Port Orford news., October 19, 1967, Page 2, Image 2

COMING EVENTS
Thursday
Luth. Ch. Women, 7:30 p. m.
N. Curry Rec. , 8 p. m.
Friday
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P. O. Sixes Elk Home Exten.,
10:30 a. m.
Football, Bandon, here, 8 p. m.
Saturday
Eastern Star, 8 p. m.
Football,JV Marshfield,
there, 1 p. m.
Monday
Cham, of C o m ., noon
Tuesday
Rotary, 12:10 p. m.
Lions A ux., 8 p. m.
Wednesday
P, Q, Bridge Club, 8 p, m.
Glidden, Brookings, housewife;
Eugene Leon White, Port Oford,
o ffice clerk; Harold J. Halladay,
Wedderbum, carpenter; David
R. Hall, Ophir, printer; Opal O.
Roop, Brookings, housewife; Tom
B. N eely, P o r t Orford, woods;
Grace F. McKenzie, Brookings,
bookkeeper; M adelyn V, David­
son, Brookings, hotel mgr.; Flor­
ence L M cNeese, Port Orford,
teacher; Joe P. Hritx, Brookings,
plywood; Mary L. Price, Port
O r fo r d , housewife; George C.
M iller, Gold Beach, ponamau;
E rm a H. Wagner, Port Crford,
housewife; Dorris E. Crose, Port
O r fo r d , housewife; Edward J,
Longton, Port O ford, m illworker.
2—Port O ford News, Thursday, October 19, 1967
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Salem Scene
by Everett E. Cutter
Public Vote Likely
On Any Stale Tax Change
tlon, considerable local tax re­
The governor proposes, runs
lie f could be offered.
the old saying, and the legis­
—Corporate taxes: proposals
lature disposes. The observa­
tion was pretty well borne out considered at the regular legis­
lative session are expected to
In the regular legislative ses­
sion, when Gov. Tom McCall pop up again. A 10% surtax
corporate taxes could raise an
opened 1967 with a tax re­
vision plan, only to see It die estimated $3.7 m illion a year;
a 16 2/3% Increase In corpor­
with all the others at adjourn­
ate taxes could be expected to
ment after 157 days.
Odds now are looking better bring In $6 m illion.
—Inventory
tax phaseout:
fo r another old saying to take
proponents argue that complete
place: “ Let the people decide.”
Gov. McCall has vowed to elimination of this tax on busi­
ness’ personal property, with­
keep lawmakers In session un­
out biennial appropriations as
til they solve Oregon’ s property
are now required, would give
tax re lie f problems; following
the state more money for other
his Oct. 16 proposals there are
local tax relief demands. In
good reasons to believe legis­
return, they note, the general
lators w ill get together and of­
economy would benefit because
fer voters a chance to “ name
their poison” In ways topay the absence of the Inventory tax
would attract new business.
costs of government.
Putting the matter on the
These alternatives, o r com­
ballot Is more a practical move binations of them, could raise
than a desire to escape law­
money fo r the state to offer
making responsibility, most Sa­
significant local tax re lie f. And
lem observers agree. This Is
they could well gain voter ap­
proval, state leaders think, 11
p rim a rily because the legisla­
ture cannot put an emergency (a) put on a statewide ballot
before o r at the May prim ary
clause on a tax measure; Ore­
election, (b) coupled with rea­
gon’s Initiative and referendum
safeguards therefore allow any lis tic lim itations on property
such law the legislature might tax Increases, and (c) the label
pass subject to a petition-gain­ of "unnecessary new taxes”
ed vote before It can take effect. can be avoided.
So final authority Inevitably
rests with the public, and legis­ OTHER PROPOSALS
Other proposals may be con­
lators are feeling the need to
sidered— raising cigarette tax­
give the people a plan to de­
cide on—and fast. Forone thing, es, allowing tax deductions for
a majority of them feel some­ home Improvements, using
thing must be done to head off sales tax revenue to reduce
initiative moves to place one income taxes as well as prop­
erty taxes, various revisions
percent or 1 1/2 percent lim ­
itations on real property tax of state aid to schools form ­
ulas. But right now, mechanics
evaluations.
For another, hards facts of of raising o r distributing relief
funds are considered secondary
a shortage of about $30 m illion
In 1967-69 anticipated revenue to meeting Immediate needs and
below appropriations already getting a workable program on
made point to the need fo r either the ballot.
