4 THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1946 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE. THE POCKETBOOK OF KNOWLEDGE ' At the Churches By PILGRIM Events in Oregon As a service to veterans in the community, this newspaper will publish a weekly column of news briefs from the Veterans Admin­ istration. For more detailed in­ formation, veterans should con­ tact or write to the nearest VA contact unit at 1091 S.W. 10th Avenue, Portland. Few “52-20” Clubs in Northwest Despite recent publicity, a very small number of Northwest vet­ erans are long standing members of the so-called “52-20” club, the veterans administration pointed out today. Washington, Oregon and Idaho are among the 11 states in which a nationwide survey showed less than 10 per cent of the readjust­ ment allowance claimants had drawn more than 20 consecutive weeks payments. In Montana, 20 to 30 per cent of veterans on un­ employment rolls have drawn compensation for more than 20 weeks. Only 197 veterans in the four states have exhausted their unemployment allowance entitle­ ment. "Floating” Contact Office Even Alaska veterans in the small settlements of Kivalina, Ti- gara and Kakolik are getting first hand information on their rights under the G.I. bill. When the North Star, operated by the de­ partment of interiors office of Indian affairs, sailed from Nome recently for Point Barrow, a vet­ erans administration contact rep­ resentative, R. B. Bolton, was aboard. Veterans living in the isolated villages of the northland received up-to-date information on education and loans under the G.L bill, insurance, pensions, ter­ minal leave pay and hospitaliza­ tion. Aid to the Disabled A veteran who knows from first hand experience the problem faced by those who left a part of their bodies on the battlefield has been appointed prosthetic con­ tact representative for the veter­ ans administration in the state of Washington. .He is Phillip R. Ternan of Bellevue, Washington, a former army tank commander who had both legs blown off be­ low the knee in a battle with two German Tiger tanks. Ternan will assist amputee veterans and their dependants. The VA plans to ap­ point other amputees to give sim­ ilar service to veterans in the other states of thq Northwest, tluestions of the Week Q. Wheÿ a veteran claiming subsistence payment computes how much he has made during the month, should he include over­ time pay as a part of his wage? A. He should include all reg­ ular scheduled overtime. How­ ever, overtime worked occasion­ ally should not be included. Questions of the Week j Q. How do I go about filing a claim for pension on the death of a veteran who was my sole support ? A Obtain a Form 5335 from your local VA contact office. Q. As a widower of a World War II veteran, am I elegible to receive compensation or pension? A No, the term “widow” does not include a widower with ref­ erence to payment of compensa­ tion or pension based on the death of a World XV ar II veteran. • Ohio’s biggest industry in 1833 was canal building which in that year involved an outlay of $4. 778,099.65. B. K. Stanfill CITY DEFFENDANT IN DAMAGE ACTION M'MINNVILLE — An action for damages against the city of McMinnville, its officers and coun­ cilmen, and Frank A. McCune has been filed by Waltheria Hender­ son, who seeks to recover $7600 for injuries received February 6, 1946. The plaintiff alleges that the sidewalk on Eighth street be­ tween Ford and Galloway streets, ¡H McMinnville was broken and, in need of repair causing her to fall and suffer severe injuries to her leg and knee. - tt" FARMERS’ UNION PROTESTS RATE BOOST HILLSBORO—The Washington County Farmers’ union at its monthly meeting in Hillsboro adopted a resolution protesting the proopsed increase in telephone rates petitioned for by the West Coast Telephone company. COAL STRIKE CUTTING INTO BUSINESS HERE PRINEVILLE—The long arm of the coal strike has reached out from Washington, D.C., and tapped the City of Prineville Rail­ way on the shoulder with an em­ bargo which will go into effect at midnight tonight, Manager C. C. McGlenn reported. The freight embargo, designed to conserve dwindling coal supplies of the na­ tion, forbids shipment of all but a very limited list of commodities by rail, except on local lines or under permit. Since most of Prineville’s lumber output goes to eastern markets by rail, the embargo is expected to have an immediate effect on shipments, al­ ready badly handicapped by t.ie car shortage. O Gasoline Use At Record High Gasoline has been burned at a record pace in Oregon so far this year, it has been announced by Rdbert S. Farrell, Jr., secre­ tary of state. In the first ten months of the year over 31,000,000 gallons of motor fuels were sold, a 25 per cent jump over the previous all- time high set in 1941. The por­ tion of this fuel actually used on the highway is estimated to have powered Oregon cars for more than 3,784,000,000 miles. The state netted $14,000,000 in tax revenue from the sale of this fuel. “Never before in the history of the state have so many cars been going so far so fast,” said Far­ rell. “While the statistics are al­ most incomprehensibly big, they help give some idea of the size of the traffic problem.” Despite the shortage of new cars, gas consumption has risen 40 per cent from last year's level. The war-induced influx of new population is credited with swell­ ing registrations and mileage in the face of slow auto produc­ tion. GUARANTEED Buxton, Oregon ...... ....... ' M. , , The Vernonia Eagle Marvin Kamholz Editor and Publisher Official Newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon Entered as second class mail matter, August 4, 1922, at the post office in Vernonia, Oregon, under the act of March 3. 