Brookings-Harbor pilot., August 13, 1953, Page 2, Image 2

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By C L IF F O R D P. ROW E
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Dewey Akers — Founder of the Pilot
T h is week m a rks the firs t anniversary o f the death of
D ewey A kers, the founder of the B ro o kin g s-H a rb o r P ilo t. I t was
on August 14, 1952 th a t Dewey died in a plane crash near the
C a lifo rn ia line.
The newspaper he founded has come a long w ay since the
day he started it, back on M arch 7, 1946, and the co m m u n ity
it serves has come a long w ay, too.
The success o f any newspaper and any c o m m u n ity are in e x ­
tric a b ly entw ined. Dewey b u ilt w e ll and so lid ly d u rin g his six
years, and the g ro w th of Brookings, we lik e to th in k , is due a t
least in part to the c iv ic p rid e and e n terprise o f the B rookings-
H a rb o r P ilot.
And we who are here now, c a rry in g on his paper a fte r him ,
w e can promise th is co m m u n ity th a t we w ill tr y to live up to
th e exam ple th a t he set, and th a t we w ill go on w o rk in g to
m ake th is paper w o rth y of th is com m unity, and th is co m m u n ity
the finest place there is to live.
W e can th in k o f no fin e r
m onum ent fo r Dewey Akers. —W G P
Curry County and Highway 101
In the w ake o f the highw ay hearing held at Gold Beach last
w eek, there are a num ber o f things w hich can he said. B u t the
most apparent fact is th a t there can never be a highw ay loca­
tio n th a t w ill satisfy everyone concerned.
T he people of the Gold Beach area w ho objected to the
plans of the S tate H ig h w a y Com m ission w ere undoubtedly sin ­
cere in th e ir apprehension. They envision a highw ay thro u g h
th e ir area, c u ttin g th e ir most valuable land in to shreds, and
s till closed to hx’al traffic. On th a t h ighw ay they foresaw a
stream of to u rists rushing th ro u g h C u rry C ounty, w ith never an
op|N>rtunity to stop and see the scenery, and. in c id e n ta lly , en­
rich tin» p ro prietors o f hx’al businesses.
F rom what we heard at the Gold Beach hearing, we th in k
such fears are groundless. It is tru e th a t access to the highw ay
w ill be lim ite d to c e rta in points, and th a t it m ay he necessary
to some p ro p e rty ow ners to construct roads to those points, i f
they have not previously developed access to the highw ay. It
is also true that they are reserving large p a rts o f o u r coast
line to r state parks, in an e ffo rt to preserve its d is tin c tiv e
beauty.
Both policies are d icta te d by c e rta in facts, and n e ith e r of
them , we th in k , are d e trim e n ta l to C u rry C ounty. The people
o f this area are correct when they say a large p a rt of o u r
economy w ill ho based upon to u ris t trade in years to come And
there are tw o things th a t w ill bring the to u ris ts here. One is
the sate, broad, m a g n ific e n tly scenic highw ay the state proposes,
c lin g in g to the c liffs along o u r shore. And the o th e r is the
beaut> o f this coastline, unm atched anyw here on e a rth .
It is a sad com m entary th a t p riv a te developm ent of o u r
lands is o fte n d ic ta te d m ore by im m ediate p ro fit than long-range
p rotection of o u r one irre placahle resource, o u r scenery. I f you
doubt it. sou hut base to ru n on up 101, th ro u g h N e w p o rt and
the coast towns north, w here w hatever scenery they have is h id ­
den Ix’hind a ribbon o f m otels and tillin g stations.
And there is one th in g very certain, concerning th is country.
W hen 101 Ix'comes the kind o f a highw ay the state proposes,
th e n ' w ill not he a m ore (xtpular highw ay in the w est. We th in k
this highway w ill c a rry tra ffic th a t cannot even be envisioned
now
I'here w ill he to u ris ts th ro n g in g the citie s of G u rry Coun­
ty. and there w ill lx» p riv a te businesses in p le n ty to take care
o f th e ir wants, hut those businesses w ill not be doing so to the
d e trim e n t ot our scenery.
l h e i e are tw o things necessary to the developm ent o f C u rry
County A highw ay, safe and pleasant to tra ve l, and the preser­
va tio n of o u r m agnificent scenery
W ith those tw o th in g s as­
sured. >ou couldn't keep to u ris ts out o f this co u n try. And the
S ta te Highway Commission, it stem s to us, does no harm to
C 'utty County in try in g to provide those tw o things, w ith its
plans to r 101
W’ GP
We'll Do Your Washday Chores
Wet Washings or—Extracting and Drying
H ours 8:30 a m. to 6:00 p m.
1 uesday and I hursday Open til S p.m.
Clothes may he left a fte r 7.30 a m.
ACACIA LAUNDROMAT
DEL NORTE FAIR
OPENS AUGUST 21
on A ugust 21 when various races
and contests w ill be held fo r the
youngsters.
Grange day honoring the coun­
ty ’s three subordinate granges
and its Pomona grange w ill be
held on S aturday. A ugust 22; and
on Sunday, A ugust 23, Eagle day
w ill share the s p o tlig h t w ith M aid
of M agic day.
On
the
e n te rta in m e n t
side,
v a rie ty shows are scheduled fo r
the afternoon and evening at the
grandstand;
horse shows and
horse races w ill be on tap S a tu r­
day and Sunday; Desmond the
M agician w ill e n te rta in on the
m idw ay and several dozen c a rn i­
val booths and food booths w ill
provide a w ide group o f games o f
chance and rides.
Square dancing w ill be another
innovatio n fo r Del N o rte ’s 1953
fa ir w ith a p la tfo rm near the
grandstand
under
construction
now fo r both e xh ib itio n and gen­
eral square dancing.
