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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1955)
_ — - K'.' bookbinding .......... .......—JL-*SF s tr Vt svc» SKETCHBOOK Nowhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community Volume io—No. 25 by RuA P ug * eJi Thursday, August 18, 1955 101 IMPROVEMENT PLANNED HERE Several people are afte r my head. At least three am ateur barbers have offered th eir services insofar as my beautiful golden locks are concerned. * * * * * To save face, and also head. I figure'on letting a bonafide barber do the job. * * * * * Or maybe I should put the p ro j-“ ect out on bids. B etter than th at I think I’ll appoint a com m ittee tc look into the deal. They in turn can advise the budget committee. * * * * * But, I think I have troubles. Look at Tike, of K err H ardw are bowling fame, R attke. When Tike The new tax assessment fig indulged in m atrim ony, the Pilot erronously had him m arrying his ures for C urry County were re m other-in-law. When his wife g a w leased by George Sutton, county birth to his son . . . th a t’s right, assessor. They show- a consider we gave ‘‘cred it” to his brother able increase in assessment rates Bob. The last straw came last throughout the county, due p rim week. His younger brother, Gomar arily to increased school costs. Brookings has a m illage total enters into the picture. I t seems Gom ar’s wife had a baby. Well or 126.2, larger than any other we finally got Tike’s name in county area. It com pares to mill print. By now you guessed it. The levies of 110 for Gold Beach, and PILO T reported Tike (leave my 125.1 for P ort Orford. Brookings has a city assess name out of the papers) R ettkc m ent of 27.3, while Port Orford as father. pays a huge 46.9 to support their * * * * * We now blame all these errors city government. Gold Beach will on the young u p start putting in pay 21.9 to the city O ther totals include those in the tim e in the front office, name of M. S. Brainard. So please channel Brookings-Harbor area who will all com plaints through Max. For pay 98.9, and those in the H arbor every complaint you bring in Max rural fire protection district who will talk you into one additional will pay 103.2. Total for Agness is 72; Ophir subscription to th e PILOT. Who knows, some of you may walk out 81.1; Pistol River 68.2. The rural of the office w ith as many as ten school board which includes all county areas except Brookings, subscriptions renewals will pay 50.6 mills, as opposed to 44.8 for last year. RONNIGER N A M ED TO BOARD New Tax Levy Rate Released For Curry County Walking Blood Bank Scores Here Again SAFETY BELT SAVES DOCTOR The Brookings W alking Blood B ank was very active this wreek. Three donors reported Thursday night to give blood to Robert Thompson, who was bleeding from Dr. P aul Ronniger credits a ulcer trouble. Donating were Vi newly installed safety belt with W allace, Mrs. Tom Doherty, and saving his life in an auto accident also Mrs E. E. Hanscam, Jr., who last Wednesday night, w-hen his had the wrong type blood. car w ent out of control and Bob Dick, Harold Thompson, smashed into a culvert. and M argerie Benson gave blood Dr. Ronniger had just installed to Robert Thompson also. the safety belt three days before. Dick Sund and E arl Eikenberry He was on his way to Cresoent gave blood Sunday morning to City in a race with the stork, Mrs. Helen Fauerso, who had a when an approaching car swerved baby Sunday. in front of him, forcing him off the road. R onniger’s car, a Cadillac, hit the shoulder and plunged into a ditch, hitting the culvert. The ac cident happened in Sm ith River along highway 101. The Brookings Plywood plant The ca r’s door flew- open, and will sta rt to shut down, this S a t Ronniger said th at if it w eren’t urday, for annual vacations. Th^ for the belt, he would have flown plant will be closed a^week during out. He suffered only a bloody which much needed repair work nose, and bruised ribs. A passing will be done, especially the re m otorist gave him a ride to Sea lining of the furnace in the power side Hospital, where he delivered house. the baby as cheduled. Several repair jobs could not a The Cadillac was a total wreck, be attended to until the whole* and Ronniger traveled to Los Ang plant was down. Shifts will re eles this week to pick up a new- tu rn to routine August 28th. one. About 150 men will be off work. Plywood To Start Shut Down Here Chctco Grange Fair Booth Well Child Clinic Friday At School Takes Second Place The com m unity booth prepared by the members of Chetco Grange took second place at the Curry- County F air at Gold Beach last week Ed Ravekes was chairmdh of the committee, and he was as sisted by Mrs. Edna Weigel, Mrs Ruby Harvey, Mrs. Wilda Carson, F rank