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2 Brookings I larbor Pilot, Thursday, September io, 1955 BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT T H F H fM E B te rrd m Ji(( » I ’ B M T IT I T K M IK B y C L IF F O R D P. R O W E " < I B C l I.A T IO N second class m s ltc r . *1 (h r pnstsfflcc »1 B roo kin gs. O regon. 7, IH td , o rd e r the A r t o f M arch 3. IM79. M arch M inna A kers , O w ner and Publisher h l M M K I IT IO N BA TES! .......................................13.00 ne T ear, In ad van ce (In Corry C ounty) ............. ........................ »J 50 rre T ear. In ad van ce (ou tsid e Curry C ounty) .. .Minimum 50c cash . C la ssified A d vertisin g R ates. 15c per line II a d v ertisin g copy m u st oe In by 5 o'clock T u esday ev en in g to Insure pub- N e e a V tX and cla eslfled a d s w ill he received up to W ed n esday noon. N a tio n a l A d vertisin g R epresentative W eekly N ewspapers R epresentatives , I nc N ew > nrk ( h le a g o ~ .s a __ as D etroit A. l*K P h tls ila a H d . e lp h ia N O TICE TO S U B S C R IB E R S Kindly n o tify o f any ch a n g e o f »« • * ' van ce Failu re to do so c o sts tw o cents per Issue sent to the old address, •u b s c -lp tlo n w ill be dropped u nless subscrlbr n o tifie s Pilot o f ch an ge Financing of Our High School T h is T uesday a fte rn o o n , th e people o f the B ro o k in g s -H a rb o r school d is tr ic t w ill decide a t th e p o lls w h e th e r they w ill spend >375,000 fo r a new h ig h school fo r th e ir c h ild re n . N ow , th a t is a lo t o f m oney, in anyone’s vo ca b u la ry. A nd i t w i ll be these self-sam e citiz e n s o f th is school d is tr ic t w h o w ill have to pay it. H o w eve r, th a t is not as m uch m oney fo r th is d is tr ic t as it once was. J u s t a fe w s h o rt ye a rs ago, such a load w o u ld have been w e ll-n ig h im possible fo r th is d is tr ic t to bear . . in fa c t, th is d is tr ic t w o u ld not have had v a lu a tio n enough to su p p o rt such a load B u t th e v a lu a tio n o f school d is tr ic t 17C has increased g re a t ly in th e last few years, and the load faced by it w i ll not be n e a rly so burdensom e as some m ig h t expect. Recent figu res released by the c o u n ty assessor show th a t D is tr ic t 17's v a lu a tio n is f a r g re a te r th a n th a t o f o th e r d is tric ts . T h is m eans th a t th e added cost o f a new h igh school, spread o v e r th e d is tr ic t ’s g ro w in g v a lu a tio n , w ill not have n e a rly the im p a c t on in d iv id u a l ow n e rs th a t m ig h t be feared. T he d is tr ic t ’s ta x ra te la st y e a r was 4 4 m ills , less th a n h a lf th a t o f any o th e r d is tr ic t le v y in g taxes in th e co u n ty. T he new school w ill increase taxes. H o w eve r, it appears th a t it w ill not increase th e m to th e p o in t th e y have reached tw ic e in recent years. T h is d is tr ic t w e a th e re d both those b u ild in g p ro je cts, and th e re is no reason to believe it can no t w e a th e r th is one, w h ich w ill not be as rig o ro u s as th e ,tw o pre vio u s ones. And, a fte r a ll, w h a t choice do we have? T o send o u r c h il d re n , as we do now, to a crow ded, o v e rw o rk e d school, i t ’s c h il d re n going on s h ifts , its classroom s spread th ro u g h a d jo in in g b u ild in g s never in te n d e d fo r schools? T h a t is no choice, lo r any a tte m p t to do so w ill re s u lt in th e im m e d ia te o p po sition o f sta te a u th o ritie s , and e v e n tu a lly th e loss o f school sup po rt funds W h e n th a t happens w e a re in w orse tro u b le th a n ever A nd w e are u n d e r w a rn in g , now, to c o rre c t o u r crow de d c o n d itio n s o r lose o u r sta n d in g as an accre d ite d school. So we have a H