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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, RecreaHc u _ ________________ Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon_______ _____________________ Thursday, December 27, 1945 Volume 23 Number 52 Bids Wanted For Carriers On Star Routes February 19th Is Deadline to Place Price Proposals Proposals will be received at the office of the second assist ant postmaster general until 5:15 p.m. February 19, 1946 for car rying mail of the United States from July 1, 1946 to June 30, 1950, states a bulletin which was posted a few days ago at the Vernonia post office. The bids are to apply to star routes in a number of states, in cluded among them being Ore gon. Of interest locally will be the four routes here: the Mist, Keasey, Timber and Scappoose- Vernonia star routes. THOSE WHO ARE IN IT L1ONBERGER WRITES Mrs. James Emmons leceived word recently from her son, Dean Lionberger, who is in the mer- • chant marine, that he was re turning to Abadan tin the Per sian Gulf from a trip to Dur ban, S. Africa an-d that his ship is under lease to the British government. He has been making shuttle runs for the navy and had been for some time before the end of the war. Dean has crossed the equator five times and has been around the world twice in distance although he hasn’t seen all the world yet. He says that he will not return for some time yet as the British can keep him if they wish. He wishes to say “hello” to all his friends here. The bids are for a four-year period cf service and application blanks and conditions which must be complied with are available frotn the pout office as is also other information that those wishing to bid may obtain. Itinerary of Collectors Told Deputy collectors of the treas ury department, internal revenue service, will visit several towns in this part of the state in their state-wide itinerary of visits be tween January 1st and 15th. The visits will be made for the pur pose of a.-sisting farmers in pre paring and filing their forms 1040-ES, declaration of estimated tax for the calendar year 1945, or the preparation and filing of their income tax returns for the calendar year 1945. In Columbia county visits are listed for: Rainier, Jan. 3; ana St. Helens, Jan. 4. Astoria will be visited Jan. 10, 11, 14 and 15. The deputy collectors will be at Forest Grove on Jan. 10 and at Hillsboro Jan. 11, 14 and 15. Legion Prepares for Stag Party American Legion members of Post 119 are preparing for a stag party all the hall for Satur day evening of this week, Decem ber 29th. The event was an nounced early this week by Har ry Culbertson who mentioned that all Legion members, all re turned veterans and servicemen home on furlough or leave are invited. held this as a part festivities. The party Announcement was made this week of the purchase of the property owned by Dr. Glen J. Ten Brook before his death by Dr. Slagel of Portland, a recently discharged army doctor who will begin his practice here within a short time. The purchase was completed this week and Dr. and Mrs. Slagel are planning to move here soon. The purchase included the home on Corey hill, the office building and the equipment. JOIN THE MARCH Of DIME S INFANTILE PARALYSIS . n. JANUARY 14 31 * Iw IM»«»« Sw«'r*i» Election of 1946 Directors to Be Part of Business End Of War Leads News Events for Year 1945 The announcement first reach ing people here by radio on the afternoon of August 14th and telling them of the war’s end pr - vided the most important news event of the year for 1945. That announcement led to an immed iate stop of work and, the begin ning of a celebration that had had been long awaited. Stores closed and all industrial activi ties ceased in order that every one might enjoy the celebration. The news broadcast telling of the end of hostilities heads the list of events during the year that are worthy of mention as lead ing news stories. deal when it leased -95,962.28 acres of county land for $14,394- .34 in order to drill to determine the presence of gas or oil. The lease was made February 19th. The Vernonia Logger basket ball team members distinguished themselves and brought state wide attention to Vernonia when the team, for the first time in history, won the trip to Salem to compete in the state tournament by defeating Gresham for the district 14 championship. The Loggers finished sixth from the top in the tournament play-offs held March 15, 16 and 17. Big Purchase Made A report on the financial con dition of the City of Vernonia by Treasurer C. F. Hieber on January 11th revealed that tXe city was maintaining its excel- Perhaps of next importance to people residing in the Nehalem valley was the purchase by Crown-Zellerback corporation of 47,000 acres of Clark and Wil son land in this county and in Washington county. The land comprises the seventh large tree farm owned by that firm. The farm will be maintained for pro duction of forest crops in a man ner that will assure future crops by providing adequate fire pro tection, protection from insects, di-ease and damage from exces sive grazing. Another firm, the Texas Com pany, also undertook a large land Holiday Gift Rush Ends; Package Mailing Lighter JO'NS 6TH DIVISION Pvt. Ward W. Plummer, USMC ha3 recently joined the 6th divi sion at T;ingtao, China. He was formerly with the 80th replace ment draft at Guam. ON, LEAVE Walter Ray Ballard, MM2c, ar rived f om Guam December 19th for a 30-day leave. He docked at San Francisco and will report back to duty at Seattle on Jan uary 19th. He is the sen of Mrs. L. E. Stiff. Mose D. H lderbrand. Sic, of the USNR and husband of Mrs. Pat L. Hilderbrand, is on his way home. He is one