Port Orford news., March 25, 1965, Page 2, Image 2

Flood Relief Legislation
Will See Action In April
2—ftirt Orford News, Thursday, March 25, 1965
Salem Scene
SPECIAL MEETING
Congressman Robert B. Dun­ not Just Oregon.”
In addition to the SBA ap­
The Order of Eastern Star w ill
can said last week that the
supplement.il
Appropriation propriation, $10 m illion is ex­ hold a special meeting Friday,
pected to be Included for the April ” , o i30 p. m ., at the Ma­
B ill containing some funds for Agricultural
Stabilization ami
flood disaster relief in Oregon
lonic Hall.
would be acted on the firs t Conservation S e r v 1 c e for em­
ergency conservation measures RETURNS HOME
week of April.
Homeowners wanting proper­ would then distribute the funds
••The present expectation is necessary to restore farm and
Mr*. Del Newkirk r e t u r n e d
ty tax relief and business firms to local taxing district accord­ that the b ill w ill be reported range lands damaged by flood home from Portland last Tues­
desiring Inventory tax repeal ing to the amount of Inventory to the House of Representatives and other natural disasters. day after spending three week»
The measure is also expected
got part of their wish last in those districts as of July 1, on Friday, A pril 2,” Duncan
there caring for her daughter's
w e e k as the House Taxation 1965.
said. “ Floor action on the mea­ to include $25 m illion to pro- fam ily. Her daughter ami son -
v
ide
e
m
e
rg
e
n
c
y
financ
lal
as­
Proponents
testified
before
c o m m itte e gave "do-pass”
sure w ill probably take place
sistance to areas determined in-law , Mr. and Mrs. Harold O l­
recommendations to a series the committee that repeal would A p ril 7.”
sen, traveled to Minnesota re­
of b ills designed tc pro.'ide tax create and help stabilize year-
“ The b ill is expected to con­ by the President to have suf­ turning b> way ol Grand Can­
r e l i e f to many Oregonians. round employment, as well as tain $100 m illion in additional fered a major disaster. Oregon yon, and'Painted Dessert,
Floor action is expected to remove an economic roadblock funds for the Small Business ami o th e r flood-hit Pacific
which p r e s e n t ly lim its econ­ Administration that w ill per­ Northwest states have been de­
occur this week.
SON HOME ON LEAVE
For a starter, property tax omic development in Oregon. m it the agency to purchase from clared disaster areas.
“ As important and necessary
The personal property tax on Oregon banks the deferred par­
ITC Rick Hight, son of Mr. and
re lie f would be realized by the
establishment of a property tax Inventories is levied only on ticipation loans currently be­ as this supplemental appropri­ M rs. Harold II ght. Port Orford,
re lie f account and an approp­ those firm s whose operations ing made directly by the banks ation is,” Duncan said, “ it only arrived Tuesday morning, March
riation of $5 m illion from the require inventory to do busi­ in cooperation with SBA, and provides a portion of the Fed­ 16, for a few days visit w ith his
General Fund to that account for ness.
also allow the agency to maki eral financial assistance re­ parents, after spendings year in
Opposition came from those direct disaster loans,” Duncai. quired to restore Oregon’ s ec­ Korea. Rick has enlisted for four
distribution to counties on the
onomy and to help reduce the more years and w ill attend e l­
basis of assessed valuation. who feared that repeal would said.
Counties w o u ld then dis­ force real property owners to
“ The SBA supple.nental ap­ personal losses of Oregon’s ectronics school in New Jersey.
He left by plane Sunday from
tribute these hinds to local make up the difference in lost propriation w ill be for both citizens.”
