Port Orford news., September 21, 1967, Image 1

Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon
Vol. 10 No. 25
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Old Diggin s Bridge
To Be Constructed
County Group
To Intercede
For Harmony
An unofficial meeting of the
Democrat Central Committee
was called by chairman Bruce
ManleyMonday night in an a t­
tem pt to find a way to help re ­
solve existing problems between
the county board of commis­
sioners. Manley said it was his
feeling that the board was so
split that it was impossible to
carry on county business.
The meeting was held up
because of the presence of com­
missioner H. £1 "Heck" Timeus
and his wife, but Manley ex-
plaint d the reasons for exclusion
of commissioners th e n asked
Timeus if he wanted to make a
statement before he left. Timeus
said his attorney would make
any statement, then added that
if commissioners were to be ex­
cluded, he felt that district at­
torney Bob Miller should also be
excluded, he felt that district
attorney Bob Miller should also
be barred from the meeting be­
cause of possible discussion of
him and his announced leave of
absence.
Manley explained that he had
no intention of discussing any­
thing about Miller and when
Timeus and his wife left, open­
ed the meeting to comments
from the audience concerning
ways to resolve the situation.
It was generally agreed a -
mong spectators that the prob­
lem has reached county-wide
proportions and demands im ­
mediate action. After consider­
ing many suggestions, it was de­
cided that the best plan of ac­
tion would be to select a com ­
m ittee to intercede with the
commissioner«, possibly having
them sign some sort of an a-
greement pledging harmonious
cooperation and to forget past
disagreements.
This committee, it was de­
cided, should be composed of
the mayors from Brookings, Gold
Beach and Port Orford; Manley,
Ira Wilson and Frank St. Clair,
respectively; a representative
fro m each chamber of com­
merce, c e n t r a l committee,
grange, Langlois L io n s, Pistol
River Friendship Club and the
Agness Community Council.
Mayor Wilson, however, noti­
fied the News Tuesday afternoon
that he could not accept a po­
sition on the committee because
of other commitments. Wilson
said that the coming dedication
of the Gold Beach city hall, a
council m e e t i n g and other
things he's involved in would
make it impossible for him to
serve. Both Manley and St. Clair
have promised their support.
Another public meeting is
scheduled fo r n e x t Monday
night,8 p.m., at the Gold Beach
city hall, to further plans for the
committee - c o m m i s s i o n e r
meeting.
X-Ray Unit Due
In Langlois
When did you last have a chest
x-ray?
Do you know that other chest
diseases show up besides tuber­
culosis in an x-ray of the chest?
Emphysema, tumors, heart ail­
ments to mention a few.
To find these in the early
stages is more than half the bat­
tle. The odds are on your side
then. Your own doctor will be
notified if anything is found.
Wouldn't it be a relief to
k n o w there is nothing wrong,
too? Watch for the free mobile
x-ray unit coming soon in your
area and go! (Attention Lang­
lois—the x-ray unit will be in
your town for only two hours,
Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6:30
p. m. to 8:30 p. m. so forget the
milking, the hot buttered bis­
cuits, or dishes and go! )
Trade Review page 5
The Siskiyou National For­
est, in line with its policy to
develop access roads to various
parts of the forest for the pur­
pose of placing merchantable
timber on the market, let a con­
tract last spring to Don W.
Thompson, North Bend, tor con­
struction of a bridge at Old
Dtggin’s on Lobster Creek Road
No. 343, some 25 miles from
Gold Beach.
Construction of this bridge
and the roads leading to and
from it will make accessible
the Steffin Meadow area as well
as additional Lobster Creek
area. The present road to the
bridge site from the Lobster
Creek road is merely a haul
road, with a cat road only from
the north end of the bridge.
Concrete for the bridge was
furnished by the Rogue River
Sand and Gravel Co. of Gold
Beach. Aggregate for the foot­
ings and piers was weighed
into Transit-Mix trucks at the
batch plant In Gold Beach, and
transported to the site where
cement and water were added.