Kelley. Benjamin Jones, end Mrs. Raveke«. There will be a Well Child Clinic at the Brookings Grade School on August 19. Friday, be tween 9:30 and 11:30 a m. Dr. Ronniger will give physical exam inations and immunizations,, as sisted by Dorothea Miller, Public H ealth Nurse. There will also be a m ake-up clinic for second polio shots a t this time. INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT Mr. and Mrs. Ole Lingren and "Doc” C lark were on th eir way to Medford Friday evening when a car came out from a service station in O'Brien and hit their pickup in the side. Mr. Lingren, who is employed by Beresa, Inc., had a badly bruised leg, his wife had several bones broken in her hand and a minor con cussion and Mr. Clark had a badly cut hand and some broken ribs. The other driver was not hurt, but her two small children and Mr. C lark were take nto the hospital in the ambulance, but were able to leave the next day. Talk O f Forming Fire District Protection against f i r e in th rt district north of the city limits of Brookings is being seriously con sidered by the residents in tha* area. Prelim inary plans are being made for a meeting of property owners there to talc? up the form ation of a rural fire district. During the past year, three homes have heen burned, p ra ct ically just outside the jurisdiction of the cty fire equipment and no other apparatus was available. The fire protection of such a fire district m ight effect the insurance rates but would be of g re ater val ue in the saving of life and prop erty. Although the area is not def initely layed out it is proposed to include the Dawson T ract, Park- view Drive, and out the highw-ay tow-ard the Herb F ritz place. Probably over 100 homes and other buildings w-ould be included. Those furthering the project are contacting people in H arbor and the City Fire Chief, Val Mend enhall, and plan to publish their progress in later editions of this paper. MORTON HURT E. L. Morton, U. S. N ational Bank president here, w-as injured slightly in an auto accident W ed nesday evening on the way home from Crescent City. The accident happened about two miles south cf Sm ith Rirer, when the car hit the shoulder of the road. Morton will be confined to his home for several days, suffering from shock and exposure. The car was damaged, but can be re paired. FISH ARE BEING CAUGHT IN CHETCO Perch and other ground fish are being caught at the mouth of the Chctco. according to word fiom Hew itt's anchorage, and quite a few- people, especially the youngsters, have been seen along the main stem with sizeable catch- e;„ Occasional cutthroat trout are being taken in the tidal basin, but otherwise, the fish seem indis posed to be caught. Start Work On New Buildinqs Construction Begun REPORT VINCENT On New Union BUILDING SALE Bulk Plant Work is in progress on a new Lnion bulk plant and distribution station, to be operated in con junction with the Union service station on highway 101 North. The building is being construct ed by A1 Diliinger, of North Bend who also built the service station. Tom McKenzie will be doing the grading and digging work, the Horton Brothers will do the con crete block work, Blaine Gribble will do the carpenter work, and Ray Diliinger, just out of 32 years in the army, will do th*? pipe w-ork. The stru ctu re will be behind the station .and will have a 10 thous and, and a fiwe thousand gallon tank underground. It will have two grades of gas. diesel and stove oil. Th? building will be modern in construction, with a porcelain fin ish. It will have a unique, new- type of special underground pump, made in Germany, th at will set The Vinocnt building in down- town Brookings was sold this week to Gary Morris, former Lakeview-, Oregon skating rink operator, who recently purchased Young’s Motel here. Morris will put in a fountain, and dairy- bar. and will sell home made ice cream, lunches and the rest. Remodeling and fixing up the building will begin shortly, but the remodeling work will be con centrated on the inside at first, and the outside will be improved at a later date. Th** building also houses Gould’s Shoe Store, which will remain as formerly. The building was purchased from Ralph Vincent in Portland this week end, and was handled by the Leonard R. al E state Co. Vincent has owned the building since 1948. Also the apartm ents upstairs right in the bottom of the tanks. will be renovated, it was reported. PLAN NEW BUILDING HERE A perm it has heen taken out for a new- business building in Brookings Work is already under way on the building, to be called the Morton building, afte r E. L. Morton, the builder. The new building will be adjac ent to the W eideman-Kesaler building (Elks) between it and the U. S. National Bank Building. Morton said that it w-ould