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L o ca l C rab s R a te H ig h
Curry C ounty
McKenzie Puts
Hat In Ring
Rod McKenzie of Sixes an
nounced last week that he Is a
candidate tor the Republican
nomination for the Joint Coos-
Curry seat In the State legis
lature.
He received the nomination
In 1964 but was defeated In the
general election by Incumbent
representative Carl Back (D)
of Port Orford.
McKenzie, 46, a Curry coun
ty i anther and livestock buyer,
served In the legislature dur
ing the 1953 and 1955 term s.
He has long teen active In
county affairs, serving on the
Intermediate s c h o o l board,
county budget committee, draft
board and as a director of the
Coos f orest Protective A ssoc
iation.
During WWI1, McKenzie was
a Marine buck sergeant and a
m ender of the famed Carlson’s
Raiders. He Is a 1945 graduate
of Oregon State University, a
men tier o: the American I-e-
gion, Elks Lodge, Sixes Grange
and a 12nd degree Mason.
He and his wife, Grace, have
two sons, Rick 14,andDavld 11.
Cregon
Thursday, January 2<\ 1966
Price T e n C e n ti
Curry General Hospital
To Raise Room Rates
Cornelius Guilty
On Assault Charge
Charles Edwin Cornelius pled
guilty to a charge of aggravated
assault In circuit court Tuesday
afternoon and was sentenced to
five y ea n in the O cgon State
Penitentiary. The charge result
ed from an attack on Mr», Helen
Burt 1 esen in the parking lot ad
jacent to the Rod 'n Reel in
Gold Beach.
On a motion by district at
torney Robert MUIer asking for
a longer sentence, Judge Nor
man ordered Cornelius held in
Curry county Jail for pre-sen
tence investigation by the state
board of parole and probation.
Dave Krake was transferred to
the Oregon Correctional Insti
tution Wednesday to begin serv
ing a tw o -y ea r sentence for
forgery. He had een arrested by
sheriffs office in Brookings.
Plane With
Gold Beach
Trio Found
ance c o s t against incom e,"
Thompson said. However, this
raise will not balance the entire
differential and unless the pa
The bodies of a missing Gold
tient load improves,the hospital
Beach pilot and his two teenage
will continue to operate in the
daughters were found late Wed
red, the administrator noted.
nesday afternoon crushed in the
Comparative financial figures
wreckage of their light plane
between the last six months of
where it had crashed into trees
1964 and 1965 show sales being
on the south side of Bull Gulch,
down $2 7 ,4 7 7 .8 1 ; receipts up
about one and a half m iles east
by $5, 380. 98 and expenditures
of Carpenterville, which is a-
down $2,082. 63. The 1965 fig
bout 2 0 m iles south-east of Gold
ures for those items were $87, -
Beach.
361.03; $83,393.91 and $102, -
The trio, Richard Watson and
650. 35, respectively.
da ughters, Doreen, 15, and J oyce,
Major statistical figures be
13, had been the object of a
tween the last half of the two
w i Jespre ad a ir and ground search
years show adult patient days
since their plane was reported
off by 611, admissions down 86,
overdue from Ashland Friday
em
ergency
o
u
t-p
a
tien
t
cases
City police are investigating
evening, January 7.
down
by
116,
laboratory
out
the btvglary of the Dale Smith
Wreckage of the plane was
home on Jackson St. January 12. patient procedures down by 277,
found by Rose Walker of Pistol
Police said that Smith reported in-patient lab procedures off by
River and Dale Lively of Prine
he had fallen asleep while wat 819, major surgeries down by 17
v ille after the debris had been
and
in-patient
x-ray
procedures
ching TVand somebody had en
spotted from the air by pilot Ed
tered the house through the back down by 102,
Sporthaven, Inc., H a r b o r , Carpenter. The main section of
On a minor ; lus side of the
door.
Ore., submitted the apparent the plane, owned by the Gold
Smith said the back door was ledger, the administrator said,
low of three bids at $14,420 Beach flying club, was found a -
Slightly ajar when he woke up. baby days were up by 40 and in
Wednesday when the Portiand bout 250 feet off Bull Gulch road
patient
lab
procedures
up
17.
He c 1 o s e d the door, sat back
Average patients per day was U. S. Army Engineer District high above a steep cut.
down and started to light a c ig
A total of 38 men had flown
opened bids for rental of dred
arette w h e n he discovered his 8. 32 and the per cent of o c
ging equipment to dredge the on the search and as many as 17
lighter a n d cigarettes missing cupancy was 33. 7, down 3. 41
entrance to the boat basin on airplanes were in the air from
fro m the end table beside his and .3 .0 for the last half of the the Chetco River at Harbor.
