Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, April 10, 1931, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931. VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE FOUR a recall of two supervisors, H. R. Dibblee and W. E. Proctor, for alleged neglect to keep the pumps in order and also in pump ing the water out of the district. Urriwitia Pacific Coast Representative Arthur W. Stypes, Inc. TION San Francisco Member of National Editorial Association and Oregon State Editorial Association. Issued Every Friday $2.00, Per Year in Advance Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922. at the post office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates—Foreign, 30c per inch; local, 28c per inch; legal notices, 10c per line first insertion, 5c per line succeeding insertions; classified lc per word, minimum 25c first insertion, 15c succeeding insertions; readers, 10c a line. RAY D. FISHER, Editor and Publisher RELIEF FROM HIGH TAXES Increase in taxes coming just at a time when there is decrease in earnings has brought forceably to attention the need of .economy in public expenditures. Request has been made to the Columbia County court for reduction in expenditures, a request in which every Vernonian who has just received a card from Tax Collec tor Weed is likely to approve. Yet the question as to how taxes can be materially reduced is perplexing. Effecting of certain economies, eliminating an employe or two, reduc ing salaries (already low) may help, but after all the saving to the individual taxpayer is disappointingly small, and the heavy burden remains. If the county court suc ceeds in granting no considerable relief the members can not be blamed, because the bulk of the expenditures either have been already voted by the people or are fixed by law. One measure, however, would help relieve the strain decidedly: turning over the market roads, or as many of them as possible, to the state highway commission. As this newspaper understands the law passed at the last session of the legislature, it is not mandatory upon the commission to take over all or even any considerable part of the market roads. They may use their own discre tion, according to the funds at their disposal. The county court should therefore see to it that lumbia county receives its share of relief through conversion of market roads into state highways, and matter should be brought before the commission at earliest advantageous moment. Co- the the the ELIMINATING BUTTER SUBSTITUTES The effort to legislate butter substitutes out of ex- istence has never met with marked success, and the plan to levy a tax upon them is open to the objection of dis crimination. A better method appears to be that of vol untary banning of oleomargarine and similar preparations from the shelves of merchants. It is this method that is being used in many cities of Oregon, including St. Helens, Rainier and Clatskanie in our own county. Dairying can only prosper when the price of butter fat yields to the farmer a fair return for his labor and investment. When he is forced to compete with cheap cocoanut oil and other products from foreign islands in the Pacific, the market for his own far superior product is very much diminished. For the sake of our own pros perity, we should help promote the prosperity of the Ore gon dairyman. Among Our Neighbors • was reported by Joseph Hacken erg, Sr., weather observer of Doraville. The St. Helens American Le gion is sponsoring a series of box ing and wrestling bouts, the first of which is to be held tonight. Mist Mr*. A. A. Dowling The county typing contest in Buford Long and a boy friend St. Helens April 1 resulted in a drove from Portland and victory for St. Helens, with Clats spent a down few days last week at kanie winning second place. the Ed. Reynolds’ home. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. DeRock S. C. Morton, who was injured March 24 in a fall from a gang were here from Portland last plank, left the hospital March 25. week visiting his sister, Mrs. It will be some time before he Wm. Bridgers. will be able to return to his of- Mr. and Mrs. Newton J. Trot fice. ter and children, Alvery and Ayla were over from Silver Lake, The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. | Washington, and spent a couple Olaf Olson of Birkenfeld, born1 of days visiting here parents, Mr. March 31, passed away last week. and Mrs. A. Dowling, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sundland made a business trip to Silver Lake, Washington, Saturday, re turning the same day. Mrs. Ed. Reynolds was a Ver nonia visitor on Friday. Mrs. M. Aamodt, Mrs. Jepson, and Mrs. Dowling attended the Ladies Missionary society at Mrs. Bolinger’s at Neverstil last Fri TAX REFORM day. In all kindness and with no in Mrs. Maria Holmstrom was a tent to criticize we would remind visitor at the Reynolds home Fri those uniting for tax reform that day. She also called on Mrs. real reform can only come from Dowling. insuring economy of expenditure Earl Knowles is working on the and distributing the cost equally road helping clean slides. upon all taxable resources. In Geo. Jones is working up at time this may mean exclusion of Clark and Wilson’s property from taxation, but all A. R. Melis was a St. Helens sensible people know that this is visitor one day last week. impossible at present and will be The heavy rain of last week impossible until there is certainty did considerable damage in dif of what may be raised from other ferent places. It tore down Law sources. It must be kept in rence Jepson's new fence, lay mind that all taxpayers are at ing it flat. Charles Sundland present assessed on either real or lost about one and a half ricks personal property, or both. Some of wood, the water backing up will also be liable to the in under the garage and floating come and intangible taxes, and as the wood away. It caused several the assessment on real property slides along the road in different decreases in proportion to new places. One large slide was in the revenue this number will increase, bend of the road above the Ken or if