be of very modern construction, with a staggered front, and brick finish with four big display windows. The front will be 35 feet and will taper off in the pi»? shaped lot to six feet in the rear. Gil bert Christensen will be doing the contractor work. Excavation work has already- been started and it is hoped to have the one story building done within 60 days The total floor space will be about 1200 square feet. No tenant for the new building was named by Morton, although he said th a t the occupant would very likely be a business already established in Brookings. GARDEN CLUB TO HAVE BENEFIT A public open house, sponsored by the Azalea Garden Club, will be held on Septem ber 16, at the VFW Hall. Dessert and coffee will be served at 8 p.m. The lad ies will be asked to choose their own game, and fill th eir own table for bridge, 500, pinochle, whist, rummy, canasta, scrabble, or what have you. There will be individual table and door prizes. The reason for the g et -to- get her will be a benefit for the Commun ity Library. Persons interested are asked to call 3421 or 2537 for reservations. Dr. Paul Ronniger announced that he will accept the appoint m ent to the school board vacan cy, left last week when Elm er R apraeger resigned. The appointm ent of Ronniger was made last Thursday night at a special meeting of the school board, presided over by Bill Thompson, who is now the new board chairm an, following Rap- raegcr’s resignation. O ther mem bers of the school board are Dr. Richard Smith, Lynn Borg, and Gladys Kanick. DUNCANS PURCHASE HALLS TRAILER PARK Mr and Mrs. William Duncan will take over H all’s Auto Camp thia week. The purchase includes 10 cabins and 12 trailer rentals, and a home on two acres above H anscam ’s C enter in Harbor. The Duncans purchased the property throug the Leonard Real Travelers to thej south will have E state Co. from Mr. and Mrs. a pleasant surprise to them when Eldon Hall, who have moved to they leave the Dr. Fine bridge, Richmond, C alifornia. crossing Sm ith River. Unless they know what they’re doing they’ll wheel around to the right, toward Tyron’s corner and miss the brand new Freeway, opened for the first time, last S aturday. This new- stretch of road now m akes a prac tically straig h t route from the S ta te Line to Highway 199, m iss ing the route through Ft. Dick. Miss Sharon Center, daughter of The route traverses a grove of huge redwoods, equally as a ttra c t Mr .and Mrs. Rex Hayes, repres ive as the one on the old route ented the southern part of Curry and provisions have bc»?n made for County at the county fair as its F air Princess. She and the two adequate parking. princesses from the o ther sections The road is very much apprec of the county were the guests of iated by heavy unit drivers as the F air Board at the Sunset Inn they can barrell through without for three days of the fair. They the inconveniences of the older participated in all the activities road upon which, even in recent at the fair, and enjoyed the pro- years, there have lieen several bad g iam planned for them. They acidents, some resulting in fa ta l will be guests of the fair board ities. Loaded trucks, headed for at Salum for an added treat Oregon valley points, had been making it through the Smth River cutoff, a very hazardous under taking, to say the least. They now maki? equally good time, with less w-ear on equipment, straig h t to 199, and thence to their destin < ation. A memorable meeting of the 101 now- meets 199 about three newly formed C urry County and a half miles from Crescent Shrine Club was held at the Del City. Rogue Club, at Gold Bench, last S aturday evening. Dinner and dancing and general visiting com Frank T ygart is back in the prised the evening’s en tertain old swing of doing the morning ment with some of the couples and evening chores. Seems, before later going to a dance at the S u n Pauline left on her latest trip set Inn. she gave F rank detailed in stru ct The next meeting of the club ions as to how- to take care of her will he held in Brookings and is love bird. Then Ben H arroun and scheduled for .some tim e w ithin his Misses took off, and the even ing before they left, here comes the next six weeks, says John Molino, president of the club. Ben toting their Budgie, with a Harold Jochens is vice-president, different set of rules. F ran k ’s n u r and Tom B. Ayers, of Gold Beach, turing the critters according to the old T ygart family traditions secret ary-treasu rer. Illustrious P otentate Don K en so it’ll be interesting to see what the results vvill be possibly a yon, Director Glen L. Lin. and Assistant Rabbon Gene Flavell, double funeral. all of Ashland, attended as well as the (’’«Mjuille Shrine band, all of whom were in the colorful un iform of the order. Those