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FSP To Re-open One Shift A fter a management closure since January 25, FSP sawmill goes back Into production today, Tluinday, M arch 25, according to an announcement by Ken Rogge, of Rogge Lumtier Salea, Inc, of Bandon. Rogge said pre sent plana call for a one-shift operation einp’oylng a crew of 25. N rglotatlona forthe FSP p r o p erty, Including f\»rt O fo rd Ply w o o d and Cape Illanco Studa buildings, II expected to lie com pleted the flret of next week. Rogge said (hr small burner us ed by tlie planer m ill ha» been ahiftedtothc sawm ill to replace one destroyed In the Chriatniaa week flood, and t in t a barker m d ch ipp er may be installed In the future. "W e 'll lu v e to play things aa we go, " he laid, "but, ai we lee It now, tlie future here looks good and we are pleated with the opportunity to locate In tills area. " The closure of FSP affected about 75 personnel, plus some woods crews. Part of this work force was absorbed by the Rogge operation in Randon when they puton a third sluft. The Randon m ill w ill drop their thud shift and transfer tlie men back to operate FSP, Rogge said. TPort © rfo rd Voi. 7 No. 50 Port Orford, Curry County. Oregon Pnce Ten Cents Stale To Widen Edson Bridge A w id e n in g of the Edson Creek bridge on the Sixes Ri ver w ill be among 13 projects scheduled by the Oregon State Highway Commission. The project involves widen ing of the existing single-lane structure over Edson Creek on the Sixes River Road, about 4 1/2 miles u p -riv e r. Plans call for two 14-foot lanes. T ra f fic w ill be carried on the ex isting bridge during construc tion. Completion date Is set for July 31, 1965. A project In Coos County involves construction of 128 campsites In Bullards Beach State Park, across the Coquille R iver from Bandon. The sites w ill be complete with tra ile r service connections. Other Im provements w ill Include two u tility buildings and two to ll- let buildings. Completion date Is set for June 30. Bids for the 13 projects w ill be received by the Commission In Salem on A pril 6. Estimated cost of the combined projects Is $9,100,000. Court To Handle Weed Control The Curry County Court a - greed this year to assume the weed control o'ierallon for the county that has form erly been contracted to private parties. The court It ca llin g for bids on a four-wheel drive p ic k u p , painted the county-color, with county decals and "W eed Con trol” signs on the door, A weed control o fficer w ill be chosen and sent to a one-day Sc (tooling session before the pro gram gets underway, the court said. Commissioners Ryce W il ton and lleck T im e us w ill alto attend the school. Recreation Areas Studied For Stickers The Forest Service la study ing the practicality of design ating some 400 develop«! rec reation areas In Oregon am. Washington for coverage under the new $7 Federal recreation- conservation (tic k e r. The nationwide eticker will entitle the d river of a private non-commercial auto and all his passengers to admission to m o s t Federal recreation areas, Including National F o r est camp and picnic sites and National Parks, beginning April l . A list of a ria s m th«' Na tional Forests of the Pacific Northwest Range w !l| lie an nounced In the near future, 3 ale of the sticker was auth orized by the Land and Water Conservation A rt as a means of helping finance the expansion of recreational opportunities for the American public. The single-day entry lee may be paid In lieu of purchase of the sticker. In Pacific North west Region National Forests, the single-visit fee per per son 16 years or older w ill be 2 5 f, 50?, 75? or $1 dalh im pending upon the facilities and services made available. A ll fees collected from the sale of the sticker w ill go directly Into the Land and Wa ter Conservation Fund. The fund Is to be used to assist the States, rountles and municipalities In acquiring and developing additional recrea tion areas, and to acquire ad ditional F e d e r a l recreation areas. Expenditures are subject to C o n g r e s s i o n a l approp riations. Father ( to young son sucking his th u m b -- Hey, kid, don't you b i tc that thumb off. You may need it when you get old enough to travel. WORK CREW is in the process of moving small planer m ill burner to FSP saw m ill in pre paration for today's re-opening of the m ill by Rogge Lumber Sales, In c ., of Randon. PTA Election Is Postponed Election of officers which was scheduled for (he regular March PTA m eeting, was field at the PTA meeting, was tabled until the April m eeting due to the lack of a candidate for the o f fice of president. Following the business session M r. Donald O d e 11, Director of Child's Services forCurry Coun ty, gave an explanation of the Port Orford testing program. Refreshments w e r e served following the program. Tree Planting Is Underway T ree planting has begun on the Gold R each Ranger