Gold Beach airport for more
chair. He then got up to look a - two years.
The equipment to be rented than 148 hours in the air.
Hospital operating deficits are
r o u n d and also found a silver
Includes a two cubic yard drag
Watson and his daughters had
dollar, gold wrist watch and a made up Lorn the county’s gen
line, a tractor dozer, dump left Ashland about 3:30 p. m .,
Churchill commemorative m e eral fund.
a f t e r keeping a m edical ap
trucks and a towboat.
dal missing from a jewelry box
Col. William J. Talbott, Port
pointment for Doreen in Med
o t the dresser in his bedroom.
land District Engineer, said the ford.
•v ch e e l Tu-s lay at W.,a’. • ,,
Police s a i d the silver dollar
other bidders were Interstate
The bodies were brought out
. ■a
a Co ItB. .'a .ile , wltn was spent at Bartlett's the fol
Heavy Hauling Company, Port Wednesday afternoon by th e
the : .r e e ls to ot.. further die low ing day. Juveniles are be
land, $19,450; and F. L. Som
Curry comity sheriff's office and
Llors’ alghi program-.
lieved to be involved.
City police chief Harold Hight e r s, Medford, $25,860.
volunteers.
Al Brew , L.ccs presl -e t,
reported that vandals removed
The work, which Is regular
state that this I cok h*J over
all the valve stems from tires ' maintenance dredging, will be
1,
u-cleesai I in.iv > e or i« l- AMBULANCE DRIVERS
W ils o n O n P o rt
on night officer C. McBride’s accomplished In two parts. Riv
e l 1; calling Lar.-lcl» 121 ar.J URGENTLY NEEDED
pickup ana two cars belonging er conditions permitting, the
piacir an oraer with TedDtck.
Ryce Wilson, Sixes, C u r ry
Responsible volunteer drivers to Hight's son when they were first will be shortly after award county commissioner,was turn
Vlaltln; the clul at their
parked
at
his
residence
at
the
of the contract and the second ed Tuesday night to fill the un
Tuesday -.1 hi >>eetlng were are urgently needed by the Fort
Lion.' B ertel Bail and Wilf ur Orford Community '.mbulance end of Lakeshore“ D r iv e the not later than five months after expired term of Roy Enlund on
award.
\ssociatlon. Driver» must be at night of January 3.
Green.
the Pert of Port Orford Commis
i tight said also that a quantity
The boat basin entrance chan sion.
least 2Syears old and maintain
A tyone In erested n k .cw;."
ot
rusty
nails,
screws
and
other
nel is to be dredged to a depth
excellent driving habits. Anyone
mot • aboj “he L ors chib Is
Commissioners also discussed
interested may c o n t a c t Leo debris h a 1 been Jum ped around o: 10 feet below mean lower low ways and means of repairing re
tr.vlted to atte n l the meetl-.-S
the
\
chicles
and
over
the
drive
water. Width of the channel will cent storm damage to the dock
Phillips at the Rexall drug store.
c i the I a n :l >Is c lu ', heldevery
w ay area.
be determined by the full cast approaches.
2nd and 4th TWaday o f each,
of the bucket from the sooth
month at W.ialens.
bank.
The tractor dozer will re
move excavated material from
the dragline dump to the final
spoil area while the 10 cubic
yard trucks will be loaded by
Curry County had four traf
the dragline for spoil disposal
at the upper end of the site fic fatalities for 1965. This
William T. O’Connell, D is
figure represents a decrease
since dozer use is limited there
trict Manager of the Portland
of one fatality from 1964.
by a U. S. Coast Gusrd Install
office of Dun& Bradstreet, Inc.,
1949 was the safest year for
ation.
will be open for questions.
The Oregon Coast A ssoc
announces that statement re
The towboat will be used to driving In Curry County, with
T
he
luncheon
speaker
will
be
iation
aa;
a
n
n
o
u
n
c
e
d
com
no traffic deaths recorded In the
quests were m a ile d to 763
Pratt, business editor of haul the dragline bucket out period since 1936. The worst
businesses In Coos County and pletion of final planning slag: s Gerry
Into
the
channel
beyond
the
the
Oregonian,
and
presiding
of the urban-rural conference
231 l>uslnesses In Curry County.
y e a r was 1958, with seven
"The O r e g o n Coast Looks will be Larry Dlnneen of the normal cast of the dragline.
