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Port Orford, Curry County, Oegon
Hatfield Details Timber Program:
Asks LBJ To Put It Into Effect
Governor M ark Hatfield has
revealed details of a four-part
program he wants President
Johnson to put Into effect at
once to strengthen the Oregon
tim b er Industry which he char­
ged Is being driven Into a re ­
cession by restrictive federal
policies.
Broadcasting over a western
O r e g o n radio network ema­
nating from the Village Green In
Cottage Grove, the Governor
said the tim ber I n d u s t r y ,
“ caught In a cost-prize squeeze
caused by federal policies and
practices, Is In tro u b le."
Hatfield cited as examples,
federal money policies that
raised Interest rates e a rlie r
this year and contributed to a
slowing down In new housing
starts. These actions, he point­
ed out, reduced demand for
Oregon’ s wood products. At the
same tim e, he went on, other
federal policies affecting the
sale of logs available to O re­
gon m ills from federal lands
have driven up the p rice of
logs to an a ll-tim e high. “ Now
a the Industry has neither a m ar­
ket h o r a supply of reasonably
priced
logs,” he declared.
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MEMBERS of the Port CVford
Business and lYofcsslonal Wo­
men* C lu b watch a* Mayor
Lloyd Bate* signs ,voclam ation
designating the week of Octo­
ber 16-22 a* National Business
Women's Week. Lefttoright are
Mary I’rlce, first vice president;
B e t t y Bigelow. State I'Inanee
Chairman; » n u Maude Weir,
local club president. Highlight­
ing the week here, the BPW club
w i l l sponsor its Country Store
on Thursday and Friday, Oct.
20-21, In the Coot-Curry build­
ing.
United Appeal
Drive Started
Grandson Honored
By National Merit
North Bend To Host Stale Grange Meeting Scholarship Award
The Oregon State Grange w ill
hold Its annual meeting during
the week of June 12-16, 1967,
In the North Bend Junior and
senior high schools as the re ­
sult of the combined effort and
the I n v i t a t i o n of the local
g r a n g e s of Coos and C u rry
Counties and the West Coast
according to C. H. Brooks of
I-anglols.
The meeting Is experted to
draw an attendance of about
1,500 people, said Brooks, and
has created an added Interest as
this In the centennial year of the
grange.
“ O r a n g e leaders are at­
tempting to make this one of the
best sessions of the Oregon
State G ran g e," said Brooks,
“ and there w ill he portions of
th eir program and activities to
which the public w ill be in­
v ite d .”
The last tim e the State Grange
met In this area was in 1949
at Coos Buy.
A tri-eo u nty committee con­
sisting of the three Pomona
Grange m asters and the three
county deputies have chosen
Coos County Pomona Grange
M aster E rie H. P arker to lie
general chairman of the local
arrangem ents.
O thers selected to date are:
Ethel P a rk e r, secretary; Paul
M y e r, housing chairm an; Ne­
vada Stevens, Nina Scharon and
M arlon Brooks, home econom­
ics planning comm ittee; Eva
Stevens, home economics room
arrangem ent; Ted Sim a, state
grange overseer, room assign­
ment; G race Coe, Sadie Larson
and Bertha Anderson, decora­
tion and flowers; Chuck Hous-
President Jack Bird of the
Oregon United Appeal, and vice
president and executive trust
office of U. S. National Bank of
Portland, announced this week
t h a t Mr. C. B. Rush, Manager,
First National Bank, will serve
as OUVs chairm an In Port Or­
ford. The Port Orford kickoff was
October 18 with a campaign
goal of $500. 00.
Mr. Rush will bead the sol­
icitation in bchall of the Cfrcgon
United Appeal \gcncles, many
of which care for homeless, un­
wanted children f r o m Curry
co'inty. Mr. Rush reports In the
last three years, there svere 32
child c a r e cases from Curry
county ared for in a period of
2,473 days. The aggregate cost
of the care lor these children
cam e to $ 11, 33. "How do you
put a price tag on a little life?"
asked Mr. Rush.
According to the chairman,
many of these children are bab­
ies or toddlers.. . some unwed
m o t h e r s an I the remaining,
teenagers.Mr.Rush lurther points I
out t h i s is not two hours per |
week programming. It is inten­
In a Portland press con­
sive care on a 24 hour basis, ference last week, State T re a s ­
week in, week o u t., . month af- 1 u re r Robert W. Straub, Demo­
ter month. . . among the last of I cra tic candidate for G overnor,
g>egon's true charities. Several outlined Ids proposal for prop­
of the little ones are parentless e rty tax re lie f.
