Thursday, March 18, 1943
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Nehalem Hotel Board Explains Details
Has Stubborn, Of Meat, Fats Rationing
Ruinous Blaze
City to Decide
On Rate Order
At Next Meeting
Simplicity is the keynote of the the end of the month in which they
new meats and fats rationing pro are issued and before they expire—
gram just announced by the office just as they must, use the stamps
of price administration, according in their own books.
to the local rationing board.
Fire Starts Before
Citiezns Committee
Housewives will have no difficul Buyers May Choose
9:00 p.m. Sunday;
Chosen to Advise
ty at all in shopping with their
As
red
stamps
are
declared
valid,
Damage Said $5000
Council and PUD
red ration stamps in war ration
they
may
be
used
with
complete
book
two
when
the
new
program
A stubborn fire of indefinite
If, by the next city council meet
freedom of choice by the housewife
origin beginning shortly before 9:00 goes into effect on March 29.
ing, Monday, April 5, the Oregon
to
buy
any
one
or
any
combination
Although the ration list includes
o’clock Sunday night almost com
a wide variety of foods, including of the foods for which they must be Gas and Electric company is unable
pletely consumed the roof of the all meats and many cheeses, as well surrendered. There is no distinction to e»t « purchase price for its prop
Nehalem hotel here, almost com as shortenings and salad oil, but made at all in the use of the* red erty, located in the Nehalem Basin
pletely destroyed the second story ter and margarine, canned fish, and stamps as between meat and cheese PUD, low enough to be approved
the other foods for which by the hydroelectric commission, the
rooms, and in places broke through many other items, from the point or any
these stamps are to be spent.
the ground floor ceiling. A dresser of view of the housewife who does
Point values will be the same city council will put its electric
the shopping, it will really be a
in a room in the middle of the right simple matter.
in every retail store in the country rate-reducing ordinance in the form
side of the second story was found
All these foods will be rationed —just as they are for canned goods. of an ordinance. The decision was
ablaze, and from there the flames with a single set of stamps and Point prices of different cuts of reached at a city council meeting
spread quickly through the frame the busy houswife will have to con- meat will be different—just as the Monday night.
suit only one table of point values point price of apricots and peas,
building.
Following the passing of a motion
to find out how many ration points for example, is different. How
ever, there will be no difference made by John Grady, Mayor John
Get» Good Start
any of these foods will cost.
This latest program requires no in point price between different son appointed a special committee
After Mrs.
Stanley
Oveson, registration of any kind. War ration grades of the same cut of meat—
of three citizens who are to work
daughter-in-law of the hotel owners, books are already distributed—and nor between different grades of
with and advise the city council on
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oveson, had when the program goes into effect, hard cheese, nor the same quantity ■
the proposed ordinance and the PUD
turned in the alarm, the city fire housewives will already have had of any* kind of butter.
on
rates if and when it purchases
department truck quickly arrived a full month’s experience in the Farmers Not Restricted
the property. This committee con
use of their point ration books in
at the scene to find smoke and
Many farmers produce some of sists of Jewett Bush, Sam Hearing,
buying processed foods. Neither will
flames covering the roof. After the consumers be asked to report any the foods included in the new and Harry Kerns.
arrival of the Oregon-American stocks of foods they may have on ration program for the use of their
Request Cause of Delay "
families. Although the new. plan
truck, three streams of water were hand.
One of the few differences be places no official restrictions on the
used Because of the difficulty of
The delay in action as a result of
getting water into the individual tween the use of the blue and red use of any of these foods at the a request by Mr. Lause of Tacoma
rooms from the ground, the blaze stamps in war ration book two is farmer’s own table, the govern 1 epresenting the owners of the Ore
kept spreading and bursting out the or«fer in which stamps will be ment is requesting that farm fam gon Gas and Electric company. This
ilies retain red stamps in their fam was the first formal request for de
anew, thus not appearing to be und declared valid.
ily ration books in an amount equal ferment of the ordinance. The com
er control until about 10:30. It was Valid for Week
When rationing begins on March in point value to the foods produced pany has hopes of setting a price
not until nearly midnight that dous
ing could be relaxed and even later 29, the first set of stamps marked and eaten at home.
for its property low enough to be
When a farmer sells any of these approved by the hydroelectric com
before the fire was considered “out.” A—worth 16 points—will be valid.
