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F.» .-r Vol. Fon Orioni, Curry County, O rrg c J VACATIONLAND Prie« Tau Cent4 Tino*., H a y l4 , lM l* Council Appoints Planning Commission Tuesday Hi« c ity council elected t Sr van-man plum ing coin in is- lion Tuesday nig hl after voting against Mayor I lov'd Rato* re commended m em nan at I a i t month's meeting, Tha mayor's proposed group was refused be cause s o m e councilman felt in or < , un,ii|. ration should l>c given to tin ixru lhllIty ot get ting younger men to ivrv« on the commission. A H it ol 14 |*oteiitiai members were submitted Tuesday and the council c a s t vote« lor seven, then moved lor their unanimous ap|<olutmcnt. Those n a in e d were: Paul Peterson,managing editor of the Ne 1, John (Itrd , M cW illiam s, real estate ami inauram c agent and motel operator: Phil Wright, comm ercial fisherman, T o m to Contact the county spray con tractor aliout spraying gone on city jMsoperty. It was rioted that tha weedwasnow in full bloom and eaty to locate. The lire department 1s con sidering a n e w police radio telephone fire alarm system to elim inate ialsa alarms and In sure faster retponsr because It w ill have 24-hour coverage. The city w ill paint the curb In trout ol Keeler's Saw Shop to comply with the No Parking r u l e , so that It w ill be more visible. It was decided to keep the parking rule because it pro vides protection to traffic pa trol students at the grade school cross-walk. Siale Jaycee President Speaks Brookings Man Held On Bail A Brookings man, ItonalJ A l len Idle, 25 . « as l>ound over tc Grand Krry on $10,000 ball SatJ urday alter a prelim inary hear ing in Justice Court there. Idle is accused with an act ol soilomy involving a seven-year old boy he allegedly induced to enter Ids car while parked on a Brookings street. Curry county District Attorney Robert M ille r appeared for the State. Parents Will T alk Completion Program For Eighth Grade Parenti ol Battle Rock eighth grade students, are invited to participate in a discussion of completion exert Ises at 10 a. m. in the library ol the Port Orford grade si I xjo I M ay 18. Exercises are scheduled for Mne 2. M ayor Bates welcomed M in Clarice Hopkins and the Battle Ruck 8th grade at the hegistno g of the meeting and introduced councilmen. The students were completing their study ol the four levels of government. Bills in tlse amount ol $2, - 382.11 were approved foe p v /- m ent. Local votca are reminded that they m ay w itc h primary election returns tomorrow night, Friday, M a y 15, at the local Coos-Curry Electric Co-op of fice over K C B Y -T V C h an nel 11. A television set has been in - rtailed and a return board w ill be set up (or |>osting. The return coverage is being made possible through the joint efforts of the Co-op in the three Curry cities a n d West Coast Telephone a n d Jaycee clubs. The television program is spon sor eiI by Murphy Motors, Coot Bay and Brookings, and Baxter Furniture, Coquille. Candidates nave been in v it ed to appear at the T V elation In Coos Bay or to visit the Co op offices. Interviews of succea- »ful candidates over K C B Y -T V w ill be made by telephone with those candidates at the Co-op Offices. Coffee w ill be served at the office« for workers and visitors. - Equalization Board Accept» Ratio Curry Road Projects Are Due The newest Curry county pro tect by the state highway cous in laio n Involves th e gTadlng and p a v i n g of 0. 53 m ile ol Buena Vista w a y s i d e — Myers C r e e k second of the Oregon Coast highway at two different locations, one 3 miles south ol Cold Beach andthe other 2 miles north of Pistol River. Hie work Involves the repair of two si ides and construction ol new alignment at the northerly slide. be contract is scheduled lor completion by Oct. 31, 1964. Art Group In New Location The local arts and crafts group inovrd to new quarters last week from their location at the cor ner ol t h e entrance to Battle Rock, rhey a r c now in the building between Red M c W il- liam 's insurance office and Or fords Cafe. The move was necessary- to perm It M t. andMrs. I any R lck- m an to open a rock shop in their former quarters. The art center also serves us chamber of commerce tourist information center. Cost ol new hospital construc tion is approximately $22, 000 a patient bed, according to the Oregon Assn, of Hospitals. FRANK BRAWNFR, State Pres ident of Oregon Jaycees, urged local club members to greater services to t h e i r community, State and nation. Brawner was Icatured speaker at t h e joint Ja y c c e-JayCette officers in stallation at the Beachcombers Cove Saturday' night. Named Dealer The Amway Sales Corpora tion announced today the ap