Port Orford news., September 11, 1969, Image 1

Vol. 12 No. 24
^COUNTY NEWS:
The board of county commis­
sioners m et with representatives
of the U. S.Forest Service, Aug.
28,to discuss the different phases
of the Wild Rivers Bill. Present
for the meeting re presenting the
Forest Service were Vera Hamre,
Deputy Regional Forester; Bill
Ranayne,Forest supervisor; John
Grove, Fire Staff officer; Bob
Tokaresky, Recreation and Lands
officer; and Ted Burgess, District
Ranger.
In regular business the com­
mission approved the following
employment of personnel. Rob­
ert Farrier and Donald Buffing­
ton, J r ., were hired as RMM n
in the road department as temp­
orary employees; Betty Wilson
was hired as secretary to the
County Planning Commission to
succeed Eileen Webley, resign­
ed; Susan Kelly was hired as
part time employee in the Juv­
enile Department as Clerk Steno
I.
Durance Williams was hired
an the staff of the County Health
Department as a Licensed Prac­
tical Nurse. He will work 75 per
cent of the time for the Home
H ealth Agency and 25 per cent
for the Health Department.
J .C . "Dinty" Moore of Brook­
ings w as reappointed to the
budget committee for a term of
three years to expire June 30,
1972.
J.B . Kosta of Port Crford was
appointed to serve on the board
of equalization for a one year
term to expire Aug. 3, 1970,re ­
placing James L. Ferguson who
resigned because o f conflict
w i t h his ranch activities.M r.
Kosta will represent the budget
committee an the b o a r d of
equalization.
A committee of residents from
the north and south banks of the
Rogue river m et with the com­
mission to discuss the procedure
of annexation.
The regular Wednesday after­
noon road meeting was held with
Bruce Shaner, county engineer
and Myron Baumer, purchasing
agent, and commissioners Ira
Tucker, G le n Hale and Gene
Cole grove attending.
The following items were
brought before the group:
In the event that Squaw Point
road is not open, the schools will
be notified by 3 p .m .
Winchuck road is now ready
for basing in and the Euchre
Creek road will be completed.
Six Juveniles
In Break-in
Six local juveniles, two 14
years, two 13 and two 12, were
allegedly involved in a break-in
at Tucker's Mart Aug. 27, city
police said this week. The group
included girls 12 and 13 years
of age.
Entry to the store was gained
through a rear storeroom door,
police said. Taken was a case of
beer, one half-gallon and four
fifth-size bottles of wine, a half
box each of lifesavers and can­
dy bars, and three cartons of
cigarettes.
The police report said that 17
cans of beer, one fifth of wine
and some of the candy was con­
sumed, the half-gallon of wine
broken and the rest recovered.
The group was turned over to
juvenile authorities.
First Timers Contest
Grange Sponsored
For Co-op Meeting
Grange members throughout
Coos and Curry counties will be
out the next two weeks urging
their friends and neighbors who
are consumers of Coos-Curry
Electric Cooperative to attend
the annual meeting of the co­
operative.
The Grange sponsoring the
largest attendance of First Tim ­
ers, based on the Grange mem ­
bership,will receive a $40 cash
award.
This year the meeting will be
held in the Community Build­
ing, Coquille, an Saturday, Sept.
27, with registration starting at
9 a.m . and the business meeting
scheduled to begin at 10 a .m .
At 9:30 a. m ., a special film
"Intertie" will be shown. This
color f i l m , showing the con­
struction of the N o r th w e s t-
Southwest power grid, has just
received a special award at the
Venice Film Festival for out­
standing photography of a docu­
mentary film.
Lunch will be served by die
Bridge Grange at noon foilcnved
by special entertainment. Door
prizes will complete the agenda
of business and financial reports.
A report of balloting far the
election of three directors will
conclude the meeting.
Port Orford, Curry County, Oegon 97465
New Assistant
Pastor Here
G.B Man On
Lions Group
Ken Herber, tax agent for
Southern Pacific Company, has
been elected Chairman of the
Oregon Lions Sight Foundation
for 1969-70.
