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Voi. 10 No. 11
Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon
West Coast Now General Telephone
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Thuridey, June 15, 1967
City Adds Assessment
The city council Tuesday
night approved a measure to
levy the one-cent per square
f o o t sewer assessment for all
property in the assessment dis­
trict comprising Phase 1, and
begin action to establish assess­
m e n t district for Phases 2, 3
and 4. After setting up the first
assessment district the council
held off an making the assess­
ment l e v y to determine if it
would be needed. Action to
make the levy c a r e after
was decided to contm _ it e
Phase 2 and 3 construction and
start the Phase 4 portion.
Phase 2 would include the
Geer Addition to the north city
limits, at an estimated cost of
$36,000. Revenue fr o m this
area would be $9, 100 in hook­
up fees and $6, <100 in assess­
ments. The third Phase would be
the completion of the Hamlet
area at an estim ated cost of
$33,700. Revenues w o u ld be
$5,250 in hook-ups and $8, 400
in assessments.Atsessment funds
are earmarked for sewer con­
tinuation.
City engineer Roy Erichsen
hat b e e n directed to prepare
detailed plans and estim ates for
both Phases, as w ell as Hiase 4,
the east side of the city. Erich-
ten pointed out to the council
that after the com pletion of
Phase I there will be a construe -
tion fund balance, due to revised
revenue schedules and the fav­
orable construction bid,of about
$98, (XX). It is good business to
continue with construction as
far as funds w ill go, the engineer
said,while the construction firm
is in the city, and because fed­
eral funds that are not used have
to be returned or reverted back
to the granting agencies.
Receives Degree
State Chops
Land Values
IT’ S IIP with the new, as General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc. assumes full res|Mjasibility for telephone
service tn areal previously served try Wert Coart Telephoto Company. Here, the nam e-change is being handled by (left
to right) Ed Corliss and Jim Deringer. Coot Bay Dist'ict Manager Bob McKenzie, looks an with approval.
Timeus Seeks
Hatchery Help
Our Croat American Hertlage:
"The RIQ1T to do something
for ourselves by 01» own effort,
initiative,w ill to do, and stead­
fast determination. "
"Hollo to all of our Curry
Cowity Friends, our neighboring
Counties, Stater; o u r visitón
fr o m near and far—sportsmen
and lovers of the great outdoors.
Curry County WILL construct
and operate a FISH HATCHERY
to supplement our county's na-
t u r a l anadromout f l s n runa,
which have been so sadly de­
pleted. In the name of progress
— which wc must ha ve—man has
destroyed,to a large extent, the
natural spawning beds of salmon
by w a t e r diversion, logging,
power dams, etc. We must nave
artificial propagation.
We do not with to increase
die taxpayers' heavy load, by
using public funds for this pur­
pose. Let us rather do something,
that we believe, has never been
done before. Let us fulfill this
mission through pledges and con­
tributions. We now have a very
good start in our files—money,
lumber, plywood, labor; many
Items, such as trucks, black top,
builders services, at coet.
We are now evaluating sites;
and construction start it plan­
ned for early next spring.
To all our nature lovers who
might wish to subscribe to thb
wonderful project—you shall be
remembered an a bronze plaque
at the hatchery site, either by
n a m e or otherwise as having
contributed something, be i t
large or sm all, to a project that
shall be of great benefit to our­
selves, our children, grand child­
ren and all posterity.
Sutiecrlptlons may be made
n ow , or fulfilled by March 1,
1968.
Address all communications
to "Heck" Timeus, Curry Coun­
ty Commissioner,or Walter Nor­
ton, Box 1171, Brookings, Ore.
Remember also, that these
pledges are deductible.
WU1 you Join us?"
/ . / H. E. "Heck" Timeus
Curry Comity Commissioner
Chamber Pays Dues
Final plans far last night's
chamber of com m erce banquet
were com pleted at Monday's
m eeting and the chamber voted
to pay membership dues in the
amount of $100 to the Oregon
Coast Association.
It was reported by the Art
Association t h a t 24 chamber
memberships have been sold to
date.
Slate Watches
Log Movements
State F o re stry Department
o ffic ia ls are continuing to keep
tabs on movement of logs to­
ward shipping points In the
enforcement of the Oregon Log
Export Law, Assistant State
Forester Vance L . M o rrison
said today.
To f a c i l i t a t e inspection,
M orrison said the Department
shield brand w ill now be used
on all atate tim b e r sales In
Clatsop County. Use of thia
brand w ill fu rth e r aid In Iden­
tific a tio n of logs from state
sales.