Had a wind been blowing and the Beginning on April 4 and then on home-produced foods, he must col mission. It is understood that the
roof less moist, it is probable that each succeeding Sunday throughout lect ration stamps from his custo price and other reasons, including
the entire building would have gone. April, an additional set of stamps mers—even if they are neighbors*— service, were the causes of the
Most of the furniture and bedding will be validated. All these stamps on the basis of official point prices, commission’s failure to approve the
downstairs, including that of an from A through E inclusive will re and turn these stamps in to the of PUD’s purchase at a Salem hearing
recently.
apartment in the rear, was saved. main in use all month—making a fice of price administration.
Farmers will be instructed later
Little was rescued from upstairs. total of 80 points for April.
Accompanying Mr. Lause were
Another difference in the use of on just when and how to turn in Mr. Merris also of Tacoma and J.
All the rooms were rented, but
few were occupied at the time. Most the red stamps is that it permits these stamps.
W. Nichols of the local office.
of the guests’ personal belongings retailers to make “change” in ra
tion stamps when a customer finds
were destroyed.
it impossible to give the exact
Insurance Had Expired
amount of valid stamps when making
Damage to the Oveson’s property a purchase. Only one-point red
is estimated at $5000, and, although stamps of any series currently valid
their insurance had expired, they may be used for this purpose,
Customers are reminded, in this
plan to rebuild if it is possible to
Murvel Frank, who was inducted transmitted from Corvallis. His par
get lumber. The roof remaining connection, that they must use
was removed Monday and the build stamps they receive in change by into the service recently, was chos ents drove him to Portland from
en for the army, and sent to Ft.
ing boarded up. Approximately
Sill, Oklahoma, where he is in the where he left by train.
$2400 was spent last year for new
Boka Raton is located between
field artillery.
coil springs and coils which cannot
Palm
Beach and Miami.
be replaced, and repairs in the kit
Seaman 1/c Richard Robbins un-
chen. They feel that the downstairs
derwent an appendectomy on March
No longer can Francis Davis be
was saved due to the splendid co
operation of local people and the
Those who do not have war ra 1 in an overseas hospital. He wrote called “corporal.” He’s recently been
work of the fire department.
tion book one, or two, may now a letter to relatives here on the promoted to the rank of sergeant.
N. J. Sherburn suffered a badly apply at the rationing office for third day, and at that time had As a member of the army air corps,
cut and bruised elbow while fight them, but prompt action is not as been able to sit up for 15 minutes. Francis has been stationed in India
ing the blaze and C. C. Hensley’s sured. Applying for book one is a Richard was at one time a member since last summer. Mr. and Mrs.
eyes required slight treatment as complicated procedure—to
make of the submarine crew which was Carl Davis are his parents.
a result of being in the path of a sure that one person does not se- given a medal for the rescue of a
group of fishermen. At another time
Vernonia can claim another
stream of water. Mr. Oveson has cure two of these books.
small cuts after going through the
The following information is re- he was stationed on the “Silverside,” WAAC. Miss Marjory Meeker, who
window for his citizenship and other quired before -book one may be reputed because of an emergency attended high school here and grad-
papers.
issued: proof of identity and pres appendectomy performed while the uated in 1933 has become a mem
The Ovesons purchased the hotel ent address, name of employer sub was far below the surface. How- ber of the WAAC, and left last
in the fall of 1936.
(this must be checked by the board) ever it is not known whether or Friday to begin training at Ft.
record of a'l different addresses not he was on board at that time. DesMoines, Iowa. She is a graduate
of the Oregon Normal school and
held since May 4, 1942 and proof
Pvt. Lloyd Gillham, Jr., landed in taught in Columbia county for sev-
of each, reason for not before
getting book one. The local board North Africa on February 22, his era] years. She is a sister of »Ever
must then inquire at each board mother learned from a letter she re ett Meeker, a lieutenant in the
and receive a written reply. If no ceived Thursday of last week. He army air corps in Alaska, and the
said to tell all his friends “hello.” daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross
By Tuesday afternoon only 4 reply is received in 30 days, the He had been stationed at Ft. Crock- Meeker of Portland.
application will be sent to the dis-
books had been turned in by individ
ett, Galveston, Texas before his de
uals to the city library in the Vic trict office for decision.
