Thursday, January 21, 1943
Girls' League
Now Active in
Victory Corps
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Troop of Air Scouts
Being Organized Here
Restrictions
Made on Mail
For Overseas
Volume 20. Number 3
Information
Is Desired
Anyone having any informa
Organization of a troop of air school will be the second in the
tion concerning Thomas Ken
neth Wilson, who is in a ser
scouts, under Boy Scouts of Amer Portland area council, which includ
ious condition in the Marine
ica, was underway Monday night es 17 counties. Mr. Peterson is in
hospital in Seattle should con
and Tuesday when C. Ray Peter Hi.lsboro, Forest Grove and Ver
tact City Marshall A. D. Lol
Stamp Selling, Scrap
son, field execu.ive for Tillamook, nonia the third week of each month
Size of Packages
ley. Mr. Lolley received a tel
Yamhill and Washington Counties representing the Boy Scouts of
Drive, Victory Center
America in every way.
ephone
call asking him to lo
Limited;
Publishers
and Vernonia, met with interested
Included in Campaign
cate the man’s sister, whose
Must Mail Newspapers
high school boys. Registration of an
name is Mrs. Berrick or a sim
By staging a Victory campaign estimated 15 or 20 boys will be at
Because of the heavy remands be
ilar name. The call came from
which includes war stamp selling, a 7:00 p.m. next Monday night at the
ing made on cargo space for mili
the apartment house where Wil-,
scrap drive, a downtown victory firs; regular meeting of the troop.
son had stayed, and the people
tary shipments and because of the
center, a victory dance, and corres Harold McEntire will be troop lead
at that place were not certain
limited facilities available to com
pondence with service men the er, and W. W McCrae, O. E. Rob
of the name. This Mrs. Berrick
manders
of
theaters
of
operations
bins,
Ray
Mills
and
Glenn
Ely
are
Girl’s league of the high school
Twenty men attended a reorgan-
should see Mr. Lolley to learn
for
delivery
of
mail,
certain
regu
is becoming active in the Victory to be the sponsoring committee.
izational meeting of the local force lations to limit the volume of mail
how to contact the party who
Work of the group in addition
corps.
of civilian police at the city hall dispatched overseas have been made
called.
Stamp selling began last Friday to regular scouting will be the des
Friday
evening. As first aid and by the post office department at
with a record sale of $148.10 from igning and modeling of airplanes.
a red, white and blue “Stamp out Participation will prepare youth to gas training is required of members the recommendation of the war de
the Axis” booth. Juniors aTe ahead receive flight training, leading di of the force, an attempt is being partment.
Mo parcel exceeding five pounds
having bought $95 worth of stamps. rectly up to civilian pilot and other made to start such classes-
in
weight, or 15 inches in length,
Girls’ league members will continue government flight instruction and
Not as many men are now re- or 36 inches in length and girtfi
this sale during noons and mornings prepare them for pilot training in
qired for civilian police duties as combined may be accepted for dis
for two weeks. At the end of that the services.
State Patrolman R. W. Wheeler
when the organization was started. patch to A.P.O.s overseas for indi made his yearly talk to Vernonia
time, Friday, January 29, an activ
Scout Work Valuable
viduals.
Only
such
articles
as
are
Many of their duties are now taken
ity period dance will be given with
high school students last Friday in
a skit as a feature. By charging an
The Air Scouts tie in very well over by other divisions of civilian being sent at the specific written
a
general assembly. In previous
request
of
the
addressee
and
approv
admission of a 10c war stamp, a with .he Victory corps. Mr. Peterson defense. For instance, the force was
ed
by
the
battalion
or
similar
unit
active
during
the
blackouts
which
years
he has spoken only to the
90 per cent student participation said that physical fitness is brought
is expected—thereby qualifying the about by the outdoor activities of were at first frequent. Now it is commander will be accepted. This boys. Mr. Wheeler spoke on gen
school for a special flag award.
the scouts and that signalling, knot the air raid warden’s duty to re request must be shown at the time eral law enforcement, traced the
of mailing.
development of law—from unwrit
Addresses of 150 service men tying, first aid, and mat making— port violations of the dimout.
Individual copies of newspapers ten to writ.en, and discussed the
have been secured for use in the all part of the scout program, are
Patrolman R. W. Wheeler was or magazines shall be accepted for growing complexity and volume of
correspondence project.
things that will be valuable for speaker at the meeting.
dispatch'to A.P.O.s outside the con law.
those who later enter the service.