The county figures Include
The dragline will be required deaths recorded.
State
Planning
and
Develop
\head,”
OCA
Manager
Geo.
Curry County’s total added
nanufacturers,
wholesalers,
ment Division. Summing up the tor 240 hours with 10 hours to the record total of 682 deaths
Weaver xinounced this week.
and
. "?rs In ‘lie areas.
standby
time
and
10
hours
over
conclusions
and
Implications
The Conference, to be held at
for the state, highest ever oc
He noted that each January
Marshfield High School In Coos for action of the conference time. Use of the tractor dozer
curring In Oregon’s history.
business com eras In all parts
is
for
100
hours
plus
10
hours
Bay, Feb. 11, Is being Jointly will 1« JackE. Brookins, nrest-
The Department of Motor Ve
of the United States ate asked
overtime.
Dump
trucks
are
to
be
sponsored by th e OCA, the Jent of Southwestern Oregon
hicles urged all Curry County
by Dun & Bradstreet for copies
used 60 hours with five hours
Commit
"y
College.
Oregon
Coast
Chambers
of
motorists to drive with court
o. their financial statements.
P ioceeilngs will begin at 9 standby time and 20 hours over
This year requests are being Commerce, O r e g o n Coastal
time. Towboat use time is 50 esy, care, and common sense
a.m.,
with
lunch
at
12
noon,
and
P o r t s Federation, OSU and
In 1966 to help c u r t a i l the
s e n t to approximately three
the conference will be adjourned hours plus eight hours over
grimly rising death figure for
million Ixislness concerns—to other state agencies.
time.
The Inter-related problems at 3:30 p.m. The public has been
Oregon highways.
the cornet grocery store worth
and potentials of the coastal Invited tc attend and participate.
a few thousand dollars as well
areas
will
be
thoroughly
ex
as to businesses worth mil
plored at the conference. Con
lions.
siderable focus will be placed
The Dun it Bradstreet Ref
on tourism and recreation, wa
The rear end, engine and e l
erence Book lists those manu
ter and r e l a t e d resources,
in response to the quarterly ectrical wiring of a Chevy Cor-
facturers, wholesalers, and re
transportation, forestry and ur
statement of condition call by vair owned by John Forty caught
tailers who seek or grant com
the U.S.Comptroller of the Cur on fire and burned Monday night
mercial credit but it does not ban-rural growth problems.
Congressman Robert B. Dun
rency,year-end deposit and loan In front of Chuck's Myrtlewood
Include some of the service
can will deliver the keynote
figures have been released by Shop about 8:40.
and professional businesses
Forty told chief deputy sheriff
First National Bank of O egon's
s u c h as beauty and barber address and Don Jackson, State
Operators of Oregon’s two 107 offices throughout the state. LE. Del am arte r, w hofinally ex
shops, s e c u r i t y dealers and RAD from Newport, will be
and three-wheeled vehicles are
chairman
of
the
proceedings.
The Port Orford branch report tinguished the blare with a gar
real estate brokers. There
fore, the figures for total bus A panel discussion will beheld going Io have to prove they ed deposits of $2, 500, 895 and den h o s e , that he saw flames
know how to operate not only loans of $1,208, 879 as of D ec shooting out of the rear motor
in esses In the United States with Dennis Clarke, State High
these vehicles but a full size ember 31, according to Branch vents, pulled off the highway
would be higher than the three way Department; ArthurSmyth,
car, too, In accord with a law Manager G. B. Rush.
Weyerhaeuser Company;James
and found fire engulfing the en
million quoted above.
scheduled to take effect soon.
R. Bell, University of Oregon
Comparable totals for the tire rear engine compartment.
The number of business firms
Riders
of
these
vehicles
may
branch a year ago were $2, -
In the principal communities of Bureau of Municipal research;
obtain a form from the De 303,093 in deposits and $637, -
Coos and Curry Counties are Donel Lane, State Water Re
partment of Motor Vehicles on 267 in loans.
sources Board, and Harry Mc
listed below.
or after January 17, on which
The statewide banking sys
COOS—Coos Bay 303, North Kay of Cornell, Howland, Hayes
they can Inquire what steps they tem registered gains of 12. 1 per
Bend 154, Coquille 10 , Myrtle and Merryfleld, consulting en
need
to
take
to
comply
with
The first whales officially
cent in deposits and 15.7 per
Point 70, Bandon 54, Empire gineers, appearing on the panel.
the new motorcycle licensing cent in loans. New figures are sighted off the Oregon Coast
The discussion will Involve the
31.
lftW«
$1, 269, 042, 189 in deposits, as were seen Sunday, eight m iles
CURRY—Brookings 93, Gold various problems and poten
The law, which takes effect compared with $1,132,979, 988 west of Newport.
