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TPort (Orford Arms Vol. 11 No. 34 roii ^/iioiu, v-uuuiy, uregcu .7-tco nice: ten Gents --------- t , Timeus Demands Admission Of Error County To Assist In Hatchery Construction Curry county has entered into an agreement to assist in the construction of a fish hatchery an the south bank of the Chetco River but will have no interest in its operation, chairman of the board of county commissioners Ira Tucker said this week. According to Tucker, the county has taken 90 day op tions on two parcels of land for the hatchery site,-cine with Brook ings Plywood for $1, and on e with Fred and May Blunt for $1, Commissioners Weekly Report PROBABLY the largest sign in the city went up last week at Pacific Super Market. The sign is designed to carry current specials at the store, besides the store name. In addition, said store owner Jim Peterson, we will use the sign as a community bulletin board as much as is possible. The message now carried announces the coming Community' Christmas Bazaar set for December 3. “ Shrimp Take Tops Record; Port Orford High Bed Board Thanks Ballot Defeat The Oregon Education Asso ciation Board of Trustees today expressed their gratitude to the citizens of Oregon for de feating Ballot Measure No. 7- the 1 1/2% property tax limi tation. The 20-m ember Board, re presenting 21,000 OEA mem bers, in a statement released at a Portland press conference said, “ We are extremely gra tified that Oregonians have seen fit to maintain full support of school programs and other gov ernmental services.’’ Ken Erickson, president, said that his organization recognizes there is an urgent need for property tax relief. He pled ged the services of all officers and staff members to work for a revised tax program at the 1969 Legislature. “Oregonians for too long a period of time have been sup porting local government with the property tax—a tax that never was intended to carry such a load. “ We sincerely hope that the Legislature has not misread the results of Ballot Measure No. 7. We feel Oregonians have indicated that they want quality education but they would like to see the tax base broad ened to support such pro gram s,” Erickson emphasized. by half a million pounds. Dur ing the past ten years, the an nual average number of pounds taken from Oregon waters has been only 3,5 million. According to Jack Robinson, biologist in charge of monitoring the shrimp fishery, landings might have gone even higher this year except for interruptions of bad weather throughout the season and a cost-price sque eze in May, June and July. Shrimp beds are typically the green mud bottoms from 4 to 20 miles off the coast. Beds off northern Oregon and in the vicinity of Coos Bay have been especially productive over the Mrs. Dan ( Dolly ) Bjerg past ten years. of Langlois was recently ap This year, however, the Port pointed as the fifth member of Orford bed stole the limelight, the Curry county fair boar d, setting a new catch-per-effort b r i n g ing the board to full record for the Pacific coast ex complement, fair manager Bill clusive of Alaska. Crock said today. Coos Bay accounted for more Last week the board agree d than 4 million pounds, making it to complete the kitchen in the high port for the year. Astoria new building and Monday re landings totalled 2.3 million and presentatives of county granges, Port Orford, 1.3 million pounds. Emblem Club, and restaurants Landings at Newport, partly from m et with the board to make a bed located during a Fish Com final decision on equipme nt mission shrimp cruise in the and furnishings, estimated at a spring of 1966, totaled 2 million total completion cost of around pounds. Other significant shrimp $13, 000. beds are offshore in the vicinity The kitchen is expected to of Brookings and Garibaldi. be finished the first week in An exceptionally strong 1966 December and get its first use year class, which comprised well o n D e c e m b e r 5 , 6 with a over 60 percent of this year’s Comm unity Bazaar sponsored by total catch, was the major con 15 churches and clubs in the tributing factor to the record central Curry area. season. WASHINGTON (Special)—Sen Crook added that when the ator Mark O. Hatfield (R-Ore) floor sealing is completed the today anntxinced government building will be ready for full grants of more than $200,000 scale use. for health and welfare in Ore gon. DATES TO REMEMBER The money wUl be sent to Three new memberswere in Oregon from the federal treas Birthday wishes go out this itiated into the Langlois Lions ury, Hatfield said, under the w e e k t o Mike IJuret, J i m Goh e en, Shellie Peterson, Minnie Club recently by Deputy District auspices of the U. S. Depart King, Ima Strahan, Charlie Jen Governor Glenn Scofield of Ban ment of Health, Education and Welfare. sen, Shari Beasley,Julie Myers, don. New members include Glenn Federal grants include $89,- Cindy Peabody, Mary Jane P et Shanton, R. E, Herbison and 641 to the Oregon State Public erson and David Knapp. George Miller. Welfare Commission’s public as Anniversary wishes go to M r. Other Langlois Lions pres sistance division, Salem, for and Mrs. Gerald Kamph, Mr. and Mrs. Butch Henry, Mr. and Mrs. ent, according to A1 Brown, social work; $26,913 to the Sac Harold Reese and Mr. and Mrs. publicity director, were Chas. red Heart Hospital, Eugene, for Van Lear, Herb Geer, Herb an irradiation therapy unit; $71,- Tom Meade. Bell, Jack