BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON_______
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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
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LUCKY TILLIE
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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
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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.
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JAY'S PIONEER CLUB
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Along Azalea Row Just About Folks
BACÌE SEVEN
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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.”
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Coast Freight
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• 55-gallon barrel Pentrol
Brookside Azalea & Bulb Farm
DAVE FRANKLIN.
Owner
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