County
News
RATION BOARD
APPEAL DENIED
ST. HELENS — The ration
board is about to lose its happy
home, unless a good fairy or an­
gel appears on the scene before
rent day is due again.
The committee of interested
business men and a delegation of
Kiwanians who attended the tax­
payers hearing
Saturday were
turned down by ¡the budget com­
mittee flatly when it was request­
ed by the county court to recon­
sider the action of the budget
committee, which eliminated the
raticn board rent.
The final budget figures were
announced Wednesday as $136,
543.30 for the general fund, or
a 9.9 (mill levy, and $92,408.15
for the general road fund, which
means a 6.7 mill levy.
Changes in the budget made
before its adoption was the addi­
tion of $25 to the county super­
intendent’s appropriation for in­
stitute, $150 for blind assistance,
and $3,000 additional for the
emergency fund. These additions
still left the county budget un­
der the 6 percent limitation by
$471.86.
The total millage of 16.6 is
higher than last year’s rate,
and is accounted for partially by
the lowered assessed valuation of
the county.
OiL COMPANY SEEKS
EXPLORATION LEASES
RAINIER — A representative
of the Texas oil company, J.O.
Sysal, has been in the Fern Hill
district for the past ten days
securing leases for exploration
work planned by the company in
its expansion program. More than
a dozen of the leases have been
secured, in an area formerly in­
vestigated by oil company geol­
ogists.
CLATSKANIE IS
NEAREST GOAL
CLATSKANIE — Only $1400
is needed to put Clatskanie over
the top in the quota established
for this locality in the Fifth War
Loan drive.
As of noon Wednesday of last
week, figures stood at around
$80,000 sold in this area. Up to
the 8th of July, first date set for
the close of the drive, the figures
stood at $69,124.25.
Clatskanie was the only city
district that looked as though it
would be possible to Teach its
quota at the end of the month
according to an announcement
made last week end by Irving T.
Rau, county finance committee
chairman. At that time 92.6 per
cent of the quota had been
reached.
STORE PAINTED
Interior and exterior painting
is being done this week on the
grocery store building owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Herrin. The
Herrins are doing the interior
work while Amison J. Hensler,
aided by his brother Laurence,
are doing the outside painting.
PAL SHOP TO CLOSE
Mrs Aaron Wagner announced
Wednesday that the Pal Shop
will be closed within several days
qnd will remain so until after
she returns from visiting her
husband. Wagner will complete
his boot training at Camp Farra­
gut in September.
NAME OMITTED
Not included among the names
of those who gave blood at the
bank at Hillsboro on July 21 was
that of Charles Briggs who also
should have been included in the
list.
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Volume 22, Number 31
Thursday, August 3, 1944
Bond Drawing Those Who "Stay on Job" Utility Sale Hearing Date
Are in It
Service Men Set for Wed. at City Hall
Time Told
Urge in Talks
By Chairman
Impetus Added to
Fifth War Loan
Drive by Awards
Irving T. Rau, Columbia coun­
ty chairman of the war finance
committee, announced this week
the time and place of the award­
ing of the three war bonds and
■the radio phonograph, as 8:00
p.m., Wednesday August 9th on
the court house plaza at St. Hel­
ens. These inducements to bond
purchasing were a feature of the
fifth war loan drive in this coun­
ty in order to stimulate the sale
of E bonds.
In addition a special award of
a rocking chair will be made to
the local chairman who has done
the best job during the recently-
completed campaign.
Chairman
Rau announced that he hopes to
have the 32-piece Vancouver bar­
racks -band and probably E. C.
Sammons, state war finance com­
mittee chairman present for the
event.
More Red Ration
Stamps Useable
Three more red ration stamps,
each worth 10 points, became
good for buying rationed meats,
fats and dairy products July 30,
Willard Case, OPA food rationing
executive, announced last week.
These stamps are A-5, B-5 and
C5 in war ration book four, and
represent the housewife’s quota
for a period now set at four
weeks, July 30 to Aug. 27.
At the same time OPA an­
nounced that the
July ration
point value charts for meats-fats
and for processed foods would
remain in use at least until Aug­
ust 13. The 16-point value for
one pound of butter, established
on July 23, continues in effect.
Point value charts normally re­
quire two weeks for printing and
for distribution to the nation’s
600,000 food retailers. .* . . The
extension was planned to allow
for full consideration of possible
changes in the meat supply and
its effect on rationing.
Picnic Date Set
The Dixie Mountain Pioneer
picnic will be held Sunday, Aug.
13, at Tanncck picnic grounds
beginning at 10:30 a.m. All for­
mer pioneers and descendents,
friends and present settlers are
invited
to attend the picnic.
