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IPnti (i)rfiivd Meius Vol. 11 No. 17 Part Crfard, Curry County, Oregon Bob Couririghl Named Coos, Curry Marine Extension Agent Marine Advisory Program de velopment is enhanced with the appointment of Robert Court- right, Port Orford, as Marine Ex tension Agent fo r Curry and Coos counties by Gene Lear, director of the Oregon State University Cooperative Exten sion Service, subject to approv al by Oregon State Board of Higher Education. Courtright, who is serving as director of the Oregon State University M a r in e Research Laboratory at Port Orford, will take on additional responsibil ities in extending the results of Sea-Grant research by OSU in m a r i n e fisheries, aquiculture, ocean engineering,marine min erals and mining, marine ec onomics and marketing, seafood technology, ocean law, coastal land use, and marine science education. As a Marine Extension Agent, Courtright will work with com mercial and sports fishermen and processors, local govern mental u n its , education and recreationists to increase devel opment of Oregon's ocean-bas ed industrial, recreational, and educational po te n t ia 1 s. Bill Two juvenile girls were ap prehended by city police last week after they allegedly pour ed paint on the Adolph Wind- maiser fence. They were refer red to the juvenile department. Wick,Marine Advisory Program leader,said that Courtright will be one of a small group of Marine Extension A gena sta tioned on the Oregon coast. Courtright holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from the Department of Fisheries a n d Wildlife at Oregon State Uni versity. His thesis problem con cerned the synthesis of biologi cally compatible artificial sea The first annual Curry County water. junior rodeo will be held at 2 As a professional artist, Court- p.m. August 10-11, the last two right is well known for his work days of the big county fa ir, spon in welded steel, thermoplastics, sored by the f a i r board and oil, tempera and other media. Antelope Arena Productions of Courtright will maintain an of Medford. fice atthe OSUMarine Research Entries are open to youngsters Laboratory at Port Orford and 8 through 14 for the junior events work under close cooperation and 15 through 19 for the senior with Walt S c h r o e d e r , Curry events. Entry may be made at County Extension Agent. The fairgrounds rodeo headquar County Coura of Curry and Coos the ters Friday, August 9, or by writ county aided the OSU Coopera ing Box 1072, Gold Beach. All tive Extension Service in plan contestants must show proof of ning for the position. insurance at the time of rodeo. Entry numbers are to be picked up Saturday,August 10, between and 11 a. m. Junior Rodeo Events Noted To Appear Commissioners Weekly Report While vacationing in Curry county,Bill Forney, chairman of the board of commissioners for Klamath county, visited with the Curry county board of commis sioners. Ted Burgess, Forest Ranger, requested permission to drain roads with culverts from high way to Rogue on ccunty ease ments. The commission was in agreement with the request. Mrs. Combs of the Rogue Mail Boat Service informed the com missioners of a meeting con cerning Rogue w a te r control from dams on the upper river. Due to the low water, the mail boats are having a hard time to make the run. Mr. Schneider called to re quest improvement at a boat r a m p at Agness near Foster Creek; condition resulting from low water. The county board of commis sioners m et with the County Planning Commission Monday evening, and Mr, Sidor, who ex plained the most economic use of lands in a land use program. The Planning Commission will continue to research the requests for planning in thecounty. The Fish Hatchery Committee m et with the board with Mr. Ir vine French of Portland, a guest of the committee, who gave some interesting information on the fish culture along the Ore gon coast. Agnes Leutwyler appeared before the board to present some problems relative to streets. Bids were received for the Sporthaven project with the fol lowing firms bidding: Horton Bros.,$3, 162. 00; DaTone, $4, - 595. 00; Brookings Construction C o., $4, 230. 00; Fairy Creek R o c k , $4,878,00. Low bid of $3,162. 00 submitted by Horton Bros, was accepted. The regular road meeting was held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p. m. The following report was given: Bankus driveways an Chetco completed as per agreement in past years. Paving on south bank of Chet co; also Palmer Butte road will be improved. Winchuck work to start on Monday and Jacks Creek bridge to be railed. Timbers on Floras Creek were inventoried. Cost approximately $7, 000. 00. Timbers to be used for furture construction. Bridge on Hunter Creek dam aged by trucks—to be repaired by insurance can pany. Discussed vandalism w ith Sheriff Boice. Road signs and reflectors are being destroyed. Fence Painted; Pair Nabbed JUNIOR EVENTS Junior events and entry fees are as follows: Girl Goat Tying, $1; Boys Calf Roping, $1; Boys and Girls Barrel Race, $1; Boys a n d Girls Team Roping (go twice), $2. 