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DA Announces
Federal Grant
Received Here
Receipt of a $17,(MM) federal
grant to continue aggressive
investigation and prosecution of
drinking drivers in Columbia
County was announced recently
by D istrict Attorney, Robert A.
Lucas
The grant, awarded through
the Oregon T raffic Safety Com
mission and totalling $26, (MM)
with inclusion of ha-al matching
funds, w ill pay for the drinking
driver program for a second
year. Termination date w ill be
August 31, 1974 This w ill be the
second year of the project with
federal funding of a third year
expected
This project represents a co
operative effort by the District
Attorney’s office and police to
reduce traffic deaths caused by
drinking drivers and negligent
drivers through a stepped-up
enforcement and prosecution
program
The program started in Oct
ober 1972 Since the start of the
project, several training ses
sions have been held for the
police officers in Columbia Co
unty to assist them in spotting
the drinking driver Video tape
equipment has been purchased
and is located in a room in the
Columbia County Jail This vid
eo tape equipment allows the
police officer to record on video
tape, persons charged
with
Driving Under the Influence of
Intoxicating Liquor The person
is asked to perform certain
dexterity tests to assist the
police officer, and perhaps the
court to determine whether or
not the person is intoxicated.
Di,strict Attorney Lucas said
that this program is successful
prim arily because the police
officers in Columbia County
have placed more emphasis on
reducing the number of drinking
drivers on the highway. Con
sequently. the number of D U IL
arrests has increased This, in
turn, has helped reduce the
number of fatalities in Columbia
County relating to the drinking
driver
VERNONIA, OREGON WW4 — Ite P er Copy
Job Center
To Continue
Senator W illiam H. Holm
ström. (D) Gearhart, and Rep
resentative George Cole, (D)
Seaside have announced the U.S.
Department of Labor’s award
ing a contract extending the
operation of the Tongue Point
Job Corps Center for Women.
Action on behalf of saving this
center came after the Congress
of the United States has been
memorialized by the 57th Oregon
legislative Assembly urging
continuing “ the programs and
services provided to women by
the Tongue Point Job Center at
their present level and at their
present location.”
Because of a 12 percent cut
back by the Department of
Labor for all the Job Corps
programs for the 1974 Fiscal
year, the future of Tongue Point
was in a hazardous position.
Holmström and Cole said the
present level w ill be maintained
at 440 corps women because of
the significant contribution the
program is making for the youth
of Oregon and the Northwest.
E arlier this summer. Senator
Holmström and Representa
tiv e Cole received c ita tio n
plaques for their efforts in
keeping Tongue Point at the
same location Recognition by
the Department of Labor to the
two legislators preceded the
Department’s decision.
Holmström, Senate M ajority
Leader, said, “ I am very happy
to receive this news which w ill
allow the continuance of an out
standing program in our area
That department's decision w ill
not now seriously impede the
manpower training and develop
ment currently being done at
Tongue Point
Walermaster Visit Set
Clayton J Gardner. State Wa-
terinaster, is in Room 308, Co
lumbia County Courthouse from
10 a m until 3 p.m to answer
any questions pertaining to wa
ter rights His next visit w ill be
on November 21.
KAO Launches
fifth Annual
Fund Drive
The Kidney Association of
Oregon has launched its fifth
annual statewide fund drive in
order to raise $200.000 in public
contributions The money w ill be
used during 1974 to help provide
40 kidney failure victims now on
a rtificia l kidney machine treat
ment throughout the state with
necessary equipment and sup-
lies they cannot afford, in
order to keep them alive and
productive Funds also w ill be
used, KAO officials say, to add
as many new patients as possible
during 1974
KAO president, A1 Lemke,
Portland, said in announcing the
opening of the 1973-74 fund drive,
“ The Kidney Association of Ore
gon continues to be dedicated to
provide a rtificia l kidney mach
ine treatment for anyone in
Oregon who qualifies for our
life-saving program. We are
continuing to be successful in
maintaining the lives of Kidney
failure victim s with public sup
port and with the help of the
Oregon Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation and Medicare ”
“ The number of patients we
are treating,” he pointed out,
“ has almost doubled the past
year, and we are adm itting new
patients at an increasing rate
As a result,” he explained, “ our
responsibility for raising funds
through public contributions to
help care for these Oregonians
has increased.” He emphasized
that, “ We do not receive finan
cial support from any United
Fund organization in the state.”
