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2—Port Orford New», Thurtday, October 21, 1965 Weakend Weak Ends Are Deadly •‘There’» no place like home!” This old saying Is taking on a new twist In the light of Oregon’ s currently skyrocketing highway death toll. The Traffic Safety A Education Division of the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles reports that a deadly combination of weekends " I »eak-ends Is providing the fuel for our tra ffic death rocket. Trying to pick one or two significant facts out of the mate of statistical Information available on tra ffic accidents Is like trying to find a pickpocket at a nudist’ s picnic. But out of the reports on the over 435 reported fatal acclJents this year comes the startling fact that In every month but March and August, over half of our highway deaths have been on weekends. The breakdown runs like this: January, 25 of 43; February, 21 of 38; March, 21 of 49; A p ril, 47 of 71; May, 24 of 40j June, 29 of 58; July, 33 of 60; August, 26 of 66; September, 43 of 67. In other words, through September, 272 of 492 highway deaths had occurred on weekends. Isn’t this a paradox" A guy beats hls brains out all week looking forward to the weekend when he can let down and take It easy. Oh, maybe a little trip to the coast or up to the h ills, but nothing very big. N o*, If It were the labor Day weekend, or the Fourth of July weekend, It would be different. These are dangerous week ends and we’ re not about to get out and risk our necks with all those nuts loose on the highway. We’ ll wait until next weekend when those clowns w ill be home and then It’ ll be safe to venture out. How wrong can we get ’ What at<out these so-called “ dan gerous” holiday weekends. Well, so fa r, we’ve killed four persons over the Fourth of July holiday, and seven persons over the long Labor Day weekend. And what does this prove? No, It doesn’t prove that we’ ve been yelling “ wolf” all these years when we and others have warned of these dangerous weekends. With the fantasticoutpourlngof hundreds of thousands of drivers on these weekends, certainly chances of being killed, or maimed by a thoughtless or careless one go up. No, what the lower holiday «weekend toll proves Is that a ll the “ viewing with alarm ” has paid off. People have finally realised that we weren’t kidding. These big holidays are Indeed big k ille rs . . . and so they're driving with that extra ounce of caution and courtesy that pays off In the end. So what do we do now, about our “ safe” everyday kind of weekend? No need to point out to a generally Intelligent public that on any weekend, literally thousands of drivers arc out that never get 10 miles from home during the week. And that brings us to our tra ffic to llo rb lttln g Ingredient. . . the “ weak-er.-is.” L" spite of what some of close friends may think, the weak end we’ re referring to Is the one generally situated on top of the shoulders. Unfortunately, too many of these weak ends belong to that thundering herd that comes out only on weekends. Some of them are Just plain Ignorant of the law and haven’t bothered to check-up on their knowledge for 20 years or more. Some of them have physical weakenesses that render them unfit to d riv e .. .on a weekend or any day. Some of them are emotionally disturbed, angry, or otherwise pre occupied. Their minds are everywhere but on their driving. Some of them ard in a carload of kids, pets, and sundry noise making devices calculated to make the trip closely resemble the Inside of a rotating cement m ixer. Add to these the general jerk who thinks he can drink and drive; the long-haul lunkhead who already has 600 miles behind him for the day; and Timid T lllle who Just plain doesn’t have the experience or training to drive in today’ s tra ffic; and you begin to see why the odds .. .ainst living through a weekend on the highway are stacked against y ou. So what’ s our solution? Well, we could begin by advocating that a national edict be pronounced giving one third of the pop ulation their weekend on Saturday and Sunday, one third on Monday and Tuesday, etc., but we can forsee