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Rolling A seven ye ar-o ld N eiika Beach girl received fatal Injuries when ■lie w ai run ilown by a driverless truck at 2iSS p. m. Monday In front of M l l t 'i Red f, W hite (tore. She wai Denise M a rla M artin , daughter of Mr. end M n . David M artin who reilde at t lx Sea Breese M o tel In N e iik a Beach, and a second grader at the Ophir grade school. A Curry Coiuity S h e riff! O f fice report «aid (lie truck, driven by Jerry Leon Adams, Heritor, wai parked on a (lig h t decline In front of the store w iule the d riv er wai Im ide on hualneii. Strong winds apparently itarted t h e truck, In gear but with the e m ergency brake apparently not let, ro llin g down t lx parking lot driveway d ecline, striking t lx girl and k illin g liar Instantly. T h e truck belonged to A mt in Bros. Wholesale D ill.o f Portland. Tlie fa m ily lias been residents of N e iik a Besch for about one montlu They moved here from O lym pia when Mr. M artin took em ploym ent w i t h the Ralph Sm ith Logging Co. Five other children survive. Gold Beach - Selma Road Endorsed At OCA Meet Duncan io Lead Azalea Parade U.S. Congressman Itotwrt B. Duncan of the Fourth D ls irlrt has accepted an Invitation to attend the IOCS Azalea Fes tiv a l. Norm O berat, president, on behalf of the Brookings- Hart*) i Chamber of Comm erce, extended a personal Invitation lo Congressman Duncan to !*> Grand M ai shall In the p.n .«ie, participate in the queen’ s cor onation ceremony and to also appear at the dedication of the airp o rt. The festival, which w ill be held May 20-30, Is expected to draw more than H,000 vis ito rs. Duncan has Indicated that * 111 I < on li.uni fin I llv ltle s unless there are un- forseen congressional em er gencies. He was also scheduled lo be guest speaker al the Tlm- Iw r Operatoi s ’ meeting In Gold Heach Tuesday. Pre-School Clinics Set A pro-school Hearing and Vision C lin ic, sponsored by the C u rry County Public Health De partment and the Oregon 8 ta U Hoard of Health for children from the ages Of 3 to 6, w ill I * held In Port Orford at the Community C h u r c h , F riday, A p ril 30, from 9 a.m , to 3 p.m. "We would appreciate It if you would phone Mrs. Mahte Right, Port Orford ED 2-2531, for appointments,’ ’ said Public Health Nurse Dorothea F . Mll- le l . Tlie H e arm g C lin lc which wai icheduled for Langlolt on A pril 30, lull (teen clang ed ami now w ill lx held at the Port Orford Com m unity C lu rch on the 30th. The change wai necessary be cam e of tlie need for more tep - arated rooms. f or further de tails please c a ll M n . Gerald K im p k She would appreciate having people c a ll to let her know low in any w ill attend. Six w ill help arrange (or transporta tion if needed. Band Festival Set Saturday The 27thA nnusl Southwestern Oregon Rind Festival w l l be held tills Saturday, A p ril 24, In Gold Beach, P articipating w ill bs Heeds- port. N o r t h Bend, M arshfield, M y rtle Point, Coquille, Bandon, Pacific and Brookings. Charges w ill be $1 for adults and 7Scents for children. T im e w ill be I p. m . and again at 8 p. m. Parent and Son Banquet Slated The FFA w ill hold a Parent and Son Banquet Saturday, A p ril 24, at 7 p. m. , Langlois ichool cafeteria. John M o rrill w ill preside as m a ttero fce re m o n ies and many awards w ill be made to FFA m e m b e r s including the Star G r e e n h a n d Award, Chapter Farm eraw ard and several others. Thursday Langlois PTO, 7i3O p. m . Port Orford PTA, 7i30 p. m . M onday Cham , of C o m ., noon Lions A u x ., 8 p. m. Tuesday Rotary Club, 12:10 p .m . C ity Council, budget, 8 p. m. Wednesday Quarterback Club, 7:30 p. m. SHOP IN PORT ORFORD C H IU D f P t l l Y SHI R ill A llen Boice points to spot where ■even y e ar-o ld D enu e M arie M artin , Ncsika Beach, w ai fa ta l ly Injured by rollin g driverless truck, in ditch in background, In front of M llt ’ i Red 6 White store Montis y afternoon. ____ — mto by I. D. School Budget Vote Due *197,005, Above 6% Limitation; Below Last Year duct Ion should reflect a cor responding reduction In th e local school tax, she concluded. County Judge F ell Campbell and County Commissioner H. E. Tlmeus returned from the 35th Oregon Coast Association con vention al Seaside with the re port that the OCA unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the CCC’s efforts In promoting a road from Gold Heach via Agness to Selma on Highway 199. This road would be what Is known as the Illinois riv e r route, and while not a water level grade it would, according to forest service officials aid others fam iliar with the te r rain , be the most practical way to link the Rogue River v a l l e y area