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L ib ra ry
U n iv e r s it y o f O eg o n
E ugene, Oregon 9 ’^ . C ?
New Councilman Seated Monday
David G. Banta joined Mayor
Sherman Fisher, Councilmen
C. E. Miller and D. L. Bair
and Recorder Robert Weidman
at the council table Monday
night for his first session fol­
lowing being sworn into office
May 13. Banta was appointed
to fill the unexpired term of
A. B. Bruns man. Councilman
Dave Roberts was not present.
With the reading and ap­
proval of the minutes of the
May 4 regular and May 13
special meetings, the session
opened to business from the
floor. Mrs. Mabel Graves re­
quested that weeds and thistles
be removed from the lot at
Bridge and Grant (site of the
former Nehalem hotel).
She was advised that the city
would notify the owner, by let­
ter, that it was his responsibi­
lity to cut the weeds. If the
owner takes no action the city
will clear the lot and bill the
property owner.
Mrs. Maxine Weller present­
ed a petition asking that the
city’s mobile home ordinance
be repealed. Action on the m at­
te r was tabled until a future
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meeting, to allow time for in­
vestigation into changes re ­
quested. At present, no mobile
homes are allowed within the
city, except in trailer parks.
Those trailers which were in
place prior to the ordinance
adoption have been allowed to
remain. Attorney Robert Vagt
was instructed to investigate
the taxation schedule for mo­
bile homes under the recently
enacted state law.
Communications included a
letter from the Clackamas
county health department ad­
vising of a regional landfill
operator’s seminar. The infor­
mation was directed to Wilbur
Davis, local operator.
Norman Hillsbery also wrote
the council requesting a two-
inch water connection to pro­
perty adjacent to Mellinger
road. The council voted appro­
val, pending the installation of
new lines in the area.
Councilman Miller reported
that an unofficial approval had
been given for the “Crosswalk”
sign at the high school and
amber flashing light« for the
fold-up signs at either end of
REM EM BER TO
VOTE
the school zone.
Three applications for the
lifeguard position were read by
the recorder, and turned over
to the park committee for con­
sideration. The pool will open
shortly after the «id of the
school year.
An application from John
Brallier for business license to
operate a “spin painting” con­
cession in Vernonia was approv­
ed by the council. The license
fee is to be established.
Lee Akers was re-appointed
by the mayor to another 30-day
term as marshal (chief of
police), with the council ap­
proving the appointment.
Discussion was held on con­
tracting with Lloyd Quinn as
overseer at the airport and air­
port park. Quinn will set a
mobile home on a site adja­
cent to the airport, with the
city to provide water in ex­
change for his services as over­
seer. The park committee is to
make arrangements.
Upon a motion by Banta, the
council voted to increase the
fire department roster to 25
men, with five to be junior
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PRIMARY ELECTION
Tuesday, May 26
Polls Open 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Ocrnonia Eagle
VOLUME 48, NUMBER 21
VERNONIA, OREGON «7064
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1970
Fact Sheet Prepared for County Voters
County Clerk Roy A. Nelson
has issued a fact sheet for vo
ters pointing out some of the
mistakes made by people when
they vote, and to eliminate
problem« encountered by elec­
tion boards in counting ballots
The fact sheet states:
"No part of the electoral pro­
cess is more vital than the
actual marking and counting of
ballots. The Oregon election
laws state that the voter’s
marie must clearly indicate his
intent, and certain specifica­
tions have been included within
the laws to insure the voter
that the intergrity of his ballot
will be respected by the elec­
tion board that tallies his vote.
The voter is obligated to satis­
fy these specifications and the
election board must assure it­
self that he has, if his ballot is
to be counted. There is no
other recourse but to reject a
ballot that has not been properly-
marked.
“The law requires the voter
to mark a cross <x' or a check
(**) in the square <□) between
the name and the number of
each candidate or measure on
the ballot. If the m ark is wholly
outside the voting square, it
should not be counted. Where
Drag Use
Topic for
JC Clinic
The Vernonia Jaycees are
sponsoring an informative cli­
nic on drug abuse for the
parents of Vernonia. The ses­
sion will be held at the high
school gym, starting at 7:30
p.m.
