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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1965)
jpnrl (Orford Xcuis WEATHER Data Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. IE IK 20 21 22 23 M ax M in 65 55 62 58 68 65 73 67 72 64 67 65 Kain .2 1 ,0 2 .0 1 .0 0 .0 0 .0 0 Price: Ten Cent* Vol. 8 No. 20 Student Registration Next Week Weeds T ike Over Garrison Lake • School w ill be open on Tues day,Sept. 7. There w ill be a full day of school, buses w ill run at the regular tim e and lunch w ill be served. A ll students, Including thoae who pre-raglatered at the end of the spring semester must register. Registration for 9th graders w ill be Tuesday, August 31; grades 10^11 and 12 w ill register Wed nesday and Thursday, Sept. 1 and 2. School w ill be open from 9 a. m . until 4 p .m ., Including - A barbecued beef picnic has been set Jointly by the Curry C o u n ty Democratic Central C o m m i t t e e and the Agness Community Connell for Sun day, Oct. 10, at the Lucas plc- nls grounds at Agness. The beef will be donated by Don Lucas, who w ill also prepare It , and Larry Lucas w ill fu r- Arrested Over Shooting Threat Ldwin Bement, 56, wa« in c ite d by the Curry County Sheriff1» Office Saturday on a charge of assault w ith Intent to k ill after he allegedly threatened to shoot police officer! and Coos Forest Patrol employees Saturday at Denmark. According to the sheriff's of fice report, Bement had a perm it for a fire on his Denmark ranch but had allowed the fire to cross the ranch boundary. When a for est patrol warden ordered Be ment to trail the fire, he refused and threatened to shoot anyone who attempted to put the fire out. The fire warden le ft and re turned w ith deputy sheriffs. Be ment repeated the threats but officers were able to take him into emtody after they managed to get his rifle . A t a prelim inary h e a r i n g Tuesday, Bement was bound over to the grand jury and released on $2, 5OO b a il.__________ noon hour on these three days. Student fees are due at tim e of registration. General fe e s common to all students total $14. (This fee Includes textbook rental, student body card, and towel f e e . ) Other fees, which are optional are: Student insur ance, $3j Shop fee, $6; Vo-Ag, $6, ¿he mlstry breakage fee, $2, Biology, 52. If fees cannot be paid at the tim e of registration, o t h e r arrangements m ay be made w ith the principal. nlsh fresh corn, tomatoes and cucumbers. A dance Is scheduled the eve ning before with the Gold Beach Moose Lodge operating a hot dog stand, and also putting on a breakfast Sunday morning. Paul Stallard, general chair man for the event, Is making plans for an attendance of 1500 to 2000. Arrangements for boats w ill be made for those who would rather not drive to Agness. Ticket sales for northern Curry county w ill be handled by F i ink M o rris , Port Orford; central C u rry by Bob Van 1-eer, Gold Beach, and Jack O’HoH'wan of Brooklrws Tickets are $2.50 per person. It Is planned that Rep. Bob Duncan will tie ore of the speak ers for the event. To Explain Tax The Oregon State Association of County Assessors has voted to provide "fu ll and factual infor m ation" on the effects and con sequences of the passage of the one and a h alf per cent proper ty tax lim ita tio n to the general public, c i v i c groups, and a ll CURRY COUNTY FAIR QUEEN SANDI DAVIS others wishing to become better Informed should the proposed MISS SANDI DAVIS of Brookings was named Q u e e n of the constitutional am endm ent get Curry County Fair l a s t Friday night. She is the daughter of M r. on the 1966 general election and K'r t lozwiard Davis and was sponsored by H oite Eaterjwises of ballot. Brookings. Sandi, five feet five makes ta ll and weighing 115 The action was taken In the pounds, was selected from six princesses competing for the honor. form of a resolution at the con Others were Missy Brown, Brookings; Karen Back and Christine clusion of the association's an nual conference last week in J^hncon of P o r t Ctfcrd; M a rib e l Vincent and Patty Dippold of Gold Beach. Patty and Missy were chosen as first and second run Oregon C ity. The resolution contends that ners up. t h e proposed lim ita tio n w ill ---------- —-------------------------------- * Bill Cook, acting as master cause an unequal shift in tax a of ceremonies, introduced the tion, w i t h some