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Ueroonia Eagk Stevenson » THURSDAY. SEPT IS. 1174 INC M E L U N SCHWAB. O FFIC IA L NEWSPAPER Entered as second class mail matter August 4. 19S2. under the act at March 3. 1879. Published weekly on Thursday at 721 Madison Ave., Vernonia. Columbia County. Oregon 97064 and paid at the Vernonia Poet Office as second class matter *4.00 Per Year — In the Nehalem Valiev $5.00 Per Year Elsewhere O m C F HOURS T s o .. Wed.. F ri.—« aan. to C pan. Thors. A Sat.—Í a.m. to 12 Benn Phase 429-337! SO M aaM aM O M M O O O O O O K Oregon Newspaper Publishers ¡Association Î Seat Belts Save Lives Says Gibson "The quickest w ay to cut highway fatalities, is for auto mobile occupants to use seat belts," said M a rk Gibson, speaking at the 7th annual T ra ffic Safety Conference Sep tem ber 9. which was sponsored by Oregon Women Highway Safety Leaders Gibson regional director of the Highway Users Federation for Safety and M obility is from Boise Idaho He pointed out that seat belts are an instant payoff because they are there yet “in a vehicle, people are lethargic and yet won't hesitate to fasten a seat belt on a plane " Approximately 200 attended the conference w ith 12 traveling from Columbia County including M r and M rs W alt G ilbert. M rs Robert Starret. M rs Velm a Rowies Mrs Val Enckson and M rs Buel Blackburn all of Scappoose M rs Roland Olson of Clatskanie L t Richard Dress ier. St Helens Police D e p a rt ment ; and M rs Harold Shadiey. Ms Ida Ham ilton M rs John T ab er and Ms Doris Thornton all of St Helens The panel participants during the day were from different fields of tra ffic safety that would be involved in the 3 by 80 pro g ram . which was explained by Gibson to be a goal of a traffic fa ta lity rate of no more than three people per 100 million vehicle miles by 1980 At present the rate is 4.5 persons for every 100 m illion miles Panelists were G il Bellam y, adm inistrator of the Oregon T ra ffic Safety Commission; Betty Polen Portland schools; and Robert O Enckson. P o rt land T ra ffic Safety Council Among the topics was that of the Highway 30 meeting held May i which involved 67 miles of highway from the Multnom ah Columbia County line to the Longview-Rainier bridge given by M rs Blackburn Columbia and Washington county share the honor of winning the aw ard for top enrollm ent of members for the vear Services Read Starlene M Stevenson. 11, fo r merly of Forest Grove, died from head injuries she receive« when she fell from her bicycle at her home in Judsonia. Ark on Sunday August 31 Funeral was held at Fuiten Mortuary Chapel on F n d a v . Sept 6 in Hillsboro E ld e r E G . Fresk and Elder Dale Ziegele form er pastor and pastor of the Hillsboro Seventh-day Adventist Church officiated Burial was in F ir Lawn Cemetery Starlene M Stevenson was bom in Hillsboro on M arch 31. 1963 io Claude E and Stella I Woolsey > Stevenson The fam ily had lived in M ollala pric' to moving to Forest Grove in July. 1973 Starlene attended tlie Du ley E lem entary School the 1973 74 year The fam ily moved to Judsonia. .Ark in June. Besides her parents Starlene is survived by a brother. Bobbv K Stevenson and a sister Debora Stevenson both at home grand parents. Hazel Woolsey of V er noma, and M r and M rs George Rham y of Nodaway. Iowa Services Pending For Howard Mathews Howard Mathews. 59. of Keas- ey Rt died Tuesday. September 17. at T u a lity Comm unity Hos pital in Hillsboro Funeral arrangem ents are pending at the Fuiten M o rtu a ry , Vernonia Services Held September 18 for John Upton. 61. who suffered a heart attack while deep sea fishing out of Astoria Saturday September 14 He was the father of M rs W il liam Harkson. Keasey Route Course On Energy Set A new evening course on energy and the future, offered this fall at Portland State U n iv ersity. is designed to help the laymar. understand the technical side of the energy issue The course, given by the D e partm ent of Applied Science and Engineering is intended for both regular students and interested members of tlie community George Tsongas an applied science and engineering pro fessor who has experience in energy-related fields, says the course w ill help students without a science or engineering back ground understand the technical side of the problem It also w ill help students understand the multi-disc lpbnary effects of technical decisions on social, po litical and economic areas he added The course w ill exam ine en er gy requirements and usage en ergy resources, methods for producing energy implications of energy production and energy conservation Power production techniques such as nuclear so lar wind and geothermal also w ill be studied The class w ill meet on Tues day evenings from 6 40 to 9:20 p m The first class session is October 1. F all registration is Monday September 27 Regular students register between 8 a m and 7 p.m P art-tun e students who m ay take up to six credits without going through form al admissions procedures register from 4 to 7 p.m M ore infor mation on the course regis tration procedures is available by calling 229-4631 Benefit Dance Set At The Shrine Hall Columbia Countv Shrine club will hold their 30th annual Benefit