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L JPort ®rfnrd $in»s Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon Price Ten Cents • Thursd , October 19, 1967 Wilson Takes Mayor Post; McWilliams New Alderman Two new members will join the ranks of the city council when they convene next month. J ames B. W ilson accepted ap pointment to the mayor's post Wednesday morning and John W. (Red) McWilliams accept ed appointment as alderman last week. Wilson, local manager of Coos-Curry Electric Co-op, has previously served on the city budgetcommittee,was chamber of commerce president, Quar terback Club president, Christ mas Association president, Lions Club president and is active in other civic projects. DA Miller Quits Post Curry County District Attor ney Robert L. Miller reveaied he will resign his position ef fective Dec. 1, and Gold Beach attorney William Wallace will be appointed as deputy to serve until the governor makes an ap pointment to fill the position. IN HIS FIRST official act, new mayor Jim Wilson signs proclamation setting O ct 15-21 as National Business Women's Week in Port Orford. To highlight the week, BPW will hold their annual country store on O ct 19-20 at the Co-op build ing. W ith Wilson, left to right are: Ruth Moyer, corresponding secretary; president Mary Price; Louise Hahn, ways and means chairman; Maude Weir, hospitality chairman. Oregon's Location, Resources, Brighten Outlook For Future Oregon State University—Ore gon's location,its land resources, climate, abundant water, and long Pacific Ocean border are assets that have taken on tre mendous value and that offer great promise for economic de velopment in the future, the head of the Oegon State Uni versity Geography Department believes. During the first century of its history. Or e gon ' s "way-out- west" location resulted in a con- s i d e r a b l e disadvantage, Dr. Richard M. Highsmith pointed out. Today, the state is marginal to th e most rapidly-growing area of the nation, he noted in a special paper prepared for the OSU-sponsored conference on "The Environment of Oregon- Present and Future. " New markets are opening, transportation cost disadvant ages are disappearing, and the new federal highway system is helping facilitate faster move m e n t of products, Highsmith observed. Oregon's land resources are a blessing, mixed with a problem and a challenge,Highsmith said. The blessing is that most of Oregon is suited to some kind of commercial production. And plenty of o p e n space still is available. The problem, at the moment, centers around the Wilamette Valley, which contains a lion's s h a r e of the state's highest- quality 1 a n d—and population, says Highsmith. The long stand ing use of the land for agricul- trual production is coming un der increasing competition for use as "surface space" for urban and business purposes. The challenge that’s ahead is whether the state can handle tile a n t i c i p a t e d continued growth and expansion in an or derly manner, Highsmith be lieves. Can the potential be devel- oped without falling prey totlie problems other areas have en countered—smog, water pollu tion. disorganized development, urban and commercial sprawl on piinie cropland? At present, he noted, about 50 per cent of the state's 61, - 572.480acres are in forests and woodlands: 36 per cent, range land and grassland pastures; 9 per cent, croplands; 5 per cent, urban centers, highways, etc. Oregon's climate is an attrac tion for tourists and is helping draw increasing numbers of peo ple and businesses to Oregon, Highsmith stated. Again, the challenge is to maintain the state's "livability" with hund reds of thousands more living here. W a te r deserves particular mention, the geographer says. "Important in the past and the p r e s e n t development of Oregon, it likely will be even more significant in the future. It offers a major opportunity for the intensification o f use of croplands. Presently, about 1, - 650,000 fa rm acres are in i- gated; it is probably that this figure could be at least doubled.” In Western Oregon and along J the Columbia and its tributaries, water availability offers a m a jor industrial asset, he noted. The long border on the Pacif ic provides opportunities that a re shared by comparatively few states,Highsmith continued. Oregon has become a research leader in the study of the sea and it "stands to profit greatly" from this in the future, he pre dicted. In its future development, Oregon needs to learn from the lessons provided by the experi ences of other areas that have gone through rapid growth,High- smith stressed. The nearby San Francisco Bay a r e a , Santa Clara Valley, and Los Angeles lowland "provide us with examples of rapid, un