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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1964)
M i» Beachcomber To Reign At Celebration SHI RV! M ECHAIS Sponsored Ip American leg io n Auxiliary Five Girls Seek Title Five northern Curry county itlrto nre seeking the title of "M bs Beachcomber,” to reign over the annual Port Orford July 4th Celebration which will run July 3, 4 ami 5 The theme of this year’s lest ivitlea is 'Beachcomber Daze*. Candidates for the honored title and their sponsor are V wU M c O om M, Jaycees Sheryl Mecháis, American Le- Kwa a u xilia n Marv Ellen Ratee, BPW Pixie Jamieson. Rotary Club; Mary Geer I nna Club Ticket aales to the eetebraiion dance will dr termina the winner Mlaa B< achcomber will be I rowwed at the bi« Celebra tioa nance the evrnina of Julv 3 She and her court will ride a< the head of the Satúr ela* ■er*>'n» parí,fe at 1(1 a m T *» »‘rN will he introduced bv 6brlr sponsors at a pre c*'«4«r»ron dance Saturday nlrht, ’ w n at tbe Battle iloefe School evm Music will ba by the Minitmen HiU Climb Ii July 5 A thrill and spill packed motorcycle hill climb event will ba one ol the bi« features of the annual Port Orford July 4th i e li b r a ! >n This highly enlerlaining AMA sane t oned contest will get under way at 1 p m on the last day of tha three day celebration, 'sunday. July 5 The two past hill climbs held hare have drawn the most f.imoua riders in the Pacific Northwest and this year's event la expected to he a big ger attraction tu contestants Previous riders have declared the local hill climb track one o f tha toughest io to p in the circuit area, which includes iiregon. Washington. Idaho. 1 aliform.i ami Ganada The hill climb area affords the best vantage points The climb "pit" is located between iwe hills, with the spectator area directly facing the truck sila for perfect viewing of the four hours of fast action fea luring two classes ami two beats The event has always drawn capacity crowds and the spom -« la g Lions Club is preparing for an expected attendance increase Refreshment booths will also be open during the show BPW Awards Scholarship Honor guest at the regular inoathly dinner meeting of the Port Orford Business and Pro feaaion.il Women's Club at Orfords was Marlene Anvin son to whom the club has awarded a scholarship Miss Anvinson will attend tha Northwestern School of Commerce in Portland where sha will major in accounting and bookkeeping. Other guests were Dorothy Spence and Mary Ellen Bates, the club’s candidate for Miss Beachcomber The club voted to donate $5 to the July 4th Celebration Association; also to change their monthly meeting night to the first Tuesday of each month instead of Monday as in the past An auditing committee con sistlng ,,f Fern Haight Betty Higelow and Anna Thomas was appointed "by president Geneva Tucker to audit the cloh’a book for the U9634H year. DONATE TO THE FIREWORKS FUND I V IC K I M tD O N A LD MARY ELLLN BATES 5,x>nsore<l by BPW Sponsored by Jaycees DIXIE JAMIESON Sponsored by Rotary Club MARY CEER Sponsored by Lions Club Mobile X-ray Unit Coming City Signs Planning Loan All northern Curry county n sidents are urged to have their annuul tuberculosis and health check ups when the mo bile cheat X ray unit makes apr.raraneta at Port Orford ami Langlois this month Ila - u n it w ill be at the Pacilie Super M a rk e t oarking lo t on Tuesdav and Wednes day . J u n e 16-17, between the hours ol I I a m and A p m The city council Tuesday night agreed to sign the plan ning loan of $17, 500 with the Housing and Home Finance A- gency and a planning contract with R. H. Erichsen, Engineers. The planning contract stipulates that the fee w ill not ex ceed 11 per cent of the initial phase of the sewer construction cost. The loan w ill be used for fin al planning of the p r o p o s e d sewer system o n l y and they must be com pleted, approved and filed within 340 days. d a ily On Thursday, June 18, the un*l will he at the Langlois Maiket between 1 p m and I p m. Curry 4 -H eri Go To Summer School College life ami careers will be features of the annual 4-H summer school to be held at Oregon State University, Cor vallis. June 15-20, according to lx>u Oester, county exten sion agent About 1800 4-H club mem bers from throughout Oregon will attend. Scholarship* tu attend have been awarded to 38 4 If club members in Curry county by local organizations, business establishments and indivi duals Selection ol members tu attend was made by a committee ol 4-H leaders Christine Johnson. Port O r ford. and Steve Maclnnes. Gold Beach, were elected by the other delegates as county representatives. Special lead ership activities will be as signed to these- representa tives at the school Club lead ers attending as chaperons arc Mrs Averill Walker of Gold Beach and Mrs. Kendall Grover of Brookings Delegatee will be- boused at six dormitories on the campus where college students will serve as counselors. Classes are offered in over 20 different subjects, and delegates can select those of greatest in terest. Delegates from Curry coun ty are: Marcia Beeson, Diane Tierce, Darlene Wedding, and Janet Thompson, Harbor; Cindy Paul, Nancy lairing, Hose Marie Bonde, Renee Dreiszus. Carol Erb, Lorraine Rowley, Carla Erb, Corilda Grover, Steve Fanger Mike Coleman, Brookings; Cheri Crossen, Mary Welch, Sandra Madsen, Teresa An dersen, Penny Colvin, Alana Corbin. Janet Madsen, Steve Maclnr-?i. Jerry Madsen, Fred Moy, Chris Thelin, Gold Beach; Kay Conlee, Ophir; Niki M ille r , Wedderburn; Christine Johnson, Beverly Parrish, Earl Henry, Port (.rfard; Jerry Hall, Gary Mer rill. Sixes; Nancy Shaw, Susan Shaw, Lila Sabir.