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Salem Scene
by Everett E. Cutter
Traiiic Toll Decline
Prompts Look At Laws
Good news of a dramatic
decline In Oregon highway fa­
talities in the last m o n th
prompts another look at life­
saving measures passed by the
1967 legislature In coping with
this major social problem.
The good news Is this: O re­
gon’s traffic death toll last week
was running behind the record
count of 1966 at the same mid­
point in August. The reassuring
factor Is the sudden drop from
July, when Oregon’s deadliest
Fourth of July weekend in his­
tory had pushed the toll to 25
ahead of the 298 highway deaths
recorded at the same time in
1966.
Although traffic safety legis­
lation sometimes is mentioned
as one of the session’s biggest
letdowns, actually the 1967
legislature accomplished more
than is gene rally believed. Many
recommendations of the Traffic
Safety Commission were re­
jected, but the commission It­
self was placed directly under
the governor’s Jurisdiction, a
move which Increases its stat­
ure over Its previous spot with­
in the Department of Motor Ve­
hicles.
Strong support from many
quarters failed to promote
passage of bills to require p eri­
odic re-examlnatlon of drivers
for renewal of licenses and to
require annual safety Inspec­
tions of motor vehicles by coun­
ties. The legislature also re­
jected m easures to set maxi­
mum speed laws, to require
gaiety belts In trucks and buses
and to Impose minimum sen­
tence of 10 days for second o r
subsequent conviction for driv­
ing under the Influence of In­
toxicating liquor.
But lawmakers did enhance
Oregon traffic safety through
many bills, some of which be­
come law Sept. 13. Among these
Is a new law requiring slow-
moving vehicles to pull off two-
lane roads and let backed-up
traffic pass. On highways with
more than one lane moving In
one direction, vehicles a re to
use the left lane only If travel­
ing as fast or faster than other
traffic moving the same direc­
tion.
After Sept. 13, the law says
police officers may, with rea s­
onable cause, stop d rivers and
Inspect their vehicles for sa­
fety and equipment require­
ments. Another law will allow
officers to Impound a vehicle
If the driver has a suspended
license o r trie s to leave the
scene of an accident. Such a
driver also will face perman­
ent license suspension, and pos­
sible $1,000 fine, five years In
prison o r both If he causes
property damage or personal
Injury to another while driving.
M otorcyclists must b u r n
headlights and tallltghts at all
tim es on Oregon highways after
Sept. 13; after next Jan. 1 they
will be required to wear pro­
tective headgear approved by
the Dept. of Motor Vehicles.
T ractors and other farm or
construction equipment op­
erating on highways at speeds
under 25 mph, after Jan. l.w lll
need a “ slow moving vehicle”
emblem attached.
A bill to allow use of metal
studded tire s between Oct. 1
and May 31 In areas prone to
inclement weather, already was
signed Into law by Gov. Tom
McCall and took effect April 19
because
It c a r r i e d an
emergency clause.
Looking ahead, the legisla­
ture approved several bllla of
more long-range prom ise to
Oregon traffic safety. One of
these, already m e n t i o n e d ,
places the Traffic Safety Di­
vision directly under the gov­
ern o r’s office, rhecommission
received no added funds, but the
move Is expected to enable It
to work more efficiently with
the federal government in as­
suring state compliance with
federal safety laws.
Another successful m easure
created an Interim Committee
on Highways and appropriated
$25,000 for Its studies before
the next regular legislative s e s­
sion. Besides studying ques-
tli'>s concerning ownership
rights of Oregon’s beaches, the
committee will examine gas
tax refunds to cities and coun­
ties, financing of highways and
t
roads construction, truck reg­
ulations, beautification, licen­
sing, motor vehicle inspections
and other safety m easures.
B e c a u s e the condition of
roads, streets and highways is
basic to motor vehicle safety,
It is worthy to note that the
legislature approved a gasoline
tax Increase of one cent per
gallon, effective Sept. 13. Money
raised will provide additional
funds f o r construction and
maintenance of safer thorough­
fares.
