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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1952)
PAGE EIGHTEEN BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON For What It's Worth . Mr. and Mrs. F red Jones Mr. and Mrs. D ale N ichols and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. V aughan and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. G a rre tt and Alicia. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H itchkiss. M ayor and Mrs. F red S alv ag e of C ave Junction. Pfc. R ichard S alv ag e of C am p R oberts, An older son is in K orea. ihursday, April 24, 195: ------ ------------------------------gy ( ill ¡DPI) P. Row* I had never realized until the other day how much onitions have changed since the time when I was a 1941 Dodge 4x4, ¡4-ton and trailer and several ^1 youngster. extra parts $ 4 2 5 .0 0 I have a young son who is “out” for 1941 Dodge 4x4, 1% to n -------- ----------- ... $400.00 J baseball in high school. As is natural for 1 all fathers of any generation, I found my- 1938 Plymouth, good condition $ 95.00 j self imbued with a burning desire to im- 1941 Buick Special, looks good, runs fair $125.00 1 »»art the knowledge I had acquired thru Several good radiators and other ear parts! | the years in order to make him a better Class A d Sold O ut ¡»layer. So on a recent Saturday aftern<x>n Goods First Time! 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 23-inch used tires, tubes I took him and some of his friends to the K indly cancel o u r advertise* and wheels $1.50 up diamond to put Hl some extra work in hnent o f ............ said Mrs. E., who 1936 Ford truck transmissions and rear ends. lives south of th e s ta te line. O ur fielding and batting. I goods w ent out the first day the Ford Eaton rear end and wheels. Now 1 was fully aware that basketball had changed paper was in th e m ails. 1 land winch and 200 feet of 3 8 cable and about radically since my high school days, both in the rules Mrs. E had paid for tw o in sertio n s to ta l cost 50c and on 200 feet of 3 4-inch cable. of the game and the methods of playing it. So had f<»ot- M onday she cam e in and asked hall. But I had always thoought that the grand old Am lo r a refund for the unused sec Also have pulley blocks, stump pullers and three erican game of baseball was still the same as it was when ond insertion. wood ranges; angle iron, flat iron, e tc ............. .......... 1 cavorted on the diamond in my youth. But I made a p o „ ,b ,e r e s u it^ 'to r 50.'' X " «‘a* discovery which, I am sure, will be news to other old- unable to u n d ersta n d th a t th e re sters in my age bracket. ! is 50c m inim um ch a rg e for ciass- T 'l £ • i 1 1 1 < * « . . . p iled advertising. On Road to Brookings Lumber Mill I he tact is that they have enlarged the diamond. Also i ----------------------------- 1 mile north an d ¡4-mile east the ball is reavier and the bats of today are unwieldy and LOCAL NEWS awkward. 1 never bothered to measure the distance be- Mrs. A1 P a n z e r began w ork as tween bases, but I am confident that it has been in- s e c re ta ry to A tto rn ey o. H. B engt- Do you wish to trade, buy, or sell - Try Pilot W ant Ads- USED CARS & PARTS FOR SAI C. & M. SALVAGE YARD crcased by at least twenty feet. son last week> at lhe ofRce in the tason ror my belief is based on the fact that whereas as a K.id my big (rouble used to he that of throwing the , 75 ,chj ' dren. a"d, adul,s ball over lhe neaq ot th e first basemean fro m th e s h o r t - .K ids D uds F riday, S a tu rd a y and stop position, the other day I found that I was extremelv Mondav- lucky if 1 could roll it that far. And when batting I T he lucky w in n er of the M an- discovered that before I could swing the huge war club ning B,mman coffee m aker, giv- . .1 .1 i j i • i i ii ¡en aw ay to vis»tors and ca lle rs they gave me, the catcher was already throwing the h all 'sig n in g the g u ests ixx,k at the M atot C om pany betw een M arch back to the pitcher. and A pril 18 w as C. J. Sie- No, 1 will never again say tb.it the youngsters of today m IK iller. The next prize d raw ing are sissies when compared to those of my youth. My kid will be on May 17 those am ong shoppers, visiting th e n e stin g de can still throw the ball over the first baseman’s head. Couple Honored Serving Brookings On 2 5 th W edding A n n ive rsa ry,, Sat. ROEDERS Funeral Home 50N H. St. Phone 1091 CRESCENT CITY Mr. and Mrs. Ross S alv ag e w ere at loss for w ords w hen a group of friends and re la tiv e s su rp rised them at th e ir hom e n o rth ot town S a tu rd a y evening. The occasion w as th eir silv er w edding a n n iv e r sary. An en jo y ab le evening w as spent in visiting, w ith re fre s h m ents of coffee, cake and jello were enjoyed. T he group p re s e n t ed Mr. and Mrs. S alv ag e a deep fry e r and o th e r gifts, to g eth er w ith num erous cards. H elping in the celeb ratio n w ere: Mr. and Mrs. H arley L an caster. and fam ily. Mrs. Olive W eise. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Thom pson. Mr. and Mrs. IXm Thom pson and family. Mr and Mrs. Fd C ardw ell. EARL E. SMITH TRAILER HOMES NEW IRAILERS: Spartan, Columbia, Travelo, Kit, RoyCraft, Roll-o I lotnc, Pan-Anierieau SOME GOOD USED TRAILERS: p a rtm e n t will be g e ttin g a steam iron as a gift. Mr. M atot is p leas ed to announce th a t the new d e p a rtm e n t is now equipped to handle any need the people of the a re a m ay ask for. Mrs. A lderson, m o th er of Mrs. H enry K err, was tak en to G ra n ts 1 ass S a tu rd a y w here she re tu r n ed by bus to h er hom e at C en tra lia , W ash. She had been in ch arg e of the K e rr hom e w hile Mr. and Mrs. H enry K e rr w ere in the Holy L and and Europe. CELEBRATING 101 YEARS OF S ew ing M achine Service Send in the attached information, ice will oil and adjust your saving machine— FREE OF CHARGE!! Compliments of SINGER SEWING CENTER 260 So. Broadway, Tele. 11761, Coos Bay, Ore. 4 Name _ ...___ Address or Direction___________ ____ _ Make of M achine____________ ___ _____________ Remember— Genuine Singer Service rendered only by men driving Singer Service Cars! WILLOX VENEER MFG. CO. An Oregon CO-OPERATIVE Association 6 0 M em bership Shares A u th o riz e d By C harter February 15, 1952 Requests for Information, Application or Subscriptions should be directed to WILLOX VENEER MFG. CO. PLANT 2 miles north of Brookings, Ore., Main Hwy io i , or POR 1 LAND OFFICE—Room 713, Board of Trade Building, Corner S. W. 4th Ave., and Oak St., AT water 9388. Home Office, 7007 N. E. Union Ave., Portland. SIX OTHER LO CATIO NS -Open Evenings and Sundays— 1 mile Mtuth on Hwy 101 Box 246, Harbor, Orc. WILLOX VENEER MANUFACTURING CO. BROOKINGS, OREGON A T P L A N T SA TU R D A Y A N D SU N D AY!
