Community Christmas Party
and School Concert
Photo Feature Page
Local Merchants Send
Their Annual
Christmas Greetings
Voi. 7 No. 37
----------- |Jî rt oriori<. Curry County, Oregon Price Ten r . n . .
First Baby of 1964 Says "Who’ll It Be in ’65?”
Í In in ., Dec. 24, 19i>
Rain, High Winds Hit Coastal Areas Hard
Continuing rains a n d (ugh the m a m feeder lin e to U. S.
Winds aie adding io the havoc
Plywood up Rogue River. The’
already existing in the South«
power lin e north ol Gold Beach
western coasi al area. Telepltone to the Prehistoric Cardens and
and p o w e r outages o ccu iin g
Arizona Ranch a r e a was also
Sunday night kept crews on the out, as w e ll as lines to the Ag-
alert through Monday m orning
'-•a s-llla h e area. Power was re
when most outages were restored.
stored late Monday afternoon.
Ic le p h o iie service on the Ban
Wind gusts up to 90 m iles p<r
d o n , Langlois and Gold Beach h « ir were reported Sunday night
circ u its was com p le te ly out un
by the Coast G u a r d at Cape
t i l about 11 a. m. Monday.
Blanco lighthouse A huge bur
L ittle damage Irom flooding er was blown o v e r at F. S P
lias been realised in this area so sa w m ill an d tw o m m o r fires oc-
la i.s a id the State Highway De cu.ed on the green chain and a
partm ent, but rivers are s till on '« - lo o t tra ile r house was blown
the rise, m o vin g last and c a r over In Gold Beach, along w ith
ry mg dangerous amounts o f de
trees, fences and some out b u ild
bris.
ing roofs.
Coos-Curry E le ctric power
I he Langlois ridge area w as
" as out in the Hunter Creek-
also w llio iri yxswer Monday but
Gold Beach in du strial area and only scattered outages were le lt
ill Poll Oriord.
The lorecast to I I a. m. Wed
nesday. according to North Bend
airport, was lit t le change from
present conditions w ith 40-60
« Is f l U
m ile winds off-sho re Irom Cape
Blanco south.
Illness and fo u l weather was
Port O rford's weather report
apparently re s ^ n s ib le lo r lack shows a whopping 1.63 inches of
of a t t e n d a n c e at the annual ram drvppedon the area.Monday
com m unity Christmas party Sat w ith an average tem perature ol
urday evening, butS antaniade 54 degrees.
his expected a p p e a r a n c e on
I he preceding six days are as
schedule and ta lke d to a ll the follows:
youngsters t h a t aw aited him .
Date
M ax M ir
regardless.
D e c .15
SO
46
. 10
Less than h a lf o f the treats ex
Dec. 16
37
49
04
pected to be gtven out w e r e
Dec.
17
51
47
.ou
needed, according to the C h rist
50
46
. 00
man \n o c ia lio n . But those th a t Dec. 16
SO
49
"e r e able to attend enjoyed the Dec. 19
.91
Dec. 20
S2
50
short program and com m unity
.0 6
Christmas v a ca tio n for school
singing that took up about 45
T o ta l r a in fa ll since Decem ber d is tric t 2CJ students came a day
m inutes before St. N ick made
1 reached 8.34 inches. Highest e a r l y due to stormy weather,
h ij entrance through the Stage
a il\ r a in fa ll was 2. 02 inches according to the school office.
curtain« and hopped down to the
on Novem ber 24.
V acation w as scltedule.. to
m ain gym flo o r to greet y otuig-
It would appear that Santa w ill 11 »rt at te le ase tim e Tuesday but
Sterj.
be a rrivin g this y ear in a C ltris low attendance Monday promp-
laycces assisted Santa in pass-
C ra ft instead o f his tra d itio n a l tedschool o ffic ia ls to begin the
in g o u t treats to olde r youngsters
sleigh.
holidays Monday . Stormy wea
w h i l e Santa e n j o y e d longer
ther and extensive illness were
visits w ith the y ounger childre n,
s a id responsible fo r the heavy
liste n in g to t he i r requests and Special Services
absentesm.
a s s u r in g them that surprises
School C hristm as parties w ere
At Episcopal Church
w o u l d be under t h e i r trees
also advanced to Monday after
Christmas eve.
noon.
