Just PERSONAL
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
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March 7, 1946, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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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
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near the Nook cafe, by L. Gipson nition. The scriptures tell us “ no
LO CAL
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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
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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. R. C.
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