Vernonia eagle., January 08, 1948, Page 5, Image 5

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Voluntary Weather Watcher Lauded
v In Department of Commerce Story
Mr». Helen Spofford, Vernonia
cooperative weather observer for
the department of commerce, re­
cently received a pamphlet which
lauded the work of observers
throughout the nation for their
steadfast efforts to ■provide data
for department» use.
Along with the pamphlet was
a letter which explained some of
the purposes served by the data
assembled by the more than 5,009
observers.
The records are used constantly
by agriculture, industry and com­
merce in solving problems in which
weather is a factor. They are
used in developing or in determin­
ing the suitability of new agricul­
tural crops and in locating areas
where weather conditions are fa­
vorable to the establishment of
particular types of business and
industry.
During the war hundreds of
temperature readings were used te
plan the distribution of scarce
items such as coal and clothing to
army camps throughout the na­
tion.
Many people have asked Mrs.
Spofford why observers do all
the work without receiving any
monetary compensation. One co­
operative observer who served
continuously for thirty years had
this to say: “Is the making of
these weather records worthwhile?
It would seem so; these records
are frequently used in the trial of
cases in various courts. It would
further seem so if we may judge
by the number of inquiries for
weather facts. .If the weather be
extra cold or unusually hot—look
out for a flood of inquiries. After
30 years of the habit there is sort
of unexplainable attraction about
it. Yes, we like to answer ques-
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A BIG STRETCH . . .
WHEN THE CLOTH is
too small, it can’t do the
job! And, if your insur­
ance is too small, it can’t
be stretched to fully cover
you against a severe fi­
nancial loss.
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Be fully insureck! Call
on this Hartford agency.
VERNONIA
INSURANCE
905 Bridge Street
BILL J. HORN, AGENT
Phone 231 Vernonia
tions about the weather, though
occasionally some of them are
called in at very inopportune
times. But let ’em come. We are
here to be useful and nothing af­
fords us greater pleasure than to
add in some small degree to the
pleasure
and
satisfaction of
others.”
And to all of that Mrs. Spofford
adds her full agreement even
though she hasn’t yet served as an
observer for 30 years.
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Yesteradys
After the appointment of' Marshal
Smith the recorder read an ap-
plicaton of V. M. Whitsei for the
position of marshal at a salary of
$75.
Application of a loan of $20,000
from the R.F.C. and reduction of
that amount from the county bud­
get item for care of the poor, was
the highlight of the action of the
county court in making the levy
following the budget meeting in
St. Helens Saturday afternoon.
The amount budgeted for the pur­
pose is now $8,000.
KEASEY — In these days of
juvenile delinquency and youth
problems, the fact that Ted and
Hilda Keasey have five children
attending Oregon State should be
of interest to everyone. The young
people, Phillip, Carrol, Ralph, Mar­
jory and Barbara returned to Cor­
vallis Sunday after spending the
holidays at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kreiger
hiVe a new daughter, born Jan.
4. Weight 8 lb. 7 ox., name, Mar­
sha Kay.
Mrs. Landers, who was called
back suddenly by the drowning of
her son, Del, will spend some time
with her daughter, Mrs. Lew Lloyd
before going back to earning her
livelihood.
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert Krieger
and family visited with the W.
J. Lindsleys Saturday.
Mr. Maurice Fox went into Port­
land on business one day last week.
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ELECTROLUX
CLEANER * AIR PURIFIER
Much Immitated
But Never Equaled
$69.75 Complete with
all attachments
A. A. Karp, 7754 N. Kellog St.
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Rep. For Columbia County
NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING
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 Vernonia, Oregon on the 26th day of Jan., 1948, at 8 o’clock p.m., for the purpose of discussing
the budget forthe fiscal school year, beginning July 1, 1948, and ending June 30, 1949, hereinafter set forth, and to vote on the proposition of
levying a district tax.
BUDGET
FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Eagle, January 7, 1943
Estimated Receipts and Available Cash Balances
Schedule I
Approximately 15 per cent
Total All
raises in pay for the city em­
ITEM
Funds
ployees was decided upon at Mon­
day night’s city council meeting.
Estimated Receipts from
$ 1,000.00
At the next meeting, January 18,
Delinquent Taxes ..............................................
8,970.00
County School Fund ..........................................
an ordinance allowing for this
39,900.62
Elementary School Fund ..................................
change is scheduled to be adopted.
726.57
State Irreducible School Fund ............ ...........
Also Monday night those members
3,900.00
Elementary Transportation .............. ..............
