No Change On
Cafe Cards Yet
A iiuvay of sanitary problems
that ax lit In area« near local
cafe« hat resulted In no change
In their current status. A ll cafe«
are operating under " IT perm it
card«
The turvey was made Monday
by county «anitarlan Jack W right
and county com m ittlouer Ryce
W ilto n No decliio n has been
ni4.lv, yet, according to W il
ton, but the iltu atio n it under
study A change In the it a tut at
thia tim e, however, it doubt
ful, he added
W ilto u further laid that the
tewer problem here It very ap
parent, He Indicated a desire
to let a m eeting w ith the city
council to go Into the m atter
further.
Taxpayers
Have Limit
To Appeal
Oregon property taxpayers
have until May 20 to appeal this
year'» assessments to their
County Hoard» of Equalization
Each County Board w ill con
vene on Monday, M ay 13, for
ita annual review of assessments
and. under Oregon law. a prop
erty owner may appear In per
aon or be represented by an
attorney before the Hoard when
It considers petitions for reduc
(Ion of assessments.
Taxpayers cannot wait until
receiving their tax statements
In 'he fall to appeal their as
sessment».
If they do not know the as
»eased value of their property
at this time, they ran learn it
at the county assessor’« office
By multiplying the assessed v a l
ue by four (except in Multno
mah county), they can d e t e r
mine the true rash (m arket.)
value
Multnomah county will
use a S3H% ratio this year and
property owner* there can de
term ine the m arket value by
multiplying assessed value by
(in.
e
If a taxpayer feels the asses
tor's m arket value Is out of
Une with comparable properties
In the district he may appeal
by petition to the County Board
of Equalization.
Form s for this purpose are
available in most assessor's of
fices or at the county clerk's
office.
From the Board the taxpayer
m ay appeal to the State Tax
Commission (or. in the case of
real property, directly to the
Oregon Tax Court's S m a l l
Claims Division if the m arket
Board la not more than $2$,000)
Dr. L. R. Pugh
Suffers Attack
Dr. L R. Pugh rem ained in
satisfactory condition Wednes
day in Southern Coos Ceneral
Hospital, Bandon, according to
a doctor's report.
T h e retired lo c al dentist suf-
f e r e d a heart attack Saturday
m orning and was adm itted to
the hospital r liortly afternoon.
HA RP OF TH E W INDS vantage
point unfolds a "birds eye" view
looking northoverCarrlsonLakc,
in photo at right Cape Blanco
can be s e e n in the far back
ground to the left, at the horl
ion line of the Pacific. Garrison
Lake, open to year around trout
f i t h i n g , lays nearly (he fu ll
length of the picture, m id d le-
ground. Surrounded on t h r e e
t i d e s by scattered residences
nettled among ta ll stands o f
tim ber, only a narrow strip of
beach t e p a r a t e t it Irom the
Ocean. Garrison Lake also pro
vides plenty of swimming, water
skiing and picnic areas tor res
idents and visitors alike.
Eighth Grade
In Salem
Battle Rock elem entary's 8th
grade students highlighted their
year this weekend when they
visited t h e state capitol, and
other points of Interest, in Salem
Both sections of the class made
t h e trip, starting at 5 45 a. m.
Wednesday, w ith their Instruc
tors, Mrs ilopkins and M r Hoi
fman. T h irty eight pupils, plus
M r Lloyd Bates, Mrs Red M c
W illia m s, Mis. John M ayea, Mrs
C lyd e Wmslow and Mrs. Elmer
W o o d s , parents who took cars
and assisted w ith the students,
made up the caravan.
After checking in, and lunch
ing, at the Senator H otel, the
g r o u p visited the legislature,
school for tne blind where they
met the local Lions A u xiliary's
adopted blind daughter Sherrie,
state museum and state library
Wednesday and Thursday.
At 6:30 Wednesday evening
they attended a banquet honor
ing Rep C a rl Back, then went
bowling. Included was tim e for
shopping and a tour through the
M e ie r and Frank store.
Leaving at 4 p. m Thursday
the group w ill lunch on the way.
They expect to be home be
tween 9 and 10 p. m.
Gold Beach Youth
Drowns In Rogue
. 6,
No.
