WIU. THE MEETING PLEACE COME TO ORDER ? 2—Port Orford News, Thursday, September 14, 1967 Survey Helped By Hill Folk By MARY KRIBS Poet Office Box 5 9746S Port Orford, Oregoo PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY to the Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bates and family, the Odell Flakes and the Homer Robinsons who live on Coast Guard Hill have proved to at least two young men that Port Orford Is Indeed a friendly city when they set them up tn light housekeeping in the old re pair shop at the old Guard sta tion and granted them the fa cilities of thetr own homes to make them comfortable. The young men had asked permis sion to cross the Bates property to make a geological survey of the erosion along the water’s edge from Nellie’s Cove around the point that surrounds the Coast Guard property. When It was found that they were camp ing out and were going to be tn the area for some time taldnga survey through Langlois, the friendly neighbors took them into comfortable quarters. The leaderof the survey party Is Dick Janda, project chief- geologist. He received his BS degree at Pennsylvania State University in 1960 and his doc- E ditor Second clan mail privilege« authorized at Port Orfoid, Ore. Louis L FeUheim .................................. Editor end Ftabluher Paul L Peterson ......................................... Managing Edite. Subscription In Curry County (per year in advance)........................»? ^ Outa.de Curry C ounty................................................ . • CtaU Single Copy.......................... ..................... ........... Announcements, Notices, New» and Advert«:'-« Must be in the Office by Sc00 p. m. Tuesday» ^/*7XNiW$PAPie rueuiM i«» n a t io m a i ASSOCIATION Post Office To Assist With Zip Coding At last the rain came. . . only trouble is, it came at a time when people had all those plans to do things Sunday. Like the Jaycees were going to hold their annual picnic... and wound up at a member's home. The Rifle Club turkey shoot was just flat cancelled.. ■ until a later date. But at least the immediate fire danger was lessened. A paper in the Bay area claimed a rain dance they held last week could have prompted die precipitation.. . but I know what REALLY brought it on. It was ME. And the reason I am su re is simple.. . I was in be tween coats in tarring my shop roof. The first coat hadn't set yet either.. . which is par for the course.. . so I still have the leaks from last winter. 'Course that is only a small sacrifice fer something that puts the log gers back to work. You're wel come. -P - I know a good many of you have noticed the partial paint job on the Red Williams house across the street from the clin ic. And many of you no doubt saw ol' Red, of " Down by the Riverside" fame, hanging from a bosun's chair trying to paint with a spray gun while th e gentle b r e e z e s blew. I had watched his progress for many days... and then one day there was no more. Then 1 noticed one window painted over. The first chance I got I inquired about this and ol' Red said he done got tired of trying to paint in the wind. .. especially with the feeling that people were snick ering at him as they passed by . . . so he sparyed the window over and quit. Yeah, I asked him, bufWry'd ya spary the window? Well he says, that window is to the bedroom.. . that paint now keeps out the early morning sun and on the weekends I can sleep while all the rest of the citizens are up and scratching! -P - I witnessed a real feat ol moving recently. Most people pack all their goodies in boxes and trunks and suitcases and the lik e.. . then call a moving van or r e n t a trailer, load up and head out. Not so with the Hoyt Litterells. They called up the m o v e rs and had 'em move house and a ll.. . a goodly dis tance, too. and over some rough, rolling hill-type ground. Real evidence of the movers' skill was in the fact that the wife- half of the Litterell team had forgotten an opened jar of dill pickles on the kitchen table.. . which waa still there when the move was completed! That's from jacking up the house, plac ing the wheels under it, yarding it to the new location and onto the new foundation. Top that if ya can. — P_ I noticed some time back but it comp'etely slipped from my tired m i n d ... the count)' has extended the (saving on