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J- or O. Library MX firmH«4Wnr filo! Nowhere a Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER Nili Ç Azalea Festival Claimed Best Ever In Recent Years BROOKINGS, Gene Gould Will Join Pilot Staff For Summer Gene Gould, junior at Univer sity of Oregon journalism school, will be employed by the Pilot this summer, to arrive home as soon as school is out at Eugene. Gene, who has in the past been employed on the Pilot, will be seen about, taking some of the duties incident to management of a weekly newspaper. He is graduate of Brookings high, and is son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Gould. CURRY COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 25. 1 Airport Soon Will | Church Re-named; To Be I I Cc|.00|s Mak r . Known As Bethel Temple LvVUi Jiuuuid iiiun Members of the Full Gospel Be Constructed At church met Tuesday evening at 'Real Strides' For the home of their pastor, Wm. State Line Location Ward and held a business meet 'Standardization' At the May meeting of Brook ing at which time the group ings chamber of commerce held formed an organization with a News which will be more tha The 1950 Azalea Festival, held membership. last Thursday at Chetco Grange, just passing interest was learne last Saturday and Sunday, was Fhe name of the church, when late last week following receip ieport was made that the air acclaimed by visitors as being port will be under construction built, will be Bethel Temple, and of a letter by the school boar undoubtedly one of the greatest soon, at the Crissey property at the church will be known by from Rex Putman, state supet ever held here. Weather condi that name henceforth "Bethel’ intendent of schools, telling tha Oregon-California state line. tions contributed greatly toward means "House of God.” District No 17. was removed t It was also reported that a this, as this is the first in five Following the business meet ihe "standard’ list from the cor federal comptroller office repre recent years that rain did not sentative had been in the area ing ice cream and cake were en- ditionallv standard. The letter: fall sometime during the event. to make a survey of the area !joyed. The area was flooded by out- Salem, May 15. 195 for national bank application of-town people, here to witness Brookings School Board, President Parker announced the festivities. Azaleas in the Dist. No. 17. Curry County, that the chamber of commerce park were almost at their zenith, Brookings, Oregon. wouid undertake another oroj- with beauty and fragrance be- Gentlemen: yond description Final rites were held Tuesday ect which would be the largest by them. It is ever undertaken At your request, a member c The program started with cor- afternoon at 2, at the Baptist ihe building of jetties at the the supervisory staff of the stat Community church for Josiah W. Curry county vote, at the pri onation of Queen Let a at the mouth of the Chetco. The follow department of education made park at 11 a. m. Saturday, The Merrill, who died here at the ing letter sent to the army en maries last Friday, were can- second standardization visit t vassed the first of the week, and court was beautiful in the sett- Archie Hendricks home, Sunday. gineers, explains the project : School, May 4, 195( Brookings Rev. Nick Neufeld officiated. In these were the results: ing ‘made to order.” Col. Byrne, U. S. A. Engineers, pleasure, indeed, t It was a Senator U. Following coronation the big terment was at the William J. Pittock Block. Portland, Ore. the conditions of irr noti' that 331 Hoover, R. crowd flocked to the high school Ward Memorial Cometary. 77 provement as set forth in plan Josiah Wesley Merrill was born Dear Col. Byrnes: McBride, R gym where a flower display and submitted to this office in Sepl At a meeting of the directors art exhibit was held. This was in Kentucky Jan. 14, 1874, and of the chamber of commerce held Morse, R. 1948 and July, 1949, have beei 166 a community project, and in the was reared in Kansas, youngest ast evening, I was instructed to La t ou rette, D fulfilled. It is declared, therefor 303 numbers, the display exceeded son of a family of seven boys write you asking your help in Wood. D. the Brookings elementary schot and three girls Re pi esentative, Fourth Dist. many former years. 