Curry Geology Studied On Field Trip
Port Orlarti Net«, Thursday, April 10, 1969-3
Opinion Poll Results Given;
National Primary Favored
by WALT SCHROEDER
erate rocks that were just a little River
.
.
River held«,
bridge you can notice a
Curry County Ext. Agent
tougher than the rocks surround­ large erratic boulder in the bank stahle rock and is the cause of grass has been planted here and
Approximately 65 C u rry ing them.
at the south east comer. This many of our earth slides along is the chief holding agent.
From Pistol River turn-off in
countians took part in a recent
From the west tip of Otter boulder w as brought into the Hwy .101. Many of the serpxmtine
field trip to study the geology Point you can see the tilt-up of area with other material that boulders have a beautiful shine the and dunes looking back to
which is called "slickcn-side. " tlie bluff northeast of the new
of Curry county under the dir- old sedimentary layers. This washed down from the hills.
Scrpientine is a r o c k that has Pistd River bridge and about
ectian of Dr. Qmo Steven yen strata is the old cover rock that
Hunter Creek has p>erhape one been
metamorphosed from the
100 f e e t above the river you
course instructor and president was formed in the old shallow of the most unusual forma of
WASHINGTON (Special)—A
of Southern Oregon College.
ocean bottom that at one time agglomerate rock found along harder rock known as pieridotite. can see evidence where a river public opinion poll run In 23 critic of American policy in reveal that Oregonians support
A rainy morning greeted the coveredthe Siskiyou Mountains. th e coast. T h is information (Metamorphic rocks are those flowed through the gap. River Oregon newspapers for Senator Vietnam, and he b<s opposed a cut back In federal welfare
tour participants as they tumb­ It was formed about 180 million shows many different sizes of that are altered through heat or worn rock and round stones can Mark O. Hatfield (R-Ore) shows an anti-ballistic missUe (ABM) programs, oppose giving feder­
system.
y
led from their beds but about years ago. In this tilt of old r o c k s cemented together by pressure. jPeridotites are locally be seen on this cut.
that Oregonians overwhelm­
The senator voted against al employees the right to par­
The last stop on the tour is ingly support honorable with­
five minutes before the start of sedimentary layers you can no­ lava. Leaching has farmed a known as "buckskin boulders. "
ticipate in partisan politics, and,
The next stop on the field ■Arch Rock State Park. From the drawal of American troops from both the 10 per cent federal finally, oppose more Congress­
the tour, the sun broke through tice a difference in hardness and crust-like sheet in the cracks
income
surtax
and
the
Con­
and stayed that way for the dur­ also cracks or faults that run a - and on the outside of this rock. ttip wag the north bank of Myers first pathway to the left and Vietnam.
ional action to achieve racial
gressional pay raise.
cross the grain and are fflled The crusts can best be seen on Creek in a quarry site about 200 looking back towards the coast­
ation of the tour.
Results of the survey—which
Integration.
Hatfield
has
Introduced
a
bill
yards
east
of
Highway
101.
The
line,
you
can
see
faults
and
With the thought that other with calcite.
drew
more
than
1,000
replies
the south or west side of the
Hatfield concluded that the
A light colored boulder is large rock just south of Hunter hardest r o c k on the quarry is loldingj ust where a small creek from citizens In more than in this session of Congress to poll results appeared constant
local residents might wish to
follow the trail of the field trip embedded in a lava stack an Creek. Beach pavement can a l­ known as quartz diabase. In this comes over the cliff, if you look 75 cities and towns—also re­ create a uniform Presidential for all parts of the state. He
to see some of the things that the north side of Otter rock. This so be seen around the mouth of quarry area m a n y weathered closely you can see a fault line veal resoundingly favorable primary election. He has also commended the newspapers for
were explained by Dr.Stevenson is made up of chert which is in Hunter Creek. This is an area of rocks, red r u s t e d forms, and where the beds an both sides do support for a uniform Presi­ re-introduced his bin for a their public service.
volunteer, professional mlli-
the tour stops will be described turn made up from trillions of beach where wind and waves sandstones can be found. The bed not meet.
dential primary election.
tary.
radiolarian skeletons. Radio- have removed the sand and left of Myers Creek shows the effect
for that purpose.
