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County News HIGHWAY BODY TELLS COURT "NO” ST. HELENS — A firm denial of the county court’s request, Volume 22, Number 5 submitted to the state highway commission a few weeks ago to make the Scappcose-Vernonia road a second highway in the state road system, was received by the court last week. The request was prompted by suggestions from the highway commission last October, when the commission was holding a se About 73 County ries of meetings over the state Firms Represented to determine the extent of the Chairman Says postwar road program. The court also at that time Industrial firms in Columbia suggested as an alternate choice county will account for $241,- the Apiary road but the court is 439 in 4th war loan bonds, Walt doubtful that this suggestion will er Richter, St. Helens, payroll be received with any better treat savings chairman, was advised recently by William A. Bingham, ment. In its letter of denial' to the etate director of payroll savings. This is 20 per cent of the request, the commission secre tary stated it was the view of the county’s total 4th. war loan quota. commission that the designated Most of this money will be in county.roads be improved by the vested in E bonds. Industrial quotas were based county with money now received on statistics compiled by war fi from the state gasoline tax rev nance statisticians. A total of enues. 9000 individual statistical studies F.F.A. OFFICER PRACTICE of Orejjjn business establish PARLIAMENTARY CONTESTS ments were made. They represent RAINIER — Officers of the a total of $23,392,580 which war Rainier chapter of the Future finance officials expects to come Farmers of America went to from workers all over the state. Milwaukie recently to attend the Approximately 73 firms in Co annual parliamentary contest. lumbia county are represented in This is conducted mainly to pro the total. mote leaderhsip among members Quotas are based on January and to teach the boys more about payroll, amount of regular pay parliamentary procedure. Many roll investment and estimated a- local boys are striving to make bility of employes to invest. the chapter a worthwhile organ “This is the first time in wal ization in that they are enlarging financing history that individual their projects, buying more war quotas have been established,” bonds and stamps, etc. Bingham stated. “This is a fair and equitable means of dividing CITY OFFICERS MAKE 210 the state’s $99 million quota and ARRESTS IN 11 MONTHS gives everyone a chance to do his ST. HELENS — In the 11- full share in helping the war ef month period between February fort.” 3, 1943 and JanuaRy 1 of this year, the St. Helens police de partment made a total of 210 arrests, plus numerous investiga tions which did not result in ar rests, according to records kept by the department. Four local boys passed the Traffic violations provided 91 army air corps aviation cadet ex tickets, while violations of the amination which was given Mon curfew law or other matters con day morning at the high school by cerning juveniles resulted in 16 Major Eric K. Shilling, president arrests. Drunkenness brought 35 of the aviation cadet examining arrests. board of Portland. Those passing Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Thursday, February 3, 1941 Schools Get Progress 1«. ... » Drive Red Cross to $241,439 of Scheduled Start Fund Bond Drive Industry's Part Citation In Bond Buying Reported Good Drive March 1 Four Boys Pass Air Corps Exam OPA HEARING HELD IN COUNTY ST. HELENS — At the first Columbia county hearing of its kind since the office of price ad ministration was set up, OPA Commissioner Newlun of the San Francisco office last Thursday heard a case involving Adams Grocery and Market. The case was held in the county courtroom and OPA charges against the lo cal firm concerned alleged over ceiling prices for meats and pro cessed foods. Testimony was heard but no decision was hand ed down. 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 were: James Johns, Lewis Lane, Glen Justice and Douglas Cul bertson. These boys receive transporta tion and expenses to Portland where they will report to room 323 Main post office building for the final physical examination. Upon qualifying there, they are enlisted in the enlisted reserve corps, but will not be called to active duty training until their 18th birthday. If they are then still in the midst of a school term they may be deferred until its completion, or up until six months of their • birthday. The first five months of their train ing consists of five months of schooling at some university (and usually includes about 10 hours of flying). From there they are sent to an army flying field where intensified instruction is given in flying. Movies were also shown to the student body and the seventh and eighth grade students. The pictures, one in technicolor, and the other featuring Major Jimmy Stewart, showed the training of aviation cadets. The Vernonia Grade schools received a citation from the United States treasury depart ment which reads, “This citation is awarded to the Vernonia grade schbols for service to the war savings program through the successful completion of the schools war campaign to pay for one jeep and one amphibian jeep through the purchase of war bonds and stamps.” The ci tation was signed by Henry Mor- genthau. The grade schools are now working toward their third jeep, the Grasshopper, which costs a little over $2,000. A quota has been set for the schools for the fourth war loan drive which is three per cent of the county quota and amounts to $1894.29. This amount has already been exceeded and it is hoped that the goal of the third jeep may be reached by