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F News, Thursday, January 15, 1970 ■«it Office Box 5 97465 Port Orford, Oregon PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY oi. 1 lass mail privileges authorized at Port Orford, Ore. _ a L Felsheim ................................... Editor and Publisher Paul L Peterson ............................................... Managing Editor Subscription In Curry County (per year in advance) . ............... .. . . $4.00 Outside Curry C o u n ty ..................................................... .. • ■ >*• Single Copy....................................................................10 Cent* Announcements, Notices, New» and Advertising Must be in the Office by 5e00 p. m. Tuesdays MEMBER —— — MEMBER — — Oregon 4 5 S ' SI Association — ~ AKA ILtDNAL N e W p A per Association - Founded 1885 Why The Engine Stays In Town It is bound to happen again as it has happened in the past: there will be a fire outside the city limits and the local fire de partment will not respond. And consequently there will be hard feelings, misunderstanding and criticism of the department. There is a cut and dried reason for the failure to respond, laws laid down by City Ordinance No. 143. The reason for this n rd in m ri» is th a t fire department equipment is owned and main tained by city taxpayers alone so the department must devote their allegiance to city residents alone.. . except in such cases as the ordinance (following) defines. ORDINANCE NO. 143 AnOrdinanceRegulatingThe Use Of Fire Engine and Equpment of the City of Port Orford and Declaring an Emergency Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Port Orford: Section l.T h a t from and after the effective date of this or dinance no fire truck ot engine or other fire fighting equipment of the City of Port Orford shall be operated, driven, transported, or used for the purpose of controlling or extinguishing any fire outside the corporate limits of the City of Port Orford except for the protection ot maintenance of property belonging to the said City of Pbrt Orford and except as hereinafter provided. Section 2. That then, in the judgment of the fire chief, or, in his absence, the mayor, a fire although outside the city limits, is of such nature and the circumstances are such that it consti- tutes a real and present danger and threat to property inside the city limits, the fire chief, or, in his absence, the mayor, may authorize the use of such fire equipment as may be necessary to control or extinguish such a fire. Section 3. That the city, when using its equipment outside the ty limits pursuant to Section 2 hereof, shall be acting solely or the health,saiety and welfare of the citizens thereof and shall, •.ben lore, be acting solely in its governmental capacity. Section 4. That the policy declared by this ordinance is nec- cssary for the protection of the property of the citizens and tax payers of the City of Port Orford, and in the judgment of the Council, an emergency exists and this ordinance shall become tivc immediately upxm its due passage and the signing thereof by the mayor. Passed by the City Council this 13th day of January, 1953. /s / Wesley D. Spiencer Recorder /s / W.H. Kerber Mayor Scene by Jack Zimmerman Whatever Happened To Traiiic Safety Consumerism and environ- Ism quality appiear likely can didates fo r Oregon’ s mother hood and apple pie award In 1970. Political Issues have a ten dency to ebb and flow with the vicissitudes of public opinion’ s tide. And It’ s disconcerting to many observers that an issue’ s pxpiularlty often declines to the point of near-extlnctlon long before the particular problem is solved, I ra ffle safety is a case In point. Although few campaign planks have yet been exposed by can- lldates seeking office this year, the Issues receiving attention -o far do not Include much con- ern about the alarming rise In deaths on Oregon highways! You might say It’ s been four years--when Gov. Tom Me- » all firs t sought the state's top executive post, since a state- wide campaign platform Inclu ded a meaningful traffic safety plank. What’ s happened to tra ffic safety In the Intervening years? f ollowing his election, Gov. McCall did launch a strong pro- cram