S -P o rt Détord N«««, Thursday, O ctober 22, 1964 Issues To Answer Politicians Ignore Over Burdened Taxpayers Candidate* fo r c it y office s arc challenged to sub m it for p u b lica tio n next week th e ir reason* fo r seeking o ffic e and how thev stand on such v it a l issues fa c in g the city as it iv e n , in ­ ventory co n tro l, fire departm ent quarters and the lik e . Because lo c a l o ffic e * are non-partisan, candidates seem to be hard to fin d and the m ethod o f n o m in a tin g candidates (eaves a lo t to be desired, nom inee* have never had to do m uch hom b lo w in g to w in a position on the lo c a l governm ent. C ity elections are very im p o rta n t and voters should give m ore consideration to p ic k in g a candidate than sim p ly m a rkin g an X in front o f a nam e ju s t because it is on the b a llo t. Every candidate should have sound reasons fo r ru n n in g ,. , if h? doesn't, he should go back to w a lk in g - in the oth er d ir­ ection. We th in k th a t published statements from the c a n d i­ dates w ill give the voters som ething to tudgethem on. Voter* have the rig h t to k n o w ,, . and candi. ates have an o b lig a tio n to t e ll them . So, n e xt week should t e ll the tale . That is i f nominees Lloyc Bates and Jim Huston te ll us why they want to be m ayo r o f Port O fo rd ; and nom inees Orris Sm ith, Adolph W im im aiser and Herb Thage give w ith the reasons for seeking alderm en position*; w r ite - in candidate St. C la ir submits his statem ent t h i s week; and like w ise fo r nom inee lo ra in e Haines, and w r ite - in candidate Dorothy Kmske, asking for the c ity reco rd­ er's position. > ou never can te ll, such declarations lig h t even h e l p them w in the e le ctio n . KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES Just how long w ill taxpayers Incidentally , I ogtslators* ex­ of Coos and C u rry counties penses fo r attending le g isla tive H .E. "H E C K ” T IM tU S Orforsl, FRANK ST.CLAIR W ILLIA M I . CAMPBELL continue to elect p o liticia n s to sessions and le gislative txis- DEMOCR AT I am m arried and the father WRITE-IN REPUBI IC.AN the state le g isla tu re who, be­ Iness between sessions are a ll C ANDID ATE FOR CURRY o f tw o girls and tw o boys, and « w i ’ii'A ii FOR C A N D ID A TE FOR CURRY tween sessions and at election paid by the taxpayers! T h is In CO U N TY COMMISSIONER PORT ORFORD ALDERM AN have been em ployed by Western C O U N TY COMMISSIONER tim e, harp on what fine le g is­ addition to the sa la rie s they States Plywood as T im b e r D iv i­ (in cu m b e n t) (Incum bent) draw. la to rs they have been and how Dear V oter, sion M anager fo r the fast fiv e w ell they are representing th e ir W illia m 1. C a m pb ell, Re­ I am Erank St. C la ir, 35-year 1 am H. E. ''H e c k ” Tlmeus, publican , ■* the Incum bent in ot«l w rite -in c a m lld a tc foe co u n ­ ye ais. Prior to this tim e , I work consltltuents at home’' When, TO THE TAXPAYERS OF ed a* logging la you t englnoer, yeur D e m ocratic C andidate for the race tor the post o f Curry to the c o n tra ry , th e ir voting- CTOS AND CVRRY COUNTIES; c ilm a n , seeking to extend my assistant, f orester and contract G urry C ounty Com m issioner. records show that they haven’t 1 e t’s forget partisan p o litic s C o u n t y Com m issioner in the service* to the people o l Fort a ilm ln ls tra to rfo rC o o s Bay T im - M y w ife Dorothy and I have Novem ber 3 G eneral Election, the slighte st in te rest in re ­ on November 8 and vote FOR ber Com pany, reside«! in Curry County since tie has served in tha t capacity lieving the back-breaking