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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1949)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON PAGE TWO ....The World's Best Climate BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT Entered as second-class matter, at the postoffice at Brookings, Ore Inarch 7, 1946. under the Act of March 3, 1879. DEWEY AKERS, Editor and Publisher National Advertising Representative NEWSPAPEB AD/V e BTI^INC «Hilt«*« of »K b / • SEBVICE. INC J I N.A.S./ • ornt«« • ■MW ORE c I o ^N u C ASSOCIATION R MERRY CHRISTMAS • 1949 P U B LI S h | e R s ' 4 s } s OC I A TI 0 N Subscription Rate: Per Year, in Curry County, Oregon Per Year, outside Curry County....... IT SEEMS TO ME $2.50 $3.00 has no meaning where atheism is the creed. We celebrate, in our peculiar custom, of buying gifts for our loved ones. Perhaps that comes from the wisemen who came from the east to pre- sent the Christ child with gifts. If we, here, patterning after our progress of the past year, "could continue the spirit of this season throughout the year, our progress during the coming year would not be recorded on pages —but in volumes. To everyone in this area and ' to those faithful subscribers of the Pilot, it is my earnest and | sincere wish that this Christmas will hold far more than you had hoped and prayed. Merry Christ mas, everyone! By Dewey In reviewing the past year, I am aaazed, if I may put it just that way, at the many steps this area has made toward a happy and successful future. Foremost among these, I presume, are the Ftahilization of both the lily and lumber markets, which have re newed hope of continuous and profitable employment. Wc look about us ire see a new school building ice did not lave last year. We are now in a better position to do right to our youngsters who soon Will be taking our places. Roy Brimm Cliff Bromm Warren Smith season than at any other time of the year. We hope you re fitting in. May you prosper in the mas abounds Peace, love of life, kindliness BRIMM BROS LUMBER CO. Brookings, Ore Curry Co. Topped Its Chest Quota Curry County is one of eight Oregon counties to equal or eeed its Chest Quota, word k «sed by state headquarters Curry county exceeded quota by $141. The Curry county chest under direction of Hugh C. Gear *n, district attorney. Other counties exceeding 01 equalling their quotas are: Gil ham, Clackamas, Grant, Harney Hood River, Lane and Sherman Washington county with .58 G was the lowest, raising onlj $47.09 of its $8,038.00 quota. rhe state as a whole has rais cd but 93.57G of its quota. We have, through efforts of the Azalea Garden Club, acquir ed another state park, which is likely, in the future, to attract many more people to this com munity to stop for a while. Our business houses have re decorated, or remodeled t hei r places of business. thus making \ the area move attractive and i desirable to outsiders. I look, too. at the changes of attitude among the citizens, of those who first were skeptics and who now are boosters. 1'his fact may be the greatest of all our local achievements. 1 look at the new citizens who have come to live with us the past year. 1 have found them to be progressive, to be honest and above all, assets to any com m unity anywhere. Sunday and Monday we will observe another Christmas celebrating the birth of a faith which should make men free and does when those principles are accepted. Look over our un settled world today it is ( to note where Christianity is ac Shadows from behind the Iron curtain certainly lead us to believe that there is no I piness in that land where 1343 THOR PEGGY STAN GEORGE V irity > Simple, unadorned thoughts are best at Christmas So we would only wish you a joyful and happy hoh- DON and LYLE every step you take in- * nappy holiday to all. GOLDIE V. SMITH creases your desire to be a friend to man. And a Merry Christ- mas to you ^^MERRI CHRISTMAS BROOKINGS MARKET
