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Volume Four, Number Four
Stop Signs So
Fort Orford, C urry County, Oregon — Price. Ten Cents
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Thursday, April 27,1961
; Hall Site Is OK’d
It was easy to feel the air be allowed to impose orders and
around the council table and v is-, that they should be carried out.
itor’s area become charged with otherwise, he said, the council
anticipation of questionable ac- was of no h611601 and he might
just b ~ — ” —
tion on a petition submitted by j home as well walk out and go
The police commissioner
more than 100 residents at Tues had been ordered, by motion, to
day’s meeting of city fathers. The survey all Intersections in the
petition proved to be the main city &nrl report to the council,
theme of the evening’s agenda,! 1'l4arsb said, but so far had not
complied.
By Paul L. Peterson
after two minor items of busi
“GO HOME . .
ness
were
passed
over
with
but
Editor, The News
Windmaiser, in a hot rebuttal,
cursory meditation.
said he had made several sur-
One, a request by Fire Chief Iveys that were presented to the
Paul Peterson that the fire de-1 60Uncd- Further, he said, look-
Signifying the end, a pair of J |
partment be given a key to the I ‘ng- at Marsh' "Why don,t you
men’s pants were hung regally1 *
go home, you might make a lot
over the stop sign at the post-
city gasoline pumps, was given of people in this town happy.”
office corner of 7th and Jackson
the approval stamp. And, it was Mayor Gribble interposed at this
streets when day dawned Wed
agreed to grant authority to point and ordered that all per
nesday. After spending more
public works head Frank Morris sonal arguments were to be kept
time on this relatively minor
to exchange an electric hammer out of the meeting.
issue than on any other since
for the next biggest size. Morris Paul Peterson, Port Orford
the new administration took of
said he was mistaken on the size News publisher and former coun
fice, the signs were ordered re
of hammer he needed and the cil member, gained the floor
moved, but only after petition
purchase approved at the last during the momentary lull fol
protest and nearly another hour
council meeting, for $135, proved lowing the mayor’s reprimand.
of wrangling—most of it over is
to be toi small to be of any val Initiative and referendum priv
sues far removed from the case.
ue. in» new hammer will cost ileges are allowed the people, he
But, it’s at least settled and we
about $90 more.
said, by the city charter for
can get back to the norm—at
their own protection. They have
PETITION ENTERS
least on this item.
here exercised this right because
The
stop
sign
removal
petition
they feel they have been incon
There could be another one
was hardly thrown to the table venienced by these stop signs.
just around the corner though.
before
it
was
pounced
on
by
ald
They want them removed. He
It's not really new, either. T hat’s
erman Blaine Marsh who began further stated he could guaran
the city hall building. One |
a
tirade
that
appeared
very
much
tee that at any future time the
question has apparently been
to be geared against police com people were not satisfied with
determined—location of the new
missioner
Adolph
Windmaiser.
council action, or for any other
offices. City leaders have select- .
Marsh opened his remarks by reason or request, the petition
ed property, a gift from George
stating he felt any petition.' process would probably be used
Hahn and Mary Dobbema-Yoder,
handed to the council should be 1 again.
located behind the Hahn Hard
signed by the person entering it,1 NEED ONLY In M. P. II.
ware and McKay’s Market,
Hi this case Agness Leutwyler. The only thing we need as I
i Hahn withheld his vote on the
Mrs.
Leutwyler replied by ask see it, said Windmaiser, is pos
issue). And, it sounds like plans ■ Resting here in the horizontal,
ing, “What if you can't write?” sibly a sign on the corner by the
are pretty well along for th e 1 these treated piling are ex-
Marsh agreed it probably wasn’t old Community church building
building itself. There is no
COOS-CURRY REJECTS ALL AGNESS
mandatory and then asked city with a “slow to lo m.p.h.” re
Taient Show Is
doubt the building would be an pecti^d to begin taking shape
recorder Loraine Haines to read striction. Windmaiser then mov
asset to the community, both ) into a new dock within a week, LINE CLEARING BIDS—WILL REPEAT
all names on the petition. In ed for the removal of the signs,
Tomorrow7 Night
from appearance a n d need p o r t commissioners hope.
