Thursday, December 31, 1942
News of Year Divided
First Baby
Of Year to Get Into 15 Important Stories
Bond, Stamps
Schools Open Monday
Vernonia schools will reopen
Monday, January 4 after being on
vacation since December 24. Dur
As old 1942 will pass out of the picture at midnight tonight. The ing that time at the high school,
Eagle takes this opportunity to thumb through its files to determine the floors are being waxed, the boiler
most important news recorded in Vernonia during the old man’s reign. is being cleaned, and some repair
work is being done.
This news has been divided into 15 stories. This news is as follows:
Merchants Have Contest
For Sixth Year with
Change in Prize Made
One U. S. War Bond and a book
fi'led wi.h $12.25 in stamps will be
awarded to the first baby born here
after midnight, December 31. This
prize is oflered by 30 local mer-
chants in cooperation with the Ver-
nonia Eagle. Complete rules for
this contest are found on an inside
page of <his issue. Parents must live
within the Vernonia trade area,
which includes Timber and Birken-
feld, and a Vernonia physician must
attend.
This is the sixth year that such
a contest has been held. This year’s
contest is different than others in
that war bonds and stamps are of
fered as a prize rather than merch-
dise from each business house.
Winner last year was Dorothy
Lee Counts, who was born on Jan
uary 2 to Mr. and Mrs. John
Counts.
1. Purchase of Oregon Gas and
Electric property by the Nehal
em Basin People’s Utility district
had been long-awaited when nego-
tions were near completion during
the last few days of the year. A
purchase price of $142,500 was
agreed upon.
2. Civilian defense became bet
ter organized as the year went by.
The newly-organized casualty sta
tion held a successful practice in
March, as did the police reserves.
A drill for all units May 6 won
praise from Captain William J. M.
Rogers, field representative of ci
vilian defense. At a meeting No
vember 17, Ireports were heard
Irom all units and another drill
was scheduled for the future. Some
lacks in personnel were noted, but
otherwise reports were favorable.
Volume 19, Number 53
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
mayor, councilmen, and treasurer
of the city were re-elected. They,
together with other candidates,
were nominated by petition. A new
ci.y employee chosen in September
was Paul Paterson of Beaverton.
He replaces Neal Bush, who joined
the Army Air corps, as city attorn-
ey.
13. By the end of the year, almost
everyone felt himself restricted by
one form of rationing—tires, sugar,
coffee, or gasoline. In June a perm
anent rationing office was estab
lished in the bank building with
Mrs. Paul Gordon as clerk. As
duties of the board became more, it
was increased from 3 to 5 members
in November.
MacDonald Hotel
Is Now Open
Guests were received last « week
at thp MacDonafld Hotel for the
first time since September 12, when
fire badly damaged the interior of
the building. The hotel is largely
newly-furnished—much new furni
ture, carpets and runners have been
installed.
The Saturday evening fire, which
originated from a lighted cigarette
flipped on overstuffed furniture,
brought a crowd of people to watch
volunteers extinguish the blaze.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCabe are
proprietors cf the hotel.
Oregon Gas and Electric
And P.U.D. Agree on
$142,500. as Purchase Price
Purchase of the Oregon Gas and Electric property by the Ne
halem Basin Peoples’ Utility district at a price of $142,500 is
awaiting the final step—the approval of the Hydroelectric com
mission, which signified willingness Wednesday morning to call
a meeting at once to either okay or
reject the purchase. Negotiating
proceedings had been held for some
time by the Bonneville Power ad
ministration and a purchase price
was finally agreed upon.
P.U.D. directors meeting Tuesday
night here approved the price and
passed a resolution asking for the
okay of the Hydroelectric commis
sion and making provision to pro-
ceed with the purchase of all' Ore-
gon Gas and Electric properties in
this district. The approval of the
commission is necessary in all pub
lic utilities of this kind. Directors
present were E. M. Bollinger,
George I. Baker, Charles Uhlin,
Noble Dunlap and Harry King. R.
Percy Crawford, undenomination M. Burley, attorney for the P.U.D.
al minister of Philadelphia who will was also present.
speak at the auditorium at S. W.
A further encouiagement of the
3rd Avenue and Clay st., in Port purchase was found in a call re
land on Saturday night, January ceived by Jewett A. Bush Wednes
2 at 7:30, is the son of Tom Craw day morning from Dr. Dittmer of
ford. Young Crawford attended the Bonneville Power administra-
school in Portland, and later attend tion. He said he was pleased that
ed Stanford university. He has an the purchase had been agreed up-
A.M.A. and a D. D. degree.
on.
