Ito ti ffirford Asetus
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Pert Orford, Curry County, Oregon
Campbell Bound To Grand Jury
HORTO N BROS. Construction Co. of bookings this week began laying for foun& tion
forms for the new c ity h a ll addition. Area in foreground w ill contain ja il section, fire
h all area is in background.
TB Association
Reviews Projects
Of Past Quarter
A review of projects sponsor
ed by the Curry County Tuber
culosis and Health Association
during
the past four months
was discussed by members of
the Association at their quart
erly meeting In Gold Beach last
Wednesday evening.
Projects Include:
1. Scholarship given to Doro
thy Kemp, Brookings teacher, to
attend a seminar on cigarette
smoking at Southwestern O re
gon Community College, Coos
Bay, in July;
2. Electrical exhibit and dis
play showing the spread of tu
berculosis was loaned to the
local group by the Portland
office of the Oregon TB and
Health Association and set up
at the Curry County F a ir In
August;
3. A state meeting was held
in Medford to discuss the new
techniques being developed by
the National Association re
garding the carrying of TB
germs which w ill be followed
in all 50 states. Mina DeVoe,
president of the local group,
and Public Health Nurse Doro
thea M ille r attended the meet
ing from Curry County;
4. H ie six doctors in the
county were each fum l'iied with
four boxes of Tine Test ma
teria l p rio r to the opening of
s c h o o l. Each box contained
enough fo r 25 and were to be
used on pre-school children;
5. Health Education Chair
man Virginia Stauffer lined up
Dallas Pierson, state health
education director, to spend
four days In Curry County show
ing film s and giving talks on
cigarette smoking to school
children Hi upper grades, as
well as to adult groups;
6. The local group also pur
chases, quarterly, a record on
health programs that is heard
on spot announcements over
station KRUY.
The local health department
has given a total of 2,336 Tine
Tests to pupils and teachers
in the Curry schools this fa ll.
This was followed by the X -ra y
program with two units In the
county taking a total of 2,182
X -ra y s , a substantial number
more than last year.
NEW PROJECT
A new project Is a scholar
ship In nursing which the group
voted to give to someone grad
uating from one of the county
high schools. Appointed to In
vestigate and organize the pro
gram were Chairman Donna
H arry, Dorothea M ille r and
Ethel Twohy.
Discussion was also held on
the Christmas Seal program
and It was announced that the
seals would be In the m all on
Nov. 16.
Present for the meeting were
Mina DeVoe, Donna H arry, Eth
el Twohy, Marguerite Watt,
Vern Hanscam, Connie Niem i,
Zelma Campbell, Doris Col
son, Virginia Stauffer, Syneva
Lindberg and Opal Campbell.
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Tourism Is Big Business
Tourism In Oregon Is a major
business—In fact It is the
State’s third largest industry.
Last year more than $250 m il
lion was brought Into the State’s
coffers through this channel.
To better keep its finger on
the pulse of this major Indus
try, Oregon’s Travel Informa
tion Advisory Committee has
prepared a questionnaire which
has been distributed statewide
to obtain vital Information con
cerning tourism. FrankH. Log-
gan, chairman of the commit
tee, said that It was a flrs t-o f-
lts kind survey by the State.
He explained that the question
naire had been forwarded to
many persons engaged In the
lodging business In Oregon so
that an appraisal could be made
of the types of facilities avail
able and their use by tourists.
S m o n Closed
On Mule Doer
Oregon deer hunters wrapped
up the season on the mule deer
ranges of eastern Oregon last
weekend, with the general sea
son In that part of the state
closing Sunday, Oct. 22.
Hunters who failed to score
up to that time have ample op
portunity In the western part
of the state, with the season
on the blacktall ranges, ex
cept for the Rogue and Keno
units, svi.£j»led to e x te n d
through Nov. 5. Hie general
season In the Rogue and Keno
units w ill close Oct. 29.
Open area fo r the season
extending to Nov. 5 Includes
all of western Oregon west of the
summit of the Cascades. Hunt
ers are urged to check the big
game regulations on page 4
under Western Oregon Deer
Season.
It is not by a h lt-o r-m lss
proposition that tourism has
risen to this exalted position
in the Oregon business com
munity. It Is only by careful
study and planning that this s it
uation has come about and It is
only by careful attention to It
that tourism w ill remain near
the top revenue-producing In
dustries in the State. There is
tremendous competition for the
tourist’s dollar and because of
this intense competition, extra
steps must be taken to assure
Oregon of obtaining its fa ir
share.
Replies to the questionnaire
were already being received by
the Highway Department, Log
gan said, but that more were
needed before any definite eval
uation could be made. He urged
a speedy return so the analysis
can be made and the results
employed to Improve tourism
in the State.
