U OF W LIBRARY*
ERGERE ORE
ta x levy to 10 m ills, on assessed
I v a lu atio n s. B ut th e levy, if any,
can only be m ade by th e elected
re p re se n ta tiv e of th e people who
in th is c ase are th e P o r t C om
m issioners. N o levy is an tic ip a te d
a t th is tim e, and in th e foresee
able fu tu re th e only levy n ecessary
w ould be fo r a d m in is tra tiv e p u r
th e su rv ey w o rk now u n d er w ay. f did th e H arb o r C o m m ittee m ak e pose.
C e rta in d re d g in g wnll p robably in o rd e r to help secure C o n g res
Q u estio n : How is a P o rt D is
be necessary’ to open a channel sional a p p ro p ria tio n ?
tr ic t a d m in is te re d ? W ho are its
th ro u g h th e m o u th of th e r i v e t.
A nsw er: T he o nly c o m m ittm e n t ’ officers, how' are th ey elected or
Q u estio n : D oes th e H a r b o r m ade by th e C o m m ittee w ere app o in ted , and fo r how long do
C o m m ittee h av e a n y com m t- m ade not in th e nam e of th e ) th e y serv e ?
m en ts a s to fish in g b o a ts o r re co m m ittee, b u t by p riv a te in d iv i
A n sw er A P o rt D istric t is ad
la te d in d u strie s th a t m ay com e duals. som e of w hom w ere m em
m in istered by five com m issioners.
in here once th e riv e r m o u th is bers. P riv a te p a rtie s have a g re e d
T he o rg in a l five a re appointed by
opened ?
to d o n a te a q u a rr y site fo r th e th e g o vernor. Of th e o rg in a l five
A n sw er: T he C o m m ittee h a s re n ecessary lock, an d access th o u g h
tw o w ill serve u n til th e next
ceived a ss u ra n c e fro m m an y com c e rta in p riv a te p ro p e rty h as been
N o v em b er election, w hen th ey will
m ercial as w ell as sp o rt fishing a ssu red . No c o m m ittm e n ts of t a x
be e ith e r re-electd o r replaed by
b o a ts t h a t th e y will w elcom e
co m p letio n o f th e p ro je c t . a n d j p a y e rs m oney could have been th e v o ters. The o th e r th re e will
m ade by th is co m m ittee.
serve u n til N ovem ber of 1958.
m an y have in d icated th a t they
A fte r t h a t tim e th e y will serve
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estio
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th
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ost
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w ill move in to th e a re a a s soon
fo
u r y e a r te rm s a s elected.
j P o rt D istric t can levy in ta x e s ?
a s fa cilities a re vailable.
Q u estio n : W h at is th e purpose
.Answer: T he s ta te law lim its
Q uestion : W h a t co m m ittm e n ts
OF BROOKINGS?
Area resident«* w ill vote on
Septem ber 11 on the form ation of
a Port D istrict. Some of the
questions relative to the Chetco
R iver Mouth project, the election,
and the form ation of the Port D is
trict have beeh accundated and
com piled by th is new spaper, an 1
directed to the local com m ittee
th a t w as su<*essful in obtaining
congressional appropriation. In an
Inform al dtocuafifcm, the*«* ques
tion* and answ ers w ere presented:
Q uestion: H as C o n g ress a p p ro
p ria te d th e m oney an d if so,
w h ere is th e m o n ey ?
A n sw e r: C o n g ress h as ap p ro
p ria te d $225.000 w hich h a s been
tu rn e d o v er to th e P o rtla n d d is
tr ic t of th e A rm y E n g in n ers. T hey
have a lre a d y s ta r te d su rv e y w o rk
in th e a re a w ith p r t of th e m oney.
T h ey have h a d crew’ of m en in
th is a re a fo r a w eek co m p letin g
p re lim in a ry su rv ey s o f th e riv er
m outh.
Q u estio n : W h at will th e m oney
be used fo r? W h a t are th e g e n e ra l
p lan s fo r th e dev elo p m en t ?