controlled growth and the un necessary loss of some resource value and environmental qual ity, " he emphasized. Oregon can avoid most of these problems with foresight, coordinated planning e f f o r ts , a n d improved scientific and technological means, he con cluded. Illinois River Bridge Work Develops Snag A mass of unstable soil en dangering the west end of the Illinois River Bridge has caused canceling the construction of two concrete trestle approach spans, Siskiyou National Forest Supervisor W. P. Ronayne an nounced last week. This is nec essary to permit the removal of potential slide material in the area above the approach. Negotiations for additional right-of-way to accommodate the earth removed from the slide area can not be completed before Nov. 15. A new contract will be award ed in late spring for removal of the slide, construction of the bridge approach spans, and the connecting roadways. Comple tion of this work will meet the previously planned schedule for opening the bridge in the fall of 1968. Temporary steps will be con structed to the bridge deck for pedestrian use this winter. A low water crossing will be constructed by the Forest Ser vice for access across the river next year until approach fills can be used. Yule Meet Set Community Christmas Associ ation president Gil Rush said this week that the first associa tion meeting will be held next Monday at 8 p. m. at the Coos- Curry Co-op. He asked that all organiza tions appoint their representa tives and have them attend this planning meeting. The Christmas Association is responsible for the annual Com munity Christmas Party, home and business decorating contests and street decorating supervi sion. Recall Moves Ahead Petitions seeking a recall e l ection for Curry County Com missioner H. E. Timeus are ex pected to be distributed through out the county this week, Citi zens for Unity Committee chair man Dick Barklow said today. ROBERT L. MILLER Miller made the announce ment last Wednesday during a meeting of the Curry County Board of Commissioners after he was questioned in regard to the possibility by Commissioner H. E. Timeus. Commissioner Timeus asked Miller, "Did you tell me you plan to resign.. . if so when?" "I'm going to resign.. . I'll appoint Bill Wallace as m y deputy. He needs a breaking-in (The petition to recall Com period," Miller answered. He missioner H. E. Timeus was fil told the board Wallace would ed in the Curry County clerk's be appointed deputy and begin office at 10 a. m. Wednesday. serving on Oct. 31. Miller would then resign effective Dec. 1. -E d. ) The district attorney attri buted his resignation to illness. He said he was advised last CROWNING THE QUEEN. Last year's H o m e c o m in g spring to get away fro m the Queen Pam Mayea places the crown on Mina Wing, 1967 pressures of the job because of Queen, at ceremonies last Friday at Pacific high school. ■a stomach disorder. "I had de cided to take a leave-of-ab- Harry Beukelman, executive sence but this creates problems," ■ 1 PORT O RFO RD director of the United Appeal, he s a id . He had announced SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT spoke before the Rotary, Oct. 17, earlier he would take a three to and g a v e a few statistics on four month leave-of-absence. COUNCIL M c M S tR D UnitedAppeal in Curry County. “ At firs t I came back to work ’ m *H K »T e t» m . m * v 6 k United Appeal in Curry Coun against medical advice 9 days „ , m » » it« tm . o i o n a i t SM tM ; J * « « h t . « « oh ty took care of eight children, after surgery and thought I . d o l P h ' w im o m . isc p ib v im stvtu HS 1 C IT Y O F F IC IA L S f i v e 'boys and three girls in would try to continue on and 1 home for a period of 1, 069 days, work out a way to take a leave ' e 'lT v « rc o n o i« LOR.mi h . in U . r .-» T o iA S U P iP K l 'T H W .M L four unwed mothers, two babies, of absence. This would involve a 9 P U B L IC W OBBB BU PT F B *M K M M O P O it two toddlers and one mother lot of bookkeeping for the state C ,T V A T T O O N tY L Y N M f M .N U T T with child for a total of 16. to transfer my salary to a dep Wl-TH THE GENEROUS COOFERATION 6 CONSTRUCTED Monies for this came from O e - uty. I fin a lly decided I would OF THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES gon United Appeal. F A R M M 'N R r A D M i N i i T N A T I O M come back to the same work Gil Rush, local First National schedule, stress and turm oil 7 r r O C R A k W A T f # C U P R O ’D L * L U C T IO O U N N e T O * N C f l O W U t R T A f i M I N l I T B A T l C N Bank manager, has b e e n in (after a leave of absence). F E L L C A M P B fL L UUOGt charge of Oregon United Appeal RVCf Wll.»f>N C O M M liH O N f» "It is a lot easier to just re M ( T l M F l . 