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6 Thursday, April 1, 1943 Vernonia Eagle County News St. Helens THE POCKETBOOK I of KNOWLEDGE (Qiisliinqtcrn OPA REQUESTED TO ALLOT MORE MEAT SUPPLIES Possibility was seen last week that St. Helens may receive ad ditional supplies of meat as a re sult of a decision by the OPA to allow for shortage areas George Nelson, county agent, said chat he had been in contact with OPA officials regarding the meat situation here and added that an effort was being made to have ad ditional meat allotted for this community. Nelson talked to local butchers who gathered March 22 for the meeting at the courthouse of slaughterers, farmers and meat dealers and said the consensus was that St. Helens is now getting only about 10 per cent of the meat which came here in normal times. At the same time, a check of the number of ration books has in dicated that there has been about a 14 per cent rise in population here since the federal census in 1940. This, together with the fact that there is virtually no local unemployment and highly-paid workers are able to purchase more meat, has resulted in a distinct shortage of meat here. COMMITTEE TO AID IN FARM LABOR PROBLEM At a meeting of the Columbia county farm labor committee held here a coordinating committee was named to aid in the problem of getting workers to help harvest this year’s crops. Named to the committee were George A. Nelson, county agent; Otto H. H. Peterson, countv school superintendent; Har low Sheldon of Scappoose, chair man of the farm labor committee; Mrs. Harriett Owen, Clatskanie, chairman of the youth committee; Price Schroeder of the AAA in St. Helens, and the following school men—Lyle Lee, Scappoose; Wallace McCrae, Vernonia; Walt er V. Dennis, Clatskanie; T. L. McBride, Rainier; Francis L. Gill, St. Helens. Clatskanie NO BALL TEAM LIKELY FOR COMING SEASON At the present time Tracy Parcher, manager of the Hudson Baseball club, thinks it impossible to have a team and schedule games since no provision for such things is made regarding gasoline and tires. In event that the national and state set-ups of the OPA should see fit to grant these required articles a team will be organized and games for the season will be scheduled. HIGH SCHOOL PREPARES FOR PLAY APRIL 30TH The trials and tribulations of the Jones’ family laundry will be steamed, boiled and hung up to dry on the stage of the C.H.S. auditorium, April 30, when the student body play, "Almost Sum mer,’’ will be given. "Almost Summer” is a 3-act comedy centered around Pau! Jones whose future college educa tion is rather doubtful unless he obtains a high grade in his history exam. If he is unable to get a score of 95 per cent, he will have to attend summer school in stead of going to the lakes with his family. MORE TURKEYS THIS YEAR Turkey growers plan to raise about 37 million turkeys this year, according to February 1 returns from over 5,000 farmers through out the U. S. This would be the largest crop of turkeys ever pro duced in this country; 12 per cent larger than the 1942 crop. The Vernonia Eagle MARVIN KAMHOLZ Editor and Publisher • Entered t as second class mail niatter. August 4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Official newspaper, Vernonia, Ore OREc1o0NUÍSPdPER Pallisti’ 0^)UT I 0 H NATIONAL ÉDITORIAL— luir JÍtuvitA— byjAMES P reston While few lawmakers have any quarrel with the principle of broadening s’ocial benefits after the war, many contend vigorously that those included in the recent re commendation of the National Re sources Planning Board should be derived from the development of a sound industrial system unhamper ed by government interference in managerial functions. While another aspect of the manpower situation—reduction of productivity stemming from un warranted absenteeism—continued as a subject of exploration by the house naval affairs committee, the house labor committee an nounced that it also would investi gate the problem and the secre tary of labor appeared before the naval group to oppose the bill which would require draft boards to review the classifications of men accused of unnecessary absences from their war jobs. Lend-lease was extended for an other year by overwhelming con gressional voting. In the house 407 representatives voted for the extension and 6 voted against it. In the senate the extension vote was unanimous. OPA has empowered regional administrators to report to the food rationing division of OPA whenever an area has an acute meat shortage which