Bring basket lunch.
ROOF REPAIRED
The building housing the for­
mer Armitage Drug Co., now
owned by Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Nance, was reroofed Sunday. The
building in owned by Mrs. C. S.
Hoffman.
BREAK CLOSES MILL
The O-A sawmill was closed
most of yesterday due to the
breaking of a shaft which oper­
ates the log haul. The break may
close the mill for most of today,
too, until repairs can be made.
Waste Fat Collections
Reach Large Figures
The monthly collection of waste
fats by grocery stores here reach­
es a figure that will probably as­
tonish many people as to its size.
A check with groceries was made
this week with the intention of
determining what the average
monthly turn in totaled and the
result came to a figure well over
a thousand pounds. An average
month’s amount is 1250 pounds.
Several store owners mentioned
details which would aid consider­
ably if followed ’ by the house­
wives who make the collections.
First, the fat is suposed to be
stored in cans, not glass jars, as
was the case mentioned by one
grocer who said that the jars
Vernonia, Columbia CountyF'-rttgon
were likely to break, thereby re­
quiring that the fat ¡be reheated
and strained. Then, too, some of
the fat is turned in in a some­
what
aged
condition,
which
brings with it an odor far from
pleasant after being stored for
two or three weeks. A lid of
some sort on each can would
aid a great deal, it was men­
tioned. As collections are made
every three or four weeks, it is
necessary that the fat be kept
for quite a length of time in
some cases.
The need of fat, which is used
in the manufacture of munitions,
is evident from the fact that two
red ration points per pound are
allowed by the OPA.
WORKING ON MOTORS
One of the hundreds of air
force mechanics working on mo­
tors, damaged fuselages and tail
assemblies at an air service com­
mand strategic air force base in
England is S-Sgt. Charles W.
Dübendorf.
Dubendorf’s
work
was made known a few days ago
in a release from the air service
command.
Before entering the service,
Dübendorf was employed as a
resaw helper at the O-A mill.
Mrs.
Dübendorf, the former
Mary Lee Hall, is at Battle
Ground, Washington.
ENROLLLED AT SCHOOL
Arthur H. Tousley, son of Mrs.
Leathea Tousley, has recently en­
rolled as a sophmore in civil en­
gineering at Case School of ap­
plied Science, Cleveland, Ohio.
Tousley, a member of the Na­
vy V-12 unit here, previously at­
tended the University of Wash.
TRAINING COMPLETED
Thomas Lester Galloway, son
of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Galloway,
has recently completed training
at the avaition ordnance school
at the Technical Air Training
Center, Norman Oklahoma., ac­
cording to word received from
the navy department.
MANNING PROMOTED
1st Lt. William H. Manning,
whose wife is the former Mili-
cent Olin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. R. Olin, has recently
been promoted to the rank of
captain at the Pueblo Army Air
Base. Captain Manning is the
base cluassification and assign­
ment officer.
Captain and Mrs. Manning are
now living in Pueblo, Colorado.
SOEJIMA IN SERVICE
Roy H. Soejma, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Soejima, formerly
of Wilark, is at Camp Blanding,
Florida, to begin basic training.
GETS PREFLIGHT WORK
Lewis Lane is engaged in pre­
flight training at Amarillo army
airfield, Texas. He reports his
work interesting and the weather
hot. For his friends who would
like it, his address is available
at the Eagle office.
THANKS GIVEN 7 7 7
(Note-The following article
has been submitted by T-3 Carl
L. 'DeVaney who
is located
somewhere in the South Pacific.)
We, the undersigned, repre­
senting a minute fraction of the
whole in numbers, but the vast
majority in thoughts and opin­
ions wish to express our heart­
felt gratitude and deepest appre­
ciation to the marine corps and
the U.S. air forces for allowing
us, the army ground troops, to
participate- in the war in our
small way.
Several thousand army ground
troops are petty enough to feel
nauseated and disgusted at the
unceasing ovations of said mar­
ine and air corps shoved down
our throats by song, story and
motion picture. Since the feeling
is becoming universal here a-
m;ng the pampered troops, and
realizing the utter lack of us
we suggest we be sent home.
We also recommend that the
several million U.S.O. commandos
be awarded some sort of medal,
such as the purple heart, no
doubt many are suffering shell
shock or war nerves as a result
of the news reels.
This request is fostered to
compensate for our selfishness.
Yes, we are selfish, here a few
thousand of us have hogged the
whole show for 28 months, leav­
ing those sad and neglected mil­
lions to face the perils of U.S.O.
hostesses and dimly lit beer gar­
dens.
Not wishing to bore the publid
with our unimportant desires to
be relieved and sent home be­
fore our health and home ties are
entirely broken in the tropics,
we close.