Most of the proposals noted
some budget slashing o r new
revenue source. For another, above received extensive con­
sideration during the regular
Republican leaders are partic­
session. Some passed the House
ularly wary of proposals advo­
cating property tax relief only and gained approval of the Sen­
fo r homes and not commercial ate Taxation Committee. Now,
property, saying such plans go with compounding troubles with
contrary to Oregon’ s model the state budget and at least
initiative
proposals
system of uniformity In assess­ th r e e
ing and taxing real property. threatening economic Imbal­
And, legislators are hopeful ance, odds are better than ever
the special session w ill be fo r a vote of the people.
short, feeling the added de­
mands taking them away from
their regular occupations place
our legislature In danger of
b e c o m in g a “ professional’ ’
rattier than “ citizens’ ’ law­
making body.
These and other reasons are
expected to prompt legislative
agreement when th e special
session meets beginning Oct.
30. While some solonsprivately
are Irked by the feeling of
having to react to a m inority
of citizens who demand prop­
For die thousands who missed
erty tax relief ulthout appear­ this feeble attempt at (7) last
ing to accept government cost week. . let m e just say that I
needs, they are promising to was sufferuig severe physical
do their best to maintain maxi­ pa in from an absessed tooth and
mum fiscal stability fo r both flat didn't have the w here-with-
state and local levels.
all to get the column writ. (I
Tills compromise, If that is have a very low pain point. )
how one considers It, can be \nd before I get into anything
met by offering voters one or lengthy this week, allow me to
several alternatives. It appears get some other matters out of
likely, If the state Is going to the « ay, huh?
have to meet the needs of its
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own deficit-threatened budget
1 was talking to Chief Hal
for 1967-69 plus counter de­ Robbins from the Cape Blanco
mands which would be Imposed Lighthouse lastw eek and he dis­
by a 1 1 2 percent lim it on closed some figures that should
property (local) taxes, an\ such be of interest. . . at least to the
alternative w ill have to raise chamber of com m erce.
more than $100 m illion pet-
As a start.. . would you be­
year.
lieve that 227, 540 steps were
clim bed ui the lighthouse be­
ALTERNATIVES LISTED
tween Jan. 1 and Oct. 3 of this
Those alternatives, th e n , year? Broken down, and going
most likely to be considered both ways, that represents a total
by the special legislative ses­ of 1, 835 visitors at the Cape
sion Include;
during that time. , . for an aver­
—Sales tax: a three percent age of 204 per month.
re ta il sales tax allowing an In­
The Chief alsonoted that they
come tax credit to offset taxes had to turn away about 250 vis­
on food would raise an annual itors for various reasons.
$110 m illion after the firs t
The lighthouse is apparently
year. Such a method Is con­ a pooular attraction. W h ic h
sidered superior to exempting would make it seem to me a
food by many, simply because good place to stock with tourist
of Its elimination of confusion promotion literature. The old
between food-nonfood items at ground-level watch-room at the
market checkstands and keep­ base of the tower might also be
ing costs of collection down. used for a small pictorial mus­
—Income tax revision: no eum . , there's l o t s of blank
across-the-board Increase la w all space available.
expected in Oregon, but a base­
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broadening measure such as the
Remember t h e Christmas
proposed one percent net re­ m eeting n e x t Monday night,
ceipts tax could raise an e stl- Oct. 23, 8 p. m. at the Co-op.
rrvfed $50 m illion annually.
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Coupled with about $43 m tlllon
OSUhes recently been chosen
from applying Oregon’s tax as a center for the Institute for
rates to federal taxable income, Music in Contemporary Music
eliminating the federal deduc- from t h e Ford F oundation...
with music prof Joseph Brye as
head of the center. It is one of
31 such centert in the nation.
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Police Chief Curt Weir said
there is a shortage of kids riding
bikes to sc h o o l.. . which makes
it difficult to award the number
of good riding certificates as
had been planned. Only riders
in the 6 -1 0 age-group h a v e
been using their "wheels, " the
ch ief said,adding that he'd like
to see more riders on the m ove.
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Oregon w ill allow studded
snow t i r e s this y e a r .. . along
with 41 other sta tes.. . but only
between O ct 1 to May 31. A c­
cording to tests by the C om m it­
tee on Winter Driving Habits,
on glare ice at 25 degrees a car
going 20 m .p. h. can stop in 123
feet with studded tires on the
front and rear. . . as compared
to 151 with regular snow tires.
