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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1945)
4 Thursday, May 17, 1945 Sawdust... Vernonia Eagle Many Visits Are Sunday Events Hunt for Pony Being Conducted Lots of people have a few chickens nowadays and are thank ful they have because of the NATAL — Mrs Eva Pringle shortage of some foods even returned home from Seaside on though chickens do require care. Tues., May 8, where she has Lee White is one of those who been staying for the past two has some chickens, bantys, and months with her daughter, Pat. expects the trouble of caring for She reports the birth of a fine them but not the extent of the big grandson named John Pat care necessary in the case of these particular chickens. It seems rick. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hender that they (the bantys) required a place to roost when the Whites son called at the Dunlap home first obtained them so Lee lifted last Tues. eve. Austin Corll has been hunting them to a sheltered spot on the roof of a building. This procedure the Burn and Natal districts for continued for a few nights until a poney that wandered away Lee thought the chickens should fro*m their home on Clatskanie be familiar enough with the place Mt. a week ago Sat. nite. to roost and the lifting proced Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, Mr. ure would not be necessary. and Mrs. Dunlap and Lincoln That hasn’t proved to be the Peterson were Vernonia shop case though for the bantys now pers Wed. of last week. voice loud protest if Lee doesn’t Ira Peterson was in St. Helens lift them up each night. It’s' Wed. and Thurs. of last week doubtful if this particular chore on jury duty. was anticipated along with the Mrs. Reed Holding of Clatska regular care necessary in keep nie visited with her daughter, ing chickens. Mrs. Max Oblack, Thurs. The M. B. Steers family called A recent issue of “Safer Ore at the Oblack home Thurs. eve. gon”, a monthly publication of Mrs. Carmichael was in Seattle tho state industrial accident com over Mother’s Day with her par mission carries an article that is ents. revealing to say the least. We quote it. “The morning mail brings ‘Greetings from the President’ and mother, father, brother, sis ter, wife and child firmly believe, that Johnny Doe is about to em GEARHART TO ISSUE bark upon the most hazardous BONDS FOR PIPELINE occupation he will ever attempt. SEASIDE — Voters of Gear But consider the facts for a min hart approved at a special elec ute. Accidents in war plant» since tion a bond issue of *30,000 for Pearl Harbor killed 37,600 work the reconstruction of a pipeline up to January, 1, 1944; the Ger from the Neawanna river to the mans and Japanese together killed north entrance to Gearhart. The 32,073 American soldiers. line will replace an old main “In 1943, all accidents, in which had deteriorated to the home, factory and everywhere, point where it is wasting a large took the lives of 97,500 men and volume of water. In addition it women. 10,100,000 persons were is probable that several small injured. Comparing this with our mains will be replaced. war casualties, there is cause for It has been known for years Tojo. and Hitler to be proud of that only part of the water their helper, ‘Accidents’. He is which has gone into the city main doing a better job on our home at the headworks has come out front than their armies are doing of the taps in Seaside and Gear oni the battle line. hart. An undetermined amount is “The army and navy have rec lost through leaks and broken ognized the dangers of war as an mains. occupation and every effort has The vote on the project was been made to reduce these haz 46 to 14. The opposition centered ards. A state of mind has been among people who have sought a created which has made Johnny separate water supply for Gear Doughboy receptive to training in hart and who have wanted Gear self-preservation and needless cas hart to be independent of the ualties have been greatly lowered. Seaside system. All industrial injuries are ‘needless’ and there is much yet SURVEY ORDERED TILLAMOOK—A request from to be done in securing this same state of mind in the industrial the national public housing ad ministration was received Tues, worker.” by Ray Barker, administrator of the US employment office in Tillamook, to make a re-survey of the housing situation in Tilla mook and Garibaldi. The last sur vey was made in December and resulted in the allowing of the MIST — The Wm. and Ray construction of thirty new pri Garlock families have their new vate homes, the application for home on the L. Bachman place» which homes have been made. ready for the paper hangers. Housing is still at a premium in They hope to have it ready by this area and the need of homes late June. It has 10 large rooms for workers in the