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Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community
VOLUME FOUR, NUMBER XXXIII
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Alaska Revealed
In Kerr's Pictures
Shown To Rotary
BROOKINGS,
Want A Band?
Do You Wish To
Help Start One?
Would this community want
to have its own band?
As one of its many proj
ects for the community the
All-Year Events Association
is trying to interest people
who play some band instru
ment, to come out, next Wed
nesday, Oct. 19, at the high
school gym.
Last lily festival this area
paid out $168.90 just for the
transportation of the Grants
Pass high school band. This
did not include the meals fur
nished the group.
Remember the date, the
time and place!
CURRY COUNTY,
OREGON
Whitey Still Holdout;
Maybe He’s Too Old!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1949
P-L A. BOOKS "PENNY SUPPER"
AT HIGH SCHOOL, SATURDAY EVE
Report last week that he
had not turned in his suit to
Pete Lesmeister, “Whitey”
Matson has been pegged by
teammates as “afraid” to do
that act for a very good rea
son—“He is too old.”
Whitey could not be reach
ed by the Pilot for confirma
tion, but come next spring,
it will be a safe bet that
Whitey will be on hand and
with a clean suit, even if it
is the same one he holds.
The annual Parent-Teachers
Association “Penny Supper,” the
function through which the group
earns most of its finances to do
its work, will be held at the high
school gym, Saturday evening, Oc
tober 15, starting at 6 p. m. A pro
Some 1000 feet of motion pic
gram has been planned followed
tures, taken by Henry Kerr on
the meal with the Barbershop
his trip to Alaska, last summer,
Quartet group as one of the high
were shown to the Brookings Ro
lights.
tary club, Tuesday noon with Mr.
People of the area, as well as
Kerr explaining all scenes as they
Card Party Funds To
parents, are invited to bring a
appeared on the screen.
Aid Annex Building
hot dish of some kind, and en
W ith his boat starting two
SMITH RIVER -A public card joy the get-together which has
days off schedule, Mr. Kerr ex
party, sponsored by the Woman’s become quite a tradition in this
plained that the planned trio
Club, has been set for Wednes district.
was interrupted and disjointed
day evening at 8, for raising of
If you do not wish to bother
for he expected to spend three
funds to go toward completion about table service, paper plates
days in Mt. McKinley park, but
of the Methodist church annex. may be mad at the supper for
had only one.
People who come will be given a small fee.
Mr. Kerr started his pictures
PISTOL RIVER—The diesel the opportunity to play their fa
electric sawmill, being construct vorite game; Canasta, pinochle,
as he pulled away from the dock
ed by Freeman Gatchet, here on bridge, 500, etc., said Mrs. Edna
at Seattle, but hampered by no
Highway 101, just south of the Ross, general chairman.
sunshine most of the time, and
bridge, is now being wired, with
with fog some of the time, Mr.
While the school building is un
Kerr could not bring out the col-
over 4,000 feet of conduit being der construction the church an
ors in the pictures as he would
used in the mill. Power will be nex will be used for a classroom
GOLD BEACH-The 18 -acre
have liked, From the boat, using
furnished
by
two
diesels,
one
a
tract
of land just south of Rogue-
for
the
first
two
grades.
There
GOLD BEACH—George Chris
a telescope lens, he took pictures tian of Christian’s Market, re 375-horse power for the head exists an unprecedented crowded wods, on the Rogue, on Coast
of much of the coast line of Brit- ported here the first of the w’eek rig and one 150-horse power for condition in the local schools.
Hwy 101, is being readied by Mr.
ish Columbia, before coming to that he had dressed 19 deer so the remainder of the mill.
and Mrs. C. C. Howard, for a
Individual motors will be used
Ketchikan, Juneau and Wrangell. far since hunting season opened.
summer home and a private re
throughout
the
mill
for
the
He had several feet of shots taken
sort.
