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Ramrod« basketball team ha«|
H sp(?n)s tha| anyonp willing
been burning up the gym floor । to put forth the effort to cast
in practice si'ssions and is just a line, however meager or Door
bustin’ Io get going now, where the cast, is catching steelhead.
scores count. Th<‘ scheduh' is be Reports from the Chetco River
ing made up and will be publish bridge all the way up to Emily'
ed alter the holidays. II is being (’reek show- hundreds of these
so arranged that every ot her game fighters being taken on al-:
week Brookings Ramrods will be most any type of lure. To name '
playing at home. It is understood the successful fishermen would
that the first non-conference tilt require an extra edition but the
will be played with Gold Beach. ' eights of most fish reported are
There is a consorted movement
tinning very heavy.
among Rod and Gun Club mem-
Elmer Parker, who operates
bers to finally establish I heir own a resort on the lower river, din
club house. Thi^ is a practical • -me revaluating with respect to
and pro|p rssiv c step as the ae- his lleddon Pal rod last week j
in and mound a sports- ' when he almost sacritied it on J
men's dub house are such as to the altar ol carelessness. Fishing I
produce a much greater mconu at the mouth ol the North Fork, I
lor the organization than un e» he put the rod down to light a
present conditions. 'I ho only onus cigarette, and getting his light
opposing the idea ot this enter- turned back to the rod only to see
>ii mg organization having a i! Hix ing for deep water. Borrow-
home of its own will be those m Bob Williams' rod. he rigged
with privale axes to grind but i » a treble l>»ok and was lucky
very little difficulty is anticipated enough to snag his tackle on the
by the majority of the inember- I rst try. Result 1 fed ion Rod in
sh p whose enthusiasm is running hand and steelhead landed*
Rebekahs and Odd Fel-
A?dene Roberts
Weds Saturday
Local News Items
J. J. Gallagher returned home
last Friday from the Seaside hos
pital whore he spent eight days.
He suffered congestion of the
lungs.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallin while en
route to Crescent City,
morning, their car was rammed
by another car at Tryon’s corner.
Extent of their injuries are not
determined, although they are
still at the Seaside hospital, The
little girl riding with .hem was
unhurt. Driver of the other car
failed to note the turn in t he
road, and thought the highway
continued on straight. Both cars
wen» damaged somewhat.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaal
left Tuesday morning for San
Francisco to spend Christmas at
»he home of their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Tiny Fai
rey. They plan to return soon
after the first of the year.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard James
and children left Saturday for
Los Angeles and other California
points to spend the holidays at
homes of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Massett loft
the latter part of the week for
Klamath Falls where they will
their son-in-law and daugh-
Mr. and Mrs. John Tworek,
and their son, D. Massett, over
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bravo
arrived Monday from San Fran
cisco and ar? visiting Mr. Bravo’s
father, Chess Bravo; his brother-
in-law’ and sister. Mr. and Mrs.
(’leyborn McCulloch. and brother,
de. and family.
Mis. Curt Waldien left
GOLD BEACH The marriage
A’dene N Roberts, Io Arthui
(’ Aho of Crescent City, was sol
THURSDAY NKDIÌ
emnized at Cone Crest, the homi1
Col. and Mrs. A. J. Russell,
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with relatives and a few of
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d I. O. O. T. Hall
ir friends present. Rec. .1. L.
Bring Your Kids!
» Butler of Crescent City, perform the holidays with her children
ed the double ring ceremony
and their families.
dusty rose
The bride
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zumpfe and
two daughters lett For Klamath
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county Wednesday to spend the
Christmas holidays with relatives.
p of pink and white carna-
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rice lett
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ions.
Wednesday for Watsonville, ( ali
and Rod and Reel
fornia, to visit his relatives over
!L' Shannon assisted at the in- the holidays. They will be joined
■mal reception which immed by their daughter. Miss Nancy j
iately followed the wedding
Stone, who is attending Stantoru
Done \ erv Reasonable
I'he bride and groom left by t’ni\ ersity.
»lane to spend the holidays aith
Mrs. Irene Porter is visiting
Mrs. Aho’s parents, Mr. and Mrs her son-in-law and duaghter. Mr.,
O F. Nussbaumer ot Lebanon, and Mrs. I). Hoy at Port Ortord
Kansas.
fur a few weeks.
