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fort O ford News, Thursday, July 13, 1907
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Initiative Moves Seen
As Tax Structure Threats
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WHEN the boats arc at »ca, em pty trailer» mark berths of the local flailing fleet on the
fish dock.
New Parks Guide
Js Distributed
Employment Trends Show
Continued Seasonal Upswing
In ignoring the “ what’ s the lack of confidence in the rec­
use’ ’ c ritic s and reaffirming his ord compiled by legislators and
A completely revised Ore­
intention to call the legislature (2) they would severely damage
gon Parks Guide, designed for
into special session this fa ll, Oregon’ s business climate.
Employment trends for the
“ Car sales were good to
easier use by the public, Is in
Gov. Tom McCall apparently
On the latter point, those
month of June In Coos, Curry
fa ir, but not nearly at (he vol­
the process of t<etngdlstrlbuted
thinks something can be done who would seek equal relief
ami western D°uglss countlis ume hoped for earlier In the
o, by the Oregon State Highway
to cut property taxes without fo r all classes of property argue
“ continued the seasonal up­
month.
,t Department, II was announced
recourse to some initiative pe­ that business and industry al­
swing noticed e a rlie r," accord­
“ A slowdown In business tn
j,
by
Forrest
Cooper,
stale
high­
tition ideas now being promoted. ready shoulder the g r e a t e s t
ing to an announcement from the the service Industry was def­
way engineer.
Such faith in the Oregon legis­ property tax burden. Special
North Bend EmploymentOfflce.
initely noticeable In the last
It Is a fold-out, road-map
lative process can be justified
relief to residential property
“ A significant indicator Is (he week of June. This was par­
format with the state divided
by the record, according to owners would shift an even la r­
40% decrease In the weeks of un­
tia lly the result of a labor dis­
into 24 sec lions, with each Iden­
some students of taxation, de­ ger percentage onto business
pute between members of the
tified by a letter. The new guide employment c la im e d . Pro­
spite the 1967 assembly’ s fa il­ property.
lists over 300 more parks and longing labor negotiation» had local Culinary Alliance (Coos
ure to reach agreement on any
More I n d u s t r y and year-
a somewhat dampening effect Bay) ami 38 memtiorsof a nt'in-
recreation areas than the old
local tax re lie f plan.
round employment provide the
In the service Industry, but this ployers’ Association.”
booklet edition. The 1967 model
In recent years, they note, answer to a balanced, non-sea-
was offset by Increased» llvlty
Identifies
theparksadminister­
lawmakers have d irectly re­
son al Oregon economy, accord­
In other segments of the local OUTLOOK FOR JOBS
ed by the various agencies by
duced h o m e m a k e r s ’ b ills ing to businessmen. This is
economy," said Edward J. Kon-
Among many openings in 'he
number
and
by
distinctive
sym­
through the Property Tax Re­ particularly Important in a state
ka, manager.
files are the following selected
bols. In addition, solid sym­
lie f Act of 1965 and re fe rra l of where the three largest indus­
listings, legal secretary, lea-
bols Identify parks with over­
the successful cigarette tax to trie s —forest products, agri­
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
chers (elementary and secon-
night camping facilities and
Oregon voters. Indirect relief culture and tourism —are high­
“ Seafood processing was bet­ •lary), proof machine operator,
open symbols denote parks with
has come by way of increases ly seasonal. And Oregon’ s uni­
ter than average. Weather was groceryman,
c o m m is s io n
no
camping.
I d basic school simport and form property tax structure,
good and the suppb
salesman, live-ln housekeep­
The guide locates and de­
other state money directed to they maintain, provides a ma­
salmon and bottom fish was ers, mllker-plpellne, construc­
scribes 483 parks and recre­
local aid; the new gasoline tax jo r inducement to expansion
tion equipment mechanic (heavj
ation areas administered by deemed adequate by most sour­
increase w ill give more road and diversification of indus­
ces. The Influx of river fish duty mechanic), grapple opera­
the various state and federal
and recreation area funds to try —which, in turn, means
ended about the middle of (lie tor.
agencies, counties, and private
cities and counties.
more jobs.
month. Steady employment Is
power
and
timber
companies,
The
first
day
of
work
ended
trag
Furthermore, they point out,
In any case, the threat to
also anticipated in July.
