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The World's Best Climate
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Retirement, Hobby
Told To Rotarians
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
a year, in various federal gov
ernment agencies in the states
of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and
Washington, and electrician, $2.10
an hour, in the Bonneville Power
Administration, U. S. Department
of the Interior, in the states of
Idaho, Oregon, Washington and
Western Montana,
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Dr. J. E. Stevenson, in report
ing on Rotary Magazine, Tues
day to the local club, took two
items of special interest, espe
cially to middle-aged people, w'ho
look forward to retirement. His i
report covered two items, one
of hobbies, and the other concern
A. L. Travis announced to the
retirement procedures of many
Pilot
Tuesday that he had pur
of the bigger companies of the
chased
the ocean front tracts
east.
on
Pedrioli
subdivision from Mrs.
“Usually men at 65, the rec
Ruth
Bathiany,
last Saturday,
ommended age of retirement, are
just
before
Mrs.
Bathiany left
the most productive, especially
for
Klamath
Falls
on an ex
if these men are in positions of
tended
visit.
skill and leadership where phys
ical fitness does not make it
impossible for them to continue.}
Men, cut adrift at 65, usually
Browsing in the Library
have nothing to do unless they
“The Library Mouse
can fill in the time with a hobby
of some sort, where they may
use energy and their ‘know-how’
The library mouse is a cousin
to advantage.
of the church mouse. But the li-
“If retirement comes at 65, brary mouse isn’t as poor as
the retired has a hobby and the church mouse.
sufficient money to keep him in
The library mouse is rich be-
food and clothing, the retired cause he loves to read. He al-
may have many years of hap ways has something interesting
piness left. The years prior to to do, and plenty of friends in
this retirement should be plann books. As soon as the library
ed with that in mind,” he said door is locked and the last foot
in closing.
step dies away, he skitters from
Stanley Patterson, chairman of his hole and does a little tonga
the membership committee, gave which is a special mouse dance.
a talk on the proper procedure The library belongs to him now,
of obtaining new Rotary mem and he is free to enjoy it. When
bers, using the manual for this interviewed, the library mouse
phase of Rotary as guide. Any pulled his long whiskers and had
club which adheres to these 14 this to say:
principles, is usually a strong
“Put a circle about Tuesday
and happy club, he pointed out. and Thursday on oyur calender.
Five Visitors Present
The library is open from 3 to 5
Dr. Frank Doan of Red Bluff, on those days, and when you
Calif., Fred Zenner of Coos Bay, come in town for the mail, stop
Leslie Cook of St. Helena, Calif., by and get some books for your
and Arnold Vogel and Carl Loo self and the children. Soon the
mis of Sacramento clubs were children will be unable to play
visitors, Tuesday.
outdoors because of the weather,
Announced Resuscitator ('lass
and the clever mother will have
A class in operating the new a library book or two tucked
resuscitaor was announced for away to take out when other
Wednesday evening at the high activities begin to bore. Even
school. Everyone wishing to ob tiny tots enjoy the picture books.
tain this instruction is urged to Here are two they are surely to
be present. There is no limit on like:
the number who can take it. The
“Three Good Friends,” an old
hour has been set for 8 p. tn.
story Yet old and illustrated by
William Wiesner.
“Tobias,” story and pictures by j
Barbara Briggs.
"Three Good Friends,” is one ।
of the books from the state li-1
Federal civil service announces brary
It is about a
examinations tor appointment to butcher and his friend, the tail-1
the positions of marine inspector or w ho lived next door and what
and pier superintendent. Persons happened when the tailor pur
who desire permanent positions chased a starling to sing to him
will have an opportunity to file as he sat cross-legged stitching
for a
examinai ion for long hours at a time. “Good
leading to probat tonal appoint- Things Are Three,” said the but-!
ment with permanent classified cher. But were they? Complica
civil service status in these po tions occur. The children w ill en-|
sitions. Salary for these positions joy the colored illustrations and
are: Marine Inspector, $1855 a >ou will < ill laugh at the story
year and pier superintendent at
“Tobias' is a tiger living W ith
$1103.
and his it tie tiger
Applicants must
betw een
ages of IS and 62, except that
'll ith my teeth so sharp
the maximum age limit may be
And my elates so strong
waived for veterans and under
I'll be a big tiger
certain conditions for war serv
Before very long/
ice indefinite employees.
