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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1964)
Association Extends Big Welcome For July 3 ,4 ,5 F inal p la in for the July Fourth C alab ratio n were wrapped up Monday night w ith ..o iiliile n c e that th il year w ill tr e the b lg - ge«t and beat ce leb ration ever h e lil h rre , w ith th e r j u e p t i o n ol the Oregon c e n te n n ia l event In ,959 w hich waa auiated In attendance w lth th e w o rld -w id e p u b lic ity o l fin d in g an "a to m ic w a a te " barrel on Hattie Rock beach Curry Gets Trailer Taxes T lil l year there w ill be no barrel. Or < enteiuual, fust a lo t o l good w hoi a ton u fa m ily lun . lo r the e n t i r e three-day event, w hich now la only nine days away. M a io r attractlona thia year w ill include: C e l e b r a t i o n Dance, Cowboy Breaklaat, Par- a d e , Bell R inging Ceremony, I Ittle League Hall Garnet, Bee, Barbecue, lio ra r Show, Battle ol Mattle Rock, F ir e w o r k s , Square Dance, M otorcycle H ill C lim b , Flower, Art and D rift wood F x h ih itt and the I'amoun Jaycce Indian V illa g e . fo o d and Came concessions w ill a lto be open at Battle Rock Park on the F ourth The cham ber of com m erce Thia year's theme la Beach voted M onday noon to >|>onsor com ber D a ie , which w ill be a flo a t In the annual July 4th featured in m any floats in the c I e b r a t io n . I>re iid rn ( I r a b ig parade, w h ich w ill m arch Tucker n a m e d P al W eir tdT to t h e m usic o f P acific high chairm an the pro je ct w ith Pat school band, appearing lo r the Starr, G e o r g e lla lu i, Delbert flrat tim e in th e ir new uniforms. Veal, Floyd K ee le r a n d Leo And w ith thia fin a l m eeting, K lin n e r «Minting. The flo a t w ill the C e le b ra tio n Association ex follow the Beachcomber Dare t a n da a sincere welcom e to them e fea tu ring the re p lic a of everyone to "e n jo y the I ourtk Hattie Rock. at Port Orford. “ hi other action the cham ber m a d e plana for a w e lco m in g c o m m itte r tor the Oregon H it - lo rn al Society tour when they v i l l i Hattie Rock the la tte r part ol n e x t week The group la tou ring Coot andC urry counties. A lilt in g on the co m m u n ity We pray the hells of Oregon calendar waa approved and it w ill ring out again on Inde w at ap|<K>ved and it waa decided pendence Day, in unison w.th Chamber To Sponsor Float Fourth of July Bells For Freedom to wTite the county court con cent i ng an agreement to con- atruct a new road to the T lc h - enot cem etery on Coast Guard hall Prices Sell Sea Crest M r and Mrs Herman Price, o w n rri of Ihe Sea Great Motel south of Port Orford, over took'ng ,he blue Pacific Ocean announce the vale of Ihe motel to .Mr an«l Mrs Harold oavul *ou of Medford. The laavuiMJiu. fo rm e r busi- ttoAA people ol M eulurd, have taken over the operation and invile the people of Port O r ford Io visit them at the motel. Mr and Mrs. Price w ill be leaving shortly alter July 1 and w ill be located at the El Kancho Trailer Park in Spring held They invite their friends to visit them there whenever they are in ihe Eugene area THANK X RAY HELP The Mobile X Hay Uni, served about 125 people In Langkus last week and the Curry County T B and Health Association wLshea to thank the ladies who helped with the unit These include Mrs Wilbur Sypher, Mrs Chas Storm and .Mrs Esther Har rington IlM M of the re«! of the nation in commemoration of Am eri ca's precious heritage, Com m in d e r William K Stevens. American lx * *gion, I»epartmenl of Oregon Announced today. With ihe full cooperation of churches ami other patriotic orean’rs,Tns the American legion w II Jo n in celebrating the Fourth of July with Ihe rim in g of bells, chimes and csrifona for four minutes, be ginning at 12 no 'clock noon Stevrna said wc should ever remind ourselves that ours is tho greatest republic in the history of mankind Our home land wss carved out of a vast wilderness by heroic men and women who were determined • I any cast thsf their chddren ami ih r children's children, might live in freedom