pointment of Fred C. Savage, Sr., of 17 Hamlet, Port Orford, as a distributor of Amway pro ducts. Savage w ill distribute the complete line of Amway home-care merchandise, in cluding an all-purpose liquid organic cleaning concentrate which w ill not contribute to detergent pollution of water supplies since it is completely bio-degradable in ordinary sewage disposal and septic tank systems Amway products are sold b; over 30,000 independent homt care consultants throughout the I'nited States and Canada. The Amway home office and manufacturing plant is in Ada. Michigan. VALETS BUY ADOLA BUILDING Mr. and Mrs. Norm V alet of Port Orford, have purchased the Adola building from Mr. a n d Mrs. Adolph Wlndmalscr. The entire b u i l d i n g now houses Dorothy's B e a u t y Shop and Norm's Barber Shop. Vies Présidant procured from the D istrict Di rector, firs t and second class post offices and designated depositaries of the United States. Additional information re garding this tax can be secured from the nearest Internal Rev enue Service office. A s s i Treasurer FA 4' ROLY OLSEN n, WALT STAUFFER F.DŒ CLARK The threat of rabies in Curry County w ill be lessened when a series ol public clinics scheduled for next week are com pleted Richard H. Wilcox, M. D , , State Health Officer, emphasised the need for follow-up clinics to immunise animals that were shot' two or more years ago. To build an animal population protected against rabies provides a buffer between humans and the rabies reservoir known to exist in wildlife,'' stated Dr. Wilcox. The tourist season brings with it an additional exposure risk with people and pets moving into the a r e a from other areas where pets may not have been protected against rabies. Cats as well as dogs w ill be vaccinated for rabies at the clinics to be held in Curry county as follows: Brookings—Coos-Curry Elec tric garage, Tuesday, May 19, 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. Pistol River — Friendship ball. May 19, 4:00 to 5 00 p m. Gold Beach — Fairgrounds, May 19, 6 30 to 8:30 p m Langlois—Smith's store bldg. Thursday, May 21, 3 00 to 5 :00 p.m. just three weeks ago that was rabid. Because of this threat of rabies in our w ildlife and bats it is important to main tain as high a level of immun ity among the domestic dogs and cats as possible. The clinic is being conducted by Dr. Donald W:pper of the Bandon Veterinary Hospital, in cooperation w ith' the County Health Department. Cost of the vaccination is $1 per shot. Volunteers in each commun ity are helping with the clinics. The Pf-’-t. Orford Lions Aux ilia ry w ill help at Port Orford according to Mrs. Roy Enlund, president. In the Langlois Community Mrs. Aima Deets is lining up a crew of volunteers. («■ KATHY SEVERNS Local Youth In 2nd Burglary A 13—year old youth who was accused last week of breaking i n t o the Port Orford Variety Store was picked upagain this w e e k for entering a dwelling and taking items and m o n e y valued at j u s t slightly under $5,000. According to city police chief B i l l Pickering, the youth en tered the Floyd Griffey home o n Coast Guard H ill Monday and allegedly took three rings valued at S4, 800 and a large jar containing around $150 in loose dimes. The youth was picked up for questioning when a local mer chant reported that he had been attempting to peddle the dimes to him for currency. AU but 25 cents was recovered,police said. Released b a c k to a foater home here after H it week's ep isode, the youth was this tim e taken to a juvenile detention horn e in Coquille for further disposition. Duncan Named Demo "Objector' Washington. D.C.— The lead er of the Democratic Party in the House o f Representatives, Congressman Carl Albert of Oklahoma has announced the appointment of Congressman Robert B. Duncan, Democrat of Oregon, to represent the Democratic P arty on the floor of the House as an “ official in March that brought a p r i o r warning and posting the grounds objector” for a ll private legi slation. against trespassers. This sign has The M ajority Leader’s office also been defaced with black said it was “ most unusual” for paint. a freshman member of Con The Group Commander also gress to be appointed to this asked the "cooperation of re position. In fact, the staff was sponsible residents of this area unable to recall a previous in assisting to reduce such sense appointment o f a firs t term less and childish acts of m a l congressman as o fficial objec icious vandalism ." tor for his party. "M r. Duncan was appointed an official objector for his party because o f his demon strated judgment and stabil ity ," said Congressman Albert. “ We need objectors on the floor who are fully fa m ilia r with Western Bank