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The World’s Best Climate
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1949
complete debate on the floor of
Carl Mitcher and her son-in-law
both houses of congress. There
and daughter, of Dayton, stopped
will be plenty of time for full
G. W. (Wally) Darling left briefly here Monday enroute to
and complete consideration of Sunday night for Emmet, Calif., San Francisco on a visit.
BY EMIL R. PETERSON, Coos-Curry County Historian
them next year. There’ll always to be present at the funeral of
Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney re
What do you know about grist mills in Coos and Curry counties? be pending bills before any ses
his father, who passed away on turned from Portland late last
Where was the first one built? Who built it? By what power was sion of congress many non-contro Saturday. Wally will remain to i
week. They report they visited
it operated? If you can answer these questions you can be of help versial and minor bills. This ses aid in settling the estate.
Miss Darlene Hogan at the Odd
in preparing a good story on this subject for our new history of sion is no different from any other
The Floyd T. Boltons were Fellows home, and that she is
Coos and Curry. If you don’t know about the first one, perhaps in that respect, but the house pleasantly surprised by a visit doing fine.
majority leadership properly as from their son and daughter-in-1
you may know about some later pioneer grist mills in this area.
Joe Moore returned home Sat-
sumes the position that such leg law ol Depoe Bay, where Mr. urday from San Francisco where
Our information of the subject is meager and fragmentary and islation should be handled next
Bolton is employed.
he had spent part of the summer
we need your help.
year.
Mrs.
Herman
Louis
and
Mrs.
visiting
relatives.
Perhaps the first grist mill in the scarcity of flour and mill
But the fact that the house
Coos and Curry- we repeat, feeds by growing wheat, oats, has completed its work does not
perhaps was brought by mem barley and corn on his farm at mean that congress can adjourn.
bers of Dr. Henry Hermann’s Remote on the middle fork of The house must sit around and
party from Baltimore in 1859.
the1 Coquille. He obtained a smali mark time until the senate is
Dod’s history, in speaking of set of steel burs, operated them ready to stop talking and get its
FOR THAT HOME. BE SURE TO CONTACT
the matter, says:
Among the with a gas engine, made flour for work done. Our solution to this
goods ... a 54-inch Page port- his home and feed for his live- problem will be to recess but
CONTRACT OR HOURLY WORK
able sawmill belonging to Henry stock.
continue in session technically
Schroeder Sr., and an 8-h. p.1 As far as we know, those mills until the senate is ready to ad-
Crane Materials at 10% above Wholesale prices!
boiler and engine and a pair of were run by water power, except journ this session.
24-inch mill burrs belonging to the Schroeder-Volkmar one, by
The U. S. department of agri-
William Volkmar. These parties steam, and the Jennings mill, by culture is apparently large
had, prior to leaving Baltimore, gas engine.
enough for one of its bureaus
SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA
entered into a partnership. The
We have no report of any grist to forget the existence of an-
mill was put up on the south fork mill in Curry county. But there other. The forest service is charg
of the Coquille River, on the must have been some and we’ll ed with the task, among other
Schroeder place, and was oper- be very glad to hear from any things, of helping stabilize the
ated for several years, William one who can supply us with such lumber industry by stimulating
Volkmar filling the position ot information. So far as possible new uses for wood products. The
CLOCKS
WATCHES
engineer and Henry Schroeder give name of owner or operator, commodity credit corporation, in
All Makes—Mantel, Alarm and
All Makes—Foreign and/or
that of sawyer and miller. •
kind of power used, when and the same department, has charge
and
Electric!
Domestic
A miller, according to Web where located. Also whether ‘toll’ of the grain storage and price
ster, is one who keeps, operates, grinding was done. In ormation support program.
Prices Reasonable—all work guaranteed!
or tends a mill, especially a Hour wanted for both Coos and Curry
Accordingly, the lumber indus
or grist mill. That mill, presum counties.
try in the Pacific northwest is
Report to your local newspaper still wondering why the CCC, in
ably, was built in the early ’60s.
