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Vol. 11 No. 47 Commissioners Weekly Report Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon 97465 Pacific High Sweetheart Queen On Thursday, Captain Mogan, Department of Emergency Ser vices, In a telephone conver sation with the Curry County Board of Commissioners, stated that the temporary emer gency pertaining to roads was being terminated as of that date. The Port Orford Art Associa tion, through its trustees, re purchased previously owned property in Port Orford, in accordance wlthO.R.S. 275.180. Friday afternoon the Board of Commissioners met with a planning committee group for a general discussion. Attending the meeting were Robert Knox, chairman; Walter Schroeder, Howard Newhouse and Bruce Shaner. Seven members from the planning commission met again in the evening with the County Commission. In a motion, the Board approved an increase In salary, as recommended by Sheriff Al len H. Boice, for Don Wheaton, resident Deputy for Agness. In other business the com mission approved $18.85 for an indigent case. The weekly road meeting was postponed as Wednesday was a holiday. NEW LOCATION The Social Security office will be in new quarters effec tive March 3, 1969, at 381 Ne. Seccnd S t., Coos Bay. Office hours the same, 8 a .m . to 4:30 p. m ., Mcnday through Friday, telephone 269-5124. The office will be in the process of change the weekend of March 1 and 2. Water Supply To Be Adequate % -------- Bandon To Host SWO Episcopal Churchwomen The Episcopal Churchwomen of the Southwestern Deanery will meet Tuesday, Feb. 25, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bandon. Mrs. Jerry R. Judy, Deanery president, announces the meet ing will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the celebration of the Holy Eu charist. A business meeting, luncheon and program will follow. Mrs. Stuart Brown of Port DEBBIE HILDEBRAND, Junior Princess.reigned as Queen of land, Diocesan E.C.W. Chris the Pacific High Sweetheart's Ball last Saturday. Her es tian Education chairman and cort was Robert Biggs. Debbie is the daughter of Mr. and member of Diocesan Camps and Mrs. Richard Hildebrand of Langlois. Conference committee, and Mrs. J . Bruce Boyd of Salem, Diocesan E.C.W. United Thank Offering custodian, will be among the featured speakers. Charles Arthur Cook, 86, Port Mrs. Piercy G. Sweet and Orford, died in Bandon Friday, members of the Episcopal F eb.l4.H ew as b o rn Feb. 23, Churchwomen of St. John’s,a re 1882, in Deerfield, Mo. in charge of the luncheon and Gold Beach—Plans are under Mr. Cook lived in the Port arrangements. way to develop a center which Orford area for some 18 years. would serve as a tourist attrac He was retired from the Santa LENTEN SERVICES tion and sales outlet far home Fe Railroad in 1929 and was S tjo h n 's Catholic Church in crafts products such as paintings, then employed in sawmill and PortQrfcrdwillhavea Thursday ceramics, smoked fis h , drift finishing industries in Port Or evening Lenten service a t St. wood, sculptures, and other art ford. Christopher's Episcopal Church i c l e s locally produced, said Surviving are the w id o w , building every week until Easter. W alt Schroeder, Curry County Mabel V ., Klamath Falls; sans, Extension Agent. Albert E ., Roseburg, Fred E ., Port Orford, William E ., Rose If enough interest is shown by A C TIO N OFFICE REOPENED burg; daughters, Erma B. Perron, county artists and craftsmen a Winston; Bemadeane M. Perron, The Southwestern O re g o n meeting will be called to dis Community Action Office in cuss the idea further. Letters are Winstcn; 21 grandchildren and Jensen Center is open Monday being sent to a large number of 37 great-grandchildren. He was throughFriday from 8 a.m . to 12 known arts and crafts people. preceded in death by seven of his children. noon, and 1 to 5 p. m . Those not receiving a letter are Graveside services were held urged to send a note or call the in Ten Mile cemetery at 2 p. m. Extension Office, P. O. Box 488, on Monday with burial in the The jet aircraft engine is older than most people think. Frank Gold Beach, phone 247-6654, in family plot. Arrangements were Whittle of Great Britain ob dicating their interest and des by Bandon Chapel of Coos Mor tained a patent for a jet air cribing their craft cr article. tuaries. craft engine way back in 1930. Home Craft Sales Outlet Is Planned Charles Cook Water users who depend on stored or reservoir quantities can expect adequate to above average water s u p p l i e s this spring and summer, according to a report released by A .J. Webber, State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, Port la n d , and prepared by T.A . George,State Snow Survey Sup