W ri Orford Jfeuis
V®1. 9 No. 24
Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon
price Ten Cent*
Car Lot To Go In Here
More Council
Filings Made
Hunters Poised For Opener
By M IL T GUYMON
Oregon State Game Commission
It looks ilka a late-starting
race la building up for the three
positions up fur gral« an die
C i t y council w ith five mere
candidates filin g as of late Wed
nesday, to join Watts Thacker
who filed last week.
New candidates Include Er
vin Sevems, Harry Price, Rev
Pearson, Elmer Bens and Frsnii
St, C lair, incumbent.
Council position* expiring
are h e l d by St, C lair, George
Hahn and Blaine Marsh. Filing
October 1 (Saturday) w ill be
a double-barreled opening for
Oregon hunters, and the choice
of targets
w ill depend on
whether Individual preference
Is for big game or for upland
game birds. I-egal targets on
that day w ill be buck deer,chu-
kar partridge, Hungarian part
ridge, and blue and ruffed
grouse.
For the rifle enthusiast the
choice Is obv|ous, but for the
gunner who likes all types of
shooting the choice w ill be a
tough one to make.
closes October 8.
OEA District Meet
Held Here Saturday
The Oregon Education As
sociation D istrict 5 F all Con
ference was held Saturday at
the Port Orford Elem entary
School.
Tom Radcliff was'chalrtnan
of Ihe all-day meeting which
Started at 8:30 and ended at
1:30 requiring some teachers,
Whlctr represented 14 teach
e r s '" associations In the dis
tr ic t, to get up as early as
3 a.m . In order to arrive at
the meeting on tim e.
Discussions were held on
public relations, teacher re -
^rooslblllty,
te a c h e r
ne
gotiating methods, the run:|>algn
against the 1 and 1 1/27: prop
erty tax lim itation and a score
of other problems.
Memtiers of the Pacific High
senior class conducted a c a te r-.
Ing service and served lunch^¡i
Roon to the 32 people attending,
which Included four guests from
Portland.
District Court
Jurors Named
Drawing of the Jury panel for
the regular fourth quarter term
of the D i s t r i c t Court, Curry
Coifhty, Included:
Brookings: Ethel M. Weygant,
Beulah E.Ofiletxee. M ir y
Lan
dre, Leland J. Lock, Andrew L.
Rose, Gladys O. Geraghty, Glenn
Curtis, Luc lie M , Patterson, 1 laxe I
Kerr, Leonard E, Davis, M ary E.
Olsen, Edna Giddings, Grover C,
Monroe, J r ., Bouibell Gates.
Sixes: John Fromm, M athis I .
Peterson, M a ttie II. Ryan, Arthur
W. Lawrence.
Gold Beaclv Carrol J. Shewey,
Richard A. Larsson, C lem en t A.
Bridge.
Port O ford: Pítale E. M c C a r-
vey, Eleanor J. Partlow, Ethel G.
Montgom ery, Annabel L. Hanson,
M axine M . Méchala, Id w ln Big
elow.
Wedderbum: Linda F. H a ll
m ark, Warren C . Bolee.
Langlois: Rase L. Lonkey.
Episcopal Priest
Travels To Canada
To See Archbishop
The Rev. James E. Lloyd,
vicar of St. John’s Episcopal
Church, Bandon, and St. C h ris
topher’ s Church, Port O rfo rd ,
left
Sunday for Newberg to
loin Father Stevens and other
dlergy from the diocese for a
trip to Vancouver, B. C ., where
they w ill hear and see the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Ills
Grace Michael Cantaur.
The Archbishop Is the head
of4he worldwide Anglican Com
munion.'
Voter Registration
Deadline October 8
A NEW BUSINESS. Fltco Dwire
dumps 5-lfli 6-yard l o a d o f
crushed rock on ground to be
used for new Oceanside Dodge
car lot. A branch of the Gold
Beach company, the lo t w ill
feature lx>th new and used cars
but new c a n w ill be added after
opening of the lot, which w ill
be as soon as |osslble. The lot
Is l o c a t e d opposite of Port
Cleaners at the north end of th e
city.
Pirates Echo
Wins Honor
Minneapolis, M inn. —A first
class honor rating was awarded
the Pirate'• Echo, Pacific High
Housing Slowdown 'Temporary' Two Businesses
EnteredMonday
New Construction Boom Seen
Seattle, Wash.— Thé critic al
home construction slowdown Is
only tem porary, Is partly psy
chological and w ill tie followed
by an " a ll-tim e record buil
ding rate of at least 2,000,000
new units a ye a r,” one of the
nation’ s top building m aterials
Industry spokesmen fo r e c a s t
here today.
