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monla £agfe Local Driver In Running' THURSDAY, JUNE M, 1S73 “ w v u ‘ s re e e w e i SSL-MOR, INC »eeooeeiiMecectegeaceeece« Board of Commissioners VERNONIA AMBULANCE VERNONIA FIKE DEPARTMENT It's race tim e again at the P o rt F i n Alarms OMy - F hsea «04131 land Speedway for the Jalopv Des truction Derby with Vernonia driv VERNONU POLICE DEPARTMENT S. RHOADS 3, TTS ers already, beginning to show their Emargaacy: 4*4141 skill Dave iButch) Crawford is OFFICIAL NRWSFAFBR The Columbia County Board of listed in the top ten drivers for the Venwmia. Orapan Commissioners met in scheduled COLUMBU COUNTY SHERIFF '73 season Bob Andrus came in fifth Entered a* second class m all session June 6 with Chairm an Fred BUSI in the second heat the past week ■ u tte r August 4, 1922, under the Foshaug presiding. Commissioners end OREGON STATE POUCE act of March 3, 1ST» M inkoff and Ahlborn. and secretary About 75 spectators and four cars 8 a-m. 1» 1 a i l . Beavertaa Office - 643-4N8 G loria Salvey (deputy cle rk) pre Published weekly on Thursday at and drivers attended Sundav. June S «J», te 8 a.m. - Dial “O~. a te far Oak Greva sent. n t Madison Ave., Vernonia, Co- 10. from Vernonia Cars and drivers Ruadmaster Keith Thompson met kunbia County, Oregon 97064 and are: No 442 (Old B lack), dirver with the board to discuss various paid at the Vernonia Post Office Dave Butch) Crawford and Dave m atters He advised that Si Helens as second class matter. Stinnet; No 95 B. Skip Goodman Paving lias started the Viewcrest and RockieCrawford (both cars are job. although the bonds have not yet sponsored by Mist Shake and been submitted The contract was •T OO P«r Year — In the Nehalem Ridge». No M-5, M ario Leonetti, Valley to be ready for signature today. Jim driver, with M ario's Pizzaria and M cBride has made arrangements 94.00 Per Y ear Elsewhere Vernonia M ilk F arm , the sponsors to talk to the various property B IR K E N F E L D - P a t Cahill re and No 2 B. Bob and Chuck Andrus, Westside School for Exceptional owners about whether or not they turned home F rid a y from a three- d rn jts , with a group of Vernonia children had its beginning when a OFFICE HOURS want their individual driveways week trip which took him to M is merchants as sponsors small group of parents gathered paved Men., Teea., Wed., F ri.—S a.m . ta souri to visit relatives He went to The races w ill be held every together, concerned because there S p.m. Thompson reported that Fridav a the Jefferson M em orial Park in Wednesday evening starting this were no school programs in the representative from F u ller Trans Missouri, then on to Illinois He week with time trials at 7 15 and the Thurs. * Sat.—• a.m . ta 12 naen community to benefit their handi missions w ill meet with the truck- came back home through the Black races starting at 8 30 Not all Phene «9-3372 capped children, stated M rs F ra n Hills of South Dakota and saw many drivers at the road departm ent to Sundays are jalopy races but their M C «O O C«O C (KCtSe«C CC«<«e>:« ces Swanson, pre-school teacher at instruct them on operation of the things of interest He viewed the trials start at 1 p.m with races Westside School serving the deve transmissions of the new 10-yard Custer Battlefield in Montana He starting at 2:30 Check with racers dump trucks lopmentally disabled. came home by way of Spokane, and for the days The quarter-m ile oval Thompson advised that on Thurs Starting with three youngsters. he reports a very nice trip track has been paved this year for day. a short course in supervision Westside presently enrolls 20 ch il Recent visitors at the Francis better traction and to hold down the Publishers on human relations w ill be present dren between the ages of 2 and 6. f — Larson home were M rs Herbert dust and is lighted for evening Association ed at the road departm ent, and ad Mrs Swanson, who has a degree in Rodgers. M r and M rs Victor Jar races vised that anyone who might be special education, has three e x rett, E .T . Johnston and