L ib ra ry
U n iv e r s ity o f O-egon
Eugene, Oregon
Basic School
Support Raised
Demon ia Eagle
VOLl'MK SI, NUMBER 35
VERNONIA
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VERNONIA. OREGON »7004 _
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Vernonia school patrons w ill
be part of those Oregonians who
w ill share in saving $34 8 million
TH Li.S D A \. AUGUS1 M, ¡973 in property tax reductions, ac­
cording to superintendent Dale
Parnell, who has notified county
assessors of offsets which w ill
be used to reduce property taxes
in local districts
School districts w ill receive
$143 5 m illion in basic school
support for the 1973 74 school
year since the 1973 legislature
increased state support from 22
to 30 percent It w ill raise to 34
percent next year with voters to
decide next May on raising it to
Bob Thompson - Leave Vernonia
50 percent.
6:50; A rrive High School 7:30;
Offsets for Columbia County
Ix-ave Vernonia 11:45. Arrive
totaled $578,333 with Vernonia
high school 12:25; Leave high
receiving $79,116.
school 12:40; arrive Vernonia
According to School District 47
1:30; Leave high school 5:00;
J
superintendent
D arrold
Arrive Vernonia 5:40
Proehl, this would mean a
sizeable savings to residents of
Bus No 2 Keasey
James
the district as the monies re­
Davies - Leave Keasv 7:05;
ceived w ill be used as a direct
A rrive high school 7:30; Leave
offset to reduce property taxes.
Keasey 11:00; A rrive high school
Proehl noted that in future years
11:25; Leave High School 11:40;
the monies may be budgeted in
A rrive Keasey 12:05; Leave high
School 5:00, A rrive Keasey 5:25.
the annual school budget.
Vernonia Schools Scheduled to Begin
September 4 With Double Sessions
The Vernonia schools w ill open
Tuesday, September 4 on an
abbreviated schedule due to the
failure of the boiler to be
installed at Washington Grade
School because of a strike
HIGH SCHOOL
High school students w ill
attend in the morning from 7 40
to 12:30 p m with an opening
assembly schedule in the gym
Tuesday, September 4 at 7:40
a.in.
Student fees at the high school
w ill be as follows: student body
fee, $5 locker rental and lock
deposit <$i refundable at end of
year) $2 50, textbook rental
<$3 50 refund at end of year) $10,
and gym laundry fee, $2 50
Textbook rental fees do not
include items such as workbooks
tht may be required in some
classes It is required that fees
be paid prior to being assigned a
locker
E LE M E N TA R Y SCHOOL
E le m e ntary students who
normally attend Washington
School as third graders w ill
te m p o ra rily attend Lincoln
School Provisions have been
made for both third grades Mrs
Callister and Mrs Johns w ill
IFI Student To
Arrive Friday
Friday. August 31 Jaime Rev
noso w ill arrive from Mexco to
begin his year as foreign ex
change student at Vernonia
High School under the auspices
of the International Fellowship
Inc.
Jaime pronounced Hi meet
w ill spend his first three months
in the United States with Mr and
Mrs Howard Hopkins The son
of Señora Luz Maria G. de
Reyn«>o. he comes from Can-
testre. Churubusco, Mexico
State Curtails
Highway Lights
The State Highway Division
w ill shut off half of all its
highway lights in the state in an
effort to conserve energy, Fred
Klaboe. administrator • state
highway engineer, said
More than 6,900 individual
luminaries now light Oregon's
freeways, rest areas, state
highways and bridges About
3,500 w ill be shut off as part of
Governor Tom McCall’s direc
live to all state agencies to cut
down on energy consumption
The highway division's re­
duced illumination program is
expected to save one m illion k il­
owatt hours per month
Klaboe said that the limited
lighting w ill not affect highway
safety Lights w ill be shut off at
more than 125 locations through­
out the state, but "a t those
locations where lighting is es
sential to motorist safety, we
w ill only reduce the number of
lights, not eliminate illumination
altogether,” he said
occupy the basement rooms
Fourth grades w ill be held in
the shop area at the high school
with Mrs Carmiencke's class to
be held in the drafting room and
Miss Dorland's in the shop
classroom
Mrs Green w ill conduct fifth
grade classes in the library
while Mrs Vigil w ill be in Room
7, the typing room at VHS
The band room w ill be used by
Mr Batty for his sixth grade
class with Miss Sanderman us­
ing Room 10.