endangers public health, morale or the war effort. OPA will authorize slaught erers to increase their civilian de liveries of controlled meats in such areas. Three modifications of shoe ra tion order 17 have been authoriz ed by OPA. They are: 1. An addi tional ration for “safety” shoes, used for health protection in spec ial work, may be acquired from the local board by any person who has spent his ration stamp 17, ev en though a member of his family has an unspent stamp; 2. Sandals which can be sold ration-free are re-defined to include all sandals with an open back and a heel height of 1 1/8 inches or less, re gardless of the material used in the upper; 3. Certain shoes with soles made principally of rope, wood, or other non-strategic ma terials may be sold ration-free, re gardless of the material used in the upper. Despite the furor caused by the presentation of the board’s opuJ and the president’s enthusiastic endorsement thereof, there appears little likelihood that congress will do anything to place such a pro gram on the statute books at this session, in whole or in part. It is reported than Manpower Chief McNutt and War Production Chief Nelson have agreed that an armed force—army, navy and air —of 10,800,000 could be raised equipped and supplied and an ef fective force transported to world battle fronts this year. Their re ported agreement meant that they are now drawing up plans to fill the dwindling ranks of farm and industry. MORE MEAT AUTHORIZED SHOE RATIONING MODIFIED The board’s recommendations for legislation to effect far-reach ing and revolutionary economic re forms were placed before a con gress already beset by many pres sing wartime problems involving a possible draft of all labor, war taxation, inflation control, and other issues incident to winning the war. Admittedly the nation’s No. 1 current problem is whether to try to solve the manpower problem by voluntary methods or by a compulsory draft of men and- wo men such as is provided in the Austin-Wadsworth bill. The senate military affairs committee which is continuing its study of this legislation has heard numerous witnesses who advocate approval of this measure to conscript the nation’s man and woman power which some congressional oppon ents privately describe as involun tary servitude. Town and Farm in Wartime EXTRA FOOD OBTAINABLE Logger’s Furlough . . . rest of him was streaked and smear with char and ashes. Joe Blaney drew a furlough after ed Sergeant Joe Blaney hadn’t look- a couple of years in the U. S. Ma ed”worse since howitzer shell rines—service climaxed by grim and had buried him a in Jap a blast of jungle bloody doings in the Solomons. He muck. And he hadn ’t felt worse planned a surprise homecoming, since he could remember. sank, renting a car in the sawmill town to physically and mentally, to He a rest on drive to the home ranch in the lit a rotting stump, propped elbows on tle mountain valley. his knees and his chin in blackened The surprise was on Sergeant Joe. hands. He was too low even to want The house was vacant. So were the a cigarette. The worst of his fur barn and poultry yard. The narrow lough, Joe brooded, probably hadn’’ creek bottoms were unplowed. begun to happen to him. Weeds were greening up in the even And that was how his fam' yard. Joe Blaney stood there in the found Joe Blaney, mournful spring sunlight, seeing things as rine. . . . though in a dismal fog. He auto • « « matically lit a cigarette, a habit he Mom and Dad, Sue and Danny, had learned under fire, and wonder all in logging clothes. Piling out of ed forlornly what to do with him the same old family jallopy that had self. taken Joe to town two years ago on It was his gloomy guess that the the way to enlist—a r m s waving, folks—Dad, Mom, and the two kids whoops and shrieks sounding, eyes —had been gone a long time, down shining, as they all came for him. .. to the big town, the big money. “Sure we stuck to the woods,” Shipyards and war shops. Danny Dad Blaney said, after the excite was close to seventeen now, Sue was ment had boiled down to the ex more than a year older. Dad was plaining point. “We’re all logging. a prime m e c h a n i c—there hadn’t Got a contract to get aircraft logs been a better donkey doctor in this out of a stand of hemlock about neck of the woods. seven miles up the ridge. Dan and “Well, why shouldn’t they have me fall and buck, and Sue and your pulled out?” Joe mused. "Probably mother handle a tractor that I making fifty bucks a day, all told. rigged up out of a