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volume : four , number xxxv .
BROOKINGS,
CURRY COUNTY,
OREGON
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949
"Cavalcade of Harmony ” Will Come, Saturday
Prizes Offered At
Halbwe'en Event,
In Town, Mon. Eve
Noted 'Hrouse Bros/ Quartet Coming
Quartets and Choruses Will Sing At
Pine Cone Theatre, Saturday Evening,
At Charter Presentation Festivities
In its first attempt to sponsor
A treat, seldom seen anywhere and rarely heard, will be in store
events of the area, the All-Year
at 8:00 p. m. this Saturday, at Pine Cone Theatre, for those lucky
Events Association. Monday, will
enough to have tickets, when Brookings Chapter, No. 675, Society
inaugurate a Hallowe’en party,
for Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing
awarding prizes for the best cos
in America, will be welcomed into the national family of song lovers.
tumes, from the little "tykes” to
grandpas and grandmas. This at
I ii tured on this page is the House Bros, quartet of Klamath
tempt is under direction of the
Falls, reputed to be one of the best in the west, and on page 12,
Parent-Teachers Association, and
Where the Klamath Falls chorus is shown. This is but a sample
will commence at 7 p. m. Monday.
of what is coming to this area for this event.
Elsewhere in this issue appears
A parital list of other quartets
an advertisement, giving li^t of
participating are: "The Four-
prizes offered for the best cos-
Mill and it is hoped that those
Tune-Four,
” "The Pick-up Four,”
tumes. The parade will follow,
who were previously disappointed
"The What Four”, "The Eagle will be more fortunate this time.
going through town and up to
Four,” "The Oregon Coasters” and 1
the school grounds where a bon-
Born, originally as a release
fire will be the center of at-
"The Lease Breakers.”
from pressure of modern life,
traction. Free cider and dough-
These quartets, in addition to • S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A. now does
The House Bros., pictured here, and consisting of Dan House, the Brookings chapter chorus of a man-size job in "Keeping Am
nuts will be available.
A headless horseman will head I tenor; Tom House, lead; Bill House, baritone, and Dave House, 24 voices and the Klamath Falls erica singing.” It has grown to
the parade, according to the an bass; will favor charter night festivities here Saturday. This quar chapter chorus, under the per include 675 chapters, of which
nouncement coming to the Pilot.
tet is acknowledged as one of the finest in the west and was winner sonal direction of John Houston, Brookings is the 675th, and to in
According to Gordon Goetz, the
will bring to Southern Curry a clude over 30,000 members.
of the F. O. E. lodge national quartet contest.
association president, this event
never-to-be-forgotten
Cavalcade
Without question it is one of
should be given the support of
of Harmony.
most democratic arganizations in
everyone in the community. Upon CU p
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Extra seats are being placed the world today. The society has
its success depends much, for in i
in the theatre to provide accom chapter throughout the United
the coming year, this community
modations for those who were un States and Canada, and even in
can do much to advertise itself
able to obtain tickets since the Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
GOLD BEACH—Miss Nora
through a little co-operation, he
Every week new chapters come
The members of Chetco Grange limited number of seats made
Elizabeth Jones, 72, died at her
emphasized.
honored two of their members, available to local theatre-goers into being. It has attained re
home here, Sunday. She had been
Will and Mary Tolman, who re- were sold. Tickets for these seats spect and affection by its musical
in failing health for years and
|cently were married, by holding are availabel at Grayshel’s Coffee contributions to worthwhile caus
last summer fell and broke her
a pot luck dinner before the
es and events and through sing
hip which kept her bedfast since.
Grange meeting, and having a
ing for those who need entertain
She was born in Missouri on
ment
most.
social hour afterwards. A pres
June 19, 1877. She served as sec
ent from the Grange was pre-*
Already the local group has en
retary in Washington, D. C. and
deared itself to the people of the
sented by A. C. Thompson. Col
when she retired, moved to Gold
ored slides of the Lily Blossom
P.-T. A. "Mother Singers’’ are area by its show at a recent Par
Nine Girl Scout leaders and Beach where she has been liv
parade and the coast line north meeting Thursday, after school, ent-Teachers Association meeting.
members of the committee at ing with her brother, Harry Jones,
of Brookings were shown by Ben instead of Tuesday as was first
tended a meeting at Crescent City for the past 15 years.
