VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1933.
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RAY D. FISHER, Editor and Publisher
criterion, the net yield is nothing. Last Saturday real pro­
perty that owed, in round numbers, $42,500 in delinquent
taxes was put up at auction at St. Helens. According to
Everett Rundell
newspaper reports $300 was received from owners who re­
deemed their property prior to the sale, and $305 from
Mrs. B. T. Hall of Weiser,
private parties who bought. The total amount received
hardly pays the expenses of the sale. Besides some $3200 Idaho, has been visiting relatives
was bid for city lots by St. Helens, Rainier and Scappoose in Riverview.
in order to protect their interest in assessments, but of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McCaffery
from San Rafael, Calif., are visit­
course there was, in these instances, merely a transfer ing Mr. McCaffery’s sister, Mrs.
from one taxing body to another, and not a relief from W. C. Crowder, for a week or
two.
past due taxes.
The counties and cities cannot collect on property that I Mr. and Mrs. Hattie Kline and
the owners still hold, they cannot sell property that the son Frank of Beaverton, Mr. and
Mrs. Babe Watson of Buxton,
owners have abandoned. The only thing possible is an Mr. and Mrs. Noel Woods and
adjustment that will enable taxpayers to pay what they Mr. and Mrs. Gus Olsen of Ver­
can, as they can. Such an adjustment should be carefully nonia spent Sunday with Mr. and
! devised in advance and not deferred to become a bit of Mrs. J. W. White.
hasty legislation by overburdened and perplexed legislators Dan May spent the weekend at
home with his family.
in the fume of a regular or special session.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Pumala
COLLECTING DELINQUENT TAXES
The problem of delinquent taxes is growing more and
more serious. The arrears pile up—40 per cent of the total
tax one year, 50 per cent in another, 60 per cent in a
third, and so on until the accumulated mass is hopeless.
Prosperity, after being so elusive, bids fair to return—and
yet is there likely to be any such degree of prosperity as
will enable a large share of the taxpayers to pay not only j
the high tax in full for the current year, but also the equal-:
ly high taxes for the three or four depression years that
preceded ? Scarcely. The present load is bad enough. A
portion of the past may be shouldered in addition, no
doubt, but not the entire dead weight of the delinquencies.
The law passed by the last legislature permitting the
payment of delinquent taxes for 1930 and prior years in
10 per cent instalments is a step in the right direction, but
the 1931, 1932 and 1933 delinquencies are even more ser­
ious, and less likely to be paid in amounts sufficient to
enable cities and school districts to meet their defaulted
obligations and cash their outstanding warrants. Some ad­
justment will have to be made.
The practice has been for the counties or cities to
take over property on which taxes or assessments have
not been paid, and sell it to collect the amount due. Such a
procedure is forced upon the sheriff’s office or other tax
collecting agent—but if Columbia county experience is any
Ten Years
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Vernonia Eagle, Sept. 7, 1923.
Large crowds were in town for
the Vernonia day celebration, last
week, but the town is crowded
every day, hence it is difficult to
decide whether the people were
celebrating or attending to their
daily pursuits.
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Mrs. Brown requests that the
members of the Saturday Em­
broidery class ba present tn is
Saturday.
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The Bank of Vernonia has in-
stalled a burglar proof system
that makes our bank 100 per cent
safe.
The Vernonia city treasury is
$105 richer, the result of three
drunks arrested Saturday and
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McDonald
left Monday on a two weeks
vacation in eastern Oregon and
Washington. They will visit the
Pendleton round-up before return-
ing.
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Walter McDonald’s son Ronald
fell from an apple tree Friday
and dislocated his wrist.
the ground is cold and damp and
the weather cool, need no longer
be a source of worry to spring
gardeners, says A. G. B. Bouquet,
vegetable crops specialist at Ore­
gon State college.
The difficulty can be overcome
by simply treating the pea seed
with a small amount of Semesan,
an organic mercury compound,
before planting, reports Mr. Bou­
quet, who has just completed a
series of experiments dealing with
this subject showing that such
treatment increases the growth of
the plants from 100 to 350 per
cent.
The treatment consists of coat­
ing the pea seed with Semesan,
at a cost of approximately 1 cent
per pound of seed. It protects the
seed from mold and rot and in­
creases very markedly the chances
for a good germination of seed
and a uniform stand of plants in
the row. An experiment station
circular describing the method
and giving the results in detail
may be had free.
Among Our
Neighbors •
The St. Helens Pulp and Paper
plant will work on an eight hour
five day week plan under the
N. R. A. The McCormick plant is
restricted to 30 hours a week.