1879. Subscription price, $2.50 yearly hiiiivyltsynTiii NATIONAL tDITORIAI— XIATION I SANDY HOSPITAL GROUP ORGANIZED feANDY—Organization of the Sandy Memorial Hospital Corpor­ ation, a non-profit organization whose aim it is to construct a modern hospital here, was com­ pleted last week and application has been made for a charter. The hospital organization has announced a goal of $60,000 which will be raised through direct do­ nation and sale of 2 per cent bonds. Plastering & Stucco Contractor j ALL WORK Star Route EVANGELICAL come That’s the only opinion we want you to have about DESSY’S — The tavern where friends meet for fun. Bessy’s Tavern Cloud Woman . . . “ ‘Bill,’ I called, ‘is that a Doug­ las Fir?’ “He paused and the afternoon paused with him. I could hear the hum of bees over a bed of larkspur, the trickle , of water from an arch of snow. “ ‘No,’ he said. ‘Look at those cones on the top branches. They’re standing up, see? So that’s a true fir. Douglas fir is like hemlock, with its cones hanging down. Its Latin name is “pseu- dotsuga,’ which means “false hemlock.” The true firs, like the Noble and the grand, give a lot of fine lumber, but except for the sequoias in California, the Douglas fir has ’em all beat.’ “ ‘But why “Douglas fir” since its not a true fir?’ I asked. ‘ "Douglas” is for a Scotch bot- an.st who .came out west in the early days and made the tree fam­ ous. But why “fir,” I can’t tell you.’ “ ‘Same reason they call you Wild Bill,’ I suggested. ‘Because you’re not.’ ” Thus, neatly and brightly, a vital bit of information on the king tree of thq Northwest for­ ests is stated by District Ranger Bill Sethe in a new Macmillan book by Martha Hardy. The title is “Tatoosh.” The contents are Miss Hardy’s story of her war­ time service as a “lady lookout” or “cloud woman” on the peak of Tatoosh mountain in the Pack­ wood Ranger District of the Co­ lumbia National forest. The Story’s the Thing . . . “Tatoosh” is a prime example of story-telling—from the first page, with the packers riding back down from the lookout cabin, leaving the cloud woman to brood alone on her bunk—to the Octo­ ber descent on Babe the mule with pretty legs. One chapter after another hooks the reader with suspense—even the one on fog. If you think a good story can’t be written on just one per­ son caught in the middle of a fog, then open "Tatoosh” at page 30, and you'll see. Telephone voices play an im­ portant part in the fog chapter, as they do throughout the book. In fact, telephone is as much of a hero in '"Tatoosh” as stove is a villain in “The Egg and I.” So do other rigs, such as the look­ out’s main reliance “the Osborne Fire Finder." TJie story travels on ladder rungs, it climbs trees, skids on shale, runs on a hook­ up of wires that guard the cabin against lightning strokes, and operates on tools, nuts and bolts. Miss Hardy makes these prosaic items live, simply by making the reader feel how much they meant to her on that tall precarious summer perch. The lightning-storm chapter and the one on the brush ape keep the finger of suspense on the trigger in exciting style. The animate life of the mountain top, from bears to hossflies, is pro­ jected with humor, charm and considerable information. The The chapters on a, forest fire that started in a grass patch are hair- raising. All Right—Choke Me . . . This review has really gone to the length of bubbling over— anyhow for old Bitter Root Jim. But I may be excused when I confess that the final items that started me enthusing without limit about Miss Hardy’s really fine book is a certain negative virtue. Like the real, honest-to-God work of the Forest Service, Miss Hardy’s book is altogether of the government men of the woods and fire trails. It carries no po­ litical propaganda of any kind. So the final effect of "Tatoosh” is to project a world of good­ will for a government service that is essentially great because of the devoted men who do its work in the field. The Pravda Boys never got near this book. • To Win You Back You stand by the open grave the box that holds your loved one is lowered down out of sight. You have lost your heart’s trea­ sure. And just so, in you God lost a priceless possession. You were His high work of creation, His heart’s desire and He was to make you rich with Himself for time and all eternity. Then on a day you sinned and He lost you. For the wages of sin is death— eternal separation from God. So God lost you and He sent Christ to die for your sins and to clear your page and to win you back. Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost—BIBLE. The instant you turn to God and name your sins blotted out by the blood of Christ, God gives you new birth. You are then born of God—born from above. From that on, you are to name yourself a son of God. You are to stand on it that you have new life, eternal life and your part is to press ahead and prove the new life. Live out of the Bible and look utterly to Christ for strength, no matter how steep the way or dark the day. Christ is God’s eternal gift, for every soul bowed down with sin, shame or sorrow. S. W. McChesney Rd., Portland 1, Ore. This space paid for by a Portland garage man. —Rev. Allen H. The virtual end of price control Backer, Minister will save the government many million dollars 'in subsidy pay­ 9:45 — Sunday ments. school The exact amount cannot now be determined because some sub­ 11:00—Morning worship. sidy commitments still exist, and 6:30 p.m.