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Always For A More Progressive Brookings-Harbor Area!
NUMBER FORTY-FIVE
immunity Hall
Croup M ill Meet
BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
RainfaH Still Suh-normal yjareb of
Despite Recent Rains
Q
.
Dimes
_
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. 1948
‘It Was Interesting’ Says School
Lesmeister Of Rose Bowl ~
Budget
,
Set up, Friday
D espite th e heavy rains of the »Tlttl IS J t ill. IO
Mr. and Mrs. P ete Lesm eister,
p ast th re e months, especially all
__ ~~
who spent the holidays visiting
Representatives from every or- th a t of O ctober and December,
V nder the new ru ra l school
The world's most publicized th eir two son-in-law s and daugh
ir.izntion in this area are ex- failed to raise to norm al, the charitable move, “The M arch of ters at Fresno, and who also a t [district law. the budget of the lo-
tended
the
Rose
Bowl
gam
e
at
1947
rainfall,
as
recorded
by
the
> *ei at a meeting of the com-
i cal Brookings district No. 17,
Dimes”, will commence Ja n u a ry
i.ntv hall committee, set for U. S. W eather bureau for the 15, to continue through Ja n u a ry Pasadena. New Years day. re ¡which appears in this issue of the
>xt Monday evening, at T hor past ten years. W ith an average 30, it is announced a second tim e turned home late S aturday.
P ilot was prepared in the usual
kk home, when organization is precip itatio n of over 70 inches, by John Ponsch, of Gold Beach, | Asked "how the Rose Bowl m an n er by the budget com m ittee.
gam
e”
was.
P
e
te
sm
iled
and
re
th
e
1947
record
shows
only
68,91
A fter due publication a hearing
be completed.
inches, according to records of county chairm an of the move plied: "Well, unless you w ere a opportunity will be held on Jan.
Already incorporated under the Paul W hirry, local observer, ob- ment.
dyed-in-the-wool S outhern C ali 29 at 8 p.m. At the hearing, op
w of Oregon, this group now , served However, 1948. the first I This movement, fresh in the fornia fan. it w as real in teresting
ill be called upon to nam e a four days, at least, have made minds of everyone in this area, to w atch Those Michigan play portunity for discussion of the
>ard of directors which elects a rood beginning for a normal need not be resold through pub- ers w ere just as good at the proposed budget will be provided.
A fter the hearing, the budget
[tors to s, rve throughout the rain fall in 1948. Almost five and ticity, Mr.. Porisch points out. prpss notice said."
will be presented to the ru ra l
iming year.
' one-half inches have fallen since "It *s more likely that my job
A sked’ how he figured Michi schiwil board for their consider
A campaign will be planned, 4 a. m. New Years day. See the w'ill be the rem inding of people gan and N otre Dame would be,
which a list of all donations in w eath er report elsew here in this th at now is the time to act .
pitted against each other, P ete ation.
Since a num ber of school pa
ay of m aterials and labor will issue for fu rth er details.
"The epidemic of infantile par- sm iled: "W ell . . . . ”
trons anti, several organizations
» made, and this will be pub-
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alysis w'hich visited southern Ida
have requested a home econom
$b( ■
i. ■ made, and will
ho this year, claim ing almost
ics d epartm ent and added equip
f added to from tim e to tim e.
200 victims, and reaching fa r
ment for industrial arts, the bud
Iready several organizations of
into eastern Oregon, should re
get com m ittee included these
area have budgeted money
mind people th a t no one ever
items. The com m ittee telt also
ir this ¡ i eet. The Azalea G ar-
knows w here the scourge will
that since the apportionm ent of
t
, md the Azalea Festi-
¡strike next, and when donors of
h A « «nation each have set
C h arters for Troop 32 and Cub the basic school fund, this y e a r
Ja n u a ry 22, will be an im p o r-, a dime will lx1 recipients of aid
S' ' The R otary club has ta n t day for the people of Curry 1 from this fund”.
Pack 332, for this .a re a , are in 821,539.16, is made to sta n d a rd
schools, efforts should lx* m ade
ic
' i t w’ould do ev en county when an interim com-
posters, sim ilar to the facsim- the process of living renewed, to stren g th en deficiencies in the
►tttr than this.
assuring
the
boys
of
this
vicin
at Coquille for ,je shown here, will be placet! in
standardization of our school.
