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County
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Derno iBfflEagí e
GOV. SNELL SPEAKS ’
IN RAINIER TODAY
RAINIER — Governor Earl
Snell will be the speaker at a
meeting to be held at the high
school auditorium Thursday ev
ening, today, at 8 o’clock.
The Rainier Woman’s club is
sponsoring the evening’s pro
gram and believes itself unus
ually fortunate in securing Gov
ernor Snell for the program.
Governor Snell will be a
guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred W. Herman while in
Rainier. Mr. Herman, a former
member of the Oregon house
of representatives, is a person
al and political friend of the
'governor.
STUDENT INCREASE
SHOWN BY CENSUS
f
3
%
Supply Much Less
Than Estimated
Need, Says OPA
The percentage of passenger
car tire production is so much
smaller in 1943 than in 1941
that car owners must conserve
every possible mile of driving
to keep their cars in operation.
Such was the warning issued
this week by the OPA.
The public in 1941 had ac
cess to 53,500,000 new passeng
er car tires, plus a substan
tial quantity of used tires. This
available amount would equip
approximately 15 million cars
with tires. However, during
1942 the quota of passenger
tires made available to OPA by
the war production board for
rationing was 3,700,000,
ap-
proximately 50
less
million
than 1941.
TAXPAYERS RUSH TO
BEAT DEADLINE
According to the rubber di-
rector’s estimate of the tires
that will be available for pas-
senger cars, the transportation
of essential war workers is in
danger. The quota of both new
and used tires to keep the es
sential cars operating is only
17,000,000, about one-fourth
the available quantity in 1941.
This quota has to take care of
approximately 24 million cars,
the total number now in opera
tion, on the basis of less than
an average of one tire per pas
senger car. During the first
eight monthes of 1943, approxi
mately
15,900,000 passenger
car tire certificates were is
sued by OPA, leaving only a
little over a million to allocate
to consumers for the last quart
er of the year.
However, with the present
rate of demand for tires, it is
estimated that approximately
25 million tires are actually
needed for 1943 to fill the
quota for essential driving on
ly under the mileage rationing
program.
REX PUTNAM ON PROGRAM
FOR EDUCATION WEEK
RAINIER — Rex Putnam of
Salem, state superintendent of
public instruction was the prin
cipal speaker at a program and
education meeting held in the
grade school auditorium last
Tuesday evening in observance
of national education week.
NEW OPTOMETRIST
TO OPEN OFFICE
ST. HELENS—Dr. David A.
Chambers, former president of
the Oregon Optometric associa
tion and practicing optometrist
in Oregon for 36 years, will
open a branch office here in
the Sentinel-Mist building on
November 16. The new optom
etry office will be the only one
of its kind to be available for
residents of St. Helens and Co-
lumbia county.
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Present Tire
Situation
Said Critical
CLATSKANIE—School cen
sus for the current year shows
an increase in number of pup
ils from ages six to 18, it was
reported by Walter Dennis, sup
erintendent of schools, who with
John Martinson, district clerk,
is completing the roll.
“We know we do not have
all children of ages four and
five and youth 18 and 19 years
of age,” Dennis reported, “be
cause the proportion of those
age groups is out of line with
the middle ages. We are call-
ing on people of the community
to help us. . .”
“Pupils in the Marshland area
are now included in the Clats
kanie census, We have had a
very complete return from that
district,” Mr. Dennis reported.
ST. HELENS—County tax-
payers, who have less property
tax to pay this year than last
appear to be in a hurry to pay
it, for the tax department of
the sheriff’s office reports that
the turnover so far this year
has been about twice what it
was last season at this time.
Total tax this year is $619,-
■ 906.57, which is $55,555.76 und
er last year’s total of $675,-
462.33.
Mrs. Claudia Lowd, tax rep-
uty, said last week that most
of the people who are coming
in to settle their tax account
with the county are paying
in full, thus becoming eligible
for the three per cent discount
given those who pay all of their
taxes on or before the 15th.
START OF YARD DOCK
WORK PLANNED SOON
ST. HELENS — Carpenters
are busy at the Columbia City
shipyard site in completing the
partially-finished office build-
ing, left in its uncompleted
state since the summer of 1942.
It was estimated that the crew
would require a week or 10
days to complete the L-shaped
building, which was designed to
house representatives of the
maritime commission as well as
company personnel.
Gilpin Construction company
of Portland is setting up a pile
driver at the site and workers
there said that driving of pil
ing for the 400-foot outfitting
dock would begin soon.
Both the county court and
the shipbuilding company have
signed a lease which grants the
company use of the Columbia
City site for a 10-year period
on payment of an annual rent
al fee of $400. The company
has the option of renewing the
lease for an additional 10 years
by giving the county written
notice of its intention to re-
new on or before 90 days from
expiration of the present con-
tract.
Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Thursday, November 18, 1943
Supply Far Below Need
Food For Freedom
Month Observed Here
A nation-wide program
is families are urged to plant
now underway to increase the bigger victory gardens.
The conservation of food is
public’s understanding of the
program
food situation and to inform also urged in the
every family of the part it which asks that the consumer
can play in growing and con cut waste and stretch the sup-
ply by substituting plentiful for
serving food.
The program is designed to scarce foods. It is also urged
show people the need to pro that war food demands be put
duce food where and when first by sharing the supplies
they can. Farmers are urged willingly with the armed forces,
to meet farm goals and city the allies and with neighbors.
Foriegn Property
Holder to Report
Citizens of Vernonia and
the Upper Nehalem Valley who
own any property in foreign
countries were notified by post
master Emil F. Messing this
week that they must file re
ports of their foreign holdings
with the treasurey department
before December 1. The notice
was given by means of a post
er placed on display ât the
post office.
Postmaster Messing points
out that it is necessary for
the government to have as
complete information as pos
sible on the American stake
abroad to .assist the military
authorities and the civilian gov
ernments on the fighting fronts
and to bring about sound solu
tions of the post-war problems.
Report forms,
known as
TFR-500, may
be
obtained
through commercial banks, or
from the neare«» federal re
serve bank, the postmaster
states. Penalties are provided
for those who wilfully fail to
file reports.
ILLNESS
CLOSES
BAKERY
The Vernonia Bakery will be
closed for a few days as Mr.
Massey is reported to be ill
with the flu.
Annual Service Planned
The annual Harvest Home
service will be held at the
Christian church next Sunday
morning at 11:00 o’clock. As
is the custom, the church will
be decorated with fruits, vege
tables, home canned goods, eu
and after the service the entire
donation will be taken to the
home for the aged in Beaver
ton. The church will be open
all day Saturday and gifts for
this institution will be gladly
received.
Season Football
Standings Given
A score standing of confer
ence games in the Columbia
county football league was re
leased by Wallace McCrae this
week. It is as follows:
Won Tied Lost
0
1
2
Scappoose
1
1
1
Vernonia
0
2
1
St. Helens
0
2
1
Rainier
Clatskanie (Did I not participate)
The Vernonia Loggers will
meet the Tillamook Cheese
makers on the Tillamook field
Friday, November 19 at 2:30
p.m. Vernonia won over the
ir game
Cheesemakers
score of
played here
13 to 7.
Who
Scrap Pile» Culled
To help meet this demand
for tires by essential war work-
ers, scrap piles are being thor
oughly culled to obtain every
tire that shows possibility of
any further use. By doing this
is it estimated that the short
age may be reduced to approx
imately 6 million with the hope
of further reduction by what
ever production of synthetic
tires is possible. However, the
small quantity of synthetic tires
produced will not be sufficient
to afford any substantian re
lief over the next few months.
Car-sharing and strict con
servation of tires now on cars
are the primary solutions to
the present critical situation,
Conservation of tires includ-
es recapping, which does not
require a certificate and driv-
ing under 35 miles per hour.
The promotion of car clubs
must be accelerated. - A few
major plants in any one locali-
tp is not enough. Car-sharing
should cover every possibility,
should be systematically sched-
uled throughout the community.
Bands Should Be
Turned in Now
All boys who were scouts
last year and who have not
registered for this year and
are still possessors of the cas
ualty station arm bands are
urged to turn in their bands
either to Mrs. R. D. Eby or
Ed Frazee, scoutmaster.
It it a ruling that scouts
can’t be considered part of the
casualty station staff unless
they are registered. All boys
who have been scouts are urged
to re-register immediately.
SCORES HIGH IN SHOOT
In a letter received recent
ly by J. W. Brimmer from his
son, Andy, he mentions that he
is still in Missouri and expects
to be there until Christmas. He
also mentions doing quite a bit
of field work and of firing
big guns. He sent a bulletin on
his carbine score which was
188, the highest score in the
outfit. He stated: “They just
have part of our battery listed.
That is a tough shoot, most of
it is standing, kneeling and
sitting, all the time shooting
rapid fire. You have only so
much time to get them off or
you are out of luck as the tar-
get disapears. He also writes
that he imagines Rock creek is
full of salmon by now and
that with all the guys in the
service those remaining ought
to have a picnic.
JOINS MARINE CORPS
Clyde
Vernon
Lamping,
former letterman on the Ver
nonia high school football squad
has been inducted into the ma
rine corps and will leave for
training camp at San Diego,
Calif., following a 14-day fur-
lough.
Private Lamping is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lamp
ing. Since leaving school, he
has been employed by the Clark
and Wilson Lumber Co.
