Port Orford news., October 25, 1962, Image 1

Port Orford Plywood Production
Resumed Tuesday; F.S.P. Later
CANDIDATES COMING
The public la Invited to hear
candidates fo r local and state
offices Thursday, Nov. 1.
8:00
p.m . at the grade school, says
Production at Port Orford Ply­
wood' i veneer plant resumed
Tueiday morning and added a
•wing ihift Wednesday n ig h t.
Joe Zook, plant manager, raid
th li ti the lin t swing ihift em ­
ployed «Ince last April.
About 55 employees remain
out ol work at the F, 5. P. d ivi­
sion sawmill which may not be­
gin operations for at least three
more weeks. The plant lost all
waste-wood burners, a conveyor
and more than a m illion feet of
stacked lumber In the October
12 storm.
chamber of com m erceJU fresh-
Civil Defense Alert Called
ments, tool
CUBAN PROBLEM PROMPTS EMERGENCY ALERT
A different utilization of watte
wood is needed, Zook said, but
we are going ahead with repair
of the burners.
Plans were set in Cold Beach Tuesday night to put Curry
County on emergency C iv il Defense alert and to reinforce all
reserve police units, city and county
There was no word on when
the Cape Blance Studs would be­
gin Its operation. A burner was
alto destroyed there, along with
minor damage to the building.
Storm Damaged Buildings,
Federal A id Discussed
In a special city council
m e e t in g Friday night Mayor
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Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon Price 10 Cents
Andy Cribble was voted expen­
ses paid by the city to attend a
G o v e r n o r 's area meeting in
Roseburg Monday, Oct. 22. The
meeting was for the (»urpote of
Additional copies of storm
Informing cities about aid for
pictures in last week's paper
repair and cleanup of disaster
complete with stories, are
areas under the Federal Disaster
available at the Newt office
R elief Act.
at 15 cents per copy.
Points the couuc 11 was con­
KIDS PIC TU R ES...
cerned with was the procure­
Because of a woman named
ment of an emergency gat w a­
Pacific high school students
"Frieda" and a man named
ter pump and sewerage system
resumed storm interrupted stud-,
"N lckl", the News has not had
aid.
ies in their badly bruised build­
time to prepare kids pictures
Mayor Cribble reported to the
ing Monday as sounds of con­
for publication. Look for them
council that he had attended
next week.
struction, ditchordant to sounds
c iv il defense meeting in Cold
of instruction, s i g n i f ied that
Beach last Wednesday concern
repairs were underway.
Ing c iv il defense operations in
Nine out of eleven classrooms
the Oct. 12 storm. State law, he
are being used, said Supt. Al
said, requires that every county
An interesting and informa­ Johnson, as w ell as a hallway
and every city have a civil de­
fense director--whether we want tive meeting was held at the for one period. Vocal and band
one or not. Roy Enlund, Cribble ■ome of Mrs L. S DeBord on s tu d e n ts , evicted by Mother
said, hat been appointed Port Elk River Road on Oct. 1#, with Nature from their balcony class
Orford director and w ill attend Mrs H O Myers and Mrs. room, are using Sixes grange
hall for studies. Classrooms are
a county-wide meeting in Cold L. E. H ill co-hosteas.
Beach on November 9. Organi­
The topic of the day was doubling as lunchrooms, follow­
sation of the county C. D. unit creative baking with mixes ing third period classes.
w ill be discussed.
Mrs H ill and Mrs Myers dem­
Though not officially declar­
Condemnation ol damaged onstrated how homemakers can ed unsafe, the gymnasium w ill
buildings was a question also save time and money by wise not be used until inspected by a
considered, a> she request of use of mixes
state building inspector, Johnson
Ira Tucker, market owner and
The table was beautifully said, and necessary repairs made.
port commissioner. Tucker ex­
The showers and dressing rooms
plained to the council that the decorated with cookies made were not damaged and physical
from
cake
mixes,
coffee
cake,
ilerng building had fallen into
education classes arebeingheld
hit store causing damage to the caraway sticks, gsrlic rings and out of doors during fair weather.
wall, drains and locker room cinnamon rolls were made from The classes w ill study health in
refrigerated biscuits A brown­
freezing equipment.
inclement weather.
