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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1946)
Volume 24 Number 3 IWA Sponsors Basketball Town Team First Court Action Scheduled Saturday With Forest Grove A town basketball team spon sored by the IWA will take the floor here Saturday night, Jan- uary 19th, against the Forest Grove town team to open the IWA’s winter hoop schedule. The organization of a local team this week marks the first such activ ity since the start of the war and also begins a revival of in- terest in sports again. The IWA is furnishing suits and equipment and giving its financial backing to the team. Ralph Aldrich will coach the squad and John Ruediger will act as manager. Saturday night’s game is scheduled for 8 p. m. at the high school gym. New Officers i The electian of a new list of officers for ths coming year will occupy part of the next sched uled meeting of the Vernon'a Eeoster club President Edw. Sal- omonsen said Tuesday when he announced the next dinner date. The club will convene January 28th at the Chat ’N Nibble cafe. Tickets for the dinner will be sold in advance of the date by the ticket committee composed of Lyman Hawken, Lou Girod and Walter Wagner. At the club’s last meeting in November a nominating commit tee was named to propose* new names for the organization’s of fices. Members of that commit tee are Jack Nance, E. J. Doug lass and Mrs. Frank Hartwick. Remodeling Starts Members cf the American Le gion started work this week re modeling the Legion hall club room, members of the group stated. Materials for the work are being purchased by the Le gion Auxiliary. The room is to be enlarged and firtex will be placed on the walls. KEEP AMERICA STRONG THOSE WHO ARE IN IT GETS NEW RATING Word has been received Mrs. Thomas Osborn that husband has received another ing, it being T5. He is still tloned on Okinawa with the chine records unit. HOME SUNDAY Pvt. Dean Brady, son of and Mrs. Roy Brady, was home Sunday of this week for a few hours before returning to Ft. Lewis. Pvt. Brady is serving with the combat engineers. PARENTS VISITED RIVERVIEW —George Wood, Sic, fecently of Tokio, Japan spent three days this week with his patents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wood. He had spent the great er part of a 30-day leave with relative's and boyhood friends at Evanston, Hl. George is very ac- tive ar.d found Riverview rather slow and dull. He left Sat. for San Diego, Cal. to await fur ther orders. Geo. was in Tokio on V-J Day. GETS 30-DAY LEAVE RIVERVIEW — Darrel Rose, S2c, who served aboard the USS Iowa and thought he would be shipped out soon was surprised to be informed last week that he was to have a 30-day leave. He a rived here Sun. for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Rose, and other relatives. He will report at Bremerton and end his leave there. HERE FROM FRISCO RIVERVIEW — John Wileox en, Sic, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcoxcn came Thursday from San Francisco on a 10-day leave. He will go to Bremerton Sunday to see what Uncle Sam has in store for him .He may get a discharge but says he is wili ng to be sent out with a replacement group if such or ders are given. GETS SHORT LEAVE RIVERVIEW — Gordon Cline, S2c, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Cline came from San Diego on a five-day leave. He arrived F ri day and will report back to San Diego at the close of his leave. TO LEAVE SAT. Jackie Nance will leave Satur day evening for San Diego, Cal ifornia where he will begin his basic navy training. INFANTI LE PARALYSIS JOIN the MARCH of DIMES THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS. INC. Norblad Wins In Friday Vole Play Scheduled By Junior Class Walter Norblad cf Astoria win over Bruce Spaulding of Salem in the special «election last Fri day in the 1st congre.sional d:s- t! ict by a wide margin. Unoffi cial but alm st complete returns for ths district listed Norblad as receiving 20,117 votes to Spauld ing’ 9,782. In Col.mbia county 30 of the 32 precincts gave the A_toria attorney 989 to Spau’d- ing’s 417. Vot-'ng in the four Vernonia precincts was: Spaulclin; Norblad 32 19 Precinct 1 39 15 Precinct 2 48 1 1 Pre-net 3 £0 Precinct 4 20 The Junior class of Vernonia high school will present its p'ay, “Drums of Death,” Friday even ing, January 18th at the Wash ington grade school. The play is under the direction of Mrs. Bet ty Jean Sherman who has been as isted by Miss Dorothy Voge. The presentation will be a mysiery-comedy offering lots of chills, thrills and amusement for the audience. Members cf the cast ae: Evelyn Stevenson, Cel este; Bcby New, Sheldon Harley; Dale Grenia, Jules; Dorothy De Hart, Mrs. Oakley; Jean Peasnal Eugenia Bowles; Wilette Floater, Amel'a Gillette; Tommy Holce, Newton Cooper; Lynn Michener, Dr. Cameron; Mary Ann Johns, Paula Bailey; and Jimmy Rusow, ghost. Production staff members are: Cora Dusenberry, Donald Tiffney, Jim B-iggs, Terry Bra dy, Earl Spofford, Thelma Rain water, There a Hanel and Mil- dfed Wolff. The play will start at 8 p. m. Veterans who Ijave received their discharges' from the service can obtain assistance here, if they so desire, on the many de- tails concerning benefits to which they a*e entitled due to their service to their country, A. L. Kullander said this week. Mr. Kullander is acting as ser- vice officcr for both local vet- eran posts, the 'Veterans of For- eign Wars and t'ne American Le- gion. He has information avail- able to give assistance on rehab ilitation such as loans, unemploy ment