Jrarf (Orford Arms
Vol. lo No. 15
Youth Employment O ffice
loun—Monday through Friday,
8:30 a, m. to 4 p. m.
Application« and job Hating«
may be made at the grade school
office or phone 332-2712.
Price Ten Cents
Fire Season
Looks Severe
The past two fire seasons
In Oregon havo lieen severe and
II appears that the state Is
headed Into another, Judging
from ru rren t conditions.
"Wo are barely Into July
and already fire danger is
alarm ingly high," says Tod
Maul, assistant state fo rester
In d iarg e of protection. "In
normal years we don’ t get con
ditions such as this until m id-
August.**
In support of this statement,
weather data from the vaiiuua
protection districts reveals that
burning Indexes are running In
to high ratings at numerous
weather stations.
lie said that on a burning
Index scale ranging from zero
to 100, Salem last Friday had a
burning Index of 77, while Eu
gene was measured at 71.
Other points slowed readings
of Roseburg at 77, with 76 at
Grants Pass and 76 at Medford.
These readings are In the high
fire danger, bordering the ex
trem e which begins at 80. Maul
has Indicated that should the
burning Index reach 80, pos
itive action w ill be taken to
control loth Industrial opera
tions and public access of fo r
ested areas.
Another factor adding to the
situation Is a notable la rk of
moisture since June 13. Rain
fall Is c ritic a lly Important In
THIS EARLY morning scene is typical of view that greets visitors to Battle Rock Star- p— l
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maintaining fuel m oisture, a
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'« « h cc a n b ta g or just gazing. A lightblanket of hair floats around th e T S e of Humbug s T w H ^ a ’
significant factor In fire con
low tide enhances beauty X rock formations near beach.
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hlle a
tro l. For Western Oregon s ta -
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tlons In p articu lar, significant
departures from averages are
noted.
The only thing ttiat would
change the picture would be a
In the east was a big white
e r, worthy matron and patron
Lester A. Knight assumed dut
period of general rain. And that
basket with a white ribbon bow
of Brookings; M yrtle Remy and
ies as resident deputy for north
is highly unlikely al this time
filled with Esther Reid daisies
C a rl Hale, matron and patron of
of the year, Maul said. C u rren t
With what may w ell rival the ern Curry county the first of
and In Hie west a basket was
Gold Beach; Mathilda Gibbs and
ly the present push of m arine
filled with pink gladioli and
m
o s t extensive stream clear July. He has been a patrolman
Ivan Cook, worthy matron and
a ir Is easing ft re danger slight
ance
ever attempted,the Oregon in Myrtle Point for the past sev
white daisies to provide the
patron ot Bandon, and Maxine
ly but tho loss of fuel moisture
Came
Commission and the Bur eral years.
setting for the Installation of
Van Burger, worthy matron of
Knight and his fam ily reside
continues, only at a slower pace.
eau of Lang Management em
the officers of C u rry Chapter
Coquille.
in Langlois. He m ay be con
The only consolation so fa r
barked
recently
on
a
mammoth
135, O rder of Eastern Star,
Esther Ward of North Bend
Is the fact that less fires have
c l e a n - u p of streams in the tacted there at phone 631, or by
Saturday In the Port Orford
Installed Adolphson; It was his
occurred to date than fo r the
Smith River system in the Ox contacting the sheriff's office
Masonic H all.
15th tim e to be Installed worthy
in Gold Beach.
comparable period last year.
bow
Bum.
Installing officers were: past
patron and she had Installed
Lightning ha» accounted for
Financed
by
LBM
with
stream
matron, Margie Cook, Bandon;
him the firs t tim e tn 1921.
107 tire s uus ,e a r as opposed
clearance being carried out by
m a r s h a l , Patsy McGarvey;
to 220 last year, w h i l e man-
the Came Commission, logjam
chaplain, Tronic M o rris ; o r
caused blazes add up to 117
removal began last week on
ganist,
Lucille
Barklow of
against 254 last year. E arly
Clabber Creek, one of the prin
Langlois, member of Coquille
drying along a period of fire
cipal spawning tributaries for
chapter.
woather last year explains thia
salmon, steelhead and trout.
