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THURSDAY, JUNE M, 1S73
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VERNONIA AMBULANCE
VERNONIA FIKE DEPARTMENT
It's race tim e again at the P o rt
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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
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17 Citations
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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
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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
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one daughter. Florenz H uff of V e r
nonia. one son, Ralph G reiling of of Dental Medicine Degree from the
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P o rtla n d . three sisters; a brother
six grandchildren and five g re a t June 9
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