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Volume io—No. 18
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Thursday, June 23, 1955
Gladys Kanick Is Victor In
School Board Election Here
skitchìook
Marne The School
Plywood Industry
Holds Meeting .
Contest Slated
by
&ui PUa**k
What about a name for the twit
lementary and junior high school
ttildings? Are you getting tired
' . celling them the grad1? school,
"d t'P “old high school?" That's
H going to be taken care of this
aP.
A contest will be held in the
•PI. end the children in each
milding will submit names. Jud
es cosisting of students, teachers
nd townspeople will pick the
vinning names and the approp
riate name plates will be put on
he buildings.
Bob Swanson was a genial host,
and an excellent guide, as he
showed my in-laws through the
Plywood plant last weekend.
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I wanted esp '-ially to have Bob
do it to prove to my Scandanavian
relatives < from my wife’s side,”
of course) thr.t we on the coast
have imported some of those her
ring chokers from far off places
like Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Swanson and Larsen really
moved along smoothly, enjoying
every minute o f the tour. Imag
ine what happened when they met
up with Shorty Mickelson, a
REAL Norski.
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The entire trip through th"
plant was interesting and lots
of fun. So many of the workers
there are very friendly and willing
to explain the particular operat
ion theyfare engaged in. Its things
like that th?t sell the eom m o"tv
to people from visiting commun
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ities.
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Relative*-- from other sides of
other families connected with the
PILOT a ie heard froom ever;
now and then too. Take Mrs.
Murphy’s mother, Mrs. Ethel
Muth. She verv religiously reads
every bit of th - paper. This col
umn twice I ’m sure. Well, she
sends Word that some one drop
ped the "Nowhere A Finer Clim
ate” from the paper’s masthead.
Someone in the back shop has
taken this fog too seriously.
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Of course the last straw as far
as the weather and my father-in-
law are concerned took place
early drizzly Wednesday mom.
As we drove toward the shop with
the windshield wipers happily
clicking awey we noticed the Ber- CHIMNEY FIRE REPORTED
esa Homes being constructed. The
A Chimney fire brought out
wife’s pater said, ‘‘the Chamber of
Commerce must really indoct the city fire truck Wednesday
rinate everyone, back home the noon to the R. A. Henderson
workers wouldn’t think of evert home. No damage was reported
leaving the house. Here work con in the alarm, however.
tinues regardless.” I had to ex
plain that was just liquid sun
shine. I’ve been indoctrinated too.
THE
CHETCO
R IV E R
RACES
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to w n e n t r i e s a n d lo c a l mCn r : t o u .
T h e tr o p h y a w a r d s a r e sh o w n o.
th e ta b l e a t le f t, w ith L io n s R a lp h
R e tl,-a n d B ill H o u v ila lo o k in g on
Take Body O f M an
O u t O f Chetco River
TAKE R.O.T.C. TRAINING
Ronald Akers left Saturday, and
reported Sunday for McCord Air
Force Base, near Tacoma. Wash.,
where he will undergo R.O.T.C.
summer training. He will be at
base about a month. He was home
just a week from Oregon State
College.
DOG LICENSES AVAILABLE
Chief Bud Cross reported tha‘
there are still dogs loise in the
city without dog licenses. The
licenses can .be picked up at the
Police Station in back of the city
hall from 9 to 12 a m on Saturday
morning.
TH R EE BROOKINGS
STUDENTS ON TV
Three students of Blossom Be-
hee were on KIEM-TV last Thurs
day evening, on the Cal-Ore Pan
orama show. Appearing were Sus
ie Kay Martin, ballet. Greg Be-
hee, cowboy tap, and Dianne Car
gill, Oriental Acrobatic. Susie Kay
also played a tango on the piano
Plan Grand Opening
The grand opening of a new
jewelry store here will be held
this weekend, Friday and Satur
day. The new store will be oper
ated by Harold Moore, formerly
o f John Day, Oregon.
The store is located in the Gray-
shel building, which was com
pletely remodeled.
BISHOP DAGWELL
T O VISIT HERE
The Right Reverend Benjamin
D. Dagwell. Bishop of Oregon,
will be in Brookings Monday.
June 27, for an Episcopal visit
ation. On Monday evening at 8
p.m there will be a service at
the church, at which a number
of people will be presented for the
Apostolic rite of Laying on of
Hands for Confirmation of their
Baptismal vows. A reception for
the Bishop and those who are to
be Confirmed will follow the
service.
V.F.W .
Post,
A u xiliary Install
Officers Here
Rhone Rates
Are Going Up
The remains of “Piney” Van
Pelt were recovered from the
Chetco River Monday morning,
thus ending a six month mystery
over what happened to the well
known Brookings man.
