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Board of
Commissioners
T H U R S D A Y . J U L Y 1», 1873
Pathfinders Spend
Weekend at Resort
Recently. the Pathfinder Club
spent the weekend at Kah-Nee-ta
Hot Springs on
the
W arm
Springs Indian Reservation
They slept in a genuine Indian
Teepee and report having a won
derful tim e Each one brought
home a brand new sunburn as a
souvenir
SEVENTH DAY
A D V E N T IS T
9 30 Sabbath School
11:00 Worship Service
7:00 P M Monday - Dorcas So
ciety at Veal's home.
7 : » P .M Wed - Prayer Meeting
at Veal's home.
7 00 P .M Mon. - Pathfinders at
Scout Cabin.
whan yon need a friend mcee
than when yoo are involved in
an automobile accident W e’d
like to be that friend in need.
Y o n hope— and so do we—
that accident never happens
» y o u . But i f it does, w e ll be
a d a w a the dial on the
neatest telephone. See us fo r
auto insurance that never stalls
in rough going.
BILL J. HORN
Vernonia Insurance
Exchange
M O N D A Y A F T E R N O O N 4-H activities at the
F a ir were highlighted by the Showmaaaki,
• f t with Graad Champtoe haaw s was Christie
photo while Reserve Ch a m pt o a w a S h a rw Love af
beta. Placing third w a Regina Homsley,
h also the 1973 Columbia County F a ir
Church Notes
Phone 429-6203
953 Bridge Street
Vernonia, Oregon
Evangelical
Friday evening at 6:30 there
w ill be a tim e of prayer at the
church Those who have special
needs may telephone their p ray
er requests to 429-8481
Saturday w ill be a workday at
Jennings Lodge sum m er assem
bly grounds The annual camp
meeting begins Julv 29 and there
LODGE AND CLUB NOTICES
VERNONIA JAYCEES
M a t e the 2nd *
Tuesday
J.C.
of
4th VAI.I.EY
every
Market
H all— Old M ill
7:38 P .M .
Bob Carson, President
Bill Hunter, Secretary
3-73
VERNONIA
LIONS
AT
P IN E
CHAPTER
Meets at West Oregon E lectric
Bidg., third Thursday of each
month. 7:30 p.m .
Robert K. King. President
Ralph Bergerson. Sec'y.
CONE
S I M M E R RECESS
Darrold Proehl President
Ted Forbes. Secretary
3-74
VERNONIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
T. F. Tomlin, President
Mrs. Evelyn Heath. Sec’y.
7-73
3-74
MT. HEART REBEKAH
LODGE NO. 243
Vernonia Lodge No. 184
A. F . 4 A. M . meets at
Meets 2ad A 4th Thursday even
ings of each month in the I.O .O F .
M asonic Tem p le.
HaU.
AJ.&A.M .
Stated
communications an first
Thursday of each mouth
at 8:80 p.m.
Irm a Chance, Noble Grand
Evelyn Heath. Sec’y.
3-74
Vernonia Lodge No. 246
Jim Norwod. W.M
Walter E. Linn. Sec'y.
1-74
I.O.O.F.
IWA Local
8 p.m.
Meeting on 1st
Monday of
each mouth.
A.F.L. -
I
7:30 p.m. i
4-74 i
C.I.O.
Lloyd Quinn. Noble Grand
Harry Culbertson, Sec'y.
1-74
Order of Eastern Star
Nehalem Chapter 133. O.E.S.
Regular com-
Vernonia Barracks
Veterans of World War 1
4th Monday
each month a t the
IO O F hail. 12 Naan
Edna Linn, W.M.
In n a Fisher, Sec’y.
1-74
Dunlap
AMERICAN LEGION
Rev. H . L.
Women’s Bible study Wednes
days at 10 a m at the church,
each week.
Jr. high and high school, come
join in choir practice tonight at
the church at 7 p.m.
Also tonight Bible study at 8
p.m. at the Orv Olson home
This Saturday another work
day for the men Work w ill be
starting about 9 a.m .
J r high and C Y F start at 7
p.m at the church Sunday eve
ning. several youth w ill he lea v
ing for camp this day
July 23 will be the first day of
Vacation Bible School
The
theme for this year is "One
W ay.” A full program from the
nursery through those now going
into the 7th grade is offered
Classes w ill be held from 9:30 to
11:30 a .m .,
for
pre-school
through 3rd grade and 7 to 9 p.m
for 4th grade through 7th grade
Rem em ber, no CW F meeting
July 25.
Witnesses
First and Third Tuesday
3-14
has been indication that several
from the church plan to attend
this year
Next L o rd s Day activities
begin with Sunday Schoo! at 9 :45
Due to the monthly Birthday
Sunday there will be no Pastor's
Roundtable this week The ele
ven o'clock worship hour fea
tures singing, prayer and a mes
sage from God's Word The Bible
The message this Sunday is en
titled “The Language of D eceit.”
Sunday School teachers meet
at six Sunday evening while the
Evangelical Youth are meeting
in the Teen Room The Sunday
Classmeeting follows at seven
Hoot Owl Breakfast w ill be
held next Tuesday anytim e be
tween 5-7:30 a.m .
