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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1953)
In The Mail-box: Editor, The P ilo t: The Gold Beach V\ a te r company was organ ized in 1912 as a corporation of the S ta te of Oregon. This was 41 years ago. The original rate for service for a home with bath, toilet and wash bowl, was $1.75 subject to 10% discount if paid by the tenth of the month. The system was unm etered until 1929 when some m eters w ere in stalled. At this tim e the com pany applied for a reduction in rates to $1.50 per service, allow ing 3750 gals, per m onth per service. This ra te was continued until 1949 when application was again m ade to the commission and the ra te was returned to $1 75 per m onth which is the present rate. T here are m any newcomers to this com m unity as well as old residents who m ay not be in - 1 formed about this. It is doubtful if any other u tility in the state of Oregon has had no increase in 41 years. One certain thing is that w ater rate s in some form are going to be much higher in this locality before long. The w ater company nas ex- Built-In Kitchen Ranges 1 ____________fro m SMALL HOMES GUIDE 'Today an oven can be tucked into a wall of the kitchen and located at the height that is m ost convenient. Burner units can he as close to or as far aw ay from the oven as the housewife desires. Built-in ranges, in either-gas or electric models m ake this possible. They offer m ore flexible kitchen planning, allow the creation of the type of cookh c center best suited to the individual’s work habits. 3 g The picture at left shows two electric ovens and a w arm ing draw er located on one side of the kitchen. Opposite is the four burner and griddle surface unit. An im portant safety device is the con trols on top of the unit and out of the youngsters' r e a c h . Griddle top swings down when griddle is not in use. Pictured here is a built-in oven and electric model burn er unit placed side- by side. B urners are built into a counter- to p w h ic h m e a n s storage space close a t h a n d . A s p l i t- burner arrangem ent affords in-betw een work space. Oven has anodized copper finish on the door. Also a v a i l a b l e in s ta in le s s s te e l or baked enamel. ( IIRIST1 \ \ SCII N( I The congregations in all C hris tian Science churches on Jan u ary 25 heard read from the Bible (Luke 13) the healing account of a woman who "was bowed to gether. and could in no wise lift up herself ” In their consideration of the subject "T ru th .” it was { then concluded in a reference ¡from "Science and H ealth w ith Key to the S criptures" by Mary Baker Fddy (p. 495), ¡fff sickness is true or the idea of T ruth, you ! cannot destroy sickness, and it would be absurd to try. Then classify sickness and e rro r as our M aster »lid. when he spoke o f the sick, 'whom S atan hath bound,’ and find a sovereign antidote for e rro r in the life-giving power of T ru th acting on hum an belief, a power which opens the prison doors to such as are bound, and sets the captive free physically and m orally.” 7 I B r o k i n g s H a r b o r P ilo t THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1953 Oldest ot all v eteran s’ organi zations is the V eterans of Foreign W ars of the United States, which ha»l its beginning in 1899, imme diately following the Spanish Am erican W ar. Today, in the V.F.W. there are 1,200,000 mem bers in approxim ately 10.000 posts. N ational V.F.W. Week is being observed during the period from Jan. 25 through 31. Read the class ads. They pay! *— ... • ------- '■ ■ —¿LitaLuM 11. A. |OCI IliNS P L U M B IN G SA LES AND SERVICE Phone 2661 H otel Brookings CO5T A u to m o b ile in s u ra n c e th a t g iv e s m o re c o m p le te p r o te c tio n th a n e v e r b e fo re —a B ro a d Form p o lic y w r it t e n f o r p r iv a t e p a s » 3 n g e r cars . . . a t no e x tra cost. pressed its willingness to nego Gold Beach one must know that tiate the sale of its holdings in quite a num ber of services are the city of Gold Beach. This outside of the city. willingness was based on the ex At the tim e these services were pectations of a fair deal made in 'm ad e the city did not exist. These an honorable m anner with un people, living in an area some derstanding people. I g reater than that of the size of Knowing it was going to take the ci»y, m ust lie considered. several m onths to compleet the ; T hat is the reason the W ater deal the company requested an Company cannot sell these people increase to tide them over. The out of service not as some ob increase asked 7c per month is jectors might think to have an An awful fluster only a part of the increase the other sys»em. When the sergeant The wells which supply the new operation will require which Called the muster. present needs of the company the fu tu re will prove. During the storm just passed were drilled by the sam e well the company has had to operate driller who drilled the uncapped pumps night and day to keep a well ot the Lloyd Corjw ration o! w ater supply. This has added P ortland which is slated has considerably to the cost of serv offered its use to the city. The driller, Mr. Freem an of G rants ice. WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIRING In the m a tte r of the sale of Pass, stated the well which is ACROSS FROM BANK ‘ the w ater m ains to the city of now* supplying Gold Beach, had {every capability tor volume and quality as the Lloyd well. :mumiuui mi ' : a: e u :. The w ater comes from a depth of about 1(M) feet with no chance of contam ination from Rogue river. BY HOUR OR CONTRACT As for reservoir locations it can be stated truthfully that the Blade and D rum W ater Company or its owners have many sites available up to nearly H mm .) feet. Some are near Gold Beach and some up H u n ter CONTACT Creek where they also have a bountiful supply ot w ater capablt of caring lor Gold Beach and H unter Creek area lor years Io come. This is a good time for plan ning. There is no question or doubt in the minds of a m ajo n .y of people as borne out b> the Highway F rontage (H ighw ay 101, O regon’s Main S treet) last election that private e n te r CHETCO RIVER FRONTAGE - RESID EN TIA L LOTS prise is not to be ignored in the NEW HOMES - RANCHES - FARM LANDS lu»ui<‘ development of this area. P rivate industry should 1 m * a l ACREAGE - INDUSTRIAL SITES lowed a free hand to operate INCOME PR O PER TIES untram m eled by bureaucratic B eautiful Scenic, P arklike Ocean Frontage control as well as conniving j»oli- tics. 1'his question is t<x> large to REAL ESTA TE BROKER be solved in a newspaper controv G ardner Bldg. (Phone 2S01) Brookings, Oregon J ersy with the usual name call- — / | mgs. Let the parties intert*ste<l carry out their agreem ents in a broad {minded way. Consider the tutuia j of this whole area not only the city interests. What will hap|xm to the Indian Creek w atershed when logged off? What happens to the Llojtl ON wells when covered by contam i nated high w ater from the Rogue? Let cool heads answ er these ques tions. JEWELRY ARTHUR KNOX Insurance Agency G allagher Bldg. Iff IONE 2211 *.p'• I« n f i n g N orth wkst C asv ; ft ? 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