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5 Huge Slide Closes Highway South of Humbug Lodge delayed for a short period while ' waiting the a rriva l of a bus from Coos Bay an they could transfer. Passengers had to wade through as much as two B urrell Babb, local highway and a half feet of water in cross maintenance crew foreman, said ing the slide. Youngsters, and the slide occurred when a 24-inch others who needed help to cross, wooden culvert collapsed under were assisted by Curry county a section of old highway above sheriff's deputies and highway the new road, causing water to crewmen A three man crew and equip back-up and undercut the sec ment from Gold Beach worked tion of hill. Passengers aboard a morning to meet the local eight-man cr<% northbound Greyhound bus were working on the north end of the 2,000 Y ards of Dirt Stop T raffic For E ight Hours as T hree C rew s Work T ra ffic on Highway 101 came to a sudden stop about 8 30 Sun day morning when an estimated 2,000 yards of d irt, mud, rocks and at least a dozen huge trees oozed over the road about a mile south of the Humbug Mt. Lodge The slide covered the highway for a distance of about 155 feet at a depth of five feet slide. An U-man crew, plus a one and a half yard shovel and a TD14 bulldozer, were also dis patched to the area from Co quille. Babb said Heavy winds and rain squalls restricted clearing operations to some extent but one-way tra ffic was finally opened at 5 p m Sunday. Two-way tra ffic was going through early Mon day morning, according to Babb Car, 2 Pickups Involved In Wreck, Three Injured m i toll ... Carpenter v e h ic le to ta lle d , one injured 1 Port O r io n i, curry County, VA CA T1C NLA ND Price Te.i Cents Thursday, January 23, I Junior Chamber of Commerce DSA Awor!1 Eannuel Slated Saturday Port Debt Nears End Commissioner* j í the Port of Port O r l o r d were enthusiastic over business! transacted during ti>«. y M t IM S and look to the future for a continued increase and retirem ent ol a private loan w ith in the first hall ol 191)4 Port accounts show a record higli of 42 and a hall m illio n board feet of lumber shipped over the dock in 1963 An in crease of nine and a halt m illio n over 31 m illio n in 1962. It was also noted that only $6, 900 remains outstanding on the $3o, 000 loan made by the port for dock construction fo l lóse ing a 19tH) storm that dem ol ished a new dock along w ith a m illio n feet of lumber The (sort receives a 50 cents (ser th o u s a n d feet of lumber s h ip p e d over the dock from Ocean View Lumber Co, , dock lessee. Of this amount, 35 cents goes to retire the loan and 15 cents is retained by the (>ort for construction, maintenance and repairs. Oregon^ The Port Orford Jaycees w ill hold their annual D. S, A, ban quet at Whalen* Saturday night January 25, 1964 at seven thirty p. m. T h e Distinguished Service Award w ill be presented to a young man between the ages of 21 and35 years (not necessarily a Jayceci for his contributions to general comm unity welfare, evidence of leadership a b ility, evidence of personal or business progress. Terry Green, National Direc tor from Medford, w ill be the guest speaker. Trank St. Clair, j D istrict 8 Vice President, w ill ■ be master of ceremonies. Top ’49er Here Tonite Tonight is the night w h e n A b e Woodson, S a n Francisco 49er's defensive backfield man Judges lo r the award w ill be and the most outstanding run- Lloyd Bates, Red M cW illiam s back artist in the National Foot b all League, w ill appear at Pa j and Loraine Haines. c ific high school. If you know of some worthy Woodson, named A ll-P ro for : young man sim ply w r i t e his the last three years, holds a ll I n a m e and qualifications and records for k ic k -o ff returns in i send to any one of these judges. the National League. He is also a former A ll Am erican halfback from the University of Illinois, and a famous track star. These famous run-backs w ill be the subject of film s Woodson w illshow at the schooL His co l- i le ctio n dates from his University days. Jaycees said that proceeds An interesting, sveird. amus Sponsored by the Quarterback f r o m the show w ill go to the ing and amazing exhibition that ers, the meeting is open to the ; JayCerte's Pacific high school w ill astoundyoung and old alike public and is free of charge, ac- , w i l l be presented here Saturday . band uniform fund cording to Norm Baker, who ar- , A pre-show tic k e t sale w ill February 1 under sponsorship of ranged the event. the l o c a l Junior Chamber of start this weekend Prices w ill b e $ l for adults arid 50 cents for Commerce. The big attraction w ill be the children, grade school and un famous hypnotist a n d mental der Tickets w ill be available " uard. Emmett Cronan, in an from any Jaycee, Texaco ser hoiu and a half of demonstra v ic e . P acific Super Market or tions b rid in g frvm the occult to the News office feats of tiie mind. The human heart, at whatever A newscaster w ith KCBY-TV in Coos Bay, Cronan has appear age. opens only to the heart that ed in night clubs and community opens