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About Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1951)
I I Announces I Openings r fiiting List Shorter; tool Asks Names neriod for persons -nrnll in the Eugene US5S" decreased r Vmility of immediate &S t&ter. according feet " ,u. school Fri ts tr"' I ,t it has often been im Pin rive an approxi- PvJ.nt date to a pros- T.V After Jan. 1, LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER SECTION B EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1951 PAGE 17 tudent. Uciais hope to be more . in pnroll will V.ZZ nlaced on a ,ir...in soon as an pSS" in the class. of .0KP Mroved situation is a re- 1a v.teran enroll- ricials said. kitnoy -- . ch! ran. KThaVa :i .508 -rTn vets have been Law 1946 in day trade tad 325 in nignt trace fedasS' offered include I-1 riesien. ra- H"F' " "tinr. machine cicraft ana eiiK" f". reet metal, diesel me motor rewinding r-j. appliance repair, radio Cjiutomobile engine tune-&smaking. w hnnin2 5-3377, or at but 4th Ave. and Madison Weather Bad? Even Too Cold For Polar Bear PORTLAND (UP.) You think the weather's bad? So does Whltie, the Portland Zoo's bis white polar bear. He's got pneumonia. At least that's what Dr. T. H. Reed, city veterinarian, thinks and he's giving Whitie large jolts of auremycin to get him over It. Dr. Reed said Friday he believes the bear's condition Is improving but not the weather. How Improvements Are Financed City No Santa Claus There aren't many people in i fronting on the newly paved Eugene who still think the "city" i streets. builds and Davs for new streets Most property owners know sidewalks and sewers-like Santa 1 'hisi But ma"yget confused trying ciaus. ",r:.;:: 1. .j r : ; UDMUUlOl JW. a ,w.. But, on the other hand, not very i tract award price in the paper many people really understand when the job is just getting under the process by which local im- way and fail to realize that price provement jobs are carried out. is established only for purposes Each winter, when the city coun- of comparing various contractors' cil adopts ordinances assessing bids. lies Day Lions Club Tir,S GROVE It was tj'Day" for the Lion's Club 1 Sunday as ciuo memuera assembled at the high t'jr a turkey dinner and a iwisical program, jragthe noon dinner which jtpared under supervision iSjh school home economics ant, those present trans- 3 the school auditorium 10 1 special Christmas music la . . . hiih school chorus under hi of Miss Joy Grimstad id several numbers. Klcn- lyner, High school faculty .played three violin solos, gger Hurt Loose Log (l-ieir-old logger was" in HHatt Hospital Friday, re. utRatment for a compound p of the right leg. a M. Strayer, 41, whose address is McMinnville, was A Thursday morning by a Hi crushed his leg against :p. Part owner of the Stray m Logging Co., he was '4 three miles east of Wal- radition Thursday evening itscribed as "fairly good." hi, It was improved Friday ft He was brought into by Eugene Ambulance Co. property owners for projects that have benefited their holdines. dozens of erroneous beliefs about tne improvement procedures are aired before the council. Actually, the city is only an agent for the property owners providing engineering, hiring contractors, and taking care of interim financing for street pav ing, sewer installations or side walk jobs. When the work has been done, the time comes for the citv to Vets Building Adds Rooms For Public Remodeling of the kitchen facil. ities, and the addition of a kitchen total the bills and divide them adjacent to the main ballroom of the Veterans Memorial Building has been completed in time to take care of the many Christmas func tions Being held at the building, Manager George Crakes has an nounced. "Now it will be possible to noia potlucks upstairs to ac commodate larger groups," Crakes said. Special parties already planned during the holiday season at the Veterans Memorial Building in clude the annual Telephone Com munications Workers of America party Dec. 28 in the ballroom; the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company employes who have two dances, one old-time - and one modern dance in the building Dec. 29. The two dances are annual affairs to raise funds to sponsor the child ren's Christmas Party in Spring field. Dec. 31 is the date set by the Cotillion Club for their New Year's party, and at the same time, the building will accommodate the Exchange Club's New Year dance in the large dining room The building, established four years ago, is available to civic and social groups, the only restriction being that veterans groups have priority on the facilities, Crakes said. "The several rooms are so arranged, however, and so spac ious, that many events can be held simultaneausly, "Crakes reminded prospective organizations, MER NOT TO SMOKE IWft R. I. (U.B-A light fi cigarette cost a motorist, o, $625. When Caruso :overtotake the light from Pin, his automobile struck W and sustained S600 If- The extra $25 was added pttrreckless driving. Each contractor bids so much per unit of material estimated to be needed for the job; so much for each unit of work that will be equitably among the property owners concerned. That's when the city council passes so-called assessment ordinances. These actu ally are lists of the billings to in dividual property holders. Right now, the council is work ing on a stack of assessment ordi nances after a record year in local improvements. Each ordi nance is being given approval "on urst reading" and held over for final action at the next council session. Meanwhile, affected Drooertv owners are Being notified, bv rce istered man, of the amounts they are 10 oe cnargeo. This method gives the prop erty owners a chance to appear before the council to discuss the assessment plans, the same eve ning that final action has been scheduled on the project-billings. Costs of street paving lobs are portioned out according to the footage of individual properties Sportsmen Pick New Officers COTTAGE GROVE A. D. Baker this week was elected president of the Rod and Gun Club for 1952. He was elected during the club's annual meeting at its club house near Walker. Other new officers include Mar ion Bridwell, secretary; Lester Whitney, vice president; Jack Mauldihg, treasurer. Some 90 persons attending the meeting which included a potluck dinner and a movie on conservation. Author's Estate Left