PAGE TWO .. The World’s Best Climate
Earl T. Newbry reported early
this week.
Although July gas sales ex
ceeded those of a year ago, they
were well under the June total,
resulting in a tax increase of
only $288,782, despite the added
penny. It was the first time in
The pyramid of Cheops; the nine years that July gallonage
tomb of Mausolus; the temple of was below that of June, New-
Diana at Ephesueus; the hang bry said.
ing gardens of Babylon, the Co
Total sales of 45.611.451 gal-
lossus at Rhodes; the statue of Ions were reported for the month,
Zeus by Phidias and the Pharos with taxes aggregating $2,-656,-
lighthouse at Alexandria have 743.46. Refunds to non-highway
long been known as the secen users approximated 14 per cent
wonders of the world. To this ¡n the first half of 1949.
age-old list our crooners havei-------
addon an eight wonder. “I won-
—
der
what
’
s
become
of
Sally
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Schools resume classes Monday,
next, and it looks like everything
Australia wins recogniation for
will be ready, including the new
being
one of the world’s largest
Stove length, fireplace and
building. I am pleased with the
wool
producing
countries.
The
j
new courses being added this
heater, in old growth fir.
year to the high school curricu- United States department of state
lum : home economics, mechan- wins recognition for being the
2-cord loads for $24
ical drawing, geometry. Next largest puller of wool over the\
Leave Orders at Leonard's
year physics will be added, and eyes.
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possibly a step toward defeat of
the colleges’ accusation that stu At Bloomington, Ill., on his
dents are not prepared for col current trip through the sticks,
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
lege in Oregon.
nan said, “There is going to
I look with much anticipation
be
too much corn in the Unit
to the effect of home economics
ed
States
this year.’’ He’s tell
in the local schools. Certainly I
ing
us!
believe the board could not have
added a more appropriate course
The fall fashion shows are nowi
at any time. Reflect back, most
in
full swing. Exoteric creations
girls are married soon after they
The answers to everyday
invoke
“oh and ahs” from the
Insurance Problems*
finish high school. Home econom
ics at least partially prepares feminine audiences. Each show is
By Pete Lesmeister
them for their life’ work—that a galaxy of rainbow hued gar
cud
of home-makers. District No. 17 ments, exhibited on slim, trim
has made at least one good step models. The most lethargic mor
tal, surveying all this glamor, is
in the right direction.
brought up onto his toes. Ah yes!
competitors, I assure you. Mrs.
Lockland’s girls are now at the
point
where we may expect them
Entered as second-class matter, at the postoflice at Brookings, Ore.,
to “give good accounts” of them
March 7, 1946 under the Act of March 3, 1879.
selves. Lynn Hampton has a
group of boys—their fair record
DEWEY AKERS, Editor and Publisher
this year denotes they have done
something for the year.
National Advertising Representative
Personally I am much inter
ested
in the youth work through
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By Dewey
Took in the Curry county fair
Sunday afternoon, and although
I arrived to late to see all the
exhibits before they were being
torn down, 1 was amazed at the
number and quality, as compared
to what I remember of last year.
Ran onto Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bush
and Kathryn Reekman, who were
responsible for the second-place
Chetco Grange booth. They were
happy, and satisfied with south
ern Curry’s showing.
/ overheard several people dis
cussing the booths of the three
If mothers-in-law would con-
aider, before they become moth-
ers-in-law, what was going to
happen to them when they be
come mothers-in-law, some
thing would drop. Possibly the
birth rate.
WOOD!
Subscription Rate
Per Year, in Curry County, Oregon
Per Year, outside Curry County......
IT SEEMS TO ME
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1949
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
$2.50
$3.00
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Granges of the county. The thing
I especially noted was the men
tion of the Sixes Grange which
had that something near pro
fessional touch which won it the
blue ribbon. The man making
this remark, and I know he did
not make it for my benefit, said
that Chetco Grange had the
better products but lacked that
professional arrangement.
Maybe there is something to
this remark, when I remember
the Azalea Garden Club yearbook
which has a portion of each pro
gram devoted to flower arrang
ing. I presume there’s much more
to arranging that I have any con
ception of. At least this remark
concerning the Grange booths
did make sense to me. I was
pulled up with pride when he
said the products were, in his
mind, better.