17, Curry county, i Dist. No. the following matter: He was marired to Sarah J. Shaw, D.......................................... 307 maintaining a standard school The Indian Welfare association Winger at Grand Junction, Colo., Our tourist and recreational1 had a campfire display of war- in 1903, coming to The Dalles in business is threatened by the Swanson, D ............................. 156 and the rating of the school i. changed from conditionally st an riors in full regalia, and maids 1907, later moving to Portland. closing of the mouth of the Chet Ellsworth, R. (Unopposed). Governor aid to fully standard. in their beautiful beaded dress Surviving are, besides his wid co river. During last W’eek’s low es. One dress was said to have ow’, one brother, Smith, and a tides the mouth of the river was Flegel, D......................................... 118 The district has made a tre weighed more than 50 lbs, a sister, Minerva, a son, Josiah H. completely blocked by a gravel Pearson, D................................... 160 mendous effort Io provide goo< creation of bead and shell de- of Portland and daughter, Mrs. bar A few days of heavy north Wallace, D.................................. 197 school facilities and the result: signs. The weaving of baskets Archie Hendricks of Brookings west swells would heighten this are exceptionally good. The build Supreme Court, Pos. No. 3 was also shown and a large dis and five grandchildren. attractive, modern, am bar and block it completely at Dunn ............................................ ISO i ng play of the finished product was Maguire ...................................... 126 functional. We are proud of th* In the past couple of years his all tick's. show’n. This Indian village was health had failed rapidly and a To protect our tourist and rec Tooze ............................................ 582 changes which have taken plao one of the highlights of interest great portion of the time was the result o at Brookings District Attorney reational business, it is necessary and the Indians were given much spent here with his daughter. His 399 concerted community action. Th< that we keep the mouth of the' Dewart, R ............................... praise. 355 school has bt'cn able to rais* Portland home is in the Garden Chetco river open. Therefore, we! Ackley. R. The stage of the auditorium Home section. wish permission from your office ( On Democratic Ballots, the vote its rating from non-standard ft was a scene of an old grist mill, standard within two years time Ackley (write-ins) to install temporary jetties. with a water wheel churning: Since this has entailed a greal Dewart (write-ins) .......... If this permission is granted the water. The mill itself, built ' expenditure and much carefu County Treasurer us by your office, we would ap of logs, surrounded by flowering; 251 1 planning, it is very commendable preciate if it were possible, vour Mather, D............................. azaleas and other wild flowers A school is not declared st an ..142 Braun, D ............................... sending an engineer to advise us found in the area . 108 dard for a definite period ol Sosey, D .............. ............... The fence surrounding this dis i PORT ORFORD July 4. 1951, on erecting these jetties. time but will be re-evaluatec County Surveyor ( Cost of the erection of these play was made of weather-beat I will be the 100th anniversary of Echols unopposed. as time permits in the light o! en wood, which was part of a the first Battle of Battlerock. jetties would be paid by public Charles T. M. Sheriff existing conditions We are con fence about a flow er garden on i 1851, fought with a tribe of In subscription. fident that the district desires R. G. Sabin, R. (unopposed) Hoping that you will find it an old homestead of the Upper j dians by a small group of set to maintain the school at higi Chetco. The records of this old; tlers, lead by Captain William possible to fulfill our wishes, and level and will make further im awaiting your reply, we are homestead show that it was Tichenor. Port Orford Chamber provement s as the need arises Respectfully yours, granted in 1877 to John G. Me-. of Commerce is planning a gala and it is possible to do so Cormick. It is most likely thati Centennial Celebartion to com Brookings Chamber of Commrce ■ The playground area is in £ By J. Elmer Parker, president JUH6 WGGGinCJ this is part of a fence or the memorate the struggles of those much better condition than v Parker appointed the following I Invltations