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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1943)
Thursday, February 4, 1943 Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Rationing Steps for Users of Kerosene, Fuel Oil Are Explained by Official What householders preparing for fuel oil rationing in this locality can do immediately to make launch ing of the plan easier was announc ed this week by Clark Van Fleet, state rationing officer in Oregon. The ration plan, similar to that already operating in 30 eastern and midwestern states', will be geared to effect an overall reduction of 25 per cent in fuel oil and kerosene consumption, but individual rations will be based on the size o'f the dwelling to be heated and the amount of fuel burned in the past, OPA said. Heating Cuts Explained In order to obtain this over-all 25 per cent reduction, the petro leum administrator recommended the same schedule of curtailmentc in effect in the eastern rationed area. This means that a house of normal heating efficiency will be cut 3316 per cent of last year’s consumption adjusted for normal temperature. A house above normal efficiency will be cut less than 3314 per cent and as little as 15 per cent, while a house below normal where substan- tial savings can be made through such means as insulation will be cut more than 3314 per cent. Actual issuance of rations to fuel oil and kerosene users in the form of coupon sheets cannot be complet- ed before late February. But to make rationing controls effective at the earliest possible time in order to protect the scant supply of home heating oil consumers will' begin buying their fuel and kerosene on a coupon credit basis on February 1. This means that any gallonage delivered after that date, dealers will collect coupons 'from their cust- omers as soon as rations have been distributed. Registration Scheduled Following registration procedure set up in the states already rationed, dealers will be called upon to as- sist OPA in the distribution of ap- plication forms and otherwise to help their customers register for their rations. To provide further assistance, schoolhouse registrations for customers will take place on February 15, 16 and 17. Trained volunteers will be on hand at that time to aid applicants in filling out John Whitsell Dies January 31 Funeral services for John William Whitsell, who passed away here on Sunday, January 31, were held at the Bush Funeral home at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3. Beish of the Assembly of church officiated. Interment was at the Vernonia Memorial cemetery. Mr. Whitsell was born August 1, 1855 at Sioux City, Iowa and had lived in this community approximat ely 21 years. The elderly man was a widower and is survived by five grandchild ren and eight great-grandchildren. The grandchildren are: Mrs. Ellen Frank of Vernonia and Robert and Kenneth Whitsell of Portland, Rus sell Whitsell oiGlenwood, and Mrs. Louise Bell of Glenwood. their forms. Rations will be issued by war price and rationing boards as soon afterwards as the applica tions can be processed. Dealers and suppliers of fuel oil and kerosene will register with OPA war price and rationing boards on February 12 and 13. As part of this registration they will be requir ed to report their supplies on hand and their storage capacities as of the opening of business February 1. OPA fuel rationing officials em phasized that prompt filing of ap plications on the part of consumers will greatly expedite smooth opera tion of the rationing plan, and Physical Fitness Institute Is Held In Clatskanie Wednesday a re- gional physical fitness institute for Columbia and Clatsop counties was held, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. Speakers includ ed R. W. Leighten, dean of the school of education, U. of 0., Don ald Emerson, assistant superintend ent of public instruction, and G. R. Gareche, chief petty o'fficer, USN. Purpose of the meeting was the giving of military leaders’ sugges tions as to methods of improving physical education in high schools to better equip youth for the war effort. The institute also suggest ed changes for members of physical fitness classes. Demonstrations will be given. Such meetings have been scheduled for 15 different areas in Oregon. Attending from Vernonia was Coach Orle Robbins. Grades Said Good At Period Close Grades, as a whole, were high at the high school for the last six-week period in the first semester. When averages were computed Wednes day, January 27, 15 students were named for the honor roll. That num ber is average, but 'fewer low grades were noted, partly due to some stu dents Yeaving school. Notorious as the freshmen are for 5’s, only four were marked to them. Probably for the first time, one c’ass was without honor students, The freshmen class had two such members the first period, only one the second