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County School Men Seek Vocational Education Study Action by the Columbia County School Administrators Wednesday of last week, January 13, may possibly result in a study of the employment needs and opportunities available within the county and also the voca tional education needs and work-ex perience programs available to high school students. Coordination in the use of the var ious vocational education facilities of the five high schools in the coun ty to better meet the training needs of high school students may be achieved by the administrators’ ac tion Wednesday, The action by the administrators, at this meeting in St. Helens at the county school superintendent’s office, resulted in Joey Acaiturri, Vernonia school superintendent, being named chairman of a research committee which has asked the Educational Re search Bureau of the University of Oregon to conduct the study. Fa cilities are not available in the coun ty to handle the research necessary and to complete the study by June 30, the deadline date set in order to get the program underway this summer. County action was also taken last Friday as the result of a meeting of Acaiturri and the county court. The county has established the Co lumbia County Youth Opportunity committee to study means of pro viding on-the-job training for youths 16-21, training and further education for high school dropouts and means City Approves House Number Plan, Hears Reports on Work A plan for house numbering in the City of Vernonia which will re quire very little, if any, changes in present numbers in the area includ ed in the city prior to last years an nexations, was presented Monday evening to the Vernonia city council by Ralph Keasey and was approved. Numbering for the city previously started at the north-south center line of section 4 which runs along the bottom of the hill and extended east ward, allowing 100 numbers for each block. For instance, the Linn Gro cery is in the 100 block, the Serafin house in the 200 block, etc. Under the new plan, the same starting line would be used, and for numbers extending westward, the west designation would be used and those extending eastward, would be designated as east. For instance, the Linn Grocery number would be 160 West Bridge street. The council confirmed the fire de partment election of Don Webb as fire chief. James Davies and David Banta were reappointed to the plan ning commission and Robert R. Vagt was reappointed as city attorney. Mayor T. M. Hobart will make his committee appointments at the next meeting, February 1. E. V. Robertson called to the at tention of the council the lack of re stricted parking signs at the west side of the fire hall and the council voted to instruct the fire department to post the area “for official park ing only,” through a sign on the building. Other business dealt with rat con trol and Councilman Horace Hertel stated that he ascertained that poi son could be obtained for $25 for a 50 pound sack, retail price and he thought that a discount was possible. Reports showed that patching is being done on streets damaged by recent storms; the addition of the Riverview distribution to the water system has apparently added about one and a half hours to the needed pumping time to provide adequate supply; Fisher’s Electric is obtain ing a heating element far the water heater in the Scout cabin and ar rangements are being made for re planting of shrubbery donated to the city by Wesley Bolmeier. It was also reported that a person al notice had been served on the property owner concerning unsafe sidewalk near Deans Market as of January 15 and he was given 30 days in which to take action. Mayor Hobart proposed that a meeting be arranged between the council and school authorities to dis cuss recurring problems during flooding when water apparently backs up through drains. He also officially entered an opinion that a residence at lot 2, block 7, Rose ad dition, constitutes a dangerous build ing as defined in city ordinances and March 1 was set as the date for a hearing regarding it. An official no tice of the hearing will be printed later. Routine payment of bills concluded the meeting at 10:05 p.m. Election Held By Credit Union The Vernonia Federal Credit Un ion held its annual meeting Saturday at the West Oregon Electric building After hearing committee reports, elections were held to fill vacant po sitions on the board of directors and credit committee. Doris Skidmore, Marion Steers, Dudley Spofford and George Laws were elected to the board and Clau dine East to the credit committee. Fred Keller, state manager for Cuna Mutual Insurance Society, pre sented a plaque to the credit union in recognition of its being in business for 25 years. He stated that the m a jority of credit unions have noi been in existence that long. He gave an explanation of insur ance coverage on savings and loans. All savings deposits are covered by life insurance at the expense of the credit union. Loans are covered by disability and life insurance without charge to the borrower. A dividend of four percent was de clared by the board on