A series of studies of favorite
chapters of the Bible continues
at the midweek service Wednes
day evening. Next week study
w ill be in Romans 8. a favorite
chapter of Sandy Welch.
Christian
Board ef Directors report to m em
bers q uarterly. Board meets the
nee oud M onday, > :M p .m
at
West
Oregon
E lectric
office.
Visitors invited.
CLUB
M EETS
NEHALEM
County
"Provisions for 'Rejoicing to
T im e Indefinite’ ” w ill be the
subject of the public talk to be
given by a visiting speaker. R.
Scott, on Sunday. July 22. at the
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's W it
nesses 49 Texas Avenue
The ‘ ‘W atchtower“ study to
follow. "B e Sound in M in d ’ as
the New Order Draw s N e a r.”
ties in well with the discussion to
be based on the m aterial in the
June 15.1973 issue of the "W atch
tower ”
All interested persons are in
vited to attend All meetings of
Jehovah’s Witnesses are free.
For more inform ation, contact
Kent B attrick. 429-8333
, Adventists
aad
A U X IL IA R Y
I.O .O F .
Gora Lange,
Faye Davis, Secretary
8-73
PYTHIAN SISTERS
V E R N O N IA
NO.
81
I.O .O F .
Faurth
Wilbur E Wilson, Commander
Harry Culbertaon, Adjutant
A U X IL IA R Y
Bible
th a t I
Leona Haverland. IC.E.C.
Lora Lange, Secretary
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The Vernonia Seventh-day Ad
ventist Church w ill not hold re
gular church services this week
due to the annual campm eeting
now in progress at Gladstone,
reports E ld e r Claude Veal.
He adds that mid-week se r
vices w ill be held as usual,
however.
3-74
Reatha Horn, President
Gertrude Sdiaiock, Sec'y
Those persons ooking for an
173 active, friendly church that
The Columbia County Board of
Commissioners met in scheduled
session July 11 with Chairm an
Fred Foshaug presiding. Com
missioners Minkoff and Ahlbom ,
and se crelan G loria Salvey
(deputy clerk present
Keith Thompson, roadm aster.
and Sam Hollinger, deputy road
m aster, met with the hoard to
discuss various road departm ent
m atters
M rs N a n o Wilson met with
the board to complain about ex
cessive dust on the Doane Road
Procedure adopted by the board
as to furnishing of dust control
emulsion was explained to her
Thompson advised that local
distributors are charging $15 per
hour for application but that
she could do this herself M rs
Wilson also indicated that during
the heavy snow last w inter, a
road departm ent employee p ull
ed her out of a ditch and wanted
to charge her for this She in
dicated that she had not paid
him . and questioned this policy.
She was advised that Thompson
would look into the m atter and
reprim and the employee invol
ved She also discussed rem oval
by the countv of trees which she
alleged were on her property
W .A. “ W ill" Cross, d ep art
ment of Em ergency Services,
Clatsop County, met with the
hoard to advise of a Clatsop-
Tillam ook Emergency Services
application for 911 emergency
telephone system, and reported
this covered 78 fam ilies living in
the Birkenfeld area, also
Thompson advised the Civil
Service Commission secretary
had not approved the personnel
action hiring M r Hollinger be
cause he was not paid in an es
tablished step range. He indicat
ed that Hollinger had been pro
mised $1.000 per month with an
annual increase of $500 after stx
months' em ployment The estab
lished step ranges were $985.32
for Step 5. or $1.026 12 for Step 6
A fter discussion. Hollinger indi
cated he would accept the $1.026-
.12 figure, with no increase after
six months
B rief discussion followed re
garding the responsibilities of
the deputy roadm aster Holling
er expressed the opinion that
there were too many employees
acting as foremen or supervi
sors. and not enough doing the
actual work necessary. He added
that there was inefficiency be
cause of lack of planning ahead.
Thompson advised he had
staked the airport road, and was
aw aiting approval by the port
He was advised that W ally
G ainer had approved the pro
ject
Thompson then stated he had
talked to the Public U tilities
Commissioner about the railroad
crossing at Deer Island Road,
and they had indicated there was
no record of any application ever
having been made, and would
forw ard the necessary papers
about what applications might
apply Thompson w ill have to
meet with Burlington-Northern
and with Union Oil Company re
presentatives and w ill be getting
more information.
Commissioner Ahi born moved
and Commissioner M inkoff se
conded to approve Purchase
Order 2149. in the amount of
$1.395 for a Stephenson Didgidar
radar unit Thompson advised
this would be road departm ent
equipment, and would be used
about two months out of the year
At other times, it could be used
by the sh eriff’s office
Thompson reported on quota
tions he had received for p a r
titioning and paneling of a p or
tion of the equipment storage
building for offices The low quo
tation was received from C&M
Construction Company, for $2.-
250 Commissioner Ahlbom m ov
ed and Commissioner M inkoff
seconded to approve Purchase
Order 2150 for the project
Motion carried
Commissioner Foshaug advis
ed he had met with the auditors
and they had indicated they
would lx* going out to the road
departm ent to try to assist the
office personnel in system for
up-dating billings and invoices,
so that invoices could be paid
more tim ely.
