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jPort (')tfovd X ru is Thuraday, April 27, 1967 Price Ten Centi Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon Vol. 10 No. 4 I _____ Western States Buys Alaska Timber, ffl W W ----------------- ----- - “ SPECIAL T O THE NEWS, School Budget Election Is Monday Old Sixes Cheese Plant Burns ertm State. Plywood Co-op the W purchase of hal/biterest in a of half In1 timber cutting right» near the town of Wrangell, Alaska. The ckal 1» a merger with Puget Sound Plywood of a- coma, at an uadi»cl<«ed figure, under the name of Alaska ' Wood Product» C o ., Inc. ..mm2 25Q. 000 Beside» an operating aawmUl, cutting around 250, OOU bd f t oer two-shift day, the deal included cutting right» on'one .I lio n feet of U. S. Forest Service^timber m ainly Sitka spruce and hemlock. This r e ^ s e n a enough ^mber to o v ^ X Western Sttfea Plywood at its f»esent ou'put The new budget alao reflect» The voters of Port Orford- an increase in base salary sched Langlois School District 2CJ ules for t e a c h e r s . The new “ ^ w S i m States Plywood board chairman Greg Catos will vote Monday,May I, 1967, schedule raises the base from on the proposition to exceed the $5. 2000 for a BA to $6, 000rnd told th T sew s that a green veneer plant w fll be installed six per cent statutory Increase for a MA from $5, 600 to $6, - at the Wrangell operation with Western State* for the 1967-68 school budget. about half of their monthly veneer requhem«zt» fr<»> the _________ The voters will ba Hot between 400. new plant, the balance w ill go to Puget Sound. Cate» said the hours of 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. w ill be barged to Tacoma, transferred to £ U at the Port Orford Elementary *md shipped to Cooa Bay. Western States trucks wlU com School and the Langlois Primary p e te tlie haul from the bay to the m fll. School ( old high school build- to Uve local port Is a future hope, Gates said, but this w ill inc,. _ . depend on a breakwater, increased dockage and unloading The district tax levy for the faculties. Shipments would average at least two barges of fiscal year beginning July 1, two m illion fee t per month. 1967, is $298,869.95. T h a t Alaska Wood Products wUl be managed by a six-man which will exceed the six per board of director», Catos said, with three men tia n each cent limitation and which w ill . TTio Heal Kas been m process for about three The Rogue Basin Flood Con require the voters' approval is monthsf' he added, and prompted by local timber prices and $’ 48, 053.75. T h is excess« trol Association is sending a n<cessary became of the lack delegation to Washington, D. shortages. of an adequate tax base in the to testify before the House and Senate regarding the three con district. Last year the tax levy was trol dams scheduled to be built $332, 629. 93. The amount out on the upper Rogue River. The side the six per cent limitation object being to attempt to ac and which required the vote of celerate the project, so vital to the people was $181,361. 72. Curry, Josephine a n d Jackson After having been approved by counties. With the rapid population the v o t e r s , the amount was Dick Hadley, manager of the lowered to $133,736. 69 before growth in neighboring counties local McKay's Market, has as and the increasing use of Kcgne being s e n t to the assessor for sumed d u t i e s as chamber of The County Board of Equali levying purposes.This reduction River water for irrigation, the commerce president following summer flow and temperature zation w ill convene at the Cur was made possible due to addi the resignation of Darrel Pet tional revenues w h i c h were in the lower river has reached erson who has been transferred ry County Courthouse on May 8, made available from state and a critical stage.The constructior to the Coos Bay office of West and w ill continue its sessions of these dams would do much each day, exclusive of Saturday county sources. The total tax to alleviate this situation, as Coast Telephone Co. and Sunday, until the examina l e v y for the 1967-68 school Coldwater could be released to A t Monday's noon meeting tion, correction and equaliza will be $13, 866. OS more year control both flow and tempera George Hahn reported that he tion of the tax roll is com plet than that which was submitted ture, so important to fish life. had been in contact