Rev. J a m ie France, o f the
St. C h risto p h e r’ s Episcopal
Storms also closed schools in
I irst C om m unity Church, gave
Church w ill celebrate the com
ing of C h ris t with a special .Brookings and C old Beach M on
the in vo ca tio n w ith a prayer fo r
th e c o m in g holiday season. Jack
w orship service on C h ristm as day m orning, g i v i n g students
there tw o extra holidays.
Day, F rid a y.
and J ill Kindergarten fo llo w e d
S c h o o ls w i ll take up th e ir
The service o f M attins and
w ith a C h r is t m a s song and
the Holy E uch arist w ill begin studies again on M onday, Jan
dance. Croup singing and awar
uary 4, 1965.
ding of decorating prises, sec at 11 a.m .
•‘Episcopalians s h o u ld , of
o t h e r stones, took up the re
c o u r s e , plan to make th e ir
m a ind er of the program.
Home on leave a lte r fin ish in g
Oranges and candy treats le ft C h ristm as communion at this basic tr a in in g w ith :he Coast
over w ifi be used fo r lo c a l back
s e rv ic e ,” said the Rev. Wayne Guard, is Ra\ lohnson, so- of
ets fo r needy fa m ilie s and dis Bond, ” l>ut the public is also Mr. and Mrs R<’ Johnson. Port
trib u te d at the C h ild re n ’ s Hos c o rd ia lly Invited to attend.” Oriord.
p ita l in Eugene,
1 he annual program is spon
sored by the donations from lo cal
m erchants and in dividu als.
Bryant Home Captures First
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Attendance Off
At Yule Party
Local Schools
Close Early
FIRST BABY lo in In the
Southern Cons Genet j | Hospital
In 1M., w ill ,n ain receive many
gifts from the merchants of
Bandon In the Annual F irs t
Baby Contest s|x>nsored by the
Hospital A u x ilia r y.
F irs t baby I v in In 1964 was
Tina Louise Woodward of Port
O rfo rd who poses a lo ve with
her m o t h e r , M rs. W lllla n
Woodward. Tina Louise was
bom .J.ll,. 9, IBM,
She dem onstrates a new piece
Ol equipm ent at the h o sp ital
which was Iven as a m e m o ria l
to the late D ic k Johnston.
The fa c ility Is a complete
unit for the care o f tiny o r
sick Infants.
The unit Includes a i asln
fo r giving the baby
bath,
a pullout shell where lotions
an i i-reders a rt kept, an a iaa
Itoi Itnena, a work area to
rli.u ire thi baby, complete with
a p u ll-o u t shell.
Those giving a s u rp rise gift
lo t the III st baby lo r n after
• D ai. ii,
The
' manauta, Two Mile Cato, j the
Moore M ill, Davi
Radio a
I V , T ucker'S shell Service,
C a rv e r's F u r n l t u n ', U niras
bn .,
I u n is
p i a lia |
,a p o r.
I loyd’s Cafe, Bandon Beauty
Shoppe, Bandon Plumbing and
III atln. , Yockey E le c tric , Coq
u ille Valley D a iry Co-op, M c
Kay’s M arket, Bandon Food
C enter, Hay’ s Pharm acy;
Bandon G olf a Country Club,
Bandon Poly Clean, Sunset Mo
tel, M arten Je w e le rs, George
Chappell’ s S e r v i c e Station,
K r o n e n b e r g a W aldrop, Ka-
i"" ’■ ......... . Itou
»Florist,
Beach Junction G rocery, shln-
R e s e l l D ru j, McNalt
Hardware, Coast I umber Y ard,
Western Bank.
Assessor Mails Circuit Judge Gets Gavel
Timber Forms
lames V Norman, newly ap-
pointed c irc u it court lodge for
Application form s fo r tract the IS lIi Ind icia ) D in ne t, was
cla ssifica tio n on tim b e r anti guest ol honor at a luncheon.
