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Derno Higher Wood iVeeÀ August 1-7 to Honor Vernonia Men Ceiling Here to A WS Civilian Volunteers In Last Draft Call Total 13 Be Considered Matter Referred to OPA Regional Office) Following Meeting As a result of a meeting held Wednesday, July 21, at the grade school, rather than the city hall as was scheduled, J.E. Turley, dis trict -fuel rationing representa tive and E. A. Westering, associate price specialist, have recommended to the regional OPA office in San Francisco that the ceiling price on wood in the Vernonia area be raised. Portland OPA officials had been under the impression that •this is a wood “surplus” area, but were convinced by local dealers that the low ceiling prices in ef fect here in many cases makes it impossible for wood to be profita bly delivered, making this a “shortage” area. About 25 people, including Judd Greenman, vice-president and gen eral manager of the O-A corpora tion, J. E. Tapp, O-A wood dealer Frank Baker, who heads the Clark and Wilson logging camp, which supplies its employees with wood, and Archie Adams, who has prob ably been the most handicapped by low wood ceiling prices, were pres ent at the meeting. All dealers re quested that the ceiling be raised. An explanation of wood ration ing was made, the priority No. 1, or industrial users class, being clarified. At the meeting it was stated that the bakery, two cream eries, and Emmons’ hatchery only could be classified as industries here. However, Mr. Turley investi gated the matter more thoroughly, and Monday gave the interpretation that commercial cooking in hotels and restaurants would be given first priority for wood fuel. Heat ing space in hotels and restau rants is not included in the No. 1 priority. The opinion was expressed by several that a decision on the ceil ing price might not be made in time to help the wood situation this season. Pioneers of Dixie Mountain to Picnic The annual Dixie mountain pi oneer picnic will be held Sunday, August 8, beginning at 10 o’clock at the Tannock picnic grounds, states Charles L. Nelson of Scap poose, president of the association. All former settlers of Dixie mouir tain, their children, and friends are invited to be present at that time. All those attending should bring a basket lunch, states Mr. Nelson. Book Tbreos Obtainable Those who have not received or applied for ration book No. three may apply at the local ra tioning office from August 1 to 15. The supplemental form, which is available at the office, should be accompanied by the part of the original application which was kept—if application was made and all or part of the books were not received. If no application was made for any members of the family the supplemental form alone is required of course. CARETAKER HIRED Robert Thompson has been hired as caretaker for the ceme tery replacing Ed Sessman, who quit last week. Mr. Thompson and his family are moving to the house provided for the caretaker this 'week. PORTLAND SUBSCRIBERS ATTENTION! Please check the address la bel of. this paper. If it con tains no zone number, or an incorrect one, please notify the Eagle as to your correct zone number. Volume 20, Number 30 Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Thursday, July 29, 1943 The week of August 1 to 7 has been designated by the IV fighter command as aircraft warning service week. Governor Snell, along with the governors of Washington and California, have issued procla mations to this effect." The purpose of this week is to honor the more than 150,000 Pacific coast men and women who are giving freely of their time as volunteers in the U. S. army air force aircraft warning service to protect coastal communities from enemy air attack. This service is truly the eyes and ears of the IV fighter command. The ground observer corps main tain hundreds of observation posts of the wings of the AWS, though strategically located throughout familiar to its members, mean this area. These posts are con very little to the general public. stantly manned by volunteers who The aircraft warning service is an report all aircraft sighted to the active part of the army air force, filter centers. The aircraft warn and the members of the g ound ing corps also a volunteer organ observer corps and the aircraft ization man the filter centers, warning corps are as much a part then plot the reported planes so of the army air force as any pilot that they may be identified by or other military personnel. The army, navy, or civilian aircraft letters “AWS” should be as fa authorities. If they find any plane miliar to the public as are OWI, so plotted, unidentified, orders OCD, or OPA. are immediately issued by