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VOLUME FOUR. NUMBER XXXVIII.
Last Rites Held
Wednesday For.
G. M. Fredericks
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BROOKINGS,
Pilot Out Early
For Next Issue
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CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
BELLEVUE. Wash. — During
the week of Nov. 14 "Barbershop
Quartet Week" will be celebrated
in Bellevue and Kirkland, Wash.
Pacific Northwest District con
tests will be held here at that
time by the SPEBSQSA and will
feature competitions of from 20
to 40 quartets from the states
of Washington, Oregon, Montana
and Alaska.
Lightning Lesson
Is Monte's Peeve
Until last Wednesday C.
O. "Monte" Leonard knew
nothing about electricity and
lighting. Since then he has
decided he wants to know no
more than he did previously.
While showing Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Glick of Lancaster,
Calif., some property near
the Andy Potocnick place, he
reached down to turn on a
water faucet at the same
moment a bolt of lighting de
cided to strike.
Mr. and Mrs. Glick said
Monte resembled a ball of
fire for a moment, and was
able after a few moments,
to pick him self up, some 20
feet away.
Those understanding elec
tricity, say that Monte’s con
tact with the water pipe
served as a perfect ground,
possibly saving his life. He
still feels the effects of the
jolt.
Participating in the contests
will be one quartet from Brook
ings, the "Scaled Down Four,”
composed of Don Vaughan, Chas.
Grayshel, Robert Perkins and
Bradley Page.
The entire east side is joining
in the Gay ’90s theme and local
stores will be decorated approp
riately. There will be a square
dance on the night of Nov. 17,
in the Redmond gymnasium and
actual competitions will be held
in Bellevue on Nov. 18, at 8 p. m.
in Overlake elementary school
and in Kirkland at the civic cen
ter at 8 p. m. on Nov. 19.
Walt Bargewell of Kirkland is
general chairman of the affair
and has announced at Carroll P.
Xdams, national secretary of the:
SPEBSQSA will be here to act |
as master of ceremonies.
Knox At Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Christen-
left early this week for Chi
cago and other midwest points on
a business trip. During their ab
sence. her sister, Mrs. Stanley i
Patterson, is remaining with the
Christensen children.
GOLD BEACH—R. M. Knox,
county agent, returned Saturday
from Corvallis where he attend
ed a meeting of the program com
mittee which will be presented
to the county agents association
at their annual meeting to be
held at Corvallis, Dec. 12.
1949
gafTed carefully, and as Mike
heaved it aboard, he got a
good case of "fish fever,” a
malady similar to buck fever,
but less fatal.
Mike, in the ensuing min
utes, was plunged overboard.
He swam like the dickens
not looking back to see the
damage he had wrought.
Floundering in the water
were the other, Murray, real
landlubber, not able to swim,
and the others being rescued
by other boats.
This is the second time that
Mike and Lloyd had been
ducked. Murray swears it’s
his first and only.
Mike, in his hurry to get
ashore, forgot all about the
salmon — naturally, it got
away.
GOLD BEACH Lyle Camp
bell, 36, was arrested by States
Police Officer D. S. McDonald,
at Carpenterville, Monday about
noon, on a charge o f issuing
checks on Curry County Bank,
where he had no account.
Campbell had been in Gold
Beach Saturday and Sunday and
had given checks to various mer
chants in the total sum of $100
in amounts of $10 and $20. Mon
day morning, before boarding the
southbound bus, he went over
to the ‘Drive-In Market,’ where
he presented a ten-dollar check
to clerk, Cecil Owens, who had
never seen the man before. Owens
calk'd ’Pom Ayers, owner.
