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U. of O. Library MX firmfags-flarbr fìlof Nowhere a Finer Climate Volume Five, Noumber XVII. BROOKINGS. Nowhere A Finer Community CURRY COUNTY. OR1?GON THURSDAY, JUNE 1950 Adventists Plan Trip To । Ukiah Minister Students Sought AREA WATCHES BUILDING BOOM Annual Camp Meeting Many local Seventh-Day Ad-' For Music tessons As STRUCTÜRES R|SE EyERYWHERE Addressed Club At ventists are leaving for Port ^Irs. Helen Mason Austin and land this week to attend the an-! Mrs. Louise Langfelt, music every way you look, north, east, south or west, you will Luncheon, Tues. nual scheduled camp meeting, to teachers connected with Lang ste Nearly a building in the process < Jack Mumbar, pastor at Ukiah, Calif., who spoke Sundae at the Baptist Community church, was speaker. Tuesday, at Rotary, at which time he outlined the pre requisites of success for man in any field: as physical, social and spiritual. Everyone wants to be healthy nnd strong. There is something about a well-formed body that always adds confidence to the person possessing it. Everyone likes to be accepted by his fellow-man, as a part of a lodge, an organization, or his community. It does much to the person who is able to accomplish this part of life. A person may be successful in these two, but to have happi ness along with his success, he must have spiritual po ver as well for it is said in the Bible that we all are temples oi God. To explain his point along this line, the speaker told of how’ he had entered the ministry from the business world because of his conviction. He was, only a few days prior to entering the ministry, offered a lucrative job in the business world. “I like the motto of Rotary ‘Service Above Self.’ If any or ganization follows this precept, it cannot help but win, for it will embody all the three points I have explained to you.” he said in closing. Legin Thursday at the Gladston felt Music House, Crescent City, P; rk, Near Oregon City. were callers in this aera, Monday A capacity attendance ot 12 morning, seeking students for to 13 thousand is expected on music lessons on piano, violin, ac the camp ground this coming cordion for the coming months. week-end. Guest speakers from Mrs. Austin, who will be re- all over the field will take part > in these services. SEEK STUDENTS Gladstone Camp is tradition-1 ally held in the middle of July but has been advanced this year due to the fact that the World Conference of Seventh-Day Ad ventists convenes this year on July 10 to 22 at San Francisco. Several local Adventists are also planning to attend the World Conference. ot construction, or one about to be completed, ready for occupancy. For some time, the Pilot has been trying to get a check on the buildings of the area, and has come up with this list, thanks to assistance of Homer Kessler of Curry I County Lumber Co., whose con tact is ainvaluable. This report may be in a sta- tistical manner, but it will give readers some idea of the amount At the annual school election of construction going on at the held at the high school Mon- present: Starting with buildings, first day evening, Archie Hendricks, there comes the Sea View dairy local furniture dealer, was re- and creamery, the new super elected to the board of directors for a period of three years. The service station built by Elmer Bankus, Christian Science soci- vote: ty church; remodeling of Hotel Archie Hendricks .......... 157 Brookings and the remodeling as Archie McVay ................ 123 being planned on the old Chetco Doris Freeman ................... 11 Inn, remodelling being done at Homer Kessler ................. Goetz Cottages, and addition of Nurul Board Tickets Later With Homer Kessler’s name hoist house and rack at Texaco appearing on the rural school Service. The Cornier Mrs. Helen Ma Of the homes, V. A. Menden board ballot, Doris Freeman was For the next tw’o Sundays, the son, who was here Monday, to endorsed by the Southern Curry hall Jr. and August Johnson on local fans will have a chance to contact friends and enroll stu County Taxpayers League as an Coast View’ Addition; Mr. and see the Pelis in action as the opponent. This ballot, being for Mrs. H. S. Beaulieu on their dents in area. schedule is so arranged that the the county, was not counted by river bank property, near Chetco Pelicans will be at home. Next j the local board, but was sent to Bridge; and in the Harbor dis- Sunday Rogue River (yet to win membered here as Mrs. Mason Gold Beach, where it will be can trist, homes are being built, or a game) will face the Pelicans. once taught in the local schools vassed on June 29, at the next about completed by: Business Manager Pete Les- and *s an accomplished violinist, meeting of that group. Until the Tony Olsen, E. F. Rapraeger, meister told the Pilot, Tuesday, Mrs. Langfelt teaches piano and ballot is canvassed, results will A. L. Travis, Lee Staley, Ruth that he expected no easy time I accordion. Bathiany, Ross Putnam, M. V. not be known. with this aggregation for there Strommen and George Sanford. If sufficient number of pupils were many new faces in that are enrolled in this area, the^e I B. E. Harmer also is buying lum- lineup. This is evidenced by the teachers promise to make the : ber for additions. low scores they held both Rose trip to the area, thus saving the In the Wa/d King addition burg and Ashland. Conner Kessler, M. C. Beem, ---------- ( mileage of students. Their ad- A game is set for the first vertisement appears elsewhere in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Boy