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JPut't (Orford Arms Voi. 9 No. 38 I Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon Thursday, January 5, 1967 Special City Meet To Hire Officer A special meeting of the c ity council was held last night to review applications for the po sition of a c i t y patrolman to replace Lee Chalfant whose re signation became effective Jan uary 4. Press tim e made it too early for results of the meeting but chief Harold Hight said two ap plications had been received. Counties Get Road Funds The Oregon State Highway Commission recently allocated $2,388,661 In 1968 F ed eral- aid Secondary Highway Funds to the 36 counties in Oregon. The State w ill add $795,676 to the F ederal-aid Fund and the counties w ill add an equal amount to make the total funds approximately $3,980,000. The funds are allocated on a for mula basis of 25f'( equally, 6051 on ru ral population, and 19% on total county road mileage, as proposed by the Association of Oregon Counties and ap proved by the State Highway Commission. Federal funds are estimated to represent approx im ately 60% of the total fund, with State and county funds esti mated at approximately 20% each. Coos County’ s share of the $3,980,000 w ill be $136,000, and C u rry ’s share w ill amount to $64,000. T in s EARLY 1930’ s photo li evidence of the many changes t h a t have occurred over the years at the local hailin' opera tions. Of »articular uil> test is location of tlv 'wnbei loading dock, at that time a rock and by M ilt Guymon sliore sa Imosi catch figures came ocean and salt-water bays dur d irt f ill between bulwark!. Lum Five game fish each for every w ithin a few thousand fish of big die year. Anglers made about ber was shipped on coastwise man. wo nan and child bi Ore each otlier. Tlie total salmon 43, 000 trips fishing for these steamers. Salem—Oegon had two w in gon is what sport fishermen pul catch state-wide was higher bi ocean species. Nonresident anglers -enjoyed ners—one first place and one ed from the waters of the state the survey,but this included the in 1965, accordbig to informa catchof Jack salmon as well as reasonably good success during third place—in the 1966 Na the y e a r, as hidicated by the tional Wool Needlework contest, tion contained bi a voluminous salmon over 20 bichea. Gold Beach resident deputy Readers should keep In mind take of more dian 538,000 game HowardMaple, Staty Fair man research re ¡or I recently releas sheriff Don Wheaton resigned ager, learned today. Oregon's t h a t tlie problem bi dealing fish of all kinds. These o u t-o f- ed in final form. his p o s it io n w ith the Curry Phis comprehensive study w lthspecific flah In a survey of state fishermen enjoyed well contestants were selected at the county sheriff's office Saturday conducted through th e 1965 tills kind la that many anglers over 234,000 days of recreation Oegon State Fair. to assume operation of a service Course!. it train 700 Oregon calendar year disclosed t h a t are unahle to recognlxe exactly on Oegon waters. Mrs. Marion Evens, Hermis station in Gold Beach. He had residents ’ n health occupation« the fish they have caught. In this Although somewhat expected, ton, was first place winner in been w ith the department over anglers caught somewhere a- w ill be Offered early lr Its till came as a surprise to dis ound lu, SOU, OOO game fish of respect, it can make quite a d if Otflrlai« < the OrepOn S*a’e all species. ference In catch results for In cover the large number of warm the National Crocheted Three four years. Hired to replace Wheaton was Piece Baby Set classification Board oi ite.ufh and tin Oregon Now that's a big stack of fish dividual spec ies If anglers report water game fish taken by ang and Mrs. Harvey Elmer, A llc e l, Dennis Sonderman, form erly of State D * a i nt of Employ lor the frying pan to came out steel lie ad for salmon, or perhaps lers. These fishermen reported was third place winner in the Port Orford, Sonderman, w ith ment annum I toda o! Oegon's lakes, streams, pot cutthroat t r o u t for rainbows. catching in the neighborhood of knitted three piece baby set. out previous experience, w ill The ti •••ii.lt proi . n.