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2 - Port Orford New». Thursday, January 14, 1965
The "Big" Invitation
Beyond Understanding
The conclution reached by the council on the eligibility
of Orris Smith to legally serve a* - city councilman defies
all comprehension.
Almost as much as does th efact that he was even allowed
to cast a vote in his own defense; a vote that caused the tie
and resulted in the mayor getting his chance to put approval
of the resolution to accept Smith for the office across
Why and How did it happen. How could it happen?
The legal bas*s for a city ’s very existence and powers is
the city charter, which is an enactm ent,by the people under
its control, of regulations they have set by vote controlling
the city's o p e r a t i o n . And these regulations are not to be
changed except by a vote of the people, according to law
et it’ s been done in this city Flagrantly and without
regard to possible reactions. If a few officials can change the
wrill of the enti re electorate of this city what may be the con­
sequences When laws are changed to suit the occasion, or
personal whims, they lose their power of protection for the
majority and become the toolsofdom ination by the minority;
a farce to be flaunted in th efaces of the very people who de­
pend on such laws for their personal freedoms, as well as pro­
tection from dictatorial control.
It is also interesting to note that the list of appointments
prepared by the mayor in advance of the council meeting
contained the name of Smith, for sanitation commissioner,
before his eligib ility had been determined.
M c r over Chicken Lickin',. . , the sky is falling.
¿ Sal .era Scene
by Robert L. Dernedde
The Lobbyist: An Aid
To Good Government
Now that the 53rd session
of the Oregon Legislature has
been called to o rd e r, c ritic is m
about the a ctivitie s of lobbyists
and th e ir role in influencing
legislation w ill undoubtedly be
made during the course of the
next few months.
Unfortunately, much of th is
c ritic is m w ill come from those
who have seldom. If ever, v is it­
ed th e ir legislature while In
session o r from those whose,
knowledge of the legislative
process is completely void.
The function of lobbying is
part of the basic process of
dem ocratic and representative
government. The legislature i t ­
self often re fe rs to the lobby
as the " T h ird louse” and de­
pends heavily on it to provide
expert knowledge on specific
subjects to legislative com­
mittees and individual repre­
sentatives.
Although there are basically
two kinds of lobby—the occa­
sional and the p r o f e s s i o n a l ,
th e ir objects are somewhat the
same. The Individual who occa­
sionally w rites his legislator
to te ll him why he approves o r
disapproves of specific legis­
lation is , in essence, lobbying
fo r o r against a b ill.
The corporate, association
o r union lobby 1st--quite often a
professional lo b b y is t--w ill give
technical testimony as to how
legislation w ill help o r hinder
his clie n t’ s business a ctivity.
Although some people assume
that professional l o b b y i s t s
come from " B ig Business” and
" B ig L a bor” groups, many lob­
byists represent educators, c it­
ies, counties, fa rm e rs , his­
to ria n s, sportsmen, doctors and
various government agencies,
to name a few.
The misconception that lob­
byists wine and dine legis­
la to rs to " t r ic k ” them into
voting fo r legislation benefi­
cia l to a special Interest is
u n t r u e , and the legislature
would be among the f ir s t to
dispute such a theory.
Lobbyists know that legisla­
to rs cannot be tricke d into vo­
tin g , and they are also aware
that a p o s i t i o n not commen­
surate with the public Interest
is Indefensible before the leg­
isla tu re as w ell as before the
people.
Since much l e g i s l a t i o n Is
highly technical and complex,
and since we could not expect
our legislative representatives
to be experts In a ll fields, the
" T h ird House” perform s Its job
of explaining complex and d if­
fic u lt subjects In a cle a r, un­
derstandable fashion.
The purpose of this function
can best be said in the words of
late President John F. Ken­
nedy who said, ' Indeed, there
is no more effective manner of
learning a ll Im portant argu­
ments and facts on a controver­
sia l issue than to have the op­
posing lobbyists present their
cases,”
M ore sp e cifica lly, the pro­
fessional lobbyist w ill analyze
each b ill Introduced at the legis­
la tu re and determ ine Its effect
on his clients. A fte r reporting
Herbert E Thage
The Honorable Stewart Udall
Secretary of the Interior
18th and C Streets, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20242
My dear Secretary:
With some degree of appre­
hension over my ability to rep­
resent the issue properly, but
with no vested interest to pro­
duce ulterior motive, I am going
to attempt to describe my view
concerning an aggregate of re­
source development which has
s e e n considerable competent
study and recommendation, but
no real effort.
