Hatchery Bill Passes House
TPnft (Orford X nus
Voi. IO No. 6
Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon 97465 Price Ten C en a
Thursday, M ay 11, 1967
Morse Urges Harbor Fund Approval
CITIZENS WILL MEET WITH COUNTY COURT
C O U N TY JUDGE Fell Cam p i* 11 im p ed ed atte ol the [ro[X»eU tlk Kiver ta n natenery
last Thmsday, along with Justice of the PcaceU «y(rB JW s, rear, and Paul Pcterscm, m an
aging editor of tlw New». Word was rccelvjxT I ucaday morning from Rep. Rod McKenzie
that the hatchery bill had passed the full House and would now go to the Senate for ap
proval.
SALEM The Elk River Fish
I b u hery bill passed Ihe Oregon
House of Representatives T u e .
morning. The News was In
formed by Rod McKenzie, rep
resentative from
Coos-Curry
counties who accredited the bill
to ihc efforts of many legisla
tors.
(» the $452 non to be appropri
ated for Ihe hatchery, half w ill
rome Irom Federal funds and
half from stale funds State
funds ol »IVl.OHO in addition to
funds the state already has in
i' sled in the Elk River site,
equal the appropriated sum.
McKenzie said this morning
"ThP bill still has In pass Ihe
Senate and he signed by the
governor and funds must be ap
propriated by the Federal gov
ernment. bui it is understood
•hat Federal funds w ill be ap
propriated
•'This w ill he a great benefit
to ihe offshore fishery and the
urea. Pus halclicry will
pul nut Iwn to three m illion fish
per year It is a duplication of
ihe new Nchalcin Halcherv in
Tillamook County. This w ill be
a Stale Fish Commission hatch
ery producing Chinooks and co
ho (silver salmon I," McKenzie
staled.
The hatchery w ill be erected
about 10 miles up Elk River ai
the mouth of Anvil Creek Curry
county w ill cooperate with road
construction and other labor.
Pacific High Schools Top Seniors
Friday, M ay 12, at 2 p. m ., there w ill be a m eet
ing held in tiie C ircuit Court Room of the Curry Coun
ty Courthouse, or should co irt be in leuion , the m eet
ing w ill be in the Masonic Lodge Hall, nearby.
This m eeting was requested by a group ' county
business people who are attempting to find out why the
Fish and Game Com m is« ice are reluctant to want Cur
ry County to build and Operate our own lull hatchery;
why our representatives inthe State Legislature are re
luctant to cress for an amendment to allow Curry Coun
ty to builu this hatchery, and other pertinent data. The
econom y of the county is at »take. This m eeting is op
en to the public.
Fish Research
Center Talked
Four members of the Marine
Science Laboratory of Oregon
State University, Corvallis, m et
here Friday at a luncheon with
local c iv ic representatives to
discuss the possibility of utiliz
ing the Coast Guard station and
boat house in N ellie's Cove as
a marine research center.
Attending the session, called
b y Curry County Judge Fell
Cam pbell, w e r e Dr. Thomas
Scott, head of t h e M a r i n e
Science Lab; Dr. Bill M cN iel,
h e a d of the Pacific Fisheries
L a b at Newport; Prof. W illy
Bieeze,noted authority on m ol
lusks; Dr.Howard Horton, Profes
s o r of Fisheries, a n d R ollie
Montague, F i s h Commission
biologist stationed at Brookings.
Dr. Scott said his department
had become interested in the
local installation because of an
increased interest b y federal
and state agencies concerned
w 1th fisher ies rese arch and prop
BOATHOUSE area at tire old Coast Guard fa cility was inspected by representatives of the
agation to the extent of jxovid-
OSUMarlne Science Laboratory last Piursday with the idea it m ay be useful as a ns rine
ing sizeable grants for studies
research lab. the group felt the cove, divided by cem ent w all, would lend itself ideally,
in marine research.
w itli minimum expense, for both controlled and natural breeding ground research of near
Prof. Breeze pointed out that
slrore s|>ort fish and sliell fislu Nett would be placed at the exits of the cove to confine
he is interested in producing
marine life.
