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