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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1944)
County News ABAM’S BID ON ACREAGE ACCEPTED ST. HELENS — A cash bid of $35,400, plus dividends on some timber sold, by Archie Adams, was accepted by the county court A week ago Wednesday afternoon for 4,748.08 acres of county-own ed land lying in the Clatskanie district. This purchase just about doubles Adam’s holding in that area, it is understood. Decision to accept Adam’s bid despite an offer of $44,128 by the Crown-Zellerbach paper com pany was dictated, Judge Ray Tarbell said, because of the con tinuing dividends which will be received from the sale of logs and pulp wood and because Adams will estsablish a small, permanent sawmill at Clatskanie, thus providing an additional ac tivity there. Terms Revealed Terms of the Nehalem man’s bid provide that the county will receive 50c per thousand for all logs -marketed by him from the tract. The county will also re ceive 20c per cord for all pulp wood sold off the acreage, and both payments will continue as long ag Adams holds the land. In addition, Adams has agreed to log the area selectivelp, which should assure a fairly permanent operation. RAINIER MAYOR EXPIRES SUDDENLY RAINIER — Ernest R. Zim merman, mayor of the city of ainier, and long one of Rainier’s most liked and respected citi zens, died suddenly at 3:05 p.m. a week ago Monday at Hallberg’s where he was employed as gro cery salesman. HOLD ORDER ISSUED BY PROSECUTOR ST. HELENS — In a surprise action last week, Robert Myers, confessed slayer of two elderly Clatskanie people, entered a plea of guilty to a second-degree murder charge i.i the case of Jul ius Olavescn. Circuit Judge How ard K. Zimmerman accepted the plea and immediately sentenced the youth to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary, a sentence that was mandatory under the law. Attorney Sends Order District Attorney Walden Dil lard said that he would send a “hold” order to the penitentiary on the indictment in which Myers is charged with the first degree murder of Miss Annie Borglund. With this order on the records, in the event Myers is parolled at some future date he will have to be returned here immediately to stand trial for -the slaying of Miss Borglund. 4 th War Loan Drive Goal $1,198,800 $1,100,000 $1,000,000 $900,000 $800,000 $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 Derno il Volume 22, Number 3 Farmers Permitted to Sell Bus Permit More Pork to Consumer Granted 0-A to Red stamps in book No. 4 numbered eight and lettered A through M are worth 10 points of 120 each making a total points. Brown stamps in book three U through Z are good for face value, or a total of 96 points and have been validated by the office of price adminis tration for consumer use only, when purchasing meat, particu larly pork, from farmers only who slaughter their hogs on the farm and sell for fresh meat. Advance use of stamps does not give the individual who buys from a farmer slaughterer a larger meat portion than anyone else. It merely allows the indi vidual buying from a farmer to follow the normal practice of buying fairly large amounts at one time. Stamps Validated The only difference at the present time is that the ration stamps are validated, whereas before, a consumer could sur- to the render rat'on stamps Loggers Lose Battle with Lions Before a capacity crowd of wildly excited Logger rooters the veteran St. Helens Lions took the measure of the local squad by a score of 26 to 21. Friday’s game played on the home court stamped the Saints as a distinct threat for this district’s entrant in the state tournament in Salem early in March. The inexperienc ed Loggers tightened up in their shooting as they faced for the first time a team running from a deliberate set play offense. The Lions refused to run with the Loggers who have used a driving game with success in early starts. Barker, veteran Lion guard, led all scorers as a de'ense de signed by the Loggers held Glen Kinney, high scoring center, in check throughout the game. Fri day’s game, as are all Vernonia- St. Helens games, was bitterly fought from whistle to whistle. The Lions came here intent on getting revenge for last fall’s thrilling football victory. Friday, January 28, the Log gers cross the Clatskanie hill to engage the Tigers in the first competition between these two teams this season. /Coach Robbins is warning his squad that the Tigers are always hard to beat in their own lair. In a thrill pack ed prelimniary the baby Loggers took the measure of the Lion Cubs 11 to 5. (36) St. Helens Vernonia (21) 5 Crouse Byers 8 F Riley 5 F 6 Huntsinger 6 Kinney Rollins 2 C 5 Howeil Nance 5 G 14 Barker Larson 1 G 1 Cook Millis S Second team: Vernonia 11, St. Helens 5. Pressure Cookers Now Ration Free “Removal of pressure cookers from rationing when sold for can ning food eliminates the ne cessity for any further work on the part of the special advisory committee.” Homemakers interest ed in purchasing pressure cookers need not apply to the home de monstration agent as before, ac cording to Mrs. Moud C. Cass- well, county home demonstration agent. Attend St. Helen» Meet G ACATTACK Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Mr .and Mrs. Harry Hall, Mr. Tom Henderson, Mr. Fuller and Mrs. Harry Culbertson attended a war chest budget meeting at St. Helens Sunday, January 23. Allotments were made tot dif ferent projects in the county such as the Boy Scouts an/ oth er organizations. The city of Vernonia was allotted a fund for the local community chest. farmer even though the'y may not be validated