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Merchants Send Greetings Vol. 9 No. 36 Port (Orford Jfews Port Oford, Boice Names Deputy Staff Curry County, Oiegon Price Ten Cent» Woman, 75, Kills Big Bobcat PORT ORFORD cams up with its own "Annie Oakley, " Mon day afternoon when Susie White, a i(<lghtly 75ycars old, dropped thia charging bobcat with one ■hot to the neck. Mrs. White was picking Christmas greenery on her 'Crystal Creek ranch w hen she heard bobcats screaming In the v ic in ity where she had goats pastured up the creek from the ranchhome.Having already lost a goat to cats, she drop(ied her work and hurried back to the house tor lier 25-20 rifle , letnr- minded to put an end to the critters. Arriving back at the scene she discovered two cats had kille d and were eating a goat kid. One of the cats raced off to a den in an old China man's tunnel in a rock outcrop ping. Thlr one, however, a big female, charged towards Mrs. Chamber Elects New Directors Hahn Hardware Best Business Area Sportsmen Named To Offices Three new directors were e l ected at a special meeting of tire clum ber of commerce at Ofords Monday. They are Rich ard Hadley, Dale Bartlett and Duane (“eterson, each for three year terms. A meeting of the board of directors to elect officers has been called for 12 noon on Fri day, December 30, at Ofords. Other directors are George ll.ilui, Delbert Neal and Floyd Keeler for twoyears and Gilbert Rusli, D tl Weir and Ira Tucker for one y.-ar. Slate F air To Be 10-Day Event For the second tim e In Its history, the Oregon State F a ir In 1967 w ill be a 10-day event. The State F a ir Commission decided at Its December meet ing the fa ir w ill open at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, and ru n through Labor Day, Sept. 4. There w ill be eight days of ra cing— every day except the two Sundays during the fa ir. Stolen Truck Found Here » Carl Hale Named W M. Of P. 0. Lodge "Ethyl gasoline and ethyl a l cohol make a deadly drink, " said Chief of Police Harold P. Hight today. Last year almost 8, 300 accidents and 77 deaths occurred on Oregon highways during December, and more than half of these accidents involved drinking drivers. Port Orford motorists should be aware that the im plied con- sentlaw is in effect, and if you're arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, you'll be asked to submit to a breathtest.Refusal to submit to the test can result in suspension of the driving license. The chief noted that c ritic a l Judgment of a driver and his ability to react quickly in an emergency are seriously im paired after only one or two drinks. A false sense of "se lf- confidence" increases. Muscular coordination, vision and tim ing a ll become impaired. In addition, as the blood ab- sords more alcohol, judgment and skill decreases correspond ingly. Thus the likelihood of a drinking driver having an acci dent increases as the amount of alcohol in the blood increases. "T ra ffic deaths and injuries just don't make a happy h o li day, " said chief Hight. "So ! urge Port Orford citizens to stay away from behind the wheel if they have been drinking. " New Dunes Park Plan Proposed OWNER ol Uiis 1955 Chevy pickup, George Harper ol Jiuic- tiou C ll),d id n 't know truck was stolen until he received a 4 a. m. phone call from local city po lice who lo.ui-l the vehicle a- bandoned on Lakeshore Drive last Vic Jnesday night, Ikcem be 14. I lar|ier said the vehicle was taken Iroi Ms garage, a short llslance horn hi house. Police sa ill so ne mail belonging to larold A. Goss of Bandon was Thursday, December 22, 1966 If You Drink Don't Drive S h eriff-elrct Allen Boice tills w e e k released the names of those w how lll serve on hb staff when he assumes the office In January. With two excejstIons, one In the tax office and one In the dog control department, the number of deputies w ill remain the same with the fillin g of a Vacancy In Cold Beach. Class Sabin w ill leave the tax office and Elaine Kay w ill re tra in aschlef tax deputy, assist ed by Loma M yrlck. A replace ment w ill not lie named for Sa bin. Toby Wallace w ill be replac ed by EdWooley as dog control officer, Cleve Berry,Brooklngs deputy, w ill be advanced to chief dep uty Inst w ill remain In Brookings, along with sergeant Sain Cott, because of population. Clay Smail wool, former Coot county deputy with 12 years ex perience, w ill join present dep uty [»on Wheaton In Cold Beach and Vic Lanham w ill continue as resident deputy In Port Otford. Wally Blackburn w ill remain as chief Jailer. Louise Sabin w ill remain as c iv il deputy. An Oregon dunes recreation area under administration of the U. S. Forest Service Is being advocated here by the Western Lane Taxpayer's As sociation which for seven years has opposed a somewhat