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Thursday, February 25, 1943
Vernonia Eagle
County News
St. Helens
INITIATION INTO »1,000,000
CLUB DUE RAU
Columbia county’s bond buyers,
who have put more than a million
dollars into the treasury issues
since they were released for public
purchase were honored Sunday
night when Irving T. Rau, chair
man of the county war bond com
mittee was
initiated
into
the
“Million Dollar club” in a program
over KOIN at 9:30. Mr. Rau was
the first person from any of the
county committees to be initiated
into the newly-formed club, which
restricts its membership to those
who have either sold a million dol
lars worth of war bonds themselves
or else have had charge of organ
izations which have attained this
goal.
A factor in the selection of Mr.
Rau for initiation into this organ
ization is the fact that Columbia
county was the second U. S. county
to over-subscribe its bond quota
when the issues were first placed
on the market in May, 1941. Since
that time the county has made its
quota fairly regularly and in many
cases ¿ias more than subscribed its
monthly allotment.
BILL BOOSTS CHILD
CARE PAYMENTS
Terms of senate bill No. 189, in
troduced in the Oregon legislature
by the joint committee on ways and
means Feb. 15, will require that
Colun ' !> and other counties under
100.('f’'l no illation increase the
,,.nntl:’ ..... nients made toward care
of ’-li-- - nt children committed
to ' ~ active institutions by them.
* '
osent the payment is volun-
t...........d amounts to »4 per month
p
■' i’d. In Columbia county’s
r
this totals about $40 each
m nth, but if the prftposed measure
i- »•meted, the payment will be $5
r
month per case, which will in-
c
o costs here approximately
$' "0 a year.
Clatskanie
BAILEY OFFERED
PUD POSITION
The position of manager of the
Clatskanie PUD has been offered to
Alden Bailey, former manager of
the local branch of the West Coast
Power Co., and now of John Day,
and it is thought that his acceptance
is positive.
While the deal is not completed,
all indications lead to the fact that
Bailey will probably be the Clats
kanie manager. The PUD takes ov-
tr March 1.
The rates for the present time
will undoubtedly not be changed
due to the war conditions. Power
will be obtained from Westport
under the present set-up until such
time when the government can re
lease power from Bonneville which
is not necessary in the war effort.
TIGERS DEFEATED BY
WARRENTON TEAM
In the sudden turn of events aft
er beating the Vernonia Loggers
February 5, the Tigers were pound
ed to a 42-18 defeat by the War
renton Indians Friday, February 12.
The B team played better ball
however, and held the long end of
the 18-1'1 scire.
Rainier
STRAWBERRIES TO BE
DISCUSSED AT MEETING
O. T, McWhorter, <»xtension ag
riculturist of Oregon State college
will address local strawberry grow
ers in the Rainier city hall Satur
day afternoon, February 27. accord
ing to an announcement made by
The Vernonia Eagle
~ M ARVIN IKAMHOLZ
Editor and Publisher
Entered as second class mail
matter. August 4. 1922, at the post
office in Vernonia, Oregon, under
the act of March 3, 1879.
Official newspaper, Vernonia, Ore.
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THE POCKETBOOK]
KNOWLEDGE
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STATE HOUSE, Salem, Feb. 24—
The forty-second regular session of
the legislature is drawing to a close.
All things being equal, the presiding
officers of both houses hope to bang
down their gavels for the sina
die adjournment not later than a
week from next Saturday which
will be March 6. If such can be
accomplished it will be the shortest
session in many years, namely 55
days. Next Monday, March 1, will
mark the end of the 50-day ses
sion.
From then on the lawmakers will
work for love and glory, because
their pay stops, regardless of how
much longer they remain on the
job. Everyone is anxious to get
home, except the rest of the hired
help, who continue to draw down
their $5 to $8 per day as long as
the legislature remains in session.
The closing days will see many of
the several remaining hot bills be
fore both houses for final action.
Tempers are on edge from the long
grind and some of the boys are be
ginning to indulge in personalities
when they engage in debate on the
different measures.
• • •
Speaking of the open and closed
seasons on hunting and fishing, it
looks very much like some groups
have decided to declare an all-year
open season on farmers. Senate
Bill 115 would give any group of
farmers the right to establish a
bird game preserve on their land.
The fa'Tiers would raise their own
hirds, such as pheasants, grouse,
and quail, paying for all such prop
agation, and in turn would be priv
ileged to charge aA fee to sports
men who came to shoot on their
land. The bill further provides that
the farmer sh 11 be licensed by the
state and must propagate 25 per
cent more birds than he will be
licensed to kill. However, several
sportsmen from a swanky private
Salem gun club appeared before
the senate committee where the
bill was under consideration and hol
lered their heads off. The very
idea to even think the farmers of
Oregon would ask for such a law.