The survey covers such ques
tions as location, type of fa
cility, number of rooms, age
of facility, yearly percentage
of occupancy, recreational ac
tivities offered and sim ilar
questions.
Loggan explained that the Ad
visory Committee, which has
been charged by the Highway
Commission with the respon
sibility of advising on the State’s
efforts to bring tourists to Ore
gon and to keep them here a
few extra days, is giving the
problem careful study. He said
that studies made by the State
Highway Department and the
Advisory Committee Indicate
that tourism has shown a steady
growth over the years In Ore
gon.
C. Fell Campbell, chairman
of the Curry County Board of
Commissioners, was o r d e r e d
bound over to the Grand J ury
on a charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon Tuesday af
ternoon by District Court Judge
Sam Hall following a two and a
half hour preliminary hearing
in the Circuit Court chambers
of the Curry county courthouse.
The charge was brought by
fellow commissioner H. E. Tim
eus as a result of an alleged in
cident in which Timeus claims
Campbell hit him over the head
with a glass ash tray on the af
t e r n o o n of Sept. 6, during a
meeting of commissioners in
the courhouse.
Timeus told the court that
Vern Kolen, a Gold Beach in
surance man and president of
the board of Coos-Curry Elec
tric Co-op, had m et with com
missioners on that date to try
and alleviate dissension among
commissioners. Only the three
commissioners and Kolen were
present. In answer to a question
Two Are Pledged
Two local freshman students
at Oregon State University, Cor
vallis, have been pledged by the
Epsilon Delta chapter of the
Chi Phi Fraternity, it was an
nounced this week.
Mike McWilliams, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John McWilliams, is
enrolled in the school of science,
majoring in mathematics.
Gerald Forty, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Forty, has not sel
ected his major at this time.
Both are graduates of Pacific
high school, class of 1967.
Comp Board
Seeks Officer
The Workmen's Compensa
tion Board, one of Oregon's new
est agencies, is accepting ap
plication for a hearing officer
position open in Salem. Dead
line far applications is Dec. 1.
Applicants must be members
of a state bar. Standard Civil
Service application forms may
be obtained from t h e nearest
Department of Employment of
fice,C ivil Service,or the Work
men's Compensation Board in
the Labor and Industries Build
ing, Salem 97310.
Although the test w ill be ad
ministered by Civil Service, the
position is unclassified, w it h
salary range of $990-$ 1, 195.
The Workmen's Compensa
tion Board is the regulatory a-
gency administering the state's
workmen's compensation law,
and supervising the activities
o f private insurance carriers,
self insurers and the State Com
pensation Department.
from Kolen, Timeus told him
that trouble had started about
three months before when he
and commissioners Campbell
and Ryce Wilson had met to
discuss mud problems in the
Rogue River.
At that time, Timeus said, he
had attempted to shake hands
with Campbell and offered to
try and get along in the future. wouldn't attempt to conduct
But, Timeus said, he told me to himself as a gentleman at fu
kiss his . . . (posterior) (Editor's ture meetings. Campbell con
interpretation), so I called him curred in this, Timeus added,
an Arkie S. O. B.
then told me he wouldn't stand
Timeus said he asked Wilson anymore of my lying. We both
to verify this for Kolen but Wil jumped up from our chairs and
son, instead, said that Campbell Campbell said that he would
had only told Timeus to take kill me. . . then hit me with an
his hand and shove it if he ash tray. Timeus said he still
had his glasses on when the blow
struck but was slightly dared
and couldn't remember how
many times he had been hit.
"It was at least once, " Timeus
said, "but the doctor told me it
looked like several blows. "
Timeus said after the blow he
started around his desk to get a
chair to protect himself but that
Wilson stopped him. Campbell
then told me he was sorry he'd
hit me with the ash tray and we
shook hands.
Recall Sought
For Two More
Recall petitions for Curry
County Commissioners C. Fell
Campbell and Ryce Wilson were
filed in Gold Beach Monday b'
the Committee for Orderly Pro
gress (COP), a Brookings group
naming William J. Guthrie as
treasurer.
A recall petition for Com
missioner H. E, Timeus was fil
ed last week by the Citizens for
Unity.
