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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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S tu d io Bldg., B ookings
H igh School C red its F o r
A ccredited Pupils