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V o i. 9 No, 33 Curry Residents In Area Accidents Three northern C u rry County residents were Involved In two a e p a r a t e one-car accident« near Bandon last week. A 64-ye ar-o ld Sixes man, Eric Axel Reutercrona, was re leased from Southern Cooa Gen eral Hospital Friday after being hospitalized since Tuesday eve ning with minor facial Injuries. The accident o c c u r r e d at 10 p.m . about four miles east of Bandon on Highway 42S. Ac cording to the Oregon State Po lic e , the Keutercrona vehicle was enroute west and as the car neared Domenlghlnl curve. It went slowly off the north edge of the highway, coming to rest on Its right side in a field below the highway. M inor dam ageoccurredtothe right front and back of the auto. Reutercrona's wife Is a registered nurse at the local hospital. In a second accident Involving C u rry persona, a car operated by P atric ia Ann Peterson, 19, of Floras Lake Route, Langlois, went out of control about a m ile south of Bandon on Highway 101 at 6:45 Friday evening. Neither Miss Peterson nor her mother, Alberta Leora Pe terson, were believed to have beer, injured. M iss Peterson told the O re gon State Police that a hot ash had dropped from her cigarette and as she looked down to see where It had fallen, the vehicle swerved across the highway Into a ditch, coming to rest igalnst a light pole on the east side of the highway. The vehicle was extensively damaged. No citations were Issued In either accident. Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon Chamber Will Elect Officers Price Ten Cents_____________________________ TJnaa^y. December 1, 1966 Judge Pays Auction Pledge Chamber president D elbert Neal appointed Jim Wilson to head a nom inating com m ittee to select a slate of six names for election to three positions on the chamber's board of d ir ectors. Other com m ittee mejn«. bars are G il Kush and Ira Tucker. Nominations w ill be submit ted at the Decem ber 12 cham ber m eeting and election, and accepted from the floor. New officers w ill be named from the board of directors at a following m eeting. Positions expiring are now held by Ira T ucker,Jim Wilson and Red M c W illia m s , present secretary. Dungeness Crab Outlook Good The Oregon Fish Commission reported this week that the out look (pr the 1966-67 Dungeness crab season Is extremely good, lit open ed tod ay ( Dec. 1) and runs through Aug. 15 In the Colum bia River and Pacific Ocean. Robert W. Schonlng, State Fisheries d irec to r, said this season’ s harvest Is expected to equal the 1965-66 catch of more than 10 m illion pounds. The average annual landing over the last 20 years has been seven to eight m illion pounds. Due to the Aug. 16 to Nov. 30 closed season, the crabs a re usually In good shape and are quite abundant by the open ing day of the season, and fish ermen are anxious to start Ashing. In the past, he added, some Ashermen have set their pots in the ocean before the Dec. 1 opening and landed crabs on that date. This practice Is spe- cl Ac ally prohibited by long standing regulations which state that It Is unlawful to “ Ash fo r” o r “ take” any crabs from the The Curry County Youth Coun Columbia R iver and the Pacific c il elected new officers at Its Ocean from Aug. 1 to Nov. 30 last m eeting held Novem ber 21. both date Inclusive. The new officers are: John Er This regulation applies to all ickson, Gold Bea cK prejUdsnt; Ashermen, including non-resi Dave Prelxzus, Brookings^ v ic e - dents, within Oregon’s th ree- president; BUI H a ll, Brookings, inlle lim it and to all Oregon secretary, a n d Rosalie N e al, Ashermen anywhere on the high Brookings, treasurer. Youth coun seas. c il directors, one from each ar Observations were made In ea of {he county, w ill be e l the crab Ashing area p rio r to ected at the next regular m e et today (Dec. 1), Schonlng con- ing, ten tative ly scheduled far • eluded, and appropriate action Decem ber 13. w ill be taken should violations The C urry County Youth Coun occur. c il, In existence since 1964, is a county-w ide organization made up of representatives from the three high school ftudent bodies in Curry county. Re presentatives from