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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.