75 years ago
January 28, 1945
Sunday, no newspaper published
January 29, 1945
“Fighting Lady,” now showing at the D&R theater, is not only the greatest war activity yet filmed, but is vastly more exciting and thrillingly impressive than anything Hollywood could produce. It was filmed by the navy and every inch of it is factual. It is done magnificently in color and records for posterity deeds of heroism that make one proud to be an American.
Local interest is added to the film by the fact that a Harbor man, Ensign Wallace Spurgeon, navy pilot, is one of the fliers who appears in the picture. He was graduated from the Weatherwax high school and was employed y the Kaufman-Scroggs Furniture company and by the Grays Harbor P.U.D. before enlisting in the navy more than two years ago.
50 years ago
January 28, 1970
With a shrug of his shoulders that modestly de-emphasized his generosity, retired Harbor lumberman George Pauze yesterday established a $50,000 scholarship trust fund for the young people of Hoquiam.
Mr. Pauze, a hearty old gentleman of “past 84” came to Grays Harbor from Montreal in 1907 and parlayed hard work and ingenuity into ownership of a thriving lumber mill.
“You know, I didn’t have a chance to go to college,’ he remarked as he signed the paperwork for the trust fund at the office of attorney, Omar Parker.
Parker and George G. Wandel are the trustees of the scholarship securities trust fund, which will provide a four-year, $1,200 a year scholarship for one Hoquiam High School graduate each year.
January 29, 1970
A talk on expansion of plans for the Oaksridge golf course was heard by members of the Montesano Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Delivering the talk was Ray Morgan, course manager.
He said the course will be open for 18-hole play in April or May, and that plans call for a new pro shop and restaurant on the same site as the old Oaks near the entrance to the course. The structure will contain a coffee shop, dining hall and lounge. Construction and fixtures will cost in excess of $130,000.
The new course, Morgan said, would measure 5,720 yards.
25 years ago
January 28, 1995
• The Bobcats rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half of regulation play and went on to take a 70-68 win over the Grizzlies in overtime Friday night in Aberdeen.
The boys tied the game up on Kyle Fuhrer’s three-point basket at the buzzer and won it on Jesse Parbon’s last-second basket in overtime.
Underdog Hoquiam had never trailed during regulation time. A near capacity crowd at Sam Benn Gym witnessed the first meeting this season of the Grays Harbor rivals.
• All of the Raymond alumni who showed up for homecoming were treated to a large victory as Raymond beat South Bend, 83-43, in a Pacific League boys’ basketball matchup Friday night.
Coupled with Valley’s loss at Pe Ell, the victory clinched the league’s Southern Division title for the Seagulls, 12-1 in league and 15-4 overall. Raymond coach Mark Miller cited Luke Heath and Chris Flemetis as having good games though he was pleased with all the players’ performances.
January 29, 1995
People can do the darndest things with a pair of socks and a little determination.
At least Hoquiamite Suzanne Morris can.
Morris is the creator of Short Stuff — a line of soft-sculpted figures that are carefully handcrafted in the forms of seasonal characters and teddy bears. And their essential components are various types of everyday stockings.
Morris got the idea for sculpting from an article she read in Women’s Day 10 years ago — and she’s been at it ever since.
Morris spends many of her weekends selling her creations on the “teddy bear circuit” around the Northwest and at local bazaars. Periodically, her work can be found at Lil’ Iodine’s Silk Flowers and Gifts in Ocean Shores.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
