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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1962)
Chamber To Seek Improvements At Battle Rock State Park ing year, the annual election Ft tO gl w v m c n ti at Battle Hock State determined. Named to the board ark II considered one of the were Eleanor Price and Pat Starr, major project«, along with com both members ol the Busmrss pletion of the Industrial survey and Professional Womens Club. report, that w ill face new o f C il Rush was elected as the third ficers of the chamber of com director. President McWilliams set next Monday night, D ecem merce In 1963, Park Improvements have long ber 17, 8 p .m . as a director's hern of c o n c e r n to both the m eeting forthe purpose ol e le c chamber and city council but so ting officers. A l l officers,except far it has not been possible to the secretary, must be member* et any degree of action from of the board, according to cham - le State Highway Department ber by-law*. ¿•spite the high volume of traf fic to the famous historical sit*. Now, In the hopes that at least restrooms might be constructed, the chamber is spear-heading* letter plea to bring the situation to the a t t e n t i o n of CovensOV r S H a tfie ld . A city park a n d swimming area Is also a possibllty of in terest and a com m itter has been appointed to investigate site po tentials, Noreport was yet avail able but chairman Adolph Wind- maitar said the council would be approached a b o u t a city- owned lot that could m eet re quirements. Prizes for the annual home Christmas decorating c o n t e s t « e r e in cr ese d by $25 because of a donation lor that amount expected from Coos-Curry H e c tic . The money w ill be split Issto five $5 honorable mention awards, the same as last year. This w ill make a total of eight prizes, first, $1S; second, $10, and six of $Seach. The judging area was voted to Include allot Port Orlord and adjacent resi dential areas, south to Humbug Lodge and north to airport road. Chamber president Red Mc W illiam s and Rotary Club pres ident Cil Rush were lo attend the f i r s t annual World Trade Work Shop in Coot Bay Tuesday, McWilliams announced. The 9 to 4 p. m. m eeting was called to d i s c u s s ways to stimulate world markets lot local products Two women w ill help make up the chamber of com m erce board of director* (or the com Stale Hospital Escapee Caught Robert Lee Sullivan, an es- cap> < from the Oregon S l a t e hospital at Salem, was picked yp here Thursday by D e p u ty Iheriff Fred Jamieson. Jam eson s a i d he had been alerted that the youth was in the area from the sheriff's office at Cold Beach. He picked Sullivan s*P a f t e r finding him walking ssorth on the highway. Cars Wrecked, Drivers Cited A two-car smash-up Saturday «sight resulted in the arrest of both drivers, according to po lic e chief Barney Issel. The police report said a car driven by Peter Brooks, Sixes, was smashed from the rear by a car driven by George C. W il liams. Knapp Road,when Brooks was wailing to make a lelt hand turn into the Richlield service station. The B rook s* car was knocked approximately 225 fret onto 12th street. Williams, cited for driving under the Influence of intoxi cating alcohol, received a severe laceration of his lower lip and m in o r contusions of his right hand. Brooks was cited for driving with no operator's license. « ■ I PORT □RFDRD Delamarter Is Deputy Sheriff Volume Five, Number Thirty-Six Poet Orford, Curry County, O e y z n Price T en C Bill Gauntlett, Cutty county sheriff-elect, this w e e k an nounced the appointment of Ira E. (Frenchy) Delamarter, Port O r fo r d , as deputy sheriff for northern Cuny county. He re place* Fred Jamieson who it re - tiring the first of the year. AformerKing County (Wash. ) dejiuty sheriff. Deismarti-r was Port Orford police chiel for two years In the early 1950's. He was also police cluef In Itaquah, Wash., for two years. ■■ He was engaged in commerc lal fishing here, and up to his ap pointment was an em ployee ot the Port Orlord Plywood Corp. The Dclamarters have one pre-schooler and three school - age children. New Wage Rate For Women, Minors Salem — A wage floor of $1.00 an hour for women and minors employed in Oregon m ercantile establishments w ill become ef fective Dec 15. according to L a bor Commissioner Norm an O. Nilsen. The m inim um wage rate was the m ajo r change .idopted by the State Wage and Hour Commis sion in a