SENT TO HOUSTON. TEXAS
Lyman Hawkins, Jr., has
been studying radio technician
work in Chicago, but has been
recently transferred
to
the
University of Houston, Texas
where he is continuing his stud
ies.
FORMER
STUDENTS
WRITE
Wallace McCrae received sev
eral letters from former stu-
school
dents of IVernonia
armed
who are now in
forces. •
he has
Jack Olin writes
first
made good grades
term at U.C.L.A. where he is
taking navy college training.
He also says he has been made
platoon commander and drills
33 men.
Robert Kent writes from
Jacksonville, Florida that he en-
joys the Timberline very much
and thinks sending of it to boys
in the service is a fine thing.
He also mentions the making
of the model air planes which
the high school boys are doing
is very valuable. He states he
has seen them in use every
day.
Pvt. Harry Lazott also writes
from Lowry Field, Denver, Col
orado. Norman Wikstrom says
that he is attending electrician
school at Camp Peterson, Farra
gut, Idaho. He also mentions
enjoying the Timberline.
RETURNS FROM FURLOUGH
Gene Goodman, son of Mrs.
Bessie Nygaard, left Monday
for San Diego where he is sta
tioned with the marines. He
expects to be shipped out soon.
WANTS FRIENDS TO WRITE
EJrvin Paul Mullins, F2/c,
hassent his address and wishes
his friends to write him. The
address may be obtained at
The Eagle office.
GETS
DISCHARGE
Roy Bell arrived home Thurs
day with a medical discharge
from the army due to shell
shock. He entered the army
with the national guard and
has served on Guada'canal.
More “Those Who Are,' page 6
Seal Sale
To Start
Here Soon
Mailing Method
To Be Used Again
This Season
The sale of Christmas seals
in Vernonia will start here
soon with J. B. Wilkerson as
the chairman for the sale for
Vernonia and Mrs. W. H.
Bridgers as chairman for both
Mist and Birkenfeld. The seals
will be mailed out to prospec
tive buyers about November
22. According to Otto H. H.
Peterson, who is seal sale chair
man for the Columbia County
Health association, the quota
for the county has been set
at I $2,500. No quota has been
set for Vernonia and vicinity
for this year. In past years the
sale i of seals has been carried
out by the school students but
this ybar as in recent years,
it will be handled through the
mail.
Instead of seals being sold in
the schools this year there will
be a sale of “Bangle Pins”
which will be sold for 1 cent
to the grade school students
and 5 cents for the high school
students. This will be for their
membership in
the
County
Health association.
Part of the money r received
seals
from the sale of the
t
and pins will be put in the
county health fund and the re
mainder will go as always to
help fight tuberculosis.
Vernonia May Be
Scene of Tragedy
It seems that someone in
Vernonia has a very destruc
tive attitude, or maybe they
are trying to be funny. It has
been reported that the wooden
men safety signs at the Wash
ington grade school have been
disappearing and when they
found, they are broken,
was found this week with
head broken off.
These little men are placed
in the street entirely for saf-
ety purposes and not to be
tiirown over fences and into
brush.
It is urged that whoever? is
seemingly getting enjoyment
from this prank to please stop
as it may lead to disaster due
to an accident. Some boy or
girl may lose their life by be
ing struck by a car due to the
fact that safety regulations
were not carried out.
Register Now
For Book 4
According to Mrs. Paul Gord
on of the local rationing board,
those who didn’t register for
ration book four may now reg
ister with the local board. All
registrants must bring ration
book three with them at that
time.
Jams and jellies in 5%'-oz.
jars or smaller are not ration
ed effective November 12. Ov
er 5V4 oz. but not more than
eight ounces keep their origin
al ration value of three points
for jams, preserves and non-
citrus marmalades
and
two
points for jellies and fruit but-
ters.
New B-2 and C-2 mileage
ration coupons will be effec
tive December 1. They will
have a value of five gallons.
The old B, C, B-l, and C-l
coupons remain at their pres
ent value and are acceptable
for gasoline purchases after
December 1, 1943 but under no
curcumstances shall old form
coupons be issued after that
date.
Volume 21, Number 4
16 County Scouts Need
Men Taken Interest Rise
Sixteen Columbia county men
were inducted through the se
lective service board recently
for the various branches of the
armed forces. This call will be
the only one extended during
November.
Seven of those inducted were
accepted for, service in the
navy. These men included Jo
seph Paul Balza, Rainier; Fred
William Glaser, Vernonia; Rob
ert Edward Cody, St. Helens;
Ray Olsen. St. Helens; Lloyd
Thomas Kissel, Rainier; Vincent
Clair Boylan, St. Helens; Jack
Myers, Jr., Scappoose.
One man, Clyde Vernon
Lamping of Vernonia, chose the
U. S. marine corps and was in
ducted into the leathernecks,
Two of the inductees went in
to the army air corps as avia-
tion cadets. They were Loren
lEdwin Atkins of Vernonia and
Arthur Guy Bellingham of Bir-
kenfeld.
