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4 Thursday, January 20, 1944 Vernonia Eagle Events in Oregon CANBY TELEPHONE RATES RAISED CANBY — Because of wage increases it has granted to its em ployees, the Canhy Telephone as sociation has received the per mission of Public Utilities Com missioner George H. Flagg to up its rates 25 cents a month on service to individual lines, two party lines, and on multi-party lines. The Canby association was found to be required to maintain a 24-hour service, due to exten sive logging operation« in the nearby region, and skilled opera tors also are hard to find as the war goes on. The new rates affect 650 sub scribers to the Canby system and will allow operations to con tinue without financial loss. • NEW CHARTER PLAN GIVEN STUDY HERE HILLSBORO — Hillsboro’s proposed new streamlined city charter was studied by a group of representative citizens meet ing recenthly with the council. A further analysis of the chart er by the council charter commit tee will be held before the chart er is finally submitted to the vot ers. A councilman, in explaining the reasons for a new charter, said that changing conditions ne cessitated so many many amend- mnts that it was deemed better to have an entirely new charter. The charter under which the city is now clperating was enacted in December, 1923. RED CROSS SETS WAR FUND GOAL PRINEVILLE — Crook coun ty’s goal in the American Red Cross 1944 War Fund campaign will be $5,800 compared with $4,- 400 last year, according to word received here. Of this quota, $4,- 700 will be used by the National Red Cross and $1,100 will re main in Crook county to carry on the activities of the county chap ter. The increase of quota is neces sary due to the extremely heavy demand anticipated by the Red Cross in this most fateful' year of the war. THREE BANKS SHOW GAINS OF $1,750,000 FOREST GROVE — Three banks serving western Washing ton county report deposit gains of over $1,750,000 over the same period a year ago. The Forest Grove National bank deposits gained $854,208.56 during the year to reach a total of $3,347,- 346.84, with total assets now of $3,501,048.66. The First Nation al bank gained $741,062.56 in de posits to reach a total of $2,191,- 640.86 in deposits and $2,313,- 969.14 in total resources. The Washington County bank of Banks reported deposit gain of $154,833.59 to reach a total of $547,116.81. Total assets of this bank now total $572,245.36. The Forum er thq preceding year. This was according to figures released by the office of the city manager. The rise was characteristic of the continual upsweep consump tion the system has enjoyed dur ing the past ten years. During that period there has been an increase of approximately 409 per cent. It is believed that the continu al rise in consumption is mainly due to increased use of electrical appliances. During the last few years there has also been in crease in population. These two facts plus expansion in indus trial use have been mainly re sponsible for the gain. THE , TILLAMOOK — Thjs county has contributed $10,468.63 to the Oregon war chest fund with a few solicitors yet to turn in their funds. It is desired that the drive for this year terminate by Feb ruary 29, when the annual board meeting will be held in Portland. 4TH WAR BOND DRIVE QUOTA ANNOUNCED TILLAMOOK — I. E. Keldson, chairman of the Tillamook coun ty war finance committe has re ceived word that Tillamook coun ty’s quota in the fourth war loan drive will be $769,600.00. Two hundred solicitors have been se lected for th enew drive and in struction meetings are to be held. HILLSBORO—Need for funds to combat infantile paralysis— “the great crippier”—is greater this year than ever before due to the great increase in polio re cently. This was the declaration of Mervin Brink, chairman of the Lions club committee which will conduct the annual Hillsboro campaign'for the National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis, in announcing the local drive from January 14 through Jan. 30. ENROLLMENT AT SCHOOL AT RECORD LEVELS SEASIDE — .School enroll ment rose to neiw high peaks here following the opening of school after the Christmas holi days, according to reports. Re markable gains have been made in enrollment since the same per iod of last year and totals are now at record levels for the schools. Enrollment at the Central school last week stood at 510 pupils, an all-time high. This com pares with 415 pupils last year. Gains in enrollment at the high school are similar. The total fol lowing the holidays was 240. At the same time last year the en rollment was 197. Washington Snapshots In its first session, the 78th congress established a unique reconi. During its almost con tinuous session of 11 months it met every administration request for the successful prosecution of ■OUTSIDERS’ SHOULD COME the war—but it declined to fol INSIDE IS OPINION SALEM—Without bothering to low it on many basic issues. To meet the costs of all-out make a “survey” or estimate, it is felt that ninety per cent of