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oí t b i; tíbi'H AVjy PORTLAND ORE dbíeasni hor Ncwhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community Volume io— N um ber 37 G e n e ra lly speaking, tilin g s a- i» u n d a newspaper office a re tra n - O'ffl to ’ he point of havin'» to « t’fln ? v? w n now and then. H o w ever t h ’s week seem» to be one o f th o —. h e c tic ones w h e re n o th in g s e n to go rig h t E v ryb o d y sterns to be in a h u r r y to get som e th in g done ,-rd e 'e rv b o H v js ru n n in g in a il e re c tio n s a t once. pipe dreami» — A g ro u p o f us w e n t oxter to ’ 'e d fe rd t F rid a y n ig h t to h e ar w h a t th e M e d fo rd ia n s had to say ¡ ' o u t *h ' ooss:h il;itie s o f g e ttin g a h a rb o r in B rookings. T h e y are w o rk in g on a p ro je c t too. w here P S 30 w o u ld go r ig h t th ro u g h M ed fo rd. instead o f ve e rin g sev- o ra l hu nd red m ile s to th e n o rth and sou th as it does no w . — pil>e dre am » — T h e ir C h am b er o f C om m erce h ig h w a y co m m itte e is ta lk in g up th e slogan “ W innem ucca to the Sea.” O r, th a t c o m m u n ity in N e v ada should have s tra ig h t-th ro u g h road, th ro u g h S o u th e rn O regon to the Coast, ra th e r tha n -bare to go to Reno, and San F rancisco, o r th ro u g h P o rtla n d . T h e y feel th a t a s tre tc h o f several hu n d re d m ile s ju s t isn ’t being served by a th ro u g h road to th e sea. — pipe dream » — C u rre n tly the M e d fo rd people are tr y in g to get a road th ro u g h io K la m a th and L a ke vie w . T hey w ere in te re ste d in th e h ig h w a y p ro je c t ove r the m o u n ta in s to B ro k in g s , and asked th a t some studies be made. New Businesses Open In Brookings T w o new businesses opened in B ro o k in g s d u rin g th e week. A new and used fu r n itu r e store, op e ra te d in th e P ilo t B u ild in g by D a r r e ll B e ll, fo rm e rly o f S m ith R ix e r and M ed fo rd, opened th is week. B e ll had o(>erated the S m ith R iv e r Feed and Seed a t one tim e. H e w i ll c a ll his p la e - the " O u tle t.” Also, G a ry M o rris , fo rm e rly o f L a ke vie w , has opened i p a re s t a u ra n t and soda fo u n ta in in the fo rm e r V in c e n t B u ild in g . M o rris also ow ns th ? Y ou ng M o te l. He opera te d a r o lle r r in k in L a ke - view . T h e fo u n ta in is ca lle d "N e w s and Sweet ,,” and has been com p le te ly renovated. F A T H E R P ASSES A W A Y As we g o /to press, we le a rn th a t R oy and C lif f B r im m ’s fa th e r passed aw ay, at P u y a llu p . W ash in g to n T he fa m ilie s im m e d ia te ly le ft fo r the n o rth M r. B rim m , Sr. live d here fo r a w h ile a fe w years ago. 'I he c o m m u n ity ’s sym p a th y goes to th e bereaved. ttempt To Secure Timbe i Hearing For te s t Areas PERMIT TAKEN OUT FOR NEW REALTY OFFICE T H IS IS H O W T H E P R O P O S E D C U R R Y C O U N T Y C O U R T H ' ” S E w ill look. Designed by a rc h ite c t M a rk , the new co u rth o u se w ill s it in a p p ro x im a te ly th e same lo ca tio n as the old b u ild in g , w h ic h w i ll be m oved off. I t is not k n o w n w hen b u ild in g w o u ld » ta rt on the s tru c tu re . MACKEY, WHIRRY WIN BICYCLES IN CONTEST REPORT OUIET HALLOWE'EN PLAN TO MOYE GITY HALL SOON I t was a v e ry q u ie t H a llo w e 'e n in B roo kin gs, a cco rd in g to P olice C h ie f B ud Cross. C h ie f Cross re po rte d v e ry l i t t le dam age in B ro o k in g s on a n ig h t w h e re de stru ctive n e ss used to tie the order. O th e r th a