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By BILL PH E L PS
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arbor Pilot
Up in the City Hall are a pair
of huge g reen pain ted signs th a t
proudly inform the o th e r w alls
of th e room th a t “T h e G reen
R iv er O rdinance is enforced in
Brookings.”
Nowhere A Finer Climate - Nowhere A Finer Community
T he pair of signs w ere designed, J
k k o o k i \ ( . s . c e r i o
< o in t v . orkgon
evidently to disg race o u r city
Thursday, April 22, 1954
I KK E ON N E W S xT A N l»*— T E N ( ENTS
lim its to th e N o rth and S outh. Volume 9—Number S
However, sev eral C ouncilm en say
th ey didn’t know th ey had been
ordered o r who o rd ered them .
Any way it m ay be aw hile b e
fore the m o n stro sities get erected.
T he n o lc e d e p a rtm e n t w a n ts the
stre e t d e p a rtm e n t to in stall them
. . . and th e stre e t d e p a rtm nt is
fresh out of m oney to m ain tain
th e stree ts, let alone in stall signs
♦ W ith linal d e ta ils for the A za’ea
1 rankly, i t ’s the best th in g th at
F estiv al alm ost com pleted, a drive
ev e r cam e out of a b u d g etary d e
began th is w eek to ra ise th e nec
ficit.
essary funds to tin an ce the th re e
As fa r as I can rem em ber, I ’ve
day celeb ratio n , w hich will be
seen one o th e r O regon m u n icip al
held here May 29-31.
ity th at had erected such signs . .
M em bership tic k e ts in the All-
a little h am let up n e a r S alem
Y ear E v en ts A ssociation w e re
nam ed S tay to n . D a y to n w a sn ’t
being d istrib u te d thro u g h o u t C u r
T h elm a N eeley b ecam e th e
very proud of them , eith er, but
ry C ounty and C rescent C ity th is
second P rincess chosen for th e
over a period of tim e they found
week, to be p u rch ased by su p
Azalea F estiv al W ednesday,
th a t th e signs served a purpose
w hen she w as nam ed to re p
p o rters ot the F estiv al.
all th eir own. So few people knew
resent O phir High School.
And th e re should be p len ty of
w hat th e G reen R iver O rdinance
nemlM’is.
F ifteen h u n d red d o l
T
h
elm
a
w
as
chosen
as
th
e
was, th at they all figured it w as
lars
w
orth
of m erchandise is to
O phir re p re se n ta tiv e a f te r sco r
a speed tra p , and everyone crept
be
given
aw
ay
to m em bers of th e
ing the highest score in th e
cau tiously th ro u g h S tay to n .
A ssociation on th e la s t day of
com
petition
based
on
sc
h
o
la
r
Now', in case y o u ’re w ondering
th e F estiv al.
ship. poise and p erso n ality ,
w hat th e G reen R iver Law is, it's
H eading th e list of prizes will
c h a ra c te r and p o p u larity .
an o rd in an ce designed to keep
he
a 21 inch television set, a
itin eran t p ed d lars from e n te rin g
chain saw an elec tric w ash r and
a city to sell th e ir w ares. It serves
d ry er, an o u tb o ard m otor, and a
the tw o-fold pur|»ose of saving th e
n u m b er of o th e r prizes.
house w ife som e annoyance, and
T h e m erch an d ise w 11 he given
p ro tectin g local m e rc h a n ts from
ou tsid e com petition.
aw ay on th e afte rn o o n of May 31
m m ed iatcly follow ing th e con
We hold no b rief for peddlars,
clusion of th«’ boat races.
but we th in k th a t this p rotection
of th e hom e-tow n m e rc h a n t can
T he g en e ral p ro g ram for th e
be run into the ground. We have
F e s i h a l is aiso com plete, and rec
A
tw
en
ty
y
e
a
r
old
sailor,
v
isit-
,
good m erc h an ts here sound, a g
ord crow ds are expected fo r th e
ing in B rookings, w as drow ned
gressive ones th a t know how to
n th e Chet o R iver, S a tu rd a y to > occasion. F irst event ol the season
conduct a business. You can tell
orovide
a 1rag c ending to a sw im - isn’t a c tu a lly a p art of the F e s ti
th em by th e ir sto re s th ey don’t
val. It will he th e Quet n S election
n r n g p a r ty .
fe a r co m p etitio n from anyone.