’ ’ The Administration and the Crescent C ity.
taxing d istricts, thus redu'ing revenue. But it was made quite r e g u l a r and disaster purpo­
the amount of funds needed by clear by members of the com­ ses,” Duncan pointed out, “ and Congress recognize that many
each d istrict from property tax mittee that the l e g i s la t u r e
applies to all of the agency’ s additional m illions of dollars
would not support any proposal activity throughout the nation, are s till required for the Bu­ COMMUNITY CHURCH NEW?
assessments.
reau of Public Roads, the For­
Then, In even n u m b e re d which would place an additional
est Service, the Department
The monthly Potluck Fellow­
years, surpluses securing in burden on the homeowner.
of the Interior and other agen­ ship Dinner for members and
the G e n e ra l Fund would be
cies concerned with the flood friends of the Port Orford Com­
transferred to the property tax
damage p r o b le m ,” D u n c a n m unity Church is scheduled for
re lie f account for more dis­
said. "These needs are now this Sunday afternoon at 1 p. m.
tribution to local taxing dis­
being considered by the House
Sunday evening at 6:30 w ill
tric ts . Surpluses have been ave­
Legislation to curb the slau­
Public Works Committee.”
be the last in a series of Teach­
raging $20 million a biennium.
ghter on our highways is now
“ This is the best we can er Training Classes, based on a
Additionally, the committee
indicated it would pass out a
Farmers have reported re­ before the House of Represen­ do under present circumstan­ series of eight filmstrips produc­
four-cent per package cigarette cent death losses of livestock tatives in Salem. The implied ces, but we must have some ed by the Moody Bible Institute.
tax with revenues earmarked from water hemlock, a weed consent b ill is aimed at those kind of disaster Insurance pro­
The title of the pastor's mes­
for the property tax relief ac­ that grows along streams and motorists who drink and then gram to give people the op­ sage in the Morning Worship
portunity to protect themsel­ Service this Sunday w ill be ” 1 he
count. This particular b ill — in m o is t places throughout drive.
Representative John R. Deil- ves against the kind of finan­ Great Invitation. ”
which the people would have to Curry County, according to Lou
approve at the polls in 1966 — Oester, county extension agent. enback, chairman of the House cial catastrophe so many ex­
Judiciary Committee, noted that perienced as a result of the
would provide another $8.6 m il­
The root of the weed is the
lion for property tax relief. most poisonous and a small the public safety of our crowd»! December and January floods.
Tax re lie f is high on the quantity w ill k ill a cow. Ani­ highways could be greatly af­ Commercial companies do not
Republican m ajority’s priority mals w ill eat the root with fected by passage of the implied now provide this coverage and
Carole A llyn Wirth, daughter
have given no indication that o f Robert J. Wirth, Coos Bay, and
lis t and gained the committee’ s low-growing grass, especially consent b ill.
Dellenback,
a
legislator
from
they
can
provide
It.
I
am
cur­
approval along party lines, 7-4. if they are short of feed this
Michael V ictor Phillips, son of
Medford, placed the responsib­ rently working on a b ill to Mr.and Mrs.Keiuieth Phillips of
The much-discussed inven­ time of year.
ility
upon
the
delinquent
d
r
i­
provide natural disaster in­ Medford, were united in m arri­
tory tax repeal received com­
While cattle are most sus­
mittee approval with a one per ceptible, horses and sheep can ver. “ Every man has the right surance. If a practical and rea­ age Saturday, March 20, 1965,
cent net business tax tied to it. also be poisoned by the plant. to drink, but when his drinking lis tic method for achieving this by lustice of the Peace Arthur
affects his ability todrlve there d is a s t e r protection can be F. Neimaim, at the Niemann
The inventory tax would be Even children have been poi­
phased out over a five-year soned by chewing on the root must be a more adequate way worked out, I w ill introduce home in Port Orford.
to control this public danger,” the measure prom ptly,” Duncan
period with business firm s al­ of this plant.
Serving as attendants were
said.
lowed to reduce the tax by
Terry' Phillips, b r o t h e r of the
S y m p to m s of poisoning in he stated.
