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The World's Beet Climate
Chetco Grange
Seats '50 Officers
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
OPHIR NEWS
LANGLOIS NFWc
School Notes
Both volleyball and basketball
teams suffered an overwhelming
defeat at the hands of Gold Beach
—the county seaters were ahead
most of the way in both games.
Final Scores: Gold Beach 42, and
Langlois, 17 in basketball and
Gold Beach 41, Langlois, 21 in
volleyball.
THURSDAY, JANÜARŸ Ï2, 1950
Mrs. J. T. Prince, Tom Prince
and family, Mrs. Sadie Postal,
and the honored guest and hus
band.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rath en-j
tertained at a four-course din-/
ner Sunday evening, Jan. 8, the
following guests: Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hayes,
Gordon Asher and Mrs. Sadie
Postal. The popular game of ca
nasta was played.
NANCY MOORE, Correspondent
By Frances Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morril and
Virginia, Carol and Jerry Sau-
son spent the holidays at Camas,
ders
of
Coos
River
were
week-end
First meeting of 1950 held by
Wash., visiting her sister, Mr.
Chetco Grange, last Friday, saw visitors in this area. Bertha Ann
Moore, Lee Pollock and Dick Nash Morrill returned on Jan. 2, but
installation of officers for the
accompanied them back to Coos Mrs. Morril and son remained for
coming year. Visitors for the eve-
a visit of a few months.
ning were County Deputy and River.
Art Hames, Cameron Thom,
Ophir high took a double head
Mrs. Fred Adams, Mr. and Mrs.
and Pat Dignan of Gold Beach,
J. O. Phipps and Mrs. Effie Col er from Port Orford last Friday, made a brief call at the Frank
lins of the Ophir Grange, and the basketball score was 33 to 18
Moore home, Jan. 2. The boys
Mrs. Docia Sweet of Sixes unit. I and volleyball, 56 to 15.
Ophir town team defeated the were on their way to University
Mrs. Edith Ackley, of Pine
At the first regular meeting
of Oregon at Eugene where they
Forest Grange, became a mem Coquille Active Club by a large
in
1950 of the city council, Mon
score of 79 to 30, Monday evening. are students.
The people of the upper Chet
ber by deposit of her demit.
day
evening, Harry Bruner was
The pupils and teachers of the
Langlois Home Extension unit appointed to fill vacancy caused co were isolated by the heavy
Acting as installing officer, Co.
Ophir schools are enjoying their met Jan. 5, for a demonstration
snow in that area, being over a
Deputy Adams installed:
new motion picture projector. A on home lighting. Miss Dorothy by resignation of Averill Walker foot on Wilson Prairie, The
Master—Kathryn Reekman.
W. A. Andrews was re-appointed
few of the pictures that have been Newton, HDA, gave the demon
Overseer—Ben Jones.
treasurer and B. I. Mather re county road crew worked Mon
seen
are
“
Beauty
for
Keeps,
’
’
stration
and
showed
a
movie
on
Lecturer—Lillian Zumpfe.
corder aod Howard Herron was day, cutting out a large tree
“Blasting Caps,” “Smokejumpers’ the progress made in home light
Steward—Emery Hyland.
retained as city marshal until that had blocked the road near
ing from the days of the pitch
Asst. Steward—Frank Moore. and “Electronics at work.”
March 1. The acceptance of the the Leo Lucas Barn.
Miss Frances A. Miller and flare to modern types of lighting.
Chaplain—Jessie Judkins.
Mrs. Beryl Bollinger enter
Gold
Beach-Wedderburn
Fire
Thos. J. Hawkins, principal of the The meeting had been scheduled
Treasurer—Roy Hendry.
Protection District obligations tained a group of friends Sun
Ophir schools, were united in mar at Mrs. Fain’s home, but due to
Secretary—Clara Hyland.
was completed. Properties out day afternoon at a stork shower
riage by Justice of the Peace her husband’s illness w’as held at
Gatekeeper—Dave Crockett.
side the incorporated city will in honor of Mrs. Elmer Clausen.