The lower parcel, an 8‘2-
vari-
Stanley Fendrick got a nice 4-
acre piece, with 660 feet river
in the salmon cannery, showing point buck, weighing 115 pounds. ous operations. The mill is on a
frontage, and the mouth of Ed
the barge of fish being unloaded, The hunting party, comprising concrete foundation and is 25x200
son
Creek, emptying into an es
and followed the processing to Sheriff Sabin, Dr. Raymond Erick- feet with a green chain 110 feet
SMITH RIVER—Annual Rally
tuary
with a floating dock, makes
the can. From Wrangell the party son, Douglas DeVoe and Hugh at right angles.
Day of the local Methodist and
the
setting
for the resort.
The
garage
and
machine
shop
took the train to Anchorage and Shields of this place and Col.
Gushchu churches, held Sunday,
A
four-foot
concrete flume was
to Fai) banks, and nil along the Chas. Bell and Harold Burris of is 34x110, with all buildings be was attended by more than 100,
built
to
keep
the creek in the
route points of interest were re- Port Orford, returned last Thurs- ing overed by corrugated alumi including many members of the
same
channel
where
it enters the
corded.
। day frOm a ten-day trip in the num and constructed for perma American Legion post, and Aux-
estuary
and
making
a 40-foot
Fairbanks Flowers Gorgeous
| Steen mountains near Burns. They nency. The capacity will be 40,000 iliary.
roadway
in
front
of
the dock.
Rev. E.
At Fairbanks Mr. Kerr’s pic-J reported a successful tpp, all
Hicks, pastor, told
all board feet per shift and is so
Logs
and
brush
have
been
fast
tures showed the beautiful flow-1 bringing back bucks. They en- constructed that it will be cap the group that it was the 95th an
ened
to
the
bank
of
the
river
to
ers, which have about 60 to 90 countered a little snow on Mc able of handling large timbers.
niversary of the founding of the
keep
it
from
cutting
further
into
The 15-acre swamill tract has church in that area, and told of
days growing season. These were Kenzie Pass.
a 2^-acre pond. Logs for the the founders and the initial trials the property. The Howards ex
rich in color inasmuch as the
mill will be purchased on the of the people who wished to have pect to build a fishing and hunt
sun shines about 20 hours of the
ing lodge on the bench overlook
24, at that latitude.
open market as well as from the a house of worship.
ing
the estuary and river.
logging operations on Pistol Riv
Mr. and Mrs. Kerr, who have
“History affects all of us im
The 10-acre piece on the upper
er. The enterprise will be known mensely,” Rev. Hicks pointed out
for years aided an orphanage in
side
of the highway has winding
in
his
sermon.
“
The
disciples
of!
as
Freeman
Gatchet
Lumber
Co.
that country, visited the place,
GOLD BEACH—A court of hon
roads
among the native myrtles,
and
will
be
in
operation
by
spring.
and took several feet of film or of Boy Scouts will be held at
Christ were 'done away’ with. The
firs
and
other trees with a sweep
showing the methods of teaching the Community hall, Tuesday eve
history concerning these men di
ing
drive
coming to the site pick
and care made for the children, ning, Oct. 18. At 6:45 a pot luck
rectly affects us, more than any
ed
for
their
home. A concrete
One little Indian child, whose dinner, with coffee furnished, will
of us realize. The history of the
reservoir
is
being
built on a small
parents were drunk. tossed it out- be served.
founders of Smith River church,
stream
fed
by
spring
which will
95 years ago, affects us more than
side to freeze, and when picked
Parents, especially with boys
supply
the
water.
The
Howards
we
realize.
up, had become partially paral 11 years of age or older, are
Mrs. Jeri Funari has been se-
spend
the
winter
at
the
Alameda,
yzed from the exposure. The pic invited as well as anyone inter ! lected as leader for the intermed
History has a direct bearing
Calif., home.
ture, however, showed the lad ested in scouting. Scoutmaster iate group of Girl Scouts for this on us,” concluded Rev. Hicks as
happy, despite hjs handicap.