'i C O M M Itlt O W C * in the Port Orford area for four years and has raised in excess sign. . . I'm going to resign, " he »CTO» JAA, 9 • * ' of $2, 000 for children in Curry concluded. "If I took a leave- of-absence I'd come back to county. This is the last of Ore gon's true charities, Rush stated. the same pressures. There has The United Appeal takes care been a lot of tension in the NEW BRONZE p l a c q u e of 6000 children annually from county la te ly .. . I've found my self in the middle, " he added. has been placed an front of Oregon alone, "When I started this job you Kush has the following work building at sewer treatment ers helping with the drive that fellows all got along, " Miller plant. sa id . In addition to serving as started Tuesday, Oct. 17; Mrs. district attorney he is legal ad Helen Stole, Mrs.Peggy Wagner, Mrs. Gurlah Marsh, Mrs. Maude visor to the County Board of W e ir, Mrs. Beverly McKenzie, Comm iss i oners. A list stitch to a witch’s Mrs. Gracie McKenzie and Mrs. costume, a final burning of Muriel Gehrke. corks to use as makeup, and all is ready, Just in time. In a few In res|wnse to the U. S, Comp days Halloween will summon boys and girls to the streets of troller of the Currency's quar Port Orford, to show off their t e r l y statement of condition Senator Mark O. Hatfield (R- newly acquired personalltltes call,FirstNational Bank of Ore Ore) announced recently that of ghosts, goblins and space gon has released third-quarter deposit, loan and total resource Oregon fishermen and other he has co-sponsored a bill to men. figures which exceed those for Interested persons are advised call an annual conference about Under the auspices of the any comparable d a te in the that Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. is the time the nation’s cattle Industry. Hatfield Joined with several eighth grade class, some boys bank's 102-year history. scheduled by the Game Commis President Ralph J. Voss an sion to hold its annual public other Senators to sponsor a and girls will not be collecting hearing to consider regulations measure to bring representa for themselves, but to help the nounced record high deposits of for the 1968 angling season. tives of the beef industry and world’s needy children. They $1,408,981,331 and loans of The meeting will be held at the the Agriculture Department to will neither ask for candy nor $865, 742, 256 were listed Oct. Commission’s Portland h e a d gether to consider all problems apples, but for pennies, nickels 4, the official call date. These and dimes which will send milk figures represent increases of of beef production. quarters, 1634 S. W. Alder. The Oregon Republican said and medicine where they are more than $140 million in de At the hearing, angling reg posits and $23 million in loans ulations for the coming year conference members also will most needed. over the previous third quarter. will be discussed, including pro discuss international trade and The UNICEF Trick or Treat Gains over the mid-year 1967 posed changes and new rules beef export. Hatfield told The Senate; ers will be officially Identified totals are $60. 8 million in de recommended by the staff. Rec ommendations proposed by the " . . . sales of beef animals by the UNICEF seal on their posits and $15,7 million in loans. Total resources of the state's public will also be considered account for fully one quarter collection cartons. Every penny at that time. Following the hear of all farm Income. There they receive can mean five largest bank c l i m b e d about glasses of milk or the vaccine ing, a tentative set of rules will fore, any steps that can be $127 million to a third-quarter be adopted and provided the news taken to assist in the strength to protect a less fortunate child high of $1, 552, 362, 353. ening of domestic and foreign from tuberculosis. media throughout the state. The Port Orford branch of First On Nov. 17, the Commission markets for this commodity The program Is endorsed by National reported de;xxiits of will reconvene and review the will have wide benefits to live President Johnson and civic $2, 854, 412. 66 and loans out tentative set of rules. Any stock producers and processors and religious leaders. It will standing of $1, 076, 420. 12 on changes or additions will be across the country.” take place in over 13,000 Am the ca 11 date,according to Man made on that date. Regulations erican communities, with the ager G. B. Rush. adopted at this meeting will be participation of about 3.5 mil Comparable totals for the Hand coloring of black and lion children. Locally, It Is branch a year ago w«re $2, - come final for the 1968 season. All Interested persons are in white photographs probably be organized by the eighth grade 963,959.68 in d e p o s its and gan about 1840. vited to attend. class of Battle Rock School. $946, 646. 