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U. of O. Library fimtóms-fWnr Hot Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community Volume Three, No. XXXXIII. BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY. OREGON Thursday, December 30, 1948 Permit Granted ’Hook* Christian Science Lecturer Here Within A Month Ralph E. Wagers, of Chicago, Ill., will be presented by the local Christian Science Sciety, in a lecture on Christian Science, scheduled for the patter part of January, Mrs. Rov Parker in formed the Pilot, Wednesday. Mr. Wagers, a member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church. The First Church of Christ. Scientist, in Boston, Mass., will sneak on the subject: “Christian Scnence: The Prom ised Comforter.” Details of the lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be told in a later issue of the Pilot. White Christmas "Almost" Came “I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas” came nearer being a reality than a dream last Friday, in this area, when a snow flurry visited just be- fore the noon hour. Actually the ground got almost white. However, the temperature wasn’t just right, for the at tempt soon turned to rain, and with it the hope that a “white Christmas” could hap pen in this area. YULETIDE HOOP JAMBOREE HELD . AT FLORENCE GYM Army Engineers Grant Permit; Actual Construction Awaits Formal O. K. By State of Oregon, On January 22. Last Year’s County Winners Invited To Participate In Event Held up for final approval by State of Oregon which h^s title of the lands between high and low tide levels, erection of Brookings' sky hook seems Yesterday and today. Dec. 29 assured, local lumber men feel certain. Since army and 30 the Brookings Bruins par engineers’ approval has been given this new industry ticipated in a ‘Yuletide Jamboree’ at Florence gym., in what is be it is matter of routine for the state to comply, it has lieved to bo the forerunner of an been pointed out. The following, taken from Thurs annual event. * day’s Oregon Journal, tells of the plan: Invited to the first tournament j Car Turns Over ‘ Tentative Claris to erect a ‘sky hook’ cableway were Garibaldi, Halsey, and the j team, together with j in Chetco cove at Brookings for loading lumber on Twice In Two Miles Brookings Florence, the hosts. Each was a coast-wise ships and barges are being made by two winner last year. Portland brothers, H. E. and K H. Shillander. On Christmas Day county Coach Arthur Guthrie took ton “A permit to construct the cableway has been An Arcata man, driving north boys and the manager on the Christmas day, upset his Chevro trip: Gene Roiling. Doyle Rausch, granted by the corps of army engineers. sedan about six miles north Raymond Reekman, George Gard Indian Heirs Assn. let “The project is contingent on several factors, of town, by skidding in the snow. ner, Eugene Simpson, Roy John-1 again on its wheels by a so, Chris Brown, Gillman Duffv. • including the assurance of shipping a n d barging Te Meet Jan. 9th Set group from town, including B. Dwain Sumner, James Carte; service for the port, according to H. E. Shillander. Curry County Indian Heirs As J. Gould and his son, Gene, he and James Vincent,, manager. “The 'sky hook,' which is manufactured by Point sociation has set Sunday, Jan resumed his trip, only to really The outcome of this jamboree uary 9, beginning at 1 p. m. as overturn, about a mile down the should be quite interesting, since er-Willamette Co., has been used to discharge pipe the time for the next meeting of road, this time to damage his all these team, from four differ from ships anchored out in the harbor in Arabian the group. The affair will be held car considerably. The first upset ent districts might be in a posi ports. The reverse process would be used at Brook at Harbor Grange. showed only a few dents and tion to forecast the probable out ings, where the device would swing lumber out to Since congress has granted the scratches on the car.* come toward the coming state Indian claims for land taken in ships and barges at anchor in the cove. “B” tournament. Fortunately none were hurt. the 1850’s, and recently there “If the project is carried through, it is expected has been much publicity concern Gearin Upset Christmas Eve While on the four-lane ap Fred Adams Will to be a boon to lumber mills in that area, which are ing this grant, news should be proach to Coos Bay Christmas far from rail or water loading points.” forthcoming at the meeting set eve, Hugh Gearin, in attempting Be Rotary Speaker Project Held Up By Local Opposition, Report for Jan. 9. to pass another car, was hit by Fred Adams, Coos-Curry rep The sky hook application, placed in the office of a third car on the right front resentative at legislature, will