Brookings-Harbor pilot., August 12, 1948, Image 1

Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community
THREE. N U M B E R
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BROOKINGS,
IIGHTS TO Quartet Began
(«STALLED IN B o at T rip , M on .
CURRY COUNTY,
OREGON
$ 1 0 ,0 0 0 FIRE DESTROYS B U IL D IN G
A T OSA JO H N S O N H O M E , F R ID A Y
tifisi/%4* * * BI Mr- and Mrs Bob Perkins,
KINGS «
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OO
H rp
enry
Horst and Ken Taylor
rniliv«/
V N ll a
flo a tin g d o w n the Rogue
Fire Believed To Have Started From
EMILY LOOKOUT
REPLACED BY A
MODERN TOWER
; R iv e r (o r are about to complete
Spontaneous Combustion; Children Saved •
hway Commission j th e ru n ) fro m G rants Pass, the
170 Miles o f Trails
nts Permission
p o in t o f em barkation.
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A ll enthusi'asts about "w h ite t i o n ^ F r H j ^ K . ' 0 h" 'T been s' arted fro m ’ P « n '*n « > u i combus-
A
re M aintained In
Light Poles
, h V n ' r '? h com plc,el> destroyed the bulb and storage shed
w a te r” boating, the group took
The Chetco D istrict
a t the Osa Johnson place. There has been no estim ate made o f
Pass -------
Sun
rt front the state h ig h w a y th e ir boats to Grants ------
¡ion were received h e r e ^ 3^ ' w b e re they started the tre k he loss except th a t It w ill exceed $10,000.00 in irre p la ce a b le ar-
t.eles stored under the roof. E ffo rts o f the Are d e p a rtm e n t and
M t. E m ily lookout house is
y afternoon. te llin g o f th e d o w n -riv e r to Gold Beach.
being replaced by a new b u ild ­
\o lu n te e rs saved the house which stood close by.
I t was reported th a t the group
won granted fo r erection
Cat Saved Lives Of Children
---- ------------- ing and 20-foot creosoted wood
rural lighting d is tric t, on expected to camp out tw o o r
tow er, it was revealed by the
th
re
e
nights
en
route.
Sleeping in this shed a t the
street of Brookings, a
forest service th is week. The
tim e o f fire, it is said, were three!
i of Highway 101.
new to w e r w ill enable th is lo o k­
heels i ! this announce-
children of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
out to see m ore o f the c o u n try
Johnson, o f K la m a th Falls, w h o 1 o
1 came the statement fro m
d ire c tly b e l o w
the m o u n ta in
were v is itin g here w ith th e ir
(Shavere, general m anager
peak than fo rm e rly . The area
grandparents..
A
pet
cat
ke
p
t'
*
r
,
pw-Curry E lectric Co-op.
scratching at the lit tle g irl u n til r
ma
q u a rte t’
P aciflc was fo rm e rly obscured by the
[ that he had issued work
she awakened, fig u rin g the cat S ° 1Iege’ Newberg, w ill appear a t fla t m o u n ta in top. o r wide shoul­
i to commence as soon as
wished outside. When she had B ap,lst C o m m u n ity church in a ders to the sides o f the lookout.
probably when m a te ria ls
S am m y Wood, local packer,
done this, she noticed a blaze #ene? o f ™ ncerj s ^ g in n in g this
I for construction,
A
bout
90
Tons
Daily
and ran to her grandm other.
| ^ ning ‘ ^ s d a y ) .
« o’clock. and H ugh W h ite Redwood dis­
lighting district was cre-
Mrs. Johnson, who awakened P * group W*H .a ppear again F r i’ l tr ic t packer, made short w o rk o f
O f “Hot Stuff” Are*
spring by action o f the
the tw o boys, went bv car to day evenlng and Sunday m o rn in g packing up alm ost 200 m ule-loads
court, when a p e titio n o f
Spread By Crew
of g ra ve l, cem ent, tim bers, lum -'
arouse the fire departm ent, which 3t m orn,ng w o rsh ip service,
of the property owners
her. window s, h a rd w a re and m a ­
responded
as
soon
as
possible.
A
U
nder
d
ire
ctio
n
of
Roy
K
n
ig
h
t.
district asked th a t the
A cco rd in g to the local paving
fo r years, has tu rn - te ria ls needed in the co n stru c­
steady stream of w
te r was
u t this college,
»’ a
UVX.I
naa p
puc
Y ’ ----wwaai-
: be formed.
c re w o f the state highw ay d e p a rt­ —
on
the
roof
of
the
home,
and
o
u
t
singers
w ho have been tio n o f the new lo o ko ut and the
ered along the street, th is m ent, w o rk on th a t section of
saved
it
from
going
being
burned
*n
demand
a
ll
over
the w estern tow er. M any loads o f 20-foot
t «Til extend fro m »he in H ig h w a y 101, fro m the state line
also. N othing was saved from the s*ope o f ’ be U n ite d States. Las», tim b e rs w ere taken over the
west of T em plar hotel to C a rp e n te rv ille , is about h a lf
storage shed, as the blaze had i s p rin K the e n tire chorus, both steep, n a rro w and w in d in g M t.
