LANGLOIS
By MARION BROOKS
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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
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and Gravel
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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
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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.
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The W ranglers reported that
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It was reported th a t Ja p Yoak
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The stockm en’s association re
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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
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