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County News MINT BRINGS HUGE SUM CLATSKANIE — Three hund red sxty-five thousand dollars, in round figures has been realized from the mint crop in this vicini. ty with the completion of distil ling of the 1944 crop, it is esti mated. Most of the oil has been sold thru Dan Frye of Salem for A. M. Todd of Kalamazoo, Mich., with the exception of 'possibly 20 drums sold otherwise. The number of drums sent to Frye was 124 with a gross weight of 57,238 pounds. Allowing 50 pounds for weight of a drum the amount of oil would be 51,038 pounds; $7 a pound was received by those selling the oil to the Frye company and would amount to $357,277. The oil to this amount was sent over the local S. P. and S. Ry. It is estimated that the crop this year was about a 90 per cent yield. In some instances the early rains this fall cut down the oil yield and in other cases some of the growers had ideal weather conditions for harvesting their crop. 948 REGISTER DURING LAST 17 DAYS ST. HELENS — A total of 11,679 Col. County citizens regis tered with the county clerk’s of fice in St. Helens during the last 17 days before the deadline, it was announced by County Clerk J. W. Hunt. Registration of voters for the November election was ended last Saturday evening at 8 o’clock, after one of the biggest rush per iods ever experienced by local registrars. “The number of late registra tions this year indicates a height ened interest in the coming elec tion,” he added. “We now expect a larger turnout of voters and there may even be a shortage of ballots.” SEVERAL CITY OFFICES TO BE FILLED NOV. 7TH RAINIER — Voters in the City of Rainier will elect a mayor for a term of two years, a recorder for a term of two years, a treas urer for a term of two years, 3 councilmen for four years, and 1 water commissioner for a term of six years when the voters go to the polls on Nov. 7. No one has filed for any of the offices, but as registration and time of filing are not up until 15 day3 before election, it is an ticipated that some will file be fore that time arrives. DIVORCE BUSINESS GOOD IN COUNTY ST. HELENS — If you are fig uring on getting married or are jumpy about your present mat rimonial status, it will be well to settle in eastern Oregon. It might increase your chances of avoiding the rocks of divorce. If you settle in Columbia county or Multnomah county your marriage may have a couple of strikes against it before you even start. State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott has compiled figuers on divorces in each of the counties of Ore gon and comes up with the start ling fact that in Columbia and Multnomah counties there ha3 been an increase of 147 per cent in divorces this year over last year. Columbia county had 34 divorces in 1943 and 84 in 1944. Multnomah county had 1827 di vorces in 1943 and 4519 in 1944. Sewing Work To Continue Red Cross sewing will «coninue every Friday, probably for all of this winter, now that material for the work is available, Mrs. Harry . Culbertson stated Tues. Those doing the work will contin ué to meet at th high school and will work under the supervision of Mrs. C. L. Anderson. Mrs. Culbertson also stated that the turnout last Friday was smaller than anticipated and that more women to sew are needed to complete the work assigned to this locality. Hospital bedside bags are being made now. Examiner Scheduled A traveling examiner of oper ators and chauffeurs is sched uled to arrive here Thursday, October 26. He will be at the city hall frbm 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All those wishing permits or li censes for driving are asked to see the examiner at that time. t Salvage of Waste Paper Intended Secure Tying of Bundles Urged for Easy Gathering Students Aid Chest Local contributions to the Ore gon war chest drive are being swelled by the activities of grade and high school students who are aiding in the current campaign, announcements from the schools this week indicate. Grade stu dents started their drive Monday of last week with a collection box and the high school began its drive this week. The turn in of funds so far in the drive totals $548.60, accord ing to Mrs. H. M. Culbertson, chairman, who states that this amount will be increased as fur ther solicitations are made and as various members of her com mittee report their results. Pro gress so far has been better than is usually the case. First word of a campaign for the collection of waste paper in this area was made this we ok by Superintendent Paul Gordon when he stated that the schools are planning for the drive and urged that paper bundles be tied securely for easy handling