for the purchase of rationed farm products. This action does not effect housewives who buy from retail ers however, it does aid the farmers to dispose of surplus pork products due to a large hog run. The fanner in transferring dressed meats or other rationed items must report to his local rationing ’board on form R-1609 (revised) and surrender stamps or other ration currency received at the end of each month’s oper ation. Bond Drive Here Is Progressing According to Mrs. R. D. Eby, cha:rman of the local bond drive, all territory has been covered and the committee members are recovering their assignments a second time in the house-to-house canvass so that no one will be missed. The chairman also re ports that the drive is progress ing very well. Vernonia has not been given :i goal to work for in this drive, but it is urged that every effort be made to help attain the county goal. The O-A mill will be con tacted by union representative? in the next few days. Anyone having been missed in the house- to-house canvass is urged to get in touch with Mrs. Eby or any of the district captains. The complete letters from two local boys who are serving over seas and who wrote in th* inter est of the fourth war loan drive, as was mentioned last week, are printed on an inside page. Legion to Sponsor Dance February 5 A stamp and bond dance will be given at the Legion hall on Saturday, February 5 by the American Legion to a.d in the sale of bonds and stamps here In the fourth war loan drive. Admission will be 25 cents for the dance and each individual wi>’ be required to purchase 75 cents worth of war stamps. Free admission will be given any couple which purchases a war bond. The music for th ip dance will Jbe provided by the Glen Davis orchestra. • Auditor to Assist With Tax Returns A state income tax auditor will be in several cities near here to assist taxpayers in preparing their state income tax returns, He will be at the city hall in Clatskanie on March 16, at forest Grove in the Forests Grove Na tional bank on March 29 to 31. He will also be in Hillsboro at the court house on April 3 to 6 inclusive and will visit the court house in St. Helens on March 20 and 21. Haul Employes $2,000 Goal Set For Polio Drive The “March of Dimes” cam paign is now underway for Ver nonia and Columbia county and 30-Passenger Bus it is hoped to attain the goal of to Be Used; Fares $2,000 by the end of the drive Will Be Collected which will be February 12. The An operating permit by which drive has been extended due to the Oregon - American Lumber a late start due to the illness of corporation will transport em George Caldwell, former county chairman, and to the lack of ma ployees from their homes to the terial such as the contribution mill in Vernonia was granted boxes which are placed in the on less than statutory notice by business houses. Public Utilities Commissioner Records disclose that there has George H. Flagg. been one local case of infantile The corporation will provide a paralysis during this past year 30-passenger bus and will pick up and there were two former resi and return employees in the re dents of Vernonia who were gions of Keasev, Sunset camp stricken after leavnig this city. and along the Wolf Creek high There has been five new cases way. Fares will be collected of in Columbia county this year in 25 cents to 50 cents for each addition to six old cases. Three round trip. The company is auth of these cases have been receiv orized to operate as long as the ing- treatment in the Portland service shall be needed. hospitals. Heretofore, the mill employees, The local theatre has been have traveled in their own auto showing a 10-minute short which mobiles, but difficulty if not the shows the use of the money re impossibility of obtaining new ceived from these drives that are tires and other necessary parts made every year. Due to this needed to supply the machines showing generous contributions made it necessary for the Cor have been made there. poration to help out in regard Both the grade schools and to transportation. high school of Vernonia are plan Judd Greenman represented the ning on a day which will be set company at the hearing ' on the aside to receive contributions matter, which was held in Port from the students. land. R. W. Leeman appeared Half Remain« in County there for the Oregon Motor stag A very important factor to es, but did not offer any objec remember during this drive is tion to thé issuance of the per the fact that half of this money mit. remains in the county to help care for those stricken with this dread disease. The other half goes to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis for re search work and to purchase equipment such as iron lungs. It has been urged by those in The civilian defense polic •. were given service buttons this charge that no President’s ball week by Marshall A. D. Lolley. be given this year. Thus the only Members of the group that it was not possible to contact will be mailed their service buttons. Also, new identification cards will be mailed to Members soon. Mr. Lolley urges members of the civilian defense police to Funeral services were held continue to consider themselves Thursday, January 20 at the as members of the organization Gable Funeral home in Portland and bb ready for duty even for Mrs. Ed Landsem who pas though the emergency chance of sed away in a Portland hospital a call to duty is less now than shortly after the birth of her when the war started. daughter, Thelma Lynn. She is survived by her hus- ban, Ed Landsem; a six-year-old son and the baby daughter. Mrs. Landsem was active in