Haynes at Bandon, Dec 31. Mrs. the Stella Slocum home. Next
Ceres—Coramae Asche.
receive the same protection as Appropriate games and visiting
Hawkins is the daughter of Mr. meeting will be held at Mrs. El
Pomona—Eva Springer.
the city at an annual tax of $250 made the afternoon go by quick
and Mrs. Eldon Miller of this sie Quinn’s home in Denmark, on
Flora—Lena Crockett.
The transfer and agreement was ly, with many nice presents be
Feb. 2, with kitchen storage as
Lady Assistant Steward—Ber area.
signed by L. E. Goudy, Pres., Or ing received by honored guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams, Mrs. the subject.
nadine Steele.
in Hess, Bill Wallace and Doug The Clausen family recently <
C. H. Phipps and Mrs. Dean Col-
Musician -Alice Putnam.
Mrs. Ollie Burgess left for Cali- las DeVoe, directors of the the moved from the Bollinger neigh- %
Home Economics Committee line of Ophir and Mrs. Docia i fornia early Sunday morning to district. Final plans for thg sew borhood to the Baxter Courts in
Sweet of Sixes went to Chetco visit her daughter, who is ill.
Chairman—Ellen Jaggers.
er and disposal plant were dis Harbor.
Grange last week to help install
Executive Committee: A. C.
Bob Whitbeck and Lloyd La- cussed and made ready for the
officers for that Grange.
public hearing.
Thompson, Fred Gustafson and
Full Gospel
Mrs. Docia Sweet was a visitor Soller wrere visitors at the home
Roy Springer. Deputy Adams was over the week-end at the home of M. C. Whitbeck this week. The
A group of friends and neigh
(Undenominational)
assisted in the installation by of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams.
boys, who attend high school at bors surprised Mrs. Tony Rath
William Ward, Pastor
Mrs. Phifips as marshal, Mrs.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
The Grange home economics Rainier, came dow’n when the on her birthday, Friday, Jan. 6,
Collins as regalia bearer and club held its regular meeting last heavy snowfall in the north had at their home on Jerrys Flat.
Supt. Mrs. Lew’is T. Knapp.
Mrs. Adams as emblem bearer; Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Jack caused their school to be closed After gifts were opened, a buffet
Morning Worship at 11 a. m.
Mrs. Bertha Moore Chaplain and Taylor.
for several days.
lunch was served to Mr. and Mrs.
Sunday night at 7:30.
Mrs. Edna Weigel as musician.
Thursday night, Bible study
Walter Hofsess visited at the J. C. Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Gor-
A Mens chorus furnished sing-
Asher,
Mrs.
Walton
Miller,
don
and
prayer. Come and help us
George Chenoweth home on Jerry
ing for the ceremony.
Mr.
grow!
If you do not have a way,
and
Mrs.
Warren
Miller,
Mr.
Flat, Jan. 2.
After installation social hour
Mrs. Wanda Volck is recuper and Mrs. Cliff Cooper, Mr. and please let us know!
was enjoyed with refreshments
ating nicely from a recent oper-1
RIVER Sam Lopez, ation, which she underwent at the
being served by Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. Jaggers, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jr., 28, former resident of Rivers Mast hospital, at Myrtle Point.
Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. John End, lost his life in Klamath She will soon return to her dut
River, Monday, when the victim ies at Bandon schols.
Rogers.
and his friend, Donna Frye, of
Dec. 28, Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Klamath, were upset in a canoe Strain and Hal went to Redwood
seven miles up from Klamath.
I approached the first home with trepidation. Snow water was
City, Calif., to visit her sister.
The girl was forced to hang They returned to Langlois on running six inches deep down the field road; but, by a careful
on desparately until rescued on Jan. 2.
balancing act along a snowbank, and by some dexterous jumps,
GOLD BEACH Wayne Walc-j
a small island where Lopez is
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hale and I made the slope with little water over my rubbers. The house
cak, 4-year-old son of Mr. and reported to have aided her in
two sons are spending a short
was unpainted and weatherbeaten. Its porch was a junk heap,
Mrs. Ed Walccak, was discharg reaching before he disappeared
time with relatives at Florence.
ed Friday from the hospital af under water.
but, unlike the dirty interior, the wind and rain had kept the
Visitors at the home of Frank
ter reviving treatment for a |
The pair w ere coming down the Moore Sunday afternoon were Mr. porch fairly clean.
