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P ik e s for First Baby of 1964 Go fo Port Orford L a u Voi. 6 No. 42 Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon '¿“"»day, January 16, 1964 Price Ten Cents Portland Youths Steal Car Here, Wreck Another The capture of four IS - t b year of eating. The car belonged to old Portland youthi resulted here Bruce Mani eke. last I hursday morning altertwo Jim Allison witnessedthe theft, of them wrecked a car here that almost getting hit as they sped they had itoleu in Portland the away, ami notified deputy sher n ig h t lie lore, w ithin minutei iff Ira Delam arter at 7i27. D el following the theft of a second amarter called the sheriff's of car here fice in Gold Beach to have road The youtlu arrived in Port Or blocks established there and in f o r d at 7i25 a. m. , driving a Brookiugs. 1959 Chevrolet convertible they But fate was also playing its had stolen at I li 55 p. in. W ed part in the Juveniles' S|*ee. nesday from a car lot at 82nd W ith two boys In each car, and Madison, reportedly on their they sped south for a short 12 way to California. Deciding to blocks when the lead car, the eat, they stopped at the Galley Chevrolet convertible, crashed Cafe for a quick breakfast Be into a |>owii poh In front of the fore entering the cafe, however, Texaco service station, snap they spotted a parked car with ping t h e pole off and putting the keys in it anil on the spur of the car out of the get-away race. eiu m rn l decided takingit in lieu The youtlu Jumped from the wrecked vehicle as their part- n e rs turned off on a tide road w lth th r M anlckecar. They fin ally parked the car onjefferson St. next to the Shoreline Motel andtookoff running. They were apprehended at 7|3S, at t h e y w e r e trying to make it to the beach, by Delamarter. Police chief Barney Isael, noti fied of the accident. Joined in the s e a r c h for the other two youths, with deputies Delamar ter a n d Boice, who came up from Gold Beach. City Patrol- m a n Bill Pickering manned a roadblock at the north end of the city. Officers, and several citizens, conducted a thorough search of the city amt Paradise Point areas without finding the escaped pair. At 1 1 a . m. the search was interrupted because the deputies a n d chief Isscl had to appear before the grand Jury in G o ld Beach. Fate was still on the side of the "goodguys," however. When officers approached a spot about o n e m ile south of the Rocky Point bridge, they came upon the two escaped youths Just as they clim bed up to the highway f r o m the beach. So, w ith the four in custody, they proceeded on to Gold Beach and their grand Jury appearance. The youths were placed in cus tody of the Curry county Juven ile department and later releas ed to Portland authorities. Chamber To Make Film, Print Folders A 16mm color film promot ing the Port Orford area a.id its tourist attractions was approved at Monday's chamber of o m - merce meeting, with $50 vote< towards initial costs. The film , w i t h a taped sound narrati;n. may be used for showing at State Parks in the area, ter,'ice clubs and I V stations in other areas. It w ill deal m ainly with where to go and what to see and do in Port Orford and northern Curry county, Paul Peterson is in charge of its production. It was also approved to have 5,000 promotional brochures printed. T h e s e w ill deal pri m arily with statistical data of the area and used mainly to ans wer correspondence received by the chamber. A suggestion that the chamber inquire about getting a C i v i l Aeronautics radio installed here w ill be followed up. Volunteers ! have already agreed to man such j a radio, which, is the belief of , the chamber, w ill increase use of the Sixes airport and also pro vide an additional emergency communications point for air Sport fans w ill be in for a real craft in distress. The chamber w ill also contact treat next Thursday, January 23, t h e Oregon Historical Society according to the P o r t Orford- w i t h regards to a tour of Coos Langlois Quarterback Club, when A b e Woodson, S a n Francisco and Curry counties the Society 49er's defensive backfield man has scheduled for the near fu and the most outstanding run- ture. back artist in the National Foot- Minnie Jolly petitioned the chamber for h e l p in manning ba)1 *-**8“ *. w ill appear at Pa c ific high school. the art center on weekends. She Woodson, named A ll-P ro for said volunteers were needed to insure that the center could be the last three years, holds all kept open as many days weekly records for k ic k -o ff returns in as possible to handle the many' the National League. He is also a former A ll Am erican halfback t o u r is t s seeking information from the University of Illinois, about the area. The art center has also been used as the local and a famous track star. Fans who watched the AU Pro information center. Any persons wishing to help with this effort g a m e Sunday w iU remember are asked to contact Mrs. Jolly. seeing Woodson make two of his Ray Pearson was appointed to represent t h e chamber at the Monday night Christmas Associ ation meeting. T E E N A LOUISE Woodward, who arrived a t 2:4$ a.m . Jan. 9, was the first baby born in South ern Coos General hospital In 1944. Born to M r. and M rs. W illiam E arl Woodward of Port Orford, the S-pound, l-ounce miss joins a sister, Kelly Rae, and three brothers, Mike, Jam ie, and famous run-backs. Oavie. These famous run-backs wiU Mother