W illiam H. Hunt of Portland,
executive vice president of the
G e o r g ia - P a c if ic C orp., told
shippers
and transportation
leaders at the quarterly meet-
, Ing of the Pacific Northwest
Advisory Board that "many po
tential home buyers now are
tielng frightened out of the m ar
ket by scare talk concerning
m o r t g a g e Interest rate In
creases."
Such Increases In many In
stances amount to less than
School, Port Ctfo-'d, Oregon, In
t h e 75th A ll Am erican News
paper C ritica l Service of the
National Scholastic Press Asso
ciatio n.
More than 1 ,0 0 0 s t u d e n t
newspa|«rs from high schools
all over the nation are Judged
by NSPA in groups divided by
enrollm ent, frequency of pub
lication andmethod of printing.
The top honor rating, A ll
Am erican, represents Superior
accompl ishment and is reserved
for top publications.A First Class
Congressman Robert B. Dun
honor rating means the news
can announced today that all
paper is ex ce llen t but lacks the
outstanding qualities needed for
young men desiring admission
A l l Am erican. Second class to one of the United States
ratings are awarded to papers Service Academies must submit
which are average in quality. a letter of application to Dun
Third class ratings Indicate m a
can’ s Washington office on or
jor weaknesses are evident.
before Oct. 7.
Entries in the NSPA C ritical
In order lo be considered
Service are Judged In a ll areas by Congressman Duncan, an
of production f r o m coverage applicant must be a resident
through w ritin g a n d makeup. of the 4th Congressional D is
NSPA has conducted its news tric t, unm arried, and at least
paper C ritic a l Service for 46
17 but not yet 22 years of age
as of July 1, 1967. These re
years.
quirements apply to those In
terested In the A tr Force, M il
WEATHER
ita ry , Navy and Merchant M a
Date
M a x M in
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rine academies.
Sept.21
65
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Congressman Duncan stated
Sept.22
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that he must receive letters of
Sept. 23
66
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application by Oct. 7 In order
Sept.24
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to obtain authorization for all
Sept, 2 5
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of the applicants to take the
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Sept.26
70
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Sept.27
amination In November.
73
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Deadline Set For
Applications To
Service Academies
the cost of a pack of cig
arettes a day, he pointed out,
and even that Is reduced with
each monthly payment.
"W e should retufh to selling
rather than gloom peddling,’ ’ he
declared. "Rising production
costs built Into our economy
should be of much more con
cern to those now delaying a
home purchase."
Hunt criticized members of
Congress who have boosted al-
ready-high budget requests for
labeling such spending " a m ajor
c a u s e of tight money.” He
praised the administration's
recent moves to help curb
deficit spending.
Hunt also minimized fears
of western plywood producers
who feel expansion of production
In Southern states threatens
their m arkets. He said the up
coming housing boom " w ill tax
both regions Just to keep up with
demand and stay within the
bounds of good sustained yield
tim ber growing and harvesting
programs now well established.
Each region w ill set new rec
o rd s."
Stale Budget
Proposals In
Proposals for General Fund
appropriations In excess of $836
million have been received by.
Gov. H atfield’ s Department of
Finance and Administration.
The budget for the two years
beginning July 1, 1967, w ill be
published Dec. 1 and w ill be
the last of four budgets prepared
under Gov. Hatfield’s direction.
"A pparently,” ' said the Gov
ernor, "e very agency wants
to be on record with the new
Governor and the 1967 Legis
lature as having asked for every
reasonable addition to their
budgets."
Hatfield noted that General
Fund resources for 1967-69
are currently estimated to be
In the $570 to $600 m lUlor
range, providing there is nc
federal tax Increase or further
economic dislocation. In O re
gon’ s tim ber Industry as a re
sult of the war In Vietnam.
The estimate of General Fund
expenditures In the 1965-67 bi
ennium Is $494 m illion.
The $836 m illion request to
tal provides directly for some
Increased property tax re lie f
In Education's request for ap
proximately $80 m illion for In
creased school support.
Two years ago, Hatfield not
ed, tt was necessary to reduce
requests from $532.6 m illion to
$464.9 m illion (about $68 m il
lion). "T h is tim e ,” he said,
"the budget knife has to cut
more than three tim es as
deep.”
Thursday, September 29, 1966
The sheriffs office reported
this week that two northern Cur
ry county businesses were enter
ed sometime Monday n i g h t ,
September 19.
Whalens in Langlois was e n -
tered and five cases of beer was
stolen. The laundry at Arizona
Beach trailer camp was also
broken into. Coin recepticles on
two washers and one dryer were
pryed dpen but there was no mon
in them.
