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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1948)
PAGE FOUR Rotarians Tell Of Their Early Lives Continuing, since many of the members were waay over the holidays, Brookings Rotarians re- vealed stories of their individual lives, a program which has gain ed favor among the group since its inauguration some months ago. Tuesday, Gene Gould, Archie Hendricks, Stan Patt orson and Homer Kessler told of their ear ly lives and how they happened to come to Brookings. Gene, born near Adrian, Mo., received much of his education in the schools of that place before moving to Los Angeles, and of the move to Brookings where he was graduated from high school. Now a student of University of Oregon, where he is majoring in journalism, he told the Rotarians how his experience in newspaper work had enabled him to become an instructor of printing at the University. He hopes for an Or- egon victory New Years day. A. P. Hendricks, Archie to his1 friends, began life in North Da kota, where ws was graduated at high school. The family, for ♦he reasons of health, moved to Port land in 1925. For 20 years and two days he was employed b y Montgomery Ward Co., rising from a clerk to head of a department. For his own personal health, the family mover! to Brookings, and for want of a livelihood, in augurated the furniture store he now heads. Stan Patterson, a native of that state which grows more corn and Republicans than any other, Io wa, told of his coming west for reasons of health, and how he came to Brookings. Peeling red wood logs changed his life and his happiness, because he said loggers boots hurt his feet. His early experience had been on the farm until the death of his father, just prior to the war when he went to Rock Island, 111., to work. Homer Kessler, a native Hoo- J , „ ______ University, went into structural We Wish All Our Patrons A Bright NEW YEAR PROSPERITY and all the success you hope for BROOKINGS SHOE SERVICE Peggy Gould Blair Gould HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! To make rooms smile brightly, Just WONS steel work, as a draftsman, but went to Colorado about 25 years ago for health reasons. Homesteading, school teaching and contracting work were his in terests there. He came to Ore gon at the start of the last war to work in the Astoria shpyard as a “shipwright”. He came to Brookings after selling his box factory at Dayton. LOCAL NEWS Work on Ken’s Tavern is aoout complete with opening expected momentarily, as soon as all nec- essary supplies are available ; Ray Foltz, student at Humboldt' State College, Arcata, Calif, is I spending Christmas vacation at home with his mother and sister. | Miss Jean Swan, student at Stanford University, is spending the holidays with her par?nts, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Swan. Brookings Schools, which had but three days vacation over Christmas, resumed Monday. No time will be taken New Years. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hampton, who spent Christmas at New berg, visiting relatives, returned home Sunday. Ray Guerrettaz, who annually does plenty of income tax re-; turn work, has advertised that he is available again, with his message elcewhere in this ;ssue. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Parker and son were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Verne Cordier, at ¡Crescent City. Mr. Cordier, who has been Bank of America manager there for the’ past few' years, is being trans-, ferred. This w as the last oppor- j tunity the tw’o families will have for a re-union for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Hale Hendrick- ‘ son, of Day ton, are expected ere i late this week to spend the New Year’s at the Sam Gott home. Mr. Hendrickson is a brother of Mrs. Gott. Reach 5000 prospective custo mers through Pilot Class Ads. December Thursday, BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, Brookings, Oregon The World’s Best Climat J. J. TO OUR PATRONS AND JFRIENDS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON WE WISH ALL OF YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR and all the cheer that accompanies the occasion. May 1919 hold forth greater hope for you! Ben and Pat Kerns, Owners r ■■■RarWHMnRaHHUIKHMBCaMaMMElCJ croWM (/HOP _ _ • CLOTHING-NOTIONS SPORTINO GOODS BROOKINGS. ORE. GALLAGHER PLUMBING Brookings Oregon WfWJGrìT:^ APPROACHES WITH THE AREA'S GREATEST OPPORTUIl If all of us—that means everyone— can bv? together as a team, then this area wiil witness TO ALL OUR PATRONS a prosperity almost unconceivable. Boostir^ou? of the the area, we wish a community isn't altogether sufficient. We im? HAPPY NEW YEAR and all the blessings which may accompany the day! HOMER KESSLER 1948 I I ents’ Mr- and MrS‘ A' H’ Shean* LOCQI ITeiTIS who live near the Winchuck riv-j| Mrs. Neil Nelson and infant I er ^r^gc. daughter are home from the Sea-1 ]vir. and Mrs. Harry Z. Smitk^ side Hospital, where the little1 spent Christmas at Medford wit* lady was born about 10 days ago. I Mr. ancj Mrs. N. F. Reed. They, Mrs. Milton Foster has receiv like all others coming over the ed word from her son and her mountains the first of the week, daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. report that the roads were dan George Pitzer, that they became gerous, due to snow and ice. parents of a seven-pound girl at Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carman Palm City, Calif., Dec. 15. They spent Christmas at Grants Pass have named the little miss, Con- and Returned home, Sunday. na Sue. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Henderer Mr. and Mrs. Harold Anen of and two children returned to Smith River are parents of a their Elkton home Sunday. Mrs. 10-lb, •* 4 oz. sun, son, born at oeusiue Seaside' Henderer had been visiting her oom ai hospital, Dec. 21. The young man parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Wei- has been named Harold James. gel, for several weeks and Mr. Mrs. Anen is the former Judy Henderer joined them here on Murphy, and is a granddaughter Christmas. of Mrs. A. O. Schmitt. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hanscam Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Morrell and and son, Terry, spent Christmas children of Idaho spent Christ with Mrs. Hanscam’s family in mas holidays here with their par- Grants Pass. OVER lightly. uionsoviK? 30, work toward a common goal—a goal which will make this the industrial and shipping point of all Southwest Oregon. LUMBER INDUSTRY CONNER KESSLER WORK WITH US IN 1949 FOR THAT GOAL KAY KESSLER Your Efforts Wil! Not Be Wasted!