n one o r tw o soaped w indow s, th in g s w e re as q u ie t as a usu al M onday n ig h t. C h ie f Cross w ishes to th a n k the Lion s C lu b fo r th e ir p a rt in m a k in g th e eve ning a good one. He also p e rso n a 'ly w a n ts to th a n k th e you ng ste rs fo r behaving as w e ll as th e y did. H e said th a t it was a c re d it to the co m m u n ity . I t is hoped th a t the c ity gov e rn m e n t w ill be ab le to move in to th e ir new q u a rte rs in the old bank b u ild in g th is weekend. A ll th a t rem a ine d before the m ove was th a t a h e a tin g system had to be readied. T he c ity re c o rd e r’s office, city- w o rk su p e rin te d e n t's office, and c ity (engineers office w ill be lo c a t ed in th e r.ew b u ild in g . T he old b u ild in g w ill re v e rt back to the fir e d e p a rtm e n t. LIONS PARTY NEED FOR CLOTHING BRINGS CROWD TOLD BY P.T.A. OF OVER 5 00 T h e re is a need fo r good, clean clo th in g , a cco rd in g to the P .T .A .. and those w ho can spare m e h are asked to e ith e r b rin g to the re g u la r P .T .A . m eetings, one o f w h ich w ill t o at 7 :30 th is evening, o r to M r. T o b in , grade school p rin c ip a l. I f th e y have c lo th in g a v a ila b le and w a n t to k n o w a n y th in g f u r t h e r co n ce rn in g the p ro je c t, the y are asked to c o n ta c t M rs. B e tty Swanson, phone 3741, o r M rs. Rod H e rm a n , phono 3385, o r M rs. L lo v d Weeks. Ja ck O ’H a llo ra n , w h o operates a re s ta u ra n t, west o f tow n , d u rin g the sum m ers, is now s o lic itin g B u ic k sales a t th e M o n n in g B u ic k Agency. Jack, w ho has m a n y local frien ds, was fo rm e rly in th e ca r s e llin g lin e in N e w H a m p to n , la . D&ed Discussed A ge®»p ©f d ire c to rs ®f the KpwalwBgs C h am b er o f C om m erce »Mended a m -e fin g in M ed fo rd, F r id a y n ig h t. Th»se m a k in g the t r ip w ere pre sid ent C harles G ra y- shel. G ordon Olson. A rc h ie H e nd K e p e rt o f a c o m m itte e named ricks, M u r r a y P a lm e r and Joe fro m th e c o u n ty co u rts o f the M u rp h y . T hey w e re accom panied seven O regon C o astal cou ntie s to by E a rl B re u e r, re p re se n tin g the in v e s tig a te th e G old B e a ch -B ro o k ings b o ttle n e c k on H ig h w a y 101 B ro o kin g s C o un cil. T h e m e e tin g w as ca lle d by- w ill be given a t th e fo rth c o m in g Coast H ig h w a y A ssociatio n m ee t Jam es M e rry fie ld , s e c re ta ry o f the ing, to be held at D o rch e ste r L a b o r C o u n cil in M e d fo rd , w ho House. Ocean Lake, N ovem ber represented th e M e d fo rd C h am b er o f Com m erce. O th e rs fro m th a t 20-22. T h is co m m itte e , c o n sistin g o f g ro u p also a tten ded th e m eeting. H a rris E lls w o rth , congressm an Judge O tto E ffe n b e rg e r, orf T illa m ook C o u n ty, c h a irm a n ; Judge fro m th is d is tr ic t, sat in on the Jam es H a rris o n . Coos B a y C o u n ty, m eeting. and Don M a la rk v y , C la tso p C o un T h e session was ca lle d to dis ty com m issioner are to re p o rt the cuss th' long range p o s s ib ility of fin d in g s on the $1,200.000 "b o r a d e e p -w a te r p o rt fo r B rookings, ro w e d ” fro m G old B e a ch -P isto l and a possible h ig h w a y o ve r to R iv e r p ro je c t fo r use on H ig h w a y th e M e d fo rd area. 30 (P o rtla n d to O n ta rio ) and a I t was g e n e ra lly agreed by both proposed bridg e across th e C o l delegations, a fte r h e a rin g E lls um bia. a t A sto ria . w o rth , th a t no d e fin ite actio n on T h e U S. 