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TOWN and FARM in WARTIME Preparad by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION DEFERMENTS TO BE REVIEWED UNITED NA TIONS ¡IE '* GOVERNMENT TAKES MORE CANNED FOODS Local Selective Service Boards Canners were directed to set have been ordered to review aside increased quantities of can promptly, deferments of agricul ned fruits and vegetables from tural workers because of the their 1944 production for Govern sharp curtailment of manpower ment requirements in order to for the Armed Forces, Selective meet expanded military needs, Service has announced. “It is not WFA has announced. The in expected that local boards will creases principaly are for canned defer or continue to defer a reg apples, fruit cocktail, peaches, istrant as necessary to and regu pears (Bartlett), Lima beans, larly engaged in agriculture un sweet corn, peas, tomatoes, and less by his own personal and di tomatoe juice. rect efforts he produces 16 or more war units each year,” Se ROUND-UP WPB has authorized produc lective Service asserted. About 1,700,000 men in agriculture tion during 1944 of 1,400 motor were deferred in class II-C and cycles for essential domestic civ Class III-C as of January 1, 1944. ilian use, 80 for Canada, 650 for Of this total, 400,000 are single export, and 50,000 for military men below 22 years of age and use.... Use more potatoes in 1944 more than one million are non is the recommendation of WFA fathers. In all other war produc following the harvesting of the tion and war supporting activi largest potato crop in history ties less than 125,000 non-fathers last year . . . WPB expects a lim below the age of 22 were de ited number of domestic electric ferred as of January 1, 1944. ranges to be available for essen tial civilian needs during the last RUBBER FOOTWEAR PRICES half of this year . . . U. S. war ARE HIGHER expenditures in January amount An average increase of 6H% ed to $7,416,000,000, almost 7 in retail ceiling prices of water per cent over December, and an proof rubber footwear—rubbers, average daily rate of $285,200- artics, gaiters, and rubber boots— 000 . . . Because of problems in has been allowed by the Office getting feed, U. S. production of of Price Administration to com hatchery chicks in January was pensate for increased costs. For 20 per cent under January last these higher prices the public will year . . . Total retail sales for get rubber footwear more near 1948 were $63,269,000, an in ly approaching, the quality of crease of 10 per cent over 1942, pre-Pearl Harbor footwear than according to the department of that of the victory line product, commerce . . . Boys and girls OPA said. under 20 who leave home seeking war jobs should carry with them WFA ANNOUNCES MORE proof of their age, advises the SUPPORT PRICES U. S. department of labor . . . Support prices proposed by the Copper may now be used in the War Food Administration for hay manufacture of automobile radia and pasture seeds inl944 are in tors, gaskets, fuel and oil lines, general higher than those of last brake and clutch lining rivets, year. Increases of 3 cents per and other essential parts, accord pound were proposed for North ing to WPB . . . "Small business ern Alfalfa, Red clover, Alsike is more important to this nation clover and biennial yellow sweet- today than ever before,” declared Clover, and Bienial Yellow Sweet Donald M. Nelson, chairman of clover, and of 2 cents a pound WPB, and should be given top for Biennial White Sweetclover priority when surplus materials and Sudan Grass. Western grass of war are released . . . Although es would 'be increased as much as the points-for-fats plan did not 50% because of harvesting dif go into effect until December ficulties, and several grasses ap 13, fats collections for December pear on the support program for were 33 per cent over Novem the first time this year. ber, WPB reports ... If war food goals are to be met all LESS RED TAPE FOR available rid clover seed must be HOME BUILDERS Less paper work for persons planted this year, WFA asserts who build privately financed . . . WPB has reduced the 1944 housing construction is assured manufacture of paper towels for by War Production Board order home use to 80 per cent of the P-55 C. This order, announced 1942 base period output . . . jointly by the WPB and the Na Farmers will have more potash tional Housing Agency, elimin salts for fertilizer use this year ate? filing of a detailed list of than during the two preceding materials and permits use of ma years, WPB announces. terials that will conserve lumber and fuel. A simplified procedure for farm housing, which was ex cluded from order P-55-C, was provided in CMP Regulation 6, Direction 1, effective Februaiy 15. KEEP ON............. • WITH WAR BONDS * Hats Cleaned, Blocked 85c DRY CLEANING PRICES REDUCED Pants ................ 