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Dance, Parade, Indian Village, Battle, Exhibits, Fireworks, Horse Shew, Kill Climb Are July 4th Features
Many Hurt Orford residents
are In a flurry of excitem ent.
In laet minute eflorts tu be a-
liead of anticipated c r o w de,
with fln-d préparai ions (or the
several pluiaet of the a n n u a l
Fourth ol luly C e l e b r a t i o n .
Menus are being pi a ruled, food,
r i b b o n a, trophies, concession
prises and a host of other Items
are being ordered to make this
year's gala festivities the big
gest and best ever to be |>re-
sented.
The theme of this year's c e l
ebration lias been set as " Beach-
Coni her Dare" and a M 1st Be ach-
comber w ill r e i g n over the
three-day affair, July 3, 4 and5.
The live candidates vleing for
the honor are Sheryl Mechals,
i|x>nsored by American legion
a u x i l i a r y ) Vicki McDonald,
laycees; Mary Ellen Hates, BHW,
D ixie lamleson. Rotary C lu b )
Mary Geer, Lions Club.
Miss Beachcomber w ill be
crowned at the big celebration
dance the evening ol luly 3 at
the Battle R o c k scliool gym.
The dance It being sponsored
by tlie art association an d llck-
cls are now on talc by thr cand
idates. Music w ill be by t h e
M lnltm en.
BREAKFAST
A R o t a r y Club-S|<ontorcd
breakfast w ill «tart off activities
at 6 a. in the morning of the
fourth. Held at the grade school,
the meal w ill feature hotcakes,
sausage, eggs, coffee and m ilk,
and w ill lie îerved until 10 a. in.
Prices w ill b r $ l adults, SOcenls
children.
PARADE
The gala Beachcomber Par
ade w ill being lining up on 19th
S t at 9 a. m. for the 19 - block
m archto Battle Rock St ate Hark
at 10 o'clock. Parade chairman
Jim Peterson said many floats
have already been entered but
there Is still room lor all others
who w ish to be included. There
are six big d i v i s i o n s with
trophies going for first place and
ribbons for second a n d third.
Divisions are: C o m m e r c i a l ,
Service Clubs, Marching Band,
lunlor Entry, Mounted Riding
Croup andmiscellaneous floats
Pacific high school's ncw ly-
unilonnrd band w ilt command
the |>ositionol honor at the head
of the parade, just be fund the
Cr an d M an ha I. follow ing w ill
be .Miss Beachcomber and her
court, plus an outstanding var
ie!) of floats, Indians, hones,
clowns, children andwhat have
you.
As an added attraction to the
parade, one of the local " In
dians" is m aking anangenients
to have his trained bear on hand
to entertain the kiddies.
LITTLE LEAGUE BALL
Baseball fans w ill welcome
two little league games right
after the parade, field at the
grade scliool diamond, two lo
cal teams w ill meet two Cold
Beach teams. The teams w ill
also march in the big parade.
SPECIAL AC T
Im m ediately following the
Parade, a special act w ill be
featured at Battle Rock Park by
a group from Coos Bay. Dancing
girls, a German Band, singing
and an act by outstanding m a
jorettes.
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C on tin uing the t r a d i t i o n
started last year, local Jayceea
w ill a g a i n conduct the bell
r i n g i n g ceremony at Battle
Rock Perk in commemoration
of bidependence Day. The lo
cal ceremony w ill coincide with
o t h e r ceremonies ecroes the
state andnation and all |>enont
are urged to participate in the
hell ringing portion ol July 4th,
at 11:45 a. m.
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Oregon
A boat trip up the Rogue
River from Gold Beach to
Agness, once known as Ore
gon’s most remote post office,
is scheduled as part o f the
Oregon Historical Society’s
first "Trappers' Rendezvous"
tour of this year, June 26 28
The bus and auto expedition
from ev«rv part of the Pacific
Northwest w ill visit sites of
historic and scenic interest in
Roseburg, Port Orford, Gold
Beach and Brookings during
tne three day jaur.t into South
western Otegon.
At Roseburg, touring histor
ians w ill v sit the Floed Lane
House, cnee the home of
Joseph Lane, firs t te rrito ria l
governor. The Douglas County
Historical Society last year
won a commendatory award
from the American Association
for State and Local History
for its restoration of the house
Mrs
Kenneth Ford, state
beard member is host.
Standing shows of I lowers,
driftwood and paintings w ilt be
exhibited at the grade school
all three days of the celebra
tion. Included w ill be traveling
art shows by several prominent
Oregon artists. The flower and
driftwood shows w ill be mdged
exhibits.
