Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current, October 10, 1963, Image 1

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    City Studies New Sewer Costs M w
H'ghiear R ||. Frichaen, of
W c h ie n l. Associate^ Coos Hay,
tieiday night presented the city
coum.ll w ith . revl.ed coet an-
•lyele for a . try
«'•»>. w ill, a break-,|own for an
alternate .m a ile r pro)ret. lie
i^ r V 1 U‘ * ‘ U,e r' , ’or' w ritten In
. .
r v ' ,lr " ‘ *y baaed on
Held Information w hich did not
give road profile., and therefore
made It a ^.e a rth r lyrtein could
hr loatalled ataleaaer ertlm ate
than at pre.ent. lie .aid, aim,
that a rtu.ly o l the report reveal­
ed that many area, which were
not Included In the ove r-a ll coat
are now populated and require
•ewer tarvlce.
The revl.ed coat analyst. for
the complete lyatem coven the
c o a t of a l l pumping itations
a. ueot.lr
next five yean as
people request
sewer service, 1 rlcliaen's report
saisl or property owners could
set up their own Improvement
districts to speed up service to
th r lr property.
The c ity council took no ac­
tion on the report but w ill en­
deavor to secure, by option, at
least two acres of land suitable
for a treatment plain location.
In the meantime, F.riclisen
said lie would present the revised
report to the Housing audiiom e
finance Aibnlidstratlon In Seat­
tle sometime t h i s month for
fire departm ent funds.
their reaction.
A request by Morris for a pro­
OTHER BUSINESS
vision for a penalty charge on
past due water bills was denied.
Public works superintendent
The council also tabled the
fra n k Morris reposted that a cu l­
vert has been placed under Llalio purchase of a new radar unit by
street across the old n u ll jiond the p o l ic e department after
anil that a new water line Is in reading b id s by two firm s of
on Lakeshore Drive and 10th St. $1,04 3 and $965. They requested
an estimate on complete repair
Morris said good weather has
of the present unit and a report
made It jo tsih le to keep ahead ° " i h ,»,■ before making a de­
o f schedule. He asked, and was
cision. A request to purchase a
granted, iiermlsalon to purchase
mobile radio to be put in the
a f i r e hy.lrant for Lakeshore
police chief's house, cost not
D r iv e . Purchase w ill be from
io exceed $300, was granted.
I ora than la tha 19 ¡8 repoi«.
sewers to a ll hou.e. as w ell as
tin -la te ra l, to the property lin e ,
from the .ewer In the (tract, cost
o f Treatment Plant and pressure
lines.
This coat study Is based on a
complete to|>ographic survey of
the city of Port cTrford. A ll streets
were surveyed for elevations on
a m inim um stationing of every
j O I e e t.
I his survry revealed
t h a t there were many places
which required pumping st atioia
and could not be served by grav­
ity as Indicated in the 1958 re­
port,
l'i p lan I, the entire system,
i
No action was taken on ac­
cepting a street rig h t-o f-w a y
Pon príg,^ Curry CountY|
from l o t Livermore until fur­ Vol. 6 Np. 28
104
Thus«. , Qct. 10, 1963
ther examination of a Joining
10-foot easement is made
The city granted the port com­
mission permission to s to re a
filin g cabinet in the city hall
to allow the old port building
to be torn down.
Geneva ’1 ucker wasreappomt-
An early morning fire was put
• d to the li brary board for a three out in the Dimmen planer m ill
year term by acting mayor Lloyd just north of Pacific high school
a b o u t 2 a. m. lest Wednesday
Bills in the amount o f $7, 229 15 morning before damage had re­
were paid.
sulted according to a sheriff's
office report.
The fire was discovered by
Mrs. Vance Carlson. She called
° * *tt m#n” «d C° * « Guard station as scheduled, accord-
her husband who put out the fire
d-
M” m ” ' Ae-
e n d notified m ill owner Earl
Dimmen in Bandon.