The petition for the recall of
Commissioner Campbell alleg
es that Campbell has failed to
adopt a course of action which
is "within the calling of his of
fice and that this behavior and
conduct has b e e n such as to
bring disgrace to public office. "
Campbell failed to act in good
taste and dignity in office, the
petition alleges, and "has dem
onstrated h e cannot disagree
withoutbeing disagreeable; en
gaged in actions which resulted
in the alleged physical abuse of
a fellow commissioner. "
The petition says Campbell
"demonstrated that he cannot
work in accord with his fellow
commissioner, in that he has
made statements concerning his
actions toward said commis
sioner in the event of his recall,
even before such a recall was
instituted. "
The petition for the recall of
Commissioner Ryce Wilson says
Wilson "failed to arbitrate the
issues with his fellow commis
sioners; has in fact sided with
one member orinumerous occa
sions,which has resulted in fur
ther clevage in the commission."
Petitioners say "that if com
missioner Wilson were to be the
remaining member of the court,
if the recall of Commissioners
Timeus and Campbell were suc
cessful, his continued presence
on the court would detrimental
ly effect the efforts of any e l
ection to the court. "
Commissioner Wilson is said
in the petition to have "demon
strated a hesitency to carry out
the wishes of those who elected
him by publicly stating that he
was considering his resignation
from the commission.
The Committee For Orderly
Progress is a Curry county or
ganization different in member
ship from the Citizens For Unity
Committee which is headed by
Dick Barklow, Langlois.
The recall against Timeus
was sponsored by the Citizens
For Unity Committee.
Petitions require the signatures
of 752 registered Curry county
voters to bring the issues to a
vote. After certification of sig
natures by the Curry county
clerk, th e commissioner fo r
whom the signatures are certi
fied w ill have five days in which
to r e s ig n . Election would be
within 25 days of certification
of signatures if die commis
sioners do not resign, according
to Curry county clerk Bernard L
Mather.
Chamber Election
Slated In December
Annual election of the cham
ber of commerce will be held
the first meeting in December.
Elected will be three directors
for three year terms, and one
two year term.
The committee, Bertha Berg
strom, Delbert Neal and Dick
Hadley, will submit nom ¡nations
at the last meeting in Novem
ber. Two names w ill be selec
ted for each position; to replace
Gil Rush,Dal Weir and Ira Tuck
er, and for Duane Peterson who
moved from the area.
Other directors are Dick Had-
le y , president; Dale Bartlett,
George Hahn and Floyd Keeler.
Officers will be elected from
the board of directors.
In other business it was de
cided to invite a representative
from the Army Engineers to re
port on t h e breakwater, and
from the Fish Commission to
report on the Elk River hatch
ery at future meetings.
It was also approved to have
city brochures revised and 2, -
500 printed.
Timber Sale
Income High
Tim ber sale Income from
forest lands administered by
the State Forestry Department
amounted to about $4,808,000
for the fiscal year ending June
30. Oregon counties received
over $1,811,600 of this, while
some $2,026,900 was credited
to the state’slrreduclbleschool
fund. Management of these for
est lands lost $969,500, Includ
ing land cost retirem ent, re
forestation and timber sale ad
ministration.
State managed forest lands
In southern Oregon produced
over $2,455,300 of this revenue
during the fiscal year. Some
$1,590,600 of this was pro
duced In Coos County and an-
othe r $814,500 In Douglas Coun
ty«
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SEND IN PETITIONS
Some who are circulating
petitions sponsored by the
Citizens for Unity Com
m ittee for the recall of
commissioner Heck T im
eus h a v e been a s k in g
whether these should b e
h e l d or sent in as com
pleted. Norman Crowhurst,
vice chairman of the com
m ittee, says they should be
delivered or sent to the
County Clerk's office,so he
can proceed w ith verifying
t h e signatures. Im m edi
ately, when one or more
sheets h a v e been filled
with signatures, please do
this, to lave pressure of ver
ifying so many names at
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A blotter said to be from
Timeus' desk and containing a l
leged blood stains was refused
by the court because of insuf
ficient evidence to show that
the spots were blood. Timeus
said the blotter had been lock
ed in the trunk of his county car
since the incident. Judge Hall
said because the spots had not
been analyzed, it could not be
proven that they were blood.
Timeus said the cut from the
blow on the back of his head
required four stitches.
On cross-examination,Timeus
told Roger Todd, attorney for
the defense,that there had been
unrest among commissioners for
over one year. He again stated
he only knew for sure he had
been struck o n ce.. . but had not
seen what he was hit with. He
also said he was restrained from
using a chair but that the chair
had not been u id. . . and that
Former Resident
Campbell had not chased hjm.
State witness Dr. William R.