Inspection In other parts of
the state is being ca rrie d on
as w ell.
The export law provides that
a ll tim ber except P ort O rford
cedar sold by the State of Ore­
gon o r any of Its p o litic a l sub­
divisions, such as slate de­
partm ents, counties o r citie s
must be p rim a rily processed
in the United States. However,
processing may be done else­
where by p e rm it If there c u r­
rently is no reasonable m a r­
ket in the nation.
Discovery la st month of logs
branded with a state shield,
loaded a b o a r d a Japanese
fre ig h te r, emphasizes the con­
tinuing need fo r this inspec­
tion, M orrison said.
Milk Change
Hearing Set
The Oregon Department of
Agriculture has called a hearing
for July 19, at 7:30 p. m. izPthe
Home Economics Room of the
Curry County Courthouse, Cold
Beach, to consider changes that
w ill be needed in the m ilk stab­
ilization regulations to make
them conform with amendments
to the milk stabilization law in­
cluded in a bill passed by the
legislature and now awaiting
the slghatures of the speaker of
the House, president of the Sen­
ate and Gov. Tom McCalL
Also reviewed at the hearing
w ill be the minimum price paid
producers in M ilk M arket Area
No. 2 and the butterfat differ­
ential.
Persons unable to attend the
hearing may submit evidence
and Information prior to the
hearing to Assistant Director of
Agriculture K. W. Sawyer, who
wUI be the hearings officer, at
the Agriculture Building, Sal­
em , Oregon 97210.
FISH HATCHERY PLEDGE
We hereby subscribe the sum o f ___________
dollar« to
the construction fund of the Curry County owned an3 operated
Fish Hatchery.
Name___ _______________
.
A ddre ss____ _________________________________________________
___
____ __________________________Phone
F I If io be fulfilled by March 1, 1968 check here.
Clip and m all to H. E. Timeus, Court House, Cold Beach, Cte.
McCall Signs Elk Bill
The bill providing for con­
structing die Ilk River f i s h
hatchery was signed into law
last Ihursday afternoon try Gov.
Tom McCall, Rep. Rod McKen­
zie, Sixes, informed Curry Coun­
tyJudge Fell Campbell by te le ­
phone from Salem.
The bill provides $191, 000
for planning, construction and
• quipping the hatchery, the first
on Oie soutli coa% as well as
for an operating oudget. Total
cost of the hatchery is estimated
at $ 452,000 with the federal
government participating in die
balance.
if all funds are available and
conditions ideal, die liatcliery
could be com pleted and opened
in late summer of 1968.
Beer Brings
Five Arrests
City police and the county
slier iff s department a r r e s t e d
five local youths, two of them
Juveniles, 1/, and charged them
with minors in possession of al­
coholic beverages.
At 1 a.m. Sunday, officers ar­
rested Morgan Hall, 18, and the
Juveniles after finding 22 bottles
of beer in the ir |K>ssession. Hall
pled guilty in m unicipal court
Monday and Judge L o r a in e
Ha hies sentenced him to 10 days
In Jail or a $50 fine. The juven­
iles w e r e turned over to the
county juvenile department.
Tlie same night, at 1:45 a. m.
officers arrested David W.Han­
son, 2U, and William C. Smith,
19, after finding two o |« n ed bot­
d es of beer hi a car they were
using.
Both have asked for a trial
which is scheduled to be held
at noon today, Thursday June 15.
Western States
Buys Timber
District Ranger F. W. Bur­
g ess, Gold Beach Ranger D is­
trict, announces a timber sale
on June 6 of an estimated 200,-
000 board feet of timber In
the Elk River drainage.
Western States Plywood Co­
op, Port Orford, was apparent
high bidder for the Elk Slump
timber sale of 165,000 board
feet of Douglas-flr and 35,000
board feet of Hemlock and other
coniferous species logs.
Advertised and bid prices
are as follows; Douglas-flr ad­
vertised price was $31.45 per
thousand board feet and bid
price was $31.45 per thousand
board feet; Hemlock and other
coniferous species advertised
price was $9.85 per thousand
board feet and bid price was
$9.90 per thousand board feet.
IT'S THE TRAINING
T ra in in g Is e v e r y t h l n g - -
the peach was once a b itte r
almond and the cauliflow er Is
nothing hut cabbage with a col­
lege education.
