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Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon
Price Ten Cents
Land Purchase
Plan Studied
The proposed purchase of
some 1,608 acres of private
land In five Oregon counties
by the U. S. Forest Service was
considered by the Oregon Board
of F o r e s t Conservation this
week, In a meeting Aug. 20
at tne State Capitol building.
A r e a s considered Included
three tracts totaling 334 acres
in Curry County within the Sis­
kiyou National F o r e s t ; 160
acres in Douglas County; 198
acres In Lane County, and 2,5
acres in Llnclon County, all In
the Sluslaw National Forest; and
a 914-acre tract in Wallowa
C o u n ty within the Wallowa-
Whitman National Forest. The
stated purpose of these acquisi­
tions center around the recre­
ational aspects of forest land
management. Most of the areas
p r o v id e water frontage or
access thereto and campground
acreage.
The Oregon Board of Forest
Conservation approves or re­
jects proposals of the Federal
government to acquire land by
purchase, exchange or condem­
nation, within the State of O re­
gon, under the Congressional
Act of M a r c h 1, 1911, as
amended. These transactions
must also have had the consent
of the governing body of the
county within which they are
located p rior to consideration
by the board.
The Conservation Board con­
sists of Governor Tom McCall,
State Forestor J. E. Schroeder,:
C h a r le s Mack, Judge E arl
M ille r of Jackson County, and
J u d g e Lloyd Rea of Baker
County.
Commissioners
Weekly Report
ABOVE VIEWS of the breakwater show progress of construction between June 20 and Wednesday of this week. Engineers
«aid that about 46, 294 tons of rock have been placed to date, out of 112, 000 tons, and that about 170 feet of con­
struction remains. Completion date is set for October 5, 1968
Hope Of Tansy Ragwort Control
Seen In Introduction Of Noth
Tansy Ragwort Is a pretty
yellow flowering plant at this
time of the year, but to live­
stock men and gardeners it is
a prim e pest. Cattle and horses
eating this tall growing plant
are often killed by the accum­
ulative poison to the liv er. I t ’ s
vigorous growth crowds out de­
sirable plants and In general Is
a real nuisance wherever it gets
e s t a b lis h e d ,
s a id W a lt
Schroeder, Curry County Ex­
tension Agent
One plant In a field Is enough
to Infest the entire field within
two years. If you have a few
plants they should be pulled and
burned right away. Even when
pulled with flowers on them
they can still produce viable
seed If not burned.
On some areas "Tansy” can
be controlled by spraying before
the flowering stage. On other
areas spraying is mechanically,
if not economically, im practi­
cal.
But help seems to be on the
way In a beautiful black and red
moth with the descriptive name
of " C i n n a b a r M o t h ” as
“ Tansy” keeps his appetite in
good working order. The U. S.
Department of Agriculture Im ­
ported the moth from Europe
about 12 years ago.
After
exhaustive tests it was deter­
mined that the moth larvae
(caterplllara) w ill not repro­
duce on any other plant, even
those closely related to Tansy
Ragwort.
The moth dies out
rather than accept any other
food.
Several releases were made
In Oregon In 1960 In the W il­
lamette Valley by Oregon State
Water Rights
Meeting Monday
What Is It worth?
Your
firs t and last chance, for a
University Extension entomolo­
year or more, of hearing the
gist
and
county extension
subject of Water Rights and
agents.
Six years later the
Use Laws presented by two
firs t encourgaglng results were
q u a l i f i e d experts. Also, a
potlced at Scio In Linn county.
chance to ask q u e s t io n s of
A population explosion of Cin­
special interest to you on this
nabar moth larvae cleared a big
topic.
, area which previously had been
It may be worth your at­
a mass of yellow tansy.
tendance at this meeting Mon­
In 1965 several releases were . day, August 26, at 7:30 p.m.
made In Curry County. Made
at the L a n g lo is Community
failed because the larvae were' Building (behind Aldropps’ Gar­
stomped Into the ground by cat­
age).
The sponsors, Curry
tle or the plants were eaten by
County Soil and W ater Conser­
sheep or the ground In which
vation District, extend an In­
vitation to all water users.
the pupal stage over-winters
was not suitable. One release
made by Ron Crook at Pistol
River really came through this
year and is providing larvae for
release In other parts of the
county. From this site addition­
al releases have been made but
Herman Price, who built the
it was felt a strong nucleus
Sea Crest Motel In Port Orford
should be left at the orglnal
In 1958, died very suddenly In
Pistol River site to provide
the garden of his home In Eu­
"seed” for next year.
gene last w e e k , of arterial
Another small colony on Elk, sclerosis.