D is tric t, according to Ted B u r gess, d istrict ranger. Plans this year call for 277 acres to be accomplished by the district crew , and 540 acres by a contractor, Pacific Ri>- forestatlon, Inc., of Portland. The district crew he- already finished 141 acres and Is work ing In the Hunter Creek area now. Dave Snyder, Ren Hamilton, Gary P o rter, Guy Watson, Mike Day and Tom Sykes are plant ing under the supervision of Crew Foreman D irk Adams. T h e r e are 13 contracted units: three In the Elk River a r e a and 10 In th e Hunter Creek area. Contract planting Is scheduled to l>egln In A p ril ami be completed by the mid dle of May. A ll planting stock Is from the Wind River N ursery, C a r- son, Wash. Arizona Ranch To Host Rally Of Wally Ryam Trailer Caravan The W ally Byam tra ile r club w ill hold their spring rally May 2 9 -3 0 -3 1 , at Arizona Ranch, 12 •m ile * ioulh of Port Orford on Highway 101. At least 100 tra il ers are expected for the event, and they w ill hive access of the h a lf-m ile ocean beach at the ranch. Special programs are planned for each day of the rally, said Harry Squires, president of the Caravan, including visit* to the PreHistoric Gardens, just across the highway from Arisona Ranch, a plywood m ill, a local cannery and a boat trip to Agues* on the Rogue River. There w ill also be tim e for hiking and relaxing at the ranch, where Myrtlewood tree* grow in a biuidancc, offer ing exquisite beauty for all vis itors to historic Arisona Ranch. The vacation paradise fa c ility is owned and operated by Jim and A lta Tweedy and according Thursday, M arch 25, 1965 to Squires, their warm and gen erous hospitality w ill make the ra lly one to be long remember by the caravan. The Tweedy* provide f a c ili ties for trailers, camping and modem m otel accomodations at the ranch and welcome all visitors to stop and enjoy tlie beauty of the Oregon Coast COMING JAMBOREE A fo llo w -u p e v e n t at the ranch w ill be a big tliree-day c a m p - o u t square dance ja m boree sponsored by the Rogues and Ruffle* of Gold Reach. The dance is being planned for June 1 1 -1 2 -1 3 . A large <>0 x 100 foot outdoor dance floor w ill be con structed for evening dancing, featuring popular ca lle r Barney Barnes of North Bend. Additional d e ta il; w ill be pub lished at a later date. Battle Rock Rest Rooms Would Cost Over ‘50,000 Port Orford JayCettes, sponsors o f a drive to get restrooms in stalled at Battle Rock State Park were told last week that the in stallation would cost in excess of $50, 000, according to esti m a t e * released to Sen. R. H, Chapman by State Parka Super intendent David G. Talbot. The fa c ilitie s w o u l d be concrete block latrines, T albo t said, but the problem in the location is the disposal of sewage in a man ner which is acceptable to the State Board of Health. The estim ate was made on a plan which include* a proven sewage disposal system, using aeration,chlorination of the e f fluent and pumping it to sea at the south end of Battle Rock. proval o f the Board of H ealth for this particular installation, T a l bot said,we believe that it w ill m e et their regulations. The cost of the project as outlined w ill be in excess of $50, 000. OCÀ Names Field Manager NEW LO C A TIO N Director Is Q-Back Project Back Seeks Support On Rogue River Board Bill SALEM —S t a t e Rep. C a r l Bark, D -P o rt O rfo rd , Is con tinuing his elforta to get the Rogue River C o o r d i n a t i o n Board abolished, but his b ill, HB 1312, to accomplish this s e e m s to lie stuck in the State and Federal Affairs Com mittee of the House. No action has been taken on the b ill and no hearings have been scheduled on It. Back be lieves there Is considerable pressure to let his b ill die In committee. He urges those who support abolishment of the board to w r i t e ' t h e governor and the speaker of the house request ing action on HB 1312. The biennial budget of $750 for the txiard passed loth hou ses and has been signed liy the g o v e r n o r . But the budget's passage was marked by floor fights in b o th chambers. It squeaked out of the House by t h e minimum necessary for Dassage, 31 votes, and was nearly sent back to committee, the motion falling 25-24. In fighting the coordination hoard at that tim e Bark said that II doesn’t perform Its fun ction of coordinating use of the riv e r by sportsmen, miners and lumbermen. In railing for affirm ative ac tion on his b ill, Back noted that abolishment of the Rogue River Coordination Board was recommended by the Governor In 1959. He, however, has since changed his mind. Bark also cited the report of the 1961-63 Interim Committee on Natural Resources which stated that the loard should be abolished. This report said the board has not been a b le to agree on solutions to t h e turbidity conflict and has not effectively functioned for the purpose for which It was originally In iti ated. Turbidity conflict, Back