Under present law, a drunk
20~ each year.
groom, and Miss Joy McCarthy,
livestock are nausea, tremb­
The l*y business tax which ling, frothing at the mouth, and d riv e r is not automatically re­
a fo r m e r schoolmate of the
quired
to
submit
to
any
test
was imposed on business to violent convulsions followed by
bride.
for intoxication. This presents
make up for lost revenue due death.
a
special
problem,
as
it
is
to repeal of the inventory tax
The weed can be controlled by
would be levied on net income. spraying with the chemical 2, sometimes d ifficult to prose­
It would be deductible from cor­ 4-D. It is dangerous to dig out cute the offender fa irly. In ad­
Leonard Dale Haight. 23, ap­
porate excise taxes, and during the root unless it is destroyed. dition, a change in law would pea re d voluntarily in Justice
offer
a
protection
to
the
in­
the phase out period the pre­
Information on the identifi­
sent offset for inventory taxes cation and control of the weed nocent. A person who might Court last Wednesday to answer
The American Legion a u x ili­
a churge of con’ ributing to the
i gainst corporate excise taxes is available at the extension appear to be intoxicated, but
ary h e ld its annual birthday
delinquency
of
m
in
o
r
s
.
The
who is actually i ll or experien­
would also t>e retained.
dinnerMarch 16.The dinner was
office.
cing effects from a medication c h a r g e was by a complaint planned by the Past President*
It is believed that business
would be able to present proof brought by police chief Harold w i t h Mrs. Robert Thomas as
stimulation due to repeal w ill
of his lack of alcoholic Intake. Hight alleging that H iight pur­ chairman. Miss Clarice l-kypktns
lie sufficient in future years to
The b ill has been lodged in chased two fu ll cakes of beer and Mr.Anthony Barone, teach­
make up for any lost revenue.
the House Judiciary Committee for five local juvenile boy*,,
The l'v business tax would be
Haight p le d guilty to the ers at Battle Rock Junior high,
for the past several weeks be­
collected by the state and dis­
charge
before Judge Arthur F. were guest*. M i» Hopkins gave
cause of a Democratic party
tributed to counties on the ba­
Niemann
and was fined $50 and an interesting talk on modem
line
vote
to
k
ill
the
proposal.
sis of inventory taxes collect­
sentenced
to 10 days in the methods of teaching hutory, and
With
the
advent
of
the
1965
When
the
full
committee
met
to
ed in that county during thepre-
m
e
a
s
le
s
season
(February-
county
ja
il.
Forty dollars of the how well the Americanism E»ay
reconsider the b ill, it was sent
vious fiscal year. C o u n tie s
April), State Health Officer, to the House floor with a "Do fine and the sentence was sus­ Contest fit* in with what her
Richard H. Wilcox, M.D., Ore­ Pass” recommendation.
pended and Haight was placed c la n is learning about govern­
ment.
gon State Board of Health, said
Representative
Dellenback on six months probation.
A regular meeting was held
today “ that only about 1/4 of said that some of the opposition
after the dinner with Mrs. B. B.
Oregon’ s children have been stems from a fear that certain JINX CANASTA CLUB
Str.itton, rehabilitation chair­
protected by measles vaccines, Constitutional rights could be
leaving a large reservoir of denied. He went on to say,
The Jinx Canasta Club met at man, reporting on her effort to
help a needy veteran in Lang­
unprotected children.”
“ This l e g i s la t i o n has been the home of Marie Gerhardt on
"Measles Is so common a carefully worded to Insure no March 16, and also celebrated lois.
It was also voted to donate
childhood disease that 90% of loss of Constitutional rights the birthday of Maude Weir. The
our children get It before their for the private citizen.”
cake was baked and decorated o n e of the auxiliary's treadle
sewing machines to the Indian
15th birthdav. Nevertheless, It
The consequences ot not pro­ by Dorothy Spence. Mrs. Weir
M i »ions.
is not the harmless disease viding adequate protection for received many nice gifts.
