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VOLUME FOUR. NUMBER FORTY-FIVE
CURRY COUNTY
FACES A BRIGHT
YEAR IN '1950'
BROOKINGS,
Winchuck Resident
Victim Of Heart
Attack, Dec. 28
CURRY COUNTY,
OREGON
THURSDAY. JANUARY 5, 1950
MARCH OF DIMES "SNAKE" AS HOBBY, TOLD ROTARY
CLUB AT MEETING, TUESDAY NOON
Whether or not appropriate at] men employed on the Pacific
Masonic services were held at
this time of the year, Brookings I Gas and Electric, was bitten and
11 a. m. Tuesday at the Baptist
Rotary club, Tuesday noon, had naturally he did the wrong thing
Curry county holds prospects of
¡Community church for Arthur II.
a lesson snakes and their hab so was dead within 12 hours.
remarkable 1950, if observations
! Shean, resident near the Win
its, as told by George Milford,
“To 'acquaint the men about
of ye editor can be taken for
chuck bridge, who died suddenly
member of Red Bluff, Calif., the habits of snakes in this sec
what they may seem. Last Fri-
last Wednesday evening from a
club, who has a winter home at tion, 1 became interested, more
day, being called to the north
heart attack, following the eve
Rivers End, and who is a regular so as I delved into the zoology,
end of the county, he took spe-
ning meal, Rev. Nick Neufeld,
until it has becocme quite a hob
attendant of the local club.
cial notice of the improvements
pastor, officiated, with Sidney
“
There
are
in
the
world,
some
by with me.
which have been wrought in the
in
Croft
lodge,
A.
F.
&
A.
M.
“Snakes come under two class
2200 different types and species
........ since the beginning of
months
charge. Cremation followed at
of snakes, and about them have ifications: those which lay eggs
> 1949, on a similar trip.
Grants Pass.
arisen many stores, most of all and those which give birth to
Near Pistol River, by spring
Coming to this area about two
false. I came to study snakes their young. Under this latter
will be a large sawmil in oper-
years ago, with his wife, Mr.
1
quite
by accident. One of the group comes the rattlesnake, one
ation, which will help the econ- j
Shean was born in New York
most of us are familiar with.
omy of that section.
state February 9, 1873. He was
“The most poisonous of all the
Near Ophir, and the Fred Ad laised to degree of Master Ma
snakes is the king cobra, found
ams place is being built another son at Jamestown, New York, in
mostly in India, Malaya, and
large sawmill, perhans the big 1914, having been a constant and
that section of Asia. Their pois
gest south of Coos Bay. This is ;
devout member since.
on is fatal to any living thing,
expected to add much to the
Born
at
Randolph,
N.
GOLD
BEACH
—
The
annual
and no antidote has ever been
county’s wealth These are but
state convention of local 4-H found for it.
Mr. Shean was born at Ran-
two examples of what the lum
leaders will be attended this , “Second comes the diamond-
ber industry believes in its fu dolph, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1873. He
year by a delegation from Cur back rattlers of southeastern U.
married Rose Wilhelm, in 1898,
ture.
ry county as guests of the Curry S., which is a close second to
With deep-water shipping is at Jamestown, N. Y.
County Bank, says Dorothy New the cobra for poison, but still
promised early this summer the
He followed telephone busi
ton, county extension agent. The not so destructive. The rattler
lumber market for the southern ness mots of his life, being in
The Junior class play, “Bolts convention is to be held at Cor does not stalk its prey as does
end of the county has been giv spector for the state of New’
the cobra, and is not nearly as
York, later to become manager and Nuts,” postponed from a vallis, Jan. 24, 25, and 26.
en promise of stability.
vicious.
“We feel that we can contrib
Port Orford, through a couple for the Oswego County Independ previous date, will be presented
“Of all the snakes in the en
at
the
high
school
gym,
Thurs
ute
most by sending leaders to
of embyro businesses, has a re- ent Telephone Co., remaining in
tire
world, only aliout one-eighth
day, January 12, at 8 p. m. The this meeting,” is the statement
new’ed faith in the future. These that employ until 1941.
of Clarence H. Young, cashier of are poisonous. The snake is a
For a time he made his home cast is:
two are: the crab cannery and
Benita Bolt, Rebcccas’s niece the bank, when making the offer. peculiar reptile, or animal, as it
the Oregon Coast Berry Co., the in the western part of Long
He is well sold on the value of were. He cannot stand many ex-
nurserymen for the famed blue Beach, Calif., later at Hayden —Nancy Vincent.
club work as an educational in t remes, neither is he as cold
berries, w’hich hold promise for Lake, Idaho, coming here in
Lutie Spinks, the' maid who
stitution and realizes that local and clammy as one is likely to
May, 1948. He was a member of winks—Beverly Hill.
agriculturists on the coast.
leadership is ’ts greatest limi suppose. The snake’s temper-
With promise of more pow’er the Methodist church and was
Rebecca Bolt, manager of the
ature usually is about a degree
tation.
when Bonneville Power Admini once a member of Rotary.
Bolt Sanitarium for Mental Hy
warmer than the ground under
This
is
part
of
a
national
pro-
He is survived by his widow, giene—Phyllis Darger.
stration gets it high tension line
g r a m sponsored by organized him. He is most active between
। erected to Gold Beach, the prob one daughter, Rachel Morrill, of
Martha Grubb, the cook, a mob bankers in which each local bank 70 and 80 degrees fahrenheit.
lem of electricity will have been Winter Park, Calif., a sister, Rose ancholiao—Shirley Kerr.
