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Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community
VOLUME FOUR, NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
BROOKINGS,
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CURRY COUNTY.
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OREGON
Lily Field Meeting Set
For Harbor Farm, Sat.
A lily field meeting will be held
at the Springer & Oliver bulb
farm, Harbor, July 29, at 1:30
p. m. Fertilizer trials established
in connection with planting of the
lilies will be studied. Latest in
formation on marketing devel
opments will also be discussed.
Dr. Stephenson, Dr. McWhor
ter, A. N. Roberts and R. Ralph
Clark, all of Corvallis, will at
tend this meeting to view and
discuss the fertilizer trials. All
interested persons will be wel
come to come that day, reports
R. M. Knox, county agent.
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1949
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Zada Mclndoe Will
Become Bride Of
Luther Tisdale
The engagement of Miss Zada
Mclndoe to Luther Tisdale was
announced June 18 at a dinner
party given the prospective bride
at the home of Mrs. Ruth Bath-
iany, in Harbor.
The wedding will take place
Sunday, August 7, at 1:30 p. m.
at the Baptist Community church.
Rev. Nick N. Neufeld will per
form the ceremony, which will
be attended by close relatives and
members of the families of both
parties. Mrs. Ruth Rathiany will
be matron of honor. Mrs. Bradley
Page will be the bride’s second
attendant. Bradley Page will be
best man.
Immediately following the cere
mony at the church a reception
to this popular couple will be
given at the home of Miss Ruth
Woodward, on Memory Lane. The
reception will be in form of an
open house to all the many
friends and relatives of Zada and
Luther in this community and
Smith River.
Assisting Miss Woodward as
hostesses at the reception will
be Mrs. Dorothy Lockland, Mrs.
Rachel Woodward,
Mrs. Edna
Young,
Mrs. Frances Bigham,
Mrs. Olive Page and Mrs. Mildred
Byrne.
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CHAS. R. COOLEY, DIST. GOVERNOR,
VISITED BROOKINGS ROTARY, TUES.
Club Activity Stressed By Governor As Back
bone of Life and Success Of Local Group
COOS-CURRY ELECTRIC CO-OP WAS
GRANTED $165,000.00 R. E. A. LOAN
Power Line Goal of Co-operative Is 658 Miles;
Co-operative Started In Area In 1939
COQUILLE, July 21- The ap I
proval of a new REA loan of
$165,000 to the Coos-Curry Elec
tric Co-operative, Inc., was an
nounced here by Ivar Laird, the
board president. The new loan
will be used for a new head
quarters building in Coquille, 2-
way radio and deficiency on prev
iously-approved construction du?
to increased construction costs.
“The co-operative now has 449
miles of power lines wjiich bring
electric service to 2470 consum
ers. Upon completion of its pres
ent building plans, the system
History Of Coos and Curry Counties, In
Book Form, Goal Of Historical Society
History of Coos and Curry counties, in book form,
seems assured, according to Emil R. Peterson, his-
trian of the group, who was in this area Saturday,
in company with Albert Powers, author of “The Red
wood Country,” just off the press, June 21, depict
ing the country along the coast, south of the Califor
nia state line. The two men contacted Dave Gilmore,
Bill Wridge, John VanPelt, Joe Endert and others,
to clarify information, and to gain local color, such
as exact locations of certain events.
Dave Gilmore, who in the early days drove freight
teams, carried mail and did packing, was first to be
contacted. He acquainted the two historians with
John VanPelt, Bill Wridge and others, who were
able to supply much information relative to old-
time residents whose lives influenced early day his
tory of the southwestern part of Oregon. No time
was intimated when the book would be published.
will be increased to 658 miles of
line, serving 2915 consumers,”
Mr. Laird said.
“It is our purpose to see that
rural electrification in our area
keeps pace with its advance in
other sections of the country,”
he declared. “Congress indicated
its interest in rural electrifica
tion by making about $200,000 -
000,000 available for loans since
1935. The greater part of this
is being utilized by rural electric
co-operatives such as ours. This
federal rural electrification pro
gram has been a leading factor
in raising the nation’s level of
electrified farms from one out of
ten in 1935 to seven out of ten
today.
