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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1967)
2—Port Orford Newt, Thursday, July 6, 1967 $ rfo rd IN MEMORIAL _____________ _ Gus Edstrom Dies Sunday Pott O ffice Box S 97465 Port Orford, Oregon PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Second c la n m ail privilege« authorised at Port Orford, Ore. and p riv iiia l plivsinan. and In give I «• t ma I inn tlia l w ill iiu p n n . cnirrgemv «are. People with >p< d al hrallli problem« should also wear a durable nirlal or plaslii a lr r lln g signal device on ih r lr w ritl, ankle or link. Indicating their n m l lor special medical rare The emergency medical itlen dluadun card should mile s|>eiial problems that n m l immediate ai lenliou in an emergency or that could i a use an rn irig rin y . For ex ample, iliahetiis iiiusl lie Idenlihnl so that a |>etwin io dialled« mnia will gel pio|>ei liealuienl piompl ly and n en lnl doses of insulin will nut lie overlooked during deal t iie n l fur in jury, I he need (or err lain medicines must lie known Heart padenls taking drugs 1» pie sent blood dots may bleed pro fusely II injured unless they reielse special «are Other people a ir sen sidvr Io crrU in drugs and must never lake them E p ileptics could be saved nunh double and mine««• scan I hi Louis L Felshecm ....................................... Editor and Publisher Paul L Peterson ................................................ Gus Edstrom, 70, of Port Ct- ford, iwiwd away Sunday,July 2, at the Bandon hospital, lie is survived by his wife Mabel of Port Orford, two daughters, Mrs. Ida Mae Scale Ini of Vallejo, C a lif., and Mrs. Dorothy Haase of Manitowoc, Wisconsin; one brother, MUnier of Srrlngfield, 111., and eight grandchildren. He was a member of the Port Ctford Zion Lutheran Church and Masonic Lodge No. 170 of Port Oford. He and his wife moved from Long Be a ch, Cal If., In 1950, and operated the Agate Beach Trailer C o u r t for seventeen years. Funeral services w ill be Thurs day, July 6, at 1:30 at Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. R .M enschofficistlng. Interment w ill be in the Masonic C em e tery, Port CRford. The family has requested that donations be made to the Luth eran Church through the Bandon Funeral Home. Managing SdlDor Subscription In Curry County (per year in a d v a n c e)........................... $3 00 Outside Curry C o u n ty ............................................................... $3 50 Single C opy........................................................................... 10 Cents Announcements, Notices, New» and Advertising Must be in the Office by 5« 00 p. m. Tuesdays N C W S P A P IR P U B IIS H IR S N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L . l Q t 4 > c6 , ' 7 N A S S O C IA T IO N This year's Fourth in P o r t Orford w ill undoubtedly go down as the DEADEST in many a year . . . and there were plenty of comments about the lack of a celebration from "people who used to com e here every year, " to bear this out. It jest plain didn't s e e m 1 ike the old town with NOTHIN goin' on. Many locals, who stayed home for the holiday, were content with pic nics or lazying around the house . . . s o m e even worked part of the day. W hatever.. . it wasn't like it used to be. But maybe the big fly -in planned by the cham ber w ill make up lor some of the usual summer festivity. The Q y-in w ill at least be different . . . and if you're at all interested in flying, or airplanes, this w ill be a good chance to examine scores of different models. And there MAY be some other ac tivities scheduled for the ev en t Keep your eyeball on the NEWS for all the late details. -P - If you're concerned with the price of gasoline this info may make you feel a little different about the gas tax at least. The federal gas tax started as penny- a - g a l l o n temporary measure during the depression, is now 35 years old. Since 1932 it has brought in about $33 billion. Currently four cents a gallon, che tax has provideu 71 per cent « t the federal money spent on road-building since the present highway program was launched in 1956. PresidentJohnscBt point ed out recently that the highway program " is not costing the gen- "•ral fund of the United States Treasury a single cent" because owners and operators of motor vehicles are bearing the entire cost through special taxes. -P - A reminder from Larry Hoover, summer recreation director, that