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Nowhere A Finer Climate — Nowhere A Finer Community
Volume S— N u m b e r 24
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BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON
CITY COUNCIL LAYS PLANS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM
ONE YEAR'S
TIME
By M INN A A K E R S
Tim e sta n d s still for no one.
D uring one y e a r’s tim e m any
ch an g es a re w ro u g h t. At a given
h o u r a happy fam ily m ay be com
plete, th e n ext m in u te this all can
be changed.
H appiness m ay be
ch an g ed to grief, d is tru s t, in se
c u rity an d loneliness, and a g e n
eral feeling th a t nothing is w o rth
while. C ircu m stan ces not co n
tro lled by m an arise in th e
lives of everyone w hich forces him
to m ak e a choice for a p a tte rn of
th in k in g . S h a ll th is th in k in g be
governed by h a te o r a love thy
neighbor policy?
L et us say he w ithout a n a ly z
ing ta k e s th e p ath of loving his
fellow m en. Ilis friends reach out
to help him but know not how
th ey can be of assistance. He is
glad to have th e ir help and a com
fo rtin g w a rm th com es over him
w hen he realizes th a t they tru ly
wish to assist by th e ir in te re st
and expressions. As th e m onths
pass th e individual is helped m ore
th a n a p p e ars on th e surface. H e
At th e F a ir B oard m eeting.
g ra d u ally em erges from his co
M onday night in Gold B each final
coon to look about him and to
plans for a bigger and b e tte r F a ir
realize th a t he is not alone in his
w ere whippet! into shape. C ounty
world. He trie s his legs and finds
Agent Ken P riest and Hom e D em
th a t he h as ab ility he never
o n stra tio n A gent S ylvia Lee r e
d ream ed of using o r developing.
ported all judges accounted for
N ecessity is a s tro n g force. As
and 4-H plans u n d er control.
th e y e a r com es to an end th e in
T he C hetco W ran g lers w ere
dividual realizes th a t he is able to
present w ith plans n ea rly com
accom plish m uch m ore th a n he a t
plete for th e ir horse show and
first th o u g h t possible b u t he also
rodeo and a h a rd -to p race a t th e
realizes th a t th is w ould have been
close of S u n d ay ’s show a possi
im possible had he ta k e n th e
bility.
o th e r road and not allow ed his
T he F a ir B oard w ere happily
friends to help him. They n ev er
surprised by th e announcem ent by
q u estioned nor in any w ay let him
th e ir sec retary , Ellen D ougherty,
know he w as not doing th e job
hat a savings account of $137.42
set o u t fo r him as rapidly as they
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been discovered in the bank,
had hoped. It ta k e s tim e to b ring m
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about re su lts th a t o ften only I
10 y e a rs ago by th e fo rm e r sec
m in u te s can change, for re s u lts I
re ta ry , M rs. B eatric e W illiam s.
a re
th en
bro u g h t
about
by
A new horse b arn w as ordered
th o u g h t, h ard w ork and perse-
co n stru c te d to m ake w ay for a
verence.
m uch la rg e r exhibit of c a ttle than
In th is y e a r w hich is u p to
in previous years. T his c o n stru c
m orrow , th e P ilot again has a
tion has been u n d er consideration
footing. R oots have been grow ing
for som e tim e and th e la rg e r e x
dow nw ard and out un til it again
head.
hibit brought th e m a tte r to a
(Corrtiaued on B ack Page)
T he ca lf scram ble prom ises to
be an in te re stin g event this y e a r
as 13 4-H girls and 33 4-H boys
have signed up to ta k e p art.
S fr in
Poci
f 'a ’r board officers Leo Lucas.
County Fair Plans
Rounding Out
Crissey Brookings
Resurfaced
□ T r i p rcesurracea
E x ten siv e a lte ra tio n s are being
c a rrie d out on th e C rissey S ta te
Line M unicipal A irport, six m iles
so u th of B rookings.
T h e 1700 foot ru n w ay a t th e
landing s trip is being re su rfac ed
and regraded, and th e length will
be increased. S h o u ld ers on th e
s trip are being filled in and r e
graded. so th a t planes m ay be
rolled from th e s trip ..
F u tu re p lans call for th e S ta te
Board of A e ro n au tics to p erm it
th e co n stru c tio n of h an g a rs a t th e
airport, and th e in stalla tio n of
phone facilities n e a rb y .
