TRAGEDY STUNS TOWN Tichenors Killed In California Accident by L a ra im H alm » The highway 99 head-on colli­ sion occurring a t 5:90 p. m Sat. June 9th, near Redding, Calif, w h i c h killed four person« G rover and Anna Tlchenor. Port Orford, Ruthe Maloy Norrla, Springfield. Ore and driver of the other car, G erald H Volght, Redding, has shocked and sad dened this City. The Tichenors and their two daughters, lAiclUe. Portland, and Thelm a Purdin who resided with her parents here, had been on vacation In C alif, and M exi­ co in Lucille’s new ea r eepecial- iy purchased for the vacation. They were en route home when tragedy struck near Redding. C a lif Volght. alone, was alleg­ edly driving on the wronx side of the highway on a curve Surviving are three eons, be­ side the two daughters Robert H of Renton. Wash: Gerald E ., E l Sobrante, C a lif ; and Col. Laurence Tlchenor with the arm ed forces in Paris who flew for the funeral. M r Tlchenor was the grand- BIG BOR LeMAIRE te rm e d M a y o r Andy C rib b le " o n e o f th e fe w w o rk in g M a y o rs I 'v e m e t, " w h en In tro d u c e d a t th e c it y h a ll F rid a y a f ­ te rn o o n . L e M a lre , w h o se home Is In H o lly ­ w o o d , c o m p le m e n te d th e m ayor o n th e new c it y h a ll, and re m a rke d o n th e u n e x p e c te d fr ie n d lin e s s he w a s e n jo y in g In th e a re a . Big Bob ca u g h t a r id e b a ck to G o ld Beach w h e re he s ta y e d o v e r th e w e e k -e n d to a tte n d th e A g noss b a rb e cu e and b oa t ra c e . He c o n ­ tin u e d h is w a lk to S e a ttle M o n d a y . Tor p ic tu re s and s to ry o f th e C o o s -C u rry Co­ o p e ra tiv e pow er lin e d e d ic a tio n and Sunday c e le b r a tio n at A g n e s s , see page s ix . Congenial Rig Bob I a ire. j route on foot, but Big Bob said looking for all the world like It was perm Usable to ride a m ixture of Sebeatlan Cabot. | ahead and walk back to the Burl Ives and a heavy weight pick up point, then ride ahead wrestler, strolled into Port Or again and continue walking ford with his walking stick F rl They m ay also ride anywhere dav afternoon looking rem ark- inside a city. ably fresh despite a days' bat He does all his walking In the tie with strong headwinds be daytim e because hikers are too tween Gold Beach and here hard to see at night, he said, L eM alre, who left San Fran- adding that he would also miss cisco M ay 9. is one of four men loo much scienery walking from the Bay City to L eM alre caught a ride back the Seattle World's F a ir The to Gold Beach after his visit others are 79-year-oId retired here, where he spent the week- postal employee John "Iro n end and enjoyed the boat trip Legs” Stahl. Charles Knowles up the Rogue and the Agness and Herb Hasche Rig Bob Is barbecue, boat race and field the only one traveling Highway day. He rode back to Port Or- 101 exclusively. ford and continued his Journey An adventurer at heart, and a^ Monday morning. photographer by profession, Le | ----------------------- M aire. who has a weekly travel-1 T a x Commission adventure T V program in Hoi 1 lywood, "Rendevous with Ad- j Seeks Engineers venture," told the News that he was very enthused over his trip up the Pacific Coast and that he is seriously considering a return trip to film it for his show. Most of M M a lre 's travels have taken him to Central and South America for his T V series m aterial M s t year, however, he went to China and Quemoy where he was decorated by a ,£t»tnmanding officer when fly­ ing for the Chinese Nationalist army. The 275-lb w alker averages about 18-24 miles per dav, using six pairs of shoes which he changes frequently. The extra pairs, and other items he col­ lects on his route are forwarded to towns ahead of him. He carries with him only a sm all shoulder bag and his walking stick Ix*M aire said his trip so far has been untiring and very en­ joyable. But, he added, walking Into the wind is lowering his daily average. The hikers are required to cover the entire Local 4-H 'ers Attend Summer Camp Among the nearly 1800 youths attending the 4-H Sum m er School this year at Oregon State University are a number of students from the northern Cur­ ry County area. The following students were chosen to represent their area at this conference: C harlie W at­ erman and B arbara W igle, Four M ile; Connie G uerin, P atricia Ellis, and Nancy Shaw, Lang­ lois; M arilyn Rundberg, Dewey Hall, Peter Brooks, M a ry Helm - ken and Jerome Lester, Sixes; and Sheryl Mechals, Karen M ac Donald and Christine Johnson, Port Orford. ________ ____________ The State ______ Tax Commission has ann<>Unced that graduate engi- neers are being sought tor ap p rsisal work in Its industrial and u tility sections. Acceptable applicants will be offered positions im m ediately, - the Commission said, at a monthly salary of 5480 Appli­ cants with experience in con­ struction and allied fields can be started at a m inim um of 5525 a month. Increases can be earned to a m axim um of 5855 Successful applicants w ill con­ duct appraisals of industrial or u tility properties throughout the state. Persons wishing further in­ form ation or applications should contact Roy T aylo r, Personnel D irecto r, State T ax Commission, Salem. _ . n n son of Capt W illiam Tlchenor who founded Port Orford. He is also survived by a sister. M rs. Anna Guerin. M yrtle Point; and a brother, Herbert who lives in the East, and many nieces and nephews. A niece, Ellen Quick Rowland of La Fayette, C alif., drove to Itedding