Beach 91, Port Orford 36, and tials of the Oregon Coast and
July 1, requires motorcycle atthe end of last year,anJ$786,-
Rich Wisner, captain of the
Harbor 13.
operators to have a special en 208, 199 in loans, as compared Tradewinds Sea Fisher, reported
dorsement on their driver li with $679, 829, 126.
sighting a group of four gray
JINX CANASTA CLUB
cense.
Total resources rose about whales, "longer than m y boat",
The form can be obtained $142 m illion to a record $1, - which is 36 feet in length. Sev
The Jinx Canasta club played
from any field office of the De 412, 646, 359. AU of the D ec en other passengers aboard the
at the home of Marie Gerhardt
partment of Motor V ehicles, or
Tuesday, January 11.
Local pharmacist Leo Phillip», from a driver license examiner. ember 31, 1965 figures are a ll- Sea Fisher watched the whales
First prize went to Marie Ger
as the boat tried to m ove in
tim e highs for an O egon bank
owner of the Rexall Drugs, was
The department will then ad ing institution.
hardt, second to Fern Ruth and
close enough for photographs.
guest
spe
aker
last
Thursday
noon
vise the would-be applicant what
Marian Deaver, guest player,low.
The whales made one turn a -
at the monthly luncheon m eet
tests must be completed be
The club w ill play Tuesday,
round the boat, then sounded a-
ing sponsored by the Curry coun
fore the endorsement can be
Jan. 25, at the home of Shirley
bout 300 feet away from the de
ty sheriff's office. Phillip« ad
Issued.
Hardy.
lighted spectators.
dressed die group on the subject
Oregon has more than 30,000
Later in the afternoon, the Sea
of narcotics and drugs, including
licensed motorcycles, but the
Fisher again attempted to get In
GRADE SCHOOL CARNIVAL their purpose and effect.
department says It does not
Thursday
c l o s e enough to a mammoth
Coming on S a t., February 19
Departments represented In
expect that It will have to give
Lutheran Women, 7:30 p .m .
solitary whale, playing in the
cluded city police from Coos tests to that many people, since
water about one m ile SW of
W’/ T HER
Bay, C o q u i l l e , Bandon, Gold more of them are probably jayce»s, 8 p. m .
Friday
Yaqulna Bay's northjetty. It also
B
e
a
c
h
and
Brookings;
Curry
already licensed to operate a Pacific vs Bandon
Max Min Rain
Date
sounded when the boat drew
c
o
u
n
t
y
,
Coo»
county
and
Del
49
. 18
S3
moto; vehicle.
Jan. 11
there—8 p. m.
near.
Norte
county,
C
a
lif.,
sheriff's
.0 1
50
Jan. 12
52
Northern gray whales are pre
The law requires a motor Sunset Garden, 1 p. m.
offices;
the
Gold
Beach
and
Co
.1
7
53
50
Jan. 13
sently beginning their Journey
N.
Curry
Recreation,
8
p.
m.
cycle
operator
to
first
pass
quille offices of the O egon State
.8 2
49
51
Jan. 14
south to their winter grounds
Monday
all tests, Including a behlnd-
Police and two members of the
54
. 59
Jan. 15
57
near Baja Peninsula, and can be
the-wheel driving demonstra Cham, of C om ., noon
board
of
parole
and
probation.
.0 2
64
47
seen from shore as w ell as at sea
Jan. 16
Wednesday
About 30officers and guests were tion In a four-wheeled vehicle, Quarterback Club, 6:30 p. m.
.0 0
54
51
as their numbers Increase w ith
Jan. 17
before
being
tested
as
a
motor
present, sheriff Bill Gauntlett
.0 0
49
52
Jan. 18
Duplicate Bridge, 8 p. m.
wanner weather.
cycle
operator.
said.
Curry General Hospital will
raise dally room rates $4 per
day, m a k in g the bate room
charge $26, private room $31,
isolation room $31. 5Q, and the
nursery from $3 to $5 per day.
Administrator K en Thompson
said the necessity for the raises
lsdue to rising costs of supplies,
services and labor.
