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Tragedy Ends Family Vacation Here Thursday As Son Dies In Fall The vacation of a Kama* fam ily ended in traaedy here Thursday when a Itl-year-old youth plumred to hl« death 150 feet down the west side r f Humhuv Mountain between I I and I I 30 a m. Tlte victim was Jeffery John Crook ifi. son of M r and Mr». Richard R Crook of Augusta Kan The fam ily had stooped to camp at Humbue State Park, sis miles south of Port Orford. Je ff a-d his brothers, Chris. 15. and Sim . 13, went for a hike alony the beach and rocks at the foot of the mountain. Acording to a report, they became concerned when they noticed the tide coming in and decided to clim b up the rocks and back over to the beach. The two younger boys took a different route than Jeff One of them thought he heard a veil but went on, finally making it back to their camp about two hours after the ac cident The two bovs and their father began searching for the missing youth Bear Carcass On Display A bear carcass and hide win he one of the displays at the J»V O N I q W I H l r e s e n e p a rty »(and« b e tld v th e u ic n her. ¿I gap in ic h K. Vont a m in g ih « Hod\ o i Jell C ro o k , lh . w I »o ili » J i tom k 4 lu ll f InirsiU} on H um buftM t. I lu \ outit wai lo u n d b> h it Ijth v r . Hit. but J C ,w k . about a quartet m ile around |«oint The fam ily , troni Augusta, Kansas, w n cam p in g ut Hum bug Park Indian Village again this year, according to Jaycees who noted that one last year drew considerable attention from visitors to the annual July 4th celebration. This year's bear was killed over the weekend by Ken Forty and Roy Price on the south fork of Hubbard's Creek. l FORMER RESIDENT PASSES AW AY Mrs A lm a T u n n e ll, a fo rm e r resident ot Port O rtord, passed s w a y Wednesday, tune 24, in C rid le y ,C a lifo rn ia . Funeral and b u ria l services were held M o n day , tune 29, in C rid le y. Crook found hla son lying among the roclcs at Use base of the mountain and notified I ’aik ranger* of the accident The youth was still alive but JAd before he could receive medical attention The sheriff'« department, state police, Coast Guard and park personnel worked to gethcr in bringing the body out over the rugged rock cliffs where it wax taken to Scbroe der Bros. Mortuary in Bandon by Port O rfo rf Community Ambulance. Tue body was then sent on to the Duns word Funeral Home in Augusta Oregon Tuna Probe It Due An exploratory craise plan ned p rim a rily to determine the m ovem ent of albacore tuna off the Oregon coast is sched uled to begin about July 5 this year, Fish Commission alba core specialist James M. Mee han of the agency's Astoria laboratory announced today. The ten-day cruise w ill be spent collecting basic oceano graphic data, exploring for albacore along a predeter m ned cruise track, obtaining albacore for tagging as an aid in studying distribution and migratory habits of the spe cies. and attempting to de termine what relationship ex ists between oceanographic conditions and albacore oc curence. The fishing vessel “ Chelan" of Newport, skippered by Henry Reinertsen, has beer, chartered by the Commission for the cruise, which w ill be conducted from 40 to 140 miles offshore. As has been the case in the past, regular reports w ill be made by marine phone to the Astoria laboratory The fish ing fleet w ill be kept informed bv ra d » of fishing success Meehan said Not More New Taxes Just Better Spending Policies •» " > - • I - Tire people o l Oregon want " We are in the m id st o f a tax no new taxes, but w ould lik e re v o lt, and the o n ly way to get to see better use m ade of a v a il favorable a tte n tio n from a m a able tax revenue. jo r ity o f voters is to ta lk tax T h u was the conclusion ex conservation. " he said. The C o m m itte e found people p r e s s e d today by Norm an L Easley, chairm an o f the Income interested in ways o f reducing and Property Tax R e lie f C om costs, and rece ive d many sug m itte e , in announcing the in gestions on how to accom plish th is Some o f the m ore popular a b ility of the c o m m itte e to ob t a i n s u ffic ie n t signatures to suggestiong re c e iv e d were: 1- Y e a r - a r o u n d use o f school place its proposed sales ta x con buildings a n d fa c ilitie