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County- News BEN CARTER ONCE MORE IN CUSTODY ST. HELENS — Ben F. Cart er, wandering charge of Colum bia county, is back in his cell at the county jail, where, it is hoped, he will remain until Judge H. K. Zimmerman has held an important conversation with him. Carter left the seren ity of the county lock-up in July, and was not heard from until two weeks ago when noti fication came from officers at Huntington, Ala., that he had been arrested there. Deputy Sheriff Jim Callahan and State Patrolman Phil Lowd were sent to bring him back. They arriv- ed with the prisoner Sunday night. .Carter was expected to be arraigned on a charge of burg- lery not in a dwelling before Judge Nauman Wednesday. He already has charges of forgery, car theft and jail breaking hanging over him. MYERS INSANE LAWYER DECLARES ST. HELENS — Robert My ers was “insane and mentally defective at the time of the al leged commission of the act for which he was indicted.” John L. Foote, attorney for the youth, said recently in a plea filed. Myers is under indictment for the first degree slaying of Annie Borglund and Julius Olaveson, elderly Clatskanie people. Although Myers has signed a confession of the slaying he has the privilege of pleading not guilty to the crimes and no mat ter what his plea, must be tried. District Attorney Walden Dil lard has indicated that the pros ecution will ask for the death penalty. VAN VLEET FORCE BOOSTS WAR CHEST RAINIER — The men and management of the Van Vleet Lumber company of Rainier Wednesday of last week boosted the community’s war chest fund to within striking distance of its quota. The employees of the mill colletced $172.92 among them selves and G. R. Van Vleet matched that with his own check thus adding to the war chest $351.84, which makes over $1300 now in hand on the $1750 quota goal. The time for the drive was to have expired Nov. 18, but has been extended to permit or ganizations to meet and consid er donating. TEXAS CO. SEEKING OIL LEASE HERE ST. HELENS—Names of the oil companies which are seek ing to lease several thousand acres of Columbia county owned land in order to make test drill- lings for gas and oil were an nounced last week for the first time by the court. Representa tives of one of the concerns talked to members of the court for the first time last week, but employees of the two other companies made their requests for the right to lease land some weeks ago. Negotiating now with the County are the Texas company, the Continental Oil Co. and the Jurgen Oil Co., this last a con cern which is better known in California where it has confined its operations until now that it is in the Pacific norhtwest. Deputies to Help With Fann Reports Deputy collectors will assist farmers in filing their declara tion of estimated income for the calendar year of 1943, Form 1040 ES, which must be filed on or before December 15th, 1943. These deputy col lectors will be found available from December 6 to December 15 in the following neighboring cities: St. Helens, December 9; Rainier, December 8; Clatskanie, December 9; Hillsboro. Decem ber 11 to 15; Forest Grove De cember 10: In addition to the places shown, the same assis- ance is also available to tax payers at the office of the col lector of internal revenue, cus tom house, Portland, each day until December 15, which is the final day of the filing period. Thursday, December 2, 1943 Taxpayers Urged to Determine Filing Duties Commissioner of internal rev enue, Robert E. Hannegan, this week urged all taxpayers to de termine whether they are requir ed to file either original or amended “Declarations of Esti mated Income and Victory Tax” on or before December 15th. Explaining that only a limited percentage of taxpayers need make any filing at this,time, Mr. Hannegan suggested that every one ascertain for himself wheth er he is affected. By far the largest percentage of taxpayers have no further filings to makg ■until the annual income and Vic tory tax return is due not later than March 15. 