mills will al and is built with the thought most certainly be approved. of comfort and convenience. The Owen Scotts Sundayed Like Father—Like Son For as in Adam all die, so in Washington. Mr. Kerr will be the caretaker in Christ shall all be made alive. for the cemetery for the sum BIBLE. Adam, the first man mer. The Mist Helping Circle sinned and Cain, his first-born turned murderer. Like father employs him. Mrs. F. E. Knowles spent sev like son it was and ever has eral days last week in Portland. been from Adam down. All have Mrs. Emma Aldridge had the sinned and the wages of sin is misfortune to slip down some death, eternal separation from stairs several days ago crippling God. But while lost to God, he found a way to blot out your herself quite badly. Bud Murphy was a Portland sin and have you back. For God bo Idved you that he business visitor Mon. Mrs. Elaine Reid came from gave his only begotten Son that Seaside Mother’s Day and came if you believe on Him, you down with a severe cold at the should not perish but have eter home of her mother, Mrs. Earl nal life. By God’s mercy you Roper. can now be saved but you must Mrs.e Lloyd Lynch was over come of your own free will. from Scappoose Thurs. to attend YOUR HEART MUST KN0W-- “Should I die this minute, I die the Brady shower. with all my sins blotted out by The Vernonia Eagle the blood of Christ, God’s Son. That being so, I die sure of eter Marvin Kamholz nal life.” Editor and Publisher When your heart so speaks, Entered as second class mail God has saved you. You are now’ matter, August 4, 1922, at the his workmanship created anew post office in Vernonia, Oregon, for good works. Then set ahead under the act of March 3, 1879. out of the beginners class. ONE search your Bible to learn God’s Official Newspaper of will for the saved and look to Vernonia. Oregon Christ to see you through in the new life. TWO—living to the Subscription price, *2 50 yearly glory of God by Power From On High, you are to come into such joy, cheer and peace as »0 R EcloOuis[FÄP[ R this world can never give. Sums Punis^y t i o m large or small welcomed for up holding and extending this Gos pel by newspaper. Events in Oregon New Home Nearly Ready to Occupy * NATIONAL EDITORI Al— 3101 S.W. McChesney Road, Port land 1, Oregon. Saga of the “Fearless • . Here’s the gist of an official U. S. Navy story of wood at war as published in the Navy Pictor ial News. The: crew of a small U.S. Navy minesweeper that took an impor tant part in the invasion of Sai pan brought two strong convic tions back home, according to the craft’s captain, Lt. J. R. Thompson, USNR. One was that Japanese artillerists really can shoot. The other was the stout wood hulls, such as that of the San Pedro built ship called the “Fearless” by its crew, are better than steel for small vessels. To support his contentions, Lt. Thompson pointed to numerous good sized holes in the hull and superstructure of his YMS, re- suits of six direct hits by a Jap- anese land battery. The “Fearless” w’as hit on D- day plus 3 of the Saipan inva sion, while making sounding off the northern coast of the is- land and charting the area. It was quiet and peaceful, with no hint of the fierce engagement that was raging a few miles away. Out of the stillness came the report of a cannon. The first shell splashed beyond the mine sweeper. A second fell short. The third hit. Safety in Wood . . . That third shell went clear through the small ship. Top speed was ordered, but before the “Fearless” could get out of range five more hits were made, starting two fires and blasting two holes in the hull below waterline. None exploded, by some strange quirk, but a sham bles was made of the interior. One man was fatally injured, an other seriously wounded. It was a miracle that the shells were not as good as the shooting, Even so, the “Fearless” was shot through and through. "It was then,” says the navy release,“ that the crew came to the conclusion they preferred wood construction for small craft. The damage, they believe, would have been much more ex tensive had their ship been built of steel.” The engines yet worked and drove the wounded minesweeper on. The gun crew manned the small deck weapon and began shooting back at the land battery. No direct hits were, observed, but it went silent. Other members of the crew pitched in to fight fire and pump out the water that was flooding the vessel. They worked to the limits of their strength, but with little hope for such a badly shot up ship, the captain reported, “It was pretty close,” he said, “We were all ready to abandon ship at a ,moment's notice.” But the timber hull help up. It bore the crew on to the in- vasion anchorage. With the as- sistance of two tugs, the fires were put out, the water pumped out and the holes were patched, Wood hulls can be repaired