Alivajs For A More Progressive Brookings-Harbor Area!
- 7\VO. NUMBER TWENTY
Graham
rribes” Costa
In A Letter
BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY. OREGON
Taxes to RAISE if
Budget is Defeated
ier Resident O f
tco Valley Tells
light He Had Seen
THURSDAY. JULY 17. 1947
Sydney Croft Lodge Mrs. May Stafford
(¡ranted Charter Tells Story About
Friday Evening
Sydney N. Croft
Many Grand Lodge
Advancement of Lily
At a public meeting held by children of the district. This in-
Industry Revealed
Officers Present For
the V. F. W. at the Brookings eludes payment of teachers sal-
School Tuesday evening for dis- aries, etc. and even the building
Talk, Here, Julv 1
('harter Presentation
cussion on the proposed school of a new school if the board con-
bv be recalled that
last budget for the coming year Dis- siders it necessary. The law is Sidney Croft Lodge No. 206
Rv M ay T. Stafford
S Graham, former rest trict Attorney Hugh Gearin of very plain that sufficient taxes AF&AM received their charter
A» fold a t the Lily Blossom
W eek, on Ju ly 4
ate Chetco valley, ivrote Curry County declared that if shall be levied by the board to and number for a hxige in Brook-
Less than three weeks ago in
an interesting letter the budget is defeated again at operate our schools in a proper j ings Friday night for the Brook
»ta Rica, telling of his the meeting being held tonight manner. This is true even though
ings, Harbor area. The lodge had Dr. Emsweller’s office at Belts
that place, where he now the taxes will be increased instead ! the texpayers vote against the been operating under dispensation ville, Md., the late Dr. Griffith’s
j proposed budget. If this should from the Grand Lodge of Oregon secretary, who is now Dr. Ems
Ur'iugh courtesy of his of lowered.
weller’s secretary, introduced me
“Under the school law”, Attor- happen the Board will be required for the past 11 months.
ard Graham, the Pilot
i able to bring a message ney Gearin said, “It is compulsory to issue warrants for the payment
Among the Grand Lodge offi-j to Louis S. Houghton, w-hose
name appears on the memorial
* tw uhuh In 1« t t f
- for the school board to continue of necessary operating expenses, cers present were:
we
have dedicated. He said he
Cotta Rica. Perhaps it to operate and maintain public ¡These warrants will bear inter-
W alter M. Ransom, Eugene, j
Med into two weeks’ schools for the education of the est, which of course, the taxpay Most Worshipful Grand Master could not eome for this ceremony
but that he would give me the
ers will have to pay in addition of Oregon.
ho«, but this message is
to the face value of the warrants.’ Loyl K. McRae, Pendleton, true story of the Croft Lily for
interesting so the Pi-
thf program.
Mr. Gearin stated.
lead off this week.
Deputy Grand Master.
So hen* it i«. On the U. S.
"In other words", continued
TING COST RICA
Shaylor C. Elridge, Portland,
government
tarm at Arlington,
Attorney
Gearin,
"School
shall
iWMtional pickup, train,
Senior Grand Warden.
near the present site of the grave
continue as usual with all the nec-
nd on foot: Some said it
Worth Harvey, Eugene, Junior of the unknown soldier, and back
•done, other said it could
In honor of the group of men, they shall be paid by warrants Grand Warden.
before world war 1, Dr. David
Comstock consulted the J especially Stanley Colegrove, who instead of cash. The result might
Harry D. Praudfoot, Portland, Griffiths, then holding the |>osi-
consul. “No not now,” 1 spent so many hours recently, be to lose the services of the bet Grand Secretary’.
tion in the department of agri
there are 12 miles in search of Darlene Hogan, an ter teachers and acquire inferior
N. K. Tulley, Eugene, Right culture that Dr. Emsweller now
Nicaraguan border that old fashioned dance and rally ( " nes ln 1,1,11 Prices, it others can Reverend Grand Chaplain.
holds, was hybridizing to try to
ssable except by oxcart, ¡will be held at Harbor Grange, 1 ,H‘ «‘^’Quned »1 all- Hie main re
Enoch B. Carlson, Portland, get some good American E aster
miles between us a n d !Saturday, July 19, with dancing su,t 10 ,tie *<ixpa>er will lx* to Grand Marshal.
lilies. H»> used Japanese and Ber
delay the payment of this years
xiivp. Twelve miles o f,startin g at nine.
T. E. Boardman, Grants Pass, muda lily stock. But jus, which
indebednes
until
next
year
when
i of road is long, so we! With music being furnished by
¡District Deputy Grand Master ones of these Stocks he crossed
up for this year. But if Pinson’s orchestra, and under di-j he W,H have
two years ¡of District 11.
we do no, know’. However, we
R. E. Whitaker. Myrtle Point. can definitely trace the Croft lily
1 »e intend to try next j rection of Wilson Freeman and taxes at once, which would really
hurt",
the
speaker
concluded.
District Deputy Grand Master of back to Dr. Griffith's efforts.
Our objectiye is Sigua- Larry Pinson, it is hoped this
Honduras, where we as community will show their ap It was also brought out at Tue- District 12.
Young Louis S. Houghton at
ín starting an Industrial preciation to these men for the days meeting that defeat of the
L. R. Tw<*edie, West Salem, that time was working for the
budget
would
in
all
probability
District Deputy Grand Master department of agriculture. He
ir 1909 Being denied this untiring work they did in
bit of travel. Mr. search, and especially to Stan cause the loss of some $17,000.00 of District 27.
always had been a lover of plant
decided we would see ley Colegrove, who finally located in revenue to this district which
R. F. Randall, Drain. D istrict1 ||fe an(j wag a great adm irer of
is
received
at
present
from
the
Deputy
Grand
Master
of
District!