But. . . according to the same
t e s t , you can stop in 75 feet
with reinforced tire chains.
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The State Forestry Depart­
m ent w ill hold public m eetings
the very soonest to air proposed
rules relating to forest protec­
tion. . . covering forest opera­
tions and the use of power driv­
en machinery on forest lands.
The closest m eetin g h ere-a -
bouts w ill be at Coos Bay at the
FPA Headquarters at 1 p. m . ,
Oct. 2 5. Copies of the new rules
w ill be available at the m e e t­
ings.
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And here's the latest report
o n the library, submitted by
head librarian Ruth Moyer, for
the period between July 1, 1966,
to June 30, 1967. First, the book
ta lly at the end of that period
showed: Adult Fiction, 7, 345;
J u n i o r Fiction, 2, 126; Adult
N on-Flcticn, 364; Junior Non-
Fiction, 282, for a total of 10, -
117. Books purchased cam e to
285, and those donated were
149. At the beginning of the
period there were 771 borrow­
ers; 137 cards were pulled; 114
registered; for a total of 748
borrowers at the end of the per­
iod. The library fund balance
at the beginning of the period
was $220. 97 and disbursements
were $216. 95, for the period,
leaving a balance of $4. 02. A t­
tendance w as: Adults, 3, 142;
Juniors were 2, 070, for a total
of 5, 212.
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After reading a lengthy art­
icle in the Coos Bay paper Mon­
day I couldn't help but be a -
mused at the naivety of Marsh­
field high school students. I
m ean doesn't it strike you fun­
ny that a bunch of students are
asking that they be allowed to
break the state smoking law be­
cause they want to prove their
responsibility to society? W ell
I never. . . 1
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HELP. The following plea was
brought into us Tuesday by Mrs.
Evelyn Johnson of Johnny's Cafe.
Seems that a Mrs. John M ichael,
Shingletown, C a lif., 96088, and
her young niece and nephew
were in town last Friday to en ­
joy the scenery and take p ic­
tures at Battle R o c k . Som e­
where,she loat a roll of expoted
135 mm film (maybe she means
35 m m ) and she would like to
g et it back. She said she w ill
pay a sm all reward and post­
age for its return.
Incidentally, the n iece and
nephew are also the great-great-
grandson and daughter of J. M.
Kirkpatrick, an original settler
of Port Orford who fit the In­
dians from the Rock.
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Commissioner Timeus called
m e up on the telly-p h on ey last
Thursday, after all the papers
excep t this one were out with
the news o f the D. A . 's resigna­
tion, to chew the fat around a
bit and discuss the crow situa­
tion som ew hat I asked him what
for I didn't get the word on the
D.A. q u ittin g.. . I m ean I cam e
right out and demanded to know.
He quickly passed the buck to
reporters (fem ale type) for two
other papers, saying they must
h a v e got the word o u t . . not
he. . . or is it him?
He very kindly explained
that i t couldn't n a v e been
HIM 'cause him was not agoin'
to issue any more news releases
'cause the county just m ight be
put in a bad lig h t BUT.. . com e
Monday and, NO—it couldn't
be 1, could it? It co u ld .. . and
it was. (A press release) And
sent to no less than TEN m em ­
bers of the news m edia. . . even
this one.
And here is what him said:
"Of the 'Citizens For U n i t y
Com m ittee' who were present
at the O ct 9, 1967 m eeting at
the Gold Beach city hall, where
a resolution was passed to have
m e recalled, three abstained
from voting; four supported me;
five voted for recall; and three
were absent This means that
one-th ird ( 1 / 3 )of the supposed-
1 y representative com m ittee
passed this resolution. "
And that is a very typical
exam ple of h o w H. E. kinda
twists things around to suit him ­
s e l f .. . and apparently how he
interprets« a Democratic (m a­
jority) vote.
Ya see, Heck, here's what
really happened. A majority
vote p a s s e d t h e resolution,
which decided the issue. This
was all that was necessary to
start the m ove. And now, five
other members have Joined the
first m ajority.. . making i t a
final majority of m o r e than
two-thirds of the com m ittee.
And m ay I add that at NO tim e
during the m eeting was a vote
taken asking ANY support for
T im eu s.. . or anyone else.
