Port Orford news., April 20, 1967, Page 2, Image 2

Hali oi Oregon's Traiiic
Victims Had Been Drinking
2— Port Oford Newt, Thursday, April 20, 1967
Poet Office Box S
97465
Port Orford, Oregon
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Paul L Petenonj ............................................... Managing Editor
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N IW S P A P I*
N A T IO N AL
E D IT O R IA L
P U B U S H IIS
a sso c ia tio n
A Time To Look Ahead
Despite the fact that ground-breaking ceremonies
did not herald the beginning of sewer construction, or
that city official« were not present when the first
shovelful of dirt was removed from the first line trench,
the people of Port Orford should feel a certain joy in
the e v e n t -As alderman Herb Thage put it Tuesday
night, "the people are getting the best bargain of their
lives. " And indeed they are.
Regardless of whether or not they realize i t , . . or
w ill accept the f a c t.. . Port Oford w ill have a system
eventually valued upwards of half a m illion dollars.
And all this at the bargain rate of $125, 0 0 0 ... less than
the amount of one year'soperational budget for the city.
But the b e s t thing about it is that residents w ill
have a facility that w ill certainly improve the health
and welfare of the city, besides elim inating the m ul­
titude of problems common to septic tanks. W e don't
expect the sewer to bring on an immediate "boom”,
but we should be able to expect a certain steady growth
in the area.
Port Ctford, along with other areas, has suffered its
share of a prevailing econom ic slump but now we must
look ahead, with conviction, that the future w ill bring
improved conditions. .And then we must begin to work
towards goals that w ill assure such a future.
Salem Scene
by Everett E. Cutter
Pace To Quicken On Law Voles
!
Bees imported into Oregon
must be quarantined for 30
days before ’’tceivlng health
certificates stating they are
free of Am erican Foulbrood
o r other apiary diseases.
That’ s a main provision of
one b ill signed into law by
Gov.
M cC all this
session.
Granted, bee disease is a minor
consideration for most c iti­
zens, but it is important to
Y eeke ep ers and potentially for
anyone
enjoying breakfast
honey.
Such legislation is indicative
of the many details to be con­
sidered in a normal session
h e re . Some 1,600 b ills have
been introduced by lawmakers
this ye ar, dealing with subjects
a ll the way from bee colony
quarantine to m ajor tax reform .
Of these, fewer than one-
tenth have passed both houses
and been signed by the governor
as the session passes its 100th
calendar day. Four now are
in conference comm ittee, work­
ing out Senate and House d if­
ferences; only a handful have
failed or been Indefinitely post­
poned.
This leaves a great m ajority
s till under active consideration
in various committees. As the
pace quickens on getting these
out for floor debate, here is a
b rie f rundown on the status
of some b ills of interest p re­
viously noted in Salem Scene:
T axa tlo n --B ig one here Is
the three percent re ta il sales
tax proposal, key measure In
a House-approved tax reform
package Intended to provide
property tax cuts of about 35%.
The Senate Taxation Com m it­
tee now has completed public
hearings on the sales tax b ill;
this week it is studying details
with a consultant from C a lifo r­
nia, as Oregon’ s proposal Is
modeled after that state’ s law.
If the Senate concurs with the
House, the people w ill get to
vote on property tax re lie f
through sales tax revenue.
CO NSTITU TIO N
New C o n s t l t u t l o n - - O f t e n
overlooked is the significance
of a b ill to overhaul Oregon’s
108-year-old Constitution and
revamp many aspects of state
government
structure, func­
tions and procedures. Senate
and House disagreements have
sent the amended proposal to
conference committee; again,
if agreement can be reached,
the issue w ill be put to a state­
wide vote.
ELECTIONS
Elections--Speaking of vo­
ting, many of the b ills already
signed into law this session
relate to elections and filing
procedures. Included are bills
prohibiting filing for more than
one public elective office with­
out firs t withdrawing e a rlie r
filin g in w riting, and including
candidates in the definition of
persons who cannot publish
false
s ta te m e n ts
under
Oregon’ s Corrupt Practices
Act.
No longer w ill It be necessary
fo r a voter to make a m ark
before a w rite in candidate’s
name or to puzzle over voting
squares on blank ballot lines.
Hut he w ill have to re -re g is ­
ter before future elections If
voting on a “ proof of name
change.’ ’ Register of voters
4
^ E d ito r
To The Editor:
A very costly change In the
alignment of a portion of the
Winchuck county road near the
Siskiyou National Forest has
been proposed, even surveyed
and should the change be made.