Dance at the Shrine Hal! Saturday. September 28 with proceeds slated for the Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children and other Shrine activities Music for the evening event w ill be provided by the Mustangs and refreshments w ill be a v a il able Admission is Si 50 per person. LARRY KNODEL CUSTOM HOMES THIHKIHG OF BUILDING A HOME? Call Us F or FR E E E stim ale 648-8965 For Information On Farm Home Administration And Land Bank Loans Contact Us! A M em ber of O regon H om e B uilders Assoc. THE PEOPLE SPEAK - - - (E d ito r * Note: The following ' U l r n i m l w a* »»sued bs toe Co lum bia Caaaty r ------- —rtra c rt in answer to charge» levied agaiast them by toe Recall tu m m itte e tost May wbicb re sulted to rircutottoa of petition» to force a special Recall Election Io remove the ro m m iw w oerv from office Enough signature» were collected to w arran t an election which w ill be held Tues day. October 1.1 To the people of Columbia C our’ y In answer to many of -he rum ors, .statements, and out right lies told by the circulators of the petition to recall the Board of Commissioners we would like to make the following com ments F irst, we have not persisted in placing our constituants under the jurisdiction of CRAG No decision was made on whether or not Columbia County would be come an associate m em ber of CRAG until afte r the by -laws of the newly organized CRAG were adopted on June 13. 1974 The u ltim ate decision that Columbia County would not join was not based upon threat of recall but on the adopted by-laws of CRAG After careful reading discussion and consideration of the by-laws as adopted, the Board of Com missioners determined it would not be in the best interest of the citizens of this county to become an associate m em ber, and as a result, voted not to become as sociated with CRAG Subse quently funds which has pre viously been tentatively alloca ted for CRAG dues w ere w ith drawn from the budget prior to its adoption Those pushing the recall indi cate CRAG is a government of oppression and foreign to the natural rights inherent in people If this statement were true, it would have been impossible for the 1973 legislature to adopt SB 769. which created the newly organized CRAG organization We have been accused of sub m itting the citizens to an un lim ited head tax. in violation of the Oregon Constitution A head tax has not been imposed, nor w ill one be imposed Those sup porters of the recall have made many erroneous statements, and this is but one of them We have also been accused of entering into an illegal interstate compact, in violation of the Oregon Constitution If this a l legation were true we would have been prosecuted by the D istrict Attorney or the Attorney General for such action and this has not been done Therefore this Is only another m is-state ment During the course of the meet ings of the recall com m ittee, we were accused of budgeting the sum of $100.000 for mass transit tT r i-M e t) This again is another untruth As a requirem ent of receiving F e d e r a l Revenue Sharing Funds we must publish in the newspaper both a “ Plan ned Use Report' and an “ Actual Use Report' The $100.000 listed in the Planned Use Report for “ Public Transportation" was for im provem ent of county roads, and not for mass transit as reported by those pushing the recall We have also been accused of favoring a charter government for Columbia County To the best of our know ledge none of us has ever made a statem ent that we are either in favor of. or opposed to the charter which has been prepared and which will be sub m itted to the voters in Nov em ber As commissioners we w ill have the same right as every other citizen in the County to express our feeling about the proposed charter when we m ark our ballot at the Novem ber elec tion We have been accused of striving to control development in Columbia County through building codes and sanitation laws The Uniform Building Code of the State of Oregon applies to all counties, not just Columbia County, and is to protect you. and us. from faulty or slipshod workm anship in buildings con structed in which we are to live We feel every citizen has the right to expect the home he buys to be built to specifications which w ill insure his house w ill not fall down around him . and has beer constructed in a w orkm anlike manner However there are those who feel that they can do as they please and do not have to follow the laws which have been adopted The sanitation laws of the State of Oregon, and the rules and regulations of the Depart ment of Environm ental Quality, have been developed over a per tod of years to insure you and I that we w ill not have our prop erty inudated by the sewage coming from our neighbors septic tanks We have the right to expect that our property w ill not be damaged by w illful ne gleet by our neighbor and we also have the right to espect our neighbor to live by the same laws under which we live This is the Golden Rule, and is part of the rights of every citizen whether in Columbia County, in Oregon, or in the United States There are those who w ill say “ It is m y property, and I w ill do as I please ” However, if each and every one of us did as we