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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.