the end of the drive. Returns from Oregon- American, Clark and Wilson Yet to Come » According to Mrs. R. D. .Eby, local chairman for the fourth war loan drive, most of the city has been canvassed and from the residential sections of the city, the O-A hill and Riverview bonds have been sold which total $24,- 000 in maturity value. The emplopees of the O-A are being contacted by IWA repre sentatives and the amount of purchases will be announced lat er. Frank Baker, superintendent for Clark and Wilson, is in charge of the drive at Wilark and among employees of Clark and Wilson and will give a report as soon as all returns are made. Deputy to Be Here February 4 and 5 Income tax returns for the calendar year of 1943 must be filed not later than March 15, 1944 with the collector of intern al revenue for the district in which taxpayers reside or has his principal place of business. Most taxpayers will be able to prepare their returns themselves. However, a deputy collector of internal revenue will be at the American Legion hall in Vernon ia on February 4 and 5 to give advise or assistance needed. No charge will be made for this ser vice. Most taxpayers have already made substantial payments on their 1943 federal tax through withholding from their wages or direct payments to the collector but regardless, all tax payers must file their annual return on or before March 15. This is the first time a deputy has visited Vernonia for the pur pose of assisting the taxpayers. Sugar Stamp 40 Valid February 1 Effective Fehruary 1, sugar stamp No. 40 in v^ar ration book four will be good for five pounds of sugar for home canning. This stamp will be valid Feb- ruarp 1, 1944 to February 28, 1945 inclusive. This action has been taken by the national office at this date instead cf March 1 as originally planned in order to care for early fruit crops in the southern part of the country where con sumers did not properly budget 1943 home canning allowances. GRANGE TO MEET FEB. 5 The Columbia County Pomona Grange ■ will convene Saturday, February 5 at the Fern Hill Grange hall five miles south of Rainier. The meeting begins promptly at 11:00 a.m. The lec turer’s hour is at 8 p.m. t Those Who Are in It GOES TO NEW HOSPITAL Sgt. William Walker was mov ed to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C., from Pine Camp, New York, it was revealed by his mother this week. He is reported to be recovering satis factorily from a leg amputation which he received recently. Sgt. Walker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Walker. JOINS NAVY KEASEY — Wilmore A. Hodg son left Wednesday for the navy. He is stationed at Faragut, Idaho. HOME ON FURLOUGH MIST — Frankie Checmonek is at home on a 30-day furlough from the Alaskan region. JOINS ARMED FORCES MIST—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathews and Mr. and Mrs. How ard Jones motored to Portland last Thursday to take Howard Jones to the induction center as he is joining the armed forces. REPORTED MISSING Word was received here Sat urday, January 29 by a telegram to Mrs. Otto Michener stating that her son, Homer Michener. was lost due to his plane crash ing in the ocean off the coast of Florida. reasonable hardship; or to meet the needs of applicants for whom telephone service is a war neces sity. This ruling will affect many present users who took over from a previous subscriber the service in the place of business or resi dence they now occupy. “No new telephone instruments have been manufactured for ci vilian purposes since November, 1942," said Mr. Barber. “All we are able, or permitted to buy, are telephones for army, navy and government require ments. War production board orders require us to regrade ser vice where by doing so we may release facilities for essential ser vice. It has been necessary in many such cases to convert indi vidual service to party line ser vice. We are also required to dis connect the so-called interim ser- Another telegram was received Monday. January 31 from army head quarters that the search had been futile and that memor ial services would be held there for him. HERE ON FURLOUGH Pvt. Walter B. Barnett of the army air corps spent Sunday here visiting with his sister, Mrs. Caude E. Gibson, while on fur lough before going overseas. He has a 17-day furlough and will return to Goldsboro, ’North Car olina embarkment replacement station. MISSING IN ACTION Lieutenant Thompson E. (Tom my) White, flying fortress pilot, failed to return after an opera tional mission in the European theater of operations January 11 and has been listed as missing in action. Lt. White is the son of Charles D. White of Portland. A brother to A. Wilton White, who lives at Medford, he was formerly a resident of Vernonia for several years. He was said to have made his first combat mission the week prior to that of January 11, when he was transferred to the fortress unit. Tiny Baby Now Three Visit Blood Five Months Old Bank Monday Little Mary Edith Branton is now five months and 10 days old and weighs 10 and one-haif pounds, which is a gain of nine pounds since her birth. The littie girl is still in the care of Mrs. E. L. Lloyd and will continue to be so for an indefinite period of time. Some Users to Lose Phone Service The growing shortage of facil ities for telephone service is in dicated by recent changes i-1 war production board orders, ac cording to Harley Barber, For est Grove district manager foi the West Coast Telephone com pany. Mr. Barber states that the latest revision of WPB order U- 2 has added a mandatory order that telephone companies shall disconnect service when they learn that the present real user of service ig not a user contem plated when the service was or iginated. The exchange