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Vernonia, Columbia County, Orc~' Thursday, March 4, 1943 Hearing Tests Book 2 Registration Here Being Given at Exceeds that of Book 1 Grade School Representative* of State Board of Health Here with Equipment School children in Vernonia are being given hearing tests, Miss Ruth .1. Peffley, public health nurse, an nounces. The tests will be given by Miss Rebecca Overstreet of the di vision of maternal and child health, Oregon State Board of Health. She was at the Washington .Trade school Wednesday and will continue test- ing today and tomorrow. She will be at the Lincoln school March 8. Miss Overstreet tests 40 pupils at one time with the phonograph audi ometer. Pupils hear a voice calling numbers that fade out rapidly. They write what they hear on test charts, but those who have poor hearing can’t write the correct numbers. Precise Test Given Total registration in the Vernon ia district for war ration book No. 2 exceeded that for book No. 1 during the specified sign-up period, Rather than an increased popula- tion, however, this might be due to the fact that a number of people were unable to get book No. 1 at that time because of excess sugar supplies. The total number of individual books issued was 3293. Of that number 3032 signed at the Wash ington grade school, 252 registered at Mist (Birkenfeld people includ ed) and 9 were Washington county registrants living closest to Vernon- ia. As the total sugar registration was 2972, a gain of 321 registrants was made. . During the registration, reg- istrars were never rushed, although Friday morning, before the entire "crew” was present, quite a line of people had formed, but were soon taken care of. On the declarations received in Vernonia, excesses totaled 4587 cans. .Excesses exceeding the maxi mum number of stamps which could be removed totaled 1141. Excess pounds of coffee declared totaled 284. Four pounds of coffee for which no stamps could be removed was declared. Largest canned goods excess declared was by a family of four with 139 per person. Work of the local rationing board and clerks during February includ ed: issuing the following gasoline books—9 A basic ration, 56 B sup plemental ration, 22 C supplement al ration, 2 E nonhighway, 10 R nonhighway, 13 T-l transport ra- A more precise test then is given by Dr. Warren H. Gardner, con sultant in hearing and vision of the Oregon State Board of Health. Sub sequently the children’s parents are interviewed by Miss Peffley and Dr. Gardner at the schoolhouse. The problems of these children who are deficient are explained and the par- ents are urged to see physicians. Teachers will be given recom- mendations on certain cases that require special attention in order to succeed in their studies. Miss Peffley states that many children, thought to be dull and inattentive, are found to have hearing defects. Other schools to be tested are St. Helens, Marshland, Clatskanie, Rai nier,. Warren, Yankton and, Scap H-nrs Total 265 poose. Selected cases from other The fingers of a number of local schools wiM be brought to the .cent women were busy sewing for the ers for testing. Red Cross a total of 265 hours during February, Mrs. -John Hatfield chairman, reports. Their labors re sulted in the returning completed to the Red Cross of 22 pairs of men’s pajamas, 16 pairs of boys’ pajamas, 1 nightshirt, and 35 bath- robes. Again this year, the Oregon This sewing unit meets every State Forestry department is mak ing it possible for instruction to be Wednesday and Friday afternoon given in connection with the local at the home economics rooms of the school. More he Ip can easily high school leading to employment high be used. under the forestry, service in fire suppression crews. Frank Hamilton, state forestry training officer, was kere recently making arrangements for courses, probably to be held evenings. To be eligible for employment up on completion of this training, boys must be 16 years of age by July 1. Dave Howard, who joined the It is anticipated that work will be offered when school dismisses and army air corpB 3 weeks ago, has will continue until it convenes. In been stationed at Denver, Colorado terested boys under 16 are encour for his basic training. aged to take the course, as they Staff Sgt. Garth Harlan, who is will be employed if necessary. stationed at Patterson Field, Ohio Those of age and not attending school may also take the course. has^ been promoted to technical Details are available from W. W. sergeant. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harlan, left Monday night McCrae at the high school. to visit him there. Forestry Classes Again to Be Given Rationing Office Shortens Hours The local rationing office, locat ed in the bank building, has re duced the hours which it will be open to the public to 10-12:00 and 1-3:00 each day. Saturday hours will be unchanged: 10:00 to 1:00 p.m. The office is acting on the advice of E. A. Landis, district supervisor of OPA, who was here last week. This will enable the clerks to work uninterrupted during the rest of the day. It is not expected that the shorter hours will inconvenience anyone, as most rationing business can be transacted through the mail. Mr*. Burke Injured Mrs. Jim Burke. Sr., suffered a cut knee and several fractured ribe when the car which her hus- band was driving ran off the Mist road into a ditch between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Monday. Mr. Burke was ill with the flu and became uncons cious while driving from Wilark to Vernonia to see a doctor. The automobile was quite badly dam- Volume 20, Number 9 ,, of . U o -------------------------1------------------------------------------------------------ Library, U tion, and 4 100-gal’.on and 245 one- gallon bulk coupons. Only one pair of boots was grant ed, but the following for passenger cars were allowed: 13 new Grade I tires, 15 new Grade II tires, 65 Grade III tires, 52 recapping ser vices, and 39 tubes. Fot trucks, bus ses, tractors, and farm implements, certifcates were issued for 31 tires, 14 recapping services, 5 tubes, and one farm equipment tire. Grade 3 Tires Only . | ’ Used or Recapped Many Play Shoes Bought After Release Many Type* Shoes No Longer Rationed; Shoe Repair* Jump Following the release from ra- tioning of play shoes, local people— mostly women, nearly “cleaned out” Millers department store here of that type of shoe. Cecil Johnson, store manager, said that this was partly due to the release, but that soft-soled, canvass shoes are worn to « large extent by local house wives the year around. He predicts that “there will be a shortage of the usual novelty playshoes, but there will be plenty of shoes for everyone to get by comfortably.’’ He added that the main purpose of rationing is to prevent waste For some time, Mr. Johnson ex plained, his store has been able to get shoes, from the company with which he deals, only on a ration basis. This is done through a bank account which says: “You may pur chase so many pairs of shoes,” rath- er than: “You have a certain amount of money.” John Doe checks are written and given with each shoe ordet. Effective March 1, reclaimed rub ber passenger car tires—so-called “War” tires—which are being made in limited quantity, have been re served for ■ needed replacements on cars with i a mileage ration of more than 560 miles monthly, By an amendment of the tire rationing regulations, these tires are to be designated as Grade II casings, instead of Grade Il’s as heretofore. The Grade III classifi cation, which contains the replace ment tires that are available to pas senger car drivers with a bation of less than 560 miles monthly, now Shoe Repairs Jump will include only used and ^recapped ETmer Green, Vernonia’s shoe tires. repairman, also has been affected Quota Announced by shoe rationing. Much more than The recent discontiuing of limit the usual amount of footwear, in ed passenger car tire recapping has cluding many pairs of old shoes, has caused Vernonia’s tire quota for been brought to his shop and he March to decrease considerably. For says it will take him “a long time passenger cars the following may be to catch up.” allowed: 15 new Grade I tires, 8 Shoes exempt from rationing in- new Grade II tires, 35 Grade III elude imported Mexican huaraches, tires, 33 tubea. For trucks, 36 tire» ski and skate shoes, gym shoes, 34 recapping services, and 11 tubes locker sandals, rubber-soled shoes may be purchased with certificates with fabric uppers, and various from the local board. Also includ other kinds of play shoes. Others ed in the March quota are 2 farm exempt are all types of baby shoes tractor and implement tires, 2 new size 4 or smaller, fabric shoes with cars, and 3 bicycles. soles of non-critical leather, those in which leather is only used as hinges, tabs, heel inserts, or other Diseases Still Prevalent Measles, mumps and chickenpox non-skid or sound-proofing features continue to keep a large number of covering not more than 25 per cent school children and other individuals of bottom sole, and all burial slip here at home. Nearly two-thirds pers, This applies to footwear in of first, second and third grade the hands of dealers or in the pro pupils at the Washington school cess of manufacture. were absent Monday. Red Cross Office Due To Open Here and has been promoted from sec ond class seaman to third class petty officer. He was here on leave Sunday and returned to his base Monday. Nelson Byrd has been lucky as far as furloughs concern of late, He left here Tuesday night for San Francisco, where he is now sta tioned, after spending the second furlough here within a short time. Jennie Mae Turner, daughter-in- law of Mr.