pleased" this would soon become an extrem ely bad place in which to live There are many who signed the recall petition who did so because they had a personal "g rip e ” to express against one or more ot the members of the Board of Commissionres This may be because a chuckhole was not repaired immediately in a road a building perm it was re quired before they could con struct a dwelling a sanitation perm it was denied because of unsuitable soils or some other personal vandetta When we took the oath of office, each of us swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Oregon and to obey the laws thereof For upholding the Constitution and obeying the laws, we have been made subject to a recall petition This recall cannot he justified, because the true purpose of the process is to elim inate any elected official who has know ingly com m itted an im p ro priety, or w illfully disobeyed laws It was not the intent of the in itia tors of the legislation that it be used to remove an elected offic ial from the office for exercising the discretion he is by law authorized to exercise This is the purpose for which he was elected to use our discretion and best judgement in solving prob lems and allowing for orderly growth in Columbia County We sincerely ask each and every voter when he goes to the ls to cast his ballot to take a g hard har look at the m ar y tood long and constructive accomplish ments made for Columbia Coun ty by the present commission ers Each person should ask h im self whether he wants a gov e ernm ent run by those who have the best interests of all countv citizens at heart, or a govern ment who can be told by a sm all faction of people who say “ I f things aren't done our w ay. we w ill recall, recall, and recall, until we can have our own way “ This is an exam ple of an attem pt to influence government by threat, intim idation and fear This is not the Am erican wav It is extrem ely im portant that each and every citizen of Co lum bia County come out on the recall election day and vote This we ask you to do Democracy cannot be preserved or safe guarded if people are so ap athetic they w ill not express their opinion at the polls There is a danger that a sm all m inority can become the sole determining force in government if the large m a jo rity of people are too dis interested to express themsel ves. The Recall Com m ittee of Co lum bia County is holding weekly meetings in the Rainier City H all Business is centering on advertising and news releases pnor to the election date of Tuesday October 1 The com m ittee feels that Re gional Governm ent and it's State agency of CRAG has been brought into our local govern ment by a minority through the use of appointment and appoint ees. sidestepping the constitu tional right of a vote of the people The recall charges i f suc cessful could establish a p re cedent that can be used by citizens as a basis of action against CRAG and Regional Government not only in Colum bia County, but state and nation wide The petitions circulated c h a r ged the Commissioners A. J Ahlborn. Jack M inkoff and Fred Foshaug for their persistance of putting their constituants under the jurisdiction of regional gov ernment-notably CRAG The pe titions further charged that CRAG was a government of oppression, foreign to the N a tural Rights Inherent in People A rticle I. Section 1, of the Oregon Bill of Rights Section 3 of the individually filed petitions rapped each Com missioner for subjecting his con stituanls to an unlim ited head tax in violation of Article IX . Sec l . t a i of the Oregon Con stitution Section 4 rapped on another point, for placing his const! tuants in an illegal Interstate Compact in violation of A rticle X V I Sec 1. Although cross section of vot ers county wide w ere contacted when approxim ately 1900 signa lures were secured against each commissioner Petition carriers feel the outlook is bright for a successful recall election It is now in the hands of the electorate of Columbia Countv to decide whether they want gov em m ent under the constitutions of the United States and the slate of Oregon or Regional Govern ance administered by appointed officials Submitted by the Recall Com m ittee-M arg e Stafford.sec treas L etter to the E d ito r The members of the Board of the Columbia County Council of Senior Citizens in attendance at the September 13 meeting voted unanimously to go on record as being in support of Columbia County Commissioners Foe haug M inkoff and Alhborn It is our belief that the com m is sioners have acted in good faith, in the conviction that they were acting in the best interests of the citizens of our county We believe that if our citizens really understood the issues thev would not doubt the good faith of the men serving in the thankless positions of commissioners We hope all responsible c iti zens w ill go to the polls and give a vote of confidence to the com missioners for the many things they have done right rather than voting to punish them for the one thing some people consider may have been wrong 'Clean Up America' Month Announced By BLM Director “ As the nation's birthday nears citizens throughout the country are m aking plans Cleaning up and decorating are important