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2— port o rto rd N m , Thursday, February 21, 1974 the Oregon State University Extension Service on buying wood furniture, upholstered furniture, rugs and carpets Each portfolio contains a jPnrt (Orford Arms BOX 5 PORT ORFORD 97465 OREGON to the O f t t v ia l Sew spaper to r th« C ity 01 Port C r tm .i and Port ot l l v t U ttar- S«vO«xl c la w m a il p r iv d c g n author i » d a t Port < ttc rv i, O reg o n "4o5 . auix . fe Uhl .1 Paul I . feterso u N a a c y J. P rte n o n E d ito r aaJ M an a g e r U n if ie d an, , om p o sitio n .................... .................................. * 4 5o S5. SO .1 5 C e n t, S u b scrip tio n ut C u m County (p e r ye a r in advancey. . S u b scrip tio n oubid> v.un*y C o u n r\ u * r v e a r in ad van cei Single Copy ................................... X n n o u r.v v m e n ti, » ■ O re g o n New spa pe- PuÖI’s*«»’ s A s so ciation du ........ \o t ic n s . N e w t and A d vertisin g m ust be in the oft by St CIO p .m . Tuesdays - Wrvwg Northern Curry County PattohM |L N e W p A teyno+j '99i Vhu\ Peterson All you members of the Pacific high school Boosters club (formerly the Port ortord-Langlois Quarterback Club) are urgently begged, ordered, and otherwise requested to attend the all.im portant meeting of that organization that will be held next Monday night, February 25, at 8 p.m. at the high school. Prexy jack Lenox says there’ s gonna be a big election for new officers . . . and you’ d better be there to protect yerselfs. That’ s what he said. After all the business Is over (or even maybe during) Jack says he’ ll likely have some kind of refresh ments . . . at least coffee and a few cookies. In cast you’ re not a member of the Boosters, you can also get signed up that night . . . cheap. An nual dues are only $3 per couple (that’ s man and wife), or $2 per person. Why not give it a try? -P . Last week the Oregon State Manne Board said they had been notified of new Coast Guard Federal Regulations concerning the termination of the use of boats In certain ‘ ‘ Regulated Boating A reas” under specified conditions. The regula ins are to be en forced only by specially trained coast Guard Board ing o ffic ers. In brief, the regulations state that: "T he use of individual recreational boats can be terminated on Certain west coast river bars and tnlets when rough seas create an especially hazardous condition. Statistics indicate that such bars along the coastlines of Oregon and Wash, ington are characterized by frequently dangerous waves and surface currents. Accordingly, the coast Guard has issued regulations to be effective begin ning Friday, February 22, 1974, which designate specific bars and inlets as “ Regulated Boating A reas” and which give specially trained Coast Guard Boat ing Officers the authority to terminate the use of specific boats when continued operations in the re g ulated areas poses a serious danger to the boat man.” The list of Oregon bars and channel entrances which will be affected by the regulations include. Columbia River Bar; Nehalem River Bar, Tilla- Mook Bay Bar, Netarts Bay B ar, Siletz Bay Bar, Depoe Bay Bar. Yaquina Bay Bar, Siuslaw River Bar, Umpqua River Bar, Coquille River Bar. Coos Bay Bar, Rogue River Bar and the Chetco River Bar. You’ ll notice that the regulations don’ t cover the local harbor . . . no hazardous bar conditions here. What we’ve got is a hazardous shoaling con dition that will no doubt plug us plumb out of busi ness before winter storm s are over. Unless we can get some disaster assistance as a stop-gap m easure while waiting for the Corps of Engineers to take action to remedy their breakwater bungle. And who knows how long that’ll take. It’ s a tragic realization to know that if the Port had done something to cause the local harbor shoaling there’ d be a ll kinds of federal* down their backs demanding that corrective action be taken. But them Engineer fellers can swoop down and cause the disappearance of an entire harbor . . . and get away scot-free. It’ s plumb confusing. -P - Here’ s a startling statement everybody’d sure like to lay some hope on; “ There is every indica tion that this nation will have record crops and livestock production in 1974. Because of this, I see food prices stabalizing starting about May and remaining stable for the second half of this