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& V , Northwest Christian Chorale to Appear Mailbox Improvement Week Set May 17-22 THE POSTAL Service designates a week during May each year when customers on rural, city mo torized, and box delivery star routes are encour aged to examine, and improve where necessary, the appearance of their mailboxes. The week of May 17-22 has been selected this year. The purpose of "Mailbox Improvement Week” is to call atten tion to the need for providing mail receptacles which are designed to protect the mail from the weather, and which are neat in appearance, con- r/- ,1 7 u veniently located, and safe to use. Neat, attractive mailboxes will make a significant contribution to the appearance of the countryside and the streets in suburban areas. Mailboxes that meet the above four important requirements contribute to a more efficient delivery operation, and the result is an improved service to the entire route. There are two approved styles of boxes: (1) Traditional de sign in three standard sizes, (2) contemporary de sign. M. SW»' Reception Sunday to Honor '71 Graduates A reception boncring the 1971 g ra d u a te s is planned at the V e r nonia ( l i r i s t i a u C hurch for Sunday, M ay 16. The recep tio n will follow the m orning w orship se rv ic e , and is to be held in the social hall. F riends and relatives of the g ra d u a te s a re invited to join th em fo r th is event. mM I. SOHBtí M A IL U.S. DAN FLETCHER demonstrates to eighth graders from Washington Grade School how outgoing mail is postmarked at Vernonia Post Office. The eighth graders visited the facility as a part of their job exploration stud ies—SUTOE class. The junior high age students have spent the past year in studying a variety of fields for future employment possibilities, with resource people speaking to the classes, and by student field trips. Mrs. Glenda Jones, W3>S teacher, is in charge of the program. T he C h ristian C hurch invites V ernonia a re a resid en ts to join th em in an evening of m usical e n te rta in m e n t to be p re sen ted by the N o rth w est C h ristian College Cho ra le M ay 16. The p ro g ra m w ill begin a t 7 p.m mail ' 33k O e r n o n i a E a g le ‘ rreoviA nv vut lggw«civi> «sou». THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1971 7 I MAILBOXES of the approved traditional or con temporary design are required, wherever a mail box is newly installed or an unsuitable receptacle is replaced. A list of approved manufacturers of traditional rural or suburban-type boxes appears in 136.513, Postal Service Manual. Where box num bers are assigned, the name of the owner and the box number must be shown on the side of the box visible to the carrier as he approaches, or on the door, where boxes arc grouped. Customers should be encouraged to group boxes wherever this is practicable, especially at or near crossroads, at service turnouts, or at other places where a con siderable number of boxes arc located. before you drive that new car May 16 Date for Hike in U.S. Postal Rates new postage rates (EFFECTIVE MAY 16. 1971) NEW COLUMBIA Soil & Water Conservation District officers are from left to right, Bill Kessi, Secretary; Elmer Carlson, Treasurer; Richard Armstrong, Vice Chairman and George Cowles, Chairman. 8* FIRST CLASS PER OUNCE Cowles Named SWCD Chairman G eorge Cowles w as elected c h a irm a n of the Colum bia Soil & W ate r C onservation D istrict during their Wednesday, May 2 b o a r d m eeting in the St. H elens SCS o f fice. O th er officers elected w ere: R ich ard A rm stro n g , V ice-C hair m a n ; E lm e r C arlson, tre a s u re r; an d Bill K essi, se c re ta ry . T he d is tric t decided to req u est stu d e n t tra in e e h elp fo r engi- n eerin g a ssistan ce fro m th e S tate Soil & W ate r C o n serv atio n C om m ission. In a tten d an ce w ere G eorge Cow les, C h airm an ; R ic h a rd A rm stro n g , Vice C h airm an ; E lm e r C arlson, T re a s u r e r; B ill K essi, S