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2 -P o .'t Orford New», Thursday, February 9, 1967
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by Everett E. Cutter
Money Needs Pose Highway Problems
Proposed highway legislation
dealing with periodic d riv e r
re-exam lnatlons, m a x im u m
speed laws, vehicle inspection,
studded tire s and seat belts,
now under consideration here,
potentially can have an Impact
on every Oregon d rive r.
But the thorniest problem
facing both the Senate and H:use
Standing Committees on High
ways, th e ir chairmen agree, is
the proposal to raise additional
funds fo r state, county and city
roads through Increasing the
gasoline tax from six to seven
cents per gallon and motor ve
hicle registration fees by $5.
There Is, however, an ele
ment of disagreement In th e ir
agreement.
Sen. Anthony Y tu rrl, R-On-
ta rfo , now serving hls fourth
session as chairman, views the
problem fo r hls Senate High
ways Committee p rim a rily as
one of gaining eventual legis
lative passage of the measure,
although “ the tim e w ill come
when we w ill have to.’ ’ He
offers three reasons for prob
able Legislative reluctance to
Increase the gas tax o r license
plate fee:
“ F irs t, many legislators w ill
be reluctant to okay the gas
tax Increase proposal because
of th e ir Interpretation of the
last election to mean that the
people want no tax Increase
ol any kind. Second, many are
not convinced that the needs
of cities and counties are cru
cial. And th ird , many want to
wait and see recommendations
of the Oregon State U niversity
Transportation Research In s ti
tute, which Is now conducting
"an ln-depth study on the re l
ative allocation needs of cities,
counties and state.”
In the House committee,
headed by Rep. Sidney Bazett,
R-Grants Pass, the Issue s tirs
greatest alarm because of the
threatening loss of federal funds
fo r highways. In Rep. Bazett’ s
mind there is ample Justifica
tion fo r increasing the gasoline
tax and license fees:
“ In trim m in g the federal bud
get, the President cut $22 m il
lion from aid to Oregon’ s high
ways. Our committee this week
sent to the House flo o r with a
d o -p a s s
recommendation a
measure urging Congress to
continue our federal aid. L e t’ s
delay highw ay beautification, we
said, but le t us have that $22
m illio n so important to our de
velopment of highways and sa
fe ty .”
He fu rth e r points out that
Oregon w ill lose another $13
m illio n If we fa ll to comply
with federally-set safety stand
ards, and another $10 m illio n
If we do not “ take down most
of our signs and hide the Junk
ya rd s.” The gas tax Increase,
he feels, probably w ill pass out
of hls committee and be re
ferred to House Ways and Means
fo r fu rth e r study.
Both committee chairmen
stress the fact that Oregon’ s
main highways are among the
finest in the nation, but sec
ondary roads need work--and
money. Another big need now,
with Interstate 5 complete,
is 'fo r'“ east-west highways
across Oregon. The House com
m ittee estimates it w ill re
quire, to bring all roads and
streets up to safety standards,
$170 m illio n fo r citie s, $470
m illio n fo r counties and $600
m illio n fo r the state.
Glenn L . Jackson, state high
way com m issioner, agrees that
needed revenue Is the number
one problem facing continued
development of highways and
Oregon’ s park system. The
c ritic a l
condition of many
roads, the need fo r parks, the
risin g costs of land and con
struction all make It Im pera
tive that we find solutions, he
says.
“ There a re ,” says Commis
sioner Jackson, “ three cate
gories of problems: state, coun
ty and city. They all need mon
ey. You can study the picture
fo r the next 2,000 years and
you’l l get the same answer.”
As fo r other pending legis
lation, there Is strong feel
ing here that some kind of
provisions fo r periodic vehicle
safety Inspections and re -e x
amlnatlons for d riv e rs ’ lice n
ses must pass in order to sat
isfy federal requirements.
“ We’ve had all these b ills
before,” says Sen Y tu rrl, “ and
many of this type have been
passed. Oregon Is safety-mind
ed, although the legislature
wouldn’t accept some concepts
before that now the federal gov
ernment is going to demand.”
He and Rep. Bazett both are
skeptical of a proposed b ill that
would require the Installation
and use of seat belts on school
buses. Studies show that with
present school bus design, in
ju rie s could be even greater
If passengers were strapped In.
And, p a rtic u la rly with younger
children, there would be a prob
lem of helping them out In the
event of fire o r other emer
gency.
