2 —Port Orford News, Thursday, October 21, 1976
and Thursday from 6-9 p.m.
$30 fier term, two six-week
terms.
SL1MNASTICS—Liz Orton,
Instructor, held at Pacific
High School on Tuesdays and
P.O. Box 5
T .leph o n . (503) 332-2301
Port Orford, Oregon 97465
Thursdays from 8:30-9:30
p.m. For cost see instructor.
Paul L. Peterson, Founder. 1956
Published Every Thursday
TYPING —Susan Barfield,
Official Newspaper:
City of Part Orford
Port of Port Orford
Instructor, held at Pacific
High School on Tuesdays and
Louis L. Felshoim, Publisher; Paul L. Peterson, Editor and Manager; Nancy J. Peterson,
Thursdays from 7-10 p.m.
Assistant and Composition; Laurie Wilson, Office, Classified and Composition.
For cost see instructor.
Subscriptions by M ail; In Curry and Coos Counties. $6.00 per year—six months. $4.50
WELDING —Dale Reeves,
Outside Curry and Coos Counties, $7.00 per year—six Months, $5.50; Single Copy Price, 15«
Instructor, held at Pacific
High School on Wednesdays
Copy Deadlines: Display Advertising. News, Announcements. Photos— Noon Tuesday
from 7-10 p.m. $25 for com
Classified Advertising—5 p.m. Tuesday
plete course.
Please contact any of the
Member of: Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and National Newspaper Association
above instructors if interested.
Keep a sharp eye for some
Second Class M ail Privileges Authorized at Port Orford, Oregon, under Act of March 3, 1879
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drawing boards . . . they’ll
include lapidary, woodwork
ing, photography, and natural
history.
We are also planning some
special events . . . metric
system, mushrooms, flower
arranging, rnd marine biology
illustrating.
We have instructors for
Womens Studies, Russian,
Veter son
tole painting, ceramics (day
TO THE EDITOR:
time class), psychology. Call
A service to assist Oregon communities in locating
Carl Eckholm. Ed and Mil 332-5241 between 8 a m. and
federal aid for economic development has been put into dred Maloy's son-in-law, is a 5 p.m. if interested.
We would like to thank the
operation at Oregon State University.
candidate for city council.
‘ ‘This new service uses a computer to search lists Carl and LaReine are not people of Port Orford for
their help with the return of
of federal assistance sources for which a community newcomers, rather they are the Adult Ed. questionnaire
returning
long-time
residents.
may be eligible and to prepare a printed report for
Issues of the Port Orford News forms. Mr. Peterson is to be
that com m unity,” announced Russell Youmans, an sent on to them by the Maloys, thanked for his cooperation.
economist w ith the OSU Extension Service.
have kept Carl up on city
Known as the Federal Assistance Program Re business. Carl Eckholm help PORT ORFORD ADULT ED.
trieval System (FAPRS), the new service provides data ed install our horse arena COMMITTEE
fence. Carl Eckholm has put
on more than 600 federal assistance programs.
on the Jetty Jubilee sand- TO THE EDITOR:
The reference information is revised and updated castle contest for the children
Ford or Carter? Does it
monthly.
of our community. Carl Eck
‘ ‘One of the biggest advantages of this service,” holm is a homeowner with make any difference? Many
Youmans said, “ is that anyone wanting inform a natural talent for working with are so dishearted by the
prospects that they seem to
tion on potential economic assistance for any Oregon all the people. Carl Eckholm have lost all interest in voting.
has earned my vote and I
community of 50,000 or less can quickly and inexpen hope you will entrust him Both our presidential candi
dates have in the past been
sively get a complete, up-to-date list of all federal aid with yours.
picked, promoted and bought
programs for which the community qualifies.
by such power groups as The
“ The cost for using FAPRS is billed to the user. Sincerely,
Council on Foreign Relations
The charge is nominal; we anticipate that it w ill average ALAN MITCHELL
and by Big Labor. They have
921 Oregon
around $3.50 per search,” he added.
not tried to serve those who
Port Orford, Oregon 97465
elected them. They have only
A ll Oregon communities except Portland, Eugene,
worked for those who bought
and Salem (whose populations exceed 50.000) can ef TO THE EDITOR:
them.
fectively utilize the service.
