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-
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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
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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!