hatchery oyster seed to supple
m ent a diminishing seed sup
ply from Japan, who now fur
nish our entire seed needs. Near
shore sport fish, primarily perch,
and rookeries are currently un
dergoing study by Dr.Horton and
D r.M cN iel is concerned with
With the many planned county not given any consideration. Fever, etc? Our two antiqua developing plans in acquacul-
ture, with chum and fa ll Chin
pro je cts,
Including building The law does not perm it stock ted c ity halls, soon to be re
p ilin g money In the bank fo r placed by modern fa c ilitie s , not ook salmon heading the list.
complex, road program , pro
After lunch the group toured
long periods. It Is to be used only fo r our present pride,
posed fish hatchery, refuse dis
fo r betterment, Improvement, enjoyment and convenience, but the Coast Guard property and
posal areas, boat launching fa
c ilitie s , etc., It was thought etc. We could see no m e rit In thinking of our children and expressed enthusiasm over pos
that perhaps some c la rific a tio n the tin can Idea, as the money grandchildren also. We refer sib ilities visualized of the boat
In p a rtic u la r to the city hall house and the divided cove area
"Port CHord drivers can re- of the thinking and reasoning would only mildew, draw no In
e accidents here by having concerning what we believe to terest and be of no value to In central C u rry where, each as a marine research facility'.
Monday night at fire meetings, Future visits and study of the
ir car inspected for faulty tie a tremendous progressive anyone. The long binge p ro
Ipm cnt", said ch ief of po- movement might be In o rd e r. posal we soon discarded as we the chief cautions the firem en property w ill be made, however,
; Curt Weir today. An aver-
F ir s t, let us discuss finance. would only wake up with a manning the trucks to ease before a decision is reached.
Others attending the m eeting
of 25 per cent of all traf- Sometime back, It was found headache and find ourselves tn Into the building to prevent
its collapse Into the gulch over included Ed Samuels and Ro.r
accidents a r c caused by that our county had nearly the same, o r even worse, con
Crook of Gold Beach; Ira Tucker,
chanical defects, h e said, $1,000,000.00 due from O andC dition than when we started. X which It Is b u ilt.
The county seat building com A1 Johnson. Harry Price, Lloyd
ch means th .y could have funds, the result of a gov sm all m in o rity of our people,
vented by a safety check.
tn effect, favored the following plex and hospital addition which Bates, Gil Rush, George Hahn.
ernmental c l e r i c a l e rro r.
Paul Peterson, Dick Hadley and
Some checks you can make Somewhat as though your em Idea. This group--andthey ce r w ill be, to quite an extent, fund
ed by federal money, is In part, mayor Frank St. Clair.
jrself, he said. For exam ple, ployer had withheld from your tainly have a right to th e ir opin
necessary due to the increased
i can check your tires for ad- pay check a sizeable amount io n -th o u g h t this m illio n dol
la rs should have been used as d e m a n d fo r services, s o m e
iate tread. You can check each payday, without your know
ir signal lights and headlights ing It. One day he would say, a school tax offset. May we compulsory. At present, as you
make sure they're working "h e re is your bonus.” What explain? Some 50 of the largest know, some of the county gov
right.
would you do with It? Put It taxpayers pay 80% of the tax ernmental agencies are housed
in various buildings and shacks
it a safety check isn't Com tn the bank, bury It In a can b ill. Consequently, If an o ff
strung from the Rogue River
te without exam ining your under a loose board on the set had been made, they would,
The many attractions of the
kes, steering and exhaust.
back porch, go on a long week of course, have received—and to the fairgrounds. T h e s e
Bandon-Port
O rford area and
places
do
not
come
free.
