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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1956)
PAGE EÎ.F VF v THESE PEOPLE LIVE HERE . . . ¿This is the 15th of a 26-weekly aeries of brief biographies of the people who conduct business of this area. Their names appear in the Ad-Rime Directory on this issue of the Pilot. MINCER’S JEWELRY has been operated by a new owner since February 22nd of this year. “The King Is Dead, Long Live THE King” is the cheer that describes the continuety of the empire. So with Mincer’s Jewel ry, Mrs. Mincer sold and Lee and Anna Willoughby carry on. Willoughby is a veteran jew- eler of 20 years. He*brought his family here from Cody, Wyoming where he had operated his own store for 4 years before selling out late last fall. Besides work ing in jewelry' stores he had been in the business 11 years in the Newport Beach area of South ern California. lie does not Tiesitate to invite business requiring an expert in the field. Prior to the long years of experience he had a back ground of technical education, lie first attended the University of Wyoming and finished otf with a technical course of 2 years at Bradley Institute in Peoria, Illinois. The Willoughby’s have three SOUTHERN CURRY REALTY OCEAN FRONTAGE HOME - Not Just another 1 house for sale _ this is a real HOME with all the extra details not usually found in houses built for sale. Large living room is fully carpeted; has a Fireplace; indirect lighting and indoor planter box. Wonderful Ocean View from every window. It is not a large hoiise but there is also a two-room guest house on the property. Also two garages, tool shed and a barbecue house, as almost an acre of land, completely fenced and easy steps lead to a aeculed sandy beach. Must be seen to be really appreciated. $20,000. Cash will handle. u n \ t F & TNCOME — Two houses Full on m Price Acre Both K tnd in excellent condition. Only $12,750.00 SMALL HOME on LOT 75 x 292 feet. House(has fireplace, concrete foundation and new roof. Full Price $6000. H Cash will handle. DUPLEX $8450.00, with only $1500 Down. See ERMA D. RICE, Broker CHARLES GRAYSHEL, A g e n t PHONE 2671 or 2312 Thursday, May io, 195S BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT — BROOKINGS. OREGON children; the little boss Louis? of just 1 year. Douglas is in the 8th grade and Kath’ene a fresh man in high school. They hit Brookings somewhat by chance. They drove some friends of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tantare here, after selling out in Cody, Wyo. They had received a Chamber of Commerce brochier and decided to look things over. They didn't find anything wrong with the C of C’s description of the place and when they found what they wanted for sale, they decided to plant their feet .here to stay. “Quite a relief from the 40 de grees below in Wyoming” Mr Wiloughby is quoted as saying. The Mincer’s Jewelry’ stoi was started from scratch by Mr> Virginia Mincer in March < 1952. Albert Mincer is one of the original stockholders in the Brookings Plywood Corporation. Mr's. Mincer is one of those wom en so typical of modern Amer ican housewives. She has ability and a taste of business exper ience and yet retains the desire, most of all, to make a home. up with the times in that field. They like Brookings, have their home here and can think of nothing else but staying here and working here. BEAVER STATE L O D G E MOTEL at the South end of town is a 10 unit modern court with car ports. James E. and Irene Koeller purchased the court last November. Mrs Koel ler is the principal one around there because Mr. Koeller is pretty well engaged at the Koel ler Cabinet Shop at Wharf and King Streets. The Koellers came to Brook ings December 9, 1945 and he opened the cabinet shop early in 1956. He had been foreman of cabine work for the Navy at Willamete Iron and Steel for a number of years The couple have an 11 year old daughter, Kathleen Ann. in the grade school. She gets to help her mother around the court after school. VOTES EOR “DON” — With Don Cameron runninf for the state senate, from Jose phine county .chances are there will be some in other surround ing counties who would like to cast absentee ballots. GIRL SCOUTS f All who are interested in the formation of a Girl Scout out fit are asked to be at the organ izational meeting, to be held in the VFW Hall, at 2 pm. Wed nesday May 16th. Anyone wish ing to help with the project are asked to call Mi'S. Fulleton. 