Deputy sheriff Ira Delamarter
said three small fires had been
This is in further reply to your le tte r o f 8 July 1963 concern-
started but t h a t it looked as
U8ti°on toPlr
" reduc,in8 the rtatuJ ° f our Port Orford Lifeboat
though someone was just trying station to an unmanned moorings.
to get warm. Two burned areas o n 2 n SAy,?U y ' l o x f 1! ’ *, P“ 6110 he*nng was held at Port Orford
were outside, the third was in­ Guar i
r963
‘ b* Command« ° { ‘ he Thirteenth Coast
side the m ill. A hasp had been
receive the views and comments of interested
broken from the door to gain en­
\ c° nce™ p g the matter, which apparently was w ell at­
trance.
tended and at w hich a number of those present responded by ex-
Delamarter said that appar-
C® ? mentl: A " v ie w of the transcript of the hear-
e n t l y nothing was taken from i
in y new ma‘ erial or facts were pre-
the m ill.
of r k d p -
“ lte r my decision to relocate the fa c ilitie s
S ta G o /a t
Li feboat, Statio° to the form er C oquille River
o » I^ T k ?
therefore, authorizing the Commander
u* u” th C° ,St Cuard D lrtric‘ to im plem ent the plan to
Seria?2666
** Outhnedin » Y le tte r to you o f 25 A pril 1963,
Fire Stopped At
Planer Mill
North Curry TV
Board Meets
cost estim ates total $702. 7(>0,
broken .town as follow s I a n d
Acquisition, $5,000. Conatruc-
tion (sewers, laterals. 7 pump­
ing stations, pressure lines and
treatm ent p la n t), $589,7t>0; En­
gineering, le g a l and A d m in is­
trative, $72,000, 7 per cent fe d ­
eral Governm ent Contiiniencv
Board members of North Cur­
r y Recreation. Inc., me; at the
home of secretary and treasurer
Mrs Roland Gerhardt on Sept.
Coast Guard Must G o. . .
Says Vice Admiral
„ "|L ° U nJ fyu i * , “ IUrCd that the needs o f 'he Port Orford com­
m unity w ill be kept under close and constant surveillance As
those needs change appropriate action w ill be taken to provide
the required degree of service "
George Hahn gave a report
un the work done by Carl Arndt
of Columbia Electronics, a T V
expert from Portland He stated
that Channel 13 has been oper­
ating on 4 power for several
months Both stations are now
Port Orford's volunteer fire
coming in strong and clear, it
department w ill host a meeting
was reported
of the Curry County Firemen's
Association tomorrow, Friday,
October 11. The 7:30 p. m. meet­
ing w ill be at the American Le­
gion H all.
Speaking at the jo in t county
session w ill be members of the
Oregon State Police Anon Squad.
Fire chief Evert M ills extends
Beginners square dance lessons an in v ita tio n to a ll firemenand
w ill be sponsored by the Beach­ interested persons, especially all
combers Square Dance Club be­ lo ca l active and inactive fire ­
ginning next Friday, October 18. men, to attend.
The 8 p.m. classes, held at the
Refreshments w ill be served.
Beachcomber's Cove, w ill be
structed by ca lle r Ernie Nelson.
Further inform ation about the
classes may be learned by cal­
lin g ED 2-25SO.
Guests at the Cove Saturday
e v e n in g were Mr. and Mrs.
George Christiansen, M r. a n d
Mrs. Shields, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Fendricks and Neva Boyd o f Gold
The Honorable John H. Rous-
Beach.
selot, member of the Eighty-
Seventh Congress and D istrict
Governor of The John Birch So­
ciety for six western states, w ill
give a lecture on disarmament,
at 8 p m in the Courtel, Coos
Bay, October 15.
Fire Meet
Set Here
$16. 000
Possible federal aid for this
system, figured at 30 per cent
of $212, 780ol it, which includes
th o s e Items that aid may be
granted on amounts to $69, 8 30.
Logger Has
Heart Attack
Facing the odds o f no ambu­
lance, no doctor and no re.pir-
a to r , deputy sheriff Ira Dela­
marter, w ith Don Buffington and
H o w a r d Hausch.ildt, of Gold
Beach, played responsible rolls
in saving the life of a heart at­
tack v ic tim Monday.
T heir action started when the
sh e riffs o ffice received an em­
ergency c a ll Monday morning
that Frank Gibson, 58, Hui*ers
Greel^ had suffered a heart at­
t a c k at the Brownie Coldiron
logging operation about 25 mile«
up Hunters Creek,
Unable to locate the C o ld
Beach ambulance, they w e re
given the use of a station wagon
belonging to Gold 3each police
chief Jim Boite u A fter losing
valuable rim e securing the ve­
hicle, they then found i t im ­
possible to locate a doctor.
