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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1943)
4_______ Thurstky, May 27, 1943 k Vernonia Eagle Town and Farm in Wartime * County News St. Helens WAR TIME TRAINING OFFERED BY CAP UNIT Advantageous war-time training for each man and woman 16 or over is being offered citizens of 'Columbia county through enroll ment in the St. Helens flight of the Civil Air Patrol. Interest in CAP has grown steadily since the organization of a unit in St. Hel ens, and all interested in enrolling in the flight are invited to do so regardless of what part of the county they may reside in. Civil Air Patrol originated through the desire of civil airmen of the United States to be utilized with their equipment, in the war effort. It is a volunteer organiza tion of members who perform such missions as shall be requested by the army including observation and patrol flying, carrier service, ferrying service, forest patrol, and similar types of activities. Meetings are held at the St. Helens high school Monday and Friday evenings and anyone in terested in CAP are invited to attend these meetings or he or she may contact Commander Bob Fulton, Chief of Staff Fred Bond or Adjutant Hal Burk. DAILY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL STARTS MONDAY With all public and parochial schools in this area closed, an in vitation was extended to all boys and girls in St. Helens and its district to attend a daily vaca tion Bible school which started Monday in the Methodist church. The annual school is being spon sored by several St. Helens churches. The school which will be con ducted over a two-week period, will be in session during the fore noons only and will start at 9 a.m. This Bible school is an an nual event here and is staffed by personnel from the varioup churches. Pastors of local churches take turns acting as superintend ent for the school. Clatskanie SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR BOY SCOUT WORK After the meeting of the Ki- wanis club Tuesday evening, May 18 a large group of Clatskanie citizens met and put into swing the 1943 campaign to raise funds to carry on the Scouting program. Fred Mallory took over as chair man of the drive and George Con yers is acting as vice-chairman and treasurer. In iClatskanie now there are three groups of Scouts, the Cubs for boys age 9-12 and Troop boys 12 and on and the Sea Scout unit for boys 15 or older. These units are under direction of: Lor en D. Jarvy, Cub Pack; Rev. Jon Hosford, Scout Troop; Dr. Paul Starr, Sea Scouts. The Kiwanis club sponsors the Troop and Cub Pack and the American Legion has the sponsorship of the Sea Scout unit. BAND AND V. CORPS PARADE WEDNESDAY The Clatskanie school band and the Girls’ Victory ’Marching unit paraded on Victory Day, Wednes day, May 19, in the streets of Clatskanie. A concert and marching display was given at the intersection at Park street. The band was in uni form of red and white and the marching unit was attired in the same colors. A large number of Clatskanie people congregated on the streets to enjoy the parade. The old timers of the Ameri can Legion Drum and Bugle Corps many years state champions, spon sored by Louis Larson post, pa- The Vernonia Eagle Marvin Kamholz Editor and Publisher Winifred Romtvedt, Reporter Entered as second class mail matter. August 4, 1922, at the post effice in Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Official newspaper, Vernonia. Ore OttdoOphfÄH« P a 111 s y * T i o n NATIONAL EDITORIAL- ASSOCIATION INSURANCE FOR SOLDIERS AVAILABLE All soldiers can get financial protection through the national service life insurance program, if they act before midnight ef Au gust 10, the war department has announced. Maximum policy is $10,000. The payments will be made to beneficiaries only in monthly installments. night playing the music used a few years ago. The drum corps was active for more than six years and during that time enrolled 175 boys. It disbanded in 1941. Rainier TOBACCO CAN BE SENT TO PRISONERS COMMENCEMENT BRINGS FAMED SPEAKERS Commencement week for Rain ier union high school, presents two distinguished speakers, Dr. Bruce Baxter, Methodist bishop of Oregon, who delivered the bac calaureate sermon Sunday even ing, and Brigadier-General' Bryant E. Moore of Camp Adair, deliver ing the commencement address Friday evening. MUSICAL GIVEN MAY 26TH BY WOMAN’S CLUB A May musical, arranged by the music department of the Rainier Woman’s club, was held Wednes day evening, May 26, at 8 o’clock in the high school auditorium. The high school girls chorus appeared on the program, Miss Elizabeth Smith, pianist, presented numbers, and out-of-town guests on the evening program were Leon Branner, vocalist, and Patricia Duncan, pianist and violinist. Piano and vocal numbers were presented by members of the Wo man’s club. After the musical program, a silver tea was held at the high school, the proceeds of which will be used as the local club’s contri bution to a state-wide club pro ject to assist in the education of girls who wish to take nurse train ing. The Rainier club expects to be sponsor for one girl from Rainier who wishes to enter nursing. « The Forum CORRECTION At The . ar Churches . A sentence in a “Forum” ticle entered by Mrs. A. E. Jen nings in last week’s Eagle was interpreted incorrectly and should have read: “They crowded the union hall and flop houses.” “Liquor rooms” was incorrect be cause there were no saloons after the first world war, according to Mrs. Jennings, and the boys she fed “were clean, nice lads who had fought for us, then were rob bed of their jobs.” Evangelical Church —Rev. Allen H. Backer, Minister 9:45—Sunday school. 