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Port (i)rfntd Aeius Voi. 10 No. 8 Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon 97465 Price Ten Cents Sports Banquet Saturday J> 'Love' Is Concert Theme ROYALTY at thia year*« Pacific high school Junior-Sen ior P rom were Queen Pam Mayea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mayea, and King Mike M cW illiams, »on of Mr. and Mr». Red McWUllam». The dance and banquet were held Saturday night. Banquet To Honor Norse Rogue River Mud Problem BROOKINGS— U. S. Senator Wayne M orse w ill be honored at a banquet to tie held Sat urday nigh t, May 27, at 7:30 at Whaleslinad Cove R estaurant north o f B rookings, concluding a full lay of a c tiv itie s fo r O re gon’ s se n io r Senator In sou the rn C u rry County. ■Sen. M orse Is scheduled to at the C rescent C ity A irp o rt at 8:20 a.m . Saturday where he w ill be met by a d e le - . atlon Iro n B rookings, headed by Mayor Bruce M a n le y ,c h a ir man of tli< C u rry county D em - o c ra tlc C e n tra l C o m m itte e. A delegation o f Del N orte County reside nts w ill also welcom e the Senator at the a irp o rt. He w ill then be escorted to B rookings where he w ill appear In tlie Azalea f estiva l parade as an honored latest, attend the coro na tion of Azalea Queen J ill S lu art and Ute seafood lu n cheon to fo llo w In Azalea State P ark. He w ill rem ain at the park u n til al<out 2:30 when he w ill leave fo r a lo u r of the B rookings p o rt fa c ilitie s and an Inspection o f tho U. S. Coast Guard Chetco R ive r Station. D u ring the afternoon he Is also scheduled to con fer with p o rt o ffic ia ls and num erous oth er persons. R eservations fo r the banquet may he made by c a llin g W haies- head Cove Restaurant. A fte r spending the night at B roo kin gs, he w ill depart at 10:50 a.m . Sunday fro m the C rescent C ity A irp o rt. On Monday, May 15, Ernie A'11 son and county comm iss Ion - sr "Heck" Tlmeus m a d e an aerial inspection of the Rogue River regarding mud pollution. A ll tributaries w e re checked and the Cause positively pin pointed on Little Butte Creek near a logging operation yard- big logs across the creek. Cb rhursday,May 18,Warren West- garth, State Sanitarian In charge of pollution ordered the Oregon State Police to stop the opera tion. This, and a giavel plant, vere shut down. The river fa il ed toclear. Time us then called Rogue Valley authorities and was told our problem was caus ed by m elting snow. Having liv ed near the Rogue more than halt a century. Time us said he knew this was not so, Sunday,May 21. Oliver Bettis,Chuck Battin,Al Griswold and Time us S|«nt five hours on another aerial survey. The party found the Applegate River extremely silt-laden from l o g g in g operations, Emigrant Lake had b e e n lowered dis charging mud into Bear Creek, the main river above Prospect appeared to have a logging op eration, the commissioner re ported, and the mouth of the Rogue for ten miles seaward was discolored as badly as by a winter freshet. "C u rry county Is hard hit, " Timeus s a id , "M otels,trailer r e s o rts , e tc., are practically empty. Gold Beach-Wedderbum area looks like a m ining ghost town, as regards tourists. " "Send y o u r complaints to Governor Tom M cCall, Salem, a n d Warren Westgarth, State Sanitarian Authority, Pollution Division, Portland, Oregon. " "Telegrams were sent to both of the above on Sunday, May 21. imm ediately following the in spection trip. I can find no ac t i o n taken as of 3 p. in . , May 23,'T im e us noted. Quartet! To Appear Skin Diving Meet To Be At Festival Ron Cook announced that there w ill be a Skin Diving M eet(pre-dlvbig)at the Azalea Festival, Harris B e a c h State Park, Brookings, May 28, from 8 a. m. to 12 noon. Registration for the meet w ill be held from 7 to 8 a. m. There w ill be trophies for the top tlirce men and top three women. The winners are based on die t o t a l weight of fish brought in by each diver. Rules and regulations for die meet are available at Morrie's Gold Reach, and die chamber of commerce office, Brookings. The annual Pacific highschool tiiorts banquet w ill be held at tlie grade school diis Saturday ■light, according to chairman John Mayea. 