It would mean the abandonment
a one-fourth m ile of county
road that was worked over and
black-topped In 1963.
This proposed c h a n g e In­
cludes a large cut through the
h ill, 25 feet In depth, and since
the proposed expensive change
isn’t necessary at a ll, it seems
Incredible that county money
would be wasted in this fashion.
All that Is required o r need­
ed to be done to adequately Im ­
prove the alignment in this
p articu lar area is to wtdpn
the road by slicing off some of
the bank as It rounds the cor­
ner immediately west of the
small creek at the east end of
the proposed cut through the h ill
and remove the M yrtle tree
near the outside edge of the
road.
The abandonment of a section
of county road tn this area
and replacing it with a huge cut
through the h ill would greatly
enhance the value of a planned
set-up for selling riv e r front­
age home sites in this im ­
mediate vicinity, by the addition
of a paved frontage, molded In
place a few years back by the
county, plus an Increase in
acreage. It would also raise
the question that all-out appro­
val and support of this un­
necessary change In the road
by those In the saddle has the
o b v io u s , undisputable e a r­
marks of “ pork b a rre l” pol­
itics.
Yours for better government
at a better price.
Southern C u rry County Tax­
payers Association,
M. L. D eM A R TIN , Secretary
Harbor, Oregon
AIR AND WATER Q U A L ITY
A ir and Water Quality— A
b ill to create regional a ir qual­
ity d is tricts , as per federal
guidelines, has been passed by
Senate A ir and W ater Quality
Control Committee. The com­
m ittee still Is considering leg­
islation to improve water qual­
ity and to offer tax incentives
to individuals or industries in­
stalling anti-pollution equip­
ment.
LABOR M ANAGEMENT
Labor
Management— T h e
House has adopted a measure
providing for a state minimum
wage of $1.25 per hour. B ills
to revise benefit schedules for
workmen’ s and unemployment
compensation s till are being
studied in committees, and are
expected out presently w it h
amendments.
Some other b ills already re ­
ceiving Gov. M cC all’s signa­
ture Include the authorization
of radio and television broad­
casts of public notices to
supplement present publication
requirements, a revised state
apprenticeship program , and a
provision to p erm it hospital
d istricts to provide ambulance
service. Most of them, however,
concern budget appropriations
to continue smooth operation
of state government bodies.
In the final weeks of the 1967
session, we can expect to see
hundreds of measures come up
for final debate, voting and con­
sideration of the governor. B ills
signed by the governor auto­
m atically become law 90 days
afte r the legislature adjourns,
unless they contain an em er­
gency clause, In which case
they become active either upon
signing or upon the date spec­
ified in the bill.________
Coin Show Dated
Of interest to Western States
numismatists is the firs t an­
nual Redwood Em pire Coin
Shov. to be held A p ril 22 and 23
at O. H .’ s Towne House In Eu­
reka, Calif.
Doors w ill open at 10 a.m .
both days, with closing hours at
10 p.m . Saturday and 6 p.m.
Sunday. Admission w ill be free
to the public.
Sponsored by the Eureka Coin
Club, a m ember club of the
Am erican Numismatic Assoc­
iation, the show w ill inaugurate
National Coin Week with a club
exhibit, dealers bourse and
p rize d r awings._______
T h e re ’ s no Justlcp! If you
make out your Income tax c o r­
rectly, you go to the poor house.
If you don’t you go to Jail.
u s tic e
J
COUNT
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Those appearing before Judge
Lloyd Bates during December,
1966, were:
Edward T. Post, improper pas­
sing, $10, Coos Bay; Gerald G.
McElroy, failure to transfer title,
$ 5 ,Coos Bay; Charles IL Wright,
Improper passing insufficient
clearance, $20, Coos Bay.
Port Orford: Donald E. M e c h -
als, f a i l to dim lights, $10;
Charles C. Morgan, VBR, $50;
in the future w ill be purged be­
tween primary' and general
elections.
HIGHWAYS
H lg hw ays--B llls to require
periodic d riv e rs ’ re-exam in a-
tlotis and motor vehicle In­
spections s till are In th eir firs t
comm ittee. The House last week
approved a measure to Increase
gasoline taxes from six to seven
cents per gallon and to change
the apportionment of revenue
to cities and counties. A b ill
perm itting the use of m etal-
studded tires during certain
months has passed both houses
and awaits the governor’ s sig­
nature.