* and Mrs. Tom Turner, is Aviation Cadet Clifford Berger- now an auxiliary first class in the son has graduated from the Rankin WAAC. -She is stationed at Ft. flying school at Tulare, California Oglethorpe, Georgia at present and has been transferred to the Lemoore flying school for his basic Cpl. Bernard Meiwes, who was training. her> on furlough for a week, re ported back to Geiger Field, Spo Word was received recently by kane, Washington Monday morning. Mrs. Charles Hoffman of the cita He is with the engineers corps tion given her son-in-law, Captain there. Donald O. Tower, temporarily sta tioned in Pyote, Texas. As member Technical corporal is the title of the now famous 19th Bombard which James L. R. Thompson may ment group, he received the award now use before his name. He has presented to the group in a cere been in Australia since April and mony held at the Pyote Array Air is in a construction battalion. Mrs. base. Vern Sykes is his sister. The following account has been taken from the El Paso Times: The TIMBER—Mr. and Mrs. Carl device which will mark the men of Jensen (Emma Meury) are visiting this oft-decorated unit will be a at the home of Mrs. Jensen’s par blue star, bordered in gold laurel ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meury. leaf 'ahd set with two oak Irtif Carl is in the service and stationed clusters. It will have a meaning at Bremerton, Washington. Mrs. whieh corresponds to tile ‘fouragere’ Jensen works at an ammunition awarded to the 1st and 2nd 'div; factory. Carl also visited friends sions in World War I. Those dhri- in Vernonia. sions were cited as units too, and because of the citations they wear Ellis Austin, son of Mrs. A, L. the fouragere. Austin has graduated from the “But whereas the two World aerological school at Tongue Point (Continued on page 6) An American Red Cross office will be open every Monday morning from 10:00 to 12:00 o’clock in the Vernonia Auto company building. Mrs. Kathleen Kope, county Red Cross executive secretary, will be here between those hours to render assistance to the families of men in the armed forces She will help them file claims for regular allow ances and give them information and advice they desire on other matters pertaining to their liveli hood. The office will be open next Mon day. People Requested To Get Armbands It is important that the following personnel of the casualty station who have not yet ca led at Dr. Eby’s office for their new official armbands do so. Jewett Bush, Harold Howard, Glenn Ely, Clara Kerns, Alberta Taylor, Dwight Strong, Iva DeHart, Ione Justice, Wilma Justice, Mrs. Leonard Johnson, Bertie Mills, Rev. Livingstone, Mesdames Culbertson, Hughes, Greenman, Pumala, Shaver and Niemanen, Clara Kirk, Bess Nichols, Sam Hearing, Jr., Valpiani, McCrae, Leatha Tousley, Hedman, Vaughan, Knight, Cason, Whitsell, Moon, and Dan Cason, Clayton Ald rich and Joyce Knight. Purchaae Albany Hotel Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morris left Sunday for Albany, where they have purchased the Imperial hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Meyers have leased the Hy-Van hotel here, form- erly operated by the Morrises. Night Fires Are Violation Those people who allow grass and rubbish fires to burn at night are violating the dimout proclamation. Some local house holders are likewise violating the proclamation when they fail to draw their window shades each night, J. W. Nichols, local civilian defense head warns. The “dimout aid” printed each week in the Eagle should be re ferred to for daily sunset and sunrise hours, as it is between these hours that the dimout is in effect. First Aid Classes Can Use Students More first aid students can be used in the classes recently organ ized and those who desire or need this training may still enter classes, Glenn Ely, who is in charge of first aid work here, announced. The advanced class met for the first time last Tuesday night at the high school with Lee White as in structor. It meets for the second time Friday night at 8:00 o’clock. Further meetings will be held on successive Tuesdays and Fridays until the course is completed. The standard course class met for the third time last Wednesday night at the city hall. Instruction begins at 7:30 o’clock each Wednesday and Friday night. , County Purchases Rock Re-Crusher Columbia county has purchased a second-hand rock re-crusher and it has been set up at the rock pit on the Apiary road, about 4 miles from the Mist-Vernonia highway. The crusher was hauled there recently from a quarry at McMinnville. The rock