wreck and scrap I only wish I’d heard ...” parts. The company trucks our decks But he hadn’t. It had been easy down to their railroad. We ain’t to miss mail out yonder. So here been able to hire a logger all — ’ he was. his furlough a flop at its ter. So we made a cam start. He felt deserted in a world« hemlocks and all jr lonesome and all wrong. left the ranch to ru. • • * “We read so much planes, you boys Joe turned slowly from the house ed Mom said. “We felt that logging . j and looked down the valley. He help make more planes kept us saw smoke on the main road. The somehow close to you, Joey.” road that forked up to the Blaney the threat of a forest Are ranch ran through a quarter-mile to “Took stop us. ” Danny put in. “That’s spread of ferns. They were last how we caught up with Won year’s, brown, dead, explosive in der how the fire started? you. ” this weather. remembered a telltale pencil That smoke spelled danger to the Joe gray ash he had spied while ranch home. For a moment Joe of out the blaze. And now he Blaney was tempted to let the Are kicking himself automatically reach run. The way he felt, nothing mat caught ing for another cigarette. He’d never tered. But he had been born and smoked before he went to war. He brought up in the woods. And in pulled down his hand. the end. some live minutes later, he “You’ve got yourselves another was on the roadside fern Are with logger, folks, while my furlough both feet His new G. I. shoes and lasts.” said Sergeant Joe Blaney. pants were half ruined when he "And to start it off proper—dad, give finally had the blaze licked. The me a rare of snoose!” 9:45—Sunday school, Mrs. Madge According to Representative Rogers, superintendent. Ludlow of Indiana, 3,565 executive 11:00—Morning worship service. orders having the force and ef Message: “Amos Speaks.” fect of law have been issued by 6:30—Junior and Young People’s federal bureaus during the past Christian Endeavor. ten years. During this same period congress enacted 4,300 public St. Mary’s Catholic Church 7:30—Evangelistic service. Mes Rev. Anthony V. Gerace sage: “The Message of Christ laws. "Bureaucracy has grown un Rev. Frederick Thiele ianity.”, til, with its vast dominion of au thority and power, it is threatening Mass: 9:30 A.M. except first Sun Wednesday: day in month—Mass at 8:30 A.M. 7:30—Prayer meeting and Bible to change the entire form and Study. . mold of our government,” Mr. Confessions from 7:45 A.M. on. Friday, 2:00 p.m.—Cottage prayer Ludlow said. Church of the Nazarene meeting. Located in old post office building —Rev. George Hartzell, pastor 9:45—-Sunday school. Brother L. D. First Christian Church —The Livingstones, Ministers Jackson, superintendent. 9:45 A.M.—Bible school; classes 11:00—Morning ' worship. for all ages. 7:30—Evening services. Cottage prayer meeting every 11:00—Junior church. Oregon motorists used 14,611,- 11:00—Communion and preaching. 922 gallons of gasoline during the Tuesday evening. Subject: “The Fixed Heart.” We welcome everyone to our ser month of February of this year, 6:30—Young people’s meeting according to figures released this vices. 7:30—Twilight chat. Subject: "The week by Secretary of State Rob Assembly of God Church Bread That Breathes.” ert S. Farrell, Jr. Rev. Clayton E. Beish—Minister 7.30 Wednesday Evening—Pray The February consumption this er meeting. year is 22 per cent under the use 9:45—Sunday school with classes for alt ages. 7:30 (This) Friday evening—Mis for the same month last year. sionary meeting at the home of The February decrease was slight 11:00—Morning worship Mrs. Cecil Johnson. Leader. Mrs. ly less than in January when con 7:30—Evangelistic service. mid Ehnore Knight. sumption this year was 29 per cent 7:30—Wednesday evening, week service below the 1942 figure. For the first two months of this year, the 7:30—Friday evening, Young Peo Church of Jesus Christ ples’ Christ Ambassadors service. decrease amounts to 25 per cent. Of Latter Day Saints Taxes paid on gasoline used in Sunday school convenes at 10 the state during the first two Evangelical Church a. m. at the I. O. O. F. hall under —Rev. Allen H. Backer, Minister the direction of Charles Ratkie. months of the year amount to $1,381,272.09. Sunday, April 4, 1943 superintendent. a An emloyer who temporarily hires workmen for periods of less than 30 days may obtain rationed foods for them by applying to his local war price and rationing board This is of special importance to farmers who hire labor during the planting and harvesting