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Volume Seven,
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BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY. OREGON
Record Donation Mrs. Swearingen '52 Fashion Show DuPont Pictures
Features March of Will Be Acting
Plans Proaressed Show Enterprise
April 1 Plans for the fifth annual fa- In A 'Democracy'
Dimes Drive In Co. Postmaser,
PORTLAND
.
M rs . Goldie shion srow are zooming along.
GOLD BE^\CH—Record contri
butions were made to the 1952 Sw earingen, who has been the
clerk in the Brookings postoffice
M a r c h of Dimes cam paign in
for several years, will become
C urry county, reported John C.
acting postm aster on April 1, ac
Porisch, country chairm an. Total
cording to an announcem ent by
contributions this year am ounted
Monroe Sw eetland, Dem ocratic
to $1676.54.
national com m itteem an. Sweet-
Previous high was in 1950 when
land was in Curry County last
$1512.00 was raised.
a
, .
i week w here he conferred with
County chairm an.
• B ro o k in s
k , ,
*__
! Weslpy Spencer, Port Orford, and
Agness Mr T dirh
50 , w ith the retiring Postm aster Mrs.
D enm aX
.......
” 2? I
Sm ith of Brookings.
Denm ark, Mrs. Quinn.......
32.85
Mrs. Sm ith is retirinig volun-
Gold B e a c h , Mrs. P ar-
tarily on M arch 31, a fte r some
kins .................... - ........
413.31
15 years years in the postm aster
H arbor, Mrs. Payne ....... 129 90 ship.
Langlois, Mrs. B ro o k s
154.00
Mrs. Sw earingen becomes the
Pistol River, Mr. Porisch
43.55
acting postm aster. The perm a
P ort Orofrd, Mrs,1 Thomas 213.48
nent postm aster will be selected
Ophir, Mr. Porisch.........
81.55
Sixes, Mrs. Brooks........
41.35 later, a fte r the holding of com
petitive Civil Service exam ina
W edderburn, Mrs. Mc-Len
tions. Recom mendations will then
nan ...........................
68.55 be made through the Dem ocratic
organization from among the top
Total ........ - .................. $1676.54 three nam es on the civil service
^ ïx p e n se s, cards and con-
list.
tainers .............................
88.00
Trap Shoot Billed
By Rod & Gun Club
Enthusiasm is contagious and in
w andering about town talking to
the m erchants involved and to
the various mem bers of the S a t
ellite Social club, everyone was
found “bubbling” with news and
interest.
Brookings’ grow th can c e rtain
ly be m easured by recalling the
first show five years ago, w ith its
few but splendid entries, com
pared to this year, when the tim e
allotted to each m erchant show
ing has to be planned carefully,
due to the fact there are so many.
Mr. Rose, owner of the new
ladies apparel show which will
soon appear in the K err build
ing, was delighted to have this
opportunity to show Brookings
ladies, some of the lines he is
planning to carry.
Concluded on poge three
Volume 7 Starts
With This 'Issue'
Motion pictures showing the
150-years of progress of the Du
Pont Company, were shown at
R otary club luncheon Tuesday.
Thse pictures shpwed how. im
m ediately a fte r the Revolution
ary W ar, a Frenchm an, who had
served w ith M arquis deL afayette
w ith the American forces, had
come to this country, and had
built a plan, first in the m anu
facture of gun and blasting pow
der, and late r into dynam ite, and
other chemicals.
Furnished through the Chetco
Home & Auto Supply Co., these
pictures showed conclusively the
m anner which free enterprise of
a democracy works in the way
a company can grow through the
close co-operation of m anagem ent
and workmen.
Crab Feed Event
Of Next Tuesday
If you eat crab, and w hat coas
tal inhabitant doesn’t you will
have the opportunity of appeas
ing th at seafood appetite next
Tuesday evening at the Grange
hall, beginning at 5:30 p. m.
The high school class of B ap
tist church will serve crab and
the “trim m ings” to adults for a
dollar and a half per person and
all one can eat at one sitting.
Children get by for half price —
those 10 and under.
The young people are working
diligently to m ake this supper a
success, under direction of Mrs.
J. L. Mumix)wer.
This project will be the group’s
first m oney-raising attem pt, to
swell their proceeds which will be
l»e donated to the church build
ing fund.
Bruins Will Meet
Elkton In District
Tournament, Fri.
This Friday. March 7, is the
big date for the local Bruins hoop
te a m —it is the date of the annual
district tournam ent.
By virtue of winning both the
county league and C urry County
tournam ent, the local squad will
enter the district playofTs to de
cide e n tra n ts to the sta te B hoop
tournam ent.
Friday night the Bruins will
be pitted against Elkton, of th e
Douglas county loop. Schools to
participate in t h i s tournam ent
are Drain, Elkton of Douglas;
Powers of Coos and Brookings of
Curry.
An interesting featu re of the
first gume will be the yell lead
ing from Elkton. Carol F allert,
form er Brookings high student,
is the Elkton yell leader.
Missionary Society
Fhe W omen’s M issionary So
ciety of the Baptist Com m unity
church has made arrangem ents
to ofTer those interested is a fine
grade of costum e jew elry a t $1.
This proqect will earn a commis
sion for the society’s building
fund toward the new church. Any
one wishing to see the large stock
of necklaces, ear-rings, broches,
and bracelets see Mrs. Ray Ol
son or telephone Mrs. Panzer or
Mrs. Mumbower.