Ayers asked the man if he
minded if he called the bank to
find out about the check. When
he returned the check and in
formed the check artist that
there was no such account, the
artist pocketed the check, mut
EUGENE — Information fur tering about making it "hot”
nished by the local office of the for someone and left the store.
social
security
administration
Getting suspicious and wonder
show on June 30, 1949, that 32,- ing if there might be more such
515 persons in the state of Ore checks out, an investigation was
gon were receiving insurance started and the checks were dis-
payments under the old-age and covered, all written on counter
survivors insurance program. In checks on Curry County Bank.
the total amount of $662,184, 17,-
In the meantime the bus had
137 were retired workers receiv
left,
but the officers called Car
ing a total of $436,079. The re
mainder of the group receiving penterville and had the service
insurance payments consisted of i station attendant stop the bus,
wives, widows, children and de which waited a few minutes for
pendent parents of deceased wage the officer to arrive.
Campbell admitted, when ques-
earners.
tinned, that he had been released
In Curry county, as of June from the Oregon State Peniten
30, a total of 103 persons were tiary this year, in March, after
receiving insurance payments to serving a three-year term on
taling $1,884 each month. Of the charge of issuing bad checks.
First in the series of pinochle total, 59 were receiving payments
It is understood he is also
parties being given by the Re totaling $1,383. The others rep wanted in McMinnville. He indi
bekah social club was held Sat resented in the total consist of cated that he would waive grand
urday evening with nine tables wives, widows, children and de jury investigation and plead
in play. Mrs. Grace Edwardson pendent parents.
guilty, then go before circuit
The figures shown represent judge for sentence.
and Bob Chambers took the high
scores; Mrs. Agnes Danger and only payments made under the
When arrested he had $7.00 in
William Wridgc held thn low; old-age and survivors insurance cash and a new shirt, which had
John Darger and John VanPelt program, the part of the social been purchased with one of the
held the traveling prizes at the security program administered checks from Trehearne’s and
end of play, and Charles Bickner entirely by the federal govern- which was returned to them.
ment on an insurance basis. They
won the door prize.
do not include any payments made
It is planned to hold these
parties twice a month during the under the social security act in
winter month. The next one will co-operation with the states, such
be on November 26 at 8 p. m. as the program of old-age assist
ance, aid to dependent children
at the I. O. O. F hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Powell,
and aid to needy blind.
who recently sold their Winchuck
place to Mr. and Mrs. Otto C.
Turley, were in this area Mon
day, from Gold Hill, where they
Intermediate Girl Scouts met
are now located.
GOLD
BEACH
—
Thanksgiving
at the school last Wednesday. We
will
be
here
soon
and
next
Sat
Mr. Powell came especially to
elected officers:
urday
and
Sunday
will
be
won
consult
his doctor, concerning his
President—Juanita James
derful
opportunities
to
take
home
health
which
has not been good
Vice-President—Roberta Zook.
for
some
time.
a
Thanksgiving
turkey.
Another
Secretary—Joan Darger.
popular turkey shoot will I m * held
The Powells are located on Rt.
Treasurer—Melody Brimm.
both
days in the afternoon at the 1, Box 102, Gold Hill, and are
Reporter—Virginia Akers.
Plans are under way to hold club house at the mouth of the happy in their new home, al
though they will always have a
a candy sale, in both buildings Rogue, on the north bank.
Rifle, guns or what have you soft spot in their hearts for this
at school.
will be used. Hot dogs, coffee and area, but due to Mr. Powell’s
We have a new leader. She is pop will be available. On Sun
health must seek higher altitude.
Mrs. Jeri Funari.
Virginia day some one will get that big
Akers, reporter.
gobbler. The shoot Sunday was
Mr. and Mrs. Fred RaelTberger
a successful one.
of Hartey, Iowa, and C. W. Tal
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kerr are
bot and Mabel Talbot of Jeffers.
spending several days in Wash
Pilt subscription for that rela Minn., are visiting at the Clyde
ington on business.
tive would save much writing.