T he C rissey B rookings port is
considered an o u tsta n d in g sm all
airp o rt by th e s ta te board of
A eronautics, and is listed am ong
th e approved m unicipal p o rts in
th e county
Thursday, August 1 », 1951
Harbor president
O P Fergu
{ son, Gold Beach, d ire c to r; C. H.
B rooks, Langlois, d ire c to r; E llen
I D ou gherty, Gold B each, se c re ta ry ;
I K e n n e t h Thom pson. Langlois,
¡m an a g er.
A dvisory m em bers H. H. H a n
sen, II. S. C adm an. L anglois; R.
M. Knox. K enneth W P riest, S yl-
T u m to Page 4
Rock Show Off
T he B rookings C ity C ouncil T u esd ay o rd e red p re lim in ary su rv ey s,
p re p a ra to ry to th e c o n stru c tio n of a new M unicipal w a te r sy stem
T h e action w as ta k e n a t th e re g u la r city council m eeting, d u rin g
w hich tw o new o rd in an ces w ere passed , aim ed a t re g u la tin g public
tl* lities w ith in the city of B ro o k
ings.
'Life' Features
Harris Beach
CAROL ANN
BENSON IS
FAIR PRINCESS
C h arles Echols, city su rveyor,
w as d irec ted to begin com piling
d a ta w hich will be n ecessary In
Life M a g a z i n e th is week th e en g in ee rin g of th e new w a te r'
b ro ught a tte n tio n to th e O regon system . D a ta collected by Echols
C oast an d B rookings in p a rtic u will be tu rn e d over to a firm of
lar, w ith a m agnificent display of en g in eers for th e a c tu a l en g in ee r
p ic tu re s from this region
ing of th e w a te r system .
O u tsta n d in g in th e a rtic le was
P re se n t p lan s of th e city, a c
a scene of H a rris Beach p ark, cording to M ayor R obert Dim -
ta k e n at tw ilight from th e site m ick, a re to su rv ey the possibili
of th e W illiam C rissey residence ty' of th e d evelopm ent of new
T he p ic tu re w as th e o u tsta n d in g w a te r so u rces and th e c o n stru c
one of th e display.
tion of an e n tire ly new system .
T he p h o to g rap h s w ere m ad e for
The o rd in an c es p re sen ted by
Life by Eliot Elitson, s ta ff pho C ity A tto rn e y Ed Ackley, passed
to g ra p h e r
for
th e
m agazine. by the council both applied p ri
E a rlie r Mr. Elisofon had re m arily to p ublic u tilitie s. O rd i
ceived w orld-w ide recognition for n ance 49 d ecreed th a t public
an ex cellen t series of p ictu re s on u tilities
fu rn ish in g
w a te r
in
Africa, an d his re p u ta tio n will be B rookings w ere re q u ired to re n
fu rth e r en h an ced by these.
d e r “safe and a d e q u a te " service,
H a rris B each P ark , m ain a t and provided p en a lties for th e
tra c tio n of th e spread, is a very fa ilu re of th e u tility to com ply.
special th in g to B rookings people. T he ord in an ce, w hich c a rrie d an
A lthough it is a s ta te ¡»ark, it is em erg en cy c lau se p e rm ittin g it to
w ithin th e c o rp o ra te lim its of the 1 m * passed in one m eetin g of th e
city of B rookings, and is a favo council, s ta te d th a t such actio n
rite spot of local people.
w as n ecessary for “th e p re s e rv a
tion of th e public peace, h e a lth
and safety in th e city of B ro o k
ings".
Cards Used to Call
The o th e r o rd in an ce p assed
Attention to Photos
by th e C ity C ouncil re g u la ted th e
digging of holes o r ex cav atio n s in
B rookings c i t i z e n s have
city s tre e ts for any pur|xise w h a t
s ta rte d a cam p aig n to call a t
soever, in clu d in g th e m a in te n
te n tio n to th e b ea u tifu l photo
an ce of u tilities. U n d er th e new
of H a rris B each P a rk , d is
o rd in an ce, p re sen ted by C ity A t
played in the c u rre n t issue of
to rn ey Ed Ackley, any such d ig
•L ife .”
g in g in city s tre e ts can not l»e
A n u m b er of local people
done until th e su p e rin te n d e n t of
have s ta rte d a .post-card c a m
s tre e ts has given him a p erm it to
paign, aim ed at people they
do
so. T h e su p e rin te n d e n t m ay
th in k w ould ix* in te re ste d , and
also re q u ire th e deposit of a sum
calling a tte n tio n to th e m a g
not to exceed one h u n d red d o l
nificent tw ilig h t view of the
la rs as ¡»erform ance ix»nd, to in-
beach an d rocks w hich hi-
sun* the a d e q u a te com pletion of
lig h ts a g ro u p of p ictu re s of
such ex c av atio n , and th e s a tis
the Oregon Coast.
facto ry r e tu r n of th e stre e t to its
fo rm e r condition.