Herber, who served formerly
as Statewide Chairman of the
Lions White Cane Fund Drive,
succeeds Wallace Carlson,
Oregon Department of Com­
merce at Salem.
Other statewide officers of
the Foundation are Lyle Read
of Canby, vice chairman; Henry
Klinke, Portland, secretary,
and Bob Pinkie, Gold Beach,
treasurer.
The Lions Sight Foundation
is supported by public contrib­
utions to the Lions White Cane
Fund Drive and by various fund-
raising projects of all 150 Lions
clubs throughout Oregon.
Projects financed by the
REV. HOWARD THOMPSON
Foundation include a summer
retreat for the blind, a re­
Serving as assistant pastor to search program at Good Sam­
Rev.RJ-.Sharp of the Assembly aritan Hospital and equipment
of God Church is Rev. Howard purchases at Devers Eye Clin­
Thompson. He is also teacher ic. The Foundation also pro­
and youth director for the church. vides hospital care for many
Rev. Thompson was bom and needy persons requiring eye
raised in Bandon, the son of Mr. correction through surgery.
andMrs.Howard Thompson. Af­
ter completing schools there, he
attended Oregon State Univer­
sity and graduated in June from
Ncathwest College in Kirkland,
Wash., with a B.S. degree in
Pastoral Theology. W h ile at
Northwest, Rev. Thompson was
There will be a Curry County
editor and photographer for the Annual Farm Bureau meeting
school annual and was selected Monday, Sept. 15, at 7 p. m. at
for membership in "Who's Who the Rogue River Cafe in Gold
Among Students in American Beach w i t h a no-host dinner.
Colleges and Universities."
There will be election of offi­
Rev. Thompson is a licensed cers and the guest speaker for
minister with the Assemblies of the evening w ill be Senator Sam
God Church.
Dement.
Thursc’ y, September 11, 1969
Price: Ten Cents
Western States To Close
Plyw ood Market
Said Responsible;
Construction Off
County Farm
Bureau To Meet
Council Talks
Streets, Pumps
Whether to ask for a cash
settlement for unfinished street
paving repairs, f o r four new
pump motors in lieu of repairs,
or repairs and pumps, were ar­
guments thatconsumed a major
portion of Tuesday night's city
council meeting.
The 'g discussion arose when
Dick f ored, of the city's en­
gineering firm, suggested that
the city attempt to get Cregco
Construction, original s e w e r
contractors,to replace four sew­
er pump motors in place of
completing long overdue street
paving repairs. Nored said he
had understood the county was
going to place a full asphalt
mix overlay on the majority of
streets in question, under the
c o u n t y - c i t y paving program,
and that when a paving con­
tractor hired by Oregon Con­
struction learned th is , he re­
moved his grader from the city
because itw ouldn'tpay to bring
in other equipment and haul
paving mix for the little bit
that remained. It would be un­
reasonable to do the patching
work, Nored pointed out, then
have the county overlay the
whole street.
Street commissioner Kent
Wagner w as of the opinion,
however, that the city should
argue with Oegon Construction
because they should do the pav­
ing and replace the pump mo­
tors due to their performance
band responsibilities.
Nored said there was a ques­
tion of whether anyone could be
held responsible for the pump
motors because of the time ele­
ment involved a n d the city
might be wiser in attempting
to get the motors replaced and
release th e contracting firm
from their bond. City attorney
Maurice Englegau agreed that
there might be problems in try­
ing to recover the pumps and
suggested a compromise.
A motion made by alderman
Delbert Neal, giving die city
engineer permission to negoti­
ate for pump motors passed with
Wagner voting no.
Nored also told the city that
planning funds are available for
water or storm drain systems
and uggested that the city con­
sider applying for funds for a
complete water system tudy.
This would put the city in a po­
sition of being eligible far Fed­
eral grants, he said.
John Dubisar,John's Backhoe
Service, told the council that
new sewer extension construc­
tion is expected to be complet­
ed today, Thursday. Engineer
Nored said total cost of the ex­
tensions, including those added
to the original extension con­
tract, am ounted to $50, 603.48.
