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PAGE EIGHT
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1950
PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
The World's Best Climate
Mrs. Arlandson’s mother. Mrs.
ing election. on the ballot will Herbert Payne, home after she
To appear ---------- (with at had visited the Arlandson home
nictrirt Attorney (with amaa vnmru me
home town.
Coos-Curry To
Be
---- --------
Curry
county did not have an
S. O. L. Berth Düe O1
C
other post office in addition to
returned to
Port Orford until March 3, _
1863,1 Subject Of History
county
co
—
r
from
her
home
the
latter
Pelicans For Year when two were added simulan-■ — J .
D|„„C and <S30000(
♦--- home the latter pari part of he^
county ”> commissioner
north end; surveyor and the, week hom Berkeley «here sh^
DUU),
IVIVS
Aua
iiuuuv..
•—------
WUVK
HIHII
t
as essablished SOCietV NOW rlOnS
Even though baseball for eously. Chetoo was
the
.Al
_
_
.
___
»
had
spent
the
last
few
months
COQUILLE—The Semi-annual county coroner.
| visiting relatives.
Brookings is two or three months in the extreme southern end of
away, there is at least one local the county with Augustus F. meeting of Coos-Curry Pioneer । Open too will be the office of
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilber and
man talking an<J dreaming base- Miller as the first postmaster,
and Historical association was Justice of the Peace for District
son
Cecil, returned from Yam
No.
3,
north
end
Arthur
Nie
held
at
the
Junior
Auditorium
in
ball. This is none other than] At the mouth of the Rogue,
hill
where
they had spent sev
Pete Lesmeister, business mana-|john Dewey was made first post- the community building here last mann, of Port Orford, has filed eral months. They plan to re-
ger of the Pelicans and co-spon-. master of Ellensberg.” Notice Saturday. Many members and i for this position.
Representative for Coos-Cur- mam here.
sor, with Roy Sunderland and the spelling,
•••
ending -.¡♦u
with ‘berg, ’ friends in both counties were
ry
counties, a two-year term, is
"Boys Night” at Chetco Rod
Virgil Goldslwrry of the Chetco not burg. Fourteen years later present.
j & Gun club, Tuesday night, at
Alfred Powers, of Portland, open, according to reports.
Home & Auto Supply and Jim the spelling was changed to El-
Port commissioners for the tracted 34 members, one guest
Robinson of Big Jim’s Tavern. lensburgh—notice the “h” at the dean of the division of writers
port
at Port Orford will be and 41 “small fry” who enjoyed
and
publishers
of
Oregon.
State
Pete has been pretty much dis end. Historians have ignored the
the picture shown b y Gordon
satisfied with the Rogue Valley “h” but the official records have system of higher learning, was
Last date for filing will be Goetz, with help of Jimmy Vin
league and has had in mind get it. Waging in his History of S. principal speaker. He will col
cent, after w’hich all had num
ting into a faster league in order W. Oregon, 1884, refers to El laborate with Emil R. Peterson, March 10.
erous and generous helpings of
to give local fans a Ix’tter brand lensburg. Lareall in the book, local historian, in publishing a
hot dogs and cokes. The boys
of ball. He now reports that he j “The Doctor in Oregon,” 1943, new history of Coos and ( urry March Of Dimes Count
assert that these occasions are
attended a meeting of the South speaki of Dr. vender Green, lo counities.
May
Equal
Last
Year
too infrequent.
Mr.
Powers
told
of
many
in
ern Oregon League, held at cated at Ellensburg.
teresting
stories
related
by
for
Grants Pass last Sunday. The
While
final
count
of
the
1950
"Gold Beach” became the offi
mer historians and spoke high-, “March
it of Dimes
_____ ” campaign, lo-
result was encouraging.
cial name on March 28, 1890. ly
of the material Mr. Peterson
has not been made, pres-
Prospect, a member of that There can be little if any doubt
---------
. submitting to pntindications point to a good
and
league last season, has dropped that the place was called Gold is collecting
out. leaving one franchise avail- Beach long before the 90s. As him for editing. Recording tacts contribution from this area, Mrs
For Sale: Tappan gas rang«*,
able. Team represented at the early as April 14, 1856. Rodney is not enough, the little things, Verna Mendenhall told the I ilot practically new, cost $189.50; to
meeting voted unanimously to Glisan recorded in his Journal the trials and romance must be Wednesday.
sell for $100. Call at Ole Ask,
give Brookings "first priority” as of Army Life, “I left camp at the inclcuded to make an impact up
51-2*
"While the cans placed about Brookings Market.
on the imagination. He believes town did not have much in them
a new league member.
mouth of the Rogue river at 6
This should assure the Peli- p. m. _ yesterday, in the schooner the new history will be full of an appeal to organizations did
cans a definite sjxit in this faster Gold Beach and reached here anecdotes of adventure and of bring response. I look tor this
league. Other clubs will be Ash
Orford) about ten last achievement and with the phys area to about match last years
ical combination of the rivers,
land. Medford, Central Point, I Port
For Relief of Symptom*
” It seems reasonable to mountains and the sea, it will contribution,” she said.