with Rep. to th e assessor for the school The Army Engineers have esti Rod McKenzie concerning the ed.By law, the county assessor « CM .Y „ a u . — — -< • - « S “ 1966-67, but it is $33, - possible Elk River fish hatchery. year , burned to the grounu ^unuay night about 11 p.m , Du. " , _|_ej too much headway. Cause of the (Ire is that ground Staid a v . ,, r, katl „,fa,ed too much headway. Cause of the e X ^ T a ^ U h .5 (M te J » » “ S i - . . » - * A . ^occupied « . « . P C . » . « » 769.98 less than that amount mated that the peak flow during He said thatMcKenzie said ap requiredtoapprai»e all real and office and dispatched a truck and t the 1964 flood could have been personal property subject to ad approved by the voters on May Z . . .»> v.-k l n i i l k p ' ' ! J I I reducedby at least ten per cent, proval of the Elk River site ap valorem taxes in the county at 2, 1966. - peared to be very promising and More accurate estimates ot had the dams been in operation. something should be definite, its true cash value. True cash "Heck" Timet«, Curry County value mean» market value. anticipated in c o m e and tax one way or another, within the If any property owner feels offset monies from s o u r c e s Commissioner,will be the Gurry, next couple of weeks. Vernon Church, a steelwork other than property tax are a- county delegate.While in W ash- that the value placed on hia er employed by Hanna Mining gain not a vailable at the present inton, commissioner ."Timeus During discussion of publicity property to be over m arket val Co., Riddle, has been elected a t im e , and the budget must be will confer with the Secretaries brochures it was decided to up ue t h e y should petition the member of the executive board planned on present information. of Agriculture and Interior, C i date the present one for this Board of Equalization for relief. of the Oregon AFL-CIO. However,there is every indica- vil le Freeman and Stuart Udall, season and start a fund to frint A property owner should have Medicare packets designed E d w a rd J. Whelan, state t i o n that Schoo! District 2<~J recarding federal funds for the good valid reasons to present to a color brochure in the future. North Curry Recreation board AFL-CIO executive secretary, Brookings—Plans indicate the to keep track of medical bills proposed Curry C o u n t y Fish the Board,not just that his taxes taxes for 1967-68 w ill be at It was voted to let the art as are too high. Mt. Emily Gem and Mineral for Social Security recipients of directors met at the city hall, said that Church, a former _______ least equal to or possibly' less Hatchery. member of the board, was than those fo r th e 1966-67 sociation conduct the annual Club's annual rock show to be are now available at the Coos Friday, April 21. The new an AU petition» must be in writ Day Social Security office. tennas have arrived for Channel chosen by the executive board membership campaign and pay ing. No appeals w ill be consid- held In Brookings at the V.F.W. school year. - « « zx 1 s r » » These packets are l»elng offer 13 and will be Installed in the to fill the unexpired term of hall, May 27 and 28, will again $1 for each $10 dues c o lle c to r ered unless this is done. Peti— near future. The antennas were The Annual School Election Robert J. Raffensperger, who A pre-school hearing and vi Followingthe conclusion of the tion forms are available at the be a highly successful event. ed free to recipients. They contain two pamphlets damaged beyond repair in the r e s ig n e d . Raffensperger, a w ill be held at the same time. sion clinic, sponsored by the drive ‘a no—host dinn er, featur The two-day show will open County Clerk's office. After fil Saturday,May 27, at 1 p, m. and discussing how payments for last wind storm. It was also re communications worker, was The purpose of this election Curry County Public Health De ing a guest speaker,wUl be held. ling in the pe itions, they should doctor »411s are made, have ported that the Channel 8 an required to offer his resigna w ill be for the election of a partment and the Oregon State conclude Sunday at 5 p. in. be filed with the County Clerk tion when he was promoted to School Director from Zone 1 - Board of Health for children 3 Dealers and amateur rock pockets for the storage of b ills , tennas need to be realigned due on or before May 15. Four Mile, andZone 