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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1943)
Bond Rally Here Tonight at Hall ; Kick-off here for the third war loan drive will be an inva sion bond rally tonight (Friday, September 10) at 8:00 p.m. at the Legion hall. It’s an event which every man, woman, and child in and around Vernonia will want to attend, for there will be community singing, speakers, and musical numbers. And furthermore the success of this most important drive depends on its start—a crowd will help to make this spontaneous rally a success. Main speaker of the evening will be a member of the war fi nance committee from Portland. Others who will talk include Judd Greenman, representing the Ore gon-American Lumber corporation, W. W. McCrae, the school, Harry Hall, I.W.A., Local 5-37, and a representative of Clark and Wil son and the city of Vernonia. Master of ceremonies is to be J. W. Nichols, who will be assist ed by W. W. McCrae. The com munity singing will be lead by Mrs. Sam Hearing, Jr. and Mrs. Marvin Kamholz. Solo« on Program As for the individual musical numbers, Frank O’Brien will sing a solo, "Any Bonds Today,” young Richard Lalli will play his ac- cordian, and Mrs. Charles Ever- saul will give a vocal' solo, “God Bless America.” Following the peoples’ rally, the local invasion bond drive commit tee will meet with the outside visitors to discuss the drive more fully. Future plans for the drive, which is headed by Mrs. H. H. King, include individual programs sponsored by each precinct’s com mittee. Precinct 4 is tentatively planning to sponsor a show at the local theatre. More about these programs will be announced next week. County Has Goal Columbia county hopes to meet a quota of $1,800,000 during Sep tember in order to sponsor two motor torpedo boats to be named after county pioneers. Although the quota for each working man, woman and child is $112.50, every one is urged to invest the maxi mum number of dollars they can spare for this special loan. A can vass is being organized in town and in Wilark by precinct commit tees. Indication that farmers will also be contacted is an announcement that Irving T. Rau, county war finance chairman, has completed plans with Burt K. Snyder, agri cultural director, Oregon war fi nance committee. More than 2060 farmers in Columbia county will be called upon personally by teams of solicitors recruited from the state grange and other farm or ganizations. Specially prepared war bond kits have been mailed out from state headquarters. Ray Mills Named New Councilman At a city council meeting Wed nesday night, Ray Mills was ap pointed to fill the city councilman position left vacant by LeVern Adams. Mr. Adams’ written resig nation was read and accepted earl ier in the meeting. He and his family have moved to Sweet Home because of logging interests there. From the Home Water associa tion, which buys water from the city through a meter and sells it to about 30 consumers at River view, a request that a discount be allowed due to leaks was read. Their total bill has been over $100 monthly for the past two months, whereas the average monthly bilj is about $50, the highest bill not running over $75. In fairness to individual consumers in the city who are paying and have paid for extra water due to leaks, the coun cil voted to allow no discount, as the higher bills are no great hard ship. To encourage property owners to put in concrete, rather than wooden sidewalks, the council agreed that those putting in new sidewalks may have the free use of the city’s cement mixer, the only charge being $1.00 for each moving of the apparatus. Other business included the pas sing of a resolution granting a deed to Lee Warner, the approval of the sale of a lot on B street to Nels Hogberg for $25, and the approval of monthly bills. FIRE ALARM SOUNDED The fire alarm Saturday after noon was due to a small fire at Riverview, but the alarm should not have been sounded as it was an out-of-town fire, according to H. M. Culbertson, chief of the lo cal volunteer fire department. It was Andy Parker’s residence and a small hole was burned in the roof before the fire could be ex tinguished. PAL SHOP REMODELS The Pal Shop re-opened Thurs day after being closed for over a week for repairs. During that time the counter space was enlarg ed and the walls and booths paint ed white- with a blue trim. Those WTio Are in It ON FURLOUGH AGAIN MEET SON’S FRIEND T/Sgt. Walt Parcells is on fur lough again and may visit here again. He reported at Salt Lake City on September 1 and was classified as a radio operator, 1/c, and gunner, skilled. He was given a choice of locality, and of course chose the Northwest; he was told he would not be sent back over seas. On