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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1946)
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON Home of the C ro ft Luy fage Six less situation, he was earmarked Bill Merritt, is building a water by his companions as quite likely storage dam, on Ransom creek, to die shortly. A prisoner who near where the pump has stood would hoard his rice allowance for many years. The re-enforced for several meals in order to en concrete structure will hold back joy the sensation of one large a reservoir of about 50,000 gallons In spite of having spent three meal was referred to as ‘rice which, according to Elmer Bank- years in Japanese prison camps, ! happy.’ This was generally an us. in addition to the same amount most of the time on starvation indication of the beginning of in the water tank in town, will have a reserve capacity af about rations and subjected to frequent deterioration and early death, beatings, American soldiers who “When those of lesser spiritual 100,000 gallons. survived this ordeal show little strength became ill they were Among the few new building mental effect as a result of their likely to give up, quit eating en- requests passed upon by the fed sufferings. This fact has just tirely, and frequently would die eral housing authorities, as listed been made public in a report is within a few days. One fails to in recent Portland papers, was sued by Lt, Col. Norman Q. Brill. find a scientific reason pr an ade approval of the application of Colonel Brill was in charge of quate term to explain survival. Roy Sunderland, of Brookings, for neuro-psychiatric findings made It seemed to some of the exam construction of a new filling sta by teams of medical specialists iners that ‘courage’ was the best tion, the cost being listed as $12,- who met all men when they first word. It seemed that the only 00. landed in the United States after common factor among the survi In order that the school au vors was that they had courage. thorities may have a better idea liberation. Considerable importance was They never stopped in their strug of what accomodations they will attached to early medical contact gle for survival — this strength be called upon to supply when with the released soldier because, and courage had no connection school starts this fall, all par according to Dr. Brill, “never be with social background or edu ents whose children will attend, fore in this country’s history had cation.” for first time, are urged to notify such a large group been exposed The men themselves, the report the school clerk, Mrs. Dora Beau to starvation, torture and hu- added, expressed no concern about lieu, who lives across the street miliation.” The psychiatrists were i their ability to re-adjust to life from the community church. interested in the factors that were in the United States. Regardless The school board has contracted responsible for the survival of of thetfuture, they felt they could these men when so many of their meet any situation likely to arise with a teacher of early days: Mrs. comrades in about the same phys after living through the prison Gladys Payne, who first qualified to teach around here about 1908, ical condition when captured, had camp years. has since mothered a family and succumbed. The nearest they came to finding a common factor was what is described in the re port as a "tremendous will to A. MacKenzie is building an live.” Otherwise the soldiers dif other house on his proprety on fered in about every way possible. Easy Street. Ex-Jap Prisoners Are Mentally Fit Bili THURSDAY, JUNE^ is now a grandmother to another — ........ ......... uor generation. When Mrs. Payne first man, W anda Voy, Doris \i applied for a teacher’s certificate, Katie Hull and Miss Jean in this county, she and Mrs. nery of Crescent City, Glistner Hoagland, another can the bride. didate, set out for Gold Beach Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bah on horse back, to take the requir former residents who now ed examinations. The arduous at Grants Pass, have p trip, in a bad winter storm, took three lots from Elmer o the trio two full days. When on the corner between the school begins this fall she will house and the Catholic churt have charge of the seventh grade. cording to rports. The Bab Mrs. Phyllis Miller entertained home to soon build there. for a bridal shower at her home, Thor Ask brought in an < Wednesday afternoon, in honor of surplus international TD9 Mrs. Calvin Musser. She was as sisted by Mrs. Beth Simon. Guests for the Kerr Logging Co, fori were Mesdames Marguerite Mat- liver at their tract near the son, Helen Hanscam, Marian Han- Jeff Howell place. SU N ik HATS FOR FIELD WORK Ladies Mens . 59c 59c Moon's Varietf AND APPAREL SHOP Local News Items "All of the," says Colonel B rill's re p o rt, “lived only for the day (of lib eratio n ). Indeed when one of them would fail to concen tr a te on or begin to hoard food, or gave way to morbid thoughts concerning the seem ingly hojie- Mrs. F ra n k S ullivan, a f te r a brief visit at the hom e ranch, re tu rn e d last week w ith d a u g h ter, Mrs. S teinke, to R eedsport. Mrs S u lliv an 's h ea lth is quite poor. A er< w , under supervision of Photographs Handy Subscription Blank AR(K)K1NGS-HARB()R Arookings, Oregon. p il o t , Dat< Kindly en ter my subscription to the R rooK tnpa-H urbor Pilot, for y ear , to r which you will find (check) (m oney order) (cash) for * (Signed) : Appointments addre (»2.30 in CllII) }i,ar (n|tsWe (hc coun(v) are now being made to s 0 M E N E W A R RI V A L S ! 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