the Red Cross motor corps. Interment was made at the County dog licenses are due Lincoln Memorial cemetery in now and are payable at the Ver Portland. CD Police Get Service Buttons Mrs. Ed Landsem Called by Death Dog Licenses Are Due Now nonia city hall, These licenses are good for one year and are $1.00 for a male dog and $1.50 before for a female if paid March 1. After that date there will be an upcharge of one dol lar. According to A. D. Lolley, city marshal, 80 per cent of the money collected for license of dogs in the city will be returned to the city by the county. Intramural Games Started Boys and gitls intermural bas- ket ball commenced this week at the. Washington grade school with the posting of the captains, teams and schedule. Captains for Several cases of scarlet fever. the girl's teams are Lillian Lus ha ve been reported this week in by, Joyce New, Virginia Millis, Vernonia and vicinity. Each case Pat Kent, Barbara Lolley and requires at least three weeks of Kathleen Condit- Boy’s captains quarantine and parents are urged are Bobby Ray, Bobby Bunnell, to keep their children at home Bill White, Bob Frederickson, if they have any of the scarlet Don Cline, Grant McCabe, Del- fever symptoms in order to keep mer McDonald and Alvin Tapp. the disease from spreading. WOMEN ASKED TO HELP All ladies interested in work UNIFORMS COMING The Red Cross motor corps ing with the Vernonia Service has uniforms coming for its five club please bring scissors, ma members it was announced this terial for scrap books, cross word week. The corps is organized for puzzle« and any old Valentines the purpose of providing trans that are in good condition to the portation for any Red Cross ac club meeting Thursday, January 27th, 2 p.m. at the Legion hall. tivity in this vicinity. Scarlet Fever Reported Locally Thursday, January 2ft 1944 Those Who Are In It OPERATES SWITCH BOARD In a letter received recently by Mr. and Mrs. Jewett A. Bush from Bill Larson, he writes that he is now a switch board opera tor in the Hawaiian Islands. IN BRITISH ISLES In a letter received recently from Frank Smejkal, he writes “Most of the people over here are very nice and accomodating and try to help us get used to their habits and language. I am learning to drink tea like an old native. He also mentions that the weather is a good deal colder than at home and it rains a bit but never as hard as it does in western Oregon.” JOINS WAVES Mrs. Hazel Addy Cahill, form erly a student at Vernonia high school, has enlisted in the WAVES reports the new enlist ment headquarters, 735 S. W. Alder street, Portland. In 1940, Mrs. Cahill attended Vernonia high school, Previous to this she attended Valley high school at Menlo, Wash. For the past year, Mrs. Cahill has been employed as a typist in Portland. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Hatchard of Hillsboro. means of attaining the goal will be by contributions only. For the convenience of those who cannot make contact any other way, a coupon has been printed with a message regarding the campaign on another page of this edition. 13 Local Women Donate Blood Thirteen Vernonia women mo tored to Hillsboro Friday, Jan uary 21 and gave a pint of their blood at the Red Cross doning center. Those making the trip were: Mrs. Douglas DeCew, Mrs. R. D. Jackson, Mrs. Ted Keasey, Mrs. R'. A. Bramblett, Mrs. Ev erett Snider, Mrs. Charles White, Mrs. Glen Gibson, Mrs. McAdams, Mrs. Frank Lane, Mrs. Charles Biggs. Those driving their cars and also making a donation were Mrs. Cleve Robertson, Mrs. Chas. Wasser and Mrs. Allen Ray. This is the largest number of donors to make the trip from this vicinity at one time ’accord ing to Mrs. Frank Hartwick, local chairman, who is in charge of making arrangements for the donors. The next trip to the blood doning center is scheduled for Monday. January 31. Honor Roll Givtn For Six Weeks The names of the honor stu dents for the third six weeks per iod of the school year were re leased by Wallace McCrae this week as follows: for the senior class, Eleanor Corll, Lorraine Mahar and Beverly Turner; for the junior class, Delores, Berg strom, Phyllis Bonsilaw, Tommie Lou Holcomb, Shirley Ray and Marvin Turner. There was only one sophomore student to make the roll, she being Patricia Berg. For the freshmen there were Cora Dusenberry, Elna Morris and Mildred Wolff. Tax Notes Can Pay Income Tax According to Irving T. Rau, Columbia county chairman of the war savings bond committee any individual or corporation making the purchase of C tax notes dur ing January can use those tax notes to pay their March 15 in come tax. This will help the county war bond drive quota and will take care of the excuse that they must save money to pay March 15 taxes. Hatchery Plant Has New Owners Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Peasnali of Portland have purchased the Emmons hatchery and feed store and took possession last Sunday after transactions had been made several weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Peasnail intend to handle the business in the same manner as has been done in the past. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Emmons have moved to house number 1061 North Rose avenue and plan to be in Vernonia until April of this year. Song Service Started The Christian church has start er a song service held every Sun day evening at 7 o’clock, which is called "Everybody Sing.” It affords an opportunity for every one present to join in the singing of songs old and new and the project- is proving increasingly popular. It occupies the 30 min utes preceding the regular even ing service.