"The hospital does not have
the patient load necessary to
m eet the cost of operation and
must raise charges to help bal-
Home Entered
A i Owner Naps
Harbor Firm
Gets Dredge Bid
Langlois Lions
Selling Books
For Sight Help
Tires Flattened,
Nails Dumped
CRABS by the box full move
over the Cape Fisheries Inlying
station at the local dock wh<-i
the crabbing is good. Then, In
to the c o o k i n g , picking and
packing room for speedy pro-
cowing. Loral crabs have j ' io
been shipped live to be so1)! at
the m a t k e i s of fisherman's
Wharf In San francisco. Local
era ba he w a high reputation lot
their excellen t qua lits.
Curry Business
Population Told
THOUSANDS of crate wait for
processlng,or shipment,In these
huge live holding-tanks on the
dock.Note crabs showing In near
com er of box.
Unemployment
Hils New Low
Salem —Gov. Hatfield report
ed here today that Oregon's 1965
average em ployment totaled
771, 500, according to prelim
inary estim ates, an all-tim e re
cord fo r average annual em
ployment In the state. At the
same tim e, the Governor said,
unemploym ent averaged 32.7OQ
a r a t e of 4. 1 per cent of the
average labor force of 804, 700,
die lowest annual rate of total
unemployment s i n c e present
estim ates were started In 1947.
Gov. Hatfield said that aver
age wage and nonfarm salary
em ploym ent in the state was al
so estim ated at an a ll-tim e high
in 1965 at 606. 500. These fig
ures compared to a wage and
salary em ploym ent of 573, IXX),
total em ploym ent of 738, 300
and labor force of 773, 800 In
1964.
The record low unemployment
total In 1965 compared to 35, -
300 and a rate of 4, 6 per cent
ill 1964 and the nearest low rate
was set In 1951 at 4. 2 per cent,
the Governor said.
He added that tlie nonfann
wage and salary Index for D ec
ember reached 129. 2 an a ll-
tim e high, and prom lsed to cl Imh
further iii January and February,
a harbinger of a good em ploy
m ent econom y ahead.
Duncan Bill Asks Dam
Introduction of a bill to auth
orize a dam on Olalla Creek
near Roselxtrg was the first or
der of business for Congress
man Robert B. Duncan In the
opening minutes of the 2nd s e s
sion of the 89th Congress Mon
day. Senators Morse and Neu-
berger will Introduce a com
panion bill in the Senate within
a few days.
"This dam would provide for
Irrigation of 14,450 acres of
land, would afford flood pro
tection, Improve l>oth resident
and anadramous fisheries, and
would serve as a base for wa
ter-orientated r e c r e a t i o n , ”
Duncan stated.
The bill would authorize the
Bureau of Reclamation to con
struct the Olalla Dam, water
diversion and distribution fa
cilities, and facilities for the
enhancement of recreation, fish
and wildlife values. Reservoir
space allocated to flood control
w o u ld provide for handling
floodwaters from the O l a l l a
Creek watershed In volumes ex
ceeding those expected on a 50-
year frequency. The costs for
the construction project are
estimated at $21,442,000,based
on April 1964 prices.
"The report on the project
from the Bureau of Reclama
tion has been reviewed by 811
affected agencies, and the re
sponses were favorable,” Dun
can added. "The people In the
area have supported the plan to
build the datn. The next major
hurdle Is to get Congressional
authorization, and I will do all
within my power to acquire
this approval as soon as pos
sib le .”
___________
Senior Day Slated
At University
Oregon State University will
hold open house Saturday, Jan.
22, for approximately 4,000 high
school seniors, their parents,
teachers and friends.
The day-long program Is de
signed to acquaint visitors with
educational programs and fa
cilities of the university.
Most of the day will be de
voted to school meetings a'-
which students and their par
ents will be briefed on fields
of study, course and graduation
requirements, and career op
portunities after college.
Other session s will present
information on housing accomo
dations and costs; admission
requirements; financial aids,
Including scholarships, loans
and part-tim e work opportun
ities; advising and counseling
programs, and ROTC programs
for men.
East year, more than 3,400
persons attended the special
open h o u s e . This year’s pro
gram will begin at 8:30 a.m.
in the Coliseum.
Curry Notes
Four Deaths
OCA Completes
Conference Plans
New Law For
Cycle Riders
To Take Effect
Bank Deposits,
Loans Climb
Car Burns
First Whale
Sheriff's Luncheon
Is Well Attended