global war, both democrats and the people of Salem agree with republicans joined to boost the Mayor Doughton that the several national debt limit to $200 bil thousand people who live just lion, in extending lend-lease, con outside the corporation lines on tinuing the president’s authori the outskirts of the city, should ty to negotiate reciprocal trade either vote themselves in or cease agreements and meeting the to receive the benefits of city aconomic problems of service services paid for by those on the men’s dependents by boosting al city tax rolls—water, fire and lotments and allowances. But—for the first tjme in a police protection, paving, sewers, decade — congress served notice etc. by its actions on a score of is CITY POWER CONSUMPTION sues that it was «determined to SHOWS CLIMB restore to the legislative branch Forest Grove — Despite war its duties and responsibilities time restrictions on electrical ap under the constitution. pliances, consumption of electric It brought to an end the pol ity at Forest Grove during 1943 icy of extending to the executive took a 26.5 per cent increase ov- branch “blank checks” of author ity and power. ’ The Vernonia Eagle On every occasion it moved to bring to an end the practice Marvin Kamholz which had developed through Editor and Publisher government administration by Entered as second class mail directives rather than by statu matter, August 4. 1922, at the tory laws. post office in Vernonia, Ore The most outstanding exampl gon, under the act of March 3. es of congressional defiance of 1879. administration leadership were its over-riding of the presiden Official Newspaper of tial veto of the Smith-Connally Vernonia. Oregon anti-strike bill, and the repeal of the $25,000 salary limitation di rective of the president. While congress made in 1943 P uiiism ( ei . j * TI 0 > an imposing effort to stem the tide of bureaucratic government, many issues involving domestic NATIONAL ÉDITORIAL— issues remain for the second ses Q44 W* ASSOCIATION sion which promise further con flicts between the executive and legislative branches. Part XXI ARITHMETIC IN PLANTS AND PLANETS CHEST FUNDS GETS $10,000 ANNUAL POLIO DRIVE OPENS JANUARY 14 INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE Oui of the W oods BY quency” is that they are all designed Trees and Boys ... Yesterday it was just another to reform and make over natural- speck on the map of forest land born bums and hellcats, while the owned by the state of Washington. majority of kids—who behave them Today the boys of Snoqualmie, Fall selves—are neglected. It’s exactly City and North Bend are surveying the' same proposition as that of it as their own, 80 acres, under the blaming all war industry labor for direction of District Fire Warden the sins of its small minority of Earl Forbes. The hills, the water tramps, or of accusing all industry courses, the growing trees and a management of war profiteering be hundred other forms of plant life, cause here and there a few have a erooked course. the birds and animals, the stumps taken and windfalls, are all for the Junior The public keeps its head on charges against labor and manage Forest Wardens to use for work, ment in war industfy. But we seem study and recreation. The State just have gone haywire on “juvenile keeps title to the land, the soil, itself. to It is a community project. Forest delinquency." Let’s slow down and Industry, the local labor union, the give our real kids a real break. American Legion, the Boy Scouts, Junior Forestry Is War Service ... the Y.M.C.A., the State Division of The everyday boys between 9 and Forestry, and the U. S. Forest Serv 16 are as eager to take a real part in ice are all behind the Junior Forest the war effort as older boys and Wardens and their work on 80 acres men are. They don’t want to be coddled, pampered and lectured— of tree growing land. At Shelton the Simpson Logging they do not feel that they need to be Company has made a similar lean of “saved." What they want is some 40 acres near the town for junior thing substantial to do beside going forestry projects and outings. At to school and buying war stamps. Aberdeen and Longview boys’ for We have a simple answer in our ests are in prospect. Trees and boys forest region, in every town and neighborhood of Western Oregon are • natural good companions. and Washington. Even in Portland, What’s Juvenile Delinquency? ... Tacoma and Seattle there are areas It’s the bunk. The term, “juvenile of forest land within hiking distance delinquency,” makes me mad every of most neighborhoods. Any sort of time I read or hear it. The basic boys’ organization can adapt the fact on it is that there has always Junior Forest Wardens program of been a minority of toughies and Keep Washington Green or the hellcats among the population of Guards program of the Keep Oregon boys and girls. Of such was the Green Association to its own uses. gang of kids you read about in the The forestry agencies will provide Old Testament, who tormented guidance and materials. So