The Lightning
Club Organizes
, S i ' ’fs.:,!,i;l?5,PilM|CURRY CO. DIV.
O.E.A. ELECTS
On the Main Drag YEAR'S OFFICERS
M ack M cN abb having a lucky
Friday the 13th..
T h a t b ra v e bloom ing
a t th e I ‘d o t door.
P u zzle:
M usic Co.
Location
of
azalea
Hughes
Don G raveley tu rn in g cook for
a fried chicken b re a k fa st.
S m a ll
o x fo rds.
unclaimed white saddle
A m eetin g of the C u rry county
division of O regon E ducation As
sociation w as held in Gold Beach
on W ednesday evening, Feb. 11.
Officers for the com ing y e a r w ere
elec ted : John Seger, presid en t;
R obert
L. T h etfo rd , Langlois,
vice
president,
and
Donna
C hurchill, s e c re ta ry -tre a s u re r.
A fter th e business m eeting was
adjourned, K eith G oldham m er of
Eugene, m em ber of th e board o|
tru s te e s of O.E.A., presen ted Mrs.
G ladys P ay n e w ith a te a c h e r’s re
tirem en t pin, and gave a very in
te re stin g and in fo rm ativ e ta lk on
the w ork of O.E.A.
Donald R itchey, R ep o rter
S ix teen boys m et a t th e home
of F ra n k Thom pson in H arb o r
F rid ay evening, Feb. 6, to o rg a n
ize a 4-11 club in electricity . R u s
sell Beem w as elected p resid en t;
D onald R itchey, vice p resid en t;
Ja m e s G ribble. s e c re ta ry -tre a s u r
e r; L a rry P a rk e r, re p o rte r. T he
nam e chosen is “T he L ightning
C lu b .”
T he L igh tn in g C lub m et for its
re g u la r m eetin g S a tu rd a y , Feb.
14, at 10:00 a m. in H arb o r. The
president called the m eetin g to
o rd e r and a new re p o rter, Donald
R itchey, w as chosen. W e voted to
pay dues of 10 cen ts a w eek to be
used to buy tools. O u r leader
ta u g h t us how to m ake tool boxes
for o u r equipm ent and the p roper
w ay to m ake electrical connec
Load Lim it Lifted;
Coast Freight
Resumes Service
Dave F ran k lin , ow ner of Coast
F reig h t Lines, is again able to
offer the com m unity daily freight
service th ro u g h Gold B each and
Coos Bay, due to th e fact th a t
load lim itatio n s w as lifted on
H ighw ay 101 on Feb. 18.
Since Jan . 19 B rookings has
been served from th e n o rth by
w ay of G ra n ts Pass, th e only way
for the com pany to reach th e
B rookings area.
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Morse Code Classes
By Brainard
Bruins High Scorers
T h e co u n ty b ask e tb a ll to u rn a
m ent will be played on th e gym
nasium floor a t Gold Beach on
th e evening of Feb. 26, 27, 28.
F o u rth an d fifth place w inners
will p lay on th e 26th, an d also
first and th ird place team s, and
second an d fo u rth place teams.
This p ro bably will m ean th at
B rookings will play Gold Beach
on th e 27th. P o rt O rfo rd will
play th e w in n er on T h u rsd a y 26th
gam es.
W in n ers will play w in n ers and
losers will play losers on S a tu r
day night, Feb. 28, in th e same
gym.
B rookings won b oth games
played M onday n ig h t w ith P ort
T h ere a re good jobs av ailab le to O rford in th e B rookings gym. The
Friday, Feb. 20, W orld Day of
licensed radio o p e ra to rs in the second s trin g won. 64 to 55. The
Prayer.
arm ed forces, m erc h an t m arine, first s trin g won, 65 to 56.
T
each
ers
of
Gold
B
each
w
ere
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b ro ad rast, etc. K now ledge of th e
T ilings you cant do:
C O R R E C T IO N —
hosts
to
th
e
C
u
rry
county
te
a
c
h
in tern a tio n al M orse code is re
S ow had h ab its and reap good
T h ro u g h th e deletion of a line
ing staff. F o rm er county s u p e r tions.
c h a ra c te r.
q u ired of ap p lican ts o r for a
of
type in last w eeks P ilot, the
Sow jealo u sy and h a tre d and in ten d en t, G eorge From m , w as a
“h a m ” a m a te u r license.
officers
of th e B rookings Volun
guest.
r e a p love and friendship.
I will conduct code classes in
te e r F ire d e p a rtm e n t w ere given
I he dining room , “ back door,” of
Sow dissipation and re a p a
w v a v
u ii At u
in co rrectly . T hey a r e : Don Craig
h e a lth y body.
th e V.F.W . hall M onday ev en in g ,
.... I .
