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U. of O. Library xx Brœranffi-fmor fìlot Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Communitv VOLUME FOUR. NUMBER XXXI Fall Into Mill Pond Fatal To 10-Year- OW lad, Last Sun. BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY. OREGON THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 29. 19449 They're All Triplets, These Little Girls Jimmie, 10-year-old son of Mr.! and Mrs. Stanley Carr, lost his | life, about 10:45 a. m. Sunday,! when he fell into the mill-pond at Gadberry and Campbell mill on Easy Street, Uis body was recovered more than four hours later, after a portion of the pond dike had been removed to lower the water level to a point that grappling hooks could be made reach the bottom. Fa I1 Was Accidental At told the Pilot, Jimmy was with the Widney boys, while on their portion of the Oregon Jour nal route. It is said he grabbed a couple of papers from one of Two sets of triplets pose at Oregon State College’s John Jacob Astor Experiment Station. The the boys, ran out onto the logs tow-headed Astoria lassies are Carla, Cathy and Carol Koski. The triplet registered Guernsey in the pond in an effort to teas? calves, just a year old, will be seen at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in North his pals. Portland, Ore., Oct. 7-15. Statistics show the three little heifers—Anna Mae, Anna Lou and While not verified, the story Annabelle—had only one chance in 7,520,000 to survive but did it. goes that the Widney hoys gave chase, and in some manner the Mormons Wish To Start log, on which Jimmy was stand ing, rolled, dumping him in the Church Again In Area water. The Widney boys also Elders Kenneth Bennion and fell into the pond, but were able . With a few notes about due, At ceremonies appropriate for John Shelton, of Salt Lake City, to get themelves out onto the were in this area, Monday, in an and signed by individuals who logs, but were unable to locate the occasion, Rev. Father Don effort to start church services have been interested in the for Denman was installed as parish Jimmy and help him. again for the Church of Latter mation of the Brookings Fire Pro priest at Star of the Sea Cath In panic, the Widney boys ran Day Saints (Mormon), and ask tective district, an attempt will olic church. Sunday, when sev for help. The Carr home, nearby, those interested to get in touch be made Saturday by the fire eral priests came here for the was first reached. Stanley Carr, with Ira Brown, Wayne Gribble men to raise funds toward these affair, last Thursday: one of the first to the scene, made or Lloyd McAdams. payments by a dance set for the Fr. John Greene of Coos Bay. more than a score of unsuccess The church was disbanded in Grange hall. dean of the area, and in charge ful attempts to dive to the bot of the ceremonies; Fr. GeraM this area in early 1947 when a Advertising has been placed in tom of the pond. After word had Linahen, Oakridge; Fr. August number of the faith moved away. the community and an advance gotten down town, and after peo Meyer, Reedsport; Fr. Paul Ma- Read the church column for sale of tickets will be conducted, ple arrived, Rollin Crump, Rip' lyszqo, North Bend; Fr. Armand additional facts. with hopt' that the amount will and Swede Gardner and Mrs. Ma Gelinas, Shaw; Fr. Joseph Manik, be sufficient to meet a portion rie Hempel made scores of un Scappoose; Fr. George O’Keefe, of the indebtedness. successful diving attempts to lo Salem; Fr. Joseph McMahon, of The fire department has already cate the lad. Fr. George Valerie, Portland; Fr. made a good name for itself, has Shortly after noon State Police Stephen Breitenstein, Coquille; started a fire hall to store the and Sheriff Sabin arrived and Fr. Norbert Fritz, St. Louis; Fr. truck and ambulance. It is on additional grappling hook sets Degnan, Crescent City. this property the money soon will Funeral services were held at were put into action by Merle Reception Due Thursday Eve be due. Baptist Community Church, at Hanscam and others. By time the A reception will be held Thurs 2 p. m. Tuesday for James Stan water level had been lowered by eight to ten feet, the body was day evening at Vincent’s Dining ley Carr, 10-year-old son of Mr. located, upstream from where all Room, at 8 o’clock. Members ot and Mrs. Stanley Carr, who was diving attempts had been made. the parish are asked to be pres drowned Tuesday at the Gadber ent if possible. ry & Campbell mill pond. Rev. Mill Pond Practically Drained Nick Neufeld, pastor, officiated. The Girl Scout committee and By time rescue operations had Interment was at James Ward leaders met Tuesday afternoon been fulfilled, the mill pond had Memorial Park, Brookings. at the horn e of Mrs. Warren been practically ruined for opera Born At Morton, Wash. Smith, where tea was served. tion Monday. With water flow' as James Stanley was the young Problems of the leaders wen1 low as it is, several days or a GOLD REACH—In the case of est son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley discussed. There is a need for week will be required to fill the Carr, and was born July 18, 1940, pond. Mr. Campbell, of Gadberry Donald Kaehler. 