screams to high heaven about kids In sc1 red and other triv ia l matters. So we’ ll overlook that for now. Or, we could go on record as favoring Issuance of special trip permits for weekends only to those who could prove their trip to be of an emergency nature. Somehow, our more conser vative nature and dislike of regimentation and regulation balk at this solution. Or we could co a little further down this road and advocate the appointment c of the drivers as “ enforcement officers” on every other eekend, and assign an enforcement rid er to every driver. O r, of course, we could just continue what we’ve been doing a ll along and put the facts before you . . .that over 50T of our deaths In any average month occur on only those nine days represented by weekends, and urge you to drive accordingly. Or, on the other hand, If you don’t want to give the “ weak ends” a shot at you, stay home ty have earmarked this money to some extent for specific purposes of their own choosing. It Is conceded that the county court has the right to tax and tax, spend and spend, and the broadness of this right Is man ifold. But all the rights In the book weren’t Intended for just the c o u n ty court. There is such a thing as a moral right that adds up to justice for all, ;ven If It does conflict with the political ambition of the spend ers. This moral right should not be abridged. For the last couple of weeks t h i s column has started with something about hunting be cause it ’ s that season. No com m ent this w eek.. . except to say that I haven't shot mine y e t... but bless those that have. See by the Oregon Coast bul letin that false rumors about road conditions in southwestern Oregon have been dispelled. No evidence of deliberate misrep resentation was found and it is believed that the adverse pub lic ity resulted from the exten sive coverage of the Ohristmas floods.Seems as everybody hears about such disasters and Nobody hears about the reconstruction and repairs that put things back to normal. That’ s a kind of na tural response isn't it" The trag ic events always get more play than the good. Look at it this w a y .. . a birth is usually ac knowledged by maybe a brief story- of a baby shower given to the expectant mom—then a few lines of announcement when the blessed event occurs. How much do you hear about a murder ? You gotta admit, there's some contrast. Hear by the grapevine that during th e Brookings w a te r shortage their city dads received an anonymous telegram from Salem a d v is in g them that: "When up creek without paddle . . . head for Bankus. " If we can go on the basis that a book doesn't become a best seller u ntil it's been banned in Boston.. . that a movie won't make money unless it's been condemned by censors.. . or that a star has to attempt suicide to become f am o u s .. . then Jack Chaxnpayne is due for notoriety as a painter of pictures. Jack has had paintings on exhibit around town and various other places for m inymonths now .. . selling one now and again—and painting others as fast as tim e permits. But, as is usually die fate of struggling artists, his production has far exceeded his sales. Now, however, fame should turn ili his direction b e c a u s e something happened over the weekend that only happens to the great and famous. Yep, just like in a ll the big art capers, somebody stole one of his paintings from Orfords restaurant Removed it r i g h t from the frame iust like the ex perts, too. Sorry to see Jack lose a painting, but this apparent mad desire to possess a Cham payne original, even by theft, should bring him a few dollars more per picture. Sunday, October 24, has been designated United Nations Day b y Presidential proclamation and G ov.H atfield has u rg e d Oregonianj to support die ob servance. Next Sunday marks another day, setting back the hands of Salon Members Wear Costumes Coos County Salon 509. Eight and Forty, m et Friday, Oct. S. at the home of Mrs. D a vid M icke l- son. Empire,with Mrs,Lyle Knox co-hostess. Witches and goblins met th e members who came dressed in unusual costumes. With the new chapeau Mrs. Bert Walberg,North Bend, presid