“ KAO,” he stated, “ is fo r
tunate to have highly qualified
medical personnel at the tra in
ing center at Good Samaritan
Hospital in Portland who train
and treat our patients. We have
the medical know-how and there
is no shortage of kidney mach
ines. All we need is the con
tinuing support of the people of
Oregon to help pay for the
machines and medical supplies
for these people."
Contributions which are tax
d eductible from
Columbia
County should be sent to the
Kidney Association of Oregon,
Post Office Box 342 in St Helens
THURSDAY. NOV, IS, 1873
Bureau Plans
Local Survey
Local representatives of the
Bureau of the Census w ill inter
view a number of households in
this area the week of November
19-23 to obtain information on
employment here The bureau is
part of the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s Social and Econ
omic Statistics Adminstration.
John E. Tharaldson. Director
of the Bureau’s Data Collection
Center in Seattle, in making the
announcement, said the house
holds are among 50,000 across
the country that have been
scientifically selected to rep
resent a cross section of the
American people.
The survey, which the bureau
conducts each month for the U.S.
Department of Labor, provides a
continuing measure of employ
ment and unemployment for the
Nation. For example, overall
employment rose sharply in
September, while unemploym
ent remained unchanged Total
employment increased by 700,-
000 to a seasonally adjusted level
of 85.1 m illion, the first monthly
increase since June. The unem-
ploymet rate was 4.8 percent,
essentially the same as in the
preceding three months but well
below the 5.5 percent level of
September a year ago
Information supplied by indiv
iduals participating in the sur
vey is kept confidential by law
and results are used only to
compile statistical totals.
CORRECTION
Well, the gremlins were at it
again last week They put their
busy hands to work causing an
e rror to appear in the city
council story which should have
read:
After a somewhat lenghty dis
cussion as to the pros and cons of
fighting court action on the new
city charter, it was decided by a
vote of three nays and two yeas
that the suit not be relinquished
by default.
Sorry it happened and, hope
fully, the gremlins w ill stay
away from now on—or at least
for awhile.
YHS Harriers Tie For fifth
Place A t State Saturday
A wet and boggy track hamp
ered runners who traveled to
Lane Community College in
Eugene last Saturday for the
annual State Cross Country Meet
at which Vernonia Varsity Cross
Country Team tied for fifth place
out of 16 teams participating
Placing first in the field of 112
in the 2.5 mile course was Mike
Mason from Canyonville Bible
Academy with a winning time of
12:33 with Vernonia’s Pat Curl
hard on his heels in second spot
with a tim e of 12:46.
Following Pat across the finish
line for the VHS harriers was
A T R IG H T -P a t Carl creeses the
finish line well ahead of the field
bat failed to make top spot, com
ing la second a t Saturday’s State
Crocs Country Meet held at Lane
Community College in Eugene.
M ike. Mason, from. Canyonville
Bible Academy took first place
in the meet.
Below: No. 1M
KeDy Smith, who placed second
for the Vernonia squad and No.
195 Dale Webb paced themselves
among the field of 112 partici
pants in the top cross country
meet of the year. Only the top
teams compete In. this, annual
event with harriers coming from
all over the state to match their
speed and endurance with their
contemporaries.
Kelly Smith and just a fraction of
a second behind him was Jeff
Curl Both times were approxi
mately 14:05. They fill the 35th
and 36th position in the race.
They are both freshman and are
expected to do much more for
the team in the future seasons
Chris Collins took 45th place at
the meet, with a tim e of 14:18.
This was Chris' last chance to be
on a State Champion Cross-Co
untry Team, because he w ill be
graduating this year.
Rob Hanson finished 47th two
seconds behind Chris. Rob is a
junior and w ill be running next
year.
F ifty -firs t place was taken by
Lane Daughtry, who had a time
of 14:32. Lane ran for the JV
squad part of the year, but since
has moved up to fill a Varsity
position
Dale Webb finished 7th on the
local team, and 67th in the race.
Dale’s time was 14:56.
Coach Roberts took eight run
ners to the state meet in case of
sudden illnesses or any other
occurence that would prevent
one of the runners from p a rtic i
pating in the race The eighth
man
was
B rad
G arner.
The team ending up with the
first place State Trophy was
McKenzie, who the locals de
feated by 30 points at the
Western Minonite Invitational
McKenzie totaled 105 points.