Sen Y tu rrl sees a “ better
than ever” chance fo r passage
of state maximum speed laws,
while Rep. Bazett Is “ not op
tim is tic .” Oregon currently op
erates under the Basic Rule
concept, which allows a d r i
ver to use hls own Judgment i r
weighing tra ffic , weather, road,
speed and control factors.
As fo r studded tire s , Sen.
Y tu rrl notes that "hundreds
are In our state right now,
and everyone c o n c e r n e d
swears by them .” Metal studs
may be damaging to road sur
faces, but he is not convinced
damage is great.
Rep. Bazett points out that
while studded tire s are a safety
factor on glare Ice, stopping is
actually slower on regular
pavement. He notes, too, that
ceramic and plastic studs are
legal, and predicts hls com
mittee w ill pass out the b ill,
perhaps with amendments to
lim it the months the tire s may
be used o r the distance studs
may protrude.
Sen. Y tu rrl speaks fo r both
committees when he notes the
cru cia l factor in deciding about
studded tire s : “ There is evi
dence they may do some high
way damage, but they are a
safety measure. W ill they save
lives? We w ill have to care
fu lly weigh the extent of high
way damage they may cause
against the live s they w ill
save.”
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Stale System Of
Higher Education
Note: This Is one In a series
of “ explanatorlals” about edu
cation beyond the high school.
The series has been prepared
by Colleges fo r Oregon’ s Fu
ture, a statewide organization
of lay citizens concerned with
educational opportunities for
the young people of Oregon.
specialized areas of study and
Is a vita l lin k in the o v e r-a ll
picture of higher education In
Oregon. By maintaining sep
arate areas of concentration at
each school, the whole system
provides a wide range of pro
grams without costly duplica
tion _ o r conflict of Interest.
The State Board of Higher Ed
ucation, which governs Ore
gon’ s four-year Institutions,
has assured that this co
ordinated education w ill con
tinue. In Its guidelines of 1962,
the board stated that “ each
Instltutlen In the System w ill
continue its Individual charact
er and w ill develop along these
lin e s .”
Questions Game Commission Action
By LANS I.ENEVE
This w rite r was recently ad
vised by an o fficia l of the Ore
gon State Game Commission
that the trout streams of Ore
gon were gradually being e lim
inated from the hatchery trout
planting program w h ic h has
served fo r many years In
supplying the streams with
hatchery-raised trout. Proof of
this has been very apparent
during the past few years when
such trout streams as the Sixes,
Elk and F loras Creek have re
ceived no plantings.
It appears that the game of
fic ia ls have reached a decision
to depend upon the natural p ro
duction of the streams to p ro
duce a supply of legal length
tro u t, hatched In such streams
In o rd e r to furnish fishing fo r
the trout anglers. To me, such
an act on the part of the Com
mission fa lls to make sense.
GENERAL PATTERNS
The schools have developed
the following general patterns:
—OSU stresses the sciences,
Integrated with programs In the
humanities and social sciences.
It is the only school offering
The State System of Higher
program s In a g ricu ltu re , en
Education Is the general term
gineering, home economics,
used to describe all of Ore
pharmacy and forestry.
gon’ s four-year Institutions.
TIME ALTERS PICTURE
—The U of O’ s programs
The System is made up of:
Before the logging Industry
are
built
around
the
humanities,
_Two universities: Oregon
social sciences, and the arts prospered to the extent that
State U niversity In C o rv a llis
and sciences. It Is the only the streams were perm itted to
and the U niversity of Oregon in
run th e ir courses uninterrupt
institution offering program s
Eugene.
In medicine, d e n tistry,n u rsin g , ed and retained th e ir natural
law, architecture, Journalism, spawning beds In both the main
— Three regional colleges:
streams as well as the tr ib
eduction fo r school superin
Southern Oregon College, Ash
u ta rie s, there were plenty of
tendents, and llb ra rla n sh lp .
land; Eastern Oregon College,
native spawned trout to supply
— Portland State has pro
La Grande; Oregon College of
grams In the arts and sciences, the demands of anglers. But
Education, Monmouth.
the social and applied sciences, tim e has altered the picture.