Featured speaker of the even­
ing will be Rev. C. S. Shulda,
who is pastor of the Augustine
Episcopal church in Clatskanie.
Rev. Shulda has worked with
many organizations in the field
of drug abuse control, and
come« well-qualified to the Ver­
nonia clinic. Following his talk,
the meeting will be thrown open
for a question and answer p e r ­
iod.
Also expected to attend are
representatives from the coun­
ty juvenile office, sheriff’s of­
fice, state police, and other
agencies.
The Jaycees state that the
program will be directed to
parents, and all are urged to
attend to get a better insight
into the drug abuse problem,
its causes, cures and symp­
toms.
a ballot is marked by crossing
out with lines the names of the
candidates not voted for, the
ballot should be rejected. Blots
or blotches do not satisfy the
requirements for marking.
“In the case of write-ins, elec­
tion board clerks shall disre­
gard misspelling or abbrevia
tions of the names of candi­
dates if it can be ascertained
from the ballot for whom it was
intended.
“If an elector by mistake
spoils a ballot so that he can­
not vote it, he may return it
to the clerk and receive another
ballot. The spoiled ballot is des­
troyed by the ballot clerk with-
PTA Officers
Are Installed
The Vernonia PTA met May
18 at the high school to in­
stall new officers. Installed as
president was Mrs. Ralph Reck,
with Mrs. Virginia David, vice-
president; Mrs. W. O. K ret­
schmer, secretary; and Mrs.
Richard L. Hunteman, tre a ­
surer.
Mrs. Evelyn Heath and Mrs.
Maude Wells were honored with
service pins by the PTA, and
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Ellis were
presented a silver tray as ap­
preciation for being the AFS
host family. Myrtlewood pla­
ques in the shape of Austra­
lia and Oregon were also pre­
sented to Robert McCutcheon,
AFS exchange student.
The program for the evening
featured Don Jackson, who des­
cribed Scouting and different
steps to each Scout award. Dur­
ing the program Jackson pre­
sented Mike Johnson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson, his
first class award.
The Vernonia PTA voted to
give a summer music scholar­
ship to some deserving youngs­
ters from this area. At the
conclusion
Mrs.
Hunteman
thanked the executive board
who worked with her in the
1969-70 PTA year.
Samples Available
Voters are reminded that
sample ballots are still avail­
able in the Vernonia area at
Sunnyside Service, city hall,
and the Vernonia Eagle of­
fice. The samples provide an
opportunity to study and pre­
mark the issues and candidates
to aid voters in their balloting
out inspection or marking. If a
elector spoils three ballots, it
shall be conclusive evidence
that he is unable to prepare his
ballot without assistance. The
board will then provide the
necessary assistance. Do not
erase or cross out on your bal­
lot—return it to the clerk and
ask for another ballot. A bal­
lot containing an erasure or a
break in the paper as a result
of an attempted erasure does
not show an intent to make a
distinguishing mark but must
be rejected by the election
board.
“The secrecy of the ballot is
very important. Where a voter
places a distinguishing mark
upon the ballot that is obvious­
ly intended to identify it as the
one which he cast the board
shall reject the entire as illegal.
An illegal ballot cannot be
counted for any officer where­
as an invalid marking only voids
those office« for which such a
mark has been cast. The elec­
tion board will reject as illegal
only those ballots that obvious­
ly bear intentional m arks of
identification.
“If you spoil a ballot, take it
back to the election board.
They will be happy to give you
a new one and thus preserve
your right to have your ballot
count. If in doubt the voter
should check with the baord.
Do not waste your vote,” the
election registrar concludes.
'Check Your
Registration*
Electors who have not re ­
ceived their Oregon Voter’s
Pamphlets are advised to con­
tact Roy Nelson, county elec­
tion registrar, at the court­
house in St. Helens as soon as
possible. They may either call
in person or by phone, Nelson
states.
Failure to receive a pamphlet
indicates an error or ommis-
sion in registration, the clerk
advises, and voters should get
this straightened out prior to
the May 26 primary. If an e r­
ror has occurred in registra
tion, or a name is omitted from
the poll books, the election
board will challenge the voter
—and the right to cast a ballot
may be lost.