the Volunteers Wanted Last, but not least, an effort fighter command to intercept the aircraft in question. This is a 24- toward recruiting new volunteers hour a day, every day of the week will be made. In many of the job, without which our air protec areas, an acute need for addition al volunteers is felt, while in tion could not function. others, a waiting list is quite ISSUE TO RECOGNIZE desirable because there are con OBSERVERS stant changes in personnel, so it A» next week's edition of is necessary to make an effort to the Eagle will fall during ward recruiting in practically all AWS week, or August 5, it areas. Thus the policy of AWS will be an AWS issue, in par week will be recognition of the ticular recognition of those AWS by the public, a sustaining who serve as ground observ program to keep people on the ers at the local post. job, identity of the AWS as part The main efforts in holding a of the army air force and recruit concentrated aircraft warning ser ing to get extra personnel. vice week are four-fold. First, the recognition of persons now serving as volunteers in the vast aircraft warning service for the work they have done. Second, to make it a sustaining program, keeping these full-time volunteers cn the job; for they have learn ed to do their work efficiently, and have spent many months gaining valuable experience. As in any organization these veterans are, indeed, valuable, and must be made to feel that they are still needed. Third, the identity « Examiner Due August 5 A traveling examiner of opera tors and chauffeurs is scheduled to arrive in Vernonia on Thurs day, August 5, and will be on duty at the city hall between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. according to a recent announce ment released from the secretary of state’s office. All those wishing permits or li censes to drive cars are asked to get in touch with the examiner during these hours. Those Who Are in It Homer Michener, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Michener, has completed his primary flight training as a naval aviation cadet at the U. S. naval air station at Livermorle, California, and has been transferred to another sta tion for intermediate training. He is a graduate of Vernonia high school. In a letter, received July 16 by his mother, Mrs. O. S. Poynter, Bob Tindall of the navy wrote that he is in a hospital In Austral ia. No information was given as to his injury. Melvin Harper, who is with the Seabees -at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, has been promoted from fireman 1/c to machinist’s mate 2/c. Mrs. James Loop received word recently from her husband, James L. Loop, BM 2/c, and thereby learned that he is stationed in Alaska. He had just received his rating of second class boatswain’s mate. An Associated Press dispatch from “with the United States seventh army in Sicily, tells of the landing of the first flying fortress in Sicily— “Dirty Girty,” and guess who was on board. Yes, it was Technical Sgt. Walter Parcells, the radio operator, who is a graduate of Vernonia high schorl and the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Parcells, now of King ston, Washington. Although the emergency landing “Dirty Girty” made was interest ing reading,. probably • the best news the dispatch contained was that it wa3 Sgt. Parcells’ last flight before going home for a well-earned rest. He has flown on 50 missions over enemy territory and thus qualif.es for home leave. Walter Ray Ballard of Ver nonia entered the navy through the Portland navy recruiting sta tion on Wednesday, July 21. Larry Marshall, who is a CM2/c in the Seabees, was recently trans ferred from Camp Perry, Virgin ia to Camp Lejueni, New River, North Carolina; his wife, the form er Montana French, who is in the WAC, was also recently transfer red—from Camp Ruston, Louis iana to Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Friends who wish to write should use the following address in writ ing to him: L. T. Marshall, CM 2/c, Plat. 3, C.D. 2013, N.C.R.G., Marine Base, Camp Lejueni, New River, North Carolina. Her address is: Aux. Montana Marshall, 5th Co., 21st Reg., Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Clayton Aldrich, 17, enlisted in the marine corps at Portland last week. He was placed on an inac tive status and returned home, awaiting a later call to duty. Private Aldrich played football at Vernonia high school for three years, graduating in May. He is working for the Oregon-American Lumber corporation. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Aldrich. KEASEY—Pvt. Verle DeVaney is now in a replacement battalion in Australia. He wrote that they are having winter there now. More “Those Who Are,” page 6 Dimout Aid July 29—5:50 30—5:51 31—5:52 Aug. 1—5:53 2—5:55 3—5:56 4—5:57 5—5:58 8:45 8.44 8:43 8:41 8:40 8:38 8:37 8:35 Eighty-nine Men Inducted Into Armed Forces from County In what appears to be the se cond largest induction call for Columbia county, 89 men were accepted for service in the var ious branches of the United States armed forces two weeks ago. The June call of 61 was above av erage, but 90 were inducted in April, 1942. Most of the 24 men who were inducted into the navy left for training fast Friday, while many of the othA-s took a three- week furlough and will leave next week. Fifty-six went into the army; two were accepted as army aviation cadets; and five as ma rines. Of the 13 Vernonia men who were called, four, Keith Walker, Lynn (Elmer L.) Brady, Calvin Sasse, and Fred Lusby, graduated from Vernonia high school this spring. Leland Errend is a grad uate of 1942. Several others are undergraduates or have attend ed the high school in recent years. It is interesting to note that nine, or exactly half, cf the boys who graduated this spring, are now in the service, although two will probably not be called until fail. List Given The following men were re- cently inducted into the army of the United States: James H. Malone, Jr., Houlton; Xeith W. WalkerfS'Vernonia; Mer lin J. Tuom, Clatskanie; Lyle K. McDonald, St. Helens; James Wil liam Burns, Rainier; Lyle W. Wil liams, Rainier; Lowell R. Ander son, Clatskanie; David B. William son, St. Helens; Robert Junior Hall, Vernonia; Ralph Henry Ol sen, Rainier; Elmer L. Brady, Ver nonia; Marvin Anderson, St. Hel ens; Harley P. Thomas, Goble; Calvin K. Wemmer, Rainier; Wayne C. Bredleau, Houlton: Ed ward W. Larsen, Houlton; Ver land R. Pierce, St. Helens; Ever ett B. Newland, Rainier; Ralph L. Kreiger, Vernonia; Marion A. White, Goble; Leo J. Haberman, Vfernonia; Robert D. Griffith, Portland; Le land S. Errend, Vernonia; William H. Johnston, St. Helens; Robert E. Davis, Rainier; Edward J. Za- horak, St. Helens; Clyde A. Davis, Sandy; Roy Salmon, St. Helens; Daniel I. Heman, Rainier; George H. Guentner, St. Helens; Clyde C. Lepin, Rainier; Ernest Rolf Rosen, Scappoose; John R. Ken nedy, Warren; Owen R. Johnstun, Rainier; Raymond J. Johnson, Clatskanie; Ethelbert I. Harring ton, St. Helens; Many in Army Edward B. Arner, Vernonia; David R. Tucker, Rainier; Robert Eugene Olinger, Vernonia; Walter T. Mollenhour, Scappoose; Dale L. Heglund, Columbia City; Carl Randa, Clatskanie; Robert Alfred Johnsen, Rainier; Robert W. Thomas, Woodson; Charles L. Vale, Jr., Rainier; Gerald L. Turner, Vernonia; Charles D. Hanson, Forest Grove; Wallace C. McGilvra, St. Helens; Dale M. Miller, Prescott; Joseph Sienko, Jr., St. Helens; Hugh C. Ells worth, St. Helens; Donald C. Dewey, St. Helens; George R. Gressett, Rainier; Archie L. Kar- ovnen, Clatskanie; Bernard C. Japs, St. Helens; Robert Dale Gosser, Vernonia; Vernon Vincent Griffin, St. Helens; and Earl Dan iel Roberts, Kerry. Navy Men Night Shift Due for Some While repairs are being made to a turbine at the Ore gon-American mill here,’ be ginning Monday, August 2, men and women employed in the dry assorter, shipping de partment, and planing mill will work a night shift, form 5:30 p.m. to 2;30 a.m. The repairs are necessitated by wea? and tear, and it can not be , determined exactly how long they will require. Because a number of work ers affected by the night shift are observers on the lo cal AWS post and have been serving at night, it is urgently requested that extra volun teers take over their duties while the night shift is in ef fect. The night shift at the post is 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and the two on dutv take turns sleeping. Anyone who can servo should see Chief Observer M. A. Oakes or call 774. Trapper Funds Added to Budget Walter Keene of Vernonia, gov ernment trapper for Columbia county, will be kept on the job due to protests made at the coun ty budget meeting at St. Helens on Wednesday, July 21. When the original budget was drawn up, the usual allotment for that pur pose was omitted partly because it was felt that Columbia county was paying for control of preda tory animals in bordering Wash ington and Clatsop counties, which do not provide for such work. When the Nehalem Valley Goat Milk Producers’ association was formed late in June, the tenta tive lack of protection against predatory animals was mentioned and representation ■ at the budget meeting was planned. It is under stood the state and federal gov ernments will appropriate similar amounts, making a total of $900 a year. Teachers Start Gym Roofing Job Because of the difficulty of getting help, the work of re shingling the high school gymnas