“Snakes hibernate during the
participates. Oregon bankers are
solved for at least several dec Shean Ford of New Rockford, N.
Twink Starr, Benita’s fiance, tops nationally as measured by winter, but they are careful in
ades. This will assure business Dak., a brother-in-law’, James with delusions of grandeur Don
recognition at the recent meet the spring, seemingly wise to the
of steady and sufficient power. Kearney of Brookings; 2 grand Jaklewicz.
ing
of American Bankers Associ time all danger of frosts has
Dairying, long been handled children, and a host of friends.
Dr. Hippocrates Joy, a psy ation. A plaque was awarded to past before they come forth. The
by a few’ who saw’ a future in
chiatrist—Larry Beaumont.
each participating bank and may snake cannot withstand heat, es
that line, will take on a new’
Henry Goober, the porter, so be seen on display in the lobby pecially under direct rays of the
meaning, especially in the south
afraid of lunatics—George Ber of the local bank.
sun. He will die in heat over 85
end of the county by the an
ger.
degrees unless he can find shade
The
three-day
meeting
at
Cor
nouncement of a new’ creamery
Phineas Plunkett, a lawyer vallis will be attended by lead in which to hide and cool.
“Safety” is the theme of the I
,
™ •
at Brookings.
January meeting of the Parent- jwith a humility complex-Chris ers from all communities in Or
“People need not fear snakes
Highway work on U. S. 101,
Brown.
as
much as the} do. If you hap-
egon,
announces
L.
J.
Allen,
state
slow as it may seem, has already Teachers Association,, at the H.
Miss
Prunella
Figg,
a
patient
pt
n
to come upon a snake, stop,
club leader. He is planning the
been seen at Port Orford, where S. gym tonight, when films will with claustrophobia
Joanne best program that has ever been and not move until the snake
20-odd curves have been elim be shown, telling about:
Fadling.
given. Outstanding speakers are does. If he sees you do not in
1. Gun safety.
inated, and several miles cut
Cadwalleder
Clippy,
a
patient,
already scheduled. Sears Roe tend to harm him, he will slither
2. Bicycling with complete
from the journey.
afraid
of
cats
Carl
Kinion.
buck foundation will serve the away and you would have to in-
Interest is constantly being safety.
patient banquet to climaxe the meeting. jure him afterwards to make
Mrs.
Gertie
Glossop,
a
3. Horse sense in horse pow
shown by people of other states
who fears contamination — Ad-
lim fight. Snakes do not always
er
on the roads.
in coastal property, especially in
rienne Zook.
give
warning before they strike.
the
local
Bar
A
quartet
from
Curry county. Many are inter
darling Doubleheader will Be
Wilbur
Glossop,
her
If
you
are bitten by a rattler,
ested in ocean-frontage, indica bershoppers will be heard, as child—Jack Johnson.
Played
Here
Saturday
More fast basketball is being and if it is in position you can
tive of the trend of population will community singing.
Jack Gordon, a young interne
icach it with your mouth, cut
Everyone
is
urged
to
come
to
promised the local fans, when,
shift.
—
Kenneth
Pierce.
children
Mar- the wound, cause it to bleed, and
Curry county, if indications are help the room of their
When the masterful Miss Re Saturday, Jan. 7, Bay City
suck out the venom, for as long
for this
to
win
the
phonograph
ket of Crescent City will play
correct, faces its brightest year.
becca
Bolt,
whose
hobby
is
psy-
as several hours. It is a good
month.
the Ramrod B squad and Case
choonalysis,
inherits
a
spooky
old
plan to have a tourniquet above
Room representatives of the
Sport Shop will meet the first
mansion
from
an
eccentric
broth
do
will
fifth and sixth grades
string, in a double header at the the bite.
er,
she
turns
it
into
a
sanitarium
“I have made a study of these
Annual meeting of the local the serving of refreshments.
for patients with phobias and local gym. starting at 8 p. m. reptiles and I find they are in
It will be remembered that it
unit of the Pacific Bulb Growers
Mr. and Mrs. J. Elmer Parker nervous diseases, much to th«'
teresting from every standpoint.
Association will be held at the
was the Case team that gave
returned
home
dismay
of
her
niece,
Benitia.
their It is quite a sight to watch one
Chetco Grange hall, 8 p. m. on and son, Earl,
Whereupon the nuts start to the Ramrods a race for
Portland where
shed its skin, and they accomp
Monday
from
Tuesday, Jan. 10. All members they spent two4weeks over the pour in, and the fun begins in lives last week.
and those wishing to join, are holidays. They report that driv- earnest. Be sure to see this play
The Bay City team is noted lish this feat without tearing the
urged to be present. Officers for
for its hard playing, always on old skin, which you would find
ing conditions were terrible on |—admission, adults, o0c; reserv-
1950 will be elected at this time.
the drive from the first whistle, impossible to do.
I cd seats, 75c.
the
trip
home.
A. IIOFFELDT, Secretary.
FIGHT
INFANTILE
PARALYSIS
JANUARY 16’31
Junior Class Play
Set For Jan. 12,
H. S. Gymnasium
"Saftety" Theme
Of P.-T. A. Meet
Annual Meeting
4-H Leaders Will
Be Sent To OSC By
Curry Co. Bapk