little grand Tim e trials start the event interested could attend perienced teacher aides and several son. Jason. M rs Bob DuPuis. the T h elo u r heats are run with from Thompson discussed a meeting trained student volunteers assisting Francis Nordstroms. the Vick 20 to 25 cars in each, and the idea is held with PG E representatives re in the program Bergs, the E verett Johnstons. M r to get around the track without garding the road into Beaver and Westside offers programs de and M rs Je rry Durham of Port getting run off the track, or run into signed to develop motor skills, stated they would meet with the Orchard, Wash . and Howard L a r In order for one car to get ahead of board next Wednesday to discuss communication skills, im portant to son another, it has to push the front car paving of the road friendships and effective social in out of the way or spin it around With regard to bridge inspection. teraction. and self-help skills such The main event is run with the 35 as eating, toilet training, and care Thompson reported a five-ton lim it fastest cars, with the same rules of clothing Parent involvement in had been placed on the bridge on applying The second event is for the home programs following those West Lane Road, and the bridge on everyone used at school and attendance at the Brinn Road near Yankton would The all-out destruction derby is also be posted with a five-ton lim it monthly parent meetings are re FrL, S a t Jons 15-16 the final event where "anything quired Funding is through federal Thompson discussed the sheriff's School is out for another year but goes" but head-on collisions funding, community support, and Oregon drivers m ay still encounter authority to issue citations for over parent tuition loads on posted bridges He re big yellow buses loading or un Mrs Swanson, guest speaker at commended perhaps the sheriff Stella Stavens loading children under conditions the M av general meeting of the that require other tra ffic to stop, discuss the m atter with weighmas Store Let Columbia Association for Retarded ters of other counties He also ad according to the Motor Vehicles Children. concluded her speech and Division. vised he would be making further slide presentation by stressing the recommendations about bridges a f Oregon law perm its use of flash A 1973 graduate of Vernonia High ter the complete inspection has importance of early discovery and ing red lights on worker transpor School. Susan M arie G am er, is the been made. help for the very young handicap tation buses These vehicles are recipient of a scholarship for use as ped child in the attainm ent of that often used to transport people to Thompson advised that this week a freshman next fall at Oregon should complete stockpiling child's full potential of and from fa rm ha vest areas, such College of Education at Monmouth sanding m aterial, indicating there as strawberry’ fields. Miss G am er, the daughter of M r are about 200 yards left for the St The state’s safety code requires Stabilizer bar, 350 V8, and Mrs Lawrence G am er, V er Helens site. all such buses with a seating capa nonia. was awarded a 3200 OCE Thompson has discussed the loca city of 12 or more passengers to be Turbo H ydram atic tran s Financial Aids Committee scholar tion of the road from the airport to painted chrome yellow and to be Thursday evening. June 14. at 7 mission, au x iliary fuel ship for her record as a student and the private road with the airport equipped with flashing red warning p.m there w ill be a Boy Scout Court tank, P. steering, chrome as a good citizen in the community manager, and there seemed to be of Honor for Troop 201 at the Scout lights when buses are used to pick at school. some confusion about the m atter, up and discharge passengers on a grille, gauges, 7.50x16 and Cabin in Hawkins P ark to honor She earned a grade-point average indicating they would like to have public road those Scouts who have badges tires, moldings. of 3.83. based on a scale of 4.0, in the road come out closer to the The lights are the same as those coming to