tax tin opponents of Chapman and G raduating f r o m Glendale 1926. We have tw o sons, Terry, fo r the past four years, having load; They evidently are tinder Back—they are Attorney Syd Ilig h S c h o o l in D 'm i, I spent the an em ployee o f P a cific Power been elected to the o ffic e in the the im pression that a ll they Chandler of Coos Bay; fo rm e r next fiv e years in Naval Avia and Light, and T im , a teacher 19rg) General E lection. have to do to 'e re-elected representative Rod McKenzie tio n ami In 1957 was graduate,! in School D is tric t 3-C . Is to announce to succeed them­ of Sixes. Running fo r the pos­ Asking the voter* to ''re ta in from Oregon State C o lle ge w ith C o m m u n ity a c tiv itie s Include proven, capable experience,” m selves and, as th e ir party has a ition vacated by Clarence B a r­ a Ik $. degree in l orest Engin­ m em bership in the 1 Iks, Masons, the County Court, he states: m a j o r i t y of the registered ton Is Attorney Jim Bedlng. Eugene—Congressman Robert eering. and Shrine. 1 have served tw e n ­ fie ld , Coos B a i. vote rs, T H A T ’S IT ' ” 1 have supported ami w ill Ik Dune an1* bid for a second term As past presitlent o f the Curry L e t’ s elect these three to ty ye an on county se hool boanls. con tinu e to *up|tort the c la M ifi- The w rite r re fe rs , of course, The C u rry C ounty Education As- c at Ion and standard plan to r the in Congress is a Congressional Comity T im b e r Operators, Port to State Senator R, F. Chapman represent C o o s and C u r r y counties in the I t Is la tu re , ami so cia tio n once honored me as co n s tru c tio n o l roa,is, w h ich was Inspection tour ami e tlo rt to O rford Jaycer* ami pa« state and Rep. C a rl Back. The w r ite r v i c e president o f the Oregon handle lo c a l problems as w e ll th e ir Educational C itizen of The aiiopted by the co m ity in the if thev don’t do a i«etter job defies these two gentlemen to as a (K ilitic a l cam paign. Junior Cham ber o f Com m erce, te ii th e people of Coos and than Chapman,Ba ton andBack, Year. Spring o f I9t>4, a lte r a consid­ I am presently serving on the His s|ort two follow ing b ills ; -lk > we need a new site lo r our and encourage re cre a tio n a l use, R iver ami m «-e( lug s« ith C«s«;ultie hunts. I liese c itie s com prise a The State H ighw ay D epart­ w e r e : Anna M . lohnson, ATR. county 1 air Should the present generally a u ..,in g (he economy targe |«ercentagc o f the county *s Why did you, R. S. Chapman businessmen interested in C o ­ m ent is very re lu c ta n t to attem pt pO|e an annual U fe c tiv c , orderly p r o g r e s s gressmen o r V O T E f o r a fo rfe it; Benton H arrington, no owned trash barrels ami along progressive governm ent” , M uch ol tin- Gongressmau’ s considering the best interest of A recent C allup P o ll shows tax fo r a ll tim e to c o m e --it change'“ ' lim e in Washington has been operator license. $10. $5 sus­ our county roads. 1 say let us the people ot Port O rford vi i l l tie It Is the “ o r VOTE fo r a the Republican P a rty to 1* the would have cost the taxpayers C a m pb ell is 49, ami is m ar- S600 m illio n d o l l a r s in ten pended; Benton H arrington, no a d d to th e ''K e ep C reg on Green” "W a r P a rty ’ ’ . It proves the change" with which I find m y­ uciL His le itie islocaic«l on (he spent in support ot 4th D is tric t my i«olicy i i elected as a w rite - l l«x>«lcontrol ami ris e r and har­ operator license, $10-, Benton slogan, these tw o words, ''and C h e lc o River N orth Bank Road in Cainlidate. technique of the “ B ig L ie ’ ’ ; years' And, had It not