Grants Pass, Tri-City, Roseburg, night.
assume that the schooner had be remembered forever.
Too
late
for
publication
last
and Crescent City.
named for the place and
Mr. Powers paid tribute to week, came a communication
It is expected that two more been
If you are the victim of and suffer
the place had been called
that
Mrs.
Inez R. Chase, secretary from John Porisch, county drive
meetings will be scheduled be
from the tortuous pains of Arthritis
Beach even in the early
<
Sold
chairman,
stating
that
Harbor
and Rheumatism, you owe it to your
fore league play starts on Sun 50s. But officially, it was not treasurer, who keeps records of
self to try the new product, ALFA-
had gone over the top.
the
local
association,
which
has
day, May 14.
NAL.
until 40 years later that it took almost as many members as the
Pet(‘ wound up his interview the name.
We invite you to write for our new
by stating “Now all we have to
Oregon Historical Society.
folder and read what many satisfied
New Castle, Tell Tale, Eckley,
users of ALFANAL have to say.
Mr. Gould, president, called
do is improve our ball club. ” The
each
of
these,
at
different
dates,
the
roll
of
past-presidents
of
the
Pelicans overpowered the oppo-
Mr. and Mrs. John Arlandson1
sition last year but it goes wit li officially designated a single com- association, with the following and daughter, Nina Joan, of Coos
munity
out saying that the team ni us t
present:
Shedd, Oregon
Box 71
Bay, were overnight visitors the
The first name, New Castle,
he strengthened for the new
S M. Nosier—1934-1935.
first of the week. They brought
Clyde Gage—1938-1939.
league. Pete already has lined sounds like a perfectly good cog
up several players who intend to nomen. It would seem to infer,
J. E. Norton—1940-1941.
come to Brookings for the sum-| however, that a rich coal strike
Walter Laird—1941-1942.
was anticipated. Perhaps it pet
Marv Randleman 1942-1943.
mer’s play.
ered out, and the disappointment
J. P. Beyers 1945-1946.
suggested a change of name. But
Albert Matson 19146-1948.
why in hock would they call it
Mr. Matson is also secretary
Tell Tale? It must have proved of Oregon Historical Society.
Special for the week, beginning Feb. 9.
unsatisfactory, for it lasted only J
Mrs Leona G. Bryant sank
39 days, when it was changed to "Galway Bay” and “The Oregon
Eckley. The community is still
Bv Emil R. Peterson known
as Eckley, although there Trail.” Mrs. M. O. Hawkins ac
Historian, Coos-Curry Historical i
at the piano.
brought in with regular family wash, fluff-
has been no postoffice for many companied
The meeting followed a noon
Society, North Bend, Ore.
years. Mrs. Cha riot te W. Guer-
dried and all flat work finished for 10c per lb
served by the women of
d as postmistress, be luncheon
"Coose county’s first post-of- in
the Pioneer Methodist church,
We now have a commercial mangle.
fire was Port Orford, established ginning with New Castle, De with Mrs. James Richmond as
March 27. 1855, with Reginald R. . comber 19, 1879 again when it general chairman. Mrs. A. N.
Smith as the first postmaster. was changed to Tell l’ale May Gould was in charge of decor
Port Orford was located in Coos, 21, 1883; and next to Eckley, ations which carried out the Val
THE FAMILY WASH. FLUFF DRIED,
county until the territorial legis-I June 29. 1883, continuing until entine motif in clever pots of
August
7
of
that
year.
The
name
created
Curry
county
in
lature
with all Hat work finished, for only
pussy willows, decorated wit h
December of that year. However, of the succeeding appointee ap tiny vari-colored glistening pa
10c per pound
it was not until early in 1856 pears to be the same as the first per hearts. Eighty were seated
for
the
middle
initial,
that the county organization be
tables.
Charlotte
N. Guerin at J. thv'
came operative.
