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EDITORIAL
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For a long time focus in the
United States centered on the
vouth of the nation-so much that
the country became known
throughout the world as a child
oriented society-the needs and.
too often, the wants of childhood
and adolescence overriding all
else, much to the amusement of
other countries who placed more
stock in the older members of
the world
Today that scent is beginning
to change to some degree as one
of the nation's most important
national resources-the senior
citizen-is recognized
Long ago this nation looked up
to and listened to the elders of
the country, appreciating that
with age often came wisdom and
experience Then, as the country
became more industrialized, the
seniors were relegated to the old
rocking chair, ignored as they
peered out through dimming
eyes at the world they had made
and which now rejected them
You saw them everywhere-on
front porches, soaking up the sun
on park benches, shuffling down
lonely streets looking for a
friendly face in the crowds who
hurried past. Those lucky ones
who weren’t watching their lives
drift away in the home of child
ren they had raised and who
suddenly treated them like in
fants, or worse, those who dwin
dled away in old folks homes,
unwanted, forgotted. where it
was brought home to them
day-by-day that they were the
discards of a mobile age
Now we seem to have come
full circle. With the advent of
Councils on Aging, the banding
together of seniors throughout
the country, they have found a
new dignity in hearing their
voices call for better conditions,
in being allowed to live out their
lives as useful members of so
ciety. translating their unique
experiences and talents into a
pattern for the young who follow.
With the new services pro
vided for them, and those to
which they can contribute, giv
ing of themselves to provide a
better world today for both old
and young, they are now living-
not as senior citizens but as
human beings.
Such programs as RSVP-Re
tired Senior Volunteer Program-
helps those over 60 years of age
find an activity needed by the
community and one which suits
their interests Seniors may
work with children; help other
people; help the handicapped; or
serve in a variety of community
programs, and while serving, be
reimbursed for their own out-of-
pocket expenses
For those oldsters handicap
ped by a low income, as many
are, there is also a volunteer
program-Foster Grandparent -
which pays a small salary while
giving senior citizens a chance to
work with children on a one-to-
one basis four hours a day, five
days a week, a long way from
rocking their lives away in some
dingy corner
There are many other special
ized programs also for older
Americans such as Senior Com
munity Aides, assisting in child
care centers, vocational educa
tional classes, etc. , VISTA (Vol
unteers In Service To America >
a national corps of volunteers
working in urban ghettos, small
towns, rural areas, or wherever
there is poverty in America;
SCORE (Service Corps of Re
tired Excutivest unpaid volun
teers who aid owners of small
businesses or community organ
izations who are having prob
lems with management; to men
tion a few
For the senior citizen of today,
it ’s no longer a crime to grow
older and. indeed, their lives
may be richer than ever before
as they continue to be part of
their community, state, and the
world
Mrs. Nettie Lloyd
In Seaside Center
BPA Issues
Statement
Bonneville Power Administra
tion s final environmental state
ment on its proposed wholesale
rate increase concludes that no
significant environmental Im
pact would result from the ac
tion
The statement prepared after
months of gathering public ag
ency and private citizen input,
has been filed with the Council
on Environmental Quality.
Other findings include an in
dication that the rate increase
will not be significantly con
Iroversial The proposal calls for
an overall average increase of 27
percent in BPA’s wholesale rate
structure
BPA Administrator Don Hodel
last November ordered the pre
paration of the draft environ
mental statement on the rate in
crease His decision was based
on a BPA rate impact study
which concluded that although it
was uncertain that the proposed
increase would have a signif
icant impact on the human en
vironment, the increase in itself
might be controversial
The draft statement was filed
with the Council on Environ
mental Quality on March 11 as
well as circulated for review to
more than 600 Federal. State,
and local agencies, organiza
lions and individuals More than
70 written comments were re
ceived by BPA on the draft
statement BPA also held eight
public meetings throughout the
Northwest. Average p u b l i c
attendance at these meetings
was nine persons
Hodel said. “ In spite of the
clear lack of significant en
vironmental impact and contro
versary surrounding the propos
ed rate increase. BPA decided a
final statement should be filed
Many individuals and groups
have carefully considered the
rate increase and the draft
environmental statement and
have commented estensively on
both I sincerely hope this doc
ument will provide a base for
studying the ways in w’hich our
society can plan a balanced
future.”
Copies of the final environ
mental statement are available
in BPA’s headquarters, area and
district offices
Board of
Commissioners
(Memorandum Minutest
The Columbia County Board of
Commissioners met in scheduled
session August 14 with Chairman
Fred Foshaug presiding. Com
missioners Minkoff and Ahlboru,
legal counsel John F Hunnicutt,
and secretary Gloria Salvey
(deputy clerk» present.
