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Nowhere A Finer Climate
Volume Five, Number XXXXXI
Winchuck Case Is
On Court Docket
Nowhere a Finer Community
BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY. OREGON
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Chamber Books A Assault Case Was 1 Modern Store Is
Death Claims Early
Thurs.
"Business Meet" Dismissed,
GOLD BEACH—The case of Under Construction Day Chetco Pioneer
CRESCENT CITY—The case
dt Milton DeMartin vs. Lawrence
the State of Oregon vs. Victor
W. Johnson is set for trial here
the death of Mrs. Fran
Plans for the new store ces With
Lortie was dismissed in justice
today. This case concerns the
Ann Tolman at the Santa
court on Thursday by Judge Con
two acres of land, in California,
Rosa Memorial hospital, Santa
that lies north of the Winchuck merce is billed for Thurs- nett, Lortie, who is police chief
Rosa, Feb. 7, the last of the early
here, had been arrested on charge man, reveal that it will F Chetco pioneers is gone. Togeth
river. DeMartin owns these two
of assault and battery upon the
acres, which have a river front
er with her husband, who pre
complaint of George Mateer.
age of approximately 300 feet.
ceded her in death in 1919, they
Mateer alleged that Lortie
Johnson owns land along the
settled on a homestead in the
equipment.
south bank of the Winchuck op- Parker, president, has an struck him and beat him with his
upper Chetco country, the prop
fists. Lortie asserted that Mateer
posit • DeMartin’s land. Johnson’s
After completion of the erty now in the Helen Richards
road is built a short distince nounced. This is not a din came to Lortie’s home, swore at
estate, and reared eleven chil
him, and invited him to “to come new section, the old will be dren of whom nine are still liv
from the river. He says that oc
outside the house.’’ Lortie ac
casionally, because of slides, he
ing. For the past several years
Mateer’s invitation.
In torn down, and on that site Mrs. Tolman has made her home
must clear off his road and as a
Several important m a t- cepted
the fracas which followed Mateer
result a few small rocks roll into
with her daughters in Cottage
came out second best.
the river. DeMartin alleges that
Grove and Santa Rosa.
After Lortie had been arrested eery will be built. Blaine
this causes an obstruction in the
Funeral services were held on
he made complaint against Ma Gribble is the builder.
river and that he is being dam
Satuday morning at Smith Riv
teer charging the latter with as
aged. Johnson denies that he has report on the harbor.
er church with interment follow
sault and battery, and a war
obstructed the river or that De
ing in the family plot in Smith
rant for the arrest of Mateer
Martin’s land has been damaged
River cemetery. Pallbearers were
was then issued.
by any act of Johnson.
Curt Waldien, Leo Lucas, A. C.
Ed F. Ackley, Brookings at
The case is being heard by
Thompson, Henry Payne, Elmer
torney, represented Chief Lortie.
Judge Sam Finley, in Del Norte
Hanscam and Milton Foster.
Superior iCourt. C. R. Degnan,
Ackley argued that no one ap
In a telephone call from Bob
Rev. P. C. Knudson, pastor of
peared to be damaged and that Gray, owner and manager of ra Smith River Methodist church,
Crescent . City
lawyer,
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the picture of two men taking dio station KCRE, Wednesday, officiated. Sacred selections were
DeMartin. Johnson is represnted Pn+riri/
a “swing
at each other was it was announced that his sta sung by Mrs. William Hall, with
by Gordon R. Weller of Gasquet KOTCìry r lO^ratTì
neither new nor novel in Curry tion had been given approval by Mrs. B. L. Slater at the piano.
and Ed F. Ackley of Brookings.
A motion picture, filmed by the C ounty. Following the dismissal t h e
Federal
Communications
b rances Ann Prigmore was
West Coast Lumbermen’s Asso- of the Lortie Case Ackley moved Commission, and that the new
born
in Redrock, Shasta County
ciation. was shown at Tuesday for the dismissal of the char™
station woud be on the air at Calif., on June 5, 1856, later mov
nf the
t hp local
Innnl Rotarv
Pot orv «- :__ .
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luncheon of
against Mateer which the court 7:00 a. m., Thursday, February ing with her family to Arcata.
held at the Odd Fellows hall. The granted,
22, its opening day.
