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/ Largest Circulation In Yam hill County NEWBERG GRAPHIC, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1881 n r# speaking pedestrians are only exer ble value of obtaining the name cising one of their prerogative« in Memorial highway. We don't know ao doing. However, with two per just why a group of Portland wognen sons killed while walking on the •nouid feel empowered to ee«k to re NOTTAGE A DIMONO highway the past week, there will name this highway, and furthermore Editer* and Publishers probably be many persona who have think that a referendum should be Pnfcliefced every Thursday evening. been enjoying this method of travel taken on the matter before even add Office: Graphic Bldg.. 60S First St. in the past, who will now hesitate ing the name Memorial Loop High about continuing the practice. The way to that of the Westside Pacific Phene ..................................White 33 accident which occurred near Tigard Highway. We believe that the great majority last Sunday is a pretty good example Entered at the posteffice at Newberg;, of the possiblia outcome of such a of the people feel that the value of Gregna, æ second olaas matter. practice, if the newspaper report^ are being located on the Pacific highway true. A man and a woman were so far outweighs the value in the $£.00 Per Year in Advance walking on the highway near Tigard memorial Idea that we would be un and cars were passing on the oppo willing to risk the possibility of con THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. >921 site side. A car approached on their fusion which might arise from a side and dimming their lights so as double name. To our minds it A COUNTY LIBRARY would be much better to have the j A campaign of propaganda to not to blind . the passing drivers, public make some expression on this failed to see the pedestrians and ran build up sentiment in favor of the matter before allowing a few self- establishment of a county library to them down, killing the woman In appointed individuals to rename this stantly. be situated at McMinnville has been One of the greatest horrors of the great trunk thoroughfare. going on for some time we are in average driver is just such an occur formed from rather reliable sources. PRAY FOR THE NATION rence and it Is highly probable, in In response to a call (? ) from this view of the circumstances, that the President Harding has designated county Miss Marvin of the state li driver of this car was not in the Friday. November 11— Armistice brary has visited quite a number of least to be blamed. However, there Day—as a national holiday. He has the different localities in the county is an injured man who will go on gone further and requested that the with a view to informing the people through life without a helpmeet, and time from 12 to 12:02 Washington as to the purposes and advantages of there Is an autoist who will perhaps time be set aside for silent medita having a county library. never be able to erase from his mem tion and prayer for the success of Miss Marvin has mapped out a ory the awfulness of a dying wom the armament conference and for tentative plan which involves the an's shrieks and the feeling that permanent peace. Who is there who levying of an annual tax to raise came to him with the knowledge that has followed carefully the careers of approximately $6200 in the county be-had . killed a human being. nations and. the affairs of men who for the support of this proposition. We have often observed pedes will have the temerity to deny the In addition to this she states that trians on the highway who seemed to existence of a divine guardianship McMinnville agrees to turn over think that it was made simply for and. control and if we admit this their library and their city tax of $1840 per year toward the mainte them, walking along far from the premise, what more suitable thing nance of this project. Of course this edge and giving absolutely no heed could this great nation do, as it is money would be utilised in the main to the signals of an approaching about to take so great a step as that tenance of the present service to auto. Many times a dfiver is put to which the conference involves, than McMinnville patrons so that In reali extreme effort to prevent an accident to seek the council and aid of Al ty the county library proposition i under such conditions when another mighty God. The pastors of Newberg have de would gain little from -this source. j auto is about to pass him at this point. Then too many pedestrians cided that in view of the difference Miss Marvin states that it is the persist in walking on the right hand in time between Washington, D. C., function of the county library to side of the pavement, while the law and this place that they would hold maintain a branch in every commun ity and school center and that specifically says that pedestrians their prayer service at the noon hour through these branches the county shall walk only on the left hand according to Pacific time. Conse quently persons desiring to join In library will be accessible to everyone. side. this service are invited to. attend Human life is too precious to be She further states that it will be the services of this nature at the Pres wasted in the reckless way in which province of the county librarian to visit the various communities from it is being thrown away in automo byterian church at any time during time to time and see that they get bile accidents these days. The sta mat hour. As this nation was founded and the greatest possible good out of the tistical reports are amazing and show that these accidents and fatalities grounded on the Christian religion system. and as we have been especially fav are constantly on the upward trend. The people of Newberg are for the That old slogan which was in such ored by Providence, we should all. most part opposed to this plan as it would place an added tax upon them universal use not so many years ago. whether church people or not, feel without giving much if any added ! — "Safety First” — should be resur- the appropriateness of this action on service In view of the fact that we rected and put Into use. We all are the part of the President, and already have a first class library. aghast at the horrors of war. but un- whether it be according to Washing Furthermore It is felt that this is less something is done to put a stop ton time, which would be from 8 to merely another added burden upon | to such recklessnes in the use of 8:02 a. m. or Pacific time, everyone the shoulders of the already over autos, the horrors of motoring will should feel that this part of the burdened taxpayers, and that this is ] soon prove to be worse than war. r President's request is just as vltaf or . -L . _ _ . perhaps more so, than his simple ho time to increase taxation in any! designation of the day as a holiday WINNIE SPARE THAT NAME way. It is also pointed out that The McMinnville Telephone-Reg would be. while Miss Marvin has fixed in her ister has the following to say of the mind a tentative amount which The daily papers gave space to a Oregonian’s account of the meeting would be required to operate this story this week in which one of the county library, that when it is once at McMinnville which that paper Washington state officials was fined established no one can say with as- ' stated went on record In favor of for driving at a rate of fifty miles an surance that these costs will not naming this highway the Memorial hour in this state. This official ob Highway. mount unceasingly. jected to the $25 fine which was as There are so many good things we | "The Portland Oregonian says. sessed against him on the grounds would all like to have, that we. if j ‘The distinctive name for the west- that an Oregon state official was we are to gratify every desire, shall sifle loop will have 'Yamhill' in it. Where else in the country will there j o n I y fined $12.50 for a similar of- soon be bankrupt, and all such prop be a Yamhill loop except in Oregon.' f< *nse in th« state ot Washington. ositions involving the expenditure of We can’ t agree with this. From the i The Publlc will probably not be so public moneys should be carefully1 point of view in this section and in ; niucb Interested In the discussion of scrutinized and allowed to pass only if they are felt to be absolutely Newberg and other places, there is i whether the fines should have been no name for the road but 'The West e<lual a8 ^ wUl in <he that a essential. | state official should so far forget Side Pacific Highway.' ” For once the Telephone-Register is himself and his fellow men as to PEDESTRIANS IN DANGER drive at such a reckless speed on the The laws of the state of Oregon right. It would be the veriest mis highways. What hope is there of give people the right to walk on the take to abandon the name Westside Pacific Highway, even for the possi - 1 c u r i n g law obedience from the peo- public highways and technically. pie, when the officials themselves transgress? Newberg Qraphic \ Experience caches WILL DRILL FOR OIL . P. C. Dressel of Los Angeles. Cali fornia, dias been here negotiating with some local parties for the secur ing of leases which they hold on land located about midway between St. Paul and Woodburn. Mr. Dres sel has secured leases on quite a large amount of land in that section and has signed an agreement to com mence drilling within ninety days and have a well completed within six months after that time. He ex pects to use a rotary drill, with which rapid time can be niade in drilling as this type of drill does not use any casing. Mr. Dressel is quite sanguine over the outlook for oil in this district and states that he con siders it the best of any locality in the state. \. 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