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U. of O. Library xa Storm Darkens Southwest Oregon VOLUME FOUR, NUMBER XXXXVI. BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1950 Chetco Harbor Data Gathered By U. S. A. Eng. AREA WITHOUT ELECTRICITY MORE I THAN 100 HOURS; BUSINESS HURT With the fury of wildcats. Monday night, the Pacific coast storm did untold damage along the entire coast line of western United States, with southern Curry county having its share of resulting inconvenience. Power was non-existent for 62 hours, and after a few moment, again went off for another 18 hours, virtually stopping all business from Medford westward, including Crescent City v’ith the Brooking and Harbor vicinities. Monday evening, the worst windstorm of many years hit one might expect, by homes, but the power lines all along the by the various locker plants, in coast, putting many communi whose vaults were stored many ties in darkness from a day to thousands of dollars worth of almost a week, as in case of food. Brookings Market, before this area, and Smith River, de its danger period had been reach pendent upon California-Oregon ed, established an auxiliary unit Power Company whose power to hold the temperature at nor lines were practically oblitera mal. Freeman’s Chetco Store had to move all that store’s meat to ted by the storm. another spot. Bandon and the area about With no apparent let-up in the Coos Bay was hit hard, and was storm, a road block was set in without power Tuesday, but had Brookings, stopping all north no further trouble after power bound cars until a road plow had service was restored. That area cleared Carpenterville hill of the was hampered about a day in deep snow. Over Oregon moun all, reports say. tain, where depths of as deep as Gold Beach, with its own gen 55 inches were reported, pre erating plant, had no interrup- sented quite another problem, to t tion of service. force many motorists over Hwy In the vicinity of Cave Junc 101, if traveling north. tion, silver thaws broke the main Business Was Non-Existent power lines to Crescent City and Aside from groceries and the Brookings in more than 25 places businesses which did not depend Tuesday night. More than 100 upon electricity to operate, all men were recruited to help re-, business of this area was pract store the service. For a time ically non-existent from Tues Thursday afternoon, belief was day morning until late Saturday held that the job had been ac afternoon when powef was fi complished but new storms added nally restored. ice to lines and broke service in Restoration of power relieved less than a half hour. Friday the several situations: Candles had circuit was closed for almost been sold out, bakery goods, due two and a half hours. to shut-down of Williamson’s Locker Plants Hit Hard Bakery, were becoming scarce; Most concern was felt, not as and those who had electric cook ing devices, had almost exhaust-1 ed the supply of kerosene as a substitute. Assessor's Home Hit By Small Fire Power Outage I ECONOMY OF LARGE SECTION OF state DEPENDS UPON SHIPPING suffered terrifically from the power outage from Monday to Saturday afternoon, the Plit was practically “put out of business.” Not a wheel of the shop could be turned as every machine is electrical. This issue of the paper is dated for the regular Thurs day edition, and will be mail ed to county subscribers on Monday. Those out of the county unll find this issue as a part of the issue of the week of January 19. Perhaps some news meant for one is sue, may apepar in the other. O. E. S. Installs Officers For Year Satellite chapter, O. E, S., in stalled officers at is meeting, last week, with Mrs. Finch of Harbor and Mrs. Jacobson of Smith Riv er as installing officers and Mrs. C. Brimm as installing marshal, Mrs. Roy Hendry as installing con ductress, Mrs. Roy Weideman as installing chaplain, seated the following 1950 officers: Worthy Matron—Eileen Swan. Worthy Patron—Bob Swan. Associate Matron—Mrs. Alice Rausch. Associate Patron—Roy Hen dry. Secretary—Agda Bickner. Treasurer—Gertrude Sutliff. The incoming worthy matron ¿nd worthy patron were pre sented flowers from their daugh ters, who were unable to be present, by Mrs. Rausch. Mrs. Hendyry, out-going worthy mat ron presented her successor a bouquet of red roses. At the close of the meeting, Martha Harbin, Minnie Wright, Hattie Payne, Mary Hanks and Ruby Harvey were presented to the chapter as the courtesy girls for the coming year. The out-going worthy matron, Mrs. Hendry, and out-going wor thy patron, Charles Bickner, re ceived pins. Apple pie and ice cream, tea and coffee were served to cli max the evening. Satellite chapter holds meet ing on the first and third Tues day evenings of each month at the Odd Fellow hall. GOLD BEACH—Fire broke out P.-T. A. Comes Up With last Saturday afternoon in the New Male Quartette chimney of the George ’Sutton “The Gear Jammers,” quartet home. Prompt action on the part of P.