2—Pori Orford News,
Thursday, January 16,
1964
1963...A Year In The P ast...
FARM BUREAU FURROW
Farmers Must File in January
For Farm Zoning Under Tax Law
I he New« concludes it« re­
view of the past year In this in­
stallment of the Second Half.
JULY 4
c o l t at tha 4 - II horar show In
Cold Beach. Row Winstead was
Iqjured In a motoncooter acci­
dent.
lad In the Colson apartments.
City police solved the theft of
400 Sunday newspapers
NOVEMBER 14
Local Jaycaas made their de­ SEPTEMBER 12
The need for new Industry was
but on television in a half hour
Ex-county Jail matron pre­ the number one desire of a Jay­
By SCOTT LAMB
program promoting the annual
land becomes disqualified if
sented a statement to the coun­ cee conducted survey, followed
Information Ciroefor
celebration. The cemetery bud­
is no longer used for farming
ty court for $ 3 9 ,198.80 In alleg­ by a sewer system and Improved
get
was
approved.
A
record
lamb
o r if the owner has granted and
ed back wages. Tha city faced s h l u p l n g facilities. A plane
Oregon farmers might well has outstanding any lease or
•ale w u predicted for July.
n e w problems In financing a «trashed up Sixes River killin g
make Jan 31 a red-letter day option to buy the surface rights
JULY I I
s e w e r system. George Sutton, pilot Roy K elly of M yrtle Point.
on their calendar since that is for other than farm use
Commissioner Ryce Wilson former county aseaasur, died In I.lnda Lester received a broken
the last day to file for agricul-
It is important to note that
said the county court planned G o ld Beach. Shasta Pritchard leg when a motorcycle the was
tura! zoning under the new farm any land zoned for agricultural
no "crash!' program to open the married Jerry Dawson while still riding scraped the back-end of
assessment law.
use a n d taxed accordingly
Sixes River Road. Ocean front in her hospital le d following an a parked pickup truck. The city
Not all farmers are required makes the farm er responsible
properties were increased by the accident. The Charlie Jensens taided the Coast Guard station
to file Areas which have been for any tax differential up to a
»tste board of equalisation. T im ­ opened their new music store In offer to rent their lifeboat sta­
zoned exclusnely for agricutural period of five years plus inter­
ber Operators urged construc­ Pony V illage, North Bend.
tion property.
use w ill be automatically taxed est, if the land use changes
tion of a deep water port in Cur­ SEPTEMBER 19
NOVEMBER 21
on their agricultural value.
The law was designed for
ry County. Oregon death t o l l
Farm lands in arias zoned for farmers who wish to continue
McKay's store was found not
made a record in traffic fatal­
Curry county filed a claim
other than agriculture may find farming in the face of industrial
guilty of conducting a lottery for $324, 644 against the Kron-
ities.
their land being taxed on the and urban expansion into ru ra l
Bandon's Cranberry Festival was enhurg togging Co. for alleged
JULY 18
sat for the weekend. The county trespassing on c o u n t y tim ber
highest use value rather than areas The tax payback is de-
Congressman Robert IX iw an h i r e d a new Jailer The BPW lam b.Tw oCoquilleyouths broke
farm value unless farm owners signed to discourage spec u la -
critic ire d local Coast Guard Sts
club started holding breakfast inks the local grade school. A
ask for agricultural zoning on tion
t l o n closure as "more federal meetings
their land To do this, the farm
Another factor in the law-
fish |>rocetsing plant was cited
waste." District 2CJ school tax SEPTEMBER 26
owner must make application makes it mandatory that land
as an linhiatrial opportunity by
levy
was
reduced
by
$55,938.29.
at rhe county assessor's office considered in farm zoning must
the State Department of Plan­
T
w
o
permit
fires
escaped,
City continued work on «ewer
prior to Feb 1,
have been used for farming
ning and Development at a pub­
aid requests. Five state police­ burning about 45 a c r e s The lic chamber meeting
There are other considerations practices for at least two years
county
court
said
No
to
the
back
men had resigned at Cold Beach
involved :n agricultural zoning, p rio r to the passage of the pres-
and a third rabid bat was found wages claim presented by the NOVEMBER 22, 1963
For instance, non-zoned farm ent law.
