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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1951)
Just PERSONAL BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT Entered as second-class matter, at the postofflee at Brookings, Ore., March 7, 1946, under the Act of March 3, 1879. D ewey A kers , Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year, in Curry County__________________ S3 00 One Year, outside Curry County_____________ S3.50 NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS: K/W/y ao/z/y of any change of address in advance. Failure to do so costs two cents per issue sent to the old address. Subscription will be dropped unless subscriber notifies Pilot of change. W HAT i nursaay, v/c inner in, 1951 BROOKINGS-HA RBOR PÌLOT, B K U U M M A unrA iuiN P age T wo O F THE FUTURE HERE? Those of you who heard “The Original Amateur H our” last T hursday evening, when Scranton, Pa., was By DEWEY “saluted,” could have, with little stretch of imagination, Certainly the whole county is thought of this area. Briefly a history of Scranton was saddened to hear of the tragedy told, how it started with a sawmill, how it rose to be which suffed out four lives last Friday at Gold Beach. This pop come the railroad center it is, and of the pains through ular fishing stream has been rel which the place passed to achieve its present status. atively free from tragedies, so W ith exception of iron and coal deposits, Sranton is' this shock was about all any of the country residents could en not too much different than this area, Which has poten dure. These visitors to this sec are welcomed as friends, as tial water transportation that could make the railway it tion they were “one of the family,” business of Scranton seem “small potatoes” by compar so tragedy hurts much. Those two men who gaves their ison. I)o a little calculating, and check any difference. h cs in attempt to rescue the Grants cannot go without recog P ta i near the Nook cafe, by L. Gipson nition. The scriptures tell us “ no LO CAL “ of Burns. Ore., who arrived in greater love hath any man than Ed F. Ackley returned Sunday Brookings last week. who would give his life to save noon from San Francisco, whee Tony Christensen was recently another.” Gold Beach will be con he had accompanied Mrs. Ackley called to Yakima, Wash., by the scious of this tragedy for many the week before. Mrs. Ackley re death of his father, David Mc years. mained at San Francisco. Mr. Coll, who suffered a sudden heart Rough seas are not to be trifled /»ckley will join her next week. attack. with— they are doubly treacherous Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wells of Hilson Freeman, his wife and in rough water. The Chetco has Bend visited Mrs. Eugene Ackley two sons, Arby and Ted and their claimed several lives in recent last w’eek. families, and daughter Marjorie, years, and people of this area Mrs. M. V. Benthusen of Para and nephew, Arthur McClunt, re have wholesome respect for the dise, Calif, has been visiting her turned from Burns and the Lake- surging waters, disturbed every daughters, Mrs. Stanley Patter view area, Friday with eight few hours by shifting of tides. son, and Mrs. Gillx’rt Christensen, mule deer. One was a 5-pointer Too much caution cannot be for the past several days. Mr. with 19-inch spread. impressed upon the strengers to A Hallowe’en party is being Benthusen arrived the first of natch what they are about to the week. : arranged at the Odd Fellows hall do. Twice in recent months the Thelma Arnett, Cora Chapin, tor the evening of Oct. 30 by the "land lubbers" who enjoyed fish and Virginia Way drove to San Rebekahs when all Odd Fellows, ing from the rocks off shore, have Francisco Monday f o r several wives and visiting Rebekahs are been caught by the tides, and days shopping and sighseeing. invited. to be rescued. Fortunately, Pilot class ads reach your mar had Jake Rosen, the barber, will be they were saved. assisted in bis tonsoral parlors ket quicker— try them! . . . Hated, very much to see Roy Kinion leave this community. He may not have been what many of ui. would call a leading citi zen in things of the community, hut we must never lose sight of the fact that he was a man you P a in t C o n tr a c to r could trust in every way. His ciedit was as good as the bests. It is easy to understand why W A T I RPR< JOEING PAPER 11ANGING Ron Kinion wished to leave, and seck aid from relatives in earing f< r his two young children. His Care Gen. Del. working hours did not coincide with the school hours oij his two children, too s mall to be left at home by themselves. Roy had no other choice than to leave...... We would like t o introduce to this community Mr. and Mrs. Lily C ro p H a rv e s t Paul Peterson, who will be con nected with th e Pilot. Of course, W e ll A d v a n c e d . until housing is available, ’ few - ...........— --------------------- The lily crop is well on Its of you will lx? able to see Mrs. to tj^e 3Uyers There was A Peterson, who still remains at s?arcity of bulbs size 8-9 inch. Dunsmurir, Calif. It took a lot of trading and ad Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are not justing to bet the larger sizes st’ angers in Oregon. A few years distributed. ago he was e mployed by the The price remains 15c, 25c, 30c Coos Bay Harbor at North Bend, and 35c. The future of the lily and by the Myrtle Point Herald, business now depends on what the at Myrtle Point. They wanted growers plant this fall. to return to Oregon and were The market can absorb anly its thrilled to have the opportunity capacity which Mother Nature tc come here. adjusted it this year. Perhaps many will freeze out The Petersons have three chil- dren of school age, to add to the ®Cain next year. Growers have list of students now sharing two v orked together admirably this shifts at the school. Just when year and they need to continue this move takes place depends on doing just that. The 7-8-inch bulbs are now’ just the housing situation. Can any v here the 6-7-inch bulbs were a one help out? Like everyone who hue been a resident at one time or another J" dn e u>ers- cf the Oregon coast, the Peter sons were not satisfied until an F. O . E. Book D ance opportunity arose to return. They want to become permanent citi S a tu r d a y N ig h t zens here and share all responsi Following their custom of stag bilities and enjoyments. ing dances every other week, the local Aerie of Fraternal Order of Eagles will stage another big N O T IC E dance, Saturday night at the lo No trespassing on my property, cal V. F. W. hall. An advertise consisting of 160 acres on Wheeler ment telling of the event appears Creek and Winchuck River, unless elsewheer in this issue. permission is first granted. 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