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Nowhere A Finer Community Nowhere A Finer Climate -
l*KI< K ON > 'E W s « T A M W -T B > H \ W
K K o O k l\« ,S , ( I K K ! t « » l \ T V . OKEtiON
V o l u m e Q, \ ( > . I
fúfie. íte a m i.
HEDBERG LUMBER PLANT SOLD
COAST FREIGHT LINES SELL OUT
TO CONSOLIDATED FREIGKTWAY
In Progress Now
foe nuvipJuf,
T h ere a re two pairs of B uds and
Joes in town, ru n n in g e sta b lish
m en ts upholding hi,m an dignity,
and helping bring law and o rd e r
to tow n. I r»?fer, of course, to o u r
friends on the police force, Bud
Cross, and Joe S chum aker, and
then that o th er p a ir at th e Pilot.
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At th e council m eetin g th e
o th er night ¡xx»r old A rchie Rice,
an en g in eer from Corvallis, u n d e r
w ent an inquisition. Councilm eo,
and committe< men, such as Ed
A ldrich, Ai Phillips, Gordon Goetz
and a few m ore fined questions
tight and left at him. try in g to
g a th e r th e facts about th e sewVr
survey, and a possible w a te r
survey.
One of the questions A1 Phillips
asked w as ¡»oint blank, ’T)oes a
city m ake any m oney from i
m unicipal w a te r sy s te m ? ” Tl •*
answ er w as th a t the city will
never get rich from a w a te r sy
stem of th e ir own. But Rice said
th at gen erally th e w a te r system
will ta k e can? of itself financially
it will pay back th e bond issue,
the in te re st, and o jx 'ia tin g e x
penses, ¡»lus p u ttin g som e aside
tor expansion, to m ore adequately
servv the people.
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Most of th e council w aits for
E arl B reu er to a rriv e on the
scene, as th at p a rtic u la r council
m an alw ays brings a bag of car-
mels, which evt ryone enjoys
H ow ever Tuesday night Ed A ck
ley iz>at him to the punch and
brought a bag along, and e v ery
one w as m uching co n ten ted ly be
fore B re u e r arriv ed
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At th e S ta te Press convention
in E ugene they introduced Bill
T ugm an .now pu b lish er of the
R eedsport paper, a wet kly, w ith
a size com patible to o u r own
T ugm an was fo rm er ed ito r of the
E ugene R egister-G uard. The in
tro d u ctio n told how T ugm an was
"leveling off” in as m uch as w ork
is concerned, by m oving into the
sm all town w eekly field. Only
T ugm an didn't agree nor do we.
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T h at R otary din n er w ent off
w ithout a hitch M onday night,
but th*?y alm ost didn’t have a
program . W e didn’t prin t them
until M onday to get all th e p ro
g ram on, and then the ink
w ouldn’t dry. So I was still fold
ing them at 7:30, just before the
d in n er w as scheduled to get
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W hat the well dressed dogs in
B rookings-H arbor a r e a w e a r !
Mrs. M iller from H a rb o r brought
in h e r neices dog, T hursd ay , all
o u tfitte d in boots, and raincoat
which even covered over the dogs
ears. No dog should lx* w ithout
an o u tfit like th at.
Chief of Police Bud C ross is
sued w arn in g to day on speeding
in Brookings. It has got to end.
Chief Cross s a ’d. He rejxu ted th at
th e city has been fo rtu n a te up
until now, anti th at the stre e ts are
in P a tte r shape so th at ¡»«»ople are
stepping on the gas ¡»edal too
heavily. He w arned th a t m ore
citatio n s a re going to be issued
C ross said th a t the dust problem
alone w as enough of a reason to
How th e cars down
Chief Cross also had a word to
say alxjut dogs Ho has received
m any com plaints about barking,
and dogs m aking nuisances here,
and rem inded ow ners th a t they
are liable for stiff p en alties for
y iolations.
The th ird word issu es ! by C hief
C ross concerned dum ping g arb ag e
on thu stre e t. It is absolutely for
bidden, and will bring th e w ra th
ot law upon the offender quickly.
Cross sard
NEW ARRIVALS
IN BROOKINGS
Tom A ukland, and
Mrs
Services Held For
r har’°s S. School
The Last Citidel
T he last citid«'l, th«' last
stronghold «»f m an has fallen
river«' is in Brookings. you u n
d e rsta n d , a B arbershop q u a r
te t group. Barbei-shoppers are
men sin g "rs of high regard
But now, d irecting th a t group
her«* is M rs. 11» • i R :c
yy ho
h as replaced Boh Dick.