recent revision of It« m ercantile order that regulates employment conditions in retail and wholesale firm s. Persons with less than 400 hours experience may be em ployed at an 85c hourly wage under the revisions Students al so may be employed at 85c an hour outside of school if they have worked less than 800 hours. NILsen states the revised order makes the minim um wage pay able at least semi-monthly for all hours worked in the pay period Employers receiving overtim e perm its in emergency cases are required to pay ex perienced workers at least $1 50 an hour for work in excess of an 8-hour day, 44-hour 6-day week. The m inim um rate for inex perienced workers w ill be $1.28 an hour. 1962 To speed up delivery of e x cessive Christmas-t i m e m ail loads, acting postmaster Wilma Stevens said the o ffice would remain open additional hours for patron's convenience. Hours are: Saturday, D ecem ber 15 and 22, open all day; Sun day, December 16 and 23, open from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. There w ill be no m oney order service on Sundays, Mrs. Stevens said, but patrons w ill be able to buy stamps and m ail packages. Incoming m ail w ill be distri buted. Curry Youth Attend Oregon State Salem — Comm ercial Christ- "mas tree operators are remind ed by State Forester Dwight Phipps that the harvest of this product from the forest re quires a harvesting perm it as specified under the Oregon F o r est Conservation Act Perm its to harvest miscel laneous forest tree products can be obtained from the various field offices of the State F o r estry Department or the office of the State Forester, 2600 State Street, Salem. 0 . S. U. — Fifty-one students from Curry county a re enrolled at Oregon State University this year, including four from p ort Orford. All of Oregon's counties are represented in OSU’s student body, along with 46 states, and $3 foreign countries. The following information is needed to obtain this p erm it, estimated number of trees to be name and address ol applicant; name and address of landowner; harvested, location of area by legal subdivision, section, town ship and range; license number of vehicle to be used in harvest ing Christmas trees; and signa ture of applicant or representa tive. . The perm it specifies that com pitance with the Conservation Act is necessary either through there being sufficient seed sour ces on the area or reserving suf ficient stocking to m aintain adequate tree growth, except where the lands are being cleared for agriculture. Certification is also made in acceptance of the perm it that the permission of the landowner has been secured and the pro visions ol the perm it understood. Curry School Masters Form Officers were elected for the n e w ly -fo r m e d Curry C ou n ty S c h o o l Master's Association when they met last Wednesday at the Del Rogue Club in Cold Beach, Frank Ellis, Cold Beach, was maned president; Bob Mead , Brookings, vice-president; Dave A public installation of o f Templeman, Cold Beach, sec- ficers ol Port Orlord Lodge No, re tarty-treasurer. 170, A, F. C A. M. , is scheduled Attending the election-dinner for next Sunday, December 16, from school district 2CJ were: at the Masonic hall. All Masons, Eastern Star m em Supt. \1 Johnson. Harold Cier- ber*. their fam ilies and friends loff. Stanley Vandehey. Doug are invited to attend the 2 p. m. las Wainright . J o h n Hoffman and Ernie J Harrington Ceremonies. Masons Will Install Sunday December 13, Post Office Hours Added Tree Cutters Need Permit MOTHER NATURE apparently doesn't know that this is Dec- e m b e r , and winter lim e. At least everywhere but Port Orlord . , , as can be p r o v e d by this blossom from a pear tree in the Linda Bryant yard. In fact there were two pear trees and an ap ple tree in bloom. Thursday, F a ll term enrollm ent this ye ar is 10,032, highest ever. The total is 1050 more than a year ago and 2,000 more than two years KIDS and their dogs, beach ago. c o m b e r s and just idlers were Students from Port Orford in caught enjoying last Saturday's clude: D avid A. Conley, a jun balmy weather at Battle Rock ior in the school of science; beach. Typical Christmas sea son weather in Port Orford sees Glenn E . Hensley, freshm an, sun instead of snow, which makes agriculture; Je rry L . Kight, for enjoyable living, and green sophomore, humanities and so cial sciences; and Jam es V . Sev instead of white Christmases. erns, freshman, engineering. Totals