Van Pelt disappeared on Jan
uary 17. during a violent winter
rainstorm. At the time evidence
pointed to the possibility of hint
having fallen into the river, while
crossing th© Chetco bridge. Boards
were missing from the bridge
” »'k. kading people to believe
that» he had fallen
Hampton Accents
Vale School Job 1
Lynn O. Hampton, who was
no »printer dent of the Brookinga-
'arbor school district for eight
•ears, has accepted a similar pos
ition in Vale, Oregon.
Hampton wi 1 l»e district super-
»tendent fh re. The community
*■ in Eastern Oregon, near the
’(’aho line. The Hamptons will he
• tving; Brookings shortly for th?
a w post.
Hamnton attended Pacific Coll
ege, the University of Oregon,
and just recently received a Mas
ters degree in education from
Southern Oregon College of Ed
ucation.
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CONCRETE BLOCK
Services Friday
ARRIVES HERE FOR
For Peter Fitzhugh SCOUT. BUILDING
Funeral services for Peter
Richard Fitzhugh 58, of Crescent
City, will be held at the Brook-
ings Seventh Day Adventist Day
Church, Friday, June 24. at 2:00
p.m. with the Elder Melvin
Tompkins officiating. Interment
v ’ll be in the Ward Memorial
C‘vnetery. Brown Mortuary in
charge.
Mr. Fitzhugh was born in S ix
es, Oregon, the son of Richard and
Mary Fitzhugh. For the past 20
years he has resided at Crescent
City, while most of his family
lived in Brookings. On June 13,
1946 at Virginia City. Nevada,
he was united in marriage to
Virginia Inman, who survivies
After a long illness, he passed
away Wednesday morning at the
homo of his sister. Iva Kruger of
Brookings.
Survivorshnclude his widow, hi.--
mother, Mrs. Mary Fitzhugh of
Brookings; 3 brothers George of
Brookings, and Raymond and
Melvin of Crescent City; 3 sisters
Mrs Iva Kruger of Brookings,
and Mrs. D a v Satterfield' and
Mrs. Buelah Jenkins of Harbor.
Curry County Post No. 966
Veterans of Foreign Wars and its
Auxiliary held a joint installation
of officers at the VFW Hall Wed
nesday evening. Jules Koehler and
Bertha Whirry wen? the installing
New locaj telephone rates for officers with Ezra Ross as Officer
Brookings were approved last of the Day and Margerv Moot?,
A 's o a t h a t U m e it v->s d is c o v
Thursday by the Oregon State Conductress
e r ? ! th a t h is c lo th e s a t h ^ m e w e r ?
■Public Utilities Commission. The
The officers for the-Post ar? as u n to u c h e d , a n d a p a v s e h e c k r e
rates will be as follows. Residence follows: Commander;—Frank Kel m a in e d . H o w e v e r, n o th in g f u r t h e r
one party. $5.30; two party, 3.70; ley; Senior Vice-commander, Ben was discover?*! or ih t'r pp?ar-
four party, 3.70; suburban or ten jamin Jones; Junior Vice-Com- ance until Monday
party, 3.70. The rates on business mander Russel Messer; Adjutan
The Ixw’y was ir ♦'»ir «I--**-,
phones is as follows: one party master, Jules Koehler; Adjucant, ¡considering
it. had lx'<>n m h
7.50; two party, 6.60; four party. Howard Wallace; Chaplain, Milton
■vater
six
months
Identification SOPHIE JONES
5 60; and suburban or ten party. Foster; Judge Advocate. Authur
a as mad? by the clothing and i
5 60
Bollinger; Surgeon, Lee Rio»; the size of the body.
The total rate allowed by the Trustee, AI Phillips; and Service
Graveside services were held 1 PASSES
AW AY
commission amounts to 498,417 00 Officer, Max Brainard a position
annually. The Company asked for he has filled for th? past 17 years. at the Ward Memorial Cemetery,
One.* of Curry County’s older
a yearly rate increase of $826,750 Al Phillips is the outgoing com- Thursday, June 23 at 10:00 a m residents passed away. ,. gently
with
the
Rev.
Willard
Spencer
to offset the rising costs of wages, mancter.
officiating. The Local VFW Post about six in th? evening of June
materials, equipment and other
The
officers
of
the
Auxiliary’
are
umished the honors. Brown’s 17th.
expenses, George McBride, dis
Sophie Wallen Jones was born
as follows: President, Clara Bow Mortuary was in charge of the
trict manager said.
some 87 years ago, on the island of
lin; Senior Vice-president, Edith arrangements.
