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imliiffi-flarbor fW Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community VOLUME FOUR, NUMBER SEVENTEEN ---- ------------- BROOKINGS, ---------- COUNTY, OREGON CURRY * THIEVERY ART IS MATTER FOR BIG POLICE SEARCH 4-H Club Float In 1948 Lily Parade A new public drinking foun tain has been installed by C. O. Leonard, in front of the Leonard real estate office. The recent publicity given the Brookings ivater by the Chetco Rod and Gun Club show was one of the reasons Mr. Leonard installed the conven ience for tourists and clients, he told the Pilot. Police and Sheriffs’ Offres Alerted In all Adjoining States Gangs have been organized to steal cattle, chickens and most nb things in a scientific way, it has been showm through the daily press, but this area learned a new /me, Monday. A huge logging donkey, used by loggers, was picked up bodily the first of the week and disappeared as if a magician had gotten hold of a rabbit. This donkey, belonging to El mer Clauson, and rented by the Brimm Bros, and Henry Kerr, up the Chetco. was loaded and vanished. The road to it had been re-mad^ after Clauson had dug a ditch with a bulldozer when the gate showed tl^t it had been tampered with. A donkey, loaded on a truck did not make as much impression with people as an old car would. However, the sheriff’s offices of all counties have been alerted, as ■well as state police of both Cal ifornia and Oregon. This piece of machinery, which would cause an over-width load, was never given a highway mov ing permit, on which angle the police is working. Leonard ‘Advertises’ Brookings Water Musical, Sunday, Nets Lily Blossom Time Fund, $35.00 Indicative of what visitors to the 1949 Lily Blossom Time parade this year, is the 4-H float entered last year by the 4-H clubs of the Brookings and Harbor area. This float, last year’s w’inner in the juvenile division, is one of the colorful exhibits which make this parade the attraction that it has always been. Vincent Photo Brookings Girls Attend Beaver Girls' State On Willamette University Campus Mary Ann Biddle, and Margaret Byrne, juniors in the Brookings high school, who won their right to represent this area at Beaver Girls’ State, at Willamette University Campus. Salem, are absorb ing government and politics, through efforts of Unit No. 138, Am erican Legion Auxiliary, sponsors of the two girls. Mary Ann, daughter of Mr. and — . • a . i Mrs. Riddle, owners of Four Bid- •mother junior in the local high idles Motel, south of Harbor, as- school, who, after her graduation , * , , I pjres to become a doctor of med- A benefit under. icine, and has been, while in this n* xt year, hopes to major in mu of the Odd Fellows with Mik? area, active in school functions. sic. at Willamette. These girls will make several Page and Martha Harbin i n Accompanying Mary Ann Bid charge, will be held Saturday dle to Salem is Margaret Byrne, appearances aft°r their return, to tell of their experiences, and of qight, June 25, at the Odd Fel the lessons taught at Beaver lows hall for Owen Carter, log ASPIRE TO BE DOCTOR Girls’ State. ger, who was seriously injured a few months ago, and for a time Principally taught a t Beaver little home was held for his life. Girls’ State are civics, politics The Odd Fellow’s urge all his and government, through actual logger friends to respond as lib-1 practice. erally as possible as it still will several more months before TO STUDY MUSIC Mr. Carter will be able to be out and around. Benefit Dance Set rcr injured Looqer C. of C. Bills Business Meeting, Wed., June 29 A brief business meeting, with no dinner being served, will be held Wednesday, June 29 at the Odd Fellows Hall, Charles Gray- shel, president, told the Pilot on Tuesday. Time of meeting is set for eight o’clock. Unanimous Vote Recorded, Monday, At Dist. Election Mary Ann Biddle, junior in the local high school; now at Beaver Without one dissenting vote, or Girls’ State, Salem. a ‘white-in,’ voters of District No. 17, Monday evening approved the re-election of Mrs. Gladys Kindel for a three-year term and A. P. Hendricks for a one-year term. During the time after nomina Road from Harris Park drive- tions had been called, only the two out-going members w ere nom in, to the beach a few’ hundred inated. None others were ever feet below’ is nearly completed, offered. Two ballots, improperly and ready for the public to enjoy. Harris park is one of the few marked, were throW’n out, and the spots available to the public to results were: enjoy the beach except on private Three-year Terms Krs. Gladys Kindel ............ 62 property, much of which is now’ closed to tourist trade. One-Year Term This construction was said to 62 A. P. Hendricks ................ Following reading of the re nave cost the state about $9000, ceipts and expenditures of the dis and was considered foolish after trict for the past year, no ques having been offered Mill Beach tions were asked py anyone. at no cost last ia,l.