Ocrnonia Eagle
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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1965
Former Student Visits
Mrs. Knowles Sunday
MIST — Mrs. Leola Johnston of
Lebanon arrived the latter part of
the week to spend a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sundland. Mr.
and Mrs. Arby Mills visited with
Mrs. Johnston and the Sundlands
Saturday evening. Sunday callers
included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ma­
thews and Mrs. Sulo Sanders. Mrs.
Rhea Wodtly, Mr. and Mrs. Delmar
Barnder and Mildred Nickerson, all
of Portland. Mrs. Wodtly and Mr.
Bornder also visited with Mrs. Elsa
Knowles. Delmar was a student un­
der Mrs. Knowles when his family
lived here.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Dowling of
Vancouver spent the week end with
his father and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kyser were
in Cathlamet, Washington Tuesday
at the Byron Hawkins home to see
their new grandson, Michael Byron.
Mr. and Mrs. Kyser visited at the
Bill Kyser home in Forest Grove
Saturday afternoon.
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
LETS HAVE THE TRUTH
Just to set the record straight—on
the Court House issue. We feel that
if information is to be given it should
be given correctly and impartially.
There were a number of misrepre­
sentations on the brochure handed out
at the Court House meeting on Feb­
ruary 3rd and published subsequent­
ly in the newspapers (based on the
brochure! regarding the proposed
Neuman site.
If the PEOPLE want a new Court
House then they should know facts,
not untruths. In the first place the
comparison was made on a one acre
site to a 5 acre site to a 12 acre site—
hardly a just comparison.
The price of land on the 5 acre
Neuman site was offered by the own­
er for $35,000.00 not $37,500.00. The
street paving on the same Neuman
site was shown to cost $26,969.60—
why should this be a different amount
than the other sites? There is no
pavement on any of the proposed
sites, hence, for a similar area sit­
uation each site would have to start
from no improvements, making the
cost approximately the same for any
of these sites. The cost of sidewalks
also shculd be the same—as a matter
of fact the Neuman site needs no fill
material as it has a natural nearly
level base. The sewer cost is shown
as $6,550.00. We would like to inform
you that there is a City sewer line
on the full Southern boundary of this
property.
Our computations show that the
cost of the Neuman 5 acres, plus all
improvements should run less than
$60,000.00 on a comparative basis
with the other sites and has ample
room (over 15 acres if required* for
expansion. The parking area would
be unlimited. The Neuman site is
not, as stated, predominently resi­
dential. This piece of ground is not
even zoned as residential. There are
nice residences some distance from
it on two sides but this is bounded on
one side by the Columbia District
Hospital and Nursing Home; and on
another side by a modem $80,000
multiple rental and a $175,000.00
church. One of the streets leading to
this Neuman site from Columbia
Boulevard is Bradley Street, a City
Street now 40 feet wide but which
can easily be enlarged. Also, it is
not a subdivision street as stated in
the brochure. On the West side is
Sunset Boulevard, a hard surfaced,
60 foot street also off Columbia Boul­
evard. There is a dedicated 50 foot
street now in the process of con­
struction connecting Sunset Boule­
vard and Bradley Street and parallel­
ing a portion of this site and has
complete sewer facilities. The cheap
hcuses mentioned to be near this
site are only two old houses as com­
pared to a great number of old houses
on each of the other sites.
We believe that knowing the facts
is pertinent to a person’s making a
decision on such an important issue
and urge that ycu make an inspec­
tion of this Neuman site and from
it form your own opinion considering
the long term potential for future re­
quirements.
You should keep in mind that at
the time of your “on site” inspection
that it is not a potential industrial
area development site capable of
bringing in much new industrial tax
revenue, but in an area as fit for a
Court House as for the Columbia Dis­
trict Hospital, a large Church and a
substantial 8-plex rental. In other
words it is adapted for the Court
House property and will not infringe
cn any industrial development. It is
more accessible to the general pub­
lic than the downtown areas.
/s / Henry Neuman
Florence Neuman
Scappoose, Oregon
I would like to use this medium to
express my thanks to the Nehalem
Valley residents for their coopera­
tion in making the PTA Variety
show a success. Their display of en­
thusiasm was evident from the very
beginning.
To produce a show of this caliber,
it took a team of committee heads
who worked well together and was
willing to give a great deal of their
time and talents. The behind-the-
scenes efforts of these people was
an especially important facet of the
program.
The performers were a very delight
to deal with. They didn’t hesitate to
learn a dance, sing, or play a song
they had never before tried. One
fellcw played accompanyments in
three different parts of the show, nev­
er once complaining and being at
A MESSAGE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
about repeal of the 1913 Excess Freight Train Crew
Law being considered by the 1965 Oregon Legislature
(House Bill 1198)
RAILROAD JOB SECURITY
WILL BE PROTECTED
upon repeal o f Oregon's Excess Crew Law
No other industry offers
job protection like this!
Repeal of this law will not impose hardship on
present career railroad employees.
Firemen Protected
Firemen are protected by the award of National
A rb itra tio n B oard, w ith ben efits according to
length of service.
Brakemen Protected
Brakemen employed on or prior to January 25,
1964 are protected by agreements and commit­
ments already made by Oregon’s railroads.
Repeal Long Overdue!
Oregon’s obsolete 1913 Excess Freight T rain Crew
Law forces an unnecessary cost burden on every
consum er an d sh ip p er in o u r sta te . In all th e
nation only four other states have laws requiring
six-man crews on freight trains.
Let Oregon Com pete...
Let’s get back on the track
THE RAILROADS OF OREGON
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Terminal Co.
S.P.&S. Railway Company
Southern Pacific Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Paid Advertisement Oregon Railroad Aaaociation, L. G. Millar, Manager, Henry Building. Portland. Oregon
as many as four rehearsals in one
week.
People who were asked to per­
form but thought they were “too
rusty” or just not talented enough,
loaned music, stage props, donated
paint, costumes and were willing
to do anything else to assist. This
is the type thing that gives a person
the power to keep going full speed on
a pioject.
I realize from this show that there
is a real need for talented persons
to get the opportunity to display their
talents, whether it be musical or a r­
tistic.
The accolades that have deluged
the participaants have far more than
justified their efforts, I’m sure.
Thank you all again for your co­
operation and confidence.
Sincerely,
Donna Rumbaugh
Variety Show Chairman
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