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4- Brookings I larbor Pilot THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1953 Golden Wedding Celebrated On Christmas Eve PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN PYRAMID DISCOVERED IN EGYPT'S DESERT New Year Open House Introduced By Dutch Mrs. Simmons Won Doll Given By Tots and Teens At Saqqara on the edge of I cients thought the pyram ids were E gypt’s vast desert a previously the granaries of Joseph; others 'm e custom of m aking short Mrs. O. F. Simmons, who lives unknown pyram id has been dis- that they were built by wise men , callg on New y e a r’s Day was in near Castle Rock at the state , covered, one th at is sim ilar in to escape Noah s flood. , f u jj swing in the United S tates line, was agreeably surprised to I The Roman author, Pliny, w rit- around the turn of the century, find that she was the winner of Mr. and Mrs. H arvey E. Sw in arc h ite c tu re to the fam ous step I pyram id of Zozer, the earliest ing in the 1st century A.D., dis-1 Newspapers carried columns of ney celebrated th eir golden w ed the Essenbee doll, th at sings and ding < hristm as day, having been known building m ade entirely of missed the pyram ids as idle and ■ **a t home” notices specifying the says her prayers, given by the I stone. foolish exhibitions of royal hours during which visitors would Tots and Teens Toggery on Dec. m arrie d a t Bluff Dale, Texas, on w ealth.” But Cheops’ Great The step pyram ids were built ^> ra ” jbe received. Hosts and hostesses 20. D ecem ber 24 In 1902. Their two Mrs. Simmons, m other of d a u g h te rs and all of their g ran d i in ascending stages, according to mid rem ains the oldest anil only . having duly received, closed their Linda, age 4, Sheryl, 2 ’2, and ion house to become guests at six m onths old K atherine, was so children except Mr. and Mrs. officials of the N ational Geogra s u i\i\o i <»t the seven wonders ofim open the ancient world. somebody else’s. Tony C ardoza and two children phic Society, each stage sm aller busy just before C hristm as that "Open House” on New Y ear’s she was not aw are of the fact of San Diego, w ere present for than the last. T hus they differ Day was introduced into Am er that the doll was hers to present th e occasion. The group held considerably in outline from the ica by the Dutch who settled in to her three small girls and called its C h ristm as dinner at the smooth lines of the later, tru e New Am sterdam. Friends were at the store on C hristm as eve to G range hall in the afternoon, w ith pyram ids. A rchaeologists believe accustomed to dropping in to claim it. friends calling from 4 o’clock on. that the newly discovered stru c offer the compliments of the day In the evening at the G range tu re was built for King Zoser’s Mrs. Simmons says this is the The response to the sale of and refreshm ents centered around hall, before a group of th eir re la successor about 2700 B.C. first tim e she ever won anything Routine exploratory pits were tickets to the firem an’s dance on i homemad snacks, plus the host’s and her young daughters refer tives and friends, Mr. and Mrs. Sw inney renewed the m arriage being dug in late 1951 when the C hristm as night fell far short of favorite concoction of punch. to the prize as “M am m a’s doll” The custom grew with the when they gaze upon it with vows they had taken fifty years discovery was made. Uncovered expectations. This yearly project ea rlie r, w ith Rev. M atson M et now is a vast terrace, 1.803 feet engineered and arranged by the country, finally attaining the sparkling eyes and stand en- calf in charge of the service. Mrs. long and 558 feet wide, surround boys w ith Ed Thornton as ener newspaper announced stage, w ith thralled when she sings and says M etcalf sang “B ecause” and I ed by rem ains of an enclosing getic prom oter, received less in its eventual tim e-table and s c u r - , her prayers, rying from one “open house” to “Bless This H ouse.” The service I | wall. Only one section of the terest than in past years. Ed is a busy man as well as another. It was inevitable th at w as followed by the couple re wall is perfectly preserved. recovering from a plane accident ceiving the co n gratulations of A pit dug in the exact center in which he was injured in the some guests, a fte r a succession of nine or ten punch bowls, some- : all present, which was followed of the terrace uncovered three i— „ — . .. I Because of ill health A. J. Ma- times em i---------- barrassed their tenth by the bride c u ttin g the th re e parallel leaning walls, about 30 fall, and will go to San F ra n ♦ cisco soon for special treatm ent. or eleventh hostess; and recep tot is retiring from business. His tiered wedding cake. T here w ere feet high, in ch aracteristic step- The com m unity tree and tre a t tions sometimes were “crashed” successor will be F. E. (Bert) m a||v nice presents received by pyram id construction. Also in I White, who will change the name M r. and Mrs. Swinney. R efresh cluded w ithin the w alls are piles for the children is a subject very by total strangers. close