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Thursday, July 15, 1943
Vernonia, Columbia County, Uiegon
Wood Deliveries Limited
By Preference Order
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Restricted delivery of firewodd went into effect June 29, and before
delivery, dealers must have on file a statement from the consumer as
to his needs. Deliveries will be made by a set preference order.
No dealer may deliver firewood to any consumer, and no consumer
may accept any delivery of firewood from a dealer, unless the consum
er at the time of placing his order gives the dealer the following infor
mation: (1) kinds of fuel he uses and for what purposes; (2) amount
of each kind of fuel (except fuel oil) on hand and estimated annual
fuel needs for each kind of fuel
(except fuel oil) in cords, tons,
or other appropriate units.
An additional step required by
the consumer is that within 7
days after placing an order, he
must send the dealer a signed
Government Trapper
Walter
statement confirming the infor
Keene is doing much to decrease!
mation given.
In case the entire amount of the number of livestock-killing an
wood is not received, the consum imals in this area, according to
er may order from another deal reports which have been coming
er and cancel the original order. in—especially of bears.
A signed cancellation must be
Saturday he caught a large
sent within 72 hours. The order
may not be delivered or accepted bear on the range adjoining the
after cancellation. Another pro L. 0. Gillham farm on Rock creek.
vision is that so long as an order About two weeks earlier he was
remains unfilled, the dealer must called to that region and while
be notified of any increases in
in the course of setting the trap,
fuel on the part of the consumer. encountered and shot a bear. From
Each dealer must retain at his the losg of livestock in this area,
place of business for 60 days it was thought that perhaps more
each statement and notice re than one bear was responsible so
ceived.
the trap was left set for the se
cond bear. Mr. Keene reportedly
Preference Order Given
was able to trap a third bear last
First on the preference list is week.
firewood for any purpose other
than heat, domestic hot water, or
domestic cooking in amounts need
ed, but not beyond the extent
necessary to bring the total in
ventory of all fuels to the annual
fuel needs for such purposes.
A new method of mileage ra
Second on the list is firewood
for heat, domestic hot water or tion coupon endorsement was ef
cooking (except where primarily fective July 12. Hereafter en
fuel oil, gas, or electricity is dorsements shall be in ink on the
used for such purposes) when the
consumer ■ has less than one-fourth face of mileage ration coupons B,
of the estimated annual needs. C, D, T-l, and T-2 with the li
Deliveries may bring the supply cense number and state of regis
up to one-fourth of such needs. tration. On fleet or official ve
When the first two groups have hicles, the fleet designation is to
received wood to the extent per be endorsed where there is such
missible, those in the second group a designation, otherwise the cer
and those using wood for the tificate of war necessity.
same purposes, but possessing one-
On E and R coupons the name
fourth to one-half a year’s sup
may receive wood until they and address of person to whom the
book was issued shall be endorsed
¡lave half a year’s supply.
The fourth category includes the when used to acquire gasoline in
above and those who use fuel oil bulk at service stations. New A
primarily for cooking, heating, book coupons likewise must be
and hot water purposes. Deliveries endorsed on their face.
may be made until they have a
full year’s supply.
The fifth, and last group con
sists of consumers using gas and
electricity primarily for cooking
and heating. Deliveries may be
made to the extent necessary to
Every hour of every day, home
complete their .total inventories service workers in' the Red Cross
of all fuel needs for such purposes chapters are acting on messages
for a year.
in behalf of worried service men.
If a portion of a load is ail Radiograms pouring into Red
which regulations allow, a full Cross headquarters average 500
load may be delivered if labor is daily. Coming from more than 50
conserved or efficiency of trans stations overseas, from Iceland to
portation increased.
• the .highlands of India, from Trin
idad to Algeria, they are relayed
Record Drive Starting
by telegraph to home chapters in
Old records for men in the every village in the country, said
armed forces will be gathered by Mrs. F. L. Kone, executive sec
the American Legion Auxiliary in retary of the Red Cross in this
county, in explaining the work of
a new drive here. Those wishing
the home service committee.
to contribute records which they
The Red Cross is keenly aware
have may leave them at Nance’s
of its responsibilities to service
drug store.
In a drive conducted at about men and their families. A soldier
this time last year, 2096 discs kept in worried suspense is not
were turned in by local individ a fighting soldier; troubled fam
ily back home may cause a man
uals.
to be a military liability at the
front. So horlie service is more
Lines Has Shoe Shop
than a philosophy of neighborli
Green's Shoe shop is moving ness. It is a practical, straightfor
today from its old location to ward system of helping the U. S.
the space once occupied by Feder- army and navy keep its fighting
ici’g Shoe shop in the VanAlstine men in fighting shape. If Private
building on Bridge street. Frank Brown's mother is seriously ill,
Lines is taking over as proprietor home service will send progress
of the shop. Elmer Green, who reports.
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operated the shop for less than a
The variety of human problems
year, will remain here at present.
brought to home service workers
—directly by families as well as
by Red Cross field directors—
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ranges through the realities of
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life from birth to death and adds
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up to an encyclopedia of human
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emotions. But no matter what
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the problem, the individual home
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service worker knows that in de
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feating it she has the resources
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of the Red Cross to draw upon.
