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VOLUME FOUR, NUMBER XXXXII
11 Girl Scouts
Advanced Sat. To
"Senior" Group
Eleven Girl Scouts were ele
vated to Senior Girl Scouts Sat
urday evening at the first Curry
County Court of Awards ever
held. Under auspices of the VFW
Auxiliary and the Scout com
mittee, headed by Mrs. Warren
Smith, the investiture service
was impressively carried out by
the girls.
This troop, in existence just
about a year, had, on previous
occasions, planned a Court of
Awards, but had been thwarted
because of other events post
poned the plans. Each of the 11
girls were presented with at
least ten Proficiency Badges in
addition to their first class and
Senior Girl Scout pins.
Mrs. Dewey Akers, retiring
committee chairman, was judge
of the Court of Awards, and Mrs.
E. B. Mathews, committee mem
ber, was clerk, and read off th?
achievements won by each girl.
Mothers were called on to pin
on the first class pins, while the
fathers (or substiutes) were re
quested to pin on the “Senior”
pins.
Refreshments of coffee, punch
and cake were enjoyed after the
celebration, visited by some 50
people. The girls advanced were:
Betti Clausen. Dorothy Wilson,
Pauline Hendricks. Mary Lou
Berger. Margie Freeman, La-
Verne Landauer. Elaine LeClair,
Rosalie Kinion, and Faye Rausch
Pat Hyland was awarded the
curved bar,, highest rank of In
termediate scouts.
Goldsberry To Head
Rod & Gun Club
Regular meeting o f Chetco
Rod & Gun Club. Tuesday, had
its usual good attendance at the
new club house. After the club
had been called to order by
President Bradley Page, Virgil
Goldsberry, speaking for the Bet
ter Half Club, presented the
club with a service for 100, con
sisting of tableware, dishes, etc.
A beautiful card, expressing a
wonderful message, accompan
ied the gift.
Bradley Page accepted on be
half of the club, but had a little
trouble with his voice which
could be clearly understood by
all present as they were in the
same fix. It was then suggested
that a Christmas party be given
and the Better Half Club invited
to attend.
Mickey Gould was appointed
as committee of one to carry the
invitation to the ladies.
After the club had returned to
normal, election of officers w'as
held. Virgil Goldsberry was elect
ed to replace Bradley Page as
, president. Homer Haggerty will
i replace Mickey Gould as vice-
, president. Wesley Smith will re-
Jnain as secretary-treasurer.
*' Lloyd Stefani will replace Tony
| Christenson as sergeant-at-arms.
Blaine Gribble will replace
I Homer Haggerty as member of
| the board of directors.
■ The new lv -e.voted officers were
BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
Post Office Will Stay
Open Saturday P. M.
The Brookings post office,
reports Mrs Goldie Smith,
post master, will remain
open for convenience of the
public the next two Satur
day afternoons. Dec. 17 and
24, for mailing. .
Mrs. Smith again urges the
early mailing of packages,
to insure delivery before the
holidays.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1949
POWER DEVELOPMENT BEHIND IN
NORTHWEST, SAYS B. P. A. ENGINEER
Patsy Cook Given
First Place In KIEM
Program, Saturday
“Northwest power is years be
“Industries that would like
While her 21.000 votes, sent
hind the needs of the people, to locate in the northwest are
to say nothing of the industrial being held up by the outlook for in from this community, aided
demands,” said W. E. Trommers power. The states of Washing her in getting a second chance,
hausen. district engineer of the ton, Oregon and California have Patsy Cook, freshman of Brook
Bonneville Power Administration seen the greatest shifting of pop ings High School, Saturday, won
in a talk to the Brookings Ro ulation in the history of the unanimous first place in the semi
tary Club, Tuesday. “My picture world. Industrial demands have finals of “Stars of I960” pro
is 20 minutes long, so I’d like kept far in advance of the pop gram over station KIEM, Eu-
to have another 10 minutes to ulation demands. The picture is reka. Patsy sang, O Come, All
Ye Faithful.”
explain, on the map, the needs extremely serious.