All mixing was done by Transit-
Mix trucks. For the larger
volums pours, such as girder
and deck, the concrete was
weighed and mixed at the bridge
site.
Approaches and roads to and
from the bridge will be con­
structed by timber sale pur­
chasers. At present the Steffin
Meadow timber sale is desig­
nated to include this work in
the contract.
Zip-A-Lisi
Kits On Way
DAMAGE to the wooden awning of Langlois Market, one car and a pickup resulted when
a loaded log truck and the pickup, both going north, collided Monday morning on High­
way 101. The sheriff's office said the truck, driven by Scott McDonald, 19, Port Orford,
collidedw itha General Telephone service truck driven by Bill May, 25, Port Orford, went
off the left side of the highway, across a parking lot, hit the store awning and crashed in-
to a c a r inw hichjune Lewis of Bandon and Betty Evans of Langlois '.'.ere sitting. 3oth wo­
men were taken to Southern Coos General Hospital in Bandon for treatment aid released.
May remains in the hospital. The sheriff's office said no citations have been issued pend­
ing completion of an investigation.
—Sheriff's Office Photo
Bill To Aid
Fishemen
Congressman John Dellen-
back announced this week that
he will support a bill which
would reimburse American
fishermen for financial losses
Incurred as a result of seizure
of their vessels by foreign coun­
tries.
Congressman Dellenback ex­
plained that foreign countries
claiming extraordinary ter­
ritorial Jurisdiction have been
harassing American fishing
vessels for several years.
‘‘American fishermen have
had their vesels seized and
have had to pay exorbitant fees
for their release,’’ he said.
Congressman Dellenback, a
member of the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Commit­
tee, said that the cost of the'
program would be shared by
th e fishermen
themselves
through licensing fees and other
direct charges.
SWOCC Dance
Southwestern Oregon Com­
munity College will hold its
annual Welcome Dance Satur­
day night for all students in
southwestern Oregon who are
at least 17.
The dance will be held in the
new SWOCC gym on the Coos
Bay campus from 8:30 to 12:30
p.m., with admission set at $1
per person and$1.50percouple.
Dress will be school cothes.
O fficia l Die,*:
William John Sweet, 85,
inent Coos County banker and
father of Western Bank official
A.W.(Bill) Sweet, died Monday,
Sept. 11, in North Bend.
Mr. Sweet served as presi­
dent and director of the West­
ern Bank from 1938 to 1960.
Memorial services were held
Wednesday, Sept. 13, in St. J ohn's
Episcopal Church, Bandon, The
Rev. Harry R. Heeney, Rector of
Emmanuel, officiated.
Burial was in the I OOF cem ­
etery in Bandon.
Agent To Attend
National Meetinq
Six Oregon county extension
agents are attending the 52nd
annual meeting of the National
Association of County Agricul-
turalAgents in Omaha, Nebras­
ka this week.
They are among some 1, 800
agents at the meeting, which
ends Thursday, Sept. 21.
Oregon delegates are John
Grimes and J ohn Hansen of Polk
County, Louis Gross of Yamhill
County, Kenneth Minnick o f
Benton County, Ben Newell of
Marion, Norton O. Taylor o f
Umatilla County (Milton-Free­
water), and Walter Schroeder of
Curry County.
Hansen,who served as nation­
al president of the organization
last year, is a member of the
executive c o m m i t t e e . The
theme of the annual meeting is
"Opportunities for the Future, "
and headline speaker will be
Secretary of Agriculture O ville
Freeman.
Coast Guard Rescues Five From Bar
GOLD BEACH—Five persons,
including two who were appar­
ently trapped beneath the ir
boat, were rescued from the
rough waters of the Rogue R iv ­
er bar Sunday w ith no reported
injuries, according to the Rogue
R iver Coast Guard station.
