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Nowhere a Finer Climate
Volume Five, Number 22
BROOKINGS,
Nowhere A Finer Community
CURRY COUNTY
AIRSTRIP
VanDolson Tells
Of Natl Conference
Of S. D. Adventists
Bids Called For Construction Of Curry
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OREGON
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1950
?EADY
H. A. SANDERS FIRST TO LAND ON
FIELD, TUESDAY; WORK DONATED
I nder direction of Ben Kerns, a flight insructor in the last world
war, as chairman of the airport committee of the chamber of com
Pledged to channel every ac
merce, this area now has an airport, at the Crissey state line prop-
tivity of the church into a new
erty. The field has a 1700-foot runway, almost completed, all lying
surge o f evangelism. Sevent li
fe Day Adventists returned to this
m the state of Oregon. For information to fliers who might want
7 area this week from their inter
to use it facilities, the strip runs in a north-south direction, and is
national conference in San Fran
about
100 yards north of the California line, some 200 yards from
cisco.
the beach ol th< Pacific. It is protected by permanent dunes.
Attendance at the 12-day ses-
sion, Pastor Leo VanDolson told
Noteworthy about this new air
the Pilot, broke all San Fran-
port for this area is the fact that most as solidly as black top put
cisco convention records for
here’s been no monetary expense
by the state highway. The
New Home Needed By to the community as a whole. on
single day on each of the Satur-
sandy under soil is largely sand
days, when more than 21,000 peo
Most all the labor, equipment, so there will be no drainage
Community Library
ple crowded into the Sabbath
and materials have been donated. problem.
The C h e t c o Community
services held in the civic audi
W. L. Crissey granted a long- j According to unofficial plans
Library is noiv homeless —
torium, the Fox Theatre and the
time lease to the committee for for the field, Mr. Kirtley of Win-
books have been stored in
Memorial opera house.
the
runway. The county equip- churck Village, a member of the
the V. F. W. Hall and the
Many of the local Adventists
ment
such as bulldozer and road . airport committee, will act as
Harbor Community Club, the
SMITH RIVER—Mr. and Mrs.
grader
were loaned. Brimm Bros, service station attendant for any
who^attended told of the colorful
library sponsors. is appealing
furnished
a truck and man for plane needing re-fueling. He will
and spectacular panoramas stag- Leo Brown, former residents of
to the people of the vicinity
a
week
or
more some of which serve, for the time, as field at
ed daily by foreign delegations [ this place, who have the Wilson
for help.
featuring world-wide needs and .Freeman dairy farm under lease
time
meant
they had to re-im- tendant.
This educational asset to
burse
the
driver
opportunities, and portraying the near Harobr, were severely in-
at the rate of
The strip, to be known over
the community is too valuable
time
and
a
half.
tremendous gains made by the ' jured Sunday about 11:30 in an
the country as “Crisseys State-
to be discontinued.
automobile accident near north
church everywhere.
To H. A. Sanders, owner of the Line Airstrip” was given okay
Will anyone who knows of
end of the the redwoods at Fort
a possible location., please
White Rock Cottages, was first by Mr. Hill, secretary of Oregon
Delegates were told rhat Sev
Dick, on 101, while on their way
notify Mrs. Charles Schaal,
to land a plane at the new field. Aeronautical board, and was laid
enth Day Adventist world mem
to Crescent City.
Harbor, or phone 581.
Sanders, a flyer himself, and an out by him on a visit here some
bership has climbed 140,146 dur- ।
A car, driven by Wm. Johns
enthusiast for aviation, has done months ago.
ing the last four years, to a
ton, bookkeeper for N. M. Ball
It was pointed out to the Pi
much to further the local port.
world-wide total of 716,000 at
Construction Co., of this place,
To Barry Johnson many thanks lot that once this field has be
tending 9,991 churches and sup-।
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have been extended for the clay come better known with more
porting 3,964 parochial schools
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redwoods, without enough clear-
and colleges. New missionaries
s
and shale mixture taken from demands made upon it, that fur
ance ahead and ran into the car
his land for the topping of the ther development may be made
sent out during the same period
i ow
u •'
driven by the Browns, demolish-
strip. This clay-shale packs al- through other means of financ
total 1,235, it was reported, bring- jshing jt Mr and Mrs. Brown
ing. At least, the enthusiasts are
ing the overseas misison forces
received severe cuts, bruises and
quick to point out, the field is
Ao 24,931. The church is estab- ei™i_
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4. i . . ooo r ..
noo shock, and were rushed tn Sea-
now
a reality, and that it will
wshed in 228 of the worlds 282
,
. • A Parade of Barbershop Quar
side hospital where medical at
grow.
countries and in 700 spoken lan
tention was given. Latest reports tets. the acme of S. P. E. B. S.
guages and dialects*.
say they are getting along fairly Q. S. A. entertainment, will be
Governor Earl Warren of Cal well. A traffic officer was called attempted by Brookings chap
ter for some date late in Oc-
ifornia, addressing the delegates to the scene for investigation.
