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Vemonia, Columbia County, Oregon
Volume 23 Number 7
Labor-Saving Exhibit to be Shown in County
Farmers and homemakers of Columbia County will have an opportunity to see the four pieces
of labor saving equipment shown above—and many more—at the farm ard home labor sav­
ing equipment demonstration at the Columbia County Fair Grounds at Deer Island on Friday,
February 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Illustrated are (1) manvre loader, (2) laundry cart, (3)
post hole digger, and (4) kitchen utility table including lap board. Ccunty Agent George A.
Nelson has also rounded up some labor saving devices used effectively by local people for dis­
play at the all-day “open-house.” Practically all of the equipment can be home-made. The home­
maker’s exhibits will be of interest to urban as well as rural housewives. The state farm la­
bor office in the O.S.C. extension service is sponsoring the demonstration.
Russian Relief
Reminder Given
A reminder is sounded this
week concerning the present
drive for clothing for Russian
Relief. The time for the drive
is short, being planned to ex­
tend only through Saturday, the
17th, of this week so that peo­
ple who have clothing that will
be suitable are urged to turn it
in immediately.
Two places have been desig­
nated where the clothing may be
deposited: the West Oregon E-
lectric office and Frank’s Pas­
time, both conveniently located
on Bridge street.
All kinds of clothing for all
ages is needed, including bedding
and blankets, and should be in
good condition as needles and
thread for mending are scarce in
Russia. Tie clothing securely in
bundles with a stout cord.
Dance Aids Red
Ci oss Fund Here
The coming Red Cross drive
for funds received a lift Sat­
urday, February 3rd when the
(Vernonia Service club acted as
sponsor for the event at the Le­
gion hall. The dance netted $32.-
02. The Red Cross has also re­
ceived a $5.00 donation from the
Knights cf Pythias lodge which
further adds to the fund.
A Red Cross activity that is
being furthered every Friday is
the sewing of kit bags. The work
is being performed by ladies who
gather at the high school eco­
nomics room from 1 to 4 p.m.
and anyone who wishes to aid in
this program will be welcomed,
Mrs. H. M. Culbertson chairman,
states. It is thought that baby
layettes will be made after the
sewing of kit bags is completed.
Case Appealed
The trial, held here Wednes­
day, of the case of Bob Summers
vs. the City of Vernonia, has
been appealed to the circuit court
after the defendant was found
gpilty on a complaint of driving
while under the influence of in­
toxicating liquor. Glen Metscher,
St. Helens, was attorney for the
defendant and R. M Burley rep­
resented the City.
County
News
PUD PRINTS
ANNUAL REPORT
.
CLATSKANIE— Clatskanie Peo­
ples’ Utility District had a gro s
revenue of $65,536.76, expenses
of $47,227.70 and a net pr.fit
of $18,309.06, according to the
annual statement submitted this
week by A. L. Bailey, manager.
Out of this $18,309.06 net pro­
fit the District set aside $3,699.-
96 for retirement cf bonds as
specified in the bond ordinance
and ,in round figures, disposed
of the balance as follows: Pur­
chased new voltage regulator at
a cost of $4,200 to take care of
the increased load on the dis­
trict’s lines, expended $7,400 on
new line construction and in­
vested the remainder of $3000
in government bonds.
Included in expenses are $3,-
810.97 for taxes, $4,812.50 for
interest on revenue bonds and
$6,542.28 for depreciation ex­
pense to cover the cost of pole
replacements, worn out equip­
ment, etc.
COLUMBIA RAISES THREE
FEET IN ONE WEEK
ST. HELENS—Warmer weath­
er in the upper reaches of the
Columbia River as far north as
British Columbia where the great
river has is scurce, and the tor­
rential rains in the district as
far as eastern Oregon? have
caused a rapid raise in the Col­
umbia river in the St. Helens
area. The gauge at the city dock
as of Wednesday shows 10 feet
above zero, a rise of almost three
feet within the last week. River
readings as furnished
by the
weather bureau at Portland in­
dicate a further raise but no
flood conditions are expected.
