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Bonnie Jenien Wini Sousa Award
Gary David
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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. ■
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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
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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.