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BROOKING S, CUR R Y COUNTY. O R K ooN
1 hursday, March 3,-1955
The SMTCHB09K
Valedictorian
Volume 10—No 2
Salutatorian
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P a d PiAaSieJi
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Talk about tough luck let me
tell you I ’ve bad it. Last week,
Thursday. I thought I would get
down to work a little earler and
therefore get some work done.
The first thing that happened was
that I got a piece of lead in my
eye. This needed the expert care
of Doc Srriith. (eye Smiff, that
is). Then I caught my finger in
the press, and it is still sore That
was one morning I should of-stood
in bed.
»
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.a-'«-
,■ fed
• ti »
■ i
h
♦
The rest of the gang around
the office has been complainin"
about pencils disappearing. T h '
other day. after feeling about 29
pounds heavier. I noticed a ho' -
in the lining of my sport coat. In
vestigation further found 16 pen
cils, two erasers, and one old
Dewey button.
y * •f » « »
T don’t know whose face belon« ■■
to,the horse la ff ! hoard Sat',o'?-
morning when I answered th«
phone. But someone called to pull
my leg about the snow. Me. and
all the braggin' I do about this
weather. But I get the last laugh
That wasn’t snow as we know it
back in Wisconsin. Why we would
n’t bother to start our windshield
wipers for what you old-timers
called a real 3torm.
* .* * *
Seriously, if this keeps up I ’m
going right down to the Chamber
of Commerce and put a stop to it.
How are we ever going to get the
Milwaukee Braves to come out
hene for their spring training.
Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named
Propose 3 0 9 ,0 0 0
School Budget
in this
th i« utxalzc
(
■
A-notice is printed in
wveks school w . i l l . . < k . > î „ „ , • .
.
¡lot of
of a
» school
sehnet budget meet
...... . in«
» »»m a first grade el
necessary because of the building
Pilot
of from 110 to J20 and lose an 8th
of District 17C w ill tie held on Kri'd v class of 74 which w ill a- prog, am, and to add equipment
for new courses in the high school
7-30 n m . to.diseuis mount to a gain of from 36 to 46
and to care for additional pupils
the budget for th? fiscal VAH r
by graduation With, additional expected.
. ^ 7 v‘>'7U!,'’’7ieral fund hn/lget students expected In all classes
It is interesting to compare the
calls fd r an estimated cvnond'tore
Ooeratlonal expenses Increase local budget with that of Gold
of $.309 555 30 and bon-'s n«,| |n; procortlonntelv in all cnte’gorir
»each. They have budgeted a to t
‘ crest expenditure of $44 7,5
with th« district operating' th
al
of $204. 381 General Fund alloc
Th? school district Hide«» I new s-’hool in addition to the two
ation for 477 pupils Or a per cap
committee me» Fehrurnv 15 an • buildings operated this year.
ita of $428 per pupil
February 23 to set nn the hn-teet
Other major items of increase
District No. 17C has provided a
for the coming 1955-56 schoo' wore:
SX™ *
Fun<’ «'location
of
¡, \cnr.
One add tional bus
$7000 00
Major item in the budget i- f-ne additional bus driver 2700 00 $309„w5 for 842 pupils or an av
erage of $367 |x>r p up il.,
teacher’s salaries in the nnionnf Improve building«
Enrollment figures used above
ot $168.200 00 which ¡nclnr'-t-
and groun.'i,
5000 00 are those furnished by the County
’*116.900 ehmentary, ond $51,300 Remodel and reflnish cafe
School Superintendent as of last
high school.
teria for classrooms heat
all. Actually per-capita figures
The budget committee contin
for shop and music worn, »
«
ill be considerable lower since
ued with last year’s salary serixl
and sheathing for shop and
lioth Gold Beach and Brookings
ule. with no general raise, other
music rooms
3000 00 expect additional pupils next fall
•ban the experience Increment an Bleachers In balcony
5000.00 Brookings has 860 pupils in school
provided m the acheduk?. i.nrg
New site adjacent to
now; I t is safe to guess at least
items of Increase include $8,400
present grounds
4000.00 950 by next fall, in which case the
for two addiiional high school Room equipment for physics,
average cost would lower to $325.
