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c r e e k b e d to a r o a d .
A d ra m a tic r e s c u e
A lm o s t m ir a c u l o u s ­
b r o u g h t a 73 y e a r o ld
ly th e t i d e w a s l o w , a n d
w o m a n u p f r o m th e
t h e m e n c o u ld c a r r y th e
b r i n k of d e a t h h e r e
w o m a n , w a d in g in o c e a n
T u esd ay . The w om an,
w a te r n e a r ly w a is t deep.
W in n ie H a o e n s t a l l , f e l l
T hey c a rrie d her n e a r ­
o v e r 250 f e e t d o w n a
ly a m i l e t h r o u g h th e
s h e e r c liff s o m e tim e
b r u s h , le d b y D r . B ro w n
a b o u t 9 :0 0 A M , T u e s .
b e fo re r e a c h in g a je e p
m o rn in g , a b o u t 9 m ile s
r o a d a n d th e w a i ti n g
n o r t h of B r o o k i n g s in
a m b u la n c e .
B y 1 1 :0 0
s o m e of th e m o s t r u g ­
P M th e w o m a n w a s on
g ed c o u n try a n y w h e r e .
h e r w ay to S e a s id e h o s ­
S h e w a s n 't m i s s e d
p i t a l w ith D r . B r o w n .
m til a fte rn o o n , an d w as
M is s H a p e n s t a l l co u ld
f in a lly d is c o v e r e d a t
ta lk a little . W ed n es-
a b o u t 5 :0 0 P M .
The
d a y m o r n in g D r. B ro w n
B ro o k in g s P o lic e D e ­
r e p o r t e d t h a t th e w o ­
p a r t m e n t , t h e S t a te
m a n w as s till a liv e ,
P o l i c e , a n d th e B r o o k ­
a n d s e e m i n g l y in f a i r
i n g s A m b u la n c e w as
c o n d itio n . She s u f f e r e d
ta k e n to th e s c e n e , n e a r
b ro k en r ib s , and n u m ­
t h e W h a le s h e a d r a n c h ,
e ro u s a b r a s i o n s and
o w ned by W a rre n M c ­
c u ts .
N e e ly .
T he w om an w as f ir s t
D r . D a v id B r o w n a n d
d i s c o v e r e d on th e b e a c h
s e v e r a l o th e rs w ent
by W e sle y B e a r d , w ho
o v e r th e s id e of th e c l i f f
w a s l o g g in g in th e a r e a
w ith r o p e s , an d m a n ­
w i t h h is f a th e r .
He
a g e d t o r e a c h th e w o -
m a n a g e d t o g e t d o w n to
m a n a b o u t 6 :0 0 P M .
h e r , an d th e n s e n t b a c k
T h e y fo u n d h e r , s t i l l
a liv e , b u t b a r e ly b r e a th ­ fo r h e lp .
I m p o r t a n t in t h e r e s ­
in g .
cue o p e r a tio n s , b e s id e s
D r. B ro w n a d m i n is ­
D r . B r o w n w e r e th e
te r e d p la s m a an d o x y ­
B e a rd s , W a rre n M c­
gen, a n d a fte r about
N e e l y , w h o k n e w th e
t h r e e q u a r t e r s of a n
a r e a ; T o m D ent and
h o u r , M is s H a p e n s t a l l
H ugo M ack ey w h o d ro v e
re v iv e d .
The re sc u e
t h e a m b u la n c e , and
c r e w d e c i d e d it w a s i m ­
w o u n d up b y g o in g o v e r
p o s s ib le to t r y to ta k e
th e c l i f f a n d h e lp i n g t o
th e w o m a n b a c k u p th e
’
c a r r y th e w o m a n o u t.
f a c e of th e c l i f f , j u tt in g
B o b l s m e r t w a s a l s o in
o u t o v e r th e o c e a n .
T h e y p u t in a c a l l f o r th e o a r t y .
