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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1968)
THIS VIEW of the Elk Riv er salmon hatchery s i t e shows nearly full area now under construction. Sched uled to open in October, the hatchery will have an estimated annual rearing potential of one million yearling and two million short-term fish,mainly fall Chinook and Coho salmon, all earmarked for release into southern Oregon coast al streams. Facilities will include two concrete block and wood frame buildings, 14 concrete rearing ponds and adult fish holding fa cility, fishways and a water supply system, plus three residences for employees. New East-West Road Outlined A direct inland route from Gold Beach to Grants Pass was announced last Friday night by Robert Tokarczyk, U, S. Forest Service recreational land staff office. Tokarczyk spoke at the annual meeting of the Curry East-WestHighway Association. To be built by the forest ser vice, the highway will follow the south bank of the Rogue River toAgness and continue in- 1 a n d via Shasta Costa Creek, Soldier Camp and Galice Creek roads. F ro m Galice the route will traverse thejosephine coun ty road to Interstate 5 about five miles north of Grants Pass.Jos- ephine county h a s plans for widening and straightening its portion of the route. Designed for multipurpose use of log hauling and recrea tion, the present road will be widened and paved. Some con struction contracts are being let now, the speaker announced. Approaches to the Illinois River bridge were repaired temporar ily by logging companies and permanent approaches will be contracted for construction this summer during low-water per iod. Target date for completion of paving from Lobster Creek to the Rogue River bridge near Shasta Costa Creek is 1970. Fu ture construction plans include a one-way logging road with turnouts from this point to Sol dier Camp by August, but no pro gram for further improvement has been scheduled at this time. The portion from Soldier Camp to Galice is due to be rebuilt and repaired within two or three years, he said. Jim Izett, highway committee chairman,appointed a commit tee to make plans for a picnic meeting with Curryjacksan and Josephine county commissioners and J a c k s o n and Josephine chambers of commerce. The meeting is planned to explore cooperative efforts to promote more rapid development of the inland route. Izettwas re-elected chairman o f the East-West committee. Other officers re-elected in cluded S. Q. Newhouse, vice- president; Ed Christie, treasurer; Mrs.W. R. Whitehead, secretary. Breakwater Contract Signed F. L. Somers, Medford con tractor, and Colonel Robert L. B a n g e rt, Portland U. S. Army District Engineer, Tuesday af ternoon affixed their signatures to a contract here giving the go-ahead signal to a $696, 500 breakwater project at this Ore gon coastal port. Present at the signing were members of the Port of Port Or ford Commission and Colonel Bangert's staff. Construction is tentatively scheduled to start in June so that L 1X No. 1____________________________ Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon 97465 Price Ten Cents Thursday, A pril 4, 1968 completion will be before the 1968-69 winter storm season. This will afford protection to the docks and craft which use the port. The Port was represented by Hie Chamber of Commerce Ray Reinke,president; J. B. Kos met at Orfords Thursday even ta, vice-president; I. W. Tucker, Curry County has the highest ing with 44 local citizens and secretary; Phillip Wright, treas real property tax delinquency three visitors present. Groups urer; andRyce Wilson, commis rate for the 1966-67 tax year, represented were theJaycees, sioner. according to Information re Lions, Rotary, ESA, BPW.PTA, With Colonel Bangert were leased by the Oregon State Tax Fire Department, Rotary Anns, Joseph Patterson, construction Commission. Lions Auxiliary, Port Commis division chief; Voyl M. Eason, A total of 20.3% of the prop sion, County Court, OSU Marine supply division chief; Harold Laboratory, Oregon Coast As erty owners had not paid their Kidby, assistant planning branch sociation, Sheriff’s Reserves last year’s property taxes by chief; and Douglas W. Polivka, June 30, 1967, eight months and the Beachcombers. technical liaison officer. after they were due. However, Reports on the