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Nowhere a Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community
Volume Four, Number 34
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BROOKINGS, CUR r F c OUNTY, OREGON
Thursday, October 20, 1949
P.-T. A. Attracted
Many, Saturday,
To “Penny Supper" =—
Huge Crowd Expected Here Oct. 29th Raised;
nResu“itator
Equipment
For S. P. |L B. S. Q. S. A. Charter Night Has Been Purchased
While there is no way to ob
tain a complete check of the
By and through generous do
number of people served at the
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All available accommodations ! thereafter be identified as Brook purchased at Grayshel’s Coffe* nations on the part of all organ
1949 Parent-Teachers Associa
izations of the community, the
tion. “Pennpy Supper,” several in the Brookings area will be ■ ings Chapter, No. 675, of the So- Mill.
packed
to
capacity
on
Oct.
29,
ciety
for
the
Preservation
and
estimates say that more than due to the deluge of requests for
I his special evening of unique much-advertised resuscitator has
Quartet Singing in America, Inc., entertainment is another “first” become another item of property
three hundred ate during the reservations from the
evening. The association’s funds quartets and choruses. visiting which enjoys a membership of for Brookings and heralds another and will be put with the ambu-
from the event totaled more than Vaughan, chairman of the Donald more than 30,000.
step forward in the progress of ance where It will be ready m
com- At Pine Cone Theatre
$170, it was announced.
Encouragement of Barber Shop any emergency.
mittee for reservations, has been
When the final amount had
The Pine Cone Theatre, where this community.
Started a few years ago, the swampted for the past few
days
been
realized last week, the cit
the
celebration
is
to
be
held,
will
“penny supper” has become ex and states that if he
Of all the chapters of the S.
has
this
izens
responsible for its purchase
have
nearly
half
of
its
seating
tremely popular, and constitutes job to handle again, he is going
P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. throughout
remarked
that it was another ex
capacity
ocupied
by
visiting
quar
the associations principal means to demand a staff of office help.
the United States and Canada,
of
what
ample
tets
and
choruses
which
will
leave
of raising finances to carry on its
there are very few located in tion could do. a little co-opera
This
Cavalcade
of
Harmony,
only
approximately
175
seats
re
annual work. The reported mem which the residents of Brookings
areas as sparsely populated as
The dual-unit resuscitator, dis
bership at the supper was set at and Harbor will be privileged to maining that will be available to ours. It is therefore with special
played
for about a month at the
local
theatre
goers
and,
as
this
pride the Pilot salutes the pro
174, by the membership chairman. hear, is brought about by the
Moore
’
s
Variety, is now in cus
issue
goes
to
press,
it
is
under-
A preview of the local chapter celebration attendant with the
gressive and forward-thinking
tody
of
the ambulance associa-
stood
that
more
than
half
of
members and officers of the local
ol S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. group presentation of its charter to the
tion,
and
will be available to any
these
are already sold. Tickets chapter, No. 675, and say, “Wel
was much to the liking of the new Brookings chapter which will
person
in
the area.
for
the
remaining
seats
may
be
come, S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A.!”
people, who will be given an
Left
with
the Rotary club last
opportunity to witness the charter
summer,
a
committee was ap-
presentation of the group.
Frost On Bridge Cause
pointed
to
contact
or-
Decade Since Man- Owen Crocker And ganizations with an all idea other
Mrs. Lloyd Morris, local presi Of Car Wreck, Sunday
of
pur
dent, told of the association aims
Within six weeks more
Mary Ettinger Were chase.
for the coming year, and intro Striking frost on the Winchuck Made Fire Raged
than
three-fourths
of the amount
duced all her officers and com bridge, Sunday morning, came
had
been
realized.
A
list of donors
Wed, Grants Pass follows:
mittees. Lynn Hampton introduc near being serious to Mrs. Ro In Chetco District
ed the faculty of the local school berta Stafford and Alma Lou Sal
Surprise marriages are seem- American Legion Aux,...