'Ilie event is co sponsored try tlie Rotary, Lions and Quarterback clubs. Guest Speaker w ill be Hal Weltmeier, KEZ1-TV sports announcer from Eugene, The awards banquet w ill hon or all sports at Pacific and is free to all athletes and cheer leaders. Club memliers, parents and guests wUl be idm ittcd for $2 per person. Weltmeier has lieen j|>orts director of KEZ1-TV in Eugene for'he |>ait year and a half and d oe s weekly half-hour shows with both the OS IJ and U of O football coaches. He attended OSU (cl ass of *52) and the Northwest Radio insti tute. He played baseball at OSU, semi-pro baseball for five years and com petitive softball for 19 years. He pitched for two state softball championships and was on the all-state team in five different seasons. W o t to entering TV, Weh- meier had been in radio for 14 years and was sports editor for two years on die Corvallis Gaz ette Times. The meal w ill be pre|>ared by the grade school cooking staff and served try the Pacific Portland Nan Is Senate Candidate Phil H. Me Almond, 38-year- old Portland businessman, moved into the main political arena last Tuesday by an nouncing his Intention to be come a candidate for the Dem ocratic nomination for U. S. Senator in 1968. In announcing his candidacy, McAlmond hurled an immed iate challenge to his only known opponent to date, Incumbent Sen. Wayne L. Morse, by Inviting Oregon’ s voters “ to make a choice between us on the m erits of our respective stands on the Issues involved in the forth coming campaign.’ ’ McAlmond recently financed a personal trip to Vietnam to fam iliarize himself with the role of America and Its allies in the current struggle for Southeast Asia, l i t made a motion picture of his travels to the area and since Ills return has spoken to a u d ie n c e s throughout the state regarding America’ s c o m m itm e n t In Southeast Asia. Lions Attend Convention Approximately 1000 Lions and their ladies in die district attended th e tlnec-day con Mr. Fred Thompson and ?. vention in Medford. Those at m a l e quartette from Ptairie tending fr o m die Port O ford Bible Institute, Three Hills, A l club were deputy district Gov ii I In* it die lirs t C om ernor and Mrs. Burrell Babb, Mr. m unity Chivch Siutday, M ay 28, and Mrs. Delbert Neal, Mr. and at 9:45 and 11 a. m. Mrs. Richard Busby, Mr. and Mrs. The quartette Is made up of Howard Beasley, and Mr. Wilbur Dan Kennedy, Paul Klnvig, Fred Green. Stcdham anu Eddie Ip. Mr. Rob The Port O fo rd Lions Club ert Snyder, director of Prairie’ s was presented w ith the White Music Department is pianist for Cane Drive Award from District the group and a baritone horn 36E, c om pr is i n g thirty-nine s o lo is t. W ¡thin the quartette clubs,for the mostsup,iort to die there is also a trumpet trio. The Lions Sight Foundation. s p e a k c r. Mr. Fred Thompson, M r, Robert Pinkel of Gold came to Prairie staff ten years Beach was elected District Gov ago after graduation from c o l ernor and his wife Opel, was lege and seminary. He is chair elected District Director of tlie man of die Institute's English department. The Coos-Curry Pioneer ind Women’s A uxiliary. Forty-five pounds of Port O - The Prairie Bible Institute, Historical Society has selected which began in 1922 w ith an Port O ford as the site of their ford crab was served in cocktails enrollment o f eight students, annual s u m m e r picnic and atthc M ultiple 36 banquet w ith the compliments of die Port Or now has nearly 1000 in the Bible meeting. and high school departmer.U. The event w ill be on Sunday, ford club. Burrell Babb, a delegate, and Iliis Bilile Institute has made a J u ly 23, in the multipurpose vita l contribution 'o the m inis room of the grade school. About his wife Fauiice, who is die new try of the chur. h through the 300 are expected to attend the ly elected president of die port O fo rd Lions Auxiliary, w ill at training of 1500 foreign mis potluck affair. sionaries w ith nearly 900 pastors The chamber of commerce tend the International Conven and Christian workers in North w ill o ffic ia lly invite the Society t i o n in Chicago during die mondi of J luie. .America. by letter. Pioneer Group To Hold Picnic home economic classes. This year's trophies w ill go to die m o s t valuable player in football, wrestling, basketball and baseball. The moat out standing athlete w ill receive die award in track, bi addition to diesc, the Lions Club w ill a ls o present a »¡xxtsmanship award. TO HE FEATURED The annual Pacific high school spring choral concert has