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Council Proposes Paving Project
PLAN CALLS FOR
CENTER STRIPS
TO BE PAVED
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The B rookings C ity Council
Tuesday night unveiled a plan
to pave nine m iles of city s tre e ts
d u rin g th e com ing year.
The plan w as proposed by
M ayor P ro Tern W a rre n S m ith,
who presided a t th e m eeting.
U nder th e plan, financing of th e
paving would be c a rried out by
B ancroft bonds, w ith p ro p erty
ow ners paying v ery sm all assess
RKOOKINUM, ( ( RKV CO UNTY, OKKC.ON
Volume 9—Number 7
l ’RICE ON N E W SST A N D S— T E N CEN TS
m en ts o v er a ten y e a r period.
Basically, th is is th e plan o u t
lined by S m ith :
The city would, as soon as pos
sible, c o n tra c t fo r th e paving of
a ce n te r s trip on m ost city
stree ts. M ain trav elled s tre e ts
would get. an eig h teen foot a s
By B IL L P H E L P S
p h altic co n crete p av e m e n t, w hile
lih h fly trav eled s tre e ts would
A larg e crow d of Lily G row ers
have a fo u rteen to sixteen foot
T h ere a re tim es w’hen I ’m glad listened to an ad d ress by Mr. W il
paved strip . C u rb s and p ark in g ‘hat I have to w ork W ednesday lard M arshall of S alem , at a m e e t
strip s w ould not be in stalled at
•lights. F o r instance, if I didn’t ing held April 8, a t th e C hoice
this tim e.
G range H all.
Sub g rad es would be readied, i a v ’ to work on W ednesday
Mr. M arshall discussed th
when possible, by city s tre e t crew s lights, I ’d be at th e d in n er th a t problem s of org an izatio n w ithout
but m ajo r w ork w ould be con h ' Lions a re giving th e R o tarian s. a C o-operative before the grout)
tracted .
F o u r B rookings and fo u r H ar-
Now d o n ’t m isu n d erstan d me w hich included grow ers from
The city w ould issue bonds
every lily producing section. A or resid en ts w ere included in th e
un d er th e B an cro ft act to pay . . . I like all those fellows. I like m an w ith a g re at deal of e x p e r
for th e job. U n d er th e act, th e to eat, too. And th e Lion’s gave ience in o rg an izatio n , Mr. M a r list of ju ro rs for th e next co u rt
bonds can be rep aid by assess the R o ta ria n s a b ea u tifu l tu rk e y shall has organized th e O regon
T he ju ro rs have been ord ered
m ents ag ain st th e p ro p e rty over a dinner, for w inning som e contest P hysician’s Service, th e W illa m
to re p o rt for d u ty Monday, April
ten y e a r period.
held in th e long, long ago. R otary e tte V alley G row ers, and o th e r
26, at 10 a m ., according to S h e r
P relim in a ry studies, said S m ith, a te tu rk e y , th e Lions a te beans.
grow ers groups.
iff G lenn Sabin.
showed th a t th e cost of paving a
T he only th in g th a t bothers
At th e group's next re g u la r
s tre e t would ru n less th an four me about th e w hole th in g is the
S erv in g from B rookings will be
m eeting, scheduled for April 20th,
d o llars p er fro n t ft. T he av erag e unexplained d isap p ea ran c e of the the grow ers will u n d e rta k e th e C laren ce S toller, D oris F reem an ,
six ty foot lot would pay about Lion’s m ascot, L ittle Al, th e goat.
creatio n of a c e n tra l billing plan, H arm on Tim eus, Joseph P. M ad
$200.00 o v er a ten y e a r period, L ittle Al has disap p eared un d er
F rom H arb o r th e re a re E E.
th rough which Lily G row ers can
which w ould re su lt in sem i-an s tra n g e and tra g ic circ u m sta n ces
m a rk e t th e i bulbs in a stab ilized H anscam . Jr., A rchie McVey.
nual p ay m en ts by th e p ro p e rty . . . and no one seem s to know
Alvin
m ark et. E v en tu al plans call for T h elm a P ettigrew ', and
ow ner of aro u n d ten to tw elve dol w here he is. T he Lions say he
W
oodriff.
the estab lish m en t of the billing
la rs every’ six m o n th s for th e ten di. d of n a tu ra l causes.
T h e re m a in d er of th e ju ry list
agency, which m ay, grow ers say,
y e a r period.