WATER COMMISSION ASKS
LOAN FROM CITY COUNCIL
RAINIER — The water com­
mission represented
by F. D.
Jones, has asked the city council
to transfer from the bond sink­
ing fund to the general fund of
the commission $46,000. This sum
is needed to finance the recent
attempt made to secure a pro­
ductive well for the local water
system.
The commission sunk a well
900 feet but obtained only a
five gallon per minute flow; now
the well has been abandon»d.
Cost was approximately $10,000.
Kirtland to
Get Transfer
Shirley Kirtland, government
trapper, will be transferred to
Yamhill county to beg'n work
there the first of April, Tie an­
nounced this week. Rea on for
the move is that he has been
assigned to trap foxes in that
area,
that animal having in­
creased to such an extent that
farmers arc loosing much of
the poult.-y stocks.
Mr. Kirtland began trapping
here several years ago spending
five years here then moving to
Klamath Falls. He returned here
again about a year ago. During
the past year he attained the
rating of third best for the
number of animals trapped west
of the Cascades. The results of
the past year’s work were: 122
coyotes, 14 bobcats and 5 bears.
The trapper now having the
Yamhill county territory will
move to Birkenfeld to take over
the Clatsop-Columbia area now
covered by Mr. Kirtland.
Interview Travel
Gas Is Available
Special gasoline rations lim-
ited to 400 miles in any 30-day
period to help discharged war
veterans and displaced civilian
workers, who must use automo­
biles for travel to job interviews,
were provided for this week by
the OPA, E. W. Eggen, mileage
rationing representative has an­
nounced. All persons applying
for these special allotments must
be sure to accompany their ap­
plication with their mileage ra­
tioning record, Eggen empha-’
sized, before the local board can
take action.
The special rations will be al­
lowed to war veterans and to
civilian employees who must use
a passenger car to travel to a
job interview arranged for them
by the U. S. Employment Ser-
vice, the Railroad Retirement
Board Employment Service, a
county agricultural agent and
agricultural extension labor of­
fice, or by a union designated
by the War Manpower Commis­
sion to recruit labor.
A person applying for a ration
must present a referral card
showing the name of the pros­
pective employer and the place
of the interview, Eggen said.
Thursday, February 15, 1945
Commission Sets New
Angling Rules Jan. 27
The Oregon State Game Com­
mission, at a hearing held Jan­
uary 13 in Portland, gave tenta-
tive consideiation to the 1945
angling regulations, The final
order of adoption was made
when the hearing reconvened
on January 27.
The major change made was
in the opening date of the
general season for trout ' oyer
six inches. Open season, in all
counties except Lake, April 11
to October 31, inclusive. *
The bag limit for trout over
six inches in length is the same
as last year, 15 fish but not
more than 15 pounds and 1
f sh in any one day, or 30 fish
but not more than 30 pounds and
2 fish in possession or in any
seven consecutive days.
For game fish not less than
ten inches in length, open sea­
son entire year in the’ following
waters: Bays, inlets and tidewa­
ter of Pacific Ocean; above tide­
water in all streams west of
H’ghway 99 draining into Pa­
cific Ocean, exclusive of the
Willamette River system and
those streams for which specific
seasons or regulations have been
provided or which have been
closed to angling entirely; to
wit: Munsel, Tahkenitch, Siltcoos,
Ten Mile, Mercer, Sutton, Devils,
Floras and Garrison lakes; Clack­
amas River from its mouth to a
point one mile below River Mill
dam, exclusive of its tributaries;
Bull Run River from its mouth
to a point 300 feet below the
power house, exclusive of its
tributaries; and certain portions
cf Fifteen Mile creek, Sana.,
River, S. Umpqua River and N.
Umpqua.
No changes were made in the
regulations affecting jack sal­
mon, striped bass, shad, sturgeon
or spiny-ray fish, except that
bass fishing will be allowed the
year around in Munsel, Sutton
Mercer, Loon, Woods, Siltcoos,
Tahkenitch and Devils lakes and
Hiatt Reservior and certain por­
tions of the Columbia River.