counties and girls as they first appeared in their political subdivisions hav swimsuits and later in evening ing their property tax revenues The Curry County Sheriff’ s gowns. They were judged for greatly reduced, w hile o t h e r Office is Investigating the burg beauty of face and figure, poise counties and their p o litic al units lary of a safe at Dick's Farm and personality. Judges were w ill be able to increase their Store in Langlois. Mrs E. E (Grace) Fitiw alter revenues. According to the sheriffs of D r. Robert E.Skippen, J r . has of Coos Bay. William Speer of The resolution also points out fice, the store was broken into been n a m e d to head the com Carmel. Calif, and Mike Rose, that the increases and decreases somewhere between m idnight munity action p r o g r a m l o r assistant sales manager for are d ifficu lt to compute, and and 8 a. m . Tuesday night. En C urry county as program devel Jantzen Swimsuit Company of that the proposed am endm ent try was through the front door opment s p e c i a l i s t , t h e C urry Portland, Oregon. would give the State T a x Com after breaking It open w ith a Additional entertainment din county court a n n o u n c e d this mission great power to reduce pry bar* ing the evening included folk- week. and revise budgets where the Burglars peeled the office singers Sandra and Patricia property taxes exceed the l i D r. Sklppen, 40, w ill make an safe and escaped w ith about Mead of Brookings and M agi $250 In currency but overlooked per cent lim ita tio n . The effect in-depth study of C u rry county’ s cian Bud Morris of Eureka a sizeable quantity of silver dol of such authority, the assessors economy In light of the federal radio station KDAN. feel, m aybe to reduce the pow lars and a diamond ring. government’ s continued p r o Organ Music er and authority of local dis gram as part of the economic Mrs. Warren Bertleson pro tricts. opportunity act, the court said. vided a background of organ Another of the association's D r. Sklppen who was born in music before the program start m ain resolutions called for ac Washington, attended the U ni Opal V. (Pat) B a lts has filed ed and during the girls’ appear tion to o bu in, an the state lev el, versity of Oregon In Eugene, evaluation inform ation on real In circuit court a petition for a ance on stage “ Federal Income Tax defer estate sales now being provided where he received his Ed.D. de Miss Davis, in addition to the w rit of review of bar claim filed gree and Pacific university In ment features of the Series E be federal revenue stamps, which honor of reining over the fair, nearly two years ago against Savings Bond seem to be a ma w ill be done away w ith in 1968. Forest Grove from which he re received a lovely travel case C urry county. jor reason why people buy and Congress voted to e lim in a te the ceived h is B.S. an d M.S. de from the fair board, a $25 sav In her petition, she contends stamps,which indicate the value grees. hold Bonds," the C u rry County ings bond from the First N a that C u rry county has proceeded Savings Bonds Chairman said of property sold and have been tional Bank and a rose bouquet He taught at Glassboro State erroneously In the exercise of here today in his monthly sales of assistance to assessors in sales from the Garden Shop. college in New Jersey, and was Its function In the matter of her report. data analysis. Miss Dippold. as first runner a graduate fellow In education wage claim against the county. "Sales In this county last The assessors' resolution calls up. also received a savings bond She says that she was hired as month a m o u n te d to $13,080 for the group to work w ith the at the University of Oregon. He from Western Bank and a rose while July sales for the entire a cook In the county Jell end also Association of Oregon Counties Is also a fo rm er principal at bouquet state totaled $2,780,287," he Hereford high school in Oregon and the State T a x Commission performed additional services Special thanks were expressed In the preparation of proposed and prior to that was a class as Jail matron. At the time of continued. to Dean Bettis, chairman of the “ Nationally, Savings Bonds legislation to be presented to the room teacher. her employment, she states that Queen contest and to Allyn sales last month were $388 1967 Legislature requiring the The county has received a six the