Set far eight o’clock, this meet- m ittee of will the meet
sta te highway s it-,,.very business place w ithin the ity an o th er year of scout tra in
ip «. he i ’o a ttra c t all or- study
It w as felt also th at a nu rse’s
ing. To date, the local units are
uation in southw est Oregon, es- —•
in:za*:nns nt the com m unity to pecially C urry county. Appraised I
the only ones active in C urry services was necessary at least
fir.
ate
A ttendance at the of the facts concerning this meet - ;
county, according to inform ation one m orning a week so th at the
r
was urged in a le tte r ing, and d ata sought, the lo c a l:
students who w ere absent on ac
coming to the Pilot.
out a week or so ago, at cham ber
of commerce.
with |
This year, to help w ork with count of illness or infection could
ich time it was urged th a t a group, will be present. The fol
the Cub Pack, a sep arate com- lie properly readm itted to the
•manent representative be ap- lowing. appeared in the Oregon
m ittee has been appointed by the school.
nted to this board.
Legion Post, sfxmsors of the: S alaries of the teachers w ere
Jou rn al, denotes the interest in
•<t Unit Possible T his Year
' the forthcom ing m eeting:
scouting m ovem ent in Brookings, com puted on the schedule sub-
Members of tem porary com-
Too manv
many duties w ere loaded o n 'm itte d by the ru ral hoard, w ith
"C urry county’s recom m enda
ttee fee confident, th at w ith tions to sta te and federal a u
m em bers of the single com m ittee the exception that elem entary
operation, the main section, or th o rities on projected road work
U nder direction of T. S. Abbott, teachers w ith the same am ount
• gymnasium-auditorium, will will be put into form by a joint
the Cub C h a rte r is being com of train in g and experience w ere
possible this year, and ready m eeting of the county’s granges
p ieteti with reg istratio n of boys figured on the sam e basis as the
use sometime this fall. This and cham bers of commerce. The j
9 to 12 years, to gether with high school. In order to more
1 will make it much more de- m eeting will be held at G old)
leaders and den m others. C. E. adequately provide for secondary
ahle for the coming basketball
Low heads the troop com m ittee, school instruction 5* a teachers
soon.
tson t liminating th e local high Beach
with
his leaders and the other w ere included in the secondary
"According to Fred Gustafson,
tool gym except for practice chairm an of the road committee
program .
com m itteem en.
sions.
This evening at the Baptist
It should be noted th a t al-
of
Chetco
Grange,
and
Charles
)ances throughout the year are G ravshel of the B ro o k in g s-llar-,
Com m unity Church, the tr o o p , though the total budget of the
Jected to add considerable to bor C ham ber of Commerce, th is'
com m ittee will meet to com plete district is considerably higher
■ building fund. Any function m eeting will recommend two pro
final steps. The troop registra- than last year, the anticipated
ng this hall will pay a sm all jects for a m eeting la te r at C o-’
tion has been turned in by John receipts are much higher, and
rentage of the ticket sale to- quille and name delegates to rep
G inther, scoutm aster. The com- the actual am ounts to be raised
rd the building fund. R entals
I mittee, consisting of C harles E .'b y tax ation is only $5408 more.
resent
them
there.
1 also add to the fund.
it might be well also to point
"C u rry C ounty v irtu a lly has
publishe<1 from t ime to Low, Pete Lesm eister, Bob Per-
kins. Mike Page and Dewey out th at this year the Brookings
but one highway. 101. extending
‘
u
Akers, wall elect officers.
school educates 30.8% of the pu-
through the county, and this »s
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Completion of Cub re-rigistra-1 p jjs of C urry County. It should
declared inadequate and expen
tion probably will lx* m ade when also lx- noted th a t th ere is an
sive because of its numerous
Mr. Widney. cubm aster, who has increase in both census and en-
grades and curves. The commit
been in the veterans hospital, rollm ent over last year.
tee probably will recommend im
arrives home.
provem ent of the w orst parts.
M S Brainard, service officer They also are pledged to put
Reviewing the past year, shows
>r Post No. 966, V eterans of
m any advances by boy's in the
th
e
ir
efforts
tow
ard
a
lateral
Heavy rains since New Years scout and sub m ovem ents. The
>retgn Wars, whose chief aim,
ha\ e swollen every stream local troop is the first in this
recent years, is to help vet- highw ay to connect the roast i d
w
ith
th
e
interior.