September 2 Walt was given a 15-day furlough, and will report back to Salt Lake City for re-assignment on September 21. At present he is at his home in Kingston, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis were surprised when, upon receiving a telephone call from Portland, they learned that it was Sgt. Tom Pratt of the same bombardment squad ron as their son, Sgt. Francis Dav is. It has been located in India for over a year. Sgt. Pratt had just returned from India and Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Turn er went to Portland to visit him and learn many interesting things about India, and also that Francis who recently underwent another operation, was well on the way to recovery. LAIRD IN TENNESSEE Two weeks after leaving here on July 23, Lt. Desmond Laird was sent to Dyersburg, Tennessee, where he is stationed at present. Dimout Aid September 10—6:43 11—6:44 12—6:45 13—6:47 14—6:48 15—6:49 16—6:50 7:33 7:31 7:29 7:27 7:25 7:23 7:21 SEABEE HERE ON LEAVE Here on leave for 10 days is Tom Bateman, a mail specialist 3/c in the Seabees. He flew from Oakland, arriving here Monday evening, and will leave Thursday afternoon. The former member of the local post office staff was transferred August 25 from the east coast to Camp Parks, Cali fornia. More “Those Who” on page 5 Several Point Value Changes Made Sunday Grade School Down Has Six New One Point; Raised to 12 Instructors School Starts Here Wednesday Many Meats Butter Points Reflecting an improvement in civilian meat supplies, the office of price administration Sunday re duced the ration cost of most lamb and bacon cuts from one to two points, as well as the point value of sirloin steak and rib roasts. In addition, several variety meats also were given lower point values. At the same time, the ra tion cost of creamery butter in creased two points to 12 points per pound. These revised point values are contained in the sixth official table of consumer point values for meats, fats, oil and dairy pro ducts, which is effective from Sep tember 5 through October 2. The table lists a total of 35 meat cuts which are reduced either one or two points from August ( with only one meat item (veal sweetbreads) showing an increase. Creamery Butter, 12 Points Six new teachers have been hired for the Vernonia elementary school system to replace those who have resigned for various rea sons. These teachers are: Mary Lavine of Portland, who last taught at Newberg; Mabie Black- well from Marshland; Charles Phelps from Dallas (a 1943 grad uate from the Oregon College of Education at Monmouth); Ruth Griffis, last year’s principal at Buxton grade school; Mary Taylor of Portland, from Catlin school; and Maude Kobow from Eastern Oregon. • Miss Velva Ramsey moves from the Washington grade school to be principal at Lincoln school re placing Miss Marian Schrieber, who resigned to live at home and teach in Portland. Those not re turning include Mrs. Maude Rog ers, who after years of teach ing here, has moved to Salem to be near relatives. Also absent will be E. H. Condit, former superin tendent, Shirley Hardesty, who is staying in Oak Grove with her mother, Mrs. R. B. Fletcher, who is remaining at home and Marie DeBolt, who will teach music at Cottage Grove this year. For the first time creamery but ter and “farm” or “country” but ter are listed separately and giv en different point values. Country butter is assigned a value of 6 points Per pound, while creamery butter is listed at 12. Up to the present, farm butter has had the same point value as regular creamery butter, although OPA Some to Attend Lincoln regional administrators have been Following the policy heretofore authorized to tower the point val ue of farm butter under certain used. Paul Gordon, Vernonia grade school superintendent announces, circumstances. All lamb and mutton items, with all first, second, and third grade the exception of breast and flank pupils residing west of the rail and some variety meats, are re road track will attend the Lincoln duced one point. Similiarly, most school. In order to equalize teach bacon cuts are reduced two points ing loads, it will be necessary to and a one-point reduction is made send some bus youngsters to this in a few other pork items. Beef school. The understanding and co rib cuts, roast and steak, and sir operation of parents will be ap loin steak are lowered one point. preciated. Beginning first graders must be Canned fish products which con tain more than 20 percent of ra six years old on or before Novem tioned fish—such as sandwich ber 15; due to the crowded con spreads and fish paste—are placed dition of schools here it is neces on the point table for the first sary to enforce this state regula time and are valued at 12 points