anywhere. The “Fearless” remained on duty for months before coming home for an overhaul and the re- lease of her story. Home Appliance Service CLEANING, REPAIRING AND SERVICING Refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, sewing ma chines and all tjpes of house hold electrical or mechanical equipment. E. L. “Al” Robertson ALL WORK GUARANTEED 925 Rose Ave. Phone 556 GROWING SCHOOL CHILDREN Need lots of milk for health and energy. They’ll like Nehalem Dairy milk, too. Phone us for regular delivery to your home. NEHALEM DAIRY PRODUCTS CO. Phone 471 One of a Thousand . . . To come back to your woods correspondent for a bit of com ment, the first point to note is that the saga of the “Fearless” is but one of a thousand stories that have been lived heroically by the crews of small fighting craft of wood. All tend to build up wood as a great war material —and in ways that show it to be top stuff for many vital peace time uses, too. The first P-T boats were met al, and the metal could not take the pounding of P-T speed and punch. Wood could. Veteran P-T pilots think wood is wonderful. But lumbermen are the world’s worst advertisers and they are a tribe that shuns publicity. So they hang back on publicizing the war service of their product, while competitors are blatting their brains out on the theme of “Wheel Look what we did in the war!” Modest lumbermen will never go that far, but they do show some signs of speaking up in a seemly manner. 60 YEAR CROP The average telephone pole was sixty years old when harvested. 52 GIFTS IN ONE— AN EAGLE SUBSCRIPTION NEW AND USED PARTS Expert Auto Repairing Gas and Oil Open at 7:30 A.M.; Closed at 7:30 P.M. WE CLOSE ALL DAY SUNDAY LYNCH AUTO PARTS Phone 773 RIVERVIEW — Mother’s Day gatherings: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mills had for their guests Mr. and Mrs. Cleone Woodruff of Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mills and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woodruff of Vernonia and Mr. W. A Barkley of Seattle, the latter having arrived on Thur, for a stay of indefinite length with the Mills. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. 'Ciondit’s guests were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mathews and daugh ter, Marion Benita, of Mist and Mr. Ed Condit and daughter, De- lila, from Clatskanie; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Biggs had with them their daughter, Mrs. Clifford Fowler and family; Mr. a’nd Mrs. McAdam entertained Mr. Mrs. D. H. McAdam, and Art Thompson and daugh- Marie, of Rainier and Miss Barbara Lyon of Portland. Miss Lyon is a student nurse at St Vincents. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wirtz enjoyed the company of Mrs. Bertha Wirtz of Portland and Mrs. R. C. Kemper and children of Forest Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Hall served din- ner for their daughters, Mrs. Wm. Jacobs and Mrs. Chester Reynolds of Vernonia with their families. At the Mahar home guests were their daughter, Miss Lorraine, and a nephew, Stanley Corder, of Portland and a sis ter, Mrs. Merckling, of Vernon:a accompanied by hei' house guests Mrs. Ling and daughter, May of Okmulgee, Okla. It seems our mothers were not forgotten. Mrs. Virgil Powell, who ¡under went a long postponed opera tion at the Portland sanitarium and hospital on April 10th, is now slowly convalescing at her home here. She spent ten days at the home of a sister in Port land after leaving the hospital. Mr .and Mrs. A. L. Bassett went to Forest Grove Wed to have dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Browning of Vernonia took Mrs. J. M. Peachey to Portland Sun. where the trio visited Mr. Peachey who underwent a major operation at the Emanuel hospital on May 5th. They found him improving rapidly and he told them that on the 5th day after the opera tion he was allowed to walk the entire length of the hospital corridor. s Week end guests at the« T. F. Hillyer home were their children Mr. and Mrs. Lionel West, of Oregon City and Mr. and Mrs. Ellmer Combs of Portland Mrs. Larry Grice returned Monday from San Franciseo where she had spent two weeks in order to be near her husband who is hospitalized at that place. Mrs. Robert Wyckoff and daughter, Laurel, are now nico- ly located in their new home on 2nd St. N. of mile bridge and awaiting word from Robert who left the U.S.A, a month ago for an unknown destination by in vitation of Uncle Sam. RIVERVIEW How to keep trucking along Ri£ht now, when your truck must keep going, RPM Heavy Duty Motor Oil is your best bet! For blended with its se lected base oil are special, patented compounds. These pre vent ring-sticking... keep oil passages open ... make for long, repair-free motor life. (By government directive, RPM Heavy Duty Motor Oil is not available for cars and trucks