$54,497.19
of the council beginning new terms
Estimated Total Receipts ..................................
of office signed the oath of office.
Estimated Available Cash Balance or Deficit
These members are Councilmen
1,000.00
(Add Cash Balance-^Deduct Deficit)...
Hatfield, Adams and Tapp, and
______________ Estimated Total Receipts and Available Cash Balance or Deficit $55,497.19 ______ __________________ —
Mayor Johnson. These pay raises
will cost the city an extra $120 a
Schedule II—~G^^FUnd________________
Estimated ■ xnenditures
month—an amount taken care of
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Expenditures for Three Fiscal
by the emergency fund.
Years Next Preceding the Current
The washing out of a fill in the
School Year
Vernonia-Scanpoose road Thurs­
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age amounts to $2000. Cause of
the slide was probably a clogged
culvert which prevented water I. GENERAL CONTROL
Personal service:
from going under the fill.
$ 4,500.00 $ 3,650.04
5,400.00 $ 5,400.00
Superintendent ...............................................
U. S. war bonds totaling $188,-
539.50
720.00
720.00
720.00
Clerk ........................................ ............. ..........
1,009.99
1,000.00
1,500.00
581.25 were sold at the local post
Stenographers and other office assistants
1,500.00
80.20
150.00
150.00
Compulsory education and census ............
150.00
office during the year 1942. Sav­
155.61
200.00
200.00
200.00
Other services ................................................
ings stamps sold are not included
50.00
50.00
75.00
75.00
Supplies .......... . ......................................................
in the bond total and $10,328.45
123.87
150.00
150.00
150.00
Elections and publicity .........................................
405.00
211.00
250.00
was taken in for this item. These
250.00
Legal service (clerk’s bond, audit, etc.) ..........
Other expense of general control:
totals represent an average month­
70.00
70.00
70.00
National Assembly ......................................
ly purchase of $15,548.50 in bonds
and $860.90 in stamps.
$ 4,320.00
$ 6,014.21 $ 5,333.00
$
8,515.00
$
8,515.00
$
8,515.00
$
7,051.00
Total Expense of General Control....................
TEN YEARS AGO
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From The Eagle, January 7, 1938 II. INSTRUCTION—Supervision
Personal service:
J. E. Tapp ar.d Cass Bergerson,
$ 3,150.00 $ 2,454.00
Principals ............................................
........$ 3,960.00 $ 3,960.00
since 1926 partners in the Ver­
Sick Leave ....................................................
300.00
300.00
185.50
300.00
Stenographers and other office assistants............... . j
nonia Trading Co., announced this
148.53
Other expense of supervision ................................ ...........
week dissolution of the' combina­
tion, Bergerson taking the feed,
$ 3,487.00
Total Expense of Supervision .............
,.8 4,260.00 $ 4,260.00 $ 4,260.00 $ 3,450.00 $ 2,788.03 $ 2,770.24
building material and seed business
with the Trading Co. and Tapp as­ III. INSTRUCTION—Teaching
Personal service:
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suming the fuel department.
$56,400.00 $45,359.19
$71,560.00 $71,560.00
Teachers ........ ............................................
The resignation of H. M. Condit,
147.01
200.00
200.00
200.00
Library supplies, repairs ..............................
683.56
1,000.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
for 12 years a member of the
Supplies (chalk, paper, etc.) .......................
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754.00
1,000.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Textbooks ...........................................................
Union high school board, is expect­
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Other
expense
of
teaching
—
work
books
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ed at the meeting of the group
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slated for Vernonia Saturday even­
$40,637.38
$74,360.00 $74,360.00 $74,360.00 $58,800.00 $47,143.76 $43,458.00
Total Expense of Teaching ..........................
ing. An unique record has been
established by Condit, The Eagle IV. OPERATION OF PLANT
Personal service:
learned, in that in the 12 years of
$ 5,709.00 $ 5,191.02
Janitors and other employees ....................................... $ 6,850.00 $ 6,850.00
100.00
continuous service, he has missed
50.00
Assistance .........................................................................
50.00
1,059.44
800.00
800.00
Janitors' supplies .....................................................................
800.00
but two meetings of the official
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1,978.25
1,100.00
1,500.00
Fuel ... ..................................................................................... 1,500.00
body.
718.57
600.00
600.00
Light and power .......................................................................
600.00
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nance, res­
452.95
375.00
375.00
Water
.....................................................................................
375.00
152.71
idents of Vernonia for 15 years,
200.00
200.00
Telephone ...................................................................................
