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4 Thursday, April 9, 1942, Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon Comments ¿ Week THE POCKETBOOK I of KNOWLEDGE THE WAY RUMORS GROW A great amount of warning has been given since the begin ning of the war about the spread of rumors and the damage that can and often does result from those rumors. Perhaps you have wondered how rumors can be carried to such lengths. Though admittedly going to excessive lengths the following anonymous composition gives an idea of the way rumors grow: plan which will increase production. But, they insist (and there are manv in Washington wbo agree wita them,) the net result of the W. P. B. plan is a tendency in the same direction as the plans championed by laibor. Experience has proven, they say, that management is a specialized aspect of production which labor is in no way equipped to direct. And any encroachments in that direction will only hamper and slow down re sults. “Absolute knowledge have I none—but my aunt’s washer woman’s sister’s son—heard a policeman on his beat tell a labor er on the street—that he had a letter just last week, written in the finest Greek—from a Chinese coolie in Timbuctoo, who said a negro in Cuba knew—of a colored man in a Texas town, who got it straight from a circus clown—that a man in Klondike heard the news, from a bunch of Comanches on the loose—about somebody in Borneo, who heard a man who claimed to know— of a swell society Boston guy, whose mother-in-law will start to try to prove that her husband’s sister’s niece, had stated in a printed piece—that she has a son who has a friend, who knows when the war is going to end.” Tho Congressional horizon is dom inated by laibor problems this week. The issue in Washington is how do we arrive at our national laibor poli cy. Is Congress going to formul' ite it by enacting legislation, or will it be left to the War Labor Boa Id. or will nothing be done in the hopes that labor itself will right all that is wrong? The Administration is massing its forces to prevent Congress trom passing any law restricting the rights of labor. It wants to leave the ques tion on the hands of the War Labor Board, which is to evolve a labor policy for the country by deciding each case on its merits. County News St. Helens cars now badly needed. Scores of metal working shops scattered all over Oregon are capable of manu facturing something for an airplane. The small foundries, machine shops, plywood plants and some of the pulp mills can do war work. Clatskanie TRAFFIC TIP? AN r QI/IPS THE WAY SOME PEOPLE PARK, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM — FOR IMPROVEMENT/ COLUMBIA RIVER Congress is willing to string along. PUD ELECTION As one of its spokesmen put it: We Columbia River Peoples’ Utility NxriONAi SA»rr councii are willing to give labor one more district revenue bond election will chance to put its house in order, Proper parking is important to the be held May 14, 1942, according to but the reforms had better come efficient movement of traffic ana a decision made by the board of di mighty quickly. The patience of the greatest possible utilization of rectors. Congress is fraying fast. ^pace, according to the State Safety The voters will decide whether However, not all the members of Division. the district may or may not issue Congress feel the same way about up to $1,250,000 in revenue bonds Cars that are parked in such a the question. A goodly number of to acquire or contract an electric way as to take up the sp.ee that Senators who until' now have been distribution system when it is ac otevens loyal supporters of the Administra could be used by another car re quired. strict the already limited space avail ship of wood, in which Douglas fir tion have broken with it on the is The election will be held at the Woods-Wise Schoolmarms ... able and may impede the movemen. sue of the enactment of restrictive same time as the general primary Last fall I took on some bullcock is playing a main part. In January o‘f passing traffic. labor legislation. Collier ’ s published an article by Jim election to save taxpayers the ex- ing for a bunch of high school tea Marshall on “Tanks in the Timber,” In the interest of safety, cour pense of a special election. Congress has also been prodded chers from the east who were after Which played up the part of our into action by the barrage of letters teous consideration of others and CLATSKANIE GRANGE IN some first-hand infoumation on our forests in the war and our tree- smooth traffic flow, drivers should DRIVE FOR SCRAP IRON timber in the war and on what was growing. School textbooks, motion coming from every part of the coun park carefully, accurately and in try. One Senator reported the re