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Saturday, October 13 where
for
the Rw aU tr
of
and the
School Visits Invited For
American
Week
Vernonia public schools, pre­
paring for American Education
Week October 21-27, urge every­
one to ‘Get Involved .’
Vernonia public schools are
em phasizing that American
Education Week, October 21-27,
is an appropriate time for all
parents and other citizens to
begin taking a more active part
in helping make the schools
better
The schools will offer spe
cialized programs and demon­
strations throughout the week to
mark the observance's theme,
"Get Involved," according to
Darrold Proehl, School Superin­
tendent. The events include
Homecoming week at Vernonia
High School with its many varied
activities, concluding with a
football game and homecoming
dance on Friday. An invitation to
all parents and friends to visit
the district’s schools and class
rooms during the week The
sponsoring of a sight testing
clinic by the Vernonia Education
Association and the school dis-
Veterans Day
Again Nov. 11
After two years of observing
Veterans Day on the Fourth
Monday in October, Oregon this
year returns to the traditional
November 11 date which marked
the armistice ending World War
1. H.C Saalfeld. State Director
of Veterans’ Affairs, said, today
Saalfeld pointed out tfiat the
1973 Legislature, heeding the
wishes of the veterans’ organi
zations, restored Veterans Day
to its original date Oregon in
1969 had adopted the fourth
Monday of October as the Ve­
terans Day Holiday to conform
to congressional action switch­
ing the federal holiday to a
Monday to provide a three-day
weekend That switch took effect
in 1971
Actually, Veterans Day this
year will be observed as a state
holiday on November 12 because
the 11th falls on Sunday.
The switch back to the original
date does not affect federal
agencies including the post of­
fice Federal workers will con
tinue to observe the fourth
Monday in October as a holiday
This year it will be on October 22
But Monday, November 12 will
be a holiday for state employees
Most counties and cities, hanks,
public schools and community
colleges will also observe the
November date but a few may
stay with October 22 Classes in
state colleges and universities
will be open both dates
Veterans’ posts will hold local
community and neighborhood
observances on their regained
November 11 (12) date, and the
big parades in Oregon - at
Albany and Roseburg - will be on
Monday. November 12. Albany
will have the added attraction of
entertaining the Medal of Honor
Society November 9 - 14. Some
150 holders of the coveted medal
are expected in Albany to take
part in the parade and to hold
their biennial banquet the even
ing of November 12 at Gill
Coliseum, Corvallis
Twenty-nine states have re­
stored Veterans Day to No­
vember ll.
trict on Monday and Tuesday for
all students kindergarten
through grade three and re­
ferrals from other grades
American Education Week,
observed annually since 1921,
seeks to encourage local citizen
support and active participation
in the improvement of educa­
tion. This year the program will
stress learning more about the
schools as a basis for active
personal involvement The na­
tionwide event is sponsored by
the National education Asso­
ciation, The American Legion,
the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers, and the U.S.
Office of Education
Proclamation
WHEREAS. The schools rep­
resent the best efforts of the
community, the state, and the
nation to improve the quality of
life; and
WHEREAS, Defining the
schools’ goals and evaluating
their results are the responsi­
bilities of an informed and
involved citizenry; and
WHEREAS. There is a wide­
spread need for better commu­
nication and more cooperative
relationships between professio­
nal educators and the commu­
nity.
Now, Therefore, I, Mayor
Sherman S. Fisher of Vernonia,
Oregon, do hereby designate
October 21-27, 1973, to be Ameri­
can Education Week and do urge
all citizens to—
—Reaffirm their commitment
to improving education on all
levels, and
Translate that commitment
into action by visiting local
schools and finding out how they
personally can get involved
New Residents
Like Vernonia
Two new residents in the
Vernonia area are Russell Ince
and Vern Waite, both who are
employed by Vernonia Sentry
Market.
Russell, 24 is the produce ma
nager Manned and the father
of a girl, he arrived in Vernonia
after working at the Alfa Beta
Market in Palmdale, California
for six years
"We love it here and wouldn't
go back.” he said smiling. "And
I think my wife, Lynn, likes it
even better than I do,” he added
Vern, 34, is now meat manager
at the Vernonia Sentry A native
Oregonian, he and his wife,
Paula and their son moved here
only a week ago from Bend,
where he was with the Mayfair
Market
"We really like it here,” he
echoed “It’s such a friendly
town. Not like most small
places," Vern concluded
18, 1973
awarded the holders ol lucky _
with
trical appliances given away la ap jrtn la llra of tW
continued cooperation with West Oregon. Those attending a b t
enjoyed an excellent hatch of bartteqned chicken with »11 the
trimmings, another annual event looked forward to.