—One urban college: P o rt
Vast stretches of spawning
teacher education and business
land State, which w ill In tim e
adm inistration. It Is the only grounds have been destroyed
become a th ird university.
school that provides graduate by logging operations, water
—The U niversity of Oregon
sheds diminished, trib u ta rie s
professional social work and
Medical School and the U n ive r
clogged by debris; once fine
program s In certain exotic
sity of Oregon Dental School.
tro u t streams dried up by the
languages.
--Oregon Technical Institute,
destruction of the watersheds
—SOC
and
EOC
serve
th
e
ir
Klamath F alls.
regions as lib e ra l arts colleges that supplied them and desola
—The D ivision of Continuing
stressing the preparation of tion prevailing at many old and
Education.
choice fishing spots, there has
elementary and secondary tea
Each I n s t i t u t i o n offers
occurred a drastic change In
chers.
both the production of trout and
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Is
a
lib
e
ra
l
arts
col
something, hasn't it? So much
fishing conditions In general.
so that I took the younguns for lege that prepares elementary
It Is a s illy presumption on
and
secondary
teachers
and
of
a stroll on the beach in my shirt
the part of game o fficia ls to
fe
rs
resear
h
In
teacher
educa
sleeves Sunday.Came home with
even Imagine that the natural
three scrubby pieces of drift- tion.
production of the remaining
—OTI offers 19 different pro
wood, two skimpy agates, a piece
fishing waters of our coastal
grams In engineering techno
of seaweed, some kind of sea logy, mechanical technology and streams can in any manner meet
urchin and a terrible cold in my the medical-dental technology the demand—the actual pres
head. Ch yeah! and two sets of
sure exerted by anglers quest
soaked shoes because two of the fields.
—The D ivision of Continuing ing fo r trout In such waters.
younguns found out they could
What is a profound mystery
Education offers cre d it and
n 't outrun the surf. But I guess I non-credit courses In all ma to this scribe Is that when
shouldn't c o m p la in ... Friday jo r centers In the state as well native-hatched trout of legal
afternoon I slammed my right as In many of the sm a lle rco m - length were fa irly numerous In
thumb in the rear car door... munltles. Courses are from the such streams and provided fa ir
which caused me to step pretty cu rricu lu m of the colleges and angling, that such streams were
high for a couple days.
u n ive rsitie s. In addition to eve planted at that tim e with great
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numbers of hatchery reared
ning classes, the division offers
The local Community Action correspondence courses, tele- trout. And now, when such wa-
Committee is m eeting at Min courses, workshops, Institutes
nie King's tonight to select a and consultant services to busi
chairman a n d a secretary... ness and professional groups, M tiler.fail to drive on right side
ofroac^$15; Paul LaMar Ballen-
that's at 7:30 p. m.
and operates the Oregon Ed
tine,VBR,$25; Irving Earl W ct-
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ucational Broadcasting net
zell, fail to display weight, $15;
Ididn't realize there was such work.
Lewis Britton Riley,fail to drive
a demand for the Oregon State
Also Included In the State
fla g .. . but after reading the fol System are statewide public right side,$15, Robert Raymond
lowing comments from O egon services: teaching hospitals and Henderson, truck speeding. $10;
servicemen in Vietnam its easy
clin ics, the Crippled C hildren’ s Dorothy Pearl Bowen,no vehicle
license, $5; Johannes Henri De
to understand.
D ivision, a tuberculosis hos
A soldier in Vietnam said: "I p ita l, dental clin ics, federal co Korne, VBRi, $ 15; Howard D.Kie-
cherish this symbol of the most operative extension, and a g ri keusch,VBR,$15; Phillip Wayne
beautiful of states, and am sure cultural and forest research. Webb, VBR, $25; Arvel Henry
Eggers, fail to drive right side,
that others would to o .. .we share
one thing in common—a tre
Next: What is the State Board $15; John William Gold, disobey
mendous pride in our wonderful of Higher Education?
stopsign,$15; Virgil Edwin Mc
state. "
Kinney, truck speeding, $25.
