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Bulletin90 m sy be obtained by
writing t o County Extension
Service, P. O. Box 488, Gold
deach, O egon 97444.
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Post-High Schoo
Education
Port Orford, O r o r *
IN SPR IN GF IF IP
Mr. and Mrs.J. B.Johnson of
Elk River road visited ltlacllla
and Joe Anderson to S;wtogfleld
jver the weekend.
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W A T IO N A l
P U B IIS H IR S
association
Salem Scene
by Everett E. Cutter
How Lawmakers
Hear Both Sides
TO THE EDITOR
A strong similarity to Soc la i
ton seem» to be evident when
the huge Annual Curry County
Budget for the fiscal year. 1966-
67 1» »crutlniied In regard to the
enormous give »way of county
money, a* follow s $100, 000,
City Hall, Gold Beach: $100,000,
C ity Hall, Brooking»; $100, 000,
Port Orford Sewer Dbtrlcq $ 5 0 ,-
000,Harbor Fire District; S2t\ -
000, Hunter Creek Water District;
$25, 000, Wedderburn S e w e r
District; $S0, 000, Neiika Beach
Fire District; $10, 000, Langlois
Fire District.
Money exacted in taxe» from
the many taxpayer« not in the
district m entioned he re-above,
and divided up among those
district,ha» established a prece
dent, and is without a parallel
in the history of Curry county.
Budgeting hundreds and hund
reds of thousands of dollar» to
give away, with the give «way
money feast reaching m a n y
taxpayers, and many other tax
payers getting nothing at all, is
discriminatory and in conflict
with a clause in the Constitu
tion of the U.S. A. -which state«,
"There shall be equal opportun
ities for all".
This taxpayers association is
not in tune with the give away
of taxpayers money, and espec
ially so, the way it is being
dished out.
There would be no large a -
mount of county money to give
away if it wasn't for over-bud
geting.
«MriMnS »,
O..,—. NMM
A Look A t P rivate
V ocational Schools
Discussions about post-high
school education often over
look one basic fact--no t all
high school graduates w ill go
on to college, o r want to. Some
of the students w ill go Into the
work force, the armed forces,
o r enroll In vocational, o r
trade, schools.
These privately-owned tra in
ing schools fill an Important
need In post-high school educa
tion by offering
to those
students so Inclined a wide
variety of training skills for
business and Industry.
In Oregon, there are 118
schools that provide training
programs In 15 different em
ployment areas: aeronautics
flight, arts and crafts, b arb er,
beauty and hairdressing, busi
ness, correspondence o r home
study, com m ercial d r i v e r
training, dental and medical
technician, electronics, heavy
equipment, massage, modeling
and charm , real estate, sales
manship and self-im provem ent,
and trade and technical.
Statistics show that as of
September, 1965, there w e r e
7,154 students attending these
schools. The courses vary In
length from one week to 14
months. The average length
of the courses Is about six
months, although many busi
ness schools offer courses that
last about nine months.
Yours for better government
There w ere also 18,875 p er
at a better price
sons enrolled In home study
Southern Curry County
courses offered by five Oregon
Taxpayers Association
correspondence schools, but
M. U DeMartin, Secretary
about 95% of them were resi
dents of other states.
Admission requirements to
YARN SPINNERS
pro prietary schools vary wide
ly from category to category.
The 4-H group, Yam Spin
Three types of schools--aero-
ners held their m eeting on Tues
nautics flight, b a r b e r , and
day, April 18. Fae Estes was e l
ected as new reporter for the b e a u ty --a re defined by law;
some have no other requl rement
club. Each girl has finished one
article and are on their second. than the student’ s Interest;
Songs and games were played others require completion of a
specific number of years of
and refreshments served. Jolene
schooling o r Its equivalent, and
Preston and Renee Foster have
a few select sutdents only after
refreshments for the next m eet
an interview .
ing.
