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PAGE FOUR «Ba—— The World's Best Climate BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON carry out the event, and consists of Bruce Yelton, Joe Moore, Adri- ene Zook, Norma Felipe, Gilman Duffy and Carl Harrison, advisor. Federal civil service announces Publicity committee is Helen an examination for appointment Swearingen, and Mary Lou Ber- to the position of Substitute clerk Ger.— Mary Lou Berger. at the Pos Office, Harbor. Per sons who desire permanent posi tions at Harbor, will have an op portunity to take a civil service examination leading to probation- al appointment with permanent GOLD BEACH—Mr. and Mrs. classified civil service status. William E. Robson of Portland No specific experience or edu are visiting Mrs. Robson’s brother, cation is required, but applicants Frank Hedderly and family. Mr. must take a written examination, Robson retired last week after which includes a sorting test, gen- being with the Portland police for cnal test, and a following instruc 48 years. He joined the force on tions test. Applicants must ac Oct. 15, 1901, and served in prac tually reside within the delivery tically every capacity, being su of the postoffice for which exam perintendent of the city jail at ined, or be bona fide patrons of the time of his retirement. such office. The Robsons have their home Applicans must be between the in Portland and at Gearhart. The ages of 18 and 50, except that new Buick delivered to start their these age limits may be waived vacation has been giving them for veterans and under certain better than 20 miles to the gal conditions for war service indefi lon more than any Mr. Robson nite employees. has driven in the year he has Further information on this ex been driving them. William has amination and the necessary ap been so busy serving the public plication forms may be obtained that he has no hobbies and is in from the postmaster, Harbor. The the market for a good one. examination will be held at Gold Beach, Oct. 29, at 8:30 a. m. Substitute Clerk Needed at Harbor Retired Portland Policeman In Co. Baptist Church R. W. Dowdell Dies At Port Orford PORT ORFORD—Masonic fun eral services were held at the American Legion hall and at the Port Orford cemetery Sunday for R. L. Dowdell, who died at Gold Beach, Friday. Autherford Lewis Dowdell wras born No. 23, 1900, at Shreveport, La. He was educated at the Gulf port Military Academy at Gulf port, Miss. After graduation he traveled and worked in South America for several years. After returning to the United States he settled in Michigan, lated mov ing to Texas. Finally he came to the west coast, settling here in Nov. 1936. He opened the Shell Service station in March, 1937, and operated it continuously un til last July. Brookings Schools Friday evening, Curry County Teachers Asosciation held a coun ty meeeting at Brookings with the local teachers serving as hosts, and furnishing light refreshments. Joe Kampa, Port Orford, served as president of the county asso ciation. Approximately 40 teach ers were present. • • • Last Saturday, Oct. 22, state land committee of the Oregon Teachers’ Association met at Grants Pass to formulate recom mendations for the state teachers association representative council. Mrs. Alice Bowman of Gold Beach serves as president of this com mittee and Lynn Hampton as the secretary. • • • Brookings High School again announces its annual carnival, which will be held at the high school gym, on Armistice evening, at 7:45. The school plans on hav ing the usual booths, such as a Penny Throw, Ring Toss, Fortune Tolling, and Fish Pond. There will also be Dart Throw, Hot Dogs, Pastry, and country store. The carnival, which is held ev ery fall, is the one big fund-rais ing event of the student body, and goes toward caring for the cost of student body* activities. Carnival committees plan to Many everywhere worships a God. From within the deepest depths of the heathen nation tQ the most civilized nation man worships a God. But we who have experienced faith in God worship the true God. The Lord’s Day was given to that end that man may worship God. So again, we invite you to come to worship with the rest of the congregation next Sunday at Baptist Commun ity church. The subject of the message in the morning will be: “Now Are We the Sons of God?’’ The young people will meet at 6:30 p. m. During the last three Sunday nights the pastor has used for his general subject “The Super iority of Christ.” Sunday night for his message he will use for his subject: “The Superiority of the Bible.” There is no book equal to the Bible in its content and message. Come and hear this in- spirational message. LOCAL NEWS Another member of the Hans-! cam Bros, basketball team ar rived on the scene early Tuesday morning, when an 8 lb., 2 oz. son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hanscam Jr. No name has been chosen for the young man at the time this paper went to press, as they are waiting until Mrs. Hanscam's mother, Mrs. Charles Mills of Vine Grove, Ky., arrives Saturday to help with the selec tion. Mrs. Mills will remain for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Bates of Medford spent the week-end vis iting Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Weigel. They are former local residents. Mr. and Mrs. Ira D. Hyland and Miss Cora Walker of Eu gene are spending two weeks vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hy land and family. Word has been received from Cpl. Robert Reekman of Williams Air Force Base at Chandler, Ar izona, that he is still in the hos pital following an emergency ap pendectomy, Oct. 7. He thought he would be' released this week, and hopes to spend Christmas at home. Fin Miller has been having lots of help in his fishing lately, with his brother-in-law, J. C. Court ney of Santa Ana being here for several weeks, and more recently his brother, A. E. Miller of Mur phy spent the last wreek-end here; and now another brother, Purl Miller of San Francisco is here to try his luck for a couple of weeks. They report catching lots of Jack salmon, but very few Chinooks. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Board man and Miss Mildred Crawford spent Friday night and Saturday at Ashland where they attended the wedding of Mr. Boardman’s sister, Mrs. Della Madden of Butte Falls, to Merwyn Parker of Elk Creek. Mrs. Parker made her home in Harbor for several weeks during the past year. Mr. and Mrs. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Jacobson of Ashland accompani ed the Boardmans home and re mained here over night, return ing home, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. S. N. Fischer and son, Clark Schley, left last week for Seattle where they planned to visit relatives for a few days be fore Clark had to report to the army on the 24th to take the necessary shots before leaving for Japan on the 27. Clark has been adopted by his uncle and aunt, Harry Payne moved his family over from their former home at Cave Junction during the week end. They are living at the house formerly occupied by the Essley family, north of Brookings. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Kemske, and will live in Japan with them as long as they remain there. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949 I found our shoes respendently equal opportunities. We will wager a new ten-gal shined instead of the customary daub and smear. All these things lon Stetson against your last and a dozen others he did beyond summer’s straw hat that porter, what was required of him by his number one, owns a nice little boss—the Pullman Company. Net home somewhere; has a fine wife result—he got a generous tip. 1 and family; that his children are By strange coincidence we drew well-fed and clothed and are get the same car and the very same ting a good education; that he room for the return journey to has a nest-egg laid by in a sav New York but not the same por ings bank and has an equity in ter. Here we met porter, num life insurance; and that he is an ber two. This fellow didn’t even asset to the community in which perform the duties assigned to he lives. We would also like to bet a him by the Pullman Company. hundred dollar bill against a Desiring to turn in, we rang sev eral times for him to come to plugged nickel that porter, num make up our bed. Getting no re ber two, if married, has his wuf^ sponse, finally we called on the and family domiciled in w’retched conductor for help who found the quarters; that they are poorly fed porter asleep in one of the vacant and clothed; and that he has rooms. Apparently he resented nothing put aside for a rainy day being disturbed for he made up or old age. No doubt, he is en our bed in a slovenly manner— vious of his fellows; complains no thought of double mattresses bitterly of his lot and harangues or an extra pillow and in the against the inequalities and un morning our shoes wrere a mess. fairness of the American system. Net result—he got a very small Two men on the same job, en tip. joying equal opportunity — one Now here were two men, work prospering, the other a failure. ing for the same company, in the Yet, there are those who suggest same identical location, with the that this thrifty fellow be pen same tools and equipment. One alized by giving a part of his cheerfully performed the duties well-deserved gains to the unde required of him, plus—the other serving malinger. Our opinion is shirked his responsibilities with that this is WTong. What do you no thought of extras. Both had think about it? A Tale of Two Pullman Porters The care and feeding off telephones (Lifted edirtorial, written by) By George Peck Dickens wrote his “Tale of Two Cities” but this is a short, short story of tw’o Pullman por ters whom we encountered some time ago on a hurried trip from New York to a distant city and return. Porter, number one, was lord and master of the car which car ried us from New York. He was friendly, co-operative and most solicitous of our comfort. He made our journey a pleasant one—an extra pillow on the bed in case we wished to prop ourselves up while reading ourselves to sleep —as the upper berth was not be ing used, he hauled down the mattress and put it on the lower bed for our greater comfort—he put our hat in a paper bag for its protection in the morning we Telephones, like any other equipment, work best when properly cared for. So if you want to get more and better service from your telephone instrument, just fol. low these simple sug- 1. Always replace the receiver carefully. * 2. Be sure your telephone is on a firm desk or table where it is not likely to be knocked off. 3« Be careful to keep your telephone cord straight and even. Too much twisting can damage the wire. 4. Never leave your telephone near an open window where it can be damaged bv the weather. 1-ramosi compii ) See Us For Carpets WE NOW HAVE OVER 20 PATTERNS of carpet to select from in four qualities. We guarantee to save you money on any of these All-Wool Patterns. CARPENTS CAN BE HAD IN STANDARD SIZES OR WAL-TO-WALL SIZE! Prices for these All-Wood Broadlooms start at $4.95 Per Square Yard HENDRICKS FURNITURE COMPANY Hendricks Building Brookings, Oregon