ec re ta ry ; P a t C a rv e r, su p erv iso r an d Andy P a v e le k and B ill E ag le of th e SCS. LODGE AND CLUB NOTICES VERNONIA JAYCEES NEHALEM Meet the 2nd & 4th VALLEY Tuesday CHAPTER of every month. West Ore. Elec. Bldg., 7:30 p.m. Meets at West Ore. Elec. Bldg., third Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Richard Jones, President Jim Coulter, Scty. Harold Maiken, President Ralph Bergerson, Scty. 3-72 VERNONIA LIONS CLUB MEETS FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY EACH MONTH 6:30 p.m., Pine Cone Gerald Russell, President Ted Forbes, Secretary 3-72 A. P. & A. M. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F. & A. M. meets at Masonic Temple. Stated communication on first Thursday of each month ‘ at 8.00 p.m. VERNONIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Board of Directors report to members quarterly. Board meets the second Monday, 8:00 p.m., at West Oregon Electric office. Visitors invited. Dr. T. M. Hobart, President Mrs. Evelyn Heath, Scty. 7-71 MT. HEART REBEKAH LODGE NO. 243 Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday ev enings of each month in I.O.O.F. hall. Leona Haverland, Noble Grand Irma Chance, Secretary 3-72 Vernonia Lodge No. 246 Cliff Norwood, W.M. Walter E. Linn, Scty._______ 1-72 IWA Local 3-14 3-72 I.O.O.F. First and Third Tuesday 8 p.m. Knight, Noble Grand Harry Culbertson, Secretary 1-71 T rum an M eets th e first T h u rsd ay o f each m onth. Order of Eastern Star Nehalem Chapter 1S3, O.E.S. A.F.L. - C IO . 7:30 p.m. 4-72 Vernonia Barracks Veterans of World War I VfnAtn J4l* ILf zxnd •> V' Regular com munication the third Wed. each month at Ma sonic Temple. All visiting sis- tieien rsorwooa, w.m. Isabel Culbertson. Scty. Ray Cameron, Commander L. II. Sargent, Adjutant AITfUJARY Meets 4th Mon., IOOF hall. Esther Cameron, President Cora Lange. Secretary_______8-71 PYTHIAN SISTERS VERNONIA TEMPLE NO. «1 Meetings: I.O.O.F. Hail Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each month, 8 p.m. Faye Dnvis, M.E.C. Cora I-ange, Secretary 2-72 AMERICAN LEGION Meets 2nd and ith Tuesday of each month. VERNONIA POST 118 Albert Bruasman, Commander Harry Culbertson. Adjutant AUXILIARY First and Third Tuesdays Margaret Hartzell. President Gertrude Schalock, Scty. 1-72 AIR MAIL 11« PER OUNCE 4» h m .-W .«io x ofor - POSTAL CARDS I SISsll* li’ ; ». s K rffytihd« WB* bw-fi •. < ' X PER CARD y t« 6« r,z,n¡ ¿:Í e . i í . pkj <•>.* • máto to» « a i ,-,*4i AIR MAIL CARDS Vernonia P ostm aster T. F. Tom lin has stated that increases in most postage rates will take effect May 16 as the new United States P ostal Service begins its task of achieving self sufficiency as requir ed by the Postal Reorganization Act. ♦»;♦»»»»»»»»»» Ike Walton Says. . . O ne of th e goals of th e Izaak s has been to encourage th e re-cy cling an d re-u se of w aste p ro d u cts w hich a re p resen tly c re a tin g s e r ious disposal pro b lem s. Som e type of subsidy sy stem m ay h av e to be u sed in som e cases b ecau se of th e high costs involved in h andling and o th e r ex p en ses. At an y ra te , w ith th e cost of disposal figured in, it should be possible to re-eycle m an y item s not being used in an y w ay to d ay . In relatio n to th is pro b lem , th e b ev erag e in d u stry h as been sp en d ing m oney like m ad to ad v e rtise how in te re ste d th ey a re in m a in tain in g a litte r-fre e s ta te . In an effo rt to kill the m a n d a to ry d ep o sit leg islatio n , now b e ing considered in S alem , the in d u stry h as s ta rte d b uying b ack b ev erag e tin s and n o n -retu rn ab le bottles Soft drink bott ers with cans and no n -retu rn ab les a re ra p id ly follow ing th e b rew in g in d u stry , w hich h a s been in d irectly resp o n sib le for tv -1'ininin» of untold billions of “ th ro w -aw ay ” b o ttles and can s in to the rivers, lakes, along road sides, and in the parks of America. T he Ikes a re b ack in g the “ b o ttle” bill statew id e. A dm