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.