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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1950)
fimlims-flannr ™ Nowhere a Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER XIX BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY. OREGON THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1950 Couple Fleet Prize Winners '50 Flower Show Gearin Flies To Rev. E. C. Hicks Popular 1 List Is Revealed Judging for the 1950 parade ACClaiHI0M B®St III Rome, This Sat Retired As Paster Married, 1 At at simple Friday wedding, Friday Hugh C. Gearin. district at- floats was done by Glenn Sabin, OrAifiAiir AOANinlt evening. Juneve Helen Briscoe, Of Smith River daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed torney, leaves by plane from Paul DeBlock and Mr. and Mrs. ■■“VIvUS ATTeHipTS SMITH RIVER —A farewell , ward Miller, of Rio Dell, Calif., Portland. Saturday, for New’ party was held here Sunday eve became the bride of Doyle E., York, from where he will take ning at the church for Rev. E. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rausch a plane. Monday for Portugal, C. Hicks, and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. with Rev. William Ward offici - there to visit Fatima Shrine, on his first leg of the pilgrimage to Rowley and family, soon to go ating. Rome, during Holy Year. to their home just across the in marriage The bride, given line. Rev. Hicks has been pastor by her stepfather. wore a pale In telling the Pilot about his ot the Methodist church here 1 blue nylon ankle-length gown, trip, Mr. Gearin said he expected since Dec. 1945, whert he came and carried a White Bible and to arrive at Rome on July 15. as a “supply” minister. and a rosebud shower bouquet. visit the Vatican, and then to In his four and half years in Adriene Zook, friend of the bride, spend four days each at Milan the local field, Rev. Hicks has was maid of honor and wore a and Florence, From Italy Hugh increased the the membership dress of pale pink organdy., Don I expects to go to France to visit ot the local church by several Merritt, chum of the groom, was about a week at Lourdes and at times, and has aided the church best man. Roy Johnson and Ray Paris before going to England. Scotland and Ireland before re- tc build the annex, doubling the mond Reekman were ushers. Betti Goldizen sang “Always,” turning to America late in Au size of the church, without any debt. As in all his charges since and the wedding march was gust or early September, “pro viding the war doesn’t change becoming a minister in the early played by Pauline Hendricks. The bride, former resident of my plans.’’ ’20s, he has left a monument to this place, where she attended his memory as pastor. The entire trip, to be made by Rev. Hicks came to California school, was graduated last spring air, will bring him back to Curry from Dayton, Oregon, where he from Fortuna High School. The county by Sept. 1, where he will and the late Mrs. Hicks succeded groom, a graduate of the local conclude all his business. He fin in uniting a weak Methodist field high school, was a stellar athlete ished closing his office Monday. with a comparatively w’eak Evan, throughout his school career. Following a brief wedding trip gelical field, leaving there four I years later with a strong field the couple will make their home w hich has since growm to be one in Brookings where the groom is Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Z. Lock cf the strongest in that county. associated with his father in the wood have sold their 400-acre Just about a week before his building business. ranch off the Winchuck river Out-of-town guests present at planned retirement in 1945, Mrs. road to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hicks died as result of a para the wedding included Mr. and Mackintosh of Harbor. Mrs. Logan Nininger, uncle and lytic stroke. Ray Berney and B. B. McEl- Without a minister at the time aunt of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. fish, new operators of the Gad- Rev. Hicks was asked to supply, Merle O’Keefe and three daugh was re-appointed foui’ times. In ters of Ashland, uncle and aunt berry and Campbell planing mill, ar. effort to bolster the Klamath of the bride, and the bride’s have purchased approximately field, Bishop Owens has appoint grandmother, Mrs. Martin, also five and a half acres just east of their plant on Easy Street of Ashland. ed a new' man to the field. from W. C. Stanley of Portland and Emery D. Hyland of Har- bor. These transfers were han- died through the Pete J. Les- meister Agency. Realty Transfers Pelicans' Bats Grab Two Games Over Festival Week-End; Third Cancelled for the inning. The big guns of Central Point, ever potent, did not get going after that. After being behind a score in the first, the Pelicans went out to show’ someone that other base ball players lived than in Cent ral Point. McLean walked, got tn third on Holzgang’s hits over second, and both scored on Mat- son’s and Bafaro’s hits. The Pelicans batted around in the second, scoring six runs be fore Central Point realized they were out for something besides Pitching a smart game, Sun an excursion. It w?as this lapse day, Dick Salvage mastered the in memory that played havoc big bats of Central Point when with their plans, and Paul Gehr- hits meant runs. He was, how man, ex-Los Angeles hurler, was ever, given some ragged support just commonplace to the Peli at times, and was almost per cans. In this inning a couple of petually in trouble. He was given bobbles set up the stage for the a home-run greeting by Gitzen, massacre, when the shortstop first batter, and a taste of some missed a double-play ball and more in the second, but until Mellbye, left-fielder, let one get the sixth was able to shut the through him allowing a couple door in their faces. In the sixth luns in. In the third the Pelicans add Central point scored two and in ed another run for safety, and three. With bases the seventh, then b i g league ball was the »bulging bulging after a run had scored, r Y nd only one out, Astin was sent fan’s delight until the sixth as in to relieve the distressed Sal both hurlers gave an exhibition vage, and got out of trouble after ! of plain and tancy hurling. Concluded on Page Three the visitors had made it three Sunday and Monday, during Lily Blossom Time festivities, the Brookings Pelicans added to the entertainment by taking two baseball games, one from Cent- ihl Point, the Southern Oregon League leaders, 10 to 8 and the second from Rogue River 22 to 2 Monday. Rogue River might have undergone insult the week previous, but Monday they were subjected to much injury for the Pelican bats spoke with artillery vehemence. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Andrews of Gold Beach were Brookings visitors Monday to view the pa rade. Mr. Andrews is cashier of Curry County Bank. How ard Sands, who released the J With 333 specimens displayed. follow ing as w inners in the dif-1 Azalea Garden Club feels that terent classifications: the 1950 flower show and art dis play was the greatest ever shown ORGANIZATIONS - First, and sweepstakes: Pacific in Brookings. The list of winners, Bulb Growers Asosciation; sec at the time of press, not assem ond: Chamber of Commerce and bled. will be published next week Better Half Club; Third: Sev due to lack of space and short ness of time. enth-Day Adventist church. With the registration book not HORSES— First: Mrs. Art Crook; Second: open Sunday, many visitor’s sig Dave Crockett; Third: Leo Lucas. natures were not obtained, but on Monday and Tuesday more than INDIANS— First: Del Norte Indian Wei- 1500 signed the registry. fare ’Association; Second: Ken-1 The art display, including the neth Fielder. ' traveling photography exhibit, HUMOROUS— ’ attracted more than passing com- First: Jimmy Widney; Second: 1 ment. People lingered long at both the paintings and at the Bill Wridge. photographs, choice of many dif- CHILDREN First: Jean Ostenburg; Sec- ferent big name photographers. ond: Gerald Hendricks; Third: Junior Horticultural Division j Bobby Swan, with several first Ellis Yelton. place ribbons, was awarded the COMMERCIAL First: Crag Lumber Co. and sweepstake prize. The senior hor- t ¡cultural division sweepstakes Putnam Logging Co. went to William Weideman for INDIVIDUALS — First: Henry Kerr (who also holding most blue ribbons. In the artistic arrangements, won first at Crescent City July Mrs. Maude Sandbo received the George and Malie 4); S greatest number of hue ribbons Funk. to take sweepstakes. OUT-OF-TOWN— First: Gold Beach Chamber of Commerce; Second: McGrea Mo- tor Co. (Crescent City and Eu- reka). Perhaps drawing the greatest A reception is planned for Mr. applause was the float carrying and Mrs. Nick Baumgartner Jr., the Barbershop Chorus, which at the Grange hall, Saturday, at sang the entire route. 8 p. m. when all friends are Reception Planned For Couple, Sat. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thomas of San Francisco are here vis- iting her brother and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Spider Clement. The two couples spent several days this week in the up per Chetco camping and fishing. Sarah Adams arrived Sunday to visit her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moss. HAS ANYONE SEEN ECKLEY? BY EMIL R. PETERSON, Historian CoosCu^ y Pioneer and Historical Association holdings in 1912 to the timber in THIRD INSTALLMENT And so the pack trains gave terests for lumbering purposes, way to the raising of beef cat Much of the timber has been tle. Some beef was butchered at logged off, though a great deal home to supply the few’ remain of it still remains. The cleared ing miners and for home use. portions together with the nat Most of the cattle, however, ural open prairies provided thou were driven out, usually to Rose sands of acres of forage for the burg, sometimes to Oakland, Ore. range cattle. Ellis Dement, son of Russell Later, buyers came in, bought and his grandson, Sam Dement, up the available cattle and drove them out. Presumably those buy- now owns most of the range land ers included B. F. Ross, Mr. in the Eckley country west of Whitney, George Flanagan and the divide, in Curry county. His Russell Dement from the Coos two sons, Sam and Russell, have Bay area; and from the Roseburg ypased the land and bought the county came the Beckley Bros., livestock from their father. They and the Kent Bros. No doubt have sufficient range to run up there were others, but their to 400 head of cattle. They keep names are not available at this about a hundred head of Here ford, or whiteface, cows for the time. The cattle The second ep<|ch ended when breeding purposes. Continued on page eight the pioneer settlers sold out their asked to turn out to welcome them. Nick Baumgartner Jr., recently of Concord, Calif., was married to Phyllis Johnson at Reno, on July 3, it was reported here on Tuesday. Mr. Baumgartner will work with the lumber industry in this area. Kessler Named To Rural Board Post Homer Kessler, nominated by petition as candidate from thia aiea on the Curry County Rural School District Board, received a majority of votes, it was re vealed by Mrs. Georgia Fromm, last Friday morning. The vote: 189 Homer Kessler .. 121 Doris Freeman .... 2 A. P. Hendricks 8 Archie McVay .... 1 Vernon Han scam 1 Lois Freeman .... This vote included District No. 17, and those of Carpenterville and Upper Chetco. Dick Barklow, with 9 votes, was named to the rural board from Zone 1, comprising Lang lois U. H. S.. and Elementary schools and Dist. No. 5. With him and Mr. Kessler, the board is made up of Charles Brooks as chairman, C. M. Gray, vice- chairman, and C. H. Young.