been se lf in d i s a g r e e m e n t . The Harrington, using wrong lane, Glean. ” fo r F ra n cyl H o w a r d , weekly bor im provem ents ;wojects. As Fourth D is tric t was rep rese nt­ the oftener repeated the quick­ near Brookings. SI 5, $5 suspended; Lora I, M i l ­ i auk mg ties lun an m em ber ol the newspaper e d ito r o f Albany, who I do not c la im to be a p o li­ ed in Cone: ess by a Republican e r people believe it: ler, A’BR, $10: Otis M a rtin J r ., tic ia n , but rathe r one ot your Home In te rio t ami Insular Af­ in W orld W ar I, Woodrow demanded that the law be sub­ Congressman from the tim e of drunk in p u b lic place, S100. $25 friends and neighbors w ith strong m itted to the people fo r a re f­ fairs c o m m itte e he is. m a .l.li- Wilson (Dem ocrat) ran fo r re - io. n ation in 1942 u n til Jan­ suspended; Johnny C. Pascua, ties and teelm gs to r our Pacif ic i ion «Iirectls concerned ssith i r ­ uary 1, 1937. F rom 1933 u n til election on the slogan.- “ He erendum vote, the taxpayers VBR. $10. rig a tio n ami re c la m a tio n ;iro- would have been stuck fo r a il kept us o u t of w a r , ’ ’ a n d Northwest and Curry County in January 20, 1961, a Republican Jehm .ih's Witnesses |n the iccts. tim e. The vo te rs voted down prom ptly got us into It. occupied the White House. It It takes more than 2 1 jiounds of p a rticu la r. Southern Oregon C irc u it No. 1 Alter tou ring the Coos Bay that abom ination >y almost 4 to In W orld War 11, F ra n k lin D uring the past y ears I have was after 1936, with two Demo­ whole m ilk to m ake one pound 1; have b»•»•n peraonalh Inviti-d Harbor area and.tiscussing nee.is orked at road m aintenance ami c ra tic U. S. Senators, and a R o o s e v e lt (D em ocrat) said o f butter. lo r port im provem ent lie pointed “ Again and again I prom ise construction, logging, ranching to p a r t i c i p a t e in a B ib le - D e m o c r a t ic Representative ti.lin in g convention at the Doug­ out at a dinner m eeting, the and b u ild in g . I le e l th .it these from the Fourth D is tric t, in you that never a son shall set great b e n e lit to C rvg o n that, m i l occupations have given me a las County F a ll rounds, Hus,., the National Congress; and a foot on foreign s o il.’’ So when tail c, Nov. 6-8. we as Am erican Soldiers were com e si uh the Northss esl • Soulh- good general knowledge of the Dem ocratic Senator in the state The Invita tion wax sent to overseas in combat, we used esl posser in te rtie . C a llin g the area, its people, am! its prob­ le g isla tu re , that the pro je ct le - w ttnes:ex In 17 congregations b ill p ro sid ing lo r the in te r - r e ­ to say, “ T h is is n ’t foreign s o il; ean to move. lems. of the M sithern Oregon C lin tilt. we can’t make a lia r out of gional posvor connection, the Now I am certain .Mrs. Hal! My thanks to you lo r takin g I e ste r M. Dugan, northwest the P reside nt.” most Im porta nt act ol the $Mth knows the Republican candidate tim e to study this Statement. lls tr lc t sup e rviso r of B ro o k­ In the period before the K o r­ Congress all e ctin g Oregon, 1 Hui - fo r President expressed the I assure you in a ll sincerity lyn , N. Y ., w ill d e liv e r the can said th a tth e in te rtie ssould desire “ not to Inaugurate new ean W ar, T rum an and Acheson that ii y on see f it to e le ct ine to prevent the vaste ot ;ios«er on program s, ixit -So cancel old ( D e m o c r a t s proclaim ed that sen e on your County Court. I f e a t u r e a Idl e s s em itted, '<<)ut BY LANS LENEVE large deposits of s ilt and debris D lvid isl W o r ld - - !