year.” That is a quote from Ernie Davis, president of the Oregon Cattlemen’ s Association, when he spoke at the annual meeting of the Jefferson County L ive stock Association meeting in Madras February 12. -P - Never expect more from the other feller than can produce yourself. Think that one over. -P - Graln exports are continuing high, says the state Dept. of Agriculture, with total January shipments from Portland and Astoria at 342,096 tons. And that makes the 11th consecutive month that grain exports have exceeded 300,000 tons . . . and only the 24th month In the history of Grain Division that exports have exceeded 300,000 tons, incoming grain shipments at those ports tallied 383,045 tons, plus another 8,984 tons at Pendleton. you -P - Consumer complaints also reached an all-tim e high during January, with 135 recorded, le ss one that had to be referred to another state agency. By the end of January 105 of them had been investi gated and 98 considered valid, the Dept. of Ag. says. In seven instances there was no basis for complaint. The economic squeeze and energy short age led the list. -P - The IRS says there has been a change in Tax payer Assistance hours for all IRS offices located outside of Portland, beginning Friday, February 22. The Coos Bay office will now be open from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, o r you can call toll-free to 1-800-452-1980. -P - And don’ t forget that local assistance in filing Homeowner and Renter property Tax Refund claim s will be available next Wednesday, February 27, at the city hall from 9^0 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 3 ;3O P.m. -P - About the second week of March we’ re gonna be starting a new column called "Oregon country,” authored by a young Yreka, California writer by the name of Patrick (Rick) Sleber. The column will feature short sketches of historical sidelights from out of the pioneer era. Look for It about March 14. Then let us know if you enjoy It . . , please. TO THF EDITOR I am deeply distressed to learn In the February 7 Issue of your paper of the loss of our beautiful harbor at Port or. ford. The Army Corps of I ngin - ee rs has raised the same typ« of havoc on the California coast. Capitola, a city near Santa Cruz, attempted for years to obtain a correction from the! ngineers . . . the boat harbor would be sanded in and the city’ s beach front lost. A correction was finally secured which is why I am writing to you. Perhaps if you wrote to the chamber of Commerce at Capitola, you may be able to learn how it was achieved. They very nearly lost their city by the pounding waves and no beach front. Nancy Head Los Gatos, ca l. ORFORD POPULATION lW £ TO THF EDITOR Looks as if my subscription has about run out so am sending you my check in the amount of $3.50 for another year’ s sub scription. Always enjoy your good cov erage of local happenings. Thanks very much. James R. Mills San F ranclsco Salem Scene «•por' worn W « F KCLUStVE *C Or«90P « or« i ’«0»* l> w o - u«> M v>" e by Jack Zimmerman Forming Carpools Avoids In vo lu n tary A bsenteeism As lawmakers struggle with emergency energy legislation in special session in Salem other units of government are launching a statewide cam paign to organize carpools The current cluprit is the gasoline shortage And aim of the campaign is an intensive effort to block an economy- damaging rise in involuntary absenteeism throughout the Oregon laborforce Department of Transporta tion Director George Baldwin estim ates the state’s federal allocation of gasoline will be about 25 per cent short of de mand this month and sees no immediate easing of the shor tage While no official figures yet exist scattered reports in dicate some workers are hav ing trouble getting enough gas to drive to work Employers also report increasing cases of tardiness necessitated when employes attempt to gas up on the way to work and still others are granting time off during the workday or sending workers home early to obtain fuel. Baldwin term s the situation a serious threat to the state s economy and is seeking meth ods of reducing home-work trips among the laborforce "An immediate way to r e spond,’ ’ said Baldwin, " is through carpools ’ ’ Practical application of the carpool concept already has been vividly demonstrated by several manufacturing plants in the metropolitan Portland area - - most