in the county. Annual Red Cross former Jail matron. An attemp­
The nation and free world,
ted break at the county Jail was
swim classes were undeiway.
futile. Two local service sta­ m o u r n e d the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy
JULY 25
tions changrd ha inis
The city completed their ill
OCTOBER 3
NOVEMBER 28
.
ing for sewer funds requests. The
President Kennedy was laid to
Coos county commissioner
ocean front property valuation
Bob Ceany spoke to the local tax rest In Arlington National C em -
raise was stopped for more study league, tellin g them Oregon had ’ , t , r > I yndon B. Johnson had be-
by assessor The Coast G u a r d bettertrlm her sails. Kathy Krick | 5.on,e
"The strength of a democracy
,b,h
of the
agreed to hold a public hearing killed a three-point buck that United States
can in large part be measured
on
the
closure
of
the
lifeboat
by the a , ngness of its citizens,
had gored her grandfather, le m DECEMBER 5
station The search continued
More than 214.400 men. women
as individuals or as a part of
Morin, on a hunting trip. A re­
for
a
missing
North
Bend
pilot.
An automobile accident was
public-spirited organization, and children in Oregon were
c o r d crowd turned out for the
Word came that the city would
annual teacher's rece|4loii at fatal to a Gold Beach man lo ­
to participate :n civtc activities receiving social security bene­
get a phone repair man back.
the grade school. The chamber cal stores were prepared for the
and to assume obligations as fit pay ments at the end of 1963
Christmas shopping season. Ed­
These payments amounted to
AUGUST 1
and BPW club scheduled a Joint
members of the community in
die Peterson broke both arms in
meeting.
which they live. If indifference, $14.833.000 a month, according
Ja /car «completed their clear
a school accident. C ll Rush was
apathy, or negligence results to Dean 0 Haley, district man­
i ng project at the mouth of Hub- OCTOBER 10
named headof the local United
ager
for
the
Social
Security
Ad­
hard Creek Approval of a $720, -
in a rejection of these obliga­
Despite all local efforts, of­ Appeal fund drive. The Lonnie
000 breakwater project here was
tions and an unwillingness to ministration in Eugene "T his I
fic
ia l word came from the Coast Abston h o m e was broken into
represents
an
increase
in
the
recommended by R i v e r s and
participate in community af­
C
u
a r d that the local lifeboat and a power saw and rifle were
Harbors e n g in e e r s A Coast
fairs. democracy could well number of beneficiaries of about
taken
Guard man stationed at Cape station would close. The c i t y
falter, or. at best, become sterile 5 ^ over the same month last
began studies of new sewer cost DECEMBER 12
year.”
he
said-
Blanco
Loran
Station
was
k
ille
d
to the point where its true mean­
by electricity. L o o s e gravel estimates. An e a r l y morning
The social security program
1 he city asked for bids on
ing and purpose are lost to not
caused two wrecks. The vsriety fire was quelled at a p la n rrm ill Jsckson street work. The cham -
only our own citizens but also was 28 years old Aug. 14 In
store opened in its new building. north of Pacific high school. 1 he ber was discussing plans for the
those in emerging nations who reviewing the growth of the
TO THE
The Community Center group Pacific h ig h schoolteacher's coming tourist season. Fortner
look to America for leadership program. Haley noted that at
reception was held
fs ile d ia its attempt to reorgan
I Jail matron filed a suit fur $ 3 9 ,-
the
close
of
1940,
the
firs
t
year
in t h e
continuing struggle
in
which
monthly
payments
: 891 in alleged backwages after
OCTOBER
17
against the forces of oppression
..
,,
.
Over
2,1X0
miles
of
the
Oregon
the county court refused to ac­
Divorce d irectly disrupts about state highway system were AUGUST 8
The Junior Chamber of Com- were made, only 200.000 people
The O r e g o n Tax Referral c e p t her statement for t h a t
6000 fam ilies a year in Oregon made safer during 1963 by im-1 The Curry County Fair opened measure was soundly trounced
merce has consistently been a in the nation were receiving January 6, 1964
and dependent children are in­ provements carried out by main­ today. Mr. and Mr«. Dalus Wetr by voters M innie Jolly was e l­ amount. Evert M ills was reelec­
leader in combatting citizen in­ payments
In December 1963. over 19
233 K Street
volved in nearly 3 out of 5 of tenance crews of the Oregon ! purchased Lonnie's Body Shop. ected president of tbe Christmas ted fire chief. A stolen car, from
difference. and in assuming
Seattle, was recovered here,
Eureka. California these broken marriages
Swim classes saw 129 youngster« Association. Mrs. Val Townlay’i
community obligations. More m illion were on the social secur­
Stale Highway Department
DECEMBER 19
Some of the causes for divorce
table
arrangement
won
f
i
r
s
t
complete
the
count.
