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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1951)
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON P age T wo 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year, in Curry County---------------------------- $2-5° One Year, outside Curry County---------------------- $3 00 a plea for the Harbor Commun ity Club, a group of women who want to do something worthwhile for their community. Each organization of this vi- I cinity should come forward with sonic entertainment, some plan . . -...*41. an o mrpsx to raise funds with express purpose of ear-marking it for the library. In that manner, no one organization woub} feel the pinch to any extent. A thousand dol lars would help immensely to put the shelves in shape for the boys and girls who will be the big patrons of the library. Are you organizations willing to put forth about one hundred dollars in an effort toward this cause! am NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS: Kindly notify of any change of address in advance. Failure to do so costs two cents per issue sent to the old address. Subscription will be dropped unless subscriber notifies Pilot of change. FAIR MANAGER IS A BOOSTER “doing something” to make this fair as attractive to the people of Western and Southwestern Oregon, as any By Dewey Cur-Del Cleaners Add Equipment To concentrate on the immed iate area, and Smith River, the Cur-Del Cleaners will no longer include Crescent City in their de liveries, thus insuring faster (fe ll very for local orders. Marge Cummins has taken the route for the establishment for pick-up and delivery each Tues day and Friday. Cur-Del Cleaners made quite a hit with the Canadian visitors recently when they dropped all local work and cleaned the band uniforms so that the group ap peared spotless after a long trek when this service could not be performed due to short stays in different towns. Pilot class ads reach your mar ket quicker—try them! Cur-Del Cleaners, Brookings’ Chetco Library needs books — up-to-date cleaning establishment especially juvenile books. Who has expanded again, this time Headquarters for Smelt Nets may have some they’d like to with a new device which will not donate? How many of you Pilot shine gabardines while in the readers have watchesd the youth process of pressing. made to make the fair attractive. -little tykes from the third Elsewhere in this issue appears an advertisement in grade up, go to the library and out books. It’d be quite a viting everyone ‘to make a date” for this 1951 event. take lesson to you, were you to do County exhibitors, naturally, are invited to display any this stunt. These youth are just 10:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. thing they wish, in order to make for competition and hungry for stories to read—and if the proper kinds are provided, we might see a different attitude' American Legion Auxiliary in our schools. Across from Central Building. Proceeds for General „ Since the library was moved to the VFW hall, I miss seeing the Fund and Community Service. n little folk, Tuesday and Fridays, Rummage Donations Appreciated. Leave with Mrs. trudging to and from the library a number of items telling of arrest of youth for several loaded with books, some reading Mendenhall at Brookings Electric and Radio Store. crimes, from petty thievery to attempted rape which is as they walk along. Those young .. .. .. - - .. - - ---- - - - ■ ■ " -—«4» hunger for stories. Those indicative of the moral breakdown of many youth to- minds young minds dream, and think, and seek something to add to these reveries. Don't believe it! phis, Tenn., d ... It has been several years ago which is flouri since my youth, but not too long to remember how I read every OVJIUV pitivv -------------- ------------- story I could put my cning of the |K*ople of the woild to retain some mora adventure hands on, and was permitted time fibre. Schools of the country are not able to cope with to do this stunt. Read, certainly the situation—city and county governments can do no the young read, but they read but half enough to mould their pli- more than arrest and charge with crime, which doesn’t able characters. Teachers soon, TRY OUR DAILY SPECIAL LUNCH! spot the children who read and' answer or solve the situation. are encouraged to read. It is so must begin at the home level in evident A solution in their classroom work. the lives of these youth. Parents must awaken to nxspon Chetco Library needs book sibility. in most cases, parents must form a new pattern I said that before. What are you CLOSED ON TUESDAYS going to do about it. When the of life themselves, ami that soon. library was formed, I had about five years accumulation of Book of the Month books on hand. I tealiyi' these arc not juvenile Engagement of C. W. Means as deputy shcntl with books, but I did my best toward making Chetco library one we police |x»wers for Brookings, was consummated last week could point to with pride. and already it has had a sobering effect upon the young Brookings in the next few and year, will double in swain who liked to tip over a few too many drinks and months, population. The already inade Book Cases, Writing Desks, Comer Cabinet» parade their oftentimes exaggerated inebriaty. 1 hese quate library will be almost out Kitchen Cabinets, Breakfast Nooks, Doors, moded by then, unless, there are young swain just don’t ap]xar tobe drunk more books forthcoming. This is Sporting Goods J. J. Gallagher RUMMAGE SALE AUGUST 24 YOUTH CRIMES ARE INCREASING Seafood, Steak and Chicken Dinners Chetco Cafe WE BAKE OUR OWN PIES OPEN 6 A. M. TO 1 A. M HAS SOBERING EFFECT IN TOWN Windows, frames, cupboard doors, drawers. IF IT'S MADE OF WOOD— SEE ME FOR- Montgomery Ward E EPEES ENTAT I VES BRUSH ROAD BUILDING AL SARVER Easy Brookings will be in brookings Thursday and Friday of each week, starting July 5, and will be located at Hotel Brookings. Sie us for your appliance or building needs! ALE SMITH YOU HAVE A JOB FOR J. E. FIFIELD* Turn off 101 at Beach Road. Follow the Sign« accounting bookkeeping Phone 302 Room 6 Hendricks Building BROOKINGS, OREGON Cur-De! 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