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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1946)
TOPICS OF THE TOWN Rev. Ernest P. Baker was the guest speaker last Thursday noon at the Hillsboro Rotary club. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hughes and son, Harold, were week end visit ors here. Their home is at Mult- namoh. Joy Theatre Vernonia, Oregon Thursday-Friday Oct. 31-Nov. 1 CLOAK AND DAGGER Starring Gary Cooper Following Portland's First Run Adults and Students 50c Saturday November SMOOTH AS SILK Kent Taylor—Virginia Grey GIRL ON THE SPOT Lois Collier—Jess Parker Sunday-Monday Nov. 3-4 TWO SISTERS FROM BOSTON Kathryn Grayson—June Allyson Jimmy Durante. Cartoon & News Tuesday-Wednesday Nov. 5-6 TRAIL TO VENGEANCE Kirby Grant—Fuzzy Knight THE CAT CREEPS Lois Collier—Fred Drady—J’aul Kelly George the O-A Vincent’s breaking morning, later in Nichols, watchman at mill, was taken to St. hospital last week after his right arm Thursday He returned to his home the week. A son, Benjamin Joseph, Jr>t weighing five younds 1214 ounces, was born at 9 o’clock Saturday morning at, the Forest Grove hos pital to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fowler. M. A. McNutt returned Sunday from St. Vincent’s hospital where he has been confined for several months. Skin was grafted to one of his heels which was injured while working on the O-A pond dredge. Trent Garner, brother of E. E. Garner, and family arrived here recently from Jacksonville, Ore. Until they find a home in Ver nonia, they are living at the O. G. Weed home. Mr. and M rs. Emil Messing were hunting in the China Hat area near Bend a few days ago and brought home a 200-pound buck. Others in the party were Mr. and Mrs. Vic Creson, Mr. and Mrs. George Boresum and Harold Weaver of Garibaldi. Three other bucks were shot by the party. WHEN I GOT MORE BEER LAST WEEK IT WASN’T SUCH A BIG SURPRISE I knew very well that after all these years of a little beer and lots of customers there would come a time of lots of beer and just a few cus tomers. “That’s the situation that prevails.” So we have walkin’ beer now. Quarts and pints to take out. Next Sunday we will have our famous chicken dinner. Lew’s Place ‘"Where the Crowd Goes Have you been told . That the proposed tax measures will NOT be come property taxea ? > • X*. Have you been told . . That the tax measures ran be financed by "sur plus Income taxea** and will NOT mean addition al tax burdens? Have you been told . . That the proposed Basic Bchool Bill will NOT add a new property tax ? xtave you been told . . That funds from the Basic School Bill will be eiaed to reduce the local achool board's tax ? slave you been told . . That the Basic School Bill will "equalize taxea” between large districts and small ones? Don’t you believe it! The truth Is . . . Tax measures mean tax liens on vour PROPERTY and ON YOUR INCOME, TOO! Don’t you believe it! The truth Is . . . The so-called "surplus Income tax revenues" now in the State Treasury will pay for ONLY ONE THIRD OF THE FIRST YEAR S TAX! After that sum is spent, we'd IMMEDIATELY start paying INCREASED INCOME TAXES and INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES, TOO! Don’t you believe it! The truth is . . . The Basic School Bill proposes a NEW and ADDITIONAL tax of FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS! Don’t you believe it! The truth la . . . Local school boards would be PROHIBITED from using any of the Basic School Bill's tax money to reduce local school taxes. Don’t you believe it! The truth Is .. The Basic School Bill has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with equalizing assessment values. mues me plain mum! Claude Buchaaza. President, Boat« No. J, CorvalUz, Or<<oa Sumner NawaU. Secretar, after spending several months in eastern Oregon vacationing. Mr and Mrs. Lou Girod plan to move from their home on Cor ey hill to a residence they have leased on B Street ¡ance last Wednesday following a leg injury sustained while working at the O-A mill. Frank Lines is in the Coffe Memorial hospital in Portland re DANCE at Natal Saturday night, covering from an operation which November 2. Red O’Brien's or took place last week. Mrs. Lines Ite is staying in Portland during the chestra. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ilaviu re- time he remains there and is turned Monday from a motor working swing shift at a cannery. trip that took them to South They recently closed their shoe Carolina and return, They trav- repair business here after sell eled 7000 miles on the vacation* ing the building which housed the shop. which started October 2 Borton, to celebrate her birth day the afternoon and evening of October 25. The party enjoyed dinner and the opening of gifts. DANCE at Natal Saturday night, November 2. Red O’Brien’s or chestra. Ite 52 GIFTS IN ONE— AN EAGLE SUBSCRIPTION sand. Thus, a kilowatt equals 1000 watts. A kilowatt-hour writ ten “khw” is a kilowatt of elec trical energy used for one hour. A horsepower equals 746 watts, or about three-quarters of a kilo watt Domestic oil requirements for all purposes increased 500 percent from 1918 to 1945. a Pleasure Re-Elect Representative Manley J. Wilson a to the STATE LEGISLATURE 33rd District, Clatsop and Columbia Counties and we hope you like cur efforts As you know, serving meals is our specialty. We strive every way to prepare a large menu choice from which you may select. We also try to give you the best of service and the best of foods. PALACE CAFE E. V. Robertson Cleve Robertson Phone 322