líx e ra rr p n iv f ir a ity o f Oregon Eugene, Oregon Oertionia £a<jte VO LUM E 52, NU M BER 38 VERN O N IA . OREGON V U - 10c P w Cepy Columbia County Herald Emerges As Largest County Weekly Paper Sel-Mor Inc ishers of the Scappoose ight and Ver noma Eagle, have announced plans for a merged publication effective September 26,1974 The new joint publication, known as the Columbia County Herald, will be the largest circulation weekly newspaper in Columbia County, with the only larger circulation paper being the St Helens bi-weekly paper Jerry Moore. President of Sel- Mor. in announcing the merger, notes that the paper will remain a Thursday publication with street sales available on Wed nesday afternoon, and the for mat of the paper being a two section paper each week The two section "H erald '’ will offer a relating process of the front page to bring each area -eader "fresh" news from their locale In the Scappoose area, the front page will be called the Scap poose Spotlight edition and ba sically will contain Scappoose THURSDAY. SEPT 1». 1974 Counseling Service Set Columbia County Juvenile Counselor Rich Wood will be in Vernonia each Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a m at the West Oregon Electric building conference beginning Tuesday, September 24 to offer counseling services Wood, who has been with the juvenile department for the past three years, will be available to aid people who are having prob lems with their children and who feel they need someone to talk with about the trouble The rear door ot West Oregon will be open for the convenience of those wishing to confer with Wood, The Columbia County Juvenile Department is endeavoring to offer a counseling service in the Vernonia area and hope that those who feel they have prob lems or that problems may be developing, will take advantage of these free sessions. City and Columbia County nty news while in the Nehalem V a alley, lh . the front page will be designated the Vernonia Eagle edition and news will pertain prim arily to that area and to county news. The balance of the front sec tion will be similar to the current Scappoose Spotlight with some notable editorial changes in cluding an open or editorial forum type page with broader county coverage than in the past. The second section, called Ne halem Valley News section will be a similar format to the pres ent Vernonia Eagle with an additional front page of Vernon ia area news There will be no change in personnel at the present time, according to Moore. B Wayne With the Recall Election Rhodes will continue to serve as St Helens 6.8 4 9, McBride scheduled to take place Tuesday, editor and advertising manager School; October 1, the Columbia County for the Nehalem Valley News Clerk, Roy Nelson, has issued a section and Moore will be editor Scappoose 1 & Scappoose list of polling places for the con of the overall publication as well Scappoose Middle School; venience of voters as advertising director E m Sea ppoose 2 & Scappoose 3, Nelson said, “We are com ployees of the Scappoose office The Clatsop - Columbia - :hool; bining many of the precincts Watts i School include Dee Moore and Laurel Washington Chapter of the Ore S Scappoose & Canyon, Com around the county to cut costs on Mollenhour plus part time as gon Log Truckers Association this special election," adding munity (KD> Hall; sistance from Ron Till and will meet at Oney’s in Elsie on E Scappoose 4 W Scappoose that those who will be away from aiding Mrs Rhoades in Vernonia Saturday, September 21 at 7 the area for any reason, are Scappoose High School. will be Blanche Laughlin and p.m., according to Fred Skid reminded that if they need an Jenelle Wiggins while the back Sauvie Island. Y a n k t o n more, Vernonia, Chapter Pres absentee ballot, they should shop operation will still be in the Grange Hall; ident apply for one as soon as feasible hands of Marv Kamholz and Mel A1 Smieja. Nehalem, an in Precincts and polling places in Schawb. As is currently the case, Vernonia 1, 2, 4 3, West ventor and electronics expert, Columbia County are as follows the paper will be prepared cam Oregon Electric Bldg.; will be guest speaker at the Clatskanie 1 and S Clatskanie. era ready in the Vernonia plant Vernonia 4 4 Vernonia 5, 47 J meeting He will demonstrate an Presbyterian Church; and then taken to Hillsboro on Administrative Office, electronic weighing device that Clatskanie 2 and N. Clat Tuesday evening for printing he has invented. skanie. Methodist Church; Deadlines for both news and Apiary. Fern Hill Grange; Business at the meeting will S Delena and N Delena. advertising will be Monday night Chapman, Chapman Grange include a discussion of items re Delena Grade School ; at 5 p.m but the earlier articles Hall. ferred to the local chapter by the Goble. Beaver Homes Grange are received, the more guaran State Association and the mem tee of their publication for that Marshland , M a r s h l a n d bers A representative of the S. Deer Island, N. Deer Island Grange Hall, week State Accident Insurance Fund 