-T. A. members, composed of of the fire department held the Bert DeMoss, bass; Fox Bros, ten damage to practically nothing, as or and lead and Bill Dugan, sang the greatest damage was done by several numbers at the last P.-T. a fire department ladder going A. meeting, held at the school last through a small window. week, with gratifying results, The Sunday evening the department group sang their theme song (a was called again when a motor of parady to “The Caissons Go Roll the freezer unit at Green Lan ing Along), “The Diesels Go Roll tern Cafe shorted and burned up. ing Along. Two films, on safety, were dis ao damage resulted, other than to the motor. The fire truck and played, carrying out the program “Nuts and Bolts,” junior class Schmidt were at the scene of the of safety, scheduled for the meet- fire about the same time, as thejing, first of the currenty calender play, was postponed to a date ! to be announced later. siren sounded. year. Col. Burnes, and his assistant, former Col. Hixon, with assistants, heard, first-hand last Wednesday morning how development of the Chetco Cove would affect the economy of the entire southwest Oregon, and how installation would mean increased wealth in the economy of the entire country, from many angles. Each branch, of industry, excepting the fishing interest, who could not arrive in time, were present to state a case for that endeavor. Kerr Reports For Timber Henry Kerr, interested in the to that of 1938 when the original timber and lumbering industry hearings had been held. He told of the area, told of the annual that the proposed breakwater cut of the district, and of the at that time would make approx years that this cut was to be imately a 40-acre harbor (if wa maintained. His figures were ter area could so be measured). substantiated and supplemented George Funk reported upon by John Porisch, speaking for the floriculture interests of the the U. S. Forest Department, for county, and what increased rap Hershel Obye, who was unable id transportation would mean in to come over Oregon Mountain that endeavor. due to the storm and deep snow. A department of the interior man reported upon the wealth Paul Hafner, of Gold Beach, in behalf of the mineral inter of the area, now being undevel ests of the area, told of the dif oped because of costly trans ferent mineral deposits in the portation, and said he could sub section, substantiating his re mit many facts to substantiate port by findings of the minerals this statement from records of division of the department of the the department. Transcripts were taken of all interior. In all these reports the testimony by reporters, and the transportation or lack of it was army engineers allowed three or given as reason for non-develop- so weeks more time for all in ment of these properties in the terested people to submit data county. in writing so that the case may A representative of the barg be carried to congress at the ing company of The Dalles was earliest possible date. present to report that his com pany was cognizant of the im portance of the Chetco Cove de velopment because this was the only place between Eureka and Portland offering sufficient deep water draft for shipping and the loading of bigger ships. Fire, originating in the saw Charles Echols, as county sur dust pile, and whipped through veyor, compared the need in 1950 the mill by the high wind, early Saturday morning, leveled the Landauer mill despite all efforts Admitted To Practice In of firemen to save even a part the structure. Fire was first U. S. Court of Appeals of discovered about 2 a. m., then Ed F. Ackley, local attorney, still quite small. was, on Dec. 30, admitted to prac Friday, it has been told about tice before the United States court town, the wind from the south of claims. This is the court where kept fanning the sawdust fire to aggravating proportions, and the in claims against the United smoke was at times quite dense States are prosecuted. in the sawmill. Proper precau He had previously been ad tions were believed taken before the mill was left for the night. mitted to practice before the 9th All that was saved from the District U. S. Circuit Court of entire structure, was the green Appeals; the U. S. District Court chain, near which were several for Oregon; the U. S. Treasury piles of lumber. Built in 1947, this mill, located Department; the Interstate Com at the mouth of the Chetco, ex merce Commission and the U. S. cept for a brief lay-off when Tax court. He is also a member lumber prices were unstable last of the - Oregon State Bar; the winter, has given employment to Coos-Curry Bar Association and many men. Reports say that Mr. Landauer has said he wou d re American Bar association. build, although this was not con firmed at the time the Pilot was Read Pilot Class ads- it pays’. put to press. Early Morning Fire, Saturday, Levels Landauer Sawmill