101 to p ic was b ro u g h t any deep w a te r p o rt should he ta k up b y G eorge B u rr, Coos C o u n ty en a t th is tim e , because o f the C ham b er o f C om m erce H ig h w a y possibility- o f B ro o k in g s securing co m m itte e . fe d e ra l a id on th e r iv e r m o u th TO T E A C H SHOP p ro je c t. F ra n k F a n g e r w ill teach fo u r H ow ever, i t w as agreed to have classes in shop, and tw o in m a th f u r th e r m eetings to p la n ,th e th in g now, due to the absence o f te a ch on a lo n g rar.ge basis, and it was e r B ill Dem psey. D em psey le ft agreed th a t a hiehway- ove r the th is w e ek to go to Sacrem ento, m o u n ta in s in to th e v a lle y should C a lifo rn ia to teach. be w o rk e d o u t fir s t . Committee To Report On 101 Study Thursday, November 3, 1955 T h - H a llo w e ’en p a rty , held here M o - d r y n ig h t u n d e r the sponsor ship o f th e B ro o k in g s -H a rb o r L io n s C lub, was a s p a rk lin g suc cess despite ra in , ra in and m ore ra in . T he s k y -w a te r forced the L io n s to h o ld the p a rty in the high school gym b u t crow ds o f L” tv pen six and seven h u nd red youngsters, a ll decorated in some o f the sca r iest costum es attended. B efo re the evening was o ve r the Lions had handed o u t 600 h o t dogs, and about the same n u m b e r o f ice cream s to the hungry- yo u n g sters. O rig in a lly , th e party- was to be outside, and Lx-caus? o f the lim ite d fa c ilitie s the L io n s w ere u n able to have the gam es and penny- scra m b le as o r ig in a lly planned. H o w e v rr, m ovies w ere shown, and the kid s re p o rt th a t th e y enjoyed th e fe s tiv itie s . P rizes w ere a w a rd e d fo r the best costumes. F irs t p rize w in n e r was T e rry P h illip s , disguised as l tra m p CeWeen M o rp h y won sec ond p rize as a wiheh. R onald Sand- ers w en th ir d p rize m his ro b o t o u tfit. T he mos4 w ie rd costum e prize was w on by Bobby W a lle n , w h o w o re a m u m m y rig , com plete w ith a sw o rd s tic k in g throu gh , him . F u n n ie st o u tfit w e nt to the L it t le Sea C aptain. S y lv ia H agen; the m ost o rig in a l. L a r r y K ilp a tr ic k , and th e Sweetest, the Japanese g irS l, Janioe G a id e lla . H u g h M ackey and Donna W h ir ry are th ” proud ow ners o f the tw o new bicycles, a lth o u g h the y haven’t d riv e n o ff in the m yet. The bicycles are fir s t prize w in ners in the P ilo t's su b scrip tio n d riv e , and H u gh and Donna o u t distanced about 27 o th e r y o u n g sters in the contest. T he fin a l ta b u la tio n shows B y ron Thom pson as the w in n e r o f the radio, and H u g h A k e rs as w in n e r o f the cam era. T h e re s u lts w e re fig u re d on a point basis, set up fo r each s u b s c rip t ion sold. O ve r 200 sub scrip tions cam e in to the P ilo t on th e th re e w eek d rive , m ost o f them new, m a k in g the cam paign a big success. T h e cash aw ards are a'so be in g fig u re d out, and w ill n -o b a b ly be m ade S a tu rd a y m o rn in g . T h e m a in contest w in n e rs should come in Saturday- a t about 10 a.m. to h a u l o ff th e ir prizes. B u ild in g in B ro o kin g s has h it »he ” " d o f th e y e a r sla ck period, a lth o u g h ab ou t $41.000 in new an t im p ro ve m e n ts were s ta rte d d u rin g the last m on th . O re new house was s ta rte d by- D ave P au l, on M eadow Lanxy fo r an e s tim a te d cost o f $10,800. One new business b u ild in g p e rm it was ta k e n ou t. fo r C. O. Leonard, fo r a real esta te offio?, next to the P ilo t B u ild in