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County News Eagle SAWMILIr WILL BE BUILT HERE CLATSKANIE—Final arrange ments are being completed prior to the setting up of a sawmill in Clatskanie by the Natal Log- ging Co. Volume 22, Number 30 Property has been purchased and leases are in the making at this time. The Natal Logging Co. which will operate the mill an 1 will turn out in the neighborhood of 30,000 feet of lumber per day, is operated by Archie Adams and A call for members was issued the LaBeck Bros. Logs for the mill will be se this week by the head of the lo cured from Clatskanie Heights, cal Red Cross motor corps, Mrs. the Clatskanie mountain and Na Frank Hartwick, when she men tal areas. Other logs will be ob tioned that the corps membership tained from loggers and from the has decreased until only five members of th» original group open market. From all indications the show remain. Mrs. Hartwick mentioned the is good for about 12 to 15 years qualifications required for mem of operation at this point. Up to 200 horsepower of elec bership and stated that she was tric power will be secured from sure there were several wome.i the Clatskanie PUD and the re here who could already meet mainder of the power will be dei- some of the requirements, there study on the sel until such time when a larger by leaving little amount of electricity can be se part cf those wishing to become cured, About 12 men will be em members in order to qualify. The following are requirements ployed at the mill, it is thought. necessary for membership in the CITY WATER SHORT, group: (1) 20 hours study in SPRINKLING RESTRICTED the first aid standard course, RAINIER—A shortage of wa (2) 10 hours of advanced first ter that may reach emergency aid, (3) 10 hours mechanics proportions if the dry spell of re course. cent weeks continues, caused the The corps is active principally Rainier water commission to issue now in providing transportation orders last Mon. that customers for blood donors to Hillsboro but must cease lawn and garden the corps is ready to meet any sprinkling, and all other unnec call of the Red Cross in filling transportation needs that may a- essary use of water. The Rainier water supply, at rise. Therefore the work of the no time overly abundant for a corps is important in that the community of this size, has tend ed to shrink in recent years, and future plans for remedying the situation have often been in mind and under discussion by members of the water commission and oth er informed citizens. Mrs. Martin Pumala has at her 1200 LOCKER SPACES IN home a large cactus plant which USE IN CLATSKANIE has created considerable interest CLATSKANIE—People in the for the large number of blooms Clatskanie area now have the use which it has at the present time. of some 1200 lockers for frozen The plant was on display at the Evangilical church last Sundry food storage. J.F. Lewis last week completed and has been in bloom for over the addition of 300 lockers of a week. The flowers are shaped similar varying sizes. This brings the to tal number of frozen food lockers to a bell, are red in color, and a count of blossoms revealed that at Lewis market to 700. they were 42 in number. The DETAILED PLAN FOR plant is about four years old. ■ ----------------- -—77^* Vernonia, Columbia jfog-SL'.’j Thursday, July 27, 1944 More Members Needed in 23 Make Trip Bond Buyer Health Group Red Cross Motor Corps To Blood Bank ToGetRadio Sets Up New Cactus Plant Has Many Blooms POST-WAR WORK ORDERED ST. HELENS—Detailed plans and estimates for St. Helens’ pro posed post-war street widening program which may include First street in the downtown business district as well as Columbia boul evard in the Houlton business district, will be prepared in the near future, it was indicated at the last council meeting. Widening of First street would not involve the moving or re modeling of any buildings; the councilmen agreed that the side walks are unnecessarily wide and that the only thing necessary to do would be ito cut them back several feet, thus making the street wide enough for safe traf- fic with angle parking. REA Board to Meet Saturday A meeting of the board of di- rectors of the West Oregon Elec tric Cooperative, Inc., will be held at the Bush Funeral home Sat. evening at 8 o’clock. The board will authorize acceptance into membership of the Tualatin Val- ley Electric Cooperative, which organization will become a part of the West Oregon group. In ad- dition the directors will take other action necessary to take over all of the assets of the Tualitan Valley Electric. W71O MALMSTEN IN ITALY Marshall Malmsten writes his parents, the F. E. Malinstens, that at last