Vernonia Eagle SOMEWHERE Legal Notices Many are thinking of loved ones SPECIAL SCHOOL today ELECTION NOTICE Somewhere—far away. Pursuant to the provisions of law, NOTICE IS HEREBY CIV- Mother, father, sitter, brother; Wives and sweethearts, too. EN, that at the school election to be held on Monday, June 26, Ever thinking of another— 1944, at the High School in Ver Somwhere—aeross the sea of nonia, Oregon, the following pro blue. posal will be submitted to the qualified voters of Union High Each looking for a letter Sshool District No 1, Jt. 8, of Day by day. Columbia and Washington Coun Longing for just a line, ties, Oregon.: Hoping it will bring good Shall the School Board of Un news, saying, “I’m fine.” ion High School No. 1, Jt. 8 of Columbia and Washington Coun May God speed the day, ties, Oregon, be authorized to Is my prayer. make a levy of $5,000.00 annual ly for five years for postwar When our loved ones may return From "somewhere” over construction, improvement and there. rehabilitation of schools, schooj plants and school premises, and May our boys and girls in khaki providing that said board may And the boys and girls in use state or federal matching navy blue funds should they become avail Return, to live anew, able, which levies shall be outside In homes once more the limitation imposed by Art. XI, Sec. 11 of the Oregon Con On our own beautiful shore, stitution. “Somewhere” in the U.S.A. S’estion 111-910 O.C.L.A. pro- — Mrs. James Emmons vides that any citizen of the State of Oregon who is 21 years election will be held in Schoo! of age, and has resided in the District No. 47 Jt. of Columbia District 30 days immediately pre County, State of Oregon, at ceding the election, and has prop Washington grade school, Ver erty in the District, as shown by nonia, Oregon, in said district, the last county assessment on for the purpose of submitting to which he or she is liable or sub the legal voters of said district ject to pay tax, shall be entitled the question of increasing the to vote at this election. The prop tax levy 'for the year 1944-45 erty qualifications shall be over the amount limited by sec deemed to have been complied tion 11, article XI, of the Consti with if the elector shall present tution of Oregon. to the Election Board satisfactor- The reasons for increasing y evidence that he or she has such levy are: stock or shares or ownership in Our 'base is large enough only any corporation, firm, or co to operate a rural school. partnership which has property The amount of tax, in excess in the District on which a tax is of the 6% limitaion, proposed paid as shown by the last coun to be levied for said year is ty assessment. $42,988.33 The polling place will be open Dated this 23 day of May, for the receiving of votes from 1944. 2:00 to 7:00 o’clock P. M. on the Attest: LEE SCHWAB afternoon of Monday, June 26, District Clerk 1944. R. A. BRAMBLETT Dated at IVernonia, Oregor, Chairman Board of Directors the 13th day of May, 1944. 21t4 ATTEST: E. R. Mills District Clerk NOTICE OF ANNUAL O. G. Weed ' SCHOOL MEETING Chairman Board of Directors NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, 6-1 6-15 in compliance with Sec. 111-908, NOTICE OF ANNUAL O.C.L.A., to the legal voters of SCHOOL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN School District No. 47 Jt., of Col to the legal voters of Union High umbia County, State of Oregon, School District No. 1, Jt. 8 of that the ANNUAL SCHOOL Washington and Columbia Coun MEETING of said District will ties, State of Oregon, that the be held at the Washington grade ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING school, Vernonia; to begin at the of said District will be held at hour of 8:00 o’clock p.m. on the Vernonia, Oregon; to begin at third Monday of June, being the the hour of 2 to 7 o’clock P. M. 19th day of June, A. D. 1944. This meeting is called for the on the fourth Monday of June, being the 26th day of June, A. purpose of electing one school director for a three year term D. 1944. and one school clerk and the This meeting is called for the purpose of electing one Director transaction of business usual at to serve for five years and the such meeting. In districts of the second and transaction of business usual at third classes the ballots shall such meeting. Dated this 26th day of May, not to be counted until one hour after the time set for the meet 1944. ing to begin. Until the count be ATTEST: E. R. Mills District CleYk gins, any legal voters of the dis Oscar G. Weed trict shall be entitled