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fio r a r 7 U niversity of i>egon Eugene, Oregon q ^ 03 •»XOXO^XW«»»»»» ■* I ■• III I ■ Ä ä ■ vemiomia Public Workshop On People WEATHER Ami The Land Scheduled Oernonia Sagte VO LU M E 52. N U M B E R 36 VER N O N IA , OREGON W H - 10c Per Copy THURSDAY, SEPT a t the Ve 5, 1974 Blue Ribbons Go To 4-H’ers Three Vernonia boys took awards at the 1974 Oregon State F a ir with their entries in the 4-H Livestock Division. Named as Reserve Champion for his Shropshire ewe lamb was Tracy Carrol while Russel] was also awarded a blue ribbon for his Romney ewe lamb Russell was also awarded a blue for showmanship in the intermed iate class. The third winning entrant from Vernonia was Mike H ar rison who took a blue ribbon for his junior cow in the Crossbred class. COLUMBIA C O U N TY ) S *A U £ h CIW E CLUBS COLUMBIA COUNTY was well represented at the 11P4 Oregon State F a ir by members of the 4-H. Above 'Is a display of Columbia County Small Engine Club, Warren Nut-Twisters. I t Building Permits Up In Col. County featured not only varieties of engines but also a backboard with Individual parts identified that la Building permits increased in Columbia County in July 1974, compared to July 1973, the University of Oregon Bureau of Business Research has reported. In July 1974, the total was $531,350 compared to $362,078 in the same month last year. Building permits from 147 identical centers in Oregon to taled $50,695,347 in July 1974 This was 8.3 percent lower than the total in July 1973 The state total in July 1974 in cluded $25,969,317 for 1,184 new dwelling units; $13,793,233 for new nonresider.tial construc tion; and $10,932,797 for ad ditions, alterations, and repairs to existing structures Rebecca Lodge Selected As CF Leaders T H E DISPLAY from Columbia f a mily took a green ribbon of excellence at the 1974 Oregon State F air. It showed the contrast between the county In 1964 when it was mainly farm lands and forests compared with today, with the Influx of new people and the growth of communities. OTC Approves Additional Road For Triple Trailers The Oregon Transportation Commission has approved the addition of 149 miles to the routes over which triple-trailer com binations can travel in Oregon Tests had been run on a re quested 3:t4 miles of highway but some of it was deemed inad equate to be added to the system. The additional approved rout es are as follow Umatilla Mission Highway , O r e g o n - Washington Highway from its junction w i t h the Umatilla Mission Highway near Pendle ton to the Oregon-Washington state line; Wallowa Lake High way from La (Jrande to Elgin excepting the Grande Ronde River Bridge near Island City which will require a detour; La Grande-Baker Highway from its junction with I-80N at North Powder to its junction with I-80N south of Baker, Baker-Copper- field Highway from its junction with the La Grande-Baker High way in Baker to its junction with I-BON. Ukiah-Hilgard Highway; and the Lower Columbia High way from Rainier to Clatskanie. dition to traffic. Movement may be prohibited when fog or smoke reduces visibility. This is also a pos sibility when heavy winds may cause them to sway or swerve, movement is not permitted. Convoying is also banned as there must be at least 500 feet between trailers Violations of any of these rules can mean can cellation of the permit and this has been done. For example, last year several permits were can celled because of operation on slippery roads or in rainy weath er With all the regulations, op erations of the triples has been safe with no accident involving triple bottoms being attributable to the fact that it was a triple bottom. Today there are 33 com panies operating in Oregon with a total of 1,65(1 combinations under permit. They represent about one percent of the truck traffic on the Interstate and much less on non-lnterstate. Deadline Set For Filing Deadline for filing petitions for upcoming elections has been tentatively set for Monday, Sep tember 30 to facilitate trans porting petitions to the Columbia County Clerk’s office, according to city recorder Phylis Woods. There are five offices open in the city of Vernonia which in cludes the mayor’s position, three seats on the city council, and the position of city treas urer. To date only three petitions have been filed. Filing for the office of Mayor is Patricia Goodman while Jim Johnson and Greg Port have filed for seats on the city council Those wishing to be included on the November ballot are advised that they may pick up petitions at the Vernonia City hall. Petitions must contain the names of two percent of the registered voters in the city, or approximately 20 names in order to qualify for the election. Money Saving Courses Set Oregon first permitted the use of triple-trailer combinations in The food dollar does not 1967 as the result of legislative stretch as far as it did a year action In January, 1974, because ago Neither does the clothing of the energy crisis increased dollar Nor the housing dollar. weight was permitted making it These are reasons, says E x more practical for additional tension home economist Carol A. companies to operate triples. Ashley, that the focus will be on Between September, 1967 and “stretching the dollars” in Co