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4 THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1948 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON À IX- MailVcKj As a service to veterans in the community, this newspaper will publish a weekly column of news briefs from the Vet erans Administration. For further information veterans should contact or write their nearest VA office. Lean Policy Changed A new system of appraisals de signed to eliminate many com plaints previously voiced about veterans G. I. home loan pro gram has been announced by the veterans administration. The new appraisal procedure has made the following changes in the G. I. [oan appraisal system. 1 Appraisers will receive as- signments directly from the VA and will make their reports to the VA, rather than to the lender as they have in the past. 2. Certificates of reasonable value will be issued lenders by the VA when appraisals are such as to qualify the property a veteran desires to purchase with a G. I. loan. Under VA regulations, the purchase price of a home bought with a G. I. loan cannot exceed the “reasonable value” establish ed by an appraiser. 3. On the basis of their inspec tion, appraisers will advise veter ans by letter of the condition of the property and any defi ciencies which may affect main tenance costs. The new appraisal procedure is expected to eliminate many com plaints the VA has received from veterans relative to poor workman ahip and other shortcomings which they had failed to find in their own inspections of the real es tate properties. Question of the Week Q. How much time do I have in which to complete my education under the provisions of the G. I. Bill? A. Your education, under the benefits of the servicemen’s re adjustment act (G. I. Bill), must be completed nine years after July 25, 1947. Last year, a majority of all Amer'cans killed in automobile accidents met death during the hours of darkness. Night or day— drive carefully! PAINTING Interior — Exterior FLOOR SANDING COLOR MATCHING ALL WORK GUARANTEED ON CONTRACT BASIS Charles Seeberger K!>6 Rose Avenue I______________________________________________ lou cant go wrong with ser vice that’s right. Our specialty is your car’s lubrication and service, no matter the make. For greater satisfaction, drive in today. Heath's Service Station Phone 5711 The value to war veterans of recording their military discharges in the county court house was poignantly brought out by the recent Vanport disaster, where countless numbers of these docu ments are presumed to have b?en lost, the Oregon department of veterans’ affairs said last week. For those veterans who had recorded their discharges, there should be no delay in apply ing for GI benefits or other rights to which they may be entitled, because photostats may be ob tained easily from the county re corder. These are bona fide copies and can be used for vir tually all occasions where proof of military service is required. Those who neglected to have their discharges recorded will find it necessary to apply for a cer tificate in lieu of lost discharge, which usually results in con siderable delay because the ap plications must be processed in Washington, D. C. There is no charge, in any county in Oregon, for recording discharge certificates, and veter ans are urged to take advantage of this service because it pro vides a permanent record of mili tary duty and makes it easy to obtain copies when circumstances demand swift service. 'Í I Paying for Forestry Timber is a soil crop under today’s American forest manage ment, and its main harvest is lumber. The modern business rep resents engineering on the land. Its first goal is permanent pro ductive land use. Through the 30 years since World War I Am erican lumbering has been re tooled in its basic thinking as well as in its productive processes. In times 'past lumbermen looked on the timber resource of the na tion as a mine. One vein of virgin forest after another was worked out, and the camps were moved on. Now the last large stands of “old growth’ forests are on the country’s northwest strip, the Douglas fir region, and in moun tain pineries. Over nine-tenths of America’s 462,000,000 acres of commercial forest land are outside the “vir gin growth” classification; that is, we have more than 400,000,000 acres which are or ought to be growing crops of trees. This is the forest problem of the day. It remains the responsibility of the private forest management. Fores try, even that in practice on the National Forests, must be paid for by the harvesting and sale of forest crops, principally in the shape of lumber. Going Forward The vital national problem of forest-land U3e is being solved because the commercial value of forest land has risen steadily since the depression of the 1930’s. To- day lumbermen all over America are growing trees as a basic part of their business. Millions of acres that were thought to be next to worthless 20 years ago are now being replanted or reseeded and afforded protection against forest fires. Everywhere in the woods the forest engineer, with college diploma and shield of membership in the Society of American Foresters, works beside the boss logger of tradition. Lumber nowadays bears com parison with wheat. The raw material grows from planned re seeding amid the "stubble” of the cutovers. The sawmill is the threshing machine of lumbering. Wheat