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BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT Entered as second-class matter, at the postoffice at Brookings, Ore., March 7, 1946, under the Act of March 3, 1879. DEWEY AKERS, Editor and Publisher National Advertising Raprosontativo NEWSPAPEB ADA’EIITI NG SEBVICE, INC Nation^ Edhonel AMOCtaMoaf N. A. S IM W Randolph — Chic«*© I. • OmCII 0 R E Clo0N LW PER I ushers ' 0C I ATION J Subscription Rate Per Year, in Curry County, Oregon °er Year, outside Curry County...... IT SEEMS TO ME $2.50 $3.00 brawn and physiques of the op ponents. Think of the fans who sat in the grandstands back in Harvard and saw little Centre College dump the mighty Crim son in a game. See what I mean? Brookings has another oppor tunity to feel justly proud of lone of her youth, in Patsy Cook, who, Saturday, was picked unan imously for first in the semi finals of the “Stars of 1960” pro gram over station KIEM. If you want examples, look at the case ' of Jane Powell of the movies, who, as Susanne Burse, got a starts as an eight-grader, sing ing on bond rally drives at Port- land. She’s in the chips now. I hasten to correct any wrong impression that this statement may make, I am not suggesting a career in the movies for Patsy I'm merely pointing out what By Dewey can, and is likely to happen, if Prior to the jamboree held at Patsy can win her final test on Gold Beach, the Pilot published Christmas eve. Patsy uishes to an article which was read to make music her life-work. She mean that Brookings Bruins had must have talent, or she would no opportunity to get anywhere not have made it as far as she in the county hoop race this com has on the current contest. ing season. At the time it had I am proud that she gave lots that complexion. But the article of credit to Mrs. Norine Harvey. had the same effect upon the Between two people has learn that an article did in 1919, sprung up a beautiful friendship upon nn under-dog Washington which may be invaluable to this State College team which went aspiring lass in years to come ay the famed Patsy told the radio audience of to Berkeley l u ol C her gratitude to Mrs. Harvey. Golden Bears The over twenty thousand bal What the sports writers said was true only too true tmt it lots in her behalf from this area had the opposite effect they an her to get the opportun- ticipated. Instead of being “a it y t Saturday. Those votes push-over." WSC rose up in her helped her not one iota with the •might and smote the mighty Gol- judgi s, however, for she was un animously the choice last Sat no particular difficulty in win urday, and it took no critic to ning by a two-touchdown mar she was. gin. Brookings almost du plicated that point in life the feat at Gold Beach, More when things like this mean so games are lost by being ici 11 y - much to her. She is at that age vil I y than by any other when she is growing rapidly. She To me a game i: not a garni' is shy, perhaps because she has unless the rivalry is keen. To not yet learned of her charms, me checkers must hold a grudge Let me make this prediction: wager on the to make s the right en- i tímate. Brookings couragement, its excuse will make th had to have such a shot of ”in- cinity glad, someday, to spiral ion.” It almost worked but “Why, I used to know her. some cannot se< it. On Dec. ?L almost every radio However, the e a few of in Curry county will be going the bons who have a lesson to full volume in Patsy's finals over barn. Displays of temper, be KI EM. Patsy will be on the coming abscessed icith a plan of annihilation does not get gladi spot, so to speak. It will be en ators of the maple courts any tirely up to her. People who had where. Perhaps it works in the something to do with obtaining army where things are for what this opportunity are not afraid is known as “keep." Temper hin- she will falter they are rooting ders cool thinking which is so for her and praying for her. necessary for victory. Despite the loss the Bruins perienced at last graduation, the situation as 1 see it is far from No man is more affect innately hopeless. The boys must learn regarded by his fellows than Gen- to use their heads and save a Eisenhower. He holds a distin few steps, and save a tew fouls guished place in our hearts. We to warrant their continuance in listen attentively to him when the game. he speaks to us. A few days ago From the standpoint of the “Ike” was reported, among oth- fans those who drop their lit- er things. as saying: "If it is tie change at the gates a gamt secur u want, go to jail. they like to see in oho w / o re a ! Thore you will be protected and matched with th< j kept warm. And they feed you.” THAT'S RIGHT . . . fi THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1949 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON PAGE TWO ....The World's Best Climate Now this philosophy is easily achare breaking some coal. It is rumored that a motion cepted by a man who has a steady picture actor is currently income, or wealth, to the ex cruising about the country giv tent that his future is amply ing readings from Shakes protected. But to the man who peare. It is said that he pulls