period, and none the third period. However, two students were not named because of minor disqualifications this time. Sophomores stood at the top of the list with the following mem bers: Delores Bergstrom, Phyllis Bonsilaw, Marietta Hodgson, Tom my Lou Holcomb, Annie Kovach, Mary Beth Lish, Max Miilis, and Shirley Ray. Eleanor Corll and Lorraine Mahar were juniors mentioned; and the following seniors were named: Mar garet Anderson, Carroll Keasey, Robert Kent, Mary Kovach and Joy Willard. Bergerson Rites City Council Does To Be Held Friday Little Business As hard as they tried, the city council, together with several city employees, at their Monday night meeting could find no business to take care (ft other than the approv ing of the few monthly bills and the formal motion making R. M. Burley city attorney. Mr. Burley however, and even through the few minutes when the lights were out, spent time bringing the council up-to-date on PUD developments. Boards to Meet Jointly Meeting jointly this Saturday night for the purpose of discussing busses for the next school year will be the high school and grade school boards. This will be the regular meeting of the high school body; the grade board usually meets the sec ond Saturday of each month. At 2.00 p.m. Friday, February 5, funeral services for Clifford Berger son, a native of Vernonia will be held at the Bush Funeral home. Mr. Bergerson died Tuesday morning, February 2 at the St. Vincents hospital in Portland, following an illneSa o'f several months, Inter- ment will be at the Vernonia Me- morial cemetery. Clifford Bergerson was born Oc tober 22, 1898, in what was then called Kist, but is now included in Vernonia. He lived in this vicinity all his life. He is survived by: his wife, Ma tilda; two sons. Jack of Vernonia and Clifford, Jr., an air cadet at Tulare, California; one daughter, Mrs. Marvin Meyers of Vallejo, Cal ifornia; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Bergerson off Portland; and a sis ter, Mrs. Arthur Hughes of Peshas- tin, Washington. urged householders who heat their homes with fuel oil to take the fol lowing steps at once in preparation for filling out their application forms: Step- to Take Given 1. Determine the square foot area of the house by measuring the length and width of each room used as living quarters. Closets adjoining rooms to be heated may be included, but basements, attics, recreation rooms, etc., are to be excluded un less they are actually necessary liv- ing space. 2. Find out how much heating oil was burned to heat the dwelling during the last heating season— June 1, 1941 to May 31, 1942. Deal ers will be asked to help their cus- tomers arrive at this figure by cer- tifying the gallonage purchased be- tween June 1, 1941 to May 31, 1942. 3. Determine the gallonage of fuel' oil in the storage tank as of January 31. Coupons covering this gallonage will be deducted from the ration by the rationing board. 4. Describe storage tank capacity, fuel oil burning facilities, their lo cation and description of heating 'facilities burning other fuels. Check Will Be Fair A dual check on the fuel require ments of each dwelling will assume fair and effective rationing of fuel oil to private dwellings, OPA offic ials explained. As has been done in the states already rationed, a per centage of past fuel consumption and a floor area heat-loss formula will both be used as guides by war price and rationing boards in deter mining individual rations. Rations for large buildings, in cluding apartment houses, and com; mercial, industrial and institutional establishments will be determined on a slightly different basis, but the curtailment will be approximately the same as that imposed on private dwellings. Value of coupons has not been determined, OPA officials said the value would not necessarily be the same as that fixed for coupons in other rationed areas. Although all registration forms have not been received here, they are expected to arrive soon at the local rationing office. The 'following forms will be used: for private dwellings (heating and hot water), for all other types of structures (heating and hot water), for all industrial And commercial non-heat- ing purposes, for agriculture and institutional uses, 'for cooking and lighting only, for special and emer gency use. Being a flight sergeant is the new duty of Phillip Miilis, Jr., who’s going through his basic pilot train ing at Ellington Field, San Antonio, Texas. He will complete his basic course in about three weeks. Wearing the uniform of an ap prentice seaman at the U. S. Naval training station at Farragut, Idaho is George E. Schmidlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schmidlin. He is receiving his recruit training there, which includes instruction in sea manship, toughening in the navy's physical hardening program, and im munization against disease. March of Dimes