notably perhaps among employes of Freight- liner Corporation on Swan Is land An e m p lo y e committee headed by Ron Rust, journey man mechanic, launched a car pool plan for the nearly 2,000 people who work in Freight liner 's truck plant parts plant and service branch The plan was slow to take hold Normandie Denny dubbed M iss Frelghtliner Transporta tion by the committee and placed in charge of coordin ating the effort, said the idea was announced Dec 7 and in the first two weeks only 10 carpools were formed "Once It got going how ever ' she said, " it spread rapidly.” Today some 600 Freight - liner employes are involved in 178 carpools and the num ber Is still growing "W e figure the average car pool saves Its participants about $16 a week in auto ex pense,’ ’ she said "And that means our present 178 car- pools are saving us $2.848 a week and that will add up to about $142,000 In a year The pools also reduce d riv ing about 600 m iles a week each and when extended to 178 carpools that means 106,- 800 less m iles driven each week and 5,340,000 m iles less in a year Frelghtliner carpoolers also figure - at about 16 miles per-gallon -- they're saving something In the neighborhood of 333,750 gallons of gas a year' Documented examples show one Gresham carpool with five riders traveling 160 m iles a week at a cost of $8 form erly traveled 690 miles individually at a cost of $22.50 Another trio from Mt Angel traveling 430 m iles at a cost of $9 in a foreign compact is saving 670 miles and netting $20 85 Still another inside Portland travels 130 m iles weekly at a cost of $3.50, saving 160 m iles and $4.96 Frelghtliner also arranged with Tri-M et buses for park and ride service from subur ban Gresham and Hillsboro Staggered work hours make this service possible because the buses operate at off-peak hours adding another tripeach without inconvenience to reg ular riders A third bus soon will serve employes in the Oregon City-Milwaukie areas and another is sought to ply between Vancouver and Swan Island A c tu a lly Freightliner's employe committee actively seeks energy conservation In many ways and electricity con sumption in the three plants has been reduced 15 8 per cent since early winter Employes also take information home and practice conservation meas ures with their families The Department of Trans portation carpool campaign so far offers "How To-D o-It" kits to all com ers through three major locations In the Portland area the office at 1919 NW Thurman is headed by Jack Graham -- 227-7665 In the Salem area callers can contact either the DOT at 378- 8201 or Mid Willamette Val ley Council of Governments 588-6177 Fred Dyer of the Lane Transit District - 687- 1223 - - is coordinator in the Eugene-Springfield area DOT Chief Baldwin said workshops can be scheduled through his department for chambers of commerce and units of local government in other locales Meanwhile, Richard V C le ment. Oregon Association of Insurance Agents, has dispel led misunderstandings that may have discouraged car pools in the past "Present liability policies do cover all carpool p artici pants ' he said "However, if a particular carpool is large its members might want to check with their agents to make certain coverage isade quate. "Some companies are o f fering credits to carpool o r ganizers and still another rea son to check with insurance agents is because carpool members might qualify for rate reductions If they no long er commute to and from work In their own c a r s ." he con eluded Oregon s current February gasoline allocation is 69,600 - 000 gallons, according to DOT s Baldwin In 1971 some 76.417,275 gallons were con sumed in the state during the same month February 1972 witnessed the sale of 80,983,- 107 gallons and last February the total had risen to 84, - SI4.353 gallons "It s obvious we aren't go ing to drive as much this year as we have in the past." B al dwin concluded, "andbyform ing carpools to get to and from work we re all going to help ease the situation and still maintain Oregon payrolls and production '' Historical Society Will M eet Here F arly north cu rry county history through stories and photographs will be presented at a special meeting of the Curry County Historical So ciety next Wednesday, Febru ary 27, 7 30 p.m., in the el- mentary school multipurpose room. Josie f orty and Pouts Knapp will combine forces to present the program. The public is in vited to the free event. $2.00 4 Meetbs ar Older Uetaoyed Feaiele $3.00 IF NOT PURCHASED BY MARCH 1. 