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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1954)
W H E R E T H E C H E TC O F L O W S Brookings Couple Wed Here The poet sings of lands th e re be of M ystic Isles beyond th e sea; Of m agic lands both n e a r and fa r; Ot worlds beyond som e d ista n t star. Tut the title of th is legend serves as a key— “V. here the C hetco flows into the sea.” Extension Leaders Learn Basketry Two leaders from each unit will a tte n d a two day w orkshop at th e 4-H B uilding F airg ro u n d in Gold Beach, an d will learn to m ak e the woven base, and wood en base type w ith th e various borders anti handles. 1 his is one of th e Special m e e t ing th e U nits will give in th e ir co m m u n ities th is fall. Mrs. Lee says if you are in te r ested in b a sk e try get in touch w ith tht‘ u n it in y o u r com m unity The Redm en who dw elled along this shore, W ere happy and u ndisturbed. The villages filled th e valleys fa r W hile wild gam e ra n unreserved I he y o u th s and m aidens lived and wed, along this happy river-bed, Lovers rowed o u t on m oon-lit eyes In th eir sw ift canoes like the dark-eyed m aidens a re no m ore - Ih e y ’ve left th is rivershore. W here once w as th e ir village in days of yore. T here lay buried th e ir dead along the ocean shore; In sand dune g rav es th e ir re m ains th e re lie— T he m em ories of th e p ast, they live not die. At th e m outh of th e C hetco ir sand dune g rav es by Til the D ay of th e J u d g m e n t” in th eir graves th ey will lie Lulled by th e O cean b re a k e r’s an g ry ro a r— At the m outh of th a t riv e r by the ocean shore. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1954 in O cto b er w hen th e U n its h av e th e ir firs t m eetin g o f th e 1954' 55 year. Je ssa le e Mai la lieu, R ecreatio n al S p ecialist from O regon S ta te Col lege, will be in C u rry C ounty. A ugust 5 th to bth, to train pro ject lead ers for th e Hom e E x te n sion U nits in “W oven B ask e try ” says S ylvia C. Lee, Hom e E x te n sion A gent. J u s t like in H ia w a th a ’s tale, The Indians in th e ir own canoes would sa il— In quest of gam e, o r fish, or quail And in the w in try sto rm s they lace th e gail. Then up th e C hetco m ountain fair, They w ent to sta lk th e grizzly bear. W here th ey so ught him in his la ir w ith care. Now today, so fa r as I know and think, I he grizzly b ear is now extinct along th e C hetco there. EVERY D A Y . . . at West Coast Te’co In Phone Rates 7 W e ll Do Your 4 Washday Chores H A U L IN G LIVESTOCK LUMBER HAY - GRAIN BUILDING % a « »X » * w f g SAVE Y O U R SELF LONG W ASHDAY HOURS O E T IR IN G AND IR O N IN G . — W e'll Do .4 Q uality Job BROOKINGS LAUNDRY .and M rs. E. H. B rockm iller P H O N E 2 2 6 2 H a rriet G. B ordw ell. P o rtla n d , accom panied h er d a u g h te r an d son. C onnie and R ichard as th ey re tu rn e d hom e a f te r a tte n d in g th e fu n e ral of C h arles M B o rd well. Mr. Bordw ell w as w ith U. S. S teel, P o rtlan d . T h e d irec to rs of th e C liam b er of C om m erce will m eet this eve ning at S p.m. at th e In fo rm a tio n C enter. PALMER’S ^2 Price Asks For Increase T he m ournful cries of th e sea gulls near, Once sang to th e In d ian who did disapoear Back in those days w hen in h a p piness th ey spent. Up and down th e C hetco, w here ever th ey w ent. But w here h av e th e d u sky w ar- root’s gone. W hose fo o fp rin ts in these sands had worn ? Ray Dalton, Vice President and w ere M r .and Mrs. C lifford They y earned fo r th e H appy an ' Mrs. D unn's bro th er, H unting G round, Sokane. W ashington A place in the sky to be sought e r Shore, and found. And my life days here on e a rth are o'er. O ften on clear and m oon-light And I m eet Sain» P e te r at th at nights. Golden Gate, W hen all is still and quiet th ere In th a t G reat Beyond w here th T he spirits from th ese vanquished angels w ait men, re tu rn along this riv er W ho knows pet baps in a y e a r or fair. three, Ond th ere in ghostly form s they I’d get spells of nostalgia, w a it glide, ing p atien tly , In phantom b ark s th e ir canoes J u s t to get a glim pse for down uass by — th e re to be, W hile o th ers sleep and m o rtals W here th e R iver C hetco e n te rs dream , th e sea. They paddle up th is silent strea m F red W. M artin, P erh ap s when I reach th a t Yond- B rookings, O regon. O F LOCAL IN T E R E S T F rien d s have had m essage» from M arie and R ay G u e rre tta z posted N iag ara F alls s ta tin g th a t they w ere on th e w ay hom e. SU M M ER SPO RTSW EAR and S W IM S U I T S Mr. and Mrs. P aul C epurna, who w ere wed Ju n e 26th. at th e B rookings Bible C hurch. R everend Ed McClain perform ed th ? ceiem ony. Story on page 7. (Brookings Studio Photo) G eneral M anager of W est C oast, said th a t th e increase w as nec essary to m ain tain a financial ■stability ad eq u ate to finance im t provem ent and expansion of W est C o ast’s service. D alton said th e com pany has An application for an increase budgeted $6,300,000 for new co n in telephone ra te s w as filed T h u rs s tru c tio n in 1954. Alm ost half of day w ith C h arles H eltzel. P u b it will l»e spent in Oregon. lic U tilities C om m issioner for th e s ta te of O regon. M URRY’S HAVE G U ESTS T he proposed ra te s would Mr. and Mrs. George M urry raise four party resid en tial phones w ere visited at th e ir hom e in in B rookings from S3 00 per B rookings this week by Rev. and m onth to S3 50, and o n e-p arty M rs R. H M oorm an, D. I)., of business phon s from $6.00 to Billings. M ontana. $7.75. Also visitin g at th e M urry 3 Brookings-Harbor Pilot AT PALMER’S V A R I E T Y I BETTER BUYS AT lESMEISTER'S I S IN V E S T M E N T O P P O R T U N IT Y 2 bedroom s, m odern, live- » g ab le hom e on tw o city lots only two blocks from B biw ay R ents for $55.00 per m onth. O nlv S ’850 00 full price. ' F t J 4 4 4B E D R O O M H O M E IN TO W N With $1000 00 down. ()( FA N F R O N T HOM ES ju st reduced to $150000 two fine hom es in H arb o r a re a Ea»| accens to sandy beaches Additional ocean front lots also available. LEV EL I II WAY FR O N TA G E £ 5 a few lo»s left on hiw ay in £ W est est B BfiWtkintrv A k n building K i i i l l . . . . sites . . . . . for r . I lease. W rookings. Also S E E US NOW’ R EG A R D IN G T H E N EW H I A F IN A N C E D H OM ES A VA ILABLE SOON J j J Two 3-bedroom model hom es u n d er co n stru c tio n and o|»en for inspection. S u p erio r co n stru ctio n , choice lots, lowest down paym ent. W e shall be glad to assist you any evening by appoint ment. PH O N E 3129 See Homer H aggerty or Eva Lee Long PETE J. LESMEISTER, Realtor P hone 3311 Also the BEST in Insurance Coverages Across from rhe P o st Office BN BROOKINGS HN I I J J I i I
