Derno
Thursday, January 29, 1942
Fund Amonnt
For Red Cross
Over Quota
O-A Employes Contribute
$863.25; Vernonia Asked
to Give $500
Vernonia’s contribution to the
most recent Red Cross request for
funds from this county has been
well answered in the Nehalem Val
ley it was revealed this week. The
county was asked to raise $3,500
of which the local portion was
$500. That amount has been rais
ed and more than doubled to date
with the possibility that a few
more dollars yet remain to be turn
ed in to E. H. Condit, Vernonia
chairman.
In a check of the turn-in Tues
day, employes of the Oregon-Amer
ican Lumber corporation contribu
ted $863.25. That figure was aug
mented by a check for $25 from
the corporation. Clark and Wilson
employes at Wilark added another
$277 and residents of the City of
Vernonia have contributed $70 in
the drive conducted by the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary. Individual
contributions totaled $58 to make
the total turn-over from Vernonia
$1301.25 according to Miss Lillian
Hedman who has acted as secretary
for the funds which have been turn-
Lumbermen to
Meet Friday
“Wood for Victory” will be the
major theme of the Annual' Meeting
of the West Coast Lumbermen’s
Association at Portland on Friday,
January 30, with President Corydon
Wagner, Secretary-Manager W. B.
Greeley, and H. W. Murphy, WCLA
representative in Washington, D. C.,
addressing the meeting on the situ
ation and prospects of West Coast
lumber in the war effort, the Assoc
iation announced Wednesday.
Judd Greenman will act as inter
locutor on the witness-stand quiz,
a portion of the morning program.
During that part of the program,
stockholders are invited to submit
questions on any association activ
ity or policy.
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Col. Wilhelm De Styer, of the
Construction Division, Corps of En
gineers, U. S. Army, will be the
featured speaker of the program, at
a dinner tendered by the Associa
tion to its stockholders and their
friends and guests, and to military,
naval and defense agencies of the
Pacific Northwest, the announce
ment said. Governor Charles A.
Sprague of Oregon will introduce
Col. De Styer on the dinner pro
gram. Major General Eugene Rey-
bold, Chief of Engineers, who was
to have been honored at the dinner
meeting, is detained in Washington
by important official business, the
Association stated.
Paterson Adds
Store Space
Additional display and storage
space has been added to the Pater
son Furniture store by a change
made Saturday with the Vernonia
Bargain store which was formerly
managed by Warren White.
The building formerly occupied
by the (Vernonia Bargain store will
be used as a warehouse and display
space for the Paterson store in
addition to the merchandise at she
regular location.
Here from Portland—
Miss Daisy MacDonald, who is
employed at Henry Theile's in Port
is nd. spent the week-end in Ver
nonia trisiting her mother and sis
ter. Mrs. Dave MacDonald and Nina
Retorn« to School—
Ev»lyn Hearing returned to sdhoo!
activities Monday, following her
recovery from pneumonia.
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Borrowers irom Library
Increase During Year
The number of borrowers from the Vernonia Public Library showed
a considerable increase during the past year as did the number of
volumes on library shelves, according to information contained in the
statistical report of the library for the year 1941. The report was pre
pared by Mrs. Lee Engen who has resigned the position after serving
eight years as Librarian.
At the beginning of the year
1941, 1758 borrowers, 1103 adults
and 655 children, were registered.
During the year 101 more borrowers
were registered, 80 of them being
adults and 21 children, to bring the
total to 1859. From that figure,
however, 22 borrowers were lost
due to death, leaving the city, etc.,
to make the total 1837 borrowers
at the end of December 1941. Of
the people who have cards at the
library, 818 of them reside outside
the city. Also reported is the fact
that 73.5 per cent of the local pop
ulation is registered as borrowers.
Another part of the report gives
information regarding the number
of. volumes on library shelves. At
the beginning of the year the lib
rary contained 2502 volume., of
which 1993 were for adult and 509
for -children. Added during the
year either by purchase or binding
were 31 more books and nine were
added by gift or exchange to make
a total of 2542 of which 2029 were
adult and 513 children. Three adult
volumes were withdrawn to Jeave
a total at the end of the year of
2539.
Loan statistics for the year re
veal that less volumes were circu
lated than was true during the
previous year. Adult loans amount-
ea to 6430 and children to 9bo to
total 7386, a decrease of 235(1
from the previous year of lu40.
