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BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY. OREGON
School Band Will M ake First Appearance M anley Tell About Traffic fli-rlmr..,/-,,
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A t P.-T. A . M e e ting Set Fo, Thursday
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i I he new high
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. band will make its initial ■
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pub- A
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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
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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
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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
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city.
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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
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"I will be here again sometime side-street parking area, there is
Carl Mason in good spirits over
'From a shipping standpoint,
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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
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.13 new
ing
of the pipwood plant for in type of parking. However, the
plywood
plant.
the
need
for
the
canal.
You
must
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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 .
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"This
community
is
doing
well
or cups of coffee he drinks.
around the horn which made the
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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
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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,
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„ • 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
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unforeseen complication«.
Machinery is being installed also as fast .is it arrives.