he has seen Rome; “it is a beautiful city but not as beautiful as Verndnia”. According to Malmsten, attached to the quar termaster’s corps, the boys now talk more freely of home, with the end of the war in sight. He describes the hunger of the people and their bitterness at the cond ition of their country and them selves as a result of a war into which they were inadvertantly drawn. AT ENGINEERING SCHOOL Pete Shipman, who was home recently on leave from Farragut school for basic engineering in is now located at a training struction. He arrived at the Great Lakes station July 15. SGT. GLEN HALL CITED For heroic achievement in con nection with military operations against the Japanese at Humbolt Bay, Dutch New Guinea, Sgt Glen Hall was awarded a bronze medal and increase in pay, ac cording to the news given by his mother, Mrs. Geneva Killingberg. On April 24, during an assault, Glen moved in on an open enemy emplacement until he was but a few feet away from the Japs’ lo- cation. He was knocked to the ground by an enemy grenade ex plosion but rose to his feet to throw another grenade. A total cf 15 dead Japanese were found at the emplacement as a result of Hall’s coolness. members must be prepared to meet any emergency that may a- rise. Right now the transporta- tion of blood donors to Hillsboro works considerable of a harl- ship on the five remaining mem bers as that number is not suf ficient when a large number of people are to be provided trans- portation as was the case last week. At least 10 more members are needed and those interested are requested to contact Mrs. Frar.k Hartwick. Opal Scheuerman Buried Last Wed. Opal Irene Scheuerman was born Sept. 7, 1924 in Aurora, Ill. and came to Oregon with her parents at the age of four years. She lived at Brooks, Salem, Everett, Wash, and Vernonia. She fin ished grade and high school with highest honors being valedictor ian of her class. The past two years she has attested Willa mette University in Salem, tak ing a prenursing course. She had passed all entrance examinations in preparation for entering a New York hospital in September. She was taken ill on Friday with what was thought to be flu. Saturday morning she was moved to her home in Monmouth, pre fering to go home rather than to a hospital, Saturday night her condition was critical and Sunday morning the disease was pro- nounced infantile paralysis. She was moved by ambulance to a Salem hospital and liter in the day to Portland where she was olaced in the iron lupg, but to no avail. She passed from this life at six o’clock Monday mon ing, July 17, 1944. Infection at the base of the brain brought on paralysis of the throat and death came instantly when the paralysis reached the heart. Opal was converted at the age of ten under ^he ministry of her father and united with the Evan gelical church to which she was a faithful member. Private funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Jacobson Chapel, Foster Rd. and 91st Ave. S. E. Portland, She was laid to rest beside her mother in Lincoln Memorial Park. Rev. Paul P. Petticord, district superintendent, assisted by Dr. J. A. Goode, conducted the service. Ministers of the Oregon-Washing ton C^nf-rence of le Evangel ice! church provided the music and acted as pall bearers. She leaves to cherish her mem ory her father and mother; three brothers: Lee N. of Freeport, N. Y.; Cecil R. of Portland; Milton S. of Honolulu, T. H.; and two sisters: Corp. Birney Miller of Mojave, California, and Gloria Joy Scheuerman of Monmouth, with many other relatives and a host of friends. Swim Pool Gets More Use Now Mrs. Gladys Lionberger of Seattle, Washington, who has been visiting at the James Em- men's home for the past week re ports on July 27 at the U. S. Training school at Bronx, N. Y. to begin training as a WAVE, She has been selected to be in charge of other girls leaving from Seattle for the training center. Her husband, Staff Sgt. Lionber ger, is on overseas duty and a brother is in the air corps. Vernonia’s swimming pool has not enjoyed too much use this year until last week’s hot days but the warmer temperature at that time brought some use that made up for lost time, Park Su pervisor Orile Robbins mentions that 100 enjoyed the pool on the first warm day and almost that many the second. Cooler days during the first part of the summer season pre vented any great amount of in terest by those who like to swim. LT. HOLCOMB HERE GOES TO SITKA First Lt. Holly Holcomb of the Army Air Corps left re- cently after arriving in Port- land by plane on Jaly 4. His wife, Bonnie, and their daughter. Sue, were visiting relatives in Burns when Holcomb arrived un expectedly. It took them a little