County
News
HIGH RATERS IN
SAFETY CONTEST
ST. HELENS—Vernonia and
Rainier ranked second and third
respectively in their division in
the 1943 traffic contest among
Oregon cities, behind Warrenton,
which lid that division, cities with
1000 tc 2000 population, accord­
ing to an announcement from the
office of Robert S. Farrell, Jr.,
secretary of state.
St. Helens did not fare so well,
ranking 16th among the 24 cities
in the third division, 2000 to
5000 population. Ontario won in
that division; Pendleton among
the cities of 5000 to 10,000, and
Klamath Falls in (the first divi­
sion, over 10,000,
EILERTSON TO FILE
FOR OFFICE
ST. HELENS—The question as
to who would be the first cand­
idate to file for public office in
Columbia county was virtually
answered last Wednesday when
Major John E. Eilertson, home on
furlough from army service, pre­
pared, to file as a candidate for
republican rencmination to the
office of county surveyor.
None of the other incumbents
had filed up to, midweek and
none had made public declaration
of his plans. It was the consensus
of political discussion that most
present office holders would file
and that few would have opposi­
tion, in the primary at any rate.
GRANGE AT MARSHLAND
IS ORGANIZED
CLATSKANIE—The prelimin­
ary meetings to organize a grange
at Marshland were climaxed by
the organization and election of
officers on Tuesday evening, Mar.
14th at Marshland school. Elmer
McClure, state deputy organized
the group and was assisted by
Benita Condit, county deputy.
TONG, SEHORN
ARE ELECTED
Chairman Tells
Final Figures
Of Bond Drive
Columbia County
Exceeds Quotas
On All Issues
The final figures on the Fourth
War Loan Drive,as received from
Columbia County Chairman of
the War Finance Committee, Mr.
Irving T. Rau, are as follows: the
quota on series E bonds for Col­
umbia County was $516,700.00
and we sold $568,900.0'0 worth
of bonds. The percentage of quota
was 110.1 percent.
The sales to individuals includ­
ing series E bonds had a quota
of $586,700 and Columbia coun­
ty sold $697,600 for a percen­
tage of quota of 118.9.
The corporation quota wa3
$612,100 and Columbia county
sold $628,200 for a percentage
of quota of 102.6 making a total
quota of $1,198,800 for the en­
tire drive for the county. Total
sales amounted to $l,325,800'for
a percentage of quota of 110.6.
Dairy Payment
Meetings Slated
The following meetings have
been scheduled by the AAA
committee to take applications
for February dairy subsidy pay­
ments:
Rainier, City hall, Thursday
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March 16, 10:00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Mist, grade school, Fri., March
17, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Vernonia, Washington school,
Fri., March 17, 1:30 p.m. to 3
p.m.
Clatskanie, Odd Fellows Hall,
Wed., March 22, 9:00 a.m. to
3 p.m.
St. Helens and vicinity, Scap­
poose, Deer Island and Goble—
Triple A office, St. Helens.
Farmers are urged to bring
their February milk and cream
statements. If application has not
already been applied for the Jan­
uary payment may be applied for
at that time. If January produc­
tion did not qualify for payment
SCAPPOOSE AIRPORT TO BE because computed payment was
USED BY LOCAL CPA GROUP less than $1, it may now be com­
ST. HELENS—The local CPA bined with February production,
group, which is meeting at the provided
combined
payments
high school twice a week, on Mon­ earned for January and Febru­
days and Thursdays, and which ary equal or exceed $1.
number about 80 members, ha3
Final date for filing applica­
been granted permission to use tions for February production
the county airport at Scappoose shall be April 30. Closing date
by the county court for the dur­ for October, November and De­
ation. The group will erect an op­ cember applications was February
erations office as soon as mater­ 29.
ials can be secured and from time
to time will receive training in
airport procedure, aircraft con­
trol, crash procedure, and other
aspects »of airport work. The lo­
cal group at present plan to meet
at the airport once each week aft­
I
er th- days lengthen and there is
MORE
WRITING URGED
sufficient sunlight to carry out
Although not known here, Hu­
the program.
Bob Fulton, major domo of the bert Frazee, brother of Ed
local flight, announces that the Frazee and who is located in
army has assigned six light ships northern Ireland with the Sea
to the Portland area for all types Be:s, tells of something that
of CAP work, which will include should be of interest to everyone
observation flights, forest patrol­ who has a relative or friend in
ling, etc., and that these ships will the, service. The Sea Bee is on
land at the airport once each duty in the post office depart­
month in arrangement with the ment there. He mentions that, if
local group to give the students those people at home could see
practical experience pn handling the looks of disappointment on
the faces of those boys who call
uirport traffic.
for mail and receive none, they
would not fail to write regular­
ly to those away from home.
