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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1973)
Family Rennion Held July 1, 55 Attend A family reunion, July 1, with 55 relatives attending, was en joyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs Richard Gwin, Stephanie, Richard Jr., Darrell ana Julie, on State Avenue in Vernonia Those attending were Mr ana Mrs. Floyd Thomas, M r and Mrs. Kenneth Williams, Marci and Michelle; Mrs Jeannine Groesback, La Jean and Shelley of Beaverton; M r and Mrs. Kenneth Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Seger, and George Worn, all of Portland; M r and Mrs. Paul Seger of Tigard; M r. and Mrs. David Seger, Tara and Tahnee of Troutdale; Mr. and Mrs Patrick D. Sauer, Chris and Lisa, Cath lamet, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Alois Sauer; M r. and Mrs. Donald Holsey, Vin cent, Jeffrey, Gregory and Brian, Ervin P. Mullins, all of Vernonia; M r and Mrs Dee Vere Her- shey of Astoria; M r. and Mrs. James Mullins, Jean Ann and Julie of St Helens; M r and Mrs Bill Gordy, Clayton, Allen and Jason, Spokane, Wash; Mr. and Mrs Gary Backes, Western Springs, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Johnson and Grant of Minot, North Dakota Rebekah Social Club Talks Future Events Mt. Heart Rebekah Social Club met at the home of Evelyn Heath July 2 with nine ladies present. Discussion was held on the Logger breakfast Jamboree weekend, and the Social Club picnic to be held the first Tues day in August. Those present were Mary Brown, Mary Fletcher. Maude Wells. Ella Cline, M athildeBer- gerson, Leona Haverland, Mabie Graves, Pat Goodman, and the hostess, Evelyn Heath. If the rest of the world can’t see in us what we want them to, it's because we can't see it ourselves. Speaking To the Consumer M arilyn L u nner E x te n sio n F a m ily F in a n c e S p e c ia list t O regon S ta te U n iv e r sity Neighborhood Project. Consu mers can take an example from business and pool their buying with others to reduce costs. Consider getting together with neightbors to purchase case lots of canned goods such as soups, juices, vegetables, or canned meat products. Talk with friends about bulk purchases of lawn and garden supplies such as fe r tilizer, seeds, or ground covers. Reni equipment by the day ra ther than the hour and share the time between several families Ask yourself if jo in !-ownership could be used for the purchase of an infrequently used item. Buying Diet Beverages. Be sure to read the information on the bottle cap as well as on the side of the bottle of diet bever ages. Because the average life of a returnable bottle is five years, some soft drinks may still be sold in bottles labeled “ sugar free” or “ less than one calorie per bottle” while they actually contain sugar or as many as 60 calories per bottle. The bottle cap, however, must carry the correct information. So check this label carefully to make cer- tayi of the contents of the drink and its calories. When You Move. If goods are damaged or missing at time of delivery, immediately contact your household mover and re quest a company claim form. Don't be afraid of being too detailed when filling out the form. Give reasons for the dollar amount you have placed on the lost or damaged item. The law requires an interstate mover to pay, deny or propose a compromise offer of settlement within 120 days of the receipt of your claim. If you have prob lems in getting a proper and prompt settlement, the Inter state Commerce Commission, Washington, D.C. 20423 can as sist you. Compare Credit Costs. Do you shop for money as carefully as you do for an item you want to buy? One consumer who wanted to finance a $200 set of radial tires compared interest rates. His credit union charged 12 percent, one retail store 18 per cent, another store 24 percent, one oil company credit card 15 percent, another oil company credit card 18 percent, a bank credit card 15 percent, a catalo gue mail order company 20 per cent, and a finance company 36 percent. How much difference did this make in dollars and cents? By borrowing the $200 at the lowest interest rate, the one-year easy- payment plan cost less than $15. At the high end, the cost would have been nearly $40. He saved more than $25 by taking the time to comparison shop for money. Are you insured against the MAIN HAZARDS OF H0ME0WMN67 What if someone trip* on your front steps and sues y o u . . . or a tree crashes onto your roof. . . or a burglar breaks into your hom e. . . or a defective wire