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GRANTED CURRY
COUNCIL
DISCUSSES
BOND ISSUE
Most of the regular monthly
meeting of the council was tak
en with discussion on whether
a bond issue should be voted to
enable the city to build its own
sewage disposal plant.
Counc il men gene rally w e r e
VOLUME XII NUMBER 27 THURSDAY,
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opposed to bringing the m atter
tiltOOKINGS, OREGON
of the treatm ent plant before the
voters at this time, but Mayor
Fell Campbell pointed out that
this would be one bond that would
not cost the taxpayers anything.
He said that if the bond issue
was approved the the residents
could eliminate some of their
current $2 sewer assessm ent,
which is paid monthly. Both the
assessm ent and the bond would
pay for the same thing.
The advantages in the bond
would be to get the work done
next year, instead of the many
years that the assessm ent would
cover.
Besides, Campbell pointed out
that the Federal Government
would give the city $33, 000 to help
with the project.
The city has to build its own
treatm ent site, according to the
state board of health.
It was decided that nothing
should be done at the time on the
m atter, except to look into it
further.
THESE FOUR \OUTHS REPRESENTED Curry County at the Youth Range camp near Heppner,
Oregon. Byron Brimm, Brookings, is at right. The camp was held in the Umatilla National For
The Mayor appointed, with thi
council's approval, 10 people uh<
est, and gave the youths practical work in soil conservation, and range horticulture. The o t h e r
three boys are Daniel Colson, of Port Orford, Mike Helmken of Sixes, and Mike Waterman of Four
represent 10civic organizations
Mile. Scholarships to the .camp were provided by local sponsors.
to study the proposed bond issue
from all sides.
The committee would report
their findings tc the council at
their next meeting.
W. £.
E. Ragland,
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For-
Named to serve on the comm
FOOTBALL IN THE Am
est Ranger, announced that near
ittee were: Gordon Goetz, Murry
Coach Doug MacFarlane re
VAUGHANS TAKE OVER
ly
50,000,
000
feet
of
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b
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r
Palm er, DickSmith, Earl Breuer
ports that the first day of practice
BEN AND EVELYN CAFE
sales
are
all
laid
out
in
this
d
is
Clarence Kruger, Harold Young,
for the Brookings-Harbor high
Alvin and Ruth Vaughan will
trict
of
the
Siskiyou
National
Forrest Hvsom, Jame Waller,
school football players will be
take over the Ben and Evelyn
Forest, and will be up for sale
Ferdie Stienmetz, and Walter
on Labor Day.
Cafe this week.
soon.
Sadler.
Equipment will be issued
Ragland said that much of the
The cafe, lac ated in the Hi-way
Other work accomplished by
e a rlie r, and players are asked
tim ber has been ready to go for
Market building, has been oper-
the council Tuesday: Listened
to watch the Pilot for the time
some time, but have been held
erated since its inception by Ben
to discussion on the r e p o r t
and place.
up for one reason or another
an<l Evelyn Phetteplace.
made by Fire Chief Val Menden
MacFarlane has been working
such as right-of-ways.
The original name of the pop
hall at the last meeting, where
in Brookings, lately on the green
Ragland was in Grants Pasf
ular eating place was the Dairy
he condemmed several city fire
chain at the Plywood plant, and
recently to check over t h e i r
Creem.
places as being unsafe.
hopes that his boys are in as
appropriations for the coming
Alvin has been working at the
Mayor Campbell suggested
good shape physically as he is.
year. He said that although the
Hi-way Market which is owned
that a contractor and an inspect
The
first
game
will
be
played
appropriations were down, he
by his brother, Lyle Vaughan.
or be called in to examine the
here on Saturday, Sept. 14 with
expects an increase in tim ber
His wife, Ruth, has been in th<
defective homes so that they car
St. Bernards of Eureka as the
personel, which would broaden
cafe for several months.
explain it to the home owners.
opposition.
the scale of work.
