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SIX The World’s Best Climate THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1949 BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON er’s family? How was the miller paid? How continuous was the operation of the mill? When and where did the last one operate7 Let us preserve this tradition BY EMIL R. PETERSON, Historian and make it a real living part Coos- Curry Pioneer Association, Rt. 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore. of our community history. MORE ABOUT GRIST-MILLS August Fatalities pioneer | Month, '49 With the splendid co-operation of our local press and radio, I am being sprinkled with showers of information about grist-mills. Steve Reed. 80 years young, Myrtle Point, is showing ni9ne5T IVlOriTrlj for the first eight months of 1949 I to 188, a saving of 84 lives from the 272 deaths recorded during ■ the same period last year. Loss of control was most fre quent facotr showing up on last month’s fatal accident reports, Newbry stated, resulting in ve hicles running off the roadway, j Two such accidents claide three lives each. Four other multiple- fatal crashes took eight lives. The rural-area traffic hazard will continue to be acute through September, Newbry warned. Last year, September had 52 deaths, most of them taking place on inter-city highways. Livestock Exposition, Oct. 7-15, including horse show and rodeo, price for these youths at three matinees will be cut in half this year. ( Pilot Classified Ads—it pays! Funeral Home SALEM—August traffic deaths real active interest in the matter. He writes: “I think I can give in Oregon reached the highest you quite a history ol my father’s mill. I remember very well when monthly toll recorded so far this and he built it . . . My grandfather, I year with 39 fatalities reported Ambulance Service Chris Lehnhprr, built three mills pound earter of beef up a steep late last week, Secretary of State sand-h.H once just once. that I remember.” Earl T. Newbry. announced the Editor Hall ol the Herald says first of the week. When I called on Mr. Reed 1he other day he told and showed: that. Mrs. A. T. Train reports al , Thirty lives were lost in rural PORTLAND In a step to give , Crescent City. me a great deal about his fathers' mill on Mill creek near Powers L area mishaps and nine in acci- more boys and girls 18 years of California old mill. But I’m reserving that No doubt the same one referred dents occurring on city streets. age or younger a chance to see to by Mr. Geitner. She refers to lor a future story. Steve is go August fatalities bring the toll the complete Pacific International 4>< ing to introduce me to his neigh ('al Gant, the Wesleys and the bor and friend, (’al Gant, a Wagners for information. Thank youngster of 95 years, who knows you, Mrs. Train. Another one is plenty about grist-mills. I’m go mentioned above Broadbent on CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA: ing to step out with these two the Dement place. Wallace De Where to “FIND” and “BUY” It In ment is named as a possible in the first opportunit gents A business and professional guide to Friendly Crescent City Concerns who formation source. I’ll be calling More about that later. merit a “share” of your trade when doing your out-of-town shopping. Kate L. Bailey writes from on Wallace. Previous mention has been Gold Beach, telling that her made of the Schroeder-Volkmer grandfather, Chris Lohnherr, had mill, perhaps the first in Coos a mill in or near Myrtle Point, county. I have not heard of any & ELECTRIC CO. | She says that Gus Bender has earlier. Also we have previously a picture of Myrtle Point in which the old mill can be seen. referred to the Fish mill near Texaco Service Silverware “Here To Serve You” Mrs. Bailey says that she is Bridge, the Siestreem and John Tires and Tubes son mills in the Ten-mile coun Flatware writing to a cousin for partisu- Jars. She adds that there was a try; and the Rackliff and Min Hollowware Sherwin-Williams Kaiser-Frazer Dealer a mill on Rogue River where her ard mills. Curtis Sanford has a Ph. 91 Crescent City husband's family got their corn faint recollection of two grist DIRELYTE Paints ground. She thinks it was near mills on the river front at Co quille. Oscar Ohrpan recalls one Agness. by a Mr. A note from the Sentinel says at Norway operated else. Housewares that Mrs. Charley Wilson of Hoover, and someone The Breuer mill on Indian Powers reports that he father operated a grist-mill at Gold cneek has already been mention Floyd Mulligan Beach. He father’s name is not ed. The stone