been set for tonight, Thursday, May 25, 8 p. m. in the high school gym balcony. Director Wayne M erreil said the choir w ill perform works from the 16th century to the present— from Bach and Orlandus Lassus to Henry M ancini—w ith the dominant con cert theme being songs of "Love. " Featured in the concert w ill be Judy Harris perform ing a piano solo "M elody of Love. " Soloist Rod Forty w ill sing "Stouthearted Men. ” A girls ensemble, consisting of Jean Dwire, Nancy Hair, M arilyn King, Mary Kanpp, Linda Knutson, Donna McDaniel, Lynn Neilson, Jeannine Parks, M arcy Reasoner and Kathy Sharp, w ill sing "Kentucky Babe" and "A Taste of Honey. " A vocal duet, "Vaya Con Dios, " w ill be per formed by M arilyn King and Mary Knapp. Numbers to be presented by die choir include "What the World Needs Now is Love, " "Love Makes the World GoRojnd, " "Somewhere M y Love, " from the film Doc - tor Zhivago; " Lemon Tree, " "M o o n River, " "Country S tyle ," "Muskrat R am ble," "Y ellow B ird," and "Born Free." The choir w ill also sing the fo lk songs "The Water is Wide" and "This Old Hammer. " Two Madrigals, "Now is the Month of M aying" and "M y Heart is Offered S till to You" w ill be given along w i t h "Psalm 1 5 0 /' "Honor and Glory, " "Flow Gently Aftasi" and "Ctoward Ye Peoples" by Jean Sibelius. The public is invited free to this annual event. Chamber Dates Dinner Meet ROD FORTY wUl be fea tured male vocalist at to night's Pacific high con cert. To Attend Boys State Three high school junior boys w ill re present Port Ckford at the 1967 session of Oegon A m eri can Legion Boys State, Com mander Dalus Weir of Port O - ford Post No. 76 announced to day. Selected to participate in this annual c i v i c s workshop, sponsored by the Oegon Am erican L e g io n , are Nicholas Marsh. J r ., son of Mr. and Mrs. Kl|ine Marsh, Gregory Marstall. son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ma retail, both of Port O ford, and Lary Tope, seal of Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Tope of Sixes. The 1967 Oegon American Legion Boys State w ill be in ses sion from June 11-17, at Cor vallis, Commander Weir said. Departments (state and te rri torial organizations) of The Am erican Le gion this summer w ill sponsor 49 of these Boys States where boys who have just com pleted their junior year in high school w ill study the organiza- tio n , operation, and p olitical processes of state government. The youths from Port Orford w ill participate in the organi zation of p olitical parties, cam - pa igns, elections, and enactment and enforcement of their own la w s w ithin a m ythical 51st state. From each Boys State, two outstanding young men w ill be selected to attend the 22nd An nual American Legion Boys Na- t io n , July 21-29, Washington. D.C. "A t Boys State, " Commander Weir explained, "the boys from Part O ford w ill have the oppor tunity to learn more about the functions of government. Also, they w ill get a better idea of tlie importance of each good citizen in discharging basic c it izenship responsibilities. They w ill soon discover how the qual ity of government is related directly to the active interest of each citizen. " O i behalf of Post No. 76, Commander Weir expressed ap p r e c i a t i o n to the follow ing firms, clubs, and organizations for assistance in the sponsorship of local youths to the 1967 Boys State: Lions Club, Port Crford, Lions Club, L.nglois. Holiday Reminder About Driving Thursday, May 25, 1967 Jon McWilliams In Accident Jon M cW illiam s, son of Red and Nadine M cW illiam s, re mains in c ritic a l condition in a Corvallis hospital following a fatal accident that claim ed the life of his fiancee Janet Sue Schultz, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Schultz of Cor vallis. M r. Schultz is head of the OSU D e p a r t m e n t o f Food Science and Technology. The accident occured about ll:4 5 p . m . Friday,May 19,when M cW illiam s ana Miss Schultz were h it head-on after leaving a d rive-in theatre on Highway 20, about five miles out of Cor vallis. A Benton County sheriffs report said the M cW illiam s car was h it in his lane of traffic. Driver of the other car, C lif ford V.Hustead, 17, of Corvallis, was treated for minor injuries and released. M cW illiam s, a physical edu cation major graduating w ith a Masters Degree this semester, and Miss Schultz, editor of the