Campbell also called a halt
He plans to develop another
to all the heavy work that the
camping site up the Chetco, with
city is doing on its stre e ts, such
toilet facilities, and fireplaces,'
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as laying culvert, etc.
to keep up with the increasec
The Brookings Chamber of
He said that the city has very
West Coast director of th e
demands of the tourists.
Commerce Board of D irectors
little money right now, and such
United States Chamber. Mr.
The new camping site will
announced the sta rt of an ambi
Bailey has indicated that he
work would have to be curtailed,
have to wait for a road, which
tious plan for community im
should be available to meet with
even though the budget calls for
is in the construction stage.
provement this week, starting
the group, and is particularly
it, the money just hasn't come
Ragland reported that a road
with a meeting of representativet
qualified to speak on community
in.
survey crew will come in next
of all the local service organ
problem s. Following the Sept
Mike Page appeared to protest
week, to make surveys for new
izations to plan objectives.
em ber 5 meeting, a dinner meet
to the city about the charge for
roads up the Chetco. One crew
This meeting will be held on
ing of the general chamber m em
the Scout Building water hook-up
will survey for a spur up the
September 5 at 8 p .m ., and the
bership will be held at th e
but was told that the city h ad
South Fork of the Chetco, and
general public is invited.
regular October meeting to r e
no control over what the w ater
the other will survey the main
Projects that will be of benefit
port on the progress of th e
company could charge for work
branch of the Chetco.
to the community will be dis
improvement campaign. At this
done.
About 10 men will be in the
cussed and a selected list com
meeting, the final list of object
Charles Echols tendered his
crew.
piled, on which the efforts of
ives will be presented, an d
resignation as the assistant
Ragland also said that there
the Chamber will be concentra
prelim inary planning for meeting
city engineer. He is leaving
seems to be increased activity
ted.
them announced.
to take a job with the city of
in the mining claim business,
The Chamber hopes to have
A report was made to the d i
Arcada.
with claims being staked in the
as a guest speaker, Ron Bailey
re c to rs on the progress
of v u a r-
r
The council directed a letter
• '-'s* v vi
Snow Camp area, as well as in
bew rittento Echols, thanking
the Red Flat country.
him for his services.
SO MILLION B F TIMBER SALE READY
The ;innual bonaza from the
O & C timber fund to Curry
County will amount to $296,131
this year.
The figure is down somewha
from the $359,663 payment in
1956, but nevertheless will be
very welcome in the county.
The money comes from the
Bureau of Land Management,
to 18 western Oregon counties
entitled to share in receipts iron
tim ber sold on revested Oregon
and California Railroad grants.
The money paid in is actually
75% of the total receipts, which
were $19,067, 000, less $4, 495,
000 allotted by the counties for
road construction.
The volume of O & C tim ber
sold in 1957 was 624.5 million
board feet, compared with the
664.8 million board feet which
was sold in 1956.
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NO FINER CLIMATE................
The weather during the past
week has definitely favored the
grower, lumberman and tourist.
Warm nights, little wind, and
early morning partial c lo u d
coverage with relatively high
humidity , plus moonlight on the
water for the young at heart.
With many people of this area
traveling elsewhere during the
sum m er, the weather of Brook
ings is indeed nice to come home
to.
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LIGHTS SEEN
OVER OCEAN
How many people saw some
peculiar looking lights over the
Pacific Sunday night? Several
persons called the Pilot to re
port them. Nobody seems to
know anything about them, othei
than they were lights.
Several people saw lights at
about this time last year, also.
These current ones seemed to
be heading from land out o v e r
the ocean.
PLANS
ious chamber activities for the
preceding year, indicating that
the Chamber had suecessfullj
sponsored an outstanding Azalea
Festival this year, and has seen
the culmination of years of
effort on the part of all the local
and coastal groups in the recent
bond issue for the improvement
of highw ay 101 between Brookings
and Gold Beach.
Another project that the Brook
ings Chamber has been actively
interested in for some time, the
Chetco River mouth jetty, also
is well on its way to completion
here.