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Thursday, March 25, 1943 Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon______________________________________ Volume 20, Number 12 Point Values For Meats, Cheeses, Fats And Oils ,and Canned Fish Announced Point values that consumers will pay beginning next Monday morning March 29, for meats, cheeses, fats and oils, and cannod fish under the newest and largest wartime food rationing program were released yesterday by the office of price administration. Examination of the “official table of consumer point values,” which every seller of the newly rationed foods will be required to display in his store, discloses that meats-fats rations are relatively more liberal than the rations of processed foods. The weekly allotment of 16 points per person, represented by red stamps in war ration book two, compares with an average weekly allotment of 12 points per person under the canned goods program. On a “per pound” basis, the point Eleven Scouts Get Second Class Pins Eleven Boy Scouts of troop No. 201 here received their second class pins at a court of honor he’.d at the Legion hall Friday night, March 19. Presiding officer was IC. Ray Peterson and assisting officers were Ira Baucom, Ed Frazee, and the judges for advancement, J. W. Nichols, Phil Taylor and Dudley Spoffard. Scouts receivng second class pins were: Earl Spoffard, Jimmy Frazee, Dale Grenia, Robert Bramblett, Jack Riley, Jimmy Rachel, Frank Aspinal, Donald Tiffney, R. A. George, Jeremy Taylor, and Lynn Michener. Tenderfeet present were Howard Reeher, Alvin Tapp and Bobby Ray. The flag was presented by the color' bearer, Robert Bramblett, and color guards, Jimmy Frazee and Dale Grenia. Scout commissioner J. W. Nichols presented the scout charter. The next court of honor is sched uled for late in May. Track Activity Progressing values of individual items under the meats-fatj program are sharply lower. Almost all popular meat cuts have point values of eight points a pound and less. Butter is assigned a value of eight points a pound and a sim ilar point value is given to all the rationed cheeses. All canned fish is valued at seven points a pound. Ad justments of point values will be made -whenever they are indicated to be necessary by actual operations under the program. A list of the principal items on the official consumer point table in terms of points per pound follows: beef livers and tongues; veal should er chops and veal rump and sirloin roast (bone in) ; leg and shoulder Coasts of veal (bone in); boneless breast and neck of veal; ground veal and patties; veal' sweetbreads and tongues; leg and shoulder of lamb and lamb sirloin roasts (bone in); boneless neck of lamb; lam-b patties and lamb tongues; pork bel lies, fresh and cured only; pork shoulder (shank halfbone in); pork tongues; ready-to-eat spareribs; meat spreads in tin and glass con tainers and pork tongues in tin and glass containers; salad and cooking oils (1 pt. equals 1 lb.) Eight Points Per Pound Five Point* Per Pound Porterhouse (T-Bone) steak, sir loin steak, round steak, and flank steak. Standing rib roast (7-in. cut). (Veal loin chops, veal cutlets and calves liver. Loin lamb chops; boneless lamb shoulder. Center cut pork chops and roasts, fresh or cured sliced ham, boneless picnics and boneless butts. Ready-to-eat tongues and bone less picnics. Bacon, rind off, by the piece or sliced. Semi-dry sausage (such as soft salami, thuringer, and mortadella). Butter. Cheeses — Cheddar (American), swiss, brick, limburger, edam, smoked, etc. Rump roast of beef (bone in), plate beef (boneless), flank meat and beef neck (bone in); hamburger (hamburger is defined as »• «1 “beef ground ground from necks, flanks, shanks, briskets, plates, and miscel- laneous beef trimmings and beef fat”) ; veal flank meat and neck (bone in), veal hearts and veal kid neys; pork regular plates, jowls, and pork livers; smoked plate and jowl squares; lard, other shortening and oleomargarine. Seven Points Per Pound Standing rib roast and steaks (10-in. cut), boneless chuck or shoulder. Veal rib shops and veal sirloin, Lamb rib, leg and shoulder chops, Pork loin end and shoulder chops and steak, whole or half pork loins, whole or half hams (fresh or smoked), and Boston butts (bone in). Bullion cubes, beef extract and all other meat extracts and concen- trates. Bacon, rind on, by the slab or piece. Pork sausage, weiners, bologna, and liver sausage. All fish in hermetically sealed containers, including sardines, sal mon, tuna fish, crab meat, fish roe, caviar, mackeral, etc. Tins or glass jars of beef, lamb and veal tongue, and Vienna saus age. Vernonia high school’s track squad is turning out as weather per mits, a factor which has slowed down practicing. About fifteen boys are working