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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.