sets your rugs and furniture afire. . . would you be protected? If you’re not sure, see us for a Home Security Cbeck-upl NEW O N P A PRESIDENT Insuring Y o u r Household Move. If you are planning a move across state lines, consider purchasing additional insurance above the mover’s minimum re sponsibility of 60 cents a pound per article. This rate rarely covers the cost of a lost or damaged item —especially if the possession is light in weight, yet expensive. Payment for a lost or damaged item is the "actual value,” not the original selling price or re placement value Carefully exa mine the inventory made on moving day to see that the w rit ten description of your household goods agrees with their actual condition. In the case of appliances, gen erally the mover will not accept liability for mechanical failure unless there is evidence of ex ternal damage or unless negli gence by the mover can be pro ved. What's in Cosmetics? Knowing what’s in cosmetics can be very important to consumers and to doctors trying to solve a skin allergy problem. To the cost- and quality-conscious consumer, this labeling information can be a valuable shopping tool. Current ly some cosmetic manufacturers are listing ingredients voluntari ly The Food and Drug Adminis tration is seeking your com ments about requiring such la beling on cosmetic products having two or more ingredients. If you would like to have your thoughts and experiences re corded in this hearing, write by April 9 to Cosmetic Labeling, Hearing Clerk, H .E.W ., 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, M D 20852 Cutting Health Costs. Regular checkups can reduce health in surance costs and catch prob lems before they become acute or irreversible. Here is how a major employee group in Seattle built this fact into their group dental plan: The insurance pays 80 percent of most bills, but if a member gets an annual check up, 90 percent of his bills will be paid the next year. If he doesn't get the checkup, only 70 percent of his bills are reimbursed. Gas Buying. Motorists can catch common gasoline over charging mistakes to cut down the cost of running the family auto. If the price per gallon as advertised on the street-side sign does not correspond to the price per gallon shown on the station’s pumps, bring it to the attention of the station attendant. He can recompute the figures or credit the difference as a cash dis count. Also look to see if all figures on the pump face are set at zero before gas is released to your tank If the pump is not "cleared,” the previous cus tomer's sale will be added to yours. Don’t let distractions or inat tention cost you motoring mo ney. Get A Property Report. “ Go see the land before you buy—no matter w hat!” This statement from a financial advisor to per sons seeking land for vacation, retirement or investment pur poses emphasizes the caution a Energy -Saving C o o k i n g . buyer should use before making Homemakers can help ease the any kind of down payment or national energy crisis by saving option on property that he knows electricity at the kitchen range. little about. The advisor contin Here’s how: ues, "Get a property report on Reduce the heat from high to V ern on ia In surance the piece of ground—or don’t a lower setting after food reach buy.” es the boiling point. Boiling food E x ch a n g e By law, a company selling at a low setting will take only across state lines and with 50 or about a fourth as much elec P h o n e 429-6203 more lots for sale must provide a tricity as at a high setting. F it 953 B rid g e S t r e e t detailed report on the property, the pan to the size of the unit you both its good and bad features. are using The usual 6-inch unit V e rn o n ia , O re g o n Be sure you get such a report carries about 1200 watts; an and allow at least one day to 8-inch unit, 1800 to 2200 watts. So Nsrtfsrt tecMsnt and read it carefully. if possible use a smaller pan and I i U m m i H* Camntny u For more information on pur the smaller unit to conserve MtmterTke HsrtM chasing land or problems in this electricity. E xtra bonus: Lower Hgrtiortl^Coon. area, write to the Office of utility bills. Interstate Land Sales Registra tion, HUD, Washington, D.C. Make a List. Moving? Orga 20410. nize your change of address and avoid many hours of frustration. Begin by listing every person or company you should notify. For companies with whom you have accounts, include account numbers. Remember to list stores with whom you have credit accounts, insurance com panies, banks, investment