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County News BOY SCOUT TROOP FORMED HERE RAINIER — Boy Scout work, long quiescent here, was re-acti vated a week ago Monday even ing when a troop was formed under the sponsorship of the Ac tive club. The formal organiza tion effected last Tuesday ev ening was the culmination of some weeks of discussion and contacting of local boys within the eligible ages of 12 to 18 years, and it is possible that a number of others will join now that the work is under way. Derno Volume 22, Number 1 Vernonia, Columbia C ol ;- ------------------------------------------------------------- Car Sales Require Coupon Surrender 1 Beginning January 1st, war after the transfer. A receipt for price artd rationing boards will the unused portion will be issued BLACKOUT CAUSED be given a closer check over the by the board. BY COLD, RAIN The purchaser must use the ST. HELENS — Oregon’s fa surrender of gasoline coupons mous rain, aided and abetted, by upon the sale or transfer of duplicate of this receipt when several days of cold weather, automobiles. making application for gasoline probably combined to give most A change in the milleage regu- in his own right. No board will Portland General Electric Co., lation will require a seller of a be allowed to issue rations for a customers from Warren north to motor vehicle that has change! Deer Island a half-hour’s black car to send or take remaining ownership after December 31st coupons issued for the vehicle out last Thursday night. Jack unless the applicant submits the Murton, division manager for to his war price and rationing appropriate receipt. the power company, said he be board before the sale is complet Dealers and other persons hold lieved that the rain got into in ed instead of within five days ing new or used vehicles—includ sulators cracked by the cold ing passenger cars, commercial weather and the resulting short vehicles or motorcycles—for re cut off the current. sale must file an inventory with war price and rationing boards WAR BOND SALES • covering all the vehicles on hand TOTAL $2,552,259 SINCE '42 as of the close of business De ST. HELENS — Columbia cember 31, and obtain a receipt county residents have invested $2,552,259.25 in the series E The subject of issuing addi for each one. A duplicate of this war bonds since May, 1942, ac tional sugar for home curing of receipt must be given to the pur chaser. cording to figures sent to Irving considerable meats occasioned The new procedure is expected T. Rau, county chairman, by E. C. Sammons, state chairman of comment last year and a study to secure full compliance with the Oregon war finance commit was made by OPA to determine the regulations and to stop di tee. These figures do not include whether or not an adequate for- version into black market oper- other types of treasury issues mula for issuing sugar could be atiaons of coupons invalidated devised. It was found that the through transfer of car owner- which have also sold well here. amounts of sugar used in rela ship. NEEDY CHILDREN tion to meat for home-curing GET YULE TOYS varied to such a degree that it ST. HELENS — Thirty child is impossible to set up any stand ren of the community whose pros ard by which issuances could be pects of Christmas looked decid made. The practice of home cur edly thin were supplied with sev ing meat was found to be not un eral worthwhile toys each, ac iversal but rather spotty. The four-year-old daughter of cording to a report from the In view of the impracticability welfare office last week. of issuing small amounts of sug- Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Parker Toys dispensed filled three ar to farmers for home-curing, was found on the street near large boxes and had been col it was felt that the best solution the Christian church early Wed lected and rehabilitated through of the problem was the encour- nesday morning clad only in her the efforts of the Young People’s agement of production of curing nightdress. About 3 a.m. Aaron Wagner organization of the Methodist compounds by the manufacturers. church, the Methodist congrega This was accomplished by issu was awakened by hearing some tion and Rev. Herbert Kuehn. ing increased sugar allotments one calling for mother. Thinking Through the cooperation of Peter to suah concerns. There is no it was their son, Mr. Wagner Pan Cleaners, stuffed toys were reason why any home curer of went into the boy’s room but cleaned and made usable. meat cannot obtain sufficient found him sleeping soundly. He quantities of these