Of the total circulation the per
centage of fiction is 85.7 per cent;
the circulation per capita is 2.95
per cent; circulation by volume is
2.91 per cent; and circulation per
borrower is 4.02 per cent, the fi
nancial part of the report shows
a balance of funds on hand —»
$118.50 at the close of the year.
An itemized listing of funds is as
follows:
Bonneville to
Continue Plans
Tvtjo representatives from the
Bonneville authority talked to Ne
halem Basin Utility District direct
ors Tuesday evening to inform the
latter that the Authority intends
to continue with previous plans for
the construction of a power line in
to the district from Clatskanie. The
information will probably be of in
terest to many people living in the
district due to the war preparation
which has limited the purchasing of
many articles.
However, in this instance, the
directors were informed that li las
been definitely established that a
power shortage exjsts here and up
on that basis it will likely be poss
ible to obtain necessary supplies for
building such a line. A priority
rating will be required in order to
purchase the materials.
Map Shows Plan
According to maps which hava
been made of the proposed line, it
will connect with other Bonneville
lines at Clatskanie. From there the
line will cross the Clatskanie moun
tain to Mist and thence up the
Nehalem river to Vernonia where
a substation will be located. A con
nection will also be made with
Bonneville power at Forest Grove
to serve as a standby in event of
line difficulty between Vernonia
and Clatskanie.
Council Passes
Two Ordinances
Aliens Given
6 Days to Get
Certificates
German, Italian, Japan
ese Nationals Must Be
Identified
Match This
If You Can
Tuesday of this week mark
ed an unusual occurance for
two members of the Vernonia
post office staff when consid
ered from the standpoint ef
the number of years which
those two have been employed
together here. The event was
the 56th birthday for Emil
Messing, post master. On that
birth date 18 years ago Tom
Bateman first started working
at the post office and has been
there steadily since that time
to make the period possibly
the longest which any two men
in Vernonia have worked to
gether. Another unusual aspect
of the event is that Messing
was 38 years of age then while
Bateman is 38 years of age
now.
German, Italian and Japanese
aliens living in this area along with
those living in eight western states
will be affected by new regulations
which were announced this week
by Attorney General Francis Biddle.
The new regulations, issued under
authority of the Presidential pro
clamation of January 14, 1942, re
lating to alien enemies, require ah
German, Italian and Japanese aliens
to apply at the nearest first or
second class, or county seat, post
office for a Certificate of Identifi
cation. The requirement applies to
all enemy nationals 14 years of age
or over who have not yet take-i
the oath of allegiance before a Fed
eral judge, the final step in ac
quiring American citizenship.
The identification program, which
will affect approximately 1,100,000
German, Italian and Japanese non
citizens, will be directed by Mr.
A shortage in the local milk
Earl G. Harrison, former Director supply can be expected here was
of Alien Registration and now a the information made known -his
Special Assistant to the Attorney
General advising on alien problems. week. In announcing the possibil
ity, it was stated that many peopte
Separate Periods Set
who have formerly been keeping a
The regulations provide for two few cows and selling the milk to
separate periods for the submitting dairymen for distribution to their
of applications for identity certifi
customers have discontinued and
cates, as follows:
1. All German, Italian and Jap have gone into more remunerative
anese nationals residing in the activities thereby bringing on the
states of^Califoynia, Oregon, Wash shortage.
ington, Nevada, Arizona, Montana,
In further explaining the short
Utah and Idaho are required to file
applications at the nearest first or age it was stated that those who
second class, Or county seat, post haM. been selling the milk cannot
office between February 2 and afford to keep their barns in good
February 7, 1942, inclusive.
enough condition to meet lawful re
2. All German, Italian and Jap
anese nationals residing elsewhere quirements for the sale of milk to
in continental United States are dairymen. In order for milk to be
required to file applications at the purchased by a dairy for redistri
nearest first or second class, or bution to customers, it is necessary
county seat, post office between that the product, be of a class A
February 9‘and February 28, 1942,
standard.
inclusive.
City councilmen met Tuesday
evening to give official approval
to two ordinances in a meeting
that had been postponed from Mon
Failure to comply with the new
day, January 19th due to lack of
regulations may be punished by
a quorum at that time.
severe penalties, including possible
One ordinance was that wnich interment of the enemy alien for
officially gives an increase in salary the duration of the war.
