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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1951)
F ü of O, Library •et t ■■MR \T()liimc Six, Number Tv.cnivonc JWOOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON Grand Prize Winner At Fifth Annual Lily Blossom Time With Tom "Speed" Funari as guiding light and one of the chief designers, the Fraternal Order of Eagles grabbed sweep" stakes prize with this entry in the Fifth Annual Lily Blossom Parade. The Grange float appears just ahead of this entry, in the lens of Ed Ingram's camera. All engravings by the Pilot. OPEN HOUSE PLANNED, SATURDAY, BY FOX BROS. AT NEW TERMINAL An “open house,” to which everyone in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California is invited, has been planned by Fox Bros., said to be one of S. W. Oregon’s largest trucking firms, now opening the new Brookings terminal. In addition to a buffet luncheon, entertainment in form of dancing and Barbershopper singing is planned. Coming to Brookings four years ago, Fox Bros, first operated un operated under Mitchell Bros, permit for a time before purch June 1, Bill Duggan trucks and contracts were purchased, giv ing Fox Bros, almost all the lum ber hauling contracts in the area. asing Cecil James and The Task With the trucks the firm owns, Freight Lines last January. On together with those under lease1. Fox Bros, trademark is now on 29 units running out of the local terminal just completed. Featuring heavy freight haul ing, the firm has installed th»1 only flatbed truck scales in this part of the state. Changed to Fox Bros, since all these franchises were purchased, the firm boasts one of the larg est freight terminals in this part <>t Oregon, owned privately, em bracing a building 60x80 feet, in which is housed the company ga rage, storage space and offices. Lloyd and Fred Fox came here from Oregon City, and have put their faith in the future of this area, and have invested many I thousands of dollars in preparing! Leaion Auxiliary Elects Officers Chetco unit of American Le gion Auxiliary held its election of officers for the coming year, Monday. Those named are: President Grace Trost ad. 1st Vice-President N e v a Thornton. Second Vice-President - Laura Anderson. Secret ary and Treasurer — El- eanore Kohler. Other officers will he appointed at the time of installation which will he held Aug. 6, at 8 p. ni. An installing team is coming in from California. The retiring of ficers are. Pat Kerns, president; and Katherine Kessler, secretary. Delegates and alternates were elected to attend the Department convention at Seaside in Sep tember: Grace Trost ad. delegate and Laura Anderson as he alter nate; Eleanor Kohler as delegate and Bernice Stanhurst as alter- nate. pic lures of floats in the ^ifth Annual Lily Blossom pa- iode appear in this issue, bring ing, us far as possible, the best (overage of news events in this area, in pictures as well as in news. The pilot is indebted to Ed Ingram for these views. for the city they believe will be here within a year or more. To show appreciation to the territory which “has been good” to them since coming here, Ixith Lloyd and Fred Fox wish to reciprocate by holding an open house next Saturday, July 21, at which time a buffet lunch will he served. Dancing will begin at nine p. m., and in addition there will be Barbershop singing. An invitation appears on page five of this issue. Outstanding Vancouver, B. C., High School Band Will Apper Here, Monday ........ "••• Personnel of band: Mrs. Louisa ^felson, Gordon Olson; Mrs. Elsie ilacMullen; Douglas Grant; all adults. Mrs. Titmus. Joan Titmus. rDon Bailer. 14; Norman Luding ton. 16; Gordon Smith, 14; Jim Legge, 15; Danny Kolesnik, 14; Dick Dawson. 15; Doreen Hau gen, 11; Honey Monson, 11; Del- ton Kolesnik. 18; Dannx Lazosky, 18 Don o 1 ald /Xgnew’, 14; Ken Tartaglio. 14; Jack Creasy, 14; Bob MacMullen, 13; Larry Selbee, 14; Ken Wal ters. 141; Margaret Reilly. 15; Mildred Reilly, 15; Joy MacColl, eph( 13; Jim MacMullen, 16; Ray Mul holland, 16; James MacKellar, 16; Gilbert Choquette, 17; Don ald Titmus, 15; David Titmus, 17: Brian Kilcullen, 14; Tommy Rin.- ! 1 huqsday, July 19, 195t 40-Piece Canadian Band Will Give 2 Concerts In Co. A youth band from Vancouver, B. ('., reputed to he one of the best youth bands on the conti nent, will make two appearances in Curry county, next week, first at Brookings on Monday, July 23. and next e v e n i n g at Gold Beach. The local appearance is being sponsored by the local Ro tary club, while Gold Beach has the chamber of commerce spon soring the event. The concert will be staged at the high school gym. Under Bandmaster Gordon C. Olson, the band is made up of youth, some as young and nine years, and the oldest about to become of age, with majority in their early teens. The group is on a good-will tour, making a numbers of appearance in Cali fornia before coming to Oregon on the return trip home. Under the picture, also on this page, appears the entire group. Names and ages are given, al though not in the order shown in the picture. There is no admission charge at the concert, although a free- i will offering will be taken to help defray cost of two meals and beds for 40 for one night. The concert will begin shortly before eight, so people are urged to be present, if they wish seats, shortly after seven o’clock. Rotary Club Seats New Officers, Tue. Warren Smith was seated as fifth president of Brookings Ro tary club, Tuesday evening at a ladies night program at Chetco Inn, with a packed house pres ent to enjoy the chicken dinner and program. Before turning over the gavel and president’s pin to his suc cessor, immediate past president. Lloyd Moss reviewed his year with the Brookings club, told of the club achievements, and how’ hr appreciated the co-operation given him. Foremost, according to Moss’ talk, was the purchase of the new' ambulance, and how each of the club had done his part; of the scholarships to the 4-H club summer school and how these youth had show’n their apprecia tion to the club. In accepting the gavel, Warren Smith briefly outlined his year’s program, and asked for co-op eration, and told of the first act he had undertaken, in inviting the Canadian hand here for next Monday. “This was done quickly because1 it had to be, so I did not have time to call a board meeting, or submit the question to the club.” 'The Harmonettes sang several numbers and a travalogue pic- ture was shown for the ent/ ct o hwes larte; o. 4 f thi 1 rr j par lows » Sec ons < Norti Cor md 5 »f be saie feet n thi ndarj owiiq least th 3! mon ining. AN ’s, 3 am
