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Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community
VOLUME FOUR, NUMBER THREE.
RROOKINQS,
CURRY COUNTY.
OREGON
Rural School Board
Cuts Local Funds
Over $13,000.00
Pine Cone Tavern Was
Given Log-Effect Front
THURSDAY, MARCH 17. 1949
Fashion Shew Was
Given Befcre Full
House, Last Sat
Keeping in step with improve
ments along the street, the Pine
Cone Tavern now’ boasts a new’
front, finished this week by Blaine
The Curry county rural board
Gribble. The new front is of log
has just notified the clerk and
off ect, with the front door being
Success crowned every effort
superintendent of Dist. No. 17.
moved to the center of the build put forth by the Satellite Social
that they have reduced the total
ing. and the room enlarged to Club last Saturday w h e n the
amount they would include in the
include the old book store as second annual Fashion Show and
equalized tax levy of the county
dance was staged at the Chetco
by $13,724.00.
Shuflleboards are being added Grange hall.
for entertainment.
The budget board of the dis
The club had printed 1000 mor-
trict set $96.420 as the minimum
chandise tickets, and 500 danca
amount that was necessary’ to
tickets. Monday, when interview-
operate the school. This amount
<ed by the Pilot, those in charge
was reduced by the foregoing
were not able to tell the exact
amount, leaving $82,696 as the
number sold, since many of the
amount allowed.
members had not, at that time,
Typical of the priniciple of
turned in their money and re
equalization is the following ac
maining ticket.» The hall, how
tion of the rural board, according
With shamrocks much in evi ever, was filled to capacity both
to Lynn Hampton:
dence. and all the things which at the show and dance.
1. Increased the amount of
add to the occasion of St. Pat
Of the merchandise given away
the elementary school principal’s
rick’s Day, the Chetco Rod and Gene Reiling now has the Dor-
salary by $100 for handling the
Gun Club is “all-out” in its ef- meyer mixer and Jewell Gott the
hot lunch program and denied
for to have a big crowd at the Fish Reel. Mrs. Glen Simpson
Brookings for extra work for
dance tonight, at Chetco Grange won the door prize.
coaching.
Hall. Chub Howe’s band will fur
Hanscam and Sons displayed
2. Allowed Brookings no sum
nish the music.
those wares and togs sought
:
by
whatever for grade school prin
Many members of the group the modern fishermen, with Ver-
cipal’s salary—since the superin
Mrs. Earl Snell, widow of Ore- named state chairman of the an are wearing shamrock, improvised'
non Hanscam, Bob Perkins. Gone
tendent does that work in addi gon's late governor, has been nual Easter Seal sale, sponsored by Bradley Page, who obtained
Reiling and Raymond Reekman.
tion to being high school prin
by the Oregon Society for Crip green cardboard from the Pilot, Bob Perkins, dressed as a dude
cipal.
STATE CHAIRMAN
pled Children and Adults and made a pattern by which he ‘jig- of the anglers, was said to have
3. Cut Brookings’ nurse’s ap
she has appointed Frank J. Van sawed” the emblems. These ir been able to produce “fish” from
propriation from $750 to $250,
Dyke, of Medford, as chairman regular-shaped cards were then his kreel.
and at the same time allowed
of the southern Oregon district. printed with pertinent informa
An outstanding feature of the
salary for hot lunch cooks.
Van Dyke, as southern Oregon tion concerning the event.
show’ was the modeling, by Satel
4. Cut Brookings appropriation
district chairman, will direct the
lite club members of old-fashioned
for work on grounds from $1000
sale in Curry. Jackson, Josephine
dresses. Those doing this were:
to $500, yet at the same time al
Coos and Douglas counties. In
Mrs. Faye Sunderland,
Mrs.
lowed Gold Beach Union High,
Brookings, Ralph Vincent will
Hazel Hendry, Mrs. Hattie Payne,
with the finest grounds in the
head the drive.
Mrs. Maude Sandbo and Mrs,
county, $1175.
Mrs. Snell announced that ap
After tw’o and a half months Ethel Olson. Old-time bride and
5. Allowed Gold Beach com
proximately 400.000 persons in spent in central and southern groom were Nancy Vincent and
bined grade and high school a
Oregon will receive Easter Seals California, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ja Don Vaughan. Chorus girls wore
per capita cost of $393 per pupil,
in the mail, beginning March 17. cobs returned late last week to Beverly Hill and Patty Braun,
and at the same time cut Brook
The
sale will continue through their home here. Visiting rela- flappers were Ina Payne and
J ings appropriation per pupil to
Easter Sunday.
lives in Upper Lake Lodi, San Norma Felipe. Bathing Beauties
below $288.00.
