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the Oregon State University
Extension Service on buying
wood furniture, upholstered
furniture, rugs and carpets
Each portfolio contains a
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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.
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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.
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Never expect more from the other feller than
can produce yourself. Think that one over.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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)
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$2.00 far Mala
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$2.00 far Spayed faaiala
$3.00 far faaiala
NOT PURCHASED BY MARCH 1ST ADD $2.00 P E N A L T Y )
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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
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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.
ENTERING
Editor
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