B®th cases are being investi
gated.
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Free Movie
Set Friday
A free color and sound m ovie
w ill be shown at die grade school
multipurpose room at ,8 p. m .
Friday by Bob M eyer. The m ovie
w i l l feature a trip from Cape
Town, A fric a , to Cairo, Egypt.
The one to one and a h alf
hour production w ill show the
tour of 46 trailers and over a
hundred members of the W a lly
-Byam Caravan on their e ig h t-
m o n t h journey across A frica.
Outstanding scenery and scores
of w ild life scenes w ill delight
viewers, M eyer said, as w ell as
th e trials and tribulations the
caravan encountered during the
excursion.
Secretary of State Tom Mc
C all, Oregon’ s chief elections
o fficer, reminded voters today
that the deadline for registering
to vote Is next week, Oct. 8.
McCall stated that only those
currently registered at their
present address are eligible
to vote In the Nov. 8 general
election.
" I f you have not been regis
tered, or If you are one of the
more than 120,000 Oregonians
who moved In recent years and
did not receive a Voters Pam
phlet In the May p rim a ry , then
you must reglitter now, before
the 8 p.m . deadline on Oct. 8 ,”
McCall said, “ or you w ill not
be able to vote on the Important
state and national races and
ballot measures In the Novem
ber election."
Coast Guard
To Get Funds
Rep. Robert B. Duncan an
nounced from his Washington
office Sept. 21 the award of a
$270,669 construction contract
for new Coast Guard facilities
at the Umpqua River Station on
W i n c h e s t e r Bay In Douglas
C o u n t y . Contractor is T o m
U lleb o, Inc., of Reedsport.
Congressman Duncan a ls o
said that the Bonneville Power
Administration w i l l shortly
award a $423,548 contract to
W ilbur Peterson and Sons of
Cresw ell for clearing rig ht-o f-
way and construction of ac
c e s s - roads for the M arlon-
M arcola section of the Pacific
Northwest 500 KV Intertie Line
In M arion, Linn and Lane Coun
ties.
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DATES TO REMEMBER
Birthday wishes go out this
w eek to Margo Samudio, Judy
Harris, Dale VanBibber, Diana
Smith,Jody Sweeney, Joe Marsh,
Patricia Conally, Bobby Barklow
and Jeff St. C lair.
Anniversary wishes go to M r.
and Mrs. LaMoyne Paris.
Undoubtedly, most hunters
will choose buck deer, with this
general
season e x t e n d in g
through Oct. 23 east of the
Cascades and through Oct. 30
on the west slda. Legal bag
lim it Is one buck deer with
visible antlers east of the moun
tains, and one buck deer with
at least a forked antler west
of the mountains.
We don't know how many deer
hunters w ill be In the field
this season. Last year more
than 277,000 deer tags were
Issued, and If the annual trend
of past years continues, the
number w ill be Increased by
about 5% this coming season.
So, If you find your favorite
h u n t in g area a little more
crowded than usual, you w ill
know you are competing against
several thousand more hunters
than you did a year ago.
For the shotgun enthusiast,
Oct. 1 means chukar and Hun
garian partridge,
feathered
bombshells of the rim rocks,
sage and cheatgrass ranges.
All gunning for these fine up
land game birds la confined
to eastern Oregon with no sea
sons scheduled for the west
side.
The season is a long one,
extending through Jan. 15,1967.
Bag lim its are also liberal
this year, with the allowable
take 8 birds per day, singly
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or In the aggregate, 16 In pos
session.
Since chukars, Hungarians,
and deer live side by side on
many eastern Oregon ranges,
many hunters w ill plan com
bination trips and Include both
shotgun and rifle for the event.
Oregon hunters are advised
Another season for shotgun-
that there w ill be no hunting in
the Oxbow bum this year.
_ ners which overlaps with deer
is the blue and ruffed grouse
Phil Schneider, state game
s e a s o n scheduled statewide
director,announced that in em
Oct. 1 through 23. Bag lim it
ergency a c t i o n Monday, the
for blues and ruffs Is 3 birds
commission closed the area to
dally in the aggregate, 6 In
all hunting through December
possession. Here again deer
31, w ith the closure to become
hunters heading for timbered
effective Im m e d ia tely.T h e clo
ridge tops w ill undoubtedly toss
ture affects about 46, 000 acres
In the shotgun to take advantage
of burned timberlands in the
of this added hunting opportun
v ic in ity of Smith River in north
ity.