cluded were names of three stating that if the motion didn’t
standpoints, but there is a lot of Waiting now for more hard I All bids for clearing of 11.4 the proposed right-of-way which Shades of old vaudeville return
who had formerly carry he would appeal for an
weighing to be considered before' ware expected this week, the i miles oi right-of-way for the will connect Agness with Gold to Port Orford tomorrow night councilmen
voted for erection of the signs. initiative and referendum vote
the forms are poured. We could commission says plans are I new Agness power line were re- ' Beach.
suggest, in a matter of this im ) nearly shaped up for its con jected by resident engineers, it I Kight-of-way clearing in the when local singers, dancers, and Marsh then chided the recorder of the people on the issue. Hahn
portance, that the consideration struction, the work probably | was announced Tuesday by Bruce ) Agness area which is being done what have you, assemble at the about making comments during provided the second, and the
of residents be given first choice, j will be done by Stewart Cam IShavere, general manager of with local labor is nearin,■ com- Battle Hock school gym to par- the reading and proceeded with j motion’ won with Marsh and
, Smith atataining.
Because, as much as we would) eron of Bandon. Setting be Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative. pletiou. With the letting of th e) ticipate in the second annua! his argument.
SIGNS NOT ENFORCED
I Mayor Gobble commented that
like to see the building, we know hind the remaining jetty, the Bids were opened but not read bid for the section now being Rotary club talent show.
that once it’s built it’s not going new structure will be 70 feet liecause they did not meet bid called for clearing, there will re
Quoting
from a notebook. ‘
Would s4oP stirrin«
Open
to
everyone,
the
show
specifications.
main only the middle section of
to be moved, at least for several wide by 200 f«*et long. This is
Marsh said that on January 1 0 l“P ' “
A date for opening new bids the line right-of-way for clear will feature three divisions: 1st five aldermen voted for the stop' “
decades. So, before it goes any 150 feet shorter than the dock
h ' V i T « 6'
C“ y
to 8th grades, intermediate and signs, one against, and that th e , wou,d be bett6r ° ff
farther, we would be in favor of that washed out by an ex has been set for May 5, 8 p.m., at ing.
Bidders are required to exam- adult with cash prizes await-1 abstaining member, apparently' SEWERS
a public hearing, at least, so tremely severe storm a year the Coos Curry office in Gold
Beach.
citizens could see the building ago February.
}l7htthnfThei<’n± ' r , Cl, ? ,'ing H 4"g Wlnne,S °f th6 top three I referring to the police commis-I A 4let^ r ,was read from the
In order to encourage local light of the specifications and
plans, location, and cost esti
sioner, said he wouldn’t enforce COUI1^y health office stating that
bidders Coos-Curry Electric has plans outlined by C. H. Guern spots in each section.
mates of a city hall they will be
the signs
| the sewerage problem in Port
divided the work into two sec sey & Co., consulting engineer Admission prices have been re-1 Marsh contjnued that O|, Ja „ . , Orford could only be corrected
forced to pay for. It takes a
Pacific
Invitational
tions.
The
section
being
called
ing
firm
for
Coos-Curry
Electric.
little more time—but it elimin
duced in half for the 8:00 p.m .|uary 31 Windmaiser submtted •by installing a disposal system,
for at this time is 11.4 miles be Specifications for the project show, 5oc for adults and 25c for j his report on the survey of th e > I !but
ates future controversy.
,be city couldn’t start a
Track Meet Saturday ginning at the Lobster creek may
be obtained from Larry j children.
17th and Jackson street intersec project
" * in the immediate future
Fishing on Garrison lake’s
bridge
approximately
12
miles
that
office
would cooperate in
Coach - . „ „ John
Botz,
after
a t d ö i u i u u i u u c a t . i l i l l l U C I 1 U C I I U - Cerendale, resident engineer, P. | Last year’s contest proved to tion, and that on February 14
opening
Saturday
saw n nearly
V |Æ 1 I I l l g
u
a v u r u u j
o u n ,»
I , « . . r1
c i
IX
,
east of Gold Beach and entend- O. box 941, Gold Beach. Plans
enjoyed, the talent committee chief of police Bud Switzer re-
regulation of new septic
the precipitous Cementi, send^ I
ln an
dlrectlop alon« and specifications may be ex-Jggjd, and this year’s should be ported on his survey. “Now I tank Installations.
