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BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON_______ T d iu rs d a ^ H u l^ j^ O S ^ 0 Indifference Chief r> Reason For Wrecks A d riv er ru n s a stop sign and collides w ith a n o th e r car. A few m in u te s la te r tw o people are dead an d one is seriously injured. A m an. l a t e r charged w ith d ru n k driving, reportedly careens down a hill, strik in g tw o ca rs H. A. fOCHENS P L U M B IN G SALES AND SERVICE Phone 2661 Hotel Brookings J A Y 'S and a pedestrian. The pedestrian, an elderly wom an, is throw n into the a ir and her body is “s p la tte r ed all over.” S eventy-four feet from the point of im pact a w itness picks up a leg w hich was torn from her body. “W ell,” the d riv er w as quoted as saying, “it w as an accident, and th a t’s th a t. I w as only going about 25 or 30.” T hese are scenes typical of w hat has been happening on Oregon highw ays d uring July, and safety officials, F riday, said: “T he callous indifference of the d riv ers and the public tow ard all these d ea th s is nothing short of b arb aric.” F rom all sections of the s ta te re p o rts of increased d ea th s and injuries - t h e toll for 1952 had hit 204 by m id-July a re com ing to P IO N E E R CLUB i CÛ a DANCE Q£ SATURDAY NIGHT Fort Dick, California Music By LUCKY TILLIE and his A good tim e by all is assured! P IO N E E R J. F. W a n t of C entral Point, Mr. and Mrs. W a lte r Jo n es of g e n e ratin g en g in eer for C O PC O S an F rancisco, fo rm er resid en ts at th a t place, stopped briefly in T he Gopher H arvestin g C orpor of th is area, w ere here o v er the B rookings M onday en ro u te hom e. ation had its h e a d q u a rte rs in o u r w eek-end looking a f te r p ro p e rty He had been to Gold B each to vegetable g ard en u n til it w as r e visit his son. Dale, over th e week* cently dis-incorporated . I rem em m ove into th is a re a from th e end. Mr. W ard knew Mrs. C la ra ber the first pocked gopher I ever su rro u n d in g te rrito ry . Few places K erns w hile he lived a t K eno a saw. 1 thought it w as a c u te little have a g re a te r v arie ty o r n u m b er n u m b er of y ea rs ago. fellow. It pushed paw s full of of p ests th a n O regon, and in pro- j e a rth from a hole u nderground, p o rtio n to th e v alue of crops p ro popped up its head for a m om ent duced, probably no o th e r s t a t e 1 and then w ent back und erg ro u n d su tle rs such serious losses from for an o th e r load of e a rth . th ese pests. Lily g row ers su ffer a O u r m o tto is: " L iv e and L et larg e loss from gophers alone. 41 acres on G ardner L ive," but we found th a t th is did In fo rm atio n on co n tro l m eth - j Ridge, 7-rooin house not w ork out w here gophers ami ods is given in p u b licatio n e n sim ilar anim al pests w ere con and g(xxl out-build title d “C o n tro llin g R odents ami cerned. W hen we p lan ted o u r g a r o th e r sm all an im als p ests in O re ings. Cash or terms. den in the spring th e activ ities gon.” A free copy m ay be o b tain - j of G opher H a rvestin g Corporation ed by w ritin g for exten sio n bulle- 1 J. A. R O D E R IC K increased by leaps anil bounds. We tin 629. ad d ressin g y o u r request did the p lan tin g and th ey did the Brookings, Oregon to the C lerical E xchange, O regon harvesting. It w as evident th at S ta te College. C orvallis. m ost m em bers of th e co rp o ratio n ow ned w orking shares. T hey did w ork beyond th e norm al eig h t- hour sh ift; they w orked all night, all day and on th e S ab b ath . T h eir runw ays extended un d er th e hills of potatoes, th ro u g h th e c a rro t p atch and am ongst th e cabbage and kale. O ne day they d iv erte d th e o u t going w aste from th e septic tan k so th a t it ran th ro u g h th e ir u n d erground tu n n ey s into th e s tra w berry patch. W hen m y husband went to pick b erries I had a su s picion th a t th e G opher H a rvestin g C orporation w as about to be dis incorporated. Am ong th e first in dividuals elim in ated w ere t h e m p o rtly president of th e corjioration and several of th e m ore active w orkers. In th e course of one spring we trap ed about 15 gophers in a garden patch no la rg e r th an a fifth of an acre. In one recent week we caught not only gophers but ground sq u irrels, m o u n tain beaver, m ink and mole. W e have 09 not seen any jack rab b its, k a n garoo ra ts o r w oodchucks but we have o u r fingers crossed. It does not pay to ease up on any of these pests. T he garden which is well w a te re d and a source of ab u n d an t food provides ideal living conditions. It is an oasis in a desert w here th ey find food, s h e lte r and com panions. By Mrs. E. E. R apraeger FOR SALE n California Troubadors J A Y 'S in terests. They still own a c re a g e and a house n o rth of town. > -< to JAY'S PIONEER CLUB (Z) Along Azalea Row Just About Folks BACÌE SEVEN CLUB SURPLUS EQUIPMENT th e s t a t e d e p a rtm e n t’s safety division. In so u th ern Q regon a plowed into th e re a r of legally stopped a t a stop W itnsses estim a te d his speed at ili 70 m iles an h o u r but, th e d riv er insisted it w as “ m aybe 25 o r 30.” 5 H. P. “Century" Electric Motor, single phase, On th e coast a d riv er rounded a curve, lost co n tro l of th e cai Type R. S., i io or 220 volts, 50 to 25 amp, 60- and trav e led n ea rly 150 feet down cycle, 3500 R. P. M., with connected 2-inch cen th ro u g h roadside brush. He w as trifugal irrigation pump and cast-iron base. th ro w n out and pinned u n d er the vehicle w here he died of a c ru s h W ith pressure tank $150.00 ed chest. His passenger, still in (motor is in excellent running condition and is th e hospital, re p o rted “he w as a very carefu l d riv e r.” worth $150.00 without the pum p). “C arefu l d riv in g ,” grim ly re Ford V-S flat-bed truck with accessories $275.00 m ark e d C ap tain W a lte r Lansing, head of th e safety division, “does 60.00 Case 2-bottom, 14 inch plow not cause accid en ts but c a reless ness and indifference behind the 50 feet H. D. steam hose $ 10.00 1 wheel can and is kdling m ore th an • one person a day in O regon.” OR SALE • • • • •O il Stove f 5.00 .50 • km ) hull) trays, each DAILY Freight Service Coast Freight Lines • 55-gallon barrel Pentrol Brookside Azalea & Bulb Farm DAVE FRANKLIN. 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