GEARED FOR VICTORY
Committee Helps
Send Messages
Dimout Aid
Discussion of
Rationing Due
Because of many questions
asked locally concerning wood
rationing, a meeting for the
discussion and explanation of
the system now in effect has
been called for Wednesday
evening, July 21 at 8:00
o’clock at the city hall. J.
E. Turley, district fuel ra
tioning representative, and E.
A. Westering, associate price
specialist, will be present.
Dealers and questioning mem
bers of the public are urged
to be present.
Another matter to be taken
up is price ceilings on wood.
More Bears Are
Trapped in Area
Gas Stamp Faces
Now Endorsed
Volume 20, Number 28
Blood Donating
Interest Slight
Pvt. E. R. O’Connor, who was
inducted into the army in April, is
stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Pvt. Grover A. Howard of the
aviation engineers left here Wed
nesday afternoon to return to
Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho after
spending a seven-day furlough
here. He is a heavy duty truck
driver there. Pvt. Howard was in
ducted into the service three
months ago, and from Ft. Lewis
went to Sheppard Field, Texas,
where he was stationed for eight
weeks. After that he was at the
Salt Lake air base for 4 days
before going to Boise.
Auxiliary First Class Zonweiss
Douglass of Vernonia was one of
175 graduates of the army admin
istration school, WAAC branch No.
5, located at the East Texas State
Teachers’ college. AFC Douglass
received her basic training at
Drake university, Des Moines,
Iowa. She was handed her certif
icate of completion by Lt. Col.
R. A. Young, commandipg officer
of the school, at a ’ceremony at
Commerce, Texas on July 7. The
successful completion of the course
of study offered here by the ad
jutant general’s department en
ables the enrolled WAACs to take
part in the administiation of the
world’s largest industry, the army
of the United States.
The students at the army admin
istration schools are given an eight
weeks’ course covering many phas
es of the administration field and
are specialists in record keeping,
classification, and correspondence.
The enrollees are selected for at
tendance at this school by virtue
of their past civilian occupations
or their aptitude for administrative
work.
KEASEY—Pvt.
Marvin
Mc
Gaughey, who went into the army
on June 18,' is stationed at Camp
Roberts, California.
Pvt. Wesley O. Brady arrived
at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri to
begin training the first part of
this week, and his address is
Squadron A, 24th Training Group.
Pvt. Cleve Robertson, who has
been on maneuvers for several
months near Shreveport, Louisi
ana, arrived here Friday on fur
lough. He will leave Sunday.
Badly injured in action on a
submarine in the Pacific, although
able to write, Sl/c Richard Rob
bins informed his sister, Mrs. Jim
Wyatt, in a letter received last
w:ek that his spine had been hurt
and that both of his legs were at
that timeuseless. He said his left
arm was in a sling, but did not
yet know the full nature of his
injuries. In the typical way of
a sailor who can take it, he wrote
he was “getting along okay.”
Seaman Robbins is in a hospital
overseas, perhaps in Hawaii. Not
many months ago, he had an ap
pendicitis attack while in Austra
lian waters, and was flown to
Hawaii for an operation.
Sgt. James Glassner of the
army was able to spend the
Fourth of July week-end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Glas
sner. He had a 15-day furlough,
but spent most of it traveling,
leaving here Monday, July 5. He
had been on maneuvers in various
parts of the United States.
The Odd Fellows here have re
ceived a letter lrom one of their
members overseas, Earl W. Eyman
C.S.F. in the navy, who wrote as
follows, in part, from Bizerte,
Tunisia on June 2:
", . . Probably my wife has
told you I am now stationed here
in Bizerte, and we have a big
job. Possibly you have seen news
reels and read the newspapers
enough to imagine what we run
into. The surrounding country is
real farm land. Something like the
Willamette valley, but a little dri
er. The grain really looks good.
I’ll still take Oregon for mine,
though.
“Have had one good advance
ment since leaving the state;—was
made a shipfitter on April 22,
so now have much to look after.
Most of thp people here speak
French. German or Italian and
very little English, so I have
quite a time understanding them.
Have made friends with the water
superintendent, and after a lot
of patience on both parts have
located all the water and sewer
lines and what a mess. I used to
think sawmill pipe fitting was
tough, - but you should see this
French plumbing. Most al) lead
work in concrete and more than
once we have found double sys
tems for the same purpose. Bi
zerte was a beautiful city—flow
er gardens and parks and fine
homes, but now?
“Have found a few Odd Fellows
in our outfit but so far no lodges
over here at all . . . Had a fine
trip coming over and have mej
fellows from all around our part
of the country, Hillsboro, St.
Helens, Astoria, Clatskanie, and
all around. We get together and
talk over things quite often . . .”
Interest in donating blood in
Vernonia has not been as great as
was hoped for, but at least one
carload of volunteers, all women
to date, have gone into St. Helens
the second And fourth Fridays of
each month to give their pint of
blood at the mobile unit which is
there regularly. The motor corps
provides transportation and sev
eral cars are available for each
trip. Those who wish to contrib
ute should notify Mrs. Frank
Hartwick.
