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2 - Port Orford Newi, Thunday, February 2, 1967 Oregon Blue Book Ready DMV Office Go Computer Guess Who? Oregonian* today . Salem Scene a Tax Dilemma Prompts Many Solutions old at the time, and she may now by seen almost daily in pur suit of her endeavors. First cor rect answer wins and guessing closes next Wednesday. Feb. 8. East-West Highway Group Names Members iy v U M to the E ditor Lauds Nurse Corps Higher Social Security Credit Zeigler. Bruce Manley. Arehie McVey. Harold Young. Haymond Nidiffer. Jack Unite. B A Mar tin. Norman Oberst Richard O Holleran. Jerry Swanson. Mary Jane Brimm Mary Smith Elwood Shores. Donald Farm er. Vern Hanscam. \lden la ir ing. He,ay Derr. Robert Zim merman. Lloyd Mosier. Rich ard Reusing, and Ed Thornton Agness has Bernard Jackson. Wes Morgan and Lurry Lucas, on the board. Port Orford and Northern C u m Countv have Ira Tucker, Harry Price, Paul Peterson, Ernest Nelson. John Mayea, Richard Barklow. Frank St. Clair, and James Peterson. Those on the executive board are Jim lzett. chairman Sew ell O Newhouse, vice chairman Lois Whitehead, secretary. Ed ward C h r i s t i e treasurer Brownie Coldiron. Ed Bennett. Robert M iller. Ray Nidiffer. Jack Hoile. Mary Jane Brimm, Paul Stallard. Cecil Rogers. Karl Ostenberg. Fred Flynn, Cy Zeigler. B A Martin. Robert Van Leer Paul Peterson, Harry Price. John Mayea and Ernest Nelson. Salmon Spawning Surveys Complete Meet To Convene the peak spawning periods. COQUILLE GOOD Counts of coho and Chinook in the Coquille River system are considered good but e rra tic from stream to stream. Ed Schwartz, d is tric t fishery b i ologist at Coos Bay, reported that some streams showed an increase in numbers of spawn ing salmon while others were down slightly. SHERIFF'S REPORT The sheriffs office is invest igating break-ins at the Singing Springs Resort a b o v e Agness, reported recently by Guy Wat son. Two stolen vehicles were re covered in Brookings over the weekend. On Saturday a 1959 Chevrolet registered to Frank Crawford was located in a ditch four miles so ith of Brookings. Sunday a car stolen out of Port land was found abandoned in a priva.e drive-way. It was regis tered to Walter MorriSj J r.^ want In A new era lu motor vehicle creased I raffle safety m ore than administration is about to be at any lim e in recent years, gin in Oregon as the Department according to a citizens tra ffic ot Motor Vehicles this month safety attitude survey Just com will start testing programs and piled by the Oregon T ra ffic training employee! on its new Safety Commission. IBM Syrtem/360 computer. Of almost 7,000 survey par The training and testing pro ticipant* throughout the slate, g r a m is the Iwglunlng of the 70% stated tra ffic safety was final phase of a two-year con one of the ino«t Im portant prob version program. Department le m * facing Oregon today. The employeeswlll soon begirt using figure represents a sizeable In 46 video terminal«, which have crease In citize n s’ concern for the appearance of a com bina tra ffic safety over a s im ila r t i o n ty p e w r ite r - te le v is io n survey taken In 1963 when 61,> screen, to c u t e r information of the participants named tr a f directly into the computer. At fic safety u top state problem. that tim e, almost one bill ion • Participants selected tra ffic alphabetical and n u m e r i c a l safety over such areas as crim e characters o f information on prevention, education, social Ctegon vehicles and drivers will welfare, unemployment, and have been translated into com health. puter language a n d stored in public The m a jo rity of those polled random access data cells. gave stronger support lo two In a press briefing Thursday, t r a f f i c safely m easures-- Vern L.Htll, director of the de pertodic m otor vehicle In partment, said the target date spection and maximum speed for beginning to process ilrlver ltm tts --ln the 1966 survey than licenses and fiscal business on they did In 1963. t h e s e m e a the 360 is March I. The agency sures are presently tiefore the hopes to begin processing ve 1967 slate legislature. hicle registration business on Support fo r periodic motor the n ew equipment about a vehicle Inspection by (he sam month later. ple survey rose to 75% in 1966 Hill said the department’s from 68% in 1963. Thelncreaso installation represents the larg in persons favoring maximum est video terminal Installation speed lim its in addition io the in the country. It is the first in basic rule was shown by 60% stallation to use the terminals approval In 1966 as compared to enter data directly into the to 51% approval In 1963. s y s te m , bypassing keypunch Another