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0 Of O. Library PER C O P Ì, at all newsstands fìa rto r f i ! if Nowhere A Finer Climat» - Nowhere a Finer Community V o lu m e Six. Number Thirtv-Six. BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY. OREGON School Band Will M ake First Appearance M anley Tell About Traffic fli-rlmr..,/-,, a . r i A t P.-T. A . M e e ting Set Fo, Thursday Panama 'C a n a l' c • V ' i ? . " “ S ,ud'ed/ t Council i I he new high .... school . band will make its initial ■ eetinq pub- A At t Rotary Rotarv M Meet:™ reui III 5esS!0n/‘ irattic ,,U4l*,ua* Hazards w Great In Al*M Area he appearance lhursday night, Nov. i, at the November As a foiiow-up to his previous . i>Pec,al and almost frenzied effort on the part of the meeting o f the Brookings-I larhor ParentsTeachers As- ,“,"s a''ou.' Ihe Repub" C" ' C‘.>UIK|1 and its »-'ity attorney is being made to pas 1SS soeiation, it was announced late last week. 'I he meetim.' Tuesday, told the Rotary iiui, a oidinance lor Brookings at the earliest possibl story of Panama ,“R’“rv and *’""v ......... t.. .. . tumty, .................................. I................. ........ . of . this .. as usual, is called for 8:oo p. m. at the gymnasium. ' ' the history’ oppm to meet the ever increasing hazards Canal dating back when the gov Under direction of M arvin, -------------------------------------- city. ’ Y outhful hotrods are reported making most of ernment ot France gave up on Wiggins, the band has made con ¡its project in the late 1800*s. the streets a race track late in the evenings, and some- siderable progress since the be On The M ain Drag "There are many interesting ginning of the school year, much nines mt» the early morning hours. Traffic conditions Frenchy's bird glub, glub in tacts about the canal which so due to the fact that several of many do not know. One’s general in ihe vicinity ot the school arc reported hazardous. the members had had band work perpetual motion. conception is that it is from prior to coming to Brookings. Mr. Wiggins will also hold a forum following, to answer any questions which parents wish to direct his way concerning band work. Rag Drive Under Wag With conditions forbidding the annual “Penny Supper,” the lo cal P.-T. A. will instead hold a “ rag drive” in the area, with idea ot financing the year's program. Room mothers of the local unit are expected at the school to accept “clean cotton and wool rags" but will accept no rayon or silks. Buttons, snaps, and hooks should be removed. q Following tonight’s meeting re freshm en ts will he seised by the room mothers at the home eco nomics room. W h i l e n o w h t ’ i i ' i ic a i t ' o i n p l i ’ h 't l , Water, water, everywhere but east to west actually the canal not a drop to drink, says Clive is almost due north and south in a traffic ordinance for the city Manley, when you dig for it. of Brookings is King formulated it direction, going north from the at the moment many points are That “beautiful" huge punch Pacific to the Atlantic, some 50 being considered. bowl at the Chetco Home» and miles away. Highway 101, through town is Auto. “Many of our modern vessels quite a problem. The council is Fd Thornton wondering about cannot pass through the canal “the meanest man” who shot his locks, due to size. The locks can I Ralph Vincent, photographer is in no mood to make Brookings horse- standing in the barn. too. accommodate a vessel not more { for the Oregonian, Portland, and, notorious like several towns in T h a t cheerful w a r m color j than 100 feet long and with a Mrs. Vincent, spent the past week-1 the state by arresting people for scheme in the new unit of the width less than 100 feet. That end here, with Mr. Vincent tak driving on the highway. However, Manley building. excludes some of our big naval ing scores of pictures, many of i the curve in the street, the fact which will he used in a special that it appears to lie wide, tempts Joe Taylor actually looking a aircraft carriers. lot younger every day he lives in "Traffic on the canal is called page, or section of the Oregonian motorists in a hurry to step on the gas. this area. transit' by the authorities, and soon. Youth offer the biggest problem “ Ihe eyes of the world certain Mrs. Walter Riddle consistantly it totals more than 300 vessels especially late in the evening and ly are focused on this area." Mr catching more fish than the men a year. The toll amounts, on some in the family. bigger vessels to as much as $25,- \incent told the Pilot. “ Progress lots of it alter midnight when the Mrs. McCarley’s sweet disposi 000. usually paid by the broker of Oregon certainly is being set broad thoroughfare is used as a tion day after day. by that of Brookings, and the Ore speedway, and "tag” game. whose cargo is aboard. Coining with the completion of Talk of spooks, goblins, and a “There sooner or later must be gonian is cognizant of the fact.” “I am not certain when this the traffic oidinance will be a lot of jack-o-lanterns Hallowe’en alterations on the canal, if the pranks by the small fry. trend is to build larger vessels. page will appear, but readers parking ordinance, w hich, accord Ross Putnam looking at the Frankly, the size of most ships of that paper are urged to watch ing to expressions of the council, ditches to be dug on the streets. built in the United States, up to for it. If a person is away from will permit diagonal parking on Archie Hendricks wondering For the week ending on Sun- this time, has been determined here a few weeks and returns, the south side, and parallel on the north side. With so many cars day: Max Min. Rain how come he gets fined so much by the size of the locks in the he certainly can see changes on in the area, and with so little every corner. at Rotary. canal. October 57 46 .29 "I will be here again sometime side-street parking area, there is Carl Mason in good spirits over 'From a shipping standpoint, October 23 ........ 