s ; 2 -pay - s titu tio n a l amensknent on the ingteachers adequately on m e r Novem ber ba llo t. i t andnot le n g tb o f service; 3- " I t appears we w ill fa ll short re pea I o f the provision whereby o l the 46,371 signatures re q u ir lo c a l ta xin g d istricts can in ed by July 2 by a substantial crease th e ir budgets by 6 per m argin, " Easley said. cent annually w ith o u t a vote-, T h e proposed amendment would set up guidelineslorasaies 4 -m e rg e ro l the C ity Ol Portland and M u ltn o m a h county govern tax. w ith 60 to 80 per cent of m ents to cut costs o f d u p lic a t the proceeds going for reduc in g services; 5 - settin g up a sing tio n o f e xistin g taxes. le annual e le c tio n day for lo - c a l ta xin g d is tric ts to submit revenue measures to the people. Easley found th a t many W ho favored a sales ta x when a def ic it loom ed a fte r the incom e ta x increase w a s vote d down Tw o w e ll-k n o w n Oregon artists 1 ast O ctober now are opposed to w ill bring th e ir paintings to Port any new taxes. O rford fo r vie w in g over the July "T h e State governm ent fin d 4th weekend a c tiv itie s , along ing a d d itio n a l funds and restor w ith several other exhibits. ing budget cuts m ade after the Arthur Selander w ill be show O ctober e le ctio n , the C ity of in g pictures o f the Oregon Coast Portland discovering a surplus that he has pa in te d since last o f funds after the M a y election, year .rnd G azelle Nesbo DcCrene and the State b e in g substantial w ill e x h ib it work in oils. ly ahead in ta x co lle c tio n s a ll Other shows w ill be from the have hindered our e ffo rt." Eas Coos Bay-Artists League, C or le y said. v a llis Art League, A m ateur Wa He p re dicte d tha t any e ffort ter C o lo r Association and the o f the State Legislature to draft Oregon Masters W ater C o l o r and enact a sales ta x would be Association. The la tte r tw o w ill " a waste o f tim e . " be b o t h ju rie d and tra v e lin g shows. A ll o f the e xh ib its w ill be on display, in c lu d in g lo c a l p a in t ings, at the Port O rford grade school. Gala Three - Day Celebration Starts Tomorrow With Dance, Crowning Of Miss Beachcomber For July 3 ,4 ,5 Port O rford's annual July 4th C eleuration starts tom orrow n i g h t. Friday, w ith the crow ning o i M ,u Beachcomber at the c e le b ra tio n Dance. Mi«» Beachcomber a:.didates a r e Sher. I M echáis, sponsored by A m erican Legio: V ix ilia ry ; V ic k i M c Donald, jaycees, M a ry E llen Bate SPW. D .xie jam ieson. Ro tary Club; .Mar, Geer, Lions Club. Music i r the dance w ill be by a rock and ro ll group, the M in itm e n The rem ainder of the celebration, Saturday and Sunday. July 4 and 5, w ill be t ille d w ith many other events events that w ill d e lig ht every m em ber ol the fam ily hether th e y ’ re art and flo w e r lovers, baseball fans, hone enthusiasts or j u s t lollossersof other g o od old -fa shion edF ou rth ot July fun a c tiv itie s For a com p le te schedule o f events during this year's Big C e l ebration turn to page 4. Western Stales Bids Timber Sale Supervisor J. R P hilbrick, S.skiyou National Forest, an nounces two tim ber sales on the Gold Beach Ranger Dis tric t today, totalling an esti mated 22,200,000 board feet of timber. Rates for both sales are accelerated under 80% of the volume Brookings Plywood Cor- porat.on, Brookings, Ore., was high bidder for the Quosatana Forks timber sale of 8,000,000 board feet Estimated vol umes, advertised and bid prices are as follows Douglas f.r and other species 7,800,000 board feet, advertised price $12.00, bid price $47 80 Port Orford cedar 290,000 board feet, advertised and bid price $25.40 Total appraised value was $123.534.00 and total b;d price was $402,824.00 United States Plywood Cor poration. Gold Beach, was high bidder for the Sawtooth tim ber sale of 14,200,000 board feet Estimated volumes, ad vertised prices, and bid prices are as follows: Douglas-fir 13.800,000 board feet, adver tised price $10 95. bid price $25.75; Port Orford cedar 400,000 board feot. advertised price $16.10 and bid price $218.00; and an unestimated volume of western hemlock and other species sold for an advertised and bid price of $9 05. Total appraised value was $191.580 00 and total bid price was $476,580 00. The second high bidder on this sale offered $485.00 per thous RUGGED 1FRR AIN o f rocks .it lo o t of Hum bug M t mark- re - covery o f the body ol left Crook. Vandals Hit Local Parks V a n d a ls have been m a k in g th e rounds o l lo c a l sta te parks in th e area re c e n tly , a c c o rd in g to a re p o rt th is week. \ b u rn e r c o il fro m an e le c tr ic c a m p stove was to m loose at H um bug Park and a tte m p ts m ad e to b re a k in to c o in boxes on th e stoves. Signs d e s ig n a tin g tre e types n a t i v e to the area have also been to m loose a n d tliro w n away, park rangers said, a lo n g w ith o t h e r m in o r da m a g e to park Iaclltties P ra c tic a lly every p a rk on the south O regon Coast lias been the v ic t im ot v a n d a lis m in re ce n t weeks These parks are th e p ro p erty o t the p e o ple o f O regon and su p p orte d in part by ta x re v e n ues, Park personnel p o in te d out, a n d sue h v a n d a lis m is an added burden to t lie ta xp a y er's p o c k e t book Any person seeing such de s tru c tio n at Stats' Parks is asked Io n o tify His p ro p e r aul lio i it ies I 16, d i f f i c u l t and harardous, lo in t efforts ol the she riff's de- p irtm e n t, state |>olice, Coast Two Bandon Boys Sent To McLaren Two Randon boys who nd- m itte l burglarizing the West ern Auto Store last week, were sent to McLaren School for Roys in Woodburn hv the Coos County Juvenile Court. The two are K it Kissel), 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kissell, and uoug Roach, 15, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Walter it ach. K.iath had been sentenced to Woodburn on an other ullage, but had been granted a w ciktn d leave to visit his parents. He failed to return u the school according to the authorities, and was a r rested about a week later on the burglary charge. DONATE TO T H E FIREW ORKS F U N D . Guard and park personnel were required in the operation. Army Man Due Here Sgt. Ed Powell, U. S, A n n y Career Counselor, w ill be in Port O rford on Thursday, July 9. He w ill be located at the C ity H a ll during the hours of 10 a. m. and 5 p. m . fo r In fo r m a tio n and in te rvie w . Sgt. Powell is a tra in e d m i l ita ry career counselor and can be ot assistance w ith answers p e rta in in g to the M ilita r y . Those interested in the Arm y m ay con tact him at the above lo c a tio n on the date and tim e in d ic a te d There is no o b lig a tion . The m o d e r n A rtny offers ch o ice o f te c h n ic a l tra in in g or assignment, guaranteed before en listm e nt along w ith co lle g e educational opportunities, the sergeant said. Sgt. Powell m ay be reached by phone 267-4818, c o lle c t, to his Coos Bay o ffic e lo ca te d in the post o ffic e b u ild in g , Coos Bay, Oregon. POWERS DISTRICT Western States Plvwood Co CDerative. Port Orford, was hieh bidder for the Otter Creek Blowdown tim ber sale of 5.200.- 090 board feet Estimated vol umes, advertised a n d bid prices are as follows; (rates are accelerated under 80% ol the volume) 4,200,000 board feet oi Douglas-fir was ad vertised at $25.15 and bid price was *54 75; 500,000 board feet of western hemlock and other species was advertised at $8.60 and bid price was $8.60; 500,- 000 board feet of Port Orford cedar was advertised at $57.25 and bid price was $57.25. Total appraised value was $143,339.00 a n ! total bid price was $267.- 653.00. WEATHER REPORT Date June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 M ax M tn 65 67 58 65 64 64 64 65 63 52 51 47 52 43 47 47 Ram . 00 . 00 on . 00 .01 .0 0 .0 0 .0 0 DONATE TO THE FIREW ORKS FUND Brother Bags Bigger Bear rfj| The C urry C ounty F air board, a lte r m any requests, hasdecid- • c d to p u to n a Hootenanny con test o f lo c a l cou nty ta le n t at F a ir tim e . A ll persons w ith m u sica l or singing a b ility , e ith e r as a so lo ist or in a group, who would lik e to enter this contest can do so by co n ta ctin g N ina Stan- sell atC H e rry 7-7901, The Re cord Rack, G old Beach or the Curry County F air O ffice , CH 7-8462, G old Beach AT STATE ORANGE Mr. a n d Mrs. Clarence Brooks of Langlois attended the meetings of the Oregon State Grange in Eugene T R A VEL TO EUROPE DONATE TO THE FIR EW O RK S FUND Six teams w ill m eet in a