Drive to End Here Friday Members of County Committee Here Are Condit and Pringle Tomorrow (Friday) will be the last day for the dropping of coins into “March o'f Dimes” collection boxes which were left in several local business i houses recently. Con- tributions for • the National Founda- tion for Infantile Paralysis will on that day be collected. E. H. Condit, a member of the county committee, says that: “We are hoping that Ver nonia does her bit.” Volume 20, Number 5 Bond Sales Very High Bond sales at the local post office really zoomed during January. The total U. S. War Savings bonds sold, $44,006.25, ■ is approximately three times as much as the usual monthly to tal. It is almost twice the pre vious monthly record, $22,- 462.50 in January o'f last year. Stamp sales, too, were high, to talling $6188.45. Many Recapping Services Allowed Grade III passenger tires and re capping services were issued in quantity during January by the local rationing board. Seventy-nine grade III tires were granted and 114 recapping services were allow ed. The respective quotas for Feb ruary are 45 and 57. Other items issued for passenger curs and motor cycles were: 9 new grade I tires, 10 new grade n tires, and 33 tubes. Respective February quotas are 6, 7 and 24. The county committee includes the charter members of the Colum bia county chapter of the national foundation and include: E. H. Con- dit and William Pringle, Sr., Ver nonia; George Caldwell' and J. N. Miller, Clatskanie; Ray Tarbell, Houlton; Walden Dillard, M. R. Calhoun and Dr. E. . C. Dalton, St. For trucks, busses tractors, and Helens; Otto H. H. Peterson, Scap- farm implements the following were poose. allowed: 36 tires, 31 recapping ser Vernonia did the same as most vices, and 5 tubes; and the follow other cities and had no birthday ing may be granted in February: 31 ball this year. However, the Mt. tires, 29 recapping services, and 10 Heart social club did donate $30 tubes. Two passenger autos and 3 from their Jan. 30 dance profits for bicycles are also included in the quota. the paralysis fund. In January, 11 applications for boots were received, but only 9 okayed. Sixteen A, 33 B. and 15 C mileage ration cards, 128 one- hundred-gallon bulk coupons, and 596 one-gallon bulk coupons were A class in home nursing, rather issued. than nurses’ aid, is being organized here. As these two classes differ Considerably in nature, the class— for which enough are signed, will not start until it is sure that ail Lyle Galloyay became hero of the those who signed, thinking they Scappoose-Vernonia game here were to get nurses’ aid training, de Tuesday night as his center-floor- sire the home nursing course. J. W. twirled ball sunk into the hoop to Nichols should be notified if any put his team one point ahead with choose to withdraw their registra- the end and victory only seconds tions. away. The 26-25 final score in the It is expected that more women Loggers’ favor was preceded by and girls will be interested in home fairly even scoring. Vernonia stood nursing than nurses aid as the ahead at the half 12 to 11 in this number of doctors available is be hard, fast fight, and after being coming less, and people will have to tied several times, were towed under until the victory basket. learn to care for their illnesses in Lyle and his twin, Les, led the their own homes. As nurses’ aid is Loggers in scoring with 8 points used in hospitals ‘such trainfiig each. Their excellent scoring helped could not be used locally. Those in to make this exciting tumble 'Ver terested in the course should contact nonia’s first league win. Last Fri Mr. Nichols or Mrs. Raymond Jus day night at St. Helens the Vernon tice, who will give the training. ia boys lost their second league game to the tall, experienced Lions by a 41-29 score. Second team play ended 37 to 19 in St. Helens 'favor. Second team play Tuesday became exciting when Scappoose threatened to overpower Vernonia, but failed, Class in Home Nursing to Start Loggers Win Over Indians in Last Min. for six weeks of training before overseas duty. Paul has been work ing in the Willamette shipyards for several months prior to his enlist ment. Due to navy regulations, Paul will use his own name, rather than that of his stepfather as he had done for some time. His mother, Mrs. Alta Coburn of Portland, says he would like to hear from any of his friends who would care to write. His address is: Paul H .Dyer, A.S., Bat. 89, Co. A, Plat. H., Camp Allen, Norfolk, Virginia. Mrs. O. S. Pointer recently re ceived a letter from her son, Bob Tindall. It came from Auckland, New Zealand, where he went swim- ming on Christmas and New Year’s —both dates are summer there, Only one Christmas tree was in ev- idence. Entertaining doctors and nurses in an overseas hospital with cartoons keeps, George King busy while he is convalescing with one leg completely in a