5» guard station, aggre- com pleted.
too much headway when discov- ' male and fem ale, appeared at E m ily tr a il w ith o u t mishap. Each
9 lamp posts.
The crew, spreading between
ered.
| S m ith R iv e r M ethodist church in m ule was loaded w ith tw o t im ­
of this expense w ill SO and 90 tons d a ily of "hot
tw o concerts, when m any local bers per trip , w ith the load
-gh taxation against the s tu f l” has already spread in ex­ M ans A rticles Irreplaeable
w e ighing about 200 pounds.
people w ent th e re to listen.
> along the route.
cess o f 4000 tons, it was stated,,1 Resides some $1000 in hand
Fred G ardner's road crew is
s ‘'o the advertisem ent on page
w ith a ll patching w o rk done at tools o f various kinds, many of
now m a in ta in in g the Chetco riv
a
rticle
s
destroyed
were
o
f.
o
fJ
h
's
,'’
sue
fo
r
,u
r
th
"
d'
-
the m om ent.
the
er road to Lone Ridge. Because
ta ils about the q u a rte tte .
Since the rock crusher was put high sentim ental value.
Prized
of heavy damage caused by las*,
in to service, w ork has progressed were about a dozen 100-year-old
w in te r's rains, lio th p a tro l g ra d e r
ra p id ly, «
although
crew picture frames which had been
’ "s n
.
I m ore a«*fx*v**j,
a i i ivsva&i i the
iiiv view
and bu lld o ze r are lx*ing used on
BEA( II At a recent was able to com plete much of the collected over a period of years.
the job. M any c u lv e rts are be­
• the county fa ir hoard p a tc h in g w'ork from stockpiles About a h a lf dozen overstuffed
ing in sta lle d o r replaced. M a in te ­
program, subject to along the highway before that.
chairs, a new bathroom bowl, and
nance has lw»en cornplet«*d on
••tanges. was released:
The com pleted w ork, accord a q u a n tity of new boxes fo r use
the H u n te rs Creek, P isto l R ive r,
Sept. 3—E n try Day.
ing to m otorists who have tr a v ­ of t h e B rookings-H arbor B ulb
South F o rk o f P isto l R iver, and
m' Exhibits in place. eled the rout, is excellent, and M a rke tin g Co., were among the
C a rp e n te rv ille roads.
£lr‘S l.ind products and ados much to the speed at which in ve n to ry o f lost articles.
Forest service tr a il crews have
V.
F.
W.
A
u
x
ilia
ry
iwwnics
tra ffic can be handled.
Absence o f W ind Helped Dept.
m a in ta in e d 170 m iles o f tra ils on
To
Give
D
inner
To
• a Judging of live sto ck
From here this crew is slateo
A ccording to a statem ent of
the C hetco d is tric t so fa r th s
p- m. Fair dance.
Raise Hospital Funds season. E a rl Bronson and S te w ­
♦o move To Gold Beach, where Hom er Johnson. S aturday m orn­
) Sept. 4., 10 a. m. 4-H w eek w ill be continued from
ing, the absence o f w ind aided
a rt M cLean are now b ru sh in g
'^rations, ju d g in g c o n -, C a rp e n te rv ille to Ophir.
Under d ire c tio —
n of
M rs D oris out tra d s in the S naketooth area
the fire departm ent and volun-
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teer workers. A fog kept the b icem an, ch a irm a n fo r B ro o k­ south o f Chetco riv e r.
P m. Parade.
e r M»w.,
» ..„.„.u
...- .
in
«s- and
eterans o f F or-
blaze
dowm to a a m
inim um
>ngs,
and the
the V Veterans
The seasonal fire
p ro te ctio n
Rodeo and races.
So hot was it on the roof of eiKn Wa!> A u x ilia ry , a d in n e r is force on the Chetco d is tric t co n ­
m Veterans dance.
the residence, H 4m er Johnson b<’*n8 planned fo r th is area, to sists o f nine positions:
; Sept- 5— 9:00 a. m.
claim s th a t he had to tu rn the Vf‘ hpld M onday evening at 7:00
D is tric t G uard C ecil L. Owen.
'"urch services a t f a ir
L a st rite s were held at B aptist w a te r on him self to keep fro m a*
Odd F ellow s h a ll. Reser-
D is tric t C le rk
Ret a Ganong.
C o m m u n ity church, Tuesday af having his clothes catching afire, vations may be made w ith M rs.!
D is tric t P acker Sam Wood.
