OLD PHOTOS are always Intcr- esttog but this one Is exception - <1 because of the excellant work of the photographer. The pic ture wasloaned by Mr». Syneva Lindberg but the men behind the camera 1» not known. He took this photo of Port Orford In 1917 and. as vou can r e a d i l y see, many of there b u ild in g s at 111 t t a n d today. The atructure at top of p ic t u r e on the h ill waa to load and unload ahlpt bv ca ble after the dock washed out. Shlpe would anchor underthc ca ble. secured to an anchor '»ouy, ana lo a d s of lumber wou'd be lowered to the ah ip* I hold. Sup- ites (or the town were Irought i by the same method. Notice the lumber and ties stacked a- round tlie city. In the harbor is the steamship "Sinaloa" and a tug from San I ranc taco. Jackson St,, at right In trout of the Mas- tarson home—then the Seaside Hotel, was the main street out of town. C Duncan Against Sealed Bidding Congressman Holx-rt B. Dun can has urged the Bureau of l and Management to reconsider Its decision to require arbl- U a rlly sealed bidding on ap proximately 10°! of Its lim ber sales. "W hile there are sales that go at the appraised price with little or no competition,” Dun can pointed out In a letter to Charles II. .Sloddard, director al the BI M, “ there are also many sales on which there Is splrlP-d bidding, far al-ove the appraised price.” ••The General Accounting of fice report (on bidding proced ures) concedes that BI M's 1962 sales averaged 26^1 above the appraised p rice,” Duncan re counted. "Statistics show that the firs t six months of 1965, prices were averaging G9E over the appraised prices. There seem to be rather persuasive arguments against a change.” "I am advised that the Forest Service Is studying this prob lem, but that the Bl.M has an nounced that It w ill move to the sealed bidding procedure on a|iproxlmately 10$ of Ils sales. I am further advised that a meeting Is scheduled In the near future with the advisory board and Interested users to review p ro p o s e d regulations Imple menting this announced policy.” “ An occasional sealed bid, ha.xee sound policy. An ar b itrary 10%, or any othei ttn d figure, does not seem to me to be Justified by the facts,” Duncan concluded.____ SIXES MAN PRESIDENT Leo O liver, Sixes, has been elected president of the Oregon Dairy Herd Improvement As sociation. This state associa tion is made up of 14 dairy cow production testing assoc- Duncan Maps Local Need Local Deputy Is New Chief Resldent deputy sheriff L E. Dclamartcr w ill assume dutlea ai chief deputy tomorrow, Oct. I, an announcement by Curry County Sheriff W, H. Gauntlett said Tuesday, The position has been vacant since die resigna tion of Allen Bolee September 15. Other changes announced by the sheriff Include the hiring of Larry Quirtng to fu ll-tim e Jail er, The duties of head Jailer Vic L a n h a m w ill be Increased to fu ll-tim e de p u ty , eventually covering the n o r th end of the county. Delamarter has been w ith the sheriffs d e p a r t m e n t s in c e Gauntlett won the office. He was formerly w ith the King County, Wash., sheriffs office and lo cal police chief. Vol, 8 No. 25 Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon Honored On Retirement Culvert Fill Is Underway E. L. Baines of Sutherlin Is making satisfactory prog ress on the Mtlbury Culvert re- ipstalUUon, according to Dis tric t Ranger Burgess of the Gold Beach Ranger D istrict, Siskiyou National Forest. This culvert Is a very large One, approximately 8.5 feet In diameter, aixl requires 14,000 yards of material to make the f i l l over It. LAND CLASSIFICATION DEADLINE NEAR A t a special meeting of the Curry County Forest Land Class ification Committee the dead line of November 1 was estab- I ¡shed for a ll persons making re quests for a change In classifi cation of their f o r e s t land for the fire patrol tax. For all those making requests after November 1, their land would not be con- tldered until the following year. T h is is necessary to give the committee and the Coos Forest Protective Association time to inspect the land and determine whether it is grazing land or tim ber land. Another Important change in the fire patrol tax for this year is a $2. 00 per person m inimum fee on small forest lots. Anyone Interested in request ing a change in classification of their forest land should suhmit this request to the CurTy County Forest LandClasslficationCom- m lttee in care of the County Ex tension Office, C o u rth o u s e , Cold Beach, O re g o n , before November 1, 1965 in order for a change in classification to lie t omldered I or die ll'b ti tax rpl 1. 1 at Ions throughout Oregon, In cluding the Southwest Oregon DHIA of which Oliver Is a director. Oliver Is manager of Sweet’ s Jersey Farm at Sixes, Fred Thom To Run For Sheriff Fred Thom, former county chief deputy s h e r i f f and now Gold Beach police officer, said he plans to file next year on the Democratic ticket as a candi dale for county sheriff. Thom was defeated In the last election by W.H. G a u n t le t t , present sheriff. Thom made his announcement at a meeting of the Curry county Democratic Central committee Monday evening at the court house. More plans were made for the picnic to held at AgnessOct. 