to make good his campaign promise. lie even took the highly unusual step of person ally heading the Oregon Traffic •a'oty Commission. In the tradition of Oregon’ s concern for tra ffic safety, the early years of the McCall admlnls- t ration bore fru ll by virtue of a continuing decline In both mi tiers of highway deaths and ' tallttes [ier m illion miles tra velled by motorists. But the 55th I eglslatlve As sembly— In the name of eo »!» my, so reduced the OTSC budget that the body virtually : hw from Its vital tra f- fl» safet) education function. Lawmakers were not convinced were getting their tra ffic th safety d o lla r’ s worth. TheOT- SC budget was pared from $244,09" lr. the previous bien nium to $135,000. OTSC staff a as slashed from a 10-member i xiy to three. Remaining staff headed by Gil Bellamy Is hard- pressed to comply with pro visions of the federal Highway Safety Act, let alone attempt the Important continuing job of educating the public. It has been said OTSC’ s most important job Is reminding the people of things they already know. This Is probably true. And OTSC through the years has been doing a good job of this task and others. But reminding people to drive with care has diminished mark edly In the beginning months of the current biennium. No one claims Information alone can create safe driving. But the traditional "T hree E” tra f fic safety concept cannot be denied. Engineering, enforce ment and education are not mere words. They are facts! As one newspaper editorial ized following the last legis lative session: "We can have tlie best engin eered highways In theworldand the hardest nosed enforcement program going and s till k ill each other at a prodigious rate with out ‘education’ .” The rate at which we killed each other on Oregon highways In 1969 almost makes the edi to ria l a prophecy come true. From 1965 through ’ 68, Ore gon tra ffic deaths declined from 679 deaths (6.4 per 100 m illion miles travelled) to 649—about 5.4 per 100 m illion m iles. Dur ing the same period automobile registrations rose from 1,- 228,156 to 1,378,715. But In 1969 Oregon highway- deaths soared to 7031 There Is additional g ris t for any candidate’ s campaign m ill. Rising costs of repairs, medi cal care and motor vehicle In surance-com bined with Inflat ionary financial pressures, make It economically prohibi tive for any d rive r to suffer an auto accident. Although Oregon pioneered In die field of high school d rive r education, the state currently ranks at the very bottom of the lis t when It comes to qualifi cations required fo r certify ing d rive r training Instructors. Joe Nelson, state d riv e r train ing specialist tn the Deportment of Education, estimates the re imbursable fund fo r d rive r training Is only two-thlrds the necessary amount. Oregon’ s withering tra ffic safety program Is reflectedona national level. In 1965, the year before passage of the much-ballyhooed national ve hicle and traffic safety laws, there were a record-shattering 49,000 deaths and 1.8 m illion Injuries. I «spite new federal safety standards, lack of adequate funding by Congress has crea ted a situation described by one Congressman as "scandalous". The National Safety- Council lists 1969 tra ffic fatalities at near 56,000 and disabling In juries over the two m illion Had to make a quick trip to the Bay area last Thursday, for part of the afternoon, and need ed someone to babysit the office because it was necessary for bride to go along. After scratch ing heads for a considerable time it was our unanimous opin ion to elect good friend Clara M iller.. . seein' as how she had made the offer some time ago and had already filled in once before. She ajj-eed so we packed up the two youngest and headed up the highway.. . completed our business and returned to the homestead. After dinner I had to go to the office for some thing or other and found the fol lowing epistle waiting our re turn: "Diary for »ftemoon 1-8-70." "Glenda McGee called fo r Sorority.. . they need w h ite index 18"xl9", for scrapbook. " "Mrs.. . . paid bill (check). " "Mrs.. . . paid bill (cash). " "2:30 p.m.Some smart-aleck came in and uggested I remove 'back at 1:30' sign from door.. . did sam e.. . also wanted some cardboard. . . no