g , a t an e s tim a t >d cost o f $14.500. Leonard said the m odern b u ild in g ’s c o n tra c t has been le t. P e rm its w e re ta ke n o u t fo r sev e ra l ad ditions, one fo r D u n n in g M o to rs, fo r $3,000 to in s ta ll a blo ck a d d itio n to th e ir shop space. A n o th e r was ta ke n out by F o ste r and B o lv i, fo r $9.500 to co n stru ct a tr u c k garage located tiehind th e ir pre re n t service s ta tio n in N o r th B roo kin gs. O th e r a d d itio n s were a garage fo r R o be rt H am m on, and hom ” a d d itio n s fo r B e rt A u s tin , at $3,600, and Ed Dempsey, $1,40 i. BURNHAM LEAVES SCOUT COUNCIL DISTEMPER HITS LOCAL ANIMALS A n a d u lt education class in o kke e p in g w ill begin on M on- >y. N o vem b ei 14th, a t 7 p.m., in 1 ’ new xhigh school. A new teach- v r, B e rn a rd S m ith w ill teach the class. B. ; - T itio n fee w ill tie $10, an 1 ‘ in d e n ts w ill be re q u ire d to buy th e ir ow n te xtb o o ks and In s tru c t ion m a te ria ls fo r the a d u lt course. T he com w ill ru n fo r IS weeks. I f sufficie nt in te re st develops a ty p in g class w ill b e scheduled. T h is Cass w ill lie ta u g h t by C a ll H a rris o n , w ith th e re g is tra tio n ‘ ee also $10. BLCOD TYPES rF ~ ’nEn HERE Th” ' - is need fo r m ore people to c V n in and <»' * -- *h?»r W iw ' acco rding to V'-oochio A**- re ll, one o f those w h o devote m uch o f th e ir tim e and e ffo rt on b e h a lf e f those needing tra n s fu s ’ons. A c ? ll was placed fo r w h n'e h'ood f o r N a n cy H a rp e r, a n a t ion! a t the Seasidp H o sp ita l. R ttn- r ' t t " dow n the lis t o f v o lu n te e r d o t 'ii o r b I 'i d Hynes an<L B a rn ey M a th e w s w e re , a v a ila b le w ho had the re q u ire d type. Had there t v n m ote re g is tra n ts , donors c o u ld have been m ore q u 'e k lv loc ate d and. had it been a m a tte r o f lile o r death, th e d e la y could have 1 'p n fa ta l possibly to YO U. D r. Ed S am uels w ill do the nec essary ty p in g , a t no charge, the expenses being de fra yed by v a r ious lo cal servioe org an izatio ns. I t should he born in m in d th a t single blood tra n s fu s io n cost fro m $50 u p w a rd i f v o lu n te e r donors are not a va ila b le . NEW TFACHER IS AT SCHOOL COFFEE MILL CALE LEASED Z ! a la rm is being sounded by set ic rn O regon Coast newspap ers v,o rrie / o xe r the p o ssib ilitie s o f Valley tim b e m t- n com ing ove r the m ounta.ns to g ra b o ff choice tim be r. T he C.ios B ay T im e s and otlver re- new spatx'rs are do in g most c f liie sho utin g, and a "b a rra g v of te le g ra m s " to the C ongressional Cot m itto ? was re p o rte d un d e r way. '1 m berm en in th e C oastal aixvis begun to see the w r itin g on the w a ll, When the J o in t congress ional co m m itti -e, 1- i ’ ’il by Sen. Jam es M u rra y , o f M on ta n a , s ta r t ed h o ld in g heat -s ju s t in the xa lle y. H e arin gs l i m e tieen held in P o rtla n d , and are dated fo r M edford, Roseburg, and Redding, C a lifo rn ia . V a lle y m ill op ra to rs , h o rt o f tim lie r, are d o n g th e loudest scream ing, a re p o rt fro m th e Cbn- I, • ssional com a t tee said. T hey wan» access roads in to th e t im b e r area, w h ic h includes C u rry r.ty. T h e re x v s a re fu s a l o f the c o m m itte e to s c io -lu le a tim - 1 . ; ; on 1’l Con t, in Coos I ’ o. al hough th e y ng! -il to le t the coastal tim b e r m en present th e ir case at th e V a lle y m eetings. C oastal op e ra t'-rs, also In te r ested a seeing access roads begun, b u t fro m tit s c t jl, w e re