Mrs. Roland Gerhardt was wel­
r o THE EDITOR
that most parents seem to think '.he growing population of road
Honors went to Dorothy Spence,
comed at a new member.
Please give John Nowlin recog- it is ,” Dr. Wilcox warned.
users, said D e lle n b a c k , is Eunice Tangeman and Lolita
Although recovery is routine grave. "Not only Is It In the Meyers.
ition, as it was his pickup and
The next meeting w ill be A pril
wo-way radio and John himself, ’or most children, 5 or 6 child­ public Interest to enact this
iemon was with at the time they ren every year die from 111— implied consent b ill, Is is our 6.
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iesses
s
te
m
m
in
g
from
it.
aw the men washed from the
public respwislbllity.”
eck of the fishing boat Halco, These are caused by enceph­
IN ALASKA
uring the recent tragedy at alitis or pneumonia.
FITTED ano 4TYIE0
Jim K. Tweedy, Naval elec­
"Fortunately,
effective
vac­
Not
So
Good
iailey Beach.
tronics
graduate,
is
now
station­
cines
are
now
available
to
phy­
Welfare
Worker-
-
What's
your
Thank you,
ed at Kodiak, Alaska, for at least
Mary Wilcox sicians and vaccination can re­ favorite outdoor sport?
lieve the parents of worry about
Prison In m a te --I used to be one year. He is the son of Mr.
m :asles and its after-effects. pretty good at long d is t a n c e and Mrs. Jim Tweedy, owners of
Arizona Ranch, Port Orford, and
Withconstruction underway on P a r e n ts of small children running.
is a 1963 graduate of Gold Beach
i new town hospital, the c iti- should ask their physician or
ens of Cedar City, Utah, have .health officer about protection
high school. He also graduated
uddenly realized t h a t a little from m e a s le s , D r. Wilcox
from Mare Island Naval Elec­
lame-changing is in order. Un- urged.
PORT ORFORD
tronics School. Vallejo, Calif. ,
ess something is done. Cedar
and Treasure Island Electronics
Zity's up-to-date hospital w ill HUSBAND,
Did you know the chances School.
>e situated on a s t r e e t called HOLD T H \T TROWEL
He spent a short tim e with his
are better than 4 out of 5
Nt*T TO 0RMh.
oumey's End,
that you may be eligible for parents before reporting to his
Oh, dirt-d i g g i n g b u n d le of social security benefits, pro­ new duty.
dreams and ambition.
viding, of course, you are over
Sowing y o u r garden of bloom 65? As a matter of fact, if
and nutrition.
you were 65 in 19 6 4, the odds
Remember, dear spouse, as you a re 9 out of 10 that some
zealously seed it.
payments can be made to you.
I 'll be the one who w ill water
Even if you are s till work­
and weed it.
ing but 65 years of age or
Eve Blake
360E Bet-Gar KUU. CH 7-2811
older, check with your near­
est social security office. You
Gold Beach
may be in for a p le a s a n t
DIRT
surprise.
The
Eureka
Social
In our house it has
Security Office is located at
★
boundless scope,
233 K Street, Eureka, Calif.
I even have to
A representative maintains
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wash the soap.
Phone ED 2-3035
D orothy P. Barlow office hours at the Gold Beach
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courthouse on the firs t Tues­
day of each month from 1 p.m.
until 3 p.m. for the conven­
ience of C urry County re si­
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YOUR ACCOUNTS
by Robert L. Dernedde
Tax Relief Bills Get Nod
Poison Weeds
Cause Deaths
lorvtce station • >»<*
.1
Empire and w ill he leavlng our
community toon. Mrs. l-sker and
chlldren w ill remai” bere lUitil
dio acliool temi is out. Wa all
wlsh them good luck In thè ir
new business.
VISITING PARENTS
Shirley C o le and children,
Sutherlin.are here foripring va­
cation visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Niemann.