boys, Elisha, hollering at him, “Go up! Go and girls too, can be formed into up, thou baldhead!” Probably they real forces for forest fire prevention did worse, as Jehovah sicked a pack and for tree growing. Both are real of bears on the tough kids, to "tare” war work. them. The kids need those little tracts In normal times the mean minor of forest land, to be theirs for use if ity of kids is commonly kept under not as property. Now in wartime control without resort to bears or our super-colossal national parks other drastic measures. But in the are as useless cs Babe the Blue Ox. stress and fevers of wartime the But we can get down to earth and tough babies run wild and loose, deal with the simple plain facts of raise big stinks and make sensation what recreational and educational al news. And the regular, everyday use of forest land really means. That boys and girls, at least 90 per cent of 80 acres at Snoqualmie and the Shel our kids everywhere, have suspicion lton 40 will be of more actual ser and blame cast on them for the hell vice to the boys of Washington than all the hundreds of acres of national raising of the few. The trouble with most current ef parks will be in 1944. What about forts to deal with "juvenile delin- your town and your boys? At the Churches Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Sunday school convenes at 10 a.m. at the I.O.O.F. hall und er the direction of G. W. Bell, branch president and Van Bailey, superintendent. Seventh Day Adventist Church Services on Saturday: 10:00 a.m.—Sabbath school. 11:00 a.m.—Gospel service. 8:00 p.m. Wednesday—Devo tional service. Sermon by district leader— third Saturday of each month A cordial invitation is extended to visitors. Assembly of God Church Rev. Clayton E. Beish—Minister 9:45—Sunday school with clas ses for all ages. 11:00—Morning worship, 6:30—Young people’s Christ Ambassadors service. 7:30—Evangelistic service. 7:30 Wednesday evening—Mid week service. 4:00 p.m. Friday — Children’s church. 7:30 Friday evening—People's meeting. Evangelical Church —Rev. Allen H. Backer, Minister 9:45 — Sunday school. 11:00 — Morhing worship service. 6:30 — Junior and Y. P. Christian Endeavor. 7:30—Evangelistic service. 7:30 p.m. Thursday — Bible study and prayer meeting. St. Mary’« Catholic Church Rev. Anthony V. Gerace Rev. J. H. Goodrich Mass: 9:30 a.m. except first Sunday in month—Mass at 8:30 a.m. Confessions from 7:45 a.m. on. First Christian Church —The Livingstonew Ministers 9:45—Bible school. M. L. Her rin, superintendent. 11:00—Junior church. 11:00—Morning communion and preaching. Subject of sermon: “As the Twig Is Bent.” 7:30—Evening song, communion and preaching. Sermon subject: “How Important Am I?” 7:30 Wednesday—Prayer meet ing. Let us consider another law of vegetation, which is termed— phyllotaxis, that is, the law of leaf arrangement. If the leaves upon a stem were arranged by chance they might sometimes be alt upon «one side of the stem and sometimes upon the other side; or they might be arranged in one or two rows from top to bottom, each leaf standing ex actly above the first leaf in the row. There would, however, be a difficulty in the way of this ar rangement—leaves cannot grow properly without light and air; and by this arrangement the up per tier of leaves would get all the light, while the lower ones would be in perpetual shade; hence, though this plan might commend itself to some of those geniuses who think they could improve upon the making of thjs world, yet, practically it would not work well. Of course, the seeds of a plant would need a liberal amount of sunshine to ripen them and in accordance with this requirement we find that they are usually put at the top of the plant, where nothing can shade them. But while it wouli also seem necessary that the leaves of a plant «should shoot out in various directions, so that the tree would not become one sided and tip over, yet to ar range them so as to give each leaf a fair chance at the light which comes from above, would require somewhat careful plan ning. And as this is something about which chance would know nothing, care nothing, and do nothing, if anything is done to meet this obviously important condition of things, it must be done by design. What has been done? The answer to this ques tion might fill a chapter. ' The early geometers, thous ands of years ago, undertook to mark out a pentagon, or five sided figure, within a circle. In endeavoring to do this, they were obliged first to divide the circle into two parts, one of which is a fraction less than 382 thous andths of the circle, the other is a fraction more than 618 thous andths, the fractional difference between these two parts being of such a nature that it is impos sible to represent it by figures. They accomplished their pur pose by so dividing the whole that the smaller part should bear to the larger the same proportion that the larger bears to the whole; and reckoning from this basis, they were able to effect the desired division. This method of division ig described as “ex