The five were aboard a p ri­
vate cra ft, the Rhonda, operated
by Eldred Jack. 40. W edderbum,
when it was caught from the
stern by a breaker and cap­
sized. said the report. The four
passengers were from Medford
•n d included Robert Bauman,
54. and Evelyn Bauman. 4«,
the ir son. R'chard, 10; and Chet
., uo.
The occupanU were all flung
into the w ater The Coast Guard
M -fcoter was dispatched to the
I
Price Ten Cents
scene and found Newton and
Bauman clinging to the boat
The men reported that two
people s till were in the water,
apparently trapped beneath the
boat Seaman Gerald A. Boss
dove under the boat to inves­
tigate and aided Mrs. Bauman
from beneath the boat into the
Coast Guard c ra ft. Jack also
was under the boat and came
out at about the same tim e as
the Coast Guardsman and the
woman, said Boatswain's Mate
Second Class Herb Ocobock. -
officer in charge of the Rogue
R iver station.
In the meantim e. Richard
was found in the water farthe r
from the capsized c ra ft and was
taken aboard the charter boat
Four Quarters.
The victim s suffered only
m inor abrasions, according to
Ocobock. and did jo t report «try
serious injuries.
Not one af the four adults
taken aboard the Coast Guard
36-footer w s «tearing life ja ck­
ets, said O otjock, but the Coast
Guard were unable to determine
if the boy was wearing one at
the tim e he was picked up by
the charter boat.
The ocean outside the bar
was not unusually rough, said
Ocobock, but a big sea was
coming across the bar, creating
a hazardous condition w i t h
breakers on the north and on
the south The Rhonda was
coming in from the sea when
she capsized, he reported.
Water Rights
Discussed
Practical, informative and
beneficial. These terms describe
the general content of and re­
sponse to the meeting sponsored
by the Curry County Soil and
Conservation District, held on
Wednesday,Sept.6,at the Chet-
co Grange hall in Harbor. "Hie
subjectwas Water Rights, filing
and use la w s of the State of
Oregon. The speaker, Mr.James
Carver, Deputy State Engineer
from Salem, did an outstanding
job in presenting the principal
requirements and legal provi­
sions in the use of public-owned
ground and surface water. He
covered the major points from
historical background to new
right establishment in a prac­
tical and illustrative manner.
The presentation c o v e r e d
many of the often-asked ques­
t i o n s and encouraged many
more of an informative nature
from the audience. Mr. Carver
provided concise and detailed
answers to the questioners for
an hour and a half after com­
pleting his explanation.
Principal subjects discussed
and clarified were appropriated
r ig h ts , priority dates, ground
water uses not requiring a per­
mit (principallyonly four), how
a right is established, distinc­
tion between a use permit and
a certificate of water right, how
long a water right lasts and
what provisions exist for trans­
ferring a right with or without
changing land ownership.
Members of the Soil and
Watei Conservation Bo--d are
e x p l o r i n g the possibility of
sponsoring another meeting of
this type in the north portion of
the county. Sufficient interest
indicated by the resident water-
users there foe this information
will make another session pos­
sible.
Mr. John Youngquist, W a.'t-
master for this district (Coos,
Curry and parts of Douglas^and
Josephine counties) headquar­
tered in Roseburg, was intro­
duced and assisted in answering
individual requests.
CHURCH SCHOOL SET
St.Christopher'schurch school
will begin Sunday, Sept. 24, at
9 a.m. The children are to me et
in the Parish Hall.Church school
includes primary through sixth
de' ATTENTION
1967 graduates may pick up
t h e i r school annuals at the
dance, Saturday night, 8 p .m .,
at the Pacific high school, or
next week at the high school.
Thursday, September 21, 1967
Annual Co-op Meeting Set
For Brookings Next Saturday
Coos-Curry Electric Cooper­
ative will hold its 29th annual
meeting in the Brookings-Har-
bor High School auditorium on
Saturday, September 30, with
registration beginning at 9 a. m.