longer to come from the eastern Oregon town to Portland than it did the Lieutenant to fly from New York, where he was sta tioned, to the City of Roses. RIVERVIEW—While on a 40- hour furlough, Hale Graves, AMMlc, accompanied by his wife stopped for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Graves. Hale was on his way from Chicago, where he has been attending naval training school, to Sitka, Alaska. During his ab sence, Mrs. Graves will remain in Vernonia with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ovesen. ARMY WIFE ENTERS WAVES More "Those Who” page 6 In Hillsboro Helen Frank Gives 8th Pint Friday; Mrs. Keasey 6th Six cars made the trip to Hillsboro Friday, July 21, to convey the blood donors, 23 in number, the largest group ever to go at one time to the bipod bank. In the group were Miss Helen Frank, who this time gave her eighth pint, making a gallon of blood She has given; and Mrs. Ted Keasey who contributed her 6th pint on this, her 6th trip to the bank. Other persons going to the Red Cross center last Friday were: Mesdames Charles Biggs, Fritz Hausler, Robert Stubbs, H. H. Frank, Joe Eggert, Lee Jesse, John Tate, H. L. Fowler, Lee Bundy, James Rusow, Bert Tisdale, Jack McGown, Tom Juola, Harold Dow, Ada Bow, Gore, Krause, Davcenport, Er- nest Sunell, and Frank Kasper. Also making the trip was J. W. Nichols. The date named by Mrs. Frank Hartwick for the next trip to the blood doning center is August 18th. Childrens Church To Start Saturday A children’s church will be held in the Assembly of God church basement on Saturday afternoons, it was announced this week. The first meeting will be July 29 at 2 o’clock. In charge of the children's group are Mrs. William Reed, her daughter, Fern and Miss Marian Marlowe. The thought was expressed that every child can benefit from the church school by increasing his knowledge of the Bible and in addition he can have some thing beneficial to do' on Sat urday afternoons. Prizes almost every meeting will be awarded, it was stated. Eileen Enos Wins Music Scholarship Eileen Enos, granddaughter of Mrs. Ada Fish, has been awarded a music scholarship to Pac. Uni versity, Forest Grove. A graduate of Vernonia high school, Eileen has been active in music as ac companist for the glee club for four years. She has also partici pated in art work and writing f«r the school paper. Pacific University's Conserva tory of music will provide fur ther study for Eileen and she will also be able to carry on with her activities in art under Mrs. Daye Hulin, instructor in art at Pacif ic, and continue with newspaper work as a member of the staff vf the Index, Pacific student paper. Butter Point» Raised The point price of butter has been raised by a recent order of OPA from 12 to 16 points, the change being effective at 12:01 Sunday, July 23. EXAMINER SCHEDULED A traveling examiner of oper ators and chauffeurs is scheduled to arrive here Thursday, August 3 and will be on duty at the city hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Per mits or licenses to drive cars may be obtained at that time. FIRE HAZARD EXTREME Due to an exceedingly small amount of rainfall and hot dry weather a state of extreme fire hazard has been proclaimed in the immediate area of North west Oregon. All travel has been prohibited except by special permit from fire wardens. It is a matter of general public con cern to take every precaution to prevent fire at this time of year. To further encourage the buy ing of bonds during the Fifth War bond drive which ends this month, a Portland concern is of fering a combination radio and phonograph valued at $750. This announcement was made Monday morning by Mrs. R.D. Eby, chair man of the local drive. A ticket will be given with the purchase of each $25 bond; those desiring to make additional purchases of bonds are asked to so inform the persons who sold them other bonds during the* recent drive. The tickets may be obtained at Dr. Eby’s office. Field Events May Feature Labor Day Local entertainment for thoee who remain here for Labor Day may be arranged according to information this week by. Orile Robbins, park supervisor. Quite a number of boys have been making use of park facilities during the summer and it is his plan to arrange a field day at that time with races, swimming events and other activities for entertainment. Regular attendance at the park has been somewhat hindered be cause many boys are working part time and cannot attend ev ery day. However, enough are on hand every morning for two games of softball which is pro- viding a lot of experience and entertainment for those boys who are able to play. A few softball adult games are being played but the turnout