Another said, "We realize that
Those appearing during the
without the trust fund we might
month of October were:
not have a state flag with which
Langlois: Otto Heckel, fall to
we can show our respect and
drive rightside,dismissed; C lai-
pride toward our state. "
b o r n Clinton Turner, no truck
SSG Milton Oleman: "Far too
license, $10.
many people think this to be a
Sixes: Ronald Warren Estes,
m enial gesture and is too soon
Those appearing before Jus disobey stop sign, $15, $10 sus
forgotten.. . may I say this is tice Lloyd Bates d u r i n g the pended.
definitely not the c ase.. . I take month of September were:
Port Crford: La Veme G. Berg-
pride in being an 'old-fashioned
Sixes,Joseph Ronald Blanch lof, no operators license, dismis
patriot1. . . the symbols of our ard, disobey »top»ign,$10; Lang sed, Patrick Everett Huff, no
Nation and State instill within lois, Bettyjane Allen,nomuffler, muffler,$10,$5suspended; F.lton
me the very necessary espirit de $10; Langlois, Arvin Daniel By Ellsworth Dwire, truck speeding,
corps so essential to victory in rum, no PUC permit, $100, $75 $10; Robert John Foster, VBR,
battle. "
$35; Georgia E. Staples, no op
suspended.
Lieutenant Kenneth Reisner.
Port Crford: Jerry Lynn Boles, erators license, $5; Keith Damien
"Hip, hip, hooray for the State excessive noise, $10; James H. Smith, VBR, dismissed; Vernon
of Oregon for making this small, Morgan, DUIL, $300, 30 days in Ray Owens, truck speeding, $10;
The big topic around the old but memorable, item available jail suspended; Leonard Wesley Delbert Myron. Fenton, no ve
town this w e e k is Saturday to us."
Munson, t r u c k speeding, $10; hicle license, $5; William J.
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night's sinking of the Coquille
Ervin Arthur Sevems, no vehicle Gaffey, improper muffler, $10,
City engineers were in town license,$5; Harold Carl Hanson, $5siapended; Keith Phillip Tof-
quintette by Pacific high's Pir
ate crew. Everybody tells me it Tuesday to collect soil samples no operators license, $5; Del tum, VBR, $25; James A l l e n
was one of the best ball games to determine water levels and mar Charles Robison, VBR, $15; Lowery,no horn, dism issed; Leo
they've seen in a long tim e .. , sand content as information for James Robert Brigance, exces- nard R. Zastera, disobey stop
that is everybody 'cept those contractors bidding on the city s i v e noise, $10; Diane Marie sign, $15, $10 suspended.
Out of town: Sharon Ruth Roos,
from the Coos county city. And sewer system. Which must mean Kennedy, no operators license,
there's one thing for s u r e . . . that it's getting closer to the $5; Gayla Ann Storm, no opera right turn no signal, $15; Ken
Coquille is gonna remember actual start of construction... t o r s license, dismissed; John neth David Walker, VBR, $50,
the defeat for a long, long time finally.
Curtis Price,no operators licen Michael Kendall Fromherz, VBR,
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to come.
se, $5; James Robert Brigance, $ 1S; Paul Hudson, improper pas
I hate to report i t .. . but Cape reckless driving,$250, $200 sus sing, $20; Paul Hudson, improper
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W ell.. . I guess nobody wins Fisheries failed to enter a crab pended; Samuel Trusty Green, passing, $20; L e n o r a Minnie
the free year's subscription in in the Sunday crab races at no operators license, out of Jtate, Strong, fall to drive right side,
the picture guessing contest.. . Crescent C ity .. . which, I hear, dismissed; Ivar W. Holmquist, $15; W illiam Leroy Stuart, no
naming the Indian girl. Appar were a big, big success. Don't no dealers license, $25; James rear view mirrow, $10;V/ilfred
ently it was a real stumper be know what the reason for not John Sturman,lnsufficie.itclear- A. Ashton, overwldth, $15; Jud
cause only two guesses came entering was. . . maybe j ust not ance lights, $10; Ray William ith C.McPherson, no emergency
into the office.. . one for Josie wanting to show up California Tichenor, disobey stop sign, $15, brake, $10; Kenneth D. Young,
no operators license, $5; Rich
Forty and one for Mrs. McKen crabs. . . or not having enough $10 suspended.
z ie .. . they didn't say which one. training tim e for a local entry.
Out of town: Francis Xavier ard R. Rathbone, no operators
But that little Indian lass was Maybe next year.
Hauser,dismissed; Earl Franklin license, dismissed.
none other than city clerk Ruth
Wahl when she lived in Okla
homa. How about that! And
better luck next tim e.