Also Arch Rock is a perfect
Poll returns also show that
Three other poll questions
The first stop was at Otter laria are tiny marine organisms. <he flat rocks. Ocean beach "W eathering on the quartz dia- example of an arch formed by Oregonians are solidly opposed
Pomt, five miles north of Gold This was probably moved into rocks, s a id I>. Stevenson, are ^ ? s e ,.as well as an sandstone, wave action. A weak spot hi the to more foreign aid and favor BIRTHDAY DINNER
beach. The old county road a- the area on a mud slide eons generally flat while stream won the diabase is angular and re­ arch was attacked over the cen­ abolition of the 10 percent fed­
tains muchof its original shape, turies by the waves as they wore eral income surtax. Survey
Last Sunday Mrs. Jerry Cox
bove the beach, and the top of ago.
rocks are rounded.
i he sandstone has been rounded through the rock. The waves had respondents also oppose exten­ had a birthday dinner for her
From the south side of Otter
Otter Point, are all part of an
A cross the highway from Hunt­ ■md
in many cases has pot holes
venturi-type" action and dir­ sion of the federal franchise to husband, and the guests for the
ancientm arine tenrace. Looking Point, looking back towards the er Creek stack and in outcrop­
ected additional force at this 18-year-olds, The poll shows occasion were his parents, Mr.
closely at the profile, a definite coast from a point where the pings all along the coast you wean by harder rocks.
p ie sand dunes south of Pistol soft rock as they gained a foot­ slim opposition to abolition of and Mrs. Ed Roush of North
unconformity can be seen. An road goes dangerously close to can see a bluish-green outcrop­
unconformity is defined as "a the edge, you can see what is ping of r o c k and clay that is River vividly show the age of hold.
the draft and creation of a vol­ Bend her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Curry county geology is a unteer, professional army; and ^ I t eV e'’senofDenmark-her
l a c k of parallelism between called pillow lava. Cnee you known as serpentine. This ranges various k in d s of dunes. The
neighboring strata." At Otter see it you cannot mistake this in color fro m blue-green to young dunes are longitudinal to fascinating study. T h is short also opposition to an antl-ball- ®ls‘?r P«6gy and brother,John;
another brother and sister-in-
Point this is very plainly seen form and can readily see why it black. Serpentine is a very un- the. wind but the old dunes are field trip barely scratches the Istlc missile system.
Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jen­
horizontal to the wind. Beach surface.
with the uplifted rock structures is called pillow lava. It is a
Hatfield has been a long time law,
sen and daughters of Coos Bay.
underneath the horizontal plane grayish-white farm that looks
of the marine terrace.
l i k e a pillow or like cement
Looking north from Otter that has set up in a sack.
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The tour group traveled back
Point an ancient sea stack can
BONELESS TOP ROUND
be seen on the marine terrace. down 101, through Wedderbum,
CUT
EXTRA THICK
This is now known as Hubbard's where they noticed a large mass
YOUNG
Mound. At one time waves of of granite diorite just west of
the ancient ocean washed a- the Wedderbum Stare.This is an
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TENDER
round its base. It is now perched extremely hard rock that forced
LEAN
on a marine terrace because the the Rogue River to head slight­
land has risen faster than the ly south at this point.
At the south end of the Rogue
ocean. Other ancient stacks are
are Silver Butte near Port Or­
ford, and several on the Harbor
VISIT BEASLEYS
bench.
Weekend guests at the home
The stacks off-shore from
Otter Point and other portions of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beas­
All McKay's Markets Feature Armour Star er U.S.D.A. Choice Beef
of Curry county are mostly the ley of Agate Beach were her
result of the hard cores that sister, Augusta Kosach and Mr.