Taking the second place trophy
was Pacific City Pacific placed
one ahead of Vernonia in the
State Meet last year, when the
loggers took 7th place Pacific
scored 112 points
The third place trophy went to
Munroe High School, with 113
points Western Minonite took
fourth place, with a total of 120
points. Western Minonite was
beaten by Vernonia at the Catlin
Gable Relay, and at the North
Marion Invitational by 40 points.
F ifth palce presented a tie
between the Loggers and G il
crest. Both teams scored 165
points.
Other teams and point stand
ings were, North Douglas; 236,
Wallowa; 243 Griswold; 248,
Jefferson; 257, Crow; 258, P ort
land Christian. 278, Canvonville
Bible Academy; 278, Perrydale,
305, St Paul. 315, and Salem
Academy had 401 points to end
to end the Class A running
The team w ill be losing only
one member, Chris Collins who
has been running in fourth
position most of the year
Post Office
Offers Safe
Mailing Tips
In an effort to help holiday
shoppers with their “ mailing
w orries” . Postmaster Thomas
Tomlin offers the following help
ful tips.
If a single item is being
mailed, it should be cushioned
with shredded paper, excelsior,
compressed tissue paper, cloth
or expanded foam. If two or
more items are mailed in the
same carton or box, cushioning
material should protect all items
from contact with each other,
and each item should have its
own individual wrapper.
Cardboard containers, includ
ing large soap, cereal boxes,
etc., larger than the gift
being mailed should be cut down
to about the size of the g ift to
minimize shaking and breaking
in transit.
Fragile articles must be indiv
idually cushioned, and all four
sides of the container should be
padded with cushioning mater
ial
Tape used to seal containers
should be durable type and
should cover or secure firm ly all
flaps.
Paper for the outer wrapping
should be at least equal in
quality and strength to the kraft
stock used for grocery bags.
Incidentally, such bags, in good
condition, provide excellent w r
apping when trim m ed to the
proper size to fit the package
snuggly.
Wrapped packages also should
be secured with strong twine, not
ordinary light string. Twine
should be knotted at several
intersecting points to keep it
from loosening.
All packages that contain del
icate articles should be marked
FRAGILE Each package sho
uld contain the name and ad
dress of the person to whom it is
being mailed inside the package
as well as outside. An address
contained inside the package is
insurance that it w ill be received
promptly even if accidently
opened or if the outside address
should become obliterated. Be
sure to put your return address
on the package also.
And finally, address the pack
age correctly and legibly. Be
sure to include the Zip Code. Call
the local post office if in doubt as
to the Zip Code. Mail with the
proper Zip Code is processed
more rapidly than without codes.
Weather Conditions
Alter Driving Habits
This is the time of year when
Oregon drivers need to ajust
their driving habits to changing
road and weather conditions and
a change in time.
The Oregon Motor Vehicles
Division receives many reports
of accidents this time of year,
some serious but most of the
“ fender-bender” type, because
drivers fail to make these ad
justments.
Here, briefly, is what the
agency suggests as d river res
ponses to changing conditions.
F irst, turn on lights in fog or on
dark, rainy days. Lights may not
help a person to see ahead, but
they w ill alert oncoming and
following drivers of another’s
presence.
Next, remember that the
change from daylight to stan
dard time means heavier tra ffic
during early evening hours of
darkness. Since pedestrians are
a part of that tra ffic, be es
pecially alert for pedestrians
crossing streets who may be
wearing dark-colored clothing
Adjust speed downward to
make up for wet streets and
highways and to adjust to d riv
ing during more hours of
darkness.
Finally, the agency quotes a
paragraph from the state D ri
ver’s Manual: "Sometimes, fog
lies in patches. Slow down before
you enter a fog patch.
Detectives Begin Work
In DA's Office
D istrict Attorney Robert A.
Lucas reports that two detec
tives have begun work in Colum
bia County in his office under a
federally financed program de
signed to assist small municipal
police agencies with their inves
tigative work.
Because of the lim ited man
power of the small police de
partments and the Sheriff’s de
partment in Columbia County,
these agencies have difficulty
conducting follow-up investiga
tions while maintaining the re
gular day-to-day duties of the
department.
The new investigative unit -
financed on a 75 percent federal -
25 percent local basis - was
designed to assist the smaller
police agencies in the county
with the investigative work that
is often sidelined by the every
day press of events. A unique
and experimental aspect of tnis
project w ill allow for very close
coordination and cooperation
with the D istrict Attorney’s of
fice as the project team mem
bers are employed by and w ill
report directly to the District
Attorney.