17. Paul Stallard, chairman of the picnic committee, said that Rep. Robert B. Duncan will be the featured s p e a k e r . BIU Cook, manager of Coos-Curry Elec tric, will be MC and will pro vide loudspeakers. Speakers at the picnic will be taken to Paradise bar Saturday by Bill Cronenwett and will stay with Don Lucas Saturday even ing. Betty Morgan will be chair man of the serving committee. PORT ORFORD'S oldest native, Bob Forty, todayretires from 23 years service w ith Coos-Curry E l e c t r i c Cooperative. He is shown h e re w ith a gold watch and a certificate of appreciation presented to him at the annual meeting in Coquille last Satur day. The cita tion read "His out standing contrlbutionto the suc- c ess of the organization which hehasserved so w ell over these years willstand as a record which few w ill equal. May his retire- m e n t years be as rewarding to him as his years >f service has b e e n to the organization fo r which he worked so long and un tirin g ly . " Bob started w ith the co-op when it was first estab lished here. Elk Slide To Be Cleared Price Ten Cents .pproxtnately 450 persons southwest coast. " Norman Oberst, owner-m an attending the 27th annual meet ing of Coos-Curry Electric Co ager of r a d io station KURY, operative, Inc.in Coqui! !e,heard Brookings, was elected to a three term — from Zone 1. - Nicholas / - —---------------- — - __ Congressman Robert B. Duncan year discuss various aspects of legis Marsli,rancher and logger of Port lation concerning the South Orford, was reelected to a three Thurs., Sept. 30, 1965 western Coastal area Saturday. year term representing Zone S. About Port Orford and the David R. Philpott, farmer and breakwater, Duncan had this to dairyman from the Bullards ar say: "Moving on South to Port ea, was also elected to a three Orford. Here's a little commun year term. Philpott has repre ity whichhas struggled valiant sented his district on the Coos- ly w ith no Federal or State -help Curry E l e c t r i c Cooperative whatsoever to develop som e board for the past IS years. Zone 4, representing Central too low to cover basic family harbor fa cilities. I can remem Curry county north of the Ro&ue needs, and are unable to obtain ber when Carl Back called me credit through other sources. River, saw a spirited race for one tim e after a storm when I Applicants for a lo a n must that Zone on the Board of Dir was Speaker of the House, in furnish evidence that the need Salem, saying look 'we b uilt ectors. for the business or service Is Ray Keen, accountant; Dr. I d this thing and we rebuilt it and Samuel,chiropractor; CharlesR. not presently tielng met In the it's busted out isn't there any Knox,contractor; and E. V. Nel area. way we can get so m e help.' Loan funds and o p e r a tin g There was none at the state help son, owner of Prehistoric Gar plans for new business ventures dens, were the candidates. and I investigated in Washing w ill lie supervised by FHA. Re T a lly of the election results ton knowing very little about at payment terms w ill range up to announced by Ivan Laird were the t im e and found out that 15 years, with 4-1/8% Interest as follows: Ray Keen, winner, there was none there. Now there w ith a tota I of 204; Sam ue 1 198; rate. is a project underway being ap In addition to loans for non- Knox 174; and Nelson 119. fa rm enterprises, FHA can proved by the Corps pf Engineers A t the organizational meeting and I am delighted to say that make opportunity loans to farm of the board of directors of die ers for farm Improvement and it was authorized as was some Cooperative, immediately fo l further developments at the City development th a t w ill raise lowing the membership meet family earnings. The agency- of Brookings with a b ill passed ing. Ivan Laird, Sitkixm, director in the Congress of the United now also administers a new and officer since its inception loan and technical assistance States just this year. These are in 1939, was unanimously elec die two new projects authorized program for small cooperatives in the Omnibus Rivers and Har ted president for the coming serving rural families who have bors B ill of this year. Hopefully year. Dave Philpott, secretary- limited Incomes and resources. treasurer for many years was A d d it io n a l Information on the in itia l funding for these two elected vice-president,and Vera projects or at least one of them loan programs under Economic can be obtained this year. I think Kolen, Gold Beach, was named Opportunity Act is available at it's about SI, 300, 000 that in secretary-treasurer. the FHA office In the Dierks A second ballot, asking for a volved down at Brookings on the Building, 208 Northwest 6thSt., Chetco and I think it’ s a little by-law change to drop the five G r a n ts P a s s , or by mall over $600, 000 involved at Port dollar meter charge for addi addressed to the agency, P. O. Orford. Now this funding of this tional service was approved by Box 311, Grants Pass. project in Port Orford seems to the members. George R. Forty, Port Orford, me to have significance beyond the amount of money that w ill a 23-year employee was pre be spent in the construction of sented with a watch and a Cer that je tty . It seems to me that tificate of M erit upon his retire the development of that harbor ment. D istrict Ranger Burgess of C.Fell Campbell, Curry Coun w ill furnish the nucleus around the Gold Beach Ranger Dis ty Judge, and a cooperative dir which economics developments tric t, Siskiyou National For can be b uilt in this