January 1974, there was an ap lumbia County Extension home proved loutc system of 2,151 economics programs for 1974-75. miles on Oregon’s State High A workshop, “ Pants That F it,” way System jf7,580 miles Since will offer fitting suggestions and the increased weight allowance quality construction techniques was established in January, 317 for women’s pants The session miles including today’s action will be offered in St. Helens in have been added making a total the fall and in Clatskanie and of 246« miles authorized in the Vernonia in the spring. state for triple trailers. These A special interest meetin ting, routes have been approved by “ Fun For the Younger Set,” will the OTC only after careful study offer ideas for home-made gam and determination that the ve es, toys and inexpensive play hicle combination can safely op materials for pre-schoolers. erate in its own travel lane Any A correspondence course, connecting routes on city streets "Money and You” and a series or county roads are approved by of newsletters, “ Money Topics the appropriate local authority. For Young Fam ilies,” are de Oregon nas kept tight rein on signed to help families become the triple-trailers with permits better managers of their per being issued for only 30-days' sonal finances, Mrs. Asnley duration, an overall length not to says. exceed 105 feet and certain rules Study group topics which of operation. Among these rules should help to stretch dollars which say speeds of at least 15 include “ Imagination Versus miles per hour must be m ain Money in Clothing,” “ Be Wise tained on four-lane roads and 20 With Food Buys,” "That All mph on two-lane roads. Travel is Broke Feeling and What To Do prohibited when road surfaces About It ,” “The Household Ac due to ice, snow, frost or rain countant," “ Meatless Meals-or may present a hazardous con- Almost,” and "What About Con venience Foods?” Additional study group topics are “ Food For the Later Years" and “Cop ing With Conflict.” Extension programs a re available to all persons on a non- descriminatory basis, Mrs. Ash ley points out. Individuals may contact her at 397-3462 for addi tional information on any pro gram. Rebecca Lodge has been nam ed chairman of the Breath-of- Life Campaign to fight child ren’s lung diseases, according to Terry Schrunk 1974 state Cam paign Chairman of the Oregon Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Foun dation Rebecca Lodge will lead volunteers in raising funds to support research and care pro gram for childr»n affected by lung damaging diseases like Cystic Fibrosis, severe asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiac- tisis, and a condition called "childhood emphysema” . The goal of for Vernonia is $176 with the campaign kick-off with a house-to-nouse appeal on Sunday September 15. Cystic Fibrosis is an incurable genetic disease and is inherited when both parents carry the recessive C a F gene. It is es timated that one in 20, or 10 million Americans carry that C /F gene, usually without know ing it. Current research, funded by the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, is seeking a practical test to identify these carriers. Because of improved therapy and constant research many C /F patients are now living beyond infancy to their teens, and even into young adulthood, that same therapy is relieving, and often curing, children suffering from other re lated lung diseases. “ Most people don't realize that there are millions of children in the United States affected by pulmonary illness ” , said Re becca Lodge. “For many of these children breathing is not the natural function we, who are lucky, take for granted.” The Breath-of-Life Campaign sup ports not only research but 117 <7F Centers for diagnosis and treatment across the country. Oregon has a care, teaching and research center located in Portland at the University of Oregon Medical School. Anyone who would like to help with the 1974 Vernonia Breath-of-Life campaign should contact Re becca Lodge at 429-5112. Voters Reminded To Check Registration The fall elections should serve as a reminder to all voters that if they have changed address, name or precinct they must re-register to be eligible to vote in the fall elections. Despite overcast skies in the morning hou'i, Vernonia weath er continued warm with a high of «6 degrees recorded Monday, September 2 and a low of 44 de grees for both Monday and Tuesday, September 2 and 3. Maximum precipitation for the period was 0 inches Pre-School Opens Class September 10 Vernonia Primaries b e g i n classes September 9 with the four year olds meeting at 9:30 in the nursery room of the Chris tian church. Instruction this year will be under a certified teacher, Mrs Ken Roberts A well organized program of art activities, games, songs and stories have been planned. A snack of juice and crackers is also included. To be eligible for the three year class, a child must be three by November 15, or to be eligible for the four year class a child must be four by the same date. Three year olds meet once a week each Tuesday morning, beginning September 10, from 9:30 until 11:30. Monthly tuition is $5 Four year olds meet each Monday and Thursday mornings beginning September 9, from 9:30 until 11:30 Monthly tuition is $8. The registration