The key to getting govern
I would like to comment
To use FAPRS all that is necessary is to call the
ment back into the hands of
on
the
comments
on
the
nearest county office of the OSU Extension Service or
the people is to elect people
proposed new' City Charter.
to contact Youmans directly. A potential user need only
1. The Council being the who have not been picked by
identify the community and the type of aid sought.
judge of the qualifications of those mentioned above. It
County Extension offices are listed in the tele it’s members is no change is going to be a struggle but
there is hope. If we get
phone directory under county government. Youman's from the present City Charter. enough of the right people in
The
U.S.
Constitution,
written
office is in Extension Hall on the OSU campus at
by America’s Founding Fath the U.S. Senate and House we
Corvallis; his telephone is 754-2942.
ers gives this same authority can still get our country back
FAPRS was developed by the U.S. Department of to the U.S. House and Sen on the right road.
This year there is a man,’
A griculture and is being made available in Oregon by ate. It means, as in Port
Jerry Lausmann, running for
the OSU Extension Service Community Development Orford councilmembers case, the House. He knows what is
that if a question arises as to
Program.
whether an elected council- good for the timber industry
— P—
member is a City resident, or as he owns a lumber company
In Oregon as in other parts of the United States, has been so six months, the and he really cares about what
local government expenditures have increased dram at ones who are to make final is happening to our country.
The incumbent, Jim Weav
ically in recent years. Even after adjusting for inflation, judgment are the councilmem er, may be better known and
total current expenditures increased by over 80 per cent bers themselves.
2. The method of calling he can sound very persuasive
from 1962 to 1972.
and holding of Special Coun — also he can send our liter
This is one of the findings of Oregon State U ni cil Meetings will continue as ature (at no cost to him) to
versity political scientist R. Kenneth Godwin and it is now. The New Charter is every postal patron in his dis
trict.
economist James B. Fitch reported in “ The Effects of the same as the present Char
This year is very important.
Population Changes on Local Governments in Ore ter, and both are governed Those who care had better
by State open meeting laws.
gon,” a recently released study funded by the Rocke There is no change in this.
start asking questions and
feller Foundation.
3. If the City ever has and finding answers now.
The research indicated that federal and state chooses to return to its own
grants to local governments have reduced the influence police force, the municipal Yours truly,
WILLIMINA DONNLY
of population and economic characteristics on local judge will have to handle the Brookings, Oregon
traffic cases
now being
budgets. However, in spite of these grants, handled by the Justice Court.
demographic and economic characteristics heavily In that case, the City will TO THE EDITOR:
influence the ways local governments spend their have to resume paying the
There are some noteworthy
municipal judge accordingly.
monies.
similarities between the Gold
By
making
the
municipal
The two found larger communities suffer greater
Beach school consolidation
budgetry strains in-spite-of the greater economic judge appointive rather than issue and the effort of two
elective, it gives the City
productivity of the private sector in these areas Council the option to contract years ago when they tried to
Moreover, due to prevalent m igration patterns, non- municipal judge duties with consolidate Brookings, Har
W illam ette Valley residents appear to subsidize the the Justice Court, probably at bor and Dawson Tract into one
a dollar savings, to the City. city. In both cases there is at
valley through capital investments in education.
least some merit on each side,
Consolidation of government into larger units It doesn’t lock the City into but the voters have been given
the one position of having to
generally does not reduce expenditure for most ser keep it’s municipal judge, too short a time to resolve a
vices, but it may reduce the responsiveness of the which an elected municipal complicated issue. This ques
tion should have been decided
government to the demands of local citizens, they judge position will do.
I hope this explains these in a special election sometime
found.
before next summer's school
points.
