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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1974)
- âM i Oemonia Eagle « THURSDAY Boys Defeat Clatskanie JUNE Saturday June 15. the Ver noma Babe Ruth team met and defeated the Clatskanie team in both etuis ai a double header The wins were the first at the season for the young team. Babe Ruth baseball action in \ emoma has been taking place for over a month as 20 bovs tried out for the team that is made up of boys between the ages of 13-15 In comparison to other team s in the league Vernonia is very young and inexperienced Thé rest of the teams in the league are all from Forest Grove All of the home games are played at the high school field and begin at 6 p.m Umpiring for the home games has been do nated and a special note of praise to Duane Hurlv for the f uh job he has done behind the plate In the action against Clat skanie Vernonia came from be hind to win both of the five inning games in the last half inning' John Beamish has the hot ba: and scored the winning run in the first game as well as placing a good game in the field Beamish CA TC H ER Royce Sturdevaot waits for a ball that never comes as Clatskanie batter belts one Mrs. Nettie Lloyd Feeling Better Now RIVERVIEW—Mr and Mrs Bill Eckland and family spent Saturday visiting relatives at Seaside Thev report that her grandmother Mrs Nettie Llovd who is in the hospital there.' is feeling a little better and is undergoing extensive teste Her fnends can correspond with her addressing cards to Seaside Hospital Mr and Mrs J W Nichols spent the weekend at the home of their daughter Mrs P B Loggan in Portland She gave a Father s Day party honoring her father came Summer Vacationers Advised To include Safe Driving Father's Day Visit Enjoyed BIRKENFELD—Mr and Mrs Bill Bor ton of Lincoln Citv were Father s Day dinner guests at the home of his folks the Ralph Bortons an the Deep Creek His brother Wes went back home with them for a couple weeks Mr and Mrs DuPuis were in Portland Monday on business Mr and Mrs Francis Larson were in Astoria on W ednesday of last week going in to see their grandson Douglas Rodgers in the hospital he having a ton- si lectomy on Tuesday Some complications set in so he had to remain in the hospital for sev eral days Mr and Mrs E. T. Johnson and Mr and Mrs Alar. Johnston visited at the Bruce Larsen home at Warren on Sunday. Mrs Francis Nordstrom and Mrs Howard Johnson were in Vernonia last Thursday. but It didn't do any good. Vernonia still out on top to the double-header match ‘If you're planning that sum mer vacation trip, don't forget to include safe driving in vour plans ' the Motor Vehicle Div ision advises Summer means vacationers will be crowding the highway's, and a little pre-vacation plan ning can help you save time and maybe even an accident. The Oregon Motor Vehicles Division offers these tips for vacation planners 'T h e first stop on your vacation trip should be made before you even hit the road-a visit to your local garage or service station for a complete safety check of your car Teli the service man you're going on a trip and ask him to make a complete safety check of the tires including the spare , steering system , brakes, hoses and belts, exhaust system wind shield wipers and washers all lights, front end alignment and fluid levels water, oil. m aster brake cylinder, power steering reservoir, transmission, differ ential and battery » “Plan your trip in advance- and that means not only knowing where you re going and on what highways, but how long you’ll drive Don't try to jam too manv miles into one day The National Safety Council suggests a 300 to 350 mile per day limit Driving too many miles a day can lead to fatigue that's hard to get rid of, even with a good nights sleep .An unhurried, relaxed dnve with plenty of rest stops, especially if children are in the car. can make vacation driving a pleasure in stead of a pain "When packing your car. re member that a heavy load changes the handling character istics of an auto, so don't expect the same performance you get in normal driving situations Ac celeration will be more sluggish and stopping distances greater You'll need more room for pass ing and you’ll also experience more sway when rounding curv es.” “Load the car so that the rear view m irror is not blocked and keep hard pointed or heavy ob jects off the rear shelf Even a minor collision or a sudden stop can turn them into lethal m issiles." "A heavily-loaded trunk can affect steering and headlight aim This is especially hazard ous in rainy weather, when the shift of weight off the front