Remaining as ever,
and it locks like forever,
THE BOYS IN NEW GUINEA
Lumber Said Dire
Need for Success
At Battle Fronts
Lumber is a dire need of the
armed forces in carrying on win­
ning battles in this war and
workers must stay on the job
every day in order to meet the
need for this product, was ¡the
general theme of a meeting held
last Wednesday evening at the
Washington grade school.
The
meeting, attended by about 350
employees of Clark and Wilson
and the O-A, was scheduled by
Frank Baker who arranged for
three men, who have seen con­
siderable battle service, to speak
on their experiences and the
great part that lumber plays in
winning battles.
All three of the service men
have been overseas in battle
theaters. Principal speaker was
CMM James W. Lockhart, USCG
who has been in the coast guard
ten years and overseas 23 months
He participated in two major in­
vasions and ten landings. With
him were Pfc Gordan J. Roth,
USMCR, who has ¡been in the
service three years and has
spent about 22 months in the
Southwest Pacific, and AMMl-c
Charles F. Bailey, USN’R, who
entered the service in December,
1941 and who had been overseas
22 months. All are in this coun­
try again to recover from the
effects of the time spent in bat­
tle areas.
Mill Goes on
9 Hour Shift
Starting Monday, July 31, the
saw mill, the stacker and the tim­
ber dock crews began working on
a 9 hour a day schedule, begin­
ning the day at 7:30 and ending
at 5:30. Because of the increased
log supply and until the second
head rig is under operation ags
the 9 hour day will continue,
was stated from the office
Judd Greenman, O-A exeeuth ,
The planing mill is working under
the norm.-'1 schedule, 8 to 5.
SERVING AS LINEMAN
Cpl Roy A. Juola, Vernonia,
son of Thomas Juola, is a tele­
phone wire stringer assigned to
the telephone section at a stra­
tegic air force service command
station in England, where battle­
damaged eighth air force bomb­
ers are repaired. Such was the
information received from station
^headquarters this week. This sec­
tion is responsible for erecting
and maintaining the communica­
tion system at this station, vital
to the supply and repair of air­
craft used in constant combat
against th$ enemy.
•
Before entering the service,
Cpl. Juola was a timber faller
for five years.
IN NEW GUINEA
In a letter received here a few
days ago Pvt Clair Sunnell writes
that he is stationed in New Guin­
ea, is feeling fine and that the
climate seems to agree with him
for he is weighing 195 pounds.
All the food they have is dehy­
drated which detracts from its
tastiness but does not seem to af­
fect it otherwise for it has been
agreeing with him. Mosquitoes,
snakes and alligators are bother­
some. He has sent borne pictures
of the natives and several souven­
irs.
ON ADMIRALTY ISLANDS
Melvin G. Chapman, S 2c, was
inducted January 19 and was
shipped out April 27th, according
to his sister, Mrs. Shelby Cook of
Camp McGregor. Chapman, a for­
mer student of the Vernonia
schools, has a wife and 2 children
who live in Portland. He is now
stationed on the Admiralty Is­
lands.
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An approaching move toward
the sale of the Oregon Gas and
Electric Co. property here was
announced this week with notice
of a hearing from George H.
Flagg, public
utilities commis­
sioner of Oregon, for next Wed­
nesday.
The hearing is being
held to consider an application
filed by the company on July 27
1944 requesting the commission­
er’s approval of the sale of all
of its electric properties located
in the counties of Clatsop, Col­
umbia and Washington to the
West Oregon REA.
The hearing notice states: “It
appearing to the commissioner
that it is appropriate in the pub­
lic interest that a hearing be
held with respect to said appli­
cation, he does now therefore
give notice that on the 9th day
of August, 1944, at the hour of
7:00 p.m. in the city hall at Ver­
nonia, the undersigned commis­
sioner (Geo. H. Fiagg) or his
examiner will proceed to hear the
aforesaid proceeding and consid­
er and determine such matter
and make such order or orders
as may be proper in the prem­
ises.”
Another step toward the be-
ginning of the actual sale of
electricty by the West Oregon
Electric cooperative
was com­
pleted Saturday night here when
directors of the REA met to
vote into this group the Tualitan
Valley cooperative. The voting
was done so that the West Ore­
gon REA may begin its operation
as a district which will include
the local territory served by the
Oregon Gas and Electric, the
Jewell cooperative, the Mist area
now served by the Clatskanie
PUD and the Tualitan territory.
G. W. Parker Is
Buried Monday
Funeral services for another of
the Upper Nehalem Valley's long­
time residents was held here
Monday at the Bush Funeral
home for George W. Parker who
had been a resident of this vic­
inity for about 69 years.
