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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1946)
Home of th e Croft Lily Brookings - Harbor Pilot One. Number N ine ter Registration 23 Per Cent In st 12 Months pproximately 654 egister Before Closing f Books, A p ril 16 te^istration of voters in the «kings and Chetco precincts shown an approximate 23% rease since June, 1945. This in- ase is up to and including clos- of registration books on 16. ording to latest a p p ro x i- te and unofficial figures, th e re 312 registered voters in the «kings precinct in Ju n e 1945 22 registered voters Tin th e •too precince. Since, 83 qual- voters have registered in ©kings, and 37 in Chetco pre- ftis shows an increase of 120 1rs in this community w ith cial registration being about These figures do not take into sidération the voters whose ?s were taken off the regis- ion list because of death or nng away to other com m un ie registrars in both precincts orted that there were a num- who wished to register, but eared after the books w ere led. Registration books close days prior to an election, and & again follow ing. A fter May primaries, books will open, to ain until one month before the eral election in November. i the May 17, election notices opposition has been filed in county election. However, will be a few state nomi- tions. immunity C hurch lects At D in n er of both church and Sun- school were named by the ■•"■.unity Baptist church a t a »'hip dinner and social hour, Iast Friday night. About 60 present for the dinner and «««s meeting which followed. opq were: beacons — Everett Eisen- •J E. Stevenson, O. W. Mill- 'eacon for life) and Leo Lu- beaconesses are Mrs. J. M. and Mrs. Malissa Hend- ees—W. H. Hoagland, E. »‘^re and Clifford Lindskoug. * - Mrs. Kathrv Reekman. ^urer-M iss Edith Ott. rV '. Scfl0°l Superintendent G Hoagland. •■-ay School Secretary—J. E. 'enson. School T reasurer—Mrs. J5* Smith. ^ e various officials a remarkable growth in lev r?ear’ under leadership l’Lnham« It was decided made’ givins the i me' and hours of serv- w °rs name, these to be ftveT the hiShw*y at the littm *° town’ and one in the church- Sunday a»te9i <? rnmence at 9:45 a - » MoVc’u rrh a" OW 3 Short o Ln Church services. ck.airman of the Sr^ th a ? Up?lng c°m m ittee, ied , lrnpr Bankus had ift n ° ots adjacent to the ’•hat to ^ e church, Pl*Sion * pIanned to s ta rt 1 as r , a Parsonage as h* oh ,ain ‘ * " a s expressed to Ior his generosity. BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY. OREGON Food Collection Will Start Here, May 12 Croft Lily Growers To Hear Findings Of Trip, Saturday. The N ational Em ergency Food Collection drive will s ta rt Many 12, Mrs. J. E. Stevenson» ch air m an of local collection committee, announced early this week. Mrs. Ray Streubing She sta te d th at arrangem ents have been made at both the C het Billed For Report At co M arket and Brookings M arket Postponed Meeting for collection boxes, where the public m ay donate food in tin A report of her trip will be cans during this drive. Mrs. S te given at the postponed m eeting of venson stressed the fact th a t the Croft Lily Growers Association, food donated will go only to our Saturday night a t the Grange w ar-tim e allies. hall by Mrs. Ray Streubing, who just returned from a trip to the east to ascertain reasons for so many com plaints about the lily bulbs from florists. While non-com m ittal about her findings until she is ready to Brookings schools wil observe give her report, Mrs. Streubing N ational Music Week with a m u did intim ate th at growers would sic festival, to be presented on have to be rigid about standards the afternoon of May 10, at 1:15. an«l qualities, and would have to All rooms of the grade school be scrupulously honest w ith the have been practicing on songs florists if the industry will hold during th eir class periods, and the a future of promise. festival will represent the finale Sent as a representative of the of the music activities for the local unit of the Croft Lily Grow school year. ers Association, Mrs. Streubing Included in the program will be visited St. Paul, Minnaepolis, St. the presentation of the flaf and Louis, Denver and San Francisco. flag salu te by the Boy Scoots of She was gone about two weeks. the