and collection. This drive will be the second made here by the schools, the first being conducted last spring when 10 V4 tons were collected and turned over to paper mills for use in helping to relieve the paper shortage. The pick-up of the paper will be made by the students, hence the need for secure tieing and The Vernonia Service club for small bundles that may be handled easily by children. Large completed the mailing of all over bundles improperly secured will seas packages to men and wo be difficult to carry, it was men men in the service on Monday, tioned, and will hinder work in the last date for the mailing. The Monday date was permis making the drive successful. sible due to an extension of time Need Imperative Other communities throughout of one day by the post office the deadline pre the state have or are conduct department, ing such drives to relieve the vious to the extension being Sun paper shortage and have made day, October 15. The packages to service men large contributions but the need is still imperative. Similar col and women in the states will be lections are to be made through mailed at a later time, all of out the county; arrangements them having been wrapped. Members of the Service club for the county drive through its schools being stated by County wish to express 'their apprecia Superintendent Otto H. Peter tion for the cooperation of the citizens of Vernonia with the son. No definite date has been an club’s various projects. It is a nounced, Mr. Gordon stated, but non-profit organization, all mon a war production board repre ey going for the aid and com sentative will be here within a fort of those in the service. few days to confer on that de tail. Money received from last year’s drive was donated by the grade school to the Junior Red Cross of Columbia County and was the largest contribution made Funeral services will be held to that organization, Mr. Gordon here today at the Bush Funeral mentioned. A price of $11 per Home for Jeff Davis Nation, ton’ was received at that time. burner at the Portland ship yards, who passed away October 14th. The deceased had been a resident here for only a short time pre vious to his death. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Phoebe Nation; a son, Results of the recent school Edgar of Los Angeles; lour consolidation for Kist and Dis daughters, Verna Thompson of trict 47, Jt. of voters at Kist Reno, Nev., Buleah Morrow, was available this week with the Lula Nation and Norma Nation, information that seven votes all of Vernonia; five sisters, Mrs. were cast there, all of them fav J. C. Boulden, Portland, Jennie Meeks, Powell, Wyo., Mrs. W. E. oring the change. Official action must be taken Waygood, Casper, Wyo., and Mrs. by the county boundary board Susie Waygood, Morris Okla.; which will meet within a few two brothers Earl Nation of days to order the consolidation. Crawford, Nebr., and John Na The Kist school will function for tion of Lander, Wyo.; and three th: remainder of the school year, grandchildren. Burial will be at the Rose City it was stated. cemetary in Portland. The .ser vices here will be presided over by Charles Long and will be held at 2 p.m. 159 Packages Mailed by Club Nation Funeral Held Here Today Kist Votes for Consolidation Chest Benefit Dance Intended The American Legion and Aux iliary will give the local campaign for the Oregon War Chest a beast this Saturday night when they are to sponsor a benefit dance at the Legion hall with funds to go for that purpose. Those attending the affair will dance to the music of Jess Tay lor. Tickets are being sold now and will be sold at the dance for the articles of a family dintner: meat, vegetables, etc., and the proceeds from Jhis sale will also be used to swell the chest fund. Board Member Named Lyman Hawken has been named as a member of the local war price and rationing board to fill a recent vacancy. His appoint ment was verified this week by OPA district headquarters. PICTURES TAKEN Members of the high school senior class were photographed Monday, the pictures to be used in the high school annual. Group pictures will be taken at a later date. Named to Council Wallace McCrae has been named as delegate at large to serve on the executive council of the Oregon high school principals association. Functions of the council are arrangements of pro grams for meetings and naming of committees for research and study on schcol matters. Appoint ment was made at the recent an nual meeting at Salem of school executives of the state. Loggers Add To Year's Wins Friday Team Continues No Defeat Record; Scappoose Next The entire Vernonia high school football squad was given a dress rehearsal for