Class Of '62
Is Studied By
Project Talent
The Vernonia High School
Class of '62 is currently being
studied as part of Project
TALENT, a nationwide survey
supported by the United States
Department of Health, Educa­
tion and Welfare The primary
purpose of Project Talent is to
help improve the educational
process and career guidance
programs by learning from the
experiences, both good and bad,
of 1960 high school students The
Class of '62 was first surveyed by
Project TALENT in the Spring of
1960 during their sophomore
year. This follow-up survey,
being conducted thirteen years
later, is designed to learn what
has happened to them during the
years in which they have ma­
tured from teenagers to young
adults.
In September a follow-up
questionnaire was mailed to the
last known address of each
member of the Class of '62 who
participated in Project TALENT
in 1960 Additional reminder
forms will be mailed over the
next several months For the
results of the study to accurately
reflect the experiences of the
Class of ’62, it is necessary that
as many persons as possible
respond to the questionnaire
Any person in the Class of ’62
from this High School who has
not received a follow-up ques­
tionnaire is urged to write the
Project at P 0 Box 1113, Palo
Alto, Ca 94302 and give his
current address so a question­
naire can be sent.
Based on information collect­
ed in previous follow-up surveys
Project TALENT is publishing a
Career Data Book, the purpose
of which is to provide students
and counselors with summary
information on the interests,
aptitudes and abilities of persons
who enter various career fields.
Eye Testiog
Cliaic Slated
School District 47J and the
Vernonia Education Association
in cooperation with Pacific Uni­
versity Optométrie Clinic are
sponsoring an eye testing clinic
in the district's schools Monday
and Tuesday, October 22 and 23
Darrold Proehl, school superin­
tendent, announced that the
Board of Directors of the District
at the last board meeting ac­
cepted the program offered by
the VEA for a three (3) year
period The first year the costs of
the program will be paid by the
VEA and the district will
continue the program for the
second and third year.
The program which will be
conducted by members of the
staff and students of the clinic
will test the vision of the children
in five areas: visual acuity
(distance test), cover test, re-
tinoscopy (eyes working toge­
The Vernonia Post Office will ther ), opthamoscopy. and ocular
be closed (October 22 in honor of eye health (eye infections.)
The VEA committee, Sandra
Veterans Day, according to
Carmiencke, Gary Geist, Pat
postm aster Thomas Tomlin
However, mail will go out at 5 Wise and Sunny Hunteman pre-,
P m although there will be no pared the information on the
home or box deliveries on that clinic and presented it to the
board
date
P.0. Closed Oct. 22
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THURSDAY, (X T O B E R
EMT Classes
Well Attended
The classes of EMT taught by
Dr. T.M Hobart are being well
attended. The past two classes
dealt with the respiratory sys­
tem , obstruction, mouth-to-
mouth resuscitation, and pul­
monary arrest
Thursday evening, Pete
Hineman of Metro West Am­
bulance Service of Beaverton,
helped with the demonstration.
After the class meeting the
group went tv Ae fire hail wnere
they were given a rundown on
the new ambulance and equip­
ment.
Monday, Larry Miller who
helped build and equip the new
Trauma Unit, helped Hineman
with the demonstration, using
the equipment for artificial re­
suscitation
Tonight’s (Thursday’s) class
will deal with cardiac arrest.
Vernonia Chosen
For Principals Neel
Columbia County Elementary
School Principals met Wednes­
day for their monthly meeting at
the Vernonia Golf Club for lunch
and to discuss the upcoming vote
on the Oregon Education Asso­
ciation which is to take place in
May.
Other matters to be discussed
at the meet were budgets and
athletics as pertaining to the
elementary school level.
PCC School On
Wheels Here
It isn’t often that a person can
get something for nothing But
Greg Wilson a Portland Com­
munity College instructor, has
something free that he recently
began delivering to residents of
Columbia and Washington Coun­
ties. His product? Education.
Wilson, 26, drives and teaches
in PCC’s mobile learning van a
classroom in a truck. When he's
not driving from Vernonia to
Forest Grove, h e ’s parked
somewhere in between offering
instruction in basic learning
skills to anyone who cares to stop
by.
“Instruction is offered on a
totally individualized basis,”
Wilson says "Each student will
work closely with me on what
ever skills he wants to develop.”
The van’s facilities are open to
anyone who wants to brush up on
math or English, study litera­
ture, prepare for high school
equivalency examinations, or to
study for the Oregon driver's
test All learning materials are
provided by the college
Though he has .som e 20
students so far. Wilson has hopes
of attracting more. He also
would like the chance to use the
fluent Spanish he learned during
two years in South America with
the Peace Corps with some of the
Spanish speaking population in
Washington County.