HORSE SHOW
Always a popular event la the
rip-roaring horse show and tlds
y e a r sliould see many eager
contestants trying lor top (iriaet
in f l a g races, pole bending
Texas barrel racing and other
contests Admission w i l l be
a d u lt s , $1; children SO cents,
location of the show, w h ic h
starts at 1:30 p. m. , w ill be in
t h e arena across from the 76
Union Service.
Te Visit Battle Rock
INDIAN VILLAGE
laycees w ill have their Irdian
V illag e opeu all day the fourth,
located in Battle Rock Park, a-
long w it h other concessions,
visitors w ill se e the "world's
largest tepee", Indian artifacts
and p l e n t y of wild redskins
making war dances around the
bonfire. Game and food booth!
w ill also be found in the Village.
BATTLE ROCK PAGEANT
SQUARE DANCE
The Beachcombers Square
Dance Club is featuring a spec
ial square dance the evening of
the fourth svith well-knosvn ca l-
I e r R u th M i l l i o n , ol \rcadia,
C alifo m ia, comns anding t h e
squares. This dance w ill start
at 8:30 at t h e Beachcombers
Cove, about two miles north of
the city.
A ll square dancers and visitors
are welcome to attend.
FIREWORKS
Highlighting events on the
Thu,--., June 18, 1964
Historical Society
To Make Tour
Of Curry County
STANDINC SHOWS
Exciting ibama w ill be pre
sented alxsut 7:30 p. in. in the
Battle of Battle Rock Pageant
Thia w ill be the portrayal ol the
Historic Battle of 1851 between
n in e white settlers and local
Indians. Site oi the Battle w ill
be the beach at Battle Rock and
the rock, just as the first one
was.
Fifteen Respond To
Fire Department Plea
Price T en Cants'
A special treat at the noon
tim e meal w ill lie a JayCette-
•ponaored o I d-fashioned deep
pit b a r b e c u e featuring lip—
smacking-beef, baked In spec
ial sauce, baked potatoes, sal
ad, m ilk or coffee and bread.
Prices w ill be reasonable.
Other food concessions w ill
also be open In the park area
lor hamburgers, hotdogs, pron
to pupa, co lire and soft drinks,
four local restaurants w ill alto
be open lor complete meals or
snacks, so tliere w ill be plenty
of lood available lor visitors.
Juity Alhoni, Coquille, Honored Q u e e n of Port Orford Jobs
Daughter*.
— Photo by Lucille Ellis
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Curry County,
BARBECUE
Fourth w ill be the increasingly
popular gigantic fireworks dis
play, also held at Battle Rock,
under the direction of Ed Long
ton.
This slow w ill start with a
bunting Flag followed by scores
of brilliant high-scoring rockets
andhreathtakingspecial effects.
The natural am pitheatre form
ed by the hills overlooking the
beach provides plenty of seat
ing for all spectators.
HILL CLIMB
Winding up the three days of
fu n w ill be the th rill-p acked
motorcycle h ill clim b, spon
sored by the Lions. Held on the
" h i l l of challenge" on Agate
Beach Road, the contest w ill
start at 1 p, in. Famous riders
from all over the Pacif ic North
west are expected to attend the
American Motorcycle \ssoc i a-
tion sanctioned clim b, trying
for points and prise money. Nov
ice and Expert classes w ill be
featured with two heats in each
event. Admission w ill be adults,
$1, c h i l d r e n , SO cents. Re
freshment booths w ill also be
open on the groiuids.
Grange Picks
Fair Princess
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BELL RINGING
Miss Mary Margaret Helm
ken was nominated by the
Sixes grange as their candi
date for princess of the Curry
County F a ir which is being
held August 6 through 9.
V irg il Cannon, agriculture
committee chairman, reported
a meeting to be held in M yrtle
Point June 20 with county
extension agents demonstrat
ing "Methods of Caring for
Sheep." Those attending w ill
bring a potluck dinner for
noon.
Clarence Brooks, legislative
chairman, reported on false
advertising about public power.
A report was made on the
work day at Boice-Cope park
at which time rest rooms
were completed, and a roof
erected over stoves to provide
shelter.
Al Brown reported that he
and A rt Strain had placed a
flag pole at the cemetery on
Floras Lake Road. A flag was
flying on Flag Day and Mem
o rial Day.
The Sweet F a m ily ’s request
for use of the Grange hall for
Sunday, July 5, for the 50th
wedding anniversary of A rt
and Docia Sweet was granted.
The evening’s program was
in charge of the chaplain who
conducted a memorial pro
gram.
