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About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 2016)
OPINION 6A A sergeant major set the boundary Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager JOHN D. 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The 110,000-pound cargo plane airlifted the small copter from Seattle and spent about two hours unloading. The copter is one of two small craft destined for the new Astoria Air Station to be used in conjunction with the station’s two larger copters. The Astoria High School basketball team is now undisputed FKDPSLRQ RI WKH 0HWURSROLWDQ /HDJXH DQG KDV ZRQ WKH 1R OHDJXHEHUWKLQWKHVWDWH$WRXUQDPHQW The records indicate that Astoria now has gone to more state tournaments than any other high school team in the state. 7KLVLVDUHPDUNDEOHUHFRUGIRURQHRIWKHVPDOOHU$VFKRROV in Oregon, competing in a league where every other school has at least half as many more students than Astoria and some have twice the enrollment. Besides this record, the Fishermen have six state champion- ships, a number exceeded by only one other team — old Salem High School which since has been split into two schools. Hearty congratulations are due Coach Pete Bryant and his squad members, who have added new polish to an already bright record. 7KH+LJKZD\&RPPLVVLRQZDVVFKHGXOHGWRGD\WRSXWWKHUHPDLQLQJ WKUHH$VWRULD-0HJOHUIHUU\ERDWVXSIRUVDOH 7KHIHUULHVZKLFKSO\GDLO\DFURVVWKHPRXWKRIWKH&ROXPELD5LYHU EHWZHHQ:DVKLQJWRQDQG2UHJRQZLOOEHFRPHVXUSOXVWKLVVXPPHUZKHQ WKHPLOOLRQ$VWRULDEULGJHLVRSHQHGWRWUDI¿F 75 years ago — 1941 WARRENTON — It was Sunday morning and Fire Chief Art .QLJKWUDOOLHGKLVYROXQWHHU¿UHODGGLHVDWWKH¿UHKRXVHIRUD practice spin and a test drill. 7KH¿UHPHQZHUHDERXWWRVWDUWRXWZKHQVRPHRQHQRWLFHG two small boys playing with a hose against the nearby Episco- SDOFKXUFK)LUHPHQIRXQGÀDPHVVWDUWLQJRXWRIWKHURRIVRWKH\ really went to work instead of just practicing — sending streams of water into the burning room. Pretty soon someone came out of the church and looked up, then out came a whole group of people. A congregation at worship had been startled when water started dripping on peoples’ heads. $VWRULD¶V)LJKWLQJ)LVKHUPHQDGYDQFHGLQWRWKHVHPL-¿QDOVRIWKHVWDWH KLJK VFKRRO EDVNHWEDOO WRXUQDPHQW ODVW QLJKW E\ GHIHDWLQJ WKH (XJHQH $[PHQWRLQWKHPRVWKHFWLFZLOGDQGURXJKJDPHRIWKHWRXU- QDPHQWZKLFKLVEHLQJSOD\HGRQWKH:LOODPHWWH)ORRULQ6DOHP