explained refers to the muddy ing of the lower stream by placer mining o p e r a t i o n s , mostly on its tributaries. Back, a member of that in terim committee, said there was undisputed testimony be fore the committee that turb idity caused by the placer m i ning operations damaged fish life , fishing and recreational use of the rive r. He said the committee found that the Rogue River Coordin ation Board was an obstacle to the State Sanitary Authority In carrying out its objectives of pollution control. The State Sanitary Agency would be a much better agency to c o n t r o l the riv e r, Back said, and authority spokesmen have stated that If the Ixiard Is abolished the Sanitary Auth ority has the tools to t a k e over Its functions. Back re c a ll« ! that the In terim committee report said that staffed agencies (state eng ineer, the W a t e r Resources Board and the State Sanitary » Authority) have the tools to meet and solve the problems of the Rogue. Back’ s b ill has strong sup port In his d is tric t. Among those sending him letters of support are the C u rry County C ourt, the Bandon Chamber of Comm erce, the Agness Com munity Council, and the Coq u ille Chamber of Commerce. He also has a petition con taining several hundi cd sig natures supporting his b ill. LORENA KOWAL TO LEAD JAYCETTES JayCettes at t h e i r regular M arch election m eeting, gave the presidency to th eir last year's secretary, Lorena Kowal, who for the past year has been one of the very active m em b en in the layCette drive to get rest rooms installed at Battle Rock Park. Other officers are Mrs. Wayne Hodge, vice president and M a r- cien Brown, secretary and tem p orary treasurer. Installation of new officers w ill be A pril 15. WIECHMANN IS JAYCEE HEAD Eldon Wiechmann, who for the past year has served as first vice president of the Port Orford Jay cees. was elected to the presi dent's chair last Thursday night at the annual m eeting. He w ill succeed Paul Peterson. Other officers e le c t include: W’ayne Hodge, first VP; Red Brown 2nd VP; Fred Kowal, secretary; Jim Peterson, treasurer; P a u l Peterson, state director; and d ir ectors Bud Da vis and Bob Wood- worth. New officers w ill be installed at a lOint banquet-m eeting with JayCettes A p ril 15. Several Jay- cee awards w ill also be made, said president Peterson. DATES TO REMEMER Birthday wishes go out this w e e k to Darryl Brooks, Nancy Peterson, Steven Osberg, Abbie Staffar, Tony House and Clyde Gore. Anniversary wishes to Mr. and Mrs. D ick Strycker and M r. and Mrs. T . S. Harrington. C O M M U N IT Y CALENDAR Thunday Jaycees, 8 p. m . Tuesday Rotary Club, 12:10 p. m. JAYCEE M EETIN G SLATED T O N IG H T Directors of the Port Orford jaycees w ill m eet tonight at the home of Jim Peterson to firm up plans for the com ing join t in stallation and awards banquet slated A p ril 15, at Orfords. A ll board members are urgently re quested to attend, but all m e m bers are also welcome. The m eeting w ill start at 8:30. County Slates Road Meeting County Judge Fel Cam pbell andcommiisioners Ryce Wilson and Heck Tim eus are m eeting today in Grants Pass w ith the Josephine County Court to make a feasibility study of a road be tween Grants Pass and Curry County. Other interested o ffi c ia l* w ill also attend the session the Court said. The purpose of the m eeting. Commissioner Timeus said, was not to determ ine a route but to attem pt to come to some con clusion on whether such a road would be econom ically advan tageous to the two areas. There has been considerable d e s i r e already expressed by Curry's three cities, in both the past and present, Tim eus noted, but it is premature to b e g i n hassling over a route before the feasib ility is established. H e noted that Josephine County has also been interested in a more direct access tc the coast and that hopes are high for a pro ductive m eeting w ith the valley city. Work On Road Engineering on the dock roao was com pleted Tuesday a n d equipment was expected to be moved in to begin widening and realigning w o r k , the County Court said Tuesday. The improvements are being done by the county road depart m ent forthe Port of Port Orford for rock and shale. In its continuing e f f o r t to promote sport program* in the Port Orford-Langlois areas, the Quarterback C l u b at its last m eeting v o t e d to contribute $600 to pay a recreation direc tor to supervise : ctivities dur ing the coming summer. The club said they would try to f i l l the position from the teaching staff of School D istrict 2CJ. A club spokesman said that if the program shows any m e rit it can be carried on in the fu ture by a di strict-w id e levy. The program w ill be for both Port Orford and Langlois recreational activities. NEW PRESIDENT W ilbur Green took over the office of president last Wednes day and Fred Kowal as secre ts ry-treasurer. It was also ap proved that a ll future meetings of the club