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L ib rary U n lw F ftity 9 t Oregon Tugene, o r e ^ 4 « 3 I Industry Tab Is Underway The biennial census of O re gon Industry Is underway. Manufacturing establish ments in the state are being surveyed by the State Econo mic Development Division to obtain information for the 1974 edition of the Directory of Oregon M anufacturers. Most firms will receive a computer print-out of their listing in the 1972 directory, according to Edward J. Whe lan, director of the Economic Development Division. They are being asked to revise the listing to reflect current in formation. New companies established since the 1972 directory was compiled- will receive a short questionnaire. The biennial directory is much in demand as a guide to buyers seeking Oregon sources of supply. It is also used as a research tool. City Library Open House POURING punch and coffee and serving cookies during li brary open House Saturday were Mrs. Ariel MacDonald, rear, and Mrs. Ira Tucker, right. Cookies were donated by "friends of the library.” Remaining cookies were frozen and will be served to children attending the summer reading program. » Jubilee coordinator Jo Reeves has announced that the pro gram has been set for the 19- 73 celebration with 12 big events slated for Saturday, June 30, in addition to the gala jubilee Dance set for 9:30 p .. m. Friday, June 29. About the only thing that has to be wrap ped at this time, Mrs. Reeves said, is the Battle of Battle Rock, and for that we need volunteers for Indians and se t tlers. she said that anyone w il ling to perform in the popu lar pageant may call her at 332-3771, or contact June Dennison or Rick Peabody. Wilbur Jensen and the Em- | * ¡ r , i t l £-■ K If 1 di î ; erald city Dixieland Jazz Band will be featured at the Jubi lee Dance at the Pacific high gym. Admission will be a do nation of $2 per person, pay able at the door. There will be no advance ticket sales. PANCAKE BREAKFAST Local Rotarians will be on hand to greet early r isers on Saturday when they open their pancake breakfast at the grade school. Pancakes, ham, milk or coffee will be served un til 10-30 a.m. SAND CASTLES Battle Rock Beach will be the location of the Sand ca stle Contest under the direction of Alan Mitchell. Toys and kites will be awarded prize winners. JUBILEE PARADE Parade entrants will begin forming at 10:30 a.m . on Idaho and 20th streets, along the fire station and city hall. Mem bers of the Coast Guard at Cape Blanco Loran station will serve as Color Guard. The newly constructed Cole M Rivers Fish Hatchery on Marching music will be sup the Rogue River north of Med plied by the famous Eugene ford was dedicated on Wednes Highlanders, and a band form day,. June 20, by Governor Tom ed by musicians from School McCall and then transferred District 2CJ under the direc to the Oregon Game Com m is tion of Ken Nelson. sion for operation. The event The Parade will march from began at 1 p.m at the v isit 20th street down Highway 101, or’s viewing deck overlooking the hatchery and was followed south to Battle Rock State by a tour of the production Park. Minnie King Jolly will be facilities. Located just down the Rogue featured as Grand Marshal. River from the Army Corps Hie Highlanders will per of Engineers Lost Creek Lake form at the park following the Project, the hatchery was con parade. structed by the Corps to r e place the natural fish produc TRAP SHOOT Shotgunners will have an op tion potential of the upper Rogue River that will be de stroyed by impounded waters behind 800-foot Lost Creek Dam It is the largest hatch ery in Oregon and one of the biggest in the nation Chinook, coho, and kokanee salmon, summer and winter steelhead, and rainbow trout will be reared and released into the Rogue River system. The 30-acre complex consist ing of a fish ladder, a c o llec tion pond, six holding ponds, 87 rearing ponds, two trout brood ponds, and 26 outside starter ponds has the capacity for raising more than 425,000 pounds of fish per year Cole M. Rivers, in whose honor the hatchery has been named, was a Game Com m is sion district fishery biologist on the Rogue for over 20 years. He was widely known and r e spected for his intimate knowl - edge of the Rogue River Basin, his consummate skill us a white water boatman, his e f fective public relations, and his civic activities Governor Dedicates Hatchery OFFICIALS visiting library open House included city judge Georgia Dougherty, county commissioner Les Williams and Port