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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1952)
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT'S 1 U H tT W i l E. E. Hanscam & Sons Pioneer Store, Overlooking Chetco River M outh, Tripled Floor Space During Past Five Years H M M .U X X nt SOUTHWESTI 1 OREGON I was nicely situ ated , he had to enlarge, ju s t a little. Now a f te r about tw o m onths, he had to al- ! moat double size of his building. A booster of this com m unity. Mr. M atot finds a keen r i \a l in the person of his wife, w hose fa th e r cam e here, o r th ro u g h this a re a long tim e a g o long before th e re w as an y th in g but a sto re and post office a t H arbor. Like everyone in th is area, the M atots say th ey a re “p u t” now and expect to rem ain w here the w ardrobe is the sam e the y e a r around (except for slickers». Goetz Expands In Building Program Chetco River, noted for its fishing for silverside and steelhead salmon, offers to probable future investors in the fishing industry, something of a haven, provided a jetty of some sort is erected to prevent tidal action from fillin g ’ the mouth w ith sand. However, this scene offers much, as it is, to the people who love fishing from row boats, or with outboard motor rigs. E. E. Hanscam & Sons’ H arbor Store is shown in the centei foreground. Pioneers in the mercantile hoM Mtts of the area, this establishment has more than tripled its floor space in the last five years. Even Day Completed Grade S ch o o l Was 'Inadequate Gordon Goetz, m any y ears con- I nected w ith a telephone com pany I in th e Los A ngeles area, likes this a re a so w ell, on one of his trip s th ro u g h here th a t he bought I th e Woody C ottages, and the s tre e t property, th en occupied by th e C hevron S tatio n . Since then his p ro g ram has been one of ex pansion. W hen th e C hevron S ta tio n w as I moved to its new home, Goetz has erected a tw o-story building on the site, housing the P a r S to re on the first floor, w ith a p a rtm e n ts on the second. H e has alm ost doubled th e n u m b er of re n ta ls in tie«, and Del N o rte C ounty, C ali fornia. w orking for a single cause of m u tu a l benefit. Its m em ber ice accom m odations. The dining s h ip each y ear, elects officers to room serves both the R o tary and p lan cam paigns of a ttra c tio n . and “o th e r g r o u p s " as well F o r year. 1962. C h arles G ray- f s any o th e r function w hich re shel, of B rookings, heads t h i s quires such a place. o rg a n iz a tio n in one of its most I nder A drian, the dining room em b itio u s cam paigns, w hen m any of the officers and d irecto rs w ent has come to be recognized as a to S an F raniisco to in te re st all g a th e rin g place for m any social functions. tra v e l agencies in th e beau ties of the O regon C oast G rayshel, in his cap acity of P resident, hopes to point the w ay fo r fu tu re cam - I [>aigns. He has been an active m em ber of th e asso ciftio n for a n u m b er of years, and on th e board of d irecto rs since 1947. For i e»'/ ismg. thè ambi < " ha ve i slmili to u : M w t may he sa. * Suutf: i ern Ore s o». c ■ w /n A number of 1 are oi to tilOSC u /lo a UH tO in i Come bere to finii outì WHY RISK LOSING THIS? A rreil Boasts Real Modern Pharmacy F ran cis A. (w ho answ ers to th e m onicker of Frenchy» is the best booster B rookings could find yet he is a re lativ e new com er. I Being a reg istered p h a rm a c is t,1 he purchased th e C hetco D rug from Mr. and Mrs, T. W Z enier, and has expanded by moving into the new M anley building la te last fall. I am ju st g e ttin g s ta rte d ." he likes to tell friends w hen In conversation about th is area. “F renchy" isn't new to th e O re gon coast. He cam e here from his s trin g o f cottages. Coquille. B oth Mr. and Mrs. Ar- Living In B rookings Is a p le a s rell w ouldn't “leave here for the u re for Goetz, w ho is active in w orld." the R o tary c l u b , C h am b er of C om m erce and the Rod and Gun Club. H is en tire energies are de voted to civic im provem ent. LEAVE THE FAMILY A HOME RATHER THAN A MORTGAGE! M r. and M rs. Jos. Taylor Opened Inn A fter a decade o r m ore d u rin g which the C hetco Inn had been under different ow ners, and used p a rt of the tim e as a church, tw o O regon C oast A ssociation, an years ago. Mr, and Mr». Jos T ay o rg an izatio n boosting for trav el lor of Los A ngeles purchased the on H ighw ay 101, In O regon, Is old landm ark, and rem odeled It m ade up of progressive people from ce lla r to g a rre t. In all th e O regon co astal eoun- Once again th e fam ous hotel Grayshel Heads O. C. A . In 1952 H E A L T H A N D A C .C ID E N T at Pete J. Lesmeister Agency ings .L A Ci J - In 1947, when the district voted to build this grade would be adequate for the com munity for many years, and ready for occupancy, it was too small. T w o shifts ulty members tax it beyond recommended standard cation. Elsewhere in this issue appears data concernii I liese figures, since they were printed, have become tually is growing that rapidly. New school facilities i Community Hall Sorely Needed, Too! u n/ie serving ¡¡roomings the last six years, we hare seen many, many K sslcr is able to advise builders in man> ways, how to “cu t c o r nels here and th e re and to get certain desired resu lts. Bern in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs K ss|, r went to C raig, Colorado, where they spent m any y ears in the building field. As soon as th e ir two s»ms w ere disch arg ed from the army, they, too. Joined th eir dad in the business. K ay w as in p aratro o p ers in F ran ce and •'i many, w hile C onnor w as in the signal corps, m ost of the tim e on the west coast. From a sm all room , th e busi- has expanded, a t th e p res ent ti ne em ploying tw o tru ck s. ' ' Kausc. as d riv e r of a tru ck " I I W. W a rrin e r as plum ber, and Clive M anley as electrician . Mr. K essler is a m em b er of the Hural School Board, of R o tary i hib and activ e in civic affairs. He w ants this a re a to he th e l»est l* s ihle place to m ake a home, C O M M W IT Y III addition to more school facilities, possibly the neci most felt in this community is that of a community build mg of some sort, similar to the one proposed four V i r ago and prevented by some who felt “ there was no fu hire" to this community. A t that time, had an effort ac tually been made, costs would have been about half that of today, and th<we months could have seen enough rc\ enue from all sources to have paid for the structure The need still exists, and stxiner or later must be erected. changes— ail fo r the good—in this community and are glad we hare chosen it fo r our home. H'e welcome all newcomers to the area, and hope that we may be of sendee. Be sure to call— at any tim e! O ur first concern is sendee to your transportation. H'e fo llow the slogan— “ B e say and mean, we take better care of your car business has been built on that service we have to and we feel sure that we w ill have you icon. We are especially grateful for the part which Brookings Plywood Corporation is playing in the further advancing this little city of our <»wn Southwest Oregon. Remember, this is the last place for expan sion— this is the last area which is not crowded for those w ith vision and ambition. We w ouldn't like to live anywhere else! M atot Invests In Brookings Business A. J M atot. w ho said he had retired a n u m b er of tim es, liked this art»* im m ensely, K night a home here a few y ears ago, but had to leave fo r business reasons U h i', »way. he found he could not stand" being away from the ocean breezes an d th e rain on t b 'i e special days, so he and tus family retu rn ed . I * 't fall he felt he had to get into tl»e h eatin g business a line had long studied and enjoyed He built a business, and before he P O L IO & AMfW'S Service I DIME THORNTON