help. " "Completed last bridesmaid v e il." "Read Sears catalog from c o v e r to cover. . . c o s t me $23.42 (inc. postage), next time leave it home. " "Left front roller on fhair in need of repair." "Handle on green coffee cup has slight ra ttle .. . very inter esting. " "Lois dropped in after school . . . did you know the gestation period for a horse is 340 days? Probably something she learned in math class." "Unplugged c o f f e e p o t... turned off heater.. . flushed toi let. . .had fun 1 Good night Chet 1 Which all goes to show that good help is still available. -P - Gotmy slacks back, including hanger, so I'll take back what I saidaboutOmarthe Tentmaker. (I take it back ONLY because I got the RIGHT slacks back.) -P - Received an invitation from Jack Dugan, Chief, Information Education, Oregon Fish Com mission, to attend their exhibit at the 1970 Boat Show in Port land Jan. 17-25. Jack says the self-contained exhibit will fea ture live specimens of salmon, s te e lh e a d , stu rg e o n , c rab s, oys ters, abalone, scallops, clams, flounder.. . etc. Jack concluded the invitation with the follow ing P.S.: "No rods or reels, bag nets, clubs or sticks, please 1" And Jack always sounded like a NICE guy over the phone. -P - Mrs. Sam Dement, wife of the State Senator from Coos-Curry, is involved in a project of se curing library books for the state prison and the Hillcrest School for Girls. She would appreciate any donations you good readers might come up with. Contact her at 724 7th St. , Myrtle Point 97458. -P - From the 250 or so letters re ceived daily, Sen.Bob Packwood mark! When it comes to funding Oregon’ s tra ffic safety pro gram, OTSC Director Bellamy has this to say: “ This state makes a $30 m illion annual p ro fit on liquor. We now know half of our tra ffic deaths lnvolvedrtnklng d rivers. On this basis we’ re entitled to $15 m illion a year fo r tra ffic safety.” It’ s unlikely any new o r In cumbent 1970 candidates w ill apply the same rationale with Bellamy. But In light of the facts— many observers believe tra ffic safety ts due fo r re vival as a campaign Issue this year. THURSDAY Fr. BB Coquille, there Luther.i'n Women, 8 p.m . Port Commission, 8 p.m , FRIDAY Coquille, here Wr, Coquille, there Home Exten. Day, 10:30 a. m. SATURDAY Brookings, there Beachcombers, 8:30 p.m . Eastern Star, 8 p, m. MONDAY Job's Daughters, 7:30 p. m. Sheriff's Reserve, 8 p.m . TUESDAY St. Christopher'sGld., noon Rot.iry, 12:10 p.m . Am. Legion 0 Aux., 8 p. m. Fr. BB Brookings, here Home Exten. night unit WEDNESDAY Bowers, there, 6: IS P.O. Lions, 7:30 p.m . [fridge Club, 8 p.m . DATES TO REMEMBER Birthday wishes go out tills week to Stanley Sweet, Bonnie Cox, Caroline McKenzie, Cath erine McKenzie, Ellen Brown, B rad Sweeney, Jim Sweeney, Cindy McKenzie, Roy Belcher, Bill Cobb, Lisa Belcher, Suzie Marsh. Azzniversary wishes go to Mr. and Mrs. Bill H iret, Sr. said among them was one ad dressed to "Congressman Back- woods. * It came from Rome. Rome, Georgia. -P - Harry Price was in town over the weekend.. . to sell his prop erty, the Anchor Inn. Which probly means that he and Mary could be a long tim e returning . . . . i f ever. -P - Leo Riiliips managed to walk his daughter down the aisle in fine shape Saturday despite the pain of a broken foot. In fact, he came through the entire event remarkably w ell.. . except for onething.He didn't like giving up t h a t tux...w ore it,would you believe, until the last min ute's rent was u p .. . then had to be told to remove it! - P- Lniorm.il public hearings on the proposedHighway 101 relo cation will be concluded at the city hall this morning from 9-12, with the formal session begin ning at 2 p. m. today. Hearings started last night. -P - In conclusion: it's not raining or blowing, at the moment. to the Edilor Objections To Beach Closure: To The Editor; We are a voluntary search and rescue organization on the southwest Oregon coast and we recognize the need to zone our beaches and regulate vehicular tra ffic on them. However, since there are great geographical and use differences among bea ches on the 429 mile coast line, we feel that this should be done on a beach-by-beach basis rather than by all-inclusive rules of closures. Our recom mendations