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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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.