mainly goes into bread, which people eat to live. Lumber goes principally into housing, which people build to live in. Each commodity is in high demand. The producers of both lumber and wheat are enjoying good returns, and so they increase production. Also, the returns are sufficient to pay for the expanding conserva tion programs which both lumber men and wheat men are applying to their lands. The technically- trained men in forestry and in soils are in full employment. So we go forward. The chief forester of the United States, “wilderness boss” of At the Mile Brige, Riverview Need to Record Discharges Told 180 million acres of national forests, was able to report in Jan uary, 1948: “The increase in demand for stumpage has made it possible to sell species and types of material that have seldom heretofore been merchantable. It has been possible to make improvement cuttings through commercial sales as well as cutting of decadent elements in mature stands in advance of regular harvest cuts .... In creasing demand for poles and fence posts aho provide opportuni ties for more intensive timber management. Industrial Forestry Leads The lumber business has taken leadership in forestry and public forestry follows its course. The individual user of wood products — you, the newspaper leaders — bears responsibility for tree growing. The house you dwell in, the desk you write on, this newsprint, could not have been made without the leaving of the stumps and debris on forest land, even as the bread you eat has left stubble on the wheat fields. The lumber business is growing more trees among the stumps for more houses, more desks, more books, more newspapers. These • things are growth of the soil, fruit of the forest, the end uses of America’s 462 million acres classified as “commercial forest land”—nearly as many acres as we have in "farm crops.” This is the new outlook on the A state wide adult driving school lumber business. program is being launched as one phase of the campaign to reduce Oregon traffic accidents, Secre- Adult Driving School Launched tary of State Earl T. Newbry has announced. Schools will be sponsored by each community by local civic organizations and police depart ments, and will be under the direction of state driver training officials, Newbry said. First of the local schools opens in Dallas, Monday, July 12. Instruction is designed to ground beginners in the funda mentals of safe driving, traffic regulations, and actual handling of the car. Experienced drivers are also being urged to take the opportunity for checking their driving ability. Five daily sessions are planned for a total of six hours concen trated instruction and actual driv ing practice. In recommending the course to all drivers, regardless of experi ence, Newbry pointed out that a high percentage of accidents hap pen because of faulty-driving ha bits and violation of traffic reg ulations. “The driving school program is designed to correct such habits and set beginners off on the right foot,” the secretary declared. “It represents another step forward in the effort for safer highways through better driving.” HANK'S PARTS HOUSE Open week clays until 6 p.m. RICHMOND DOUBLE GUARANTEED TIRES If you’ve Got the Pieces, I’ve Got the Parts Riverview Phone 773 Enjoy delicious breads and pastries without the work of preparing them yourself. We bake them fresh every day. WE ALSO HAVE ICE CREAM VEKNON1A BAKERY HOME OF BUTTER CRUST BREAD Blackout at Noon Night came down at noontime and for three hours there was darkness over the land. Caesar’s soldiers had nailed our Lord to the cross to die by crucifiction. Terrible as was that slow death, Christ had deeper woe. His body hung on the cross, but His soul was down with the murders, the vile, the liars, the lost people of all nations and tongues. There Christ suffered to the full for all Vour sins God saw the travail in His soul and was satisfied. See Isaiah 53:11. Posses Christ, God’s Only-bom Son, as the Saviour who died for your every last sin and God gives you new birth out of death into eternal life. And new life for now and here—“I am come that you might have life and have it more abundantley.” Jesus word—John 10:10. Now let the new life be to the glory of God, and look to Christ to see you through—“Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My name, he will give it to you.” Jesus pledge—John 16:23. And see—“Call upon me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things that you know not.” God’s pledge—Jermiah 33:3. Dinette Sets —•—•— Ranges —•—•_ Baby Carriages —•— Vernonia Country Club Sunday July 11 and 18 are dates set to play for your qualifying scores for club champion ship match, play-off of which starts July 25. This is for both ladies and men. Prices are right and • you are invited to c ime • in and look around. We are in the market for rood used furniture—one piece or a house full. .Guns, stoves and chairs. We will be glad to cs'1 and appraise for cash or trade on anything in our store. DINING ROOM OPEN NOW for BREAKFAST-LUNCH- DINNER PLAY GOLF Mott's Used Store TJ!- J1" j ■■ The curtain rises on -'id 1 3* « . ’-jr . ■ . .: FERGUSON TRACTOR S. W. McChesney Rd., Portland- This space paid for by a pro fessional man. One-third of the nations 1947 automobile fatalities occured on the open highway. Heed speed limits! I tn on my way . 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