teachers, and $15,800 for four add
chemistry, biology, shop
Homer Kessler was Chairman
itional efoment^fy t e a c h e r s
_ efc
5834.00 of the Budget Committee and
Brookings teachers w ill average Engineering
1000.00
M102 eomixarcl t o $41^ average Weldeman earth moving 3565.75 Lynn Borg, Secretary. Other
members were Bud Pisarek, Hen
lor Oregon's claiynoum teachers,
An analysis of the budget shows
The high school w ill gnln a that it has been necessary to a ll ry Kerr. Ken Osborne, A rt Knox,
Freshman class of 74 and lose a ocate $40.449 lor Capital Outlays V irgil Goldsberry, Elmer Raprae-
senior class of 29 or a gain of45 and Maintenance and Repair and ger, Richard Smith and W illiam
by graduation. The elementan- Improvement Items. Stieso are Thompson.
FUNKS RETURN HOME
Mr. and Mrs. George Funk re-
Sherrill McClain, daughter of
tfirrned home io Brookings from
their annual selling' trip The Funks Library Nears*
M r and Mrs Ed McClain is valed-
traveling some 12.000 miles this
l ictorian of the senior class, and
> ear, covering 18 states. They re
Donna Shustrom, daughter of Mr.
Completion
Staqe
port lots of ice on the roads, and
1 and Mrs. Slgprd Shustrom is sal
plenty of snow. The lily business
Enough money now anpears to utatorian of the class
was good, however, Mr. Funk re
be in the library fund to get the
ported.
facility into use. according to est ; Sherrill transferred to Brook-
An attempt to raise $1,500 by
imates at Monday night's board ings-Harbor High School from
contributions, in order to pay for ittoe, are In charge of the project
A ll adults interested In any kind
meeting. Cons rierable progress on ' Lebanon, spending her sophmore.
Reed reports
♦he recent repair of city streets »‘«ng wfith Reel
5on Cameron
of
scouting ¡n the Brookings-
the work was reported and the Junior and Senior years at Brook
's being made hy the citv govern that most of the people he has Harbor area nre asked to attend
principal foreseen ner ds are floor ings. Donna attended high school ment.
contacted on tne mutrer felt w ill
tile, illumination, and some book for the first two years at Lidger
ing to contribute. Private citizens a re-organizational meeting, to be
Retires from
According to Ralph Rved, citv are gshed to donate too, Reed said, held Wednesday. March 9th, at 8
shelve«. Work on the grounds w ill wood, North Dakota, and the
work supCrlnt ndent. that amount if they feel the improvement of p. m at the I. O. O. F, H all.
then be in order-walks drives, Junior year at Scappoose.
was spent in order to get the fclty ! the streets justify it.
The meeting w ill cover Explorer
:orest Service
curbing, etc.
! Valedictorian and salutatorian streets in shape after January 1st.
Scouts, frqm 14-18; Boy Scouts
The board has order d beige
Much of the actual work invol U -14. Cpb Scouts. 8-11, and Girl
C. D “ Don” Cameron has re colored, mottled tile for the floor? honors are determined on the Almost 2,000 yards of gravel was
put on the streets during that ved In putting the gravel on the Scouts 8-18.
tired from the Forest Service, as throughout, at a cost of about V) basis of crade ,»olnt average« o\ f
* » « •
As Mike Page puts it. “ Five
streets was donated, as was many
of Monday,’ March 28.
cents per tile. so. if anyone cares the Freshman. Sophmore, Jun:o- month.
Speaking of spring training,
of
the
trucks,
and
gas
for
the
years
ago all units were going.
to
they
can
“
chip
in”
one
thin
The
city
has
enough
funds
to-
and
first
remester
of
(he
Senior
Cameron is well known in th?
don’t you think Pete Lesmeister’s Brookings area, having recently dime per copy. About 2500 tile years In school.
kcep up the streets flow, but the trucks. The money raised w ill be Now there are more peophe, and
v
baseball story was timed perfect had the new North Fork Chetco w illb e n e e d .-------
more kids, and less Scouting."
•H+tHfl $1,500 wasn't available at sjsenLonly fo r the gravoi.
ly? Just as the news of basebal River bridge dedicated in his
The group needs committees and
the time. However, many citlzcna
Donations of books were ack-'
The contributions were to be
meetings and practice hit the name as the “ Don Cameron nowledged from Mrs. Robert
promised donations in order to re sent to the City Recorder. Brook sponsors to run the scouting pro
gram. and administer and finish
streets . . . so did the snow.
