PAGE TEN T h u rsd ay , December 11, 1052 B R O O K (NGS-H ARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON fered from burns on his face and neck, caused from hot syrup his m other was carrying to the table. Tommy came dashing by and didn’t see her in the dim lights we’ve had here for two days, By Mrn. F. F. Rapraeger “lam ps,’ th at is. BOUT 1760, a talented half- approxim ately 6,000 tons. A ponv Mr. and Mrs. Jim Midwood have _i breed Cherokee Indian named could lie down on the largest broken the record for short moves Sequoinh was born in Tennessee, branch (7 feet in diam eter) and around here, which is from No. 1 the son of a white tra d e r and a not be seen from the ground 130 cabin into No. 2. the total of five Cherokee woman. This man was feet below’. feet. the originator of the Cherokee It has been mentioned that the j Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Scheier am! alphabet and in his honor the Se­ Sequoias were once widely dis- daughter, Gale, have moved to quoia tributed and it is of more than Brookings. * trees were named. I passing intesest th at the bigtree The Sequoias are of very Asa C arpenter spent the day cient lineage. They flourishe I | anf* even the redwood, are now so here Friday visiting relatives and during the mild humid clim ate of restricted in range. In term s of friends. We have had sleet, snow, hail, the Miocene epoch about 30 m il­ geological time, the bigtree is m aking its last stand in scattered lion years ago and even earlier during the C retaceous period groves along the w estern middle when huge reptiles ruled the * slopes of the Sierras. The range earth. In Miocene days the Se­ ol the redwood is more extensive quoias were very abundant and hut is limited to a narrow coastal formed extensive forests through­ strip extending from the Chetco 1947 CHEVROLET out the world, particularly in the river in Oregon to the S anta Lu- J cia m ountains south of San Fran- ' AERO SEDAN northern hemisphere. About 10 cisco bay. Inland, where the ' Radio - H eater lossil forms have been described Good Condition but the m odern Sequoias consist sum m er fogs from the ocean are 1 of but two species, (tfrquoiu n this earth. Many interesting forms of life It has been estim ated that the have passed from the face of the weight ot the General Sherm an e a rth when they failed to adopt tree in Sequoia National park is themselves to the conditions. Tin huge reptiles which once ruled I the earth are no longer here. N ature calm ly watched them decline and then she w atched an­ o th er more efficient form of life gain ascendancy. The process is slow inexorable and unyielding. The Sequoias are the last of a m ighty race of trees. The man in whos(‘ honor they are named, Sequoiah, the redm an, was also among the last of a m ighty tribe of Cherokees. EX CELLEN T CONDITION T hree R««d Leather Seats olio, H eater, Ckx'k, Five tires By MICKEY CA RPENTER Along Azalea Row A rain and a good gale here in the last 24 bout's, “N orm ” says his house is list­ H. A. JOCHENS ing about 10 inches and the lin­ oleum is floating, but “Cannon­ ball” has him beat, says he has to w ear spurs to get in and out SALES AND SERVICE of bed in a god stiff breeze. Hotel Brookings We wonder when we’ll be able Phone 2661 to switch on a light to see by, or better still, wash clothes. FOR SALE P L U M B IN G T R E N C H IN G W ORK DONE SEWER LINES, W ATER LINES, DRAINAGE DITCHES, ETC., At S12.50 PER HOUR Frank's Plumbing & Electric Shop P. O. Box 1240 .HARBOR, OREGON F/r/Z House South of Sunset Motel BUY IN BROOKINGS BANK IN BROOKINGS MERCURY We heartily indorse the local Chamber of Com­ STATION merce's action in promoting a "buy at home" project. WAGON $1,039 Cash CARPENTERVILLE LEE RICE Carpentcrville school has lost five pupils in the last week or two, which brings the total down to 16 now. Little Tommy Lenderm an suf- BROOKINGS “ BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN OF' C O N S E R V A T IS M " Hv I. C. O ’B meh " l [ 'F VOICE GE ONE AMERICAN” (77» k i.v the Third Article of a Serien) (Continued From L ast W eek) Let us look ahead to the venr i > .. w ill. W ith o u t d ou bt, loo k b a r’ - th -n n -h th e ages Vo o u r r r n * ' aee us as we are the AI t i t ' o o n c .r m-«-» ii •* ®ftd the (previously stated) « l l l lh r ,,.. b X r U n , a m . X n . T t a r t a r /,,r ' ™ x “ f 1962. living and practicing ± ‘.,iOn’ . ° f " n e o ,„ h 'nl P W ’,ini"K '° ,h - is hiaslv contrary to "he‘ theories th ‘S tl\ atl2e Dresent dnv m m o .. n i «tines nnn retarded reasoning of the Intelligence ) Intern,»..« . i ’ 1o not confUSP my m eaning as to lr« m c i in book k n k w s c i S l u H h,Kh,y conceited, stupid and biased of th ! h , / i , ' lJ,ual 18 the nHKSt k n o w i n g is no, oi »•'-'K p in g ’stones to wisdom Neither is the fin Jh , V ?n y ,SV'P‘ Intellectual The i i n finished scolar a finished i 8 th e individual who h a , Local merchants have large investments in mer­ chandise stocks for your selection, and in their homes and business houses. They have made these investments with full faith in the Brook- ings-Harbor area. We wish to thank our many friends and patrons who have made our bank their banking home during the past year. We believe a record for any Oregon bank has been made right here in Brookings. It is being accomplished daily with your aid. Our interests are 100 per cent centered in the growth and building of this area, and every dol­ lar kept in Brookings means the improvement of your property. Dollars sent out of town, earned he re, go to improve some other city. OREGON u m e m f m uindom than I 5 «no,her n a n d n ^ ts 'o u r n n U n H ai'^ l i n k i n g . could be more ad- o ,,r STATE BANK BROOKINGS. OREGON chim era (h at hour Dependable Home Institution L o'our ? W . r r '■; •?: . ♦ —„.m MEMBER FEDERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION