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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
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