school, crowning of the queen of the festival, Pauline Hend ricks, who has already been chos en from the princess candidates from the various rooms, song con tests with all rooms participating, instrum ental ensemble, consisting At the requpst of Don Eddy, of B arb ara Christenson, Violet American Magazine representa and D anny Jaggers, Kenneth tive, who visited this area some Pierce, Robert Bates, Joe S arfer weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Jim m y Robinson. Vincent, who soon will locate at Special num bers from the dif ferent rooms will consist of a TO IL L U S T R A T E STO RY vocal solo by M ary Jean Gott, vocal trio by Jim m y Lytle, Jim m y Robinson and Jim m y Berger, a solo by Jim m y Fitzhugh, a duet by P a t and Judy Murphy, an ac cordion solo by Jacquelyn Payne, g u ita r solo by Lois Anne M iller and a tum bling act by the girl scouts. Girls in the act are M ary Lou Berger, K aren Foltz, M yrtle Brown, P a tty Sum ner and JoAnn S hrader. Roy B urrell and Dann Jag g ers will sing a duet. Princesses who were elected by the various rooms are Phyllis D arger, seventh grade; Lynette Raymond, eighth grade; N ita Ray mond, fifth and sixth grades; P a u line Hendricks, fourth and fifth grades; JoAnn Clenendon, third grade. Flow er girls selected from the p rim ary room are Lavicia Jaggers, Kay Brooks, B arbara G uthrie. M arilyn M errill and Joyce Raymond. Mrs. Levitt H orner, music in Ralph Vincent, m any years stru c to r and director of the fes the Oregon Journal photogra tival, and the students extend a pher, who will open studios cordial invitation to all parents at Brookings and Crescent and friends to share with them City a fte r first of June. this music week program . Nat’l Music Week To Be Observed Taking Pictures For Magazine Couple Married Monday At Crescent City, Mon. Brookings, were here to take pictures of people to be included in Mr. Eddy’s article in a fo rth coming issue. Mr. Vincent, for m any years official photographer on the O re gon Journal, will open studios in Brookings, and a t C rescent City, sometime a fte r June 1, when the fam ily will move here to make its home. Mr. Vincent feels he’s in the right spot for the kind of free lance study he wishes to follow. Doris D rake and Archie Mc Vay w ere m arried a t Crescent City last Monday. The wedding cerem ony was perform ed by Rev. E. R. Freem an of the Federated Com m unity church, at the p a r sonage. Freddie Flynn was best man and M ildred D rake was brides maid. The young couple is a t P o rtlan d on a wedding trip. They plan to re tu rn about Saturday, The Baptist Com m unity Church and wil lm ake th eir home in W omen’s Circle will m eet at Mrs. Brookings. B eaulieu's home next W ednesday Mr. and Mrs. J. W. M errill re for dessert luncheon at 1 p. m. The speaker will be from Sm ith turned to P ortland Tuesday a fte r River mission and the talk will spending the m onth of April w ith be held a t the church following th eir son, Joe M errill, and their daughter. Mrs. A. P. H er Gold Beach Darkened; Co-op Withdraws Bids From reports coming in from the north, the e le c tn c power sit uation in this area is not as bad as it could be. The Gold Beach power plant, according to these reports, broke down com pletely last week, when two generators burned out at the sam e time. It is also reported th at the Coos Electric Cooperative has given up trying to buy the present plant at Gold Beach. The Coop was ap proached w ith the suggestion to buy out the system in an effort to give more adequate service. How ever, the necessary options were not forthcom ing, and the Coop was forced to w ithdraw . Scouts Attend Co. Court Of Honor In company with three Scout com m itteem en: Tony Grace. Bob P erkins and Chas. Low, L arry W. M etier, local scoutm aster, took 21 of his scout troop to Coquille last Friday for the Coos-Curry court of honor. Gov. E arl Snell was principal speaker, telling the assem bly the “Things Scouting Had M eant To Him and his Son.” Local Boy Scouts who w ere ad vanced to Second Class at the Court of H onor w ere: Stanley Grace. Jim m y C arte. Chris Brown. Joe Moore, Roy Johnson and Doyle Rausch. Den Chiefs appointed to help w ith Cub work were Joe Moore, of H arbor and Doyle Rausch and LaVerne M endenhall of Brook ings. Enjoyed Beach P arty, Monday A beach party, at which wieners w ere roasted, was enjoyed Mon day evening by the troop. Five of the boys passed th eir swimming tests in the Chetco river th a t eve ning. Following this a "kangaroo co u rt’’ was held, at which four boys w ere tried for disorderly conduct at the court of honor, at Coquille. Sentence was suspended providing the boys henceforth ad- herred to the scout law. Chamber Of Commerce Picks Festival Workers Lily Capital of the W orld T8HURSDAY .MAY 2. 