Clatskanie i Grange Wednesday being done on the west coast to pictures, a nation-wide radio broad such a manner as to use only neces evening decided I to sponsor the scrap grow trees on logged lands. I didn’t cast—the big timber story of the ceipt of 20,000 letters in three days, sary space. the vast majority of which demand iron drive for this section of the have much relish for the chore. To West has been and is being told The various driving schools con county. pull an old saw, the woodpeckers through such mediums to all Amer ed that Congress repeal the forty- hour week law, outlaw strikes, and ducted by the secretary of state’s All who have any scrap iron about c.te down the schoolhouse before 1 ica. prevent union racketeering through office emphasize proper parking and their premises are asked to bring finished the eighth grade. That’s why the Eastern school it to the Hill' woodyard near where But there was no trouble. The teachers knew several things I didn’t the collection of excessive union anyone interested is invited to at the Mist-Clatskanie road leaves the teachers wanted to learn terms of know about the woods in which I’ve duues before workers can obtain tend the parking class when the NO CLOSURE jobs in war industries. * driver training course is being con Columbia river highway in Clats logger talk. One asked, for example, spent most of my life. OF RIVER PLANNED ducted in the community, it was kanie. why snuff was called “ snoose. ” Was Timber for Tomorrow . . . Any intent to close the Columbia A quick summary of the labor said. that the correct spelling? The teach What the editors and the educa river to night navigation and thus questions which have set every-one er said she had seen it spelled tors are mainly concerned about is virtually shatter the Columbia river here on his ear indicates that there “ snus. ” I didn ’ t know, and turned What the boys and girls of today is much at stake. fishing industry, was denied last the question off by saying I had al may hope for in the future of our week by General John DeWitt, head ways called snuff “condition pow forests. Most of the land in the Pa Abandonment of the forty-hour of the western defense command, ders.” cific Northwest will be bf no use to week, outlawing of the closed shop, Vernonia Lodge No. 246 who told Senator Rufus Holman The teacher's were taken on a trip them if it isn’t kept in production control of excess war profits, wage that rumors of such an action “had through 65,000 acres of cutover land of trees. controls, abandonment of time and no basis in fact.” on which, outside a few burned The Hodag Club . . . one-half for overtime and double Astoria groups representing fish areas, young timber was growing, Meets Every Tuesday If you will drop a postcard re time on Sundays and holidays are ermen, packers and businessmen in types ranging from saw-timber quest to this newspaper, you will some of the matters being discussed. 8 P. M. had been considerably disturbed ov Harry George, N. G. sizes down to seedlings. get by return mail a packet oi 25 er numerous rumors that the army They are, it is admitted by al! Dwight Strong, Secretary The 65,000 acres were all owned Douglas fir seeds, with simple in 4-42 was about to extend the ban to concerned, tough questions—enougn by one company. A teacher from structions on hew to make a home to tax the brains of any combination night fishing and navigation which Providence, Rhode Island, who wore tree-seed bed. It will take up little Vernonia F. O. E. it has placed on certain sections of nose glasses with a black silk ribbon garden room, and it will interest of experts. (Fraternal Order of Eagles) the river to the entire stream. and who looked like Queen Mary, the kids. In fact, the Administration, labor METAL SCHOOL stated she wished to present the I.O.O.F. Hall With the seed packet there will and management are marshalling TO STAY HERE company with a new name—“Bulls be a membership button in the Ho- forces. The C. I. O. met here this Vernonia Indications now are that the gov- VERNON' WILLIAMS of the Woods and Baby Trees, Inc.” dag Club. week to oiganize the stiongest lob < rnment-sponsored aviation sheet, P. S.: I’m not skeered of school What’s a hodag? Lordy me, the by in its history in an effort to beat 2nd and 4th Portland, Ore., April 8—Not in metal school being operated at the marms any more. eastern schoolmarms knew! The ho- back labor-curbing legislation. In ad the memory of many old-time poli Friday Night» high school will not be closed May Our Forest« Are New« . . . dag is a light type Of grubhoe, dition, representatives of manage 1 as was previously thought, Ira W. ticians can they recall a political Editors of large magazines and specially designed as a tree-planting ment stand