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Demoni a VOLUME 43, NUMBER 5 VERNONIA, OREGON WHITE outline shows area being purchased by Shell Chemical com pany on which they announced plans Sunday for construction of fertilizer manufacturing plant. Lined area inside outline will be loca- City Accepts U.S. Bank Offer To Buy Building for $10,000 The Vernonia city council voted Monday night to accept the offer of the United States National bank to THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 1985 purchase the Vernonia bank building which the city now owns, if certain legal technicalities can be met. The price offered for the building was $10,000. Stipulated in the consideration was the payment of all closing costs and of heating the building through June of this year by the purchaser. When an agreement is reached, the sale will be confirmed by ordinance. In a report on a meeting of school authorities and council representa tives the city attorney, Robert Vagt, stated that he did not approve of the rules set up by the school au thorities to control the use of vehicles on school property. His feeling was that some terms used were vague and unenforceable under existing ci ty and state laws. His belief is that any rules should be legalized by of ficial resolution which should be adapted to existing law by refer ence. The council directed the city re corder, Walter Linn, to set up a “complaint log” to list instances of reported wrong - doing especially those arising through the schools, even though no official action had been taken. This was a suggestion made during the conference between the mayor, city police and school authorities. The drainage problem at the Ho mer Fuller property at the comer of Bridge and Missouri avenue on OA hill, was again considered. Cor rections under way or being consid ered are the opening of plugged drains and ditching. Fuller, representing the fire de partment, asked about the progress of condemnation proceedings on se veral buildings. The recorder was Band Parents Slate Election tion of plant. Additional land being acquired, totaling 800 acres, will be used for future expansion of facilities. Construction is scheduled to start this year, but fairgrounds will be available for the 1965 fair. Shell Chemical Outlines Plans Shell Chemical company will build at the present location. a multi-million dollar plant at Deer A state forestry station, also sit Island, company officials told coun uated within Shell’s acreage, will be ty newspaper representatives Sun relocated on another portion of the day when they released information company’s property, according to of about the extent of their plans. Their ficials. The Kinder cemetery, resting announcement ends s p e c u l a t i o n place of many of the area’s pio heard for several months about an neers, will be preserved as is. industrial plant coming to that area. In discussing the new plant facility, The new facility, which will be lo Hyde stressed that the operation is cated on the Columbia river some 35 clean. No obnoxious odors will be miles north and west of Portland, emitted, he said. Shell also will was described Sunday by James W. build an effluent treating process Hyde, Shell Chemical’s general man into the plant to insure that no harm MARK MEDGES ager of the ammonia division. ful waste material is added to the The plant will cost in the order of river. ten million dollars and will produce Most of the water required by the anhydrous ammonia, prilled urea, plant, however, will be used to cool and mixed fertilizers. The two for the chemical processes. The water mer products are used in industry used in the cooling process will have as well as agriculture. no more of a direct contact with Mark Medges, V e r n o n i a high Construction is scheduled to begin chemicals than a refrigeration gas school senior, was named as student this summer, with completion esti has with food in a freezer, so there mated in mid-1966. The project will is no danger of contamination, Hyde of the month for January at the stu- include a processing plant, office pointed out. dentbody meeting held last Friday. and bulk storage buildings, a dock In the cooling process the plant will This is a new feature at Vernonia and railroad spur. use 15,000 gallons of water from the The site is an 800-acre parcel of Columbia river a minute. The only high school and Mark is the first land on U.S. Highway 30, fronting material to flow into the air will be student to be so named. Nominations for the student of the on the Columbia River. The Spokane, steam vapor, he concluded. Portland and Seattle Railway passes The new plant will enable Shell month are made on the basis of ser through the property. Chemical, which has been market vice to the school, courtesy, integri An estimated 80 to 90 persons will ing ammonia and urea in the Pacific ty, personality, appearance and co be needed to run the plant, Hyde Northwest for many years, to supply stated. The annual payroll will be the area’s needs locally. Presently operative attitude and a student must about $750,000. The large majority of products are shipped from San Fran maintain a grade point average of these people will be drawn from the cisco and Los Angeles to storage de 2.00 to be eligible. local labor market. The