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Thursday, February 18, 1943 Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Army Release Much of Red Cross War Plan Applies Funds Are Used Abroad To Lumbermen Soldiers 38 and Over May be Released to Return to Lumbering Every enlisted man in the army, if still in the United States, whose prior employment was in the West Coast lumber industry and who has reached his 38th birthday on or be fore February 28, 1943, may now be discharged for the' purpose of resuming work in the woods or saw- ‘ mills, the West Coast Lumbermen’s association announced Monday. The army’s program on release of sol diers aged 38 or over who are com petent for war industry employment has been specifically applied to West Coast log and lumber produc tion through the corps of engineers, the association stated, in urging ev ery timber and mill operator to take advantage of the army’s policy. Procedure Told ‘‘The army has decided that large numbers of enlisted men in the 38- plus age class can give greater ser vice in their civilian trades than in uniform,” the announcement said. “Cooperation ’by forest industry companies and by families of sol diers covered by the program will be cooperation with the army. It is urged that the following procedure be carefully studied and applied: “(1) Families of soldiers who are 38 now, or who will be on Febru ary 28, and who were formerly em ployed in log and lumber production should consult with the old employ ers. The latter may then write the commanding officer of the military unit to which the soldier in the case belongs. The letter must refer to the army procedure published February 6, on discharge of enlist ed men for employment in an essen tial industry; it should cite the lum ber industry’s rating by selective service as essential; and state that thé writer is the former employer of the soldier in question; with the request for discharge for reemploy ment in the writer’s operation. Should Include Offer “(2) An original direct signed offer from the employer to the former employee, of employment at a stated occupation upon dis charge from the army, should be included. “(3) Copies of the letter and the offer should be mailed to the state director of the U. S. employ ment service, with request for as sistance in obtaining the discharge. “(4) The West Coast Lumber men’s association, Seattle, Eugene and Portland, has been authorized by the corps of engineers to repre sent lumber industry employers in carrying through the army program and will be glad to assist any em ployers in obtaining discharges of qualified soldiers.” Return Game with Tigers Is Reverse The Vernonia Loggers joumeyei to Clatskanie Wednesday right, FeD- ruary 17 and returned defeated by a score of 15 to 22. And only the Friday before Vernonia had defeat ed Clatskanie 46 to 23 on the horns floor. Lyle Galloway was high- point man for the Loggers—lie chalked up 8 points. Three Tiger players each scored 6 points. In second team play the oppon ents scored another victory. The score was 23 co 36. Players were: Vernonia Clatskanie F Les Galloway 3 Erickson Lane 2 F Mustola 2 Kent C Hauk Nance 2 LaFountian 6 G G Lyle Galloway 8 Van 6 Brady G Cejevo 6 Armstrong 2 NO DAMAGE DONE A flue fire at the Juola home on Third street was the cause of a fire alarm about noon Saturday. No damage was done. Red Cross service abroad has be come increasingly significant to mil lions of Americans, whose fighting sons are in the far-reaches of the globe, C. E. Throne, chairman of the Columbia county Red Cross chapter said today. Announcing the local war fund campaign goal of $8,700 set for this chapter, Chairman Throne cal- led attention to the fact that 65 per cent of the National Red Cross war fund quota of $125,000,000 will be used by the Red Cross in its services to the armed forces, Illustrative of the magnitude of the Red Cross program, Throne said that at present the Red Cross in the Middle East is caring for about 50,000 Polish refugees in East Africa, Syria, Palestine and Iran, in addition to handling ser- vices for the U. S. armed forces from advanced fighter bases in Tri- poiitania to hospitals and service clubs in Egypt and Palestine. Is Sole Agency The sole official volunteer service agency in the war zone, the Red Cross divided its work into three major sections: services to able bodied men in the field, hospital work among wounded and sick, and club work for men on leave. Each American fighting group in the western desert is accompanied by at least four Red Cross workers —a field director, two assistants and a recreational supervisor. An example of Red Cross work er’s morale program is their prac tice of cabling home for informa tion for