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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1950)
m«-fbrbûr flint Nowhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere a Finer Community VOLUME FIVE, NUMBER XXXVII. BROOKINGS, F. D. I. C Grants Charter For Bank In Southern Curry; Will Raise Resources CURRY COUNTY. OREGON 4-HERS REAP RICH HARVEST THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1950 Republicans Lead Unofficial Returns —Count Incomplete 2,000,000 GOLD BEACH — Information inrs State Bank at Brookings, has been received that the Fed which flourished until the saw- eral Deposit Insurance Corpora mid and logging operations in Definitely Republican in trend, elections over the nation. Tues tion has approved the application Brookings area were suspended day, saw some big ¡xilitical fig of Curry County Bank to estab without warning in 1925. History ures drop from the ranks, and lish a bank in the Brookings and t ow repeats itself. Brookings is Harbor area. unknowns seated intsead. While The application once more, by far, the largest official counts are not available was approved by t h e Oregon town in Curry County and is at the time the Pilot goes to State Banking Board some time now again to be provided with 1,500,000 press, only incomplete returns ago and approval by the Federal locally-owned and locally-man are available even for Curry Deposit Insurance Corporation aged banking facilities. County The following are re- now clears the way for the es- Not Member of A Chain turns from Chetco and Brook- tablishment of the bank. Curry County Tank has no ings precincts: Contemplated Many Years or affiliation with any Candidate Brook. C het co / Establishment of a bank in the connection outside chain or group of bank U. S. Senator Brookings and Harbor area has ing institutions. It is entirely in Morse. R............ 295 161 been contemplated by the direc dependent. practically al! of its Talbert, P. 9 .. 21 tors of Curry County Bank for stock is held locally and is rath-! Latourette, D........... . 101 60 many years. The directors are er widely distributed. At present, । Representative, 4th Dist. — convinced that the vast growth two members of the seven-man ! Shaw, D................ ..176 81 and development in Southern board of directors are residents Ellsworth, R .............. .241 154 Curry County has reached the of the Brookings and Harbor vi Governor stage where banking facilities cinity, two are residents of the McKay, R 269 159 are urgently needed and must be northern section of the county Flegel, D. ..155 75 provided. Curry County Bank and the remaining three are res Labor Comm. - has more than 300 accounts in idents of Central Curry county. Morgan, D..................... 176 71 the south end of the county, not It is intended that with the es Kimsey, R............ ..182 137 withstanding the difficulty and tablishment of the bank at Rep. 17th Dist.- inconvenience to patrons in car Brookings additional representa Adams, R...................... ..327 198 rying on banking business at so tion on the board of directors Dist. Attorney great a distance. will be provided from Brookings. Ackley, write-in) .... ..204 75 Establishment of the bank at Dewart, R...................... ..167 119 New Stock Will Be Issued Brookings will, with the exist County Treas.— In connection with the estab-1 ing branches at Port Orford and Mather, D...................... ..195 99 1 Gold Beach, provide convenient lishment of the branch at Brook-1 Co. Comm.— ings, it is planned to augment banking facilities for the entire Siewell, D..................... ..112 54 1912 1920 1930 1940 1950 county. No further expansion is the capital resources of the bank Yoakum, R .................... ..15T 101 More than 1,900,000 4-11 boys and girls are reaping a harvest rich contemplated. The bank desires by issuance of additional stock Lantz, I..................... .. 81 47 only’ to serve the area of Curry and it is hoped by that means in both knowledge and accomplishment. The graph traces growth of Co. Surveyor — • to provide additional shares of 4-H Club enrollment from less than 100,000 members in 1912 to the county. Echols, D........................ 366 179 the bank stock for purchase by present all-time high. The Nation observes 4-H Club Achievement' Bank Established in 1910 Coroner Week, November 4-12. Curry County Bank was estab I persons in the Brookings area. Schmitt, R.................... .280 127 No decision has been reached lished at Gold Beach in the year with reference to banking quar Erickson, D.............. ..146 102 1910 with a capital stock of $10,- ters for the new bank. Until this Measures 000. As the county’s population problem is solved, no definite Legislator’s pay— has grown and as its industries determination can be made as to No. 300 yes.................. 213 124 have developed, the bank partic the date upon which the bank No. 301 No .................. 131 88 ipated in the growth and has will open for business. Higher Educa. WHEREAS, the citizens with been a factor in the encourage No. 302 Yes ................. 255 88 in the area of Brookings and Har ment of industrial development. No. 303 No ................. 105 88 bor are directly interested in the The total resources of the bank Loans— It was just five short years Veterans further development of the tour all this time are in excess of $3,- No. 304, yes ................. 241 144 ist and vacationist industry, to ago this week that Madge and No. 305 No ................... 105 OjR.OOO.OOO and its capital has 88 Fred Moore opened Moore ’ s Va produce new cash income from been multiplied many times. Basic School Sup. outside points and bring new set riety and Apparel Shop in the, No. 306 Yes ................. 253 W. J. Ward a Founder 104 The truth will out — and Del tlers. beneficial and profitable to Crissey building, next door to No. 307 No ................... .124 The principal original foun 101 what is now Pete Lesmcister ’ s Aged People— ders of Curry County Bank were mer Colegrove Jr. has pictures the taxpayers and to every chan- realty office. No. 308 Yes ................. 