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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1964)
•w Bonnie Jenien Wini Sousa Award Gary David Injured By Glass Window ¥ UI, f .'»V, 1 V « v iin u , \_urry voum y, gon > — Sewer Plans Threshed At Joint Meet BONNI! H N S ! d a u g i U v t oi M r. and M n , Chat le t |t*ni<*n, Denmark, w ai »elected to re ce ive the lohn P h illip Soma z\- uard, presented annually to tlu o u tfte n d ln g »enior m u ilc *tu - • dent the ta le n te d M it t lenten b t h e fourth m em ber o f the lenten fa m ily to ret r iv e t h< cherished award Band in stru c tor W 11 ton Sheets it tltow n m ak* in g th e pre te ntatio n at the band concert last Friday night Breaks Pacific Mile Parents Form Bandon Man Escapes Serious Band Boosters' Injury in Sixes Car Plunge A group ol 35 interested par ent* met at Pacific High School Thui »day evening to form the Hand Booxter club The purpose of the club w ill be to promote all hand activ- Hiea, especially concerts, so cials, and special awards A m ajor effort of the club will be directed toward fund ra il ing for the extra items not covered by the schrxd budget Membership will cooalst of all bund parents and interested Individual* No membership I m Ta A lta r I llavburn Guer'n zeoresen»e i I ’ I ! I I I ‘l S ’ I. ■ ' »1. P '»tr ct lr»ck meet held in lt> >'<i*iMirt Saturday. It >s burn. ninnin« the m*ie in I 34 K nlnced third m the mei-l »t the « >me ’ "tie break ing the Pacific High School record held by Doug Johnson whose time was 4 44.4. The school i» prnuJ of Rayburn »ho wa* the only one who qualilieil to enter the district meet Good Crowd Hears Concert buoying a real treat Friday evening were those attending the Pacific High S v I h x i I Band Concert, under the d irection of Mr Wilson Sheet»,bund in stru c tor The hand, showing evidence ol much hard work and deter mination, presented an h o u r long concert ot varied selec tions t he program also m i lud- ed the presentation ol a watch lo M r Sheets Irom the hand stu d e n ts in appreciation lor Ins work with them the past j r s r The gilt was presented lor the hand by Danny Krossma i, grad uating senior Kei vis ing the much coveted lolin P hillip Sousa Award was Bonnie Jensen The JayCettes were also ac knowledged lo rth e ir e llo rtslh c past year in obtaining uniforms for the hand. In sincere appreciation to tliose whoso generously ilonatcd tim e andmoney to the luiitonu fund drive, the hainl dedicated their concert. Students performing w e re : I lutes: Bonnie Jensen, Mary llelm ken, Cathy N eil, C loria Knutson, Coh en Fry and Con nie I liggins. Clarinets: Mary Wahl, Jerry Forty, Britu Spence and K.ithy Severn*. Bass C la rin e t: Laneeta H at- m aker. Alto Saxes: Mary Geer, M ike She nk, I/ lc Lorentien, Janet Shaw and M ike M cW illiam s, Tenor Saxes: Holy Olsen and Dewey H all. Comets: Steve Terp, Henry Poller, Don Smith, Neil N e il son, |erry Bowers ami jerry Hall. French Horns: Doug I’etok, Carolyn llerbison, Pam Bowdish, and Ken Pennington. Baritone Hom: Margo Saiti- IldlO. 1 roinlwncj: Roger H ill, lolin Parks and lolin Calhoun. Percussion: D in Krossman, Gary N e i I s e n, Bob Com ara, Eugene I ay lor and Hay I dwards. Bells: Cathy Guerin and loan Karie. Tynipani" Eugene Taylor. Bass: Sune Dwire and I rayne Flaga. GRADUATION PARTY PICTURES PAGE— 4 i t Ê t Ê -• •«■J6***1 CURRY COUNTY deputy sher iff 1, I, Delamartcr s|»ent sev eral luurs Saturday night and Sunday scarchingfor Earl D avi son, driver of this car resting on its nose alter going over a 40-loot bank Story points out need that a c c i d e n t reports should be made to proper o ff i cials, Delamartcr said, regard less ol extent ot damage or in juries Earle Davison, 50, owner of Bandon Market, escaped w ith out serious injury Saturday evening after his car plunge I over a 40-foot embankment and came to rest nose down on the Sixes road near Dry Creek, about 5 miles up the river A patient in Southern Coos I In- chamber of commerce General Hospital. Davison has it currently seeking some local several broken ribs and num club or organisation that may hr interested in putting on a erous fucial lacerations, but Is getting along fine salmon bake lor a group tour A rumor had been circulated ing trom the OregonHistoncal Saturday night that Davison Soe i ety. was missing after his car had The group would lik e the hake been found, demolished and lobe at Humbug State Park be bloodstained, abandoned along tween 7 and 9: U) p m. the ev- eningof June 27 The bake would the road. also)«- open to local people at Going to Rogue River the sam e price ot $2. 