11:00—Memorial Day service. Message: “The Christian War fare.” 7:00—Junior and Y. P. Christian Endeavor. 8:00—Song service, preaching. Message: “Our Life As a Trust” 8:00 P. M. Wednesday—Prayer meeting and Bible study. Friday evening 7 :00—Fellowship supper, potluck. Members and friends are all invited. (The following article is a con tinuation of the one appearing Present indications are that the last week. These articles are taken bituminous coal controversy has from the Congressional Record.) Morale. President Roosevelt, in been instrumental in forcing a na tional labor policy out of the his message of May 27, 1941, welter of confusion on the man used these words: “Defense today First Christian Church —The Livingstones, Ministers power front. Plant seizure, sta is more than fighting. It means morale, civilian as well as mili bilization, union behavior, wages, 9:45—Bible school, a school for working conditions, strikes, slow tary.” Is “Dutch courage” our all. downs, fines, and imprisonment, ideal of morale for an American? 11:00—Junior church for all subpoenas, cooling off, financial Is a drunken man our pattern for children. responsibility, secret ballots, the army or civilian morale? Do we 48-hour week, and other phases of wish to repeat France’s mistake, 11:00—'Communion service and morning sermon. the problem are receiving consid when Petain’s only excuse for the collapse in French morale was Subject: “Of Thee I Sing.” eration. Local W.R.C. will be guests of Interest centers around the Sen that the soldiers were drunk? the morning. ate-approved Connolly bill to Hitler’s youth are forbidden to amend the plant-seizure section of drink; Japan, some time ago, de 7:30—Evening song, communion and preaching. Subject: “Who the selective service act. The creased the manufacture of alco Is on the Lord’s Side?” house military affairs committee holic beverages 50 percent; Rus now has this measure and is plan sia also greatly decreased the 7:30—Prayer meeting every Wed manufacture and distribution of nesday evening. ning speedy action. Some sentiment also has been alcoholic beverages. On the other expressed among committee mem hand, Germany is making alcohol St. Mary’s Catholic Church bers for substitution of the Anti available to the captive nations it Rev. Anthony V. Gerace Strike bill reintroduced at this wishes to destroy, as Japan is dis Rev. Frederick Thiele session as H.R. 2124. There is tributing opium among the Chin ese. When we provide unlimited Mass: 9:30 A.M. except first Sun some doubt, however, whether the day in month—Mass at 8:30 A.M. senate would be willing to ac alcoholic beverages for our soldiers cept this measure as a substitute as well' as for our civilians, and Confessions from 7:45 A.M. on. for the Connolly bill at this when drunken soldiers and drunk time; but some members of con en civilians are both common spec Church of the Nazarerte gress believe the house can add tacles, doesn’t it seem as though Located in old post office bldg. some improving provisions to the we had our wires crossed? —Rev. George Hartzell, pastor There are those who say, “A latter measure which would be acceptable to the senate and per man should know when he’s had 10:00—Sunday school. enough.” In reply there are two 11:00—Morning worship. haps to the White House. We welcome everyone to our things to be said: in the first According to the WPB plan place, some people when they’ve services. ning committee everyone will had enough do not know anything; “suffer loss or, at best, discom in the second place, when a man Church of Jesus Christ fort” in 1943 because of a 15 has had a drink he is not a good Of Latter Day Saints to 20 percent curtailment in judge of when he’s had enough Sunday school convenes at 10 goods and services for civilians. and the more drinks he has, the a.m. at the I.O.O.F. hall under poorer is his judgment. There is The committee suggests a pro gram involving extension of con onc thing upon which we’ll agree; the direction of 'Charles Ratkie, sumer rationing, siphoning off of the morale which comes out of a branch president and Van Bailey, manufacturing activity in labor bottle is not the morale to put superintendent. shortage areas, curtailing of less into a battle. No officer ever essential goods and services, stan gave a wrortg command because he Assembly of God Church dardization, and consumer educa remained sober. Rev. Clayton E. Beish—Minister Submitted by G. F. Brown tion. 9:45—Sunday school with classes for all ages. A new peak of 1708,000,000 in 11:00—Morning warship. lend-lease activity reached dur •THEY GIVE THEIR 7:30—Evangelistic service. ing March sent the cumulative LIVES-YOU LEND 7.30—Wednesday evening, mid total of all lend-lease aid to $10,- YOUH MONEY’ week service. 319,518,000. 