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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1942)
Derno Thursday, April 23, 1942 Public Utilities Commission Talks Reduction Friday Meeting Held to Take First Steps to Es tablish New Rates Information gained from commun ications received here this week re veal that steps have been taken towards a llate reduction of elec trical users here and that a move has also been made for the immed iate correction of low voltage con ditions as were testified at a hear ing held here April 8. The procedure to be taken by the Utilities Commission as agreed upon at the hearing were: “That we (Utilities Commission) submit to you, (PUD) as soon as our investigation is completed n rate reduction based on our deter mination on a basis of original cost depreciated, and providing for a fair rate of return on the property used and useful in the servi«.* of the public in Vernonia and vicinity. Investigation to Continue “That we investigation and service vious to the plaint. are to continue our of voltage regulation conditions begun pre receipt of your com “That we are to lay before the management of the company in de tail’ the complaints as to low vol tage and inadequate service com piled during our meeting with your group on April 8, and to continue our efiorts for the early correction of the conditions causing these complaints.” A quotation from a more recent letter reveals that a meeting was held Friday, April' 17, between the Public Utilities Commission and the management of the Oregon Gas and Electric company at which time discussion was held on “the nec essary steps for the immediate correction of low voltage conditions in Vernonia” and at the same time were taken “steps towards such rate reductions as the present earn ing position of the power company will permit.” Commerce Group Asks for Pump The Vernonia Chamber of Com merce went on record at its Monday meeting as favoring additional equip ment in the form of pumping equipment for greater protection in case of fire and placed its re quest before city councilmen Mon day evening to seek action on the matter. As expressed at the commercial club meeting, a serious fire or two serious fires would likely see the destruction of much property for which there is now insufficient fire fighting equipment. The suggestion made to councilmen was that a pump be purchased for emergency use, that pump to be usable for taking water from Rock Creek or any other body of water that might be in the vicinity of the fire and theretby augment that water avail able from city mains. O. T. Bateman and Harry Kerns were named on the chamber f commerce committee to present the matter to city councilmen. • Letter Certifies Naming of Stage Recent chamber of commerce activity requesting the naming of one of the new stages which are to be delivered to Oregon Motor Stages soon as the “City of Ver nonia” brought results in the fonn of a letter from M. A. Reed, gen era) manager of the concern, a few days ago. In the communication it is stated that the stage company is to take delivery of aome busses about the first of June and that one of them will be dedicated to Vernonia. Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon High Students Named Opal Seheuerman was named valedictorian and Winifred Romt- vedt, salutatorian, fpr the graduat ing class of ’42. The representatives are chosen on the basis of their er; de averages for the four years of high school. Men 45-65 to Sign April 27 The Columbia county registration for all men who attained their 45tli birthday since the last registration, and have not attained their 65th birthday on April 27, 1942, will be registered on April 27th between the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m., it is reminded this week. The selective service registration center for Vernonia .is the IWA Ui. n hall, the same as the prev ious sign-up. The registration at Vernonia is being supervised by R. A. Bramb- lett who will be assisted, as nearly as is possible, by those people who conducted the last registration on February 16th. Those who are not employed dur ing the early hours of the day are urged to register early by Mr. Bramblett so congestion will be avoided in the evening. As was mentioned last week those who go to register should know definitely the month, day and year of their birth, place of birth end permanent residence and mail ing address, if different from their permanent address. Councilmen Vote Two Resolutions The Vernonia city councilmen, meeting for the second April meet ing Monday, voted favorably on two resolutions and gave consider ation to a request from the cham ber O. commerce which asked that a pump be purchased to be used in the event of a serious fire here. One of the resolutions dealt with a “no parking” zone which was established