“What happens to Tobias does
For further information on ex make an interesting story for the
aminations and the necessary ap lit th' tots enjoying the pictures.
plication forms for applying may
And while you are choosing
be obtained from the Board of some picture books from among
u.
Examiners the selection offered at the Chet-
department of the army, 15
co Community Library,” said the
Alaskan Way, Seattle, 4; the library mouse, daintily munch
secretary, Board of U. S. Civil ing a peanut dropped from a
Service Examiners, at any first candy bar, “Why don’t you take
or second class post office, , or home a cook book for yourself.
from the Director, Uth U. S. I suppose you are tired of cook
Civil Service Region 302 Federal ing in the same old way, although
oilice bldg., Seattle 4, Wash.
that is how your husband says
Applications must I »e received he likes it. Well, he will like
by the Board of U. J
grilled tomatoes and onions, or
ice Examiners, department of the veal paprika, or Germany honey
Army, 1519 S. Alaskan Way, Se cakes when you try these for
attle 4, not later than Nov. 21. him. There are some luscious,
Civil Service also wants appli mouth-watering recipes in a book
cants for positions of Position called 'The Joy of Cooking’ by
Classifier, $3835 to $4600 a year; Irma S. Robauer.
Economist. $3835 to $5400 a year;
Mrs. Rombauer make a cook-
Analytical Statistician and sur book of her own recipes for her
vey statistician. $3825 to $5400 married daughters at their re-
Travis Buys Tract
Civil Service Offers
Lucretive Positions
quest. The book grew and grew:
and friends of friends enthusias-
tically called for more and now
the book contains over 3,500 rec-
ipcs. The recipes asre practical,
easy to following and delicious
to eat. Everything is here from'
the finest of French cuisine to
buckwheat cakes. You’ll find rec
ipes that mother used to make
as well as the ultra modern.
From canapes to cakes, it's an
adventure in cooking.”
The library mouse glanced at
his wrist watch, arose, and the
interview was over. “Come in
again,” he said kindly, “I’ll tell
you about some boks boys like.”
The Tuesday night storm did
damage over the county in wide
ly-scattered spots.
One bolt of lightning struck
the transformer at the Foster
Clyde mill, south of Gold Beach,
on Hunters Creek. The mill was
shut down until 10 a. m. Wed
nesday before repairs could be
made.
Blowing gf fuses seemed to
plague Gold Beach no end. Sev
eral of the transformers were
illuminated in a ball of fire.
Highway crews had work to
to early Wednesday, removing
limbs of trees and trees from the
highway through those timbered
sections.
At Gold Beach Bill Turner was
talking on the telephone when
the phone “talked back to him’’
with a blue flame. However Bill
backed away fro mit, “still talk
ing” if to no one.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949
Falls, South Dakota, spent the
week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Hogan and took in
some of the fishing on the Chet-
co river.
George Funk left Tuesday by
bus for the midwest where he
will call on his lily bulb cus
tomers the next couple months.
Before going George obtained a
Rotary directory so he could be
able to make his schedule coin
cide with various meetings.
Mrs. Eunice Faris of Smith
River was in town Tuesday sell
ing dance tickets to the big Arm
istice day dance at Smith River.
She had the silverware to show
prospective dancers what the
door prize would be.
Telephones ano
Talking Dogs
Telephone traffic is so heavy today that we
sometimes think even the fabled talking
dogs have switched to the telephone.
Seriously, though, this increased tele
phone traffic does prove two important
points of progress: the growth of the
community—and the expansion of tele
phone service. More people are using
more telephones today than ever
before. Each new telephone
installed increases traffic—
but at the same time it in
creases the range of use
fulness of every other
telephone. This means
your telephone serv
ice has reached its
greatest value to date
—and it’s growing
every day.
LOCAL NEWS
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