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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018
editor@dailyastorian.com
KARI BORGEN
Publisher
JIM VAN NOSTRAND
Editor
Founded in 1873
JEREMY FELDMAN
Circulation Manager
DEBRA BLOOM
Business Manager
Water
under
the bridge
JOHN D. BRUIJN
Production Manager
CARL EARL
Systems Manager
75 years ago — 1943
Donald Hughes, navy soundman first class who returned this
week on leave from 13 months of duty on the high seas, said he
saw two Astorians while aboard his ship in the south Pacific.
Hughes said Allen Rytsala of Astoria was aboard a ship
that came alongside Hughes’ ship Christmas morning last year.
Hughes said Rytsala had written him a letter, which had been
delayed two months in transmission, and that he saw Rytsala a
day after he received the letter.
Hughes said he saw George Fullton on September 7, shortly
before Hughes left for the country.
Compiled by Bob Duke
From the pages of Astoria’s daily newspapers
10 years ago
this week — 2008
Overcast skies threatened as Chinook Indian Nation
leaders prepared for a ceremony outside the Columbia
River Maritime Museum Friday afternoon.
Curiosity about the event enticed between 80 and 100
people to wander over and get a glimpse of what was going
on.
But stormy weather never materialized as the Chinooks
presented the museum with its ceremonial flag, a red Chi-
nook-Indian-stylized salmon on a white field.
“It never rains on our events,” said Ray Gardner, the
Chinook Nation Council chairman, as he presented the flag
to Dave Pearson, the museum’s acting executive director. “I
can remember when I was a child, coming to this museum
and wondering, ‘Why did they not have a Chinook flag?’”
He said no one traveled up and down the lower Colum-
bia River more than the Chinook. The Chinook controlled
all trade that went up and down the river. No one came
without trading, he said.
“We were the first bar pilots,” Gardner said. “When the
longboats capsized, we would go out and lead them in.”
Gardner said the Chinook were here when Capt. Robert
Gray entered the mouth of the river in 1792, and later when
Lewis and Clark showed up. As the Lewis and Clark expe-
dition was huddled against the storms along the northern
shore of the river, its members were amazed to see Chinook
canoes plying the waters, he said.
“Being a museum that deals with maritime issues, it is
appropriate that our flag is here,” Gardner said.
50 years ago — 1968
Astoria’s ancient ferry landing and dock at the
foot of 14th will go on the auction block at 3 p.m.
From left, Tony Johnson, Chinook Cultural Committee
chairman, Lisa Elliot, Chinook Council member, and
Sam Robinson, the Chinook Council vice chairman,
sing and drum a prayer song during a flag-gifting cere-
mony at the Columbia River Maritime Museum.
Thursday, according to officials of the Oregon
State Highway department, owner of the property.
Officials said minimum acceptable bid will be
$35,000, equaling an offer already received for the
facility.
A commercial shrimp net which holds the shrimp but
discards other fish has been undergoing tests off the coast
for the past two weeks.
Developed by the Bureau of Commercial Fisher-
ies in Seattle, the new net is being tested in competition
with a conventional net aboard the Astoria-based troller
Washington.
“It’s a good net and will be better as soon as some mod-
ifications are made,” Said Art Anderson, skipper of the
Washington. He has been accompanied during the experi-
ments by Bill High of the federal bureau.
Bureau experts reported 800 pounds of fish in a 2000-
pound catch using a standard shrimp net. Using one of the
new nets, the Washington then hauled in a 2000-pound
catch containing one percent fish. The other hauls made
with the new net were completely free of fish.
Knappton Towboat company was sole bidder
Thursday afternoon when the Oregon State high-
way department sold the 14th Street ferry landing
for $35,000.
Property purchased by the Astoria firm
included 1.38 acres of land, adjacent to the firm’s
present dock, a frame office building, warehouse,
deck space and the old ferry slip.
JAMBOREE! - WHO: All folk in Clatsop County.
WHAT: Milk Fund Jamboree.
WHEN: USO building Astoria. Entrance through
main doors on Exchange Street.
WHY: To establish a fund for furnishing milk to
undernourished, underprivileged school children
throughout the county.
Note: Men and women in uniform of armed forces
admitted free of charge.
Miss Marian Frances Schauer of Astoria completed her
enlistment in the WAVES this week and thereby joined her
three brothers in the U.S. armed forces, according to recruit-
ing specialist Hal Eustis of the navy recruiting substation, Asto-
ria, which handles applications for WAVES in the Seaside-As-
toria area.
Miss Schauer’s brother, Lt. Raymond Schauer, U.S. Army
Air Corps, fought through the Philippine campaigns and was
captured by the Japs. He was reported missing in the action
more than a year ago. His family had no word from him until
a letter came two months ago revealing that he was alive and
incarcerated in the Philippines.
Two other brothers are in the U.S. Army Air Corps; Ernest
Schauer, formerly of Seaside, now is an aviation cadet in train-
ing at Santa Ana, Cal., and another brother, Howard Schauer,
Sandy, Ore., was recently sworn in and is now awaiting call to
active duty.
SEASIDE – Harold E. Hawkins of Seaside was
arrested here September 21 for driving 50 miles and
hour in a 25 mile zone. His license was suspended for
one year.
Donald Duane Hayes of Portland was arrested
September 25 for driving with bright lights in the
dimout zone and forfeited $7.50 bail.
Albert Kehrll of Portland was arrested on Septem-
ber 26 for driving 48 miles an hour in a 25 mile zone
and forfeited $15 bail.
LETTERS
A place of beauty
I
am at the wharf on 11th Street, and I look at
the Columbia. What a place of beauty. Just
look at the river, and see the water. Almost
every day it gives you different shades of color
and surfaces.