Although the lineup in new
laws may be weak In some
eyes, there Is little question
In anyone’s mind about the fact
that state officials are con­
cerned and are trying. If the
new laws will help to keep O re­
gon’s lower 196’ highway fa­
tality record below last y ear’s
tragic toll, then It can be shown
they are working In the right
direction.
to the
Editor
Asks County Help
Curry County Court
Curry County Courthouse
Gold Beach, Oregon
Gentlemen:
Many of the sm aller anadrom-
ous fish streams in Curry county
suffer extrem ely low water per­
iods during the summer months.
These low water conditions are
b elieved to adversely effect the
populations of game fish present.
The lack of suitable water dejith
seriously l i m i t s the habitat
available. It also aUows greater
predation by several species of
birds and animals.
It is my hope that the Curry
County Court w ill initiate an
exploratory program this year in
an attem pt to Increase the num­
ber of game fish that can com ­
plete their freshwater growth
and migrate to the sea. At the
present tim e, the Oregon State
Game Commission lacks funds
to try this program.
If we may have your cooper­
ation on this project, it would
consist of providing a ca t for
one day. The cat would be used
to construct a series of wing
dams in a short section of Hun­
ter Creek. By alternating the
dams from side to side on the
creek, part of the water would
be impounded for holding or
rearing water and the remaining
water would be increased in
flow by the restricted channel.
Although die work would be
exploratory in nature, it should
give us Important information
on future assistance to fish hab­
itat. Hopefully, it would also
increase the sea-ward migra­
tion this year by ixotecting the
salmon and steelhead that are
now rearing in that area.
1 would certainly appreciate
your consideration on this (<o-
ject. Please feel free to ca ll on
m e at any tim e for any addi­
tional information you wish.
Sincerely,
Arvo G. Rllkula
District Biologist
Oregon Game Commission
TIMEUS REPLIES
" The assistance asked for by
the Oregon State Game Com-'
mission, tlirough their District
Representative, R ic k Riikula,
has been turned Jown by Com ­
missioners Fell Campbell and
Ryce Wilson. They state that
fish survival is a State problem
and would not supply a Road
Department "cat",nor allow one
to be rented for the one day
proposed Hunter Creek Project.
Cost for rental would have been
$128. 00.
"May the record show that at
the same County Board of Com -
miasioners s e s s i o n . Commis­
sioners CampbeU aial Wilson
voted to expend $SOtXX 00 from
the Parks and Recreation fund
to the Cregou State C ollege tor
"research" on the p r o p o s e d
Marine Science Laboratory in
Everybody no doubt knows of
the Jolly Green Giant of v eg e­
table fa m e .. . but who'd ever
think he'd com e to Port Oford?
I didn't get to see him person­
a lly but I've heard from several
who did. Ctaly this one didn't
com e fr o m the pea patch, as
you m ight think. . . instead he
cam e off the roof of the Ma­
sonic Hall last Saturday in the
form of ol' happy H. A. Me Gar­
vey. Now if you're wander in'
what he was doin' up there P ll
just com e right out and te ll ya.'
He was painting the roof. . . a
bright green,cicourse,and there
was this breeze blow i n ' . . . and
you take it from there. But at
least the building sparkled for
the big BPW confab held there
over the weekend and a ll lo ca l
Masons who had a hand in the
project are to be com m ended.
- P—
Another person who deserves
a h e a p of thanks is Big John
M ayea of the Union 7 6 .. as if
you didn't know. Now the way I
hear it is that Big John perform­
ed one of his many good deeds
at 7 a .m . l a s t Sunday a. m.
w h e n one of the BPW ladies
found herself locked plumb out
o f her car. When the ca ll fer
help cam e, why ol' John hot­
footed right over and with a
little special m agic had the
lady back in her car and happy
as ever. Wouldn't take any pay
fer the job either.
-P -
County Savings Bond sales
continued under last July's by a
ta lly of $12, 214 to $22, 342.
