Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978, October 19, 1950, Image 1

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Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere a Finer Community
VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER XXXIV
BROOKINGS.
O. C. A. Plans For Rexall 1c Sale Billled
Thursday To Monday
Confab, Coos Bay
The annual Rexall 1c sale
Annual conference of Oregon
Coast Association will be held
November 12, 13 and 14, at Coos
Bay, and OCA officials announc­
ed this w’eek that extensive prep­
arations are being made for re-
ception and entertainment of
v hundreds of leaders and guests
from throughout the eight-coun­
ty area served by the ’associa­
tion in Oregon and Del Norte
County, Calif.
During this three-day conclave
operation and production plans
Aor the second fiscal year will
fie blue-printed, stock taken of
results accomplished, plans will
be adopted for attainment of new’
projects.
Travel promotion during 1951
will be especially signficant be­
cause of defense developments,
in the opinion of Verne Tinner-
stet of Tillamook, manager of
the association.
Interesting luncheon and din­
ner functions will feature noted
speakers well acquainted with
the tourist and resort business,
recreational facilities and high-
ways. Coos county hosts plan
special entertainment.
The convention will be pre-
sided over by .Wm. R. Manion,
of Seaside, president of the as-
sociation.
CURRY COUNTY,
OREGON
They Out-Mills Mills Brothers
is
booked at the Chetco Drug, re­
ports T. W. Zenier, beginning
today and running through next
Monday. This sale has become
world famous for it savings. An­
other article is given for 1 cent
more than the purchase price
of the article.
Fish Catches Are
Reported Heavy
To obtain a list of people who,
in the past week, have made
salmon catch would be like you
were trying to count the hair
on your head. Few’, who have
tried, have come home empty-
handed.
Mrs. Faye Hayes, at Cedar
Lane Cannery, told the Pilot on
Tuesday that 250 fish had been
brought to that place for can­
ning, Sunday, More than 50 of
these were from the Chetco.
For his first experience, Rev.
John Mumbower has been re­
warded with a big one, and he
had friends in for a “fish bake.”
. *
Lake Oswego Four: reading left to right: John VanLewen, ten-
oi; Lou Lavacheck, lead; C. F. Corbett, baritone; and Mark Beach,
bass, who make this quartet one of the most popular singing groups
m the west. I hej have been smash hits on hundreds or shows, in­
cluding radio hook-ups. Their style is somewhat like that of the
Mills Bros, with comedy thrown in. This group will be one of the
hits of the Parade of Barbershop Quartets here Oct. 28 and 29, at
the Pine Cone Theatre.
Chicken Dinner Set For Fishing Sought By
Mrs. Vivian Hudson Masons, Saturday Eve
I GOLD BEACH — All Master Barbershoppers
Married, Oct. 9
, Masons of Curry county are in-
Announcements have been re vited to attend a chicken dinner
ceived by friends telling of the , and program provided by Cape
marriage of Mrs.
ivian Hud- Sebastian chapter, No. 57, R. A.
son, sister of Mrs. Missouri Tol- M., at the Masonic hall, here
man. and former Harbor resi- next Saturday evening at 7:30.
dent, to Bastiaan Begeer, of San­
There will be no charges, the
ta Rosa, Oct. 9 at the Congre- spokesman for the chapter said.
Attending the Eugene Parade| gational church.
of Quartets Saturday night from, The couple will make their
this aiea ueie Mr. and Mrs. C. I home at Sailta Rosa untj] (he
II. Grayshel and Bob Perkins. midd|e of"December
C. Of C. Business Meet
when they
Gene Gould, student at Univer- will be at home at Calistoga.
Booked At Grange Hall
sity of Oregon, joined them. The
Mrs. Tolm<|n returned from
fjoup report that it was a great Santa Rosa Monday after attend­
October meeting of Brookings
Aow and that the audience of
Chamber
of Commerce will be
ing the wedding, and visiting
1800 literally “ate it up.” One of relatives for a couple of weeks. held Thursday evening at the
the outstanding quartets was the
Mr. Begeer is father of Bill Grange hall, at eight. This is a
Oswego Lake Four, who were
Begeer, who is well known by business meeting, with no din-
called back for five encores. This old timers of the Chet co area. ner being served.
foursome will appear on the lo­
Everyone in the area is urged
cal show, Oct. 28 and 29. Abobut
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Graham to be present as many important
20 people at Eugene told Bob left last week for San Diego to matters will come up for dis­
Perkins and Graysbel that they spend the winter as is their cus­ cussion.
were looking forward to their tom.
trip to Brookings.
Locals Attended
Eugene ''Parade
Last Rites Held For
County Pioneer
House Bros. Popular With Locals
GOLD BEACH—-Funeral serv­
ices were held at Bandon, Oct.
11 for Rena Averill Mavity, who
had died the previous Friday.