July 4 Cele Located on the natural cove Mrs. Evelyn Molr, Curry Coun bration were called forby P res adjacent to deep water, Port ident Maude Weir, and the fol ty treasurer, pointed out that Orford has no treacherous bar to lowing reported for their or these figures do not reflect the cross, However, it is exposed to ganizations: Keith Nelson, Har many persons who regularly pay strong south and southwest win old Robinson, Nancy Peterson, their taxes quarterly, rather ter storms. The 550-foot long Gary Buehler, Billie Smith, than annually, although t h e i r breakwater will extend south Mary Price, Paul Peterson, taxes are actually current. east from Graveyard Point to Wayne Hodge, Don Tate, Minnie Most of the delinquencies are provide additional protection. King, Bernie Kosta, Pat Mil Colonel Bangert stated that In the northern part of the ler, Maxine Smith, Joan Nel construction of the breakwater county and In the Chetco area son, Evert Mills, Glen Mayea, at Port Orford' will permit the where there was a reappraisal Jack Smith and Kay Neal. ocean movement of lumber and last year, Mrs. Molr said. It was stated that the fire plywood throughout most of the She warned that taxing dis year. department is in need of more tricts, particularly the schools, He added that the breakwater man power, and that classes should take this into consid will also provide increased use eration when preparing their are to be started by a repre of the port as a harbor of refuge sentative of the State Fire Mar budgets and allow a larger sum for fishing and pleasure craft shal’s office. for uncollected taxes. This and would provide a base from amount Is added on to the other Paul Peterson asked for vol which th e U,S. Coast Guard requirements and results In an unteer ambulance drivers and could carry out rescue missions Increased levy because per a n n o u n c e d that First Aid on the high seas when entran sons are not paying their taxes. classes would be conducted each ces to the Rogue and Coquille In the state as a whole, 8.8% Monday night at the city hall by Rivers a re too hazardous for George Morey, county civil de of the property holders had not small craft to cross. fense directorfrom Gold Beach. paid their taxes by June 30. The work will require quarry Robert Courtwright, head of Also uncollected In Curry ing and placement of almost the OSU Marine Research Lab by this date were 13.9% of the 150,000 tons of stoije in sizes oratory, gave a report and told personal property taxes and varying from one to sixteen tons their plans for the future. 5.8% of the utility taxes. MEDFORD CONTRACTOR F. L. Somers affixes his signature to the Port Orford breakwater contract as Colonel Robert each. Additionally, 16, 000 tons C u r r y County Treasurer The second highest county I.. Bangert watches. The event took place Tuesday afternoon at a crab louie luncheon in the Orfords Cedar Room attend of bedding material w i l l be Mrs. Evelyn Moir gave a re was Tillamook with 17.3% un ed by the Colonel's staff, Port Commission, Mayor Jim Wilson and News managing editor Paul Peterson. Somers said he placed. port on the Oregon Coast As Plan Easter Service collected. The lowest delin would move equipment in sometime next week to begin rock quarry work. About 40 employees will be involved in the In 1935 a combined break sociation meeting to be held quency rate wasShermanCoun- proj ect. The Port Orford Ministerial ty, 2.6%. Interest of 8% a year water-pier of piling, concrete April 4-5-6 in Gold Beach and extended an invitation to every Association met at the Port is charged on unpaid taxes. and stone was constructed by Orford Christian Church F ri the Port of Port Orford. This pier one to attend. After three years of delin was almost entirely destroyed It was decided to hold the day evening to complete plans quency the county may fore first Chamber meeting of the for the Easter Sunrise service close, however the owner has Congressman John Dellenback by subsequent winter storms. In month as a noon luncheon and which will be held at Pacific another year after this to re (Rep.4th Dist. ) will visit Curry 1959 the Port extended the ex the second as a dinner meeting. High School on Sunday morn deem his property. Foreclosed county this weekend, his Eugene isting breakwater, only to have It was voted to send Presi ing, April 14, at 