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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1950)
V. of O. Library VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER ===================z=== ^_————— t xx THURSDAY, MAY 18. 1950 BROOKINGS, CURRY COLNTY, OREGON XII. Shower Given At Wilson Home, Tue. WILL RFIGN AT '50 FESTVAL ACTIVITIES Mrs. Clifford Wilson and two daughters. Lorryina and Doro thy’, entertained a group at a stork shower in honor of Mrs. Elmer Jordan, May 9, at their home south of Harbor. Appro priate games were played dur ing the afternoon with the hon ored guest recipient of many use ful and lovely gifts. Those present besides the hon ored guests and the hostesses in cluded Mesdames Marie Hem pel, Billie Flynn, Hulda Gard ner, Barbara-McNeil, Jean Boam- amn, Frances Pryne, and Har riet Wilson. Sending gifts and unable to attend were Joan Richards and Mary Winton. ' -------- — r"... Truck Accident Hurts Three. Tues. Helen Swearingen and Patty Members of this year’s Azalea Festival court are: left to right, Princess Joan (Joan Darger); Princess Nancy (Nancy Vincent) Queen Leta 1 (Leta Hassett); Princess Mary Ann (Mary’ Ann Biddle) and Princess Beverly (Beverly Hill). These young la- dies will be seen at all Festival events, including the queen’s ban quet, Saturday evening, and at the hall, later. Photo by Vincent Medford Man To ' Hundreds of Visiters Are Expected To 1950 Azalea Festival, Saturday Address C of C Visit Hundreds of vistors are expected to be present Saturday and Regular meeting of Brookings chamber of commerce will ne held tonight (Thursday) at the Grange hall, with dinner being Served at 7 o’clock. Guest speaker will be H. O.' Bengston, forme state represen- • tative from Jackson county. With important matters to be | reported, this is said to be one I of the most important meetings, of the year, at which time the chamber hopes to launch one of the community’s biggest projects. Report on progress of the air port, to be built at the state line, will be made at this meeting. Dinner reservations should be made at either Pete Lesmeist^r Real Estate Agency, or at Gray- shel’s Coffee Mill Cafe. Sunday to visit the 1950 Azalea Festival, when a full program has ; been planned for the entertainment of everyone. The festivities j commencing Saturday with the coronation of Queen Leta. The two-day program: SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20 Coronation of Queen Leta........................ 11 a. m. AZALEA STATE PARK Afternoon and Evening Flower Display and Art Exhibit . 12 noon to 5 p.m. Featuring Oregon Artists and Smith River Indians. At High School Queen’s Banquet......................................... 6:00 p. m. HARBOR GRANGE HALL Queen’s Ball............................................... Bulb Tariff News Stirred Association 9:00 p. m. HARBOR GRANGE HALL When word got around that a SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 21 reduction was to be made in dutv on Japanese grown bulbs into Religious Services.................................... 11:00 a. m. this country’, members of Pacific AZALEA STATE PARK Bulb Growers Association got to work with letters and wires to congressmen at Washington. Afternoon and Evening Early this week, a telegram . 12 noon to 5 p. m. was received locally from a Ca’i Flower Display and Art Exhibit fornia congressman, stating that Featuring Oregon Artists and Smith River Indians. At High School this affair would be workekd out to satisfaction of the local bulb Barbecue (free to public)........................ 12, noon growers, and that assurance of AZALEA STATE PARK protection was promised. Pilot class ads reach your mar ket quicker try them! 2:00 p. m Baseball Game HIGH SCHOOL FIELD Braun, local seniors, riding with Joe Hillrig, Tuesday afternoon just before five, narrowly es caped death when the truck, in which the trio were riding went out of control, near the Calvin Guerrettaz place, south of Har bor and piled into the ditch. The1 trailer jumped the truck and sheared off the cab in which the three were riding. A man, following in a panel truck, was the only eye witness. Mr. Guerrettaz, working nearby, paid little attention until the ci ash. Accounts vary concerning the extent of injuries to the three. I but all agree that it was nothing short of a miracle that any ec-1 caped. The panel truck hurried the two girls to a Crescent City hospital, while Hillrig was re moved by ambulance. A telephone call, about 7 p. m. said that Hillrig suffered two dis located hips, while the girls sus- stained mostly cuts and shock, as far as had been determined at that time. Helen Swearingen, it is said, was the only one knocked un conscious. She suffered cuts and several scalp bruises as well as loss of hair. Patty Braun sus tained a cut above the left eye. She was given plasma for shock. Hillrig. hauling for Putnam, was returning toward Brookings empty, and hauling a trailer. The road leading to the wreck spot, indicated the driver was experi encing difficulty with the steer ing mechanism. When the trailer was thrown from the truck, it snapped one of the power poles, depriving the area of electricity for almost two hours before another pole was set and lines repaired. Girl Scout Show Nets Almost $100 The community turned out 00- odd strong in support of the Girl Scout benefit show last Wednes day evening, swelling the net proceeds to $112.75, with $92.65 to go into the local Girl Scout general fund, and the $20.10 can day’ sales to be divided equally among Brownies. Intermediate senior troops. The troops, leaders and com mittee memliers were commend ed at a meeting, Monday evening, for the diligent work in carry ing out this project. The inter mediate troop, under joint lead ership of Mrs. Harold Crump and Mrs. Al Panzer, sold 218 tickets, totalling nearly $90. Special rec ognition is being given Delores Stark, Joan Darger and Roberta Zook for bringing in $16, S15 and $13 respectively on tickets. Pre 1 i m i n a r y arrangements with Ronald McClish were made by Mrs. Warren Smith, chair man. Monday’s leader meeting was held at the home of Mrs. L. O. Hampton, assistant chair man. Election Hours Are On Standard Time According to word from fhe County clerk, Tuesday, the pri mary election, Friday will be held on Standard time (which means one hour difference from daylight savings time), with the pols open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m., standard time (9 to 9 by day-light savings time). As was stated in last week’s Pilot, Brookings school district. No. 17, will hold its special school election Wednesda evening, May 31 at the high school auditorium. Tht1 time set for the election is from 7:30 to 8:30 standard time (which is 8:30 to 9:30 daylight savings time). A bulletin from Mrs. Georgia Fromm, county school superin tendent, lists the voter’s quali fications: 1. The voter must be regul arly registered with the county clerk in an election precinct or part precinct within the school district. Such registration must I m * completed at least 30 days before an election (To register one must lie 21 years of age and able to read and write). 2. The voter must have been a resident of the district at -least six months immediately before the meeting or election. It is to be noted by the above statement that the property qual ification for voting on a district levy is no longer in force, with the law having been changed to Friends were glad to see Les legal registration and six months Thornton out and around again residence. after returning home from the Henry Payne is able to be out Veterans hospital, Portland, af again after a severe heart at ter an operation on his leg. Dr. and Mrs. A. O. Schmitt tack several weeks ago, but the returned the middle of the week doctor orders that he must take it easy for some time. from a trip to Portland.