«, con- holes and Impoundments bi a However,such an e rrorw lll have m o re th a n 1, 500, 000 bass, serve as a regular deputy. reived to htn; redui i some of »ingle year. Nevertheless, the no bearing on the total overall crappie, perch,catfish and other National champion was Mrs. the hospital md nursing home report Indicates Oils figure to catch results. warm water species. Of course, Shirley E. Braxton of Missoula, personnel shortages, w ill be 1« quite valid, If the thousands DATES TO REMEMBER We m ight point to trout fish w ith moat of these there is no Montana. spotisrn-d i the Department of anglers biterviewed provided ermen In tills respect, where bag lim it, and when anglers re Birthday wishes go out thia of Employment tinder the O re There were thousands of en week to Edward Penberthy, Ray correct catch Information. In m o re than three m illio n fish p o r t taking crappie, perch or gon Manpower Lu velnpmi nt and other worda, what the researchers were reported as Jia t lie in g trout bullheads by the gunny sack or tries throughout the nation, with mond Penberthy, Charlie Bates, Traltilti. Aet. Instruction *111 tried to say is that any survey of sbnply because the angler was by the tub fu ll, it's a little d if- s u c h personages as editors of H a r r y Byrnes, Douglas Moore be directed by the Oregon State this kbid la only as accurate at unable to make proper Identi fir u l t to te 11 just how many they McCalls, Modem Needlecraft, and Jackie Campbell. Department of Edu< atlon, J. N. the Information provided, in this fication. In addition, some ang are catching. Warm water game Vogue, and Woman's Day K nit Anniversary wishes go out to Peet, state employment com case by the sport fishermen of lers reported catching so many fish anglers made around 579, - ting, for judges. Mr. and Mrs. George Vincent. m issioner reported. »rainbow, or perhaps kokanee, In 700 dips to sloughs, potholes and tlie state. Two I an d tiil home health Almost as astounding are the addition to so many "other" Impoundments to m a k e this aides w ill be trained in tour more than 4,5S9,000 tr i;* made trout. These "other" trout to ta l catch. locations in Oregon u n d e r by anglers in 1965 to make thia led more than 225, 000 fish. By MDTA Institutional training fantastic catch of game fish. The Individual species, fishermen program s. Up to 300 ward exact number of anglers who reported taking almost 3, 100^ - clerks w ill be trained on the fished during the year is not 000 ra In bows, 323,000 cutthroa ts Job by various hospitals In the known, since there Is no record (bluebacks>, 258, 000 b ro o k s , , state, Peet said. of the number of youngsters un 391, 000 kokanee, and 46, 000 D r. Richard it. Wilcox, state der the age of 14 who fish, or lake trout. This would place tlie health o fficer, said that skilled the number of landowners who total trout creeled at somewhere State assistance in construc health aides are needed to pro fiali their own property without around 7, 300, 000 when we In tion of water pollution control vide p a rt-tim e ra re forpatlents licenses, or the exact number of clude the "other" trout and die facilities can result in savings who can lie discharged from Individuals who purchased daily unidentified quantity. to local communities of some hospitals to convalesce at home Surf fishermen enjoyed some $31 m illio n and overall savings angling licenses. A conservative with some nursing assistance. estimate would place the total fine sport, as evidenced by more to Oregon taxpayers of nearly Home health service would free number of fishermen at some than 105, 000 sea perch, floun $14 m illio n over the next four more hospital taxis for Inten where around 600, 000 bi that der,kelp bass, lingcod and odier y e a rs , a Corvallis consulting sive medical ra re patients, be year. Anyway you look at it. the fishes of this kind taken from die engineer said this week. sides lessening the hospital In a memorandum to mayors big stack of fish creeled and the nursing load. of Oregon cities and to state of numlier of trips anglers took to Ward clerk trainees w ill ficials, Ralph Roderick, v ic e make this catch a ll adds up to learn to function as reception president of Cornell, Howland, a heap of enjoyable recreation. ists and perform routine c le ri Hayes 6 M erryfield, pointed out Thousands of anglersmay well cal duties now frequently done that under recent federal legis remem her tlie survey which was liy nurses. The availability of lation federal participation in acconiplished by te le p h o n e , additional ward clerks would preceded by a post card advis construction of sewage treat allow the nurse to devote more A search is on diroughout ment fa cilitie s may be increas ing fishermen of the coming in tim e to duties that require her Oregon to find the state's three terview. Calls were made to ed to 50 per cent of the total special skills and knowledge, outstandingyoungmen bi a pro cost provided that the State puts anglers all over tlie state every he said. gram sponsored for the eighth day, every w e e k , and every up 25 per cent of the cost. A recent survey of 50 Oregon year by the Oregon Jaycees and Without State assistance, the hospitals disclosed numerous month durbig tlie year, Financ First National Bank of Oregon. Federal share stays at 30 per ed by the game commission and long-vacant p o s i t i o n s for The annual program honors the U. S. Fiali and W ild life Ser cent,so that local communities nurses, unfilled liecause of the die three young men 21 dirough vice, the survey was directe liy must carry 70 per cent of