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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1951)
T hursday , J anuary as, iQSi B rookings -H arbor Pilot, B rookings , O regon being especially in demand to at funerals. She is survived by two sisters, Miss Etta Walker of Santa Rosa and Mrs. Clara Bailey of Fort Dick, a brother, Ira B. Walker of San Francisco, besides numer ous nieces and nephews, and a legion of friends. OBITUARY | sing BERTHA M. WOOD The quiet passing of Mrs. Ber tha M. Wood, during her sleep, on New Year’s eve at her home at Santa Rosa, proved a shock to her many friends, as she was | one of the most beloved women ever to live in this area. During the many years she lived at Smith * River, Harbor and Brookings, by Your Gold Beach correspond her loving spirit and always will ent was marooned by high water ing helpfulness, she endeared last week and we were a little herself to everyone with whom low on news. she came in contact. Mrs.s Georgia Fromm, county Funeral services were held at school superintendent, visited at Welti Funeral home at Santa Rosa, the following Wednesday Northern Curry schools last week. Mrs. Jack Moore of Coquille af ernoon. with the Christian Sci ence Service being read by Nina was visitor at Gold Beach Mon Voss. Final rites were held at day. A number of Eastern Star the Chapel of the Chimes. Flow members met at the home of ers were in great abundance and Mrs. Johnny Wolff to discuss the possibility of forming a group of unusually beantiful. Bertha M. Wood was born at Job’s Daughter, with Mrs. Moore. George Strong was taken to Etna, Calif., Dec. 6, 1884, the daughter of the late Henry and Gold Beach hospital Friday with Mary Walker. She taught school infection in one of his hands. a number of years at Scotts Vai- ' Mrs. Ralph Walker. Pistol Riv ley in Siskiyou county. In 1910, I er and Mrs. Bob Hunter, made she was married to Mark Wood, a trip to Portland last week, who passed away Dec. 25, 1949, combining both business and and the couple moved to Smith pleasure, A number of local people who River where they operated a store. They later located in Har have had time and the inclina bor, where they owned the Har tion to do some "beach-combing” bor store until they sold out in ' have been rewarded with their 1924. Later they moved to Brook finds of glass balls. Quite a num ings where they made their home ber of all sizes and descriptions a few years, then returned to came in on the last storm. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Wahlberg Harbor to make their home until they sold their property here , three years ago, and moved to ' Santa Rosa. While the Woods made their hmoe in Harbor, Mrs. Wood aidyd in founding the Harbor Commun ity club, and was its first presi dent. She was an active member of the Christian Science church, and was generous with her musi cal abilities whenever needed, GOLD BEACH P age F ive returned fro m Portland last week where Nick had been given a medical checkup. A basketball team composed of boys from the seventh and eighth grades went to Brookings for a game. While the local boys won, we never have learned the score. urday evening, Jan. 27. Miss Ruth Crawford, home ad visor from the Farm Advisor’s oilice. Eureka, addressed Smith River 4-H club members, par ents and friends at the regular meeting. Monday evening. She gave a short food demonstration on "Start the Day Right with a Good Breakfast." a 4-H club project. Cake and chocolate were served afterwards by 4-H club PORT ORFORD This city's members. newest business establishment, Smith River Womens club will opened this week, is the D. & E. hold its regular monthly meeting I adies Dress Shop. Owners and Friday afternoon. Feb. 2, at the proprietors are Don and Imo community hall. Program chair gene Kerber, formerly of Gold man will be Mrs. Grace Hight, Beach. Imogene will handle the assisted by Mrs. May Crook and selling end. and Don will lend a Mrs. Thelma McVay. History and helping hand behind the scenes. Landmarks will be the topic. All Shop will handle ladies ready- members and friends sare invited to-wear, which was purchased by to come. the Kerbers on a recent trip to Visitors at the home of Mrs. San Francisco and Los Angeles. Eva Hill Monday were her son, David Crockett of Harbor and her nephew, Arthur Walker of Pistol River. Mrs. Hill is recov ering from her illness, and is Second in the series of card parties was held Saturday eve-! taking care of herself, but does ning at the school. These parties not venture out in the wet, cold are sponsored by the P.-T. A. weather. Rev. and Mrs. William Owen Prizes for high score in "500" and pinochle were awarded to | of Santa Rosa, superintendent of John Grupp and Eula Lund. The Redwood Empire district of the door prize was awarded to Erne- Methodist church, visited the In line Erhart and the cake, auc dian Mission church. Sunday af tioned, was won by Mary Agnes ternoon and Smith River church Powers. Proceeds of $8.00 will that evening, where he delivered go toward March of Dimes. Re special sermons. There was a freshments of coffee and sand-1 I good crowd despite the stormy wiches were enjoyed. The third weather. Visitors at the home of Mrs. in the series will be held. Sat Mary Anthony and Mrs. Ella Plaisted Monday were their cou sin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kerr, and son of Portland, who made a brief call. Mrs. Kerr is the former Margaret Moore, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore of Gold Beach. The Kerrs had visited their aunt, Mrs. Bellinda Finch at Crescent City. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Westbrook Sunday were Mrs. Eddie Westbrook, Mrs. Ada Hursh and Mrs. Edna Ross. New Business LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Thomas of Portland, were Wednesday and Thursday visitors in this area, calling on policy-holders of Loyal Protective Life Insurance Co., which Mr. Thomas has repre sented for more than 25 years. Mr. Thomas makes an annual visit to this area. Members and friends of the Baptist Community church met at the social rooms of the church for a fellowship dinner in con junction with the regular month ly business smeeting, Wednesday night at 6:00. Glass net floats are being dis covered by the people who have been combing the beaches the past few days, following the re cent gale. Ronald Akers found three, Sunday, in the neighbor hood of the old coast guard point. He also found a number of other types of floats. SMITH RIVER » M. G. BECKER Real Estate Broker Hotel Brookings North End ♦ « • New Office Hours: Monday to Friday. 9 a. m. to 12:30: 1:30 to 5:00. Saturdays 9:00 to 12 noon. If you took a jaunt out Ocean View Drive to look at beautiful ocean frontage, you couldn't help "falling head-over-hecls" for this lovely spot for a homesite. Large lot about 75x200. Priced at $2650 with terms. ♦ ♦ ♦ Attractive 2-bedrocm home, utility room, dbl. garage and a spare room suitable for guest room, work shop, or office. About 2^ acres of land, right on Hwy 101 wtih ocean view. Good invest ment for someone. ♦ ♦ * If you have a 2-bedroom house, and you don’t want it, someone else does. List it now! ♦ * ♦ TIMBER is in demand, but I still have some. Better get it while it’s gettable. ♦ * ♦ Good highway frfontage is be coming scarce. I have 2 acres of it with grand ocean view. Lays nicely, all cleared, in the Harbor district. 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