2-Langlois- years old, to chUdren who have Q hounds alike will have displays and space Io write down Infor to the same storm. The labor _ supervisory position by Pa T lir V L lS t After May 1, the assessor does mation concerning doctor b ills. for these repairs is donated by Denmark, for a five year term. already entered school, w ill be U ll J u l y cific Northwest Dell. He had In the show. Of special interest not ha ve the authority to change The Coos Day office Is also Wayne Muir, Don Crammer and Mrs. Violet Stevenson has served since December 1965. this year will be tire display of held in Gold Beach at the Gold Those from the north Curry values. The only values filed a petition for candidacy Beach grade school on Tuesday, county area named to jury duty any Church w ill represent AFL- two rock mosaic pictures to be furnishing a copy of the Medi others, which is greatly appre changed after the deadline is by care Handbook with each pack ciated by the board of directors. for director In Zone 1. It has been M ay9 ,from 9 a. m. to 3:30 p.m . for the April term of circuit enteredby Mr.and Mrs.Al Cook CIO unions tn state AFL-CIC order of the Board. The parts to keep bo'-h transla matters involving Coos, Curry stated that Mr. Don Bjerg has so Parents or guardians must ac et. of Brookings. court include: Charles Dough Persons Interested tn re tors repaired are expensive and and Douglas counties until De indicated that he will accept a company their children. Please Cook took the sweeps takes erty, Lei a Hubbs, Frances Smith award in both the Humboldt ceiving one of these Medicare wlthoutthls donatedlabor North cember of this year. All state write-in vote. phone the Curry County Health and Inez Dunn, Port Oford; Viola kits should call, write or visit Curry would not be able to op Gem and Mineral Society Show offices and the 13 state district Department,Gold Beach,for ap— Cuatt, Sixes, and Walter Bailey, the office at 259 N. Broadway erate, the board pointed out. ___ _ r w 7-5312.01 and the Cool County Mineral board seats w ill be filled this Langlois. Buying another translator for year at the annual convention and Gem Club show of nls Indian (2C9-5124). The office Is open 11 opening In Roseburg, Sept. 18. Chief picture last year.This year Monday through Friday from the reception of Channel 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.tn. and from Cons Bay was discussed. he will show a companion mos Horse vaccination clinics aic of an Indian princess for the until 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The main thing needed is more have been scheduled fo r Satur first time. Neither of the works Mailed requests fo r packets people to pay the $10 yearly day, A p ril 29, in various parts have been shown locally before should be addressed to Dox dues, lfyouwlshto pay dues to of C urry County says Walt 270, Coos Day, Oregon 97420. ward Channel 11 and receive and both will be exhibited. Schroeder, C urry County Ex your 3 and 6 signal,direct, the Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Baldwin tension agent. board said, put a notation with alio of Brookings, w ill have an Shots »vlll be given by D r. your dues, when you pay at the Interesting florescent diinlay Joe Pettltt of the Dandon Vet following locations: Hahn Hard and L. A. Mentzcr of Medford ware, Port Orford Variety, West erinary Hospital starting at 9 will show tWB.cases of Dendritic a.m. at the UpperChetco School ern Auto, or mall to P. O. Box agate fro m near Copco Dam and stopping at various-places 261, Port Orford. located on the Oregon-Califor Dual grazing of sheep and up to Langlois. Dues paid for 1967 since last nia Ixxdcr.Hc hui one Dendritic cattle, production testing, foot Shots offered are Influenza, picture that la nearly a dupli rot, liver fluke disease, ram report are: James Krelger, A l strangles (distemper), tetanus, cate of the famous Monterey certification,reproductive prob- vin Son derm an, Vernon Sonder- and sleeping sickness. Tlie flu Cypress. lemsof cattle,and tours of live man, Raymond MarstalL Aden and tetanus shots w ill cost Other displays will Include a stock barns at Oregon State Uni Chapman, Robert E. Thomas, $2.50; distemper, $2.25; and case of fire agate found near versity are some of the program John Frankovich, Charles Balzer, sleeping sickness, $2.00, If Castle D o m e, Arizona, to be features of th e Ninth