PIA N TO OCCUPY
«WILDING SO«'N
Del Norte Rally
Beats Bruins 78-68
May Use Film
For Training
In Bowling Here
Two hundred and nine ¡to p ic
beli>ed tho R o tary Club c e le b ra te
its Golden A nniversary here Mon
day night T he local club had a
50th an n iv e rsa ry dinner, un d er
the p ro g ram chaii m anship of
Archie Ile n d .ic k s, at th e Clift
1 louse.
H ighlighting th«* cvtxnings festi
vities w as a ta lk by an exchange
stu d en t, from Vienna. A ustria.
Liselotte G eorgiades. On the pro
gram w ere songs by Bud C r o s s ,
in th e w estern stylo; A q u a rte tte ,
the S ea-E lats, w ith C arole Iiogen-
■ son.
N ancy
P isarek,
B ernie •
! Sw anson, and G ayle M alone; \
history of the club by Lynn Ham;
I ton. and an A nniversary m essag -
I by Roy W eidvm an, th e senior past
, president of the Club.
Also on the program w as th e
J high school band. decked o ut in
j th e ir new uniform s, given to the
school by the R o tary club as one
of th e ir projects. The hand, u nder
directio n of Bob Dick, played sev-
M aster of cerem onies for th “
evening was Bob P erkins, fo rm er
Brookings resident, and now of
Coos Bay
P erk in s e n te rta in e d
th e crow d w n h several of his
fatm lous “sk its,” as well as keep
ing th e show on th e road in a
talented m anner.
Jim Huddleston arrived Wednes
Club president.
day from Omaha, Ne hr.
pit-sided at the
A possibility o fhaving a unique
bow ling train in g class her«' was
being discussed Th«' class would
h ' for new bow ler, b« ginners, and
o th e rs in terested in ¡licking up
th«‘ir average*«.
It w ould entail the use of an 8
mm cam era ’ > shoot the bow ler
ir. action, an d then th»* film would
be shown back to him the nvxt
w et'k so th at m istak es could be
corn'ct«'d. The fee fot the cam era
and film would be sm all, those
in te re ste d said. I 1 anyone is in
t< rested in the training, please
«•«intact the Pilot
president-elect Art Knox also said
a few w ords
Miss G eorgiades talk w as of
g re a t inter* -st to th" R otarians.
and guests She told ot life in
A ustria, especially as com pared
w ith life in A m erica. Sh«* said that
A m erican people arc “lazy ", in a
sens’?, driving even tin« • blocks
r a th e r than w alking
Sh«* said
th a t in A ustria, autom obiles an*
uncom m on, re frig e ra to rs practi
ra lly unknow n. an«l a u to m a tic
w ash m achines just som ething to
look at.
S he had a very critical w ord for
th e R ussians too, telling how they
s tr ip p 'd A u siria of much of its
industry, and "brains.” S he told
Lxss Dimmick some about th»* good the M arshall
meeting,
and P lan did m rebuilding her country.
Deliner (ail^mve
I Lis ÿSth Birtlulav
A birthday
p arty
for D elm er
C olegroyc, S; w tv held on E«-b
17. H e w as
» years old ’I'bos«'
¡»resent w’.r«' ins tyy«> sons, and
families. Stanley
Also pnesent was
and family, Mr
B arry, ami Mr
Brow n.
and D«4m r. .It
W arren McNe« ly
ami Mix. Eloyd
ami M is ( ’arl
D on’t Light l h.it
FIRE
Did you know th a t a perm it,
signed by the city fir»* w arden
is necessary betore you can
sta rt a fire any fire at any
tim o in B rookings? T h a t w a rn
ing w as issmxi t«xiay by fir«'
w artlen Don C raig No ¡x'nnit
is n'quirt'd for a paper, or c a rd
board lx>x fire, provided th a t it
is burt.ed in an incinerator, but
all o th e r fires r»*quire a p er
m it, an«l penalties are provided
for failure to comply. C raig has
the p 'rm its available at the
C hetco Home and A uto store
♦h«' Army at A 'am am ver B a rra c k s
|;S p-.i-ioat
M i»,.hell F ield j uni,
’• 'and \ v
M aster <'1«*etrie»aa
ti tb«* Air Corns
1 ft retu rn ed to tb " w est -»n ’
■ t c r i 'd th«* I 'o b o lst« * ry
h ire.