B ut I ’ve noticed th a t every tim e also give ea sie r co n tro l ov er is as follow s: M ildred G raves.
S m ith said th a t E n g in eers b e
a Lion speaks of th is tu rk e y din su rp lu ses which have h u rt th e Gold Beach, T ra cy Corbin, P ort
lieve th e cost w ould a c tu a lly go
O rford. II. W. Crook. Gold B each
ner, a s tra n g e ly se n tim e n ta l look in d u stry in the past.
su b sta n tia lly u n d e r th a t.
C. E d w ard C a rp e n te r, VVedder-
omes over his face. You’d think,
In addition, s u b s ta n tia l savings *o look at them , th a t they had
hurn, A rth u r P. Sw eet, Sixes.
would re su lt in p re s e n t m a in te n
Edzel V. Colzin, Gold Beach, Hu
atten d ed a funeral, r a th e r th an a
ance b u d gets for th e city stre e ts. festive occasion. Joe K anick, who
bert. Shields, Gold Beach, K en
C ity S tre e t S u p erin ten d e n t, O. D.
n eth M iller, P istol River, E lliott
was th e last to see little Jo e
Arp, said th a t $5,000 of th e stre e t alive, w ipes a te a r from his eye
W oodw orth, P o rt O rford, Joseph
budget, which is now used in
E, B inford, P o rt O rford, Jo h n
•very tim e he discusses the tu rk ey
m aintenance, would be saved to th a t w as ea te n last night. And,
M. D onaldson, S r ,
D enm ark.
the city y early.
R alph B aird, P o rt O rford, Rich-
occasionally, I see a R o tarian who
The city can n o t, how ever, float iooks a little . . . w ell, stran g e.
'•r 1 D u n k elb erg er, Gold Beach,
th e bond issue u n til a f te r th e a p
‘‘M ighty q u ee r tu rk ey , th a t w as,”
R eg istratio n for v o ters for th e H a rry S tra in , Langlois, D mnis
proval of th e city C h a rte r. Coun- he burps.
May p iim a ry will close T uesd ay W ade, O phir, Ja m e s M etteer,
cilm en hope to have th e C h a rte r
night,
local voters w e re w arn ed O phir, K en n eth H ofsiss, Langlois.
Anyway, little Al is gone. And
approved ea rly th is year, so th at
this w eek by Gladys K anick, C ity R ay Z um w alt, Sixes, F ra n k M or
so
is
th
e
T
u
rk
e
y
dinner.
But
m
ost
paving o p eratio n s could begin
ley, W e d d e rb u rr, Guy E. F o m ie r,
of the R o tarian s still seem up ami R ecorder of B rookings.
this sum m er.
Sixes,
O llie P. F erg u so n , Gold
Mrs K anick will keep h e r o f
M em bers of th e council pointed around. G uess it d id n ’t h u rt them
Beach, D aniel S. Mere» r, Gold
anv.
fice open T uesday night from
out th a t o th e r b en efits would ac
seven to nine p m. to re g iste r last Beach, and E rn est F ritz , P ort
cru e to th e city and its residents
O rford.
from the paving p ro jec t. P ro p e rty
I’ve been a little p e rp le x « ! as m inute voters, so they can p a r tic i
Six ju ry cases have been set
dam age to au tom obiles alone, they to how to rep o rt th e fire we had p ate in the P rim ary .
lor th e w eek of May 10 by Circuit
R esidents of lx)th F errelo an I
said, would be reduced g reatly , last w eek. T he fire w as at Neil
Ju d g e D al M. King.
and alleviation of d ust and m ud N elson’s house, and Neil, as you B rookings precincts re g iste r at
conditions would also c o n trib u te undoubtedly know', is Eire C hief th e C ity H all. C hetco precin ct,
south of th e riv er and up th e
to th e w e lfare of th e city.
in this tow n
Chetco.
re g isters at th e H a rb o r MRS. VAN CAMP NOW
I t ’s a little h ard to handle. T he
ire w as in a m a ttre s s , and th e Postoffice.
AT SMITH RIVER
EASTER SEAL SALE
It is necessary for a v o ter to
inly w ay I can th in k of se ttin g
Mrs. A nna Van Cam p, who has
a m a ttre s s on fire is sm oking in re g iste r if h< did not vote in th e been ill, is now w ith th e Joe
UNDER LAST YEAR
bed . . . hut Neil w ouldn’t do th a t. last g en eral election here, and
Roses in S m ith R iver. She car.
has lived here for six m onths
I
T he E a s te r S eal S ale which t ’s dangerous.
have visitors, and friends from
provides m oney for th e O regon
About all t h a t ’s left is to accuse
B rookings and H a rb o r a re invited
Society of C rippled C hildren and N eil of colossal laziness . . . and
to stop and s * e her.
