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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1953)
Jugoslav Pen Pal Tells Erskine Miller of Life Future Farmers to Show at State Fair A m erica is still the land of hope to th e poor and oppressed, a c cording to a le tte r received from a Jugoslavian pen pal by E rsk in e Miller of B rookings. The girl. K e zar Jo za B lepzeleces of Bled. Ju g o slav ia, com m ented longingly on A m erican life as she ♦ ♦ ♦ envisioned it fro m m agazines sent her by Mr. M iller. com petitive efforts. She th in k s **I can h a rd ly believe in such this will d estroy th e w eak ones. a co m fortable life as can be seen and cause loss of w ork to lots of in these m ag azin es,” she w ro te w orkm en. Erskine. “Does it not seem But in th e sam e p a ra g ra p h , she strange to you th a t in A m erica ad m itte d she had com pared the in a re la tiv e ly so sh o rt a tim e you w ages of A m erican lab o rers w ith have reach ed alm ost th e u tm o st those in her hom eland, and th e re border in co m fo rt and en g in e e r w as a huge d iffe ren tial in the ing. and we h e re w ith o u r m ore j U.S.’s favor. than 2,000 y e a rs of c u ltu re stay Finally, she expressed h e r aw e a g re at p a rt b e h in d ? " w ith A m erican m ethods of fa rm She a ttrib u te d th e success of ing, as com pared w ith th eirs. She the U S . to tw o th in g s: to the had ju st re tu rn e d from a th re e great n a tu ra l re so u rces of o u r w eeks sojourn in th e fields w hen country and to th e fact th a t th e she answ ered Mr. M iller’s le tte r, best people of all co u n trie s em i and she was feeling very envious grate here, as th ey can n o t do so of A m erican a g ric u ltu ra l m e th ods. She felt, she said, they m ight well a t hom e. But, sp ea k in g from T ito ’s J u g o not be p ractical for th e ir sm all slavia, she still h as do u b ts about farm s, but, she a d m itte d , “ I am our free e n te rp ris e system . W hat j often very tired , w ith w ork, and happens, she w a n ts to know, when I wish som etim e to get rid of it. factories o v erp ro d u ce in th e ir The days a re draw in g n e a r w hen BROOKINGS AUTO PARTS A U T H O R IZ ED McCULLOCH CHAIN SAW DEALER AND R E P A IR S E R V IC E Across from Shell Station Brookings, Oregon P. O. Box 195 Brookings, Oregon Phone 2274 PROMPT The prompt, fair settlement of claims . . . has built our reputation for dependable, helpful service. Insurance protection at its best. ARTHUR KNÓX Insurance Agency YOU CAN PLACE YOUR INSURANCE IN OUR C . FICE W ITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE G a llag h e r B uilding B rookings, O regon N orthwest C asualty C O M F A » V F u tu re F a rm e rs of A m erica ex hibitors. some 400 strong, will be on hand w hen th e O regon S ta le F a ir opens S ep tem b er 5, to com p ete for $3500 m prem iu m s and special aw ards, according to O. 1. Paulson, ‘s ta te d ire c to r of voca , tio n al education. Fhe V alley P ack in g C om pany of Salem is opening th e ir pig feeding 1 contest to FFA boys for the first tim e this year. P ens of th re e tat hogs will be given a live score and a re p re s e n ta tiv e pig will be killed and given a c a rc a ss score and c u ttin g test. T hese scores plus a score on th e record book will (iet» in lin e the w inners. A new beef plaque for th e beat F F A beef herd of live breeding an im als from tw o o r m ore boys in a c h a p te r will be aw ard ed by th e F irst N a tio n al B ank ol P o r t land. A new sw ine p la q u e will be aw arded th e best sw ine herd by th e Ladd A; Bush b ranch ot the U. S. N atio n al B ank of P o rtla n d ; a th ird new plaque, given by the U. S. N atio n al B ank of P o rtlan d , will go to the best F F A sheep flock. M ore th a n 60 F F A livestock and d airy judging team s will vie lo r th e new tro p h ies o ttered tin top team s by th e U nited S ta te s N ational B ank of P o rtla n d