an<t A w n -
'»»<’ business in K lam ath F alL in
♦'Vt in 1929 he m a rrii’d M yrtle
i low ic yy ho survi\ «'s. Th«'v mov«*d
’<» H arbor in 1915 and gr«'W 1 lly
' •»” '< until 2 yt ars ago
Thre«' years ago he was np-
•»«.inte«l Justi«-«' «»f the Pt?n«'«' to
■i-iish the term of Judge Sam bo
who retired a rd was elected to
The shift in B nxikings business
♦bv otTie«' in 1952. He served as
’ustiee until bis K 'altli forced him ,»laces is still on l.a te st to be
caught in tho rush is the S outh
♦ «» re tire last Nov.
H e yvas a m e m b e r of th e M a ern C urry R ealty Company, ami
sonic Lodge. F a s te m S ta r, E lks, the House of Shixts sto re Both
«'• w h ich h«- w as a Chart« r m em- an* moving into flu* northernm ost
b 'l- of tlie B rookings l.«xlge, and part of tb»' K err building this
week-en«t
tb “ V E AV.
Survivors, lx'si«l‘s bis widow,
Mrs E rm a Rice, of the Real
ii'i-lud«' 2 da igbters, Mrs. June E sta te firm «-aid th a t the new
S tainbnxik of K lam ath Falls. an«l hx-ation yvill give the business
?.rs. Helen F a U n e e of L o s m ore space in which to function.
'»lgelcs, Calif ; a step-daughter, Mrs. A m ber Campb?II, of the
A? s. Louise Fair«*y of N orfolk, I louse of Sii«»«'s, will also occu|»V
V't-ginin; 2 ste|>-s«>ns, C laivnce niure space for display purposes
I .»wit of C u'seent C ity and M«*l- ’’ h.‘ store will also function now
y»n Howie of K lam ath Falls Also g- tile agent lor Ray's ShoD R«q»air
1 gram lsons und 4 gratiililaugh- hop in Harix»r, which sjM'cialize»
is. and b’ 1-’. B urk,' of Me«lf<»r«l. in the rep air of IxxHs.
I'h«' two businesses will ix* lo
cated in th e ir m w- site by Mon
day. adjacent to tin* C rabb Ikx»k-
k« a pmg Co office.
I’h«' C harles G rayshel Insurance
A rash of babies brought up tb» Agency wall netiutin in its p n « cn t
'»«»pulntioii ot Br<x»klngs-1 la rb o r location.
to a new ,»«'ak here in the last
week, and kept Dr Paul Ronniger
busier than a one-arm paper-
h an g er at a sp a g h e tti dinner.
Mr ami Mrs D ank'l Jaggers,
had a baby boy born on Feb. 15.
A girl yvas born to Mr. and M rs
T he Library Carnival Commlt-
E rnest B ucher on Eeb. 26.
t«'e re|x»its a very successful eve
Mr. and Mrs. W illard S. Bailey- ning last S a tu rd a y nnd w ishes to
had a son, Ixn n Feb. 20.
express th e ir thanks to all o r
Mr. and M rs W a lte r Bailey ganizations and individuals who
ha\«' a n«'W baby d a u g h te r, Ixirn <’ontrihut«'«! to tin« success. ’I’h«'
on F?b 19.
net receipts to date a re $691.96,
A son yvas born to M r and Mrs w ith two organizations yet to itr
E dw ard A. P a tto n . Jr. on Eeb 1!» |x»rt.
A d a u g h te r w as born to Mr. an I
T iu' ( ’«immunity Club n etted the
Mrs. Joe Tobin M onday evening,
larg est am ount w ith th«* patched
Eci» 21.
