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County News COUNTY NEWS col?-D 6 HOLDING STARTS TIE MILL HERE I Derno tJIIÇB Eagle 6 CLATSKANIE — Reed Hold ing has started building his new tie mill, which will be located on the property where the city junk heap had been put, at the inter section of the Mist-Clatskanie Market road with the Lower Col- umbia highway. The piling has been placed and the building of the mil], started. Small logs will be furnished from the logging operations of Mr. Holding in the Nehalem Valley and will be cut into ties at the mill. The larger logs will be sold to the big mills needing them. Mr. Holding stated that ten men would be employed in the mill and it was estimated that about 15,000 feet would be cut daily. The mill machinery will be e- lectrically driven and it is hoped to be ready for operation by November 1. HARRISON TO EDIT SENTINEL-MIST ST. HELEN’S — John M. Har- rison, who at present is co-pub- lisher of the Acorn, weekly news, paper at Oakland, Iowa, -will ar- rive in St. Helens about Novem ber 3 to become editor of the Sentinel-Mist, it was announced Thursday. He will succeed Ralph C. Curtis, who is leaving next week for Ketchican, Alaska, where he will be associated in the ownership and management of a daily newspaper. Mr. Harrison, who is 30 years old, has been connected with the Iowa paper for 10 years, perfor ming duties similar to those in volved in the editorship of the Sentinel-Mist. During that time the Acorn has twice won first place in the Iowa Press associa tion’s contest for general excel lence in towns of comparable population. BOY SCOUTS COLLECT FIVE TONS OF PAPER RAINIER — The Boy Scouts collected more than five tons of paper last Saturday, the first day of their paper drive, and only a small section of the town was covered, the whole west side of town being untouched on that day. The boys worked after school last week and will work until the territory is covered.- Clpbs are cooperating in the col lection in the rural sections. FEW SALMON ARE BEING HAULED IN ST. HELENS — Henry Cayou who operates a fish trap above Warrior Rock light is authority for the statement that few salm on are being taken either by the gill net fishermen or the trap. Most of the fish taken are steelheads with a few silversides coming in. The steelheads are running- large as to size, Cayou stated. and some he took on Tuesday when the trap was lifted weighed from 20 to 25 pounds. Usually the weight of this species of salmon is from 8 to 12 pounds. Baby Smothered In Buggy Tues. Funeral services for James El ton Schmidlin were held at the Bush Funeral home Thurs., Oct ober 5, with burial services at the Buxton cemetary. The baby, 2 months and 23 days old, was found smothered about 8 o’clock in the morning of October 3, in the buggy where it slept. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schmidlin; 2 brothers are also survivors, Jerry Joseph, years, and Donald Carl, 19 months. Grandparents are the Charles Schmidlins. --------------------------- „------------- «4 2— Volume 22 Number 40 Pamphlet to Explain GI Rights Bill Digest Available Here Monthly for Men in Uniform Vernonia, Columbia < Those Who Are in It DSC AWARDED THE EAGLE received this week an excellent and large pic- ture of Pfc Jackie Heenan shown receiving the Distinguished Ser vice Cross from Major Ben Ger- ow, commanding general, V Corps. The award was made for bravery under fire in France. t)regon Kist-Dist. 47 Vote Time Consolidation Nears End To Get Vote Decision to Be Made Next Tues. At Both Schools Voters in both the Kist school district and School District 47, BURTONS TOUR SOUTH Jt. will have the opportunity to Sergeant and Mrs. Edgar Bur decide upon consolidation of the ton recently completed his 18- two at an election scheduled for day furlough after visiting in next Tuesday, October 10 be- New Orleans and in Alabama. tween 8 and 9 p.m. Voting will Burton is stationed at Camp 'Van take place at both the Washing Dorn, Mississippi. ton grade school for District 47 and at the Kist school for resi LYMAN HAWKIN ASSIGNED Lyman Hawkin Jr., radio tech dents of that district. Voting "must be carried out in nician, has been assigned to a ship in Portland after completing beth districts and both must vote training in San Francisco, ac- in favor of combining before the cording to information given by move can be made. If the decis his parents, who recently had the ion is favorable, Kist has been opportunity to go aboard the assured that their school can continue this year. No change will ship. be made unless they so desire, GO TO SANTA BARBARA is was stated by authorises here, Captain