Receipts amount to $867.48 from to city employes.
these sources: city funds $565.81;
Photograph« Needed
The city occupation license for
fines, etc., $41.99; rental collec
The regulations require enemy
tion $53.90; other sources, $16.44; laundry concerns was reduced to
and unexpended balance from pre $15 per year in the second ordin aliens, in applying for identifica
tion certificates, to provide a photo
ance to be acted upon.
vious year, $189.34.
graph of themselves (to be attach
Expenditures totaled $748.98 and
ed to the identity card) and to
were made for these purposes:
answer a number of questions con
'books, $166.93; binding, $22.93;
cerning their current activities.
salaries, $420.00; repairs and alter
Printed directions for the filing of
ations $106.95; stationery, supplies,
applications will shortly be avail
printing, $7.58; postage, freight,
able at post offices.
express, telephone, $3.96; traveling
The recently ended Defense Bond
The regulations provide that after
expenses, $5.75; and other expen Pledge campaign in Columbia coun- a careful check has been made of
ditures, $14.88. The millage rate of tyq has already resulted in a con each application, the applicant will
library tax for the past year on city siderable increase in the purchase be provided with a Certificate of
of bonds and stamps from the Ver Identification bearing his photo
property has been .16.
nonia post office, it was stated by graph, index fingerprint and signa
postal officials Wednesday.
ture. He will thereafter be required
High Herd Listed
The December report of the
Monday of this week was an out1 to carry the certificate with him
Columbia iCowtesting association standing day for the sale of stamps, at all times.
In announcing the new regula
lists the herd of 16 grade Guern the most outstanding day since the
seys and Holsteins owned by Atoert stamps went on sale. On that day a tions, the Attorney Genera! said:
Schmidlin as rating high in the pro total of $126 worth were sold.
Dual Purpose Noted
duction of milk and butterfat dur
Local purchases of defense bonds
“The objective of the Depart-
ing the month. The herd averaged l ave averaged a thousand dollars a
703 pounds of milk and 32.1 pounds day since the first of January, re of Justice in issuing identification
certificates to aliens of enemy na
of butterfat during the month.
cords reveal.
tionalities is the dual one of
strengthening our internal safety
Speaker Plans Made
Dr. Poling to Visit
and protecting the loyal alien, even
Should a sufficient number of
Dr. D. V. Poling, chairman of if he has become technically an
people be interested, plans will be the Oregon State High Schools Re alien enemy. The plan for issuing
made for a speaker here February lations committee, will visit the these certificates was worked out
12, Lincoln’s birthday, was the an b/h school next Wednesday, ac after consultation with Lieutenant
nouncement made Wednesday by cording to a report fronF Principal General J. L. DeWitt, Commander
Frank Tylor, Republican State Cen Wallace McCrae. Dr. Poling will of the Ninth Corps Area.
tral Committeeman. He urged that speak to the entire student body
“I want to make it clear that in
those interested leave their names to explain the system of higher no sense will our issuance of ident-
et The Eagle office and should the education in the state and will ification certificates be a re-reg
number be sufficiently large he will confer with the seniors throughout irtration of a portion of the alien
make plans for the event.
the day. advising, informing and population. We are entirely satis
answering questions concerning the fied with the results of the 1940
state colleges and the university.
national registration of aliens, and
Injuries Suffered Sat.
George Smith suffered injuries
this new procedure will not dupli
Saturday in a 30-foot fall from the Correction
cate it. We deem it essential, how
O-A monorail. Smith was taken to
A recent news item giving infor ever, for the protection of loyal
the Emanuel hospital in Portland mation on a turnover of $37 to the alien enemies as well as for our
hy the Bush Ambulance for treat Red Cross from a Grange dance at own national safety, to obtain sup
ment for a broken arm. broken ribs Natal also stated that music for plementary information of all Ger
and a spine injury. Latest report’ the evening was donated. To be man, Italian and Japanese non
from the hospital Wednesday eve correct, the item should have omit citizens and provide them with iden
ning state that Smith is making a ted the statement that the music tification certificates bearing their
photographs.”
good recovery to date.
was donated.
