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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1953)
r r r o uns art Flood Waters Recede T nntegs-flarlnr fib Brookings and H a rb o r began mopping up yesterday, as flood w ater which had caused thousands ot dollars w o rth of damage here began to recede. Volume 8—Number 59 1 RRV <'O ,,N T V OREGON I Kl< F on N E W SST A N D S— TEN e t N T s No lives were report d lost d u r I hursday, November 26, 195J ing the storm s w hich had sent the Sm ith riv e r to its highest point Fair Weather For on record, and the Chetco and W in< buck to near-record highs. 1 hanksgiving Predicted tra ffic was beginning to move I here was no danger o f im again over highways out o f this m ediate fu tu re floods in the area, although they s till were in w eather re p o rt this m orning, ac bad condition, and 101 was closet! cording to M inna Akers, w eather The c itiz e n ’s com m ittee on a near C oquille. Some m a il was observer here. C ity C h a rte r met last F rid a y to filte rin g through in a round about The W eather Bureau at Med- way, but busses were s till not begin consideration of a ch a rte r The Oregon H ighw ay L ife - tord predicts a fa ir T hanksgiving , fo r Brookings. travelling, and the area was, up s a \e rs (»roup of Oregon m et in w ith possible showers. No new P o rtla n d last F riday, and B ro o k t ill this m orning, s till w ith o u t The group elected C. Ed D em p storm s are an ticip a te d o ver the ings was w e ll represented. <laily newspapers. sey as chairm an, and opened dis holidays. A steady dow npour o f ra in cussion on the document th a t w ill A rt Stone and Roy D irk s w ere The Chetco C horal C lub w ill ie m p e ra tu re s w ill rem ain m ild which to ta lle d 9.32 inches over a be voted on som etim e d u rin g the open the C hristm as season w ith a present as representatives of the d u rin g the next few days. L u c k y 7 Club, who w ill form the four day period at Brookings sent coming year. silve r tea on Sunday, Dec. 13, a* C u rry C ounty organization o f the rive rs ro a rin g out o f th e ir M em ber» of the com m ittee e x the B a p tis t C om m unity Church H ighw ay Lifesavers. banks, and destroying p ro p e rty pressed great satisfaction w ith fro m 2:30 to 4:30. The public is The tw o hoys w ere sent to <1 b a n d o n e d by ha stily-m o vin g the general term s o f the c h a rte r c o rd ia lly invited. T his w ill be an P ortland by the B ro o kin g s-H a rb o r property owners. prepared fo r th e ir exam ination by o p p o rtu n ity fo r the com m unity to R o ta ry Club, who are financing A long the Chetco, most dam C ity A tto rn e y Ed A ckley, a l hear Mrs. Rice’s chorus w hich is The P acific Coast B ulb G ro w e r’s the H ighw ay Lifesavers group age was to personal possessions though they propose some changes gaining such a fine reputation. left in houses by fleeing owners. in association w ill hold a m eeting at here. O n ly catch was th a t the it. A ckle y explained the The chorus w ill present tw o 1 he M ax Sw anberg fa m ily evacu C h a rte r was a tr ia l one only, and groups o f songs d u rin g the a fte r the H a rb o r Rod and Gun C lub boys w ere stranded by slides in Tuesday, Dec. 1. The m eeting P o rt O rfo rd , and were a w a itin g a ated th e ir home on the Chetco. th a t changes were expected. noon, at 3 and again at 4. chance to re tu rn home there. w ill be opened at 1 :30 p.m. saving o n ly th e ir dishes and O n ly discussion in the in itia l Heading com m ittees fo r the H ig h w a y Lifesavers heard a M em bers o f the association re utensils, as flood w aters poured m eeting centered around tw o chest-high through th e ir home. points: the appointm ent of Coun event are M a ry Fischer, R uth B. ported th a t bulb brokers are pay long lis t o f speakers, headed by M ickey M ic k o la jc y k , w ho lives in cilm en fo r unexpired term s upon S m ith, A lice Rausch, M arie Funk. ing o ff fo r this ye a r’s crops at G overnor P atterson o f Oregon the Shepherd house also had to the death or resignation of a Bernadine Steele and I^ i Von previously agreed-upon prices, in and G overnor Langlie o f W ash cluding fifteen cents fo r 7-8" ington a tta c k the problem o f c a r move as w a te r came in, and councilm an, and the question of W agner. bulbs. One broker reported th a t nage on the public highways. Marge Cum m ings reported an w hether a M ayor should be e lect Members w ill lx» assisted in he did not plan to pay, how'ever, Panels o f experts on the subject inch o f w a te r in her home. ed o r appointed by the council. serving by fo rm e r members who also debated the problem o f spe The south bank road up the M embers o f the com m ittee are not able to be active in the u n til a fte r the firs t o f the y e a r c ific form s o f highw ay safety. but w ould pay at the established Chetco was washed out ju s t above voted to continue th e ir discussion group this year. price. the Guy Rice home, and the road over to a m eeting to be held on B uy U. S. Savings Bonds’ was reported to be p re tty scarev F rid a y, Dec. 4, at the C ity H a ll. below th a t by M rs. Rice. C hairm an Dempsey said th a t John H e w itt at P a rk e r’s