Vernonia eagle., March 20, 1958, Image 1

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VOLUME 36, NUMBER 12
VERNONIA COLUMBIA COUNTY. OREGON
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Reduction Achieved in Budget Expenditures
(Note: Below is the last of a
s ries of three articles explaining
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or the two school districts here.
The information presented today
was prepared by Eugene Dove,
union high school superinten­
dent.)
In previous articles the general
effect of th? revised rural school
district law and father recent
legislation upon local school
district budgeting were discussed
; nd the composition and mean-
budgets epplic d to tin*
area were explained.
Elsewhere in this issue appears
the final publication, before the
sc heduled budget hearing April 3.
the proposed budget for Union
H gh School District 1 Jt.
LONG RANGE PLANNING
Nearly six years ago the dis-
• was completing a new build-
which would require costly
outlays in equipment for building
and grounds. The building bonds
were amortized to cost the dis-
trict nearly $23,003 annually for
years. The school board and
budget committees looked ahead
to the inevitable time when the
■ wmill valuation would be tak-
€ • from the district.
They steadfastly followed the
’ licy of making rather heavy
annual capital outlays to sub-
steantially equip the school until
; € budget reached a peak of
$128,734 for general fund expen-
ditures for the school year 1956-
57.
With their purpose substantial-
accomplished the board and
budget committee affected a 6.3
per cent cut last spring in the
mrent general fund expenditure
to 5120,542.57.
PRESENT ISSUES FACED
In preparing the published pro-
sed budget for next school year
the budget committee, which is
composed of the five board mam-
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bers and five taxpayers of the
district selected by the braird, fac-
ed the issues squarely.
The issues involved was the
obvious mandate to reduce the
total general fund expt ndliture ■
and yet provide an adequate
though curtailed high school edu.
cational program these in the
face of the recognized necessity
of maintaining annual salary in-
creases.
In the lengthy and serious ses-
sion the budget committee went
to work item bv item on the bud­
get work sheet which had been
reviewed by the school board at
its regular meeting three weeks
earlier. The worksheet budget
! Eddie Sutton
Service Friday
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already called for a reduced staff
and a net cut from the previous
year of some $3000
1958-59 BUDGET CUT
The committee slashed in addi-
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supplies $750, telephone $100, in-
surance $106.57. building altera­
tions $450, library books $200.
and equipment $1600 Th s ar
prove? the full indicated in-
creases for remaining teachers
and one half of the indicated in-
crease for the superintendent-
prineipal
All members were present and
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wer? no dissenting votes.
The
budget they now submit r pre­
sents a 9.4 per cent cut of $11,-
431 below last year’s general
fund estimated expenditures. T -
gether with last year's reduction
it represents a 15.2 per cent re­
duction from the general fund
expenditures of the 1956 57 school
year budget.
This reduction in budget is a
serious one for the high school
program. Reducing the teaching
staff of a high school means re­
ducing the specialized class of­
ferings or elective subjects; it
isn't simply a case of needing less
teachers because there are less
students. This is only part of
the consequences.
SPECIAL CLASSES AFFECTED
Since the various specialized
departments cannot have full time
teachers in them, some teachers
will have to teach part time in
one department for which they
arc best trained and part time in
another for which they are less
prepared; even this answer to the
problem depends on the possibili­
ty that teachers with odd combi­
nations of teaching fields are
available.
It goes without saying that ex­
pensively equipped special de­
partments will be maintained but
unused about half of each school
day. It appears that there will be
three less teachers on the high
school staff next year.
Funeral services for Eddie Sut­
ton, 20-months-old infant son of
I Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sutton, will
I be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the
Evangelical
United
Breth ren
church in Vernonia
The baby passed away Tues­
day morning after having suf-
fared first and second degree
burns in an accident at the fam­
ily home Monday morning.
The Rev. F. M Knoll, pastor
of the E.U.B. church, will offic­
iate at the services with Mrs.