T h e ixiy w as E d w ard I e •• Cu- Ball ten* ativH.v sch«*duled for
And we hav e m e rc h a n ts here,
lerhill, of Indianapolis. Indiana May 15, at w hich tim e th«’ Q ueen
ajso th at a re business men in
who bad accom panied tw o friends of th e F estiv al will he selected
nam e only . . . th ey o ffer th e
on a w eek -en d trip to B rookings. from th e six P rincesses.
cu sto m er p ra c tic a lly n o t h i n g .
In th e F estiv al profier, fe stiv i
Tie lost bis I fe at S n u g H arb o r,
T h eir idea of business is to at
a f te r a tte m p ts to Fescue him ties will open S a tu rd a y m orning
tem pt to th ro ttle th e ir com peti
w ith th e C o ro n atio n of the Q ueen.
H er R oyal H ighness, Lois C hapm an, who will re p resen t B ro o k failed.
tion by fair m ean s o r foul. T h ey 're
T h at aftern o o n , she op«’ns th«*
U
nderhill
w’as
sw
im
m
ing
r
a
th
e
r
p re tty well known, too. And they sngs-H arbor High School in th e Royal C ou.t of th e A zalea F estiv al fa r out in the river, according to A zalea G ard en C lu b ’s flow er show,
deserve no protection.
iiere M ay 29 to 31.
w itnesses, w hen he w eakened and th f M ount Em ily Gem an d
On top of th a t, it's a hypoerhi-
(B rookings S tu d io P h o to ) and began to sink Ann R itehev. M ineral S o ciety ’s rock show. I hat
a m em lrcr of th e group, sw am to evening, th e re is the Q ueen’s ban-
C ontinued on B ack P age
aid him. w hile o th e r m em bers qu«‘t and th e Q u een ’s hall.
of th e p a rty sw am to shore t >
On S u nday, th e re will be a non-
launch a boat to aid h ’m D ' p i’e d en o m in atio n al m orning C h u rch
Miss R itc h ey ’s effo rts, how ever, service in Azalea P a rk , w ith a
th'"» boy sank before th»’ boat choir singing u n d e r the d irectio n
cached him . His body w as re- of Mis. H elen Rice. In th e a fte r
co
v e n ’d th re e h o u rs la te r
noon, th e re will he a g ig an tic
n ’s P resid en t Bill Phelps,
The 1954 Azalea F estiv al w ill
U
n
d
erh
ill
had
been
sta
tin
ed
harh«'CU«‘ and a baseball double-
Ch«‘tco
th
e
R e sid e n ts s o u th of
> a th re e day holiday, it de- -aid they would include the races
aboard
th e U.S.S. K earsarg o , header, w ith
B rookings e n te r
m
e
e
t
M
onday
night
at
th
e
in
th
e
F
estiv
al
schedule
if
n
o
;
w i’l
?loped th is week, w ith the sched-
le a se d at San F ran cisco I its p ’’ tain in g the G ra n ts P ass team .
...........
range H all to form a F re P r e
ling of boat ra ces fo r th e C hetco ith '• g roup w as in a position to G
M onday a lt-m o o n th ere will b e
vention D istrict from 1he riv er io en ts liv in IndianajKilis.
sponsor them .
iver M onday. M ay 21.
T h e body w as ship!» »1 bv t l v boat ra ces in th e C hetco riv er, to
Tb - races will till out a fu ll, the s ta te line.
John H ew itt w as n a m 'd C hair-
Roy E. Brown M o rtu a ry to I n
followed by the giving aw ay oi
lan of a g roup to organize th e th ree d ay ’s ol a c tiv itie s to r the j T h e m eetin g will begin at H p.m. dianapolis for services and in te r he
m d w ill b e a*t n led by r e p r e s e n
t h e prizes.
a
rg
e
r-t
han-ev*
r
F
e
s
ti
v
a
l.
O
pening
ices, w hich will be held in the
m ent. S ervices w ill b e held th e r e
S ta te F ire M ar-
rea from th e m o u th of the riv er < a ’u rd a y m orning w ith th e C o n - ta tiv e s of tb
M onday o r T u esd ay from the
> Tide Rock. H e w itt’s p resen t nation of th e Q ueen and h er court, d ial’s O il ice, in S alem .
