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6 Brookings I Iarbor Pilot
T i l l RSI>AY, O C T O B E R 8, 1953
Rotary Told Of
Canadian Project
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A m r ic a tw o w e e k s ¡«go th e lo c a l
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a t t h e i r lu n c h e o n T u e s d a y n o o n o f
la s t w e e k o f a g r e a t a l u m in u m
p r o je c t b e in g b u ilt in th e w ild s o f
B ritis h
C o lu m b ia .
by
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E c h o ls , w h o is in B r o o k in g s v i s i t ­
in g h is b r o t h e r ( 'b a r l e y ,
M r. E c h o ls is a c o n s tr u c tio n
e n g i n e e r w o r k in g on th e p r o je c t
w h ic h w ill c o st clos«* to $500,000,-
000
H e e x p la in e d to h ’s h e a r e r s t h a t
t h e p r ic e o f a l u m in u m is la r g e ly
d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e co st o f e l e c t r i ­
c a l c u r r e n t ; a s it r e q u ir e s 10
k i l o w a t t s o f c u r r e n t to p r o d u c e
o n e p o u n d o f t h e fin ish e d p r o d u c t.
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a o u r c e s f o r e l e c tr i c a l e n e r g y t h e
g r e a t c o m p a n ie s o r o d u c in g a l u ­
m in u m
a r e f o rc e d a w a y f ro m
t h ic k ly s e t t l e d a r e a s , a n d a r e d e-
v c lrrp in g t h e i r o w n p o w e r.
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o ls is w o r k i n g is lo c a te d in a w ild
u n in h a b i t e d p a r t o f B r itis h C o ­
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a m o u n t o f w a t e r p o w e r is a v a i l ­
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sh e d a m o u n ts to 520
in c h e s a n n u a lly .
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j»ow er.
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Ml h u t a r o u n d o n e m le o f th e
c h a i r m a n . T h is film s h o u ld be of
u n n e l is c o m p le t’d a n d w o rk on
i n t e r e s t to e v e r y o n e a s it w ill il­
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l u s t r a t e d a n g e r s ig n s w h ic h h e lp
s io n lin e s is g o in g f o r w a r d . T h •
t n d ;,” ; r c s ‘ c a r .e e r in it s early
•<»wer h o u s e w h ic h is 900 ft'e t
s ta g e s .
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;• q u a r t e r m ile w ith in a m o u n ta in
,a{>e r e c o r d in g m a d e by t h e u p n
sid e .
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g r a d e s t u d e n t s a n d g r o u p s in g in g
s a id , b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s no I v '1
le d b y t h e m u s ic in s t r u c t o r , M r.
p la c e a v a ila b le a n d a ls o to m a k e
D ic k .
s a f e fro m b o m b in g .
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T h e c u r r e n t is to lx» c a r r ie d
m e m b e r s h ip d r iv e . M rs. D o r o th y
so m e 50 m ile s to a s ite le v e l
H e r m a n is in c h a r g e of th e d r iv e
e n o u g h to c o n s tr u c t th e s m e lt r
a n d h e r c o m m itt e e is a im in g i.
, n e c e s s a r y fo r th e m a n u f a c t u r e o f
a 100 p e r c e n t m e m b e r s h ip th is
th e fin ish e d p r o d u c t, a lu m in u m .
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p ro d u c t,
b a u x ite ,
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en o u g h ,
m u s t be
d e n ts , a n d m e m b e r s h ip s w ill be
b r o u g h t to th e s m e l t e r by b o a t
s o lic ite d a t th e m e e tin g .
f ro m J a m a i c a .
T h e P T A w II h a v e C h r is t m a s
H e e x p la in e d t h a t t h e r e w e re c a r d s f o r s a le a , th e m e e tin g . T h e
■ no ro a d s in to th e a r e a a n d th a t c a r d s a r e b e in g s o ld to o b ta in a
a ll m a t e r i a l s w e r e b r o u g h t in c o ffe e m a k e r fo r th«' o r g a n iz a tio n .
e i t h e r by a i r o r b o a ,. T h e c o m ­
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seven
h e lic o p te r s
w h ic h la n d o n 2 5 -fo o , p la tf o r m s
| b u ilt o n sic* 1 to w e r s .
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on t h e p r o je c t a n d o n e h a r s
S e r v ic e s
fo r
W illia m
Lew is
m a n y d if f e r e n t la n g u a g e s sp o k e n .
