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V OF W LIBRARY» EUGENE ORE $200,000 Additional Money on River Mouth Budget Nowhere a Finer Climate - Nowhere a Finer Community Velum. XI, Numbrn 49 January 10. Cham ber to M eet in A nnual A w ard Night The annual Cham ber of Com m erce dinner will be held at the G range H all in H arbor n e x t W ednesday night, January “ • ‘ 7 p.m. The “Man and Woman of the Y ear” selections w ill be a n nounced at th a t meeting. A new president, P aul Fauerso, w ill ta k e the reigns of the Brook- ings-H arbor Cham bor of Com m erce at th a t meeting, succeeding C arl Y ahr, who has served during the past year. A speaker is planned for the evening, but the com m ittee have not received their acknowledge- m ent yet. The “ Man and Woman of the Y ear” selection is a mo m entous one, and will be the th in set so chosen in Brookings. O ther new officers to step in at the m eeting are H enry K err, vice president, an a Jack Hagen, trea, surer. The board of directors of the group are as follows: T hree years: V irgil G oldsberrv, Qon Ross, A rt Knox, and Fauerso; Two years: M errill Bullock. \ ir- gil C lark, Don V aughan, Henry K err and Frenchie A rrell; One year; Ed Aldrich, D. D. Williams, jo e M urphy, H arrison Hale, and M urray Palm er. T he d inner will be served by the ladies of the G range. Marge Cummins Gets a Lunker Marge Cum mins, fisherw om an ex trao rd in ary , beat her own steel head record F riday, w hen she pulled a 22 pound m ale steelhead out of the Sm ith River. Mrs. Cum m ins’ old record was caught al- I most on the same day. on Ja n u ary 14. 1950. ju st seven years ago, w hen she hooked a 21 pound, 1 h steelhead, which w as 39 inches long, and a 1 9 4 inch girth in the Chetco River. Mrs Cum m ins' Chetco R iver fish was entered in th e Field and S tream contest, and she won seventh prize in the W estern Rain bow trout open division. The new record b rea k er was 37>a inches long, had a 2 2 inch girth. She hooked w hile using a Mitchell spinning outfit, w ith 12 pound test leader, small hook and eggs. She got the fish in en tirely by herself, and had quite a tussle getting it in, but did not have any help at any time. It was reported th at she w on’t tell just w here in th e Sm ith she caught th e lunker, so there is no need asking. new cham b ^ ; .! r .X .X ». ............................... W ednesday night at the annual din n er, January .3rd. Local Flying Club I --------—----------- " — — - Crackdown Ordered A telegram from C harles Por ter, new congressm an from this district, to the Pilot reported th a t the “A rm y Engineers budget for fiscal 1958 includes two hundred thousand for construction on the Chetco River N avigation Project and twenty-one thousand for Ro gue River harbor in Gold Beach for advance engineering and de sign". If the proposed budget alloca tion goes through congress th at w ould bring the total money appropriated to the Chetco project to $425,000. P ort Com missioners contacted said th at the additional Doll Winner Is funds are an extension to the p re sent funds, and probably would Sharon Hanscam be needed by the Engineers to The Beta group has announced build the proposed two jetties. the w inner of the Saucy W alker cfoll, and the beautiful doll clothes is Sharon Hanscam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hanscam. The announcem ent was made earlier, but a m ix-up occured in the Pilot office, anti the story w a s n 't printed earlier. The second prize One of the most encouraging a holster set was won by ticket No. 500, w ith a nam e listed as item s in the economic picture of m erely the Rod anti Reel C lub w in ter in Brookings came from the Oregon-W ashington Veneer of Gold Beach, plant in H arbor. P lant m anager The group w ishes to thank the Bob H am m an reported that they public for their support of the were set to begin mill operations project. The funds raised w ent to again next Tuesday, Ja n u ary 22, the Scout building. after a shutdow n of th ree months. 