LETS BE SOCIABLE
Amount of Victory Tax Deductible from Weekly Wages
of Selected Amounts and Amount of Net Victory
Mary Pat Caton, Immortality; Mary
Tax After Deduction of Credits
Grand Conductress
Of O.E.S. Entertained
Grand Conductress Hazel Foater
of Prineville, O.E.S. Grand Chapter
of Oregon, made her official visit
at the Nehalem chapter Wednesday
evening, January 20. She conduct
ed a detailed school of instruction.
Mrs. Foster was entertained at
dinner before the meeting by Mrs.
Ray Mills. Other guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Gordon.
Rainbow Girls Hold
Installation Monday
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Beth Lish, Fidelity.
Jackie Rollins, Patriotism; LaRue
Moon, Service; Shirley Ray treasur
er; Betty Olson, recorder; confi
dential observer, Ruth Hausler; out
er observer, Patty Romtvedt; Ann
ette Lane, choir director. Jo Marie
Hershey, Lady of the Lights, and
Jean McDonald, historian, were not
present to be installed.
Presented during the ceremony
was the new advisory board, which
consists of the following members:
Mrs. Herman Dickson, W. W. Mc
Crae, Mrs. John Hatfield, Ray Mills,
Walter Kent, Emil Messing, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Gordon. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Lane; Eastern Star Mat
ron and Patron, were also present
ed.
Following the bestowing of gifts
and flowers, there were refresh
ments and dancing downstairs.
Because of the weather under
foot, the Rainbow Girls wore after
noon dresses rather than the custo
mary formais to their installation
Monday night at the Masonic tem
ple. Installing 'officers were Mrs.
Joe McNutt, marshall, Betty Olson,
Worthy Advisor and Mrs. Herman
Dickson, chaplain. Mrs. McNutt sub
stituted at the last minute for Joy
Willard, who became ill. Mrs. El Local Couple Married
more Knight was musician.
Girls installed in the various of January 18 in Reno
Cathrin Hoffman and Leslie W.
fices were: Evelyn Hearing, Wor
•Skuzie were married at 11:00 a.m.
thy Advisor; Jonnibel Hatfield,
Monday, January 18 at the Metho
Worthy Associate Advisor; Gwendo
dist church in Reno, Nevada with
lyn Graves, Charity; Lillian Laird,
Reverend Osborn pronouncing the
Hope; Frances Cantwell, Faith;
vows. The bride is the daughter of
Helen Fowler, drill leader; Tommie
Mrs. C. S. Hoffman of Vernonia
Lou Holcomb, chaplain; Dorothy
and secretary to President Howard
Sasse, Love; Nina MacDonald, Re of the Monmouth normal school.
ligion; Marjorie Lolley, Nature;
Mr. Skuzie is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Skuzie of St. Hel
ens.
A pastel blue suit and black ac
SEND YOUR
cessories
were worn by the bride.
CHILDREN
The newlyweds spent their honey
For a Hot, Nourishing
moon at Globin Lodge, Lake Tahoe,
California and returned via San
LUNCH EACH NOON
Francisco and the coast highway.
Mrs. Skuzie graduated from Ver
to
nonia high school and Oregon state
Ma Vike’s
college. She received her master’s
degree from New York university.
Thei Terminal Cafe
Mr. Skuzie is a graduate of Willam
ette university.
BUY YOUR BREAD HERE
Eat bread for extra energy. Vernonia Bakery’s
bread is vitamin-enriched and delicious, and may
be had in several wholesome varieties.
Vernonia
akery
PHONE 991
KEEP YOI ll CAR
IN GOOD CONDITION
Regular greasing jobs ^re necessary if you ex
pect to keep your car in good condition. Go to
Heath’s for an expert job. Get your gas and oil
there, too.
Heath’s Service Station
Phone X57
•ÀI.MÀNAC<
“Honett labour bears a lonely tare“
—Thomas Dekker
fANUARY
29— Tit! es of nobility abrogat
ed by congressional law.
1795.
30— U. S. bank act vetoed by
President Madison. 1815.
31— Children's bureau. De
partment of Labor, estab
lished. 1911
FEBRUARY
/iT'k. 1—Ericsson gets patent for
»crew propeller, 1838.
(gr.n
amount)
3—Wendell Phillips, antt-
slavery agitator, dies.
1884.
I—Horo-e Greeley found
er of N. Y. Tribune. bom.
1811.
4—Lottery authorized In
Kentucky for money to
build church, 1812.
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$ 12
15
20
33
40
50
63
70
80
50
100
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tax
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Net Victory tax after credits
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Married
:
Single
Merried
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person—
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no dependents
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two dependents
no dependents
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1 3
1 3
2 3
2 3
3 ’3
3.30
4.10
$ .11
.30
.68
1.05
1.43
1.30
2.18
2.55
2.93
3.30
May make it advisable
to buy your grocery
needs for several days
at one time. That is
not hoarding, but lay
ing away unreasonable
amounts of food is un
patriotic at the present
time.
As a general rule, buy
only what you will
need until our next de
livery or*your next trip
to our store.