attending, most of whom wen* acompanhed by their ladies, w ere: Cliff Brimm, Charles Ames, Brookings was ballyhooed over George M ateer, A. C. Howard, (be loudspeakers at the huge M. A. Phetttsplace, W. E. Wilson, Speedboat Races, at the junction Ray Nelson, A. G. Joelson, Jack of the Sacrem ento and the Am er Hames, C. G. Blair, C. Hines, Joe ican rivers several days ago There McGowen, Melvin G. Marks, w-as a tremendous crowd there Ittm p s Giifillan, Jesse J Laird, which saw the B-Hydro won by Fred C. Schroeder, Guy II. F o r Al Phillips, with Roy Pollard syth, O. W. Bettis, Homer Kerber, r.ght behind him, followed by Archie Kerber, Wilfred S. Laird, B arry Sage, who took third place. Robert R. Swan, G. A Barn- Then, to add to the Brookings thouse, Eben M. Miller, Al Man- boys’ laurels, Ai took third in the uly, W. G. Scott, Frank Henry, B-Runabout races. C. II. Eseelstrom, E. W. Brown, Previously, Roy. Al, and Lyle L uther S. Best, D. F. D»*Voe, aughn, all had troubles at the W alter G. Enlund, Don Cameron, scheduled races on the S acre Tom B Ayers, and John Molino. mento, at Redding Several m em bers were unavoid Tom Dent, who is at Dunning ably absent and one of them was Motors, and Bob Deffenbaugh, of expecting to become a father, Sm ith River, also were in the at any minute. races. B arry Sage and Melody Because of geographical con Brimm joined their town neigh ditions the club is divided into bors at the Sacremento, from th ree areas. P ort Orford, where which Lyle went home and was Dcmps Giifillan is m anager and replaced by his broiher. Don, and Hom er K erber is assistant; Gold wife, Yvonne, who went south Peach with W. G. Scott m anager with the Phillips and the Pollards and Doug DeVoe, assistant; and ram ping out along the way w ith Brookings, with Charles Ames the exception of one n irh t stay- m anager, assisted by Howard in motels. Crane. The three couples, took th eir Periodic m eeting will be held boats down to Ijik e Tahoe, only in each of the areas and it is to find that races there had been expected they will develop into cancelled, but they put th eir "m usts,” for the Nobles and their boats in for some spins, anyhow, ladies. There are about 40 Shrin- ju st to say they had raced a t ers In the Brookings-Harbor area, Lake Tahoe. according to Molino. NEW FREEWAY OPENED SOUTH Sharon Center Southern Curry Fair Princess SHRINE CLUB MEETING HELD Brookings Boaters Win At Races MAY RE ALIGN HIGHWAY 199 According to an exchange, a re alignm ent of Highway 199 in the vicinity of Oregon mountain, is being looked into. The ixirtion under consideration is all in C al ifornia, and is reported to about cu t in half the first eight miles south of the checking station and elim inate several curves. S ta te R epresentative E. A. L it trell, Medford, and S ta te Senator Ralph Collier, of Yreka, and S ta te R epiesentative Lloyd Haynes, re cently toured the area making a study of its possibilities. Engin eering will require a 200 foot cut and result in not over a 6 per cent grade. There would still be five or six tu rn s in the route. COUNCIL HAS SPECIAL SESSION The Brookings council m e t Tuesday night for a special sess ion, called prim arily to discuss the city’s finances with the bud get com m ittee, so that the com m ittee would be b etter versed in what has heen taking place in th»? city. Also the council discussed th.* Beresa project, and heard some criticism in the sewer line plan. Dave Shaw, Gold Beach attorney, was present to represent t h e Puresa firm. The council also talked about the possibility of getting a w ater survey made in Brookings, and discussed the ways and means for raising funds for the survey Ray Shanahan, local well drill er, made a proposition to the city, saying th at hr' will drill a w-ell for nothing, unless ho would hit enough w ater for the city use, then the city would pay him a cer tain percentage for a 20 year period. A m ajor highway 101 improve ment will take place within the city lim its of Brookings yet this y • ar. The Oregon S ta te Highway Commission, through its Chief Engineer. R H. Baldock, informed E. L., Morton, Brookings, at a con ference in Ashland over the last week end, that approval has been given for re-alignm ent of High way 101 from Brookings north to H arris Beach S tate Park. According to Baldock, the dang erous Ar.derson curve will be elim inated and the present four lane highway through Brookings wall be continued north to take in the new business section, past the Richfield station and ending ap proxim ately at Arnold Lane. The estim ated cost of these im provem ents is $160,000 Mr. Bald ock stated th at tl»e work from H arris S ta te Beach Park to Pistol River would begin as soon as the funds are available. Present est im ates show this cost