Hynes; Junior Vice - president
Phince was born at Harbor, Visby, in Sweden,) married Charles
Doto’hy H arry; Chaplain Har August 23, 1915, the son of John E. Jones. Dec. 4. 1894, coming to
WARNS ON CARE riet Baker; Treasurer, Bemadine and Jessamine Van Pelt, into one live, in 1914, with her family, in
Kelley; Conductress, Marjorie of. the earliest local families. His what later -became the Brookings
Moore; Assistant Conductress, grandfather, Thomas Van _ Pelt, area. They spent several years
-Ermadei? LaBarg” ;
Musician. <ettl*?d between" the Chetco and I just north of what is now the city
OF BEACH FIRES
Alice Putnam; Assistant Musician Wfhchuck 'Rivers i.i th- early | until the family home was built,
50's. He left many relatives and [ now occupied by the Ahdrew
The fire department has rec Alice Bcem; Trustee, Henriett
ommended to th©|city council-that Dill; Guard, Matilda Pate; Secre among those of his close kin . Bondes and was then on the main
the fire permit ordinanfce not be tary, Amber Campl. dl; Historian surviving are his moffier Mrs. ' county road.
nforced for picnic fires on the Eleanor Koehler; Pa'riotie .In Henrietta Dill, sister and brother, : Mrs. Jones was the mother of
beach. The city will be lenient in structor, Bertha Whirry; Colo? John Jasper. There are also sev- ! Carl, Frances, Olaf, Elsa, Eric,
this inforcement of the law as Bearers, Dorothea Webb, Lydi; eral half sisters and half brothers Amanda. Benjamin, and Eva. of
Phince was in the army almost | whom surviving locally are son,
long as the priviledge is not Bowman, Ethel .Molino and M:c
abused, according to fire chief, Stark. A Past Presidents pin was five years from September 1910 Benjamin and daughter Amanda,
presented the outgoing presiden’ and was at Schofield Barracks, | now M’s. Doyle Garvin of Smith
Val Mendenhall.
In the past there have been Henrietta Dill, and a memt'trshio near Pearl Harbor, while the area River. She was an early and al
many fires left by careless people brooch to Ermadee La Barge who was being bombed by the Japan- | ways active member of the Chetco
Grange
*d of the Ladies Aux-
in the driftwood on the beaches. ' as been the Chaplain for the past ese, December 7, 1941.
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Returning, he worked, steadily,
Much damage and anxiety have thret years
Despite falling health
Mrs.
Following the meeting, a soe al atound Rogue River and Brook
been caused by these reckless
Jones n aintained to the end, a
hour wa*- enjoyed with the mem ings.
people.
keen and calm Interest in 'all going
When building a fire, Menden tx?rs of the Post serving the re
in about her and abiding com
hall Said keep It away from the freshments. A strawberry short
rest of thr driftwood and be sure cake feed is planned for the first Wins Power M ow er fort and faith in a handy, large
print Swedish Psalter, whose
it is out before you leave. Sand
words had guided her through
Hunter- Harwood, brother of
is an easy extinguisher for beach
Kay McGinnis won the power lifts since her earliest memory.
Mrs. Clive Manley, visited the
fires.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jones
Anyone caught leaving an un Manleys this week. Harwood. .» mower Wednesday night in the
attended fire will have to answer Chief Petty Officer, now station- weekly award given by he North of Brookings, were held Wednes
to the city judge. Mendenhall 'ed in Treasure Island. California, Brokings Booster group. Next day, June 22, 1955, at 2:00 p.m. in
said, but of course prevention is | drove up Tuesday from California weeks drawing will be for a Park the Baptist Community Church
the first issue. Anyone seeing an i and was due to report back on s ' pen and pencil set and will be with the Rev. Walter Sadler off
unattenifcd fire is asked to put Thursday. His daughter, Lizabeth at Crook and Raymond’s Union iciating. Brown's Mortuary was
in charge. Interment was in the
6, will be staying with the Man- Oil Station Wednesday night.
it out.
leys for a time.
Two men from Brookings Ply
wood Corp., John Connors, plant
superintendent. and Ray Reeaer,
president of the firm, were among
the more than 1200 fh- plywood
manufacturers and executives and
plywood distributors and supplier)
from all over the nation to attend
the 1955 annual meeting of the
.Douglas Fir Plywood Association
in, Portland.
The "Golden Jubilc©” of ply
wood was the theme for the larg
est gathering In history of the In
dustry, held In the d ty where
ibe first plywood panel was man
ufactured as a novelty display for
the '1905 .Portland Lew-'k and
Clark World’s Fair ex.noaition.
S'nce that date, the fir ply
wood indushy has been marke*’
by spectacular growth for a sin-
gle panel into a near $500 million
a year business employing more
than 31.000 persons in Oregon,
a” ’ Northern California. More than
40 billion feet of plywood panels
have been manufactured since
1905
Main speaker for plywood’s big
gest meeting was Lfcxit. Gen
Leslie Grove, Army director of
the renowned "Manhattan Pro*
ect," which made the first atomic
bomb during World War II.
