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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1942)
A Thursday, March 12, 1942 Sand Supply Available For Homes Casualty Station Practice Plans Take Final Form Material for Incendiary Bombs Now cn Hand; Get Some, Urged Sand, one of the materials recom mended for each home in case of an incendiary bomb attack, was made available to residents of this community Monday and home own- eis are urged to take the amount of sand needed for their homes in preparing for the possible need in case fire bombs should be dropped here. Seven yards of sand were hauled from Gearhart Sunday by two county trucks and were deposited at the Central Garage building lo cated next to Hoffman Hardware building on Bridge Street. Every one is urged to go there and supply their homes with two 10- or 12- auart buckets of sand which is valu- cble in extinguishing incendiary bombs. That much sand is said o be the correct amount for each heme. Drying Required Final plans for conducting the Casualty Station practice on the evening of March 18th were announced thia week by Mi's. R. D. Eby, who is head ing that particular phase of civilian defense preparation. As stated last week, the practice will be conducted as though an actual emergency existed. Ambulances will bring the supposedy injured persons to the 1. 0. O. F. hall where the procedure will be the same as though the Casualty Station (formerly called the First Aid Hospital) were acting ,n an emergency. The practice will start at exact ly 8 p. m., March 18th at which Mayor George Johnson today re time the personnel has been divided into two units. The first unit will ceived a certificate of award, cit report and carry out its duties and ing this city as one of 43 Oregon the second unit will report at the cities and towns of 1000 or more same time and observe the work population to go through 1941 with of the first unit. All ambulances are included in the first unit, Mrs. out a traffic fatality. The award was presented by Earl Snell, secre Eby stated. To explain the matter in outline tary of state, in tribute to the driv form, the procedure for the prac ers, pedestrians, and safety-minded tice will' be: organizaitions which enabled the 1. Attack on Vernonia at 8 p. m., city to score the death-free record. March 18. 2. Number 1 unit reports im “We are proud of our deathless mediately and carries out assign traffic record for 1941 and I sin ment. cerely hope we wil merit a similar 3. Number 2 unit reports im award at the end of the present mediately and observes. yea)r,” Mayor Johnson declared. “Accident prevention now is of ut most importance to the efficient prosecution of our war effort. Ac cidents which take lives may be as .'serious as the loss of members of our armed forces. A great many Steps to protect Oregon’s vast civilians now are engaged in vital timbered areas from alien-started defense activity. If they are killed, or injured .in traffic accidents, fires were taken this week with the their loss is irreparable in these formation of the Oregon Forest De times. fense CofuncjJ, headed by Nells “Restricted automotive equipment Rogers, state forester. The council does not necessarily mean acciuents is a voluntary five-man board in cluding all agencies both public and will decline. There are still thou private interested in the preserva sands of vehicles in use and, in the tion of forestlands from fire and vicinity of many important indus its job will be to coordinate the tries, the use of the motor vehicle fire-fighting work of these agen has increased, due to the hundreds cies with the U. S. Army and the of workers employed at these plants. There is therefore, need for in Civilian Defense. creased caution on the part of driv 100,000 Men Available ers and pedestrians to avoid being The Oregop Forest Defense Coun involved in accidents in these areas cil will have an available pool of of congestion.” manpower to meet any emergency Mayor Johnson said the certifi of about 100,000 men. The for cate of award would be displayed mation of the Council follows close in one of the city offices. ly the stern warning last week from Col. W. B. Greeley, secretary-man ager of the West Coast Lumber men’s association, that our forests were in dire danger from enemy- started fires. First line of defense of the 24,- According to Mrs. E. H. Condit, 051,111 acres of Oregon commercial forests is the 67,000 men in the Vernonia representative on Colum lumber mills and logging camps of bia county’s committee for raising the state. These men, most of them funds for military hospitals, Ver trained in fire fighting, will form nonia’s quota in the drive is $60, a vast pool of manpower which will the amount to be obtained from so be available for any emergency. licitation of organizations. Columbia They will be called when regular county council pledged to furnish fire-fighting forces of fire patrols, one of the day rooms for one of forest service and other agencies the camp hospitals, equipment for cannot cope with emergency con which room is estimated at $200. Settes, desks, chairs, draperies and ditions. ether articles to make the room Board Members Named In addition to Rogers, the board comfortable for convalescents will consists of: H. J. Andrews, depart be required. ment cf agricuture; W. H. Horning, Other articles to be furnished by department of interior; Stuart Moir, the county are bed-side article bags, West Coast Lumbermen’s Associa bedside stand covers, hot water and tion and private forest land owners; ice bag covers as well as muslin and J. B. Woods, Oregon Forest wrappers. Fire Patrols. The school children have been re All dispatching will be handled out of the state forester’s office, quested to bring metal ash-trays, Nes Rogers stated, and equipment, vases of all kinds and new popular tools and trucks are available at phonograph records and phonograph Salem for 2500 men and can be de needles. livered to any point in Western Ore gon in a few hours. The council will Correction a'.so draft if needed all transient Contrary to a story last week agricutural labor, and some 500 regarding action by the city coun college and high school youths wilt cil which stated than an order was act as lookouts and fire-spotters. g.ven that street lights be turhed oct and remain so until switches were obtained and