expectant fathers in the services. Pay Bills If Necessary The Red iCross pays, maternity bills for soldiers if necessary, and the fathers repay the loan when they are able, when the loans are requested by the soldier. The recreational supervisor or- Loggers Nearly Beat Rainier A 24-24 tie was broken a few minutes before the final whistle in a basketball game played here Fri day night between Rainier and Ver nonia high school when Rainier tal lied two points and held the 24-26 score to the final whistle. Vernonia led 18-12 at the half, but did not score during the third quarter, while Rainier gained seven points. Four ties were noted -on the score board during the final period and Lusby and Kent fouled out. Les and Lyle Galloway were again at the top of the scoring with 6 points each, The players gave the largest group of spectators to date a big thrill by the close scoring, but would have made local fans happier had they driven just a little harder and won. Rainier beat Vernonia a month ago 38-28. Vernonia also lost out in secopd team play by a score of 23- 27. Game Here Tuesday The Lcggers will p’ay their next and last home game here on Tues day, February 22 vith St. Helens as their opponents. Their finai con ference game away will be played at Scappoose on Friday. February 26. As the Loggers drew a “bye” this Friday, they are planning a week end that should prive interesting. Friday night they wi'l meet the Wil le meAte university frosh varsity team as s prelude to W'lamet:* and Linfield’s Northwest conference game at Salem. They will 3pend Saturday in Corvallis, where they will witness the O.S.C., U. of O. game before returning Saturday night. Refereeing at the Rainier game was George Emigh, coach of the championship Franklin high school football team. Players were: Rainier Vernonia Cast! iv 5 Lusby 2 F F Les Galloway 6 Chase 7 Kent 4 Winters 4 C Davis 8 G Lyle Galloway 6 Nance G Gano 2 Substitutes: Rainier—Sturdevant; Vernonia—Lane 4, Riley 2, and Brady. PUD Purchase Hearing at Salem Awaited ganizes games for the men, buys records, phonographs and newspap ers. The club program is handled by an experienced staff which seeks to provide for men on leave a home like atmosphere with good food sold below cost. The Cairo Red Cross club,' started recently, provided 1,100 meals daily. It has 250 beds which usually are filled to capacity by men on leave. The club’s program directors organ ize dances, free tours and guides to ancient, Egypt. Some "A" Gas Should Be Saved Special and emergency needs for gasoline should be provided for by not using all A book gasoline for ordinary and pleasure purposes ac- cording to information received by the local rationing office. Special rations may not be issued for the following: (1) To attend a funeral; (2) To look for work; (3) To members of the armed forc es on furlough, leave, etc.; (4) To make business trips by merchants for the purpose of buying mer chandise or to obtain supplies; (5) To visit sick friends or relatives. (6) To make round trips when changing residence (only one-way mileage to be allowed); (7) To travel to another climate for health; (8) To attend meetings—social, fra ternal, union, etc.; (9) To move car for purpose of selling or trying to sell by an individual owner; (10) To air raid spotters. Emergencies Must Be Real By signing an emergency receipt form, any person requiring gaso line in order to meet an emergency involving serious threat to life, health or valuable property may ob tain such gasoline from a service station. Emergency receipts should not be used in the following cases: (1) To move truck from repair shop to ranch; (2) To continue transportation of truck load of farm machinery to (Portland; (3) To complete delivery trip of a load of livestock; (4) To attend a fun eral; (5) To visit sick relatives; (6) To look for work or to travel to a prospective new job; (7) To transport soldiers back to base to prevent being A.W.O.L.; (8) To haul government material for any hospital. Bonneville, Local Power Co., Valley Far me rs to Attend Awaited as a step in the pur- chase of Oregon Gas and Electric company properties by the Nehalem Basin PUD is a hearing before the hydroelectric commission to be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 22 in the Willamette room of the C. of C. building, 146 North Lib erty street, Salem. Mr. Marple and two associates of the Bonneville power administra- tion were in Vernonia Saturday go- ing over Oregon Gas and Electric properties and looking into the pos- sibilities of PUD in the Nehalem Basin. Bonneville will be represent- ed at the hearing, as well as the local electric company. It is urged that as many people as possible from Vernonia and vi