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County News RAINIER EXCEEDS QUOTAS ON BONDS RAINIER — Rainier bond buyers had taken 2.3 times their quota of E bonds when the Fifth War loan ended July 10. Other than E bond purchases al so substantially exceeded the stated quota for Rainier. E bonds sold at the postoffice amounted to $12,760; at the State Bank of Rainier, $23,231.- 25, making a total of $35,781.- 25—against a quota of $15,400. TAVERN OWNERS ORGANIZE CHAPTER ST. HELENS—Tavern owners of Columbia county have formed the Columbia County Chapter No. 6 of the Tavern Owners’ association of Oregon, Inc., which was incorporated Nov. 1, 1941, as a “non-profit” association under the laws of Oregon. The membership comprises about half of those operating tav erns in Columbia county and of ficers of the state association as well as those of the Columbia county chapter, will make an ef fort to enroll all of the county’s tavern keepers in the association che purpose of which, it is under stood, is to make uniform rules and observe rules and regula tions of federal and state au- thbrities as to conduct of the tav erns. STATE BANK OF RAINIER UP TO $1,000,000 BALANCE With the June 30 call State Bank of Rainier’s statement of condition, published last week, shows that the bank’s assets have gone over the million dollar mark. Thus is a goal that would have seemed fantastic a few years ago, but which has become possible during the war, when the general level of earnings is high and the supply of goods is limited. POST-WAR SCHOOL PROJECT ADOPTED ST. HELENS — Without a dissenting vote, taxpayers of the Scappoose grade school district who participated in the budget election Tuesday evening of last week, approved a special levy of $10,000 a year for five years, to create a sinking fund of $50,000 for the purpose of post-war con struction of a new grade school building, it was reported by Ot to H. H. Peterson, county school superintendent. The vote was 14 to 0 on this proposition, the same as on the adoption of the district budget for the current fiscal year, which exceeds the base under the 6 per cent limitation by $2816.28. Mass TB Check Is Plan For Fall; Lunch Due A trailer truck equipped as 3 traveling X Ray laboratory is to be sent out on the road this fall by the Oregon Tuberculosis as sociation. It will make the rounds of the Oregon counties to offer a free chest X Ray to every healthy adult and teen age per son in Oregon. This is the an nouncement made by Miss Jane C. Allen, field organization sec retary of the Oregon Tuberculo sis association, on a visit to Ver nonia Thursday of last week. Miss Allen is spending several days in Columbia county in the interest of the Columbia county public health association’s annual meeting scheduled for July 22 at 12 noon in the parlors of the St. Hdlens M. E. church. Every one who has been a purchaser of Christmas Seals, is invited tn come to this luncheon meeting. The main speaker on July 22 will be Dr. Wm. R. Murlin, di- dector of the division of tubercu losis in the Oregon State Board of Health. Dr. Murlin has had charge of the mass X Raying of industrial workers in the Port land area and he will tell about this project and also about the mobile X Ray unit which will be coming into Columbia county next winter. Mrs. Sadie Orr Dun bar, executive secretary of the Oregon Tuberculosis association, will also attend the luncheon meeting. ( Vernonia, as one of the im portant population centers in the county, should send a good rep resentation to the meeting, Miss Allen stated. First Lieutenant Clifford C. Bergerson, Jr., son of Mrs. Clif ford Bergerson, has been award ed the distinguished flying cross. The citation accompanying the award reads: “For extraordinary achievement, while serving as co-pilot of a B-17 airplane on a number of bombardment missions over enemy occupied continental Europe. Displaying great cour age and skill, Lt. Bergerson has materially aided in the success of each of these mission/" and his actions are on inspiring ex ample to his fellow flyers. The courage, coolness and skill dis played by Lt. Bergerson on eall these occasions reflect the high est credit upon himself and the armed forces of the United States.” He also holds the air medal with three oak leaf clusters. IN HAWAII Larry Marshall, seabee, is now in Hawaii, having been stationed there since the forepart of Jone. His wife, Montana, is still at the WAC center at