Wilson plans a semi-regular
route for his traveling class
room, hut says the schedule
must be kept flexible. “I want to
be where the nei-d is,” he says
Tentatively, he plans to be in
Vernonia on Mondays, and at
the Methodist Church in St
Helens on Tuesdays from 9:30 to
noon, and at the IED office from
1 to 3 p m
Council Extends Downtown Parking
2one; Chooses New City Librarian
The regular scheduled session
of the Vernonia City Council
opened Monday, October 15 with
Mayor Sherman Fisher presid
ing Present for the meet were
council members Lucille Tom­
lin, David Banta, C E Miller and
L Atkins Also present was Mike
Thompson, resident engineer
and Walter Linn, sitting in place
of Wm. Nelson, city recorder,
who was absent
Following the approval of the
minutes of the previous meeting,
business from the floor was
heard. First to speak was Wilbur
Davis who asked for clarifi­
cation of the waste dump He
said that due to the wet weather
the waste can no longer be
covered and recommended clo­
sure of the dump until April of
1974 Councilmen Banta and
Davis will attend a solid waste
disposal discussion at the old
courthouse in St. Helens on
October 24 for further infor­
mation on this subject.
Mrs. Zoe Solomonsen again
entered a complaint about the
waste material deposited on
public property near the south
end of First Avenue which had
not been removed as ordered. It
was moved and seconded that
Jim Davies be directed to re­
move the debris by November 3
or it would be removed by the
city at his expense.
Gary Stafford, a photogra­
pher, inquired as to lining up
jobs with local schools and other
parties who might want photo
work done. He was advised to get
in touch with those interested.
Alice Menary then took the
floor to say that in answer to
questions on the polluting effect,
fill for a parking lot might have
on the adjacent Nehalem River,
authorities had made an inspec­
tion of the area and would make
a report shortly.
Committee reports followed
with the Water Commissioner
reporting that work on the Rose
Avenue water line was complete.
Mayor Fisher then read the
public works report
Under correspondence was a
letter from Robert Meyers En­
gineering on street paving in the
East Vernonia Sewer District. It
was recommended that paving
be postponed until next summer
when compaction will be more
satisfactory. The recommenda­
tion was approved.
A letter from Hartford In­
surance Company claims mana­
ger recommended that, although
Shulte, attorney, had asked for a
settlement in the amount carried
by Hartford for city liability,
that no settlement be made at a
suggested $100,000 figure for the
Steve Conover injury suit.
Under unfinished business
Banta reported that steps are
underway to submit plans for the
city dump to DEQ He also
suggested: 1. that another letter
be written about ordinance com­
pilation since no answer has
been received or action taken on
the application for codification
and, 2. that some thought be
given toward action on two
reports on studies made by
Whitely, Jacobsen A follow-up
letter will be written on the
ordinance compilation and the
recorder was directed to write
Whitely as to setting up a date in
early November to go over
McCall Says No Revisioa
On "Lights O ff" Order
Governor Tom McCall said
Friday that representatives of
five organizations affected by
his Executive Order prohibiting
lighted advertising signs have
accepted his refusal to signi­
ficantly revise the order.
McCall received a letter Oc­
tober '.2 from Gary Coker, Bcb
Ladd and Fred Van Natta, who
represent the Oregon Electric
Sign Association, the Oregon
Hotel and Motel Association, the
Oregon Motor Hotel Association,
the Oregon Restaurant and Be­
verage Association, and Res­
taurants of Oregon
They offered continued sup­
port for the energy conservation
program and said, “We trust. ..
that the procedures outlined in
your letter will be sufficient to
get by until this Executive Order
can be lifted.”
McCall signed the “lights off”
order on September 23. He said
discontinuance of electric light­
ing for display and decorative
purposes would save energy
resources and would amplify the
depth of the problem in the
minds of the public.
The associations proposed a
number of modifications to
McCall’s order. Principally they
asked that the services indus­
tries be allowed to have their
signs at least partially lighted in
hours of darkness.
In a letter to Van Natta on
Wednesday, McCall rejected the
suggestion, but said he would
appoint a committee to recom
mend minor exemptions to the
order in hardship cases.
He took note that some motels
and restaurants, for instance,
are located a considerable dis­
tance away from principal high­
ways. and call attention to their
services with signs along the
nearest highway right-of-way
McCall said the highway sign
probably would qualify for an
exemption, but he said the sign
could not advertise more than
the name of the firm, the type
of service offered, and whether it
is open.