Bernard Goldhammer, power
manager of Bonneville Power
Administration will be the guest
speaker. He will speak at 11:15
a. m. The annual meeting will
start promptly at 10 a. m.
sentatives to the board of direc­
Theme of the annual meeting tors. The candidates are: Zone
is "Accent on Youth" and an 2, Ed Thornton, incumbent; Zone
interesting feature will be a 4, to replace Ray Keen who
slide presentation and the win­ moved from the district, Thomas
ning s p e e c h e s by the 1967 Hawkins, C h a r le s Knox, and
Washington YouthTour winners, Frederic H. Starkweather, Jr. ;
Alan Rapraeger of Brookings - Zone 7, to replace Farrell T.
Harbor high and Mary Lou Tur­ Rankin, deceased, ThorJams-
ner of Bandon high.
gard,F.L.Rema,and R. E. Doyle.
Three zones will elect repre­
Notice of the annual meeting
and ballots for election to the
board of directors have been
mailed according to W. A. "Bill"
Cook, cooperative manager. To
members unable to attend the
in 1966, compared to a levy of annual meeting Cook suggests
your ballots by mail
$67, 880. 58 for the current tax returning
as quickly as possible. Those
roll. The 1967 levy more than members attending the meeting
doubled the 1966 levy and ac­ may c a s t their ballots up to
counts fo r the enormous in­ closing time at 11 a. m. A ballot
crease.
report will be made at 3 p. m.
Upper Chetco, School District
The president's message will
23 also shows an increase due be given by Vem Kolen, Gold
to a larger school budget.
Beach, and Jack Dean, Bandon,
Senate Bill 9 enacted by the will make the Secretary-trea­
1967 Legislature changed the surer's annual financial report
m e th o d of computing taxes Cook will give the management
from mills to dollars per thou­ report followed by L. G. "Tex"
sand. This year, the method of Bloomer with an operations re­
computing will be dollars per port.
thousand of assessed value. By
As in the pastyears the Grange
using this method, it will be al­ registering the greatest mem­
most identical to mills except a bership attendance atthe annual
little more refined by using two meeting will receive a special
decimal points instead of one. cash award.
Example: 50.0 mills is equal to
Free luncheon tickets will be
50. 00 per thousand. After this given members and guests at­
year, dollars per thousand of tending and will be honored by
true cash value will be used in­ the restaurants of the Brookings
stead of assessed.
area.
Special entertainment will be
The tax rate of relief last
year amounted to $5. 30 per furnished by the Sawdust Play­
thousand of assessed value; this ers of Coquille under the direc­
tion of Mr. and Mrs. John Moore.
year it is down to $4. 21.
Property Tax Rates Released
Property tax rates in Curry
County for the 1967-68 tax roll
varies fro m slightly lower in
School District 2CJ (Port Orford-
Langlois a r e a ) to a large in­
crease in School District 12
(Ophir area).
School District 3 (Gold Beach
a r e a ) shows a very slight in­
crease. The schools levy is down
from l a s t year, the small in­
crease is due to increased bud­
gets of other taxing bodies with­
in the district
Pistol River school district is
about the same as last year.
School District 17 (Brookings
area) tax r a t e changed very
little due to the reappraisal that
gained considerable valuation.
Most taxpayers in that area will
pay more taxes even though the
rates changed little, due to an
increase in the school levy. The
1966, the net levy for the school
was $301, 526. 64, the current
levy will be $448, 899. 95, an
increase of $147, 373. 31.
School District 12 in the Ophir
area had a levy of $32, 667. 65
Code
Postal clerks today started de­
livery of 650 ZIP-A-LIST kits 2-1 City of Port Orford
to every householder in the area. 2-2 Airport Road
Postmaster Norman D. Baker 2-3 Outside City
urged all residents to use the 2-4 Langlois
postal cards contained in the 2- 5 Upper Sixes
kits to obtain the ZIP Codes
needed for addresses in their 3- 1 City of Gold Beach
3-2 Outside City
perianal mailing lists.
