M O F O LIB R A R Y
SKETCH
BOOK
By BUD P IS A R E K
r m ust have been behind th e
door w hen they hashed over th e
^changing of A rm istice D ay to
' cte ra n s Day. N ot th a t I have
an y th in g ag a in st us v eteran s, but
* think I would have objected (if
I had been asked.) Som ehow th e
form er d ay seem ed to suggest
the end of h o stilities and PEA C E.
I here is no one th a t loves P eace
more th an th e V ets, but couldnt
they have th e ir day ju st B E F O R E
electio n s?
T h at
would
m ake
some of th e can d id ates T H IN K .
o o o
I received an e n try blank from
the C rea tiv e G alleries for th e ir
com ing a rt exhibit. T hey re q u ire
a $15.00 e n try fee. T h a t's placing
a high p rice on creativ en ess. One
consolation is th ey refu n d $12
of it, if th e ju d g es re je c t y o u r
work. I ’ll be d arn ed if I ’ll pay
someone to re je c t my paintings.
I know people th a t will do it for
nothing.
rmtogs-ftartor flint
Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community
YoluineS—No. 38
HKOOKINGS, ( t u r n < o r N T l , OREGON
CRICK ON N E W SST A N D S— T E N ( E N T S
I hursday, Nov. 11, 1954
ARP RESIGNS CITY POST
POST OFFICE, PILOT TO MOVE;
------- BUT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
Approve Work
ÎECHOLS RESIGNS
| AS CITY ENGINEER
O.
D. Arp, city building in
spector, resigned from th e city
Its m oving tim e in B rookings
The highw ay com m ission has gov ern m en t T uesday night in
It is planned to move the boxes
this w eek and next, as tw o local one day. so as not to in te rfe re approved for co n stru c tio n w ith “d efere n ce”
to
th e
incom ing
in stitu tio n s pack up and move
F ed eral Aid S econdary fund the council. T h e re g u la r council m e e t
w ith th e m ail delivery, but th e
into th e ir new buildings. T he
B rookings-M orse R anch section, a ing w as filled w ith one tension
B rookings-H arbor P ilot and the public is asked to be a little job of tw o m iles, a t a cost of a f te r an o th er, as a new’ ad m in is
P ost Office both have announced p a tie n t about th e services d u rin g $35,000.
tra tio n s ta rte d p la n s to ta k e
plans to move, w ith th e P ilot go th e few h ectic days th a t it tak es
o
v er th e city governing.
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T his section ex ten d s from th e
T em p o ra rily th e P ost Office will city lim its of B rookings e a s te rly
Also resigning w as C h arles
B ut th en you ru n th e risk of ing Io th e S outh end of B ro o k
dam age to y o u r w ork. I ’ll never ings. and th e Post Office fu r th e r be closed d u rin g th e moving, to M orse R anch on th e C hetco Echols, as city en g in eer. H ow
ftom 5:30 p. m. and will open R iver co u n ty road.
ever, E chols qualified his re sig
forget th e tim e a young lady, north.
nation, saying th a t he will be
and som etim es I w onder if I
H en ry K err, who is building again at 8 a. m. If th e ac tu a l
T he proposed p ro ject is to
dare call h e r a lady, com m ented the P ost Office building, says th at m oving d oesn’t ta k e p lace M on g rad e to a u n iform w idth th r »ugh- av a ila b le a f te r Ja n . 1. 1955.
In a tte n d a n c e a t th e m eetin g
about m y p ainting. I t happened at he plans to tu rn o v er the cem ent day it will begin as soon a f te r as out the len g th of th e p ro jec t and
w
as
th e m ayo r-elect Roy B rim m ,
an a rt g a lle ry d u rin g an ex h ib i block building on N ovem ber 15, possible Thom pson said.
place a pit ru n g rav el base w ith
T he final touches a re being a cru sh ed g ravel w earin g su rfa c e w ho w as pledged su p p o rt by th e
tion in w hich I w as fo rtu n a te a Monday, o r im m ediately th e re
enough to have a p ain tin g h an g a f te r to th e P ost Office d e p a rt p u t on th e new B ro o k in g s-H ar 22’ o r 24’ wide. The presen t road re m a in in g m em b ers of th e old
ing. T he “lad y ” m oved from m ent. T he in te rio r finishing will bor P ilot building, and m oving has a co n sid erab le d ep th of pit council, and said he “w a sn ’t go
is expected to s ta rt this w eek ru n gravel in place of v ary in g ing to ch an g e a n y th in g ” in th e
painting to pain tin g, hung upon be left to th e P o sta l au th o rities.