But, of course, it’s absolutely ail
O. K. for the sportsmen to have
such clubs, which they do. and many
of them too. These protesting gun
club members apparently overlock
the fact that the bill also provides
that each fanner applicant shall
pav a license fee of »10 which shall
go to the game commission and be
come a part of its funds for the
benefit of the sportsmen.
• • •
The house taxation committee,
which has been wrestling with the
THE SHADOW OF THE BOTTLE
We are virtually being drowned
in drink. From April, 1933, to
August 31, 1941, 101 months of
repeal witnessed the consumption of
13,924,871,297 gallons of legalized
GARDEN FERTILIZER
To spike rumors that chemical alcoholic drinks by the American
fertilizer is restricted to commer people at a cost of $23,386,526,000-
cial production, the state USDA In addition, it is estimated that ap
war board reminds Victory garden proximately 3,000,000,000 gal'ons
ers that a special garden fertilizer of illegal whiskey were sold surrep
has been authorized for use this titiously during the seven-year per
year. It is labeled “Victory Garden iod.
Federal agents averaged 25,000
Fertilizer—For Food Production On
ly,” and contains 3 per cent ni arrests a year for violation of li
trogen, 8 per cent phosphate and 7 quor laws and destroy 1,000 stills
a month, while the treasury depart
per cent potash.
ment and the liquor interests unite
in bewailing the enormous increase
GARDEN SEEDS
There will be enough vegetable in this illicit trade. The legalization
seeds for Victory Gardens this year, of the liquor traffic made this
great expansion because possession
but there won’t be any seed to of liquor poinson no longer was a
waste through careless sowing, neg violation of the law.
lect of a planted garden or at
The winning candidate in the
tempt to garden on soil to poor 1932 presidential election, recog
nizing the debauching influence of
for vegetables.
the old saloons, gave his personal
WAR CROP ADVANCES
pledge: “By no possibility at any
“Special War Crop Advances” to time, or under any condition, at
protect growers who undertake ex any place, or under any circum
tra production of certain high-risk stances, shall that institution, the
saloon, or its equivalent, be allowed
crops will be extended through coun to return to the American life.”
ty USDA war boards and the re
But there are now more than
gional agricultural credit corpora 400,000 taprooms and saloons, with
tion. The county war board can the bar and brass rail, to say noth
ing of 300,000 other establishments
supply additional information.
legalized to sell liquor, or four
POTATO PRICES
times the number before prohibi
Oregon growers who increase pro tion. There are two , taverns to ev
duction of potatoes to meet critical ery church, three taverns to every
school, one tavern to every seventy-
wartime needs will be assured of
five families, one tavern to every
good returns. Through government fifty-one youth between the ages
purchases and loans to producers, of sixteen and twenty-four, accord
prices of U.S. No. 1 grade Bur ing to the American business men’s
banks will be supported on the fol research foundation.
Says the New York Times: “The
lowing basis: Klamath county, $2.
old saloon had its faults, but at its
per 100 pounds; Malheur county, worst there never was any chance
$1.80 per 100 pounds. These price that you would have to fight your
levels are for the first three months way through the schoolgirls to get
of the fall season, with 15-cent in to the bar.” In the old days it
creases during subsequent two- was “Gome home, dear father,
month periods. Supporting prices come home with me now.” Today it
in these two commercial producing is, “Come home dear daughter.”
areas is expected to maintain lev Another significant innovation is
the employment of more than a mil
els throughout the state.
lion young women as barmaids.
John Barleycorn is responsible,
CANNING VEGETABLE PRICES
Minimum prices for Oregon grow according to the national safety
ers of four major vegetables for council, for more than one-half of
processing have been announced by all the fatal' accidents which occur
the state USDA war board. Proces on our public highways. Last year
sors paying the specified prices will there was a tremendous increase in
be certified as eligible to partici fatal auto accidents over the pre
pate in a government purchase pro vious year. The accidents in factory
gram. Minimum grower prices, rep and on the highway are in exact
resent considerable increases over proportion to the amount of liquor
last year.
consumed in the country. The same
is true concerning the increase in
FARM LABOR
insanity, increase 1n crime and in
The department’s labor recruit crease of paupers.
ing program will be started immed
When the amount of liquor con
iately In all major counties produc sumed increases or decreases, all
ing perishable fruits and vegetables the records of arrest for drunken
for canning. Plans to alleviate the ness, auto accidents, insanity, crime
farm labor shortage also includes and poverty increase or decrease, in
the possible use of Axis war prison exact proportion, which is positive
ers on the volunteer basis. This pro proof that intoxicating liquors are
gram will include provisions for principally responsible for all these
regular wages in addition to mili delinquencies.
tary allowance. This plan will not
The government is asking every
be inaugurated immediately but body to conserve and economize
may be desirable. Wickard estimat a'ong all lines for national defense
es that 3,500,000 farm laborers and rightly so, but why should the
must be recruited to produce the liquor crowd be allowed to indulge
1943 farm crops.
their appetites and spend all they
want for liquor without any re
FOOD RATIONING FOR
strictions placed upon them. Last
ISOLATED FARMS
OPA announces that individuals year nearly $5,000,000,000 was
living too far from the marketing spent for liquor, and a comparative
centers to buy rationed food as of ly small amount of that was turned
ten as twice a month, may apply to over to the government in revenue.