He is director of Pinebrook, a
Directors of the P.U.D. do not
young people’s conference grounds
at East Stroudsburg, Pa., and pres anticipate trouble in financing the
ident of Kings college at New purchase, as several bond compan.es
have signified their desirs to pur
Castle, Delaware.
He also heads one of the largest chase the necessary bonds.
gospel network broadcasts in the
world. It is called the Young ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION
People’s Church of the Air and is
J. B. Wilkerson has announced
heard every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. his resignation, effective February
over KALE. This is the first time 1, as Justice of the Peace. He has
in his ministerial career that he not announced definite plans for
has been in Portland.
the future.
Minister Son to
Speak in Portland
14. Christmas carolling was heard
The dimout proclamation, which
became law here through the pas
sage of a city ordinance, was a
further war-time restriction.
Loggers Again
Defeat Banks
The Vernonia Logger basketball
team again defeated Banks in a
game played at Banks Tuesday
night. First-string score was 31 to
12, while the second-string score
was 27 to 12 in favor of Vernonia.
Half-time score was 23 to 12 and
the second period saw the Loggers
shifting from a zone defense to a
man-to-man defense to hold Banks
scoreless. Out of 9 foul shots, Ver-
nonia made good 7 of them. Lusby
was given 5 tries, and made 5
points.
3. Formation of Company C, 9ih
Battalion of the Oregon State on the streets the Wednesday ev
Guard began in March, and 50 ening before Christmas. The singers
Harvey Johnson was high-point
members were mustered into the were the high school glee club
man of the evening, making 14
organization in June. A later re members under the direction of
points in the second team game,
port indicated a membership of 75. Mrs. Sam Hearing, Jr. This was
Lyle Galloway and Lusby each
Members took part in a bivouac probably the first time such a
scored well, each making 8 and 9
and maneuvers held near Timber thing has been done here.
points respectively.
How Columbia county agriculture in September.
15. Mrs. L. O. Gillham was the
Scores in both games with Banks
cab best contribute to the nation’s
first local individual to win a pin
4. A salvage committee with C. for 500 hours of air observing. This
were similar. In the December 15th
1943 war food program will be de
contest, the first-string score was
termined at meetings next Thurs F. Hieber as chairman was organ award was announced at a program
34 to 20, while the second team
day, January 7 at St. Helens, W. ized in April and drives for scrap j in December at which time the
led 28 to 10. Next pre-season game
C. Johnson, chairman of the county materials were conducted at sev workers on the observation post
for the Loggers will be next Tues-
USDA war board, announced this eral times during the year. Forty- (the two posts were consolidated
six tons of rubber were collected several months before) were prais
day at Hillsboro with the high
week.
school there.
Dean Schoenfeld, member of the in a mid-summer drive, with Harold ed for their endeavor. Several won
Oregon state USDA war board; Christiansen winning several prizes 100-hour badges.
Refereeing Tuesday’s game was
George Cummings, AAA farmer for collecting over 2 tons of that
Brachman of Pacific university.
amount. Scrap metal was being
fieldman; and Noel L. Bennion,
Players were as follows:
OSC extension service, will meet sought in earnest during the last
few months of the year and hugh
Banks
Vernonia
with members of the county war
piles gathered at two depots.
Vandehey (4) F Les Galloway (6)
board at a morning session to sec
Heesacker (6) F
Lane
up tentative county production
5. Vernonia had its first dog
McCann
C
Kent (6)
goals.
show May 17 when the Boston Ter-
The much-publicized recruiting
McDonald (2) G Lyle Galloway (8)
In the afternoon, representative rier club of Portland he'.d a match
cruiser whose staff was scheduled
Dreezen (2)
G
Lusby (9)
farmers and farm leaders will be in the old bowling alley. Twenty to appear at a bond and
navy pro-
Substitutes for Vernonia were
called in for consultation on the dogs were entered, many of them
gram Saturday evening at the grade
Nance (2), Sabilino, and Johnson.
goals, and for a discussion of the from out of town.
school did not appear for several
ability of the county’s agricultural
6. Approximately 20 persons of reasons, according to Judd Green
resources to meet the demands im
Japanese
ancestry were evacuated man, local member of the county
posed by the critical need for in
from Vernonia on May 20. They war bond committee. It was felt
Sgt. William L. Walker left here the only one available from Oregon.
creased food production.
that it would be impossible to get a last Saturday after being on leave
were
first
taken
to
Portland
and
in
AAA Men to Attend
Those attending this second meet August were relocated at Hunt, representative turnout, and the men here since December 15. At pres
MIST—Perry E. McGee is taking
in charge had trouble getting here. ent he is stationed at Camp Cooke,
ing will include AAA county and Idaho.