than ’ 560 Jaycees in 88 Oregon ity benefit rolls Benefit pay­ Port Orford Press
Forrest Cooper, state highway
ments in calendar year 1963
nze at the Carden Club Con-
and current marriage trends engineer, said tbe roadway im
The annual community Clirist-
communities engage In countless totalled
AUGUST 15
over 15 billion d o lla rs .! 519 W. 9th Street
are reported by Mrs Roberta provement projects included the 1
Garden m as program was held with a
actu
of community better­
Port
Orford,
Oregon
Patty Ellis was named Crand Club. The chamber decided to r e c o r d crowd in attendance.
Many changes have been made
! Fraiser, Oregon State Univer-
ment. ranging from the building
restoring of 40« miles of high-! Champion Showmanship winner
i sity fam ily life specialist
hold meetings at noon instead Western Rank, Bandon,announc­
,P" ’ gram sin^ ‘U ,r ath?r ■ Gentlemen:
of swimm ■ng pools hospitals
way shoulders, upgrading a n -' at the county fair, Deborah Buf-
.enter« to
m the
th» pro­ i m°dest beginning At first, only
ed intention! to open two new
Although each marriage starts uther 200 miles of shoulders, i iington was named Fair Queen, of night.
and youth centers
The beginning of a new year
branches in Cuny county, Gold
vision of street signs and house workers in commerce and in­ i is traditionally a time to re- with high expectations for suc­ culling brush along 241 miles of The date was se tio r the public OCTOBER 24
dustry
were
covered
Beach and Brookings. Santa Claus
I view past associations and to cess. the first few years bring highway to improve sight dis-! Coast Cuard hearing. A Crescent
numbers In addition, Jaycees
After
several
attempt«,
a
com­
Now. more than 9 out of 10 give recognition to the friendly- disillusionment to many, states
made an appearance at several
annually sponsor safety cam­
tance. painting of 454 miles of C ity m a n drowned in Rogue munity center meeting was fin­ local stores. The sheriff's office
working Americans are cov cooperation of persons with Mrs. Frasier
While 10.000 guardrail and washing of 800 ( River.
paign-which are of great assist-
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x-
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a l l y he k t Bonnie Jensen was picked up fi ve Iuvenlies and re­
ance .n helping to stem the in- *7 d, b>
P7°?Iam
* horn one has had dealings in couples are m arrying in Oregon.
miles of guardrail.
named Homecoming Queen at turned them to California auth­
AUGUST 22
6000 couples are ending their
creasing de of accidents and i °f
10 Chlldr,e" 3nd
th* Previous year
Maintenance crews also con­
Pacific high school Deputies orities.
fa ,a lii ‘ s n <»««■ highw »3
S if t?
. In a * sP'r i‘ o{
tradition marriages
structed 591 mail box turnouts,
One hundred persons attended solved a series of thefts and ar-
beneHts if me tamny oread- i would llke to „ press the
Half
of
all
divorces
are
waterways
For this we are
improved 235 hazardous road the Coast Guard hearing, 20per- restedsix Juveniles. The Am er­ DECEMBER 26
winner dies Nearly 9 0 ^ of the prec,ation of this office for your granted to couples who have
particularly grateful.
approaches to statu highways,
ican Legion heard reports from
The last week oi 1963 was
reason* t a
1963 * ere heiPfu* service to us and to the been m arried six years or less widened 193 sharp curves, and
The period. Jan u ary 19-25 is
retaining the station. Construc­ students attending Boys and Clrls filled with events of the C h ru t-
eligible
for
benefits
public
in
publishing
news
items
More divorces are granted to constructed 45 turnouts for put­ tion of a new county bam was State at Corvallis. Dressed in mas season, with the News car­
being observed throughout Ore­
The basic idea of the social of interest to your readers for couples m arried for two years
gon as Jaycee Week. I urge
ting on tire chains
c o s tu m cs, Pacific's ry mg a leature page on the com­
underway north of Pacific high P i r a t e
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s‘mP-e bne the protection of their rights than any other single year of Special Services Provided
all
Oregonians
to pj.,,
join with me in
marching band made their first munity program Al Brown was
school. Coos-Curry Electric an-
xtending
to
the
Junior
Chamber
H
^
d
.