pat on their insistence 8 o'clock Tucker, city school superintendent, campaign that has been as lifeless newspapers in the east have been and forest-fighting tool. Some day that Congress lay down the labor and quiet as the present one. No Arthur Kirk, W. P. said last week. Although no positive giving an amazing amount of atten it will' be as much a part of the policy of the nation. They are back Willis Johnson, W. Sec’y. assurance has been given, it is un one seems to be overly enthusiastic tion to Pacific Northwest forests work of the forest as the saw 7-41 and ed by the public, which is continu derstood that the school will con about the coming election or any and forest industry. Reader’« Digeit the ax are now. ing to write to its representatives at Knights of Pythias tinue to operate as long as there is of the candidates. With only a lit ran two articles last year on timber Pitch in, partner! Join that up a tremendous rate. Harding Lodge No. 116 tle more than a month to go until topics. The Saturday Evening Post sufficient demand for it. Vernonia, Oregon primary election day, the average had a piece on the comeback of the and coming concehn. Bulls of the There are some here who predict Woods and Baby Trees, Inc.! COUNTY CLERK FEES TOTAL Meetings:—I. O. O. F. citizen is in a complete state of a compromise, and a settlement on $618.65 DURING MARCH Hall, Second and lethargy. Over half of the voters some middle ground for all sides. Fees received by the counity couldn't tell you who the candi created under the proposed amend exclusively to small business and Fourth Mondays Each One thing is certain — the showdown clerk's office during March totaled dates are, and they seem to care ments. The revenue bonds will not authorizing $100,000,000. If it is coming, and coming fast. Every- Month. $618.65 and came from the follow- less. However, it may be that the add to the indebtedness of the works, many little industries in inc is agreed on that. Pythian Sisters ing sources: Recording fees, $293.- boys and girls will turn on the United States. Senator Bone said Oregon will be saved from extine- Vernonia Temple No. 61 95; county fees, $97; circuit judge. ste-m full blast during the closing that revenue bonds are a practical tion. Another related question is add Vernonia, Oregon $25; district attorney, $25; trial days of the campaign, but to dale and safe way of financing public Unlike RFC, which expects r___ ____ Ioans ing to the heat of the discussions. Meeting.:— I. O. O F. Hall fees, $10; reporter fees, $25; pro- there is no evidence of any such power enterprises, Private interests Second and Fourth Wednesdays bate court, $32.50; law library, $26 - happening. The prognosticators are can take them at a lower rate of to be repaid and Jesse Jones asks As a feature Of its Spring Pro Each Month 2-41 for good security, the terms for interest rate than those secured for 85; marriage licenses, $9; miscel predicting less than 50 per cent ol duction Drive, the War Production small business will be liberal. It s federal financing. Paul J. Raver, laneous. $75.35. Order of Eastern Star Board has set up joint management the registered voters will take the Bulk of this cash, $504.30, was trouble to go to the polls election Bonnevilie administrator, has been conceded by the senators that many labor committees in each plant which Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S. negotiating with New York bankers loans will never find their way back is engaged in war work. turned over to the county treasur day. Regular Communi over a period of several months to to the treasury. Considering the er, while remainder went to the sec cation first and • • • waste and excessive profits now Much concern was expressed by’ third Wednesdays retary of state, circuit judge, dis The latest Columbia power ad buy the revenue bonds proposed in going on in the war effort.......... management over this aspect of the of each month, at the trict attorney, law library and court ministration bill, sponsored by Sen the Bone bill. Masonic Temple. small losses to be incurred will be drive, especially when C. I. O. Presi Already a vast netw ’ ork of gov reporter. ctors Bone and Wallgren and Rep All visiting sisters negligible, and hasn’t Donald Nel- dent Murray hailed these commit ernment lines stretch from south resentative Martin F. Smith, of and brothers wel son, WPB boss, said to produce «nd tees as "directly in line with our in RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION come. Washington, consists of amendments of Eugene, Ore., to north of Seattle forget the cost? dustry council proposals. ” Verla Porterfield, Worthy Matron During the last war the United to the organic Bonneville act. the and from the shores of the Pacific 