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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1951)
PER COPY, at all newsstands IOC Nowhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere o Finer Commun i ty Volume Six, Number Thirty-one BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY, OREGON Chamber Fights Telephone Co'y Rate 'Boost' Ah S am Hisl will re p resen t th e c h a m b e r of com m erce and this a re a a t S alem before th e public u tilitie s com m issioner in opposi tion to W est C oast T elephone C om pany’s h earin g to boost te le phone ra te s in the section served by th e com pany. Lack of proper service is reason for th e opposi tion ta k e n by th e ch am b er a t th e S ep tem b er m eeting, held last T h u rsd ay evening. S ervice on teleg ram s w as a n o th e r topic of discussion a t the ch am b er m eeting, m any quoting as m uch as a w eek delay on de livery of im p o rta n t m essages. | The g arb ag e dum p, up the so u th ban k road, w as tu rn ed back to E lm er B ankus, by vote of th e cham ber. Im p ro p e r use of th e site by citizens, and th e con s ta n t expense w ere given as r e a sons. T he city of B rookings, | served by th e B rookings G arbage Service, is provided by th e dum p belonging to Mr. S m ith. T he c h a m b e r felt th a t it could not afford fu r th e r to p a y costs b ro u g h t on by the ca re m any people caused th e dum p. V BUM mi \ T he Treasury D epartm ent offers three y choices to holders ot Series E, U nited States > . * Defense Bonds, when their Bonds mature: Choices: You may: Owe, accept cash, if you so desire; Two, continue to hold the present bond with an autom atic interest-bearing extension, 1 bree, exchange your bonds in am ounts of $500 o r m ultiples for a Defense Bond of Series G, which earns current incom e at the rate of 2 /2 percent payable semi-annually. Action: If you w ant to obtain cash, you simply present your bond, with p ro p er identification, to anX Pa>ing agent. If you want to extend the m atured bond you have ABSOLUTELY N O TH - 1NG T O D O —just continue to hold it. Extended f bonds may be cashed at any time you wish. If you -— want a G Bond, see your bank for details, nferest: The extended bond will earn simple interest on the face am ount at the rate of 2 '/2 percent for the first seven and one-half years. i . r rha i ,en “ W‘ bC a‘ a h' Sh" ratC sufficient “> Provide a total return e -year extension period of 2.9 percent com pounded. • x e S ! ' ou llave 'h ech o ice of ( l ) reporting E Bond interest for Federal incom e taxes on an annual basis o r (2 ) paying the taxes on the interest in the year when the bonds finally m ature o r are redeem ed. T he privilege of deferring taxes does not apply if the E Bond is exchanged for a G Bond. His W ife Won; Ber Fish 'Big' A rt G u th rie has won m any bas k e tb all gam es th ro u g h his finesse and schem ing—he is feared by most coaches as being " p re tty s m a rt.” B ut for the gal who d arn s his socks and buys his ties—his wife, h e ’s a m ighty poor fisherm an— n o t even m edicre. S a tu rd a y , M rs. G u th rie cam e hom e w ith a 37-lb. salm on said by m any to be about th e m ost b eau tifu l. And A rt? His best effo rt w as a 5-lb. ja c k salm on, and m any said he w eighed his han d w hen it w as tossed on the scales. W ith A rt not too fond of fish to e a t—he is likely to p atro n ize the r e s ta u ra n t fo r a few' days. M an’s ego gets blasted in the fu n n iest w a y s’ Tickets Call Nears For "Parade" Council Studies Charters of Other Cities; Applications Were Read m I. i \ , September 1051 Enumerators On Census Count For Brookings N o rm an Frees, re p re s e n ta tiv e of E a rl T. N ew bry, se c re ta ry of ot s ta te , arriv ed M onday n ig h t and T uesday s ta rte d five en u m e ra to rs on the task of co u n tin g th e population of th e incorporat* ed area of Brookings. Mrs. J