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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022
THE ASTORIAN
• TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022 •
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WATER UNDER
THE BRIDGE
COMPILED BY BOB DUKE
From the pages of Astoria’s daily newspapers
10 years ago
this week – 2012
A
“ room with a view” would be an understatement
for the city of Astoria’s potential new piece of
rental property, if the mayor has anything to do
with it.
The home at the Astoria Column, once inhabited by
the monument’s succession of caretakers, will soon be
available for some lucky guests, according to Mayor
Willis Van Dusen.
The question is, when?
“When (the caretaker) moved out, the building was
in complete disrepair,” Astoria interim parks director JP
Moss said. City Manager Paul Benoit added that it was
no fault of the caretaker. It’s just an old house.
The caretaker lived in the 70-plus-year-old home with
free room and board, including utilities. But with new
technology, like webcams and autolocking doors, the
need for a caretaker is less of a priority.
So the house was vacated and now the city is fi guring
out the next phase of the property.
A new painting will greet drivers as they head
into downtown Astoria on W. Marine Drive.
Wauna Federal Credit Union’s branch
unveiled a mural Monday morning on the west
side of its building .
The 12 by 17-foot mural was hand-painted
by Dorothy Danielson, and Astoria artist who
has created murals for numerous local building
in the past, including the Astoria Library.
The painting features a small collection of
gillnet fi shing boats, part of Astoria’s famed
“butterfl y fl eet,” so called because the 22 to
28-foot long boats were powered by two large
triangular sails. In 1901, more than 2,500 of
these gillnetters fi shed on the Columbia River.
2012 – The home at the Astoria Column, once inhabited by a succession of caretakers.
At a meeting in the Flag Room of the Astor
Library, Frisbee said the development of “mini
districts” was a possibility for Clatsop County.
Frisbee said there are economic advan-
tages in the development of historic districts
— largely from tourism — but said it would be
quite an eff ort to develop a countywide historic
area.
Frisbee suggested areas like Clatsop County
probably would be better preserving isolated
landmarks or developing a few mini districts,
rather than enforcing total design control over
the county.
PORTLAND — Mary Louise Flavel has been found
by T he Daily Astorian.
The 88-year-old, a living piece of Astoria history and
subject of extensive searches by city offi cials, sat on her
porch Tuesday at her Portland-area home, chatting with
friendly neighbors and enjoying the sun.
It was just another day for Flavel, but would soon
change. “I don’t want Astoria to know where I am,” she
said, polite but reserved.
On the condition that her address would not be
revealed, Flavel spoke sporadically over the course
of nearly an hour, a casual chat in the sun. She did not
answer questions; instead, she recalled old times.
“Life in Astoria was great, unless you were a Fla-
vel,” she said, adding that her family has been unfairly
characterized and mistreated for generations, sometimes
because of jealousy, other times because of cruelty.
ARCH CAPE — Marmaduke Maxwell’s
house can barely be seen, tucked away on the
west end of Maxwell Lane, hidden by bushes
and other buildings.
It’s a simple, wood-framed structure on the
beach, facing Castle Rock and looking much
like it did when it fi rst was built a century ago.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of
the house, built by the Englishman Maxwell, a
native of Devon County, England, who moved
to America following the death of his fi ancee.
He sold his sheep ranch in central Oregon and
moved to Arch Cape, which, he said, reminded
him of the Devonshire coast.
75 years ago — 1947
The Pacifi c Explorer sailed from Punta Arenas, Costa
Rica, for Astoria on July 3, and is expected to arrive here
a few days after July 15.
This announcement was made today by Edward M.
Thompson, president of the Columbia River Packers
Association. It has been previously indicated that the yel-
lowfi n tuna carried by the large fi sheries vessel will be
discharged here for the Elmore tuna cannery.
2012 – Wauna Federal Credit Union unveiled a new mural
on the west side of its building.
50 years ago – 1972
Lawrence Luckinbill has a problem.
With a briefcase load of uncut diamonds dangling
from his arm, the life of a high Asian communist dip-
lomat at stake, and the old Youngs Bay Bridge slowly
opening before his speeding car – he has to make a quick
decision.
