Curry County Fair Opens Today; Rodeo, Parades,
Exhibits, Free Barbecue Are Hi-Lites Of Events
.V oi. ft No. 19
Port Orford,
Curry County, Oregon'
VACATIONLAND
Street Paving To Start
In Geer Addition Monday
This year’s street paving pro­
gram is scheduled to start next
Monday morning in the Geer
addition, said street superin­
tendent Frunk Morris today,
followed by four other project
areas.
The paving program is a Joint
city county effort, now in its
third year tinder the program
the county court makes yearly
allocations on a per capita basis
to P ort Orford, Gold (Teach and
Brookings, In the form of a
specified dollar volume of ac
dial paving work by the county
road department
The cities
are required to perform all
necessary pre-paving w o r k
themselves
f’ort Orford's 1963 allotment
amounted to $10.000 worth of
paving, Morris said, but last
year the city went over their
quota by $4 000 so we w ill only
realize tfi.OOo worth of paving
this tim e
Hut It all balances
In the end. he added.
Price Fen C e n ti Thursday,
Portland Firm Gets
G.B. Dredging Job
Willamette Tug and Barge
Company of Portland Friday
was low of two bidders at $106,-
700 when bids were opened by
the Portland U S Army Engi­
neer D istrict for furnishing a
15-lnch or larger hydraulic pipe­
line dredge for approximately
mo hours for dredging in the
Gold Beach boat basin and its
entrance channel
The Port of Astoria was the
other bidder with an offer of
1129,579 The invitation also
asked for not less than 900 feet
of floating and 1,000 feet of
shoreline, two floating elbows
and all pipeline accessories.
Other areas to be paved are:
Hamlet from the Lakeshore
Drive intersection through to
California street
Washington St. f r o m
Sth
street south one block, east one
Mock and north back to the
highway at the Flyiqg A station
18th S t—from the highway
west on 18th to Arizona.
Idaho -one block between 18th
and 19th streets
A sixth project area may be
paved. Morris said, if funds
w ill perm it. This would be
from
Anufjsa
to California
street on 12th
M orris also said that county
roadmaster B ill Dobbyns re ­
marked that local street prepar­
ations were well above the ex­
pected quality This w ill give
more and better streets for the
money. Morris said.
Hesidents
a re
cautioned
against driving on newly-paved
streets Streets under construc­
tion w ill be well posted and
barricaded, Morris advised, and
residents should obey these re­
strictions. for at least two hours.
Persons not obeying the signs
are subject to fines. Morris
warned, besides, driving on
"fre s h " streets w ill not only
damage the blacktop, but w ill
The Oregon State Board of throw deposits of oil and gravel
Health's chief medical investi­ underneath the cars
gator. D r KusxellC Henry, to­
day announced a regional work
.hop for local medical investi­
gators and law enforcement of­
ficials including local police de­
partments, sheriff's officers,
and district attorneys' officers
One hundred and twenty nine
wili be held in Roseburg at the
Douglas county court house on students completed the recent
two-week Beit Cross swimming
Aug 11. beginning at 9 00a m
Officials from Douglas, Lane, course, according to Mrs. B ill
Coos. Curry. Josephine, and Hefner, head instructor
Mra llifn e r and her staff,
Jackson counties have been In­
»15 WINDOW
Mrs Joe Zook, Mrs B ill Krick,
vited to attend
James K. Gray. M D . Doug- „ Mrs Haddox.
_ _ _ Cheryl and Kathy
A broken crystal plate glass
........ t a b . a t l m and
2 3 -
window in a door brought the
tine
Johnson
and
Mary
Wood
medical investigator, is host and
o ffer of a SIS rew ard Tuesday
coordinator for Ihe regional ses­ worth, were presented with gifts for inform ation leading to the
of boxed stationery and-pens on
sion
arrest end conviction of the
Other county health officers, the last day of the classes The
presente were given by students ; paI * y involved.
who also jerve
county medi­
The rew ard ii being offered
for
cal invest,gators expected to ami
. . parents
.