under God Then on July 1776 a freedom, never before realized in world history came to our nation. And with great Joy the now fainoua Liberty Bell was rung with such over whelming pride that it cracked, but io so doing welded a nation of free men tightly together AT CONFERENCE The Rev. and Mrs B ill Mai of the Langlois Community ( hurch left Monday morning for Cannon Beach where they w ill attend the Village Mis sion's Conference Oregon counties are now re ceiving checks with their share of the 1984 house tra ile r tax, according to Vern L. H ill, Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles in u M id count <es w ill re ceive II.ew.WM thia year—an increase of »282.77« over the 1*63 distribution. C urry to p n ty ’s share of the collection, based on »79 house tra ile r applications, is »23.05» 01 Thia compares with »20, 137 47 received last year. The additional money re suited from two factors, a change in the fee schedule which took effect late in 1983 as well as an increase in the number of house trailers in Ihe state M il explained The fee is collected by the depart ment in lieu c f a property lax on hou«e trailers, along with a flat tr, no license charge Tl>e fee ia based on two per cent of the market value of the tra ile r Under the current schedule, market value starts nt so nercent of the cost price , wholesale for the first year and depreciates five percent per year for nire years for a final market value of 40 per cent of the o rig 'n il cost price. The former schedule dropped ♦o a 20 percent after nine years. H iil reminded purchasers and deslers that the retail •ales price listed on the ce rti ficate o f origin, which the huver reeelves, must be the sam» ns the pr l-e listing filed with the denartment of manu- fa rtu re r If thev do not agree, if ran result in o-i-rnsriondence a«d delay in completing reg Istrations TH» fee. he s« d is based on the figure supnlled to the de parfment by the manufactur er Masterson Quits Coast Will Finish County Term P atrick Masterson o f Port Or ford has resigned from the po s itio n asM anagero, the Oregon Coast Association and w ill con tin u e to serve as C urry County Assessor u n til the e x p ira tio n o l his term . Masterson had been scheduled to assume his n e «A duties on June I, fo llo w in g a m on th under re tirin g m anager Vem Ayers. --- — -------------r Sends Donation In Memory The C elebration /Association last week re ceived the lo llo w in g le tte r w ith fiv e dollars in currency enclosed: "C iven in m em ory of G. A. "M a c " McPherson (G o ld Beach) who always lo ve d Port O rford andenioyed the 4th o l July ac tiv itie s so m uch each year S incerely, Mrs. M ac McPherson O t h e r donations re ce ive d since last week's report include: Arisona Ranch Resort, 1 ake- side T ra ile r Court, Evergreen T ra ile r Court, Emma M .S che ls- ke, Sam|won D is 'rib u tin g Co. , Unigas,Stephen J.S poerl,M ont gomery Ward, Seventh Day Ad ventist Church, Sixes Store, First N a tio n il Bank and Me Kays M a r ket. do nate to t h e FIREW ORKS FU N D Masterson s t a t e d th a t the duties of the m anager required a m ove to Newport and disposal of ills home in Port O rford w hich he has been unable to do. A l though he expressed regret over his decision he in d ica te d it was only fa ir to the association and lus ia rn ily . He drew no salary from the Association w h ile sur veying the iwoblems co n fro n t ing the Oregon Coast Associa tion. On June 16, he was c a l- le<L along w ith other o ffic ia ls ol the Association, to m eet w ith Governor H a tfie ld to discuss the Scenic Area Board's p o lic y , Masterson furthe r stated that, "th e businesses on the Oregon coast should lend wholelsearted support to this association as t o u r i s t prom otion is h ig h ly c o m p e titiv e an din order to e f fe c tiv e ly sell the area such pro m otio n has to be done on a large scale. " He concluded, "p ros pects on the Oregon coast look e x c itin g although m uch im provem ent can be made. " No Action No actio n was taken by the co m m u n ity center association concerning the purchase