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THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON * h glance out of the window shows it’s raining, so he calls to his wife ALL THE LIVELONG DAY.. I j HENRY SUBURBAN reaches out at J a.m. of a bright May morning to j ( marriage licerue, $2) to telephone monthly bill: 312; tax, 32.05) for a taxi. Too many other people want taxis on a wet morning turn off the alarm dock price: $6; 36; tax $120). 31.20). Accompanied by j pried: to Henry get» out hi» own car (Jly*><TL rr'e,: 31,800, tax, 3126**J and the trebling of birds, he climbs wearily out of bed ( 3195; , I I annual penonal property tax, 758), walk» acron the floor:of hi» $8,000 I ____ —.................................... . house (( _ annual general property tax, 3240), and «witches on the | I drivel ( S operator’i licexie; 31) Io the railroad nation. Henry relaxes at the nation with a cigarette ( price per pack: 84; Federal tax, 78), lit by a match (tax: 5/t8 per 1,000). Aboard the electricity ( 338 tax an hit 310 monthly bill) which lights the bulb j frict: 858; tax, 138) train, Henry give« the conductor his ticket f ( *Cfz'rri“! 2°<i >•*. w) ........................................................... — To music from a bedroom radio (-EBB- ^‘e: 330; tax, 33), Henry j shaves with his electric (see above) razor.j As a radio newscaster reports j prier: 3130; tax, 268). He dresses quickly, hurriedly fastening cuff links ( tax, 70e), and tie clasp ( prier: J/ 30; tax, 308), put« on hi« price: 370; tax, $14*), and rushes downstairs. Swiss wrist watch ........................ ' Tucked.under one arm is a leather briefcase ( / • J price: 318; tax, 33.60) (which carries papers from his real estate' office, including one deed ( property valued at $3,000; ¡tamp tax, 3330). In the kitchen,': he’s just in time to snatch two slices of bread from the electric toaster ( It price: 208; tax, 38) that he promiied bi» »on ( J price: 316; tax, fl.60), lift hi« coffee from the from the refrigerator ( evening, he buys a bottle of whiskey ( price: $230; tax, $2.60). Arriving eventually at the office, Henry sighs ( *. ’ from any «ale« tax. BUREAU^! INFERNAL REVENUE U ) LET US HELP SAVE For Pasteurized MILK CREAM YOUR CAR Personalized UNION service by lubrication' specialists assures you long, carefree auto per formance. nours of electric energy during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1947, U. S. department of agriculture announced a few days ago. This record-breaking amount of energy cost $26,909,545, or an average of 8.7 mills per kilowatt- hour. This compares with an average cost of 8.8 mills paid by mor» ar l»»$ OUTLOOK Timber Rt., Box 56 Vernonia, Oregon and other brand-name It's all in the Way You Look at it! 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Phone 761 » >- \ and BUTTERMILK ight from the farm to your door, write or call Telephone No. 8812 CUR PRODUCTS ALWAYS SATISFY HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT BY READING PRINTING VERNONIA EAGLE f ,EA borrowers for wholesale pur chases during the 1945-1946 fiscal year. The electric energy purchased by REA-financed systems during the 1946-1947 fiscal year exceeds by 714,486,303 kilowatt-hours the previous high of 2,367,780,748 kilo- watt-hours purchased during the preceding fiscal year. In 1939 when REA first complied energy statistics, the wholesale purchases amounted to only 152,397,929 kilowatt-hours. I 11-25-48 UNION SERVICE j ¡i Skilled work gives you superb looking garments everytime! | Vernonia Cleaners REA Co-op Electrical Purchases Reach New High for Fiscal Year Sob no tax!) and settles to a day’s work (annual income: $5,000; Federal and ¡(ate income tax, $510). If he works hard for the rest of his life, he will* be able to provide the government with a handsome slice of inheritance .tax. And if he dies in a state that is fiscally tolerant, he can take comfort* in the thought ........................................................ " that his casket1. jrSrvjl provided it costs less than $100 — will be exempt Slat» and lacal !c«»i vary. Yau may pay than H»nry Suburban ■•prinlod from TAX On«rptors of rural power sys tems financed by the rural elec ta ^cation administration purchas ed at wholesale the unprecedented total of 3,082,267,051 kilowatt- I promiied hi« wife. Became there are friend« coming to hi« house in the • Not counting customs duty. ______________________ _ •• Plus annual registration of $8; tax of 5f on each pound of a neu> tire; tax of 5 per cent on each new part or accessory; state and Federal gasoline tax average: 5!/»< per gallon. gai stove ( More than 8J per cent of 1947 automobile accidents in the United States occured in clear weather. Drive Carefully—always! ■; ■yiv birth regutration: $7), and the lipnick ( price: 31; tax,-. 208) he price: 33.50; THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1948 We Deliver & As of June 1, 1948, the REA financed electrie power systems numbered 1,037, nf which 917 were in operation. Their operat ing facilities included approxi mately 645,000 miles of lines serv ing 2,190,000 consumers and they were connecting new consumers at the rate of more than 1500 per day. REA has approved loans total ing about $1,300,000,000 for these facilities. These loans, to be re paid over a maximum period of 35 years, bear 2 per cent in terest. Almost Like New! l| that Henry s -state is preparing to increase income taxes and impose a | general «ales tax on everything anyone.buy», Henry slaps acron his jowl» | camera film ( a handful of bay rum The department announced that during 1946-1947 the REA bor rowers purchassed at wholesale 1,- 860,525,530 kilowatt-hours, or 60.4 percent of the total, from com mercial suppliers at an average price of 10 mills per kilowatt- hour. They pai l these suppliers a total of $18,659,705. During the same period they purchased at wholesale 1,221,741,- 521 kilowatt-hours, or 39.6 per cent of the total, from publicly- owned or non-profit suppliers at an average rate of 6.8 mills per kilowatt-hour. They paid these suppliers a total of $8,249.840. THRIFT-T-TIP FOOD BUY MORE QUALITY FOOD HERE
