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Fishing Is Always Good Here
Oregon Farmers
Sound Financially,
Says C. H. Young
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1950
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
emy in July, 1951, upon success
$3,579. “With the pent-up demand ! Cape Blanco Lumber Co.
fully completing the final ent
on farm real estate was only(
While Mr. and Mrs. Charles
rance
requirements.
for equipment caused by World
Brooks of Sixes vacationed near
War 2 apparently satisfied,’’ Mr.
Pasco, Wash., last week the R
Young said, “ a larger and larg
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Samples
A. Ransdells, who live in the
er percentage of agricultural
GOLD BEACH Congressman and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hurd of *
Hamlet, stayed at their home.
borrowings have been going into
Randsdell leases the Vnion Oil Harris Ellsworth announced last Medford visited the M. C. Beem
other long range improvements.
station,
adjacent to Brooks’ store week the appointment of Merrill family over the week-end.
These improvements, along wuh!
at Sixes.
Duane Baxter, 1950 graduate of
the grow ing trend in Oregon to I
practice modern conservation andj Vacationing in Canada since Gold Beach High, as first alter
land management, will assure the first of the month were Mr. nate for the U. S. naval academy
the importance of the state ;n and Mrs. Robert Thomas. Their at Annapolis, Md.
the agricultural picture for *he trip was especially enjoyed be
In July, Baxter took the pre
years to come.’’
liminary
competitivi? examina
cause it is the first vacation Mr.
tion
for
Fourth
District candi
Thomas has been able to take
dates
for
nomination
to the ac Office Hours: 9-12; 2:00-5:00
for many years. Managing his
Evenings by appointment
daily business and handling de ademies. In the event the prin Phone 293
Goetz Building
liveries of bottled milk, during cipal appointment fails to qual-
By Dorothy Asdel
ify, Baxter will enter the acad.^i
A whole rash of fires broke his absence, were his son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John
out early last week in the brush
Macy of Dallas.
Prairie area north of the air
port road. Driven by a strong
Earth-moving machinery and
north wind, they endangered, for tractors are continuing to work
a time, the Runberg and Blair on widening the highway through
homes, then hopped across the town, which makes for much din
road for further fuel. Fire fight-
prs wprp Rpp( bugy maRjng )raHs and dust, but promises a sleek,
IS THE BEST SAVINGS METHOD
wide ribbon of pavement in the .
around them days on end and not-too-far distant future, Work
EVER DEVISED . . 4 SEE
still more fires cropped up in. on the project was at a stand-
other areas. More fifes started still for several weeks and resi
again north of the road, and at dents are pleased to have it
reports, according to DeP”1 continued again. Many of U...
the
For Details, at P. J. Lesmeister’s office
ut y Fire Marshall, John Mai sh, i curbings have been placed dur
patrols were trying to keep the ing the past two weeks
flames away f rom the Appling
home, farther east and from a
nearby sawmill. It is thought
that an arsonist i: responsible
for many of the blazes but he Where to “FIND” and “BUY” It In
CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA:
has not been apprehended in the
A business and professional guide to Friendly Crescent City Concerns who
Gold Beach Grad
West Point Bound
GOLD BEACH—The plant and
equipment of Oregon ranches and
farms have never been in better
condition, and the state’s farm
ers and stockmen are prepared
to meet any emergency that may
lie ahead, according to C. H.
Young, vice-president of Curry
County Bank, who represents the
Oregon Bankers Association as
county agricultural chairman.
“One of the best indications of
this is that Oregon agriculture
borrowed loss from banks during
1949 than 1918,’’ Mr. Young said.
Reporting on the ninth nation
al survey of agricultural lending
made by the Agricultural Com
mission of the American Bankers
Association,
noted
a _
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. Mr.
4. 4 Young
.
.
decline tn both the number of
new loans and the total amount
borrowed from banks by Oregon
fa rmers and ranches last year,
“T h i s decline is particularly I
healthy,’ he said, “in view of the)
present uncertainties and i he I
slight drop in agricultural in-1
come. It shows that farmers and
stockmen are wisely avoiding ex
cessive debt and an» holding on'
to their reserves to meet any!
p< ssible emergency.
Mr. Young stated that “in 49,
Ihe last full year of operation,
the 68 Oregon banks serving ag
Across Garrison Lake, on the merit a “share * of your
ricultural communities
loaned county road, a new’ bridge is
$6'9,557 000 to 21 648 farmers and being built to replace the old
ranchos to meet all types of fi one which was beginning to do»
nancial needs. This is a decline teriorate rapidly at
the south
Gifts, Stationery
from the 30,776 agricultural loans end. The county is
which totaled $80.012.000 made work with logs for the pilings
School Supplies, Cards
by banks during 1948 Of this b( ing taken from the nearby Vai
1010 2nd St.
