75 years ago
October 9, 1943
Revision of dimout regulations by the western defense command does not mean a return to pre-war brilliance for Aberdeen since street lights must continue to be shielded, and relaxing of other regulations are minor, Mayor Walter Foelkner, chairmen of the city defense council, declared today.
Interior lighting of residences in Aberdeen will not be affected by regulations which are interpreted to mean that not more than one foot of candle power can be visible on outdoor areas. However, in eastern Grays Harbor, in areas more than 15 miles from the sea, all restrictions on interior lights are removed.
October 10, 1943
Sunday, no newspaper published
50 years ago
October 9, 1968
The city of Aberdeen’s youth-employment program for development of Stewart Memorial Park last summer was successful.
The boys who worked in the park cutting new trails and bridging Stewart Creek for the city gained a “new sense of identity” — they identify the park as “theirs” after having done two months’ of work on it.
“All the boys felt that the program of working and receiving pay gave them personal dignity and because of this dignity felt much more inclined to put in a day’s work than to goof off,” said Leif Tangvald, who wrote a report after the conclusion of last summer’s work by 20 Harbor area youths.
As a special treat — and a reward for their efforts — the group took two trips to Twanoh and Belfair State Parks; the money came from the sale of alder cordwood the boys cut from trees they felled during their work. They also toured the ITT-Rayonier Forest Management and logging operations, and several boys peeked at the Evans Products and E.C. Miller Cedar Lumber operations.
October 10, 1968
The almost-sure prospect of a $1.75 million shopping center in Hoquiam apparently isn’t rattling the Aberdeen Local Development Co. in its plans to redevelop downtown Aberdeen.
At least it doesn’t appear to be bothering the development firm’s president Richard Scroggs Jr.
“I can’t see anything but a good effect. I’ve talked to other downtown (Aberdeen) businessmen and they’ve said they all hope it goes. The more businesses we have here, the more people we keep here and keep shopping.
“I don’t see that it’s going to be anything but a healthy competition. By and large, I think it will be new businesses coming in — and that’s good.”
25 years ago
October 9, 1993
“The grand old man of business, charities and civic affairs,” is the way E.K. “Ned” Bishop was described in the inaugural program for the Bishop Center for Performing Arts in 1974.
Substantial contributions from the Bishop estate and the vision of Mrs. Bishop to create a performing arts center in honor of her husband, became a reality 20 years ago next spring.
Through the years since the first appearance of the Seattle Symphony at the Center, other performances have included: the Northwest and Eugene Ballets, and Aberdeen’s world-renowned Trisha Brown; Tafflemusik, a chamber group from Toronto in the days before it had earned worldwide acclaim; Count Basie; Woody Herman, revival bands of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey, and contemporary jazz with the Ramsey Lewis Trio to name only a few.
October 10, 1993
Hundreds of Harborites and tourists tuned in at the Fandrich Piano Co. in Hoquiam Saturday to learn about the upright instrument that is gaining a national reputation for its “grand” sound.
The company invited all comers to its high-ceilinged workshop at the Port of Grays Harbor for an open house designed to appeal to the prospective buyer and the simply curious.
“We have become what we hoped and thought we would, a tourist attraction,” said Delwin Fandrich, who co-founded the company. “People are really interested in pianos. Pianos are warm fuzzies.”
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