There
Ve alt know someone whose end binge, o r INVEST IT IN Justly so--80% of the m illio n
a ll the Oregon Coast receive
Is rent and overhead to con
en in an accid en t—m aybe LONG-NEEDED HOMI
IM d ollars o r $800,000.00, lea
sider, as well as the almost much attention in both word
n killed — b e c a u s e their PROVEMENT,
thus making ving $200,000.00 to be divided
kes didn't v;ork. their steer- your life more comfortable, among the rest of you. Some total inadequacy. May we point descriptions and photographs in
the liv e ly p ro file about the
failed, their exhaust caused enjoyable, Increasing yours and would have received a quite out that even the most sh ift
substantial check while most less and nomadic Indians, when coast, "Sea W a ll,’ ' by noted
r b o n monoxide poisoning, your nelghliors’ property val
ir signal lights didn't work, ues, and most Im portant per
would have gotten an amount they did camp, erected th e ir Northwest author E llis Lucia.
The area’ s colorful past, its
tepees tn one cluster.
hey had a tire blowout, "said haps of a ll, a feeling of ac
so sm all as to be of lit tle bene
legends, and its present-day
fit.
Now,
consider
the
fact
ef Weir.
complishment and pride In your
ROAD PROGRAM
sights which make tt a leading
that had this offset been made,
"T h e same thing can easily home, neighborhood, commun
Our road program : we are
to u rist mecca are covered in
ipento any Port Orford driv- ity , county, state and country, the state would autom atically attempting to build, improve,
this fast-m oving up-to-date
who doesn't take steps to the mightiest nation on the face withhold a very substantial per
realign and pave, w ithin reason, p ro file about one of Oregon’ s
vent faulty equipm ent on his of the earth? These were the
centage of our baste school sup
as much road as possible fo r
most outstanding regions. It is
, So don't delay, " urged the questions faced by your county
port funds, making your refunds your pleasure, safety and con
the only book of its kind te ll
ef, "m ake a safety check oi court and budget committee.
even less. Also,pleaseconstder venience; thinking of the day
ir car before it's too la te !"
that this would have been a one when, perhaps, no O and C ing the story of this w o rld -
The fir s t two p o ssibilities were
famous sea coast. W e ll-illu s
shot, one year deal. The lit tle
funds would be available. In
trated, it has the fu ll endorse
money you did receive would this event, it would be nec
ment of the Oregon Coast As
have been spent and we would essary to levy an additional
sociation, has had many rave
find ourselves in the same old tax fo r road building, which
review s, and has been requested
static condition. A fte r long and would be most unbearable, tf
by individuals and lib ra rie s
studied consideration, we de
added to your present tax load.
The annual spring band concert w ill be held to
throughout the country.
cided to do the following: assist
night, Thursday, M ay 11, 8 p. m . at the P acific high
Refuse disposal areas, land
P ictures include shots of the
P
ort
O
rford
In
obtaining
a
cen
school gym. Participating bands w ill be the Pacific high
f i l l type» are Being supplied
nigged coastline, the secluded
tr
a
l
sewer
system;
Nestka
fo r your convenience, and in
band,Battle Rock advanced band and Langlois advanc
Reach, water and fire protec p a rtic u la r to aid tn keeping beaches, park and waysides,
ed band.
towering headlands, lakes and
tion; Wedderburn, sewer aid; our area neat and attractive and
Selections w ill include: "T h e Little Giant" (inarch),
the great natural beauty of the
Gold
Beach,
city
h
a
ll;
Brook
as near as possible to the way
"C lassical Gallery", "Purple Horizons Overture", " T o c
region. The many a ctivitie s
ings,
c
ity
h
a
ll;
H
arbor,
water
God created lt--n o t litte re d and covered Include surfing, hl king,
cata for Band" and "T otem Pole" (concert March), by
and
fire
help.
Langlois
has
unsightly by hundreds of pro
Pacific.
skin diving, swimming, fishing
an amount budgeted to aid that miscuous garbage dumps.
Battle R ock Advanced Band: "F estival", "Salute
and beachcombing. Notes at the
area
tn
fir
e
protection.