Standards fo r private vo
cational schools, as well as a
light when b r id e asked her tuition refund policy and a sch
where it was. But.. . a few days edule to be included In the
later bride had the kid on her p ro prietary school - student
lap In the living room and ask
contract, have been adopted by
ed her where the light was and the State Board of Education.
the youngun pointed right up to
The rules and regulations gov
the ceiling,big as you p lea se .. . erning these schools were
and a big "there I told you so, drawn up by an advisory com
dummy"grin covered the bride's
mittee authorized by the 1965
face. ONLY.. . w e've got one of Legislature.
those so-called modem living
To strengthen the role of
r o o m s that DO NOT HAVE proprietary schools, the Post-
lights in the ceiling. So please
High School Study Comm ittee,
try to overlook certain things In Its m aster plan for Oregon,
around our house. . . as a favor
recommended that the schools
to m e, w ill ya?
be represented on the Educa
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tional Coordinating Council,
Public works supt. Frank Mor
that representatives of the
ris wants folks to know that schools be Invited to m ember
there w ill be some interruption
ship In the statewide High
of water service due to con
School-College Relations Coun
struction of the sewer. However, c il, and that there be Improved
he said, we w ill restore service
communication
between the
just as quick as is humanly pot-
schools and community col
sihle. That's what he SAID.
leges to coordinate planning In
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vocational education.
we can attain,” says Knlpe,
Pleading th eir cases before
"and our code of ethics has
l e g i s l a t i v e committees, or
been the prim ary source of the
briefing lawmakers In the m ar
Capitol Club’ s success and re
ble lobbies from which they de
spect.
rive th eir name, lobbyists here
"T o settle fo r anything less
might be likened to the P e rry
would mean not only selling
Masons of state government.
out ourselves and those we
No less an authority than the
represent, but we would be
late President Kennedy once
misleading our elected of
said: "Indeed, there Is no more
ficials and, In the end, betray
effective manner of learning all
ing the people.”
Important arguments and facts
on a controversial Issue than to
have the opposing lobbyists pre
sent th e ir cases.”
Lobbying, a practice often
maligned by those who lack
understanding of the legisla
tive process, not only epit
omizes the right of petition
guaranteed by the U. S. Con
stitution, but its most Important
results show up In the inform
ed and well-considered votes
cast by legislators, who reg
u larly use technical background
I hear through the grapevine
supplied by lobbyists of varied
persuasions In carrying out that city police cammissUn-rr
th eir responsibilities to con Harry Price has suddenly taken
up sheep herding. . . at least on
stituents.
It Is , in fact, not uncommon Sunday mornings. I also hear he
for individual legislators or finds his sheep in some pretty
committees to call upon spec unusual p la ces.. . like tied to
ialists fo r statistics, facts or awning posts on m ain street.
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opinions favoring o r opposing
Don't forget.. . Sunday morn
specific Issues. Senators and
Representatives often re fe r to ing at one, all clocks are to be
the lobby as the "T h ird House” set ahead one h o u r ... which
m eans you'll get an hour's less
of the legislature.
With a legislative assembly sleep, again. To be on the safe
made up of such diverse p e r side you CAN set your clock a -
sons as educators, fa rm e rs , head when you go to bed.
Why anybody would deter
law yers, m ill operators, ran
chers and salesmen, it would m ine such an hour as ONE a. m.
be_unreasonable to expect them as the tim e to change tim e is
to'be fa m ilia r with all im plica beyond m e in the first p la ce .. .
and a whole lot discriminatory.
tions of the many b ills upon
which they must go on record Justyoulisten here: taverns, who
normally have a 1 a.m. closing
a$ voting aye o r nay.
t i m e are not bothered.. . but
On the other hand, It Is re
asonable to expect lawyers to lounges, which have a 2:30 a. m,
have a hand In shaping laws. closing tim e, lose one hour of
Many lobbyists, but by no means business. A N D .. . when the time
a ll, are attorneys. Backgrounds is changed back in the f a ll.. .
of otners may vary as widely BOTH place« gain an hour's
business. BUT) . . in re a lity .. .the
as the legislators’ .
Some lobbyists are hired by lounge Just make» up the hour
one or more clients to repre they lost in the spring.
