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2 Br<x>kings-Harlx>r Pilot, Thursday, December 17, 1953 FOR LETTER TO EDITOR in the w o rld ” — Come, come now, M r. E d ito r; since when has com m unism become im p o rta n t enoucn to fe a r? (H e ll bombs and ” G” gas n o tw ith s ta n d in g ). I f we m ust fe a r someone let us a t least choose someone oui equals o r better. A t any rate all that I ’ve been able to learn about Iv a n to date is th is :— (a) A fte r W o rld W a r I I a great deal of tro u b le was caused by the com m unists because they lived in underground cells, they came out once every year, on M ay Day, to see if they cast a shadow, they alw ays did. . (b) The com m unists owe the r o rig in to K a rl, oldest of the M arx B rothers, w ho described the rest o f the w o rld in a book called Das K a p u t-a ll. A lth o u g h no one has ever read it. it is w id e ly discussed. (c) C om m unists go around w ith clenched fists and thus are te r rib ly hard to shake hands w ith. So, fo r m y money, M r. E ditor, I ’ll s till regard Iv a n w ith simple hum orous contem pt. F o r m y friends and pals in the P lyw ood from S cottie in Barnes E ntered as secon d -class m atter, at the p o sto iflce at Jrook tngs, O regon, hospital, Vancouver, W ard 7. M arch 7. 1946, under the Act o f M arch 3, 1879 W e ll, Boys, I guess I ’m once M i n n a A k e r s , O w n e r a n d P u b lis h e r more in the d riv e r’s seat. A fte r 1 ’ 2 months, the Doc th in ks I can W IL L IA M G. P H E LP S , E ditor come home fo r C hristm as, so all SU BSC R IPT IO N RATES: get ready fo r some kidding. I One Year In ad van ce (In Curry County» ................... .................... $3 00 hear some of the boys are sliding One Year. In ad van ce (ou tsid e Curry County» ................... .................. $350 By around on knots and g e ttin g re C L IF F O R D P. N A T IO N A L A D V E R T ISIN G R E P R E SE N T A T IV E lief. T h a t’s not w hat I used to RO W E . i . t. W eekly N ewspapers R epresentatives , I nc . call it. Ask Ed Ravekes w hat i t ’s N ew York C hicago D etroit P hilad elp h ia called. ( T late years as C hristm as ap T h is sure is some sw ell place. proaches, I find m yself, strangely N 1 W IF A F 1 R N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L enough, looking fo rw a rd w is tfu lly The nurses young and p re tty foxy V. 6 ¿ as T oc C ati 'S n to the tim e when I shall be a (ha ha). The feeds are fine. k P U B lIS H IftI There are over 600 patients in ail J U g randfath er. «^ASSOCIATION kin d of shapes. O u r doctor is one A C T IV E M E M B E R This new ly developing a ttitu d e of the seven best in the U. S. on m y part is, I believe, due to W hat made m ine so tough is the the fact in m y opinion C hristm as m istakes the doc made in 1945, so day w ith o u t the wee tots around this tim e it called fo r a fu ll sized is as depressing as I im agine it job, and at my age it was about w ould lie fo r an Am erican to be The voters of School D is tric t 17C w ill ballot next Monday a ll the old cuss could take. But alone in S ta lin g ra d on the F o u rth w ith a lot of kicking, and loud on w h e th e r or not this d is tric t should w ith d ra w from the C ounty ; of July. ta lk, it seems as if I ’ll be back R u ra l School D is tric t. M y youngsters are d ignified to raise the devil w ith some of teen-agers now w hich means that On the surface, it may not appear to be a very im p o rta n t you. Especialy that long legged this C hristm as m orning w ill be A. D e P H IL L IP S . guy w ho you call Andy, or the Big issue. A c tu a lly , it is, Ixith in the m a tte r o f finances and in the devoid of the screeches and Shot. I ’d like to have a round c o n tro l of o u r schools. skueals of genuine delight over w ith him today. So w ould you. the new ly unwrapped doll w hich W ell it w ill w a it, Andy Boy, u n til U nder the present plan, Schools in C u rry C ounty are adm in cries and wets. N e ith e r w ill there then. istered by a five-m an board chosen fro m the county at large. he in evidence the boyish exuber So this is to a ll you fellow s at One of them may o r m ay not be a resident of this d is tric t. ance as an am bitious lad trie s the Plyw ood and S aw m ill, and boring holes in the d in in g room A lta H ahn o f G rants Pass, Ore don’t fo rg e t the Engine Room Am ong the fu n ctio n s of th is group is one ca llin g fo r them table w ith one o f his new carpen and Lee S tra le y of H a rb o r were Good lu ck to all, A Happy C h ris t to a p fx irtio n tax receipts fo r the county schools among the county te rin g tools. mas and New Year, and old Scot united in m arriage Sunday, Dec. Each year I miss more the schools. T o do so. they often fin d it necessary to cut the budget 13, 1953 by C harles Schaal. tie w ill soon he seeing you. sloppy kisses and the day-long w h ic h the in d iv id u a l d is tric ts have subm itted. When th a t hap The couple were attended by F. E. (S cottie) B LA C H LY . ‘th a n k y o u ’s” w hich, in the past, M r. and M rs. Percy Evans and pens, the in d iv id u a l d is tric t has to re tu rn to its own voters to alw ays follow'ed the m orning dis M r. and M rs. Llo yd Morrison. m ake up the difference. trib u tio n o f the g ifts le ft by San W h ile I hold no b rie f fo r J. F o llo w in g the w edding the p a rty ta. S e lfish ly perhaps. I am also M cC a rth y and his ilk I non-the- had din n e r at the Sm orgahbord in Last year, fo r exam ple, the C ounty School Board cut D is tric t m issing the fun I once had in as lcss take note of a statem ent in Crescent C ity . 