___________ __ Harris Park Road Near Completion According to Leo VanDolson, pastor of the local Seventh-Day Adventist church, a total of $35 was turned over to the Lily Blos som time committee as the result of the benefit musicale sponsored by the group and presented at the Grange hall, last Sunday night. Douglas and Effie Jean Potts of Los Angelas were guests ar tists on the program and their outstanding and varied talents were greatly appreciated by all w’ho attended. A w’ide variety of numbers and readings was also presented by local talent. Several who attended expressed their opinion that one of the most outstanding numbers on the program w’as a piano solo by Effie Jean, using only her left hand to play the entire piece. She and Douglas are children of Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Potts, of Peunto, Calif., who are currently visiting friends in this area. Recent Graduate Became Bride, Fri. At a lovely homo wadding, Fri day afternoon. Plyllis Ann, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles War nock. and Nolan Lyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chenow’cth, of Port Orford, were united in mar riage by Rev. Nick Neufeld. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride’s parents, where a number of relatives had gathered. The living room was lovely with many roses, calla lil ies and azaleas. The bride, given in marriage by her father, was dressed in a white ->• taffeta faille gown, and carried a large nosegay of gardenias, frie- sias and sweet peas. A reception was held immedi ately following the ceremony, and the young couple left on a weeks wedding trip which will take them to Crater Lake, Roseburg' and other points north. They will be at home in Ophir on their return. The bride was graduated with the class of 1949 from Brookings high school where she took an active part in many school activ ities during her four years here. | The groom, graduate of Gold Beach high school, is currently employed by the state highway department. Margaret Byrne, daughter of Mrs. Mildred Byrne, upon enter ing college, will study music. Realty Transfers O. E. S. Members Return From Grand Chapter Mrs. Hazel Hendry, Worthy Matron and Mrs. Alice Rausch, conductress of Satellite chapter, O. E. S., Brookings, returned on Sunday from Portland where they had attedned the 16th annual ses sion of the Grand Chapter, last week._____________________________ THURSDAY. JUNE 23, 1949 LILY PARADE TO MAP NEW ROUTE FOR 1949 TRAVEL Bridge Damage Held As Reason For Deny Highway Parade Reports that t n e exceedingly heavy traffic, especially log and lumber trucks, had and is dam aging the Chetco River bridge, permission to use Hwy 101 to jun the lily parade to Harbor Grange may be denied, state police told the lily blossom time committee Tuesday night. Concrete is report ed falling from the piers in lag chunks. A schedule for the parade, if permission is not granted for a number of details concerning the long parade, will be published in the next issue of the Pilot. The Blossom Timo committee met Tuesday v and disposed of a number of details concerning the three-day celebration, July 2, 3 and 4th. when Loeb State Park will be dedicated, and closed with the Fourth of July activities. Local Teachers Sian '49 Contracts With exception* of the third grade teacher, due to resignation of Mrs. Dotson, all teachers of the past year have signed their contracts, Lynn O. Hampton told the Pilot, Monday: First Grade Mrs. Jennie Car ter and Mrs. Evelyn DeMoss. Second Grade Mrs. Bernadine Steele. Third Grade—Open. Fourth Grade — Mrs. Lillian Mathews. Fifth Grade Mrs. Ruth Garcia. Mrs. Gladys Sixth Grade Payne. Seventh Grade—M r s. Frances Henry. Eighth Grade—John Ginther. High School: Arthur Guthrie, Carl Harrison, Mrs. Catherine Doherty, Miss Ruth W o o d- ward and Lynn O. Hampton. An- other teacher, as provided in the budget, and demanded by state board, will be hired for the high school. A. L. Travis Head Legion Post, 138 At the annual election of Chet co Post, No. 138, American Le gion, Monday night. A. L. Travis was named to commander post for the coming year. Other offi cers named were: 1st Vice-Commander — Robert Stanhurst. 2nd Vide-commander Ben Kerns. Adjutant — C. O. Leonard. Service Officer—Geo. Widney. Executive committee: A. Mendenhall Sr.. V. A. Mendenhall Jr., Ben Dewey, Elmer Hanscam, Jr., Kay Kessler. Appointive officers will Ix' nam ed before installation time, the third Monday in July. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Warmoth of Ashland have purchased highway frontage owned by R. J. Stoken Lily Growers To Meet There will be a meeting Tues- half mile north of Brookings. Mr. Warmoth expects to erect day, June 28, at Chetco Grange a type of furniture factory that hall, at 8 p. m. of the local unit is different than any other to be of Pacific Bulb Growers associa- found on the coast. He also plans tion. Membership will meet to a nice home on this same prop- adopt by-laws, erty. The deal was handled thru A. Hoffeldt, Secretary, the C. O. Leonard Real Estate----------------------------------------- Try Pilot classified ads—they
