BROQKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
P j SDAY, MAY 9, 1946.
jr Mills Face Shut
m Sacs Oregonian
u,d„wn of the state's flour
forecast two months ago,
rapidly approaching, s a y s
lesday Oregonian, as one ex-
ve predicted his three mills
j close this month and union-
flour workers notified con-
men and senators of th eir
siiion to governmental wheat
rt policies.
11 our mills will lx? closed
by the end of the m onth,”
I’.’ H. Younger, president of
nal Flour Co., and two
mills at Spokane, Wash.,
Moscow, Idaho. “Briefly—
ace a situation in which we
n’t any wheat and can’t buy
telegrams to members of
region's congressional dele-
in, A. L. Stevens, secretary
ie Flour and Cereal W orkers’
n, said:
'e see no reason why we
Id not insist that the grain
has been allotted for ex-
be processed in this coun-
We insist that the grain
purchased through govern-
agencies be processed in the
ted States.”
Davis Caught In
•way Collision
)b Davis, who recently purch-
an interest in the Nook Cafe,
lived cuts and lacerations in
hree-way accident just outside
ints Pass last w eek.
)avis. driving a half-ton truck,
i following in line with three
er cars, when the first c a r
Menly stopped on the highway.
second car tried to pull out
avoid hitting the first and
ms ran into him. Tom Page
ifollowing Davis, and he crash-
into the back of the Davis
ck. From repojts reaching the
(ot. Tom was unhurt,
fte highway patrol arrested
driver of the first ca r for
eless driving and stopping on
highway.
School News
By Larrie Robinson
Friday the county tra c k
’’ »'as held here The sun m an-
K to stay out except when it
an occasional cloud. Gold
cr- took first place with a
,r” of 67. with Port Orford in
place with 29. Brookings
"ird with 15 and Langlois
in last with 11. Ophir did
not send a team since they h a d , Floyd Kindell who has been’em
not trained.
ployed during the w ar at Boeing
S atu rd ay night the seniors had aircraft factory, S eattle, is home
th eir “hop” at the school g y m .; again, living with his m other.
The purpose of this was to raise
V. O Durgin, old-tim er who
funds for senior sneak day. The helped build the mill here, and
crowd seemed to enjoy the affair. who was, last week, taken to the
Bulb m eeting and a dance at Gold Beach hospital with a rup
Crescent City kept down the a t tured appendix, is reported doing
tendance.
well, although not entirely out
W orld History class is busy this! of danger.
week as it has a them e to hand
Mrs. Grace Zirbell was taken
in by Friday afternoon.
to
a hospital early this week,
T here will be no school Friday
afternoon as the Music Festival suffering from sinus.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Allen Et-
will be held at th a t time. Under
direction of Mrs. H orner, this is tinger, of Easy Street, Sunday, a
prom ised to be quite an event. son. M other and babe are at the
T here will be the crowning of the Gold Beach hospital.
queen and music by all classes
Herb Mason of the firm of M a
from the first to the eighth. In
cluded will be solos, and duets
by pupils of the different grades.
Everyone is invited to come.
/ionie oj tne Lrojt Lily
son & Edw ards has returned here
a fte r a week's business trip to!
P etalum a, Calif. R eturning with
him was H arry Edwards, other
p a rtn e r in the firm. Edw ards is
moving his family to Brookings,
and they will occupy the house
he recently purchased from W.
H. Hibbard.
Dewey Akers, one of the pub
lishers of the Pilot, expects to
leave F riday evening, late, for
Dayton, w here he will spend the
week-end with his family.
Mrs. Steiner, who was shot by
her husband, last week, died at
a Coquille hospital early the next
morning. H er husband, a fte r fir
ing four shots at his enstranged
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gustafson
m ade a business trip to Coos Bay
Tuesday, to attend a m eeting of
present w ith Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
lily growers.
Mrs. Jessie V anPelt and son,
few days in this vicinity the first
of the week. They attended the
Phinice, of Rogue River, spent a
funeral of Mrs. V anPelt’s daugh
ter, Mrs. H aight.
Mrs. Ina DeMoss was honored.
Monday evening at birthday party
held a t the home of Mrs. Roy
Becker. She was the recipient of
m any beautiful gifts.
“B etter than we ever hoped,”
w as the statem ent of the finance
com m ittee of the cham ber ' of
commerce, soliciting funds to fi
nance the Azalea Festival, W ed
nesday noon. Fifty hams have
been ordered for the barbecue.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. B rainard
spent from W ednesday until last
Sunday at the Jam es Ranch, at
Ophir, with relatives. They re
turned to Brookings, Sunday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Metzgus of
S outhern C alifornia were here.
Monday, on the way to visit his
sister, Mrs. Ism ert, at Pistol
River. They report that Jam es
Jarvis, form er Brookings garage
m an, has been working, since
leaving here, as airport bus driv
e r a t Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie McVay
w ere charivaried Tuesday eve
ning at the Odd Fellow’ hall, fol
lowing their retu rn from a wed
ding trip. Mrs. McVay was Doris
D rake before her m arriage. They
w’ill m ake th eir home here.
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wife,' com m itted suicide.
Work on the foundation of the
new home of Mr. and Mrs J. D.
Brauch, on McVay farm , south
of H arbor, is going at a rapid
pace. The w ater situation was
partly solved, they laughed, be
cause they hit a spring while
digging the foundation trench.
S tella A. Cut lip, Republican
candidate for representative front
Coos and C urry counties, was in
Brookings and H arbor W ednes
day in interests of her campaign.
She has previously served in the
legislature, and opposes F r e d
Adams of Gold Beach in the p ri
maries, May 17.
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