V. of O. Library
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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.
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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.