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Thursday, October 8, 1942
Draft Board
Vacancy Filled
This Week
St. Helens and Vernonia
Tie ( 6-6 ) in Friday Game
Glen Metzknr of
St. Helens Fills
Vacancy of 3 Months
Glen Metzker, prominent St. Hel
ens attorney, was named this week
as the third member of the county
draft board. He fills the vacancy
left early in July when P. A. Dixon
passed awjy.
In order to accept this position,
Mr. Metzker had to resign as Leg
islative chairman o'f the Legal Ap
peal Advisory board. During the
first World War, he served as a
member of the selective service ad
visory board.
City to Donate
Its Scrap Metal
Two tons of scrap metal, which
is laying around the city pumping
plant, will “get into the scrap,” it
was decided Monday night at a reg
ular meeting of the city council. The
The old ejectors and other useless
material, mostly east iron, will be
donated to the scrap drive as soon
as the heavy metal can be lifted
and hauled away.
Other business at the meeting
was the passing of monthly bills,
and the passing of a resolution
granting a deed. Councilman Tapp
presided at most of the meeting in
the absence of the mayor.
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Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
A tie of 6-6 was the result of the
football game played between Ver
nonia and St. Helens at the local
ball 'iield at twilight last Friday
October 2. The game was regarded
here as highly successful, both from
the standpoint of the outcome and
the crowd present. The St. Helens
fans present and the pleased Ver
nonia fans paid gate receipts a-
mounting to nearly $140, while only
$75 was expected.
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The game pas played quickly and
was over before 6:30—before th (
sun was scarcely down. This was
the Loggers’ first test, while the_
heavier, more-experienced Lions had
already been through one encounter
this year. It seemed a trick of fate
that the Vernonia boys didn’t score
that extra point to win, as the ball,
received inside the end zone 'from
a pass, was dropped with no hungry
Lions near.
The Loggers scored early in the
first period. A pint was run from
the Loggers’ 40-yard line to the
Lions’ 10 by Lusby. After three
unsuccessful plays, Holce scored in
a wide sweep around his own left
end.
The St. Helens boys fought right
back. After exchanging kicks, they
scored midway in the second period
with the help of Kinney in wide end
runs.
The touchdown was scored
by Miller (on a fumble play). The
ball was fumbled as St. Helens was
tackled shcrt of the goal line. It
scooted into the end zone, and was
fallen on by a S.. Helens player.
The try for an extra point, a drop
kick by Crosto, failed.
In the second half, neither team
dangerously threatened the other’s
goal. At the sound of the gun, Ver
nonia was engaged in a march on
St. Helens, wiih temporary head
quarters at the 40-yard line.
Features of the St. Helens team
were hard-driving Miller, fullback,
the running of halfback Kinney, and
the work of the whole St. Helens
'forward wall, which is reputed to
be one of the strongest. Vernonia
stood out for the hard fight it put
up, the kicking of Lyle Galloway,
the covered kicks of Clyde Lamping
and the running of Lusby and Holce
Timekeepers were E. H. Condit
and Sheriff M. R. Calhoun.
The second game, and league
game, for the Loggers will be this
Friday, October 9, at Clatskanie. It
is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. On Fri
day, October 16, the local ’football
squad will return to the local grid
iron to meet the Rainier Columbians
in the third game of the year.
First Aid Meeting
Set for Tuesday
All local people who are interest
ed in enrolling in either advanced
or standard first aid classes should
be at the high school at 8:00 p.m.,
Tuesday .October 13 to sign up.
Harry Culbertson has already or
ganized a man’s class in first aid,
which will meet at 7:30 p.nu, Fri
day, October 9 at the Legion hall.
Several St. Helens people, includ
ing Mrs. Kathleen Kope, executive
secretary of the Red Cross, are ex
pected to be present Tuesday.
City Officers
Nominated on
10 Petitions
Ballot to Include
Eight Candidates for
Five City Offices
Petitions filed with Loel Roberts,
city recorder, on Thursday, October
1 reve»l that there will be competi
tion for all but one city office
which is to expire at the end of
this year. One petition puts M. B.