1 Rev. Ostermeier Ore. - Washington Plant to Re-open Health Convo Set For January 29 The mill will sta rt off w ith one shift, about 20 men. The crew it already lined up. The plant was shut down on October 15 because of the price dip in plywood. The first regional health con ference will be held in the M arsh field high school auditorium , Tues day, Ja n u ary 29 from 10:00 a m. until 5.00 p m . The auditorium is at the corner of 8th and Ingersoll An accident extensively dam ag in Coos Bay. T his conference is to deal w ith ed the Volkswagon of Dan Styers problem s and possible solutions in last S unday about six miles out the areas of personal adjustm ent of G ran ts Pass. The car, being JIMMY WIDNEY or m ental health, com m unity p ro I d riv en by S tyers hit an icy spot ENDS TRAINING blems and aid and individual in the road at about 9 p.m. Sun- w ater and sewage proplem s as day night, and flipped over into jim m v L. W idney, son of Mr. w ell as the necessity for county a ditch. N either S tyers or his and Mrs. D orothy H. W idney of planning and zoning. We hope passenger Buzz. S tew art were h u rt Brookings, Oregon is scheduled to th at some of the inform ation in the accident. com plete rec ru it train in g Ja n u ary They w ere retu rn in g to Brook gained here w ill prom pt some de 23 at the M arine Corps R ecruit cisions and action to help in the ings from Weed, C alifornia when Depot, San Diego, C alifornia. com m unities of Coos, C urry, Doug the car did the flip. Damage to The 12-week course includes in las, L ane and Lincoln counties. the vehicle may run close to $900, struction in all basic m ilitary sub- All of us have these problem s jects and th e firing of all basic in although after a w recker pulled of grow th. fan try weapons. Dan C ardw ell, C urry county the car out it started right up, and Upon com pletion of training, the men drove it back to Brook the new M arines are assigned to juvenile dept. will be conti ibut- ings. Cam p Pendleton, C alifornia for ing to the program . Volkswagon Flips In Accident A crack down on traffic viola- I tions was ordered by Police Chief Bud Cross, who rep o rted th at too A new plane . has arrived at m anv people are speeding, and fu rth e r training, or to one of the The Rev. H enry M O sterm eier C rissie S tate Line A irfield for the m aking illegal U-turns. Chief Bud m any M arine Corps schools. has tendered his resignation to Chetco Flying club. The club, Cross said th a t police will be w ith 23 m em bers,have purchased especially w atching the speeding the congregation of th e Brookings a 1956 P iper Tri-Pace, f u l l y in N orth Brookings, and said th at P resb y terian church to be effec WINCHUCK EXTENSION equipped. It is a four place job, the days of w arning tickets are tive as of Ja n u a ry 31. Rev. Oster I'NIT MET JANUARY 8 m eier’s last service in th e local w ith a tri-cycle landing gear, over. church will be on Sunday, Janu- , The Ja n u a ry m eeting of the cruising at 130 m.p.h. ary 27. S hortly th e re afte r the W inchuck River Extension U nit T he Flying club is interested in O sterm eiers will be leaving for was held Tuesday afternoon, Jan th e prom otion of local flying The their new church in Southern C al u ary 8th, at the hom e of Mrs. addition of the Tri-Pacer will put The big push is on for the an high «chool gym and all proceeds Crodelia G rover. A fter the reg u ifornia. the club in the two plane bracket, nual March of Dimes, as the will go to the M arch of Dimes. • ♦ • It w as on D ecem ber 29, 1955 la r business m eeting was held, the B rixikingsH arbor Lions club pre as they also have a two place th at Rev. O sterm eier and his fam project leaders, C ordelia G rover pares a com plete round of activi tra in e r plane. Bowlin? ily arriv ed in Brookings to take and W illemina Donnelly demon ties in the next two weeks to T he new plane was bought in Bud McCourt, in charge of the The corner stone w ill be laid on over th e w ork in the Brookings strated the use of home prepared m ake giving to the M arch of bowling tourney rep o rts th at en M edford, and will be available f|ir the new’ court house at Gold Beach mixes. P resb y terian church. D uring the Dimes as painless as possible. use by club m em bers for business on S aturday afternoon, Ja n u ary 1 little m ore than two years he has A repeat m eeting on the em , The program starts off Sunday try