o f a residence for association quar ters. A |>roposat to purchase the Pat Masterson home fo r center a c tiv itie s was made by M in n ie King (oily but la ck of a quorum made i t im possible to conduct business. Indians Attack White Men Eniscopal Churches To Have Visiting Priests The Rev. L Wayne Bond, vicar of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bandon and St. Christopher's in Port Orford, and his fam ly left Sunday for a month’s vacation. During his absence, the Sun day worship services at both Arisen« Ranch To Halt Tour The Coos-Curry tour o l the Oregon H isto rica l S ociety w ill be hotted at the Arizona Ranch for then Salmon Bake th u Sat urday, tune 27. Because no to< al o rg .in i/a tio n cou ld take on the d inn er pro ie ct. Hie S ociety w ill do th e ir own baking w ith Ariaona R a n c h lu m - h h ln g potato salad, baked beans, hot rolls, c o lte r and ice cream bait. The dinner w ill be held on the beach about 7 p. m. fo r$ 2 .5 0 per plate. Local residents are in v ite d to attend. WEATHER REPORT 4 -H SEWING CLUB PLANS PICNIC Dw ire's 4 -H sewing c lu b held an a ll day m e e tin g Saturday, tune 6, at the Dw ire 's residence. A p icn ic at Humbug Park was planned lo r the- near future. churches w ill be conducted by visiting priests. This Sunday, June 28, the Venerable Ha! R Gross, Arch deacon of the Diocese of Ore gon, w ill conduct the usual ser vices at 7:30 and 9 a m in Bandon and at TOO a m. in Port Orford. The Rev. Peter Dally, asso ciate rector of St. M ary's Church in Lakewood, Wn.. and form er priest n Bandon and Port Orford, w ill conduct the usual services at 9 a m in Bandon and at 11 a m in Port Orford. There w ill be no 7:30 a m service in Bandon or» the first three Sundavs in Julv Father Bowl and his fa m i’v » ’ ! return to Bandon about Julv 21. The midweek service, which has been discontinued during his absence, w ill be resumed July 23 The full Sunday worshin schedule will be resumed July 28 The Bonds are taking an extensive auto trip to Florida and w ill sight see and visit relatives en route. THIS T R U C K, owned by t h e F ilin g Halvorson Co. , nearly- lost its lu m be r l o a d north o f Port O rford Monday w h ile on its way to Eureka. The truck was escorted in to tow n where the l o a d was rig h te d by use o f a wrecker. It then went on to G old Beach where the lu m b e r w as re - stacked Dace June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 lune 18 June 19 lune 20 lune 21 June 22 M ax 63 60 50 59 62 49 61 62 66 57 49 49 45 47 57 65 65 50 65 67 65 Scenes From Last Year’s July Fourth Celebration \ Tr.Uic E tlltw j Tka Para»« M in 42 Indian Ridai Wild Cow 51 47 44 51 52 58 Rain . 00 . 01 .0 0 . 00 . 00 . 00 . 00 . 05 . 30 . 10 . 00 . 00 00 . 00 A H IG H LIG H T o f the July 4th C eleb ratio n last y e a r was the Battle Rock Pageant, under the d ire ctio n o f Hazel Knapp. In dians, p la ye d by lo c a l Jaycees, are shown h e r e in th e ir firs t skirm ish to co n vin ce the w hite men to le ave t h e area. The actual b a ttle was fou ght June 10, 1851. Port O rfo rd S h e riff’ s Reserves portray ed the w hite men. Arizona Ranch Awards Prizes Over 300 guests attended the epen house during the weekend held at the Arizona Ranch operated by Jan and Alta Tweedy. A drawing was held late Sunday afternoon in which Mrs. Lester H ill of Port Or ford won a half gallon of ice crearii as d id " Margaret Bul lard of Gold Beach. L. W. Wells of Port Orford won $3.00 worth of groceries as did Stephanie M ille r of G o ld Beach. Frances Watts of Co quille won a bedspread; Carl Swanson o f Coos Bay won 10 gallons of gasoline as did Howard Rock of the Arizona Ranch. Others winning a half gallon of ice cream were Robert Mc- Cullock of Eugene, B ill Sweet of Sixes, Kenneth From m of Port Orford, Frank Pook of Langlois, Kathleen M iller, Mrs. W illiam Howell, Alice Kolen of Gold Beach, and V. L. Cor nelius of Bandon. Mrs. Henry Bennett and daughter Virginia of Rohner Park, Calif., and M r and Mrs Gene Shafer and fam ily of Portland were overnight guests of the Tweedys Saturday eve ning.
