JOB TOTALS
TURN UPWARD
CAROL FALLERT
HONORARY PLEDGES
O REG O N S T A T E C O LLE G E ,
C o rva llis, M ay 12
(Special —
C arol Ann F a lle rt o f H a rb o r has
been chosen fo r m em bership in
Phi ('h i Theta, national honor so­
cie ty fo r women in com m erce at
Oregon S tate college.
P hi Chi T heta a c tiv itie s include
sponsoring w eekly radio s h o rt­
hand contests fo r high school s tu ­
dents, sponsoring a tea to ac­
q u a in t freshm en in commerce
w ith upperclassmen and fa c u lty
members, and acting as a service
group to the business school.
A sophomore in business and
technology, Miss F a lle rt is the
daugh ter of M r. and M rs. C la re ­
mont F a lle rt of H arbor.
About 10,600 a d dition al w o rk ­
ers found jobs last m onth, b rin g ­
in g the num ber o f unem ployed to
1.500 some 32,000 less than the
w in te r ’s high in F ebruary. The f>-
ta l is the highest in fiv e years
b u t was exceeded by local office
estim ates fo r M ay 1 o f 1948 and
1949, according to the S tate U n­
em ploym ent Commission. A year
ago 28,815 were looking fo r w ork.
H a lf of the em ploym ent up ­
tre n d came fro m dow nstate west
e rn Oregon areas where lum ber,
c o n s tru c tio n and a g ric u ltu re were
beom ing m ore active. M ore than
5,(XX) new seasonal jobs were re­
p o rte d around Eugene, Roseburg.
M edford, G rants Pass, Coos Bay,
Toledo, T illa m o o k , A sto ria , M c ­ FRATERNITY ELECTS
M in n v ille , Salem
A lbany and BROOKINGS MEMBER
E lv in R. Meek of B rookings has
C o rv a llis .
In the m e tro p o lita n fo u r-c o u n ty been elected treasurer o f the San
d is tric t 3,250 a d d itio n a l jobs wet * Jose S tate College ch a p te r o f S ig ­
p ro vid e d but the 19,900 s till look­ ma Pi, national social fra te rn ity .
ing fo r w o rk was 8.100 higher Meek, w’ho is in his ju n io r year
than a year ago E astern Oregon at the college in San Jose, C a lif.,
areas showed considerable im ­ is m a jo rin g in accounting. He is
provem ent w ith 2,200 few er job- the son of M r. and M rs. C alvin
seekeis than on A p r il 1 but prac­ Meek, P. O. Box 1476, Brookings.
tic a lly every section had m ore
t h a n j n 1953.
♦ he 20,936 asking state compensa-
Steady seasonal reduction in the tio n last week was m ore than at
claim s load also was rejjorted but ’ his period since 1946. New’ c la im -
ROSS SALVAGE
SA N D AND GRAVEL
POP S O IL A N D F IL L D IR T
Phone 2057 or 2341
B. B. Crabb Co.
Ik x>k keeping
Pay Roll
Taxe:
Insurance
Korr Bldg.
BrocUngs, Ore.
Charter To Be
Presented Port
Orford Rotary
A tto rn e y General R obert Y.
I hornton o f Salem, Oregon w ill
be p rin cip a l speaker at C h a rte r
N ig h t dinner fo r new ly form ed
P o rt O rfo rd R o ta ry Club on Wed
nesday, M ay 19.
A t a m eeting last night o f tem­
p o ra ry officers o f the recently o r­
ganized club, B ill Hensen, te m ­
p o ra ry president, released fin a l
plans fo r next w eek’s m eeting.
Also included on program w ill be
D r. H a rry L. D illin , President of
L in fie ld College and D is tric t Gov­
e rn o r fo r R otary In te rn a tio n a l.
R epresentatives from
R o ta rv
Clubs throughout the d is tric t w ill
he in attendance, and it is ex­
pected th a t large delegations w ill
be on hand from the tw o sponsor­
ing clubs in Gold Beach and
Brookings.
The dinner is being prepared by
the ladies o f the P ort O rfo rd
( h a p te r o f The Eastern S ta r as­
sisted by the local Job’s Daugh-
ttrs . It w ill be held in the m u lti-
purpose room o f the P ort O rfo rd
E le m e n ta ry School and w ill com ­
mence at 7 :30 p.m.
T he P o rt O rfo rd R o ta ry C lub
was organized last m onth w ith
tw e n ty - tw o
c h a rte r
members,
ants (2.369) also were high anti T e m p o ra ry o ffice rs oth e r than
1,050 others w-ho saw service in president are: John M c W illia m s
K orea w ere asking benefits.
V ice-P resident; M e rle W ahl, Scc-
Insured unem ploym ent dropped ro ta ry ; Joe Kam pa and Clyde W il-
to 6 2 per cent last week, com liamson. D irectors.
pa rin g w ith 15 per cent in F e b ru -
Guests in v ite d to attend oth e r
a ry and a U. S. ra te hovering I than R otarians and th e ir w ives in-
around 6 per cent since e a ily elude P ort O rfo rd C ity O fficia ls.
1954. Oregon was 13th fro m th
(op in the latest n a tio n a l s u m ­
Reach th a t buyer thro u g h
m ary received here.
P ilo t C lassified A dvertisem ent.
Paym ents to covered w o rke rs
reached $2.428,451, an increase ot
38.2 per cent fro m A p ril, 1953.
The to ta l was exceeded only in
946, Since last J u ly , 113 479
w o rke rs have file d claim s w h il
13,467 have exhausted benefit
’ights to r 1953-54. Both the n u m ­
ber o f claim ants and exhaustion.,
w i re higher in the 1949-50 hem -
tit year.
New Officers
For Gem Society
preside: Dale Chapman, P resi­
dent, A ustin Erazeau, Vice P resi­
dent. and M a ria n Chapman Sec­
re ta ry-T re a su re r.
The M t. E m ily Gem and M iner
DEEDS
al C lub w ill meet Thursday, May
L e t us decide honestly w hat
20th at 8:00 p.m. at the V F W
we
can do, and then do i t w ith
H a ll fo r an in te re stin g program .
A group fro m the Del N o rte a ll o u r m ig h t.— A m e lia D. B a rr.
Rockhounds Inc. w ill be present
to show’ some of the m ineral and
gem slides fro m th e ir collection.
A large tu rn o u t is hoped fo r as
th is w ill be the last m eeting to
Interior and Exterior
discuss plans fo r the forthcom ing
Gem and M in e ra l Show’ to be held
A. H. ECKETT
in conjunctio n w ith the Azalea
Festival.
Box 551, Brookings
The fo llo w in g new’ officers w ill
P L A S T E R IN G
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On the Be itch
ELECT
PERCY LANTZ
For Sheriff
I ’d. Pol. Adv.
Due To The Cattle Rustling and Illegal Slaughter
o f Stock cn the
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WHALESHEAD RANCH
There Will Be
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or
Trespassing Allowed
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is die care and repair of your car (plus
your COMPLETE SATISFACTION
with our services) you can be sure that
we have the lx\st interests of both you
and your car at heart. Drive up for a
check up, today!
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GARAGE
Signed:
Phone 2 3 3 4
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DELMAR COLGROVE, Jr.
WARREN McNEELY