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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1951)
firmliigs-i Nowhere A Finer Climate Nowhere a Finer Community BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON Warren Smith Gave Southern Oregon League Dropped As Grants Pass, Ashland Withdraw Teams Rotary Club His Convention Report Southern Oregon League, which furnished fans of Ellsworth Speaks C. E. Dempsey To Congressman Harris Ells Open Used Car Lot worth. in another column m this issue, gives his views ot the MacArthur dismissal. In In Area This Week this column Ellsworth indi C. E. Dempsey, for some time “With the buildings of Univer this section with interesting baseball last year, now is cates, also, the re-action of connected with Meadows Dodge- sity of Oregon at Rotarians dis was the public to the dismissal. Plymouth Agency a t Crescent posal, the conference of District The MacArthur dismissal Cityw has purchased land and is No. 154 was about the best one is likely to be placed in all having grading work done for could hope for,” Warren Smith history books with the same his used car lot • which will be told Brookings Rotary Club on type of headings as sinking opened here shortly. Tuesday, when he made his offi ing example of Chants Pass and Ashland, earlier. of the Maine in 1898, the After the grading has been ac- incidents which lead up to cial report to the group. complished, an office building is “Trying to condense what you world wars 1 and 2. This is planned for the time, and as soon hear in three days into a 30-min- certain: the last has not as as possible other buildings will iquillc, Myrtle Point, Bandon et al,” Pete opines, “but vet been heard. ute talk is something of a job. be erected on the lot. but I will read you notes I took Both Mr. Dempsey and Mr. jt bunch don't like the idea of long distances." and see if that will not do,” he Meadows were guests at the last said in way of introduction. It is possible that Brookings may re-enter the old Rogue meeting of the chamber of com After the registration Sunday, i merce, and told of their plans April 8, many Rotarians and la to bring this area a car agency dies made trip over the campus1 as quickly as possible. They said Helen A. Summerour and of the University of Oregon, and । that they were happy to be able lee Rice, Medical Corps. retired others went through the Chase, to become a part of tne area, as Sunday F.A.C.P., were married Gardens. they long had had friendly rela at Crescent City, at the Feder- tions with many people of the Rotarians heard several inter- ated Church immediate!} fol low- esting talks during the conven- ing the morning church service, community. tion, one of which w as by Sen. The car lot is just across the with Rev. Eldon L. Farmer offi Wayne Morris. road from the start of Mill Beach ciating at the double ring cere-[ Contacts made by both Mo«s toad, cn the Walter Jones prop Friends of Mrs. Harriett Stitt mony. and Smith at the conference as erty whicn they purchased. Rice were at- Col. and Mrs sured the local club of many gathered Saturday afternoon at GOLD BEACH—Ten jurors in the Baptist Community church to the Johnson vs. DeMartin case, tended by Mr. and Mrs. Roy interest forthcoming programs. The enthusiasm displayed at pay final homage to a long-time Tuesday, voted in favor of De-' Weideman. Mrs. Kiev was dress- the conference, Smith assured lo resident of this area who died Martin on charges of malicious! ed in navy blue with orchu co. i cal Rotarians, was worth more Tuesday at Hobbs, New Mexico. prosecution and persecution, in than anything else. ‘'The type of Rev. John L. Mumbower, pastor, sum of $25,000, arising from three j ¡uff men you meet, the work you see officiated under direction of the alleged false arrests made by De gold BEACH. Curry County these men do, and the results Roeder Funeral home. Martin against Johnson. quest of the Colonel, Mrs. Rice tand Use < ommittee and Curty you learn about, more than com The court charged the jury Pall bearers were Pete Tierce, pensate for the time and cosi. M. S. Brainard, Clarence Stoller, that in order for Johnson to re-! sang ‘ The Lord s Prayer." by | County Weed Control Commit- “Met a Paul Harris Student Thor Ask, Vernon Hanscam and cover damages he must show, Malotte, at the close of the serv tee will meet at the county agent office. Gold Beach at 10 a. in. from Germany, who told the Ro Charles Christenson. that DeMartin had caused John-j ice. After a short wedding trip (today) Thursday. tarians what Germany looked to With the passing of Mrs. Stitt son and that DeMartin has acted south 1he couple will soon on- James Moore, conservation spe cupy their home now under c< America to supply in way of fu one of the few remaining early without cause and maliciously. cialist, OSC, has assembled in at st ruction on the ocean front ture peace. This young man will settlers of the Chetco Valley has Evidence was inconclusive to formation which the committee furnish a program for the local passed on. With her parents, Mr. substantiate Johnson's claims in the end of Arnold Lane. requested of him at their last club some time soon.” and Mrs. Johnson Gardner and these arrests, all three of which meeting in 1919. The information S. O. Newhouse, Gold Beach, brothers and sisters, she moved had been dismissed in justice which lie nas assembled may have Joe Fitzpatrick, FHA appraiser in the ’60s from Humboldt coun courts. a far-reaching effect on the soil of North Bend; Art Fox, North ty to the old Gardner rancn There was no mention made and water conservation program Bend contractor, and Frank Whit which took in wha* is now the of the dam DeMartin was alleged in the county. He will also pre lock and Doug White, both of Carl White ranch and other land to have built on Johnson’s land sent the over-all state program The home of Mrs. Ida Hubbell Coos Bay, were among guests of in that area. The Gardner