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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1954)
Western Oregon Stock Growers To Meet Jan. 25 Bnxikings-Harbor Pilot OLD R E S ID E N T V IS IT S 7 M rs. B erth a Moore of C rescent THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1954 C ity w as in the W inchuck and H arb o r d is tric ts several days las: WORD FROM FUNKS w eek renew ing old ac q u ain tan ce s W ord has been received fro m By MAX B R A IN A R D Mrs. M oore is a p io n eer of th is Mr. and Mrs. G eorge F u n k fro m along the beaches from C alifornia, co m m u n ity and h er old friends (C o n tin u ed from la st w eek) I i\ 'sto ck p rospects for 1951 a re happy w hen she re tu rn s . She Pueblo. Colo., th a t th ey are h av discovered th a t for some distance ing a tine trip and h av e ru n in to E arly w rite rs differ as to th e a rd recom m ended m anagem ent nam e of th e riv e r w hich w as n orth and south of th e m outh of p ractices for w e ste rn O regon will w as a guest of Mrs. Ruby H arvey. no snow so far. know n to th e In d ian s as TO-TO- th e Rogue river, th e sands w ere be review ed J a n u a ry 25 to 27 at TU-NA. Som e claim th a t it w as ex trem ely rich in gold, so rich th> 18th an n u al m eeting of t h ' nam ed “R ogue,” because ot th e th at it w as possible to ta k e out W estern O regon L ivestock asso roguish disposition of the n ativ es as high as $25 to $5(1 per day to ciation at th e S e n a to r hotel, S a who in h ab ited its shores at th a t th e m an, even for th e crude way lem. tim e. T h is is likely a m ista k e they had in w orking th e sand and G overnor P aul P a tte rs o n will for th e reason th at it was know n th e ir experience in th is type of ad d ress th e group J a n u a ry 26 at by th a t nam e before the w hites m ining. In a short tim e a tte r this 11:30 a m ., according to H arry had any tro u b le w ith the Indians. discovery, in 1853. th e new s L indgren, O regon S ta te college Long before the com ing of th e reached o th e r se ttle m e n ts and extension livestock sp cial si a m w h ite se ttle rs, a F ren ch n av ig a ♦ h re w as a g re at rush of m iners association sec retary . T he 600- tor, sailin g along th e coast, dis from variou s o th e r m ining sec m em ber association is m ade un covered th e riv er on account of tions of th e w est. T he settlem en t of 13 w este rn O regon county a s th e m uddy, reddish colored w a te r th at im m ediately re su lted from sociations anti includes produc flowing from it, discoloring th e th s a c tiv ity w as known as "Gold of beef ca ttle, sheep and swine ocean for som e d istance out, he B each.” L a te r on, when C apt. A highlight of th first d ’d' nairu d it th e “R iver R ouge,” T ichenor becam e prom inent in p ro g ram will be a lam b cu ttin g w hich m ean s “Red R iver.” It is the county, th • nam e was changed d em o n stratio n by M ilts Teni-ye*, very likely th a t som e of the m in to “ E llen sb u rg ,” in honor of his P o rtlan d , et 7:30 p.m. T 'n e y e c k ers w ho cam e to th is vicinity in d au g h ter, Ellen. T h ere w ere but has devised an e n tire ly new lam b 1853 had one of th e old F ren c h few w hite w om en in the county cut th a t has boosted low er- m aps show ing it as the “R iver at th a t tim e, and those few w ere dt m and fr o n t-q u a rte r m eat into R ouge.” T hese men. probably be g re atly honored by th e m iners, so p o p u lar co nsum er acceptance. ing u n fa m ilia r w ith the F ren c h hey read ily accented th e change T he conference w ill open wi h Y our Local lan g u ag e and w ith the sound of n nam e. It w as know n as E llen s co m m ittee m eetings on range, N O RTH W ESTERN MUTUAL EIRE ASSOCIATION the le tte rs in th a t tongue, m is burg u n til som etim e in th e late p a stu re and livestock disease con took th e w ord “R ogue.” It would 80’s w hen th e le g isla tu re w as tro l; legislation and ta x a tio n ; A pent be a n a tu ra l m ista k e and it petitioned to change it again to p re d a to ry anim als and gam e; seem s, to d ate, th e best ex p la n a th e original nam e since m ail in m em bership, public relations, and Phone 2211 tended