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BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON Page Two The Home of Winter Flowers IT SEEMS TO ME BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT Entered as second-class matter, at the postoffice at Brookings, Ore., March 7, 1946. under the Act of March 3, 1879. DEWEY AKERS, Editor and Publisher National Advertising Representative NEWSPAFEB AD NC 8EBVICB. INC. Subscription Rate: Per Year, in Curry County, Oregon °er Year, outside Curry County....... $2.50 $3.00 WHY NOT SCHOOL EXPANSION? Three years ago, or a little more, when District No. 17 voted bonds in amount of about $112,000 to erect a grade school and to make additions to the high school building, believed it had solved the situation adequately for years to come. Today, what does Dist. No. 17 finds itself in really more pinched conditions than before the building was erected so great has become the school enroll ment in this district. The situation will not ease one particle, either, By Dewey THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1950 husband, and had to meet certain requirements to attain that goal- ♦ ♦ ♦ The war in Korea was made seem more real F riday w hen Darrill Stacey was reported as wounded in action. I never had the opportunity to know Dan ill but you may rest assured he was upholding a mans obligations to be in Korea, trying, like many of his forefathers, to keep this world enjoying freedom. DarriU's case, I hope is the only one this area will ever know, but I am afraid that is asking for a big order. In Korea from this im mediate area, if I am able to J guess trends, are Bob Kerr with an anti-aircraft outfit; LaVern Mendenhall, Bob Church, with the navy; Howard Groesback and Lee Handley with the marines. Crusade Movement Gains Momentum Over All State lies about America which are cir- ulated by the Russians. Locally, under chairmanship of Charles Grayshel, Curry county director, donations will be turn ed in to Mrs. Goldie Smith at the local postoffice. Mr. Grayshel, has not already done so, will conJ tact and appoint other area di rectors. In Portland and most all the larger centers of the state have been staged rallies which have aroused people to the point that Oregon may raise considerable funds toward this end. Many of the Portland school children gave dimes and signed the pledge to give from their allowances. Any amount is acceptable, for it is through the nation-wide effort that this counter attack is won. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Mildred Byrne and daugh ter, Joan,, left Friday afternoon for Portland on business. Sunday they went to Corvallis w h e r e Joan registered at OSC as a sophomore. C. A. Dimond, one of the own- ers of Paper Mills Agency of Oregon, Portland, was a busi ness visitor here Thursday. He was, at one time, owner of the Newberg Graphic. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis were week-end visitors at Roseburg, their former home, before com ing here to establish the Davis Truck and Tractor concern. The M. C. Beem family has moved some of their household goods to their new home on Wharf Street. They expect to complete the moving as soon as the new home is completed. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Tisdale, during her vacation from the beauty shop, have accomplished much toward completion ot thou new home, near the seashore. He took his annual vaca b»n from t^e park work at the same time. People with an idea, people who will go to most any length to develop such an idea, always hold a fascination for me. I am referring to Mr. and Mrs. George Outgrowth of the national Asdel, of Port Orford, who, by unless everyone moves from the area. I committee for free Europe, the some quirk in life, chose to prop This fall, District No. 17 has just a few under 100 more enroll agate blueberries on a commer Crusade for Freedom was formed ment more than registered a year ago. This growth might be looked cial scale. As far as I am able in 1949 at the suggestion of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, to attack at in this manner: The seventh grade, this year, numbering 48. to learn, these two never had the spread of Communism any particular training which will be in high school in 1952. A glance at the huge grade enroll- The national committee for would point that way. conslusively that the free Europe first of all provides ments from the first to the seventh prove They had worked in the air a haven for exiled leaders of the present high school building will not be halt large enough in three craft industry in California, at prisoner countries. And then uses the time they chose to become years, and more pinched as the years pass. the voices of the exiles, popu horticulturists. They drove up What to do? The Pilot wishes it had the wisdom to suggest an along the cost, and settled at lar and well known in their own answer. However, the Pilot would likd to see consolidation oi all Port Orford, where they have home lands, as effective counter propaganda against the four hun the immediate school districts in a Union High School plan, thus climbed a long way up the lad dred thousand words a day which creating a new base for expansion. Off-hand the Pilot has no other der in blueberry culture. Their pour out of 85 Russian and sat company, Oregon Coast Berry answer at the moment. Give this thought you're facing it right Co., is well known wherever the ellite radio stations plus the tons of material emitted by the Rus now don’t wait too long to act—in fact, don’t wait! blueberries are discussed. sian controlled press. If I am right, this climb has They are thus providing a dy been most anything than easy. namic campaign of freedom and 1 know that for some months truth to maintain the hope of at the beginning when dollars While