the all im portant Scappoose game last Fri day night on the local field. Coach Robbins sent three teams into action against the Dayton high school team to trample the Willamette Valley boys under a 45 to 13 score. The game was only one min- nte old when Jack Nance, Log ger field general, intercepted a Dayton pass on their 30-yard line and scampered into the end zone to score the first six points. ’A moment later after a disaster- ous fumble the Loggers broke Millis out of the line to race 50 yards to the second touchdown. Nance then placed a beautiful running pass into Jack Riley’3 hands in the end zone for the third touchdown. At this point with the score 20 to 0 and only seven minutes played, Coach Rob bins called his regulars to the bench for the remainder of the game. The second team scored twice before the half as Loren Dodge, transfer full back, went 25 yards to score, followed by Owen East, sophomore quarter back, who bucked over from the five to bring the score to 32 to 0. The fourth period saw whole sale substitutions as the Logger bench was stripped. This team scored twice as puke Byers ran 40 yards through the entire team; and again when Jack Frank, who is giving notice that he is to be reckoned with in Vernonia high school football as the freshman quarterback, sent a beautiful pass to East who made the catch in the zone Dayton score twice in the 3rd period on a series of well exe cuted passes. This week the Logger squad is going through strenuous work outs for its game with Scappoose on Friday. The Indians are al ways a tough team and fans will remember the bitterly fought 0-0 tie on the local field last year. The starting lineup: Jack Riley, le; Gordon Cline, It; Douglas Culbertson, lg; Ralph Sturdevant, c; Marvin Turner, rg; Dan Rollins, rt; Jimmy Johns, re; Jack Nance, q; Max Millis, lh; Fred Tarsen, rh; Loren Dodge, f. Carrier of Mist Mail Changes The posting of a notice at the post office here announces the change of mail carriers for the Mist-Vernonia star route, the change being effective last Wed nesday when a bid for the route was awarded to Mrs. Lytle Green. Former carrier on that route was E. G. Roediger who was the sub contractor for the route which was formerly bid in by Mrs. Elsie Westlund. The bid was awarded for ser vice from October 12, 1944 to June 30, 1946 at the rate' of $1100 per annum. The route is 16.70 miles in length. Mailing of Packages Overseas Shows Gain Estimates of the amount of Christmas packages mailed over seas this year as compared with last, were that a gain of 25 per cent was in evidence at the dead line last week end. No definite comparison is available but the estimate was made by Postmaster Emil Messing and was verified as being conservative by other post al clerks at the office who aid?d in caring for the mail both years. Considerable advance informa- tion about the mailing and re quirements for the size and weight of packages was credited as being much help in avoiding confusion. People sending gift packages wrapped them more se curely this year than last and 90 per cent of the senders were sure their packages were with in the prescribed weight limit be fore bringing them to the office. Most parcel weighed between 4’4 and 4H pounds. Those Who Are in It GRADUATES Cpl. Murvel Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Frank, gradua ted from military intelligence school October 7 rt Camp Ritch ie, Md. and has been transferred to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. IN ITALY Pfc. Tony Richter, who has been in Italy a year this month, writes that many seriously in jured and wounded soldiers are being brought to the hospital now. Richter is serving in a hos pital unit. COMMENDED T-Sgt. Hugh E. McDonald, crew chief from Vernonia, is a member of an eighth fighter com mand P-51 Mustang group which celebrated its first anniversary overseas by destroying 30 Ger man aircraft in ground- straffing attacks. The straffing assaults on two Baltic sea aisports occured exact ly one year after the. group land ed in Britain and culminated nine months of destructive combat op erations by long-range fighters which T-Sgt. McDonald has helped service. For his work on the flight line during the past year the 25-year- old soldier recently was given special commendation by his com manding officer. SPEAK FROM FRANCE Radio fans who were listening to KEX at 6:30 Tuesday evening heard Bill and Jim Byers, flying brothers of the AAF, speak from France. Éoth boys are well known here, having attended school and resided here. IN LOUISIANA Cpl. Harry Lazott mentions in a letter received here this week that he is stationed at Camp Polk near Lake Charles, Louisi ana. Right now