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California Youth Dead; One Hurt In Elk River Camper-Trailer Wreck Three Board Members to Be Elected at Annual Co-op Meet Coun-Curry Ctactric Coopwi- Uve will elect three directora at their annuel meeting to he held Sept. IS in Brookings, It wee announced today by Brace Sha- vere. general manager Director Kell Campbell, ip for re-election from Zone One, wee the only name submitted by the nominating committee at Paul Fuer»), Fred Fox and Joe Zaanphc, at Harbor. Zone 5, boundary at which waa changed two years ago. will elect a new d ir e c t « thu> y oar for the first brae atnce Ute boun dary change. T h e n om inating c o m m itte e <4 Util Sweet at Sixes, George Hahn and Andy Gribóle <4 Port i »rford a rtw n ltted the nam e» <4 tw o men. one to be elected for a period of three years The nominees were N. B. Karsh of Pott Orford, a long time reeident of the area, and J. E . McGowan alao a dart of long standing in the Marsh now liven on a ranch oti E lk river, and McGowan tieea on the (’.ape lUanco road The nominating committee for tans 8, consisting <4 Marguer tie 1-emon, Roy Wilson end Charles P in ter, .submitted only tile name <4 Dave Phllpott. who I* up for re-election and who has served in the capacity of sec retary treasurer for the past 13 The meeting this year will be held in Brookings for the tirst time. It la called for 9:90 a m with registration set for 9:00. Charles Luce, BonnevtUe Pow er administrator. w ill deliver the keynote address, Shaver« m id. and a full day <4 enter tainment and information is scheduled for the meeting Entertainment from Portland and Eugene Is scheduled, I gather with business reports covering the last calendar year, a free lunch, and door prime. Curry Hires Speech Workers Two new speech correction ists have been hired to work this year in C u r r y county schools They are Don O ’Dell and Jim McAllister. O’Dell, who received his mas ter’s degree in speech from the University of Montana a t Mis soula, will work In the Gold Beach, Part Orford, Langlois and Ophir elementary schools. He spent four years as a high school chemistry teacher be tare going into speech work. M r. and Mrs. O’DeU have moved into the Dow Poling house on Sixth street. McAllister will work in the Gold Beach, Pistol River and Brookings schools. He attended the Oregon Col lege of Education and took Ms speech work at the University of Illinois, from which he gradu •ted with a master's degree In speech this spring. Mrs. McAllister w ill teach In Brookings elementary schools, and the couple will live there They had previously taught at Gresham. TO CHANGE SCHOOL Stephen Goodhue, son of M r. and Mrs. Vern McDonald, w ill remain in Nevada and attend school st M cDarm ltt, Ore. He has spent the summer in Neva da. _________________ Trailer Law To Be E n fo rced Many trailer and property owners tn Curry county are parvntly unaware of Oregon laws pertaining to the parking of trailers an private property, and are allowing trailers to be parked In violation of the law, according to Curry County sani tarian Jack Wngta Parcels a t land occupied by two or more trailers may come under the regulationa governing the establishment ami operation of trailer jsirks, and therefore would be subject to hceming as prescribed in the statute. A stepped-up program of en forcement is underway and own ers of trailers are requested to cooperate by removing those trailera known to be in violation This will ant greatly in the reduction of unsanitary condl tiona which often prevail tn areas permitting promisrtous trailer parking Thobe in <i«44. or in need of additional information. are urg cd to contact County .Sanitarian Jack Wright, at the Gurry Coun ty Health Department in Gold Beach. Pioneers Will Meet Saturday Early history of Powers, which Is located In the southern part of Coos county. Is to be featured during the September meeting of the Coos-Curry Pio necr and Historical Association. Saturday, Sept. 8, at 1 p m . In the Coot-Curry Museum, Simp son Park, North Bend. Mrs. Lyle McCulloch, Sr., w ill present the pioneer story. She was Miss Ethel Lamkert when she came to Powers In 1923 and taught in the local school during that year before her marriage to Lyle McCulloch. The latter is an engineer for Georgia Pacific. From her own knowledge and what she can glean from early settlers, she should, no doubt, present an in teresting and informative talk After the business session, which w ill be conducted by F. R. Flanagan, refreshments w ill be served by the ladles of the Bay area. Immunization Shots Urged Portland — Oregon residents, particularly adults, last week w.ere urged to receive protec tion against all those diseases for which a recognized Immun izing agent available. Issuing the request were Dr. Walter