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Volume 8—Number 12
All Year Events
Plans Working
Azalea Festial
BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
A d v e rtis in g Pays
Proof Is G iven
It pays to advertise. Ask
Wayne Bolvi A week before
last he put a page advertise
ment in The Pilot on the new
Richfield Bulk plant on Rail
The All-Year Events Associa
road street, next to the
tion has the Azalea Festival well
creamery. During his conver
planned and under .control. Com sation he mentioned getting
mittees and heads have spent
down to business on Friday.
hours at work to make this one
In the news article accom
of the finest festivals Brookings
panying it the date was used
has staged All eyes are on the; and Wayne was bowled over
weather man and he does net : by the rush of new business.
wish to commit himself at this
Now Wayne is yelling for
time—stating the dates are too
help and says, "Please hold
far ahead to make any definite
off a bit until we get some
promises.
more building done and are
We are indebted to Mrs. Martha
ready to fill new- orders.
Grayshel for explanations of the
The company of Foster ana
workings of the festival.
Bolvi will soon announce an
Advance planning, the purpose1 opening date, after which
for which the All Year Event
they will be able to handle
Association was formed, is show-
all new business
ing gratifying results this year.
The committee chairman and of-!
ficers have been meeting one
night each week, usually at the H arris P ark To
Chetco Inn, since the first week
in March, and George Funk, pres H ave C am ping
ident, expressed his pleasure a t 1
the smooth functioning of thè Facilities
various committees who aie
working out the many details1. A contract to construct and
of this annual project. The com-
facilities for over-night
munity this year is very fortun- camP*nK at Harris State Paik
ate to have Mr .and Mrs. Arthur ^as been awarded to LeRoy Weid-
Knox as vice-president and secie- eman f°r $27.462.
tary-treasurer of the All Year
road will be put in and city
Events, and both of them have water and electricity piped to the
contributed not only a great deal area- Luther I isdale, Mr. Dot-
of time and effort but also re- son» and a crew of three from the
freshing enthusiasm
liumbolt State Park, here three
The financing of any community da>'s- have brushed out the camp-
affair is a major problem ai.d in^ R*01 and ^or fbe electric lines,
this year this phase of the festi- This was begun the first of the
val will be handled with the month
The site will be on the high
sale of badges at $1.00 each.
Jack Homes and Warren Smith P°*nt above the public parking
are at the head of the finance sPa^e-
committee. The assistants of the
There are approximately 150
high school students has been acres in the park, and comprise
solicited to distribute the badges some of the finest coast scenery
and Mary Lou Berger will have On the Pacific.
charge of a group of girls who
A charge will be made for the
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use of these facilities. There wiil
be stoves and restrooms, as well
N ew V en eer Corp. as electricity and water for the
convenience of the public.
Visitors may use the camping
To Im prove P la n t
Robert K Molloy. Roseburg. 8i,e for a p€r'o<) of on*' WTOk-
will be local manager of the new
corporation that will operate the
Hedberg lumber plant in Harbor. 'R eck' D isplay
The new company will be
known as the Chetco Veneer Coi • A t F*ower Show
poration. Considerable w-ork in
The Mt. Emily Gem and Min-
the line of rearrangement and irn-
prevement will be made before erftl dub will meet Thursday,
the plant will be ready to operate.1 *May 21 (tonight) at the VFW
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play at the Flower Show on May
n iw a y Commission 30 and 31 at the school, one
room has been set aside for theii
Opens Rood Jobs
use and man>’ pe°p,e- °ld and
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young, will enjoy this interesting
The largest project opened by and educational hobby. The ex-
the state highway commission in hibits include some very valu-
Portland Monday was for 2.1 able collections and individual
miles of grading and 5.01 miles pieces.
of paving on the
Bush Creek-
Newcomers to the area are
Frankport unit of Rocky Point- invited to contact Mr. and Mr»
Gold Beach section of the Oregon Charles Young or Mr
and Mrs.
('oast highway, 10 miles south uf Tom Yokum relative to this show-
port Orford in Curry county.
if they are not able to attend theii
Accepted low bid dwas by Pc*- evening meeting,
cr Kiewit Sons company of Long-
Some fine field trips are plan-
view*, Wash , with $984.239.
«*«i for families this summer.
Lions Auxiliary
Charter Night
Banquet Saturday
A z a le a
Thursday, M.i\
C ourt
Guests A t Races
’i, 1951
Oiling Streets
To Start As
Weather Permits
The Azalea Festival Queen
and her court have been invited
to attend the ear races at the
fair
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- grounds at Gold Beach, Suu-
Brookings is to have streets
Brookinps-Hai bor Iaons Aux-1 dny, May 24 to be held between oiled as soon as weather condi-
iliary celebrated the presentation 1:00
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p.m. un d er th e tions p erm it Thirteen
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miles of
and acceptance of its charter Sat sponsorship of the Del Cur Tim -! street oiling is the goal of the
urday evening with a banquet at ing Association headed by Pat 1 city council, stated O. D. Arp.
the Chetco Inn.
Smith and B. L. Holtzendoff.
city inspector.