have 1)een received' original homestead, which would early-comers to this area. seemed possible to make it. on a committee to handle this by friends of Mr. and Mrs. Rob make it about 78 years old. Letters are being sent to all project: Thor Ask, Homer Kess The teacher-pupil load id some The water wheel was originally ert Swan, apprising them of the local clubs and organizations to ler, Warren Smith, Wilson Free rooms is higher than is desirable called the Bull Wheel, used for ask them to appoint committees forthcoming wedding of their man, Elmer Bankus, Hans Nel younger daughter. Joan Delores, However, since the enrollmen hoisting the meat carcasses af-1 ter slaughtering, 1 n the o 1 d for the purpose of assisting in son and Charles Echols. to Bryan Marsh Hell, Sunday, has fluctuated this ye^r, this Ross Putnam reported that the June 4, at 2:00 p. m. at the Bap condition has not existed for th< slaughter house, located on the planning next summer’s affair A general meeting of all these trucks hauling logs south were whole school year except in om Concluded on Page Three committees as well as all inter being arrested by the state po tist Community church. A reception will be held at room. If the enrollment main ested citizens will be held soon lice for over-length. Buyers of the tains itself at this high level so that many may contribute these logs demand 40 feet in the Swan home following plans which have been made t< ceremony. their ideas and assistance in the length, but highway restrictions Joan, graduate last year of relieve the overloading shouk staging of this celebration. Much here do not permit logs of that Stanford University, has been at be carried forward. interest is beng shown here in length being hauled. There is a very fine feeling ol University of Texas doing grad the event. Warren Smith and Charles H. uate work this year. She has co-operation about the school Grayshel were appointed to con spent her summers in this area, The faculty and th«' children an Fr. Don Denman, priest at the Fred Moore has word from Mrs. tact the highway department to and has made scores of friends very proud of the building anc local Star of the Sea Catholic church, w’ill be Bacaalaureate1 Moore that she had arrived at ask that truckers be given con are taking great pride in keep ing it in good condition. speaker, next Sunday evening. Honolulu, and was having a won sideration. Mr. Smtih made a It was a pleasure to revisit th< May 28. at 8 o’clock Invocation derful time. Mrs. Moore left last trip to Salem Monday, and re ing a 55-foot over-all length lim will be given by Rev. Bill Ward, week for a visit with her son. She ported that all truckers may ap it. This applies from Carpenter- school and to find conditions s< ply for a permit for hauling, us- ville to the state line. greatly improved. We wish yot benediction by Rev. Lever, and will be gone a couple of weeks. continued success in providing i Rev. Nick Neufeld will serve as good educational program a chairman. Brookings. Sincerely yours. Re: "Better Men and Women for Putman. Supt. Public Instruc Better Times” has been announc tion, Salem. ed as the subject of Father Den man’s sermon. Mrs. Lloyd Morris will play both processional and i Friends learned that Mr. an< Tax recessional. The community is | Total Mrs. Charles R. Seymour, for Excess Rural Board Mil’s mer residents of this area, nov invited to attend. (a) Budget Voted Alloc., Dist. 17 Commencement exercises will of Portland, have adopted a bab; be held at the high school audi girl, about 4*2 months old. Last Year (1949-50) ... $82,696.00 $15,731.70 $112,562.50 61.2 torium, Friday, June 2, at 8 p. m. Mrs. A. O. Bollinger returnee This Year (1950-51) ,$68.979.30 $27,066 70* $110,141.00 53.8 daylight savings time, with Dr. last Friday from Astoria when Elmo Stevens, president of the (*) Election to be held May 31. 1950. she had been delegate for To Southern Oregon College of Ed (a) Total budet, comparing years. Last column comparative millage levies. paz Rebekah lodge at the Re ucation as speaker. Further in bekah Assembly. She was con formation concerning commence ferred the.degree of Chivalry a ment and final week of s ’ xd the assembly. 'WrMIMMTMW.X. ’ S* wwtwvit appear i m x Ljt. Last Rites, Tues., For Josiah Merril! Morse and Shaw Election Winners Port Orford Plans ¡Battle Centennial Joan Swan Sets Baccalaureate Is Planned, Sun. Eve YOUR VOTE IS NEEDED, WEDNESDAY