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Port Orford will soon be sport
ing a brand new am bulance.. ,
as soon as 1 ights and other equip-
SIX (6) MONTHS OR OLDER: Male or Spayed Female............... $2. 00
ment can be transferred. The
SIX (6) MONTHS OR OLDER: Unspayed F e m a le ........................ $3. 00
new one, the Community Ambu
If not purchased by March 1st a >2.00 Penalty will be added.
lance Association says, will be
a real asset to the c ity .. . being
Licenses on sale at County Clerk's office, Courthouse, Gold Beach
a regulation-type vehicle and
better equipped.We'll run a fea
If you wish to purchase by Mail you may send in the
ture on it as soon as it is de
following form completed and with the fee enclosed
livered from Brookings where
the transfer is being made.
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Thls weather has sure been
1967 M & UCOISiS DUE
lera really need planting, they
are to be le ft upon th e ir own,
In o rder to produce a sufficient
supply of trout to even start
to meet the demand« of the
fishermen made upon su»h
streams.
When natural production waa
really good In the trout stream»,
the angler enjoyed good I rout
fishing throughout the entire
season; even during the summer
months. But lack of production
has consequently ruined such
fishing.
During the future, II Is quite
evident that only the lakes and
re se rvo ir» , with a possible few
exception», w ill be planted with
hatchery-reared trout. This
means that the stream trout
fisherm en— while seeking trout
In such streams as the Sixes
and Elk during the summer and
late spring— w ill be forcod to
catch and release 10 tim es as
many trout beneath the legal
lim it In size In comparison to
those which can be kept, This
Is especially true >'f the tr ib
utaries of the la rg e r streams
which are fished.
Despite the claim s made by
game o fficia ls and biologists
that most of the stream -hatch
ed trout go to the ocean, the
fact s till remains that fo r many
years before high fishing pres
sure was exerted on the
stream s, It was an easy m atter
fo r an angler to secure hls
lim it of legal-sized trout during
any month of the open season
on our coastal streams.
Thai Is, so fa r aa avoiding
concentration of anglers upon
such fishing spots 1« concern
ed. We consider many programs
of the Game Commission lo be
bused upon sound Judgment. But
as fo r the fishing code . . .I t’ s
fo r the birds.
IN
MEMORIAM
Charles E. Metzler
IN *.
SSWS
l niff«day
C. W, Fellowship, 7t3O p. in,
Friday
Basketball, Gold Beach, here
Monday
Cham. ofCom ., noon
Tuesday
Rotary, 12i 10 p. nt.
Tops Club, I p. m.
St. John's X ltsrSoc., 1:30p.m.
Luth.Ch.Councll, 7:30 p. nt.
City Council, 8 p. nt.
JsyCettes, 8 n. n t.
Wednesday
Lions, 7t30 p, nt.
St,C lirlstophsr'iC ld., 7:30 p.m.
AS TO CONCENTRATION
The Game Commission was
d ire ctly responsible fo r the
legislative act that succeeded
In v irtu a lly elim inating fishing
debris. It was claimed by the
Commission that such events
caused too much concentration
on one p a rticu la r body of wa
te r - s tr e a m , riv e r o r lake. But,
despite that fact, gameo flcla ls
refuse to open the streams and
the lakes of this state at the
same tim e—on one date—that
would Include all waters of the
state. So, the coastal lakes
and streams remain closed at
times when waters of adjoining
zones are opened to angling.
Our lakes are opened to ang
ling before the trout streams.
The trout streams are not plant
ed. The result ts that the very
trass concentration that the
Commission professed to be
seeking to avoid, occurs upon
both lakes and streams. Again
I state . . . emphatically so, that
to me, It doesn’t make sense.
Charles I . Metxler, 67, a re
tired lumber grader, formerly
with Western States Plywood,
died In a Vancouver hospital
Friday, February 3. He was bom
January 19,1900,lit Dixon, Illin
ois.
A member of Hudson Bay Bar
racks 150, Veterans of WWI, and
a P a s t Master of Mystic Tie
l odge, 187, A. F. C A. M ., Polo,
Q1 btols, he Is «urvlved by hls
widow Ruth; an aunt, Mrs. Mary
Neeck, W in o n a . M inn.; and
nieces Mrs. Donna Marquis, Dix
on, 111 btols, and Mri.Mery Wootla,
Pekbi, 111 btols.
Services were held at the
HamUton-MylanFuneral Home
Tuesday, February 7, at 2 p, nt.
with Veterans of WWI offlclat-
btg.Cremation followed at Port-
land Memorial._________ ___
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