Fireworks Fund
Donations Start
M innie lolly, chairman of the
l u l y 4th finance comm ittee,
s a id today that donations tor
the big s h o w are starting to
come in and that records as of
Monday show a total of $307
received. Thelireworks display
t h is year w ill cost $600 plus
freight
Ed Longton, fireworks chair
man, said this year most of the
rockets and displays w ill be shot
from atop Battle Rock and out
over the bay. Starting the show
w ill be a beautiful American
Flag. Many other fabulous dis-
p i ays and rockets of whistles,
buzzen and fantastic exploding
colon w ill light the night sky
for nearly an hour.
Individuals are reminded of
fireworks donation containen
at various businesses in the city.
They arc painted to resemble a
firecracker, tied with red,white
and b lu e ribbon and marked
"Fireworks Fund'.
Businesses and organizations
contributing to date include:
Back Acres Carden Club, Bart
lett's, Battle Rock M o tel, BPW,
Christian Womens Fellowship,
C ity of Port Orford, Hazel Cram,
Curry County Reporter, Depoe
Bay F is h C o ,, Don Mechals
W o o iL Frank's Repair, Hahn
Hardware, Johnny's Cafe, M a -
tejka Jeweler, M e ie r G Frank,
Niemann's Insurance, N o b le
Bros., Chevron Service, Raw-
liegh's, S e a rs Catalog Store,
Latter Day Saints Church, South
C o a s t Agency, Southwestern
Motors, Western States Plysvood
and Rexall Drug Store.
POSING in the new Pacific high
band uniforms are band m em -
fa ers M ike M cW illiam s, left,
Kathy Sevems and Bob Camara.
The band w ill be a featured at
traction for the July 4th parade.
Court Changes
Road Aid Policy
Representatives of Curry's
three city councils are expected
to m eet with the county court
in Gold Beach n e x t Monday
night to discun changes in pol
icies of the county-city road
aid agreement.
In the past, county allocated
funds for the cities had to be
used o n l y for road surfacing.
This is one phase of the policy’
that is planned to be changed
to include any road improve-
m e n t s. The county w ill still
administer a n d approve road
projects.
Funds from the county are
divided among the Brookings,
Gold Beach and Port Orford on
a per-capita basis.
Another point of call w ill be
Battle Rock at Port Orford,
where Capt J M. K irkp a trick
and his party were besieged
by Indians in 1851. In the
battle the party of sailors
used a small cannon to hold
off the Indians for several
days before escaping their
besiegers
Other stopping places are
Cape Blanco Lighthouse, stand
ing on the firs t place in Ore
gon to he named by a white
man; Humbug State Park.
Azalea State Park, where
Brookings people w i l l he
breakfast hosts; and Loeb
State Park, and the Josephine
County Historical Society Mu
seum in Kerby
The party
w ill spend both nights of its
tour in Gold Beach Return
to Portland w ill be via High
way 199, for a view of the
most northern Redwood fo r
ests, and Interstate 5, from
Grants Pass.
Bus travelers on two chart
ered T ra il ways busses w ill be
lim ited to 78.
Oregon Artist
To Show Here
On July Fourth
Word has been received that
famous Oregon artist Arthur Se
lander w ill exhibit paintings of
Oregon s c e n e s here on the
Fourth of July.
S e l a n d e r is well known
throughout the state for his work
in oils and as an instructor.
His exhibit is one of several
scheduled for the annual July
4th Celebration.
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Port Orford’s volunteer fire
department is again up to fu ll
complement, largely through
the efforts of newly-elected
Chief A. E ‘‘Pappy" Haight
who took it upon him self to
get something done before the
city lost it's fire rating classi
fication.
Haight said the city was now
as low as it could go and that
if it lost it ’s present rating
insurance premiums
would
nearly triple.
At the chief's urging, 13
Arizona Ranch
Plans Open House
The Arizona Ranch Resort,
located half way between Port
Orford and Gold Beach on
Highway 101, is holding open
house Saturday and Sunday,
June 20-21, from 9 a m. to 5
p.m.
Operated by Jim and Alta
Tweedy, the Arizona Ranch
Resort offers a complete va
cation spot for the entire fam
ily located in a sheltered val
ley which opens out on miles
of ocean beach.
There are 11 u ltra modern
motel units, some with kitchen
facilities. At the present time
there are 56 tra ile r spaces,
eight of which are available
for all electric trailers with
sewer facilities.
A large shower and bath
house has been installed for
the tra ile r occupants, with
complete
laundry
facilities
also available. A modern well
stocked store is operated for
the convenience of the guests,
and there are picnic tables
and camping sites both in the
valley and on the b»arb
A community lu J
pro
vided for groups who wish to
hold lunches or meetings in
side and there are miles of
forest trails to explore.