So Buffington, Gold Beach fire
chief, picked up the fire depart­
ment's respirator and they were
on their way. Gih«on was ad­
ministered the life -sa vin g oxy­
gen the entire return trip as they
racedto get him to the hospital.
Providence must have been
directing activities, the report
said, because just as they a rriv­
ed at the hospital the oxygen
tanks ran dry.
Professional care was given
im m ediately and a Wednesday
report said Gibson was in satis­
factory condition,
GOING over hit revised report,
I,IL 1 rieliten, second from left,
t e l l s the c ity that building a
complete sewer system in Port
Orford is not feasible, lie sug­
gested an alternate program to
g e t things started. (See story)
fo llo w in g w ith the report ex-
lilaination are George Hahn, far
left, Blame Marsh, IJoyd Hates
a n d Adolph Windmaiser. Not
REVENUE
sliown are councilman Jim Pe­
It is here we run into problems terson and r e c o r d e r Loraine
Haines.
that make the entire eystrni not
feasible, Erlchsensaid. With.375
connection! and setting sewer
use charges at $2.50 per month
ami a 10 m ill tax levy, we can
only come up w ith $21,250 per
year. I ven by setting connec­
tio n fees at $400 each, which
would raise $150,000, and put­
A " co ffe e -liour" w ill be held
tin g it In the hank to make up tomorrow, Friday, October 11,
the difference, we find it would at 2i 30 p. m. for a ll Port Orford
run out in about seven years. So grade sclsool room mothers, PTA
It it apparent that a program president M an Bates announced
must be a.lopted on a smaller today. The even! w ill be held
scale w ith a sinking fund being in the grade school multipurpose
set up for further sewer exten- room.
lions.
Mrs. Bates w ill welcome the
I his second plan, Erlchsen room mothers. Mrs Harold Ystad
Rousselot w ill explain the sim­
Oregon can expect an epi­
’ • • 4 looks lik e the only way w ill be in charge of refreshments
demic of Asian flu this fa ll or ilarities between the Soviet and
Port Orford w ill get sewers. De- j and Mrs. Donald Stole w ill talk
winter, the State Board of United States plans for disarma­
s p it e the disadvantage o f ix>t on the year's plans.
ment and elucidate on his con­
Health warned today.
providing im m ediate service to
Invitations have been extend­
Oregon and the west coast clusion that implementation of
a ll i m n , i t has two advantages ed for room mothers, Mrs Bates
escaped last year's epidemic, either, both of which provide for
t h a t make it more attractive. said, but any mother wishing to
and flu follows a pattern o f mov­ the creation of a United Nations
One is that federal
aid ----------
would help in th r program w ill be wel
----------
ADDRESSING the gathering of
ing into new areas the next year. "peace force" and an end to all
s till amount to around two-thirdsi come.
R P. W. and chamber of com­
That makes the west coast a national armies, would lead to
of that available for the com-
_____________
merce members at the National
the loss of our national sover­
plete system, the second is that I
Business Women's Week dinner prim e target for Asian flu this eignty.
year,
said
D
r
H.
Grant
Skinner
annual revenues w ill exceed the '
meeting Monday at Orfords was
payments.
Tickets w ill be available at
Larry Dinneen, administrative Director of the Board of Health's
The chamber o f commerce
Total cost of plan II, in d u d - |
the door for $1.00, according to
assistant o f the Dept. of Plan­ epidemiology section.
w ill hold its next regular m eet­
Selling your town to the pub
ing engineer, legal, adm iiiis- I
It
is
recommended
that
every­
John Birch Society Section
Maude Weir, o r i e n t a t i o n ning and Development. Nearly
l i e is a major function of the chairman, explained the purpose 50 persons h e a r d the former one get flu “ shots" now and Leader Ron Romig of Empire. ing on Monday, October 14, at
trative and a 15 per cent con­
8 p. m. in the c ity hsdl.
chamber
of
commerce,
as
I
see
tingency amounting to $.31,140, j
o f R P. W.
Beaverton chamber manager ex­ especially those in certain “ high
Local Jaycees heard fellow
it, I any Dinneen told Business
is h $254,000.
federal
aid
is
pos-
ris
k
"
groups.