TOM TENNA NT
officer, and Bruce Oester, a
Columbia County Deputy Sher
iff, have assumed duties as the
investigators.
The federal share of the pro
gram financing amounts to some
$30,000 w ill be expended on
salaries for the investigators, a
radio-equipped vehicle, and ge
neral investigative equipment.
The grant is of one year
duration, and officials here are
hopeful that the program can be
continued in the future with
funding through the Sheriff’s
department.
Tennant comes to the program
with 30 years’ experience with
the Portland Police Bureau. He
retired in May 1972, and after
travelling and relaxing for
slightly more than a year,
accepted one of the two detective
positions.
BRUCE OESTER
Burglaries, accidents, rob
beries, breakins, shootings and
the like w ill come under the
scrutiny of the newly formed
unit headed by Phil D. Jackson,
Investigator for the Columbia
County D istrict Attorney’s of
fice.
Tom Tennant, a veteran police
Quick Thinking
Saves Baby
The quick thinking of a grand
mother, availability of Central
Dispatch and instant contact
with the Poison Information
Center in Portland, kept tiny
Jeanette Borders from serious
injury Sa'urday, November 10.
Jeanette, 18-month-old daugh
ter of M r and Mrs. Bob Borders,
while visiting at her grand
parents', Mr. and Mrs. John
Normand, went into one of the
boys bedrooms, pulled out the
dresser drawers and climbed up.
Finding a chemistry set, she
decided to sample some of the
contents of the bottles.
Just seconds after, Mrs. Nor
mand discovered what the child
had done. Alter looking in her
EMT textbook, Mrs. Normand
started giving the baby m ilk to
drink A fam ily friend, Warren
Scott, called Central Dispatch,
giving them the information.
Central Dispatch, in turn, con
tacted Chief of Police Jack Cun
ningham. He, with Lyle Barker,
proceeded to the Normand resi
dence with the ambulance.
Central Dispatch had contact
ed the Poison Center and relayed
information back to Cunning
ham for the care of the child.
The baby was then taken by
Barker and Tommy Bruce to the
Forest Grove Hospital where she
was treated and released
Mrs, Normand, Lyle Barker,
Tommy Bruce and Chief Cun
ningham are all members of the
Emergency Medical Technician
class under the instruction of Dr.
T M Hobart
R E C E IV IN G their National Safety Couacll Safe
Driver Awards from Chief of PeUce Jach Cun
ningham are Vernonia Poet Office Employee«
Gerald L . Rueeell, Ten year pin; Gary D . Dia<er,
six year pia; and M arie BeUiagham, three
pta. The Safe D river Award, a trade m a rk ef
He spent 25 of his 30 years in
police work in the investigative
units and detective division with
the Portland Police Bureau, and
headed the homicide, robbery
and burglary details. During
Tennant’s career, he was in
charge of most of the units
within that division.
His educational background
includes a multitude of special
schools and classes, perhaps the
most challenging of which was a
crim inal police science program
at the University of Indiana.
Tennant also served as an
instructor at the Police academy
for 10 years, and instructed
fraud classed for the League of
Oregon Cities. He makes his
home at Scappoose.
Oester has spent the past 5 **
years with the Columbia County
Sheriff’s Department as a de
puty, and prior to that time was
a firefighter with the St. Helens
Rural Fire D istrict. A graduate
of Lower Columbia College at
Longview, Oester earned a de
gree in Administration of Jus
tice. He is currently attending
Portland State University.
Oester joined the investigative
unit early in October and w ill
retain his commission with the
Sheriff’s Department while be
ing assigned to the D istrict
Attorney’s office for a year.
He and his wife and fam ily
reside at Columbia City.
OACLD Meeting Set
At PSU November 15
There w ill be a meeting of the
Oregon Association for Children
with Learning Disabilities, Nov
ember 15 at 7:30 in Room 338,
Smith Memorial Center at Port
land State University.
Speakers for the meet w ill be
Mrs Floy Pepper, coordinator of
Emotionally Handicapped Pro
gram for Multnomah County
Intermediate Education Dist
ric t, and John Bischel, M D .,
Child Psychiatrist, serving both
Multnomah County Mental He
alth Department and Multno
mah County IED.
the expert b iv e r , aad recognized ae the aatioa’s
highest award for professieaal safe driving, b
issued in a variety ef employment sttaatbae ia
which the operation ef a meter vehicle b in
volved.
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