Donaldson, John 158 to the Oregon State Board Ellis, Brown, R. E. McLeod of Health, Portland, for state and club president Willie Smith. wide expansion of tuberculosis Attending from the Bandon outpatient service; and $5,472 club, in addition to Scofield, to the University of Oregon, Eug Because of the Thanksgiving were Frederick Moore, Walter ene, for study of mental retard Holiday next Thursday, t he Gilpin, BUI Johnston, Ed Hend ation. A grant of $5,000 will go to Port OrfordNews will be m ail rickson, Russell Conn, H, M. the University of Portland, Port ed one day early to subscriben, Howe and Ron Anderson. WUbur Green was present land, for a mental retardation on Wednesday, Therefore, a ll news and advertising should be from the Port Orford club, and trainee; and $9,500 will be giv in the office not later than four men from the Grants Pass en to the University of Oregon club, Including former Ban- Medical School, Portland, also Monday noon, November 25. doniac Carroll Nettleton, were for training people to care for also present. persons mentally retarded. Forty-one shrimp boats fish ing off the Oregon coast landed a record-high 11 million pounds plus in Oregon ports this year, according to the Oregon Fish Commission. Last year’s 10.4 million pounds had topped all previous marks by a substantial margin, but from reports tallied to date, the 1967 total has already been bettered Fair Board Post Filled State Receives Federal Grants Langlois Lions Initiate Three John Harr, Coordinator for vocational education in Curry County Schools, explainedthe program to the Board of Comm - issioners in a recent interview. In a motion, the Commission reappointed Viola Cuatt, Sixes, Mary Rice, Gold Beach, and Roy We idem an, Brookings, to three year terms ending July 1971, on the Parks and Recrea tion Commission. The proposal presented by Payne Motor Co., Inc. far two Pontiac Catalina, 4 door sedans was approved by the Board for the sum of $5, 947. 72. A Wednesday morning m eet ing was called with the Budget Com m ittee.J. C.Moore, Brook ings, and James L.Ferguson, Gold Beach, members of the Budget Committee, attended to discuss a supplementary budget with the Comity Commission. In a motion the Commission approved the adoption of an agreement between B. A.M ar tin and Curry County, far a per iod of ten years, beginning the first day of September, 1968 and expiring September 1, 1978,far rock, at a cost of $. 10 per cubic yard. The regular Wednesday after n o o n road meeting convened at 1:40 p.m . with Myron Baum er, Lot Robinson, Ed Sypher and the Comm i s s loners present. Per sonnel of the road department m a d e a report covering the previous week's activities. Grading on Gold Beach Port road and City Hall street ready far stabilizing. Man holes are completed with catch ba sins remaining to be constructed. Slides and culverts in Brook ings area being maintained. Slides on south bank of Chetco will need maintenance. Patching crew will be moving to Brookings. The Hunters Creek road will need some maintenance a n d widening. Hunters Creek Heights road is ready for work with all right of way secured. This road will be prepared for summer paving. Road from Wedderbum t o Roguewoods will be prepare d far summer completion. Tenth Street in Port Orford based in and put in shape fo r next year's paving. China Mountain road - m ain tenance being done. Crystal creek sign has been removed. Knapp road culverts have been maintained. Grader from the north in for repairs and all equipment bein g winterized. Mrs.Joe Cubic, residing on Rainbow Rock road in Brook ings area, appeared to clarify an agreement p e r tabling t o vacation of old portion of road. in a motion, the Board of Commissioners a p p roved th- proposal from Chetco Motors for 1 - 1969 Dodge Polara 4 - door sedan for a total price of $2,756.15. The Board approved an ad vance in salary for Lois Eileen Webley, who has satisfactorily completed a six month proba tionary period and for certain other Road De partment em - ployees. The Board of County Comm issioners and members from the road department were invited ty U. S. Plywood to participate in a panel discussion a t the Tim be r Operators meeting. Early Paper WEATHER Date Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16 Nov 17 Nov 18 Nov 19 Max Min Rain 55 39 .35 50 39 . 58 56 40 .31 No re port 57 36 .65 60 50 . 81 58 51 .01 000. Total cost of both parcels will be about $22, 000. According to the propos al, the facility will be built by the bureau of commercial fisherie s and the county, with the bureau matching dollar for do 1 1 a r, either money, labor or materials from the county. The completed facility will be operated solely by the fish commission. Tucker said the original plan was to construct rearing ponds on the Chetco but that t h e bureau o f f i s heries wouldn’t participate in anything less than a full scale hatchery on a 50- 50 basis. Plans for the facility have b e e n completed by the fish commission and a r e waitin g approval of the bureau of fish eries. Total cost of the hatchery, Tucker said, is around$400, 000. All production is intended to be returned to county streams. Address Change Notice A Must School Boundary Threatens Commissioners Vote Monday * llh Grand Jurï Ac,10n An election involving all vot ers in the Port Orford-Langlois School District 2CJ will beheld Monday, Nov. 25, to determine if the northernmost portion of the district, located