badly injured arm. Last Tuesday ।
Several children sat around on the table and on whatever else
river shortly alter noon and hit and Mrs. Jack Hames of Gold
Wayne went to the Al Curtis j
a submerged rock which literally Beach.
was
available while I visited with the mother and father. The fur-
home to play. Mis. Curtis was
tore the boat apart. The pair
Bill Brannon is now working at niture if it could be called such was old. There were few’ of
not at home but the washing
were
dumped
into
the
frigid
wa-
Brookings on county road work. the amenities of life in evidence. Both parents were smoking.
machine was running and Wayne
ter.
Miss
Frye
was
picked
up
by
while playing about it got his
Langlois seemed to be the ideal
“Things are tough, and we aren’t rich,’’ said the father. He gol
sleeve caught in the wringer, pull Game Warden Jack McKellar to place for people who don’t like up and said ho was going out.
be sent to Seaside hospital for
ing his arm in, up to the elbow’.
snow. Saturday it was reported
“Yes, and get drunk, too,” said his son, a lad of about eight 01
treatment of shock and exposure.
that snow had fallen both north
Accordin'*, to Mis. Walccak, in
nine.
and south, but Sunday we had a
trying to I ree his arm. he took Storm Hits Area
Del Norte county had one of lot of sleet Brrrrr it was cold!
A bright new car glistened in front of the next home where I
a pan with a handle, and put it
the
worst
wind
and
electrical
called. It was a nice home. The floor was covered with linoleum
in to
some of th
1
storms
in
its
histry
Monday
night
ure Í
rugs, and soft upholstered furniture invited one to sit dowm. Every
who had gone to the neighbors when a string south wind ended
thing was clean. A modern oil heater radiated warmth. There were
for a short time, returned to find up with severe thunder and many
books and a newspaper on the table. A little boy was playing with
him. lit* was treated by Dr. W. Hashes of lightning which struck
some milk hotties, and the baby was nearby, plump and laughing.
A. Cartwright who found a small
There was no smoky air to make them cough.
All power and telephone lines
bone broken and the skin badly
were
down,
in
the
entire
bruised and burned as he had
The father came in. He was happy and said so. The mother
been held in the wringer possibly or badly wrecked, throwing not
smiled I told them about the other home.
only this area into darkness, but
ten or fifteen minutes.
“I used to think nothing of spending anywhere from eight to
Brookings and Harbor as well.
twentq-eight dollors for one night’s drinking,” he man said.
Those having electric stoves
One year ago he had beer, picked up on the main street dead-
found it convenient to cook the
drunk. A Christian neighbor and his wife were praying for him.
breakfast Tuesday on the neigh
They told him of the Love or God who could save to the uttermost.
bor’s wood stoves. Schools of the
Mrs. Sue Benham, more famil county were closed.
“It surely has paid me to quit drinking,” he said, “and no more
iarly known as “Aunt Sue,” was
John Brock, pioneer resident
headaches bother me either. I have a good job now* at good pay.
honored guest at an open house of this area celebrated his 82nd
I paid for my new car with a spare-time idea, too.”
<
Sunday afternoon at the home of j birthda>. Jnn 8 at his home. A
As I sat there watching goldfish push some small plastic disks
Mr. and Mrs. W m. lolman in ' numbcr
f friends
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relatives
honor of her 87th birthday.
around and the little boy page through a copy of Popular Mechanics
called to extend greetings.
I was thinking of the other home. Only one year apart—yes, only
Scores of friends called dur- ; Mrs. Emma Cooper has been
ing the afternoon, bringing her confined to her bed the past few
ONE YEAR.— BY H. G. BAYLISS.
many nice presents. She is still days, suffering from a severe
as active as
and attends attack of flu and threatened case
many of the dances where she of pneumonia.
is right “in the whirl” with other
Read PO
square dancer’s.
Gold Beach Notes
LOCAL
NEWS
Former Rivers End
Man River Victim
TWO HOMOS
Lad Hurts Arm In
Wringer Mishap
MARCH OF DIMES
Aunt Sue Benham
Feted on 87th Year
BROOKINGS TEMPERANCE SOCIETY