H e to ld o f t h e s m a ll t r a i l e r M e r r i t t , 5 8 . w h o d ie d T u e s d a y a t
v illa g e s locate«! w h e r e v e r a le v el
p la c e c o u ld h e m a d e in w h ic h th '
lUXM) la b o r e r s a n d f a m ilie s live.
P ast
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Westwood Co.
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Open Evenings 7 to 9 p.m.
GEO. SHIPLEY, OWNER
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Agents for Del Norte Laundry
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Specializing in Radiator Repair
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PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE!
IN BROOKINGS
-in !9 tight-dirty modsfs offering:
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Fast, Efficient Cleaning & Pressing!
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M rs. J e s s
S to u t. C e n tr a l P o i n t ; t h r e e b r o t h ­
e rs , R a lp h E ., M e d fo r d ; R o b e r t
B .. C e n tr a l P o in t; a n d J a m e s E .,
A s h la n d ; tw o s is te r s , M rs . J o h n
( ’. S tillie , S h a d y C o v e , a n d M rs .
E lm e r C e a r le v , P a r m a . I d a .; h is
m o th e r , M rs. E m m a M e r r i t t , C e n ­
t r a l P o in t; a n d seven g r a n d c h i l ­
d ren .
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W o rd h a s c o m e t h a t M iss R u t h
W o o d w a rd is e n jo y in g h e r t r a d i ­
ng of E n g lis h a n d d r a m a in E lk - ,
to n H ig h sc h o o l M iss W o o d w a rd ,
m p h y e d a s p r h a t e s e c r e t a r y fo r
D i s t r i c t A tto r n e y H a ll th e la s t
y« av, ta u g h t in B r o o k in g s H ig h
sc h o o l p r io r to t h a t tim e .
PLANER ENDS
S u r v iv o r s in c lu d e t h r e e s o n s ,
G e o rg e E , S e a t t l e ; W illia m L.,
P o r t A n g e le s. W a s h .; a n d D o n a ld
R .. w ith th e S e a B e e s in A la s k a -
tw o d a u g h t e r s . M rs. E d w a r d i *
Cur-Del Cleaners
M erritt Services
Held In Medford
f o r m a lly r e c e iv e d in to th e c lu b
R a lp h M e n n in g , f o r m e r ly a K i-
w a n ia n o f C o q u ille .
FREE
Firewood
F o rk s , W a sh ., w e r e h e ld in C o n - |
g e r - M o rr iir c h a p e l, M e d fo rd , M o n ­
d a y a , 3 p .m ., w ith t h e R e v .
R o lf H a n s e n o ffic ia tin g . I n t e r m e n t
is in th e C e n t r a l P o in t c e m e te r y .
T h e d e c e a s e d w a s b o r n M a rc h
3, 1896. in . L a s A n im a s , C olo. H e
cam «' to s o u th e r n O re g o n in 1931,
liv in g in G r a n t s P a s s f o r te n
y e a r s , m o v e d to B r o o k in g s f o r a
tim « , liv e d in M e d fo rd f ro m M ay ,
1918, to O c to b e r , 1949, w h e n he
r e t u r n e d to B ro o k in g s . R e c e n tly
h e h a d b e e n w o r k in g a t F o r k s .
W a s h ., in lo g g in g w o rk .
HIGHEST t i ' C T
of any g a so lin e tru c k e n g in e in
history. C ris p e r 8.0 io 1 perior n.-
•n c c —w ith regular gas econom y.
TRUCK W BR/HMfflC *
»for self-shifting, strain-free driving.
G uts m aintenance costs because it
elim inates all clutch rep air n eed s —
protects the engine and d riv e line.
/ M f l ? TRUCK L/FE
because it’s “ built like the big ones.’*
See The TV fo o tb a ll G am e of the W eek every S aturday — a G en eral M o to rt Key E *e n t
" The cleaner you nerer hare to em pty'
Authorized Sales and Service
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DRAIN \G1 DITClIES, ETC .
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Our new trenching machine will dig trenches up to
two feet wide and s feet deep.
Frank's Plumbing & Electric Shop
P. O Box 1:40
HARBOR, OREGON
BUFFINGTON MOTOR CO.
131 Highway Street
Gold Beach, Ore.
First House South of Sunset Motel
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