50 per Un his way to the Rogue plate. River to fish with John Cox Any group interested in un and his wife. Davison had gone dertaking this project is asked up Sixes to visit the Charlie to contact chamber ol c o m Crews who were camping at merce president Ira Fucker or Edson Creek After the Crews secretary I’at Starr im m ediately went to bed, Davison decided lor complete details. to go on tip the river to see if Al Steinmetz of Coquille was at his cabin Finding that Steinmetz was nut there, Davison got back in his car and started to go O’cgon S tate U niversity — hack down the steep road. David Allen Conley, Port Or- However, since he had been lord, and I on.dee Pugh Ham there last, much work had lin, lorm erly ol Port O r fo r d , been done on the road, and w ill receive degrees Irom Ore a steep curve that had been gon State University June 7. there before was apparently Conley w ill graduate in the gone. He says he simply mis School ol Science and also be commissioned an o ffice r in the judged the road and drove Air Force as .in HOTC graduate. over the edge, dropping to the Mrs. Ham lin w ill gr.iihiate Sixes road below, a drop of w it h honors in the School of some 40 feet. Humanities and Soe ial Sciences. Found By Bandon Man Approximately 2150 w ill be Just minutes after the acci graduated Irom OSU this year— dent, Walter M iller and Leo largest group in history Some Mason, both of Handon, came I (>40 seniors w ill receive bach by and saw him along side elor's degrees. 425 w ill receive the road. He insisted that he master's degrees, 82, doctor's wasn't seriously hurt so they degrees, and 4, professional en took him baok to where Crews gineer degi ees were camping, but while at Elie color!ul graduation pro Crows, a young M vrtle Point gram w ill start at 2 p. m. in the attorney happened on the scene OSU Coliseum. and told Davison he would take President lames H. Jensen w ill him hack to Handon. give his traditional address to the graduates after lie confers The attorney wanted to take the degrees A capacity crowd him to the hospital but Davi o f 10, (XX) is expected. son persuaded him to take him Group Sought To Bake Fish Deqrees Due Two While fin a l plans are being prepared, the engineer w ill a l so com pile a comprehensive brochure for distribution to all residents of the city. Following this another public meeting w ill be h e ld to go over the fin a l plans in d e ta il. These two phases Poster Winner -S h e riff’ s O ffice Photo (IED) home instead. Davison, who lives alone, had gone to bed when he heard someone pound ing on the door about 3 a m , hut discovered that he could not get out of bed as his ribs were broken It was Officer H arry Franson checking to see if Davison was home after his car had been reported wrecked, and no one seemed to know Just where the victim was Davison said he yelled to let the caller know that he was home, but apparently Officer Franson did not hear him. Davison's relatives, after becoming alarmed, sent a mes senger down to where Crews were camping to find out what had happened After learning Davison was in Bandon they went to his home and found him. He entered the hospital about Sunday noon Vole Correction The Curry county precinct vote ta lly carried in last week's News erred in reportingthe total vote lor k*hn 'Red' M cW illiam s in the Elk River precinct as 8. The correct ligure is 88. Wins Award Eric lohnson, son of Mr. and Mrs Al lohnson of Port