cast, and the other partly in cast. George had been in bed 47 days when he wrote his parents on Clifton Hiatt, who is in the army Jsnuary 14. His cartoons likewise entertained fellow students when air corps overseas, has been promot George attended high school here. ed from sergeant to technical ser geant, his sister, Mrs. Ralph Rey Paul Coburn, who for five years nolds, learned recently. That pro attended school here, and graduat motion put him up the rank ladder ed from high school here in 1941. three skips, or jumps, whichever has joined the navy and left Port is the proper term. He enjoyed a land on January 14 for Norfolk, “wonderful” Christmas. (Continued on page 6) Virginia, where he will be stationed PUD Purchase Hearing to Be In Salem Tues. Delegation from Nehalem District Plans to Be Present Tuesday, February 9 the hydro electric commission will' hold its first hearing on the Nehalem Valley PUD’s proposed purchase of Ore gon Gas and Electric company’s properties, but the place will be Salem, rather than Vernonia, as was the hope. This is due to the fact that one of the commissioners broke his foot and is unable to travel to Vernonia. The hearing could not be held without the pres ence of all three men. Plans are being made for a dele gation from the Nehalem Valley Peoples’ Utility district. Those in terested in attending should get in touch with one of the PUD com missioners or Jewett A. Bush. State Liquor Sales And Profits Given Business at the state liquor store here during the fiscal year ending June, 1942 amounted to a total of $40,726.35, of which $12,005.86 was net profit, according to the annual report of the Oregon Liquor Control commission, released this week. For Oregon a net profit of 30.53 per cent was reported by the com mission. Net revenue shows an in crease of more than a million dol lars over the previous period. Total liquor sales for the year 1941-42 were $13,924,844.69. Of interest locally is the fact that Oolumbia county received $55,672 for relief purposes in 1941, as dis tributed by the public welfare com mission from public assistance funds turned over by the liquor commis sion. Revenue turned over during 1941-42 amounted to $3,934,295.83 for the state. Profits Accounted for Increased profits, the highest since 1934, are accounted for by several factors, according to the re port. During the year a 20 per cent increase in volume o'f sales was in dicated which, due to increased fed eral taxes on liquor, amounted to a 34 per cent increase in dollar sales. The larger sales were accounted for by large population growths in many centers and large payroll increases due to bulging defense industries. These business stimulants, together with large military encampments, have increased liquor control prob lems, the report indicated, but they have been met effectively. The commission reports that each gallon of wine imported into Ore gon is now subjected to thorough analysis by the commission’s own Game Due Friday laboratory—to the extent that its leaving the score 19 to 18. purity and quality is assured. As a Fourth league game for Vernonia result of analysis, 30,484 gallons of will be here Friday night with Clats wine were held under detention and kanie. not released to the public. Moral booster Tuesday night was Glen Davis’ peppy band of 16 gra.fr Pomona Grangei to Meet and high school students. This was The Columbia county Pomona the organization’s first public ap Grange will hold its regular quarter pearance and also the first time this ly meeting on Saturday, February year there has been music at games. 6 at the Beaver iValley Grange hall The high school and grade school —4 miles west of Rainier. The meet student and adults (of which there ing will begin promptly at 11.00 were more than usual) mustered up a.m. Dinner will be served at 12:00 as much enthusiasm as has been noon. displayed at football games here. Paul Gordon refereed the game Ncitkaa Purchase Cozy and Vernonia players were; Lusby Mr. and Mrs. Joe Netka have pur (3), Lyle Galloway (8), Kent (3), chased the Cozy confectionary from Les Galloway (8), Lane (2), Nance Mrs. Earl Smith, who will return (sub), Gerald Riley (sub 2). Scap to Tigard to assist Mr. Smith with poose players were: Hqbizal (2), their confectionary there. The Net- Kehrli (4), Johnson (4), Anderson kas took over the business Mon (10), Barker (1), Shearer (3), day, McReary (1). League Elect« Officer« Dimout Aid Sunrise and Girls elected by a recent vote as officers of the high school Girls’ Sunrise league here during the second se Feb. 4—8:30 mester are as follows: Agnes Bat 5—8:29 6—8:28 son, president; Lesta Christensen, vice-president; Delilah Condit, sec 7—8:26 8—8:24 retary; Mary Beth Lish, treasurer; June Snider, sgt.-at-arms; Marjorie 9—8:23 Lolley and Vona Weidman, song 10—8:22 11—8:21 leaders. Sunset Hours Sunset 6:21 6:22 6:23 6:25 6:26 6:28 6:29 6:30