Bag limit for these fish, 30 fish
or 20 pounds and 1 fish but not
to exceed 30 fish of all species
combined in possession at any
one time.
Specific regulations for coun­
ties in the immediate vicinity of
Vernonia follow. Regulations for
all counties in the state are con-
Thanks Expressed
For Help Given
Mrs. R. D. Eby, while men­
tioning the disposal of items not
claimed at the close of the Vic­
tory Exchange after the 6th war
loan drive, expressed her sincere
appreciation to the sales ladies
of the various orgaizations who
conducted the exchange. The
clothing items which remained
wee turned in to Russian Relief
and have already been taken to
Portland.
The exchange proved so suc­
cessful during the 6th war loan
that it is probable that another
will be arranged at the time of
the next drive. Almost a thou­
sand dollars worth of merchan­
dise changed owners during the
time the exchange was open.
Child Drowns
Funeral services were held here
Saturday at the Catholic church
for Donald Carl Schmidlin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schmidlin,
who died from drowning at Cor­
vallis. He passed away at the
age of two years and interment
was at the Buxton cemetery. The
services were in charge of the
Bush Funeral home.
Injury Causes Death
Eric Axel Sundin, employed by
Doyle and Rogers, gyppo loggers
at Camp McGregor, was killed in­
stantly yesterday when struck by
a falling tree. He was taken to
Portland by the Bush ambulance
to the Little Chapel of the
Chimes where services will be
held.
tained on a list that may be ex­
amined at the Eagle office.
Clatsop county: Special sea­
sons; that part of the Necanicum
river and its tributaries above
the second coast highway bridge
south of Seaside, open season
for trout, steelhead and salmon,
June 1 to October 31, inclusive.
During remainder of year, said
portion of this stream is closed
(Continued on page 6)
THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT
FATHER VISITED
RIVERVIEW —Pfc. Elizabeth
Irvine, USN, came this week
from Ferris Island, S. C., for a
visit with her father, Albert
Schalock.
Her stay here was
somewhat shortened as enroute
she was held up by a train
wreck. She left Friday noon for
San Diego, Cal. from which
point she is shipping out for a
two-year period of service over­
seas. Mrs. Irvine had been sta­
tioned in S. C. for more than a
year.
WOUNDED IN
FRANCE
Mrs. Marguerite Burton re­
ceived word Tuesday by tele-
gran} that her husband, Sgt. Ed
Burton, was wounded January
25 while in action in France. No
details of the cause or extent of
his injury were mentioned in
the message.
JOINS MARINES
Frederick A. Roediger of Ver­
nonia, has joined the marine
corps and will take his recruit
training at the marine base, San
Diego, Cal.
Prior to his joining the mar­
ines, Private Roediger was em­
ployed by the O-A mill.
TRANSFERRED
Ira Baucom, merchant mariner,
is now transfered to another
tanker, the Chisholm Trail and
has just completed a shore run
from Portland to San Pedro and
return. He is now outward bound,
very likely for the South Pacif­
ic, and will probably be gone
for several months.
TAKES TRAINING
Lt. Dave Howard is stationed
at Pratt, Kansas now, where he
has been taking training on B-28
bombers and where he also has
been instructing for the past
nine months. He says the country
is cold, flat and has no trees.
HIT BY SNIPER
Pvt. L. Collier, Hq. Btry of
the U. S. Army, spent Sunday
with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. Williard Ingermanson. Lar­
ry was in the Dutch East Indies
when wounded last August and
was sent home the 1st of Jan­
uary. He has served three years
overseas. A Jap sniper hit him
in the elbow. Larry made it plain
that that Jap won’t molest any­
one else.
BACK
IN STATES
In a letter to his folks from
the station hospital at Dow Field,
Bangor, Maine, Private Delbert
E. Lander informs them that his
injury in Belgium cost him the
loss of his left leg. He can’t
see anything over there worth
fighting over, it’s a h---- of a
country and most of his company
were hospitalized with frozen
feet, it was that cold. They had
to sleep in snow 16 inches deep.