Orford, was among those r e c e i v i n g Residence H all Citizenship A- wards for Huffman hall. The 1- wardwas made at the Southern Oregon College annual honor a n d awards program on Wed n e s d a y , May 27, in the Britt Student Center ballroom. Filing Deadline Salem—Oregon Corporation Commissioner, Frank J. Healy, reminds businessmen t h a t counly-filed assumed business names must be registered with the Corporation Department p rior to July 1. Assumed business names that are reregistered before July I w ill retain the status they have acquired with the county filing and w ill be ac cepted without regard to con- ficts. However, after July 1 no new corporation or assumed business name w ill be accepted if it conflicts by being identical to or deceptively sim ilar to a name already on record. A good turn-out of teachers and patents ended the PTA year la s t Thursday evening at the grade school multipurpose room Mrs Mary Bates, conducting her final meeting ol the year as PTA president, reported t h a t efforts of the PTA to h a v e a t r a f f i c lig h t installed at the grade school crosswalk resulted w ithlheState engincerof lights explaining these lights h a v e b e e n found to be inadequate, requiring a teacher or custodian to be present during use Installation of new officers followed the brief b u s in e s s meeting w ith Mrs Eva Johnson being installed as president for the coming school year. Eighth grade students were present w ith their Oregon His tory Notebooks on display. The grade school band pre senting several numbers under the d i r e c t i o n of Gary Beck, concluded the evening. Room count winners were: M rs. J o h n so n , primary; Mr. Weaver, intermediate; and Mr. Lee. upper elementary The PTA sponsored S w im Program was discussed lo r this summer's session and below is an explanation a n d schedule for tliis year's program. SWIM PROGRAM w i l l be prior to c a llin g for a general obligation bond issue e l e c t i o n in the amount of $254,000. A b o u t $46. 000 of this amount would be available from outright grants for partial cost of the treatment p la n t , pumping stations and main trunk lines, leaving around $207, 000 worth of bonds to be sold. Miss Beachcomber Sponsors Named Program Sees Annual Swim Classes In C B U n ifa rm s Of the several projects, the first w ill be needed alterations ol the new band uniforms be fore the Fourth of July parade In Port Orford The parade ha* twen without a band each year hut this year the Pacific High Hand, including some seventh and eighth graders from the two junior high schools, w ill march The Hand Club w ill operate a concession txxith during the celebration on the Fourth and sell hot fogs, coffee and etc. Parent* w ill be asked to donate an hour or two of their time in the booth Temporary Officers T tm porary officers of the Hand Boaster club are presi dent. Mrs Charles Jensen; vice president T Holmquist; and secretary-treasurer. Mrs Hay Deets. Shortly after school starts in th<- fall, a general meeting w ill be held for all parents, and |M-rmanenl officer* w ill be elected Representatives elec- te j from the community to make up the executive com mittee. along with the officers, are Mrs James Brooks, Wal ter Gorsuch, Clyde Winslow, Mr* Dim Hjerg anil Mr* Les ter H ill Another meeting w ill be held at Pacific June 4 to make further plan* for the Fourth of July concession booth City engineer Roy Erichsen pointed out to the c ity council and planning commission at a Ipecial meeting Tuesday night that the loan offer ot $17, 500 would have to be accepted by July 24, 1904, ortheoffer would be withdrawn. The interest free loan, by the Housing and Home- Finance Agency, is to be used only lor final planning, includ ing fie ld surveys, fin a l work ing d r a w i n g i, specifications and final cost estimates, ol the proposed city (ewer system. O riginally the c ity had asked lor $46, 000 but reduced their request when it was decided that construction of the entire sys tem was not feasible al this tim e and an alternate plan was adopted. Action to accept the Io»,, is expected to be made at the reg ular council m eetingnext Tues day night The final plans must be th e n approved and file d within 440 days. MARK WARNFR. 