4 Columbia City, Deer Island S Milton. N Milton, and S St. The other significant change will also be on hand to discuss School; Helens 4-H Building at Fair will take place effective with the log trucking safety procedures. S. Mist 4 N Mist, Mist Grade grounds. Thursday October 3 issue. One Members, their wives, and School. S McNulty and N McNulty, that day single copy price for the guests from throughout Clatsop, Calvary Lutheran Church; Columbia County Herald will be Columbia and Washington Coun Quincy, Clatskanie Grange increased from 10 cents to 15 ties are expected to attemd the Hall cents Moore notes that this dinner meeting. is being done in an attempt to Rainier 1, E Rainier and N O T IC E keep yearly subscription rates Prescott, Rainier Grade School Gym; Would the person who pur as low as possible Therefore, chased. in Vernonia, a Postal yearly subscribers in the county Rainier 2 and W Rainier. Mones O rder on F rid a y . Sep Church of God; will be able to enjoy the current tem ber 13.1974 (or the amount of »4 per year rate, at least until the S Warren and N. Warren. 9107 94 and payable to the Co next postal increase Warren Grade Schtxd Cyrn ; lumbia Connty Sheriff please All clubs, organizations, com St Helens 1,2,4 3, Old Court Oregon 4-H members will go louse; contact the Postmaster in V er mittees etc., are invited to con through a series erf exercises tact either the Scappoose office nonia. Ore. St Helens 4, 5, 4 7, Condon designed to teach them how School: at 543-6387 or Vernonia 429-3372 community planning and de to submit news articles Stories velopment processes work at the also can be mailed or dropped off 1974 4-H Community Pride Con at either office providing they ference next week at Sunriver meet the Monday night deadline near Bend, reports Robert H. In conclusion Moore states Stevely. Columbia county exten that he feels this new concept sion agent Eric Dahlgren, candidate for will offer readers a much better The conference opens Sunday Columbia County Commissioner newspaper plus it is also in afternoon, September 22, and and currently a member of the keeping with the trend of pro continues until Tuesday after Port of St Helens, was named to gress in Columbia County noon Community Pride is a pro the Governor s Commission on gram supported by Standard Oil Youth this week He will be of California to encourage young representing Columbia County The Cemetery Committee met people to get involved in making on this committee Dahlgren will Wednesday , September 11 to their communities better places become the youngest member on Vernonia Volunteer Firemen make future plans for the V er in which to live and to make a the commission The commis answered a fire call Wednesday nonia Cemetery Immediate sion is set up as a committee morning at approximately 10 25 living. need is the tiling of the new where the problems of youth, (ie a m. for a grass fire in the addition in the southeast area. The program has been planned drugs school and the role of Riverview area No other in As soon as tiling is completed, with a committee of 4-H mem education, legal problems and formation was available at press the seeding of grass will be done bers representing other young job openings ) are studied What time. so that the section will be usable people from throughout the the commission then does is by spring Filling in of additional state points out George Wyatt, narrow the problems and try to soil will be necessary in the Oregon State University exten solve one or two of them by using lower area sion youth and community de ¡encies to spearhead sad the age velopment specialist. cha »nge The commission m em Ralph Bergerson, chairman of bers themselves range from a The conference will center on the committee, appointed Ora bank vice-president to social Bolmeier to take the place of her two sets of activities which will worker high school teacher to late husband. Wesley, on the simulate real situations. Wyatt A wide variety of courses government personnel explains The first will be a ser committee She also accepted «dealing with women in subject Eric Dahlgren believes the the duties of the secretary upon ies of "games” in which 4 H areas including English, psy major problems facing youth in the resignation of Evelyn Heath members must make decisions chology and sociology will be Columbia County is good job who has served on the com about the impact of community offered fall term at Portland openings and lack of youth mittee since its inception in 1967. development, land use planning State University under the spon and pollution. The second will be activity centers, plus growing Louise Hamnett was chosen to sorship of the Women’s Studies pressures from the Metro as far take Mrs Heath’s place. Other a series of "situations” in which Union at the University. as drugs and crime are con members of the committee are the young people try to de General introduction courses cerned. termine how to achieve a certain Reatha Hom and Bert Bruns- such as "Introduction to Wo goal in their