In 1898, When Dodge's pioneer or direct to Emil R. Peterson, R. its first call for bids on storage
Watchmaker and Jeweler
Templar Hotel Building
history was published it contained 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore.
bins for midwest corn, prepared
a p o e m which we quote one
specifications which require use
stanza:
of steel, thereby precluding the B
We have a little mill hard by,
lumber and plywood makers from
A little creek which doth supply
even a competitive chance at the
business.
Us all with flour, as fine and
good
After strong protests from the
congressmen and industry, the
As any needs for wholesome food.
order was amended to include
Evidently operated by water
wooden bins but suppliers were
power.
given only ten days in which to
Other grist mills in Coos coun
prepare bids and get them to
ty reported to us include these:
the nation’s capital.
WASHINGTON The house of
The Brewer mill on Indian
Incidentally, the CCC prepared
Creek opposite Sugar Loaf Mt. representatives is just about its call for steel bins at a time
The Reed mill near the same ready to adjourn for this session. when an industry-wide strike in
Remaining legislation on which
place.
the steel mills was expected; if
The Radcliff mill further down it has not acted consists mostly that had happened, could the steel
ot very large and controversial
the river.
bins have been erected by har
Up the north fork of the Co I ills such as the socialized med.- vest time?
cine bill and the Brannan farm
quille was the Minard mill.
On Myrtle Creek near Bridge plan.
Who Established First Grist Mill—Where
Was it Lccalted—Can You Answer 'Em?
LOCAL NEWS
SMITH RIVER PLUMBING SHOP
CALL OPERATOR
CLOCK AND WATCH REPAIRING
YOUR NEIGHBOR FEEDS
He Buys Them From the
Smith River Feed & Seed Co
proposals
was the Fish mill.
requir
In the north end ot Coos Coun weeks of healings and long and
ty, John Monson recalls a grist
:n
mill o w n e d a n d opera tod bv
Steve Johnson on his home place ;
in what is known as the Temple-1
ton area. The Johnson place U
now the home of Dan Walkei
heater, in old growth tir.
and family.
Further north on Big Creek,!
WOOD!
-cord loads for $21
have had a small outfit some-
what on the order of a large
coffee grinder.
At tlie time of the First World
War, Lau rence B. Jennings met i
Leave Orders at Leonard’s
WOOD!
MIMS
MEDFORD H
■ ’ I
r
BARGAIN FARES—ROUND TRIP
family plan, and joint fares discounts. Ask for de
tail. ( all Southwest Airways, 2771, Crescent City.
Du It Mty!
LOCAL NEWS
George Hall is confined to the
Gold Beach hospital with shingles.
First it was thought to be a bad
case of poison oak until it did
not respond to treatment. He is
reported better.
Mrs. Everett Jaggers, her two
young sons, and her mother, Mrs.
Prepare For The Winter Now!
BUY AT CARLOAD PRICES!
ROOFING
Mexico, on a month’s visit to their
tormer home.
Miss Ina Payne, Sonny Chap
man and Harry Payne spent the
week-end at
Junction at
the Harry Payne home. They at
tended the midget races at Grants
Pass, Saturday evening.
Pioneer — Fintkote
45-lb
55-11)
65-1!)
90-lb.
rolls
rolls
rolls
rolls (red and green)
$2.90
$3.65
Mrs. A. E. Sandbo returned to
her home late last week from a
visit with relatives at Phoenix.
Arizona. She reports that the
temperature ranged up to 108
degrees, and that on her return
trip at Indio, they told bus pass
engers that it had been up to
120 there that day. She is glad
to return to the local climate.
Standard Hex (red or green), square....
Thick Butt (green, red or forestry blend)
per square
$9.00
Pete Lesmeister made a busi
ness trip to Portland Tuesday. He
attended Coos Bay Rotary Club
luncheon enroute.
E. E. HANSCAM & SONS
Rev. Nick Neufeld is at Lake
of the Woods Camp, attending
a boys camp this week as an
advisor. He will return Satur-
i dav evening.
SHINGLES
Pioneer Merchants
Harbor
.
ran
Oregon