orford mayor Leon White. County commissioner Ira Tucker also attended the event. County funds made completion of the facility possible. CONSTRUCTION supervisor Glen Kadelbach was presented a gift for his dedicated efforts in seeing the new library com pleted. Library board member Honor Hoover made presen. tatlon during Saturday open House. Forest Fire Season Is On Effective at 12:01 a m. Mon day, June IS. the official forest fire season began in zones 1 and 12 of the Coos Forest P ro tective Association. After this date, all open burning requires permits and logging operators must have their tools readily available at their landings Burning permits may be ob tained at any office of the Coos Forest Protective A ssocia tion Those wishing permits should call several days in ad vance from when they want to burn to allow ample time for warden inspection. This clo sure includes all the coastal area Annual Swim Classes Set Annual summer swimming classes will be sponsored this year by School District 2CJ during July 9 through July 20 for students in grades one through six. Forty-four students have signed up for the program. C lasses will be held at the North Bend pool. The school bus will leave from the Port Orford elemen tary school at 8 a.m ., and pick up students from Lat<- lois about 8 :20 a.m. Students are to bring a sack lunch, swimming suit, towel and cap—required for girls_ and boys with long hair. The bus will return to Lang lois about 1 p.m., and at Port orford about l :20 p.m. Driver of the bus for the first week will be Hny Laur. ance, and for the second week, Don Hunt. Mothers may ac company children on the bus if space is available. Attending from Port orford will be Andrew Amos, Crystal Creson, Shannon creson, San dra Childers, Brenda Childers, Molly Childers, Ginger Den nison, Rita Derrick, Don Gar- nand, Angela Huntley, Tommy and Tammy Kadelbach, Patty Mort, Jimmy and David Owens, Tommie owen, Char lie owen, Lori Piper, Mary R eeves, Pamela Reimers, Gina Samudlo, Martina Sweeney, Douglas, Susie and Lynn Trim ble, Anne and Mary Williams. From Langlois, Bryce Bark- low, Brenda Barklow, Robin and Deborah Beckman, Karen, Rob in and Robert Boucher, Gar- Ick Glnestar, c a r l, Timothy and Brenda Hoover, Steve Rob erts, Lisa and Anne storm and John Tate. Hie Port of Port orford will meet with a representative of the U.S. Army Corps of En gineers at the regular Port meeting on July 17 to hear a report on preliminary data from the model study of the local harbor. The study is be ing made at the Waterways Ex periment Station in Vicksburg, M ississippi, to determine cur rant action in the local harbor. Completed results of the tests are expected to pro vide Engineers with informa tion necessary to remedy the shoaling problem here. Col. Paul D. Trlem, D ist rict Engineer, said that mem- bers of his staff would like to meet with port com m is sioners and other interested parties at the July meeting. SANDWICK HERE The Sandwlck, an agitation type sand moving barge, ar rived in port Tuesday to be gin moving sand from a channel parallel to the dock but ran into problems with moorings in the harbor. Port president Leo Phillips said the skipper of the Sandwlck told him it was not possible to begin operations with boats and moorings in present lo cations. He requested they be moved . . . or he won’t begin clearing the channel. Dock manager Ervin Severns was In structed to inform boat own ers to remove the moorings for the duration of the sand moving, a period of four or five days. penalties. Permission to reg ulate parking in the area was delegated to The Dock, Inc., by a recent contract. An ordinance will also be drafted to regulate use of the floating sport boat dock. Pen alties will be Imposed for PARKING ORDINANCE Hie port agreed to have at leaving dlnghys parked on the torney Maurice Englegau draft dock, or tied to the west side. The dock was installed for the an ordinance governing park use of sport boats only, the ing in the area reserved for port stressed, but commercial sport fishermen. Hie new law fishermen have been allowed to tie dlnghys to the east side is expected to stipulate ix>over of the floats, under the main night parking, unauthorized fish dock. parking (by persons other than MORE PARKING sport fishermen), and provide Port Engineer Dick Nored re ported that an application has been filed with the State Mar ine Board for funds in the amount of $19,800 to re-shape the bank north of the small boat ramp and to pave the en tire area designated for