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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1954)
Engagement of La Von Wagner Announced Here insurance you can buy. P ost and ^COL 1 DR1V E RAISES A uxiliary m em bers keep this m em bership th e ir first g u a rd to SUBSTANTIAL FUND O N R and YOUR w elfare, w ith F ra n k C hapin. C h airm an of th e o th Ilt'l e r o ui|;aiiuauvi»i> rganizations secondary. Roy ovuui S cout u drive, o rted this „ r>Uy rn * . rep »w^'**"* ...... If you a re really and sincerely j th a t t he drive had raised Veterans! Mr. and M rs H arlo w W ag n er If you had not less th a n 90 days in tere ste d in your own and your $705 50 to c a rry on local scout ac- of R oseburg announced th is week service in the A rm ed F orces and fam ily’s w elfare, join and keep tivities. In addition. C hapin said th e re the en g ag em en t of th e ir d a u g h te r a discharge o th er th a n dishonor as co n stru c tiv e ly active and in w e re a n u m b er of pledges to the LaVon to Mr. Jo h n T hiem s of form ed as possible in a v e te ra n s ’ able you will, some day, surely fund w hich have not yet been re B rookings. o u tfit. profit by reading this. A la te su m m er m a rria g e is O u r s tre n g th is in m em bership ceived. W ith th e above q ualifications, planned for th e couple. you and your fam ily have a v a il num bers. Miss W ag n er has tau g h t h ere In com radeship. tu n a te in being in close co n tact able v e te ra n ’s b en efits of w hich M. S. B rainard, S ervice O fficer, w ith th e girls on th e night th e th e p ast th re e years, and p rio r you may now be ig n o ran t o r m is Dist. 7. O regon V. F. W. Q ueen w as selected. One person informed. M any of you have al ca n ’t describe the anxiety and e x ready received som e of th e bonus, citem en t th e girls go through. education, insurance, h o sp italiz a To T he E d ito r: I wish to com m end th e B ro o k -! T h is y e a r only one girl from tion, hom e loans, com pensation, etc. These, and o thers, w ere ob ings Lucky Seven C lub for having B rookings had th e th rill of being tained by organized v e te ra n s who such a fine group of boys as those in th e court. I don't know of any com m u n ity w ith nicer or lovelier (1>1 in g to «./ keep them ____ _______ are try available, . , w ho cam e to P ort O rfo rd S a ‘- young girls to give this honor to. now, and in th e u nknow n fu tu re . ( u n la y for a boxing sm oker. We who have gained and try to | G roups such as these m ake show s B eing a sm all com m unity o u r pare to those who h av e b ro u g h t club w ork a lot easier. T hey cam e g irls don’t have a g reat deal to rw ard nard to those who have brouht as com peting a th le te s and per- look fo ......... ___ to, th ere fo re I th in k Lbout higher w ages and b e tte r form ed as such. w ith flaw less , it w ouid be a crim e to have a r< working conditions P ossibly w e I spo rtm an sh ip . and they conduct- p ca t p erfo rm an ce on picking K w o riu ing n g conuiuoiis. voiiuniujia. r i u - . uoiK j ___ , ......................— ____ e e n tli - ««<1 h er court from th e view the unco -o p erative v e te ra n ed them selves as perfect g e n tk - Q ueen and h er court from th e county. T he azaleas are here, th e as unions do non-m em bers w ho m en at all tim es, A w ord of p raise for B ill , fe stiv al w o rk ers are here, the com- p arta k e of and yet do not sup T hom pson and Al P hillips w ho mUnity spirit is here, why not port th e ir h ard won gains. accom panied and coached them have th e Q ueen and h er C o u it In my 15 y ears as v o lu n te e r v e t B ud R an sd ell—P o rt O rford-S ix- frOm h e re ? eran s’ service o fficer I have han- M arg aret Phillips. died th e problem s of h u n d re d s of cs Bo>^ Club, v eteran s and th e ir fam ilies. I T his le tte r is in re g a rd to th e expect to continue. I could re cite th e Azalea F estival, m ainly the many, m any cases w h ere v e te ra n s and a re ir fam ilies w e re a l th e end | Q ueen and h e r C ourt, of th eir rope All q u ite possible, | I have lived here in B ro o k in s like you, th o u g h t them selves fo r n early tw o years and T m ust say ever exem pt from any need. Som e th a t I ’ve enjoyed th e festivals of those who th o u g h t they w ere very m uch. L ast y ea r I w as for- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Brookings-Harbor Pilot TH U R SD A Y , JU N E 10, 19.54 to th a t she ta u g h t schools in N eb ra sk a . S h e is a fo rm e r s tu d e n t at S o u th e rn O regon College o f E d u catio n . Mr. T h iem s is em ployed by th e D avis T ru c k and T ra c to r C o., in B rookings. P L A N COLO RA D O T R IP Mrs. C h arles G rayshel and Mi’s. C h ester G rag g plan to leave Sat* u rd a y on a trip to Colorado. H A U L IN G livestock LUMBER 11AY - CRAIN BUILDING MATERIALS all done are now back on their < ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ jobe, th a n k s to v e te ra n s ’ help, See m aybe w tjrking alongside you! Some, w ere hom eless now have M R S. A L IC E M. P U T N A M homes of th e ir own, obtained for th rough v e te ra n s’ loan agencies. In B rookings th e re a re bran ch es k im b a ll - w u r litze r of two N atio n al V e te ra n s’ o u t P IA N O S fits and th e ir L adies A uxiliaiies. and they are th e ones now c a rry in g HAM M OND O RG A N S YOUR load. In v e stm en t of a very am o d erate sum in m em bership in P h o n e 2589 o r W rite Box 47 a V e te ran s’ post or A uxiliary is B rookings. O regon the cheapest, m ost com prehensive [ I I Our confidence is great READY MIX CONCRETE . . . A N D WE MATCH CUR FAITH W ITH DOLLARS « (O u r sand and gravel is w ashed, screened and w eighed to give full m easu re and p roper proportions of aggregate, to insure quality) 11 I River Run Sand and Gravel Crushed Gravel Clay Fill Rock Fill Material River Silt Black Top Toil Clam Shell Soil Concrete Pipe & Ditching NO JOB TOO SMALL Brookings RED-E-MIX Concrete Central Bldf. I M Co. { Phone 2442 _________________ f T. W e believe in the Pacific Northwest, and we have the utmost faith in the future of this region which we serve. Our area’s population has more than doubled in the past ten years, and is still growing. We sincerely believe the Pacific Northwest will continue to grow and go forward for many years to come. W ith us , this faith is more than mere talk, for we are investing millions of dollars to back our firm belief. Since 1915, we have spent $21,456,490 to modernize and expand our telephone system. I his year, 1954, we will spend in excess of six million dollars more. O ur task is not yet completed. As this great area grows we will continue our expansion program and to provide for everyone telephone service as fine as is available anywhere in the nation. ilEHOSE