u a n ita Echols, who han» died th e co u n ty e n u m e ra tio n in th e federal census in 1950, heads the g ro u p com posed of herself, H a rriet B aker, B erth a Beers, P a tricia H ellrig and A m ber C am p bell. D istrib u tio n of s ta te gas ta x and liquor tax m onies is m ade on a p er c a p ita basis, to ta lin g a p p ro x im ately $7.00 p er person. It is th ere fo re im p o rtan t th a t ev ery resid en t of th e in c o rp o rated a re a he in on th e official co unt. T he w ork of e n u m eratio n is be ing done w ith each lady ta k in g a c e rta in section of th e city, d esig n ated on th e m ap w ith w ork to b» rushed so th a t th e ta s k will be com pleted by th e end of the w eek. Mr. F rees prom ised th e P ilot th a t the v ita , in fo rm atio n w'ould be released before he re tu rn e d to S alem . M A S S E T S TO M O V E TO U K IA H A fte r living in th e H a rb o r a re a fo r th e p ast six y ears, Mr. an d Mrs. D. F. M asset a re leaving this week to m ake th e ir hom e in Ukiah, Calif., w here Mr. M asset will be em ployed. T h eir neighbors on th e low er W inchuek have been e n te r ta in ing in th e ir honor this pas’t w eek. M rs. B erth a M ooore gave a d in n e r for th em one evening, as did Mr. and Mrs. Roy B ecker also. On S unday night th e neighbors and o th e r friends g a th e re d a t th e hom e of Mr. and M rs. W ill Mc Vay for a c a n a s ta p a rty and s u r prise show er of going aw ay g ifts. B oth Mr. and Mrs. M asset a re so rry to leave this a re a as th e ir y e a rs h ere have been happy ones, an d they have m ade a good m any friends. T hey are not selling th e ir place n e a r th e s ta te line as th ey hop«» som e day to re tu r n h ere to live. B rookings city council has c a p ita l m ust he raised from busi found out th a t a city c h a rte r, ness taxes. In O ctober, th e re will tailo red to fit B rookings, is a real he the liq u o r tax m oney for the task, one w hich is co m p arab le to th ird q u a r te r of 1951. G asoline the d ............. ra ftin g of the C o n stitu tio n tax m oney will not be due until of th e U nited S ta te s, and to com e a f te r the first of the y ear, p ro b up w ith one accep tab le to th e ably F eb ru a ry . residents is th e goal. In d elib era- Bons T uesday evening the task w as Possibly o n e-th ird finished, It w as ag reed th a t B rookings would be relieved of th e g en e ral law of O regan. u n d er w hich th i G ravesine services w ere held first election w'as held, a m ay o r and tw o councilm en W’ould be F rid ay at 2:00 p.m., u n d er a u s elected a t each election. To g et pices of Sidney C roft Lodge, A, on this schedule, at the 1952 elec- F. & A. M., for Jam es M. F raz ie r, is m area, Bon th re e councilm en will be long-tim e resid en t of th m is m , elected, tw o for fo u r y e a rs and u ’ho died T uesday a f te r a linger- th e th ird for two years. ing illness. In te rm e n t w as at to e! S everal ap p licatio n s for nosi- W i,liam Ja m e s W ard M em orial G o l d B e a c h L a d A fte r 95 days, eight s ta te s and tlon of police w ere read, w ith P a rk m an y b a rre ls of B a ttle sh ip roof Born in T exas, A ugust 7, 1883, ing sales, Mr. and Mrs. John each being studied by the council. F ra z ie r sp ■ en t --- his * y o ------ u th ----- and H ogan a rriv ed hom e la te last O ne ap u KHiivai p licatio iu n ii for iu i city uiiy n reco x u ru rd e er r Mr. ---------- C ongressm an H a rris E llsw o rth w as read, w ith action to be tak en earIy m anhood in th a t s ta te . He w eek from w h a t th ey called th e ir today announced th e ap p o in tm en t soon. was m arrie d to K a te WafTard in an n u a l v acation. C ity finances d u rin g th e period I ,o union W7 * b<!™ of M errill D uane B a x te r of Gold • T h e H ogans visited th e ir old B each as second a lte r n a te to th e before lax m onies w i l l be r e a liz e d p « '" . , » o w ° J S m it h hom e in W isconsin, re tu rn e d by U. S. N aval A cadem y a t A nnap w as a b u rn in g question. T h e fir s t R n e r ' an<l ™ ! 