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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1949)
Thursday, May 19 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON 1949. Forest Grove Plans ' Centennial Event For Sept. 19 to 25 the World’s Best Climate PAGE THRFU ASark Seur Calender for Annual FOREST GROVE — A mam moth 16-scene historical page ant, requiring a cast of .300 to; tiaCUOn UUIing scheduled for Sept. 19 to 25, ac cording to Frank C. Brod rson, president of Centennial Inc., a non-profit organization formed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Pacific University and the For est Grove section of the Tuala tin plains. The gigantic Centennial pro- । duction will be presented on a 175-foot stage with hundreds of props including horses, wagons, and 300 appropriate costumes es pecially brought in from Holly-’ wood. Community organizations and! social clubs have an opportunity [ to participate in the pageant| through a cast auction pian ini which various local groups will provide the principals for each of the show’s 16 scenes. Adults and children alike, will be called upon to take part in this ambi-. tious civic project designed and, dedicated to Living and Learning - the community and the univer sity together through these past . 100 years. Selection of a Centennial Queen f to rule o v e r the anniversary celebration is expected to stim ulate a great deal of interest and enthusiasm throughout the entire Tualatin Plains area. Complete details regarding meth of select ing the. queen and court will be announced early this summer. Azalea State Park^&rookinys Saturday and Sunday Queen Coronation at l:OO! Co. Service Office! Reports To You: Azalea Garden Club's Flower Show At H. S. Gym at 2:00 BY C. E. SEGER wo Dances Gold Beach. Orc. (Veterans Homesteads) More than 12.000 acres of ir- rigable public land comprising 104 farm units are being opened to homestead entry in Wyoming by the federal bureau of reclama-j at ion. with preference going to veterans of World War 2, the. Oregon Department of Veterans | Affairs stated this week. Applications must be filed by July 12 with the Superintendent. I Shoshone Project, bureau of rcc- lamat ion, Box 900, Cody, Wyo. Applicai ion blanks and (’etailed instructions may be obtained from the same agency, by re questing Shoshone project notice No. 58. One hundred of the homesteads are near Ralston, which is six miles from Powell and 20 miles from Codv on Wyoming Highway No. 14. The other four are three miles north of Cody. The lands are described as raw, with about one-third covered with sagebrush and the remainder with native grasses. Soils, the rec lamation buureau says, consists! primarily of sandy loam under-1 laid with gravel. “Adaptable crops,” according to the bureau, “include alfalfa, clo- ver. wheat, barley, oats, beans, peas, potatoes and sugar beets. Legumes arc recommended as crops for the first few years. Cat tle, sheep-raising and dairying are important industries, and hogs and poultry do well. Applicants must have $3000 in cash, assets or farm equipment, two years of ■ farming experience, good health,, character references and must in- tend to farm as an occupation. This will be the third home stead opening in what is known as the Heart Mountain division of the Shoshone reclamation project. There have already been 102 vet- * erans of World War 2 settled on adjoining farm units offered by the government since the war. Your county service officer be lieves this warrants investiga tion by world war 2 veterans OLD TIME MUSIC At I. O. O. Hall, Brookings Mickey Gould in charge MODERN DANCING Chetco Grange, Harbor Herb Payne in charge RELIGIOUS SERVICES, SUNDAY, AT PARK 11:00 A M LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME, AT 2:00 P. M. SUNDAY!! Southwestern Oregon's FLORAL SHOW CASE free Barbecue, at Haan, Sunday Make It A Week-end You'll Remember! No Doubt All Your Friends Will Be There! R. W. Forbes, father of Mrs. Jim Norris, is spending a week hero with his son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nor ris. He resides in San Francisco. Every Tuesday noon, Rotary club, at Vincent’s Restaurant. AU visiting Rotarians are welcome.I NOW OPEN Come In and Get Acquainted! J Watchmaker & Jeweler | Templar Hotel Bldg., Brookings, Ore.| Armstrong, Pabco, Congoleum and Narin Linoleums Asphalt Tile Rubber Tile Also printed floor coverings Templar Hotel Bldg. Brookings Free Estimates! Oregon