cinity, especially farmers, attend the meeting, as it will mean a great deal in the future development of the valley. All those wishing to go shou'd get in touch with Noble Dunlap, Harry King, Charles Uhlin, or Jewett A. Bush. Volume 20, Number 7 Da tes for Ra tion Book. 2 Are Set Registration for war ration book No. 2 will be held at the Washington grade school on February 25, 26, and 27. Hours on Thursday will be 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.; on Friday and Saturday registration will take place during the following hours: 9:00 to 12:00 noon, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m , 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Washington grade school will be dismissed Friday so that teachers will be free to act as registrars. It is assumed that Keasey and Kist people will register in Vernonia, and Natal, Birkenfeld, and Mist people at Mist—as was the procedure for oil ration ing. For registrars in the Vernonia area, L. W. Jacobs, co-ordinator for Columbia and Clatsop counties, will conduct a training school at the Washington school Thursday, Febru ary 18 at 4:00 p.m. The family representative should take with him when he registers the war ration book No. 1 held by each member of the family, and also the «form found on page three of this paper, and in other news papers. The declaration form, which is mostly self-explanatory requires the following information and should be filled out before going to the registration site: Information Necessary Diptheria Shots Being Given Today Diptheria immunization toxoid shots are being given at the Wash ington grade school this morning (Thursday) by Miss Peffley, county health nurse, and Dr. Eby. Pre school children are especially want ed to take these shots, and due to the delay in announcement, those who miss the first treatment at the school may get it from Dr. Eby any take subsequent ones at the school. Grade school pupils were given per mission slips to be signed by their parents. A 20c charge is being made for the immunization, but all children who have not before had this treat ment are urged to participate, re gardless of whether or not they can pay. 1. The names of all members of the family on one form. 2. Serial numbers of war ration books No. 1 held by members of the family. 3. Pounds of coffee on hand No vember 28, 1942, minus one pound for each family member over 14 years of age. 4. Number of cans, bottles and jars (8-ounce size or larger) of commercially packed fruits, vege tables, juices and soups, chili sauce Mrs. R. D. Eby, supervisor of the and catsup owned on February 21, local casualty station, requests that 1943,' minus five for each person A standard first aid class, to all personnel of that station call inchided in the declaration. meet twice weekly at 7:30 at the at Dr. Eby’s office for their offic Some Foods Exempt pity hall with Clyde Harmon as in ial arm bands. These newly-arrived The following foods will not have structor, will meet for the first bands are being issued in lieu of to be declared: any home-canned time next Wednesday, February those previously * distributed, and commodities, olives, canned meat 24; and for the second time, Fri should be worn by all those partici and fish, pickles, relish, jellies, jam, day, February 26. Although this pating in the civilian defense dfrill preserves, spaghetti and macaroni. class is being organized primarily planhed for the near future. Mrs. Housewives will not be required for the men of the police reserves, Eby urges that they be called for to turn back excess supplies. In both other men, and women who within the next few days. stead, coupons will be removed from desire or need this training should be present Wednesday night. Needed for the casualty station ration books in cases where a fam An advanced first aid class with are all available registered nurses ily’s supply on hand is greater than Lee White as instructor will prob and women who have had nurses’ the allowed five-cans-per-person. Retail sales of canned fruits and ably begin early in March. The ex aid training. Several women former- act date, time and place will be ly on the nurse staff have moved vegetables ends at midnight, Febru announced in the Eagle. ary 20. Rationing of canned and away, and the supervisor is very Police reserves are especially anxious to find individuals to take dried fruits, and canned and frozen vegetables begins March 1 under urged to attend, as first aid cards their places. the point system and through the would make most of them eligible use of ration book ' No. 2 stamps. for civilian defense arm bands— which in an emergency would be necessary in order to be recognized by the army. The local troop now consists of 18 to 