Bridge’’.
pair
the
streets,
and
the
city
wen'
Smith and Mrs. Lucien Loring.
ings, and all were asked to en the scout building.
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ahead
on
tha,
assumption.
Many
other
very-
helpful
boosts
He was bom in Jacksonville.
close their name on this contri
Cake and coffre w ill be served.
Well. I th in g ,I'll have to start
F rtd Fox and Tony Christen bution, so that a receipt may be
Ore. and secured a Civil Engineer were noted, principal of which
taking vitamins and reading
was
all
the
required
plywood
from
son,
working
as
a
citizens
comm-
ing degree from the Polytechnic
returned.
some physeologhy books. I ’m du?
1 On February 26th, In a most Im
of Engineering in Oak the Brookings Plywood Corp.
to have the same problem Les College
Committees Named
Despite the rugged storm the pressive ceremony at the Elks’
land California.
Dimmick has. My mother-in-law
board met with but throe absent Hall, the Institution of Brookings
Ho
received
his
first
appoint
writes she may come out for a
ment as assistant Forest Ranger ees at the Brainard home.
Emblem Club No. 265 was mad? (
For Fashion Show
visit.
with headquarters at Takilma on
official, when the Installing O ff
the Old Page Crekkdllinois V all Teen-Age
Committee« were named for (he
Baseball, and the talk of base
Bowlers icer-Supreme District Deputy Ir
district.
ball Is in the air, and another Satellite Club of the O. E. S
Volunteers
J ey) He Ranger
has alway s liked to fish for Have New Sponsors ma Rohw presented the Charter LION'S GO
OVER sure sign that the winter 1«. draw fashion show, which w ill be held
the Chetco steelhead, and does a
granted by the Supreme Emblem
ing to a close. The question scMras on March 26th. at 8 p. m.
For N*nht Shift
lot of fishing in this area.-He is
The Teen-Age Bowling league Club of the United States to Alice
The group met at the home of
to
be. is Brookings going to fflM
DIMES
GOAL
HERE
Mrs.
Grare Bartholmew to set up
The plane snott*?rs ar p imnro1 - planning on acquiring a house has received new sponsors. Th.?
a tt^am this year or not .
Bordwell, Charter President of
the committees as follows ;Overall
ing their hearing, and- learmr - trailer and doing some traveling. V.F.W. is now sponsoring the A l
Pete
J.
Lesmeister,
business
Tho final figures are in on the
ley Cats, team captained by Jerry the Brookings Emblem Club,
Committcw: 'Dee White. Helen
♦o listen again to all the nigl t
sp<*ctaeular success of the Brook mnnagim of the Brookings team Hanscam. and Grace Yelton.
Myers. Pete Lesmeister has the
and dav no'ses of which the ave- -
The
Formal
Installation
of
o
ff
the
Beavers,
has
called
a
meeting
SCOUTS S E L L FLA G S
ings-Harbor Lions Club March of
King Pins, whose captain is Jerry
age person is so oblivious while
Master of Ceremonies ; Priscil
for Friday night. March 5 to try
As a project to raise funds for Fox. Bob Dimmick who captains icers was conducted by District 1 Dimes campaign. Contributions by
la Robinson;
Decorations, Ann
working or sleeping at home.
to
get
the
ball
to
rolling.
Nelson;
Browne
Brimm; Door
During the early morning the Boy Scouts, the group is sell the Pin Topplers, now has th> Deputy Irma Roher and Acting Danny Haight, and “Stanley Cole-
Lesmeister had attended a meet
Supreme Marsha! Marie Woods, grove, Sr. brought the total to
Prize, Ellen A rre ll; Entertainment
hours, it is imazing how mar« ing flags for homos, businesses, Lions Club as their sponsor.
ing
a
wtrek
ago
Sunday
In
Rose
and other establishments. All
The Hendricks Furniture ih now and assisting them were 17 Act $2025.97, well over the goal shot burg of the league An effort is Iris Kindel; Dressing rooms, Ethel
trucks an? leaving Brookings.
