Oernonia Eagie
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1967
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Scholaships
Given at OSU
MR. AND MRS. CECIL HUFF of Vernonia, far right,
participated at Oregon State University in presentation
of two new scholarships. From left are: Wilbur T.
Cooney, dean of agriculture at the university; J. E.
Parker, head of the Department of Poultry Science;
Myron A. Satrum, Woodburn, and Marvin G. Stoller,
Portland, winners of the $500 study grants sponsored
by the Oregon Fryer Commission. Mrs. Huff is chair­
man of the commission.
IT'S YOUR LAW
JhapM Jhr Law Jfaka Drmoerary L h t
THE PLAYFUL JURY
A jury trial is a serious bus­
iness, especially for the parties.
The jurors have grave responsi­
bilities and if justice is to be done
the jurors must be able to concen­
trate on the evidence and to del­
iberate without distraction to
reach a verdict.
But what if that isn’t the sit­
uation? Allan lost his case by ver­
dict of the jury, but from what he
learned afterwards, the jurors had
really enjoyed themselves. The fact
was the jury members had played
cards, conducted a football pool,
watched television and listened to
the radio, all during the time they
were presumed to have been ser­
iously deliberating on the findings.
Allan moved for a new trial on
the ground that the trial jury was
too relaxed. The court granted his
motion.
The court held that where a
jury shows a lack of awareness
of its duty by playing cards, sub­
scribing to a sports pool and wat­
ching or listening to television or
the radio, the question of whether
any party to the action received
his right to deliberation free from
extraneous influences is placed in
serious doubt.
Thus what goes on in the jury
room is to a limited extent public
business. Just as tampering with
a jury can result in a mistrial,
so can an improper attitude by the
jury. Jury duty is a high hono
and a civic responsibility, and an
important part of our system of
justice. The parties are also entit­
led to an impartial and unbiased
jury. Where, because of local not­
oriety or public sentiment, a jury
of local citizens may have formed
firm opinions about the case, the
judge may transfer the case to
another county for trial.
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as a public service. No person
should apply or interpret any law
without the aid of an attorney who
is completely advised of the facts
involved. Even a slight variance
in fact may change the application
of the law.)
THE SIGNATURE THAT BINDS
Jimmy and his wife decided to
sell their house and move to Flori­
da. They contacted a real estate
agent, and put their house up for
sale then left for the beach.
Jimmy told the agent he wanted
$18,000 for the house. A month lat­
er Jimmy received a printed real
estate contract filled in by the
agent and signed by a prospective
buyer. The price stated in this con­
tract was $12,000.
Jimmy phoned the agent and
told him they would not sell for
$12,000 but that they would sign
the contract and mail it back, and
when the agent received it he
could negotiate further with the
prospective buyers and get them
to offer at least $16,000. If the
agent got $16,000, he could amend
the contract by striking out $12,-
000 and putting $16,000 in the blank.
If he could not get $16,000 he
should tear up the signed contract.
The agent said he would do just
that.
The agent did not follow these in­
structions, however. He delivered
the signed contract to the buyers,
and Jimmy and his wife were com­
pelled to sell their house for $12,-
000.
Jimmy made a serious mistake
in signing a contract with provi­
sions he did not like, relying on
someone else to amend it after it
was signed. There is a rule of law
that, in general, a person cannot
sign a paper and then later claim
that what he signed was not the
agreement between him and the
other party.
An equally important warning
is: Don’t sign a contract or docu­
ment in reliance on someone’s as­
surance that you will not be bound
by what you have signed.
Sales agreements often contain
a paragraph saying that this signed
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Commissioner
Clark Resigns
A tentative date of March 21 has
been set by the Colubmia county
Democratic Central committee to
hear and act on recommendations
for a successor for O. D. Clark.
Clark’s resignation from the coun­
ty commission post he had held,
became effective February 28.
The county court has asked the
Demos to submit three or more
names for consideration. The court
will make final selection of the per­
son to fill the 22-months remaining
of Clark’s term. Clark has served
since 1960 as county commissioner.
The position carries a salary of
$7200 per year.
agreement represents the entire
contract and that salesmen are not
authorized to make any contrary
agreements. Nevertheless, some
salesmen—too anxious to earn their
commissions or too unscrupulous
to worry—do assure customers
that the contract will be changed,
or even ignored, after they have
signed it.
Putting the matter in simple lan­
guage, be hard-nosed when you
are asked to sign your name. Be­
lieve what the paper says, not
what anyone tells you. After you
have signed, it will be the paper
that counts, not the words of the
salesman.
WATCH THOSE LEFT TURNS
Suppose that you are sitting in
traffic, fuming about having to
wait for the oncoming cars to
clear, to make a left turn, when,
lo and behold, a miracle—the truck
driver coming toward you slows
and motions “ go ahead and make
your turn—I’ll wait for you." Hap­
pily you mash down on the accel­
erator, start your turn, but—bang
—a car coming in the second lane,
hidden by the truck which waited
for you, slams into the side of your
auto.