O f f i c e r s Installed w e r e :
p a rtia lly . Perhaps too, people
Recent stream surveys in the
Portland—A meeting,probably
w o rth y
m a t r o n , Gertrude
are mindful of the disastrous
burn indicate stream clearance in Washington, D. C ., w ill be
SALEM — The Department of
Adolphson; worthy patron, Hen
Oxbow Ridge fire which burn
will continue for a number of held between officials of the
Employment next week w ill no
ry
Adolphson;
a s s o c ia te
ed some 43,000 acres last year,
years. According to r e p o r t s , United States Forest Service and
tify some 40,000 claimants from
matron, Grace Hlagden; assoc
Maul said.
Smith River i t s e l f is fairly the Small Business Administra
among some 72,000 valid un
iate patron, Calvin Smith; sec
clean, but almost every tribu tion to de term ine the conditions
employment Insurance claims
retary, Hazel McKenzie; as
ta ry stream in the system is of a pro|K»ed sale of almost $1
of their recalculated weekly
sociate conductress, Krlstalee
choked with burned-down tim m illion in timber in the Copper
benefit amounts which Is a re
L ittre ll; chaplain, Lorna E ru ltl;
ber and debris. In addition, burn Mountain area of north Curry
sult of the 1967 legislature’s
o r g a n is t,
Frances
Smith;
ed logs are piled like jackstraws county, Senator Wayne Morse,
action to Increase the maximum
Esther, Betty Bigelow; M artha,
on the steep hillsides. This de D-Cre.,re ported over the week
Insurance payment from $44 per
Helen Slocum; Electa, Maud
bris will be a continuing prob end.
week to $49. The claimants w ill
W eir; w arder, TressaGorsuch;
lem in the drainage as it sii;«
Forest Service and SBA rep
In a bulletin from the Curry s e n t i n e l , Cecil Bush; Bible receive th eir notices of In
into streamlieds during heavy resentatives m et J uly 6, in Grants
County Sheriff’s office, motor hearers, Sylvia Honeywell and crease, If any, through th eir rains and high water periods,
Pass but were unable to reach
local claim s offices, the De
ists are being reminded of an Tronle M o rris; guest book, V i
fishery biologists of the Game agreement on the sale, Morse
O eg o a State law |wrtaintnc to ola Spencer; outgoing matron, partment of Employment said. Commission
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( advised _ anglers
that said.
the passing of horses or outer C e c ile P a rts ; outgoing patron,
The law, which went Into ef
the bum w ill probably affect
The Copper Mountain sale in
animals on highways and roads. Harold McGarvey. The five who fect this week after signature fish populations for some tim e
According to Sheriff Allen were unable to t>e installed at by the Governor, also lowers to com e and that tliey should v o l v e s eight timber settings,
totalling 2 4.2 m illion board
Bolce, the law states that the this tim e were: tre as u rer,
employer tax schedules begin
not expect top angling until the fee to f timber with an estim at
Letha Hush; conductress, Betty
operator o f a motor vehicle
ning Jan. 1, 1968. Under the
watershed again stabilizes.
ed value of $965, 000.
Ibpe; m arshal, Lucille E llis;
should stop and remain station
new schedules employer taxes
S[x>kesmen said that most
The timber was to have been
Adah, M argaret Hofsess, and
ary as long as ¡¿reasonable when Ruth, Pauline C larke.
for unemployment Insurance
streams in the area are now ex sold June 28, at public bid, but
a |<ersonriding, leading or driv
w ill vary from 0.8% to 2.7%
M rs . Frances Smith sang
posed to full sunlight,which w ill the sale was withdrawn when
ing a horse or other animal in "How Great Thou A r t " and of employees’ firs t $3,600 of undoubtedly r e s u l t in higher Morse asked the Forest Service
the opposite direction signals "The Good Lord Bless and Keep earnings. The more favorably summer w a t e r temperatures.
to review the conditions of the
by raising his hand.
tax rate schedule w ill result
You.”
Rapid runoff w ill also result in sale.
Roicc said that the law further
In an average tax rate of 1.4%
Morse asked the Forest Ser
extremes in high >»d low water
Special officers present were
states that If the vehicle and C e c ile P a rls , grand committee during 1968 as compared to a flows. Winter storms w ill also
vice to reconsider whether the
the animal are traveling in the
1.9% average tax rate during
cause heavy silt loads to be timber should be sold as a "set
member of the Home En
same direction,reasonable cau dowment Fund of the Grand
1967. Rates of employers vary,
washed from the hillsides, which aside" under terms of the Small
tion should be used when passing Chapter of Oregon; V i r g i e
Business Act.
will undoubtedly affect repro
depending on the fir m ’s ex
tlie animal.
