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