Demon ia Eagle
2 THURSDAY. MARCH 7, 197-4
SEL-MOR. INC.. Publishers
B. RHOADES. Editar
MIILUN SCHWAB, Compositor
Habitual Offender Act
Gives Breathing Space
The People
Speak . . .
Oregon drivers who have had
three or more major traffic
convictions in the last five years
and who may have been worried
that they would soon be clas­
sified as habitual traffic of­
fenders under a 1973 law may
breathe a little easier.
Chester W Ott, Administrator
of tli«' Motor Vehicles Division,
said Thursday that an Attorney
General’s opinion released this
week means that the division
w ill consider only the last major
conviction prior to October 5,
1973, the effective date of the
law.
Ott said that means approxi
mately 5,700 drivers the division
had identified as possible habit
ual offenders because they had
three or more major traffic
convictions on their record w ill
not be in immediate danger of a
to year license revocation unless
they have been convicted of
another m ajor offense since
October 5 last year
Major tra ffic offenses include
manslaughter or crim inally
negligent homicide with a motor
vehicle, driving under the infill
enee of liquor or drugs, driving
while suspended or revoked,
reckless driving, and hit and run
in an accident involving death or
injury
Otl said he had requested the
Attorney General's opinion lie
cause of a serious problem the
division would have had in
complying with the law if all
prior major tra ffic offenses had
been counted in implementing
the new law
"The problem hinged on a
section of the law requiring the
division to immediately notify a
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Vernonia. Oregon
Entered as second class mail
matter August 4. 1922, under the
act of March 3, 1879.
Published weekly on Thursday
at 721 Madison Ave.. Vernonia.
Columbia County, Oregon 97064
and paid at the Vernonia Post
Office as second class matter.
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OFFICE HOURS
Moo., Tues., Wed.. F ri.—8 a.m.
to 6 pan.
Thurs. A Sat.—8 a.m. to 12 noon
Dear Sir
Thank you for printing our
Grand Canyon news release in
your February 14 edition The
response has been very g ra tify ­
ing In total inquiries, your
article bad greater effect than
sim ilar coverage in The Oregon
ian and Oregon Journal
Reaction to the article cer­
tainly emphasizes the effective­
ness of the small, local news
paper It is something 1 preach
constantly to the Directors of the
corporation Starting now. I
think the message w ill begin to
sink in.
Sincerely,
E.J Bryans
Activities Director
Phone 429-3372
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Sunday visitors at the home of
M r and Mrs Frank Schmidhn
were Mr and Mrs Howard Seal
and children of Beaverton and
his brother Bob Seal of Cincin­
nati. Ohio Mr and Mrs Glen
Reynolds and baby and Mr and
Mrs Bert Snyder and family of
Scappoose Donovan Reynolds
and daughter of Riverview The
occasion was the observance of
the birthday of Vicki Snyder with
birthday cake and ice cream
Mr and Mrs. Bud Fulton of
Fossil spent the weekend at the
home of her parents M r and
Mrs Jim Cox
IT'S HERE — The American
Legion Auxiliary will hold their
Rummage Sale Friday and Sat­
urday. March X and 9 at the
American Legion Hall from III
a.m to 4 p.m
9t2c
Miss Nell Whitman spent Sat­
urday at the home of her mother,
Mrs Leta Whitman
Melvin Nice was taken to the
Tuality Hospital in Hillsboro
Monday by Kenneth Wooten He
is suffering with back trouble
Sale is still on at Fabrics ’n
Fashions—ladies dresses are 60
percent off childrens cRdhes. 1\3
off; mens shirts 1\3 off—also see
our sale table
Mr and Mrs Lewis Morgan
came home Monday after
spending a month with her
mother Mrs M yrtle Snook at
Napa. California Mrs Snook is
not well but showed some im ­
provement during the month
Morris Graves of Gold Beach
came Thursday and took his
mother Mrs Mabel Graves to
the Hale Graves home in Port­
land Friday evening they a t­
tended the wedding of her
grandson Richard Graves and
Miss Sue Tripp at Covington
House in Vancouver Morris
brought his mother home on
Saturday.
BUY YUMMY
Homemade
Bake Goods at Vernonia Sentry
Saturday, March 9. Buy and help
your local 4-H clubs
Karen Miller who is a fresh­
man at Oregon State College at
Corvallis spent the week end at
the home of her parents Mr and
Mrs Keith Holm
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nehalem
valley
MOTOR F R E IG H T , INC.