at $5,000.000 and from Pistol River to Gold Beach at $12,000,000 more. Unless Congress passes a Fed eral Highway Aid BUI, Baldock said, the state of Oregon doesn’t have this kind of money for these improvem ents. Mr. Baldock fu rth er stated that the Commission was deeply ap preciative of the attitu d e of the Brookings people in their assist ance and patience He also stated th at the speed limit through the city would no doubt I k * reduced to twenty-five miles per hour to conform with general practice. W ork on the Brookings highway project should be started this year, he stated. SPECIA L NOTICE: Any child v'ho has had pre-school examin- ination in one of the school clin ics who is leaving the County to entvr school should contact the C urry County H ealth Office to obtain th eir papers. Registration Time Set By School WORK ON BRIDGE C onstruction has begun on a trian g u lar apron on the down side of the north end of Rogue River bridge, at W eddvrburn. This huge concrete stru ctu re will accom odate traffic approaching or leav ing the bridge via th«» reconstruct ed Highway 101, from the north Winehuck l-H Club Take Fair Prizes All the m em bers of the Win- chuck 4-H Livestock club took prizes on some of th eir exhibits at the C urry County F air in Gold Beach last week. They were ac companied th ere by their lenders Mrs. Irene Crump, and Mrs. Thelm a P ettig rew . The members and tin aw ards they took are as The registration and school opening schedules for both the grade school and high school w*cre announced this week by D. D. Williams, superintendent of school district 17C. The g iade school will sta rt on Tuesday, Septem ber 6, and the bus pick-up in the m orning will he at th* same time and at the same pick-up {xiints as last year, tem p orarily at least. There will be a double shift in effect because of class-room space, for the first through the fourth grades. Pupils from the out lying areas will m ake up the morning session, and if additional*pupils an? needed to fill the morning group, P rin cipal Joe Tobin will select pupils from the im m ediate area. T h e grad e shift will sta rt at 7:45 a m . w ith dism issal at 12:15. Eddie Hoar, w»ho had previously T he afte rn o o n class will sta rt at won a place on the county live 12:30 and will be dismissed at follow s: stock judging team which will go to the S ta te F air in Salem, took first on the beef steer h< exhibited This was the animal that he won last y ear at the calf scram ble at the W ranglers Rodeo. He also took fifth in b *f showmanship. Mervin Pettegnew took third in beef showmanshij) ,and second on his beef heifer. Jan et Crum p took first on her dairy cow, third and fourth on her pullet and second and third on a pen of three chickens Dale Crum p took second on his sheep and received a special aw ard for his sheep showmanship, having placed first in showm an ship for the past th ree years. Diehard Donnelly took fifth on his fat lamb and his brother Jim mie took first on both his hen tu rk ey and tu rkey gobbler. Richard Bomhoff took first on his E aster IJly project; first on a cockerell under one year and sec ond on a pullet and first on a peri of th ree chickens and first on a hen, Helen LucaR, who was unable to he at the fair, had a lam b which t<x>k first in the ewe lamb class. This was th«* animal that she won in the lamb scram ble at the 195-1 county fair. Dale and Janet Crum p are eligible to exhibit th eir anim als a t the S ta te F air if they care to, and R ichard Bom hoffs lily proj ect will be exhibited at the state fair 5 p.m. On grades five through eight a single shift will be in force, s ta rt ing a t 7:50 a.m. with dismissal t 2:45 p.m. Elem entary pre-school y g‘«t- ration for all th»* n* w students in the district and first graders will he held at the upper grade school on Friday, August 26th, from 9 a m to 12 noon and from 2 p.m. f > 5 p.m. Also S aturday from J a.m. to 12 noon. Pupils who attended schools elsewhere last year should bring cards or copies of their promotion record to the registration. First grade beginners are asked to bring their birth oertifieat« s. Only children who are six on or before November 15 can s ta rt to school. The first graders need to have a physical examination, Williams said, before the sta rt of school. A well-child clinic will be held h ere this Friday, August 19. High school will sta rt on Tues day, Sept. 6, at 8 a m. with lunch fiom 12:13 to 1 p.m. Dismissal w ill be at 2:53 p.m. High school registration for the juniors and seniors will be held o r Monday, August 29th, from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the new high school F reshm en and sophmores should reg ister on Tuesday, A ugust 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. a t the new high school.