Durin8
-he
'frorkinp
under
the
Social
Security
Act
m
arriage
extend
Special services provided high- nouncedthe com ing celebration appearance in many years dur- j elected l egion Commander The
Six percent of the marriages way users included sanding and of th e ir Silver Anniversary
of f Commerce a uett-deserved
continue
ing a dowtown "noise" parade.
chamber of commerce elected
our a Part
M ers, and self-employed people to For
make
\ . aiIab)e *H I conf.
to you any terminated by divorce last less snow removal operations D ur­
com m endation
Jaycee mem-
four director». Mrs Helen Stole
OCTOBER
31
AUGUST
29
bers. in the age group 21 to 35 pa>^ ‘’ ^ " “ V n d V * v S e i ne* S items regarding the socla'1 than one year But even the ing the winter season last year,
won a bicycle awarded by the
mto special funds. When
T he county assessor announced
from al! walks of life, can well
security program, which we feel m arriage of long duration is not over a m illion dollars was spent
Curry county ranked third in I JayCettes
be proud of their accomplish earnings stop because the work- would be o f particular interest immune to divorce, the special­ for sanding and over $700.000 a decrease 111 property taxes for the state for
log y production in
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As
. . . 196.3 drew
» W to
»V o
a c
conclusion
WHVIUII Ull
I er has retired, or died, or is I
to the public, o r which we feel ist notes Four percent of the was spent for snow removal | the county The Port Orford c e l­
1962. JayCettes adopted« pro- local folks were making plain
dedicated U M he^b I h e a T a n d l disabl* d - payments are maa'
made l would be important
divorces were granted to per­ Much of this is done during the ebration float won third prize in gram to raise funds for Pacific for New Year's Eve affairs, rcst-
that they will continue to pro-
earm n i l th e ^ a m 'k
understanding
of
individual sons m arried 30 years or more.
worst of weather and on a 24- its division and sweepstakes prize hlgh school band uniforms. A " iR upfrom Christmas, and prob-
vide a reservoir of leadership J st
*
*
I rlghts ard ^ lig a tio n s under the Why Marriages Fail
j at the Coos County fair. A dep­
book of the Columbus Day Storm “bly secretly hoping for the Isol-
hour-a-day basis.
uty sheriff nabbed a check writer went on sale. 4 -H members re
Why do marriages fail?
idays to end
Cooper noted also that any
well ,.omorrow
1
'hem
-‘Many people have a very law
a
n
d
wound
up
with
a
Georgia
The legal cause has little re­ motorist who has suffered a
ceived awards at a PTA m e et-
And tliatwas a very small part
prison
escapee
CARLOS L. HUNSINGER
'signed- MARK n ff a t f t f t n hazy ldea )USt what ’° expect
lationship to the real cause of flat tire could appreciate the
i n g. A sates tax measure was of Port Orford's history in 1963.
signed MAKK 0 HATFIELD from social security at death.
D istrict Manager,
fam ily breakdowns, says Mrs operation of the department's SEPTEMBER S
being drafted for November e l­ T h e News columns contained
rnor of Oregon .disability, or retirem ent.” said
Dept. of Health,
Frasier The real cause hides oad magnet, which covered
ection
thousaiuls of other items pertain­
First
day
school
enrollments
IUSTICF r n ir n - r
Haley, “ and that's whv we en-
Education and Welfare
under whatever umbrella w ill 6,500 miles and picked up ap < showed a district-w ide increase
ing to local folks and local hap­
NOVEMBER 7
j us n e t COURT
courage folks to come see us
meet the legal requirements proxim ately 20.000 pounds of Prisoners at the county ja il were
pening which, naturally, could
Cases appearing before Justice and get firs t hand information
1 he county assessor was charg­ not be included in this review.
