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The World's Best Climate
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1949
tained a group of little folk at an in some manner, hurt his back,
enjoyable beach party Sept. 9. and is about doubled up from the
honoring the Westbrook twins, resulting pain.
A shipment of 200 now dial
Jennie and John, who celebrated
Hubert B. Scudder, member of telephone sets were unloaded last
their fifth birthdays. The group
But Don’t Forget The Water!
of youngsters had a jolly time congress from California, who re- wée, late, at the local office of
playing in the sand on the beach cently stole time away from his West Coast Telephone Co., Brook
Emil R. Peterson, Historian, Coos-Curry Pioneer for several hours. Refreshments duties at Washington, for a short j ings, for installation in this area
of ice cream and cake were serv vacation, was in this area fish soon. Monday and Tuesday (he
Association, R. 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore.
ed, including two beautifully dec ing. He left his catch with Rex Pilot, with spending too much
orated birthday cakes. Present Hayes at Cedar Lane Cannery for. time at the local exchange, tried
For several years now I have were Pamela and Diane Barnum, processing, and shipment to thei to reach Mr. McBride, district
John C. Kendal, former circuit
judge in this district, but for used a dam, a ram, a tank on Jan and Carol Hight, John and nation’s capital.
manager for the company, for
many years past, a member of the the hill, and then gravity to the Melody Ferrill, Jane, Joan, Owen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hassett! a statement, but was unable to
law firm of Black and Kendall, house. But it required almost and Kay Westbrook, Doris Wells,
contact him.
Portland, writes to tell about continuous attention—the dam. Richie Westbrook. Mrs. West- and daughter, Janet have moved; However, Mrs. phillips told the
°
a month ■ pilot that word was given her that
the old Rollie Canfield grist mill the ram, the tank, the pipes, the brooks was assisted by Opal Nel-
in Brookings. Charles will enter a load of cable was en route to
on Rogue river near Agness. We faucets, the garden hose, the coils son.
University of Washington.
in the stove just one wonderful
the area for apparent installa
quote from his letter
/t alian Dinner Served Sunday
thing
after
another.
Now
we
tion
operations.
Mrs. William Mabel writes us
Word has been received from
The Italian dinner, served by
have
a
well
near
the
house,
an
In
March, 1946, the month the
from Teyunga, Calif., calling at
Smith River Legion post. Sunday Ruth Hassett that she has ob
automatic
electric
pump,
and
an
Pilot
was established in this vi
tention to the old Hoover grist
tained employment at the Supply
Alta evening at the community hail
cinity,
C. C. Chapman, then dis
mill above Coquille. She suggests automatic water heater.
was a success with a large crowd Department at the Kodiak Naval
trict manager, said that installa
that we see Hazel Mulkey on says it’s wonderful. What next? present. Jack Johnson was head Base.
Let us have your water story.
tion would be before the end of
Rink creek, youngest daughter of:
cook, assisted by other veterans.
How
did
your
pioneer
parents
that
current year. This was th^l
I.
A.
Thorpe,
of
Prineville,
sec
Mr. Hoover. Mrs. Maben also
Proceeds from the dinner will
suggests seeing Charles Fitshugh
home with water? go toward the unit’s quota of thCj retary of Branch No. 3801, Na amended when electrical worker^,
of Sixes. She tells a great deal Emil R. Peterson, Rt. Box 528, Redwood district council. Veter- • tional Association of Letter Car were out on strike until spring
more about pioneer history of North Bend, Ore.
ans wish to thank all who helped riers, has subscribed to the Pilot of 1947. Since then, no definite
for the coming year. His subscrip commitments were gotten from
Coos and Curry, but of that an ! Now for Judge Kendal’s Story
"I know of one grist mill that to make the affair a success.
tion is the tenth in the past two the company.
other time .
Group Go Deer Hunting
weeks from central or eastern
Before turning to another most was operated by Rollie Canfield
Among the deer hunters who Oregon, unsolicited.
in
Curry
county
sometime
around
important subject, I must tell
spent several days out in the
you a little more about that stone1 the 70s and 80s. It was located Cedar Creek area hunting for the
Mrs. Grace Sturgis of Santa
about
400
feet
up
from
the
Rogue
that I threatened to swipe- you
big buck were Lester Ulrich, Fred Cruz Calif., is visiting her son-
river
and
about
a
mile
and
a
recall that burr from the old
Hight, Clarence Hight, and Fred in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
30,000 good quality Croft bulbs,
Hayes-Wagner mill on Mill creek half below^ Agness.
Haight. Fred Hight was lucky Ed F. Ackley. She arrived Friday from 7-inch to 10-inch commer
up on the south fork of the Co
“'rhe mill was operated by wa-
cials. Prices are:
quille. Well, that mill stone now ter power and the old water to bring in a three-point buck. evening by bus.