Ridge and a ditch five feet wide and along the Jine of weed control, and Mrs. Nellie Rodehaver in the club. (Chetco Heights) was named af 200 feet long across Johnson’s land Harbor was the scene last week with special emphasis on the con ter the family which later moved on w h i c h Johnson was basing of the gathering of five genera trol of noxious weeds in Curry to the town of Ci. to make part of his claim for damages. of the family, with many county. An opinion was read by David tions its home. pictures/taken of the gathering » Harriett Gardner was born at Shaw, DeMartin’s attorney, on for future reference. The five Healdsburg, Calif., Nov. 1, 1858, the herd laws which had been generations are: Robert E. Hutchinson, well and was married to James H. made non-existent by the legis G r e a t -great-grandmother — Civil War veteran in lature, giving weight to the de Mrs. Ida Hubbell, Harbor. known in this area, has been ap Stitt, pointed regional traffic manager 1885, the family, for many years, fendant's case in this action. Mrs. G r e a t-grandmother DeMartin was represented by Nellie Rodehaver, Harbor. in the northwest, effective April making its home in Del Norte At the meeting of the Chetco county. After the death of her the law firm of Buffiington, Shaw Grandmother Mrs. A. J. Ker- Grange, held last Friday evening husband and three of her five & Starkweather, while Johnson’s cher, Berkeley, ('’aid. several visitors were present, the children, she returned to Harbor case was handled by Ed F. Ack Mother Mrs. Wm. J. Connoly most important being Wm. G. about 25 years ago, to make her ley of Brookings, and Gordon of Santa Rosa, Calif. Howse, State Grange Deputy and home unfil about two y ears ago Weller, of Gasquet, who repre The only male member of the overseer of the State Grange. when she went to New Mexico sented him in the Del Norte case group, seven-weeks-old Patrick Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. i a week ago. to live with her daughter. CoMnoly. Patrick enjoyed greatly John Peffiey of Sams Valley; Mr. Besides Mrs. Childers’ at whose the attention lavished upon him and Mrs. Edward Raveks o* Myr home she passed away, Mrs. Stitt tle Creek and Mrs. Stella Nel by the four older generations. is survived by another daughter, son of Pine Forest Grangess. Mrs. Esther Johnson of Sweden, Mabel Stonehouse three grandchildren, Mrs. Helen obligate d in the first two degrees Felds now traveling in South by Mr. 1 lowse. Earl Brewer and Roderick Pomona Grange meeting, to be America, Mrs. Josephine De Mar held at Harbor, May 12, was dis tin Mathews of St. Louis and Hermann, of Myrtle Point, Mon Robert Childers of Hobbs, New day purchased Sea view Dairy Chetco Community Library has cussed and Ruby Harvey, horn ' Mexico; one sisters, Mrs. Lottie from Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Chisman been a very busy place since ;t economics committee chairman, McVay of Brookings; two broth who started the concern a little was re-opened a month ago, in said that kitchen aprons to go grange would be to the ers: A. F. and E. G. (Dude) Gard more than a year ago. Both Mr. Brewer and Mr. Her the VFW hall, with over 350 vol judged at that time, ner all of Brookings; nine great umes being taken out in that Mr. Howse gave an interest grandchildren and four great mann are family men, hoping ta time a good percentage by the move their families to this area ing instructive td c, and show co great-grandchildren. at the family as soon as they can find housing. children. some the community Interment item of interest at th Both are experience men in Another service contest sponsored by the plat at Smith River cemetery. library is the magazine table in the dairy business, Mr. Hermann the lobby where anyone may take National Grange and Sears Roe has been a cheesemaker for sev the magazines, and also contrib buck Foundation. eral years prior to coming here. Following the meeting a so Mr. Brewer is retiring presi ute any they may be through cial hour was or joyed with re- R. E. HUTCHINSON, newly ap reading. Two large donations of pointed Greyhound Regional Traffic Anyone interested in obtaining dent of the Myrtle Point Rotary books have b e e n received r*- fresh men ts served by M; ’. and Manager in the Northwest. a drivers license should note the club, and was a guest of the local cently, one from Mrs. Rose . oole Mrs. Roy Hendry, Mrs. Melita 10, to replace Lloyd E. Shippey change of day and hour that club Tuesday. Mr. Hermann is end the other from Mr. and Mrs. Kamph, Mis. Bertha Moore and Mrs. Rose Shean. who has been transferred to San the examiners will be at the a member of the Myrtle Point Bob Perkins. Francisco as regional traffic man Grange hall. The date is Thur- Lions club. from Hours of the library are Mr. and Mrs. Chismas could ager of Pacific Greyhound Lines’ ! day. May 3, and the hours are A large delegation of Barbci- and two to five on Tuesday 1 from 1 to 5. Those interested in not be reached in time for pub largest division. sh >pper^ v ill go to Medford Sat Fridays. This important shift in Grey-1 taking the examination should lication to learn of their pars, urday night and Sunday. Several hound personnel was announced be at the hall well ahead ot the but it is said that they like this Harmonette* Mrs. J. L. Mumbower returned quartet community too well and do not Monday by W. E. Eggtr, regional | closing hour. will do special numbers as well plan to make an imna diatc more late last week from Modesto, and as the loci company in a visit with her mother. from the area. northwest. Couple Married At Crescent City Mrs. Harriett Stitt Johnson Fails To Honored Saturday Prove Ev¡s|e(1te jn At Baptist Church Court Case, Mon. Land-Use Com. To Meet This Morning Five Generations Gather at Harbor Hutchinson Upped By Greyhound Co. State Deputy Visits Chetco Grange Seaview Dairy Is Sold By Chismans Drivers License Library Busy Since Its 'Re-Opening'