55 50 2.26 in December, prior to the open believed to be a need for this the way things are going for the there can be no question about October 24 ....... 58 50 .13 new ing of the pipwood plant for in type of parking. However, the plywood plant. the need for the canal. You must October 25 ....... 69 44 terior pictures to he used in a time limit, at the moment is to Ed Sund looking for another remember that it was the voyage Octolx*r 26 ........ 76 46 lie limited to one hour. future edition. victim he can “stick” for the cup of the Battleship Oregon-in 1898 October 27 . 79 50 "This community is doing well or cups of coffee he drinks. around the horn which made the October 28 73 54 Hallowe’en gift of pumpkin pie congress a n d P r e s. Theodore ! in its forming of a city. [ am glad Rainfall for week 2.98 Roosevelt that it was up to the I to know that the council is do 1 - Thanks, Minna.— LG. United States to build and main ing a creditable job in its effort to further the interests of this I tain the canal. “The army engineers built the city in the eyes of the world. I | Moore's Variety and Apparel Goldie V. Smith, post master, j canal, and the job, at the time, think the city mad«* a wise choice Shop, this week, is celebrating its sixth anniversary of business in was adequate, but like everything in its first council." reports that iHX) people receive Brookings, with a s fieri a I sale else in progress, the structure is mail through the general delivery Death came about 9:30 a. m. now’ having its troubles in not event, news of which may be seen each day at the local post office. on pa<ge five of this issue. Each month when she makes her Wednesday to Mrs. William Cor- being big enough," Mr. Manley Mrs. Moore o|x*ned her orig report she has asked that the mack, resident of Brookings for concluded. inal shop across the street from government provide more loxes. the past three or more years. At SMITH RIVER Saturday, No the Central building, then next I he inspector has added his sig press time no funeral arrange vember 3. the ladies of Gushchu d(xu to the post office. The build nature to the request. The pres ments had been made, probably Indian church will hold their ing was recently remodeled for ent installation was made at the pending word from relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Cormack came to annual bazaar. There will be all Curry County Bank. personal expense of Mrs. Smith. Late in 1947 the store moved to sorts of hand-made articles, plen The need is fully realized by the Brookings from Detroit, Mich., Tom “ Speed” Funari is up ty of aprons, tea towels, etc. Also the Grayshel building, again next department and hopes for these where, in 1946 they subscribed to among the ctrus clouds these there will be a table of home- d«xir to the post office, at which loxes are held by the local post the Pilot "with view of locating days, after having received a somewhere in the west.” They office staff, soon. cooked food. Refreshments will place Mr. and Mrs. Moore have came here in 1947. and since have citation from the Grand Aeru expanded the business into one of be served luring the afternoon. A bear, weighing about 250 or been residents next door to Mt of Eagles for his meritorious The church is located afxiut 3 4 the most attractive of the area. more pounds, was brought in on and Mrs. B. J. Gould. s e n 'ic e to the local aerie. miles south of the state line, at Tuesday by Howard Gardner. It “ Speed ” is credited tilth a She has been quite ill for the the mouth of Smith River, on Mrs. Ed Raveks has returned was not learned where it was past couple of weeks, with women lot of work on the Lily float old Hwy 101. Turn left at Dun- she visited her daughter and fam killed. which won sweepstakes in the constantly in attendance. roven store. The public is invited. ily for two weeks. Brookings Will Be Featured In Special Oregonian Page Weather Report LOCAL NEWS Moore's Observe Sixth Birthday Death Came To Local Lady, Wed. Gushchu Ladies To Hold Bazaar Soon Citation Given F. O. E. Worker Chetco Drug Will Move To New Home F. A. “Frcnchy” Arrell, owner of Chetco Drug Store, Monday, announced the moving of his store to the new Manley Building, next door to Young’s 5 & 10, which is being completed this week for the opening. A grand opening event has been planned, but as yet, no date has been set, probably to I k - held sometime about Dec. 1. - In the new store Building, Chetco Drug will he given tliore than double the floor space of the present site, thus iow ing Mr. and Mrs. Arrell to expand to meet needs of this rapidly-growing city. An announcement appears on another page in this issue. festiv a l parade last Sum m er, and has been active in other functions «4 the aerie. “ Speed ” is driving a new C adillac, which he saut did not cost him “ m uck” but refused to divulge the man ner by which he acquired the limosine. Concrete Floor Poured at Big Plant Last of the huge concrete Boor at Brookings Plywood plant was poured last week, completing one of the largest croneretc slabs ever to I k - poured in an industrial plant other than in the larger cities, in the Oregon. Poured in sections, the last section of the slab was com Had Ribs Broken, Wed. paratively small when one considers the size of the en A Mr. Forbes, employee at the South Coast Lumber Co. mill, tire Boor, which is said to cover two and one-seventh was taken by ambulance to the acres. Completion of this concrete floor keeps abreast Seaside hospital. Crescent City, _____ „ • from broken ribs. No with the construction schedule, which calls for begin- suffering letail d. tai.s wen- learned, except the mg of operation about January i of next year, 1952. injury is not at nil leriou« unless | injury . • 1111 r 7 . v . unforeseen complication«. Machinery is being installed also as fast .is it arrives.