tires can cause hydroplaning and loss of steering control Proper tire inflation and adequate tire size are also important when carry ing extra cargo You may need additional tire pressure-or larg er tires Proper tire inflation can also save gas ” "Oregon's open bottle law makes it illegal to have an open bottle of alcoholic beverage in the driver or passenger portion of the auto A cold beer might taste good to you or your pas senger but it could wind up costing you time and money have played Babe Ruth ball before this year The team is improving as the season goes along and hope to capture some league games be fore the season ends in earlv July Girls Make Good Effort Newly formed girls softball team, the Vernonia “Wild Cats' swung into their first home game on the field of Washington Grade School Tuesday evening. June 18 with Peggy Pitts acting as coach in Joann Beamish s absence Rev Duane Hurley was umpire The opposition team was the Banks “Lovebugs“ coached by Jim Mailer The last inning of the exciting game found Banks the winner. 37-13 Ranging in age from 12 to 14 in the "Pigtail" and “Ponytail" leagues are Kathy Wilcoxen Denise Hurley, Diane Olson Janice Hopkins Kala Sword Tracie Carroll. Shelly Smiley Teresa Sharar, Kim Wright Georgette Vigil, Julie Parker Angela Sample, Laura E ager and Vicky Delemos Kathv Wil coxen and Shelly Smiley both hit triples in the game The girls will be playing until July 23 on Tuesday and Thurs day evenings The other leagues they will compete with are Cor nelius Gaston Forest Grove, and Banks Any offers for help in transportation will be greatly appreciated by Mrs Pitts The next home game will be Thursday. June 20 at Washing ton Grade School, beginning at 6 p.m. Ruth team «how* winning form at Saturday. June 15 game which netted them their first victory of hvely and exciting game. Director Of M int Appeals To Public For Pennies “I’m calling on every Amer lean, especially young people, to get the penny back in circulation and keep it there Mrs Mary Brooks. Director of the Mint, said recently "I'm calling on the banking industry to welcome the return of pennies during the month of June I’m urging schools, churches, chanties, re tail establishments and others to examine ways and means to involve their members in col lecting pennies for deposit.” “The price of copper has re treated. closing at $1 10 per pound on May 24 There will be no aluminum penny The 62 billion pennies produced dunng the past 15 years have num ismatic value and because of the huge mintage they will never attain great value." she con tinued “ Nevertheless . speculators and hoarders of pennies have caused what seems to be a short age of pennies in certain areas of the country But there is no shortage of a supply of pennies ” "Creating a shortage where it does not exist can adversely affect every public spirited cit izen taxpayer and conservator of the earth s resources It is inflationary' should merchants start to round off sales to the next nickel due to lack of pennies to make small change Again I'd like to emphasize There are plenty of pennies But they are in the wrong places " It is estim ated that over 30 billion pennies are in circu lation-doing the job for which they were intended Somewhere in this vast country of ours, however, in excess of 30 billion pennies are in hiding These are the pennies I'm looking for Thev are in dresser drawers, shot- boxes. pickle ja rs; most any place you can think of that win get them out of tl»e pocket and out of sight They are unwanted, unused and unappreciated For the Min! to be forced to continue increasing its penny production to meet the current extraordinary demand is waste ful. Wasteful of a natural re source-copper-that cannot be re pienished by man And wasteful of the taxpayers hard earned monev One billion pennies re turned to circulation will save the taxpayers SlO.iiOO.OtMi The current price and supply of copper allows us to continue production and distribution of the copper bearing cent During the past 15 years, the Mint has pumped out over 62 billion $ EM ERGENCY »4 pennies using some 202.000 tons of copper in their manufacture If just 15 billion pennies could be lured out of hiding, the Mint, at current production figures, wouldn't have Io make pennies for almost two years and it would represent a saving of $150 million "Fifteen years ago. the re verse design of the Lincoln cent was changed from wheat to a v iew of the Lincoln Memorial The Mint produced 25 7 billion Lincoln wheat pennies during a 50 vear period.' Mrs Brooks said, adding. 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