The council was not certain as ie peppermint pie made from
Emergency repair of damaged
to what action should b: taken brownie mix and topped "with
to ascertain the removal o f dan - an always on hand" topping classrooms is being done by the
gerous buildings but talked of a was delicious. Calories were W. E. YoueI Construction Co. of
City-jirooerty owner program at forgotten as everyone sampled Eugene, at the request of the
school's insurance company. A THIS BUILDINC at the Bob Os­
a possibility. Mayor Cribble said all the goodies.
trander home was one of the
he was of the opinion that people
There were 18 members pres­ special school board meeting
many blown down in the Oct. 12
should stand on their own feet. ent, including two new mem- w ill be held tonight, Thursday,
storm.
to
determine
type
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He instructed George
Hahn
to
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bers, Mrs. Frank Turner and
problems of construction.
inspect the city ordinance re- I Mrs W illie Smith.
garding dangerous buildings. All
damaged buildings should be
investigated for safety and tire
Mr. and Mrs. Cort Kuehnert
In a speech delivered to the
hazards, the mayor added. Tuck­
announce the marriage of their Port Orford Rotary Club, Patrick
er said the Port would tear down
daughter Joan to Scott Green­ E. Masterson, Republican nom­
their building which was exten­
sively damaged.
land. Miami. A rix ., on Oct. 16. inee for Curry County Commi­
Orris Smith was ordered to
The newly married couple ssioner outlined several needed
confer with Cort Kuehnert about
are now at home in Globe, Arix. improvements in the Curry Road
department. These included ad­
Those Crazy Casaba comics, played in the Bandon High
a possible debris cleanup effort
vance planning in dispatching
between himself and the city. A '.he H arlem Clowns, w ill be m I School gym
possible plan was that he would town soon to entertain local has-
Admission is $1.50 for adults. SMALL BUSINESS DISASTER crews and equipment, that max­
LOAN INFORMATION
imum construction project lim ­
pick up debris that was boxed ketbail fans— so prepare for an $1 for students; under 12. 50
ON PAGE FOUR
itations based on capabilities of
¡cents.
and placed on city streets. It evening of laughs!
was alto thought that the city
The basketball fun show is
dump might be left open for a scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 30, at
month to allow people to dis­ 8:00 p. m.
pose of their own debris.
These m erry madcaps of the
In other action the council ac- hardwood are a bunch of fun-
ceptedthe verbal resignation of loving youngsters who play their
f i r e chief Paul Peterson and audience for laughs from the
granted the use of the council
tim e they romp out on the floor
chambers as a meeting place for until they leave the court spin
the port commission on the third ning basketballs on fo re -fitte r
Tuesday monthly.
tips.
Following adjournment of the
The H arlem Clowns stage all
meeting, it was voted to pay
the
comic routines of clown bas­
some billsthat weren't included
ketball plus a lot of impromptu
in last month's pay period.
News Sold Out-
Reprints Here
Pacific Classes S ta rt Monday;
Gymnasium Is N o t In Use
Thursday, October 25, 1962
PORT NEWS
The Hammond Lumber Co.
barge is in port to load approx­
imately one m illion board feet
of lumber, another barge is ex­
pected next Week.
The Port Commission states
that they have exceeded their
estimate on lumber shipments
for the year.
Sixes-Elk Home
Extension Meets
Wedding Told
Harlem Clowns Hoop Stars To
Play Town Team October 30
T V Translator
Damage Slight
Damage to the North Curry
Recreation T V translator build­
ing was slight but the Channel 8
antenna was destroyed in the
Oct. 12 storm. It was repaired
and working when electricity
was restored.
'
Special credit for the fast re­
pair went to Jim Vincent, Pres­
ident, and Frank Knottingham,
Lee Barton, Erwin Severns and
Cary Douglas.
There w ill be ameetingof th<
group tonight, Thursday, Oct,
25, 7i 30 p. m. at the Cort Kueh­
nert residence.
P .0. Job's Daughters
Visit Bandon Bethel
Fourteen girls from Job’s
Daughters Bethel No. 50, Port
Orford, visited Bandon’s Bethel
No. 37 last Wednesday evening.
Attending were M a ry M arga
ret Helm ken, M a rily n Bund-
berg, P atty Elite, M ary Wahl,
Kathy Severn«, Betty Belrton,
Connie Guerin, Kathy Sella,
Cheryl M ediate;
Karen McDonald, Jackie iPaer,
Sharon Strain, Patty Kalina and
Linda Lester. Chaperons attend­
ing w ere M rs. Hazel McKenzie,
guardian, M rs. Lee Bush, Mrs.
John E llis and M rs. Ray Helm
Hefreahment*
were
stuff. They often concoct gags
as they go along, like the night
one of the Clowns borrowed a
cam era from a fan and took his
own picture.
And there was the night that
a college coach suddenly sent
In men from the bench.
The
Clowns m et this challenge by
recruiting fans from the stands.
The last two minutes of this
game was quite a m e rry mixup.
Fans get a big laugh out of
the act when one of the H arlem
Clowns takes over the referee’s
Job—he never calls fouls on the
opposing team—he calls them
on his team-mates for such vio­
lations as "Travellin g without a
suitcase!" or "Funny Stuff."
Then the regular referee is usu­
ally called on to take a free
shot.