N ew B ill Aim ed
A l Drunk D r iv e n
Couple United
Charged With
Contributing
Legion A u xiliary
To Note Birthday
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MARY WILCOX
Wednesday thm S a tu r d a y at
Snow Camp, 65 miles aast of
Springfield, on the McKensle
River. They w ill hold fellowship
meetings w ith many oilier* who
w ill loin them there from other
mt h i on churches.
OPIQR GIRLS MODELING
The "Fashion Game was the
theme of the S im plicity Fashion
Sliow held March 20, at Gold
Beach grade school. 4-11 girls
from the Ophir area modeling
were Ami Coulee, Emma lou
Stevens, Marsha and Jean Young,
Music was by Key Coulee at the
piano. Mr. C lair Bennett's 4 - tl
"Seaslure Swirlen, " provided
entertainment w ith their folk
and square dancing.
VISIT OVER WEEKEND
Mr, and Mrs. Wayne Bllyeu of
Brooking* spent last weekend
w ith die Ed Woolley fam ily,
PTA WORKSHOPS
Worksltof« «re c o n t in u i ng
once a week for the Ophir PI A
Carnival Besaar. H e lp is s till
needed in th e making of the
many items to be told on April
10. For more information call
Mr*. Calvin Davis.
SISTERS TO 1’IA Y
KayandAnn Coulee w ill par­
ticipate in a music recital, un­
der t lie direction of Prof. Good-
nougK It W'll lie held in Brook­
ings to n ig h t at the Presbyterian
Church beginning at 7iS0.
DAUGHTER VISITS
Spending spring vacation with
die Sam Reynolds istheirdaugh-
ter.M rs.lois Em a non and c h lld ­
ren Debbie, David and Susan of
Eastsidc.
IRISH DINNER HELD
The Ophir Home Extension
met last weak at the home of
Mis. Evelyn Whiting. An Irish
dinner wss served which includ­
ed Irish stew, soda bread and des­
sert. Out of town guests were unit
project leaden from Gold Beach
and Port Orford. M b , Whiting
spoke on the gathering and pre­
paration of w ild mushrooms, and
volunteered to take memben to
gatherthem next fa ll when they
are plentiful.
IN EUGENE
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rucker, and
Mrs. Lav drove to Eugene last
week on business.
WEEKEND VISITORS
Weekend visitors at the Keith
Coulee home were Mr*. Coulee's
sisters, Margee Brockway,» stu­
d e n t at Walla Walla College,
College Piece, Washington. Mrs.
M ildred HiilKeni and fam ily of
Coquille, and their mother Mrs.
Margaret Brockway, who lias re­
cently been discliarged from the
hospital.
VISIT IN ALBANY
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rowe and
boys ilrove to Albany Saturday
where they spent the weekend
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vale,
M (s.M itlie Obeimier, and Bill's
fattier, Lee Rowe.
FAMILY VISITS
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith and
Candi visited last weekend in
Coquille w ithM is. Smith's sister,
Barbara Clinton and f a m i l y .
Their mother, Mabel Adams, is
recouperating there from a bad
fa ll, but Is reportedly improving
slowly.
ESKERS MOVE
RETURN TO DUTY
George Lsker has purcliased »
Dennis Allen, son of Mr*. Gar­
netts Allen,and Rruce Doyle,ron
of M rs.D orisM iller.left Wednes­
day after spending their leave*
here from die Navy. They w ill
report to San Diego, dien leave
for overseas aboaid the U, S, S,
Tortuga, L, S. D,
TO HAVE SURGERY
Mrs. La Verne lohnaon and fam ­
ily are in Portland this week.
Æ.Æ E C U 0T T
Becky is there fora checkup and
•os lis*
eos» NM»
Thelma w ill have her tonsils re­
moved.
Phone. CH 7 4 W
CHURCH CAMP SET
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Teenagers from the Ophir
Community Church w ill spend
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