BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1949
Catalogue Small,
Reporter Opines,
VTelling Of Parade
To describe and tell about all
the floats of the 1949 Lily Blos
som Time parade would cause
the Pilot to print a descriptive
list which might resemble a seed
catalogue, or better still, a flowei
catalogue.
teeth, depicted a resource of the
:»rea, as did Brookings Lumber
Co. with its forest scene.
Smart again was the 4-H club
float, which fortells the place all
these youth will hold in just a
few years.
Gt orge Funk and his patriotic
theme of the Statue of Liberty,
won a loud applause in its pass
ing. The Grange, the Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows, with their mag
nificent floats also drew comment
Irom everyone along the parade
route.
Bill Wridge, the “retired lily
grower of 1947,“ drew his usual
amount of bantering as he added
to the list of comics. Jim Carson
and Mrs. A. E. Sandbo, sans her
dentures, had people laughing as
they represented the second cou
sins of the Joad family headed
westward.
All were good, good enough to
be a credit to the Rose Festival
or the Tournament of Roses pa
rade at Pasadena, with all their
professionals.
t Noteworthy, although it didn’t
win a prize, was the float of the
Girl Scouts, who lacked finances
to do much, but who gave gen
erously of their mite, to have a
float which was saluted by any
number of visiting Girl Scouts,
Horses, shetlands, bicycles, lit
who did what they could to aid
tle
wagons, appropriately decor
the local troopers.
ated,
made the parade that much
People of the local area were
thrilled to see the Gold Beach more attractive, and showed the
chamber of commerce float in keen interest the youth have in
the parade, showing that that city their own community and its fu
was trying to co-operate in aid- ture. The covered wagon motif
। ing Curry county in its adver worked well on children’s wagons
tisement of lilies. Many Gold and many photographs were tak
Beach residents were seen among en during their passing.
As was mentioned at the be
the visitors.
ginning
of this article, to describe
Biblical reference to the lily
was the theme of the Baptist
Community Church’s float, and as
it passed in the parade, much I
clapping of hands marked the
passing.
Queen Joan and her court
was regally carried through the !
parade by the magnificent float |
built by Azalea Garden Club, and
pulled by Ray Struebing.
One could hear the old negroes |
singing as the float of the Water i
Company passed, and people did |
not have to stretch their imagi
nations to visualize the old Mis
sissippi river boats.
Since it was the fourth of July I
—birthday of this nation—Brimm
Brothers chose for the theme of
their float, “God Bless America. ’
The flag, Uncle Sam, and Statue
of Liberty listed the blessings ।
this nation enjoyed.
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PAGE FIV*
what happened at Hiroshima a id
Nagasaka, Japan, when these
bombs were dropped, and of tae
effect they had on Japan. Most
of the members believe that if
“Operations Crossroads,” official bombers, photographic planes, etc. atomic war is ever fought, civil
pictures of the army and navy de were launched. Many of the planes ization will soon end, for the af
partments of the Bikini atomic which were pilotless, flown by ter-effects are worse in m a n y
bomb tests, were shown to Brook from certain control planes, flew ways than the destructive power.
ings Rotary Club, Tuesday noon through the test, above it and New President Takes Over
While he was not officially in
by George Milford, member of the all around it to get actual pic
Red Bluff, Calif., Rotary club, a ' tures of what may be expected stalled, Archie Hendricks took Ins
frequent visitor of the local club [ if such a bomb were loosed upon gavel as president of the club
for the coming year. He asked tor
Confidential to a degree, the J an American city.
Every
known
test
was
made:
local club was one of but few to
an evening meeting, next Mon
view actual pictures taken by the । of the radio-activity, of the pois day to appoint his committees,
two service departments of this on lurking in the water aboard and to outline his plan for club
test and of the havoc wrought by ships, and in the air. From this action for the next year. He did
study defense measures are ex tell that Bob Perkins would be
the atomic bombs.
Several ships, including one of pected to come.
named program chairman for the
the original Japanese navy, were
Being sound pictures, the re coming year.
anchored off Bikini, with prepara port from the bomb explosion
A vote of thanks was given to
tions made to make a complete was deafening, even on the sound Warren Smith, who the past yeai
test. Goats and pigs were left on track of the film. A column o‘ has given the club good programs
board a few for the ships to study water, a mile in diameter was of wide interests.
effect on animal life.
Several visitors were present at
raised to an estimated height of
From Kwajelam, the planes, eight miles. A fog bank obscured the club meeting, including Rev.
including both army and navy much of the visibility expected, Nick Neufeld’s father.
and some pictures, due to the
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barton and
the entire parade would read heated gases, caused photographs
son
Raymond Ross drove over
a catalogue, it will be closed by to have strange colors, and ap
from
Klamath Falls last Satur
stating that thousands of dollars pearances.«
worth of film were used in this
Several of the ships which were day. Mr. Barton returned to his
area between 2 p. m. and 3:30 sunk, were shown in a sinking classes the next day, while his
wife and son remained for a
while the parade was in progress. condition by the pictures.
Pictures can tell more than can
Rotarians, who viewed these couple of weeks visit with re-
mere words.
pictures, have a better idea of atives.
Pictures of Bikini Tests of Atom Bomb
Shown, Tuesday, To Rotary Members
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