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
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-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
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loaned in the VFW building.
BROOKINGS. ORE.
During the year much progress
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