out with Coach Rob bins, but a larger gToup is antici Six Points Per Pound Standing blade rib roast (10-in. pated. Beginning with an inter class meet, a full schedule of com- 1/8 cut); chuck or shoulder roast petition, including county and dis- (bone in); brisket, neck, heel of round, and shank—when boneless; trict meetings, is planned. Reggie Watson, who enlisted in the coast guard six weeks ago, has been transferred from Port Town send, Washington to Astoria. He is working for the rating of machin- ist’s mate. Mrs. Watson, the former Ida Bond, came to Vernonia to stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bond, when he left for duty. In a recent letter to his parents, Sgt. George Turner explained how he broke his collarbone in Australia. He was pitched from a horse he was riding and hit a rock. While riding the same horse two weeks later, he sprained both ankles. George is now in New Guinea and says it is hot there even when it is raining. Four Point« Per Pound Beef short ribs, p'.ate, brisket and shank (all bone in); veal breast and shank of veal (bone in), and calves brains; lamb neck and shank (bone (Continued on page 6) Vicinity Unchanged By 48 Hour Week President Roosevelt's 48-hour week program ordered to go into effect March 31 in .32 critical labor areas, one of which is the Port land area which includes Columbia county, will probably not affect Vernonia and vicinity as the mill and camps have been on a 48-hour week for some time, and there are no other employers of more than eight workers. This order applies to logging knd non-ferrous metal mining through out the state and to all workers in the Portland metropolitan area ex cept those who normally work only part time, according to L. C. Stoll, area director of the war manpower commission. Its purpose is to release men for other work by using long er hours for other workers. Cla k and Wilson has been oper ating on a longer week since May of l.st year; United Loggers, since July; and the O-A mill, since Oc tober. This does not include tempor ary shut-downs. Red Cross War Goal Here Not Yet Reached Total on Monday Is $521.60; Mill and Camps Donations Out Money turned over here Monday for the Red Cross war fund totaled $521.60—less than half of the total of $1200 the Vernonia Study club, which is conducting the drive, is striving for by the end of this month. The house-to-house and bus- iness district canvass has been com- pleted and anyone who has been missed is urged to leave his or her donation with Emil Messing at the post office, or J. W. Nichols at the light office. ■Contributions have been generous but if Vernonia is to go over its goal, much more money must be giv en. The logging camps and the mill have not yet turned over the funds that their employees have authoriz ed to be deducted from their pay checks. Wilark is conducting a house-to-house canvass and also is yet to report. It is interesting to note that two Columbia county communities — Rainier and Clatskanie—have al ready gone over their quotas. Realizing that wartime demands much more of the Red Cross than peacetime, every citizen of Vernonia having an income will want to con tribute. Fifty per cent of Red Cross funds wiU be used for services of the armed forces. This is in the form of services to able-bodied men on the field, hospital work among the sick and wounded and recreational facilities for men on leaves. Services Today For Mrs. Sating Funeral services for Gladys Belle Saling, who passed away after a heart-attack at 11:00 p.m. on Mon day in Portland, will be held at 2:00 o’clock this afternoon (Thurs- day) at the Christian church with Rev. W. O. Livingtsone officiating, Mrs. Saling lived here until about a year ago,« and had operated the Squeeze Inn restaurant. She is survived by her husband, Hugh J. Saling of Rt. 4, Portland, a son, Robert of Vernonia, a daughter, Mrs. Earl King of Ver nonia, and two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Allison and Mrs. Lillian Perube of Montana. Funeral arrangements are being taken care of by the Little Chapel of the Chimes, 4304 Killingswortfl, Death Causes Listed During January there were 12 Portland. deaths in Columbia county accord ing to the March 17th Oregon health Class Working with Metals To study and observe the use of bulletin. Causes are as follows: 3 cancer and tumors, 4 heart disease, taps and dyes, the high school pre 1 pneumonia, 2 digestive diseases, induction machine shop class vis ited Harry Culbertson’s blacksmith and 2 unclassified causes. Diseases reported for the first shop last Thursday, March 18. The time in the week en*ding March 13 class has also made a trip to Ver were 4 cases of measles and 6 cases nonia’s scrap metal pile to practice of mumps. Seventy-five per cent of metal cutting. The purpose of these