GOLD BEACH — The Chetco
10.00
systen).
man, in the Stafford pickup.
district of the Siskiyou National ingly becoming a habit here in American Legion ......... . $ 50.00
The eighth grade won the prize
The pickup skidded, tore a hole Forest has now gone through 10 this area—couples find it is a Archie Anderson ............ 25.00
for the month of having the big in the bridge railing, and the consecutive years without having romantic thing to do.
Fred Anderson ................
Owen Crocker, best known as Azalea Garden Club ..... 25.00
girl was thrown clear of a fire caused by human careless
gest percentage of parents as as- Salman
'
sociation members.
the car and knocked unconscious. ness. Ranger Porisch reports that he rides his Fordson tractor in Ruth Bathiany ................ 25.00
Medical examination revealed a total of 12 fires occurred dur the fields of the area, doing cus- Better Half Club ..JLT.T 1.00
no serious injury, although the ing this period. Of these 10 were tom tractor work, and Mary -Et Boy Scouts ........................ 10.00
Funeral Held Mon. girls
were badly shaken.
caused by lightning, one by a tingcr slipped away to Grants Mr. and Mrs. Carman...... 10.00
1.00
burning house an,d one by a Jap Pass Oct. 11, and before a judge Curtis Chapman ............. 25.00
For Co. Treasurer
anese bomb. The total area burn who was also a minister, were Chetco Grange................... 25.00
GOLD BEACH—Funeral serv Pioneer Builder
ed over was only about 26 acres. married with two city officials as Chetco Rod & Gun Club ... 100.00
ices lor Mrs. Irene Boyd, county
The Chetco district was for witnesses.
Wm. Crissey ....................
treasurer, were held Monday af Passes, Monday
With many of his usual cus- Cub Scouts ...................... 25.00
tunate in having only two light
&00
ternoon at 2:30, at the Commun
ning fires during the lengthy and tomers or partons waiting for Fire District .................... 100.00
ity church, with Rev. Mr. Kmecik
GOLD BEACH—Frederick H. extremely dry 1949 fire season, him to prepare their lily ground Joe J. Gallagher .............
10.00
of Bandon conducting. Interment Sorber, 68, died Monday at the One of these, the Kimball Hill for planting, Owen and Mary re Gordon Goetz ...........
25.00
was at the new' Gold Beach cem local hospital. He was born
----- at flre, burning in heavy oak brush, turned after but one day wed Harbor Community Club ... 10.00
etery.
Gretna, Nebr., March 11, 1R«1. । reached a size of 25 acres before ding trip.
Erskine Miller .................
3.00
Mrs. Boyd, ailing for some time,
He was married to Margarie 1 controlled. Only prompt action by
The couple will be at home at Mrs. Bertha Moore ..........
1.00
died at the University of Calif- Monroe, of Monroe, Wise., at smoke jumpers, the district fire the Ettinger place, on Easy St., Odd Fellows ......
70.00
fornia hospital, San Francisco, Grangeville, Idaho, in 1910. Fol organization, and the -ocopera- to their friends.
P.-T. A..................... ..1ZZ 10.00
where she had been a patient, at lowing carpentry, the young cou tion of the Coos-Curry Fire Pa
Rebekah Lodge ................. 25.00
intervals, for the past two years. ple moved to Seattle where Ruth trol prevented it from becoming Tax Statements Will Be
John Rogers ................... 5.00
Born Gladys Irene Chenow’eth, Mary was born. They moved to a much larger fire. The other
Rotary Club ....................... . 100.0
daughter of George D. and Mary Gold Beach in 1914 and a son. fire was put out by Emery Wal Mailed Out By Nov. 1
Satellite
Club ................. 10.00
GOLD BEACH — This year’s
Adeline Chenoweth, at Denmark DeForest Frank, was born in 1915. lace, rancher, living far up the
Goldie
Smith
..................... 5.00
tax statements will number about
Mr. Sorber followed the build Chetco River.
Oregon, Dec. 26, 1905, she moved
V.
F.
W.
Aux................
12.50
2800 and will be mailed about
when a girl, with her parents, to ing trade, working at Crescent
Ranger Porisc wishes to extend Nov. 1, by Sheriff R. G. Sabin, V. F. W. Post ................. 25.00
Gold Beach, where she lived the City, Brookings and the surround- a well-deserved thank you for tax collceor.