1946 County Track Meet Will Be Held Here Tomorrow P. M. • Brookings Will Play Host To County Thin-Clad Athletes Brookings High School will be host to o th er Courry County High schools at the annual tra c k m eet Friday, May 3, sta rtin g at 1:00. This is the first tim e th at the county meet has been held since the w ar and tran sp o rtatio n con ditions put an end to it in 1942. Local school officials hope th a t (he re-introduction will build in terest with local students for the years to come, as m any of the present students are not fam iliar with track as an activity, except those tran sferred from o t h e r schools. The list of events a re : Shot put; pole vault, broad jump, 880-yard run, discus, high j u m p , 120-yard hurdles, (tw o heats), 100-yard dash, 220-yard low hurdles (tw o heats), 440-yard run, mile run, 220-yard dash, 120- yard high hurdles finals; 220-yard low' hurdles finals; and relay. Team* W*H be here from Gold Beach, Ophir, P ort O rford and Langlois high schools. Rules a re : 1. Each school may e n te r two eom petitiors in each event. 2. Boys may e n te r four events exclusive of relay. 3. The custom ary scoring of 5, 3 and 1 will be used. 4. This meet will I k » governed by the N. C. A. A. rules. 5. The hurdles this y ear will consist of the stan d ard 120 high hurdles and the stan d ard 220 low hurdles. 6. Every list should be sub m itted to Mr. H orner. Brookings, not la te r than April 26. 7. Oregon sta te a th le tic asso ciation rules for eligibility shall apply to contestants in field and track events. P.-T. A. Announces Queen” Contest To plan for an Azalea F e sti val Queen, local P arent-T eachers Association m et Monday evening to discuss the choosing of the lady who will reign a t the festi val. The candidate will be picked by a popularity contest. In talking to the P ilo t T ues day, Mrs. C. H. Rausch, who is aiding in the m atter, said: “The idea of an Azalea F estival Queen is new to us, so we a re asking the support of the e n tire comm unity. O ur queen will be chosen by your votes, which m ay be obtained from each reg istran t. “All girls of high school age, or over, are eligible, and all who are interested, are asked to send a card with th e ir nam es age, and address to Mrs. Joe M errill, Box 47, Brookings, not la te r tharr Monday, May 6. “On Tuesday, May 7, Mrs. M er rill will m eet w ith all reg istran ts at her home at eight in the eve ning to give them particulars. “It is hoped th a t all girls and boys will urge their friends to register, to put some pep into the affair and m ake it a real oc casion. Since tim e is lim ited, it will be necessary to get to work im m ediately.” Dance Com m ittee—Bob P e rk ins, chairm an; Vernon H anscam , Mrs. C harles Low, Mrs. Sidney Abbott, C lark Rawlings, Fred Gus tafson, A. Diment, Ed Thornton, Mrs. Nicodemus, H erb Payne. Barbecue — C harles Grayshel, chairm an; T hor Ask, A. C. Thom p son, Vic Reynolds, Ju n io r H ans cam, Jim Robinson, Joe Berger, Roy Annin, Tony G race and Bob Carson. E n te rtain m en t—L u th er Tisdale, chairm an; Mrs. A. A. Johnson, N orris Kemp, Mrs. H ibbard, Mr. Maloney, Ruth B athinay, L arry M etier. Publicity—Dewey Akers, ch air m an; Max B rainard, C harles Ech ols. Finance — W i l s o n Freem an, chairm an; Leo Lucas, Roy Sund erland, E lm er H anscam , Elm er Bankus, Dr. A. O. Schm itt, and H. Jam es. Reception and Inform ation — C. A. MacKenzie, chairm an; Mrs. Osa Johnson, Charles Low, Mrs. Dorothy Lockland, Val Menden hall, Jr., Mr. Zenier, E arl Tem plar, P ete Lesm eister. Mrs. Me Pherson, C harles Schall and Mrs. A ttorney Hugh C. G earin re Jam es. It was pointed out th a t most turned Tuesday evening f r o m of these com m itteem en do not be Portland, w here he had been by rle; of an aunt, last week. long to the chamlx*r.