. In appreciation
.
Cy A W indm eiser. owner of the
be ir allenuancc include Dr ,n?l™ctor •
>" the swim
Home
under construction
at
Harold D. Lyman, I dine county; P™*™™
- h
'd Idaho St He said the
D r J D Rankin, Coos county ,
* ar* s * * « al*>
W alter D Cason. Currv county: 5er?i1rd
thc
:‘l J‘» y « *s * * breaking occurred sometime
Monday night.
Dr Edward ( ’ Hail. Josephine,
Hoat, and
county;
Dr A E rin Merkel.
unnatned person who
Jackson county.
county
j contribute^Munds (or Mrs. Hef­
V .F .W . A U X ILIA R Y
Subjects to be taken up at ner s Red Cross course in teach­
ing
at
North
Bend.
the all-day meeting include the
P R ESID E N T INSTRUCTS
investigation of a medical in­ A D U L T CLASSES
L u c ille Owen, D istrict Pres­
Mrs
Hefner
further
volun­
vestigator’s case, followed by
id en t o f Veteran's o f Foreign
a discussion of investigation of teered to instruct an adult class Wars D is tric t No. 4 ,held a m e e t­
specific types of cases includ­ there : enough interest The in g o f in stru ctio n at thc A m e r­
ing deaths front gunshot, poi­ classes would be (mm 10:30 to ica n Legion h a ll here on July 31.
soning. arid natural deaths mas­ 11:30 a m , the week beginning
th e m ee ting was for a ll pres-
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Those interested
querading as viok nt deaths.
id> nts, treasurers and secretaries
Thi
Hternoon session will should register with Mrs Hefner v i U ie d is tric t, w h ich includes
eon-..-' of • panel discussion in before that date.
Coos Bay, C o q u i l l e , M y rtle
Reward Offered
For Information
On Broken Glass
M edical-L aw
Workshop Set
129 Complete
Swim Course
which . • ipants w ill be Avery
V I i - np.on. Douglas county
diatr i- attorney. Ira C. Byrd,
Douglas county sherriff, and
Dr« Gray and Henry.
The Roseburg workshop is the
i n u r ' h of six hieing held at cen-
tra l 'ocations throughout ore-
p i for the purpos- of develop
ing uniform procedure for in-.
• R in g fin d r a p o i ting deaths'
ocetiring as a result of specified
condition.-, or circumstances, Dr.
trenry concluded.
O UT OF i O oPITAL
P olice c h ie f Barney Iiscl w a j
released f r o m Southern Coos
General H ospital Monday a fte r-
noon fo llo w in g a m ild siege o f
pneum onia. He w a s a d m itte d
ha liospital Friday.
1963
Rogue Boat
Races Set For
September 1
Boat races on the lower Rogue
River w ill be resumed this year,
with the date set for Sunday,
September 1, under the Joint
sponsorship of the Gold Beach
Lions Club and the Rogue River
Rogues.
Events call for upriver races
to Agness and return, bouy
races on the lower bay, exhib­
ition water skiing and boat trips
on the lower portion of Rogue
River.
Don G riffin was named gen
era! chairman of the a ffa ir The
Lions w ill operate concession
booths in the parking area of the
Del Rogue during the races
The races w ill continue as an
annual a ffa ir if they prove suc­
cessful, according to Lion Rollin
Brooks.
Curry's Share of
H ighw ay Revenue
Will Be *26,763
MEAN, rugged Brahma bulls w ill sendplenty o f cowboys in to o r­
bit at the Curry county fa ir rodeo in C old Beach on August 10
a u d it. The vicious animals are not o n ly tough to ride, but often
tr. to gore or tram ple a fa lle n cowboy Rodeo clowns and Brah­
ma b u l l fighters provide extra th rills as thev lu re the fig h tm z
butts from the riders
C urry county w ilt get $26,763
at its share of stale highw ay re v ­
enues fo rth e quarter w h ich end
ed June 30, according to Secre­
tary o f State H o w e ll A pp ling, Jr.