G reenbelt C la ssifica tio n f o r Saturday n o o n in con (unction
farm lands have boon m ailed w illi t he m o n l hly n ie e tiu g o f the
to those known to qualify by Coos-Curry- E le ctric Coopers
Charles i Itzhugh, C u rry Coun tive’s lioard ol directors, in Co
q u ills ,
ty A ssesso r-elect.
M tendm g the luncheon were
Ib iso n s who qualify fo r these
classifications anti did not re the directors wives and adm in
ceive an a p p l i c a t i o n form, 'S trative personnel. Norman has
should contact the office of the been the attorney for the Coos
assessor where they are ava il Curry I le c tric C ooperative for
the past 18 years. During the
able upon request.
luncheon he was presented a
my rtlew ood gavel by Ivan Laird,
founder ol the C o -op and vic e -
Oregon (mat owners w ill soon president, who said o f Norm an,
be receiving notices that th e ir "lie loined us in our h o uro f need
Annual Boat R egistrations are and I, .is been a p illa r o f strength
due to e-., ire. Also belli
throughout the years. Although
are applications fo r renewing we hate to see him leave us, w-e
th e ir annual Ixiat numbers foi take pride in g iv in g to th c state
IM S .
a person whom we know w ill he
The m arine lo a rd reports an outstanding judge and we
that the notices and applica wish liim every success. "
tion fo rm s are ready fo r m ail
Norman has closed o u t Ins
ing H it It has selected Dec. 28 p rivate p ra ctice and w ill assume
as the m ailin g date In ord er his iu d ic ia l duties the firs t o f the
to avoid the heavy C hristm as year. A c o m m itte e o f the lioard
m all.
was appointed to recom m end a
Boat Notices Mailed
successor for Norm an as coun
s e l o r foi Coos-Curry E le ctric
Co-op,
Law Changes
Lifesaving Gear
Tlie gaily decorated home ,
Mrs. l i n d a - B r ant, oppose
the drug s t o r e , received lit
place in the h o m e decoratii
contest this season, and a t a i
prize ol SIS. Htu-.dreds o f co lo n
A college cou -■ , • •>..- a . lig lits O utlining the eaves, ros
C o M tem p o i a i . Math lo r E l lin e at d -..mdowf ot the Itoiiie,
ementary Teachers” w ill i„ . Sym bolic cross in the m am en
offered In p Or t O rfo td this trance and a trim m e u tree in tlx
AiuteL h j. tlie D n is to n of Cue- f » o « t yatd w .tir Santa and h
elves wer» artistica lly execute
t# um r Edtot :« iw .
The course w ill o ffe r three to m a k e the resnien.ee area
"Standout" among tiiose home
hours of college cred it ::
ucation, and w ill 'e held on com peting in the contest.
Second place, to r SIO cask
Friday evemn s, ( e Innin. Jan.
8, Horn 7 to 9:4" p j ., and went to the Juels r licks residenci
alternate Saturday mornings, in the Geer \d d itto n . This Item,
is the f i r s t to greet visitors a
fro
11:4' a.m ., at the hi h school. they leave the county road an.
A schedule containing details enter part, place drive. Colore,
on fees and re g istra tio n , plus lights'..ere also used e ffe ctive ly
information on other colle e to o u tlin e th e house and colo-e i
trees in each o f the large m-
courses to be offered in south
ern Oregon this w inter n ay dows c o m p l e t e d the aw ard-
w inning scheme.
he obtained by contacting the
Six honorable m ention prizes
Ashland Continuation Center,
College Campus, Ashland, O re* oí S3 each went lo lite Bert M u ir-
•ton. Rex Robins. loe W orthing,
ton, i red Reis. L e o M ilc h e ll am.
C O M M U N ITY C ALENDAR
Del Newkirk homes.
