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“Vernonia, Gateway to Nehalem Valley Lumbering, Farming, Re<- o -on.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MW---------- Volume 24 Number 4 Council Sells Lot for F.O.E. Lodge Bldg. Airport Drain to Be Repaired for Use of Cody Flying Service Members of the city council met Monday evening for their second session this month to hear complaints from city residents and to act on several problems which had arisen. The council also voted to sell two pieces of property for which bids had been received. The evening’s business started with a complaint, from Corey Hill that residents there were unable to get water when fire hydrants were opened down town so that Bridge street could be washed. The council decided to request firemen to refrain from excessive use of water so that the pressure would not be reduced to zero for residents of the hill. Two Bid* Received Two bids for property were voted favorably. The first was submitted by Harold Carrick for Lot 8. block 8 which is located on the east s’de cf Second street across from the Vernonia Clean ers building. The bid was for $50 and the lot will be used by the Fraternal Order of Eagles for the construction of a hall, Mr. Carrick said . The other bid of $20 by O. I. Shaver for lot 4, block 1, cen tral addition and that, also, was accepted by the city. Airport Discussed The council discussed the amount of expenditure that would be required to place new cement pipe across the Vernon'a airport to replace the present wood culvert necessary for drain age. The present cost of pipe that would ha sufficiently la-ge would exceed this year’s budget limit, councilmen believed, so decided to repair the present drain and prepare for the cost of new pipe when the next budget is drawn. Mrs. Marvin Kamholz was ap pointed to the city library board upon the board’s recommenda tion. She will fill the position vacated by the expired term of Mrs. W. O. Livingstone. Co-op Official Starts Work Frank D. Seelye, newly-named manager fcr the West Oregon Electric cooperative arrived here Thursday, January 17th from Amsterdam, New York to begin his work. Mr. Seelye was select ed from three applications sent in by the local board of direct ors to REA headquarters at Washington, D.C. a short time after the board meeting in De cember. Mr. Seelye, who was recently discharged from the service, has had considerable electrical ex perience during the time spent in the navy and also previous to that time. Mrs. Seelye also made the trip here from New York with him. Sign Erected A sign identifying the store and shop of the United Electric company was erected last Thurs day on the company building. Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon v**—------------------- State Grange Master Talks at Natal Saturday for Light Turn-on Program Members of the Natal grange and visitors heard State Grange Master Morton Tomkins head line the Natal celebration for the turning on of electric lights in that section of the Nehalem valley Saturday night. Also on the program that evening was a talk by Wallace Kadderly who conducts a KGW farm program every morning. The celebration of electric lights marked an improvement which residents between Pitts burg and Mist had sought for many years and which was made possible by the power line which was constructed from Mist to Pittsburg after being construct ed over the Clatskanie mountain. Mr. Tompkins, who, familiar with other grange halls in the state, said the Natal hall was a strong contender as the best lighted hall in Oregon. E ght large flucrescent units had been installed in the main part of the hall to provide illumination. The state master also sound ed a warning to ruia! residents that many privately-owned com panies were threatening the con struction of REA lines in other parts of the nation by building New Teacher to Start Work Here T. P. Hab-erly has been en gaged by Union High School No. 1, Ray Mills, principal, said this week. Mr. Haberly will replace Mrs. Alvenia Martin who is leaving today. He previously taught at Scappoose fcr four years before entering ths mer chant marine during which time he obtained a leave of absence from the Scappoose school. Mr. Haberly will complete the remainder of the year here, but will return to Scappoose with the start of school next fall. He will instruct music and secial science. Dog Licenses 1946 Payable Now Owners of dogs are required to pay licenses for the animals for the year 1946, City Marshal A. D. Lolley said this week when he mentioned that 1945 licenses expired December 31st. Licenses for dogs should be purchased before March 1st to avoid a penalty payment which is added after that time. License fees are males and spayed fe males, $1.00; females, $1.50. The usual penalty is an addtional dollar if not paid by March 1st. Forestry Students Visit Mill Tues. A group of about ten students from the University of Washing ton at Seattle with their profes sor spent part of last Tuesday here visiting the Oregon-Amer ican sawmill. The students are enrolled in the University's de partment of forestry and were members of a class studying sawm ill work. Their professor,’O. Harry Schra der Jr., is an association profes sor of forest products at the Washington school. The visitors saw the methods of operation in the various departments of the mill. JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES FIGHT INFANTILE JANUARY 14-31 THE NATIONAL FQUNOATION FOR INFANTILE PARALTSIS lines into areas where there were many customers and leaving the more sparsely pcpulated areas for the cooperatives. This pro cedure often provides difficulty for REA cooperatives