7:30—Friday evening. Young Buy an Additional Peoples’ Christ Ambassadors Bend Now While congress on all previous service. occasions has vigorously opposed any extensive business subsudy program and has refused to ap NEW and USED PARTS propriate any funds for the pur pose, the question is again an im Exert Auto Repairing Gas and OIL portant congressional issue. New developments indicate that the ad Open at 7:30 A. M.; Closed at 7:30 P. M. ministration will make renewed We close all day Sunday demand for extensive subsidy leg islation as a result of OPA's plans to force roll-backs on food prices —action sought by labor unions and promised by government of Phone 773 RIVERVIEW ficials. by J ames P reston LYNCH AUTO PARTS month, making identification eas ier; (4) Checks should not be endorsed until you are in the presence of the person who is to cash it. SERVICE BARS AVAILABLE FOR CIVILIANS For the first time, civilians may earn an official service bar simi lar to the campaign bars of the armed services, according to a re cent announcement of the civilian defense director. Six distinctive bars for service ranging from 500 to 5,000 hours will be given to civilian defense volunteers. All civilian defense volunteers may qualify for the awards—members of the Citizens Defense Corps, the citizens Service corps, Forest Fire Fighters service, and Civilian E- vacuation service. U. S. war prisoners and civil ian internees held by Germany and Italy can receive cigarettes, cigars, smoking tobacco, or chew ing tobacco sent by relatives and friends under a program worked out by several government agen cies and the American Red Cross. The plan will be extended to in clude persons held by Japan whenever facilities are available for routing the products to them. COTTON CLOTH Under the program, the next-of- INCREASE DUE Cotton fabric production will be kin of each identified United States war prisoner and civilian ’ increased by about 220 million internee will receive (without yards annually without the use of asking for it) two tobacco labels additional facilities or raw mater every sixty days. These are to ials, as the result of a recent be forwarded, with a money order WPB order. Fabrics will be light to a tobacco manufacturer, who er and less tightly woven, but will send the tobacco. No postage serviceable and capable of meet or federal excise tax need be paid. ing all military and essential ci Each label is good for three car vilian needs. tons of cigarettes, or twelve pack RURAL PHONE ages or one carton of two-ounce BATTERIES PROVIDED packages of smoking tobacco, 100 A few dry-cell batteries for cigars, or approximately 24 ounc maintaining telephone service in es of chewing tobacco. Smaller rural areas have been provided for amounts or mixed packages can distribution through hardware not be ordered. stores and other distributors, ac cording to the communications FARM MEAT REGULATIONS division of the office of war utili EXPLAINED New meat-rationing regulations ties. Distributors can get these provide that a farmer and his batteries by submitting form PD- family may consume meat raised IX to the wholesale and retail on any farm he owns or operates trade division of the war pro and may transfer meat from one duction board. of his farms to another to provide SOLDIERS GET food for members of the house LOTS OF MAIL hold, without giving up ration United States soldiers overseas points, even if the meat is pot receive over 20,000,000 pieces of slaughtered on his farm. Howev mail a week, or an average of 14 er, if the farm owner does not pieces per soldier. This is four live on a farm, he must give up times as much as the A.E.F. got ration points for any meat he at the peak of the world war. consumes elsewhere. Under the Twenty percent of the mail' sent original regulations, a former who overseas is V-Mail. brought his own cattle to a cus tom slaughtering plant had to SEWAGE FACILITIES surrender red point stamps for AVAILABLE FOR HOMES Home owners can now obtain the meat, while if he killed and dressed the animal himself, the sewage facilities by having their meat was “ration-free.” A farm municipal authority write a letter or ranch employer who feeds his to WPB. The letter must certify employees in a bunkhouse or din that the work is properly author ing hall may now use meat and ized; that it will require less than other rationed foods raised on his. $1500 for underground, and less farm on the same basis as if the than $500 for above-ground con employees were fed in the house struction. The letter itself consti tutes an authorization tb connect hold. sewage facilities. SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE IS SET FORTH To safeguard dependents and others who regularly receive gov ernment checks the following pro cedure is urged by the U. S. secret service to help stop thieves and forgers: (1) Some members of the family should always be at home when checks are due to be delivered; (2) All mail boxes should be equipped with a lock, and the individual’s name should be printed clearly on the outside of the box; (3) Checks should be cashed in the same place each A CIVILIAN HEALTH TO BE MAINTAINED Despite increasing military de mands for hospital equipment and medical supplies, substantial ef forts are being made to maintain the health of civilians. Since Jan uary 1, 1942, construction of 260 new hospitals, or extensive addi tions to existing hospitals has been approved by WPB. Beds will be increased by 7,000, leaving an estimated shortage for civilian use in war areas of about 14,000 beds. 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