CLATSKANIE—Howard Tong
was elected superintendent for
the Clatskanie school and Edward
Sehorn, principal of the Clats­
kanie grade school at the meet-
ing of the school board of Dis­
trict No. 5 on Wednesday night.
Mr. Tong, who has been prin­
cipal of the Clatskanie high,
school the past ¡term has been
chosen to succeed Walter Dennis,
who announced earlier that he
was not to be considered for re­
election.
Mr. Sehorn is a graduate of
Oregon College of Education at
Monmouth with the class of ’36.
He taught four years at Pleas­
ant Hill school near Vernonia and
for the past four years has been
at the Quincy school. He was the
principal at both the Pleasant
Hill and Quincy schools.
Grade Teachers
Elected ior Year
All of the present staff of
grade school teachers were re­
elected to teach here next term
except three who chose not to
be candidates for reelection. They
are Mrs. Walter Mathews, Mrs.
Rose Steen and Mrs. Ruth Griffis
Those serving on the teaching
staff a; the Lincoln grade school
are Miss Velva Ramsey, princi­
pal and second grade teacher,
Mrs. Pearl Wilkerson, third grade
and Mrs. Babel Blackwell, first
grade.
Those teaching at the Wash­
ington grade school are Paul
Gordon, principal, first grade;
Mrs. Lulabelle Fullerton, kinder­
garten; Miss Lenora Kizer, se­
cond grade; Miss Jean Ellen Ir­
vin, third grade; Miss Hildred
Weed, fourth grade; Mrs. Noma
Callister, fourth grade; ^frs. Ir­
ma Chance, primary remedial;
Mrs. Evelyn Heath, fifth grade;
Mrs. Jane Pace, fifth grade;
Charles Phelps, sixth grade and
shop and physical education;
Erwin Ruh, seventh grade and
arithmetic; Mrs. Charlotte Steele,
sixth grade and library; Mrs.
Dorothy Sandon, eighth grade
English; Mrs. Ozona Ruh, upper
remedial; Miss Mary Taylor, art;
Mrs. Maude Kobow, music; Misi
Anna Mae Ramey, physical edu­
cation. James Latimer has been
reappointed as custodian of the
Washington building and will be
assisted by Mrs. Latimer; Alfred
Bays will continue as custodian
at ¡the Lincoln school.
The school board, R. A. Bram-
blett, Glen Hawkins and Ted
Keasey, is planning to meet soon
to inspect the school building to
see what is needed for repairs
for the coming year.
Repair Equipment
Purchased Friday
The purchase of new shoe re­
pairing equipment which will
make possible modern invisible
shoe ' resoleing was made last
Friday by Frank Lines, owner of
Lines Shoe Repair shop.
A month or month and one-
half will be required to get the
equipment operating due to ra­
tioning restrictions and the time
required for installation. Once
installed, the shop will be com­
pletely modern and all electric
and no better shoe repairing will
be available anywhere.
Due to increased slaughtering
a greater supply and better grade
of leather is available for re­
pairmen.
Those Who
Are in It
Roseway Apt's.
Have Fire Tues.
The Roseway apartments had
a roof fire shortly after one
o'clock Tuesday afternoon which
caused about $100 damage to
the roof and water soaked two
of the apartments. Fire Chief
Harry Culbertson said he be­
lieved the fire was caused frori
sparks falling on dry moss on
the roof, but the quick action
of the department saved the
building from more serious dam­
age.
LEAVES FOR PORTLAND ....
Fred Lusby left Sunday for
Portland after
spending
the
week end here with his mother
and friends.
TRAINS IN QUARTERMASTER
Billie Bassett is training for
the quartermaster corps at Camp
Farragut, Idaho. His wife left
Friday morning to join him there.
VISITS SISTER
MIST — John Thomas, ma­
chinist's mate, was a visitor of
his sister, Mrs. Ernest Kyser,
last week.
RETURNS TO CAMP
Frank Lines Jr. left here Feb­
ruary 10 for Camp Craft, South
Carolina. He has been with the
infantry for 17 weeks and hopes
to join the paratroopers later.
INJURED IN ACTION
Word was received here by
Phil Taylor that his brother,
Waldo, had been injured at Ca­
sino, Italy. However, his injuries
were reported to be not serious
as he was planning to join his
outfit in a few days. His work
there is setting up observation
posts and it is believed that a
bomb must have exploded near
him causing injury to his hands
and fzee.