-, Alan Haga, Ter rence Sweeney, Langlois. Dr. Chester Boots Named To Staff Dr. Chester Boots, D O ., ol Port Orford has been granted full privileges as a staff mem ber of the Curry General Ho« pital in Gold Beach. The appointment to the med ical staff was confirmed at a meeting of the Hospital Board Monday night. Receives Degree Mrs. Margaret Alice Hofsess of Lanslois was among 315 seniors receiving degrees from the Oregon College of Educa- t-'on, Mo"mouth, in June. Mrs. Hofsess. who will tench in the Port Orford-Langlois school district next vear, re ceived a bachelor of science deoree in elementary educa tion To Study In Sweden Fire Starts In Wood Box A fire at the Vernon Moon residence last Thursday night was confined to the living room and its contents, accord ing to Fire Chief A E Haight. The chief said the fire appar ently started in a wood box behind the heating stove There was no insurance on the furniture The property is owned by James Reno and H arry Junker The State Scenic Area Board today announced the establish ment of scenic areas covering some 260 miles on seven hign- ways in Oregon. The new scenic areas are on sections of the Oregon Coast Highway, the Willamette Highway, the Crater Lake Early Parade Entries Asked noted In his report, the chief also noted that only authorized per sonnel shall be permitted to handle fire equipment at fu ture fires A special meeting of the community center association has been called for Friday, June 12, to discuss an offer to purchase a .building and grounds for use as a commun ity center. Full details will be presented at the meeting set for 8 p.m at the Coos-Curry Co-op office. A telephone committee is calling members in an effort to induce enough members to attend so any possible busi- new resulting from the meet ing could be conducted DONATE TO THE FIREWORKS FUND Miss Patricia P a r s o n s , granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs Art Sweet of Sixes has been accepted to participate in the California State College International Programs, and will study in the University of Uppsala. Sweden, next year. Miss Parsons is a social science major at Cal State at Hayward She attended schools in Ashland and ma jored In music for two years before transferring to Cal State. Before leaving in August for an o iieiiiatA iu session at San Fiwi.kiiMM state vouege sue win visit her parents .«ir. and ■<iis. J. w. raisons in Asniand anu her grandparents at Sixes. biuoeiiis in ine luternatioual programs take most o( toeir course work witn professors ol the host universities and make the fullest use of tne university facilities. Red Cross Swim Program For Pori Orford - Langlois Schools This summer School District 2CJ has obtained the Mingus Park Pool at Coos Bay for summer Red Cross swim classes. This water is warmed and the pupils from this area will be the only ones in the poo’ from 9 a m. to noon. Red Cross Swimming In- truction is free but the pool '••e tier child for a week is '*!. In addition the school bus xpenses must be met and 'hat makes an additional ex- NAMED TO BOARD Bob McKenzie Jr. received appointment to the board of directors for Southern Oregon Production Credit Association. McKenzie returned Tuesday from a business trip to Ukiah, Calif. DONATE TO THE FIREWORKS FUND WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT Date May May May May May May June June June June 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 RIM 8 June 6 June 7 June 8 a M ax 66 62 61 65 63 61 58 60 58 60 61 55 56 58 Min 47 44 47 47 4Z 4S 47 41 46 44 46 52 50 46 Rain .0 0 . 00 . 00 . 00 00 . 00 . 13 . 00 . 00 . 80 . 41 . 67 . 16 1 00 A com m ittee was appointed to check into getting easements on N. Jackson St. so the street can be opened to the highway. All of the street is 80 feet wide except a portion near the north endwhich is4 0 feet. Easements are needed to bring the street to full width. The street w ill be widened and brought to grade. Driftwood Show Set For Fourth BUDGET APPROVED The rest of the house suf fered smoke damage, HaigM Community Groun To Talk Purchase STREET WORK Jim Peterson, parade chair- m an (or the sponsoring Jaycees, this week urged all organiza- tionsto enter a float in the big J u ly 4th Celebration parade. This year's them e is "Beach comber Daze. " Several clubs have already started on floats, Peterson said, among them are the Sorority, TOPS club, Ait Association and the jaycees. In addition, o n e float has been promised from Coos Bay. This w ill feature a sm all band, dancing and sing ing girls and m ajorettes. They w ill also conduct a program at Battle Rock Park follow ing the parade. Pacific High school band will lead the march, nearly a m ile long, from 19th St. to the Park area. Six divisions w ill be featured this year with Trophies award ed for first p lace an dr: Ebons for second and third. In addition t h e r e w ill be a sweepstakes trophy. Divisions include: Commer c ia l, Service Clubs, Marching B a n d , junior Entry, Mounted