obson’s choice. . . w e s im p ly m ust have the school. A nd we can ta k e p rid e in th e fa ct th a t it w ill he a school w o rth y o f o u r c h ild re n . One th in g we m ust g u a rd against, how ver. In o u r k n o w l edge o f th e necessity o f o u r school, we m ust g u a rd ag ainst such com placence th a t we do not b o th e r even to v o te on the issue. W e are sure the o v e rw h e lm in g m a jo r ity fa v o r it. . . but th a t m a jo r ity m u st vo te to show the y do. C om placence has sunk m ore th a n one m easure w h ic h was fa vo re d by th e m a jo r ity . . . it cou ld again. The Germans Choose the West S unday the people o f G e rm a n y w e n t to th e po lls and th e ir vote s p u t G erm an y s o lid ly on th e aide o f the w e ste rn d e m ocra cies. F o r C h a n ce llo r K o n ra d Adenauer, it was a sw eeping v in d i c a tio n o f his p o lic y o f ty in g the fu tu r e o f his c o u n try w ith th e w e s te rn rep ub lics. F o r the S ocialists, w h o had a tte m p te d to s tra d d le a fence w ith the e ve n tu a l hop«'1 o f re u n itin g east and w est G erm an y, it w as a cru sh in g defeat. F o r the C o m m u n ists, it w as near o b liv io n . In G erm an y, th e re was one p o w e rfu l fa c to r w o rk in g on the side o f dem ocracy. . . one gre at single fa c t th a t no am o un t o f o ra to ry o r vio len ce could obscure. On one side o f the iro n c u r ta in th e re was p o v e rty anti fear. On the o th e r, th e re was food and freedom A nd th ro u g h o u t the w o rld , w h e n e ve r the choice is cle ar, we can expect to w in th e b a ttle o f ideology. W hen eve r a choice is as sim p le as this. . . to look across th e b o n ie r and see how y o u r b ro th e r fares . . w e have li t t le to fe a r fro m C om m unism . Modern Efficient Laundry Methods 2-HOVR SPECIAL SERVICE Wet Washings—or—Extracting and Drying Hours 8 30 a jn. to 6 €0 jxm. Tuesday and Thursday Open ’dl ? p.r’ Clothes may be left after 7:30 a at ACACIA LAUNDROMAT PHONE 2991 For What It's Worth W ith the possible exce ptio n of his firs t day o f school, no o t h ir event can com pare in t h r ills to a young la d ’s firs t day on a re g u la r jo b fo r w h ic h he gets paid a m an's wages. I w e n t th ro u g h s u c h an experience second-hand re c e n tly w hen m y son reached his 16th b ir t h d a y , im m e d i a te ly got a w o rk p e rm it and landed a job. I co u ld n ’t resist the te m p ta tio n o f d e scrib ing fo r h im m y ow n fir s t day o f m a n u a l labor. I had ju s t reached th e age o f fifte e n ; but w hen the boss o f th e section gang w here I applied fo r a jo b asked m y age, I had in fo rm e d h im th a t I was going on sixtee n. A s su m in g th a t m y b irth d a y was bu t a fe w days aw ay, he p u t m e to w o rk . I t was th re e w’eeks before he fou nd ou t and dispensed w ith | m y services. A n yw a y, on th a t fir s t day I was f u ll o f the v im and v ig o r w h ic h I im a g in e d was necessary to hold dow n a man’s job. A r r iv in g a t the scene o f o u r labors, w h ere the c re w was to hoe weeds on the ra ilro a d rig h t-o f-w a y , w e w ere each p ro vid e d w ith a hoe. and the fire w o rk s sta rte d . W ith in a h a lf- h o u r’s tim e , I was a t least a good f if t y ya rd s ahead o f m y ve te ra n co -la b o re rs and s t ill go in g strong. B e fo re lo ng one o f th e re g u la rs ] moseyed up and ta p p in g me on the sho ulder said, "Son, how m uch you g e ttin g paid an h o u r ? ” N o t stop pin g fo r a m om e nt, I b lu rte d back o v e r m y shoulder, “ F o r ty cen ts." A nd co n tin u e d to m ake the g ra ve l fly. T he n e xt tim e I heard m y q u estio ne r's voice, he was h o ld in g th e slack o f m y breeches in a fir m grasp, p u llin g me to a d e fin ite stop as