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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1951)
T hursday , J anuary 2 s , I > ROOK INGS-H A R BOR Pilot, l^ROOKINGS, OREGON 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 KEWSPAPBI A ERTI NC 81BVICK. INC. Home Town Newspapers W. D. Sibley, of Typo-Print, Huskies out of the hall both of Gold Beach, was a visitor here the Pullman games. Sunday afternoon. The Pacific Coast has always come up with some pretty fail hoop teams in the past. Remem ber the Tall Firs of Oregon, of Oregon Stated teams, and oj the Freel-coached aggregations which have made good accounts for the west? Wyoming, a cou ple years ago, was up in the running for national honors. It was, for many yea rs, true in the lasting loveliness football as well, until the grid business" “ big sport became the of a wave it is at present. that’s alive with luster ♦ P er Y ear I n C urry C ounty _____ P er Y ear O utside C urry C ounty .$2.50 .$3.00 Stamp Sales Barometer Of Growth Perhaps the best barometer, or measuring stick, of the growth of any community is its postoffice. Stamp just as it has done in Brookings (Harbor postoffice not Twelve Days Cut To Just 20 Hours :—January u i new problems that many of our people cannot 'Incorporation' Gains In Sentiment Incorporation of Brookings has been gaining in sen timent in recent months, if talk at the chamber of com merce meeting is indicative. It seems generally agreed among the citizens that this area needs an identity— needs a governing body to which local problems may lx- carried for solution. b'oremost among remarks by those favoring incorpor ation is the belief that law and order must soon be en forced, Lick of which stands in way of further progress. A committee, appointed to make a study and report all its findings to the community, is functioning under di By Dewey It is moving time for several businesses in Brookings, These moves are primarily for expan- sion: Gould’s Shoe Store will, possibly by the end of the week, be located in the former Vin- cent’s Shadow Room, more than doubling their former site, Bert DeMoss will soon occupy the store being vacated by the shoe store, adding considerable to the space he now occupies. Weather still prevents start of\ construction on Manley build ing, between the Vincent Build ing and Pine Cone Theatre. The delay hampers Young's 5 & Id from its proposed expansion of business. Wilson Freeman is al so being hampered by the wet whither in getting his construc tion under way. His new build- ing will double the size of his present Chctco Store. iosi ♦ Am tickled to note the ~ en thusiasm with which people of area are working at Chamber of Commerce assignments. This is gratifying because it means 1951 should be another year of prog ress. Noted, too, is a new dis- play of harmony among mem bers of that group. Threat of war may hamper a lot of plans but this area has a place in the economy of the nation, so cannot sit idly by and not strive lor greater things. I really predict many things for this coming year. Over the week-end, radios re- vealed the power outage at Eu- reka, and the flood stage of a few rivers in that vinicity. It makes most of us glad to be in this area, for the brunt of the big storm which lashed the west coast, spared this area much of its fury. We had wind, and rain but not in proportions which did damage as elsewhere. Taft, to the north of us, had plenty of wind damage to the new high school under construc tion, which will cause much de lay in its completion. Perhaps it is fortunate for the local people they could not get started. At any rate, they were not alone in being delayed. University of Washington, the school which most of the hoop experts predicted to be the di- sion winner in the northwest, is having more than just tough sledding in its 1951 season. The Huskies, on their home floor, put the Oregon Ducks down, but the OSC Beavers split with them on a road trip more than week ago. Last Friday and Saturday the Huskies got in the WSC Cougars lair and came out second best in two games. Remembering back to yesfer- yttirs, recall how coaches did rection of Bob Phillips, of Phillips Clothing, who now hate to I be pegged for top spot in the race. It brought every welcomes any and all data available. other school down upon the head the favored. Slats Gill, Jack Brookings was aptly compared to a a piece of beau of Fred and John Wiirren, prod ucts of their own schools, have tiful cloth, without design, and incorporation, or lack developed pretty fair basketball on the Pacific Fellows like of it was Jumpering further progress of the city and Tippy Dye at coast. Washington and Finley of Idaho, who wert community. Incorporation seems to be the tailoring to Chuck brought in from the cast, find they may win a few of the earlier make this community the best along the coast. games, but the sledding gets too toward the end. W hen the committee is ready, a meeting will be an rough 1 do not question the fact that the Huskies of U. of W. are a nounced, at which time all ¡xople in the area to be af potent aggregation but not as potent as they, themselves are fected will be allowed an opportunity to express them won't to believe. The Huskies noted for their height, and selves for or against the move. Incorporation, however, are speed on the "fast break." Gill OSC. slowed them down to seems inevitable—It is coming as surelv as one vear will at his pace, and it was the Huskies < undoing . Fred, with a bunch of follow its predecessor. Demand is sufficient at present. ¡smaller, but faster boys, ran the ... yet soft as candle light. It’s the wonderful new Coll for your appointment today | Courtier’s Beauty Studio CHEVROLET FIRST.. and Finest.. at Lowest Cost Passenger Cars and Trucks SALES AND SEVICE FOR CURRY CO. PHIL ADAMS ROGUE Godi Beach, Oregon Phone 411 Book Cases, Writing Desks, Corner Cabinet* Kitchen Cabinets, Breakfast Nooks, Door*, Windows, frames, cupboard doors, drawers. IF IT’S MADE OF WOOD— YOU HAVE A JOB FOR J. E. FIFIELD! Turn off 101 at Beach Road. Follow the Signs Dr. Henry S. Crawford CHIROPRACTOR Office House .. 10 to 6, on all days Mondays. 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