Herbert
Huntley
was
lucky
to
7s—15c; 8s—22’ic; 9s—30c, and
rests in the Pioneer museum at wheel is still in existence al bring in a fine big buck.
Whitney Allyn, secretary and 10s—35c. Also will pay a prem
Coquille. No, I didn’t swipe it. though it has collapsed and is
manager of the Eureka Chamber ium for 12-inch bulbs. Contact
Annual Rally Day Set
Didn’t have to. Mr. and Mrs. no longer usable.
of
Commerce, has been billed as
Plans are being made by the
Charles F. Geitner took the hint
“The old-timers tell me that
speaker
for the Brookings Ro
WM. D. FISHF”
They brought the stone to Co the residents of the area brought local church to hold the annual tary club next Tuesday. On Oct.
rally
day
service
Oct.
9,
at
the
Smith
River, California
quille and generously presented their grain (wheat and barley>
11, the station agent for South
it to the Pioneer Association. So up the steep mountain side on community hall when services of west Airways, Crescent City, will
many thanks!
mule back and sometimes in pack Gushchu and Smith River church- be speaker and will talk about
To some extent we have seen sacks to the mill. It was a good es will be combined. Following j air shipment of flowers. All daf
how manv of our pioneer solved half day trip from the Agness- the services a pot luck lunch will fodil and flower shippers of the
one of their major problems. Illahe territory and probably the be served in the hall.
area are especially invited to be
“Give us this day our daily patrons of the' mill camped out
present at this time. The speaker
bread!” This story will be con at the Canfield place while their
wishes to quote figures, time
tinued another day. But let us grain was being milled.
tables, etc., of vital interest to
turn to /mother all-important
“The grinding stones have dis
all
shippers.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
II.
T.
problem:
appeared and I have no way of daughter, Darlene left James and
Wednesday
Water, Water E every where! knowing how long the mill was
Jimmy Shrader celebrated his
for their new home at Mar Vista,
For the home, for industry, for in operation, but I am told that Calif.
seventh birthday last Saturday
agriculture, for navigation. And it did quite a bit of business for
with a party given at his home.
yet a grave problem. A problem a number of years. The water
Mr. and Mrs. George Hiland The following boys and girls on
at the present time as well as wheel had a diameter of about took their granddaughter, Elaine I joyed playing games: Earl and
for the first pioneers. No living 12 feet and seemed to be quite LeClair, to the state fair at Sa-1 Bertha Henry, Joy Lee Sehorn,
thing could exist more than a fugged and of strong construc lem the first of the month. While! Melvin Pettygreu', George Wood
few days without water. Water tion. It is badly dilapidated and there Elaine took part in thej riff, Richard Bomhoff, Gary Mac
is a first essential in every home. of course can never be used for 4-H contests.
intosh, Jimmy Myers, Jackie and*
How did your pioneer parents mill purposes.
I Margie Darger.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Richey are
provide this daily need? Tell me
“I think you will find on fur-
your story. It may help in pre- ther check-up that it was the spending a few weeks in this vi
Members of Coos-Curry Elec-'
paring our history of Coos and only grist mill operating in that cinity. They spent last winter trie Co-operative are reminded of
Curry.
here on the Joe Bush place, and the 1949 annual meeting, set foi
vicinity.
Maj' I tell you briefly our wa-
have been in Portland most of Oct. 1, at Coquille. If attendance
“I know of this mill because the time since, while Mr. Richey
ter story? How clearly I remem
it
was on the old Canfield place1 received medical care at the Vet is at all possible, members are
ber the old well in our back which
requested to come. If not possi
I now own. I will be glad
yard, the well-house, the pulley, to pass on any further informa erans hospital.
ble, members are urged to send
A
the rope with an iron-bound oak tion that I may learn concerning
in
their hallos as soon as they
George
Hall
was
able
to
leave
en bucket at each end. (But it this operation. Kindest personal
Gold Beach hospital and come have come.
wasn’t moss-covered». After our regards and best wishes.
house burned down, father built dal. (formerly a resident of Coos home Monday. He is staying with
Mrs. Mildred Byrne returned
his brother john and family.
a new one higher up on the hill. county, 1910-1927).”
Monday from Corvallis where she
He dug a new well. But the wa
Mr. and Mrs. Wilder Norton had taken her daughter, Joan,
I hanks, Judge Kendall. Now
ter wasn’t good and so had to
and children have moved to Smith and Marilyn Struebing who en
let
us
hear
from
someone
about
continue to use the old one, sev
River to make their home.
tered Oregon State College as
eral hundred feet down the hill. a mill on the Chetco river. There
freshmen.
