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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1952)
PAGE SIX BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON Thursday, May S, 195 I a yehow Vogue C leaner truck am bition is to w rite historical who. has time, would do much fort a „ cmpted , 0 UJC , he sanw facts of these pioneers. I have him If they could stop by and tjon the highw ay near W hite had no success. talk to him.) Rock at the sam e time. Mrs. Blake and her husband Loren W allace, son of Mr. and w ere among the first pioneers to Mrs. Howard W allace, and Jerry ) At a m eeting of the All-Year settle by the Chetco. I am not Schroeder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Events Association board m em certain, but I think they took up J. J. Schroeder, both of Brook- bers and last y e a r’s officials, call a governm ent claim along t h e ! ings, accompanied Dr. Ronniger ■ ed by Joseph Taylor, president, river somewhere near where H a r I • to Seaside hospital, last Friday T hursday, a t the Chetco Inn. bor now is. I where they underw ent tonsilec- P lans for the Azalea F estival Last tim e I saw her to listen 1 ! tomies. w ere form ulated and com m ittee to her story was in the evening Mr. and Mrs. N orton LaBrook ’ chairm en w ere appoihted for the of a spring day in 1941. Shortly left for W ashington, Tuesday, t o ' various occasions connected w ith a fte r th a t both ladies passed on.{ be with her brother who is not the event Mrs. Abe H ardenbrpok died in ' expected to live. Mrs. Lucile Mo-I Selection of the Queen and*her July, 1931, if I am not m istaken lino and Mrs. Robert Astin are I co u rt, on b a s i s of scholarship, and her husband in April, 1937. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Boartf- c h a ra c te r, personality and pop I was with him at his death bed. hian are parents of a nine-pound, caring for the children during th eir absence. u larity , was taken by the p.-T. A A volume could be w ritten of two-ounce Son, born at Seaside w ith Mrs. Lucille Monilo as the ! the events of pioneer days as re hospital, April 30. They have Gift S tationery w’ith coast views chairm an. O ther com m ittee h e a d s la te d by Mrs. Blake. How she and nam ed the young m an Elm er Lee. a t the Pilot office. appointed w ere: I Mrs. H ardenbrook could spin the Born to Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Use these colum ns— i t pays’ B ooster Badge—M r s . Mildred tales of the days, years and years Wilson at Brookings Clinic, F ri Byrne, before th at. day, May 2, a daughter, 8 lbs., P ublic Address Syster — Ben She was a child when cap tu red 5*i ounces who has been named K erns. by the Indians a t Ellensburg, on C atherine Sue. O o r experienced photographer* B arbecue C. Ed Dempsey and th a t fateful night of February, C. H. Grayshel and Mrs. Grayshel. 1K56. She and her m other and know h ow to m ake Beautiful C oronation P ro g ram - Mrs. De a baby sister, while her fa th e r ’41 Buick, has rod out— bridal portrait* that you will always wey Akers. Wm. H. Sm ith, form erly engi- and two brothers w ere killed in best offer over $50 takes. F inance—E lm er B ankus and Ed cold blood. She was only 13 a t i n° er M the pIywood P°wer Plant, trewure a* Mating keenaakea o f Dempsey. Want small calibre revol the time. She was 78 when s h e |ICtUrned t0 Brookin8s S aturday your wedding day. Come in to Selection and Q ueen’s Ball __ told me of the event. v e « a t ' for the dedicati° n cerem onies and event. E Even at ver or automatic. Let’s •ee oor Bridal portrait* — er m il J a c k H o lm e s . that age she was slender, and to atten d the stockholders m eet trade. I also have many ing Sunday. He was recalled to S ta g e and throne decorations— quite beautiful. tor an appointm ent. Eva Lee Long. other car parts and used At tim es when I used to visit service in F ebruary and is now Q ueen’s Banquet Mrs. D arlene H ardenbrook’s "H alf-W ay House" stationed in southern California. tires. Goodson and Joe Taylor. as they called it, was sort of a He is an archery enthusiast, and Sunday Church Service — J. hotel, and stopping place for the got his deer two years ago w ith T. Jacobs. m eals or lodging by trav elers of bow and arrow . Last y ear he Flow er Show—Azalea Garden the stages th at ran between the brought the m eat to Dimmicks Club. line and Gold Beach. I visited locker, one he had downed on On Brookings Lumber O ver Oregon S ta te B a n k her twice on week-ends and ques the Tillam ook burn. Co. Road! Ed G rootendorst’s Pontiac con tioned her endlessly. She alw ays vertible carries several dents on tried to