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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1947)
6 THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE. . U, -‘X i. . , , -........................................ , ■ New Amendments Strengthen Crosswalk Law; Effective Now New strengthing ammendmenti to Oregon’s law requiring drivers to give pedestrians the right of way at intersection crosswalks went into effect July 5th and are now being enforced, Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell has an nounced. Passed at the last session of the Oregon legislature, the law now requires drivers to stop for pe destrians occupying an intersec tional crosswalk in the driver’s half of the roadway or who are approaching ’’so closely as to be PAINTING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR All work and material guaran teed. Prices Reasonable FREE ESTIMATES CHAS. SEEBERGER Contractor 856 Rose Ave. in danger.” Pedestrians who “leave a curb or other place of safety suddenly and move into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield” also violate the law under the new provisions. Designed expressly for greater walking safety, the new statute underscores the principle that pe destrians must obey traffic sig nals and are subject to regulation as a part of. the over-all traffic picture. Cars still have right of way over pedestrians where no marked or unmarked crosswalks exist between intersections. City authorities are empowered to pro hibit mid-block or diagonal cross ing and other "jaywalking” pract ices. Subject to arrest are drivers who attempt to pass another ve hicle that has stopped to allow pedestrians to proceed in accord ance with the new law. In no case arc peucalx.ui.s and mctor'rts rc lieved from the duty of exercising “due care.” Week's Actions At Mist Written Program at LDS Church Planned MIST—Miss LaVern Hansen is in the Longview hospital, having underwent a major operation last week. She is doing well. L. P. Wikstrom, Sr., went to Greenleaf Friday and brought his daughter, Magie, home. She has been helping her sister, Mrs. Chet Clendenin. The Joe Banzers, and Fred Busches shopped in • Vernonia Saturday. Also Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dowling and Austin Corll and Mrs. Justine Gray were there. Mrs. Ray Garlock’s brother, Mel vin Saxton, is here from Calif ornia at this time. Mrs. W. Pugh called at the Wikstrom home one day" last week. Mrs. Wikstrom has been down in bed again with mumps. Mrs. Claud Kyser continued about the sqme, being confined to bed most of the time. Richard Peterson was shopping in the village Saturday from Natal. The Vernonia branch of the Northwestern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will commorate the arrival of the pioneers in the Salt Lake valley July 24, 1847 at the evening meeting July 20 at 7:30. The program arranged is: THE RESTORATION: Song Joseph Smith’s First Prayer; song “An Angel from on High,” Re lief Society Singing Mothers; The Restoration, a talk, Missionary, Sister Esther Whatcott. ANTICIPATION OF THE MI GRATION: song, “The Lord Is My Shepherd;” talk, The Preparation for Migration, Polly Lynch, Sun day school superintendent. THE PLAINS: instrumental se lection, “Come, Come Ye Saints,” Earl Genzer, First Counselor Branch Presidency; talk, The Mi gration, Henry Hudson, Counselor, to Superintendent of Sunday School. THE VALLEY: song, “High on the Mountain Top”; pioneer story, AlUpne Hudson THE CENTENNIAL 'EAR: One hundred years, Charles . «ng, Branch President; song, “The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burn ing”, congregation. hnv, Tl,c nr? helninor Irving Knowles with his haying. George Van Vleet was in the village one day last week on business. Miss Anna Hauberg was a shopper in Vernonia Saturday. Mrs. MeQuestion, Minnie Hughes and Earl Knowles were going to Portland Tuesday to donate blood to the blood bank. 52 GIFTS IN ONE— THE VERNONIA EAGLE NEHALEM MARKET AND GROCERY « Laundry & Work and Fancy Bib and Waist Dry Cleaning to Portland’s most mo dem plant. 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Sundland Electric & Appliance 786 Bridge Street * Vernonia There was an old lady who lived in a shoe She had sb many children but knew what jo do. She fed them a quart of OUR MILK every day. This made them healthy, cheerful and gay. NEHALEM REMEMBER LAST JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OflIRV PRODUCTS CO. Be prepared when cold weather comes! Grade A Pasteurized Milk & Cream PHONE 471 You’ll like our service, tool —for the way it keeps your car at its best all the year round. Drive in soon—and regularly. CHEVROLET VERNONIA AUTO CO. Phone 342 “A Safe Place to Trade” ______ Vernonia, Oregon