River
above
Butler B a r
Born In Roanoke, Virginia,
Is Just holding its own. Some ' In 1904, M r. Price spent most
from this location were trans­
of hts life In Florida, coming
ferred to another area on Elk
from there to Port Orford in
River where conditions should
1952 and living here until 1964.
be better for them.
Surviving him are his wife,
Other 1965 releases were
Eleanor, who l i v e s at 2210
made on Floras Creek but It
Floral H ill Drive, Eugene, and
Is not known at this time If two sons, Donald, who has Just
they are expanding or Just hold­
r e t u r n e d after serving two
ing their own.
years with the United States
Embassy service In Africa and
who w ill live with hts mother
while attending U. of O.; and
Traffic safety needs volun­
David who Is married and lives
teer leaders, tool For Infor­
in San Diego, Calif.
mation on how you can help lead
M rs. Price wishes to thank
the way to traffic safety ln O re -
everyone tor the cards and many
gon, write to the Oregon T ra f­
kindnesses shown to them in
fic Safety Commission, Salem,
their time of sorrow.
97310.
Herman Price Dies
Suddenly In Eugene
Drag Race
This Sunday
The Southwestern Oregon T i­
ming Association announces
that cash prizes w ill again be
awarded In eliminator brack­
ets at drag races to be held
Sunday, Aug. 25, at Western
Oregon Dragway, eight miles
north of Port Orford.
Cash prizes w ill be present­
ed for competition eliminator,
$75; street and super stock
eliminator, $50; stock elimina­
tor, $50, and pure stock elim ­
inator, large trophy.
Handicaps w ill be figured In
accordance with the Chrondex
system, said a SWOTA official.
Gates w ill open at 8:30 a.m.,
and In the event of bad weather,
the races w ill be held Sept. 1.
The final race of the summer
w ill be the SWOTA Jacket
Championship races, Sept. 22,
where Jackets w ill be awarded
as prizes in championship
brackets Instead of the custom­
ary trophies.
Featured attraction of the
day’s racing w ill be match ra­
cing between Roy Dunn’s super­
charged Chrysler powered AA/
dragster and Jim Haus’ Chevy
powered AA /dragster In best-
two-out-of-three matched com­
petition.
Also Joining the national rec­
ord holder w ill be other record
holders and fast cars vying
for cash prizes.
Agriculture products are now
Imported by the United States
from more than 125 countries
but more than half of the total
comes from 10. They are Bra­
z il, Mexico, Philippines, Co­
lumbia, Australia, Canada, Do­
minican Republic, New Zeadand,
Malaysia and Argentina.
Tuesday afternoon, Commis­
sioner Ira Tucker and Bruce
Shaner, Engineer, made an on
site Inspection of the new Sport-
haven park sanitation station,
the construction on the W in-
chuck, the overlay on Dodge
Avenue and Parkview Drive;
and also, the retalnlngwallpro-
tectlng the DeMartln property,
the crusher pit and the repair
being done on the Hunter Creek
bridge.
Commissioner T u c k e r and
Sheriff Bolce responded to a
call from J e rry ’ s Flat In re ­
gard to pedestrian traffic, es­
pecially children, in the area.
It is the opinion of the viewers
that cross walks are necessary
for safety, due to the high
volume of vehicles using the
road.
Martin Powers appeared to
recommend that the Board of
Commissioners p u r c h a s e a
copy of the film on the Oregon
Coast, to be placed with Coos-
Cuury Electric Coop for future
distribution.
Two Individuals from Sixes
area brought In coyote carcas­
ses for verification and to apply
for scalp bounty payment.
Sharon Leming, director of
abundant food commodities, ap­
peared to request a replace­
ment full ‘ «.tie employee and one
part time, 'daltlonal consumer
commodities w ill be available
In October.
Total value of
fo o d distributed during the
month of July was $3,293.86.
Bids for sale and removal of
Wlnchuck bridge were opened
at ll:0C AM Tuesday.
One
bid of $1.00 was offered by
Horton Bros, of Brookings. No
official action was taken.