tra ffic safety mea equipment entirely. sure presently before the le g is The terminals also will be la tu re , d riv e r re-exam lnatlon used to recall instantaneously p rio r to license renewal, was and display on a screen any in— given m a jo rity support by the formation stored in the com survey participants. S ixty-tw o puter. This infom etionis stored percent slated d riv e rs should be on foot-long strips of m agnetic required to appear In person tape housed in units called data fo r renewal of a d riv e r’ s l i cells. Tire department has two cense. data cells,each capable of stor In addition, those polled gave ing 400 m illion characters of m a jo rity support to three other intormation. tra ffic safety measure*. The Hill said die advantages of measures are to suspend l i the data cell are that it stores censes ot habitual tra ffic vio more information and permits la to rs; lo have mandatory Jail immediate random access tc sentences fo r drunken d riv e rs ; information on any record. and to provide better d riv e r "The department receives a - education and training. bout 8,000 r e c o r d inquiries The overwhelming citizen each day and immediate access support of tra ffic safety mea is vital for efficient operation sures may stem from the ap and for law enforcement pur palling 1966 highway death to ll poses, " Hill said. of 682 persons, and the re In addition to tire record in sulting cost of $125 m illio n , quiries, the department a l s o reports the Safety Commission. processes about 15, 000 trans Previous tra ffic safety le g is actions a day on loth driver and lation was supported by th< vehicle business. These trana- m a jo rity o t the almost 7,00c qc tiens include renewals of ve participants. They stated 72'. h i c l e a n d driver licenses, approval of the im plied con changes of address or ownership, sent law; 65"; approval of the insurance filings,traffic convic use of radar io enforce speed tion-, accident re pa ts and lic laws, and 62% stated that seat ense suspensions. t«elts were installed In the ve Hill said transactions will be hicle they drove most fre entered into the computer dur quently, which In d ire ctly sup ing the day and, amohg other ports the seat belt law. things, the information will be stored for printing on a high speed printer during the night shift operation. 2 OUR IW PRICES ANU QUALITY MERCHANDISE Port Orford Rexall Dmgi Honor Roll Those earning honor roll stat us at Pacific highschool for the second quarter include: Seniors: Gerry Forty 3. 33; Judy Harris 3.83;Co.wle Higgins 3.20; Pam Mayea 3. SO; Mary Mont gomery 3. 16; Mike McWilliams 3. 33; Mary Wahl 4. 00. Juniors: June Est 3. 40; Bill M c Donald 3. 50; Susan Shaw 3, 16; Terry Sweeney 3.66; Mina Wing 3. 50; Brenda Wright 3. 40. Sophomores: J e r r y Carpenter 3. 16; Cheryl McDaniel 3, SO; Marilyn Buslineli 3. 33. Freshmen:Linda Bess3.33;Tam- sin Hanna 3. 50; Hazel Hofsess 3. 16; Robert Ray 3. 00. Receiving honorable m en tion were: Seniors: Cindy Batchelor 3. 00; Roger Hill 3. 16; Mary Knapp 3.16; D a w n Ray 3.33; Mike Reese 3. 00; Don Smith 3. 00. Juniors: Jeannine P a r k s 3.50; Valorie Stlegler 3.00; Sandra Bjerg3.00; Teresa Phillips 3. 00; Lory Tope 3. 00. Sophormores: David Knapp 3.0O, Linda Knutson 3,16; Glen Libby 3. 33. Freshmen: Jackie H a ir 3.00; RicliardRush 3. OOjBradSween ey?. 00; Peggy Armstrong 3. 00. WE NOW CARRY i §7 PRWO-LÛGS 4x8' « W «« i H 50 WRA Fl AKE BO A R P ¿ 22"X33" AME6ICXM M M f-W W FITTINGS SINK 5TÄIMLFSS S T FE L 51 50 ALUMINUM WINDOWS AND STORM DOORS B1ACK AND DECKER POWER TOOLS WUTBRN BUILDERS SUPPLY, INC. JUST UOBTH OF TOWN W 2 .- 4 1 & 1 FOAABEALNM TIM E... J O IN US EVERY «KNOWN FOR FAIWM»«»“ " R K M iH im io ra n i iR v io r FRIDAY SATURDAY AMO Idle Claims Up catóme. ■ IR V INO FVSRT O R F O R D AT NO A D D IT IO N A L C H A R O C W ADI L ., J E A N □ O LD BEACH J. S M IT H AT THE CH 7 -9 0 0 0 « t tune um G O LD NOW AVAILABLE AT Jo The N E W S A ll II Ih and 12th grade high school Students were reminded tixlay Of the Feb. 10 deadline lo r submission of entries in tin 1967 A b ility Counts W illin g Contest sponsored by the Gov e rn o r's Committee on I mploy- ment ,,i the It mdlcapped. A ll Juniors ami seniors In any high school In the stale ate eligible lo w rite u repott on the theme: “ Handicapped W ork ers . . . Community A ssets,” In 750 words or less, typed double spaced on white papei of usual typewriter size. The student's fu ll name, age, home and School address, ami grade, must t>e on a cover sheet stapled to the report. A ll reports must be In the hands ol the chairm an, A bility Counts C ontest,c/oD epartm ent (,| 1 :i,pl, IV 11 i Hl, | l ' I d m md Industries Building, S a le m , Oregon 96310 by Feb. 10. This allows tim e for Judging •»ml submission of the winner to the national contest. M ore Inform a tion may tie obtained from any office of the Department ot F mploynieut. iW M A The 1967-68 edition of the Oregon Blue Book, featuring Poat O ffice Box S ^7465 Port Orford, Oregon a w inter scene of C ra te r Lake on the cover, is now coniine PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY off the presses and distribution Second c ia o m a il privilege, authonied at Port Orford. Ore fo r public sale is expected to . . r -i.k -im .............. Editor and Publisher begin soon. S i ‘ ,L ............. S e c r e t a r y of State Clay M yers, whose office Is charged Subtcnption with preparation of the Blue In Cun> County (per year in a d v a n c e )............................* ’ <» Book, pointed out some innova Outside Curry C o u n ty ............................................... ' ” 10 Cents tions in the layout of this Single Copy......................... .. ..................... *' ’ ", edition. Announcements, Notice.. New» and Advertising A handy section reference Must be in the O ffice by & 0 0 p. m . Tuesdays has been added to the back cover, enabling users to turn N A T IO N AL e O lT O R iA l quickly to inform ation, fo r ex ample, on Oregon histo ry, newspapers, the Oregon Con a sso ciatio n stitution, state boards and com - m issions, and a variety of other subjects. The periodicals section has been expanded, and zip code numbers have been Included fo r all post offices In the state. by Everett E. Cutter Another sectlonhas been add ed In this edttlon to provide Information on the state’ s 11 community colleges. Oregon’ s congressional dele gation has been moved up near the fro n t of the Blue Book, Legislators here, responding of personal Income grew only and b rie f biographical sketches 1.2%. to public demand fo r property of each member have been In Obviously local taxes have tax re lie f, are tackling the prob grown out of proportion to state cluded. lem as th e ir firs t order of busi Even most of the recent ap ta x e s , even with e ve r-in ness. pointments of the McCall ad creasing amounts of state aid Some 85 tax-related b ills al to local school d is tric ts , and m inistration to state boards ready have been Introduced in and commissions were includ the 1967 session, and proposed this is the problem the 1967 ed In the edition before It came GUESS the name of this young le g isla tu re seeks to remedy. solutions to Oregon’ s tax prob off the presses. The c u t-o ff lass in Indian garb and t a k e lems are appearing to be almost Proposals fo r property tax re date was Jan. 19. home a free year's subscription lie f so fa r range from a state as numerous as the le gislators The p rice of Oregon’ s most to the News. There's only two sales tax to a lo tte ry , from a themselves. While the actual useful and popular reference clues. .. she was about five years need fo r local tax cuts may broader-based Income tax to work remains the same: $1 fo r s till be a debatable issue fo r a higher markups on liq u o r fo r the plain-bound volume, and few, the pressure exerted by school support revenue. What plan eventually gets to $1.50 fo r the one with a plastic some 60,000 petition signers the people fo r a vote— and sp ira l binding. on last ye a r’ s 1 1/2% lim ita Copies may be purchased by when— remains to be seen. Vo tion measure cle a rly is being ters may be assured, however, m ail o r personal application at the Secretary of State’ s offices fe lt. as the percentage of tax b ills Sentiment in the Senate runs introduced this session soars at the Capitol In Salem o r the against new taxes of any kind right along with the recognition State Office Building at 1400 unless a need is decidedly of problem s, that inequities in S. W. 5th Avenue, in Portland. R> RL'TH BREWER proved. House members prob Oregon’ s tax structure are get ably would agree that voters ting close scrutiny in the State should approve in advance any GOLD BEACH - Additional House. tax structure changes Intended directors were named in the to shift the burden borne by hoard of directors of the East- property owners. West Highway Association re The House TaxationCom m it- cently. to give more equal rep tee is proposing some ideas resentation throughout the coun to lessen costs and confusion The social security law now ty. according to members of the in tax elections, such as assur makes It possible fo r farm ers executive committee ing adequate voter turnouts and and ranchers to get social se Where Gold Beach formerly lim itin g and standardizing bond c u rity cre d it fo r up to $1600 had 22 directors, and Brookings election dates. But