County
News
ST. HELENS TAX
LEVY IS 61 MILLS
ST. HELENS — The tax levy
is the second highest in the coun­
ty this year, 61 mills, being next
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to Columbia City, which is higher
with 67.9 Other cities in the
county have levies as follows:
Rainier 60.6,
Scappoose 54.3,
Vernonia 53.3 and Clatskanie is
low among the municipalities
with 51.8.
St. Helens’ higher rate is
Christmas gift mailing to men
caused- by the two 5 mill levies and women overseas, and many
by the city for sewage disposal more of them are overseas this
plant construction after the war year than last, must be done
and by the school district which between now and October 15, the
has a postwar building program earlier the better the post office
for which it is creating a sinking department says in order to in­
fund.
sure delivery before December
25th. The October 15th deadline
WILD BLACKBERRY
also applies to the mailing of
HARVESTING PAYS
Christmas cards which must be
ST. HELENS — N. J. Simon,
sent in sealed envelopes at the
long time resident of the- Goble
first class rate.
section, said that in his local­
ity there were acres of the wild
No requests from the addres­
evergreen blackberries and where sees are required in connection
once they were considered a pest, with parcels to army personnel
now they are bringing good mon­ during this period only, but each
etary returns.
parcel should
be
endorsed
Speaking for himself, he said “Christmas parcel.”
that one day last week he went
Packaging specifications are:
'to the patches early n the morn­
ing and picked throughout most Christmas parcels shall not ex­
of the day and when he de­ ceed five pounds in weight or
livered the crates at the re­
ceiving station at Goble, he found
he had picked $12 worth during
that time. The berries are ship­
ped by truck Ito the cooperative
cannery at Sumner, Wash. The
price paid is 9c a pound at the
A steady rain greeted the Log­
Goble station.
gers and Sabin high school of
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Portland here last Friday night
PROPOSED FOR VOTE
ST. HELENS — The issue of when Vernonia played its first
a special 5-mill levy to supple­ game of the season to a full
ment the post-war fund for oiling grandstand of fans. Sabin offered
Columbia county roads, submit­ little competition but did give
ted within the past week by the the Loggers a chance to gain ex­
cbunty court, is expected to be perience for later games. Coach
on the ballot for the November Robbins ran in the second string
7 general election although it was a good deal to give both the first
not included in copy for the bal­ and second lineups as much play
lot, which County Clerk J. W. as possible before meeting For­
Hunt turned over to the printer est Grove here this Friday at
8 p.m.
on Wednesday.
With this exception, it is be­
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lieved that all the measures and to 12. Vernonia lineups for the
candidacies which are to be voted first and second string were:
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Children to Be
Immunized Tues. Time Short for
New A Book
Parents of all pre-school and
grade school children who have
not already been immunized a-
gainst diphtheria will have the
chance to have their children pro­
tected from this disease which
annually causes the death of
many children. Children under
the age of six are especially sus­
ceptible. Toxoid is given to well
children from nine months up­
ward as a protection against the
disease.
Ruth Peffley, county nurse, will
be here Tuesday, September 26
and she, with local physicians
will give the toxoid .to all who
wish it at that time. Charge for
the service will be 35 cents.
Program Planned
A national school assembly pro­
gram is planned by the grade and
high schools for 2:30 p.m. Wed­
nesday, September 27 at the
Washington grade school audi­
torium. Appearing on the pro­
gram will be Loveland Cota, con­
cert tenor, who will sing popular
and patriotic numbers. The public
is invited.
Examiner Due
Driver’s license examiners from
the secretary of state’s office
will be in Vernonia Thursday,
September 28 gt the city hall.
Anyone wishing a driver’s license
may take the examination on that
date between the hours of 10
a.m. and 4 p.m.
EVANGELIST DUE
The Christian church is busily
engaged in preparation for the
coming of Earl Hanson Fife,
evangelist, on October 1. He will
arrive Saturday, September 30
and will have charge of the fol­
lowing morning service. He plans
to close on Oct. 15. He will
apeak at a men's banquet Oct.9.
Only a short time remains for
motorists who have not yet ap­
plied for renewals of their A
gasoline books to do so.