The Harbor water annex will
be put to a vote of the people
residing In the area.
The regular meeting with the
road department was adjourned
to the following week.
Services Held
For Edith Keeler
Funeral services were held
Wednesday In the Bandon Chapel
of Coos Mortuaries for Edith
Lillian Keeler, 80, who died
Aug. 10 In Coquille.
M rs. Keeler was a long­
time resident of the Four M ile
area before moving to Port
Orford.
The Rev. Emmett Hofer, pas­
tor of the Church of God, of­
ficiated at the service, with in­
terment following In the IOOF
Cemetery.
Mrs. Keeler was bom June
16, 1888, In Bay City, Mich.,
and had lived 50 years In the
Bandon-Pori Orford area.
Surviving are her widower,
Floyd N. Keeler, Port Orfoid;
sons, Floyd R. and Ernest S.,
Port Orford; daughters, Char­
lotte Hom, Cottonwood, A r il.,
Myrtle
M in o r , Sebastopol,
Calif.; 19 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Thursday, August 22, 1968
SatS?’ Teaching
Congressman John Dellen-
back was In Port Orford for a
few hours last Friday and met
with local citizens to discuss
Items of Interest to the com­
munity.
One point of Interest was the
matter of having Coast Guard
protection here when the Jetty
Is completed because of the In­
crease there w ill be In sports
as well as commercial fishing.
Dellenback said he would look
Into the matter.
The East-West highway and
Its problems, especially the
width of the lanes, was another
Item of importance. The state­
ment was made by Ira Tucker,
county
commissioner,
that
Curry has the necessary money
to build the road to state stan­
dards In this county.
The congressman was very
much Interested In agriculture
and the sheep raising In this
area and a very favorable re­
port was given to him In regard
to these activities.
Before leaving for a meeting
at Gold Beach, D e lle n b a c k
visited the Jetty, viewing the
progress that has been made
and witnessing the Interesting
ability of the operator of the
crane to handle all sizes of roc x
to get It placed Just rig ht
Fair Events
Winners Told
The queen and her court p re ­
sented trophies to fa ir cham­
pions following the free lamb
and bear barbecue Sunday.
Paid attendance at the fa ir
was up 35 percent over last
year.
R e c e i v i n g awards were
Sharon Leming of Gold Beach,
champion homemaker for the
second year In a row; C. H.
Brooks of Langlois, champion
gardner; R .H . Erw in of Lang­
lois, champion flower gardener;
M arcia Young of O phir, cham­
pion ewe; James W alker of P is ­
tol R iv e r, champion ram ; Pete
Buffington of O phir, champion
fat lamb; Steve Spoerl of Port
O r f o r d , c h a m p io n fleece;
David Knapp of P o rt O rford,
champion dairy animal and Ted
M ille r , champion horseshoer.
W inners in the salmon con­
test also received trophies. In
the men’s division they were:
P h i l i p Coddington, Stockton,
C a lif., with a 48 lb. salmon;
Herb Hooker, J r., O phir, 40
lbs.; E lm e r Enbysk, Grants
Pass, 40 lbs. (Only an ounce or
two In weight separated the
second
and t h i r d
p rize
winners.)
Women’s d i v i s i o n : Elsie
Robertson, Portland,
42 1/2
lbs.; Doris Sawln, Long Beach,
C a lif., 39 1/2 lbs. and Anna
Mae Kolen, Gold Beach, 38 lbs.
Juvenile division: David E d -
lund, Oakland, C a lif., 31 1/4
lbs.; Scott L in v ille , Klamath
F alls , 30 lbs. and James Ed-
lund, Oakland, C a lif., 24 1/4
lbs.
Contestants from Oregon and
C alifornia competed Saturday
and Sunday In the junior rodeo
at the fa ir.
C h arlie Smith of P leasan ­
ton, C a lif., was c h o s e n the
senior a ll - around cowboy;
Carol Mendoza of L iv e rm o re ,
C a lif., senior all-around cow­
g irl and Mike Watson of H ilt,
C a lif., Junior all-around cow­
boy.
Other rodeo winners were:
Senior events, bareback riding,
M o n t e H ill, Klamath Falls;
bull riding, Dennis N e w to n ,
Etna, C a lif.; calf roping, Tom
P e rry , Eagle Point; team rop­
ing, C harlie Smith, Pleasanton,
C a lif, and Ward W a lk e r, L iv e r­
m ore, C a lif.; wild horse race,
Gordon B u rris.