Frederick Bracken, Harold Ry­
an, Rudolph Baldwin, Harry Fal­
ter, Roy Aspley and Jack Ryan
from the Wilark C. C. C. camp
were arrested in St. Helens Satur­
day night. One of them is said
The Evangelical Christian. En­ to have helped a local resident
deavor society will give a play, release a prisoner from Marshal
“Brown Eyed Betty,” in the high Harry Hauser and escaped from
school auditorium tomorrow night
as a benefit for the building fund.
Included in the cast are Hazel
Malmsten, Gladys Malmsten, Odus
Laramore, Bessie McDonald, Julia
Keasey and Benita Parker.
Sam Warfield, sheriff of Ben­
ton county, and Mrs. T. Warfield,
mother of Mr. Warfield, were
visitors at the F. B. Warfield
home Sunday.
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TREATMENT FOUND
TO PREVENT PEAS
ROTTING IN GROUND
Annette
BEAUTY SHOPPE
Phone 431
Bridge St.
Treharne
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visited Mrs. Pumala's folks in
Clatskanie Monday.
Joe Magoff was in Portland
In 1932, according to Governor Meier, 228 people in Sunday.
this state were killed as a direct result of automobile ac­ Oral and Elza Varley, Levi
White and Lloyd Coffman were
cidents, and 4300 were injured, of whom more than half in Banks Monday on business.
will be maimed for life. A terrific toll, that, of life and Clarence Fowler of Trenholm
health and happiness, which if occurring in one gigantic spent the weekend with his wife
accident would command front-page space and a display in Riverview.
head in every daily newspaper in the land, and would arouse Mrs. Lee Hall of Waldport was
in Riverview for a short while
an insistent demand that something be done to prevent a Monday.
repetition. But the mishaps, of course, are scattered from Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Marston
Coos county to Malheur, from St. Helens to Ashland, and spent the week end at Cannon
they occur somewhere in the state every day in the year. Beach.
They are so common that attention is dulled and caution, Mrs. Frank Hankle and Mrs.
Chas. Christiansen took Mr. Chris-
all too often, thrown to the winds.
ti-nsen’s mother to St. Helens last
Governor Meier states that according to conservative week.
estimate 90 per cent of automobile accidents are a direct re­ Miss Alta Gunnoe who has
sult of carelessness of either drivers or pedestrians. The been in Seattle for several weeks
“unavoidable” accident, then, is almost a negligible factor. returned last week in order to
school here. She is stay­
Care in driving and walking would therefore make high­ i start
ing with her grandmother, Mrs.
ways and streets reasonably safe for those who use them. Frank Hankle.
September has been designated as automobile accident Labor day guests of Mr. and
prevention month. It is well to set aside a month for Mrs. J. W. White were Mr. Erick­
calling attention to a condition that is appallingly serious son, Mrs. M. Garrigus and daugh­
Berdena, Mr. and Mrs. Wil­
yet easily overlooked—but every month should be accident ter
bur Clark, Terry McCormick, all
prevention month. Every month, every week, every day— of Portlandd, and Miss Margaret
indeed every minute demands careful driving and walking. Newton of Hillsboro and Francis
Peircy of Vernonia.
Mrs. Edith Varley of Strassel
visited her sister, Mrs. Larson,
and family at The Dalles the spent the week end at home.
Henry Delphanche of Sheffland
past week.
Mrs. Johnson from Portland visited the Dan May family a few
Pleasant Hill school started was the house guest of her son days last week.
Ada Mills spent Monday in
Sept. 4. Teachers are Miss Han­ and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Portland with Glenda Rose.
son, primary, Miss Seehorn, 4th, Mrs. Lee Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Golding spent
5th and 6th grades, Mr. Burnam,
Mrs. John Glassner returned
principal, 7th and 8th grades. home from Turner, where she Sunday at Gobel with Mrs. Gold­
Pupils starting are Deloris Burg- visited with relatives. Mrs. Given ing’s brother.
Mrs. Clifford Fowler and chil­
strom, Bud Roediger, Donald accompanied her.
dren spent the weekend in Port­
Smith, Betty Davis and Mary
Koster men went back to work' land with Mr. Fowler, who is still
Kellar.
Sept. 1 after the fires.
in the hospital.
Raymond and Betty Thacker
Lloyd Baker from Vernonia is
Mrs. Virgil Powell visited Mrs.
were guests of Alice and Bobby operating a confectionery store G. R. Shipley on Pebble creek
Stephenson.
here.
Tuesday.
Mrs. H. M. Smith and children
A. Webb has purchased a se­
Gertrude Johnson, from the
dan.
head office of Montgomery Ward
town. The sheriff and his deputy,
Lewis Stanton and Miss Iona
upon being notified, arrested the Lines were married Sunday, Sep­ and Co., at Oakland, Calif., spent
Mrs.
men at Yankton. They were tember 3, at the bride’s home in the week end with Mr. and
Fred Johnson.
charged with drunkenness on a Treharne.
