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Trojan Center to Feature Educational Facilities WHEN completed in 1972, this visitor information center at PGE’s Trojan nuclear project on the lower Columbia river will contain a lecture theater, com puterized teaching machines and educational displays explaining the operation of the plant. The unique ed ucational facility will be available to science teach ers and student groups throughout the Northwest. Toll-Free Call Plan Explored An explanation of extended area telephone service and what it would mean in both convenience and expense if introduced locally was outlined by Pacific North- West Bell Manager M. A. Ivey to 66 members of Chapter 499, Ameri can Association of Retired Persons meeting in Shrine Hall at St. Hel ens Tuesday, April 20. Introduced by St. Helens Mayor Rod Norwood after a short talk on St. Helens civic affairs Ivey explained that extended area ser vice would permit calls from one exchange to another without toll charges. He outlined three possi ble plans for the Scappoose-St. Helens-Rainier area into Portland on a toll free basis. Each plan called for an increase in the monthly telephone rate varying in accordance with its extent. Admitting that the added ex pense could work to the detri ment of older persons who make few Portland calls Ivey said he felt that such service would be good for the average customer and 3 r business in general. Pacific Northwest Bell, he said, would need to invest $860,000 in added plant equipment to put the plan in operation. While it would result in additional annual billing of $466,- 000 the company would lose pre sent toll charges of $482,000. Following his talk, Ivey, whose hobby is collecting old time movie films, showed two from the silent era that proved of considerable interest to his audience. One tit led, “The Lure of Oregon,” was filmed to attract visitors to the first Kiwanis International conven tion in Portland in 1920. Among the scenes were several of Presi dent Hoover fishing in Oregon streams, others of old time log ging operations and early day com mercial salmon fishing with hors es drawing in the nets loaded with fish. Forestry Field Day Set May 4 A UNIQUE feature of the Trojan nuclear plant visi tor information eenter is the "Ecosphere” - a theater inside an optically created sphere which forms a gi gantic projection screen. Utilizing sophisticated opti cal ami electronic equipment especially developed for Sometime in the summer of 1972, visitors to the Trojan nuclear pro ject will begin to enjoy a niillion- dollar visitor information center in Which they will duplicate the ex perience—in a simulated manner— of stepping inside an atom or a drop of water A unique feature of the center will lx* 1 the ecosphere— a theater inside an optically creat ed sphere forming a gigantic pro jection screen. Viewers will be told the story of energy and the en vironment by high impact, multi- image projection utilizing sophis ticated optical and electronic equipment specially developed for the I’GE exhibit. The effect will be as if the viewer is actually “ inside” and part of the presenta tian. The Portland architectural firm of Wolff, Zimmer, Gunsu. Fransca, Ritter has designed the 15,700- squaro-foot structure; and a San Francisco design firm, Walter Lan dor Associates, is developing the display and exhibit concepts The center will include ample parking, a large lobby and re freshment area, office space, rest rooms, a sizable lecture theater, and space for a variety of dis plays explaining the operation and safety of the nuclear plant. An added feature in the center will lx* a bank of computerized teaching machines where visitors may test themselves on informa tion gained from the exhibits. The visitor center is intended to be a useful and unique education at facility and will be made avail able to science teachers and stu dent groups throughout the North west. After construction of the Trojan plant is completed in 1974. the center will tx> used in con junction with escorted tours through the 1,130-incgawatt $235 million power-producing facility. HECCA Club Meeting Dale Change Slated The meeting of Hecca Club for merly scheduled for May 10 has been postponed until May 17 due to the special road election May 10 The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Earl Avis in Colum bia City and ail members of the club and other past county com mittee memhars are invited to a t tend The meeting wiU be at 11 a m. with sack lunch at neon The hos trss will serve desaert. the center, the effect will be as if the viewer is ac tually "inside” and a part of the presentation. The center is expected to be completed before the plant so that visitors can view construction progress. Magruder Reports By Dick Magruder State Representative The House of Representatives passed two measures last week which, if approved by the Senate, will go to Oregon voters for ra ti fication as constitutional amend ments. The first bill, HJR 14, would al low the state to issue bonds of up to $378 million for the purpose of irrigation projects. I voted for the measure be- because i n c r e a s e d producti vity through irrigation will have an immense economic effect on the entire state. The House also pass ed a companion measure which provide irrigation loans to farmers, if the bond issue nasses the voters in May of 1972 The second constitutional amend ment would allow the legislature to call itself into session at any time. This measure has already been voter! down once by Oregon ians, and, in my opinion, would lead to needless yearly sessions of the legislature. 