Date Set
tinental United States only where
Activity
period
classes
in
mathe
He spent some time telling a very
February 5 has been set as the
DAMAGE SLIGHT
subscriptions
are specifically re
date for the collection of tin cans. matics of aeronautics and pre-flight
Harry Culbertson, fire chief, and quested in writing by the addressee interested audience about narcotics.
Literature relative to the saving of now being given at the high school Walter Kent, water superintendent, or for which subscriptions are now Part of this audience stayed for 30
cans will be previously distributed go hand-in-hand with the Air scouts, answered the call of the fire siren in effect. Publishers only mail them. minutes after the assembly was dis
and boys of the school will aid in but are by no means directly con la.e Tuesday afternoon in Kent’s No circular matter of the third class missed to hear more
the round-up. A victory committee, nected.
truck and extinguished wkh hand will be dispatched overseas.
If registration of the group is
which is instrumental in conducting
pumps a small blaze on the roof
V-Mail will be transmitted, in
the campaign consists of: Loks completed Monday, Vernonia high over the office of Lynch’s Auto microfilmed or original form, to all
Harmon, chairman, Rosalie Roediger
Parts. The only explanation of the A.P.O.s overseas and transported
Girls’ league president, Margaret
blaze, • which did slight damage by airplane when
possible. Upon
Anderson, Irene Driscoll', Jonnibel
was that a spark from the chimney reaching embarkation points, air
Hatfield, Mary Beth Lish, Helen
had fallen between dry shingles mail letters are not assured airplane
Dr. C. J. Pike, president of Cas
Fowler, Mary Pat Caton, and Mabie
on the roof, and had been caused transportation if V-Mail facilities
cade college, will be the guest
Hall. These girls, together with
to burn by a strong wind.
are available.
speaker at the Evangelical church
their assistants, will' be personally
Effective
this
Friday,
the
end
of
responsible for contacting those
Sunday in the absence of the min
the first semester, two Washington
in the gections designated to them.
ister, Rev. Allen H. Backer. Rev.
Climaxing the league’s campaign grade school teachers, Robert Slaw-
Backer intends to leave here Thurs
will be a downtown victory center son, and Betty Buell, have resigned.
day for Portland. On Saturday he
some evening in the latter part of Mr. Slawson accepted a position
will sing with a ministers’ chorus
March. Citizens of the community with the Richfield Oil company at
of about 20 voices over KXL be
will be asked to participate in a Linnton last week-end. His successor
tween 11:30 and 12:00 noon.
program which will feature special had not been announced Wednes
Sunday he will preach at the
In graduation exercises held at a two-week furlough from Alaska
numbers and which will last 30 to day.
the Rosewell Army Flying School, and was a Vernonia visitor Friday. Portland West Evangelical church.
45 minutes. A raised platform will
Taking Mrs. Buell’s place as Roswell, New Mexico recently, Don- His parents live in Portland now, He will then tour with the choral
be constructed.
girls’ physical education and sixth aid F. Morris, sen of Mr. and Mrs. and he was accompanied here by his group to Salem, Dallas, Albany, and
grade teacher will be Anna Mae Frank G. Morris of Keasey route wife. Lt. Meeker graduated from Eugene, where concerts will be giv
Ramey, former first grade instruct received his 2nd lieutenant’s com high school here in 1937 and was en. Broadcasts will be made in
or. Mrs. Walter Matthews will fill mission and the wings of a pilot, it active as a student and athlete. He Salem and Eugene. In Eugene they
the first grade position. Mrs. Buell was announced by Col John C. Hor attended OSC and the Monmouth will attend the Evangelical mid
winter conference on January 27,
taught here last year for the first ton, commanding officer.. The lieu normal school.
tenant’s commission is a result of
time.
This army air corps man has been 28 and 29.
a comprehensive course in piloting knocked down several times while
Miss June Tauber, missionary
Mr. Slawson has been here six Uncle Sam’s twin-engined airplanes in action.
from Jap-held China who returned years as a departmental upper grade
to the United States in June, spoke teacher. In all he has taught 13 and and aerial tactics. He will be as
Mrs. Dale Hardesty, Washington
before a capacity crowd at the As one-half years following his gradua signed to another post for further
grade school teacher, is the wife
sembly of God church Friday even tion from the Oregon Norma! school duty.