The brewers have an exclusive
the local rationing board for certif
icates allowing them to buy in monopoly to sell beer to our boys
quantity. This will apply to many in the military canteens and camps.
ranchers, prospectors, and others. In the Brewer’s Digest for May,
1941 the diabolical scheme to ex
FLUID MILK PRICE CEILINGS
ploit the boys in the military camps
OPA has announced nation-wide with beer is shamelessly revealed.
emergency ceilings over the prices This liquor magazine boldly says:
fluid milk distributors and handlers “Here is a chance for the brewers
may pay farmers. This is to pre to cultivate a taste for beer in
vent further rise in cost to the millions of young men who will
public. Regulations of this order eventually constitute the largest
will soon be released. They will beer consuming section of our pop
stipulate that from effective date ulation.”
of the order until April 9 no fluid
Here is disclosed the sinister reas
milk distributor may pay to a pro on why beer is now so copiously
ducer other than the highest ppice and freely famished by the brew
paid in January, 1943. A perma ers to our boys in our army camps.
nent policy on milk prices will be What is the purpose?
issued within the next 60 days.
Is it to inspire patriotism? To
tnake the boys more efficient? To
ALFALFA HAY CEILING
OPA regulations to be issued this insure the safety of our army and
week will reduce prices on alfalfa our country?
No, but to cultivate a taste for
hay in parts of Oregon by from »4
beer in millions of young men who
to $8 per ton.
will eventually constitute the larg
18 MILLION VICTORY GARDENS est beer consuming section of our
Victory gardens—18 million of population.” What a sordid motive!
them—will be needed in 1943 to What a selfish purpose! Shall we
help meet expanding food produc give these brewers who have such
tion goals. Fanners are pushing low-down motives “a chance” to
for the biggest food production in make good this selfish purpose in
history under handicaps of labor our army camps? Not with my con
and material shortages. A victory sent Shall it continue with your
rardsn is every fsmi’y’s direct'con consent?
tribution to the war effort.
—Submitted by G. F. Brown
WAR NEWS
George A. Nelson, county agent.
The bean growers of the commun
ity are also invited to attend the
session, which is scheduled to start
at 1:15 p.m. .
Mr. McWhorter will discuss the
price of strawberries and also im
proving of stocK for planting and
its importa ice now at d after the
war. Consideration will also be giv
en to home gardens, si.d the ini*
portance of the family orchard
COMMERCIAL CLUB APPROVES
PLAN TO CONTINUE DINNERS
Commercial club members who
met at the Monday evening dinner
held at the Interstate cafe approv
ed the executive eommittes'3 plan
of holding a dinner on the third
Monday of each month and the
once-a-month schedule is to be con
tinued unless some unforseen situ
ation cal’ i for a chan :e in plans.
Erik Klepp, who had been ’’nvitei
by the chairman of the road com
mittee to present his plans for a
new road to the shipyard, informed
the ■ club that he was starting the
following day on construction of a
drive to replace the old way via the
highway underpass, and that the
press of time did not permit of a
change of plans.
Mr. Klepp reported preliminary
work to be progressing and the
time for actual shipbuilding to be
near.
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Po You Know Swing Jensen?
the usual spar.
The shortage of able men for the of Another
credits Swing
.«killed and rugged trades of the Jensen with account
keeping the works go
Douglas fir woods has produced a ing in one snow
when
it ran out of
row breed of big-timber whoppers,
—he’d just hook his wonder
or tall tales. Or rather, a new char chokers
long arms around a log, lock feet
acter on which 1943 versions of Paul ful
and legs in the rigging, and then
Bunyan fables may be hung. I first sail
in with the mainline pull to the
heard of him a month or so back, ’landing.
Of course it was downhill,
but it seems he had come alive a and no stumps
or windfalls to jolt
spell earlier. Maybe you have heard him up.
the same and have wondered Another time, when a cat driver
whether there might really be some and his rigging man failed to show
powerful man of the woods who up,
Swing Jensen took out the trac
started the stories.
tor and made a record haul — he
“Swing Jensen” is the name of the could
reach back through the arch
r ighty man, as I've heard it. One and hook
' formant sandwiched “Shift" into his seat. on a log without leaving
the name, but that doesn't apply
only trouble with Swing Jen
>.: visibly to a logger--it rings of the The
is the way he works his reach
si’ pyards. Of course Jensen may sen
In
the
cookhouse.
who claim
*<»■> be a ship builder. It is such to have sat with Loggers
at meals vow
11.ms that need to be cleared up. his reach is not him
eight feet, eight
The truth must be known.
