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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1955)
MUCH800K Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community V olume it by ßud PiÁG ^ek We have sort of an H oratio Al ger sto ry to report th is week. You have all heard about poor honest Abe rising from the log cabin su r roundings to become president of these U nited S tate s ? Well, we have som ething cf the sam e sorts right here in town. T he poor m an E lectrician, Clive M anley, has ris en from a low down councilm an to the M ayor ot Brookings CHETCO ROAD TO BE IMPROVED According to a release from the S ta te Highway Commission, th a t group will receive bids for g rad ing and surfacing 2.3 m iles of the Chetco R iver Rond between Brook ings and the M orris Ranch. io. 36 Thursday, October 27, 1955 Plywood Jubilee Show Next Week Caliop? m usic and w aving ban ners. a carnival atm osphere and industrial horse sense, e n te rta in sketch book ment and in fo rm ation: ail of these Roy Rrim m . Jim Yelton, Fell are built into the F ir Plywood Cam pbe’l and City R ecorder Mae Jubile1? fnee show w hich comes S m ith all w ent up to P o rtlan d for T he P IL O T subscription contest T h e I ions w arn the kids they're here November 4th, for a one-day a few days to ariend th e league ic in its final days and some s u r all set for the H allow e’en doin's stay. of Oregon Cities. T his left only prises mav be exjieeted. A young . ’ d ex p ect the ki< tp com e c ’van Th? show, w hich is designed to E arl B reuer and ou r sto ry ’s hero The project is scheduled for lady and a young gentlem an, in ith th e ir part nd Lie at the corn- a ttr a c t every m em ber of th e fam - behind. com pletion by fall of 1956. p articu la r, have been w ry active of O ak and 101 prom ptly at ily. " ill he local1?«! at the Brook- sketch .xv-lc • Also the Commission will re end th 're is yet tim e for them to 30 th a t evening inga Plywood p arking lot, hours Clive, because of his seniority ceive bids on N ovem l'-r 4. for the be o v e taken by morn active rust- Tli< \ •’ n’t w ant . ny laggards *’ ,o 9 P m- during it ’s stay here. and booming basso voice, was fu r” hing of S 000 cubic yards of ’vrs. Then. th” re arn the silent This traveling showpiece for fir nor an j k.ds stan ' ng aside and m ade M ayor for th e short tim e c rm '-M rock or gravel in stock " ■ T here m ay be solicitors tl " il th a t it plywood is p art of the year-long piles for la te r use by th e Highway the city fath ers are away. who are ho'ding th e re retu rn s and vvill look b 'tt 'r if ti c younger set prom otional program of the Doug sketch book m aintenance crew s in m ain tain m - 1 non in w ith them on the very a te properly rigged out so even las F ir Plywood Association hon We also suspect he w restled ing the section of th e Oregon last day; tl.cir own p aren ts w ouldn’t know oring the west co ast's 50th an- E arl two out of thnee falls. Coast H ighw ay between H u n ter them T here'll lx» gome keen priz nivei sary. So, if any of the con testan ts sketch book C reek and the M ack A rch near es for those th at really have them Di plays cover tne m ost d ra m w ant to 1' tie r clinch o :? or more Everyone keeps asking me a- Gobi Beach. of th e wonderful prizes lieing off coming but they'll hav? to sure a tic '?m?nts of th e ‘F ifty Golden bout la st S a tu rd a y ’s football score. S ta te H ighway crews spent the Idea-. ’ for fir plywood co n stru c t ered, there are only a few more prove th eir w orth. W hat is this gam e ‘‘feetb all’’ I vv ■ ’: in th e Brookings city lim its days to put on an extra-special rh e parade w ill pass alo n g up ion unveiled during th e in d u stry ’s never heard of it. I don’t believe m aking prelim inary surveys of the burst of canvassing. Clietco Avenue, thence up Pacific annual meeting at Portland, Ore., my alm a mammy, W isconsin 1'. proposed w idening of H ighw ay 101 end over to tl.'