Brookings-Harbor pilot., February 12, 1953, Image 1

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Volume 7— Numlx-r 50
BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY. ORFGON
UNIVERSAL SCOUT “’ -H Cooking Club
WEEK CELEBRATED Holds
Firs* Meet
The 4-H Cooking Club m et for
the first tim e S aturday, Feb. 7.
LOCALLY
at Mrs. Mabel rhom pson’s home.
Gardner Chrome
Mine Produces
High Grade Ore
1 hursday, February 12, 195;
B.H.S. Minstrel
Second Showing
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS; MAKE
M ANY DECISIONS
There will be a re|x»at p er­
form ance of the Black and W hite
., . „
. Kevue on W ednesday, Feb 18
The girls discussed over some
This week, beginning Feb. 8,
r red G ardner who, w ith his at the high school.
is Scout Week in all countries of projects for the coming year, and three sons have a chrome mine
t i , , «1^ «
The city council and other citv
in the Red m ountains near Vul-
.
m instrel was officers under the leadership of
the world. This is the 45th year also elected officers.
h° U* J a n ' 29’ a |- Mayor Dimmick. met at the City
Glennda Hill was elected presi­ can Peak, told The Pilot Tuesday ¡ T '™ ''’
of Scout work since its inception
dent
and
Delores
S
ta
rk
,
vice
p
res­
th
at
they
were
well
satisfied
w
ith
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T " ,n‘" ’b‘‘r ° f
in England by Lord and Lady
«cheduled for the Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at
ident. S ecretary is Janice Brown. the quality of chrom e oxide a n d '
Baden-Powell.
8.00 p.m. in regular m onthly ses­
M arie Aabroski was chosen iron already taken from their same evening.
sion. Details concerned with up­
Local Scouts are on the th resh ­
a..v. The
11I^ ,ai m etal IiU.
holdings.
so n far has Anyone holding tickets is ad-
keep ot parking m eters, the plac­
old of extensive plans for a per­ press reporter and Shirley Davis, _____
yell leader.
been taken from large boulders | i,ed to keep ,hem as they wiH ing of street signs, and the avail­
m anent home and m eeting place.
on the surface.
‘ , be honored at the show next Wed- ability ot sta te funds for the use
The following is a detailed report
nesday evening.
of street paving were discussed.
ot the finances and the work
Around 66 is used in figuring
By the advent of good sum m er
done by the leaders, the boys
percentage ot quality and content
w
eath er some of these projects
them selves and the friends ol
hv the assaver s office as top,
will
be finished.
Scouts in the Brookings-H arbor
and the G ardner mine tests out
area.
49.90 chrom e oxide and 11.34
A Judge’s bench and witness
iron content, a quality allowing
S tatem ent of funds raised from
box
has been completed and a
A special valentine dance is
June 20, 1950, to April 31, 1951,
them a prem ium of $8 above
new
counter
installed for the use
being planned by the American
for Scout building in Brookings:
regular price for the high grade
of
the
recorder,
Mrs. Kanick.
Anyone knowing the w here­
Legion for the public S aturday.
From Boy Scout building fund, Feb. 14, at the Grange hall. The m arketed.
The Volunteer Fire Dept. will
abouts ot Laura H andburg who
Ju n e 20, $60.00.
A road was built last sum m er 'received her mail at H arbor, hold its m em bership to 22 mem­
well known Jensen family will
From Cub Scout building fund.
and
a cat purchased. W ith the P O . Box 142, until lately, please bers, and funds have been provid­
m ake up the five-piece orchestra.
Ju n e 20, $20.00.
Prizes will be given away and development of local m ineral re- notify her th at her service son ed tor six new w aterproof fire
From Girl Scout building fund, | unch will be served.
sources, Brookings will eventually is on leave and will retu rn to fighting outfits consisting of coat,
April 31, 1951, $50.00.
Don Craig
The Legion hopes to add to have another valuable exjiort to Brookings on Friday, Feb. 13, boots and helm et.
Total am ount taken in on funds through this dance which its credit.
1 trom Coos Bay to try to find her. has been elected vice president
Scout Show, Ju ly
10, 1950,
He spent Monday in this vicinitv and Homer H aggerty, secretary.
will be used to carry out planned
$316.42; less expenses, th eatre projects.
without finding w here she lived
Police Officer Brown reported
rent, advertising and tax on
He expressed the thought that that eight persons had been in­
ZA cub scout troop is being
movie, $126.01; profit of show sponsored by the organization.
ahe might have m arried and m ates of the jail during the week.
$190.41.
moved
T hirty-tw o persons have been de­
Total am ount taken in on
The recent storm and lack of
She was employed as w aitress tained since O ctober when the
pony raffle, $221.86; less adver­
com m unications by phone, tele-1 for one of the re sta u ra n ts for a building w as ready for the use of
tising and printing, $14.25; profit
the police departm ent. T hree of
graph or mail brought to light short tim e
on fx)ny raffle, $207.61.
the fact that Brookings has a I The Pilot will be glad to relay these were women, two of them
Total am ount taken in T urkey
The sign on the M atot build­ licensed “ham ” radio operator. I any inform ation between m other girls who had esca|>ed from the
T rot Dance, $156.12; less music ing,
repainted
Tuesday,
has
Dr. Roy M. W hite has been j and son, as will the service or juvenile home in P ortland. Four
hall rent, supper supplies, and caused
considerable
comment. interested in radio for the past .«anizations, the Am erican Le hundred court cases were heard
U.S. tax on dance, $76.22; profit The words ‘Radio Appliance-TV”
20 years as a hobby. While in K»on, V.F.W., R otary, and the lo- in the year 1952.
on dance, $79.90.
have sta rte d people asking q u es­ active m ilitary service for 5 ’-j cal churches.