Final payment of $19, 578.79,
which is le » five per cent of
the total, was approved.
Other buxine» included:
* Fire commissioner Neal said
that there are vacancies on the
MISS HEGE BAKKEN gets the feel of fresh salmon, along with her brother, Johan, who is attending medical school at
the University of Washington, from Rotarian W apc Hodge, with whose family she is spending the first three months of
her school year as an exchange student at Pacific high school, where she is a senior. The occasion was the annual Rotary
picnic at Paradise Point. For more pictures, see page 3.
Local Tax
Rates Drop
department because of members
moving.
i Four fund transfers were ap­
proved at the request of the
auditors.
* Attorney Englegau said he
was still working to acquire the
six-foot alley strip that divides
the city hall property, and that
he would prepare a new ordin­
ance concerning the control and
removal of abandoned vehicles
on private property, providing a
fine clause.
* Applications from Rudy Sam-
udio and Grant Woodruff seeking
the public works supt. position
were read and tabled.
* -Approval was made to pur­
chase a police radio for the city
clerk's office at a cost of $125.
* Delbert Neal was appointed
mayor pro-tem because Mayor
Windmaiser will be out of the
city for a tim e.
* Discussion was held an in­
creasing the -.ize of the Garrison
Lake fill culvert before paving
the road.
* Bills in the amount of $1, -
381.67,general fund; $2, 889.00
and $69.60,sewer fund were ap­
proved for payment.
Tax rates in Curry county for
the 1969-70 tax year generally
are up over last year (1968-69),
according to Charles L. Fitzhugh
Assessor. A few areas liave de­
creased, however. The hugest
decrease is in the Port Ctford-
Langlois school district, which
lastyearhad an 86 per cent in­
crease over the |tio r year. Tlic
largest increases are in the Gold
Beach - W e d d e r b u r n -Hunter
Creek areas. In this area the
Union High budget last year was
$295,619.77, this year i t is
$406, 659. 00, an increase of
$111,039.23; school district 3C
had a budget of $220, 390. 59
last year and thi. year $3?(), -
852.58, up $100,461.91. The
Port of Gold Beach is up from
$26,622.00 to $50, 094.00, an
increase of $23, ‘72. 00 over die
year liefoi
'
Ne al. Beach
(school di
) also increas­
ed. S hoc Iistrict 12 is now in
the
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he
firsti
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Third Quarter
Tax Now Due
Oregon taxpayers who filed
declarations of individual esti­
mated Federal income tax must
pay the third quarter install­
ment of tax by September 15,
A. G. Erickson, District Di­
rector, said today that the In­
ternal Revenue Service is mail­
ing reminder notices, not bills,
for the third quarter estimated
tax Installment. This will per­
mit each taxpayer to pay an
Installment according to his own
records. Now that Congress
has voted to extend the 10%
surcharge, Erickson advises
taxpayers to recompute their
Installment payments using the
Increased tax rate.
In February, IRS distributed
an ES tax package to all tax­
payers whose prior year re­
cords Indicated that they may
be liable for filing a 1969 es­
timated tax declaration. The
payment voucher, pre-printed
with the taxpayer's name, ad­
dress, and Social Security Num­
ber, should be completed
and returned with the Sept. 15
payment. Copies of the new
ES form and instructions are
available at IRS offices for
those who did not receive the
original package.
Declarations of estimated
payments may lave to be made
if the taxpayer's total estimated
tax for 1969 exceeds his Income
tax withholding by $40 or more.
Taxpayers should make pay­
ments as they believe the laws
apply to them.
Chamber ¿laies
Dinner
MR. AND MRS. DOUG! AS ALAN COPE
(Kathy Ann Krick)
(see page 3)
Need P hysicals
AU students of Battle Rock
and Langlois schools that plan
to participate in sports, includ­
ing girl's track and cheerlead­
ing, are required to have a phy­
sical examination. Students ill
be issued a permission slip for
parents to sign prior to taking
physicals at 1 p .m ., Sept. 16, at
Battle Rock.