in Coos County, shall be released from 2CJ to become a part of Ban don School District 54. Polling places will be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Langlois primary (elementary) school and at the Port Orford elementary' school, according to the office of Ray Neugart, Curry County Intermediate Education clerk. The affected area Includes that area from Laurel Grove south to the Curry County line, and involves approximately 80 elementary youngsters and 20 to 25 high school students, ac cording to the IED office. A group of taxpayers from the Laurel Grove-Four Mile area circulated petitions last year in an effort to join the Bandon School District. Later, a remonstrance was fUed with the Curry IED office, making Monday’s election nec essary. TRANSPORTATION A number of women in the Coos County portion of 2CJ will be providing transportation Monday for anyone not able to find a way to the polls. The Department of Motor Vehicles has a problem with people who fail to notify it of a They include Mrs. J. L. Tay change of address. lor (347-4142), Mrs. Floyd Vem L. Hill, director of the Chase (347-5041), Mrs. C l i f department, today urged Cregon Brockmann (347-6963) and Mrs. drivers and car owners to com Bob Russell (347-6672). ply with the law which requires Should the election pass in them to notify in writing the Curry county, the next mo ve DMV within 30 days after the would be to hold an election in change of address. Compliance with the law , Coos county to see if voters in Hill said, will help insure that Bandon school district woul d owners and drivers are remind — accept that area.If the question ed to renew their I icenap« as does not pass in the Monda y well as help cut operating costs election, the m atter is dropped. in the licensing agency. The Department, which must be one of the post office's best Oregon customers,mails approx imately 80, 000 passenger car renewal reminders and about 40, 000 driver license renewal reminders each month. Post master Norm Baker said About 1700 notices are re this week that for the third turned each week which thepost straight year his post office has office cannot deliver becaus e received a special award for people have moved and left no 100 per cent partidipatian in forwarding address and have not the Savings Bend program. notified the department of the In making the 1968 presenta- move. Hill said the post office tion.jam esj. Symbol, Regiana 1 department also forwards about Director, Seattle, Said " I con 7, 000 notices a month. Thes gratulate you and thank you are to people who have left far - and the employees of your post warding addresses with the post office for your patriotic support office, but have not changed of this worthy program. Through their addresses an DMV records, your purchase of Savings Bonds HUI said. and Freedom Shares, you help Failure to notify the depart build a stronger American and ment of a change of address is further the cause of free people a misdemeanor and is punish throughout the w orld." able, upon conviction, by a fin e of not more than $500 cr by im prisonment for not mare than six months, or both. The Department hopes more people wUl comply voluntarUy, rather than run the risk of a Gene Manley, Qroup Rejreseit- citation and fine. ative from Blue Cross will speak to teachers and employees of School District 2CJ Mcsxda y , November 25, a t 7:30 p.m . in the Pacific high school library. The meeting is sponsored by Word was received here this week that Mrs.Herb (Alice ) the Oregon School Employees Thage passed away in a San Association of District 2CJ and Francisco hospital Sunday morn all teachers and employees are welcome to attend. ing following a long illness. She and her husband operated Thage Motel here for six years. Funeral services were held in SCHOCL DISTRICT San Francisco Tuesday. BOUNDARY MAP.. . . P age-2 Post Office Gets Award To Speak On Blue Cross Alice Thage Dies Former Curry county comm rock out. issioner H. E. "Heck" T imeus Curry county District A ttom y threatened county commission Bill Wallac. igreed that the new ers with grand jury action at a road followed an existing road, special meeting last Frida y and later told Timeus that he afternoon in the new county c o u l d find n o evidence of office building if commissioners criminal action and the grand Homer Kerber, Ira Tucker and jury would not be involved. Gene Colegrove refused to ad Timeus said he would w ait mit they had erred in construct until the hearing was reported ing a road into a rock pit on in Coos and Curry newspapers the B. A. "Dot"Martin pr operty and he had an indication of near Whales Head Cove north public feeling before he would of Brookings. . decide an further action. C o mm issianer Colegro ve Susie White, Port Orford, tol d answered they threat by telling commissioners she was a bi g Timeus to "have fun. " Tucker taxpayer and she didn't feel the and Kerber also refused to bow comm issioners had misu s e d county funds. to the demand. Presenting his "case" in the Instead, she said, the county manner of a trial lawyer, the would benefit greatly in t h e former commissioner-recalled future from tourists who spen d last December and defeated in time driving our county road s t h e recent election-used a instead of going straight throuiji pointer and photographs to pro- the county on the highway. W e duce whathe termed "inccntest- need the country opened up, she able proof