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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.
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