50. Junior ropers may go twice and have anyone they want, in cluding their parents, head or heel for them, with a $10 purse added and going to the junior partner. SENIOR EVENTS T. Texas Tyler, known as "The Man With a M i l l i o n Friends, " one of the foremost country and western artiste for many years, will be featured at a service in the Pacific High School gymnasium, Thurs., Aug. 1, at 7:30 p. m. It will mark one of the first appearances in this area by Tyler, a man who for many years spent his time touring through out the United States and Cana da headlining "Grand Ole Opry" shows, appearing with his large bands in ballrooms,clubs, and on TV and other forms of entertain ment. Mr.Tyler will tell in this ser vice his amazing story of how he decided to quit this life to become a preacher of the Gos pel. He was converted in the early part of 1958 and has since devoted his full time to Gospel work. He was catapulted to na tionwide fame in 1948 with his smash hit, "Deck of Cards"which he wrote himself. Some of his other big record hits were: "Re member M e ," "Bumming A- round," "Courtin' in the Rain, " and many others. Tyler has the distinction of being one of the very few coun try and western artists to ever appear in concert at New York's famed Carnegie Hall. He has also been under contract to Col umbia Studios in Hollywood in1 the making of Western movies. In the annals of country and western music, T. Texas Tyler was considered among the top entertainers of our time. How ever, in his own words, "the show is over. " He will be playing his guitar and singing many gospel songs. Tyler is an ordained minister. A free will offering will be taken during the service for Mr.Tyler's ministry. He will also have his gospel albums for sale after the service. In his amazing story to be told in his appearance here he will tell why after twenty-eight years in show business he gavar up all the entertainment world had to offer to utilize all his talents exclusively In Gospel work. The service is open to the public and admission is free. Sponsored by the Port Orford Assembly of God Church. Boys Bull Riding, $10; Boys Bareback Riding,$10; Boys Tie down Calf Roping, $10; Boys and Girls Team Roping (go twice), $5 each; Girls Goat Tying, $5; Girls Barrel Race, $5; Girls Steer dobbing, $5. OPEN EVENTS W ild Horse Race, $15 per team entry; Shetland Pony Bar rel Race, $1, 9 years and under. PRIZES A $100 silver spurs and trophy blanket will be awarded to the all-around high money winner and $50 trophy buckles to senior event winners. All event winners will r e c e i v e buckles and a trophy blanket will go to the all-around junior. Rodeo officials state that all contestants must be absolutely ready when their name is called or their stock will be turned out. Contestants must also submit a consent slip and waiver signed by their parent or guardian. Horse Clinic Scheduled A horse vaccination clinic to give shote for tetanus, distemper (strangles),influenze or sleeping sickness will be held on Tues day, July 23, according to word from the Curry County Extension Office. The shots will be given to horses assembled in the follow ing places: Azalea Park, Brook ings, 9 a. m. ; Pistol River Store, 10:15 a.m.; County Fairgrounds, Gold Beach, 11 a. m. Anyone desiring shots for their horses must notify the Extension Office indicating the type of shots wanted. If no one calls in from the area listed that stop will be eliminated. Shots will cost from $2. 50 to $3. 50 depending on the type. DAILY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL SET Daily Vacation Bible School at Zion Lutheran Church will be held five days this year, July 29 through August 2. Classes will begin daily at 9 a. m. A r e c o r d breaking 2,507- mllllon frying chickens were commercially produced in the US last year. Price Ten Cena Saturday Service Discontinued Ài Local Post Office Because of the congressional mandate to cut back federal employment to the June 30,1966 level, including 83, 238 for the postal service nationally and many in this area, mail service limitations w i l l start locally July 27, 1968. Postmaster Norm Baker said he has been advised by Post master General W.Marvin Wat son to comply with the cutback required by congress under the recently-enacted tax bill, pub lic law 90-364, by reducing some postal services and cur tailing new hiring. Curtailments as follows will take effect locally: Effective July 27, all regular Saturday and Sunday window service will be discontinued. General delivery windows will be open for two hours on S a t , from 8:30 to 10:30 a, m. to de liver mail to general delivery patrons and to firms that nor mally call for their mail at the post office. Residential custo mers who have received a no tice that parcels are being held for them at the post office also may call for them at this time. Mail will be received and put in boxes as usual, and all out going mail will be dispatched at the regular time. Big differ ence at the local office will be no stamp sales or money orders sold. No financial transactions of any k’nd will be made. "Hopefully, Mr.Watson added, Congress will correct this sit uation. " This is not a matter of dollars but of people, Mr. Watson went on to explain. Under the man power restrictions imposed by the tax bill, we simply will not have enough people to continue all the postal services at their present level. The Post Office Department agreed to the reduction in funds for the 1969 fiscal year that be gan July 1, and is not asking for any kind of restoration of any money cut from its budget. Mr. Watson told Baker the P.O. D. could operate within its budget and maintain postal ser vices at the present level if they did not have to reduce employ ment to the June 1966 level. To make the overall cutback to the 1966 level, post offices have been ordered to fill only three out of four vacancies as they occur. Fair Parade Entries Sought