To Children's Hospital PORTLAND VP) The major share of the estate of Claude M, Bristol, Portland author of the best seller "The Magic of Believing, will go to the Shriners Hospital lor Crippled Children here. His will was admitted to pro bate in circuit court here Wednes, day. It left $2500 to a sister and the remainder to the hospital, The amount was not disclosed, Bristol died Friday. required. His unit bids are totalled, and that becomes his bid on the job. Actually, however, the con tractor winning the job agrees to do it at so much per unit of materials and work. Until the job has been completed and the city engineers have calculated how much went into it, the final price to be paid the contractor remains unknown. If the. job proves easier than original engineering indicated, the price may be lower than the pub lished contract sum. If the job is a tough one, the costs may be more. Making another significant dif ference is the fact that the city charges 10 per cent for its services engineering, inspection during construction, and financing the job through completion. The overall -costs of sidewalk and sewer jobs are established in the same manner; The actual num- number of units of material ahd work, at agreed unit prices, plus 10 per cent. However, whereas street and sidewalk project costs are divided among benefited property owners at so much per foot, a more com plicated procedure is used in pro portioning out sewer costs. Sewer assessments are figured on a basis that takes into ac count the fact that property close to a new line can be con nected to the sewer main more cheaply than property lying some distance back from the line. Safety Council Urges Holiday Precautions Accordingly, property directly abutting a new sewer is charged 40 per cent of the lineal-foot cost. Property 40 to 80 feet back from the line pays 30 per cent; that 80 to 120 feet pays 20 per cent; and that from 120 to 160 feet from the line is charged 10 per cent. In many instances, of course,' a single lot may fall in all four zones, extending 160 feet Back from the new sewer. In such cas es, the assessment for the proper ty becomes 100 per cent of the lineal-foot sewer cost, multiplied by the width of the lot. When the assessments are mailed out in final form wheth er for streets, sidewalks or sew ers property owners have only two possible courses of action: 1. Pay the amounts due within 10 days (state law sets the time limit): or, 2. Make arrangements at the city finance office for paying the amounts in the installment fash ion. Installment paying is possible at least to the extent that the property being assessed carries an equivalent tax roll valuation. In fact, state "Bancroft" law permits deferred payments equivalent to 111 per cent of the taxable worth of the property. Under the Bancroft law, once property owners have signed the proper papers, the city can issue bonds to regain the sums it has paid out to contractors. These bonds are then retired over a 10, year period as installment pay. ments are made by the property owners. Interest on unpaid portions of improvement assessments runs at 6 per cent, again as stipulated by state law. However, once a prop erty owner has signed for Ban crofting privileges, he is not com mitted to an inflexible program of 20 semi-annual payments on his assessment. He may, at any time, pay up the balance due the city, and escape further interest charg es. ' . We spend a lot of time plan ning for Christmas. The National Safety Council would like to see us take just a few minutes of our planning time to insure ours will be a merry, not a marred Christmas. Thoughtlessness and careless ness each year cause a number of holiday tragedies involving fires . . , holocausts in some cases. Joining- with the national agency, Eugene's Bureau of Fire Prevention urges: Make sure your Christmas tree is safely mounted, not too dry, not blocking exits, and dec orated only with flamoproofcd decorations and electric lights. Remember that most gift wrappings are highly inflam mable, and so are many gifts. Don't build dramatic, but dangerous fires in your fireplace. Be sure your electrical clr cuits aren't overlooked (use 15 amp fuses in light circuits). And, just In case, take time to figure out what you would do tonight, or Christmas eve, should a fire break out in your home. A little planning might save -the lives of your loved ones. ADVERTISEMENT WHEN WAS WAR DEPT. CREATED? See your 1052 St. Joseph Calendar and Weather Chart! It has histori cal dates, planting charts, moon phases, fishing.othcr 1 facts. Get it at any drug counter IT'S FREE Buses to Run For Skiers Snccial ski buses have been scheduled for the holidays, George Korn reported Friday morning. Greyhound buses win leave from the Lane Courthouse on Sun day, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and New Year s llay at a a.m. lor the Willamette Pass Ski Area. The regular Trailwnys bus schedules to Sanliam Pass will not be supplemented. The chair lift will operate at Hoodoo Bowl and tows at Wil lamette Pass but neither area will operate Christmas Day. Miller Lumber Co. VutchVcqTlcants "Dutch Boy" Color Gallery! 531 IIIwaT 89 N. 5-8791 LOVES THAT HAT . BELLAIRE, O. (U.fi) A football fan with unusual pride in hats bought a pair of tickets for the Bellaire-Moundsville high school game. He explained he wanted the extra scat for his hat. NOTICE: To All Eagle Auxiliary Member! of No. 275 Due to the Aerie Using the Hall Dec. 27, Meeting Will Be Held Dec. 26th, 8 p.m. Smooth as Ocean-KocKea ! Whiskies of Old 11 1 riMF-itx tun hhiiu trims M. HSTM lltTllin IK., NS1M, Wtt I W 4J Qt. I. Waitress Saves Sleepers in Fire REEDSPORT (IP) A waitress ran from door to door awakening about 30 roomers and directing them to safety as fire destroyed a combination restaurant and rooming house at nearby Gardiner early Friday. The waitress, Margaret Harris, discovered the flames about 2 a. m. One roomer, an invalid who was not identified, was carried to safety by two others. Firemen from here and Gardi ner fought the flames. Loss was estimated at about $15,000. The building was owned by the Gardi ner Lumber Co. Most of the room ers were loggers and highway crew workers. m THE APPLIANCE CENTER 1 1 MUPERFLEXW Records . 7 . ; ii ;' :' i f if i ' n ' v I ! V5 is the time to get her the PIAMCPNUD of her dreams ,. IM. 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