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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1972)
U n iv e r s it y o f Oregon ¿ .u g en r. Cm? on Demonia Eagle VOLUME 50, NUMHKK 2 V E R N O N IA , OREG O N 97064 — 10c Per Copy High Water Gets Watchful Eye KAO Continues Coupon Drive „ . . 7 iq .’ 5 New Officers Take Chamber Seats Monday The Kidney Association of O re gon has announced that it has re ceived > crnussion from General Mills, Inc., to continue its sta te Stepping into the presdient’s po THURSDAY JAN. 13. 1972 wide collection and redemption of Betty Crocker coupons for an ad sition Louise Hamnett presided ditional 18 months, to provide funds over the Monday night session of for the KAO program for Oregon the Vernonia Chamber of Com ians who are victims of kidney meree. With a larger than usual failure. turn out the Chamber took action Between June 1, 1970, and De on several significant programs Present at the meeting to show cem ber 31, 1971, individual O re gonians, schools, churches, veter the plans of the proposed fire hall and city hall complex Deri Ro ans groups, fraternal organiza tion,, youth groups and others col berts explained the plight the city lected more than lOMt-million cou was in as to the monies available The 5-day stop smoking clinic. pon points, which KAO redeemed to make the necessary alterations February 7 11 at the West Oregon for 19 artificial kidney machines On the motion of Dr T M Hobart the Chamber voted to give serious Electric Building, 7:30 nightly, valued at $52,752. sponsored by the Seventh Day Ad •Mrs. Anderson said, “'the exten consideration to instituting a fund ventist Church as a public service, sion of the drive is wonderful news. drive for the purpose of building a has received wide acclaim where- This will enable us to continue to city hall. Hobart was then ap ever it has been used in nearly provide the financial help so vit pointed as chairm an of this com every country of the world. Elder ally needed by KAO.” She asked mittee. He will be working with Frank Baker, Oregon Conference the public "to continue to collect m em bers of the city council and ot s I) A Tcm o Secretary has con coupons and turn them over to other community groups. ducted many such clinics in the county chairm en.” She explained The Chamber also received the Oregon area and reports that from that as county chairm en collect the good news that two BLM type 70 to 80 percent of those partici coupons they will be forwarded to toilets will be installed at Lake pating in the full 5 night program her and then shipped to General Vernonia As a result of the work done by Lloyd Quinn in behalf of are successful in kicking the h a Mills for redemption. the Chamber the county sanitarian bit. The plan is so effective that The KAO Betty Crocker coupon even some who were able to a t drive chairm an in Columbia Coun was here this past week and completed tests that indicated that tend only part of the series were ty is Mrs. Raymond Sheeder, P.O the soil conditions would perm it given enough help to m ake the Box 1255, St. Helens 97051. the BLM type toilets The todets break themselves are to be donated by The plan includes films, dietary the county. The city will be r e information, group therapy and sponsible for the upkeep and main other features that enable the sm o tenance on them. ker to gain the necesary incentive It was agreed that the todets and instruction essential to a suc could be used for a maximum of cessful withdrawal. The tax measure to increase the Dr. Edwin Noyes of Forest Grove cigarette tax in the state of Oregon two years. At that tim e they would wiil be the physician in charge will be voted on by Oregonians next have to be hooked up to the city sewer or the use of them a ban of the clinic. Tuesday, January 18. and a sample doned. ballot of this measure is reprinted on Dr. Hobart, last year’s chamber page 3 of today's Spotlight for voters president, had aiipointed Helen convenience. Hewitt and Peggy Bruns man as A yes vole would increase the tax on cigarettes from 4c to 9c per pack co-chairmen of the DSA-Citizen of age. If passed, the measure should the Y ear Banquet. An agenda for The 1972 Oregon Events folder result in recurring state revenue of the dinner was approved and sev is now available through the Ore between 12 and 15 million dollars eral other details concerning the gon State Highway Division's T ra annually. In addition, there will serving ami the menu were also vel Information Section, according be no increased annual administra discussed. The letters for nomination of the to Victor B Fryer, state travel tive costs if the measure passes citizen of the year w ere turned director. over to a secret com m ittee for The first printing of the popular selection of the honoree. The win folder, which lists the dates and ner of course will not be announced locations of 240 community festi until the night of the banquet. Jan vals, civic events and fairs through uary 29. out the state, was recently releas It was also announced by Bob ed. The folder is updated and re Tate, from General Telephone, that printed three or four times each the business offices for the area year. had been moved to Cornelius The new events folder can be With this move closer to Vernonia obtained by contacting the Travel Jamboree Chairman Curt Poetter anyone wishing to discuss their Information Section. State Highway reminds interested persons that a rhone service may go directly to Building. Salem, Oregon 97310 Jamboree committee meeting is the business office scheduled for Wednesday, January The next regular meeting of the 19. at 8 p in. at the West Oregon Chamber of Commerce will be Electric building. February 14 at the West Oregon This meeting will have as it's Electric building. All members are main topic of business the selection urged to attend and any guests of a them e for the 1972 Jam boree. are welcome. Columbia County Clerk Roy Nelson Entries may be placed until J a n reminds dog owners