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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1950)
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 5. 1950 delt of Knight Landing; three brothers, Ford of Bakersfield. Word has been received here , Norman of \ allejo, LeRoy of by friends, telling of the death | Fresno; several nieces and neph of Mark Wood, old time resi- ews. Funeral services were (held dent of this valley, who passed Dec. 28, at Welti Funeral home anaj away ext at 1110 his nuniu home in in Mcuna Santa Rosa at Santa Rosa, with a reader of Christmas day, following a short Christian Science officiating. Fin- illness. He was born at Visalia, al rites were held at Chapel of Feb. 9, 1878, where he spent his Chimes crematory at Santa Rosa. boyhood days. He was married The annual New Years Ball, to Miss Bertha Wood in Nov. held at the community hall, Sat 1910. With his bride, he came urday evening, was a grand suc to Smith River where he con- cess, w’ith a large crowd from ducted a general store with his all parts of the county and other brother for a number of years, localities, to welcome in the selling to buy the Harbor store new year. The hall was decorated which he conducted for many with evergreen and three large years, selling to Elmer Hans bunches of colored balloons at cam. After disposing of his land the ceiling, which wrere let down at Harbor they moved to Santa at midnight along with noise Rosa. Surviving are, the widow: makers and hats to welcome in Bertha, two sisters, Julia Orth- 1950. Proceeds of the dance will ma, of Oakland and Louise Kin- go toward upkeep of the com munity hall. The first New Year treat to the county when residents were awakened Monday morning to SMITH RIVER C. 0. LEONARD L L LEONARD The World's Best Climate PAGE EIVE daughter, Mrs. Ray Olson, and look out the window was the to make their home here. Mrs. Eddie Westbrook is guest family. blanket of snow. Children of the Warren Young, of near Port community had a jolly time play- of her sister, Mrs. Ada Hursch land, state Grand Master of the ing in the snow and making of i r,nd daughter ___ „___ ____ the V ariety at _____ snowmen. Tuesday a heavy frost 1 Store, while her grandson, Mr. I. O. O. F., will lx* an official vis and plenty of ice, caused water and Mrs. Wm. Westbrook are itor of the local Odd Fellows, pipes to be non-operative. It was spending the holidays with rel- Thursday evening. Mrs. G. P. Christenson and sis on Jan. 21, 1949 that the com- atives at Milbrae, Calif. ter, Mrs. Stan Patterson, return munity also was covered with ed last Thursday from Para snow. . dise, Calif, where they had vis Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hall and Howard Groesbeck, with the U. ited their mother for a few days daughters. Billie and Barbara, following Christmas. were hosts for a dinner party S. Marine Corps, was a visitor The Carl Berger family spent at their home New’ Years Eve. in the area during the holidays. the holidays visiting relatives in Guests included Mr. and Mrs. He is a graduate of the Brook and near Eugene. B. J. Slater and daughter, Mr. ings high schcool. Dr. Doane and G. W. Milford, and Mrs. R. D. Rowley and two of Rivers End, were visitors in The daughters. Rev. E. C. Hicks, town, Tuesday, attending the We wish to thank all thoge group enjoyed an evening of vis- ' kind friends of Brookings and iting until midnight, when they Rotary club meeting. greeted the new’ year. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hassett Harbor for their many acts of and two children of Eugene, and kindness, for their cards of sym Mrs. James Cuney and two children of Chehalis. Wash., ar Mr. and Mrs. F. T. McTimmonds, pathy and those floral pieces in rived here to join Mr. Curley, parents of Mrs. Frank Hassett, our recent bereavement. They who operates the C. & R. Ga were New Years visitors at the have helped so much. Mrs.. Irene McPherson, rage. The children enrolled in Frank Hassett home. Mr. and Mrs. Hassett spent Christmas at Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stoops, the school, Tuesday. The family Coquille, at the home of their Mr. and Mrs. Dean McPherson. is building a new home and plan LOCAL NEWS Card Of Thanks Brokers Complete Real Estate Service NOTARY PUBLIC Bo? ¿11 South end of town Brookings, Oregon Here are some “new” ocean frontage building lots: not on a bluff but fine beach. Beautiful trees, These lots are rare gems 1 south of Harbor. Also ocean acreage just north of Brookings with wonderful soil I and view. We now have several fine buys in river frontage from 6 acres to 45 acres—with loads of fruit, berries, pasture, etc. * ♦ ♦ Two new listings on mountain homes and farms. These are forc ed sales, so be sure to see them! .... ¿imu,, Excellent town buy—two lots and unfinished house, furnished with practically new furniture. Room for two more houses. $1900 takes all. Terms from $500 down. Several other good buys with smal Idown payments. Drop in । and we will gladly talk terms and show you these. We Work With SPEED to Fill Your NEED!......... UliSCI Step into the more thanes Enter the WALTER WINCHELL $200,000 NAMETHE^CAR « more Big! Big! Big! Big! CONTEST!!! A Contest to find a name for the new low- priced car in the low-price field That will be added to the Kaiser-Frazer line. First prize, >10,000.00 cash. Over 1000 other cash prize«. Every prize matched, dollar-for-dollar, by a cash donation to the Damon Runyon Memo- rial Cancer Fund, in honor of each individual for your money 123^ inch wheelbase ends “short car fatigue”... nukes driving a relaxing joy! » 10-ft. 4^-in. total seating space; luxury riding for 6 over-sized adults! Powerful Thunderhead Engine has gas-saving 7.3-to-l high compression ratio! ) 27.5 cubic feet trunk space equalled by only one other car at any price! prize winner! Double Prize Money ’ Have your Kaiser-Frazer dealer or salesman enter an approximate appraisal of your pres ent car on your Official Entry Blank and you automatically double any prize money you might win, and double any donation to the Cancer Fund in your honor! Your Kaiser-Frazer dealer has your Official Entry Blank. Contains all rules. Costs nothing to enter. Send in as many entries as you please. Now! Even more headroom in the spacious rear seat! Im proved headlining, new tailor ing method gives extra insulat ed interior “custom” look I Now! Famous Trn line steer ing made even sturdier, smooth er, safer. To make bad-weather driving easier, windshield wiper blades have been re-designed I Now! Noise and duet virtual ly sealed out by new insulation; you talk in conversational tones at any speed; arrive fresh, relaxed and clean! Now! Shock ahsorbers re Now! New type of silent,“Vel designed tu almost eliminate “road shock”; give an even smoother, sway-free, pitch-free ride on the roughest roads. vetaction” clutch, plus re designed gear shift bell crank, gives the «moothest gear shifting known! HAGGERTY TWINSERVICE, Sole Curry County Agents Brookings, Oregon