of more than 2,000 h:gh-point navy and marine veterans whom the “Magic Car pet” is bringing back to the states aboard the USS Oconto. DISCHARGED Cpl. G. A. (Roy) Wilson re ceived his discha-ge from the serv'ce at Ft. Lewis December 21st and spent Christmas at his home at Mist with relatives. His parents are Mrs. M. G. Wilson of Mist and C. H. Wilson. Cpl. Wilson arrived at Hampton Rodes, Virginia December 10th after spending 21 months and nine days overseas in the Euro pean area. BOOT TRAINING DONE Doctor to Open Office Soon Cooperative Annual Meet Set for Jan. 8 The members of the West Ore gon Electric Cooperative, Inc., will receive notice; soon announc ing the regular annual meeting of that group on January 8th at 8 o’clock. The meeting is to be held at the corporation office here and all members are urged to attend the meeting at that time. Part of the evening’s business will be the election of directors for the ensuing year. The meet ing will also be devoted to the reading and consideration of re ports of officers and directors and the consideration of other business that may arise at »hat PROMOTED Berl Arner, who is in Germany time. The present directors selected now, has been promoted from corporal to sergeant, he men a nominating committee a short tions in a recent letter. He also time ago which in turn has mentioned that he saw Doug Cul named candidate; for the direc bertson, who recently arrived in tor positions. Other candidates Germany. Berl has been overseas may be nominated by petition in accordance with the cooperative since February of thio year. by-laws. The present directors GETS DISCHARGE were named as candidates for the S Sgt. L. S. Lionberger, son January 8th election. They are: of Mrs. James Emmons who is Noble Dunlap, Frank Genzer, now redding near Portland, has Paul A. Gordon, Hany L. King, received his honorable discharge Fred M. Knox, Charles B. Uhlin from the army after five years and Lee Wooden. and three months of service. His wife, Gladys, HAlc, of the Waves has also received her dis charge and both are at the Em mons’ home at present, Mrs. Emmons writes. CN WAY HOME The event is being year for the first time of the holiday season Legion men have said. starts at 8 o’clock. °___________________ ____ Dick Cohen, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albin Colsen, Hillsboro, returned Christmas day to his base at San Diego. He is a form er Vernonia high school student and has finished his boot train ing. HERE SATURDAY RIVERVIEW — Mancel Rose, AMM2c, Seattle, came Sat. for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Rose. He returned to his post on Christmas day. His brother, Darrell, USN, was ship ped out on the USS Iowa Dec. 14th, destination unknown. PLANS REENLISTMENT Henry L. Mossman, twin broth er of Mrs. Gene Shipman, has-re ceived his discharge from the service where he held the rating of CMoMM and where he served in the South Pacific and Alaskan areas during the war. He is in Portland now, recently return ing to this country on the navy's "Magic Carpet,” but plans to re enlist in the service. The Christmas rush cf pack age mailing decreased somewhat over that of last year, post office officials said Wednesday when they ‘ intimated that any decrease wasn’t objectionable when it dealt with the Christmas season of postal activity. The mailing of packages was completed at an early time, though, by a great many people and thereby de creased the last-minute excess and also assured better delivery. The decrease this year was at tributed partially to less mailing of packages to servicemen, a great many formerly in the armed forces now being dis charged and at their homes. On the other hand, business places experienced an increase. More merchandise was available in many stores than has been true in’ recent years and people exhibited more of the Christmas spirit, probably for two reasons: many of them had more money to spend and felt like spending it because the war was ended. Then, too, another reason that could be given for increased buy ing here was the fact that shop pers found a greater display of gift items than they could find in larger retail centers. Many we-e the attempts to purchase g’fts out of town, buyers finally returning here to find the de sired articles. Vets Can Have Papers Recorded Without Cost In response to inquiries re garding the recording of veteran discharge papers, Director Hugh E. Rosson of the department of veterans’ affairs explains that all counties in Oregon will per form this service without cost, as provided by state law. Some confusion arose when the navy began issuing a "notice of separation” on a separate sheet from the actual discharge certif icate. But Attorney General George Neuner, in an opinion handed down in November, ruled that this was an official part of the formal discharge and should be recorded, along with the dis charge, without cost to the vet eran. On his return from the service the veteran should have his dis charge recorded without delay in the office of the county clerk of his home county,Mr. Rosson emphasized. This is important, he pointed out, because the veteran will then be able to procure photo static or duplicate copies needed in applying for many types of employment, for state or federal educational and loan benefits, for pensions, and for compensation under the federal readjustment act. Further, it will save the veter- an trouble and delay entailed in applying to the government for a duplicate in the event his original discharge papers become lost or stolen. The department of veterans’ affairs is located in the state li brary building, Salem. Loggers to Meet Grove Here Fri. Coach J. Hergert’s Logger