and Mrs. George Laird Petitions calling for the con- left Vernonia Tuesday for Santa solidation were filed by resi- Barbara, California, where Laird dents of the two districts with reports for assignment, after the Columbia county district X spending his month-long furlough boundary board and an order here with his parents, the G. W. providing for the posting of Lairds. Captain Laird served notices of the election was is- with the engineer corps in Africa sued last Wednesday. The peti- and in Italy. tion from the Kist district 1“1- quired the signatures of five le- MAJOR SEES PARENTS gal voters and the District 47 RIVERVIEW ------ Major Raw- leigh D. Smith of the air corps petition required 50 signers. If the consolidation is made and his wife were Wednesday Kist district children will be night guests at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. transported via the Timber route Smith. The major was on a trans bus driven by Mr. Mills. Six continental trip to a new assign children are attending school there now. Columbia county’s share of the ment at Palo Alto, Calif, from Atlantic City, New Jersey where total receipts from the Oregon and California Rexested Lands he had been attending school. for the past fiscal year which HOME ON FURLOUGH ended June 30, 1944 will be KEASEY — Ivan Reed from $18,248.70, according to Quin Portland is home on a 15-day A. Blackburn, district ranger in furlough. He is in the medical Evangelist Earl Hanson Fife, charge of the Salem district. corps and is stationed at the air who is now conducting evangel Last year the amount received base in Portland. istic meetings at the First Christ by Columbia county in lieu of ian church, is making a fine im- taxes on the. 0 & C lands was BROTHER GETS AWARD pession. His sermons are very Max Frazee, brother of Ed $14,083.52. On the 2,500,000 strong, and the audiences are in Frazee, was wounded in France acres of O & C lends the counties creasing each evening. Mr. Fife ssuffer no los3 of tax income be on August 22, it was learned here spoke to the grade and high a few days ago, and has received cause of federal ownership. school students at Washington Under the above law 50 per the purple heart award for his auditorium Tuesday and had a cent cf the income from the O performance in the battle of fine reception. A men’s banquet & C forest lands during the fiscal France. will be held in the church dining year must be returned to the 18 HUSBAND ENTERS SCHOOL rooms next Monday evoning at Oregon counties in which the Nora Jean Redmond, better 6:45 Tickets for admission may lands are located. known to her friends as Nora be obtained from men of the Revenues received by each Vike, left last Saturday with her church. county from O & C lands in lieu husband, Harvey Redmond, F2c, of taxes may be used for roads, for Philadelphia, Pa. where he schools, or for any other purpose will enter school. He spent 24 for which county funds may be months on the Pacific and was in spent. five major battles. Continuing with the harvesting GETS LEAVE Marine Pfc. L. M. Lindsley was of farm crops are several people home on furlough from San Di from this vicinity who are mak- ego Monday evening last week ing daily trips to a farm near and left last Saturday to return Banks to participate in the pick to San Diego where he has com- ing of filberts. A good many peo The bi-monthly publication of pleted his boot training and has ple from this locality have aided the Washington grade school, drawn sea duty along with six in harvest work during the sum “Washington Chatter’’ will have others, This training will last five mer months and further activity its first issue soon, announce« or six week» and after its com- in that respect is planned after Mrs. Dorothy Sandon, advisor, pletion he will be reassigned. the picking of filberts ends. Staff members are Sally Kasper, After the present work ter •editor; Donna Kay Burt, assis- SEES BROTHER minates, the walnut harvest will Marine Pvt. Clayton Aldrich, be next. Taking part in the fil tant editor; Dorothy McDonald, business manager; Norma Simon, seeing duty in the Pacific, writes bert harvest from here are Mrs. etti, assistant business manager. that he has been fortunate in see John Grady, Mrs. Carl Davis, Staff artist is Bobby Ray who ing his brother, Edison, and al Mrs. Tom Bateman, Mrs. Frank has completed an original draw so Calvin Sasse. He mentions that Riley, Mrs. Ed Frazee and Mrs. ing cf the head for the school he is suffering from stomach Albert Childs. They are picking at paper and will draw special fea trouble and expects to have an the Ralph Oglesby farm just be appendix operation