George Parker was born on
the sixth day of March, 1869, in
Brown county, Kansas and died
at Portland on the 28th day
of July, 1944, at the age of 75
years, 4 months and 22 days. He
is survived by his wife, Anna;
three sons, Thomas of the USN,
Harold of Vernonia, and Henry
of Bay City; one daughter, Mrs.
Beaulah Gill of Vernonia; three
brothers,
Andy of Vernonia,
Howard FowleT, 19, of Port­ Pete of Powers,
Oregon and
land suffered the loss of his Albert of Clatskanie; nine grand­
right leg and severe injury to children and three great grand­
his left in an accident at the children.
Clark and Witaen loading plat­
Internment took place at the
form about noon Saturday of Vernonia
Memorial
cemetary.
Rev. W. O. Livingstone conduct­
last week.
Fowler was third loader and ed the services.
had released a railroad log truck
to place it in position for load­
ing. Other trucks broke loose
and pinned him between them,
causing the injury. He was giv­
en first aid and a blood trans-
fusion and taken to the Emanuel
Made available this week are
hospital in Portland in the Bush
ambulance. Fowler had worked the names of four softball teams
for about a month as a logger, which have been organized at
the city park under the super­
it was stated.
vision of Orile Robbins. Two of
/
the teams are from the west side
of town and two from the east.
Two of the teams are composed
of older boys including ages up
to the eighth grade. Members of
the east are: Donald Shepard,
Jack Graney met his death Donald Cline, Ed Fowler, Ronald
Wednesday morning during load­ Graham, Dave Buhl, Paul Shepard
ing operation for Clark and Wil
Gene Wall, Delbert Fowler, Bill
son. According to information Wilcoxen, R. A. George, Gerald
given by several men working Melis and Bob Zimmerman. West
with him, the last log had been side team is: Dickie Renfro, Don­
put on the truck and the tongs ald Renfro, Loren Weidman, Dar-
were were being lifted when it el Roberts, Roy Lamping, Harold,
was noticed that a log evidently Croston, Wesley Ade, Bobby Ray,
caught on a knot had started to Billy White, Alvin Tapp and Jack
roll. Shouts of warning were Frank.
given and one of the members
The two other teams are com­
of the crew ran around the truck posed of boys up to 11 years of
to warn Granpy, only to find that age inclusive and are: east, Ken­
the log hsd already struck him, neth Zimmerman, Ira Zimmerman,
knocking him to the ground and Jim Brownhill, Loren Mills, Grant
causing death immediately.
Robbins, Pat Sauer, Richard
Jack R. Graney was born in Schroll, Raymond Hahmeyer, Lar­
DeRidder, Louisiana, September ry Fowler, Dan Morgan, and Dale
23, 1917. He is survived by his Robbins; west side team members*
wife, Ethel; one son. Jack; and names were not complete but
one daughter, Colleen; his moth­ those mentioned are: Dick Gwin,
er, Mrs.
Mary Graney,
two Albert Fuller, Speed Lusby and
brothers, Tom Fulton and Robert Larry Hall.
Fulton; and one sister, Mrs.
The Junior kids played Wed­
George Johns, all of Vernonia.
nesday and will play again Fri­
Tentative funeral services have day. Seniors will play Thursday
been made for Friday night, and probably Tuesday of next
August 4 at 8 p.m. at the Bush week. Both groups will play a
Funeral home.
five-game
series. Lineups for
Wednesday’s game follow:
HOUSES MOVED
West 12
East 13
The two houses which were
J. Middleton
Pat Sauer
c
built by Jack McGown and Noble
W. Ade
Loren Mills
P
Dunlap for United Loggers were
H. Ade
G. Robbins
lb
loaded on logging trucks Monday
2b I. Zimmerman
Speed Lusby
and made ready for moving to
G. Croston
M G. Middleton
the company camp near Camp
R. Schroll
D. Gwin
3b
Adair.
H. Urbin
If K. Zimmerman
F. Croston
cf R Hahmeyer
BABY BURIED WEDNESDAY
T. Brownhill
rf
Graveside services were held A. Fuller
Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock
at the Vernonia Memorial ceme­ POMONA GRANCE TO MEET
The regular meeting of the
tery for Bonnie Kay,
infant
daughter born tq Mr. and Mrs. Columbia county Pomona grange
Ear) King last Friday, July 28th will be held Saturday, August 5th
at St. Vincent’s hospital in Port­ at the Scappoose high school be­
land. Rev.
W. O. Livingstone ginning at 11:00 a.m. Chapman
grange will entertain.
officiated.
Accident Causes
Loss of Leg
Four Softball
Teams Listed
Jack Graney Killed
Ry Rolling Log