with the C u rry County coast. The road from G o ld Heach to Agness now meets F.A.S. standards and Is scheduled to I*- paved this sum m er. The connecting link from A . n e s s to Selma, about 37 m iles, would pass over the lowest practical elevation — about 2700 feet — thereby In suring tlie most snow free route as well as the least grade. This would be lnduclve to com m ercial as well as to u rts ttra f- flc. The C u r r y County Court, after much study and d elltier- Betrothal Announced The voter» of the Port O r ford-1 unglols School D istrict 2t J * ill vots Monda), Apt u 2C, on the proposition to exceed the 6 statutory Increase for the 1965-66 school budget. The voters w ill cast their ballots lietween the hours of 2 and 8 p.m . at the Port O r ford Elem entary School and at the Langlois P rim a ry School (old high school tsilkllng). The d istrict tax levy for the f is c a l year, which t'«-s.:in.-i July 1, 1963, Is 3339,035. That which w ill exceed the V", llm ttatioe and which w ill require tlie vo te rs ’ approval Is 3197,005. The excess Is necessitated because of Ihe lack of an adequate tax base In the d is tric t, explains Helen Slocum, d is trict clerk. Last year Ihe lax levy was 3389,646.37. The amount out side ihe 6r lim itatio n , which required a vote of the people, was 3272.578. This amount was lowered lo 3241,096.57 before being sent to the assessor for levying purposes. This reduc tion was made possible due to additional revenues made avail able from state and c o u n t y sources. The total lax levy of the 1965-66 school year w ill be 350,506 less than that which was submitted to the assessor for the school year 1964-65, s a id M rs . S lix u m . T h is r e - Pass Opening Dates Are Set Scheduled opening dates lor two mountain passes were an nounced last week by F orrest Cooper, state highway engineer. The West D ia m o n d L.ake Highway (ORE230) and the East D i a m o n d Lake Section of ORE 138 are scheduled to open May in , and Ihe M t. Hotxl Loop Highway (O R E35) is scheduled to open May 20, alxxit two weeks e a rlie r than last year. These highways have lieen c l o s e d due to heavy winter snowfall, accompanied by the usual slides and fallen trees. Damage by possible washouts cannot be determined until the state h ig h w a y maintenance crews progress further with clearing activities. Heavy dam- agn could alter a highway’ s opening date. CUBS ENTERTAIN A T RETIREM ENT HOME Den I, Pack 98, went to Bandon R etirem ent Home last Saturday afternoon A p ril 17, They took resident! a planter box they had made and a potted plant. Each boy decorated four Faster eggs and mothers furnished refresh en e n t s of Easter cookies and k o o l - a id . Entertainment wai their bull fight and cock fight skits. Boys attending were Gerald S t o l e , T im o th y M ille r , Scott S till, A rlen Zastera and Ernie C.ee,accompanied by denm oth- erand her husband, M r. and Mrs, Leonard Zastera. M r. and Mrs. D el New kirk spent the Easter weekend in Gresham w ith th eir daughter and fam ily, M r. and Mrs. Harold Olsen. CO N N IE SHAW M r. and Mr». Ray E. Shaw of Langlois announce the engage m ent of their daughter, Connie, to Lt. David A. Conley, son of M r. and Mrs. Ed Conley of Port Orioni. Miss Shaw, a graduate of Pa c ific high school in 1962, is a junior at the University of Ore gon. Lt. Conley, a graduate of Pacific highschool in 1958, and a graduate of Oregon State U ni versity, where he was a m em ber of D elta Upsilon, is presently enrolled in flight sc tool at W U - lia m 's A irF o rc e Base in Arirona. Intern Scholarship Available for Department oi Agricultue A new p r o g r a m of Intern Scholarships valued at $4000- $5000 each lias been announced by the Departm ent of A g ric u l tural Economics at Oregon State University. Each a ward w ill pro vide one year of university tu i tion plus three summers of in tern training w ith a leading bus iness firm at an intern income o f $ 120 0-$ 1 500 for t lx summer period. A i m e d at the specialized (ie ld s o f transportation and ag ricu ltu ral business management, trainees w ill receive a com pre hensive pre-professional exper ience in the operation and m an agem ent of t lx sponsoring firms. Appropriate university c r e d i t w ill be given for the supervised intern training .irr.mged for the summer period. Each trainee selected w ill be enrolled in a special curricu- lum designed to q u a l i f y the gradua’ e for to p -le v e l em plo y m ent opportunities upon co m pletion of the fo ur-year program A p p ro xim ately 15 i n t e r n scholarships w ill be awarded in 1965 to q ualified applicants. A dditional inform ation on the program and application forms can be obtained