Including: 131 slateparks, way-
ically (or Ralph Leasoti. 17. of Al
legislators have eased the bur­ Oregon’s economy posed by
"R etail trade reports indica­
sides and recreation areas; 53
den on elderly homeowners such plans, and the defeat of
ted a satisfactory month, with
safety
rest
areas;
two
state
through the senior citizens’ a number of school budgets
board of forestry parks; 196 some soft spots developing In
homestead exemption and have around the state, is causing hours watching the parent birds that tim e, the garbage is picked
the Iasi week. One employer
U. S. Forest Service camp­
fought off elimination of the some re-evaluation of the whole trying to fill up their off-spring. up,I’ ll destroy the card.. . if it
reported some buyer resistance
grounds,
picnic
areas
and
vis­
state personal income tax de­ tax reform program. Gov. Mc­ All d a y long those four open
isn't, I'll print a photo facsim ­
In the sales of hard goods.
ito rs ’ centers; Bureau of Land
duction now allowed on property Call said last week he may beaks are poked out of the holes
ile of it next week showing the
“ In the lumber Industry, sea­
Management recreation sites;
taxes paid. And despite popular call a special session earlie r waiting for another mouthful of name.
sonal hiring of youth began
three
national
parks,
monu­
good
ies..
.
which
brings
me
to
Milamor fo r repeal of property-
than September “ If a c ris is
Forty-two persons were k ill­
taking place; mostly relieving
ments and memorials; 52 coun­
the point of this meandering.
” ax exeraptions, elected state intervenes.”
Picked up a copy of the new ed on Oregon’s highways during
permanent employees for va­
ty
parks;
and
16
private
power
Monday, bride was watching
leaders consistently have re­
And present legislators, de­
p u b lica tio n ... "Visitors Guide June, bringing this year’ s total
and tim ber company parks. The cations. Other hiring was gen­
fused to- allow application of spite th« taxation record to be the action when all of a sudden to t h e Ctegoo Coast".. . this to 301 dead, according to the
erally on a replacement basts,
parks are listed alphabetically
local taxes to homeowners*per­ "written in Salem over many another adult bird swooped down week and it d e s e r v e s some Department of Motor Vehicles.
and no changes were anticipated
In
each
Individual
section
to
on
a
perch.
Then,
like
it
knew
sonal property. This practice e a rlie r years, now are learn­
in this pattern.
com m ent. O nthew hole.it gives This is a 5.6% increase over
make
it
easier
to
locate
a
-«preates a big tab in many states, ing from the folks at home that w h a t it was doing, it barged a pre tty lengthy coverage of the the firs t six months of last
"Longshorelng again com­
particular park.
and is a significant exemption i l l feeling over 1967 session through a hole,knocking a little
pleted a busy month In work­
coast but if the information on year.
In
addition,
the
guide
also
not allowed business taxpayers.
results is widespread and w ill bird aside, then turned around the rest of the area is anything
Seven of the 42 victims were
ing on 26 ships. Included In the
identifies a number of other
and stuck its head ou tsid e.. . like they attribute to u s.. . w ell pedestrians. Tentative reports
Mindful of Oregon’ s business not easily be forgotten.
total were 10 wood chip ships,
points
of
lnteiest
which
are
with bill wide open. I guess they shioulda made some cor­ indicate five of the accidents
climate, legislators have en­
totaling approximately 125,000
open to the public, Including;
couraged business g ro w th
every bird looks the same with rections before the printing.Now Involved no collision and four
tons of chips.
dams
and
reservoirs
operated
through legislation as the In­
its mouth open 'cause the m oth­
rear-end collisions.
