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Nowhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere a Finer Community
Volume Six, Number Fourteen
BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY. OREGON
Oakland Flower Show Winning 'Routine' For Geo. Funk
QUEEN BEVERLY I CROWNED SAT.
IN COLORFUL CEREMONIES AT PARK
coronation
afternoon by Rev. Jack Mumbower, master of ccrcmo-
Carpenterville Kids
Enjoy Valley Trip
Through courtesy of the Car
penterville school board pupils
of Carpenterville school will long
rememl)er Friday,
day of
school, when they they made an
eventful trip into the Rogue Riv-
er valley.
ing from Car
in the morning
in two cars, they drove to Grant
After the
Ring had
come to position in front of the
throne, just immediately before
the coronation, Master of Cere
monies. Rev. Jack Mumbower,
placed the crown on the head of
the kneeling monarch as cameras
clicked.
A. Mothersingers ren-
deied two selections before the
drawing ol Azalea Ring which
was presented to Shirley Bow
lin by Queen Beverly, and the
bracelet to Marv Knapp. Follow-
tbis the Junior High chorus sang
with the audience joining in to
conclude the program.
The queen and her court then
went to the VFW hall where the
flower and art show was officially
of the
made
flip to
Ashland by train, the firstI time
most of them had
ridden
It's just routine for George and Marie Flinty to ta^e their lilies
on a train.
Flower Show and come home wtih First Prize, Sweepstakes, am
At Ashland, after a picnic in opened.
are allowed on one display. First place winners arc giren choice spots for display, and Lithia Park, they returned to Stindl i t/
the railroad yards, where the
With Rev, Jack Mumbower of
Funk has won so niany times, he'd almost be permitted to display in the office, if yard crew showed them around Baptist
Community church, de-
the yards and through the round livering the message, religious
he chose to do so.
(Pilot Eniiravinn)*
house. The crew ran two en-
were held at the scene
i gines onto the turntable to show of the coronation, Sunday at 11
I them how the engines were turn a. m. which was followed by the
ed around, and even gave the barbecue which
several
| group a ride on the turn table hundred people,
’ itself.
p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grooten-
The group then went to Med
“In planning yom city, be cer- dorst announce the forthcoming i
At 2 p. m. the Coquille Loggers
ford where they rode on an ele crossed bats with Brookings Pel
tain to include those items for marriage of their daughter, Marv-
vator and went through one or icans al the high school field (ac
the next ten or more years, for Barbara to Ensign Jay Keith
Space in these short columns
t his will be the most densely set- Davis, at the Corvallis Country do not permit much comment two of the stores. They went count on page three).
tied in southwestern Oregon and Club, June 5 at 7:30 p. m. A re about the 1951 Flower and Art through the house of mystery festival Said Equal To Any
Northern California,” Marshall ception for 150 guests will fol Show, other than mentioned in near Gold Hill, and after a picnic
The coronation, the flower show
Pana told th? people attending low immediately at the club. “Along Azalea Row,” and the supper on the Redwood Highway, | and all events of the 1951 Fes
Azalea Queen's Banquet, at the Navy appointments will grace winners of the children’s exhib returned home late in the eve tival, according to visitors who
C hetco Inn last Saturday eve-.
enfjre wedding and reception, its, except that people are please^ ning, a tired, but very happy: had seen a number of past fes
ning. I his area has just begun । ybe groom has just received his with the simplicity of the new l group of youngset rs.
tivals, the 1951 edition was as
to grow, and I believe that even , bachelor’s degree from Oregon style of show*.
Those who made the trip in-1 colorful and impressive for' all
you people who live here will be State College. Miss Grootendors* Children's Exhibits
I eluded Gerald, Glenn, Lawrence! its simplicity.
surprised at how large this city has recently been employed at
and Charlene Carpenter, Bever-'
Much cerit is due to the bar
The children’s exhibit of nature
will become.”
the registrar’s office, Their wed- books, posters and dish gardens । ly and Bobby McNeely, Donald itecue group which worked much
“I first came to know Brook ding trip will be to San Diego attracted favorable notice and | Boye Essley, Henry and Kenneth ol the night in its preparation.
Especially deserving commen
ings in 1939 wnen Wm. Crissey where the groom will be assigned comment at the show'. Under di ! Payne, Mrs. LeRoy Carpenter,
and Elmer Bankus came to me to a flagship of the amphibious rection of Mrs. E. B. Mathews, Mrs. Warren McNeely, Mrs. Hen dation for their work are Charles
Grayshel, coffee; Herb Payne,
to ask me to give the dedicatory fleet. On the way south. Mary junior garden chairman, children ry Payne and Gene Colegrove.