county Judge and other offi Kiehm who assisted him They, m i l l i o n while national bond furnishing of pertinent sales data m o n th s grant of $8 600 to f i cials promised they would pay In turn acknowledged busineses holdings are at an a ll-tim e in the form of a ce rtific ate to nance the project. Ninety p er for her s e r v i c e s "what they and individuals cooperating in high of $48,894,000,000.” county assessors of a ll real prop cent o f the community action ware reasonably worth.” the many details for making the erty transactions w ithin their It la M rs . Bates* claim that contest successful. respective counties by d e e d , program is paid for by the fed eral government and ten percent her services were “ reasonably contract of sale or otherwise. The resolution also provides by the county. worth” $49,643.20 end that sh< membership bulletin. D r. Sklppen Is now headquar that consideration be given to The annual Rotary Club pic received only $9,750.00 for the T r u e Magazine’s F i s h i n g nic has been dated for Sunday, the advisability of suggesting to tered In the extension office at years 1956 through 1963. Her Yearbook carried a five-page August 29, at M cW illiam s ' Par the Legislature a real property the c o u r t h o u s e but w ill later claim for the d i f f e r e n c e In spread, with color pictures, adise Point ranch for members, transaction tax. have an office in the B et-G ar wages was p r e s e n t e d to the depicting salmon fishing the fam ilies and guests. building In Gold Beach. length of the Oregon Coast. county court, which rejected it The event w ill feature barbe H is W if e M u rie l J „ Is a There was also a cover pic on June 1, 1965. cued m e at prepared by presi ture In color accompanying the teacher in the Los Angeles area In her petition for review, she dent Leo Phillips. The balance lead story, says the bulletin. and w ill be returning to C a li claims the county court errone of the m eal w ill be potluck and It goes on to say, “ A full fornia this week. ously e x e r c i s e d its Judicial members w ill bring their own three page spread titled ’Surf function and also that It injured table service. County Judge Fel C am pbell, and Sand Playland--The O re Swimming, skiing and other commissioner Ryce Wilson and her right by not granting her a gon Coast’ appeared In the Sun activities w ill round out the af h e a r i n g when her claim was county road dept. foreman Lot day Magazine Section of the Robinson Tuesday morning in firs t preserved In September of ternoon. Chicago Tribune on Aug. 8. The spected t h e relocated site for 1963. Tribune has a tremendous c ir rest rooms at Battle Rock State culation across the nation and She asks that tbs county court Park and gave the go ahead for already the OCA office has been 5e made to present a certified construction. swamped with m all resulting :opy of the proceedings on her Contractors a r e expected to from this article. We have re claim to the circu it court tor An unusually large amount pour the foundation, put in sep ceived up to 35 Inquires in one W illiam E. Beckman, who review. tic tank and drain f i e l d s this of national magazine and news day from people In the m id- lives In Bandon and teaches at week. A four-inch cem ent block paper coverage, publicizing the western states who are plan Birthday wlshei go out this Pacific High School, was one retainer w a l l w ill also be in beauties and wonders of the ning a vacation on the coast or of 729 candidates to receive w e e k to Barbara W igle, Carla stalled against the bank on the Oregon Coast, has been obtained who would like to move here Hubbell, Angell House, Bonnie degrees at University of O re north side of the building. through the efforts of the O re permanently as a result of thte W igle, Diane Velasde and W illa gon commencement exercises, Top s o i l w ill be put In a t a gon Coast Association, accord one artic le.” Aug. 14. M ae Rhode«. later date and landscaping com ing to a report in the OCA (Cent, on Page— 3 ) Beckman received a masters Anniversary wishes go to M r. pleted. degree In education. and Mr». Rudy Samudlo. Safe Forced At Dick's Store Memorial Service Held For Wanda Volck Sunday Peace Corps To Test On Sept. 11 An opportunity for Port O r ford residents to offer their abilities to the Peace Corps w ill come at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Post