E. Norton, finance secretary
we know it The last post mist rtss of the list of the history project, stated he
Coos county
today did not have a post office foi- that oilier is Mis. Cilla Guer- I hopes to obtain more sponsors
Then let us show you the quality of our work!
of its own until April 30, 1858, in, date of appointment. Jann for the histoiy. Sponsors have
1890.
record is at contributed $100 toward the cost
when John J. Jackson became
the first postmaster of Empire hand as to the final closing of of the history.
City. Randolph obtained a post- the ¡»ostoffice xt Eckley.
The next meeting will be on
at home? I^et us do it for you. " c'fl fluff-dry
office the following year when
At another time I want to tell the second» Saturday of March,।
(Jeorge Wasson became its
for only 6c per pound, dry weight!
you about a woman who has tili
in the
Boy Scout room of the
un
master on August 18, 1859. Mar.
continu- community building.
7. 1863, Amos C. Rogers became ously for 32 years in
i one loca-
countys tion. If you know of a cast that
master
third post oilice. Coos River
can exceed or even equal this
Returning to Port (Irford, it record, please send it to this
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CALL PHONE 262
is interesting to note that two newspaper or to me.
Pick-up and Delivery Service will be done by
of its early postmasters later be
came prominent among the busi-
Walter Buchanan left
Gene Gould, junior in the Uni
BY GEORGE W. WIDNEY
ness men of Marshfield. Andrew day morning for Portland for a . versify of Oregon school of jour
Nasburg served in that capacity checkup at the veterans hospital.' nalism, and son of Mr. and Mrs
lor Port Orford from 1861 to
IB. J. Gould of this place, ph
1866. In a story in Gaston His
1 on the university honor roll, ac-
tory of Oregon, Thomas ........
cording to word received by his
says, “Andrew Nasburg was the i
parents earlier this week.
first postmaster in Marshfield.” •
Gene, in his majors, received
By GOLDIZEN AND DARLING
If we turn to Walling's History
grades, and ”B” in his
all
“
A
”
so
nt RusHircrovyou have !
-HALT-WHOA/ \
BY
CONNIE
wont statt
WHAT S THI Biö »DIA-’
of S. W. Oregon, we find a very
minors. with a grade point av-
WHIQt Alit V0U ALT --- ------ -
1 THAN I
I
I THOUGHTp
—- VOU
gixxi picture of the Nasburg &
erage of 3.06.
S YOU HAO
TOUO US TO M
G arage
Hirst building in Marshfield. A
LIHl LiNCOtM ANO
To be placed on the honor
MAKE THE MOST OF
ON
sign on the front reads: “Nas
0U0 OPPOOTUNiTlES
roll a student must obtain what
Next To The Theatre
To onora a sit or
tires ano Tutts
burg & Hirst
merchandise —
is called accumulated hours. An
GOLD BEACH. OREGON
jx>st office.” That was published
“A” grade in any course gives
in 1884. If you walk down Front
the student the same number
street now in 1950. you may see
of
“accumulated hours.” An A'
Pine Quality Mercerized Trim-
that same building in good re-1
.
by ¿ood S.ade in all subjects entitled the
fit Anklets are approve« oy
vkkki I .....A....*
" j
♦ .x
rrrnrtn
rutint
PVor.
pair and fully occupied.
it
i
rA
a . •
student to
a c grade
point
axer-
Housekeepmg.
Two
styles,
one
s
Allen D. Wolcott’s name may
of 4.00. The average for
stiff and one ribbed,
be found in the official records as with lastiex
nylon re-enforced toe and colleges all o\e
having served Port Orford in the have
Q less tnan z.o.
capacity of |xistmaster for more heel. Come in white, red, green'
and
yellow.
49c
each
or
a
bar-1
‘
"
than ten years, 1862 to 1872. He
later became well known among gain price of 3 pairs for $1.00.
the merchants of Marshfield.
Older residents of 50 years ago S. &. H. Green stamps with each
B© Flilf EI g CJOH
GUARANTEED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRING •
association with his
recall
! GOLD BEACH - Although the
son. Chester, I in the Nasburg & purchase.
Hirst building k Chester Wolcott 1 MAIL AND PHONE ORDERS\ primaries will not come until
^UUL
May 19. the political pot may
grocery busi-1 pu j fd PROMPTLY’
continued in
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1
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1
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J
J
get
a
little
warm
as
six
county
ness in Marshfield for more than
s will be open for the com-
He still resides in his
30 ví
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