to pay their government obligations. He urged rural residents to contin ue the fight for power lines and service. Proceeding Mr. Tempkins on the program were George A. Nel son, county agricultural agent, and Mr. Kadderly of radio sta tion KGW. Nelson pointed out GET ARTICLES ASKED AGAIN Responce to the reque t that people who have articles at the casualty station be sure to get them was slow. Tuesday after noon according to Mrs. John Gra dy who is in charge. Arrange ments for returning the items was announced last week by Mrs. R. D. Eby who was in charge of the station when it was organ ized in 1942. Peop’swill have the. opportunity to get the things they donated on three more dates, Mrs. Grady said Tuesday evening. These dates are Friday, January 25th, Tuesday, January 29th and Fri day, March 1st. After the last date the material on hand will he s:ld. Benefit Dance Date Is Set An addition to local plans in tended to successfully complete the march of dimes campaign for infantile paralysis was an nounced early this week by Cleve Robertson, American Legion com mander, when he set the date for a benefit dance at the hall for Saturday, January 26th. Re ceipts from the dance will be added to contributions by other organizations and individuals. Both the Legion and the Aux iliary will act as sponsors for the affair. Lodge to Attend Church Members of the I.O.O.F. lodge will attend the First Christian church ’Verper services next Sun day in a body, it is announced this week. The lodge group’s at tendance at that time is being done as farewell jesture to Rev. W. O. Livingstone, who is leav ing the pastorate here February first. Red Cress Meet Set A meeting of local people in strumental in carrying on Red Cross work in the Nehalem val ley is scheduled for February Sth, Mrs. Frank Hartwick an nounced Wednesday. The bus iness of the meeting will be the election of officers, she said, and the time and place will be an nounced when those details have been worked out. AT HOSPITAL Sgt. Edgar Burton reported to Lettermann hospital at San Fran cisco January 17th for further treatments for a wound received in the European war. He ex pects to be there until April. Mrs. Burton accompanied him to California. EXPECTS DISCHARGE Flc Joe Roberson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Roberson, is ex pecting his discharge from the service about the first of March. He is stationed now at San Diego. the advantages of electricity in irrigation of pastures and also the greater ease of farm work due to this source of power. Kad derly commended the farm pro duction job during wartime, say ing that agriculture was at an all-time high and that there was no reconversion problem on the farm compared to that of indus try. Nearly 150 people were pres ent for the celebration which be gan with musical numbers by Dave West, KGW singer of cow boy melodies, and by grange members. J. W. Nichols intro duced the evening’s speakers and the grange ladies served refresh ments after the program. The event ended with a dance. Tax Form Aid Intended Here Deputy collectors from the in ternal revenue service of the t.easury department will visit Vernonia on February 11 and 12 as part of their state itinerary, an annuoncement from the office of the collector states. Assistance in the preparation of federal in come tax returns for the year 1945 will be available here at that time. In addition to the visit here, the same assistance is also avail able at the branch office of the collect •, Room 100 Pittock Block, Portland daily except Saturdays and February 22nd, Washington’s birthday. The collectors will also visit ether towns near here to give aid and taxpayers may obtain as sistance there if unable to make the necessary contacts here. The dates for nearby visits are: Clats kanie, January 24-25; Rainier, Feb, 4; St. Helens, Feb. 5-7; Banks, Feb. 13; and Forest Grove, Feb. 14-15. January 27 Is Paralysis Day Along with other incentives io contribute to the march of dimes campaign fund, Governor Earl Snell has designated Sunday, Jan uary 27th as Infantile Paralysis Day in Oregon. “Coming as it dees near the end of the March of Dimes campaign, it should serve as a reminder that the disease can be conquered, must be conquered, and will be con quered,” his proclamation said. Paul Gordon, Vernonia cam paign chairman, has asked local organizations, which wish to do so, to make their contributions to the drive. One grov , the study club, hzs already donated to the campaign, he said. Returns have also started com ing in from the mail cards which were sent out last week. It is hoped that the drive in this county will be more successful than last year when the average contribution per person was only 8 cents as compared with 55c per person in Multnomah county. In order to meet needs of the county chapter, the contributions this year must equal 30 cents per person in this county. Booster Club To Meet Mon. Members of the Vernonia Booster club will meet Monday evening of next week for their January session at the Chat ’N Nibble cafe, president Ed. Salo- monsen said this week. The club will hear nominations for new officers for the coming year by the nominating commit tee and also from members pres ent. The dinner is announced for 7 o'clock. Thursday, January 24, 1946 THOSE WHO ARE IN IT OLINGER DEBARKS S-Sgt. Robert E. Olinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Olinger, was one of the first passengers to debark from the USS Calvert, a troop ship which docked in Portland last Wednesday. From Portland he left for Vancouver barracks and then Ft. Lewis for his discharge. Olinger had been overseas one year with the 354th bombardier group, serving