Blood-alcohol tests Indicate
that over half of Oregon’ s 1966
tra ffic victim s had been drink­
ing.
The statement Is based on a
study of tests taken from 253
of last y e a r’s 678 persons k ill -
ed tn tra ffic accidents. It show­
ed that 57% o( the victim s had
some alcohol in their blood:
“ Even more significant,” ac­
cording to Vern L. H ill,d ir e c t­
o r of the Department of Motor
Vehicles, " is the fact that over
46% of those tested had suf­
ficient alcohol tn the blood to
be considered legally under the
Influence, according to the level
set in the Uniform Vehicle
Code.” A blood-alcohol reading
of 0.10 percent or above marks
the “ under the Influence”
breaking point in the code, but
Oregon law sets It at 0.15.
The highest reading reported
by a victim last year was 0.32
percent alcohol In the blood—
the victim was a pedestrian.
The highest reading record«!
by a d riv e r killed in traffic
was 0.30 percent, but there
were frequent readings on both
d riv e rs and passengers tn the
over 0.20 range.
“ Although the number of de­
ceased traffic victim s who had
been drinking is shockingly
high,” said H ill, “ It neverthe­
less Is a decrease over p re ­
vious y e a r ." In 1964 , 58% of
the victim s had been drinking;
in 1965, 60% had been drinking.
Last year the number de­
creased to 57%.
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From what I hear around town
Pacific high's drama clast pro­
duction of the play "Tom Jones”
was excellen t. Only with I could
have seen it m y self.. . but with
bride a n d I having this crazy
band that plays at the Sunset
Inn in Cold Beach Friday and
Saturday nights, it was impos­
sible.
- P-
Ray Peart, producer of the
"California Outdoors” TV pro­
gram and editor and publisher
of the "Northcoast Outdoors"
newspaper in Eureka, was in the
county o v e r the weekend to
shoot s o m e promotional TV
film for his show over KVIQ
Channel 6. Rain, however, cut
the shooting and tour schedule
from three to one day, Saturday.
Peart, r’.ong with county com ­
missioner h eck Timeus, East-
WestHighway Comm ittee pres­
ident Jim h ett and route com ­
m ittee chairman S.O.Newhouse,
flew over the back country of
the Rogue, to Medford and back,
inspecting possible road routes
and shooting film that w ill be
shown over h i s TV program
tonight, (Thursday), at 11:05
p.m ., and Saturday, April 22, at
4 p .m .
Ray and commissioner Tim ­
eus, with Harmon Timeus and
Bill Steuer,supt. of Prairie Creek
fish hatchery in Humboldt Co.
C a lif., stopped by the house
after their flight Saturday af­
ternoon for a brief chat and
coffee. From this Pm sure that
Ray w ill do a good job with his
promotion proj ect, both now and
in the future. He's a pretty
cordial-type g u y .. . producing a
good program for the outdoors-
type p eo p le.. . who make up a
good share of the tourist popu­
lation.
By the way, you can see his
program e v e r y Thusday and
Saturday at the same time.
-P -
Just got word that the Dept.
of Health, Education and W el­
f a r e has established a public
info office in each of its nine
regions in the U. S. The officer
for Region D<, which includes
this area is Larry J. Murphy, 50
Fulton S t., San Francisco, C a l.,
94102. (J u s t in case anyone
needs any info from him. )
—P -
The Oregon Heart Association
has Just released a new anti­
smoking le a flet designed to help
youngsters and the ir parents give
up the nicotine habit. It w ill be
distributed through elementary,
junior h i g h and high schools,
youth organizations, girl and boy
scout branches,4-H clubs, PTA’s
and other g r o u p s . . . s o your
copy’ll be com ing.
—P—
If you have a flying farmer
in your fam ily, the Oregon Fly­
ing Farmers are hosting a trl-
state Flying Farmers Convention
for Washington, Idaho and Ore­
gon, May 19-20— 2 1 ,at Redmond
. . . with a whole batch of events
W illia m D . K r ic k J r ., excessive
noise,S10; Stirlin g B. Morris, J r .,
failure to y ie ld right of way, $15,
$10 suspended; Ernest G. W hite,
no vehicle license (expired) $5.
C linton W .From m , inadequate
brakes,$10, $10 suspended, Six­
es; Ken P. Humphrey, no horn,
$10, Sixes; David D. W eddle,
improper m u ffler, $10, $10 sus­
pended, Sixes.