? school grounds in m id-June: a plywood m obile has the gam e listed as one of th eir from the M ’ S tatio n out to " h e r ? th ere will b e a m e r r y telling the story of industry pro e x tra curicu lar activities. A rnold Lane T hey a ’so had co u n t Je rry , son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel rottn ¡up ju st like the Lions us- motion through DFPA, th e sto ry sketch book ers out to m ake a check of the Higgins, who m ake th eir home "I y p t on o - b etter Cixtl-aide, of m arkets and shipping, a sound Q uite a few of the clubs and autom obile traffic. p eer C arpenterville, and who re dogs, and BEST of all, a big bon- co 'o r m o v e showing how ply n ite spots are having H allow e'en cently received a medical dis- I ' ■ to light the penny scram ble in wood is m anufactured, and a fir p arties. Most of them insist upon (hoi ;e from the Army, retu rn ed tlie saw dust pile more th a n a plywood m enagerie: Colorful cir costum es. I ’d suggest they have School Program Evaluated home last S aturday. Je rry went th. :..:d bright shiney pennies.' cus anim als built from th e vers "come as you are’’ shindigs. It S U P E R IN T E N D E N T OE SCHOOLS. D. D. W ILLIAM S is Cliff Robinson, d irecto r of ed- into the Army tran sp o rta tio n would prove m ore hum orous. When the doin’s are over all atile panels. shown a t his desk in the new B rookings-H arbor High School. corps, last N ovem ber and had th e Lions ask of the m erry m ak ers f, ucation. of the s ta te d ep artm en t, T he en tire show is accented by W illiams will conduct the open house-dedication activities been on d uty in Jap an . He is now :«• th at they all call it an evening, th e circus form at, com plete down was in Brookings, W ednesday, to next T hursday night. Novem her 3rd. at 8:00 p.m. spend the day, ev alu atin g the w orking a t the Brookings Plywood and not be asking people, in th eir to th e big red caravan w agons plant. school program . homes, for ‘‘T rick or T re a t,” be emblazoned w i t h Jubilee a n cause m any of those homes will nouncem ents. E xhibits are set up I' of folks who have already done in t w o highw ay sem i-trailers People through o u t the area «•’ lot to m ake the parade, and all which fram e a circus sq uare cov ered by colorful carnival ten t. are w earing som ew hat longer fac th a t gees w ith it Two 1 homes dom inate th e dis es th an norm al. The personal prop Here are th e cash priztes tho e r ty tax bills w ere put in the mail play s: "You Can Build A nything .ions are aw arding for th e lie ' W ith F ir Plyw ood,” and a m ess T uesday by R. G. Sabin, C urry lowe’en P a ra d e : age to people in plywood m ill- C ounty Sheriff. Progress is Ix'ing m ade in the F ir s t: $5.00; Second, $3.00,' and tow ns of the Pacific N orthw est Most people in the city a re pay area tow ard assuring resto ratio n Third, $2.00, for w hat th e judges and N orthern C alifornia w here ing the follow ing m illage, G ener of am bulance service. T he E etas decide a to th e best costum es for th e show will v isit: " F ir Plywood al County T ax, 13.6 m ills; C ity of have placed a dozen or so ja rs The possibility of a Com m unity the H allow e’en, B a rr has handled tb1? hospital Brookings, 27.3; School district around for m 'scellaneous conthi- Is Made H ere Sold Everywhere!." H ospital is in the earliest th in k F or th e m ost comical big or Following its sta y here, th e No. 17C, 85.3 w ith th e H arbor buttons nd rep o rt they problem s in m any cities, mainly little girl, $2 (X); and for the most Jubilee caravan goes to K lam ath ing stage here, and ‘’in te re st’’ p e t F ire D istrict set at 4.3. DEMPSEY TO couraged by the atten tio n given itions a re being circu lated around in Oregon and California, and is comical big o r little boy, $2.00. T he C ity of Gold Beach