200.00
purchased Mac’s Pharmacy yes­
$ 8,139.02
Total Expense of Operation ................................................... $10,375.00 $10,375.00 $10,375.00 $ 8,884.00 $ 9,552.94 $ 7,216.00
terday, according to an announce­
ment made by the couple.
V. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
78.93
$ 200.00 $
Repair and maintenance of furniture and equipment ...$ 200.00 $ 200.00
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Repair and maintenance of:
From The Eagle, January 6, 1933
657.46
500.00
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500.00
Buildings ....................................................................... i.
500.00
Seating of H. G. Sandon as
400.00
400.00
Grounds .............................................................................
400.00
councilman, resignation of B. J.
$ 856.21
$ 1,100.00 $ 1,100.00 $ 1,100.00 $ 736.39 $ 1,500.00
Total Expense of Maintenance and Repairs .................. $ 1,100.00
Cline and appointment of Herman
Veal to fill the vacancy, and re­ VI. AUXILIARY AGENCIES
appointment of Recorder C. F.
Health service:
45.00
$
45.00 $
45.00
Heiber and Marshal Earl Smith
Personal service (nurse, etc.) ....................................... $
45.00 $
31.10
25.00
25.00
Supplies and other expense .........................................
25.00
featured the adjourned meeting of
Transportation of pupils:
the city council yesterday evening.
8,025.00
8,010.00
8,010.00
Personal service ............................................................. 8,010.00
55.68
Other auxiliary agencies, supplies ......................................
•00.00
540.00
Health Insurance .............................................................
540.00
Total Expense of Auxiliary Agencies ................................. $ 8,620.00
VII. FIXED CHARGES
Insurance
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........................... >....................................
Other fixed charges:
Retirement .................................. ......................................
Boiler Inspection .............................................................
Children who take lunches to school need the
best. These lunches should be prepared from
the best ingredients on the market to assure
the elements necessary for good health.
5,600.00
12.00
Total Fixed Charges ........................................................ . ..$ 5,612.00
$ 5,612.00
KING’S Grocery - Market
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$ 8,156.98
$ 1,265.00
$ 1,006.63
5,600.00
12.00
2,980.81’
12.00
$ 6,877.00
$ 3,999.44
2,216.41
200.00
180.00
200.00
180.00
200.00
146.25
Total Capital Outlays ............................................................ $ 1,880.00
$ 1,880.00
$ 3,250.00
$ 2,449.26
$ 1,880.00
IX. DEBT SERVICE—NON-BONDED
Interest on warrants .............................................................
Total Debt Service. Non-bonded ......................................
$
$
$ 3,000.00
X. EMERGENCY
$
485.00
$
482.76
$
660.00
$
836.39
279.73
279.73
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,00000
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
117,772.00
100,992.00
80,840.81
72,567.24
69,935.91
and Available Cash Ha ban re«, and Tax Levies
Analysis of estimated tex levies:
Amount outside 6% limitation
=
$ 8,177.45
$ 3,000.00
Total All
ESTIMATION OF TAX
Fu.ids
LEVY
Total estimated expenditures
..................................................... $117,772.00
DEDUCT.
55,497.19
Total estimated receipts and available cash balances (Schedule I)
62,274.81
Amount necessary to balance the budget ..........................................
62,274.81
Balance to be raised by taxation .........................................................
ADD:
Estimated amount of texes that will not be collected during the fiscal
500.00
year for which this budget is made ................
Dated thia December 15, 1847
Signed. R. M. Aldrich. District Clerk
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T F. Keasey, Chairman, Board of Directors
$ 8,145.00
86.60
50.00
3,000.00
Total estimated tex levies for ensuing fiscal year
Riverview
$ 5,612.00
$ 8,580.00
500.00
1,000.00
Schedule VI—Summary of Estimates of Expenditures,
Best of lunch supplies
$ 8,620.00
500.00
1,000.00
Total Schedule II—General Fund—Total estimated ex­
penses for the year—sum of items I, II, III, IV, V,
VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
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Shop Kings Always for the
“Where Your Money Buys More”
At the Mile Bridge
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$ 8,620.00
5,600.00
12.00
VIII. CAPITAL OUTLAYS
New buildings ..........................................................................
Alteration of buildings (not repairs) ....................................
New furniture, equipment and replacements ......................
Other capital outlays:
Library books ...................................................................
Encyclopedia ........................................................
Phone 91
THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1948
THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
Five Children
Attend College
•2,774.81