When the H arlem d o w n s play
—the fun starts as soon as they
come out on the floor—a fast
w arm up routine, followed by
a lot of tricky stuff and fancy
b all handling and then when the
gam e whistle blows—you can
expect gags right from the be­
ginning, along with enough real­
ly great basketball to make It
one of the moat interesting eve­
nings Imaginable.
present crews and equipment be
set and bids let on all projects
over maximum accepted. . Im ­
proved public relations on coun­
ty court matters. He also called
lor a "quick solution" to the
h o s p i t a l p»cblem noting that
Southern Coos General hospita
of Bandon is admitting Port Or­
ford area patients that could
s p e l l the difference between
profit and loss t--> Curry General
Hospital in Gold Beach. Pre­
sently Curry County taxpayers
pay over $60, 000 to balance the
Cuny General Hospital's in the
red budget. "
R.P.W. Members
At Conference
The Empire-Charleston Bus­
iness and Professional Women's
Club hosted the Southwestern
District Conference O c t. 20th
at the C o u r t e l in Coos Bay.
Approximately sixty members
were in attendance, nine from
Port Orford.
The conference opened with
a banquet during which dinner
music was furnished by the Em -
pire HighSchool Boys Orchestra.
Further entertainment was pro­
vided by a girl's choral group
from Marshfield High School.
Theme for the meeting was
LEADERSHIP-A DIMENSION IN
DEMOCRACY-and the principal
speaker was Gladys Meyers, per­
sonal development chairman for
the State of Oregon. Brief ad­
dresses were also fivenbyjeane
Greene, S t a t e President and
Louise N orcro ss, State V ic e -
President. The speakers were
followed by reports by the club
p r e s id e n ts represented and a
panel discussion lead by Nora
Jones, Southwestern D i s t r i c t
Chairman.
Those attendeng from here
were: Pat Starr, President; Anna
Thomas, Louise Hahn, Wilma
Stevens, Hazel Knapp, Minnie
K in gjo lly, Alice Leer, Thelma
Meade and Maude Weir.
Masonic Dinner
Slated Saturday
Brought here as a fund-raisi;
itelng
project by the Pacific High
School Student Council, the Har-
Ckrwns will play a town
team sponsored by the Port Or­
ford Jayceea.
Because the Pacific High Gyro
w si not considered safe by state
served. inspectors, the game will he
Masterson Calls For Quick
Solution To Hospital Problem
BOB WOODS, 158-petmds ef fun
A Past Master's night dinner
w ill be held at Port Orford Lodge
No. 170, A. F. C A. M. on Sat­
urday, November 3.
A stated meeting, the dinner
w ill be served" at 6i3O o'clock.
Sheriff Glenn Sabin said a ll
cities w ill be expected to handle
their own policing problems and
because of this the need for a
top-strength auxiliary unit as­
sumes immediate priority.
In a meeting of the county
court and C ivil Defense Tuesday
afternoon it was agreed to follow
the state plan for C, D. prepar­
edness. Besides the 24-hour em­
ergency alert, this means that
in the event of war a ll business
w ill be closed immediately and
guards placed on duty until the
rationing program is in effect.
C. D. director Harry Hedderiy
said rationing in Cuny county
should be affected within 24
State W ill
Sell Vehicles
The Department of Finance
and Administration, State of
I Oregon, is holding its 150th
i vehicle sale since Nov. 4, 1953.
This sale w ill be held in Port­
land at the Pacific International
I Livestock building Saturday,
Nov. 27, 1962, at 10:30 a.m.
Among the 81 vehicles offered
for sale w ill be an assortment
consisting of five station wa­
gons, 32 passenger cars, nine
suburbans, seven pickups. 18
trucks, including dumps and
flatbeds. plus two scoopmobiles,
air compressors, road graders
and other miscellaneous equip­
ment.
A 10% bid security w ill be
required for the successful bid­
ders. A ll items w ill go on dis­
play at the P. I. Building com­
mencing Thursday, Oct. 25, and
may be inspected 9:00 am .
through 4:00 p.m. daily, and
from 8:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct.
27, until sale time.
Complete information and a
listing of all vehicles being of­
fered for sale w ill be available
at the sale site at the hours of
inspection
hours. The county clerk is in
charge of the rationing board,
and its duties w ill come under
the county election board.
Emergency rations would allow
$7. SO per adult and 45. per child
per week for food and four gal­
lons of gas per week per family.
A ll persons are urged, Hed­
deriy said, to start immediate­
ly in stocking at least two-weeks
supply of food. This would avert
a mad rush in the event an em­
ergency hits and because, if war
does come, it could be as long
as two-weeks before food could
be channeled into the counties
under the ration program.