A n.-w er: T h e m oney w ill be
used to o n s tru c t a j t t y
or
je ttie s, a s th e en g in ee rs see fit, to
open th e m o u th of th riv e r to
s p o il an d fish in g b o ats. T he fin al
p lan s on th e p la c e m e n t of th e
je tty d epend u pon th e re s u lts of
of forming a Port District when
you alread y h ave secured th e a p
p ro p ria tio n ?
A n sw er: T he fo rm a tio n of a
P o rt D istric t is n ec e ssa ry to c a rr y
on all legal n e g o tiatio n s w ith tho
g o v ern m en t, as w ell as to re g u la te
m o u th of th e riv er. F u rth e r, it is
n e c e -s a ry th a t som e leg al body
be available to p ro te c t th e in te r
e s ts of th e p riv a te citizen s an d
tax p ay er's in th e developm ent of
th e are a and its com m erce. In
th e ev en t th a t th e re is a need fo r
fu rth e r developm ent in th e fu tu re ,
p a rtic u la rly a n y e n ta ilin g g o v ern
m ent a p p ro p riatio n , th is body w ill
be read y and av ailab le to m ako
n eg o tiatio n s.
Q uestion W h a t ab o u t a sm all
b o a t b a s in ?
A n s w e r : At th e p re s e n t tim e
th e re a re no p lan s fo r a sm all
b o at basin. S hould enough dem an d
fo r it develope, it can be provided
e ith e r by p riv a te c a p ita l o r by
fu r th e r ap p ro p ria tio n .
TO BUILD DISTRICT
RANGER HOME
A building p e rm it w as ta k e n out
fo r a th re e b edroom residence for
th e *U.S. F o re s t S erv ic on R ed
w ood St. T he e s tim a te d co st will
be $15,000. T he hom e will be for
th e d is tric t ra n g e r. W o rk h a s a l
re a d y s ta r te d on th e p ro je c t w ith
C lyde H am ilto n , G ra n ts P ass, as
c o n tra c to r.
Also a p e im it w as issued re
ce n tly fo r a $16.000 hom e fo r
C lifford L in d sk o u g o ff Mill Beach
road.
Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere a Finer Community
Thursday, September 6, 1956
Fire levels a Brookings mill
ROGERS ATTENDS
MACHINE SCHOOL
G lenn R o g ers, owmer of th ?
A zalea L an es bow ling alley, has
sp e n t th e p a s t tw o w eek s in Lo?
A ngles a t a tra in n in g school to
stu d y th e m ech an ism s of a u to m a
tic pin s e tte rs . R o g ers p lan s to in
s ta ll th e a u to m a tic m ach in es in
th e A zalea L an es th is O ctober.
H e will re tu i'n to B ro o k in g s F r i
day.
P. T. A. MEETING
T h ere will be th e fir.-t P.T.A.
m e e tin g o f th e y e a r T h u rsd a y
n ig h t (to n ig h t' b eg in n in g a t 7:30
p.m. in th e h ig h school au d ito riu m .
T he bro u p w ill hold a recep tio n
fo r all new te a c h e rs a t th e m e e t
ing.
PIPE DREAMS . . .
By Joe Murphy
M et Ben T a tly th e o th e r evening.
H e preceeded to give me in b rief
th e sto ry of his life s t a r tin g back
in T ronheim , N orw 'ay. Ben. a log
sc a le r a t S o u th C ost, h as really
h ad som e experiences.
*•#
C h arles P o rte r, d em o cratic can -
d id a te fo r c o n g re s s w as w’a itin g
in the office W ed n esd ay w'hen 1
g o t dow n to w ork. He and h s
th re e boys an d d a u g h te r an d w if •
h a d sp en t th e n ig h t cam p in g out.
sleepin g b ag s an d all. T he life of
a ” politician g e ts lo u g h e r and
ro u g h e r a p p a re n tly P o rte r, a E u
gene law y er w hen he is n 't runnini,
a g a in s t E llsw o rth , is a p erso n ab le
you n g m an
M ade th e g ra d e th is w eek.
M aria n n e p resen ted old Joe w th a
son and h e ir -ra f te r fo u r d a u g h te r-.
N a tu ra lly I h av e been th e b u t of
jibes Som e h av e in tim a te d th t I
alo n g w ith G eorge W ash'.n ton
c a n be called th e fa th e r of nr.
c o u n try . A t a m d itin g of th e
C h etco H a rb o r C o m m ittee th e
othe- n ig h t th e y w ere -o e n th u s i
a stic a b o u t th ir p ro ject th a t th ey
claim ed th a t " th is could do m ore
to b rin g people into th e a*ea th a :
a n y th in g since Jo e M urphy
Volume II, Number 29
,
Pioneer - Easy St.
Work Underway
T he P io n eer Road-Ea-sv S tre e t
sectio n is bein g tu rn e d over" ag ain ,
th is tim e it looks like w ith a
g r e a te r d eg ree of perm an en cy .
W h a t w as. n o t so long ago.
te n o r fifte e n a c re s of bru sh , c u t
by a c reek fro m w hich k id s an d
g ro w n -u p s took m a n y a good
fig h tin g tro u t, th e s tre a m bein g
sp rin g fed. now buried , fro m w hich
m ost of th e few fo lk s liv in g th e r e
ab o u ts. p ack ed th e ir d o m estic
w a te r. T o th e w e st of th e creek
w as < ne o f th e v e ry b est of t r a il
in g b 'u e b e rry p a tc h e s an d crisp
fried ti o u t in ter, p e rs e r w ith well
b row ned a n d b u tte re d (hom e m ad?
p a ttie s , p leasei b lu e b e rry m uffins,
have j u s t ab o u t becom e m a tte rs
of h isto ry .
T h ro u g h th if p ra c tic a lly p rim e-
v ale a c re a g e d iag o n alled a tr a il
risin g an d fallin g o v er a h u m p
an d tig h tly b o rd ered w ith a z a leas
an d rh o d o d en d ro n s of p a rk -lik e
b e au ty , h uge clu m p s of red and
blue h u c k le b e rry bushes, a v o lu n
te e r apple tre e h ere and th ere,
so u rce o f m an y a y o u th fu l g u s ta
to ry d elig h t, an d b ra k e s an d fern s
c a rp e tin g all b en eath .
T h e tr a il w as a th o ro u g h fa re
fo r y o u n g an d old-bevies of ch ild
ren on th e ir w ay to an d from
school, h ousew ives to shop or ju s t
o u t fo r a w alk , and a v ery ,v ery
few g o in g back an d fo rth to w-ork
One w as not su rp rise d by en co u n
te r in g a s tr a y g o a t, hog. c a lf or'
cow an d p e rh a p s unconsciously,
m ade m en tal n ote of s i me in case
I
n q u u ie s w ere m ace o* m issing
an im als. C hickens too. prow’led th
a re a an d
tv e n h a tc h e d tn
:
broods.
Fire Strikes
Colegrove Land
A p e rm it fire, s ta rte d on S a tu r
day, dow n n e a r th e m o u th o f T ac-
lo r C reek, blew up S u n d ay in an
a la rm in g ly sh o rt sp ace of tim e,
an d fo r a w hile looked very d a n
gero u s. B eg in n in g in an a rea
close to th e shore, w hich is u su a l
ly v ery h a rd to burn, a sudden
d r a f t h it th e blaze, h u m id ity
dropped, an d th e fire raced up
th e draw ’ an d sp read to a few
h u n d red acres, m ost o f w h ich w as
b ru sh an d sla? h,
an d
finally
ju m p ed H ig h w ay 101 headed for
Bob H o g an ’?1. F o rtu n a te ly , heavy
eq u ip m en t w a i h an d y an d p u t to
w o rk an d sev eral v o l u n t e e r ' s
ro u n d ed up so th e fire w as headed
j off ju s t s h o rt of w h ere it could
l have done serio u s d am ag e to com
m ercial tim b er, acco rd in g to Neil
L a ffe rty , in c h a rg e of fire su p
p ressio n in th is d is tric t fo r th e
S ta te -a ss o c ia tio n ag en cy
RAINBOW GIRLS
PLAN INSTALLATION
T he O rd e r of R ainbow G irls
will h ave a public in sta lla tio n of
th e ir o fficers in th e high school
a u d ito riu m a t 7 :30, on the evening
o f S ep tem b er 10th , M onday.