treme and mean ration,” and leads to a result more accurate than can be reached by any arithmetical calculation. This division is “extreme and mean ration” has been known and used in geometry from be fore the Christian era to the present day; but it was not un til 1849 that any one suspected that this principle existed in na ture. But if we go into the or chard and examine a young apple or cherry tree or sprout, we shall find that it’s leaves are arranged around the stem spirally in ser ies of fives, the fifth leaf, or bud, standing directly above the first. But this placing of five leaves at equal distances around the central stem of a plant, in volves the ancient problem of the pentagon and embodies the principle of division in “extreme and mean ration,” which is in expressible in figures; and this principle is continually employ ed in nature, in so dividing the circumferences of plants, or stems, that the leaves and branches may be evenly distrib uted around the stalk, thus giv ing each its fair and proper chance to catch the light and air from above and also main taining the balance and symetry of the tree. Starting from any leaf of any plant, as a zero, and counting around and upward till we find another leaf which stands exact ly above the first—which in gras ses will be the second, in sedges the third, in the quince and the raspberry the fourth, in the ap ple and cherry tree the fifth, in the peach and pear the sixth, in the holly and aconite the eighth, in the rosettes of the houseleek and cones of the white pine the thirtenth, and in ertain pine cones the fifty-fifth—we shall find the principles of mathemati cal law constantly exhibited in the distribution of these leaves. And we shall find that the num ber of leaves in a series and the number of z turns of the spiral before a leaf stands directly ov er the first, as a rule, are in all individual plants or trees of each species exactly the same. We can thus trace arithmetical arrangement in every tree and bough and plant around us. And we shall find each plant made upon its own plan, and its leaves in every instance regularly counted off by this same math ematical mind. We are not, of course, to ex pect mathematical accuracy of division in every instance, any more than we should expect a parlor mirror to be polished like a telescope reflector or a jack knife to be finished like a sur gical instrument; but we find the same mathematical principles governing the whole vegetable creation, and showing that long before geometries had invented division in “extreme and mean ration” He who Causeth the earth to bring forth plants and trees, understood and acted not only upon the simplest methods of numeration, but also th» most obscure mathematical and geo metrical principles. SEEN ALSO IN THE PLANETARY SYSTEM But this same peculiar series of fractions is found to be em bodied in the orbits of the plan etary world. Thus—“In the solar system for example, with the ex ception of Neptune, the inter vals between the orbit of Mer cury and the orbits of other planets go on doubling or nearly so, as we recede from the sun. Thus the Interval between the earth and Mercury is narly twice as great as the interval between Venus and Mercury; and the in terval between Marg and Mer cury is nearly twice as great as that between the Earth and Mer cury, and so on. Here, then, we find in the plants beneath our feet and in the stars above our heads, evi dence not only of unity, of de sign and contrivance as indicat ing a common designer, but also of a knowledge of obstruse math ematical principles which it took geometries thousands of years to discover, and thousands of years more, after they were discovered, to find out that they were al ready embodied in all the plants and trees about them, as well as the stars that shine above us and proclaim the majesty and wisdom of that God who made the earth and built the skies. We have thus been led by the recognition of a uniform mathematical law, from the planets, from the vegetation which clothes the earth, to the stars that shine in heaven. And the connection is obvious; for all vegetation and fruitfulness de pend upon “summer and winter, seedtime and harvest;” and these are regulated by planetary motions dccomplished in strict accordance with mathematical law. Submitted by G. F. Brown PRINCE AND PAUPER Christ was the Prince; I the Pauper. He stepped down from His throne on High and in four short years started time anew. By word and deed. He also set a standard by which ev ery life must stand oi< fall. So came Christ to dwell among men. I was the pauper, for I had sold out to the world, the flesh and the devil and they had me stripped. At the end, Christ died under my sins, to square me with God. Ho ascended* back to glory and is the Vine. I, the branch, draws my life from Him. —“I read my Bible every day and recommend that you do the same—Gen. Bernard L. Mont gomery of the British Eighth army to his staff officers. This space paid for by an Oregon business man. KIIP ON............. • WITH WAR BONDS