fee is the first month’s tuition plus $2.50 for insurance. Scholarships are available. Twenty-four children h a v e been registered leaving nine openings in the three-year class, and three openings in the four year class Anyone interested in sending their child please call Mrs. Ken Roberts at 429-3192 or Mrs. Gordon Smith at 429-2771 or else bring your child to school the first day of class. The report compiles the re sponses Oregonians attending the workshops gave to questions concerning the use of land now and for the future. When asked about the future, workshop par ticipants indicated that they are concerned most about the pres ervation of prime agricultural and ranch lands, orderly growth and development, and conser vation of natural resources. Ore gonians are not against growth, but development m u s t be matched with proper land use, they said. Participants further cited recreational opportunities, climate, education, clean air, scenic and natural beauty, and open spaces as those things they Football Booster Breakfast Planned i A breakfast to kicko ff the 1974 Logger football season will be held Saturday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 at the Evangelical Church Fellowship Hall. Special speakc ■ will be Coach Melvin i I Nice ‘ who will explain the formations to be used by the Loggers. Senior football players will be guests for breakfast and there will be a forcasters contest the scores of the 1974 Logger games. All Logger football fans are invited to give the team a boost to a winning season. The pro gram will be held to one hour with a one dollar charge for breakfast. Long Term Forestry Planning Proposed The public has been asked by the Secretary of Agriculture to comment on a series of com prehensive, long-term manage ment alternatives for the N a tion’s forest resources. The alternatives are described in a draft released by Secretary of Agriculture E a rl L. Butz en titled “Environmental Program for the Future.” They are the result of a three-year effort by the Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The document provides an overview of forestry issues in the U.S. and illustrates the various forestry products and services which can be expected from three levels of operation-low, moderate and high Thus, Forest Service activities, such as im provement and assistance to timberland owners would re main as they were last year at the “low” level. They would rise somewhat at the “moderate” level and substantially at the “high” level. The document also decribes how application of these different levels will result in varying amounts of goods, services and amenities in the next decade, depending on pub lic desires and operation inten sity. The levels of operation and estimates of goods, services and amenities to he derived are ap plied in the document to the N a tion’s total forest resources. They encompass state and p ri vate forest lands and forestry research activities, as well as National Forest management. In developung the draft of general alternatives, the Forest Service considered the use cap abilities of all forest land, the estimated demands for products and services in the next decade, harmony with national issues and management goals, and ef fects of various levels of man County Schedule* Building Workshop P U P P E T E E R George Julian introduces perky talking bird •m all admirer in brushing up act for appearance at second annual Learning F air, Sunday, September 8, at L air HUI Park la 8.W. Portland. F a ir to sponsored by Child Care Coordinating Council and features over seventy varied activities for people of all ages to try firsthand. This week, the Oregon De partment of I .and Conservation and Development published an extensive report on the results of the first round of People and The Land” public workshops conducted last Spring. Twenty- eight workshops were conducted throughout the state, involving some 3,000 participants. ‘“This extensive effort to directly in volve citizens in land use de cisions is among the first of its kind in the country,” says de S . J ’Ï Î R t a .. h i S . î Î T ,, m Arnold Æ Ï Ï Co gan. “ It is highly important that the public be given the op portunity to directly influence government decisions concern ing use of land. Columbia County building of ficials will hold a builders con tractors workshop Wednesday, September 11 at 7 p.m. in the employees lunch room of the Columbia County courthouse. The workshop is planned to cover dwelling construction un der the Uniform Building Code and will delve into such areas as stairs; softwood plywood panel ing; stone masonry; framing; etc. All builders and contractors are invited to attend this up coming workshop on the tech nical aspects of the Uniform Building Code. agement activity on the human environment. Secretary Butz said loi , term planning for all fore* lands in needed if Americans are to con tinue to enjoy an abundance of products and amenities from the one-third of the Nation’s surface which is in forests and related lands. Public comment on the alternatives, he said, will help insure that future management of those resources continues to reflect the desires of the Am eri can people in a time of dram a tically increasing demands for uses of forest resources and quality outdoor