of Columbia uary 18 at Fisher Appliance and County that all dogs which have a Repair, The winning entry will set of permanent canine teeth ap proximately 5 months old) must receive a ten dollar prize. The them e wall be chosen by a wear a collar with a license at all vote of the people at the meeting. times. The meeting is open to the public Nelson also reminds owners that and. in particular, to anyone that There have been some changes the deadline for licenses is Febru is interested in helping with the issued in the polling place for the ary 29 and a $2 penalty will be in Jam boree special election Tuesdav. January effect after March 1 of 1972. License There may also be a represen 18. fees are $3 for males and spayed females, and unspayed females li tative of the Bardy Trophy Com According to Roy Nelson. County censes cost $4. An application for pany on hand to talk to the com Clerk, the number one and three the license appears in this issue of m ittee about trophies and buttons precincts have been combined and the {»per and you may use it or go for the coming celebration. will vote at the Washington Grade to the court house to pay the fees. School. Precincts two and four will cast their ballots at the Vernonia Grange Hall. This special election is to decide if the state should levy add»- tie-nal five cents per pack tax on cigarettes. This is the only issue that will be on the ballot in the Vernonia township at this election. The cigarette tax issue has been by $8 per student on a state wide Polls will open at eight a m and battered back and forth, bombarded average. close at eight p m . Voters must be with pleas from all sides and talked There is a Voters Pamphlet avail properly registered to cast their about by everyone, but still no so able from the Secretary of State ballots in this election. Registra lution Clay Myers Not only does it con tion may be completed at the City Tile solution when it comes will be tain voter information as to registra Hall in Vernonia. from the people at the polls January tion. etc., but also contains Ihe bill IR Opponents of the bill have been itself as well as arguments for and doing their best to make the tax in against the measure crease look as bad as they can and Each person should decide the went so far as to draw a warning issue on the merits of the bill. I from the attorney general about false have studied the bill and pages advertising. and pages of "propaganda" both for But no m atter what is said for and against the bill For those of or against the increase there is one you who do not have the time or the Only two of Oregon's 36 coun fact that remains crystal clear, the inclination to read the facts on (he ties—Sherman and Wheeler—com state of Oregon is in not'd of money. tax measure I would urge you to vote pteted 1971 without recording a Every citizen of the state stands to yes Januarv 18. single traffic death, according to lose services and have monies cut tentative figures released by the back if there is not some new source Oregon Motor Vehicles Division of revenue. Eighteen of the counties includ Opponents of the bill state that ing Columbia County recorded few this is not the best or fairest way er traffic deaths than in 1970, one to gain that needed revenue How recorded the sam e number, anti 17 ever none of them have come up with The Vernonia Cooperative P ri others had higher death tolls a better solution to the problem. One The agency s a d fewer deaths of the best things about the tax in maries will present a public program crease if there is anything good on poisons. The P rim aries have se were reported in Clackamas. Clat sop. Columbia, Coos. Curry. Hood about a tax, is that there will appar cured Dr Emily Tufts of the Uni ently be no additional costs incurred versify of Oregon Medical School River Josephine. Klamath, laike. Lane, Linn, Multnomah. Sherman, in collecting the additional revenue. to present the program Tillamook. Umatilla. Washington. The machinery is already in motion The program will be held Janu to collect the tax and only the dollar ary 20 at 8 p m in the Washington Wheeler and Yamhill counties. amounts must lie adjusted. Lane county, with 43 deaths re G rade School Auditorium. The P ri corded its lowest death toll since Schools probably stand to lose the m aries group will serve refresh most if the tax increase is not pass 1962 when 30 deaths were report ments following the presentation ed. One district in our area has ed That figure is 20 below 1970 stated that teachers salary increases by Dr. Tufts. The tentative stata toll has been The program is open to the pub set at 685. will be $85 less per year if the tax measure is not passed Another lic and those families with chil Columbia County figures show 12 school association has figured out dren of grade school age are es deaths in 1971 as compared to 14 that it would « it the school budgets pecially invited to attend in 1970. Stop Smoking Clinic Dated For Vernonia Cigarette Tax Measure To Be Voted on Tuesday 1972 Oregon Events Felder Available Jamboree Heads To Meet Jan. 18, Chose Theme In Columbia County Dog Licenses A Must Polling Place Changes Noted Environmental Quality Depends On Cigarette Tax Passage County Records Fewer Fatalities Co-op Primaries Schedule Program MUCH OE Vernonia was on edge Tuesday aa (he Rock Creek and (he Nehalem R iver (lowed oul of (heir hanks due to (he nicking snow in (he hills. The top picture was taken from the hunk above (he swimming pool looking towards the E lm er Goodman home. The se cond picture was taken from the same spot looking north. The third picture was taken behind the school as the water begun to cover the football field and come up to the grandstand. The bottom picture was taken off Ihe Riverview Bridge looking south to the Burton Apartments. The w ater had not reaches! its crest when Ihe pictures were taken. The w ater crested shortly after midnight, a definite drop in the water level could be delected by 2 a.m . Wednesday morning.