The coincidence of timbered
hills and the Pacific beaches a-
long the Oregon coast has drawn
m e to the little town of Port Or­
ford, Oregon, on several occa ­
sions. To me, an outsider, Port
Orford has so much to offer from
an esthetic viewpoint t h a t I
found m yself overlooking some
significant factors about t h e
manner in which Port Orford
looks at itself.
The fact of community pride
and concerted effort to m ain­
tain, identity and m unicipal re­
spectability are very real but
Port Orford, Oregon
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ASSOCIATION
vitation looks like. Red Mc­
Williams has offered to share
the Inaugural Invitation he re­
ceived a couple of weeks ago
with you. Included with the in­
vite was a schedule of Inaugural
Salmon and steelhead anglers
are reminded by the game com­
mission that the tim e is at hand
to return th e ir 1964 salmon and
steelhead punch cards. Cutlets
fo r fishing and hunting licenses
have been provided with col­
lection boxes in which the cards
TO THE EDITOR
may be placed. Expired punch
Last night, my first night as earns may also be mailed d ir ­
councilman, I saw hypocrisy at ectly to the game commission,
work.
P. O. Box 3503, Portland.
We sat helplessly by w h i l e
Information recorded on the
Mayor Bates overruled Recorder punch cards is used to estimate
Haines. She was com pelled to the total annual catch of salmon
swear in an illegal councilman and steelhead as well as the
to enable him to v o t e on his catch d istribution by stream.
own eligibility.
A ll anglers are requested to
After swearing to uphold the return the cards whether o r not
city charter, they proceeded to the holder caught salmon o r
( in effect) say to the p e o p l e , steelhead during the year.
Second c la n m a il privileges authorized at Port Orford, Ore.
n ew spa per
ìiìiiliiTt xìuratiu ìllumphri'ij
Salmon - Steelhead
Punch Cards Asked
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
P U B L IS H E R S
at.
Ìu n ìin n l^ainpa cliihnann
seating eight, at the Inaugural
Ball.Red said that business mat­
ters here will not permit his at­
tendance, but that he was hon­
ored by’ the invitation, anyway.
Slate Lists Closed Roads,
Possible Opening Dates
PORT
DPFDRO
Port O ffice Box 5
Those Interested in small
boat operation may s till en­
ro ll In the twisting course r iv ­
en by the Coos nay power
Squadron. Although the firs t
session was held last T hurs­
day evening, it was p re lim in ­
ary 111 nature, and the firs t
Ü hr Jitaugurnl (íinniiiittrr
regular class w ill be held to­
night (Thursday).
Boating enthusiasts over a
wide area were attracted by
the course. People all the way
from M yrtle Point to Reeds­
port attended. Members of the
squadron were pleased to note
that many fam ily groups were
there.
The firs t meeting was taken
up with a color movie at<out
the squadron, with opening re-
' marks by Instructors outlining
the course, and registration.
s/t* '/ /m f a / . //infatti^.
An introductory booklet about
the squadron and the course
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//f H M tr y
was distributed.
The fir s t form al class of In­
*M* a i.
struction and demonstration
w ill deal with safety afloat.
The proper handling of gasoline,
m /Á f / t / y
m
f I re p r e v e n t io n , life preser­
vers, what to do tn a fog, how
to signal for aid, a rtlftc a l res­
'-à*
p iration, and many other pha­
ses of boating safety w ill be
dealt with.
The classes are being held
In the cafeteria of the junior
high school, Coos Bay, at 7;30
FOR THOSE who didn't g e t A ctivities , . with prices for at­ Thursday evenings. They are
theirs, or who may just be in­ tendance ranging from $3 SO free and ownership of a tioat
terested in what the "Big” in­ forthe parade, to$750for a box, is not required.
his findings, he coordinates the
effo rts of those affected by the
legislation by documenting a r­
guments, testifying before com­
mittees and presenting his case
before individual legislators.
Whether a lobbyist Is an in­
dividual concerned with only
one piece of legislation o r a
representative concerned with
many b ills , he serves a very
The Oregon State Highway
useful purpose and assumes an Department a n n o u n c e d today
Important role In our legisla­ that a ll but 10 p rim a ry and sec­
tive process.
ondary highways have been re ­
As a lawyer pleads his case opened to tra ffic following the
before our ju d icia l branch of devastation of the Christmas
g o v e r n m e n t , a lobbyist w ill week floods.
plead his case before our legis­
F o rre st Cooper, state high­
lative branch of government. way engineer, said emergency
E ither by law o r vote, the judge repairs have made It possible
in each case is the people’ s to open a ll highways except the
w ill.
four p rim a ry routes and six
"To hell with the charter. "
The cards were stacked last
night. What next?