Present and potential problem areas in Oregon’s
recess.
local expenditure patterns include: 1) the decrease in Sincerely,
The Gold Beach district
should not have the power to
expenditures for parks and recreation in metropolitan LEON WHITE
force Pistol River, Ophir,
areas, 2) the increasing burden of welfare expenditures
and Agnes to consolidate, as
in non-valley regions of the state, 3) relative declines TO THE EDITOR:
may happen the way the ballot
in expenditures for education in non-valley regions,
Your Adult Education Com measure is set up. Instead,
and 4) relative declines in highway expenditures in mittee is pleased to announce Gold Beach should be voting
the eastern part of the state.
the following classes for the to accept such consolidation
current
school term. (You’re if the other districts are will
This report, available without charge from the OSU
invited
to
participate regard ing, and only merge those dis
Graduate School, is the last in the series “ M a n ’s Ac
less of age; you'll enjoy it and tricts which approve indi
tivitie s as Related to Environmental Q uality,” a m ulti- learn something useful, too.)
vidually. If rural parents wish
departmental, interdisciplinary look at Oregon's future
ART—Instructor
Charles to maintain their own school,
growth and environmental problems sponsored by the Quarles, held at the Langlois that is their right, and they
Fire Hall on Fridays from 9 should evaluate the adequacy
Rockefeller foundation.
a.m.
to 3 p.m. $30 for com of their children's education.
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For better or worse, the de
plete course.
According to recent figures from the Dept. of
ART—Instructor
Betsy cision should be theirs. The
Transportation, Curry county would receive an addi Hammond, held at the Port high school board should with
tional $77,024.64 in highway fund allocations if Ballot Orford Grade School on Tues draw this measure from con
Measure No. 8 passes, come November 2. That would days from 7-10 p.m. $25 for sideration and address the
real question at a later date.
mean that revenue would increase from $469,176.95 complete course.
CERAMICS-Rick Erdrich, There are too many question
for the fiscal year 1977-79 biennium, to $546,201.59.
Instructor, held at Pacific marks on this one.
Port O rford’s share would increase by $4,609.01 High School on Mondays from
for that period, while Gold Beach would get an addi 7-10 p.m. See instructor for Sincerely,
DAVID A WILKEN
more information.
tional $7,090.01 and Brookings, $13,960.00.
Independent County Commis
KNITTING-Philura
Has
The additional funds would come from gasoline
sett, Instructor, held at the sion Position No. 2 Candidate
taxes that would increase by one cent if the measure
Wooden Nickel in Port Orford
passes
on Mondays from 7:30-9:30 TG THE EDITOR:
—P—
p.m. $10 for complete course.
NURSE S AIDE-John Bar-
As each of jou know, the
The Curry County IED board of directors w ill meet field Instructor, held at 1976 Oregon State Fair turned
at 8 p.m. next Tuesday, Oct. 26, in the Curry county Southern Coos General Hos out to be the most fruitful
office building.
pital in Bandon on Tuesdays in its Ill-year history. Not
r "
jPnrt (Orford $euis
worn -rue...
to the
E ditor
only for the Fair itself, its
personnel and those directly
involved with it, but for the
State of Oregon as well.
This SHOWCASE of Ore
gon, focusing its attention on
our state's economic and
social life, its products, indus
tries, commerce; on its natural
resources, history, govern
ment, education; its science
and culture and agriculture,
also brought out the import
ance of the media and focused
sharply on what an outstand
ing press corp the state of
Oregon possesses.
Without the valuable as
sistance you contributed to
this Bicentennial Celebration,
“The Great American Time
Machine, 1776-1976,” the
fruits of labor of more than
700 people might have gone
unheralded. Your efforts and
interest in our State Fair
aided in establishing an all-
time high attendance figure
and financial gain, which, in
turn shall be used to better
our Salem facility for the
future.
I take this opportunity to
personally thank you for
everything you have done.
Sincerely,
Jesse H. Boren
Jerry Goetch Is
Guest Speaker
Jerry Goetch, pastor of the
Langlois Community Church
will be guest speaker at the
Christian Mens Fellowship
tonight. Thursday. October
21, at the Community Church.
The meeting will start with
a 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner
and all men are invited.
at age 39.
But, the danger of a nuclear
accident goes beyond the dan
gers to nuclear workers.
Studies conducted for the A EC
show that tens-of-thousands of
people would probably die in
a major nuclear reactor ac
cident. Depending on the type
of reactor, an accident would
occur either as an explosion
or as a meltdown of the nu
clear core. In either case, such
an accident could burst open
the reactor building and send
a plume of deadly radioactive
material into the air, killing
people in its wake and making
the land uninhabitable.