—Young People’s service. actual expenditures in recent 7:30—Evening service. months have not been computed. Wed. Eve., 7:30—Bible study and prayer meeting. But there are indications that about $750,000,000 of the ear­ LATTER DAY SAINTS marked fund may not be spent. Sunday school convenes at 10 That is equivalent to a saving a.m. at 925 Rose Ave und­ of about $17 for every family in er the direction of Charles the nation. Long, Branch President. .Polly Of the remaining subsidy pro­ H. Lynch, Superintendent. grams, housing, plus that for cop­ 7:00 P.M. — Evening Sacrament per, lead and zinc, are most im­ NAZARENE CHAPEL , portant. The church that cares. Housing Conflict Congress voted $100,000,000 for —H. L. Russell, Pastor 1208 Bridge St. the copper, lead and zinc subsid­ ies, and provided last June that 9:45 a.m.—Sunday school. these subsidies be continued an­ 11:00 a.m.—Morning worship. 7:45 p.m.—Evangelistic services. other year. But with the market price cf 7:30 p.m. Wednesday—Praise and prayer. these minerals raised, this sub­ sidy saving alone will amount to ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC an estimated $34,000,000. Rev. Anthony V. Gerace Wilson Wyatt, housing expedi­ Rev. J. H. Goodrich ter, has ear-marked somewhat Mass: 9:30 a.n.. except first more than $50,000,000 of an au­ Sunday in month—Mass at thorized subsidy of $400,000,000 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. to speed production of building Confessions from 7:45 a.m. on. materials. He wants to keep on with his SEVENTH LAY ADVENTIST , Services on Saturday: subsidies, but congress may de­ 10:00 a.m.—Sabbath school. cide differently because many 11:00 a.m.—Gospel service. building material manufacturers A cordial invitation is extended insist they do not want them. to visitors. Abundant Foods Is Prospect “Good eating” is in prospect for Oregonians during December, ac­ cording to the monthly abundant food list released by the state of­ fice of the USDA production and marketing administration. Potatoes, apples, onions, canned orange and grapefruit juice and turkeys are included on the plenti­ ful supply list, which is pre­ pared by PMA and distributed to school lunch sponsors by the state department of public in­ struction. Schools taking part in the national school lunch pro­ gram are required to use abund­ ant foods as a condition of ob­ taining federal assistance. The abundant list also is sent to restaurants, institutions and in­ dustrial feeding projects. PMA officials point out that consumers in general might also heed the list, which usually includes the month’s best food bargains. Cabbage and celery didn’t quite make the list, but the PMA office reports that these two vegetables will be abundant in most of the state during the greater part of the month. a The City of New York operates 522 public tennis courts, 155 baseball diamonds and 2944 soft- ball fields. ASSEMBLY OF GOD —Rev. H. Gail McIlroy, Pastor 9:45—Sunday school with clas­ ses for all ages. 11:00—Morning worship. 6:30—C. A. service. 7:30—Evangelistic service. 7:30 Tuesday—Prayer meeting. FIRST CHRISTIAN —Ernest P. Baker, Minister 9:45—Bible school led by M. L. • Herrin. 11:00—Morning worship and Jun­ ior church. 7 :30—Sunday evening service. 7:30 Wednesday—Prayer meeting. TAKE THE EAGLE WITH YOU ON SHOPPING TRIPS. Protect yourself against rising prices! WOMAN’S WORK IS NEVER DONE Smart women all over town know this isn’t true . . . they send their cleaning to the Ver­ nonia Cleaners and it’s back in a few days ... the work is done . . . economically. Vernonia Owners Tomorrow Is Another Day . . . and Like erly ing. tomorrow means new hours of strain for your car. any other mechanism an automobile must be prop­ cared for at regular intervals with correct servic­ We suggest— SfC.VAL LUBRICANTS Heath’s Service Station Phone 5711 At the Mile Brige, Riverview Advertisement Send your Laundry & Dry Cleaning to Portland’s most mo­ dern plant. Two pick­ ups and deliveries weekly at Vernonia at your home or our local agent— BEN BRICKEL’S BARBER SHOP OREGON Laundry and Dry Cleaners From where I sit... // Joe Marsh A Grand American Tradition The Cuppers had a grand old family reunion last week—for the first time since the war. Big and little Cuppers came, by car and train, from as far west as Nebraska and as far east as Vermont. They crowded Dee and Jane’s house, set ug quarters in the barm, or stopped with neigh­ bors—and a jollier gathering you couldn't have imagined! I was asked to their final Satur­ day night supper, when they sang c!d songs, drank beer and cider, reminisced. Dark Cuppers and blonde ones—Vermont accents and Alabama drawls—doctors and farm­ ers ... all with their differences of taste and politics, yet as close and harmonious in spirit as a group could be. From where I sit, it’s a great American tradition—not just fam­ ily reunions, but the ability to get along as one harmonious family, regardless of differences of taste— whether it’s taste for politics or farming, beer or cider. CboyrigM, l'M6, Un.uJ Sfata Brtwtn Fatuhiaaa»