50c Overcoats ........... $1.00 Dresses ............. $1.00 Suits ................ $1.00 Sweaters................ 50c Pick Up and. Delivery Weekly on Thursdays Office: Ben Brickel’s Barber Shop .... ...... Oregon Laundry and Cleaners .... NEW AND USED PARTS Expert Auto Repairing Gas and Oil Open at 7:30 A.M.; Closed at 7:30 P.M. WE CLOSE ALL DAY SUNDAY LYNCH AUTO PARTS Phone 773 RIVERVIEW Oregon-American LUMBER CORPORATION Vernonia, Oregon AT WAR CHINESE SYMPATHIZE WITH AMERICANS TUNISIA BEING CLEARED OF MINES “No people in the world feel With the Tunisian campaign more deeply the horroY of the re over, allied technicions and cent disclosures made concerning French, soldiers have been digging the treatment of American sol out all land mines left on the diers captured in the Philippines battlefields. Nearly a million of than the Chinese.” declared Dr. these bombs have been hidden in C. L. Hsia, director of the Chin Tunisia, stopping traffic and ese News Service. “We know hindering farming. By December 15, 1943, a total of 251,462 had from our own experiences...that been removed. Every kind of the reports from Bataan and Cor mine used by each of the bellig regidor can in no slight detail be erents was found-55 different exaggerated. Such acts,” he said, types being noted. “have been repeatedly perpetrat ed upon the Chinese—civilians and soldiers alike—since 1931.” Legal Notices BRAZIL SELLS DRIED BANANAS TO U. S. Dried bananas and banana pow der produced in Brazil' are find ing an expanding market in the United States. Preservation of bananas is accomplished simply by removing about 75 per cent of the water content. Dehydra tion of fruit now being wasted in many areas may offer a source of additional food to help meet the world’s post-war food needs. PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY OPENS NEW FIELDS Much greater activity in the construction and use of the new Pan-American Highway are fore seen in the post-war period by a writer in Petróleo Interamerican- o. The highway, he says, travers es much of the area considered favorable for future oil produc tion. Construction completed dur ing the past year now makes it possible to travel on fairly good roads from Mexico to Costa Rica. CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that bids for 230 cords of wood four feat in length will be received by Lee Schwab, clerk of School Dis trict No. 47 Jt., Vernonia, Ore gon. 200 cords to be delivered at the Washington grade school and 30 cords to be delivered to the Lincoln school. Bids should be in Mr. Schwab’s hands on or before March 11, 1944. We are asking bids on old growth cord wood, and old growth slab wood. Wood must be piled as speci fied and approved by the school board. Wood not less than 2 inches in diameter. Signed: Ruff Bramblett, chair man. Lee Schwab, Clerk. _______ 8t3— CITATION IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY During a broadcast beamed to In the matter of the Adoption the United States, the Tokyo ra of JAY CARLTON THOMPSON dio said that interned Japanese by LAURENCE CLIFFORD were “faced with all kinds of per, ROSS secution in enemy countries” and TO CLARENCE E. THOMPSON: that the Japanese government de WHEREAS, petition has been mands an “improvement.” made in due form in the above named court on the 26th day of BRAZILIANS START November, 1943, by Fern Lettie AVIATION SCHOOL A technical aviation school for Ross and Laurence Clifford Ross the Brazilian Air Ministry at Sao for an order of said Court that Paulo, Brazil, has been establish Jay Carlton Thompson be adopt ed there by a U. S. aviation ed by the said Laurence Clifford