Medford. RETURN TO FARRAGUT Among those boys returning to Farragut Monday after spend ing their leaves here were Mike Anderson, Bob Glassner and Bob Turner. GENE CLEVELAND ARRIVES Cox’n Gene Cleveland arrived here Monday after serving in the navy in the Pacific for 33 months. He will have a 30-day leave. GEORGE TURNER WRITES George Turner writes Ms par ents, the Tom Turners, that he has been in a foxhole so long on Saipan that the moles are Attention Received Here Appreciated by Soldiers Letter Says Hot Tues. ? Uh, Uh. Warm enough for you Tues day? Well, you’ll be surprise^ when you learn some facts giv en* by Helen Spofford in charge of the U. S. weather station on Corey hill. Mr®. Spofford says that although the humidity went down and the temperature went up to 99 degrees, the records show that it has been warmer. Last year the warm days did not arrive until later, but the Julys of former years show the following really warm days: July 1st, 1942, it was 99 degrees and on the 2nd the mercury went a little higher to 103. In 1941, in the same month, the mercury stayed up for three days; the 14th was 100 degrees, the 15th 102, and July 16th it was 100 degrees. The July of 1940 remained cool the same as last year, with a maximum of 87 degrees, but in 1939, on July 26, the tempera ture climbed *» ’04 degrees while on July 21, in i 93 b , a re cording of 106 degrees was reach ed. The following letter is one written by the members of the army air force detachment, which has been located here for over a month, to the Mothers’ Service club. It is reprinted here for the message it contains showing the appreciation of the boys for the consideration they have been giv- en. Word of the death of Opal Army Air Force Detachment Scheuerman was received here Vernonia, Oregon Tuesday afternoon. She was July 13, 1944 stricken with infantile paralysis War Mothers’ Club of the throat Thursday at the Vernonia, Or.gon home of her parents, Reverend Dear Ladies: and Mrs. Harvey R. Scheuerman, Once again your group has in Monmouth and passed away played hostess to us at your most at a Salem hospital Monday recent luncheon. Expressing our morning. Private services were true gratitude in words is rather held in Portland Wednesday. difficult to do. Since first arriv Opal attended the Vernonia ing in Vernonia your group as a schools, graduating from the high unit a3 well as individually has school in 1941. She attended made us all feel at home in Ore Willamette University for three gon. Being that we are all far years and had, during that time, from homes and our loved ones, done nurse’s aid work in the your many kind gestures are Deaconess hospital in Salem. Her truly appreciated and must be plans were to go East this wint acknowledged. Thru your efforts er for training as a cadet nurse. we will all keep a warm place in our hearts for Vernonia long aft Announcement was made this er we have all returned to our week of the transfer of owner own homes when the world will ship of the Crawford Motor com again be at peace. It is our wish pany by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Funeral sei-vices for Malissa that your sons, wherever they Crawford ito Mr. and Mrs. Ira Edna Hult were held at Estacada may be, will find folks as friend Lee of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Sunday, July 16 following her ly and hospitable as you altho we Lee have moved here and are death July 10 at the Good Sa Coffee drinkers in this 'vicinity doublt that any other place could busy this week getting ready maritan hospital in Portland. will be little effected by the an equal Vernonia. It is because of Death came at the age of 27 nounced plans of OPA to place mothers such as you that your for business in the repair de partment of the garage. years, Mrs. Hult being born a ceiling-price ,-<m coffee July 31 sons endure the hardships of war In telling about plans for the March 7, 1917 at Estacada. tn order to strengthen controls in an effort to preserve the Survivors are her father and in areas throughout the country America we all love. It is be garage, Mr. Lee mentioned that mother, Mr. and Mrs. Millard where meal prices have soared. cause of you that your sons he will concentrate principally on automotive repair, body and Sarver; two sisters, Amanda Ma- In many eating places coffee “Keep them Flying” and “Keep fender work and motor tuneup. toon, Portland and Mabel Sarver, Them Rolling” in all parts of the The