6
Port Orioni,
chamber, City
Meetings Due
T w o meetings Important to
local residents are scheduled for
the first two days of next week.
On M o n d a y , M ay 13, the
c h a m b e r of com m erce w ill
m eet at 8 p.m. in the city ball.
Several Items of urgent business
arc due to be aire d
The c ity council w ill m eet on
Tuesday, M ay 14, 8 p.m. at the
c ity b all. Local sewer problems
w ill probably be an item dis
cussed
"eenagers' Ari
Exhibits Asked
For Open House
spe artists in the Ban-
.nglois-Port Orford area
vited to exhibit their work
/ e annual Open House at
/< e rn Coos General hospital
^.ay. M ay 19.
S c open house and
tea
Price Ten Cents
Curry County, Oregon
is
id annually in conjunction
with National Hospital Week,
and is sponsored by the wo
men's auxiliary.
Teenagers wishing to exhibit
their original paintings are ask
ed to bring them to the hospital
by 1 p.m . Saturday, M ay 18, so
according to Mrs. Grace Fels-
heim , who has charge of this
portion of the program.
JUSTICE C O U R T
Cases appearing before Justice
Arthur F. Niem ann in Justice
Each student m ay exhibit two
C o u r t since last report w e re
pictures and they need not be
Stanley W illia m Poet, M ay 2,
fram ed but must be matted,
overload, $48;David Lester Fults,
said Mrs. Felsheim.
M ay 3, VBR, $15« Johnny Albert
F u rth e r information m ay be
Burch M ay 3, overwidth (truck)
obtained
from M rs. Felsheim
$10; Roy A llen D olw eller, M ay
at F I 7-7741
7, VBR, $25
Thursday,
M ay 9,
Talent Show
Winners Listed
An appreciative, but sm all,
audience cheered am ateur en
tertainers through a variety of
acts at the annual Rotary Club
talent show last F rid a y night.
The competitions, held at the
Battle Rock school gym , fea
tured three divisions and 14 acts.
In the class A division, top
honors were won by Miss Karen
M ai ah, 6 years old, with an ac
cordion solo. Miss M arsh also
entertained
during
interm is
sion.
Second place went to Brian
Phillips, 9. with a cornet solo.
As in past shows, P h illip ’s
“ vootn'’ was a generous treat to
the audience.
A piano solo won third place
for Colleen Boggs, and Brad
Marsh captured fourth with a
trum pet solo.
Class
B
(Juniors):
Nick
Marsh took first with a piano
boogie; Brenda Spence and Judy
McGhee with a hillbillv skit
took second; the Richfield Four,
D a rla Smith, Celeste Craig,
M ary King and Sherry W erner,
were third with a comical twist
routine; fourth place went to
Brenda W right with a piano
solo.
Class C (Seniors): first place
went to the Goops, M ary Ellen
Bates. Christine Johnson and
G ary D avid, with a comedy
skit on eating; second place
went to L a rry Quillan, guitar
and vocal. There was no third or
fourth in this division.
A highlight of the evening was
a demonstration of tumbling by
Missie Clarke, 12, from Powers.
An active 4-H g irl, she per
formed several types of falls,
flips and stands at intermission.
Port Orford Man
In Attack Squadron
"ord, O re., is serving with
? a w Attack Squadron Three,
»ased a t the N aval A ir Station,
Sanford F la .
The squadron trains replace
Sanford, F la .—Je rry R. Smith,
airm an apprentice, USN, son of ment crews to fly and m ain
M r. and M rs. T . Smith of Port tain the A3A S kyw arrior and
the A5A Vigilante. E ither type
of airc ra ft is able to deliver a
nuclear punch and operate from
carriers under adverse weath
e r conditions.
Shop Port Orford
into the river.
An eye witness, Don Reiber,
M illin g to n , said Quinn y e lle d
b e f o r e disappearing into the
fast, high river. Reiber said the
youth's boat circled him several
tim es and m ay have h it Quinn.
A life ja c k c was found In the
bottom of the boat by Reiber and
h it fishing party w hich arrived
on the scene only minutes after
the accident.