Mrs. Ben Rhodes from
were once in the center of folds and
Dorena.
in the earth.A few of these hard
cores were lave instusions and
CENTER CUT
mostly granites, quartz, diorite
SIRLOIN
COUNTRY STYLE
or peridotite. Some, however,
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are the remainder of conglom­
Carol Denn, daughter of Mr.
LB
and Mrs. Harley Denn of Port
Orford, became the bride of
CENTER CUT
Tom Keeler, son of Mr. and
HICKORY SMOKED PENNYWISE
(»
Mrs. Floyd Keeler, also of Port
Orford, at 5:30 p,m. on March
29. The ceremony was per­
formed by Justlce of the Peace,
FRESH
hardwood
Lloyd Bates, in his office, in
the presence of parents of the
Those pesky critters are back bridal couple, Mr. and Mrs.
again! The millipedes ihatwere Dale Denn, Harold Denn, Mr.
PORK
causing so much problem last and Mrs. Allen Gentry of Gold
YOUNG TENDER SLICED
year are now very much in evi- Beach, and Sandra, Susan,
LB
dence in many portions of the Cathryn and John Keeler.
county. Some folks call these
The b r i d e chose turquoise
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army worms but they are not in blue as the color for her wed­
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any way remotel yrelated to the ding dress.
army worm which is actually a
The new Mr. and Mrs. Keel­
REG 93' GIANT
larva of a moth.
er are residing in Springfield
These millipedes are up to and the groom Is a tte n d in g
M iK A Y’S FEATURED SPECIAl
two inches lo n g with a hard school and working part time.
black shell and with a yellow
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YOUR CHOICE
Following the ceremony the
M tKAY’S FEA TU R ED SPECIA L
stripe running down each side. wedding party went to the Denn
maxwell house
They have many legs, hence the home where refreshments of
name millipede.
cake and ice cream were ser­
The only controls that are ved.
suggested fall under two head­
ings: direct action and insecti­ MOORE GUESTS
cides, The first method is the
G u e s ts at the John Moore
surest though in many cases not home on Stonesypher road last
the most practical.
week were Marlon Clark and
The direct action method in­ Joseph Roman from North Bend.
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volves placing the millipede Roman formerly lived up the
between a hard place and the Sixes River.
sd e of your foot. This is quite
It has been'many years since
messy so you may want to look Roman has been to Sweden to
into the other method.
visit relatives and old time
Chlordane, dieldrin, diazinon friends there but he Is planning
as a residual spray or dust a- to make the trip quite soon.
“ THE FLAVOR OF SPRING”
roundthe foundation or entran­ He plans to fly over the North
ces to the house are usually the
Pole by Scandinavian Airlines.
best c ontrol. Re peat appl ications
are often necessary far control. DATES TO REMEMBER
Same home owners have found"
Birthday wishes go out this
tiese sprays very effective and
o here feel that they just feed w e e k t o Cathy Huret, Alta
the millipedes but we're sorry Jamieson, Bob Valet.
Anniversary wishes go to Mr.
as these are the only recom­
FOR
and Mrs. G le n Wood,Mr.and
mendations that show any evi­
Mrs.
Ralph
Voss,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
dence of c o n t r o l , said Walt
US S S H GREEN STAMPS
George Fruiti and Mr. and Mrs.
Schroeder, Curry county exten-
Walter Gorsuch.
sian agent.
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EFFECTIVE:
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PORK
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Couple Wed Here
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T ip S teak . .
-B $129 Spare Ribs
B eef Shanks
- 4 9 c F r a n k s ............ L.B4 9 c
57c
Ground C huck V* 6 9c Sliced Bacon . iB6 9 c
LB
Loin Roast .
P o rk L iv e r . . LB 3 9 c
T r y L iv e r an d Onions itty o u r M e n u
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