L ib ra ry
U n iv e r s ity o f Oregon
Eugene, drop on
Demon i a Eagle
«I NUMBER
wnnm nr, - 1
VOLUME B,
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VERNONIA. OREGON V I U — l«c Per Copy
New Subdivision Law Now
Effective In Oregon
“ If you are planning to parcel
off and sell a couple pieces of
land or if you’re shopping for
land you owe it to yourself first
to check out Oregon’s new
subdivisions regulation law ”
This is the reminder issued by
State Rep Ix-s AuCoin, House
Majority Leader, who sponsored
Oregon’s new latnd Develop
ment Consumer Protection Act
(HB 2607» which becomes effec
tive January 1
Rep AuCoin, D-Forest Grove,
was sponsor of the bill at the
request of Gov Tom McCall
Registered real estate devel
opers and brokers have been
mailed information about the
law and the necessary registra
tion and sales disclosures forms,
hut AuCoin is concerned about
individuals not professionally
engaged in the real estate busi
ness who might come under the
terms of the law but are unaware
of its requirements Penalties
tor violation of the provisions are
severe up to $541,(NX) fine and or
imprisonment for up to two
years
“ The aim of this law is
two fold to control the big-time
operators who take advantage of
unwary customers in ’sagebrush
subdivisions’ a n d s i m i l a r
developments, and to protect all
real estate purchasers by re
quiring a full sales disclosure
statement It is not intended to
hurt or inconvenience small
landowners selling off a few
acres, and they won’t be if they
are properlv informed as to how
the law affects them ." AuCoin
said
Examples of the kinds of
problems the law is designed to
correct are suburban subdivi
sions wtiere new homeowners
found sulespromotion promises
of sidewalks, location in a
Lions Ticket
Sale Benefits
Foundation
Discount tickets to the Port
land Boat, Trailer and Sport
Show in Memoriul Coliseum Jan
12 through 20 w ill be sold by
members ol th*- Vernonia Lions
("fa to help Lions charitable
pi Ejects in northwest Oregon.
The Lions' share of the sale
proceeds w ill be used for benefit
of the Oregon Lions Sight Con
servalion Foundation and other
service projects of Lions Inter
national District 360 Since 1960
Lions clubs of the district have
raised more than $30,000 through
Boat Show ticket sales Forty
nine clubs have signed for
tickets this year
Sailboats and other gasless
recreational equipment
w ill
have increased emphasis in the
1974 edition of the Pacific
Northwest's largest sports and
recreational show, said Robert
O'Loughlm. managing director
Attendance is expected to be in
the neighborhood of 100,000.
Earl Wantiand
Gets Nod For
Robert E Clautice, president
and general manager of Physi
cal Data, Inc., Portland, has
been elected chairman of WE
MA’s Oregon Council for 1974
With 16 member firm s in the
Portland area, the council is one
of the ten Councils of WEMA, the
nation's largest association serv
ing the electronics and inform a
tion technology industries
Jerry F Foster, vice president
and general manager of Exact
Electronics. Hillsboro, a division
of Danalab. Inc., was elected
vice-chairman of the Council
Lewis C Kasch, vice-president
and U S marketing manager of
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, was
elected secretary-treasurer
All three executives were
elected to serve as Council
Officers for the coming year In
addition, Clautice and Foster
were elected directors of the
Association and Earl Wantland,
president of Tektronix, Inc.,
former Vernonia resident, was
elected as a director-at-large
Vernonia Booster
Jackets A vailable
Orders lot Booster jackets are
still liemg taken by the Vernonia
¿’olli e < adels Those wishing to
pbrehase one of the blue nylon
¡tickets may do so by contacting
'lie Vernonia Police Department
or any member of the Police
t ’adels
The jackets featuring Verno
iim Boosters across the back in
gold letleriug come in four
-ijzes. small, medium, large, and
»<!♦$« large, in either lined or
uitlllK'd style at »12.95 or $10 95
respectively.
certain school district,
and
adequate sewage treatment
facilities unfulfilled In some
large Central Dregon develop
ments, purchasers did not get
the water, roads, and utilities
they thought they had paid for
Specifically, the Land Devel
opment Consumer Protection
A c t: (1) insures that prospective
purchasers of land development
interests have all pertinent in
formation concerning conditions
on and in the vicinity of the
property; (2) places the buyer
and seller on an equal footing
regarding the transaction, and
(3) registers land developments,
particularly promotional land
sales
Two key provisions are the
requirements for public disclos
ure statements and registration
of certain subdivisions
When a landowner divides
property into two or more par
cels and thus becomes a devel
oper, he must, unless exempted
from the law’s provisions, pro
vide a disclosure statement to
every prospective purchaser, if
such is requested All actual
purchasers must receive a dis
closure statement prior to sign
ing a land sale contract.
