BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON
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The Home of Winter Flowers
IT SEEMS TO ME
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
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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.
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