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.
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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.
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