Thomas O. M oore, overheight,
$10, Ophir.
Morton E. Potts, VBR, $25,
Tulare, California.
Cary D. Yoder, improper pas­
sing, $20; Snohomish, Wash.
News About
Social Security
In certain cases, the parent
of a deceased w orker w ill be
entitled to parents’ benefits,
according to the Coos Bay of­
fice of the Social Security Ad­
m inistration.
“ To get these benefits, the
parent must be at least 62. It
is also necessary for the par­
ent to file evidence with the
Social Security Administration
which proves the parent was
receiving one-half or more of
his support from the deceased
at the tim e of death. This evi­
dence must be submitted with­
in two years from the date of
death,” said the office.
Persons Interested in learn ­
ing more about ¿rents’ bene­
fits should contact the Coos
Bay office, open M o n d a y
through Friday from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. and until 8:30 p.m.
on Wednesday evenings. Phone
number of the office, located
at 259 North Broadway, Is 269-
5124.
on the agenda.
- P-
The city public works dept.
h a s announced intentions o f
building a road at the end of
5th St. down to the b ea ch ., ,
something needed fora lo n g
tim e,T hey have already clear­
ed away cfcift and w ill clear
more, said boss Frank Morris. I
understand the county has also
Indicated they w ill do some fil­
ling near the northwest beach
by Battle Rock for parking.. ,
t h i s should make the tourists
m ighty happy.
—P -
Before I forget it, 1 would
personally like to welcom e the
Oregon Construction Co.crew to
the city. They all appear to be
a hard-working dedicated group
. . . o n e has even indicated a
desire to get on the local fire
d e p t . , which shouldn't make
ch ief Harry Price unhappy.
-P -
NOTICE— all potential Little
Leaguers: The lo ca l Rotary Club
. , , founders of the Little League
baseball f ie ld .. have scheduled
a big rock picking party for Sun­
day afternoon at 1 p. m ., w ea­
ther permitting, to clear the
field prior to rolling and mow­
ing. The work is necessary in
order to have the field ready for
the ball season. Just bring a
bucket, s a i d president Harry
ftrice, and help the club help
you!
—P -
Oh, Yeah! It's good to see
the mayor back from the land
of Eskimos and Igloo*.
1
Looking only at the deceased
d riv e rs , the study showed that
the number with a blood-alco­
hol reading of over 0.10 de­
clined tn 1966. During 1964 and
1965, 50% of the d rivers k ill­
ed tn traffic had sufficient alco­
hol tn the blood to be considered
"under the Influence.” The fig­
ure dropped to 46% In 1966.
H ill said this slight decline
In drinking d rivers may be
due to Oregon's Implied consent
law, which first went tntoeffect
last year "Public awarenessof
the s tric te r l a » ,” H ill said,
“ might have served to deter
drinking and driving, but these
figures still show that drinking
d rivers remain a major prob­
lem in Oregon's traffic p ic­
tu re .”
FOCUS on
Post-High Schoo
Education
Who Attends Our
Public Colleges
And Universities
E d ito r’s Note: This Is an­
other in a series of "explana-
to rla ls ” about education beyond
the high school. The series has
been prepared by Colleges for
Oregon’s Future, a statewide
organization of lay citizens
concerned with educational op­
portunities for the young peo­
ple of Oregon.
Students from every Oregon
county, from all 50 states, and
from 93 foreign countries at­
tended the nine Institutions of
the State System of Higher Ed­
ucation during 1965-66.
The bulk of the students are
from Oregon. During 1965-66,
they numbered 40,450.
There w ere 5,585 out-of-
state students enrolled and
1,114 students from foreign
countries.
Tw o-thlrds of the Oregon
counties sent students to each
of the nine State System of
Higher Education lnstltutlons--
Unlverslty of Oregon, Eugene;
Oregon State U niversity, C o r­
vallis; Southern Oregon C ol­
lege, Ashland; Oregon Techni­
cal Institute, Klamath Falls;
Oregon College of Education,
Monmouth;
Eastern Oregon
College, La Grande; and P o rt­
land State College, University
of Oregon Medical School and
U niversity of Oregon Dental
School In Portland. Other coun­
ties were represented on from
five to eight of the campuses.
