THURSDAY, APRIL 14. 1949
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
,A. A. A. Signup
Closes May First
county, the people of Gold Beach
have no reason to “deplore” the
attitude of those of us who live
in the Brookings-Harbor area.
Before Mr. Buffington rushed im
petuously into his published ac
cusations of a lack of a kindred
feeling, on the part of Brook
ings for Gold Beach, it seems to
me that he should first have
contacted the Brookings chamber
of commerce. Had he done so
he would have discovered that,
in the matter under discussion,
one or two members of the Brook
ing chamber of commerce, acting
on their own initiative, speak
ing only for themselves, without
authority from the Brookings
chamber of commerce, apparently
opposed the construction of a har
bor at the mouth of the Rogue
river.
Any opposition, expressed in
this matter, could only be the
individual expression of one or
two individuals. 1 presume that
an individual m a y express his
personal opinion. I will admit
that opposition to the construc
tion of a harbor at Gold Beach
is a mistake. I conclude, there
fore, that there is nothing that
appears in t h i s matter which
would justify any public excite
ment.
I know that any person who
opposes the construction of a har
bor at Gold Beach does not speak
for me and I am, further, of the
opinion that such person does
not speak for the great majority!
of the three thousand residents}
of southern Curry county. We,
who live in southern Curry coun-1
ty, hasten to assure the people}
of Gold Beach that we are en
tirely in sympathy with them in
their venture to construct a suf
ficient and adequate harbor in
their fine city. Such a harbor
would be of great benefit to the
entire county.
Out of this controversy, which
should be immediately and de
cisively put to an end, we arc
confronted by two facts. First,
Gold Beach should have an ade
quate and sufficient harbor, and,
second, Brookings should be con
nected with U. S. Highway 199
by a road built up the Chetco
river. It is very important, to the
best interests of all of us, that
these two projects should be com
menced at once and, to the ex
clusion of all other projects, be
speedily completed.
Maybe it is time for us to
change horses. To permit Gold
Beach and Brookings to be at
each other’s throat is s t u p i d.
Neither of us is large tnough to
carry the budens of Curry coun
ty alone. Working together we
would be greatly strengthened.
I All farmers expecting to co-op
erate with Uncle Sam in carry
ing out soil conserving practices
on their farms, and get a littl?
financial help doing it, must file j
a farm plan in the county agent’s
office before May 1, according to
C. J. Doyle, chairman of the
county committee.
A Curry county handbook list
ing all of the approved practices !
was mailed to all farm-owners .
and operators of record last
m o n t h. Two signup meetings
were held in each community to
explain the program. Farmers
who still want to sign up should |
War-essential American jeweled
interview community committee-}
watch industry is threatened by
men for additional information.
C o m m u n i t y committeemen heavy imports from Switzerland
elected to serve in 1949 include: which discourage healthy growth of
domestic manufacture and thus en
North—Walter O. Hofsess, of । danger national security in case of
Langlois; Clyde L. Wagner, Port ! another conflict. James G Shennan
Orford; Jasper R. Yoakum, Lang-} (inset), president of Elgin National
lois.
Watch Co., tells U S Senate com
Central—Charles G. Graham, mittee at hearing on extension of
Gold Beach; Norman Chenoweth, trade agreements act Asking “real
Ophir; F. O. Bowman, of Gold istic duties’’ to equalize difference
in movement costs resulting from
Beach.
South—W. G. Pearmine, Har Swiss labor rates which are 60 per
bor; G. L. Funk, Brookings, and cent lower than U.S rates, Shennan
cites figures for past 10 years
R. R. White, Brookings.
(above). They show that importers
A handbook will be mailed to captur.d bulk of US. market while
anyone requesting it. Drop a note the three exclusively American
) the county extension office at manufacturers of jeweled move
Gold Beach.
ments were engaged in vital war
production.
Dead Cougar Was
'Picture' Objective
et sales are not in, Lyle Dill told
the Pilot, Monday that it ap
peared that the local V. F. W.
While tramping the divide be Post would have “some funds’’ to
tween Pistol River and the Chet-t complete the work on the local
co, Saturday afteroon, Howard I V. F. W. building.