it is too even though they may have had area 11. each now has 28. Ag- early to te ll what compromise a loss. F o r taxable years end ness is represented by three, and between the Senate and House— ing before 1966, the most social the Port Orford area has eight and Gov. Tom M cCall’ s pro security cre d it they could re The complete board now in gram— might emerge. ceive, If they had a loss, was cludes Gold Beach Sewell Letters concerning property $1200. Newhouse. Lois Whitehead. Her tax re lie f have been s u rp ris It works this way. F arm ers To The E ditor: bert Crook. James lzett. Rob ingly scarce, some legislators and ranchers can either report My fellow citizens, without ert Knox. Howard Hauschildt. say, perhaps because th e ir con th e ir actual net earnings o r exception we are aware of the stituents feel something d e fin i Bevis Amtzen. Harry Heflin use the optional method of fig fine service rendered by the tely is being done. But some Robert M iller. Robert Van I-eer members of the Arm y Nurse uring th e ir net earnings. If lawmakers here are question Paul Stallard. Brownie Coldiron. th e ir net earnings exceed $1600 Corps and perhaps no one is ing just how great the re lie f Fred Elynn, James Russell. they must report the actual net more cognizant of this than the demand really is back home, M arty Powers. Osear Olsen. earnings. If th e ir net earnings men and women who have and Just what theirpeople might Gordon Neil. Ed Bennett. Rich are less than $1600 and th e ir served our nation on thebattle- consider as alternatives fo r ard Larsscn. Lena James. Ed gross earnings exceed$600 they flelds of the world. It is fittin g , financing local government. Christie. Howard Newhouse. E. can get social security cre d it then, that we honor the mem On the sur'ace, Oregon’ s B Chenoweth. Douglas Devoe. fo r tw o -th ird s of th e ir gross bers of the Arm y Nurse Corps property taxes do not appear Donald Wisely and Ira Wilson farm Income between $600 and on this th e ir 67th anniversary. as frightening as those of other Brookings has Cecil Rogers. Without thought of personal $2400. This Is known as the states. Residents of 20 states Charles Ames. Walter Cook. safety, many of these people optional method. now pay higher property taxes Fred Fox. Karl Ostenberg. Cy F o r example, If a farm er have given th e ir lives during than Oregonians, who in 1964- 65 paid $50.65 per $1,000 of th e ir professional careers and had gross p ro fits of $3600 but personal Income. Oregon does i t is a very real pleasure to pay had a net p ro fit of $800 o r even CURRY COUNT CLIMBS a loss, he could use the optional trib u te to them. rank th ird in personal income I would urge all Oregonians method to figure his social se tax rates, but it is one of only to pause b rie fly and give thanks c u rity and get credit fo r $1600 eight states without a sales fo r th is fine group of men and by reporting tw o-thirds of his tax. Although hampered by muddy women as they continue to m in i fir s t $2400 gross earnings. If In relation to neighboring water conditions, Game Com this same fa rm e r had net earn states and the U. S. average,- ster to the sick and injured. mission fishery biologists found ings of over $1600 he would Oregon’ s property taxes would enough favorable water periods Sincerely, have to report his actual net appear to have held the line. during the past two months to TOM MCALL earnings. From 1958 to 1964-65, Ore complete annual salmon spawn Governor of Oregon Only fa rm e rs and ranchers gon’ s property taxes per capita ing ground surveys on key can use this optional method. grew 40.7%, compared to the streams along the coast and Other self-employed persons national average of 45.9%. RUMMAGE SALE DUE several Columbia R iver tr ib cannot get any social security A ll Oregon state and local The PTA will hold a ru-nmage utaries. In the main, biologists taxes during the same period sale on Thursday, February 23, cre d it If th e ir net earnings are observed good numbers of Chi experienced an Increase in ef and Friday, February 24, a t the below $400 fo r the year. Con nook and coho salmon on the fective rate of only 1.1%, com C oos-C urry Electric building. gress made this exception be spawning beds, holding prom ise cause fa rm e rs ’ net earnings pared to the national Increase All those wishing to donate arti fo r continued production of wild of 2% and Increases of 2.1% cles may bring them to the depend upon many uncontroll runs of fish. In Washington and 2.8% in both multipurpose room of the grade able factors such as prices they Spawning ground surveys are get fo r th e ir products, crop Idaho and C alifornia. school and deposit them in the