line plant, central office equipment, or tel ephone instruments thus made available shall be used to take care of current applications for service essential to producers of substaatial quantities of food; or service authorized by the war production board because of un- The 'Vernonia elementary schools are planning a paper drive to begin on February 7 and last until February 14. Those families who have child- ten attending the grade schools are asked to send their waste paper to the schools by their children. All waste paper must be bundl ed, Paul Gordon, who is acting as chairman of the drive, asks that no bundles be more than eight to 10 inches deep as they will be too heavy for small children to carry. Persons who lack enough string to bundle their paper, may call at the Washington grade school and obtain some. Also persons who have no way of getting their waste paper either to the Washington school or the Lincoln school may call Mr. Gordon and he will see that it is delivered. The money collected from this drive will go for the war effort. vices, that is, those installed on and after April 15, 1943, if do ing so will enable us to render service more essential to the war effort.” Barber continued, "We regret any inconvenience to the public, naturally; it is our business to render the best possible service to the greatest possible number of subscribers. It is proper to point out, however, that we have every reason to anticipate a much more serious congestion of telephone service on the Pacific coast than we have experienced yet, as soon as the European war situation is cleared up. We and the telephone-using public shall have to make some real sacrifices in order to afford the army and navy the communication services they must have to defeat the Japanese." Mrs. A. J. Hughes, Mrs. Frank Riley and Mrs. Dennis Davis gave a donation of blood at the Hills boro doning center Monday. They were taken to Hillsboro by Mrs. Frank Hartwick who is a member of the Red Cross Motor Corps and also makes arrange ments for the donations from Vernonia. Donors are asked to wait 10 weeks between donations. The next trips will be made on Feb ruary 18 and 28. Those wishing to give a pint of their blood are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Hartwick. Bars Given for CD Service Service bars were given to the different branches of the civilian defense for distribution to members in each branch by the leaders, it was announced this week by J. W. Nichols, local civil ian defense head. These bars represent 500 hours of service and are being given to members of the Red Cross Motor /orps by Mrs. Frank Hart- wich; the Hospital Unit by Mrs. R. D. Eby; Air Raid Wardens by Wallace McCrae; and to the Can teen Service by its chairman, Mrs. John Hatfield. Canvass to Be Made of Town to Attain Goal of $4,000 A meeting of the local Red Cross was held at the IWA hall Tuesday night with State Police Sgt. Cal Throne and Mr. Fisher of St. Helens attending the meet ing and bringing with them sup plies for the drive which will start March 1. . The quota for the Nehalem Valley, which includes Vernonia, Wilark and Mist, is set at $4,000. According to Mrs. A. J. Hughes, chairman of the local Red Cross board, a canvass will be made of both the business and residential districts of Vernonia by Red Cross representatives. The chairman that will head this drive and also the represen tatives that will work with the chairman have not yet been ap pointed but will be in a short time. Junior Play Slated for Fri. A three-act comedy farce play written by Noel Coward, well known English playright, will be given by the Junior class of the Vernonia high school on Friday, February 4. The junior class has furnishe ! a very experienced cast for this play which is composed of Mar jorie Lolley, who takes the part of Madame Arcati who is a spir itualist and conducts a seance. She is a very colorful figure. Mr. and Mrs. Condamine, Shir ley Ray and Douglas Culbertson, Douglas being an author who is involved in the singular exper ience of having his first wife re turn from the spiritual world. Elvira as Helen Fowler, who plays the part of wife number one, pays a return visit much to the discomfort of the novelist. Dr. and Mrs. Bradman are played by Marvin Turner and Joy Wat son. They furnish further enter tainment by witty participation in the seance. Edith the maid is played by Thelma Hobin and provides a surprising solution to the prob lem of the play. Daphne, the voice from the spirit world and Madame Arcati’s medium through whom many startling revelations are made is played by Phyllis Bonsilaw. The production committee for the play is Doris Stevenson, Shirley Ann Brady, Ruth Zim merman, Florence Berger ami Billie Reynolds. Those on tho costume committee are Dolores Bergstrom, Vona Wiedman and Ruth Hausler. The advertising committee consists of Marvin Turner, Dixie Stewart, Bessie Lusby and Dorothy Sasse. Letter Writing Contest Explained A state-wide letter writing con test for boys »nd girls of 15 to 18 years of age was announced by Major Shilling at the high school Monday, January 31. The subject for the contest will be “Why I Want to Fly.” The con test closes March 15. Letters should not contain more than 300 words and be in the hands of Marvin Kamholz, who is in charge of local matters pertain ing to the contest. Two local prizes are being offered, as well az an aerial sight-seeing trip around the coulltry-side and oth er events. Letters must be judg ed on the basis of originality, general interest and good con struction. Rex Putnam, supervis or, state board of education, has indicated his approval of this con test in the high schools and re commended the cooperation of high school authorities. *
