Thursday, October 16, 1952_______
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
It's A Small World Chapins Return
I PI On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 5th From Wisconsin
Bill Crosscy and a party of friends
absence, which was sjx'nt by the
family in Wallworth, Wis. where
the children attended school.
Frank spent three weeks in
Toronto, Canada at the Canada
Life Insurance Co. headquarters
of which he is local salesman,
and will establish his office here
in Brookings soon. The family
also visited in Janesville, Wis.,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Grand Can­
yon and southern California be­
fore arriving home.
were picnicing at Harris Beach
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chapin.
State Park. He engaged in con­ Nancy and Donald returned this
versation with two young men at past week from over a month’s
a nearby table and learned that
they were from Tasmania and
Late Sunday evening Harry and
on a tour around the world. They Dorothy Lockland took the boys
left home over a year ago, on over to Palm Stout’s, wher they
through the Suez Canal to Europe occupied the guest house for the
and England, and then across, night. Monday morning Palm
Canada. Bill recalled that Erskine1 started them off with an Ameri­
Miller had a correspondent in can home-cooked breakfast, their
Tasmania (see the Pilot of Oct. last word being “We will never
Now ia the time for Hobbies—
2), and so brought the bo.vs down forget Broo’kings.”
Yelton
to tin Miller home. Here tea was
served from the “billie” as the
boys called the teakettle: while
they described their travels and
life at home in Tasmania. Ronald
Stopp has a sheep ranch near
Hobart, and Brian Sampson is an
accountant and lives in Hobart.
Ronald was born on Norfolk
Island, which is about 1,000 miles
east of Australia.
TTiis recalls some history. In
1788 the crew of HMS Bounty,
led by Fletcher Christian, mu­
tinied and settled with tiieir Ta­
hitian wives on an isolated, al­
most inaccessible island in the
South Pacific, Pitcairn Island.
This became the' basis of the
liook “Mutiny on the Bounty”. In
1856 the Australian government
moved the population of Pitceirn
Island to Norfolk Island, the lat­
ter being considered much more
desirable and spacious for the
numerous descendants of the
Bounty mutineers. Norfolk Island
has an area of about 13 square
miles and is very fertile. Tropical
fruit abound. Life is easy. The
scenery is beautiful. As there is
no chance to get rich, there is
kno urge to try, and so the resi­
d e n ts just enjoy life.
Although Ronald left the island
about sixteen years ago, he re­
calls it with nostalgia, thinking
of the days when the fishermen
would toss him a couple of 15 or
20 su n d e rs or the planters a
bunch of bananas free for the
asking. And practically no taxes -
about $6 per annum. The Aus­
tralian maintains the public
school. It is reported that a couple
may easily live on the island for
about $50 a month. Ronald's
father was in the employ of the
Australian government while re­
siding on Norfolk Island, and
Ronald says a servant of t heir’s
was one of the descendants of
the mutineers. These Norfolkers
“ Pori-Muruel
are noted lor their good nature
operator* make huge
and shy manners. And u|»on meet­
profit».“
ing they do not say: “How are
Audit» »how that stock­
you?”; but “What away you!”
holder» of Oregon'»
They say:
They say:
The facts:
major track received
only 7 10 of one per cent of racing dollar. The State
of Oregon received from this tame operation more
than eight time» a» much a t the stockholder». Portland
Meadow» has shown only losses. O f the million dollars*
plut wagered at Oregon fair», only modest profits
accrued, all of which goes to counties and »late.
the best
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“Business suffers when
the races are on.
Show that retail store
cr#dif
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ly are above average
and that business increases during racing season in
Port'ond (SOURCES) Both Portland surveys by Den
Clark & Associates and Federal Reserve studies )
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Pilot Advertising Reaches The Buyers!!
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of
Thoroughbred and
Greyhound Racing
Racing animals, both horses and
greyhounds, are bred and trained
for the healthy recreation of
sportsmen.
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Thoroughbred breeding is a
million dollar industry in Oregon.
It will die out if pari-mutuel
, racing is out-l^wed.
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Who profits from the thorough-1
bred industry? Everybody profits.
The public profits, the breeders,
the trainers, the operators, the
feed people, the 4-H and F.F.A.
boys and girls, the county fairs,
the turkey shows, the livestock,
dairy and lamb shows, the corn
show, the P-I and Round-Up,
the State Treasurer. ' ~
Everybody profits from this
clean, out-door sport. x
“Porl-Mutuel serves no
economic need.”
Pari-Mutuel serves a
positive economic need.
It makes possible a
million dollar industry involving breeding and training
of race horses and greyhounds, $ 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 in farm
products, goods, services and employment of thousand».
Killing Pari-Mutuel racing would ruin a multi-million
dollar Investment. It serve» as much economic need
a» any recreation.
The facts:
They say:
The facts:
PAGE SEVEN
“Pari-Mutuel
contributes nothing to
Public W e lfare .”
Oregon charitable or­
ganizations have re ­
ceived contributions a p ­
proaching one-holf the amount stockholders of the
major track receive. (Verified by audit.) All profits
from County Fair and State Fair racing go to the
countie» and the State of Oregon.
They say:
Ex-Governor Charles A.
Sprague wrote in column,
IT SEEMS TO ME, Jan. 16,
1945: “Certainly no legislature would have increased
the money going to county fair» from $ 7 3 8 to $6,041
in five years. . . .“ (The fairs now receive $12,500 an­
nually.) “But some day, when the state goes puritan
and abolishes pari-mutuels, the county fairs, hat in
hand, will come begging for direct appropriations.”
The facts:
T / l Ah A A ¿e
A Turf Association of
Vancouver, Washington
already has filed papers
of incorporation and hat petitioned the Washington
Racing Commission for racing dates in Vancouver.
Such a development would attract patrons of Portland
race tracks ond the State of Washington would
collect the taxe».
The facts:
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Fete A d — Ta .p a v e r , ' Commit««. te F . 'o i r Fart Mutuel Fe.enue.
O . Irvie Hess, Kxec«etve Secretary, F O . l e x 1731, Fertlend, O regon.
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rati’,W aX ton“’ ’°
t f lS y say:
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D O N ’T KILL RACING REVENUE
VOT
“County Fairs can tighten
their belts and exist
happily if pari-mutuel
revenue is destroyed.”