On the day shift it is possib'-' those interested are asked to con the sponsor of the former Gutter ing Sunreme Officers from Cres for by the Lions.
being made to increase the league Twohy; Musi?, Vera Fowler;
to use both eyes and ears.» but s t tact either a scout, or Mike Page, Lover team, captained by Jim cent City Emblem Club. President
to eight cluba. Bandon was voted Lighting and Posters Agda Bick-
Darnell. The Chimpanzees, cap Audrey Myers, and her 18 O ffic Telephones?
Seating snd runway, John
night it means constantly strain who is in charge of the program.
back In, and Bend was given an ner;
Peffhey,
tained by Victor Yahr Is sponsor ers pf the Crescent City Club
ing the ears to identify eveiv
O.K.. Other possible entries to
Ushers, Ellen Swan; Publicity
ed by the Rotary Club. K err were present to conduct the r it They Had Them
sound.
make the 8th club are Roseburg
PLAN
CRAB
FEED
Ros? Hubbard.
Hardware
is
sponsoring
the
Hep
More volunteers are needed ♦ i
and Glendale.
ualistic ceremonies. The Brook
T h ? Ju n io r Class of th e Brook- Cats, captained by Jerry Apder-
Stores which w ill show their
f ill the 24-bour schedule. Thos ’
ings Emblem Club Charter offic Back In 1912
The meeting Friday night w ill
apparel are Eva Lees. Phillips,
who volunteer are usually give l ings-Harbor high school is having son.
er's,
wearing
white
formais
were
be in Lesmeister’s office, and is
a public Crab Feed this Saturday
Dad and Lad, Moores Apparel.
an assignment of their choice.
escorted to the alter by their Elk ) Did you know that a lot of peop to begin at 8 p.m.
Tota and Teens, Palmers, Mode
TO HAVE SALE
le
had
telephones,
way
hack
in
The" midnight to four in the March 5, at the Chetco Grange
husbands to take the oath of o ff
Lesmeister said that it w ill take O’Day, Goulds Shoes, House of
morning shift is the hardest to Hall. The eating w ill take place
The Junior Choir of St. Tim ice. Iniation was held for 4S mem 191? in Curry County. Max Brain
fill. It is realized that it would fc? from six until nine pm. and it is othy’s Church w ill have a food bers and 10 demits were received. ard, local historian and man about approximately $1200 or more in Shoes and Mincers JeweLry.
town has received a copy of a list the way of support from the mer
very d ifficult for working me , being billed as ono of those "eat sale on Saturday, March 5, begin
Honored guest, Mr Pete I>s- I <-f phone numbers from tfie South chants and fans. The field must
and women to work this schedule, as much as you want” affairs.
ning at 10 a m in Dimmick’s Mar jmeister. Exalted Ruler of th?
so the group is appealing to th'*
ern Curry Telephone Co. in 1912 be readied If Brookings is to play LIONS HOLD
ket.
Brookings B.P.O.E. No. 1934, gave
housewife. Those who don’t have
Rrainard received them from ball this year. A possible solution
an address of welcome to the ass Douglas V. Cooley.
to the raising of the funds ig »
to get up parly to send their child
embly, and expr-ssed his interest
ren to school, could work on th s
I At that time E. A. Baily was season ticket campaign.
in the club, and wished them con „resident of the Co. and W J
shift with the least hardship.
tinued success. Mr. Lesmeister, on Ward secretary and manager.
Volunteers are asked to call
The Brooklngs-Harbor Lions an
behalf of Byron Brimm,- Mayor of
3301, ,where arangements can he
The numbers were 1 Brown
nual charter night party was held
Brookings presented the Presid< nt
made at the post for people 1a
Front Saloon, 2. Wm Clamo. 3
at the regular Lions club meeting
FRIDAY, MARCH 4 .
Alice Bordwell with a check from
work with.
John
R
H
ill,
L
Mrs.
B
F.
Gard
Feb. 23, at the C liff House Guest
the Acacia Laundromat., at which
Mr. and Mrs. Boh Peterson have
ner, 5. Lawrence Bros., 6. W J
Baseball Meeting. Lesmeister office, 8 p.m.
speaker for the evening was dist
time
the
President
expressed
th?
