Thursday, March 29, 1951
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
; IT SEEMS TO ME:
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
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THIS AREA HOLDS MOST PROMISE
John Bowdish, who was here in 1945, 1946 and a por
tion of 1947, doing land clearing work, but who now
By Deice y
lives near Medford, on his visit to this area, Monday,
Pete Lesmeister is scouting for
asserted emphatically that “this area held most promise talent
to build his 1951 Pelican
of any in Oregon,” and he never made any reservations. team, of the Southern Oregon
League. Uis trip south was part
Bowdish, who has been in Oregon quite a number of ly with that in mind. To Pete
is a hobby. He seems
years, says he has watched growth all through this sec baseball
to close his eyes to the expense
tion of the state, and that every time he makes a trip it lias been to him personally. *
He has that much public spirit
around, it amazes him what progress has been made. —he would never tell the world
it has cost him.
“If I were younger, and even now, if my wife would. what
Baseball, the great American
consent to leave her ranch home near Medford. Ed be sport, which has kept the public]
interest for generations, has al
right here, doing everything I could in helping progress' ways gained in popularity, and
this community is but an exam-\
of this community. There’s no place like it.”
pie. However, it might make the
Bowdish is but one of hundreds of people who feel fun greater if we shared a little
of the responsibility by helping
the same way—people who do not live here, mind you. Pete out a little. Even the price
a basebiall is that much—■
The Pilot has now way of finding out what reasons are1, of
two and a half bucks.
I will not enter into a dis
behind these desires to live here, but it can imagine a course
why I think baseball is
lot of it is the climate—some for reason of wishing to so great. I don’t have enough
space in this or a couple papers.
get away from congested areas—areas where opportun-' However, I do wish to impress
people of the importance of a
ities do not present themselves as much as here.
sport such as baseball to give
Perhaps many of the people who wish to come here this community an identity.
1 expect to pound a few nails
live in ‘stagnated’ towns which refuse to accept and tn that grandstand bleachers—
a nd contribute in a small mea
keep abreast of progress. Perhaps some want to be like sure
what Pete has long done.
their pioneer forefathers—create a new existence just How about fifty or more fellows
being out there, with a hammer
as their ancestors did. Whatever the reason, this area and a saw if you own one, and
it won't take very long to put
is profiting or going to profit.
up those bleachers.
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Pete Lesmeister, business manager of the Pelicans, is
appealing to local citizens to ‘give him a lift’ on build
ing bleachers at the local high school field to accomo
date fans during the coming season. Materials for this
project already have been donated, now a few nail-
drivers arc needed to complete the structure which will
also be used by the fans who attend high school games.
Perhaps many people of the area do not know it, but
to date the baseball team here has never paid its own
way. ( hctco Home & Auto and Jim Robinson went in
with Pete Lesmeister and bought the uniforms. Pete
has carried on from there and it has been a drain to
the bank account. Brimm Bros, and others of the area
have co operated in providing jobs for the talent which
Pete Lesmeister brought in, especially last summer, first
year Brookings stepped into Southern Oregon League.
Pete had a good team List year, made up of youngsters
whom we were proud of in this communitv. Some will
be back, the service got some, and one or more may be
beckoned by ‘faster’ leagues. Pete must rebuild. 1 Ie is
in need of hel|>—not so much the money, as the co
operation of fans who can help build bleachers that all
may have a scat at the games.
bans who like their baseball, who wish to sec this
community have .1 good team, can do more than they
realize by donating Pete a few hours of labor, and still
have fun from it, Saturday and Sunday at the high
school field. I hink what it will mean to have a seat
.it a game, say on a hot day next summer when the
game is al! tied up going into the last of the ninth, with
.1 man on third and three and two on the batter—if it
issue of the Pilot. Sincerely Pete
Giootendorst, Co. B., 503 A. I. R.,
1 Fort Campbell, Ky.
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HELPING BASEBALL MANAGER
fashioning of life—at least new
way of life. Lots are being sold
by the dozen for new homes to
be built here soon. Sound of
hammers might become deafen-
mg in a few weeks.
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Editor, Pilot: Thanks a lot for
sending me the Pilot. It’s just
like sending me a little part of
Brookings.
Am sorry that I have not writ
ten sooner but you know the
army: first they move you from
place to place, then when they
station you at a certain barrack
and put out in a company, they
work the devil out of you, giv
ing you barely enough time to
write. Well, last week I was
appointed squad leader so I do,
not have to pull any details this
week, giving me time to catch upf
on my writing..
The training is just as you!
predicted — pretty rough—but
you have a feeling that you are
in a good outfit. In three weeks
time I will go to take my jump
training and then take the re-
mainder of my basic here.
Please say hello to everyone.
Am looking forward to the next
Thank You, People
We wish to express our thanks
and that of the community to
Warren Dixon and Ira Brown
for the mechanical work they
have donated on the ambulance
recently. Others donating work
frem time to time since its pur
chase are Cur-Del Cleaners, for
cleaning; Brookings
Laundry;
for washing; and Homer Hag
gerty for the numerous jobs he
has done to keep the motor run
ning. Certainly it is an asset to
the area to have such public-
spirited people here.
Brookings-Harbor Ambulance As
sociation, Inc., Leo Lucas. Pres.
Lloyd Harbin, Vice-Pres.; V. A.
Mendenhall, Sec.; John Darger,
director.
LaVern Mendenhall returned
to naval air station at San Di
ego, Calif., after a 30-day leave,
following service in the Orient.
Mrs. Eugene Ackley returned
the first of the week from al
most a month’s vacation as guest
of her sister at Oakland, Calif.
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Jefferson High of Portland is
the coveted winner of the state
Kitchen Cabinets, Breakfast Nooks, Deors,
"A” tournament held last week
at Eugene. Given no higher place
than in the consolation bracket,
Windows, frames, cupboard doors, drawers.
those boys powered their way to
IF ITS MADE OF WOOD—
the finals against teams which
had previously beaten teams of
YOU HAVE A JOB FOR J. E. FIFIELD!
the state which had beaten Jef
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ferson. Cinderilla Kids, you call
’em? Maybe, but I see a will to
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win doing the whole thing.
Central Catholic, Salem, Eu-<
gene and Lincoln of Portland had
been picked by the wiseacres, but I
some of the favorites fell into
the I o we r brackets. . Klamath
Falls gaie Jefferson the run of
their life, after Klamath Falls
had almost spent itself beating
Lincoln out in the semi-finals.
Teams which win usually have
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that spirit to win. a character-
Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday Evenings. 7-9
isuc which marks the boys who
are picked for those coveted all-
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star berths. Sports are carried
on primarily for that purpose of
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building up competitive spirit. I
know of no other trait in the '^■■■MnHMnnManHMHMnHHHnaKwnnnnMMHHnBnnnMannnn^
youth which wins my admiration
quicked.
1 believe that this will to win
is the chief difference between
college teams and high school
teams. or any semi-pro group.
The more competitive the youth
the mon likely he will be to
succeed—best brought out only
through a tie tics.
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There’s been plenty of knock
ing lately with hammers. I ac
tually mean. Coming to work the
last few days I hear pounding
in almost every direction where
home are being built, or being
added to and here in town, the
1 oise of concrete mixers is mu
sic to my ears. also.
Construction means progress -
progress means better homes. a
lot In ttcr town, and those ac-
( mpv > ying things 1 hich make
life much more enjoisible. It is
amazing sight to me t<
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