two gyms, Langlois and Battle Rock, are open for use. In Port Orford it's from 1 to 4 p. m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and at Langlois from 1 to 4 p.m or. Tuesdays and Thursday. - P- The Coos-Curry Pioneer and NEW HOURS Monday thru Friday 9 a. m . to 6 p. m . Saturday 9 a. m . to 1 p. m. PORT CLEANERS Historical Society is currently in search df a Queen to reign over the annual picnic slated for Sunday, July 23, at the local grade school,according to Min nie King,general chairman. The rules are fairly simple; just be a native of Curry cou n ty.. . the oldest one, that is. Mrs. King says they have a lady signed up who is 9 3 . .. so that w ill narrow the field down some. But if you know of someone, give Mrs.King a call. pita lisa don If ihry tarried a card indi«adng (hai they may have sels ures N n k breathers (Ihoar who breathe through a lube sutghally nisei led below Ih rlr "Adarn's'ap pie") musi be ret ogni table lo pio I SCI ihrm Irotn smothering. An rm rig riu y m rddsl iilrn tl (dation kli may be obtained by addressing Boa C , Emergency Meditai Id riidliiallon , American M itin .ii \,M'<i.iiion Igg N D m l io i n til ( Im ago III IMMill) Single kils are fire on rrqnrsl I hr ku ««■maini two idriililuadon ards, a pamphlet drsitihing Ihr uiiiirisal symbol, and a lisi of uiannlai Hirers of signal d rs d rt bearing Ibis syni boi ■ s h o w n ran ramsasnar** • ■ « iH s iy s s ran nsnvsar* Jiu u A ai e to tn e ■ tfw v iM W m o r o a ro a o at NO A D D IT IO N A L O M A M IIg w ads k ., u s * » ) a . n w iv w DOLO BEACH O H ■> • □ □ □ Medical ID — Card Or Band A Lifesaver to the E ditor I M R « 4 R ( » RM» WRITER CLUB MAY START TO THE EDITOR Would you have space for the fallow ing i t e m in your next paper? A group of people who are interested in writing m et n i- cently at t h e Floyd Shrader home at Hunters Creek intent on forming a writer: club for Southwestern Ctegon. This is a mutual help group of all ages both men and women who are writing or hoping to write. A writing course w ill be giv en soon. The next m eeting w ill be '«eld o n ju ly 9 ,a t 2 p. m. at the ' ome of Lucille Munroe about three m iles south of Cold Beach o'. Highway 101. A sign w ill be an the m ail box showing the place. Anyone interested in writing is w elcom e. Thank you, Elma Ismert Gold Beach Oregon Schools Are In Trouble To The Editor: Oregon’ s public school sys tem fo r a long tim e has been a c re d it to the state and na tion. Individual school sys tems In Oregon rank among the nation’ s best. Yet, our schools are in trouble. Full-page newspaper adver tising and tax-flghtlng groups have caused more budget de feats than in any recent period of Oregon h isto ry. Why is one of the finest school systems in the nation, in one of the most affluent states, In trouble? The agonizing reason re volves around the dependency of the schools upon a property tax subjected to a popular vote each ye a r. No other form of gov ernment exists upon such a precarious base. Taxes are the p rice we pay fo r c iv iliz a tio n . They are b u r densome— so are the other costs of o u r affluent society. But the p roperty tax is d if fic u lt to adm inister. It is a d ire c t tax and the vote against i t is often a vote against a ll taxes. Many teachers cannot under stand why they must go “ hat in hand” each spring and plead fo r passage of budgets. Schools exist p rim a rily fo r the con tinuation of our economic, so c ia l, and p o litic a l fre e -e n te r- p ris e system of democracy. Oregon’ s Constitution p ro vides that the legislature shall provide by law fo r a fre e and common system of schools. Schools cannot exist without proper funding. Buy Bunds where you work. Thev do. •annasa. «ss'swi'im Take a minute to think about \ ietnain. Think about brave men. A rifleman in a lice paddy. The gunner’s mate who postponed college. The ’copter pilot and bis wounded marine passenger. Those men are Americans. Those men are there. Those men are fighting for freedom — and supporting it with their dollars, too, through the Payroll Sav ings Plan. They deserve your support. Buy U .S. Savings Bonds JT1*’ S G o vcrn tn t n t d o r t n o t p a y fo r (At« ad »rr(i«rn irn f Zi U» prr«< n(< r( a t a p u b lic t e r r i e r in C o operation w ith th e T reasu ry Ih p érim e n t and The A d \c t r riftin f t t i i g Council fundamental social institution? The permanent tax study com m ittee created by the 1965 le g isla tu