Paradise Point road almost out to the view point parking area at the beach. —P— I see, by direct eye-balling, t h a t Oceanside Dodge car lot has apparently closed its oper ation here.. . at least the lot is now bare... of everything. -P - I have it on good authority that die county's Edson Creek campground will receive some improvementsnextyear.. . with work to be done by youths in the sumineryouthwork (»ogram. From all I hear, they have dosie an excellent j o b on Lobster Creek sow* Can expect as much on Edson.. . at a minimum of expense to die county. -P - I had the opportunity recent ly to talk briefly with a young lad from England who stopped h e r e while on a tour of the States. After chatting of this and that I asked him what impres sed him the meet about the good ol' U, S. of A. Would you be lieve he t a i l . . "lack of cul tu re ? " That's right. .. not the number of civil rights demon strations.. or r i o t s . . . or the hippies.. .just lack of culture. But then, do people of profoimd culture resort to Die other things? I think the lad hit a real point. -P - 1 understand Betty Bigelow plumb wore out the heel lifts oo « Port Crford residents will have an opportunity to easily put ZIP in to the inn ail in late Sept ember, Postmaster Norm Baker reported today. During the last half of Sep tember, the post office will de liver to every householder a kit of eight postal cards which can be mailed back to the post of fice with addresses needing ZIP Codes.Each completed card will be sent to the post office which services the "zipless" address and the proper code will be added before the form is return ed to the sender. No postage will be needed on these cards. Each of the eight postal cards in the kit will contain a mes sage encouraging the general use of ZIP Code. There will be a ninth card of Instructions. All will be folded together like a closed accordian. There will be perforations between each form. In addition, another separate c a r d will be delivered along with the kit which is a reminder of the local ZIP Code. Last year approximately 1500 addresses were ZIP Coded by the Port Orford Post Office as part of a similar program using only one (or two) cards with spaces for as m a n y as 13 addresses, Postmaster Baker said. Nationally, about eight ad dresses per card were returned during the 1966 project. The unit cost of entering the code onto each card will be less than the system used in 1966 because no look-up will be nec essary. Every card in the final post office will need the same code,so an inexperienced clerk will be able to simply stamp it on the card and send the form on its return journey. On an average day, between 175 and 250 million new pieces of mail enter the postal system. It is not expected that more than 10 million of the ZIP-A- LIST cards will be in the sys tem at any one time during the ¡leak periods of mailing. Since they will be handled essentially as ordinary postal cards, there will be no burden or dislocation of service. "The ultimate result will be an improvement in service," Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien has said about the pro ject. "ZIPCode is the base upon which the modem postal service is being built. But, it won't work and the modernization and ef ficiencies ZIP Code will bring cannot go Into effect, <;ntil there is more widespread usage of the five-number code. The ZIP-A-LIST project is the most dramatic aspect of our continuing campaign to make ZIP Codes readily available to the public. " Last year, approximately 17 per cent of the nation's house holders returned96 million ad dresses for coding. The Postmas ter General reported that many postmasters had informed the Department that th e ZIP-A- LIST project was an important a s p e c t in making Christmas mailers aware of the import- ance of using the codes on their holiday mail and as an off-shoot, encouraged early mailing o f their gifts and cards. This re sulted in the most successful holiday season in recent postal history. Extra kits will be available at the post office. TO THE EDITOR Mrs. Lena J ames 155 CaugheU St. Gold Beach, Oregon 97444 Dear Lena: May I express my gratitude and appreciation for the "hard- hat" which you left on my desk on September 7,1967. Crily wish that you had thought of it soon er. Might have saved me the scalp "stitch-work", headaches