soon. tures for each issue. yond Banks. Received here a few days ago was a supply of the American Legion Digest, a pamphlet which will be received once a month by the local post and which is, a- vailable for distribution to men and women in the armed forces. The first shipment of pamphlets is being held at the Oregon Gas and Electric office where those people having relatives overseas may obtain copies for forwarding. Th pamphlet contains informa- tion about the Gl Bill of Rights as also does another pamphlet which itemizes the provisions of the bill and explains them in much greater detail. Both may bo obtained for mailing to service men and women. Included in the bill and out lined for easy reading are the major provisions such as: Hos pitalization, Claims and Proced- ■vres; Education and Vocational Training; Loans for Business, Homes and Farms; Job Placement and Counselling Service; Benefits for the Unemployed; and Admin istrative and Penal Sections. 0. & C. Lands Yield $18,248 Students Hear Evangelist Tues. Several Ladies Pick Filberts Staff Named for School Paper War Chest Drive to Begin Here Monday Further plans for the start of conducting the drive in those the War Chest campaign here areas. It is likely that full in Monday, October 9, were an formation will be provided res nounced this week by Mrs. Har idents in those districts so th»* ry Culbertson when she men they may contribute to the fund. The national war fund is a tioned that the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are preparing for a philanthropic federation with but dance oh October 21, funds from three simple aims: 1. To deter which go towards meeting the mine the nature and extent of the war-related needs, 2. To see chest quota. Plans so far for solicitation that everybody has a chance to have been made and district contribute to the funds required. workers named. It was also men 3. To channel the sums raised tioned that school districts in the where American help is currently valley which have not been con- • needed for our own and for our tacted will receive instructions allies and to provide enough and from Otto H. H. Peterson for on time. MOTHER, SON TOGETHER Leatha Tousley and her son, Arthur, are both stationed in the same city now and she will be there “a good long while”, ac cording to a letter received here this week. Leatha continues, “I like it here and the people are so friendly and nice to us in uniform. It has been rather cold; the coldest weather I’ve seen since leaving Oregon.’’ They are located at Cleveland, Ohio. IN HOSPITAL Lloyd Osborn, son of Mrs. Otto Bittner, is in the hospital at Camp Van Dom, Miss., and has been there since July 23. Previous to that time he has seen 28 months of duty overseas in New Zealand. More “Those Who”, page six Home Nursing to Be Class Topic A home nursing class will start as soon as sufficient women will sign up for the work and in order to make ‘he teaching effort worthwhile from 12 to 15 students are necessary, it was stated Wednesday when the class was announced. Mrs. Raymond Justice will in struct. Those interested in the work are asked to leave their names with Mrs. Justice, Mrs. H. M. Culbertscn or at the Eagle office. When sufficient signers are obtained to make the class possible, a time and place will be decided upon. Thursday, October 5, 1944 Loggers Defeat Ancient Rivals Friday Night Residents who wish to partici pate in the November 7 election and who are not registered, must do so between now and Saturday Two Team» Remain of this week, October 7; Between County For registration convenience, Championship Title the city hall is open during the day and in the evening from 7 The streets of this little Ne p.m. to 8 p.m. so that people halem Valley city were wild with working during the day and uni excitement Friday night for the able to register then may do so Logger football team had sound later in the day, ly trounced the vaunted Lions •from the county seat town 38 to 0. This renewal of the annual classic was rated a toss-up until the local boys struck quickly and after a disheartening fumble on Servicemen who land in the the one-yard line, shook Byers, U. S. from duty overseas or any sophomore fullback, loose on an serviceman not getting a furlough off-tackle play from the 22-yard before going on overseas duty line to dent the end zone for the and any emergency calls such as first six points of what later de- news of hospitalization or acci veloped into a rout. dent may be made by telephone A 12-yard buck by Miilis in collect here. Charges for the the seccnd period added six calls are to be taken care of by points to send the Loggers out