throughout the county include 18 from Brookings, 1 from Denm ark. 15 from Gold • Agreed to send water Supt. Beach, 4 from H arbor, 2 from Frank Morris to a Water Board Langlois, 2 from Ophir, 4 from School to be held by the Coo* Pistol R ive r, and 1 from Wedder- Bay-North Bend Water Board. burn. • Decided to contact Bandon City Receives 11,000 Emergency Aid For Street, Right-of-Way Clearing Approval of the city's request for an $11, 000 grant for street clean-up of October 12 storm damage was received from the Supplemental Federal Finance Assistance Department and work has already started on the re m oval of trees and debris was good news at Tuesday's city council m eeting. Fifty pci cent of the grant, $5, 500, has been okayed for advance payment. Public works superintendent Frank Motris said 12th street has already been cleared and his crew has moved to Idaho street. An additional five m en have been em ployed for the project, as w ell as the services of a D-8 Cat. The work, following an inspection by mayor Cribble. Morris and representative from the Finance Assistance Dept. . was estim ated to take about 45 days under normal w o r k in g conditions. Along with the good news was some bad;word that reconstruc- t i o n of the city water supply dam could not qualify for an additional grant, and that there were no federal funds available for sewer projects at this time. The council also decided to buy a winch to be installed on the city tractor. The cost was estim ated at around $1,000 but it is expected that the sale of timber removed from the streets will more than pay for the nets' equipment. In other business the council: Signed a contract with the city auditor* for an increase in aud iting cost* from $400 to $500. • Renewed the fire department health and accident insurance policy. • Took no action on a request Irom the state that the city in stall a cover over the reservoir, a Approved liquor recom m en dations for Orfords,Pitch's T av ern, W ell's Station and Tucker's Mart. about a mutual aid fire agree- ment.Mayor Cribble discuss the possibilities with M ay«-W al drop. • Decided to cease a double sewer billing to the John Mas- tenon residence and refund the over-payment* retroactive to the beginning of the sewer as sessment. The words "Merry Christmas" w ill have a rather hollow sound for the motorist who is involved in a traffic accident this month . , . psuticularly an avoidable accident, said Chief of Police Barney Issel. Most traffic a c c i dents are avoidable. Many of them would never happen if drivers would simply obey the traffic law* regularly. I wish you the merriest of holiday seasons and urge you to do your part in keeping our com munity "accident free" during this busy period. One sure way is consistent com pliance with Coos and Curry county asses- growth will be assessed on the the traffic ordinances, w h i c h are designed with your safety in sors today reported receipt of basis of the regular 30 percent information from the State T a x valuation factor under the new mind. Owners of Storm-Damaged Timber Are Given Recourse Commission regarding policies as to blowdown or damaged tim -1 ber under the new tim ber tax j law passed by the 1961 Legisla | ture. Responsibility for adm inistra tion of the law was delegated to the commission, although the taxes are collected by the coun ties and used exclusively for county and city purposes. i Owners whose tim ber was damaged by the Oct. 12 h u rri i cane or other storms are advised to contact the assessor's office for details covered in the tax commission policy recomm enda tion The assessors also rem ind owners of old growth tim ber and established tracts, except for tim ber classified under the F o r est Fee and Yield T ax Act or under the Sm all Woodland T im ber T ax Law administered by the state forester, that they are required to: 1. E ith e r file a description of law. — ------------------ — — Cemetery Officers Are Elected Firemens' Red Lights Arrive Red blinker lights for volun teer firemens cars have been issued and w ill be in use enroute to fires only. The lights plug into cigarette lighter recepta cles. A relay switch to the big fire siren had to be replaced after it burned out from water getting into the conduit pipe causing a short. Two Gold Beach Men Drowned A boating mishap claim ed the lives of two Gold Beach men who drowned Saturday afternoon w h e n their 1 5 -foot outboard motorboat capsized in the