Defense Stamp
Sale Increases
Volume 19, Number 5
Milk Shortage
Expected Here
Memolog Drive
Started Monday
At an assembly Wednesday after
noon, the drive for Memolog sub
scriptions had its initial start. The
high school year book will 'be pub
lished under the supervision of Miss
Freda Beck with the following mem
bers named on the production staff:
Editor, Opal Scheuerman; Assistant
Editor, Virginia Redner; Business
Manager, Martha Tapp; Production
and Advertising Manager, Joy Will
ard. Staff members of Timberline,
the high school bi-monthly publica
tion, will also be engaged actively
in the Memolog work. According to
the announcement from the high
school, the annual will be distribu
ted not later than the fizst week
in May.
Managers of
Bakery Named
The management of the Vernonia
Bakery has been changed and is
now operated by Mr. and Mrs. R.
Massey, who, with their children,
are making their home here. In
addition to the three children here,
Mr. and Mrs. Massey have two
boys serving in the armed forces.
The bakery was formerly oper
ated by Jack McCormick who assum
ed the work after Mr. and Mrs.
Jake Boss.
The bakery is featuring a fu.I
line of pastries and breads.
Grange Council to Meet
The Columbia County Grange
Council will hold its regular meet
ing Saturday evening, January 81,
at the Fern Hilt Grange hall be
ginning at 8:15 p. m. All masters,
secretaries and lecturers are urged
to attend. Any Granger is welcome
to attend. Luncheon and a program
will be a part of the evening.
Birthday Ball
To Be Given
Saturday
Proceeds from Dance to
Aid Infantile Paralysis
Research
With the completion of last-
minute arrangements it is possible
to announce this week that Ver
nonia will stage the annual Presi
dent’s Birthday Ball to raise funds
for the campaign against infantile
paralysis. The dance is to be held
Saturday evening, January 31st, at
the Legion hall. Music for the eve
ning will be furnished by the Glenn
Davis orchestra with which nearly
everyone here is familiar.
Heading the Vernonia committee
in charge of arrangements for the
dance is George Johnson, city may
or. Johnson did not receive notice
of his appointment as local chair
man until Monday of this week
thereby making impossible previous
arrangements for the dance.
Hall Donated
Previous to that time a commer
cial dance was scheduled for the
hall but through cooperation from
the American Legion, use of the
hall has been donated for the eve
ning.
Practically everyone is familiar
with the use of funds which are
raised from the birthday dances and
the “march of dimes,” but it is
likely that few know that for a sec
ond time in a succession of three
heavy epidemic years the number
of reported infantile paralysis cases
in the United States has topped the
9,000 mark. Figures released on the
subject disclose a total' of 9,056
cases for the 52 weeks of 1941 and
reveal that Nevada was the only
one of the 48 states which was left
untouched by the recent epidemics.
In Oregon the ratio of cases per
100,000 of population is given at
7.8
60th Birthday Noted
Although the local dance is being
given January 31st, the President’s
birthday, his sixtieth, falls on Jan
uary 30th.
As far as is known, the “march
of dimes” part of the fund-raising
campaign has been carried out lo
cally only at Nance Pharmacy where
customers of the store may contri
bute for thht purpose.
Report Tells of
Pledge Success
An almost complete report of the
results of the Defense Bond Pledge
drive in Columbia county was avail
able Wednesday to show that 6969
residents in the county signed
pledges totaling $412,682 for an
average yearly pledge of $59.21.
The report was made by Charles N.
Rogers who has directed the drive.
Rogers sent word to 'Vernonia Tues
day that all pledge books be sent
to him at St. Helens so that figures
telling results of the work could be
compiled.
The number of signers total 34
per cent of the county’s population
which is one pledge for every three
residents.
Valentine Dance Planned
According to an announcement
from the high school, Girls’ League
members are sponsoring a Valentine
dance to be held in the school gym
on February 14. The affair, open
to only high school students, wilt
be headed by Elsie Killian, Joy
Watson, Virginia Redner and Wilma
Hanson. An effort to secure an
orchestra is being made so as to
provide the danders an "extra-spec
ial” time.
At Fort Lewis—
Mm Wesley Pace spent the
week-end at Fort Lewis, visiting
her husband. Corporal Pace. Mm
Pace left here Thursday; Mrs. Mas
on McCoy substituted as instructor
in the Washington school.