Junior high classes w ill occupy
a complete wing at the high
school and operate on a depart­
mental basis. Seventh grade w ill
be in the following rooms R
Jones. Science, Room 2; B
Hunter, Room 4; C. O'Neill,
Rixim 6
Eighth grade w ill be in the
following: M r Johns. Room 3;
Mrs Taylor, Room 1; Mr
Howard, Room 5
Seventh and eighth graders
w ill receive seven periods of
instruction wth a total time of
approximately 240 minutes A
bell w ill ring indicating the
beginning of each period
There w ill be classroom musk-
conducted by M r Jackson and
PE w ill also be offered for elem-
Kindergarien To Open
Kindergarten classes w ill be
held in the Washington Grade
School K in de rg arte n Room
There w ill be two sessions: ¡2:30
- 2:40 and 2:45-4:40 Parents w ill
be notified by m ail as to which
session their child w ill attend
Kindergarten starts on Sept­
ember 4
Hillsboro District
Office Established
A Hillsboro district office has
been established by the Accident
Prevention Division. Workmen's
Compensation Board
Personnel assigned to the new
office w ill conduct inspections of
employers under the provisions
of the new Oregon Safe Employ­
ment Act in Washington, Clat­
sop, Columbia, Tillamook, and
Yam hill counties.
Robert W P urdy,'form er as­
sistant supervisor at the D i­
vision’s Portland office, has
been named supervisor of the
new district He w ill be in charge
of safety compliance officers
George Gardiner of Dundee and
Richard Hammond and Robert
Van Loo both of Forest Grove.
The office is located in Room I,
232 NE L in co ln , H illsb oro.
Callers may phone 648,5412,
Hillsboro, or 378-3273 in Salem if
there is no answer at the
Hillsboro number.
entary students, and junior high
students.
All elementary students will
attend an assembly in the high
school gym. Tuesday, Septem­
ber t at I p m prior to reporting
to their classes. The assembly,
conducted by Edward Forbes,
principal, is for orientation pur­
poses in lieu of individual
communication with parents re­
garding assignments, etc.
It is also requested that if
anyone is new to the area, please
register elementary students
this week. There will be someone
in the Washington School office
Thursday and Friday, to help
those who need it.
Kindergarden w ill be held at
Washington School in the kin­
dergarten room with two se­
ssions 12:30p.m. and 2:30p.m. -
scheduled
Due to the double sessions of
school, bus schedules w ill be as
follows :
Bus No. 1 : Scappoose Bus, Lu
Walker - Leave Flecks, 7 a m
Arrive high school 7:30 a m .;
Leave Flecks, 11:55a.m. ; Arrive
high school 12:25 p.m.; Leave
high school 12:40; Arrive Flecks
1:10; Leave high school 5:00;
A rrive Flecks 5 30.
Bus No. 6: Timber Bus - Betty
Lamping Leave Junction 6:55;
Arrive High School 7:30; Leave
Junction 11:50; Arrive h.gh
school 12:25, Leave high school
12:40; Arrive Junction 1:15;
Leave High School 5:00; Arrive
Junction 5:35
Bus No. 3 - Pebble Creek -
Bus No. 14 - Stoney Point -
Ozzie Ray - Leave Vernonia
7:05; Arrive high school 7:25;
Leave Vernonia 12:05; A rrive
high school 12:25; Leave High
School 12:40; A rrive Vernonia
1:00; Leave high school 5:00;
A rrive Vernonia 5:20.
