percentage rise
PERCENTAGE RISE
(From Lost
Pre-War Month)
+120
I From Loti
Pro-War Month)
+ 120
+100
+ 100
+ 80
+80
JULY 1014
AUG. 1939
24»»
36»»
48'*
EC. 1911
54»»
MONTH OF WAR
Emphasizing the importance of public cooperation in holding down the cost of living, the Office of Price
Administration has published the above chart as a graphic comparison between the rise in the cost of living
during World War I and the present war. At the end of the 53rd month in World War I the cost of living had
risen 64.6% as against a rise of 25.9% over the same period of this war. The OPA points out that since
price controls have been extended, the level of living costs has been held relatively steady compared to an
accelerated rise in World War I.
TOWN and FARM
in WARTIME
Prepared by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION
NEED FOR MANPOWER
CONTINUES UNABATED
Although the United States Ar
my has reached its planned peak
strength of 7,700,000 persons, it
will need 75,000 to 100,000 men
monthly to maintain that stength,
according to the Wai- Depart
ment, and the Navy Department
said it would need 400,000 addi
tional personnel by September 1
to get the Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard up to peak
strength of 3,500,000. Mean
while, the National Selective Ser
vice system has abandoned the
war unit plan for determining
GUARANTEED
Watch Repairing
W. T. JACOBS
941 1st Avenue, Vernonia
agricultural deferments. Provis
ions concernig a registrant’s ag MERCHANT MARINE
ricultural occupation or endea CALLS RADIOMEN
At least. 500 first and second
vor that will govern are whether
he is necessary, whether he is class commercial radio telegra
regularly engaged in it, whether phers, licensed by the Federal
that occupation or endeavor is ^Communications Commission, are
necessary to the war effort and needed for Merchant Marine Ser
whether a replacement can be ob vice within the next three months
the war shipping administration
tained.
announced. Qualified men should
DISCHARGED VETERANS GET telegraph collect, at once to U.S.
SUMMARY OF JOBS OPEN
Merchant Marine,
Washington,
For men discharged from any D.C. Registrants will be placed
of the United States Armed Ser on active pay status as soon as
vices, a summary of job oppor accepted and must attend a Na
tunities in 144 major industrial vy school on wartime procedure
centers will be replaced in nearly for from one to three weeks.
every local U.S. (Employment Ser
vice Office, the war manpower MARITIME COMMISSION
commission announces. These job REPORTS ON SHIPS
Maritime Commission shipyards
summaries give information on
types of jobs, scheduled hours of delivered 410 ships of 4,115,951
work, hourly wage rates, avail deadweight tons during the first
ability of housing, cost of living, quarter of 1944, the Commission
and the adequacy of community announced. Liberty ships contin
facilities such as schools, hos ued to dominate the production,
pitals, and transportation. The but there was a growing tonnage
summary will be revised bi of military and other fast type
monthly and will indicate the ex vessels, including the new victory
pected labor demand six months ship. In March, 152 merchant
ships were built.
in advance.
SPECIAL GASOLINE
RATIONS ISSUED
GROWING SCHOOL
CHILDREN
Need lots of milk for
health and energy.
They’ll like Nehalem
Dairy milk, too. Phone
us for regular delivery
to your home.
—•—
NEHALEM DAIRY
PRODUCTS CO.
Phone 471
motorist to use fuel “Dopes”,
reputed to increase mileage and
otherwise improve the automo
bile operation. The Bureau of
Standards has tested hundreds of
them without finding beneficial
results in any case.
Full-time paid employes of
farm organizations operating to
increase food production are el
igible for preferred milage under
gasoline rationing, the OPA an
nounced.
Their organizations
must be chartered by the United
States, or by a state, and have
a membership of at least 100 per
sons, the majority of whom are
faimers. Also, qualified victory
gardeners again will be granted
special' gasoline rations for up to
300 miles of travel to and from
their plots this summer.
MOTOR FUEL “DOPES"
ARE FAKES
Shortage of gasoline, says the
department of commerce, has led
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
Forest
NATIONAL BANK
INVITES YOU TO BANK BY MAIL IF
INCONVENIENT TO COME IN PERSON
A Locally-Owned, Independent Bank
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends
for their kind sympathy and for
the cards and flowers received
during our recent sorrow.
