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Newspaper Page TextVERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1930. Welcome Urged For Excursion (G. Clifford Barlow in Ore- Business) FIVE ver’s license in Oregon. There is the work he started. The thous nothing to prevent an incompe ands of columns of news stories Reforestation tent from securing one. There that have been published through- Percentage Low is nothing to prevent a physical out the United States the past ly or mentally incapacitated in few months have portrayed vari- Forest planting by all the prin dividual from securing one. He ous features of early western history is ample evidence of the cipal agencies engaged in the merely makes out an application masterful manner in which the | work of reforestation in Oregon and is given the right to drive. St. Helens now has a minia Perhaps his driver’s license is ture golf course, which opened duties have been fulfilled by the and Washington last year cover ed a total of 6,117 acres, re taken away from him after a legatee of Ezra Meeker. Saturday. The same energetic influence cords just completed by the U. series of accidents. But that is • • • S. forest service, Portland, Ore too late. It may be taken away that has sponsored these histori Plans for a $30,000 building in cal stories through the greatest gon, show. This is five and one- from him after he has killed publicity mediums in America is half per cent of th total acreage someone. But that is too late. West St. Helens were announced now at work to make the west planted in the United States The state begins to inquire into last week by S. F. Heumann, to ward pilgrimage in August a cer last year, which amounted to his qualifications after he is in house a bakery and three stores. « « « tainty. We have been fortunate 111,175 acres. Several reasons trouble. But that is too late. There ought to be assurance in learning something of the are given by foresters for this O. N. G. unit in St. Helens is plans to select the visitors we I low percentage of planting in the that a man is competent to oper drilling under flood lights every are glad to bid welcome. We most important forest region of ate a motor vehicle, before he Monday night on the John Gumm First, much of the is turned loose upon the streets, athletic field. know briefly of the outstanding America. Eastern men who have been in forest land of Oregon and Wa perhaps to kill or to maim.—Ore • • • vited to join the party, We shington reforests naturally if gon Journal. The trustees of the Congrega given reasonable and proper pro grasp, perhaps but slightly, what tional curch in Rainier have vot wonderful historical facts will tection from fire. Second, fed ed to disband and tear their build DOC WISE be gathered and given the read- eral appropriations for planting i ing down. The membership has ing public by the special writers on burned-over areas that need shrunk, and a street assessment it are woefully small. Third, the who will accompany the train. of $900 in addition to neces We realize that never before in idea of forest planting as a sary repairs make the financial profitable venture for industrial the history of this nation has burden too heavy for those who organizations is just beginning such interest been displayed in remain. the Oregon country and we know to take hold in this region. * • • The totals for Oregon and only too well that even the com Harold Pea, 16, of Benson Washington are: planting by mu bined efforts of the states of camp, near Clatskanie, was fa- Idaho, Washington and Oregon nicipalities, 500 acres; by indus tally burned August 3 while could not really duplicate the trial organizations, 3,346 acres; starting a fire with what he publication of news secured by by farmers, 186 acres; and by thought was a can of kerosene, the Oregon Trail Memorial as- the U. S. forest service, 2,085 It was gasoline, and exploded acres. sociation of New York and be- when he touched a match to it. cause of this and many other * * * reasons we know that Oregon, Building, Portland, Oregon. The total amount of cash j Workmen have started getting that Washington, and British Co THE HOSPITAL IS THE the ground ready for construct lumbia will arise as a unit and prizes offered in all of the vari- ( BEST PLACE TO LOOK ing a 7 5,000 foot capacity hem give the excursion party a real ous departments approximates FOR A BURGLAR WHO $100,00,0. lock mill at Clifton