Senior g irls ’ goat tying, a
tie between Sharon Poythress,
Medford and Carol Mendoza,
L iverm o re; girls* b a rre l race,
V e n l t a M cB ride, Coos Bay;
g irls ’ steer d o b b ln g , Carol
Mendoza, L iverm o re.
Junior events: ca lf riding,
Mike Watson, H ilt, C a lif.; Jun­
io r team roping, M ike Claver,
Coquille; goat tying, Wendle
Segall, E a g l e Point; b arrel
race, Kemp Peyton, G r a n t s
Pass and Shetland pony b arrel
race, Jull M illa rd , Eagle Point.
W EATHER
Date
M ax
Min
Rain
.0 2
.0 0
.0 0
.0 0
.0 5
Aug. 14
64
S3
Aug. 15
Aug. 16
65
66
Aug. 17
64
Aug. 18
Aug. 19
62
65
63
49
55
S3
53
54
59
Aug. 20
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S taff Named
T e a c h in g assignments for
school district 2 CJ were an-
nouced on Monday as follows;
Port Oriord Elementary: Grade
1 -M r s . A l i c e
Leer, Mrs.
Carolyn Britton; Grade 2 - Mrs.
Elva Johnson, M rs. Kathryn
Harris; Grade 3 -M r s . Esther
Calhoun, Mrs. Ruth Darr; Grade
4 - Mrs. Fern Wilson; Grade
5 - Stever Felton, Gene Weeks.
Langlois Elementary Grade
1 -M r s . Jean Strain; Grade 2 -
M rs. Jean Berger; Grade 3 -
M rs. Louise Whittaker; Grade
4 -M r s . Irene Conley;Grade5 -
M rs. Margaret Hofsess; Grade
6 - M rs. F r a n c e s Everest;
Grade 7 -W illia m Knickerboc­
ker; Grade 8 -Vernon Lords;
Principal, Owen Stewart.
School Hearing
On Withdraw
PACIFIC HIGH
L a r r y Hoover-Counselor;
Tom Radcliffe - Social Studies;
Miss Dianne Welhe-Horne Ec.;
William Johnson - Math, Miss
J e a n n in e
James - Sapnish-
Llbrary; William Beckman-
English; M erritt McKeel - Eng.
Soc. Studies; Mrs. J u d ith
M iller-Com m ercial; Gene R.
M ille r -P . E. ; Mrs. Darlene
B jo rk-P . E . ; Forrest Kallen-
bach - Bo-Ag.; Vincent Tomasl-
Commerclal; K e ith Nelson-
W o o d s h o p ; John Sandness-
Sclence; Miss Nancy Gulllanl-
Engllsh; Miss Mazie Fountain-
M, R .; Principal, John Wahl.
BATTLE ROCK SCHOOL
Grade 6 - John B. Black, Mrs.
Ella Lousie Stewart; Grade 7 -
James G o h ee n , Jerry Cox;
Grade 8 - M rs. Clarice Hopkins,
Miss Patricia B r o a d b e n t .
Principal, Don Tate.
. A public hearing has been set
¡by the Curry County Intermedi­
DISTRICT STAFF
ate Education District Boundry,
Superintendent-A I f re d G.
Board for 8 p. m. in the Curry J o h n s o n ; C le rk - Mrs. Helen
county court house to consider Slocum; Vocal - Wayne M errell;
a proposal to change ihe boundry
Band - Kenneth Nelson; Main­
of school district 2CJ.
tenance - Milton Leer; Meeh.-
, The hearing will specifically
Lute Henry.
consider the proposal to remove
that portoin of the Port Orford-
Langlois S c h o o l District 2CJ, SECRETARIES
Curry County, Oregon, which lies
Mrs. Bonnie C o x -P a c ific ;
in Coos County, and Include that
Mrs. Nadine Kalina-Port O r­
portion in the Bandon School ford Grade; M rs. Judy Bens-
District 54, Coos County.
3attle Rock, Port Orford; Mrs.
All interested school patrons Connie Smith - Langlois.
may be heard at the meeting,
either for or against the change.
Health Officer
Urges Immunization
Children entering kindergar­
ten or the first grade in Septem­
ber should be immunized ade­
quately against the preventable
contagious diseases, the Oregon
State Board of Health said today.
