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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1950)
PAGE FOUR The World's Best Climate THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1950 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON hospital, Myrtle Point, Thurs Livestock Count day for medical attention. She home Saturday. In Coos, Curry Co. returned Visitors at the home of Mr. The assessment and taxation and Mrs. Joe Cox last week-end division of the state tax commis were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Emery sion has just completed a count and daughter of Roseburg. The of the livestock population of Emerys formerly lived here. Coos and Curry counties. Com Mr. and Mrs. Isham Storm missioner Robert D. Matclean celebrated their golden wedding summarizes the rectums: anniversary, Saturday, Jan. 21, Coos county is one of 10 coun with a dinner for relatives and ties which have cattle valued an open house for friends. in excess of one million dollars. Rev. and Mrs. Charles Bates The 23,070 head are valued at are moving to Gold Beach where $1,042,990. There are 17,944 they have purchased a home of sheep valued at $84,630, and there Mrs. Noble. Mrs. Dorothy are 867 swine with a value of Brown and children, who have $12,750. The 965 horses in the been making their home with county are valued at $29,835. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Curry county has 6086 cattle Sypher, have purchased the va valued at $206,890. The count on cated Bates home here. sheep shows 26,716 valued at Roger Moore, son of Mr. and $82,490, and the 357 horses have Mrs. Frank Moore, spent a short a value of $13,500. There is no time at home, Sunday. uniform rule for appraising live Residents were roused early stock, as each assessor used a Saturday morning when the fire different ratio. alarm began to sound. They were greatly relieved to find it was merely a short in the electrical LANGLOIS NOTES connections of the larm. NANCY MOORE, Correspondent Sunday night, Langlois en Langlois Sportsmens club has joyed a blackout—the weather— elected new officers at a recent that's not fit to talk about. meeting. Named were Jim Neff, SCHOOL NOTES ...... ............. president; Glen Kerber, vice- Langlois Panthers played at president; Roy Longanecker, sec Brookings last Wednesday. The retary-treasurer; and Art Aldrop first half was very close, with and Clarence Brooks, directors.! the Panthers leading, but the Retiring officers are Clark Slo hosts pulled ahead in the third cum, vice-president; Clarence quarter and held their lead for Fain, secretary-treasurer. The the remainder of the game, to club is planning the following win, 54 to 44. The volleyball en- activities: to sponsor Boy Scout gagement went to Brookings by troop; to sponsor and man a fire a 45 to 19 score. department; and to build a club The student body will give a house with space for the fire public dance, Saturday, Jan. 28, fighting equipment which the lo with Charlie Jensen's orchestra cal community is purchasing. Do furnishing the music. nations have already been made to the building fund. The club OPHIR NEWS now’ sponsors the Langlois town basketball team. By Marian Miller Oregon game commission will (Too late for last week) re-convene its hearing on angling Ophjr home extension post regulations at its Portland office poned its meeting until Jan. 23, at 10 a. m. Jan. 27. The Langlois at 1:30 p. m. and will be held ini sportsmen plan to send a dele the school kitchen. Miss Dorothy gate to explain the needs and Newton will present a film and conditions of this locality. talk on “Improving the Home Langlois town team played the Lighting.” Coquille Active Club Jan. 16, at Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Moore re Langlois, winning 39 to 29. On cently returned after spending a the local team were M. Haga, N. week-end at Eugene and Leba Haga, Croston, Foster, L o s h- non on business. baugh, Holycross, Lowell Kruet- Mrs. Jack Nowlin of Ophir and zer, Hildebrand and Stankavich. her sister, Mrs. Frank Carskad-1 M. Haga was hight-point man don of Jerrys Flat, are visiting for Langlois with 16; Litchen- relatives at Portland. berger and Teuschel of Coquille, Ophir Grange instai It'd officers had eight each. Friday night : Master, ] Bill Tay- The town team played Bandon lor; Overseer, . Jim Mateer; sece- Jan. 19, here. Highpoint man was tary, Jackie Taylor and treasur-, Dodd ri 11 of Bandon, with 12. er, Frank Moore. M. Haga was high for the locals Dick Nash recently purchased with nine, but the locals lost by Bob Koblenzar’s Plymouth car. 46 to 37 score. The recent storm has been washing many Japanete glass Shopping at Coquille Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Archie Aldrop, balls ashore. Giving some of the Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cox, Mr. and Ophir beach-combers trophies, a Mrs. A. M. DeHaven and daugh few luck ones were. Bill Taylor ter. Billie Lee Woodruc left on with 21 and “Slim” Wimmer Sunday for Portland where she with the largest number 45. All will attend Northwestern School t he rest of us had mostly the fun and exercise. of Commerce. Ophir Grange held its dance. Mr. and Mrs. Art Aldrop were Jan. 14. hosts at dinner Sunday to Mr. The town team defeated Myr and Mrs. Archie Aldrop and Mr. tle Point Active club in an ex and Mrs. Glen Kerber and their citing game last week, 64-53. children. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jackson Mrs. Court Boice and daughter, Sandra, spent Tuesday night at and children of Coquille are vis the home of Mrs. W. C. Boice. iting at the home of Mrs. Jack- Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hale were son's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred here for the day, Jan. 18. They Adams. Bertha Ann Moore, Lee Pol- returned to Florence where they lock and Bruce Bums went tu will have charge of a stock ranch belonging to Mrs. Hale’s uncle Coos Bay last Sunday on busi- while he and his family take a ness. large tree fcH across the southern vacation trip. Velma Ann Sabin, daughter of Kebl en zar Bros, garage during Eldon White, was taken to Mast the recent storm, nearly hitting! several men who were in the garage at the time. Ophir grade school girls “Old Maid Cooking Club” held regu lar meeting at the school cafe teria, Wednesday. Body Recovered From 'Klamath' SMITH RIVER—The body of Sam Lopez, Jr., who drowned in Klamath River in a boat accident Jan. 7, was found at 7:45 Sat urday morning by George Min now of Klamath. The body was washed up on a sandbar two miles east of Blake’s Landing, and two miles below the point of the accident. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lopez of Cres cent City, several brothers and sisters and his grandmother, Mrs. John Lopez. Funeral services were held here with military committal at the family plot in the local ceme tery. Del Norte Dairymens associa tion held its annual meeting on Friday at Smith River with Pres. Francis Mauzey in charge. Elec tion of officers and general busi ness was conducted. Guest speak er was C. L. Davis, of the agri- cultural extension service, Hum- boldt county visitors were Farm Advisor W. D. Pine and John Lenz, 4-H Leaders Harry Tuck- er and Walt Feig. At noon a dinner was served in the Community hall banquet room by ladies of the Lake Earl Grange. A large crow d was in, i * attendance despite the storm. After the warm rain last week w’hich flooded all streams, and raised Smith River from its bank to cover the low lands, traffic was stopped for several hours, marrooning many tourists here for the night. All camp grounds and available rooms were filled. Thursday morning water had re ceded sufficiently s o motorists could leave. Monday evening, the thermometer dropped and snow was in evidence. Funeral services for Mrs. Mag- gie James Moorehead, 32, who died at Napa, Jan. 21, were held from Gushchu church Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 25 with Rev. E. C. Hicks, officiating. Surviving are the widower and five chil dren and other relatives. Inter ment was in the reservation cem etery under direction of Wier Funeral home. John Prock, who has been in failing health for some time, took a suddent relapse Saturday at his home and was taken by am bulance to Seaside hospital. He is in a weak condition. He re ceived word that his sister, Mrs. Clara Matheny of Port Orford, who was recovering from broken leg, recently had suffered para lytic stroke. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Ina Chapman left by the SWA Saturday afternoon to re turn to her home at Farmington, N. Mex., after visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Payne for three weeks. She had planned to leave a week sooner but the muu travel conditions made her re main. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rose return ed home Friday after being gone more than a month, to spend the holidays in North Dighton, Mas sachusetts, with relatives. They returned by way of Florida. Robert Smith and a friend of Burns arrived for a try at steel head fishing. River conditions at the time were not good. They re mained at McCulloch cabin while in the area. Jack Tungate, his son, Bud, and a friend, Les Carey, all of Butte Falls, arrived last week at the Herb Payne home, Mr. Tungate remained to make his home in the area while the two younger men returned home Sunday. Curt Waldien made a trip to the Upper Chetco country Tues day to visit his brother, Frank at his ranch on Lang Ridge, and to find out what damage was done by the recent heavy snow. Mrs. Conner Kessler and in fant son, LeRoy Ross, arrived home from Seaside hospital the first of the week. The seniors of Brookings are holding their dance, Saturday, sponsored by P.-T. A. An adver tisement appears elsewhere. Langlois was down in both- ends Friday evening, by the B. H. S. Bruins. The volleyball re sulted in a 45 to 19 win; while the boys won their basketball game, This they had to do the “hard way’’ coming from behind in the second half. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Clement are in SanFrancisco on a busi- trip. They will he homo Monday. ■■ Insurance Service Due to the extensive increase of insurance busaness in Southern Coos, and Curry Counties, the HUGGIN INSURANCE AGENCY has opened a branch office in Gold Beach, so that they may give the people of this territory better service on insurance problems. It pleases us to be able to bring this addi tional insurance service to the people of South ern Coos and Curry Counties. Be sure to stop in and see us whenever you are in town. This new office is located south of, and adjoining The Shields Electric Building. Formal Opening Will Be On SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1950 A. J. RUSSELL PHONE, Gold Beach, 74-R-4 Vern J. Kolen, Anna May Kolen, Phone 1013