In Oregon, for example. 86 per nails and scrap metal from the being served from the hospital,
A r t h u r F. Niemann injustice on this program that means so
ed on several counts by a re­
For some it was a gqpd year
cent of the divorces are granted highway.
as an experiment. Jerry Hull of signing employee. A huge 40-
Court since last report were:
much to so many.”
for others it was not so good. . .
on the grounds of cruelty, and
To
keep
motorists
alert,
the
Grants
Pass
w
o
n
tfie
up-river
Elton Ellsworth Dwire, Jar. 8.' The Eugene social security of-
3 zT cent on desertion Neither maintenance crews increased marathon on the Rogue. Shasta f o o t whale washed up on the and for others it was probably
no signal device, $5-, Kenneth fice is located at 1065 High
J u s t routine. But then, that's
of
these “ grounds” likely reveal the number of signs, signals, and Pritchard was injured in a wreck, beach north of Humbug State
Edward Runberg, Jan. 8, VBR, Street.
the
true causes, which are pretty amount of striping during the David Knapp w o n a yearling P a rk . The city was offered a what makes the worldgo 'round,
$20; Archrille Alphonse Quel- 1
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chance
to
rent
the
Coast
Guard
they say.
well hidden within the person­ year
lette, Jan. 8, no PUC permit,
Striping crews painted
lifeboat station. A fire was quel-
The End
a lity of the individuals and their some 18,000 miles of tra ffic line,
$25 p lu s S4 50 costs, $29. 50 RECORDERS COURT
expectations of marriage
John Stephen Briggs, Jan. 8, VER,
a 40't increase over the prev­
As in the past, capsizing of
For some couples, a divorce ious year.
Those appearing before Mun­
$15; W illia m Earl Morris, Jan.
9, VBR, bail forfeited, $10; W il­ icipal Judge Loraine Haines in small, open boats accounted for may be the best solution to their
Cooper said that Oregon’s
Recorders court since last report ; the greatest number of boating problems. But it may also con­ highways are constantly praised
lia m James Wallace, Jan 10,
fatalities
during
1963
The
State
were:
JackBowder,Dec.l7,
VBR,
front
them
with
a
set
of
new
improper muffler, $10; George
for their attractive appearance,
JayCettes stated last Wednes­
O liver Lindsay, Jan. 10. no ve­ $25; Charles Morgan, Dec. 19, Marine Board reports that the problems th?' may make their and this aspect was not over- day night at a special meeting,
hicle license,$25; W illiam Dar­ VBR, 525; Jim Mahaffey, E>ec, past year’s boating accident re- lives more d ifficu lt after divorce
oked during the year Some that help from any club, organ­
re ll Hollenbeck, Jan. 13, inad­ 19, disorderly c o n d u c t, $25; ¡ports reveal that in many cases Couples who are in difficulty 70.000 roadside plantings were
ization or individual would be
L e o n a r d Storm, Jr., Jan. 1, lifesaving
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equate binders, $15.
devices
were not on and contemplating d i v o r c e
made on the highway system by g r e a t l y appreciated in their
DUIIL, $400; Douglas E>ook,Jan. board. However, in other cases should take a realistic look at
band uniform fund raising pro­
2, Trunk in public place, $25, where life jackets were aboard their lives before they come to state forces.
je c t. Interest in thia project has
bail forfeited.
the deceased, for one reason or any final decisions, Mrs. Frasier
Youth is not a tim e of life; it is
years when divorces are most been shown by other groups with
another, failed to wear them.
cautions
a state of mind.
S. (Riman
several inquiries regarding con­
likely to occur, she explains.
Subscribe to the News—$3.00 yr.
They
should
look
at
trouble
The reports list 25 fatalities
Some out-of-state marriages tributions. Anyone wishing fur­
spots
ir.
the'--
marriage
and
try
during 1963, of which nineteen
which end in divorce involve ther details may contact JayC-
. resulted from capsizing of small, to resolve differences Keeping Oregon residents who go across ette president Ramona Hodge or
open boats Four lives were lost lines of communication open “ the line” to m arry in many Mr. Wilson Sheets, Pacific band
due to boaters either slipping between husband and wife is cases to maintain the privacy instructor.
