VOLUME 32. NUMBER 23
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Tax Commission Starts
Check of Inventories
A county-wide check of mer­ higher ratios on merchandise in­
chandise inventories by the state ventories than on real property.
That is. the assessed value of in­
tax commission began Monday as
ventories was a higher percent­
part of a statewide program in age of their true cash value.
which merchants’ books will be
At the time of the 1952 check,
< rammed to check up on inven­ the state tax commission recom­
tories as declared in tax returns mended that inventory ratios be
reduced to equal those on real
to county assessois.
property.
Thirty-five
counties
The spot check will mean that
have lowered their personal pro­
joout one in ten Columbia goun- perty ratios in keeping with this
merchants will have his invento.y suggestion.
records examined, said Samuel B.
"Lowering these rations defin­
Strwart, state tax commissioner
itely benefited the merchants. It
m charge of assessment and taxa­
is now up to them to declare their
tion.
inventories accurately," Stewart
A. H. Howells, tax commission
said.
director of records, will super-
vist the "random sampling" of
stores throughout the state.
• Srwart said that the tax body
hat authority to direct the coun­
ty assessor o make a check of
all merchans if the spot check
turns up conditions which war­
Statistics compiled by Mrs. He­
rant further investigation.
len Spofford, cooperative weatnei
True cash value declarations
observer for Vernonia, show the
w re not checked from 1940 un-
maximum temperature for May
t.l 1952, explained Stewart. When
to have been reach'd on May 17
a ‘mall sample of books through­
when a temperature of 85 degrees
out the state was examined in
was recorded.
This, also was
1952, accountants found returns
the highest temperature recorded
ranging from 4 to 100% of full
anywhere in the state on that
value.
day and was only the second
These findings prompted most
time in Mrs. Spofford’s experi­
counties to hire qualified men
ence that Vernonia had the high­
to check all business inventories
est for the state. On May 14. a
Before 1952, assessors used
minimum of 30 degrees was
reached.
Percipitation for the
month was 1.42 inches.
Mrs Spofford received recently
a letter of commendation from
Eckley S. Ellison, Section direc­
tor, on behalf of the Chief of the
The Vernonia Pee Wees lost a United States weather bureau in
- one 11 to 10 to Scappoose appreciation of her completion of
here Monday evening when the ten year service to the bureau. It j
seven inning game had to be call­ states that her reports have aided i
ed after the 5th because of dark­ in the compiling of records that
have been used by scientific and I
ness.
A honrr by Dale Frye added to engineering interests throughout
the world, and added that her
the thrill of the spectators.
Batteries for Vernonia were: service had contributed much to
Nanson and Frye, Frye and L. the climatological history of this
part of Oregon. Her service is
Higley.
The Cubs first game of the vo'untary and truly a community
sc-son will be at Scappoose this service.
Accompanying the letter wa.-
Th. -r*day. All clubs are asked
to be at the grade school by 5:15. pin with gold letters on a blue
Th' Pee Wees will meet St. He­ ground in recognition of her ten
years service.
ir-:? there next Monday night.
Observer's Data
Lists Weather
Peewees Lose to
Scappoose 11-10
Golf Lessons Start
Band to Practice
A series of six free golf lessons
fc.’ women started yesterday at
th- Vernonia Country club un­
dr the teaching of Bill Johnson,
cr urse manager.
Registrations
can still be accented, he said, and
if sufficient, two classes will be
conducted, one at 10 a m. and the
other in the evening at 6 o'clock.
High school band members and
th is fall’s freshmen students who
will join ths bands are reminded
that a summer practice session
will take place this evening,
Thursday, starting at 7 p.m. Bill
Johnson, high school band in­
structor, will conduct the practice
session.
A LIONS CLUB project started carliar this year was completed
recently when the electric-powered chair was assembled and
presented Mrs. Lois Clark, above, at her home. When the chair
arrived here a small group of Lions met to do the assembling ne­
cessary so the machine could be placed in use.