Allow m e to get a little ser­
ious for a m inute, huh? First let
m e say this IS a serious matter
. . . and something that no m em ­
ber of the com m ittee wanted to
see happen. Four rather lengthy
m eetings were held and every
avenue pursued to solve the sit­
uation. I'm convinced that ev­
ery man on the com m ittee was,
in the beginning, in favor of on­
ly this one thing. But with Tim ­
eus' absolute three-tim e refusal
to cooperate, there seem ed to
be no other way out.
A ctually, a recall could be
considered a test of confidence
in an office-holder.
and, a -
g a in , that confidence deter­
mined by a majority vote.
^Worried
{ About
• Money?
Workshop Slated
C alling a ll ladies who like to
sew. Would you like to learn
how to make pattern alterations
for yourself and others? The
County Extern ion Office w ill be
offering a free workshop to all
ladies interested.
There w ill be preliminary
m eetings on the following dates
and times: Gold Beach, Oct. 27,
at 2 p, m. in the Jury Roomof
the Courthouse; Brookings, Oct.
30, at 1 p. m. at the Chetco
Grange Hall; and Port Orford,
Oct. 31, at 1 p. m. at Coos-Cur­
ry Electric.
What w ill you learn at the
workshop? You w ill learn how
to take accurate measurements,
how to correct common figure
problems on miniature patterns
and how to correct your own
problems on your own pattern.
What w ill be the results? You
w ill end up with a basic cotton
dress made from your own a l­
tered pattern that fits.
Because this workshop is on­
ly on pattern alteration, it is
essential that you first have a
basic knowledge of how to sew.
If you would like to attend
this workshop but are only free
at night, send your name, ad­
dress, and telephone number to
J a n e Shearer, Box 488, Gold
Beach or ca ll CHerry 7-2091
and we w ill sign you up.
Medicare Notes
Under medicare, doctor b ill
insurance not only covers ser­
vices In the hospital, it covers
doctors’ services wherever
they are furnished—In a nur­
sing home, in his office, o r In
your home. It Is also Important
to know that doctor b ill Insur­
ance under medicare does not
pay fo r prescription drugs and
drugs you can adm lnlsteryour-
self outside a hospital o r
extended care fa cility.
For further information on
medicare, contact the local So­
cial Security office at 259 North
Broadway In Coos Bay.
The office is open Monday
through Friday from 8:30 a.m.
to 4;30 p.m ., but special a r­
rangements fo r after hours In­
terviews can be made fo r those
who cannot come In during the
normal work hours.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Birthday wishes go out this
w e e k to Sherri Wagner, Darel
N e l s o n , Theresa Bens, Scott
Munson,Larry Wing, Jerri Huret,
Bert Muriden, Ray Rodgers, Pam
Mayea and Mike Schroeder.
Anniversary wishes go to Mr.
and Mrs. Walt Morris, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Brazil, and Mr. and
Mrs. John Mayea.
S hop
at hom e
HOMECOMING Q U EEN ,
COURT AND ESCORTS.
Left to r i g h t Jim Hall,
Brenda Wright,Jerry Bowers,
1966 Queen Pam Mayea,
1967 Queen Mina W in g ,
Lory Tope, Bill McDonald,
Lila Sabin, B ill Krick and
June Est Hom ecoming ac­
tivities were last Friday.
On Jury Panel
On the 28th day of September,
1967, County Clerk B. L Mather
and A llen H. Boice, Sheriff of
Curry County, Oregon, publicly
drew in manner prescribed by
law the follow ing thirty (30)
names as Jurors for the fourth
quarter term of District Court
Frances L Smith, Port Orford,
housewife; Elsie M.Libby,Brook­
ings; Virginia W. Smith, Gold
Beach, nurse; Charles G. BuHer,
Sixes, oper. en gr.; Clarence W.
Owens, P o r t Orford, merchant;
Vilma M. Carpenter, Gold Beach,
housewife; ArvidJ. Keto, Gold
Beach, retired; Edna M. Earton,
Gold Beach, housewife; Kenneth
Thompson, Brookings, p h o t o ­
grapher; Cora B.Melgard, Brook­
ings, housewife; Darrell O. Sal­
isbury, Brookings, truck driver;
Dolores M. Prough, Brookings,
housewife; Myrtle A. Skopec,
Brookings, housewife; Mary T.
MacDonald, Brookings, house­
wife; Carrie K. Gregerson, Port
Oford, housewife; Margaret L.
Our liberty
depends on freedom
of the press and that cannot
be limited without being lost. ”
Thomas Jefferson
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} solve dl p a r naaay problem.
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