county physicians reported. This activities is to give the boys prac week in Vernonia mumps cases are tical experience and to become ac said to be increasing in number. quainted with metals. Donald M. Osborn, son of Mrs. O. B. Bittner, has been transferred Walter M. Rude, who has been on from Santa Monica to Camp Haan, When the street lights in Ver the ccntrol center, the light office. an inactive status in the coast guard California and promoted to the since December, left Portland this rank of corporal. nonia go off and shortly after Wardens will, call the latter head week for the training station at wards snap on next Monday cit- quarters f a case comes up with Pvt. Veldon Parker, brother of Alameda, California. izens are to pretend that an air which they don’t know what to do. Mrs. E. H. Condit, is in the army Departments taking part will be Marshall C. Makinster is now en- and stationed at Ft. Belvoire, Vir raid has started. In other words, is to be the the folowing local units: wardens, the street light signal rolled as an aviation cadet in the ginia, Before entering the service army air forces pre-flight school he was a forester in California. He signal for the civilian defense all- poH e, firemen, canteen service, for pilots at Maxwell field, located graduated from Vernonia high out drill to go into effect. As reg hom ing c mmissi n, motor corps, ulations do not permit a drill and gas decontamination, bomb recon- on the outskirts of Montgomery, school in 1928. a siren test at the same time, the naisance, casualty station, messen the capitol of Alabama. As a mem Paul Gray, who’s stationed in the regular air raid warning can not ger service, and state guard. The ber of a new class of cadets, he is receiving nine weeks of intensive army air corps at Monroe, Louisi be used. One local and one out-of- work of the guard will be guarding military, physical and academic ana, has just recently been promot town man will be official observers the water supply, pumphouse, and bridges. As the casualty station op training preparatory to beginning ed to corporal. He is in the me of the drill. All incidents in the drill will erates on a tv.-o-shift basis, those his actual flight instruction at one chanical division. originate from the raid wardens in on the first shift will report for of the many primary flying schools Desmond “Snuffy” Anderson has the field. These will include cas duty, while those on the second in the army air forces southeast been released from the army to re ualties, theft, fires, gas. bombs, vio shift will report to observe. They training center. Cadet Makinster entered the army turn to the logging industry. He lation of blackout regulations, shell should be at their respective sta July 17, 1942, and served as an returned here Friday night from shock victiqis, and homeless people. tions for roll call. Those not enrolled in civilian de enlisted man until he was accepted Camp Hall, Colorado and went to Wardens will report these cases as an aviation cadet on January work for Clark and Wilson Wed to either the casualty station at the fense are to stay home, bitt need I.O.O.F. hall, police and firemen not turn out their lights. Those 2« at Camp Crowder, Missouri. He nesday morning. worked as a logging contractor here More “Those Who Are” on page 6 headquarters at the city hs'l or driving, however, should turr out Fire Permits Soon Required After April 1 no open fires will be allowed in town with out a written permit from Fire Chief Harry Culbertson. Per mits must be called for in per- son, and those who burn with- out them are subject to ar- rest. Many people may not be aware that the governor’s proc lamation of several weeks ago prohibiting burning without permits is still in effect. One arrest on such a charge was made locally Monday. Schoolmen Meet, Discuss Crop Help Vernonia schoolmen Paul' Gordon, E. H. Condit, and W. W. McCrae were among those county school of ficials in St. Helens Thursday after noon, March 18, to attend several meetings. The men first were guests of the St. Helens Kiwanis club at a luncheon meeting. The group then gathered at the court house for the purpose of discussing the mobilization of stu dents for farm labor. Leaders of the discussion were George Nelson— county agent, a representative of the U. S. employment service, a state employment service man and Harlow Sheldon—president of the county employment service. A com mittee will be formulated to set up a program to mobilize students to work in the saving of farm crops in the St. Helens area it was de- cided. The final session was held at the John Gumm school, where the school heads were joined by all St. Helens and Scappoose teachers. 