Brookings-Harbor pilot., January 22, 1953, Image 1

V. oí O. Libi ary
H iw a y s Blocked
| Home W recked By
Slide Sunday
By Heavy Storm
Heavy rains during the last
Probably the family worst hit
week caused considerable dam age
during the recent storm was that
along the coast in flooding, w ash­
of H enry and Erm adee I.a Barge,
out, slides and blocked highways,
whose home and rental cabins,
but with no loss of life in this
about th ree miles south of the
section. Brookings was cut off
Chetco river bridge on Highway
to travel and com m unications by
101. was pushed downhill and
S atu rd ay evening.
\n l. 7—No. 47________Brookings, Curry County, Oregon
Thurs., fan. 22, 195^ out into the road by earth, rocks
Highway 101 from the north
and w a te r at about 3:30 ant.
was closet! when a landslide near
Sunday.
C arpenterville covered the road­
Mr. and Mrs. LaBarge had
bed. O ther breaks and w ashouts
been up all night diverting the
w ere reported between Brookings
w ater from their home. A slide
and Gold Beach.
had blocked an adjacent stream
Mr. and Mrs. S tayton Goodson C h u r c h T h u rS c Ic iV
A break in the Gilbert creek
and
the dam m ed earth finally
The
Cham
ber
of
Com
m
erce
is
at the north end of the Chetco W I I V I V M
1 ''U r s a a y
bridge near Sm ith River left num ­ bridge were forced to carry th eirj
gave way and engulfed the home
Miss 1 homasine Allen, Ameri- investigating
num
erous
com
­
erous people stranded who were
and the cabins.
household goods to the a ttic and * 1,1 Laptist m issionary in Kuji,
w anting to go south and others to raise those too large to move ^aPan« who is home on a year's plaints received from citizens of
W hen they heard the roar, Mr.
this area concerning the toll
out of town wishing to re tu rn easily by 12 inches of w ater which
hyigh. spoke to the W om en’s charges being made for vehicles LaB arge ran out the back door.
home. Telephone service was out entered the house during last M issionary ( ircle at the Corn-
Mrs. LaB arge la te r left the house,
using the logging road at Gilbert
both north and south, although week's heavy rainfall.
m unity B aptist church T hursday creek while the bridge on High­ wading through mud and w ater
electric power rem ained u n in te r­
to her waist and called to her
The w ater had receded on T ues­ afternoon. The C rusader group, way 101 is out. This is the only
rupted, It was said by old tim ers
husband.
G etting no answer, she
lead bv Mrs. H annah Dotson, en­
th a t this was the w orst storm day and with the help of Mrs. tertained her with a 6 o’clock com plaint of such n a tu re re­ ran to the W oodriff greenhouse
they had recollection ”<>f' in "'th e i Ar5 hi<> \ cVay' T " had
si"
ceived. as the logging industry w here a call for help originated.
area
and m ud cleared away.
A fter dinner in the church basem ent. as a whole has shown excellent
T hinking Mrs. LaB arge was
, a few days of heat, furnishings At 8 o’clock she spoke to the cooperation with all authorities
The Chetco river was a raging ¡can be arranged and comfort re ­ church people on the work she in m aking available their men still in the crushed house, Henry
to rre n t of logs, trees and rocks stored
and Mr. and Mrs. Yahaba estab- and equipm ent for em ergency re ­ got a neighbor to bring him to
town for help. The siren was
which were deposited into the
The Goodsons a re at the h o m e jbsb^
an<l are carrying on in pairs.
blown and added to telephone
ocean.
P a rk e r’s anchorage was of Mrs. Goodson's brother Thom-
a rem ote area of northern
calls
by Mrs. W oodriff, Mrs. Bill
flooded and w ater seepage and as F o rste r until the house is Japan. She is the only American
Brown
ami Mrs. McAdams, soon
in a population of 100,000. They
drainage flooded Goodson s. W a- jgain ready for occupancy,
had 30 or 10 cars at the dam ­
te r in the H arbor post office rose |
now have ten buildings but the
aged home, \(h ere it was learned
I i height
inches, coining
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A
.
■
need is large and the work does
that both Mr. and Mrs. LaBarge
from the overflowing stream be- C flS S V A p p O in t © O
not begin to meet the need. An
wore safe anil not buried under
hind the building.
1
/
i r
offering was taken and presented
the debris as was first feared.
The W inchuck river also was
to her.
Don C rockett brought his eat
high, coming into green houses
e
She will retu rn to Kuji, Japan,
Dr. Ronniger will exam ine pre-
in an effort to move earth. This
and up near to the McVey resi- ) C O ITIITI! SS¡CH
in April.
scsool children who have appoint­
dence.