VERNONIA. COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
PHONE 191
Contract for
Grove-Timber
Line Awarded
THURSDAY, JUNE 10. L954
Ordinance
Authorizes
Bond Sale
West Oregon Co-op. to
Benefit from Tie-in
Due Growing Load
Bonneville power administra­
tion announced late last week the
award of a $68.009 contract to the
Tn-State Construction Company,
Borland, for construction of a 21-
mile 115,000 volt Forest Grove-
Timber transmission line. Work
is scheduled to start with the next
three we 'ks and be complete m
150 calendar days. Construction
of the Forest Grove-Timber line
is scheduled for energization in
November 1954 and will provide
service at Timber for rapidly
growing loads of the West Oregon
Electric Cooperative.
Eventual
extension of the line to meet
power demands of the Tillamoox
area is planned, Thos. E. Black,
BPA’s lower Columbia district
manager, announces.
Power for the line will be taken
from the Bonneville-Forest Grove
substation at 115.000 volts and
transformed at Timber to the
34.500 distribution voltage for
service to the cooperative. Initial
loads of the cooperative are ex­
pected to be around 2300kw. A
100-foot cleared right-of-way and
H-framc wood polo construction
is called for in the specifications.
$85,000 Issue to
Finance Installation
Of Sewer System
CROWNED with the title of Miss Vernonia for 1954 was Miss
Joyce Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jones, when this
year's contest took place Saturday night at the high school. The
crowning ceremony took place after the talent show produced by
Miss Elaine Haling, St. Helens. Miss Jones will compete in the
county contest for the title of Miss Columbia County later this
month.
THOSE WHO
ARE IN IT
A/lc and Mrs Dick McNair
and children of Bryan, Texas,
arrived Sunday to spend a 30-cay
leave at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Claure Gibson.
FRANK E. TAYLOR
Death Claims
Frank Taylor
Funeral services were held at
2:00 p.m Wednesday at the Ver­
nonia Evangelical United Breth­
ren church for Frank Elsworth
Taylor who passed away Monday
at his home here, at the age of
83.
Mr. Taylor was born March 29,
1871 at Sullivan. Missouri and
came to Eugene, Oregon in 1889
On December 9, 1903 he was mar
rn d to Eva G. Fowler, and on De­
cember 1953 he and Mrs. Taylor
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary with a reception at
the Vernonia 1.0.0 F hall.
Mr. Taylor became a member
of Helmet Lodge No. 33, Knights
of Pythias m Eugene in 1901
and in 1951 was presented his 50
year jewel. He was a life mem­
ber of Liberty Lodge No. 171,
A F &A.M. at Springfield and re­
ceived his 50 year jewel from
them in 1953. He was a Spanish-
Amrican war veteran, having
served in the Phillipine Islands,
and was an activ»- member ot
the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars
Mr. Taylor was active in poli­
tics and served as sheriff of Lane
county from 1924 to 1928, during
the prohibition era when the cap­
ture of stills was one of his ma­
jor duties. He also was appointed
field deputy United States mar­
shall in Portland in 1930, and
after coming to Vernonia in 1937
served on both county and state
central committee for the Repub­
lican party.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his
dndow, Eva. of Vernonia; one
grandson, Joe Taylor of Vernonia;
two brothers. Smith Taylor of
McKenzie Bridge and John Tay­
lor of Mapleton; three sisters,
Mrs. Clara Kettenburg of Eu­
gene. Mrs Ann McMillan of Ste­
venson, Washington and Mrs Ve­
ts Wheeler of Hebo
Stadium Usher
Jobs Available
Scouts who are members of
Vernonia Troop 201 have the op­
portunity to become ushers at
Multnomah stadium for the foot­
ball games this fall and also for
the high school championship fi­
nals, word this week indicates.
Announcement that the boys here
may qsher was made Tuesday by
Roy Frank, acting scoutmaster for
this troop
Only requirement boys must
meet is that they wear their scout
uniforms.
Boys who want to
participate in thf work should see
Frank to make arrangements.
Valley Pioneers
Schedule Affair
The annual meeting of the Ne­
halem Valley Pioneer associa­
tion will be held Sunday, June
13, beginning at 11 00 a.m. at the
Birkenfeld Grange hall. A pot­
luck lunch will be served at noon
for pioneers and their families.
In the morning a business
meeting will be held and a mem­
orial service for members who
passed away during the past year
In the afternoon a program will
be presented.
Officers arranging for the meet­
ing are Robert L. Berg, president.
