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-).. E - w,. . v- av:?f, X, W-W "7'?': t Monmouth Electric Rates, 'Lowest in UJS Drop Again ItaUtaua Ntwt Strrk MONMOUTH - Again this little city has made headlines on its low electric rates. In the June issue of Pacific Northwest Public Power Bulletin a front page story states that Monmouth's old rates were the lowest in the U.S.. and a further lowered rate is now on the agenda. June bills represent a St per cent cut in residential rates; and Peter N. Kirk Grand Knight luttrnu Ntwt Strvkt ST. PAUL - The Archbishop Blanchctte Council 2221, St. Paul Knights of Columbus, elected Peter N. Kirk as their new grand knight, Vicceeding William Frith. Other officers elected for the 1956-57 year are: Peter McDonald, deputy grand knight; chancellor, Joe McKay; treasurer. Philip Wolf; recorder, Tom Kirk; advocate, Raymond Smith; warden, Hubert Drescher; guard, David Koch, and outside guard, Willie Manning; trustee, William Frith. Remaining officers not elected at this time are: Trustees, Patrick McCarthy and H. W. Bowers; chaplain, Father James Maxwell, and finan cial secretary, Ray Cooke. The St. Paul Knights voted to finance a K.C. Softball team in the soft ball league this summer. a 21 per cent-cut lit commercial rates. Monmouth's rate wis .79 cent. Nearest competitors to that rate were Canbjc and Vera Irriga tion District at .1 cent. Lowest rate in the TV A net was .83 cent. The new rates' exact average cannot be computed until it has been in use for a time, but, an estimate if .75 cent. Beginning in 1939 on a municipal potential, the city attempted to buy Mountain States Power Company's distribution system, but MSP would not sell. A $40,000 bond issue was floated to finance a munjcipally owned and operated system for distribution, activated in Decem ber, 1940. In 1941, Mountain States removed its lines for lack of cus tomers. In seven years Monmouth retired its bonds, the final one being burn ed in a public ceremony Feb. 3, 1941, at which time Mayor F. R. Bowersox was acclaimed for eco nomical management of city fi nances and tax reductions. The. city system now has a debtr free net plant investment of $183. 500. In 1955 the rate dropped to .79 cent. Additional street lighting has been added and the rate for that also has been cut. Volley Briefs Valley Obituaries Joseph Hrnry Buell WILLAMINA - Funeral services were held for Joseph Henry Buell, 12, who died June 4 in Dallas. Services were at the chapel of Macy and Son, with interment in Evergreen Memorial Park, Mc Minnville. Deceased was born March 8, 1874 in Bellevue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Buell. He was a lifelong resident of the Bellevue and Wills mina area. In 1899 he was married to Lois A. Gregory in McMinnville. In 1915 they moved to Willamina. He wai a member of the Fort Hill Grange and the Methodist church. He is survived by a son. Earl II. of Willamina: three daughters. Mrs. Ada Chase of Eugene. Mrs. Hazel Cruzan of Eugene and Mrs. Zelma Boyer of Willamina; a brother, Lawrence of Bellevue; two sisters, Mrs. Ora Vernon of Leb anon and Mrs. Reva Case of Mo lalla; and six grandchildren. Amity Starting BuildiiigWork RUtrunan Ntwt Srrrirt AMITY - A concerted effort is underway to meet one of this com munities greatest needs new homes and modern rentals. George Van Otten of the Amity. Realty Company, Ralph Maude, Saem contractor. Lloyd Cochran, local tract owner, and the city council are working on the problem. The last hurdle was cleared in a special city council meeting when the water situation was clarified. Mayor Charles Law assured t h e people developing the tract of the city's co-operation in every way within the charters limits. Maude will begin construction of the first home, a modern ranch style house 25 by 65 feet, within .the next few days. luliuui Ntwi Itrrk ' DeaaM The Donald budget committee appointed by Mayor C. A. Blake met last week with the city council and approved the an nual budget of $1077.97. Those present were Mrs. Mae St. Helen, Mrs. Fred LaBonte, Walter Al dridge, John Orvold, John Pelto, and Lis