CAROL F A L L E R T G IV E N
Adults will close E a s te r Sunday’, I ’m all for recallin g th e fire chief.
Any tim e he gets so im m oveable O F F IC E BY ALPHA P H IS
April 18.
O regon S ta te College, C orvallis.
The S o ciety re p o rte d la s t w eek ‘h a t he has to have his fires at
th a t co n trib u tio n s th u s fa r in the home, instead of an sw erin g th e Apr. 12 (S pecial) C arol F a lle rt
cam paign a re 20% below last a la rm like a norm al firem an does, ot H a rb o r was re cen tly elected
year, and th ey a re hoping for a h e’s going too far. And to have pledge tra in e r for A lpha Phi, n a
num ber of la st m in u te sales in them in bed is going fa rth e r still tional social so ro rity a t O regon I
o rd e r to cover th e am o u n t of th e N ext th in g you know, th e y ’ll set S ta te college.
yearly budget of th e organization. | ire to th e city hall, so they can
The 16 so ro rities at OSC hous«» |
The society fin an ces several i answ er the alarm w ithout m oving 405 of th e ap p ro x im a te ly 1300 |
facilities for crippled children and 1 the fire tru ck .
wom en enrolled
adult«, including th e hospital
And com e to th in k of it, th at
Miss E a lle rt, sophom ore in bus-
school in E u g en e vvht re several sn t a bad id a. e ith e r It would
DON'T
;
iness
an d technology, is th e d a u g h
local children a re receiving special
»’ep m e from paying tn a t parkin » te r of M r and M rs C larem o n t
ca re and tre a tm e n t.
ket 1 pick»-! up th e tb**r day 1 F a lle rt of H arbor.
Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community
On the
Reef
Growers Hear
Speaker On
Organization
LOIS CHAPMAN NAMED AS
FIRST AZALEA PRINCESS
JURY LIST
NAMED FOR
COURT TERM
LAST CHANCE
TO REGISTER
TUESDAY NIGHT
1 hursday, April 15, 1954
► T he first P rin cess . . . an d
possible Q ueen, of th e A zaD a
F estiv al w as n am ed th is w eek.
S he is Lois C hapm an, a S en io r
at B ro o k in g s-H arb o r High School
wno w as chosen in co m p etitio n
w ith h e r s iste r Seniors.
And we ca n ’t tell you yet w h a t
Lois th in k s ab out being m ade a
Princess. She w on’t know ab o u t
it u n til she reads it today in th e
Pilot.
Lois w ill be joined by P rin cesses
from five o th e r high schools w ho
will reign ov er th e F estiv al on
aMy 29 and 30. S election of th e
girls from P o rt O rford. Langlois,
Gold Beach. O phir and C rescen t
C ity is scheduled for th e n ex t
week.
Miss C hapm an won h e r co ro n et
in a contest w hich saw e g h t
fin alists from th e high school
judged on a fo rm u la which took
into account scholarship, p erso n
ality an d poise, c h a ra c te r, an d
p o p u larity.
O th e r p lans for th e Featival
w ere m oving ah ead as planned.
P lan s w e re alread y being m ade
for th e Q ueen S election hail,
w hich will he held on May 15, Pwo
w eeks p rio r to the Festival.
T he A ll-Y ear E v en ts A ssociation
w'ill m eet again tonight to con
tin u e th e ir plans, and to w ork o u t
problem « co ncerned w ith th e
festival. 'H ie m eetin g will be held
al 8 p.m. at th e C hetco Inn, w ith
. veryone invited
Baseball Boosters
Building Field
C o n stru ctio n s ta rte d th is w eek
on th e B rookings B eav ers’ new'
field, which will he lo cated n e a r
th e Plywood plant.
T h e B eavers will occupy th e
new site for this y ea r only, w hile
co n stru ctio n of the new high
school is in progress. A fte r th e
school is com pleted, w ork will
begin on a p erm anent field at the
high school.
D rag g in g and g rad in g o p e ra
tions h av e be« n com pleted on th e
new field, according to P e te Lcs-
m eister, w ith ju st a little m ore
d ra g g in g left to finish it off.
REGISTRATION CLOSES
TUESDAY, APRIL 20,
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