to be with Lucille and Thelma who are hospitalized there and reported as being to fair condition though both were seriously Injured, instead of coming here for the funeral as was first planned Services are scheduled for 2 00 p m. Thure. June 14th at the local Hall, internment at Cemetery. Grover and A n n a ------- both 75 years of age. would have been m arried 58 years on Aug. 4th They were a devoted and inseparable couple; their sud­ den departure from thia life wfu leave a void which none can ever fill T heir going together as always, must have been a part of God's w ill Ruth Maloy Norris M rs Claude D Norris, the form er Ruth Beverly Maloy, of Springfield, Ore., was killed instantly In a head-on crash on June 9th. near Redding, C alif., which also took the lives of G rover and Anna Tichenor and d rive r of the other car, G. H. Volght High School except the last two years which were completed at San Diego, Calif, Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband. Claude, to whom she was m a r­ ried in 1939, and one son, H e­ wett, both of Springfield. She is also survived by a sister, Mrs LaRcine Eckholm , a t JO Ruth who was born M arch 1, Cajon. C a lif.; brother, Sarg. 1st 1918 at F t. W illiam s, Out , was class Edw ard J. M aloy of the daughter of M r and Mrs Ix-wia, Wash Edward A Maloy of this City Funeral services w ill be h e li The M ilo vs moved to Port Or- Friday, .June 15th, 2:90 p .m ., ford In 1923 where Ruth at- at the Port Orford Comm unity tended both E lem entary and | Church. Chamber of Commerce Will Erect Garrison Lake Sign World’s Fair Hiker Stopped Here Friday ff R O The Cham ber of Commerce stuck by th eir resolution Mon­ day night that adopted Daylight Saving T im e June 9, but polnted out that it was still an individual choice. . Plans were made to locate the tourist Inform ation post in the art center building at the cor- ner of the entrance to BatUe Rock State H ark Signs pointing out the route to Garrison M k c w ill also be erected, the chamber voted. Oregon Seeks C O M M R R C IA L P IS H IN G R U LES N E A R IN G S I T The Tillam ook Bav chum sal- mo|) ftshery chang8. ta regulations governing the bar- vest of biuebeck, and the open- jng young's Ray on the lower C o h nn btato comm ercial fishing are among the m atters slated f a consideration at the regular monthly meeting of the Oregon Fish Commission in Portland on June 19. The public session is to be held in Room 98. State Office Build I tog, 1400 S W. 5th Avenue. Port­ land. Starting tim e is 1:90 p.m DST. Research A nalysts City Gets Street Paving Funds; Mayor Queried On License John F le tc h e r, C o u n ty w eed in s p e c to r , i n ­ form ed th e c it y c o u n c il T ue sday n ig h t, th a t he w o u ld b rin g h is e q u ip m e n t end s p ra y gorse fo r th e fe s o f $ 1 0 .per h o u r. The c o u n c il s u g - q e s te d th a t F rank M o r r is , P u b lic W o rk s Com - m (c c (n n p r and F le tc h e r s u rv e y th e a r e a s m is s io n e r , and n e t c n e r s u rv e y m ost In need o f s p ra y in g . T h e y p o in te d o u t th a t a s ta te s ta tu te re q u ire d w e ed c o n tr o l, and th a t i t w o u ld be w is e fo r th e c it y to sp ra y n o w , b e fo re a s ta te in s p e c tio n . I t w as m o v ­ ed th a t th e c it y c o n tra c t to h a v e gorse s p r a y ­ ed in th e am ount o f $125 o n c i t y stre e t a re a s fo llo w in g th e s u rv e y . A petition signed by 14 rest- denta on 12th street was pre- sented to the council, stating Salem—T h e Oregon D e p a rt­ that the ro a d ' had poor drain- ment of Em ploym ent is in im T h e Alaska Cedar arrived in „„ h h«« mediate need of two m ale re- r«#rt Friday. to < e d U 0 0 000 h t^ h .Z h ^ X ^ f f k search analysts, one to be em- board feet of lumber and sailed ^ ^ . , ¿ ^ ¡ 0 ^ ^ T t a k e n but area economic Sunday. analyst to the Medford area a n d ----------------“---------- — ° the other as a researcher in M any troubles are caused bv manpower utilization in Salem too much bone in the head and The two Jobs pay 5480 per X w t T T n th e b a r k month to start Qualifications Anonymous include four years of college , , > ♦ and two years experience in ______________ research or equivalents. In te r­ ested applicants should file with the Oregon C ivil Service Com­ mission for the Research Anal­ yst I I classification, ment of Em ploym ent's Jt's person­ person- • nel division said. Coos Bay Dredging Co., Coos Bay, Thursday waa low of three bidders with an offer of $62,584 D A V ID R IG H T H O M E ON when the Portland U S Army T W O -W E E K S ' L E A V E Engineer District opened bids T he Law rence K ig h t’s are en­ for repair of the South Jetty at joyin g a tw o -w ee k vis it w ith the entrance to the Chetco Riv Government th eir son, D avid, who is on leave e r a t Brookings from the Veterans’ Hospital in estim ate was $59.200. Other bidders w ere F . L Portland D a vid has been im ­ proving steadily, his mother Somers, Medford, $72,450, and stated, and it is hoped that he N a tt McDougall Co., Portland, 985,110 w ill soon be hom e to stay. Work must be completed m 90 calendar days. Bids were asked ■ under serial CIVENG-35-026-62 pointed out thBt 1Jth street was at the top of the list of streets requiring improve- menta. M ^aor Orifcble announced that the city is to receive be- tween $8500 and $9000 paving Coos Bay Dredging Bids Low To Repair Cheico River Jelly 1 lit / * M IL L IO N DOLLARS (M g ifts , G RANTS r ec eived BY OSU Oregon Stole University - Granta an