The program. coming on at
according to areas.
“I want you to note all the
11
a. m. was listened to by scores
“Right now’ the Willamette potentialities shown in this mo of people in this area. Saturday,
valley, especially the southern tion picture. Perhaps it will be and dramatically Patsy was heid
end. is using, or could use just one way of making the people until the last contestant. People
GOLD BEACH—Kenneth C. about half the output of Bon understand the power situation, were thrilled when Paul Corbin,
Thompson, of Langlois, resigned neville. Curry county, if it had the thing that is really holding program director, said that “the
his position as director of the adequate power, would develop back development in this great votes surely poured in from up
Curry’ Countv Fair Board, which faster than the fondest hopes. northwest,” he said before start- Oregon way.”
was accepted by the county com We know that, and we are do- ing up the projector to show’ the
While being interviewed by
missioners at their regular meet l ing all in our power to rectify spots where dams can be built Mr. Corbin, Patsy told the ra-
the situation. By 1952 we will to meet the demand.
ing held last week.
dio audience that she owed much
Mr. Trommershausen was ac-
C. H. Brooks, of Langlois was have completed the 69,000-volt
to Mrs. Norine Harvey, who had
appointed to fill the vacancy left line to Gold Beach. Brookings, companied to the meeting by helped with voice the past six
at that time will not be at the Bruce Shavere, manager of the months.
by the resignation.
Mr. Thompson, who has done end of the line, but will be at Coos-Curry Electric Co-opera
Local people, commenting on
tive which is doing all in its
much to promote Curry County the center of a circle.
her singing, said Patsy without
“Failure of power at any one power to serve southwest Ore question, was rightfully chosen
Fair, has been talked for some
time by the fair board as man point will then be by-passed by gon despite the handicap.
first by the judges, whose vote
The picture showed the exo
ager of tKe fair, succeeding Tom having power come by another
was unanimous. Patsy returned
Ayers, manager for the past two lino, either north or south. The dus of population to the north home Sunday afternoon, quite
years, w'ho resigned. Mr. Thomp future, at the moment, is none west, beginning about the time elated about her success. “The
son is due for appointment at too bright, but the outlook, by the Midwest’s dust bowl drove test will really come Dec. 24,”
the regular meeting of the fair taking a long-range view' of it, hundreds from their homes. Then she told the Pilot, “a nd I hope
i
of I am equal to the event.”
board, next Monday, Dec. 19, it holds much for southwest Ore followed the war industries
the
northwest.
The
service
at-
gon. Bonneville is urging all the
is reported.
As a director, Mr. Thompson sawmills to saw the lumber into traded many here following dis-
was always a booster for the the finished product, when this charge because they saw in the
fair, and made many remarks power is finally available, to in northwest, possibilities not to
be equalled in the east or mid
of how he thought the fair should sure maximum employment.
be conducted. His ideas, accord “When Bonneville a n d Grand west. The picture displayed the
ing to the fair board members, Coulee were started, the skep resources, the potential crops to
makes him a logical person to tics said there was a wanton be realized after the completion
According to Charles Grayshel,
act as general manager. His wide waste of money. They said the of dams, and of the demand for president, there will be a meet
acquaintance in the county, of demand would never equal that. power from aluminum alone.
ing of Brookings Chamber of
Much of the now' desert of the
every problem confronting the That was in the early ’30s. To
Commerce, Thursday evening, at
people will aid him in making day, just 15 years later, there “Big Bend” country in the cen the Grange hall, when election
decisions and adding to the pop is more than 50 times the de tral part of Washington is rich of directors for 1950 will be
ularity of the fair.
mand that the administration of in minerals needed for fertilizers held, and the discussion of the
both Grand Coulee and Bonne to say nothing of the potential probability of an airport for the
ville anticipated, and at that in 1 homes for people to seek an in area.
stant the engineers believed a dependence heretofore denii'd.
