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Battle Rock Is Wayside
Not State Park
VoL 5, No. 44
Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon_______ 104________T h u n ., Feb. 7, 1963
Having a Little Trouble
Battle Rock, even though all
signs at and leading to it say it
Is a Slate Park, isn't. That was
the word this week from Gover­
nor Mark Hatfield In reply to a
letter from Adolph Windmaise*-
asking the governor to intercede
in a request from the Port Orford
chamber of commerce seeking
restroom facilities at the park.
Gov. Hatfield said the High­
way Department reported to him
that the usable area at the park
Is less than one IO S and that it
is classified as a wayside. The
Dept. said a wayside does not
have all the attributes of a state
park but it is a spot where people
can park and enjoy the view.
Further, the area between the
State of Oregon property and the
ocean is private property, and
Battle Rock, itsell, Is owned by
the City of Port Orford, Hatfield
said the Dept. informed him.
A note of speculation though,
it that the State Parks Division
has indicated that it is interes­
ted in the possibility of acquir­
ing more land at the Battle Rock
Wayside, and w ill again study
the situation.
CELEBRATION CROUP
MEETING RE-DATED
The Port Orford celebration
association m e e t i n g was not
held M o n d a y night because
members failed to turn out. The
meeting has been rescheduled
for Monday, February 18, 8 p. m.
at the city hall.
The fire department w ill fight
actual fires on their Friday drill
nights, in the new future, it
was said today.
Two buildings to be burned
in the program are an old shed
on the Syne va Lindberg property,
and the partially burned Price
house at the north city limits.
Firemen Will
Burn Buildings
Area-Wide Youth Rally Is
At Community Church Saturday
SCORING was the least of the
worries faced by donkey basket -
I ball players last Saturday night.
Main problem was staying on
top that squirming, bucking and
b a l k i n g mountain of donkey
flesh. Jiggs King demonstrates
here how not to do it. Despite
to Mrs. White for use of the such antics as this, Jigg's team
property by the summer swim-
of parents managed to down the
m in g classes and others. Mrs. Pacific high faculty squad.
White c l e a r e d the property,
— News Photo by Mary Dufort
erected dressing rooms at her
own expense and donated the
free use ol the property.Clean­
ing up the land from storm-
caused damage is a way of say­
ing thanks.
The project w ill get underway
at 10 a. m ., Hahn said.
A meeting of the Southwest­
ern Deanery of Episcopal Wo­
men of Oregon will be held at
St. Matthew’s Episcopal church
In Gold Beach, Tuesday, Feb.
19. The Holy Eucharist will be
celebrated at 10:30 a.m ., fol­
lowed by the semi-annual busi­
Bud M ille r,o f Elk River Road, ness meeting. Luncheon will be
employed by the Richter Log-
served at noon.
ginc Company, was injured by
Canon Claire T . Crenshaw and
a falling tree January 31. Though
the Rev. Erick Gration, rector
he received no broken bones, he
at St. Michael's and All Angels
is still under doctor's care.
in Portland, a r e making a
Ted Part low, an employee of special trip from Portland to
B. P. S. Logging Company, was present the program for the
struck by a falling tree while afternoon session. Their topic
working out Sixes River. The will be "Christian Social Rela­
accident occurred on J anuary 31. tions.”
All Episcopal women in the
Mr. Partlow is reported to be
recovering.
area are urged to attend. Mrs
Elbert Schroeder and the Rev.
A. R. Chidwick of St. James
SAVINGS TIP
church, Coquille, are president
This year, for the first time,
and dean, respectively, of the
people can receive tax refunds
in U. S. Savings Bonds. Ronds convocation.
Clean-up Of White Property
Is Sunday; Help Needed
A ll able-bodied residents are
reminded of the big clean-up
project let far Sunday, February
10, at the S u s ie White lake
property, George Hahn, project
chairman, said today. Refresh­
ment« w ill be furnished by the
B. P. W. Club for all volunteers.
The work program is being
sponsored by the c h a m b e r of
commerce, with other organiza­
tions assisting. In appreciation
Curry Students
On Dean's List
Three students attending the
Oregon Technical Institute at
KlamathFallsfromCurry coun­
ty have been included In the
Dean's List for the fall term, the
Institute told the News this week.
They are: James Hatmaker,
Langlois, studying electronics;
Nell May, Wedderbum, diesel;
Cary Kerber, Gold Beach, dic-
seL
Students making the Dean's
List must maintain a g. p. a. be­
tween 3. 0 and 3. 449.