Miss Allen was assigned to the m ents at the elem entary school w as stopped as soon as the coup!»
Because of road conditions
Prissy has accepted ap ’oral mission' y organization as on Friday, Jan. 23. from 9:30 n.m. w ere found safe, because of the
danger of sliding e a rth and rock.
I ’icokings H arbor schools w ere txim tinent by Paul I,. P att -rson. their esc . • > < ncern during a to 12:00 noon.
Leslie W oodruff m anaged to get
closed tor the week. Mail service Governor, to a com m ittee f< r the oast year a id close touch with
Those not having appointm ents inside the house to blow' out fwo
was ¡»artially resum ed Tuesday. national observance of the 50th her work was kept by the group.
may go to the school at 9:30 a.m. candles still burning to avoid fire.
anniversary of Pow ered Flight
Gifts and m aterial for her work
Mrs. Don O viatt was alone in
with Gen. Jim m y D oolittle as tb« was sent to her in Japan. She and if possible those in charge
will
trv
to
find
tim
e
betw
een
!
b
e
[
onp
o f t ,1P cabins. H er husband,
chairm an.
>re\ iously had visited Brookings
This is an especial honor for ,n an earlier trip bark to the l " " ' iolls appointm ents to r th e ex , who drive, for the Fox brothers,
n a te s and several of the women ;uninatlon ° r ,he8p ehildren.
w as mtirixmetl nt Trinidad by
Mr. Crissy and through him a t ­ St
A charge of 25c will he made w ashouts and not at home, She
tention will be brought to our had met her then.
The annual banquet of the area in the aviation circle.
for a com plete scries of shots; is w ith friends.
B rookings-H arbor
Cham ber
of
25c
for smallpox innoculation and
The Molino brothers, John and
The le tte r received from Gov-
25c for booster shots.
Commerce will be held a t th e ernor P atterso n follows:
Ray. Bill Campbell and others*
Chetco Grange hall in H arbor Mr. W. L. Ci issey,
Mrs. Arlene Sargent. nurse, w ere digging out electrical appli-
Thursday evening. Jan. 29 a t 7:00 p. O. Box 203.
Mrs. Art G uthrie and Mrs. Paul aneps on M onday and Tuesday
p.m., w ith the business m eeting Brookings, Oregon
The Black and W hite Review, i W hirry will assist Dr. Ronniger an^ pulled out th eir car. The
convening a t 8:00 p.m.
D ear Mr. Crissey:
old 1 fashioned m instrel, sponsored in these exam inations. They arc , electric w ashing m achine was
R etiring president Paul Davis
As a result of much planning bv the junior class of the high ’ m ade possible by the C urry Coun­ found across, and some distance
will scat the incoming officers.
down tlie road from the bouse.
luring the last six m onths and a school that w as to have been pre- ty H ealth and T-B association.
The directors of the Chambci consolidation of the thinking and sented Friday evening, Jan. 23.
Because of the difficult v of J a rs of canned fruit dotted the
of Commerce for the coming year the ccorts of every aviation in­ has been postponed. Due to clos­ travel and w eather factors t h e 111" '' slide hen* and there.
arc : Clive Manley, president; terest in the United States, as ure of school this week practices Baby and Health clinic scheduled
The La Barges will occupy the
Karl Ostenberg, vice president; well as internationally, the P resi­ could not be held as scheduled. I for Jan. 23 at the school house house l ’e le Lesm eister m aintains
“ Frenchy” Arrell, recording sec- dent of the United S ta te s appoint-
Announcement as to when the will be postponed until next Fri- for his ball team until May, or
rotary; Tony Christensen, treas- ed a com m ittee for the national ninstrel w ill be given will be I day, Jan. 30. Sam e tim e and until o th er plans are made.
tirer; Paul Davis, George Funk.
(Coninued on Back Page)
published later.
' place.
Charles Graysel. Homer H agger­
ty. and Estes Morton.
At this m eeting the objective
for 1933 will be outlined and d u ­
ties assigned ‘o the perm anent
'fhc M arch of Dimes dance will
com m ittee chairm en.
The pro­
be held as scheduled at the V.F.
gram for the evening will be p re ­
W. hall S aturday, Jan. 21. Amber
sented by Mr. Charles Grayshcl
Campbell, local chairm an, sn> s
and Mr. Ed Ackley, who will
that funds arc lacking from this
sneak on the Chetco Cove and
section from cards mailed out an I
Brookings Plywood Corporation nags and extension a / ’'cem ents. assistant treasu rer.
Chetco river development and a
The representatives of the cor th at she hopes people holding
Capital Stock. The company is
question period will follow’. A innounces a change in m anage­
poration sta te that they a re o p ti­ th ’ m will mail them before th**
door p r zc w ill be donated by a ment as of Dec. 19, 1952. At the »resent ly having an audit made
by the Eugene and C rescent City m istic about the corporation’s fu ­ drive is over.
local m erchant.