fo r thebeaches bet ween Coos Bay and Florence have been submitted totheState Parks Department fo r their consideration. The recent photogrammetric survey which was made of the coastline makes It practical to zone beaches seperately without great cost. The majority of people are fa m ilia r with the beaches on the northern coast only ana tnere they have very serious prob lems. In our area on the south ern coast, soft sand conditions do not allow the use of vehicles except for four-wheel drive units and custom-built beach buggies and It makes walking d iffic u lt. The areas behind our beaches are publicly owned so there is no commercial de velopment or summer homes and none is possible. Access points are miles apartandmost beaches are very remote. Be cause of less population the beaches here are not nearly as heavily used as those in the north and with the dunes area, there Is plenty of room for both pedestrians and vehicular users. There has never been an In ju ry to a pedestrian by a ve hicle in our area but there have been many cases where assis tance has been given and lives saved by persons traveling the beach In vehicles. To be ef fective in this It Is necessary to travel the beach at all times to keep the access points free of d rift and to remain fa m ilia r with the constantly changing scenery and danger spots. This Is more necessary as more people use the beaches. People have been traveling In vehicles on the beaches since the time of stage coaches when they were used as roads, and In beach buggies and jeeps fo r at least 15 years. People both on the coast and Inland have a huge Investment In special vehicles and spend a goodly sum fo r auto parts and gasoline (including taxes). Small businessmen have com mercial rides on the beaches and collect glass balls and driftwood fo r sale. While zoning and regulation are necessary, we believe that these Items should be consid ered also. Sincerely, DUNE PATROL, INC. BILL LILLEBO, SECRETARY TO THE EDITOR I want to thank you for your kindness over the last several years. I have enjoyed keeping up on the home town news and being able to share it with sev eral others from time to tim e. John and Paula (Luethe) Noah visit occasionally and read up on the news. My sister, Rosa, a ls o enjoys keeping posted. There is a lady in my office who used to work for Curry County Welfare and I often take her a few papers as she knows many of the local Port Orfordites. I keep waiting to read news of the class of '60 reunion ru mored to be planned for this summer. I have only seen a few of my classmates since high school graduation. We have cer tainly scattered in the last ten years. I am looking forward to get ting the paper again. I have rather missed it the last few weeks, but didn't h a v e time during the busy holidays to write you a note. Now I'm home re cuperating from a tonsilectomy and writing is one thing I can do! Thank you again for all the years you faithfully sent me the paper. Ellen (Mitchell) Martin Portland Oma Wagner Services Held Oma Lydia Wagner, 93, passed away Jan. 7, 1970, and funeral services were heldjan.10, at the Port Orford Community Church, by the Rev. W. Briggs of Myrtle Point. Graveside services were at Port Orford Cemetery. Mrs. Wagner was bom Oct. 16, 1876, and spent many of her married y e a r s around Myrtle Point where she was well known. She moved to Port Orford in 1914 where she spent the re maining 56 years of her life. She is one of the pioneers of Coos county. Survivors are: five children, Gertrude Zumwalt, Clyde Wag ner, Paul Wagner, all of Port Or ford, Clarence Wagner, Hope, Canada, and Vera Sutton, Gold Dellenback Reports by Rep.John Dellenback Reform May Not Bring Relief The tax reform and re lie f act recently signed Into law must be viewed as a mixed blessing. While i t ’ s basically an excellent piece of legislation, It leaves gaps and contains some bad features. By potentially feeding inflation, the net loss of federal revenues at a time when we are fighting to cool an overheated economy could erase much of the re lie f which Congress wrote Into the sweeping tax package. . Fortunately the House-Senate oonferencecommltteeproducea a measure that ts less Inflationary than the Irresponsible b ill which passed