* it H o le to Korea was not in "o u r defense both ends oi the lin e and ssould ones’’ —and the Republican can­ shall c o fls id tr it an lionor. trust a fte r the openin • o f t ie d u n , Stay'” ’ fo re sta ll a substantial rise in didate fo r Congress fro the p e rim e te r;” sho rtly we lost a n d ly iv ile g e and w ill make A pe tition addressed to the txit it would also serve to in ­ m ore men than even in W orld Northssast |>osser rates. every e ffo rt to m e rit your co n ­ Fourth D is tric t has echoed the C u rry County court and te a r ­ undate it to the extent that It superintendent, x|«>ke on the War I; they called It a “ police fidence. •Much ol the «lay is taken up same views. It would appear ing the signatures of a great •would cause the loss of a lot A .I.S .T.A . o i t anlzatlon (V olun­ ssith tours ol litn ih c r operations action” . that "v o tin g fo r a change" in percentage Of the property own­ of the space upon the beaches Sincer -•ly y ours. te e rs In Set vice To A m erica,) a n d m ills , fo r increasing the In Viet Nam, we are told by those offices could w ily re ­ e rs whose tion.es are si.uated which furnishes enjoyment to H.E. H eck” Firncus T h is is .in oi . anlzatlon <>i do­ Lyndon JohrsonfD em ocrat) that sult in k illln r the P ort p ro - dom estic and foreign markets upon the b lu ff overloo in ; the whole fa m llte s throughout the m estic se rvice s im ila r In plan lo r Northsicst lum ber ami reduc­ je c t- - th e y want to go back our service men who are dying north side of F lo ra s ' a! e, w ill sum m er. And just who would to the Peace Corps andlsundei daily are only “ advisors” ; we 83 y e a rs --o r more. ing transportation costs to M Id ­ be presented to tt.e court at go to the troub le o f cranking the P re sid e n ts’ task t o r e on s’ estem a n si Eastern markets have “ Peace and P ro s p e rity .” It would follow then that the an e a rly date. th e ir boats back and f o r t h war on poverty. T h is w ork study consumes m uch t i m e of the F our Wars in less than a people in the P ort O rfo rd area The petition f lutes, the con­ across the dam between the s r j f f f f/tr r program would encompass em - Congressman in Washington. half century by the Democrats; have t! e best chance of re a ­ struction of a dam across the outlet and the lake?” How can they ever dare to call ’, ise, and sYegon’ s lo u rth d is in e t, ie p re - lizing the P o rt im provem ent, outlet of the la ’ e In the near "A n d J u s t how would the com m unity p ro jei ts. Goldwater a war-m onger? senled by Dime an. produces and by contlnuir to work with th e ir v ic in ity of the presei t ja tb lic tro u t and young stiv e rs that O l K LOW PR IC ES The f ir s t re g u la r meetlm Chairm en appointed were: P e a c e c o m e s th ro u g h iIiips more lum ber than any C on­ p i e s e n t re p :, -e tall • s— not launching ramp. Ac< o 'd in g to are spawned In the v ic in ity of of the C u rry County Council tm torw n, hospitaiif,, Ton strength and flrm e s s , histo ry gressional d is tric t in the nation. only in the National Co: _ress, the in fo rm atio n o! talced by this the la: e make th e ir way to the S and II ol P .T .A . was held at the city Hawkins, y o u th employment; What affects lum ber. Dime an proves, as witness the Eisen­ N il in the state legislature as w r ite r , which was oi tained from ocean on th e ir r e g u l a r m i­ hall In P o rt O rfo rd Thursday M is . Herndon, Juvenile pro te c­ hower action in Lebanon and well. points oui. affects toh* and the a re lia b le source, the court gration each sp rin g ? ” continues with M rs . C larence Whitaker tion; Mrs. a i