savings on de posit at the end of the year. Appointed to the supervisory com mittee were Wilbur Wilson, Francis Dinger and George Koski. New offi cers are Marion Steers, president; Dudley Spofford, vice-president; sec retary, Richard Peterson; Doris Skid more, treasurer and George Laws, assistant treasurer. Loggers Win Second League Game, Lose Third in Series The Vernonia Loggers won their second league game out of three at tempts as they defeated the Neah- Kah-Nie Pirates last Friday night 63-59. A 13 point scoring spree by guard Dan Steele in the final period spark ed the Loggers from a two point deficit. Steele was top point producer for the evening, scoring 23 points. He was followed by Terry Larson with 17. The game was close all the way with neither team able to gain more than a five point advantage. Neah- Kah-Nie led at the end of the first quarter 16-14. Larson sparked the Loggers during this period scoring seven points. Six Logger players scored during the second quarter as they gained a one point halftime edge, 32-31. At the end of the third period, Neah- Kah-Nie once again gained the lead, 45-43. As a team, the Loggers shot 42 percent, making 26 field goals on 61 attempts. They shot 21 freethrows and made 10. Jim Bellingham pulled in 12 rebounds to be the big man on the boards. Scoring: Bellingham 8, Larson 17, Hanson 7, F. Smith 2, Steele 23. Hol sey 6. The Vernonia JVs had to go into three overtime periods before they finally defeated the Neah-Kah-Nie JVs, 54-51. High point man for the Loggers was Dave Larson with 13 points, fol lowed by Dennis Pederson and Joe Curl with 10 apiece. Scaring: Pederson 10, Holsey 8, Medges 5, Cameron 0, Curl 10, Ellis 0, Larson 13, Mattson 6, Minger 2. The Vernonia Loggers lost their game to the North Catholic Royals Tuesday night 56-49. Denny Holsey led the Logger scor ers with 12 points followed by Jerry Hanson with 11. Scoring: Bellingham 5, T. Smith 0, Larson 9, Johnston 0, Hanson 11, F. Smith 2, Steele 4, Bateman 6, Hol sey 12, Redmond 0. The Vernonia JVs lost their game to the North Catholic JVs by a 48-41 score. Scoring: Pederson 9, Holsey 3, Medges 6. Cameron 4, Blackburn 0, Curl 3, Ellis 3, Larson 8, Peddicord 0, Mattson 1, Minger 4. This Friday the Loggers travel to Seaside to take on the Seagulls in their fourth league game So far the Loggers are in second place in the western half of the COWAPA league with a 2-1 record. For the season, they have five wins against four losses to provide summer employment for young people still in school. Named on this committee are Don Coin Walrod, county agent, chair man; Ray Godsey, county school superintendent; Mrs. June Simmons, member of the county park conunis- sion, erf Scappoose; J. C. Cranford, St. Helens Sentinel-Mist news editor; and Acaiturri. The county's youth opportunity program will be financed up to 90 percent of the cost under the Econom ic Opportunity Act of 1964, the so- called war on poverty program, and it is hoped to have the set-up under way this summer. The study to be conducted by the U of O Research Bureau, if the school administrators’ request is granted, will tabulate information on: Job opportunities and potential manpower resources in the county; Economics of the county; Facilities available for voactional education and work-experience pro grams in the county; Availability and adequacy of pre sent vocational education facilities; Geographic factors that hinder utilization of vocational education fa cilities of the five high schools (Ver nonia, St. Helens, Scappoose, Rainier and Clatskanie); Cost of new vo-ed facilities to up grade present separate high school programs; Cost of constructing new regional vo-ed facilities to serve the entire program of all five high schools; Cost of constructing new regional facilities to supplement and be in addition to existing vo-ed programs within present five high schools; Tax structure of county to inaugu rate proposed program; Recommendations and f i n d i n g s from unbiased group which may not be evident to those proposing study. The Columbia County Research committee, which is headed by Acai turri, will be comprised of ten mem bers, five of them being the five high school administrators, and five to be chosen, one from each district. If the study indicates that county high school districts need to consoli date their efforts in vo-ed prepara tion. the committee has prepared a program for this movement. Demoni a Eagle VOLUME 43, NUMBER 3 Registration In Schools Nearly Same Monday marked the start of the second semester for the schools in 47J and a check of attendance re cords shows the present enrollment holding fairly close to that recorded at the beginning of the year. As of Monday, the total district enrollment was 690. On the first day of school in the fall, enrollment was 679 and by the second week it had climbed to 697. The figure has flucu- ated during the year as some families moved away and others moved in. The present enrollment by schools is as follows: High school, 206; Wash ington, 376; Lincoln, 77 and Mist, 31. The second week of the first semester showed 204 in the high school, 381 at Washington