tion. Youngsters who will be five on or before November 15 may per pound. The revised point values are attend kindergarten. Because that contained in Amendment No. 14 to instruction ends at 11:30 a.m., Supplement 1 to Ration Order 16 whenever possible parents should call for kindergarten youngsters effective September 5, 1943. at that time, even though thi'y did go by bus in the morning. Be Value« Effective Sunday Point changes in 21 food items cause of the teacher shortage, no —13 up and 8 down—are shown facilities for the later care of these in the seventh official table of children are available. point values for processed foods, Workbook« to Be Used All state textbooks will be furn effective Sunday, September 5, which was made public Thursday ished by the school district, but workbooks for various subjects, by the OPA. In addition, point values of four to serve as aids to the pupils and points per pound are set for two teachers, need be purchased by items which, beginning September youngsters. After school starts the 5, will be restored to rationing— pupils will be notified which one dried prunes and dried raisins and to buy, and they will be available at Nance’s drug store. currants at 4 points a pound. Allowances will be made for Principal changes in the new table and the reasons for them are youngsters who register late be cause they are helping with har summarized below. In the “canned or bottled" vest work. Following are the names of the group, fruits have been moving into consumption at too rapid a grade school teachers and the rate, particularly canned cranber grades and subjects which they ries «r cranberry sauce, peaches, will teach: Lincoln school—Velva Ramsey, apples and pears. New packs of these items are running below principal and second grade; Mary Lavine, first grade; Pearl Wilker the figures for a year ago. In the vegetable division, the son, third grade. pressure of buying has not been Teacher« Lifted Washington school—Lulah Full particularly severe upon stocks ex cept in the case of canned and erton, kindergarten and lower bottled beans (baked beans, soak grade music; Grace Mathews, ed dry beans, pork and beans, first; Lenora Kizer, second; Mabel etc.), and in pumpkin or squash Blackwell, first and second; Jean on which items point values are Ellen Ervine, third; Mildred Weed being raised. In other bean items and Noma Callister, fourth; Erma remedial —fresh shelled, green or wax, and Chance, lower grade fresh soy beans—it has been pos room; Evelyn Heath and Jane sible to reduce point values. Re- Pace, fifth. Charles Phelps, sixth, industrial fluctions also are shown in beets, arts, boys physical education; carrots, and tomatoes. Charlotte Steele, sixth, and li Froxen Value* Up In the “frozen” foods classifi brary; Erwin Ruh, seventh and cation, six items are raised in arithmetic; Rose Steen, seventh point value—all fruits or berries, and geography; Dorothy Sc’tdon. green or wax beans and lima eighth and English; Ruth Griffis, beans, cut corn, peas and spinach. Eighth and history-civics; Ozona In the dried beans, pea« or Ruh, upper grade r.medial; Mary (Continued from page 1) (Continued on page 5) Full Staff of Teachers Hired By 9:00 a.m. next Wednesday morning, September 15, Vernonia grade and high school youngsters will have found scats in their re spective assemblies and will spend the morning getting their first taste of the new school year. Pres ent will be full teacher staffs, but absent will be some students temporarily detained for crop and forestry work. Busses will take rural pupils home in time for lunch on Wednesday. Bus routes, as announced by W. W. McCrae, high school prin cipal, and Paul A. Gordon, Ver nonia grade school superintendent, will be the same as last year—ex cept that all side trips and one bus will be eliminated and Herb Condit’s bus will combine its two trips into one. These changes are all due to ODT regulations which require school districts to cut mileage to a minimum. Mr. Condit’s daily trip will start at Lynch’s garage in Riv erview, continue on the Mist high way to its junction with the Ston ey Point road, and proceed along the latter road to the schools. Formerly a separate trip was made for the students on each of the two roads. George Johnson will make the Wilark run, while Tom Crawford will pick up those on the Timber road. Mr. Crawford has previously had the Wilark run, while Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Crawford each ran busseg on the Timber road. The remaining busses will be man ned as before: Tex Mills, Pebble and Beaver creek; Bruce McDon aid, Rock creek; and W. R. John son, Mist. Sportsmen Cancel Meet for Rally The Nehalem Valley Rod and Gun club will not meet tonight as was scheduled, J. A. Bush, pres