Proceeds of the sale will be Fernando, Glendale, Monterey were Beverly Stoller, Barbara
6. Through budget manipula
used to finance the many proj Park, and San Diego, they saw Stoller and Helen Swearingen.
tion, Gold Beach union high school
ects of the society, including the considerable country. The also
Other highlights were songs
teachers’ salaries were equalized
children’s hospital school at Eu spent a week at the “College of sung by Azalea Singers under
100% this year.
gene; the Portland rehabilitation Medicài Evangelist” at Loma direction of Mrs. Nell MacKen-
7. The Gold Beach bonds and
Center; special summer camps Linda, with Miss Marjorie Jacobs, zie, with Mrs. Norine Harvey at
interest were paid by equalized
for crippled children; surgical, a niece who is a second-year stu the piano.
tax on a county-wide basis.
medical and special training for dent there.
As Mrs. Dorothy Widney mod
Since the purpose of the ruraf
The Jacobs report that they eled a while formal, a male quar
Mrs. Earl Snell has been named individuals; t h e craft shop at
school law. stated Mr. Hampton, chairman of the annual Easter Portland, where article« made by did not find the usual sunny Cali
tet, composed of Charles Gray-
is to equalize educational oppor Seal sale and has appointed E. the handicapped are sold, and fornia weather for most of the
shel, Bradley Page, Ernest Jones
tunity and educational cost, he J. VanDyke of Medford, southern many others.
time. It was cold or rainy with and Emil Moore, accompanied by
has indicated on thta basis, the Oregon district chairman and
Mrs. Snell pointed out that the plenty of “smog” thrown in for Mrs. Norine Harvey, sang, "Beau
Brookings district would no doubt Ralph Vincent, Brookings chair society provides assistance only good measure.
tiful Lady,” directed by Nell
ask for a rehearing on its budget. ( man.
to those handicapped who cannot
Because of.the heavy freeze so MacKenzie.
When Curry county voted not)
receive aid from any other exist many of the orange trees looked
As models poaed for the old-
to exceed the 6% limitation last |
ing agency.
like they were scorched. They fashioned bridal picture, Ernest
spring hte total to be equalized
also saw the havoc wrought at Jones sang “Love’s Old Sweet
was reduced approximately one-
Redondo Beach, where ocean Song,” accomiMinied by Mrs. No
third. with the equalized reduc
waves leaped into two-story res rine Harvey.
tion being spread to all districts.
idences and buildings, and rolled
Luther Tisdale, modeling for
Gold Beach union high school re
Tlie story about Delmer Cole
heavy rocks out on the highway. the Brookings Water Co., and
vamped its budget so that it grove, last week, winning $235
The Jacobs were glad to be wearing a wading suit, a necklace
would not exceed the amount al from Wm. Alto on a “cougar”
To make room for new spring home, they told the Pilot.
of plumbing fixtures, drew lots
low’ed. This was accomplished by bet, has been given added infor goods, soon to arrive, and to dis
of mirth as he alone is able to
reducing some items of its bud mation since last week’s issue continue some certain lines of
Try Pilot class ads today!
accomplish.
get and by using a sizeable fund appeared on the streets.
stock. Moore’s Variety and Ap
An instrumental number was
w’hich it had planned to spend for
The Pilot was given to under parel Shop, this week, have an
played
by Don Vaughan and Tony
capital outlay before the close < stand that Delmer Colegrove and nounced a big Dollar Day event
Felipe.
Mrs. Putnam was pianist
of the previous year. Since Gold 1 his gang of cougar hunters were at their store, Friday and Sat
for the style show. The Chetco
Beach could not reduce teachers guided to the highway by the urday, March 18 and 19.
Ramblers orchestra furnished the
salaries, this resulted in equali- 5-year-old Donald Essley, when
On page eight of this issue is
music for the dance.
zation. This surplus could have the group was “confused” about an advertisement listing only a
been used for acpital outlay or their exact location.
feu’ of the articles listed in the
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Smith
Give Through
maintenance so that a $1175 item
Wm. Alto claims he bet Delmer Dollar event. Many articles are
are parents of a 7 lbs. 10 oz. son
would not be need this year.
$200 that he could not bring in included, even if it is to reduce
your Red Cross
born at Seaside hospital, Feb. 28.
a “live” cougar and won the bet the price of the articles a dollar
They have named the newcomer
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. George Sr. —which fact wasn’t told the Pi from the regular selling price.
Lenn David. It is a question im
returned to their Eugene home lot last week.
the
parents or grandparents, Mr.
last week after spending ten days' Delmer is out. reports claim,
The local school board aTtend-
and
Mrs. David Crocket are the
at their beach home, south of. hunting cougar for a banquet for ed the meeting of the rural school
1949 FUND i
proudedr,
this is the first
Harbor.
the Grants Pass Cavemen.
board at Gold Beach last week.
Crocket gr
Rod And Gun Club
Bills St. Patrick's I
Dance Here Tonite
Widow Of Late Governor Earl Snell To
Head Oregon's Easter Seals Campaign
Local Weather Is
To Jacobs' Liking
Other Side Is Told
About Recent Bet Moore's Store Sets
'Dollar' Sale, Here