucks FOR BUPPLy ANP MAINTENANCE PORING ACTIVE SERVICE funds for working capital, mater of commerce. R. M. Aldrich was ials, supplies and extensive rehabil president. itation of properties to be acquir The Vernonia American Legion ed. Auxiliary formally received its charter. MINT MEN WANT Municipal officers were all re CEILING OVER $4— Mint farmers of the Clatskanie appointed: W. J. Kelly, marshal; D. and Rainier areas, representing ap B. Reasoner, recorder; Lester Shee ley, city attorney; M. L. Gaines, proximately 2300 acres of mint water superintendent; Mrs. Earl land, met at Delena recently and Waihburn, water collector. took steps to get the ceiling for mint oil above the prospective $4.00 a pound figure. William H. Hoppert of Portland left Sunday night by plane for Washington, D. !C. to see what could be accomplished and the following wire was received from him Wed nesday morning after he had at tended a meeting at which the price was discussed: “Meeting lasted all day, but of ficials evidently had minds made up on low basis prior to hearing. Say decision will not be made for two or three weeks. They have $4 to producer strongly in mind. Our only hope lies in our congressmen.” There are about 1700 acres in mint in the Clatskanie community and about 600 acres at Rainier. Rainier WILL PWOPUCE 490 MILLION PAIRS OF SHOES THIS ! YEAR---------- AN / Portland, Oregon, January 20— Of considerable interest to Oregon folks is a case which was argued last week before the United States supreme court, between the North west Salmon Packers and the so- called Fishermen’s union. “So- called” is used advisedly. The union, whose members catch about 90 per cent of all fish packed by the can cers, demanded that the canneries buy fish from no person not a mem ber of the union. There is no dis agreement over wages, hour or any thing else. The packers advanced the argument that the union is not an ordinary labor organization, but is in fact an association of business men rather than working men. The members own all of their own equip ment, such as power boats, nets, etc., which represent an investment cf several thousand dollars each. They also hire and fire their own crews. In these circumstances, con tend the packers, the union is no, a labor organization but a group of independent business men, and to agree to buy only their flsu would be a violation of the anti trust laws. For the union appeared the chief counsel of the CIO and AFL and Edwin Smith, a former member of the national Labor Relations boat. Representing the packers were Jay Bowerman and Ralph Moody. To two members of the Democrat party goes the honor of being first to file for governor. Last week Howard Latourette, former speaker cf the house and Democratic na tional committeeman for Oregon, and Lew Wallace, state senator, both of Portland, filed via the peti tion route. It is expected that Gov ernor Sprague and Earl Snell will file not later than February 1. Wal lace goes into the contest with the support of both branches of organiz ed labor, namely CIO and AFL. Eu gene Allen, able editor of the Ore gon Labor Press (AFL). so the story goes, is to direct the writing end of Wallace’s campaign. This move on the part of labor seems peculiar, to say the least. Hereto fore any indorsement given a can didate by the AFL was almost sure to be a sign of thumbs down for the CTO. and vice versa. It mav be that the olive branch recently tendered by CIO John L. Lewis to William Green and the AFL is hav ing its ef-'ert away out here in Oregon. If so, this will be one ot the very few times that any can didate has had the blessing of . both labor organizations. Latourette, who is looked upon as a conservative, has never been too popular with the leaders and big shots of labor, but has considerable strength among the rank and file of labor. Broad smiles, back slapping and hearty handshakes was the order of the day when members of the North west Livestock Credit association met in Portland last week. Prices cn all classes of livestock are good and the future looks very rosy, <x> say the livestockers. Over 100 mem bers from all parts of Oregon anu Washington attended the conven tion and the boys were feeling bet ter than they had in years. What a whale of a difference a few cents a pound can make. Every one happy. Jay Dobbins, the sheep man from Enterprise, gave the boys one of the best talks on .he program. Representatives of Oregon pip permint industry are in Washing ton, D. C., trying to persuade the office of price control that the in dustry needs no price ceiling. ..v least, not a ceiling that overlooks the cost of production. Many Ore gon lumbermen are also high-tailing for the national capital. The lum ber industry may be further af fected if a proposal now being studied is carried out. The growing scarcity of metals is becoming so serious that there is a good pros pect of orders discontinuing pri vate dwelling construction for the duration. In the next few days every citi zen of Oregon will be solicited to pledge a certain amount of his in come for the purchase of defense stamps or bonds. Squadrons of volunteer solicitors have been or ganized in every city, town and village in the state. All of us must do our part to win the war, and to loan money to our government i« a most necessary part. Besides being the safest investment on earth, defense stamps and bonas will help all of us to start that savings account which is going to come in so mighty helpful after the war is over. There is bound to be a wave of unemployment and general business recession when peace comes. Then is when a few dollars or a few hundred will look mighty good to all of us. So do your part. BUY and BUY today. Your government needs your sup port. Palmer Hoyt, state chairman of the defense bonds staff, recently completed a statevwide trip puttirg the finishing touches on the volun teer organizations which got off