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BROOKINGS-HARBOR P L L O a , BKUUKUNiiS,
Home of the Croft Lily
war measure, designed to prevent w ild spending of savings accrued
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during the w ar boom days. OPA, then, should die w ith the war, but
For Pilot Readers
Entered as second-class m atter at the pcwtaQoe at Brookings, Ore
its death should not cause great rejoicing to the point where people
Each week, beginning
March 7. 1946. under the Act of March 3 1879
w ill act w ild —blindly spend th e ir savings fo r unnecessary things. issue, the favorite reci^?,
local woman w ill be pub*
Common sense will pull this nation through any crisis.
this column. Ladies are L
have th e ir favorite recinT!
fo r the P ilo t reporter My*
who may call any dav'*’
Mrs. H. S. Beaulieu su'bJ
How many people of 1946 stop to think that this is a b irthday fa v o rite :
— birthday of the greatest nation on earth?
A P P LE CUSTARD PE
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DEWEY AKERS. Editor and Publisher
In 1776, on July 4, in Philadelphia, a group of men signed the
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GENE GOULD, Associate Editor
Declaration of Independence which was the b irth announcement
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of that new country, then in the throes of w ar to win tha t covetec
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independence, which on th a t day. was s till w ishful thinking.
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Today, 170 years later, people take too much fo r granted the
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liberties guaranteed by th a t document fo r which this nation paid
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a dear price in blood of stalw a rt manhood. People, in observance sal. lemon rind and appl«.
m ilk and put into unbaked
of this day, do not take into consideration the cost, except, per
try shell. Sprinkle cinna.ua
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haps, the veterans of the nation who have ju st returned to c ivilia n nutmeg on top. Bake in hoti
life from the bloodiest of a ll wars.
(425) fifteen minutes, thei
duce
to moderately slow fori
W hile we celebrate tha t birthday, today, let us not lose sight
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30 minutes longer or untill
Per Year, in Curry County, Oregon.................. $2.60 of the fact lib e rty as we know it, s till is in jeopardy. Rather today, insterted into center con»
Per Year, outside Curry County..........................$3.00 iet us re-dedicate ourselves as a nation, to carry on the traditions clean.
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
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What Of The Death Of OPA?
We Celebrate A Birthday, Today!
established by those gallant men who conceived the idea of this
nation of ours— let us forever carr on in the same spirit.
Local News Items
Weather Rei
Weather for Brookings
ing
the past week:
ased the R. M. Calhoun home and
W hen P resident T rum an vetoed the am ended bill to prolong th e
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lily bulb crop on the Pioneer road
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life of OPA. S aturday, it created m ingled feelings over th e U nited
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Berger and i near the school. The Robinsons June 24 .............. 58
June 25 .............. 63
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Mr.
and
Mrs.
Carl
Berger
and
S ta te s: some w ere glad while others p ictu re nothing but gloom fo r
w ill take over this week when the June 26 .............. 61
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families recently returned from
the nation. Which shall it be?
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Eugene where they visited the ir Calhouns move to Grants Pass June 27 .............. 64
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W hile OPA was designed fo curb prices, w hich it did, th e d i parnts, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Ber where he has sawm ill interests. June 28 .............. 60
June
29
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64
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Mr.
and
Mrs.
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rectives made by the OPA officials did m uch to “h a m -s trin g ” in ger who celebrated th e ir golden
of Grants Pass w ill also be even- June 30 .............. 68
wdding anniversary.
dustry. worked hardships on m any businesses, especially the s m a lle r
Total fo r week
Mr. and Mrs. Con DeVore and ' ' ual
' « ‘ his area. They
ones, and otherw ise created havoc instead of th e re s u lts desired.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy G reen
a h a ' , 2 CW b u ild ’
Total fo r month
I " 1' from ^ r ' and Mrs, Frank
Days clear, 8; days cloud
To sav. w ithout OPA, th at prices will not so ar is like w histling ford were guests of M r and Mrs
A V. Muchmore Monday
I f and’ ' " ” " a> IIarbOT a"d con- days cloudy or foggy, 14
in the dark However, w ithout OPA, black m ark e ts w hich flourished,
M r and M r v i « i •
' ternPIate a new home. Both deals
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson of ( were handled through the Pete
ram p an t, will no longer have reason for existence. P rices, then,
F or hemstitching, leave
Lemon Grove, Calif., have purch- Lesmeister agency.
w ithout OPA should not rise to the level of black m a rk e t prices.
at Josephine Apts., up stairs. I
It Am erican jieople use com m on sense, if each individual exer
cises just ordinary judgm ent, things should adjust them selves soon
in the proper re l.ition betw een supply and dem and.
People should refuse to pay ex h o rb itan t prices for any com
m odity no m a tte r just how m uch they w ant o r need it. This re
fusal on the part of the m ajo rity will tend to curb ru n -aw ay prices,
so th at little ill effect will he felt.
It IS not lik ely that new autom obiles will be com ing or. the
mark.«! m num bers sufficient to supply th e dem and for some time.
H ere, ag ain , |>eop!e. if they use com m on sense, can hold prices
to a rang«* n e a r th e value of the cars.
Io sa\ th ere n ev er will be some inflation w ould he lots of w ish
ful thinking, but the ex trem e to which this reaches will largely d e
pend ui»on how w ell people use judgm ent. P rom iscous spending is
t^hnt inflation w di th riv e upon Judicious spending will c u rb it.
O I A w a s not a n a tu ra l law of economics, it w as m erely
WE HAVE:
Marine Plywood, l.Y and 15’ lengths
Asphalt Sitfin«
Hexagonal Shingles
90-lb. Slatekote Rooting
65-Ih Johns-Mannville Roofing
John-Mannville Flexboard
Masonite Temper Board
6-inch Kiln Dried F looring
13-ineh Heatilator
S-ineh Rustic and Moldings
IxH'ally, H e Represent:
Jahns-Mannvüle Co.
Curtis Silenttte Snsh
Pittsburgh Paint Co.
Masonite Company
Nu-Wood Products Co.
H eatilator
Have You fried fran si
for Hard-to-find Hardware Articles
NEW STOCK OF
Rakes
Hoes
Shove's
Scratchers
Spading Forks
ringes
Veterinarian Kits
1 1Z Pelletts & Powder
HuKoids
W ool Sacks - Twine
Slieep Dip
SuperMatic Probers
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HAY T O O L S :
Pitch Forks
Grapple Forks
Hay Carriers
Steel Tracks
Steel Cable
Blocks
Little Woodsman Saws
Fertilizer Distributors
«.foot Killifer Discs
9-foot Killifer Discs
Horse Cultivtors
Hudson Power Srapers
PUM PS =
Irrigation
Fairbanks-Morse
Briggs & Stanton
Orders Taken Now lor ^ork Deep Freezers
Presley Tryon
Fort Dick
California
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