What happens now? Are you off
the hook just because the truck
driver motioned you to make your
turn? Sorry, but you aren’t. The
law concerning left turns will gen­
erally hold you responsible.
Oregon’s traffic laws attempt to
make motoring on the highways
as safe as possible—so long as all
drivers follow the rules. There are
times, however, when drivers,
knowing the law, will take a
chance.
Many drivers have tempted fate
on occasion in making a left turn
across a busy highway in the face
of oncoming, fast-moving traffic.
Unfortunately, the temptation is
often great because by not “taking
a chance” , the driver must pre­
pare for a long wait until the road
is clear.
The law holds the driver respon­
sible if, when making a left turn,
he causes an accident. A person
making a left turn must yield right
of way to all oncoming traffic,
says the law. Before you, as a
driver, start a turn across the
traffic flow, it is up to you to make
certain the move can be made in
safety.
The main thing to remember in
making turns, whether right or
left, is that the law requires you
to exercise reasonable safety in
making the move and that you
give the appropriate signal. These
laws were made to make the road
safe for you and your family.
(Oregon lawyers offer this col­
umn as a public service. No per­
son should apply or interpret any
law without the aid of an attorney
who is complotoly advised of the
facts involved. Even the most
slight variance in fact may change
the application of the law.)
The Oregon Fryer Commission
has established two new $500 schol­
arships for promising undergrad­
uate students who wish to major
in poultry science at Oregon State
University.
First winners are Myron A. Sat­
rum, Route 2, Woodburn, a junior,
and Marvin G. Stoller, 17125 N.W.
West Union street, Portland, a
sophomore.
Their selection was announced
jointly by Mrs. Cecil Huff, Verno­
nia, chairman of the Oregon Fry­
er Commission and Dr. J. E. Park­
er, head of the Department of Poul­
try Science.
Selection is based on scholarship,
interest in and promise of future
achievements in the poultry indus­
try, Dr. Parker said. Preference is
given to Oregon students who an­
ticipate working in some phase of
the poultry industry in the state
after graduation.
Sophomore and junior recipients
may be considered for renewal, it
was indicated.
Mrs. Huff observed that the scho­
larships demonstrate the “deep
concern of the Oregon Fryer Com­
mission about the training of the
future leadership of the poultry in­
dustry in Oregon.”
The fryer industry in Oregon has
grown rapidly in recent years, it
was noted. Some 10,817,000 birds
were raised as fryers in Oregon in
1965 with a total value of $6,815,000.
The official 1966 figures are not yet
available but are considerably
higher than those in 1965.
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UGN Annual
Meet Dated
At a meeting held at the Village
Inn March 1, the Columbia County
United Good Neighbors board of
directors accepted the report of the
budget committee for 1966-67 and
$22,025 was allocated to the follow­
ing agencies; Oregon United Ap­
peal, American Red Cross, Salva­
tion Army, Boy Scouts, Evergreen
and Columbia River Councils of
Girl Scouts, Columbia Activity Cen­
ter Association, and the Arthritis-
Rheumatism Foundation.
President Rod Norwood appoint­
ed Monte Montgomery as chair­
man of the county-wide annual
meeting to be held Wednesday,
March 29 at the Village Inn. Mont­
gomery stated that he would check
throughout the county as to the
best time of day for the other com­
munities to attend this important
meeting. Election of board mem­
bers and ofiicers will be held at
this time.
The present board members and
officers are: Rod Norwood, presi­
dent; Elmer Jensen, vicepresident;
Don Colburn, treasurer; and Mrs.
Gene Carpenter, executive secreta­
ry. Mmhers of the board are Pete
Bartlett, Chuck Brownlow, Mrs.
William Coldwell, Ole Matson, Mrs.
Lee Pennell, Gil Pickering, Glenn
Ray, Harold Rushing, Mrs. Eva
Steele, Paul Vance, Don Walrod,
Joe Walton, John Winkler, Gib
Crouse, Joe Schafer, Johnny Rods
all of St. Helens; Bill Rundle of
Vernonia; Don Kalberer and Bob
Nelson of Scappoose, and Oren
Tweet of Clatskanie.
Building Value
Up in County
Building in Columbia county for
the month of February slightly
bettered the $121,635 in construe
tion for the same period a year
ago. Of this year’s total of $122,-
260, $110,500 in valuation was ad­
ded in new residence construction.
Plumbing permits added $1600;
residence alterations, $7,169; and
public facility additions amounted
to $3,000.
The county building department
report shows a decline for the
first two months of the year of
$34,369 over the first two calen­
dar periods of 1966.
Chairman Releases
Savings Ronds Sales
“January sales of U. S. Savings
Bonds in Columbia county totaled
$57,798,” according to figures re­
leased by County Savings Bonds
Chairman R. A. Severson.
“State sales for the month to­
taled $3,522,913,” the chairman
continued. He compare this with
January sales a year ago, which
totaled $3,097,601. The increase
was more than 13 percent.
“Savings Bonds sales nationally
were the highest this January of
any January in the past 19 years,”
the chairman said. "They amount­
ed to $492 million as compared
with $473 million for the same
month a year ago.”
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