6:30. properties may either be put office announced today. On Fri it severely damaged in Febru The Rev. R. Mensch will be up for sale or kept by the county. Form er Congressman Robert day he will deliver a major ad ary 1960. dent Weir as a delegate to the budget for 1968-69. The Board of County Com OCA meeting with expenses paid the speaker, R. L. Sharp will Constructional the site of the Commissioner Gene Colegrove B. Duncan Monday challenged dress at the OCA Convention in missioners visited the Josephine Sen. Wayne Morse to follow Gold Beach,following brief ses breakwater is expected to begin by the Chamber. give the Invocation, Pastor Dan visited members of the Flying County Commission in the in iel Hager will lead the singing, the example of President John in early June, following earlier terest of the East-West Highway C lu b at Brookings. The club son and step out of the U, S. sions with the East-West High quarry Albert Krlbs will read the work. needs so m e assistance at the way association and constituents. and was taken for a tour of coun DINNER SLATED Power Outage Senate in the interest of nation scripture lesson, and Pastor Flying Club office. Saturday he will be at a break ty parks, county airport, light The Business and Professional Leroy Hall will give the bene The board met in regular ses al unity. fast meeting in Brookings with Electrical power was inter industrial center, and across the Duncan said in a television Women's Club will have then- diction. sion Wednesday afternoon for constituents and will meet with rupted laat Friday as the result bridge at Hells Gate; then on to Interview, “ no one has done annual Senior Girls Dinner on Some 150 people attended this the purpose of reviewing the the city council. April 19, at 6 p. m. Entertain early service last year, and of a minor accident in th e near the summit of the propos road program. In attendance more to weaken the hand of the He is expected in Port Orford ment will be a talent show put the ministers are hoping for highway construction area at ed East-WestHighway.Josephine were Lot Robinson, construction President In International af about 11:30 where he will be River. Service weqtoff at county is working on a program fa irs than Oregon’ s author of on by the senior girls. The club 200 this year. Everyone Is In Elk The new federal and m ilita ry superintendent, Jim Campbell m et by Lloyd Bates for a tour of will also sponsor the Queen's vited and refreshments will be 1:19 p. m. and was restored in on the east end which looks very and commissioners Ira Tucker, disunity—Sen. Wayne Morse.” the OSU Marine Lab. Anyone specifications repository at the town at 1:50, on Cape Blanco good. This was a sharp reference Dance on J u l y 3 ,with Frank served at the close. O re g o n State University L i at 2:18 and north of city Dick Hawkins, of State Parks, chairman, and Gene Colegrove. to Morse’ statement Issued Sun here wishing to meet with the brary Is a boon to Oregon bus Leuck and his "Sounds of Music." The ministers voted to Join road It w as reported that Pre vies day night that by withdrawing congressman is asked to contact limits at 3:50,according to Jim asked for a weeks delay in order Rev. Mensch and the Lutheran iness and Industry wanting to Point is now based in. The south Silk hats were "popular fn Church In the Good Friday se r Wilson, Coos-Curry Co-op dis to secure more funds for Sport- bank of the Chetco is being im from the presidential rare, Mr. Bates. sell products and services to trict manager. haven Park. Johnson has “ weakened his vice, April 12. the f e d e r a l government, ac 1840. proved. A conference call was arran In foreign policy matters. cording to Paul R, Nordstrom, Lot Robinson briefed the com hand” ged involving Jerry Rots, mem “ The President’ s a c tio n adm inistrator of the Economic mission on the work done by the ber of the Hospital Board at emphasizes the crying need fo r Development Division, Oregon youth la s t year. It is planned Brookings,members of the board Veterans of World War I, Dis Department of Commerce. unity In this nation, a subject of commissioners at Gold Beach that boys desiring summer em I have been discussing fo r the trict 9, Oregon Department of Scheduled to go into operation and Mr. Hoeger of the Good ployment maybe hired on road past month,” Duncan said. the Veterans