them and to welcome the high school She plans to m ajor m west He stated he expected to get used on school buses On roads with new boys who are coming into social science in college started next week. two or three lanes, both following Scouts Miss G am er has been active in Commissioner M inkoff moved and oncoming traffic must stop and There w ill also be a talk on G irl Scouts. Rainbow, the E v a n and Commissioner Ahlborn second rem ain stopped as long as red Scouting given by a representative gelical Church, girl's athletics, cho ed the following purchase orders be warning lights are flashing On a from Scout Headquarters All are rus. the school annual and several approved 2032. Columbia-West, for highway with two or more lanes in cordially invited to attend. school clubs, including the National 2.000 tons asphalt. 314.200 ; 2035. each direction, drivers must stop Scout Scribe, Honor Society She was a repre Rose Heating, heating and cooling if they are in the lane im m ediately Steve Brown sentative to the Student Council in m surplus food building, 31.980: behind or to the im m ediate left of her senior year 2033. Kilham Stationary, files 32 - the bus D rivers coming from the She was the winner of the M athe since it had been presumed this was Sliding r e a r window, 119.35: 1980. BAB Tires, eight tires opposite direction may proceed matical Association of Am erica state property Powers advised the and tubes. 3739.68 : 2014, striping with caution m irrors, stabilizer bar, j award at Vernonia High state is planning a tim ber sale in tape 3569 40: 2015. Riverside F ire The division notes that it is just as positraction, 350 V8, Tur- She attended the Model Dem o 1975 and would like to have all of Equipm ent, fire extinguishers. im portant to protect children load I bo Transmission, Pow er cratic Nominating Convention in $686.50 : 2036, Kilham Stationery, this property available and request ing or unloading from a w orker steering, Radio, 700x15 Portland in M ay. 1972. where she drafting table (1973-74 budget-, ed it be deeded to the state Discus transportation bus as while going to sion ensued regarding the advisab was an alternate to the platform $1.302 Motion carried and from school. The agency urged Tires, special moldings, committee. ility of possibly dedicating this drivers to obey the stop law when Thompson reported approxim ate gauges. parcel for park use but it was noted they see a bus this spring or ly 40 percent of the work has been that unless it w ere state owned it done to repair w inter damages, but sum m er using the flashing red could not be state managed After lights to w arn drivers of a stop there are still several roads in bad discussion it was agreed to discuss shape He indicated he has not re the m atter further with the district ceived as many complaints this attorney to learn what might be the year from the public about how long Clayton J. G ardner, state w ater- best procedure to follow it is taking to get repairs done. m aster. is in room 308. Columbia A letter of resignation was re M rs Lee M ille r m et with the County Courthouse, the third Wed board to present lier vacation sche ceived from P h illip A. M inor, e f nesday of each month from 10 a.m . fective June 15 His resignation was dule. being from June 15 through Papers are being delivered to until 3 p.m . to answer any questions regretfully accepted by the board. Ju<ie 22. Portland quite regularly by the pertaining to w ater rights Ron Reeves met with the board to She also requested approval for Senior Citizens. More volunteer His next visit w ill be on June 20 discuss setting of a date for the M rs W alker to attend a m u lti- paper rollers could be used as board to hold a public hearing to screening clinic to be held in T illa Vinyl roof, pow er brakes, another order is due to go soon. hear comments and testimony re mook on June 20 Approval was 350 V8, Turbo Transm is Transportation has been nrettv garding the south county zoning granted sion, P. steering, B elted busy, with Portland trips and local After discussion, it