State and county law enforce
ment officers dragged the river
Saturday in search of the body
but could not locate it.
New River Victim
Is Found Tuesday
T h e body of a man found on
B a i l e y beach four m iles up
Rogue River Tuesday has added
to sheriff's o ffice problems be
cause of lac k of id e n tificatio n
on the body.
The sheriff's office said the
body was that of a w hite m ale,
160 pounds. 5 foot, 9 inches, and
between 25 -2 8 years of age. It
was found by Mrs. Oscar Beck,
Pendleton,and M ary Held, Gold
Beach, as they were beachcomb
ing around 1 p .m .
Death, b elieved from drown
ing, is said to have occured about
three days ago An autopsy has
been called for, however, the
sheriff's office said.
Honor Roll
Henry V. Isenhart, Langlois,
a student of auto mechanics
technology at the Oregon Tech
nical Institute, K lam ath F alls,
was listed on the Dean’s List
Honor Roll for the w inter term ,
1962-63.
Isenhart's G PA for the term
was 3.421.
S IX
YEAR
O LD
Karen
M arsh, daughter of M r . and
M ra. M itten M arsh, took first
place honors In Iho A division
at the Rotary Club talent show
last Friday night. A student
of Lorraine Haines, she has
only boon studying the accord
ion for four months, and ,‘ uat
two weeks ago wont from a
beginner-sized instrument to
the one she is playing hare.
July Fourth Parade Entry
Invitations On; Changes Noted
T H E R I 'S N O T H IN O Ilka •
iy of sunshine to erase Ms*
io memerlea of w inter relit,
heae fisherman had to bell
nt gallens ef rein w ater be-
ire launching their hoot for
»me early morning ftthtng
uesday, but who ca re t . . •
I least the sky was dry.
1963
Search continued today for the
body of Jim Charles Quinn, 17-
ye ar-o ld son of M r and Mrs.Earl
Quinn, Gold Beach, who is pre
sumed d r o w n e d follow ing a
boating accident Saturday at
10:45 a m ., on the Rogue River.
Several fishermen on the river
Just below Bradford in Lowery
Canyon,some 18 miles up river,
witnessed the accident. Accord
ing to the Curry County Sher
iff's O ffic e report, the youth was
standing in his boat when a high
wind suddenly forced the boat
to the right causing Quinn to fa ll
Invitations to enter the an
nual July 4th parade here are
being sent to all clubs and or
ganizations in southwestern Ore
gon and two changes were voted
at the regular committee m eet
ing Monday night.
The big celebration dance was
changed from the night of the
Fourth to July th ird (Wednes
day), and the fee for conces
sions w ill now be 10% of the
gross income rather than a flat
$25, as was previously voted.
M innie King Jolly, finance
chairm an, reported that $211.55
has been collected to date,
bringing the balance to $388.55.
Funds raised by the com m it
tee w ill go towards fireworks,
parade and miscellaneous ex
penses.
Proceeds have been voted for
the community center fund.
I t was noted that a parade
chairm an, and dance and horse
show concession operators are
still needed. Anyone interested
in assuming these projects, or
helping with them, is asked to
contact Paul Peterson or M rs.
Jolly.
Concession chairman W ilbur
Green said he has five booth
spots already sold but there is
still plenty of room for others.
Also discussed was the pos
sibility of moving a ll conces
sions from the park area, be
cause of food license problems,
to the grade school playgrounds.
Action w ill not be taken, how
Basket Social
In Gold Beach
A basket social w ill be held
Saturday, M ay 11, starting at
7 p.m . at the Riley Creek school.
Sponsored by the Gold Beach
Moose Lodge, all proceeds w ill
go toward the purchase of Gold
Beach school band uniforms,
according to Joe Scherer, gen
eral chairman and governor of
the lodge.
Those attending w ill dine in
the multipurpose room, with
dancing to be in the gymnasium.
Tucker's orchestra from Ophir
w ill furnish dance music, with
other entertainm ent to be by
the Gold Beach high school band
and the barbershop quartet.
F irs t, second and third prizes
w ill be awarded for the best
adults' baskets and best chil
drens’ baskets, in addition to
other prizes, Scherer said.