1974- ADD P E N A LT Y OF S2.00 OF THE W ILD' A sensation al in s ig h t in to th e lif e o f th e m y s te rio u s a n d p o w e r fu l tim b e r w o lf .. . A National Film Board of Canada Production ONE DAY ONLY M O N ., FEB. 25 7 :30 — 9 :30 p.m. C O L O N IA L THEATRE PHONE 332-2532 Product ot c American National Enterprises. Inc NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING A public hearing on the proposed supplemental budget for cu rry county for the fiscal year 1973.74 will be held In the Commissioner hearing room in the basement of the Curry County Courthouse, Gold Beach, Oregon, at 10:00 a.m. on March 8, 1974. Copies o f the supplemental budget are available without charge at the » Urry County Commissioner’ s office during regular office hours. Any person may appear at the public hearing on the supplemental budget, anil discuss the budget or any part of It. C iié ir ¡ m an Cuuncy C o m m issio n ers Û. SI P ? ..............à i .. . .<Y >UD< , ). SUMMARY FOR TdL FISCAL YEAR 1973-74 GENERAL FUND RESOURCES Ci. ¿y oc P o r t O rforci S u a te o f Oregon ».ax R efunds $ 3 ,7 5 0 .0 0 4 ,8 8 8 .0 0 1 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 T O u h i 2ft", g 3Ô .0 0 Coaaty Courthouse REQUIREMENTS If you wish to purchase by m a ll, send In the following form (completed) with proper fee enclosed. Ta: CURRY COUNTY CLKRK P. 0. BOX 744 GOLD REACH, OREGON 47444 Please send 1974 Dog License with attaching hookD or rlvetsD (In dicate which) ta: Owaar Slie af Oaf. Ad (trass Breed Calar_____ Eaclesed in COLOR... CRY 0a Saia at Coaaty Clerk's office ia tba (M ay be purchased at the C ity H all in Brookings) Q $2.00 far Mala □ □ $2.00 far Spayed faaiala $3.00 far faaiala NOT PURCHASED BY MARCH 1ST ADD $2.00 P E N A L T Y ) ¡S i I MONDAY Chicken noodle soup Carrot and celery sticks Cookies, fruit peanut butter-Jelly sands. Milk TUESDAY Sloppy Joes Buttered spinach Jello with fruit Milk WEDNESDAY Lasagna Butter«! peas Fruit Hot garlic bread Milk THURSDAY Tuna gravy over mashed potatoes Hot spiced beets orange juice Jello Milk FRIDAY Macaroni and cheese Green salad TAKE THE ENTIRE FAMILY! "Finding out after a pur chase what you should have asked beforehand can be an expensive form of education.' points out Dora Rumsey. Curry county extension agent Consumer Portfolios, "to help you ask the right ques tions" are now available from 1974 CURRY COUNTY DOG LICENSES DUE (Yl Trade with local merchants, they keep the News coming your way. Buyer Tips Available T w e n t y t h r e e m i l li o n Am ericans have high blood pressure H alf of them don’t know it A sim ple test by vour doctor will tell you for sure H ave him check vour blood pressure regularly, and follow his orders U ntreated, high blood pressure can leaf! to strok» heart and kidney failure 4 Maatbs or Older Mata ar Stayed faaata SCHOOL LUNCH ¿ ■ ¿ ft collection of extension bulle tins designed to answer many commonly asked questions, as well as "Consumer Guide lines'* which pose questions to be answered by the con sumer as well as the sales people The Importance of being an informed consumer and mak ing the best possible choices to fit both family needs and the pocketbook Is even more Important today In the face of rising costs. Mrs Rumsey emphasizes It takes real study to find your way through the maze of terms, fibers and styles which are a part of to day's marketplace Carpel fiber and carpet con structlon Information are In eluded In the portfolio on floor coverings, along with Informs tlon on the care of rugs and carpets and consumer pro tectlon Information Home makers sometimes are very disappointed In their carpet selection when It turns out to be a care problem, comments the home economist Upholstery fabric seem s to tie the greatest concern of fam ilies shopping for sofas and chairs, she adds and the consumer portfolio provides several pages of information that Is a great help The check sheet on furniture construe tlon has also been praised by the fam ilies who tested the portfolios for the Extension Service The portfolios are free of charge to anyone calling 247 7011, extension 226. or visit Ing the county extension office In Gold Beach n. 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