burrs in that mill 829 SECOND given. No details. Perhaps Mrs. had previously been used in the Repair & Installation Wilson will tell more. I’ll call Reed mill, across the river. Steve 304 “H” STREET Supplies and Appliances Reed tells me that when his on her when I go to Powers. J. Albert Matson reports that father ceased to operate his mill, 3rd & G. St. Ph. 1581 a Mr. (’ampbell built a grist-mill he disposed of the burrs to Mike 4* 4 on the east side of the channel Breuer. He understands that Mr. CRESCENT CITY opposite Marshfield. (Presumably Breuer still fias them. When I go down the river again. I ’ ll that was Capt. A. .1. N. Camp-4 bell). Albert says the mill was plan to see this old Sage of Ban & ELECTRIC CO. run by windpower. He says the don. He’s past 90 but still pegs Visit our record dept : “The Family Store” wind was all righi but that the away at his daily task, repair Compelte Radio Sales Complete line of hard supply of wheat was not suffi- ing shoes for his old customers Drygoods and Furnish Perhaps he would like to show and Service cirnt to make the project pay. ware and electrical fix ings, Apparel for the Ins good-will toward the Pioneer 810 3rd St. Incidentally, aside from his Ph. 1512 tures and appliances. entire family Association by placing those grist-mill venture, Capt. Camp- stones in the museum at Co PHONE 143 bell is well remembered by many quille as a reminder of the serv present-day residents of Coos ice rendered by the old millers county. Il«' was an active builder CRESCENT CITY in helping to feed the early-day and operator of steamboats on trail-blazers. Coos bay. Among those built by Curry County information on him are listed the Comet, Juno, his subject is very meagre. Sure Household Appliances, Coos, Wasp and Fawn. In the Logging and Mill Sup ly there must have been some operation of the Fawn during the Sheet Metal, Plumbing plies, Power Chain ’90s. the old man acted as cap grist-mills in the neighborhood and heating supplies. tain, his son, Clifford, was the ot Agness or Illa he, and perhaps saws, wire rope. 2nd & Market Streets t ngineer and his grandson, Alec, up in the Mule Creek country. Pho. 631 900 4th St 851 FOURTH STREE1 Perhaps the Meserveys can tell was deck-hand. Charles G. Geitner, out Fair us. And then down along the view way, east of ('oquille, writes Chetco river. The Paynes and tho Carrell’s-Hedrick about a grist-mill on Mill Creek, VanIVlts should be able to give ELECTRIC half a mile south of Powers. He us a good grist-mill story. If MENS WEAR says a fall in the creek about no one else down Brookings or 20 feet high, provided power. Harbor way, I may have to call Jarman Shoes, Knox & Chevrolet - Buick When Mr. Geitner lived on the on Bill Wridge or Dave Gilmore. Baxter Hats, Marlboro Sales-Service Your Hotpoint Store creek some of the timbers of I’m sure they’ll know. Shirts Now, folks, to finish this off the old mill were still there. One Aat« Repair, Painting 941 Second St. I want at least one good grist mill stones had disap- of the 920 Second St. Radiators Repaired. peared He didn’t know what had mill story. I believe that Steve PHONE 931 become of it, but he has the Reed and Cal Gant will supply Ph. 471 Crescent City it. But let me hear from you other one. Many thanks for the information, Charles, but I sug also. What purpose did the grist- LARGEST STOCK gest that you guard that mill milles served in the early days? Nnnn Bush Shoes burr. If you are not watching it How were they built? Where, of diamonds, watches, Arrow Shirts when I come to call on you, when and by whom? Did they Genuine Levis 1 might carry it off to the mus serve the community or were silverware & jewelry. Pendleton Shirts eum at ('oquille. 1 carried a 200- they operated only for the mill Phone 1091 CRESCENT CITY MERCHANTS-Give Them At Least A Trial! REDWOODS HARDWARE Manuel's Battery) DIAMONDS WATCHES Mulligan Plumbing WADSWORTH JEWELERS *■....... • ■ — • ■ I» —— « Uli ■■ I HI N » Il II « M—«i II - . I PHONE 203 PHONE 2202 ¡ Nielsen Hardware Carr's Sheet Metal & Plumbing Equipment Comp'y Crescent Lumber Company PHONE 1881 Electrical Supplies NICHOLSEN FURNITURE EXCHANGE Chetco Drug Co. YOUR REXALL STORE Ready To Serve You Always T. W. Zenier PHONE 183 Universal Montag Stover Delco APPLIANCES M. NICHOLSEN, Prop. 858 Third Street CRESCENT CITY. CALIF. Phone 1511 n Crescent Chevrolet Tom Brown's Jantzen Sweaters White Stag Complete Line of Work Clothes Sporting Goods Warren G. Hunter JEWELRY Del Norte Laundry Gordon F JOHNSON 3-Day Service Store for Men" ä Leave Orders at Cur-Del Cleaners — ■" ■* ——....... Ht