he says there is a lot of rain to hamper his training in the AAF. HERE FOR VISIT . Cpl. Louie Tunnel and wife visited with relatives here while on furlough recently. He has been stationed at Camp Haan, California. A GOOD FISH STORY Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Peachey re ceived a letter recently from their son, Gfe-orge, in which he tells of his fishing experience: “I haven’t been doing any fish ing for a long time, as the last time I was out I din’t have any luck because my tackle was too light. I used a three-strand leader of that you sent (Piano wire) and a quarter-inch cotton twist line. The fish walked right through it. The Lader held up but the line couldn’t take it. I use a throw line with boards arouryj my waist bo the line won’t cut. I have to find rocks I can stand behind so I will have enough weight to break the line. I am hoping I can get another roll of that line. This time I will double it and see if the fish will break that!" He says he weighs 214 pounds which makes this a real fish story. WOUNDED RIVERVIEW— Boatswain Jeff Breedin, who is on a troop trans port in the South Pacific sent word to his wife here that he was wounded and that he had been confined to bed for a few days suffering with cat fever. PARENTS SURPRISED Cpl. Ray Shepard surprised hi» . párente, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Shepard, when he arrived Thur, on a 17-day furlough. Ray has gone through considerable train ing and earned a 100 per cent mark on all parte of it. He is now a part of Btry B, 624th F.A. Observation Battalion at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Ray will be able to celebrate his birthday with home folks. His brother. Bill Shepard, sent word this week that he is in Holland and a part of the mechanized cavalry. More “Those Who”, page six Franchise To Cooperative Considered Final Reading For Adoption to Be Made Nov. 6 lnforamtion late Wednes day afternoon from REA officials announce* than an open forum will be held at the Bush Funeral Home at 7:30 Saturday evening of this week, October 21, to which the public is invited to question local REA offic ials and executives of the REA from its headquarters at St. Louis, Missouri about the district here. The public meeting this Sat. evening will be followed at 8 o’clock by an executive meeting which will start the closing of the deal for the Oregon Gas and Electric purchase by the REA. Local people are urged to attend the meeting to voice their opin. ions. Another step in the arrange ments for the change whereby the West Oregon Electric Coop erative will begin the service of electricity to this area has been partly accomplished and will probably be completed Nov. 6, the next scheduled meeting date of the Vernonia city council. At that time the final read ing of an ordinance granting francrise to the cooperative will be made. The first two readings were made at the council meeting Tuesday evening, the first in full and the second in title only. Heading of the ordinance se'M forth briefly the text and is; "An ordinance granting franchise to the West Oregon Electric Co operative to construct, acquire, operate and maintain electric fa cilities in the town of Vernonia to furnish electricity to said town and inhabitants thereof and to use the streets, alleys and pub lic grounds of said town.” Church Repairs Being Made Results of repair work on the Evangelical church are showing favorably with the recent paint ing of the exterior and shingling of the building’s roof and with plans made and partially carried out for interior renovation. The outside painting was done by a contractor from Portland and the roof work was com pleted by Rev. Allen H. Backer and some of the laymen. Work on the classrooms has not yet been completed 'but it is hoped to finish this work soon. Expenses for ithe work are be ing paid from a repair fund of approximately $1500 which was raised by a campaign last year among church members. New Shoe Stamp Valid Nov. 1st The local war price and ra tioning board has received infor mation relative to the validating of a new shoe stamp, the new stamp being made valid on Nov ember 1. Airplane stamp 3 in war ration book 3 is to be used for this purpose. As has been previously an nounced, the rationing of stoves was discontinued October 16. Monday of this week, so that no certificate is required for the purchase of coal and wood heat- nig stoves now. New Carrier Named Bert Tisdale, former city car rier for one of the deliveries here and who has been off the route for some time, has returned to the work. He began Monday of this week on delivery 2 which comprises that part of Vernonia lying east of Rock Creek.