Phone 429-3462
To the Editor
In a few weeks volunteers w ill
be knocking on doors throughout
the community with lifesaving
information about cancer We
thought your readers might be
interested in some of the
questions most often asked of the
volunteers, and m testing their
own knowledge on the subject.
1 W’hat is cancer0
2. Should women, who have
had a hysterectomy , have a Pap
smear °
3. Can men have breast can­
cer0
4 What is thermography0
5. How many forms of cancer
are there?
6 Is cancer on the increase0
For correct answers to these
important questions read the
People Speaks column in next
week's edition of the Eagle
Vernonia Branch
Amer Cancer Society
Colonel Toshi
Kuge Retires
Saturday. March 2. historic
Vancouver Barracks was the
scene of retirement ceremonies
for Colonel Toshi Kuge. M.D..
Medical Corps. U.S. Arm y Re­
serve
Colonel Kuge was commander
of the 313th Convalescent Center
and the 124th Arcom Complex at
Vancouver Barracks at the time
of his retirem ent Colonel Kuge
continues his practice of medi­
cine and surgery in Portland
A native of Astoria. Colonel
Kuge is a 1936 graduate of
Vernonia High School Oregon
State University, and the Uni­
versity of Oregon Medcial
School He began his military-
career of more than 30 years as
a member of the famed 442nd
Regimental Combat Team in
1943 He served as a medical
corpsman in Europe and receiv­
ed a battlefield commission in
1945 He subsequently served in
the Oregon national Guard and
the Army Reserve He resides in
Portland with his wife. Mae. and
son Tommy, a student at Rey­
nold High Scool
Among those present at the
retirem ent ceremonies
were
Brigadier General Albert G
Peterson. Commander,
124th
Arm y Reserve Command. Fort
awton. Washington, and M ajor
General A.E M illoy, Comman­
der Army Readiness Region IX,
and Deputy Commanding Gen­
eral Sixth U.S. Arm y, Presidion
of San Francisco.
In recognition of his excep­
tionally
meritorious service
Colonel Kuge was awarded the
Legion of M erit by the Secretary
of the Arm y General M illoy
made the official presentation of
the medal
Hearing Aid Clinic
Slated Thursday
Beginning Thursday, March 7
there w ill be a free hearing aid
service center held at the Verno­
nia Clinic once a month, usually
the first Thursday
of each
month
Hours w ill be from 9:30 until 1
p.m or afternoons by appoint­
ment Free hearing evaluations
w ill also be given to those who
request them
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MOTHER NATURE pulled a fast one with cold
fleecy stuff instead of sunshine and warmer
weather for March despile budding lilacs, and
Season Stats
For Toppers
The season is over for the 7th
and 8th grade Toppers with both
teams taking Columbia County
championships
Statistics for the 7th grade
team shows a total score of 520
points for the season against 472
for opponents The average was
40 points per game As a whole,
the team had 220 field goals, free
throws were 84 out of 235 with a
total percentage of 35.3.
Scoring by individuals for the
season was as follows:
Johnston. 117 total points. 10.6
average Smith, K 148, 11.4;
Davis 104. 9.5; Isaacson 74. 5.9;
Weller 17. 1.5; Gwin 16. 1.6;
Hartzell 19. 2.1; Bates 1. .1.
Smith 16. 1.4; Reck 4. .4; Clason
1. .16; Wuest 1, .25; Cunningham
2. .29
The 8th grade Toppers, who
hold a record of 13 win. 0 losses
had a total of 632 points for the
season against opponents total of
380 with an average of 48.7 per
game They had 261 field goals,
and completed 98-207 free throws
for a 48 percent average.
Individual scoring for the sea­
son was as follows:
Weigand 125 total points. 9.6
average; Sturdevant 113, 8.7;
Dunaway 68. 5.4; Roadv 39. 3.0;
Holm 172. 14.0; Shetler 23. 1.9;
Bernardi 14.1.3; Bamer 10. .83.
Ostrander 12. 1.2. Bates 19. 2.7;
Beamish 14. 1.8 Tassin 12. 1.2;
Wilson 6. .55; Grady 4, 44
Siphoning Gas
Deadly Game
This past week the Oregon
Journal carried a brief item on
the deaths of two neoDle which
were attributed to the current
gasoline crisis
P articularly
noted was the death of a 14-year
old boy who died after swallow­
ing gasoline he had been siphon­
ing
Siphoning is dangerous as this
illustrates. It seems so easy to
suck up gasoline by the use of a
simple rubber tube but it is a
tremendous risk if proper pre­
cautions are not taken.