“We’re going ahead with plans
to serve the greatest possible
number of rural people in our
area. We operate on an area cov
erage basis—in other words, we
hope eventually to bring service
to every rural resident who wants
electricity instead of only those
in our more thickly populated
communities.
“In addition, we recognize our
obligation to provide service
which is adequate to our ex
panding needs. We have re-built
our living arrangements and our
farm production around electric
ity and it must be provided con
tinuously and in ample amounts.
“The rural electrification act
requires that REA loans be re
paid over a maximum 35-year
Concluded on Page Eight
Making his official visit to clubs of District No. 152, Rotary’ In
ternational, Chas. R. Cooley, of Grants Pass, newly-elected gover
nor, paid his first to the Brookings Club, Tuesday noon. He met
with officers and all committee heads, Monday evening in a round-
table discussion of club problems, projects and procedures.
Telling of his meeting, prior —---------- ----
to the International Convention
“Our new president, Percy Hod-
at New York, with all incoming son’ ot Pawtucket, R. L, is a man
district governors at Lake Placid, who will ask all Rotarians to
N. Y., Mr. Cooley gave a little be idealistic about their member
of the history of Rotary Inter- ship. Members can derive good
natiqnal from its founding in 1905 only if they absorb and practice
at Chicago, by Paul Harris and a the entire Rotary program, which
is based entirely upon service in
few associates.
I all phases of its meaning.”
Rotary’s importance, he told
Each committee chairman was
local members, lies in the appli
asked to turn in a written report
cation of the four objects of Ro-
to the governor of the committee
t a ry International:
activities, or plans for the com
1. Acquaintanceship. People ing year. He answered a multi
learn to like each other after it tude of questions concerning the
has been their pleasure to be accepted procedure recommended
come acquainted.
by Rotary Internation.
2. Ethical Standards. This is Man y V isi tor Prose n t
the application of the golden rule,
Visitors, Tuesday, at the local
practiced at all times in business luncheon, included, L. J. Brown
relations.
of Fresno, Calif,; F. L. Doan of
3. Application of Service. Anyi Red Bluff, Calif.; Bob McCleary,
person derives happiness by be oí Olympia, Wash., former center
ing of service to his fellowman
on University of Washington bas
especially those of his own com ketball team, in 1926; L. J. Get-
munity.
tez, of. North Hollywood; Joanne
4. International
Understand Clendenin and Maxine Moore, two
ing. Nations may live together as girls who had been given schol
a family if there is understand arships to 4-H summer school at
ing one for the others problems. Corvallis, one by the Garden club
Rotary clubs do not try to per and the other by Rotarians.
suade or co-erce governments by
any methods whatsoever. Rotary
Local News Items
does attempt to understand prob
Misses JoAnn Shrader and Vir
lems other countries face and at ginia Akers, who had spent the
tempt to have them understand past two weeks at Camp Clea-
ours, too.
wox, near Florence, at the Girl
“Last year Rotary gained 365 Scout camp, returned home Mon
new clubs, an average of one for day evening. While they express
each day of the year. Member ed joy at having had this oppor
ship in the organization now ex tunity, both indicated that, there
ceeds 300,000, in over 70 different might have been a little “homt-
countries.
sickness.”
Lily Blossom Parade Will Be Greatest
Event To Be Staged On Coast In 1950
Assurance that the 1950 Lily Blossom parade will
be better than ever is uppermost in the minds of
many civic-minced citizens of the area, when they
meet tonight (Thursday) at eight at Harbor Grange
hall to form the organization for carrying on the
affair for next year, which is hoped will attract the
greatest crowd such a function has ever attracted.
It seems to be, from what the Pilot can learn, the
general opinion to have all industries of the com
munity carry on the work, in place of representatives
of the almost 20 organizations. It is figured that a
more co-operative effort will result.
The 1949 Lily Blossom Time Committee originated
the idea that all industries should join forces to put
on future shows. It has been suggested that three
each from all industries in the area be named to be
come a permanent committee. Under this plan a
new personnel would not be forced to stage the pa
rade, and lack experience of a previous festival.