Supply List
GRADE ONE
Large prim ary crayons
Kleenex
Pink Pearl Eraser
GRADE TWO
Tablet
Pencils
Pink Pearl Eraser
Kleenex
Crayons
GRADE THREE
Logging Safety
Manual Printed
Oregon’s m ajor tim ber as­
sociations have joined with the
State Accident Insurance Fund
(SAIF) to produce the state's
first industry-wide “ Loggers’
Safety Manual.” Working with
SAIF's safety consultants, re­
presentatives of the Timber
Operators Council (TOC) pro­
vided the prim ary direction and
guidance for the project.
The pocket-sized handbook,
designed for use by both novice
and experienced loggers, covers
every aspect of modern logging
safety practices In addition, it
includes a number of reference
tables showing recommended
whistle or visual signals for use
in high lead and tractor logging.
At a brief ceremony held
recently in Salem. Peter M ur­
phy, Eugene, General Manager
of The Murphy Company and
TOC President, received the
first shipment of booklets from
Bank debits for the eight Charles B Gill, J r , SAIF,
reporting banks including Co­ General Manager. Additional
lumbia county were up in July deliveries are now being made to
1973, compared to July 1972, the Associated Oregon Loggers,
University of Oregon Bureau of North West Timber Association
Business and Economic Re­ and , the Oregon Iz>g Truckers
Association The booklet w ill be
search has reported
made available to the entire
logging industry through SAIF’s
sixteen district offices
The "Loggers’ Safety Man­
ual” is the first of a three-book
series which SAIF is producing
in cooperation with the state's
m a jo r tim b e r associations.
Manuals covering plywood and
sawmill safety w ill be completed
later this year
U oi 0 Reports Bank
Debits Up For July
Building Permits Up
In Columbia County
A PRE HEARING conference la U.S. Atomic Energy Gom-
m bo loo Licensing proceedings on the Trojan nuclear plant near
Rainier, has been scheduled for September 10, at 10 a.m. In
Room 2M. the UR. Conrt of Appeals courtroom la the Pioneer
Conrthaane In Portland- It will deal with the status of discovery,
any motions outstanding and other matters pertaining to the
of evidentiary hearings for proceedings.
Bus No 5 - Birkenfeld - Pat
Fennell - Leave Birkenfeld 6:40;
A rrive High School 7:30; Leave
Birkenfeld 11:35; Arrive high
school 12:25; Leave High School
12:40; A rrive Birkenfeld 1:30;
Leave high school 5:00. Arrive
Birkenfeld 5:50
Building permits were up in
Columbia County in July 1973,
compared to July 1972, the Uni­
versity of Oregon Bureau of
Business and Economic Re­
search has reported.
In July 1973, the total was
$362,078 compared to $180,017 in
the same month last year
Building permits from 147
identical reporting centers in
Oregon totalled $53,804,916 in
July 1973 This was 20 7 percent
lower than in July 1972
The state total in July 1973,
included $29,641,885 for 1,615 new
dwelling units; $14,188.492 for
new non residential construc­
tion , and $9.974,539 for additions,
alterations, and repairs to exis­
ting structures
For the same month last year,
the $67.850.582 total of permits
was composed of $44,257,234 for
2,564 new dw e llin g u n its ;
$15,696.288 for new nonresiden-
tial construction; and $7.897,060
for additions, alterations, and
repairs to existing structures
Tablet
Ruler
Pencils
Eraser
Kleenex
Crayons
»
GRADES FOUR AND FIVE
Paper
Pencils
Ruler
Scissors
Crayons
GRADE SIX
Ruler and Compass
Pencils
Scissors
Towell v ee
Paper
Gym Clothes: Shorts, blouse, or
T Shirt (boys)
Tennis Shoes
GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT
Paper and Pencils
Ball Point Pens
Ruler and Compass
Towel Fee
Gym Cothes: shorts, blouse, T
Shirt (boys)
Tennis Shoes
NOTICE
The Vernonia City Council w ill
meet Tuesday, September 4 at 8
p m in the city hall instead of
Monday, September 3 due to the
Labor Day holiday
Trauma Unit
Provides Care
In Emergencies
As the ambulance fund con­
tinues to grow, Vernonia enters a
new era; that of complete emer­
gency care in the advent of
injury or illness.