never knows, from day to day, if down fifteen hunderd smack he is going to be able to support ers, of an evening, for his elo- himself and his family tomor one born ev- cution. There is row, and there are many such two to take ery minute and men and families in this country, him. Ike’s words will sound calloused and heartless. We do not agree There seems to be a hegira of with the general in his state counts, viscounts, and no ac ment. We cannot refer a man to counts from thenr European the security of a jail. We can homes to the United States. and must do something better They all come to our shores seeking wives. Any American than that. girl who is out of hen' mind can Somebody asks, “Can you name pick up any one of these birds the famed highway built by at a bargain price. For an addi Censor Appius Claudius in the tional consideration most of year 313 B. C.?” No, we can them will cheerfully agree to not, but we can name some divorce their foreign wives and roads that must have been make it legal. In spite of the built about the same time. phony trappings and gawdy A Hollywood columnist, chat tering along, proclaims that pomp, icith which royalty and Lucille Ball is going to Eu nobility has surrounded itself, rope because her husband Desi this institution has always been Arnatz is in Europe and he cheap and tawdy. looks good to her. Does he ? One of our congressmen re cently sent a very nice expres Desi does. sion of the holiday spirit to Another hunter, adding himself one of his constituent friends. to the long list of maimed and He wrote: “I wish for a gov killed nimrod, dragged him ernment that can live within self through a barbed unre its income without most of fence pulling his shotgun be yours. ” hind him. Of course, the gun discharged and blew off his A gent, who could qualify as a bum first class, was looking arm. There seems to be no for work and praying that he cure for fools. wouldn't find it. He went into arrested woman has been an employment agency a n d hy Uncle for collecting allot- said, “I want a job. I can do ments, from the government, anything. ” So he was handed from eight husbands. This gal and told to there an address blushingly replied “I do” eight apply for a position that was times without once going to was back at the vacant. He court and saying "I don’t.” She . Furiously an hour. agency in loved them all and left them you know he shouted. “ Did before she traipsed merrily on that the job you sent me to her way she nicked them for their allotment. The G-men fill was chief surgeon at a allege that she cleaned up four hospital ?” “Sure,” replied the thousand dollars for the eight agency man, “You told me you allotments. This seems to be could do anything.” a niggardly sum to be re In Los Angeles a man had been ceived for all of the effort this under long surveillance by the gal put forth in her eight ven- local gendarmes. He had been tures. She practically wasted picked up many times by the her time. police but the latter could not make a charge stick against According to press reports it him. He always had a ready appears that Henry A. Wal- alibi. After each release he lace was very generous in the raucously expressed his opin matter of gifts to Uncle Joe ion of the Los Angeles police during the war. Particularly force. A few days ago he was uranium so in the instance of again picked up, taken to jail, shipments to Russia, But we mugged and finger-printed and have been vised up on this put in a cell. His fingerprints lad. So much so that, when he were checked against those in tried to turn the Presidency of the city file. Back came the the United Slates over to the report, "The fingerprints that Kremlin, we lowered the big you have submitted in this boom on him. Wr would all be case are those of a man who much bet er off if Hank would committeed suicide in Fresno retire and hide himself behind last week.” The prisoner was a curtain. “The Iron Curtain. confronted with the report b\ Some one, we suspect it was an inspector, who delared. a man, broke recklessly into “Fingerprints don’t lie and its print with an assertion that a felony to commit suicide. all women were dumb. A Los Let’s see you talk yourself out Angeles maid rushed to the of this.” This incident seems aid of her sisters. She replied: to point to the fact that law ‘'Don’t von know that SO'i of enforcement officers in Los An the wealth in this country is geles intend to rid their vil controlled by women?” This lage of all persons who have champion of her sex made a committed suicide. slight understatement. One hundred per cent of the wealth In 1851 a great industrial ex of this country is controlled by position was held in Europe. women. If you don’t believe The Europeans, exhausted after fighting each other for three this ask your wife. centuries, ealed a halt to their John L. is reports a break- mg, among the coal operators, hostilities about 1810. This lull of forty years built up, among of the soft coal front. The best news that John could relay to them, the belief that war had us would be that his miners ceased to exist. So they dedi- MAGAZINES FOR CHRISTMAS!! 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