Rotary Governor
To Visit Here
A rire of u n d e term in ed o rg in
e a rly L a b o r D ay m orning, sw e p t
th ro u g h a re c e n tly a c tiv a te d m ill
here, leveling It to th e g ro u n d .
T he mill, now ow ned and o p e ra te 1
by F red F ly n n and D arrel S a lis
b u ry w as re c e n tly p u t info o p e ra
tio n as a broom handle m a n u fa c
tu rin g plant.
D am ages w ere e stim a te d by th a
ow n ers as b etw een $20,000 an d
$25,000 w ith in su ra n c e c o v erin g
it only p a rtia lly . T he mill on E a sy
s tre e t w as fo rm e rly ow ned by F ell
C am pbell an d R ay G ad sb erry . It
h a d been idle fo r som e tim e, b u t
F ly n n and S a lisb u ry h ad .-pent a a
e n tire su m m e r in re a d y in g it fir
th e ir n««w o p e ra tio n . T h ey h ad
been in prod u ctio n for o nly a few
w eeks.
T he firs t call cam e in fro m
P a u lin e F re e m a n a t about 2.45
a m . S u n d ay night The B ro o k in g s
v o lu n teer fire
d e p a rtm e n t
re
sponded im m ed iately b it th e fire
w as com pletely out of c o n tro l by
th e tim e th y a rriv e d o n th e
scene. T he only th in g saved w as
th e m ill b u rn er.
N e ith e r F ly n n or S a lisb u ry n o r
fire cheif Val M endenhall h ad an y
idea of w h a t cau sed th e fire.
S p ecu latio n w’a s th e low h u m id ity
hiid caused sa w d u st to b u rs t Into
sp o n tan eo u s
o m b u stio n .
D efec
tiv e w iring also m ay have been
th e cause F ly n n said.
T he ow n ers h a v e n 't d ete rm in e d
w h a t th e ir n e x t m ove w ill be.
key m an on reb u ild in g if p o ssi
ble. T hey m a n u fa c tu re g r a p e
stic k cooler to w e r sto c k a n d
broom sq u a re s and redw ood fen c
ing in th e p la n t.
A m brose B row nell of M ilw au
kie, O regon, G overnor of D istric t
No.
154, R o tary In te rn a tio n a l
w ill visit th e B ro o k in g s R o tary
Club n e x t T uesday, S ept. 11. He
will a d d re ss th e local club and
!
m n fe r w ith p resid en t C arl Y ahr,
s e c re ta ry Lee H ein, and co m m ittee
T he Rev. D avid V. A. Browr.e,
h a s accep ted an ap p o in tm e n t as c h a irm a n on R o ta ry a d m in istra -
V icar fo r B rookings St. T im othy tion a n d service ac tiv itie s. D istrict
ch u rc h , and fo r Gold* B each R ev 154 is orapo ed of 53 clubs H
B row ne is a C anadian, 43.
O regon and so u th e rn W ash in g to n
H e w as o rd ain ed in 1938 an 1 w ith a to ta l m em b ersh ip of a p
h a s had an in te re stin g and v a lu p ro x im ately 3,500 R o tarian s.
a b le ex p erten ce both in P a rish j
B row nell is en gaged in com m er
w ork an d in a la rg e m ission field.
c ia l hol;y gro w in g and p o u ltry
In 1941 he serv ed as C haplain
fa rm in g on a la rg e scale in
fo r th e C an ad ian forces in F ra n ;? ,
C lack am as county. He is one of
B elgium , H olland and G erm any.
248 d is tric t g o v ern o rs su p erv isin g
He 4 rved a s Cha. lain in th e
tht? a c tiv itie s of m ore th an 9,100
B a rrh e a d B ran ch of the C an ad ian
R o tary clubs w hich h ave a m em
L egion and h as been activ e in t i e
bership of 431,000 business and
M asonic F ra te rn ity . His p resen t
professional ex ecu tiv es in 99 coun
w o rk is a t S t. M ary's, B arrh ead ,
trie s th i'o u g h to u t th e free w orld.
A lb erta.
