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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1950)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1950 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON leaving less than ten per cent of all wage earners without this protection. Another feature of the new law is the coverage of nine out of ten of all full-time self employed, other than farm ers and professiona men. S. life insurance in force, great er than three full years of Am erican peak industrial produc tion, greater than all the depos its in our banks by $100 billion, • and is enough money to buy the i food for nine full years for every ♦ ♦ ♦ individual in the United States. It is estimated by the ICC here | "In a single month this year, that actual relief from the car- the United States government, shortage will not come until the during peace time, spends as By Harris Ellsworth, M. C, third week in October. Mean- much as the total cost of gov- Congress will either adjourn while. conditions should begin to ernment in the four years of the soon or recess until after the show gradual improvement. The civil war, namely $3.25 billion.” November election. Accordingly, reason for the shortage is that ♦ ♦ ♦ this is the last ‘‘Letter from the railroads have not bought! In view of what would seem Washington” for awhile. If Con enough new cars since the war to be attempts on the part of the gress should go back into active to equal the number worn out session later in the year, I will and junked. During the first 7 resume the letter. I am hoping months of this year the Class 1 to be able to spend a few weeks railroads, representing 989J of in Oregon shortly after the mid our rail transportation system, dle of September. They tell me installed only 15, 988 new freight there is an election campaign on cars. In the same period they but I have not had time to think junked 45,567 cars. We have about it up to now. nearly 30,000 fewer cars on the ♦ ♦ ♦ railroads now than were running Box 211 Ph. 3441 or 281 The new’ social security law at the beginning of 1950. It is Notary Public C. O. Leonard which has just been enacted rep a sad and costly story. resents a decided broadening of SALESMEN: benefits both in amounts and in If the people insist upon elect O. S. Young Hans Nelson the number of people covered. ing congressmen who support the Payroll taxes will be increased administration how can non-es- Brookings, Oregon to finance the program. senitiol government spending be More than three million elder- stopped? When the Republicans Apartment house with gross ly people, together with widows controlled congress in 1947 and and fatherless children, will im- 1948 (80th congress), spending income of over $2000 at the pres mediately receive larger benefit j was sharply cut. During this con- ent time. Good location. Priced payments. Liberalized qualifica- gress the spending flood-gates at only $7000. tions for benefits will make three have been opened up again. quarters of a million people other For Only $3750 you can com- Congressman Homer D. An- than people eligible for pay gell (representing the Portland pletely own a three -bedroom ments. Nearly 10 million people district) made the following furnished home near the schools. who have not been included in comment on the floor of house See it today! the federal old-age and surviv the other day: ors insurance program will now Small house and 2 acres over-i "We are entering a war with have such protection. looking the Winchuck river. Also a public debt in excess of $257.5 The federal security agency billion, which means $6.800 for mangnificant view of the ocean. estimates that the old-age and every American family. This debt Price $5000. ♦ ♦ ♦ survivors insurance program is greater than our total national will now cover 45 million workers income, 10 times greater than 2-bedroom home on extra large out of the esstimated total of 57 all the gold in Fort Knox, 5 times lot within walking distance of. million in the nation. Of the re greater than all the nation’s school and town. $4500 with ex-' । mainder, other retirement sys money in circulation and held in cellent terms. ♦ ♦ * j tems sover seven million thus the treasury, more than all U. We still have 250 feet of Hwy . | frontage not far from town. Can be had on low terms. 19779210 Truman administration to smear and discredit General Douglas A. MacArthur, it is worth noting that reports by his intelligence division to the high command in Washington predicted last March that the communists would in vade South Korea in June. On Jan. 15. 19500, MacArthur notified Washington that the in- vasion would come in the month of June. On Ma i ch 10. 1950. a report was sent to Washington f rom Tokyo that the North Koreans had increased their strength to 13 divisions from six. In addition to the timetable on the invasion, the high com mand was notified in August. ’49 that two divisions of Korean in fantry had served with the Chi nese Communist army and had been sent to North Korea from Manchuria. In December, three more division arrived from Man- churria. These veteran troops were distributed in various de tachments of the 13 divisions, os tensibly to train regular mem bers in the North Korean army for the coming war. C. 0. LEONARD L L LEONARD Brokers * BEAUTIFY WITH BOYSEN’S Paints, Varnishes and Enamels Wallpapers, or Domestic and imported Venetian Blinds. Phone 363, Smith River Roy Wilkinson, Smith River, Calif Dr. Henry S. Crawford Office House .. 10 to 6, on all days Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday Evenings, 7-9 878 Front St., Crescent Ctiy Phone 2602 (Next to Greyhound Bus Depot) DOES YOUR ROOF LEAK? Let our roofing experience teach your dollars to have more cents! NO .JOB TOO SMALL .. NO JOB TOO LARGE We are as near to you as your telephone . . ♦ ♦ ♦ SMITH RIVER, CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Courtney of Santa Ana are visiting at the home of Mrs. Courtney’s sister, Mrs. W. F. Miller. Of course the two men are on the river fish ing every minute they can. While details are lacking, the word has come to Brookings of the death of Charles Cooper, w ho left here about seven years ago, Death was at Portland. He was formerly associated with the Azalea Garage. Surviving are his widow and two daughters, Eizabeth and Charlene. The All-Year Events Associa tion will hold its annual meeting Sept. 20 at the high school at 8 p. m. All members and inter ested persons are urged to at tend as this meeting is called for election of officers. Gordon Goetz served as president the past year. The association sponsors all the events of the area, including thtf Hallowe’en party, Azalea Festi val and Lily Blossom Time. • ALL GROCERIES i AND GIFTS n GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE! ♦ Winchuck Village * If you can't find a home, buy this Custom built house trailer, +• completely modern, sleeps four people. For results list unfit Southern, Curry Counties Loading Real j Estate Agency! Phillips Clothing We have buyers for several different types of town and coun try property. Drop in, you may have exactly what these buyers are looking for. Brookings Oregon Now Locted in Vincent’s Building 5-room house with 1 acre, so. of Harbor. Good spring and good terms. Total price only $3500. Don’t forget those building lots we have, some of the finest at most reasonable prices. If you place to excellent what we are looking for a good invest your money with returns, let us tell you have to offer. 10 a» Tes Fine place and some offer. $1000 on Cape Ferrel Io rd. to build, good spring timber. Make us an cash. Have buyer for dairy ranch in neighborhood of $20,000. What have you? Many other better buys- whe ther it’s standard time, day-L*e i savings time, our time is your time, so call on us any time. Call Smith River, Phone 334 White Rock Consfrtuction Co LOCAL NEWS Closing Out We can sell you a lot consist ing of P/8 acres for $975. * Curry Co.—Opportunity Land ..Page Seven We Work With SPEED to Fill Your ¡NEED!.......... Formerly “The TOWN SHOP” Wranglers, 11-oz. Sanforized Jeans For men Benmar 100 Pct. Wool Plaid Shirts Haynes Shirts and Shorts !■ Mens Wool Gabardine Slacks Town Topic Gabardine Sport Shirts Flannel Plaid Shirts, Men and Beys Niyon, Burnette and Everlast Jeanies for Ladies nad Gin's Playtex Baby Line, complete Sweat-shirts with Raglan Shoulders I WATCH FOR OUR OPENING AD. SOON. THESE ARE SOME OF OUR DEPENDABLE LINES ON HAND!
