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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1935)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1935. PACIFIC COAST •‘TAKES RAP" ON GASOLINE PRICES 1-MINUTE SAFETY TALKS Natal By Don Herold During Friday night three inch es of snow fell followed by freez ing weather with more snow on Tuesday night and throughout the day. A huge snow plow was used to clean off the highway. Two oline Mr. and Mrs. Ira Peterson spent Sunday afternoon down the river calling on Mr. and Mrs.' L. B. Eastman. Word was received here of the arrival of a daughter Lois Shir ley to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Neur- er on Jan. 9. Mr. Neurer is or ganizer and leader of the Colo rado Wranglers orchestra and a nephew of Jake Neurer. Bob Seal’s logging camp moved from Johnson creek to their new camp site at Cedar creek. They are logging a piece of timber between Noble Dunlap’s and Jake Neurer’s on the highway which is being taken out by trucks. Mrs. Nettie Peterson’s mother fell injuring herself Monday. She is confined to her bed. Mrs. An na Osborn is helping Mrs. Peter son care for her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Berg were Wednesday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Louis Carmichael’s. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Osborn en tertained Sunday with a supper for a few friends at their home. The occasion was their wedding anniversary. GRANGE HALL MEETINGS The meetings in the grange hall continue for another week. Subject for Sunday, Jan. 20: Daniel. This is illustrated by large charts. A real treat for you. Monday: The 2300 years most wonderful prophecy. Tuesday: Christ our High Priest. Wednesday: The Sanctuary in Heaven. Thiursday: no meeting. the United prices, and the Pacific to the Oregon State Motor As sociation, which has just issued a table of January retail prices on gasoline throughout the na tion. The Rocky mountain district is the other in which prices are out of step with the rest of the nation. Clyde Johnson has been sawing camp wood for Bob Seal the past week. Otis Seal drove to St. Helens Wednesday evening to see his wife and small son. in coast is one of them, a Richard Peterson has been suf fering with an attack of lumbago for the past week. Robert McMullen was sick for a few days last week with a bad cold. districts States “ take the rap” on gas- Mr. and Mrs. Van Anderson spent the week end at their home in Gresham, returning Sunuay. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Dunlap celebrated their wedding anniver sary Wednesday, Jan. 9. This be ing grange night at Natal the couple were congratulated. PAGE FIVE VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON On the Pacific coast district, the northwest is most heavily penalized, with Spokane, Wash ington, topping the list for Ore gon and Washington with 24 cents per gallon, including a 6- cent tax. Code for a Pedestrian I will try to keep my mind on my work as a pedestrian, the coming year. When I cross a atreet I will try to ?uit thinking about that pretty blonde met last Thursday or that deal by which I hope to ahake 11,000 out of Bill Smith next week. I will figure that every motoriat in tends to hit me until he proves that he doesn't. I will not cross streets against the traffic signal, but will remember that according to The Travelers Insurance Company 28,870 of my fellow pedes trians were injured that way in 1933, and 810 killed. « I'll be simpleton enough to walk dbwn to the corner and cross with traffic instead of crossing in the middle of the block, for that's how 67,290 of us hoofers got hit last year—3,320 with fatal effects. I will not step out from behind parked cars without first thrusting my nose out to see what the chances are of getting my block knocked off, as did 35,010 of my pedestrian friends last year—1,460 of whom didn’t recover. I won’t step off any curbs with my head in the sporting or financial section of any newspaper. I won’t trust any motorist to taka care of my hide; I’ll take care of my own. Therefore, when I walk on country roads, I’ll walk facing traffic, instead of taking it in the back. I won’t play hopscotch in the middle of the street. When my rubber ball rolls off the sidewalk, I won't run off the curb after it until I have stopped and looked for cars coming in both directions. NATIONAL SAVINGS MARK INCREASES NEW YORK. — Tne annual sav ings compilation of the American Bankers Association for the year ending June 30. 1934, shows that for the first time since 1930 total sav ings in all American banks recorded an annual increase. A statement by W. Espey Albig. Deputy Manager of the association tn charge of its Savings Division, in the organization's monthly maga zine "Banking.” says that savings deposited in banks as of June 30. 1934, gained 3.5 per cent as com pared with a year earlier. "The aggregate is an increase over last year of J742.132.000, the first since the year which closed June 30, 1930," he says. "Thia Is a notable achievement, tor the decline since 1930 had been precipitate and all-embracing, in that year savings had reached the all-time high of $28.- 478.631,000. A year ago the amount was J21,125,534,000. a loss in three years of $7 353.097,000. This year the | I i ! In Helena, Montana, Rocky mountain district, the price rea ches as high as 25 cents, the highest listed in the United States. There, as in Oregon, the tax totals 6 cents. A low of 9.5 cents per gallon, including a 4-cent tax, is reached in Peoria, Ill. At Decatur, Ill., the price is only 9.9 cents, in cluding a like tax. Other mid? west prices range slightly higher, but far below those in the North west. Oregon’s state and federal tax, totaling 6 cents, brings the price of gasoline up to 21 cents in Portland. California motorists pay slightly less per gallon owing chiefly to a tax of anly 4 cents. For example, if California were paying a 6-cent tax, prices would be 20.5 cents in San Fran- cisco, 19.5 in Los Angeles and 21 in Fresno. figure stands at $21,867,666,000. "Depositors, too. have gained in number, going from 39.262,442 on June 30. 1933, to 39,562.174 on June 30 this year, a gain of 299.732. Four years ago there were 52,729.432 de positors, or one depositor for each 2.3 persons In the country. Now there is one account for each 3.2 nersons." Southern and south central districts sag under heavy taxes, but total gasoline prices in many instances are considerably lower than on the Pacific coasf. NEW WEALTH FROM SOIL New wealth which comes from the soil is of special interest to those to In Birmingham, Ala., the tax I whom falls the responsibility of also totals 8 and the motorists maintaining our credit structure. Unless agriculture is successful pay only 17 cents per gallon. farm borrowers cannot ultimately succeed, neithei can the banks they serve. Foreclosure sales are not a sound basis for good farming or good banking. Bankers, therefore, are as much interested in the per manent success of the agricultural Industry as are the farmers, wheth er the deposits come directly from ’arm patrons, or Indirectly througli the ordinary channels of business.— D. H. Otis, Director of Agriculture. American Bankers Association. Professional & Business Directory Fridnv; The T,aw and Gospel. Ssturdav: no meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Denny Ryves are All meetings begin at 7:30 p. guests at the home of Mr. and m. You can’t afford to miss Mrs. E. H. Washburn. one for they mean eternal life to you. Come and hear lor yourself. Paul Iverson, pastor Guaranteed! The government is behind Mazda Lamps Electrical Appliances every deposit you have— up to $5000. That is the finest guarantee world—as in certain as the j the very existence of our gov ernment! Make posits with OFFICE HOURS 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. they are your de- I confidence — I guaranteed, by Federal Deposit Insurance. SATURDAY | 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. “THE ROLL OF I HONOR BANK” Oregon Gas and Fnn’sf Grove Electric Company ?:A ììuì ; à LBANK C22 Bridge St Telephone 691 J. A. Thornburgh, President R. G. Thornburgh. Cashier VERNONIA BRAZING AND MACHINE WORKS NEHALEM TAVERA 3 MILES NORTH EAST OF VERNONIA Authorized CHEVROLET Sales and Service I PHONE 342