Walker, 7 W J. Henry
both served two shifts during th
Brookings w ill be the cleanest rict governor, W. D. Purvlne, of
Clubs sincere appreciation for the
past week. v
8. Jesse Turner, 9. A H. Gaunt- town ip the country, if 56 hoys of Oreteck, Oregon.
SATURDAY, M ARCH 5
contribution. Mr. Lesmeister w i’ h
lett, 1(1 D M Moore. 11.Wm. C Cub Pack 332 have anything to
Gifts were given to both ladles
his cooperation has been a gr< at
Lake, 12. Julius Stein eke, 13 say about it. They are having a and men. Also 100 percent attend
Crab F<ed, Chetco Grange Hall, 6 to 9 pm.
HAS OPERATION
asset in making the Emblem Club
W illiam
I I Moore,
14 Delmer soap sale, commencing on Monday ance awards were given to A1
Mr. Joe Jacobs returned to Lo
in Brookings a huge success.
Colegrove,
15
J1
.
WOstrander,
Phillips. Gordon Olr.: >? T, n v
ma Linda hospital to have anoth< r
March 7,
MONDAY. MARCH 7
Other honored guests are as
16 Abe Hardenbrook, 17 W.J.
Pollard, Harold Yov g, B i l l
kidney stone removed. How eve •
The
soap
was
purchased
through
follows; Byron Justice, Exalt d Ward Ranch, 18 W.D. Clarke, 19
Thompson, A1 Mincer, ,'<>e Ka, ck
Chetco Choral Club, Chetco Inn. 7 p.m
the Jacobs hope to return horr. -
Ruler of Crescent City B.P.O E. William H. Cook, 20 Claude T Dimmick Bros. Market at cost, and Ralph Reed.
to Brookings early in March. Mrs.
and
tho
Scouts
w
ill
realize
a
prof
and all his officers, and two of Walker 21 Gold Beach Lumber
Lecturer. VF\V Hall. 8 p.m.
A junior bowling league w ill be
Jacobs is with him in California.
their past Exalted Rulers, Buck Co., 22 E. A Bally, 23 Nora Hall, it of some$80 from the sale.
sponsored by the Lions.
Distributed
w
ill
he
Maxine
soap
Gorney and ” Babe" GrlvellL A1 24 Wm. T Prlhee, 25 W illiam
TUESDAY. MARCH 8
at 10 bars to the plastiP bag. at
WATERS ARE CLOSED
Manual, Mayor of Crescent Citv, A Bishel (Contrail.
a cost to the housewife of 75 cents STATE TAX MAN TO
z
Councf
Meeting.
City
Hall
8
p.m.
M
r
Baline
Flora,
Past
Exalted
26 lis t e r Lucas, 27 Court House a bag.
IN COASTAL AREAS
i
.
..
Ruler;1 of Roseburg B.P.O.E. and 28 Cash Store, 29 Mrs A H.
BE HERE MARCH 16
According to a release from th?
Mrs. Flora, Past President of Moore, 30 C.H. Koerner, 31 Wood . The Swift Co. has donated two
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
table
model
radios,
for
the
Cubs
According to the Oregon Stat?
state Game Commission, waters
Portland Emblem Club and Suj>- Broa (Harbor Store), 32 Bauer
in angling zone 1. w ill remain
Scout Meeting, I. O. O. F. Hall, 8 pm
reme District Deputy for Southern and Ward (Packing House) ,33 room, to the two boys selling the Tax Commission headquarters in
most soap.
Salem, a representative w ill be In
closed to angling through April
Oregon.
Curry County Bank, 34 B.L. anu
Ernie Wheeler Is In charge of the Brookings area to assist tax
29th. The closure affords protect
Following
the
Installation
a
TH U R S D A Y , M A R C H 10
B Lumber Co., 35 T W Crook, the project. Wheeler reports that payers in the preparation of their
ion to spawning and spent s,,v l-
dance waa held and a buffet lun 36 John Ham, and 37 J.R. Brown
the money raised in such a fash state income tax returns o„ Mar.
head and permits escapement of
Elks Lodge. Elks Hall, 8 p m.
cheon was served .
ing (service).
ion w ill enable the Cubs to oper 18, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tha rep
young salmon to the ocean.
ate. Tha drive w ill last 1 days.
resentative will ba at tha city bail
Citv Atteoipts To Raise $1,500 To Pay j Scout Meetiaa
Fcr Receat Street Improvements
To Be Here March 9
INSTALL EMBLEM
CLUB HERE
-
CALL BASEBALL MEETING
Calendar of Events
ANNUAL CHARTER
NIGHT PARTY
CUBS PLAN TO
SELL SOAP HERE