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\ er I k o The Editori: ity « h » had 1 real net 1 fo r th em . I he B ib le ( dub, It h a s o c c u r r e d to me that if all c o u n c i le m e m b e r s w e re r e q u ir e d to be p r e sen t to o te on a n y th in g , su c h a th in g a s th e KR AM d e c i sio n co u ld nor hap p en . A v acan t s e a t can n o t v o te; a m ayor c a n not c a s e a d e c is iv e v o te to b re a k a tie if o n e m e m b e r is a b s e n t. W ouldn't it be s e n s ib le to p o stp o n e v o tin g on th e s e im p o r tan t is s u e s u n til all a re p resen t ’ And I’m a ls o just a w m d e r n ’ ho« m anv o f th e I"" p r o t e s ts « e r e fro m r e g i s t e r ed v o te r s b e in g « ith - in th e city lim its and v it ing ? I think no m e f o r get s th a t, in p ite of v ig o ro u s p r »test fro m a g re a t m anv p e o p le , th e c n in ciI, upon th e re q u e s t of one p e r s o n - « ro te a l e t t e r to S a lem , a p p ro v in g of th e lin e a l p a rk . So I « mid agree that th e r e is little heed paid to th e w is h e s of “ we th e p e o p le .’’ I-e t’s p r o te s t in th e b allot box. 1.. I louston V e rn o n ia I he S eventh - l a v Vlventist C h u r c h w ishes to ex p re ss ap p réciât i >n to the c o m munity fo r the many donations if f >od that « e r e given «hen the young people cam e calling last y e a r on Halloween. These do- nations « ne to help fill 14 ftxxl boxes for Thanksgiving and I4 fotxl boxes for C h r is t m as. They « e r e d is tributed to the fam ilies in the com m un- “ D a n ie l's H and’’ « i l l be c a llin g on you, again th is y e a r fo r d o n a tio n s of fo o l to h e lp t o w a r d f o o l b o x es. 1 h anks ag ain to the c im m u n ity f >r your p a r tic ip a ti m « ith o u t you « e c n ild n ’t h ave g iv en to is m any as w e did . S in c e re ly , I ir e tta S e ib e rt Auction Planned 1 h e r e w ill be an a u ctio n to r a i s e funds fo r th e V e rn o n ia i m b a la n c e at th e high sch o o l gym , at 1p.m . O c to b e r 31. D o n atio n s fo r th is event a r e n e e d e d . 1 o r p ic k -u p of ite m s o r f u r t h e r in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 42Q-R235. GOP C o m m . MEET O ct. 27 1 h e r e « i l l be an e x e c u tiv e m e e tin g if th e R ep u b lican C e n t r a l C o m m itte e O c to b e r 27 at S p .m . at th e C ilu m b ia C ounty C ourthouse in St. H e le n s. \|I e le c te d o f f i c e r s and a r e a c h a i r - rnen are urged to a t tend this im portant se ssio n . Lions Club Work Party 1 he V e rn o n ia I .ions ( lub held a work p a r ry Tuesday, O ctober 5 and rep aire d the back fence of the te n nis court and cleaned used brick. I he brick, salvaged from the lo cal schtxil « ill be u s ed to ra p ir the f ir e p laces at the sh e lte r in Hawkins P ark. Wit nesses Banned I i e e lom if « i r - sh ip h as been len ied the ( h r is t ian s icietv of J e h o v a h 's W itn e s s e s and th e ir 604 c o n g re g a tio n s thro u g h o u t Argent in a, by I Jec re e No. 1WC sig n ed by J o r g e R afael V id ela, p re s id e n t of A rgen tin a , u n d e r d a te of August 31, 1^76. Ac c o rd in g to Kent ' . B a- t r r i c k , sp o k e sm a n for th e V e rn o n ia c o n g re g a tio n , the b ra n c h o f fic e s of the scx’iety ,nd ill m ee tin g p la c e s hav e been c l o s ed. P u b lish in g ind lis tr ib u lin g B ib le s, ind B ible l it e r a t u r e is fo rb id len. D uring the p a st 25 y e a r s , the p re a c h in g « >rk if Jeh o v ah 's Wi- tn e s s e s « a s « e l l r e c e iv e d bv p e o p le all iv e r A rgentina, the a c tiv e n u m b e r of Wi t n e s s e s g , iv ing ft >m 1, 416 in ,060 to 3l, 140 in b r 5. C o n c e rn in g I’r e s i - lent A'idel l 's le g re e , B ait ric k s aid, “ we find it d iffic u lt t o ti n d e r s , and whv th is a c tion should be taken a fte r 25 y e a r s , when o b v io u sly no attem p t h as been m ade by New Roof Celebrated 1 he m e m b e r s if Mt. H eart R elx'kah I xlge ind th e V e t - noni i (>1 lfello v s ir e c e le b r a tin g th e new m e ta l ro o f now on th e !<><)! h a ll. “ We w ish to e x p r e s s o u r a p p re c ia tio n fo r all th e fine su p p o rt g i ven on th e m inv p r o je c ts iv e r the p a s, few v e a r s to r a i s e th e m m ev fo r th is m uch n eed ed re - a p ir ," both g ro u p s st ate. \ lin n e t is being giv en a, th e h all )c- t >ber 23 a, 6:30 p .m . f ir ,11 m e m b e rs if the irg a n iz a t i m and 1i any ith e r m a n o r « >• m an that « >uI 1 be in- th e s e ( h r is tb a n s ' ' ag lin s t public it lo r, nation ,1 s e c u r ity , mo r a le o r good c u s to m s ' as st ared b\ P re s id e n t V idela in h is d e c r e e , )bvi m slv the p o sitio n if J e h o v a h 's W itn e s se s is m is u n - d e r s to id. It is Hir hope that lib e rty « ill s i in be r e s to r e d t l J e h o v a h ’s W itn e s se s in A rg e n tin a ." 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