which is put through the re-crusher will have first gone through the regular crusher. The finished products w:ll be finer for use as a top coat on county roads County Commissioner William Pringle, Sr., says that some w.rk will be done on the Camp 8 road later in the year when weather conditions are more suitable. The greater portion of road work in this district will be maintenance, how ever, until the war is over and it is possible to obtain materials for new road construction. Table Contains Point Values Of Foodstuffs Processed Food Values Shown; Item* Unrationed Listed Found on page 5 of this paper, is the official table of point values for processed foods, effective March 1. Homemakers who do not already have a copy of this table should clip it and use it in planning their food buying at. home. Not included on this table are dried and dehy drated soups, all dry beans, lentils and peas, as these prodets were later added to the list of foods which may be purchased only throgh the use of war ration book two stamps. A table for these addi tional items will also be found on page 5. Unrationed Foods Listed The list of commodities specifical ly not covered by ration order No 13 now has been expanded to in clude: Candied fruits, brandied fruits, cereals, chili^:on came, fruit cakes, fruit puddings, mince meat, bouillon cubes, milk, olives, maraschin j cherries, potato salad, popcorn, nuts and nut meats, frozen fruits and vegetables in containers over 10 pounds, fruit and vegetable juices in containers over one gallon, jams, je’.lies, marmalades, fruit butters, fruit drinks containing 50 per cent or less by weight of natural fruit juices, prepared spaghetti, macaroni, noodles or similar paste products packed in hermetically-sealed con tainers een if mixed or combined with added vegetable sauces, pickles and relishes, including pickled wat ermelon, cocktail onions, cocktail mushrooms, cocktail oranges, and other similar pickled specialties, and by-products of fruits or vegetables such as soya bean oil, soya bean milk, fruit and vegetable dyes and similar products. Where meat stews contain more than 10 per cent by weight of meat, they are frozen under OPA’s restric tion order No. 3, which temporarily prohibits the sale of canned meat and fish. Gardeners May Shop Students See Use City plots gardeners may have MiU Mechanism the Loda use ’ Victory of city lots without charge, Pre-induction shop students at the high school were taken through the mill machine 'shop last Friday morning by their insl/uctor, Glenn Ely. The course these boys are taking was recently organized and gives them a background for tech nical army work. Without this train ing they would have to start at the beginning. This shop course deals with wood, metal, rope, and some electrical training. Field Being Repaired Low places in the city park ath letic field are being leveled with soil and sand, and seeded with grass by high school boys during physi cal education periods. Orle Robbins and Glenn Ely are directing the work. In order to insure a good turf for next fall, the field will probably not be used extensively until that time. Month’« Weather Reported During February 4.90 inches of rain fell here, according to weath er records kept by Ed Sessman. Highest temperature for the month occured on the twelfth, when 64 de grees was recorded. A minimum temperature of 21 degrees occured on February 25. it was agreed by those present at a city council meeting Monday night All those who wish to use this land for gardens must do is obtain per mission from the city recorder at the city hall. There are an estimated 25 or so spread over town. Should the land be sold, of course, the gardener would deal with the new owner. Because neither of two council men was present, first of the month bill* could not be approved. This task will be accomplished at a postponed meeting next Monday night. Also awaiting official action is granting Dudley Spoffard the right to rent, fence and use for pasture and hay the section of the cemetery which is not part of the green. Visitors at the meeting Monday were PUD directors Uhlin, Dunlap, and King, PUD attorney Burley, and J. A. Bush. Mr. Burley explain ed current PUD developments to the councilmen present and wished to know if they would still pass their rate reduction ordinance if necessary. Dimout Aid Sunri»« and SPARK STARTS FIRE Sunrise A spark from a chimney lighted March 4—7:44 on moss on the roof of the Ne 5—7:42 halem hotel Thursday morning, Feb 6—7:41 ruary 25 and caused a small fire. 7—7:39 Volunteer firemen responded to the 8—7:37 alarm and quickly extinguished the 9—7:3'. flames. A small patch of shingles 10—7:33 ■ 11—7:31 had to be replaced. Sunset . Hour* Sunset 7:01 7:03 7:04 7:05 7:07 7:08 7:10 7:11