10 year-old son oi Rev and Mrs Ellis War ner, Port Orford, was named sec ond place winner, special d iv ision, in the state poppy poster contest sponsored annually by the American Legion auxiliary Mark won first place in the local contest in the 4th and Sth grade div sion. He received a c e rtifi cate of appreciation and a check from the Oregon Department of the auxiliary for the honor. Sponsors of candidates for the M iss Beachcomber contest were disclosed today by the art asso ciation, sponsors of the contest and the annual July Fourth C e l ebration Dance. V ickie McDonald w ill be sponsored by the Jaycees; Mary Ellen Bates by the BPW, D ixie Jamieson, Rotary; M a r/ Geer, L io n s ; Patty Ellis, American Legion auxiliary. Miss Beachcomber w ill be c r o w n e d at the Celebration Dance July 3 at the Battle Rock school gym. The winner w ill be chosen by ticke t sales for the dance and w ill reign over the three-day Celebration. Candidates and their sponsors w ill be introduced to the pub lic at a pre-celebration dance on Saturday, June 13, at the gym Music w i l l be by the Minutemen. The girl named Miss Beach- co rn be r w ill be presented a gown from BeeLine Fashions as one of her prizes. * Pacific h ig h school senior Gary David, son of Mr. and Mrs Ira Delamarter, suffered a bad ly I acerated right arm, chin and le ft middle finger when he step ped through a plate glass w in dow at Bay Bowl in Coos Bay early Tuesday morning David, w it h a bus load of Pacific seniors on a supervised all-night party, stepped from the bus as it stopped in lro n t of the howl-area, stepped over a low planter and into the w in dow The fa llin g glass cut his chin, tendons in his finger and arm and’ wo arteries in the arm He w as in surgery for about two hours at Keizer Hospital in North Bend. Pacific instructor Gene Har rison applied pressure to David's arm to stop the bleeding w ith in seconds after the mishap and remained w ith him to the hos pital emergency ward. David's parents both expressed their ap preciation for Harrison's quick action, and the concern he and his wife had for David's w el fare. David was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon but may be incapacitated be tween four and six months while his arm heals. His condition is reported as very good. Sounds Taps Fire Department Is Being Reorganized In special action last Frida., night, prior to a complete re organization of the volunteer fire department, firemen nam ed A. E. "Pappy" Haight as fire chief to replace Evert M ills who resigned. Haight was formerly fire ch ie f of the local depart ment lor nine years and agreed to resume the duties because of his concern over the apparent lack of support both in and to the fire department. Haight appeared before the chamber o f c o m m e r c e last Monday urging businessmen to get behind the department be cause he fe lt there is a danger of Port O fo rd becoming an un classified fire district, that is w ithout a fire underwriter's rat- Youngsters in the 2CJ Port Orford-Langlois area have the opportunity this summer to take swimming lessons at M e n g is Park in Coos Bay. This is a heat ed pool and w ill be under the direction of Red Cross trained personnel w ith no charge f o r iessons; however, there is a $2 pool fee for the week of con centrated swimming instruc tions that in the past have tak en two weeks. A llow ing 3 hours a day for instruction and rest A July 4th barbecue w ill be periodmakesthis possible. Only children and y oung adults trom sponsored by the lo ca l JayCettes th e Port Orford-Langlois area in conjunction with the annual w o u ld be in the water at the Celebration here, the club an given tim e. nounced this week. Transportation is the main The m ain meat course w ill issue and to date i f a school bus be barbecued in deep pits, as is