1944. However, some taxpayers who filed “dec larations” in September have on installment to pay December 15, for which they will be sent bills by their local collectors of in ternal revenue. In general, the filing of a dec laration on or before December 15, will be required of the fol lowing: Farmers Duties Told 1. Farmers who have suffic- Fire Destroys Home, Takes Life Fire destroyed the home of Claude Tackett of Clatskanie and former resident of Vernonia and also claimed the life of his small son. Michael. The fire started about 7:00 p.m. Monday evening shortly after the mother had put the two small children to bed. Ap: proximate ages of these children were 16 months and four years. The mother left the house for a few minutes and two other child ren, ages five and twelve, were working in the barn, and on re turning to the house noticed that it was ablaze. The twelve-year- old tried to make entrance to the house by the front door but was unable to because of the smoka and flames. He then ran ot the bec|room window, breaking it with his hands and climbing in, rescued the 16-month baby gir\ and hunted for the four-year-old boy but failed to find him as he had left his bed. Neighbors arrived and also tried to make entrance to the house but were unable to. The boy’s body was not found until the next morning. The fire was believed to have started when a stove exploded. Funeral services were held for Michael Tackett Wednesday aft ernoon at Clatskanie. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bayes of Vernonia are the parents of Mrs. Claude Tackett. Mail Seal Returns As Planned There may be some question as to what to do with the re turns from the Christmas seals that have been mailed out. According to Paul Gordon, the returns should be mailed in the original envelope which is ad dressed to J. B. Wilkerson. These envelopes will then be forwarded to Mr. Gordon and he will take care of the neces sary business. Student Body Play Postponed The Vernonia high school stu dent body three one-act plays have been postponed from De cember 3 to December 10 due to the six weeks examinations and the funeral services for Mr. Wilkerson. Also the mill will be working overtime on Friday, December 3, so it was thought best to give the plays the following Friday which will be December 10. ..... . • Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Volume 21, Number 48 Hospitalize• ’u survey of Death Calls Meat Made Mr. Wilkerson Service Men Need Gifts November 23 ient income to require filing and have postponed filing under the special provisions ef law which permit farmers to wait as late as December 15. People Urged to 2. Persons who did file in Donate and Bring September, but underestimated Christmas Cheer their tax by more than 20 per cent and who should therefore According to Mrs. Dorothy file “Amended Declarations” to Sandon, head of the local Red avoid penalties. 3. Persons who did not file in Cross chapter, a drive is now September because their esti on for the collection of gifts to mated income at that time was be given to hospitalized men and insufficient to require filing, but men in isolated units. In a letter received from Jean - now come within any one of the Ostlund, chairman of the Colum following classes: bia County Camp and Hospital (a) Anyone who expects to committe, Columbia have during the calendar year Service 1943, more than $100 gross in county has a quota of 500 gift come from a source outside of packages. Work has already been wages which are subject to with started in Vernonia and several holding, and who also expects donations have been received. sufficient gross income to require Thos donating rre: Wilark ladies, filing an income tax return: $5.00; Vernonia Study club, $2; ($500 for a single person, $1,200 Mother’s Service club, $5.00. for a married couple, or $624 for Complete G'ft Boxes Wanted an individual married person), It has been urged that as many (b) Any single person expecting complete gift boxes be made as wages of more than $2,700 dur possible although if any person ing the year. feels that they are unable to (c) Any married person or out-fit a complete package, a any married couple expecting in- donation of as many individual d’vidually or together, more than items as possible will be apprec $3,500 from wages during the iated. year. The following items make a (d) Any person who was re complete gift box: playing cards, quired to file an income tax re 1 deck; soap, 1 bar; cigarettes, turn for 1942 and who expects 1 package; shoe polishing cloth, his wages in 1943 to be less than pencil, writing paper and enve in 1942. lopes, brown shoe laces, 40-inch, 2 pair; small pocket size book May File Amended Declaration* There may be some taxpayers of humor or mystery, sewing kit, who filed declarations in Sep tooth powder or paste, tooth tember and paid one-half of the brush, pocket comb, fruit cake remaining tax estimate to be due or hard candy, small game, hand but who now believe that the kerchiefs. amount for which the collector Auto Company to Receive