Price, each............ 35c
Nowhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere a Finer Community
V olume Seven, Number Nine
BR()()kIN< iS. CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
i lnirsday, May i, 1952
'Dedication* Billed Sat.
Giqantic Plant Where Dedication Ceremonies Are Billed
Dedication Ceremonies of B rokings Plywood Cor
poration plant, set for 1 :oo p. m. Saturday, May 3, will
include the following, according to Ed Sund, president
of the corporation, who will extend greetings to all vis
itors at the dedication:
National Anthem . . . H. S. Band
Directed by Marvin Wiggans
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Invocation . . Rev. J. L. Mumbower
Pastor of Baptist Community Church
Welcome . . . .
Robert 0 . Dimmick
Brookings’ First Mayor
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Saturday afternoon will be a gal a event in the history of Brooking Plywood Cor
poration when elaborate dedication ceremonies will be held, heralding the occasion.
1 resence of this plant will mean much to the economy of Oregon and Curry Coun
ty. he plant is owned by its workers, who already have become part of the com
munity affairs and life. Ed Sund is general manager of the concern.
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2 Boys Involved
In 'Cycle Accident
Weather Report
Scout Program
Grows In Area
A d d re s s ................ Herman Tenzler
of Northwest Door and Plywood Sales, Inc.
M u s ic ........................... H. S. Band
Directed by Marvin Wiggans
A d d ress.............. Marshall N. Dana
One-time editorial writer, Oregon Journal
F o r th e w’eek ending on S un-
day:
M ax. Min. R ain
April 1
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A pril 22 .....
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41
Lyle V au g h an and Gordon Hook
C dnsiderable in te re st in Bov
April 23 ....
51
42
w ere involved in a m otorcycle-
April 24 .....
54
46
S
couting
had alw ays been m a n i
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tru c k accident ab out six m iles
A
pril
25
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44
fested in th e B rookings a re a but
so u th of Coos Bay on a tu rn .
A pril 26
Dr. P au l Ronnlger,* P a u l D avis j abilities, th e irs c e rta in ly is a d if
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46
previous to 1945 a tro o p had e x
As the tw o lads rounded a curve
A pril 27
and
C live M anley w ere nam ed ficult task .
52
47
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isted
only
for
a
period
of
tw
o
th e re s a t a telephone com pany
R ain fall for w eek
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irec
to
rs fo r th re e y e a rs; H om er
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T hese tw o ev e n ts a r e steep ed
y ears. S ince 1945 th e scouting
tru c k and a car, and due to th e
H
ag
g
erty
, Tony C h risten sen and in trad itio n w hich th ese tw o m en
p ro g ram has been c a rrie d out
slippery condition of pavem ent
successfully, and today th e re are C arl M ason for tw o; an d C. H. have y et to fully be in d o ctrin ated .
Lyle w as u n ab le to avoid the
tw’o tro o p s in B rookings. In 1945 G rayshel, V ern H anscam and K arl At any ra te both needs p le n ty
crash . T he tw o w’ere being fol
th e re w ere 13 boys in th e troop O sten b erg for one y e a r a t the re of ao-operation and help.
lowed by J a c k Johnson and Geo.
today tw o troops ta k e c a re of o rg an izatio n m eetin g of the local
B erger, on a n o th e r m otorcycle,
ch am b er of com m erce, T uesday
43 boys.
and w ere first to reach th e in
evening
at th e C hetco G range.
ju re d lads.
T he w a te rs of th e m outh of
John G in th er becam e lead e r in
F
ollow
ing the d in n e r served by
Gordon Hook su stain ed a b ro k the C hetco alm o st claim ed o th e r 1946 of tro o p 32. D uring the four
,th
e
A
lta
r
Society, C h arles G ray-
en arm , broken v e rte b ra and torn victim s. Sunday, w hen E a rl P a r y ea rs he served, th e troop b o a st
shel
acted
as ch airm an , and Mrs.
ligam ents in his leg. Lyle had k e r and Jim H a rp e r took Roy ed seven E ag le scouts. T his tro o p
V
irginia
M
anley as s e c re ta ry of
D
im
m
ick’s
boat
out
of
th
e
riv
e
r
F inal plans have Ireen m ade fo r
his back badly in jured, so th a t
w as sponsored by th e A m erican
& m ust be p u t in a cast for a m outh w i t h th e in te n tio n of Legion u n til 1951 w hen th e Odd 1 th e m eeting for re-o rg an iaztio n . th e lib rary benefit May Day S ilv e r
tea. and Hobby Show, to he held
tim e. F ollow ing th e accident, the beaching it a t th e place w here F ellow s becam e sponsors. P re s A ll-Y ea r E v e n ts E lec te d
At th e sam e m eeting, discus at the G ran g e hall by the H ar-
telephone
com pany
em ployees E lm er P a rk e r picks up his boats ent s c o u tm a ste r is M L. M organ.
clim bed a pole and called a hos by tru ck .