school. Trained personnel, with Ross by adoption as provided by Lend-Lease equipment, are teach statute and that the child’s name ing Brazilians the technical as be changed to Jay Carlton Ross, pects of today’s fighting air ma and for such other and further chines. Tht Brazilian Air Force relief as to the Court may seem meet and equitable; was born in 1941. IN THE NAME OF THE FRENCH UNDERGROUND STATE OF OREGON, you are HAS BUSY MONTH hereby cited, directed, and re A recent tabulation of the quired to appear on or before work of the French Underground the expiration of four weeks for one month showed 14 factor from the date of the first publi ies sabotaged, 40 trains wrecked, cation of this citation, which 36 fires started, and 58 engines first publication is made and dat sabotaged. One railroad viaduct ed February 17, 1944, said four was obstructed for 45 days. weeks being the time prescribed by the Court in the order for DUTCH AUTOS MUST the publication of this citation, CONVERT TO GAS to show Cause, if any exists, why Dutch automobile owners have been ordered by the Nazis to con an order of said Court should not vert their cars to the use of illu be made as in said petition pray minating gas, even though the ed for and why the prayer of said petition should not be grant coSt of conversion is estimated to be more than the cost of a small ed and said adoption should not be made. car in Holland before the war. WITNESS the Honorable Ray Tarbell, Judge of said Court, ENGLISH CHILDREN with the seal of said Cqurt affix HARVEST POTATOES The school children of Bristol', ed this 10th day of February, England, gathered 25 million po 1944. J. W. HUNT, County Clerk tatoes during 1943, the British and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Ministry of Agriculture reported Above-Entitled Court. recently. This was voluntary work school children did for the food ___________________________ 7t4— production program. If the rows NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS of potatoes planted and “lifted” Every person owning or keep by these children were put end ing any dog over the age of to end they would have extended eight (8) months within the about 1,600 miles. State of Oregon shall, not later than March 1st of each year or CHINA HAS LONG within 30 days after he becomes CASUALTY LIST During the two campaigns in owner or keeper of such dog, the Northern Hunan provence, procure from the county clerk 131,900 Chinese civilians were of the county in which said per killed, 38,085 wounded and 83, son resides a license for such 496 kidnaped by the Japanese. dog by paying to the county clerk a license fee of one dollar ($1) MANPOWER IS SHORT for a male or spayed bitch dog IN AUSTRALIA and one dollar and fifty cents Demand for additional workers ($1.50) for a female dog. this year will be three times as Any person who shall fail to great as the supply, according to procure such license within the a report by the Australian News time as herein provided shsll be & Information Bureau, from Mel required, upon procuring such li bourne. The report said there cense, to pay as a penalty, an have been no direct reserves of additional sum of one dollar ($1) manpower in Australia since the for each dog, middle of 1943. Since last No A. R. Melis, Secretary of Go vember 12,000 men and 6,000 lumb's County Dog Control women have shifted from Govern Board. ment war factories to other ur Published February 10, 17, gent jobs. • 24, 1944. JAP DEMANDS ARE RIDICULOUS LUMBER—Wholesale and Retail See my bargains in kiln dried lumber at $12 per M and up. Open Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. C. BRUCE Thursday, Februr. Vernonia Eagle 24, 1944 5 Classified Ads... Business Directory CARD OF THANKS WANTED We wish to thank all those people who so kindly sent flowers and for the other kind nesses at the time of our recent bereavement. Mrs. C. Lusby and family MAN WANTED for dog enforce ment officer.Salary $1.00 per hour. Said officer to pay own expenses. Anyone interested meet with Dog Control Board at the County Court house March 1, 1944 at 10 a.m. E. O. Wyeth, Goble, Ralph Langdon, Scappoose, A. R. Melis. Mist, supervisors of the Columbia County Dog Con trol Board. 