At the age of 19 she married
picture, while it depicted many
While many details have not Ambrose Tolman, and traveled
been learned by the Pilot, an to Oregon by horseback to take
En route to Medford late Sat lumbering operations, was pri- _
to show grades of LoCCll SlìfìAtorc ÌA/Sn open
urday, in a rain storm, Dr. R. marily ber filmed
house
held ai
at the
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wv
nviu
lilt
up their homestead on the upper
and the 11QPC tn whink !
S ww I
M. White collided with another lumber and the uses to which
rederated church, Crescent City Chetco. The children who sur
car near “Hayes Hili’’ on Ore each grade was put in construe-
some time that evening, from vive are: William P. of Harbor,
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.’ uivh
i- *1 a nroemm
wi” wi” he be Frank of Ukiah, Bert of Peta
gon Mountain. Dr. White escap
which ptai place
A tree, showing no limbs for; In the first --------
round of Curry
sent
out over the
airways
Fur-
ed with no more than a skinned
vuuj
—
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me
airways,
r UF- luma, George of Rio Dell, Mrs.
ITT 11 i * h C as ¿K I 40 i on feet
4 f from 4 L* the f ''/ a i i 4« r
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as
much
County scatter-gun champion-1 then details have been promised Le!a Wilke of Santa Rosa, Leon
forehead and a bruised left leg,
held here last Sunday, Brookings'
the next issue.
while the sole occupant of the ground may come up with so Pomn
ard of Winchester Bay, Mrs Bir
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other car suffered a gash on his many grades of lumber, once a came out first, closely followed
die
Lane of Cottage Grove, Mrs
saw has cut the wood up into by both Gold Beach and Lang
forehead.
Cora Begeer of Santa Rosa, and
lumber
of
different
dimensions.
lois, as may be noted in the box-
“It was raining real hard, and
Oliver of Corning. She also Is
on that curve, suddenly appeared A portion of the outer part will scores, turned in by Chetco Rod
survived by 25 grandchildren and
a car. We neither had a chance have no blemishes such as knots & Gun Club:
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great-grandchildren.
(Team score was made up of
to do anything but hit. When I or pitch marks, so may be used
for
select
grade
in
manufacture
the five highests shooters partic
came to my senses enough, I went
Chetco y Rod ex
& v»un
Gun vuuos
Club’s nam-
Ram
lumber. The
i nv ipating,
ipatuig, Sunday).
rods wiT
to the other car, as the driver of interior finishing -- luinucL.
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meet
the
strengthened
DOV SCOUtS Will Ro
center, or heart, has uses in the \ Lfinglois
h, Calif., team in a non-
/
will D©
Score Klamath,
was just coming out of it.’’ Was dimenison
I glad to see that he was also struction. lumber used in con-1 Glen Kerber
..... 45 league game of basketball at the
Phillips
alone,” Dr. White told the Pilot
..... 10 local gym, Thursday evening (to
Pictures were shown of the Foster
Monday.
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39 night) at 7:30.
.fudge Guy Forsyth, of Gold
testing of lumber for its uses. A Tucker
Asked how badly the cars had
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The
Ramrods
smothered
the
Beach,
will be principal speaker
been damaged. Dr. White replied. floor joist, with many visible Kane
Crescent City VFW team Tues at the Boy Scout Court of Honor
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My new Dodge looks fine—am knots could withstand more than
day night by a score of 101 to 32 and chili feed, set for next Mon-
Total
Total
not saying what the other looked its required breaking load strain.
at Crescent City. The scorer was day e.veninK at the Odd Fellows
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like. It was lucky that both of I he colored, or stained lumber, Gold Beach
Score not certain who had the most hall, it was announced early this
us were alone—there might’ve works as well for the dimension Fisher
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44 points, but did say Felipe poured week by the scout committee.
material as the selected grades, I Clark
been someone killed.’’
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44 in 31 while the other lads were I he chili feed will be served by
used in flooring and siding.
> Asher
Girl Scouts.
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i doing all right by themsblves.
Paul Davis, of Davis Truck and Wolff
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The court of honor at 7:30
Tractor became a member of Buffington
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with Mrs. Edna Newman as thé
the club, Tuesday.
guest of honor. These award will
The dinner was served by the
Total ....
be
presented:
ladies of the Baptist church.