planted trout—not so Sunday,
NO TIMBER SALE
amined at Coos-Curry Electric (bigger and better than ever. In- personally don’t care whether
when all
types
of
lures
were
re-’
Ib
J
s
Pract)=cW
Pirate
thinclads
ill types of
offices in Gold Beach or Co- • termission entertainment is also there are any stop signs in the I Marsh said he had checked
I against the field this Saturday) Spring Concert
fused. Wha’ hoppen?
quille. Bid bonds equal to 10 ! pianned.
| afternoon as the Pacific squad '
city," Marsh said, “it’s the p rin -:lr)to
possible selling of tlm-
per cent of the maximum b id1
ciple of the thing.’’ He asserted jIer 011 Deady street in exchange
The city council and chamber hosts the entire conference in I At High School
price will be required.
that there had been no arrests f°r right-of-way clearing, but
of commerce each have tran- the biggest local meet of the
I The annual spring concert
Present plans for bringing el- j PoDDy Poster
made since the signs had been I recommended the city hold fast
script copies of the port hearing year.
up, but surveys had shown driv ' at this time, though allowing
held here February 1st. Every I As Sullivan might opine, 'This iwU1 1)6 held at Pacific high ectrlc service to Agness and Ilia-1
testimony and letter presented ! is the really big shooooe”, for all chool gym on Thursday. May 4 hee calls for completion of the Winners Named
ers were running the signs. W hat) loggers to clear and maintain a
good does it do to make a motion right-of-way down 19th street
is Included. Copies are available I local track fans for the ’61 sea- at 8 p.m. Admission for students line by the end of this year, Mr.
The American Legion , u*dj a t the council table. Marsh ask- providing that street surfaces
from the Army Engineers’ P o rt-' son. Myrtle Point and Coquille, is 25c and adults 50c. Grade Shavere said.
iary poppy poster contest has ed. if the orders would not be and dust are controlled.
land office at $5.49.
! apparent powerhouses with en- school students will be admitted
been brought to a close with the I enforced.
' trants three deep for each event, free if accompanied by an adult. PTA VOTES ON
ASK PAVING SPECS
following results: In class 1 ,, ,1 Alderman Orris Smith asked i Moved to write a letter to the
The program this year offers QUITTING TONIGHT
A letter received this week by j wju pe On
to spow their po-
the chamber of commerce comes; ttntlaI toward state A_2 honors enough variety to suit music Memhe
f it,» D„rt
r h u
U<^td
1 i’• 5»h a.“ d | what the petition was but a re- county court asking lor partic-
m <? iO,d!6th grad£ th? J ™ 0 fl,st P,iz<; quest by the people for action.! ulars on street paving, in rela-
from East Paterson. N. J. Philip and are conceeded the dubious lovers of a11 ages' according to r He b n J-A
grade
school
PTA
will
vote
on
went
to
Cheryl
McDan.el
of Port HoW(.
,,p s;(id he (.ould
|1()n tu w0lk
Uw
Nachtigal says he plans to spend distinction of knocking heads ■Tl,m Haban' music instructor.
thP city lo
pare road 8Urface8,
Numbers will Include marches, whether or not to dtsband the | Orford; second prize of »31)0 to nQ rpason f( . the hostiIitv
two months on the coast and is fOr ide ju-gj p)ace finish,
w s presented •
| a n d l f t h e county roadmaster
interested in Port urford. How Bandon and Gold Beach are spirituals, patriotic songs and j organization Thursday, April 27 Beverly Osborne of Port Or ord w y
did he get this city's name is the scheduled to appear and only ! music from Broadway shows in ) at 7:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose »¿'i h e ' el . V '«’' ’'.o’, n
O1”S
George Hahn, fire commission-i would be available to inspect
puzzler, says secretary Adolph Brooklngs who holds a decision' c,udlng “Showboat”, “Sound of >oom of the grade school.
r
pr ze o $ i ,
ayne pr impjied (_jlat
R|gns werP several proposed street projects
I Should the organization decide Moore of Langlois and Karen not enforced, what were they J here. About one and three-
Windmaiser. (Advertising, natch over Paclflc ln the purple's o n ly Muslc”’ 9nd others
Gibney
of
Port
Orford.