M r and Mrs. Tweedy were
successful Iowa corn growers
who specialized 'n. hybrid corn
which is used extensively m
Iowa
They lost their heart
to the Oregon coastland some
seven years ago while spend
ing a vacation in Oregon, and
two years ago purchased 125
acres in the little valley which
is just across the highway
from the famous Prehistoric
Gardens. The resort is on
the site of the old Arizona
Inn, which was a famous stage
stop in the pioneer days of
Curry county
The open house is being held
to acquaint the people of Coos
and C urry counties with the
facilities they have available,
and everyone is invited to
spend the day, and get ac
quainted. Refreshments w ill
be served, balloons for the
kiddies, and registration prizes
w ill be given away each day.
A Russian who lives happily un
der the present system of gov
ernment in Russia must either
believe that man has no soul,
or that, if he has, it is not worth
developing.
—Oscar Wilde
THE
God bless America for a sense
of humor.
—W ill Roger*
men responded to the plea for
new members at last Wednes
day night's meeting and two
more signed up the following
day New members include:
Dal Wier, Floyd Keeler, Paul
Leutwyler, Ira Tucker, Gary
McMains, Carl Kinter, Leo
Klinner, Carlos White. Fred
Kowai, Dale Bartlett. Charles
Balzer, Mayor Lloyd Bates,
fir e
commissioner George
Hahn, Orris Smith and Del
bert Neal
C h i e f Haight began a
stepped up training program
for the department Monday
night at 7 p m. Training was
also set for Tuesday and
Thursday nights This phase
of training w ill deal p rim a rily
with operation of both trucks
and handling of the high pres
sure hoses
Bruce Eddy, West Coast
Telephone representative, also
attended the meeting to ex
plain the new telephone fire
warning system to be installed
on its arrival from the factory.
The system w ill be connected
to a minimum of 10 firemen
phones through a central con
tro l panel at the local ex
change.
When the fire number is
called all phones thus con
nected w ill ring with a steady
¿.gr.al Uuiil assswei «.J.
i he
pnone siren cow used w ill he
aiscont jiued. A tim er w ill
perm it up to four minutes of
conference on the phone line
before reverting it back to
normal service. If a line is
busy, a warning signal w ill
sound on the line until the
ccnnction is broken, then the
phone w ill ring with the fire
signal.
Eddy explained that the
system 'would increase the ef
ficiency of the department be
cause false alarms could be
weeded out and that response
to actual fires could he
speeded up because firemen
would have directions imme
diately and could he dis
patched from their homes.
Cost of the system. Eddy
said would be aeisunl $20.50
per month after installation
This would include two or
three buttons that would be
connected to trigger the big
siren. Extra phones on the
system would run $2 per
month after installation.
A u xiliary
Chief Haight also urged
wives of firemen to join an
auxiliary unit, for the purpose
of conducting home fire in
spections and fire prevention
campaigns.
The
auxiliary
could also handle social af
fairs for t h e department,
Haight said. Mrs M ary Bates
volunteered to serve as tem
porary chairman, to replace
Geneva Tucker, until the o r
ganization is completed
Other Business
Haight also stressed the im
mediate need for state inspec
tion of fire fighting equipment
and the water system in an
effort to increase the city's fire
ratings.
Assistance from the Coos
Forest Protective Patrol was
also pledged whenever needed
by the city.
Clark Heads
Curry GOP
The Curry County Republi
can Central Committee at their
r e g u l a r monthly meeting,
June 11, at the Curry County
Court House, elected officers
for the coming biennium
Those elected to serve were
Merwin Clark, Sr., of Brook
ings, chairm an; Mildred M.
Byrne, Brookings, vice chair
man, and Neonta Hall of Sixes,
secretary treasurer.
E J Schneider of Agness
and Martha Crayshel of Brook
ings were elected as alternate
convention delegates.
The Republican State Con
vention w ill meet in Eugene
on July 2nd and it is antici
pated that chairman Clark and
vice chairman Byrne w ill rep
resent C urry county at this
meeting.
BEACHCOMBER GARB is the
natural attire for contestants in
the "Miss Beachcomber" con
t e s t , pictured here on Battle
Rock, scene of the historic In
dian fight in 1851. Left to right
a r e S h e r y l Mechals, Dixie
J a m ie s o n , V ick i McDonald,
M ary Ellen Bates and Mary Geer.
Miss B e a c h c o m b e r w ill be
c r o w n e d at the Celebration
Dance July 3. Tickets for the
dance are an sale by the candi
dates.
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