Sally Roediger as soloist to sing,
“Under His Wings," and “Jesus
Wants Me for a Sunbeam." Mrs.
Lois Clark will serve as pianist
with Clyde Sutton. Jimmy Mills.
Danny Herman
and
Kenneth
Walker serving as pallbearers.
Concluding services and vault
interment will be at the Vernonia
Memorial cemetery with arrange­
ments entrusted
to
Fuiten’s
Chapel in the Hills mortuary.
Edward Lekoy Sutton was
born July 18. 1956 in Portland,
the son of Larry and Betty Lou
Sutton who returned recently to
Vernonia after Larry was dis­
charged from the coast guard.
Immediate survivors besides
the parents include the grand­
parents. Mr and Mrs. Roy Sutton
Assistance in preparing Oregon
and Mrs. Marie Frazee, all of
■ ate income tax returns will be Vernonia and a number of uncles
g en by state tax commission and aunts.
personnel at the Vernonia city
hall between 10 a m. and 3 p.m
O. A Ridenour, Columbia coun­
I Sois Demage Windows
ty assessor, will speak to the
March 26
Taxpayers wishing help in fil-
Five windows, one windshield Vernonia Lions Club Monday,
ng their returns are asked to ! and a mirror were damaged by
March 24. at their regular meet­
bi ing earnings slips and other in- | BB shot Sunday or Sunday night ing.
formation necessary to deter-
Ridenour will discuss the tax
at the Vernonia Trading com­ I
mine the correct tax. including. pany, all damage being cover?d situation as it pertains to this
possible, copies of their federal by insurance. Those responsible area in relation to millage and
returns for 1956 and 1957.
had not been apprehended tip to assessed valuation. He expressed
Because of th? cutback in in-
a hope that he would have some
Wednesday.
come taxes voted by the special
information available at that date
relative to the status of the mill
ssion of the legislature, a record
Cormici Sute Election
umber of refunds is expected
property. Lions Club Presid nt
th s year. Th? tax commission
The annual meeting of the Co­ Tom Bateman, because of local
or ints out that in order to be el-
lumbia County Development interest in this problem, has
ig ble for a refund, a taxpayer commission will be held at Rai­ opened the meeting to the pub­
r ist file a return.
nier Wednesday, April 9. at 8 lic.
The commission also emphesiz-
The program will begin at 7:45
p.m. in the Rainier city hall.
that if a joint return is filed, Louis Towne, chairman of the and is at the VFW hall.
bt h spouses must sign it.
At the meeting of the Lions
commission, will give his annual
club
Monday of this week. Dr.
report and election of officers will
Donald Stotler, supervisor of
I b? held
C ab Scout Meed Booyond
science for the Portland schools,
spoke on the subject of science in
The Cub Scout pack meeting
Augiliary ÎO Serve
education
« heduled foi this Friday even-
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Arrangements were made ear­
g has been postponed one week
March 28. Change of date was lier this week with the American
Warren History on Agenda
scessary because work is being Legion Auxiliary to serve the
chamber
of
commerce
dinner,
one at the Washington school
Warren history will be featured
. - week while school is not in Tuesday, April 8 at the Legion at the meeting of the Columbia
session and the building is not hall The chamber program that County• Historical society which
evening will be announced later. will be held in the Warren Swed­
a ailable for the meeting.
ish Luthern church
Saturday,
March 22 The meeting will begin
with the potluck dinner at noon
which will be followed by the
program
Tax Situation
Ridenour Topic
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Council Approves Gross Earnings
Tas; Endorses Special Road Levy
City councilmen, at their se-
nd March meeting Monday, ap-
v ed the leve ng of a three per-
t gross earnings ta? on earn-
.s of th< West Coast T?lephone
ompany as part of the stipula-
that willeppear in the fran-
hise which is now being con-
O: i red
The previous banchise under
which the company operated®
granted six free phones for city
ine and provided that the com-
ray pay 3125 per year No free
phones are stipulated in the new
agreement, which is being con-
a red but which has not wot I
been accepted by the company.