Johnson, health; general economy ol Southuest- in the Form osa s tra its . has voiced th e ir approval of Owen. He also m aintains that presiding. M rs. W e r n e r , p u b lic ity ; Al Look at the record • Just em Oregon. Sincerely, the proposed pro je ct. due to the rapid ris e of the ■A. ! . (A on, re­ Johnson, pie held of o ffic e rs and use of funds. works equally as w e ll. Portland 6, Oregon instead, devote space to the “ And,” he adds In conclusion, Nov. 19-21 at Salem. Delegates A t t e n d i n g were Anderson, spokesmen representing each “ both the pro pe rty owners and from earh county attend this t, Mrs. W. E. Wl i’ W ? û » r OQFOPO TO THE EDITOR of the opposing forces In o rd e r the poor fish that frequent the biennial a ffa ir fo r the pur(x>se and M i s. j . w. Herndon, a ll of that they may each give th e ir lake are In fo r a darned good Today I leam ec of the exis­ of bringing together ideas and Gold Beach; M rs . Gene Helling own views on the proposed p ro ­ lickin g If the d a m Is con­ tence o f a newspaper in Port O r­ suggestions a b o u t problem s and M rs. C larence W hitaker ject. M r . Nancy Peterson, President ford and am w ritin g to become stru cte d .” concerning ch ild re n and youth. of B roo kin gs; M r. and M rs. Al We w ill act as "re fe re e s ” Now we’ ll Just s it back and Port Orford Jaycettes a reg ular subscriber. Please ad­ A m otion was c a rrie d to pay Johnson, Mrs. WUson Handy, in t h i s “ bout” between A1 see what the court decides on Box 152 vise me about rates, both per the expenses to the conference and Mis. Kenneth Wernei •>! B row n and Owen Sm ith, both the proposal. Port Orford, Oregon m on th and per six months. fo r tiie representative from the P ort O rfo rd . of F lo ra s Lake. Yep, t! e decision lie s , not C u rry County Council. The next re g u la r meeting w ill I spent m y childhood in Port A l w i l l be swinging o ra l In the lap of the gods, tu t In Dear Mrs. Peterson.- Ray N eugart, county school he at O p h ir, Jan. 14, 1963. G rford(1933- 1943) during w h ich punches tn fa vo r of the dam, the laps of the m em bers of the Thank you fo r your le tte r of tim e m y father, A. L, Q uick, op­ with Owen giving the other side C u rry County C ourt. Which side September 15 in regard to the erated a m arke t ano grocery. of the sto ry. w ill be declared the victo r? M y grandfather v a* Frank T ic h - Battle Rock VAayside. This area A l is a member of the C u rry Your guess Is as good as has. by o ffic ia i action o f the enor. He, m y great-grandfather, County P a rks and Recreation mine. Highway Commission, been de­ m y great-gre at-gran dfath er and C om m ittee and in that capa­ signated as a scenic wayside. others are bune■ : up there on the c ity he succeeded In interesting JUSTICE C O UR T h ill. This means that is is p rin c ip a li, both the game and fish com ­ During m y tenure there was a Cases appearing before Justice used as an area for m otorists to m ission land management agen­ Knapp H otel, a cannery, a lu m ­ A r t h u r F. N iem ann in Justice stop and enjoy the view. cies in the proposed dam p ro ­ ber m i l l and a crab -fishin g fle e t. The usable area at this site is je ct, as w ell as the county C ourt since last report were: ■M ildredM axine S m ejkal, Oct. less than one acre. The area be­ A t last word they were gone. co u rt. i look f o r . ar : to hearing from 14, ta kin g protected deer out of tween the parking area and the He says, “ such a dam would you. ocean is m ostly private proper­ serve to hold the waters of the season, $25 fin e , $4. 