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2 Brookings-Harbor Pilot, Thursday, January 21, 1954 LETTER FROM W ASHINGTON BROOKJN G S-H A RBO R P IL O T AN IN D E PE N D E N T N EW SPA PER By Entered as second-class m a tte r, at the postoffice a t Brookings. Oregon. M a rc h 7, 1946, under the A ct o f M arch 3. 1879 IL xrris E llsworth , M.C. M inna A kers , Owner and Publisher 6th D istrict, O regon W’ILLIAM G. PH ELPS, E ditor H E second session of th e 83rd C ongress has ju st g o tten nice ly un d er w ay as this is w ritte n . C ertain ro u tin e and fo rm a lities a re n ecessary to b eg :n w ritin g a new volum e of th e C ongressional Record. On th e first or opening day th«' roll is called, the P re s i dent is notified th a t C ongress is in session, any new m em bers who w ere elected d u rin g th e recess (th is tim e th e re w ere fo u r) a re duly sw orn in. C ertain v acan cies are filled and interim com m u n ica tions a re read. U nlike th e opening of a new term of C ongress, th e convening of a second o r o th e r session d u r ing a te rm m erely tak es up leg is lation w here it w as when th e p re vious session adjourned. W hen a new te rm of C ongress begins all legislation s ta rts new. A fte r a session of C ongress opens th e first o rd e r of business is to h e a r th e P resid en t deliv er a m essage to a joint session of the H ouse and S en ate on th«' “S ta te of the Union," as req u ired by th e C onstitution. T SU BSC R IPT IO N RATES: One Y ear In advance (In C u rry C ounty) .............................. One Y ear. In advance (outside C urry C ounty) ...................................... N A T IO N A L A D V E R T IS IN G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E ,3 .0 0 ,3 50 W eekly N ewspapers R epresentatives , I nc . N ew Y ork Chicago NEW SPAPER Philadelphia D etroit N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L 1 as T o CIÊÂTICÎN P U B L IS H E R S LI I ACTIVE MEMBER | A SSO CIATIO N Vote On the Festival I I T E ’R E P R IN T IN G this w eek a le tte r to th e ed ito r from one of o u r s ta te officials, S e c re ta ry of S ta te E arl T. N ew bry. In it the S e c re ta ry tells us th at he has read o u r editorial on possible loss of the A zalea F estiv al, and he counsels us a g a in st losing it. Such festivals, Mr. N ew bry says, are of g re a t value to cities such as ours, and he is su re w e’d re g ret it if it should fade from view. W e’re su re we would too, and we hope th at it doesn’t. T he Azalea F estiv al is becom ing a w ell-know n festival, and i t ’s unique form is so m ething th at cannot he du p licated in the sta te . But we know, too, th a t it cannot prosper w ithout th e aid of th e people of B rookings and H arbor, and it is up to them to m ake th e decision. T he festival m eans w ork h ard w ork. W ithout h ard w ork it cannot succeed, and an unsuccessful festival is w orse th an none at all. T h at is why, on o u r front page, we have published a ballo t for the people of th is area. In it they can tell us w hat course th e y th in k should be tak en , and w h e th e r or not they a re w illing to help ta k e th a t course. W e have asked them to sign it because we feel th e ballots should be cast by th e responsible people who are in te re ste d in th e area, and a re w illing to have th e ir decision known. W e a re in te re ste d in th e decision of th e people here. T his is th e ir festival, and its success o r fa ilu re depends upon them National Printing Week N A T IO N A L P R IN T IN G W E E K is being celebrated th is w eek all across A m erica. And we subm it, here and now, th a t it is an im p o rtan t th in g th a t we celeb rate. The p rin ted w ord is th e larg est d issem in ato r of inform ation th at has ev er existed, and we think it is apt to rem ain so for some tim e. It w as th e discovery of th e p rin tin g p ress, m ore th an any o th e r event, w hich released m ankind from th e shadow of the d ark ages. W hen G u ten b erg printed his first Bible, he had perform ed one of th e g re a t ev en ts of all history. F o r th e first tim e, th e p rin ted w ord w as availab le to th e com m on m an . . . and for th e first tim e ideas begin to lx» exchanged, as they conquered the d istances w hich had once sep a rated men. W here once th e ideas of m an had existed only on precious h an d -w ritte n p apers, they could now be printed, and copied, and spread acro ss th e w orld Ami m en could read and think, and theii horizons broadened beyond the n arrow fields w hich had held them . In o u r own A m erica, th e destiny of this N ation rode larg ely on th«' p rin te d w ord. T he sep a rated colonies grew to g e th e r as th eir spokesm en w ro te and th e ir p rin te rs reproduced th e s tirrin g docum ents w hich w elded them into a single nation. And still, today, it is th e p rin ted w ord w hich c a rrie s th e news of the w orld to the o rd in ary man. He sits in his chair, and the w isdom and th e new s of th e w orld flows to him from the pages of p ap e rs and Ixxiks. As long as it continues, he shall be free. CHETCO TAXI UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Prompt and Courteous Service Day and Night I’llO N E 2451 Brookings, Ore .