blanks are available foi the or pleasure flying. Second Annual M arch of Dimes 26 at 2:30 p.m. The program will been here the m em bership of the bossing of thin m etals w ill be held w ith a basketball game at the C lub officials say that it is be und er the auspices of the j church has alm ost tripled. Also soon so the m em bers w ho missed high school gym, w ith a well con classic at the Azalea Lanes. T heir planned to raise the club dues to G rand Lodge A F. & A. M. of d uring this period new plans for the D ecem ber m eeting can attend. ditioned town team facing an u n slogan is "Bowlers Roll so that $200 on May 1st, due to the bet Oregon w ith th e Most W orshipful the church building w ere subm it i Cards will be sent out w hen a defeated school faculty squad, i Youngsters may Stroll". te r equipm ent now available to G rand M aster Ralph T. Moore of Both cash prizes and m erchant ted, th e building fund cam paign date has been set for it. beginning at 2 p.m. Next, a bow l m em bers. However, a tim e pay ficiating. conducted and th e new church A social hour w ith refreshm ents ing tourney, w ith prizes and donated trophies will be warded. m en t plan can be worked out The public is invited to attend and educational building at the concluded the afternoon. trophies will begin on Ja n u ary 26 T here will he l>oth singles and Those interested are asked to con ’corner of Pacific and Oak streets through F ebruary 3. On S aturday, , doubles events. this cerem ony. tact A1 Phillips or John Hewitt. * • • Ja n u ary 26th, there will a Cliff This is the first tim e in the his erected. House party, and all the festivities j Rev. O sterm eier has been active tory of C urry County th a t the M a Party will wind up on W ednesday, Jan sons have participated in a cere-1 in the com m unity and show n an PIPE DREAMS . . . A1 Phillips, in charge of the 4th i uary 30, at 8 p m. w ith a big interest in civic affairs. He served mony of this n ature. * an n u al M arch of Dimes party as V ariety Show at the high school • .—--- — —— as first president of th e Brook sures the Pilot th a t this will be ings M inisterial Association which ! gym. ano th er of the gala affairs custo GREAT DECISIONS has sponsored union com m unity T here will be a Brow nie L eader m ary in Brookings To be held at services at E aster and T hanksgiv and Co-Leader In v estu re on Jan u the Cliff House. Phillips reports Interested persons in the “G reat ing. Mrs. O sterm eier served on a ary 21 at the G range hall at 7 30 Basketball Game Decisions” program m ay obtain num ber of com m unity projects. Those interested in basketball that it will begin on Saturday, p.m. ! Ja n u a ry 26th at about 9 p.m. local com m ittee chairm an, Joe If possible all leaders, co-lead will have plenty of opportunity T h ere will be local talent, as well Rev. O sterm eier is going to a additional inform ation from the to see th eir favorites in play. First cussion group chairm an, Mr. Er- new field near San B ernardino in ers and com nyttee m em bers of the on Friday and S aturday the No. 3 as im ported (C rescent City) ta Zumpke. phone 2098, o rth e dis- S outhern California, a rapidly five Brow nie troops should attend team in class A play, Eagle Point, lent. the m eeting. Any one interested An auction w ith donated m er skine Miller, phone 3285, or the developing residential area, th ere in being a leader, co-leader or will play at the high school. Then to establish an other new church. chandise, which has been so sut on Sunday afternoon th e talented county extension office at Gold Follow ing th e d ep a rtu re of the otherw ise helping in the scout cessful in the past, will be held Beach. A nother story concerning O sterm eiers services in th e local activities are urged to contact Mrs (by th eir ow n adm ission) school again Bill Preisinger, Cliff mana- faculty will play against a c a re P at Amlin, 310 Del N orte Lane, the program is inside this issue church will continue w ith an in- ger, has guaranteed that 20 p er By Joe Murphy fully selected town team. terum m inister until the congrega or atten d the m eeting next Mon ce n t of the gross will be turned of the Pilot. T he faculty will be coached by Norm