Willard on the ballot as mayor
candidate, while another names
George W. Johnson for reelection
as mayor. Two petitions were filed
to reelect C. F. Hieber as city
treasurer.
For the four-year term as coun
cilman, John Hatfield, incumbent
councilman, was nominated on two
petitions. L. G. Adams, incumbent,
and L. W. Skuzie will also be placed
on the ballot as candidates for the
same office. Two pf the three will
be elected. Hubert E .(Steve) Stev-
•enson and J. E. Tapp will run
against each other for the office of
councilman for two years..
Each petition was signed by 37
or more registered voters, as 10
per cent of 37 or the number of
voters in the last city election must
sign each petition before it may be
certified for placement on the bal
lot. As October 1 was 32 days be
fore election, it was the last day
on which petitions could be filed.
One set of candidates were nom
inated on September 21, a day be
fore the certification deadline, Sep
tember 22. Due to several technical
errors, however, the nominations
could not be accepted.
The Nation's steel mills are running out of
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scrap. They haven’t enough on hand for even
30 days more. When this is gone they may
have to shut down—for all new steel is 50%
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scrap. Get your scrap ready to turn in now!
WHOSE BOY WILL
DIE BECAUSE YOU
FAILEDP
We think you do. We feel that our
whole community is ready to rise up
and bring in the scrap as soon as you
get a chance. So you’re going to get
that chance!
next few weeks or it may be too late!
about it as revenge - a way
to get back at the scum who have
attacked us. Or think about it as a little Maybe you don’t know what it means
to have production fall off. Maybe you
more protection for our fighting men
can't imagine how it feels to be hunk
— something you, yourself, can do to
ered down in a foxhole wishing for
bring as many as possible home alive.
just one more clip of cartridges. Or to
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see the enemy rolling through your
But think about it now — for the scrap
lines because you didn’t have just a
in homes, farms and factories has got
few more tanks.
to be moving to stockpiles within the
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Next week we’re starting the biggest
drive you've ever seen, co get in this
precious material. And you’re going
to pitch in, too, because this situation
is serious.
Start looking around your place for
scrap today. If you've got a son in the
service, do it for him. Do it for the
neighbor’s boy — for those fine young
chaps you just passed, out on the
street.
Above all do it for your country . . .
and do it now!
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NEWSPAPERS’ UNITED SCRAP METAL DRIVE
Thia adv. contributed to the scrap salvage campaign by the Vernonia Eagle
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New Book
Being Read
The latest non-fiction book
being currently read in Ver
nonia is the new telephone di
rectory. Although a directory
doesn't seem especially inter
esting, many find that it should
be included in their reading in
order to be up-to-date. The new
edition, dated September, lists
'few new phones, but more new
names. The edition which be
came outdated when new ones
were mailed on Friday and Sat
urday, was dated August, 1941.
Walt Parcells in
Thick of Action
“Walt’s really in it,” was the re
mark many local people made or
thought after seeing Walter Par
cells’ name mentioned in a front
page story in the Oregonian Tues
day morning. Although his last
name was spelled “Purcell” there
is little doubt that it was he. He
has written that he flew to England
in a Flying Fortress, and his home
address is Kingston, Washington—
both facts tie in with the story.
Walt graduated from high school
here.
The story said that the Flying
■Fortress Phyllis was 5 miles above
France when it was attacked by
German 'fighter planes. During the
battle which ensued, Walt’s oxygen
was cut with a 20-millimeter cannon
shell, and he fell unconscious. The
pilot started on a long glide down
to save the lives of the radio men,
one of which was Parcells, the ar
ticle went on. They were too high
to go without oxygen.
The plane was described as hav
ing 2 motors out of commission,
3 shell holes in the - rudder, 3 shell
holes in the stabilizer, half of the
controls shot away, a big antiair
craft shell hole in a wing, a land
ing gear smashed, and 200 holes in
the fuselage. And still the plane
was able to land, and, the story
concluded, only one member was
kept in the hospital—it wasn’t
Walt.
Mrs. Church Is Manager
Mrs. Theda Church of Portland
is the new manager o'f the telephone
office here, replacing Mrs. Virginia
Alcott, who is leaving this week af
ter three months in Vernonia. Mrs.