An orchid w ill also be pre
sented to the oldest lady at
tending.
ever, unless it’s a last resort
measure.
Jaycee president Jim Peter
son announced that the Jaycees
are building a float to enter in
the Azalea Festival in Brook
ings the last of this month. The
float w ill also be used in the
local parade, he said.
The problem of getting m arch
ing bands for the parade is still
a m ajor one. Of the nine in
vitations sent out, the only re
sponse. a “ m aybe” , that gives
Frank St. C la ir, past president
any hope is from the Pacific
of
the Port Orford Jaycees, was
high band. Director Doug Jay-
cox is working on a plan to elected S t a t e V ic e President,
District 8, of the Oregon Jay
form a special group for the
cees at the annual convention
celebration but it is not defin
in Portland Saturday following
ite as yet.
heavy caucusing a ll day, and
Minnie Jolly reported that the
Into the night, Friday. Conven
celebration w ill have a full page
of publicity in the Brooklngs- tion headquarters w ere in the
New Heathm an Hotel.
H arbor Pilot Azalea F estival
Delegates from the Port Orford
publication due to be released club, in addition to St. C la ir and
soon.
his w ife, w e r e president Jim
The next regular meeting of Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
the celebration group w ill be the H o d g e , Mr. and Mrs. Monty
first Monday in June, 8 p .m ., a t Montgomery, M r and Mrs. Don
the city hall.
H a l e , Mr. and Mrs. Les King,
M r. and Mrs. Pat Masterson, Den
n it Sonderman, Jerry Caughell,
Ken Hensley and Bob Woodworth.
T h e wives are a ll members of
the JayCettes.
T h e R. D. Tucker saw m ill,
Saturday, Jaycees spent the
Langlois, recently received a morning hours at the M em orial
M e r it Award from the State In
Colosseum in a review of the
dustrial Accident Commission.
past year's work. Awards were
T h e citatio n was for no lost
presented at a noon luncheon.
tim e because of accidents dur
Elections were held Saturday
ing the past year.
afternoon. Frank Brawner.of the
Directors,
Rural Budget
Approved
District 2CJ school patrons
returned Louis Knapp and V irg il
Libby to the school board and
a d d e d m em ber H elen Stole
Monday, a l o n g w ith naming
D ick Barklow to the rural school
board.
Knapp received 116 votes,
Libby, 118, and Mrs. Stole, 83.
Barklow was seated w ith 90 votes.
Also p a s s e d was the rural
school budget; 73, Yes, to 32,
No, in this district, and 491 to
452 in the county-w ide ta lly .
Other directors elected to the
rural school board w ere A lle n
Corbin,95 votes and Jane N e w
h o u s e , at large position, 126
votes.
Brookings Has
Record Rainfall
Curry county's southernmost
c ity captured a record this w ee k
that w il l probably never be c h a l-
1 e n g e d, at least by her sister
cities.
The record. . . more ra in falL
According to the weather bur
eau, that c i t y recorded 8. 91
inches of rain In the 24 hours
ending at 10 o 'clo ck M onday
morning.
Port Orford, on the other hand,
had only recorded 3.3 inches fa r
the 24 hour period ending a t 4
p. m. Monday.
Frank St. Clair Elected State
Vice President for Jaycees
R. D. Tucker
Mill Wins Award
Portland Jaycees, was elected
S t a t e president; Gordon Burns,
Grants Pass, international d ire c
tor; Terry Green, Dave Green,
George Flowers and N ick N ic k -
olson were named n a t i o n a l
directors.
Governor M ark H a tfie ld and
Portland M ayor Terry Schrunk
w ere guest speakers at Saturday
night's banquet in the Colosseum.
Another highlight for a Port
O r f o r d club m em ber was the
winning of a round-trip for two
to the national convention at
Louisville, Ky., in June, by Bob
Woodworth.
Plans for the com ing year
were made by state officers on
Sunday. Eugene w i l l host the
n e x t convention; T he D a lle s,
spring planning board; K lam ath
Falls, fa ll planning board.
W h ile Jaycees were in bus
iness sessions, JayCettes m an
aged hospitality rooms, enjoyed
a brunch at the Lloyd Center,
along w ith tours and a fashion
show.