. . , others, unwanted.
Straub's proposal Is based on
Mr. Rush states he feels "the a $2500 exemption to the true
good citizens of I’ortCVford want cash value of the home or
to share in the needs of these farm stead occupied by the own­
children, lor w h e n we give, e r.
others live,These little Oregon­
A special provision, Straub
ians look to the generosity of noted, would double the exem­
our community for a brighter ption for those over the age
tomorrow. "
of 65. “ The home owner Is the
hi accepting th e position, only class of citizens not cu r­
president Bird reported Mr. Rush rently receiving a special ex­
stated, ' ll we don't c a r e .. . who emption In property taxes. My
w illH
invites all citizens of p la n ,” Straub noted, “ would
Port Orford to "care and share. " lieneflt most those taxpayers
\m ong the agencies of the Ore­ living in the less expensive
gon United \ppeal a r e ... \ l - hom es."
l>ertina Kerr H om es.. . Boys and
F o r Instance, a $1 0,00 0home
Girls 'i d S ociety.. . Catholic would be assessed at the rate
Services for Children. . . Child­ of a $7500 home, thereby, low­
ren's I a rm I lo m e .. , Christie ering the taxes on the property
School . .Oregon \ssoclation for by 25r,. S im ila rly , a couple over
Retarded C h ild r e n ... Oregon the age of 65 living In a $10,—
Council on Crime and Delin­ 000 home would pay taxes on a
quency, Leukemia Society of home valued at $5,000.
Ctegon, Our Lady of I’rovldence
Straub noted that Ills Re­
Nursery, St. Mary's Home for publican opponent for Governor
Boys.. . USO.. . Villa St. R ose.. . . has failed to come to gripe
Volunteers of \ m e r i c a and with property tax re lie f and In­
Waverly Baby Home.
stead has resorted to what O re ­
man, chairman of work com­
mittee; Harold Potts,construc­
tion and hall set-up; Ethel M a r­
tin , arrangement for statechap-
laln m em orial service; M illa rd
M artin , Handy Coe and H a rrie t
G ulstruni, youth arrangement;
Hilda Brown, Junior grange; and
Andy Anderson, fifth degree.
Brooks points out that the
grange Is the oldest farm o r­
ganization in A m erica. It was
organized In Washingon, D. C.
In 1867 and did much to heal
the wounds between the North
and the South at the end of the
C iv il W ar. It's prim e objective
has tieen to build a better Am­
e ric a by starting firs t with the
Am erican fam ily hom e,” said
the Langlois man.
"T he grange was one of the
firs t groups to give due rec­
ognition to our women, and to­
day no grange can lie organized
without at least four women
o ffic ers , and no legal meeting
can he held without the display
of our Am erican Flag and our
Holy Bible on the a lta r. The
Junior division of the grange
offers an excellent training pro­
gram for our young people,
which make the grange deser­
ving of being called a fam ily
org an izatio n ," said Brooks.
He c o n c l u d e d by saying,
“ Many thanks are due the v a r­
ious local chambers of com­
m erce, our city and school of­
fic ia ls , along with business peo­
ple of our coast towns and cities
lo r Interest shown In havlngthe
State Grange meet In this area.
They all have been very co­
operative In assisting In every­
way and grange leaders want
them to know th eir asslstanc?
is appreciated.”
A letter of commendation
honoring his high perform ance
on the 1966 National M e rit Sch­
olarship qualifying test has been
awarded to Doug Cope of Butte
Valley (C a lif.) High School.
Doug Is the son of fo rm er
Langlois residents, M r. and
M rs . Ralph Cope, who now live
in D o rris , C a lif., and Is the
grandson of M rs. LulaCopeand
M r. and M rs . Louis K reu tzer
of l-anglols.
Cope Is one of 38,000 students
In the United States who scored
In the upper 2°i of those who
w ill graduate from high school
In J 967. The oom in ended stu­
dents rank Just l-elow the 14,-
900 sem l-ftnallsts announced
e a rlie r In the year by the Na­
tional M e rit Scholarship corp.
