LANGLOIS NEWS
By Nancy Moore
Shower Honors Mrs. Thetford
Mrs. Robert Thetford was guest
of honor at a surprise stork
shower given b Miss Muriel
Hughes and the girls homemak
ing class March 7 at the high
school. The gifts were grouped
on a long table which was cov
ered with a white cloth and cen
tered with a large bowl of daiTo-
dds banked on either side by
candles. Center of attraction was
a bathinett presented to the hon
ored guest b the girls.
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Box 211
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Earl Docherty
Brookings, Oregon
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Present were the honored guest
and son, the hostesses, Miss Hugh-,
es. Mar and Beverly Mermilliod,'
Donna Hofsess, Moreno Bruchler,1
Bertie Britton, Graymarie Della-1
ven and Mesdames Elsie Quinn, ’
Carrie Boice, Alma Deets, Jean
Hale and sons, Frances Everest,
Essie Crew, Florence Thorhaven, |
Thelma Kane, Pat Donaldson, Lil-
lian Berg, Ruth Pilling, and
daughters, C. C. Turner, Winifred
Aldropp, Mimi Aldropp, Evelyn
Boice, Ollie Britton, Dorothy
Doane. Vera Cadman, Pauline An.
derson,’ Dorothy Lee and daugh
ter, Eulla Mastropolito, Doroles
Brooks and Wilma Jensen.
Langlois News Notes
Mrs. Mabel Lafferty of Gold
Beach called on Mr. and Mrs. F.
Moore last Saturday.
The first lesson for the Better
Cotton Dress Shop for Langlois
Home Extension members was
held Friday at the home of Mrs.
Jean Strain. Mrs. Strain was the
leader. Those taking part in the
Dress Shop were Mesdames Eve
lyn Boice, Ada Campbell, Florence
Thorhaven, Dorothy Lee, and Miss
Nancy Moore. The next meeting
will be Friday, March 23 at the
home of Mrs. Marian Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Bierman and
their four children, Nelda, Ted,
Orma and Carolyn, moved to Col-
orado Saturday. They have sold
their farm to Paul Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. George Edwards
arrived home Sunday after spend
ing a few days with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Higgins, at Catching
Creek.
The monthly Youth Dance was
held Friday, March 16, at the
Grange hall.
E. E. Duff, formerly of Brook
ings, has bought a home at Laurel
Grove and will open a barber shop
here this week. The shop will be
in a building on Dinty’s property.
Mrs. Duff is an artist and writer,
A feature article, written and il-
lustrated by her appeared in The
Oregonian last Sunday.
Rev. Hunt of Eugene was in
charge of the church services at
the Langlois Community Church,
last Sunday.
“Feuding in the Hills” was de
clared a hit by the members of
the audience who saw this play
last Thursday and Friday evenings
when it was presented by the se
nior class at the gym. The play
was about a feud between two
mountain families, the Martins
and the Pruits, Grandma and Pa
Martin (Breie Britton and Robert
L. Thetfor, a teacher) hated the
Pruits so badly that they would
rather starve than end the feud.
Due to the fact that their son,
Sam (Darrell Price) had become
educated and taught the rest of
the family the folly of their ways,
the Pruits were willing to be at
least friendly. Sam was in love
with the Martin's daughter, Edna
Mae (Donna Hofsess) but the rest
The marriage of Beverly Wil-
of the Martin family stood in the son and Carol Susan Nelson will
way of their marriage. The ro- take place at the Blakely ranch
mance seemed hopeless when Pa on the Winchuck river, Sunday,
Martin was injured while out to March 26. Beverly will leave on
stir up trouble and the Pruits took Monday for army service,
him to their home and cared for:
Word from Louie Stoller, for
him. Pa soon realized that the* about two months a patient at
Pruits and their “new-fangled”! the Veterans hospital, Portland,
ways weren’t so bad after all and is that he is recovering from a
he gave his blessings to Sam and major operation, and is on the
Edna Mae. Everyone was happy upgrade. He is looking forward
except Grandma. Others in the to getting loose while the chit-
cast were: Mrs. Martin (Morene, tern bark is still in the “slip”
Bruchler); the Martin’s other! stage.
daughter, Zula (Beverly Mermil-! /Another
invitation party for
liod) another romantic pair; and'
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members
and
eligibles to the V.
Dr. Ambercromble »Arthur Sy-| F w post and AuxiHary is slat.
pher) and his daughter Myrtle
(Patty Boice).