T h e e x p e d itio n w as
th e A i r - S e a R e s c u e in
h e a d e d by B o b P o m -
S an R a fa e l, C a lif, fo r
m o r a n e , S t a te p o l ic e
a h e l i c o p t e r t o l i f t th e
w o m a n o u t of th e b e a c h
a r e a , a n d b u i l t f i r e s to
o f f i c e r , C h i e f B ud
C r o s s an d P a t S im m s
by d i r e c t i n g c o m m u n i ­
c a tio n s .
a t t r a c t th e p l a n e . T h e
p o lic e a l s o c o n t a c t e d
J o h n H e w itt, l o c a l A n ­
c h o ra g e o p e r a to r , w ho
P O R T D IS T R IC T
a tte m p te d t o b rin g a
B U D G E T $ 3 0 ,0 0 0
b o a t i n to th e c o v e . H ow -
T h e B ro o k in g s P o r t
e v e r , t h e o c e a n w a s to o
C o m m is s io n h a s c o m e
r o u g h , a n d H e w itt w a s
u p w ith a $ 3 0 ,0 4 5 b u d ­
u n a b le t o m a k e i t.
g e t f o r th e f i s c a l y e a r
T h e n , r a t h e r th a n
of 1 9 5 7 - 5 8 , t h e i r f i r s t
w a i t f o r th e h e l i c o p t e r ,
b u d g e t.
w h ic h c o u ld n ’t m a k e it
A h e a rin g has been
up b e f o r e m o r n i n g , th e
s e t f o r J u l y 1 1 th o n th e
m e n d e c i d e d to t r y t o
b u d g e t in th e B r o o k i n g s
c a r r y th e w o m a n a ro u n d c i t y h a l l .
a p o i n t, a n d t h r o u g h a
SAVED
J E T T Y C O N S T R U C T IO N S T A R T S a f t e r y e a r s
of w a i t i n g . H u g e r o c k s w e r e b e in g h a u le d b y
10 t r u c k s , s u c h a s th e o n e a b o v e , a n d d u m p e d
i n to th e S o u th b a n k of th e C h e t c o a s a n a n c h o r
f o r th e S o u th j e t t y . A c a t a n d a c r a n e w e r e
a l s o a t th e j e t t y s i t e p lu s a l a r g e c r e w w o r k ­
in g on th e q u a r r y s i t e u p th e N ^ r t h B a n k R d .
HALL, SAMUELS
TO SCHOOL POST
T w o n ew d i r e c t o r s
w e r e e l e c t e d t o th e
B ro o k in g s -H a rb o r S c h ­
o o l b o a r d , in a f a i r l y
l i g h t v o te M o n d a y .
S a m H a ll w a s e l e c t ­
e d t o f i l l th e o n e y e a r
v a c a n c y , and D r. Ed
S a m u e ls w as e le c te d
f o r th e f iv e y e a r p o s t .
T he m en a re s u c c e e d ­
in g B i l l T hom pson,
fo rm e r P o st M a s te r,
w h o l e f t B r o o k in g s ,a n d
A I B o tz e k , w h o w as
f i l l i n g a n u n e x p ire d
te rm .
T h e v o te c o u n t w a s
l i g h t , o n ly 181 p e o p le
c a s t b a llo ts , c o n s id e r ­
in g th e i n t e r e s t s h o w n
in th e e l e c t i o n b e f o r e
h a n d , w ith s e v e n c a n -
d i d a t e s r u n n in g f o r th e
tw o t e r m s .
H a l l r e c e i v e d 80
v o t e s in th e f o u r w a y
s p l i t , w ith W a r r e n M c ­
N e e l y , C ly d e C r o s b y ,
a n d H a p L e w is f o l l o w ­
in g in t h a t o r d e r in th e
one y e a r v a c a n c y .
S a m u e l s r e c e i v e d 98
v o te s , w ith a th re e w ay
s p l i t , w ith F r a n k H y a t t
a n d R a lp h M e n n in g f o l ­
lo w in g .
T h e tw o b o a r d m e m ­
b e r s g o i n t o o f f ic e on
J u l y 1 s t. O t h e r b o a r d
m e m b e rs a r e M rs . Joe
K a n ic k , D r . R i c h a r d
S m it h , a n d G e o r g e D u n ­
n in g .