For the past year and a naif
Carl Bolin left last week on
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Mrs. Aho
a business and pleasure trip to
extension agent ihome econom- Chicago. Mrs. Bolin is leaving
. O in Curry county and will re this week for Glendale to s >end
turn early in January to carry the holidays w ith their daughter
on her work When her current Miss Betti/w ho is employed in a
program is completed late next
hiper Hanging
Painting spring they plan to make their hospital there.
F. H. Reekman of San Fran
Rural and Farm Buildings
home at Crescent City where Mr. cisco arrived in Harbor by bus
ny thing in spray or brush work. \hu is a partner in the Del Norte
ruesday evening to six'nd Christ-»
I umber Co.
mas with his family.
Dodson Painting Co.
Mrs. Kathryn Reekman. who
Across from Pilot Ottico or
Mr. and Mrs, Emil Fdwan’son
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lett for Sacramento Wednesday
FREE ESTIMATES
to s|x'nd Christmas with Mrs. Ed- sale in the Harbor area, retorts
that about S130 worth of thei
w arduous father.
seals have been bought by the
people of that area, so fa*’ in
the campaign. .
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hampton
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and family leave today for the
holidays, which will be spent at
Gun Smithing
Repairing
Don S. Johnson
PAINTING
Brookings
Garage
GENERAL REPAIRING
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Perkins re
turned Friday from an extended
’rip to the midwest where Mr.
Perkins visited his aged mother
at Canton Ill., at Chicago, and
at Detroit where
the Perkins
visited Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hag
gerty. On their return via Cali-
ters of Mr. and Mrs, Pete Les-
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1948
BROOKINO6-HARBOR PILOT, Brookings, Orton
The World’s Best Climate
G. W Darling
Fishing Licenses
Have come in time for Christ
as present
J. J. Gallagher.
adv
Smith River Methodist
Sunday Sch»! at 10 a m Ma
Grace VarTee supi
Momir g Wcrsh .r at
a. m
Rev F C
Brookings
By The Sea
came Sir Drake,
Their ships to the north—long
voyages did make
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Some savages had seen, them
ships from the shore,
Like white-winged giant bird*l?
O’er the ocean did soar. *
Some fled in great terror—others
did comprehend;
“Did these giant birds or gods
from heaven descend?’’
This was the question that their
minds had in store.
True! some came for adventure:
others came to explore.
Bi/ Fred W. Martin
Many towns of either wealth or
fame,
Makes no difference whatever
their name—
Some contained much mystery in
their pages of history.
Here we have our Brookings fair
Where once roamed the deer and
bear—
Little did the settler dream there
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would be,
of
Brookings
by
the
This town
The Great Balboa of Spain so
sea.
free
In his great white-sailed ship,
did Oregon see
Mountains toward the east and
he
sailed so closely to this
As
north,
shore
And ocean towards the west,
While the Chetco winds there Where no other white man has
ever sailed before.
along the south
But all he came for was for gold
(’lose by the ocean-crest;
And along the Chetco there close
and for gain,
To broaden out and enrichen his
ly by
Soft ocean-breezes through the
Queen’s vast domain
How little did he think of the
myrtles sigh -
While further south less one de
future there’d be
Of such little towns as Brookings
gree,
arising by the sea.
There grows the majestic red
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wood tree.
And there’s the cedar and ma “Gods”—The Indians called them
drono
These strange white men of
A little further out from Brook
Spain—
¥
ings grown.
W1 m > sailed along this Pacif'T^
coast
Towards the east—you see Mt. To venture for gold and gain.
The ambitious vast—of ages past
Emily there.
Where once roamed the wild and Like seeking wealth in ocean
caves.
And among those hills and moun-j
tains night.
These roaming fnen, like Balboa
She seems so lonely and so shy-
then.
Like a land-mark she stands
So manv ended i n disastrous
Seems so far but quite near,
graves.
she proudly extends into the Little did they dream: yet with
minds so kf,en
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In their ships of bird-like sails
It t ook several ages in history
so free—
w'hen
That in the centuries ahead,
Early explorers in books wrote
when they’d all be dead.
with quill and with pen,
That this little town of Brookings
About this great land of Oregon
by the sea, there’d be.
Where finally most Indians did
disappear.
And like that of the books we
read in rhyme
Their characters through the ages
shine.
First came Balboa, and next
A Marry Christmas
To all our patrons
and friends.
The Pilot Force
WE WISH ALL OUR FRIENDS A
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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