re just one year ago was holding meetings through out the state. Members of the comm ittee reiterated again and again. “ We have tiie message. Something w ill be done about p roperty taxes.” The fa ilu re of the 1967 legis la tu re to c a rry through on the p ro m ise and the almost univer sal pledge of every le g isla tive candidate w ill necessitate a special session of the legisla tu re . Equivocation and fe a r of p o sitive action must be dis carded. Diplomacy, statesman ship, and courageous action Is necessary. The record of legislative In action on school finance prob lem s and property tax re lie f must come to an end. Other states are taking p ositive ac tion In these fields. State funds fo r schools should be doubled with crip p lin g le g is la tio n which prevents school boards from providing fo r ex panded school p r o g r a m s . Schools cannot grow and meet needs dictated by local p re s sure If punitive re strictio n s are placed on school boards. Schools are maintained fo r the existence of the state and nation. Thus federal funds are appearing In la rg e r amounts. But the p rim a ry responsibility fo r financing education Is at the state level. F a r too long In Oregon this burden has been placed upon the local property taxpayers. The special le gisla tiv e session offers a challenge to Oregon’ s citizens and le g is la to rs to c o rre c t a situation that is too fa r out of balance— an opportunity to remove the annual threat of defeated school budgets. Schools are b a s ic - le t's tre a t them so. Special Speaker Slated Tonight There w ill be a special m eet* ing Thursday night, July 6, at 8 p .m .,to hear Rev. Harlan Gaut- schi,of the Los Angeles Hebrew Mission. The founder of this Mission, now Director Emeritus, is Dr. James Vaus, father of ex - racketeer and electronics wizard, James Vaus, who now is working w i t h youth in the Hells Gate section of New York City. The public is cordially invited. Young people interested in summer camp are urged to get their applications in right away. Junior camp is die third week in J uly,with other camps follow ing. Call 332-3664 for more in formation. Vacation Bible School w ill be from July 24 through July 30. Hours will be announced later. T h is is for chilcken aged four through sixth grade. The evening services on Sun days are devoted to a through- the-Bible stuily, with one book discussed each week. Genesis has been taken, and Exodus is next. M id-week prayer m eeting is occupied in a study of die Psalms,followed by a session of prayer. The book of Romans is die study topic far Sunday morn ing wc.ship services. Good weather is no safe guard against tra ffic accidents. A report by The T ravelers In surance Companies points out that 80% of the 52,500 tra ffic deaths occurred In c le s /, dry weather. * ■* • '• A ll over ihe world a simple six-sided figure has become the symbol of identification of personal medical problems. T he symbol was adopted by (he American Medical Association some four years, years ago and ihree years ago was adopted by ( h e W o r ld M ed ical Associa lion as ihe univer sal indication (ha( the individual dis p layin g the sign i*as personal health problems that might re quire emergency attention. Who should carry idenlifica lion? Everyone, says the AMA A card, such as the A M A emergency medical identification card, is use ful to identify an ill or injured per son, to help I cm ate family, friends © jl etnu^ ■ roun+M Copies of the 1967 Curry County Fair Book are now lie ing distributed. It is a must for those planning to bring exhibits to the fair. A11 rules for entering ex hibits as well az the |»em ium awards are listed In the book. The new fair book has a light blue cover with dark blue print ing and contains 88 pages of photo» and information. More than 3500 copies of the book were printed by the Brooklngs- Harbor Pilot. Eastern Star Installation Due Mrs. Gertrude A d o l prison, Worthy Matron of Curry Chap ter No. 13S, Port O r fo r d , an nounces that a Public Installa tion of officers w ill be held, Saturday, J uly 8, at the Masonic Hall at 8 p. m. D o -it-yo u rse lf earlobe p ie r cing can be dangerous; it should be done only by a doctor. The fair book is free and may be picked up at the Fair Office, Gold Beach, or at the following local merchants: PACIFIC DRIVE-IN MAYEA'S UNION WESTERN BUILDERS SUPPLY BARTLETT'S FOUNTAIN CAFE JOHNNY’S CAFE COOS-CURRY ELECTRIC PORT ORFORD PRESS PITCH'S TAVERN 1 I