Nehalem • Valley Motor Estacada; a brother, Millard Sar prices advanced from the 5-cent world. Freight, which has space in the price when coffee became scarce ver, Jr., Estacada; and her hus- Gratefully, garage building for its depot, ban, Pfc. George N. Hult, U. S. and sugar was rationed but that The Boys will continue to use the space army. Mrs. Hult was married condition of a higher price did formerly occupied, Mr. Lee men not develop here. A check with eight years ago in 1936 at Van tioned. The new firm will do bus local OPA office records indi couver, Washington. iness under the name of Lee’3 cates that no place in the Upper Motor Sales and Service. Nehalem valley under jurisdic tion of the local office raised above the 5-cent charge, henpe will not be required to lower the According to Mrs. E. J. price of coffee. Douglass, librarian, the number of readers of children’s books now calling him by his first has increased this summer and name. He says he’s fine now, the number of adult readers has An announcement from the after having had a number of correspondingly decreased. This OPA office states that due to tropical ailments and having had is a natural result, it is felt, military requirements, a drastic some trouble with his eyes. since the children have more reduction in civilian allocation of George, Glenn Hall, “Red” Ade Effective July 10 is the new leisure time after school has large truck tires is necessary. and Elmpr Michener have provision made by OPA con been dismissed for the summer The situation is so serious that stuck together all through the cerning the certificate of trans months, and the parents have the local board will have no re months of service since they fer of used passenger vehicles. added duties lof gardening, pre serve quota to draw on during joined the National Guard in the month of July; and accord The purchaser of a iu)sed car serving and canning. 1940. The boys landed in Aus Mrs. Douglass also adds that ing to Frederick F. Janney, dis must fill out and present to the tralia two years ago last May. local war price and rationing the children all seem to be more trict rationing executive, there is Frank Lusby is also there with board a certificate obtainable at interested in stories of animals. little hope for any improvement their group but is in headquart This she attributes to the popu during August and September. the office, bearing information ers and they do see him from The local board may consider pertinent to the description of larity of the movies such as “My time to time. Flicka” and “Lassie applications for size 8:25 and the car. This new ruling applies Friend larger tires under the following to 3a1 es between persons who Comes Home.” J/kCK ADAMS HOME conditions: Refusal to those who Jack Adams was here recently are not dealers and sales by a have failed to recap and who from Farragut. During his leave dealer to a person who is not a abuse their tires, and to those he and his wife (Christine Mc dealer. who have spare - truck tires or Kenzie) put up for sale their I.C.C. operators who have re household goods. Mrs. McKen Dust Oil Obtained serves or for new equipment pur zie and their son will live in County Commissioner William Portland with her parents. Representing a per capita in chased without tires. Pringle announced last week that vestment of $34.33, students in LEAVES ON MINE, SWEEPER the road district had obtained Oregon schools purchased $9,- RIVERVIEW — Richard Rob a tank car of dust oil for use m bins of the U. S. N. wrote his Riverview, on the Pebble Creek 059,992.60 in war bonds and stamps from September, 1943 to mother, Mrs. Harold Parker, that road and at Camp 8. The oil is he is being shipped out on a good only for the summer as a June 1, 1944. These figures do mine sweeper for parts unknown . means of settling dust on roads not include participation of col Hunters wishing to take part lege students who bought fl,- that are not paved. A tank of 491,063, and of the Catholic in any drawing for special cost RAY SHEPARD ADVANCED the oil wa3 obtained two years RIVERVIEW — After about schools of the western archdi elk and doe deer tags must have ago for that purpose but none ocese which amounted to $252,- theic applications on file at the five months training at Fort was available last year. Ord, California, Ray Shephard 481.80, ithe latter number rating Portland office of the state game was made corporal last week $25.45 per capita. Columbia