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2 Brookings Harbor Pilot Thursday, May 14, 1053 BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT T IIL K L 'S NO h l B S T IT l TE E ntered m 7, I OK < IK< 1 CATION H rM lila g a , O regaa, M arch ItU ti, under the A ct n f M arch 3, IM7$t. « • c n iid r l» " m a ile r , a t the p o a tn fflr » a t M inna A kers , Owner and Publisher h l B h C B IIT IO N K A TE«: One Year, In ad van ce (In Curry County» One Y ear, In ad van ce toutalde Curry C ounty) ............................ ...................... -..»a.ou C laaalfled A d vertisin g R a tes, 15c per lin e— M inimum 50c cash. All a d v ertisin g copy m u st be in by 5 o'clock T u esd ay even in g to insure pub- N ew «' Hem s and cla ssifie d a d s w ill be received up to W ednesday noon. N a tio n a l A dvertisin g Representative W eekly N ewspapers R epresentatives , I nc . V«gh ♦ ♦ DMNM ♦ NO TICE TO S U B S C R IB E R S : K indly n otify of any ch an ge o f address In a d v a n ce. F ailu re to do so c o sts tw o cen ts |»er Issue sent to the old ad d ress. H ubecrlptlon w ill be dropped u n less subscrlbr n otifies Pilot o f c h a n g e .__ ______ Are You A Good Citizen? T h is is y o u r tow n. The impression it gives to strangers is la rg e ly y o u r re sp o n sib ility as a citizen. In line w ith the nation-w ide spring C L E A N U P cam paign as explained, by o u r C ounty Extension O ffice in an a rtic le on the fro n t page, the week of M ay IK through 23 has been net as C L E A N U P week fo r this area. T his agent w rite s p r im a r ily from the standpoint of the ru ra l home hut m any o f these suggestions can he used by everyone no m a tte r where he lives. The C ity , various organizations and in d ividua ls have pledged th e ir support in behalf of this project o f m aking th is com m un it y a more a ttra c tiv e place in w hich to live. L ittle can be done unless you as a com m ittee of one, feel responsible fo r y o u r home and the tow n as a whole. I f each home owner, re n te r o r v is ito r in this area w ould take care of his own place there w ould be little need fo r an organizatio n fu nctionin g. A re you a good citiz e n ? Do you have pride in the looks of y o u r com m unity as a w hole? Do you tra in y o u r children when sm all to p’ ace cand • wrappers, etc. in containers provided fo r w aste o r do you sanction th a t they drop them at th e ir con venient e he they on m ainstreet, in a store, show house, road w ay o r park. It goes hack la rgely to the ind ivid u a l. I f we a ll did w hat we knew was rig h t follow ed the Golden Rule — there w ould be little need fo r a ¡xilice depart mem o r p ark attenda nt. A great deal can he accomplished d u rin g the week of M ay IK through 23 if everyone w ill take hold. I f y o u r place is “ spruced u p " perhaps you w ill have tim e to help a neighbor o r o ffe r y o u r services to an organizatio n on some special phase. T h is is y o u r tow n. Do y o u r h it so th a t the whole area w ill be im proved and we w ill he proud to call th is te r r ito r y o u r home. Be a good C itizen, ELECTR O LU X " I he cleaner you never have to em p ty” Authorized Sales and Service CALL 2607 o r w rite P ilo t Box 12 ju n io r senator fro m Oregon was a h ig h ly unpopular man. Any | in d iv id u a l in a w agering mood By CLIFFORD P. ROWE F o r those people interested in w ould have fe lt safe in offering studying trends o f public opin odds th a t the senator had no ion. the p o litic a l fu tu re of Sena I m ore chance of being reelect <| the Repubican tic k e t four ■ — ■ to r W ayne Morse is p a rtic u la rly i on recommended fo r serious study. years hence, than S ta lin had of H A R R IS E L L S W O R T H . M.C. w in n in g the Nobel peace prize. J P ublic opin B u t tim e has a w ay o f chang- F o r some tim e m any people, ion is some I ing a ttitu d e s and m en’s own I among them , have been w on th in g w h i c h blunde rin g methods often defeat rem ains dering how to stop w hat m ig h t never th e ir own purposes. Such is the he called the “ spending a ttitu d e ” e n tire ly th e | s itu a tio n today as regards Ore of th e m ilita r y part of o u r gov- s a m e . O ne gon’s independent representa live < rnm ent. W a r is waste. B ut single incident in the senate. H is b itte re s t foes w a r is also desperation. There m ay cause an are u n w ittin g y conducting a is no tim e o r place lo r considera e n t i r e s h ift cam paign guaranteed to return tions of economy when o u r very w h i l e ot hers him to W ashington in 1956. For homes are endangered by w a i. w ill have no ’ hey n-n m aking o f him a m ar In 1911 we w ere plunged sudden effect w hatso ty r, and m a rty rs , p a rtic u la rly ly in to the horrors o f w a r and ever. The suc liv in g ones, alw ays w in. its devastatin g