W herev er R o ta ry clubs are lo
Rev. B row ne will a rriv e in
B ro o k in g s e ith e r by th e fir.-t S u n cated, p resid en t Y ah r a sse rte d in
Mrs. Ja m e s F o rre t h a s a c d a y in O ctober o r th e last S un d ay d iscussing th e G o v ern o r's visit
cep ted th e jo b as lib ra ria n of th » in S ep tem b er, acco rd in g to w ord th e ir a c tiv ité s a re sim ila r to th o se
C o m m u n ity L ib rary . She rep laces fro m G eorge Z iegler, A rchdeacon of th e R o ta ry club o f B rookings
because th e y a re based on th
M rs. M. S B ra in a rd w ho resigned, of O regon.
sam e g e n e ra l o b jectiv es develo,
a fte r sev eral y e fs ¡service because
ing b e tte r u n d e rsta n d in g a n <
i t becam e in co n v en ien t fo r h e r to
fellow ship am ong business an 1
continue.
professional m en, an d prom oting
L ike h er successor, Mrs. B ra in -,
c o m m u n ity -b e tte rin g
u n d e rta k -
a rd h as been a vo lu n teer, unpaid
ings.
w o rk er, an d d u rin g her te n u re tho
collection h a s g ro w n from a few
F o o tb all p ra c tic e is com ing a-
h u n d red d o n ated books, in o th er-
long nicely a s th e B ru in s p re p a re
wi.-e u nused space, to shelves ot
fo r th e ir firs t g am e on S ept. 21
sev eral th o u san d in a C o m m unity
w ith P ow ers. T he gam e will be th e , WE OBJECT—VIGOROUSLY
L ib ra ry b u ild in g and h an d lin g of
f ir s t in th e h is to ry of B rookings
th e volum es h a s been estab lish ed
T he Q u a rte rb a c k c'n b received
We were shocked, surprised, anti highly indignant
u n d e r s ta n d a rd lib ra iy p ractice.
th e serv ices of th e c ity g ra d e r in
a tte m p tin g to level o f f a field when we read in some other newspaper that the Coos-
T h e W e t C oast T c’.enhone C om
n e a r th e P lyw ood C om pany w hich Currv G> op Directors have gone on record as support
E lm e r B an k u s h as offered to let
p an y h a s opened a new b u sin ess
th e te a m use th is y ear. H ow evei ing the candidancy of Sen. W wne Morv\ Yhe co-op
o .f:c e a t 706 C h etco A venue in
th e g ra d e r w as too sm all, and describes itself as a non political organization o^ned by
E re o k in g s. acco rd in g to G eorge
M cB ride d is tric t m a n a g e r fo r th e
The A zalea G ard en club will Bob S w an d o n a te d a g ra d e r to use
its 5000 consumer members. •
co m p an y .
m eet on T h u rsd a y , S ept. 13th a t in th e leveling.
S o u th C o ast L u m b er Co. h as
"T h is office." said M cB ride, "is ¡ t h e V F. W hall. A 1 3 0 p m .
Regardless
our political leanings, ladies and gen tle-
lo r th e convenience o f th e publi • d iw ert lucheon will be -erved d o n ated th e goal post lum ber, and
th e p o sts will be p u t up th is w eek »"»•n this action bv the directors is very bard to swallow’.
fo r th e p a y m e n t of telep h o n e bills, follow ed by th e p ro g ram .
'
fo? o rd e rs in re g a r d to new in s ta ll
Mr. G ary W im berly will be th e -o t h a t som e p ra c tic e sessions can We bold that the directors are w’.ay off base in supporting
be had on th e f ie ld
atio n s an d ch a n g e s of se n d e e an d g u e st sp e ak er, and hi
subje
T h e Q u a rte rb a c k club h as called anv candidate.
o fo rth .
w ill be "B a ic P lan of Ia n d s c a o -
"M rs. E velyn T s c h e tte r will be ing of New’ H om es". M rs F r s .in e fo r a m eeting fo r Mon«iay n ig h t
Those men are merely «an elected body. Th** tvople
th e c a sh ie r in ch a rg e . She h a s 5 . . . r -i 1 M rs E d w ard Ftavekea a t th e school b eginning a t 7:30.
been a re-¡d en t in th is a req foi ■ wiii head a panel d .scu ss.o n on tho P lan s f o r a y ie -g a n ie b re a k f a s t that put them in office are Ixith Republican an»1 Demo
m an y y e a rs . She h as been in o u ” , d iffe re n t k in d s of pi a n ts th a t a re being m ade
crat. N o I xk I v asked us to sign a political affiliation sheet
............. . ... ye*
serv ice before, a t C re sc e n t C ity, , grow best in thi» area.
when we plunked down our S20 bucks to ioin up We
and is well q ualified fo r th e JO3.