other youth serving agen cies are also e lig ib le for m e m bership. ■ The purpose of the county The Highway Commission to y o u t h council, according to day approved the award of the James F.Rots, County Extension can tract to repair Bullards Bridge Agent, is to provide an organi over the Coquille River approx zation to which representatives im a te ly two m iles north of Ban from a ll youth serving agencies, don, on the Oregon Coast H igh as w ell as schools, m ay belong w ay (US101), to Tom Lilleb o for the purpose of furthering Construction Company, Reeds- yo u th-adu lt understanding ana port, Cregan, who bid G188, 390 cooperation. The youth council on the job. provides an opportunity for a ll constituent groupe to plan and The bridge was damaged on undertake s e r v i c e s together O ctober4, when a large ocean going b a r g e banged into it, which can best be done by cen tral planning groups rather than damaging t h e upstream pier by individual groups. shaft and web w a ll of the south It should be recognized that ern channel pier,Tem porary re the broad scope of representa pairs were rushed and the bridge tion on the youth council In no reopened to river and highway w ay duplicates any existing or tra ffic shortly follow ing the ac ganization. W hile school govern cident. W ith these tem porary ments and other agency youth repairs the horizontal clearance through the l i f t span Is lim ite d groups are interested in particu lar phases of youth a c tiv ity , the to 74 feet. county youth council is prim ar Permanent repairs, far which ily concerned w ith problems and the contract was le t, c a ll for re or ac tiv itie s of a county-w ide nature not easily handled by the p a i r of the damaged pier and construction of 16 dolphins to existing groups. protect the channel piers. During One of the highlights of the (he construction period,w hich is county youth council activities expected to begin in the near over the past several years was future, the horizontal clearance the part played in developing through the l i f t span w ill be the Curry County Youth Employ lim ite d to 6 0 feet. When com m ent Service that has been In pleted, the h o r i z o n t a l span operation for the past several clearance w ill be 75 feet, the summers. The council was in norm al clearance prior to the strumental in p r o p o s i n g the accident. The bridge is on 2 4 - Youth Employment Service and hour notice to navigation for played a m a jo r ro ll In its de opening. The Highw ay Depart velopm ent. m ent announced that the lif t Propellor Stolen; Jack Recovered Curry Youth Council Decis N E W BACKBOARDS. Pacific Inatructor K eith Nelson, fo re- ground,checks plans on the new g la u backboard« being worked .—«by La Verne Harglof and coach K e ith Law oo scaffold. Dave Sharp and M ilt Smith watch from behind. For d etailed story ace Pacific High News. — PHS Photo Slides Into Bridge No Inj u'iei were reported in a m inor one-car accident oc- curing about 3 a. m. November 22, the sh eriffs office la id to day, George W. Nelson, 19, and a passenger, Fred O d e r a, were southboundon Highway 101 and when they started across H k R iver bridge, Nelson said he lost control near the south end l o calise of ice and slid into die ra il ing blowing a tire and dent ing a fender. Annual Yule Bazaar Friday The annual A m erican Legion auxiliary-sponsored Christmas Bazaar w ill be held at the le g ion hall tomorrow, Friday, Dec ember 2, beginning at 9 a, m, HandcraJted g ift items, candies and baked goods w ill be an dis play. A luncheon of spaghetti w ill be sponsored by Sixes Grange, w ill begin at 11 a. m. and coffee and cake w ill be av ailab le. Organizations participating in t h e project include: Lutheran Church, Episcopal Church, Sixes Grange,Christian Church,Chrls- tian Women's Fellowship, L.D.S. Church,W W I A u xilia ry , Seventh Day Adventists, Sunset Garden C l u b , Battle Rock School and the Legion auxiliary. i H ffw ■ Thefts Reported Two thefta in nordiern Curry c o u n t y were reported to the sh eriffs office last week. Ray Dunsmoor said an antique arm y sword and a quart fruit Jar containing about $7 or $8 in pennies were taken from his residence about two m iles north of Port Orford. The sward was s a i d to have a straight blade w ith tl«e date stamped on one side near the h ilt and the in i tials "JWD" stamped on the op posite side. The handle of the sword, which was over 100 years old, was of corrigated gold. Its value was undetermined. Foster Bros. Garage south of Langlois, reported the theft of two 7 6 0 x 15 tires from a parked car and ten log wrappers and binder from a truck belonging to Coos Trucking Co. of Coos Bay. ' J A m P >riBwC Bullards Bridge Contract Given ■ jg ï, V u T i® ■ A ■■> v j R l. Saturday A. F, C A. M . , 8 p. m. Sue day V .W .W . 