17C’s budget by $14.351. B u t even worse fo r local taxpayers was sem bling the tra in tracks, help y o u r e d ito ria l on “ T h '' Issue in The S tra le ys w ill m ake then- the faot th a t they had payed in to the county-w ide fund $27,- ing in the fir s t construction un- 1 1954" to it : “ Because we hate and home on H ig h w a y 101 in South 538.00 m ore than they received, and were s till short the $14,000 d e rta kin g w ith e the new* erector F ear com m unism we mus H arbor. set. and a ctin g as baby s itte r fo r w hich had been c u t fro m the local d is tr ic t’s budget. the d a u g h te r’s latest addition to The am ount w hich D is tric t 17 pays in to the fund over its the doll fa m ily . receipts is hard to figure, because it w ill va ry from year to year. O f course, we s till have C h ris t mas. B u t a ll the g ifts w ill be so School board members are sure it w ill average at least $20,000 depressinglv sensible. Worse yet, per year, and w ith last year as an example, that seems to be everyone w ill be expecting them. modest. Thus a ll the d e lig h tfu l element o f surprise w ill be smothered by B ut m ore im p o rta n t than money is the q u a lity of o u r schools, the c e rta in ty th a t no one w ill be and the C ounty R u ra l School D is tric t has long been abused in forgotten, regardless o f how good Oregon. D r. H o ly ’s w e ll-kn o w n report on Oregon education says: o r bad he has been the proceeding “ In m any instances the ru ra l board has accepted the least ade year. The very fact that the Harbor. Ore. quate provision w ith in the county as standard, and th is has C hristm as din n e r w ill be consid Phone 2568 ered o f equal im portance in the tended to bring a ll the d is tric ts down to this lowest level.” This day’s a c tiv itie s is an indication is, w e fear, tru e also o f C u rry C ounty. in its e lf o f the m anner in w hich W h a te ve r we decide, we must do it now . S tate law provides the fe stiv.tie s have deteriorated. That is w hy I can see the ad- th a t we m ust vote on the question w ith in 90 days of the census, antage of someday being a grand o r rem ain w ith in the R u ra l D is tric t forever. I f we fa il to vote father. Then once more th » fo r w ith d ra w a l, we cannift vote again at a la te r tim e. We go C hristm as tree w ill come a li\e out now o r not at all. and the day w ill once again d m- o n stra te th a t " it is m ore blessed And we cannot see that we have a single thing to gain by to give than to receive” . re m a in in g w ith in the County R u ra l School D is tric t. By w ith d ra w in g , we w ill m ake large financial savings, hut more im p o r (irange Party ta n t than that, we w ill have regained co n tro l of o u r schools Saturday Eve here at home. On every count, we are c e rta in th a t we should vote fo r w ith d ra w a l. The Chetco Grange No. 765 w ill •hold th e ir C hristm as p a rty F r i day, Dec. 18. at 8 p m . A ll G rangers and th e ir friends are in- ' ifed. ( lifts are to he exchanged and ad u lts are asked to bring a g ift not less than 50 cents in value Parents are askixl to bring a g ift fo r th e ir own children and m arked w ith the child's name. A C hristm as program w ith Santa and a ll the trim m in g s is planned. Anyone having a C hristm as dividends to policyholders on pc'ce o r song to c o m rib y te to the I program w ill be welcome. BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT WHAT IT'S WORTH Shall District 17 Withdraw? Straley-Hahn Wed Sunday FítaM CORSAGES CUT FLOWERS FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS McVAY'S on the WINCHUCK p — — — 1 NORTHWESTERN \ s J s a 3 2 NOW PAYING 20 PER CENT r . lire insurance on their homes I Makes a wonderful gift and a swell way to say LOOKING FOR FISH anti household effects! S E E ■ Arthur Knox Insurance Agency j Your Local f NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FIRE ASSOCIATION M r and M rs Dean Thompson and M r. and Mrs. Ray Sequin of Salem, spent M onday fishing the Chetco and the W inchuck. The> reported b e a u tifu l rive rs but no fish except fo r one "flo u n d e r or som ething" Ray snagged o ff the rocks at M ill Beach. SAY M ERRY C H R IS T M A S W ITH FISH IN G GEAR FROM G A L L A G H E R ’S T A C K L E SHOP Foi G ifts See Ye 1 tons " M e r r y Christmas” O REG O N STATE BANK BROOKINGS, OREGON "Yo«r D e p e n d a b le Hom e In s titu tio n ” Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