Also included in th e o rd in an ce
C arol
Ann
B enson
becam e
P rin cess of S o u th e rn C u rry C o u n
ty a t th e P rin cess selectio n dance,
held a t C hetco G rang e H all S a t
u rd ay . Corol Ann w as sponsored
by th e local V FW P ost.
C arol Ann will re p resen t the
s o u th e rn p a rt of th e co u n ty at th e
an n u a l C u rry C ounty F air, to be
held at Gold Beach A u gust 21, 22
and 23.
Miss Benson received a lovely
bou q u et to c e le b ra te h e r c o ro n a
tion, and she received a gift from
the grange, as did th e o th e r tw o
c o n te sta n ts, ( ’a ria W hillock and
Lois C hapm an.
C arol Ann will be th e guest ot
th e C ounty F a ir B oard at Gold
B each, an d will ta k e p art in m any
fa ir activities.
T he th re e princesses will com
p ete at Gold Beach for th e title
of F a ir Q ueen. T he queen will be
chosen on the basis of th e n u m
b er of e n trie s in th e fa ir from
h er section of the county, and on
th e n u m b er of ex h ib its w hich win
ribbons.
V.F.W. Picnics
l ines W eren’t Legal;
But Now 1 hey Are
T he V F W. o rg an izatio n held
th e ir an n u a l A ugust picnic at Mill
B each on S u nday evening, A ugust 1
9. A n u m b er of fam ilies enjoyed i
th e delicious su p p er and g e t-to
T he Q ty of B rookings isn ’t su n
it has been doing th e rig h t thing
in ta k in g your m oney for p ark in g
fines th ese last few m o n th s
But d o n 't get excited You w on’t
get y o u r m oney back.
Ed Ackley, city a tto rn e y , re
ported to th e council th a t he could
find no Iqgal basis for th e fifty
cent fines being collected, outsid e
re g u la r traffic co u rt procedure.
Mr A ckley hasten«*d to co rrect
the situ a tio n w ith a city o rdinance
which w as approved by th e co u n
cil last night. It provide» fifty
re n t fines for a w eek a fte i t i e
violation, at w hich tim e it raises
to a dollar. F a ilu re to pay w ithin
a certain additional tim e m ak es
♦ he vlo’^Mon a m isdem eanor, su b
T he gem and m in eral show
scheduled for A ugust 30 in C res
cent City has been cancelled.
i
F ailu re ot the group to o b tain
ad e q u a te facilities to hold the
display w as blam ed for th e c a n
cellation. T he group plans, how-
■ *r. to hold th e show a t a la te r
d a te
ject to court prosecution.
gether.
(Continued on Hark Patte)
Brookings Plywood
Takes Vacation
T his picnic is looked fo rw ard to
T h e B rookings Plyw ood C om
by all m em bers. B erth a W h irry is
pany took a one w eek v acatio n
p resid en t of th e A uxiliary, and
th is w eek. T h e com pany p lans to
A1 P h illip s is co m m an d er of the
resu m e o p eratio n » next M onday.
Post.
T h e week lay-off w as tak en , a c
co rd in g to co m p an y officials, to
reduce production and inventory.
M em bers of th e com pany voted
High te m p e r a iu re for th e we ek to ta k e th e v acatio n ra th e r th an
' w as on S u n d ay w hen the maxi- red u ce th e w o rk in g w»*ek
m um of 82 w as re g istered
Officials pointed out th a t B rook
1 Aug.
M ax.
Min.
R ain ings Plyw ood h as been w ork' g a
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lo n g er w ork w eek th an m ost o th
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e r m d ls, a nd they felt it w e ss.n y
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to e<x>p« ra te in reducing m o u n t
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ing inven to ries.
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No ch an g es a re co n tem p lated
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w hen it resu m es p roduction Mon-
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In th e o p e ra tio n s of the com pany
Ha
0 0 0 day.
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