little com ector representing thejlrookings est, announced that construction area as w ell as Hans Nelson, has been temporarily halted on m unity of Port Orford. At least Brookings, Wm. M cKinley and this is what I’ m hoping. Under the Hunter Creek No. 3 Bridge. the Economic Opportunity Act Powell Lancaster, both of the The large steel girders need Bridge-Remote area, a ll former there is a T itle IV that provides cooperative directors were giv ed at this stage of the bridge for additional authority to the construction a re unavailable en Certificates of Appreciation Small Business Administration due to production problems. for their long and valuable ser to finance loans under much Baughman A Son of Coos Bay- more liberal terms to the bus vice. are the contractors on this Job. A special memorial plaque iness communities th a n they They plan to resume work as was presented to the fa m ily of could ever do before under the soon as the girders are avail former president Fred Adams of traditional small business ad able. __ ministration policies and prac Ophir. Eric Reutercrona, Sixes, a for D \TES TO REMEMBER tices. Pm hoping w ith the com B ir t h d a y wishes go out this bination of the Office of Econ mer cooperative director, and week tojoe Marsh, Jeff St. C lair, omic Opportunity Assistance in presently serving as secretary of LaRue Henry, M ichel Frechette the development of that harbor the Oregon Rural Electric Co operative Association was pre and Rudy Samudio. that we can revitalize this com \nniversary wishes go to M r. munity of Port Orford and see it sented a certificate of appre and Mrs. Allen Dean, Mr. and achieve its rightful and proper ciation for his untiring services Mrs. C. M. Tyler and Mr. and position in the economy of the on behalf of Cte. cooperatives Mrs. Lamoyne Paris. Long Term Loans Designed To Aid Rural Curry Families Special measures provided by the 88th Congress to help farm and other rural families with limited earnings develop new sources of Income w ill play a major role in bringing economic stability to Curry, Josephine and Jackson coun ties, according to Information received fr o m the Farmers Home Administration office. These m e a s u re s Include long-term loans to finance the development of small family businesses that w ill Increase family Income. Funds may be advanced for such purposes as farm mach inery repair shops, well d r ill ing, roadside markets, guide services, home production of handicrafts, custom agricultur al services such as land prep aration, harvesting and proces sing faculties, and a variety of other Income-producing fa- c llltle r. FHA w ill carry out the loan prbgram under the new Econ omic Opportunity Act In rural areas. In addition, Joans w ill be made to farmers for agricul tural projects and to small rural cooperatives. loans to farm families or Individuals to develop small businesses w ill range up to $2,500. They w ill carry an In terest rate of 4-1/8% and must be repaid within 15 years. The new loans are available to farm and rural families as well as individuals who need a s m a ll amount of capital to Improve their earnings but can not auallfy for credit from ex isting public or private sources, including other FHA loans. Financial and technical as sistance w ill lie advancedtode- velop a* v a r i e t y of nonfarm enterprises. Loans may be used to pay normal operating expen ses and other expenses con nected with the business, buy and install equipment, construct buildings and purchase land. Family farmers and rural residents may qualify for an opportunity loan for a nonfarm enterprise If they receive an in come from a ll sources that Is F. L. Somers of Medford was the successful bidder for the Elk River Slide, accord- Ir.. to D istrict Ranger Bur gess of the Gold Beach Ranger D istrict, Siskiyou National For est. Bids for the Job were opened In Roseburg Sept. 15. Work w ill start as soon as possible, and Is to be com pleted within 93 days from the starting date. This large slide was caused by the excessive rains of the 1964-65 rainy season, and has caused considerable difficulty. Butler Bar and Panther Creek Campgrounds were both closed this summer due to this slide. Approximately 50,000 cubic yards of rock are contained In this slide and w ill be used as rip rap ¿dong washed-out areas of the Elk River. The Loon Slide on the Wlld- horse road w ill be cleared un der contract also. Bids for this work were to have been open ed Sept. 23 in Roseburg. While this road through this area has been usable, the clearance Is necessary to help prevent STANDING beside the new Bat further closure of the road by tle Rock restrooms, C o u n ty J u d g e Fel Campbell addresses slides during the rainy season this coming winter. the crowd at Sunday's dedica tion ceremony. At die rear are Paul Peterson, master of cere Tim berline Lodge on the Mt. monies, Mayor L lo y d Bates, H o o d National Forest was de County C o m m is s io n e r H.E. dicated by President Franklin D. Tlmeus and Dr. R. E. Skippen, R o o s e v e lt on September 28, county director of the Commun 1937. ity Action Program. Hunter Creek Bridge Construction Halted ADDING a musical atmosphere at the rest room dedication was Pacific high school band under the direction of Richard Harper, District 2CJ m u s ic instructor. Five selections were presented to the response of an enthusias tic audience.