Boxes will bill them in December s The Vernonia Auto company more than they should pay. These will receive the packages when taxpayers may also file amended they are ready and will see that declarations correcting their pre they are delivered to St. Helens vious estimates and recompute before Debcember 10, which is the amount of their installments the last possible day they can to be paid in December. In such be received. cases the amended declaration The Junior Red Cross will should be accompanied by the make a canvass to collect wran- bill received from the collector, ping paper and ribbons. Packing together with the remittance for boxes will also be needed. any revised amount due on De cember 15th. “The December 15th filing,'" Mr. Hannegan said, “is in real ity a followup to the September 15th filing. Both filings were steps in the transition to the pay- as-you-go system of tax collec SPENDS LEAVE HERE tion, in accordance with the cur Calvin Davis is home for an rent tax payment act of 1943. indefinite period from the mer chant marines. He arrived home Monday for a rest before con tinuing his duties. According to the local ration board, a meat survey has been recently completed. Each mar ket was visited twice and given questionaires to fill out. The purpose of these surveys was so the local panel could clear up any small violation. If any market fails to comply with the regulation, they are then report ed to higher authorities. There will be another survey in the near future which will be to the eating and drinking es tablishments. Vernonia Lady Called by Death Mrs. Jennie Sargent died at the home’ of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Melicker of Hillsboro, Fri day, November 26. She was born in Montanna January 1, 1876 and has been a resident of Oregon for 20 years and has lived in (Vernonia for 12 years. She is survived by her husband, L. H. Sargent of Vernonia, two sons, DeLoss Hustin, Montana; Charles Kieho, Portland; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Melicker, Hillsboro; Mrs. Eleanor Roach, Portland. Funeral services were held at the Donaldson and Sewell Mortu ary in Hillsboro with Rev. Clay ton E. Beish officiating. Inter ment was at the Fir Lawn ceme tery in Hillsboro. Benefit Dance Slated Dec. 11 The Mother’s Service club is sponsoring a benefit dance to be given at the Legion hall on De cember 11, with Glen Davis or chestra providing the music. The proceeds of this dance will go to the Red Cross Hospitalization service for servicemen’s wives and families. Those Who Are in It Church to Hold Quarterly Meeting Sunday, December 5 is com munion Sunday at the Evangeli cal church and in addition the second quarterly conference will be held in the afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Rev. and Mrs. Paul P. Petticord will be present for the day and Rev. Petticord will bring the sermons throughout the day. A pot-luck dinner will be serv ed in the social rooms of the church at noon. At 7:30 p.m.. Mrs. Petticord, an artist with colored chalk, will give another one of her pictures. BENEFIT BAZAAR PLANNED The Deborah and Pollyanna circles of the Evangelical church Missionary society will hold a benefit bazaar and cooked food sale Tuesday afternoon on De cember 7, starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Vernonia Bakery. The Pollyanna Circle will have charge of the food sale, while the De borahs will take charge of the apron sale. There will also be a fishpool. $50 SENT FOR CIGARETTES The American Legion and the Auxiliary sent the sum of $50 to the department cigarette chair man for the purchase of cig arettes for overseas servicemen. They wish to thank those placing contributions in the various col lection boxes over the city. RECEIVES AIR MEDAL It was recently printed in a Portland paper that Francis Dav is received an air medal. Francis is stationed in India. SON WRITES FROM AFRICA In a letter Mrs. Vesta Chris tensen recently received from he rson, Cpl. Earsel (Ernie), he states: “Boy you shouldn’t talk about those apples. I haven’t seen an apple {or so long I don’t know what they look like. There are plenty of oranges here now. They are just coming out. I suppose they will be feeding us those pretty soon. They fed us tomatoes and grapes till I nearly hated them. “We are quite a bit better off than lots of the boys. We have big tents with floors and sides about half way up. It isn’t bad if you can stand the cold. “I had my name in a book at the Red Cross and today I saw where I was wished good luck, signed Fritz Hausler.” He also mentions that cigar ettes are scarce there. They are only getting four packages a week where they used to get a earton. REPORTED IMPROVING PINE CAMP, N. Y.