N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L
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Boat Course
Still Open
h u m b le among Port Orford's
1,200 residents. As an economic
e n tity they represent no large
industrial or com m ercial units
but rather several sm all ones—
lumber, plywood, lum ber by­
product, a small fishing fleet,
a lim ite d loading dock, an,d a
representative accommodation
for tourists and vacationers who
travel U. S. Highway 101. No
large industry speaks for or ex­
erts influence in behalf o f Port
Orford.
Local resources fo r im prove­
m ent of the harbor are exhausted.
T a x ra ta b ility is already c ritic a l
in terms o f a b ility to bond the
indebtedness necessary to do
what needs to be done to attract
tax-equalizing industries.
Many o f Port Orford's citizens
have sought the cooperation of
State and Federal agencies. The
existing reference isone o f des­
s e c o n d a r y ones. The floods
caused a total of 243 separate
c l o s u r e s on state highways,
Cooper said.
The p rim a ry highways s till
closed, causes of the closures,
and possible (but not definite)
opening dates are as follows;
PRIMARY HIGHWAYS
C ra te r Lake Highway, bridge
out but detour available, bridge
replacement expected to be
completed In June.
O r e g o n Caves H ig h w a y ,
bridge out, possible opening
Jan. 21.
Sherman H ig h w a y (US97),
washouts, detour available to
light tra ffic , possible opening
Jan. 14.
W illamette Highway, wash­
outs, one-way tra ffic expected
by Jan. 20, possible openlnAto
two-way tra ffic , Feb. 1.
Floods Cause
Weed Problems
Flood waters are, unfortun­
ately, a most effective spread­
er of weed seeds, according to
Rex Warren, extension farm
crops specialist at Oregon State
U niversity.
The s ilt deposited on flooded
cropland also makes an Ideal
seedbed fo r germination of the
weed seeds ca rrie d onto the
field by the overflow waters,he
points out.
Even though grass seed fields
may have been sprayed with a
herbicide as late as a month o r
six weeks ago, the water has
probably washed away the spray
m aterial, o r leached It down
so deep It w ill not tie effect­
ive. Warren advises growers
of orchard grass, bluegrass,
ta ll fescue, Highland and As­
to ria bent whose fields were
under water to spray again with
two pounds of Karmex (Dluron)
per acre as soon as possible.
Due largely to the flood, this
may tie one of the worst weed
years In some tim e, Warren
predicts. He expects serious
prObTems with weeds such as
annual bluegrass, Hull th istle ,
C a n a d a th istle , quackgrass,
tansy ragwort, docks, and sheep
so rre l. H o w e v e r , perennial
weeds can be controlled as
easily as annuals If they are
sprayed In the seedling stage,
he points out.
T or grain fields and other
seed and forage crops, Warren
recommends spraying w it h
2,4-D o r a combination of 2,4-D
and Banvel D. These materials
should not tie applied until mid-
March, when the weed seeds
have germinated, since these
herbicides do not have a re­
sidual effect.
A combination grass-legume
pasture that Is Infested with
weeds should be sprayed with
one of the butyric formulat.ons
of 2,4-D such as 2,4-DB.
Crim son clover growers en­
countering problems with rye­
grass or volunteer grain in th e ir
c l o v e r fields can use four
pounds rp c per acre ,u n til m id-
February, according to Warren.
Bank Figures
Reach Record
First National Bank of Oregon
has begun itsCeiitrnnial year by
announcing new record figures
in earning», deposits and loans.
President R.Jph J. Voss said
the bank's net operating eam -
SECONDARY HIGHWAYS
ingj increased to $8, S34.570 for
Clackamas Highway, wash­
1964, a gain of 14. 3 per cent
outs, possible opening Jan. 22
overthc previous year’s revised
(U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
t o t a l of $ 7 ,4 6 8 ,3 3 5 , This Is
w ill be In charge of this res­
equivalent, to $3. 93 per share,
toration work).
compared w ith the revised $3.44
Fulton Canyon-Wasco High­
per share in 1963. This revision
way, washouts, detour available
of 1963 income, undertaken to
to light tra ffic via Scott Can­
make the 1963 and 1964 figures
yon, possible opening date un­
comparable, gives effect to ac­
determined.
counting changes a d o p t e d in
Jefferson Secondary Highway
1964.
(between Jefferson and the South
Voss also revealed that de­
Jefferson Junction on Interstate
posits at the end of December
5), bridge out, possible opening
reached $ 1 ,1 3 2 ,9 7 9 ,1 8 8 , and
March 1.
loans of $679, 829, 126 were re­
North Santlam H ig h w a y ,
ported by the bank's 101 offices.
washouts, one way tra ffic ex­
Both are the highest ever in First
pected about Jan. 20, possible
National's 400-year history.