Those
3oat
launching
fa
c
ilitie
s
are
to Beethoven", theme from "New World Symphony",
end of each chapter lis t places
areas
s
till
having
wells
and
being provided tn needed areas
and "C olonel John" (march).
to go and things to do, making
septic
tanks
would
find
very
over the county. Rogue R iver,
Langlois Advanced Band: "Bristol" (march), "A p
tt a handy volume fo r both na
lit tle growth, as people from
in p a rtic u la r, needs attention
palachian Fantasy", "Suite for Y o u n g People", and
tive s and to u rists.
m
etropolitan
centers
are
re
In
this
direction.
Isn’t
tt
ab
"D ie Flcderm aus" (The Bat).
The book, published by O ver
luctant
to
purchase
property
surd to promote and advertise
P acific High Band: "H all of Fam e", "Florentine
land West P ress, Is the fourth
and
build
In
places
not
p
ro
the Rogue in many nationally-
F estival", "The King and I", and "Sw ing Bolero".
In L u cia ’ s htghly-popularS lick-
viding modern water and sew
read publications and when our
Com bined Bands: Them e from "Finlandia".
Book Series on Northwest sub
age fa c ilitie s . The hardy peo
neighbors and friends from a ll
Other s c h o o l concerts include the Pacific high
jects. It Is available thourgb
ple,
who
might
do
so,
would
the
50
states
come
to
v
is
it
us
chorus,Thursday,May 25; Langlois grade school, Thurs
local book stores o r from the
perhaps
help
the
water
supply,
they can find no suitable place
day, June 1; Port Orford grade school and Buttle Rock,
p ublisher, at $1.50 each, to
fo r with more septic tanks the to put th e ir boats into the rlv -
Friday,June 2.
P. O. Box 11507, Portland,
w ells might produce better.
fC a n t on Pace—2. C o l.—3)
lln w n u Q r
w h o l
a h n lll
T v n h O lft
The County Court Reports
Chief Suggests
Auto Check-up
Noted Author Writes
About Oregon Coast
/ Band Concert Tonight
M A R Y GEORGINA WAHL— VALEDICTORIAN
Grade Point Average— 3. 698
A ctivities
Member, Student Council, Sr. year; m em ber, Pep Club.
Soph., and Jr. years; m em ber, future Homemakers of Am
erica, F r ., Soph., Jr. years; V ice President Future Home
makers of Am erica,Jr. year; mem ber, Band. F r ., Soph., Jr.
years; Secretary. Pep Club, Soph, year; member, National
Honor Society. Soph., J r., Sr. years: President, National
Honor Society, Sr. year; Project Prometheus, last summer.
Parents are Mr. and Mrs.John Wahl. Langlois. Oregon.
Senator Wayne Morse last
Thursday testified before the
Subcommittee on Public Works
of t h e Senate Appropriations
Com m ittee on Fiscal 1968 funds
for the Corps of Engineers Pub
lic Works Program in Oregon
urging the approval of approp
riations for the construction ol
12 projects, plus the Investiga
tion and study of others.
In seeking approval of funds
for the local breakwater Morse
said:
"The Port Orford Harbor Pro
ject was authorized in the Om
nibus River and Harbor Act of
1965. The projectcalls for a 550
footextension ol the breakwater
which was b u i l t years a g o
through local initiative.
Local people in Port Orford,
without the assistance of any
agency of government, invested
almost half a m illion dollars to
cre jte a fine harbor and safe
refuge |K>rt. They constructed
dieir own breakwater project
and built docks. The docks were
destroyed by storms and rebuilt
four times. Such initiative calls
for Federal assistance on this
harbor project.
Despite the absence of a bud-
g e t request f o r fiscal 1967,
Congress appro|KiatedS350,lMX)
for the Port of Port Orford pro
ject din ing that fiscal year. This
year’ s budget request for Port
Orford Harbor is S232, LXX). it
deserves the f u l l approval of
Congress.
The balance estim ated tc
com plete the project is S548, -
(XX). Tiie Corps plans to award a
contract in the spring of 1968
and to com|>lete the ;iroject in
November 1968 with appropei-
ations for fiscal 1969."
Morse included a request for
S100.000 f o r Chetco River-
Harbor m odification which was
not included in the 196SBudget
Request.
