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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1949)
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949 Crowd Present At Flower Fesstival At Smith River SMITH RIVER—Flow’er Festi val, held Wednesday afternoon, was a big success, with over 500 visitors as guests of the Womens Club at its annoul spring flower show’, held in the afternoon and evening. The main hall and stage w’ere beuatiful with many flow’ers ar ranged to form a setting for a flower garden. Guests were registered, giving their addresses from Grants Pass, O'Brien, Cave Junction, Ashland, Klamath Fall s, Brooking and Harbor, Ore., Oakland, Palo Al- to, Hollywood, Alhambra, Eu- reka and Arcata, Calif., who came to view’ the 122 daffodil specimens arranged and named, together w’ith many other beau- tiful spring flow’ers. Mrs. Forest Dunham, general chairman, and her committee had worked faithfully to make this affair the success it was voted. Continuous tea and sandwich es serving was maintained dur ing the afternoon from lace-cov ered tea tables. Others serving as chairmen of committees were : Plant sale—Zelna Maris. Cut flowers — Frances West- brook. Specimens—Grace Hight. Flower arrangements — Mabe Maris. Indian booth—Una Rowley. Tea hostesses—Leah Wilson & Martha Ulrich. Sale of cut flow’ers and plants netted the club a tidy sum to be used for support of the local library. Easter Services Playmed Plans are being made for the Easter sunrise service by the local Methodist church, to be held on the beach at 6:30 to 8, below the Shaker church. Fol- We Work With SPEED to Fill Your NEED!......... WITH A PROMISE OF------ Personal consideration, friend ly attention, respect for your confidence, a genuine desire to sell for you at the price you state and with courtesy tow’ard everyone. THIS WEEK'S DOPE SHEET— We have two of the finest bus- in ess lots in Brookings on Hwy. 101 for only $1750 $500 down, and $50 per month. Have several houses in Port- land area. Will trade for acrc- age in Brookings or Harbor. 2 acres K» mile from Brook-I ings—as fine soil as can be found excellent for subdividing, one i block from Hwy’. 101. Want to buy a fine lily plant ing at a good price? Here’Tis about 30,000 commercials, 30.000, yearlings and all increase of the stock. Stop and let us show you these! ! Just listed four of the finest ocean frontage home sites. Real place to build for future invest ment. A number of fine stock ranch es now among our new listings— also timber. BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON The World’s Best Climate PAGE FIV*. Mrs. May Stafford and Mrs. and son Billie have moved to j Sabin accomnanie ’ a R« Ruth Bathiany left the first of their newly-constructed home at • group of Gold Beach high school the week for the Bay area, where Harbor. The apartment above I band members to Brookings yes- Mrs. Stafford will conduct busi Chad’s which they had been rent-1 terday when an hour concert ness and Mrs. Bathiany will visi* ng, is to be occupied by Mr. and was given at the local school her son, Robert Bathiany and Mrs. Dick Barton. Dick, son of gymnasium. his family at Concord. Mrs. Floyd Swearingen, has just Kerosene w’ater heater, with Harry Payne of Cave Junction arrived home after receiving his connections and a 30-gallon tank spent the week-end here visiting discharge from the air force, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry and is now- employed at local Inquire at Pilot Oilice for par Payne. ticulars and price. sawmill. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Joy return- ed last week from a trip to Ash- land. They now call Ashland "a former heme” as they have dis posed of their property there and are full-fledged Harbor residents. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Courtney of Santa Ana arrived last week for a visit of several weeks with Mrs. Courtney’s sisteh, Mrs. W. F. Miller. Mr. Miller is home now from the hosiptal but still is un comfortable, although on road to recovery. Mrs. Nell Price has returned to her home at Lebanon after being at the home of Mrs. Ida Hubbell and Mrs. Nellie Rode- haver since last fall. After having let their hall bo used by other organizations for the past few’ months for the many benefit programs and dances the Grange plans to give a dance of its own Saturday evening with Tom Ewing of Crescent City and his orchesstra furnishing the mu sic for the event. Mrs. Lola Hendrix returned to this area early this week after having spent three months in the Los Angeles area visiting her daughters. i Mr. and Mrs. William Hempel it According to Kenneth Layman of Smith River, Dist. No. 1, of California has set May 21 and 22 as dates for the annual conven tion of American Legion. Assist ing in every way will be 20 posts of southern Oregon. A big parade has been planned for Saturday, with entertainment coming from a Scotch Highland er band and the Cave Men of Grants Pass. lowing a short devotional serv ice breakfast will be served on the beach. The Indian people will hav * the bon tires going and will assist with breakfast. In case of rain services will be held at the Gushchu churcn at the same time. Morning worship service will be held at Smith River church at 11 o’clock. Rev. E. C. Hicks will deliver the sermon. Young people’s chois will have special music, unden direction of Mrs. R. D. Rowley. Services at Gush- ihu rhurch will be hed at 2:30. Smith River News Items Mrs. Mabel Browne who has been staying with her son-in-law and daughter, Hr. and Mrs. Har old Horn in Crescent City, re turned to her home here and plans to take her .position as a clerk in Westbrook'Market. Mrs. Horn is steadily gaining strength from a recent major operation. The main friends of Mrs. Ella Plaisted are glad to hear she is improving from her recent ill ness, following an attack of flu. John Prock, pioneer resident of Smith River, w’ho has been in failing health, was taken to the Seaside hospital the first of the week for medical attention. Mrs. Mary’ Anthony is confined to Seaside hospital under treat ment following an attack of flu. She is reported better. Pilot's Little Class Ads Get the Get the Results! Try them today! 2c a word, or 3 times for price of two inserations! Legion Convention Coming, May 21 Queen Selection Ball, Set May 23 Selection of the queen to reign over the 1949 Azalea Festival, will be an event of Saturday, April 23, it was announced by the Azalea Festival Association, following its meeting Monday. At present there are 23 junior and senior girls of Brookings high school who will compete, The plan of having the girls name the queen has been decided upon by the association. Remembering past selection halls, local people are expected to buy up many of the advance sale tickets which will be sold during the week-end. While not definitely set, date of the 1949 Festival may be May 21, contingent, of course, on the progress made by the azaleas. The program plans will be sim ilar to those of last year, with the festival opening with the cor- onat’on, the queen opening the flower show, and then to reign at the queen’s ball. en fear F&^rite LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hanscam Mrs. Hanscam’s mother, Mrs. George Anderson and Mrs. Rose Hubbard, left Saturday for tho northern part of the state. When Mrs. Hanscam was in Port land for the last checkup on her eyes, her doctor thought that an operation on the other eye would be necessary, and it may be done Newly-listed and expecially ex while they are gone. cellent buy—6-rm all modern new Mr. and Mrs. Don Carter and house with attic, also guest house family moved from the Lindsley —fine orchard, cow barn, chicken house above Harbor to make their house and tool shed. Gravity flow’ home in Brookings. Mr. and Mrs. have spring w’ater. All gas equipped. George - . Mackey and family . _ * . , . i moved into the house ]ust va- To look at this will make you cated Want it! Mrs Mrs. Donald Ault and son son, Ga- Many new and exclusive list- jy jeft for Portland with friends mg recently, so drop in and we .during the week-end. They will remain there while Gary’ is un will gladly show them to you. dergoing observation and treat ment at Doernebecker hospital. Mrs. E. A. Miller has moved to Humboldt county to be with Con-tlete Real Eestate Service her husband. Her two daughters Boi 'm South end of town are remaining until school is out. i Juneve is staying with the Zook Brookings, Oregon family and Gerry with the Fe- Easter SUNDAY C. 0. LEONARD a
