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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1950)
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1950 Historical Bits Of Coos-Curry Lore By Emil R. Peterson Historian, Coos-Curry Historical Society, North Bend, Ore. The proposal for a half-mill tax in Coos county to create a historical fund, as requested by Coos-Curry Pioneer and His torical Association, will not be on the ballot at the November 7 general election. The request came too late to get the issue before the legal voters at this time. This announcement by the county court has given rise to a rumor that the history writing project of the association is defi nitely off—that the work has come to a dead-end. This rumor is totally without foundation. The association has not at any time counted on a tax for the writing and publish ing of the history which is now in the course of preparation. The work of collecting the material for the book is largely completed; in fact, there is much more material on hand than can be used in the limited space that the proposed 500 pages will per- j mit. The w’ork of processing this material for the pointers is well on its way and is progressing as rapidly as limited means will alow’. The work is going on; it must proceed and it will be continued to completion. Estimates of the cost of print ing and binding have been ob tained for the association by Al fred Powers, who has been re tained to direct, supervise and edit the work. Mp. Powers is dean of the school of creative it’s here! it’s NEW! BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON writing and publishing a branch of the Oregon state department of higher education. The matter of a new’ history of Coos and Curry has long been a fond hope of our pioneer fam ilies and of the Pioneep Associ ation. A leader was needed to start the ball rolling. Lack of funds was the obstacle. A lead er was needed to show’ the way. J. E. (Gene) Norton was such a person. Mr. Norton came to Coos with his parents in the eighties. He has had a wide and varied experience. Perhaps no person in Coos and Curry en joys a wide»* range of acquaint ance and confidence among the1 established residents of the re gion. His career has included newspaper work, traveling sales man, retail and wholesale gro cery business; he has served as county judge, has represented Coos county in the state legis lature; was a member of the Coquille Rivej* Port commission; has been instrumental in secur ing highway and bridge constric tion projects; has helped more than one young couple get a start on the road to success. Mr. Norton built up, owned and op erated one of the modern farms in the Coquille valley, where he and Mrs. Nopton now’ reside in a beautiful and comfortable home on a knoll by the side of the road overlooking the valley, and the river. With his quiet and genial man ner, Mr. Norton enjoys the full confidence of those who know him best. He believed that a sufficient number of pioneer fam ilies, together with others who have come later, would be suffi ciently interested to sponsop a history-writing project. He pre pared a list of twenty-five such persons, selecting only those who, he believed, and contribute a hundred dollars each without fin- nancial burden or strain. Mr. Norton is not a man of leisure. He has many duties in addition to the free community projects. But he went calling on his list of 25 old friends. Many call-backs were required, for of ten no one was found at home. But Mr. Norton reported 23 paid up out of his list of 25. He had so much fun that he increased the list to 60. His last report shows 50 paid-up sponsors at $100 each. His list is still open for those who may be interested. OPHIR NOTES By Marian Miller * Satti -G rip Drive * Flashing Speed * Slow Trolling * Only 45 Pounds it 73 o B.C. cwtifM Mi H P. it 4000 R. P M. This is the one they’re talking about at the rts shows! The light motor that "has everything." The one with Duo-Clutch that lets you start in Neutral —"press the button" and you leap into action— idle in Neutral anytime. We have it— right now—drop in and see itl E. E Hanscam & Sons Harbor Oregon Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pollock are on a delayed honeymoon to diff erent parts of Washington and perhaps Canada. They will be gone about a week. Ophir residents who are hunt ing deer in eastern Oregon are “Mutt’ and Wallace Wade, Jack Poff, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ram- alia, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bettis, George Moore, the R. C. Hyde family and the Ray Nowlins. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bar rington have gone to Prineville to take Mrs. Barrington’s moth er, Mrs. Osborne, back to her home. Merrill Hagen and Jerry Ja cobs are now' employed at the Arizona Inn Ranch while the owner, Norman Nash, is away on business. Mrs. Leonard Costello of Port land is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Calvin Dishner. Bruce Burns is now in the navy and stationed at San Diege. He writes that one day he heard a voice mention Curry County. He turned, and to his surprise, there stood his old buddy and former classmate at Ophir High, Douglas Wilcox. He, too, is in the navy and stationed at San Diego. Local lily bulb growers are busy planting their bulbs before the rains start. As a result many high school girls are groaning at every step. These gals aren’t * used to w’ork—that kind. Mrs. James Meteer of Nesika Beach is visiting in Okland, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Taylor and daughter, Beth, have gone to Eastern Washington to visit their parents asnd other relatives in and near Spokane. Ophir Woman’s Club met at the home of Mrs. Mildred Kob- lenzar Thursday of last week. A special event of this meeting was a stork shower honoring Mrs. Rose Barrington. The guest of honor received many useful and lovely gifts. Refreshments were served. On Wednesday of last week a group of old-time friends sof Mr. and Mrs. Will Coy called at their home to say “au revoir”. The Coys have purchased a new home at Reedsport and plan to move there within a few days. Ophir High will hold its an- . nual carnival Saturday evening, ( Oct. 14 at the gym. Charlie Jen sen and his orchestra will furn ish tihe music. Admission w ill be $1.00 Fun is in store for all. For Sale— Curry Co.—Opportunity Land...Page Seven Follow these two rules They will always lead you to better telephone service 50 bulb trays, 50c each. John W. Hogan, Box 456, Brookings 2* Turn those extra items into cash by Pilot Classified eds. DON’T BE TRICKED INTO ON NOVEMBER 7th •* ** “ ■ vor 317x NO Last Measure on the Ballot REGISTER Be sure to register so that you can vote 317 X NO — a vote against the return of bootleg ging, racketeering, speakeasies, disrespect for law and order, and all the other evils of prohibition! Citizens 317 X No Committee, Lee Stidd, Jr., Secretary 301 Lurr'op’r'pns Bldg Portend, Oregcn