‘e o n To me, and to m any o th ers too, th e P re s id e n t’s m essage w as in spiring. It inspired m e for the specific reason th a t it gave m e a feeling of renew ed hope and r e newed fa ith *n the in h eren t soor^’- ness of o u r svstem of governm eni un d er th e C o n stitu tio n vhen il is allow ed to function as intended P resident E isenhow er is clea rly devoted to o u r co n stitu tio n al p rin ciples and he plans to conduct his ad m in istratio n s tric tly in acco rd ance w ith them . I like th a t. It has seem ed to m e th a t o u r sy s tem has been a tta c k e d both d i rectly and indirectly d u rin g th e last 20 years. I read and h eard in th e P re s id e n t’s m essage a re a ffir m ation of m y own u n d ersta n d in g of the principles of free re p re s e n ta tiv e governm ent. C o n trary to som e advance spec ulation, P rc s ’dent E isen h o w er’s m essage contained very few sp e. (cific suggestions o r reeom m en- r’atio n s It was. ra th e r, m o re of an index to a larg e volum e of recom m endations w hich he s ta te s he will send to C ongress in sev eral in sta llm e n ts d u rin g th e next few weeks. He not only told us w hat th ese m essages will he about, but be gave us th e d ates on w hich th ey will he placed be fore C ongress And w hat a p ro gram he has announced! O bvious ly ev e ry th in g about o u r people, th e ir problem s, th e econom y, and problem s of n a tu ra l reso u rces have been u n d er stu d y since in- p u g u ra t’on day last y e a - The P resid en t took his t ;mo and in e calm and business-like w ay a c cu m u lated the facts, studied th em eo-ordinated and re la ted them ! and now is proceeding to unfold the re su lts of his e ffo rts in th e form of an ad m in istratio n p ro gram . Ilis procedure is not sp ec tacu la r. it is not colorful it m ay not even be good politics but it m akes a lot of sense. Some m em bers m ay not be w ill ing to ag ree w ith all of th e P re s i d e n t’s recom m endations, but he does not expect or even w ant every m em ber of C ongress to b«' a ru b b e r stam p. He has m ade ! th a t very clear. Rut I c e rta in ly like th e w ay he has set out to do his job. It m ust be a bit co n founding to those critics of th e P resident who have safely p o n ti ficated to th e effect th a t w hile th e P resid en t is a nice m an and w as a good general he has no program and doesn’t know now ¡ to be P resid en t. His m essage to the jo in t session should certain ly q u iet th a t line of a tta c k . T his is the first " L e tte r from W ash in g to n ” for this new y ea r of 1954. H elen and I left Oregon on D ecem ber 10 and drove across the co u n try by a long ro u te which allow ed us to visit o u r two d au g h te rs who live in S a n ta Fe, New M exico and in Cleveland, Ohio. W e are se ttle d again here in W ashington for this session of C ongress. B elated though it is, we ta k e th is m eans of w ishing all a .pleasant and prosperous New Year. GUILD MEETS; PLANS SUPPER At the m eeting of S t. T im o th y ’s Episcopal C hurch G uild held last W ednesday at th e hom e of Dor s Crosby, Mrs. W illiam B rown was instalied as president. O th e r offi cers installed a t th e sam e tim e w ere Mrs. Elwood C o slett, vice president; Mrs. Don S m ith , secre tary , and H a rrie t B ak er, tr e a s urer. P lan s w ere m ade fo r a pancake supper to be held on S hrove T u es day, tim e and place to be a n nounced later. Buv U. S. S avings Bonds! THE FINEST FISH C lam s - A balone S hrim p Scallops O ysters P raw n s Eastern Oregon Beef LOCKER MEAT SILVERSPRAY MARKET N. Brookings The Cttfiri GteSce+it Gilyi. Aleweit S ta te proudly presents this areas finest selection of lovely aids to modern living • • • • • Dinner Ware by Vernon Wrought Iron Ware House Wares — Gift Wares Party Novelties Costume Jewelry 170 H Street, Crescent City N ext to C h am b er of C om m erce P H O N E 7185 WE BELIEVE IN INSURANCE! 1 HIS BANK HAS NEVER ENGAGED IN THE W RITING OF ANY TYPE OF INSURANCE As a matter of fair pla\ we do not direct our customers to any particular agent, we do not play favorites. We believe in insurance and have requested our customers at all times to obtain adéquat coverage with a local Brookings agent. We are firm believers in the theory that in case of a loss your local agent is in better po sition to service a claim than an agent at some distant point. OREGON STATE BANK BROOKINGS OREGON Your Dependable Home Institution MEMBER FED ERA L D EPO SIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