used, as it has been in the was done last year by the sher past for Red Cross swimming at iff's reserve, w ith special sauces Coquille, there w ill be a bus enhancing the natural flavors fee. This w ill add $3 per cJlild of the m e a t. Baked potatoes, for the round trip to Coos Bay salad, bread and beverages are for the one week instruction that expected to make up the bal w ill teach the ch ild to swim, or ance o f this noon-tim e meal. Location of the event has not pass the various other classes. If any other arrangements can yet been determined but plans be workedout such as finding a are to hold it as near to other volunteer bus driver, as has been a ctivitie s as is possible done in the past, this bus fee can be reduced and any money paid in w ill be refunded accord ingly. The first SO to register w ill be sure of a seat on the bus and others w ill probably pool cars unless enough register for two buses. W a tc h the post office doors in Langlois and Port Or ford and waypoints for further information. Registration w ill be Monday, June 8, in Port Orford at the Coos Curry Co-op. Registration fee w ill be as it stanch now $5 per ch ild for one week pool fee and transportation to Mengis Park in Coos Bay. JayCettes Will Hold Barbecue mg, unless im m ediate support ing action is undertaken. A reorganizatlonal meeting of the department is scheduled for Wednesday , June 10. Sp.m., at the city hall. At least seven m ajor points of business w ill be covered al t h is meeting, Hai ght pointed out, w ith a move to enlist the businessmen as volunteer fire men heading the list. \lso to be covered w ill be. 2 Installation of an adequate fire alarm sy stem. 3. Provision for approved in spection of equipment at the State level 4 Promotion of plans to build a new fire hall, 5. Plans to bring the watei and fire departments up to State requirements for a higher rating. 6. Mutual Aid participation on a county level 7. Plans to form a womens auxiliary ; to assist with home fire inspection and prevention, aid lor destitute burnouts, plan social meetings. Mrs. Ira Tucker has agreed to serve as temporary chairman of the auxiliary', Haight said, and Mrs. R u th Wahl, Mrs. Lloyd Bates, Mrs. Lucile Douglas, Mrs. H. E. H a ig h t and Mrs. Jim Peterson have signed as m em bers. Other officers of the fire de partment are Vem Sonderman, a s s is ta n t chief, and Adolph Windmaiser, secretary. C hief Haight also stressed that a training p r o g r a m w ill be started im m ediately for all new members of the department. SOUNDING TAPS forM em orial Day Services at Battle R o c k Park Saturday is Terry H olm quist, son o f Mr. and Mrs. Ivar Holmquist of Port Orford. Ser- v ic e s were conducted by the American Legion and auxiliary. Feed Slated The Port Orford-Langlois Quarterback club is sponsoring its annual barbecue Sunday, June 21, at the Langlois Grade school from 1 to 5 p.m. Committee chairman are Dick Barklow, barbecue; John McWilliams, menu; John Wahl, publicity; Al Johnson, tickets; Norm Baker, construction; Wilbur Green, coffee. Grain-fed steers are being readied at Melvin Erdman's feed lot and Melvin has gener ously contributed much to this event. Prices are $2 for an adult or $5 for a fam ily ticket. PTA Officers Are Installed SW IM M ING SCHEDULE June 15 through 19 |r. and Sr. Life Saving and Instructor Aid course Jr. Life Saving—must be 12 years and have passed swimmers course Sr. Life Saving—must be 16 and have passed Ir. Life Saving Instructor A id—16 and over and e lig ib le lor Sr. Life Sav in g -ta k e n together. August 17 through 21. Beginners, Intermediate and Swimmers. Any ch ild 6 years on up to adults. NEWLY Installed officers f o r the coming PTA year are: le ft to right, Mrs. Eva lohnson, pres ident; Mrs. Helen Stole, repre sentative to the Curry Council of PTA; Mrs. Shirley H a rd y , 1st vice president and represen ta tive to the Currv Council of PTA; Mrs. Dorothy Spence, 2nd vice p r e s id e n t ; Mrs. Nadine K alina, secretary; andMr. Ron ald Weaver, treasurer,not shown.