These girls are housed
Father made a yoke to fit over must have been at least one in
The proudest woman in south- j in a dormitory, and were surprised
This emblem is a good sign for
at
isolated
section
during
the
the shoulders, with a cord and a
trn Curry county this Wwk
¡¡ is to meet few girls whom they had
week
you, because it means so many
hook at each end, to hold and hall century beginning in the late Kathryn Reekman who is show met at Beaver Girls State, and
good things.
carry two buckets of water. This
ing oil the silver-plated sandwich Dianne Burrell, also enrolled as
It means modern styling, high
helped, but it continued to t»e
plate that she received for hav a freshman. Dianne formerly at-
quality,
dependability, long years
an up-hill drudgery. Later, an
ing the best chiffon cake at the tended Brookings high school be-
of
unfailing
service — for back
other well with a windmill and
Curry county fair. The plate, of fore moving to Bandon.
of
this
emblem
is more than a
a pump. But the wind wasn’t
Community Tudor plate, is 1J
quarter-century
of
building only
always dependable.
।
1'hen a gas
inches in diameter, and of mirror
Col. Lee Rice. M. D.. U. S.
the best.
engine was addl'd. When mv
fmsh with a simple chased bor-! Army, retired, of San Antonio,
SMITH RIVER
Henrv
brot her, Charles, took o\ e
That’s why we sell Frigidairei
der. It has the following words) is guest of Mr. and Mrs. John
lock of Fort Dick,
installed
IU With
engraved in the center: “Betts Hogan for the latter part of Sep
Refrigerator« e Electric Range«
some 2000 feet of pipe to lead logging truck into the California- Crocker— best chiffon cake award tember. Dr. Rice is a eteran o:
Water Heater« e Home Freezer*
Oregon
Power Co. light pole at
Automatic Wather»
to a natural spring.
1949.“ If letters are misplace i, two world wars with two sons
Brogan corner, Friday evening
Automatic Electric Dryer«
in the post office at Harbor, Mrs. and a son-in-law serving in the
Electric Ironer«
ibout 8:30. shearing off the pole Reekman may be excused. She’s last war. He and Mr. Hogan had
Kitchen Cabinet« and Sink«
md Knocking down three trans- just not quite herself.
; done much big game hunting to
Come in — won’t you? Let us
formers and three arms that held
gether m Texas, Mexico, Wyo-
the wires and transformers.
show you the beautiful new Frigid
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith ming, Idaho and Montana, and
Lights
knocked out at and family of Long Beach. Calif., they hope to connect with a few
aire products that have this
GOLD BEACH Sheriff R. G Smith River, Crescent Citv
emblem on them.
and Mrs. Hans Culmbach and Chetco Chinook in the next weci<
Sabin went to Eugene the first quet, Brookings, Harbor and all family, Everett, Wash., are visit
or ten days.
of the week to bring back John intervening territory. The pow
ing Warren Smith home this
Leslie Leonard, of Port Orford, er company used the old diesel week. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Smith
Reach 5000 prospective custo
who had been arrested by Lane to give Crescent City lights. The are parents of Mrs. Culmbach and
mers
through Pilot Class A A;.
i ounty sheriff on charges of non- motion picture show
shut Richard Smith.
support.
down here, and Mr. McClished
He also brought back Alvia showed the pictures Saturday.
Mrs. Jim Frazer has been ill
Hartwell Barns from Reedsport
Paslock was going at a high for several days with a throat
w here he had been arrested by rate of speed, and also knocked infection. At the time this paper
the state police on a grand lar down four white guard posts at goes to press, she is reported to
ceny charge.
IT’S WISE TO PROTECT YOUR CROP
Brogans corner, and also ran be recovering.
He is charged with stealing a through the Brogan fence.
Mr. and Mrs. August Johnson 4
trailer house from Brookings and
by fire. Special policies avall
Pasleck was arrested for drun
had t>een working with the state ken driving and spent the night who have spent the past month
able for 30 anti 60 davs.
highway crew doing oiling. This m the jail at Crescent City, be-I in southern California and Mex
is his third offense, Ix'ing Con- ing taken there by Deputy Sher- i ico on their vacation, returned
victed of burglary in Coos Baj iff McClish. He was fined $250 to Brookings Monday afternoon.
and possession of stolen property and his drivers license was sus- 1 Mr. Johnson began work on the
in California.
addition to the Goldizen home, ;
pended for 90 days. The driver Wednesday.
The two men are being held in was not hurt.
Curry County jail lor the present Entertains at Beach Party
Crissey Building*
Brookings, Ore
While carrying empty bulb cas
term of court.
Mrs. Palmer Westbrook enter- es early this week, George Fuhk.i
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