-P —
I can't le t this w eek go by
without m entioning som ething
I've been ponderin' over for a
long t i m e . ..a n d that's how
com e a politician doesn't act
lik e one. I'm referring to Fell
CampbeU, c h a i r m a n of the
county board of commissioners
. . . and not to plug any future
the northern end of the County,
la m notopposed to this project,
although we do have a m illion
doUar,same type deal, at New­
port, O r e g o n . I do seriously
question the wisdom of this pro-
je c ta tth e presenttim e—the use
of County funds—My steadfast
opinion is—action is what is
needed now—not more research
"Furthermore—this reduction
o f the Parks and Recreation
Fund, could j e o p a r d i z e the
building of the greatly needed
boat launching fa cility on U. S,
Plywood property in the Wed-
derburo area.Cam pbell and W il­
son claim this launching and
mooring fa cility is not particu­
larly needed now. Maybe could
build it n ext year. "
(ED NOTE—Chairman o f the
county board of commissioners
F ell Cam pbell Tuesday said that
com m issioners had agreed to
provide a "cat" for the above
described work on Hunter Creek
if Riikula would agree to a c­
cep t full responsibility for the
project. After further consider­
ation, Riikula decided to wait
until next year. It was further
pointed out that Timeus voted
against county participation in
the planned Marine Research
Center at the old Coast Guard
property, Port Oford. The center
w ill be established by O egon
State University to study several
phases of marine life, particu­
larly the rearing of chinook
salmon in a marine environ­
ment. A public marine exhibit
w ill be an outstanding feature
of the center. A transfer of the
property from the Coast Guard
to the co lleg e is already In
process, Campbell said. )
AMERICWJ ïs
PORT 0 £ ;ORD
PORT ORFORD'S Am ericanettes baton twirling team took champion ribbon honors in
the annual Curry C o u n t y Fair parade.From left to right they are: Julie Mayea, Renee
Foster, Patti McKenzie, Kathy Price, MaryJane Peterson, banner can ier, Georgia Mayea,
Jolene Preston and Cindy McKenzie.
p o l i t i c a l ambitions he m ay
have, either. Most politicians
are devout publicity seekers but
F ell seem s to shy from i t . . . in
fact, even acts embarrassed by
it
I'm one who b elieves in giv­
ing credit where it's due, how­
ever,so I'm goin' to do just that
If you've been foUowing the
NEWS you'll remember in the
e a r l y spring that action was
started to interest Oregon State
University in the possibility of
establishing a marine research
center here, on the Coast Guard
property. Other m eetings and
inspections were held and sub­
sequently things je lle d to the
point where the center w ill be­
cam e a reality. This installa­
tion w ill not only serve as a re­
search center, but w ill also be
a future tourist attraction and
recreation sto p .. . similar to the
fa cility at Newport, which sees
m any,m any thousands of visitors
every year._
Needless to say . . such an in­
stallation w ill eventually have
a considerable impact on the
l o c a l econom y. , . and this is
something we drastically need.
The man who started the ball
rdlling on the p r o je c t.. . and
kept it r o llin g .. . is Fell Camp­
beU. 'Course h e'll tell you he
had h e l p . . . but nevertheless,
he's the one who bird-dogged
it thru.. . and earns the big share
of the cr e d it.. . from every one
in this area, yes, and from ev­
eryone in the cou n ty., . because
in the end it'U benefit the en­
tire county, despite what others
m ay say.
—P—
Don't forget the crim e talk
tonight at city h a ll .. . 7 : 3 0 ...
by Chief Weir. From excerpts
P ve he ard it' U be interesting.. .
and it's free.
-P -
There are a whole passle of
lo ca l m e n who earned their
place among those who deserve
a BIG thanks. They're the vol­
unteers who spent many hours
fighting the fire Tuesday to save
homes in the area from burning.
And it was surely due to their
efforts in a big w a y .. . along
with Coos Forest Patrol.. . the
houses didn't burn, beca use brush
and trees and grass burned all
around them . It is like a mir­
acle they are still standing.. .
as the residents w ill no doubt
tell you. Words are too hard to
find that describe this type of
unselfish cooperation from peo­
ple who are really not "consid­
ered" involved. . . e x c e p t in
their dedication as good neigh­
bors. A good neighbor is a man
tostandup with any ol' tim e .. .
and they are getting mighty
scarce in other parts o f the
country.
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Dellenback Fears
Added Inflation
Fourth D lstrlctCongressm an
John Dellenback expressed fear
Friday at G eam art that the
threatened Federal budget def­
icit could cause increased In­
flation which could strike an
even heavier blow at people of
low and moderate Incomes than
the P resident’s proposed tax
surcharge.