Commissioner M inkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlbom se
conded to approve Purchase
Order 2156 in the amount of $7500
for pre-m ix from St Helens
Paving, and 2157. for $2838 to
Chevron Asphalt, for 88 tons
asphalt Motion carried
Commissioner Ahlborn discus
sed the considerable amount of
grader patching which had been
done on Gensman Road, and
questioned whether it might not
have been more economical to
have had this done by contract
Thompson explained the varying
amounts of patching required
would have made this not tea
Bible. Hollinger added that there
are many roads in the county
which should have seal-coating
but that the roads are not in con
dition for this to be done.
Commissioner M inkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlborn se
conded Purchase Order 2151 for
$3300
to
Leupold
&
Ste
vens be approved, for six traffic
counters Motion carried
Commissioner M inkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlborn se
conded to approve Purchase
Order 2155 for estim ated $4800.
for tires and repairs from L ib er
ty T ire Shop, and 2144, annual
purchase order to Northwest
N atural Gas for estim ated $1657-
.20 for heat Motion carried
Thompson presented for signa
ture a compliance agreement
as a part of the tra ffic safety
grant application, which was
signed
Thompson, in reply to ques
tions raised by the sheriff's de
partm ent about billing for the
period from January to April,
indicated that in the future bills
would he presented from the
work records so that department
heads could see what repairs
and or maintenance had been
done to the motor vehicles
Thompson presented a list of
the motor pool vehicles assigned
to the various departm ents He
indicated the Vehicle Review
Com m ittee would be taking over
the operation and had requested
the hilling be done from work
records
Jeri Johnson, accountant, met
with the board to advise that
George M ann's salary had been
found to have been in e rro r, and
had not fallen within the Civil
Service salary schedule range
Therefore, he was entitled to
additional pay from October 1.
1972 to his term ination date
Allen Stephens. Royal Type
w riter representative, met with
the board to present costs for
purchases of additional type
w riters.
Commissioner M inkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlborn se
conded upon recommendation of
Ron Reeves, that a Surface
Mining P erm it be issued to Pete
M atiaco Company, for the M ay-
ger site Motion carried
A letter was received from M r
Cassidy, plant m anager of K a i
ser Gypsum Company, regard
ing posting of speed lim it signs
and stop signs at the Gable
Road-Old Portland Road in te r
section This letter was referred
to the roadm aster. for corrective
action
Commissioner M inkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlborn se
conded Resolution 40-73 be sign
ed. declaring intent to vacate a
portion of the C .L Cleveland
Road. No P-158, directing the
roadm aster s exam ination and
setting August 22 as the date for
public hearing Motion carried
Order No. 41-73 was signed,
directing the refund of $70 to
E a rl Seawright, which was paid
to instigate advertising proce
dure for sale of m ineral rights,
since the property owner. Jessie
Birkland. since purchased the
m ineral rights of T ra c t 96. Scap
poose Acre Tracts.
An order and deed w ere signed
conveying m ineral rights on
T rac t 96. Scappoose Acre Tracts,
to Jessie A Birkland
Commissioner M inkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlbom se
conded O rder No 42-73 be sign
ed. accepting property conveyed
from P arnell and E lsie Hovland,
for road purposes, but not as a
county road Motion carried
Commissioner M inkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlbom se
conded orders reim bursing taxes
be signed, as follows: $8 10,
Philip S E ich ler. duplicate pay
ment . $290 20. Domenico Crosta,
etal, excess payment because of
tax relief granted Motion c a r
ried
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
CHURCH
660 Jefferson
Saturday, July 28, 7:30 P J L
Featuring the Pixler Family
Snook
Read Use A d s - l t F a y s !
Wayne E Powell, and referred
to the assessor for evaluation.
An offer of $1200 was received
from James T. Litherland for
Lots 20. 21. and 22. Block 119. St
Helens, and referred to the as
sessor for evaluation
JAMBOREE 0LD4ASHI0NED GOSPEL
CONCERT
stands for the word of God are
extended a sincere welcome to
attend the following services:
Sunday School
-
9 45a.m .
Morning Worship
-
11a.m .
Evening Service
-
7:30p.m .
F a m ily Night fWed i - 7:30p.m .
A bus is run every Sunday
morning for those needing a ride
to Sunday School and church.
For more inform ation phone the
pastor at 429-3363
An Adult Bible Study on the
book of Revelation is held every
Thursday evening at 7 30 in the
home of M r and M rs V irg il
The High Schoolers w ill be
meeting from 7:30-8 30 p.m for
a tim e of Bible study and plan
ning their sum m er activities.
The board approved a letter
addressed to the Senior Citizens
Council endorsing tlx* RSVP
program
An offer of $500 each to pur
chase Lots IS and 16. Block 78, St
Helens, was
received
from
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Mo Àdmi—iawi Charge
Mo Reservations