Before entering the service he of an army lieptenant who has been
ing, January 15. Miss Tauber had as the O.C.E. at Monmou.h wa3
attended
high school at Strathmore overseas for over a year. She is
been a missionary in South China then called. The departing teacher
Vernonia is not included in the
for 19 years and had returned to will start work ¿n his new position and Lakeport, Calif., and Vernonia the brother of a crew member of a list of citieS and towns in the state
this country several times, before this week-end. His wife and son ex and then was employed by the Ore merchant ship which was torpedoed to be visited by deputy collectors of
this last trip home—abroad a Jap- pect to move to Portland, where gon-American Lumber Corporation. in the Indian ocean some time ago. the treasury department between
enese boat among refugees who the family will make their home, as He joined the army in December, He spent 36 hours on a life raft February 1 and March 15. St. Hel
1941, serving four months as an en before going ashore in South Africa.
were exchanged for Jap prisoners scon as possible.
ens, however, will be visited on
listed man before beginning pilot Mrs. Hardesty was at her home in February 12 and 13; Rainier, on
in Africa. The remainder of the trip
training. Don was here Sunday on Oak Grove last week to talk to him
was made on a Swedish boat.
February 15; and Clatskanie, on
a short visit with his parents.
while he was there awaiting another February 16. Another nearby city
The missionary had not actually
ship.
been interned by the enemy, but
to be visited is Forest Grove, on
After being on leave here with
Mrs. Leslie Buell is another February 20, 21 and 22.
had several contacts with them—
his
wife
since
the
Saturday
before,
teacher
who
is
the
wife
of
an
army
and Chinese bandits—at her dwel
Deputy collectors are making
Marvin E. Holmes left Wednesday, man. Her husand is stationed some
ling not far from Hongkong. Since
these visits for the purpose Of as
A surprisingly strong Rainier January 13 for hiB training station where on the east coast.
December 8, 1941, she and her as
sisting taxpayers in preparing their
'Vernonia
high at Farragut, Idaho. He joined the
sociates rationed their food and team defeated
federal income tax returns for the
On leave here Wednesday and year 1942. The same assistance is
were in constant fear of being rob school’s basketball squad by a score navy in November.
Thursday
of
last
week
was
Tom
bed or - killed. Chinese bandits of 38 to 28 on the Rainier floor
also available at the office of the
A soldier stationed somewhere in Parker, who has just been shipped
who broke into their dwelling Friday night. It was the first league
collector of internal revenue, Cus
threatened but did not get the mon game for Vernonia and their third the north included this opinion in a from Norfolk, Virginia to Californ tom House, Portland each day until
recent
letter
home:
“
Can
’
t
they
re
ia. He is a bos’n mote, second class March 15, which is the final day of
ey they sought; Japanese soldiers defeat of the season. The big, fast,
demanded a few items which were hard-driving Rainier squad proved alize they are doing more good in in the navy. Mr. Parker enlisted the filing period.
a logging camp. Leave the soldier this summer with 27 months of
excellent ball players.
not missed greatly.
ing and such to the men who don’t World War I service behind him.
Leading the Loggers in scoring know how to do that kind of work.
Ordinance Passed
wag Les Galloway with nine points. We must have lumber to keep going,
NATAL—Floyd
Deeds accom
In addition to listening to the re Les has been showing constant im and the O. A. puts out its bit.” panied his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
report of Commissioner Ormand R. provement since the start of the These words of wisdom come from Noble Dunlap, when they returned
Bean on the proposed electric rate season.
Cpl. Warren E. Gillham.
from Portland Wednesday evening
ordinance, the only business before
of last week. Floyd is having a
William W. Lord, who is called
Referee
was
Hibbard
and
players
the city council Monday night was
Word has been received by Mr-» short visit with them. He had been the modern mental marvel, will
were
as
follows:
the passing of the ordinance grant
Vernonia Ralph Valpiani that her brother, stationed at Fort Lee, Virginia, but appear on a National school assem
ing pay increases to city employees. Rainier
bly at the Washington grade school
Lane Frank A. Corsiglia, has just finish is now at Vancouver Barracks.
