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At the Churches Taxes Jump 51.05% Over Last Year; School Budgets Hit New High Peak ASSEMBLY OF GOD —Rev. Howard Hollar, Pastor 9:45—Sunday school with classes for all ages. 11:00—Morning worship. 7:30—Evangelistic service. 8:00 Wednesday—Prayer Meeting and Bible Study. ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC —Rev. Anthony V. Gerace —Rev. J. H. Goodrich There'll be only one Mass at 9:30 at St. Mary’s Catholic church until further notice. FIRST BAPTIST 847 3rd Street —Rev. Bill Milan 10:00 a.m.—Sunday School. 11:00 a.m.—Morning worship. 7:00 p.ni.—Training Union. 7:30 p.m.—Evening worship. 7:00—Mid-week prayer service. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Services on Saturday: 10:00 a.m.—Sabbath school. 11:00 a.m.—Preaching, missionary programs or Bible study. LATTER DAY SAINTS Sunday school convenes at 10 a.m. at 925 Rose Ave. under the direction sf Charles Long, Branch President. Polly H. Hudson, Superintendent. A cordial invitation is extended to visitors. 7:30 p.m.—Evening services. FIRST CHRISTIAN —G. Wm. Anderson, Pastor 9:45 a.m.—Church school, M. L. Herrin, Superintendent. 11:00 a.m.—Morning worship. Ser mon: “Privileges of Church Membership.” 7:30 p.m.—Evening praise. Ser mon: “Putting Firfct Thitigs First.” Song fest. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday—Garden of prayer and study. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST (Colored) —Elder J. C. Foster, Minister. Services every Sunday at 1:30 and 7:30. EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN —Rev. Allen H. Backer, Minister 9:45 — Sunday school 11:00—Morning Worship 7:30—Bible Study hour. 7:30 Wednesday—Prayer meeting. NAZARENE CHAPEL The church that cares. —H. L. Russell, Pastor 1208 Bridge St. 9:45 a.m.—Sunday school. 11:00 a.m.—Morning worship. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday — Praise and prayer. THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1948 Our Great America fy Mack The taxpayers in Columbia dividual school budgets and of county will open their eyes to these, 1091 cast ballots for and the increased cost of government 252 against. when they get their tax state As compared with other cities in ments this fall if figures and the county, Vernonia’s city levy percentages released by James An- is next to the top, being exceeded liker, deputy county assessor, a only by St. Helens as shown below few days ago are any indication. by the levies, the valuation and The increase in costs is going to the amount of taxes to be raised: be very emphatic because the total Rainier, 7.0 mills, $691,960 valua ad valorem tax for Columbia has tion, $4,843.72 tax; jumped 51.05 per cent since last Clatskanie, 12.2 mills, $417,895 year, or in exact figures from 1 valuation, $5,098.32 tax; $834,411.83 for 1947-48 to $1,- Scappoose, 13.3 mills, $317,395 260,370.39 for 1948-49, a gain of valuation, $4,221.35 tax; $425,958.56 in total taxes. Columbia City, 16.1 mills, $151,- The one bright part of the 240 valuation, $2,434.96 tax; whole picture is the county general Vernonia, 24.9 mills, $344,075 valu fund where the levy has decreased ation, $8,567.47 tax; 23.77 per cent or from $162,449.38 St. Helens, 26.5. mills, $2,473,510 for last year to $131,246.92 for valuation, $65,548.02 tax. this year, a difference of $31,222.- 46. The county general road fund levy calk for a 5.8-mill levy this year as compared with 3.2 mills last and that doesn’t include the FIVE YEARS AGO special 3-mill special road oiling From The Eagle, Sept. 2, 1943 Vernonia taxpayers, as well as ally successful with his display bo collected once a year in ad levy voted in the primary. Along of chickens at the county fair vance, was favored in a resolu with the increase in levy, county other taxpayers in the county, last week, he reported on return. tion passed by the city council assessed valuation is also up to will benefit from the income tax Monday night, preliminary to an FIFTEEN YEARS AGO diversion law which was passed $16,405,865 as compared with last at last year’s general election, From The Eagle, Sept. 1, 1933 ordinance to be drawn up by year when it was $15,182,185. Sudden change of the wind at Judge W. A. Harris. School taxes, however, do not according to figures compiled by John Ellis sustained a gash in five o’clock Saturday afternoon Otto H. H. Peterson county school present