Residents
to
.
t , coast,
‘ * w
w ith
ith accompany-
a/vnm rw nv-
, ,
.
in i along the
rans and th eir families, spoke
county to advance a boy to the
the
eastw
ard
long
h
a
\i
lx
n
dam
age
being
reported
in rank of eagle. By Ju n e 15. some
the Rotary club. Tuesday, con tcrested in a more direct route many pIac<.s. Fam ilies have been
tra ry status of veterans in this
half dozen more will likely be
"D iscipline” will be the topic
forced to vacate places near riv- i raised to th a t coveted rank.
He related how’ he had and in this pro jet t, 1« t « I I
of discussion tonight (T hursday)
feel
they
will
get
much
supp
t
bere
an<t
along
the
coast,
ded families in obtaining aid from th ose communities.
A eamporee. ten tativ ely set. a j the high school, when 'Jo h n
’
R .yer .g
g
hen aid was much needed.
for the week-end of M emorial G inther, local teacher and scout-
«■ 1
m
rag in g to r re n t all along ifs en- day, has been planned for Curry m aster, will bring the message,
Veterans, those who have a t
time worn the uniform of lorm er Harbor Teacher nre iengtb, with road damage m county, probably in this vicinity. This problem, of great propor-
D efinite plans aw’ait organ iz a -! tions today, will be discussed
country, m ake up 10r i- of the Visits Area, Monday
places
lT.tr n T ogether with th eir
George Hendricks, who 30 j The W inchuck flooded Tuesday tion of troops at e ith e r or both frorn every angle, both from the
(Viewpoint of parent, teacher and
li<- this group reaches al- years ago taught school al H ar- preventing the school bus from Port O rford or Gold Beach.
Local boys, enthused by a d - icb jid
he added, to show bor. to g eth er with his wife and J going up th a t road the usual
vancem ents in the past few'
ti veteran problem m eant son and familv, visited the Leo j distance.
The local p aren t-teach er group
' t, to life in most any Lucas home. Monday. Leo was-
The Chetco usually a placid months, hone to enjoy m ore and urges every parent who is in
one of his pupils at the time as ¡stream , is anything else, with m ore of the thrill incident to terested in the w elfare of the
r B unard has made a w as Mrs. E. L. Miller, whom several people forced to evac- scouting in the way of hikes, ¡schools to be present. P a re n ts
>
ill v eteran legislation! he also visited.
uate homes, if near the river. cam ping trips and such, this sum are requested to learn m ore
re 'ey the sta te legislature,! Building a home at Sebasto-j This is true of the W hites, near mer. A num ber of boys who have 'ab o u t the problem. 85% of which
camped out more than 15 nights is traceable to home training.
**• 1 is congress, ’ and has, pol, Calif., the Hendricks plan the Cheteo Bridge.
Old time residents of this area are eligible to m em bership in the
knowledge, been ad- to re tire this year to live there
The m eeting tonight will be
-1 usly placed to help any A fter leaving here he taught at claim this is one of the worst O rder of the Arrow, an honor held in the new school building
ary
society,
which
emphasizes
r who needs aid of any Alsea, w here he la te r went to storm s in recent year, mostly due
and will lx- followed by re fre sh
be it hospitalization, in- farm and do sawmill work He to the high winds which accom- this one phase ofsc<»ut»ng.
m ents, served by the group.
h o . or loan advice.
is c u rre n tly teaching at AI m < panied the pre'-ipitation. Few
I re-
ind
Mrs.
J.
G.
Coil
Mr.
it.
us
week,
Among other pupils who at- roofs are w ab
•. and Mrs. J( e Bush left on
San
lay. was turned late last week fro
B us tra v e l
■ in to Jacobs, form er tended school under him at H ar -ought
standstill, w ith one Franci: co. w here they haf pent jun ¡ay for their home in Ariz-
to
bor
a
re
Mrs.
B
em
adine
Steele
this area, but now
>na, planning to visit th< ir son
Id in Brookings by the h< lidays visiting the
isters, Mrs. B ertha
'
Barbara, CaliT., spent and h e r
md his fam ily in sounthe? n Cal*
family. Mrs.
in
Claude
t
Sm
ith
iver.
Daily
V had
m ia on the v
v
in this vicinity, visit- Beers an< Mr:
ry moment o
P ortland failed to
h
•nt the holiday’s
’ *!> Perkins home. They
Un
mclU'
r»
of
flood
conditions
rrivi
P u t you
in Harbor.
• * house on the Perkins
club.
Jon and Coquille.
* *
stftl
-reat cau>
Scout Charter Is
Being Renewed
Road Situation
Up For Study
l eterans Service
Notary Subject
Storm Said Worst
In Recent Years
P.-T. A. Will Meet
At H. S. Tonight