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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1953)
f News From The County A gent Betas Dance at Rod and Gun Club By KENNETH W. PRIEST ---------- County ?Ejrten»ion Agent----- - • • A reminder to livestock men is ” that October and November js the time to treat cattle for »insect control. Treatments made now will get the jump on lice before they build up large numbers. Also your animal will not have grown ¿heir winter coats and application will be more effective. DDT and Rotenone are recommended for lice control on beef cattle. Use them as a spray, a dust, or for dipping. Methoxychlor or Rote none should be used instead of DDT, for dairy cattle. A prej-Hallowe’en dance was bers of Beta Sigma Phi and their 1 husbands as t¿ieir first social event since the forming of the new chapter here in this area.. The Rod and Gun Club in Harbor was festively decorated with, the traditional black cats, corn stalks, pumpkins and crepe uaper and music was provided by a record player and an assortment ''f popular records. Fourteen -ouples found congenial entertain- ■nent in the dancing and the hi larious games played during the evening. After a late lunch was served he tub of apples which had been eminently displayed in one corner all evening came into play. Whib the men proved they were the best at dunking for apples the ‘tais proved to be cagiest by losing and not getting as drenched as the fellows. Everyone attending agreed that Beta Sigma Phi’s social season was off to a good start. November 3, is the date for one of our 4-H Achievement nights and will be held at the Sixes Grange Hall starting at 8 p.m. This achievement night is a com munity affair for the northern end of Curry County. We would like to urge all parents of 4-H Club members to make a serious and concentrated effort to attend this 4-H Achievement night. At this event pins will be presented to both leaders and club members BROTHERS VISIT SALEM Cliff Girod, new teacher at the for their achievement during the _ ___ These _____ achievement ___ ___ _ kiRh school, and his brother Daryl past year. nights are also one of the few atten^od the annual homecoming means we extension agents have activities at Willamette university of showing oyr appreciation for j this past weekend in Salem. Daryt the wonderful job being done in is now stationed at Fort Ord, Cal Curry County by our 4-H leaders. ifornia. Both were students at The meeting is of course open to Willamette. all persons who wish to attend. We urge everyone to attend and of the soil tests which are being see first hand what these 4-H taken here in Curry County are youngsters and their leaders are returned to you with the soil P.H. accomplishing in the way of self which is the degree of soil acidity development and community serv or alkalinity, the lime require- ice. rqents to bring your soil to an conomical crop growing degree I would like to urge Curry >f acidity or alkalinity available County farmers to take advantage Phosphates and potash in your of the availability of the soil test oil and the available calcium. ing laboratory at Oregon State The cost of the te^t is quite low, college. Soil tests can help you running approximately $2.50 per plan how to manage your soil for sample for the tests I have men the most economical crop produc tioned. We have in the office the tion. Some of the things these cartons to mail the soil tests to soil tests will tell you about your Corvallis and the necessary crop soil are: tlje soil acidity and lime history forms to be filled out requirements and the availability vhich will accompany the box of certain plant nutrients. Most vhich contains your soil samples. C H O IC E P R O P E R T IE S Highway Frontage (Highway 101, Oregon’s Main Street) CHETCO RIVER FRONTAGE - RESIDENTIAL LOTS NEW HOMES - RANCHES - FARM LANDS ACREAGE - INDUSTRIAL SITES - INCOME PROPERTIES Beautiful Scenic, Parklike Ocean Frontage W . H. BRADY REAL ESTATE BROKER "Who tries to do the common things of life uncommonly w ell ” Gardner Bldg. (Phone 2801) Brookings, Oregon Washed and Screened Sand and Gravel Crushed R o c\ - • - SALVAGE SAND AND GRAVEL TOP SO U, DRAINAGE ROCK FILL DIRT Phone 2341 LEONARD REAL ESTATE Curry County Gas Company M ATOT BUILDING Complete line of Gas Appliances - water heaters furnaces - ranges - floor furnaces . Servel refrigerators and space heaters PROPANE GAS Tanks for sale, rent or lease Phone 2284 »♦♦»»» >>e»ee»e»ee»e»ee< eeeeeee>ee Work Begins On Library the Chetco Community Library Qa*urda.\, with the ¿touring of the floor slab for the building. Construction. 