Under state law the counties
get 19 percent of the c o lle c tio n *
from m otor v e h ic le registrations,
gasoline t a x e s , m otor ca rrier
fees and fines for tr a ffic v io la ­
tions.
The basis used for d istrib u tio n
is the number of veh icle s reg is­
Anyone interested in keeping a
tered in each county. T o ta l a- larger share of his paycheck,
m ount distributed to the c o u n t­ should hear Wallace Lee explain
ies w i ll be $3,122,409.
the proposed Liberty Amend­
Tax Speaker
In Coos Bay
Car Racing Fans
Invited to Newport
ment to the Constitution, accord­
ing to C. W Lebergood. Conser­
vative Speakers Bureau, Coos
Bay
Wallace Lee is a Portland
business man. He has been
active in church, fraternal, civic
and political affairs.
He is a member of the First
Baptist Church of Portland.
Palestine Masonic Lodge. Scot­
tish Rite and A1 Kader Shrine.
He is past president of the South­
east Portland Chamber of Com­
merce and past district chair­
man of the Junior Rose Festival.
He is also amember of Kiwanis.
Lee w ill be at the Courtel Coos
Bay, Monday, Aug. 12, at 7:30
p.m.
This proposed amendment to
the U. S. Constitution w ill repeal
the personal income tax. The
ammendment has been ap­
proved by six states.
"See the Newport Sand Prix ”;
that's the invitation that has
gone out to alt the sports car
racing fans throughout the west
for the August 21-25 divisional
race to be staged at the popular
Newport airport
Like the successful A pril re­
gional event staged in Newport,
the Divisional in August will be
sponsored by the Newport Cham
ber of Commerce in conjunction
with the Oregon Region Sports
Car Club of America
Entries for the Divisional e-
vent w ill be held to 200 and w ill
attract Divisional point leaders
from throughout the eight Wes­
tern states. Only drivers from
the three Western states partici­
pated in the A pril Regional.
A firs t class field of cars and
Port Orford’s Alpha Psi chap­
drivers is virtually assured for ter of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha
the Newport Sand Prix inas­ sorority have scheduled a rum ­
much as the divisional point mage sale at the '’ oos-Curry Co­
standing is up for grabs in all op building for August 15 and 16
Point, Bandon, Port O rford and
but H class. Thus, to remain in
According to information, the
G old Beach. Several past pres­
thc battle for top Divisional point chapter is attempting to have a
idents also attended.
honors
and
a
trip
to
the
starting
greater choice of better things
A p o tlu ck lunch and social
line for the national runoffs in available at thc sale.
' hour follow ed.
:liv Midwest in late September,
1
Anyone having articles they
the Newport scramble becomes wish to donate is asked to leave
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ATTEND TH I BIG FAIR
a must for the top driving set.
them at Dorothy’s Beauty Shop
Rummage Sale
Council - Chamber
M eetings Due
The c ity c o u n c il w i ll meet
in regular session next Tuesday
night at 6 p m. at the c ity hall.
On M onday n ig h t, same tim e
and place, the cham ber o f co m ­
m erce w ilt m eet, fo llo w in g a
short ce le b ra tio n m e e t i n g at
7:45. Work on a b rie f regarding
the closure o f the Coast Guard
Lifeboat station here w i ll bean
im p o rta n t ite m o f business.
Weirs Buy
Body Shop
F in a l papers were com p le te d
Tuesday afternoon for the sale
o f Lonnie's Body Shop by Lonnie
Abston to Dal us W eir.
W e ir is experienced in a ll
phases o f bods and fender work,
having spent some tw e n ty -fiv e
years in the trade. He has w o rk ­
ed for several la vs* companies
inW 'ashington and, before m o v ­
ing to Port O rford, he o w n e d
a n d operated his own shop in
P rairie C i t y , Oregon. He also
worked in shops in John Day.
The W eirs m oved to Port O r­
ford in September, 1962, after
he h a d purchased a w o rk in g -
share InW esternStates Plywood,
and a home about a m ile south
o f town.