T he Russel 1 Wh« elers had a sh iit. ami they wash to thank the
baby boy, i»«»rn on Wcdnes«lay R otary ( ’lut) and all individuals
wiio donated so generously to
Eeb. 23.
bring tin n to tal to $.326 83
T his money from th«* c a rn iv a l
should pay for the In terio r finish
Mrs. W arnock to Make
tiie new building w ith m aybe
a sm all am ount let, tow ard tx»«»k
I rip to Far Fast Places
So. Curry Realty,
House of Shoes
Change Location
Seven Babies
Arrive in Week
Report $691.96
Carnival Return
Word has been rcceiy*xl that
Mrs E dith AVai nock, who has
i p«-nt the ¡last few m onths w ith
her brother, E taneis H ibbard, in
Medford is flying to San Eran-
etseo E b 28th tor final inocula
tion shols and will sail March 5th
tor a th ree m onths cruise in the
( )rient.
H«'r itin erary inelu«i«'s stops at
Manila, Eorm«>sa, Japan, Hong
Kong, and Bangkok
Mrs W a r
nock will s[x*nd betw«*en two to
t i i i e c w eeks at Bangkok, then
sta rt th e r< tu rn trip coming
through tim D utch East Indi«*s.
It is to I»« a combined pleasm v
am! health trip, do«-tors having
suggested it, as possibly helping
tii«' ri-coya'iy from recent surgery
ami illness.
THEILSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
E lks Lotige, E lks Building, 8 p m
Chamlx'i* of ( ’«jmmerec D inner, ( he,co G range, 7 p m .
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Bask«-,bail Tournam« nt, E agle Point.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26
Dane«*, G range Hall, 8 p.m.
Em blem Club, E lks H all, 8 p m
M O N D A Y . F E B R U A R Y 27
Lion’s A uxiliary, Jlank H ouyila home, 8 p m
C hetco ( 'hfiral ('luh, Chetco Inn, 7 p m .
TUESDAY. MARCH 1
l / 't a Sigm a Phi, Mary ,\lc ( d u it horn«», H arbor.
Elks Lodge, EDu Hail, b p.m.
WAIT
" 'sh a»'d <cr« t«d through AVor’d
W ar 1 On Anril 20, 1919 he was
Calendar of Events
THURSDAY, MARCH 3
1
F u r 'in i s r ices for C harles S
Schaal, 75 of H a rb o r w ei" held
Monday Feb List at the A s s e m
bly of God Clm reh w ith the Mn-
sonic I.odg«' «llficiating. B row n’s
M ortuary in charge.
M r Schaal was born »n Cnn.
’’c'd
Ohio January
14. 1880
W h ile a votin ’ m an. he learn«M
♦h«' H arness m aking trad e
Op May 8. 1917, K? enlist** 1 in
*LK$ WORK ON
V n H T R R h iu r
ROTARY HAS ANNIVERSARY
Chief Cross
Issues Warnings
r'
D ave F ran k lin , ownvi of Coast
F reight, has announced th e sale
of the concern to C onsolidated
E reig h ’wav, w ith th? deal subject
to In te rs ta te C om m ercn com m is
P lan e sp o tte rs a re now wor king sion, and O PC approval This a p
at th e G round O bservation Post proval may t i k e sonr? tune, how
on Az.aV'a H e ’ghts The dav that ever, Consol d i*ed is going to ask
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harriman and •» lor tem ixirary o jx 'ratin g a u th o r
few o th e r in terested jx ople in th e ity. and may ta k e over by April 1
E ranklin, who was sole own?»-
com m unity have w orked and w ait-
v ' for so long has finally arrived. of the firm, w hich had h e a d q u a r
T h e first plane sfx'dtc’’«, to begin te rs in Coos-Bay said th a t his
w ork wi?re Mr and Mi s Pet« r plans w ere indefinite at the m om
Schm idt, who s ta r tl’d Monday ent.
E ran k lin bought out »he old
afternoon, followed by Mr. and
Mrs. A rt Peirce, on th< next 4- C e n tra l T ra n sfe r Co. six years j Th«* eoncret«' floor for th«’ new
ago, and «-hanged the nam e to P o v S co u t build«*'«' n«»ar tb en-
hour shift
tian«'«» to A /ah'.'i P a rk w «s n««iir>'d
Then? are lists at the Hi-W av Coast F reight.
E ran k lin said th at th e re is «• last S aturday m ornine by y«i!nn-
M arket C hetco M»at. Ed D em p
seys. C O. le o n a rd s , and Han- ¡xissibility th a t C onsolidated run t « ’ 'i- la b o r m id r- d in 'e tio n o f tb«’
scam s at H arbor for those who a rig out of P o rtla n d e a ch n ig h t, »•'Iks t odgo
are interested in volunteering, or and I " in Brookings the follow ing
T bo «' n a r tie in a tin e in th e wo*-’-
call 3301. The schedul’? has not m orning.