School Count Change
School figures in the first
quarterl) report changed only,
eight students f r o m the lirst
week's registzatlon.accordingto
a report Iro n the district clerk's
elf ice this week.
Be. inning eiu o "m en t was 7 >t>
and th. quarterly count was 7b 1. 1
Three separate tingle vehicle
accidents occurred o v e r last
Friday and Saturday a sheriff's
office report said Monday. At
l i p . m . Friday a north bound
car driven by W inford C.Houston,
47, Coquille, blew a tire on a
cirve at the south entrance of
Humbug canyon and went out
of control, leaving the highway
and hitting the bank. Mr*. Hous­
ton suffered head and facial
lacerations andHouston receiv­
ed a posssible broken note. They
w e r e taken to Southern Coos
General Hospital in Bandon for
treatm ent. The car received
major damage.
On the same curve at 5 a. m.
Saturday, Steven W. Smith, 23,
of Lakeland, Florida, attempted
to avoid some rocks on the high­
way and lost control, also hit­
ting the bank. He suffered no
injuries but the car received
major damage.
At 6:55 a, m. Saturday, Amos
D. Scarborough, 45, of Myrtle
Point, traveling south, said he
was forced off the highway about
a m ile north of Port'Oford and
hit a bank. There were no in­
juries and only moderate dam­
age to the vehicle.
Sixes Grange Sets
Homecoming Event
Sixes Grange has scheduled a
Homecoming Night, Saturday,
October 22.A poduck dinner will
be featured starting at 6:30 p. m.
The speaker will be Mrs. Virgil
Cannon.
This is an open m eeting for
members,young adults, teenag­
ers and all interested parties are
welcome.
Permit Entry
Due Forest
The Klamath Forest Protec­
tive Association announcedOct.
13 that effective that date entry
by written perm it only w ill be
allowed on the 463,000 acres
heretofore c lo s e d to rec­
reational entry due to critical
fire danger.
Hunters are advised that an
axe, shovel and a water con­
tainer of at least one gallon
capacity are required for each
vehicle In order to qualify for
an entry perm it to the closed
areas.
Whenever sufficient moisture
falls on the area, the closures
w ill be lifted. However, until
that tim e, the new restrictions
w ill apply to the areas closed
by the protective association.
New Pastor Here
Mr. and Mrs.Albert Kribe from
Cloverdale are newcomers in
the community. Mr. Kribs will
take over the ministry at the
Christian Church in Port Orford.
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Most of Oregon’ s highways
confined to show a gain In Aug­
ust 1966, eompared Io August
1965, according to the monthly
report compiled by the Oregon
State Highway Department.
A summary of the permanent
tra ffic recorder data for ru ral
and urban highways showed an
Increase of 6.1^ In vehicular
tra ffic In August 1966compared
to the same month last year.
The firs t eight months of 1966
revealed an Increase of 6%
In (ra ffle compared to the firs t
eight months of 1965.
Approximately 60^ of all pur­
chases of Series E Savings
Bonds are made through the
P ayro ll Savings Plan.
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Donald Cram Is Porter Blasts Dellenback
LLU Feature
Donald Cram, son of Mr. and
Mrs.Walter Cram,Port Orford, is
featured plctorially in the w in­
ter edition of the Loma Linda
University School of Dentistry
magazine.
A Junior student, Cram is on a
deferment mission appointment
toLibya, where he and his wife,
LaVelle.RN,head surgical nurse
at San Bemadino County Hospit­
al, will go when he graduates.
They are currently spending a
m onth at the Seventh Day Ad­
ventist Hospital and Clinic at
Monument Valley, Utah, doing
dental work among the Navajo
Indians.
Cram attended local grade
a n d high schools, graduating
from Milo Academy in 1958. A
graduate of Walla W alla, Col­
lege, W ash., he took a summer
course in physics at Pasadena
lunior College before entering
Loma Linda a year early.
Featured in ten photoe, in­
cluding the m agazine's cover,
Cram's instructors have recom ­
mended t h a t he continue his
studies to specialize in oral sur­
gery, which would m ean three
ti ore years before graduation.
He was here in August to vis­
it his parents and get in a little
log truck driving for a change
if pace.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
HUGE flood light* have been
erected by Coos-Curry Electric
*t the new Oceanside Dodge car
totally beneficial lo*z export
program.