... .
I p re sid e n t; Neil N elson, vice presi
Sow deception and re a p confi
w ith beginners on Feb. 23, and . A
1
R eporter, N ancy H ull
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nt a
nd H
Hn
I In ag
aorn
n fv , enn
d ent,
and
o m
m n er r H
g erty
sec
dence.
M
arch
2,
only.
No
re
g
isterin
g
T he T a s tie r Cooks, u n it of 4-H
B y E T H E L G OO DLIN
re ta ry .
Sow cow ardice and re ap c o u r
m et S a tu rd a y , Feb. 14, a t the a f te r M arch 2 ,as in stru ctio n is
age.
Y our H e a rt A ssociation says:
hom e of th e ir leader, M rs. Fay progressive. E ith e r sex, above
F inal rite s w ere held W ednes S ta n h u rs t. L u an n a Sim ons w a s ! seVenth g ra d e ’ m ay com c- B rin S Your “sy m p to m s” m ay o r may
Sow n eg lect of th e Bible and
day aftern o o n for Mrs. E lla M. elected vice p resident.
re a p a w ell-guided life.
pencil and paper.
not m ean h e a rt disease. Don’t
P laisted, Hl. from W iers M ortu
B
ecause
th
is
highly
specialized
guess
and d o n ’t w o rry . See your
All the girls w ere p resen t and
ary chapel in C rescent C ity, w ith
vocational
course
would
be
co
st
d
o
c
to
r
and be sure. H elp your
m ade toast. T h re e of th em m ade
Rev. Ja m e s S helton of S m ith m ilk-toast.
ly elsew here, s tric t a tte n tio n will H e a rt F u n d — H elp Y our H eart.
R iver ch u rch
officiating.
Mrs.
be required. T echnical in stru ctio n
l ’laisted w as born at W edderburn
m ay follow to w ard a m a te u r or
ranoh th re e m iles up th e m oun
n e a r Gold B each on A pril 7. 1871.
com m ercial license ex am inations.
tain from C um m ings. T he T y lers
S he cam e to S m ith R iver w hen
M. S. B RA IN A R D .
plan visits w ith friends a t S a n ta
FO R SÆLE- Good clean double
a young girl and has lived here
REAL ESTATE
C ruz, S alinas, S an Jo aq u in V al
m at tress,
$19. M rs. Claude
for over BO years. She passed
ley, S an F rancisco, and o th e r in
Goldizen.
aw ay S unday, Feb. 15, following
te re stin g places.
a long illness at S easide hospital.
\ \ A N TED - Good used ty p ew rit
T h e m any friends of Rev. E. C.
Mrs. P laisted w as active in church
A
series
of
th
re
e
sq
u
are
d
an
c
er; p re fera b ly office model;
H
icks
a
re
glad
to
h
e
a
r
he
is
able
Box 211 Phone 2341
and com m unity affairs u ntil ill
reaso n ab ly priced. P hone 2891,
to be up and aro u n d th e house ing lessons will be offered th e
h ealth prevented h er tak in g part.
Residence Phone 2292
o r Box 1294, H arb o r.
51-1*
again,
follow ing his paralytic public at th e G range hall, H a r
S he is survived by h er son, R ey
bor,
u
n
d
er
the
directio
n
of
th
e
V otary Public C. O. Leonard
s tro k e several w eeks ago. Rev.
nold P laisted, of F ort D ick; two
H icks w ishes to ex ten d th a n k s and I O regon S ta te College exten sio n
Brookings, Oregon
siste rs. Mrs. M ary A nthony ot
ap p reciatio n to all frien d s who i service.
S m ith River. Mrs. Lillian Wood
T h e first lesson will be given
sent card s and flow ers and best
of B akersfield; a half siste r. Mrs.
i
this
evening at 8 o ’clock and the
M odem house to rent $4000 E dith Johnson of B urney; one w ishes for his recovery.
o
th
e
r
tw o on th e follow ing T h u rs
H iram H ight, a fo rm er resid n l
p er m onth. May lx* pu rch ased for g ra n d d a u g h te r, and several nieces
days,
Feb. 26 and M arch 5. Miss
ot C u rry and Del N o rte counties
a ttr a c tiv e price.
and nephew s. In te rm e n t w as in but who now resides at* Redwood ,essa,ee M allalien, C orvallis, will
♦ ♦ ♦
S m ith R iver cem tery . P a ll-b e a r C ity. sj»ent his v acation h ere visit-! be
in s tru c to r-
PLANER ENDS
4-bedroom
m o d em
hom e in e rs w ere H ilm er N ilsen, C larence
ing
re
la
tiv
e
s
and
ren
ew
in
g
ac-1
g
la
sse
s a ie tree and all are
h e a rt ot tow n. T otal price SStHXL W estbrook. C h ester Crook, E v er
q u a in ta n c e s w ith his frien d s t h e l Welc° m e’ 11 has been req u ested
S ee us to r term s.
e tt W oodruff, C larence H ight and |
past week Mr. H ight is a m em th a t people com e in couples so
♦ ♦ ♦
John Cooper. x
Easy Street
b er of the pioneer H ight and R an- th a t each m ay have a p a rtn e r for
U N U SU A L VALV E
dancing.