"or«' Blain and S tan Grib»'»«' t 'd
The C onsolidated firm is th ■ H o ar, D ick Pundt. !.'<• English
been compl» ted yet, so anyon •
w ho has volunteered or w ould like !th largest tru c k line in America, ' m o l d M o r r i s W illiam D< m p s c y ,
to may still have the o p p ortunity w ith h e a d q u a rte rs in P ortland, D a irc ll A llsup ami P e te L«*s-
’oeist cr.
to serv e tho hours th a t they p ra O re.
T he deal includes all equipm ent,
ter. if they call the jxrst to stati
S p 'e ia l th a n k s go to Le< E ii“ -
and franchises. T he w arehouses bsh
their- preferece.
Arnold M o rris and Blain
M ore jx’ople in ihe com m unity a re 1* -ased, and not involved in the P -ribbte w ho sficnt sev eral h o u rs
are show ing tin in terest in the tran sactio n . Eor tb? pres nt they finishing th«' concrete floot a f t e r
compl« tion of the building w ith plan to m ain tain the sam e facili tb " o th e r w o rk m e n b ad co m p leted
ties Also no ehang«' in pefsonvl the ¡x an in g .
Mr. G eorg? T itus. A rt Peirce,
w as planned at this time.
John B urbank. How a id Adams,
T he [»roixis’.'d building is to be
T he Coos Bay agent Cliff S trom
and M arion M iller w orking on it
a m oeting place for all scouts, boy
w
ill
be
in
c
h
arg
e
of
(»¡x'ration
of
’his past week. T he Beta Sigm a
and girl, of the B iookings-H arbnr
th e C onsolidated in this aea.
Phi sent in a donation of $10.00
area. Tb«' project will enable all
’o help the work along.
ty, x's ol r«'«'t-i atio n fo r th e young
ste rs . yvith th e exc,?|»tion of d a n
T he first tra in in g m eeting was
cin''-, as ¡x>r tii? building perm it
•Id at the E lks Hall last W ednes
day night w ith about 60 people
Th«' btPlding will lx» 6 loot, by
ittending. C aptain Davis of the
10 foot. Th«‘ foundations and ll«xir
Air Force stressed th’? im portance
a re all [toured and ready for
of having th e post on a 24 hour-
L um ber is on the
Only th e finishing rem ains be fram ing
schedule, as B rookings-H arbor is
fore B rookings’s new >st building ground, all eut anti ready to nail
locate din a very stra te g ic area.
-s com pleted
P lans a re being up, including t.u s s titnlw is.
Sgt.
unlap conducted th e tr a in
W ork thus fa r has b«on done
m ade fo»’ a M arch 15 opening hv
ing class and will hold o th e rs here
♦he P h illip ’s Dad and Lad sto re by com m ittees Ironi dilTierent o r
w h e ra w r his schedule perm its.
»1 tire Wei«l< m an-K essler hoiki ganizations Some m aterials have
Anyone m issing the train in g ng. hut the ac tu a l com pletion ol been donated. Th«' roughed in
n eetin g will be shown w hat is th ? building is expected before plum bing wa« ’«»natf'd and in
necessary by Mr. and Mrs. 11am- ’hat «bite.
stall« «1. and plum bing fix tu res
.nan, who have o p e ra te d the post
bav«* I ax ' u ¡»urebased and an? on
( ’«infractor Roy W eidem an. who
or a n um ber of m onths.
hand.
is co n stru ctin g th«* 55 feet, by 80
Finances are golfing short, and
The new volu n teers a re : Je a n foot stru c tu re , said th a t the
a
finance committ«'e will lx1 out
Stacey, Mr. and Mrs. John Bur- building
w ork
is progressing
'*n*ik, Kay p a te tn . L ester L. Hugh, nicvly. T he front t of th«> building sh o rtly Those w ishing to don.ite
to tb«' building fund can m ake out
and Mr and M rs Dali S anders
w as bricked in by th«' H orton
Bros. Tuesday and W»'dnesday, cliecks to ”('h« tco Scout Building
md tb? in te rio r ¡m inting w as also ( 'om nntti?e," or give or send them
to Lai ty Rom rneriek, Blaine C rib
•ompleted this w eek.
ble or Mike Page.