has a them. Anyone vv'shing to co n trib and Creso?nt City, California. well known throughout the conn- LfC-AVE SCHOOL 21.9 mill levy, and P o rt O rford ute may patronize th e ja r s o r the com munity. try for his plan. MATS ARRIVE A ctually, no planning o r dis has a 46.9 mill levy. Kill Dempsey, shop teach er at mail th e ir money to Roy Brown T he m ats, 5 foot by 10 foot, cussion of tho hospital has even No discussions have been held the B rookings-H arbor high school STAR-OF-SEA BAZAAR purchased by th e V eterans of F o r oster ¿.nd Bclvi have p ut down been m ade on a com m unity level. at any tim e about a location, size, is leaving the area this week.’ COUNTY WORKSHOP t F osupply eign W ars for th e Brookings- all necessary gas and T he first step would be to ta k e a or cost of o th er pertinents. B a rr Dempeey has secured a position TO BE SATURDAY FREES YOUNGSTERS oil; the Richfield S tatio n n o rth of survey to see if the are a could sugg'est.ed th a t (he first step would a * <he San Ju a n Union High The following ladies are head H arbor school have arrived for H ave you w ondered why your town will do all required serv ic support a hospital ar.d th a t is the be to tak e a survey of th e area, School in S aerem ento, and was ing th e ir d ep a rtm en ts in th e S ta r use in the a th le tic departm ent. The mat covers arte on th eir way, youngster did n ’t go to school to ing, and the Acacia L au n d ro m at purpose of th? petitions being cir- and to see if the com m unity needs Sf’hedulod to leave Brookings this of T he S ea B azaar, this com ing too, paid for by th e Lions Club. d ay ? All the teachers from the will ta k e care of anything th a t culated. S atu rd ay evening at th e VFW a hospital. T he petitions are head- Wi’pkend for the new post B rookings-H arbor school district comes up along th eir line. These Hall. Fell Campbell, councilm an, was ed tht? "H ospital Sponsors Exec and o th e r county teachers are are but a few of the com m unity appointed by M ayor Roy Brim m Dempsey tau g h t in the Brook G eneral C hairm an, Aliev? Rosen; u tiv e C om m ittee” and reads "In atten d in g a county w ork shop in spirited who have, in one w ay o r to look into the hospital possib ings-H arbor d istrict last year, and Fancyw ork, Agnes Tobin; Cakes order to appraise the need for Gold Beach. other, already made m aterial step s ilities. He has had some co rres hospital facilities Io serve the besides his shop activities, he also Pies and Candy, C lara Bonde; T here will be no school on F ri tow ard having suitable tra n sp o rt pondence w ith a Mr. B arr, who is handled the yearbook. F or the P a r c e l Post, Evelyn M unlev; th? At Monday evening’s m onthly day either, as th e w ork shop will ation available when u rg en tly cu rren tly settin g up a hospital in p e o p • of th ? Brookings area, I present F ra n k F an g er will assist K itchen C orner, B ertha Shiple; m eeting of th* L ib iary Association agree to serve as a m em ber of the be in progress for two days. needed for the helpless. Fish Pond, M ary B raynard; Din- th e discussion had m ainly to do Medford. in teaching shop. H ospital Sponsors C om m ittee." N er, H etty G uthrie. w ith finances. As the C ity of “"B rookings now h as title to the p ro p erty and has included its fin ancing in the city, budget, nominal operational bills will be hence fo rth subm itted to the City for paym ent. The C ity appointed lib Final plans w ere being mad? for be made by W illiam G Thomp ra ry com m ittee h as been delayed Response in organizing until its legal pos the dedication and open house son, board chairm an. will be m ade by Dennis G raham , ition is clarified through the S ta te ceremonies to be held at th1? new th e student body president. L ibrary. This has about been com high school building here next pleted and the city board will pro Dr. P aul Ronniger, board