March 13, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 5A 5HÀHFWLRQV ELAINE TRUCKE Blimps, subs and World War II come to the North Coast On Dec.7, 1941, citizens across the nation who were listening to their radios heard through the static the shock- ing announcement. The Jap- anese had bombed Pearl Har- bor. The United States had of- ¿FLDOO\HQWHUHG:RUOG:DU,, Fear of an attack on Amer- ican soil was prevalent across WKH86EXWHVSHFLDOO\DORQJ WKH :HVW &RDVW$V /HV 2U- GZD\ DQG *HRUJH 6KLHOGV remembered during oral his- WRU\ LQWHUYLHZV WDNHQ E\ WKH &DQQRQ%HDFK+LVWRULFDO6R- FLHW\ORFDOVLQ&DQQRQ%HDFK LPPHGLDWHO\ WRRN DFWLRQ forming a beach patrol called ³WKH*XHUULOODV´*XDUGVZHUH DOVRSODFHGDWWKH$UFK&DSH Tunnel. After dark, blackouts were enforced across the :HVW &RDVW &DU KHDGOLJKWV were wired down, windows covered, and some families even used candlelight rather WKDQULVNHOHFWULFLW\ &DQQRQ %HDFK ZDVQ¶W alone in its fear. Tillamook had the Tillamook Rangers who patrolled the beaches ZLWK VKRWJXQV DQG V ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR WKH 86 &RDVW *XDUGFLYLOLDQDQG1DWLRQDO *XDUGSDWUROVEOLPSVZHUHD regular sight along the Ore- gon coastline. Rumors often ignited fear among Oregon coast citi- ]HQV/RFDOO\DUXPRUVSUHDG that Japanese paratroopers ZHUH KLGLQJ RXW DWRS 0DU\V 3HDN /RFDO IDPLOLHV KDG ³JUXEER[HV´ZLWKSURYLVLRQV SDFNHG DQG UHDG\ WR GLVDS- pear into the hills in the event of an attack. ,Q-XQH)RUW6WHYHQV ZDV VKHOOHG E\ DQ RIIVKRUH Japanese submarine, increas- ing the feelings of fear and GRXEW 0DQ\ DUJXH WKDW WKLV was nothing more than an H[SORUDWRU\ VKHOOLQJ RU MXVW a show of force against the U.S. The attack succeeded in showing local coastal fami- lies what Japan was capable of. To make matters worse, Japanese collapsible-wing DLUSODQHVGURSSHGLQFHQGLDU\ bombs on coastal forests. ,Q -DSDQ EHJDQ ODXQFKLQJ EDOORRQV FDUU\- ing explosive and incendi- DU\ ERPEV 7KHVH EDOORRQ bombs drifted east along the MHW VWUHDP WR WKH ZHVW FRDVW of the United States. Of 9,000 balloon bombs that Japan admitted to sending ELAINE TRUCKE to the U.S., there were 342 incidents. Of these, 45 oc- FXUUHG LQ 2UHJRQ RQO\ RQH resulted in casualties. On 0D\DSDVWRU¶VZLIH and several children acci- GHQWDOO\ WULJJHUHG D EDOORRQ ERPEMXVWHDVWRI%O\2UH 7KH 6HFRQG :RUOG :DU ended Sept. 2, 1945. Sev- HQW\\HDUVODWHUWKH&DQQRQ %HDFK +LVWRU\ &HQWHU DQG Museum is opening an ex- hibit on the war and show- ing its effects on the Oregon coast. The exhibit will fea- ture stories, memories and KLVWRU\ UHODWLQJ WR WKH ZDU and to the experiences of those who lived here. :KLOHVRPHLQIRUPDWLRQLV DYDLODEOHWKH&DQQRQ%HDFK +LVWRU\&HQWHUDQG0XVHXP ZRXOG OLNH WR FROOHFW YDU\- LQJ SHUVSHFWLYHV RI ::,, The museum wants to hear from those who rationed their supplies, watched the shores or whose lives were WRXFKHGE\WKHZDU:DUFDQ have lasting effects, and the H[KLELW LV PHDQW WR DQDO\]H these effects on the Oregon FRDVW DQG &DQQRQ %HDFK 7KH &DQQRQ %HDFK +LVWRU\ &HQWHUDQG0XVHXPLVRSHQ IURPWRSP:HGQHVGD\ WKURXJK0RQGD\DQGFDQEH contacted at 503-436-9301. Soldiers examine a shell crater in a patch of skunk cabbage at Fort Stevens in the aftermath of an attack by a Japanese submarine. (National Archives, image no. ARC 299678) SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO A U.S. Navy blimp patrols a field. 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STEVEN SINKLER For the fifth year, it’s time to ‘Savor Cannon Beach’ 6DYRU&DQQRQ%HDFKLVKHUH again; let the wine and food ÀRZ )RUWKH¿IWK\HDULQDURZ foodies and wine lovers from DFURVV WKH 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW DUHWUHNNLQJWR&DQQRQ%HDFK for a weekend of delicious YLQRDQGELWHV,FDQ¶WZDLWIRU LWWREHJLQ (YHQW RUJDQL]HU *DU\ +D\HV KDV SDFNHG WKH IRXU GD\V IXOO ZLWK H[FLWLQJ DFWLY- LWLHV LQFOXGLQJ WKH 7KXUVGD\ 1LJKW³7KURZGRZQ´)ULGD\¶V ³:KDW 9DULHWDO ,V ,W"´ DQG ³%DWWOH RI WKH %OHQGV´ 6DW- XUGD\¶V ³%RUGHDX[ %XUJXQ- G\DQG5KRQH´DQGWKH:LQH :DON DQG WKH ³6SDUNOLQJ :LQHDQG%UXQFK%LWHV´VHV- VLRQ6XQGD\PRUQLQJ +RSHIXOO\ 0RWKHU 1DWXUH ZRQ¶WGHOLYHUWKHVDPHGHOXJH WKDW VKH SURYLGHG ODVW \HDU IRU WKH :LQH :DON ZKHQ LW DEVR- OXWHO\ SRXUHG FDWV DQG GRJV %XWLIVKHGRHV\RXFDQIROORZ ODVW \HDU¶V FURZG ² MXVW JR ZLWK WKH ÀRZ DQG HPEUDFH LW :HZDWFKHGLQK\VWHULFVDVSHR- SOH FDPH LQ ORRNLQJ OLNH WKH\ had gone through a car wash, dumped the rainwater from their glasses and smiled their ZD\WRWKHWDVWLQJURRP 2IFRXUVH7KH:LQH6KDFN ZRXOGQ¶WPLVVEHLQJDSDUWLF- ipant of the event again this \HDU:H¶OOEHVHOOLQJPDQ\RI WKHZLQHV\RX¶OO¿QGWKURXJK- RXWWKHIHVWLYLWLHV:HFDQ¶WJHW HYHU\ RQH RI WKHP EXW ZH¶OO have a large selection. 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