MY, JVNg
1947
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON
"World’s _______________
Finest Climate'
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President s reply without author
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u Iasked to bring their families and
ity. Starr was especially out
me part>, to be held at the friends.
spoken in his views on national mouth
of the Chetco, is open to
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J pitalization and care o veterans £1. veterans
and wives, who are | Bead Horst’s Advertisement?
needing assistance.
lration from the local Louis E. Starr, a Portland law-
An outstanding feature of the
fj p«t to the department jyer, who gave a stirring and sessions
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cluSai ,o
the v , refusal
to suo
sub-
iwnint at Grants Pass, the up-to-the minute address which ^nit floor discussions of resolu-
-art of last week, con-’was later broadcast all over th e itions not restricted to veterans
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Iihnrv>n„ntrv
Commander
Henry
¡country, subject of which being alone. These topics included res
, r$, Arthur Benson and j of vital interest not only to his olutions in reference to appren
Brainard. All three of the j audience but the nation at large ticeship in labor groups, the sales Mestinghouse Duo-Radios with automatic rec
rvDort an interesting
ord player.
X sps.son and that
Commander Starr told of hi. tax. return of OPA. and similar
S ' from all parts of w rl,' nK President Truman, re- matters. It was remarkable that R. C. A. Victor Portable Radios (handv for vou)
most of these topics were dis
Twere present..
questing Henry Wallace’s foreign posed of in committee and the Mes.inghouse and Sampson Automatic Irons,
a‘e'
F
Hour be curbed by cancelling his group’s committees sustained all
bteam-o-matic Irons (you’ll like these, too!)
tral dignitaries of the vet- passport, that Starr’s actions had their decisions.
Heating Pads (so handy for the sick room)
group attended, the prin-,been misquoted by the press,
There was a spirited contest
being National Commander and that he would not reveal the
vemington Threesome and foursome Electric
between Salem and Pendleton for
Razors (yes’ they’re real shavers)
the 1948 encampment, with Pen
dleton winning due to prepon- Stoves and Mater Heaters of different sizes and
derance of votes from the small
Styles (we have the right one for you)
delegations of outlying posts. The |
And
don’t forget that we have quite a line of
Pendleton delegation promised a '
truly western Oregon show which
First ( lass Furniture for that home of yours.
some of the "Let ’Er Buck’’ boys
immedately staged in miniature.
Grants Pass c h e i f of police
publicly stated that this VFW
convention was the most orderly
in his experience.
V. A. Mendenhall Sr.
W. E. Wolfe
A notable feature of the gath
ering was the number of young Grayshel Building
Brookings, Oregon
veterans, many of whom were
named to important posts in the,
higher offices. Older veterans ex
pressed pleasure that the young
chaps w’ere showing such enthus
iasm.. Two of this group, Com
mander Hart and his program
chairman, Conradi, were public
ly congratulated and thanked,
individually, f o r t h e excellent
[show they put on.
There was also a large gath
ering of ladies who held their
ated Next to Mason & Edwards Shop—In meetings at the high school aud
itorium, with national and state
rear of the Gardner Building.
officials present.
Have a nice selection of various type ,
A special feature at one of the
veterans sessions was when a
listings on ACREAGE and HOMES;
young lady, of about 15. present
ed. on the stage, to National Com
mander Starr, a gift from the
(K EAN VIEW & (K EAN FRONTAGE
Daughters of VFW. This gift was
supreme surprise to both the
HOME SITES; RANCHES; TIMBER
national commander and dele
LAND & BUSINESS INCOME
gates, and was expressed in a
A.
leaping hug and kiss.
PROPERTY!
The local veterans and aux
iliary members made a great hit
Don’t fail to see “Pete’’ if vou contemplate
at the encampment with the dis
purchasing real estate!
tribution of about 7CMK) lily blooms
which were handed to everyone.
See Classified Section for BETTER BUYS!
! Gathered the morning the dele
gates left, these blooms were
placed, each with a card, in ev-
, ery hotel room, on hotel dining
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LLOYD WALLGREN
tables and in the lobbies, and at
Real Estate And Insurance
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(»very
banquet table place where
General Purchaiing Agen»
around 600 were served.
Crissev Building
Brookings, Oregon
These blooms, too, were dis-
of the West Coast Tele
itributed freely on the streets, J
phone Company — came
with cards. Local delegates were
referred to as "Lily Men from I
with the company in 1928
Brookings." Before the encamp- ’
ment broke up, the ladies made
sure that Pendleton would
"My job is an interesting one. As Purchas
sure that Pendleton would see
ing Agent fo r the W est Coast T elephone
that "blooms f r o m Brookings"
Company, I take pride in the fact that we are
would lie the main piece for dec
helping to build a great Pacific Northwest.
orations at the encampment in
June. 1948.
Our country is grow ing fast as people flock
out here to settle dow n — and my job is to
Firemen Plan Dance
he!p build installations so that they may enjoy
For
Friday, July 5
good telephone service. That takes lots of
To
bolster
finances of the vol
things besides telephones. We must buy miles
unteer fire department that so
c* wire, poles, little switches, whole switch-
many necessary items may be pur
^>crds, build new buildings and maintain an
chased between now and the time
money will be forthcoming from
inventory of many thousand separate items."
taxes for the rural fire preven
No appointment needed
tion district, a dance is planned
This year your West Coast Telephone Com
by the firemen for Friday eve
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( for out-of-town patients.
pany is purchasing over three quarter m illion
ning, July 5.
The GI band will furnish the
«o ars worth of supplies to provide telephone
music, and a lunch will be serv
service second to none. A m e rica has the
Fillings and m o s t other
ed at midnight.
w°r d s best telephone system. Our aim is to
Advance sale of tickets will
fcnstantly improve that service.
kinds of work finished on
be carried on by the firemen, and
everyone of the district is urged
to buy. in order to help the de-j
the same day.. Office hrs.
partment out of its present fi
nancial straits.
,1V. F. W. Delegates Report Good
ie Convention Held At Grants Pass
NOW IN STOCK
O -R
Mall Chain Saws
Electric Chain Saws
Portable Skill Saws
Electric Drills
Pneumatic Chain Saws
Be Sure To See
BROOKINGS ELECTRIC
And Radio Company
Brookings
and Harbor
W. J. B AINES, Distributor
MALL POWER CHAIN SAW
SALES and SERVICE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE!
A TELEPHONE EXECU TIV E
TALKS IT O VER
Pete .1. Lesmeister Agency
Dentist^ . .
IN YOUR HOME TOWN!
Denture Work of All Kinds, Your
Plates Re made. Repaired and Re
produced To Fit, Relined, and to
fit vour nurse.
10 to 4.
V. F. W., Auxiliary To
Enjoy Beach Party, Sun.
V. F. W- members, as well as
'all Auxiliary ladies, are remind-
ed of the forthcoming pot luck
beach party, set for 5 p. m. Sun-j
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.1. E . S T E V E N S O N
Central Building
Brookings, Oregon