FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
PAGE EIGHT
driver, however expert and cautious
he may be, is in danger of having
an accident if the lights of an on
coming vehicle so impair his vision
that he cannot see his side of the
road as he passes the car.
During the year 1938 three per
sons
were killed and 36 were in
Operators of motor vehicles in
jured in auto accidents in which
Oregon are now required by state glaring headlights were factors. One
law to dim their lights when meet death and nine injuries were re
ing an approaching vehicle at night. ported during the first five months
Motorists are reminded of changes)0^ 1939 as a result of drivers be-
in the law regulating auto lights ' ingtc",porarily blinded by bright
, . ,
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1 headlights.
which- were adopted by the 1939
The law was amended to provide
state legislature.
: that headlights should be of such
. Under the old act, motorists intensity as to reveal persons and
were required to dim their head vehicles at a distance of at least
lights only when meeting another 350 feet ahead instead of 200 feet
car on a wet, hard-surfaced high
way. The law as amended requires
dimming at al!' times when within
500 feet of the oncoming vehicle.
This law is based on courtesy
and safe driving practice and
wholehearted compliance with the
act unquestionably will cut down
the number of traffic accidents
reported in Oregon. Every month
statistics on traffic accidents iu
this state show a number of mis-
haps in which glaring headlights
were a contributing factor. Any
Dimming of
International
Headlights Is
HigliM ay
Makes Advance Requirement
$40,418,085 Now Listed as
State of Oregon Bond Debt
Oregon owed the world $40,418,- [from now." The possibility that
085 in bonded debt as of July 1 people’s utility districts may ask
Motor Association Favors
of this year, it is shown by a bulle that the general' public assume the
Road for Commercial,
tin summary of the state debt, PUD revenue bonds, in event PUDs
issued by Oregon Business & In cannot reduce rates and also retire
Tourist Possibilities
vestors Inc., the state taxpayers' their bonds, is discussed.
The Pacific International highway,
organization.
During the past year, July to ii
an Oregon-born project, has passed
The net bonded debt of Oregon July, Oregon’s gross bonded debt the dream stages and is assuming
v.-as »17,879,234, provided all credit was reduced $3,976,850, the Ore- form, according to announcement
assets work out. Every man, woman gon Business & Investors Inc. mem- of the Oregon State Motor Associa
and child in the state, who num- bers’ bulletin points out.
tion.
bered 1,032,000 by U. S. Census
North from Vancouver to Hazel
estimate as of January 1, 1938,
ton, Canada, as well' as southward
owed »39.16 of bonds,
into far reaches of Mexico, the high
On the total present outstanding
way already has been built and is
debt, the people of Oregon wilt pay
being used, On to Fairbanks, Alas-
$21,283,977 in interest up to the
ka, is the present slogan, and a
maturity of the last state bond ii:
commission representing the United
1960. The total per capita debt and
j States and Canada have already
interest, to matn’ity of the bonds,
agreed on major points.
July
Total
Gains
3,042
is $59.78.
Although the route is approxi
Over Same Month of Last mately four-fifth in Canada the
Oregon has four principal bond
issues outstanding. They are, ac
Inked States expects to foot the
Year; Total 84,735
cording to the Oregon Business &
najor part of the bill. A road
Nonresident motor vehicle regist hrough or west of the coastal
Investors Inc. summary, the farm
credit bonds, district interest bonds, rations in Oregon during the month mountains would be terrifically ex-
state highway bonds and the veter of July totaled 31,721, an increase *iensive, but Uncle Sam needs the
of 3,042 over the registration for highways for military defense rea
ans’ state aid bonds.
the same month a year ago.
sons, it is felt in Washington, and I
Of those four bond issues, only
Registration for the year to date thus willingly assumes a greater1
one, the district interest bonds, are
now being paid solely by taxes totaled 84,735 cars, compared to part of the cost, as advised by the
,
department.
levied upon property. The 1939 81,175 for the same period in 1938. war
It was on April 14, 1930, in
legislature, for example, the bulletin The increase this July is approxi
Portland, that the Pacific Interna
points out, apprqpriated $369,871 mately ten per cent.
Cave City registered the largest tional Highway association was
of general tax money to pay prin
cipal and .interest on these district number of visiting cars, reporting formed, in response by a call is
interest bonds up to June 30, 1941. 5,305. Ashland was second with sued by President F. R. McDaniel',
“District interest bonds,” it is 4,305 and Brookings was third with of the Oregon State Motor Associa
pointed out, are general obligation 3,487. Others in the first ten were tion. Highway enthusiasts from
bonds sold by the state years ago Grants Pass, 1,881; Medford, 1,600; several coastal cities responded to
to raise money with which to pay Umatilla, 1,521; Bend, 1,224; Gold the association’s call.
“We believed in the international
the interest on irrigation district Beach, 1,175; Klamath Falls, 1,116;
highway then, both for its com
bonds, which interest was guaran Arlington, 964.
There were 14,981 California mercial and tourist possibilities, and
teed by the state for five years.
The bonded debt of Oregon is cars registered in the state during we believe in it now.” said Presi
now being reduced by about $3,- the month, to bring that state's dent McDaniel. “Connecting the tips
500,000 a year. “There’s nothing total for the year to date to 40,016. of the two American continents
tin the Oregon financial horizon Washington cars totaled 4,876; Can might have seemed visionary at one
to worry about, so far as new state ada cars totaled 1,203 and there time, but no informed person
bonded debt is concerned,” the dis was one each from China, Singa doubts the wisdom and feasibility
cussion states, “except what the pore, Central America, South Am of the plan now. We'll have the
tip-to-tip highway in a few years,”
PUDs may do five or ten years erica and the Dutch West Indies.
he said.
Motor Vehicle
Registrations
Show Increase
National Bank
Invites You To Bank By Mail ii
Inconvenient To Come In Person
J. A. Thornburg, President.
“THE ROLL OF HONOR BANK”
!
REWARD — A Morrow Bolo and
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home Sunday night, September 1
Engraved on the scabbard is
cocoanut tree and dated 1917, Gunm
M. G. If returned no questions will
be asked. Anyone knowing where
it is please notify Paul Weidman.
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR
COLUMBIA COUNTY
NEW MONEY FO1I
YOUR OLD THINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zeiner, prop
rietors of the Home Grocery, an
nounced this week the winners of
the prize drawing held Saturday
night at the store. Mrs. Anna Park
er won first prize, a sack of flour,
and Shirley Herrin second, a set
of dishes. The ceremonies for the
day were conducted by William
Moore, representative of the Gen
eral Grocery concern.
Caley A. Stanwood, Inc.
LEGAL NOTICES
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF MARY BURRIS, De
ceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the undersigned, by an order
I of the County Court of the State
of Oregon for the County of Col-
| uinbia, duly made and entered on
the 9th day of September, 1939,
was appointed Administrator of the
estate of Mary Burris, deceased,
and that he has duly qualified as
such Administrator. All persons hav
ing claims against said Estate are
hereby notified to present the same,
duly verified, as by law required,
I to him at the office of David O.
Bennett, in St. Helens, Oregon.
within six months from the date of
this notice.
Dated and first publication: Sep-
tember 15th, 1939.
Date of final publication: October
13, 1939.
Robert S. Lindsay. Administrator.
David O. Bennett
St. Helens, Oregon
Attorney.
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