Fee for the examinations will
be three dollars ($3). Checks
should be made payable to Dr.
C. O. Boots.
WEATHER
Date
Max Min
Sept. 1
69
46
Sept. 2
71
53
Sept.3
68
30
Sept. 4
72
38
69
Sept, 5
45
Se pt.6
81
48
78
Sept, 7
43
Sept. 8
72
53
Sept. 9
73
48
Ram
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Student Needs
Old Pictures
Brann Johnson, a graduate
student from Pennsylvania State
College, here studying for his
doctorate in geology, is inter­
ested in looking at old photo­
graphs of the Cape Blanco area
and would appreciate the op­
portunity If anyone has such
photos.
Johnsen said he will have to
leave for school in about two
weeks, but untd that time may
be reached at 332-3565, or by
writing Box 685, Port Orford.
FAIR WORKSHOP MONDAY
A workshop meeting to discuss
improvements and plans for the
1970 Curry County Fair will be
held Monday, Sept. 15, 11 a .m .
at the fairgrounds in Gold Beach.
Personnel,! xhibitors and any­
one interested are asked to bring
a sack lunch, according to Bill
Crook, fair manager.
A dinner met
vi” liigh-
lite the month o
ember lor
the chamber oi >
ce ,when
a neral
a representatb
S|«jak-
Telephone v
er. A film
shown,
said at
president Maud'' W
the Monday ..o
mg.
: ly on
Don Tate i oi
Cl-. U le n ,
th e p ro p o
1
clearing up i
.1. that stu-
dentfees might He r ut substan­
tially if $200 was ra wed in the
community to purchase supplies.
Tate said this was not a fact and,
that fees would depend primar­
ily on .tudent enrollment. A
qualified teacher is available,
he noted. A public meeting oil
the kindergarten was to be held
Wednesday night.
Tate also said that lie hid not
accepted the J uly 4th • hairman-
ship for next year but that he
would he Ip. He added that Har­
old Robinson agreed to take the
parade a gain but that he thought
an advance budget would be
beneficial in helping to line up
groujis, special entertainment or
bands.Cash parade prizes instead
o f ribbons and changing the
Queen's Ball to a Pageant were
also discussed.
In other business Rev. Don
Parsons reported on the Teen
Association and treasurer Gil
R u sh said chamber funds a -
mounted to $694. 26 in check­
ing md $1,600 in time deposits.
increased levy. Brookings-Har-
bor tax rates are down slightly
due to an increase in valuation
and also the tax relief from the
State is $1.30 per $1000 of true
cash value,as compared to$1.06
the year before.
Following is a list by code
area of the rates for last year
andlorihis year. The tax state­
ments for 1969-70 will be m ail­
ed out soon after Oct. 15, ac-
c o r d i n g to Mrs. Hame Kay,
chief tax deputy.
Western States Plywood Co-
operative this week announced
they would curtail operations
beginning with the closure of
the green end Wednesday night,
and continuing department by
department until the plant com­
pletely shuts down September
20.
Miles Munson, manager of the
co-op, s a id the m ill will be
closed until the plywood mar­
ket improves. Lack of housing
starts, tight mortgage monies,
high interest rates and federal
cut-backs are largely responsi­
ble for plywood market condi­
tions, Munson said,and we can 't
s e e an improvement in the
building picture for probably
three or four months in the fu­
ture.
Munson said the closure would
effect 210 employees at the m ill
and m an/ other supporting op­
erations such as logging shows
aud suppliers. Many of WSP cm -
ployees expect to remain in the
area, however, Munson said, but
we will no doubt lose some good
people because of the closure.
The manager said that pre­
ventative maintenance will be
carried out prior to and after
the closure to insure that the
mill will be ready to operate at
a moment's notice. Many of the
employees who will go to other
jobs in the area have indicated
they would return when the mill
resumes operations,Munsan not­
ed. And,lie said,we have enough
logs at the m ill to operate at
least two months while we get
logging operations resumed.