Jersey Record Noted
A
registered Jersey cow
owned by Sweet Jerseys of Sixes
has recently completed official
production records indicatiixl
money making abilities of the
Jersey cow.
Twice daily 305 day milking
mature equivalent record com
pleted by Mercerdale Elberta
Valentine: 9.4B1 lbs. milk with
564 lbs. fat in 27» days.
The milk produced by the
above Jersey cow would pro­
vide a family of four with the
milk necessary for a four year
period.
These official records are pro­
cessed by the American Jersey
Cattle Club, Columbus, Ohio, as
an additional service for the
owners of registered Jerseys
Episcopal Women to
Meet in Gold Beach
Falling Trees
Injure Men
earn 3.75 per cent interest, com-
unded semi - annually, when
Id to maturity.
CHAMBER, COUNCIL
MEET NEXT WEEK,
M o n d a y , February 11, the
c h a m b e r of commerce w ill
meet at 8 p.m. at the city hall
The proposed park project and
economic survey w ill be on the
agenda, along with discussion
on the Sixes River road.
On Tuesday, February 12, the
City council w ill meet at 8 p. m.
in the council chambers of the
city hall.
Infant Burned
From Coffee
Ronnie Callihan, six-month
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Callihan,Sixes, received second
and third degree b u rn s to his
body last Thursday, January 31,
f r o m scalding coffee. Emer­
gency treatment was admini­
stered at the Port Orford Clinic.
He was then rushed toMcAuley
hospital in Coos Bay.
Young people from the Coos who dreams of being a great
Bay area through to the Gold actress. Starring in the film is
Beach area, have been invited Coleen Townsend. Included in
to a Youth Rally to be held this the cast is the w e l l - k n o w n
Saturday evening, 7:30 p.m. at evangelist, Merv RoselL
the Community Church in Port
Everyone is urged to come and
bring their friends. Adults are
Orford.
Included in the program w ill welcome too.
be group s in g in g of favorite
hymns and choruses, an ¡m ou­
rn c n t a 1 duet, and the feature
film , "Glass Mountain." This,
full-length, full-color film is I
the tru e -to -life story of a girl ■
Jerry Smith To
Represent Curry
Low Payments
No Indication
Salem — Payments by truck­
ers of state weight-mile ta x «
fell below the record amount
turned-in during January 1963.
the state public utility commis­
sioner reported today.
Commissioner Jonel C. H ill
said last month’s collections
came to $1491,385. This is 5.$
per cent or $74,711 under the
1962 figure.
Hill pointed out, however, that
this was not a sign of a down­
ward trend in motor carrier
activity in the state. He said
that PUC plate renewal fees
and a heavy carry over of tax
payments h e l p e d swell the
January 1962 figure to record
proportions.
Two Curry county 4 -H mem­
bers were recently selected to
represent Curry county at the
State 4 -H Club conference in
Salem, February 4 through 9,
according to Lou Oester.
They are Jerry Smith, Lang­
lois, and Carolyn Wilson, Gold
Beach, both named outstanding
members. Alternates chosen are
Carol Ann Thelin, Gold Beach,
and Donna Thorton, Brookings.
Two representatives fr o m
each Oregon county w ill attend
the state conference, which is
centered on the theme "Know
Your State Government."
The 4 -H delegates w ill ob­
serve the Oregon State Legisla­
ture in session and v i s i t with
G o v e r n o r Mark Hatfield and
many State Senators and Rep­
resentatives.
A highlite of the conference
w ill be the selection of four 4 -H
members to represent the state
at the National 4 -H Club Con­
gress in Washington, D t C ,
April 20-26, Oester said.
No Shrinkage, Juii Experiment
No, our newsprint didn't shrink because of the excessive
m o is t u r e that has fsdlen here the past week. The new
size you're reading is strictly on purpose... and an ex­
periment. The experiment is to determine what size our
readers prefer*. 1. The former standard fu ll page size, or,
2. This new tabloid size.
The success of our experiment w ill depend on reader
response. And that's easy. A ll you have to do is te ll us
NO, you don't like it, or, Yes, you do. and you can make
it real easy on yourself—just clip out this article, circle
your preference and m ail it to, or leave at, the News
office. Of course, if you feel itsclined to further expound
on the size of the paper, or anything else about it, we
would more than appreciate it.
Remember, It w ill be up to the News' readers to de­
termine their choice of size, so le t us hear from you.
Latest reports say Ronnie is
recovering satisfactorily.
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