was concluded M rs M ille r discussed funds re the meeting would be scheduled for ceived by CAT for fam ily planning, w hite tires, Radio, R ear passengers The F lea-M arket has lots of June 28. from 7 until 9 p.m ar.d indicated it might be possible Speaker, V inyl Interior. items, including clothes that could for these funds to be turned over to An order and deed w ere signed, be used by berry pickers the health departm ent for use in conveying Lots 6 and 7, Block 7. Thanks again to all who drop their fam ily planning services rather F irst Addition to Vernonia, to papers off at the center They are than being lost as of July 1 She was Charley and Lucille Hickm an appreciated The menfolks w ill soon requested to contact Bob Holdridge Based upon testimony received at be hauling wood for the center, and the hearings held on M ay 16, rela regarding the possible transfer of have very little tim e for picking up tive to denial of solid waste col the funds items and papers But anyone lection franchises to Claud Willis Ron Reeves met with the board to without cars to bring the papers in and Gordon Patchin, and recom question what should be done about to the center m ay call and tliey will mendations of Phil M inor, ad the necessity of having “ a county 493 Bridge S t do their best to pick them up. m inistrator of the solid waste o r surveyor" approve the plot of the Don’t forget the picnic at the VERNONIA, ORE. dinance. Commissioner Ahlborn Hudson Cem etery, since it had been beach F rid ay, June 22. Plans are to platted by Phil Dewey, and could moved and Commissioner M inkoff meet at the center at 10 a.m Please therefore not be approved by him. seconded the solid waste franchises call ahead to insure transportation be denied, and necessary findings of He was advised to check with either The Social-potluck w ill be this M artin Sells or Robert Lucas to fact be signed Motion carried. F rid a y, June 15, at 12:30 p.m determ ine proper procedure, then Sitting as the Dog Control Board. perhaps have it approved by the Commissioner Ahlborn moved and Clatsop county surveyor. Commissioner M inkoff seconded to Order No. 30-73 was signed, ap approve the claim for domestic animals killed by dogs submitted by pointing LeVoy Harvel as tempor ary dog licensing officer Ardis Ross. Deer Island, as follows: three rabbits. 37; one lam b. $25; Russ Powers Oregon Board of Forestry, met with the board to and a ewe, 330; for a total of 362 discuss a uarcel of DroDertv. 10 Motion carried. acres in size, in Section 2, T4N, Sheriff Roy Wilburn met with the R3W, which is county-owned Pow hoard to discuss partitioning being ers indicated that a typographical done in the tax office He was ad error had probably been made at vised this had been discussed with the tim e the adjoining 30 acres was M rs Burghart, and that she had deeded to the state, and that only 30 been favorable to the changes being acres instead of 40 had been deeded made LARRY GARNER. S M I L V I N SCHWAB, C * Parents Join to Provide School Pal Cahill Returns From M iiwuri Trip j I__J r—j] JO Y Drivers Urged To Watch Buses THEATER Stand Op & Be Counted 1973 VHS Grad OCE Recipient MEW 7 3 CHEV. 3 /4 TOM PICKUP Scout Troop 201 to Hold Conrt of Honor « ««G « W • W.W.W.w.w.w,w.w-w.w.- - - - Miscues Draw 17 Citations notvicx phones T O P IC S O F T H E T O W N There were 17 tra ffic citations issued in M ay. according to the sum m ary report submitted to the council by the Vernonia Police De- partm ent. under the signature of J Jack Cunningham. Chief of Police { Two citations were also issued for J boating law violations. I Under tra ffic were four citations J for VBR 's, w ith 1 warning given; 1 i citation for hazardous moving vio- j lations; 3, violations of vehicle I laws; 9 parking violations. 1 warn ing Misdeamenors included: 1 theft i under $200); 4 disorderly conducts, cleared by arrest; and 1 crim inal mischief, cleared by arrest The departm ent investigated 2 tra ffic accidents, assisted at 4 fire calls and 4 am bulance calls; locat ed 3 missing persons, assisted other departm ents. 5; and checked 6 suspicious persons They also made 6 vacation home checks, made 3 assists to motorists with public service totaling 20; and handled 1 death investigation In the report was also listed 6 crim inal investigations. 