Cuiiy Budget
Record High
ft w ill coet almost $4. 5 m il­
lion to run Curry county for the
1967-68 fiscal year, according
to budget estim ates released this
week Iry the Curry County Bud­
get Comm ittee.
The total budget figure, $4, -
484, 098, is up $388, 378 over
the current year expenditures.
Of the total, the biggest bud­
geted figure is $1, 453, 000 for
capital construction while $1. -
0 89,350will beset aside for the
general road fund and $941,130
for the general fund.
The road fund figure is up
$93, 811 over the current year.
Of the total $4, 484, 098 fig -
ure, $4, 313, 687 is expected to
he eturacd In revenues, leaving
$170,41 1 as the amount neces­
sary to balance the budget. Of
this amount, it is estimated that
$37407 w ill not be received
during the 1967-68 fiscal year.
This the total tax figure which
falls within the six per cent
lltn itation ,is$207,818,up $l 1, -
763 over the current year figure.
The public hearings on the
proposed 1967-68 budget are
scheduled for 10 a. m. an June
26, in the Curry County Court­
house, Cold Beach.
Oregon Ports
Study Funded
Funds fo r a study to promote
the growth and development of
Oregon’ s ports were voted by
the state le gislature June 1.
Oregon P ort Authority Com­
m ission's budget appropriation
fo r the 1967-69 biennium In­
cludes funds fo r two m ajor
studies; one of future organiza­
tion of water transportation in
the Columbia River and the
other a statewide study of the
financing and development of
riv e r aixi coastal ports.
P re lim in a ry p la n n in g of
studies is already underway,
according to General O. E.
Walsh, Portland, Commission
chai rman.
Gov. Tom McCall held a
sw earing-in ceremony in Sa­
lem recently fo r the nine Com­
mission members, who were
o rig in a lly appointed in 1965.
Other members are: Desktn
O. Bergey, A storia; Edmund
G. E llis , Portland; C arl O.
F isher, Eugene; Fred G. Mau­
s e r, The Dalles; Joseph Mc­
Keown, Coos Bay; Francis J.
Murnane, Paul R. Nordstrom
and George W. W intz, a ll of
Portland.
The C om m 1 s s io n , which
maintains an office at 405 Park
Building, Portland, is sch­
eduling fu rth e r consultation
w it h
p o r t com m issioners
throughout the state on the out­
lines of the study.
Assessor Charles Fitzhugh has
received opinions on 19 parcels
of 1 and which have been under
appeal to the State Tax Com­
mission for reduction in assess­
ments.
These include two tax lots of
the A del a id Hooker Marquand
estate and seventeen parcels by
U. S. Plywood on Rogue River
frontage. The Tax Commission
upheld the assessor's values on
eight of these parcels but re­
duced n in e by substantial a-
mounts.
Reductions were: ( m a r k e t
values are used rather than as­
sessed as they are more easily
understood) Marquand estate
from $5,950. to *100. and $58, -
’ °0 .to $29, 4 3 5 .; U. S. Plywood
$7,520. to $7 ,7 ., $11, 920. to
$234., $61,600. to $7 2 6 ., $26, -
380. to $19, 8 3 0 ., $31, 080. to
$ 2 0 0 ., $63,460. to $ 8 ,3 1 5 .,
$131,110 to $65,135., $34, 610.
to $22, 6 1 0 ,, $16, 670 to S I S ,-
710.
The values placed on these
properties by t h e assessor is
market value that is determined
from recent sales of riverfront-
age properties. The Tax Com­
mission values were determined
as timber land at $10 per acre
under the forest land law. The
assessor considers this land as
recreation land that is in great
demand and bringing fabulous
prices on the market.
Appraisals of t i m b e r and
timber l a n d under the law is
the responsibility of the Com­
mission.
The timber land law reads:
"the true cash value of forest
land shall be determined under
O. R. S. 308. 205, except that so
long as the primary use of the
a r e a involved remain forest
land, it shall be values as such
. . . " Under this law an individ­
ual who builds a home or a va­
cation cabin on the river w ill
pay taxes on a high value when
timber interest gets off at $10
per acre. A farmer who chooses
to graze cut-over timber land
pays taxes up to $75 per acre
value while timber land pays on
on ly$10 per acre value for ex ­
actly the same class of land.
The timber land law was en­
acted on the basis that timber
Is a long term crop and timber
industry could not afford to pay
high taxes for many years and
make a profit when the timber
was harvested.This concept, the
assessor s a id , he heartily en­
dorses, but the abuses to this law
has caused so many inequities
and shifted the ever-increasing
tax l o a d th.it it is tim e for a
change.