the solution of the financial nedy place, -"which completely problem is sound their property blocked traffic for two days. The will begin to earn incomes, And it must be kept in mind that the movement for tax equalization is confined solely to the state tax and does not include state and county levies the people have vot ed upon themselves. Notwith standing reductions which may be made in the state tax, it is the smallest tax we pay and the oth ers will remain unchanged, In view of this we believe, as we have said before, that before the problem is solved a complete re- PAPER HANGING vision of the entire tax system AND TINTING is necessary, preceded by study of all present expenditures and decision as to what shall be re J. C. Henderson tained and what shall be dis carded. When this is done it will Phone 1021 be possible to adopt a plan which Books of 1930 Wall Paper will apply to state and county Sample* Now Here alike. Until this is done we do On Display not believe any considerable in dividual reduction is possible. There may be some satisfaction Vernonia in pointing out how many thou sands we have lopped off of the Paint Shop state tax, but if the individual re duction is only a few dollars the Vernonia whole thing will come dangerous ly close to being motion without progress. —Hillsboro Independent. What Other Editors Think House And :SIGN: PAINTING Freight Delivered To and Called for at Your Door TRUCKS LEAVE VERNONIA 9 A. M. DAILY Long Distance Furniture Hauling Between Vernonia and Portland Portland-Vernonia Truck Line W. A. Davis, Local Manager. RES. PHONE 443 steam shovel is working there now. The new Mist-Clatskanie market road is closed until it can be repaired. Oscar Jones folks have bought a new electric sewing machine recently. Shady Lane is back in the village after an absence of about two months spent in Vancouver with his sister. Wm. Bridgers is making sever al trips a week to Portland for treatments. He has been in poor health for some time. We have two new families settled in the village last week, one family occupying the Walter and Turner house on Mist hights, ‘ ‘ the other family moving into the little bungolow owned by Mr. Bridgers, beside the store. Both men are truck drivers for the Van Vleet logging company, A dinner was given last Thurs- day at the home of Mrs. Dow- ling in honor of Mrs. Walter Foster of Los Angeles^ who is visiting at her home here for a short time. Covers were laid for fourteen: Mrs. G. McCormick, Mrs. A. R. Melis, Mrs. G. Devine, Mrs. M. Aamodt, Mrs. C. Sund land, Miss Olga Holmstrom, Mrs. Annie B. Johnson of Vesper, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Stanky from Ver nonia, Mrs. Dowling, Mrs. Flor ence Dowling, Master Chas Web ber from Portland, and the hon ored guest, Mrs. Walter Foster. Ersy Fisher is here from Ever ett, Washington, visiting his sis ter, Mrs. L. E. Me Gee on the Burn. The new bungalow being built on the Birkenfeld property in the heart of the village is near ing completion and will soon be ready for occupancy. Start Your Garden RIGHT! With TESTED SEEDS . Western Grown We advise Seeds for Western Soil Vernonia Trading Co Ed Tapp Cass Bergerson Phone 681 Adds to Vernonia’s Payroll HUY MOTHERS BREAD Made in Vernonia by the VERNONIA BAKEIIY At Your Grocers Professional and Business Directory For your convenience the following business and professional people are listed on this page alphabetically. These men and women are known in Vernonia as reliable business and professional people. ANNO1TNCFMFNTC ANNOUNCEMENT Marvin R. Eby, M. D. [ have leased and am now op erating the Sessman Black- smith Shop. Physican and Surgeon Phone Hospital 931 Town Office 891 Repairing of all kind* W. M. Faulkner BAURFP BARBER shop Haircutting for Men Women and Children Expert Work Guaranteed J(Jy REEHER & LUEBKE New And Used Good* Bargain* in Furniture & Stove* 11 First Ave. North Forest Grove, Oregon RESTAURANTS shops DR. J. A. HUGHES i Physician and Surgeon Office Phone 663 Res. Phone 664 Vernonia, Oregon DAD’S SANDWICH SHOP Delicious Chile and Sand wiches—Also Roasts and Short Orders CARD ROOM Eyes Tested PASTIME CARDS AND LIGHT LUNCHES Lloyd Baker, Prop. contpactop C 8.8 inches, double the average Land owners in the Rainier rninfall for the month of March, drainage district are threatening JOHN A. MILLER General Contractor Mason Work, Building C. BRUCE Wholesale and Retail LUMBER Vernonia, Oregon Oregon-American Lumber Co pleasantly spent and light refresh ments were served. Mrs. Mollie Wright sold off some of her milk cows last week. The L. B. Kennedy family have moved away and a Mr. Schor.<r moved in recently. Money Spent for Home Products OFFICE PHONE 1041 J. A. Beeler, 86, for nearly 30 years a resident of Warren, died Work on the new high school March 30. at Scappoose started March 30. A pleasant surprise was given Mrs. E. T. Wallace Monday after noon in honor of her birthday anniversary. Some beautiful glass stem ware was presented to Mrs. Wallace by her friends and the Jolly 20. The afternoon was Glasses Fitted DR. C. O. ANDERSON Eye Spelialist—Optometrist 1st Monday in Each Month. At Kullander’s Jewelry Store TERMINAL CAFE The Right Place to Eat Excellent Cooking HOTO C HOTEL GORDON Newly Fur. ¡«bed Room* Hot and Cold Water Mary Kato Next to Post Office Very Reasonable Rates Chop Suey Restaurant Hotel Hy-Van STEAM HEAT The best for those who appreciate the best. You’ll enjoy a bowl of delicious Chop Suey after the show. TRANgrFP truck CURLY’S TRANSFER BAFFORD BROS General Plumbing Vernonia DENTISTS M. D. COLE Dentist Vernonia, Oregon s doctq » TELEPHONE— Office 672 Res. 673 DR. R. A. OLSON OVER Chiropractor CLINE FURNITURE STORE f ATINO 5 k AT HOMI J hotel M c D onald Phone Business 221 Residence 653 Local and Long Dis tance Hauling MORTUARIES COMPLETE.. "^UNERALS BROWN MORTUARY Phone 593 MONEY TO IOAN CASON TRANSFER Local & long distance HAULING Phone 923 Office in Workingmen’s Store Money to Loan On improved real estate; long time and reasonable terms. See Attorney John L. Storla, St. Helens Oregon. WB CAN GTVH YOU want what you IN PRINTING when you want It!