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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1967)
Commissioners Argue Fish Problems rush blindly into the propaga tion of salmon without benefit of study or actual biological facts. Recent local press editions Why should Curry County carried front page news con spend taxpayers money to hatch c e r n in g Commissioners Fell salmon,the great bulk of which ture. Campbell and Ryce Wilson's It is s a id that Mr. Hume would be caught commercially, meeting with the Oregon State hatched millions of salmon on for coast wise fishing while all Fish Commission. Heck Timeus the Rogue River and that sal other counties and states on the was excluded because Campbell mon were plentiful in his tiipe. Pacific coast would benefit as and Wilson said Timeus did not The streams in Mr. Hume's day well as the Japanese and Rus (ED. NOTE: The news that fed condone the Fish Commissions were quite different than the sians. Salmon propagation in eral funds for the Elk hatchery a c t i o n s toward Southwestern streams of today. In the good Oregon is a state and federal had been released came after Oregon over the past decades. old days,the streamsran through responsibility. Let's work with Timeus prepared the above art Campbell and Wilson’s report virgin forests, clear and cool. them to improve our fisheries— icle. ) states several points that we Today's streams present a com not against them. questioned very much. They say We repeat, the Curry County pletely different picture running IN REBUTTAL the State is proceeding with through mile after mile of log Boardof Commissioners as such plans as outlined for the Elk ged over land with thousands of is not behind the movement to Inasmuch as Curry County River Hatchery. Robert Schon- acre feet of water taken from solicit funds to build a hatchery. Commissioner Timeus is issu ing, Fish Commission Chairman our rivers for irrigation pur This is an individual project of ing a re lease to the papers con says—"We are still hopeful of poses. This all tends to create Mr. Timeus. cerning the solicitation of funds receiving Federal help,but pros high water temperature, heavy Regarding the $30, 000. 00 for a county fish hatchery, die pects do not look too bright. siltation and other factors detri w o rth of incubator trays the odier two members of the Board mental to the propagation of County has stored at the Brook The States portion may be in of County Commissioners feel jeopardy because of the antici salmon. The propagation of sal ings Shop, Curry County pro that they would like to explain pated tax cut back by the spec mon now involves p r o b le m s cured these trays practically at their feeling in this regard, and ial legislative session soon to never dreamedof in Mr. Hume's no cost from a hatchery in a re therefore presenting this convene. " These quotes since time. There are those who would Washington. Our thought behind response to his recent release. pi_ _1__ — «** 4 tale- their procurement was to have them available if the county was ever forced as a last resort to build a hatchery of their own. We felt this was using good foresight as they cost only the transportation to bring th e m here. They were practically a Chairman of the Curry county gift. They will be taken off our b o a r d of commissioners Fell hands incase we never use them Ten Cents Thursday, . 1967 Campbell said Tuesday he had and our transportation costs will Vo!. 10 No. 22 fort Qrford,. Curry County, Oregon' received word that plans are in be refunded to us. process and federal funds have We would like to point out b e e n made available for the, the necessary steps that must be Elk River hatchery. The notifi-’ made before a county can build cation came by letter, the text and operate a hatchery. of which follows: In the first place, it would be Honorable E.D. Potts, Chairman necessary for the legislature of Oregon to grant any county, in State Emergency Board cluding Curry County, the legal The sheriff's office said Cum occured. State Capitol Building The body of a Langlois man, permission to expend p u b l i c According to a report, Cum Salem, Oregon 97310 Orvel Cummings, 57, was found mings apparently shot himself funds for this purpose. It would in the bedroom of his home a- just above the right ear with a mings and his wife had had be practically impossible to get bout midnight Sunday by his . 