T
o len -H err M em orial C hap 1.
T e n ta tiv e plans call for c re a
Ians call lo r th e race to b e ru n h p ro g ram w ill occupy a busy
tion
of
the
d
istrict
along
th
•
i about ten laps in th a t a r na th re e days. T he G arden show and
LUCKY 7 CLUB TO
sire te h e s
ock show v d l oj»en S a tu r d a y coastal p i' n w hich
iving a to tal d istan ce of about
ifternoon. a i d S a tu rd a y evening from H a rb o ’ to th e s ta te line, a* I SPONSOR SMOKER
ighty m iles.
w
ill see th Q u een ’s banquet and a short d istan ce up the C hetco
In te re st in th e races is already
T h e B rookings Lucky Seven
river. F in al boundaries, bow y r ,
igh, H e w itt said. P ro b ab ly th irty Queen’s ball. S u n d ay m orning,
C
lub
is now in th e process of
will be discussed at th e m eeting.
Local E lk s and pro sp ectiv e
oats w ould be scheduled in tw o th e re will b e non-denom inational
p re se n tin g a sm o k er fo r th e ijco -
Also
.present
at
th
e
m
eeting
m em b ers w ill m eet tonight at the
lasses fo r th e event. P re lim in a ry •hureh services a t A zalea P ark ,
ph
of
th
e
B
rookings
H
a
rb
o
r
a
re
a
will be re p re se n ta tiv e s of th e
VEW hall, to discuss th e fo rm a
oquiries in th e K la m a th area, md in th e a fte rn o o n th e re will be
B rookings C ity G overnm ent, w ith A rran g em e n ts have b* on m ade tion of an E lk s Lodge here. T he
‘he
tra
d
itio
n
a
l
g
re
at
b
a
rb
cue
showed b o atm en ih e rc e n th u -
w f h th e E piscopalian C hurch
iastic ab o u t th e possibilities ot Also scheduled for S un d ay a f t e r whom th e H a rb o r group are con Youth C e n te r of P ort O rfo rd and m eetin g w ill begin at 8 p m
sidering
c
o
n
tra
c
tin
g
fo
r
fire
p
ro
noon is a d o u b le-h e ad er b a s e b a ll
P e te L esm cister, C h airm an « I
i race here.
B andon to p a rtic ip a te
in th "
th
e
m eeting said th a t all Elks,
It is not known yet w hether a ,am e. w ith th e B rookings B eavers j e c t i o n on a m u tu a l aid basis.
All residents ot th e a re a are bo u ts w ith B rookings and H a t ho»' past E lk s and prospective m em
oral o rg an izatio n will sponsor ,pening th e ir hom e season.
youth and plans to be an ex ci
M onday’s boat ra ces will clim ax urged to a tte n d th e m eeting, so
be races s e p a r a te ^ , o r w I k ti er
ing evening. T he d a te is set *oi bers a re in vited to atten d
trict
may
th
at
form
ation
of
the
d
T h e fo rm atio n of a local Lodge
hey w ill he produced by th e All- b th re e days of festiv itie s for
S a tu rd a y , M ay 1st. T h ere will h
•sitors who a re expected to m ove rapidly. H arbor resid nts
has been p lanned h ere sine«’ the
f. a r E v e n t's Association. H e w p t
pe to g e t t h e i r p la n s om pleted ap p ro x im ately 8 to 10 twxds w ith recent
visit of tw o N ational
ong B rookings to pay trib u te
v is to m eet last night w ith on°
activated m uch le a th e r sw inging. A big
♦h
d
istrict
m
ay
I*
b
ea
u
tifu
l
nativ»’
A
za'e
x
th
e
n
I
rviA f cw I
»roup w hich is considering spon
soring th e races, b u t A ll-Y ear lic e .
Her Royal Highness
Fund Drive To Start
For Azalea Festival
ir Princess
Named to Court
SAILOR DROWNS
WHILE SWIMMING
IN RIVER HERE
oat Races Added to Azalea Festival
iogram to M ake Three Day Fete
Fire D is tric t
M e e tir.j S’ate d
M o n d a '' N iq h t
Elks, Prospects
M eet T o n ig h t To
Plan Lodge Here