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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1956)
1 Thursday, August 30, 1956 Susan Benham Passes August 19 Susan, widow of the late C. M. Benham, died a t Tanglewoo 1 Home, Bandon. Sunday. Angus 19, 1956, in her 94th year. “Aunt Sue.” as she was affec tionately called by old and young around here, for many, many years, was the widow of the late C. M. Benham, sometime local justice of the peace and post m aster, who died several years Brookings-Harbor Pilot — Brookings, Oregon ago. VV ith her passing goes an other of those rare good neigh bors alw ays ready, willing, and capable of m eeting every s itu a tion, regaidle.-s of w eather or any eth er condition. “A unt Sue" w.,s a seem ingly indefatiguable w ork er, w hether or no there was any tem uneration, and her hands f it ted equally Well a baby's first band or the handles of a wheelhoe. H er feet were alm ost as lively, on the dance floor, when she w.is well p st her ninetieth milestone as they were when she firs t m atched them to the rythm s back in her Missouri girlhood. She was There's Page Three born back there on January S. neice, Mrs. Milton DeM artin. and Birch attended the ladies' m eet W alking Blood Bank plans which, 1863. j m any other kin in the east. in g . i he stated, were being closely We shall all miss "A unt Sue.' Funeral services were conducted Birch, who owns the C rater watched in other communities. each in th e ir own way. and as a com munity. B ut we know “A unt Sue" in h er wisdom, fam iliar w ith both the beginning and en 1- ing of all ea rth ly things, looking back over the long tra il she had travelled, realized th a t it w as tim e she rejoined her friends, and resigned herself to the inevitable of h er own passing over. We who knew her, feel she w as happily resigned to th e p ray er of. “Thy Will Be Done." and passed on. in W ier's M ortuary. Crescent ! City, W ednesday afternoon, w ith graveside services in the Wrn. J. W ard Memorial Cem etery, Brook ings. \ IW Officials Visit BROOKINGS POST S tate Junior Vice C o m m an d s H a n y Birch and Mrs. Biich. of Locally she is survived bv her i Medford. Inspector Dan Krotz, of Sandy Cove, and A djutant Ernest Btaunig, of Medfrod. were v isit-’ ors at la st W ednesday nig h t’s m eeting of the VFW Post and Auxiliary. Mrs. B raunig and Mrs. 8 Supply Co., Medford made a con siderable nam e for him self in raising nearly $50,000 for an O re gon C ottage at the N ational VFIV children's home, at Eaton Rapids Michigan, work on which, has al ready been .-tarted. In hts brief address he com plem ented the post and auxiliary on its mem bership and attendance and com mented th a t there woul 1 probably be an increa-v in v et erans' atten tio n to organized groups as they became older and should th ere be a recession ftom th e cu rren t high economic level K rotz found the local post in ex cellent condition .according to its records, and inquired about the HEARTHSTONE CAFE WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 4th UNDER NEW MANAGEM ENT of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Simms Parent and teacher inspection, invited at any time with all suggestions Gratefully accepted. Courteous Service HIGH QUALITY FOOD Ve«, that trip ytfu’ve Keen dream/ng, about will come true through the magic of a savings account at U.9v — a good place to save. Those foreign shores that have Beckoned for years...or that trip east... are all possible with U.S. National savings. Your money will earn money for you...you’ll get bank safety ...you’ll like the friendly, personal attention at U. S. r y y torneò W hen Opti your uviigs occougt ngwl KINGS BMfiCii are not feeling well and are tempted to buy in medicine, pharmacy, or chemistry? Are the claims made for his remedy based on scientific fact? is it not possible that you have been influenced by exaggerated statements? Don t risk your health by experimenting with medicines u.s of unknown value. Consult your physician. He alone is qualified to advise you in matters pertaining to health. If he prescribes, bring his prescription to us. It will be filled NATIONAL BANK promptly with the finest ingredients obtainable. OF r O y iA M D , OwjorCi Oun STATKWIM you some remedy for which great claims are made, ask your- self a few simple questions. What is the background of the manufacturer of the remedy? Has he been educated FRANK'S PHARMACY - New Phone Number 1444 — Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. — BANK Consolidated Joins N. A. Van Lines P eter B a s i c h . Consolidated h reightw aya m anager a t Brook- ings, today announced his com- i anv s affiliation with N orth Am erican Van Lines as their moving agent here The now- moving and sto rag e service will offer local and long distance moving in addition to the existing service through Consoli d ated 's own moving van division. Babich aid. Basich sta rte d w ith Consoli dated in 1949 as station clerk a t 1 icoma He tran sferred to Brook ings as m anager in April of this year, < ien construction started on the com pany's new term inal here. Now in operation, it serves a num ber of com m unities in the southern Oregon coastal area. As agents for N orth American V an Lines, Inc., Consolidated will now supply moving van service locally and to 48 states. Canada. Alaska, Hawaii and P uerto Rico, as well as to overseas points. At present N orth American is opera- fatin g n fleet of 1500 modern vans and offers sto rag e facilities in all principal cities. Descriptive literatu re and esti m ates will be furnished w ithout cost or obligation to anyone in q u irin g at C bm olic^ted, Basich said. BLOOD TYPING PLANS PROGRESS Plans for a repetition of fre- blood typing are going forw ard New advances in the method art being throuughly looked into bj Mrs D orothea Miller, count] health nurse, in hopes th a t it' several phases will be ooordinatec so as to m ake the program rui m ost smoothly. It Is contem plated to includ residents of Sm ith River alonj w ith those between C arpentervilk and the S tate Line, the are a pre Viously s e t up. Initial plans a n for th. typing of some 3.000 peo ple frim which a much increase! donor list may be built. Current!] the donor list is too lim ited a n ’ tim e con.fcluming. As before, it is planned to typ<. all comers, from tiny in fan ts U oldsters, each being supplied witl jxiiket card bearing th eir nam e blood type and address. In nianj instance« this indentifi ation cart has been of nntold value when it.- • lata was used in checking foi transfusions. NEW PRIEST A p rie t has been assigned tc the Catholic church a t Itandon and will have the mis ion ftarish a t Port Orford to m inister to. This will relieve Fr. Emil Reiss who will now have not only his home parish a t Bi’ookings, but the one a t Gold Beach to m inister to. STARTS RECOVERY Tim e fo r S O M E T H IN G S P E C IA L ! th e lig h t r e f r e s h in g b e e r Mrs. Maude Phillips, who has been quite sick for the j>ast few weeks is now on the road to re covery. Her brother, W illiam Hoff who recently underw ent an o p era tion a t the Gold Beach hospital h a i now returned home and will sjxmd some tim e recuperating a t tlie Phillips’ home on Del N orte Lane. - t f t AS ON OKIE W C tT M O S S L A N I V 0 DANCe GAN Or* For the po»!o chef give a cheed I»'» choree a! broiled steak SMITH RIVER and the t ' • < VI.II’O R M \ rebeshmg b e e r.. Blitz W einhold! Discover for yourself the light, refreshing ue e r . . Blitz Weinho^df r ■ h's something specialf COMMUNITY HALL W e cordially invite you to visit us . . . ond see how The light Refreshing Beer is brewed Guided tours 10 A M t0 5 F M . Mondays through Fridays SAT.. SEPT. 1 t .c i-