by w riting to: Director, Intern Scholarsfiip Pro gram, 203 Extension H all, Ore gon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. _____________ cÉoteilBM TO Birthday wishes go out this week to Ekyce Barklow, Beverly Strain, Patrick d u t i e s Comer, Diane Forty and D ale Lee. Anniversary wishes to M r. and Mrs. Paul Smith. atlon, has indorsed this pro posed route, and Invites the support of all rounty chambers of comm erce, city councils, civic organizations and individ uals. As reported e a r lie r , the Jo sephine County Court has ex pressed their Intention ofhack- Ing C u rry County In this pro posal. According to Tlmeus the next move w ill be to seek the aid and support of Jackson, Klamath an d Lake counties, thereby forming a five-county pact. When this has been done, the area w ill then be in a po sition to place the m atter In the hands of the Oregon State Highway Department. Although this proposed Im provement has come up from tim e to time for many years, lt has Just as often been let sleep. We are making, and shall continue to make, an all out effort to keep this project alive, and we hope that In the not too distant future, the Gold Beach, Agness, Selma highway w ill tie- come a re ality, Tlmeus said. More active participation was a major theme at the 35th annual convention of the O re gon Coast Association In Sea side last weekend. The need for more planning, support, and activity at the county level to maintain an effective program of tourist promotion and high way Improvement was stressed by OCA Manager George Wea ver and outgoing president B ill Easton. Plans for stepped up OCA activity and organization In C u rry County have been an nounced by County vice presi dent E, V. Nelson. O r e g o n Coast Association Field Mana ger Hal Pruitt has promised to he available to explain As sociation projects and answer questions of any groups, or members or Interested parties In the Port Orford area. At its Friday morning ,iusl- ness session, the OCA passed a resolution supporting a pro posal for a one-cent raise In the state gasoline tax. D istrib ution of the proceeds from this raise provides for a 1% In crease for counties and a 2T increase for cities. The As sociation of Oregon Counties and the League of Oregon C it ies have both added th eir In dorsement to the proposaL Re quest for the Oregon Coast As sociation’s support of the pro posal came from State High way Engineer F o rres t Cooper. Additional revenue would pro vide for increased construction of coastal roads and highways. Local Harbor Hearing In Washington Friday PORT, C IT Y , C O U N TY OFFICIALS TO ATTEND Port Orford Port Commission president Ray Reinke said Monday that Ex had received confirm ation from Washington, D . C . , that a hearing on the Port Orford Harbor Bill w ill be held before t lx Senate Public Works C om m ittee tomorrow, Friday, A pril 23. at 9:30 a. m. in room 4200, New Senate O f fice Building. Reinke said that a delegation of port, c ity andcounty o f ficials w ill attend the Exaring. Reinke and comm Burner Ira Tucker w ill represent the port; M ayor Lloyd Bates, the city; c o u n t y commissioner Ryce Wilson, the county court and county judge Fel Cam pbell w ill represent the County Rural Area Developm ent and the county court. The officials le ft by plane from Portland Wednesday night. The port wi 1 present both w ritten and oral testimony be fore the 18 m em ber c o m m itt-e fxaded by Sen. Pat M c N a mara, D - M ic K , Reinke said. The port president noted t t a t the hearing was a m ajor step in seeing a conclusion to tlx breakwater request and said t lx port was optomistic about the outcome. Ete added tEiat telegrams from local sources to the S. P. W. C . , at the above address, supporting the delegation at the hearing, would be appreciated. The Harbor Bill requests approval of a 550 foot extension of the local breakwater at an estimated cost of $696, 000. A resolution from the Oregon Coastal Ports Federation w ill also be submitted to the com m ittee, as follows: "Be it resolved that t lx O r e g o r . Coastal Ports Federation whole heartedly supports the needed breakwater extension at the Port of Port Orford, and encourages passage of HR 2413, w ith the appropriated funds, at the earliest possible tim e. " ★ ★★★★★★★★★ Officer Resigns Vote Set For Board Members The annual school election of the Port O rford-Langlois School D istrict 2CJ w ill be held Monday, May 3, announ ces C lerk Helen Slocum. The two polling places, the Port Orford Elementary school and the Langlois P rim ary sch ool (old high school building) w ill he open for voting between the hours of 2 and 8 p.m. Purpose of the election w ill be to elect two school direct