of WWI will meet about A p ril 1, the specifications Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, projects under the supervision in the Port Orford American “ M r. Johnson stepped out In repository contains a total of S.D.; it was confirmed that the of knowledgeable men on the the Interest of national unity, Legion ha II Sunday, April 7.Ma in some 57,000 Items and pro Good Samaritan Society, through job. item on the agenda is the elec vides an Important new service, and now the next step Is fo r There was some discussion Senator Morse to step out of tion of District 9 officers for the Nordstrom said. their board, hat approved the regarding a large culvert near Rett Home at Brookings Plans 1968-69 term. the U. S. Senate fo r the same Die original copy may be ln - will be forwarded to the State Sporthaven park. Robinson will reason,” Duncan added. Battle Rock Barracks 903 is pected In the L i b r a r y , and B o a rd of Health within two check the project and deter Later, Duncan referred to a the host and a potluck dinner is photocopies may be obtained weeks and is to supply needs for mine what can be done. scheduled for 12:30 prior to the In the Library at a charge of statement Issued at a press Bud Jenkins of the Forest Ser conference here this morning District meeting. D oor prizes 10 cents per sheet. Medicare and welfare recipi ents. Authorization for construc vice, a lo n g with the board by State Sen. Ross Morgan, who will be given and an attendance A service fee of $3.00 w ill tion is contingent on the dona viewed the Grassy Knob road. of around fifty buddies and sis be charged for mall and phone described Morse as the “ lead Dick W ilm o t, Clackamas tion ot site and $1, 500 per bed. ters is anticipated. er of the group” which has di requests. Mr. Hoeger was not familiar c o u n ty commissioner, called vided the nation. Barracks and auxiliaries from regarding whether or not Curry with the complete plans of the B andon, Brookings, Coquille, “ Sen. Morgan’ s statement Is county was taking advantage of perfectly valid,’ Duncan said. G o ld Beach, Myrtle Point and county project Mr.Doyle appeared to request funds from Land and Resources Port Orford comprise District 9. gravel for the Oak Flat road Board and was informed that the nearAgness; he has made some funds were committed to Sport- WEATHER haven Park. improvements himself. A meeting of the committee The County Sanitarian has Max Min Rain Date Senator Wayne M o.se w ill recommended sealing roads to on Fish Hatchery Research was 44 . 00 March 27 57 v is it C urry county on A p ril 11, prevent dumping of garbage; held Friday at 2 in the com 48 .00 March 28 61 An informal meeting will be 46 burning at dump should be stop- missioners room. . 00 according to an announcement March 29 55 h e ld at 8 p.m. Friday night, 38 . 00 March 30 67 this week by Bruce Manley. P*d . „ . April 5, at the city hall, to dis .00 Fred Starkweather, attorney, 40 March 31 54 A dinner in his honor w ill be cuss the local OSU marine lab 46 .00 appeared to explain the right of BASEBALL GAME FRIDAY April 1 58 given at Whaleshead Cove at project with interested citizens. 43 56 . 00 way problem on Freeman Lane April 2 7:30 p.m. and he w ill spend the There will be a baseball game Dr. William McNeal, head of and other connecting roads in evening in Brookings. the Pacific fizheries lab at New Friday, April 5, between Gold the Brookings area. Anyone interested in meeting port and Bob Courtright, head of The upper St. Lawrence Riv TO APPEAR Friday evening at the annual Ore gen Coast Association banquet at the Rod Jim Hansen of the Family Br ach and Battle Rock upper the local lab, will moderate the er usually is frozen from De Senator Morse is invited to at elementary at the Port Orford *n Reel in Wedderburn is the Gold Beach high school "Tijuana Brssa, featuring, left to Service Clinic met with the tend. cember until April. program. right, Bill Walker, Paul Colvin, Dennis Kviz, John Mather, Doug Christie and Ann Conley. comm las loners to discuss the Rotary Field, at 4:30 p. m. Chamber Hears July Reports Port Wrfnvd ^ieuis Uncollected Tax Rate High Curry Board Visits Josephine Projects And East-West Site Duncan Wants Morse To Quit Dellenback Due New Repository Is Boon To Industry District Meet Set Marine Lab To Be Discussed Senator Morse Coming Apr. 11 I
