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.
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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
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