Now look at the birds looking down, then
swooping into the water, while others fly over.
Then there are the cargo ships and other small
vessels. One day I counted nine cargo ships
coming out, under the bridge and into the
Pacific.
To me, the river always brings out the joy
of living here. I like the calmness of the sum-
mer sea as well as the rugged sea of the win-
ter months. I look, I stare, I try to meditate. If
I concentrate on the water leaving the town in
the background, I find a serenity apart from my
daily existence.
A thought is, “Who has the time for this?”
I say anyone who wants to stop for a few
minutes.
Actually the river view is a constantly
changing panoramic. As it moves in slow
motion it is a changing picture framed by the
clouds and mountains of Washington. Watch
the sun set over our lovely city and mighty
river. This is something that you can’t buy. It
is given to you. I walk away feeling an inner
calm and freshness.
The river has strengthened and helped me
go forward in my life journey. It is a gift of
nature — a place of beauty.
NORM HOOGE
Astoria
Thanks for going way
beyond normal
s a loyal reader of The Daily Astorian, I
was sorry to learn that our longtime deliv-
ery driver had some health issues. He could no
longer continue with his route.
The purpose of my letter is to pay tribute to
the employees of the circulation department.
They rose to the challenge. Training new driv-
ers, and fielding telephone calls, many of them
mine. We even had the manager of that depart-
ment, Jeremy Feldman, hand-deliver my paper
one afternoon.
Everybody there stepped up and went way
beyond their “normal” procedures. Thank you,
to all of you.
BERNADINE THOMAS
Warrenton
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Recreation district,
director do a great job
I
am writing in response to “Vote ‘no’ on Rec
District ballot measure” (Seaside Signal,
Sept. 14). This letter contained many negative
statements about the Sunset Empire Park and
Recreation District and the executive director,
Skyler Archibald. I felt prompted to share some
of my experiences
My family and I moved to the area a little
over two years ago. During the past two years,
my children and I have had the opportunity to
participate in many of the wonderful activities
and programs offered by the recreation district,
our favorites being their swimming lessons and
the SMART Start sports programs.
The lifeguards and instructors do an abso-
lutely excellent job with the children. I know of
families who drive from Astoria to participate
in the swim lessons in Seaside because of the
excellence of their swim lessons and instruc-
tors. I have had nothing but positive interac-
tions with the recreation district, as well as
with their executive director. I feel that Skyler
Archibald does a fantastic job, and maintains a
truly excellent staff.
I am very much looking forward to when
the ballot measure passes, and the recreation
district will be able to expand and improve an
already great facility.
NINA BIASI
Gearhart
Warrenton government
needs different leadership
local volunteer for John Washington, who
is running for mayor of Warrenton, vis-
ited my home this week and delivered a sin-
gle-page document that listed six reasons why
he feels the Warrenton City Commission does
not provide enough information to the voters of
Warrenton/Hammond.
I was told that 2,500 residences are being
visited by John Washington and his volunteers,
in an effort to inform as many local residents as
possible of his specific complaints.
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I hope any voters who are visited and
handed one of these single-page documents
will read both sides completely before they
decide the person they would like to vote for as
Warrenton mayor in the upcoming election on
Nov. 6.
The position of mayor of Warrenton is the
public voice of the city. I believe this city needs
different leadership to reverse the history of
not providing sufficient information to the vot-
ers. The Warrenton city government seems to
feel that you must physically attend all public
meetings they hold if you want to know what is
happening in the city and, even then, you may
not get the full story.
TESS CHEDSEY
Warrenton
Vote Herman for
Astoria City Council
I
’m writing in support of Joan Herman for
Astoria City Council. Over the years I’ve
seen Joan excel in many endeavors, including
her awesome off-road biking feats. Joan can’t
ride bikes anymore, but her indomitable spirit
is as strong as ever.
After years of peripheral awareness of
Joan’s accomplishments, I recently got to know
Joan up close, working at Coast Community
Radio. I have found Joan to be fair, fearless,
honest to a fault and genuinely motivated to
help keep Astoria livable for all.
Don’t let Joan’s gentle manner fool you;
Joan is not afraid to ask the tough questions,
and has the energy and commitment to address
issues with facts and well-considered solutions.
I could go on. Joan’s been prolific in her
pursuits, but I’ll end here, and encourage you
to vote for Joan Herman for City Council.
JD WELLS
Astoria
Vote Jones for mayor of Astoria
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ruce Jones has dedicated his life to serving
our community since 2011. Bruce initially
came to Astoria as commander of the Coast
Guard Sector Columbia River. He supervised
over 700 civilian, active duty, reserve and aux-
iliary members, keeping our shores safe and
commerce unobstructed.
After retirement, Bruce remained in Astoria
as a private citizen because he and Linda loved
our city and the people who live here. Instead
of a life of leisure, he chose to take on projects
that would make Astoria better. He joined the
boards of the United Way, Astoria Column and
the Astoria Armory. He realized that these trea-
sures should be preserved to make life in Asto-
ria better.
On the City Council since 2016, Bruce has
earned the reputation of a thoughtful and delib-
erative voice for all Astorians. This balanced
approach is exactly what we need in our new
mayor as we look for solutions to develop-
ing affordable housing, diversifying our econ-
omy, preparing for disaster and improving our
library.
Bruce will assure diverse and sustainable
growth for years to come. Bruce is the best
candidate to face these challenges, because
he has practical leadership experience and the
character to guide our city.
Vote Bruce Jones for mayor.
LARRY and BECKY THORMAHLEN
Astoria