received final legislative procedures and who approval this week to establish can exercise their judgment branch offices in both Gold independently in the best in Beach and Brookings from the terest of the entire Democratic Federal Deposit Insurance party.” Corporation in Washington, Euncan w ill join Congress DC. man Kenneth A. Roberts, (D- The State Department of Ala.) and Congressman Ed Banking had given the plans ward P. Boland, (D-Mass.) in its blessing in March and this his new duties. He replaces approval from the agency Congressman Robert W Hemp which insures each account up h ill, (D-S.C.l who resigned to to $10,000 is the fin a l authority accept an appointment to the needed. federal bench. Arthur F. Niemann's office Bids have been called for M ajority Leader Albert said w ill be closed the last two weeks on the remodeling of the tem today, “ Bob Duncan has at of May. The office w ill be open porary quarters, held under tracted the attention of Speak for business on lune 1, 1964. lease by the bank in Brookings er McCormack and myself by fo r several months. Opening the way he handles himself on there is expected in mid-June. the floor of the House, and by The bank is proceeding to his obvious grasp of legislative exercise the option to purchase and prelim inary rules and a Gold Beach site at the corner Historian processes.” of Sixth Street and Highway The Republican party also 101. A new building with the maintains three official objec latest ideas for banking con tors to study all bills on the venience and service is being private calendar, and object planned for Gold Beach. to their approval by unanimous Western Bank officials were consent when considered, if elated at the news and state tuch a rule indicated. S im ilar that they regard the perm is three man panels of objectors sion as an opportunity to help are appointed by each party Southwestern Oregon grow, to scan and object when nec and to give better service to essary, to legislation consid their customers in Currv coun- ered on the consent calendar: • X» • a list of bills norm ally re served to those considered to WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT be non-controversial and not Date M ax M in Rain requiring extensive debate and M ay 5 49 record vote. 41 .2 9 M ay 6 56 32 .0 3 Duncan said that he was M ay 7 58 43 .01 greatly pleased by the unex M ay 8 60 46 .0 0 pected honor o f the appoint M ay 9 65 45 .0 0 ment. “ The a rt o f legislating M ay 10 61 46 . 00 is the most fascinating part M ay 11 58 39 .0 0 of a congressman’s jo b " said KARIN COMARA Duncan. Vandals Cut Gas Hose At Local Boat Station Secretary V Rabid Bai Found at Humbug; Clinics Slated Next Week The Curry county board of Port Orford — ¿pos - Curry •qualiretion in itsM ay I mears, Electric garage Thursdsy, ing voted to accept the asses- May 21, 6:30 to 8:30 D.m or's assesament ratio of 25 per cent as ported. According to Jack Wright, They recommended that the county sanitarian with the assessor prepare a studs-of sales Health Department, a b it was which were appraised high and found in the Humbug M t area which were a p p r a i s e d low, grouped as to type, geography, area and economic factors, for presentation at the next m eet ing on M ay 11. They also recommended that the assessor continue his efforts to establsih bench appraisals to indicate the true cash values of farm properties and present this at the next board m e e t i n g . Bench appraisals are made by The recent cutting of a fuel appraising random samples of ing hose to the l o c a l Coast land and setting a value on the Guard b o a t house this week remainder in the parcel by us prompted a warning from the ing these as guidelines. Commander, U. S. Coast Guard G ro u p , at Yaquina Bay to all reci dents of the Port Orford area advising them that the aban T a x Imposed On doned Lifeboat Station is Gov ernment Property and any fur Sale Of Property ther such acts of vandalism w ill, and are, being investigated by A. G. Erickson, Director of federal investigators. Internal Revenue for the State About 700 gallons of fuel w as lost when the gas hose was cut, of Oregon, today reminded real estate brokers, escrow the C o a s t Guard s a id , in a agents and sellers of real prop "senseless a c t" of vandalism. erty that there is a documen The Coast Guard p r e s e n t l y tary stamp tax imposed upon maintains a motor lifeboat in the sale of real property if the readiness status at t h e boat house to answer requests for as consideration exceeds $10000. sistance in the Port Orford area. The rate of the tax is 55 The act of cutting the fuel hose cents on each $500 or fractional dangerously impairs the opera tional efficiency of the rescue