1-42 States had to obtain 42 strategic ma chief purpose being to permit tu into Idaho, at Lewiston, says Bone. The new corporation wil act as a In an effort to clarify the status Mona Gordon, Secretary terials from foreign sources. Re CPA to issue revenue bonds to However, the picture of government prime contractor and let sub-con- of the industry-labor committees, W. A. F. & A. M. search has contributed to national acquire all the principal private uti- ownership wil! not be complete in tracts to little industry and these P. B. Chief Nelson has issued a Vernonia Lodge No. 184 self-sufficiency to the point where lities in the northwest and thereby the northwest until the r’ivate com small shops will be given the same statement to the effect that the War A. F. & A. M. meets at today there are only 14 such mate avoid the necessity of erecting dup panies are taken over by CPA. tin attention as the big corporations, Production Drive “does not put man Masonic Temple, Stat der the Bonneville act the PUDs rials on the list. licating lines—the CPA taking the the corporation can buy land, ex agement in labor or labor in man ed Communication First will take over pieces of the private agement ... It is a perfectly sim private systems instead of construct pand plants, provide equipment. Thursday of each month. Special called meetings ing lines in its competition wth companies unless the Bone bill is ple, straight-forward effort to in other Thursday nights, 7:30 private enterprise, The bill (82430» enacted. The bill would authorize This new set-up will be a benefir crease production.” Visitors most cordially wel- has been referred to the committee CPA to acquire the complete sys to hundreds of garages in Oregon Businessmen here have attributed come. M ARVIN K AMHOLZ tems of the various private utilities, and save them from going out of on commerce by Vice President Editor and Publisher no ulterior motives to Mr. Nelson. Special meeting« Frida, night«. Elmore Knight, W. M. Henry A. Wallace. It may be enacr- ictaining the generating facilities business because of the tire short They accept without doubt the fact and disposing of that part of the Glenn F. Hawkins. Sec. 1-4 4 Entered as second class mail ed, but not without a struggle. age. A survey discloses that there that his intention in setting up the matter. August 4. 1922, at the post Explaining the measure to the private system which is within the are many garages with weldin- VERNONIA office in Vernonia. Oregon, under senate. Bone delared that the tax area of a PUD. In New York Dr. units, lathes, shapers and grinding commitees was to promote plans for the act of March 3, 1879. the speed-up of war production. POST 119 ing over of the private companies Raver said he would give a 20-year machines, all tools that are needed AMERICAN lease to the PUDs, not sell the fac and can be used. Many of the ma is necessary for the most complete Official newspaper of Vernonia, Ore However, they point out, the W. LEGION utility districts. jor lumber operators have their own wart i me use of the vast power re ilities to the public P. B. plan is remarkably similar to ... sources and Meet. First Wed. facilities of the nortn- railroad equipment and their mech- the Murray Plan and the Reuther Mini** The United States senate has at west and that the proposed revenue anics are qualified and equipped to Plan, both devised by labor leaders and Third Mon. O re bonds will be supported by and be last attempted to solve the problem turn out innumberabte erticles re to give labor a voice in management. of Each Month. AUXILIARY 1 epayable from revenues derived of the Ittle fellow by setting up a quiring steel and other metáis. and Industrial spokesmen reiterate First and Third Monday« 1-41 from operation of the system to be corporation, within WPB. devoted they can make gondolas and freight their williiignesa to cooperate in any SECRETARY CHOSEN BY RED CROSS Action of the executive board of the Columbia county Red Cross chapter a week ago Monday night provided for creation of the post of executive Red Cross secretary to take over the work which has been handled by Miss Nettie Alley, coun ty nurse, in addition to her regular nursing duties. Mrs. F. L. Kope of McNulty was named to the new job and is expected to begin work next Monday. Mrs. Kope has had work at the University of Iowa, Iowa State col lege and at the University of Ore gon medical school in Portland. Miss Alley, who has held down both jobs for nearly 14 years, wil; conclude her work here Saturday night and expects to leave early next week for Washington D. C., where she will take a month’s orien tation course before being assigned for duty with the public health ser vice. Out of the Woods Lodges O.O.F. The Vernonia Eagle