1 feet that budgetary matters should have better co-ordination, however this can be accomplished by a continuing Ways and Means Committee. This committee pre sently does almost all of the le gislature's budgetary work. The House passed HB 1065, which establishes a Nuclear and Thermal Energy Taskforce which will serve as a siting authority for nuclear power plants Includ ed in the measure was my recom- meixiation for 24-hour monitoring of the plants, in the interest of public safety. HB 1700 passed the House last week, and will require that 1 per cent of highway hinds returned to the counties be used to build bi cycle paths Although thus measure might be important for urban areas. Columbia County will have to spend $3.502. and I feel this could better be used for road im provements. Former legislator and school su perintendent Ed Ctonriit of Weat port and Ray Godsey, Columoia County I.E.D. superintendent tes tified before the House Education Committee on Monday and added their support to my proposal to develop a local option system for Intermediate Education Districts. The measure, HB 1992 would al low t he citizens of each district to petition to abo'ish the office of I. E D. Superintendent and the special I.E.D. programs. This measure will have no ef fect on equalization, but merely speaks to the operation and pro grams of the I.È.D. On Monday and Tuesday, Sena tor Holmstrom, and I had the p'ea- sure of hosting Modern Problems classes from St. Helens High School The students had the op portunity to discuss the legislative process with freelance lobbyist Fred Van Natta and AFL-CIO lobbyist Tom Scanlon. In additimi, my legislative in tern, Gary Multanen, briefed the students on what they could ex pect from their visit to the legis lature Gary is a Portland State senior and St. Helens resident. On Friday, while I was serving as presiding officer of the House. I had the pleasure of introducing Gail Haakinson. Mayor of Clats kanie, to the assembly Goodwill Week May 2- 8; Support Is Urged For the handicapped person it takes a little more time to get the job done and it takes a little more effort, but when the job is done, it’s done in more ways than one At Goodwill Industries the handi capped are repairing their own lives by repairing donated items National Goodwill Week is May 2 to May 8 Make each dav of the week a good one for the handicap ped by supporting Goodwill IndxM- triea. More than 600 7th grade students are expected to take part in the 16th Annual Forestry Field Day scheduled for May 4 at Camp Wil kerson, reports Don Coin Walrod, Extension Agent. Seventh grade classes from all county schools are expected to par ticipate in this forestry and na tural resource activity which is sponsored jointly by the Columbia County Farm Forestry Committee and the County Extension Office. Various phases of forest man agement and tree production will be o b s e r v e d by youngsters, teachers, and others taking part in the tour. Youngsters will see tree seed preparation and tree planting, Christmas tree produc tion, pre-commercial thinning and pruning and selective commercial harvest, plant identification, forest soils, and something about for est fire control. Qualified foresters and specialists will lead discus sions at each stop on the forest trail. Instructors will show the re sults of good forest practices and, where possible, point out the re sults of poor practices. This program, initiated in Co lumbia County, has now spread to the 33 counties of the state that have timber. Forest industries and agencies support the program through the allocation of manpower to conduct the tour. Included are Crown Zel- lerbach, Boise Cascade, Longview Fibre, US Forest Service, State Department of Forestry, Indus trial Forestry Association, the Co operative Extension Service, Soil Conservation Service, and indivi dual private woodland owners. Savings Bonds Sales Set 20-Year Record As the end of the April crusade of the American Cancer Society’s Oregon division drew near this week, Chairman Ken Wright of Springfie’d made an appeal to Oregonians who haven’t been con tacted by a volunteer to mail their contributions to CANCER, care of their local postmaster. Wright simultaneously appealed to all persons to guard against cancer by learning the seven warning signals Many lives that are being claimed by cancer could be saved through early diagnosis and treatment, the chairman stated, adding that knowledge of the sig nals and regular physical check ups are prime weapons in the fight to control the nation’s No. 2 killer. The seven signals are as follows: 1. Unusual bleeding or dis charge. 2. A lump or thickening of the breast or elsewhere 3. A sore that does not heal. 4 Change in bowel or bladder habits 5. Hoarseness or cough. 6 Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing, and 7. Change in a wart or mole. Wright pointed out that the April crusade is not only designed to raise funds in support of the can cer society’s various programs, but to focus attention on cancer edu cation, particularly the warning signals ' Our prime objective," he said, "is to save lives.” Using new techniques, hydrolo gists can now detect dissolved mercury concentrations as small as one part per 10 billion parts of water THURSDAY, APRIL 29. 