com panies, magazines, book and re cord clubs, and all the organi zations, professional or other wise, that you belong to. As you send out change of address not ices, check each name off the list. I t ’s also a good idea to write . , ------------EtfecM ve I m m e d la te ly _ --------- ahead to the new post office and ask that all mail for your family ALL PRODUCTS WILL BE be held for your arrival BILL J. HORN WALLACE COWEN The publisher of the In dependence Enterprise-Herald, WallaceCowen, has been elected President of the Oregon News paper Publishers Association for the 1973-74 year A veteran of 20 years as a publicity representative for the motion picture industry, M r Cowen began working as an advertising manager for the Capitol Press in Salem in 1956 He later joined in a part nership to purchase the Milton- F re e w a te r V a lle y H erald , which he sold in December of 1972. M r. Cowen was named publisher of the Enterprise- H erald , p a rt of the Blue Mountain Eagle Inc., Oregon weekly newspaper chain, March of 1973. He was elected by delegates at the annual ONPA meeting held June 21-23 in Seaside NEW ARRIVALS Word was received by Mrs. Faye Davis of a new great- niece born June 26 at Tacoma, Washington. Rachel Lavonne. weighing seven pounds at birth, is the first child for Mr. and Mrs. DaveHonnen (Sherrie Norman). The bally was named after both of her great-grandmothers. Grandparents are Mrs. Leora Henderson of Tacoma, Washing ton, and M r. and Mrs. Honnen of California. Clifford Dean was the name chosen for the son of M r. and Mrs. Robert Dean Bergerson, who was bom in Puerto Rico on June 25 at 9 a m. their time. The little lad weighed six pounds and was 18 inches long at birth. Grandparents are M r. and Mrs. Clifford Bergerson, and great-grandmother is Mrs. M a thilde Bergerson of Vernonia. Reception Slated in Honor of Anniversary Friends of M r. and Mrs. C lar ence D. Oskins are invited to join them July 7 at an open house in observance of their 50th wedding anniversary. The reception will be held at the home of their daughter, Mrs. John W. Aldrich, 15730 N E Schuyler in Portland, between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m. Jfffo ★ Ready Mixed Cenerete ★ Concrete Aggregate * Crushed Reck ★ Road Gravel Sold by Scale Weight SCAPPOOSE SAND & GRAVEL CO. PHONE 543-7141 Route 2, Box 1 SCAPPOOSE, OREGON Drive on l>*ss Gas. Gasoline shortages are making the news these days So what can you as an individual do to stretch gas mileage? The American Automobile As sociation <jffers these gas saving tips: Switch to a smaller car if possible. Keep the engine in turne (an untuned engine may suffer a fuel penalty of 25 per cent); keep tires properly in flated; avoid jack rabbit starts; do not idle engine unnecessarily; and drive at a steady speed. Accelerate and decelerate gra dually. Mt Hood Trip Specialists Ta Investigate Made by MRP Forest Fires The Sherlock Holmes’ of the Oregon State Department of Forestry stand prepared for what has every indication of being a severe fire season. An elite corps of 25 specially-trained Fire Investigation Specialists will be examining causes of forest fires this summer with an eye towards preventing future fires as well as recouping the state’s fire fighting costs in cases of people-negligence. When Department of Forestry fire suppression crews respond to a fire call, an immediate attempt is made to determine the cause of the fire. If the cause cannot be found, a F ire Inves tigation Specialist is immediate ly called in before evidence can be destroyed by curious sight seers. A specialist begins his investi gation of a fire by slowly circling the edge, noting the way in which the weeds have been bent, the angle at which tree trunks have been marred by fire, tell-tale cupping on brush and grass, and other indicators, until he de termines the pattern the fire has taken. Narrowing in towards the ori gin of the fire, it becomes a hands and knees job. Slowly moving around the origin, the investigator hunts for the cause of the fire. A small piece of carbon found at the origin along a logging road might indicate the cause as a logging truck with improper fire safeguards; a small cylinder of white ashes, a cigarette-caused fire. If a fire is determined to be man-caused, the investigator preserves all evidence and be gins to work on his clues. Some times the “clues” are nothing but a few cigarette ashes and the investigator takes to the road scouting for witnesses. Grocery store clerks, area campers, local farmers; all