T he E agles in 1951 sponsored a sion cam e up about th e s ta tu s of bor C om m unity club. May 1 be
The m o to r w ent dead and th e second troop for th e area. T his the 1952 A zalea F estiv al, in te re st ginning at 2 p. and ru n n in g to 5;
p ital a t Coos Bay, w here the tw o
m en w ere row ing w hen an e x tra has a m em bership of 15 and H ow . in w hich seem ed to be zero. Joe and from 7 to 9 p. m.
boys now a re confined.
T h ere will be no adm islson fee
T he fo u r lads, who left S a tu r large w ave o v e rtu rn e d th e boat. a rd C ran e is th e scout m aster. T aylor, o w n er of the C hetco Inn.
and a boo ster for an y th in g for
this is a real co m m unity show
day for Coos B ay to buy su its for E arl clung to th e boat and m a n
A co m m ittee w as o rg an ized in
th e area, w as nam ed to head th a t by the com m unity for the bene
the fo rthcom ing Ju n io r Prom , set aged to pull Mr. H a rp e r up.
1950 of m em bers re p resen tin g all
group, w ith Ed Dem psey and fit of th e com m unity lib rary . G et
O rville Dim m ick saw th a t th e
for S atu rd ay , w ere re tu rn in g to
b ran ch es of scouting, to raise
B rookings e a rly Sunday. From men w ere in d a n g e r and w ent for necessary m oney to build a scout Mrs. Goodson as vice-president y o u r neighlxir to show some of
his hobble», but be su re to b rin g
Coos Bay it took Ja c k Johnson E lm er P a rk e r, who took a boat building. T he first m eeting w as and se c re ta iy .
y
o urs along, too.
T
he
A
ll-Y
ear
E
v
en
ts
A
ssocia
out
and
rescued
th
e
two.
and G eorge B erg e r six hours to
held A pril 19, 1950. D uring th e
tion is th e g ro u p w hich co-ordi
Each ex hibit should be accom
E a rl P a rk e r is cred ited w ith y e a r $793 w as raised.
m ake th e d istance, so slippery
n ates all tra d itio n a l functions of panied by a label show ing th e
prev en tin g Mr. H a rp e r from go
w ere th e roads.
A lot had a lre ad y been donated this a r e a : A zaiea F estiv al and nam e of the ow ner and any o th e r
A fter th e p a re n ts had been no ing un d er to his probable d eath
for
th is purpose by W ard King. I Lily Blossom Tim e, and to bind p oints of in tere st reg ard in g It.
tified. both left for Coos B ay to by his good ju d g m en t and q u ick
P lan s for th e s tru c tu re w ere d e th e co m m u n ity into a unit be All exhibits should be delivered
thinking.
I * w ith th e ir sons. Both a re in
signed by John G in th er and B laine hind th e tw o ev ents and o th ers to th e G ran g e hall e a rly in th e
a " ( * > s Bay H ospital, and it is
G ribble. W ork on th is project is
Both Mr. T ay lo r and Mr D em p forenoon. A rran g em e n ts will be
not revealed w hen they w ill be I F or S ale: S m ith-C orona ty p e
soon
to l»e re -ac tiv ate d .
sey a re co m p arativ e new com ers m ade for at least tw o re ponsible
ijarot ’it home.
w rite r. W onderful fo r th a t boy
in th e com m unity, and w hile they persons to b e p resen t all day to
V
1 senior an 1 will :rad- ! 01 gii 1 going aw ay’ to college
•‘Sm ith-Corona’’ T ypew riters at have pledged them selves to w ork in su re sa fe ty of th e exhih ts. A
ktate on M ay 23.
1 o r a g ra d u a tio n gift. T he P ilot.
the Pilot Office.
for th is a re a to th e b est of th e ir program will clim ax the show.
Near Tragedy
Occurred Sunday
Chamber of Commerce Re-Organized,
Tuesday; Taylor Heads 'Events Group'
May Day Tea Due
Thurs., May 1st