7 , ? PY 'r ' SBC,a: | w ay of th e D akotas. M ontana olis, Md. _____________ ___________________m ento. In 1910 the fam ily mov«»d an d Idaho. Crops, due to good B a x te r’s ap p o in tm en t w as m ade T he colored m oving picture, t f i Arizona where, In L91S Mi ra in s in th e sum m er, w ere good as a re su lt of th e g rad e ea rn ed in A4»* r\ F razier died. in these sta te s, but w etness h am ‘‘The God of C rea tio n ,” will be v J n I H O / V l Q i n D r a g At Phoenix, Ariz., in 1918, he th e civil service ex am in atio n giv show n a t th e new S eventh-day p ers h arv est. , ch urch W ednesday , w as m arrie d to E th el H a rris, en to comp«*tltors for ap p o in t B attle sh ip sales on th e trip A dventist w ere good. To S to kley Foods, a night, S ep tem b er 26, a t 8 p.m. ♦ M a lisa H e n d ric k s b eau tifu l, m oving to O regon in 1919. w here m en ts for the 4th D istrict in Ju ly j^e fam ily has since PMidfld They this year. 16-barrel o rd er w as m ade. E njoy This is an exceptionally fine pic u n u su a l n e u p a in ’ ings. If B a x te r succeeds to the f>osl- ♦ Art G u th rie bragging ab o u t have lived in Br«>okings for 20 tu re produced by th e Moody In -, ab le and pro fitab le w as th e trip, tlon of principal and m eets th e s titu te . All a re invited and will | ^ ‘8 fish years. th e y say. ♦ C ensus ta k e rs looking un d er be m ade welcom e. A M aster M ason for m any final physical and m en tal e x a m i y ears, Mr. F ra z ie r w as one of the nations, he will e n te r th e A cad T his will ta k e th e place of th e every bush. re g u la rly scheduled p ra y e r m e e t ♦ M ayor D im m ick chopping lets- c h a rte r m em bers of S idney C roft em y in Ju ly , 1952. tu c e * lodge. T he last t?n y ea rs he has ing. o a n n I lily tltr f grow v r z x i i ing, im » ♦ Irafiic signs in th e school n been engaged i in zone. \\ atch it! Ailinj? for JT2!** V/ith H erold S erg e an t is g e ttin g the ♦ H a r o ld S a rg e n t gaining pro- h e a rt tro u b le, he h a s been u n ab k ills on his house on Del N o rte fessional aim w ith th e h am m er, j to do an y th in g the la s t few U ntil fuifh« r notice the Lir ane. assu rin g him th a t w et w ea- ~ ----------------------------------- 1 m onths, m uch of which w as spent brp.ry will be op'»n on T u es lu r m ry com e soon w ith o u t a n y , \ iolinists w _____ ______ ...... _ . gran . . . . . d . a n te d __ for ch u rch ¡ a t _____ home. ___ His w ife _ and day and F r ’dev a f ‘r»rnoon • ’ t .. c. j to his building pro- oreh«*stra S unday evenings. W r ite ! d au g h ter. M arilyn B row n, wer« from 3 to 5 o’clock in stead .iding < 4d tim es. ? \ 188, B rookings, O re .’ w ith him at th e tim e of his d ea th , of 2 to 5. Hogans Come Home Tim e is fast ru n n in g out for people of this a re a to o b tain th e ir tic k e ts for th e second an n u al “P a ra d e of Q u a rte ts ” and caval- cade of harm ony, to be stag ed S a tu rd a y , O ctober 6, a t th e P ine Cone T h e a tre . H eference is m ade to th e local B arb e rsh o p p er’s a d v e rtis e m e n t w hich ap p e ars on p ag e 12 of this issue, tefiing w h a t is in sto re for those who like good singing T ick ets a re on sale a t G ould’s Shoe S tore, B rookings, and th e r will be no reserved seats, so the first com e will be _____ first ______ served. ____ P ast experience for m any has been th a t they cam e too la te to get a seat, and disappointm ent w as g re at. T h ere will lx? no aft- erglow tic k e ts av ailab le to th e public since th e re will be so m any visiting b arb ersh o p p ers th a t the G range hall will be taxed to th e lim it to accom m odate them alone, Last Rites Held For J. M . 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