Hatfield said he has sub­
mitted to the President evidence
that the BLM and Forest Ser­
vice are inconsistent In th eir
management of allowable cuts
and pointed to the pressing need
for access roads In the 13
National Forests. He said, for
example, that the p rim ary fo r­
est road system In the M t. Hood
area Is only six percent com­
plete and that the entire M t.
Hood forest road system built
by federal funds Is only 42^
complete.
He hit hard at other Incon­
sistencies in federal policies
governing the sale of logs for
export. He compared manage­
ment of tim ber In Alaska and
Oregon as an example of Incon­
sistent policy. Despite the vast
amount of mature tim b er In
Alaska, the federal government
prohibits the export of logs from
that state, but does allow Oregon
logs to be exported, he explain­
ed.
“ I recognize that Japan is
the second largest customer for
United States goods, much of
w h ic h pass through Oregon
ports. I do not believe that
any blanket restriction of log
exports from this or any other
state Is the answer to the prob­
lem . However, I cannot sit Idly
by and watch Oregon Jobs and In­
dustries lost as a result of a
problem which I think can be
solved to the satisfaction of the
T im b e r and M a r i t i m e In­
d ustries.”
Accidents Occur
Over Weekend
Highway Traffic
Shows August Gain
Straub Tax Plan
gon tax experts claim a “ gim ­
m ick’ ’ to achieve tax re lie f for
the homeowner.
Straub prom ised, If elected
G overnor, to make property
tax re lie f the highest p rio rity
In his submission of new legis­
lation to the State le g is la tu re .
Ills proposal has lieen en-
dorstxl strongly by legislators
from Lane ami Multnomah coun­
ties.
“ F u rth e r, the present federal
practice of putting up huge
blocks of tim ber for bid works
an additional hardship on the
sm all and medium-sized m ills .
T h e ir Interests demand that
g reater attention be given to
offering sm aller parcels for
b id ."
The program offered by Hat­
field Is aimed at decreasing
the cost of logs by Increasing
the supply without affecting the
sustained yield program.
He said he has asked the
President by le tte r to:
1. D irect a review of pol­
icies that now allow Inconsis­
tencies In allowable cut quotas
and log export programs.
2. Speed up studies under­
way within the Agriculture and
In te rio r Departments to In­
crease the annual allowable cuts
from Forest Service and BLM
lands In Oregon. And that these
agencies Immediately put up for
sale the additional 469 million
board feet of unregulated cut In
thinnings and salvage tim ber
they are now capable of selling
over and above their regulated
annual allowable cuts.
3. Speed up the lagging access
road building program to allow
the harvest of ripe tim ber now
out of reach In federal forests.
4. C all a high-level decision
making conference between the
U. S. Departments of State, In­
te r io r, Agriculture and Com­
m erce, th eir counterparts In
Japan, along with the Governors
of Oregon, Alaska and Washing­
ton to develop a consistent and
Thursday, October ?Ci, 1966
Prie* Tan Cants
A tidal wave threat an the
Oregon coast Tuesday we* re­
sponsible far the evacuation of
the lr lowland homes by hundreds
of coastal residents but the ex­
pected seismic wave did not
materialise.
' The alert -was touched off by
• severe offshore earthquake a-
tong the coast of Peru and was
expected to hit the coast here
about 3:00 a. m. according to
word received by th e Curry
county sheriff's office from the
State Civil Defense Office b
Salem.
The sheriffs office passed the
warning along to local lowland
residents, boat operator* a n d
others in the beach area* but
evacuation was voluntary. Coim-
ty and city law enforcement of­
ficers remained on duty through
the alert.
An all-clear was Issued from
th e sheriff's department dis­
patcher about 2:45 a. m.
lot site opposite the Jensen Cen­
ter at the north end of town.
Thursday
Lutheran Ch.Women, 7:30p.m .
Friday
Sunset Garden Club, 1 p. m.
N. Curry Recreation, 8 p. m .
Pacific vs Gold Beach, there
Monday
Cham, of C om ., noon
Tuesday
Rotary Club, 12:10 p. m.
Tops Club, 1 p. m .
Lions Club G A ux., 8 p. m.
Wednesday
Quarterback Club, 7:30 p. m .
Brookings—"A big difference
betw eenm e andm y Republican
opponent is that I present a con­
crete program for Southwestern
Oregon's continued develop­
ment, " said Democratic Con­
gressional candidate Charles O.