Commissioner Minkoff moved
a r J Commissioner Ahlboru sec
onded the minutes of the meeting
of August 7 be approved Motion
carried
Miscellaneous claims were
approved
Sam Hollinger met with the
board to discuss road depart
ment matters He expressed ob
jection to the board interfering'
with the operation of the road
department, in discussing prob
lems about roads directly with
the foremen in his absence, and
with regard to personnel mat
ters The board explained that
they were not interfering, but
U of 0 Continues To
Accept Applications
The Office of Admissions at
the University of Oregon is con
tinuing to accept and process
applications for admission to the
University this fall term accord
ing to Vernon L Barkhurst,
Director of Admissions
Something to sell?
trade or rent?
Place and Eagle Classified
today
had been unaware that he was
going to be gone on Friday
August 9, and that the St. Helens-
Scappoose foreman was also
gone, and that numerous com
plaints had been received about
excess gravel at the intersection
of Airport Road and Columbia
Avenue in Scappoose, and that
they wen* trying to determine
when the problem would be
corrected.
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The board then discussed yvith,
Hollinger the condition of sev
eral roads in the different areas,
and learned what repairs or
other work was planned
Hollinger stated that he had
been under the impression that
only the monies budgeted for the
Road Fund were available The
board explained that in addition
to the regular monies budgeted
in the Road Fund, a large portion
of Revenue Sharing funds had
also been allocated for use by the
road department, but these were
not available at this time, since
payments are received quarter
ly. and explained that some of
the funds had been invested in
Certificates of Deposit,
and
would be tied up until October 6.
A complaint regarding PMB
operations involving the Dike
Road in Scappoose were dis
cussed. and Hollinger indicated
he would investigate and report
back to the board
Hollinger then discussed a
problem on the hazel Grove
Road, affecting property of
George Devine, stating that a
slide had dumped dirt and rock
on Devine’s property, and he
wished the dirt to either be
removed, or to be paid for
damages to the property. After
discussion. Hollinger was re
uested to meet with Devine to
etermine what amount he con
sidered acceptable for damages,
prior to making a decision about
removal
Hollinger indicated that rep
resentatives from the Highway
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Reeves was requested to discuss
the matter with the auditors to
determine whether it might be
better to make the transfer as
requested, or to establish a
revolving petty cash fund for the
purchase of the books by the .
county
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Reeves also requested that
whenever another car is made
available for the Building In
spector. that it be a new car
rather than a used one. because
of the considerable amount of
miles he must travel After dis
cussion, it was determined a
pickup would be better, and it
was agreed the former dog con
trol pickup would be tuned up
and painted, and then assigned
to M r Eshelby.
Hunnicutt discussed with the
bourd problems encountered by
citizens with "red lap«'" invui
ved with such things us plunning
commission approvals, building
permits, septic tank permits,
etc., and indicated he hoped to
discuss this with the various
department heads involved, to
determine if more satisfactory
solutions to some of the prob
lems might be made
The board approved the plat of
Gray Cliffs Park subdivision
Lloyd Quinn, Vernonia, met
with the board to inquire about
the new laws regarding payment .
for mileage as constable, and
new fees He indicated that as it
had been explained by Judge
Mason to him, he was not
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receiving less compensation
than before Hunnicutt agreed to
check further into the matter
and to advise him.
Commissioner Minkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlborn sec- —
onded Order No 85-74 be signed,
transferring the sum of $5,250
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from contingency, road depart
ment. to Construction and M ain
tenance of Roads and Bridges, to
cover the cost of purchasing c
brush chipper Motion carried
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First-half volume of Oregon
and Southwest Washington con
struction contracts climbed 21
percent above the year-ago fig
ure. the Oregon Columbia Chap
ter of Associated General Con
tractors
reported
However
building was down in Columbia
County with $1,731,774 shown for
the first half of 1973 while the
first 6 months of 1974 totaled
$138,338
New contracts totaled $364
million through the first six
months of 1974, compared with
$301 million at mid-year. 1973.
Figures were compiled at Ore
gon State University in a data
research project made possible
by the AGC-admimstered Con
struction
A dvancem ent
Programs
With the help of two large
contracts, June produced the
biggest monthly volume thus far
in 1974 The $88.5 million total
included contracts for a $16.2
million sewage treatment plant
expansion for the City of Salem
and a $15 million grain terminal
at Portland for Cook industries
t The June total was 60 percent
above the $55.3 million in con
tracts awarded during the same
month last year.