22 hi-standard automatic pis words and he l e f t for the ir Dear Senator Potts: the legislative approval for any wife Wilma, the apparent vic tol. Mrs.Cummings and her son, house, adjacent to the restaur- Chapter 360, Oregon Laws county to spend county taxpay tim of a suicide. He owned and David,were both working in the rnt-lounge, about 9 p. m. He 1967, Section 1, directs that the ers funds to build a fish hatch operated Whalens in Langlois. restaurant w h e n the incident did not leave a note. Fish Commission of the State of ery unless the legislature re Oregon shall cause to be com ceived favorable recommenda menced and shall supervise the tion fro m either or both the construction of a fish hatchery State Fish Commission and the on the Oregon coast for the rear State Game Commission. In ad In accordance w ith OAR ing of coho and Chinook sal dition,the members of the leg islature themselves would have 625-10-260, notice is hereby mon. . ." given that the closed period The law appropriated $191, - to be s o ld on the program as during which it is unlawful to 000,out of the General Fund, to being sound and would have to land or have in possession shrimp the Fish Commission for the feel that it was proper for the taken fro m the waters of the construction o f the hatchery. county to go into the propaga Pacific Ocean south of 42 de HIGH SCHOOL as follows: Port O rford Ele The law also provides that, Sec tion of fish rather than confin grees north latitude (Oregon- mentary, Grade 1, M rs. Alice tion 2 (2), "The hatchery refer ing this to the state agencies School opens on September 5. Leer, Mrs. Margaret Meyer; red to in section 1 of this Act where it is now handled. California boundary line) shall Secondly, we would haveTo include the period August 29, There will be a full day of school Grade 2, M rs. Elva Johnson, shall not be commenced and 1967, th r o u g h September 30, and buses w ill run at the regular M rs. Bader; Grade 3, M rs. no expenditure shall be made have the proper sites found and time and lunch will be served. Esther Calhoun; Grade 4, Mrs. or incurred except for planning, determined so that if any funds 1967. All students, including those Mildred Russell, Mrs. Fern until a plan therefore has been were to be expended, they would who pre-registered at the end Wilson; Grade 5, M rs. Kathryn submitted to and approved by only be expended if it was ec of spring semester, must regis H a rris and Gene Weeks. the Emergency Board." And fur onomically feasible to success ter. Registration for all students Battle Rock: Grade 6, Steve ther under Section 5 (l) th a t fully raise salmon. This poses will be today, Thursday, August Felton; Grade 7, James Go- "Sections 1 and 3 of this Act many fish biological problems 31, and Friday, September l.The heen; Grade 8, D arrel Brown, become operative only if a grant that none of the county person school office will be open from M rs. C larice Hopkins. for construction of the hatchery nel are familiar with, but are 9 a. m. until 4 p. m ., including Langlois: Grade 1, M rs. Jean is received from the Bureau of well understood by the Oregon the noon hour, on these two days. Strain; Grade 2, Mrs. Jean Commercial Fisheries, and if State Fish Commission and the Student fees are due at time Berger; Grad" 3, Mrs. Erma the Emergency Board authorizes United States Bureau of Wild of registration. General f e e s Whittaker; Grade 4, Mrs. Kath the expenditure of such grant Life. In addition, public taxpay A record $26 m illion w ill be common to all students total erine Conley; Grade 5, Mrs. and of the funds appropriated ers funds would have to be spent paid to 30 Oregon and 27 Wash $ 14. (This fee includes textbook by subsection (1 )of section 2 of to maintain such a hatchery and ington counties as their share rental, student body card, and Margaret Hofsess; Grade 6, employ the personnel to run it this Act. " Mrs. Frances Everest; Grade of receipts from the National towel fee. ) Other fees, which We are pleased to inform you if it was going to be done on a 7, Mrs. Gene H ill, and Grade Forests In fiscal year 1967. are optional or dependent on that we have just received not county basis. 