248 George D. Wood and W. J. Ward, to back his story—how he loaned nel of trade in this community'; 149 This week, Mr. and Mrs. Fred No. 309 No ................... both of whom subsequently be his friend, Clarence Coie his Jeep and 124 68 WHEREAS, our non-profit, 8 Moore are observing the event Standard Time came residents of Brookings and to go on a deer hunting trip. in an “ appreciative ” sort of way Delmer was glad to do all this counties Oregon Coast Associa- became very important factors 260 58 that of offering values to the[ No. 310 Yes — he claims—except for a cou- f’on (organized 31 years ago) is No. 311 no ................... in the business life of Southern 112 108 patrons of these many months. Vets Compensation Curry county. There was no pie of things. Hoie went out and increasing tourist and vacation- On page two of this issue ap No. 312 yes ................. 199 pet buck, / tst traffic by developing high- shot his (Delmer ’ s) town of Brookings in 1910 when I 97 pears a partial list of the bar No. 313 No ................. 145 ------ ajj all wav faciliities and conducting Curry County Bank was estab which had been pampered 108 lished but it was founded almost summer, in the vicinity of the' as well as effecting publicity, gains offered for the event. Both Re-apportionment — Mr. and Mrs. Moore say that the No. 314 yes ................. 187 100 immediately afterward and grew home, and on top of all that । and advertising for the Oregon sale is store-wide. I Coast counties (and cities) and Hoie tipped over the Jeep. No. 315 No ................... 126 85 rapidly until it became by a wide After the Grayshel building Liquor Adv.— What will happen in way of1 Del Norte County, California; margin the largest town in the ♦ ♦i------- * u has -------- NOW THEREFORE BE IT was completed in 1948, the store No. 316 Yes ................. 118 not - been . learned 1 71 county, its growth being predi settlement resolved that I , J. Elmer Parker, was moved to its present loca No. 317 No ................ 280 at this stime- but rumors say cated primarily upon the saw 144 president of the Brookings-Har- tion, again next door to the post- At noon Wednesday, no count mill constructed by the Brook it will be expensive. bor Chamber of Commerce, do office as in the former location. was available from Gold Beach, ings interests. With this move the Moore’s ex George D. Wood, W. J. Ward Send the Pilot to a friend—it hereby proclaim the week be- panded the stock many times, but indications were that FJlls- ginning Nov. 12 - “ Oregon Coast worth was leading Shaw in the and others establis.ied the Brook- will save letter-writing. Week,” by virtue of the fact ti.at now offering tlw patrons of this county. the Oregon Coast Association area as complete a stock as pos will hold its annual convention sible in their lines. Sgt. Charles Hassett is located in Coos county, for the purpose Mr. and Mrs. A. Prescott at Headquarters Squadron, M. C. of formulating next year’s oper ations and production schedule, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mr. A. S., El Toro, at Santa Ana, designed to further develop our and Mrs. Lloyd LeMieux of Coos Calif. Charles, who was majoring Review of October, the weather and its 22.02 inches of rainfall, highways, airways and tourist Bay were week-end visitors at in meteorology in college, is the the John Hogan home on Hwy. I weather observer at the base. gives the average person some chills, especially those who live on industry ; and the Pacific slope, but assessment of damage done along the coast I FURTHER URGE all citi is small in comparison to that wrought inland, in the Willamette zens and organizations to at valley, where floods caused plenty of misery and damage. tend this convention and par Damage this immediate area was sufficient, but only minor i ticipate in the important busi damage in minis to that experienced in the Coquille area, where water was much I ness sessions and conferences, on hiirhnV /A n <4 O suffered I (T/i J higher. Roads the greatest damage of any one particular Nov. 12, 13, and 14, 1950, at Coos For the biggest steelhead, caught between now and close of item, for roads between here and Gold Beach may be a long time Bay, when all official commit seasons, February 1, Rex and Faye Hayes of Cedar Lane Can- tees, delegates, members and recovering from the slides and possible slides which will result. nery, will present a.huge trophy. ^kccording to Paul Whirry, local weather observer, who has been boards will meet and act upon This gold-plated trophy, some 18 or more inches in height, connected with that department more than a decade, October 1950 projects scheduled for 1951. has a replica of a salmon atop, and will be engraved for the Dated this 8th day of Novem sek,a new record for rainfall. “As far as I can learn from m’v rec winner, as permanent possesison for the feat. oils this October was far in the lead. Oct. 1947. almost 17 inches ber. 1950. The' only strings attached to this prize are: The fish must J. ELMER PARKER, Pres. of water fell, and everyone thought that was plenty.” be caught in either Chetco, Winchuck or Smith Rivers, must Brookings-Harbor Chamber of Those who have viewed Jamage at Roseburg. Grants Pass. Co be weighed in at the cannery', where permanent records will emmerce. quille, Eugene, and other points otY the coastal slope, have told th be kept; must be caught on sporting tackle by tin Pilot that tiny are glad to have this area for their home. registration is necessary, Mr. Hayes stated. Proclamation Moorezs Variety. Will Observe 5th Year In Brookings Hoie Upsets Jeep On Deer Hunt Trip October's 22.02 Inches Of Rainfall Is Declared Record At Local W. B. Station Biggest Steelhead Caught Will Bring A Trophy From Cedar Lane Cannery