and daughter w ill re be the subject of film s Woodson ceive surprise gifts from the w ill show at the schooL His col lection dates from his University following Bandon merchants: Sunsat Motel, Bandon Food days. Center, Gerry's Ice Cream, M Sponsored by the Quarterback- ers, the m eeting is open to the 4 L Grocery, Shindler's Rexall public and is free of charge, ac Drug, The Senter Agency, Ban cording to Norm Baker, who ar don Plumbing and Heating, Ray's Pharmacy, M arian Jewel ranged the event. ~ The Gold Beach Quarterback ers, Western World; Beach Junction Grocery, M c Club and football teams from G o ld Beach and Bandon have N air Hardware, Yockey Elec been invited to attend. A spec tric, Lloyd's Cafe, M cKay's ial invitation is also extended M arket, Bandon Golf and Coun to th e general public. Baker try Club, Kapling's Greenhouse- stressed. Florist, Western Bank, Tucker's Shell Service, Bandon Beauty Shoppe, Coquille Valley D airy Co-op, Bandon Poly-Clean Cen ter, Kronen berg and Waldrop In- surance and Windermere Motel. The contest was sponsored under the direction of the South After January 1, 1964, the ern Coos General Hospital Aux State Public Health Laboratory, iliary who wishes to thank the Oregon State Board of Health, merchants without whose gen because of reduced appropria erous cooperation this contest tions, w ill perform bacteriologi would not have been possible. cal examinations on private wa —W.W. photo by Lou Felsheim ter supplies only when such sam ples have been collected by an authorized person from a city, state or local health department. It is recommended that in dividual contact t h e i r local Postal receipts last year show health department for assistance in having the water system in ed a gain over 1962 of $844.79, spected, and, if deemed nec according to local postmaster essary, a w ater sample w ill be W ilm a Stevens. Cross receipts in 1962 were collected and submitted for bac S20, 005. 77. In 1963 they in - teriological examination. These restrictions are to assure i creased to $20, 850. 56. best use of available laboratory WEATHER RETORT services following budget reduc Date M ax M in Rain tions resulting from the October Jan. 8 50 33 .0 0 1963 tax referendum. Jan. 9 50 43 . 41 The Curry county health de Jan. 10 49 35 .0 7 partm ent can inform you of other Jan. 11 49 35 . 60 laboratories available to per Jan. 12 59 35 .0 5 form these tests on a commer Jan. 13 54 39 1. 00 c ia l basis. Jan. 14 52 36 . 23 Abe Woodson, Top 49er, Speaks Here Thursday FOUR Portland Juveniles were caught here last Thursday after they wrecked this car, stolen in Portland, by crashing into a pow er pole rn front of the Texaco service station. They were at tempting a get-away after steal The city w ill take steps tode ing a second car in front of the Galley Cafe. It was abandoned termine If Mayor Andy Cribble intends to continue in office, or near the Shoreline Motel. bow out of the city government. The action came after an inquiry f r o m Port Orford News editor P a u l Peterson, who asked the council whether or not the of fice was vacant. The city char ter stipulates that the office of mayor shall be deemed vacant . . . u p o n his absence from all meetings of the council for a period of 60 days without con The Curry County Livestock sent of the council. Falling Rock Breaks Leg Alton Strain of Port Orford I and Forrest ----------- Manicke ---- of Lang- ■ Fois were injured while working on the North Bank road of the Rogue River last Friday. was tabled. A large rock came off a high The city agreed to change bank striking the men causing auditors for the coming budget severe injuries. Strain received year. a broken leg and Manicke re Acting mayor Lloyd Bates an ceived painful bruises but was nounced that the city was ex not hospitalized ercising its option and purchas Strain is a patient at Keizer in g the Paul Taylor property, hospital in North Bend where s ix acres, in the Agate Beach he w ill be confined for at least area. two weeks. F i r e commissioner George Strain and Shirley Laird have H a h n was asked to conduct a been doing construction work membership drive for the vol for the county on the North unteer fire department. Bank road. Laird was not Bills In the amount of $924. 16 present at the time of the acci were approved. dent City Questioned On Absence of Mayor Curry County Livestock Men Meet Saturday Morse To Speak At Gold Beach engineer R. H. Erichson's sewer p r o j e c t plan 2 and proposed method of financing by general obligation bon d s. The plan 2 project is only fora partial sew er installation with lOOconnec- t i o n s at an estimated coat of $254,000. The Agency said the resolution was necessary before they could take further action on the city's request for plan ning funds. A report from their field engineer is also required they said. M ilt Marsh was told he would have to lile for a nonconforming perm it before property set-backs could be waived. He wants to use a one and a half foot set back instead of the three foot as required by the zoning code, on property at the end of Sauer's P o in t where he is building a house. Agness Leutwylcr asked the city to put in a four-inch line and a fire hydrant to provide im proved protection at the super market building. Frank Morris was instructed to make plans for the project. A second request by Mrs. Leut- wyler, asked a $10 raise for city patrolman Bill Pickering until July, and then a substantial ra. Association w