Telephone 2212
total amount loaned last yea»-,
Townley property. Const ruction
$65.595,000 was borrowed by 23.- has been going on for marly two
569 farmers and ranches ot fi weeks and residents in that area
Crescent City, California
nance production and operational
watching with
requirements. ()1 these loans, oi progress. To reach their homes the
it
ly $20.033,00 were outstanding on is necessary for them to detour
CRESCENT CITY
Jan. 1, 1950.
approximately three miles out
“During the year, there wore ot the way, partly over a rutted,
1,079 farmers and stockmen, rep narrow7
road winding through the
Visit our record dept
resenting only 1.7G of all those woods,
six inches deep in soft
in the state, who made real es- ( dust. If
Compelte Radio Sales
rains arrive before com-
tate loans in an aggregate total pletion,
feared that the
and Service
of $3.862,000. The prosperity of road will be a morass of mud.
the
agriculture» is shown
Ph. 1512 810 3rd Sx.
seems universally true this
by the fact that only $8,492,090 fall, Port Orford school enrol 1-
in real estate loans were ou‘. ment has increased in numbers
standing at the beginning of this
teacher-loads heavy and the
year. The total of all bank-held
becoming inadequate.
farm and ranch debt in Oregon
Mrs. Frances Kirtland's first
on Jan. 1, 1950, was $28,525.000.” giade has 29 new pupils. Mrs. Sheet Metal & Plumbin
Mr. Young noted that one of Alice Johnston’s second «
the brightest aspects of the pres-
Household Appliances,
s. Esther Abston’s third
ent agricultural debt situation grade 34, Mrs. Mildred Russell’s
Sheet Metal, Plumbing
is the small size of the average fourth and fifth
grade’s 35. and
and heating supplies.
loan, indicating the ser
to top them all, Mrs. Millie Mal
banks
rendering to the own- lory has 40 fifth
and sixth grade
Pho. 631
900 4th St
vis ot small ranches and farms pupils.
in particular The average inm
According to Joseph Kampa
for production purposes was only superintendent,
the peak enroll-
$2,787, and the average loan made ment i not
Carreirs-Hedricli
pected until the
end of next week when several
ELECTRIC
new pupils are planning to enter,
Ih’ gives the high school ligure
eighth,
ninth
20; tenth
eleventh. 14; the
Your Hotpoint Store
new teacher has
been engaged to teach English
941 Second St.
and girls phy: iral education at
the high school. Miss Mary Lou
PHONE 931
Richmond, of Hawley, Minn., ar-
P. O. Box 392 or call at
ri\ mg
week. This makes
four
new teachers in the
Cabin No. 7, at Baxter
r. Rcbt. E. Smith
DENTIST
Port Orford News
"GOLDEN YEARS' PLAN"
EVA LEA LONG
CRESCENT CITY MERCHANTS—Give Them At Least A Trial!
DAVIDSON'S
F. A. Carr & Son
Tractor Work
Owen Crocker
Auto Court, Harbor
Electrical Supplies
DEL PONTE'S
When Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ab-
st on drove to Tacoma, Wash.,
to attend the funeral of Gordon
Johnston, Abston’s partner, who
X-RAY FITTED
died tragically in a woods acci
Phone 2102
dent. here last week, they took Mail Orders Filled
828 2nd St.
Crescent City
with them Abston’s daughter and
son-in-law, the Ed Heaveys and
Mrs. Abston’s daughter,
Mrs.
Patrick Leak and son. Mark, who
A Snack Or Meal
are returning to their homes in
Seattle after an extended stay
You can’t go wrong by
here during the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Broili and
dropping in at the
two sons spent several days at
Ashland visiting Mr. Brioli’t par
ents. Mrs. Brioli and the bovs
remained when Mr r. Briol i
turned home.
operates
Mrs. C. I. Patrick
Shoe Store
KATHERINE'S
Beauty Shop
At Residence in
HARBOR, OREGON
Slosed Saturdays
Open 9 to 5 Daily
Bus Depot Cafe
trade when doing your out-of-town shopping.
DIAMONDS
WATCHES
Mulligan Plumbing
Floyd Mulligan
Repair & Installation
Supplies and Appliances
3rd & G. St. Ph. 1581
Silverware
Flatware
Hollow ware
DIRELYTE
WADSWORTH
JEWELERS
Nielsen Hardware
& ELECTRIC CO.
Complete line of hard
ware and electrical fix
tures and appliances.
PHONE 143
829 SECOND
PHONE 2202
SURPLUS MART
ATLAS POWER TOOLS — and
Hardware, also clothing for the
entire family, including boots &
shoes. Come in and shop with us!
ms fXAMIMIO
LENSES GROUND
1280 Second Street
OFFICE HOÜRSi^ÿTO 5:30
SATURDAYS4
12:00
Phone 2752, Crescent City, Calif.
tuSEKA? CÄUF.
Crescent
Chevrolet
CRESCENT
Lumber Company
Chevrolet - Buick
Sales-Service
For Price Quotations On All
Auto Repair, Painting BUILDING MATERIAL
Radiators Repaired. Phone 1881 2nd & Market St
CRESCENT CITY, CALIF.
Ph. 471 Crescent City
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Nunn Bush Shoes
Arrow Shirts
Genuine Levis
Pendleton Shirts
Jantzen Sweaters
White Stag
Complete Line
of
Work Clothes
Sporting Goods
Gordon F
JOHNSON
“Store for Men
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Tom Brown's
MENS WEAR
Jarman Shoes, Knox &
Baxter Hats, Marlboro
Shirts
920 Second St
Del Norte Laundry
3-Day Service
Leave. Orders at
Cur-Del Cleaners
.