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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1945)
“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Récréatif- Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon Volume 23 Number 50 Cody Service MAILING TIME Granted Lease LONGER SAT. To Airport Instruction for Students Is Plan Of Flying Group City councilmen, meeting on Tuesday evening of last week in stead of the regular Monday time, granted a lease of one year’s time to the Cody Aero Service of St. Helens for the city airport. The request for a lease by the firm was considered several weeks ago but no, def inite action was taken then, the council wishing to obtain infor mation from elsewhere as to charges made in similar circum stances. The lease of the port is to extend for one year and charges are based so that the city will receive five per cent of the gross revenue from fees for flying instruction. It is the un derstanding that planes will be brought in by the service in order to make the instruction available. COUNTY NEWS BEAVER NAMED FOR UNLOADING CLATSKANIE — Assurance was given this week that Beaver Ammunition Storage Plant would operate unti' well into next year at least with the report that the local port would discharge all ammunition and high explosives of the army that is ¡being re turned from the Pacific theater to the West Coast. Since V-J Day, the Beaver Ammunition Storage Point has been busy with the unloading of ships from the Pacific, loading the ammunition into box cars and shipping it to various inland de pots. The work is being done by civilian longshoremen, working every day and nightshifts part of the time. VAN VLEET SAWMILL RE-OPENS AFTER STRIKE RAINIER — Van Vleet Lum ber company’s Rainier sawmil' plant reopened Tuesday morning of last week after having been closed since September 22 by the strike of AFL lumber work ers in the Pacific Northwest. Six hours later the cyclonic storm that covered the area stopped the mill as the power lines were broken. The mill opened again on Thursday morning and normal operation with 65 men is in pro gress. JOHNSON NAMED COMMITTEE HEAD ST. HELENS — W. C. John son of Mist Monday was named chairman of the Columbia county farmer committee which will aid in the production and marketing administration's program in this area. In the past, a similar com mittee has worked with the ag ricultural adjustment administra tion, whose duties have now been taken over by the new organiza tion. This committee, all of whom served on the Triple-A committee during 1946 and will represent county farmers, who, during the past several days, elected local committees to choose the county committee. People who wish to mail Christmas packages and letters will have a few more hours to do so due to an extension of Saturday opening hours at the post office here. Ordinarily the office closes at 1 p.m. Saturday but for the next two Saturdays, December 15 and December 22, the windows will be open until five o’clock. Postmaster Emil Messing announced the time ex tension in order to help patrons during the Christmas rush. Another change is intended beginning with the first Sat urday in January, thq 5th, when the office will begin a closing schedule of 12 noon for the last day of each week. War Chest Drive Fund Is Totaled The Vernonia part of the Col umbia county’s drive for funds for the Oregon war chest was completed this week and a total figure of the amount collected from residents of this area was made available. Ths drive was divided into the solicitation of members of IWA Local Union 5-37 and a canvass of people not holding union membership. The union drive was conducted by Jack R. M. Taylor while Mrs. Harry Culbertson headed the oth er, part of the campaign. Local 5-37 members contribu ted a total of $1369.21 which figure also included the union membership’s contribution to the next Red Cross drive. As the fund will be divided, $913.74 will be turned over to the chest fund and $455.57 will be ear marked for Red Cross. The latest report submitted by Mrs. Cul- bertBon lists $786.45 as contrib utions from business firms and other individuals. Schroeder Heads NW Forest Unit Edward Schroeder has been named by State Forester N. S. Rogers to head the Northwest Oregon forest unit which com prises over 1,500,00 acres of for- e ts in Clatsop, Columbia, Till amook, Washington and Yamhill counties. The unit was formerly the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective association which was turned over to the state October 1st. Schroeder was field assis tant in the administration of the Oregon forest conservation act. Mr. Schroeder is reorganizing the unit and is planning to make his headquarters at Forest Grove which will be the central clear ing point. Four districts will be maintained with assistants in charge and will be located at Jewell, Pittsburg, Forest Grove and Tillamook. Fish Hearing Dated Pursuant to provisions of Ore gon state laws, the Oregon state game commission will hold its annual hearing in regard to angling regulations for game fish at ten o’clock in the forenoon Saturday January 12, 1946, at its offices in 616 Oregon Build ing, Portland. The hearing is open public. to the Water Users Gain The number of users obtain ing service fom the city water department is showing a gradual increase,. City Recorder Albert Childs said this week. This in crease has been in