D r. Edward Press, Oregon
State Health Officer, urged par­
ents of children going to school
for the first time to make sure
they areprotected against polio,
measles, smallpox, diphtheria,
whooping cough and tetanus.
D r. Press said the following
immunization schedule should
provide adequate protection for
preschoolers:
Measles — One s h o t gives
lifetime protection.
Polio — Live trlvalent vac­
cine recommended. Two feed­
ings six to eight weeks apart
starting at two months of age,
followed by another ayearlater
and a booster feeding Just be­
fore entering the first grade.
DPT — This is a combination
vaccine for diphtheria, whoop­
ing cough and tetanus. Three
Injections four to eight weeks
apart starting at two months
of age, followed by a booster
a year later and another booster
Just before entaring the first
grade.
Smallpox — One vaccination
at 12 to 24 months of age,
followed by a booster before
entering the first grade.
Dr. Press said immunization
of school children is particu­
larly Important in disease con­
trol and eradication since con­
tagious diseases spread readily
In the confines of classrooms.
"Don’t take a chance,” Dr.
Press said. “ See your physi­
cian or local health department
about Immunization before your
children go to school.”
Curry Livestock
Association To Neel
Member» of the Curry County
Livestock assn. , will m eet nex t
Monday, August 26, at 9:30 a. m.
in the Extension office with re­
presentatives of the U. S. F is h.
and Wildlife Service regarding
hiring of a government hunter to
replace Harmon T. "Tlm 'Tim euj.
Mr. Willard Nelson, State Sup­
ervisor, and Mr. T ed Kramer,
District Supervisor, will meetwith
interested s tock men to discuss
applicants for the position.
Material And Fees
Musi Be Filed
LIBRARY AIDES
Mrs. E v e ly n MacDonald-
Port O r f o r d ; M rs. Georgia
Dougherty - Battle Rock, Port
Orford; M rs. Ruth Marte Cope-
Langlois.
Welfare Standards
Haven't Kent Pace
Says Administrator
The facts behind the recent
State Welfare Commission de­
cision tc seek funds for higher
welfare standards were pre­
sented today ’-■y Welfare Admin­
istrator Mrs. Betsey J. Mac­
hines.
"Welfare standards haven’t
begun to keep pace with the
price rises,” Maclnnes said.
“ Our food standards were set
fifteen years ago. Every house­
wife knows how much prices
have gone up since then.”
Allowances for clothes and
Incidentals haven’t been raised
for a decade.
Recent news
stories have shown that living
costs have gone up 4.2 per
cent In the past year alone.
It now costs $12.09 to buy
the same Items
$10 would
have bought ten years ago, she
noted.
Welfare allowances for a typ­
ical family of four average
$207.52 a month, far below the
government’s “ poverty" line.
Discussing r e c e n t studies
showing s p e n d in g patterns
typical of low-income Ore­
gonians, Mrs. Machines said the
average poverty-level family
spends more than It earns. The
average yearly expenditure Is
$3,420 for a family of four
earning less than $3,000.
Over ten percent of Oregon’s
half million families have In­
comes of $2,500 or less. Only
ten thousand-less than one In
five— receive Aid to Dependent
Children.
W e l f a r e officials conclude
t h a t If self-supporting poor
families can’t live within their
Income, families on welfare
can’t either.
" If we don’t raise our stan­
dards to at least meet basic
living costs, the director said
"w e’ re really putting an unfair
tax on the businessman who has
to absorb the bad debts."
The proposed new standards
would allow $271 a month ter
an average family of four. A
single aged or disabled person,
now getting only $101, would
be Increased to $134.
Football Practice
Starts At Pacific
All football players are urged
to attend football practice and
Voter’ s pamphlet m a t e r i a l
gear check out on Monday, Aug­
and fees for party candidates ust 26 at 1:30 p. m. at Pacifi c
must be filed with the party high school. Mr. McKeel would
state central committee in time like all interested boysto report
for the central committee to at that time and work arrange -
file with the Secretary of State ments can be made later.
by 5:00 p.m. on August 27.
(Must actually be received by
the Secretary of State by that
time)
Non partisan condldates file
material and fees directly with
the Secretary of State and It
mutt be received by 5:00 p.m.
August 27 In his office.
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