Six of the inductees went in
to the army. These men includ
ed Donald Raymond Hernan of
Rainier, James Frederick Rainey
of Vernonia, Leo W. Nikula of
Clatskanie, Thomas Marshall
Tucker of Vernonia, Walter
James Armstrong of Vernonia,
Orval Chester Oliver of War
ren.
Board to Report
Speed Violations
There has been in effect for
some time a plan whereby the
state police report drivers who
are observed traveling in ex-
cess of 35 miles per hour. This
plan has been very effective,
but since there is a 1 limited
number of state police and
they cannot adequately cover
the highways, it has
been
thought that the plan could be
effectively extended so that
there would be fewer viola-
tors escaping detection.
From time to time ration
board members have complain
ed about the excessive amount
of speeding in their respective
areas. Occasionally they have
turned in the license numbers
of automobiles which they have
observed driving at excessive
speeds. It is thought that per
haps many ration board mem
bers would like to aid in curb
ing fast driving if a ready
means were provided whereby
they would not be drawn into
the matter in any way, their
names would not be used and
there could be no personal re
percussions.
With that thought in mind
a card has been prepared sim
ilar to the one being used by
state police, by means of which
speed violators may be report
ed.
Phillip J. Millis
Dies Nov. 12 i
Phillip John Millis died at
his home in Vernonia after a
long illness, on November 12.
He was born in Alto, Michigan
December 25, 1898 and is sur
vived by his wife, Blanch B
Millis; three sons. Max Robert,
Gerald and Lt. John Jr., Charle-
ston,
South Carolina; four
daughters, Blanch Fay, Mary
Ellen, Virginia Dean, of Ver
nonia, and Dorothy May of
Portland; one sister, Eva Pow-
ers of Manitoba, Canada, Fun-
eral services were held No-
vember 14 at the Bush Fun-
eral home with Rev. W. O.
Livingstone officiating, Inter-
ment was held at the Vernonia
Memorial cemetery.
BEAUTY SHOP CLOSED
Mrs. Elizabeth Horn is re
ported ill with the flu and will
be unable to operate her shop
for a few days.
To Carry on
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Donations of
Small Items
Needed by Group
The Boy Scout organizati
which is sponsored in Verno
ia by the American i Legion a
who’s scoutmaster is E.
Frazee, is in need of a few
ems to help carry out the pi
gram. They need lumber f
benches, shelves and cupboarl
and several four-foot lengt
of Hi" pipe for chinning at
trapeze work. They also are
need of some rope for climbin
It is felt that a great deal
interest could be promoted wi
the boys of Vernonia if tl
parents would encourage tha
to join the scouts.
If anyone has any of tl &
above items that are not I
use it would be greatly appr J
iated if they would donai
them with the enterest of tl
scouts in mind.
Other Repair» Needed
It has also been reported th
the Camp Fire Girls cabin
the city park needs several r
pair jobs and other work don
Some of the things that nei
to be done is the repairing
the roof as it leaks in sever
places. Two windows are bro
en out and at present there
no water in the building due
a broken water pipe. There
brick on the ground for a chir
ney but as yet it hasn’t be< I
constructed. Also
there
a Í
both a cooking and heatii
stove ready for use If the Î
were a chimney there for co
nection.
The feeling has been expre
sed that if these small thind
were accomplished with tn
idea of promoting the intere
of the young people of Ve
nonia, that much good would ij
gained from it.
Funds Raised
for Cigarettes
A tag campaign, to raii
funds to send free cigarettl
to the armed forces overseJ
is being sponsored in Vernon
and throughout Oregon fro
November 12 to 20 by tl
American Legion.
The American Legion Aux
iary through its poppy sail
organization, have placed re)
white and blue collection boxl
in prominent locations ’hroug!
out the city. Funds collect!
will go 100 per cent for ciga
ettes.
This is the secon phase of tl
Legion’s participation in tl
movement to supply free ci|
arettes to armed forces <1
foreign duty. Posts and Auxl
iary units have
previous!
sponsored dances and
oth<
methods of raising money f<
the cigarette fund.
Nine Donors
Give Blood
Nine women from Vernon!
motored to St. Helens to giJ
blood to the mobile Red Croi
unit on November 12. The
were; June Wasser, Edna SnyJ
er, Hilda Keasey, Marie NienJ
nen, Mrs. Marvin Holt, Mr
Art Kirk, Betty Rainwater, Mr
C. New and Mrs. F. K. Line
Mrs. Frank Hartwick and Mr!
Charles Wasser, members <
the motor corps, drove the!
cars. Gasoline tickets are pri
vided for the trips but tl
drivers must purchase their ow
gasoline.