ae questioned. As witnesses relate a story, aes- cribing the presence of a “fam ily of campers” or a “strange blue and white pick-up” seen in the area prior to the fire, the investi gator may begin to prepare a criminal case. If all evidence indicates that the “camper fam ily” started the fire by not putting out their campfire properly or that XQ Logging caused it by not having required spark arrestqrs on their equipment, the case could go to court. If the investigator has done his job properly, the court may find the campers or XQ Logging guilty of criminal negligence and require them to reimburse the state for fire-suppression costs. Investigation does not always lead to criminal prosecution. Sometimes it can reveal trouble spots to the fire prevention arm of the Department of Forestry. Last summer, Southwestern Oregon had a large number of fires determined to be caused by children playing with matches. An intensive fire-education pro gram carried out by Forestry personnel in cooperation with the local schools was the result of these investigations. When the fire season is over, investigators will have a com plete catalog of causes of fire on lands protected by the state. If lightning-caused fires prove predominate in an area, increas ed aerial surveillance after storms may be called for. If fires at active logging sites become a problem, increased inspection and earlier industrial close-downs may be necessary Public education may be called for where a rash of fires is caused by local homeowners. The Department of Forestry’s Investigation Specialists combat fire with scientific investigative techniques. Determining the causes of Oregon’s forest fires is the first step towards preventing them. Six Scappoose women were among 48 members of Columbia County Chapter 499 AARP, on a bus trip to Lost Lake at the foot of Mt. Hood Tuesday, June 26 The Scappoose passengers were Gladys Mullican, Bea Po land, Effie Jones, Bertha F air- ley, M ary Dea’ Carter and Jua nita McGraw. Although the trip started in rain, by the time the two buses arrived at Multnomah Falls Lodge for a coffee break the sun was shining for the rest of the day-long trip. Box iunches were distributed on arrival at the lake at 1 o’clock. After an hour and a half of eating, talking, hiking and just plain loafing the group again boarded the buses for i drive through Lole Canyon and on to Huckleberry Inn at Government Camp for pie, ice cream and coffee. Arrival in Scapoose was at 7 o’clock. Next major activity of the chapter will be the seventh annual picnic to be held this year at Scappoose Airport Park Julv 17. Tualatin Chapter 510, AARP, of Hillsboro, will join with the local chapter in the festivities. Oemonia Eagle THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1973 3 ior Citizen News — July is the beginning of the Vernonia Senior Citizens’ mem- membership year. All seniors are invited to come in for new membership cards. Paper rollers are always busy, as the group has orders ahead. Transportation has been doing quite well, the past month. The flea market has many items on hand and can always handle more. Many are using the library as an abundance of good reading material is on hand. The men folks are getting their saws all filed for cutting wood for the center for the winter months. Next business meeting and potluck is this Friday, July 6, 12:30 p.m. All members are weicome. Health Department Lists New Numbers The Columbia County Health Department reports changes in telephone numbers for their various divisional offices. Ef-. fective immediately, the new numbers to call are: Division of Community Health Services (Public Health Nursing>397-3491 D i v i s i o n of Environmental Health 387-2262 (Building Department) 397-5040 Division of Adult & Child Gui dance 387-1636 A CH RY SLER MOTORS (TOSHNMrMW Larsen's Inc. 440 N . N e h a le m C L A T S K A N IE . O RE. Your Local Rep. ART Wind sawmills came into use in Holland in the 17th century. L A M P IN G P H . 429-5671 22t6c Family Dining Jam Session— 7 Sun., 5 to 9 £ew<s fflace D IC K & M O N A S T E A R N S — Y O U R H O S T S Atlas Botteries Just don’t know what season it is Sm okey Say»: THOSE WHO SERVE Jim Bergerson, son of M r. and Mrs. Jack Bergerson, is home from Korea on a 30-day leave. He has been in Korea for eight months and has till early De cember to wait for his tour of duty to end. He reports he doesn’t mind Korea except for it being hot and it is now time for the monsoons. 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