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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