The Pringle Family
Family Reunion Held
Sunday for
DeVaney Family
WPB says that - - A “farm”
is a property used primarily for
the raising of crops, livestock,
dairy products, poultry, etc., for
market, and on sucb property
$1,000 or less may be spent for
construction, including the farm
house, without approval . . . .
In view of he continuued critical
shortage of pulpwood for paper
and paperboard, farmers as well
as every full-time woodcutter,
should continue to cut as much
pulpwood as possible . . . .Some
electric alarm clocks and 1,200,
000 war alarm clocks (many for
military needs) will be produced
and distributed during the scond
quater of 1944 . . .A Cut of 10
percent in civilian leather for
«hoe repairs and 13 percent for
new shoes has been made for
1944 . . . Production of cutlery
made of stainless steel has been
permitted and products should be
available at retail counters in
three to four months.
OPA says that - - Consumer
buying meat directly from far
mers may continue to use the
red stamps, A8 thru M8, plus
the next 18 stamps in Book four
. . . The over-all 1944 retail
prices of early onions will be
somewhat above those of 1943,
but below the current “going”
prices.
Thursday. April
American Income Rises
11 Cents; Living Costs
Up 2 Cents Over 1943
WANTED
2 NEW ROLLS of 6ft chicken
wire, nearly new 1000 chick oil
brooder, two good hot water in
cubators (each 540 egg capacity)
8-tray oat sprouter, 4 2-gal. baby
chick drinking founts, 3-gal pres
sure spray, 1 galvanized drink
ing trough, 8 egg cases with fil
lers, 2 egg scales, 8 large win
dow sashes for hen house; all for
$75.00. Also guernsey heifer, 2
years old in May, $70.00. R. H.
Seehafer, on Mist Rt. about 3
miles from Vernonia, across the
highway from the drinking water.
16tl
WANTED: To lease or rent farm
and small or large fields suit
able for hay or oats, near Ver
nonia. Roy 0. Crook, Mist Rt.
__ ________________________ 16t3
FOR SALE: 3 head of work
horses or trade for cattle. Call
at 1246 Rose ave.
IGtl
ALL KINDS of insurance: sick,
accident, life, car and fire. Geo-
W. Bell, Phone 773.
6tf—
FOR SALE: One man's bicycle,
good rubber, price $23. R. M.
Humphrey four miles out on Bux
ton highway.
16t3
FOR SALE: Force draft stump
burner, fan, &■ % h.p. Gasoline
engine for same. Inquire, Guy
Tiffney, 110 B St.
16t3
PIANO, 8-piece dining set, heat
er, spring and mattress, cook
stove, overstuffed chair, linoleum
squares. J. W. McKenzie, 1723
Bridge St.
16tl—
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND: Two heifers, owner may
have same by identifying and
paying for add and feed. O. B.
Bittner, Keasey Rt.
14t4
WANTED TO BUY: All kinds
of guns and ammunition. Pat
ersons.
7tf—
PERSONAL
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
BIG,
BLACK
eight-year-old
horse. Albert Stager, Box 56,
Timber Rt. (Airport road). 16t3
FOR SALE cheap. No. 1 Bur
bank potatoes. Call evenings, 831
Second St.
15t3
ONE FOUR-ROOM house, mod
ern, bath, breakfast nook. En
closed back porch. Garage, wood
shed, utility room and electric
pump. Inquire, Gee. Coba't, Riv
erview.
15t3
WANTED
WANTED: 20 or 25 colonies of
bees and fixtures. LeRoy Gift,
Timber route.
15t3
V. F. W.
PHYSICIAN
and
SURGEON
Office Phone 72
Residence Phone 1026
Roland D. Eby, M. D.
PHYSICIAN
and
SURGEON
Town Office 891
Dr. U. J. Bittner
Dentist
Joy Theatre Bldg.
Phone 662
For Your Beauty Need«
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
Sanset - Elsie - Cannon Beach
Gearhart -» Seaside
Vernonia Phone 1042
meetings:
Regular
1 & 3 Weds. 8 p.m.