Virgil Powell spent four days
highway.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stanton at home laBt week from the Wil-
and daughter Lawanda from Gas­
St. Helens schools will begin ton attended the wedding of his son river fire.
Saturday evening Mrs. Mike
next Monday.
brother on Sunday.
Willard gave Mrs. M. R. Cameron
Vern Baker returned home a farewell and birthday dinner
Two four-months old wildcats, Sunday from Sherwood.
combined. Early the next morn-
“Scratchem” and “How," have
Those attending high school
been donated to the St. Helens from here are Mary Treharne,
fire department and occupy a Elmo Smith, Arel Aldridge and I WELTON RADIO SALES
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cage behind the fire station.
Edward Baker.
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TESTING
William M. Deal, 97, the oldest
“People of today are learning
Kenneth White, Tech.
citizen in Columbia county and a to do without many things which
929 BRIDGE ST.
resident of Rainier for 25 years their grandparents never hoped
Paterson Furniture Store
died August 29.
to possess.”—Vash Young.
PREVENTING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
Fall farm
Peas that rot in the ground,
instead of germinating, because
FOR ALL
OIL-STEAM WAVES
The Realistic Permanent
with Ringlette ends
Riverview'
Yer non la
Trading Co
We Deliver — Phone 681
The $1.00 bargain rate within the Vernonia
trading area will be good until that time. Act
now and save 50 cents. Arrears will be accep­
ted at this rate, as well as subscriptions in ad-
vanee.
Vernonia Eagle
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ing Mrs. Cameron left for Wis­
consin where she expects to stay
for some time.
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Oral Varley was hurt Wednes­
day at Sunset camp when struck
by a cable, cutting a gash over
his right eye, and hurting his
right arm.
FIGURES SHOW FAIR "RENT”
TO BE PAID WHEAT FARMER
PAGE THREE
wheat.
Actual benefits, however, will
doubtless be considerably greater
than this, owing to the provision
which requires acreage reduction
for only two out of the three
years which the contract covers.
The total benefit payments for
the following two years will be
made according to the market
price of wheat.
Later information on use which
may be made of the contracted
acreage indicates that such land
may be put in permanent pasture
crops in any section of this state,
but that if it is so seeded, it
cannot be used the second year
as contracted acreage in a man’s
total allowed wheat acreage, but
would simply mean that he would
have to handle another tract of
land according to the restrictions
provided in his contract.
With the amount of wheat
acreage reduction definitely set
at 15 per cent by the Wheat Ad­
justment administration, Oregon
will have 156,900 acres to be
taken out of wheat production
this next year, if every wheat
grower in the state signs up
under the adjustment plan.
Of course it is not expected
that everyone of the 17,090
wheat growers in the state will
find it advantageous to sign up
“Happiness in life comes from
to cooperate in this national
movement to restore the purchas­ appreciating the little things.” —
ing power of wheat, although Edgar A. Guest.
early indications throughout the
Columbia Basin show that more
than 90 per cent of the wheat
growers there are availing them­
selves of this opportunity. Or­
ganization work is progressing
rapidly throughout the state in
A. F. & A. M.
order that some two million dol­
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F. & A. M. meets
lars out of a total of approxi­
at
Masonic
Temple,
mately three and a quarter mil­
Stated
Communication
lion may be paid this September,
First Thursday of each
according to officials of the Ore­
month. Special called
gon State College Extension ser­ meetmgs on all other Thurs-
vice, which is in charge of the day nights 7:30 p.m. Visitors
educational and organization cam­ most cordially welcome.
Emil F. Messing, W. M.
paign.
F. D. Macpherson, Secretary
By taking average yields of
the various counties, the exten­
Order of Eastern Star
sion service men find that far­
mers will, in effect, be paid an Nehalom Chapter 153, O. E. 9.
Regular commu­
average of $20 an acre for the
nication first
land left out of wheat production. |
and third Wed­
nesdays of each
This amount varies, of course,
month, at Ma­
with the county, ranging from
sonic Temple.
11.44 to as high as $32.78. Of
All visiting sis­
course, these benefit payments
ters and broth­
ers welcome.
are not made directly on an acre
Mrs. A. J. Hughes, W.M.
basis, but rather at the rate of
Leona McGraw, Sec.
28 cents a bushel for the allot­
ment bushels assigned each grow,
Pythian Sister*
er, but now that the acreage re­
Vernonia Temple 61 meets
duction has been definitely set at
15 per cent, it is a simple matter! every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in
for each grower to figure out his W.O.W. hall.
Florence Nanson, M. E. C.
possible benefit payments on the
Clara Kerns, M. or R. & C.
basis of acreage to be left out of
LODGES
The Forest Grove
National Bank
”The Roll of Honor Bank”
J. A. Thornburgh
President
R. G. Thornburgh
Cashier