the cr)ttcal shortage of available Department of Statlstice, Agri 35 who have made the most out cost. qualified personnel. Nurse re standing contributions to their culture Experiment Station, at O i a projected four-year fresher courses for those who Oegon State University. Out-of- professions and to the general program of $68 m illio n in new wish to return to active work In state fishermen were contacted welfare of their communities w a s te treatment fa cilitie s in this field are under development during the preceeding year. as well as residoit anglers. Oegon, federal funds of $34 by tlie Oregon State Hoard of Each year the public is in v it m illio n would be available to Tlie biterview covered the Health and w ill lie offered soon ed to nominate young men for entire gamut of sport fishing, b i- match $17 m illio n each from in Oregon, D r. Wilcox stated. cludlngtlie angler's fishing pre the high honor. Harris Hanson, the State and local communities, ference, number and ages of president of the Oregcn Jaycees, Roderick said. Without the $17 anglers in the fam ily, number said 10 finalists w ill be drawn m illio n from the State, local and species of fish caught, and from all walks of life and are communities w ill have to car on down to specific waters bi e x p e c te d to exem plify the ry $48 m illio n of the cost and principle that success In a free the federal government w ill put which the fish were taken. Ac cordbig to the survey te a m , enterprise system is available up only $20 m illio n . fishermen were very coopera to those individuals who striv«^ tive once they found out what to achieve. Friday Selection of the 10 finalists th e survey was a ll about and Basketball-Bandon, here and the "Three Outstanding freely provided Information to Saturday Young Men of Oregon" w ill be the best of their knowledge and A, F. C A, M ,, 8 p, in. On most of Oregon’ s high made by a panel of business recollection. Basketball-Brookings, there and professional people, educa ways, tra ffic volume continued We are not going into details Siuiday tors and mblisters. Presentation to show a gain In October 1966, of (he study here, as tills w ill be of the awards is set for Friday, compared to October 1965, ac VWWI G A u x .,2 p. m. treated much more adequately January 20, at a banquet honor cording to the monthly report Monday when published in tlie March- ing the finalists at the Pordand complied by the Oregon State Cham, ol C om ., noon April issue of tlie game bulle- H ilton Hotel. Rotary Anns, 8 p. m. Highway Department. tbi. What struck tills w riter was Tuesday A summary of the permanent Nomination blanks are a vail tlie closeness o f some of the able at the 111 offices of First tra ffic recorder data for rural Rotary. 12f 10 p. m. l ops Club, 1 p. m. catch figures bi the survey to National Bank o f Oregon or and urban highways revealed an B. I’, W ., 7:30 p, m, the normal game commission through local Jaycee chapters. increase of 4% In vehicular tra f I.uth, '.'Ii. Council, 7:30 p. m. creel records obtained annually Nombiations must lie m ailed to fic in October 1966 compared C ity Donnell, 8 p. m, at several popular fishbig areas. Oegon's TOYM, c /o Portland to the same month last year. At Diamond lake, for btstance, J a y c e e s , 824 S. W. 5th A v e ., JayCc'tes, 8 p, m. The first 10 months of 1966 St,John’l Mtar Soc. , S p.m . tlie creel check record for 1965 Portland 97204, and must be showed an Increase of 5.3% was a I ittle higher than that ob postmarked no later than Jan In traffic volume compart'd to V. ednesda) CHRISTIAN TRCH1B \ DOIJRS, nationally famous gospel singers, w ill L, S, ' . , s p,in. tained in the survey,but the o ff- uary 9, 1967, a sim ilar period In 1965. p. m ., Friday, January 6. Admission is free. A Stack Of Fish Equals A Heap Of Recreation Oregon Has Two Winners Deputy Resigns Health Courses To Be Offered County Officials Take Oath Newly elected Curry county officials repeated their oath of office before county clerk B. I. Mather in brief ceremonies at the court house Tuesday morn- January 3. Sworn in were sheriff Allen Boice, commis sioner Ryce Wilson, also Port Orford port commissioner, treas urer Evelyn Mob,surveyor How ard Newhouse and Justice of the Peace Lloyd Bates. A t 11:30 a. m. Tuesday the county clerk administered the oath of sheriff's deputies Cleve Berry, Sam Cott, Vic Lanham, Ed Woolley, Clay Smallwood, Dennis Sonderman, Louise Sab in, Elaine Kay, Loma Myrick, and jailers Wally Blackburn, chief; Roy Johnson, Guy Grey and Paul Ambeau. Following the ceremony, sheriff Boice hosted the deputies to lunch. A policy meeting was held by Boice in the afternoon when he outlined changes in deputies duties and other routine. Deputies w ill serve in all capacities, including dog con- trol,the sheriff said, with Wool- ley also serving as guard over prisoners cleaning up debris and refuse on county roads. A new prisoner feeding program Is also expected to be started in the near future w ith meals (T V din ners, cereals, beverages, etc. ) being prepared in the ja il k it chen. Other changes are in pro cess, according to a report. Highway Meet Slated Friday An association to spearhead a drive for an East-West highway through Curry county w ill be formed during a meeting Friday, January 6, at 7 p .m ., at the Rod 'n Reel, Wedderbum. The proposed highway, when constructed,will be a "continu ation or completion o f th e W innemucca-to-the- Sea High way, " according to Paul Stal lard, president of Curry County Timber Operators .