School children have m ade a
present tim e the corporation is accounting firm of Winn, Shinn ture and are particularly pleased
re fortunate axain in hav-
,hr
,,r Ml.
su
bstantial contribution.
is nopcl th a t ¡w ith the spirit and m orale of the
ine the A ltar Society as our h o st­ : iarvey Foster, vice president and and Schneider. It
this audit will be com pleted in j working stockholders.
Many of
esses. as their delicious dinners irt¡n g general m anager.
these
w
orking
stockholders,
local Navy Man Visits Wife
the
early
par,
of
F
ebruary.
Th
arc
known bv all. T ickets
< well
,
i < i I)ebt M oratorium . The m o ra-l audit will be furnished ,o th< residents of Brookings, arc do-
Ernest Felio. navy man a t­
, ( inn< 1 a
•’ r*Pr b 1 . ’ 1 i'tm grapted by the creditors ! R.F.C. as the basis of the p e n d -'n a tin g their weekends in o rd er to tached to the Bon Homme Rich­
r "1'
iilirin s(X
,
O ctober expired Jan . 12 ¡¡ng loan application and will also improve the com pany's produc­
ale directors or at the following) 1953. Thp committee representing hr furnished to tl>e corporation 11ion and to reduce the cost of pro- ard, a irc ra ft c a rrie r of the 77’h
business
establishm ents;
P e te , hp crwjjtOrs as a group has rec- commissioner. The com pany has during plywood. T here is eonsid- Task Force, has been visiting hfs
Ijcsm eister Ins. Agency, Chetco i ornmended an extension of tb • authorized a new issue of com- erable feeling th a t the spirit of wife and new’ baby dau g h ter in*
H arbor this past week. This is
Drug. Southern Curry’ R ealty ( ©., m oratorium agreem ent to April man capital stock, Class B, of KM) these local w orkers is an impor- his
first glimpse of the young
Azalea Lanes, Davis Truck and
1953
purposp of th „
shares at $5,000 per share. T h e 'ta n t contributing factor to the lady, whose nam e is Kathy. Ern-
T ractor.
m oratorium is to give the com- company exjiects to sell 50 of creditors’ agreem ent to extend est has had his share of service,
The Cham ber of Commerce pany a chance to refinance its in- these shares in order to raise an additional tim e to the company having been in the Korean ni<Ti
urges all citizens of Brookings jdehtedness and to consolidate its additional $250,000 for w orking within which to straig h ten out twice. His wife, Janice, and baby
and H arbor to attend this m eet obligations. The com pany has a
capital. The sale of the shares its financial affairs.
are w ith her parents, Mr. and
ing.
pending application for an R F C . will not commence until the
cor- T h e com pany announces th at M ,s. Gene Mosier, of Harbor,
loan in the am ount of $750.000 poration comm issioner has
re- its production is steadily increas- Lack of transfxirtation prevented
and. in addition, some of the la rg ­ reived the pending audit report, ing and expects to set an all-tim e his re tu rn to his ship in the San
GOES SOU TH FOE
er creditors
have tentatively The company is hoping th a t
E X T E N D E D V IS IT
the production high during Jan u ary , Erancisco harbor and a short-
agreed to extend p a \m e n t on their stock sale can be commenced b y , 1963. The company is receiving wave m essage sent out by Dr.
Edith W arnock has leased her ■hligations until a fte r the pay­
favorable re|x>rts on the quality W hite gained him an extension of
home near Azalea P ark and wilt ment of any R.F.C. loan secured the middle of F ebruary, 1953.
Mr.
K
L.
Osborne
fo
rm
erh
of
of
it» pnxluction and a recent leave
until
transportation
is
f**> so u th to San Jose anti San h> the company. The company
Harbor Plywood in Los Angeles m arket rise of $5 per thousand available. He will catch up wlfli
Erancisco on Eriday. w eath er p e r­ ‘eels th a t it can successfully re ­
is now in the employ of the cor- became effective during Jan u ary , the Bon Homme Richard at Sari
mitting.
finance through a com bination of poration as office m anager and 1933.
Diego.
Nowhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere a Finer C o m m u n ity
W a te r Enters
Goodson Home
M is s io n a ry Speaks C om laints Being
A t C o m m u n ity
In v e s tig a te d
K e n ’th C lin ic
To Be Held
A t Schoo- Fridnv
To po w s re d F 'ig h t
C. o f C. B anquet
Slated Jan. 2 9
H. S. M in s tre l
Is Postponed
Plywood Corooratinn Announces Plans
M a rc h o? Dimes
Dance S a tu rd a y