county pupils pur commission not later than August and will continue his schooling Oil Users Prodded 1. If, at the end of the day’s until September. Cpl. Shephard Applications for fuel oil must chased $42,161.50 of the $9,- is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sid be turned in immediately or no 059,992.50, announces Mrs. F. business, more applications are W. Blum, schools-at-war chair on hand than the number of tags ney Shephard. oil can be obtained, is the an man, Oregon war finance com to be issued, drawings will be MILLIS NOW LIEUTENANT held. In making application for nouncement issued from the lo mittee. RIVERVIEW — Riverview is cal office of price administra these tags, a person should speci represented in Italy by First Lt. GRANGE PICNIC DATE TOLD fy the type of tag desired and Phillip J. Millis, son of Mrs. tion. The blanks have been in Sunday, July 30, the annual give his hunting license number Blanche Millis. He was given his the hands of fuel oil users for Columbia county picnic, spon if license has been purchased. bars on June 28th and lost no some time and there ¿re some sored by the Pomona grange, will No fee is to be remitted with ap time in sending the good news who still have not filed the in be held at Big Eddy park, is plications. formation necessary for ap the announcement to his mother. made this There will be issued 3,000 doe plication. More "Those Who” page 6 week by grange officials. deer tag» for the open season Hult Service Held Sunday Opal Scheuerman Dies Monday Crawford Garage Sold to Ira Lee Prices Set on Coffee Due Adult Reading Has Decreased Those Who Are in It GETS FLYING CROSS Air Eorce Boys Thank Service Club New Rule by OPA Effective July 10 Student Purchase Of Ronds Given Truck Tire Shortage Acute Maternity Home Closed By Owner Care of Small Baby Mentioned as Most Interesting Case Mrs. E. L. Lloyd has announc ed that due to her ill health she will no longer be able to keep open the Lloyd Maternity home in Riverview. The home was opened May 31, 1941, and since that time 22 babies were bom. Of the 22 births, the mother and babes did well and there was no serious sickness at any time, Mrs. Lloyd happily reports. The outstanding event in Mrs. Lloyd's experience at the home was the birth of a pound and one-half girl to Mr. and Mr3. Leo Branton. The baby, born August 21, 1943, remained with Mrs. Lloyd until she was six and ene-half months old when she weighed 12 pounds. Mrs. Branton, who now lives in Brightwood, wrote recently to Mrs. Lloyd stating that the pre maturely born girl then 10 months old, wt-ighed 17 pounds, was sitting up alone, and was attempting to pull herself up. Mrs. Lloyd regrets sincerely that her ill health will not per mit further operation of the home and she hopes someday that she will be able to carry on again Her interest in that field is a deep one. Man Knocked Off Mowing Machine • Harry Kleiber of Mist was treated Tuesday for severe bruis es sustained when he was acci dently knocked off the state mowing machine which was nt work on the road in Riverview. The machine struck an unseen obstacle on the edge of the highway, causing Kleiber to be thrown on the pavement. The mower was broken in five plac es. Upon being admitted to the doctor’s office, Kleiber, it was feared, might have broken ribs. X Rays proved no bones were broken. New Pastors for Church Named Rev. and Mrs. William Reed and daughter, Fern, arrived here last Thursday evening and are at the Assembly of God parson age. The first week of August the Reeds will hold special ser vices, replacing temporarily the Clayton Beishes who left for Pendleton where Rev. Beish will act as pastor of the Assembly of God church. The Reeds returned in Febru ary from Alaska after spending some time there among the ser vice men. They just closed a suc cessful revival in Seattle. Elk, Deer Tag Deadline Set by Game Group October 1 to October 31 in a specified area in Grant and Baker counties. For a specified portion of the Hart Mountain National Ante lope Refuge there will be an open deer season from October 7 to 16 inclusive. The number of tags is limited to 300 doe deer and 200 buck deer. Application for an antelope tag should be accompanied with the fee of $2.60 for residents and $6 for non-residents, togeth er with information as to hunt ing license nt^nber. No drawing will be held for these tags al though the maximum number of tags to be issued is limited to 2,500.