compounds then determined that the sound which have proved satisfactory came from outside the house. On as evidenced by their historical going .to the door, Mr. Wagner sales’ record, While it is true that saw the little girl standing in the the use of commercial curing middle of the street, clad only in compounds does not always satis her nightdress and clutching her fy the individual tastes, there can doll. According to the report pre She had awakened from sleep be no question but that the use pared by the Vernonia war price at the home of the lady who and rationing board clerk, the of these compounds will permit cares for her and wanted to go board transacted the following the home-curing of meat with a home so just picked up her business during the month of De minimum of sugar use. Therefore, no sugar can be is doll and without calling anyone cember, 1943: sued to consumers for home cur- lift the hou;e and tried to find Allowed were four wood heat ing of meats according to the her way home on Corey hill. She ing stoves, 2 oil heaters and 5 had lost her way wandering OPA. wood cook stoves; one automo in the snow and was nearly froz bile; 10 pairs of boots, 8 spec en when found. It was nearly ial pairs of shoes; 1 bicycle; 26 5:30 a.m. before police were able ration book No. 4; and 10 of to find to whom she belonged. ration book No. 3. For gasoline there were 14 A books, 103 B, 43 C, 1 D mo torcycle, 12 E non-highway, 21 R At the first meeting of the non-highway, 11 T-l, and 1 T- month and also the first meeting 2. There were 5,139 special T in the new year, the city council coupons issued, 355 gallons spec voted to allow vacation pay equal Funeral’ services were held ial purchase permits for gasoline, to one-half months salary to 82.805 consumers ration book H. H. King, W. H. 'Kent and A. January 6 for George B. Thay deposit coupons, 13,120 for non- D. Lolley. As these men are en er of Vernonia who died January highway, and 100 coupons issued titled to vacations but could net 4th in Hillsboro at the age of for inventories. take them due to lack of men to 78. Mr. Thayer was born in Min take their places. The pay was nesota on August 12, 1878 and given in lieu of the vacation. is survived by his widow, Ruth, The council voted to have the two sons, Grant of Vernonia and same company that is working George of Seattle and one of now for the Oregon-American daughter, Gladys Lawless, Lumber corp., submit a bid on Brewster, Washington. Interment was at the Vernonia Memorial Motorists who have the new the cost of cleaning out the city cemetery with Rev. W. O. Liv ceptic tank and to have the work type of B and C gasoline coupons ingstone officiating. Mr. Thayer good for five gallons of gasoline done if the expense is reason was a member of Bridgeport A. able. All bills were passed and are advised by the San Trancisco F. and A. M. No. 193 and the district office of price administra ordered paid. Masonic lodge conducted the ser- tion to refuse to accept less than vices at the grave. The Bush value of the coupons. Funeral home was in charge of This warning is issued because the funeral. of reports from motorists that some dealers are refusing to de liver more than fliree gallons to each customer regardless of the With the reopening of school type of ration coupon. on Monday, January 3, the high The old type of • supplemental school found a complete corps coupon, of course, is only good of instructors and a normal stu An announcement has been re for three gallons, however, the dent body. The inroads of fiti new type worth five gallons are and colds had taken only 12 per ceived here by the Nehalem Val plainly marked as follows— B-2 cent of the students. It is the ley Rod and Gun club that the or C-2 while the old type has belief of school officials that Oregon state game commission either B, B-l, C or C-l. the flu epidemic reached its peak will meet at ten o’clock Saturday during the vacation and attend morning, January 8, in 616 Ore ance will be back to normal in gon building, Portland, for the School Clerk Selected purpose of holding a hearing in Lee Schwab has been selected a few days. Although the high school was regard to regulations governing as the new school clerk to fill the vacancy caused by the death without a vacancy in the teach- the taking of game fish during of J. B. Wilkerson. Mr. Schwab ing staff, the grade school re- the coming year. The hearing is open to the formerly held this position and opened Monday minus four in is familiar with details of the structors according to Paul Gord public