Powers Lions Club Plans Orchard Park Picnic Friday
Powers Aug 15 The Lions Club dinner met to schedule a family picnic at Orchard Park Friday August 18 starting at 7 p m The club will provide weiners and pop with other foods brought by families Jack Caughell and Jack Bushnell head arrangements Don Cameron of Grants Pass spoke on Forest road improvements to create a two lane highway to that point The project aims to gravel the road and adjust curves to aid logging trucks and private cars Also noted were visits by Mr and Mrs Kitchen of Portland and a Montana homesteading era tie with John Kusba Jr and Sr
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Lions’ Club
Orchard Park
Jack Caughell
Jack Bushnell
Don Cameron
Grants Paes
Forest Road
Illahe
Rogue
Cameron
Former Residents Remember Powers Figures and Time
A Powers correspondent recalls locals from 1914 to 1928. John Kramer, resident 1914 1920, died near Vancouver Washington. survived by two sons including Merle of Portland. Charles Zimmerman, timekeeper for Coos Bay Lumber, died in an accident about two decades ago.
Johnson Mountain 65-Foot Tower Nearing Completion
Forest Service reports the new 68 foot Johnson Mountain tower will be finished this week. Louis Hostetler and Dave Evans supervise the construction, and the old tower will be removed once lookout Charlie Symonds moves into the new structure.
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Johnson Mountain
Forest Service
Louis Hostetler
Dave Evans
Charlie Symonds
Eckley Railroad to Be Made Into Road in Powers
Crews tear up steel on the old Eckley railroad in Powers to convert the trackbed into a road. The Salmon Creek tunnel repair began but collapsed again after the July 4 holiday, prompting a switch to road conversion. the line runs toward Eckley.
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Eckley
Salmon Creek
Forest inspection tour prompts caution in dry Siskiyou woods
Lester Wolvill and Don Cameron visited Pow ers this week on a general inspection tour. Ranger Donald Stickney and Leo Frye traveled to Elk River on Thursday to inspect the district trail telephone line. They rode horseback. The Siskiyou district, fortunate so far on fires, asks all forest users to exercise extreme care for the next month pending heavy rain.
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Lester Wolvill
Donald Stickney
Don Cameron
Leo Frye
Loce
Elk River
Siskiyou
Pioneer Association Holds Monthly Meeting at Coquille
The Curry Pioneer and Historical Society held its monthly meeting Saturday in the Coquille Community building with A Gould elected president. Officers appointed committees on history, membership, publicity, program, museum, decorations, legislation and finance.
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Pioneer Association
Coquille
Cops- Curry Pioneer and Historical Society
A. Gould
JE. Norton
Bruce Purdy
D B. Keating
Bandon
Emil R Petersen
North Bend
Gold
Inez R Chase
Randieman
Purdy
O ' Sanford
J E Norton
Stephens
Stauff
Local Weather Dip and Social Roundup From Valley Camp Event
Temperatures ranged from 52 degrees to a Friday low of 38 with no garden damage. A three part social series opened with a Valley Camp gathering at Fellowship Hall featuring pinocchio events and awards to Mrs. Clifford Edwards and Ned Slonecker. Refreshments, high scores in games, and mingling followed as attendees traveled from Portland and Eugene visiting relatives and planning August 26th continuation.
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Valley Camp
N. A
Rebekah Fellowship Hall
Pinochia
Clifford Edwards
Ned Slonecker
Albert Bu
C. P. Easley
Grants Pass
Redwoods
Clifton Easley
Wedderburn
Robert Lewis
Jimmy
Eugene
Maurice Lewis
Mint Hospital
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point, and Visited Mrs. Lewis's Relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stock
Wayne Madewell
Lewis
Wiliam McLyman
McLyman
Los Angeles
Fred Brotten
Portland
James Cook
Riverside
Calif
Robert McMahon
Floral Lake
Peter Hayn, Jr
Delta Creek
Oklahoma City
C P
Pat) Easley
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Powers Lions Club
Kitchen
John McCadden
Montana
John Kusba, Jr
The
Universty of Southern California
John Kusba
Cee Ab
Sealy Miracle Mech Construction
Henry A. Schroeder
Myrtle Point Gold Beach
Eo Sas
Sealy Craftemanship
Haynes
Ottage Grove
E R. Hannon
Don Aber
Carne'se
Dora
B. F. Geedrich
B. F. Geedsich Glasstex
Orne Meine
Thornton Tire Service
Southern
Spruce St
B. F. Orrio E Ba
Powers Local News
Fred Lafferty
Herald Press Office
Capedty
Mac Cooums
Moon’s Hardware & Furniture
Eighth Street
Middlefork Myrtlewood CO
Koch
Reeebusg Mighway
WEW
Locsin
Blue Cross
Choise
Netlentide
Dallas
American Hospital
Point
Ore
Larreer
Para
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