1 DELIVERY DAILY
“Where Your Money Buys More”
Phone 91
At the Mile Bridge, Riverview
$ .09
.21
.51
.31
1.14
1.41
1.74
2.04
2.24
2.64
$ .08
.22
.50
.78
1.06
1.34
1.62
1.90
2.18
2.46
The credits may be taken currently or after the war. They amount to
40 percent of the tax for married persons, 25 percent for single persons,
and 2 percent for each dependent. They may be taken currently and will
be based on (a) payments of premiums on life insurance policies in force
on September 1, 1942; (b) payments of old debts; (c) net purchase of
War Bonds.
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Dance Postponed
Due to Weather
Several Get Vacations
Because of Snow;
The Little Dance club postponed Kitchen Painting Started
the dance it was to have had last
Saturday due to weather conditions.
The next dance will be the one
scheduled for February. It is pos
sible that a dance to take the place
of the postponed one will be held
in March.
Another social gathering cancel
led was the meeting u'. the Vernonia
Study club scheduled for Thursday.
January 21. Rather than meet this
week, the group will not meet until
the regularly scheduled time, Thurs
day, February 4.
Minister's Death
Saddens Friends
NATAL—Friends in the valley
were saddened by the news of the
death of Reverend Everett last
week. Mr. Everett had preached in
the valley occasionally since 1921,
until the illness of his wife made it
necessary for him to give up the
trips away from home.
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Hank Lents called on Noble Dun
lap one day last week.
Mr. Wolff was out riding on his
pony last week for exercise and
called on some of the neighbors.
Mrs. Bertho C. Good, daughter
and husband, and Mr. and Mrs.
E'mer Clenim of Portland drove
out last Sunday and spent the day
with Mrs. Good’s son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Vern MacNeill. They also
visited with the Clyde Henderson
family and the Swansons of River
view.
Mesdames MacNeill, Hall, Wad
dell, and George called on Mrs. Jake
Neuer January 13th. The occasion
was Mrs. Neuer’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Steers and
children were Sunday evening sup
per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Car
michael.
Mrs. Carmichael called on Mrs.
J. C. Moran Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap called at the
American Income Rises
19 Cents; Living Costs
Up 10 Cents Over 1941
PURCHASING POWER
NOVEMBER Iÿ4lv’NOVEMBER 1942-
Ml
Weather
Conditions
King’s Grocery and Market
«
wj ; i
At the Mile Bridge, Riverview
King’s
_
WeeVy
NATAL—Bernice Dass went back
to work Tuesday morning after a
few days vacation because of snow.
Lincoln Peterson was at Big Ed
dy on business Saturday and helped
dig a few cars out of the snow.
Mrs. R. S. Lindsay is painting
her kitchen now—a good start on
spring house cleaning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Lindsay, who
are employed at the Oregon ship
yards, were visiting with his folks
for a few days while the ship
yards were closed because of snow.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Choates and Mr.
Wolff called On Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Lindsay Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern MacNeill went
to Portland Wednesday to attend
the funeral of a friend of Mr Mac-
Neill.
Austin Corll, a resident on the
Clatskanie mountain, called at Big
Eddy park Monday afternoon.
Items About Mist
People Written
MIST—Charles Hanson and Nor
man were Monday morning shop
pers in the village.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hayden and
daughters were supper guests of the
Don Hall family at Natal one day
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sundland
spent Thursday evening with the
Haydens.
Mrs. Austin Dowling and son
were in Clatskanie Saturday.
LaVern Hanson was in Clatskan
ie Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Galeton enjoyed a
visit from their daughter, Gertrude,
during the past week-end.
R. S. Lindsay home Friday after
noon.
William Pringle, Sr., called on
Mr. Carmichael one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap and Mr.
and Mrs. Steers visited with the
Hendersons Sunday evening.
Refreshment
At Dessy's
Goes a long way to
ward making disagree
able weather less disa
greeable. Stop there
for your favorite bever
age. Bring your friends
along, too.
Dessy's
Tavern
iMvcsroii
HE above chart, showing how
the average American fared In
T national
income changes in the
last twelve months, is based on the
monthly consumers' study of In
vestors Syndicate of Minneapolis.
The American Public in Novem
ber had a ’’real income" of $1.19. or
an increase of nineteen cents on
the dollar over the same 1941
month.- This "real Income" Is not a
subtraction of cash income and ex
penditures but an average relative
of these figures designed to show
how living costs affect adjusted In
come dollars.
Cash Income of the American
public In November was $1.31 for
every $1 a year earlier. This gain
of thirty-one cents on the dollar
resulted from the following changes
per dollar: wages up forty-four
cents, other Income up forty-two
cents, and salaries thirty-three
cents on the dollar. Investment in
come at 85 cents was down fifteen
cents.
Rents In November were up one
Cent over a year ago. Clothing was
up eleven cents and food was up
fifteen cents. Mlscellsneous Items
were two cents higher than in
November, 1941.
Vernonia Eagle
Thursday, January 28, 1943
BRITISH BALLOONS PROTECT
Thousands of British-made lend-
leased barrage balloons now protect
the west coast of the United States.
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Ten per cent of your income
in War Bonds will help to
build the planes and tanks
that will insure defeat of Hit
ler and his Axis nartnera.