Drivers who put off applying
run the risk of being out of
coupons for a few days until the
local boards have time to act on
their applir tions.
All applications must be ac­
companied by the signed back
cover of the present A book and
the tire inspection record. Ap­
plications must be mailed to lo­
cal ration boards and the cou­
pons in turn will be mailed back.
No new books will be handed out
over the counter.
Current A-12 coupons expire
on September 21, today, and the
new A-13 becomes valid Septem­
ber 22.
Helping service
applications
during the past week have been
Mrs. Ralph Valpiani, Mrs. John
Titus, Mrs. Lottie Swanson and
Mrs. Frank Casper.
15 inches in length or 36 inches
in length and girth combined.
The public is urged not to send
food or clothing as gifts as sol­
diers and sailors are amply pro­
vided with such. Not more than
one Christmas parcel shall be ac­
cepted for mailing in any one
week when sent by or in behalf
of the same person.
Time To Register
Nears Last Date
The last date for which regis­
trations may be taken for those
people who wish to vote in the
general election, November 7, is
30 days before the election and
that time is drawing close. Reg­
istration must be made to vote
for city, county, state and feder­
al candidates and measures.
The registration must be made
if a ballot was not cast in the
last general election or if the
residence of a voter has changed
since that time.
A check with the records at
the city hall Tuesday revealed
that at least 50 per cent of city
residents did not vote at the
last general election and must
reregister in order to vote the
city ballot in November. The de­
tail may be cared for at the
city hall, Albert Childs, city re­
order, acting as registrar for this
vicinity.
GRADUATES
Organization Is
Explained by Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar
Held here Monday night at the
Masonic Temple was the second
meeting of the Columbia county
public health association since its
reorganization in July and the
election of new officers at that
time. The meeting here was the
first of a series that will be held
in various localities in the coun­
ty, the next being at Rainier in
November.
Attending here were represen­
tative delegations from Mist,
Birkenfeld, Clatskanie and St.
Helens, in addition to a large
group of local people, who heard
the purpose and work of the or­
ganization explained by
Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar, executive sec­
retary of the state public health
association. Prime objective of
the county association this year
is the mobile tuberculosis X-ray
unit which will visit every lo­
cality in the county early next
year. The association will ask
that the unit be sent to Columbia
county in April, 1945. Exact time
will be announced when the unit
can be here and advance notice
will be widely circulated.
Service Free
The dance this Saturday, Sept­
ember 23, will be held at the
Legion hall with Jess' Taylor’s
orchestra playing.
Local Institute
Planned Friday
Class Officers
Named For Year
Elementary school teachers in
the Nehalem Valley will meet
Friday at the Washington grade
school for the county' institute
which is planned this year in five
districts instead of one meeting
for teachers in the entire county.
Vernonia high school classes
have organized for the year and
have named their student officers.
Senior officers are: president:
Glen Justice; vice < president,
Lloyd Stuve; secretary, Dan Rol­
lins; treasurer, Helen Fowler; ad­
visors, Mrs. Martin, Miss Beck
and Mr. McCrae.
Junior officers are: president,
Jack Buell; vice-president, Jack
Riley; secretary, Patricia Berg;
treasurer, Hildur Sundquist; ad­
visors, Mr. Robbins and Miss Wil-
lers.
The sophomores named: presi­
dent, Owen East; vice-president,
Jim Ray; secretary, Miriam Corll;
treasurer, Mildred Wolff; and
advisors, Mr. Mills and Mrs. De­
ment.
Leading the freshmen are: pres
ident, Donald Cline; vice-pres­
ident, Jack Frank; Secretary,
Bob Frederickson; treasurer, Roy
Frank, ?nd advisors, Mr. McEn­
tire and Mrs. Robbins.
Mother’s Service club members
are planning a benefit dance
Saturday night, funds therefrom
to be used for servicemen’s tel­
ephone calls here. The raising of
money by this means will make
it possible to aid those in the
service to call relatives here
fr.om any point in the Country.
Present plans are that service­
men will be notified that money
for phone calls is available so
that they may use the service at
no expense to them, merely mak­
ing the calls collect.