You w on’t find it m entioned in
any of the propaganda furnished
M oving tow ard the high gear of
fre e ly to prospective vacationers,
but I have m y fa ir week, e xh ib ito rs and the fait-
own
d e fin ite m anagem ent o f the Del N o rte
idea as to the county fa ir are shaping up e xhib­
most
pleasant its and the fa ir grounds fo r the
experience any­ three-day county event on August
one can look 21, 22, and 23 in Crescent C ity.
F in a l entries were closed on
fo rw a rd to as
th e
w a r m , August 6 w ith alm ost 200 exh ib i-
m o n th s
c a ll i tors signed up in every class, fo r
h im to the op­ fx ite n tia l prem ium s o f $29,505.
i F eature booths fro m organiza­
en road.
M y counsel is tions, the 4-H, H u m b o ld t state
the re su lt o f I college, the D ivision of F o re stry
no little educa­ and o n e -fam ily fa rm s are sched­
tion along the uled fo r display in the m ain pa-
line o f sum m er meanderings.
I l vilio n .
have gone to conventions in dis­
C onstruction w o rk on a ll five
ta n t cities w here I had never senior e xh ib its is alm ost com plete
been before. I have taken long w ith e xhibits from the K la m a th
tripss by fa m ily bus w hich covered V a lle y grange, the Lake E a rl
m uch
te r r ito r y
and
whizzed grange, the E lk V a lle y W om en’s
through scenery w hich m y pas­ club,
the
('rescent
Redwood
sengers inform ed me could never grange and the Pomona grange.
F A M IL Y V IS IT S H O G A N S O N
be surpassed anyw here. Also. I
E x h ib it tables fo r specimen
M rs. Joseph Hoganson and c h il­
have flow n by plane over both h o rtic u ltu ra l and a g ric u ltu ra l ex­ dren Jan and Linda o f R iverside,
Oregon and W ashington, the only- hibits. glassed showcases fo r home C alif., are v is itin g M r. Hoganson
tw o states in the union where the economic food e xh ib its and the who is em ployed by the U. S.
I slanting display shelves fo r the Geological Survey, fo r the m onth
scenery baffles description.
S till i f anyone w-ere to ask me 1 han d iw o rk and fanciw’o rk exh ib ­ of August.
They are liv in g in
to name the one scene w hich gave its have been placed by B ill H arbor. The survey is now en­
me m y greatest th r ill, I w ould, Braden, grounds superintendent, gaged in m apping a large p a rt o f
in a ll honesty, hasten to in fo rm and his crew.
Southw estern Oregon. F ie ld w-ork
him th a t it was m y firs t glimpse
Braden said that the com m er­ on this project w ill be com pleted
of the old home tow n on m y re cial e xhibits b u ild in g has been by N ovem ber 1.
tu rn .
cleaned and prepared fo r booths
M uch has been w ritte n , spoken and th a t construction w o rk on
T ry P ilo t Classified Ads.
and sung about th is w o n d e rfu l those e xh ib its could he started
co u n try in w hich we live. Each any tim e.
o f the 48 states has garnered its
F lo ric u ltu re e xh ib its in w hich
DAILY
share of s im ila r praise. B ut the the Del N o rte county fa ir has led
old home town, a n y tx x iy ’s home the state fo r entries in some tim e
town, comes firs t o f a ll in o u r a f­ w ill be held fo r the 1953 fa ir in ;
fections when the bare facts o f the old pavilion b u ild in g where
the case are sincerely revealed
the flowers w ill be the whole dis­
Huge m ountains, never-ending play confined in th a t building.
plains, lovely countrysides, and
A fu ll three days o f events to
the aw e-inspiring ocean can a l­ please everyone are being sched­
DAVE FRANKLIN,
ways be relied upon fo r m om en­ uled by the management w ith the
Owner
ta ry spasms of ecstacy. S till can added feature fo r the 1953 fa ir of
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any one o f them com pare to the fo u r special days w ith tw o lined
G EO RG E LO STRO H
j surge o f genuine pleasure th a t up fo r Sunday, August 23. The I
Local Agent
w arm s one when old fa m ilia r firs t o f the days w ill be K id s’ dav ’
places and faces welcome the
tra v e le r returned?
C laim s are made th a t a change
in environm ent is good fo r one
and th a t tra ve l is broadening.
G ra n tin g th a t some tr u th exists
iu such contentions. I w ill at the
same tim e insist th a t g a lliv a n tin g
around the co u n try yields a much
m ore w o rth w h ile rew ard. I t is the
only re lia b le means o f discovering
that the hom< tow n is th
one
place in w hich you w ould care to
live and th a t y o u r fe llo w tow ns­
fo lk have no equal anyw here in
the land.
Freight Service
Coast Freight
Lines
P/ease...
help people be
more careful !
On the Main Drag
C ar licenses from “ fa r aw a\
places.”
The o n ly freedom w hich de­
serves the name is that of p u r­
suing o u r own good in o u r own
" a y , so long as we do not a t­
tem pt to deprive others of theirs,
o r impede th e ir e ffo rts to obtain
I it.
Sun w orshippers cropping up
here and there.
Vacation tim e — H ave you had
yours ?
Thos" cute puppies and colts.
Dr. R onniger hanging blinds ofT
hours.
M iracles o f na tu re Gold Band
L ilie s .
' icw o f fre ig h te rs o ff shore.
Those nice
energetic
Teen-
Agers.
Leave those asbestos shakes fo r
the O hserver Post at the Shell i
S tation.
M icke y’s sm ilin g face in the
shoe store fo r a short v is it.
House of Shoes in new kx'aft on.
Somewhere the Sun is shin
i ing ”
That good neighbor po licy be
ing w e ll dem onstrated at th<
S tu d io building.
A gl.mpse of the Lighthouse
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