8, Vernon lo rd s . The payments being mailed Let's not spend taxpayers courses taken: student insurance Pacific High: B ill Beckman, ification from the U.S. Bureau to state treasurers represent $5,shopfee $6, Vo-ag$6,chem English; PaulSherrell,biology- of Commercial Fisheries (hat money attempting to do some 25% of the receipts from all istry breakage fee $2,biology $2. earth science; Alfred Boling, the federal matching funds, in thing the state and federal gov resources and uses of the Na If fees cannot be paid at the commercial; Mrs. Marie Dun the amount of $226, 000 have ernment should do, and h a v e ESCAPE INJURY Two Oregon Construction Co. employees escaped serious injury last tional Forests—11 m b e r har time of registration, other ar lap, commercial, P.E.; Ward been allocated under Public Law agreed to do, until we have first Friday w h e n cave- in occurred in this 16-foot deep sewer line ditch at the entrance to vest, grazing, minerals, rec rangements may be made with Oakshott, English; Tom Rad 89-304, the Anadromous Fish attempted to get the state and Geer A dd it i o n . Paul Klutz and Rick Peabody, both local, were laying pipe inside the reation, power and other land the principal. cliffe , world culture-U. S. his Act, and are now available for federal government to properly "coffins" (long, narrow boxes to protect workers in case of cave-in) when sides of ditch use. tory; L a rry Hoover, world the construction of the Elk Riv handle the responsibility and zave way as coffins were being moved ahead. Peabody had his left arm over side of cof Shares are proportioned ac GRADE SCHOOL geography, counseling, com er Hatchery, Curry County, Ore even not then until we have fin and received abrasions but returned to work after treatment by a physician._________ cording to National Forest Registration of all first grades m ercial; Keith Nelson, wood gon. Our engineering staff is sufficient facts to indicate that acreage, with the money ear and students new to the Port shop; Miss Dianne Welhe.home currently preparing the neces this w o u ld be economically marked fo r public roads and Orford and Langlois elementary e c o n o m ic s ; Miss Jeanine sary plans and design work for sound. We feel that if the coun schools. ty was to at any time spend tax schools will be held on Thurs James, Spanish, lib ra ry ; Clay this hatchery. This year’ s total fo r the Pa payers funds to build a f is h day, Aug. 31, and Sept. 1, at the Dunlap, English, P.E.; Sam Ob Sincerely, cific Northwest Region of the hatchery this should not be done elementary school offices from erg, vocational agriculture; C. A. Weberg, Acting Forest Service—$26,322,864.- until after this specific question W illiam Johnson, chem istry- 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. State Fisheries Director 55— is one half a m illion dol was presented to the voters of Parents are reminded that be math; M e rritt McKeel, A m eri The roaring Rotarians gallop lars more than a year ago. Ore Curry County and received fav What streams in Curry County A 36-foot fishing boat, the ed through their third straight fore registration can be com can Problems. MASONS TO MEET Peacock", thatlostits mooring win against the out-lapped Lions are closed to filing for new gon counties this year w ill re pleted for all first grades and D istrict: vocal music, Wayne There will be a Stated Com orable majority approval. ceive $18,806,579.63 compared etween 8 and 9 p. m. in Nel- in last Wednesday's six-inning water rights: How often do I ninth grades as w e ll as those M e rre ll; band, Kenneth Nelson; munications at the Port Orford Ryce H. Wilson have to use an appropriated a- $19,694,122.16 last year. Wash students new to CVegon schools M. R. Port Orford, Mrs.Jones; Masonic Lodge,A.F. &A. M. 170, ie's Cove Thursday night was contest at Rotary field. C. Fell Campbell ington counties w ill receive a must have a physical examin mount of water without losing o u n d drifting off Frankport M. R. Pacific, Mrs. Lutes; spe Lions players were forced to Saturday, Sept. 2, at 8 p. m. All Curry County Commissioners record $7,516,284.92 compared the right? What determines a arly Friday morning undam- a back-seat every inning, but ation by their family doctor. cia l reading, M rs. Donna H arry. Masons are invited. _____ to $6,130,714.49 last year. prior right— time of appropria A change has been made in ged. d id manage to threaten the Since 1906, Oregon counties The craft belonged to Mel " c h a m p s " one go-around to tion or point of diversion?Ques- the students' school accident have received a total of $207 tions similar to these on the insurance plan. The new plan lench, 62, of Eureka. City po- Rotary errors. m illion, the Washington coun ice said the skipped anchoret will offer more coverage than The final tally was 15-11, legal use of water will be dis ties $88 m illio n . the plan In effect last year. In □ the cove about 7:30 p. m. and which apparently did not damp cussed in a public meeting on Lane County again topped the surance slips will be sent home ie and his boat puller went a- en Lions' spirit because they