ervisor, representing cooperat ing federal, state and private agencies. January storms brought gen erous amounts of now to moun tain watersheds.The snow cover is currently 66 per cent above average.Newrecord amounts of mow water for February 1 were measured at Grayback P e a k (41.6"), Siskiyou Summit (18.2") Fishlake (20.3"), and at Hyatt Rrairie Reservoir (15.3") snow courses. Winter precipitation for the November-January period was 17 per cent above average ac cording to the U.S. Weather B u re a u . Prec ipitatian during January was 23 per cent above the 1953-67 average. As of February 1, Emigrant Lake c attained 22,900 acre feet compared to an average of 22,400 acre feet. Howard Prair ie and Hyatt Prairie were hold ing 18,700 acre feet and 8, 400 acre feet respectively. These compare to averages of 32, 400 acre feet and 9, 800 acre feet. FishLake contained 3, 200 acre feet compared to its average of 5, 500 acre feet. Expected streamflow this r a i nier is as follows: Rogue at Gold Ray for period A pril-September —990, 000 cu. ft. /sec. —5 per cent above the 1953-62 average; Illinois near Kirby for period April-September—268, 000 cu. ft./se c .—27 per cent above the 1953-62 average. These fore casts assume normal clim atic conditions from now to the end of the forecast period. Statewide, adequate to above average water supplies will be experienced by Oregon water users this spring and summer. January storms deposited gener ous amounts of snow an an al ready above average snowpack. Soil moisture is better than it has b e e n for the past several years. Forecasted streamflow is average to above average in all areas of the state. The next report On water supply conditions in Cregon will be issued about March 10, 1969. Price: Ten Cents TTiursday, February 20, 1969 Group Seeks School Funds From County Three representatives of Curry County School Board Association met with Curry County Commissioners Feb ruary 13, in Gold Beach, to discuss county and school financing. A formal request was made to the Commissioners far additional financial assistance in the amount of $150, 000 per ADM, or about $525, 000. 00. This would be allocated as a tax offset to each school district on an average daily membership basis. It was asked that these funds were to come from the county collected in lieu of taxes. No formal action was taken by the Commissioners but the committee, after a general discussion, asked that the Commissioners meet again with the County School Board Association and give them a statement of intent. «K » Park Group Sets Meet Dal Weir, chairman of the Lions C lu b park committee, said this week that papers have been signed for purchase of the old mill site property, 20 some acres, and that city park plans and work will be started im mediately JTe said the site con tains ample room for a com munity center building as well as a park and playground area. Weir has called a public meetingfor next Friday, Febru ary 28, 7:30 p .m ., at the grade school multipurpose ro o m to discuss the project with inter ested organizations and indiv TERESA KEITH has been nam ed 1969 Betty Crocker Home iduals. maker of Tomorrow far Pacific high school an the basis of her score in a written knowledge attitude test on homemaking given senior girls here Dec. 3. Teresa's achievement has made her eligible for state and na tional scholarships. She also has House Minority Leader, been awarded a specially de Jason Boe (D), Reedsport and signed silver charm fi am Gen Rep. Richard Eymann (D), eral Mills, sponsor of the Betty Springfield, have presented the Crocker Search for the Ameri first of several Democratic can Homemaker of Tomorrow. bills designed to provide pro A state Homemaker of Tomor perty tax relief for residential row and runner-up will be sel and farm homes. ected from the winners of the “ Now that the Republicans schools in the state. The state in the Oregon House have Jam winner will receive a $1, 500 med their sales tax package c o l l e g e scholarship, and her through, it is now time to con school will be awarded a com sider the major alternative pro plete set of the Encyclopaedia posals for property tax relief.” Britannica b y Encyclopaedia Boe and Eymann are pro Britannica, Inc. The runner-up posing to simplify the Oregon will earn a $500 educational income tax form by adopting grant. Teresa's activities have the federal definition of Income. included: Pep Club, freshman This change will produce $46 year, GAA, freshman year, FHA million dollars per year for in her first three years, German property tax relief. In addition, Club in sophomore and junior It will plug some of the loop years. She moved to Pacific in holes In present Income tax her junior year. laws. The democratic