Abston, who started the body
shop business here in 1952, said
that his health m ade i t necessary
to get out from under the strain
o f business and in to a less-de­
m anding fie ld . He and his fa m ­
ily pla n a short va ca tio n in the
in te rim .
Announced w ith the sale of
the property was a name change,
from Lonnie's to D al's BodyShop.
Services Held For
Wilhelmina Hutton,
N ative of Langlois
Employment
Up In June
Salem The Oregon State Em
pic- nent S e r v i c e announced
lh.il total placements made in
I iiiic were up more than nine
pi r . . i compared to the num­
ber made in June a year ago.
Placements made in June 1963
tntoled 116,600 compared to 106,-
700 in June 1962
Non agricultural placements
for June 1963 were up 10.7%
compared to a year ago, the
Employment Service said and
agricultural placements were up
more than 9%.
Though in itia l claims for un­
employment insurance benefits
were up more than 28% for
June, compared to a year ago,
the number of benefit payments
and amount of money paid were
down 11 and 11.6% respectively
compared to June a year ago.
For this fiscal year, compar­
ed to the previous fiscal year,
through June 30, Initial claims
for unemployment Insurance
down 2.1%,
A ug uri 8,
INTERIOR o f new V a rie ty Star«
b u ild in g features w id e r isles,
be tte r lig h tin g and, o f course,
increased stocks In a ll depart­
ments. D elbert and Kay Neal,
owners and operators, say they
w i ll have th e ir grand opening
w ith in a week or two.
Curry County’s Big F air opens
The F FA calf scramble will
in Gold Beach today for regis­ also be F rid a y afternoon, along
trations. with free admission with poultry judging, open class
and midway rides open all day horse activities, races and other
Registration for all entries w ill events. Entertainm ent on the
be from 8 a m. to 8 p m., ac­ dance pavillion w ill feature the
cording to H arry Hederly, fair Cooper Mountain Boys and Or­
manager August 1 was deadline ville.
for reservations for FFA and
Friday evening at 6 30 the
4-H dorm itory space and live­ Princess Banquet w ill be held
stock. rabbits and poultry pen at the F raternal Hall in Gold
space.
Beach, followed by the Fair
Friday, the annual fa ir gets Queen Coronation at the dance
| into full swing, with FFA and pavillion at 8 p m Entertain­ y
¡4-H judging contests, demon­ ment by the Cooper Mountain
strations, judging of sheep, Boys and the teenage dance will
dairy stock, open class horses, begin at 8:30
I poultry, beef and others.
SATURDAY
• Friday, is also Kid’s Day at
Saturday. August 10. w ill be
'he F a ir, with a kiddies parade filled with demonstrations, con
¡at 12 noon highlighting the day I tests and the free lamb barbe­
as it marches down Ellensburg cue alone with a big afternoon
Avenue. Highway 101. through full-f1et|ged bronc-bustin’ rodeo
the heart of Gold Beach to the starting at 2 p.m in the mai”
fairgrounds arena There, they arena At 7 30 p m fair-goers
w ill participate in games from w ill be entertained by 4-H
1 to 2 p.m A ll children entering folk and square dance exhibi­
the parade w ill be given a free tions. followed by entertainment
ticket for drawings for both and squaredancing at the pavil­
lion.
a boy’s and g irls ’s bicycle.
SUNDAY
"S A M M Y THE SEAL"
MAKES T V DEBUT
IN SEATTLE
Featured on the six o 'c lo c k
news program from statio nK IN G -
T V , Seattle, was our n e w e s t
lo c a l c e le b rity, Sam m y the SeaL
Sammy, a hair or harbor seal,
was found on thc beach by to u r­
ists two weeks ago, and has since
been adopted by the Lester S m ith
fa m ily .
of K IN G -T V was
passing through Port O rford when
Sam ir.' "-as found and too k m o v­
ing pictures o f h im , w h ic h w ere
shown on the Ju ly 22 news.