school, 78 at Lincoln school and 34 at Mist. Total elementary school enrollment for the district was 493 last fall. It climbed until at one time it reach ed the 500 mark, the first time in many years. It is now down to 484. Willamette Band Scheduled Here James Fiske, band director for the Vernonia schools, announced this week that arrangements have been made for the appearance here Jan uary 29 of the Willamette University band. Their appearance is sponsored by the school bands and Band Par ents club. The Willamette band goes on tour each year in Washington, Oregon, California or Idaho and this concert is a part of the 1965 tour and Ver nonia is fortunate to be included in their itinerary. Tickets are 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for students and funds de rived will be used toward the pur chase of new uniforms for the Pep band. Youth Group Offers Tickets Young people in the various local churches who make up the Youth Rally group ,now have on sale tickets for the mother-daughter banquet to be held February 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Evangelical United Brethern church. Tickets are $1.50 for mothers and $1.00 for daughters. The King’s Men quartet will be guests and provide entertainment. At 7:30, the meeting will be opened to the public so that men and boys may also have the opportunity of hearing this fine group. VERNONIA, OREGON_______________________________ THURSDAY. JANUARY 21, 1965 PTA Hears Panel Talks On Preparation oí Child The PTA meeting held January 18 proved to be a most constructive one with Joey Acaiturri, school superin tendent, Welcome Rumbaugh, high school principal, and Mrs. Wesley Bolmeier, dean of girls and guidance director, making up a panel to dis cuss, “What your high school, com munity, and home should do to pre pare your child for the future.” Under what the schools should do, Acaiturri stated that there should be no limit to the accomplishments of a school system. The goal of the school should be to provide the over all education that is best suited for the individual student to prepare him for living in a democracy. He said that for a school of this size, Ver nonia has excellent facilities and need take a back seat to no one. Mrs. Bolmeier talked about schol arships, saying their importance was over-emphasized. Most scholar ships are a “drop in the bucket” to what is needed. The Crown Zeller- bach scholarship was cited as best in this area and it has recently been expanded to include other areas of education besides teaching. It also includes any college in the United States. Mrs. Bolmeier said the private col leges were actually not much more expensive than state colleges when everything was considered and that many of these schools will now let the student pay on a monthly basis. She stated the National Defense Act was a very valuable help in mak ing loans for a college education. However, they are usually not given until the student has proven himself worthy. These loans may be re-paid starting after graduation within a five-year period with a low interest rate. Also, the debt will be reduced by half if the graduate goes into the teaching profession. Some banks al so give good educational loans as do some finance companies. It was emphasized that one could really be “taken” by some finance companies and that the fine print should be care fully perused. Students not suited for college have the opportunity to attend vocational training school to further their edu cation. Rumbaugh spoke especially of these vocational schools and urged the prospective student to make sure the vocational school he plans to attend is accredited so that he will be employable on comlpetion of his training. It is hoped there will be more vocational training available in Oregon soon and Acaiturri now heads a county organization promot ing a county vocational school pro gram. What the home can do was then discussed. Acaiturri emphasized the need to have reading material avail able and to encourage the child in its use. He said that most important, however, was to give the child a good moral foundation, teach him cleanli ness and leave teaching to the schools. The community could be very help ful by following the example of Florence, Oregon. This town, not much larger than Vernonia, has a community program far scholastic recognition. This organization raises funds to send deserving students on educational tours, to concerts and festivals, plays, American Heritage Tours, English and Science Institutes, and to provide scholarships. After the panel gave their talks, George Laws brought up the subject of post graduate work. This was highly recommended by Acaiturri who agreed that students could take subjects missed during the four year period and then enter college at a more mature age. The discussion continued while re freshments were served by the kin dergarten mothers. Entertainment in cluded a dance by Vicki Lawler and Debbie Curl. 31 Donate to Bloodmobile There were 31 donors who gave blood Monday at the visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile, a much better response than the last few visits. Guy