Annual Arthur Baska, BUI Hefner, Edwin >r more horses are signed 50 or shown by M r. and Mrs. George •Beef Day on May 5, and the Bigelow, W1Ulam Nutt, E. L, El up Each shot w ill be about 50Ç Leach of Culp Creek. The Giles Sheep and Wool Day on May 6, lis, George Frultt, Harry Price, higher tf less than 50 horses Rock Shop In Grants Pass will according to Walt Schroeder, Rex Robbins, David Starr, Karl Schelske, MU-lred Russell,Joe are signed up. have a table of large polluted Curry Comity Extension Agent, T e n t a t iv e stopping places Hazel McKenzie, Ray slabs of petrified wood. Sheep and cattlemen from Combest, are: U p p e r Chetco School, Those Interested In entering all over the state will join to Reinke,EvertMUls,Louis Marsh, Azalea a Park, Chetco Grange the show may write, Rolla and gether to hear research reports Lyman Pomeroy, J.B.Kosta, My H»ll Ray and Helen Passleys’ , Naomi Grover, show chairmen, and observe work being done at ron Forty, Floyd Keeler, L, V. Cleve and Leta D errys’ onCape Henry, L, M, Phillips, Rod M c Box 135, Crescent City, Rt. 2, — OSU and to share ideas that F errelo Road, Pistol River, K e n z ie , Kenneth Belden, Sr., California. work for them In Informal ses James Vincent,C.B.Rush, Wayne Hunter Creek, County F a ir sions during the meetings. grounds, Cphlr, Port Orford, Muir, Keith Nelson, Ray Now Hie Beef Day starts at 9 a. m. Sixes and Langlois. Friday, May 5, and ends after lin, Mary Pugh, Leroy Stevens, “ If you did not get a letter Wilbur Clarke, Art St. Marie, the evening banquet, Walt l.eth, o r card from the extension Knud Jensen, Pickett Brothers, State Secretary of Agriculture, office and want shots fo r your Burrell Babb, Ray Glbney and A local g irl was one of 63 andDr.Elmer Stevenson are the A. C. MacDonald. horses, please call Gold Deach program speakers at the banquet. Oregon State University coeds CH •2091, and tell how many who have qualified for member The Sheep and Wool Day starts horses you want vaccinated, ship In Alpha Lambda Delta, at 9:30 a. m ., Saturday, May 6, »which shots you want them to freshman woman’s honor so and entis about 4 p. m. Many Everyone In the area of Pa have and where you w ill be stockmen will want to take In ciety. cific High is Invited to attend with your horse A p ril 29,’ ’ con th e entire two-day program, To qualify for the honorary, the Fashion Show Friday, May cluded Schroeder. students must make theunlver- concluded Schroeder. 5, at 7:30 p.m. In the high stty honor roll one of their school gymnasium which w ill STATE MEETING CHANGED three terms as a freshman. PRESENT PIN be presented by the home ec Membership represents top The Oregon State Highway While »»line In ua Grants V..-..— Pass, Patsy -- , classes. Mrs. Carol Derglof is scholastic recognition for the McGarvey andCecUe Paris vis the Instructor and announces Commission w ill meet In Sa lem to receive bids on 28 pro ited Mrs.Margle George,a mem that the g irls w ill model their coeds. Dandon g irl tapped fo r the ber of Curry Chapter 135, Order own clothes that were made In jects on Thursday, May 11, THIS CAST from the Battle Bock eighth iir.d e w m p te .e o t tie; comedy A.atfri of society was J ill Chappell, of Eastern Star, and presented class. The school w ill furnish instead of May 4, as originally daughter of M r. and Mrs. Geo. her with a 25 year pin. She for baby-sitters for the little ones. scheduled. Chappell, a freshman In tlie m e r ly owned Johnnie's Cafe, Forrest Cooper, state high (not school of education. way engineer, said the meeting Birthday wishes go out this known at that time as Margie's Chosen for membership from C a f e . ___________ Kenny would start at 9 a.m. tn the week to Bonnie Savage, Linda Slxee was Susan M. Wilson, Carl * State Highway Dulldlng. HUdebrand, Dale Lee, Leonard Keep g a s o lin e outdoors, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ryce Peterson, Bonnie Price, C l i n t preferably In a garage and In a Wilson, a freshman In the for children. Stole andjvtabel Edatram. safe alr-tlght container. school of home economics. Rogue Basin Flood Control Testimony Due County Board Chamber Has New President Oi Equalization Will Convene Brookings Rock Show Slated Medicare Packets North Curry To Change Antenna To Represent Curry Pre-School Clinic a Clinic Sei For Horses Annual Eeef Day Slated Listed In OSU Honor Society Fashion Show Due