R elatives o f Mrs. M a rily n
Studley and childre n, who were
v is itin g in Seattle at the tim e ,
saw the broadcast and reported
i t to them.
A Problem w ith C h ild re n ?
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Two big events w ill round out
the last day, Sunday. F irst
w ill be the big parade at 1 p.m..
taking the same route as the
kiddies parade Friday. At 2
2 p.m the last day o f the
thrilling rodeo w ill be completed.
Champion All-around Cowboy
w ill be awarded a stock saddle,
with high point winners in their
events receiving Gold
Belt
Buckle Awards.
Both days of the rodeo w ill
see a full scale o f professional
events Stock is furnished by
the Dick Hempstead ranch at
Anderson. Calif.
Other events scheduled for
Sunday include
gun safety
marksmanship. 4-H ele ctricity.
4-H identification a n d
4-H
archery contests.
Champion
sheep dog finals w ill he held
at 4 p.m. The fa ir w ill close
at 5 p.m and all exhibits w ill
be released.
Oregonians May Obtain Proof
Of Age From Census Bureau
Last year, more than 1.500
residents of Oregon turned to
the Bureau of the Census, U. S.
Department of Commerce, for
help in proving where and when
they were born, the bureau re­
ported today.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday in the chapel of Schroe­
der Brothers Mortuary for W il­
helmina Laura Hutton, 70, who
died Friday evening in Bandon.
Ted Boatman of the reorgan­
They needed proof of age to
ized church of Latter Day Saints
officiated, with burial in the collect social security and other
retirement benefits. They need­
Denmark cemetery.
Mrs Hutton was born Oct. 27, ed it to obtain passports. They
1892, in Newlake (now Langlois'), needed it to qualify for jobs
and had resided in this area her carrying certain age or citize-
entire life. She was m arried in ship requirements. They nee<'
Gold Beach Oct 27, 1930, to it for some forms of insurance.
Lester Hutton, who preceded
These persons who requesteu
her in death in 1956.
assistance from the Census Bu­
Survivors include two sons, reau last year were among an
Gilbert L. Gardner of Canyon­ estimated 20 m illion United
ville and Glenn Gardner of Ban­ States residents who are without
don; two daughters. Aurelia proof of age or birthplace. The
West, Sixes, and Charis Herrn- historical records of the Census
berger, Bandon: two brothers, Bureau provide the only ac­
H arry J. Wooden, Bandon, and ceptable source of this infor­
Henry C. Wooden, Eureka. mation for many of these people.
Calif., five sisters, Elva Hall, Since its beginning in 1790, the
North Bend: Ella Thrush, Cot­ U. S. C e n s u s has recorded
tage Grove; Rose Wooden, F lo­ identifying data for almost 350
rence; Agnes Foster, Langlois, m illion persons, many of them
and Alyce Boisler, Oakland, listed several times in separate
Calif.
censuses. The Bureau has pro­
Also surviving are 10 grand­ vided copies of these records to
children and three great-grand­ about three and one-half m illion
children.
people, as legal proof of age.
place of birth , citizenship, o
kinship.
Persons seeking such a recon
for social security purpose:
should go to the local Socia
Security Office, or, fo r othei
purposes, w rite to the Persona
Census Service Branch, Bureai
of the Census, Pittsburg, Kans
as. for an application form , f
fee of $3.00 is charged for t
search of not more than tw<
censuses for one person and foi
one copy of the inform atior
found. Additional copies cos
$1.00 each An expedited searct
costs $4.00. Expedited, search»
are usually completed w ithin s
few days while the routine $3 «
search may take up to 30 days
depending upon the backlog ol
requests.
The personal inform ation ir
the records of the 1900 and later
Censuses is confidential by law
and may be furnished only upon
the written request of the per
son to whom it relates or, for
a proper purpose, a legal re­
presentative such as a guard­
ian or adm inistrator of an es
tate. Inform ation regarding a
child who has not reached legal
age may be obtained upon the
written request of either parent.
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