Brookings
Underfoot
: Jimmy and Tom
Score
Max
Jensen,
regional
Scout
Pastor and Mrs. Leo VanDol-
A. Anderson
my
Widney
Bobby Dimmick,
son and son, Rand, returned late executive, of Eugene, member of F. Anderson
Brookings Bruins had a diffi- wuPrtnZook’ Ray and Ræhard
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last week from Portland where Eugene Rotary club, S. O. New Lee Smith .
,r j cult task last Friday night in Mikesell.
they attended the North Pacific house of Wedderburn, member of Koeller ....
Second Class Pins and 1-year
42 vanquishing the Gold Beach Hi
Union Conference of Seventh-Dav Gold Beach club, Murdock Roe Dr. Schmitt
Panthers on the Panthers' floor V* 7.u an<‘e pins:
Dæk Berger,
10
Adventists quadrennial session, der and Wesley Smith were club
they had to go into overtime J Pilhp Kessler, Charles Robert
guests,
Tuesday.
v anDolson was ordained to the
Total
220 to accomplish the feat, but the
Stanley Gribble and Gael
ministry at the session pursuant
win practically assured the B. Ettinger.
to Adventist policy of not or-
H. S. Bruins of another county
Merit Badge: Ray Murry.
hoop championship.
1 h c ’ f clergymen until
tar BadKC: Richard Campbell
tnev have served two years as
Bitterly contested throughout Ï
> also gc, flrst second
About
30-odd
voices
of
Del
ministerial internes and two as
the lead changed hand numbers and third year attendance pins
Norte
High
School
chorus,
under
licensed ministers.
of times. Gold Beach led at the
1
direction of their instructor, Mr. first quarter 12 to 11; was be and a merit badge.
♦ i
,^an^°lsons have spent
Hornaday
Award
(for
his
con
Rudde, gave a 30-minute concert hind at the half 22 to 17 and at
their four years in the gospel
servation
work!
will
he
given
to
a‘Tacoma’ Wash . anJ
at
the
high
school
early
this
who leaves soon for Ja
the third quarter 32 to 30. In the
week. Following this the local final quarter Gold Beach surged Richard Newman, as wel as his
\
y’ Ore-and thc Iast two
pan, inserted a ‘For Sale’ Barbershop chorus completed the ahead 35 to 33, with but 15 sec nst, second and third year at-
u h S
more here in Brookings
(’pdance pins and a merit rnadge.
a?^, Pa.S,or VanDolson served advertisement in the Pilot I hour of assembly period.
onds remaining. However, in that
fhc local Boy Scout troop is
time Chris Brown was fouled in sponsored by the Odd Fellows
Bearh'a .PaS'°r for ,he Gold
Ad™\U,,,r,Ct °f S^^'h-Day
the act of shooting, and tied the Lodge.
score 33-all.
someHmo0^^S°n family wiU »ail
Not willing to let the cham
\ alentine Day was brought to
attention of passers-by, by the pionship slip from their fingers,
?bout ,hc middle of
Match for Japan where thev will
red and white window at Jeri’s the Bruins went out in the over
this week. Queen of day was time to pick up two baskets and
uork
tO-d° missionary
Will all members of commit
k while learning the Japa-
there to wish you a happy oc a 39 to 35 victory.
tees of organizations, who have
sold.
He
is
advertising
casion in sentimental terms ap
\.ol
Th°y P,an tO ^^Ve
been notified by letter, please
propriately stated.
Miss Mary Pyritz, homt* eco- make an effort to be present at
Feb 20KS neXt Tucsday corning,
other items this week.
S. O. Newhouse, former coun nom ics
is leaving this the regular meeting of All-Year
“Pilot advertising has ty engineer, of Wedderburn, was evening teacher,
for her home at Reeds- Events
tie he’d
• business caller in town Tues- port to attend the wedding of a
day event nt
15. at
. day.
sister.
'’clock, at t
i school.
KCRE Will Be On
Lumber Pictures
Dr. White Involved
In Accident, Sat.
First County Round
Ramrods Top 100
In Scoring Spree
Advanced, Monday
VanDolsons Leave
Soon For Japan
Bruins Won Tilt In
Over-time Period
Want Ad Sold
Everything . .
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