Those contributing last Friday
were Mrs. W. T. Graves, Mrs.
J. W. Nichols, Mrs. Ralph Valpi-
ani, Mrs. Otto Carlson, and Mrs.
Virgil Powell.
Raymond Kenneth Thacker, 21,
electrician’s mate, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Thacker, has completed
basic ■ training at the submarine
school, submarine base. New Lon
don, Conn., for duty with the U.
S. growing fleet of underseas
fighters.
E'M Thacker will be entitled
to wear the twin dolphin insignia
of the submarine service after
further experience aboard a sub
marine during which he must
demonstrate to his commanding of
ficer that he is fully qualified to
carry out the duties of his rate.
The insignia is regarded as a
mark of distinction throughout the
navy.
Thacker was graduated from
Vernonia high 3 years ago, enter
ed the naval service last Septem
ber and had recruit instruction at
Farragut,
Idaho.
"Interesting
technical experience, more respon
sible duties and increased pay,”
he said, are the reasons he chose
submarines.
The submarine school, the only
one of its kind in the navy, is at
tended, by a picked group of men
who pass special physical, mental
and psychological tests.
Milk Price
Advances Half
Cent a Quart
Producers Get 10c
More Per Pound
Butterfat, or 85c
Columbia county families who
have milk delivered to their homes
will find a half-cent a quart in
crease in their next milk bill, for
that increase in cost was ordered
effective July 1 by the the OPA.
When one quart of milk is bought
at a store, the cost is 14c, where
as two quarts cost 27c. The form
er cost, of course, is 13c a quart.
Half-pints, which are used by
restaurants, are up a quarter
cent, but the food ceiling price of
restaurants does not allow them
to increase their price for a glass
of milk.
Simultaneously a 10c increase
for milk producers went into ef
fect; farmers now get 85c. rather
than 75c, per pound of butterfat
sold. This increased wholesale cost
to the distributor makes his cost
more, despite the increased retail
price. The OPA’s explanation of
the price change is to “alleviate
a threatened shortage.” Columbia
county’s price increase is the same
as that of about 20 other Oregon
counties and the city of Van
couver in Washington.
Time to Get New
A Book Is Short
Applications for A gasoline ra
tion Cooks must be mailed immed
iately if tho applicant .wishes to
receive his new book in time for
use beginning July 22. Even
though the applications are late*
it is requested that they be mail
ed.
Volunteers helping to get the
new books in the mail have been
J. B. Wilkerson, and Mesdames
Harry Sandon, John Kirk, Ralph
Valpiani, J. W. Nichols, and John
Grady.
Preservation Is Topic
Food
preservation,
including
the frozen pack for cold storage
locker, canning and drying, will
be taught by Mrs. Maude Casswell
when the home demonstration unit
meets here Friday, July 16 in
the home economics room at the
high school. The meeting starts
at 10:30 a.m. and the public is in
vited.
Coffee will be served, but those
attending are to take paper sack
lunches and cups.
Dances Scheduled
September 4 is the date which
Brooks Field on July 5 wel has been set for the Mothers’ Ser
comed what is undoubtedly the vice club’s next semi-formal dance.
most colorful class of future pilots The next dance here will be Sat
ever to report at the famed, old urday, July 24 at the Legion hall
“Mother iFeld” of the air corps as a benefit for the local state
according to a report from the guard unit. Other dances sponsor
Texas field. Among them is Phil ed by the service club will be
ip J. Millis, Jr., of Vernonia.
August 7 and 21.
A dozen of the flying cadets
have already served overseas—
some have won decorations. Forty-
five have had prior military ser
vice in the U. S. in various
branches of the army. Three—
one a former R.C1A.F. pilot—can
IsMst week several small children *
account for over 100 hours each found a billfold containing about
in the air. The group flew over 17.25 in cash, as well as papers.
1450 hours before entering the Innocently they divided up the
air corps.
money—by piece rather than val
Ex-college students make up the ue. One little girl received $10
bulk of the class of 43-H, but as her share and handed it over
among the other occupations rep to her grandmother, who, upon
resented are a chiropractor, adagio learning when the Eagle was out
dancer, quick-lunch couterman, Friday that Vurl Roberts had tost
caterer, traffic cop, log scaler, such a billfold, proceeded to col
bean dealer, pharmacist, symphony lect the billfold and its contents
orchestra musician, cartoon ani and notify Mr. Roberts.
mator, roustabout, radio announc
This is only one example of
er. explosive manufacturer an<* what a 25c classified ad in the
magician. Twenty-four are former Eagle will do. Because of the
athletes of note and nine worked grandmother’s honesty and ef
in aircraft factories.
forts, the billfold, containing val
"You're good, said Col. Stanton uable papers and money, was re
T. Smith, Brooks Field’s Com turned to its owner. If she had
manding Officer, in welcoming the not heard of the ad in the paper,
new class, "but you've a lot to she might not have learned who
live up to. Over seventy Brooks was the rightful owner of the
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money.
Lost Money
Found by Ad