HOME ON LEAVE
MIST — Joe Henderson of the
merchant marine is home on
leave from a six to eight month’s
trip to Australia
and
New
Guinea. He looks well and has
seen much country that is new
to him. He likes it says the ser­
vice is a good place to save mon­
ey. He will reeeive a new rat­
ing when he returns to his ship
the 23rd of this month.
More "Those Who Are," page 6
Postage Rates, Oregon Gas, REA Agree
Money Order On Price for Utility
Fees Increased
Increase To Be
Effective Here on
March 26, 1944
Pursuant to the revenue act
of 1943 the rates of postage and
fees as increased by that act and
set forth in detail shall
be
charged on and after March 26,
1944.
First class mail for local de­
livery, except that on which the
rate under existing law is 1
cent for each ounce or fraction
thereof and except postal cards,
three cents for each ounce or
fraction of an ounce.
Air mhil from one post office
to another on the mainland of
the United
States including
Alaska, will be eight cents per
ounce or fraction thereof. The
rate of six cents for each half
ounce or fraction thereof, es­
tablished October 2, 1942 will
continue to apply to air mail
sent to or by the armed forces
of the United States overseas
served through army and navy
post offices. The air mail ratc.s
to and from the continental
United States and its possessions
as well as the rates applicable be­
tween such possessions will also
continue unchanged.
Fourth class (parcel post) mail
is increased three per cent, frac­
tions of one-half cent or more
being computed as one cent, but
in no case shall the increase per
parcel be less than one cent.
The new money order fees are
as follows: from lc to $2.50, 10
cents; from $2.51 to $5.00, 1 1
cents; from $5.01 to $10.00, 19
cents; from $10.01 to $20.00, 20
cents; from $20.01 to $40.00, 25
cents; from $40.01 to $60.00, 30
cents; from $60.01 to $80.00, 34
cents; from $80.01 to> $100, 37
cents.
The C.O.D. fees on domestic
collect-on-delivery mail of the
third and fourth classes are as
follows: from lc to $5.00, 24
cents; from $5.01 to $25.00, 34
Cents; from $25.01 to $50.00, 44
cents; from $00.01 to $100, 64
cents; from $100 to $150, 80
cents; from $150.01 to $200, 90
cents.
The fees for insurance of do-
mestic mail matter of the third
and fourth classes is as follows:
from lc to $5.00, 10 cents: from
$5.01 to $25.00, 20 cents; from
$25.01 to $50, 30 cents; from
$50.01 to $100, 50 cents; from
$100.01 to $150, 60 cents; from
$150.01 to $200, 70 cents.
Books of eight-cent air mail
stamps and eight-cent air mail
stamped envelopes, both printed
and plain, will not 'be available
until a later date.
Fuel Order
Effective Mar. 15
There are indications that
temporary solid fuel surpluses are
currently becoming available and
may continue to be made avail­
able for a time. This is due to
favorable weather conditions that
eased consumer heating require-
quirements, to the better distribu­
tion of solid fuels among the con­
sumers as a result of the dealer­
government agency cooperations
on the Northwest solid fuel pro­
gram and to other currently fav­
orable conditions of solid fuel
production and distribution. How­
ever, there are many long-term
uncertainties that may change
these currently favorable condi­
tions of supply and distribution.
The OPA Northwest solid fuels
rationing program realistically re­
cognizes all these conditions. It
deems it necessary to take full
advantage of currently favorab'e
conditions surrounding solid fuels
by instituting special provision
under ration order 14A that will
enable those solid fuel consumers
capable of storing a major part
of their annual solid fuel require­
ments to store such requirements
now.
Since initial steps were taken
here Thursday, February 24 to­
wards the organization of a
rural electrification district, ne­
gotiation has been carried on
with the Oregon Gas and Elec­
tric company to a point where a
sale price for the utility proper­
ty has been agreed upon. An­
nouncement of the price and
furthex- steps to be taken was
made here the first of this week.
As told then, a price of $130,-
000 has been set for the property
which will be (purchased by the
REA district using federal funds
which will be loaned to the dis­
trict.
Canning Sugar
Now Available
Persons neeuing canning sugax*
may make application at the !.-
cal war price and rationing board
any time from March 1, 1914
through Februuiy 28, 1945.
Each consumer can buy fivo
pounds of home canning sugar
by using sugar stamp 40 in war
ration book four. Not more than
20 pounds of additional sugar
per person may be obtained by
application to the board.