m em T hursday night. N ovem ber 3rd. ceed to function as such. ber. will in tro d u ce the guests. The school board and th e PTA T he Chetco P ublic L ibrary As , "P lans for the F u tu re " will be are planning the evenings activ- .. , , ‘ sociation will continue to function ... discussed by Mrs G ladys K anick ¡ties. through its paid-up m em bership, board member. from which they will, in th e fu t The new school building cost ure nom inate city library com m it Mr. Gene Ailison, high school $382.737, and w ith the fu rn itu re tee members as vacancies occur. principal, will intro luce the stu d and equipm ent the to ta l cost of T he Associat.on expects to raise ent ouncil. Mr. Lynn Borg, school the new school is $405.220 spent n x » r . lor use outside those w hich board mernlicr, will discuss the th e s far. w .th some finishing work can reasonably be paid w ith th© '‘P rogram of Studtos." such as landscaping >v?t to be done. public funds. The m ain sp eak er for the even Mr: Opal LaB rook and Mrs. Modern in every respect, the ing will be Rex P u tn am , su p erin Lily Brown, representing th e Re b u ild in g h as 13 g e n e ra l classro o m s ten d en t of public education for bekah Lodge, presented to the n hom e-m aking room. shop, music the S tate o f Oregon, w ho will talk library a beautiful testam en t, in room, library, office suite, h ealth on "E ducation and Freedom .” scribed in m em ory of the late room, autidorium -gym nasium , and Mrs. Lucille Molino. Mrs E rm a boys and girls dressing rooms. Rev. Jo h n S hide' will con- Rice accepted, on behalf of the . . «... . elude the program with the Ben- A to u r off the plant will be mark? ediction * board. following the program , in which I t w as the first tim e m any of th e public will have an o p p o rtu n T he open house will follow, and the m em bers had an opportunity ity to see th e ir new school. High refresh m en ts will lx* v r, d. to ,‘i?e the beautiful oval tables school stu d en ts will conduct the suplied by th e B e ta igm a Phi. On the sp eak er’s platform will tour. Custom made by Jim Keller, th e be Mr. Seger, county su p erin ten d I h c dedicatory program will be ent of schools, Mrs Lloyd Weeks, tab les companion a dozen heavy gin w .th an Inv ocation by the R"v. and Mrs. I • rt K err, past and pres oak ch airs previously contributed W illard J. Spencer. T he high en t P.T.A. presidents. Jam s T urn- by th e ladies. The librarian re school band, under th e direction bull, assistan t superintedent will, ports most of the youngsters, upon coming into the library, im m ed of C larence Dial, will play, and accom pany Mr. P u tn am to Brook- the G irls Chorus will sing. iately head for these tables and mgs. quietly look a t the books spread Dr. Richard Sm ith, school board SHOP STUDENTS ai© shown at a temporary table in the The arch itect and the co n tra ct there. member, will speak on "P lanning new school building. The shop is one thing that isn’t com MRS HENRY BEAU LIEU . CLERK of School D istrict 17C ors w ho helped build the school F u rth e r im provem ent of th e the High School.” plete as yet in the building, although a sta rt has been made. and Gene Allison, principal of the high school are shown property is in process, a project P resen tatio n of the building will a re also invited to attend. at their office in the new school. of the A zalea G arden Club. P lans releas1 d by the com m ission call for constructing, gen erally. a 30-foot wide roadbed following closely the alignm ent of the existing road. A stone su rfac ing is to provide an all-w eather surface on this section of road. Subscription Drive FARTY.. PARADE Ends October 31st SET FOR MONDAY LONG FACE ? TAX BILLS ARE IN Progress is Mode On City Ambulance M ay M ake Hospital Survey For This Area LIBRARY GROUP HAS MEETING OPEN HOUSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL NEXT THURSDAY