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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,
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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.
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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