company, pots at Pasco, Washington; and Will- A committee composed of a student however, is not yet certain how ma bridge. More photos, page 4. representative from each class and ny of the 80 to 90 people will be add the class advisors considers the nom ed directly to the Shell payroll. inations, without any discussion, and “We wall be employing people to handle jobs of operating departments selects the student of the month by and in the office. We may contract secret ballot. with local firms for various types of Mark, who is the son of Mr. and maintenance work,” the official said. The Vernonia JVs defeated the Mrs. Joe Medges of Capitol Hill, was During construction, an estimated Jewell Bluejays last Tuesday in a named for his vocational achieve 500 persons will be needed by build very exciting game 69-66. ment, his being named as an all- ing contractors. With Fred Smith scoring 21 points state football player, his track par The plant initially will produce in the first half, the Loggers pulled ticipation, his friendly attitude to 150,000 tons of nitrogenous products away to a 45-32 halftime lead, but ward other students and his willing annually, according to Hyde. had to fight off a fourth quarter ral ness to help others, his participa Hydrogen and nitrogen are basic ly on the part of the Bluejays to tion and achievement in shop skills raw materials used in the manufac gain their victory. contests and his all-around good per ture of these products. Hydrogen Smith, with 30 points, led all Log sonality. will be produced by processing nat ger scorers and he was followed by ural gas supplied by the Northwest Joe Curl and Keith Cameron with Natural Gas company, and nitrogen II and 10 points respectively. will be taken from the atmosphere Scoring: Pederson 8, Curl 11, Cam As a result of Shell's move into eron 10. Smith 30, Peddicord 2, Ming For those who wish assistance or the area, Columbia county will get a er 0, Larson 8, Mattson 0. have some question on filling out new, modern fairgrounds. Shell pur The Vernonia Freshmen team lost their income tax forms the following chased the present fairgrounds land to the Jewell JVs 64-58. The Fresh places will be available to them: St. and buildings for part of its plant men were led by Larry Elton with Helens courthouse, March 25, 9 a.m. site and donated an additional $66,000 28 points. He was followed by Pete to 3:30 p.m.; Portland state office so that the county could build a mo Brunsman with 13. building, 1400 S. W. 5th avenue, Mon dern facility at another location. Scoring: Forcier 8. P. Brunsman days through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 Through agreement of the county 13. A Brunsman 2, Proehl, Burton, p.m. and Clatskanie city hall, March and Shell, the 1965 fair will be held Elton 29, G. Hanson 6. 24, 2 to 5 p.m. Senior Named First Student JVs Win Over Jewell Team Tax Help Offered Council Asks Safety Class Registration L. E. Atkins, chairman of the Ver nonia Hunter Safety Council, has is sued a plea to all interested youths of the area to sign up now for gun safety classes. Dates and instruc tors will be assigned as soon as regis tration is completed this week. Same interest in an adult class, or possibly an all-mother class, has been indicated by inquiries directed to Atkins. If enough adults are in terested such a class will be con ducted. Also, any parents wishing to take the course with their youngsters may do so. Persons wishing to take part in an adult class are requested to call Atkins at HAzel 9-5032. Any youths who did not register at the schools this past week are asked to contact Atkins or any Hunter Safe ty instructor right away so they may be worked into classes. County Youth Group to Meet The Columbia County Youth Oppor tunity committe established recent ly by the Columbia county court to study ways and means to provide on-the-job training for youths 16-21, training and further education for high school drop-outs and means to provide summer employment for young people still in school, will meet at Vernonia high school tomorrow, February 5, at 9 a.m. The committee, headed by County Extension Agent Don Coin Walrod, has as members Joey Acaiturri, Ver- onia school superintendent, Mrs. June dromons of Scappoose, county park committee member; Ray God sey, county school superintendent; and J. C. Cranford, news editor for the St. Helens Sentinel-Mist. All members of the Band Parents club are urged to attend the next meeting Monday evening, February 8, from 7:30 to 8:30 in the grade school band room. There will be the election of offi cers and the aims and purposes of the club are to be discussed for the benefit of new members. Plans for the luncheon to be serv ed March 20 to the grade school band festival students are also to be discussed at this time. James Fiske, band director, has expressed his appreciation to all members who helped prepare and serve the potluck dinner January 29 to the Willamette University band students. He also expressed special appreciation to the high school girls who helped clean up after the din ner. The band parents feel that Ver nonia was very fortunate to have the Willamette band give a concert here. There was a good attendance to enjoy it. Heart Drive Head Named Mrs. Harold Kerry of Scappoose, who has been appointed as