in return. Maude Weir w ill be chairman show s tliroughout Canada and of Port Orford's 1964 Heart Fund the Northwest United States w ith h is performance that features DISORDERLY CONDUCT campaign, it was announced to th e hypnotizing of individuals day by Mrs Doris Anderson, and groups, including the audi- BRINGS PROBATION Brookings, Curry county chair e n c c , then inducing them to man Proceeds of the cam B e tt e Haga and Geraldine perform many amusing feats—to paign w ill be used to fight the the delight of those w atching. M ille r, both of Langlois, were heart and circulatory diseases, He also gives amazing demon found guilty of disorderly con now responsible for more than strations of memory and per duct by Judge Arthur E. Niemann 56r; of all deaths in Oregon. forms acts w hile to ta lly blind Monday.They were both placed These diseases include heart at on one year's probation. folded tack. stroke, high blood pres sure and hardening of the arter ies, rheumatic fever and inborn heart defects The annual nationwide cam paign which supports the re search. education and commun ity service programs of the American Heart Association and its affiliates, begins each year with the opening of Heart Month. Feb. 1 It continues through Feb. 29 'I am happy to accept the chairmanship of the 1964 Heart Fund campaign and to join actively in this health crusade which is saving hearts in our own community and throughout Oregon.'1 Mrs Weir said This assignment is challeng ing because it is concerned with a great complex of diseases which constitutes the Number One U S health problem of our Paraous Hypnotist Emmet Cronan To Appear Here February First I P erson al P roperty Reports A re Due A ll individual!) or bu»inci>M,x .silli taxable personal properly are iiq u iie d by law to tile a repiilt with the county assessor i . m ji'ii' Mgl I'lu- law jin n i.ie- for penalties upon fail- ui e to iki se Koi ris are aunlable at the assessor's offiee in ease you tlidn t receive one An earlier tiling would be greatly appre ciated. timet." The Heart Fund w ill reach its high point here during Heart Week, Feb. 17 to Feb 23, when volunteers w ill visit their neigh bors to distribute information about the heart and its diseases and receive contributions. Dur ing this week visitations are to be carried out by more than 10,000 Heart Fund volunteers in permits ftso codot to apply for residential communities through David A. Conlay, son o» M r. cently. Selections for this award are a regular commission in ftso out Oregon. and Mrs. Ed B Conlay, Elk River Road, Port Orford, Oro., was designated a Distinguished Air Force ROTC Cadet et cere monies in the Home Economies Auditorium, Orogon State Uni- versity, Corvallis, Orogon re- based on the cadets' unusual ability, initiative and leadership qualities essential to success ful performance of duty as a potential Air Force Officer. Selection for ftsis award also United States Air Force. Committees for the town w ill The recipient is shown Above receiving congratulations from be announced soon and coopera U . Colonel Horto L. Frost, tion of clubs and organizations Professor of Air Science, Orogon w ill be greatly appreciated, Mrs Weir said State University. Grayshel Seeks County Position Charles EL Grayshel (R), a Brookings Realtor, has announ ced his intention to file for the position of Curry County Com missioner, the post now held by W illia m L C am pbell (R), also of Brookings. The office w ill be up for elec tio n this com ing November. A former Curry county judge, by appointment, Grayshel said c iv ic and com m unity leaders throughout the county have ask ed him to run for the seat. Mrs. Weir Heads Local Drive For Heart Fund D avid Conley is D istinguished Cadet A L Stans pickup, extensive damage, two injured Three persoin received in ju r ies Monday in an accident in vo lvin g a car and two pickups about two miles north of the c ity lim its, just past the Pacific Builders. The accident occured at 10:25 a. m. According to a sheriff's office report, John Carpenter, 18, Elk R iv e r was driving north in a Chevrolet convertable when he co llid e d w ith a pickup driven by Lloyd W. Stam, 67, of Bandon, who was accompanied by h is w if e . The Carpenter car h it Stam's truck on the le ft front end, bounced up in the air and spun into another pickup, driven by Eric Reutercrona of Sixes, then f l i p p e d back across the highway and headed into the bank facing east. The Reuter ina vehicle was almost stop ped when hit. Mrs. Stam sustained a sprained ankle and chest injuries andwas rendered unconcious from the im pact. She was released after treatm ent at Southern Coo* Gen eral Hospital. Mr. Stam suffer ed six fractured le ft ribs. Also released Monday, he was re-ad m itte d Wednesday w ith a punc tured le ft lung, caused from the broken ribs. Carpenter received a badly lacexaUid right knee and inva sion of the jo in t, lacerated m id dle finger w ith invasion of the jo in t, severe lacerations of the skull a n d m u ltip le abrasions and contusions. According to a m edical report, his progress is slow. Reutercrona