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Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere a Finer Community
Volume Seven, Number 25.
Plane Accident
Claims Life
Of Publisher
Dewey A kers, publisher and
o w n er of th e B rookings-H arbor
P ilot w as in s ta n tly killed in the
crash of a plane n e a r the O regon-
C alifo rn ia S ta te line som etim e
aro u n d 5:00 p. m. on T h u rsd ay
A u gust 11th.
T h e plane w as piloted by Roy
B rim m ow ner, who is in Seaside
H ospital w ith serious leg and o th
e r injuries. Ed T hornton, local
serv ice sta tio n o p erato r, w as a
p assen g er in th e plane and is also
in th e C rescent C ity H ospital w ith
back in ju ries w hich will necessi
ta te his being placed in a cast.
It is re p o rted th a t th e S ta te
B oard of A rro n au tics established
th e fact th a t tre sp a sse rs on the
a irp o rt, tw o autom obiles and a
g roup of children on th e runw ay,
cau sed th e pilot to gun his engine
and ta k e off w ith th e in ten tio n of
circling th e a irp o rt and to atte m p t
a n o th e r landing. In m aking the
fc.. circle, the plane w as forced to fly
th ru dense fog and sm ashed into
tree s on G ilbert C reek eas, of the
old 101 H ighw ay, ju st below the
S ta te Line.
Ed T h o rn to n m anaged to get to
th e highw ay and hailed o r w as
picked up by passers-by, w hen he
w as able to tell w hat had hap p en
ed, search p a rtie s on th e ground
an d J u n io r H anscam in his plane
began to look for survivors. It
w as som e h o urs la te r th a t Roy
B rim m w as found pinned in th e
fuselage of th e plane. (T he hill
side w as covered by heavy ground
cover ^p rev en ting rap id progress.)
H e w as rem oved to th e w aiting
am b u lan ce
by
stre tc h e r.
Mr.
A k ers had been in sta n tly killed by
head injuries.
T he th re e m en w ere re tu rn in g
from Gold Beach w here they had
‘c o n ferre d w ith officers of th e
C u rry C ounty F a ir B oard relativ e
to a Logging Show to be held this
week end at th e F a ir in Gold
IW c h and of w hich Roy B rim m
had charge. Ed T h o rn to n w as
ch a irm an of th e H orse Show and
ex h ib itio n of h orsem anship to be
given each day of th e F air. Mr.
A kers w as along in th e in te re sts
of his new spaper, T he B rookings-
H arb o r
P ilot,
established
in
M arch of 1946, th e first new spap
e r in th is co astal area.
S u rv iv o rs a re his wife M inna,
sons R onald and H ugh, and
d a u g h te r V irginia.
At th e last rep o rt B rim m and
T h o rn to n a re holding th e ir own,
in m uch pain, but expected to
recover.
REVIVAL M EETINGS
W ILL C O N T IN U E
Rev. P a tte rs o n announces th a t
revival services
will co ntinue
th ro u g h A ugust. T he Olp and
E v e re tt M usical Q u a rte tt will be
playing, singing and preaching
each evening
D ates are given
u n d er the Assembly of God
C hun
BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY. OREGON
n Loving Memory
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A n g lis t
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School Opens
September 2
B ro o k in g s-H a rb o r
H igh an d
E le m e n ta ry School is sla te d to tie-
gin th e 1952-53 school y e a r on
T uesday, S e p te m b e r 2. D u rin g th e
S u m m e r th e ja n ito rs h av e been
giving th e b u ilding a c o m p lete
clean in g and ren o v atio n . T h e e x
te rio r of th e high school b u ild in g
has been p ain ted , an d th e p la n t
is re ad y for th e new school y ea r.
F o u r new te a c h e rs have been
addl'd to th e sta ff for n ex t y ea r.
Mrs. Rose P eterso n , of M y rtle
C reek, to
rep lace
M rs. J e n n ie
C a rte r, who has ch an g ed to th ird
g ra d e to rep lace
M rs. D otson,
who has resigned. Mr. Jo e T obin,
form erly principal of th e C oquille
Lincoln School, h as been selec ted
as »E lem en tary S chool P rin cip al.