3671. or at 750 Valley Street. Girls be tween the ages of 7 and 18 are eligible and a revival of the movement should attract many of them, especially as they may share the new building put up for the Boy Scouts. boat race between the Upper and SALMON DERBY lower Cheteo bridges and w as Action by the last State Leg being considered by the VFW. HARBOR COMMUNITY CLUB Twenty were present at the islature washed out Astoria's M I L T ’ S RICHFIELD SER ARTHUR KNOX INSURANCE VICE in South Harbor was tak AGENCY. Nothing to do put put en over last September by a a period there and it doesn’t take native of the area, Milton E. Pot- much guessing to know who runs ocnick. He is a graduate of the the agency. Arthur Knox, of Class of 1941. Following his dis course. There we are, fouled charge from the Navy in 1946 again. Sylvia Knox runs the off- he drove truck for the South ce. It would be better to just Coast Lumher Co. He says he leave the subject there. likes being in business for him Knox came here from Salem. self very much. Oregon with 19 years U S. Nat His wdfe is the former Kath ional Bank experience and 9 leen Rindflesch. Her parents years with the Oregon Physicians owned the location now’ occupied Service. His first position here in by Hewitt’s Anchorage at the 1950 was traffic manager in the North approach to the Cheteo charge of sales with the Brook bridge. They have one daughter ings Plywood Corporation. a year and a half old. In September 1951 he started the general insurange agency in “Smack in the midst of the the location now’ occupied by the Nation’s biggest business boom, Greyhound depot. In January’ of many Americans had to go out last year he moved into the en and borrow’ money to meet to tirely new’ quarters in North day’s federal income tax dead- Brookings. Insurance is a spec line ”— Wfi77 Street Journal. ialty at the agency. The only additions they want is to keep You Can W||| THAT’S RIGHT last meeting of the Harbor Com w’orld famous salmon derby that munity Clubi which occured at had attracted thousands of the the home of Mrs. Erma Rioe. sport fishermen. The Astoria Re Mi's Mattie Smalley, of Los gatta Association has extended Angeles was a guest. After a a rather weak invitation to folks business meeting and games, the to come and fish, anyhow’, but hostesses. Hulda Gardner, Melita the kick has been e’iminated. Kampf and Bertha Moore served The next meeting will be a pot ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bunnell, of luck dinner at the home of Mrs. Brookings, announce the engage Myrtle Scopec. ment of their daughter. Joyce, to Davy J Crockett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Crockett, of TIOGA AGAIN The Tioga Hotel, in downtown Harbor. The wedding is plann***» Cooa Bay, is in difficulties again. for late summer. The hostlery is now a reveiver- ship brought about through var LAW STEPS IN — ious suits against it. For many THE What could have been a popul years the structure sat as a mere ar side show to the forthcoming shell, due to one thing and then Lions boat races has been almnd- another, and was finally com ed because it might be interpret pleted just after the last war. It ed as a violation of the lotery is still being operated as a hotel. law. It involved a free-for-all ^ g ™ " ^ ^ " 7 T !d ^ A ^ d R lC in o ^ i r ^ CAST YO UR Judge WoodRlCH for Circuit Judge- VOTE F0R NON-PARTISON CANDIDATE ' â Charles WOODRICH FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT Circuit Judge now in office A man appointed to ^ t by the late Governor Patterson upon recommendation of the IJwugias County Bar Ass’n. A veteran . . . a dedicated candidate pl( “impartial progressive, administration of justice . . candidate for Circuit Judge who has served you ably inHlhat capacity. Judge WoodRlCH should be contmued in office. Vote for WoodRlCH at the polls, May 18, 1956. Woodrich is the Name to Remember w oodR JC H ^ CiîiîRdgS W oodRlCH for C ircuit Ju d g e W oodRlCH for Circuit J u d g e - pd. Pol Adv., W oodRlC H for Circuit Judge Com., A rth u r I. 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