X
On the
Reef
By BILL P H E L P S
ags-flarbor filol
* his is one of those days we
v ere collecting every th in g out of
the nooks and cran n ies of o u r
desk and see w h e th e r th e re ’s a n y
thing w orth w ritin g about. And
there never is.
W e \e found out som ething in
teresting. though. P ete Lesm eis-
ter tells us th a t last w eek’s rain - Vohime S— Numbed 16
BROOKINGS. CVRRV CO VNTV. ORKGON
TRICE ON N EW SST A N D S— TE N C EN TS
Thursday, June 17, 1954
out game here w as th e first hom e
I
game which w as cancelled be
cause of rain since th e B eavers
were formed eight y ea rs ago. And
this in Brookings! W e told you
it never rains here.
Pete didn”t tell us th a t he has
an offer from the P o rtla n d b ase
ball club to tra d e his B eavers
lor their B eavers s tra ig h t up . . .
T he nam es of five B rookings
so th ere’s probably nothing to it.
T h e Lily F estiv al, sch ed u led
and
H a rb o r citizens w ere on the
And. anyw ay, we don’t thing P e te
for Ju ly 10 and 11. w as fast a p
list for Sch<x>l B oard, as th e fil
would do it rig h t now.
p ro ach in g this w eek, and p la n s
ing of p etitio n s closed M onday
for it w e re being rap id ly ro u n d ed
evening.
out.
One of this c ity ’s m ost accom -
T he five will (if they all ac-
T h re e m en w ere nam ed to h a n
plishe I young d riv ers
is J e ff
cet
th e ir nom in atio n s) lie con
dle th e p a ra d e w hich will lx« th e
Kemp, aged about three. Young
highlight of th e second day. T h ey
Mr. Kemp, the o th e r day, craw l- te s ta n ts for th re e oenings on th e
board, w hich will be decided at a
a re G eorge F unk. V irg G olds-
*ed under the wheel of his fa th e r’s
school elect on next M onday. The
lx rry and Bill T hom pson.
Cadillac, pushed it into n eu tra l
polls for th e ('lection of board
In th e m ean tim e, th e ('’h etco
and started down W h a rf stree t.
m em bers will be open at the
W ra n g le rs w ere c a rry in g o u t
He bounced it lightly off som e
school from tw o to eight, and the
p lans for th e ir first rodeo, w hich
one else’s tail light, then calm ly
¡»oils will also be open from eight
will keep th e ir b ran d new Rodeo
steered it betw een a b u ld in g and
to nine as v o ters ballot on ex
G round busy for th e tw o d ay s of
a power pole, aro und th e co rn er
ceeding
th e six p er cent lim itatio n
the F estiv al.
and to a safe stop.
w ith this y e a r ’s school budget.
Tin* Rodeo will open d aily a t
F a th e r K em p sh o rtly th e re a fte r
A ctually, th e re will be only one
2:30. and s ta rtin g tim e of th e Lily
took stro n g disciplinary action,
contest. R ichard S m ith, B rookings
P a ra d e has been set u p to 12:30
T he fields of Lilies w hich m ake th is th e Lily c e n te r of
including th e revoking of J e f f’s
o p to m e trist, is unopposed for th e ,
P. M., so th at v isito rs can view’
driving license, as well as o th e r
the
w
orld
will
be
bloom
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and
B
rookings
and
five y e a r position on the lx>ard
lM)th th e p arad e and rodeo.
m easures.
and Lynn Borg, B rookings Ply- ! H arb o r will be c e le b ra tin g o u r an n u al Lily Blossom Days,
T h e la te st developm ent in th e
* * *
wood em ployee, is also unop|x>sed
Ju ly 11. T his is C a rla W hillock, last y e a r’s queen, shown in a
p a ra d e cam e this w eek, w ith th e
We have a classified ad this fo r th e fo ur y e a r term .
field of blossoms.
an n o u n cem en t of a prize to lx?
th at arouses m y curiosity. Lovely
T he tu ssle m ay com e in th e !
given to one o f th e ch ild ren w ho
young lady cam e in and ad v e r 3 y e a r position, w h ere th e re a re
e
n te rs th e c h ild re n ’s division.
tised e ith e r of tw o c a rs for sale, th re e candidates. P etitio n s have
Elk Institution
Evedy child who e n te rs a dec
in exchange for a house tra ile r. been filed for Bill Thom pson,
o ra te d e n try , such as a ¡x*t, a
Set
For
June
25
I ’ve been w ondering w h at a B rookings p o s tm a s te r and fo rm e r |
vehicle, a w agon o r so on will
girl like th a t will do w ith a house te a c h e r; F ra n k F a n g e r of H arbor,
In stitu tio n a l n gbt for th e new have a chance to win a b ra n d
trailer, and why she has tw o ca rs also a fo rm e r te a c h e r and a log
E lk s lodge is set for J u n e 25th, new bicycle.
anyw ay.
according to P ete L esm eister, o r
ging c o n tra c to r; and Don V aughn.