Bill Duncan, member of the 1941
For new babies, of course, this parture.
tory book campaign now in progress.
graduating class of Vernonia high
all
procedure
is
not
followed.
In
However, the library has donated
To Camp MacKall, Hoffman, school and the son of Mr. and Mrs.
105 books, mostly second copies, to cases applications should be made North Carolina from Camp Tocca, Ross Duncan of Portland, has been
in the district where the applicant
the drive to make a total of 109
Georgia—Paratrooper Pvt. Charles accepted fur naval pre-flight train-
lives.
volumes. The campaign was to end
ing at St. Mary’s academy in Cali-
Roeser has been transferred.
March 5, but has been extended in
fornia. He expects to leave soon.
definitely.
Having been sworn into the navy, Bill had been taking civilian pilot
With the expanded program of
Melvin Schwab, Elmer Goodmin, training in Eastern Oregon.
the army library service planned
and Jimmy Snider left Monday for
to meet the needs of the increas
Camp Farragut, Idaho to begin
MIST—David C. Ray, who joined
ing size of the armed forces, the
training. Melvin was a high schoolthe navy early last spring, has been
demand for books has increased ac
Scheduled for this Friday night, senior here.
stationed in California since he
cordingly. However, quality, rather March 19 at the Legion hall, be
left. He had made his home with
than quantity, is stressed.
ginning at 8:00 o’clock is the Boy
Hary Culbertson, Jr., left Sunday the J. O. Libel family for the past
Types of books desired are as fol Scout Court of Honor. The prin for Boka Raton, Florida, where he several years, working for them
lows: biography, history, religion, cipal ceremony of the evening will will begin training as an air cadet when not employed elsewhere. When
travel, fiction, poetry, best sellers, be the advancement of tenderfoot in meterology. He had enlisted in he enlisted he was employed by the
adventure, westerns, mysteries, clas scouts to second class scouts. Ray the reserves some time ago, and Mathews brethers on the burn,
sics, recent technical books. Not Peterson, district scout executive, has completed sufficient work at hauling logs.
wanted are children’s stories or will be present to take charge of Oregon State college to be eligible
He has been home once since
women’s books, trash, sexy novels, the meeting and award the badges, for a degree. He arrived here Friday leaving, and will soon be a full-
Parent« of Boy Scouts and the winter term having ended, and fledged seaman.
magazines, or any books in bad con
friends are invited to attend.
dition.
the word to report to duty was More "Those Who Are” on page 6
Getting Book No. 1
Complicated Task
Few Individuals
Have Given Books
Boy Scout Honor
Court Due Friday
Volume 20, Number 11
New Librarian
Chosen Tues.
Miss Delores Bonsilaw was
elected at a called meeting
of the Vernonia library hoard
on Tuesday, March 16 to fill
the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of Miss Zonweiss
Douglass, librarian. Miss Bon
silaw graduated from Vernon
ia high school last spring and
will begin as librarian when
Miss Douglass is called for
training with the WAACs.
Forestry Classes
Have Started
Forestry classes started last Mon
day night at the high school and
wilt be held every two weeks begin
ning at 7:30 o’clock. Fifteen boys
have enrolled in the class, which
meets in two-hour periods. The
conductor of the class, Frank Ham
ilton, state training office represen
tative of the Northwest Region For
est Protective association, was here
last week and left manuals and ma
terial for the class.
<
Any other boys interested should
see Mr. McCrae at the high school.
To be eligible for employment in
the state forestry fire suppression
crews, the boys must be 16 by July
1. Others may take the course, how
ever.
Norwegian Labor
Secretary to Talk
March 29 CD
Incident Drill
Discussed Mon-
Drill to Occupy Hour
During Day; All
Departments Active
More definite plans for the civil-
ian defense incident drill to be held
on Monday, March 29, were discus
sed at a meeting of CD heads last
Monday night. As it is not possible
to use the air raid warning signal,
some other signal will be used to
signify the start of the drill—some
time after 8:00 a.m.