Councilmen also endorsed a
propositi^ of the Columbia coun
ty court on a three-mill tax levy
The proposal provides that such
a levy be made for a period of
Ov ■ years to raise money for re­
pair and maintenance of county
loads with the stipulation that 50
per cent of the money raised in
the city be allocated to the city
for street maintenance
Water uses will receive a mi­
nimum of 12.000 gallons during
the months of June through Sept,
ember, the council also voted
Monday. An ordinance covering
this increase will bi drawn and
adopted later
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AL FLEGEL. Chairman. Legislative Highway Interim Committee
Flegel Explains Duties
Of Interim Group; Work
On Apiary Hoad indicated
Dr. Donald W Stotler, super
vi • f science for th ■ Portlane
public
in interest
ing talk at the PTA meeting
Monday evening on the tcoar
' Goings Oe In America." relei
ing especially to science in ed
cation He stressed the need f«
people as a whole to calm de on
and the need for education to
help the child know whet •
■ ai n and what to be The taa is
of science has new ignifigese
today and is bidding for greater
education interest.
»Citaci PAIR Ulf
In connection with the 1®*
n eeting, th ■ local science few
exhibits were in the auditif in
for everyone to vi • There yenes
111 exhibits, som develen d be
group and soma by individua de
They ranged from mineral Ms
plays to experiments which shew
ed the actions of mold under cer-
ta:n circumstances and research
projects that showed the story of
a rain drop or similar things
Many of the projects had requir
ed a lot of research on the part of
the children.
The exhibits were divided into
three divisions, primary, inter
mediate and junior and Tucsduy.
first, second and third place ex
hibits were selected in the three
groups.
The first and second
place ones will go to St. Helens
for the county science fair.
Faculty committee which was
in charge of the local fair includ.
ed Mrs Mathilde Bergerson, Mrs
Virginia
Johns, Mrs. Evelyn
Heath, Mrs. Velva Christensen.
Mrs. Jane Pace, Mrs Irma Chance
and James Johns.
SCOUT CHARTER PRESENTED
Also, at the Monday evening
meeting, Marvin Meyer, neigh
borhood commissioner for the
Boy Scouts, presented the Scout
charter to the PTA.
In the business session, the
group decided to give a gift of
appreciation to Miss Grace Rou-
magaux, county nurse, for her
assistance with local clinics. The
question of dog-tags for children
was discussed and tabled for ac
tion at another time. Room count
was taken and the plaque award
ed to Daniel Lawler's seventh
grade class.
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Mrs. Earl King, president, ap­
pointed the following on the no­
minating committee: Mrs. Char
les Minger, Mrs. Harry Sandon
and Mrs. Herb Heckenliable.
They will report at the next
meeting, April 21 and election of
officers will be held. The pro­
gram for that meeting will be
presented by the afternoon kin
dergarten class.
Refreshments were served af-
ter the Monday night meeting by
the fifth grade mothers.
Increased interest in backing hill and Commissioner and Mrs.
the proposed Highway 99W Al­ • A. W Youngberg, McMinnville.
Chambers of commerce were
ternat? road association was ev­ I
idenced by the large group at­ I represented from; McMinnville,
Carlton, Yamhill, Forest Grove,
tending the annual dinner meet-
ing of the association held in Ver­ Banks. Longview and Vernonia.
nonia Wednesday night at the The Rainier Commercial club
Masonic temple. Art Ostrander, was represented by its president,
president, acted as master of cer­ George Evans.
emonies for the evening.
ROAD SIGNS PURCHASED
Guest speaker was Representa-
Committee chairman Homer
tive Al Flegel, chairman of the Waltz reported to the group that
legislative highway interim com­ 36 signs had been purchased to
mittee from Roseburg.
place along the alignment and
that another $100 in signs would
REPRESENTATION GOOD
be ordered soon.
