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

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    FRIDAY, 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.
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Entered as second class matter August 4, 1922. at the post
office at Vernonia. Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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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
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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
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when you want It!