ident of the organization announc es. Instead, all members are urg ed to attend the bond rally at the Legion hall. Due to the need for a large crowd at this rally at the start of the third war loan drive, the sportsmen will want to be among those present to make it a success. The next regular meeting of the club will therefore be held Friday, September 17 at Bush’s funeral home, and at that time members will receive their membership cards. Civilian Defense Class to Start Pre-Induction Classes Dae High School AU high school freshmen and transfer students are urged to talk to Principal McCrae at the school anytime during the day on Monday or on Tuesday morning for pre-registration advice. Old students are also invited to talk over their schedules with him, but it will be of particular value to freshmen and transfers. Organ izational high school faculty meet ings will be held Tuesday after noon, so that time will not be open to student conferences. Students who of necessity must remain in crop harvesting or on fire control duty, are urged to register some evening near the start of school, so that teachers will know how many to expect in each class. Such students will be given an opportunity to make up work thus missed, as school offic ials recognize the importance of their current work. In spite of the fact that one less teacher was hired this year, the school will offer the same number of subjects as last year, a new course in office training will be offered superior commercial students. Office practice and the use of office machines will be taught in this class, as far as is possible with available equipment. This class will better prepare girls for office employment, as many local high school girls have been finding such work. Correspondence Courses Due In view of demands of military authorities and of the fact that most high school boys face induc tion soon after graduation, sever al pre-induction courses of a tech .nical nature will be introduced. These courses will be by corres pondence and under the supervi sion of a teacher with daily classes. Open to all boyg and girls an attempt will be made to satis fy as many needs as possible. These courses are offered by the U. S. office of education in co operation with th« state univer sity and college.’ Because of the expense of technical courses and limited equipment and instructors here, the need for correspondence courseg is obvious. In general, activities will be broader, rather than limited, and wide participation is urged. Publi cations (Timberline and annual), dramatics (3 plays and the drama club), music (glee club and sex tette), and athi tics (physical ed ucation, G.A.A., ball and track teams, and dancing) will be offer ed as usual. Plane« to Be Constructed The model airplane construction A class in civilian defense, fea project for the army and navy turing gas decontamination and will continue, ag it teaches stu fire bomb control, will be held dents craftsmanship and aeronau soon at the high school at the re tics, as well as aids the war ef quest of the loggers who are or fort. The continuance of the air ganized as fire fighters. The class scouts, an auxiliary of the Boy will require four hours of instruc Scouts of America, is planned, as tion two hours on Friday, Septem that organization was well-started ber 17, and two hours on Friday, last spring. If enough interest is September 24. Instruction will be shown, the local gun club has gin at 8:00 p.m. promised to cooperate in teaching A. D. Lolley requests that mem boys (and girls) rifle marksman bers of the auxiliary police attend. ship as a new activity. In addition anyone who is interest In line with pre-induction cours ed in gas decontamination and fire es will be an intensified physical bomb control is welcome and education program, begun at the should attend. close of last year and well-liked by the students. A more vigorous type of activity, including judo, Prize» to Be Offered Three door prizes of war stamps boxing, wrestling, rope climbing, will be offered at the war stamp and intensified calisthenics, is em dance scheduled for Saturday, Sep phasized. tember 18 at the Legion hall under Texts at Nance'« the sponsorship of the Mothers’ Students may purchase textbooks Service club. First prize will be at Nance’s pharmacy, and the only $10.00 in stamps; second, $5.00 new book introduced will be for in stamps; and third, $2.50 in biology class. Others will be the same as used last year. stamps. Money for the purchase of the The high school faculty and stamps was donated to the club their subjects this year will be: by business men. Prizes will be W. W. McCrae, principal and so awarded on the basis of numbers cial economics; Freda Beck, com- (Continued on page 6) on the tickets.
