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Brookings-Harbor Pilot — Brookings, Oregon Thursday, August 9, 1956 Bells make unusual collection here One of th e most unusual coi- in th e collection, one is of brass , , lections to be found in Brooking* w ith a ship on top com m em orat is th e collection of bells w nich the ing the anniversorx of “A Galleon ' John Danger family have. Mr. 1556.” A nother looks like an old T he w om en's golfing to u rn a D anger's m other began this col fashioned street lamp, but instea 1 m ent co n tin u es th is w eek and th e of a light suspended from the lection in 193R and it grew to pole there is a bell and on tie' next a t th e C rescent C ity golf ninety before she passed away. The bells occupy throe shelves sign we lead, “San Diego. Many course. T his y e a r th e to u rn a m e n t is in th e form of a sev en ty -tw o in a cupboard w ith glass doer«. of the bells a re of glass, p o ttery , hole m ed al play. and China. Its really quite a collection!! The In th e m en's to u rn a m e n ts, Lee Not all of the bells are m eant bells range in size from onefourth H ein an d Bill H ard tao n a re lead inch in height to six inches. There to lx* shaken to m ake th eir sound ing. T h e ir o p ponents a te from a re elephant bells, cow bells, dog T here are a n um ber which have C rescen t C ity. stan d s and need to he tapped like bells, sleigh bells, school bells, Monday is children's day out dinner bells, souvenir bells and a drum . One setisa salt andpep- decorative bells. T hey're made per set which are silent but d is at the golf course. * ♦ » from all kinds of m aterials, steel, j pense salt and pepper when they tu rn ed to the side. Mr. a n d M rs. E ra n k J. Dye, brass, silver, lava, wood, glass, Hollow sounds echo forth front L inda and W ard fro m P o rtla n d copper, china, pottery. and othei m etals which I m not fam iliar an old wooden l>ell which is a- ire v isitin g a t the hom e of M r. w ith. Yes, there is even one which bout five inches ta ll and is m J M rs. M u rray P ain ter. h as been crocheted from cotton painted in gay reds, blues, and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Pollard thread. The tones of the bells yellows. have sold their home on Benham m ake one think of E dgar Allan Mrs. D arger explained th at it R oad in H arb o r to Robert Wilcox Poe's poem, ' Bells.” They tinkle, tak es at least th ree hours to also of H arbor. clang, chime, jangle, clash in an clean the cupboard w ith th e bel's M rs Jo sep h K anick le ft S a tu r a rra y of sounds, some of which in it, not because it is such a d if arc pleasant and some a hit a.i ficult task or th at they have to day to a tte n d the lead ersh ip tr a in noying. lx* so careful but becau e ca 'h ing session fo r ch u rch lead e rs and Mrs. J. D arg er’s favorite is an bell has to be shaken to s, e h v ed u c a to rs on the cam p u s of Lew is And C la rk college in P o rtla n d . E lep h an t which cam e from India, j it sounds. Neighbors often call i It is spherical w ith long lit* ne;v see win'ii the cleaning is going Mrs. H enry O sterin eie r rem ain ed the bottom to allow the air to • to tak e place so that they m . front th e sessions of last w eek to enter. It s about five inches high have a hand in it. The coli tn l a tte n d th is week. and dec rated w h a blue and brings m an) happy h o ti. * of en B obby U p p 's girl scout tro o p m etallic silver d »ign* The deep joym ent to the family and th eir is busy collecting old wire clothes rich tone of the hell is what triend . .i s. 1 'a rg e r's m other kept h a n g e rs to sell to raise m oney m akes it a iavorite. T here are a l a history of the Ix’lls but when for th e ir tro o p C o n ta c t th e tro o p so a num ber of sm aller elephant she died it could not be found. if you can help th em out in th is bells in the collection. , The fam ily has sjtent q u ite some ! project. One of the few stories know,-, tim e looking for it and think that about the bells is about one of the P ’rhaps it w as loaned out to a M is R aym ond W ood of O cean dog bells. This l»?U was w orn bv friend and that it m ay have been L ake spent a few d ay s in th e the lead dog in a team which car- misplaced. com m unity. She took the bus c a rrie d serum in Alaska during T uesday aftern o o n . As “la iu ra ' the terrib le smallpox epidemic of she is an old n eig h b o r of m any A ugust m ay be a bail n ion’h m any years ago. aro u n d here. fo r fires. O ur hills a re e x tre m e ly Included in the collection is th * dry. All people are urged to hi Mrs, H arold M oore, Itonnie 1 old hand school bell Mrs. Darg» r carefu l w ith th e ir sm o Moore, and M is H alo id Jo c h en s Jo h n ’s m other .used when .she especially k ing ami cam p fires. m tde a tr ip to M edforJ M inlay. tau g h t school in R ural Mmnes. - Sm okey B ear is doing his p a rt to R onnie visited th e O rth o d o n ist ; ta. sp read the gospel. He is rid in g and M rs. Jo ch en s visited her b ro One interesting but not p a rti on both sides 25000 U. S nta.l th e r and fam ily. cu larly a ttra c tiv e set of bells tru c k s d u ring th e m onth of A u g cam e from Mexico. These four ust P o s tm a s te r G eneral S u m m er- M rs. Glen R o g ers e n te rta in e d l>ells are of grey lava, shaped lik * field e s tim a te s th a t o v er 50,000- th re e ta b le s of b ridge a t h e r dolls w ith full sk irts under whicn 000 people wall see th e m ail tr u c k hom e M onday evening G len's sin is hidden the clapper. t e r w a s v is itin g th is w eek. M rs. p o ster. W e often think of Korea onb W illis R agland won high prize. W . R a g la n d in the K orean W ar hut the col D e sse rt and coffee w ere served. D i tr ic t R a n g e r lection of bells includes one which Mrs. D arg er’s son sent -T from Korea. Inscrilted on the bell which is about two and one-hall V I II \ \ E IX <r<H 11 inches tall and shaped like our liberty bell are th e words, “Seoul, K orea, 19-15." One of the most modern style I bells is one made ot shiney m et d. The bell is two inches in <1 im- etWr and flat on top a stra ig h t round handle comes out of it. 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