he d ra w le d , "W e ll, son, th a t's w h a t the rest o f us ar< g e ttin g W h y not com e back and be sociable lik e ? ” T h a t was m y fir s t lesson in la bo r. B y five o’clo ck th a t eve ning. I re a lize d th a t I w o u ld ne ver have been able to keep up m y o rig in a l pace fo r e ig h t hours. In th e fu tu re . I always gauged m y speed in accordance w ith th a t o f the o ld -tim e rs . T h e y knew w h a t th e y w ere ta lk in g about. ROTARY NEWS B e g in n in g w ith colored p ictu re s of tw o Boy Scouts h o ld ing fo u r big red snappers th a t had been ca u g h t o ff B ird Islan d, H o w ard Crane, assisted by Boy Scouts as o p e ra to r and n a rra to rs , showed the R o ta ria n s at th e ir noon luncheon an in te re s tin g co lle ctio n o f p ictu re s ta ke n at the recent Scout Jam boree held in S ou thern C a lifo rn ia . N a tu r a lly th e a c tiv itie s o f the B ro o kin g s Scouts w ere a large pa rt o f the p ic tu re s shown. Each g ro u p o f hoys cooked th e ir own neals and these a c tiv itie s were v e ry necessary w ith a sizeable »roup o f h u n g ry boys to satisfy. M any o f the shots showed the d iffe re n t boys engaged in cooking and the ftro u p in th e ir mess tent. I o supply m ilk fo r the 50.000 boys it was nceessary to ship it in fro m the d a iry d is tric ts in W isconsin so the boys to ld th e ir listeners. As S co u tm a ste r Crane was in d ir e t , charge o f the B rookings g ro u p of some 20-odd boys he was ke p t p r e tty close "a ro u n d home base” and the p ictu res w h ile show ing Sunday services, fire w o rks, and some general e n ter- ’ ta in m e n t, d id not a tte m p t to catch 1 the la rg e r p ic tu re o f the whole ja m bo re e. M r. C ra ne th a n k e d th e B roo k ings R o ta ria n s fo r th e ir generous fin a n c ia l su p p o rt as w e ll as the help in w o rk give n th e boys by in d iv id u a l m em bers in e a rn in g the necessary fu n d s fo r th e tr ip . F re n c h y A r r e ll re p o rte d that 289 persons had re p o rte d fo r the W a lk in g B lood B a n k, and an nounced th a t the same schedule as o f a w eek ago w o u ld be m ain tain ed th ro u g h o u t th is week. Some dozen o r so S couts who were at th e Ja m lio re e w e re guests o f the clu b . DAILY Freight Service Coast Freight Lines DAVE FRANKLIN, Owner Phone 2634 GEOROE IO «T R O H Local Agent FLOWERS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS Corsages Cut Flowers Funeral Arrangements M c V A Y 'S G R E E N H O U S E ON TH E W tNCH U CK PHONE 2568 Harbor, Oregon Council Requests New Census Here A m id -te rm census w ill he re quested by the B ro o kin g s City 1 C o u n cil soon, acco rding to actio»' ta ke n by the C ity C o u n c il T ues day. S tip u la te d in the request, m ade o f th e S e c re ta ry -o f-S ta te 's office, was th a t the census sho uld take place w ith in the ne xt 30 days. , Reason fo r the census, aeeoi d in g to C o un eilm cn, is the fa ci th a t a p a rt o f the c ity 's f ’ ind 1 fu rn is h e d hv th e s ta te are based upon p o p u la tio n o f the c ity . T he 1950 census g a \e B ro o kin g s a p o p u la tio n o f aro un d 1.500 and present funds are hased on »h.»- fig u re H ow ever. C o u n cilm e n he lie ve the present p o p u la tio n is w e ll o 'e r 2.000. and are in te re ste d in a c q u irin g funds hased upon th a t fig u re as soon as possible T he c ity is a llo w e d o n ly one m ore special census before the n e xt one, scheduled fo r 1960 C o u n cilm e n say th a t it is in the best in te re s ts o f th e c ity to d e te r- m ne th e new p o p u la tio n as soon as possible. Advertising in the Brookings Harbor Pilot brings results O REGO N STATE BANK BROOKINGS. OREGON > our Dependable H om e Institution* K.S. «ru—o. Deposit lne>trance Corporatism
