U. of O. Library
Volume Six, Number Fifteen.
BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
Thursday, June 7, 1951
Noted Physician
To Open Offices
At Smith River
Port Orford Will
Observe 'Century*
Saturday, June 9
Barbecue Sponsors
Missed Last Week
In Festival Story
SMITH RIVER—Dr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Harvey E. Kelty of Reno
will close their large home there
to move to a permanent resi
dence which they have purch
ased from Robert C. Maris on
Hwy 101 in the heart of Smith
River valley.
The Nevadans, since Dr. Kel-
ty’s retirement, hava traveled
throughout Europe and the Ori
ent with the medico intermit-
stantly studying new methods and
advanced medicine at Mayo Bros,
clinic in Rochester, Minn., and
in Vienna.
Seeking a sea level spot to
further his own health, Dr. Kel
ty stopped over at Dunroven
Lodge, Rovers End, to renew old
Lakeview, Ore., acquaintance, the
Dick Farises.
It is Smith River valley’s good
luck that Maris, local dairyman,
has just completed a new cot
tage advantageously situated on
the Oregon Coast Highway, now
the Kelty home.
Dr. Kelty plans to establish
an office right in Smith River
to serve the community surround
ed by woods operations, four
mills and one planing mill.
Nearby communities of Fort
Dick, Crescent City and Brook
ings and Gasquet, which today
are bulging and trying the abil
ities of five other doctors, will be
served also by Dr. Kelty. He
stated in an interview his selec
tion of Smith River as a perma-
net location came about because
it appeared that there was the
great(\st need for a resident phy
sician.
One hundred years after the
few white settlers and Indians
fought at the Battle of Battle
Rock, on the shore and hill at
Port Orford, the residents of ’51
—a century later will re-enact
the battle on the eve of June 9
(Saturday), later dancing to the
music of the "Pals of the Golden
West” at the high school gym.
At 10:30 a. m. a parade will be
held, with bands from Gold
Beach, Port Oxford and Lang
lois leading. Chetco Wranglers,
of Brookings will enter the en
tire group in the parade. There
will be exhibits, free boat rides,
and an old-fashioned style show
and musical program in the af
ternoon.
Inadvertently omitted from the
columns of last week’s Pilot are
facts concerning Azalea Festi
val free barbecue which is of in
terest to everyone. In face of the
meat shortage in all wholesale
houses and after those in charge
of the festival had almost given
up hope of obtaining any part of
the 900 poqnds used, Budd Carr
who operates the market at Red
field’s. not only came forth with
the necessary amount but kept
it over night in his already full
locker and turned it over to the
committee at his wholesale cost.
Budd Carr is a new-comer to
Brookings but his co-operation
and spirit certainly saved the
barbecue and was sincerely ap
preciated by those in charge.
Funds for the free barbecue
were donated by these business
firms and individuals:
Brookings Plywood Corpora
tion, Elmer Bankus, Harbor Lbr.
Co., South Coast Lumber Co.,
Swan Lumber Co., R. L. Nyberg,
Hendricks Furniture Co., Ross L.
Putnam, logging contractor; Roy
Brimm, Henry Kerr, Fox Bros.
Dimmick Bros., Curry County
Lumber Co., P. J. Lesmeister,
C. W. Duggan, Brookings Tex
aco Service Station, Warren T.
Smith, Ed & Mendy, C. O. Leon
ard, Haggerty Twinservice, W.
L. Crissey, Dr. Roy M. White,
Cur-Del Cleaners, Y. & M. Auto
motive Parts, Wilson Freeman,
Moore’s Variety Store, Chetco
Home & Auto Supply Co., Goetz
Cottages, Norris Kemp, Redfield
Grocery, C. A. MacKenzie, 4-Bid-
dles Motel, J. J. Gallagher, Young
Small Hotel, John Darger, Ken’s
Tavern, Big Jims Tavern, C. W.
Kruger, Phillips Clothing, Karl
Ostenberg, Dr. R. E. Smith, Don’s
Barber Shop, Brookings Elec
tric & Radio, (). K. Rubber Wed-
ers, Williamson’s Bakery, Coffee
Mill Cafe, Al Landauer, John
Hogan, Chetco Drug, N. M. Jones,
Gilbert's Shoe Shop and Cronin
& Company.
Mr. Bristow, chef at Chetco
Inn, after serving 80 people at
the banquet Saturday night, then
prepared all the baked beans,
served to nearly 2000 people at
the barbecue. The committee
especially wishes to thank him.
Lumber Company
Expands Its Office
Curry County Lumber Co. is
completing an exeensive expan
sion of its office facilites this
week, when the former Kessler
residence was joined to the office
building to make room for the
complete service to be offered by
the company.
With plumbing service already
announced, the company is soon
to add electrical supplies and
service to is list of materials.
Announcement of electrical ser- !
vice is expected as soon as the
new building is ready.
Chetco Wranglers
To Ride Saturday
Chetco Wranglers, who will be
in the Centennial parade Satur
day at Port Orford, spent last
Sunday on “close-order” drill up
the Chetco, in preparation for
their part in the parade.
Now outfitted in royal blue
shirts, to present a uniform ap
pearance, the group hopes t o
make an impression on the crowd
expected at the 100th anniversary
of Battle Rock, currently being
observed there.
v The mounts will be sent to
Fort Orford by trucks, with the
riders driving their cars.
Pilot class ads pay
use them.
4-Hers Will Leave i
For Corvallis, Mon.