ors for five-year term s, one from Zone 5 (P o rt Orford) and one from Zone 6 (also Port O rfo rd ), said M rs. Slocum. M rs . Helen Stole of Port O rford has filed a petition for candidacy for directo r from Zone 6. W R IT E -IN URGED Zone 5 w ill require a w rite - in vote as no one has filed for this position, said M rs. Slo cum. To be eligible on a w rite-in vote, the candidate must reside within the boundaries of Zone 5 which is within the city lim its of Port O rford, be a legal voter and be w illing, if elected, to assume duties of a school board d irec to r, for a 5-year term . Curry Social Benefits Paid County Court Will Meet Here Tuesday Social Security benefits in the amount of $190 million were paid to Oregonians in 1964. Some 221,798 O r e g o n i a n s TEx County Court w ill m eet w ere receiving social security in Port Orford Tuesday, A p ril 27, benefits as of December 31, 1:30 p.m , to 4 p.m. , at the c ity 1964, reports Senator Mauriae hall. N'euberger. An additional 207,- Police o ffic er Bob Montague T f x purpose of the m eeting 226 were receiving regular re suEimitted his resignation to tlx in Port Orford once a month is tirem ent or survivors benefits c i t y council A p ril 15, c itin g to save persons the trouble of while 14,372 were receiving m edical problems as the reason. going to Gold Beach. disability benefits. The officer has suffered several For the month of December, cases of ear infection since his 1964, these benefits amounted em ploym ent in September of to 315 m illion, 568 thousand. last year. In C u rry County, Social Se A i Nelsen of Gold Beach was Montague said his resignation elected chairm an of the Curry' curity benefits were received would become effective "as soon County Republican C e n t r a l by 1,300 people; and these ben as a suitable replacem ent is Com m ittee at t h e i r regular efits for the month of De made. " m eeting held at the Court house cem ber, 19 64, totaled $9 1,- in Gold Beach last Thursday 437. NEW MAN CHOSEN evening. In review ing applications for Members heard a report of t lx police officer positions on file recent State Republican Central w i t h the department, police Com m ittee m eeting h e l d in commissioner Adolph W indm ai Salem and attended by M r. and ser and ch ief Harold Hight w ill M rs.CharlesGrayshellof Brook Date M ax M in Ram present the application of Ced in g . Apr. 13 51 48 .0 3 ric McBride for approval. Next regular m eeting is plan Apr. 14 59 47 .0 5 McBride, 29, has been w ith t fx ned for M ay 20 at which tim e a Apr. 15 54 49 . 88 Compton, C alifo rn ia,p o lice de dinner m eeting w ill be held Apr. 16 53 49 . 38 partment for the past five years with Jim Rock, field director for Apr. 17 56 54 .0 0 and submitted his application th e State Republican Central Apr. 18 55 52 1. 10 for em ploym ent here last Sep Com m ittee, present as special Apr. 19 59 50 1.9 7 tember. guest and speaker. New GOP Head ASKS 101 DESIGNATION OCA D i r e c t o r and Coos County Commissioner Howard Lentz introduced a resolution to request t h a t US 101 be designated as the International Coast Highway and included In the Interstate Highway system. The motion was passed and Governor Hatfield w ill be re quested to contact the Gover nors of C alifornia and Washing ton regarding this request. Weaver moved for a re -d ls - cusslon of the OCA stand on the Oregon Dunes b ill. The mo tion was tabled for the present tim e. At the request of Newt Sch neider, manager of the Seaside Chamber of Com m erce, a res olution was passed urging the U . S. Corps of Engineers to conduct a thorough study of the feasibility of a sm all boat basin being constructed at Sea side. The basin is needed to help accommodate the ever In creasing number of sm all boat owners bringing th eir boats to the Oregon Coast. LENTZ IS NEW OFFICER New officers elected by the OCA w ere President Dave Mof fitt, Lincoln County; vice p resi dent, H o w a r d Lentz, Coos County; Secretary M ilt P re lsz, and T rea su re r Don D eFreese, both of Lincoln County. Two Local Men In Hospital Tw o local men, Justice Court Judge Arthur F. N iem ann and c ity councilm an Adolph W ind i n g iser, were adm itted to Curry G eneral Hospital last weekend. W indmaiser entered Friday for treatm ent and observation N ie mann entered Saturday for tre at m ent o f a severe cold and pos sible kidney infection. D E S P I T E foul weather, new dock road construction continues by county road department. Work consist! of realigning, widening and graveling lower dock road. Old road, shown at left, w ill be discontinued. E i ll d irt came from h ill, background, where old cannery building used to be, before October 12 storm demolished it.
