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.xe<l upon good and sufficient
reasons, would 1« well within
the law and the regulations and
might l>e 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
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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.
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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.