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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1947)
BROQKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS,~ OREGON Page Sb, In the Land of Opportunity a ted, it assumes various respon sibilities, and is subject to law suits. Margie Freeman was honored 1C. A city collects many kinds guest, recently at a birthday par-' ------ - , of license fees, liquor taxes, per- ty given at her home. Present fcditor. Pilot: Inasmuch as you son a I and real property taxes, were: Robert Bates, Jimmy Ly say in the Feb. 20 issue of the | etc., but these fees and taxes tle. Donnie Crook, Bobbie Page, Pilot that the columns are open would be additional burdens to Karen Foltz, Pattie Sumner, for a frank discussion of the be paid by the merchants and Georgia Branum, Mary Lou Ber propost ion whether or not to in- property owners in the city. Such ger, Nancy Vincent and Clarice corporate the town of Brooking, fees and taxes oftentimes keep Crook. Games and refreshments below I am giving you some rea- new businesses out. Receipts for were enjoyed. sons why I believe it is prema- fines, and money from the state Joe Bush, after spend a week tore to incorporate Brookings at ¡for gasoline taxes would be neg- in this area, looking after busi thls time: ligible compared to the total ex- ness affairs, left by bus Sunday for Parker. Arizona .where he 1. The town Isn’t big enough pense outlay. — from the standpoint of the 11 Brookings is not lacking ani* ^ rs' Bush are disposing of number of its business houses, a sewer system, as that was in in their eIectrict light plant. Mr. now from the standpoint of pop stalled years ago; and neither Bush told the Pilot he was an- ulation to justify being incor-i^^g Brookings need to be in 1 xious to return here to attend porated at this time. i' corfxirated in order to have a to his lilies. The Bushs will re 2. It requires substantial and bank or other business estab turn here about April 1. . permanent payrolls in an area to! lishments. . justify incorporating a town. As! _ . yet there are no such payrolls in' T® <»«»*>">* « town prema- Local News Items “Premature,” Says John I). Gardner f. THURSDAY, C O N G R A T U L A T IO N We want to welcome Vincent Fountain and & C. Radio and Electric Co. to the growing ft ily of businesses in this area. Certainly we f that their presence means more widespread fluence for the area. Foremost in our though are the precedents they have set for us. B R O O K IN G S M ARKE Thor and Peggy Ask this area. There are several mills ,ur^-vK “ o u ! d ,b*’ in the offing, but most of thenii cart before the horse. We first are yet in the preliminary stagel U " ' ’" ¡ J ? '-* "horse" and the mills not yet bu.lt With-I,o puH ,h,s veh,cl<> of an ,nc0''- out payrolls there are no wages porated town and be able to whether it be in a city or town, properly take care of it. so it 3. People of this community wnn'' down T" i"">'-Porate met with disaster financially last!?, >™n Prematurely would be year on account of the bulb mar- !lke bu?ldlnR » house before you ket crash, and just what the bulb have the proper foundation for industry will amount to finan it. When the property owners cially for some tune remains to here decide to incorporate the be seen. This has not only af city of Brookings, they will want fected the bulb growers, but also to know it’s the right time to do the merchants and other people it. In this connection I might mention that in the Feb.. 13 issue in business ways. of the Curry' County Reporter, 4. Many of the people in this which * » » n u ll I refers C H T S IO m e I lncorpora- to the vicinity already h a v e recently tion of Gold Beach, is a para- been burdened with an unduly- graph which reads, and is self-1 high increase in the assessed val erplanatory: uations of their properties in this area. "A petition, gaul to be signed __ to this .................... v,, the tegally-required number 5. Added high increase in assessed valuations of their voters of the city, was read, properties is the added i n c r e a s e that the council call a in the levy for the new school specml election to rote upon the building. question of disincorporating the 6. When fire district is form- city...............” as w L ' T ' r * ’. lir,7 ,'s' r'ct ,''vy Now- " hrn oncr we proceed - i.' a“ c<. to ,he ab°ve. to incoq»orate Brookings, we do nor» J m E W ere incor’ ! not " a n t to have that sort of porated it would be necessary to thing happen here. Und l° Fe‘ In Vicw of a11 of the above roads and and In view of th e u n settled gen- X h * 1 h'" hmi.s, cral conditions over .he count™. Uh,ch would he expensive. ¡let us abide out time until after clerk or V‘C°rder’! next Presidential election and . ' ’ ’' ’ •ri'i*, e t al, would see what develops in the inter- be necessary. and then be guided accorri 9. When a town la incorpor- cial, ingly. J. D. Gardner. sifo t ’’ mnin “ n ( 0 N G I! A T V I, A T I O N S t ongrattdations, \ incent Fountain and C. & D. hatlio and Electric Co. on your faith in the best conununur ... Oregon. We have the same faith, and it has been justified. We are certain vours w i ll , too. Welcome to Brookings! Mooies Nariety & Apparel Shop Madge and Fred Moore U O N G R A T U L A T 10 NS Announcing Opening O f Our Fountain- Restaurant February ON THURSDAY, AT 7:00 p. m. Ralph and l$ay IllRURT We not only wish every success to the N incent Fountain-Restaurant and B. & Radio and Electric Co. but points with great pride to the work we did in making iIns business one of the most mod- ernlv-hghted along the Pacific coast. Mr. Vin cent has taith in this eominunitv as we have and certainly we hope him every success. R d i » a HOiV*ni V . e,CMne Archil‘ Diment and a b „ f • 0X T . *',r n" V busin**< extend a hand of friendship to them. Brookings Radio A Electric Co. V. A. Mendenhall Sr. W. £ w ’ )f fuff Ice ( re., 11, Bars l,,r the Youngsters (■»ITee f o r The O ld s te rs P HOTOGRAPHY BROOKINGS, O R EG O N