"I believe the timber tax law
is unconstitutional under Article
IX, section 1, of the O egon
Constitution relating to uniform
assessments and I have this as
one cause to appeal the Tax
Commission decisions to the
O egon Tax Court," the assess«
concluded.
Coaches To Meet
Summer athletic program dir­
ector Larry Hoover has sched­
uled a m eeting of prospective
coaches for Little League base­
ball teams next Monday, June
19, at 7:30 p. m. at Battle Rock
school gym. Anyone Interested
in assisting with the program is
urged to attend, Hoover said.
Forest industry p a yro ll in
Oregon conies from two m ajor
forest regions—the Douglas f i r
region west of th e Cascade
Mountains and the western pine
region east of the Cascade
Mountains.
Mr.and Mrs.Walter Cram, A l­
lan Cram and wife Sonja, flew
to San Bernardino, Cal if., for the
graduation of Donald Lee Cram
at the Loma Linda University,
June 4.
Dr.Donald Cram, who attend­
ed local schools andM ilo Acad­
em y,studied four years at Walla
Walla C ollege and four years at
Loma Linda University. He re­
ceived the Omicron Kappa Up-
silon award for a grade average
among the top ten per cent of
co lleg e students in the nation
and was chosen by the Univer­
sity to receive the oral surgery
award,which means he w ill at­
tend the University three addi­
tional years to obta in his Doctor
of Surgery degree.
Dr. Cram's wife, the former
La Vella Wissner o f Modesto,
Calif. ,is a registered nurse and
head of nurses in surgery at the
San Bernardino County Hospital.
Employment Trends Noted
The North Bend office of the
Department of Employment re­
ports on trends in employment
and unemployment fo r May In
Coos, C u rry and Western Doug­
las counties—the area which
they serve.
In May, Insured unemploy­
ment In Coos and C urry coun­
ties dropped 3% as compared to
the previous month. The mon­
thly decrease reflects the in ­
creasing s ta b ility of the work
force. Improvements In em­
ployment were evident in sev­
eral occupational quarters, arid
more fu lly qualified applicants
were beginning to find Jobs at
the month’ s end.
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
According to the North Bend
office, re ta il trade received a
boost In sales, p a rtia lly as a re­
sult of considerable convention
a ctivity. Among three of the
la rg e r events were the State
Junior Chamber of Commerce
convention, the State Society of
Medical Technologists, and the
Azalea Festival In Brooklngs-
H arbor. Several of the stores
were planning to add sales per­
sonnel In June.
Lum ber, plywood, pulp and
logging operators noted a re­
duced turnover ra tio , with no
m ajor changes in the number
of employed w orkers. No dras­
tic changes are anticipated in
the near future. The addition
of students fo r summer em­
ployment is expected to be
somewhat less than in previous
years.
Longshorlng enjoyed an un­
usually busy month in ser­
vicing 22 ships, which loaded
plywood, lum ber, lin e r board
and logs.
Fish processing wasof mixed
volume, with emphasis on
shrim p, shad, shad roe and
bass. At least one employer
fe lt that the extreme tides
are a deterrent to landing more
seafood at this tim e of the
year.
Construction work had some
soft spots during the month,
but generally fared w ell. The
electricians were real busy,
Including some overtim e, un­
til the la st week. The carpen­
te rs and laborers had th e ir
ups and downs, but ended on an
upward note.
There was Increased activity
in real estate c irc le s . Included
were sales of com m ercial, in -
d u strla l and residential build­
ings. One source reported the
best sales in 20 years. Another
reported continued encouraging
sales which ended In a quarter
of a m illio n d o lla r month.
OUTLOOK FOR JOBS
In addition to shrimp pick­
ers, s till needed are steno­
graphers, salesmen (com m is­
sion basis), electronics tech­
nician (FCC license “ 1 ’), tea­
cher, c h o k e r m a n , fa lle rs ,
heavy equipment mechanic, ex­
perienced pipeline m ilke r, ex­
perienced nurse aid and a night-
shift cook.
UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS
In spite of some e a rly va­
cation periods in the plywood
Industry, there was a decrease
In the number of unemployment
claim s filed in May, compared
to A p ril, 1967. This was p r i­
m a rily due to basically unin­
terrupted employment In log­
ging, construction, longshore-
lng and fish processing. Unless
unusual circumstances in te r­
vene, the downward t r e n d
should continue into June.