LOCAL
NEWS
Friends of Mrs. Rosalie Kelle
her, whose home is now at Santa
Rosa, Calif., will be glad to
know7 she is spending a few’ days
as house guest of Mr. and Mrs.
O. S. Young, and other friends
in this vicinity.
M. M. Jaklewicz flew to Eu-1
gene the first of the w-eek and:
drove home a new’ Mack truck.
Mrs. Thomas Elliott of Port
land, Ore., and Mrs. Claude Mor
gan of Seattle, sisters of Mrs.
Vernon Smith, came here Mon
day to visit their mother, now at1
the Smith home, and help her, 1
(Mrs. Charles E. Brown), cele
brate her 86th birthday today
(Thursday). Mrs. Brown has re
sided in Oregon since 1900, the
last couple of years here with
Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Dall Sanders of McMinn
ville, came to Brookings Sunday !
evening to visit her husband who
will be an electrician for Brook
ings Plywood Corporation, and
to get a look at her future home.
The Sanders are building a new
home on the Swearingen prop
erty on Easy Street.
Miss Joan Byrne arrived from
Oregon State College, Saturday
for the Easter vacation. Sunday
she and her mother, Mrs. Mil
dred Byrne, drove to San Fran
cisco to spend a few days.
Roy Stevenson and a friend
from Treasure Island naval base,
Cxiie to Brookings for the week-
end. Roy expects to be shipped
out soon.
Mrs. Ben Kerns and children
went to Klamath Falls Monday.
Ben will drive them home Easter
Sunday.
The local Barbership chorus
will go to Pistol River Saturday
night to add harmony to the
opening of Friendship House, re
cently constructed by that com
munity.
Chess Bravo is reported to be
quite ill at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Velma McCulloch
at the former Cecil Watt place,
on Gardner Ridge.
1951
Thursday, March
BROOKINGS-HARBOR P/LOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON
P age F our
ed for the evening of March 30,
at the local hall. The program
offered has proven so attractive
present restricted accomodations
require admission by membership
or invitation only.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barton and
tw’o children have moved from
Harbor to their home on Easy
Street to live. Bill’s brother,
Dick, and his wife, have been ac-
cupying the house since their
marriage last summer. Bill will
be emploed by the Brookings Ga-
rage.
Irene Huntington has purch-
ased
the Ina
DeMoss property,
on pioneer
Road
Redfield’s Market
Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables, and Meats
SPECIALS—Friday and Saturday
Del Haven—light meat
27c
TUNA FISH, 1/2S
Large White Fresh A A
EGGS, dozen
62c
$1.24
SNOWDRIFT, 3 lbs
BUTTER, lb
79c
NUCOA, 1 lb., 37c; 2 lbs
73c
$1.00
MILK, all brands, 7 for
All Brands
COFFEE, all br., lb., 89c; 2 lbs, $1.77
Wellman Pure Strawberry
65c
PRESERVES, 2-lb. jar
Hunds Pure Straw berry
PRESERVES, Lib.
35c
A/. /. B. White Whole Grain
RICE, 2 lbs.
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39c
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M. J. B. Brown Whole Grain
RICE, 2 lbs.
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32c
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Blacky
TREE TEA, 16-bag pkg
Fancy—In heavy syrup
BERT DeMOSS
Delco Remy
Wonderfully built hillside home
- 2 story, commands one of the
finest views of ocean and Chetco
river Like new’ throughout, one
of the best in Brookings. Drop
in and ask about FHA terms or
G. I. Terms.
Old South
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, 46-oz. tin 29c
39c
SPUDS, No. 1, 10-lb bag
Hcm~W arner
and hose;
Bert DeMoss
9c
LETTUCE, Fresh solid, lb
y—Brookings,
CELERY, fancy crisp, lb.
Cor fast action hi selling your
woperty. list with us today! U »
Mire clients waiting to buy!
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CARROTS, extra nice, 3 bu
Still have seme tine view prop
erty overlooking Harris Park and
on Hwy 101. Motel site!
THE AMERICAN WAY!
9c
23c
M. & H. MARKET
Fire,
of Brookings on good road, only
short haul to highway.
We have several completely
finished and modern homes that
can be bought on FHA terms.
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or
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EASTER HAMS, lb
65c
BEEF ROASTS, lb
69c
BACON, Swift's Sliced, lb
59c
RIB STEAKS, lb.
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79c
3 ASST. LUNCH MEATS, lb
69c
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