ern Douglas County, the site of
Big game hunters w ill again
Oregon's worst forest fire since
find blacktail deer plentiful on
the T illa m o o k bum.
the west side. The coast range
Schneider advised hunters that
the cloture was set to give pro- * should be good, with probably
the best results coming from
tection to big game animals and
the W illamette sld?. Archers
other w ild life that survived the
reported lots of dee - observed
f i r e . Since almost a ll ground
in the Alsea Unit luring an
cover has been destroyed,black
early season, and tfc. area Is
tailed deer rem aining w ithin the
expected to produce well fo r
bum would be extrem ely vul
rifle
hunters. T ree farm s
nerable to hunters. In addition,
around Eugene and Springfield
some animals w ill move into the
should also yield good numbers
bum from surrounding areas.
of blacktalls. We look for some
The director pointed out that
good results from the Sluslaw
these "deer are needed as a nuc
country and the upper Rogue
leus to build up annual nienbers
and Applegate areas.
in the b i n and provide hunting
East of the mountains, the
in the years to come. By next
Klamath country should pro
year shrubs and other plants are
duce good numbers of deer,
expected to ^row back in suf
both mule and blacktail. Low
ficien t quantities to provide the
production of fawns last year
animals w ith escape cover.
has resulted In a short crop of
‘ Schneider pointed out also
yearling bucks this fa ll, but
that fallin g limbs and toppling
the carryover of older bucks Is
snags make the Oxbow bum ar
better than average. If hunting
ea extrem ely hazardous to any
weather Is favorable, hunters
one who enters.
can expect a high percentage of
three-and four-point bucks this
fa ll, although the total buck
REPAIRS to the storm destroy
k ill w ill probably be less than
ed fishdock ramp are tempor
last year.
a rily interrupted w hile repairs
M id-central Oregon hunters
are being made to the port com
can expect fa ir results. As In
mission's pile driver. The driver
past years, high hunting pres
took an unexpected dip in die
sure In this popular mule deer
ocean last Thursday w h e n a
stronghold w ill hold individual
tim b er gave-w ay as piling was
hunter success below what Is
being driven. A good portion of
normally experienced in other
the superstructure required re
areas of the state.
placing as a result of the a c c i-
Good results are expected In
dent.
the north c e n t r a l area, es
pecially the Wasco Unit.
Probably the best bet for buck
hunters in eastern Oregon w ill
be In a broad belt through the
John Day drainage and the Burnt
and Powder River country. Mule
d e e r populations are high
throughout this area from the
open sage and rim rock ranges
to higher timbered areas.
The Wallowas and Um atlllas
w ill also provide ample mule
deer opportunities, w it h the
Snake, Imnaha, portion of the
Chesnlmnus and the Minam
breaks especially productive.
Hunters can expect slow going
through the southeast desert
ranges. Again, low fawn pro
duction a year ago will reduce
yearling buck opportunities, but
hunters w ill find good numbers
of older bucks in this wide-
open country.
Ban Set For
Oxbow Burn
Hunters Asked
To Watch Fires
With only three exceptions,
all National Forest Lands In
Oregon w ill be open to deer
hunters when the general sea
son opens Saturday.
The closures w ill be Ashland
Creek on the Rogue River Na
tional Forest, Rock Creek In the
M arys Peak area of theSluslaw
National Forest, and certain
National Forest areas under
p r o t e c t i o n of the Klamath
Forest Protection Association.
Hunters were urged to use
every possible precaution In the
¡use of fire.
Big request Increases, In ad
dition to school support, are
in m edicare,In Board ofControl
Institution program s, In higher
education, and nearly $30 m il
lion to bring state salaries up
to a competitive level.
"T h ia has been one of the
most critical fire seasons In
'ye ars ,” said Kenneth O. W il
lson, fire control chief for the
¡ P a c i f i c Northwest Region.
"Even though there has been
some rain In most areas of the
National Forests, a few days
of dry weather could return the
Sre situation to a point as
dangerous as It has been at any
tim e during the sum m er."
License Examiner
DESPITE such team action as
this shown by Rod Forty (2 4 ) and
Doug Robbins (2 S) as they down
Sutherlin's Jeff Eggleston (10),
Pacific w ent down for a 1 9 -0
lo s s against the Bulldogs last
Friday. Pirate Player of the Week
was Don Smith, on both offense
and defense. Headhunters were
Don Dahrensjohn Hatm aker and
Don Smith. Pacific w ill m e et
M y rtle Point there Friday.
The drivers license exam In
ert w ill be at city h all, Port C r-
ford,Frlday,Oct. 7 , from 1 0 a .m .
to 3 p .m .
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