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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1952)
IV THURSDAY, DEC I«, 1952 THE EAGLE. VERNONIA, ORE. •rtNiuanlike Driving By Sid Sorensen. Drreer Education Instructor I Let** take a look at our Driv en«' In the recent World War, 1,- 070.000 American youths were wounded, killed, missing in ac tion or take prisoner. During the um.’ period 3,300,000 civilians i.«t their lives or were injured in traffic accidents right here on the home front. It is heroic and pa triotic to lose one’s life for some f^reat goal and ideal such as de fending our country and seeking Laundry and Dry Cleaning IN WEDNESDAY BACK WEDNESDAY <ame service for Dry Cleaning. Bring To— BEN BRICKEL’S BARBER SHOP Oregon Laundry and Dry Cleaners liberty for all persons. On the other hand, there is nothing heroic or wonderful about losing one's life through poor driving or through taking unnecessary and foolish risks. Too frequently, chance taking and unsound driv ing practices bring injury or death to the innocent. Neither numbers nor words can express the suffering and sorrow involved in these statistics. How ever, the annual economics loss to the American people has been estimated to be as high as two and a half billion dollars. This sum is greater than the annual cost of operating our entire public school system. This is a large amount of money, But no amount of money can rr, 'asure the value of a father or mother to the future of a family, No sum can measure the value of the contribution that a young man or woman might make to humanity during a life time. Why do we have this destruc tion and maiming of human beings? Is this too high a price to pay for the privilege of^driv- ing? Where does the respon sibility for solving this prob lem lie? It cannot b? with the car itself. It lies with the owner. Some children probably yet to be born are asking you to prac tice good driving habits — they want to live! Do You’ A rabbit should not be lifted by its ears. Water Best as Tree Preserver Christmas tree hints on how to keep your tree fresh and beauti ful were given out by Lynn F. Cronemiller, assistant state for- ester. “If you live in the forester said “chances your Christmas tree has been cut a week or two earlier and should receive care immediately to pre vent discoloration and falling of needles. Christmas trees are like any other plants and respond when the base is placed in water and kept in a cool place.” Cronemiller outlined the pro cedure to keep th? Christmas tree in first class shape until ready for use: 1. Saw a slanting frssh cut immediately above the original cut. This will permit tree to ab sorb water. 2. Place the tree base in fresh water. A bucket or deep pan will do. 3. Keep tree outside in a cool place until ready to bring into the house. After bringing a tree in the house again place the trunk in a buck et or ■ pan of water. This mois- ture will continue to keep the tree fresh and green and will also render 1 it less susceptible to fire. Cronemiller said that fores- try officials had made many tests with chemicals but none were as satisfactory as plain water as a preservative. As long as th? tre? trunk is kept in water, the needles will remain firm and green for a considerable period. Cronemiller stated that weights could be placed in the bucket to keep the tree erect. Also, stands, with water dtvices tor holding trees, may be purchasid at local stores and Christmas tree lots. Relative Greeted in Portland Sunday WORLDS Plnl $2.60 « 5 Q'- $4.10 ' THE OU) SUNNY BROOK COMPANY. LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY NATAL — Mr. and Mrs. Ray Taylor motored to Portland Sun day morning to me?t Mr. Taylor’s mother, who arrived in Portland from Florida. Saturday evening supper guests at the Clair Devines were Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon of Rai nier. Mr. and Mrs. Max Oblack were in St. Helens Saturday on busi ness. Callers at the Oblack home Sunday evening wer? Mrs. Sylvia Turner of Vernonia and Wolff. Parent» Here Seen During Week End i RIVERVIEW — Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Olin of Kelso spent the week end at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Olin. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gibson, Claude Jr., and Sharon Hult, Mrs. Richard McNair and baby and Mrs. Clara Barnett spent Skt- urday in Portland visiting. Mrs. Keith Laloli at Cedar Hills. Mrs. Barnett remained at the home of Mrs. Laloli. Cloyd Jtss of Portland spent Monday here looking after his property. Mrs. E. W. Cooper of Tacoma, Washington spent th? week end at the home of her mother, Mrs. Glen Mitchell. Mrs. Charles Ratkie was at Seattle from Tuesday until Fri day, looking for living quarters there. More Simple Tax Law Favored Flying Steel Injures Eye BIRKENFELD — Claude John son is wearing a patch over one eye. His eye was injured when a piece of steel off a wedge struck him in the eye. The eye was cut some and bruised, but not too seriously. Fred White had a turn for the worse last Saturday. He had to go to surgery again. Guy Bellingham is still in the hospital at this writing but hopes to be home by this week end. Mrs. Bellingham is in Portland with him. Mrs. Don Jensen and children spent Saturday in Yamhill visit ing relatives. Kathryn Elliott spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Jepson are driving a new car. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Mills were in Portland Saturday. Karen Jensen spent Saturday with th? Mills girls. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lolley of Vernonia spent last Tuesday w.t.t their daughter and family, Mrs. Ted Bellingham. Mrs. Don Jensen spent Tuesday at Tigard visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Perry spec: the week end at their place here. BEN’S BARBER SHOP Expert Tonsorial Work Vernonia, Oregon JUST LIKE NEW AGAIN Expertly cleaned and pressed clothes will look new again if you bring them to us. We are equipped to perform first class service for all dry cleaning work. Vernonia Cleaners The major needs in the simpli fication and improvement of Ore gon's tax structure are for emer gency tax measure provisions and a change in the personal in come tax law to make funds available as general revenue, tax experts attending the recent state tax conference at Oregon State college report. Th? tax experts—members of the legislative interim tax and fiscal decision committee—insist that Oregon’s tax system is superi or to that of n ‘ighboring states but does need some remodeling. They are not advocating a state sales tax at this time. A bill calling for a change in the personal income tax law to make funds available for general sources will be presented to the 1953 legislature, they said. The average book contains 150 typographical errors in its first printing. Nimblest Piece of Live Action on Four Wheels ! Step into America’! all-new Action Car! Discover for youraelf the surging V-H power. See how it snugs down on curves. 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