1971 “Savings Bonds sales are at the highest level in more than two de cades,’’ County Chairman R. A. Severson has announced. Oregon sales for March amounted to $3,- 246,557—an increase of $910,369, or 39 percent over last March. “ March sales in the county to Plans are underway to form a taled $46,287, accounting for 32 Foster Parents’ Association in Co percent of its 1971 goal,” he said. lumbia County, with all foster p ar “National sales of Savings Bonds ents and others interested in the jumped to $513 million, a gain of program invited to meet at the 20 percent over the comparable Don Cross home in Deer Island period of 1970. Meanwhile redemp May 7. tions fell 29 percent during this A need for teamwork between same period” he concluded. the foster homes and related agen cies is felt to be the number-one priority of the group. The foster parents state they feel that by organizing they may become an effective voice for the children re siding in the foster homes within the county. The “casual jeans and sneak Vegetable garden rows mature e rs” meeting, “where common earlier when planted in a north- problems which foster parents ex south direction to provide better perience can be discussed” will exposure to sunlight. Experiments convene at 7:30 p.m. at the Cross conducted at Alberta, Canada show home in Deer Island. the advantage of one week com The meeting is open to all Co pared to rows running east and lumbia County foster parents and west. others interested in the program. The advantage comes not from Further information may be ob direct effects of sunlight, but a yet tained by calling the County Wel unknown factor thought to be the fare office, 397-0181; or Mrs. Don influence of the earth’s magnetic Vigoren at 556-7781. field. Wilbur W. Burkhart, Area Ex tension Agent, indicated the usual Uiought in planting rows oriented in a north-south direction is to pro vide more even exposure of leaves to sunlight in order that the plant Dates and site for the annual be given equal amounts of light state contest to determine the best on all leaf surfaces. Some vegetables and fruits show apprentice carpenter in the state better ripening qualities when di have been announced by Norman rect sunlight reaches all parts of O. Nilsen, the State Labor Com the plant. The fruit found on the missioner and Chairman of the north side of a plant with dense State Apprenticeship and Training foliage sometime's ripens more Council. Nilsen said the contest, which slowly because of lower light in will draw representatives from all tensity. The Canadian experiments were sections of the state, will be held elaborate and detailed to equalize Friday and Saturday, June 11 and the direct sunlight exposure but 12, in Salem. It will consist of both the north-south rows still out-per a written examination and a test formed those running in the op of manipulative skills which will involve work on an actual carpen posite direction. Support of the magnetic field try project. theory came from planting seeds The manipulative portion will be after exposure to heavy magnetic held Saturday, June 12, at the fields in a laboratory. The expos Women’s World Building at the ed seeds produced fater growing Oregon State Fairgrounds from 8 plants yielding larger crops. a.m. to 5 p.m. lim e and place Further experiments are now for the written examination on F ri underway to determine the most day, June 11, will be announced. desireable intensity of magnetic Entrants in the contest will be fields for treating seeds before the winners of the area contests planting, Burkhart added. throughout the state. Winners will be announced the night of June 12 at a banquet s”bedulM for the Keg and Platter Foster Parents To Organize Direction Aids Garden Growth Apprentice Carpenter Contests June 11-12 Restaurant in Salem. LODGE AND CLUB NOTICES West Ore. Elec. Bldg., 7:30 pan. Richard Jones, President Jim Coulter, Scty. 3-72 Meets at West Ore. Elec. Bldg,, third Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Harold Maiken, President Ralph Bergerson, Scty. 3-72 VERNONIA OF COMMERCE LIONS CLUB MEETS FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY EACH MONTH 6:30 p.m.. Pine Cone Gerald Russell, President Ted Forbes, Secretary 3-72 A. F. & A. M. Leam Cancers Seven Signals Demon i a Eagle 8 Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F. A A. M. m eets at Masonic Temple. Stated rommunication on first Thursday of each month 1 at 8.00 p.m. Cliff Norwood, W.M. Walter E. Linn. Scty. 1-72 IWA Local Board of Directors report members quarterly. Board mee the second Monday, 8:00 p.m at West Oregon Electric office Visitors invited. Dr. T. M. Hobart, President Mrs. Evelyn Heath, Scty. MT. HEART REBEKAH LODGE NO. 243 Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday ei enings of each month in I.O.O.I hall. Leona Haverland, Noble Grand Irma Chance, Secretary 3-7 Vernonia Lodge No. 246 I.O.O.F. First and Third Tuesday 8 p.m. 3*14 Meets the first Thursday o f each month. A.F.L. — C.I.O. 7-’ 7:30 p.m. Truman Knight, Noble Grand Harry Culbertson, Secretary 1-71 Order of Eastern Star Nehalem Chapter 153, O.E.S. 4-72 V. Vernonia Barracks V ig N t Veterans of World War I Meets 4th Monday each month at the — ™ A Regular com- munlcadon the third Wed. each month at Ma- U son,e Temple. visiting sis- tors and bro IOOF hall, <:M fo a il elen Nsrwood, W.M. Isabel Culbertson. Scty. Ray Cameron. Commander L. H. Sargent, Adjntant AMERICAN LEGION Meets 2nd and Wh Tuesday «4 each month. AUXILIARY Meets 4th M«a.. IOOF hall. Cara lam gt. 1-72 •■71 VERNONIA PYTHIAN SISTERS POST 111 VERNONIA TEMPLE NO. «1 H an y Cafoertaoa. A d fo to « * * Meetings: I O O F. Hall Second and Fourth Wecfoesdays of each month. 8 p m. Faye Davis, M.E.C. Cara Laage. Secretary 3-71 AUXILIARY First » d Third Taaadaya Margaret Hartzell. President Gertrude Sdtolach, Scty. 1.7»