Anyhow, he is “Swing Jensen” to inches—but twice as long.
ibis column. The common key to now Tall Talcs Grow . . .
hit character in all the stories I've Such are samples of the stories
heard is the prodigious reach of his about Swing Jensen, the man who
arms, and this powered with an urge is making up for the shortage of
to get out logs for war that is akin help in the woods. Doubtless there
to the urge of the U. S. Marines to are others much more amazing and
wonderful. There is a very real rea
kill Japs.
son for them. True loggers, men
Lone Faller of the Fir . . .
with bark on them, make humor out
Jensen also stands high—seven of their troubles, as soldiers do. And
feet, seven inches. But his reach is the majority of the skilled and ex
eight feet, eight. Thus he is well perienced men who have stuck to
equipped to work as a lone timber the woods to get out timber for the
faller in the giant Douglas fir. He Army and Navy, have plenty of
notches undercuts with an ax in trouble because their crews are
each fist Sawing, he stands at the short Often each man has to be a
middle of a seven - foot, six - inch man and a half to keep the logs
crosscut, spreads his arms, grabs a booming to the landings and the
handle in each hand, and saws fir mills.
as powerfully as any team of timber Out of similar conditions in the
fallers ever heard of.
pioneer logging of the Lake States
"It's not only his reach and mus grew the Paul Bunyan stories. They
cle does the trick ' I'm told “It's reflected the spirit of the pioneer
his swing from the knees and hips " woodsman who met and conquered
Swing Jensen s reach also makes giant obstacles.
him a prune substitute when hts
Swing Jensen, mighty forest front
outfit is short a high climber and fighter, seems to be a 1943 reincar
a spar tree has to be topped He nation of Paul Bunyan. Does any
doesn't bother with s life rope until reader of thia column know him?
he Is up to the limbs, but climbs the Further facts on him should be
Srst 80 feet ar so with hands alone— • worth more spec«
state income taxe headache ever
since the session opened, finally has
drafted a bill which would reduce
all taxes a flat 10 per cent. The
majority of the committee brought
in a report of Do Pass on the bill,
but Lawmakers Pier and Hall of
Multnomah county, who are also
members of the committee, squawk
ed long and loud and have written
a minority report which would grant
a 25 per cent reduction. The bat
tle is now going on for votes to
sustain the minority report, and
from all appearances Messrs. Pier
and Hall will have enough votes to
put their bill over for the 25 per
cent cut. Chairman Giles French of
the committee says 10 per cent is
as far as it’s safe to go. while Pier
and Hall argue that with thousands
of new taxpayers to extract money
from, 25 per cent is safe for the
next two years. The next legisla
ture could then fix the tax at any
rate the existing conditions seemed
to justify.
• • A
Just before the close of any leg
islative session the politically ambi
tious always start their campaigns
for two years hence, especially those
who aspire to be president of the
senate and speaker of the house.
Both honors were accorded up-st.ite
candidates this session, so it’s only
natural lor Portland lawmakers to
be casting an eagle eye in the direc
tion of the chairs. Senator Corbett
in 1935 was the last Portland leg
islator to head the upper house.
Dorothy McCullough Lee, who ran
a dead heat with the present in
cumbent, President Steiwer, and
then withdrew on the 45th ballot,
will be urged by her supporters to
again be a candidate. However,
Dorothy must be reelected again, as
her term expires before the next
session. Then we hear that Senators
Coe McKenna and Marshall Cornett
have the same idea. Over in the
house Stanhope Pier, Portland, Earl
Hill, Cushman, Carl Engdahl, Pen
dleton, John Steelhammer, Salem,
and H. H. Chir.dgren, Molalla, are
being groomed by their supporters
for the speakership. The boys are
now busy attempting to obtain
pledges, for their favorites.
• « •
Observations from the press box:
The “third house” show was a hon
ey. . .all lawmakers came in for
some good ribbing; some got more
than others. . .and the big dance
after the show, attended by many of
the state house stenogs. . .and many
soldiers too. . .Many Portland folks
came down for the show including
flocks of ex-lawmakers. . .Some
talk of night sessions to assure ad
journment not later than March 6
. . .Who wilt Governor Snell appoint
to this, that and the other thing,
after the legislators have gone
home, is the burning question. . .
Lots of t*lk cn the subject. . .and
the governor very mum. . .which is
smart.