¡yr Griffith <nd his efforts to
be seen of Costa Rica the missing girl.
,
e
o
™
° ago the Rotary
D
as a Basic School Support
10.
is limited funds and time
Two weeks
j State
_
1
¡serve the government in his ca
permit.
There w’ere 97 present inelud pacity. Mr. Houghton was called
club voted $10 toward a gift of Fund
It
would
appear,
therefore,
ing members and visiting breth-
to negotiate difficult a pair of field binoculars to be
that the taxpayers will save con- ern. There were seven states and , away to world war 1. His job
• and steep grades a four- presented to Colegrove..
was ,o "spot" pro-Germans in
• orchestra
u
money and taxes by vot one from Canada registered. After the
bea\y duty transmission
Pinsons
is donating siderable
.
logging and lumber camps
ing
for
the
school
budget
Thurs
the meeting was closed every one near Bandon, Ore., a n d other
installed in his Inter- the music.
day night.
was called to the dining room places along the west coast. As
PKkup; so he felt if it
where the members of the S at soon as he was out in the w’ilds
done, he could do it.
Club had prepared the ta his attention was drawn to the
some of the roads we Second Budget Vote Is
Electric Construction ellite
bles with a buffet luncheon.
1 think he still feels the Due Tomorrow Evening
w’onderful plant life, es|M*cialIy
nt it.
Tomorrow evening, at 8 o’clock,
This is quite an honor for the the lilies He was very much im-
Will Begin In 2 Weeks
Brookings - Harbor area as it pressed.
Mary 22 we started from voters of Dist. No. 17, will be
opens the way for several other
(tbc Colegio Vocational called for the second time to
When the war was over he
Coos-Curry Electric Co-op.
organizations that depend on the returned to his work with Dr.
Central Where Mr. vote on the budget of the school
Comstock are teachers) for the coming year. This bud which shut down local con Masonic Lodge.
Griffiths. But he was restless, he
struction last Dec. 23, will
r plans and prepara- get, it is emphasized by the local
didn’t know’ what be wanted to
re-open the work within the
■ ’ a week out; headed school board, is or maintenance
d o —couldn't settle down - the
Local Rotarians Attend same
next two we>ks. A. E. Sand-
«herest point that can of the schools for the coming
as some boys coming home
bo, one of the directors, told
( (inference At Salem
on the Pacific side. school year, and does not, in any
from world war 2. He talked with
Harry Edwards, secretary, and|i> r Griffiths about what he had
* Hica. El Coco on Cule- way, include moneys for build the Pilot Monday.
Stopped for lack of funds
Dewey Akers, president, of the found in plant life in the west
2 “61 Bay. Along with ing, contrary to common belief.
at the time, the local con
Brookings Ito,ary c l u b , were and expressed himself so many
.Separations I forgot to
struction left many homes
called to Salem, Tuesday and times that it would be a good
the installing under
locally without electricity a
Wednesday, there to attend the venture to go there and raise
¡3 gallon
longer time, but this situa
WJ (for ;ust in case)
"governor’s conference" of Dist. lilies. Dr. Griffith advised him to
tion soon will be right, Mr.
102, wnich comprises Oregon and! try it. Mr. .Houghton resigned
wss tn say it has proved
Sandbo assured.
a portion of Southwestern Wash his position with the government.
Granted a loan of $265,000.
ington.
»ny consisted of Mr.
Dr. Griffith gave him two bags
by Rural Electrification As
This conference, held annually, of his hybrid lily bulbs, a suit-
____ All members who are interest-
^«Rstock, two _____
children.
sociatori, all projected con is actually a scool for presidents ease full, and Mr. Houghton pro
°( the school. Udo N e i-|ed *n having an Eastern Star
struction soon will be com
and secretaries of all club of ceeded to Bandon, On*. He rent
;
and I.
¡Chapter in Brookings are reques-
pleted. An additional loan is
Rotary International.
stop is near Grecia. 'te d to be present at an organiz-
ed a vacant lot from a Mr.
forth coming to assume the
The two local club members Kranz and planted his lilies.
1 practically modern co- at ion meeting to be held at the
Gold Beach plant.
went by car. leaving hen* late
* fane sugar mill is in 'IO .O .F . Hall at 8 o’clock. Fri„
That was in 1919. The firfist
Monday night, and returned early year he discarded about 60% of
riVe hundred acres of .Ju ly 18th. Election of officers
this morning. This gives reason them because they were of poor
J* d operating about ¡will’ be held.
for the few hours delay in the .type no blooms, not pretty and
•s of the year. Inter-: The organization of this chap-j
For the past week. ending
Pilot’s publication.
Just really nothing worth spending
.
is the travel from te r is the outgrowth of the band-
Rain
Max, Mia R
Sunday:
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time on. He planted back the 40%
_ rane stalk to the fin-
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July 7
Dr.
and
Mrs.
Enos
Potts
of
lui
and watched studiously for good
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July 8
Canada.
Calif.,
were
visitors
the
tyP«» of Easter Lily plants. Each
- j - * n u u rs, a n v
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July 9 — ... 4*3
first
of
the
month
for
the
Croft
year
he discarded the undesir-
•» , ‘e
and any man Club.
49
66
July 10
Memorial Dedication and the par- j ables. Mr. Bergen, of the Marsh-
?
to the mill aside
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65
July 11
.,iar-’ U citation hold-
ade They h aw extensive land an d , field greenhouses a n d flower
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70
the *1)111 may become , Chapter be present at the
July 12
C ontinued on page s it
bulb interests here.
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68
July 13
J ing Friday, July 18th.
pnge three
Dance To Reward
Searcher For Girl
Eastern Star ( hap.
to be Formed in
Brookings
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