Clarence Phipps and Lee Hild area. Mrs. Crump will continue he told of the community co-op
“Alaska,” said Mr. Kerr, due to reth, assistant scoutmaster, will to lead the girls of the Harbor eration in rushing completion of
lack of sunshine much of the year assist with the tenderfoot inves area. The troop has been without the church annex that it might
has the largest death-rate of any titure ceremony. Other awards services of a leader since Mrs. be used as a classroom until the
part of the U. S. Possessions from will be given members of the Paul Shrader moved to Los An new school building was being
construction. “That is the way
tuberculosis. The natives, too, are troop.
geles about Sept. 1.
GOLD BEACH—Mrs. M a be I
our
forefathers would have done Mack, state extension agent, of
about the heaviest drinkers of
Mrs. Funari, who came here in
whiskey.
May from Aberdeen, Wash., has it, and certainly I believe they home economics, is scheduled to
“In southern Alaska, the tim
speak at the annual Curry Coun
had a number of years experience would approve of our actions.”
A pot luck dinner was served in ty officers training conference of
ber was comparable to that along
in girl leadership in this partic
the banquet room of the Com extension unit members, Thurs
Oregon and Washington coasts.
ular age group.
munity
hall, following the serv day, Oct. 13, at 10 a. m. at the
Frank
Reynolds,
of
Smith
Riv
However, as we went northward,
Announcements have been made
er
and
Piercy,
member
of
Califor
ices
to
a
large crowd remaining. Episcopal youth center, here.
it became scrubbier, and of less
at school of the meeting today,
nia
State
Forestry
Board,
will
value, except, possibly, in paper
Mrs. Fern Townley, Port Or
at the school building at 4 p .m.,
speak informally before today’s when Mrs. Roy Brimm, former
manufacture.”
ford, chairman of the county com
meeting of Azalea Garden Club leader, will introduce her to her
Honolulu Visitor Present
mittee, will act as presiding offi
Charles Frazier, of Honolulu, at Chetco Grange hall. His topic group.
GOLD BEACH—Rains slowed cer for the day.
T. H., was a visitor of the Club, will concern the California State
Members of the county com
All intermediates of last year, the salmon fishing a little. Mostly
coming from his cabin north of Forestry work in the redwoods. and any other girls interested, be Chinooks are now being taken. mittee who will assist in train
Present also will be a forester tween ages of 10 to 14, are urged The large fish in the last week’s ing officers are: Mrs. Grace Yel-
Gold Beach where he was vaca
tioning. He is a charter mem from the Santa Rosa regional of to be present.
Rogue River Salmon derby was ton, Brookings; Mrs. Helen Fain,
ber of that club, past president fice to give a motion picture ver
taken by Willard E. Tapp of Mon Langlois; Mrs. Alma Russell, of
sion of the work now' being done
rovia, Calif., a 35 lbs, 12 oz. chi- Gold Beach, and Mrs. Mabel Os
and past-district governor.
Local News Items
by the state in the redwoods
nook.
trander, Pistol River.
conservation.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Tolman were
All chairmen,
vice-chairmen,
Program chairman, Mrs. Ralph visitors for several days with
Art Bollinger and his broth
Gene Reiling and his grand secretaries, and the following unit
er-in-law, Charles Stevenson re- Luick, will introduce the speak relatives at Reedsport, returning mother, Mrs. George Anderson, chairmen: Azalea, A. C. W. W.,
turned Tuesday from near Lake ers. Garden club members are the middle of the week.
of Grants Pass, spent the week publicity and recreation, are urged
view where both shot deer. Art urged to bring guests to hear
Mrs. J. E. Rouse, sister of Mrs. end at the E. E. Hanscam Sr. to attend to receive information
still likes his hunting, despite these interesting story of the Roy Parker, is visiting her from home. Mrs. Hanscam as also Mrs. and suggestions on how to carry
Casper, Wyoming.
redwoods.
Anderson’s daughter.
the age his hair shows.
out duties of each office.
Pistol River Mill To
Open By Spring
Ground Broken For
Resort, and Home
19 Deer Brought To
Gold Beach Market
Church Rally Day
Mecca For Crowd
G. B. Boy Scouts
Bill Court of Honor
New Girl Scout
Leader Available
Extension Leaders
To Hold Training
Forester Will Speak
To "Garden Club"
Fishing Slowed