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Nowhere a Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community
VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER XVI. ~~~~
BROOKINGS.
CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1950
Salem Man Said
C V. A. Will Take
"Human Rights"
Violet Jaggers and Phyllis Darger Go
To "Beaver Girl State" For Ten Days
Charles E. Ogle, secretarv
manager of Fort Products Corp.,
Salem, was speaker, Tuesday a^
Rotary luncheon, explaining the
C. V. A. plan and its implies
tions, and how these will affect
the entire northwest.
“The CVA is not dead, gentle
men, even if there seems to be
no activity anywhere along th:
front. The proponents are work-
ing in through the back door, as
it w’ere, through bills introduced
by Senator Taylor of Idaho and
Senator Magnuson of Washing
ton, under guise of irrigation.
‘‘Study of the bill denotes how'
the northwest will lose its rights
in everything. The board com
prises three men, suitable to the
administration, and therein lie*
the danger. Proponents of the
CVA point out that the powre<’
companies who fought Bonneville
and Grand Coulee are leading
the opposition. That, however, is
not the case. They also poim
out that all things, such as fed
eral aid to highways, etc., had
opposition, and to look at the
benefits now derived.
“The danger lies,” the speaker
emphasized, ‘‘comes from the
dictatorial powers of the board
set up to govern the administra
tion, not from the project, which
has some merit, without question.
The authority would place too
much power in the hands of the
federal government, depriving all
states and counties, as well as
municipalities of taxable reve
nues. The manipulations of this
board can easily wreck the na
tion. the apparent goal of so
many such as Senator Taylor,
ex-Gov. Mon C. Wallgren, Sen.
Magnuson of Wash., and others.”
Copies of the bill, together with
9 literature exposing the methods
through which the act is being
set up, were distributed. Anyone
wishing to read these may ask
any Rotarian for the loan. A
copy of each is at the Pilot.
Rain Halts Games
Over Week-End
All games of Southern Oregon
League were halted Sunday by
rain, the Pilot was informed on
Monday. Pete Lesmeister, local
business manager, went to Rose
burg Saturday evening to see,
early Sunday, ’ the prospects of
a game, under the threatening
conditions which prevailed here
at the time. However, during the
night rain started there and by
game time, there was much too
much moisture to permit play
ing the scheduled game against
Roseburg.
On his return to Brookings he
came by way of Grants Pass,,
and found that it wras raining at
that place also, as along the
Rogue River.
The Pilot was not able to de
termine what will be done about
these game, but it is presumed
they will be made up at some
date before the season closes.
The Pelicans will play Grants
Pass at Grants Pass Sunday.
W. W. Smith and A. C. Thomp-
n left Monday for Portland to
^attend grand lodge sesison of the
A. F. & A. M. held there Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday. The i
two were delegates from Sidney
Croft Lodge.
Better to understand govern. D. C., for one week with repre-
ment, politics and civics, Violet sentatives from all states and
Jaggers and Phyllis Darger, two territories. There, the nationa
juniors of the local high school, program is carried out.
were picked to be sent to Beaver
This state and the national
Girl State at the Willamette program is under supervision of
University Campus this week, by American Legion Auxiliary, and
Unit No. 138, American Legion the expenses for the the girls to
Auxiliary.
Girls Nation are paid.
Sponsored by the department
These girls, to represent this
of Oregon, Beaver Girl State area, were chosen from their
is the finest available training for classmates under the following.
democratic leadership that may Leadership, character, courage.
be found anywhere.
Honesty, Scholarship and Co-op
The purpose of Girl State is erativeness.
to provide citizenship training
for girls of high school age in
every state, to afford an oppor
tunity to live together as self-
governing citizens; and to inform
them about the duties, privileges,
rights and responsibilities of Am
erican citizenship, in ordei that ;
they may understand and partic
ipate in the functioning of their
government; helping them to
grasp the meaning of some of
the responsibilities whic h they
must assume, as American cit
izens, w'hen they become adults.