part t tercof of the net consid- equipment here. < ration paid for the realty Vandalism to the station was conveyed The stamps may be also reported over two weeken ds Pacific High Elects Officers President *\Z Election Parly At Coos-Curry Friday Night M ead e, Western States Ply'vood shareholder, M i lt M arsh, con tractor, 1 eonard Munson, tr a il- er path operator, Ralph Blaser, motel operator. Peterton, M e * \S|lllanis and Meade are also lomi er councilman,No data has In en set lor their llrst meeting, iJelinquent business licenses is as another m a tor Isusiness Item sslth the city approving a mo tion to comply with Ordinance No. 200, regulating b u s in e s s licenses. I b is chapter of the i Its las. provides lor a $200 fine and *O-day all sentence lor o f- f e n d e r s . The orshnancr also permits a penalty assessment of 10 per cent per month, or any portion thercol. for delinquent license pas manti. 1 lie city attorney s. as Instruc te d (o n o til) ol ten.Ian that they wouldhas, todays to pay their licenses, andthat afterth at war rants would be issued. Il was also agreed to have a windbreak anil storm iloor c o n - rtructedon the (runt of the city h a l l , I he work w ill be Id rad rather than b lit K motion carried to have a list ol itemised monthly bills, by <lepertinent, and minutes of the previous meeting nihm itted to ell coiuicilincn at least three days bi lore the next meeting. It was re|>ortcd that prices on the installation of f l o u r i d e equipment had not been receiv ed as yet, according to Frank Morris, who alsore|>ortcdoti the city cleanup. He said that the city spent two days cleaning up the lorrticr location ot the wa ter supply shack and In remov ing old i arc and debris from city- streets. The old water supply- shack was given to Andy T rivett w he' w 111 move it out of the city, Morris saiil The city clerk was instructed •T’ Justice Office To Be Closed Western Bank Gets Curry Ok BATTLE ROCK eighth graders visited the city council in ac t i o n Tuesday night lor an in doctrination on the fourth level of government. The 34 students w e r e accompanied b> Miss C larice Hopkins, instructor, and Mrs. Ceorge W illiams. Students le ft the meeting at 9 p. m. be cause they were scheduled to make a marketing trip to Coos Bay early Wednesday morning. Robertsons, Inc Locates Here Robertsons, In c ., ol Bandon this week announced the pur chase of the Rickman Bldg. M a terials and a change of name to Western Building Supply, In c ., according to F re d Robertson, president of the firm. Three sons and a son-in-law- make up the other partners in corporation t h a t has been in business in the same location in Bandon for the past 24 years. Manager of the Western Build ing Supply is E u g e n e (Red) Brawn otjCoquille. i n » * a u lo cated here now and w i l l .move • his w ife andtwochddren to Port Orford at the close of the sc hool term, he said. The tirm w ill feature a com p le te lin e of building materials and R eady-M ixed concrete and ag8re 8ate- The business is lo cated just north of the city. In announcing purchase of the business, Robertson said t h e y feel that this area is progressing to the point where it needs the t y p e of sen-ices that Western Supply w ill offer. " We h a v e been watching northern Curry county, " he added, " and feel that it is now in a healthy state of growth. " Brookings Azalea Festival Gels National Recognition Brookings’ Silver Anniver sary Azalea Festival, to be held Memorial Day weekend, May 30-31, received national atterticn this month when an article concerning the Festival and the attractions in the Brookings area appeared in a nationally distributed maga zine, Trail-R-News. Azalea State P ark located within the city lim its, where many of the Festival events take place, was described in the article as “ a natural gar den of native azaleas, to all appearances, natural hybrids . . . some are said to be 300 years old” . The native Azaleas are now bursting into bloom, prepar ing to appear in all their glory for the 1964 festivities. The annual pageant is gain ing in popularity each year, with over 8,000 persons attend ing in 1963. This year's celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Festival is expected to again draw record crowds, with many events, scheduled over the two days. Approximately 19 organizations have been en listed to handle the various events which w ill be going on throughout the city. Gets Mayor BROOKINGS — Roy Rrimm, Brookings businessman, was appointed mayor of Brookings in action taken Tuesday night by the city council. Brimm was mavor of Brookings in 1955-56 He will fill the post recently vacated by Robert O. Ditp- tnlck, who resigned April 28. I *