to a good start last Tuesday, Janu ary 20. Any citizen who wishes *t> volunteer his services for the cam paign is urged to contact his coun ty defense bonds chairman. So left get busy, Mr. Citizen. Oregon must go over the top. Let’s line up with Uncle Sam and the boys in uni form. 100.000 SCHOOL BUSES A recent survey disclosed that there are close to 100,000 school buses carrying children to and from school in the United States, accord ing to the Oregon State Motor As sociation. There is little rejoising here at the outcome of the management labor conference. It’s more than the fact that labor has scored another potential victory on the closed shop issue. The general feeling is that little progress has been made to ward the formulation of a definite war labor policy for the country. The so-called “agreement” reach ed by the conferees was, in fact, no agreement at all. It was announc ed by the White House, not the conference, and represented the program of the labor delegates with out offering any concessions to the lepresentatives of industry. It was, observers pointed out, an effort by the administration to give the sem blance of unity on basic labor is sues. The program announced by the President consists of the following points: For the duration of the war, industry and labor have agreed that there shall be no strikes or lockouts; that all disputes shan be settled by peaceful means; and that the President shall set up a War Labor Board to handle whatever disputes come up. Almost from the beginning of the conference, industrial representa tives were prepared to accept this program proposed by the labor del egates, on condition that a fourth point specifically excluding the closed shop as an issue for arbitra tion was added. In spite of the fact that there was no agreement on this fourth point, industrial spokesmen hav_ announced their readiness to co operate in the maintenance of in dustrial peace. They feel that the National War Labor Board has possibilities—that is, on two condi tions—that the members of the Board, when selected, are truly representative of the various inter ests concerned; and that the Board adopt, immediately after its crea tion, definite and constructive pol icies to govern its operations. The iatter point is made time and again by informed observers, who are predicting that the new Board is doomed to the same tail ure as the Defense Med'ation Board, unless it adopts a set of Business-Profession aS Directory For Your Beauty Needs ELIZABETH’S BEAUTY SALON guiding principles at the outset, and repudiates any policy that »macks of equivocation. Businessmen here feel that the Defense Mediation Board mufted completely the solution to the clos ed shop question. They agree with the industrial members of the Pres ident’s conference that the new Board, as a cardinal principle, “should not accept for arbitration or consideration the issue of the closed shop, requiring a person to become or remain a member of a labor organization if he is to get or hold a job.” The right to belong or not to belong to a union is an individual right, management has insisted, and neither employers nor the Government should exercise any compulsion. Every business in the country is prepared to do its bit in defeating the Axis. It is recognized here that industry is not merely paying lip serv ce to the need for cooperation in the war effort, but has actually tolfed up both sleeves as a demon stration with appropriate action of its willingness to cooperate. It makes us feel not-so bad that- The Library of Congress has already removed to a place of greater sec urity for its four most-prized orig inal documents: The Magna Carta, the Gutenberg Bible, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitu tion of the United States. Plans are afoot to triple Amer ica’s synthetic rubber production program. This will be undertaken if enough materials can be provided for the construction and operation of the new plants. More than $200 million worth of strategic war materials owned by foreigners was uncovered by the Treasury’s census of alien-owned property. This property has been turned over to the SPAB, which plans to use it in the Allied war effort. Some of the propertv had been hidden in warehouses and fac tories by Axis agents, and consisted of aluminum. brass. automobile parts, tools end machinerv ... all of wb'oh, Treasury officials noint out. can be used bv the United States to good advantage. MANY FOOTBALLS USED Football players use up nearly 2,600,000 footballs every season. Lodges 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 (Fraternal Order of Eagle«) Elizabeth Horn I. O.O.F. Hal! Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist Vernonia Marshall A. Rockwell M. D. Friday Night» Physician and Surgeon 8 o'clock Office Phone 72; Residence 73 Dr. U. J. Bittner Arthur Kirk, W. P. Willis Johnson, W. Sec’y. Phone 662 Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon Meetings:—I. O. O. F. Hill, Second and Fourth Mondays Each Month. Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP Vernonia, Oregon Pythian Sisters Vernonia Temple No. 61 Vernonia, Oregon Meeting*:— I. O. O. F. Hall Second Nehalem Valley Motor Freight 7-41 Knights of Pythias Harding Dentist Joy Theatre Bldg. 2nd and 4th 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. Verla Porterfield, 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 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 Mondays and Tuesdays Nehalem Chapter Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F. 4 A. M. meets at Masonic Temple, Stat ed Communication First Thursday of each month. Special called meetings on all other Thursday nights, 7:30 p. tn. Visitors most cordially wei- tome. Special Elmore Knight, W. M. Glenn F. Hawkins, Sec. 1-4* VERNONIA POST 119 AMERICAN LEGION Meets Fir*t Wed. and Third Mon. of Each Month. AUXILIARY First and Third Monday* 1-41