6t3— FOR SALE FOUR-ROOM house and out buildings with whole city block. Also one cow. W. R. May, North Rose Ave. 8tl GOATS for sale: 8 does, 1 buck, .6 half-grown kids. Any reason able offer accepted. Home even ings and Sunday until noon. Bill Riggle, Top Hill. 6t3 FOR SALE: Twin Hollywood bed steads. $5.00 each. Mrs. R. D. Eby,__________________ 8t2— GUERNSEY - JERSEY cow fresh February 3. See W. J. Lindsley, Keasey Rt. 6t3— POTATOES for sale. Bring sacks. Cheap for entire amount of 80 to 90 sacks. Mrs. Trullinger. 831 2nd St. 8tl PIANO—Good used piano in ex cellent condition, cash or terms. Write W. M. Blowers, 1421 Van- dercook, Longview. 8t3 FOR SALE: Eight milk goats ail in good condition or will trade for other stock. Come and see them at Andrew M. Parker'3 place one mile from Vernonia in Riverview. 3t6 FOR SALE: Two months old pigs. $6.00 each at J. T. Hollett ranch, Keasey Rt. 6t3 NEW HAMPSHIRE chicks from blood tested flock. Also H.B. chick, poultry and stock feeds. Phone 336, H. J. Peasnalt, Cap ital Hill Hatchery. 7t3 FOR SAL®: Apples, $1.50 and $1 per box. Parsnips cheap. Bring own containers. Webster Wilkins on Sessman place. 8tl FOR SALE: Good Chevrolet car radio. Very good condition. Ross Wilkins 8tl FOR RENT FIVE-ROOM house near shingle mill. Semi-modem at $10 per month. Inquire evenings at 626 1st St.___________________ 8tl— GOOD FARM or ranch borne for one and one-half-year-old Aus tralian collie. Frank Moreland, phone 746. 7t3— WANTED to buy: Child’s tri cycle. Will repair if necessary.- Lee White, Riverview. Phone 7712. 7t3 MISCELLANEOUS ___ ALL KINDS of insurance: sick, accident, life, car and fire. Geo- W, Bell, Phone 773._______ 6tf— INCOME TAX returns made out. See Dick Fletcher. Telephone 843._________________ 5t4 FOR SICK, accident, or life in surance, see D.v P. Spofford. 5t3 PERSONAL FRliE! If excess acid causes you pains of Stomach Ulcers, Indiges tion, Heartburn, Belching, Bloat ing, Nausea, Gas Pains, get free sample, Udga, at Armitage Drug Company. 4-13-44 PERMANENT WAVE, 59c! Do your own Permanent with Charm-Kurl Kit. Complete equip ment, including 40 curlers and shampoo. Easy to do, absolutely harmless. Praised by thousands including Fay McKenzie, glam orous movie star. Money refund ed if not satisfied. W. J. Armi tage, Drugs. 4-20-44 LODGES Vernonia Lodge No. 246 I.O.O.F- Meets Every Tuesday 8 P. M. Robert Tunnell, N. G. Raymond Justice, Sec’y 4-44 Vernonia F. O. E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles) WANTED_____________ I.O.O.F. Hall WANTED to rent: Two-bedroom house with bath. On west side of town. Will' consider buying if cheap. Harry Emmons, 1061 Rose Ave, 7t2 Vernonia WANTED TO BUY: All kinds of guns and ammunition. Pat- ersons. 7tf— Business - Professional Directory G. J. Ten Brook, M. D. PHYSICIAN «nd SURGEON Office Phone 72 Residence Phone 1026 Roland D. Eby, M. D. 2nd and 4th Fridays 8 P. M. Jim Rusow, W. Pras. Roy V. Templeton, Sec’y 7-43 Knights of Pythias Harding Lodge No. 116 Vernonia, Oregon Meetings: I.O.O.F. Hall, Second and Fourth Mondays Each Month Pythian Sisters Vernonia Temple No. 61 Meetings: I.O.O.F. Hall Second and Fourth Wednesday of each month. 2-43 PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Town Office 891 Dr. U. J. Bittner Dentist Joy Theatre Bldg. Phone 662 For Your Beauty Needs ELIZABETH’S BEAUTY SALON Phone 431 Elizabeth Horn Hair Stylist and Cosmetologist Expert Tonsorial Work BEN’S BARBER SHOP Vernonia, Oregon NEHALEM VALLEY MOTOR FREIGHT Frank Hartwick— Proprietor Portland • Timber • Vernonia Sunset • Elsie • Cannon Beach Gearhart ■* Seaside Vernonia Phone 1042 Order of Eastern Star Nehalem Chapter 143, O.E.S. Regular com munication first and 3rd Wed. of each month at Masonic Tern« pie. All visiting sisters and broth ers welcome. Alberta Mills, Worthy Matron Generiere Hatfield, Sec’y. 1-44 A. F. & A. M. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A.F. A A.M. meets at Masonic Temple. Stated Communication first Thursday of each month. Special called meetings on all other Thursday nights 7:30 p.m. Visitors must cordially welcome. * Special meetings Friday nights. Frank E. Lane, W. M. Glen F. Hawkins, Sec’y, 1-44 American Legion VERNONIA POST 11» Meets first and Third Mon. of Each month. AUXILIARY First and Third Mondays 1-44