failures due to drought arid hall. coordinated with that of the Fish S till, there are solid argu area behind the curtain. Commission, with biologists Since a person’ s retirem ent ments to demonstrate that The PTA would appreciate from that agency conducting property taxes in Oregon have everyone's cooperation in this benefits o r su rvivo rs benefits s im ila r surveys onother rive rs are determined by the amount gorwn disproportionately large. proj ect. supporting runs of salmon. of earnings subject to social F irs t, It should be remembered security tax, this is an im p o rt that Oregon’ s base was la rg e r LARGE RUN IN ROGUE ant change in the law. The to begin with than those of our Highlight of the south coast monthly social security bene neighboring states. Then ex was the excellent run of spring fit rate is figured on a certain amine the growth of Oregon’ s E.C. Carlson, presiding minis amount of yearly earnings de Chinook in the Rogue River as property taxes In relation to w ell as one of the best fa ll runs some other factors over the ter of the local congregation of pendent on the year of b irth and Jehovah's Witnesses, announced death. Because of this fixed In a long tim e. Arvo R ilkula, last few years. Game Commission f i s h e r y Ad valorem property taxes, that the c i r c u i t convention, number of years used to figure biologist at Gold Beach, re p o rt o r taxes placed on value, In scheduled for this weekend in benefits, it Is now possible fo r many fa rm e rs and ranchers now ed that large runs of fa ll chi- creased 94.7% from 1955 to Medford, will begin Friday ev nook entered all south coast 1965, after deducting d ire c t tax ening at 7 p.m. All members of receiving social security bene streams. Counts of Chinook on re lie f funds granted In recent the Port Orford congregation are fits to get an Increase in their planning to attend and will de monthly rate by reporting earn the spawning beds indicate al years. In the same period, prop most three tim es the numberoi erty taxes as a percentage of part for the convention city to ings of $1600 In 1966 and la te r fish than the average count for years. The $1600 year would be personal Income grew 15.1%. day. Convention delegates will be substituted fo r a low er year. the past seven years. A ll state taxes as a percentage attending from 15 southern Ore F arm ers and ranchers are gon congregations and arrange urged to v is it th e ir nearest so DECREASE IN UMPQUA ments have been made by the cial security office if they de Final lower Umpqua counts host congregation, M e d f o r d s ire fu rth e r I n f o r m a t i o n . show a slight decrease in the South Unit, to accommodate the Pamphlet number OASI-25d number of both Chinook and coho salmon, although the num “ Special Inform ation for Self- Weeks of unemployment In visiting m misters and the ir fam ber of redds observed indicates Employed F a rm e rs” contains surance claimed rose 9.2% but ilies for the weekend. Principle speaker for the con a more detailed explanation. a much higher population of In itia l claim s last week de The local office Is located at fish than last year. Muddy wa creased 13% from the previous vention, Arden B. Stutler, will te r conditions made it impos week, according to J. N. Peet, open the program at 7 p.m . with 259 N. Broadway In Coos Bay sible to observe salmon during commissioner of the Depart a talk on the assembly theme, and Is open Monday through ment of Employment in Salem. "Add To Your F a 1th, Endurance". Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 The continued seasonal de According to Mr, Carlson, the p.m. and Wednesday evenings cline In logging, lum ber and clim ax to the Bible and m inis u n til 8:30. terial training program will be food processing a c t i v i t i e s brought total weeks claimed up a color film entitled "God Can to 31,166 weeks, o r a rate of not Lie", narrated by Mr. Stut MEDICARE AID 6.4% of w orkers covered by un ler, Sunday at 3 p. m. AT GOLD BEACH employment insurance. This A representative from the compared to a rate of 6.1% Social Security office will be in during the corresponding week- A S U B S C R IP T IO N th e Curry County Courthouse, a year ago when weeks claimed Gold Beach,on February 2, from totaled 27,684. 12:30 to 3 p.m . Local residents F or the week ending Dec. 31, ate urged to come in for help the rate of Insured unemploy in completing their first claim« ment In the United States as JUST U01TH OF TONN for medicare reimbursement on a whole was 2.7% and In Ore Varf Nomi their doctor_bills. gon, 5.2%. Students Reminded Of Salem Contest More Traffic Safety Asked 10 P M. TO WESTERN BUILDERS SUPPLY. INC. PH- W 2 - 4 1 C>l 2Ä.M BEACH