ally. Ja n u ary is a fairly tion calls ano th er reg u lar m inis day. Principal G ene Allison, and will over to the March of Dimes fund, If anyone has an ex tra A m eri slow m onths in these parts, busi- ter. The congregation will be guid consist of Jim Duff, 6 foot 7 inch nf which one half will be kept or 2. the experts don’t know w hat aesswise, at least. However, other ed in this by th e P resbytery of can flag they w ould like to give •Wilt the W ilt” , • Doug MacFar- right in C urry County., Southw est Oregon and the P astor to the Brow nies please leave it a t lane, husky football coach, Chest activity seems to be m ore than th e y ’re talking about. N om inating Com m ittee elected by the P ilot office. Also anyone who er B um barger. grade school prin m aking up for it. The H ons have I was elated to learn th at my the Brookings church. Talent Show has a form er scout flag is urged so m any things planned for the cipal, Jesse T hurm ond, Ralph _______ G eneral chairm an “Pop" Reed to bring it in to the office as the n ext tw o weeks th a t I doubt daugh ter Colleen was elected F ow ler and Cloane Pow ell A l l announced that Jo h n LaBuonde, Brow nies and scouts need them . w h eth e r any of them would have president of h er th ird grade Mrs. M argaret Hole and M rs .! 1 th ese m en have been in training of Eureka K IEM TV will be Mas tim e to attend to th eir business if class, as poUtikking runs m the y h e W e f t t h e r family. But I hear th at Kim Erb Louise M urray held th e ir B row nie for w eeks and should he in top te r-o f cerem onies of the Variety« th ey had any. Max. Min P er m eeting F riday in th e new Scout shape. w a s»also elected president of his T alen t show set for Ja n u ary 30th. In opposition will be the “Town .14 building and rep o rt th a t th e child 35 50 th e w in d u p of the M arch of My curly-headed p artn e r Bud class, and when his proud m other Ja n u ary 9 «3 ren really enjoyed the new fire T eam ” th a t will go by the nam e 43 50 Dimes cam paign h ad his appendix out Sunday, so asked him w hat his duties were Ja n u ary 10 of the “Lilies”, headed by I>»n 94 45 50 He said th a t LaBuonde will place. he w on’t be able to play basket he replied: “ Well. I get to pick Ja n u ary 11 V aughan. T hat crew will include .19 44 50 Ja n u ary 12 Mr. Hoie w ent early and fixed bring dow n several en tertain ers ball Sunday in his annual endea up books and papers” . 16 the fire and th e hall w as nice and big Doyle Rausch, counted on to 56 Ja n u a ry 13 from Eureka, and will also do his vor. However, as he came out of .76 com fortable for the m eeting T hey stop the hook shots of Duff, Joe 42 51 P aul Fauerso, the new ly elected Ja n u a ry 14 “Chalk T alk ” stunt. th e eth er he groggily talked about M urphy, flashy ball haw k, Pat .10 1 enjoyed a w iener ro ast and sang 42 52 However, local en tertain ers are at least shooting freethrow s from president of the Brookings H arbor Ja n u ary 15 Holmes, Hob D effenbaugh, and C ham ber of Com m erce may be needed, and are asked to contact songs by th e fire. a w heelchair. Tony Felipe. Bud Pisarek, one of m issing a bet by not inviting • • • Tables, chairs and davenos are Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Davis of the All S tar aggregation will be e ith e r Reed or Harold Young, Those Eagle Point tussles F ri P resident E isenhow er to B r o k Sum ner, Oregon w ere w eek end now needed to m ake th e hall o u t of action because of a recent president of the club. At any rate It looks like Ja n u a ry will be a day and S aturday should be good ings on his cu rren t inspection of guests at the home of Mr. and m ore com fortable. M ore sponsors are needed for operation. t lively m onth in Brookings. T hey are rated th ird in Class A the drought stricken areas. Man, Mrs. D. C. Jaggers. Mr. D avis is Gam e tim e is at 2 p.m. in the ¡th e B row nie group also. in the state, and the games should w ouldn’t th a t m ake Gold Beach a b ro th er of Mrs. Jaggers. prove th at 1. the Eagles are good. tu rn green w ith en v y ” Gets New Plane Leaving Brookings Basketball Game to Kick Off March of Dimes Drive Corner Stone To Be Laid Brownie Leader Meeting Jan. 21 ♦ • •
