75 years ago
January 24, 1944
In a comprehensive “clean-up” Saturday night and Sunday many Harbor bootleg places were raided, resulting in jailing of 13 persons in Aberdeen, five in Hoquiam and one from Moclips for alleged violation of liquor laws.
The raids were under direction of Claude Havens, assistant chief of enforcement division of the state liquor board. Participating with him were Aberdeen Police Chief W. Brice Shaw, Sergeant William Hamm of the state patrol, Hoquiam Police Chief Norman Foote, Deputy Sheriffs George Hasting and Clarence Manker.
Fourteen held at the Aberdeen jail have been released on $250 bail each.
January 25, 1944
Earnings of merchant mariners shipping out of Seattle appear well over the $1,677.14 annual pay specified by the CIO in its recent demand before congress for mustering out pay, the Times said today after a waterfront survey.
It said that the CIO executive committee estimated the annual income of the highest-paid unlicensed ratings, including overtime and bonuses, at $1875 but that it found some merchant marine members may earn up to $5,000 a year and that able-bodied seamen on one passenger vessel received from $463 to $556 for a 20-day voyage.
50 years ago
January 24, 1969
The Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, issued an invitation for bids today for a combined contract for the construction of Wynooche Dam and Reservoir Project on the Wynooche River.
The project, which will be constructed approximately 45 miles northwest of Montesano in the Olympic National Forest, includes a multi-purpose concrete gravity dam with earth embankments, a 1,145-acre reservoir, visitor facilities, access roads, Forest Service road relocation and an upstream fish passage facility about three miles below the main dam.
When completed in 1972, the dam will provide industrial water for the city of Aberdeen, which is providing approximately 78 per cent of the funds for construction.
January 25, 1969
Slick shooting John Basich fired in 26 points in Vancouver last night to spark hot-shooting Aberdeen to its 13th straight win of the season, 79-55 over highly-regarded SWW foe Hudson’s Bay.
A throng of over 3,000 including several carloads of Aberdonians, saw the unbeaten ‘Cats blow the contest open in the second stanza and sail home free to enter Tuesday’s crucial encounter with Hoquiam tied with the Grizzlies for the conference lead at 5-0.
25 years ago
January 24, 1994
The Raymond Theater is getting a heart transplant.
But in this case, the only beats expected from the donated organ are of the musical variety.
In less than a month, the historic theater will once again ring with the sounds of its original 1928 Wurlitzer Hope-Jones organ — once the heart of this historic community theater.
From the 1920s through the 1940s the organ was played prior to every movie and between features.
But eventually the popularity of the organ sort of died off, and it was sold to Seattle organ enthusiast Alden Bice.
The plan to restore the organ to its former glory began five years ago when the Raymond Theater Community restoration project began. All the money for the work on the organ was donated by the community. A total of $13,000 was given by the Lions Club, the Elks and “a host of private donors,” said Bob Rinehart, theater manager.
January 25, 1994
After only three Harborites spoke against siting a new state prison near Aberdeen, the County Commissioners decided Monday to endorse the application.
“I just felt that the positives outweighed the negatives at this point, said Commissioner Bob Paylor of Hoquiam. “This community would do a lot of things for 700 good-paying jobs.”
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