compensation, surplus pro perty, etc. Any serviceman who needs aid can obtain it from Mr. Kullander. Cream Prices Changed A new schedule of retail pric es for whipping cream was an nounced this week by the Ne halem Dai y Products company. The new charges are ha f pint3, 22c; pints, 40c. Work Problem Serious for Returning Soldiers Vet Administration Says A serious employment problem confronts Oregon’s homeward- bound GI Joes this winter and from present indications the sit uation is not likely to improve for another two or three months. This was disclosed this week in an analysis made by Hugh E. Rosson, director of the depart ment of veteran’s affairs. Selective service, U.S. employ ment service and state employ ment compensation commission officials were queried in an at tempt to get an over-all picture of the employment situation as it affected the 65,000-odd Ore gon veterans who have been dis charged, and the estimated 20,- 000-plus who will be coming home in January and February. Jobless Not Estimated No estimate of the number of unemployed veterans can be made until February because fig ures from local USES offices throughout the state are not yet in. Besides, many veterans either have not yet filed job .applicat ions with the USES, or have found employment on their own, or plan to do so. However, the facts are these: 1. Selective service reported 61,270 servicemen discharged as of Jan. 1, with 14,000 estimated discharges in January, or about Thursday, January 17, 1946 Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon the same as December, with a tapering-off in February to about eight to 10,000. On Jan. 1, there were 76,708 Oregon men still in service. These figures do not in clude servicewomen. 14,000 File Claims 2. The unemployment compen sation commission reported that of returned servicemen, about 14,000 have filed claims for their GI readjustment allowance bene fits, and are filing at an increas. ing rate. A total of 5408 checks amounting to $107,573 was paid out for the week ending Jan. 5, the highest yet, and this figure also is growing weekly. 3. The USES had a total of 78,688 calls in their offices throughout the state in the past three months by veterans apply ing for jobs, filing claims, and seeking information on related subjects. Many were repeat calls. 4. A total of 12,448 veterans were referred to job openings in the last three months, and of these, 5166 were placed on fobs. as verified by USES. Jeb Condition Serious Veteran’s employment officials said job conditions are serious and will not improve at least until April. This is due partly to seasonal weather conditions causing shutdowns in logging and lumber industries and on farms, and in great measure also to the following factors: 1. From 60 to 80 percent of returning veterans never had a steady job before they went into the service and are unskilled, while about 80 to 90 percent of available jobs call for skilled workers. 2. The GI apprenticeship train- ing program is not providing as many jobs as it should, largely because of lack of information on the part of both employers and the veteran. On-the-job training, Rosson pointed out, is a splendid feature of the GI bill because it offers unskilled vet- emas positions with good pay, at the same time insuring ad vancement because it gives them the training they lack. Job» Needed Now 3. Many federal, state and lo cal government construction pro jects will not get under way at lea t until spring, and some not uptil months later. While even tually these will employ thou sands of veterans, the great em ployment need is now, according to USES officials, and the only answer they see is for private industry too absorb as much of the load as possible at this time. Loggers Add $46 to Polio A total of $46 was added to the infantile paralysis campaign drive Tuesday evening by the donation of receipts from the Vernonia Logger-Central Cathol ic basketball game here. The Loggers came close to capturing the high part of the score al though the visitors left the floor as victors 38 to 31. ¡Vernonia led the scoring for three-fourths of the time, but was unable to hold the lead until the final whistle. Paul Gordon and Glen Hawkins also contributed their time as officials. Scoring by quarters gave the I oggers the lead up to the fou th period by: 1st—12 to 4; 2nd—22 to 10; 3rd •25 to 18; 4th 38 to 31 Lineups were: Vernonia 31 ........ 38 Cen. 'Cath. Cline 8 f 3 Connor Renfro 7 f 4 Anderson Byers 6 c 15 Vranizan Frank 5 9 Petros g Tapp 5 5 Hittner g The Loggers meet Rainier here Tuesday evening for another county league game. Motor Registration Gains Over 1944 Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., reported that 4,299 more motor vehicles regis tered in Oregon at the end of November of 1945 than for the same period of 1944, in a re port on automobile registration, issued this week. There were 421,844 vehicles registered in the state at the end of November, compared to 417,- 545 a year ago. Of the total registration, 330,- 525 were private passenger cars, slightly less tharf the registration of 331,449 vehicles a year ago. There was one more bus regis tered, 1,2’5 compared to 1,214 a year ago. Trucks total 48,808 compared to 46,164 a year ago. Registra tion fees amounted to $3,595,501 compared to $3,475,525 at the end of November in 1944. GET DONATED ITEMS, ASKED Articles which were contribu ted by local people for use at the casualty station which was started as an emergency hospital in 1942 soon after Pearl Harbor are to be returned to owners, Mrs. R. D .Eby said this week. Mrs. Eby mentioned four days when owners may call at the I.O.O.F. hall and obtain their property which has been stored at that place. The date set are January 22, January 25, January 28 and February 1 between the hours of 1 and 5 p.m. Mrs. John Gra dy has been placed in charge of the distribution and will be as sisted by several ether ladies. Ar ticles that are not claimed will be sold at a later time, Mrs. Eby said. BOUNTY NEWS SMELT RUN CN IN COLUMBIA CLATSKANIE—It’s good news when the delicious little smelt hit the Columbia and now it is news. With weather conditions as bad as possible owing to the fact that the Cclumbia is so high, the smelt hit suddenly Sunday of last week. Smelt, last week end were sel ling for 18c per pound, or two pounds for 35c in Clatskanie. In Portland the price was said to be 23c per pound. SHIPS WA'TING BASF BERTHS CLATSKANIE — Seven heavy freighters, Liberty and Victory, ships, leaded with ammunition from the South Pacific, are in the lower Columbia river area from Mayger to Astoria, waiting to be unloaded or being unloaded at Eeaver ammunition storage point. Unloading epe’-ations at Beaver have been slowed up greatly the part week owing to the inability of securing railroad cars. Thousands of railroad cars are said to have been taken off the lines entirely since the war on account of being completely worn out and new cars are far from being placed on the lines fast enough to replace them. COURT AWARDS GAS CONTRACT ST. HELENS—Col.mbia coun ty will get its gasulipe about two cents a gallon cheaper this year in comparison with the 1945 price, Commissioner Wm. Pringle Sr. said Wednesday when the court opened bids from six d's- tiibutors. Richfield Oil Co., which offered to supply gasoline to the county at Vernonia for 13.1 cents per gallon and for 12.6 cent- per gallon in the St. Hel ens area, was awarded the con tract. TWO INDICTMENTS ARE DISMISSED; FOURTH DUE ST. HELENS —Caley A. Stan wood, who was charged with em bezzlement in four indictments returned by the Columbia county grand jury early in the summer, was acquitted Thursday on one of the charges by a jury which deliberated only 25 -minutes. The case was tried in Portland before Circuit Judge Walter L. Tooze. Mr. Stanwood was charged with missappropriating $2,077 paid to him as agent for the Washington Federal and Loan company of Hillsboro by John Ramey of Scappoose. The evi dence, introduced by Fred Miller, assistant attorney general, and District Attorney W. W. Dillard of St. Helens, who prosecuted the case, failed to support the charge of embezzlement. Dime Boxes Put Out Paul Gordon, Vernonia march of dimes chairman, said the dime collection boxes would be placed in stores this week and also that coin cards would be mailed to star route boxholders so that they might make their contri butions to the cause. Grange Plans Celebration of Power Hook-up Natal Group Sets Saturday Date for Event’s Celebration The Natal grange is planning for a celebration this Saturday evening at the hall to commem orate the building of line and connection with the Bonneville power source, Noble Dunlap, master said last week. The cele bration will bo the first event of its k'nd to mark the new source of electricity and also the providng cf service for people living between Pittsburg an^ Mist. Previl -s to the power line con struction late last fall, people in the Plttuburg-M st area were un able to obtain electricity al though attempts to get service had been made for a number of years. The grange program will begin at 8 o’clock and will include sev eral speakers and a lunch. Prin- cina! speaker will be the Oregon Stat? Grange Master and others scheduled to talk are George A. Nelson, county agent and a rep- reuentative ef radio station KGW, Gun Club Match Schedule Drawn A schedule of matches for the Vernonia Gun club has been prepared for the 1946 season J. W. Nichcls, secretary, said this week when he announced the matches. This schedule is the first for the local group since the start of the war and places the club in compet tion with a number of ether clubs from this part of the state and some in Washington. Competition is open to any 10 man team which be comes a league member and the five high scores count in shoot ing. Any ammunition may be used and any .22 caliber rim-fire ri fle. The fi st match for the Ver- nia club is on January 18th and the remainder of this year’s matches are given in the sched- ule below: It half Position Where 1-18 Ore. 2 Pro. & St. there 1-25 Port. 3 Sit. & St. here 2-1 Camas 2 Pr. & St. there 2-8 Hils. 2 Sit & St. here 2-15 Ore. 3 Pr. & St. here 2-21 Vancou. Sit & St. there 3-1 Hill Mil. Pr. & St. here 2nd half 3-8 Ore. 2 Sit & St. here 3-15 Port 3 Pr. & St. there 3-22 Camas 2 Sit & St here 3-29 Hills. 2 Pr. & St. there 4-5 Ore 3 Sit. &: St. there 4-12 Vancou. Pr. & St. here 4-19 Hill Mil. Sit. & St. there Store to Get Talk-A-Phone The installation of a Talk-A- Phone for Girod’s Food Store is planned as an improvement to that place of business this week, it has been announced. The phone will make it possible for employees at the checking coun ter to talk with employees at the back of the store and will save considerable time and many steps in addition to giving cus tomers faster service. Installation of the equipment is to be done by United Electric L. G. Van Doozer said Monday. Car Hits Horse The automobile owned by George Kristensen wax damaged last Friday at the Treharne “Y” when it collided with a horse. Damage to the car was estimated at between $50 and $60.