for the Brad- western welcome. ATE THE NEXT DOOR ley-Woodard Lumber company. NEIGHBORS THREE PIES' Among Our NfUghbors •. A special train leaving New York about the middle of August and bringing a party of promi nent citizens who have been in duced to leave their desks and forsake the personal supervision of their large business enterpris es to travel westward to the Ore gon country on the end of the trail at Seaside is practically as- sured as this article goes to press. The Oregon Trail Memorial as- sociation of Madison Square, New York, with such nationally known figures as Professor Driggs of Columbia University, George D. Pratt of the Pratt Institute, Sam uel Hill, who needs no intro duction to Westerners, and others have agreed to sponsor the ex cursion. John E. Gratke, for mer Oregonian, now manager of the powerful Broadway Associ ation of New York, and Lome W. Barclay, manager, Oregon Trail Memorial association, frank ly admit that the campaign of the Western Oregon and South western Washington commercial and grange organizations that has been carried on since Maych 4, 1930, when the Seaside Cham ber of Commerce sent out the now nationally known “Broad way to Broadway” invitation, » placed the call of the west so firmly in New York that accep TOO LATE (Editor’s Note: Since this tance of these invitations by story was written the date organizing the excursion party Commissioner Barbur says that of the excursion has been was the only possible solution. physical, mental and driving tests postponed owing to weather It is natural that anyone not should be given those applying! conditions in the East.) in touch with this movement for licenses to drive motor ve-1 might ask, "What is this excur- hides in this state, and Commis LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION sion for and why?” The com sioner Barbur is right. PREMIUM LIST OUT plete answer cannot be written, An automobile, in improper but a summary is here offered hands, can be a tremendously with this suggestion that a con The Premium List of the destructive machine. Its killing sistent study of the history of Twentieth Pacific International power is greater than that of the, the discovery and development of Livestock Exposition, to be held ordinary gun. More people were the Oregon country will help un in Portland, October 25 to No struck down in automobile acci fold many reasons why this ex vember 1, inclusive, is now being dents last year than in the World cursion has a national, yes, even distributed. Extra copies may war. international importance. It was be had from General Manager O. Yet, there is nothing to prevent proposed originally at Seaside, M. Plummer, 211 American Bank a crazy man from securing a dri- Oregon, that such an excursion would be a splendid tribute to the pioneers if conducted during the period of the Covered Wagon UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 1. Centennial which in the splendid proclamation made by Herbert This original estimate shows in parallel columns the unit costs of the several services, material and supplies for the three fiscal Hoover, president of the United years next preceding the current year, the detail expenditures for the last one of said three preceding fiscal years and the budget States of America, was set as allowances and expenditures for six months of the current year. (“Six months of the current year” means six months of the last from April 10, 1930, to Decem school year.) See Sec. 238, 1927 School Laws. This blank is not to be used in school districts of the third class. ber 29, 1930, and in which he called upon the people of this EXPENDITURES nation to hold fitting ceremonies, Expenditures and budget Expenditures for the three fiscal pageants, etc., commemorating years next preceding the allowance for six months the activities of the pioneers who last school year of last school year Estimated opened up the great western expenditures Detailed country. ITEM Budget for the en expenditures Second year First year April 10, 1830, a century ago, suing school Expenditures for the last Give Give allowance year was the date when the covered year of the in detail three-year yearly totals yearly totals wagon train left St. Louis, Mis- in detail period souri, destined to the Oregon country. December 29, 1830, I. GENERAL CONTROL was the day when Ezra Meeker 1. Personal service: 2. Clerk ................................................................ $200.00 was born. It is to that pioneer $20.0.00 $133.33 $133.33 3. Elections and publicity .................................................. 90.00 40.00 58.17 covered wagon train that we can 4 Legal service (clerk ’ s bond, audit, etc.) ..................... 35.00 35.00, 40.00 23.33 well give recognition today, and 5 Other expenses of general control: no one accomplished more in se 1. Commencement ........................................................... 100.00 100.00 66.66 49.33 curing the lasting historical im 2. Postage and stationery ............................................ 30,00 200.00 23.33 38.68 portance of the Oregon trail than 3. Telephone ................................................................. ... 50.00 Ezra Meeker. He passed away 6. Total Expense of General Control.................... $490.00 $505.0,0 $535.00 $488.37 $302.84 $303.32 recently but he had aroused the II. INSTRUCTION — Supervision interest of the nation in his tra 1. Personal Service: Principals ..................................... $260,C 00 $3000.00, $1800.00 $1800.00 vel by ox team and covered wa 2. Supplies, principals and supervisors ......................... 35.00 gon from the west to the At 6. Total Expense of Supervision ........................... $2600.00 $3035.00 $2600,00 $1800.00 $2600.00, $1800.00 lantic seaboard in his advanced III. INSTRUCTION — Teaching years and by firmfless of purpose 1. Personal service: and unselfish labor he was able 1. Teachers, 1 $1950.00 ........................... $1950.00 $1950.00 $1300.00 $1300.00 to see properly organized the 2. Teachers, 1 (a) $1530.00 ............... $1530.00 3060.00 3060.00 3060,00 Oregon Trail Memorial associa 3. Teachers, 3 @ $1440.00 ...................... $4320.00 2970.00 2700,00 2700.00 tion. To this organization he 4. Teachers, 2 @ $1395.00 .......... . 2790.00 1350.00, 5....................... 675.00 willed the task of carrying on 2. Supplies ......................................................... 60.00 66.66 175.00 76.76 5. Other expense of teaching, substitute ..................... 100.00 $8221.44 6. Total Expense of Teaching ..................................... $10,500.00 $10180.00 $9210.18 $7126.66 $7136.76 IV. OPERATION OF PLANT 1 Personal service: 1. Janitors and other employes ................................. $1500.00 $1000.00 $1500.00 $1000.0.0 2. Janitors’ supplies ....................................................... 50.00 150.00 66.64 82.79 3. Fuel ............................................................. 425.00 350.0.0 300.00 237.33 4. Light and power ........................................................... 110.00 10,0.00 72.44 60.00 5. Water ..................................................... 200.00 160.00. 100.00 122.64 6. Freight and cartage ......................................................... 10.00 8. Total Expense of Operation ................... $1518.42 $2320.00 $2225.00 $1466.66 $2009.47 $1515.20 V. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 1. Repair and replacement of furniture and equipment $575.00 $346.66 $101.02 PAPER HANGING 2. Repair and maintenance of buildings and grounds 125.00 70,0.00 131.42 100.00 4. Total expense of Maintenance and Repairs ............... $700.00 $446.66 $700,00 $232.44 AND TINTING VI. AUXILIARY AGENCIES 1. Library: J. C. Henderson 2. Library books ............................................................ $100.00 $216.66 $250.00 $130.05 3. Supplies, repairs, etc................................................... 50.00 13.33 .86 Phone 1021 3. Transportation of pupils: 1. Personal service ....................................................... 6345.0,0 4000.00 4622.50 3728.33 Books of 1930 Wall Paper 2. Supplies and other expenses, board 585.00 Samples Now Here $4155.49 5. Total Expense Auxiliary Agencies $7080.00 $4250.0,0 $3958.32 $3947.80 $4753.31 C. BRUCE LUMBER Wholesale and Retail Vernonia ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND ACCOUNTING SHEET House And SIGN: PAINTING On Display Vernonia Paint Shop Vernonia Seward Motel HOUSE OF CHEER TENTH AT ALDER Oregon Portland Excellent meals at pop- ular prices. Coffee shop. a Merchants Lunch 25c, 35c. Dinners 40c, 50c, in dining room. Breakfast 25c and up. Luncheons 35c, 50c. Dinners 55c, 65c, 75c, Si. W. D. McNair, Manager W. C. Culbertson, Prop. I1—! — . ... --- = FIXED CHARGES Insurance ................................................... $135.00 Rent .............................................. .... 