Each household will receive 3-3 Outside City
eight cards with spaces for the 3-4 Outside City
addresses to be "zipped" by the 3-6 Outside City
post office and for the return 3-7 Outside City
3-8 Wedderbum
address.
No postage is needed, Post­ 3- 9 Hunters Creek
master Baker said.
4- 1 Agness
The project is part of Post­ 4-2 Agness
master General Lawrence F. O' -
Brien's program to make ZIP 12-1 Ophir
Codes more accessible to the
Ophir
mailing public and thereby in­ 12-2
12-3 Ophir
crease the use of the codes in 12-4
Ophir
mailing addresses.
12-5 Ophir
In addition to the kit, which 12-7 Ophir
is folded like a closed accordian, 12-8 Ophir
a separate card is being deliv­
ered to remind residents of the 16-1 Pistol River
local ZIP Code number.
Pistol River
"ZIP Code is necessary all 16-2
16-3 Pistol River
year round to increase the ef­
ficiency of the postal service, " 16-4 Pistol River
16- 5 Pistol River
Baker said, "but it is more im­
portant th a n ever around the
17- 1 City of Brookings
holiday season. This year, the
Poet Office Department expects 17-3 Outside City
to handle well over nine billion 17-4 Outside City
17-5 Harbor
p i e c e s of mail during th e
Christmas rush. ZIP Code will be 17-6 Harbor
a great help
delivering that
mail accurately and on time. " 23-2 Upper Chetco
The postal official reminded
ZIP-A-LIST users to print clear­
Careless and Illegal trash
ly and to include their return burning causes many fires each
address so that the post office year. Always check local reg­
will know where to deliver the ulations before lighting any out­
c o m p l e t e d farm. Last year, door fire. You may need a per­
thousands of people throughout mit and It Is possible that burn­
the nation forgot to include the
ing is prohibited because of
return address and their efforts weather conditions. Just a little
to cooperate in th e project extra care on your part will
went for naught, he said.
help “ Keep Oregon Green.”
1966
1967
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79.0
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51. 8
46. 8
46. 1
78. 64
47. 99
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4S. 86
76. 7
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88. 62
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Date
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WEATHER
Max Min
52
13 82
48
14 67
15 64
51
51
16 72
55
17 66
SI
18 73
57
19 75
$per M.
Rain
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Truck Hits Trailer
A Stalcup chip truck smashed
into the rear of a trailer house
about 5:30 p. m. last Friday as
it was stopped on the highway
near Denmark.
According to the sheriff's of­
fice, a VW bus towing a trailer
h o u se had stopped to allow
children to unload from a school
bus when the m ishap occurred.
The VW contained Christine and
Margaret Heller, on their way
home to Anchorage, Alaska.
The chip truck was operated
by Herman V. Cornelius of Coos
Bay.
All vehicles were damaged
but there were no injuries.
US Navy Offers
Fleet Guarantee
The U. S. Navy announced
this week that certain ratings
are now eligible for a fleet
g u a r a n te e of their choice
(Atlantlc/Paclfic) providing the
re-enllstment takes place under
broken service conditions.
To be eligible for re-enllst­
ment under broken service con­
ditions, an Individual need only
to be separated from the Navy
or Naval Reserve for more
than three months In addition to
normal basic requirements.
This new guarantee takes In
most of the ratings In the fol­
lowing fields: deck, ordnance,
administrative and clerical, en­
gineering, construction, avia­
tion, medical and dental.
‘‘This Is a chance to get
the fleet that you always want­
ed and make cruises to th> ,e
countries you always wanted to
visit,” said the Coos Bay Navy
Recruiter.
.
CONGRESSMAN Dellenback attended a breakfast meeting in Gold Beach on tour through Fourth
•*«
Seated at head table, left to right, are Bob Miller, District Attorney; Congressman Dellenback; Ryce H.Wllson, Cwry
County Commissioner; Mrs. Ryce Wilson; Mrs. Ira Wilson. Dellenback discussed Vietnam, riots and economy during his
brief stop in the county seat.