to vote up Chairman Board of Directors on any business before the meet ing. 6-1 6-15 Dated this 24th day of May, Notice of School Election Up 1944. on Question of Increasing Tax ATTEST: LEE SCHWAB Levy Over Amount Limited by District Clerk Section 11, Article XI, State R. A. BRAMBLETT Constitution. Chairman Board of Directors Notice is hereby given that an 21t4 j LUMBER PRODUCTION IN UNITED STATES 1909-1944 U. S. Census 1910-1944 Production lino 1944 Production Lovol ANXIOUS INQUIRY: Is war production exhausting our forests? ANSWER: No. Production was returning to normal, but labor shortage has reduced it below the usual level. Cut ting still runs below the years of highest production. E nquiries concerning at the Chas. Hanson home Sun. Mrs. Don Hall was a week end visitor here from Genama, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cheekmonek MIST—Tommy Dues of the entertained their son, Joe, and army, a T Sgt., was shaking family and| daughter, Mr. and hands with old acquaintances last Mrs. Bill Day of Portland and their son, Frank, of the USN week. He’s stationed in Calif. during the week end. Irving Knowlei butchered 'two Al Gurhkle and Jean Tiderman veal Tues., taking them to Ver of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. R. Schroeder and son from Scap nonia Wed. Lloyd Garlock is entering St. poose, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Salmi Vincents hospital Thurs., for an and Janet from Marshland and Mr. and Mrs. M. Tiderman, Mary operation for hernia. Mrs. Ernest Lane was a recent and Betty Larson were week end guests at the Charles Hanson visitor here. Donald Sundland went to New home. Mrs. Austin Dowling and Mrs. berg Fri.; eve., to bring 'back his wife and baby, who have been Earl Roper motored to Vernonia Sat. They called on the Chas. visiting her parents. Bernice and Mary Dass called Alexander family. Schedule II—General Fund -L i E»timated Expenditure» Budget Elementary allowance in detail schools for the current school year Item GENERAL CONTROL Personal service: Superintendent ............................................. Clerk ................ ............................................. Stenographers and other office assistants Compulsory education and census ........... Supplies .. ..............................................................- Elections and publicity ............... _......................... Legal service (clerk’s bond, audit, etc.) Other expense of general control: Visual education .......................... * Total expense of general control Expenditures for three fiscal years next preceding the current school year Detailed expenditures year First year for the last Second yearly year of the Give yearly Givel totals totals three - year period $ 3,00.0.00 540.00 800.00 150.00 25.00 150.00 50.00 $ 2,736.00 480.00 700.00 93.50 25.00 135.00 50.00 $ 2,930.00 540.00 529.25 93.50 27.75 99.80 50.00 65.00 65.00 50.00 . $ 4,780.00 $ 4,284.50 $ 4,320.80 $ 2,000.00 100.00 $ 1,776.00 $3,487.00 Total expense of Superviaion INSTRUCTION —Teaching III. Personal service: Teachers ..................... Handicap .................. Library supplies, repairs .... Supplies (chalk, paper, etc.) Textbooks ............................. Tuition to other districts .... $ 2,100.00 $ 1,776,00 $ 3,487.00 $36,392.00 250.00 100.00 1,000.00 800.00 198.00 $32,914.00 $28,675.00 100.00 900.00 1,000.00 198.00 926.53 903.85 182.00 Total expente of teaching IV. OPERATION OF PLANT Personal service: Janitors and other employees . Janitors’ supplies ....................... ............. Fuel .......................................................... Light and power ........................................ Water ........................................................... Telephone .................................................. $38,740.00 $35,112.00 $30,687.38 .... $ 4,720.00 .... 1,000.00 .... 2,300.00 600.00 275.00 150.00 $ 4,500.00 1,000.00 1,242.00 600.00 275.00 150.00 $ 4,343.10 1,546.06 966.00 886.85 206.16 190.85 .... $ 9,045.00 $ 7,767.00 $ 8,139.02 II. INSTRUCTION—Supervision Personal service: Principals ............ Supervision ....................... Total expense of operation .................. V. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS Repair and maintenance of furniture and equipment Repair and maintenance of: Buildings ................................................................ Grounds ........................... ................ ..................... Total expente of maintenance and repair» VI. AUXILIARY AGENCIES Health service: Personal service (nurse, etc.) Supplies and other expenses Transportation of pupils: Personal service .................. Total expente of auxiliary agencie» VII. FIXED CHARGES Insurance ...................... Other fixed charges: Boiler inspection 9 150.00 170.00 9 $ 856.21 45.00 100.00 I 45.00 100.00 $ 70.95 $ 8,087.50 300.00 7,807.50 8,106.50 $ 7,952.50 9 8’177.45 9 $ $ $ 10.00 150.00 $ 482.46 9 100.00 200.00 9 160.00 246.49 Total Schedule III—Debt »ervice-Bond» and interest $ 425.00 $ 836.39 $ 100.00 $ 56.98 $ 56.98 $ $’2,712.06 $29,302.50 $23,523.44 $ 422.00 $ 8.Ó65.Ó0 $ 979.79 $ 8,'í'40.¿¿ 678,73 $ 260.00 $ $ 400.00 > 1.900,25 129.90 300.00 125.00 DEBT SERVICE-BOND INTEREST AND SINKING FUND Principal on bonds (include negotiable interest-bearing war rants issued under section 111-1016, O. C. L. A.) ..... Interest on bonds ........................-........................................... ........ $ 3,454.92 10.00 510.00 ........................................ -.............. $ 100.00 .................................... ................... $ 8,000.00 $ 3,000.00 Schedule III—Bond Interest and Sinking Fund $ 3,350.63 472.46 $ 150.00 $ IX. DEBT SERVICE—NON-BONDED Interest on warrants ......................... 310,00 500.00 $ 4,103.50 525.24 420.00 t 7,942.50 » 330.97 $ 10.00 Total capital outlays 9 $ 1,400,00 $ v • I 250.00 1,000.00 250.00 $ VIII. CAPITAL OUTLAYS Alteration of buildings (not repairs) .......... New furniture, equipment and replacements Other capital outlays: Library books ...................................... Salaries ................................................... X. EMERGENCY ................................... VOLUNTEER WORKfRS STAFF MORE THAN 1V»-THIRDS OF THE 3.756 RED CROSS CHAPTERS WHOSE HOME SERVICE STAFFS HAVE INCREASED 71* IN THE PAST YEAR TO CARE FOR REQUESTS FROM SERVICEMEN ANO THEIR FAMILIES FOR RED CROSS ASSISTANCE 5 Army Sergeant Visits Friends Notice of School Meeting Total debt service, non-bonded $J l L 1944 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District No. 47 Jt., of Columbia County, State ------ . of Oregon, _ . that a SCHOOL MEETING of the said district will be held at the Washington Grade School, Vernonia, Oregon, on the 19th day of June, 1944, at 8 o’clocx p. m., for the purpose of discussing the budget for the fiscal school year, beginning July 1, 1944, and ending June 30, 1945, hereinafter Bet forth, and to vote on the proposition of levying a district tax. BUDGET Schedule 1 Estimated Receipt» and Available Cash Balances / Total all funds Estimated Receipts from $7,000.00 Delinquent taxes ................. I 8,850.00 County school fund ............... 8,000.00 Elementary school fund ...... 1,050.00 State irreducible school fund ... 210.00 Other sources ..................... .. 25,110.00 Estimated total receipts ...... Total fixed charge» THE SAFETY, WELFARE OR LOCATION OF A SERVICEMAN MAY BE MADE THROUGH THE RED CROSS WHEN THE FAMILY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET A RESPONSE TO LETTERS OR CABLES THROUGH OTHER CHANNELS Thursday, Jun $ 3,000.00 200.00 $ 1,0004)0 702.50 200.00 $ 1,702.50 140.00 3,000.00 $ $ 2,000.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 5,920.00 $ Schedule VI—Summary of E»timate> of Expenditure», Receipt» and Available Ca»h Balance», and Tax Levie» ,FPRO*IMATtLV NINFTY MILLION POLIAWWORTH OR FORtlON WAR RfllfF AID HAS 8H' St NT OVÍRSÍAS BY AND THROUGH TH« AMERICAN RED CROSS SINCE THE WAR BEGAN ESTIMATION OF TAX LEVY Total estimated expenditures ...................................................................... DEDUCT: Total estimated receipts and available cash balances (Schedule I) Amount necessary to balance the budget ................................................ DEDUCT: Balance to be raised by taxation ............................................................. . ADD: Estimated amount of taxes that will not be Collected during the fiscal year for which this budget is made ........................ Total estimated tax levies for ensuing fiscal year . .. ................. Analysis of estimated tax levies: Amount inside 6 per cent limitation ......... Amount outside 6 per cent limitation Dated this May 13, 1944 Signed: Lee Schwab, District Clerk Approved by Budget Committee May 13, 1944 Signed: J. J. Grady, Secretary, Budget Committee TOTAL ALL FUNDS $67,612.50 25,110.00 42,502.50 * I 47,502.50 ■t 5,000.00 47,502.50 4,514.17 42,988.33 R. A. Bramblett, Chairman, Board of Directora W. G, Heath, Chairman. Budget Committee