Mrs. Clarence Humble, state
Sunday has been designated as
The streets to be oiled will be
first vice president, Klamatn Brookings’ Day
and the Azalea those that are most heavily trav-
Falls, installed the officers and Festival Queen
will preside as cled.
presented the charter which was ("Trophy Queen"
Tentative plans The wet weather has cut short
accepted by Boots Shipley, presi- have been arranged tor transpor- ail operations as the streets were
dent of the local organization.
| tation to be provided by Ed Dem- practically ready for oiling be-
Lion Herschel Chaney, master «ey with Jack Holmes as driver, fore the heavy rain Monday,
of ceremonies, introduced Robert |
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when 2.60 inches of precipitation
Dimmick, mayor of Brookings,
was reported falling from 6 : JO
who welcomed the Lions Aux-1 A d o p tio n O f
a m. to 10:00 p.m.
iary and was answered by Mis
The streets must be dry before
Floyd E. White», vice-president of
oiling
can be done
D a y lig h t Saving
the auxilary
••After the first application of
Pins to members w’ere present
the oil mixture the streets can
ed by Mrs Humble. Herschel Recomm ended
be held under control,’/ said Mi.
Chaney was "let in" for some kid
At a meeting of directors of Arp.
ding w’hen he was asked dto the Chamber of Commerce on
accept the pin for his bride of
night, it was voted to
the month, Jessica, and was given Wednesday
recommend
that all businesses Senior Honored
a gift
in the Brookings area voluntarily
Musical entertainment was giv adopt daylight saving time.
A fte r G ra d u a tio n
en by Viola Mosier and Violet
It is felt that the confusion re A party following Commence
Shuey.
sulting from the different times
Dancing at Don’s Cliff H ouse'at present used by this area and ment erercises on Thursday
concluded the evening’s enter- that across the California line evenng, May 28th, honoring the
senior class of 1953 will be given
tainmer t.
would be aleviated by this change. by
the high school Sunday-school
class of the Baptist Community
church in the church parlor.
It promises to lx» a "Peck of
fun”. The coojieration of parents
and interested adults is earnestly
desired.
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Rrookings-Harbor high school National Bank, Portland, will de
Commencement exercises will be liver the address of the evening.
Graduates number 27, compared V e te ra n s A tte n d
held at the high school auditoii-
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with
one girl and 16 boys in May,
um Thursday, May 28, 1953, at
D istrict M e e tin g
8 o’clock
j Baccalaureate services will be
About fifteen veterans and their
Marshall N Dana, assistant to held Sunday. May 24, at the Ad- ladies attended the district me< t-
the President of the United Stales ventist church.
ing of the VFW, held at Grants
Pass last Sunday. There were
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Br»>okingsHarbor High School Commencement Exercises will be about 250 served at the potluck
held at the school auditorium Thursday, May 28, 1953, at 8 o’clock dinner, al, of whom attended the
Marshall N. Dana, assistant to the president of the United States group meetings held afierward.
National Bank, Portland, will deliver the address of the evening.
The Brookings post and Auxiliaiy
Graduates number 27, compared with one girl and 16 boys in came in for especial recognition
May, 1952.
because of their activities and J
Bac< ¿»laureate services will be held Sunday, May 24. at the G. Koehler, past commander <f
Adventist Church.
I the local post, was elected for a
PROC ESSIONAL ............................................ Mrs. Stanley Patterson line officer’s job in the district
INVCX A 1 ION
Dr Charles Durde.i The a ttrac tiv e shirts worn by the
local bowling team came in for
Pastor. Cowinmaify Baptist Church
SALUT ATORIAN: Welcome .......................................... Leslie Pullen much favorable comment, espe
QUARTET........ Phillip Johnson, Lavaughn Salmon, Elain I æ Clair cially for their attached badg*»
Dana Baird; Schell Bennett, accompanist showing them district champion1
27 SENIORS W ill BE GRADUATED:
MAPr H A ll DANA WEAKER AT H. S.
V A L E D IC T O R IA N : In n e r ('o n te n tm e n t
Carol K ay Johnson
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS ............................. Marshall N. Dana
d s jis ta a t to the Prrmdent United 8taten National Bank
PRESENTATION OF CLASS................................ Lynn O. Hampton
Sujxrrin ten dent-Principal
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS ......................... Virgil Goldsberry
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Member Board of Director*
RECESSIONAL .............................1.................. Mrs. Stanley Patterson
CLASS OF 1953
Howard Neil Ritchey
Carla Lee Whillick.
Elmer Lavaughn Salmon
Phillip LeRoy Johnson
Mary Elaine LaClair
Roscoe Alfred Ritchey, Jr
Marjorie Eugene Freeman
Janet Christenia Stephenson
Elizabeth Josephine Walter
Bruce Gregor Yelton
Schell Bennett
Patsy Carolyn Hyland
Bonnie Irene Savage
Mary I^ou Berger
Richard Joseph Scherer
Carol Kay Johnson
Geneva Lavonne Smith
Daniel Morris Jaggers
Dennis Richard Fadling
Kathryn Dana Baird
Kenneth Joel McDonald
Leslie Clarence Pullen
K en n eth L aw rence Morgan
Raymond Eugene Murry
Robert Thomas Curtis
Orvan Dale Munson
C le a n -U p Project
W ill C ontinue
Weather conditions have dela>-
edd the Clean-up campaign plan
ned for this week. Work will be
continued next week so that nil
will be in readiness May 30 and
31 for the Azalea Festival.
The city main street was scrap
ed at an early hour the first of
the week awakening light sleep
ers with quarters on or near
Chetco Ave.
Work will be continuel! by local
ow-ners as soon as weather per
mits Bonfires were in evidence
Sunday. telltales of w,i k ’ - Uj
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quite safe during wet