ing, the budget was discussed, To The Editor: In my opinion, the decision Yours for better government Mrs. Jack Morgensen, Coos Bay, Child Welfare chairman, asked of the Curry County Court to at a better price. each member to bring a wash lim it the d i s t r i b u t i o n of M. L. DeMARTIN able doll to the next meeting in $300,000. of county funds to the Harbor, Oregon November which the club sends th r e e incorporated cities In for Christmas to the National C urry county Is discrim inatory. Jewish Hospital in Denver, Col This money should not be avail TO THE EDITOR orado. This hospital is a non- able for political mulch. October 10 through 16 was set sectarian m edical c e n t e r for Any municipality, whether a w a t e r d istrict, port d istrict, aside as the week in which to tuberculosis, asthma, allergies fire d is tric t, or cemetery dis observe the special contribution and chest diseases. The club also sends a birthday tr ic t that has a project to com that the press makes to our com rememberance to each child in plete or ’.n the planning stage, munities, our state and our na the hospital on their birthday. Is entitled to share in the dis tion. Following b us in e ss, each A t the heart of self-govern tribution on a j o i n t municipal ity-county basis and should not ment and a b a s ic source of member was asked to report on be eliminated, If It desires to strength of a democracy is a their summer vacation. Attending were Mrs, David cooperate with the county on a w ell-inform ed electorate. M y experience has been that the Mickelson,Mrs.Bert W a 1 b e r g, Joint project. It appears that the desire newspapers serve as a vita l link Mrs. Tom Wilson, North Bend, to spend county' funds where between the public and those M r s . D . S p e n c e r and Mrs. Robert Meyer, Port Orford, Mrs. the money w ill do the most good elected to serve at various lev Is surpassed only by the pol els of government. W ithout the Jane Torrey,Mrs.Ed Hughes, Mrs. Phil Alboro and Miss Ada Oerd itic a l desire to spend It In the daily flow of news of public af most populated areas of the fairs no democratic government ing, Coquille, Mrs.JackMorgen- sen and Mrs. Lyle Knox, Coos c o u n ty where th e greatest could long function. As a matter of fact, one of the Bay. number of voters reside. Miss Oerding, Mrs, Hughes and It Is most unfortunate that first targets of a new dictator this $300,000. cannot be given ship is the press, for no dictator Mrs.Albom w ill be in charge of to the schools without a loss ship can exist w ith a free press; the November meeting. In the state aid because then a nd no democracy can exist without it, the entire county would benefit papers in the 4th D istrict to give lam particularly appreciative as complete information as pos and rightfully so. It seem* that the authorities beyond the coun of the efforts made by news- sible on the work of the Congress and the Federal Government and how it relates to Southwestern Oregon. I have found report! to be fair, accurate and as com plete as possible w ithin the ob ..... vious space lim itations. I know Post Office Box 5 Port Orford. Oregon personally of the effort news paper men andwomen make to PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY get the facts im p artia lly and to Second class m a il privileges authoriied at Port Orford, Ore. present them accurately. I hope your readers are aware Editor and P ublisher Louis L Felsheim of this too. As long as we can ... M an ag in g E ditor Paul L. Peterson m aintain a free flow of informa Subscription tion, or equally Impartant, a free In Curry County (per year in advance)........................ $3. 