law makers propose to use this In come to provide the equivalent simple, effective and provides DATES TO REMEMBER of a $5,000 home and farm significant property tax relief Birthday wishes go out this stead exemption. for homes and farms. The public week to Stacy Wagner, Gloria This means, said Eymann, Hildebrand, Lyn Peterson, Dar that the owner of a $15,000 reaction to the Republicans have rell Ray Cobb,DannyMoore, Pat home would receive a pro not been able—nor will be Sweet, Mike Price, Gwen Ells, perty tax reduction of one- able—to answer these ques tions. The people of Oregon want Richard Rush and Bill Lenox. third his present property tax lower property taxes, but not rates, rhe owner of a $10,000 at the expense of a state sales home would receive a 50% re tax that will cost them much duction and the owner of a more than they will get in re $20,000 home would receive a lief,” Boe continued. 25% reduction in present pro “ We Intend to introduce sev perty taxes. eral other property tax relief Minority Leader, Jason Boe, bills in the next few days” sald concluded, "Unlike the Repub Eymann and Boe. We have a lican sales tax plan which was plan which will be of great pushed through too fast and had Interest to the elderly and re a number of major erro rs and tired persons of our state. We inconslstancles, this plan Is can only hope that the Repub- Pacific Wins 3 Mat Titles Present New Tax Relief Bill California Youth Holds Officers At Gunpoint A. 17-year old California youth a d d O egcn law enforce ment officers at gun point for 20 minutes Monday night, Feb. 10, after they apprehended him hitchhiking al eng U.S. Highway 101 about a mile north of the South Coast Lumber Co. m ill. The youth, John L. Eberwein, pointed a . 32 automatic at Cur ry county chief deputy sheriff CleveBeiTyas Berry and Brook ings police c h i e f C.M.(Bud) Cross approached him. As Eberwein leveled his pistol at the deputy, chief Cross aim ed his .38 special at the Cali fornian. Chief Cross said the trio talk ed for 20 minutes before they convinced Eberwein to give up his gun. "I finally managed to get the idea across that if he shot Beery he was going to get it too, " said the police chief. Chief Cross said that earlier in th e evening Eberwein had "hitched" a ride from a Smith R1 ver r es ident, C omel lus M oore - head. Eberwein pulled a gun cn Moorehead and attempted to force him to drive him north up the highway. Moorehead, according toCross, told the Califomia youth he wasn't taking him anywhere and that he was stopping at Ken's Tavern In Brookings to have a b e e r . Moorehead drove to the tavern, took the keys out of the car, and slammed the door in Eberwein's face as he held the pistol. Eberwein then left the car and continued hitchhiking. After he was arrested by Ore gon officers and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, Eberwein appeared before Cir cuit Court Judge James A.Nor man who ordered him to under go psychiatric treatment for 30 days before sentencing him. Eberwein was cn parole from California authorities. C h ie f Cross said the Californian had stolen the . 32 automatic pistol fro m an Crick, C alif., deputy sheriff together with $5 in pen nies and a pocket knife. SBA Loan Officer Urges Reforming Development Group On Wednesday evening D. B. Putnam, loan officer of the Small Business Administration, met with about 20 citizens of Port Orford at the city hall and suggested that the Local Development Corporation which had been formed here some time ago be reactivated and that this community get busy helping Itself grow. “ Almost every ’ community In the United States would like to attract new industries” , Put nam said, “or be In a pos ition to help existing Industries expand, modernize or diversify their operations. Industrial ex pansion creates new payrolls, adds to assessed value of tax rolls and provides Jobs for young people in the areas, most of whom now go to large cities in search of employment of bus- . lness opportunities. The gov ernment is concerned about this migration of young people to the larger cities and SBA’s Local Development Program is one means of combating the problem.” If the local Development Corporation would be reacti vated it would be eligible to borrow up to $350,000 from SBA for each eligible project to assist small business con cerns, according to Putnam, and loans are granted at a 5 1/2 rate for a maximum term of 25 years. Also in or der to bring more non-govern ment funds Into the program, local banks or savings and loan associations are premltted to hold a separate first mortgage position In any project, if they provide as much as 20% of the project cost. In cities of less Ucan majority in the Legis lature will begin to