Commander
Adjutant
Visiting members welcome 4-45—
Vernonia Lodge No. 246
^J0^I.O.O.F.
Meets Every Tuesday
s p. M.
Robert Tunnell, N. G.
Raymond Justice, Sec’y
4-44
Mt. Heart Rebekah
Lodge
Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday
evenings
of
each
month
in
I. O. O. F. Hall.
Lena Shroeder, Noble Grand
Geraldine Bramblett, Vice Grand
Alice Gwin, Secretary
Claudina Banta, Treasurer 3-45—
Vernonia F. O. E.
(Fraternal Order of Eagles)
I.O.O.F. Hall
Vernonia
2nd and 4th
Fridays
8 P. M.
Jim Rusow, W. Pres.
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
G. J. Ten Brook, M. D.
HE above chart, showing how
the average American fared In
national Income changes In the
last twelve months is based on the
monthly consumers' study of In
vestors Syndicate of Minneapolis, i
The American public in January
had a “real income" of $1.09, or
an increase of nine cents on the
dollar over the same 1943 month.
This "real Income” is not a sub
traction of cash income and expen
ditures but an average relative of
thise figures designed to show how
living costs affect adjusted Income
dollars.
Cash income of the American
public in January was $1.11 for
every $1 a year earlier. Thia gain
of eleven cents on the dollar re
sulted from the following changes
per dollar: wages up twelve cents,
salaries ten cents and other in
come up thirteen cents on the dol-
lar. Investment Income at $1.04 was
up four cents.
Rents tn January were on-
changed compared with a year ago.
Clothing was up three cents and
food was up two cents. Miscel
laneous items were up two ccr.'r.
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FOR SALE
Business - Professional
^Directory
T
), 1944
Classified Ads...
Business Directory
KEASEY — Visitors at the
J. O. DeVaney home last week
end were: Mr. and Mrs. P. B. FOR SALE: One four-room
DeVaney, brother of Mr. DeVan house, electric lights, hot and
ey, from Nevada and their sis cold water. Inquire, Geo. Cobat,
15t3
ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Riverview.
J. N. Young of Clackamas. They, FOR SALE: House and two lots
had not seen their brother in on A St. Four rooms and bath.
34 years. A family reunion was Good shape, $700. See W. R.
held Sun., at the home of their Johnson at the Vernonia Ser.
other brother, Carl, in Vernonia. Station.
14t3
Twenty were present at the
•FOR SALE: 23 acres with two
gathering.
houses, chicken house, barn. Four
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Battrick acres cleared. Nice location on
and son and Mr. and Mrs. John highway. Andrew M. Parker. 13t6
Battrick and son spent Sun., at
POTATOES for sale. Netted
the Clarence Reed home.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Bittner Gems and Burbanks. Harold Ber-
12trt
and Mr. and Mrs. D. R. DeVaney gerson.
and daughter and Jerry Camer POTATOES for sale. No. 1 $2.75
on visited Wed., eve., at the per 100 pounds; No. 2 $1.95 per
Herb Counts' home.
100 pounds. Will also have seed
Mrs. Robert Hodgson ms.de potatoes. Inquire at Crawford
a trip to Hillsboro Thurs., and garage or see Mrs. Angelo De-
returned Fri.
Roia, 1105' State St.
12t6
ROUND-UP
The war food administration
says - - the publiç should con
sume more eggs, at least thru
mid-May, to take care of an an
ticipated record production a-
mounting to at least 350 eggs
for each civilian during 1944 . . .
About 70 percent of the 1944-45
supply of dehydrated vegetables
will be allocated to U.S. war
uses, 23 percent to Great Brit
ain and Russia, 5 percent to U.
S. civilians, 1 percent to libera
ted areas and 1 percent for other
exports.
Vernonia Eagle
Pythian Sisters
Vernonia Temple No. 61
Meetings: I.O.O.F. Hall
Second and Fourth Wednesday
of each month.
2-45
Order of Eastern Star
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
Genevieve Hatfield, Sec’y.
1-45
Nehalem
A. F. & A. M.
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A.F. & 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 most 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
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