A. Goss, chairman of the Oregon Medical Society’s public heaHh committee, and Dr. Richard H. Wilcox, state health officer. Discovery of a oase of small pox at New York C ity’s polnt- of-entry recently prompted the warning on the part o>( Dr. Goal and Dr. WUcox. They point out that rapidity of world travel Increases the danger of further such incidents and they agree that smallpox (te r ») O N L Y F A R TS at two w all* remained a t tha traito r house being tewed by O liva Mantoy, Breaking«, atta r Mia pickup cam per collldad with It. The cam per was ripped tram Mia bad of Mia pickup and com pletely damallshad. Everett L . and M a ry Winn, Coachella, C alif., ware an vacation with their tan and a friend whan the fa ta l accident occurred. Ona Cakfomia youth la dead and another seriously Injured as the result of a camper and trailer crash at the north end of the Elk River bridge. 3Mi miles north of Port Orford lart Thursday morning. Dead Is Ronald Brigard. 18, of Fresno, Cahf Injured Is Frank Wynn, 10, of CoacheUa, Calif. The accident occurred about 10:30 a. m , according to Mate police and Curry County sher iffs deputies, when the camper, on the beck of a 1901 Ford pickup, swayed and caught the corner of a north bound 21-ft trailer house pulled by Clive Manley of Brookings. The youths were riding in the bed of the camper over the ptok- up cab. Everett L. Winn, driver of the pickup, and his wife M ary, were ix4 injured, nor were Manley and a paaeenger, Ed Graff, of Santa Cruz First aid was administered to the youths by D r James Wood, Sacramento, Cahf., who was driving behind the pickup The youths were then taken to Southern Coos General hos pital In Bandon, by the Port Orford community ambulance, accompanied by Dr. (heater Boots. Following examination there, the youths were token by a mercy plane to Eugene, with Dr Boots again attending them. Brigard died about 5:00 a.m. Friday. Volume Five, No. 22 Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon Price 10$ Thursday, Sept. 6, 1962 Three Youths Go Over Bank Peace Corps Test Slated Peace dorps terts are slated for 8:30 a m on Sept 29 tn the following Oregon cities: Astoria. Baker. Bend. Corral tai, Eugene, Klamath Falls. Newport, Pendleton, Portland and Roseburg. Further information may be obtained by contacting the port off tree In these areas. Highway 42 Bids Delayed The Sept. 18 bid letting sched uled by the Oregon State H l# ) way Commission must be port poned until Oongren passes the 1962 Federal Highway Act. it was announced today by Forrest Cooper, state highway engineer Cooper said no federal funds wore available for the ertimeted 89 million worth of projects until the Congress acts. This annual act is usually passed by early August, but has been delayed in the Semite Among those projects being postponed is one in excess of a million dollars on the Coos Bay- Roseburg Highway (O RE 42). This is the Tanner Creek Re mote section This federal aid and bond pro ject involves grading and oiling of the section It will provide a widened, straightened and im proved grade for the highway which is of greet importance to the area. Cooper said a special bid will be held at the earliest possible dale following the passage of the federal highway act by the Con gress A second accident near the Elk River bridge within three days involved two men and a teenage girl when their car left the highway and went over the bank between the bridge and Elk River road, landing upside down. The driver, Ronald E. Hartley, 26, Florence, was thrown clear and received only scratches and bruises His passengers. Jerry Circle, 21, Wert Lake, with a fractured arm , and Glenns Goodspeed. 18, Florence, with lacerations and bruises were both pinned in the car. They were token to Southern Coos General hospital in Ban don by the Port Orford com munity ambulance after pess- en-by helped free them. Pokce » id Hartley failed to make the turn because he was traveling too fart No citation was issued in the 9:30 p m mishap The car was considered a total wreck. Fomer Resident Killed In Wreck Jack Ringhsemer was killed outright Saturday mght when he and Ronnie Bulbs, both for mer Port Orford residents, were in an auto accident near Gar berville. Oalif. Buttis is reported to be in critical condition. Gun Safety Classes Sei Oregon state game laws re quire anyone under the age of 18 years to have attended Hunter Gun Safety classes and to have earned a certificate of completion A P IC K U P C A M P E R and a tra ile r heuae were literally welded together from a crash Thursday morning that claimed the life of 1(-year-eld Ronald O. B rigard, Fresno, Calif., and seriously injured Frank Winn, 19. The youths were riding in the cam per. The mishap restricted treMIe for more then two hour«. There were no ether injuries. Anyone interested may regis ter for classes on Sept. 12 rt 6:30 p m . a t the Port Orford City Hail Class will commence at 7:00 p m . with two Oregon A Eugene man wants very State Game Commission certi much to return a dog found fied instructors sigiervnng. on the Rogue River at Illahe August 27. 