'0 two-way tra ffic Feb. 12.
Sams ’ ’ alley Highway, bridge
Comparable figures for a year
out, detour available, possible
ago show deposits at $1,048, -
221,239 and loans at $636,084, -
opening In July.
036
(Lake County), washouts, pos­
sible opening Feb. 1.
First National's total resources
r o s e to $1,260, 2S6, 615 from
Besides the closures, load
the previous record of $1, 161, •
lim its have also been placed on
two bridges that were affected
203, 444 in 1963
The Port Orford branch of Fi rtt
by the floods. A load lim it of
National reported year-end de­
10 tons (20,000 pounds) Is In
p o s i t s of $2, 303, 092 69 and
force on the Matlock Bridge
loansoutstandingof $637, 267. -
over the Calapooya River at
34 accordingto Branch Manager
Holly. The Marks Creek bridge
Gil Rush.
on the Ochoco Highway In Crook
Comparable t o t a l s forthe
County has been tem porarily
branch a year ago were $ 2 ,1 1 6 ,-
r e p la c e d with a “ B a il e y
1 59,86 deposits and $69S, 681. -
B ridge” erected by the high­
Aluminum Irrig a tio n p ip e 07 in loans.
way department. T h is bridge
which has been dented o r crush­
Voss attributed the substantial
has a 35-ton lim it.
ed by the recent floods can be earnings increase and deposit
salvaged fo r much less than It and loan growth within the bank
would cost to replace It with to favorable business conditions
new equipment, points out M ar­ and econom ic e x p a n s i o n
vin Shearer, extension irrig a ­ throughout the state.
tion specialist at Oregon State
At the same tim e he indicated
Information furnished by an
U niversity.
the outlook for Oregon's econ­
alien In making his annual ad­
dress report to theGovernment
Damaged pipes should be re ­ omy during 1965 and beyond is
is confidential.
paired now, when dealers are encouraging.
Care of Irrigation
Pipe Damaged By
Flood Less Costly
pair.
My next statements, at the
risk of being presumptuous, are
intended to direct your atten­
tion to Senate Document No.62
fr o m the 88th Congress, 2nd
Session.
While on a visit to Port Or­
ford forthe 1964 Christmas Sea­
son we found ourselves in the
According to A lfre d J. U r- not loaded down with other work,
midst of the flood halocaust
bano, d is tric t d ire cto r of the advises Shearer. The Irrig a tio n
which left the coastal river tri­
Portland, Oregon, Im m igration specialist predicts that growers
butaries and the ocean deltas of and N aturalization Service of­
who wait u n til spring to take
major rivers in ruin. As I view ­
fice, the Information furnished th e ir pipe In fo r repair may
ed what remained of the elabor­
by aliens in reporting their ad­ have to wait In line because
ate and expensive jetties in the dresses has been declared con­ of the large amount of pipe
mouth of the Rogue River I was fidential by statute.
needing repair.
i m p r e s s e d by the fact that
These reports must be sub­
Most dented pipe can be
twenty-five m iles to the north mitted during January each year
straightened with a special cam
lay Port Orford, a natural har­
by all aliens In the United States
bor subject to no damage except with few exceptions. Forms on d r i v e n device. Pipe that Is
creased w ill have to be cut and
the open sea, and preventable
which to submit the reports are
with a jetty. The statements in available at any post office o r r e p a i r e d with a sleeve, how­
the aforementioned document office of the Im m igration and ever.
describe the feasibility of this Naturalization S e r v ic e . Per­
F arm ers should contact their
jetty.
sons who are unable to pick up local dealer to find out whether
I recognize that the pressures a form because of Illness o r they should take the pipe Into
and influences involved in the other reasons may have a re­ the shop, o r have the repair
history of the Port of Port Orford lation o r friend obtain a card «•qutpment brought to the farm .
struggle are many and varied.
The Important thing Is to get
fo r them.
My exhortation to you, sir, is
The card should be returned the repair work done now, says
to take a look at Port Orford in to one of these offices.
Shearer.
relation to the Pacific C o a s t
Parents o r g u a r d ia n s of
Irrig a tio n pump motors which
from Seattle south to San Fran-
were flooded should be taken
C1!CO'
aliens under 14 years of age
I hope that you will agree that are requlreC| to s u b m it re- to an e le ctric motor rewind
shop fo r drying out. The l« a r-
Port Orford, at second glance, p ^ ts for <5^ chu<jren.
Ings and Insulation should also
deserves a studied chance.