give an honest answer. I w as shocked at an answ er one side, since W ednesday. It and May is cam paign m onth to raise funds to support scouting in the she gave me the last tim e I saw ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ a O regon T rail Council, and $1000 her, one storm y night I spent at is the quota for C urry County, of her place. I asked her how she C. C. C hapm an's OREGON VOT “No Job Too Big or Too Small” which $500 to $6(X) must be raised had been treated by the Indians ER Endorses P aget! "O ur recom in this area, according to Je rry She said "None could have been Industrial and Residential Installation and Sales! Burnham , regional director who kinder. Indian children w ere told m endation to p arty m em bers is Motor re-winding and electrical maintenance! w as here W ednesday and T h u rs to tre a t them right." She had to vote for Paget, because of his nothing but praise for the Indians long faithful activity as organizer We arc equipped to give your electrical need day on scouting business. Fund-raising chairm en for the and th eir treatm ent. and leader and his established con our immediate attention! county. Include: a L ter on, she related, she and tacts w ith national conventions GEORGE DALTON, Manager, Fern Street L angio is D ick T ucker. her m other and sister w ere ex Port Orford George Baker. changed for Indian captives tak and party leaders." Oregon Voter, Phone 2944, across street from Chetco Inn Gold Beach Glen Sabin. en by the w hites at the Ellens May 3. 1952. Brookings A. P. Hendricks. burg uprising. She said one of A breakfast, at the Chetco Inn the men in the exchange party Thursday morning added im eptus was nam ed Clark, to the local drive. Although she and her sister grew up and la te r w ere m arried A U T H O R IZ E D her m other, it is reported, was Io ffc/i late r m urdered by the w hites and left by side of the road. important L a ter on in life this captivi Ropublican As I, the w rite r of these events was m arired and lived by the Party *— < • ’ and narrativ es of some of the Chetco. w here she and her hus band w ere highly respected. I potition! historical tim es and days of C ur was at this tim e th at her m other /¡¿ w c F ry county, and vicinity, will in alone at her place, was m urdered my own w a y and style, relate McCULLOCH CHAIN SAW DEALER & the little 1 have g athered in , This a tta c k or uprising was knowledge throughout my years I a ^H' ui 22, 1856. That might AND REPAIR SERVICE of living in the county, and w hat ' * quite a story in itself. I often 1 have gathered since my first " ts'' I could have Had re Across from Shell Station Brookings, Oregon. coining to the counts in 1922. ‘‘orders on those visits, for it P. O. Box 596 Phone 344 The pioneers I had met at that " oul'l invaluable now. M> tim e have all passed on into the g reatest thrills, as I have said, G reat Beyond How 1 used to have been Iist*ning to these early- enjoy at the time, spending sonu day stories of C urry county. rainy day w ith them, or some Fred W. M artin. evening, especially Saturdays. ( E ditor’s note: Fred W. M artin, One of my favoriatv places an invalid, w rites under consid to g o and spend S atu rd ay nights erable difficulty. He doe« it to w as an old pioneer couple who help pass away the long hours settled up at Erm a. Orc nou conflnm ent. Any Pilot reader > ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Cairp« nterv die. Erm a was just a post office and a stage station Sawmill and Logging Supplies; Esco Logging Rig about one m ile north of w here ging; Skookum Blocks; Forgings; Pacific Wire C arpenterville now is Many a tim e since 1930 I have tried to R o^\ Socketing and.Sphung- Hi-Voltage, Rough 4»X'nte exactly w here the build- Service Light bulbs; *R. Hoe & Co. Ins., inlaid, ring stood, but it seem s all traces Introducing Frances Cain, experienced}operator! ¡June been erased by the storms. Electro and Regular Saw bits. Shanks, Hoe, Symons i w Formerly of Klamath Falls , An old pioneer. Mrs Blake used to com.' on " < ■ k . nds at (Lifer and Atkins Pattern. A *• Heads Named For Coming Festival Bridal Portraits YOU WILL C H ER ISH FO R EV ER For Sale or Trade Local News Don Carter BROOKINGS STUDIO Scout Funds Due CARVER-HUSEBY ELECTRIC CO. a REAL REPUBLICAN Early-Day Incident Related To Pilot Y. & M. AUTOMOTIVE PARTS CHETCO MILL & LOGGING SUPPLY HEADQ UARTERS FOR: MILDRED'S BEAUTY SALON to con- there vnd lis t , n At the land still is > mv g reatest w o u ld s it 2 THURSD 9 IY /\/> FRID D t CniCnCC. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > S . 5 PHONE 2 1 5 J Box 543 Brookings Phone 2539