Girl State starts with the or
ganizing of city government, then
the county, then state govern
ment. The girls elect their own
officials and with each selection
the girls immediately function in
their respective offices.
As soon as the state officers
are elected the program is car
ried out at the state Capitol, with
the senate and house of repre
sentatives carrying out their pro
gram with the discussion of vari
Phyllis, daughter of Mr. and
ous bills they have introduced.
The week’s program is rapid Mrs. John Darger. has been ac
and spontaneous, climaxing when tire in many events of her three
the units (a unit consists of 25 years in high school. She has
girls) present their choice can passed the rigid test given to
didate for the final selection for pick delegates to Girl Ssate.
Girls Nation.
Two girls and two alternates
are the choice of judges. Girls
Nation is held at Washington,
To Girl State
To Girl State
Committee Heads
Picked For 'Show'
L. A. Harvey Home; ' Flower show chairman, Mrs.
Lillian Weideman, announces her
Feels Much Better committee chairmen for the an
L. A. Harvey, who underwent
a major operation at the Gen ;
eral Hospital, Eureka, almost
two w^eeks ago, was brought to
Brookings last Friday by ambu
lance, and is now home recup
erating. He had couple of tumors
removed from his bladder.
While still unable to walk or
get about, he says he feels much
better and was predicting he’d
be up in a few days. Mrs. Har
vey, w'ho had spent a week with
him at the hospital, returned to
her home earlier in the week.
Her piano students will resume
their regular lesson schedules.
Girl Scouts Plan
Show, Smith River
That nine Girl Scouts might
be sent to Camp Low Echo, the
Medford camp at Lake of the
Woods, leaders and girls of the
Smith River area are staging a
movie, Friday evening at the
Community hall. Smith River.
The picture, “Sun Valley Ser
enade,” starring Sonja Henie an
John Payne, is reported to be
one of the most beautiful pictures
of the age, with skating as can
best be demonstrated by this
former world champion from the
land of the midnight sun. Nor
way. She is supported by John
Wayne. An advertisement ap
pears on page tw'o of this issue.
nual Flow’er Show of the Azalea
Garden Club, to be given this year
during the Lily Blossom Time.
The flower show will be opened
at 2:00 p. m., Sunday, July 2. and
will be carried on for the dates,
July 3 and 4. The chairmen:
Schedule Mrs. Chas. Grayshel.
Entry Mrs. Max Brainard.
Classification — Mrs. Walter
Wollam
Judges -Mrs. Almo Newton.
Awards Mrs. Guy Rice.
Wild Flow’ers and Ferns—Mrs.
Frank Pal lady.
Junior Gardener Exhibits —
Mrs. Lillian Mathews.
Plant Sales- Mrs. Clara Kerns.
Hospitality—Mrs. Roy Parker.
Tickets- Mrs. Elsie Reynolds.
Tea Room Mrs. Archie An-
derson.
Tea Room Decoration—Mrs. C.
Lindskoug and Helen Swearin-
gen.
Stage Mr. and Mrs. George
Funk, Katharine Hardesty, Alice
Rausch and Mary Lou Berger.
Conservation — Mi's. Harry
Lockland.
Publicity—Mrs. Elsie Reynold«.
Entrance Decoration — Mrs.
Martha Harbin.
Violet, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Jaggers, like he"
campanion at Girl State, rates
high. She has been active in all
high school functions since her
freshman year.
Port Orford Couple
Celebrated Their
Golden Wedding
PORT ORFORD The home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Kelley wa^
the scone last Wednesday of a
large family celebration in honor
of the golden wedding annivei
sary of Mr. Kelley’s parents. Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. Kelley of Eugene
Twenty-two members of th<’
family, from Los Angeles to Bel
lingham, to Idaho and points in
between, gathered to celebrate
this biggest event of the average
lifetime. Present were four sons
one daughter, seven grandchil
dren and three great-grandchil
dren. Dinner was served at 5:00
p. m. and the party continued
during the evening with visiting.