and those interested are on. invited to attend. worh. No Added Sugar For Meats Allowed Baby Girl Found Early Wed. Morn Dec. Report of Ration Board Told Council Votes Vacation Pay Death Comes To Vernonian Warning Given On Coupon Value Attendance Rises At Schools Eagle Game Fish to Get Consideration u -> ° Thursday, January 6, 1944 4th County County Court Weather for December Told Drive Set Considers ■ In Release Timber Bids Snowfall Tuesday Recorded as Two Inches at Station In a wecther report released this week by Helen Spofford, cooperative observer for Vernon ia, it was revealed that the max imum • temperature for the month of December was 53 de- grees on the 3rd. The 12th and 20th wre next with a maximum of 52 degrees. The minimum of 19 degrees came on .he 9th and 10th. Greatest r.mount of rain fall came on the 15th with the amount being 1.04 inches. The coldest it has been in 1943 was on January 18th when the temperature dropped to 1 degree, while the warmest day recorded was on the 9th of Sep tember when the maximum was 91 degrees. March 28th was the wettest day when 1.71 inches of rain fell. March was also the wettest month with a precip itation of 7.25 inches. While there was some snow and hail January 2, Sunday of this week, the snow of the 4th brought more enthusiasm from the youngsters when snow fights and washed faces took place aft- er school. At the weather station on Corey hill the snow measured 2 inches on the ground. Food Rationing to Be Simplified On February 27, the office of price administration will simplify food rationing. All red and blue stamps in war ration book four will have the same point value: 10 points each. Tokens valued at one point each will be given as change. The new simplified plan is es- pecially beneficial to merchant3. It will reduce the number of stamps they have to handle by at least 60 per cent. Under the present system, stamps have point values of 8, 2 and 1 points. Thus, the average value of each stamp is 4 points. Under the new sys tem. each stamp will have a value of 10 points. Token* Help Checking It will speed up the checking of points on merchandise and re move considerable congestion for the merchant during busy hours. It will mean a saving of thous ands of hours for all persons handling ration currency. Tokens are made in two colors —red and blue to correspond with the red and ’blue stamps in war ration boog four so that there will be no confusion in the tokens given for change. Reeher's Grocery Sold to Herrins A change in ownership was an nounced Monday of this week for the grocery store owned by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reeher. The store, which has been operated for the past seven years by the Reehers, hag been sold to Mr, and Mrs. M. L. Herrin who took over its operation Monday morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Reeher have not announced any definite plans for the future. The Reehers have liv ed in Vernonia for 13 years, Mr. Reeher acting as teacher in the Washington grade school and holding that position for five years before entering the grocery business. DEDICATION PLANNED The Christian church will ded- icate its service flag and ncw song broke at a special service on Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The guest speaker will be E. P. Dewees of Portland. When the fourth war loan drive opens sometime in January, Columbia county will have an overall quota of $1,198,800.00 according to word issued by Irv ing T. Rau, Columbia county chairman of the war savings bond committee. Of this amount, $516,700.00 will be the quota of series E bonds; $52,200.00 for both F and G bonds; other bonds, $17,800.00; and the bal ance of $612,100.00 will be the quota for bonds to be sold to corporations. Ball Squad Coach Faces Difficulties Crown-Zellerbach, Archie Adams Bids Tabled for Week The Columbia county court at its session a week ago Wednes day received and considered bids for land on the Clatskanie moun tain in Township 5 N. Rrange 5 West of the W. M., ownership of the land in that region being sought both for logging and for timber on it that may be used to produce pulp for paper. According to William Pringle Sr.,’ commissioner from this dis trict, only two of the seven bids were tabled for further consid eration by the court, the remain ing five being definitely reject ed as too low. To be further con sidered are those of the Crown- Zellerbach corporation for $44,- 123.00 and Archie Adams for $35,400.00 with the county to be remunerated for certain timber sold from the land. The court vzhich