A n additional citizens of the c ity may chorage lost a num ber o f boats as be in v ite d by m embers o f the w ell as the big flo a t at the com m ittee to discuss the condi Anchorage. The dam w ent out tions o f the charter. at Thom pson’s s a w m ill, in Ben ham gulch, ta k in g an abandoned house w ith it, although Lake The land lay dark under die gray skys, the seas lashing the rocks sullenly Pleasant Plyw ood and H edberg’s Behind the mountains rose, covered with the green of trees. And beyond the m ill were not affected by the water. mountains lay the plains, and then the desert, and other mountains, and the sea Also on the Chetco, the w aters stood higher on the N o rth Bank Floyd E. F inley, 22, Brookings, road than they have fo r m any It was November, then, and the people paused in their labor. Ahead was years, and fo r a w h ile they cov was arrested S a turday on a winter with its hitter cold, and the blasting gale cutting off one family from ered the road near the N o rth charge of c o n trib u tin g to the de linquency o f a five year old g irl. Fork bridge. ano her. But behind them was their first harvest, and in their store rooms was Bob Ism e rt reported P istol F in le y waived p re lim in a ry hea»’- riv e r higher than it had ever in K before Justice Charles Schaal, food food enough to insure them that they would live until another harvest. been, te a rin g out a gap above Ken an^ *s lodged in the county ja il ‘ nd so they kneIt and gave Thanks. Thanks for the meager share they had M ille r ’s place th a t w ill take a lot at Beach, a w a itin g tr ia l be- of fixing. i ( u’c u it Judge Dal King. wrested from this rock-bound wilderness. Thanks that they still lived to struggle On the W inchuck, there were , **,’ n *ey Was arrested by S tate again the coming year. And thanks because that which they had won 'was reports th a t some houses had Policeman Boy G ardner, upon the been washed down the rive r, al- i < ornt^ a*nt ° t the c h ild ’s m other, though they had not been verified. V,’ confpssed to D is tric t A tto rn e y And, perhaps, as they prayed there so long ago, they may have heard him Some dw ellers were cut o il at the • am FiaH th a t he had com m itted upper end of the D e M a rtin i place, M' * Ual acts upon the little g irl, S <1 v. although they had expected to be. ,in< medical exam ination verified 1 his that you have I have given you, because you were worthy of Me You One feature o f the storm was f '* con^ess*on. although it showed the ra p id ity w ith w hich the 1 Ual raJ>e‘ have faced danger and were not afraid, because I was with you, anti Because you rivers rose, w hich amazed even ’ * c h ild s parents said they J had faith in Me. 7 those who were expecting it. On 1a<’ ft the child w ith F in le y ,, the W inchuck, the M cVays re- " h° Was a ^r ’en,l ° t theirs, w hile And, as you continue so, this land of yours will prosper. Your cities will they were dow ntow n. Upon the I (C ontinued on B ack Page) m other’s re tu rn , the ch ild told the | rise, anti grow, and the fertile fields will give you hack their fruits, many times m other o f F in le y ’s actions. over. Across the lands your sons will march, and. as long as you remember W hen arrested, F in l y was fu lly dressed and in bed, w ith a .30 Me, von shall grow in strength, and wisdom and plenty. caliber rifle , fu lly loaded beside i V " , t*!C yCarS H S*’a" 'K‘ so’ unti* y°u nu|nl>er in millions, and you him . He refuse«! to te ll H a ll w hether he had planned to fig h t ! A rnold Stone o f B rookings es« shall hoi, tins land, from Sea to sea. There will I k - no one in the world who caped in ju ry last F rid a y when the lf out a rre s tin g officer, , will match you. in your works, and in/our possessions, and in your strength, so logging tru c k w hich he was d r i v - • o r . ^ ’h‘‘fh e r contem plated ing overturned on T ry o n Corner, su*p*‘le- H»ng as you still shall remember Me. near F t. D ick. F in le y told the d is tric t a tto rn e y Stone was trapped in the cab of f ^ at Was on probation from The time will come, when, reaping the skills you have earned, yon will the tru c k , hut escaped undamaged ^ ’ nn. ( d u n tv , a fte r having been j climb to the highest peaks. ( )nc day y o u will possess knowledge and skills which except fo r diesel fuel in his eyes, i ( a ° t stealing batteries are greater than you now even dream of . . . knowledge which can destroy the The tru c k was seriously damaged. According to Stone, the acci- world in which vou live, or which can open the door to new hope for all the dent happened when the brakes M r. and M rs. Perce Evans le ft people of the world on the tra ile r locked, th ro w in g ¡Tuesday evening fo r K la m a th the tr a ile r over, and the tru c k | Falls to c o n d T h a n k s -w in - a n l !1 r-! r’ine c<>nies. My sons . . . will you still remember to turn to its e lf follow ed it ’ h » we ♦»rd w *h Peres e ./t > Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community Committee Opens Charter Hearing BROOKINGS BOYS REPRESENT CURRY AT CONVENTION Chorus Plans Christmas Tea Bulb Growers Meet Tuesday THAAKSGll JAG . Five Year Old Girl Violated; Local Man Held Truck Damaged In Accident 1621-1953