Gardner bagged a small cougar,' “If it had not been for the
near the Three-Tree camp. His loyalty of the Brookings and Har
appearance in town Sunday was bor people,’’ he said, “perhaps
reason sufficient for many to go the proceeds would have been
after kodaks, and have them much less. It is certainly gratify
selves photographed while hold ing to know' local people care
ing the dead animal.
that much.’’
No report was heard of any
Staged in the Memorial build
gluttony practiced on cougar
ing
at Crescent City, and assist
meat.
ed by the V. F. W. post of that
place, this dance was a friendly
gesture on the part of the Cres
cent City group.
V. F. V/. Dance To
Give Post "Funds"
While reports of advance tick-1
In The Mail-box:
Editor Pilot: The hasty action
of one or two members of the
Brookings Chamber of Commerce,
who recently apparently opposed
& Interior Decorating the development of a harbor, at
Paper Hanging—Spray Paintinp the mouth of the Rogue River, in
Rural and Farm Buildings
Gold Beach, has caused Collier
Anything in spray or brush work. H. Buffington to break forth into
print and draw some conclusions.
Dodson Painting Co. Mr. Buffington, in his article “de
plores the attitude of the people
Across from Pilot Office or
I respectfully suggest that we
of Brookings.”
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discontinue our local chamber of
As
far
as
I
am
informed,
and
FREE ESTIMATES
I get this information from vari commerce and place all of their
ous residents of southern Curry respective activities into a larg
er body to be known as the Cur
ry (’ouniy (Chamber of <Com
merce. Permit such a body to
represent the entire county and
adjudicate all of our problems.
I am sure that there is a suffi
cient number of men and women,
persons of vision, fairness and
common sense, who would agree
to enter into and lead such a
movement. If such a group were’
to be brough into existence and
supported by public opinion, if it
wore wisely administered, it
could act for and express the
desires of all of us who are resi
dents of Curry county. Such a
plan would put an end to the
spectacle of us shaking our fists
at each other. It would initiate
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friendship, tolerance and good
will among all of us.
In my opinion the two most
necessary projects for the devel
opment of Curry county are the
construction of the harborb at
Gold Beach and the construction
of a road from Brookings to U.
S. Highway 199. I believe that a
Curry Cunty Chamber of Com
merce could accomplish the suc
cessful and speedy completion of
these two projects. Why not give
such a plan a chance to operate’
Sincerely yours Ed F. Ackley.
present time he is completing rat
and mole control work started }n
January.
This week he is covering about
600 acres of mole control work
in the Brookings and Harbor vi
cinity. The cost of material is
covered by a fee of 25c per acre
contributed by co-operating own
ers of land. Further information
concerning this work may be ob
tained from the county extension
office, Gold Beach.
"Weed Control"
Equipment Ready
For the past week, ending on
Sunday:
Max. Min. Rain
April 4 ................ 67
46
April 5 ................ 64
44
April 6 ................ 54
40
April 7 ................ 52
48 .03
April 9 ................ 57
46
April 9 ............... 54
41
April 10 .............. 59
42
Rain for week ............................ 03
Weather Report
GOLD BEACH — Don White,
county weed supervisor, is put
ting the finishing toches to a
combination of weed equipment
at looks pretty good according
to Nick Marsh, county commis-
siner, of Port Orford.
A bomb-carrier (Uy-ton Ford,
Reach 5000 prospective custo
four wheel drive with dual wheels xners through Pilot Class Ad®.
on the rear) will provide trans
portation. A 300-g a 1 1 o n tank
sprayer that will develop up to
100 pounds of pressure, is being
mounted on it. A 30-ft. adjustibie
boom will be mounted on the
front, completing the one-man
operating unit.
This county-owned equipment
will be used first on county-own
ed property. After spraying the
roadsides, it will be available at
cost to property owners.
Mr. White, in making a list of
property owners who desire this
Brookinys Electric &
service will he available to do
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this work after May 1. At the
Cooperation also pays on the
telephone party line
You may not be kissed for being
a good telephone neighbor, but
you certainly will be thanked.
By using your telephone
sharingly — by hanging
up your receiver prop
erly—by keeping your
calls reasonably brief—
you are being a g<xxl tele
phoneneighbor. Your thought
fulness will be appreciated by
everyone. And what’s more
important, it will result in
better telephone service for
everyone, including you.
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