Earlier this spring the pupils Payne, Amber Campbell, Lucille
address at the opening of Azalea will act as matron of honor at a of the grade school entered ex
State Park. Since then, Mrs. Dana friend's swedding at Monterey, hibits of posters, bird and flower made a similar trip to Brookings Molino, Mr, and Mrs. Vai Men-
where they visited tlw Pilot of-| denhall Sr. John Hogan, hied
and I have acquired property in Calif.
books and arrangements of drift
i fice and the Bakery. At the Pi Fox, Andy Anderson, Sam Gott,
the area and have built a home
wood and dish gardens.
lot each child witnessed each Chef Bristow of Chetco Inn who
which we love immensely be
Cash prize winners were:
of the presses running, and each furnished the baked beans, Bob
cause it faces the Pacific, about
Poster exhibit, Billie Salmon, was presented a name slug” as Stoken, Pat and Ben Kerns, and
which rotates the world events
first;
Eddie Still, second; Richard a reminder of the trip. Mrs. Leo Lucas.
of today.
Mikesall, honorable mention.
Payne, teacher, believes in giv
Almost half of the world’s pop
Arrange
nlents
:
Kay
Pander,
ing
the children an opport unity
ulation live adjacent to the Pa-1 Richard Allen, associated with
first;
Vickie
Knee,
second;
Joel
to
see
industry in action.
cific. About the shores of this Gold Beach Taxi, has opened up
Knee,
honorable
mention.
mightiest of waters seethes the taxi service in this area, late
Bird Book: Katherine Smith,
greatest world torment today. last week when a new Nash se
first;
Eddie Hoar, second and
Our position hero in America is dan was pressed into service at
Andy Gainer, 26, truck driver
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Dunham,
Dale
Crump
honorable mention.
vital in that we must keep our- the stand at Hotel Brookings.
for
Fox Bros., was killed last
minister
of
t
If
e
Community
For
the
flower
books,
first
went
selves strong, keep ourselves in
To Mrs. Earl Munson went the
Thursday
night, on a curve be-
church
a
few
’
years
ago,
now
re
Patrick
Kelley,
second
to
Harry
readiness to help an ailing man honor of being first fare when
tween
Crescent
City and Klam*
siding
at
Eugene,
were
Brookings
mention
Johnson
and
honorable
kind to become more and more she engaged the taxi to make a
ath.
when
his
truck
left the road
visitors
over
the
week-end.
They
self supporting and self-suffici trip to Hanscams for purchases. to Doug Johnson.
and
landed
in
the
small
ravine,
were
accompanied
by
Mr.
and
of
Ash-
Mrs. E. W. Jermark,
eient. Our failure in this would
In a statement, Sunday, Allen
upside
down.
With
no
witness,
it
Mrs.
Faut,
son-in-law
and
daugh
Siskiyou
mean the end of this civilization. said he has been agreeably sur- land, chairman of the
ter, of Washington, D. C. Many is not known just what had hap*
region
of
the
Oregon
Federation
“Brookings, since 1 first came prised by the amount of pat-
of the old friends missed seeing pened.
to know it. has advanced a long ronage which has already been of Garden Clubs, made the selec them due to the briefness of
Garner, who left Brookings in
way yet I find here the friend- his in the few days he has been tions and she declared that many their stay.
the
evening, roomed at Hotel
liest of people, people who want in business. Most of the patron of the exhibits were excellent,
Brookings,
where it was reported
Mr
Mrs.
Edward
Brown
and
much so that it was diflicutl
better things of life, and who age comes from long trips by so
he
had
been
in bed for his usual
Francisco
visited
for
sev-
f
S.
are working toward that goal, people who seek lumber cr tim at times to make a choice.
eral days last work at the Glen rest before leaving. He is report
Brookings will realize its wish ber and are willing to pay for
Don Campbell, Coquille inves-1 Zirbel and Harriet Baker homes. ed to be survived by his parents,
in its movement toward prog- the transportation
the state industrial Mr. Brown was a guest of Kit and a sister and brother at Thay
ti gator
<< ss for better things. Watch the
i» Francisco a er. Mo. Litt e more is known of
accident, was a guest at Chetco ! Carson hotel,
ago when Mr. him, except he was considered a
number
of
yeais
town of Brookings say ten to cd. afte
a charge to the Inn last week, calling on Park-
good workman.
resident
manager.
; r-Shram Co.
[
15 years from now,” he conclud- Queen’s court and escorts.
Dana Addressed
Dinner Affair, Sat.
Wedding Plans
Told By Parents
Flower Show Said
"Grand Success"
As Crowds Review
Taxi Service Has
Been Started Here
LOCAL NEWS
Truck Driver Killed
Near Orick, Sat.