TOPICS OF THE TOWN Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lange, Irma cer were two brothers-in-law and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. C. L Dug- gins of Grover City, California and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Duggins of Oak­ land. Chance and Thurman DeHart went to Seaside Saturday morning to spend the day with Mrs. Thurman DeHart and Sunny who were spend­ ing a few days at the beach. The Langes and Mrs. Chance came home Saturday evening. They stopped at Saddle Mt. park on the way home The DeHarts came home Sunday. Richard Crowston who was called home from Germany because of the death of his brother, Francis Crow­ ston, has returned to his duties over- Mr?. Florenz Huff is keeping busier than usual as chairman of the bar­ becue committee of the Clackamas Broiler association. Wednesday, she will spend in Canby where the as­ sociation will serve barbecued chick­ en at the Clackamas county fair. Mrs. Jake Van Zee visited her daughter, Mrs. Orval Bishop of Rock Creek Sunday at Forest Grove where she is hospitalized because of an ap­ pendectomy. Friends of Mrs. Ethel Creesbro, who recently moved from Timber Route, will be pleased to hear that according to a letter received by Florenz Huff she is in good health except for a broken toe which is in a cast, sustained when she stubbed her toe on a chair. Marguerite Wendling, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wendling erf Ha­ waii, has arrived at the home of her sister, Mrs. Elroy Miner to enroll at Vernonia high school where she will be a senior this year. Her fath­ er is stationed in Hawaii with the army and expects to be transferred near the first of the year, so Miss Wendling chose to complete her schooling in Vernonia to avoid trans­ ferring in the middle of a term. Mrs. Corena Everett, mother of D. L. Daughtry, has arrived from Sum- rail, Mississippi for a stay at the home of her son and family. She ar­ rived Sunday by bus and was met in Portland by the Daughtrys. Mrs. Mitchell spent the week end in Washington stopping in Tacoma to visit a daughter, Mrs. Earl Cooper, and call on a former resident of Ver­ nonia, Mrs. Taylor. On Saturday she visited the navy yards at Bremerton where her gran dam, Ivan Ward, who is on theHUSS Qpskany, acted as guide for the tour* of the yards which included a 'trip to the famous Mis­ souri on which General McArthur signed the articles of surrender with Japan on August 14, 1945. She also saw the arrival of the aircraft car­ rier Kitty Hawk which is the largest in our navy. The floating bridge across Hood Canal and the Narrows bridge were of special interest. The remainder of the trip included a drive around the Olympic peninsula and the ferry trip to Astoria. O e m o n ia C a g le 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1964 J o y T h e a tr e Fri., Sat. Aug. 21- RAM PAGE Robert Mitchum What’s new in your home? A hom e co n ten ts inventory may show that you’ve acquired a surprising number of new possessions. Make a room-by­ room list of everything you own. Then total up its present value. You may find that your p resen t in su ran ce on hom e contents falls far short of the amount you really need. If so, call us for more up-to-date protection through a Home- owners policy. Jess (Buster) Forquer and VERNONIA INSURANCE EXCHANGE Phone HA 9-6203 905 Bridge Street Kepreienling Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company Member Hartford .«*( Insurance Group U K Hartford IS, Cono. son Dan, former Vernonia residents from Deer Island, visited at the Frank Lange home Sunday. Mrs. Lange went to the old tuners picnic with them for awhile. William G. Biddle, son of George Biddle, Vernonia, has been named general manager of Burns Brothers Recap and Service company, Port­ land, according to an announcement from the owners. Jack and Bob Burns. The children of Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Krieger have returned home from ivsiting relatives. Jeffrey spent three weks with his aunt, Christine Finner- ty and Marcia visited her grandpar­ ents in Salem, Mr. and Mrs. War­ ren Stevenson. ■jiii <>• a ENERGY— The High Quality Bleach B L E A C H - _ Gal. Plastic Jug APPLESAUCE “ 7/$l Ls SALAD DRESSING DIMCADDI C I I 11 CM I I LC DEL MONTE anB 39c Manda,ay crushed in Heavy Syrup, 300 Cans r/2-oz. Pkg. NESTEA 31c Large 3-oz. Jar— Save 52c M USTARD Prepared...........9-oz. Jar WOOL FO AM Perfect Cold Water Wash for Wool and All Fine Fabrics - PICKLING TIME IS HERE VINEGAR M O RTON'S SALT TATER TOTS SHRIM P 65c 20c Ore-Ida Frozen Pound Pkg........ THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 Columbia County Fair opens • Deer Island fair grounds Columbia Encampment No. 89 - IOOF hall, 8:00 p.m. 4/$l Booth Frozen Breaded— 2-Lb. Pkg. $1.29 II I DENNISON’S Reg. or Hot— 15'/2-oz. Rale Increases C H IL I'™ ' ™ - 3 lo r DATES to Remember 2 /2 9 c 2 /6 5 c V eieräns Loan laOcLIl Veterans The Oregon department of vet­ erans' affairs granted farm and home loans to 3,834 veterans during fiscal 1963-64 in the amount of $43,- 095,700, H. C. Saalfeld, director, re­ ports. This was a 10 percent increase in loans and a 19 percent increase in dollar volume over the previous year. In Columbia county last year, loans were granted to 64 veterans in the amount of $534,200. compared to 50 loans in 1962-63 for $488,900. Since the loan program started in 1945, loans have gone to 594 veterans in this county in the amount of $4,- 359,900. Statewide. 46,764 veterans have borrowed $395,188,024 since 1945. They have repaid $176 million of this in principal and another $57.4 million in interest, with monthly repayments averaging $3.2 million. Interest payments alone are running over $800.000 a month Of the more than 46,000 loans, 28.521 were out­ standing June 30 in the amount of $254.469,592. 2 /8 5 c INSTANT T E A ........ Schedule for Pool Offered Museum open 1 to 5 p.m. BILL J. HORN I1*S YOUR LAW ^ V0 OUR CART with THÍSB Recent visitors here of Bob Spen­ ^ADDATC VMKKU I J 85* ■ ■ Home Grown Medium Size— 1-Lb. Cello Bags GRAPES X . SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 Final day. Columbia County Fair - Deer Island Museum open 1 to 5 p.m. MONDAY, AUGUST 24 WW I Barracks and Auxiliary - IOOF hall, 6:30 p.m. Potluck 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2« Natal Grange - Natal hall, 8:00 p.m. POLSON GRASS Bob Green bought a jug of quack grass destroyer for use in killing quack grass on his farm. There was no label on the jug, and the store owner, who sold it to him, said no­ thing about its being dangerous to use, or that it was poisonous. Greep used the quack grass de­ stroyer generously, even spraying it on a field where his cattle sometimes grazed. Later, eight of his cows died from eating grass sprayed with the weed killer. When he found that his cattle had been poisoned, Green sued the owner of the store where he pur­ chased the mixture. “He should have warned me that this stuff was poisonous,” said Green. “The jug should at least have been labeled poison.” The store owner denied that he was liable. “Anyone with an ounce of sense knows that weed killer is pois­ onous. I shouldn’t be held responsi­ ble for Green’s lack of good judg­ ment,” he said. Can the store owner be held liable in this case? Yes, said the court. The sale of a poisonous substance without the buy­ ers being made aware of its danger- our character, and without the con­ tainer being plainly labeled with the word “Poison,” is prohibited. The law requiring proper labeling of poisons applies to manufacturers and retailers. A violation of this law amounts to negligence on the part of the person violating it. In this case Green proved that the store owner had violated the statute, and the jury found that such negli­ gence was the major cause of the death of Green’s cattle. Bob Green won the case. (Oregon lawyers offer this column as a public service. No person should apply or interpret any law without the aid of an attorney who is com­ pletely advised of the facts involved. Even a slight variance in facts may change the application'of the law.) IO i: it ’ — ; »1 LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor “A VECTOR is an organism, usual­ ly an insect, which carries and trans­ mits disease-causing micro organ­ isms,” says the dictionary. To who­ ever wrote the law, credit is due for using broader word than mosquito. And KILL THAT VECTOR is a shorter slogan than KILL THAT MOSQUITO. Lawrence Meissner Falls account for about half the accidental home deaths. 