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Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere a Finer Community
VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER XXV
Silken Harmony Is
Promised Area At
"Quartet Parade"
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BROOKINGS,
The Fish Will Be Biting
CURRY COUNTY,
OREGON
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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.