Council m eetings are open to
Total am ount taken on shot tions.
the
public and attendance at one
years
he
helped
train
about
2000
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gun raffle, M arch 17, 1951
Bert W hite stated th at he was boys m radio technics.
of them is tim e well s|>ent in
aw
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I
l
f
I
$382 50; less expenses, advert is looking toward the future, that
He operates station W7-ROG at l / 6 l D C r t W i n g l C F S
learning the details of city gov­
ing. prizes. $197.11; profit on ra f­ the people could be expecting to
ernm ent, and the tim e and
his private ap artm en t in the L
..
_
fle, $185.39.
have TV here and perhaps as Brookings clinic, and during t h e ! I l l N i U T O W
thought th at is necessary tor of­
F c m n P
Net cash raised on building early as this summ er.
late
isolation
of
the
area,
sent
I
ficials to spend in solving the
$793.31.
m
any problem s encountered.
out m essages to relatives of resi­
Building equipm ent on hand,
'The men elected to city offices
dents who wished to reach their
shuffleboard set, 2 toilets, 2
are
doing a creditable job in plan­
iwople w ith wont of conditions I M r. and Mr, j * ,,* ,., w lnglpr
sinks, 3 kegs nails and other
ning
the fu tu re of Brookings and
equipm ent, $200.11.
] are among the fo rtu n ate people
are to lx* commended for their
lo tal am ount, cash and equip­
Canadian stations received Dr. who had near misses from very
fairness and good judgm ent in all
m ent, $877.46.
W hite’s call to stations in west- serious situations during the re-
decisions for the w elfare of i,s
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ern W ashington and relayed the cent s,orm
Mrs. W ingler was
window citizens.
messages.
Friendly
ofx*rators standing
......... at . the 1 bedroom
1
E. K. Meadows, of Crescent
when
she
saw’
a
wall
of
w ater
( ity, was in Brookings recently telephoned the last several miles rushing down the hillside di­
to inspect the new building th at to relatives of the La Barge fam rectly toward th eir home. Just
will house the C. “E d” Dempsey, ily in W ashington.
before it reached the house it was
Dr. W hite says a lot of condi­ deflected by a slight rise of ground
new Dodge-Plymouth agency.
Work on the Coffee Mill was
T he Neighborhood Club had
Mr. Meadows was well pleased tions en ter into the successful and foamed over to one side,
begun this week by Charles and
Its
F eb ru ary m eeting last W ed­
with the progress. The cem ent operation of radio sending, even carrying with it an accum ulation
Agda Bickner, owners. An ex­
nesday
at the home of Mrs. H ar­
sun
spots.
He
reaches
Alaska
of debris, stones and trees which
block walls are completed, the
tension of cement block will add
riet
Ham
ness. All m em bers e x ­
it
had
gathered
in
the
rush
down
and
some
of
the
Pacific
islands
roof will s ta rt imm ediately.
much needed space to the res­
the
m
ountain
side.
cept
th
ree
w ere present and en­
with
his
present
set
and
will
soon
It is questionable as to which
tau ra n t when it is completely re ­
loiter
in
the
evening
another
joyed
a
delicious
dessert lunch­
install
a
much
more
powerful
sef.
has been shining the brighter, the
modeled.
wave
of
w
ater
cam
e
down
and
eon
served
by
the
hostess and
last tew days, the sun, which has
T here are 10 radio zones in the
Jack McCamey, who has leased
this
tim
e
took
out
the
w
ater
sys­
an
afternr>on
of
sewing.
been really extending itself, or United S ta te s and call num bers
the popular eating place, prom ­
Plans w ere discussed for a fam ­
Mack Malcolm the contractor.
give the clue to the w hereabouts tem and underm ined the foun­
ises to have the latest equipm ent
dation
of
a
new
section
of
the
ily
outing to be held later in
Mack, in spite of the bad of the station calling
and intends to have one of the
the
spring.
house.
Such
was
the
force
of
th
•
w eather that we have been hav­
O ther interested radio men are
most up-to-date re sta u ra n ts be­
New officers elected in January
ing, still insists th at if the sun Orvan Munson, who may soon w ater that it dub a channel 15
tween San Francisco and P o rt­
will co-operate the building will have his operator's license, and to 20 feet deep and six feet wide. w ere Mrs. Elsa Ravekes, presi­
land
As a precautionary m easure, dent, and Mrs. E dith Drorbough.
be completed bn schedule.
Max Brainard, who is a pioneer
D. D. Freund will do the finish
Mr. Dempsey has booked sev­ 'in radio operation, and a good Mr. and Mrs W ingler left the secretary -treasu rer.
construction work on the in te ­
house and spent the night at the
eral orders for new Dodge ami operator himself.
rior A rt Pierce will do the
home of the Lyle Redfields, near W ELCOM E NEW SON
Plym outh autom obiles
Wesley
Dr. W hite holds a commission neighbors.
Friends of the Bill West# will
painting, and Jim Koeller the Sm ith, deputy sheriff, will pick
cabinet work with Frank McKen- up his new Dodge V8 at the fac­ in the infantry, of which he has
Mr. ami Mrs W ingler live on be glad to hear th a t they are
been a m em ber for the past 19 th e old road not far from G ilb e rt1 p aren ts of a son, bom this
dry assisting
tory in D etroit.
years
m onth
Creek
Valentine Dance
Will Be Given
By Amer. Legion
Service Man Wants
To Locate Mother
In This Area
Dr. White Operates
Ham Radio Station
Sign Indicates
TV For This Area
NEW BUILDING
FAST NEARING
COMPLETION
Remodeling Begun
On Coffee M ill
During Storm
Neighborhood Club
M et February 5