installed, tne council has the understanding that it will refuse to pay for street lighting until the street light system is on a switch which will permit it As an aid to draftees who will to be extnguished in one minute’s receive in a few days their question- time. No definite order was given airres, an advisory committee was that the lights be turned out until set up in Vernonia this week, fol switches are available. lowing a request from the draft ba rd of Columbia county for as License Examiner Due A traveling examiner of oper sistants to help in filling out the ators and chauffeurs is scheduled detailed answers. Named to serve on the local ad to arrive in Vernonia, Tuesday, visory committee are: J. W. Nichols, March 17, and will be on duty at Harold Nelson. Herman Dickson, C. the city hall between the hours of F. Hieber. John Grady, C. L. Ander 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. AH those wish son, J. B. Wilkerson, Rev. W. O. ing permits or licenses to drive cars Livingstone. Marvin Kamhoht. Harry are asked to get in touch with the examiner during those hours. Culbertson and George Johnson. City Cited for Traffic Record Timber Protection sand Steps Are Taken Due to the fact that the was brought from the beach, it is damp and should be dried when ta ken home, local defense authorities stated. No charge is being made to those who come and get the sand. In addition to the sand, other equipment is recommended for the control of incendiary bombs to in clude the following: heavy leather gloves, heavy goggles, light weight, long-handled shoviel, buckets of water and storage containers for water, flashlight or lantern, ax, gar den hose, and bucket or special re- ceptical for use in removing bombs. The last mentioned article should be prepared and ready for use with three or four inches of dry sand covering the bottom to prevent the incendiary from burning through when carried outside. Class Play to Be Presented Victoria Van Brett’s (Dorothee Millis) dominating personality will be brought to a dramatic end when the senior cl. ss presents “Double Door” on the stage at the grade school auditorium tomorrow night at 8 p. m. These who figure largely in Vic toria’s life are Rip, her youunger brother (Edgar Culbetson); Anne Darrow, a sweet young niurse who is Rip’s bride (Margaret Haiman); John Sully, the family friend and doctor (Jack Olin); and Caroline, Victoria’s younger sister (Opal Scheuerman). The play is an extremely unusual presentation that promises to be very entertaining to those who attend. Laundry Men Make Evacuation Plans Due to exacuation plans for Jap anese living on the Pacific coast, the Vernonia Laundry has discon tinued its service in anticipation of the operators’ leaving within a short time. To serve Vernonia pa tions the managers of the laundry have made arrangements with the Oregon Laundry of Portland to take over the customers; that com pany took over the work this week. The office of the local cleaning establishment will be open to take care of business transactions until perhaps a month or until final or ders for evacuation are received, it was stated. Nurse to Be Here MLa Nettie Alley, county health nurse, will be in Vernonia Friday at the Washington grade school to give diptheria shots to all. those children who did not receive the second treatment a short time ago when given. Any child who did not get the second shot at that time is urged to see Miss Alley Friday. % _______________________________ Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon______________________________________ Volume 19, Number 11 Mrs. Condit States Drive Quota, $60 Committee for Advice Organized Chamber of Commerce Reorganized Board of Directors for Year Is Named; Group to Medt Each Week Information Released on Sugar Rationing Program; Date for Event Not Set County Grade Schools to Have Charge of Details of Issuing cards to Members of Families; High School to Register Trade Outlets Vernonia’s chamber of commerce, which has been somewhat inactive for the past several months was re organized Monday when a meeting of the group was held at noon at the Terminal Cafe and a board of directors to serve for the coming year was elected. The meeting was well attended due to an advance sale of lunch tickets last week. In reorganizing the group, a beard of directors was named. From tnat group three officers will be chosen to act as president, vice- president and secretary in conduct ing meetings. Men named as the board were Cecil Johnson, Ken White, Marvin Kamholz, C. F. Hieber and Harry Kerns. arranging for the rationing. City Superintendent E. H. Condit will be responsible for organizing for the registration of individual consumers in order that all details will be pprepared when definite dates are announced. To Meet Each Week Four-Day Period Allowed A motion brought before the group and adopted was that meet ings be held once each week in the future instead of the usual two weeks or once each month as was the case in the past. Rev. H. R. Scheuerman spoke to the group on the Prayer Minute which is being carried out here along with other communities in the country. The minute takes place at six o’clock and it was asked if the city fire, siren could be used to announce the time. A committee v.as appointed of Mr. Scheuerman, J. A. Bush and Ken White to inter view the city council relative to use of the siren for that purpose. The registration will' cover a period of four days, and in general, places for registratioon will Oe open from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p. m., although this may be changed should local conditions n.ake other more convenient plans. Four Named All people residing in District No. 47, Jt., Keaasey District No. 18 and people living in Mist and Bir- k< nfeld who have children attend The first disposal of scrap iron ing grade school here will register from thus community was made at Vernonia at the school builling. last Friday when a little over eight tons of the material, which was ob The people residing in the Kist, tained from the Oregon-American Natal, Mist and Birkenfeld districts Limber Corporation, was hauled to and having children attending Portland by Dan Cason and sord, it school' there will register at the v.as announced by Harry Culbert son, who inaugurated the drive for school in their respective district. collection