\ssociation, CHANGE IN SERVICE one of the organizations inter St. Christopher's Episcopal ested in establishing an East- Church w ill hold Sunday service West Highway Association. Pre at 9 a .m . commencing with ferred location of the proposed SundayJ anuary 8.Sunday School highway in Curry county w ill be w ill remain at 10 a.m . decided upon by the Association z at a later date, but intersection with Interstate 5, is a prime tar get, according to Stallard. The meeting is a non-spon- F ree adult education classes sared, no-host affair, w ith any are scheduled at Pacific High interested parties invited to at starting in January. tend. Special invitations have A typing class for beginners gone o u tto c iv ic leaders, organ or those wanting a refresher izations and legislators. course w ill be held on Wednes Adult Classes Set day evenings of each week, starting Jan. 11, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. This is a 10-week course and those particlpatlr< Will furnish their own m aterial (paper, etc.) E d w a r d Lee Houghton w ill be the instructor. A beginners’ welding class w ill start Jgp. 12 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There Is a lim it of 12 or 15 to a class and $5 w ill be charged. Sam Oberg wlU be the instructor. Modern Math classes w ill be held on Tuesday evenings starting Jan. 10 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The class In Langlois w ill be conducted by Jack Hutton, and the class in Port Orford w ill be taught by C larice Hop kins. These classes are open to all patrons of school district 2CJ. F o r p re-reg istratio n , In terested persons are to notify the superintendent’ s office or other schools concerned. Stale Help May Up Grants Thrown Bottle Strikes Man Local grocery store operator Ira Tucker was struck in the r ib s by a Pepsi Cola bottle thrown from a speeding auto a- bout 4:20 p. m. Monday, Dec ember 26. The impact knocked him. to the grourid, stunning him for several minutes. Tucker said he was walking just south of the c ity lim its to ward his home when a new brown Chevrolet containing three oc cupants sped past him heading south and one of the men threw the bottle from the vehicle. Cold Beach law enforcement agencies were notified by local police but the suspect vehicle was not discovered. Oegon motor vehicle laws provide for penalties ranging from a maximum fine of $100 and 10 days in ja il for a first offense upon conviction of a violation of section 116. 630s Throwing Debris and Discharg ing Firearms on Highway; to a maximum fine of $500 and/or six months in ja il for a third of fense. ___________ New Teacher At Battle Rock D a rre ll Brown is the new 8th grade teacher at Battle Rock Junior High School In Port Orford and replaces Alton King who recently resigned. Brown comes from Grants Pass where he was working with the Job Corps and p rio r to that was a school principal and teacher In Nebraska. Jaycees Look For Outstanding Young Men RETURNS TO FORT STILL Pvt.Eric T. Jciinson, son of Mr. and Mr-. A1 Johnson, and Pvt. N ic k Hensley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barrington, le ft Satur day by plane for Fort Sill, Ok lahoma. Pvt. Johnson attends missile school and Pvt. Hensley attends a rtillery school. DOCTOR TO SHOW SLIDES OF AFRICA Dr. and Mrs. R. B, Bennett, daughter and son-in-law of Mr, and Mrs. E. C. Zastera, and their fo u r children, Connie, Di. ua, David and Larry, arrived from Lusaka,Zambia,Africa, on Dec ember 19, and spent Christmas w ith his fa m ily and then came to Port O ford on December 29, to spend Nev. Years with her fam ily. They w ill be here until January 9. Dr.Bennett is with UNESCOand teaches at the Un iversity of Zambia. He and his fam ily w ill return In mid-Feb ruary to Africa to complete his assignment. Dr.Bennett w ill show slides of Africa, Friday, Jan. 6, at the Beachcomber's Cove, 7:30 p. m. Everyone is welcome to a tte n i /w ÖS* Traffic Increases Sports Calendar appear at Slxet Grange, 7:00 Pacific H gh School Pirates w ill host the Bandon T ig e r bas ketball team Friday, Jan. 8. The JV game Is set for 6 p.m. Pirates w ill travel to Brook ings Saturday, with tim e of the firs t game set for 6. A wrestling meet w ill beheld at Pacific Jan. 7 with Toledo at 1 p.m.