Gust Wanstrom. vice-president,
and James Cahill, secretary-trea­
surer.
Top League Post Held
Sunday's 13-4 win over Castle
Rock places the Vernonia town
team in top league position so far
this season with a record of three
wins and no losses. Bill Higley
played his first game with the
town club and accounted for the
only round trip hit of the day.
This team will meet Kelso there
Sunday.
A bond issue of $85.000 is being
| advertised for bids because of
1 action taken Monday evening by
city councilmen when they of­
ficially adopted an ordinance
which authorizes the sale.
Adoption of the ordinance was
another step in the procedure ne­
cessary to provide financing for
the proposed sewer system for
Corey hill and a sewage disposal
plant. The council also approved
a proclamation for Mayor Lyman
Hawken which officially declared
the recent election as favoring
the proposed system.
Legal details to prepare for the
system are being prepared by
Carrell F Bradley of Hillsboro,
city attorney.
Councilmen suggested that Al
bert Tandy see the district attor­
ney relative to the question of
whether a couny road near his
place at the north end of Stale
street has been vacated or is still
open for use. This suggestion
came after he asked the council
the procedure necessary to find
out whether the road could still
be used.
The official hearing concerning
the city budget will take place at
the next meeting of the council
June 21.
Public Invited
Codling Moth
To Join Chamber Spray Due Now
I
Arrangements for the organiza­
Codling Moths, the adult form
tion of a Vernonia chamber of
of the apple and pear worm, have
commerce are scheduled to be
made this evening, Thursday, ( begun to emerge, according to re­
when the public is invited to a ports from Oregon State College
meeting which will take place at entomologists.
With the emergence of this
the Masonic Temple at 8 p.m.
moth,
the first cover spray for
Guy E. Leonard, Portland, as­
sistant manager of the Portland apple and pear orchards are due
chamber, will be here to advise now, says Don Coin Walrod, coun-
the procedure necessary in set­ tye extension agent. This cover
ting up the organization
Local spray will protect the apples and
details for holding this meeting peats from worms as a result of
have been made by Guy Thomas egg laying of the moth, and at
who was named temporary chair­ the same time disease control
man of a group of business men materials can be incorporated in­
who met a short time ago to dis­ to the spray material.
Insecticides recommended by
cuss the possibility of starting a
Walrod are two pounds of 59
chamber of commerce.
per cent wettable DDT or three
pounds of lead arsenate to 109
gallons of water. When spider
mites are a problem, one pound
of 25 per cent wcttable para
thion, or one pound of EPN-300.
or two pounds of 25 per cent
wettable malathion added to the
100 gallons of DDT or lead arsen­
ate spray gives go-id control.
Mildew is quit ’ severe in some
apple orchards this year, accord­
ing to Walrod, and fungicide ma­
terials may be included in the
cover spray to control it as well
as apple and pear scab. Fungi
cides recommended are six pounds
of wettable sulfur, or 1 ’4 pounds
of ferbam, or 1
pounds of ziram
to 100 gallons of water. Only
the ferbam or ziram should be
used on Anjou and Comice varie­
ty of pears to prevent spray in­
jury that sometimes occurs with
suMur.
Fungicides will not eradicate
present scab lesions, but they
should prevent new infections.
EVERETT E. JONES
(
Degree Awarded Petitions Ask
Everett Jones
District Vote
Everett E Jon“s. son of Mr
and Mrs Jim Jones of Vernonia,
graduated June 6 from the Col­
lege of Medical Evangelists with
a degree of doctor of medicine.
He is one of 92 graduating from
the School of Medicine.
The
College of Medical Evangelists,
a medical educational center op­
erated by the Seventh-day Ad­
ventist church, celebrates its 50th
anniversary in 1955.
Everett Jones is scheduled to
intern at the Portland Sanitarium
and hospital, Portland.
Petitions which were circulated
in the ana proposed fur a sug­
gested rural fire district aur
rounding Vernonia were taken tn
St. Helens Wednesday morning
bearing 150 signatures of people
living within the area.
The petitions ask that an elec­
tion be held to decide whether
the district shall beformer. The
petitions were taken to St. Helen i
by Bill Horn who has taken care
of much of the detail work ne­
cessary in attempting to organise
the fire area.