sim ila r project under the National p a rk Service. The d iffe r e n c e 1s that the proposed fo res t Service s e a shore would be comprised of land alic^uy held by the fed eral government along the coast, M in e 22,Wn acres, to gether with land that might be purchased ■ -u willing sellers, It was explained by Jack P ark er, chairman of the tax group. Under the new plan, there would be no condemnation of private property nor taking In if four state parks, as pro vided In legislation sought by ttie In terio r Department, under whlrh the National Park Ser vice functions. A poll taken by the associa tion showed almost unanimous ipproval by Its members, 134 in favor with only three op posed to the Forest Service area which would extend from Florence to Cooa Hay. Two such recreation areas, firs t of their kind In the United States, were established by Congress in the last session, setting a precedent for the dunes, P arker said. Legislation for a seashore under administration of the Na tional Park Service was passed by the House In the lust session, hilt was blocked by Senator Wayne Morse when it came to the Senate from Its Interior Committee, He opposed It on the grounds that condemnation was not Justified («cause there was already plenty of public land available for recreation. Annual Christmas Issue Hahn Hardws.e won tire best decorated busin«.;* prize at the annual community Christmas party Mouday night. Port O ford Rexall Drugs was second and the post office third. They w ill receive certificate awards suitable for hanging in their establishments. Gets Scholarship Kenneth Lee M ills, a sopho more at the University of O e - gon, has received a $100 schol arship from Port Oford Lodge 170 A. F. C A .M . M ills is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Evert L.M ills of Port Oford. Jobs To In stall Jobs Daughters w ill hold a public Installation at 8 p. m . Friday, December 2 3,atthe M a sonic Lodge. Mary Wahl b outgoing Honor ed Queen and Pam Mayea is Honored Queen-elect. Reach Record High A grim total of 65 persons were killed on Oregon high ways during November reported the Oregon Department of Mo tor Vehicles last week. The deaths bring the total so far tills year to 620, the greatest number of traffic fatalities ever recorded at this point. Over 90r, of last month’ s highway deaths were male, and over 20p; were pedestrians. Pedestrians killed were aged, mostly In th eir 60’ s and 70’ s. In fact, only one pedestrian killed during November was not elderly. National statistics show that senior citizens are not as alert for cars, and many have never driven themselves. Thus, they are not aware of the problems Involved In stopping for pedestrians. Four November dea'hs In volved collisions with trains. Special Service found In the vehicle, apparently Stolen from the Goss m ail box. A special Christmas Day ser The pickup was returned to Har vice w ill be held at the Assem per on Thursday, Police also said bly of God Church at 11 a.m . a |>ersonal checkbook, with the Sermon topic for the Morning names George I larper and Vera Worship Service w ill be ' God's II, Harper, on the U. S. National G ift to You. " Bank at Junction C ity had been This w ill be the only service removed from the glove com he I don Christmas and the pub partment of the vehicle. The lic Is cordially Invited. Regular stolen m all was turned over to services w ill be held on New the FBI for examination of la Year's Day, the following Sun tent fingerprints. day. v Earle Davison of Bandon and Fans Leneve of Langlois were among those elected to serve as officers of the Oregon Coast Sportsmen’ s Council fo r 1967. Davison, owner of the Ban don M arket, w ill serve as treasurer, and Leneve, Western World columnist, was chosen vice president. Bob M cIlroy of Coos Bay w ill head the group, with another Bay area man, Ron Carpanl, elected secretary. The Council met recently In M y rtle Point with represen tatives of the Oregon Game Commission and the Coos Coun ty Court to discuss and act on conservation Issues. The following action was ta ken: 1. The council supported the efforts of “ Save the Mlnam Inc.’’ In their attempt to have the upper Minam area Included as part of the Eagle Cap W ilder ness Area. 2. Supported the recommen- . datlon of the Powder River Sportsmen and the action of the game commission of Issuing 1,500 special deer tags In the Keating Unit. 3. Supported legislation de signed to establish realistic grazing rates on public lands that would more nearly equal rates charged by private gra zing Interests. 4. Supported efforts to elim inate the Illegal posting of public lands by private parties. 5. Supported efforts to elim inate the Illegal restriction of access on public roads by p ri vate parties. 