'Course I know some joker is
sent them only during leg is la
tive sessions, while others are gonna say why cry over one hour
professionals, working y e a r- a year when lounges are per
round for associations o r other m itted to open an hour and a
organizations representing in m itted to remain open an hour
R eceived a clipping this week
terests of many segments of and a half longer than taverns
from
bride's brother,Jack Pon
every
day!
But..
.
it's
the
prin
society.
COMING EVENTS
ting, 15, former Port Orford res
Two ladles this session have cipal of the thing.—that's what!
ident,
whose
art
work
w
ill
be
on
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commuted from Eugene to rep
Thursday
Before 1 forget, again, shoulda display during April at the Se
resent, without pay, the in
PTA, 7:30 p. m.
quim, Washington, library.
terests of ald-to-dependent- givenM issJeannineJames photo
Friday
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chlldren
recipients. O t h e r credit on the wedding pix last
Baseball,
Brookings, here
Ray
Peart
did
a
good
job
for
week.
She's
also
the
gal
behind
groups represented here by the
Monday
Curry
county
(despite
the
w
ea
m ore than 200 lobbyists regis the lens for the PHS photos.
ther) with a film ed promotion Job's Daughters, 7:30 p. m.
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tered with legislative counsel
If April showers bring May on h is "California Outdoors" Rotary Anns, 8 p. m.
Include teachers, sportsmen,
Tuesday
program l a s t Thursday night.
seed growers, cities, counties, flow ers.. . what do May flowers
The Port Orford area was not Rotary, 12:10 p. m.
doctors, labor, management, b r in g ? Pilgrims, friends, only
pictured b u t Ray did give us Tops Club, 1 p. m.
government agencies, ch ari Pilgrims.
BPW, 7 p. m.
several plugs.
table organizations, m e d ia ,
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Baseball, Bandon, here
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u tilitie s and dozens more.
M on day's warm sunshine real
Wednesday
When m y folks were here a
Often overlooked Is the im ly made spring spirits soar. So
couple of weeks ago it was for Lions, 7 p. m.
portance of the Individual lobby- much so that bride got out pail
the express purpose of looking Back Acres, 8 p. m.
ls t, that a ll-to o -ra re citizen and squeegee and washed win
who takes advantage of O re dows. . . (neighbor Vem Sonder- at a piece of property up Sixes
River for retirement. Pappy took
gon’ s open committee hearings man warded her she would bring
one look and remarked that the
to present his case. Surprising the rain).. . then I cam e home
ground was so steep he'd have
ly enough, most legislators re a n d broke out the barbecue
to tie his cow to a tree to keep
gard sincere letters from con g r ill.. .sure nuff—Tuesday came
her from falling into the river.
stituents— in essence, a form of and brought the rain. Remember
lobbylng--as a m a j o r aid In last year's weather? We had our His parting shot, on the return
th eir decision-making.
first big picnic at Humbug Park of his 700-m lle trip back to
Lakeview, was "don't call me
Although the stereotype of the first week in April.
on anymore of these April Fool
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the lobbyist "buying” votes o r
" tric k in g ” legislators seems
By the w a y .. . if anyone thinks J o k e s .» 1 Pappy always was a
great kldder.. . or was It that he
to p ersist In many minds, those the bride has been acting strange
responsible firs t to their elec la te ly .. . she has. I can't putmy was trying to Interject a little
torate are quick to refute the finger on Just exactly what her humor to soften his anger.. .
notion.
trouble is but she keeps going just to keep the fam ily friendly.