Those 4’H youngsters again
stole the show. I can’t recall
all the praise I heard about them
but let me assure the Pilot read
ers it was nothing but good—
extra good. I recall, also, just a
couple of years ago that this
youth work was going begging in
this area, and still would were
it not for such faithful workers
as Mrs. Joe Zumpfe, Mrs. Dorothy
Lockland. Lynn Hampton and the
helpers they have.
Mrs. Zumpfe deserves much
on ever since I came to the area,
on ever nscie I came to the area.
I don’t know when she actually
did start the work. Her girls are
Oregon Model Car Designers Win
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WINNERS In the annual model car nnnpctifton of the Fisher Body
Craftsman’s Guild are Galo Morris (left), of Portland, who took first
atate honors in the Junior Division (agns 12 through 15), and Frank J.
Coen, of Eugene, whoM beautiful model car won first in the Senior
Division (ages 16 through 19). Each received a cash award of $150. and
Morris’ model went on to take regional honors and a chance to win a
university scholarship in the national competition.
WOOD!
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That hrow’n taffeta thriller is a
heart-stopping number,
And
that Gypsy Jolter spells thej
At a recent meeting of Brook-!
end
of a sweet day.
ings Rotary club, Gordon Goetz!
was telling the members some of,That ‘V’ necked honey is an af-
his past experiences. He said:'
ternoon torcher,
“One day after fishing on Flea1 And the Pink champagne gown
is bright and gay.
Creek, which empties into the
Rogue, I took the trail into II- That “no back’’ dream defies the
law of Newton,
lahe. There I came upon a small
black bear cub that appeared to And ‘furs and pheasant feathers’
provoke a blissful sigh.
be lost. It was cute little thing
and I stopped and petted it. Sud- But that ‘green pouf’ floating
from the rear of a chic suit,
denly I heard a growl, and. look
ing, saw its mother rushing at Is the climax of the showing.
It really gets the eye.
me. I calmly picked up a hand-
ful of sand, and when the mother
bear came into range, I threw Mother, I am going out for a
swim,
the sand into her eyes. This tem
porarily blinded her so, pushing Fear not. I shall see you later,
her aside, I continued on my I'm going out with my boy
friend, Bill.
way and reached lllahe without
He's a first class resusciator.
further incident.”
THAT'S RIGHT . . .
QUESTION: We’ve been told
that the house wc plan to buy
has just been insured under a
new three-year policy and that
no change is necessary to keep
the insurance in force after
we buy the property. Will you
please advise us if this is cor
rect or if we must take out a
new policy?
ANSWER: It isn’t necessary
to write a new policy but the
insurance company must be
notified of the change in own-
ership of the insured property.
You must have the written"
permission of the company in
order to make the insurance
transfer valid. The transaction
is very simple and can be han- r
died for you by your insurance
agent.
♦// you”ll address your own
insurance questions to this of-,,
fee, we’ll try to give you the
correct answers and there’ll]
be no charge or oblibation of
any kind.
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Derisive remarks, from fellow
Rotarians. greeted Gordon’s Gas Tax Revenue
story until Bradley Page a rose,
Brad said, "Gentlemen, please Below Expectation j
PETE J.
contain yourselves. I can vouch
SALEM-
Oregon
’
s
one
cent
perl
for Gordon
wy. A short
LESMEISTER
time after Gordon petted the gallon gasoline tax increase fell ' n
short
of
producing
the
expected;
,
REAL ESTATE BROKER j
cub I came along that same
Brookings;
trail. I saw that same mother revenue gain in its first month! Crissey Building
of
operation.
Secretary
of
State
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bear trying to rub the sand out
of her eyes. The bear’s plight
stirred my sympathy. I quickly
pulled a bottle of eye drops out
of my pocket, tipped the bear’s \
head with one hand and with
the other poured the remedy
into the bear’s eyes. When the
bea r
her sight she
was so grateful to me that she
handed me the cub."
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President A r c h i e 1 lendricks,
with Smishwisk
commenting, said: “Once, at a
circus. I heard a little lion hut
ute - wate
this bear story’ beats any lion
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that I have ever heard.”
A child psychologist, in a re-
cently-published article, discusses
the fundamental differences
isting between parents who have
children and parents who i have
no children. Ho Hum!
He iras always a loving hus-
band, he never went out on a
bat. He said, "I could die laugh
ing." He did, when he laughed
at my hat.
In many places, following lift
ing of rent control, landlords
are having trouble raising the
rents. So do the tenants.
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KENNETH THOMPSON. Langlois, Oregon
Curry County Representative