to E d’s heart. He says all of the electrical appliance and m en ts of wedding cake, coffee of broken stone and m asonry the effort is well repaid to him service store. and sandw iches w ere served. suggesting the tem ples and shrines when he sees that glow on a Mr. W hite was form erly with T he children and grandchil th at go to m ake up a pyramid small child’s face as S a n ta Claus F. B. Connelly Co. of Portland. d ren of Mr. and Mrs. Swinney, complex. presents a bag of candy. The electrical wiring departm ent w ho w ere here w ith them for When digging is resum ed again He hopes th at funds will be Practical counsel to guide auto will be operated by W. W. McNabb th e ir fiftieth wedding anniver this fall, as atte m p t will be made provided each year for the tree mobile drivers during the New- and the sheet m etal and heating sary , w ere th eir daughters, Mr. to determ ine the dimensions of departm ent under the manage and Mrs. John Souza and two the central stru c tu re and to locate and tre a t and th at this com m u Y ear’s celebration: 1. If you’re going to a party m ent of Glen Duncan. children of S an ta Cruz; Mr. and the inner sanctum . A uthorities nity gathering will continue with M rs. Jew ell B. Elm ore of W illets, say that sup erstitu tio n and fanci carols and good will of the C hrist where it’s known th ere ’ll be and grandchildren; Mr. and Mrs. ful tales th at have grown up in m as season enjoyed by everyone. drinking, leave you car qt home LOCAL NEWS and take a taxi. E d P ojm » and two children of connection with such stru ctu res Mr and Mrs. E arl B reuer and 2. Couples attending such p a r Selm a; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence will not cause them to swerve family returned Sunday after a ties should agree that one will Cavyell and three children of Sel from uncovering this phase of fine day’s visit and »vacation trip stay in driving condition if the m a; Mr and Mrs. Melvin Cavyell E g y p t’s past. For two weeks ending Sunday, to Sweet Home at the home of of Selm a, and Mr. and Mrs. H a r l\1n V, Min Rain other “lets go.” U nfortunately, m uch damage Dec. 28. Mrs. B rcuer’s parents, Mr. and 3. The host should m ake the vey Elm ore and daughter of has been done to m any such stru c Dec. 15 ..... ........ 51 41 .12 Mrs. Rawley Tem pleton. “one for the road” a cup of cof Brookings. ........ 58 tures by lime burners and build Dec. 16 11 fee with plenty of sugar to offset As Mr. and Mrs. Swinney ers who used the pyram ids as Dec. 17 ..... 55 42 the effect of alcohol if he or she m issed having an old fashioned convenient quarries. Many have Dec. 18 55 PLEASE 40 .14 docs tipple a little. chirivari when they were m ar disapjH'ared and others lie still Dec 19 .... 49 40 .34 4. I t ’s the responsibility of the ried in Texas, a group of their undiscovered in the desert sands. Dec. 20 ........ 55 40 .10 host and hostess to see that no friends went to th eir home S a tu r 43 Among the inquiries that come Dec. 21 ...... ....... 51 .28 guest leaves the party unfit to day night w ith cow bells and in regularly are many from peo Dec. 22 ..... ....... 56 40 .06 drive and to serve plenty of food Other noisem akers to m ake up for ple who believe that the interior Dec. 23 ....... • 1 56 .07 and coffee during the party. th is omission. The group spent angles and dimensions of the Dec. 24 ...... ....... 53 40 .10 5. S tay off the highway if pos th e evening in games and con G reat Pyram id of Cheops record Dec. 25 ...... 88 37 1.28 versation until a late hour. ....... 53 38 .57 sible when the revelers are likely history and foretell the future. 1 k»c. 26 50 40 .45 to be on the road, w hether you This is a com paratively recent Dec. 27 ...... Read Dec. 28 ...... ‘ a eqin ....... 52 36 .24, a tte n d a p a rty or not. invention. 6 Don 1 drink if you’re going corduC — _ Sim ilarly, the idea that the m th e m a il Total . 3.75 to drive and don’t drive if you’ve inner passages w ere oriented for to you been drinking observing the sta rs is hardly TODAY! We urge the public not to drive m ore likely, since the builders Subscribe to the Brookings- while drinking. The foregoing blocked the passages with hun- larbor Pilot. Only $3 00 p»u practical suggestions have been dreds of tons ot stone. Some an- issued for the benefit of drivers who will 1 m » attending parties, RHAL, K 8T A T B because of the increasing num ber of innocent victims of traffic EMERGENCY CALI’S FOR* IR Occidents during the season of revelry. Those who don’t drink ANSWERED BY M AR C H OF Box 2 I I I h o n e 2341 while driving should be especially alert to \ agarics of driving by Residence M ione 2202 JANUARY others. M ore lungs supplied N otary P u lii C. O. 1,+onunl 1952 than in previous three years com bined Brookings. Oregon Fireman's Xmas Fund Short Matot Will Retire How To Avoid Holiday Accidents Weather Report MAIL 17 C. 0 . LEONARD L. I. LEONA,”.0 Join MARCH DIM ES Brokers Í I Happy New Year To All AND H ERE IS NEWS FDR YOU.» TIM B I R: 40MM in on«» tract and also 3 billion in another tract. 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