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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1953)
LANGLOIS By MARION BROOKS ♦ ------- > The M arch of Dimes program is more than half done. Have you sent in your card ? Never has the need been so great as it is this year. The polio epidemic throughout the nation has been the g reatest of all tim e and our county is helping three of the victim s of this dreaded disease. No one knows where it will strik e next. Do your share to help fight its crippling effect. Harvey Kim m erm an, brother of Bob. arrived Monday for a short visit w ith the Zimmerman family. He recently returned from a to u r w ith the arm ed forc es at Okinawa. He m akes his home with his m other in Kelso, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Haga left Tuesday m orning for Blythe, Calif., and on into Arizona. Mr. and Mrs. George Guerin left S atu rd ay for M ontague for a Visit w ith th eir daughter Mrs. Bill K rutzer, and family. Sunday they were in Mt. Shasta visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wes Hogan, and Monday they spent with a niece in Medford, retu rn in g home T ues day. Mrs. A. W. B ritton went to M yrtle Point T hursday to bring her aged father home w ith her for an indefinite stay. R epresentative Roti McKenzie spent the weekend at home, away from his strenuous duties at the legislature. Kenneth Thompson weht to Gold Beach and Brookings T h u rs day in the interests of C urry County Fair. It takes a year round planning and contacts to m ake a successful county fair in tho fall. W orth Shoop’s brother arrived Friday night from Salem for a visit with the Shoop family. Floras Willow club is again sponsoring the annual Talent Hour. The date has been set for Feb. 13. Can you dance, play a musical instrum ent or give a reading? There is a place for you. Join the fun. T here will be cash prizes given in the three classes, which are as follows: The high school and adult group, w ith first prize $10, second $3 and third $3. The fourth through eighth grades w ith prizes of $7. $5 and $3, and the pre-school group w ith prizes of $5, $2 and $1. Groups or individuals w el come. The place: Langlois Hi School gym. The tim e: 8 o’clock. Lowell K ruetzer and the man working for him w ere caught by the swift current when crossing high w ater to feed stock and their boat capsized Friday evening. They had to swim for high ground and spent the night in the feed ing shed surrounded by high w a ter. S aturday m orning the alarm went out th at they had not re turned Friday night and men in boats searched the area, finding them at the shed none the worse for their experience. W ednesday afternoon a group of the Floras Willow club w om en met at the home of C lara E r win to practice a skit which will be given at the T alfent Hour. Those taking p art w ere Linda Guerin. Docia Sw eet, Ollie B rit ton. C lara Erw in and M arion Brooks. Kenneth Thompson and C lar ence Brooks attended the m eet ing of the C urry County Devel opment board, held at C astaw ay Lodge in P ort O rford Thursday The C urry County F air Board evening. They reported a good met evening at the representation from the county | county Monday a g en t’s office in Gold except the Brookings area and they w ere kept away by the Beach. All m em bers of the board secretary’ w ere recent storm . The board had an m anager and interesting m eeting and believes present. Also attending was the w ith concerted action in the fu queen com m ittee from Pomona tu re by the group, much good Grange, Bea Phipps. K athryn Reekm an and Marion Brooks. will come to C urry county. The Chetco W ranglers, W allare The Langlois Hi basketball Morris, Floyd M atlork and Ed team s traveled to Brookings F ri day night in spite of bad w eather. Hoar and Mr. Hefner, rep resen t Both team s went down to defeat ing the M ineralogy Society. The condition of the fair at the hands of the Brookings grounds, particularly the condi team. Donna B arrett spent the week tion of the arena, was discussed. end w ith relatives at M yrtle Storm s have taken a heavy toll Point. She is also having dental of the track and arena this year, necessitating a great deal of work work done. Mr. anti Mrs. Robert Halcomb and the driving of quite a bit of and small daughter came out of piling to stop the inroads of the the upper Sixes country to spend sea during storm s. Insurance for the weekend with her m other the fair buildings was discussed Mrs. Hazel Hofsess. Because of but no definite action taken but slides and high w ater they were forced to come out by Powers. to be given soon by the Grange. Charles W ickland, cousin of One in February and one in May. Mrs. Frank Moore, from M ontana Sixes extension unit met at the visited with the Moores for sev home of Loletta M yers on Elk eral days this week. River Friday afternoon. There The G range H.E.C. m et w ith w ere 18 m em bers present. The C lara Erwin at Denm ark T h u rs lesson given was "Tim e and Man day afternoon. There w ere se v e n 1 agem ent in Meal P rep aratio n .” m em bers and one visitor present. I At the close of the m eeting the They discussed the jan ito r p ro b -, hostess served delicious pie and lem and planned for two dinners I coffee. Plans Made By County Fair Board v. < Salvage Sand and Gravel Top Boil Fill Dirt Drainage R ock Phone 2341 Leonard Real E state Brookings Harbor Pilot 3 THURSDAY. JANUARY 29, 1953 en try in the fair parade th is year. Be it a float or w hat have you. P lan now to tak e part in m aking your own county fair a really w orth while event. T he board is planning quite an extensive advertising program for the fair this year and m any visitors will be presented. Ju d g m ent of the county will be ac cording to w hat you m ake it, and le t’s m ake it the best ever ------ ♦ CARD O F THANKS No w ords can express our g ratitu d e to the people of this com m unity tor help received in our hour of need. H ENRY AND ERMADEK LaBARGE NOTICE is hereby given that W H ITE A PPLIA N C E CO. 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The W ranglers reported that their organization was willing to tak e over the show for this year, w ith possibilities of another log ging show. It was reported th a t Ja p Yoak um hail offered to be responsible for obtaining a sheep dog show. The stockm en’s association re ported th at they w ere going to put on an o th er barbeque this year and had their com m ittees all set up and lambs donated. The s ta te engineer asked for office space on the fair grounds for a five-year period. The space was granted providing they build their own office. The queen com m ittee reported on plans for a more impressive coronation anil plans w ere acceptable to the fair board. The board is issuing a call for all groups, organizations, or individuals to prepare to place on “ Fiber E ” ('over. SPECIAL $189.50 ARMLESS SOFA BED Choice of colors SPECIAL $69.50 ROCKER SPECIAL One In Green at $179-50 One In Rose nt $199.50 SPECIAL Frieze-covered Platform Rocker. 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