I Sm ith
River
Cemetery,
The avcond load of concrete
building blocks for the new Boy
Scout building has arrived, ac
cording to Mike Page, one of the
organizers of the building com
mittee her© for the Boy Scout
building.
About 32 ton* of block were
livered through the courtesy of
Ted Freeman, and th© Brookings
Livestock and Trucking company.
The load arrived Thursday morn
ing, and the group of volunteers
were rounded up to unload
blocks.
Contributions for th© blocks are
coming along slowly but those
Interested In buying blocks for
the new building are asked to
contact members of the building
committee.
UMPQUA TRIP
Forty Explorer Scouts, includ
ing four from Brookings, will take
n canoe trip up the Umpqua River
starting Sunday near Roseburg
It will take he group about a
week to make the trip. They will
finish fwvar Scottsburg. The boys
from Brookings are Spud Hale
David Bushnell, Jerry Smith, and
Gale Smith.
Gladys Kanick, who will b©
leaving the city recorder's office
as of July 1st. has taken on anoth
er assignment. She won, rather
easily the school hoard director
election, held Monday afternoon.
th<- Brookings-Harbor school
district 17C.
Mrs. Kanick piled up 76 votes
’n a tvpicallv slow school election,
far ahead of her nearest
itors for the post Archie McVay
totalled 45 vote«, Dr Paul R o n -
niger 43 votes, and Erskine Miller
6 votes.
Mrs. Kanick was elected for a
five year term, to succeed Virgil
Goldsberry. who has served the
post five years. The office will
take effect on Julv 1st.
Others on the school hoard are
Dr. Richard Smith E. L. Rap-
raeger, and Bill Thompson.
Mns. Kanick has served as city
clerk-recorder since the inco-n
oration of the city. She has two
children.
Teachers Need Homes
New teacher- are coming into
Brookings looking for » nlaep •.♦o
live, according to school clerk
Mrs Beaulieu. Two especially win
"end a small house, either furn-
’shed or unfurnished in Brook ngs.
^va’iable by August 15th.
If anyone; has, or knows of such
- place, he is requested to call
the school
The teaching roster is filling tin
’"’rly well, although several are
♦o be signed yet. Mr. Williams,
the new superintendent of school
has been doing the signing. He
will return to Brookings on July
5 to make his home here..
CHETCO RACES
WELL
ATTENDED
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Winners of the Brookings-
Harbor Lion’s club Chetco River
Races prize awards were Tom
Dent, first who won a proj?ctor
and camera; Harriet Baker, who
won a clock-radio; and Cathy
Houvila. who won a rod and reek
The boat races were well at
tended, and moved along swiftly,
although the dny was drab. Lions
club president, Al Phillips said
that another race may be planned
for fall if the weather holds up.
BROOKINGS BOYS
AT BEAVER STATE
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Three boys who attended Beav
er Boys State from Brookings
were Dave Bushnell, Ron Bullock
and Doug Hamnus. The youths
were sponsored by the American
Legion Post 138, with Bill Ham-
mond as commander.
The boys reported wonderful
food, and the fact that they kept
very busy on the tight schedule
during their stay on the campus at
Oregon State College in Corvallis.
Kim Who Soon Is Adopted By
Brookings Beta Sigma Phi Group
During the recent Korean War
the patents of Kim Wha Soon
disappeared, whether they were
killed or taken captive no one
knows. Thus left alon©. Wha
Soon simply lived in the street*
until picked up in a pathetic con
dition by some G.I.’s who looked
after her until they were sent up
front.
Eventually the child was taken
to the Christian Children*! home
near Soeul, Korea.
Although th© home wa* first
established in 1919, It has gone
through the torments and trag
edies of invasions and gunfir?
meant for nearby Soeul and al
though it was evacuated and later
burned, i t has been rebuilt on the
same farm land under cultivation
of the older orphans.
The Christian Children Fund.
Inc. of Richmond, Virginia is now
th© home’s suporting mainstay.
By contributing ten dollar» a
month any person or organization
may adopt one of the children In
twenty-seven different countries
Also receiv© pictures and person
al information on the child and
may also send personal gifts and
correspond with the cnild who
sta?s in the home.
In Korea, ten dollars a month,
w ill cover the coat of Im ping one
child, the personal needs, such as
food and clothing.
Beta Io ta Chapter on Beta Sig
ma Phi has adopted Kim Wha
Soon, age nine, now in the second
grade. A serious helpful, reliable,
litle girl who has paved the way
for another child to be entered in
to the home