McCall said he will appoint a
five-member committee early
next week to consider appli­
cations for exemptions. How­
ever, he said, businessmen and
women who believe they must
have an exemption to avoid
severe economic loss may make
application at once.
Applications may be made in
writing to the Energy Conserva­
tion Office, Executive Depart­
ment, 240 Cottage Street N.E.,
Salem, Oregon 97310, or by
calling the Conservation Office
on the statewide toll-free line,
telephone 1 - 800 - 452 - 0340. The
office is open from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. on weekdays.
“ Frankly, exem ptions are
going to be difficult to get,”
McCall said. ‘‘But those who can
show a genuine need will be
excepted from full compliance.”
In his letter to Van Natta, the
governor also said he would lift
the prohibition on January 1,
when the Public Utility Com­
missioner obtains powers under
a new law to curtail the use of
electricity.
He added that service indus­
tries generally complying with
the Executive Order will not be
pressured further on use of
electricity for ourside lighting if
the lights are for security, or if
the signs are small and confined
to such words as “open,” “va­
cancy,” “motel,” “food,” “res­
taurant,” “gas” and the like.
However, McCall re-empha­
sized that he will continue to vi­
gorously enforce the order on
businesses that make no effort to
comply and who have no proven
need for an exemption.
“It is unfair to the public-
spirited businessmen and
women who are complying for
their neighboring competitors to
keep their signs lighted,” McCall
said. “Those who aren’t comply­
ing but who should are not only
taking advantage of their neigh­
bors, they are wasting electri­
city and ignoring the opportunity
to help demonstrate to the public
at large the seriousness of the
energy situation ”
McCall’s letter to Van Natta
also included a suggestion that
approximately 25 billboards be
utilized at various points of entry
in the state to advise motorists of
the energy crisis
GREG WILSON.
ver et PCC mobile van, travela
offering free
studies and arrive at a plan of
action.
It was decided that it was too
late in the year to start action
regarding extension of the
swimming pool wall and it was
also agreed to delay action on
requests for water and or sewer
services outside the city limits
until after meeting with the
consulting engineer.
A ditcher is to be rented to lay
drain tile at the cemetery in
compliance with the recommen­
dation that the area be drained.
To correct an oversight in the
original annexation of the River­
view area, a resolution was
adopted to annex the property of
Thomas H. and Beulah M Hall
Voice vote was unanimous for
adoption
New business resulted in the
council accepting the Vernonia
Library Board’s recommenda­
tion that they employ Mrs.
Mercedes Proehl as librarian
succeeding Mrs. Olivia Brickei
who is retiring in December.
, It was also moved and secon­
ded to extend the downtown “two
hour parking zone” to the Bridge
Street area east of the Rock
Creek bridge to the high school,
including both sides of the
thoroughfare. The motion car­
ried.
The council then suggested
that the city recorder have a list
of all unpaid East Vernonia
sewer assessments ready at the
next council meeting.
Following payment of routine
bills the meeting adjourned at
10:05 p.m. with the next meet
scheduled for Monday, Novem­
ber 5 at 8 p.m. at the City Hall.
Nooiiaatioas
Opea For ASC
Caadidates
Nominations for candidates
for the Columbia County Agri­
cultural Stabilization and Con­
servation (ASC) Committee will
be opened through Monday,
October 29, reports Everett
Skeans, Chairman of the Co­
lumbia County ASC Committee
Under the ASC farmer-elected
committee system, programs
such as: Wheat, feed grain, farm
facility loan, wool and other
federal farm programs are ad­
ministered by local farmers.
Elections are held annually by
mail and newly-elected commit­
tee members take office on
January 1 of each year.
Preceding the November -
December mail election, any
three farmers may nominate a
candidate by signing a petition.
Farmers may sign as many
petitions as they like. The pe­
tition may be on any sheet of
paper as long as it includes a
statement that the nominee has
agreed to serve if elected. No­
minating petitions must be
turned in at the Columbia County
ASCS office, 1683 St. Helens
Street in St. Helens no later than
October 29
If fewer than six candidates
are nominated by petition, the
Community Committee now in
office will fill out the slate.
Those eligible to nominate,
run for office, and vote in ASC
com m ittee elections include
farm owners or operators, age 18
or older, without regard to race,
religion, color, sex, or national
origin A wife who operates a
farm with her husband and
whose name is on the deed can
nominate, be nominated, vote
and serve on a committee,
Skeans indicated.
U of 0 Band Alumni
Invited To Return
University of Oregon alumni
who played in the band when
they were students are invited to
return to the University to make
up an Alumni Band on No­
vember 10.
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