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