“ Construction workers were
Pm not trying to knock the idea w e re
by the U. S. Army Corps of
ventory Tax Relief Act of 1965.
er bird swooped in with a mouth­
busy on a varied lot of building
or effort t h a t went into the Twenty-two deaths happened on Engineers; national w ildlife
That act is phasing out half
ful of food and poked it smack b ook let.. . BUT.. . w ell here's a weekends. Five of the victims
refuges, operated by the Bureau projects. The outlook for July
o f Oregon’ s inventory tax, which
down the throat of the other fer instance; the booklet says were from out of state.
is quite promising for a con­
of
Sports Fisheries and Wild­
actually is a property tax paid
adult bird. In fact, she did this we have charter fishing here
tinuation of this trend.
oeven deaths occurred m
life;
and
fish
hatcheries
op­
by businessmen on goods in
several tim es before realizing which we d on't.. . and here's a Lane County. Seven fatalities
“ Real estate deals are bet­
erated by the Oregon State Fish
stock.
what was going on and kicked
ter than average for the firs t
verbatim section: "If your taste also were recorded In the Port­
and
Game
Commissions.
the m00cher out.
six months; however, June was
runs to freshwater lakes, give land-Multnomah County area.
growth incentives
There is also a compre­
Now as far as I'm concerned
reported to be Just average.
Garrison, Flores, New or Craft a Jackson County listed f i v e
hensive
section
of
Recreatlor
Other incentives to spur
. . . this proves beyond a doubt try. These lakes are seldom dead.
“ The seasonal tourist trade,
Agency
Information,
Including:
growth in business and employ­
that even the birds c o lle c t w el­
Of the dead, 25 were 25 years
supplemented by two large con­
fished and contain a wide var­
State
Park
Regulations;
Over­
ment have Included exemption
fare.
vention groups, added to the lo­
iety of species ranging from of age or under. Seven of these
night Camping in State Parks,
from tax lia b ility of goods ship­
cal economy.
flounder
and salmon to black 25 were under 12. Eleven vic­
This
week
at
our
house
has
Season
of
Use
In
State
Parks;
ped into Oregon fo r trans­
Speaking of birds.. . here's bass. Because the lakes are so tims were tn the 26-50 group,
State Safety sat Areas; Coun­
shipment e ls e w h e r e , the been one of outstanding discov­ some startling info on the sea
and six were over 50.
ty Parks; Private Power and
“ green-belt” provision offer­ ery. But.. . before I le t you in lions at Sea Lion Caves, the only rarely used, don't be surprised
Clyde Do»s and Jean Abston
Although
deaths
for
June
when
if
the
natives
don't
know
where
ANO
Timber Company Parks; U.S.
ing property tax relief to farm ­ on the big fin d .. . I'll clue you sea l i o n rookery in the U .S.
compared
to
June
1966
were
were
united in marriage June 24.
t
h
e
y
are."
I
think
the
more
in
on
how
it
all
cam
e
about.
Forest
Service
Areas;
and
Bu­
ers and the exemption from
According
to
a
real
recent
news
publicity we can get for the area down 26%, Oregon’s yearly to­
About two years ago I decided
reau of Land .Management at 2 p.m. at die Abston home at
QUALITY
taxation of buildings while un­
release, the seals are currently die better.. . BUT, it has to be tal continued to mount. Sixteen
Sixes. Out of town guests were
Areas.
der construction. Beginning to build a birdhouse so the fam­
in
the
middle
of
their
m
ating
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Earl
Doss
of
Ban­
more
persons
have
died
in
tra
f­
MERCHANDISE
backed
up
with
fact—else
peo­
Tills section also provides
Sept. 13, persons or industries ily could watch the daily goings season. The 2, 000 pound bulb
don, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cox of
ple might get mad when they're fic accidents than in the same
addresses of the various agen­
installing
anti-pollution fa­ a n d comings of the flocks of fight noisily for the 1 2 -IS cows
period
last
year.