L it tle League jam boree here on July 4th rig h t a fte r the Parade. A ll the teams w ill m arch in the Parade in u n i f o r m , then p ro cee dtothe grade school fie ld and the games w ilt start at tha t tim e. The t in t game w ill be the Braves of Port O rtord vs Ophir. T h i s w ill be fo llo w e d by the Dodgers of Port O rford vs G old Beach. The last game w ill be a reg ular game between Langlois and the Port O rford Giants. This is to make up a raine d out game in the regular schedule. Smith Horses Take Honors M r and Mrs Paul Smith of L a n ’ to.s were in Eugene last weekend far the Oregon A ll Morgan Horse Show. Sm ith’s four-year-old mare, Glowfield, trained and shown by Clell Laird of Coos Bay, took several honors which in cluded a first place ribbon and trophy in stock and tra il horse, third place ribbon in western pleasure and a fourth place ribbon in the Texas bar rel race. The Smith's yearling colt, C. L Murphy, won a second place halter and their year ling filly “ Beckridge Becky Lou” won a second place. Supervisor J. R P hilbrick, Siskiyou National Forest, an- onunces the sale on the Gold Beach Ranger D istrict of an estimated 1.900.000 board feet of timber. C. and M. Lbr. Co., Agness, Ore., was high bidder for the Agness Blowdown timber sale o f 1,900.000 board feet Estimated volumes, advertised prices, and bid prices are as follows: Douglas-fir and other species 1,900,000 board feet, advertised price $15.65 and bid price $15.70. Total appraised value was $29,735 and total bid price was $29,830. Supervisor J. R. P hilbrick, Siskiyou National Forest, an nounces the sale of 1,700.000 board feet of timber on the Gold Beach Ranger D istrict this week Known as Bob’s Garden Salvage tim ber sale, it is located in an area of about 50 acres. S. H. & W. Lumber Com pany. Grants Pass, was the successful bidder. The estimated volumes, ad vertised and bid prices are as follows: Douglas-fir 1,300,000 board feet, advertised and bid price $23.30; white fir and other species 400,000 board feet, advertised at $6 60; bid price $6.65. Total appraised value of the sale was $32,- 930.00; total bid value $32.950 Five hundred U niversity o f Oregon students m ade grades of 3. 50 or higher fo r spring term . These students are tiste d o n the U n ive rsity's Honor Roll. Perfect grade scores of 4 00, o r a ll A grades, were achieved by 59 students. T hirtee n students from foreign countries earned grades t h a t p la ce d them on the honor ro ll. Connie Lou Shaw, daughter o f M r. and M rs.Ray E.Shaw,Lang lois, was listed on the honor ro ll. Mr. and Mrs. A lvin Carlstad of Riverton le ft for a month’s vacation visiting friends and relatives in Olso, Norway and throughout Europe. They w ill fly by w ay of Alaska Carlstad is chief engineer for the Coos C urry Oo-op Electric._______ Little League 4th Jamboree Grants Pass Firm Buys Timber Connie Shaw On Honor Roll FAIR SLATES HOOTENANNY A three-m an, three -w o m an j u r y last Thursday found Mrs. Irene Sause, Coos Bay, g u ilty of the charge o f passing w ith in su fficie n t c 1 e a r a n c e. The charge was m ade by the State Police last A p ril 26 just north of Cold Beach. The case was trie d in justice Court b e f o r e judge A rthur F. Niem ann by Curry county dis t r i c t attorney Robert M ille r . Attorney George C a n t , Coos Bay, appeared to r Mrs. Sause. She was fin e d $25, plus cou rt costs and jury fees. Blowdown Timber Sold In Agness Art Shows Here On July Fourth *• and on the minor species of Port Orford cedar, but the total offering value did not take the bid. This is the high est bid for any species ever made by any prospective pur chaser on the Siskiyou accord ing to recollections of the tim- kx>r sale officers. Jury Finds Women Guilty W ILD M A N M yron Forty took to the woods up Sixes this week to do b a ttle w ith this wooley bruin. . . and as the photo shows, the bear lost. Forty s till carries the switch, rig h t hand, that he used to subdue the c ritte r, w h ich topped the one shot by brother Ken. Both bears w ill be on dis p lay at the Indian V illa g e dur in g the Fourth o i July C elebra tion. INSTALLATION SUNDAY Eastern Star w ill hold instal la tio n o f officers Sunday, ju ly 5, 7 p. m , Masonic H all. Ev eryone is in v ite d to attend this open in sta lla tion .
