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Entered as second-class matter, at the postoffice at Brookings, Ore
March 7, 1946, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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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
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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)
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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