The Nehalem Valley meeting
will be held Friday of this week,
September 22 and these schools
are included in the group: Birk­
enfeld, Mist, Natal, Vernonia,
and Kist. Pot-luck lunch will be
a noon feature so that teachers
from the various schools may get
together.
, The meeting begins at 9 a.m.
and the day will 'be devoted to
discussion of plans and policies
for the ensuing year.
Two Petitions Filed
Here for City Offices
Some interest in city politics
was aroused here this week when
two petitions were filed to place
names on the November ballot.
The terms of present coucilmen,
the mayor and city treasurer ex­
pire this year, leaving all posi­
tions open for places on the bal­
lot. This situation has' arisen due
to the fact that several positions
on the council have been filled
by appointment of men to take
the place of those resigned.
Petitions circulating Monday
Health Group Those Who War Chest to
Meeting Here Are in It
Begin Drive
Successful
In October
The unit service will be free
to everyone, making available to
all the opportunity for a free
chest ^C-ray to determine the
presence of tuberculosis. As ex­
plained by Mrs. Dunbar, the unit
is quite expensive to operate and
detailed plans for its use must be
made in advance so that no de­
lay arises. Those details will be
cared for when the unit’s visit
is definitely set.
In .explaining the health as­
sociation’s work, Mrs. Dunbar
mentioned that practically all
support comes from the sale of
Christmas Seals, 75 per cent of
the amount derived from the
sale remaining in the county for
use, the remainder going for re­
search and other purposes.
The meeting was conducted by
Jack H. Murton, association pres­
ident and arrangements were
made by Wallace McCrae. Din­
ner for over 60 people was
served by the Nehalem Social
club and entertainment was pro­
vided by the high school sextet.
Dance to Aid
Phone Fund
and carrying a sufficient number
of names to make them legal as
required- by law were those of
C. F. Hieber, city treasurer, and
George Johnson, present mayor,
for those same positions on the
ballot. Petitions still Temain to
be filed for the four eouncilmen.
Names may also be placed on
the ballot by a mass meeting of
the voters who may choose their
candidates. Last date on which a
mass meeting may be held is Oc­
tober 7.
_____ Thursday, September 21, 1944
Heads Committee
Wallace McCrae
has
been
named chairman of the legislative
committee of the Oregon state
teacher’s asscciation, the commit­
tee being the number 1 group
of the northwest part of the state
for Columbia, Clatsop and Tilla­
mook counties. The committee
will act on the legislative pro­
gram to appear before the voters
at the November election.
Among those graduating from
an intensive training course of
basic engineering training at re­
cent service schools exercises at
the Great Lakes naval training
schools was Glenn A. Shipman,
17, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Shipman.
This Bluejacket was selected
for his specialized training on the
basis of his recruit training apti­
tude test scores. Graduates from
the 20 specialized courses taught
here at the service schools are
sent to sea, to shore stations or
to advanced schools for further
duty.
LEAVES FOR GEORGIA
Pvt. James Burke, following a
furlough here, left Monday to
return to Augusta, Georgia. He is
serving in the medical corps.
CAPTAIN NOW
Mentioned in this column last
week was George Laird, who is
here on furlough. An error in
the article rated him as lieu­
tenant instead of captain which it
should have stated.
GETS PURPLE HEART
Cecil Andrews, who has seen
action in France, is wounded and
has received the purple heart
award it was learned here this
week by Marvin Turner. Andrews
attended school here and is well
known.
COMEDIAN ENJOYED
RIVERVIEW — Another of
Uncle Sam's men writes as to
the pleasure he and other navy
men receive because of the visit
of the comedian, Jack Benny and
his troupe on their South Pacific
jaunt to entertain the soldiers
and sailors. This time it is Mel­
vin Powell, AMM 2c, who wrote
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Powell, that his outfit. in the
New Hebrides Islands sat in the
open through a heavy rain to
see and hear their performance.
"If they hadn’t said a word,”
Melvin wrote, “all of us would
have enjoyed seeing them; and,
how good it was to see well-dres­
sed and attractive
American
women in the troupe of enter­
tainers.