Riding Croup andm iscellaneous floats. Enter your float with Peterson at Pacific Super Market or call ED 2-3142 or ED 2-3491. An entry blank is contained in this issue of the News. Highway, ORE230 and public reads in Crater Lake National Park. The Dalles-California Highway, the Green Springs Highway, and the Mt. Hood Highway. The Board's action bans the construction of new billboards in these areas Signs now ex isting must be removed with in seven years. Signs are per mitted within scenic areas only on the premises of the business or service advertised. Hearings were held on all the proposed scenic areas dur ing April and May. The high way sections designated as scenic areas are as follows Oregon C o a s t Highway: from the citv limits of Gold Beach south 11 miles to point about two miles south of Pistol River, on the west side of the highway. The Board denied petition to designate three areas on the east side of this same section but did desig nate over seven miles of the east side as scenic. Band Uniforms Are Shipped Word was received by Paci fic High School principal John Wahl Tuesday morning that band uniforms have been shipped from New York and will be available for pickup after 7 p.m June 9. Wahl said arrangements have been made to have the uniforms shipped to Port Or ford via Consolidated Freight and that they should be here in time for the July 4th band practice the evening of Junt 18. No one appeared to discuss the city budget and it was a- dopted as published a n d for warded to the county assessor. DONATION In conjunction with flower and art shows, a driftwood show has also been set for the annua! July 4th Celebra tion in Port Orford, with the flower show committee, head ed by Mrs. Clara Erwin, spon soring it. Tbe top exhibit in the three class unlimited entry show will be selected by Miss Beach cember and receive her pur pie ribbon. Held at the local grade school, entries w ill be received Thursday evening, July 2, and from 8 to 10 a m. Friday, July 3. Exhibits w ill be released at 3 p.m. July 5. Ribbon awards will be made and artificial flowers and fo liage may be used, as well as accessories of any kind. Class I —Beachcomber's P ar adise. Designs using drift wood. Class I I —Jewels of the Sea Miniature driftwood designs, no measurement over five inches. Class n i —Wealth of the Tides Other use of driftwood. This class will be divided by tbe judges The council approved a don ation of $100 to the annual July Fourth Celebration. Chamber Told Court Bought Local Papers Representative on the Curry county chamber group Red M c W illiams told the chamber ol com m erce Monday noon that the county court had budgeted $1, 200 for use by the county chamber group. In addition, he said, the court also purchased a total of $1, 600 worth of spec ial edition papers from Brook ings and Gold Beach, in lieu of publishing a county brochure for this year. M cW illiam s said a m eeting of the county group was slated for june 10 to discuss use of the $1 ,2 0 0 . S o m e of it will no doubt go to pay for the Cuny county sign south of Crescent City, he noted, and some radio advertising may be purchased. OPEN HOUSE Mrs. Jim Tweedy of Arizona Ranch invited chamber m em bers to attend an open house at the Ranchon Saturday and Sun day, june 21-22. The occasion is to mark the opening of a new- building housing the office, gift shop, grocery store and living quarters. The Ranch is the site of the Arizona Inn stage stop. DONATE TO THE FIREWORKS FUND Sheets Leaves Wilson Sheets, Pacific H ig h School band instructor for the past year, was released from his contract for next year by District 2CJ school directors Monday night. Sheets asked for release from rontraet In to take a position with the Brookings school system. He will still direct the 3CJ hand for the Julv 4th Celebra tion parade, however, and con duct band practices here for the event on June 16 and 30 oense of <3 each for one week round trip to and from Coos Rav's Mingus Park The regu- 'sr bu« stops will be made that «re akin» the hi»hway. Fur ther details will be worked out later. Tbe l«r»est number of chil dren w;R be n'f-ked un at Port (WneJ lois Grade School. This one- we«-k concentrated program will be, in effect the same as two or three weeeks and save on bus fare and pool fee. Jim Popp cooperated and assisted the PTA in Port Orford in making these arrangements. Watch* your local newspaper and post office window for further registration dates. The first day at the Coos Curry Co-op 25 children were reg istered and another day will be set at Langlois and Port Orford soon with $5 registra tion fee or arrangements to pay later. June 15 19—J r. and Sr. Life Saving and Instructor Aid Course; Jr. Life Saving—must be 12 years and have passed swimmers; Sr. Life Saving—must be 16 and eligible, having passed Jr. Instructor Aid Course giv en with Sr. Life Saving. Register at the Park be fore 9 a m. June 15. ($2 pool fee for a week) Private cars will be necessary as no inter est was shown on first day of registration for Jr. and Sr. Lifesaving. MISS BEACHCOMBER candi d a te s , Sheryl Mechals, M ary Bates, Dixie Jamieson, M a r y t Geer and Vicki M c D o n a ld , pause for the cam era at the en trance to t h e tunnel through Rattle Rock, site of the Battle Rock Pageant a n d Fireworks Display during July 4th, 1