and messed up "hairdo". Would you be my luncheon or dinner guest at your conven- ien'ce ? Thanks again, Sincerely, Heck Timeus Cuny County Commissioner To The Editor; The citizens of Oregon have the right to know that the Ore gon Liquor Control Commission is proposing to throw out most controls and restraints on al coholic beverage advertising. They propose to allow Sunday advertising, advertising on polnt-of-sale items (swizzle sticks, etc.), u s e of sports heroes, testimonials, children, f a m ily s c e n e s , cartoons, Christmas, Easter, or nearly anything else that any branch of the liquor Industry might dream up. They propose to triple the amount of advertising space available at coclptall lounges, etc. They propose that tt shall be legal to advertise alcoholic bev erages on billboards anywhere that there are not presently regulations against It outside Incorporated cities. The OLCC proposes, instead, a number of "housekeeping reg ulations." These will take the place of the legitimate “ con trols a g a in s t exploitation” which society has a right to demand. Only a few of the many drastic changes are listed here. The hearing will be at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 20. Oregon has been fortunate to have strong regulations regard ing advertising and sale of al coholic beverages. Drinks are available to those who wish them, but this Is a "Control State." Consumption of alco holic beverages Is much lower here than In open "licensed states.” It follows that our rates of alcohol problems are lower. Citizens are urged to write for a copy of the regulations and proposed changes so they can see for themselves. Write to: Oregon Liquor ControlCom- misslon, P. 0. Box 22297, Port land, Ore., 97222. You have a right to protest this proposed abdication of re sponsibility. Sincerely, ANDREW G. BANNERS, Executive Director, Oregon Council on Alcohol Problems SWOCC To Offer Theatre Course Introduction to Theatre will be offered beginning this fall by the drama department at South western Oregon Community College, according to a release from the college Information office. The course, offered for the first time at SWOCC, has been made available because of num erous requests by Interested persons In the area. Instructor will be Hagbarth Sorensen, as sociate professor In speech and drama at the college. Classes will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays, starting Sept. 27. The course, which does not offer college credit, Is designed to be of Interest to everyone, students and nonstudents alike. According to Sorensen, this course Is a lecture-discussion class, a general survey course wide In scope. "We will discuss theatre In Its entirety, not just Its literature, Its mechanics, or Its cultural aspects," Soren sen revealed. "Beginning with the origin of any glvenperlod," JINX CANASTA Sorensen said, “ we shall relate The Jinx Canasta club held the theatre to religious, po their meeting at the home of litical, economic, social and Erma Wagner.High «core for the cultural facets of various times day went to Edna Peterson and and plares;whoprodureddrama for whom, under what con second high Erma Wagner. Two new members have Join ditions. Also, what are the pur ed the group, Viola Hamilton poses, alms and goals of an> and Emma Schelske. Secret Pals particular era'’ What role did were revealed and new ones the audience play"” drawn for the coming year. Coat Is $18 a term. For fur ther Information, contact the two pair of shoes walking the college Information office, 888- streets of New York City when 3234. she was back to the BPW Con DATES TO REMEMBER vention. . . which is a lot more Birthday wishes go out this exciting than wearing then* out weea Josie Forty, Helen Slo- around here. . . If you know what cirni, to Marguerite Eves, Kenny 1 mean. Smith, Dene Fisher, Mike Lenox, -P - Don’t forget the film on Laura Davis, N ic k Marsh and Petersrx smoking next Monday p. m. at Eddie wishes go to Mr. the grade school. 