The prog, am should be m ost
tion.
in te re stin g an d all w< m en of th
highly resent their implication that the entire Coos-Curry
co m m u n ity are co rd ially invi e 1
group is supporting Morse. These men were elected only
‘o a tte n d .
Canadian Pastor
To Serve Here
New Librarian
Now On Duty
Football Field
Given Leveling
AN EDITORIAL...............
MOVES OFFICE
Garden Club
To Meet Scon
A t an y ra te yo u n g T im o th y
M icheál. 6 lbs 9 oz and old Jo?
should be p len ty spoiled at home.
¡ARNESON SUPPLY
D an S tie rs ju s t w alked in and an- I
pounced th a t he to o b ecam e
IS NEW BUSINESS
fa th e r of a b o uncing b ab y boy •
T he H ard T ops w ill a g a in p e r
A m eso n Lncg.nsr S u p ply ha?
We seem to be m ak in g it un-
fo rm th e ir th rills and spills a t th e a b ran ch b i ness m Bi (»kin
am inm ous.
G ren field S p e siw a y , n e a r O ^eto T i e firm w as m oving in to t
W e w ere su rp rise d to - w .« c r V :e v d r.v e in. five m iles n o rth Ma to t bu ilding r c e n ’.ly vac u
o.ick.ng ta il up o u t in N or: > . of C re sc e n t C ity, th is S u n d ay
» >- th e Br< o k in e s S u p p ly Co. ■?
A sp ecial race h as been calk i
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B r;m m S age had w ent dow n th " R o seb u rg , Y reka, C re sc e n t C ity
Arne^on1 h as his h e a d q u a rte r
I B ro o k in g s and G old B each ta k io g C re sc e n t C ity . W o rk m en v
old ro a d behind D u n n in g M o to is
only th e y m oved th e roa I on hei I p a r t in th e ra ces
m oving eq u ip m en t and supplies in
an d she w ound up d riv in g <>ff a
E lm er th e Clow n wall ag ain p er
th e lo catio n th s w eek. T hey will
10 foot em b an k m en t No iam ag- form h is a n t e» fo r th e a m u sem en t fe a tu re M cC ullouch C h ain Saw s
of th e crow d.
dene how ever.
and o th e r lo g g in g supplies.
Hard Top
Race Sunday
To Moke Pitch
For 101 Sign
to serve our interest in governoring an electrical co-op.
F ive B nxiking m en w ere to
a p p e a r a t a m eetin g of th e C oos When they start pledging our votes to a certain party or
B ay C h am b er of Cor: m ere to p re candidate—then is the time to quietly ask for our $20
s e n t th em w ith th d e ta ils of th e
O reg o n P rom o tonal Asscx ration I hack.
a n d th e sign or sig n s th ey plan
If they want to support them as individuals—fine, but
ti, e re c t before the h ig h w ay 199
to do it as a group with the clear implication that they
c u t-o ff in C rec e n t C ity
T he m en m a k in g th e t o w en
“head up”
group of s.no<> cosumer voters—well I
J k H agen, C h arlie G reyshel,
That is simply not the case.
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in g s C h am b er o f C o m m e n e ; D an
A good many people were getting impatient with the
W a g n e r and M errill B ulks k, T h -
candi
e tin g is to be in th e T ioga ('(Hip’s obvious hauling around of Democrati
h o tel T h u rsd a y noon and all cities dates—using our funds. But here we say emphaticially
in C oos aiul C u rry cou n ty w ere
they have overstepped their bounds.
a k ed to send re p re se n ta tiv e s
a