be Christmas Activity wheel and driven against the is principal speaker, next Tuesday, the army engineers, many months ago, was reported land in the center of the high-| delayed because of local opposition, thus throwing way and upset. Hugh received a Jan. 4, at Rotary luncheon when Light In Vicinity bruise or so for his experience, he will reveal some of the prob-, state approval back to Jan. 22, instead of Dec. 21, With but one restaurant open lems facing the coming session of the date of the state board meeting. and his jeep was not damaged. for the trade that day, Christ that body, starting Jan. 10. There seems, however, to be great optimism mas locally was exceeding quiet Mr. Adams, prominent in work as many people were out of the with Grange, is aware among local lumbermen that early spring will see Weather Report connected area for the holidays. of problems that face farmers, shipping from the local harbor. For the past week, ending on ' and especially those of southwest Many family re-unions, and While lumber prices were high, local mills were Sunday: Max. Min. Rain Oregon. He will be ready, he in dinner parties were arranged in Dec. 20 ................ 53 41 .36 the community. ferred to answer questions which able to truck lumber to either Eureka or Grants Pass, Dec. 21 ................ 48 31 may be asked concerning things to rail-heads and still compete With mills better sit 32 .09 expected of the coming legisla Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Gould and Dec. 22 ................ 49 uated with respect to shipping facilities. Drop in 30 family were Christmas day vis Dec. 23 ................ 51 ture. 32 lumber prices changed the picture. Now, with water itors at the Arch Bingham home Dec. 24 ................ 42 34 .50 at Rivers End. The families have Dec. 25 ................ 42 transportation, local mills can compete even on all 38 been friends for years before Dec. 26 ................ 54 Suit Threatened In grades of lumber, almost irrespective of prices. Rain for week .........................1.18 coming to this area. COTTON BOWL GAME, SATURDAY, MOST POPULAR WITH LOCAL FANS Because the Rose Bowl, (“daddy” of all New Year’s bowl games) has sunk into such disfavor the past few years, because of the contract made with the “Big Nine” conference, and because Cali fornia would not play a post-season game to see which team was actually the Coast Conference winner. Oregon fans especially are almost unanimous in their decision to listen to the Cotton Bowl game instead, Saturday, beginning about noon. Perhaps the impelling reason for this decision may be summed up in a simnle statement: “University of Oregon will oppose the famous Southern Methodist University at that time. Oregon, which gave Michigan, No. 1 team of the nation for 1948, its toughest battle, so sports writers claim, and tied California in ’the championship of the Coast conference. These teams because they did not meet, caused the conference to become divided which resulted in permission granted Oregon opportunity to cash in on another bowl bid. and the accompanying money. Case of Child Hurt Mr. Kaheler, father of the lad who was hit by Chris Brown as the school bus was unloading at the trailer camp just north of town three weeks, ago, is reported to have instigated suit against Ira Brown, for damages, and a portion of the hospital bill. The lad, hit in the accident, is gaining rapidly but still must re main in the hospital for some time as yet. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barney of Seattle, uncle and aunt of Mrs. Bob Perkins, are here spending the holidays. This is the third year in a row that they have come to this area for the occasion. While here they are certainly enjoying fishing on the Chetco. PROSPECTS FOR 1949 GREATER IN LOCAL VICINITY,ISGENERAL BELIEF With announcement by the army engineers that permission had been garnted Shillander Bros., of Portland, to build a “sky hook” at Brookings, the prospects for 1949, for this area, took a definite step forward, local lumber men predict. By cutting cost of freight, by water cheaper, “marginal” saw mills will be given a better chance to compete with mills nearer big markets, and continuation of maximum lumber industry for Curry county. Thursday’s Oregon Journal carried this announce ment, telling that permission was granted. • The Pilot had no way of reaching the Shillander Bros, for any kind of statement concerning probable time this new industry will be.ready to function in Brookings, but lumbermen say that work on erection may be expected at any time now. Lumber shipping, it has often been pointed out, will be but a forerunner of making Brookings a coast-wise and international shipping point, thus insuring the future of Curry county.