Office building In Gold Qpach. The opportunity Is the Peace Corps Placement Test, which Is not passed or failed and you can’t study for It. It measures general aptitude and the abil ity to learn a language. If, for example, test scores indicate limited language acquiring ab ility , the Peace Corps tries to place the applicant In an Eng lish-speaking area. The test is used by the Peace Corps only as a tool In the matching of volunteers and Jobs. The Peace Corps application Is the m o s t Important Indicator of suitability for Peace Corps ser vice. It must be filled out and brought to the exam unless previously submitted. Applicants s h o u ld plan on about one and a half hours at the testing centers, unless they wish to take the Spanish of French language achieve ment test, which requires an addition«’ hour. Brookings Girl Is Fair Queen Democrats Dale Barbecue At Agness October 10; Also Dance o TYPIC AL exam ple of the weed t a k e -o v e r In Garrison lak e Is clearly visible In above photos. Top view Is Just west of Paradise Point road. Dark are as, teen from lake edge to nearly far side of lake, are Brasil 1 lan water weed patches that almost choke off t h is section of lake to power boat and swimming use. Bottom photo shows large area of reed and water lily growth near pub lic boat bunching ramp at the end- of 12th St. OSU Dept. of f isheries and W ild life la cur rently conducting a five-year reaearch project to combat the problem. From evidence In pho tos It m aybe that In five years wa m ay have to subdivide In stead. Or maybe follow in Lake side's footste|S and form a local organisation to wage our own war against the weeds. T h u n ., August 26, 1965 A memorial service was held Sunday at the Seventh-day Ad ventist church In Bandon for W.mda H arry Volck, life-long resident of Coos and Curry counties, who died suddenly last Wednesday atherhom eln Lang lois. M rs. Volck was born Dec. 25, 1891, near Sltkuni to M r. and M rs. Neva H a rry . Grandparents were M r. and M rs . John Alva Harry and were among the earliest pioneers, coming Into Coos county about 1854. John H a rry later served as the first assessor for Coos county. A woman of rare capabil ities, Wanda has a long career of worth a c h i e v e m e n t s In cluding 50 consecutive years of teaching school In Coos and C u rry counties. Her teaching career started when she received her 8th grade diploma from the Gravelford Academy In Coos County. I * - ter on she attended Southerr Oregon College at Ashland ant graduated from there In 1930. Following the graduation sht was m arried to A1 Volck In Ashland who died In A p ril of 1963. M rs. Volck was a charter member of Rho Delta Kappa sorority, a national teacher’ s honorary, and was past presi dent of Curry County’ s division of Oregon Education Associa tion. Before her retirem ent In 1950, she was honored as"T ea- cher of the Y e a r.” Other achievements Included being a 4-H club leader for 30 years and during the sum mer vacation she would organ- lie a g irls ’ summer camp on Floras Creek, ’ ’t r e a s u r e d memory days” for many girls of the Langlois area. She was a charter meml'er of the Bandon Seventh-day Ad ventist church and In 1963 was chosen "Pioneer Queen” for the Coos-Curry Pioneer and lsto rlcal Association, an or ganization of which she was an active member. Her remarkable energy made It possible for her to fulfill her Ufe-long dream, taking a trip around the world, which she completed In June of this year, having been away for over eight months. Part of the time of which was spent with her niece and fam ily, M r. and M rs. C, H. Homel In Lahore, Pak istan. During her stay In Pak istan she r e s u m e d her oc cupation as a teacher and help ed teach English to young Pak istan students and later taught art and English to other tea chers. M em orial service was con ducted by Pastor Boundey. Vio lin solo was by Roger Stank- avltch, and a duet by Roger and the church organist was given. Interment was In the family plot at the Dora cemetery. She la survived by two broth ers , Ralph H arry of Portland, and Alva H arry of Langlois, and numerous nieces and nephews. Former Matron Demands Wage Claim Review Specialist To Study Economy Income Tax Features Help Bond Sales Rotary Picnic Due Site Approved For Building Teacher Receives Masters Degree Oregon Coast Gets National Publicity