Cromwell. Walter Aldridge was sworn in by Recorder- Mrs. Raymond Peterson to serve as councilman for the unexpired term of the late William Quigley. StayUa Christian Business Men's 'Association at its bi-monthly meeting at the home of Clyde Free man heard Doug Coe, of Salem, tell of the Young Life program carried in high schools and many communities. WUIamlaa Frits Mishler wiU leave June 15 for Germany to be an agriculture aide there. He has attended agricultural college in New Mexico the past year. Dallas Budget Up $1,000 But Millage Remains Same Louann Schlies at Capital Conference, SUtttmu Ntwt Strvkt STAYTON Miss Louann Schlies. Stayton High School junior, left Saturday for Washington, DC, where she will represent this area at the national conference of the Future Business Leaders of Amer ica. Miss Schlies is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Schlies IUImmi Ntwt Strrkt DALLAS A tax levy of $72,781 which is up $1,000 over the 1955-58 figure, is called for in the 1958-57 Dallas city budget. Despite the increase, the millage win probably hold to the same level as last year because of an increase in the assessed value of the city, it was reported. Public hearing on the budget is scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday. July 2. Since it is within the six per cent limitation and voted millage, the budget will not require a vote. The new budget provides an ad ditional police officer. The police budget also calls for $1,320 to help provide night Jailer service at the county jail. This is in addition to a $400 item for board, of city prison ers. Among new items in the budget is $1,800 for the ambulance fund, now necessary as the city has BABY NAMED LISA MARIE SUBLIMITY Lisa Marie is the name of the new daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lulay, May 30 at a Salem hospital. The baby has two brothers and two sisters. St. Paul School Election June 23 llatniui Ntwt Sf rrlft ST. PAUL Voters of Union High School District will vote on their 1956-37 school year budget Monday, June 25, between 2 and 8 p.m. at the high school. Estimated tax levy is $37,145 for operating expenses plus the bond interest and principal of $19,447. One director for a five year term will be elected. Present chairman, Ray Smith, is the director whose term expires. He is seeking re election to the board. All petitions for candidates must be in the hands of the district clerk, H. W. Bowers not later than ten days prior to the election. taken over operation of the ambu lance from the ambulance commis sion. Any ambulance fees received in excess of this amount will go toward a replacement fund. The recent charter amendment establishing a municipal judge apart from the city auditor's office caUs for a salary of $1,200 and $300 for supplies and expenses. Municipal Court fines and other revenues are estimated at 15.000. The city plans to devote about $15,000 from the state tax street fund to resurfacing and repair of existing streets, la addition, the council hopes to erect a machine storage shed on city property with $13,600 budgeted from the state tax street fund. City Supervisor Lynn McCulley said the city also contemplates drainage improvements in the West Clay Street area to allay possibility of future damage, there. Only $6,000 in fire apparatus bonds remain in general obliga tion bonds, which are retired by tax levy against all property. Other bond issues outstanding are Im provement bonds, $48,500, which are paid by property owners- who have bonded for street and sewer projects; sewage disposal bonds, $150,000, paid out of the sewer use tee; reservoir bonds, $127,000, and pipe line bonds, $60,000, both paid out of net earnings of the city owned water system. The city budget committee is composed of Chairman Earle Rich ardson. Cecil Dunn, H. H. Rich, Otto Adolf, C. W. Henkle. Lloyd Harris, George Woerth. Wesley Sherman, Darrell Williams and Councilmen T. B. Starbuck, Abia Haas, Neale Povey. Warren Hun ter, Aaron Mercer, Charles Green wood, Woodrow Jones and A, H. Friesen. Civilian Medical (Flood to Raise Service Due for CI Dependents WASHINGTON - The White House said Friday President Eis enhower has signed bill provid ing hospital and limited .medical care In civilian facilities (or de pendents of servicemen. The bill Is designed mainly for the benefit of the estimated 40 per cent of service families who live too far away from service hospitals and dispensaries to use them. It would authorise the Defense Department to contract tor serv ice generally like civilian health and surgical plans. The govern ment would pay the premiums. Families, which nave access to military facilities would still be authorized to use them. Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., June 10, 06 iSec 19 ; Mosquito Horde VANCOUVER, Wash, I Mos- - quito eggs laid in the flood year ' of 1948. dormant until bow, will be thatching to increase the Insect population this summer. Roy K. Welch of the Clark Skamania County Health Depart- , ment said the eggs have been dor mant on dry ground. But they wiU ! hatch now that high water has reached many areti for the first time since 1941. Welch said some eggs have been known to hatch : after tying dormant as long as 18 ! years. Clark County commissioners appropriated $1,008 in extra funds to help meet the new threat. The city of Portland also joins In a spray program in the metropoli taa area. CIESTS AT glBUMITY Mrs. Ana Moffenbeier and bar . SUBLIMITY - Guests the past niece. Miss Judy Herting. of Salens, week at the t. A. Dttters wereiS.D. , . Oil pipelines deliver 7H million barrels of oil a day in the United Statea. An estimated 41 million Ameri cans take vacations in their cars each year. Quirk to See Our selection of slide rules is typical of the choice ranee offered the engineering work erin the field or at the board. Every advanced type of survey and drafing room IN supplies and equipment is li ilc'wre or sp'fcton am' com" Ulw parison . .Stop in for an In teresting look-around. I II Ml! II 11, BOOK HI North Commercial ME New Hearing Aid Miracle fcy... VI VI NoaWryBo, V I f . V ) iV I'ZZZ"" fV.sico Sclent Hccrir.g Service 31 1 Stat St. Street Floe UutiM Across from LmM ami lush lank flense tent? mo MomtoNon. I'M' Gry ; ' State Strawberry Picking faring Peak; Quality Regarded as Good Statesman Ntwt Strvltt - AMITY The strawberry harvest is near its peak in this fruit-producing area. Pickers are needed in some fields despite the showers and cool weather. Growers predict (hat s few hot days might cause loss of berries Irom lack of help. The fruit is good in this area this year in spite of the freezing winter. Three New Bean Queen Candidates STAYTON Three more candi dates have entered the queen con test of the Santiam Bean Festival. They are Letha Lierman. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Lierman, who will be sponsored by E v a Rebekah Lodge; Louise Basl. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Basl. sponsored by Santiam En campment; and Louann Schlies. daughter of Mr. and Mrs George Schlies, sponsored by Odd Fellow Lodge of Stayton. Four Corners Fire j Leaders to Meeting Stat.imaa Ntwt Strvlrt FOUR CORNERS - Fire Chief and Mrs Waldo Miller and Direc- I tor and Mrs A. E. LaBranche will j attend the State Convention of Fire j Chiefs and Rural Directors at Sea I side June 10-13. Answers to Crossword Puzzle Sit lLlT 1UITH IClAtlEU IPIEIRI lElLlAINl OTaIlIEUrCTeIl Stttnkwts ky KMf Stature Srstltttt OPEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY 12:15 TO 9 P.M. OTHER DAYS 9:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M. tewing is believing when you sew on a WHITE rotary automatic sewing machine ltfMi:S!:i1 fancy imches-buttorjholet, all wirhout attachmentt portables consoles desk models NO DOWN PAYMENT WHITE SEWING CENTER - 2ND FLOOR We Give SIH Green Stamps U2J! jSSll&f Catei ooo 11 I . I I .1 .1 iTering to Tnt wnimt or tnt cock or rue walk is a nrtrim job for tht entire family-and-you're not alone Cattring to His Majesty is a lifetime business with us, tool Put us together and what a combination we'll make to make Pappy Happy on Father's Day, Juno 17th. 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