environment. He urged the Nation to commit itself to a long term plan to achieve fa ir and balanced uses of the forest resources. He de scribed the Enviromental Pro gram for the Future (E P F F ) as a "first step” in that direction. After the public reviews and considers the alternatives, the Department of Agriculture will revise the draft program and issue a guide for management of the Nation’s forested land. Copies of “A Long Term For estry Plan (Draft)-Environm en tal Program for the Future” and a shorter highlight version of the full report are both available free of charge from the Office of the Chief of the forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington D C. 20250 Public comment on the draft forestry plan should be sent to the same address before Dec. 15. The comments will be available for public inspection in that same location. Membership Meeting Set By Womens Group ag The Provisional League of Women Voters of Coli_____ Columbia County will hold a general mem bership meeting September 9 at the Otto Petersen cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. The meeting’s emphasis will be on new members and voters service. The league members will be polled on ballot measures No 13 or S B 708 It will be decided whether to support or oppose it as an organization. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization and all men and women citizens are eligible and welcome to join. Membership chairman is Geral dine Meyers. 543-2162. League members will register voters in the lobby of the post office on Saturday, Sept 14. 21, 28. and October 5 Additional locations will be announced la- ter liked most about living and working in Oregon Oregonians wish to preserve their estuaries, the coast and beaches, parks and recreational areas, wilderness areas, and wildlife, their historical and nat ural monuments Frequently, specific landmarks such as the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, H ell’s Canyon, Crater Lake, and the Willamette Valley are singled out for special con cern. Those participating in the Spring workshops felt that the state should coordinate public transportation, sewerage, water supplies, solid waste sites as part of comprehensive land use planning. Many would add ener gy producing sites and activities to the list requiring state co ordination. Some questioned whether the state needed to coordinate the siting of public schools, but they remained un decided and open to further study of that question. More felt that a satisfactory balance must take place at the local level, but assisted and coordinated by the state. In the cover letter accom panying the report being mailed to the some 3,000 participants and to some 500 local govern ment officials, the use of the report is explained. “The data contained in this report is being used to identify subjects for the development of potential state wide land use goals and guide lines for Oregon.” Opportunities, it goes on to say, will be provided the public to review and com ment upon the working drafts at a second round of workshops to be conducted in late September and early October. Workshops are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in .Columbia County at Clatskanie Grade School gym, September 30. Figures Show High School Enrollment Up School enrollment is down in the grade schools and up in the high school as local schools open their doors for the 1974-75 school year. Opening day enrollment of 241 at Vernonia High School showed an increase of l l students over last fall and 23 over closing of last spring It is expected that final enrollment figures will be near the 250 mark. In the elementary schools de clining enrollments in the lower grades and the promotion of a arge 8th grade to high school has decreased the total number of students at the three elemen tary schools from 482 in the fall of 1973 to 468 this year. Enrollments by schools are as follows: Total all schools 709. Vernonia High School 9 10 61 11 60 12 52 Total 241 f Elementary K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total 38 39 43 53 58 46 53 72 66 468 Bank Debits On Increase Bank debits for the eight re porting banks including Colum bia Countv were up in July 1974, compared to July 1973, the Univ ersity of Oregon Bureau of Bus iness Research has reported. Debits for July 1974 totaled $47,078,000. For June 1974, the total was 59,163,000 and for July 1973, the total was 24,953,000. Oregon, with 439 banks re porting, has a percentage in crease of 5.3 in July 1974, as compared with June 1974, and a 19.6 percentage increased in ¡July 1974 compared with July '1973 Total bank debits for July 1974 came to $10,541,598,000. For June 1974, the total was $10,010,213,000 and for July 1973, the total was $8,916,228,000 For the same month last year, the $55,293,837 total of permits was composed of $30,550,022 for 1,661 new dwelling u n i t s , $14,780,571 for new nonresiden- tial construction; and $9,963,244 for additions, alterations, and repairs to existing structures. Energy Hearings Issues Emerging The public hearings on re gional and national policies are scheduled for September 5,6, and 7, in Seattle. September 12 and 13 in Portland and September 19 and 20 in Boise. These hearings are part of a series being held across the Nation.