any small increases at resulted in the complete destruc the forehead and several bruises superintendent. Special levies for those mentioned above. A com when the loaded gravel truck he parison of 1948-49 with 1947-48 school purposes in the county will tion of Camp McGregor, head uriving went over an eighty quarters camp of the Oregon- be $113,965.04 less, due to the shows an increase in the amount American Lumber Cooperation, foot cliff on the Clatskanie moun new law. levied of $337,387.72 or 62.73 per tain Wednesday. August was a fairly average shortly afterwards. cent for the county as a whole. A new schedule of occupation Locally this increase shows in the month for the sale of war bonds licenses, lower in most instances r’oad and use Eagle want ads total millage levied in the Ver and stamps at the local post office, than that now in effect, and to They get R—E—S—U—L—T—8 but as of August 31 the amount nonia area where the increase has been from 50.3 mills last year to invested in postal savings was 76.4 mills for 1948-49 (50 per cent) the largest in the history of the outside the city limits and from post office. A total of $185,463 in 50.3 mills last year to 101.3 mills postal savings accounts was noted. When the newly-organized Ne this year (100 per cent) inside the city. The greater increase for halem Valley Rod and Gun club property owners inside the city met at the Bush Funeral home is -iue to a city levy this year of last Friday night, August 27, Jewett A.Bush was elected presi 24.9 mills. all from jeeps to the largest logging A sidelight on the school tax dent of the group. lubrication, oil changes, gas or any TEN YEARS AGO situation is the number of people of the other service items needed for satisfactory motor in the entire county who were in From The Eagle, Sept. 2, 1938 The city of Vernonia, through terested enough to cast votes at performance. TRY SIGNAL SERVICE school meetings. Of all the tax the volunteer firemen, sponsors of payers, only 1343 voted on in- the First Annual Vernonia Host Days, extended an invitation to the World this week to participate in the 3-day program arranged especially for the upper Nehalem Phone 5711 At the Mile Brige, Riverview valley during the past week. Tuesday marks the summer’s anti-climax for the high school Formation of a People’s utility students in Vernonia for Tuesday District for Rainier’s municipal marks the opening day of school, area would be feasible provided stated Principal Wallace McCrae. the facilities of the Pacific Power However, the head man says that & Light company could be ob Tuesday will not prove a difficult tained for $234,000. This conclu day for registration is about all sion is contained in an engineer that can be expected, aside from ing report of the Hydroelectric the renewal of acquaintances and commission of Oregon released backslapping which always ac recently. The commission held a companies such occasions. hearing upon petition of a group Harry Emmons, Vernonia Rhode of Rainier residents June 18. Island red fancier, was exception- • Yesterdays The first grapevines in Europe were planted on the Rhine River by the German King Ludwig in 842 A.D. Cason Transfer Local — Long Distance Anywhere, Anytime FURNITURE HANDLING A SPECIALTY Wilbur (Shorty) Davis, Prop. Phone 311 FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES • LITTLE OR BIG PUD District Said Feasible Heath’s Service Station Shopping at the Mill Mar ket means extra dollars in your purse! We always offer quality foods at low est possible prices. Shop here and save! , DELIVERIES TWICE DAILY: 10a.m. & 3 p.ra- MILL MARKET AND LOCKERS PHONE 1391 • Break Your Leg Purposely? • Intenionally Wreck Your Car? • Throw a rock through a win dow in your home? Clatskanie Posse, Inc. Presents Its 2nd Annual Amateur Western HORSE SHOW NO, you wouldn't! To do so would cause both your self and your pocketbook a needless and foolish expense. Carelessness with fire in the forest is just SUNDAY, SEPT. 5 lot more expensive to a lot more people. at 1 o’clock P. M. Forest fires hit not only your pocketbook, Columbia County Fair Grounds Deer Island, Oregon as needless and foolish and sometimes a but the pockebook of a great many others who depend on forest and associated in dustries for a livelihood. K eep O regon G reen ! Races — Drills — Novelties Admission $1.00 Including Tax Columbia County Committee * - J* KEEP OREGON GREEN 'soil.