00 opportunity- for comment and Outside Curry County ..................................... . ■ 50 criticism of our public officials Single Copy................................................................... 10 Cent* and our government, democracy Announcement», Notices. New» and Advertising in America w ill be safe. Must be in the Office by 5i00 p. m. Tuesday! I, for one, appreciate the role Opposes County Aid To Cities rr N F W ÎF A M R P U B L IS H E R S a s s o c ia t io n NAT I O N A I E D IT O R IA L l4î^ >c6" 5N ^LLBomExzama newspapers play in our self-gov erning society and this seems like a good tim e to say so. Sincerely yours, Robert B. Duncan Member of Congress t i m e . . . to Pacific Standard. Don't forget., . at m idnight the clocks go hack one hour and every body can catch tip on the siaap they lost whan Daylight Tim e ttoN‘ an hour last spring. I lad a h it of a ctivity at the News office Wednesday morning when a ferocious w ild animal invaded the premises and near ly Stopp. J a ll production. The savage beast stomped through the hack shop, around the door and Into the office area almost before anyone noticed it. At first sight, tho, a ll heck broke loose in an attempt to evade the charge of the teeth-gnashing critte r. I never thought a woman w ith only a month remaining before delivery could move so fast. Let me te ll y-ou It can be don e...an d w ith some grace fulness, yet. Have you ever tried to stand upright on a swivel- type secretary- chair" She did I \nd when the critter turned and made a return charge she pr«c-« tlc a lly flew onto the front office counter. It may look kinda silly to see a grown woman in her condition standing upright on a counter,but it d id n't bother her a little.She was too busy yelling instructions, as I defended m y self w ith a long stick, to (other about appearance.. . e v m w h ta a l o c a l businessman c a m e through the front door and she did n o t leave her sanctuary. W ell, after much pleading about deadlines and getting the paper o u t.. . and the promise to buy a mouse trap the very next trip to the store.. . Nancy returned to her type-setting. So, if some of the type looks a little shakey this week, you have the explan ation. Gold Beach banker Cy Ziegler dropped some food for thought atthe Monday RAD meeting in Gold Beach, and aimed at the local area. Quoting figures, Cy noted that Port Orford valuation had increased by some $33, 000, that population was fa irly even and that bonded indebtedness was only about $8, 000, It looks good tinancially, he noted, then asked the big question: "Is die c ity keeping up w ith the tim es’ " He explained that, for instance, a working man receives about the same wage In any sawmill throughout the state, yet some cities provide this working man w ith adequate housing, paved streets, sidewalks, sewer service, etc. The c ity that does not pro vide these fa cilitie s cannot ex pect to attract the working man away from an area ¿hat does... or keep the working man after he finds another community that does offer such advantages. It boils down to the fact that in order to entice anyone.. . the worker, the retired, business or industry.. . you ha ve to provide at least as much as can be en- ioyed elsewhere. P e o p le are naturally attractedto areas that show an interest In advancement A ll the publicity in the world w ill not convince a person, for lo n g at least, that beautiful scenery, nice people or a m ild clim ate w ill overshadow dusty streets, inadequate housing, no walks and plugged septic tanks. N ull said. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Mrs. George Moelber w ill be in charge of the devotions, Mrs. Walter Pratt w ill give the Bible Stud)-, and Mrs. V,H.Jamieson w ill be in charge of the refresh- mentsatthe Oct. 21, meeting of the Lutheran Church Women, 7:30 p. m. in the fireside room of the church. The dishes have been ordered for the kitchen and should arrive soon, it was report ed. AWARDS GIVEN For completing twelve weeks of Sunday School and church attendance without m is s in g more than one Sunday, Tony, Jerita and Gayle Hefner receiv ed their No. 1 pin and for at tending twenty-four weeks C lint and Gerald Stole received their No. 2 pin. CHURCH YOUTH HOLD SKATING PARTY The C. A, group of the Port CYford \ssembly of God Church combined with the C, A, group of the Brookings Assembly in a Rural Water Resource Leans Available For Development Hural com in unit lea together with nelghl'orlng farmers may obtain loans from the Farmers Home Admlnlat rationtodevelop the water reaourcea they need according to the agency’ s