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Thursday, July 12, 1951 RR OOKINGS-H ARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON F ace T wo his inning after the parade. He danced about with boyish glee— which gave me a thrill, too, to Entered as second-das« matter, at the postoffice at Brookings. Ore see how happy one can be to ( realize that his efforts were just iiTch 7, 1946, under the Act of March 3, 1879. right. D ewey A kers , Editor and Publisher Being in the parade, it is quite SUBSCRIPTION RATES: difficult for one to judge how it $2.50 looked from the spectators’ view One Year, in Curry County------ $3°° point, but remarks were plenty, One Year, outside Curry County and delight was evident all along the route. Then, too, where did NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS: Kindly notify of any all the people come from* To es change of address in advance. Failure to do so costs two timate the number would be like cents per issue sent to the old address. Subscription will guessing how many gallons ofi water were in the ocean. He dropped unless subscriber notifies Pilot of chang^^ Saw many from Smith River, from Crescent City, from Gold Beach, and Port Orford, and so many out-of-state cars, such as If you doubt for one instant that the eyes of the en Idaho, Montana, Washington, tire state, if not the west coast, are not upon this area, Florida, and others. Several of these were held up by the traffic your guess is entirely wrong—for, Sunday, no fewer than jam which backed traffiic as far seven tourists said to ye editor: ‘This place is talked away as Harris State Park. Among these were Mr. and about’ all over. We came here to see what foundation Mrs. W. D. Sibley of Gold Beach, there was to the talk. We know now. ’ who came especially to see the If you doubt this statement, make a trip to I ortland, parade. They didn't get in town until the parade was disbanded. to San Francisco, or any center and mention the fact Frankly, that u^as a disappoint you are from this area, and listen to the barrage of per ment which I, myself, would re- sent a lot. They viewed the dif tinent questions which will be fired at you. ferent floats, but did not see the\ What arc we going to do about this talk? What are showmanship aforementioned. we going to do with the scores who will come here in A lady from Spokane, viisting and Mrs. H. J. Weigel, re the next year, seeking to establish a business, or to affili Mr. mained here to see the parade. ate with some existing business in some manner. Mark Just as the parade was disband-) ing, she came by the queen’s these words: “This area hasn’t seen anything as yet! float, and remarked "I haven't in all my life before, seen a spec this community, be our own best tacle that compared to this pa critics. That is how we have rade. How on earth can a small done as well as we have these place like this display such ar past five years of Lily parades. tistry ?” Last year the parade was al Such remarks were reported to most spoiled by its lack of show me after the parade by scores of manship, which was about the people who talked to tourists. , best it could be this year. Lots These remarks should spur this \ of credit is due the group which community to really bend every thought out this parade sequence effort to make the event greater and started it on its way. each year as the community can The floats were better, too, afford, and can expand the event. than last yaar, but not quite up People do not mind driving as । to the standard set two years far as a couple hundred miles' ago, which, too, lacked showman to witness thus parade—proof of ship to a degree. Yet, one must this is the dact that many from \ admit, taking everything into Oakridge and Westfir were on ! consideration, that this year has the side lines. set quite a mark for following Community pride can swell to occasion s. gigantic proportions it' all of ns Was it a thrill to watch Tom rtally gave out with our best. “Speed” Funari, when the Eagles The limit to which this event float won orand prize. Tom. one could achieve remains with us— By Dewey I oi the designers, and certainly a how much do we really want to It is only natural that we, in I work-horse on the project, had put out and how much pride do we have in our community? ▼ With new people who will also hare pride in the community iciZZ-' mg to do their share. I predict future parades attracting state-\ Hide attenion. At least, that is a goal for us to attain. Shall we try henceforh? BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT EYES OF STATE WATCH AREA NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT. 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