Four ounces of gasoline, if
swallowed, can be fatal Smaller
amounts than that can cause
unpleasant and frequently dan­
gerous symptoms; headache,
nausea, vomiting,
prolonged
belching, nerve damage, v e rti­
go. visual disturbances, mental
confusion, loss of coordination,
convulsions and respiratory de­
pression.
There is also the danger that if
the siphoner should vomit after
swallowing gasoling. some of it
is likely to be mhaied and this
can lead to chemical pneumonia
Unlike bacterial pneumonia, the
chemical variety does not re­
spond to antibotics.
Victims of gasoline poisoning
also run a severe risk that their
lungs w ill simply stop function­
ing due to the effect of gasoline
on the central nervous system;
therefore constant medical a t­
tention is needed.
If an emergency situation
arises and there is no way to
avoid siphoning of the deadly
gasoline then the person should
either use an ordinary mechan­
ical pump or a length of g'ass
tubing inserted between two
lengths of rubber tubing to
enable the siphoner to see the
gasoline before it reaches the
mouth and avoid any unpleasant
consequences.
Temporary Rule Sets
Speed Limit At 55
A temporary rule establishing
a maximum speed lim it of 55
miles per hour on all highways
within the State of Oregon has
been adopted by the Oregon
Transportation Commission in a
telephone conference meeting
The rule was adopted because
of the current fuel shortages and
the determination
that
the
lowering of speeds w ill conserve
motor fuel The Commission was
given authority to adopt such
action in the recent special
Session of the legislature.
The rule is effective imm ed­
iately and applies to all vehicles
the showing of green leaves of crocus, daffodils
and tulips, all of which say spring should be
here—someday,
DEQ Slates Early March
Noise Pollution Hearing
Proposed rules for noise pol
lution w ill be subject of Depart­
ment of Environmental Quality-
hearings in early March
The regulations cover motor
vehicles racing events, public
roads, industry and commerce.
Previous hearings during Oc­
tober and November in seven
Oregon cities elicited sufficient
public comment to warrant sub­
stantial revisions in the proposed
regulations These include ta)
the addition of sources to be
controlled; (b> more detailed
exemptions for sources which
cannot reasonably be controlled.
(c) adjustments tup and down)
of allowable noise levels; (d) a
broadening of variance proced­
ures.
The proposed noise standards
are based on the need to protect
speech communication and sleep
on residential property. The
noise level goals adopted to
achieve this protection are
a Levels of less than 45 dBA
for 54 minutes of the noisiest
hour of the night inside a
bedroom with open windows.
b Levels of less than 60 dBA
for 54 minutes of the noisiest
hour of the day outside on
residential property
The propose^ standards for
motor vehicles are sim ilar to
California's motor vehicle noise
laws, which are based on the use
of present m uffler technology
with the assumntion that im ­
provements in that technology
can be developed
New motor vehicles—includ­
ing cars, trucks, buses, motor­
cycles. snowmobiles and other
off-road recreational vehicles —
could be sold only if they met the
proposed standards Motor ve
hides already in use could not
exceed a specific noise lim it and
certain modifications to m uffler
systems would be prohibted.
Property owners would be re­
quired to control the use of
recreational vehicles on their
land
Because of the strong negative
IFYE Student
Meet Speaker
The annual meeting for the
Columbia soil and Wafer Con­
servation D istrict was set for
March 17. 1974 at the D istrict
Board of Directors
meeting
Wednesday February 20 Bill
Maddy, Albany, an IF Y E stu
dent to West Germany w ill be the
main speaker
Richard Armstrong and B ill
Kessi audited the treasurer’s
books
Applications were approved
for the following cooperators: St.
Helens FFA Farm , Arthur Lau
bach Mist. Louis Thompson -
Clatskanie, Roy Krzmarzick -
Shiloh Basin
The district set its goals for
1974
Agriculture Service Centers
were brought up and discussed
at the meeting.