local county supervisor. UCNS AUXILIARY SET DINNER PARTY The executive comm ittee of the Port O ford Lions A uxlllary m et at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Bates, president, to make filial plans fo r a fifty aiuilversary dlnner at O foriis Cedar Room Oct. 26. Invitations have been sent to all Lions Auxiliaries In D istrict E to bring their Lions and come to the party. A social hour is set for 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. and dinner »t7t 30 p.m. The past presidents of the Lions Auxiliary are M s. Leland Wells, Mrs. Ira Tucker, Mrs. M ilto n Leer, Mrs. Lester Krigbaum, Mrs. Roy En- lund and Mrs. Burrell Babb. Bandon Home To Be Visited Prospective members of Alpha Psi chapter of E, S. \ , attended the model meetuig last Wednes day evening at the h o m e of Thelma Foster. The coming Halloween Party was discussed and all girls were reminded to bring repairable toy's and appliances, paperback books, to the next meeting,These w ill be s e n t to the Veterans Home. The Bandon Retirement Home w ill be visited monthly by Sor ority members. They w ill read, write for, or visit w ith patients residing there after serving re freshments. It was decided to write the annual letter to the merchants for the Christmas Association. \n excellent I ducational Pro gram on Pakistan was given by Dorothy Valet, followed by the closing ritual. Cuests attending were Mrs. Harold Hight,Mrs.Chuck Comer, Mrs. Linda C o u c h , Mrs. Brice Wagner, Mrs.June Dennison and Mrs. Shirley Coleman. • Monthly Payments . . . Planned for Your Budget J U S T IC E T h e y m et at 10 a. m, and worked on Christmas decora tions for the Bazaar until noon when a potluck luncheon "as enjoyed. During the b u n n e m eeting in the afternoon, Velna Robison, Fern Townley and P a u ly n e Clarke reported on the District Federation of G a rd e n Clubs meeting held atthe Tioga Hotel, Coos Bay, Sept. 29. Plans were made for the clubs annual Thanksgiving d in n e r which is slated for Nov. 19, at the home of Elaine Crose. Twelve members were present w ith Amy Mensch, Shirley Hardy and Gayla Jacobsen as guests. COURT Cases appearing before Justice Lloyd B a te s In Justice Court since last report were: Blaine M ush, Oct. 1, overload, $ 1 S| Lloyd Marshall, Sept, i l l overwldth, SIS; Nancy Justice, Oct. 2, one headlight, $5,sus pended; Mary lou Geer, Oct, 6, \"BR, $14; Gerald Zimmerman, Oct. I, failure to drive on right s id e of highway, $15; Travij Perkins, cVt, 2. excessive noise, $10, sns|wndedj E m il George MclXmald, Oct, 10, no vehicle license,$5; Robert Terry llo lm - qulst,Oct. 12, Improper muffler, $5, Ercell Rose, Oct. I 5, truck speeding, $10. At Scout Meeting and d is trib u tin g the w ite i to th e li (a n tis and homes. H ural com m unities may also use wa te r development loans Io de velop watei supplies necessary to a ttt.ir t In d u stry as p u tt of the i tit al areas developm ent a r tlv tty .” Au isso cta llo n loan lo t w i- te r development o r s o li con se rva tio n p u t p o s e s may l>e made fot as much aa $1,000,000 II the funds a te supplied by a p riv a te lender and In stile d by the I HA, o r up to $300,000 If ma te from d ire c t fun Is ap p ro p ria te d l y the Congress. The Interest ta le on att as sociation loan varies fr om 4 1 2 to 3 pet * cut depeniltng on the source of Funds and the money m arket at the tim e the loan Is m tie, I outts ate si hedtiled tot repaym ent ovei pe rio ds up to 40 yea rs, W alet d e l elopm eiit and soil conservation loans may l e n s e d to finance watet supply re s e r v o ir s , ru t at w ite i supply d l s - ’ ' ' ' i l , puinptu p lan ts, pip d in es and o thet fa c ilitie s n e c e ss a ry lot The te g u la r monthlv m eet an adequate watet system , ing o f the C oquille V alle y D is these loans n try alsols* m .idr t r ic t C om m ittee of the Ho\ p i develop oi im p rove s o il con - Scouts was held last 1 uesilay set vlng m easures such as the evenlnt at the C o qu ille C om C onstruction and re p a ir of t e r - m unity Itu lld ln g . I • , Ilk* , ponds and t a n k s , 1 ud Sehai let , d is tr ic t c h a ir ditches and rami' > ' . man, pre sid ed. Subjects o f pt I- a e, waterways a n d erosion m a ry discussio n w e ie r a t u p i i i r r o iit io l stru c tu re s . and a c tiv itie s , and u i g a n l/a tlo n A s t o r i a l i o n a c ip Ible lu i of the com m ittee s concerned loans Include n u n -p io llt or» w ith them . .o d ‘ allons «ueh as In c o rp o r- The m eeting was attended by ale t l i i b allon, li aina. e and le r o y K ensrud of I ut e n r,S cout w atet supply d isti n is , eoo| - executive represe nting the O re .d a gon T r a il C o un cil, .uni Dave ^ e i.d p .c w atei u et .’ ,i timi , un i b dp d i l l e ', m utuai C h a m b e rlin , a v tut to r fro m the C<atei I ak> C ouncil. vallen d is ti le ts , and fined Con Among lo cal ;>et sons attend tro l d istric ts. ing w ere Jam es R u ssell .utd Associations i p p l y l n , - to r Jack 1 ennox, both o f P ort O r loa i » oinain and pay (oi the ton). U/eiletuv teehnleal ald they need, but FIIA •ngltieei s w lll s c r tliat p i opoard Im provem ettta are sound and tliu t cost estim ale« and plana are com plete, A fte r a loan la inadi', lite ageney p e rlo d lc a lly Riaperta p ro g re ss to se» that tini I h ai e used ss agteed upott and that fu n a iru c tlo n incela ap pi oved .-.tandaida. A.t organU atton d e s lrln g to obtaln .ut associatim i loan o r Individuala Inlereated In fot tu lli ati asaoclatlon fot thè pur» pose of i ibi ulti litg a loan may m ilia r i l isinty S upetvlsoi Eu» gene M. Denney, n l ite 1114 a lio ita* uuthorlty lu le A -1 li I e I ■ •. t- i ale, lo ti» -te rn i w ateished loan« to o ii .u d /jtlo iis sponsoring plana to p io ie e i, devetop, and u t ll- |ze thè land and water i evolti rea In am ali » atei sh"ds e iim m p u s- i1 ea up to $00,000 aerea. Ille se Ioana may Im nitide for perioda up t<> M yeara. Infoi m atlon may bc obtalned |i> contact thè F a im e rs Home Adu lili''! i alim i i i f l b e Iti thè I Ile i ke b lild ln g , < Si aids Pass, o r by m ali addressed In P. O. Ilox <11, G rani« Pus«, The Supervlso* ls a v a lla ' de al ilir Gotmiv A geni’s office In Gold Iteseli Ilo .n I In 1 p.m . thè sec- o.id Ab dm «day of each momh. PHONE ED 2-4161 BUILDERS SUPPLY J*tr KM’ . •* sown n e A W M ix u c o N u i e n BACKHOE WORK LOADER WORK SAKD and &BAVEL The Sunset Garúen c'ub he d • Dependable Service • Keatenable Rale» k— JK* New Law Fines Fee Violator The firs t fine for violation of the Land and Water Con servation Fund Act In the Pa cific Northwest Region w as Im posed In Portland this week by U. S. Commissioner C l a i r e Mundorff. The Commissioner Imposed a $15 fine on a Portlander who failed to pay campground fees at the LlttleCraterCampground on the Deschutes National For e s t . ______________ skating party at Crescent City last Saturday evening. Approxi m ately 63 people attended and a 'skidding good tim e' was re ported. ’ Monday night, the C. A, s, ac companied by Pastor and Mrs. Sharp, journeyed to North Bend for a South Coast section C. A, ra lly, "The Pilgrims, "a gospel trio, were a feature of the pro gram. YOUR ACCOUNTS • One-trip Service . . . Quick Action on Loans team up to obtain a loan fo r securing a gtxxl w a te r supply their monthly all-day meeting Friday, Oct. 15, at the home of Viola Spencer, C O N S O L ID A T E CONSIDER THESE CRATER FINANCE LOAN FEATURES: d ivid u a l fa rm e rs and ru t al re s idents w ith w ater p ro b le m s can Sunset Club Plans Holiday Activities Don't Get Bogged Down W ith M onthly Payment» Let a Io»« from Crater Finance help eolve your money problems. One loan — One Convenient Monthly Payment. “ .Recent l e g i s l a t i o n has broadened th is c re d it aid. In THE MOST COMFORTING THING IN A BEDROOM IS AN EXTENSION PHONE ' Why stir from bed when ibo pboiu- rings? With u lovely little STAHLITE* evti iision phone by your bedside, all v on need do is rent b to make or take a call Besides, the SI M il,III pbone lias a dial that glows in tin- dark lor easy dialing . and comes in colors to match y our room decor. Phone our Business Office tod.iv lor details. WEST COAST TELEPHONE CO. A m e m b e r o f th e G e n e ra l S y s te m