ocean just outside the mouth of the Rogue River. The body of Jesse Smith, 29, has b e e n recovered from the beach about one m ile south of the scene of the accident. The search still continues for the body of James Piggott, 39, was the report from the sheriff's office late Wednesday afternoon. Both victim s were married and were e m p 1 o y e d at the U. S. Plywood Corporation in Cold Beach. A unanimous ballot was cast for nominees to directorships of the P o rt O rf ord cem etery Maintenance district last Mon day. Serving a three-year term is George Forty; two-year*, Bea Zum\valt;one-y car,Paul Wagner. The c e m e t e r y district in A barge left Port the first of cludes the area north to Sixes Need cash? Sen things you the week after loading one m il east 14 m iles up river, then south don't need— use a classified ad lion s e v e n hundred thousand to above, Frankport a n d north In fo r action! board feet of lumber. again to Port Orlord. About 700 voters reside in the area. The election saw no w rite-in v o t e s and each nominee re ceived the same number of en dorsements. This would seem unusual, as elections normally go, but these voters were all of Barge Leaves Local Port 4-H Achievement Day Brings Awards, Program at Sixes ^h c same rnuid • • • “ n 17 of , , ______ _ th em . any additions or _________ deletions »___ from their tra ct, or 2. F ile a statement with the county assessor and tax com mission that the tract as estab lished for 1962 is unchanged. This inform ation must be re ported by Jan. 1, the assessors A film on the case history of emphasized. Owners of old growth tim b er mental rejection reaction and a (over 90 years old in 1961) who g e n e r a l discussion on causes, did not establish a tract in 1962 t r e a t m e n t s and types of the but can demonstrate that their schizophrenic child made up the tim ber is being harvested at a program of the Curry County longer than 30-year rate, as Mental Health Association last shown by the past three years' Wednesday, December 5. The harvest, m ay establish a tract session was under the direction and qualify for the 25 percent of Mr. Collins, a social welfare valuation factor by applying to psychiatric worker, Attending the meeting, held the county assessor and the tax commission on or before Jan. 1. at the fairgrounds at Co d Beach, Form s and instructions for from Port Orford was Mrs. Shirley Boots. this purpose are available from The Association m et again either of the two agencies yesterday at the fairgrounds. Assessors Francis R. F la n a gan of Coos and P atrick M aster- son of C u rry county point out SHOP A T HOM E that if this is not done, the old Menial Health Group Meets VOLUNTEER firemen erect the traditional Nativity scene on the lawn of the grade school. From left to right are Evert Mills, Rusty M iller and Tom Petock. Chief Issel Urges Accident-Free Yule Holidays The 4-H Achievement Day pro gram for the Port Orford, Lang lois, and Sixes areas was held I at the Sixes Grange hall Sun day. The 4-H awards were pre sented by G il Rush of the First N ational Bank in Port Orford. Kathy Severns, and Kara M ac Donald. A demonstration on a quick way to saddle a horse was put on by M ilt Sm ith, and the lea- thercraft demonstration was put on by Diane Haga and Roxanne Three Gold Medal awards, Sypher. John H atm aker and given for outstanding work in M ilt Smith gave the forestry their projects, went to Susan demonstration. Shaw and M arilyn Rundberg for A trio consisting of Doug Ja- their sewing, and to Patty Ellis cox, Dewey H all and M ary M ar- for her beef project. I garet Helm ken sang several The Grand Champion Show : Christmas numbers, accompan manship Trophy was presented ied on the piano by Mrs. Ralph to M a ry M argaret Helmken. Hall. This is the first time someone Andy Anderson and Sylvia Lee in this a rea has won this trophy. of the County Extension office Steve Sweet received the Best were in charge of the meeting, C am per Award from Camp with Brice Wagner as master Myrtlewood. of ceremonies. The new 4-H leader officers A style revue, with Evelyn M cDonald as narrator, was put e l e c t e d are: p r e s i d e n t , on by the sewing club from Port M rs Ralph H a ll; vice president, Orford. Models were Sandy H a r Mrs Ariel M cDonald, secretary, rington, Betty Belden, Linda Les Mrs. Hazel McKenzie, and di ter, Sheryl Mechaxs, Christine rector for three years, Mrs R Johnson, M a ry Lou H arris, K . E rw in.
