Brookings-Harbor pilot., October 26, 1950, Page 6, Image 6

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3RCOFINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
Parade Of Quartets" Will Attract
Packed House At Pine Cone Theatre
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26.
1950
These Guys Sing For The Love Of It—Why Want More?
Brookings’ first annual Parade of Barbershop Quartets” is ex­
pected to attract packed house at both Saturday evening’s show-
ing and again at the Sunday matinee, local Barbershoppers told
the Pilot Tuesday. Saturday night tickets have been sold out for
some time, but a few Sunday matinee pasteboards are still avail­
able. There will be no difference in the performances.
Pictured on this page is the
“What Four” quartet of Klam­ can be roughly indicated on the
ath Falls. This foursome is t>p- conventional music staff but only
,ical of the thousands of barber­ so very roughly and the accomp­
shop quartets which have sprung lished quartet uses the pure dia­
up all over America during the tonic scale to produce their close
past decade through the influ­ harmony.
ence of the Society for the Pres-
ervation and Encouragement of AFTERGLOW INTEGRAL
Barlærshop Quartet Singing in PART OF BARBERSHOPPING
America.
After every parade of quartets
Over thirty thousand men of
contests or general get-togeth­
all walks of life in the United
States have found that the urge ers the sponsoring group gives
to sing is the basic, and regard-! all visiting barbershoppers a
less of their station in life, they! party. The accepted pattern for
can blend their voices in har­ such parties calls for a buffet I
mony.
lunch and a place for quartets to
Barbershop quartet singing is “do their stuff.”
on art. not a science. It is pure
Brookings chapter is holding
tone adjust ment by
natural the Afterglow at Chetco Grange
oar. Rules of time and words aie immediately following the Sat-
often sacrified to obtain more urday night show. This party
plending harmony. There is at not open to the public due to
SIÌIIWS
least one harmonizing chord on limited space available.
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each melody note.
Sometimes
Since the participants of a
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there are as many as five. These show are back stage during the
are called "swipes.”
time when the quartets are on,
Brookings Chorus, chartered just a year ago, has endeared Itself to people of the area who are
Modern music has adopted the the foursomes aren’t heard by turning out in force to see the first annual Parade of Quartets, Saturday and Sunday. Bob Perk­
tempered music scale because it their fellow Barbershoppers until
accommodates the mechanical the afterglow. This is a time for ins is director. This chorus is hosts to the visitors here for the week-end.
limitations oi keyboard or valve tlying out new numbers, sing­
instruments. Barbershop chords ing in pick-up fours, calk'd woodshedding,”
and
after the nervous strain of doing
a show.
Charles Grayshel, in charge of
the buffet, has made arrange-}
ments for copious quantities off
turkey, ham and all the fixin’s. |
Mrs. Ross Putnam will play,
her Hammond organ at the Af­
terglow until the singers have I
eaten and are ready to give out
with ¡un, sport and amusement.
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The Lumber Lads "Fell" Tunes, Too
Plungers" They Claim To Be
GOLD BEACH
Pomona Grange Lecturer. Bea
Phipps, reports that the Curry
County Pomona Grange will meet
wif% Chetco Grange on Nov. 4,
at 10:30 a. m. Exemplification
of the fifth degree will be given
ox ( het co drill team. All mem­
bers please plan to attend.
A new business, Gold Beach
Photo Shop, under management
of
Stansell, has opened
She promises 24-hour service
“Lumber Lads,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brewer and
(left to right): Glen Rounds, tenor
Four Timber Four’ of Eugene (left to right): Art Campbell. son are living i
Flat Dick Busey, lead; Harry Huffman, baritone; E. C. Murphy, bass.
Mrs.
Bre /er’s parents.}
tenor; Bill Hunter, lead; Marv Knutson, baritone; Deraid Parks with
Doris is working at the county ¡
bass. (Parks is in the service, so will b be replaced by Cullen agent's office.
not ¡HCtured).
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Boyd
spent the week-end with Chub
Youngs at their .ranch south of
Bandon.
Dr. and Mrs. R. I
Erickson
and daughter. Ray Ann, drove
to Klamath Falls over the week­
end.
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Mrs. Lex Fromm left Tuesday
o. last week for Portland where
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she attended a convention of1
ctHinty superintendents.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Periera of
This measure implies a restriction on the
Hayward. Calif., visited Mrs.
Periera’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
advertising of alcoholic beverages only!
Ed Young, over the week-end.
She will be remembered as Ev-
Because this measure would conflict with
elyn Young. Mr. Periera is just
back from service in Korea.
federal laws, it would mean total prohibition.
A farewell party was held on
Saturday at the home of Jackie
Pay for Mr. and Mrs. Cummings,
hi bit ion of all
former owners of Rogue River
Park. They left Sunday for So.
California where they will make
their home.
A stork shower for Mrs. Allen
( orbin was held at the home
Lake Oswego lour: reading left to right: John VanLewen. ten- of Mrs. George Christian. last
Laxacheek lead; C. F. Corbett, baritone; and Mark Beach, Saturday. Refresments were cn-
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one ot <be most popular singing groups joyed after the opening of the
in the west They have been smash bits on hundreds of shows in- many lovely gifts received by the
nuho. hook-ups. Their style is somewhat like that
the honored guest. Hostesses for the
Mills bros. with comedy thrown in. Tins group will lx* one
the event were Mrs. Bob Dean, Mrs. i
hits of the Parade of Barbershon Quartet« hern
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at Albert Wells and Mrs. Russlel
They Out-Milis Mills Brothers