COUNTY BU DG ET
O F F IC IA L L Y P R IN T E D
M a n y B ro o k in g s -
H a rb o r c itiz e n s have
c o m m e n tin g on th e
p r i n t i n g of th e c o u n ty
b u d g e t in l a s t w e e k ’ s
P i l o t . It w a s th e f i r s t
tim e t h e b u d g e t w a s
e v e r o ffic ia lly p rin te d
in th e B r o o k i n g s p a ­
p e r , a n d g i v e s th e l o ­
c a l p e o p le a c h a n c e t o
s e e w h e r e t h e i r c o u n ty
t a x e s a r e b e in g s p e n t
T h e B ro o k in g s C h a m ­
b e r of C o m m e r c e v o te d
t o p e t i t i o n th e F e d e r a l
C o m m u n ic a tio n s C o m ­
m i s s i o n f o r th e a l l o c ­
a t i o n of c h a n n e l 6 t o
B ro o k in g s .
T h e a c t i o n w a s ta k e n
M o n d a y n ig h t a t a j o in t
m e e t i n g ot th e C h a m b e r
of C o m m e r c e w ith th e
B ro o k in g s c ity c o u n c il,
a n d tw o r e p r e s e n ta tiv e *
of th e O r e g o n - C a l i f o r n u
B ro a d c a s tin g C o m p a n y .
E a r l i e r th e C h a m b e r
h ad w ith h e ld s u p p o r t,
p e n d in g f u r t h e r i n v e s t ­
ig a tio n .
T h e c o u n c il
h a d g o n e on r e c o r d in
f a v o r of th e B r o o k i n g s
a l l o c a t i o n , b u t h a d n ’t
s e n t t h e i r l e t t e r in ,
p e n d in g t h e o u t c o m e of
th e m e e tin g .
T h e d is c u s s io n w as
hot an d h e a v y fo r b e t­
t e r t h a n tw o h o u r s , w ith
th e T V m e n g e ttin g a
b a r r a g e o f q u e s tio n s
f r o m th e 18 m e n p r e s ­
e n t a t th e m e e t i n g .
The g e n e ra l c o n se n ­
s u s of o p in io n w a s t h a t
it w o u ld b e b e t t e r t o a s k
fo r a B ro o k in g s C h a n ­
n e l, th a n h av e K H U M ,
w h ic h h a s a p p l i e d , r e ­
c e i v e th e c h a n n e l .
T h e a d v a n ta g e s s e e m
t o b e ; h a v in g a l o c a l
s ta tio n , an d e v e n tu a lly
lo c a l p ro g ra m t r a n s ­
m i s s i o n , p lu s b e t t e r
r e c e p t i o n in th e a r e a .
K IE M -T V h a s i n s is te d
th a t th e y h av e a t r a n s ­
m i t t e r , a n d w i l l p u t in
th e t r a n s m i t t e r in th e
B r o o k i n g s a r e a , if t h e y
a r e g r a n t e d th e c h a n ­
n e l.
It w a s d e c i d e d t h a t
th e o n ly a d v a n t a g e in
g iv in g K H U M th e c h a n ­
n e l w o u ld be th e p o s s i ­
b i l i t y t h a t t h e y w o u ld
p u t in a s e c o n d s t a t i o n
in E u r e k a , a n d t h u s ,
t h i s a r e a w o u ld r e c e i v e
tw o c h a n n e l s . H o w e v e r
c o u n c ilm e n a n d m e m ­
b e r s of th e C h a m b e r of
C o m m e r c e f e l t th a t
KHUM h as had a c h a n ­
n e l (13) f o r 18 m o n t h s ,
a n d h a s n ’t d o n e a n y ­
t h i n g y e t , s o t h a t th e
c h a n c e s of a n y a c t i v i t y
a r e s lim .
Som e m e m b e rs fe lt
t h a t " a b i r d in h a n d i s
w o r t h tw o in th e b u s h " .
In o t h e r w o r d s , t h e y
w e r e i n c l i n e d t o v o te
f o r th e l o c a l s t a t i o n ,
in v ie w of th e p r o m i s e
of th e K IE M m e n t o p u t
in a t r a n s m i t t e r h e r e .