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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
He will be here to help cele
brate his grandfather's, Martin
Rainwater's, birthday, July 12.
And they
don't care.
Their full size plates hold power in during cold morning
starts. And their heat proof case helps keep that power
there during hot summer driving.
TENDER TOUCH
Invites you to manufacturers
The Atlas is a battery for all seasons. That's why we're
proud to offer it to you.
INVENTORY SALE
Chevron Car Cara Service
of Spring Line of Well Decor & Figurines
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