75.00 Other fixed charges: 1. Street and sewer assessments . 210.00 5. Total Fixed Charges .......................... $420.00 VIII. CAPITAL OUTLAYS 4. New furniture and equipment ................................... $416.00 5. Assessments for betterments ....................................... 7. Total Capital Outlays .................................... $416.00 IX. DEBT SERVICE 1. Principal on bonds .................................. $2500.00 2. Principal on warrants .................................................... 4018.12 4. Interest on bonds ............................... ................... 450.00 5. Interest on warrants .................. ......... 180.00 9. Total Debt Service ......................................................... . $7148.12 X. EMERGENCY 1................................................................... $5034.81 4. Total Emergency ........................................................... $50.34.81 GRAND TOTAL ..................... ....................................... $37408.93 VII. 1. 3. 4. I, Mrs. Chas. Malmsten, do hereby certify that the and that the expenditures and budget allowance for six next preceding the current year as shown above have copies thereof. _________ $86.60 50.00 $136.66 $216.66 50.00, $266.66 $1666.66 4033.46 400.00 333.33 $6433.45 $350.00 $2500 00 2000.00 150,0.00 $6000.00 said that dairy conditions were never worse than now. • * « .The Hillsboro city council has cancelled its contract with C. J. Hillard and company for new jail cells because the bars were not found to be according to specifications. BEND—(UP)—Police arrested Walter Green who amused him self by puncturing tires with a German automatic pistol. Martin & Forbes LEADING FLORIST 387 Washington St. Portland, Ore., Phone BEacon 3162 Notice of School Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of Union High School District No. 1, of Columbia County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETING of said district will be held at Ver nonia, on the 6th day ofSeptember, 1930, at 7:30 o’clock in the evening for the purpose of discussing the budget hereinafter set out with the levying board, and to vote on the proposition of levy ing a special district tax. The total amount of money needed by the said school dis trict during the fiscal year beginning June 30, 1930, and end ing June 30, 1931, is estimated in the following budget and in cludes the amounts to be received from the county school fund, state school fund, elementary school fund, special district tax, and all other moneys of the district. When the budget meeting is held in connection with the annual school meeting, the following provision of section 232, School Laws 1929, should be observed: “Un til the ballots are counted at least one hour after the time set for the meeting in districts of the second and third classes, any legal voter of the district shall be en titled to vote upon any matters before the meeting.” BUDGET Estimated Receipts 1. Balance on hand at beginning of school / year (third Monday in June) for which this budget is . ........... made .......... .......................... I 928.93 2. From county school fund special tax 8000.00 7. From county high school tuition fund for tuition and transportation 980.00 10. Total estimated receipts (items 1 to 9, inc.) I ............... $9908.93 Estimated Expenditure« I. GENERAL CONTROL 1. Personal service: •(2) Clerk ............................................... •3. Elections and publicity ....................... 5. Other expense of general control : (1) Commencement .... i........................ (2) Postage and Stationery ................ (3) Telephone ..... 6. Total Expense of General Control ... * 200.0Q 90.00 100.00 30.00 50.00 505.00 $ IL INSTRUCTION—Supervision 1. Personal service: (2) Principals ..................... .......$ 3000.00 2. Supplies, principals and supervisors .... 35.00 5. Total Expense, Supervision $ 3035.00 III. INSTRUCTION—Teaching 1. Personal service: •(1) 1 Teacher @ $1950,00 ft >> (2) 1 - --------- @) 1530.00 »» (3) 3 (<£> 1440.00 ft >» (<i> 1395.00. (4) 2 ...... •2. Supplies (chalk, paper, etc.) ............ 5. Other expense of teaching .substitute 6. Total Expense of Teaching .............. $ 1950.00 1530.00 4320.00 2790.00 60.00 100.00, $10750.00 IV. OPERATION OF PLANT 1. Personal service: •(1) Janitors and other employes •2 Janitors’ supplies .................. *3. Fuel .................................. 