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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1957)
U OF V LIBI EUGENE ORE RY-* HARBOR POST OFFICE BUILDING DISGRACE REPORTS PORTER HARBOR POST OFFIC1- BUILDING GETS REQUEST In a hot letter to Postmaster Arthur Summerfield, Congn ss- man Charles Porter said that the Harbor Post Office buildin,: is a "disgrace" to the Post Office department. Porter said that half tin old, structure was a chicken coop, and the other half was a milk shed. "The two sheds were put together and a little paint applied and for the past ten years it has been called the United States Post Office". The letter is re-printed in full on page two of this week's Pilot. Porter calls for the construct ion of a new building which would leased to the department. VOLUME x n NUMBER 24 THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1957 SINGLE COPY IOC BROOKINGS, OREGON $ 3 M IL L IO N PROJECT M A Y START I N JA N . A big section of the sparkling new Oregon Coast highway, be tween Brookings and Whaleshead Creek, will be ready to let for bids by the first of the year, if the local engineers have their way in the matter. The state highway engineers, working out of a Brookings office have set up a tentative schedule for the new highway between Brookings and Meyers Creek. A portion of that highway, one unit of the Brookings to Whales head Creek, is scheduled to be let in December, and the second unit between Brookings and Whale- she ad will be ready to be let by January o f ,958. The estimated cost for th e work for this seven mile section will be well over $3,000,000. Surfacing on this new stretch won't be done until 1959 or 1960, according to the present schedu ling. Engineering crews are curren tly working on the full line to Meyers Creek, and have pro gressed very well. There a r e two lull crews in the field, witfi about 16 men, with about six in the Brookings office. Engineering on the whole pro ject won't be completed until at least July of next year. The existing timetable c al 1 s for the expenditure of the entire $12,600,000 on the Brookings to Meyers Creek section. This is the amount of the bond issue passed by the last state legisla ture. The engineers line will take off from the new section of highway 101 in Brookings, completed last year, near the Anderson place, and cut off in a straight line to a point be hind the Hedberg homes on Harris Heights road. It will cross the existing highway some where near the South Coast mill, and head towards Rainbow rock. This new highway, between Brookings and Gold Beach will open up some of the most beaut iful scenery to be seen anywhere in the entire country. The new line will run along the coast for many miles, in an area seldom seen by people now. ELKfi PICNIC ON SUNDAY THIRD ANNUAL ELKS PICNIC IS SET FOR COMING SUNDAY The third annual Brookings Lodge Elk's picnic will be held this Sunday, July 28, beginning at 10:00 a. m. The picnic will be held, as in the past, at the Freeman ranch up the South Bank road about six miles. The committee has planned a full day for both youngsters and adults, with volley ball tourna ments, tether ball, badminton, sw imming, and competitive game: for the kids, plus refreshments for all. Highlighting the menu will be barbequed chicken, served from 2 p .m . until 4 p.m . Jetty Neats Ocean The south jetty is at the half way mark. That was the word from Bill Lewis, Army Engineer who is working on the Brookings ALMOST IN THE DRINK went this truck, with driver still in it. The truck was in the process project. of dropping off one huge rock for the South Jetty when the truck tipped over. The driver escaped The south jetty has reached a serious injury. This picture was taken from the Brookings side, only about 30 feet from the aec - point at the mouth of the river, ident. The South Jetty is out about 800 feet, which is about half way. It is just about at the edge about 800 feet from the start. of the ocean. The truck was righted in a jiffy, and work on the jetty progressed. PILOT PHOTO It wilTextend out into the ocean another 800 feet. Lewis s a id TO PUT IN FOUNTAIN Colbert and Colbert, contract that the work on the jetty is just ors, are in the process of re about on schedule. H, reported Frank Harrison, who was ser- | when happened, at modeling the old building next to that th, rock is good, and that ving as the city' street department about 3:30 p. m. Monday, the Hurst building, and will put the contractor, Floyd Somers, flag man was hurt Monday when He said that Harrison had in a fountain and a novelty shop. of Medford, didn't seem to be he got hit by the grader. Mr. Colbert reported that the having any difficulties at all. just flagged down one car, and Lewis said that they w e re Harrison w as rushed to the Sea had turned around because he upper part of the old structure, side hospital in Crescent City bj thought he saw another approach long an eyesore, would be given using a good deal more rock than they had figured on, because th, the Brookings ambulance. renovation work too. Dr. Tony Leschin who treated ing. In the meantime Pete Tierce, The lower floor has been com depth^of the river is now 12 1, et Harrison reported that he suffer who was driving the g r a d e r pletely modernized, with large in spots where they hail earlier ed several cracked ribs, a con thought that Harrison had moved plate glass windows installed. surveyed to be 2 feet deep. cussion, a fractured arm, and out of the way and started for other injuries , but said that he ward, hitting him. is getting along just fine. It was understood that no part Bill Spencer, city' work super of the grader p a s s e d o v e r in tende nt said that Harrison was Harrison. flagging down cars on Oak stree, NEWS ITEM: Clark King, Crescent City accountant, was re JACK POT RODEO TO BE WOODS GETTING DRY cently awarded the contract for $954.00 for the auditing of the FEATURE OF COUNTY FAIR W. E. Ragland, Chetco districl A jack pot Rodeo will be held books ol D, 1 Norte County. This also calls for ♦’ etting up of forest ranger reports that the at the Curry County Fair, ontwoj ' b ' 010 budget incid' ntaJ’y, totals around th, woods are getting very dry, and days, Saturday and Sunday. ’ °°° that of the Curry County budget. said that a hazardous situation There will be events for voung- . . could be coming. However, the ANOTHER NEWS ITEM: A month ago, the Curry County bud sters as well as adults, and all wea her has been pretty good and get (unbid) called for the expenditure of $4,500 for the auditing cowboys in the area are invited Ragland said that’things aren't of the county books, an increase of $1,000 over last year. Also to participate. too bad right now. In some areas Seven watches will be given ja small item of $20,000 is included in the budget for the "Revis in the state the woods have been ion of County Records". away as well as the jack pots. closed to tourist travel. WORKMAN HURT BY GRADER HIGH COST OF LUXURY