Curry County Fair princesses in each of the three areas of the county are looking for parade entries for the Grand Parade to be held Saturday, Aug. 10, dur ing the fair. The princess who enrolls the most parade entries will receive a $25 savings bond from the fair board. Entries may be made as com mercial, organizational, mount ed, individuals, 4-H or posses. The parade will be made up of f lo a ts , bands and costumed groups. Anyone wishing further information may contact the princesses or the Curry County Fair Board at 247-6321 in Gold Beach. Trophies will be given for oldest and the best antique autos and a grand sweepstakes trophy for the best parade entry. Fair officials also remind residente this week to plan their fair entries and to pick up en try blanks and numbers at the Coos-Curry Electric building in Brookings,or atthe 4-H and Ex tension Office in the courthouse in Gold Beach, and Port Orford at Coos-Curry Co-op. A separate entry sheet must be filled out for entries in different depart ments of the fair. Detailed in formation on entries may be found in the fair book which is available at the same locations and at many merchants in the county. Thursday, July 25, 1968 Fish Commission Tours Hatchery MEMBERS of the Oegan Fish Commission and county officials made a tour of the Elk River Hatchery Tuesday morning, conducted by Jim Fernald, on-the-job inspector. Group above, standing on a rearing tank divider, are, left to right, Bob Schoning, Director of the Fish Commission; Ira Tucker, chairman, county board of commissioners; Joe Eoff, State Fish Commissioner; ReedWhite,formerly assistant director of hatcheries, now director of the Elk River hatchery; Homer Ker ber, county commissioner; Ernie Jefferies, in charge of fish culture for the Fish Commission. Also in the group, who flew in from Portland, were Wally Hublou, in charge of hatchery biology studies; and Austin Magill, federal coordinator. Of ficials spent about an hour and a half inspecting the facility, about 80 per cent complete, and were then guests of Coos- Curry Co-op for lunch. The new hatchery director has been with the Fish Commission since 1943, and will move here in September. White said the hatchery will start operation about the first of October. Dedication of the facility will be held a few weeks later, and Governor Tom McCall is expected to be here for the ceremonies. M. Powers Is Dem. Chairman Martin Powers of Gold Beach was elected chairman last week of the Curry county Democratic central committee succeeding Bruce Manley of Brookings, who has been chairman for several years. Vice chairman is Lorraine Zimmerman of Brookings. Sec retary is Evelyn Moir of Gold Beach and treasurer is Frank Morris of Port Orford. Powers and Mrs. Zimmer man are congressional dele gates and Jim Moir, alternate delegate to the state conven tion. Meetings are to be held on the s e c o n d Monday of each month. Pioneer Picnic Set The Coos-Curry Pioneer A Historical Association will hold their annual picnic at the Myrtle Crest Junior High, Myrtle Point on Sunday, July 28. Pot-luck at 1 o’clock and program at 2 o’clock. The crowning of the Pioneer Queen will be held at the time. DATES TO REMEMBER Birthday wishes go out this week to Ed Haniohn, John May- ea, Carol Forty, Debra Beckman, Joann Belcher and Cheryl Weir. Anniveraary wishes go to Mr. and Mrs. John Hatcher. COMING EVENTS Sunday Rotary Picnic, 1 p. m. T uesday Rotary, 12:10 p. m. Wednesday P. O. Bridge Club, 8 p. m. ELK RIVER hatchery director Reed White, left, and Bob Schoning, Director of the Fiah Commiszion, examine part of fresh water intake filter system. Off-Shore Drilling To Start A DIFFERENT VIEW of the breakwater and dock is offered in this aerial photo taken last Saturday by Ira Wilson, in a plane piloted by Bob Pinkel, both of Gold Beach. About 300 feet of breakwater remains to be completed of the original 550-foot extension. Governor Tom McCall an nounced today that the Bureau of Mines research ship, the 205- foot Virginia City,will start ex ploratory drilling Aug. 5, off the southern Oegon coast. The drilling in four areas south of Coos Bay will explore the density of known depoaia of heavy metals Including gold, platinum, chromite, magnetite, nickel, m e r c u r y , zircon and others. The four areas are lo cated in the ocean mostly in lands under state control six miles north of Coquille, at Cape Blanco, north of the mouth of the Rogue and at the mouth and south of the mouth of the Rogue River. The ship has a capability of G old Beach. Several years ot w ork by the Department of Oceanography at Oregon State University, the USGS, and the State Department of Geology andMinerals identified the de posit areas, many of which show up to 60 per cent concentrations of the valuable heavy minerals. core drilling to a depth of 240 ft.from the ocean surface. Dril ling is expected to be in 100 ft. of water, penetrating the sedi ment to j ust under 1 50 feet. A field testing la [oratory fa cility w ill be established at COP CONVENTION Representing Curry county at the Republican state conven tion will be the following del e g a te s : State Representative Rod McKenzie, Sixes; Mrs. Doris rirewster, Gold Beach, Republi can county chairman; Howard Newhouse, Wedderbum, v ic e - cha lrman; and Mrs. Rod Mc Kenzie, elected d e l e g a t e , at Gearhart July 26, 27. WEATHER Max Min Date 50 July 17 72 52 72 July 18 49 July 19 70 69 50 July 20 53 69 July 21 51 69 July 22 49 67 July 23 I Rain . 00 . 00 . 00 . (X) . 00 . 00 . 00 I I