rec reational parking, west and south of the corner of The a spinning rod; beginners will Dock, inc., building. win a tackle box. Age lim its REPAIRS DUE are 14 years up for adults, Phillips reported that another 8 to 13 for juniors, and up $2,000 worth of dock planking to 7 for beginners, who must has been ordered and will be be accompanied by an adult. placed in critical areas in the Second and third prizes in all near future. Replacing of a few divisions will be $1.50 worth of piling is also being planned tackle, and $1 worth of tackle. as soon as the pile driver is SALMON BARBECUE put back In action. The Port orford-Langlois Tapping the repair program Quarterback Club will serve list will be the south end of their famous fresh salmon bar becue from 2;30 to 6;30 p.m. the dock leased by Cal-Shall. Hie firm Is planning to Install at the local grade school. Cole slaw, baked beans and a bev an ice chipper and another erage make up the balance of hoist. MANAGER RESIGNS the delicious meal. The dock manager notified THE BIG BATTLE The Battle of Battle Rock the oommi. 'loners that he was Pageant will be held at 7:30 resigning the position and will p.m. at the scene of the orig go commercial fishing. Hie inal skirmish that occurred in port will accept applications 1851 . . . at Battle Rock Beach. to fill the vacancy, prior to That was the battle that is said July 1. The manager was also to have opened the south coast given permission to hire two to settlement by the white men. high school youths for a clean up project In the dock and FIREWORKS The big highlight of the ju parking area, and to replace bilee Is always the gigantic the brake on the boat hoist. fireworks display, fired from OTHER BUSINESS In other business the port the beach and Battle Rock by the local volunteer fire de agreed to have the two Sanl- partment at dark. Rockets cans repaired; to send a bill bursting over the Pacific and to the boat Paul c of c r e s . on the rock thrill spectators cent City for replacement of for nearly an hour, bringing a piling the boat allegedly the celebration to end with backed into and broke during the latter part of March; and a blaze of color. to refer insurance claim s for LOG TRUCK CONTEST assistance arising Judging for the best load of medical from the truck accident at logs will take place prior to the parade. Prizes will be $50, the dock. B ills in the amount of first, $25, second and $15 for $2,921.15 were approved for third, sponsored by Western payment. States Plywood. Is Next Week t e Port Sets Meeting With Army Engineers portunity to show off their skills at an afternoon trap shoot at the Battle Rock Rod & Gun Club range on Agate Beach Road beginning at 12 noon. Re freshments will be available. KITE FLYING The Committee for the Arts will sponsor a kite flying con test at Battle Rock Beach at 12;30 p.m. Art objects will be awarded to prize winners. SQUARE DANCING The Beachcombers Square- dance club will present an ex hibition of squaredancing at Battle Rock Park also at 12:30. HORSE GAMES Horse gam es for both young sters and adults will get un derway at the horse arena lo cated in Buffington Memorial Park on 14th. The event will be under the direction of the Curry county Mounted sher iff’s Posse. The contests are expected to be finished at 5 p.m. DINGHY RACES Hie Lions Club will be in charge of the annual dinghy races at Battle Rock Beach, beginning at 1-30 p.m. Thrills and spills are usual fare for contestants as they battle the surf, rowing out to a bouy and returning to the beach. FISHING CONTEST A Jetty Fishing Contest, spon sored by The Dock, Inc. be gins at 2 p.m. P rizes will be awarded in three division in the hour attempt to catch the biggest bottom fish. First prize for aduits will be a ball bearing reel; juniors will get City Buys Water Wagon Star Will Install Curry chapter No. 135, or der of the Eastern star, will hold an open installation of of ficers on Sunday, June 24, at 2 p.m. at the Masonic Hall. Lana Savage Savage wlU be Installed as Worthy Matron and Dick Barklow as Worthy Pa tron. FIRE CHIEF Vern Sonderman shows off new water wagon the city purchased from Laird Logging for $2,000, from city revenue sharing funds. Hie truck holds about 2,500 gallons, and Is equipped with an intake pump that will fill tanker In about 15 minutes. A high pressure pump may be added later, Sonderman said. A splash attachment on rear will also make It possible to use vehicle for watering streets or other a reas, as well as an auxiliary fire pumper .