community. man Jim Fuiten, Paul Weidman men’s Studies," "Introduction to and Ed Miller are consultants Women's Literature,” "Sociol Assisting with the activities who meet with the committee ogy of Women,’ and "Psych will be OSU extension specialists when necessary. ology of Women" will be mixed and agents as well as city and with special interest courses to county planners from Central Contributions to the Cemetery A preview of Portland Com form the fall term schedule of Oregon and Bend Mayor Art Beautification fund in memory munity College fall term classes classes Johnson. of Wesley Bolmeier and Dane will be presented Friday through Some of the special interest Brady were much appreciated Sunday September 20, 21, and 22, Anotner highlight of the con classes are “ Women Poets,” by the committee Considerable at Jantzen Beach 8-10:15 a m. Tuesday and Thurs ference will be the presentation anting of trees and shrubs will of awards for outstanding 4-H Coordination by Sheila Pilger, day; "Feminist Criticism", 9- done next spring which will of PCC’s Community Education Community Pride activities in 10; 15 a m Tuesday and Thurs conform to the overall plans of the state during the past year. Division, the presentation will day; "Women Novelists-Critics” the original landscape design include demonstrations, exhib 12 noon Monday, Wednesday Oregon 4-H members helping The committee will be in charge its, information, and a regis and Friday ; and "Doris Less plan the conference are Doug of all plantings in the cemetery tration booth ing" 10 30-11:54 a.m. Tuesday Avery, Lakeview; ValerieKluth, and Thursday. Portland; Dano Ybarra, Bend; For information regarding JoDee Boucock. Yoncalla, and women’s studies courses, call Christy Huston, Junction City. the Women's Studies Union at PSU, 229 4459 Fall term classes begin Mon day. September 30 at PSU Tim e schedules are now available at the registration and records window in the lobby of Ner- Oregon gasoline consumption berger Hall (724 SW Harrison). Registration for classes is F r i during July rose to 115,490,480 day, September 27 in the Health gallons, the highest figure re and Physical Education build corded so far this year, but still below July of 1973. according to ¡ng the Oregon Motor Vehicles D iv ision. In July, 1973 the seven cent per Columbia County Health con gallon gasoline tax was collected ducts tuberculin testing clinics on more than 116 5 million gal every Monday each month from lons 3 to 5 p.m., with reading of the D M V says the estimates of tests on Wednesday of the same miles traveled through July now week during the same hours It is stands at 6 654 billion miles Last HICK RINKS and Jerry necessary that the September 30 year at the end of July the miles State Fair FFA clinics be cancelled These ser traveled estimate was more than at «ht fair. vices will resume on October 7. 9.2 billion miles. Recall Election Scheduled For Tuesday, October 1 Area Log Truckers To Meet In Elsie 4-H Slates Conference Dahlgren Appointed To Governor's Comm. New Members Appointed To Committee Grass Fire PSU Offers Womens Classes PCC Sets Preview City Council Okay's Loading Zone On Jefferson Avenue The Vernonia City Council met in regular session Monday, September 16 with the meeting called to order by Mayor Sher man Fisher Present were coun- cilmen Bud Atkins, Todd Bower man, Ed M iller and Lucille Tomlin. Following the reading and ap proval of the minutes, business from the floor was heard Ruby Elliott appeared to repeat her request for a sewer hookup delay but the council voted to give her a 45 day variance after ex plaining that waiting could bring about unknown complications or costs to her but by hooking up now, an extension of pipe to the nes hou.ie (when constructed) would be all th a t was necessary at a later time pro viding it was not used for two homes. Harry Coleman again asked about his drainage problem but was informed there was noth ing the city could do for him. Next to be heard was Claude Veal who presented his problems with the East Vernonia Sewer District including the fact that no provision was made by the engineers for a hookup to his business and that, since the en gineer had taken so long in studying the problem, no finan cing was now available for the sewer under the Bancroft bond ing. Engineers are working on it according to Roy Sanders and. the council who were unaware of the problem, asked that Zen Dutson of Robert Meyer E n gineers, be notified of the fin ancing problem to see if Veal couldn’t be helped due to the fact that he had lost the opportunity for Bancrofting because of this situation. The 92 sewer use charge will be delayed on V eal’s shop until the problem is cor rected Veal also asked for relief of parking problems caused pa Irons of the Timbernook, on De- half of himself and the residents of Birch and Mist Drive. Ac cording to Veal the cars are a nuisance, blocking driveways to private property and the pas sengers of the vehicles leave debris scattered around which creates a health and safety problem. Police