Columbia county chairman for the 1965 heart fund drive, was in Vernonia last Thursday to confer with Mrs. Marie Atkins, who has been named chair man for this area, about the fea tures of the drive. Mrs. Kerry also presented to Mrs. Atkins a certificate of appreciation for the outstanding work she did as local chairman in 1964. The American Legion auxiliary has been enlisted by Mrs. Atkins as the sponsoring organization for the Ne halem valley. They already have sent letters to other organizations asking for their contributions to the fund. Mrs. Atkins stated that Mrs. Kerry had left with her a supply of plas tic heart coin collectors which will be placed in all business places by February 15. Also, plans are being made for the Heart Sunday solicita tion February 21. directed to send letters to persons concerned asking permission to burn the building. The fire department will conduct burns as training exer cises when the proper authorization is obtained. In other business, angle parking was approved on J e f f e r s o n street by the Masonic tem ple on the sloping portion only. Wa ter and drainage problems in various areas were discussed. Some sunken back-fill and unsatisfactory finish ing in the Riverview wafer system prompted the withholding of final payment to the contractor. With regard to the control of rats within the city, Councilman Horace Hertel had conferred with the coun ty health officer who advised, as the first step, a thorough community clean-up, after which the services of a commercial exterminator was advised. Some unauthorized cutting of trees in the OA hill park area was report ed and steps are to be taken to wards warning offenders. Committee appointments, payment of bills and other miscellaneous dis cussion completed the business. The next council meeting will be February 15. Non-League Games Lost The Vernonia Loggers lost two non-league games this past week end, losing Friday night at Yamhill-Carl ton 94-77 and to Clatskanie Saturday, 77-53. Friday at Yamhill, the Ix»ggers, led by guard Denny Holsey with 21 points, had four men score in double figures but couldn’t stop the high- scoring Tigers, particularly in the second half. Fred Smith, Jim Belling ham and Danny Steele had 16, 11 and 10 points respectively. The Loggers led at halftime 38-35 but in the second half were outscored 59-39. Scoring: Bellingham 11, T. Smith 8, Larson 5, Johnston 2, F. Smith 16, Steele 10, Bateman 4, Holsey 21, Redmond 0. Against Clatskanie on the Vernon ia court Saturday night, too much height on the part of the Tigers proved to be the downfall for the Loggers in the second half, after a close first half which saw Clatskanie ahead by only one point, 30-29. Scoring: Bellingham 5, T. Smith 1, Larson 6. Johnston 5, F. Smith 10, Steele 11, Bateman 2, Holsey 13, Redmond 0. The Vernonia JVs lost two close games last week end also, losing Friday night to the Yamhill JVs 66- 65 and to the Clatskanie JVs on Sat urday in three overtime periods, 57- 54. Against Yamhill-Carlton, the young Loggers were led in scoring by Dave Larson and Joe Curl with 24 and 12 points respectively. Scoring: Pederson 8, Holsey 5, Cameron 6, Curl 12, Ellis 2, Larson 24, Peddicord 8, Minger 0. Against the Clatskanie JVs Dave Larson and Joe Curl once again led the Logger scorers with 16 and 11 points. Scoring: Pederson 2, Cameron 7, Holsey 6, Curl 11, Ellis 6, Larson 16, Mattson 1, Peddicord 3, Minger 2. Friday, the Loggers travel to War renton to take on the Warriors in a very important league game. Tues day they travel to Banks to take on the Banks Braves. Film to Show History of Art The Vernonia Society of Arts and Crafts will present a 20-minute col- lored movie entitled “The History of Art” Wednesday evening, Febru ary 10, at 8 p.m., in the West Ore gon building. This film covers art from cave and prehistoric paintings to modern werks. The meeting is open to ail interested persons and is free of charge. Following the picture, there will be a craft demonstration on the making of parchment note paper Assessor to Offer Senior Citizen Tax Assistance Columbia County Assessor Frank LeMont will be at the fire station in Vernonia February 10 and February 11 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. to assist senior citizens with their property tax exemption applications. The assessor is also reminding senior citizens that they must file an application for property tax exemptions before April 1, 1965, oth erwise an exemption can not be al lowed. New applicants are requested to not exceed $2500 00 during the last bring their birth certificate or some calendar year (including income of other record of historical nature that spouse or joint owner i. will establish their date of birth, al The inhabitancy of the property is so bring the last tax statement for limited to the senior citizen and their the property in which they actually spouse, their unmarried minor chil live and are claiming the exemption. dren, any blood relative that the tax Senior citizens property tax ex payer actually supports or a nurse, emptions are limited to those prop housekeeper or companion whose erty owners who are 65 years old presence is required by the physical or older on March 1, 1965 and whose condition of one or more of the tax gross receipts from all sources did payers.