was not injured and damage to his pickup was m ild . The Stam pickup was ex tensively damaged and the Car penter car is considered a total loss. A complaint for failure to d r i v e on the right side of the highway may be file d against Carpenter, according to officers. Slate Promotes Travel Shows Reutercrona pickup, damage m ild , no injuries Matron s Suit For B ack P a y D enied M onday C ircu it Judge Dal. M. King last Monday sustained a demur rer presented by D istrict A tto r ney Robert M ille r iu th e suit of O p a l V. (Pat) Bates vs. Curry county in w hich she seeks more than $39, 000 from the county for back pay. M ille r cited that the former county Jail matron's com plaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and that the court has no ju risd ictio n oi the person of the defendant (Curry County) in this type of action. ■ Mrs. Bates' attorney now has ten d a y s in which to file an amended com plaint, or re file to attempt to state a cause of action, orthe com plaint w ill be dismissed. Three Off List Salem—Governor M ark Hat field announced today that Sa lem, Klamath Falls, and On tario have been removed from the U S Department of Labor's list of smaller areas of sub stantial unemployment. Reason for the removal in all cases is a strengthened economy over the past year and a good out look for the future. The three areas w ill, however, remain eligible for Accelerated Public Works for three more months, the Department said Oregon w ill participate in eight major ravel and vaca je shows in some of the na tion's leading cities in 1964 and w ill be host to four travel editors in a tour of the state this sum mer, the Oregon State Highway Department said today. These decisions were made at Her lifetim e production to I the recent meeting of the board Two registered Jersey cows owned by Sweet Jerseys. Sixes date is 163,821 lbs m ilk. 9.086 of directors of the Pacific North- Ore., have bicken five national lbs fat. She is classified Ex- west Travel Association at Butte, Montana Forty - five production records, officials of celient for type. Le Mar Searchlight Azalea. I travel officials from Oregon, The American Jersey Cattle another cow in the Sweet herd. ' Washington, Idaho, Montana, Club have announced. National North Dakota and B ritish Co- Tristram Basil Pearl, bred by became HIR-DHIR A. W Sweet, completed her 12 Class Leader for m ilk, with an lumbia attended the meeting to years 8 months record with all-time high m ilk record for coordinate efforts to lure vaca- 18,051 lbs m ilk, 950 lbs. fat in Jerseys on HIR or DHIR test tioners to the Pacific Northwest 305 days, twice a day milking, in the senior 2-year-oId, 305-day, | this year. The travel shows in which on both Dairy Herd Improve twice a day m ilking class. A; ment Registry and Register of 2 years 7 months, she made PNTA w ill participate are in 15.230 lbs. m ilk. 721 lbs tat, Kansas City, Milwaukee. Chi M erit test. This is the highest m ilk and 2x-305 She was bred by Leo cago. Minneapolis. Dallas, Los Angeles. Oakland and Sacra fat record for Jerseys 12 years Oliver, Valley, Wash. Officials of the American mento The Travel Division of of age or older on 2x-305 on all Jersey Cattle Club say that the Highway Department is a forms of o fficial testing. This record gives her four these all-tim e records are of member of PNTA, as are a places on two lists of National special significance in that they number of Oregon chambers Class Leaders of the Jersey were made in a herd of more of commerce and resorts. The Travel Division w ill be breed for cows 12 years of age than 200 Jerseys which is oper or older milked twice a day for ated on a completely mechan host to four travel editors on a PNTA-sponsored tour of Oregon ical, commercial basis. 305 days. July 12-25. The editors are It is the highest record for Kerm it Holt of the Chicago WEATHER both m ilk and fat in her class Tribune, Betty M artin of the on Register of Merit, as well as Max M in Rain Los Angeles Times, Marian the highest record for both m ilk Date . 00 Zailain of the San Francisco 41 S3 and fat on the combined list of Jan. 15 . 89 Chronicle, and the travel editor 45 53 DHIR-HIR National Class Lead Jan. 16 1. S3 of the Vancouver, B.C., Sun. 39 52 Jan 17 ers. . 27 40 49 Attending the Butte meeting In previous lactations, she ap Jan 18 2. 51 from Oregon were Jack Mc 37 S3 pears three times on the per Jan. 19 39 Mahan, Grants Pass; Don Mc- 42 52 manent list of cows that have Jan 20 Hended Down Neil, Medford; Fred Brenne, produced over 1,000 lbs- fat, Must there always be fed- E u«ene' SPr,n f and since her current record is asks a congres- field; Dudley McClure V A, being officially extended to 365 eral deficits?" of th rift. Per- „ ^ . ed . and .Kai C .a . of days, she w ill again achieve that sional apostle distinction. Her dam is also a haps not However, it is one of Portland, and Dennis Clarke, Salem representing the High- 1,000 lb fai producer, as is one those fine old traditions. —Denver Post I way Department. of her daughters. Two Oregon Jerseys Set Five National Production Records