Mr. Tobin com es to u s d ire c tly
from G reely, C olorado w h e re he
has co m pleted his M a s te r’s D e
g ree in E lem en try School A d m in
istratio n .
Mr. H irsch el C h an ey h as been
hired to rep lace M rs. In g ram w ho
has resigned to re tu r n to C alif.
Mr. C haney holds a B a c h e lo r’s
and M asters d eg ree from th e
U niversity of
K e n tu c k y
an d
tau g h t in Ohio last y ear. T h is
su m m e r he is teac h in g in th e V an-
c o m e r W ash in g to n B u siness Col
lege.
Mr.
Dewey Akers has left Brookings.
I lis chair, before his linotype, stands
vacant. He has written his story for
us to read. But as long as there is a
Brookings his precepts and example
shall k appreciated in this city. I le
shall I k long remembered.
As a heading for his paper he
wrote, Nowhere a better communi
ty . He believed what he here wrote.
He possessed the ability to see us as
we really are. I le had faith in us. And
in clear, simple and plain words, that
all of us could understand, he wrote
his faith into the columns of his
paper.
Dewey came to Brookings six years
ago. He started his newspaper on a
shoe string. Through the years, by his
own single and untiring efforts, he
brought it up to the respectable posi
tion that it occupies today. He built
it up through long and arduous hours
of hard work. Tlie toil of the day
never caused him to I k cynical of the
future. To him each tomorrow was a
new adventure. Tradgedy and heart
aches crossed his path. He never quit.
I le nailed his banner to the masthead
and he never pulled it down.
It was here in Brookings that he
found his haven. It was here that his
life's turbulent stream widened out
and flowed placidly until it met the
sea. It was here, in B om »kings, that he
began to see his dreams come true.
As he sat in his home, surrounded
by his family, and Itxikcd out at the
ocean's changing wonders, he knew
happiness. 3 he storms of his life
which had assailed him had drifted
away across the horizon. I lis wander
ings had ended. I le was home.
I le was a gentleman anti a gentle
man. I le was charitable, tolerant,
generous and he was Jcind. I lis pride
in his family was magnificent. I le
was a good neighbor.
If today, Dewey could read what is
here written and if he could know
what is in our hearts, he would prob
ably say to us, “Aw shucks, I was just
an ordinary guy trying to get along.”
\ es, just like the rest of us ordinary
guys who lived here with him, just
trying to get along. As he went along
he ttx >k us with him, and as he went
he taught us the virtues of humility
and honesty and helpfulness in our
dealings with our fellow beings.
Si monumentum requiris, circuin-
spice. “If you would seek his mon
ument, look about you.,,
Ed F. Ackley
W illiam
T hom pson h a s
added to th e sta ff to te a c h
M ath and Science, and A m erican
H istory. Mr. T hom pson fo rm e rly
ta u g h t in W heeler, O regon fo r 2
y ears. He is a g ra d u a te of N e
b ra sk a S ta te T e a c h e rs ’ College.
A com p lete sch ed u le of te a c h e rs
will a p p e a r in next w eek s p ap er,
to g e th e r w ith opening a n n o u n c e
m ents.
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Fund Drive Is
Progressing
Soliciters lo r th e lib ra ry b u ild
ing fund have c o n ta c te d all re si
dences in th e W inchuck, H arbor
and B rookings a rea and a re p re
p arin g th e ir final rep o rts. In m an y
eases th ey m ad e refloated visits
an d found th e h o u seh o ld ers a b
sent All re sid e n ts w ith who p<
sonal co n tact w as not m ade a
ask ed to co n tact th e ir so licito r
any of
th e
follow ing nam el
R u th B ath ian y , E lsa R av ek s
E u n ice W ollam . T h e P ilot will
p u b lishing th e n am es of all cont
b u to rs to th e fund in th e ne
fu tu re .
Mrs. Ronniger Honoree
At Stork Shower
M rs. P au l R o n n ig er w as tl
honor g u est a t a sto rk show
given by Miss M ary Mont gome
at th e hom e of h er paren ts, M
and M rs Skopec, H a rb o r on W e
nosday. A ugust 13th. Miss Mon
gom ery is Dr. Ronniger» off
n u rse. Mrs
R onniger w as t
recipient of many g ifts and go
wish, s
e n te r ta i
men* and dainty refre«hm er