Influenza
is
p
a
rti
Chamber
of
commerce
presi­
plain
the
functions
and
dutiesof
i
7"
| Tn ember Paul Peterson, m inao-
and Professional Women at their dent Red M cW illiam s expressed a chamber.
cularly dangerous to persons
° ‘ $4b' OO9' I n g editor of the Port O r f« d
making a bond issue necaasai^ News, explain the working func­ Joint diiuier meeting w ith the thanks to the R P. W. , com pli­
suffering from chronic ailments
for tbc $207,000 balance. There tions of the newly organised l ax local chamber Monday.
such as heart, lung and kidney
menting two o f their members,
An adm inistrative assistance Pat Starr and Eleanor Price, also
would be only 100 connections. L e a g u e when they m e t last
disorders, and to pregnant
w
ith
the
State
Dept,
of
Planning
Bond payments and plant op­ Thursday night at the c ity hall.
women Persons over 45, par­
chamber members, for their ef­
and
Development,
Dinneen
said,
eration would only amount to A better understanding o f tha tax
ticularly those over 65, should
forts on pu b licity and member­
D river license examinations also be immunized. “ Long ex­
$1 ,000 annually. Revenue,from picture at the local level) how the chamber can be instrumen­ ship projects. M cW illiam s also
monthly service charges of $2.50 taxes are assessed and liow they ta l in putting over c ity projects outlined other current chamber
curtailed sharply d u r - , perience
^ . . cl„ T
proves lnal
that lnese
these
g the week of Oct. 21 to p e r-' groups run the greatest risk of
to all |<otential customers, 375, are allocated; is a primary pur­ to residents, besides te llin g the pro) ccts.
m
t
Orppnn
pvammcrc
___
.
.
..
mit
Oregon
examiners
to
at­
and a 1 0 -m ill tax levy, would pose, P attnon said, stressing that rest of the worldthe advantages
Port commission secretary Ira
severe illness or death if they
•mount to $21, 250.
it was important for everyone, o f liv in g or vacationing in y<Jur fu cke r spoke b rie fly on p o r t tend an annual in-service tra in ­ contact influenza," Dr. Skinner
town.
W
itli
assistance
from
other
This
revenue ~
of $4, 250 not lust tax
functions and late history, com­ ing session in Salem.
league
members, to
to
| explained.
, , excess
,
■ •« •is
g u v meniners,
No tests w ill be given any
could be put in a sinking fund inform themselves of tax mat- organizations the chamber can, m enting that they are at last in
Immunization should begin
t to build
H i l l ) . I future
HlFlIV'.l IwiaiiL
a
J
I
•
«
through a broad program, de­ good financial condition afters place in the state Oct. 22-24
trunk sewers and ters.
right away and be completed
velop
new
industries.
pump stations.
Stations
close
to
Salem
w
ill
be
lo
n
g
u
p
-h
ill
fight.
He
urged
lo o many people look at tax
Another main objective of the continued support from l o c a l open all day Monday. Normal by mid-December, according
Connection fees of $400, for money as a g ift rather than as
to Dr. Skinner. There is a two-
a n estimated <>0 connections, money contributed by the people chamber, Dinneen s a id , is to organizations in the port's efforts schedules w ill resume in field
week delay in the development
keep
present
business
going.
..
would provide funds to finance tortile sound and honest opera­
towards the appropriation for the offices and examining stations of antibodies which give the
keep
the
town
alive.
To
do
this
lateral sewers. A ll future lateral tion of governmental services.
breakwater here.
on Friday, Oct. 25.
protection, so it is important
you must determine what your
sewers would be put in on an as­ Because of this, people directly
The Department of Motor that the individual be vaccinated
sessment basis, costing property connected w ith spending the tax to w n wants to be, what is its
Vehicles advised people to check well before exposure to the
owners alxjut 7 or 8 cents per dollar sometimes overlook the future? llow do you want it to
with their local field office to virus.
CHRISTM AS BAZAAR
square foot of his property. I x- economics involved in these op­ grow, through industry, tourism,
determine the exact schedule
it
Persons who have been vac­
etc. ? What is your c ity doing. . . SET IN DECEMBER
a tuple: a 50 x 100 loot lot would erations, he said.
for D their , area. ... .
.
.
viuuivu
cinated
p
previously
io
iv
u
d
i*
aiiu
and
nave
have
re-
what
does
it
need.
cosi approximately $3 5 0 to $400.