asked li send telegram s, askin g th a t a he a rin g he hold in C o s Bay. The ( o m m itt ie ’s . Mt ,-s. . Jo in t Com- m itte ■ on ! ” d o o d T i. ib e r , Room 203. O !d C o u rt House, P o rtla n d , O regon. Displays To Show Education Week N' x t week is N a tio n a l E du c- r t io n W eek, s ta r tin g Sunday, N ovem ber 6 th th ro u g h the 12th. T he tea chin g s ta ff are p re p a i'n g e ve ra l w in d o w displays. A dis p la y w ill be shown in th e w ii' low of th e Ch*?tco D ru g S to re and a n o th e r at F r a n k ’s P harm acy. A n o th e r d ispla y, th a t w ill be changed d a ily , fe a tu rin g N a tio n al E d u ca tio n W eek, w ill be shown in P a lm e rs D e p a rm e n t S to re w in - d»»wt T he school, acco rding to S u p e r in te nd en t D. D. W illia m s , e n co u r ages p a re n ts and m em bers o f the c o m m u n ity to v is it d u rin g th? week at the school. N A M E D T O C O M M IT T E E Jlo yd, son o f M r. and M rs. R. W esteren, o f B roo kin gs, w a s nam ed to the s te e rin g co m m itte e lo r he 1956 F reshm en in itia tio n a t C e n tra l C ollege o f E du catio n, E lle n sb u rg . I l i s jo b w ill in clud e p la n n in g and c a rry in g out a c t iv itie s fo r the th re e -d a y period, as w e il as h e lp in g in c o m in g fre s h m en to become b e ttv r acquainted w ith one an othe r. ’ ty h a vin g a "sh o t,” and (togs a l rea dy sic k m ay be helped. E v e ry dog sho uld be th o ro u g ly isolated, im m e d ia te ly , acco rding to the a u th o ritie s , to check th e disease as m uch as possible, and if the y A n open house and a free show are th o ro u g h ly ill, should be de are set fo r F rid a y at the B ro o k stroyed. ® in g s P lyw o d p la n t, in c e le b ra tio n Plywood Show Friday o f the 5 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry F ir P lyw oo d in d u s try . PLANTED NOW Tons o f d a ffo d ill bulbs are being p la n te d in the benches a t the B roo ksid e Azalea and B u ll? F a rm . D a vid F o r tie r is a n e w la w y e r T h e y have been c h ille d and w ill in B roo kin gs. H e w ill be asso cia t now be forced to bloom , ho ping to ed w ith Sam H a ll, d is tr ic t a t t o r have a c ro p by the holidays. T he ney, and w ill have his office w ith bulbs are being supplied by C lyde Sam. B ra in a rd and Joe Z um pfe. F o r tie r is a n a tiv e o f M innesota w ith L it t le F a lls his hom e to w n H e g ra du ated f n im th e U n iv e rs ity REPORT SUCCESSFUL o,' M in ne sota la w school in 1949. a fte r se rv in g w ith th e M a rin e Corps oversas d u rin g th e last w a r. C o m in g w est, F o r tie r was em ployed by the F ir s t N a tio n a l B a n k in M e d fo rd , in thrair tr u s t d e p a rt m ent. He w as also em p lo yed by th e Jackson C o u n ty T it le Co. in M ed fo rd. F o r tie r is u n m a rrie d . He was a d m itte d to th e b a r in M innesota, as w xili as O regon. Class For Adults J e r r y B u rn h a m was around to w n , la s t T h u rsd a y, s a yin g good bye. J e r r y has been B oy Scou' E x e c u tiv e in th is area f o r th> pa st fiv e ,.w a rs and is b rin e tra n s fe rre d to co n tin u e w o rk in th e c ity o f Spokane. In le a v in g J e rry w ish ed th a t th e P ilo t w o u ld c a rry his th a n k s f o r the coo pe ration he has had here in S couting. ” W h” n I f ir s t cam e hen?," J e rry said, "Ih e re w e re but 12 S couts and 15 Cubs, now th e re are ove r 50 in each grade and a T ro o p o f 18 A v e ry serious general e p id E xp lo re rs. A lth o u g h m uch p ro em ic o f viru s d iste m p e r