'Course it and Anniversary Mrs. Keith Nelson. won't fw w any reasons why 1 quit the h a b 11 .. no, air.. . I iimked it only became of the HOUSE GUESTS new tax. Huw*vwr,the film will Mr. and Mrs. L E. Delamartet no doubt point out many reason» and family of Corvallis were that make ma glad tnat I did. Labor Day weekend guests of the It will start promptly at 8 pc m. Leonard Petersons Cross Country Program Starts Oregon Study Shows Characteristics Of School Dropouts Oregon State U niversity- Cross country has been added to the fall sports program at School dropouts are the focus Pacific high school. Cross coun of national, state, and local at try running involves team and tention. Lack of a high school diploma Is an acknowledged individual concepts. An actual cross country m eet handicap to the young man or consists of two or more seven woman entering the labor force. Why do these youngsters quit man teams racing over a m ea sured course. A race usually con school—many of them In their sists of two miles or slightly senior year? While Inability to meet ed fuzther.Many cross country races are run over a measured golf ucational requirements, the at course which is ideal for this traction ol the money a Job type of contest. Cross country is could bring, or the lure of a a combined individual and team change offered by Joining the activity; an individual competes service or Job Corps accounts for individual honors and also for withdrawal from school of team points. A team consists of some students, a recent study seven men with five figuring in of young people In three rep the scoring. If a coach has mare resentative Oregon communi than seven boys, he may elect ties reveals certain character istics the dropouts have In com to enter two or more teams. In scoring a cross country mon. Mrs. Roberta F raster, exten meet, first place scores o n e point, second place scares two sion family life specialist at points, and so on. AU boys who OSU, describes the typical finish the course are ranked and dropout, based on findings from tallied in this manner. The team the study of these young peo score is th e n determined by ple. The dropouts are the non- totaling the points scored by the first five boys of each team. The Joiners, Mrs. Frasier says. team scoring the smallest num More than two-thlrds had never ber of points is judged the win belonged to any school clubs, ner. Although the sixth and sev organizations or associations. enth runners of a team do not Sixty percent did not attend score points toward their team's evening school-related activ total, th e y can push a runner ities. They were likely to spend from another team further down their evenings with a few close and thus increase that team's friends Instead. Many of the young people score. The scoring of a hypo thetical m e e t between tw o who dropped out believed that a few y o u n g s t e r s controlled teams could be: things at school—the rest were Team A Team B “ left out In the cold." They 1st place 2nd place were likely to see themselves 3rd place 4th place as members of the “out” group, Sth place 6th place Mrs. Frasier found. 7th place 8th place 9th place 10th place Half the youngsters who be came dropouts were not doing 25 tl. pts. 30 tl. pts. well In school. Sixty-four per Team "A" would be the win cent thought school was dull ning team because the low score and boring. wins. In this respect, cross coun Many youngsters with these try running is similar to golf. same characteristics and abil The following boys are run ities stay In school. Research ning for Pacific this fall: Terry ers found that the educational Sweeney, T om Brown, David level of the mothers could tip Knapp,Frank Neely, .Arne John the scales, Mrs. Frasier re son. Brad Sweeney,J im Carr, Bob ports. Those who stayed had Ray and Carl Johnson. Seniors mothers with a higher level of Sweeney and Brown are co-cap education than those who quit tains of Pacific's initial cross school. country te a m . More boys are “ Not all youth who are non- expected to turn out this week. Jolners are potential dropouts," Other schools in the Sunset the OSU family life specialist League, of which Pacific is a says. "There are many, youth member,have had cross country as well as adults who are happy for several years. Brookings has and content without benefit of been a constant power in cross club and group activities." country for several years. There But there are Implications is a regular schedule and the in the study-for school admin season culminates in late fall istrators and the "In” group with sub-district, district and of students, Mrs. Frasier be state competition. lieves. Pacific's cross country sched Providing