I he ever-increasing cost of
Renewals w ill be accepted as ceived yearly boosters need
The “ Community Booths" for
He suggested organizing an
I aterals, sewers, trunk sew­ I government, from the local to
usual at field offices.
the
Christmas
bazaar
where
all
only one additional dose, It was
Industrial
Development
Com­
ers and six rem aining pump sta­ national levels, is pointing out
The examiner training pro- observed. Those who have not
t i o n s would be built over the the fact that tax-payers are go­ m ittee to establish these facts. clubs and organizations take
I alk to business and industrial part w ill be held December 6 gram includes sessions on all | b e e n previously vaccinated
ing to have to start paying clos­
phases of testing procedures.(should have two doses, about a
managers,
c i v i c leaders and at the Legion hall
er attention to the business end
use of equipment, and public month apart. Dr. Skinner con-
citizens.
File
w
ritten
reports
of
This
was
a
very
successful
of government, Peterson noted.
• • -
findings for future use and (vent last year and was en- relations.
eluded.
If tax-payers ilon't start looking your
reference.
oyed
by
the
many
people
who
out for themselves, who w ill?
The B P.W, can possibly com­ attended
Organizations a r e
Department of Oregon Sr. Vice
Every member of the Jaycees
Commander, Veterans of WWI, should make a habit o f attend­ bine forces w ith the chamber on urged to make reservations for
Jack Herman and Mrs. Herman, ing meetings of the c ity coun- many projects, be stressed, be­ booths for this year's event.
w ith District No. 9 Commander c i 1, school hoard, jiort com­ cause there is always a lot of
C. S. Hansen and District aux­ mission and county c o u r t , He hard work involved in any c iv ic
project and you w ill need each
iliary president Estella Hansen stresseiLto gain first-hand know- other's support.
INJURED IN FALL
w ill leave this week to attend le d g e of tax expenditures by
Port Orford PTA and Langlois rence Eight, hospitality com­
Welcoming
members
a
n
d
■i
Mrs. Charles Combs received PTO w ill jo in tly sponsor a teach­
the department's boardmeeting these organizations. Only then
m ittee members, w ill plan the
g u e s ts was B. P. W. President severe bruises and a deep cut on
■
in Salem October 12 ami a Dis­ can you be convinced that ex­
er's reception at the high school program. Members from both
Betty Bigelow. C ivic participa­
her ann w hile on a hunting trip tonight, Thursday, October 10,
—
t r i c t 7 quarterly meeting in penditures are justified.
organizations w ill assist about
tio n chairman Pat Starr was in on Sunday, Sept. 29. She was at 8 p, m,
Roseburg on October 13.
the rooms.
BACK from the hunt w ith a Sixes dropped the 4- point w ith a head-
charge ol the dinner, a high­ w ith a group o f hunters on China
Mr. and Mrs. Herman w ill a l­
Mrs. Ed Syphcr, Langlois, and
A ll parents and friends of stu­
River buck Tuesday was mighty
lig
h
t
ol
National
Business
Wo­
Mountain
when
she
lost
her
foot­
TAX ELECTION STORY
so attend several other meet­
Mrs. Lloyd Bates, Port Orforil,are dents attending P acific are in ­ " w h ite -h u n te r" Cm Wallace, on shot to the mouth about 9 a. m.
men's
Week,
which
ends
Sat-
ing.
She
was
treated
at
the
Ban­
See Page 2
ings before returning home.
in charge of arrangements. Mrs. vited to attend and welcome the caught here getting down to the in the Otter Creek area. He es­
I unlay.
tim ated its field-dressedw eiizht
don hospital.
Charles M o llic r and Mrs. Law­ teachers.
meat of things. W allace said he At 110-pounds.
FINANCING
I richani explained that a gen­
eral obligation bond Issue in the
amount of $632,9 30 would have
to be approved by th e voter«,
first. 1 his would require annual
payments, including $4, 500 tor
plant operation, of $44,000 for
the next 25 years.
Beachcombers
Date Classes
Birch Society to
Sponsor Lecture
On Disarmament
Coffee Hour for
Room Mothers
Oregon Can
Expect Flu
Jaycees Hear
News Editor
Chamber Meets
Next Monday
Selling City Is Big Job Of
Chamber, Dinneen Tells B.P.W.
Examiners
Will Train
Be.
WWI Officers To
Attend Meeting
Pacific High School Teachers'
Reception Will Be Tonight
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