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U. of O. Library MX rml«-fWnr fìbi Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community VOLUME FIVE. NUMBER XXIII BROOKINGS, Dr. Robert Smith, Portland Dentist, Is Set To Stort Office Here Late This Week A dental office, in the newly-1 to the South Pacific for almost modeled building belonging to* four years. Following his dis Gordon Goetz, will be opened on | charge he opened up offices at Saturday, by Dr. Robt. E. Smith,' Portland. Dissatisfied there, who came here late last week I came to Brookings a couple of, from Portland, where he has been । weeks ago to look for a new 10-1 a practicing dentist for the past! cation, and liked what he saw.! six years. An announcement is Married. Dr. Smith has leased | being made by Mr. Goetz, , on an- ; the XV’alter Jones house, north of; other page in this issue. town, where he will make his Following in the footsteps of home. Mrs. Smith, recently in i his father, still a practicing den-! the hospital, will remain at Port ytist, Dr. Smith was graduated at land much of the time during the! r North Pacific Dental College (a1 next few months for treatment. part of the University of Oregon Dr. Smith brings to this area Medical School today) in 1939.' all modern equipment, including He practiced dentistry until he X-ray equipment. His office hours went into the army, to be sent after opening will be from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 daily. I CURRY COUNTY. OREGON Porisch Warns All Power Saw Users John Porisch. district ranger, was in town Wednesday morning to warn peope of this area of the extreme danger which ma\ come from power chain saws in the forests, citing the fire ast week near Port Orford aS an example (see account elsewhere in this issue). Mr. Porisch was emphatic in pointing out that the damage usually started in the area of filled and bucked timber, He r» ierre^ again to the Port Orford fire for example. He told the Pi- lot a few rules to follow: 1. Keep motor clean. 2. Equip with fire extinguish er. (One is built especiall for power saws an dare available). 3. After filling with gas, and THURSDAY, AUGUST 3. 1950 Forest Fire Near Smith River Battled Over Week-End; More Than 200 On line SMITH RIX ER Forest fire, which broke out Saturday evening in the Gasquet area of the Six Rivers National Forest, on the south fork of Rowdy Creek, has already pressed more than 300 men onto the lino to battle the raging flames now into heavy tim ber and under-brush. Tuesday it had burned over 400 acres. Two Escape Plane Crash, Sunday Eve I he fire started in the logging area, in some slash, Its cause, if determined, has not been rcveal- ed. Men were called from Brook- ings, Crescent City, Eureka and Medford, as well as — other places in the nearby communities. Fanned by a high wind, the fire was out of control, Sunday and part of Monday, but the foggy weather of Tuesday has helped the fighters to bring it under control by that evening. W’m. MacHenry, pilot, as flying instructor, and Joe Online, Gold Beach postmaster, walked away their wrecked plane late Sunday near the newly-finished airstrip, but their plane, and all the dry grass in that vicinity was burned in a few hours. Virginians °re "ipc ,a" gas fr°m While the cause of the crash i 1 i Visit T i Topaz rr. H i | bef motor and allow a few minutes has not been determined by the Rebekah Lodge, Tuesday for gas to evaporate. CAA, nothing can be said con- cerning the wreck. Second July meeting of Topaz 4. Move to safe location for Beverly Jean, younger daugh- held Tuesday I starting. Do not start over area Rebekah lodge was While many planes have al ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence1 Stoller, became the bride, Mon-1 of last week, with Adelia Has- where gas may have been spilled ready landed and have ta ken off, the field has not been officially day of Grady D. Standers, son sett, newly-elected noble grand while filling. Visitors for the eve- Southwest Oregon, Porisen said. opened, and no “wind sox’’ have of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Sanders, in charge. - - at Eureka. Further details con- J ning were Mr. and Mrs. blunter has been haunted by a number been installed. Many of the pi Rev. John L. Mumbower, re- cerning the wedding were not Goodbar of West Virginia and of fires started by power saws, lots who have landed there, sav recently of Ukiah, Calif., has ac- learned. } a companion from Virginia. A that the strip is o. k. in every sumed pastorate of Community Beverly attended the local high • social hour followed the business । Leo VanDolson took his moth- ! way. C hurch here, and Sunday deliv school last year, and the groom J session, with refreshments served er-in-law, Mrs. Jacqueline Wood, ered his first sermon. formerly of Klamath Falls, at-1 by Addie Swinnery, Tora Gus to Arcata Sunday where she has Henry Payne, and grandsons, He was pastor of the First tended schools at that place. Th? 1 tafson and Lena Crockett. enrolled for the summer session Donad Boye and Danny Essfy, First Christian church at Ukiah couple will live at the Sanders Friday evening Adelia Hassett, at Humboldt State College. She spent the week-end at Ashand, for three years, during which home up the Chetco river. Agnes Darger, Cleo Craig, Ber has been visiting the VanDolsons visiting Mrs. Payne, who is at A reception for the couple, is tha Whirry and Dolly Brainard for the past few weeks. tending summer school at SOCE. time ho served as president of planned for Saturday evening at attended the meeting of Delta She will teach at Carpenterville the Ministerial Board, as chair man of C. R. O. P. for the city Chetco Grange hall, with invita Lodge at Crescent City, at which made her annual visit, and de- this year. and ho instituted and was in tion extended to all friends. Use these columns it pays’ time their Dist. Deputy president | gree work was exemplified. charge of a city-wide church sur vey made there by the combined efforts of all Protestant churches. It was through the inspiration and efforts of him and his wife that the Christian church at Ukiah held a most successful 2- day home-coming and 90th an niversary celebration last fall. It was duo to their suggestion that a complete history of the church for the 90 years was put in booklet form, tying in with the history of the country and issued at that time. Many organ izations wore formed within the church and many new members wore added during their stay. Mrs. Mumbower and daughter, Sharon, came to Brookings a few days ahead of Mr. Mumbower and already are delighted with their now home and widening circle of friends. Rev. and Mrs. Mumbower have visited here during the vacations in recent years and have many friends in and about Brookings, and to come here was the an swer almost, to a wish. Rev. Mumbower was ordained at the McCarty Memorial Chris tian Church, Los Angeles, by Dr. BOBBITT y. O. James Sowell, and was called into the ministry from the bus- iness world. A reception and tea is to be Drawings and details have now Inn, and will overlook the town. ciety room, and a glassed-in and groove siding. Designer of the held at the basement of the Com- been completed for the new Sev The main chapel of the building sound-proof mother’s room, wired contemporary-styled church is munity Church for Rev. John enth-Day Adventist church, pic will seat about 180 people. How for sound so that the mothers Robert F. Fisher, architect of Mumbower and family, Tuesday tured above, and the call for bids ever, seating capacity^ will be can observe and listen to the Grants Pass. Adventist church evening, Aug. 8, 7:30 to 9:30. is i now being made, bids to be about 250 with the overflow space service without having to worry services will continue to be held The public is cordially invited. evened on August 31. Building being provided in the Junior’s about the children disturbing the at the Grange hall in Harbor un Mrs. Vernon Hanscam and two rest of the audience. schedule calls for completion by room just behind the nave. til the new church is ready Cor sons returned home Sunday from Additional rooms include Sab The building itself is a frame occupancy. next January. Grants Pass where they visited The church will be located on bath school rooms, choir-robing type, L-shaped, and finished with her famiy for two weeks. Try Them. Iwo lots next room. S >• vertically-running tongue and Couple Married At 1 Eureka, Monday Seventh-Day Adventists Call For Bids On Construction Of Church Rev. Mumbower Starts Pastorate At Local Church