different kinds of ule for 1967 is: opportunities for participation Sept. 13—at Gold Beach, 4:15, of leadership in school activ Sept. 15—at (bookings, 8:45. ities may be the k.y to In (half time of Brookings vs creased interest tn studies and Eagle Point football game) lessened danger of complete Sept. 23—at Brookings, 12:30. withdrawal from school before Sept. 30—at Gold Beach, 11. graduation, it was noted. Oct. 3—at Bandon, 4:30. Oct. 14—at North Bend, 11. Oct. 16—at Bandon, 4:30. Oct. 21—at Cold Beach, 11. For Auio, Liie and Oct. 24—at Gold Beach, 4:30. (sub-district) Oct. 28—at Gold Beach. Insurance, See (district) Nov. 5—State meet at Salem. TO VISIT IN WILLAMINA Mrs. Del Newkirk's mother, Mrs. Arthur Adams left Tuesday, Sept 12. for Willamina to visit her daughter,Mrs. Cecil Tooley and family. GRANDCHILDREN VISIT Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gebauer has had as their guests for sev eral weeks their grandchiliken Jeff and Jacob Gebauer. The children left for their home in Salem on Waihiejday, Aug. 31. August Traffic Deaths Decrease Forty-seven August traffic deaths in Oregon showed a dra matic drop from the 64 killed during August, 1966. The total of 415 dead is also slightly be hind the 1966 total of 430, ac cording to the Oregon Traffic Safety Commission. Eight of the August victims were pedestrians and six were killed In head-on collisions. Twenty deaths occurred on weekends. Twenty-five of the lead were 25 years of age or less. Ten of the victims were aged 26- 50, and 12 were over 50. J COURT Those appearing before Judge Lloyd B a te s in Justice Court since last report were: June 1967—Port Crford: Carol Marie Hendricks,no vehicle lic ense, $5; William Ralph Huret, disobey s to p sign, $15; Ruth Cushman, inadequate b ra k e s , $10; Barbara Jean Heckard, fol lowing too close, $15, $10 sus pended; Gordon Lawrence Kin- ter,no operators license,$5; Cur tis Lee Wallace, no vehicle lic ensees; Margaret Ann Wagner, disobey stop sign, $15; Glenn Doel Wood, no vehicle license (expired, $5. George Henry DeGross, 3800 p o u n d combination overload, $56, Wedderbum; Albin Leroy Mahan, no signaling device, $10, Coos Bay; Mary C. Jorgensen, no operators license, $5, Langlois; Roy Allen Collins, disobey stop sign, $15, $10 suspended, Sixes; Robert Leland Couch, no oper ator license, $5, Coos Bay; David Lee Emerson, VBR, $50, $25 sus pended, Eastside; Dennis Dale Hoeye, VBR, $25, Springfield; Fred Leroy Lucero, VBR,$25, $10 suspended, Portland; Paul Mc L e a n Ferguson, one headlight, $10, Coos Bay; Lloyd Charles Kreutzer, excessive rear over hang, $15, Langlois; Emma Lou Rosen berry, no operators license, $5, Sixes; Marvin Eugene John son, 1700 pound tandem axel overload, $17, Brookings; Lois Davidson, improper passing, $20, $10 suspended, Bandon; Carl Wesley S ta r r , truck speeding, $10, Bandon; Donald Edwin Ash er, 2300pound group axel over- load,$23, Gold Beach; Theodore E.b Clyde, 4300 pound combin ation overload, $61, Cold Beach; S a l v a d o r Martinez Contreras, VBR, $25, Toledo; L o is Mae Pierce, VBR, $25, Coos Bay. Paul Hirt, VBR, $25, Oakland, Calif. ; Clem Alfred Ross, no operators license, dismissed out of state unable to locate; Sey mour Waldo Baybrook, VBR, $25, San Jose, Calif. ; John Robert Roach, VBR,$25, Bellview, Wx ; JosephArthur Bannon, failure to drive right side of highway, $15, $10 suspended, Everett, Wx Appearing in Justice Court during the month of July were: P o r t Crford—Scott McDonald, overwidth lo a d , $10; Robert Clare Woodworth, d e f e c t i v e brakes, $10; Emma Lou Rosen- berry, no operators license, $5; Keith Leslie Nelson, obstructed rear vision, $10, $5 suspended; Richard Leroy Boorman, VBR, $30; Andrew Franklin Trivett, no license an vehicle (truck) $25; David Clinton Thompson, defective muffler, $10, $5 sus pended. Virgil Dexter Evans,no motor cycle operators license, $15, $5 suspended,Medford; David Hay nes Garrett, defective brakes, $10, Langlois; E ls ie Elenora Huntley,defective muffler, $10, $5suspended,Sixes; Everett Eu gene Standley, improper muf fler, $10, Langlois; Mary Geor gina Wahl, excessive noise, $10, Langlois; Robert Michael C - Neil,obstructed visiox$10> B311- don; Robert Leland Couch, driv ing while right to apply for op erators license suspended; con victed, $150 fine, appealed to circuit