All th a t ne< ds to im done is the
T h ere is a deal w ith Brookings
m stallatio n of th e alum inum door Plywood Cor|» to tra d e lum ix'r
fram e, and alum inum sashes for
and Ply w«xxl for logs. T he group
T h? Cesccnt City. C alitonia 1X4 th«' front windows, and the laying owes them logs now for the lum-
of
th«'
floor
tiles,
plus
some
elec
N o rte High School basketball
l ’?r on band. Any logging O|>era
team beat B rookings-H arbor, O re trical w ork.
to r o ranybody haying any logs
T he E lks hall, occupying the
gon in an in te r-sta te contest T u e s
for this project an* asked to «lump
day night 78-68. The Califor nians, u p p e r story of th e building has them in the Bi«x»k-Ply jx»nd and
victorious, nevertheless knew they be«*n functioning for some time, have them m ark the duplicate tic
had a gamp on th e ir hands. The and the w ork is nearly eomplvte.i ket “S c o u ts”, end sec th at Mike
score w as tied at half tim e 41 up. th ere. T hey have been holding Page gets it.
th«‘ir m eetings in the building,
Ken Russell, B ruin forw ard
W e a th e r perm itting, a n o th e r
since Jan. 1st.
hel|x*d his t« am s cause by c o n tri
A ccording to AI Phillips, th' crew of Elk mi m bers and oth ers
buting 27 points. C ap tain E rank
clothing store will begin m oving w ishing to help will I»' on hand
Eadling n e tte d 18 points.
in as soon as possible, and a grand at ten o’clock Sunday m orning to
R ussell fouled out in the last ojam ing in th e ir g re a tly expanded sta rt I raining th«' Scout building
An initiation will be held in
period and his added scoring s to re is l i ’ing planned.
punch w as missed. T his was the
T he P ete J. L esm eister In su r conru'ction w ith th e r< g u la r E lks
second defeat by the Cal. team ance and R realty firm will occupy m e ting this T hursday evening in
th«* new lodge q u a rte rs, and theiv*
for the B ruin squad this season
th e rest of the stru c tu re .
will I»«* a dan«-e S a tu rd a y night
The team will tra v e l to Eagle
Eeb. 26th, following the institution
Point th is w eek-end w here thi?y
c « 'n m o n ie s of ’ ll«- new Ladies E m
p a rtic ip a te in th e S ta te ¡»layoffs
blem ('luh.
D etails of this schedule can be
found on the S p o rts page.
Air Watch Is
Mrs
1 luirsduy, Februars 24, 1955
s b lfs fin d
furniture.
No Word Yet
On Van Pelt
Several m»"n searched the 1x*ach-
es on lx»th sid<*s of th e s ta te line
Sun<lav, untier t Iv supposition
that they m ight find some tra c e
of Phinice “ Piney” Van Pelt, who
«lisappeared idxnit J a n u a ry 15th
Police have cbtvked in lx»th
C alifornia and Ori'gon anti veter-
mx have checked hospitals in l»oth
ta b 's ami nothing has tu rn e d up
is yet Van P e lt is 5’ 5" tall,
w eighs aixiut 155 ¡xiunds, has
brow n hair, brow n eyes He was
last s«vn w alking to w ard s th«*
C hetco bridge L a te r a 3 foot hole
w as found in th«* ped estrian w alk.
a n d P o lic e
investigated.
Van Pelt bad left his ¡jay ch«'<-k
, tlm mill, and his g«x»d clothes
at his horn«' s«» frh*n«lg ruled out
the possibility th at h e ju st left the
area.
Beaebes in th e vicinity have
b e e n ¡»atrolled by [»lane. Van Pelt
was unm arried, and wa.s well
known in this aiva.
ire ('all ’Tuesday
At Plywootl Plant
l
Eirenrsn w ere called out T ues
day afternoon when sp arks caught
m a saw dust pile un«lem»*ath the
B rookings PIyw«xxi p lants con
st yor chain
No ac tu a l flame.»
could I jp seen, t»ut th e re wa.s
plenty of smoke.
Firem en pumpetl w a te r on the
stack, but the sm oke continued to
tw-llow forth L a te r th e Plywixxl
cr» w pushed the stack into a
gulley ami let it burn T here was
no danger of it g etting out of
con tr o t
''• l
of the Htxiberg lum be r
coir, any's vender plant was an
nounced this week by G unnar and
E lm er Hedbcrg, who have sold
♦he plant to the O ivgon-Coast
\ eneer company .a new corpora
tion.