DeHenback told delegates to
the Oregon Education Assoc­
iation’s annual summ er work­
shop that he could not con­
sider the President’s proposed
tax Increase until after every
reasonable effort had been made
to remove non-essential spend­
ing from the Federal budget.
He told the delegates that, In
his opinion, such effort had not
been made and that the forest
products industry of the State
was already suffering from the
effects of the Johnson Admin­
istration’s fiscal and monetary
policies and was further threat­
ened by the anticipated deficit.
Although not so ldonthepros-
pect of Increased Federal taxes,
Congressman Dellenback was
equally apprehensive about the
Federal deficit:
“ Despite the best efforts of
the minority of us to bring about
needed cuts In the Federal bud­
get, It appears it is going to be a
major deficit next year, pos­
sibly In the neighborhood of 29
billion dollars. If this is the
case, I fear that the Impact
of such an enormous deficit
will continue to do serious
injury to the jobs and payroUs
of the forest products industry
In our State.”
Dellenback stated that the
state tax picture In Oregon also
concerned him deeply, inas­
much as the same people In
business would be paying all of
the taxes, whether levied by the
state o r by the Federal Gov­
ernment.
“ State and local governments
have grave revenue problems.
I would not like to see Federal
legislation on taxes compound
growing taxation problems of
the State or those who must pay
such taxes.”
Foster Parents
To Be Honored
Foster parents and adoptive
parents who have had children
placed w ith them through public
welfare w ill be honored guests
in the public welfare booth at
the 1967 O egon State Fair, an­
nounces Curry County Welfare
Administrator, Arthur C. H olm -
berg.
A major purpose of the W el­
fare Exhibit, whose theme is
" People—O e gon's Gre atest Re -
source" is to acquaint the pub­
lic with the need for good homes
far children, Mr. Holm berg said.
"Although o u r foster care
funds are lim ited this bienni­
um, " he e x p l a i n e d , "more
homes are always needed if we
are to be able to select the best
home for the needs of a given
child.
School bells announcing the
opening of another school year
are seldom heard in our mod­
em world, but almost as sure
a sign that schools are In se s­
sion is the appearance of hund­
reds of school patrol member«
at crosswalks near s c h o o l s
throughout Oregon.
The Traffic Safety Division
of the Oregon Department of
Motor Vehicles has responsi­
bility for s c h o o l patrols
throughout the state. Schools
r e c e i v e patrol equipm ent-
belts, helmets, badges and
flags—without charge. Schools
In the City of Portland receive
direct assistance from the City
Police Department, but will
soon be using state equipment.
Each school patrol site Is m ark­
ed by signs known as "Safety
Sammies” which depict apatrol
boy carrying a sign and serve
to give m otorists advance warn­
ing.
The life-saving role of the
school safety patrol over the
years is difficult to measure;
injuries o r deaths to children
that never happen don’t make
headlines. But e a c h year,
through the efforts of the school
patrols, thousands of children
are safely escorted to and from
schools.
Being a member of the school
patrol is a responsible and nec­
essary job. The patrol member
serves to remind his fellow
classm ates of the safety rules
learned In the classroom and to
see that they safely cro ss the
street.
School patrols, since their
organization on a national scale
in the early 1920’s, have play­
ed an important role in the re ­
duction of highway accidents
involving school-age children.
Since that time, the traffic death
rate of all other aged groups
has doubled, while that for
youngsters has decreased. The
efforts of the school safety pa­
trol are believed to be a major
contributing factor in this re­
duction.
So well do the patrols op-
era te that In the hletory of
die Oregon program, not a
single serious accident has ever
occurred involving a patrol
youngster. Neither has an ac­
cident ever occurred at a man­
ned crosswalk when the patrol­
man was on duty.
Oregon d rivers can help the
school patrol keep its good rec-f
ord. Although they will not be
directing traffic, they wlU be
determining when the flow of
traffic warrants a safe cro ss­
ing. The Department of Motor
Vehicles urges drivers to be ob­
servant and cautious. A fterdrl-
vlng at higher speeds throughout
the summer, drivers tend to
forget that the designated speed
near school grounds and cro ss­
ings is 20 mph. Be prepared
for the unpredictable actions of
young pedestrians, some of
whom are going to school for
the first time. Be ready to slow
down or stop suddenly.
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