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Just PERSONAL
Dewy Akers was born at Tekoa
W ith the sudden termination of
Washington,
May
19,
1898,
son
of
the
exemplary life of our esteem,
Entered as second-class matter, at the post off ice at Brookings, Ore
Robert and Mary Jane < Rangel
ed neighbor and friend, Dewey
gon. March 7, 1946, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Akers.
Akers, the City of Brookings
He married Minna Stunz at
mourns the loss of a “Fostering
D ewey A kers , Editor and Publisher
Father”.
Boise. Idaho, June 17, 1933, who
survives
him.
He
is
also
survived
The courage displayed in found
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his
son
Ronald,
one
daughter
ing
the ‘Pilot'' when times were
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The persevering efforts to help
ers
Thomas,
of
Seaside,
John
and
the
growth of our school system
N atio n al Advertising Representative
Ronald, of
Lewiston, Idaho
in place with the increase of our
James, of Newport, Washington,
juvenile population, enabling them
Earl of Wilbur, Washington; Will
to compete on equal terms with
or
Seattle,
and
Marian,
who
is
in
the
youth of other localities.
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ewspaper I I epresentatives , inc
the priesthood of the Catholic
I he splendid and diligeant help
Church. One brother Kins pre
N ew York
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Chicago
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D etroit •
Philadelphia
in promoting the civic life of the
ceded him in death.
community culminating in the
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incorporation, and his continued
labors and care for the welfare of
change of address in advance. Failure to do so costs two when he was seven months of age.
his ‘ Baby City” and
W hen he was thirteen he left
tents per issue sent to the old address. Subscription will home, and has been on his own
His genial personality and sense
be dropped unless subscriber notifies Pilot of change.
of fairplay will long be remember
ever since. He was determined to
ed by his fellow citizens in every
have an education, and worked his
walk of life.
own way through high school and
Washington State College. He
J. J. Gallagher
Dewey Is Gone
enlisted in the first World War
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three weeks after the war was
Dewey is gone! B ro k in g s with its various
IN APPRECIATION
declared; served 18 months over
civic projects, organizations, school, and churches has
seas in the Heavy Artillery, and
The brothers and sisters of Mrs.
in the army of occupation. He was Christiansen, Mr. Dimmick and j Dewey Akers wish to thank the
lost a true friend. I was privileged to know him
and
wounded during the activities of Mr. Turley. The local Barber- Community for assistance
rather well, a privilege which has enriched my own
shopers paid homage to Mr. support of their Sister during her
this war.
Akers by singing a Farewell recent berevemeit. The many
life and widened my vision. Dewey was vitally
After his discharge, he finished!
number
at the internment service. neighborly deeds were appreciat
his educational course at W ash-1
interested in the school. I le wanted better oppor
jngton State Col.ege, re c e iv in g '^ I w ird " M e m Z .’park""3™ Jam" ed.
tunities for hoys and girls. H e wanted as complete
Masters Degree. He then l o o k ______________
The Stunz Family
offerings as possible. lie wanted high scholastic
Journalism at the University of
Illinois. From that time on he has
stand.11 ds. lie was interested in each boy and girl
followed the newspaper work. He
finding ,11s vocation, and for that matter, finding
became owner of the Whit fish
himself in high school. Having k e n a football
Independent, of Whitefish. Mon
tana, and also an interest in the
player, he was interested in sports. W in or lose, he
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Across from School
paper at Columbia Falls, Montana.
wanted to know that each member of the team did
In February 1940 he purchased
B ig Boy Burgers
_
his best.
the Dayton Tribune, at Dayton.
Oiegon. At this place he built up
I le was the Iirst president of Rotary Ill
a tine and well equipped paper
Chicken' in the Straw .........
and
office, and in 1946 he divided
Brookings. and did much to establish the clubs both
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the equipment, moving part to
at Brookings and Gold Beach. He could be counted
Brookings, and selling the re-
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mainder at Dayton to parties
t<> I k - on hand each Tuesday luncheon, each
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taking
over
the
paper
there.
Ixiard meeting. He often remarked that Rotary’s
Thus on March 7. 1946 the first
pllilosophy of service above self” was a thing to I k - eddition
of the “Brookings-Harbor
DRIVE-IN SERVICE
Pilot was issued. The first news
lived.
paper venture in this Coastal
Open Every Day— Standard or Daylight I
Area. He had planned that this
H e often talked about religious ideals. His
\enture would be a crowning
deep seated conviction was that a man must live his
event in his Journalistic efforts
religion.
for the ground had been purchas
ed. and the materials ready for
N o man ever made more plans nor was more
the erection of a -Pilot” building
to be started this week. Death
interested in the welfare of his family, and of the
however, ended his career.
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plans for their education and training.
In his death Brookings has sus
tained a real loss a man whe
Dewey is gone, but lus memory will chal
stood for the better things, whe
lenge each ot us to put "service above self.” T he
was a real booster for all things
worthwhile. He never failed u
l o w n is a Ix-tter place to live because Dewey passed
support the Educational system
•Ins way; it will improve because of the challenge
for youth. He was the soldiers
he eft us.
friend, and during the second
world war corresponded with all
of the boys iff the vicinity it
Guest editorial by Lynn (). H am pton
which he lived sending them hi’
Secretary of the Rotary Club and
paper with the news from home
Superintendent of Schools.
While on their furloughs" they
always made Wg
on<?
.heir headquarters.
Dewey was a believer in God
and the Bible, and a member ol
the
Smith
River
Methodist
< riurch. He was a member of the
Legion and active in the Rotary
For many of our customers, the
Masonic Lodge, the American
L lub of Brookings.
look of the week is their savings passbook which they
Fast, Efficient Cleaning & Pressing!
Funeral services were held at
bring in every week with their deposit. A fine informal
the Community Church in Brook-
’ club” in which every member is getting ahead! You
PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE! ings on Tuesday, August 19th at
are invited to become a member of our savings group.
2 00 p. m. under the direction of
the Roy Brown Mortuary with
J I. Mumbower and Rev. E
C Hicks, a friend of long years
Mantling in charge of the Memori
al service Music was by Lucille
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I atteraon at the organ The Lord's
Agents for Del Norte Laundry
Prayer a solo by Otto Turley anti
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the Old Rugged Cross a favorite
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of Mr. Akers was sung by a quar
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