ium is being done by teachers when they are not working at their summer occupations. In ad dition to applying new shingles to the sloping part of the roof, the flat roof over the locker rooms will receive new composition roof ing. The job was started Monday and will probably take several weeks. In addition to R. L. Spencer, janitor, and teachers W. W. Mc Crae, Harold McEntire, Ray Mills, and 0. E. Robbins. Emil Messing is taking part in the work. Skull Fractured Marlene Schroll, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schroll, suffered a fractured skull Mon day night when she was hit by a 2 by 4. A scaffolding was being put up at the high school gym and the little girl, unseen by workers, slipped into the path of the falling timber. Wednesday morning she seemed to be getting along satisfactorily, but will be in bed several weeks. Aircraft Rec. Classes to Be Next Week Instruction Open To All Observers, But Not Required Aircraft recognition classes will be held two evenings next week at the union hall at 8:00 p.m., Mrs. M. B. Steers, teacher of the classes, announces. The two ev enings will be Tuesday, August 3 and Friday Auguste, and at tendance either night is all that is necessary, although those who can are urged to be present both evenings. In addition, afternoon classes will be given if necessary. Those who cannot be present at night should get in touch with Chief Observer M. A. Oakes by phoning 774 or sending a card. The classes are open to all who are registered as regular or sub stitute observers on an AWS post. More observers are needed at the local post .and new observers who sign up before classes start may have the instruction. Mrs. Steers is post instructor as she attended an AWS school in Portland for a week during June. She will teach the recognition of both American and enemy planes. Although it is highly desirable that observers take the course, it is not necessary that they do so. Several to Camp At Church Meet A good representation is plan ned by the Evangelical church here for the annual summer camp and convention at Jennings Lodge. Scheduled for August 1 to 10 is the C. E, convention, while from August 9 to 11 the women’s mis sionary convention will be held. The Evangelical conference will be from August 11 to 15. As Rev. Backer and his family plan to camp at Jennings Lodge throughout the session, all ser vices at the church here will not be held. There will be Sunday school every Sunday, but no evening services on August 1, 8, and 15. On August 8 the laymen will con duct the morning worship service, which will be omitted the 15th. Leaving Sunday afternoon with Rev. Backer for the C. E. meet ing are Eileen Enos, Dorothy Ro land, Norman Riggins and Sally Kasper. Eileen will stay for the entire session, while the other three will return the 9th. Dele gates to the missionary conven tion are Mrs. Bill Nissen and Mrs. Mary Smith, although only Mrs. Smith plans to attend. Mrs. Gerald Riggins is lay del egate to the conference, while Mrs. Dave Marshall is her alter nate. Apply for Sugar Early Those who need more canning sugar than the 10 pounds allow ed from ration stamps 15 and 16 in book one are asked to make application for additional sugar several days in advance of the time they will need it. With many other assorted rationing applica tions to take care of, the clerks for the local board cannot be ex pected to act immediately .on sugar applications, which must be ac companied by ration books one for the applicant’s family. Listed The following were inducted in to the navy: Melvin J. Beyer, Woodbum; Orin W. Adams, St. Helens; Roy E. Boothe, St. Helens; William E. Schöning, St. Helens; Roy Marvin Elliott, Rainier; Lyle G. Paulsen, Rainier; Nevin L. Hawk, Clatskanie; Calvin J. Sasse, Ver- nonie; Wilfred E. Holce, Mist; Helfred A. Carlstrom, Goble; Don ald Lloyd Gish, Goble; Warren C. Leve eke, Clatskanie; Fred L. (Continued on page 6) Many Books Issued Between 800 and 850 A renewal gas books have been issued by the kcal rationing board, and ap plications are still being received and the books sent An A book holder who has lost the back of his old A book may apply for a new book without it if he includes with his applica tion his car registration card and a statement that he is entitled to use the car and that no renew al has been issued. NO MORE ACTION REQUIRED ON BOOK 3 No local board stamp or ac tion is required on the new ration book three. A space on the front cover of the book provides for "local board ac tion,” and some people have inquired at the local ration ing office to see if some pro cessing had to be done there. The space for personal de scription is to be filled in by the owner of the book.