20 men divided in to two groups. Tom Bateman and Sam Hearing are group leaders. Casualty St. Staff To Call for Bands First Aid Class Starting Next Week Mileage Ration Renew Cards Due Bill Templeton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Templeton, is stationed at Kesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi for 21 days of basic training. Fol lowing this training he will be sent to a school for administrative clerks in the army air corps. Biloxi is a summer resort located on the Gulf of Mexico and Bill welcomed (at first at least) the temperature of 70 degrees there, in contrast to the cold weather Oregon was experienc ing at the time he left. Cloice Hall, who’s undergoing three months of training with the merchant marine on Catalina Is* land, had, his first shore leave re cently. When he has his next leave, in March, his wife, the former Kath leen Lolley, expects to get a leave from office work at the Willamette shipyards in Portland to visit him. Pvt. Joe Eggert, who was induct ed into the army January 22, is sta tioned at St. Petersburg, Florida in thé signal corps. He worked at the mill before leaving, and was one of Howard R. (Bud) Baker, son of the first married men registered Frank Baker of Wilark, was gradu with the Columbia county board to ated February 6 from the army air be inducted from here. forces advanced flying school at With quarters only a short dis Roswell, New Mexico, as a bomber plane pilot and commissioned a sec tance apart, Edgar Culbertson and ond lieutenant. He has been sent Ralph Bennett, former school bud to an operational training station dies in Vernonia, are attending ra of the air forces in Florida, where dio school in San Diego. Both en he will train with his bomber crew listed in the marines at about the before being assigned to combat same time, and have finished boot camp training. Edgar is a member duty. of a beach head landing signal bat Transferred from the Tongue talion. Point armed guard center for the Mbre information concerning Pacific to Treasure Island, San Francisco, Seaman 2/c A. R. Spof- Aviation Cadet Harold Davis’ grad fard has entered a school where uation from the Marana basic fly he will study to be a gunner’s ing school at Tucson, Arizona comes mate. He is the son of Mrs. Bessie f’om the public relations office there. Cadet Davis was a member of Spoffard. class 43-D, which recently complet Joe McNutt’s rating as pharma ed nine weeks of basic flying train cist’s mate is now second, rather ing and ground school instruction than third class. He is stationed in there. The fourth and largest group an overseas naval hospital. (Continued on page 6) Forms for the renewal of B, C E, and R ration books are expected to be here within the next few days and will be available at service stations and the local rationing of fice. These forms, when completed, should be mailed, together with the tire inspection record for the tear in question to the Vernonia war price and rationing board. Registra tion cards are not needed for renew al, as they were for the original applicaton. Necessary notations will be made on the tire inspection re cord. Dedication of Senice Flag Due In a special service at the Evan gelical church Sunday morning, Feb ruary 21 at 11:00 o'clock, the boys numbering two hundred and over who have gone into the armed forc es from thia and surrounding com munities or who have in past years had a part in community or high school life will be remembered. A service flag containing a star for each service man has been made and Meat Cookery Topic will be dedicated at that time. Meat cookery and meat substi The public, as well as the par tutes will be demonstrated and dis ents and relatives of these boys, is cussed next Friday, February 19 at invited to attend this service. the I.O.O.F. hall, where the Ver nonia extension unit will be with PLAY DATE SET Mrs. Maud C. Casewell, home de Friday, March 12 has been set as monstration agent. The meeting will the date for the junior class of begin at 10:30 a.m., and each mem the high school’s play, "The Whole ber is asked to bring a friend. Town’s Talking.” It is a farce in Methods of making meat go as far three acta. as possible will be stressed. City Council Meets Dimout Aid Sunrise and Topics of discussion at the city council meeting Monday night in Sunrise cluded dogs and street cleaning, and Feb. 18—8:09 Tex Mills was authorized to remove 19—8:07 several small, dead trees from the 20—8:05 city park, but no business of great 21—8:04 consequence was transacted. Ar 22—8:02 rangements are being made with the 23—8:03 fire department for regular clean 24—7:58 ing of the streets. 25—7:57 Sunset Hour« Sunset 8:41 6:43 6:44 6:46 6:47 6:49 6:50 6:58