Moose was asked to make the
duction of salmonids. Further
Crow der,
grand
committee
perience
rating,
which
Is
based
The law requires that die
more, now logjam s w ill contin request by a sm all business tim
member of E starl Committee
driver must stop the motor of
on turnover and the resulting
ue to form each winter which ber user in the area.
of the Grand Chapter; Patsy
his vehicle if die animal ap
charges to their accounts for
may block off important s;iawil
Under the Small Business Act,
McGarvey, grand representa
pears badly frightened or If he
ing areas.
small business timber users are
tive of Oklahoma In Oregon;
payment of unemployment In
is signaled to stop.
Stream clearance in this im assured of being able to bid on
Frances and Robert Nonemak
surance benefits.
Eastern Star Installation Held
Clearance On
In Oxbow Burn
Deputy In Langlois
Timber Sale
To Be Studied
Weekly Benefits
To Increase
Horses Have
Right-Of-Way
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portant fish-producing area w ill
proceed as rapidly as financing
and manpower w ill allow, ac
cording to the report.
Siskiyou West
To Have Exhibit
The board of directors of the
Siskiyou West Foundation held
a m eeting, Friday, June 28, in
Port CTford city hall and de
cided to host the Coos-Curry
Pioneer and Historical Associ
ation and have an exhibit at the.
annual picnic Sunday,July 23.
Mrs.Mary Bates and Mrs. Rudi
Moyer are in charge of the ex
hibit and would appreciate any
artifacts or old relics for use in
the exhibit. The Foundation a l
so voted to have a display at the
Curry County Fair.
IILES of sawdust dot the rodeo area of the Cirry County Fairgrounds as work ccntinues
to prepare the grounds far "The Biggest Show in Curry County". The sawdust is m ixed
w it h sand and ground m aterial to provide a "cushion" forrodeo performers who take a
spill. Rodeo performances w ill begin at 2 p. m. August 12 and 13.
— Dan’s Photocranhv Brookin'"!
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Once more the city council
hat reverted itaelf concerning
the sewer assessments and voted
not to impose the one cent per
square foot charge. This action
followed a motion in June to
impose the assessment for the
first sewer phase and to Set up
the second,third and foirth dis
tricts. The change was announ
ced at Tuesday night's 50 m in
ute session, what may have been
the shortest meeting on record.
The decision to forego the as
sessment collection, however,
will not interfere with plans to
continue with construction of
the additional s e w e r phases,
which includes the remainder
of the Hamlet area, Geer Ad
dition and a good portion of the
area west of the highway.
It was noted that the main
trunk lines for Phase I are now
in and service lines and testing
are being com pleted prior to
cleaning and resurfacing streets
Bogue River
Fish Die
Exceptionally heavy d ie-off
of adult salmon and small sal
mon and steelhead fry has been
noted in Rogue River recently.
Hundreds of dead and dying,
four to six inch fish, have t e n
reported from Paradise Bar to
the mouth,according to County
Commissioner H. E. Timeus.
"Some claim higher water
temperatures are responsible. I
Strongly suspect pollution from
valley partially to blame; per
haps a combination of both, "
Timeus said, adding that he has
repeatedly asked that water an
alysis be made to determine
pollution, if any, in lower river.
I have stood totally and com
pletely alone on the matter and
there is a com plete and total
lack of action on part of all a -
gencies contacted to data, the
commissioner concluded.
Queen Chosen
Mrs. Edith Cox Wilson was
chosen queen at the Coos-Curry
Pioneer and Historial Associa
tion m eeting held at the muse
um in North Bend Saturday, J uly
8.
The annual picnic which w ill
be held in Port Oford Sunday,
J u ly 23, in the multipurpose
room of the grade school, w ill
be followed by a com plete pro
gram and the crowning of the
queen.
p ie program of t vents w ill
be listed in all the papers next
week. Everyone is w elcom e to
attend.
SENIOR CITIZENS
The Senior Citizens w ill hold
their next m eeting on Monday,
July 17. A potluck dinner w ill
be served at 6 p. m. followed
by an evening of bingo. Each
one is to bring an inexpensive
gift to be used as a prize.
