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• O. Library n i! iinneri In । n r j- Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere a Finer Community VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER XXV Silken Harmony Is Promised Area At "Quartet Parade" __________________ BROOKINGS, The Fish Will Be Biting CURRY COUNTY, OREGON * --------------- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26. I Hope, I Hope, I Hope If the Pilot were to publish everything about the first an nual Parade of Barbershop Quar tets ever to be held in this area, the people would have nothing left for surprise and anticipation. However, it is with delight that these columns may contain a few' remarks about the silken harmony which will be in store for those lucky people who pur chased tickets to the affair, set /for Saturday night and Sunday ^afternoon. In the next column appears a face Which few’ have seen in recent years, but who has been heard by millions — that of Al Pearce, noted radio comedian— who w’ill M. C. the local parade. Oregon has (or soon will) been blessed twice in having Al ap pear at Quartet Parades here and at Klamath Falls. Eleven top quartets will be on the local program at both appearances. Klamath Falls will send its entire chorus of 50-odd voices, and the minutes of both performances will be filled with song—the kind that tickles the fancy of the people. As this paper goes to press, local barbershoppers said that every ticket to the Saturday eve ning performance was sold out, but a few’ were left for Sunday afternoon. People who will be present Sunday will hear the same program as those of Satur day, despite the rumor that many had to leave after the Saturday performance. This is refuted by the local chapter as being entirely false. A-T. A. Readies For Costume Event Started last year with unusual success in the first attempt, the local Parent-Teachers Associa tion again will stage the Hal lowe’en frolic and parade, Oct. 31. Costumes again will be very much in evidence with prizes of fered in three divisions. Following the parade, which is to assemble down-town, the af fair again will be held at the grade school grounds where a huge bonfire will be built, and judging of the costumes will be made. Cider and doughnuts, diet of the occasion, will be plentiful again, P.-T. A. officials told the Pilot. LOCAL NEWS “The Story of the Future written 2500 years ago” will be the subject of the sermon pre sented at the Grange hall in Harborb, next Saturday morn ing by Pastor Leo Van Dolson. All are invited to attend this sermon on prophetic interpreta tion. Prayer meetings are con tinuing at the church school on Easy Street. Current topic is ‘‘Between the Testaments.” Dave Shaw, Democratic can didate for congressman .or the Fourth District of Oregon, was a brief caller in town Tuosdav. Al Pearce, famed radio comedian and master of ceremonies, who will be here Saturday and Sun day, to be master of ceremonies for the First Annual Parade of Barbershop Quartets. Coming uill be many of the northwest’s best-liked Quartets. Other pictures elswhere in this issue. Students Design Quartet Posters Artistically-inclined grade pu- pils contributed a series of pos- ters, several of which are on display in windows about town, depicting the forthcoming Bar bershop Parade of Quartets. Undoubtedly the best is the first prize poster at Haggerty’s Twinservice, done by Miss Car ol Rausch, and Jeanie Cagley— a truly good poster. There are others by Eddie Hoar, Ellis Yel- ton. Robert Berger and Jeanne Jackson. Special awards for artistic work went to Melody Brimm, and Tommy Widney though they lacked the date and location. All these little artists have tick ets to the matinee, Sunday Jerry Anderson, Joan Darger, and Peggy Moffitt just barely failed to warrant a prize. Their posters are being displayed. The SPEBSQSA appreciated the ef LOCAL NEWS forts of the artists, their teach ers and the P.-T. A. president, Dr. Schultz, phychology pro Mrs. Ross Horn. fesser at Southern Oregon Col- lege of Education, who was in the area giving achievemnt and aptitude tests at the high school that day, was principal speaker at Brookings Rotary luncheon, Tuesday noon. He explained the purpose of these tests to aid the students to “find” themselves One annual event which is an early so that their training or ticipated by hundreds each year education might be directed in is the Parent-Teachers Associa the proper direction. tion’s “Penny Supper, billed for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dobbs, Friday evening, October 27, be son-in-law and daughter of Mr. ginning at 5:30 p. m. and Mrs. Charles Young, left While one can’t get a meal for Portland this week to live. for a penny, it is surprising how Mr. Dobbs had been employed many people one may feed for during the summer at Haggerty the price of a dollar. This event Twinservice. Last week their is sponsored each year by the friends, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hob P.-T. A. as a fund-raising plan. son of Camas, Wash., visited at After the meal is completed, their home. films and music will be the en- tainment date will be sufficient for those Newcomers are urged to come who have attended previous af —but the mere mention of the fairs of this kind. "Penny Supper" Is Booked By P.-T. A. On Friday Evening 1950 Hwy Delayed At Port Orford; Hope Held For Dry Days PORT ORFORD -In a state ment made a fow days ago, Geo. Raker, resident state highway engineer, said that a strip 30 feet wide down the middle o/ the new highway through town, would be oiled in the same man ner as the highway south of town, if weather permits. This oil mat requires dry weather and some heat to cure it properly, he said. Because of considerable rumor and much mis-information con cerning progress on the highway, curbings and sidewalks this re- porter tried to det remine facts in interviews with Baker and Mayor Douglas Johnson. Delays of the contractor were laid to unforseen circumstanc es that were unknown when the job was bid, according to Baker. Also, due to mis-understanding, the heavy road equipment was moved several days too soon dur ing the summer, causing delay of several weeks. As the highway is 64 feet wide, the unfinished strips on either side of the 30-foot strip, which will possibly be finished, will be inconvenient for users of the highway but it is intended to have these finished next spring or summer when weather is fa vorable. In event that the strip is left unfinished the remainder of the winter, it is said that the contractor is responsible for the maintenance of this stretch oZ road, keeping it passable. Curbings are nearly all in. De lay was caused recently when the gravel bar .from which one of of the aggregates of the concrete is obtained, was under water as the river rose. Although the state will supply the engineering service, sidewalk contracts will be let individually by property owners, probably to the company putting in curbings, according to Mayor Johnson? The city is responsible for sidewalks bordering on city or public prop erty. Before the city can let con tracts a new' ordinance establish ing methods and procedures must be passed and bids have to be re advertised. This will consume a possible tw'o months time, said the mayor. To avoid delay several prop erty owners including! he school district and Agnes Leutwyler, who have considerable highway frontage, are said to be arrang ing for sidewalks at this time. The school district is most an xious to have its completed so lawn may be planted in front of the grade school. In the meantime, residents can visualize what an improvement the new highway and sidewalks will be to the town and hope for earliest completion. Mulligan Feed Held A mulligan feed was enjoyed at Mill Beach last Monday night by Troop 32, Boy Scouts. The feed was prepared by the Apache* jatrol under direction of Dick Berger, patrol leader. assisted by Bobby Page, Jerry Carter, Neil Berger and Wayne Kamins.