6. Supported the action of the Oregon Game Commission In lengthening the blacktall deer season and shortening the Roosevelt elk season tills year. The council recommends that this practice be continued next year. 7. Supported a comprehensive study of recreational needs In Coos County so that It might qualify for Federal Land and Water Conservation Act funds. 8. Supported efforts to have funds for a study of striped bass and shad Included In the budget of the game commission and the fish commission. 9. Reaffirmed support of l i cense Increases by the game commission to create a budget able to meet the demands of Oregon fish and game resource management needs. SHOP MM T0tM sro,ees n«sr White, only to be kille d w ith one w e ll-a im e d shot Justin front of the front shoulders. She is going to have the animal mounted. Christm as trees should not be located near exits In the home, says Liberty Mutual In surance Companies, which cite reports of persons trapped In rooms by flames blocking the doorway. Carl Hale, Gold Beach, was installed as Worshipful Master of Port Orford Lodge 170, A. F. fr A .M . in special public cere monies held at the lodge Sun day, December 18. Other officers installed ii.- clude Harold McGarvey, Senior Warden; Fred Savage,Sr., Junior Warden; CalvinSmith,treasurer; Frank Morris, secretary; Senior Deacon,Hoyt LitterelljChapiain, G e o rg e McDonald; Marshall, Norman Baker; Tyler, V e rn Magneson. Officers yet to be installed include Norman Valet, Junior Deacon; Kenneth Branham, Sen ior Steward; and Raymond Pear son, Junior Steward. Hick's Win Light Prize The Jules Hicks residence in the Geer Addition was named top home in the annual Christ mas decorating contest and re ceived an award of $15. The Del Newkirk home won second and received a $10 prize. Six third prizes of $5 each went to the Leo M itchell, Linda Bryant, B u r t Muirden, Sandie Sanchez, Minnie King and Evert M ills homes. Honorable mention went to the Clarence Brazil and Ray Rodgers homes. Winners were named at the annual community Christmas party and prize money was spon sored jo in tly by Coos-Curry El ectric Co-op and the chamber of commerce. Timber Filing Deadline Near Tract description for each old growth tim ber tract murt be filed with Charles L. Fitzhugh, Curry County \ssessor, b y ja n - uary 1, 1967. The owner must file any additions or deletions from a tract as of the next pre ceding December 1, or a state ment that a tract is unchanged. \ copy of each description and statement m u s t also be filed with the State Tax Commission. If the description or statement is not filed with the assessor on or before January 1, the owners old growth timber shall be as sessed at a true cash value of th irty per cent of its immediate harvest value. To qualify as a tract, the cut ting rate must allow the timber to last 30years or more. Timber that qualified w ill be assessed at 25 per c e n t of the true cash value of its Immediate harvest value. Gospel Singers To Reappear The Christian Troubadours, a top-ranking gospel quartet, w ill present an evening program of ins tricn entai and vocal selec tions of old-tim e country gospel music on Friday, January 6, a t 7 p. m. at Sixes Grange hall. The men proved very popular when they appeared here several months ago in a fast-paced and highly enjoyable program. Top entertainers on television, radio and records, they accompany themselves on a banjo, fiddle, electric bass and guitars. The public is invited to at- ten<' 4 event at no change. There w ill be a tree w ill offer ing, however. North Curry T V Given Equipment EVERY tim e Santa visits there is at least one young child that would rather be someplace else. the huge tree donated by Harold Knapp and decorated by the Lions Club. Attendance was es- nearly that many sacks of candy and oranges being dispensed to the youngsters. Main feature of the program was a Christmas A SMALL part of M o n d a y night's audience at the annual community Christmas p a r t y crowd around Santa Claus under The TV Association had a new Channel 3 antenna instal led during the past week which was donated by George Hahn. Another new Channel 3 and two new Channel 6 antennas have been ordered and w ill be in stalled on arrival. The antennas have been stacked to insure bet ter reception. A special thinks to Jim W il son and Don Cramer of Coos- Cur.y Electric who have donat ed their tim e to keep the instal lation in working order. Also thanks was extended to Wayne Muir, who owns a TV shop in Gold Beach and does the servic ing for George Hahn, for coming up and donating his t im e to help Don Cramer on the instal lation of the antennas, and to Ollie Ferguson who donated the new booster worth $105. 00. concert of vocal and band music under the direction of Wayne M errell a nd Rlcha-d Ha oer, respectively.