would be held at Orfords. GOP Head Quits A meeting of the C u rry Coun- .y Republican Central Com m it tee was held Thursday evening at the Gold Beach courthouse. A letter of resignation from chairman Merwin C la rk was read stating that “ farm and o t h e r business obligations" kept him from serving as ch air man. Vice chairman M ildred B y r nes presided at the meeting and plans were made that she and alternate, E. J. Schnider of Agness, would attend the State Republican Central Com m ittee meeting in Salem A p ril 2 -3 . During the past ten yean , the construction of such fa c ilitie s at Battle Rock ha*received a great deal of study from the State Board of H ealth and Parka D iv i- aion and at times temporary fa c ilitie s to help care for crowds attracted to Port Orford by local celebrations w e r e installed. These fac ilitie s, while not ap proved by the city's health o f fic e r or the S t a t e Board of Health, were tolerated, and at the end of the emergencies the Parks Division was directed by t h e s e two office* to remove them. In conjunction w ith the County Sanitarian and otJieis, tlie Parks Division investigated the entire area for suitable location to es tablish a disposal fie ld which would be functional and would not add to the bad sanitary con dition which now exists in the city. It is th eir opinion that the only av ailab le areas in the im m ediate v ic in ity are inadequate as to absorptive qualities of the underlying soil*. Such an instal lation would only com plicate the existing septic soil over loading and could possibly con tribute to a serious health prob lem. Newport— In connection with its stepped-up tourist promo tion, the Oregon Coast Assoc iation has appointed Harold G. P ru itt of Portland as its new field manager, according to an announcement by OCA mana ger George Weaver. P ru itt, farm ery advertising manager for the Oregon Legion n aire, has extensive knowledge of ad/ertlsing and promotional techniques and has done news paper and magazine work most of his life , Weaver stated. Bom in Portland and educa ted in Salem, P ru itt attended W illam ette University and has served as circulation manager for the Salem Oregon States man and advertising manager far the Pendleton East O re gonian. No stranger the Ore gon coast, P ru itt was editor and co-publisher of the Port Umpqua Courier In Reedsport from 1952 to 1956, and later Joined the staff of the Coos Bay World. Weaver announced that P ru itt had joined the OCA staff March 15 and would concentrate on Increasing Coast Association memberships a n d improving advertising and promotion pro cedures on the Coast. He w ill be active in the A s to ria -£e a- side area for the remainder of March and w ill then move to the Southern Oregon Coast in Coos ind C u rry Counties. There was no action taken at Monday's scheduled cham ber of commerce due to lack of a q u o r u m necessary to discuss business. The only other alternatives are to move the location of such a fa c ility several m iles south ai Port Orford on Highway 101, and construct a viewpoint and latrine at a location where the soil* are adaptable for septic disposal, or to construct the very expensive unit at the present location, T a l bot said. Investigation of chem ical dis posals s h o w s that excessive m aintenance c a u s e d by the necessity of transporting a n d disposing of the waste would be o u t of reason. Evaporation of waste by heat from e le c tric ity or propane gat would be more costly than any other method of disposal for this amount of m a terial. The State Parks Division is as desirous as the people of Port Orford to provide these f a c ili ties, and have to evidenced by the research th at Jias been given the p r o b l e m throughout the years, T alb o t added. LAD INJURED IN HONDA A C C ID E N T D avid Weddle, 16, received head and fa c ia l injuries about 6 p. m. Tuesday night in a one- Honda accident a b o u t three m iles west on Cape Blanco Road. According to a report, Weddle apparently stood up on the m a chine and i t went out from un der him. He was taken to Curry General Hospital by the Port Orford Com m unity Am bulance. Don't Send Cash Don’t send cash through thé m ail to pay your Federal tax es. If cash Is lost or misde livered , there Is no way to trace It; and you w ill have no record of your payment. This was the advice today from A. G. Erickson, d is trict director of Internal Revenue fa r Oregon. Erickson recommends that you use a check or money o rd er, made payable to In ternal Revenue Service. I f a check or money order Is m is placed, the taxpayer may always stop payment. If , far some reason, a check or money order is sent apart from a return, be sure to at tach a note explaining the ex act purpose of the payment. Erickson said that taxpay ers who p r e f e r to pay In cash should bring the payment personally to the cashier In the Internal Revenue office of Portland, Salem or Eugene.