ill hold its annual Mayor Cribble has been out meeting at the Sunset Inn, Gold Beach, starting at 10:00 a m of the city since the first of July, 1963, and has attended only one Saturday, Jan 18 Dean Frischknect. animal council meeting, in November, husbandry specialist from OSU, since then. The council voted w ill speak on production testing to write the mayor asking him what his intentions arc. in commercial beef herds and If Mayor Cribble decides to sheep flocks This is a tool in improving the efficiency of meat toss in the towel, the council is and wool production and in se required to appoint someone to lection of replacement heifers f ill the office until the next e l ection, which w ill be in Nov and ewe lambs. Other guests w ill Include Dr ember of this year. Should the Denton, assistant state veterin office be filled from among the arian from Salem; Tom Lane, council, an alderman w ill a l Coos Fire Protective A ssn; and so have to be appointed, A resolution was approved for E ric Peacock, district super the Housing and Home Finance visor for the U.S. Fish and W ild Agency agreeing to adopt city life Service Predator Control Program Committee reports w ill in clude: Dog control, theft and predalor control, taxation and economic development, herd law, pasture-rnnge-weed control and marketing. The Board of Directors of the This meeting w ill be of par ticular interest to livestock pro Curry General Hospital in an ef Election of officers was held ducers in Curry county, but fort to bring the financial con dition of the hospital closer to at the final m e e t i n g of the anyone is welcome to attend. Sen. Wayne Morse is sched uled to be featured speaker at the Kennedy M em orial Dinner to be held in Gold Beach Feb. 22, according to his administra tive assistant Charles Brooks of Sixes. The dinner, to be held at the Gold Beach high school, w ill be the liighlight of the Curry Coun ty Democratic Convention, also to be held on that date. Other speakers w ill be announced la ter. Carl Back of Port Orford has been appointed c o n v e n t i o n chairman to set up procedure. Tickets for the dinner may be obtained from any member of t h e Curry County Democratic C e n t r a l Com m ittee Ticket prices are $5 per person or $7 50 per couple. State Lab Cuts Water Testing Postal Receipts Show Light Gain Two Hospitalized, 3 Cars Demolished in Early Morning Crashes Hospital Rates Yule Group Are Upped Elects, Hears Final Reports a balanced operation have rais ed some of the dally rates. Ward Foresters Meet In Coos Bay rates w ill be increased from $20 to $22. 50 per day and private rooms from $22. 50 to $27. 50 per day. A ll other room rates w ill remain the same. New rates w i l l be effective February 1. 1964. ’ The topic of "Linear Program ming In The Forest Products Industry” w ill be presented by A change in the credit and Bye Wynne of the Weyerhaeuser Company at the Jan. 17 meeting collection policy of the hospital of the Society of American For w ill also be made. The Credit Bureau of Brookings w ill process esters. * The meeting w ill be held at the Timber Inn, Coos Bay, with a social hour beginning at « 30, a buffet dinner at 7:30 and the program at 8:00 p.m. all delinquent accounts for co l lection. A standard credit ap plication and contract for pay ment w ill be required from all persons needliiR credit after Jan uary 15, 1964. Christmas Association Monday night. Named to the top position was Ray Pearson. Vice president is M innie Jolly, Pat Starr is trea surer and Judy Bens is secretary. New directors are Hazel Knapp, Helen Stole and W ilbur Green. It was noted that receipts from t h is year's fund drive did not meet expenditures. Money from the reserve fund had to be used to make up the deficit, accord ing to Pat Starr. Plans to make next year's an nual program bigRer and better were also discussed. Try a classified for best results. CH INA C R EEK flat, about three miles south of Bandon on Highway 101, was the scene of two accidents early Monday morning which sent two people to Southern Coos General hos pital and demolished three ve hicles, listed in satisfactory condition following a one-car accident at about 1 a m, which was w it nessed by two Oregon State Policemen Traveling south in his new pickup. Stump apparently lost control of the vehicle which flip photo, Mary Dufort Harris ped end over end several times before coming to land upright Alfred Stump, 32, Bandon, is in a field some 10 or 15 feet be low the highway, and across a five-ftxtl irrigation ditch. About an hour later two couples from Curry county, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Eugene Stan ley of Ixinglois, Robert B Fow ler of Port Orford and Yvonne E Fromm of Sixes, riding in a vehicle operated by Stanley, stopped along the shoulder of the highway at the scene of the ac cident Mrs. Stanley is the for mer Peggy Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Thomas of Bandon. Several minutes later a car, coming from the north, smashed into the rear of the Stanley car (center), pushing it over the bank D river o f the third vehicle was Lloyd E. "R e d " Storm, 25, of Langlois, whose car also went over the bank where it came to rest at the bottom of the gully. The From m woman, who suf fered m inor injuries, was taken to the local hospital and was re leased Tuesday. A ll three ve hicles were listed as total losses, according to the state police. The future is purchased by the present. Samuel Jackson