the subjectof State water rights recipients In Oregon. C urry with students explaining th e hore to eat about 8 p. m. When have expressed desire for a re and use laws featuring Jim Car County received $948,148.11 hey returned at 9 p. m. the ves- turn game. And there probably ver, Deputy State Engineer from coverage. This new plan will and Coos County, $118,746.73. cost the elementary students $3 el was gone. should be one because some Salem,as the pinciple speaker. The program will start at 8 Hench reported the incident body forgot to take up the col per school year and the cost to high school students will be $5. o Lloyd Bates at the old Coast lection for little league uni p. m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, in the Chetco Grange Hall in Har This insurance is made avail luard station and he called city forms at the last game. bor. Questions from those at able to those parents desiring »olice chief Curt Weir, who or- tending will be answered after ;anized a search party. Jerry The JayCettes m et at the accident insurance coverage for the presentation. home of Mrs. James Woodward, their c h i l d while attending Irum joined the search with his The event is sponsored by the Jr., on Tuesday, Aug. 29, to el school and is strictly voluntary ishing boat about midnight and Curry County Soil and Water ect officers for the coming year without any contribution being a Bennett, Gold Beach, made Over 2,350 tons of food valued Conservation District Board of and reorganize. made by the school district in air search. The Coast Guard Those elected were Mrs. J ames iroughtin personnel from Cape at $1,675,000 wholesale w ill be Supervisors.The intent,as stated llanco, Bandon and Gold Beach distributed to Oregon school by Norman Yock, chairman, is Woodward, J r ., president; Mrs. SCHOOL STAFF School D istrict 2-CJ Port o maintain an all-night beach cafeterias this fa ll, according to present factual information Doyle Green, v ic e Resident; to State Superintendent of Pub about water rights and approp Mrs. Gary Buhler, secretary; Mrs. Orford-Langlois schools teach- ratch. Chief Weir and sheriff's dep- lic Instruction Leon Minear. riation laws to the individual Ron Woodworth, treasurer; and lng assignments for 1967 are Mrs. Calvin Penberthy, J r ., pub ity Vic Iawham sighted th e Already this month 43 r a il- water users. Coffee will be served at the licity. ¡raft about 7:05 a. m. drifting car loads of donated commod The JayCettes’ first project li to 2 miles off Frankport. A itie s are being trucked to local end of the ne eting. is a plea for old clothing and Zoart Guard patrol boat out of school lunch kitchens, he said. These foods are donated to he Rogue River returned Hench toys which will be turned over schools by the U. S. Depart The following dates have » the "Peacock". Effective Sept. 6, the Coos to the Curry County Nurse for ment of Agriculture and are been set for the Curry county distribution among the needy. Bay social security office will distributed by the State De The toys and clothing need not abundant food program: partment of Education. Local no longer be open after 4:30 p.m. be new. It is requested that the Brookings-Sept. 1—certifica d is tric ts pay only fo r the cost on Wednesday evenings. The items be turned in by Sept. 30, tion, Coos-Curry Co-op. office will continue to be open S e p t6—delivery, Coot-Curry Due to the Labor Day holiday, of storage, shipping and man from 8:30 a.m . to 4:30 p .m ., at any of the above persons le Senior Citizens will not hold agement of the program. homes or at Susan Nicholson's Co-op. Monday through Friday. Included in the August ship leir usual Monday meeting but Port Orford-Sept. 18-certif- _________ L. Hokanson, officer in charge Store. ment are butter, cheese, fro ication, Coos-Curry Co-op. ill m eet again on Sept. 18. the Coos Bay office, said that RUNAWAY STOPPED Sept 20—delivery, Coot-Curry There is Still space for a few zen ground beef, flo u r, pow of interviews by appointment can i are people on the Rogue Riv- dered m ilk , rice, and short be Co-op. A local 17-year old youth arranged for those who can trip an Sept 9. Reservations ening. D eliveries In Septem Gold Beach—Sept 7 and 21 — was apprehended by authorities ill remain open until Friday, ber and October w ill include not come to the office during in Astoria after he had run a- the food center will be open far the regular scheduled hours. Ar beef roast, chopped canned those from Brookings and Port ept 1. rangements for special appoint way fro m his home here last Crford missing the