4 OREGON YOUTHS According to Bob King at NOMINATED FOR 1844 Lincoln St., Eugene, the FOREIGN VISITS dog is female of possibly set Four Oregon youths have ter and cocker spaniel descent, been nominated for expense- light sorrel color with some paid tripe to overseas countries white on ail four feet, nose and next year under the Interna breast. King says she appears to be tional Farm Youth Exchange trained to hunt, obeys voice program commands to sit, lay and stay, They are Suzanne Lozier, 23, likes children and begs to re Enterprise: Don Rognar Ander trieve balls and sticks. son, 22, Colton; W illiam Crook. The owner can reach him at 23, Pistol River; and Grace El the above address or call D ia liott, 21, Astoria. mond 3-9515. Wants To Return Dog 2CJ Enrollment Topi Last Year With 883 F irst day enrollment bi Dis tric t J CJ schools was up from tost yoar and Is expected to increase m ere as students re turn from late vacations, re cover from illnesses and quit their job*. A total count of a ll district schools is a record high of M3. Langlois schools saw 237 en rollments; Pacific High, 259; Port Orford elem entary, 259; Battle Rock elem entary, 144. Last year's firs t day en rollm ent was 949. NEW FOREST MANAGER FOR COOS BAY AREA Salem— The new forest man ager for the Oregon State For estry Department’s 87,320 acre Coos Bay timber management unit with its yearly income of nearly 1.5 million dollars is Everett R. Hunt, former assis tant personnel officer. SWOC TO HOLD INFORMATION CENTER Several departments of South Western Oregon College will have representatives on hand for consultation tonight (Thurs day) between the hours <4 7:30 and 9:00 pun. The program will be eorxJuoted informally in the Student Lounge a t 2340 Col orado Street in North Bend. The departments to be repre sented will be the R rln ra s and Commerce, including General Office and Secretarial, Stales and Distribution; Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Electronics, Engineering and Automotive. This informative service « til give anyone interested the op portunity to discuss the various courses of study with faculty members. On display will be modem office equipment, Including a new ‘carriagelem’ electric type writer which will be used in the General Office and Secretarial courses. This typewriter la ported to ba the tartest one In the world. re COOS BAY VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Campbell and family were weekend guests of her sister and fam ily, the Paul Petersons. They enjoyed a picnic up Sixes River with the Ira Dela- marters, Hoyt Litterells, Glenn McPhersons and Mrs. Hazel McKenzie on Sunday. Port Orford grade school's playground got of school, even by timid first-graders. —Port Orford News Photo it's Initiation In a big way on the first day Case Settled Without Jury Jurors scheduled to hear I drunk driving oase Buckley Duane Church, 20, were dismissed after Church pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving. He was lined 8250 in record er s court lart Monday, follow ing advice of city attorney Lynn McNutt that the charge be changed NEWS VIEWS In The County BROOKINGS — Resuento ufl “fast” time went bock to stand ard over the weekend—ee did Port Orford residents. Both chambers had adopted dayli^R time for summer months to co incide with California. GOLD BEACH—The D el Rogue may be sold to a syndicate o f Eugene and Portland business men, reliable sources said tart week, by Henery K err of Brook ings. The dining room and bar remain closed but the motel is open. KIUXJKINGS—Brookings E t a Lodge 1934 has received verbal approval from the grand lodge for purchase of the Chetco rodeo grounds as the sate of a new building, to be built sometime in the future. They have until the end of this week to exercise their option. GOLD BEACH — Councahnan Don Buffington was appointed mayor to replace Henry Mullen who resigned. Pilling in Buffing ton’s council spot is Clyde Scott, a foreman a t U. S. Plywood. Attorney Herbert D ew art waa given a 3-inonth appointment aa municipal judge. BROOKINGS - S a l e of the “ Brookings-Harbor P ilo t.'’ the local weekly newspaper, was announced by John Jenkins, editor and pub lisher. Jenkins stated the sale became effective Saturday morning. Sept. 1. The new owners, M r. and Mrs. Richard Kuesink of Santa Monica, Calif., have moved to Brooking* with their three children. Both were formerly associated with the “ Evening Outlook'' in Santa Moni ca Jenkins plans to remain in Brookings for the next few months.
