BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
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March 7, 1946, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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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-
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