that commissio ners said.ifwe are going to progress. erred in judgement"when they At one point, Timeus charged agreed to open the Martii rock Martin with using rock blaste d pit. In his opening remarks, from the Martin pit to rock a Timeus urged that animositie s private road off the road to the be put aside and the evidenc e pit. Martin said this had been listened to, as he "proved" the dene but that the county di d improper expenditure of county nothave anexclusive agreanent for the rock. Commissioner Cole- funds. Timeus' m a i n contention grove added that no rock h a d appeared to be that commiss - been blasted at the pit, onl y ianers had opened the road to drilled. Tucker also stated tha t the rock pit as a ruse to open there was no exclusive agree - up a vast amount of private ment, nor had there been one property at county expense . . . with Eggers. because the county already, ha d Commissioner Kerber declin rock available at the D. N. "Pop" ed to answer when Timeus ask— Eggers pit close to the same area him if there had been a w ritten He said that because rock wa s agreement between Martin an d already available from t he the county and an easement to Eggers pit, the e xpenditure of the pit, saying he wouldn't ans around $6, 000 to put a road to wer without counsel.He did say, the Martin pit and open ti wa s however, that commiss ioners not using good judgement, an d could not know if they ha d he was "fully prepared to go t o "erred in judgement" about th e the grand jury for a solution. " road and p it until several years Timeus said he knew m any had passed. grand jury members and tha t District Attorney W allac e they would not stand for such answered the question to Kerber action. by telling Timeus that every County engineer Bruce Shaner thing about the agreement wa s told the group of about 30 that in order but that signing of the the recommendation to change agreement was pending com p- rock pits came from him afte r letion of the property survey. consultation and inspection of In a final attempt to get the both pits by him and a State comm issioners to admit an error, Highway Dept. geologist. He Timeus said that he was n o t said they both agreed that it without compassion but that if would, cost the county about commissioners did not give a the same to open the Martin pit satisfactory answer to a final as it would to open a new are a question he would go to th e of the Eggers pit, around $6, 000. grand jury. The final question: "did you He added,during many interup - tians, that rock in both pits was make an error in judgement on comparable but there was more this matter?"The final answer: rock "showing" an the M artin three emphatic "No's." property. At several points in the m eet Chairm a n of the board of ing there were chuckles among Commissioners Ira Tucker point the audience, but the biggast ed out that the county had call - laugh went to Mrs. Neva Boy d ed for rock bids back in August when she told commiss ion ers and that additional rock source after she was told that count y were necessary if the county wa proceedings are published in the to maintain an adequate supply papers, "Yes, I read it, and wha t of rock tor future requirements. youhave in the papers isn't what The agreement with Martin is you do. "She had earlier request for ten year at 10 cents per ed that commissioners hold a yard. regulardday on which complains Eggers said he didn't know could be heard. about the rock bids because he At the coiclusian of the m eet was “ the hospital at the time ing, Timeus handed members of He said that his "feelings were the press a statement that sai d hurt" because he wasn't not - in part" When the next vacanc y ified, but that as far as he was on the board of commissicners concerned there was "no con - occurs, whether it be caused b y troversy" over the rock. . . j ust d e a t h , recall, r emoval from over the nine-tenths of a mil e office, resignation, a expiration of road the county built to t h e of term, ' I s ¡hall again be a can- Martin pit. didate Dale Martin told the group that the road was not new, but followed an old logging road that had been in use many years. He said it was necessary to im prove the road in order to get In response to the U. S. Comptroller of the Currency’s quarterly statement of condi tion call, First National Hank of Oregon has released deposit and loan figures which exceed those for any comparable date in the bank’s 103-year history. President Ralph J . Voss an nounced record high deposits of $1,552,930,359 and loans of $994,225,959 were listed Oct. 30, the official call date. These figures represent Increases of nearly $144 million In deposits and $128 million In loans over the previous third-quarter call on Oct. 4 of last year. Total resources ofthestate’s largest bank climbed some$I96 million to a new third-quarter high of $1,748,230,416. The Port Orfoni branch re ported deposits of $3,011,953 and loans ut $587,416 as of Oct. 30, according to G. B. Rush, manager. Comparable totals for the branch a year ago were $2,- 854,413 in deposits and $1,076,- 420 in loans. WORK was completed co tearing down the hugh Lima crane used to construct the local breakwater last week and the machine war (hipped to Portland, according to a memba of the moving crew. Deposits Up Loans Down Skidding is a major contribut ing factor in one out of every four traffic accidents, warns the Cregon Traffic Safety Commiss ion.