Chase
F
this afternoon (Thursday) at 2:30
9 Galloway, Les ed his basic army training at Camp
Smith 11
F
MIST—Pvt. Orlow Trotter and o’clock. Mr. Lord is “a thinking
Oscar Weed Named
8 Kent Kohler, California and attained a
Winters 1
C
Oscar Weed has been named as Davis 8
4 Galloway, Lyle corporal technician rating in radio. hie bride were here last week visit genius with the amazing power of
G
the man who will contact farmers Gano 15
G
3 Lusby He has been sent to the United ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Acie divided concentrations.” Among his
in the Nehalem valley, from one
Radio Television institute at Ne Trotter. He is stationed in New accomplishments is writing two long
Substitutes: For Rainier, Sturde wark. New Jersey. He entered the Jersey.
county line to the other, for the
letters on unrelated subjects, one
purpose of enlisting them in the vant 3; for Vernonia, Nance 4.
service on November 16.
with each hand, conducting a con
The next conference game for
1943 food production program. He
MIST—Walter Larson, who was versation and mentally working out
First Lieutenant Everett Meek drafted early in December, is sta- the answer to a mathematical prob
plans to start as soon as he receives Vernonia will be here this Friday
with Scappoose.
er, co-pilot of an army bomber is on
the necessary blanks.
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lem, all at the same time.
Twenty Attend
Police Meeting
Wheeler Talks
Law to Students
Minister to Make
Tour with Chorus
2 Teachers Resign
At Semester End
Those WTio
Are in It
Missionary Tells
Of Jap-Held China
PUD Purchase
Hearing Is
Expected Soon
PUC Com. Bean Not
To Object to City’«
Proposed Rate Ruling
Commissioner Ormand R. Bean of
the Public Utilities commission met
with the city council Monday night
to go over their recent resolution
filed with him invoking the home
rule. He told them he did not in
tend to object to the resolution and
that it would become a law in 90
days from^ the time it was drawn
up, or about February 1—unless
they chose not to enforce it.
Commissioner Bean informed the
council that considerable reduction
in electric rates could be made in
this district without jeopardizing
the financial structure of the Ore
gon Gas and Electric company too
greatly.
The Nehalem Valley Peoples’ Util
ity district has a contract to buy
the electric company’s property
which the directors hope to do in
the very
near future. Their
attorney,
R.
M. Burley, and
Jewett A. Bush claim the PUD
is planning a reduction in rates
when the purchase is consummated.
Purchase
Taken
Up
The purchase has gone far enough
to be taken up with the hydroelet-
trie commission and George Joseph,
chairman, has promised a hearing
in the very near future, possibly
this week or the first part of next
week. At this hearing the possibili
ties of the Nehalem Valley PUD as
to how long lumbering may last and
the future for farming and cattle
raising in the valley and cutover
hill land will be discussed.
It is urged that everyone interest
ed in the development of the dis
trict attend this meeting, as the
purpose of the PUD is to get cheap
er rates and better service so that
a more permanent community may
be built in the near future, says
Mr. Bush. PUD men believe this is
more urgent now that the Northwest
is destined to grow more rapidly
thap the rest of the nation because
of the cheap electricity available
from the Bonneville and Grand
Coulee dams. They realize that this
valley and the cutover land adjoin
ing it must be developed as a bread
basket of the Pacific Northwest,
Bush said.
Oregon Again
Returns Assistants
in Ronds
To Miss Vernonia Leads
Oregon again leads the U. S. in
First Conference
Game Lost Fri.
Mental Wizard in
School Assembly
war bond sales and Columbia coun
ty did its .part by purchasing $142,-
537.75 of war bonds during No
vember, the last month for which
official figures are available. Of
that total, $15,768.75 is accredited
to Vernonia. Total statewide sales
equaled $10,787,000.
Oregon’s national record is the
largest purchase of war bonds in
proportion to income of any state in
the union. $9.93 out of every $100
of income was loaned to the govern
ment to provide equipment for the
boys on the fighting fronts.
Oregon has lead the nation twice
in the last four months, having also
been number one state in August.
The state’s quota for January is
$10,300,000, which is $2,200,06
higher than previously. The quota
for Columbia county is $170,980.
The limit purchase for husband
and wife or any owner and co-owner
has been raised from $5000 to $10,-
000 in any one year. Many individu
als, who have accumulated funds
will want to take advantage of thia
new high limit during January.
Dimout Aid
Sunrise
and
Sunrise
Jan. 21—8:45
22—8:44
23—8:43
24—8:42
25—8.41
2«—8:40
27—8:39
28—8:38
Sunset
Hours
Sunset
6:00
6:02
6:03
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:09
6:10