—Sgt. Wil liam L. Walker, 24, a reconnais sance sergeant in the Sth arm ored division and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Walker of Vernonia, is reported in greatly improved condition at Pine Camp 4A station hospital where he has been a patient since a recent range accident in which he was injured. Sgt. Walker’s right leg was amputated below the knee after the injury which resulted from the premature explosion of a mortar shell. The hospital now reports his condition as "good”. Mr. and Mrs. Walker are at Pine Camp visiting their son. PARENTS VISITED Jim Templeton recently visit ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Templeton, while on leave. He had been taking combat en gineer training at Camp Abbott, but after leaving here he went to the Pitteburg Replacement center in California. HOME FOR THANKSGIVING Lt. and Mrs. William Perry Smith arrived home November 22 from Woodward, Oklahoma army air base to spend Thanks giving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Smith. They returned to Oklahoma City to the Will Rogers air base. Lt. Smith is a grandson ot the county commissioner, William Pringle. HOME FOR THANKSGIVING Hale Graves, AAMl/c, who is now stationed at Sitka, Alaska, waR home for Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Graves. Hale will return to Sitka in a few days. He is in a ferry crew that will ferry a transport plane to the Sitka air base. More “Those Who Are,” page 6 Vacancy is Deeply Felt by Friends and Acquaintences Judge James B. Wilkerson died at his home here on Novem ber 25, at the age of 74 years. He was born in Lebanon, Tenne- see, February 6, 1896. He came to Oregon in 1902 and has been a resident ever since. Judge Wil kerson was educated in the pub lic schools of Wilson County, Tennessee, Peabody Norma! school, Nashville, Tennessee. He spent summer sessions at the University of Oregon and the University of Washington. School Teaching Followed Mr. Wilkerson began his life as school teacher while »till in Tennessee. After coming to Ore gon he served as county school superintendent of Columbia coun ty and city school superintendent of Rainier, St. Helens, Vernon ia and Forest Grove. He was ac tive in the school administration for 38 years, after which he was elected judge of Columbia county in 1935, serving until again he was named justice of 1941. After declining to run again he was named justice of peace for the City of Vernonia and was later elected school clerk. In addition to these posi tions he was Past Noble Grand in the Odd Fellows lodge, a member of the Grange, Past Master in the Masonic Order and a mem ber of the Methodist church in St. Helens. He is survived by his widow, Mrs, Pearl A. Wilkerson; three son, Major Burford Wilkerson who is with the chemical warfare service located at Edgewood Ar senal, Maryland; Benjamin, who is also in the service in Cali fornia; Robert Wilkerson; and one daughter, Mrs. Ruff. Son Not Prosent for Funeral The son, Benjamin, Could not be reached in time to attend the funeral. Funeral services were held Monday in the auditorium of the Washington grade school. The Bush Funeral home was in charge with Rev. W. O. Livingstone of ficiating. Interment was made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at War ren. In the passing of Judge Wil kerson, Vernonia and Columbia county have sensed an irreplace able loss in a man of wide vis ion, keen intellect, high standards and a person whose hand was always extended in sympathy and in willingness to help those in need. His good works will follow him, and his life will serve as an inspiration to many. Vernonia People Praised for Work In a letter received last week by H. H. King from 'Edith Mae Fisher, secretary of the Co lumbia County Red Cross, she states, "Vernonia people have responded fine for the boys and believe me they do enjoy the cigarettes. Will you thank the Vernonia people for Columbia County Chapter, American Red Cross of St. Helens.” Several boxes have been plac ed in different business places in town for donations of cig arettes and candy which are given to the boys when they are inducted into the service. CLOSE FOR FUNERAL The Vernonia schools were closed Monday afternoon and practically all places of business closed for part of the afternoon in respect to Judge J. B. Wilker son for his many yean of ser vice in Vernonia and Columbia county.