PORT ORFORD Date for the I
tober,
when most all quartet of
in an open session, commended
much of Oregon, Washington, Princess Dance, to select a can
Adventists for their work of peace
and California, will strut their didate for this area for Queen
and called for the prayers of all
Fire, believed to have crept to
stuff. Al Pearce, of radio fame, of the County Fair, has been set • the garage from a trash burner,
Christians and a greater pressing
is being planned for master of for Aug. 19. at the Sixes Grange; burned the now Plymouth ear,
of evangelism.
hall.
ceremonies for the event.
A huge missions offering was
Organizations selecting p r i n : its garage, and a supply of tires
Scouts of this area, from the
taken on the closing Sabbath. In
In the past, members of the
at the Frank Tygart home late
the appeal for sacrificial giving, Cubs, to Girl Scouts, are out to local chapter have attended pa- cess candidates are tho Grange
and American Legion, both spon-1 *1 ’day afternoon. Almost heroic
W. H. Branson, newly-elected build a home for their activities rades in other places, and at
soring
Miss Edna Logan; Masonic effort on part of volunteer fire-
in
this
vacinity.
Some
funds
al
world president, declared the gen
the recent Klamath Falls affair
and
Eastern
Star Lodges, Miss men, and neighbors, who aided in
ready
are
raised,
but
sufficient
eral conviction that the present
the idea was conceived to stage
Joyce
Bright
and
the Sportsman all possible ways, kept the loss
money
to
complete
the
program,
world crisis calls for the hope
an event of that nature on the
Club
of
Langlois,
Miss
Mary Jean at a minimum.
needs
to
be
raised.
teaching of the second coming of
air-conditioned coast, to coincide
Sabin.
As
inspiration
to
local
people
and comfort of the Biblical!
Mrs. Tygart, at home at the
with salmon fishing, to br\ng the
a pony has been given the scout songsters here to enjoy coastal
One of the points on which the time, was said to have been pick
Christ.
organization by Bill Duggan to beauty.
girls will be judged is selling the ing berries until just a few mo-
give away in this program. All
most tickets to the dance. Other
ments before the fire was dis
Dates for the event, while not
Son Visits In Area
Scouts, Cubs, and Girl Scouts
points will be personality, poise,
definitely
set,
and
may
not
for
covered.
Her attempt to back
Visiting at the George Titus are canvassing the area for all
etc., to be decided by judges from
some
time,
will
be
made
to
not
residence at Harbor last Mon the funds they may ?et.
outside the community, whose the car from the garage failed.
Neighbors, figuring there was
day was Mrs. Titus’ son, Elder
The Cub shack, built about a conflict with parades planned by names have not yet been an
E. J. Bergman, district pastor year ago, has been moved to the other chapters of Society for nounced.
. no possible chance to save the
of the Pendleton, Ore., district Scout property on the Ward King Preservation and Encouragement
Many interesting events are house, carried out everything to
of' Seventh-Day Adventists. He tract, preparatory to further of Barber Shop Singing in Am being planned for the dance, in safety. The garage, after it col
erica.
was accompanied by his family construction plans.
Those attending the installa cluding the releasing of a score lapsed and fell against the house,
and friends and visited briefly
tion ceremonies here last year, of balloons containing sums of was kept from spreading by the
while on his way home from the
New pumping installations are who enjoyed the fishing and hos money up to $5.
asbestos shingles on the house,
world conference of Adventists being added by Brookings Water
Music for the occasion will be and by constant work on the
pitality of this area, jumped up
recently concluded at San I ran- Company at its source of supply and down with glee when a pa furnished b y Charles Jensen’s
part of the firemen, hampered as
cisco.
enabling the company to furnish rade was suggested for Brookings orchestra.
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they
were by the number of cars
i water in greater quantities, Mr. this year. However, there will
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parked
along the narrow lane
Dr. Robert Smith, dentist of Bankus told the Pilot, V/ednes- need be much community plan
A similar dance, set for Aug. leading to the Tygart home.
P^tland, was in town last week day, enabling the company to ning for the event, and much 12, will be held at Go'd Beach,
The* garage, car and contents
vnth intention of locating in this ease its restrictions on irrigat- co-operation in way of help.
sponsored by the Ophir Grange.
stored
in the garage were total
community. He contacted Gordon
or sprinkling.
Further details may be seen in
Goetz about an office in the new I
Pilot class ads reach your mar« the Ophir news column elsewhere loss, reported covered by insur-
building he is completing.
* Pilot class ads
a nee.
try them’
in this issue.
county, between Humbug Mountain and Brookings will be called
August 1. according to Bruce Shavere, manager of Coos-Curry Elec
tric Co-operative, late last week. Completion of these lines will
insure dozens of families electric energy who now are waiting for
this service, or whose lines are inadequate for the load they wish.
Bids will be opened at 10 a. m. Aug. 1, at the main office of the
co-operative, at Coquille, where bidders may obtain all informa
tion together with specifications. Completion of these lines will
probably coincide with completion of the 69kv line to Gold Beach.
Auto Accident
Hurts Harbor Pair
Last Sun. P. M.
Quartet Parade
Planned Here In
Late October
Scouts Seek Funds
For New Building
Princess Dance Is
Set For Sixes Soon
Fire Levels Ga ragé
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