1 b
sale irc lu tit'd the m ain
building, which housed the Hed-
berg veneer operation, a ll the
equipment .except a sm all logging
outfit, and about 14 acres o f land
dong highw ay 101 ju st n o rth of
the South Coast plant.
N’«> inform a tion was given on
the H arbor Lum ber C o, a saw
m ill, a Is«» operated by the Hed-
‘ • ’••’s in H arbor.
The new corporation consists of
th«> M itch e ll Bros, a tru c k in g fir m
in Portland, who have a ti«*|x>t in
('rescent C ity, and Leonard B a x
ter.
B axter, who has moved to
Brookings, w ill operate the plant
is general manager. According to
B axter the corporation has b«*en
set up w ith B D. M ltcheU, as
t»resident; M r D ietrich, as sec-
r< ta ry and tneasuter. ami B a xte r
as v ice p ivsiile n t and general
manager.
B a xte r has lx*en in the veneer
ami lum ber w ork fo r about 20
'« a rs
He is from Aberdeen,
W ashington, an«l is now liv in g at
the K iise apartm ent*. He has
hr»*»' children, G loria 19, who is
n San J«»se S tate College; Step
hen, 18. who is attending G reat
H arbor Colkege nnii Ronald who
is in high high school.
The H edlx'rgs have lived here
since 1951 T h e ir plans are in
definite at the m«»ment.
Hie same help w ill tie kept at
Hi«' plant, which employ»««* about
18 at present, including about
eight women. The plant runs
atxHit 200,000 Ixtard feet per sh ift,
and has been operating one s h ift
a «lay since last fa ll.
Engineer Arrives
To Make Survey
Th»* c ity council met Tuesday
night w ith A rchie Rice, o f the
C orvallis
engineering fir m
of
C ornell, How land, Hayes, and
Merryfiel«!, along w ith members
of tin* citizens com m ittee to in
quire into th»* possibllltties o f a
sewer survey, and a w a te r system
survey n t a la te r date.
The nux'ting wa.s just a fa ct
finding session, designed to give
the councilman and the com m itte?
a chance to ask questions about
the systems No action was taken
at the meeting, other than to ap
prove the «¡»ending of a sum up
to $950 fo r the sewer survey,
which now is in progress
Rice told the council th a t the
"sewer system is the param ount
problem,” ami m id that he pro
mised to give the c ity firs t und
general id»‘a an«, plan fo r a le w e r
system, rather than confuse the
issue at this tim e by going into
the w a te r survey. He said be
w ouldn’t recommend the street
survey either, u n til the problem of
tho sewer study is taken care of.
E lm e r Bankus, of th«' Brookings
Land and Tow nsite conq»any was
at th«' rn««eting also He agreed to
pay fo r h a lf of the sewer ap
praisal and the w ater appraisal
in the fu tu re , providing th a t the
p rioa o f those appraisals »vas
rig h t. The firm would be w orking
fo r both Bankus and the city, in
th at case.
Rice spent Wednesday in B ro ok
ings going over contour maps in
Bankus’ office, and other data in
connection w ith the sewer survey
The i»qx»rt w ill come back in ap-
p m x im a te ly three week* .
ROTARY, LIONS
MEET ON ALLEY
The L io n ’s ('lu h and the R otary
C lub hop at it again U ti* tim e
the two service clubs o f B ro o k
ings-H arbor w iil tangle on the a l
leys of Azalea Lanes in a how ling
m atch game, w ith the los»*r to put
the Brookings M arch of Dimes
goal over the $2,000 m ark.
The IJo n ’s started out to raise
$2.000, and w ith the actual cam
paign over they are a ju st a tr ifle
short of th a t m ark about $40 in
fact. So the challenge was issued,
w ith the loser to make up the $40
deficit.
B ow ling fo r the Lion’s w ill be
Hank HouvUa, A i P h illip *, G o r
don Olsen, Roy Pollard, and W a r
ren McNeely. On the opposite a l
ley w ill be R otarians Bob D im
m ick. Les D im m ick, Tony ( ’h rta t-
ensen, (C a rlo s
Grayshel,
and
A rchie H endricks
The match gam« is scheduled
for Friday nigh«