Active claim s in Coos County
at the end of May were 733,
compared to 1,024 In A p ril and
751 In May of 1966.
In C u rry County, there were
106 active claim s at the end
of the month, compared with 208
in A p ril and 103 in May of la st
year.
Dairy Products
Licenses Due
D airy products plant opera­
tors are being reminded by the
Oregon Department of A g ri­
culture that they are to secure
th e ir new licenses by July 1
and that this year they w ill
pay $60 fo r their license Instead
o f $40. The Increase is the re­
sult of an amendment by the
1967 le g isla to rs in the fluid
m ilk grades and standards law.
Erichsen also explained the
formation o f assessment dis­
tricts. First, he saui, the council
establishes the boundries of the
district then publishes and posts
notices. Copies of the district
description are also m ailed to
each property owner in the dis­
trict, including time and place
for a public hearing on the dis­
trict. Erichsen said it would take
two-thirdsof the property own­
ers to vote down a district, if not,
the council would proceed to
c o lle c t the levy.
Under the Bancroft Act, he
said, property owners can bond
up to the assessed valuation of
their property for such improve­
ments. The city then sells these
bonds by bid and die property
owner has 10 years to am m er-
tize them, in 20 payments plus
six per cent on the unpaid bal­
ance.
Several property owners ap­
peared to question the council
on a recent statement the city
sent to property owners in the
Phase I district asking for pay-
m e n t of the $350 hook-up
charge. They were told a new
statement clarifying the first
one would be sent out im m edi­
ately. This letter states that a
$150 hook-up down payment is
due by the extended date of July
17, 1967. Then $50 payments
are due as follows: the first
prior to July 1, 1968; second on
January 1, 1969; third on July 1,
1969; fourth on January 1, 1970.
There w ill be an interest charge
of seven per cent on delinquent
payments, the letter said, and
the entire amount raw be paid
in one sum if desired. Unim-
proved lots do not require a
hook-up fee until a building is
constructed requiring sewer fa­
cilities, it concluded,
There was also some question
regarding proper placem ent of
sewer laterals to properties; one
resident s a id the lataral line
was put to his property in a
place it was impossible for him
to get a digger into. The city
engineer said that proiect en­
gineer Brian Weigart
was on
the job every day and he would
be glad to cooperate in putting
these lines where the property
owner wanted them. If people
couldn't contact the engineer
they could place stakes where
they wanted the laterals placed,
Erichsen said.
Erichsen also pointed out that
hook-up pipe had to be of the
same or better quality as that
used in the main trunk line. He
also noted that the State Sani­
tary Authority had also approved
plans f o r a larger treatment
plant.
OTHER BUSINESS
The council voted to hold
meetings on die second and
fourth Tuesday of the month
until t h e assessment districts
were com pleted.
Approved the purchase of a
new copying m achine far the
clerk's office.
Heard a repc-.t from public
works comm issicner J im Peter­
son that work would start next
month on a cover for the city
reservoir and that plans were
made for installation of a filter.
A reduction of 100, 000 gal­
lons of water in billing to the
Thage Motel because os an as­
sumed faulty m eter was ap­
proved.
The fire department reported
they w ill bum a building, the
old House property in the Ham­
let, at the next fire (hill.
NEW CITY BUILDINGS
Mayor Frank S t.Q air reported
that the county had budgeted
$30,000 for construction of ad­
ditional city administration fa­
cilities. These would include a
fire hall, library and moving the
ja il to the present city hall, ac­
cording to preliminary plans.
Estimated cost is $37, 000 and
the city has already budgeted
$10, 500 for the project.
Bills in the amount of $1, -
221. 50 were approved for pay­
ment,
Reno To Honor
BankAmericard
Oregonians w ill soon be able
to use th e ir F irs t National
BankAm erlcards in Reno, Las
Vegas and throughout Nevada,
according to a bank o ffic ia l.
Under a licensing agreement
signed with Nevada Bank of
Commerce,
BankAmerlcards
w ill be Issued In Nevada In the
near future.
Entry of Nevada Bank of
C o m m e r c e Into the Bank­
A m ericard licensing program
Local Boy Scout Troop 98 w ill means the bank cre d it card w ill
h o l d a Court of Honor next be honored In eight fa r western
M ondaynightjune 19, at 8 p. m. s t a t e s ; Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, C a lifo rn ia , Utah, Ne­
at the Lutheran Church.
The public is invited to attend. vada, Colorado and Hawaii.
Boy Scout
Honor Court