She is survived by her widow’-
er, Will Mavity, of Bandon, and
a son, Loren Gilbert of Reeds­
port, besides her step-mother,
Mrs. W. H. Averill of Corvallis;
two sisters, Mina Fruitt and
Lucina Averill, and brithers, Ed,
Moss, Henry, William, Lynn,
V arren Averill and four garnd-
children.
Mrs. Ralph Nilsson, Mrs. Ol-
eta Walker and Mrs. Vernon Jar­
rett, all of Gold Beach, went to
Bandon for the services, for their
aunt.
' The ladies missionary’ society
the Baptist church met Wed­
nesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. E. Stevenson. A report
on the Baptist convention held!
nt
wac heard.
THURSDAY,
Many requests for boat ac­
commodations have been receiv­
ed from men who will appear on
the Parade of Quartets, Oct.
28 and 29. Among these is John
Houston, director of the Klam­
ath Fall chorus. Last year he
didn’t allow’ himself enough time
If
ren t
Oct.
with
you have rooms you can
to barbershop singers, on
28, p-lease register them
Ray Guerrettaz, phone 578.
in Brookingss to spend a day
on the Chetco but this year, ac­
cording to him: “Things will be
different.”
Al Pearce, angling enthusiast
of many years, says: “I hope the
salmon are biting, I hope, I hope,
I hope.” Al accepted the master
of ceremonies chores here in or­
der that he might try his luck
on the Chetco.
Dr. Adams, president of the
Klamath Fails chapter, took
home his limit of salmon last
year and expects to do a repeat
performance.
19.
1950
Two Couple Wed
At Port Orford
PORT ORFORD Miss Edna,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Logan, became the bride of My­
ron Livermore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. P. Livermore, at a dou­
ble-ring ceremony performed by
Rev. Jack Barker at the Com­
munity church last Saturday at
7:00 p. m.. Only members of the
immediate families and a few
friends were present.
The bride, given in marriage
by her tat her, wore a grey-blue
satin and lace afternoon frock,
and carried a bouquet of red rose
buds and stephanotis. Mrs. D.
L. Sigrud, groom's sister, was
her only attendant, and wore
navy blue and carried a nosegay
of rubrum lilies and red roses.
Best man was Wayland Liver-
moore, brother of the groom.
Usher was Raymond McCloud.
Mrs. Frances Price played sev­
eral appropriate selections at the
piano as well as the wedding
march.
A leception was held after-
ward at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. P. Livermore, following
which the newly-weds left on
a wedding trip. The bride’s go-
ing away suit was tan tweed
with brown accessories. The cou­
ple will be at home next week
at the Windmaiser apartments.
Both bride and groom attended
Port Orford high school and
were prominent in student ac­
tivities. The bride was recently
northern Curry’s candidate for
queen at the Curry county fair.
A pie-nuptial affair, honoring
the bride-to-be,
a shower
given at the home of Mis. Miles
Hartwell last Thursday evening.
The honored guest received many
practical and lovely gifts.
PORT ORFORD—In a quiet
c e r e m o n y at the Community
church last Wednesday evening
at 8:00 Miss Laurel Carter, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Carter of Brookings and Clarence
Corbin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy
Corbin were united in marriage.
Rev. Jack Barker read the vows.
'rhe bride wore a soft yellow
suit and corsage of pale pink
carnations. He.r sister, Joyce,
was her only attendant. Allan
Corbin of Gold Beach, bort her
of the groom, was best man.
Only members of the families
and a few close friends were
present.
The newlyweds are at home
in Port Orford where the groom
Traffic flow’ at the California- is employed while awaiting his
Oregon line on Highway 101 call to the U. S. Army, which he
jumped 20 per cent in Septem­ expects any day.
ber this year over September a
year ago, according to the Ore­
Rain Halts Road Work
gon Coast Association.
Summer travel on the Oregon South Of Harbor, Mon.
Coast Highway, 101, was heav­
The rain, Monday, halted all
iest in the history of this high­ highway work south of Harbor,
way with a 12 per cent increase when mud became too much for
over last year’s travel.
men and machinery to manage.
Increased travel on the Ore­ Work will be resumed after the
gon coast is attributed to vig­ rain halts sufficiently long to
orous publicizing by the Oregon dry out the new fills and cuts.
Coast Association of all scenic,
The lay-off affected quite a
vacation and recreational at­ number of men.
tractions of the e i g h t-county
area served by the association.
Word has been received from
Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney that
Earl Pal lady of Los Angeles they are now settled near Esta­
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Ida cada. Oregon, where they are
employed.
Hubbell for a few weeks
101 Travel Over
That of Last Year
I ictuied heie aie the House Brothers, w-ho have endeared them­
selves to thousands of Barbershop Harmony fans who have heard
their silk-smooth arrangements on dozens of quartet parades and
over national radio hook-ups. They are but one of the top-notch
foursomes slated to sing here on the Parade of Quartets, Oct. 28
and 29. T! i« affair is sponsored by the local S. P. E. B. S. Q. S. A.
OCTOBER