listen to the people of Oregon who are saying loud and clear, “We don’t want a sales tax.” W illia m H o w a rd T a f t w as America'sheaviest presidpnt. By watching his dipt carefully hp could keep his weight to 300 p o u n d s , b u t he s o m e tim e s weighed more than thi«. than 5,500 persons the De velopment Corporation is re quired to provide only a 10% equity. The local corporation In order to be legal must have at least 25 members of stock holders. Several projects were ment ioned at the meeting and there was generally a spirit of op timism manifested by those In attendance. Windmaiser Guilty; Fine Is Suspended A Jury of four men and two women f o u n d Adolph Winti ma isar guilty of violating city ordinance No. 211, specifically, putting paint cn a city street, in Reccrder's Court last Friday. City Judge Loraine Haines fined him $20 and suspended it became Windmaiser had clean ed up the paint an his own vol ition. Dellenback Names New Aide Congressman John Dellen back (R-Oreg. 4th District) this week announced the appoint ment of Eton W. Powell as his District Representative. Powell, who has lived In Lane County for six years and whose home is In Springfield, will con tinue the liaison between the people of the Fourth District and the Congressman, as was established by his predecessor. Powell will travel extensively throughout the District to help maintain communication be tween the Congressman and his constltu tents. Since coming to Congress In January, 1967, Dellenback has kept his District office, located In the Post Office Building In Eugene, open year around. The Congressman said his office provides a “ vital link between the Nation’s Capitol and the Fourth District.” r HANS JORGENSEN Four Headed For Stale Meet Four Pacific high s c h o o l wrestlers emerged tram the dis trict tournament last weekend to qualify for the State Tourna ment this weekend in Corvallis. The Pacific boys to o k fourth place in the team standings and brought home t h r e e district championship» and cne second place. Bill Heckard, Hans J cr genaen and Tony Hefner each took first place in his weight clan . Fred rry was second in ms weight. A11 four men are juniors. At 98 pounds, Bill Heckard wrestled four matches. In the TONY HEFNER first round, Heckard defeated Mike Miska of Coquille. Next, he defeated Rick Reilmg of Brookings. In the semi-finals, Heckard defeated Steve Desoto of Myrtle Point to meet Den Sturgfll of Myrtle Point In the finals. Heckard's season record now is 20 wins and three losses. Hans Jorgensen, at 130 pounds, also wrestled four matches. Cliff Nadingof Brookings fell to Jor gensen In tLi first round. J ar ea defeated Strader of Ban- Then he met and defeated Bob Gardner of Coquille fax the semi-finals.Jorgensen defeated Paul Vines of bookings for the championship. Jorgensen's re cord now stands at 18 wins, four losses, and one tie. Pacific's 191 pound wrestler, BILL HECKARD FRED FRY Tony Hefner, drew byes in the first two rounds and defeated ': a c k Sell of Coquille in the semi-finals to m eet and defeat Ed Hurt of Myrtle Point in the finals. Hefner's record is now at 16 wins, cne loss. Harley Matson, 22, and Miss The fourth wrestler going to Pat Petersen, 22, were arrested the State Meet is Fred Fry at by city police last Thursday 178 pounds. Fry drew a bye in night and charged with furnish the first round and defeated Kirk ing alcohol to a minor. Both pled not guilty when ar Dye of Banden in the second round. The semi-finals saw Fry raigned in Recorder's C o u r t defeating EM ve Stengar of Co Monday. They are scheduled to quille to wrestle Steve Engelgau appear a t trial before Judge of Coquille in the finals. Engel- Lcraine Haines March 17. Airested for Minor in Posses gau,the defending State Cham pion at 178 pounds, defeated Fry sion of an alcoholic beverage was Scott Mecum, 19, who pled for first place. The four boys and coach Lar guilty t o th e charge before ry Hoover leave late this week Judge Haines. Sentencing was postponed until March 17. for the tournament. Pair Arrexted For Furnishing I AMONG THOSE attending friendship night at Curry Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Saturday evening, were: L-R, front, WortliyMatrons,Barbara Kimball, Occidental Chapter, Bandon; Elba Barton, Beulah Chapter, C oquille; Lalah Roush, Elgin Chapter, Myrtle Point; Nellie Peterson, Satellite Chapter, Brookings; Hattie Wilson, Grand Representative of North Dakota In Oregon; and Grace Blagdon, Worthy Matron, Curry Chapter. Beck row: L-R, Worthy Patrons, Owen B irton, Beu lah Chapter, CoquiUe; Am Roush, Hgin Chapter, Myrtle Point; and Calvin Smith, Curry Chapter. Louise Williams, Wor thy Matron, Gold Beach chapter, was present, but not In the photo.
