BROOKiNGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
PAUK TWO
day w ith m ingled em otions. It
is tru e w ith every hum an being,
I suppose, to do som ething in
Entered as neeond-clasr matter, at the poetofflce at Brookings, Ore.,
th e ir lives th a t is different. F or
March 7, 1946, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
y e a rs I had longed to have my
nam e on Volum e One N um ber 1.
D ewey A kers , Editor and Publisher
I realized my d re am — but my
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One Year, in Curry County__________________ $3.00 m any" th in g s w hich m ust come
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Once, in Illinois, I w orked on
a new spaper a t the tim e it was
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fo r m a teria l to m a k e com parisons
be dropped unless subscriber notifies Pilot of change.
of th e tw o dicerent tim es. I noted
especially V olune One, N u m b er
One, and right th ere I envied that
man w ho had sta rte d this paper,
George Sutton, stories inform the Pilot, will not lx a only sh o rtly a fte r th e in a u g u ra
o f A b ra h a m Lincoln.
candidate for county assessor this fall—all because some tion
I will not, I realize, have such
believe he isn’t qualified, isn’t equable, and shows dis a m ilestone to m a rk the begin
crimination. One should get away from Curry county ning of the P ilot. S tudying the
old files of th a t Illinois new spa
to really get the true picture—learn elsewhere that he p er only in creased my desire to
is considered one of the best in Oregon.
som e day launch a new spaper. It
An assessor, like any official, has a job to do. Like any was- however, p a rtly due to Rev
E. C. H icks whom you all know
other office of county or state, law controls his actions— and like, th a t I chose Brookings,
regulations set up his course of action. Yet George Sut w hich w as, a t th a t tim e, in the
ton has been the butt of abuse from many sides all be public eye due to th e lilies. He
ta lk e d to m e as ea rly as 1943.
cause he followed the low—did his job as he he was T here h a ve been m any com
pensations, how ever, to having a
directed by his superior, the state tax commission.
sm a ll b it in the history of the
W hat Curry county voters do not realize, the Pilot re-vitalized B rookings-H a r b o r
believes, is the fact that George Sutton’s place cannot be district. I f I w ere to live to the
billed by anyone who can possibly offer the save service c e n tu ry m a rk, I can alw ays look
back to those m om ents w ith no
as fairly and as economically as he has. George, the sm
all a m o u n t of pride. This area
Pilot firmly believes, is “quite indispensable.”
ia to m y liking in a lm o st every
possible w a y —even to its disad
vantages.
Times, during the existence of
the P ilot, have been full of ro
W hat will we plan for the next six years? W hat will m ance, even if some of us w ere
we see by the first of March, 1958? Will it lx as good, not able to recognize it at the
tim e. L ittle do m any of us re a l
steady, and fruitful as have been the last six years?
ize how ca refu lly we have been
T h e Pilot looks with considerable concern to the next w atched by the outside w orld in
six years for, in that time southern ('urry countv can o u r every action. W e m ust not,
be one of the greatest areas in the world— ' r l i it l t r , i ( n I I I k X • ' in o u r n e x t six Ye a rs relax for a
one m om ent th a t effort to ad
just average (if that is the expression).
vance in about the sam e rate.
W7u/e we lik e to rest and re
I low well as we, the present citizens of this area, going
fle c t upon our accom plishm ents,
to join forces for a common goal? I low' much will each it w ould be disastrous since that
of us be willing to bury personal likes or dislikes to be w ould becom e a habit w hich will
not re-act in th e m a n n e r w e wish.
able to achieve this hope'for the future?
This issue, sta rtin g th e seventh
1 Ins area must meet every challenge’ offered in way of year of th e P ilot, is a re-dedica
competition. This area must plan and at least offer to tion to do ev e ry th in g possible to
the world a united front in all its actions. Accomplish m a ke the a d va n cem en t keep up
in th e sa m e rate. L e t's all assum e
this and the area will see unprecedented growth. Fail, g lik e a ttitu d e .
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
WE NEED GEORGE SUTTON!
Thursday, March 6, 19
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Brookings
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BROOKINGS, OREGON
HARBOR
GARAGE
BRAKES AND MOTOR TUNE-UP
A SPECIALTY
GENERAL GARAGE WORK
L. IF. BOWLIN AND SON
WHAT OF NEXT SIX YEARS?
and this area will Ixcome stagnant and just exist.
Just PERSONAL
posed.
"W h ere UxiM this thing, or that
" seem ed to be all I could g et
to toorktnp in m y m ind th a t
p a r tic u la r w e e k . T he machinery
had to be adjusted, a routine had
to be established, so th e w eek
mix exceedingly trying. Y et, in
th e six yea rs since th a t e v e n tfu l
beginning, only three tim es has
Mi»’ Pilot m issed its regular press
G X .
tim e, and not once has <in iaawi
been missed.
I doubt if I can draw a com
parison for you read ers to give
you an idea of the d etails which
m ust be considered w hen you a re
about to lau n ch a new p ublica
tion. I seriously doubt if any e n
te rp rise has a p arallel. I w as so
new here, yet people w ere kind.
I knew so few. bad to ask so
man> questions, bad to learn all
By D S W K Y
the nam es and faces.
It w as a typical M arch day
(W ithering o f the new s and all
M arch 7, 1946, the day when Vol the a d vertisin g copy to s ta rt the
um e 1. N u m b er 1, of the Pilot publication ia but a m inor part,
cam e off the press th e da> had in a louy. of ths publication. In
been a tiresom e. 1 recall, because <> w e ll-r e g u la te d p la n t, a ro u tin e
so m ans things bad bothered the ».« established ao th a t delays are
in n tin g of the 1 ■ st issue M an\ few , but when you m o re into
recall th at th e show had on t m p ty basem ent m ade so by
m oved in, thing placed so o "i/rtem " ro d e re i* /Joor. things
I* te
h.o d\
anti in tb a re so different.
I'm - • p ap er had to l»e com-
1 look b ack a t th a t p a r tic u la r
à
Chetco Wranglers
C hetco W’ra n g le rs S addle Club
will hold a basket social, S a tu r-
day, M arch 8 a t 8:00 p. m. at the
V. F. W. H all. M em bers are ask-
ed invite tw o o th e r couples and
leach lady to bring a gaily dec-
o ra te d basket to be auctioned off.
Of course, all b ask e ts will con
tain all m a n n e r of good things
to eat and the lucky bidder will
enjoy them during th e re fre sh
m ent period.
An over-all e n te rta in m e n t com
m ittee is com posed of M esdames
Floyd M atlock. E rn e st W heeler
and Art Crook. A com m ittee on
a rra n g e m e n ts is com posed of the
M esdam es W ally M orris, P av e
C rockett and Roy Brim m . This
w ill be an evening of real pleas
u re and funds derived from this
sale will be added to the build
ing fund.
A baked food sale will be held
S a tu rd a y afte rn o o n from 1:30 at
P im m ick's M arket, by th e in te r
m ediate class of girls of the B ap
tist church for benefit of build
ing fund. B aked goods will be
accepted by th e girls a t the store
from 12:30. o r co n tact Mrs. C hes
te r G ragg for any th a t need to I
bn nickod no
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