Brainard home at Harbor.______
Pioneer Woman
Honored, Tuesday
Quartet From Area
|To Compete, Wash.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
ARMISTICE VACATION NIGHTMARE Ex-Convict Writes
FOR QUARTET ON FISHING JAUNT New Ticket Back
To State "Pen"
Funeral services for George
In order to make a trip to
Armistice Day, with its va
Marshall Frederick were held at
Seaside, to visit a brother
cation, caused four to wish
2 p. m. Wednesday from Baptist
well along in years, the office
they had never heard of the
Community church, with Rev.
force of the Pilot wishes to
holiday. This statement is be-
Nick N. Neufeld officiating. Inter
leave as early next Wednes
ing made advisedly.
ment was at Smith River.
day as possible to drive there.
Mike Page, a fishing ad-
This will mean that the
diet, his son Bobby, Lloyd
George
Marshall
Frederick
Pilot will be printed a day
Stefani, who clips them for
passed away last Saturday while
earlier next week, to allow
a living, and George Murray,
on a trip to fish. Death was at
this trip.
who went along for the ride,
tributed to a heart attack.
Advertisers
and
correspon
and hoping to catch a fish,
Born in Texas, he was 54 years
dents
should
have
their
copy
were
on the Winchuck last
of age. He had lived in the Har-
in
a
day
earlier
than
usual.
Friday
afternoon, trolling.
bor area for five years, owning
property near the ¡tate'Une He
The group went up the
river some distance, no luck!
recently moved to Kerby, but
They
came down the river—
returned occasionally to fish, and
_ F\
all being carried in Mike’s
it was on one of these fishing ^miTH ICIVGI* I^ClUCe
rubber boat. Near Hendry
excursions that he died.
Greenhouse, Mike snared on
He served in World War 1
something—
and following his discharge fol-
SMITH RIVER—The Armistice
After playing it a while,
lowed mechanics work. He was dance, staged last Saturday eve
Mike managed to get it at
a member of the American Le ning by Post 712, American Le
the side of the boat. It was
gion, which had charge of grave gion and Auxiliary, entertained
side services.
300-odd people, post officials said
He is survived by his widow, Monday.
Florence; six sisters: Mrs. A.
Intermission entertainment was
Stites, Cleburne, Texas; Mrs furnished by the Incomparable
R. A. Clark Cleburne, Texas; Bob Perkins of Brookings, An
Mrs. Nick Baumgartner, who
Mrs. J. Bales, Cleburne, Texas; Ì Indian Dance by Eddie Lopez,
Mrs. E. A. Padgen t, Kansas Frances Lopez, with Alec Billie was 66 years old, Tuesday, and
City, Mo Mrs. Frank Musgrove, at the drums; a tap dance by who came to Brookikngs 35 years
Houton, Texas; Mrs. W. P. Hol- Virginia Bowie, and a piano solo ago, was honored on her birth
day by a family dinner, Tues
lenshade, St. Helens, Calif; three ¡by Tommy Lopez.
day
evening. Chicken and all the
brothers, Clarence of Cleburne,
Freddy Fox sang a solo, to
trimmings
made up the main
Texas, R. C. and C. C. of Hous conclude the entertainment.
course.
A
feature
of the dinner
ton, Texas; two stepchildren:
The 52-piece set of silverware
was
a
huge
birthday
cake, bear-
Robert Blair, Colorado Springs, which was given as door prize,
ing
the
inscription:
"Happy
Birth-
Colo., and Mrs. J. B. Andrews of ' went to a Crescent City resident. | da
Mother."
Los Angeles.
The dance committee, and the
Coming here in 1914 from their
post and units are grateful for
resident
near Crescent City, the
I the patronage given, and loudly
Baumgartners
have reared their
expressed their thanks for the
family
in
this
area.
Eight people
orderly affair.
were present at the affair.
Attracted Crowd
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$1,884 Paid In Co.
Under "Security”
Rebekah Card Parties
Itegan Last Saturday
Powells Return
For Week-end Visit
Girl Scout Notes
Turkey Shoot Set