Oregon State University year book, were to ha ve been mar ried in Corvallis on June 10. Funeral services for her were held at 10 a. m . Tuesday in the Corvall is F irst Methodist C hurch. Oregon Construction resumed laying new sewer lines Tuesday after b e in g shut down about seven days to complete testing of lines in phase D of the sewer system. Doug GaddjConstruction com pany owner, la id problems w ith plugs in service lines blow ing and collars cracking caused the week’ s close-down of new c on struction. A ll sewer lines have to pass an air-pressure test and be cer tifie d by the c ity engineer, Gadd said. "When we started having l i n e tests fa il, we decided to pursue the problem before con tinuing w ith new construction. A pipe company representa tive was called in and pipe was taken to a Eugene laboratory for tests to determine where the (rouble was. It was fin a lly de cided to change plugs from the hard rubber type to a pipe matching clay plug and vary th e method sligh tly in pipe laying. Gadd said about 400 feet of m ainline was put in the ground Tuesday and it checked out per fect. We w ill continue to check out the lines at the end of each day, Gadd added, in an e ffo rt to elim inate any future delays. About 3, 500 feet of the sew er trunk line had been la id as of Tuesday night. Measles Clinic Is Wednesday Preschool children from the Chief of police Curt Weir re The chamber of commerce minds Port Orford drivers that age of one year are invited to banquet meeting has been slated the M em orial weekend w i l l receive free immunizatiens a- for Wednesday, June 14, at £ t- bring an increase of traffic on gainst red ("hard" ) measles at a fards Cedar Room.Speakers w ill the roads. special c lin ic at Port Crford be Don Dills of the Weyerhauser grade school Wednesday, May The chief advises these mo Timber Co. and Howard Lentz torists planning a trip, long ot Effective 12:01 a .m ., May 31, from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. of the Oegon Coast Association. short, to be sure and have their The c lin ic w ill be conducted 27, 1967,closed fire season w ill The event w ill be lim ite d to car c h e c k e d thoroughly for by die Curry County Health De be in effect in the areas pro 60 persons at $2 per plate. Jim mechanical d e fe c ts before partment as part of its continu tected by die Coos Forest Pro Wilson is in charge of guests. ing effort to eradicate measles starting out. tective District. The banquet w ill mark the in th e county by protecting Too many drivers fa il to take After this date it is necessary children before they enroll in end of the annual membership precautions because they are to obtain w ritten burning per school, where the virus spreads drive andfinal plans were com just going a " little ways. " m its before doing a n y open most rapidly. pleted at the Monday n o o n Tires, brakes, wheels, lights, burning. meeting. Dr, J. Robert Schmidt, Curry horns, windshield wipers a n d Logging operators are also County Health Officer, urged it was also agreed to invite signal devices are especially th e Business and Professional im portant.' Also, carrying tools reminded that after this date it parents to bring their preschool Womens Council to Port Orford along w ith you for emergency is necessary to have fire tools ers to the c lin ic , pointing out for their summer board meeting. repairs is a good idea. " "And, and equipment on the landing; that measles can be com pletely readily available (<x use in the eradicated if enough suscepti once you've made sure your car event of fire. bles receive the preventive vac is in good working order, make Seasonal permits w ill be is cine. sure you are. " sued for incinerator burning. A susceptible ch ild is one who Fasten your seat belts, be a l Permits may be obtained by ert, courteous and drive w ithin ca lling Gold Beach CH 7-3111, hasn't had the red measles or hasn't been immunized against T ie Social Security repre the lim itations of your car. or Bandon Guard Station 347- the vins. O x shot of the liv e - "And remember, after a w in sentative for this area w ill be 5146. They may also be obtain virus vaccine provides life tim e In Gold Beach May 25 and w ill ter of driving to work and back, ed from Port Orford c ity hall, im m unity against the disease. have a lim ited supply of Med you're out of shape physically Sixes Store, Foster