Church has two children who are
entering grade school here.
Mrs. Church urges local people to
call the numbers, rather than the
names of their parties as they are
prone to do. This is in line with
what is being done all over the
country, and is a necessary practice
when personnel changes often.
Sewing Days Set
Or maybe you don’t care!
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Red Cross sewing is being re
sumed and will be held each Wed
nesday and Friday, from 1:00 to
4:30 p.m., in the home economics
room of the high school. Their pro
ject at present is men’s outing flan
nel pajamas. Materials have arrived
for the comfort kits, and the sew
ers will begin work on the msoon.
Public Hearing
To Be Tuesday
At 7:00 P. M.
Electric Company
Ordered Present at
Meeting at City Hall
Ormand R. Bean, commissioner
of public utilities of Oregon, has
ordered a public hearing, springing
from the matter o'f the adequacy
of service anl general operating
condition of the Oregon Gas and
Electric company, to be held in the
Vernonia city hall at 7:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 13. The gas and
electric company is required to ap
pear and give testimony pertinent
to the issues involved.
The “Notice of Hearing” states
that: “numerous complaints have
been made verbally and in writing
to the commissioner with respect to
the quality of service furnished, in
adequate service and in general as
to the conditions of the property
and service rendered.
“The commissioner’s engineering
department has made a survey of
the property and has submitted to
the company certain recommenda
tions with respect to the relocation
of transformers and has suggested
other changes and improvements to
its property with a view of improv
ing said service.
"The commissioner is o'f the opin
ion that good and sufficient cause
exists for an investigation on his
own motion of such matters as
herein set forth.”
R. M. Burley, attorney 'for the
PUD, objected to the notice of
hearing Tuesday on the grounds
that the petition made no mention
of lower rates. It is possible that
the hearing may be held up for this
reason
Wed. Program to
Feature Mexicans
Three boys, known as the Gay
Vaqueros, and their guitars from
Old Mexico will appear in a Nation
al School assembly program at the
Washington grade school auditor
ium at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oc
tober 14. The public is especially in
vited to attend, as this program is
one of the most entertaining ones
put out in the series.
This group o'f boys consists of
Ponce Espino, Carlos Tarin and
Gabriel Guitierrez. All three are
accomplished musicians on their nat
ive instruments. And the ensemble
singing is proclaimed a highlight of
their novel program. The pictur
esque costumes of the Gay Vaquer
os add to the charm of the whole
presentation.
The program is made up of mu
sical numbers with Mexican instru
ments, early California and Mexi
can dances, group folk songs, solos,
and humorous songs by these ar
tista. There will also be included
the beautiful native melodies so well
loved by all Americans—El Rancho
Grande. La Cucaracha, and others.
Those Who
Are in It
Robert A. DePue, who was in
ducted January 2 of this year is in
the Engineer Corps overseas, and
was promoted to Technicians Cor
poral in June.
Milo John is taking training for
13 weeks at Camp Roberts, Califor
nia. He left 'for army duty on Sep
tember 2, and is in the Field Artil
lery.
Via Ennis has been in the Navy
for several weeks, and is stationed
at Corpus Christi, Texas. He is go
ing through the “boot” period,
which all Navy recruits must go
through before becoming “full-
fledged.” Ennis is in the Optical
division.
news story appearing in this issue
from the Astoria Recruiting station
says that 11 men from Vernonia en
listed in the Navy in September.
The Eagle has published the names
of 12 men who have enlisted. They
are: Mancel Lee Rose, Nelson Byrd,
William
“Pete”
Wilson, Philip
Claire Estebrook, Ed Hom, Ellis
Lindsley Austin, Walter Eugene
Seifert, James Levi Loope, Halbert
D. “Harold” Fowler, Chester J.
Reynolds, Clifford T. Lines.
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That’s only 11, but Via Ennis is
just being listed this week, and did
enlist in September. Did the Eagle
get someone out of thin air? Any
one know?
Robert C. Lamping left here Sep
tember 18 for Nashville, Tennessee,
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