Mr. Rader, who maintains an
Club members were reluctant
long-range view had been taken.
air freight line at Gold Beach,
“When you see the motion pic to leave after the conclusion of and conducts a flying school, is
the picture, for it was the first
GOLD BEACH—Funeral serv ture of the potenialities of the time for many to learn reason scheduled to be present to tell
Columbia, you will note that
the group about his proposed
ices for Claude Biondell, 49, vet-1
the tributaries of this mighty for the many economic ills fac air freight service to the county
eran of Wdrld War 2, were held
ing the northwest.
for convenience of the flower-
at his home at Agness, Tuesday, river can furnish as much as
growers especially, and of those
with Rev. Nick Neufeld of Brook ten times the amount of power
who seek fast freight service to
ings officiating. Interment was possible to generate on the Co
lumbia itself. By building dams
be run on chartered flights.
at Gold Beach.
A resident of Curry County at strategic points, there will
for 30 years, Claude was born never be a re-occurrence of the
at Appalachie, Virginia, June 8, Vanport disaster of a couple of
L. O. Baker, manager of the
years ago.
1900, and died at his home on
new' “Brookings Feed & Seed,”
Dec. 10. He farmed near Agness.
told the Pilot, Tuesday that much
He survived by his father, F. Firemen Bill Special
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Munson,
of the remodeling has already
W. Blondell; brothers, Bert of Meeting, Saturday Eve
been done at the old Gardner of San Francisco, have purchas
Coos Bay, Leonard of Agness,
Members of the volunteer fire planing shed for the new ven ed the Templar hotel, and will
Edward of Roseburg, and Clar department are reminded that a ture of the area. A ramp, or take possession sometime after
ence of Agness. and a sister, special meeting will be held at loading dock, has been construct the first of the year, it w'as an
Mrs. Thomas McGinnis of Ag 8 p. m. Saturday for discussion ed on the street side of the build nounced by Mrs. Roland Sulteen
ness.
of the Christmas tree, the an- ing, to permit loading and un sister of Mrs. Munson, at whose
Following the rites at the home nual affair sponsored by the lo- loading on trucks without lift home the Munsons visited for
the body was t ran ported, by boat cal firemen.
ing. An office has been made several days.
to Gold Beach where burial was
The Munsons, says Mrs. Sul-
Ed Thornton, chief, urges all and the building is to be painted
held at 1:30. Pall bearers were firemen to come at that time for to make it more attractive.
। teen, will not take over until
his nephews.
Mr. Baker, who has had many । after the first of the year. Their
the time is short and much re-
years experience in the feed and ! daughter, Joyce will be gradu-
mains to be done.
Pilot Class Ads get results!
seed business, told the Pilot he ated from high school at San
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Olsen re expected to make a complete Francisco early in February. The
installed immediately after the turned from Portland Monday survey of the area, to learn first Templars, if they care to leave
election. Club adjourned at 10:30 morning. Mrs. Olsen is improv hand all the needs of the people, sooner, will be relieved by Mrs.
p. m. after which refreshments ing slowly, but be very careful in way of feeds, seeds and ferti Baker, mother of the two ladies.
The Munsons, it is reported.
were served by the kitchen me of her diet and activities. She lizers. He said that it was his
must
report
to
Portland
for
an-
plan
to
give
a
complete
service
plan
to make extensive improve-
chanics, Mickey Gould and Bob
other
check-up
in
February.
to
everyone
who
tiils
the
soil.
.
ments
to the bunding.___________
Perkins.
Kenneth Thompson
Resigns Director
Curry County Fair
C. Of C. Election
And Airport Talk
Billed, Thursday
Last Rites, Tuesday
For Agness Veteran
Remodeling Done
At New Feed Store
Californians Buy
Templar Hotel