Scouts, and others are in day of the Festival. this issue. (Special to the Pilot) Lieuten the process or about to be. ant (junior grade) James E. Col- j Loyal Wilson, on Wharf street, lis, USN, son of Wm. J. Collis next to E. R. Moore place, has of Box 74, Brookings, was desig-1 just completed a home. BY EMIL R. PETERSON, Historian With exception of a fireplace nated a naval aviator on June 7. Of special interest to people j Coos-Curry Pioneer and Historical Association Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Goldizen are He was presented his aviator’s of this area is the news from (Too late for last w’eek) of Switzerland planted in South dipolma and “wings of gold” at about to have completed remod Klamath Falls, where the state Has anybody here seen Eck western Oregon. It drains off into a ceremony conducted by Capt. eling their home. Other remod convention of garden clubs was ley?—Eckley in the middle of Sixes river, which flows into the Norman Ellis, USN, command eling has been done by Mr. and held, telling that Azalea Garden the trail? Can you spot Eckley ocean a few miles north of Port ing officer of the naval air station Mrs. W. p. Clement at the for- Club was awarded first prize for mer Howard James place, into on the map? My guess is that Orford. here. its yearbook, in the “printed” you cannot. The pioneers who first enter Graduate of Camas County H. apartments. division. The yearbook awards: This list, the Pilot is fully I believe that nine out of ten ed the Eckley country didn’t fol S„ in 1943, Lt (jg) Collis enlist Hand-made division: Green Gin of you can’t I couldn't either, low the crow. Not quite, for the ed in the navy shortly thereafter. aware, does not cover the field. gers Garden Club, Portland, for a long time, though I had going was too rough. They must He attending University of Ida and no intent is meant it p name first; Lady Slipper Clipper clinic, heard the name for years. It was pick their way through devious ho and University of Colorado as may be omitted. second; Echo Garden Club, 3rd; just one of those names that passes, over ridges and across part of his training. Pre-flight Printed: Azalea Garden Club, have a misty, hazy association canyons. It seems that the In and basic-flight training were Water Event Planned Brookings, first; Medford Garden with some remote sections off dians had trails even before the taken at the naval air station, GOLD BEACH Hey, guys and Club, Second; Ocean Spray Gar and away from the traveled coming of the whites. Bob Har Pensacola, Fla., with advanced gals, there will be a gala water den club, third. Mimeographed: roads. I wasn’t even sure wheth rison, a recognized authority on training in multi-engine aircraft carnival, sponsored by Gold Beach Central Point Garden Club, first; er it was in Coos or in Curry pioneer gold mining lore in Coos taken at the air station here. and Wedderburn business men, Scappoose Garden Club, second; on July 4. Does that mean any county. and Curry, tells about “Bovine” After a few days leave Lt. (jg) thing to you? Oak Grove Garden Club, third. So let us get our bearings by Johnson and “Sandy” Summers Collis will report to the Pacific There will be boat races, bath starting with some well-known following an Indian trail in the fleet for operational flight train ing beauty contests, aqua-plane Cool On Coast, Sunday points. Most of us know’ where early fifties. An Indian at Port ing and tactics. rides, water polo and many other Suffocating: In “Valley” the city of Powers is located, on Orford had displayed some gold entertaining events, on the” Rogue River, near the mouth. No ad “It was hot at Grants Pass, the South Coquille, some 20 miles nuggets, saying he had found mission charges will be made. Sunday, so hot that I thought beyond Myrtle Point. And we them at the forks of a creek There will be events for all I'd melt, Pete Lesmeister told know that Port Orford is on over the mountains to the east. for the past week, ending on types of boats and motors, 5 h. thè Pilot. Sunday, “and here on Hwy. 101 about 30 miles south The foxy Johnson and Sum Sunday: Max. Min. Rain p. and up. Everyone w^hing to the coast, it was cool, almost to of Bandon. Now, if we could mers followed the trail and made June 12 ............. 60 52 .03 participate, is urged to get in line immediately. ■where a light coat would feel follow’ a crow that had roosted the rich strike which resulted June 13 ............. 62 47 For the gals there will be comfortable.” at Powders and was going to in the name of Johnson Creek, Junt' 14 ............. 61 52 .... bathing beauty queen contest. a ¿In describing the heat over the Port Orford for his breakfast, a swift-flowing stream tumbling June 15 ............. 61 52 Arrangements may be made by straight over the mountains, ast range, Pete said he always out of the Johnson Mountains June' 16 ............. 57 52 .03 calling 493, Gold Beach. Curry figured it was hot inland any about midway betw’een the two into the Coquille River some June 17 ............ 61 .... County is invited to either par 54 ticipate or attend, or both. time he sees haze here on the places we could look down and miles upstream from the pres June 18 ............. 61 53 •••• , Further announcements will be sée the Eckley country, a sort | Concluded on Page Eight Rainfall for week 06 made next week. Garden Club Won First On Yearbook Hendricks Victor At School Election Basball Game Set Here Next Sunday Son Of Locals Made Naval 'Aviator' HAS ANYONE SEEN ECKLEY? Weather Report