Net ................................. $1588.54
I t was M arch 7, 1946, when
W < ’urry county’s share is$79.27
the Pilot published and put in
There is now available a total
the mails, Volume One, Numix'r
of $2600.42 to pay expense of any
Chetco Rod & Gun Club has One — just six years ago this
one contracting infantile p a ra l set Sunday, March 9, from 10 week.
ysis in C urry county. There is also a. m. for its annual turkey shoot
Space will not perm it even a
available a total of $1000 on call to be held at the club house on brief resum e of the changes in
should it be needed. This was ad Benham Road, H arbor, says ad this area in th a t tim e but one
vanced to the N ational Founda vertising placed in this issue.
must let his im agination go back
tion of Infantile paralysis epi
These events, alw ays popular to the main street which was a l
demic aid fund. A to tal of $750 with sportsm en from all over the
most w ithout exception, unpaint
was also given by the C urry Co. area, will likely a ttra c t a large
ed buildings—with many vacant
ch ap ter to help equip the polio crowd if a break in w eather is spaces all along the street.
w ard at the Sacred H eart hospit the lot of the club. A group is
Many Pilot readers recall the
al at Eugene.
expected from Gold Beach and changes as they occurred, but a
If more money is needed to from the northern end of the great many newcomers have only
care for cast's of polio, this can county.
to take the word of older resi
be requested from the N a tio n a l,
dents to see w hat “they have
Foundation. Last year every’
Jay W illiams and John J. Ox-
missed.”
county in Oregon whose t o t a l
Icy,
of Portland, doing business
Volume Seven. Num ber One.
funds were exhausted was able
as
Willox
Veneer Mfg. Co., has
this issue, denotes that the Pilot
to obtain funds needed from th e! u
purchased the H e d b u r g Bros.
is
startin
g
its
seventh
year
of
epidemic aid fund of the national
T r°,Ver ,hC w" l,‘end from
Lum ber Co., two miles north of
publication.
foundation.
town on Highway 101. O peration
Robert B uckm aster w h o com
Dr. Richard L. Sm ith, optom et of the plant is expected about
The total county contributions
pleted arrangem ents to open a
rist, form erly o f St. Helen«, has March 20, said Mr. Williams, on
were collectt^d:
jew elry store in the K err Build
associated
himself w ith Brook Monday in a statem ent to the
Schools
................... $274.72
ing. Associated with them in this
ings Clinic. G raduate of the op Pilot.
Coin collectors .......... $336.82
new venture will be Mrs. Albert
tom etry school of Pacific Uni
Mailing cards ............ $778.82 Mincer.
This plant, built alm ost a y ear
March m eeting of the Parent-
versity, Forest Grove, he plans ago. will be re-organized into a
Dances ........................... $286.18
Mr. B uckm aster, at present, Teachers Association will be held to move his wife and five-year- co-operative setup with about 30
Total
r.
operates a jew elry store a t G rants at the school this Thursday eve old son here as soon as any kind members, Mr. W illiam stated. The
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Pass, and for the present will ning. March 13. Topics of vital
John I orisch, county cahirm an, j divide his tim e between the two interest to parents and children of housing is made available. He m anagem ent, once started, will
was a 1950 graduate of the school lx* under direction of the mem-
w ishes to thank all for this s u p -1 stores.
will be discussed by a panel of
a
port of the 1952 campaign. The I Mr. B uckm aster stated he had students who have given the sub fte r having served during the Ixrs of the firm.
Two eight-hour shifts will ho
following organizations contrib- unbounded faith in the future of ject much thought and will p re last world war.
At present he is staying at started, with the veneer sold for
u t . d: Ophir Womens Club, Ophir this section and was fam iliar with sent the youths side.
the Chetco fnn.
an indefinite period to different
< .range, Port Orford Legion and many o th er coastal towns, once
P aren ts will be given the op-
Oregon firms, thus insuring oper
Auxiliary, Sunset Garden Club, having lived a t Laguna Beach ixntunity to express th eir views
ation for a long time.
Brookings V. F. W., B etter H alf! Calif.
too and should result in a better
This plant, Mr. W illiams was
Club, S atellite Club. Rebekahs
They are “carried aw ay” with “understanding”
between
the
Glenn
Young,
of
Crescent
City,
quirk
to point out. has no con
of Brookings; Gold Beach V. F. the m any charm s of this area, two concerning present-day prob
w’ho has previously m anaged a nection with Anderson Bros saw
W. z\uxiliary.
so anticipate their residenre in lems, which have many new an
High containers in the coun the area as soon as business ar- gles, although they basicly re bakery In Crescent City, will re mill close at hand. The two men
open the local bakery, about the will he at the plant, S a tu rd a y
ty^ H auers Arcade. Gold Beach, rangem ents can be made. Mrs. main the same.
15th of March, if present plans arxl Sunday afternoons to in te r
Ik
k',r s M arket. Gold Mincer, who is experienced in the
are
finished in time.
view prospective m em bers of the
ach. $15.52; Kemp’s Tavern at jew elry business, will assist at
A son, 4-lb. 14-oz, was born to
This
a
red
will
be
more
than
new
company.
Blockings. $15; Rod & Reel at i the new store.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mikesell by pleased to have the convenience
The advertisem ent of the new
cesarian section, Tuesday, Mar. of fresh baked goods close at firm may he seen elsew here in
■6.00
The Interm ediate Girl Scouts, 4, at Seaside hospital, Crescent hand, which privilege had been this Issue.
under Mrs. A1 Panzer, w ent for C:ty. Dr. Ronniger was the a t
rued since the W illiamsons de-
d Pilot Ads it pays’
a hike, Saturday.
tending physician.
I tided to close.
Use Ti lot Cli
Ads they pay!
Jewelry Store Will
Be Opened Here
Optometrist Now
At Local Clinic
P.-T. A. Meeting
Billed For Tonight
Will Open Bakery
Portland Firm Has
Purchased Local
'Veneer' Plant