hasn’t been large enough to form a league, Robbins stated. Organization Change Made at St. Helens Meet Held Saturday The making of a change in or ganization and the discussion of plans for the mobile tuberculosis X Ray unit which will visit thia county later this year occupied most of the time of the annual meeting of the Columbia County Health association at St. Helena Saturday. The organizational change of the association was made so that four vice preside nts were elected as well as a president, secretary and treasurer. The county has been divided into four districts, the west, south, central and north and a vice president named to head each of these regions. This division of the county is the new arrangement for this year. Heading the west or Ver nonia area which includes Mist, Keasey, Camp 8 and Pittsburg, is Wallece W. McCrae. Heading the other districts are Mrs. L. G. Ross, St. Helens; Mrs. Lillian Snow, Rainier; and Mrs. W. T. Langlois, Claskanie. Jack H. Murton was elected president; Mrs. Gladys Durrant, secretary; and Mrs. Dorothy Larsen, trea surer. This group plus the seal sale chairman of the county, the health education chairman, fi nance chairman and membership chairman will comprise the exec utive board. X Ray Unit Scheduled Chief objective of the assoc iation, this year will be the mo bile X Ray unit which will visit Columbia county later in the year. Sufficient funds to finance the unit’s visit are now on hand to make possible a visit of the Horseshoe pits are being in unit to every district in the stalled this week near the park county. Sufficient advance no tice of the time of the visit will cabin. ■be given so that everyone may avail himself of this free ser New Roof Started vice. A summer activity for mem A division of tuberculosis con- bers of the Masonic Lodge is the trol in the United States Public building of a new roof on the Health Service was established Temple here. To do the job so by congress in a bill signed by that a satisfactory roof will be the president on July 3 was the obtained, new framework is be announcement made by Dr.' Wil ing built before the roofing is liam R. Murlin at the meeting. applied. Composition shingles are He is director of the division of to be used, the order arriving tuberculosis in the Oregon state here Tuesday. The work is being board of health. The purpose of done by members of the order. the new bill is to provide a na tional program for the investi gation and control of tuberculo Cooler Torn Down The cooler atop the Nehalem sis. Federal funds for this pro Dairy Products building was torn gram will be allocated to the down the latter part of last week states on the basis of need. The next meeting of the ex- by Harry Culbertson. The cooler had not been used for some time ecutive board of the county as- and had deteriorated until there sociation is to be held on Sep- tember 17. was danger of it collapsing. NEW ROOF PUT ON The building housing the West Coast Telephone Co. was re- roofed this week by the Crane Roofing Co. of Portland. Old roofing material was torn off and an entirely new roof In stalled. This work wa« the first that had been done on the build ing since 1935. * SEWER PLUGGED i Walter City Water Comm. Kent and Marshall H.H. King were busy Wednesday removing a plug from the sewer main on , 3rd street across from the Bush Removing the Funeral home, stop necessitated digging down about five feet through the street. » 30 Service Men Get News from Postmaster Some people consider that writing two or three letters a week to relatives or friends in the service is a lot of writirg but consider the time and effort spent by Emil Messing, postmast er here, who writes to 30 service men twice a month, and does it in addition to his regular duties at the post office and his hobby of wood working. Emil has been writing to ser vice men who were friends since they entered the service but the number did not reach such pro- portions and such rapidity of mailing until a short time ago when a method was devised whereby considerable news was printed on a V-mail form but leaving some space for a personal message which Emil fills out on each letter sent. Those receiving the letters have responded that they like the idea and want to receive more of the letters, for they help keep the men oversea» posted on happenings at home, All the letters are sent over- seas with the exception of two, which 'are sent to men stationed in the States. In addition to writing letters, Mr. Messing is keeping three scrap books, <me of item« sent to him by Major "Red” MacDonald from Italy, one of material sent by Tom Bateman from New Guinea and the third of material sent by the rest of the boys.