On the first application which
is made spare stamp 37 from tl:_e
war ration book four of each per­
son for whom application is made
must be attached. No application
will be approved by the board un­
less those stamps are attached
to it or unless a previous appli­
cation with the stamps attached
is on file at the local office.
Some Meat
Points Reduced
A reduction has been made on
several sausage items under tho
following types of bologna. All
beef types 1, 2, 3 and 4 arc
down one point. Frankfurters, all
beef, types 1, 2, 3 rnd 4 down
one point. Fresh pork sausage
types 1, 2 and 3, down one
points. Smoked pork sausage
types 2, 3 and 4, down one point.
Loaves, types 1, 2, 3 and 4, down
one point. Polish types 1, 2 and
3, down one point
Liver products such as Braun-
schweiger, fresh or smoked; liv­
er sausage and liver cheese are
lowered one point. Miscellaneous
sausage products such as Ber­
liner, Knockwurst
(all beef),
Lebanon, bologna, minced lun­
cheon, and New England are all
down one point.
Sausage items not covered by
adjoining tables such as dry sau­
sage, hard types, down two points
Semi-dry sausage is down two
points as is fresh smoked and
cooked sausage, group A 100
per cent meat content, which is
lowered one point. Other reduc­
tions are: group B, not less than
90 per cent meat, down one
point; and group C, not less than
50 per cent meat, down one
point.
All sausage8 listed at one
point Temain at one point. Sau-
sages packed in tin or glass are
not effected by the reduction
and remain at the point value
originally set for March. These
point values are expected to re­
main in effect until April 2.
Children Urged To
Have Vaccinations
According to Misa Ruth Pef-
fley, county health nurse, most
of the vaccinations which were
given at the Washington grade
school on March 2 were effective
or showed reactions.
Mis» Peffley wishes to urge
parents of preschool children who
haven’t received the vaccination
to do so Thursday, March 16 at
the Washington grade school.
Meeting here Wednesday ev­
ening of this week were directors
of the district, REA officials and
representatives of the Oregon
Gas and Electric who convened
to discuss the exchange of the
property and to sign papers which
closed the deal.
Red Cross Drive
Still in Progress
Sgt. C. E. Throne, chairman,
and E. M. Fisher, first vice-pres­
ident chairman of the Columbia
County Red Cross drive, were in
Vernonia Sunday for the purpose
of picking up the Red Cross
funds collected to date. They
covered the whole county for
that purpose.
The Vernonia funds already
collected since the start of the
drive started amounted to $734.-
95. The Eastern Star ladies, who
were stationed in the local post­
office, turned in the largest
amount which was $117. A total
of $66 was turned over to the
Red Cross from the benefit dance
which was held March 11 and
which was sponsored by the
American Legion and Auxiliary.
Students Receive
Awards Here Fri.
The Quill and Scroll, national
honorary society for high school
journalists, has made awards to
four high school students, was the
announcement made this week
at the high school. The awards
were made last Friday. The four
students that qualified were Jon-
nibel Hatfield, Eileen Enos,
Phyllis Bonsilaw and Douglas
Culbertson. The
presentations
were made by Miss Joy Willard,
who was last year’s editor of the
Timberline and who , is now at­
tending school at the University
of Oregon. Miss Joanne Nichols
whq is also attending the Univer­
sity and who, likewise, form-*
erly edited the Timberline, spoke
at the presentation. Journalism
advisor here is Miss Freda Beck.
April 18th Last
Day to Register
April 18 is the deadline on
which voters may register or re­
register if they have moved from
the precinct in which residence
was formerly maintained, if they
failed to vote in the primary or
general elections in 1942 or in
the case of women who have
married since last voting.
Voters are urged to register as
soon as possible in advance of
the coming election in order to
avoid a last minute rush.
The city hall will be open un­
til 8 p.m. on April 18 for the *
purpose of registering persons
unable to register before that
date.
Clatskanie School
Heab Speaks Here
Walter Dennis, print’
of the
Clatskanie high school and dis­
trict chairman of the legislative
committee of the Oregon State
Teachers’ association, spoke here
Tuesday, March 14 to the teach­
ers of the Nehalem Valley for
the purpose of presenting the
work of the committee effecting
education in the schools and ex­
plaining the program to the
teachers and getting their criti­
cism concerning the program.
TRUCKS 20 YEARS
Dan Cason revealed Saturday
that on that day he was cele­
brating his 20th year in th
trucking business in Vernonis