Pamphlets will be available
at the county cleric’s office in
for peraons who have not re­
ceived one
members in the 16-18 bracket.
Discussion of signs at Lake
Vernonia was held, with city
responsibility on base agree­
ment with International Paper
considered.
A lenghty and heated, dis­
cussion with representatives of
Myer Engineering, the council
and a contractor followed the
regular business session, re ­
garding proposed construction
of a clear well at the water
plant. It was voted to re-adver-
tise for bids on the project.
Bids will be opened at the next
regular council session June 1.
The engineering firm repre­
sentatives also presented pre­
liminary plan« for Riverview
sewer system. They stated that
working plans would be pre­
pared and presented within the
week.
The meeting was adjourned
until the next regularly sche­
duled meeting June 1. The
council meets regularly at city
hall the first and third Mon­
days of every month, conven­
ing at 8 p.m.
Special Road
Tax Measure
On Ballot
Authorization of a special tax
to raise money to maintain
and build roads and streets will
be asked of county voters at
the May 26 primary election.
The tax would replace the
similar, smaller levy which will
expire June 30, the last day of
the fiscal year.
The proposal calls for the col­
lection of a total of $855,716
during the period ending June
30, 1974—$213,929 a year. It is
estimated that an annual tax
of nor more than $1 on each
$1,000 worth of property would
raise this amount.
The road improvement levy
which will expire next month is
based on a 60-cent tax rate and
has raised about $281,000 during
its two-year life.
As has been the case with
the present tax, half the money
raised by the new levy within
the county’s seven incorporated
cities would be returned for the
improvement of city streets as
well as county roads within
their boundaries.
Baccalaureate
Slated Sunday
Baccalaureate will be con­
ducted for the 1970 graduating
class from Vernonia high school
Sunday evening, May 24. The
rites will begin at 7:30 p.m.
and will be conducted in the
VHS gym.
Speaker for this year’s event
will be Rev. Wm. Armstrong,
pastor of the Vernonia Assem­
bly of God church.
Parents, friends and patrons
of the district are invited to
attend.
TB Council to
Hold Meeting
The Columbia county council
of the Oregon Tuberculosis and
Respiratory Disease association
will hold its annual meeting
May 28, 12 noon, at the Village
Inn in St. Helens.
The meeting topic will be
“Air Pollution in Columbia
County—How Are You Invol­
ved?” Guest speakers for the
affair will be Robert Jackson,
county sanitarian; and Tom
Bispham, air pollution specia­
list for the Columbia-Willamette
Air Pollution Authority.
A film, “The Run Around,” a
cartoon presentation on citizen
involvement, will also be shown
Reservations will close May
25, and person« wishing to
attend may make their reser­
vations by calling 397-1490 in
St. Helens.
VERNONIA HIGH SCHOOL
Baccalaureate
May 24 • 7:M p.m.
Graduation
Mey n • 1:00 p.m-
VHS GYMNASIUM
DAVID BANTA was sworn in as Vernonia city councilman at a
special session of the city fathers Wednesday evening, May 13. Re­
corder Robert Weidman administered the oath to the new official.
Banta will serve the unexpired term of Bert Brunsman, who re­
signed due to conflict of interests.
Clerk Explains Write-Ins
For Primary Nominations
Due to the number of inquir­
ies concerning the offices open
for nomination on the ballots
that no one had filed for, and
particularly
concerning
the
writing-in of a Democrat on a
Republican ballot, the county
election officer, Roy Nelson,
has issued the following state­
ment.
It is perfectly legal and ac­
ceptable to write in the name
of a member of the opposite
party for any position, and if
they have the highest number
of votes for that position and
are not a defeated candidate
for that position from their
own party, they may accept
nomination and only their name
will go on the ballot for that
particular position in the gene­
ral election. In effect, they are
the official candidate for both
the Democrat and Republican
parties.