I. Thomas and Mrs. Charles Minger, local representatives in charge of arrangements for the visit, expressed their appreciation to all those who donated as well as to those who assisted with the visit. For various reasons, there were six would-be donors who were reject ed. Dr. T. M. Hobart and Dr. S. A. Thiringer donated their services for the visit. Among others who assisted were two high school boys, Ron Boden- hamer and Merle Long who assist ed with unloading the unit; three high school girls, Kathy Minger, Jan et Bruce and Christine King, who as sisted with typing; two nurses, Mrs. George Koski, RN, and Mrs. C. L. Blackburn, RPN; Harry Culbertson who assisted with preparation of the IOOF hall for use; and the following ladies: Mrs. Henry Anderegg, Mrs. Owen East, Mrs. Don Webb, Mrs. Melvin Schwab, Mrs. Marie Atkins, Mrs. L. E. Atkins, Mrs. Wayne Lau- rila, and Mrs. Ralph Markham. Fruit juices were furnished by the Rebekah lodge, coffee by the Pythian Sisters and cookies by the American Legion Auxiliary. Plan Group Given Report On Research Cyrus R. Nims of the Bureau of Municipal Research and Services, state board of higher education pre sented a preliminary land use and street plan to the Vernonia city plan ning commission January 13 as a part of the urban planning assistance program. Investigations completed by Nims indicate that 87 people residing in Vernonia are employed outside of the area. New houses constructed in the city in reecnt years total 33. Twelve percent of the total city resi dences are vacant. City, county and state land area within the city limits totals 30 acres, with an additional 20 acres of school lands. Nims recommended the early adoption of a city building code and zoning ordinance to adequately pro vide for city development and im prove property values. On the basis of Nims’ recommendation, the city planning commission will recommend to the city council that a public hearing be held within 60 days to con sider incorporating the adoption of a city building code on the ballot at the next school district election. Two Students Enter Displays Steven Poetter and David Thomas entered projects in the Oregon Mu seum of Science and Industry elec tricity fair Saturday, January 16. The projects are to be on display at OMSI through January 31. The electricity projects relate to the historic development or use of magnetism, electricity, static elec tricity, and/or electronics. Steven’s project displays parallel and series circuits and David’s project demon strates how a battery powered tran sistor radio can be connected to house current . Although the electricity fair has no direct connection with the North west Science Exposition conducted in May, it is hoped that students will gain enthusiasm to prepare projects for the regular science fair. Plans are now being made to con duct the district 47J local science fair April 9, according to Wayne Markham, science teacher at Wash ington school and science fair co ordinator. Last Friday evening, Markham and Darrold Proehl, principal of the Washington school, were at OMSI to attend a symposium regarding science fairs in which the results of past fairs were evaluated and plans for this year were made. Welfare Report Indicates Low Income, Unemployment in County The following report was prepared by the state public welfare commis sion during December, 1964 and just released. The report is entitled, “Ore gon’s Poor. Who They Are and Where They Live”. The report covers the state in general and also goes into detail on county conditions. The fol lowing is an excerpt from the above mentioned report as it specifically deals with Columbia county. Columbia: Population, 22,379. Co lumbia county’s problem c e n t e r s around low-income, frequent unem ployment and limited education. The median school years for Columbia county residents were 10.3 for per sons 25 and over, according to the I960 census. This was the lowest in the state. Per capita personal income was $1,494 in 1960, $1,611 in 1961. In the ently high rate of insured unemploy- lies had income under $3,000 com pared with a statewide average ot 17 percent; 13.7 percent had income under $2.000 compared with a state wide average of 9.8 percent. Net ef fective buying income in 1962 was the fourth lowest in the state, both on a per capita and per household basis at $1,497 per person and $4,787 per household. Columbia county has had consist- from 10.1 percent to 7.5 percent com ment from 1960 until 1963, ranging from 10.1 percent to 7.5 percent com pared with a statewide average of 6.8 percent to 4.5 percent for the same period. It has only recently been removed from the list of coun ties designated as having substantial and persistent unemployment. Columbia county is in the upper quarter of the state with regard to the percentage of aged persons in the population. With only 1.3 percent of the total number of families in the state, Co lumbia county had 8 4 percent of the families receiving public assistance in January 1964. It is pointed out that much of the report is based on the 1960 census, states Roy K. Smith, administrator, Columbia county public welfare com mission.