most of the people of the area, Tuesday, had plenty to did not come in but went out freedom of the oppressed people say about the power outage, nearly overyone was glad, in a way, at an alarming rate. I know, too, of the world and to combat the for that outage was the beginning of a new era for this section that they have worked like slaves of old to get plants on of Oregon “The Era of More Power.” ijraAADDUOinC Dr. John C. Clark, D. C., Ph. C. of the market, but they have, and ■ ■E/VlvyrC I n FlUlUd the bay area is establishing his of This area has come a long way the past five year, electrically the market is increasing. fice in the Hotel Lau If and will be at Crescent City every speaking. Recall the days when the old diesels boomed constantly To meet this young couple is Thursday for hemorrhoid work. Hemorrhoids can be com - well, most of the time night and day, to keep the flickering refreshing. They are alert to all pletely obliterated without surgery, loss of time from work, things, are approachable to any- and painless’y. With our years of experience, you can feel con light a-flickering? Remember how few of us about the area had one who, like themselves, like fident that yjur case can be successfully handled if taken by us. any more than just elect ricity for lights? Remember how ofteYi to enjoy life. Maybe Mr. and Mrs. .... Don’t neglect even i “simple case of piles.’’ Consultation costs nothing and places you under no obligation. Appoint- at night the show would hand you your tickets back—“sorry, no Asdel weren't expert on blue me nt necessary. power tonight?” Then came the hook-up with COPCO, and what berries at the start, but note it not uncommon to see college men a change. Then came the re-building of the lines all over the area at their planting, studying, and Thursday ONLY Crescent City, Ph. 1181 Lauti Hotel and all of us had power even if 80-90 volts had to serve tor 110? discussing matters with them. The Asdels hire no press bu Tuesday, there will be a force of 69,000 volts to keep reaus to extol their achievements * the motors, and the industry the old ranges, the water heaters, to the world. They go about । fed with a pressure of 110-220 or what the transformer is set. in a quiet manner, selling their Think of what that means to this area just think, too, that by plantings, then occasionally go doing this job co.opmatively, as one, we have come from darkness to view progress of the plams at the purchasers. They lose no Book Cases, Writing Desks, Comer Cabinet» to light haw come into our own and can expand. contact following a sale. That The Pilot, run entirely electrically, was forced to be several hours customer, if he never buys an Kitchen Cabinets, Breakfast Nooks, Doors, late because of the turn-off, Tuesday, but readers, after knowing other plant, is still a friend of the Asdels, Windows, frames, cupboard doors, drawers. the reasons, will not mind. All of us are rejoicing. .. Mrs. Asdel was persuaded to IF IT'S MADE OF WOOD— be the eyes for the Pilot in the Port Orford area. She has a YOU HAVE A JOB FOR J. E. FIFIELD! vt ry good pair of eyes, but how Turn oil 101 at Beach Road. Follow the Signs The Pilot has been asked, sined last Thursday, several times if many times do you read the the Vih did not believe that “Crusade for Freedom" was just happenings at the Asdel home? ieal ” another racket to “sponge" money from the people This modesty irks me. for 1 am another certain that the Asdels figure in ady is carrying more than halt „of the of this nation which many happenings in that area, financial load of the world Russia carrying most of the remainder. through visits of the horticultur-' <e. if vou want to look at it in that manner. Cru- ists from OSC and other places.\ The Asdels have two sons The answer to the working-man's prayer is here—a new propa g a nd a ca m pa i g n. i counter-attack to doni the kind of boys who make their; America wishes to home w hich will meet the finances of the average pocketbook. Soviet Russia except that that supplied ! teachers keep alert. These two Europe, especially Many of you saw, at open house, Sunday, “The Redwood Home what actually is happening. inform the w< people behind the iron curtain want to know, and ing taught what it means to as- of the Future,” manufactured by White Rock Construction Co. sume their part in the home life. and were pleased. We have been made representatives for ife and limb to listen on forbidden radios. interest’ nlwut the methods employed by Communist this area lor these homes. In addition, we are making ar Knowing something in the community life at Port employed in rangements for the financing of these homes by those whose and aware that those tactics Orford. of the P.-T. A. initial outlay may be limited. Check with us as soon as you I Pilot wishes to urge its readers . just a dollar or so would help immensely, ' and other organizations can and get one of the plans. You might as well pay that r erously to this cam ... . . „.„.1,4 wido to make life more livable in that rental money into a home of your own—it's thrifty. J The world, unless it awakens to the truth, will be in a woild-widt । community She 3}l0Ulders her Korea is but a preliminary to what ends the sgtare any community enter- conflict all too Hl be which she trouble in pr betin able If Rus Russians will t t good for evci Crisscy Budding, Brookings Beal Estate and Insurance this nation by her propaganda, the rule an be reversed, and Russia cal American mother -< ic y ow’d plagued internally by the same method. That.( enjoy to have us your can, in tuin gai s friend. George, wt 11 hi s ie situation as it looks to us. Pilot readers "WE'RE IN THE VOLTS, NOW!" Dr. J. D. Clark, D. C., Ph. C. CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM, OKAY Do Yea Want A New Home Soon | Pete J. Lesmeister Agency