the Senate. Even so it is es’ lmated that the act w ill result In a net revenue deficit In Fiscal . sar 1971. While I voted fo r the b ill, I think it would have been sounder to stabilize our economy before providing tax cuts whose benefits may be Illusory If Inflation continues to eat away our Incomes. The important thing now is to get the new law into operation and to study its effects to see where further revisions are needed. This legislation, the most far-reachtng tax reform in 15 years, increases the personal exemption fo r all taxpayers, removes many low-income people from the tax ro lls , phases out the sur tax, and boosts Social Security benefits. It plugs some of the gaping loopholes which have caused much of the criticism of the income tax structure. F or example, the oil depletion allowance is reduced to 22 percent, and it Is made much more difficult fo r wealthy persons to escape taxation altogether as a few have done In the past None of the features of this measure w ill affect the tax re turns we file In A p ril. Tax re lie f w ill take effect in a series of steps beginning this summer and extending through 1973. The firs t increase In the personal exemption, to $650, takes effect fo r only the last half of 1970. It w ill remain at $650 for the fu ll year of 1971, be increased to $700 In 1972 and then to $750 In 1973. The standard deduction w ill be Increased from Its present rate of 10 percent of income o r $1,000, whichever is lower In three steps beginning In 1971. Also beginning In 1971, a special rate schedule fo r single per sons w ill keep single individuals from paying more than 20 per cent more tax than m arried couples with the same taxable in come. At present, single persons pay as much as 40 percent more. Under the low-income allowance, there w ill be no federal taxes paid by single persons earning less than $1,700 a year, by a couple with less than $2,300 or by a fam ily of four with less than $3,500. While the 15 percent Increase In Social Security benefits became effective the fir s t of the year, recipients w ill not receive larger checks until A p ril because of time needed to make account ing changes. The income tax surcharge was reduced to five per cent until June 30, when it w ill expire. The act leaves untouched tax-exempt interest on state and municipal bonds, a boon to hard-pressed cities which depend upon such bonds fo r needed public Improvements. Although repeal of the investment tax credit may be necessary to curb Inflation, It creates a hardship fo r sm aller businesses. The package also deals with tax treatment of charitable con tributions, hobby farming, moving expenses, capital gains, foun dations, financial institutions, real estate and many other areas which m e rit careful study by taxpayers. Beach; two brothers, Walter Mc Cracken, Portland, and Charles McCracken, Myrtle Point; two sisters, Mrs. Florence Reynolds, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Agness Furrow, Hermiston. Ten grand children, 25 great grandchild ren, and one great-great grand son also survive. NEWS WANT APS REALLY ¿Utah < Mr. and Mrs. J.H . Anderson, (Priscilla Johnson), Dexter, are parents of a baby boy, Christo pher Wade, born Jan. 12, weigh ing 9 lbs. 7 oe. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson, Elk River, and Mrs. Lila Anderson, Crescent. Did you know that W ed., Jan. 7, 7 p. m. in the city hall there was a teen meeting? We have decided there will be a teen dance Jan. 31, 9 to 12 p .m . at Battle Rock school. Also Ja n . 18, Don Lewis and his calypso trio are having a concert for the teen association, 7:30 to 10:30* p .m ., admission $1. 50, every one invited. Our next meeting will be Wed.,Jan,14, 7 p.m. in the city hall. All teens who are inter ested are urged to come. Bye now! See you next meeting. SHOP A T H O M E OUR ItW PRICES AMD Q U A LITY MERCHANDISE PORT ORFORD DRUGS Pan L ewis p r e s e n te d , i n CONCERT AND SOCK HOP! PACIFIC HI SCHOOL GYM 1030 p.m. "QteR<Uy I Cudn'T 9P&II ÇutecViBER... noiv i mo o w e fi NEW SON by Dana Bean HELLO! A D M IS S IO N Ì mîUvtive ! PON LEWIS TRIO Ï • CALYPSO • RO CK • POP A SHOW FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY ! SPONSORED BY PORT ORFORD TEEN ASSOCIATION SUN., JAN. 18 I