The signal which would be used
in an actual raid is sounded on both
the siren and the rnill whistle. The
warning and signal for a blackout
is staccato (cut short by gaps of
silence). The all-clear is a con
tinuous blast. Each lasts two min
utes. These signals will probably bo
tested some other time during the
day.
Originate from Field
All incidents in the drill wili
originate from the field; that is, the
air raid wardens will discover cas
ualties, burning buildings, gas and
the like, and report them to the ap
propriate departments. There will
be things for each group, including
the state guard, to do, and at the
beginning of the drill each will re
port to his station to await orders.
All departments will not be called
upon at the same time within an
hour.
Watching the drill will be a local
and an outside observer. Residents
who are not in civilian defense are
also asked to observe the drill and
offer criticisms. J. W. Nichols, head
of civilian defense here, also asks
that they cooperate in every way,
as on that would depend the success
of an actual air raid.
Members of the various depart
ments will receive definite instruc
tions from their leaders.
Haakon Lie. Norwegian Federa
tion of Labor secretary, will speak
at the IWA union hall at 7:30 p.m.
on Thursday, March 25.
When the Nazis attacked Norway,
Mr. Lie enlisted in the armed serv
ices of his country, and after 62
days of fighting and the Nazis had
occupied Norway, he escaped. He is
now in this country in the interests
of his native land. Lie has many in
teresting stories to tell of his peo
ples’ resistance to Nazi domination.
Mr. Lie says: “A war must be
won in the factories before it can
be won on the battlefield. America
has already won the battle of pro
Tests which will determine young
duction. We are marching towards
men’s ability to be admitted^ into
victory and peace.”
the navy college training program
(V-12) which produces naval of
ficers will be given at Vernonia
high school on Friday, April 2 at
9:00 a.m. with W. W. McCrae as
adminstrator for the Nehalem val
ley. Applications should be made
Periodic tire inspection require ahead of time at the high school.
ments are in no way relaxed by the These tests are being given
office of price administration’s re through the office of the regional
cent order freeing tire recapping director of the naval college train
with passenger type camelback from ing program, and Carl M. Cowdery
ration restrictions, the local war of Stanford university asked that
price and rationing board said this the local school serve as one of the
week.
centers.
The OPA officials made this
Boys who appear to have poten
statement to correct a mistaken be tialities as officers will be admitted
lief apparently held by some motor to college in uniform with regular
ists.
pay, and under naval discipline, but
It is true that a car owner can will live on the campus and do col
get his tires recapped with reclaim lege work. High school and prepara
ed rubber without first getting the tory school graduates and seniors,
recommendation of an official OPA and those who do not have gradua
inspector but the periodic inspec tion certificates from a secondary
tion program to preserve tires re school but are now in an accredi
mains in effect. Motorists who do ted college or university-are eligible
not get the inspections made and if they wili have attained their 17th
recorded on their tire inspection and not their 20th birthdays by
records will not be eligible for re July 1, 1943.
newal of gasoline rations or for pur
To be eligible for selection the
chase of tires in the future.
candidate also must: be a male cit
Passenger cars with B and C mile izen of the United States; be mor
age ration books and those which ally and physically qualified for
get bulk rations as members of this program, including a minimum
fleets were required to get initial uncorrected visual acuity of 18/20
tire inspections not later than Feb in each eye; be unmarried, and
ruary 28. This was the deadline agree to remain unmarried until
for commercial vehicles also. Motor commissioned, unless sooner releas
ists who have only A rations have ed by the navy department; evi
until the end of March to get their dence potential officer qualifications
initial inspections.
including appearance and scholar
ship records. Men now enlisted in
any branch of the armed services,
including V-l, V-5 and V-7 reserves
on inactive status are not eligible
Sunrise and Sunset Hour«
Sunrise
Sunset to take the test
March 18—7:18
7:20
SHOTS TO BE GIVEN
19—7:16
7:22
The county health nurse will
20—7:14
7:23
be at the Washington grade school
7:25
21—7:12
at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, March
22—7:10
7:26
29 to give the second diptheria
23—7:08
7:27
toxoid shot to those children who
24—7:06
7:28
missed it when she was here last
25—7:04
7:80
week.
Navy College
Tests Due Here
Periodic Checking
Of Tires Unrelaxed
Dimout Aid