'they heard Dr. Frank Parr, ex- ecutive secretary, O.S.T.A., discuss legislation passed at the last ses sion of the legislature pertinent to education. Public Is Invited To Hear Speaker The public is invited to hear Haakon Lie, Norwegian Federation of Labor secretary, who will speak at the IWA meeting at the hall to night (Thursday) beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Lie enlisted in the armed ser vices of his country when the Nazis attacked Norway. After 62 days of fighting and the Nazis had oc- cupied Norway, he escaped. He is in this country in the interests of his native land, and has many inter- esting stories to tell of his peoples’ resistance to Nazi domination. Mr. Lie believes that a war must be won in the factories before it can be won on the battlefield, He says America has already won the battle of production. BENEFIT DANCE SLATED As a benefit for the Tongue Point naval station recreational center, the Vernonia Service club has sched- uled a zdance for Saturday, April 3 at the Legion hall. Glen Davis’ orchestra will play. Street Lights to Be Signal for CD Drill their lights as they would in a blackout. J. W. Nichols, local head of civilian defense, says: “We want to urge the public to participate in this drill, just as if it were the real thing." Following the drill will be a meeting of all departments of civil ian defense at the casualty station. This will be for the purpose of a general check-up. Dimout Aid Sunri*« and Sunrise March 25—7:04 26—7:02 27—7:00 28—6:58 29—6:57 30—6:55 31—6:58 April 1—6:51 Sunael Permit System For Meats Due For Discussion County USDA War Board Calls Meeting For Monday Here Action to place into operation in Columbia county the new meat man agement program designed to pre vent black market operations and provide for fair distribution of meat supplies was announced last week by Price Schroeder, secretary of the county USDA war board and George A. Nelson, county agent. Butchers, local slaughterers, live stock dealers and farmers will par ticipate in the program which is de signed to obtain adequate supplies of meat for direct war needs, and to secure the control necessary for fair distribution to civilians through consumer rationing. System Begin* April 1 Orders issued by Secretary of Ag riculture Claude R. Wickard re quire all slaughterers and livestock dealers to operate under a permit system beginning April 1, 1943. The county USDA war board has been assigned the task of acquainting all concerned with the new program and of issuing the required permits. A meeting to discuss the new reg ulations has been called by the war board for Monday, March 29 at 7:45 p.m. at the Vernonia grade school. All commercial slaughterers and farmers in the Nehalem valley are invited. Application forms will be on hand and a few permits may be issued at the meeting. Steps are being taken to acquaint all farmers who slaughter meat for sale with the provisions of the ord ers that apply to them. Application forms and other instrutcions have been mailed and meetings of all livestock producers are being ar ranged. Operate Under Quota* The county war board emphasized that all farmers slaughtering any meat animals for sale must obtain permits and operate under quotas. This does not apply to meat slaught ered for home consumption on the farm. The control over meat distri bution for which the new regula tions have been designed will be "ac complished through the following requirements of all slaughterers: 1. Obtain a permit before April 1, 1943. 2. Slaughter within monthly or quarterly quotas. 3. Identify each wholesale cutTof meat with the permit number as signed. 4. Collect ration points for all meat sold. 5. Maintain adequate sanitary fa cilities. Permits will also be issued to all persons engaged in buying and selling livestock, including dealers, agents selling on commission and auctioneers. These permits will re quire an Inventory as of April 1 and that records be kept of all transactions. Farmers are not re quired to obtain a permit to buy and sell livestock but are expected to keep records. Cooperation Required Successful operation of the pro gram will depend on the full co operation of all livestock produc ers, dealers and slaughterers, the secretary said. The consumer is af fected too, he pointed out. Ration ing of meats cannot be effective if some of the supplies by-pass the rationing program with the result that consumers in some areas get more than their share, while those in other areas get none. Hour, “Columbia county farmers have Sunset raised their share of the record pro 7:30 duction of livestock and the farm 7:31 plans for 1943 indicate that they 7:33 will maintain or even increase thia 7:34 production,” the war board an 7:35 nounced. “But the meat produced 7:36 on county ranches will not contrib 7:38 ute to winning the war unless it is 7:39 properly distributed and utilised."