Funds for the bicycle w ere do
But Doris ju st tells m e i t ’s none B rookings grocer.
g an izin g /c h a irm a n . T h at night nated by a p air of Gold B each
of my business, and I ought to
John F p m e y e r of B rookings w as th e lodge will be fo rm erly lau n ch firm s, th ro u g h C ounty Agent K en
Two of th e th re e new d ire c t
know why, anyw ay.
o rs will fill new positions m ade sentenced to tw’o y e a rs in th e ed w ith its new officers.
P riest.
P e n ite n tia ry
by C ircuit
T he m eetin g will ta k e place at
w hen B rookings H a rb o r becam e s ta te
O th e r facets of th e ce le b ra tio n
One of th e nicest things th a t a class A school, and expanded Ju d g e Dal K ing M onday, for com th e high school, s ta rtin g at p. m. w ere going ahead on schedule.
A larg e n u m b er of out of tow n Evelyn Jak lew icz and h e r crew
happened to th e A ll-Y ear E vents its board from th re e m en to five. plicity in c a ttle theft
U pm eyer, who re tu rn e d and E lks and d ig n ita ries a re expected begin picking blossom s soon to
Association cam e in th e w ake of The th ird will rep lace H arold F.
the draw ing for prizes they gave. ('ru m p , p re sen t C h airm an of the gave him self tin a fte r tw o accom for the cerem ony here.
be given to v isitors in th e city for
Mrs. P aul D avis won a F rigid- board, w ho’s term ends this year. plices had been sentenced, ch an g
th e period preceding th e c e le b ra
ed his plea from innocent to g uil
a ire w asher. But she a lre ad y had
tion.
ty
a w asher, so she sold th e new' one,
L<x’al businesses an d o rg a n iz a t
U pm eyer pleaded g u ilty to a s
and donated the proceeds back
ions w ere also lx*ing urged to g et
sisting Ja m e s M edaris and E rn est
to the A ll-Y ear E v en ts Associa-
busy on the co n stru c tio n
of
S m ith of B rookings in stealin g a
tion. I t ’s people like th a t w’ho
T he B rookin gs C ity Council F ri- flo ats for th e p arad e. T h e Asso
cow an dealf from the W baleshead
m ake this a w onderful city.
ciation hopes to m ak e th is th e
V oters of School D istrict 17C R anch, o p erated by M cN eeley and day voted to p erm it tw o sto ry
larg est p arad e yet.
to
urist
com
m
ercial
buildings
in
a
will go to th e polls M onday to C olegrove.
zone.
vote on w h e th e r to levy a d istrict
T he action which cleared the
ta x to exceed th e six per cent
last
o b stacle to co n stru ctio n of a
WEATHER UNUSUAL
lim itatio n by som e $76.000.
fo
u
r-b
u sin ess building by C F
T he election will be held at the
IT SAYS H E R E
C am pbell, cam e a f te r an open
school from eight to nine P. M.
Floyd T h o rn sb e rry of B rook
Tw o inches of rain fell in B rook b earin g produced no opposition
R ussell T. Berben of B ro o k in g s
It will im m ed iately follow the
ings was aw aitin g sentence this
ings last M anday and T uesday, to the move.
w as sen ten ced to five y e a rs in
election for schood board m em be
week a fte r pleading guilty to a
bringing this m o n th ’s to ta l ra in
E a rlie r th e C ity P lan n in g C om th e s ta te P e n ite n tia ry . on a c h a rg e
rs, w hich ru n s from tw o to eight fall up to 3 93 inches.
ch arg e of forgery.
m
ission
in refu sin g to recom m end of assa u lt w ith a d a n g e ro u s w ea-
P. M.
T he rain, w hich w as coupled rezoning of the a rea bad su g
Judge Dal King reserved sen
¡x)n, th en put on p ro b a tio n by
The $76,000 d o llar excess over w ith h ig h er th an av erag e tem p
tence until a com plete FB I check
th e lim itation, school board m em e ra tu re s. w ere general th ro u g h o u t gested to th e C ouncil th a t the one C ircu it Ju d g e Dal M. King, M on
on T h o rn sb e rry ’s past
record
story’ lim it on to u rist com m ercial day.
bers said, is to cover costs neces Oregon.
could be obtained.
zone
buildings should be review
B erben had pleaded g u ilty to
s ita te d by th e increased en ro ll
R ecords show th a t w hile the . ed.