dates in their meat, frozen turkey and cut Sativday. He is waiting to be ments can be m a d e by tele area. Forests once covered half the up chicken, pineapple, raisins, returned. phoning 269-5124. string beans and peas. by Heck Timeus Curry County Commissioner phone conversation I had with Schaning. County Commissioners say mere meetings coming up must be m o r e "study", "research", "surveys", and "evaluations". May I respectfully submit: Curry County, 100 miles long, has m o re natural clean, with the exception of Rogue River, salmon bearing streams then any Pacific Coastal County. R. D, Hume, around the turn of the century raised millions of sal mon in the Rogue—this without modem methods. We have seen salmon in the old cannery three feet deep on the floor, the seines had to be partially emptied before they could be hauled ashore. Does anyone need any more graphic proof of our vast fish rearing potential? Campbell says "Curry fish will benefit other counties and states", would it not be too bad if he, you and I did something for our neighbors? It is most ap parent that Campbell does not salmon off our coast in recent weeks, are migrants from Cal ifornia, the Columbia R iv e r drainage and Washington State —mostly hatchery raised—with virtually n o n e native to our County. More Campbell quotes, and with the full sanction of Wilson —"Curry County is not subscrib ing funds and pledges to build and operate a hatchery". Lets look at the record—This fund raising by myself,with their full app 'oval. They have made one abrupt and complete about face from the original plan. Between 30 and 35 thousand dollars worth of fish egg incubator trays, pur chased as surplus from Wash ington State, at a small fraction of their value, are standing in the Brookings County Shop. My intention was and will always be, to use th e m in a County owned and operated hatchery. Questions are definitely in or der as to what use others may l , , wo for th e m Perhans convert them into filing cabinets to store more useless "study", and "up dated survey" propaganda? We don't know. Despite the attempted sabo taging of your efforts to upgrade and promote the fishing indus try, which will soon be our num ber o n e source of economy, pledges and contributions con tinue to come in. Keep them coming. Address all commun ications to—Heck Timeus, Cur ry County Commissioner. The Port Orford, Gold Beach and Brookings C h a m b e r s of Commerce have formed a Fish Hatchery Committee, and will soon relieve the County Board of Commissioners, with the ex ception of myself, I hope—of any further bother with this pro- j e c t Looks like a step in the right direction, if we are to achieve our goal. Concluding—I say—we, the people of Curry County, w i l l soon build, maintain and oper ate our own Salmon Hatchery. Furthermore m a n y facets of County business are equally as "fishy" as this subject. But I suppose t h a t conditions have b e e n ever thus. I know that I cannot hope to change them. However, I can, and I will con tinue to express my dislike and disgust for any actions that are lacking in dignity, self-respect, honor, fortitude and integrity. The reason Commissioner Timeus was not invited to the meeting between the Fish Com mission and the other two Curry County Commissioners was be cause in past meetings Mr.Tim eus has shown an inability to conduct himself as a gentleman, and usually created a name calling fiasco. The purpose of t h i s meeting was to talk over Curry County's fish problems to find out what the Oegon State Fish Commission's plans were for Curry County and how they planned to approach the prob lems. We did not feel an order ly and informative m e e t i n g could be held with Mr. Timeus present. Mr. Archie McVay was invited to go along. This was not an official meeting between the Fish Commission and the Curry County Board of Com missioners, but just a discussion between Mr. Wilson, Mr. Camp bell and members of the Com mission. We were assured by the Fish Commission that they are aware of our problems and will Langlois Man Suicide Victim Shrimp Season Off . School Registration Set; Teaching Staffs Named Counties Get Forest Cash Lost Boat [s Found Rotarians Take Three Straight Water Right To Be Discussed JayCettes Elect, Seek Clothing Wholesale Food Goes To Schools New Office Hours ienior Citizens orld’s land area. Abundant Food To Be Given Out do all in their power to correct them as fast as financially pos sible. They admit it is their responsibility. We are also con fident we will have the Elk River Hatchery in the near fu