bas- keteers trill take the court again Friday evening to meet Forest Grove for the second time this month and attempt a revenge for the earlier defeat at the. hands of the Washington county quin tet. The previous game with the Grove was played there. Friday evening’s action will start at 7:30 and will be the third game for the Logger’s this season. Wed., Starting Time Lumbering activities and work at the schools for 1946 will start Wednesday morning of the com ing week, the second day of the year, January 2nd. Both the O-A mill and the schools closed before this week’s Tueeday holiday. Financial Condition Good Bond Sellers' Totals Given Mrs. Ben Brickel, local Victory Loan drive chairman, made pub lic this week the figures of bond sales by solicitors who partici pated in the drive. The two la dies, Mrs. Cecil Huff and Mrs. Ruby Brewer, who solicited at the O-A mill are credited with the sale of $10,000 series E and $1,500 series G bonds. Mrsj Harry C-lbertson led the lilt of the four top solicitors for areas not including thq mill. She turned in a total of $5,575 in series E and one $1,000 series G. Mrs. Tom Crawford sold $5,- 225 serie«' E. Mrs. Paul Gordon sold $1,800 E’s and Mrs. Joe McNutt, $1,675 E’s. The total bend sales by solici tation; were $27,125 E’s and $3,- 500 G’s. Mrs. Brickel expressed her thanks to the solicitors for the time they spent in carrying on the work of the drive. Wholesale Store To Open Here A wholesale supply store for the Gillette Tire and Rubber company will be opened here in 1946 it was announced this week and merchandise for the estab lishment is expected for January 2nd. The store will mean an ad dition to present stocks of mer chandise offered for sala here. The agency will feature tires and rubber goods of all kinds an<l will offer the merchandise to individuals, service stations and contractors. The store's territory covers the three counties of Co lumbia, Washington and Clatsop. Dec. 31 Dance Auxiliary Plan The annual New Year’s Eve dance at the Legion hall will be held again this year as usual Mrs. Harry Culbertson mentioned this week when she announced the name of the orchestra which has been engaged for the evening. The affair is a carnival dance and will start at 9 p. m. and last the old year out. Engaged to provide music for the evening is Stan Tolrude’s dance band of Portland. Street* Washed City volunteer firemen were busy Wednesday evening with their job of washing Bridge street. The firemen are paid $15 a month by the city for the work of cleaning and at the same time they gain experience in the use of ths fire fighting equipment. lent financial condition. The re port listed a total of $19,832 in vested in war bonds and the bal ance of funds on deposit in banks Cash on hand totaled $11,252.95. No property tax was levied in the city, the funds being derived from road taxes, liquor license revenues, occupation licenses and water receipts. In the September 20th issue of The Eagle there appeared a story telling that last summer’s street paving project was com pleted. The hard surfacing of streets covered about one and one-half miles and plans were made for paving additional streets during the coming year of 1946. Jewell Consolidates An addition to the West Ore gon Electric cooperative was made November 16th when the Nehalem Valley Cooperative Electric association with head quarters at Jewell voted to con solidate with the West Oregon group. The consolidation com pleted another step as was out lined by rural electrification of ficials when they first urged the formation of an REA for this area. The date of April 9th marked the beginning of the Vernonia Booster club for that was the day when officers were elected and plans were made for publi cizing the Upper Nehalem valley, that being the intended purpose for organizing the club. Later in the year, on November 26th, the club members saw the advertis ing pamphlet which had been pre pared and was ready for distribu tion. The club also sponsored a city clean-up day and gave its aid where needed in seveial other undertakings. _ I New Principal Chcten The Vernonia high school re ceived prominent mention due to the action of its school board on July 31st when the resignations of Wallace McCrae, principal, was accepted and Ray Mills was named to fill the vacancy. Mc Crae res'gned to accept a posi tion with the Oregon State Teachers’ association after hold ing the principal’s office for nine years. He had served as instruc tor in the local schools since 1929 with the exception of a short time during which he attended the University of Oregon. A new state-wide endeavor which touched Vernonia was the visit here March 26 and 27 of the mobile chest x-ray unit which tested 623 persons during its two-day visit. The unit's visit was made possible through the Co lumbia County Public Health as sociation from funds derived from the sale of Christmas seals. Ceilings Set for Rubber Footwear Dollar-and-cents ceiling prices have been established for six types of men’s new rubber foot wear declared surplus by tire armed forces and now being sold by the government for civilian use. The ceilings, effective Dec. 21, are in line with existing ceil ings for similar types of foot wear. Retail ceilings range from $1.36 to $1.73 a pair for storm rubbers, $3.98 to $5.10 a pair for short rubber boots, $6.26 to $7.95 a pair for hip boots, and frcrji $3.50 to $5.10 a pair for three types of artics. The ceilings vary depending on the class of retail seller. Price control exemption has been granted on one special type •of footwear especially construct ed for the navy. This is a Mukluk sea boot, of which approximately 110,000 pairs are available for sale.