36 in loans. istration; one voted No because he wanted two commissioners recalled, and one member drop ped out. In the present analysis, only two members remain op posed to the recall. This is contrary to a press re lease issued Monday by Timeus, inwhich he implied to 10 news media representatives, that only one-thirdof the committee was backing the recall movement. United Fund Appeal Starts H.E. TIMEUS The petitions will require the signatures of 752 registered vot ers to bring the issue to a vote. After certification of the peti tions, Timeus will have five days, to consider resignation, be fore the election is set and bal lots are printed. Reasons for the recall, as stated on the petitions, are as follows: ' That Commissioner Timeus has failed or refused to adopt a course of action in the future that would cure or alleviate past undesirable conduct in office as follows: (1) That Commissioner Tim eus has failed to act in good taste and with dignity in office. (2) That Commissioner Tim eus has demonstrated that he cannot disagree without being disagreeable. (3) That Commissioner Tim eus has indulged in personalities rather than discussing issues. (4) That Commissioner Tim eus has created bad press rela tions and caused Curry County to receive undesirable publi city. " In explaining the committee's vote for recall, Barklow said t h a t the will of the majority was being carried out and that 10 of the original 14 members had signed the recall sponsor s h ip affidavit Ctoe member, who voted for recall, was not eligible to s ig n the affidavit because of a mix-up in his reg- Halloween Dance Slated The local Jaycee club an nounced this week that they are sponsoring a public c o s tu m e dance on Halloween, Tuesday, Oct. 31, at the Beachcomber's Cove. The event will get underway at8p.m . and cloce at mithiight. Music will be by a three-piece com bo. Admission will be $1 per person or $1. 75 per couple. Game Commission Announces Hearing Hatfield Seeks Cattle Conference Plans Made For UNICEF Drive Local Deposits Down; Loans Up JOHN McWILLIAMS McWilliams is a former coun cil member, has served as pres ident of the Rotary Club, twice, Quarterback Club, chamber of commerce, is a lifetime m em ber of the Jaycees, was named one year as Education Citizen, and also is involved in other community activities. City Judge Loraine Haines said she will hold oath-of-of- fice ceremonies for McWilli ams as soon as he returns to the city. The mayor was sworn in Wednesday. Family Aid Studied At a meeting Oct. 17 at the Multi-Service Center located at th e fairgrounds, the Area Council fo r the local Com munity Action Program discus sed the needs and problems of low income families and how the multi-service center can provide assistance to persons needing help. The problems of inadequate education, poor m e n t a l and physical health, unemployment, bad housing and disorganized family life all contribute to a feeling of hopelessness and is olation fro m society. These problems are prime targets for the local multi-service center, according to director Fred Flynn. The Rev. Wayne Julier pointed o u t the need for vocational training in the county and also stressed the important role play ed by the Family Service Clin ic. The family service aides working out of the ne ighborhood Center w i l l be an important factor inreferring people to the clinic who n e e d counseling, Rev.Julier said. The Council was enthusiastic in adopting Mrs. Diane Black's proposal for sewing classes to be held soon at the Center. Another project will be the collection of used appliances, dishes, pots and pans, and furni ture for people in need or who suffer sudden loss. Such articles may be brought to the Center at the fairgrounds, where they will be sorted and stored until needed. Mrs. Dollic Jean Adams is the Family Service aide for the Gold Beach a r e a . Persons needing help, or knowing of someone in need can telephone her at CH 7-8901. Hunting End Near Oregon deer hunters will wrap up the season on the mule deer ranges of eastern Oregon this weekend, with the general sea son in t h i s part of the i state scheduled to c lo s e one-half hour after sundown Sunday, Oct. 22. Hunters who fail to score up to that time have ample op portunity in the western part of the state,with the season on the blacktail ranges, except for the Rogue and Keno units, schedul ed to extend through Nov. 5. The general season in the Rogue and Keno units close on Oct. 29. Open area for the season ex tending to Nov, 5 includes all of western Oregon west of the (continued page 6) I