effects upon our cessful p o litic i i The recent episode in the na economy and o u r resources. In an, keeping an most ways the co u n try recovered e ve r-w a tch fu l eye on these move tio n ’s ca pital in w hich Oregon its balance a fte r 1945. O u r ments, is alw ays on the p1r,r f to R epublicans made a point of m ilita r y people, however, have give a push when necessary or snubbing the little man w ithout never had a genuine o p p o rtu n ity to sw ing w ith public opinion a com m ittee by not in v itin g him to become adjusted. The rapid when he sees it is to his advan to d inner was, in m y opinion, the fir s t step in w eakening the an dem obilizatio n was as w asteful tage. as w a r itself. B illio n s o f dollars Just a h a lf year ago, our tagonism of the Oregon voter tow ard the fie ry senator. w o rth of m a te ria l and equipm ent None of us likes persecution. was sim ply destroyed. foolishness. I t has been a hang Blow s above the belt, in the open Then came the w a r in Korea Sneaky at and the Russian “ cold” w a r w ith over o f w a r fear and w a r psycol- arena, we adm ire. A th o ro u g h ly w ar-consci tacks, where m any u n ite in o l the fra n tic necessity of re b u ild ogy. ing o u r m ilita r y m achine — and ous m ilita r y has been playing der to em barrass one solitary q u ickly. A gain the urgency of the spending tune and the rest in d ivid u a l, tend to low er o u r esti m ation of the fo rm e r and the the s itu a tio n produced a clim a te of us have danced to it. President Eisenhower, re s u ltin g sym pathy fo r the la t w herein flourished w asteful a t t i , N ow w ith his great p a trio tis m anil te r can easily change to adm ir tudes. common sense,, has moved w ith ation. Here are some "h o rrib le ex I predict th a t the senator is am ples’’ quoted from a sta te v ig o r and d e te rm in a tio n to place m ent made re ce n tly by a m em o u r e n tire m ilita r y departm ent sta rte d on his w ay to victo ry. ber o f the House C om m ittee on on a s tr ic tly dow n-to-earth,, C h ilia n -co n tro lle d , p ra ctica l level. A p p ro p ria tio n s : 1 am c e rta in th a t th ere w ill be “ A K orean ra ilro a d , fo r ex- n o serious opposition to his re B E R K E L E Y E L E C T R IC PUM P 1 ample, has been charging (he organizatio n plan. & P R ESSU H E S Y S T E M , com U nited States $1,000,000 a day F o r some tim e I have had a plete, never used; w ill include fo r h a u lin g a rm y supplies; a tw e n ty feet of 6" w e ll casing Federal hospital was b u ilt nt b u rn in g c u rio s ity about this g i $175.00. a cost of a p p ro xim a te ly $90.- ga n tic m ystery fo r o u r age A ccordingly, I R E ZN O R 75,000 B T U B U T A N E 000 per bed; a system of buy a to m ic energy. was glad to accept an in v ita tio n C E IL IN G H E A T E R , autom a ing m ilita r y supplies was found tic, lik e new. suitable fo r com to be broken in to 93 d is tric ts , from the A to m ic Energy Com m e rcia l building. Cost new a ll bidding against each oth e r m itte e o f Congress to go out to $295.00, W ill sell fo r $175.00 in the r»|x'n m a rk e t. The most Nevada and w itness a ' test ex am using ( if waste can be plosion of one o f o u r new atom ic R E D B A R N P A IN T , F ive gallon In a fu tu re le tte r I unopened pail ................ $10.00 am using) was the purchase of weapons. w ill give as m any details of the Z E N IT H BATTERY R AD IO , m ilita r y topcoats w ith pants console model, re a lly good re attached, a p p a re n tly ordered experience as se cu rity re g u la Being in the ception, uses car b a tte ry. Per because the m ilita r y o fficia ls tions w ill pe rm it. West (th e tests are conducted fect fo r sum m er cottage or responsible d id not w a n t to ranch. (B a tte ry not included) have uns|>ent money at the in Nevada) gives me a chance $25.00 end o f the fiscal year. Then it to m ake a quick tr ip through cost the A rm v $972,244 to have Oregon and an opixrrt u n ity to See (’’live M anley, No. 6 Manley spend "M o th e r’s D a y" w ith m y B uilding, Brookings.O regon the pants c u t o ff.” • o r w rite Box 164, H arbor, Oregon The T ru m a n a d m in is tra tio n m other in Eugene. never made any serious a tte m p t to cu rb w a ste fu l tendencies of the m ilita ry . Congress, alm ost w ith o u t fa il, has q u ic k ly approv ed a p p ro p ria tio n s fo r a n yth in g labelled "n a tio n a l defense". This has not been d eliberate w asteful For What It's Worth Letter Freni Washington FOR SALE 3 Het y Service Plenty of Free Parking the Strongest Dollars are those you spend, or bank, in this com munity. These dollars work constantly for local progress and prosperity. Buy and bank Corderman's dry cleaning Across fro m B ow ling A lle y at home. OREGON STATE BANK BROOKINGS. 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