* Baseball game.
ternoon, at 2 o’clock, fo r Cora W hen he descended fro m the fre e m a n at Chetco Store,
Snow ('a m p Lookout ■ W illia m
noon, exhibits released.
A p a rt o f the o ve r-a ll plan,! B. Lane.
E liza b e th S u lliva n , a resident ot roof his clothes were d ry
P m- parade.
The place was only p a rtia lly dinners have been arranged a t
th is area fo r 22 years, w’ho died!
V ulcan Peak Lookout
J e rry
‘ m Rodeo and races
S unday at the C oos Bay hospital. J covered by insurance. W hile no three places in the co u n ty to add D aly.
’
6, u o o P. m.
B orn at Senaca, Mo., January in ve n to ry was available, the loss im petus to the drive, w hich is
Long Ridge Lookout K e nneth
5, 1889, she came west as as a exceeds $10,000. claimed Hom er h<>P**d to c a rry on to c o m p le tio n 1 L. S ten n e tt.
a hospital in the county, with
M t. E m ily Lookout -C halnaer
c h ild w’ith her parents. She had Johnson, Saturday
location at Gold Beach because' A. Lindsley.
been a ilin g fo r some tim e, and
a?_pn August 7
of its stra te g ic geographic loca
M cG ribble G uard — M a rk F
re c e n tly was taken to Coos Bay]
ror Parties
tion. A u x ilia ry stations, or firs t P o rte r.
h ospital.
r |
a‘d places w ill be m a intained
ng the b irth d a ys
W in ch u ck G uard James Lusk
S u rv iv in g , besides her w idow er i I«
at P ort O rfo rd and B rookings fo r
P a rtf« .^ ^ ^ ' gave rise F ra n k S u lliv a n , are tw o sons and H e a d OT L o ca l xO I
A t a n organization m eeting,] eases w hich cannot be moved im-
.
s ’ urday, w hen tw o daughters. She was 59 years,
Tommy Tucker Shows
ih
^nterained her
held last T hursday evening a t] m ediately o r w hich do not par-
7 m onths and 3 days old.
In te rm e n t was at W illia m J H a rb o r Grange, C liff Lindskoug j tic u la rly need the hospital ex­ Wares To Lions (li» b
and i. l beacb w ith
«•¡a luncheon.
T om m y T u cke r, of H o llyw o o d ,
W
a
rd M e m o ria l P ark, w ith Rev. tras named to head Local No. 2815 cept fo r a short tim e,
heli
M rs George M ateer, one o f sound-effects man w ho gives a n i­
i fp_.
2g 0 *
three, N ic k N. N eufeld in charge of of A F of L. tim b e r w orkers
J A. Vaughan was named r e - ; the in s tig a to rs of the co u n ty hos- m ated cartoons th e ir voice, was
for
P,aV- the services.
ccrding secretary and Charles p ita l plan, was in B rookings o n i a v is ito r at the Lions C lu b p ic ­
I'. a a' ,Prnoon. w hen
G riffith as financial secretary.
! Tuesday to contact people who* nic, at M d ls C reek lodge. T u e s­
tee cream ( A costum e p a rty was held at
A t the same tim e the -charter i w ill w o rk on th is proposition. and day evening. The C rescent C ity
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the C harles Low home. F rid a y
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Ux.
o n lie f
iz l
/k F
s a il
r i r a m u a f to rn :
by . a the*
to e
n list aid
of a
ll r o i rganizations
club, w h ich hold m any of these
evening, honoring Miss Beverly was granted to m
n.
ac-
of
the
area.
Chetco
Grange
was g e t-to g e th e r p a rtie s in the open,
C h a m -i B ynum , o f Salem, who has been in te rn a tio n a l org,
ho had the firs t to p u b lic ly announce its in vite d the B ro o kin gs R otaría ns
'Prs have v is itin g the Low home th.s 'u m - cording to M r A
h
to jo in in the a ffa ir.
mg of the plan.
tí
’ 5 source»,. mer. N ine young couples enjoyed signed up the me,
The d in n er, served in tr u ly
4°- These the evening fe stivitie s, m a d e itiu tn e t
ed B yrn e and Joan picnic fashion, was enjoyed a t a
’Fy of the en jo yab le by the clever costumes.,
le business visito rs -jx
H it
Rot
a fo r th e 1 Miss B ynum w ill re tu rn to her
j h ri
on H ig h w a y 199.
q u ille Wednesday.
” ’ty.
home a t Salem soon.
SURFACING CREW
ABOUT HALF-WAY
ON HWY. PAVING
jrom Outlined
County Fair
DISTRICT DINNERS
WILL START DRIVE
FOR CO. HOSPITAL
Last Rites Held For
M rs , S ullivan, Tue.
C liff Lindskoug Is I
j
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3.
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Pacific O ud rte t To
GlVO Concerts In
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DdptlSt CnUrcH