1 arrest for other agencies. 1 crim inal w arrant served. 3 M IP 's , and property valued at 3400 was recovered The reserve police served a total of 139 non-paid hours while the police vehicles showed a total m ile age of 3,768 Services Tuesday for Resident of Portland Visitors in Vrrnonia Frida } were M rs Anna B Hixson, Longview , and her son and daughter in-law. M r and Mrs Boyd Hixson of G rants Pass M rs Hixson and her son are form er residents of the area, moving from here in 1929 M r. and Mrs. Levi Vinson visit ed Astoria friends, spending the a f ternoon at the home of M r and Mrs W illiam Hunt Sr in Svensen. the last week of May They attended an outd<Nir party the afternoon of June 2 at the W illiam Steen estate near Estacada, in honor of Edward Y e a g e r’s birthday and retirem ent They report a happy reunion with U ire tte Steen, second cousin of Mrs Vinson, whom she had not seen for 24 years ST. M A R Y 'S T hrift Shop open first and third F rid a j of every '43 is holding its 30th year reunion Saturday, June 16. with a dinner to be held at Lew ’s Place from 7 p m to 9 p.m Alumni coming from all parts of the country are expected S u n d a y , J u n e 24. a t th e D o n a ld Cavanaugh home, 675 Jefferson, a barbecue for the community w ill be held Starting at 12 noon, barbecued beef, hotdogs, hamburgers and all Services at Tacoma For Former Resident Smith Receives Dental Degree at June 9 Rite We iDelivt STO9K Nouns 7 t O 9:00 PJM. D A IL Y Watermastor to Yisil LAGUNA HARDTOP COUPE IN SCAPPOOSE «3495 Bridge S t . Vernonia, O n . Riprttenrinf Hertford Accident snf lnd«mnity Compiny Manter Tbv Hirttorf Intu'anes Snwp Hsrtlsrd IS . Con*. ENJOY THE SCAPPOOSE POW WOW This Week End And Shop the MONEY-SAVING BARGAINS at your 7-Day a Week Yard Electric Lawn Mower Circular i Mod. 7301 SPECIAL % " Model 7000 1 x 6 Cedar Fencing 5' and 6' Lengths Special. Lin. 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I f not, check with us about the in-and- o u t-o f-h o tp lta l m e d ic a l ex« pense protection you can have with M ajo r Medical Insurance . . . and at surprisingly lo w cost 1 • SUNDAYS I t A M te 4 PM MEW '73 CHEV. 1 /2 TOM PICKUP $366 0 Senior Citizen News MEW 7 3 CHEV. the trim m ings w ill be served while a western hand entertains The event is to be sponsored by Don Cavanaugh and Gordon Smith. It |g asked that everyone interested pick up their free tickets at the meal department at C liff’s Sentry M ar ket m o n th . 5 t fr T h e V e rn o n ia U n io n H ig h C lash of Funeral services were held Mon day in Tacoma for Esther Ring, 63, form er resident of Vernonia She Services for M rs W illiam (Re died F rid a y following an extended becca S .) G reiling were conducted illness She is survived by a daughter. Tuesday in the Killingsworth L ittle Chapel of the Chimes, with vault M axine Lynn; a sister. Essie Nance interm ent in Lincoln M em orial of Vernonia, and a brother. Roy P ark Hatley, Tacoma. M rs G reiling. Portland, was born A p ril 7. 1895 in North Platte, Nebraska, and moved to Portland in 1903 She died at her home Sat urday at the age of 78. Survivors include her husband Fred C Smith received his Doctor one daughter. Florenz H uff of V e r nonia. one son, Ralph G reiling of of Dental Medicine Degree from the U niversity of Oregon Dental School P o rtla n d . three sisters; a brother six grandchildren and five g re a t June 9 Smith is the son of George L and grandchildren Vivian B. Smith of Vernonia $3895 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -.-«-•-•-.«.v.a.* --------Zip □ College Y ear—$2.00 □ N ehalem Valley—$3.00 Q Elsew here—$4.00 Y early Clip and Nail To: THE VERNONIA EAGLE 721 Madison Ave. Vernonia, Oregon 67004 YES! START MY SUBSCRIPTION NOW! Name VETERANS Old ST. HELENS. 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