along the curb of Ver nonia high school. A previous or dinance dealing with parking, reg ulations is so devised that council men by resolution can declare “no parking” zones wherever they are deemed necessary. The second resolution authorized the vacating of certain city prop erty in Evergreen Park addition to the city. The property vacated had at one time been platted into lots and streets but no development in the form of home construction has been made. The resolution authoriz ed that property to be returned to acreage. Purchase Deemed Worthy ot 0 Volume 19, Number 17 Salvage Group February Bond SugarRegistration For Valley Sales Reach For Rationing Told Organized Fri. Impressive Total Trade Registration Civilian Registration C. F. Hieber Named as Chairman of Committee; Ask People, to Save Columbia County Sales in Feb. Reach $52,326; Feb. Sales Second Further plans for the salvage of waste materials under a different set-up than has operated here for merly were undertaken last Friday at the Washington grade school when a group of ten men named by Governor Sprague met to organize a workable system for the collec tion of waste materials that may be converted into usefulness. The meeting was called by Price Schroeder, chairman of the Colum bia County Sa'vage Committee, and included the following men appoint ed by the governor: C. F. Hieber, Nehalem Valley chairman, H. G. Sandon, T. M. Crawford, R. Val- piani, Albert Schmidlin, Clyde Mc Donald, C. L. Anderson, Cass Ber- gerson, W. G. Heath and R. L. Spencer. In addition to those men, Glenn Hawkins, Wilark, was named to arrange for salvage work at that place. The valley has been divided into districts with members of t«te committee heading the work in the districts. Mr. Hawkins will arrange for collections at Wilark and the material will be transported here by Mr. Crawford. At Pittsburg R. Valpiani and Harry Sandon will arrange Tor collections as will W. G. Heath at Riverview. C. M. John son will have charge of collections at Mist. Materiel collected will be brought to Vernonia to the old post office building. Sales of series “E” war savings bonds in Oregon for February, lat est month for which figures are available, reached the impressive total of $4,383,483, it was announc ed by Ray Conway, state adminis trator. This is the second largest single month since the program was launched in Oregon last July. Jan uary broke all records with a total of $6,713,682, while December, the “war” month, bit $3,712,921. Fig ures do not’ include sales of “F” on “G” bonds. February sales brings the total receipts for “E”, or “people’s” bonds in Oregon to $22,260,644 for the eight months since the promo tion campaign began in this state. Of the total, Columbia county sales accounted for 1.44 per cent, or $320,909. Sales in February were $52,326. Promotion of bond sales in Columbia county is unu.r the direction of Irving T Ra.., county chairman. Vernonia Arrangements Made In the City of Vernonia arrange ments have been made so that any resident having waste paper, boxes, lubber, etc., may bring it to the salvage center, the old post office, or call Mr. Hieber at the bank building, phone 231, and a trtick will be dispatched once each week to make collections. It is likely that the collection work here will be cared for by Walter Kent. In explaining the work of the «ommittee, Mr. Hieber asks that every individual consider hini or herself a member of the committee by bringing in articles of salvage or notifying those who will make the collections. It is asked that old papers and magazines be bundled separately to facilitate handling. Scrap metals are also on the salvage list but those articles are to be brought to the Harry Culbert son blacksmith shop, the previously- announced collection center. Further information regarding those tilings to save is given as follows: Scrap Metals: Iron, steel, brass, copper, zinc, aluminum, lead, etc., are needed. 'Dispose of discarded tools and farm implements such as worn-out rakes, mowers, hay loaders, culti vators, binders, tractors, scythes, boilers, metal roofing, stoves, wash basins, broken milk pails, pipe and hardware, batteries, fruit jar tops, and anything else made of metal, except tin cans which in most com munities cannot be reclaimed. Burlap Bags and Old Rags: The council, in a dissussion of the pump asked by the chamber of commerce committee, deemed such a purchase worthy as fire protec tion in case of an emergency and planned to take steps to purchase such equipment. Further steps toward preparing a city budget were taken by the setting of Wednesday evening, last night, as the meeting time for t». .