The county-by-county break­
down during 1965-66 was:
Baker County, 281 students
on 9 campuses; Benton, 2,890
on 9 campuses; Clackamas, 2 -
426 on 9 campsus; Clatsop,
378 on 9 campsus; Columbia,
322 on 9; Coos, 670 on 9;
Crook, 128, on 8; C u rry, 173
on 7; Deschutes, 301 on 8;
Douglas, 948 on 9; G illia m ,
46 on 7; G rant, 115 on 7;
Harney, 85 on 7; Hcod R iver,
206 on 9 campuses; Jackson,
2,543 on 9; Jefferson, 110 on
8; Josephine, 592 on 9; K lam ­
ath, 1,060 on 9; Lake, 137 on
7; Lane, 6,150 on 9; Lincoln,
296 on 9; Linn, 1,087 on 9;
M alheur, 275 on 9; M arlon,
2,539 on 9; M orrow , 90 on 9;
Multnomah, 11,655 on 9; Polk,
599 on 9; Sherman, 63 on 7;
Tillam ook, 207 on 9; U m atilla,
620 on 9; Union, 706 on 8;
Wallowa, 122 on 9; Wasco, 335
on 8; Washington, 1,682 on 9;
W heeler, 15 on 5, and Y am hill,
598 on 9.
Of the foreign student en­
rollm ent during 1965-66, the
greatest number, 203, were
from Canada. Nationalist China
sent the second greatest num­
ber of students, 95, to the
Oregon Institutions of higher
education.
PACIFIC HIGH SCHOOL students were tested last week for a;>titudes under the Smaller
Communities program now underway In Curry county by the State Department of Em­
ployment. Shown above is Hubert (Kip) Herring of the Gold Beach Employment office
giving a test to students at Pacific High. The Smaller Communities ;rogram is a survey
of the manpower potentials and needs of the county through which employers, householders
and students are surveyed. Upon com pletion of the survey, the data will be com plied in
booklet form for use of schools, business, chambers of commerce and industry. In addition
to the skill survey being made, the Employment office at the fairgrounds in Gold Beach
is actively seeking workers and job orders from employers. The office Is open for business
Monday through Friday.
IN THE lower photo, same of the Pacific High students are shown taking dexterity tests.
HOME ONMEKS MHTRKTORS
• d o ttrC
Those appearing In M unici­
pal Court before Judge Lora Ina
Haines from Feliruary 20; thru
April 12, 1967, were:
Carl C. KInter, driving o n
wrong side of highway, dlsin li­
se d; Carl C. Kinter, leaving
scene of accident, $150, $50
suspended.
W Ü1 iam B. Best, VBR, $ 13, Sal -
em; Harry F. Gray, VBR, $10,
Empire: Bruce D. Bums, VBR,
$10, Sweet Home; Randy Roark,
VBR,$11, Coquille; Kenneth W.
U p h o ff , VBR, $14, Brookings;
Donald C. Jefferies, VBR, $14,
Brookings; Charles A. Tullock,
VBR, $10, Newport; Dennis B.
Liggett,VBR, $10, Coquille; El­
mer F.llanscam , VBR, $15, sus-
pendedjHarbor; Larry G. Lind­
ley, VBR, $15, Brookings; Evcr-
ette W. Buck, VBR, $15, Spring-
field.
James D. Thebodeaux, no op­
erators licen se,$ 5 ,Pioneer,Cal. ;
James D.Thebodeaux, VBR, $25,
Pioneer, Cal. ; Lester R. Mano-
sar, VBR, $ 18, Crescent C Ity, Ca 1.
Frank Kunonem, VBR, $15,
Spokane, Wash. ; Edward H. A l-
torfer, VBR, $25, no address.
IN HOSPITAL
Hugh McLellan has b e e n
transferred from Southern Coos
General Hospital, Bandon, t o
McAuley Hospital,Coos Bay, and
w o u ld appreciate cards from,
his many friends at home.
SKOAL SIMMS
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E, S. A, SORORITY
The regular m eeting of the
E. S. A. Sorority was h e l d on
April 12, at the home of Bonnie
Wagner with Be a Hensley, c o -
hoetess.
A Jewel Pin Ceremony and
Founders Day dinner w ill be
h e l d on May 6, at the Sunset
Inn in Gold Beach. Pledges who
w ill receive their pins are Joann
Nelson, A u d r e y Krelger and
Thelma Belcher.
President Frances Smith w ill
be attending the F, S. A. Con­
vention t h i s weekend as the
Outstanding Girl of the Year of
the Alpha Psi Chapter.
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