MONDAY
Prresm o: ey lo rth e -o m e d e -
Chamber of Com m erce. 12 noon
coratm g contest ■. as sponsored
Lions A u x ilia r
5:00 p. m .
iointly by the cham ber of c o m
TUESDAY
merce and Coos-C rr* E le ctric
Rotary . 12: IB p. m .
co-op.
Math Coirse
Due At Pacific
Neptune Motel
Top Business
Mrs. Rcrtha Bergstrom swept
in to firs t place again this year
tor the b e a u tifu l Jecoratio-is at
her Neptune M otel, in the bus
iness decorating contest. Sep-
erate scenes at the Neptune show
the Birth o f Christ, street c a ro l
ers and a group around a tree,
co m p le te w i t h g ift packages.
The settingsw ere designed, cut
f r o m plyw ood and painted by
Mrs. Bergstrom.
Second prize w e n t to Mona'
Second prize went to Mona's
g ifts h o p a n d th ird prize went to
Halui Hanlware.
The a w a r d s this year were
sponsored by the Business and
Professional Women ami w ill be
d e live re d to the businesses.
Nine Students
Attend OSU
The state M arine Board Is
ft minding Orogon IxMt owners
• hat, effective Jan. 1, 1969,
le tlera l regulations req uire the
A total o f 47 students from
fib re fillin g In a ll life p re se r
C u rry County are enrolled at
ve rs, buoyant vests and buoy
Oregon state U n ive rsity this
ant cushions to be enclosed In
year, according to a report
a heat-sealed p lastic baR.
prepared by the university- reg
As the state Boating l aws
is tr a r .
req uire lifesaving equipment
The re p o rt shows Brookings
In boats to he Coast Guard
*<th 10; 15 from Gold Beach;
approved, the regulation auto
2 from H a rb o r; 3 from Lang
m a tica lly applies to the equip
lo is ; 4 from P istol R iver; 9
ment used In Oregon boats.
from P ort O rfo rd ; 1 from Six
I'h,- tin tin «mitiii Hi. in,-,' In
es; ant) 3 fro m Wedderburn.
federal specifications was fir s t
P ort O rfo rd s y u t le n t s are
announced In 1958. A ll Coast
R ussell C ru tc h e r, c.lenn Hens
Guard approved l i f e s a v i n g
le y, C h a r l e s Hlndes, Martha
equipment having fib re fillin g
lltndes, Klaus Jensen, Je rry
and manufactured since 1960
K lght, John M cW illia m s, Paul
Is protected by the p la stic bag.
H elm ers and James Severns.
'A 11 H ONL3 TW O m ore day s
to go before Christmas post o f
fic e em ploy ees are beginning to
fe e l a slig h t le t-u p in outgoing
m a il tr a ffic tliough in com in g
m a il reached 40 sacks Tuesday
m orn ing , in c lu d in g a ll classes.
Postmaster Norm Baker, sliow-n
above w ip in g away the "m o is
ture ol a c tiv ity ", said th a t 36, -
000 pieces o f first class m a il
alone has le ft the lo c a l post o f
fic e since Decem ber 1. That's
an average o f nearly four per
m i n u t e . , , plus a tremendous
q u an tity o f parcel post, a n d
other m a il that is h a u d -c a iic e l-
ed. The other tw o members ot
the post o ffic e team are Mrs.
Gertrude Adolphgen, center, and
Mrs. M arie Barrington.
m a il w ill be distributed and
packages w ill be dispensed u n til
noon,
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Christmas carols w ill provide
a Yule atmosphere at the post
o ffic e Wednesday and Thunday,
through the courtesy o f Jim M ills '
SATURD AY M A IL SERVICE
who recently returned iro m duty
I here w ill be no windotv ser w ith the navy'. M ills prepared
vice at the post o ffic e Saturday. taped music and in sta lle d a tape
Baker said, but a ll incom ing recorder for post o ffic e use.
Teacher Wins Cash
Lucky w inner o f the $50 P
C Cold draw ing was E dith Jone
a special education teacher i
Port Orford schools. The awai
was sponsored by the A lp ha P
Sorority a n d presented at t f
a n n u a l C o m m u n ity C h ris tm
party Saturday nighk,
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