Regarding registration of sub
division with the Real Estate
Commissioner, all land develop
ments involving six or more
parcels must be registered. No
person may sell or offer an
interest in a land development
unless it is currently registered
with the Real Estate Commis
sioner. That means previously
registered land developments
projects must be reregistered
The Commissioner has the
mandatory duty to investigate
every application to determine
compliance Additionally, he has
the discretionary power to do
such things as make an onsite
inspection of the development, at
the cost of the developer, and
obtain reports and recommen
dations from planning commis
sioners or other agencies.
For more information on how
this law affects land sales, and
for data on exemptions, indivi
duals should w rite the Real
Estate Commissioner, Depart
ment of Commerce, Commerce
Building Salem. Ore 9731«, or
136 State Office Building, Port
land, Ore 97201
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Ambulance
Fund Grows
Contributions arc beginning to
raise the total in the Vernonia
Ambulance Fund with donations
being made mainly through the
cans placed at merchants and
businesses in the area
Funds are being raised at
present Io purchase a d efribrill
alor a machine used to correct
erraetic heart beats in cardiac
patients one ol the prime
causes for use of the ambulance
service in Vernonia
In order Io facilitate use of
such a machine, when the goal is
realized, three men underwent
training in its use and w ill also
be able to train others in the
operation of the machine.
Residents are urged to con
tinue their generous donations to
the ambulance fund in order that
this valuable piece of equipment
and other necessary implements
may be purchased for the ambu
lance
Fish Derby
Underway Now
To foster interest in the local
sport fishing area, Claude’s Saw
and Service w ill sponsor a steel
head derby this season If suc
cessful, it w ill become an annual
event in Vernonia
To enter, a person must have a
current angler’s license and
punch card and must register at
Claude's There is no purchase
necessary Registering must be
made prior to entering fish
caught No residence require
merit but all fish entered must be
caught in the Nehalem Valley.
Fish entered w ill be weighed
at Claude's during regular busi
ness hours and pictures taken for
the ‘‘Rogues Gallery of Famous
Fishermen.’ ' Fish w ill be judged
by weight only and all decisions
are final
Prizes w ill be awarded for the
three largest fish entered and
one prize for the most fish
entered by one fisherman. All
prizes w ill be in merchandise
only. Leading entries w ill be
posted at Claude’s Saw and
Service in Riverview
Steelhead Derby started Jan
uary 1 and ends March 31.
Meeting Scheduled
For Safety Gun Club
The Vernonia Hunter Safety
Gun Club w ill hold a meeting
Tuesday, January 8, at 7:30 p.m.
in the meeting room at West
Dregon Electric Co-op.
Purpose of the meet w ill be
election of officers and general
business
1973 EAGLE HIGHLIGHTS
THURSDAY, JAN 3, 1974
Zoo Petition
Asks Support
From Residents
A committee of “ Citizens for
the Portland Zoo’’ has been
formed in response to the recent
Portland City Parks Department
proposal to take management of
the zoo away from the Portland
Zoological Society and return it
to the city The committee,
chaired by Mrs Robert Ames of
Portland, is circulating a peti
tion that states a confidence in
the society’s management and
goals and asks the city to
c o n s i d e r the committee’s
“ strong recommendation” that
the society be allowed to retain
management of the zoo
The differences between the
two proposals are philosophical
and financial The city has
proposed a budget of $1,033,00,
and the society has proposed a
budget of $1,300,000, only $200,000
over the society’s 1971 operating
budget. The actual difference
between the two is $21,470, a
figure agreed upon by both the
Society’s Executive Director,
Dr. P W Ogilvie, and Superin
tendant of Parks, Mr. Dale
Christiansen. The reason for this
is that the Parks Department’s
proposed budget shows sharply
decreased earnings from leased
concessions, and fails to show a
10 percent adm inistrative cost
associated with city purchases
amounting to over $32,000 In
addition, it does not include the
$51,302 contigency reserve pro
vided in the society budget
The Commissioner of Parks,
Francis Ivancie, has stated that
he believes zoos should be exclu
sively for the entertainment of
people. The Zoological Society
belives that recreation can be
enhanced through appropriate
progress of conservation and
research The citizen's commit
tee states that the elimination of
the society education, conserva
tion, and research programs w ill
be replaced with "contracted
concessions of a carnival nat
ure” which would entail increas
ed expense to the City of
Portland and without commun
ity services now provided by the
Zoological Society.
The Portland City :♦ f :i! has
scheduled a hearing concerning
the future of management fo the
zoo on Thursday, January 10.