Collection Jars .............. 101.50
ing area, makings his headquar himself and his fire crew, to the
remainder of her life.
This year’s total tax assess
In 1922, she wras married to ters here, except during the two | people of Curry county for their ments
Total Collection
$850.00
levied in the county for
Ernest LaVerne Boyd, to which wars when he worked in ship excellent co-operation in prevent all purposes
is
$428,857.02.
The
union was born a son, Norman, yards.
ing forest fires. Few, if any, com
Surviving are his son, DeForest munities can boast of a better total value subject to taxation is Man Injured Near
and a daughter, Barbara, both of
Since 1945 the coun
whom live in Gold Beach. Mr. of Gold Beach, daughter, Ruth record. It is proof that loggers, $6,212,370.00.
ty
’
s
total
value
subject to taxa
Mary
of
North
Bend
and
five
Boyd was serving as Curry Co
ranchers, miners, hunters, fisher tion has increased from $4,818,240 Ophir, Saturday
grandchildren.
treasurer when taken by death
men, tourists and other users of
Last rites were held here Wed the forests have been careful us to the present figure, making an
GOLD BEACH—Kenneth Walk-
m 1942 and Mrs. Boyd was ap
increase in valuation of $394,- er, of Edmonds, Wash., was in
pointed by the county court to nesday afternoon with Rev. Leo ing fire in the woods.
130,00 in five years.
jured in an auto accident last
finish his unexpired term. Since VanDolson, of Brookings, officiat
It has resulted in the saving of
In
the
same
five-year
period
ing.
Interment
was
at
the
local
Saturday
evening when his car
then she has been regularly elect
thousands of dollars of taxpayers the amount assessed in 1945 was
cemetery.
left
the
highway,
turning com
ed by the voters.
money which would otherwise $134,433.22 with this this year’s
pletely
over,
on
the
curve just
Member of the Community
' have been expended in putting total of $428,857.02, or an in-
south
of
the
James
ranch,
out of
Presbyterian church, she is sur
* out fires. Merchantable timber crease in governmental cost of
Donald
Sosey
Appointed
Ophir.
He
was
thrown
out
of
vived by her son, Norman Ray,
has been saved and old burns are $294,423.80 in five years.
the
car
and
received
a
bad
blow
County
Treasurer,
Mon.
and daughter, Barbara Boyd Se-
being permitted to re-produce,
on the back of his head, render
Ker, her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
slowly
but surely, to stands of
GOLD BEACH—Donald Sosey
ing
him unconscious. He was alone
George Chenoweth, two brothers, was appointed in a special session young timber for future use.
Weather Report in the
car and his cousin, Maurice
Norman of Gold Beach and Wil of Curry County Court Monday
for the past week, ending on Walker, who was following, gave
liam of Oregon City; a sister, Mrs. from a group of several applicants
Last Sunday at St. Timothys Sunday:
Max. Min. Rain first aid and rushed him to the
Neva Boyd of Gold Beach.
to fill the office of county treas the infant son and daughter of October 10
60
42
hospital. He was released the
urer, left vacant by the death of Mr. and Mrs E. Rapraeger were October 11
.58
52
.09 next day. The car, a late model,
, Miss Rusty Briscoe and Doyle Mrs. Irene Boyd. Donald is a baptized. The Vicar, Rev. Chas. October 12
.68
50
was badly damaged.
bHausch of Fortuna spent Sunday young World War 2 veteran, serv M. Lever, officiated. After the October 13
..76
48
He had been visiting his mother,
in Brookings and Harbor visiting ing with the marines. He came ceremony the congregation was October 14
.70
47
Mrs. Ruth Nielson of Saunders
Mr. Rausch’s family and friends. to Gold Beach about a year ago entertained at a buffet luncheon October 15
48
.70
Creek, and other relatives here
Both young people attended the and was married to a local girl, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rap October 16
63
48
.... and Pistol River for the past few
Brook :s high school last year. 4 Miss Maxine Johnston.
raeger.
Rain for week
.111 days.