Coos Bay, Mr. and Mrs.Fred Mey­
expecting
somepin'
t
h
a
t
Jest
swallows
that
inhabit
our
area
cies
from
which
additional
In­
c ilitie s , instead of being pena­
from the caves who make up ain't.
ers of Bandon, Mr. and Mrs. Perry
formation may be obtained.
lized to r improving property, as they vied for occupancy of their h a r e m . Now how long
Pendergrass of North Bend, Mar­
Ohyeah! There is also a pic­ COMING EVENTS
There is also a series of
w ill be allowed some tax re­ die four-hole s in g le - f a m ily could ya have stood it without
ilyn, Jerry and Terrcsa Doss of
ture of boats on the local dock
Friday
dwelling. But.. . even after ad­ knowing THAT?
photographs showing some of
lie f on the new equipment.
CoosBay and Mrs.Monty Mont-
. . . and a picture of farmer po­
Sunset
Carden,
1
p.
m.
the
outstandlngparks
and
scenic
Most Important fo r both ding a coat of white paint to
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gornery of Port Orford.
lic e ch ief Bud Switzer at some
■treas in Oregon.
Monday
homeowners and business is the the walls and a red roof the
In case you're thinking of clam bed».
ding-dang
fine
feathered
crea­
Job's
Daughters,
7:30
p.
m.
Hie
guide
is
free
and
may
be
high degree of uniformity of as­
drilling for o il you m ight as
Sheriff's Reserve, 8 p. m.
obtained at the Travel Informa­
sessment and administration tures decided against moving w ell forget it, I have it on good
Getting out a publication is
Tuesday
tion Division In the State High­
among a ll classifications of in. Oh, they flew all around the authority that every year, hund­
no
picnic.
If
we
print
jokes,
peo­
Rotary, 12:10 p. m.
way Building, Salem, or by
property which has been ach­ h ouse.. . even in i t . . . and right reds of newly discovered fields
ple say we are silly; if we don't Tops Club, 1 p .m .
writing to that agency.
ieved over the years. Because out again. I attached a feeder turn out to be too small to show
at this, tax experts note, Ore­ and rearranged the perches.. . a profit. And besides. . . of 6, - we are too serious. If we stick Am. Leg. & Aux. , 8 p. m.
Wednesday
gon has become the model state and for an entire year the house 158 holes drilled during 1966 in close to the office, we ought to
insofar as property tax equality swayed gendy in the breeze as areas where no oil or gas had be around hustling material; if Lions, 7:30 p. m.
n o r t h of Port Oford near the junction of the F3k River
we go out, we should be on the
it hung from the eaves.
is concerned.
previously been found, 90 per job in the office. If we don't St. Christopher's G ld., 7 :3 0 p.m.
County Road and the Coast Highway. The sale w ill begin
But..
.
this
spring
a
pair
of
In spite of past legislative
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Miller an­
cent were dry. In f a c t .. . the print contributions, we d o n ' t
on
the premises of the first place listed and continue to
items from other papers, we are nounce the marriage of their
efforts, most also w ill agree swallows finally d e c i d e d to American Association of Pet­
the next in order on July 21, 1967 at 10:00 a. m.
that property taxes are too move in. We watched with in­ roleum Geologists has estim ated appreciate genius; and if we do, ■ too lazy; if we don't, we're stuck daughter, Patricia Rae,to N ich-
10:00 A .M .
high, that we place too much terest as they carried load after that only 171 of the 635 new the paper if filled with junk. If with our own stuff. Now, lik ely olasBlahic M arshjr., son of Mr.
we editthe other fellow's write-
load of straw and grass into the
39601—the former Kosta 2 houses located approx,
fields w ill be large enough to up; we're too critical; if we as not, some guy w ill say we and Mrs. Blaine Marsh, on July
unit to build a nest. And then
swiped this from another publi­ 3'in Caldwell, Idaho. The young
j m i. south of Elk River Road.
return a p r o f it ? A n d them don't we're asleep. If we clip cation.