1
he
stockholders
and
p
atro
n
s
som e family.
C o m e r tow n lot close in, exca.
v a te d to r foundation. C ity w a te r ot Del N o rte C o-operative C rea m
The S m ith R iver U nion school
an d elec tricity . T o tal price $750. ery of S m ith R iver held th e ir a n P.-T.A ., u n d er th e d irectio n ot !
'i'erms $300 down, balance on nual m eeting on S a tu rd a y . Feb its presid en t, Mrs. E dna S am uel- <
14 at L ake E arle G ran g e hall son. is busy m aking plans for the '
sm all m onthly paym ents.
%
w ith a noontim e d in n e r served by an n u a l sm orgasb o rd to be held ;
♦ ♦ ♦
ladies of th e G range. F ollow ing
at th e C om m unity hall on th e <
JUST LISTED ! | ! th
e d inner th e business m eeting
evening of M arch 14. E n te rta in - <
P ra c tic a lly new furnished house
A u to m o b ile in s u ra n c e th a t g ive s
an»l lot. V ery ('lose in. E xcellent was held w ith N is Jepson p re sid m ent and sq u a re dancing will be 5
m
o re c o m p le te p ro te c tio n th a n
ing. A financial re p o rt w as giv put on for enjo y m en t to all.
b u y at only $4350. T erm s.
en by A uditor A rth u r E lliott of
e v e r b e fo re —a B ro a d Form p o lic y
♦ ♦ ♦
F ollow ing th e week of sunshine $
E ureka. T he co-operative c re a m
w r it t e n fo r p r iv a t e p a s s e n g e r
a week ago, w hen folks began to
HIGH AND DRY
ery w as organized in 1947. New
ZA Vf
th
in
k
spring
w
as
on
th
e
way,
th
e
'
O n e of th e finest building lots d irec to rs w e re elected for the
cars . . . a t no e x tra cost.
w
e
a
th
e
r
has
tu
rn
e
d
co
ld
er
w
ith
in B rookings. C ity w ater, elec y e a r 1953.
ARTHUR KNOX
tric ity ; p ro tec ted from storm s.
p len ty of stro n g wind and rain >
M
r
and
Mrs.
B
urton
T
y
ler
and
You will surely like this lot and
and hail show ers w hich shows <
Z nsnrance .1gcncy
th e l a tte r ’s m other. M rs M atti*
on YOUR
w in te r still is here.
G allag h er Bldg.
K nutson of S ta te lin e Motel, left
i : “ “
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P H O N E 2211
/
OWN TERMS at the Monday for several w e ek s’ v a c a S m ith R iver co m m u n ity is look- \
ing fo rw ard to th e com ing of the
’«it H *9
t
tion trip Their first stop will be
RK.'I IT PRICE
ab ut ir
L appi'lla Bible School C hoir of 10
orthwest
asv
v
i
y
w ith Mr. and Mrs. H arvey Lock-
I O M r A A A
* *
voices w hich will be h ere on Mon
wood, c a re ta k e rs on a larg e stock
day evening, M arch 16. a t th e
C om m unity hall. This will be
tre a t to all to h e a r th is choir.
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i Smith River
4-H MEMBERS
LEARN TO COOK
C. 0 . LEONARD
I. L. LEONARD
Too Late to Classify
Square Dancing
Lessons Taught
Brokers
FREE
Firewood
W estwood Co.
9
N
C
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GEORGE'S ELECTRIC
Wiring Contractor— Appliance Repair
R E SID E N T IA L
—
Curry County Gas Company
NORINE HARVEY
MATOT BUILDING
Teacher of
Complete line of Gas Appliances - water heaters
furnaces
-
ranges
-
floor furnaces
IN D U ST R IA L
Pul no— Voice
“ Let George Do I t "
Pipe Organ
Servel re frig e ra to rs and space h e a te rs
PROPANE GAS
Tanks for sale, rent or lease
P.O. Bex X17, Brookings. Ore.
STl DIO
BROOKINGS. ORE
Phone 2891