city, but th a t th e re “w as a lot
the w alls, and com m ented ab o u t
The new Post Office building end. T he w iring w ork has been w idths.
of
th in g s to a tte n d to ” such as
each one. I becam e in te re ste d in will be 29.4 feet, by 78.8 feet, going on for th e past tw o days,
T he p ro je c t should follow th e th e w a te r and sew er.
th e com m ents, of course, so I giving th em close to 2400 sq u are and th e p la ste rin g is com pleted
p resen t g ra d e and alig n m en t as
A rp ’s resig n atio n cam e a t th e
proceeded to follow close behind, feet of floor space. Som e w ork in both u p sta irs and dow nstairs
closely as possible in o rd e r to tail end of th e m eeting, an d cam e
hoping to ca tc h a com m ent o r tw o rem ains to be done before M on All th a t needs to be done in the
u tilize th is g rav el in place. If a as a su rp rise to m an y in a tte n d
n e x t few days is th e plum bing,
ab out m y w ork. All th e poor day, how ever, K e rr em phasized.
24’ finished cannot lie o b tain ed ance. His le tte r re ad :
painting received w as an ejection
T he ceiling m ust be plastered, and ele c tric fix tu res, flooring up
w ith o u t ex ten siv e g rading, th e
G en tlem en :
of sp itta l p re ttily sp ray ed over and plum bing installed, and the sta irs, and the ceiling put on.
w'idth sh o u ld be reduced to 22’
I h erew ith p resen t my re sig n a
w h at I th o u g h t w as a nice fram e. w alls painted. Also som e red
Office p artic ia n s and c o u n ters which eo uld be ob tain ed w ith a
tion as y o u r city official fo r th e
And im agine th is w as done w hile flag sto n e finish will be installed will be b uilt this week end, and
m inim um of g rad in g .
P it run
an im pressive blue ribbon hung on th e outside of th e building.
as m uch m oving done as possible. gravid is av a ila b le from th e Chet offices of Zoning, B uilding, S a n i
tatio n and S tre e ts, to ta k e effect
a t its side.
A ccording to P o s tm a ste r Bill The m oving isn’t expected to in t
go riv e r and a co m m ercial cru sh
J
a n u a ry 1st, 1955.
Thom
pson,
m
oving
will
begin
im
e rfe re w ith p u ttin g out a new s
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ing p lan t is located n e a r B rook
I hereby th a n k th is council
m
ed
iately
upon
ac
cep
tan
ce
by
the
Som e d ay I hope to p ain t a
p a p e r next w eek, alth o u g h som e ings.
for
th e su p p o rt and co n sid eratio n
postal
au
th
o
rities.
F
o
r
the
p
re
m ural, “T he H isto ry of P rin tin g ”
of it m ay be done in the e x is t
P re p a ra tio n s of p lans and speci given m e in th e a d m in istra tio n
in o u r new office. W e are now sent m ost of th e p resen t equip ing building, and som e in the new
fications and approval by th e of m y sev eral offices. I feel it h as
p rin tin g signs to place all o v er m ent, including th e present boxes building.
B
u reau of P u b lic R oads a r e now been a g reat privilege and a d is
th ° joint. T h e signs will read. will be in stalle d in th e new Post
Roy W eidem an is th e c o n tra c t
req
u ired
p rio r to c o n tra c tin g tin ct honor- to have served you
“No
S p ittin g ,
p lease”. D on’t Office.
o r on th e building.
the
proposed
p ro jects. P re lim in and th e citizens of B rookings fo r
laugh, this m ay m ean you.
ary en g in ee rin g will be handled th e past two and a h alf years.
by th e division office in R oseburg I wish you to know th at my d e
and will proceed as rap id ly as cision to resign w as m ade solely
av ailable e n g in ee rin g [icrsonel will in deferen ce to th e incom ing
p erm it.
council.
R e sp rc ti u 11 \ su b m itted .
T he highw ay com m ission also
About all t h a t ’s lacking is a of C om m erce in fo rm atio n cen ter.
As has been th e custon here H a g g le , and th e new F orest
O. D. Arp.
Also M acadam will be filled into gave an OK to th e E lk R iver road
for m any y ears, on the S a tu rd a y S ervice building here will be com
at
a
cost
of
about
$67,000.
B
ouquets w ere g en erally p ass
th e p a rk in g area.
n ig h t closest to V e te ra n s’ Day, plete, according to W. E. “ R ags”
ed out by th e council, in a p p re
The F o rest S ervice conducts
all v eteran s and th e ir fam ilies R agland, d istric t ra n g e r in ch arg e
ciatio n of th e tim e and w ork
a
varied program from th e ir M O TH ER D IE S
will have th e ir an n u al get to of the C hetco R an g er d istrict.
M ayor Bob D im m ick and o th e rs
statio n here a program w hich
Mrs. M ary L akem w as called in th e city have given to th e city.
g e th e r in th e V FW Hall, Nov.
Moving into the new building
13th. N on-m em bers of v e te ra n s ’ h as ju st been com pleted, and it includes such things as tre e re to W ilm ington, 111, by the d eath
Most im fwirtant, as fa r as city
fire
w atch,
tim b e r of h e r m o th er. S he flew from San
o r A uxiliary g roups will be w el is one of the m ost a ttra c tiv e stocking.
g o v ern m en t c a rried on at th e
cruising, slash burning, locating F rancisco to C hicago.
comed.
m eeting, w as the jM»t sh o ts th a t
buildings in the com m unity, fin-
The ru c k u s will begin w ith a shed off in m y rtle wood, and roads, plus keeping records.
w ere tak en at E lm er B ankus, of
potluck su p p er at 7, followed by red a id e r wood paneling.
T he fire season is over now,
th e B rookings W a te r Co., and th e
More
a color film of th e V FW N ational buildings a re planned for th e according to R agland, and the
Land and T ow nsite Co.
Surprise— Pilot
Home, a t E ato n R apids. Mich, fu tu re , and w ork will begin s h o rt F orest d ep a rtm e n t are buckling
T he city a u th o riz ed an issu
fo r v e te ra n s ’, widows and orphans. ly on a g arag e w areh o u se on the down to th e ir re g u la r w in te r
ance of a p erm it w hich will allow
Ptibl¡shes
W
cd
nesday
A fter this, th e re will be an eve sam e grounds.
jobs. T h e re w as no fire of any
A lb ert Jo y and W illiam M a rtin
The Pilot in being publish'
ning of fun, a fe a tu re of w hich
consequence
this year.
eau to dig up th e city stre e t in
T he R an g er statio n first cam e
ed a (lap early this u c e k , on
m ay be gam es in w hich sm all to B rookings in Ju ly 1953. w hen
T he slash b u rn in g w ork has
acco rd an ce w ith a new city o rd i
Wedr+rsday instead of Fri
coins m ay be used in scoring. As new bound ry fo rm a tio n s for th e been com pleted, and th e d ep a rt
nance, en ab lin g Joy and M artin
Thursday, in order to get the
no adm ission is charged and th e re Siskiyou N ational F o rest w*ere an m ent has s ta rte d p lan tin g tree s
eau to co n stru c t a sew er dispos
paper into the post of fire a day
a re expenses to be m et, coffee, nounced. T he C hetco d istric t was in th e logged areas. T his w ork
a l pipe line from th e ir hom e. It
(sirly as the post office will be
film re n ta l, etc., g u ests a re a«ked set up a t th a t tim e due to the will c a rry th ro u g h N ovem ber and
w as assum ed by th e council th a t
elosed on Arm istice Day. The
to be th o u g h tfu l of the k itties. increased valu e in lu m b er o p e ra p a r t of D ecem ber. T he service
the pipe line will hook in to th e
longer w eek end will giee the
Mrs. P u tn a m has offered to play tions in this area.
is p la n tin g 2-0 D ouglas fir. T hese
ex istin g sewer.
Pilot a chance to move into
some dance tu n es on h e r e le c tric
T h e council also in s tru c te d th e
R agland previously w orked out a re baby firs th a t have been
their new building If anybody
organ.
city re co rd e r to w rite B an k u s a
of Gold Beach, and a sta tio n was grow ing in th e ir W inchuck n u r
has any business with the Pilot
se ry for tw o years. T hey a re
As th ese an n u al ev en ts have m ain tain ed a t A gness too.
le tte r ask in g him to a p p e a r b e
n
t the ne.it w eek, please check
1 'come w idely known th e spon
fore th e council a t th e ir n ex t
Som e landscaping w ork rem ains about 5 inches high I^ist y ear
in both buildings before you
sors a re ex p ectin g several out-of so be cL..e in th e new site, lo 100,000 tre e s w e re p lan ted and
m eetin g to ex p lain th e delay on
go aim u mod.
tow n guests.
ca te d ju s t above the C h am b er
(C o n tin u ed on page 13»
fCorifnuu-d on B a c k P age)
VFW TO HOLD
ANNUAL PARTY
FOREST SERVICE HERE PLAYS
VITAL PART IN AREA ECONOMY
On Chetco Road