an airplane mechanical course at
There was snow on the road en California, but expects soon to be
An accident Christmas day about
community committeemen, mem-
7.Hiram “Hy Van” Van Blari-
Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois. Perry
6 miles from here on the Beaver
bers of all land use planning com- com, one of Vernonia’s earliest set route here and it was feared that sent to gunnery school at Fort
mittees, and county USDA war tlers, died on May 25. He was 87 the cumbersome vehicle would have Knox—then to some camp to help is a local boy and his parents, Mr. creek road in which a man and his
trouble returning later at night,
form and train a new division.
and Mrs. L. E. McGee, live on the wife were badly cut was reported
board members.
years old and had the distinction of
A dozen people waited at the
“burn.” Until shortly before he by Dr. Ten Brook, who gave them
“It is expected that county goals naming the town; however “Ver-
grade school half an hour for the
P.F.C. Winston R. Walker, sta joined the service, he worked on the first aid treatment. The woman was
for almost every commodity will be nona” was the intended name.
program.
tioned somewhere in the Hawaiian farm, going to Everson, Washington taken to the Forest Grove hospital
larger than our record 1942 pro
Islands, writes that he is well and to work. There he was married a in the Bush ambulance.
j. dason McCoy, coach of a
duction,” Johnson said. “This is
takes this means of saying "hello” short time before he left. He is a
especially true of livestock and championship local football team Church Meeting Due
Ernest Crosier of Cornelius lost
poultry products, such as meat, milk for two years, resigned in July to
Members of the Christian church and “Happy New Year,” to his graduate of Vernonia high school.
sometime he
Perry is taking a six month’s control of his car
and eggs. Every farmer Will be cal- coach at Roosevelt high school in will hold their annual business ■friends in the old home town.
tween
11:00
and
12:00
a.m. and ran
course,
and
is
hoping
for
a
visit
led upon to produce all he can of Portland. Orle Robbins of Amity meeting Sunday afternoon and no
ait
the
road,
stopping
against a
P.vt.
Lloyd
O.
Gillham,
Jr.,
sta-
home when he is finished. Mail ad
the things his farm is best fitted was named his successor and coach evening services will be held. A pot
stump. The front fender and wheels
tioned
at
Fort
Crockett,
Galveston,
dressed
a
s
follows
will
reach
him:
ed
a
graduation-depleted
team
to
and
no
matter
how
much
we
luck
dinner
will
be
held
at
1:00
for,
a tie for second place in the county. o’clock, and the business meeting Texas, describes the Saturday even- Perry E. McGee, USNTS, Navy were bent so badly that the car
produce it will not be enough.1
couldn’t be driven and was thus re-
Details of programs to assist
will begin at 2:00 o’clock. Princi ing before Christmas as follows: Pier, Chicago, Illinois.
9. On August 1 the Women’s Re
moved by wrecker.
“
Saturday
evening
before
Christ
farmers in overcoming obstacles in
pal business will be the election of
lief corps dedicated a service flag
The following song was composed
the way of production will also be for all the men who have gone church officers, the candidates for mas the Humble Oil company (Bay
State Patrolman Raleigh Wbeeler
Pvt. Milo J. John and Pvt.
discussed at the meetings, Johnson from Vernonia into the service of which were nominated Tuesday by town, Texas) put on a dance for by
reports that he has noted a high
Charles
E.
Lewis,
Btry,
D„
52nd
said. He pointed out that Secretary the country. By that time the Ver a committee consisting of M. L. the service men. They had an Xmas F. A., 11th Reg. at Camp Roberts, ratio pf accidents to the number of
Wickard has directed that the re- nonia Eagle had compiled a list of Herrin, Mrs. R. A. Simmons, and tree there, and some of the people California "while sitting in the bar
the road—most of them,
who live near brought presents so rack.” on December 22. Milo is however, not as serious as this. The
sources of the department of agri 175 service men who enlisted from Robert Tunnell.
that every man there had a present from Vernonia and was drafted, as few cars on the road often means
culture be mobilized through USDA Vernonia and vicinity, or who had
And you can guess how the boys the song says, in September.
war boards to provide all possible lived here. During the remainder of Past Minister Dies
that it is some time before help can
SOLDIER’S DARLING
liked that.
help to farmers.
be obtained, he says.
Several local people will be in
the year, the total soared to close
I was drafted in September,
That day I’ll never forget;
terested to hear of the death of
to 260.