for E llensburg. W ashing- y o u th ; m a rk e tin g ; sw ine pro d u c tion of th e origin. A p a rty of prospectors, com ing on, w as being sent to E llensburg, tion; and association resolutions. Oregon, and vice-versa. T h e groups will re p o rt back to a In th e y e a r 1853, Jam es M ace general assem bly on the final day. and his com panion w ere fording PMnel discussions on m ajo r ' cre<k called by th e Indians. problem s of th e livestock in d u stry C H E T L -E S S E N T A N ,” w h e n will be conducted th e second day. Mace lo«t his pistol in th e stream . T hey include livestock m ark e tin g , His com panion nam ed it “ P isto l headed by E. L. P o tte r, professor R iver,” and it has born th a t nam e e m e ritu s of a g ric u ltu ra l econom ics a t O regon S ta te college; p a s v er since. S outh of P istol R iver is a point tu re m anagem ent in w estern know n as W hales Head. It is O regon, led by A rnold Eh rt, ocated e ocean i KOAC in cuvu in the i“ '- ' edge of th ---------- v v n v farm radio d irecto r, OSC; —----- opposite th e ranch owned by Mr. and tax atio n , led by Art Johnson, .e lm a r Colegrove. T his p ec u lia r A storia farm er. rock has som ew hat th e ap p ear- R e g istra tio n will begin J a n u a ry ance of a w h ale’s head and is hoi- 25 a t 1 p.m. low on th e ocean side and h as a --------- -------- Historical Notes 1 Automobile Insurance New Rates Now In Effect Arthur Knox Insurance Agency ART SUPPLIES r a 1 The Car That Wouldn't W a it! Oldsmobile's Rocket "8's" 1955 Models Final Services For Mrs. Wilson A FRIENDLY REMINDER ta c h v?ir your County PMA Committee approves the practice ot soil E.w. ng tor a number of farms and under the Agricultural Conservation Pro- c a n those who carry out the practice receive Government help for doing so. If you arc one of those fortu nate farmers, be sure and take advantage of this assistance by using our limestone. D o not put it off until, for one reason or another, it is too late. Act now! "D O N 'T PU T IT OFF—PU T IT O N .” Agricultural Lime Distributing Company 1898 East 25th Ave., Eugene. Oregon "LIME FOR LAND'S SAKE" F u n e ra l services w ere held in C resc?nt City. J a n u a ry 2. for Mrs. H a rrie t B. W ilson of H arbor. Mrs. W’ilson w as born in Ohio, M arch 25. 1870. She w as the wife of th e la te G eorge S. W ilson of H arb o r. S u rv iv n g is a step-son, C lifford 'W ilson. F u n e ra l services w ere held from th e R oeder F u n e ra l H o n i', C r e s c n t City, w ith Rev. H. M. P a tte rs o n officiating. C oncluding services w ere at S m ith R iver C cm yteiy. T h e e a rth has grow n old w iih its burd n of care, But at C h ris t m as it is alw ays young. Phillips Bnx sm a" op ning at the top. At 'rta in s 'a g c s of th e tide, w hen 1 ill incom ing .«w 11 k rush into th cavity, it forces a je t of w a te r up th ro u g h th e hole in the top of lie rock in im itatio n of a w hale spouting. M any of you have probably seen w hales sw im m ing along th e coast. They go u n d er th e w a te r and th en com e up some d istan c ■ from th ere , blow ing a i i of w a te r up in 'o the air. 'fin s is called ’‘sp o u tin g .” T he C H E T C O riv er has r e tain ed its original nam e, so nam ed for th e Chet co tribe. It is on? t th e few’ Indian nam s th at has survived. T he W IN C H U C K river, hom e of th e H O SA N TA trit>e. we think w as nam ed by th e early prosoec- to rs who experienced difficulty hi crossing th e stre a m in the sm all Indian canoes, due to th e stro n g wind. T hey probably dubbed it “W in th u c k ,” m eaning W ind R iv er, o r W indv Wa er, chuck being the Ind an w ord for w ater. • To be continued» Stepped up to Jan. 20th, 1954 See Them at LOU BLANC, Inc. COOS BAY 4 » HELP TAKE THE TAXES OUT OF YOUR TELEPHOHE TALK You still pay a direct 15% Federal excise tax on local service and toll calls of less than 25c—and 25% tax on toll calls o f 25c or more. In addition, your telephone company pays about 15 other corporation and Federtl taxes which must be included in the operating cost of your telephone. Your Senators and Congressmen would welcome your views on this continued extra tax of a vital service. z 5 « Hl’llliu: 1
