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L in J . / OppM M y Page Twelve T lags a - flying A N IN T IM A T E M E SSA G E FRO M T H E M ID W E S T By H ELEN H E N LE Y All over C hicago’s Loop, flag* u re flying. On alm ost any co in er, loking in any direction up and down the shadow ed cav erns th at a re called s tre e ts in this tow n of sk y scra p ers, you can see th e red and w h ite strip es, the w hite s ta rs on th e blue field, catching your eye as persuasively r s they ca tc h each b re a th of breeze. W h a t’s the ce le b ratio n ? Jac k M urphy could tell you. H e’d say, "W e’re c e le b ratin g be ing A m ericans." This flag-flying th a t mark:» C hicago as an A m erican city, and proud of it, has been p ersisten tly n u tu re d by this v e te ra n of Woi Id W a r 1 for m ore th an a year. .Just a f te r the K orean o u tb rea k in June, 1950, Ja c k M urphy, who w as then C o m m andant of C hi cago D etach m ent No. 1 of th e M arine Corps League, and is now Chief of S taff, bijgan to notice how m any flagpoles stre tc h e d s ta rk ly skyw ard, w ith no flag in sig h t. On a c le a r su m m er’s day w hen no inclem ent w e a th e r b arred the llying of th e flag, he m ade a s u r vey, and rep o rted in the July, 1950, issue of the C hicago L e a th erneck, official publication of the M arine Corps League, C hicago D etach m en t No. 1: "T he s c o t 1 now stan d s: six flags on o u r g re at M ichigan B oulevard from O ak stree t to Van B uren s t r e e t . ’ T h ro u g h o u t the e n tire bust ling shopping c e n te r on th at day, he found ex actly one flag flying on M arshall Field & Co.'s store. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Lions In te rn a tio n a l and Ki- Then, on behalf of his o rg a n iz a tion, Mr. M urphy began a sys w anis In te rn a tio n a l have also te m atic cam paign to in tere st C hi givn space in th e ir publications to sp read the "F ly th e F lag " idea cagoans to "F ly th e F la g .” D espite his own conviction th a t from coast to coast. "F lying th e flag helps to coin A m ericans should be flying the»r n atio n al colors ato p every fla g hnt un-A m erican influences and pole, he understood the diffidence the fram e of m ind people a re in of this m att« r-of-fact g en e ratio n es a re su lt of all th e ta lk about co reern in g its m ost deeply felt fellow tra v e le rs and C om m unists trad itio n s. He w as not su re how in official circles,” d eclares Mr. peop’e w ould re act to his ca m M urphy. "It is th rillin g today , just to w alk down L aS alle s tre e t paign. "! hid behind a th ree -ce n t pos and see th e flags flying." We w alked down L aS alle stre e t ta g e sta m p a t first," Mr. M urphy says. But the le tte rs he sent out lust to see those flags, and we to p ersu ad e building m an ag ers wish all A m erica could w alk and civic leaders to "show your w ith us end see them . too. colors" brought such e a g e r r e sponse th a t soon he cam e out from behind the postage stam p to m ake personal calls on execu tives to prom ote his idea. F.vet since last Ju ly , the Chi- A w edding of in tere st to m any cage le a th e rn e c k has ca rrie d in in this a re a took place at Reno, each of its m onthly issues a m a Nev., on A ugust IS. w hen Mrs. jo r story re p o rtin g progress and Essley of H a rb o r becam e th e e n th u siastic cooperation. T h ere bride of L eonard <Slini> Hodges a ie still som e bare flagpoles to of Brookings. T he cerem ony took be seen in a w alk aro u n d the piece in the office of the county L«x>p and it is plain th a t Mr. bulge, and th e a tte n d a n ts w ere M urphy w on’t be quite happy u n Mr. and Mrs. P ete H igginbotham , til those poles, each one display who m ade th e trip w ith them . the colors th a t they w ere built Mr. and Mrs. H edges a re m aking to honor. th e ir hom e in th e E asy stree t But am ong all th e hundreds area. whom he has approached, only one person has refused to coop- e ra te . T he executive of a large chain org an izatio n told him lie , co n ’d not fly the n atio n al em blem on his buildings because he , thought th at w ould be "com m er- ; The W est C oast Telephone com pany announces th at the new c.adzing" the flag. M ayor M artin H. K ennedy S tr m ’x rg -C a rlso n XY a u to m atic gave alm ost im m ediate support c e n tra l office 'equipm ent lor the to the cam pagjn, issuing a proc B rookings exchange has b een ; lam atio n asking all city and pub lem poierilv delayed due to th e) lic buildings to display the flag critical m a te ria ls re stric tio n s and and re q u estin g all ow ners of allocations to civilian orders. T hisj buildings and hom es to join in, equipm ent has been on o rd er for quite some tim e now and is being too. fu rth e r delayed due to the fact "T he A m erican flag is the sym th a t m any m a n u fa c tu re rs of com bol of the principles and ideals m unication equipm ent are w o rk of freedom , liberty, and ju stice ing on m ilitary orders. to r all m ankind w hich thousands of