He says he thinks he will be able
to hobble about in 3 or 4 months
and sure wants to be home in
time for hunting season. He had
two German guns for souvenirs
but the medics took them away
from him like they belonged to
them. He* says he would have
liked mighty well to have kept
them. He also hopes the war
doesn’t last much longer .
TO REPORT SOON
Ralph Sturdevant has received
his order to report for army
duty Wednesday, February 28th.
He will go to Fort Lewis.
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Loggers Get
Top District
Rating Again
Scappoose Defeat
By Lions Leaves
Loggers On Top
District No. 14 Standings
Team
Won
Lost
Pct.
.666
I
1
Vernonia
.600
s
1
St. Helens
Scappoose
3
3
.500
.250
1
3
Rainier
The Vernonia Loggers, al­
though idle in district play the
past week, are back on top of
District No. 14 standings thanks
to the St. Helens Lions' surprise
victory over the Scappoose In­
dians. The St. Helens victory
establishes the defending titleists
as • strong contenders for this
year’s flag. Their game against
the Loggers on the local floor
Friday, February 23 looms as a
crucial battle.
The local boys showed marked
improvement this week as they
swept to two victories. Wednes­
day night’s game against the
Clatskanie Seabee base resulted
in a thrilling overtime victory
for the Loggers over a big vet­
eran team of college boys. Com­
pletely over the shooting slump
that followed them in St. Helens
and Clatskanie, the local boys
played the floor well and were
deadly in their shooting to match
the older boys basket for bas­
ket. At the end of the regular
playing time the score was tied
at 33 to 33. A three-minute
overtime left the issue still un­
settled at 35 35. In “sudden
death” Ralph Sturdevant flipped
in a rebound to send a capacity
crowd home happy. Final score
Vernonia 37, Seabees 35.
Continuing their deadly shoot­
ing the Loggers swamped an out-
< classed Willamina high school
team 48 to 29 Saturday night.
The Willamette Valley boys were
never in the game as Coach
Robbins cleared his bench with
frequent substitutions.
Tomorrow night the local
squad resumes its quest of Dist­
inct No. 14 honors when they
entertain the Rainier Columbians
on the local court. The Columb­
ia five boys are intent on re­
venge for their early season loss
to the Loggers. Rainier’s victory
over Clatskanie foreshadows a
bitter battle. The Loggers face
an ambitious schedule with three
consecutive crucial District 14
games in succession: Friday’s
game with Rainier here, the trip
to Scappoose on Tuesday and
the visit of the St. Helens
Lions on February 23.
Vernonia 37
Seabees 35
Sturdevant 12 F
Regan 13
Parker 6
F
Holden 10
Byers 10
C
Walsh o
Nance 3
G
English
Larsen 2
G
Achen 2
Riley 3
S
Pryer fl
Officials: Gordon, Hawkins
'Vernonia 48
Willamina 29
Parker 8
F
Buswell 9
Byers 6
F
Sack
Sturdevant 10 C
Bainter 3
Nance 16
G
Rires 6
Larsen
G
Propst 6
Rollins 6
S
Baker 2
Riley 2
S
Officials: Gordon, Hawkins
a
Special Service
Planned Friday
The Evangelical and Christian
churches will participate in the
world’s “Day of Prayer” Friday
starting at 10 a. m. As the pro­
gram has been arranged, a chair­
man for each hour has been
named and each hour will begin
with a devotional reading. Every
hour will he observed from 10
o’clock to 3 p. m. at the Evan­
gelical church.
In the evening, services hava
been planned at the Christian
church beginning at 7:30 p.m. to
be conducted by the Women’s
Missionary societies of both
churches, and will be followed
by a social hour with refresh­
ments.
The spirit of the service will
carry out what the Lord said in
his prayer: "Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it
is in Heaven.”
New Teacher Sought
Mrs. Margaret Dement, high
school instructor, is planning to
depart soon on a leave of absence
which will be effective during
the time her husband is in this
country after serving in the
South Pacific for over three
years. A teacher to take her
place is being sought by the
district.