1 or falling overboard Only one particularly valuable when it of the marriage date or to
A "Hootenanny", to be spon­
victim in 23 of the deaths was comes to working out problems avoid a waiting period. But sored by the E. S. A. Sorority, is
Mrs. Frasier emphasizes that the reason why they sought m ar­ inthe planning stages with pro­
wearing a life preserver.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
professional help is available to
ceeds to go toward the uniforms,
A ll o i the boats involved in couples having difficulty and riage across the line is a according to M n. Judy Bena. It
Second class m ail privileges authorized at Port Orford, Ore.
capsizings were less than 16 who wish help I t ’s best, she greater contribuiting cause to is scheduled for March.
Louis L. Felsheim ................................... Ethtor and pubi , sher
feet in length except one, which says, to seek this help early the divorce than the “ place” of
N f f D ONLY
Final plans were made with
m arriage, Mrs. Frasier con­
was 19 feet
Paul L. Peterson ............................................ Managing Editor
7 k £ rCHAie (M ín T
in marriage rather than waiting cludes.
members of the band council for
Two lives were lost in Novem­ until the situation becomes so
IN OaveiopiNe NEtd
Post O ffice Box 5
Port Orford, Oregon
the bottle drive held last Satur­
INDtVIOOAEff.
ber when the 44-ft. yacht “ Avan- unbearable that separation or
day
and
Sunday.
About
$55
to
Subscription
t i ” enroute from Seattle to Santa divorce is contemplated
$60
worth
of
bottles
were
col­
In Curry County (per year in ad va n ce,........................ $3.00
AOB ONHBCiSSAflY
Cruz, California, went into the
lected, it was estimated.
Two out of three divorces CLASS OF 1956
Outside Curry County ................................................
$3 go
surf
and
broke
up
about
one
mile
Representing
the
band
at
tha
Single C o p y ..................................................... ..” 7.7."" 10 C^nts
granted in Oregon are to persons SETS MEETING DATE
----- BOON PfftíUARY 3RO,I0C>7...
north of Coos Bay entrance.
meetingweret Laneeta Hatm ak-
married in other states, con­
Announcements, Notices, News and Advertising
A meeting of the class of '56
ztifHzJOuR A fM-WINr/Mt tì^tOtCR
er,
John
Forty,
Roger
H
ill.
Roly
Sixty-four
vessels
reported
tinues
the
specialist.
But
this
Must be in the O ffice by 5:00 p. m. Tuesday
IN ÍH« (XlHFcoeRAJe A«W Y HÄ
being involved in collisions; 22 does not imply that marriages is set for Thursday, January 23, Olsen, JoAnn Karie and Bill Hat-
áaw veo as a P a ¿ c öcaaveä
7i3O p. m. at the home of Mrs. maker.
reported capsizings; seven suf­ performed in other state are
A I THC F uwrals o p ÖAPANf
Nancy Peterson, Madrona Drive.
Other guests were Mrs. Lester
fered explosion and fire and one necessarily more divorce prone.
ANP SHERMAN.
Plans for this summer's class re­
N A T I O N AL
NEW SPAPER
E D IT O R IA L
H
ill
and
Mrs.
Kay
Carlton.
a fire from a faulty galley stove.
Many young couples who union w ill be discussed. A ll '56
s
^
c
g
r
.
^
N
I
I
A
P U B L IS H E R S
Seven vessels were damaged m arry in another state move to graduates are urged to attend.
TkfitìTAtwr
when running aground and two Oregon to start their married Some addresses and information
13,5
P P sprctes o f
A S S O C IA T IO N
Minds are like parachutes.They
A FFILIA TE member
were lost when they swamped life, or move here during the of clast members are still need­
FISH IN ÌHC UMlERS
o
n
l
y
function
when
they
are
in heavy seas and were flooded firs t 10 years of m arriage—the ed.
Of NORlH AMtKicX, AiONB.
open.
lord Thomas liewar
Jaycee Week Many Oregon
Slaris Sunday People Receive
Social Security
i
Ä*
F lIS P «- OF A F'fcÀTHeç?
LETTERS
E D IT O R
Boat Mishaps
Take Lives Oi
Twenty-Five
Over Half Of
Oregon Marriages
End In Divorce
Oregon Roads
Made Safer
JayCettes Seek
Clubs' Support
THIS CURIOUS WORLD
OANOGLIONS'
Ike
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