—Ed.)
outing of the year, so far has I Works ° f some ° f tbe highly to cont,nue’ nominations will be
good for? And. why make crim quarter miles of projects were
accepted from the floor for the
In class 2, which included the
Rumor has it that school dis failed to signify Its intent to outstanding composers as Cole offices of president and vice 7th, 8th and 9th grades, first, Inals out of everyone by keeping recommended by the paving
) committee of Marsh, Hahn and
trict 2-CJ is going broke. I t’s participate, but'Is still expected P,0,ter’T J**” " ? ,, a2d
president. The nominating com Donna Herbison of Langlois; 2nd i the signs?
“N F V F R S A I D 'NO' -•
McGarvey. The men were com-
not that bad yet, though they to be on hand, come Saturday. Iateln’ John Philip Sousa George mittee presented nominations at Debbie White of Port Orford and
Gei sbw,n’ Harry Robert Wilson
;
- v tit »/yii,
i mended for their work on the
will be in debt around 70-some It should be a gala show and will' ¡and
the March meeting for Mrs, Joe A. Teal of Langlois; 3rd, Windmaiser managed to wedge survey.
Kern are Included.
thousand beans. Reason for it 84ve a0 4be area disciples of the The mixed chorus, in its first Frank Heesacker as secretary Nancy Apling of Langlois and
is failure to budget for uncol- cinders an adequate opportun- year of development, shows pro and for Mrs. Gil Rush as treas Kathy Severns of Port Orford. I a word in next by calling Chief I CITY HALL SITE
Switzer to answer whether he' It aDDears that the council
lected taxes. Because of this, 44y
866 4be entire league in mise as an outstanding group in urer. It was not possible to find S h « t? ’e piS hT rd0OlT h ?S iud,e esIhad
eVer ***" tOld nOt to a rre st' in te n d s ^ buikTa cRy hall, un-
the district has been forced to action at one spot and at one the future.
anyone to accept nominations Shasta Pritchard. The judges (anyone fOI. failing to stop at i, ss unforeseen events put the
borrow money, all this year and time. The field has been getting
Accompanist for the chorus is for president or vice president a t , were members of the Art mso - Jacks<)n street Swltzer's „ega- demper on present plans A id e/
part of last, to meet current ob- 1,8 share of work in preparation Ruby Hatmaker.
that time, but since then, Mrs. | elation of Port Orford and eon- , (v„ rep]y prompted Marsh
Marsh to
t„ ' ) mall^MCi a?vey repot ted that
ligations. Minutes of the M arch'
the big event and continued
Bob Lewis and Mrs. Helen Stole sisted of Mrs. Milton Leer, Mrs. question why. then, hadn’t the j two sites are available for the
20 meeting reveal that the dis- Rood weather should produce
have stated that they wn_.d ac- j Don Neal and Mrs. Syneva Lind- chief made any arrests at the building, th«‘ present city pro-
trict superintendent requested some exciting races and excellent • B U L L E T I N
cept nominations for president berg^
intersection? Switzer said th a t' I)erty and that'offe ed by Hahn
that a delinquent tax item be |n times, plus some outstanding
There were 62 posters m ade)durlne thp tlmps he was ffllrvev. |
Coach Bob Stoll’s Pacific Pi and vice president, If the PTA i 'ind
ihev will be disdaved in the durlnJ the
h° WSS survey“ I and Dobbema. McGarvey rec-
the budget, as did school au d it-' performances in the field events, rates Wednesday afternoon up votes to continue.
ors. Budget members apparent-
Bo,z is optimistic that his set the Coquille Red Devils in a Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Stole a re !Coos-Curry Electric building in ;
°n
d°
naled land and selling the city
ly failed to agree because the C!fiW
v>ve a creditable show 12-6 victory, maintaining a 3-0 serving as president and vice Port Orford about a week before
stressed that the council should ■ lot if addltioal-funds were need
item didn't appear. A iarge
the face of the larger and league record.
