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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1951)
B rookings -H arbor Pilot, B rookings , O regon P age T wo 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. D ewey A kers , Editor and Publisher , < < National Advertising Representative KEUSPAPEI AD/VERT1 NG SERVICE. INC. f P er Y ear I n C urry C ounty ..... __ P er Y ear O utside C urry C ounty ÌJ T s ti <1 .$2.50 .$3.00 Voters Are Now Wondering Aplenty When the people went to the polls last November By Dewey state's funds to be used in this battle, and funds have been di- tided from those states less a/- flicted by the disease. Three times in my life my in- timate friends were stricken. It might be from this intimate as sociation that I feel more con cerned with the March of Dimes. I was a freshman in high school when a pal of mine, a swell kid, died after two days illness. I was one of the pall bearers at his funeral, and I thought at the time such a husky fellow as he need not be stricken to terribly At that time, like it is nou too much is not known what is the carrier of this deases. My pal was out for the football team, same as I. He seemed healthy as anyone until the day he was stricken, and then he lasted but three days. I will donate heavily again in his memory, if for no other particular reason. of families in the . a number of businesses must ex as may be seen from RcdfiekD son 1'reeman at the moves soon because st< »re his expansion. ( hadwick is assuming occupancy \ inccm fountain, an expansion for him. Monday begins another March of Dimes” campaign to raise mone\ for those little un fortunate biys and girls who ma\ be able to walk again because of our generosiy. Frankly, I do feel kindlier toward the March of Dimes than any other cam paign. but lor the life of me, 1 am able to give no particular reason. Ue. in this county, have not been subjected to any cases but that does not mean we are going to escape /ortutF. Epi demics < / the past couple of years have almost depit ted the ii , iosi First Pinochle Party Held Sat. First in a series of eight P¡- nochle parties being given by the Rebekah Social club, was held Saturday evening at the I. O. O. F. hall with nine tables in play. A nice blanket was on dis play as grand prize for the high est total score in the entire se ries. Those receiving prizes at the party were: Ladies high. Mrs. Tom Doherty; Mens High, Fred Moore; Ladies Low, Ellen John son; Mens Low, Glen Simpson; door prize was also won by Glen Simpson and the pinochle prizes were held at the end of Play by Mary Ettinger and Bill Wridge. The next in the series will be on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 8 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Biddle of 4-Biddles Motel, went to Salt La^e City for the marriage of their daughter, Mary Ann. They A. J. Matot is well along with visited relatives there and in Los addition of another section to Angeles and Oakland, returning his house, purchased last fall to Brookings Monday morning. from Ben Kerns. Blaine Gribble and his crew are doing the work. Read the ads in the Pilot College football, particularly Pacific Coast conference, will be, likely to see many changes be- fore next season, if articles in the have any meaning. It would at least put up a united front to the world __ Oregonian is hopeless for any school to try maintain the sport if money in this crisis. Now, after a couple of months it comes is to going to be lost next year in the same proportion it was in to the world’s attention that the Republicans are more the past season. Practically all the smaller colleges lost money, even Lewis & Clark, Portland, which had one of the nation’s tion, are dividing more and more as days pass. few unbeaten squads. What is the reason for this? Football, in the past two dec- ades, has become the tail that all out” to is wagging the dog. Large col- leges, with large centers of pop- ulation surrounding them, kind a rich alumni, have over-bid for promising athletes until the on coming group expect to be bid for before they plan to enter and men to Europe in face of the Communist threat. any college. Back, in my days at college, 1 his tiend towaid isolationism seems to have sud- no such help was forthcoming.1 Athletes were promised and giv en jobs which would pay all ex penses. I recall that I was able brass congressmen to land a job in a printing office K as a wage of 65c an hour when common "hashing” or "janitor” jobs paid a measly 25c an hour. up to this point in the national crisis 1 had had experience during my high school days in a printing office, thus my opportunity to be able to land this job. In those days the larger col leges did not hold the balance of power they do in this genera tion. It has been most noticeable since the close of the lust world war, altough it was felt quite a times: bit beforehand.. who have come to this area to enter employment or to Not too many years ago the Pacific coast conference hired an become identified with Novcm- ox-F B.I. agent as sleuth to fer- ret out any profesisonalism in the I kt and December was a count kept of this demand— colleges along the coast. He did a lot of "gum-shoe-ing” and al so brought to light many in- tractions of the amateur rules. Since then, boys on the west coast hare been going to the mid- built or remodeled houses for rent, but along that line west, or to any college where they could "do better.'' I am not the need was less than five per cent filled. blaming the boys they have to liva. and their football ability is i project in this likely to go to the highest and best bidder. Colleges arc at fault area in 1951: and noir they are suffering from these pra 'fives. However, in tin investment would be sound, as well as profitable. days I speak of, there was no professional football to bid for college players. Housing In This Area 1951 Problem T hursday , J anuary CHEVROLET FIRST.. and Finest.. at Lowest Cost Passenger Cars and Trucks SALES AND SEVICE FOR CURRY CO PHIL ADAMS ROGUE Phone 411 Godi Beach, Oregon Book Cases, Writing Desks, Corner Cahmeta Kitchen Cabinets, Breakfast Nooks, Doors, Windows, frames, cupboard doors, drawers. IF ITS MADE OF WOOD— YOU HAVE A JOB FOR J. E. FIFIELD! Turn off 101 at Beach Road. Follow the Signs 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) B Cur-Eel Cleaners Quality Cleaning and Pressing Also Agents for DEL NORTE LAUNDRY Pickup and Deliver,, Service, on CALL 233 BROOKINGS, ORE Mondays and Thursdays