6n the remainder of the building’ is expected to be rushed as rapidly as possible. A crew of Roy Weideman’s men finished the concrete, which was donated to the ^Association by Elmer Bankus ©f Brookings Red- E-M'x. Roy donated part of the Jabor of his crew. ( onstruction of the remainder of-the building will begin as soon as workmen can be recruited foi the job. Local Product On Market A locally produced product is recording increasing sales as it becomes better known to garden ers. The product is SeaGro, a fert - lizer manufactured from seaweed. The fertilizer is manufactured locally by Allen B. Wallace of Harbor. SeaGro went on sale this week it Brookings Market, and is dis tributed by the Charles H. Lilly Seed Co. According to the manufacturer, seaweed provides one of the great supplies of minerals from the sea. As such, it is an extremely valu able aid, both to growth and soil conditioning. Hello World PTA Meets Wednesday The Parent-Teachers Associa-' ton will observe National Educa- IQn Week at the; r meeting Weil nesday evening, Nov. 4, with parents invited to go to the class rooms to see 'exhibits of , work done by. the students. Because of 1 his program the meeting has been changed from the regular • late, as many of the teachers cannot be present on Thursday • The Christmas cards wifi dp i ftered for >ale again at this meeting and there will be the usual group singing led* by Mr. Dick and a short business meet ing. Refreshments will follow. Reach that buyer through a l’ilôt Classified Advertisement. Brookings Harbor Pilot MILLERS EXPECTED HOME The latest word from Mr. ami Mrs. Erskine Miller is that they expect to lie home about Novem ber 1. Judging from the number of inquiries we have had, Brook ings will be as glad to see them as they will be to see Brookings. . jack M c G innis home Cpl. Jack McGinnis, who is sta tioned at Fort Ord, spent last week end in Brookings visiting his family, Mr. and Mrs. J. s. McGinnis, and his fiancee, Miss Karen Ritchey. Read the class ads. They pay! SOUTHERN CURRy EE in REALTY ERMA D. RICE, B roker PHONE 2824 • C harles G rayshel , G uy F. R ice Jf_you are looking for a small HOME- or INVESTMENT in RESI DENTIAL INCOME—we have THREE EXCEPTIONAL BUYS for you to choose from. Any one of them can be had for $1000 DOWN and balance like rent. Each has two bedrooms and are completely modern. PRICES range from $4600 to $5800. All are. now rented to good tenants for $70 and $75 per month. If you buy for your own home you can have possession in thirty days, or iff you buy for an investment the tenants are all anxious to stay. COME IN and LOOK these over. Three entirely different types to choose from. One in Brookings, two in Harbor. 3 ACRES just off Highway 101 with 3-room semi-modern house. FULL PRICE ONLY $3500. Some terms. Mrs. Goldie Swearingen is proudly announcing the birth of a grandson, Darrell Richard, Oct VIEW LOT 120x232 in Exclusive Sub-division. 22 a t'th e Brookings clinic. Th Down and $25.00 per month. baby weighed 7 ’2 pounds. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Barton (Juanita Kinion). The baby’s father is in Italy. $1500, with $200 Fire Does Slight Damage to Motel Fire last Thursday did some damage to a duplex unit in th Chambers Motel, I larlwr. ---------- The fire was started, according c the owners, when Lester Brown, tenant of the unit, at tempted to refuel a kerosene stove while it was lit. The kero sene exploded, and ignited the vails and ceiling of the unit. The fire was put out almost im mediately, however, by Mr. Cham- 'cis. who happened to be nearby at the time. Damage was confined to the surface of th° kitchen walls and ceilings, but Mr. Chambers sa d ‘he fire could have been disastrous ■f not caught immediately. Mcmb< rs* of the Brookings fire kpartment. answered the call without city equipment, which annot leave the city. 30 SEE TELEVISION A crowd of eighty saw the first television in Brookings Saturday evening when the White Appli ance Co. held a television preview it their store. Everyone reported excellent re ception, particularly considering the fact that the station is only on one-fifth power at the present time. SISTERS MEET Mrs. Henry LaBarge left Sun day for Spokane, where she will visit her sister. While there, the two sisters will be joined by a third one from St. Louis. Mr. LaBarge just returned from Portland, where he was being checked on at the Veteran’s hos pital. Reach that buyer through a Pilot Classified Advertisement. , 13 THURSDAY. OCTOÖER 29, 1953 enjoy FREEDOM from hours of backbreaking work Why lug heavy, wet loads? 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