steps in preparing for the big celebration." Craft said “The first step is caring-becom ing aw are of the need to improve and protect our environment People are encouraged to look around their cities, towns or communities to see what needs to be done to m ake them cleaner and more attractive “ The next step is action.” he said Individuals can begin, they can get their friends to join in ; and they can take the initiative in m otivating business, civic groups, and local government officials to work together for community im provem ent.” Suggested activities include: planting trees and flowers, co operating in recycling p r o- gram s; starting a carpool fu nding a bus or bike, helping to establish hike trails and new urban parks, organized litter cleanups, and recycling These and many other project ideas are included in a set of seven inform ation sheets and two ac tion booklets, “ How to Conduct a Cleanup Cam paign" and "How to Set Up a Recycling Collection Center ” “ September 15 marks the be ginning of “ Clean Up Am erica M onth" sponsored by the U S . Departm ent of the Interior Johnny Horizon ‘76 p ro g ram '', announced Archie D (S a it, state director of the Bureau of I .and Managem ent in Oregon and Washington “ Clean Up Am erica M onth" encourages sponsors. ctx»pera ting agencies and organizations to expand their environm ental awareness and action projects during the period September 15 through October 15 The Johnny Horizon ‘76 cam paign is an expansion of the program launched in 1968 by the Bureau of Land Managem ent, according to State Director C raft Under its direction, m il lions of helping hands responded to Johnny Horizon's call. “This land is your land, keep it clean." and volunteered to participate in trash cleanups on the national resource lands parks, recrea tion areas, and neighborhoods Public awareness and support of Johnny Horizon grew to the extent that the program is now a nationwide effort and offers a unique challenge with the mes sage, “ Let's Clean Up Am erica for Our 200th B irth d ay.” $aaanMaoooaocM«M(Maaoooaaooooaao(woMMKmeiaoc Study Club Meets T O P IC S O F T H E T O W N The Vernonia Study Club w ill hold their first meeting of the year at the home of M rs Owen East T hu rsday. September 19 at 8 pm Weekend visitors at the home of M r and M rs B ill Thompson Jr w ere Ted Steinhardt of Rogue R iver and his daughter M rs Jayne Willson and two children of Grants Pass M r . and M rs I>on W h it e m a n of Beaverton spent Sunday at the home of M rs Leta W hitem an This weekend Tex Whiteman of T ig ard brought his Sunday School class to the home of his mother. M rs Leta W hitem an The eleven Junior Hi boys rode their bikes over, taking five hours on Saturday then riding them back on Sunday Those accompanying the group were Jane and Debbie W hitem an of T ig ard and M r and M rs Paul Nunze of Portland M r Nunze is a student at the Baptist Sem inary in Portland The group held Sunday School in M rs W hitem an's home Sunday. M r . an d M rs W ill Harders attended a high school re union at Hubbard on Sunday Mrs Harders graduated there several years ago M r. a n d M r s B ry o ti C h a m b e r» of Dunlap Iowa came F rid a y for a few days visit w ith their daughter and fam ily M r and M rs Jack Seeley The Seeley's w h o h a v e been aw aiting a call as missionaries to Indonesia were not accepted at this tim e and plan to rem ain in Vernonia for the present H arry and Arlie Emmons flew to Reno. Nevada on Monday Friends w ill be watching for them on Wednesday , anxiously- w aiting to hear if A rlie “ hit the tackpot this time Visitors at toe home of M r and M rs Robert Andrews last Tuesday were his brother Frank Andrews of K lam ath F alls and his nephew and w ife M r and M rs Robert Cunningham of Pleasant Home. Oregon They also visited M rs Elsie Andrews and son Wendell on Keasey Road M r. and M rs isom Woolen of Denver Colorado cam e Monday for a visit at the home of their son and fam ily Pastor and Mrs Kenneth Wooten M r a n d M rs L e w i* Morgan and M r and M rs V irg il Snook spent Thursday through Sunday at the Pendleton Koundup O ar lene M organ and Cora E xtin e of Portland stayed with M rs Mor g a n s m other. M rs M y rtle Snook while they were away W e e k e n d v is ito r * a t toe home of M r. and M rs C arl Chris tianson were Mrs Allen Chris tianson of Portland. M rs Ken neth Lande of Oregon City and M r and M rs Elroy M iner with David and Cindy of Birkenfeld .M r. a n d M r* Jim Rodger* of Turner visited at the home of M r and M rs Lewis Morgan on Monday M M a M M W M R N M M m W M ftA M to M to M M a N to A W M M IM AT CLAUDE'S YOU GET: X M r and M r» J J Bennett of San Diego, visited with Mrs Ruth Steers Thursday Mrs Bennett is the sister of Marion Steers They are camping at Long Beach, Washington with the A irstream tra ile r group JOY THEATER FTC., SAT. TH E BOY W HO CRIED W EREW O LF Something to sell’’ trade or re n t” Place an Eagle Classified today CRAG Are we io Columbia County completely out of CRAG? We wonder? Vote for Re call of Columbia County Commissioners October 1st — October 1st! Paid for by Recall Committee. Rt. 1, Box 475 Warren, Ore. 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