Maine leads all
growing potatoes.
states
in
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JOHN LOSHBAUCH, Pacif
ic high school student, will
tour Europe from the dates
July 14, to August 4. The
c ities he will tour are Mad
rid, Rome, Munich, Buda-
p e s t, Biz i in, Copenhagen,
Oslo, L o n d o n , ilasglow,
E d in b u r g h , and back to
London. He w ill t r a v e l
from Portland to New York
on J uly 14, and fly to Mad
rid for the tour. Arriving
back in New York August
4, he w ill boird a plane for
P o r t la n d the same day,
Loshbaugh will be travel
ing with the Oregon Future
Farmers of America Good
w ill People-to-People d el-
e g a t io n . The delegation
leader and host this year is
Mr.Max Smith and his wife
of Harrisburg. There are 26
students making the trip.
23 boys and three girls.
Chamber Slates
Special Meeting
The chamber of commerce
has slated a special, noon m eet
ing at Orfords Cedar Room next
Monday to hear reports and act
on the planned "fly-in"at the
C a p e Blanco airport in early
August.
The fly -in has been under
study by a com m ittee appoint
ed at the last m eeting by presi
dent Dick Hadley to determine
if the project was feasible.
before starting new construction.
A change in pipe has also been
approved, fro m the vitrified
clay now in use to cem ent as
bestos, for future construction.
This will mean an increase in
cost of between $1,200 to $1, -
500. Mayor Frank St. Clair an
nounced that a special sewer
meeting would be called soon
to bring the council up to date
on present and planned sewer
progress. New city hall plans
w ill also oe discussed.
The city voted to accept a
donation of a 50 x 100 foot lot
from the Adolph Windmaisers.
The property is located east of
the present fire hall on Agate
Beach road.
Police chief Curt Weir was
given permission to attend a
three-day p o l i c e school in
August with expenses of $60
granted.
Bills in the amount of $3, -
759. 25 were approved for pay
ment.
4fh District
Exports Told
Congressman John Dellen-
back’ s Washington office re
leased figures compiled by the
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture show
ing the 4th Congressional Dis
tr ic t’ s agricultural exports tn
fiscal year 1965-66.
A gricultural exports brought
$3.7 m illion in income to farm
ers of the 4th D istrict during
that tim e.
The figures showed that fru it
accounted fo r $1.8 m illion of
the exports. Vegetables ac
counted fo r $500,000, and wheat
accounted fo r $400,000 of the
exports. Other leading exports
fo r the d istrict were animal
products, feed grains and poul
try products.
Agricultural export shares
attributed
to Congressional
D istricts were based on ag
ricu ltural export s h a r e s ree—
ported by the USDA Economic
Research Service In Novem
b e r, 1966. Results of a n a tio n --
wide study of Congressional
d is trict reveals the importance
to the U. S. farm ers of the—
agricultural exports of 1965-66.
The total U. S. stake in exports
of agricultural products were
valued at a record $6.7 billio n .
DATES TO REMEMBER
Birthday wishes go out this
week to Katherine Sells, Esther
Calhoun, Randy Munson, Greg
Mayea, John Davis, Laurie Al
exander and Jim m ie Peterson.
COMING NEXT WEEK
Marge Barrett of Brookings
writes of a salmon study now
underway in all county streams
. . . s e e it next week in the News.
and purchase a fair proportion
ate share of available federal
timber.
Timber sales are designated
as "set aside" only with the
concurrence of the federal tim
ber agency involved and the
Small Business Administration.
Because no agreement was
reached at the Grants Pass m eet
ing between local officials, the
matter is expected to be piur-
sued at a higher administrative
level.
Youth Employment
Needs Job Listings
The local youth em ployment
office is in dire need of job op
enings for local youth, office
manager Pam Mayea said this
week. She said the office has
applications on file from young
people seeking work as baby sit
ters, yard workers, farm workers,
odd jobs, and others.
Married In Reno
The office, located in the
Bernadine Bergstrom, daugh grade school, is open from 9
ter of Mrs. Bertha Bergstrom, Port a.m. to 3 p, m. Monday through
Oford, and Leonard Nelson, of Friday. The phone number is
Coot Bay, were married in Reno 332-2712.__________ __
June 30.
RESERVE TO MEET
The new Mrs. Nelson teaches
The Port Oford unit of the
school and her husband is an Curry county sheriff's reserve
em ployee of Weyerhauser Co. w ill hold its regular m eeting
The young couple are living in next Monday night, 8 p. m. , in
C oos Rav
Council Session Is Routine
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WAITING fee fuel, two "outside" boats are tied to tandem to the local dock after mi
loading salmon catch. A variety of size and shaped boats use local facilities while fish-
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