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Lobby activity is , In fact, around asking youngest daugh
Did you know that, besides
closely regulated by law and ter: "where's the light, Shellie?"
rules of both houses. And an Now this to itself isn't so bad, over h a l f of fatal accidents
being on the highway, the sec
untruthful persuader would find really. Im ean if somebody can't
ond highest fatal accident rate
his days of effectiveness short find the light they SHOULD ask
is to the home? About 30 per
lived, In the eyes of both leg . . . but Shellie is only 17 months
c e n t was the figure in 1965.
islato rs and fellow members of old and can't even TALK yet!
his fra te rn ity , for Oregon’ s
After she noticed m e looking Which proves It ain't too much
lobby polices itself within a kinda funny at her (the bride) safer staying at home. Industrial
stric t code of ethics. One gov she tried to convince me she
accidents are at a low of about
leder 1er
ernment official has noted "they was Just teaching the kid where
14 per c e n t.. . so to be really
would divulge facts Injurious to the light was and that the kid
safe, get out of the house, stay
th eir own cause before they would actually point TO the
off the highways and g etto work. I e Family Re« — 7»m, $H
would run the risk of Issuing
■ e Swim in the tky
falsehoods.”
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• Free Muna both,
Keeping the Oregon legis
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• Free garage
lative process "clean ” is the
main concern of the Capitol
I
e Free direct diol phone
Club, a voluntary organization
• Ne tipping 1er luggage
to which many lobbyists be
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< Commercial rote, for
long. According to c u r r e n t
♦rovBfinç men
President Robert Knlpe, who
represents the Oregon Trucking
• Î4 Hr Food Service
Assn., Oregon’ s lobby Is one of
the finest In the country because
of Its self-imposed set of pro
fessional standards.
A MOTORIST SHOTH
"Effectiveness always de
J.W. Fork o» Solmon io ForHond
mands the highest standards
of honesty and responsibility
MEMBERS of the Battle Rock eighth grade posed with Governor Tom McCs 11 after pre
senting him w i t h a tiered myrtlewood tray (on desk) during th eir recent trip to s *le "‘-
Pictured are, left to right: Stephan Kalina, Jim Carr,Jim Rlrchges'er Kenny
Wilson.
lolinson, Harry
Wilson, Dick
Dick Hall,
Hall, Carl
Carl Jonnaan,
uarry Young,
> uuuj, Tonette Harrington, Brian Phillips, Karen
- - Sherrie
- Allen and Carolee Shell
Stauffer,
S hellen ie.g.
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IN
MEMORIAM
Eugene H . Strain
Funeral services w ill beheld
F rid a y, A p ril 28, at 2 o’clock
In the chapel of the Bandon Fu
neral Home for Eugene Henry
Strain, 82, who died Monday In
McAuley Hospital, Coos Bay,
where he had been a patient
for three days.
Born May 15, 1884, In Fort
Dick, C a lif., M r. Strain moved
with his parents to C u riy
County when he was six months
old. L a te r he served fo r some
25 years on the Langlois school
board before moving to Bandon
In 1944. He built and operated
Strain’ s G rocery (now Wilson’ s
G rocery) until he retired In
1950.
Survivors Include his widow,
M ary M ., Bandon; daughters,
M rs . M argaret Gorman, M rs.
Agnes Wilson, M rs. N e llie Big
gar and M rs. Jean Laub, all
of Bandon, and M rs. Betty Put
nam of Los Angeles; brothers,
Henry,
Bandon;
W a lte r ,
Phoenix, A r iz ., ami A rthur,
Langlois; sisters, M rs. Della
Royer, Port O rford; M rs . Stella
Shaw, Rosebud, Mont., and M rs .
Ruby Kelly, Coquille.
Also surviving are 14 grand
children, one great-grandchild
and numerous nieces a n d
nephews.
B urial w ill follow In the Den
m ark Cem etery.
Mold Treatm ent
To Be U nit Topic
Musty odors, discolored fab-
rtesjeuther and paper, and rot
ted wood may mean that mold
Is present. Mold usually flour
ishes to damp, poorly lighted,
warm,and poorly aired areas of
the home,says Pat Hanson, Cur
ry County Extension Agent.
How to prevent and treat
m old damage w ill be the topic
for the May extension unit les
sa i. Methods lor reducing m ois
ture, s u c h as through use of
chem icals will be discussed.
Products for removing mold
damage from upholstered arti
cles, leather goods, wood and
painted surfaces, (ai*ics, wail
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