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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1949)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1949 pnnnKTNGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON TWO ... The World's Best Climate BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT I Entered M second-class matter, at the Postoffice at Brookmgs, Ore.. ( March 7, 1946. under the Act of March 3, 1879. , DEWEY AKERS, Editor and Publisher SBBVICB. INC NEWSPAPBB A Home Nawtpapan HAPPY NEW YEAR • 1050 NATIONAL O reg Subscription Rate: Per Year, in Curry County, Oregon Per Year, outside Curry County...... $2.50 $3.00 here would cause many things to happen. It would be no time un- til a road would be built from 199, across the mountain, to con- nect with 101. It is not out of the realm of fancy to have the Southern Pacific extend a spur or branch line from somewhere in the* neighbor hood of Grants Pass to this point, and possible to terminal at Crescent City. A survey of this is said to be in existence. There are mines from which chrome and gold could be pro- duced, now lying idle for lack of transportation, not being of sufficiently high grade to war rant great expenditures now. A survey shows that native woods, so needed in furniture and spe cial manufacture, now stand be cause of poor transportation fa cilities. Water shipment “made” By Dewey such places as Coos Bay, Astoria, Hearing on Chetco Cove, post Aberdeen, and others the same poned on a previous occasion, is picture exists here today............. billed for Wednesday, January 11 Those holding t h e complete to give people of this area an data concerning the possibilities opportunity to gain a i eally under harbor development are good deep-water harbor for this urged to present these, neatly section of the coast. Proper pres typewritten, to the army engi entation of the case is vital neers it is vital that all facts it must not be poorly handled be included—none less will be by the local people, especially ! sufficient.. by members of the various cham If this area expects to gain ber of commerce committees. from this hearing it must be Without doubt, as I personally co-operative, Events like which tec it, the fishing industry by happened U t summer, cannot itself could convince the federal come out again, or the last op government of the feasabilit y portunity is gone. Jealousy must of this project. Eureka and Coos not enter the picture this time, Bay, each, have little more to or there will be no need to offer in way of a good harbor bold this hearing in two weeks. for this type of craft, which an nually swells the coffers of both California and Oregon several million dollars. The army engineers are ask- not hypothet ical ing for cases and figures, but facts. It figures, actual surveys must be placed before them to warrant granting any further funds toward a develop ment, which, hail it not been for the war, might have already been completed. 1'he case, as ot the late ’30s, is at band in Wash ington what is v anted is a re- vised or late edition. IT SEEMS TO ME i I know that this data exists 1 have seen some of it. I know too, that much of the data h convincing, and I knote that it must be presented properly be convincing. How far will holders of this data go fonwd : doing this chore * If 1 had the i copy of data that I saw, it would fill at least two pages of the \ Pilot, would show columns of' figures actually noir in exist- t nee. to prove how vital to the entire coast. Cooos Bay tv Eu reka, this harbor could I 1. Making of a deep-ea harbor H appy N ew Y ear The New Year is like a re- birth of time itself, offering Roy Brimm Cliff Brimm Warren Smith all the promises of a new world. Once more all things are Happiness ceases to be BRIMM BROS LUMBER CO. merely a word and again Brookings, Ore achieve becomes a sincere wish. THOR PEGGY STAN GEORGE DON and LYLE May the grand sense of freshness that accorn- ponies the arrival of a New Year stay with you right on through the decade that is opening before us. We wish for you not only a Happy New Year, but a happy 1950 to 1960. you strike this year. GOLDIE V. SMITH Post Office Crew BROOKINGS MARKET 1
