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 alorts 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 (