• budget committee. Naming of the committee was made at a previous meeting. The evening’s business was ter Save Burlap, Urged Cotton bags and all kinds of bur minated with the decision to order 50 cement water meter boxes which, lap can be reused. Try to return when obtained, will be installed by these in as good condition as poss ible. Old shirts, underwear, matt the water department. resses, sheets, pillows and towels, oiscarded carpets, flour, sugar an! feed bags are needed too—for re use in factories as wiping rags and as roofing and flooring materials in emergency construction. Old Rubber: Kathleen Lolley will rule over Discarded auto tires and tubes, the annual May Day festivities to be rubbers, and overshoes can be re held on the high school lawn Fri claimed for military uses—and to day, May 1. Elections were held make new tires and tubes. last Friday in the high school with Waste Paper: candidates named by the seniors Save waste paper—don’t burn it! and voted on by the boys of the Wrenping paper, cardboard cartons entire student body. and boxes, paper bags, newspapers, Attending Queen Kathleen will rod magazines are needed to make be two representatives from each new paper-board to pack foods, class: seniors, Lillian Laird and rirplane and tank parts, shells and Florieda Graves; juniors, Vesta and ammunition and other articles. Save Lesta Christiansen; sophomores, Ida baby chick boxes for reuse, too. if Bond and Nina MacDonald: fresh you can return them to hatcheries. Keep rags, metals ami rubber men. Mary Beth Lish and Marjorie separately. Flatten out cartons, and Lolley. Kate Lolley Is Elected Queen rV Pledge Campaign Responsible War Bond sales in Oregon in February, a short business month, leached a high total largely because of the work done by volunteer workers under the direction of county committees on the pledge campaign and in pay roll savings purchase plans, Mr. Conway stated. Necessity of raising, funds for the nation’s war program was brought to the attention of practically all ■citizens in every county by those conducting the pledge campaign, while hundreds of firms have in stalled the payroll deduction plan for purchase of bonds by employees. The excellent Oregon showing was achieved in spite of the tendency on the part of many citizens to cur tail investments in order to meet in come tax payments, it was pointed out, and it proves people of the state are making every effort to make the war bond program a suc cess. A statewide campaign to get all firms to install the payroll savings plan of bond purchase for em ployees is now under way, and should help swell totals in future months, Mr. Conway stated. Police Reserves Get First Aid The beginning of additional in struction for the civilian policemen was started Monday evening of this week with the first class of first aid work in the standard course ■which will be given that department The first aid instruction will aug ment the training already received by reserve policement in the work they may be called upon to perform ir, the event of an emergency here. Although the first meeting of the class was held Monday eve ning, those present at that meet ing decided to change the meeting times to Tuesday and Thursday evenings of each, week thereafter, that time being considered most convenient to the majority. The class is being taught by Noble Dutton. Cub Scout Meet Set for Friday Announcement of a meeting Fri day evening, April 24th at 7:30 is made this week. The meeting is being called for all persons con cerned with the continuance of the Cub Scout troop which has been organized here. Those people. Den Mothers,» Den Dads, committee mem bers and a prospective Cub Scout master and assistant are urged to attend at that time. The registration for rationing to trade users of sugar Is somewhat more complicated than that of the legistration of civilian users. Trade users are divided into two classifi cations: 1. institutional and indus trial users and 2. retailers and wholesalers. Users of sugar under those classifications are being issu ed blanks which they must ca,l for, fill out and return to the school. The trade registration 's being conducted by the Vernonia high school for users in the Upper Nehalem Valley. Further information than that already released to people of the Upper Nehalem Valley as to the rationing of sugar is made known this week as the dates for the reg istration approach. The respective grade school dis tricts and the instructors in those districts who will care for the work are mentioned so that residents in •those respective districts may know the individual to contact in being released rationing books. Registration for civilian consum ers will take plr.ee on the dates of May 4, 5, 6 and 7. Rationing books will' be released Trade users are responsible for at grade school headquarters in the calling for the blanks and return following districts by the people ing them it was stated by Wallace named: McCrae, school site administrator. Natal Mrs. Grace Bolster Dates