court, Coos Bay; Larry Dale Tams,nosplashaprons,$10, Gold Beach; Fred Bitte, disobey stop sign, $15, Portland; Albert Allen Anderson, disobey s to p sign, $15, $10 suspended, Sixes; Walter Warner McGuire, VBR, $10, North Bend; Dennis Doyle Robbins, no muffler, $10, Sixes; Cyril Eugene Zeigler,no vehicle license (expired) $5, Brookings; Ray Bernard Reynolds, improper left turn, $10, Lake O sw ego; William Ernest Hatmaker, fail ure to drive right side of high way, $15, Langlois; Robert Earl Stcineenburg, failure to drive right side of highway, $15, Co quille; Stanford Eugene Nossa- man, truck speeding, $10, North Bend; Daniel L e e Campbell, disobey stop sign, $15, Reeds port. . John Stuart Morrow, VBR, dis missed outof state; Hugh Alex ander Wiecks, VBR, $25, Eureka, C a lif.; Robert Lowell Hickam, overload 3400 pound group axle, $75, Long Beach, C alif.; Rich ard Claude Kuzawa, improper p a s s in g , $20, $10 suspended, Grand Rapid, Michigan; Carl John Colbert, no fixed load lic ense, $5,NorthHighlands, Calif. ; William Lloyd Potter, failure to drive right side of highway, $15, $10 suspended, Absecox New Jersey. torat* from the Univaralty of California in 1965. His work experience has taken him to Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Ne vada, Alaska, Sierra Nevada and Central Valley of Califor nia. His homebase Is Menlo Park, Calif. Brann Johnson Is the as sistant on the team and Is working on his BA degree at the University of California, and will complete the work In 1968. He has had previous work experience at Sierra Ne vada and Central Valley. His home Is in Los Angeles. There Is a sizeable work force from the Office of Ma rine Geology and Hydrology station in Curry County, and the two young men Invited all of them, as well as the neighbors who had been so good to them, to a picnic on the lawn of the Bates home. Here they ex plained the purpose of their project which, as close as it can be put in laymen’s lang uage, Is the study and survey of the ocean and rivers in Southwestern Oregon to re construct the history of sea level fluctuations and climatic changes. They will chart the principal sources for the sand and gravel observed on the present beaches and along the present rivers and will re construct how these sources have changed during the many centuries of the past. It Is estimated that the sea level has been at or near Its presefct level for 4,000 years. To obtain these goals takes hours of hard work, for they are making a detailed map of the bedrock and surface de posits and soils. They are mea suring the discharge of water and the concentraron of silt In the Elk and Sixes rivers, and computing the discharge of stream sediment. They are ob taining information about the depth of surface deposits by studying water wells and doing some drilling with a truck- mounted rotary drill. Studying changes in the physical prop erties of the sand and gravel along the rivers, beaches and off-shore areas and determin ing changes In depth of river channels, slopes of beaches, etc., is also part of theproject. All of this should have eco nomic significance especially for placer mining of heavy and precious metals and in furnish ing data for water resource planning. The project was con ceived principally toobtaindata that could be used in studying the heavy and precious metal content of the black sand de posits In northern California and Oregon. The Geology De partment of the University o £ sd Oregon and the Department of Oceanography of Oregon State University are helping with the project. The water resource poten tial of coastal Coos and Curry counties is rather poorly un derstood because of lack of the data this project will sup ply. This lack of understand ing is particularly striking when consideration Is given to what is known about these mat ters In other coastal areas of the Pacific Ocean. Project Chief Janda has succeeded In getting the necessary money to put gauges in the Elk and Sixes rivers to help provide some much-needed data that should prove useful in planning the future economic develop ment of Curry County. FOLLOW ?>, TH E IN N CROWD FOR F U N T I M E IN G O LD BEACH TO THE Fire Larry Hoover FO BOX 2 8 2 , LAKESHORE DRIVE YOU« POBT OBFOKD STATK FAKM AGENT Phm 3 3 2 - 2 7 8 3 WWt FARM IMS, a .. BlOOMINfrTOW,Illinois SAT. NITES FROM 10 F M. AT THE SU N SEÏ