After using the pond across the tracks from the Shops for years as a swimming pool, the people of Headquarters decided they would like a real swimming pool. After some discussion, they decided it would be the cheapest to make it out of logs. Red River Hot Springs, down by Elk City has one so they patterned one after it.
Potlatch Forest Inc. furnished the equipment while the men of the community did the brain work and labor. (Bob Allen ran the dozer) After a number of hours spent in the evening and on weekends, a new regulation pool was build and opened. (concrete bottom and log sides.)
The community of Headquarters enjoyed this pool fro a number of years until the state decided the logs were unsanitary. That water was alot purer than some city drinking water today. The swimming pool was closed by state order and filled in. (By Bob Allen)
One cold and blustery evening in early Dec. of 1957, the town was quiet and peaceful as usual. There was snow on the ground with a skiff in the air looking for more. At 8 p.m., this peaceful evening was shattered by the wailing of the fire siren on top of the old warehouse. Everyone came alert as that meant a fire or some other town emergency. All came out into this cold evening to find out what was going on. Our new Quonset hut style Community Hall was on fire. Let it be said, they lost the beautiful community hall except for the hardwood floor. There was enough water on it to save it.
The people of Headquarters received another new hall shortly after with the same floor that came thorugh the fire.-Nelson Fenstermacher
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