for calling for the blanks Birkenfeld Mrs. Myrtle Slanger are: Wednesday, April 22, Thurs Mist Mrs. Floyd Detering day, April 23, Friday, April' 24, and Kist Miss Grace Hendrickson Monday, April 27. The high school Vernonia E. H. Condit and office will be open to distribute teaching staff the blanks when called for during the time of the school day. Registrants will be given ration books at the time of registration. It Return Dates Set is estimated at 200 people will be After the blanks have been ob registered at Natal; 225 at Birken- tained they must be filled out and fel'd; 250 at Mist: 100 at Kist; and returned to the school on Tuesday 3200 at Vernonia. or Wednesday, April 28 or 29 be tween the hours of 7 and 9 p. n). cn those days. Singers Rated Well in Contest Users should come to the high school serving their community. That is, trade users in Birkenfeld, • With their director, Mrs. Sam Mist, Wilark and Vernonia will get their blanks from the Vernonia nigh Hearing, 23 Vernonia high school singers and their accompanist, Eileen school. Enos, competed at Hillsboro last Mr. McCrae will be assisted in the Friday in the opening day of the work of issuing the blanks by Miss annual northwest Oregon district Elizabeth Galloway, high school in state high school' music contest. The structor, who, in this instance, is girls, entered in the girls’ chorus, acting as registrar. Mrs. J. C. Lin class C, were given a 2 rating. The coln of the Nehalem Valley Ration system, according to rules of the ing Board is acting as the advisor Oregon State Music association, is representative from that board while to rate contestants from 1 to 5; Neal Bush and J. W. Nichols have those receiving a rating of 1 are been designated as legal advisors. eligible to compete in the regional contest to be held in Eugene May 15 and 16. Defense Rangers Being Organized Due to requests from many people in this vicinity a move was started here several days ago to organize what is to be known as the Oregon Defense Rangers. Forms for signatures have been devised, the heading of the application ap pearing elsewhere in this issue, and have been distributed to other com munities in the Nehalem Valle, in cluding Wilark, Birkenfeld, Mist and Timber. Signatures will also be taken at Buxton, it was stated. The competition was close in the girls’ entry; Estacada received 1, Veimonia and Rainier, 2; Yamhill and Sherwood, 3. On the following day, Saturday, the girls' sextette and 4 soloists attended the contest. The vocal ensemble was rated a 2 in Class C entries with Estacada again re ceiving 1, and Sherwood receiving 2 rating. For the first year Vernonia sent soloists to compete in a musical tournament. The vocalists and their ratings were: high voice, Opa.' Seheuerman, 2; medium voice, Joy The ranger organization has no Willard, 2; low voice, Mary Lee connection with the Home Guard Hall, 3, and Virginia Redner, 3. or State Guard organizations, it was explained, and will not be suoject to marching. Forms for signatures have been placed at Paterson’s Furniture Store, Hoffman Hardware company and Millers in Vernonia and at Lynch's Auto Parts in Riv An ambulance call to the O-A erview in addition to the above mill Wednesday morning resulted in mentioned places. the wrecking of the ambulance and the injury of its driver, Jewett A. Bush. Bush, while enroute to the mill, attempted to pass a truck near the intersection of Washington Street and Bridge but failed to complete the maneuver, the ambul Golfers of this vicinity will en ance leaving the roadway, crashing joy their game on the local course into a power pole and injuring the this summer according to informa driver. tion revealing the condition ot the Bush was rushed to a doctor foi course and the work that is intend treatment for a broken nose, head ed thereon this summer. cuts and bruised neck and should The greens have been given con ers. siderable work, moss having been The ambulance call was made due removed and fertilizer having im proved the growth of grass, it was to the injury of D. S. Clements who stated. Fairways are being m. wed suffered a foot injury at the mill. AmbulanceWrecked Wed. Morning Improvements at Golf Course Made and maintained in first class con dition and the watering equipment is being repaired for use this sum mer so that better playing will be afforded. The course is now under the boxes. Tie in neat bundles; keep dry and clean. Pile newspapers and management of Olin Robbins and magazines separately and tie In George Robbins who are devoting much attention to the work. separate bundles. Dance Date Postponed The dance regularly scheduled for this Saturday evening at the Legion hall has been postponed to Saturday, May 9th, due to the Junior Prom thia week-end. Dances at the Legion hall will be continue! every two weeks after that time.