How close have we come to
a major accident? Close. For
OREGON STATE FAIR
instance, in 1965, an experi
COMMISSION
mental breeder reactor, also
Harold W. Heller, Chairman
in Idaho, went out of control.
by Donald C. Wimberly
A technician reached an emer
Publicity Director
gency shutoff only one-half
second before the reactor
exploded.
TO THE EDITOR:
Later, in 1966, the first
commercial breeder reactor,
Oregonians receiving their located just 30 miles from
voter's pamphlet over the next Detroit experienced a partial
few weeks will be in for a big “ meltdown” the second time
surprise from the Republican an attempt was made to gen
State Central Committee. erate power. The reactor came
That’s because of the “ big so close to exploding that a
lie” technique employed by plant engineer told a report
this partisan committee on a er, “ we almost lost Detroit.”
page they purchased in your
Accidents and near acci
voter's pamphlet.
dents keep happening. There
What the Republican Cen have been at least 25 accidents
tral Committee did was to in which workers were ex
totally distort the meaning of posed to low level radiation
Ballot Measure No. 7. Accord at Trojan in Oregon. Last year,
ing to their statement, this 23 reactors had to be closed
measure will cost Oregon tax for a time for inspection of
payers $850,000 of the state’s cracking pipes. Over the year
General Fund. That's not true.
there have been dozens of
The fact is that people who
other incidents.
wish to will be able to give
As a result, nuclear plants
$1.50 to a “ Fair Campaign
have proven to be notoriously
Finance Fund," through a
unreliable. In fact, nation
check-off system on the wide, nuclear power plants
income tax form. The $1.50
historically operate at less
will be deducted from the
than half of capacity. Never
amount the individual would theless, customers of electric
otherwise pay to the state in utilities end up paying for the
income taxes.
plant whether it is operating
This is the opposite of the
or not.
v
way the special interests ure
On November 2, Oregon
currently financing campaigns ians will have a chance to
in Oregon And this current pass an important nuclear
system of “ lobby big money’’
safeguard act—Ballot Ques
is the system the Republicans
tion 9. ‘Nine’ doesn't forbid
would like to see preserved.
the construction of nuclear
Every Oregonian would
plants, but it insures that if
benefit greatly from the re
they are built they'll be safe.
forms offered by Measure No.
But. the Safeguards Act
7. We would be getting away
faces a stiff uphill battle.
from the influence of the
The anti-safety lobby is
“ fat cats" money and instead
mounting a massive campaign
would finance campaigns by
to
defeat '9'. If the measure
allowing Oregonians to volun
is to pass, it will depend on
tarily check a box on their
your vote and the hard work
state income tax return for
of ordinary people.
$1.50. This voluntary money
If you want to work for Nu
would be used to help qual
clear Safeguards, please call
ified candidates finance their
evenings and weekends, at
campaigns for public office in
267-6207 or 756-4311.
Oregon’s general election.
People ought to read the
DAVE BfX'KMANN
real ballot summary in the Oregonians for Nuclear Safe
voter's pamphlet. The dis
guards
tortions by the Republicans
8521 j Johnson Ave.
on their page will then be
Coos Bay, Or.
obvious. Vote yes on No. 7,
for campaign finance reform
and don't be misled by the
Republican Committee’s ef
fort at the Big Lie.
ED LINDQUIST
State Representative Dist. 26
Clackamas County
Neil B. Rice
Neil B. Rice of Gold Beach,
died October 17. A private
Christian Science memorial
service was conducted by B.
Rae Sharp of Riverside, Calif.,
on Oct. 20.
Mr. Rice was born in Mis
soula, Montana, in 1912 and
spent most of his young life
in Port Orford where his
mother, Mary B. Rice, taught
school for many years. He
lausmann
Say Laws-man
CONGRESS
PAID FOR BY Lausmann for Congress Committee.
Roland C. Wilber, Chairman
PO. Box 2781. Eugene. Oregon 97402
WHY NOT . . .
Make A Real Change
on the Board of
County Commissioners
ELECT A
WOMAN
VOTE FOR
Rose Kennedy
Paid by R o m Kennedy. Rt 1, Bo« 211. Gold Beech. Ofegon
Sen. Jack Ripper
Speaks Out On
F IS H IN G
TO THE EDITOR:
How safe are nuclear power
plants? Not very safe if
America's first few years of
experience is typical. In the
first twenty years of the
“ nuclear age,” there have
been literally dozens of ac
cidents
involving
nuclear
plants.