The committee hopes to solicit
enough public support through
its petition to show the Council
that the community favors so
ciety mangement and the so
ciety's proposed budget for the
coming year Petitions are now
circulating in Columbia County
Persons who wish to sign a
petition or want more inform a
tion should call Phil Walrod at
397-4000
JANUARY, 1973 began badly with a beer bottle
thrown through the windshield of the V1LS school
bus as it returned from a Corbett-Vernonia bas
THE ANNUAL boat race, sponsored by the Ver-
nonia JC’s drew many entries and spectators
ketball game. Several students were hurt; luck,
ly none seriously.
despite shallow water which lengthened time
for contestants.
Dept. Of Transportation
Slates Series of Meets
The Oregon Department of
Transportation is going to the
people in a series of meetings to
be conducted in the 14 adm ini
strative districts of the state to
Maxine Medges. 1st place win see what they think of the
Oregon Aviation System Plan, it
ner of Mystery Santa Contest
has been announced by George
M Baldwin, Director of Trans
portation
The first in the series of
meetings w ill be held in District
2, which includes Clackamas,
Columbia, Multnomah a n d
Washington Counties, starting at
1 p.m., Monday, January 7. The
meeting w ill be in Rooms B & C,
13th floor, of the Lloyd Building
in Portland.
The State System Plan w ill
incorporate a statement of Ore
gon’s aeronautical policies as
related to state, local and federal
responsibilities It w ill provide
information concerning
t h e
aviation facilities and services
required to meet the immediate
and future balanced transporta
tions needs of the state.
In addition, it w ill recommend
the general location and charac
teristics of new airports, the
removal of airports providing an
unnecessary or undesirable dup
lication of facilities, and the
Mrs Ann Westerberg took sec
nature of improvements for
ond place in Mysterv Santa
Contest
existing ones. The plan w ill also
provide information on the tim
ing and the estimated costs of
development, and w ill relate
airport planning to comprehen
sive land use. transportation and
environmental planning.
The information developed
w ill cover an 18-year period,
from 1972 to 1990, however, the
plan w ill be segmented into three
stages as follows: short range to
Beginning January 2 Oregon
1977; intermediate to 1980; and
switched to a two year registra
long range to 1990
tion cycle for most motor vehicl
At the public meetings to be
es and fees w ill be doubled
held about the state, people from
correspondingly.
both the public and private
The change in registration
sector w ill be asked to respond
period and fees is indicated on
to the following series of a lte r
renewal reminders and owners
natives
arc urged by the Motor Vehicles
(1) The funding alternatives
Division to check the fee shown
proposed by the study that w ill
on the notice before they mail in
be necessary to finance the
their license renewal
System Plan What type of
It w ill now cost $20 to renew a
aviation system does th«1 public
passenger vehicle license Car
want and what are they willing
owners with custom license
to pay for it?
plutes w ill pay $70 for the two
(2) Alternatives regarding the
year registration
Motorcycle
system of State-owned airports.
owners w ill pay $6 instead of S3
Licenses On
Two Year Plan
Does the public want State-own
ed airports or not? If they want
them, what should the picture
look like in terms of numbers,
locations and standards?
(3) Alternatives regarding the
priority listing of airports in the
state that should be eleigible for
assistance with State funds How
many airports should there be
and what should their priortity
be on the list?
(4) Altenatives regarding the
priority listing of the 528 physic
al improvement projects at a ir
ports that the communites indi
cated they needed through 1990
The problem here is to deter
mine their ranking in order to be
eligible for state and federal
assistance.
Two previous meetings have
been held in each administrative
district on the study and this w ill
be the final opportunity to voice
an opinion of the plan.
Project director for the plan is
Ray Costello, Aeronautice D iv i
sion, Oregon Department of
Transportation, Salem 97310,
phone 378-6571. Consultant in the
development of the plan is Dan
Haney of Peat, Marwick, Mitch
ell & Co., San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
FOR THE cast of the third annual Melodrama,
presented at the Pauper’s Playhouse, it was a
truly rewarding experience as they thrilled au-
diences with their antics.
aM M M M M M M W W W M M VM
New Daylight Savings Time
starts Sunday. January 6. Don't
forget to set clacks ahead!
Properly Tax Relief
Law Now Broadened
Oregon’s homeowner's prop
erty tax relief law was broaden
ed by the 1973 legislature to
include a greater number of
homeowners, mobile home own
ers and renters
Extension Agent Don Coin
Walrod notes there are other
changes in the law including
provisions for filing for relief to
be done by mail with the State
Department of Revenue Refund
claim forms and instructions
w ill be included in the 1973
income tax packet
Information leaflets about the
new homeowner’s properly tax
relief program are available at
the County Extension Office and
the County Tax Office
GRADUATION and the Class of *73 were ready
to take their place as adults iu the outside
world, many leaving Vernonia Io attend college
or enter the service, scattering across the state«,
to come home again and visit whenever possible.