50 court ty w ith B attle Rock its e lf being lake to an additional depth of c o « ,$2 5 suspended; W alter W il­ Sincerely yours, lis Esty, Oct, 15, im p rope r sig­ owned p a rtia lly by the C ity of some two feet, which would en­ John Q uick n a l d e v ic e , posted $10 bail; Port Orford and the rem ainder able boaters to launch th e ir “ 43 N inth Street by priva te in dividu als. c ra fts with ease and assurance .Marshall Q uinton Casteel, Oct. Boulder, Colorado 16, overload 5,0 00 lb s ., $100, The s o i l conditions at this throughout the sum m er months. $50 suspended; Duane W endell wayside are not conducive to D uring these months the water recedes and Is so shallow that M o ri is, Oct. 16, tru ck speeding, It Is Im possible to launch some $15; John W illia m Sweet, Oct. 16, VBR, $25; Duane Wendel of the la rg e r fo a ts. The dam M orris, Get. 16, ove rw id th, $10; would also give pedestrians ac­ B illy Dean Jerde, O ct. 19, one cess to the beach. It would he ad lig ht, $5; Richard L e r o y serve to prevent the escapement Peltier, Oct. 19, excessive noise, of lo th the planted and native $10, $10 suspended; W i l l i a m tro u t fro m the lake, which would PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY " P R O G R E S S IV E - V E T E C O N O M IC A L G O V E R N M E N T ” Irv in W elch, O c t.20, overheight, provide be tte r angling as many Second class m a il privile ge s authorized at Port Orford, Ore. $10; James John Stunnan, Oct. of the tro u t leave the lake d u rin r 20, overheight, $10; Fred Allen the e a rly spring plan tings.” nFeU heim .................................... Editor and Publisher Royer, Oct, 20, overheight, $10. “ The dam would be opened Paul L Peterson ............................................ Managing Editor during the late fa ll, o r e a r lie r , Post Office Box 5 port Orford, Oregon In o rd e r to allow the entrance RETURN FROM V A C A T IO N Subscription of m ig ra tin g f i s h from the M r. and Mrs. Fred Kow al and In Curry County (per year in a d va n ce )........................ «3 qq ocean to en ter the la ke.” sons Gary and M ik e , returned Outside Curry County ................................ ......... $3 50 Tuesday evening from a two Single C o p y ....................................................... ‘. ' . ' . 7 . . t0 c ; nU PROTESTS THE DAM w e e k s vacation in W aldport, Smith is the oldest liv in g Announcements, Notices, News and Advertising C Newport and T oledo. They vis­ resident in the F lo ra s Lake M u« be in the Office by 5:00 p. m. Tuesday ite d at the homes o f th e ir par­ com m unity and owns m ore land ents, M r. and Mrs. W 'illard W il­ adjacent to the lake that any son o f Yachats, and M r. and Mrs. N A T IO N A l £ D 1 T O'« 1 A L other p ro p e rty owner In the Joe Kow al o f W aldport. N £ W 5 PA PER area. They a ljo spent some tim e in 1 I a S /s Ó c ÍA T ld N P U B lI S H f R S He says, “ The ra isin g of the Salem, Eugene, C o rva llis and w aters of the lake would not eastern Ciegon where Fred did -A S S O C IA T IO N Pd. Pol. Adv. by W illia m E. ( B ill) C am pbell PUlt,',ir,IHM only In flic t damage upon all some h " g. unsuccessfully he U A —----------- Post O ffic e Box 1483, Brookings, Oregon lake beach p ro p e rty by leaving repor Duncan Bids For 2 n d Term j&liTrEte1 EPfioß S a y s Best Chance With Sam e Slate Big Lie' Session Slated OUTDOOR RAMBLINGS A Summary of the Floras Lake Debate; Up to Court County Council SHÛP Hears Reports <; keen stamps ★ Pori Orford Governor S ays Stale Reluctant; Not Definate DRUGS RE-ELECT William L (B ill) Campbell REPUBLICAN Your Experienced Curry County COMMISSIONER XJ William L. (Bill) Campbell r