Nuclear industry claims to
the contrary, these accidents
have resulted in fatalities and
in the exposure of atomic
workers to deadly radioactive
materials. In some instances,
the public has been exposed
as well.
In 1961, a nuclear explo
sion at a government reactor
in Idaho killed all three
workers present. The worker's
bodies were so radioactive
that they had to be kept in
special storage for 20 days
before burial. Even so, the
men's heads and hands were
still so radioactive that they
were severed from the bodies
and buried separately as
radioactive “ waste.”
In 1967, a New Jersey
trucker developed a rare type
of cancer after being accident
ly exposed to Plutonium being
handled at a truck terminal.
The man had to have a hand
amputated, then an arm and
finally a shoulder before dying
Funeral service« for Jesse
H. Boren, Sixes, who died
Oct 16, at Sixes, were held
Tuesday, Oct. 19. at 2 p.m. at
the First Community Church
in Port Orford. Interment
followed in the Port Orford
Cemetery.
Mr. Hioren was born April
24, 1921, in Ector, Texas. He
was a member of the Sixes
Grange and the American
Legion. Mr. Boren also served
with the U.S. Army and was
awarded numerous decora
tions and citations, including
the purple heart, in World
War II.
Survivors
include
his
widow, Madelon of Sixes;
sons, Robert and David of
Gilbreath; grandson, Brian of
Gilbreath;
granddaughter,
Sherrill of Gilbreath; six
brothers, John of Palmdale,
Calif., Robert of Florrence,
Calif., Howard of Long Beach,
Calif., Lonney of Vernon,
Texas, Lester of Bowie, Tex
as, and Levin of Wilmington,
Calif.; and two sisters, Delva
Jackson of Roger, Ark., and
Louise Leonetti of Lomita,
Calif.
was a 1936 Forestry graduate
of Oregon State College, and a
members of Sigma Delta Psi,
honorary athletic fraternity.
Following graduation,
he
worked with the U.S. Forest
Service in various locations
and capacities in Montana.
At the inception of World
War II, he joined the U.S.
Army and was an officer in
the Corps of Engineers, ser
ving the full duration. After
the war. he continued in the
Army Reserves from which he
retired as a Lt. Col.
Following the war, he went
with the Calif. Division of
Forestry. Sixth District, River
side, Calif., as a Forestry
Engineer, serving all of south
ern California. He was a well
known aerial fire mapper on
the major fires in southern
Calif. He retired in 1973 and
returned to Curry county.
Mr. Rice was a long time
member of the First Church of
Christ,
Scientist,
Boston,
Mass. He served First Church
of Christ, Scientist, Riverside.
Calif., in many capacities in
cluding chairman of the
Executive Board. He was
serving as First Reader of
Christian Science Society,
Gold Beach, preceding his
death.
He is survived by his wife,
Merle Deane Rice; a daughter,
Vicki Anne (Mrs. Dwight)
Tardy and two granddaugh
ters, Tammy and Christine
Tardy, all of Iowa City, Iowa;
and a cousin, May Lupien of
Gardner, Mass.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Christian Science
Society, Gold Beach.
" I have long been an out-spoken advo
cate for the fishing Industry and co-spon
sored and helped fight through the 50-
mile management zone which became the
model for the federal 200-mile limit.
I will continue to fight for more coastal
hatcheries and increased fish propagation
programs which will provide priceless
economic and recreational benefits for all
of the south coast— ’ ’
—Senator Jack Ripper
SEN. RIPPER HAS BEEN ENDORSED
BY ALL COAST FISH ERM EN’S M A R
KETING ASSOCIATION
Re-elect Senator
JACK RIPPER
“A ll P e o p le A r e H is S p e c ia l in t e r e s t ”
P ud A d v e rliM fn .n l by
Re-elect Senelof Jack Rlppef C o m m lltM ” , Poet Office Bo« 4B9. N oflh Bend. Ofegon
Cecil Koberetetn, Treeeorer