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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1953)
Rivers and Harbors Prexy Gets Gavel From Brookings Annual Report of Library Association was made in getting a library building built. After years of Brookings I larbor Pilot 3 T i l l K S IU V , A I’C I S I 13 1SS3 searching, a plot 125x157 was ob u 7 k e »nHr,,hWeS' a"d Harb0rs Con«re“ me' ’ » Astoria last tained from the U.S. Government Harbor pres,,let" roceived « myrtlewood gavel from Brookings Over 4.000 books were loaned and deeded to the city on condi Harborites Try To by the Chetco Community Public (. harles Grayshel, chairman of the Harbor Committee of the Cham- L brary during the year ending tion that it be used for library >er of v ommerce. presented the tries using it. The last of the June 30, 1953, according to a re purposes only. This plot has been Keep Post Office gavel to President William Man- four points was probably the port prepared for the Oregon put in shape tor actual construc Petitions are being circulated ion. on behalf of the local Cham- greatest single factor in the suc- State Library Association. More tion by donated labor. The sum in Harbor in an endeavor to pre ber. President Manion asked per- cess of a port, according to Hol- would have been circulated, ac ot $3,729.86 is in hand for use on vent the consolidation of Brook mission to pass the gavel on to brook. cording to Mrs. M. S. Brainard, the building besides a great deal ings and Harbor Post Offices, future presidents with the nota- Representatives at the meeting librarian, if space had been ot other material. Considerable scheduled by the Post Office De tion that it came from the Port were also addressed by A W available, to accommodate all the labor has been offered and it is partment for the first of the year. of Brookings. Norblad. ex.Governor J Oregon more will show up once 1 irculators of the petitions al volumes owned by the association. expected the job is under way. Delegates to the Congress ar|d Otto Owen of Astoria. Frank lege that the consolidation would In addition to the 1300 volumes , heard General E. C. Itschner of I K- Johnson. USCG, captain of the Anyone wishing to get in on t the hp U.S. I r 'sZ Army A »»rva i r Engineers C?** «*4 A _ • « T -X/i»»f of Seattle spoke _ a on port se now on the shelves there are a 1 this much needed civic project is affect no economy, and that a detail Port rural delivery system would make few hundred more stored in work to be done along the coast curity. asked to contact Roy Weidman, mail a day later than it now is. homes which wil! be made avail the coming year. Despite reduced Delegates were also taken on a Sponsors of the petition also as soon as the new library’ who will boss the actuul job of appropriations, port work will be tour of Tongue Point Naval Sta able building the library, Mrs. Erma ¡Hiint out that the original ¡»ost done at Bandon, Coos Bay, Ya- tion. and shown the facilities is built. It is safe to say there Rice, the board ¡»resident, at the office in this area was on the will then be over 2.000 volumes quina-Newport, Umpqua, and the maintained there. Southern Curry Realty Co.. Mrs. south hank of the river. It was available for loan. Columbia river. Claude Goldizen. the association founded in 1863, the same year as There are now 404 bossowers JefTery Holbrook of Portland treasurer, or any of the following the Ellensburg post office, now registered, of which 152 are adults pointed out four factors that HUGH AKERS HAS board members, Frenchy Arrell, Gold Beach, and is one of the and 252 are children. The library every port district should take BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs Earl Simpson. Mrs. Arthur oldest in the county. collected about $70 in fines and into consideration when forming. Knox, Jack McCarton, M. S Hugh Akers celebrated __ his book rentals, $110 in member Holbrook said the port district birthday Thursday with a party ship, Liainard, or Mrs. Charles Schaal, and began the year with the board secretary. Need something? Try the want must be cognizant of four factors: for friends at Azalea Park. Games ads. $154 unexpended. During the year Labor, co-ordination of all port were directed by his sister, Vii nearly $100 was spent on new* vol facilities, capital and profit in op ginia, and refreshments were umes and it cost about $59 to erations, and land for expansion served with candles numbering run the plant. The year was of the port as well as for indus- eight on the cake. PERC EVANS closed with over $140 in the li brary fund. Associated with All work was done by volun teers with Mrs. M S. Brainard putting in a total library attend ance time of ISO hours, Mrs. Earl Appliance Co. Simpson 82 hours, Mrs Hannah Phone 2 8 9 1 Dotson 7b, Mrs. Jessie Judkins 55, and Mrs. Henry Mosier 36, but B e issue and redeem the ladies all worked many more Cold .7/ row Stamps. Service hours outside the library on busi Chinese and American ness connected with it. Double Stamps Fridays. I’he figures noted above con ----- FOOD TO GO ____ t e l e v is io n P. O. Box 1 Wharf St. cerned only the operation of the Open 24 Hours Daily library temporarily in quarters O R R A D IO a t tk* tom tit c&tf loaned in the VFW building. BROOKINGS. ORE. During the year much progress _ a FOR expert S E R V IC E WHITE SATURDAY, AUG. IS C o u n ty Gold Beach, Oreg AUGUST 2: FAT LAMB AND WOOL SHOW 4-H EXHIBITS HORSE RACES SHEEP DOG EXHIBITION FREE!! BARBECUE FREE!!