The OSU figures on newly
awarded contracts give an in
dication of what can be expected
in the way of future construction
activity, the AGC pointed out,
since many of the contracts
cover work that will continue for
several months and in some
cases a year or more
Figures from Oregon's State
Employment Division were cited
as a measure of construction
work in progress The state
agency said 42,800 Oregonians
were employed in contract con
struction during June 1974, com
pared with 40,500 in the same
month last year
Earnings figures from the
same agency indicated that non-
supervisory construction work
ers averaged $8 02 an hour and
$284.71 a week in June, compar
ed with year-ago averages of
$6.98 an hour and $247.79 a week
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Travel Near Normal
In June Sayi MVD
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appoint Cody Brownlee as as
sistant dog control officer, to be
on call and handle any weekend
emergencies,
and
Indicated
Cody Brownlee was agreeable
with the suggestion Sheriff Ten -
nant was requested to set up a
report form to be used by Monty
Brownlee so the sheriff’s office
will know when he is available
by radio, and Tennant was also
advised that the unlisted number
was not to be given out by any of
the jailers or deputies, but that It
was for use for ihem to contact
him on weekends The board
concurred in Commissioner Ahi
born's suggestions, and Tennant
agreed to prepare the report
form
Clerk Roy Nelson met with the
board to seek advice on its plans
with regard to fees to be charged
for licensing, and penalties for
failure to purchase, dog licenses
At Nelson's recommendation,
the Board approved a fee of $5
for all dog licenses, whether
male or female, and a $5 penalty
fee for failure to purchase a
license under advisement, pend
mg futher investigation
A claim submitted by Mrs Joe
E Shaw, for two chickens al-
legdly killed by dogs, was de
nied, as there was no evidence of
killed chickens, nor any wit
nesses to the killing.
Ron Reeves met with the
board to request that a transfer
of $500 be made to the Building
Inspector budget, for publics
(ions (building code copies, for
re-sale I. Reeves stated the bud
get item for this is nearly de
pleted. and there is need for
more copies to be made avail
able for purchase by residents
Upon inquiry. Reeves stated
there was no “resource" an
ticipated in the 1974-75 budget
from the sale of the copies of the
building code, but that the
money is being given to the
treasurer, to be placed in the
General Fund After discussion.
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County Down
Soys Report
R IV E R V IE W —The l a t e s t
news from Nettie Lloyd is that
she is in the Seaside Care Center
and is much improved in health
Several of the local Senior Cit
izens visited her on Friday
Mrs Ed Buckner and Mrs Ora
George of Stoney Point have
visited their brother Everett
Rundell of Portland, daily, in the
St. Vincent hospital He under
went surgery on Thursday and
hopes to go home on this Wed
nesday.
Weekend visitors at the home
of M r and Mrs John Yadon’s
were their son and family M r
and Mrs John Yadon and baby
of Bend and their two daughters
Mrs Kaye Bollinger and son
Travel in Oregon during June
and Mrs Dee Bateman both of
returned to “near normal'', said
Vancouver Washington
Chester W Ott, Administrator of
Clarence E n t w i s t l e was
the Motor Vehicles Division said
brought home on Sunday after
August 16
about a month in the St Vincent
Ott said the division collected
tai. He suffered with heart
the seven cent per gallon gas
ung problems but is much
improved His sister Mrs Vera olme tax in June on 105,046^065
gallons of gasoline and that
Hendry left Friday after spend
represents only a 1.3 percent de
ing several weeks here
crease in gallonage from June a
M r and Mrs Pat Warner of
year ago.
Portland spent the weekend at
Miles traveled, a figure es
the home of M r and Mrs. John
timated on the basis of gasoline
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taxed, dropped from 1.360billion
miles in June last year to 1.356
billion miles this June, he said.
About four million veterans sep
"Our figures," he said, “ in
arated from military services
dicate that travel in Oregon for
between Jan. 31.1956. and July 1,
the first half of this year was
1966, now have GI Bill eligibility
about 7*6 percent below the first
until May 31, 1976, under pro
half of 1973 ”
vision of Public Law 93-337
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Department had told him the
road numbering system that had
been developed is unsatisfac
tory. and not a workable system
They wished to meet with Hol
linger and the board to discuss
the matter, and to recommend
changes which were needed
Hollinger was requested to set
up such a met*ting with them in
the near future
Hollinger also stated the road
maps recently prepared by
CH2M were of no value because
the information was apparently
taken from old highway depart
ment maps, and nave not been
updated for several years He
added the state will update the
maps after receiving the nec
essary information from the
county, after a proper road
numbering system has been de
veloped
Commissioner Minkoff moved
and Commissioner Ahlboru sec
onded Hollinger be instructed to
put two "shots" on Hirtzel Road,
to bring the road into more satis
factory condition Motion c a r
ried.
Commissioner Minkoff moved
and Commissioner Ah,born sec
onded to approve the following
purchase orders: 3388. Perma
post, for posts, $1,179.12; 3367,
Alaska Steel, Iron. $922 06; 3383,
Scappoose Sand & Gravel, rock.
$8,639 18 ; 3387. Chevron Asphalt,
CR 2, $25,165.20
Motion carried
Sheriff Tom Tennant and Dog
Control Officer Monty Brownlee
met with the board at the request
of Commissioner Ahi born, to
discuss problems encountered
on weekends when emergencies
arise and Brownlee cannot be
contacted Commissioner Ahi
born advised he has ordered a
telephone with an unlisted num
ber to be installed in Brownlee’s
house, so that he can be reached
on weekends, but suggested that
in the event Monty Brownlee
were not available, the board
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