Bros. Service Although Curry county has icare packets fo r those who a n d m entally for highspeed, Station, and Aldropps Garage, reported only 11 cases ofmeasles need them. Persons needing long distance freeway driving. Langlois. so far this year, and many ch ild help on Social Security prob Trying to get back in shape on Permits to burn inside the c ity ren have received their measles one trip could k ill yo u !" chief lems can contact him at the lim its of Port Orford may be shots, outbreaks are s till possible C urry County courthouse be Weir cautioned. obtained from fire chief Harry in pockets of susceptibles unless tween 12:30 and 3 p.m. Price at the Anchor Inn, Satur most of the ch ild population is SLATE YOUTH PARTY People who are unable to Date and Della Bartlett are day and Sunday, and from the protected. meet the representative In sponsoring a party on Friday, Port Orford Press Monday thru Vaccine for the Port Crford Gold Beach are invited to visit May 26,from 9:30 p. m. to m id Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. C lin ic is being supplied by the the Coos Bay office, located night, for Battle Rock seventh H um idity regulations effect Oregon State Board of Health's at 259 N. Broadway In the and eighth grades. ing forest operations w ill not be immunization Program, whose Tioga Hotel. The office is open Special music w ill be pro put into effect u ntil a later goal is to "End Measles in Ore from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. vided and parents w ill be re date. A t that tim e notification Monday through Fridays and sponsible for youngsters after w i l l be made to a ll logging gon in 1967. " Dr. Schmidt this week warned until 8:30 p.m., Wednesdays. they leave Bartlett's Cafe. operators. parents that measles is s till a dangerous childhood disease that can cause measles encephalitis in one of every 1000 cases. The brain inflam m ation can lead to mental retardation,deafness and blindness. Oregon has had two measles encephalitis cases this year. Fire Permits On S. S. Man To Be In Gold Beach Camp To Have Five Sessions Benefit Dinner To Be Friday A benefit dinner w ill be held in the Langlois Elementary School cafeteria Friday eve ning, May 26, from S io 9 p.m. to help send John Losbaugh of Four Mile, a junior at Pacific, on a “ people-to-people” tour of Europe. John is an active member of the school’ s Fu ture Farmers of America group. The tour is non-political, non-partisan and completely without government control or financing. T ie cost of the trip per student w ill be $1,147.00 which w ill be necessary for each boy and his FFA chapter to raise. Tickets fo r the ham dinner w ill be $1.50 for adults, $1 for students and 50V for children under 12. Sewer Work Is Resumed THIS HUGE crane-pile driver is at wo rk at the sewer treatment plant site on 12th St. driving piling prior to pouring cement foundation for the plant. The volunteer fire de partment w as called to the site Monday evening to extinguish a brish fire that started near 12th St. fromTicbris being burned in the holding pond area. I There w ill be five sessions at Camp Easter Seal this year, beginning with a 10-day ses sion for youngsters in the seven to 10-year age bracket on June 18, according to James M. T o r- son, executive director of the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The camp Is located on a 35-acre site on North Tonmlle Lake in northwestern Coos County and is designed fo r the exclusive use of physically handicapped children and young adults. Other camp dates and age groups are as follows: July 1-10, 11 to 13 years; July 14-23, 14 to 16 years; July 27 to Aug. 5,17 to 20 years; and Aug. 9-18, 21 years and older. Applications should be sent to Torson at society headquar ters, 4343 S. W. Corbett Ave., Portland. A lim ited number of spaces are s till left in each age division, Torson reported. A fee of $25 Is charged for each camper, but Torson point ed out that admission to th e camp is not based on a child’ s ability to pay. Campshlps are available for ‘hose who cannot afford the fee. Children who need someone with them at all times can * i accompanied by an attendant who also pays the $25 fee. Activities Include swimming, fishing, campfires, cookouts and overnight camputs, as well as boating and horseback r i ding. The campers’ participa tion depends on their physical condition. I *