M. A. Kelley worked in the
U. S. Mail service, starting just
after world war 1, until his re
tirement in 1937, at Hazelton.
Idaho. They then moved to Eu
gene, where they since have re
sided.
Plans for this anniversary have
been in the making for several
years, according to the hostess,
Mrs. M. E. Kelley, and it was
realization of the greatest pleas
ure to have these materialize in
such a grand occasion.
One of the granddaughters
Mrs. Jean Nye and her daugh
ter, Bonnie Joe, of Hazelton, are
remaining for the entire summer
Californian Purchased
Chetco Inn Building
Word received here early
Wednesday is to the effect
tat the Chetco Inn has been
sold to a Southern California
man who will be here next
to take possession. An an
nouncement has been prom
ised the Pilot.
Until about a year ago,
when the Adventists sold it
to Benjamin Russell of Bend
the structure was used as a
church and school. Russell
made some changes but was
unable financially to carry
on to completion.
Mrs. Edith Moore returne i
Saturday after a week’s visit
with relatives at Oakland. Ore.
Going she stopped off at Cor-
vallish where she attended com
Foundation forms were potii-
mencement, when her nephew ed at the Wilson Freeman resi
received his degree.
dence for a garage, Work will
Read Pilot Ads -they appeal! commence soon.
State W. C. T. U
President Spoke
Here, Tues. Eve.
Mrs. Ruth Tooze, president of
Oregon State W. C. T. U„ spoke
at the current monthly rally o*
Brookings Temperance Society,
Tuesday evening. She told those
attending at the Baptist Com
munity church, of the advance
of temperance work over the
entire state.
All Oregon temperance a-s
sociations are currently giving
their support to the circulation
of a petition which, if it meeta
the approval of the voters at
November election, will make it
illegal to sell promotively ad
vertised liquor in the state.
The purpose of such legislation
as Mrs. Toose explained would
bp to prohibit false and mislead
ing advertising such as the cur
rent advertising which appears
to be directed primarily toward
young people.
To demonstrate the rising cos:
of the use of alcoholic beverages
to the taxpayers, Mrs. Tooze cit
ed statistics such as: In 1948
19% of the inmates of the state
insane asylum were there due to
alcoholic psychosis. In 1949 the
percentage increased to 22%; a
shockingly large number of the
girls in the Hillcrest state home
for girls are there due to alcohol
and the taxpayers pay $25u per
month for their support; the
same is true of the boys’ home
at Woodburn where the taxpayer
is currently spending $185 per
month for each boy confined a*
that institution.
In closing, Mrs. Tooze cha-
longed, “Will the name Ichabod,
which in the Bible means ‘th?
Lord hath departed,’ bp applied
to our state and nation, or will
we by the grace of God over
throw the tenacious grasp of the
liquor monster? Ichabod or Mar
anatha, which shall it be? The
choice rests with us.”
Directors Will Be
Named, Monday,
At School Election
The annual meeting of Schoo*
District No. 17 will be held Mon
day evening, June 19, from 8:00
to 9:00 p. m. (standard time)
or 9 to 10 daylight saving time,
for purpose of electing one direc
tor for three years.
Term of Archie Hendricks ex
pires this year. He was origin
ally appointed when Howard T.
James resigned from the board,
and was re-elected last year to
complete the un-expired term.
This year, voters of Zone 5
will elect a member of the Cur
ry County Rural School board,
with voting to take place at the
same time and place. Mrs. Geor
gia Fromm, county school sup
erintendent, and secretary of the
Curry County Rural School Dis
trict Board, has furnished bal
lots bearing the name of Homer
Kessler, as candidate for rurai
board membership.
Realty Transfers
Approximately 7 acres of ex
cellent city property, owned bv
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. R. Smith,
has been purchased by Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Wollam, well know’n
lily growers.
The transaction
was handled through C. O. and
L. L. Leonard, local real estate
brokers.