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.
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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. Th •
¡only decoration is a , num ber of
plain grooved lines going aroun I
the Ix’ll and handle.
T here a te mini) souvenir bel's
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