IFYE Hopefuls
Should Apply
International diplom acy rare
ly reaches the "plainlolk" stage
of fam iliarity because it is us
ually steeped in formal proto
col.
Nothing so reserved and pre
cise, however, hampers an In
ternational F a r m Youth Ex
change delegates when he speaks
to an Iranian f a r m e r while
helping him till his fields. Nor
is there much protocol observ
ed «hen an IFYE girl helps her
English "m um " prepare supper
for her hungry m enfolk.
N early any youth from age
20 to30 is eligib le to becom e a
part of one of the most signifi
cant international youth pro
grams in the 4-H m ovem ent if
he or she qualifies according to
JamesF.Ross, Curry County Ex
tension Agent. And those se le c
ted can be spending six months
in another nation by 1968 if
they send in an application by
M ay 31, 1967.
To qualify, applicants must
have a high school education,
be single and in good health.
"A potential delegate must a l
so have agriculture or home
econom ics experience a n d a
sincere desire to le a m and share
with others, " explains Mrs. Lin
da Nierman, acting 4-H exten
sion agent and IFYE program
leader.
"So far, " adds Mrs. Nierman.
"58 young men andwomen from
24 Oregon counties have par
ticipated in IFYE. Two more
PAMELA ANN MAYEA—SALUTA TOR IAN
delegates w ill leave injune for
Grade Point Average—3. 523
Israel and Ireland and two d el
egates in September for Cyprus
A ctivities
and New Zealand. "
Student body secretary, Sr. year; Class representative, Fr.
/According to Mrs. Nierman,
year; Class v ic e president, Soph, year; member, National
the IFYE program "provides op
H o n o r Society, Soph., J r ., Sr.years; Secretary, National
portunities for young people to
Honor Society, Sr. year; member, Pep Club, four years;
exchange ideas between rural
member. R a lly Squad, four years; Captain, Varsity Rally,
y o u t h organizations in other
Sr. year; m em ber, Girls' Athletic Association, four years;
countr ies, de velop understanding
State vice president, Girls' Athletic Association, Soph. y r .;
of their own and other cultures,
GAA Girl of the Month, Jr. and Sr. years; Girls' basketball
and to make a contribution to
team , four years; Hom ecom ing Queen, Sr. year; Cotton 'n
the social and technical d evel
Cord Queen, Sr. year; Project Prometheus, last summer.
opment of their own and other
Parents are Mr. and Mrs. C.lenn M ayea, Port Orford, Crt.
countries. "
IFYE application blanks may
be obtained from county exten
DUNN TO ENTER
sion offices or from Mrs. Nier
DENTAL SCHOOL
man at the State 4-H Club Of
fice, 12S Extension Hall, O egon
Rodney F. Dunn, son of Mr. and
State University,Corvallis, Ore
M rs. Clarence H. Dunn, Star
gon 97331. Applications must be
Route, Port Orford, has been a c
returned by May 31, 1967.
If
your
child
has
not
had
the
cepted by t h e University of
Oregon Dental School in Port red or hard m easles now is the
land and w ill enter as a fresh tim e to get them protected, is
the w o r d from Public Health
man next September.
A Jinior Olympics M eet w ill
Dunn was graduated from Pa Nurse Dorothea F, M iller.
There w ill be a free va ccin be held on Saturday, M ay 13, at
c ific high school in 1963 and
w ill graduate from the Univer ation clin ic on Wednesday, May P acific high school at 10 a. m.
sity of Oregon in June, He has 31, at the Port Orford grade A ll the junior highs in the coun
been active in campus affairs school for children not over 12 ty have been invited, it w ill be
and president of his fraternity, or under 1 y e a r of age. Pre the tim e trials for those eligib le
the Junior Olym pic M eet tc
Sigma Phi Epsilon, and a m em school children m ay be brought for
»__ i_i<4
t-k.« tttmmer at
ber of Drakes, the m ens’ senior to this clin ic from 11 a. m. to 1
p. m.
spirit honorary.
Free Measles
Clinic Dated
Junior Olympics
t
t