35c TOP W A Y MEAT I I 2 i® U D 6 E T PRICES JIA #C Sw ift’s Premium Lb. " f Fully Cooked — No Ski Skin — No Shank — Semi Boneless PICNIC HAM S 100% Pure, Ground Fresh Hourly Lb. GRND BEEF COTTAGE CHEESE MILLMARKET 39c 19c and Lockers M ore M uscle For N o rth w e s t Industry V ou re as close to Mill Market as your Phone— HA 9-3492 Member of United Grocers Free Deliveries Twice Daily— 10 A.M., 3 P.M. Sewers Picnic, Work On Books for Fair On August 11 the Busy Sewers 4-H sewing club met in their leader's backyard for a picnic lunch. After lunch they discussed the county fair and completed their records. Reporter, Heather Higginbotham Americans spend about $69 million a year on aspirin tablets and another $213 million for pain killers contain­ ing aspirin and other ingredients. BEN'S BARBER SHOP Expert Tonsorial Work Open Six Days a Week TUESDAY. AUGUST 25 Museum open 1 to 5 p.m. change the application of the law.) ft/IP / / | jC SATURDAY. AUGUST 22 Columbia County Fair - second day. Deer Island Fair grounds Museum open 1 to 5 p.m. PROPERTY OWNER’S LIABILITY A popular misconception of law has it that qyeryobe who is injured on another’s property is entitled to recover all damages he may have sustained from the owner of that property. Property owners themselves, as well as those seeking recompense for injuries, often subscribe to this erroneous principle, and it is not at all uncommon for a home owner, dis­ cussing an injury at his home, to re­ mark, albeit relunctantly, “Well, I guess I’m liable — the accident hap­ pened on my property.” This is not the law. The concept of “fault” is still essential to a recov­ ery for damages in all but a few specialized fields of law and mere ownership of private property does not produce the necessary “fault” for recovery. In most cases of accidents on his residence property, a home owner will not be liable for the resulting in­ juries. This is because most visitors at his home and on his residence property will be social guests. Towards his guests a home owner owes the duty only of refraining from willful and wanton misconduct, and of warning them of any hidden traps. He is under no obligation to use any active care for their safety, and, if they are injured, he has no obliga­ tion to make good their damages. This rule ¡^ derived from the na­ ture of the relationship between the host and his guests — the host re­ ceiving no benefit from the visit ex­ cept the pleasure of his guest’s com­ pany; it would be unjust to place up­ on him the burden of protecting his guests from all injury. As it was put by one Judge, the visitor in a home takes his host as he is and for the purpose of liability becomes a member of the host’s family. A different rule applies to persons who come on one’s property for the purpose of a business in which the owner is engaged1. Toward these per­ sons the owner owes the duty of "‘reasonable care” for their safety. Thus one who Opérâtes a store is liable to his customers for injuries they may sustain as a restât of his negligence. H t‘ must do what a reasonable raaft would do under the same circumstances to provide for the care and safety of these so call­ ed “mviteek;**11^- Even where- the owner of the prop­ erty would otherwise be liable for injuries to persons coming onto his property, thé* irtjitted party cannot recover if he. iiLskio guilty of negli gence which contributes to the in- . In 79 jury- ., (Oregon lawyers offer this column as a public service. No person should apply or interpret any law without the aid of an attorney who is com­ pletely advised of the facts involved. Even a slight variance in facts may. Hoped fot Low M ain Dtmoeracy ilve Economy is half the battle of life; it is not so hard to earn money, as to spend it well. Vernonia, Oregon All of us at the Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway are proud to announce the purchase of seven new 2400 horsepower diesel electric locomotives which are this very moment serving Northwest industry. This investment exceeds $1,500,000—and is rolling proof of our con­ fidence in the growth of the area we serve. FO * INFORMATION CAU J. H. TAYLOR T ra v e ’ing, F reig h t and Passenger Agent A m erican Bank Building Portland. Oregon CA » -» in SPOKANE, PORTLAND and SEATTLE RAILWAY SYSTEM General Offices American Bent Bld(. Portlend Orejoe I