4. Light and power ... A. 5. Water ................................... 6. Freight and cartage .......... 8. Total Expense of Operation I 1500.00 150.00, 350.00 110.00 200.00 10.0,0 $ 2320.00 V. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS •1. Repair and replacement of furniture and equipment ............................ $ 575.00 •2. Repair and maintenance of buildings and grounds ............................................. 125.00 4. Total Expense of Maintenance and Repairs » 700.00 VI. AUXILIARY AGENCIES 1. Library: •(2) Library books ................................... $ 100.0,0 (3) Supplies, repairs, etc....................... 50.00 3. Transportation of pupils: •(1) Personal service ............................. 6345.00 • (2) Supplies and other expenses, board 585.00 5. Total Expense of Auxiliary Agencies $ 7080.00 VII. FIXED CHARGES •1. Insurance .................................................... 1 3. Rent ................................................... . 4. Other fixed charges: (1) Street and sewer assessments ..... 5. Total Fixed Charges ............................... VIII. CAPITAL OUTLAYS •4. New furniture and equipment .............. $ 7. Total Capital Outlays IX. DEBT SERVICE 1. 2. 4. 5. 9. Principal on bonds ............................... Principal on warrants ........... ............ Interest on bonds.................................. Interest on warrant ............................ Total Debt Service .............................. X. EMERGENCY 1. ....................................................................... 3. Total Emergency ................................... 135.00 75.0,0 210.00 416.00 $ 2500.0Q 4018.12 450.00 180.00 $ 5034.81 1 420.00 $ 416.00 $ 7148.12 $ 5034.81 RECAPITULATION Total estimated expenses for the year $37408.93 (sum of items 1-6, II-5, III-6, Iv-8, V-4, VI-5, VII-5, VIII-7, IX-9, X-3). Total estimated receipts, not including pro posed tax ......................... 9903.93 Balance, amount to be raised by district tax $27500.00 •Items marked with an asterisk (•) are those most commonly used by school districts of the third class. SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES For school year from June 30. 1930, to June 30, 1931. $230.00 $5000.00 $5000,00 • $1666.66 4033.46 400.00 275 41 $6375.52 $230.00 A municipal water system is be- ing considered by the Hillsboro city council. * ♦ A Hillsboro Courtesy club is being founded under the spon- sorship of the Argus. There are no officers or dues, but mem bers wear an eight-cent but ton bearing the words, “Ask Me, Hillsboro Courtesy Club.” • • • At a meeting of dairymen in Hillsboro August 5 Prof. P. M. Brandt, head of the dairy de- partment of Oregon State Col- lege, pointed out reasons why one not be alarmed over the dairy industry, while J. A. Scol- lard, cooperative leader in the state of Washington who is urg- ing an organization in Pregon, $3450.00 $17568.50 Personal service sum of I-l-(l), (2), (3), (4), (5); II-l-(l), (2), (3), [4],; III-l- (1), (2). (3), (4); IV-l-(l), [2j, [3J; $21735.00 VI-l-(l), Ml). 4-<I> Supplies 1-2; II-2 ; III-2; IV-2; 295.00 VI-l-(3), 2-(2), 3-(2), 4-(2) .................... 700.0.0 Maintenance and repairs V-l-2-3 .................. 7148.12 Debt service IX 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 Miscellaneous sum of 1-3, 4, 5; II-3, 4; III- 3, 4, 5; IV-3, 4, 5, 6, 7; VI-l-(2), 3-(3), 2496.00 4-(3), (4); VII-1, 2, 3, 4; VIII-4, 5, -6 5034.81 Emergency X-l, 2 ............................................ Total . INDEBTEDNESS $37408.93 Amount of bonded indebtedness (in eludes all warrants issued by vote of $736.50 $300,00 electors) ........................................................ $ 7500.00 $35285.35 2. Amount of warrant indebtedness on $32110.00 $23139.94 $22355.82 $22627.46 warrants issued and endorsed “not paid for lack of funds” .......................................... 4018.12 above estimate of expenditures for the year 1930-1931 was prepared by me 4. Total Indebtedness (sum of items 1, 2, 3 ....................... $11518.12 months of the current year and the expenditures for the three fiscal years Dated this 2nd day of August, 1930. been compiled from the records in my charge and are true and correct Attest: MRS. CHAS. MALMSTEN, District Clerk. / H. M. CONDIT, Chairman, Board of Directors. MRS. CHAS. MALMSTEN, District Clerk. J $374 92 $374.92 $1338.21 $1338.21 $400.00 $400.00 1.