Other guests included: Sena-
A letter from Longview Fiber
toi and Mrs. Dan Thiel, Astoria;
company and a check for $100,
Representative and Mrs. Wayne
pledging their support to the as-
Turner, St. Helens; Representa­ sociation was noted.
tive and Mrs. Arthur Ireland,
Judge John Whipple told of
Forest Grove; Columbia county the allocation of money to re-
Judge John W
Whipple and place the two bridges north of
Commissioner Art
Davis and Vernonia at a cost of $200,000
Mrs. Davis; Washington county and of $88,000 to be spent to im­
judge and Mrs. Joseph Jaross;
prove the five miles of the Api-
Yamhill county judge and Mrs. ary road from the junction of
R. E Renne; Commissioner and Highway 47 toward Rainier.
Mrs. Charles Teegarden of Yam-
COMMITTEE WORK TOLD
Representative Flegel in his
engaging manner explained the
duties of the highway interim
committe as a group bringing
legislation to the people instead
of the people having to go to
The Vernonia Forestry club is the capitol. The committee does
the name chosen for the recently research and studies problems to
present findings to the 1959 leg­
club
organized
4-H
which is being led by David Mc­ islature on such problems as: al­
location of highway funds, con­
Minn, Crown Zelici bach forester,
struction of highways and bridg-
and Clint Seibert,
e freer
■s, acquisition of real property
The club met at the Wa hing-
ton school Monday right after for highway and park purposes,
school and Christine Bender, pre­ PUC rates, salary rates for state
sident, opened the meeting. The police, motel regulations and con­ Baseball Season Opens
flag salute was led by Phillip trol of highway noises.
Vernonia high school baseball
To give better representation
Meyer and rollcall was taken by
team
will open its season next
and
distribution
over
the
state,
Douglas Johnson.
the possibility of a
five-man Tuesday with a game at Jewell
A guest, Mr. McKay, told the
highway commission instead of Jewell will come here for a re
club a story about his experien­
turn game Friday of next week.
three is under study, he said.
ces as a gold prospector in Alas­
ka.
The club has been divided into
four groups, ach with a captain.
The groups and captains are: Ju
mor Foresters, Loretta Cebellos;
Lumber Jacks, Paul Weaver;
Free two-year-old Port Orford the residents of Columbia coun­
hm Hoppers, Richard Hawken;
Future Foresters, Terry Smith.
s idlings are again being made ty. It is hoped that everyone
The club in eting was conclud­ available to any person interest­ who plants and grows a tree will
thus be taking part in the grow
ed with rea ling from the forestry ed in planting and caring for
ing mov ment for more tr es.
books.
them, according to an announce-
Everyone can be a tree farmer in
ment this week from the Vernon-
his own right.
P.
ia headquarters of the E
The gift trees will be wrap­
Stamm Tree Farm
ped in peat moss in packages of
These trees are suitable for 25 trees. Normally this is enough
ornamental or hedge planting as trees to meet the planting needs
well as for field planting to pro­ of most individuals. Printed in­
duce timber. With a minimum structions for planting and car­
The social security office re-
of care th y will grow rapidly ing for the trees will be given
minds Columbia county residents
and if desired, may be easily with each bundle of trees.
that the social security represen-
pruned and shaped.
The trees will be ready for dis
tative visits St. Helens every
tribution by the first of April
This will mark the 12th consec
Monday morning from 9.00 a.m.
In this area they may be ob
the
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to 12:00 noon, at the Columbia utive year that
county court house, sheriffs of Stamm Tree Farm division of tained at the offices of the Ver
corporation noma Eagle and Crown Zeller
Crown
Zeilerbach
fice ground floor, instead of in
has made gift trees available to bach
the afternoon
Forestry Club
In Feus Group
Port Orford Gift Seedlings Made
Available Again by Tree Farm
S.S. Office
Hours Listed
. . . When you fail to notice that
other drivers and pedestrians are
using bizarre and dangerous
tactics in order to avoid being a
victim of your driving mistakes
THURSDAY, MARCH 20. 1958