Thornsberry’ w as a rre ste d speci
th re a te n in g his uncle, M ae Bond,
m ent and e x p e n d itu re s of this rain fall has been no h ea v ie r this j
fically on th e ch a rg e of forging
w ith a loaded sho tg u n d u rin g a
D istrict. T he am o u n t needed will year, it has not been as concen
th e nam e of his em ployer. G or
q u arrel.
be used for five new teach ers, tra te d , and th e re has not been as J liway Anniversary
don L. Hill on a $100.00 check
Tn a n o th e r assa u lt ease, E rn e s t
plus a p a rt tim e one; to cover m uch sunshine. E ast y e a r Brook-
m ark ed ‘ ad v an ce’’, and cashing
T u rn e r of Gold B each w as also
o p eratin g costs and equipm ent of ings had ten days w ith o u t rain Breaks Sale Mark
it at a local sto re In addition he
th e new high school, and to cover to this d a te in Ju n e, w hile th is 1 H iw ay M arket, who celeb rated given p ro b atio n from a five y e a r
h ad cashed a n u m ber of bad
lockers and b leachers for th e new y ea r we have had only six
th e ir first an n iv e rsa ry last week, sen ten ce on th e sam e ch a rg e T u r
checks, signed w ith his own nam e, school.
re p o rted th e larg est sales of th e ir n e r had pleaded g u ilty to a s s a u lt
in the area.
Those eligible to vote in the CHAM BER S C H E D U L E S
o n e-y ear’s ex isten ce d u rin g th e ir ing H a rv e y Crook of Gold B each
w ith a knife, and c u ttin g him in
election a re re g istered voters who HIGHW AY S P E A K E R
a n n iv e rsa ry w eek-end
K E X TO BROADCAST
a re resid en ts of th e school dis
S ales b ro k e all records d u rin g
q u a rre l o v er T u rn e r’s wife,
S p e a k e r at the C ham ber o f!
T IT L E F IG H T T O N IG H T
trict.
C om m erce M eeting set for T h u rs th e two d av event, w hich saw th e |
The M arciano-C harles heav y
day, J u n e 24th, will be M Young, sto re put on e n te rta in m e n t as well E P IS C O P A L VICAR V IS IT S
w eight fight will be h ea rd on PRESBY TERIA NS HAVE-
T he Rev. Mr. S h id eler, w ho will
C ham ber S e c re ta ry G eneva B ai as sjx»t sales all day. Don and
S ta tio n KEX, P o rtlan d , tonight F IE L D MAN H E R E
Lyle V aughn asked th a t th eir becom e V iear of S t. T im o th y ’s
ley announced this week.
at 6:00 P. M.
T he R everend Ellx’rt Nash,
Mr. Young is C hief pho to g p atro n s be th an k ed for helping E piscopal ch u rch here next m o n th ,
KEX has also scheduled “fight field m an for th e B oard of N a t ra p h er for th e tra v e l In fo rm a them estab lish th e ir new sales w as a B rookings v isito r th is w eek.
preview w ith Bill S te rn ”, from ional M issions of th e P resb y teria n tion bureau, O regon S ta te H ig h record
Mr. S h id e ler w as in tow n to
5 15 to 6 P. M , and will follow C hurch, Synod of O regon, will be way D e p artm en t. He will show
a rra n g e housing for his fam ily.
th e fight w ith a fight round-up. in B rookings for th e next two some new * ra \e l p ictu re s m ad e by
M rs F. A. A rrell is spending H e will lx? th e first resid en t V icar
also bv Bill S te rn
« few days in C oquille on business of th e ch u rch her<
months
the b u re au
Nowhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community
Five Candidates
Listed for School
Board Election
LILY BLOSSOM TIME'S APPROACHING
LILY PARADE,
RODEO PLANS
BEING READIED
Third Cattle
Thief Given 7
Year Sentence
School Budget
Vote Monday
Brookings Man
Awaits Sentence
Council Approves
Two Story Limit
Assault Charges
Draw Sentences