Memo of Understanding be­
tween the board of County
Commissioners and Columbia
Soil and Water Conservation
D istrict was brought up The
district signed the memo
The district w ill be assisting
the Columbia County Health
Department with the Santosh
Disposal Site
The low bid of Sel-Mor Inc., for
the printing for the Annual
Report was accepted by the
Board of Directors
Andy Pavelek progress report
showed that he and Bill Eagle
worked on farm planning drain
age, woodland improvement,
stream bank protection, flood
damage, hay and pasture seed­
ing. soil legends, and descript­
ions, soils investigations for
septic tank filte r fields, for the
County Sanitarian, soils in fo r­
mation for the State Highway
[iepartment and for the Oregon
State Veterans Administration
and assistance on drainage to
the Beaver Drainage D istrict,
Scappoose Drainage D istrict and
the West Santosh Group
Those directors present were
Kichard Abrahamson L arry O-
black. Fat Carver,
Kichard
Armstrong and Bill Kessi Andy
Favelek and Bill Eagle repre
sented the SCS
and the general lack of data on
the nature and scope of the
racing noise problem, the DEQ
has delayed implementation of
racing standards until 1976
Under the proposed rules the
DEQ would control noise in­
creases on existing roads being
modified to handle more traffic,
and noise levels of m ajor new
roads The department could
also request noise abatement
procedures on roads with identi­
fied noise problems
With regard to industry and
commerce, the rules would con­
trol noise levels of existing
sources by providing allowable
levels for day and night opera
tions Emissions of pure tones
and increases in noise level in
noise-sensitive areas would also
be under DEQ control
driver after In- receives a secono
major traffic conviction and to
oiler an opportunity for a
meeting to discuss his license
status under the habitual often
der a ct," Otl said
“ We could not have complied
with the notice or meeting
requirement of the law and had
all prior major offenses been
counted on the effective date of
the law ," he said
The law also provides that
drivers with 20 or more moving
convictions including major of
fenses. within the Iasi five years
may be defined as habitual
offenders
In these cases, the law dot's not
require the division to notify the
driver he is close to being
prosecuted as a habitual offen­
der. nor does it have to offer a
meeting with DMV represent
alive.
For that reason, the opinion
said the division should count all
moving convictions within the
preceding five years
Ott said he does not know how
many Oregon drivers have
records with 20 or more moving
convictions within the last five
years
"A driver really has to be
trying hard to get that many
moving convictions in that
period of tim e," he said A
recent study of four year driving
records indicated less than four
percent of all drivers had five or
more convictions of all types on
their records
"That leads me to believe," he
said, “ that the number with 20
or more must be quite sm all."
Fair Slates
Competition
More than 300 entry forms
have been mailed to horsemen
throughout the Pacific North
west for competition in the first
area-wide d rill team champion
ships slated for the 1974 Spokane
Interstate F air
"W e’re trying to find every
available enuestrian team we
possibly can." explained Char
lesT Meenach, of the F air “ We
invite any and all units to enter "
The regulations also control
the noise levels of off-road
recreational vehicles including
motorcycles.
The hearings w ill be March 4.
in Portland, at the Public Ser
vice Building Auditorium. 920
S.W 6th Avenue, from 1:30 p.m
to 5:30 p.m and resuming at 7
p.m ; and March 7 in Medford,
at the Jackson County Court
house at 7:30 p.m.
Copies of the proposed rules
are available from the Depart­
ment of Environmental Quality.
Air Quality Control Division,
Noise Control Section. 1234 S.W
Morrison. Portland.
Oregon
97205 Written comments may be
sent to the above address or
brought to one of the hearings
Meenach e x p l a i n e d that
throughtout the year there is
d rill team competition in Wash
liigton. Oregon Idaho. Montana.
British Columbia, and Alberta,
but nowhere in the Northwest
has there been an organized
effort to get all the teams
together for an overall cham­
pionship.
Contests w ill be daily during
the nine-day run of the fair
Teams w ill be judged on horse
m a n s h i p. performance, uni
forms, d rill patterns, and other
criteria
Extension Meet Set
Competition is open to all age
groups Trophies w ill be award
ed to the five top teams Interest­
ed teams mav w rite, Spokane
Interstate F air. Box 143, Park
water Station. Spokane. Wash
99211.
Timber Route Home Exten
sion w ill be meeting at the West
Oregon Electric Co-op Tuesday
March 12. The lesson w ill be
"Wdiat your local taxes buy"
given by Carol Ashley Gene
Bergerson w ill be demonstrating
on crocheting a rug out of used
plastic sacks
S creen und stagr star D eb b ie
Reynolds urges everyone to fight
cancer »¡Hi a generous donation
to the American Cancer Society.
“We want Io wipe out cancer in
your lifetim e,” says the petite
singer-dancer-actress “and » e
need your help."
T h a n k Y ou D r. P ap!
D r . G e o rg e P a p a n ic o la o u
was a Greek Am erican m edical
scientist w in , discovered a fast,
painless test that can find cer­
vica l cancer early when it is
most cu ra b le —the fam ous Pap
te s t. 1 he A m e ric a n C a n c e r
Society rem inds wom en to have
a Pap test reg ularly.
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