County Asked to
Raise $15,725 as
Campaign Goal
Columbia county citizens will
be asked to provide $15,725 for
the Oregon War Chest in a cam­
paign opening October 9, it was
announced here this week by
Mrs. Harry Culbertson and Har­
ry Hall, local chairmen, who will
head the drive here. Mr. Hall will
be in charge of the work for
members of IWA Local 5-37 and
M:s. Culbertson will have charge
of solicitation of those people
who will not be contacted by the
union.
Heading the county War
Chest organization is D. O. Ben­
nett, St. Helens, and the state
organization is Charles Sprague,
Salem.
The greater part of the Oregon
War Chest funds will be trans­
ferred to the National war fund;
a small portion is allocated to
child-caring institutions in Ore­
gon which are supported 'by vol­
untary gifts.
1944 Goal $250,000,000
Nation War Fund, which has
a 1944 goal of $250,000,000, in
turn allocates its funds to the
USO, United Seaman’s Relief,
War Prisoners Aid, Refugee Re­
lief Trustees, U. S. Committee
for the Care of European Child­
ren and the accredited relief
agencies for Belgium, Britain,
China, Denmark, Czechoslavakia,
France, Greece, Italy, Luxem­
burg, Norway, Poland, The Neth­
erlands, Russia and Yugoslavia.
The Columbia county quota
was accepted at a recent meet­
ing of the county committee, at
which all cities in the county
were represented with the ex-
’ception of Clatskanie.
The budget affecting the en­
tire county includes, in addition
to the amount to be turned over
to the Oregon War Chest, $1650
for administrative expense of
the Boy Scout program within
the county. For Vernonia no lo­
cal community chest budgeit will
be included this year, its needs
being met by a surplus raised
last year.
CALIF. WEATHER HOT
RIVERVIEW — Pfc. Tommie
Hall informed his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Riley Hall, this week
that a large number of the boys
from Fort Lewis were sent to
California for a period of ma­
neuvers. The group he is with is
stationed at Camp Beale where it
is very hot and not a tree or
hill in sight as far as the eye can
see.
HERE FOR WEEK END
MIST — Wilfred Holce of the
USN was here and in Vernonia
during the week end. His wife
returned with him when he re­
turned to duty while he is sta­
tioned in Washington.
HOME FOR SHORT TIME
MIST — Joe Henderson of the
merchant marine is home for a
short time. He has just completed
a trip to Italy.
WORKS ON PLANES
T Sgt. Hugh E. McDonald of
Vdrnonia, crew chief in the
eighth fighter command’s well
trained army of aircraft spec­
ialists in England, is one of the
men whose work contributes to
the great aerial offensive against
Germany.
Assigned to a P-51 Mustang
fighter base, he and his men
help keep the
swift combat
planes in perfect condition for
long-range bomber escort mis­
sions, ground strafing operations
and low level bombing attacks
behind enemy lines.
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McDonald, a graduate of Ver­
nonia high school, was formerly
employed as a clerk with the
E. J. Bell hardware company in
Klamath Falls. Entering the air
corps in March, 1942, the ser­
geant has served overseas for
one year.
Mora "Those
Who”, page six
Culvert Placed
For Bear Creek
The road crew of district 16
was busy part of last week and
this placing tile across Second
and Third streets for the pas­
sage of water in Bear creek. The
old, wooden culvert was removed
by means of a crane and was so
badly deteriorated that workmen
wondered that it had not col­
lapsed before this time.
The new cement culvert is
composed 'of sections five feet
in diameter and five feet long,
each weighing 3200 pounds. Sec­
tions were lifted and placed in
position by means of the dis­
trict’s crane.
Christmas Seals Here
Those people planning to mail
Christmas packages to servicemen
overseas between now and Oc­
tober 15th may obtain Christmas
Seals from Wallace McCrae. Al­
though the regular seal sale will
not start for some time yet, seals
are available for this purpose for
anyone wishing them.
Car Inventory Due
Automotive dealers having a
stock of used cars must fils an
inventory report with the war
price and rationing board before
September 21. The report must
show all used cars on hand as of
September 11.
ALL TEACHERS BACK
All teachers at the grade and
high schools were on duty this
week. Two instructors were ill
last week and unable to begin
their work with the opening of
school.