30 per cent and the hemlock,
COUNTY VALUATIONS
SUFFER FROM FIRE white fir and spruce average
(Forest Log)
N. S. Rogers, valuation engi­
neer for the state tax commission,
has recently completed reports for
the assessors of Tillamoox and
Wsahington counties to be used
as a basis for the 1934 assess­
ments on the area covered by the
1933 fire. He spent considerable
time in the burned area in order
to check on the damage.
“The assessed value of mature
timber in Tillamook county in
1931 was $15,169,180,” states
Mr. Rogers. “In 1932 it was $10,-
206,830, and in 1933 was further
reduced to $6,841,970. In 1931
Tillamook had the largest assess­
ment on timber of any of the 74
timbered counties in the three
northwest states of Oregon, Wash­
ington and Idaho.
“These enormous reductions in
valuation are not due to depletion
by logging in any considerable
amount, but have been caused
principally by the following: (1)
The removal from the tax rolls of
dead timber resulting from a
hemlock looper attack of several
years ago, which is now beyond
the period where salvage is pos­
sible; (2) a general reduction in
all assessments which was made
in 1932 to meet, in a measure,
the general trend of depressed
values; (3) the so-called Cochran
fire of October, 1932, which raged
through the northern end of the
county; and (4) that holocaust of
1933, known from coast to coast
as the Tillamook fire.”
In the reports just completed,
Rogers has worked out plats on a
scale of four inches to the mile
from a base map prepared by the
owners and the Forest Experi­
ment Station, showing the areas
according to the percentage of
damage done to the merchantable
timber. From the plats segrega­
tions have been made of the
deod and green timber on each
40-acre subdivision. From these
tabulations the 1934 assessments
will be made.
“Many interesting observations
were made when the areas were
being checked to determine per­
centages of kill,” stated Mr. Rog­
ers. “Althouf^h this was one of
the most intense fires on record
in the state surprisingly little tim­
ber was burned down. Much more
was wind blown.
“Perhaps of greatest interest
from a forestry standpoint is the
percentage of kill of the differ­
ent species. In township 1 south
and 2 south and range 7 west,
the dead timber amounts to ap­
proximately 95 per cent of the
total merchantable volume. For
section after section, scarcely a
green tree is to be found. In
other areas the dead Douglas fir
amounts to from 10 per cent to
from 50 per cent to 80 per cent
dead.
“In the matter of fixing values
for the 1934 assessment rolls, no
consideration will be taken of
the dead hemlock, spruce and
white fir. These species have little
or no salvage value after having
been dead for more than one year.
A value, yet to be determined,
will be fixed on the dead Douglas
fir and red cedar.
“An analysis of the situation
leads to the inevitable conclusion
that within the next five or six
years Tillamook county’s position
in rank of timbered counties must
shrink to a place near the bottom
of the list in the Pacific North­
west.”
CALL FOR WARRANTS
Union High School District No.
1, Columbia county, Oregon, has
money on hand to pay all out­
standing warrants up to No. 444.
J. B. WILKERSON,
May 25, 1934.
District Clerk
NOTICE of SCHOOL ELECTION
Notice of School Election Upon
Question of Increasing Tax Levy
Over Amount Limited by Section
11, Article XI, State Constitution.
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in School
District No. 47 of Columbia
County, State of Oregon, at the
Washington school in said district,
on the 18th day of June,
1934, at 8:00 p. m. for the
purpose of submitting to the legal
voters of said district the question
of increasing the tax levy for the
years 1934-35 over the amount
limited by section 11, article XI,
of the Constitution of Oregon.
The reasons for increasing such
levy are: Due to a clerical error,
several years ago, the clerk of
this district submitted the bud­
get to the County Assessor sever­
al thousand dollars lower than it
had actually been voted. This er­
ror has lowered the base of this
district to the extent that it will
be necessary to vote in excess
to the 6 per cent limitation in
order to carry on the school.
The amount of special tax pro­
posed to be levied for said year
is $25,695.00.
Dated this 21st day of May,
1934.
R. M. ALDRICH,
Chairman, Board of Directors
ATTEST:—LOEL ROBERTS,
21c2
District Clerk.
SATURDAY
Mr. and Mrs. H. Pearse made
a business trip to Portland on
Saturday.
Mrs. L. Grenia and son and
Mrs. E. Sunell and children mo­
tored to Portland on Tuesday to
attend the circus.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl P. Belongia
were week end visitors at the
home of her sister and brother-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. Belongia.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis and
children took a trip to Tacoma,
Wash., to visit their relatives
and enjoyed the trip.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Schram
and Chas. Justice went to Port­
land Saturday.
Mrs. Al Jensen of Walla Wal­
la, Wash., is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Ed Houghtaling.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Richards mo­
tored to Portland Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson were
Portland shoppers Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Baker
and Leonard Baker from Sher­
wood attended the graduation ex­
ercises Friday evening.
Mrs. Wm. Prutzman, Mrs. Al­
vin Bergstrom and daughter at­
tended1 the circus in Portland
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Melis and
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sehorn drove
to Mist and! visited Mr. and Mrs.
A. Wallace Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Baker
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Barnes and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Baker, Leonard Ba­
ker, Edward, Loretta and Vern
Friday evening. The hostess serv
ed ice cream and cake.
Mrs. Otto Meyer was pleasant­
ly surprised when friends and
neighbors gathered at tier home
and gave her a shower. She re­
ceived many gifts.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL
MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
to the legal voters of School Dis­
trict No. 47, of Columbia county,
State of Oregon, that tne AN­
NUAL SCHOOL MEETING of
said District will be held at Wash­
ington school; to begin at the
the time set for the meeting to
begin. Until the count begins, any
legal voters of the district shall
be entitled to vote upon any
business before the meeting.
Dated this 21st day of May,
1934.
R. M. ALDRICH,
Chairman, Board of Directors
ATTEST:—LOEL ROBERTS,
21c2
District Clerk.
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Haircutting for Men
Women and Children
Expert Work Guaranteed
NEHALEM
TAVERN
JOHN A. MILLER
GENERAL MOBILGAS
Oils . . . Expert Greasing
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JOy
3 MILES NORTH EAST
OF VERNONIA
Willard Batteries
General Contractor
Mason Work, Building
VERNONIA
SERVICE STATION
BAFFORD BROS.
Expert Automobile Repairin
Roland L. Treharne
WELDING
SERVICE
STATION
General Plumbing
TWIN
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Vernonia
Roland D. Eby, M. D.
■ Physican and Surgeon
Portland-Vernonia
Truck Line
W. A. DAVIS. Proprietor
Town Office 891
Daily Service
Office with Crawford
Motor Co.
John A. Hughes, M. D.
Telephones _ __ 611, 1041
Physician and Surgeon
Office Phone 663
Res. Phone 664
Vernonia
Oregon
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LOCAL AND LONG DIS­
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16-INCH FIR WOOD
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Maytag Washers
VERNONIA RADIO SHOP
Gene Shipman
Telephone 691
Mazda Lamps
Electrical Appliances
OFFICE HOURS
Treharne
hour of 8:00 o’clock P. M. on the
third Monday in June, being the
18th day of June, A. D. 1934.
This meeting is called for the
purpose of electing one director
and one clerk and the transaction
business usual at such meet­
ings.
In districts of the second and
third classes the ballots shall not
be counted until one hour after
We repair all makes of
Washers
Oregon Gas and
Electric Company
Bridge St.
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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1934.
9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
9 a. m. to 3 p. m.
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By GEORGE STORM