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HOLDING STARTS
TIE MILL HERE
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Derno tJIIÇB Eagle
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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.
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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