That decision, of course, is shaded by the sinister auto
pursuing him at high speed – and, how does a man with a
“computer mind” get himself in jams like this anyway?”
The answer is the “Delphi Bureau.”
That’s what the script calls for in the new Warner
Bros. television series to be aired on ABC.
But things aren’t quite going according to script,
which is why the California-based company may be
fi lming in Astoria in late July or early August.
Warner Bros. wanted to fi lm the bridge chase scene in
Portland, where the Delphi Bureau episode is centered,
but Multnomah County offi cials nixed the idea of any
chase scenes across any of the Willamette River spans.
So apparently through the magic of the fi lm editor’s
splicing talents, Youngs Bay might be portrayed as part
of Portland.
A large oceanographic research ship, the
Oceanographer, will berth in Astoria this week
prior to a four-month expedition on the conti-
nental shelf.
The Oceanographer is one of the largest and
most automated research ships of a fl eet of 14
belonging to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The Oceanographer is conducting opera-
tions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and is a $10 million “fl oating
ABOVE: 1972 – Youngs Bay Bridge was considered for a TV
show. RIGHT: 1972 – An open house was planned for the
Oceanographer.
2012 – The Arch Cape home of Marmaduke Maxwell
celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
laboratory.”
SEASIDE — Two “ fi rsts” highlight the premiere perfor-
mance of the 1972 Miss Oregon p ageant tonight at 8 p.m.
This evening’s show marks the debut of the Miss Ore-
gon p ageant at the Seaside Convention Center. It’s also
the fi rst year that a former Miss America has acted as the
pageant’s mistress of ceremonies.
Phyliss George reigned as queen of the country’s old-
est beauty contest in 1971. T onight through Saturday,
she’ll guide audiences on a journey through “Our Sing-
ing Land.”
The advisability of designating Clatsop
County as a historic district was questioned
today by a national historic preservation expert.
Speaking at an all-day panel on the possibil-
ity of creating a historic district, John Frisbee,
fi eld representative of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation, said he favored the devel-
opment of a strong landmarks commission.
Such a commission with broad powers, Fris-
bee said, would have the authority to review
plans to destroy historically important struc-
tures and assure orderly community growth.
Possible overhauling of the timetable of dam
construction on the Snake River will be consid-
ered at an A rmy engineers meeting tomorrow.
The hearing was called by Col. Theron D.
Weaver, Northwest district engineer, to prepare
an alternate schedule of war department proj-
ects if the government decides to call a 10-year
halt on dams along the lower Snake and Colum-
bia r ivers.
Henry Niemela, secretary of the fi shermen’s
union, and William Puustinen, public relations
representative of the union, will voice the union’s
objections to dams on the lower Snake River when
they attend the Lewiston meeting Wednesday.
James H. Cellars, secretary of the Columbia
River Salmon and Tuna Packers A ssociation,
and Stan Church , public relations representa-
tive, will oppose claims of power interests for
new fi sh-killing dams.
The Oregon Fish Commission will be repre-
sented at the meeting.
A new mechanical device has appeared on Astoria
streets. It is not a grounded fl ying saucer.
The manufacturer’s label says, “Made in New Hol-
stein, Wis.” But it is not a mechanical cow. It gives paint.
The machine operators are Charles Calur and Joe Mor-
row of the traffi c maintenance section of the city police
department. Using the “paintmobile,” they repainted
parking markers this week on Commercial Street from
14th Street to the post offi ce.
The job required a little more than two hours. Last
year it took two men two days by hand painting.
Stanley W. Bailey, Astoria ex-GI and student
pilot at the Clatsop airport, has been suspended
from fl ight training and may face a charge in
justice court as a result of alleged “buzzing” a
number of persons on the beach north of Gear-
hart Saturday afternoon.
More than 30 telephoned complaints were
received by airport offi cials and state police
after 4 p.m. Saturday, including reports that
Bailey, fl ying only a few feet above the beach,
had made simulated strafi ng runs on a woman
horseback rider , a woman walking with her
small children and others.