County C iv il Defense started
rounding up emergency supplies
Tuesday and issuing items to
city units. An emergency elec­
trical generator was received in
Port Orford that night and local
director Roy Enlund was in­
structed to compile a list of
other equipment, i. e ., gas wa­
ter pumps, lanterns, etc.
A UXILIA R Y POLICE
Police commissioner Adolph
Windmaiser Wednesday morn­
ing issued a plea for auxiliary
police volunteers to report to
police chief Barney Issel. We
especially need men between
25 and 60 who have had some
previous experience; m ilitary,
plant guards, etc. These men
w ill be used to guard stores,
light and water utilities, direct
traffic, and to m aintain law and
order generally. AH volunteers
wiU undergo an im mediate em­
ergency training program. At
least 12 men are needed, Wind­
maiser said.
Mayor Andy Cribble, council-
men Bates, Smith, Hahn and
Windmaiser, C. D. D i r e c t o r
Enlund and fire chief Paul Pet­
erson, whose Friday night re­
signation was waived until the
emergency is over, attended the
meeting.
O. R, PATIENT L IM IT ...
Because of the present emer­
gency, Dr. Boots announced he
could not accept the care of
additional O.B. patients u n t i 1
further noti<e.
Red Cross Works To Rehabililaie
Stricken Port Orford Families
As the immediate emergency problems with the trained Red
draws to a close in this area Cross disaster worker, who w ill
affected by the October storms. help plan for their recovery by
Red Cross disaster relief efforts use of their own resources and
are turning to the long-range i Red Cross help.”
rehabilitation of the 66 families
"Under its congressional char­
affected, Mrs. Joe Zook, Red ter,” Mrs. Zook said, “the
Cross volunteer representative American National Red Cross
stated.
assumes responsibility for the
Following an on-the-spot sur­ relief of persons suffering from
vey of the stricken section of the effects of the s t o r m .
Port Orford, she said that weeks Through local chapters cover­
of hard work are still ahead ing each city and county, and
for the Red Cross and for the through the work of the na-
stricken families who are pre­ ' tional staff assigned to assist
paring to resume ways of life chapter volunteer workers, the
interrupted when the storms Red Cross is able to discharge
struck.
its responsibility to aid those
Noting that many of the fam­ in distress as a result of the
ilies affected by the storms recent storms which struck this
mistakenly believed that the area.
Red Cross had completed its
After the immediate emer­
task by supplying emergency gency services of providing
food, shelter and clothing, Mrs. shelter, feeding and other nec­
Zook acted to clarify the even essary services, the period of
more extensive role of Red rehabilitation begins, Mrs. Zook
Cross in helping w ith the long- stated. On the basis of fam ily
range recovery of these fam i­ and individual disaster-caused
lies.
needs, the Red Cross makes
“Important as the immediate available such other assistance
emergency disaster relief ef­ as new clothing, household fu r­
forts are in time of disaster,” nishings, building and repair of
she said, "it is the slower, less ! homes, farm supplies, equip­
spectacular work of planning ment, and medical and nursing
the rehabilitation of individual care.
families that contributes most ; A ll replacements of clothing,
to the ability of those families furniture, and other needed
to resume their normal lives items, Mrs. Zook pointed out,
and places in the community." w ill generally be in the form
Mrs. Zooks stressed that more of new articles. These are pur­
than three-quarters of every chased through local merchants
Red Cross “disaster dollar" is chosen by the fam ily in the a f­
spent for such rehabilitation fected communities. This policy
aid. Aproximately 20 percent is followed both in order to
is used to meet emergency supply families w ith needed
needs.
articles in keeping w ith fam ily
“QJving help to those who standards and to stimulate the
need it is the job that the Amer­ restoration of normal business
ican Red Cross is on. hand to activity in the disaster area,
do,” she mid. " If disaster vic­ she said.
tims have needs and problems
"Disaster-caused need la the
they cannot handle themselves, basis for a ll help,** Mrs. Zook
we want them to coat* to disas­ asserted. “Those who can help
ter headquarters in the grade themselves are expected to do
school building and discuss their so. Where persons have only
limited means, the Red Cross
w ill bridge the gap to help
such individuals return to a
status close to that of their pre­
Firemen quelled a fire at the disaster level.”
Jensen Music Co. Monday night
after burning a hole through the
Alice Otsea, a trained disaster
ceiling and roof and consumed specialist from Tacoma, Wash­
electrical wiring into the ser­
ington, is already interviewing
vice box. It is believed to have
disaster-stricken families. The
started from the wiring.
The department was called at Red Cross is anxious to pro­
10:30 by Dan McCann, a store vide all eligible families aa
employee who lives in a trailer quickly as possible, and urges
house at the rear of the building. affected families needing help
Water and smoke d a m a g e to register at once at the Red
pianos, T V 's and other instru - Cross headquarters in the grade
school building in Port Orford.
m entl was undertermined.
Fire Stopped