As an example, the Republi­
can party has no nominee for
county assessor, clerk or she­
riff on their ballots in the com
ing prim ary election. The De­
mocratic nominees would be
benefited by Republican write-
in votes as this sam e situation
existed four years ago and the
incumbents in the above men­
tioned offices received the high­
est vote totals in the primary
at that time, both on the Repub­
lican and their own Democra­
tic prim ary ballots. This re ­
sulted in their being the official
nominees of both major par­
ties and no one could be ap­
pointed to run against them in
the general election in the fall.
These same set of rules apply
to all positions open in the
“ vote for one” county or state
offices; if the candidate run­
ning wins his own party race,
and is also the top write-in
Ballots
Printed
For Voters
Columbia county voter’s a t­
tention is directed to the fac­
simile ballots printed in Sec
tion two of this issue.
Printed under the direction of
County Clerk Roy A. Nelson
the facsimiles are to give vo­
ters an opportunity to study
the measures and candidates
prior to their entering the poll­
ing booth May 26.
Both Democratic and Repub
lican nominating ballots appear
as well as the non-partisan judi­
cial and superintendent of pub­
lic instruction ballots.
Nelson has directed special
attention to the lengthy mea
sure ballot, “ so it may be stu­
died before going to the polls
as it would take considerable
time to study this ballot at the
polls. This would assist in
speeding election procedures at
the various precinct« and will
hopefully keep the voters from
having to make a hasty deci­
sion at the polling place.”
Fire Investigated
The Vernonia rural fire dis
trict pumper was called to the
Clyde May residence Tuesday
morning shortly after 8 a.m. to
fight a fire in a vacant build­
ing on his property. No damage
estimate was given, and inves
tigation is continuing by au­
thorities into the cause of the
Maze.
candidate for the other major
party, he will be unopposed in
the general election unless in
dependent candidates come in
by petition.
If the candidate loses his own
party race, he is eleminated
from the ballot even if he wins
the write-in vote for the other
party. In this case, as with any
open position in the general
election, the central committee
of the party concerned may
then select their own party
candidate to run.
The following races are open
on our county ballots to be
filled by write-in votes: Repub­
lican, county assessor, county
clerk, county sheriff; Demo­
crat,none.
Polls Listed
For Primary
Vote May 26
County Clerk Roy A. Nelson
has issued a complete list of
the polling places in Columbia
county for the May 26 pri
mary election.
For electors in doubt as to
where they should vote, are ad­
vised to check their voter’s
memorandum card for their
precinct.
The precincts and polling
places for the county’s 43 pre­
cincts are:
Clatskanie 1, Presbyterian
church; Clatskanie 2, Metho­
dist church; South Clatskanie.
Bryant House community cen­
ter; North Clatskanie, V.F.W.
hall;
Columbia City, Community
hall, Deer Island, school build­
ing; Delena, Delena Baptist
church;
G o b le ,
Beaver H o m e s
Grange; Marshland, Marshland
Grange;
Milton, Bachelor Flat school;
Mist, Grade school building;
S o u th
McNulty, W a r r e n
Grange; North McNulty, Cal-
very Lutheran church; Quincy.
Clatskanie Grange;
Rainer 1, Methoidst church;
Rainier 2, Church of God; Rai
nier 3, grade school; North
Warren, the Lutheran church
meeting room; South Warren
school
building.
Yankton,
Grange hall;
St. Helens 1, courthouse, St.
Helens 2, Lutheran church;
St. Helens 3, First Methodist
church; St. Helens 4, Grace
Baptist church; St. Helens 5,
Moose hall; St. Helens 6, Mc­
Bride school; St. Helens 7,
Condon school; St Helens 8,
Sunset
P a r k
Community
church;
South St. Helens, senior high
school ; Sauvie« Island, Graf
residence; Scappoose 1, Bank
of St. Helens (back door);
Scappoose 2, Watts
school,
special ed. room; East Scap
poose, city hall; West Scap
poose,
Petersen School, old
cafeteria;
South
Scappoose,
community
h a ll,
Canyon,
Grace I^itheran church;
Vernonia 1, West Oregon
Eelectric building; Vernonia 2,
Vernonia Grange 305 (C.I.O.
hall); Vernonia 3, Washington
grade school, Vernonia 4, fire
hall; Apiary, Fern Hill Grange;
Chapman. Grange hall; Pre-
scoot, city hall