6-year-old boy, at Morton, Wash., where he lived more leaders to carry on the represented by his guardian, Geo scout work. Anyone interested in and Campbell, told people that Kaeh’ler, plaintiff versus Ira E until May, 1947, when the family helping girls or knows of those he had repeatedly chased chil and Lilly I. Brown, hubsand anc ¡came to Brookings to engage w'ho might be able to act as dren from the pond in the past. wife, and Christopher Brown, de in the lumbing industry. leaders or assistants, are asked It is reported that he once pulled Surviving, besides his parents, to contact any of the committee, fendants, in the present term of a lad frorti the waters after he court, the jury found the defend are one brother, Richard, and or Mrs Warren Smith, who was had fallen in. two sisters, LaZella and Patricia, chosen chairman. ants not liable. Boy In Fourth Grade The plaintiff asked damages of his grandmother^ in Seattle, be Lynn Hampton told the Pilot $13,922.79. from an auto accident sides two cousins in Brookings. Popular among his classmates SWA Starts Fast Air that Jimmy was a student in which occurred, Dec. 7, 1948. of the fourth grade, many school Express This Week the fourth grade of the local Donald was riding in a school schools, and was popular among, bus which stopped on the high children attended tht' last rites. SAN FRANCISCO Last Sun his fellow students. Pall bearers were: Jack Clau- way, just north of Brookings, day, Sept. 25, Southwest Airways son, Demas Horn, Gary Jackson, w hen a car driven by Christopher inaugurated a new’, faster, more Bruce Yclton, Dick Neuman and struck young Kaehler as he left To Ketchikan, Alaska direct “ express ’ schedule between Dick Fox. Charles Ballard and his mother the bus. Crescent City and 15 other cities left last Friday for Ketchikan,' on its 35-city local air service Rev. and Mrs. Nick Neufeld Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sandbo ex Alaska, where Charles will be em system. This new ’ service was ployed by an airw ays company. | pect to leave here Friday morn returned late last week from a made possible by a decision of "Charles, a flyer before he had his ing for Coquille where they will trip into California where they the Civil Aeronautics Board in foot injured, will work in the1 attend the annual meeting of the visited his relatives during their which certain restrictions in SWA mechanical plant, as weldor andj Coos-Curry Electric Co-operative, vacation. On his return Rev. Neu tester of planes. Their address । Saturday. Mr. Sandbo is a direc feld drove to a church camp near air carrier 'certificate restricting non-stop service were relaxed. Medford. tor and up for re-election. will be Box 474, Ketchikan. Firemen Bill Dance For Saturday Eve. Fr. Don Denman Installed, Thursday Last Rites Held For Drowning Victim, Tuesday Afternoon Leaders Sought By Girl Scout Group Browns Cleared Of Case Responsibility Eureka Chamber Sec. Addressed Local Club, Tues. Whitney Allyn, secretary-man ager of Eureka Chamber of Com merce, whose efforts have been largely responsible for the rapid and wid -spread growth of the Eureka-Arcata area the past few years, spoke Tuesday noon to the Brookings Rotary club, telling of the ways this growth was ac complished. “We must no lose sight of the tourist travel in this area. In 1949 79.000 cars were checked, going southbound through Eu reka. Northbound travel was 10% more, according to the check. One source revealed that the average car-load of tourists spend conser vatively $15 a day. This may lie totaled to equal a sum far in excess of $2,000.000 on U. S. 101. “Oregon, through its highway department, spends about $200.000 annually advertising its highways and points of interest. Especially noticeable is the prominence of U. S. 101 pictures. California, as a state, spends nothing. This is taken care of by promotional clubs and agencies. “California permits a county board oi supervisors to levy four mills for advertising for any on*3 county. The Humboldt chamber of commerce has been given the maximum under the law', and it has aided Humboldt county in the past few' years to become a great commercial center. “For instance, about five years ago the annual fish catch was about five million pounds. Last year it was about 25 million. Ten years ago there were but a few over 60 sawmills in the* area. To day there are 241. “Eureka bonded itself for some $5,000,000 a few years ago for harbor development. That has aided in this growth. Decentral ization of industry in the congest ed area, plus shifting of the tim ber industry from Western Wash ington has accounted for this tre mendous growth. "Our chamber of commerce, composed largely of Rotarians, has gone out for new' industries. You can sum up the value of a new industry in this manner: Say a firm will employ 150 men, it will represent an investment of about $900,000, a payroll of about $483,000, supporting 33 retail es tablishments, 22 school rooms, 24 professional men, to say noth ing of the agricultural products for which a sale and market, is made, and the annual taxable in vestment of some million dollars. “This growth has come through earnest work on the part of the chamber, plus a co-operation in camber circles to do work when assigned to the members.” Sect ral Visitors Present John McGinnis of Hastings, N. Y., Joe Milne of St. George, Utah, A. W. Milner of Paso Robles, Cal ifornia and Whitney Allyn of Eu reka were visiting Rotarians of the Club, Tuesday. Reach 5000 prospective custo mers through Pilot Class Ads.