here. Standard Form Required Funds for the sale of scrap iron At the school registration site all collected here' is being devoted to the defraying expenses of the var civilian consumers will be required ious civilian defense activities. to file a standard application form. In mentioning the sale last week, Applications may be made on a Culbertson urged that those who family unit basis; that is, one mem have scrap iron and have not ber of an immediate family (father, brought it in, be sure to do so as mother, husband, wife, son, daugh soon as possible. ter, sister or brother) may apply for all such family members pro vided they are residents under one family roof and share a common family table. All other family mem bers (aunts, uncles, grandparents, Robert Roeser was named to resident domestics, etc.,) must ap ply individually with certain ex the all-star basketball team of Dis trict 14, the district in which Ver ceptions yet to be defined. nonia is included for basketball Other members of the family unit competition, it is announced here. not resident under a common family Decision for the choice was made roof must apply individually. Appli at the league tournament in St. cants for family units must file a Helens this week. separate appication for each mem In addition to Roeser, other mem ber of the family unit, since ration bers of the all-star team are: Jack books will be issued on a per capita Baker and John Sullivan of St. basis. Helens, Sviller of Parkrone and Registration of trade outlets will Bessee of Hill Military Academy. St. Helens is winner of the dis take place in the high schools but no additional information concerning trict tournament and will' represent methods of procedure or dates of the district in the state tournament. registration are available at this time. Final action at the meeting was the appointmemnt of a committee of four: A. L. Kullander, J. A. Eush, Cecil Johnson and Harry Kerns, to determine if it is possible- to make other arrangements regard ing the local check exchange. As it was discussed at the meeting, many business men expressed the opinion that these people wishing checks cashed objected to being charged for the convenience. Further de tails will probably be forthcoming on the problem at a later time. The chamber of commerce will meet again on the coming Monday at noon at the Terminal Cafe when the new officers will assume their duties for the coming year. Tax Statement Queries Answered County Judge Ray Tarbell, a visi tor in Vernonia Tuesday, gave in formation that will go far towards answering any queries regarding the last statement received here by taxpayers. The queries have risen due to the size of the statements, hence the explanation given this week. Although the taxes coming due March 15th are 1942 taxes for six months ending June 30, 1942, they cannot be classed as a six-months tax as far as percentages are con cerned as they are based on an as sessment made March 1, 1941, and cover levies made by the grade school's, high schools, and the non high school board for a full year from June 30, 1941 to June 30, 1942. While the cities levied for cniy six months, the county general and the road levies are for seven months and the fire natrol tax is for a full year. It is an adjusted tax based on adjusted levies all end ing June 30th, 1942, which enables ail tax levying bodies to have the same period for levies in the future, the schools having been aix months behind the cities and the county one month behind. Under the new law all property ir assessed as of January 1st of each year and the taxes are based on combined levies alt made in June and the tax will be d'le November 15th, 1942, and is subject to a three per cent discount for full payment or payable in quarters be ginning November 15, 1942. The first authentic information regarding the much-talked rationing of sugar was received here this week and was avail able for release. The information deals with the procedure that will be followed but does not give the date or dates when mem bers of families may sign and receive rationing cards for their families. Information regarding the dates will be available at a little ter time, it is beieved. Thanks for As made known here, school ad ministrators will have charge of Response Given Residents of each school district ere to register at the school for their district. In the cases of dis tricts where elementary school child ren are transported to another school, residents will register at the school where their children are enrolled. A communication was received this week from Mrs. E. J. R. Ros- siter, whose husband lectured and brought moving pictures here for the civilian defense show a short time ago. The amount of money contributed and the disposition of the fund is explained in the letter: “Please accept our very sincere thanks on behalf of the British War Relief Society for the contributions of the people of Vernonia to the ex tent of thirty dollars for our work. Please note that we have sent twen ty dollars to our headquarters for the maintenance of hospitals and h, stels for bomb-shocked children and the balance to the Overseas league for Tobacco Fund which provides cigarettes and tobacco for men in the British services, in hos pital, and in enemy prison camps. “THANK YOU AMERICA, WE WON’T FORGET!” 8 Tons of Scrap Disposed Friday Roeser Named on All-Star Team Legion Adopts Resolution The Vernonia Legion members have gone on record with a reso lution which they believe will be beneficial to this country now that the nation is at war. The act was rdopted by the group at its meet ing last Wednesday evening. The resolution states in effect that all enemy aliens should be put in concentration camps for the du ration of the war for their pro tection and the protection of citi zens of the country. Tire Rationing Board Active Members of the local tire ration ing board, Loel Roberts, Mrs. J. C. Lincoln and Elmore Knight, met Monday evening to act on appli cations which had been received by the group. Issued so far during this month are the following truck and passenger vehicle tires and tubes and recaps: Passenger car tires, 2; Passenger car tubes, 1; recaps, 2; truck tires, 5; truck tubes, 4. The rationing board can issue one-fourth of a month's quota in any seven-day period according to the rules of rationing.
