L ib ra ry U n iv e r s ity o f O ogon E ugene, Oregon OernomaEaglc VO LUM E SI, N U M B ER 46 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