in New Guinea, Leyte, Ioshima and Japan. DISCHARGED Miss Mildred Weed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Weed, has received her discharge from the service and is at her home here. She plans to attend business col lege in Los Angeles in February. She was stationed at San Fran cisco during much of her time in the service and was an in structor at the Washington grade school previous to that. TRACTOR BT. RETURNS Pfc. Lyle T. Weber will be home soon along with nine other Oregon servicemen who have been in the Asiatic Pacific thea ter with the 549th amphibian tractor battalion. The group was activiated at Fort Ord, Cal. in April, 1944 and sent overseas in October of the same year to serve on Guadalcanal, New Cale donia and Leyte in the Philip pines. GETS DISCHARGE RIVERVIEW—MoMM3c Tom my Tomlin, who has been in the Pacific battle area since before V-J day, received his dischargo at Bremerton, Wn. a week ago Sat. and has moved his family from the Wm. Bond home to the Austin apartments. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tom lin. MCORE DISCHARGED RIVERVIEW — 1st Sgt. Robt. W. Moore, who spent the last two years on Leyte, arrived in San Francisco Thur, and re ceived his discharge Tues. Robt. is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Glen Hawkins. ROBERSON OUT S-Sgt. Hamp Roberson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hamp. Roberson, has received; his discharge from the service and he and Mrs. Roberson are expected here soon. He is at her home at Great Falls, Mont. now. Roberson re ceived his discharge January 14, just four years exactly after he entered the service. Old Clothes Collection Is Arranged Overseas Relief Is Purpose of Apparel Items Although no local chairman to have charge of collection details has been named here, arrange ments for collection of old items of clothing has been undertaken by several different groups, in cluding the Masons, Eastern Star, Rainbow Girls, V.F.W. Auxiliary and several different churches. The Evangelical, First Christian and Assembly of God churches are participating in the drive. The National drive is under the chairmanship of Henry J. Kaiser. Clothing collected here along with that from the rest of the nation will be used for overseas relief, the goal for that purpose being set at 100,000,000 garments, plus shoes and bedding. People Asked to Dig About 25,000,000 people over seas received clothing collected from Americans last spring. To meet the quota, people are asked to dig into attics, trunks and closets and turn those unused items of clothing into one of the collection groups so the garments may be forwarded to the prop er place for shipment. Those people who wish to may leave their old clothing at Peg gy’s Apparel shop where it will be taken to the Masonic Temple for packaging by the Masons, Stars and Rainbow Girls. This drive lasts until the 31st of this month and articles which may be contributed include: overcoats, topcoats, suits, jackets, pants, shoes, dresses, skirts, gloves, caps, sweaters, robes, underwear, pa jamas and bedding. Students See Two Shows Mon. Students of the grade school and the high school were enter tained by two programs Monday when they saw a puppet show; and a presentation of the Nation al School Assembly. The puppet show was sponsored by both th a national educational society and the county health association for all grade students Monday morn ing. The show dealt with care of the teeth. The National School Assembly program, “Serenaders” presented Ralph Bloem who sang classical numbers before all students of the grades and high school. Speaker Tells Problems Facing America Today Last Thursday evening at the Washington grade school a lec ture was delivered to an attentive audience by Archie Sinclair, an authorized speaker for Technoc racy, Inc. The subject for the evening, "America at Stake,” cov ered, in detail, the most impor tant problems facing America— the debt structure, unemployment and distribution. Starting with a brief resume of the situation as it rests today, Mr. Sinclair pointed out that the results of 200 years of political administration, under the domin ation of Price System practices, certainly justified a-careful ex amination of a procedure under which we have acquired a nation al debt that will burden posterity for generations, and under which suitable employment and income cannot be provided millions of perfectly able and willing citi zens. “The irony of the whole thing is,” said Mr. Sinclair, “that this condition prevails on the only area on earth where there is ab solutely no reason (aside from human stupidity) for any person to want for the necessities and luxuries of life.” He emphasized that America possesses approxi mately 50% of the natural re sources of the world, a huge share of the world's water power, both actual and potential, the largest array of installed techno logical equipment and the ex perienced personnel with which to operate it, and only 9% of the world's population. In closing he outlined the vic ious nature of the Price System, stating that it can lead America only to an increasingly aggra vated state of affairs ¡w time progresses. He urged that every American study the operating characteristics of the Price Sys tem in order that the difference between it and the intelligent, functional method designed by scientists and technologists be made understandable. He ended his talk with, “Technocracy pro poses that a method designed to distribute abundance be installed as the only solution which will be satisfactory to the requirements of the American people.” A study class is being formed here to give Technocracy a thor ough investigation.