are to check into the matter. Chuck Hendryx, representing Vernonia Sentry, requested a loading zone on Jefferson St. for trucks loading bottles from their bottle storage area Council agreed to this. Committee reports were next heard with Atkins reporting that a new cement floor had been finished in the fire hall. Next on the agenda was com munications with a letter from Father Gussin of St. M ary’s Catholic Church submitting an offer of $30 for the city’s old recording machine. Council re fused the offer since city prop erty must be put up for bid when it is sold. Unfinished b’isiness was heard next with the city recorder sub mitting a list of the East Ver nonia Sewer District residents who have not made their sewer assessment payments. Letters are to be sent to these, including a seven percent interest charge added, due and payable by September 30, 1974 with the no tation that if payment isn’t made, legal action will be in stituted. Further discussion ensued about outside water hookups with council deciding to refuse all future requests following the reading of the engineer's report that the city is already short by 170,000 gallons of the three day storage amount set by state standards New business was then heard with council voting to approve payment on the fire truck which was delivered last week. An advertisement for bids for 400 feet of 2 4 inch fire hose is to be placed in the local paper with bids to be opened at 8 p in. Monday, October, 21. Council agreed to send chief of police Jack Cunningham and Tom Bruce, representing the fire department, to the Disaster Preparedness meeting in Hills boro September 17. A further statement on mod ular homes vs mobile homes was clarified that, whereas a mobile home could not be tampered with to meet city building codes, a modular home could and that building inspector John Lentz would have to approve modular homes Council voted to approve the appointment of Ora Bolmeier and Louise Hamnett to the Cemetery Board A further re quest from the board, on in creasing the price of lots, was taked under advisement. As the final act of the evening before payment of bills, council voted to have attorney Allan Coon draw up a resolution for an ambulance sinking fund. The meeting then adjourned at 9:25 p.m. with the next council meeting slated for Monday, Oc tober 7 in the city hall at 8 p.m. Workshop Set On Retarded “Volunteers are Advocates” is the theme of the third annual workshop for volunteers and professionals who work for and on behalf of mentally retarded children and adults The day long workshop will be Tuesday, October 1, at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center at the University of Oregon Medical School, 708 SW Gaines Road, Portland. Regis tration is at 9 a.m .; the fee is 91.50 per person or 75 cents per person in a group Participants should bring their own lunches. Of particular interest to per sons always volunteering, per sons wishing to volunteer and professional staff serving the retarded, the session is sponsor ed by The Volunteer Bureau of Greater Portland and the Asso ciations for Retarded Citizens in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties. Participating in the confer ence are Dr Albert Browder, associate professor of pediatrics at the U of O Medical School; Jack Hegrenes, associate pro fessor of Crippled Childrens’ Division at the Medical School; Dennis Heath, Fairview Hospital field representative from M a r ion County; Helen Howells, con sumer advocate and Washington County ARC m em ber; Gretchen Yost, director of Edwards Ac tivity Center; Sue Tingley, Port land Park Bureau specialized recreation director; and the ser vice coordinators for the de- velopmentally disabled from Multnomah, Claskamas, Wash ington and Columbia Counties, Ethelyn Gardner, Jim Wall, Susan Welsh and Jan Marshall. SAM HEA RING queries Diarmuid O’Scannlaln, Republican can didate for the first district seat of U A Congress when O’Scann- lain dropped by Sam’s Food Store while campaigning in Ver- Quilt Fair Slated The third annual Vernonia Quilt F air will be held during the week of October 5-13 at the American Legion Hall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Many heirloom quilts will be on display as well as a large group of other beautiful quilts offered for sale The Quilt F a ir is sponsored by the ladies of St. M a ry ’s Parish with admission scheduled at $1 with refreshments available. Proceeds go toward the building fund for a new church of the parish. ACCOMPANYING Diarmuid O’Scannlaln on his visit to Ver nonia were his two boys, Sean, 10, and Brendan, 7. While here the hoys enjoyed a look at the swimming pool and seeing the shops In town. Above O’Scannlain chats with Father Gussin of St. M ary’s Catholic Church. Gas Consumption Up During July Clinic Closed Sept. 30 CANDIDATE fsr U A Congress Diarmuid O’Sann- aiu greets Yemenis visitor at Veraani« Sentry Market while canvassing to a n a . O*flcanalain Is is running for the position presently held by W .n **ll Wyatt who is retiring.