Jones.
announced.
last Thursday evening to hear
She was a member of the East
Visitors
for
the
evening
were
"About a dozen mothers were
Miss McCaustland, national of ern Star and Episcopal church.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Loyal
Bates
of
out
last Thursday,’’ said Mrs.
ficer from Palo Alto, who visited Funeral services were held at the
Talent
Grange,
former
Harbor
Morris,
who directs the group.
there.
Episcopal church, at 2:30 Wed residents, Mrs. William Burrell
Any ladies of the community
Those connected with the Scout nesday with the Rev. Levers
of Westmost Grange, and Mr. who are interested, are invited.
work here were glad to have this officiating. Interment was in the
and Mrs. Ira D. Hyland of Willa- The only requirement is that they
opportunity to discuss problems Gold Beach cemetery.
kenzie Grange.
must be P.-T. A. members.
first hand with an authority, and
According to Gordon Goetz,
Election of officers will be held
president of All-Year Events As
to receive her suggestions.
at the first meeting in November.
sociation, Monday, just a few in
Going from Brookings were;
terested persons turned out to the
Mrs. Warren Smith, committee
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Kruger who
first band organization meeting.
chairman; Mrs. Lynn Hampton, : recently purchased the Becker
However, he stated, a list of mu
Mrs. Harriett Stephenson, Mrs. 1 building in Brookings, have leas
Tiny greenhouses that enable
In addition to the other cour sicians had been acquired and a
E. B. Mathew’s, Mrs. Roy Brirnm, < ed their large ranch, north of
the
gardener
to
set
out
plants
tesies to be extended visitors in personal letter would be written
Mrs. Ira Brown, Mrs. Jeri Fa- 1 town to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blunt.
much
earlier
in
the
spring
can
Brookings, Saturday, to the char to each, inviting him out to the
nari, Mrs. Crump and daughter, The
'
transaction was handled by
be
made
by
cutting
the
bottoms
ter
presentation of Chapter 675, second meeting, set for Wednes
Janet, and Mrs. Dewey Akers.
1 the Leonard Real Estate agency.
off glass jars. Jug stoppers should Society for Preservation and En day, Nov. 2, at the high school,
be removed to allow circulation couragement of Barbershop Sing with time set for 8 p. m.
of air around the plants.
Anyone who plays any band
ing in America, Croft lily bulbs
will be given to each out-of-town instrument, or anyone interested
visitor from inland or away from in learning to play, is invited to
come out. Mr. Humphreys of Gold
the lily-growing section.
Vern Ayers, once on the editorial desk of the Seattle Post-In-
A new electric outlet plug is
Noted for its Croft lilies, mem Beach, through W. B. Sibley, has
telligencer, and prominent coast publicity director for several af
on the market or soon will be, bers of the local unit want their expressed a willingness to aid
fairs, has started work on a special edition for Coos-Curry Elec
which will prevent curious chil visitors to remember the area in the local band in getting started.
tric Co-operative, to be published early in December. The edition dren from shocks as result of the right way. These bulbs are He will, if the band is formed,
will be printed at the Pilot office, with copy already coming in.
poking wires into the outlets. The being presented in cellophane bags arrange to meet once-a-week to
Coos-Curry Electric Co-operative, one of 17 in the state of Ore new outlet is not energized until with a label attached, as me give instruction.
Mr. Humphreys was once with
gon, has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade, since it both prongs of a plug are in mento of the area.
Phillip Sousa’s band, and has had
serted. Insulated rollers in the
founding. The occasion warrants a special treatment in way of
Barbershop means more than a considerable arranging experience
socket complete the circuit when
a special edition, thus the effort to publish this epistle.
in the past.
haircut and shave.
forced aside by the prongs.
Grange Honored
Dies At Gold Beach Newlyweds, Friday
Leaders Meet With
National Girl Scout
Executive, Thurs.
"Mother Singers"
Meet On Thursday
Association Wil!
Hold Band Meet
On Wed., Nov. 2
Realty Transfers
SPECIAL EDITION DUE IN DECEMBER
FOR COOS-CURRY ELECTRIC CO-OP
Croft Lily Bulbs To
Tiny Greenhouses Be Favors Saturday
New Outlet Guard