1. r A u x ., 2 p. m . Monday Job's Daughters, 7 i3 0 p.«m. Rotary Anna, 7i3O p. m . ALLEN C E N T R Y and M ary Brown were crowded King and Queen of Dogpatch at the an nual Sadie Hawkins dance last weekend at Pacific high school. — PHS Photo Tuesday Rotary, 12:10 p. m . Tops Club, 1 p. m . 1. P. W . , 7 p. m . Wednesday Ions, 7 :3 0 p. m . lack Acres, 8 p. m . span would be in operation only during the daylight hours during t h i s construction period. The contract provides that the con tractor w U l rem ove all obstruc tions to provide the 6 0 - foot clearance upon notice by the State. The contract calls for com pletion w ith in 135 workdays, which means that the span w ill be open to norm al river traffic on approxim ately A p ril 15, 1967. DATES T O REMEMBER Birthday wishes go out this w eek to Caryn Marsh and Nor m a V a le t. Anniversary wishes go to M r. and Mrs. V em M agna son. SAM HULL of Silver Springs grew a bumper crop of potatoes this year on the Knapp Ranch. Cue lone potato weighed five pounds. The four potatoes in M r. H u ll's arms weigh 15 pounds. Farmers Insurance Names N ew Agent Robert W . W allace has been appointed an agent for Farmers Insurance Group s e r v i n g the Gold Beach area, it is announced by Clarence V.EteCamp, District M anager. W alla ce w ill have his offices at 743 North Ellensburg, G o l d Beach. W alla ce said drat Farmers Insurance Group is a m u ltip le line insurer offering auto, bus iness, fire , life and virtu ally a ll other types of insurance. The company, w h i c h was founded in 1928, is one of the nation's largest insurance organ izations and operates in 25 West ern s t a t e s . It has 3, 000, 000 policyholders. Companies m aking up Farm ers Insurance Group are Farm ers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Eire Insur ance Exchange. M id-C en tury Insurance Company, F a r m e r s New W orld Life Insurance Com pany, Ohio State Life Insurance Company, and Farmers Texas County M u tual Insurance C om pany. New W orld Fund, a d iv ersified m utual fund, also is af filia te d w ith the group. Coast Featured In 'Camping Guide' “ Camping Guide,” a nation ally circulated magazine which specializes In auto, tra ile r,b o a t and pack camping for the whole fam ily, prominently featured the Oregon Coast in Its June 1966 issue. Don McAfee, noted Oregon outdoorsman and w rite r, has done an excellent proAle on the camping, beachcombing, fish ing, swimming, dunes buggy rides and sheer beauty to be found along the Oregon Coast. Covering six pages, the a r ticle Is effectively done and complete with many pictures. It should lu re many people to the Coast for their next va cation, said a spokesman for the Oregon Coast Association. C ity police today reported the the ft and subsequent recovery of a bra»s propeller and length of s h a f t from the fishing boat Golden West that had wrecked on t h e Part beach here some weeks ago. Arrested for the alleged theft was M arvin Wayne Kennedy, 20, of Port Orford. Police said a w it ness saw the Kennedy car park ed alongside the propeller about noon Thanksgiving day and that another witness reported that the propeller shaft had been sawed in two and the propeller taken, fir third witness told police that the propeller had been seen in the Kennedy car. Police traced the suspect and car to North Bend where the propeller a n d shaft had been s o ld to the Coos Bay Junk Co. Cna co m p laint signed by R ich ard Crook, Brookings, owner of the property, Kennedy was ar rested here on Sunday and charg ed w ith grand larceny. Crook estimated the value of the pro peller and shaft in excess of $7sa Kennedy was transferred to the Curry county j a i l in Gold Beach pending a p relim inary hearing. Police also reported the re covery of a large hydraulic ja c k stolen last M a y from M a y - ea's 76 Union Service. No arrests have been made at this tim e, they said. Peace Corps To Test on Dec. 5 Port Orford residents in te r ested In putting their skills to use in developing nations around use In developing nations around the world are invited to take the Peace Corps placement test at 3 p .m ., Monday, Dec. 5 in Room 201 of the post office building in Coos Bay. The Peace Corps uses the placement test to determine how an applicant can best be utilized overseas. The test measures general aptitude and the ability to learn a language, not educa tion o r achievement. ( If test scores indicate a lim ited lang uage-learning ability, for ex ample, the Peace Corps tries to place the applicant in an Engllgh-speaking country). The placement test requires no preparation and is non-compet- etlve --an applicant can neither pass nor fall. The application form , not the placement test, is the most Important factor in the selection of volunteers. Persons In te r ested In serving in the Peace Corps must All out ai> applica tion, I f they have not already done so, and present It to the tester before taking the test. Applications may be obtained from local post offices or from the Peace Corps, Washington, D. C. 20525. The placement test usually takes about an hour and a half. A R T ASSOCIATION TO MEET The A rt Association w ill hold > m e e t i n g In the Episcopal Church h all on M onday, Dec. 5, a t 7i3O p. m . At the A gricultural H i l l BeneAt Auction for the Oregon Museum of Science and Indus try , held at Gold Beach July 4, C urry County Judge C. Fell Campbell helped support the occasion by selling shoe shines to the highest bidder. Judge Campbell paid off on a recent trip to Portland by shining shoes on the front steps of OSMI . . . as stipulated by the buyer. M rs. Mabel Mack. M rs . Mack a t t e n d e d the auction in Gold Beach as co ordinator of the Statewide Com mittee for the Agriculture H all. Bob Rennie, Portland, chair man of the Statewide Com m ittee, also had his shoes shined by Judge Campbett. C u rry County’ s contribution to the OSMI Agricultural H a ll, to be opened In the spring of 1967, has been over $1400 up to now. Yule Judging Dale Told T im e for judging of the annual home Christmas decorating con test has been set for Sunday, December 18, between 7 and 9 p. m . , Christmas Association president G il Rush said today. Cash prizes w ill be awarded in the amount of S15 for first p l a c e , $10 for second place, donated by Coos-Curry Electric Co-op; and six honorable m en tion prizes of $5 each, donated by the chamber of com m erce. To be elig ib le for judging an entry blank must be submitted by Saturday, December 17, at 5 p. m . A blank w ill be found in each issue of this newspaper through December IS. They m ay be m a ile d to Box 5, Port Crford, or turned in at the News office. Announcement and presenta tion of the awards w ill be made at the annual com m unity Christ mas party set for 7 p.m . on W ed nesday, December 21, at the Bat tle R o c k upper elem entary school gym. Solicitation of donations to m eet the annual party budget, which includes 500 s a c k s of treats f o r local youngsters, is currently underway, Rush said, and contributions m ay be made to him at the First National Bank or sent to Mrs. Helen Stole, treasurer. Grange To Host Installation C urry County Pomona Grange M aster BUI Webster and his wife of Chetco were guests of the Sixes Grange at the regular meeting Saturday evening. Members voted to hold a Joint Installation of officers Dec. 11 at 2 p.m . at the Sixes H all. A potluck supper w ill fol low. The Grange w ill hold Its Christm as program Saturday, Dec. 10, starting with a potluck dinner at 6:30. G e r t r u d e Adolphson was elected Lady Assistant Steward and M rs . Bea M artin was elect ed Chaplain. The HEC club met at the home of M rs . A rt Sweet where mem bers worked on articles for the bazaar. The le c tu re r’ « program was In keeping with Thanksgiving, “ What are we Thankful For?” 1