has h it gress has been made to w a rd o the dogs o f S outhern C u r r v and is Scout B u ild in g . I feci sure th a t it lia b le to spread. P olice C h ie f Bud w ill he m ade rea dy fo r the yo u n g Cross has already been asked to sters in the not d is ta n t fu tu r e .” B u rn a m said th a t his successor de stro y several anim als and thou h a vin g dogs show ing sym ptom s has not been appointed and th a t B e rn a rd S m ith , P o rtla n d , has o r w ho m a y la te r show sym ptom s th e re are several a p p lic a n ts fo r a rriv e d in B ro o k in g s to b o lste r th e post. should get in tou ch w ith h im the P ro o k in g s -IIa rb o r high school T h e a fflictio n ii h ig h !.’ in fe c t te a ch in g s ta ff S m ith w ill teach ious any where a sick dog tra v e ls genera! m a th , f ir s t and second and o th e r canines can e a sily co n ye a r A lg e b ra a n il G eom etry. tra c t th e dis” ase. E a rly m a n ife s t He has ta u g h t fo u r years of a tio n s are a w a te ry nose and eyes, school, in D ’ lam , W ashing to n, and u s u a lly follow e d by co u g h in g and T a le n t, O regon Since 1950, how M r. ar.d M rs. C harles B ic k n c r gagging, and in la te r stages the ever, he has been w o rk in g as a v ic tim m ay have d iffic u lty w ith its have leased th e Coffee M ill re s t la y o u t m an a t W illa m e tte I r o i hin d legs. I f the dog su rvive s it a u ra n t to T e x and M ay H a rris eg 1 Steel C om pany in P o rtla n d . w ill p ro b a b ly lx» ha ndieapped fo r w h o opert*t'?d th e D el M a r Cafe, S m ith is a g ra d u a te o f Lew is in G old Beach, fo r the past fo u r and ( la rk , and has done g’-aduatc life . years. As soon as some changes w o rk at the U n iv e rs ity o f Oregon. Dogs w h ich have been ln no eul- have been made in the a rra n g e He is m a rrie d , and has tw o boys. ated agaansi it w ill pwioafely be m e n ts and a new r a n g ’ in sta lle d, F o r th e present his fa m ily won'» im m une, D©g» w h ich hav-i? the v ir tn e cafe w ill be open' fo r business. b? m o vin g here. u s but not yet siek m ay be sgved DAFFODILLS BEING NEW LAWYER FOR BROOKINGS Plan Bookkeeping CHURCH BAZAAR of the T h e show a lre a d y has a rriv e d in B roo kin gs, in it s tw o circu s ca ra va n wagons, and w ill lie held fro m 2 p m. u n t il 9 p.m on F rid a y . N o xem b er 4th. T he wagons are c a rry in g th p in d u s try 's show ,n to a ll plyw o o d m illto w n s ot the P a c ific N o rth w e s t, and w ill be at C re scen t C ity on Sunday. T h e y w ill d e m o n stra te one o f th e show the m e s: "Y ou Can B iild A n y th in g W ith F ir P lyw o o d ," ¡m il w i ll show th e m a n u fa c tu re o f P lyw oo d. T h e ladies o f th e A lt a r S ociety re p o rt a ve ry successful bazaar B ro o k in g s P ly w o o d w ill have an w h ich w as pa tro nized by a capac open house o f th rrir huge p la n t it y crow d, last S a tu rd a y evening, d u rin g the same hours, and coffee in th e V F W H a ll. T h e y w o u ld w i ll be served th ro u g h o u t th e day have done b e tte r i f th e y had re a l by w ives o f th e shareholders. T h e ized how m an y people are eager show w ill be on th e p a rk in g lo t of fo r t h e ir cooking. In sh o rt, the y th e B ro o k in g s P lyw o o d p la n t. ta n s h o rt o f g ru b ! C a role C hristensen. S e a ttle Sea F a ir Queen, "ta m e s ” the f i r p lyw o o d m en ag erie w h ic h tra v e ls w ith th e W est Coast in d u s try ’s Ju b ile e fre e show. T he show w i ll be in B ro o k in g s F rid a y , N o xem b er 4th , fr o m 2 lo 9 p.m .