progress for some time and averages about five new customer» a month. REA Board Considers Applications Power Hook-up to Bonneville Is Authorized Mon. The board of directors of the West Oregon Electric coopera tive, meeting Tuesday evening, considered applications for man ager and heard two delegates presenting problems of electric al service in two different areas of the district. One of the delegates was pres ent from the Scroggins Valley area to request the building of additional lines in order to pro vide power to prospective cust omers not now served. A con tract covering the construction is now awaiting funds and ap proval from REA headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, board mem bers said and nothing can be done until such time as official approval is made there. The other delegation represent ing the Mist-Birkenfeld area brought complaints that, since hook-up with cooperative power had been made, the service in ,‘hat area was poor. A request vas made that connection be ir.ade with Bonneville power through the line leading over the Clatskanie mountain to supple ment the present power source and better the service. The di rectors were informed by the cooperative resident engineer that the connection was to be made within the next ferw days, prob ably Monday of the coming week. Final business of the evening was the consideration of the eight or ten applications for the manager position which is being vacated by J. W. Nichols, who tendered his resignation at the previous director meeting in No vember. A selection of three prospective managers was made and were telegraphed to St. Lou is Wednesday morning for final approval. That approval of one of the prospects must be given by REA headquarters and the an nouncement of the man to head the West Oregon cooperative will be made then. Early Mailing Assures Delivery To assure the delivery of greeting cards by Christmas day, the local post office urges an early mailing of the greetings and states that they should be sent not later than December 15. Should they be sent later, deliv ery before Christmas will be doubtful. Parcels should also be sent at at an early time so that delivery may be made before the holiday. People mailing packages can be assured of better service and can ease the post office load by following a practice of care ful, accurate addressing and se cure wrapping. Securely wrapped parcels will suffer little, if any, damage while those not properly prepared for mailing will very likely be delayed in transit. The address should be placed on one side of the package only. Smoke Causes Parker Death Here Wed. Officials Believe Fire Caused by Burning Cigarette The death of Stanley Parker resulted early Wednesday morn ing from smoke coming from the burning home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker, on Rose Ave. Cause of the fire is thought to have been a cig arette which ignited an uphols tered chair which in turn started the structure to burn. The alarm was turned in about 20 minutes of four yesterday morning, calling firemen who ex tinguished the blaze. Efforts to resuscitate Parker were contin ued from the time he was re moved from the building until after 8 o’clock without success. Parents of the deceased are on a trip at present and had not been contacted by noon Wednes day to inform them of the death of their son, who was discharged from the army a short time ago and had been home only a short time. He is survived by his father and mother; a brother, Kenneth, and a sister, Alice Gwin. Funeral arrangements had not been com pleted late yesterday. Loggers to Meet Forest Grove Logger hoopsters will meet Forest Grove there Thursday ev ening of this week for the first competition of the season, Coach J. Hergert said this week. He also mentioned that the squad is ready to go and has a lot of spirit even though much of his material is inexperienced. Sea son prospects are good even though only three lettermen re main from last year. Duke Byers will be the only regular of last year to start tonight. Jack Riley and Don Parker, lettermen from last year, will also see action again this season. Another game before the reg ular county schedule starts in January will pit the Loggers against Tillamook here next Tuesday, December 18th. The Loggers and Cheesemakers met two years ago for one game there but haven’t tangled since. Both the Grove game and Till amook will give Vernonia needed experience for the first county game with St. Helens here on January 4th. McCrae to Fill St. Helens Post Named to head the St. Helens school system as city superin tendent is Wallace McCrae, for mer high school principal here and more recently employed as field representative of the Ore gon State Teachers’ association. McCrae resigned Here this fall and the local pv.,t is held by Ray Mills. Francis Gill, former St. Helens superintendent, resigned to go in. to business. McCrae has a 2%-year con tract calling for a salary of $4,000 a year. Prevent TB Examiner to Visit A traveling examiner of car drivers and chauffeurs will be in Vernonia December 20th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. He will be on duty at the city hall and people wishing permits or licenses to- drive may see, him that day. t Oristaes Seek Thursday, December 13, 1945 THOSE WHO ARE IN IT GETS NEW RATING Word has been received by his wife, that Pvt. Thomas N. Osborn has received his Pfc rat ing. He is serving with the machine records unit on Okin awa. ON OKINAWA Pvt. Phillip Link is another local 'boy that is now stationed on Okinawa. CIVILIAN NOW RIVERVIEW — Albert Schal- ock, back to civilian life, came from Los Angeles Tues, for a 2 day visit with his father, A. F. Schalock. He left Wed. eve. for New York. AT SHEPPARD FIELD Capt. Donald F. Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris, is now serving with the training command at Sheppard Field, Tex as. He entered the service Dec. 2, 1941 and was commissioned Jan. 4, 1943, after attending AM school, preflight, primary, basic and advanced. He has been awarded the air medal and 4 oak leaf clusters, and the DFC and 4 battle stars on the theater ribbon. He served overseas with the 390th bomber group as flight commander. Prior to entering the service he was employed as a logger and was formerly statioend at San Marcos, Texas. SHIPMENT AWAITED Pfc. Robert Murphy, son of Mrs. Bert Short, is at Tophat staging area, Antwerp, Belgium, awaiting shipment to the United States under the army rede ployment program, an army pub lic relations office release re ceived here this week states. Murphy entered the army No vember 23, 1942 and has snent 23 months overseas with the 70th engineers light ponton company in Normandy, northern France, the Rhineland and central Eu rope. He wears the good conduct medal, American theater, Europ ean theatre and Victory ribbons and four battle stars. He is a graduate of Vernonia high school and in civilian life was employed by the Kyser, Co. Inc. as ship fitter. KING INJURED RIVERVIEW — Pvt. Earl King, now stationed at Ginsen, China tells, in a letter received here Sat., of a terrific fire that swept the barracks there Thanks giving Day. Earl was one of the unlucky men trapped on the third floor. In trying to save some of his personal belongings and with a handkerchief tied ov er his face for protection from smoke and fire, he fell and in jured his limbs so badly that he was hospitalized. Doctors were still x-raying when he wrote. The barracks were totally destroyed. PROMOTED Ralph L. Krieger, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Krieger of Keasey route, has been promoted to staff sergeant while serving as a mem ber of a Quartermaster truck company on Guam. A former employe of the Ce darwood Timber Co. at Vernonia, he entered the army July 15, 1943 and has been in the South Pacific area for the past 20 months. GET DISCHARGES Cox’n James Davies arrived at his home here Sunday with his discharge from the service. He received his papers at Brem erton after serving in the Sea bees for over two years. Others who have received dis charges from the service within the last few days are Charles Dübendorf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dübendorf and Edison Aldrich, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Aldrich. The former arrived her« Sunday and the latter Sat urday. Post Office To Remain in Co-op Building Lease Renewed for Five-Year Term by Postal Department The Vernonia post office will remain in its present quarters for another five-year period ac cording to notification received here the first of the week by Postmaster Emil Messing. The new lease calls for a $10-per- month increase in rent over the previous amount which will be $40 per month. The present lease expires February 19, 1946. A change in, the window and lock box arrangement is planned under the new agreement so that more convenience both for pa trons and employees will be possible. The parcel post win- dojv will be moved to face the same way as the registry and money order windows, placing all three side by side. The boxes will be changed to occupy the space now taken by the parcel post window and that part of the office now occupied by the boxes will become part of the interior, therby giving more room for employees. Several other bids were sub mitted when the ¡call was made by the department some time ago including the bank building and the Roediger building. Count of Queen Votes Made Here A total of 1174 votes were counted and credited to Mrs. Hollis Hartwick (Mary Katherine Norris), Vernonia queen candi date, by Mrs. Ben Brickel, Ver nonia chairman of the Victory bond drive Saturday and the votes have 'been sent to county drive headquarters at St. Helens. Judging and naming of the queen to represent this county was to be completed at St. Helens the forepart of this week. Through Monday, the maturity value of bends was $33,297.50 which is a little over $4000 less than this area’s quota. However, bonds sold during the remainder of this month will count towards the quota, Mrs. Brickel men tioned, and purchasers will re ceive tickets for the car which is to be awarded by Joe Fisher, Dodge-Plymouth dealer. Seal Sale Totals Over $400 Now Returns from the letters con taining Christmas Seals which’ were sent to a large mailing list several weeks ago by the local seal sale committee headed by Miss Velva RaRmsey, now total over $400. A large mailing list was pre pared for the drive this year so that more people could partici pate in providing funds for tu berculosis prevention. Each per son is asked to return $1 for the seals here. In many places the letters have requested $2 due to a greater need for funds for the work. Follow-up letters will be sent later this month and again in January to those who have for gotten to remit for the seals. I