courageous young American-, in -o u r arm ed forces a re fighting todav to preserve," tin* p ro c la m a tion rem inded C hicagoans, " in view of this, it is most im p o rtan t th a t the A m erican flag be dis played as a constant rem in d er to j all of o u r citizens of th e ir obli- BROOKINGS. OREGON is as A m eric an s.............. ’’ T he B ankers Building. a t I Real Estate and Insurance C lark and Adams stree ts, which S m all Home on six acres w ith houses the F B I here, w as am ong II ghway F ro n ta g e . Full p rice those not flying th e ir flags w In n $8000. Mr. M urphy undertook his c a m paign. At first, he says, the Nice tw o-bedroom hom e in tow n; building m an ag e r held th a t fly 182 feet fro n tag e. F u ll price ing the b an n e r every day would $8950. d etra ct from the significance of D ecoration Day, F o u rth of July, 4-room house, close-in. Full price and o th e r holidays w hen it is v 300 tra d itio n a l to get out the flag. A fter Mr. M urphy had pointed S m all House on tw o acres; close- out to him th at "O u r M arines are . in. $3000 full price. fighting every day, and every I night, too. to defend th e freedom B EST BUY th a t the flag symlxilizes for us,"j H arb o r D istrict, four acres; th e m a n ag e r o id ered the colors Ocean and R iver view; berries, flown from th at building every g arden and fru it. V ery w e ll' dav henceforth co n stru cted 6-room bouse; two "The flagpole w ithout the blocks from Hwy.; double g a A hum lean tlag is un-A m erican rage. Could be sub-divided. Ad-; Show Your Colors!" w as a c a m joining 7 ac res also available. paign slogan son tak en up by ■ ■ business and civic groups in the B E A U TIFU L View Home, in AI Chicago area, such as the Ju n io r condition; 2 acres w ith loveiy C ham ber ot C om m erce, Illinois trees and n ativ e flow ering Bank- i s Ass«x’iation, Heal E sta te shrubs. T his p ro p erty is o u t Iloatd, Young M en’s C h ristia n stan d in g Gives privacy y et is A ssixiation, and others, who pub close to tow n and highw ay; lici/ed it th ro u g h news letters. Only £4500 down I oval new spapers and radio com m e n ta to rs began to plug it. too. A N O TH ER b ea u tifu l hom e in the H a rb o r a re a on 6 ’j acres. F ell I concrete b ase m e n t; 4 bedroom s; 2 l a b ath s; new ly d ec o rated th ro u g h o u t. F ine o rc h ard ; dou ble garag e. $10.000 down. Local Couple Are .Married In Reno Appearance counts, yes, in cars, too. BY pride ourselves in making them lool^ Itkf new, in our shop. BROOKINGS GARAGE Phone 334 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ N . , M . C om m unication equipm ent of in excess of 20,000. th is so rt is the first to feel the F ind w h a t you w a n t th ro u g h b ru n t of civilian re stric tio n s d u r ing tim es of financing e m e r th e P ilo t C lass Ads. gencies and defense build up due P ilo t C lass Ads g et re s u lts ’. to its increasing im portance. T he presen t system is to be P ilo t class ads p a y - use them . com pletely rem oved because its lim itatio n s has been exceeded by the fast grow ing population in B rookings. The new system will allow for g re a te r expansion and increase in size m ore co n v en ien t FOR S A L E : Im m ed iately , Dav- ly th a n m any system s in use at eno, top floor apt. V incent Bldg, th e presen t tim e. FOR R E N T : Room in p riv a te The S tro m b erg -C arlso n XY sys hom e; m en oidy. Mrs. Tony O l tem is a recent developm ent in sen, H arb o r. the com m unication in d u stry and has proved its v e r s â tlility and p ra cticab ility in m any cities in FOR S A L E : 16-ft. H ouse T ra il the cast and m 'd-w est. Brookings er, furnished. E quipped w ith b u will be one of the first of the few in stalla tio n s to be m ade in the tan e range. W rite Box 256. H a r P acific N o rth w est. E stim a te d bor, Ore. 2 7 -ltp cost of th e new system will be u "Classified Ads" OFFICE EQUIPMENT IS DELAYED HERE SOUTHERN CURRY REALTY CO. Appearance Thursday, August 30, 195: BROOK1NG5-HARBOR PILOTS BROOKINGS, OREGON JO N ES Certified Watchmaker and Jeweler HOTEL BROOKINGS BU LLIN G 77/r best in Diamonds, Watches. Bracelets Silverware and Jewelry I can save you monc\ in watch repairing! Bet Your Jeweler Be Your Guide ■ ■ First Door N ui!h of Hendi id * F u ra t/M re Store We also c a rry a com plete line cf In su ran ce AUTO - F IR E LIFE and H E A L T H and A CC ID EN T Old s i O p tee ne. dricka F u m ifw ’r Store. CHETCO DRUG STORE We (iivc S & LI Green Stamps On All SCHOOL S U P P L IE S ANYTHING FOR THE SCHOOL CHILL) A. I . ARRELL, Proprietor CATERPILLAR No. 12 POWER ROAD GRADER TO R E N T B Y H O U R O R B Y D A Y PUTNAM LOGGINGS COMPANY Phone 389 or Write Box 417 BROOKINGS, OREGON Y. & M. AUTOMOTIVE PARTS A U T H O R IZ E D McCULLOCH CHAIN SAW DEALER AND REPAIR SERVICE Across from Shell Station Brookings, Oregon P. O. Box 596 Phone 344 N O R IN E HARVEY TEACHER OF PIANO, VOICE, PIPE-ORGAN L ife C ertificate S tu d io Bldg., B ookings H igh School C red its F o r A ccredited Pupils