Porter in a t a l k at a dinner
meeting of the Brookings Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Porter, Eugene attorney and
former mem ber o f Congress,
pledged "priority treatm ent" if
he is elected for these projects:
Dams on the Rogue and Umpqua
Rivers "for flood control, fish
andw ildlife improvement, irri­
gation and recreation, sport and
harbor improvements "for better
com m ercial and sports fishing
and for trade. "
Porter said his program, which
was the result of 12 years close
association with the Fourth Con­
gressional district, also includ­
ed his pledge to work for more
parks and recreation areas. He
said, "There are 450undevelop­
ed recreational sites on Bureau
of Land M anagement Land."
The Democratic Congressional
candidate also indicated that he
would insist on pollution elim ­
ination to preserve or regain
pure water and clean air for
communities o f the F o u r t h
Congressional District.
Porter also said that efficient
and fair federal tim ber policies
for maximum em ploym ent to
help reverse the current lumber
industry slump was also a part
of his proposed program. He said
that he also supported the m uch-
needed road from Highway 101
to the Redwood Highway.
GOP To Meet
The Republican Central Com­
m ittee w ill meet at the court
house in Gold Beach tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’ clock. All
mem bers, candidates and can­
didates' managers are urged to
attend.
Porter, at t h e same tim e,
challenged his Republican op­
p o n e n t , State Legislator John
Dellenback of Medford, to set j
forth his "priorities" for econ­
omic progress of Southwestern
Oregon. He said, "After more
than eight months of campaign­
ing, it is about tim e he told the
voters what in particular, not in
glowing generalities,he believes
their congressman should do to
work for their benefit. "
PTA To Hear
Of Youth Tour
The regular PTA meeting for
the month of October is sched­
uled for Thursday, Oct. 27.
A short business m eeting will
be held prior to the program to
discuss the planned PTA activi­
ties for the coming year.
A very interesting program is
in store for PTA members with
Bill Hall, winner of the Coos-
Curry Electric Co-op scholarship
trip to Washington, D. C. will be
the guest speaker.AU PTA m em ­
bers and other interested persons
are invited.
Bids Called For
Illinois Bridge
Bids for construction of the
Illin o is R iver Bridge near Ag-
ness w ill be opened Nov. 2,
Siskiyou Forest S u p e r v i s o r
P hllbrlck announced this week.
The project w ill replace the
bridge lost In the flood of De­
cem ber 1964.
Bureau of Public Roads’ plans
call fo r four steel girder spans
totaling 632 feet, and three con­
crete g ird e r spans totaling 179
feet.
The 811-foot structure Is
scheduled for completion in the
sum m er of 1968.
A SCHOOL of instruction was
conducted at a regular meeting
of the Order of Eastern Star,
Curry Chapter 13S, Port Orford,
Saturday,by the Associate Grand
Matron of Oregon Laurie Wood­
ard, Portland, second from left,
above. Other officials attending
were, left to right: Hattie Wil­
son, Gold Beach, member of the
Home Endowment Fund Com­
m ittee; Mrs. Woodard; Gordon
A. Barker, Associate Grand Pat­
ron, Order of Eastern Star, Salem;
Winifred Nelson, Grand Con­
ductress, Coos Bay; CecUe Paris,
Worthy Matron, Port Orford; Vir­
g ie Crowder, Worthy Matron,
Chapter 161 of Cold Beach.
Art Classes
Are Slated
Art classes are slated to be­
gin every Tuesday evening from
7 to 10 p. m . at the Port Orford
grade school library with Mr.
Will Speer as instructor.
He will teach basic design,
„
M tive clay( paint-
I
a^ , d ¿ awing and piastlc
ing
crafts.
Interested persons should con­
tact him at Gold Beach, CHerry
7-2375or call the grade school
by the October 18 meeting to
determine how many are inter­
ested.
Boy Seoul To
Be Honored
Part Orford Troop 98, Bay
Scouts of America, will hold a
court of honor Monday, Oct. 24,
when Scout Alan Lenox will re­
ceive the rank of Life Scout.
The event will be in the grade
school multipurpose room at S
p. m. and parerts,scouts and the
public are Invited to attend.
At the end of July, 1966, the
total amount of U. 3. Savings
Bonds outstanding exceeded
$49,798 m illion.