in the Vernonia Service club front 12 to 0 at half time. through its telephone fund which Determined to lengthen the was established at the last club six-year dominance of the Lions dance. in football, the iVernonia high The dance, held at the Legion boys stormed back after the in hall, cleared $30 for the fund, termission to score twice in two that amount of money now being minutes. Miilis bucked over from available. Additions to the fand the three after a recovery of a will be made from time to time. fumbled kickoff. The spectators had hardly settled in their seats until Byers gathered in Howell’s pass intended for Barker and raced untouched over itlje last marker for another six points. This sudden burst of scoring shook the morale of the visitors War price and rationing office who wilted under 2 more touch quotas for this month are lower downs, one by Byers on a buck than those of last, release of new and the) other a 35-yard pass figures shows when compared from Nance to Jack Riley, who with amounts issued last month. scored the first touchdown of his Passenger car tires, grade 1, career. Byers added the extra quota for October is 42 and truck point to end the scoring at 38. tires qiscta isl6 while issued for At this ‘ ‘ point, Coach Robbins September were passenger tires, sent in a complete second team 54 grade 1 and* truck tires, 23. who more than held their own Other items issued through the with the tiring Saints. Coach Bol- local office during September denow also substituted freely in were: grade 3 passenger tires, 13; an effort to jevive the sinking used tires, 1; farm implement Lion morale. tires, 1; and hardship gas, 75 Among the record crowd which gallons. A book renewals totaled braved threatening skies to view 833; 8 coupons issued, 993; C this ancient rivalry, were Coaches coupons, 1861; E non-highway Irwin Elder of Scappoose and Al coupons, 798; R non-highway fred Pietila of Rainier whose coupons, 1774 and purchase per teams remain between the Log mits for furlough and emergency gers and a county championship. gas, 470. The local team functioned Other items issued were: wood smoothly and for the first time heating stoves, 14; oil heating unfurled its passing game which stoves, 1; wood cook stoves, 5; clicked beautifully at opportuno fuel oil (including keronene) 16,- moments. 300 gallons; pounds of sugar The Loggers go to Seaside Fri authorized during month, 3330; day to engage the Sea Gulls on special shoe stamps, 27; rubber their field. boots, 2. Lineups Friday: Vernonia St. Helens Jack Riley le Chars Barker Gordon Cline It Don Moronay D. Culbertson |g Gerald Snyder R. Sturdevant c Joe Coughlin Marvin Turner rg Gilbert Marvin rt Eric Otto No relief for the shortage of Dan Rollins re Gilbert Urie shells is in sight here for hun James Johns q John Thompson ters according to information a- Jack Nance lh Clifton Cale vailable this week from local Fred Larsen 4 Bob Cooper dealer;. One dealer, seeking to Max Miilis f Richard Howell determne whether shells were to Duke Byers be available soon telephoned a Seattle wholesaler and received discouraging information stating: “We are sorry that the informa tion (about future supplies) is so indefinite, but the ammunition for the military forces comes Five more blue stamps used for first, Civilian ammunition will processed foods, and three more come as soon as possible.” red stamps, used for meats-fatr., In the past, ammunition has were validated on Sunday, Oct. 1. been alloted dealers by quarters Fredric F. Janney, diitrict OPA when any was received. So far rationing executive made the an- this year none has been received nouncement. for tbe first and second quarters Blue stamps to be validated and only about one-fourth of the are M-5, N-5, P-5, Q-5 and R-S. third quarter allotment. Red stamps to be validated are All supplies in town are ■old H-5, J-5, and K-5. out now, it was stated. All stamps will be worth 10 points each, giving the house wife a total of 50 points for pro- Club Meet Announced Members of the extension club cessed foods and 30 points for will meet Thursday, October 5 meats, fats. at the home of Mrs. Spofford at All stamps will be good indef- 6th Ave. on Corey hill. Subject initely. Consumers are reminded for the meeting is ‘‘Dry Clean to budget these red and blue ing”. Those attending are urged points because it is not expected to bring coats and galoshes if the that any more red stamps will be day is cold and rainy and a validated until October 29 and paper sack lunch. blue stamps until November 1. Dance Nets $30 For Phone Fund Ration Quota Is Decreased No Relief Due Shell Shortage New Stamps Made Valid