After being drafted December 8, I left behind my darling.
Toledo People Here----
Visiting Here----
Reverend Abe Bennett, minister
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wall and
10. During August the Oregon- of the Christian church here about Harold Brimmer was sent from the But I’m dreaming of her yet.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Anderson and
family of Toledo left here Sunday American Lumber corporation be-
Ft. Lewis reception center to Camp
family spent Christmas and the
15 years ago. He died while on a Carson, Colorado. He is in the field With my darling I was happy,
after visiting with the Jack Wall
week-end in Portland visiting Mrs.
Just before this war begun;
family since Thursday. Fred, Jr., is gan hiring women for work in the hunting trip in eastern Oregon dur artillery.
Anderson’s sister and family, the
And I know that we’ll be happy,
attending Oregon State college as mill for the first time Beginning ing October. He was prominent in
Carl Davidsons, Mis« Doris David
When
this
war
is
won.
a freshman.
son returned with them to visit un
October 1 the mill dropped its night Christian church work in the state,
RIVERVIEW—Hale Graves spent This war brings hardships to young til New Year’s eve, when the Ander
shift and went on a 48-hour week and recently had been preaching in
sons will take her home.
Christmas with his parents, Mr. and
Coach Viaiting—
folks,
because
of
the
lack
of
logs.
The
Portland and also recently doing Mrs. W. T. Graves, fte is now an And
Mr. and Mrs. Mason McCoy of
hardships
to
old
folks
as
well;
Portland arrived here Tuesday ev- entire mill shut down December 9 radio work.
A.M.M 1/c and is stationed at the But the hardships we all share to H it * Several Visitors—
enlng to visit here for a few days. for a week’s vacation due to a
M. A.
Visitors at the
__ __
. . McNutt
__
gether.
Naval Air base in Seattle.
Mr. McCoy is coach at Roosevelt snowfall at the camp which cut off
home over the Christmas holiday
No human tongue can tell.
Ha..
Vacation
—
high school.
were: Mr. and Mrs. Ted Anderson
the log supply.
Pat McCabe, student at Mt. Ang
Japs and Germans together,
and family of Glenwood, Mr. and
Do not be surprised if Lowell The
el college, spent Christmas here
Cannot
lick
the
good
U.S.A.;
Mrs. Arthur Fluke, Jr., and family
Vi«i ng in Coquille—
11. Among those who moved and will also be here New Year’s Hieber’s face peers out at you from And with Great Britain to help us, of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Mrs. Orvel Edward, is visiting from Vernonia during the year were while on vacation.
a newspaper, magazine, or news We wi 1 bring them down to pay.
Fluke and family and Mr«. Joe
her husband in Coquilla.
Raleigh
Wheeler,
state
patrolman
McNutt.
reel some day. He wrote his wife At night I dream of my darling.
Ha« Vaca ion—
here for several years whose head- Ely« in Estacada—
that he was ordered to report to And my eyes are filled with tears;
Mr.
and
Mrs
Glenn
Ely
and
fam
Injured in Accident—
quarters were changed to Clats- ily are visiting relatives in Esta the public relations office at Fort I awake to find myself crying,
Roberson, Visit Here—
here.
Miss Margaret MacDonald was
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Roberson and kanie and Rev. H. R. Scheuerman, cada during "
Mr. Ely’s vacation from Warren one afternoon wearing his Wishing that my darling was
in the Vancouver hospital following
children, Sandra Jean and Ronald, pastor of the Evangelical church high school teaching duties.
O.
D.
clothes.
So
he
“
tore
out
and
I
’
m
dreaming
of
my
darling.
a collision on the Vancouver bridge
of Portland were guests of her
Christmas morning. She received
reported” and had his picture taken The one I’m fighting for;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hearing, here for 7 years. He exchanged po
And
with
God
’
s
help
to
guide
us.
cuts on the face, but was not ser
Return«
to
Hospital
—
Sr., on Christmas and the week sitions wiih Allen Backer of Kings
with a telegram. It seems that .wo I’m sure we’ll win this war.
iously injured. She was driving to
Clifford Bergerson. Sr., returned soldiers from each state were select
end. Mrs. Roberson and the children Valley.
Pvt. Milo J. John
work at Hudson house in Vancouv
Monday to the St. Vincents hospit
were here the earlier part of the
Pvt.
Charles
E.
Lewis
12. At the November election. al in Portland.
ed for photographing, and he was
er. She is manager of the house.
week as well.
Food Program to Be
Discussed Thurs,
Navy and Bond
Program Cancelled
Those Who
Christmas Day
Accident Reported