The new trauma unit, pur­
chased through Federal Re­
venue Funds, provides quick
efficient service for those need-
and is equipped w ith an
adjustable resuscitator, for child
or adult, which provides the
same effect as mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation; bed space for four
patients , airways for those who
might be choking, also sized for
infants to adults; and an extra
large bottle of oxygen instead of
the small portable bottles fo r­
merly used Standard medical
supplies are also on hand.
Although ambulance calls are
handled through the police de­
partment, at present there are
ten volunteer drivers.
“ We could use more volunteer
drivers, though,” said Chief of
Police Jack Cunningham. “ So
many are at work during the day
or might be away during the
evening,” he added.
New equipment has also been
ordered for the unit including a
folding scoop stretcher, espe­
cially useful for broken bones; a
poison antidote kit and obstet­
rical kits. Although this was paid
for by the city, in the future they
plan to use money from the am­
bulance fund to further equip the
unit, i
“ We have to think of the
future, too,” commented Cun­
ningham. “ It won't be long until
they pass a law covering the age
of an emergency vehicle and
then we w ill have to retire the old
ambulance, we use as a stand­
by.”
“ If people continue to con­
tribute to the fund,” he con­
tinued, “ we can plan on pur­
chasing another, newer unit if
and when the legislature does
pass the law .”
In expectation of legislation
governing the training of am­
bulance attendants, the volun­
teers w ill take an Emergency
Medical Teaching Course this
fall under the instruction of Dr.
T M. Hobart.
Although there is a charge for
use of the ambulance, it is kept
at a minimum and is used only
for maintenance of the emer
gency vehicles.
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AMANDA KAMMER, newly appointed Acting Director of HELP.
Mrs. Kammer replaces Jim Eckland who took a position in
Salem.
Help Director Resigns Acting Director Nam'd
The Board of Directors of
HELP, Inc., have accepted the
resignation of Jim Eckland,
Program Director for that or­
ganization for the past year In
action at the August 21 meeting,
the Board accepted Eckland’s
resignation effective August 31
and named Amanda Kammer,
Scappoose, as the Acting D ir­
ector until more definite plans
can be made.
Eckland has accepted a po­
sition with the Cty of Salem to be
the Director of that c ity ’s re­
ferral center.
M rs. K a m m e r, who w ill
replace Eckland on a temporary
basis, has been on the staff of
Community Action Team, Inc.
for the past five years, Her most
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recent work has been assisting
the Columbia Association for
Retarded Children in developing
that organization’s county-wide
•program.
The HELP office can be
reached by phoning 397-3511 or
Commerce 9882 in communities
outside St. Helens.
Jamboree Meeting
The Jam boree com m ittee
meeting scheduled for Tuesday,
September 11 has been changed
to7:30p.m Wednesday, Septemb
er 12. The meeting w ill be held at
the West Oregon Electric Build­
ing.
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OXYGEN UNIT is readily available to victim who m ay need
it as is other emergency equipment to provide the best in
care for those being transported by the trauma unit.
Traffic Laws Effect
Campers and Trailers
If you drive a camper, tow a
tra ile r or operate any vehicle
with a gross weight of 6,000
pounds or more, there's a new
tra ffic law now in effect re­
stricting your use of some traffic
lanes on divided highways.
Here’s what the law says:
On a divided road where there
are three or more lanes for
tra ffic moving in the same
direction, these vehicles can be
driven in the extreme left-hand
lane, only when necessary to
enter or leave the road, in
response to an emergency con­
dition or when otherwise in­
dicated by appropriate signs or
signals
Otherwise, these units must
use either the extreme righthand
lane or the center lane of a three
lane highway.
Wlien there are two lanes for
tra ffic moving in the same
d ire c tio n , cam pers, vehicles
with trailers and those weighing
6, (MM) pounds or more are to be
driven in the right hand lane
They cannot move into the
left-hand lane until the lane
change can be made "without
interfering with the passage of
other vehicles.”
THE NEW Vernonia Trauma unit provides swift
efficient service for up to four Injured persons.
The compact vehicle features convenient storage
for
nary
stretchers,