— — —— —
Alien Reporti
Confidential
Very sincerely yours,
Edward R. Scholl
Anaheim, California
»WfCKLY HftTOFY. . .
vshhmkf
be checked fo r damage. A ll
rewind shops have ovens fo r
drying motors, awl It Is not an
expensive operation.
J’
u slice
COURT
Cases appearing before Justice
A r th u r F. Niemann in Justice
Court since last report were:
Robert William Johnson, Jan.
6, VBR, $25; Abraham Seiwell
Berger, Jan. 7, disobey stop sign,
$15, $10 suspended; Raymond
Paul Brow n, Jan 7, dumping
rubbish on private la n d , $10,
$4. 50 court cost, $10 suspended;
Jeanette Gayle P r ic e , Jan. 8,
overhanging load, $5; Harold
Dean Hunt, Jan. 11, obstructed
rear vision, $15; Donald Edward
Sell, Jan. 11, no vehicle license,
truck, $10; John Watkins Wilson,
Jan. 12, intoxicated on public
highway, $25; John Stephen Zer-
vis, Jan. 12, parking on highway,
$15.
HOVE W M
SUM sro tis n t í r
Flood Loss Can
Bfc Deducted;
Regulations
A. G. Erickson, director of
Internal Revenue fo r Oregon,
announced today that certain
taxpayers who file rvturna lor
fiscal years ending Sept. 30,
1964, and before Dec. 31, 1964,
may elect to claim disaster
losses, due to the recent floml
on their fiscal 1964 returns.
He stated the law provides
that t a x p a y e r s who sustain
casualty losses after tha close
of their taxable year, tu t be­
fore the regular due date for
filin g their returns, and the
disaster occurred tn an area
subsequently declared a d is ­
aster area by the president,
may elect to claim the losses
on the returns fo r the tax­
able year I m m e d ia t e ly pre­
ceding the taxable year In which
the losses occurred.
Since the recent disaster oc­
cur r id In December of 1964,
this would affect a ll taxpayers
except corporations filin g re ­
turns fo r fiscal years ending
Sept. 30, Oct. 31, and Nov. 30;
and corporate taxpayers filin g
returns fo r fiscal years ending
Oct. 31 and Nov. 30.
The election to claim a loss
under this provision of the law
can be made at anytime within
three months following the reg­
ular due date fo r filin g a re ­
turn, o r by the last date for
filin g If a taxpayer has an
extension fo r filin g his tax re­
turn, whichever Is later. If a
taxpayer has already filed his
return, the election may be
made on a claim o r an amend­
ed return.
Erickson also noted that In
computing deductible non-liusl-
ness c a s u a lt y losses, the
amount of the loss Is deter­
mined under the provisions of
the law In effect during the
year the loss v>as sustained,
therefore, only losses In ex­
cess of $100 w ill lie deductible.
Below Is a Hat of patients
admitted to and discharged from
Southern Coos General Hospital
during the past week.
James H. Morgan, Port O r­
ford, out Jan. 3.
Esther Calhoun, P o rtO rfo rd ,
out Jan. 4.
"JU M P , team, jump” was
■he fa m ilia r chant heard In the
background by Bandon and Pa­
c ific High School rooters as
th e ir team members stretched
fo r the ball.
fo r loth t>ama, was won by
Bandon 54-42.
Pai’U Ir P lia te * visible in (be
picture are John Moi r i l l (44)
at right and Scott McDonald(33)
at left. Between them I* Ban-
lion's hewt K iefer (33).
--Photo 1 Mary Dufort H a rris
C«Olge Wold, out Jan. 4.
Gladys Johnson, In Jan, 3.
Elallte K>h|, In Jan. 5, out
Jan. 9.
A rthur Kelly, in Jan. 5.
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Jan.
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Edith Deveny, in Jan. 7, out
Jan. a.
Baby toy Whitney, Coquille,
to rn Jan, 7, out Jan. 10.
Bruce B u lla rd , In Jan. 8.
Patterson Dawson, In Jan. 8.
M ilo B. Fellows, In Jan. 8,
out Jan. 10.
A. W. Cope, tn Jan. 9.
Susan Hutton, In Jan. 9.
J.nni-S l(.i> , u 1.1 . ;
\ 1. Ia n Phillips, m il 1.111. 10.
ivonna Whitney, Coquille, out
Jan. 10.
FIRE
DEPARTM ENT
NOTICE
Effective January I. 196S,
the Port Orford Volunteer
Fire Department will cease
to fight fires outside the
City limits in conformity
w it h existing city ordin­
ance.
Chief A, I, Haight
U Covered the
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