Memorial Day.
president this year.
ed for the structure. Bates moved
turnover of budget members, 14 mor6 formidable schools and has Complete story In next week's
1 that the city go ahead with the
in the last three years, could several boys such the
as: distancé
Johnson i s 1,0,4 se,t,on'
Alpha
Psi
Chapter
Takes
Second
Honors
BASEBALL MEETING
building and the motion passed
have something to do w ith It— I and Johnson
j
u in
» * , _ ,
1 with Hahn abstaining. The new
not being on a budget commit- 6VPnts and fleld t6s,s- Plus Tttck-
SET FOR TONIGHT
In State Scrapbook Contest At Convention
, city hall will be 3'ixGO, con
tee more than two years run-
th?
and ■*r,nU ’I and GORSE GROUP TO MAKE
Port Orford’s Alpha Psi chap-
A standing ovation was ac
A meeting of the baseball as. slructrd of masonry block and
ning. continuing policies could Wahl and Turker ln th6 weights, SURVEY OF CITY FRIDAY
ter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha'corded the three hostess chap sociation will be held at the Port frame at a cost of around $7.000.
be hard to maintain.
1™”^ a ,e some Ptomlsing un-
_________________|derclassmen like: Mahaffey, Cox
Members of the combined Fort placed second ln the state scrap- t<rs. Port Orford. Coos Bay and Orford grade school tonight. The city attorney was Instructed
t< prepare the deeds for the site.
and Rogers to possibly pile up a Orford garden clubs committee book cont .st at the Oregon state North Bend, for the success of Thursday, April 27 at 7 :30.
STEVENS ELECTED
few points and it will depend on on gorse control will make their convention held ln Coos Bay on the convention.
Everyone interested in seeing At the same time the council re-
TO CURRY POST
Attending from Port Orford a successful season, and persons I Jected an offer from C. W C.
how the field spreads in the var- delayed survey tomorrow, Friday, April 21. 22 and 23. Their entry.
Leroy Stevens of Port Orford, ious contests as to Just how high »t 9:30 a. m.. an announcement prepared by Florence Crane, were Dolores Mayna, Peggy Wag- willing to assist with coaching, j Hand to rent the former J&L
chairman, Myrle Elllngsen andiner, Noma Thomas, Florence umpiring, ground keeping, etc.,Bootery building at $75 per
was elected chairman of th e ' the Pirates can place.
naid today.
1 he group will divide into Shirley Wilson, was done in a 1 Crane, Twila Byrnes, Mary Ann Is urged to attend
¡month. Mayor Gribble said he
Democratic Central Committee Opening festivities will get un-
I felt a move at this time would
four teams of two, each taking treasure chest theme First place Cline, Dorothy Collins, Kathy
of Curry county. He is replacing dr rwav at about 1 p.m. and
Gibney, Louise Karther, Donna Representative Of
be unnecessary because of the
Robert Miller, who resigned.
| good turnout of the faithful a fourth of the city for a gorse went to Delta Xi, Portland.
The new committee met in could Inspire some startling and ) tally. The committee aske»l that
Marcia Enlund, Port Orford's Marsh. Evelyn Smith, the Floyd
possibility that the city would
be ln their own quarters In a
Gold Beach to consider appll- -pcrkling results from the local 'local residents knowing of any entry for outstanding member, ■ Wilsons. Jack Waldles, Norman Assessor To Be Here
few months.
cations fo. replacement of Mrs. lads. It will allow an Insight corse growing In out-of-the-wav and also co-chairman of the Valets, Orris Smiths, Bob Mc
GRANTED ACCESS
A representative from the
Jamieson. Port Orford postmlst- lrto the actual district outcome1 places please contact cither VI i convention, was honored with Kenzies, Rod McKenzies, Harold
ress, who will retire this sum- at Coquille on May 20 and the .Hollier at ED 2-3425, or Alice other candidates ln a
special Knapps.
Roy Enlunds, Elmer County Assessor's office will be In another motion, City Re
iner. Wilma Stevan, has b)en state meet the following Friday Peck at EC 2-2597, *» a comple’c ceremooy at the awards banquet .Pen», Ted Elllngsen» and the In the city hall from 10 *o 4 on corder Loraine Haines w a s
gran’ed access to the •I’.y file».
recommended.
land Srturday at Corvilfs.
! gone p(ctu-« ran be I'cterminrd Saturdnj night.
C a r l Hales.
Monday. May 1.
It Seems
That Wo/