H urt In Vietnam
Caughran, Gold Beach, said he
had treated Timeus for the cuts,
Sgt Arthur L. Miller, 20, son consisting of three scratches and
of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Miller one laceration about one-inch
of 512 W. Hazel, Roseburg, for long. He sa id they ■ w e r e v e r y
merly of Port Orford, was wound minor and that three stitches
ed in Vietnam recently, accord were required in one cut and one
ing towordreceived by his par stitch in another. The cuts and
ents.
scratches covered an area about
Miller was on perimeter de three and a half inches in leng
fense when hit by fragments th and could have been made
from a friendly artillery round by one or more blows, the doc
fired at a hostile force, resulting tor testified. He further said he
in surgical amputation of his found no glass, could not say
right leg below the knee accord what Timeus had been hit with
ing to the telegram,
and that he didn't tell the com
The young infantryman, who missioner he had been hit more
was graduated from Roseburg than once. He added that Tim
high school in 1965, attended eus asked him to measure the
Ckegon College of Education at length of the cuts.
Monmouth for a year and a term
Kolen confirmed the state
'at Umpqua Community College ment made by Timeus that he
before going into the U. S. Army had appeared before commis
in August 1966.He wentto Viet sioners to fry and resolve their
nam last April and has been in differences. But, he said, when
continuous combat ever since, Timeus related die story of the
receiving two citations. He also meeting on the mud problem,
attended Pacific high school.
and commissioner Wilson dis
agreed that Campbell had told
Timeus to kiss his posterior.
PTA T O N IG H T
Timeus b e c a m e upset a n a
Walt Schroeder, County Ex shouted that it was a G .. . D .. .
tension A gent from Gold Beach, lie, then removed his glasses,
w ill be tonight's guest speaker pushed his chair back and stood
at the 7:30 p. m. PTA meeting. up ready to fight Campbell.
Three school lunch tickets
Campbell tapped his desk
will be given away as door priz with an ash fray to restore order,
es, according to PTA president Kolen said,and Timeus sat back
Mrs. Dee Wood, to try and stir down. Then Timeus started tel
an interest in PTA attendance. ling me of several things.. . like
These will be given away ab a boat ramp site lease and ve
solutely free, nothing to buy or hicle bids.. . to point out how
donate, she said. Refreshments the other tw o commissioners
w ill also be served following the were mistreating h im , Kolen
program.
said, and when Campbell cor
rected Timeus he became very
CURRY COUNCIL MEETS
mad. . .then he called Campbell
Port Orford PTA hosted the a lying S. O. B., pushed his cha ir
Curry Council of PTA last Wed back and jumped up facing
nesday at the city hall. Guest Campbell in a fighting position.
speakers w e r e Nancy Taylor,
At the same instant, Kolen
who is on the board of managers remembered, Campbell and I
of the State PTA, from Coos both rose and Campbell said,
Bay, and Dan Brent, of Gold "Heck I've had enough of this, "
Beach, a member of the BED. and hit Timeus just as I placed
Twelve people were present.
my hands on both men to stop
them. Kolen noted that he didn't
see what Timeus was hit with,
either, and that only one blow
was struck.
Koien added that Wilson had
stopped Timeus from using a
chair and had applied a hand
kerchief to stop the blood from
Timeus' head, and that Camp
bell immediately left the room
to his private office to get some
kleenex to stop the blood from
cuts on his right hand. Camp
bell returned and sat down with
his hand over a waste basket.
Kolen said he told Mrs. Ira Wil
son, secretary, to get sheriff Al
len Boice and that Campbell
shook hands with Timeus and
apologized. Campbell did not
tell Timeus he would "kill"
him, Kolen testified, or make
any threatening s t a t e m e n t s .
Campbell remained mild, tried
to c a l m Timeus and adjourn
the meeting, did not become
profane or lose his temper at
any time.
Timeus, Kolen said, became
agitated often during the ses
sion and never put his glasses
back on after taking them off
the first time he got up from
his chair. He said he was con
vinced that Timeus was going
after Campbell.
Commissioner Ryce Wilson
substantiated Kolen's account
of the incident, but added that
Timeus had picked up the steel
chair and was starting back for
Campbell when he stopped him.
Wilson said he kept a hand on
Timeus until the sheriff arrived,
when both men were shaking
hands.
Commissioner Campbell de
clined his right to make a state
ment or produce witnesses.
Judge Hall ruled that there
JACK NICHOLS, athletic was sufficient evidence that a
director and cross-country crime had been committed and
coach at Gold Beach, pre said the case would be handed
sents the Sunset Conference over to the Grand Jury. Camp
Hrophy to Pacific co-cap- bell was released qp hit own
tains, Tom Brown, left and recognizance.
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Terry Sweeney. Brown, a
Deputy D i s t r i c t Attorney
Pacific senior, placed first Thomas Brownhill, Eugene, pre
in the conference meet.
sented the case for the State.
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