. . w ell, we did.
w e watched a n d w a tc h e d ...
couple w ill reside in Port Orford.
39597—the former Harwood house and shed approx.
AIN'T good odds.
waiting for the day that the eg g ­
4 m l. north of Port Orford.
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setting started. But tim e drug on
39600—the former Streets house 1000' south of Ilk
I'm one who finds that life b
andon until we finally decided
River Road Jet.
we were aced out again and a lot easier to liv e if you m in i­
mize
the
complaints.
.
.
but
I've
11:00 A .M .
there'd be noyoung birds. HOW­
EVER. . . a couple weeks ago got one. I took the fam ily cam p­
39591—the
formcrMcKenzle
house C shed-M inlm um
ing over the weekend up Etfeon
Bid $1, 000. 00—modern 1-story S-year old
Creek a g a in .. . at our favorite
house, 1440 sq. ft. with 3 bedrooms, located
spot. We were pleased that it
on e a s t side of highway 300' north of Elk
was not occupied and hurried to
River [fridge,
pull in and get set up. We got
39591—the farmer McKenzie 2, 600' of woven wire
out of the car anticipating a
fence & barbed wire with steel posts.
r e s t f u l weekend and stared
smack into about three boxes
the LD date of ^ sale OPEN for t NSPECTICN ON
of garbage spilled over a size­
able area. And THAT'S enough
to make anybody complain.
F R O M IiDASTEM a F T SABU R EM O V E D W IT H IN
DAYS
Now there are not too many
things t h a t make me lose my
cool like finding garbage mar­
TE/ m |1S ^ ii ^ u LEi,<7a‘h OT check at *** tbne of «»I«. The
ring the scenery. S o .. . thinking
buildings will be sold separately or in combination, which­
we might find a lead as to who
ever
to be
be in the best
best interest
interest of
of the
the Star»
OTHER PROPOSALS
; L. is
u. determined
.
w
State
bride said she'd heard a heap of m ay have left the mess, bride
to the hlgliest bidder at oral public auction. The State re-
Other proposals gaining fa­ chirping com ing from the bird- and I poked around through i t . . .
the right tO a cc ePt OT reject any or all bids. All of
vor in recent weeks would ex­ house so there must be birds in and tute enough I found som e­
th e bid price must accompany the successful bid.
tend property tax relief only it. And s u r e enough — pretty thing. It was a postcard addres­
SALE #56
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to homeowners. Such Id e a s , soon out popped a m ighty hun­ sed to someone in Port Orford
newly appointed to serve you with the
INFORMATION: Leonard W. Riley, District Right of Way
whoee proponents Include State gry little wide open bill. . . and from a party in Coos Bay. This
best in auto, life, and fire insurance.
Supervisor,Roseburg,Phone 672-4444 prior to date of sale.
Treas. Robt. Straub, Portlaixl another. . . a n d another.. . and set me to thinking of what I ’
For information regarding movem ent of these buildings on
Young Republican Club and another. And there they w ere.. . could do about the situation and
State Highway», contact George C. Baker, District Main­
some Democratic legislative four young-uns, and constantly i cam e up with thb. I'll keep
tenance Superintendent, Coquille. Phone 396-2814 prior to
leaders, are being challenged h u n gry.
t h e identity of the postcard
MOW* OFFICES' ILOOMINtTON, ILLINOIS
date of sale.
'
on grounds that (1) they display
The whole fam ily spends secret for one week. If, during
Traffic Deaths
Continue To Rise
OMR
Recite Vows
IW PRICES
Port Orford
Rexall Drugs
introducing
LARRY
HOOVER
112 »• rnowr w-27i? •• Pour orfcuo
STATE
FARM
INSURANCE
C O M P A N IE S
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