Those youngsters winning 4-H
summer school scholarships are
reminded by Miss Dorothy New
ton, county HDA, that they will
leave Brookings next Tuesday
nt 7 00 a. m. with Cliff Jenkins
driving the Brookings school bus.
From Curry County there will
be 40, who are reminded to take
a sack lunch, as there will be
no meal stops en route. Baggage
checks will be issued as each
youngster enters the bus at the
various county stops. The bus
will arrive at Corvallis about
6 p. m.
Miss Newton, in a telephone
conversation to the Pilot, said
she might accompany the group
as far as Corvallis, but she was
going to Colorado to take a spe
cial summer school course.
KEEP OREGON GREEN
t
Floor Poured At
Chetco Store Bld.
The re-enforced concrete floor
for Chetco Store was completed
about Tuesday noon, marking a
big step toward erection of the
last half of the modern market
of the area.
As soon as the concrete has
set, block work will be started
on the walls, and it is expected
another 30 days will see a great
change in this section of town.
A concrete sidewalk in front
LOCAL NEWS
of the store, and to the Pine
Southern Curry County Real Cone theatre will be laid be
ty Co. announced opening of its fore the work is completed, Mr.
Brookings oilices this week, with Freeman informed the Pilot.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rice and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Grayshcl in
Vacation Bible School opened
charge of the local ofTice. which Monda with more than eighty
will be in the building recently registered. A complete report is
purchased from A. E. Sandbo.
expected next week.
Castaway Lodge
Will Officialy Be
Opened, Saturday
Mrs. Jean Haley, Dot and El-
mer Ray mo, of Port Orford, will
officially open the Castaway
Lodge, Saturday, it has been an
nounced by them through these
columns in the weeks past.
Overlooking the ocean and the
famed Battle Rock, for which
Port Orford is famed, this popu-
lai resort offers hotel accom
modations as well as meal of (
better class.
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Steaks, barbecue crab, roast 1
turkey and pan fried chicken are
featured on the menu, just being
printed to send all over the na
tion. These menus are a place
for address, that any guest may
obtain one, mail it to a friend
as a memento of his being there. ।
Guests at the Centennial cel
ebration at Port Orford are es-'
pecially invited.
—
Locals Take Trip
Up Rogue River
Several families from Brook
ings chartered a boat. Memorial
Day, and made the trip up the
Rogue River from Wedderburn
to Agness.
This interesting trip took all
day with several stops made on
the way. A picnic lunch was en
joyed on reaching Agness.
Those going were Mr. and Mrs.
Al Panzer, Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Hendricks, Gerald, Pauline and
Nancy; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn O.
Hampton and Barbara, Mr. and
Mrs. Stan Patterson and Patty;
Robert Zook. Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. Rausch. Fae and Carol.
Pile’ Class Ads Pay
Use 'em!
Oregon Coast Fishii ig Good, Says OCA
Bulletin Issued For Tourist Invitation
Fishing is always good along
the Oregon coast, says a bulle
tin issued by Oregon Coast As
sociation. You may catch some
kind ot fish any day of the year.
One is asked to consult Ore
gon Angler’s Guide for license
fees, open areas, open seasons
and limits. Local dealers and
.sportsmen in every locality will
always be found willing to as
sist you.
Cutthroat Trout are the pri
mary trout in the count less riv
ers of the coast. These cutthroat
are both continual denisons ot
rivers and creeks and migratory.
The early runs start upstream
in March and April A cutthroat
weighing from one to two pounds
is not unusual. The bulk taken
will range from nine to 12 inches.
Steelhead - - broadly speaking,
the winter runs come in all ma
jor Oregon coast streams from
early November on through to
late March. On the Rogue and
Umpqua, the steelhead take a
fly, with the season generally best
best from around July 15 to mid
October. The cutthroat also will
ake a spinner and crawfish tail
baits. However, fly fishing is the
attraction of these two streams.
Salmon Runs of big, sporty
Chinooks come into many of the
< »regon rivers in the spring. The
fish run from mid-March to May.
The fall runs of Silversides and
Chinook salmon provide excep
tionally satisfactory sport. These
big beaut it's area really vicious,
hard fighters. They come into all
major coast streams in numbers
after the first fall rains.
Striped Bass Coos and Win
chester Bays have become major
Pacific coast centers for these.;
These fish ranging from two to
60 pounds are caught on wob-
blers, plugs, and bait. They are
caught throughout the year but
the best runs are from late May
until October. Boats, tackle and
guides, if desired, may be ob
tained at North Bend, Coos Bay.
Spire-Charleston and Wincheser
Bay.
Coast Lakes At various points
along tiie coast are located a
number of fine lakes, stocked
with cutthroat trout, and other
fish. Devils Lake, near the junc
tion of the Saimón River cut
off, Si It coos and Tahkrnitch lak-
CoHc.htdi J on Puf/e Ten
Couple Stranded- When
1'ide Surrounds Rocl(
A middle-aged couple, last
Friday evening, was fishing off
the rocks, near the Ben Kerns
home, and in their ardor must
have forgotten about tides, or
were ignorant of the fact, for
all at once they were strandei
off-short more than 1(X) feet.
Earl Parker was finally con
tacted, and he came with a motor
boat to rescue them, for it would
have been after midnight before
tide would have been sufficiently
low to permit them to walk out
as they had walked in.
Quite a number of people lined
the short, trying to ask them
questions, but since they were
so far out, and with tides mak
ing the noise, not a word was
understandable.