Though there have been a
few short tem;xxary closures,
this is the first major shut down
for Western States since it be­
gan operation in 1951.
Hearing On
Land Use Set
Legislative action to solve
liroblems involving uncertainty
ofihe state's ownership, control
and usage of Oregon's submerg­
ed and submersible lands an
navigable waterways will head
the agenda of the Legislative
A dviscry Committee to the Land
Boaril meeting set for Friday,
Sept. 19, 9:30 a.m . in Room 6,
State Capitol, Salem, according
to Rep.RodMcKenzie (R) Sixes.
The first half of the day's
meeting, McKenzie said, will be
(After given to discussions by the De­
Code
Rate
Relief) partment of Geology and Min-
Areas
Per $1, 001 0
1968-69
1969-70 e r a l Industries' Ralph Mason
relating to need for clarification
Part Orford-Langlois
of offshore mining laws; and a
$31.53
$28.28 review o f oceanographic re­
2-1
16.61 search projects by Dr. J. V. Byme
2-2
22.30
23.24
17.26 of OSU's Oceanographic De­
2-3
21.82
15.93 partment.
2-4
15. 80
2-5
21.68
Boating |>roblems stressing
Gold Beach-Wedderburn
safety and the hazards of aban­
Hunter Creek
doned w ater-b ased structures,
$26. 11 partially submerged logs and
$20.37
3-1
19.04 debris will be discussed by Rob­
14. 77
3-2
14.21
17. 94 ert Kittcnhousc, Director of the
3-3
3-4
16.05
20. 15 Oregon State Marine Board.
14.23
18. 00
3-6
Reconciling mining and rec­
19.04 reational river usage will be re­
3-7
14.77
20.04
23.59 viewed by D.D. Dahl, chairman
3-8
20.56
24.73 of the Rogue River Coordina­
3-9
tion Board.
Agness-lllahe
The afternoon session will be
$12.21
$ 9.53
4-1
10.09
13.31 given to discussion of industry's
4-2
problems. These involve ripar­
Nesika Beach-Ophir
ian rights, lografting, removal
$29.48 of river bottom material, zoning
$25.25
12-1
29.16 far rivercraft speed on location
12-2
25.77
28.44 of moorages, and ownership of
12-3
24.71
30.86 filled lands and conflicts of
12-4
26. 57
12-5
26.03
29.82 changing riverbeds.
Representatives of the As­
26. 57
30.86
12-7
25.25
29.48 sociated Oregon Industries .md
12-8
the Associated General Con­
Pistol River-Carpenterville
tractors, the Oregon Land Title
$12.94 Asm., the Oregon Farm Bureau
16-1
$12.08
6.73
6.20 Federation, water enforcement
16-2
5.e9 agencies,and public officers as­
16-3
6.97
16-4
11.54
11.90 sociations, including the County
5.16 Assessors, will participate, Mc­
6.19
16-5
Kenzie said.
Brookings-Harbor
$21. 14
$21.79
17-1
18.07
18. 18
17-3
18. 67
17-4
18.77
21.72
17-5
23.00
22.41
21. 12
17-6
The board of directors of
19.39
19. S3
17-7
North Curry Recreation m e t
Upper Chetco
Friday night and voted to ap­
$17.36 prove payment for installation
$14.98
23-2
of new receiving and broad­
Questions,if any,on the above casting equipment for the t. v.
rates, vai ues in the ire a or means instaHaticn here, when weather
of • omputing,should be directed permits,
to I he Assessor's office. The As­
A public meeting has been
sessor or one of his staff w ill be scheduled for Wednesday, Oct.
happy to discuss diese matters. 1, 8 p .m ., at the city hall.
The Assessor's office is located
Attending the Friday m eet­
in the county courthouse cn the ing were Jim Riedlinger, presi­
main lloar. I lours are 8:30 a. m. dent; Mabel Right, secretary;
to 5 p. m ., Monday through Fri­ Charles Balzer, Join Campbell,
Evert Mills .md Sidney Dooray.
day.
Vote Equipment
Bills Approved
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