ittedly, this legislatio n is not th e co m plete an sw er to th e litte r pro b lem , but it h as to be a step in th e rig h t Som e v ery nice tro u t w ere, and still are. being tak en a t the V er nonia L ake, t h e la rg e s t of th ese a re cu tth ro a t, holdovers from la s t season. Som e a re ru n n in g 17 inches and even la rg e r. F ig h tin g rain b o w s from a la te r p lan t m ak e u p th e bulk of th e catch es. In spite of h eav y fishing p ressu re opening w eekend, catch es w ere o u tstan d in g with m ost e v e ry one having fish, including m any lim its. B iologists ch eck in g fish opening w eekend w ere p le a sa n tly su rp ris ed a t th e gro w th th ey noted. P u m p in g h as ra ised th e pond level th is p a st w eek, w hich should help m ain tain o xygen lev els. T his has been one of th e m ain concerns at th e pond site so fa r in its short ex isten ce PER CARD Tomlin noted that general pos tage rates have not been increased since 1967 when Congress passed w hat w as to becom e its final leg is lative a c t in th is resp ect. He pointed cut that, earlier, re quests for rate increases w ere pro posed to Congress in 1969 by Both P re sident Johnson and President Nixon. In addition, President Nixon propos ed an increase again in 1970, although none of the proposed increases was acted upon by Congress. Tomlin explained that the new in creases—authorized on a tem porary basis until the newly created P ostal R ate Commission can m ake recom mendations to the G overnors of the P o s ta l Service on perm anent changes—will raise first-class letter rates from 6 to 8 cents an ounce. Post card s will go from 5 to 6 cents and airm ail post card s will go from 8 to 9 cents each. The increases will be borne m ore by business than by indviduals, the postm aster pointed out, since about 75 per cent of first class and airm ail is from com m ercial m ailers. In addition to in c re a se s in first- class rates, second and third class will also go up on May 16. How ever, the full increases proposed by the S ervice will not be put into e f fect on a te m p o ra ry b asis, in s e cond and th ird class, as the postal refo rm legislation co n tem p lates th a t ra ise s be p hased o v e r 5 y e a rs or ten y ears for nonprofit organiza tions—providing Congress appropri ates the necessary funds to ease the transition to full rates. Because of the phasing provision, the ra ise s to becom e effective May 16 for second and third-class will g en erally be only l/5 th th e total increase which has been proposed by the Postal Service. No changes a re m ade in the rates for parcel post, which is the princi pal component of fourth-class mail. However, initial increases will be m ade in the book rate, which is classified as fourth class The new tem porary ra te s also m ake changes in other postage rate categories and special service fees, such as special delivery and register ed m ail. The Postal Service ad vised the public in F ebruary that it intended to m ake the tem porary in creases if the P ostal R ate Commis sion did not m ake the recom mended decision within 90 days of the re quest by the P ostal Service. Re cently the R ate Commission confirm ed that it will not be able to m ake a decision within the 90 days, and Sunday, M ay 16, w as selected a s the date on which the rates would be come effective. When the domestic changes go into effect, there will be conforming in creases in letter rates to Canada and Mexico. N aturally you’re anxious to protect your investment and y o u r family’s welfare. W e’ll be happy to help you obtain q u a lity a u to in s u ra n c e -d e pendable insurance backed by this agency and The H artford Insurance G roup. Call on us today, BILL J. HORN VERNONIA INSURANCE EXCHANGE Phone 429-6203 953 Bridge Street Vernonia, Oregon R ep re s e n tin g Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company Member The Hartford Insurance Group Hartford 15. 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