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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1950)
THURSDAY. AUGUST 31, 1950 Land Of Opportunities BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON GOLD BEACH ACCEPTS ROTARY BID WITH THIRTY MEN SIGNING CARDS GOLD BEACH—This city will soon become Rotary’s newest, or , baby club, when a charter is granted by Rotary International, to the 30 men who signed up to establish a club at Curry County seat. Sponsor club is Brookings, which, until recently had two distinc tions: that of being the mostly westerly club in the United States and the only one in an unincorporated town. Gold Beach takes away the first distinction, Shady Cove robbed Brookings of the other in 1848, when a club was chartered at that community be- tween Medford and Crater Lake, in Josephine county. Charter night, which is usually a “big” event for Rotarians, will not be set until word has been received from the International office at Chicago. When this information comes, Brookings club will go into a “huddle” with Gold Beach concerning plans. Brook ings will furnish the program for charter night. be introduced in a few days. The house of representatives will shortly go on a recess basis. It is now pretty well determined that no new legislation other than what may be necessary to deal with strictly emergency and thus far unforeseen problems will be considered. Members who live reasonably near Washington will be able to go to their homes for a couple of weeks but I ex pect that I shall have to stay here until some conference re ports are completed. Practically everything requested by the president as the result of the war situation will have b’e e n been acted upon by Sept. 2. As of now, it has been determined that Congress will not formally adjourn until very late in the year. It will merely jog along on a recess basis, which means that all members can be called into session on 24-hour notice. tiny tots to attend church and at the same time have the chil There will be a special pro dren cared for. gram at the Baptis Community church next Sunday morning at regular worship period, when all DAILY are invited to hear Mr. and Mrs. Munhank, who will be leaving soon to serve as medical mis sionaries to China. They will likely ha\o a mess age that everyone will want to hear them. Mrs. Munhank has served at FooChow i n recent DAVE FRANKLIN years. Owner A nursery for small children GEORGE SHIPLEY has been established by the Bap Local Agent tist Community church for small children to enable parents of Missionaries during the consideration of leg islation, which always takes first priority in this work, I have been devoting a great deal of my time these past several weeks attempt By Harris Ellsworth, M. C. ing to help promote some im As this is written war news provement in the car shortage. from Korea is still gloomy. We The outlook has been, and still Miss Beverly Bynon, who had are down to the 5-yard line ex is, discouraging. It has become spent the summer here visiting erting all our power to force the a national problem now—not just her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. invaders back. Meanwhile a great a problem local to the Pacific Charles E. Low, left Saturday silence blasts our ears from states. for her home at Spokane. She the U. S. state department. Un Recently I introduced a reso was accompanied to Portland by til June 25 all but a few deter- lution in the house to direct the her aunt, and Vernon Goldizen. i mined individuals down there ap- house committee on Interstate Mr. and Mrs. All Kull of San * peared to have forgotten all and Foreign Commerce to in Francisco were visitors last week about Asia and the Pacific and vestigate the car shortage, and at the C. W. Kruger home. Mr. were entranced with the inter after investigation and study to Kull is publisher of Sunset Dis esting activities in Europe. Then bring to congress its suggestions patch, a suburban weekly of that suddenly the fragment of Far- for relieving the shortage. city, and was away on a vaca- Eastern policy developed by those Whether or not the house will tion trip. few was reversed and we began take formal action on this reso Mrs. Pague, of Albany, cam- to oppose the march of commun lution the committee has been paigning for Harris Ellsworth, ism in Asia. Now what? If we studying the matter. I presented was a business visitor here a win the bloody war in Korea the resolution more for the pur day late last week, in the in do we attempt to re-build Korea pose of attracting the attention terest of Mr. Ellsworth campaign from the 38t+i parallel south? Or of all of the membership to the which must be neglected by Mr. do we march on through North problem. As a matter of fact, Ellsworth by his presence at the Korea and attempt to actually I appeared before our sub-com nation’s capital. unify that unfortunate country? mittee on transportation back in What about Formosa? Our pres January and requested a full- ent policy is to quarantine that scale study of the car supply island until the communists have problem by the committee. There concentrated enough invasion seemed no need for action then barges and soldiers on the Chi but two days of hearings were nese mainland to stage a land held on the subject this spring. ing on Formosa and capture it. Northing much developed from What do we do then—have some the hearings except the state Americans killed in attempting ment of Col. J. Monroe Johnson, to repel an invasion we are now chairman of the Interstate Com encouraging ? merce Commission, that the car To say that I have lost confi supply o n American railroads dence in the secretary of state was decreasing and that there and all his works is an under would be a shortage. His sugges statement. I think we need a tion of a solution was that the house-cleaning there from the government build some freight cars for emergency use in times top down. of peak loading. I am now hav Aside from necessary time ing a bill drafted which will car spent on the floor of the house ry out that general idea. It will WASHINGTON WEEK NOTES LOCAL NEWS Freight Service Coast Freight Lines L1E&AADDLIAinC Dr. J°hn C. Clark. D. C., Ph. C. of ntMUKKnUlUi the bay area is establishing his of fice in the Hotel Laurft and will be at Crescent City every Thursday for hemorrhoid work. Hemorrhoids can be com pletely obliterated without surgery, loss of time from work, and painlessly. With our years of experience, you can feel con fident that your case can be successfully handled it taken by us. Don’t neglect even a “simple case of piles.” Consultation costs nothing and places you under no obligation. Appoint- ment necessary. Dr. J. D. Clark, D. C., Ph. C. Lauft Hotel LILY Thursday ONLY Crescent City, Ph. 1181 WORKERS WANTED FIELD WORKERS, GRADERS AND PACKERS Needed for the lily season of 1950. Present plans call for digging to be- gin about Sept. 11. You will be notified. Please call in person at the Greenhouse, or Phone 573 LESLIE WOODRIFF 3 miles south of Harbor on Hwy 101 Let's See You At the 1950 CURRY COUNTY FAIR, On Fri L 00K F/W- it s taster! Page Five Seven out of every ten calls to ’’Information” are for num bers listed in the telephone di rectory’. So if you look in the di rectory first, chances are you’ll find your number and will save time in the bargain. You will also be helping yourself to better service by reducing the load on Infor mation”—leaving her free to help you more quickly when you really do need her help. y / VAS i Sat., and Sun SEPT. 1,2 and 3 FRIDAY IS KIDDIES DAY—With Parade (Races and Contests in Afternoon) SATURDAY IS RODEO DAY-With Parade (Races and Contests in Afternoon) RACES AND RODEO- SUNDAY—Action’! (Races and Contests in Afternoon) Gold Beach, Oregon