season, to employers of construction workers on temporary jobs, lumber camp operators, and other seasonal em ployers. CEILING ON CORN Permanent maximum prices on corn, America’s top-ranking farm crop in point of size and value, have been fixed by OPA. The ceil ings apply from the time the corn leaves the farmer’s hand until it is sold by retail dealers. Recog nizing seasonal price variations and carrying charges, the OPA order sets peak prices for all varieties and types of corn sold by farmers, truckers, local eleva tor and terminal market opera tors and retail dealers. Typical peak under the new maximum price regulation no. 346 (corn) is $1.02 per 56-pound bushel of No. 2 yellow corn at Chicago, key point in the country’s grain ex change and marketing setup. CAN GET SPECIAL RATIONS Forest rangers, missionaries, fishermen, sheep herders and other consumers, if they are located in such remote places that it i$ im possible for them to get fresh foods except at very infrequent intervals, may now apply to their local boards for special rations, ac cording to an amendment issued by the OPA. Means were also pro vided for certain logging camps and similar institutional users to gqt processed food if no other sources of food can be made avail able. 2ND WAR LOAN DRIVE During April the U. S. treasury will borrow the sum of $13,000,- 000,000 in its second war loan •’rive. “This money, which is need ed to back up our armed forces, will be raised through the contin uing sale of war savings bonds, and tax savings notes, treasury bills, and the offering of a number of new treasury issues designed for every class and type of invest or,” said Secretary Morgenthau. “As we move forward into full production in the war effort, it is increasingly important that ev ery American invest in his gov ernment’s securities to the limit of his or her ability.” CAN SELL BELOW CEILING There is nothing in any OPA regulation preventing sales of but ter at lower than ceiling prices set up recently at the creamery and wholesaler levels. These ceil ings represent the maximum prices at which this commodity may be sold, Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown said. BETTER TIRES A driver with a mileage ration of more than ^40 miles monthly now can have new casings of th« lower qualities, grade II, when he needs replacements. Motorists with mileage rations between 560 and 1,000 monthly, who have been el igible for new casings in the low er quality bracket only, can now get grade I tires. The release of these new casings under rationing to B and C card holders will be for replacement of tires worn beyond the recappable stage ac cording to OPA. BOOKLET ON CAR CARE A manual of ABC’S of vehicle maintenance for cars, trucks and buses, outlining the kind of inspec tions, checks and adjustments that should be made to assure effic ient and economic operation of all types of motor vehicles, will soon be available through the office of defense transportation and the field offices of the office of war information. DEFERMENT APPEALS All appeals involving claims for occupational deferment are now being handled by the selective ser vice board of appeal in the area of the worker’s employment. Formerly these appeals were handled in the area in which the worker had reg istered. “NON-RATIONED SHOES Shoe dealers whose stocks have been damaged by fire, water, steam or other accidental cause to the extent that they cannot be ex changed for rationed currency may be authorized by district OPA of ficials to mark these shoes “non rationed.” GAS FOR CAP CLUBS Regardless of full car clubs, no supplemental gasoline rations are to be allowed if other means of transportation in a specified area (such as subway, elevated rail road, or railroad commutation ser vice) are deemed adequate by the OPA regional administrator or the OPA deputy administrator charged with rationing. • i Wasted money is wasted Ilves. Don’t waste precious lives. Every dollar you can spare should be used to buy War Bonds. Buy your ten per cent every pay day. Noted Artist Paints JFar Poster At The Churches . . February Gas Use In Oregon Lower Urging Americana M “Keep ’em Firing” through the purchate of more IT ar Bond«, the tierr potter trill toon make if appearance in teroral hundred thou- tend forgo and dieploy tpoft throughout the country. It trat painted by (ieorgea Schreiber, internationally kno:rn ar tilt, whose pieturri hang in th* Metropolitan and Uhitney Muteumt in Yew Fork and other muteumt in tariout cities. <•■ S. Ifmnry Drfertmnf