on S a tu rd a y , S e p te m b e r 12. T he S alem K iw anis club is providing 14 larg e b an n e rs to r th e o u ts ta n d ing ex h ib ito rs of livestock and crops. Tw o Je rse y calves will be aw arded F F A boys on T u esd ay In M l. and Mrs. C has. E. Couche, Sherw ood, m em b ers of th e O regon je rs e y C a ttle club and by th e . red M eyer com pany of P o rtlan d . A $100 p u rc h ase ce rtific a te to ajn ply on th e p u rch ase ot a G u e rn sey oi his choice will be aw ard ed a n o th e r lucky F F A boy on M on day ot fa ir w eek. Keen co m petition is expected am ong F FA c h a p te rs for th e $100 cash prize and plaq u e for th e top w in n er of th e O regon B a n k e rs association sjxinsored c h a p te r farm m echanics ex h ib it. T his exhibit has grow n to he a favo rite in the F FA division. New Administrator Brookings I labor Pilot 7 THURSDAY. SEPT. 3, 1953 For Land Bureau T he new regional a d m in is tra to r of th e B u rea u of L and M an ag e m ent. W illiam G. G u ern sey , has a rriv ed in P o rtla n d and assum ed his duties. G uernst y, w ho rep laces Roscoe Bell, tra n s fe rre d d irec tly from tile U. S. F o rest S erv ice to th e BLM position. He has had a w ide e x perien ce in th e m an ag e m en t of forest lands in M o n tan a, Idaho. U tah and N ev ad a. G u e rn sey 's ca re e r co v ers m o re th a n 25 y e a rs of g o v ern m e n t service. He has been p a rtic u la rly ac tiv e in forest road d ev elo p m en t and c o n s tru c tion. tim b e r sales, and fire and insect co n tro l. He has been fo r est su p e rv iso r of th re e n atio n al forests. He w as a ssista n t regional fo re s te r of th e In te rm o u n ta in re gion of th e F o rest S erv ice w hen ap p o in ted regional a d m in is tra to r ot th e N o rth w e st R egion of BLM Rummage Sale SEPT, io—i i —12 Brookings Furniture Store Across from Bank I S p o n so red by BROOK IN G S-H A R B O R IJ O N S AUX ILIA RY » BAYVIEW GARAGE | At State Line Specializing in Radiator Repair < all S m ith R iv er 337 o r Box 151 B rookings to r d eliv ery service • Open Evenings 7 to 9 p.m. GEO. SHfPLEY, OWNER mnniBnlhr e r •nmnrnnnOTnnfflWWaiwi NORTH FORTY LODGE DINING ROOM It's New and Different • S ea F oods TEEN-AGE NEWS A Teen-A ge C lub dance w as held at th e V.F.W . hall last F r i day evening. M r. and M rs. Bud Lowe w-ere th e chaperones. W e hope to see as m any a t th e next dance as th e re w ere F rid ay . A g roup of B rookings citizens lr g e ttin g a p etitio n for th e ! ouilding of a re c re a tio n cen ter. The club would he happy to see his project succeed. R ep o rters N.C.. J.S . and J A. G uernsey is a v e te ra n of b o th w orld w ars. H e s e rv td in th e N a \\ in 1919-21 and 1941-1945. He ho! is th e ra n k of co m m an d er in the N aval R eserve. A g ra d u a te of the U n iv ersity of Idaho in 1929, he has a B.S. d eg ree in fo r e s try anil g razin g . H e is m a rrie d and has tw o children. Bell is to tra n s fe r to a BLM post in A lask a ami w ill leave soon ! loi Ins new assig n m en t. — 4L Featuring P an P ried C h ic k e n Cabi ns — S teaks Tavern 10 MILES SOUTH OF BROOKINGS Phone 340 Smith River if all th e w ork will be on my sh o u l ders. and I am alm ost a fra id of hem .” WHEN YOU SHOP IN COOS BAY Have your car Serviced At Lou Blanc, Inc. Leave your packages in your car throughout the day COMPLETE SERVICE - FAIR PRICES -- Cadillac — Oldsmobile — — Safety-Tested Used Cars — VISIT OUR WHOLESALE ROW BROOKINGS CLINIC Office hours. 9 a m D E N T IST PH O NE 2831 4 4 Ï Dr. Richard L. Smith / DR R. E. SMITH O PTO M ETR IST DR ROY M W HITE OSTEOPATHIC PH YSICIAN and Surgeon Fmf’-peiirk» LO U B L A N C , In c . Across the street from the Poet Office In Coot Ray 5 p m Service at Hou* PH O NE Z/Ul t m i n g i hw App‘ - i* t n ,m t 4 4 4 4 4 4 Latest Most Modern Equipment Plenty of Free Parking Cadeimen's Dry Cleaning Across Appearance from R owling ('onnts Alley Everywhere*