now meets Wednesday of every week, will require the firm to whom the bid is granted to practice selective logging in removjng the timber, thus assuring a permanent growth and will reserve all min eral rights to the land. Coach Orle Robbins is singing the basketball blues as he drills his depleted squad for Friday night’s game with the Tillamook Cheesemakers on the coast school’s court. The veteran Logger mentor started the practice sessions with a promising array of players. When practice sessions started after the holidays, he found the souad minus Larry Brady, vet eran six footer who was heavily counted upon. An industrial accident during the summer forced him out of ac tive competition. Induction took the only other remaining veter ans when Les and Lyle Gallo way, high scoring center and forward, left this week for Far New Managers Named ragut, Idaho for naval training. On January 1st, Mike and The remainder of the squad, Marge White assumed the man composed entirely of freshmen, agement of Dessy’s Tavern and sophomores and juniors, is work will be open every day except ing hard, determined to make a Mondays from noon until late good showing in this year’s con- evening, and closing at 6 p.m. ferencb race which begins for Sundays. Marguerite Burton, the Loggers with the invasion of former manager, has left for the powerful Rainier Columbians Bremerton, Washington, to make on Friday, January 14. her home. Those Who Are in It LEWIS NOW PARATROOPER OPERATES RADIO Second Lieutenant Richard Q. Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Lewis of Wilark, re cently was graduated from the marine corps parachute training school at Camp Gillespie, Calif., and is now a marine paratroop- er. The six-week course includes leaps from the 250-foot training tower and six leaps under simu lated combat conditions from ma rine corps planes. Lieutenant Lewis is now avail able to be assigned to a para troop unit of a marine Corps or ganization. While completing his work as a paratrooper, Lieutenant Lewis took a special course in chemi cal warfare at Camp Elliott, al so near San Diego. This quali fies him to serve a unit as gas officer and makes him responsi- sible for the detection of gas and the treatment of its victims. Cpl. Ralph Bennett of the S. marine corps is stationed on island in the Pacific theater war. He is a radio operator a marine air squadron. MAKES TRANSFER Berl Amer transfered from- Aberdeene, Md., where he com- pleted a course in deisel mechan ic training to Fresno, Calif., where he will take further train ing. Berl is with the U. S. army. HEARS FROM BROTHER Word received here by Ed Frazee makes known that his brother, Joe, who has been at Guadalcanal for 18 months, . is now at a base hospital with i ma- larial fever. LEAVE FOJt TRAINING Les and Lyle Galloway left Monday evening for Portland where they will be sent to Far ragut, Idaho for seven weeks of naval training in boot camp. NEW SUGAR STAMP VALID St mp No. 30 in war ration book 4 will be good for five pounds of sugar beginning Janu ary 16, 1944, and remain valid until March 31, 1944. V. an of in HOME AFTER 32 MISSIONS S/Sgt. Francis Davis, son of Mr. and Mrrs. Carl Davis, arriv ed in Vernonia Monday, after participation in 32 missions in the India theatre of war as an aerial gunner. His home-coming was a complete surprise to his family as they knew nothing of his furlough until he called his mother from Portland. As he will not be called for overseas duty for a period of a year, he is not sure of his duties when he re- ports for duty at a camp in California, January 26th. LEAVES HOME Calvin Davis, son'of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davis,, left Vernonia on Tuesday to report back to duty with the merchant marine. Fortunately, Calvin was at home long enough to spend a littls time with his brother, Francis, home on furlough. HOME FOR VISIT Bill Templeton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Templeton of Vernon- ia. arrived home Monday, for a visit with his family. STUDENTS HONORED A short assembly was held at the high school on Monday after noon to bid farewell to Lester and Lyle Galloway who reported on Tuesday for naval training at Farragut Idaho. The Galloway twins compiled an unusual record at Vernonia high school in that both have served as student body presidents. Lester was chosen for the school year 1942- 43 and was succeeded by his brother, Lyle, for the year 1943- 44. Both boys were outstanding in athletics. Their development was highly praised by Principal More “Those Who Are," page 6
