Picnic Planned
By Pioneer Group
Sunday, Ju ly 18th, is th e d ate
set for the A nnual P icnic of the
C oos-C urry P io n eer and H isto ri­
cal Association. T he picnic will
be held in th e N orw ay Grove
khich is located on H ighw ay 42
betw een
C oquille and M yrtle
P oint. T he p o tlu ck d 'ijn e r will b e­
gin a t 1 P. M.. All a re invited to
atten d . At th e m onthly m eeting
of th e association held on S a tu r ­
day. the 12th, a co m m ittee w as
appointed w ith Mrs. Ed D etlefsen,
as ch airm an , to a rra n g e for a
sh o rt p ro g ram which will be held
a f te r th e luncheon. P rovision is
being m ade for tim e in w hich old
friends can m eet and renew’ a c ­
q u ain tan ces. T his an n u al event
is th e high light of th e y e a r’s
w ork of th e association and is
often atten d e d by m any out ot
s ta te people.
At th e business held S atu rd ay ,
th e rep o rt of th e nom ination com ­
m itte e w as given, in p re p a ra tio n
for th e election of .o fficers w hich
will ta k e place a t th e annual pic­
nic. T he n am es of those n o m in at­
ed by th e co m m ittee w ill ap p ear
in th is p u b licatio n p rio r to th e
an n u al m eeting. T h em em bers of
th e n o m ination co m m itte e a re :
R obert M cKenzie, S ixes; Mrs.
Ja m e s M aple, E m p ire; M rs. C h a r­
les S ta u ff, C oquille; and Mrs.
B ru ce P u rd y , Coquille.
T h e n ex t m o n th ly m eetin g will
hb held a t th e C oquille H otel on
S a tu rd a y . Ju ly 10th a t 12 o ’clock.
Explorer Scouts
Make Canoe Trip
D ick B erg e r an d B rian English,
m em b ers of th e Rod and Gun
C lub E x p lo rer P ost 32, com pleted
th e ir canoe trip of 76 m iles down
th e U m pqua river. The w’a te r in
th e riv e r w as low’ this year, so
th e re w ere m ore th rills and spills
as th ey tried to n av ig ate narrow-
places betw een ju ttin g rocks.
About 40 boys m ade th e trip in
fo u r canoes, but tw o of th e canoes
w ere dam aged so badly th e boys
had to finish th e trip by tru c k
D ick and B ria n ’s canoe m ade it
all th e way, a lth o th ey dam aged
12 ribs of th e canoe, and w ere
sw am ped th re e tim es. G ettin g
th e canoe to shore and collecting
paddles an d boys a f te r a sw am p­
ing m ishap took considerable do­
ing, according to th e boys.
T hey saw’ a g re a t deal of scen­
ery and found sev eral eagles nests
on top of sn ags along one p art of
th e riv er T hey pitched cam p each
night, so m etim es in poison oak,
and cooked m eals from dehy­
d ra te d food. They had a lot of
fun and a g reat exp erience but
w e re g lad to a rriv e hom e last
S a tu rd a y .
LETTER TO EDITOR
F o rt F ra se r. B. C., Can
J u n e 15, 1954
D ear F rien d s;
We a re liking this c o u n try m ore
^11 of th e tim e, in spite of all of
♦he w ork ahead of us. W e have
o u r building site cleaned and
•nite a stack of wood cut as a
re su lt, o u r well is alm ost dug,
and o u r garden is in and up. V’e
• r r i 'e d here fo u r w eeks ago last
S atu rd ay .
T he w ild life su re is plentiful.
H ave seen bear, coyote, m i r k r - t .
b< aver, lo ts of ducks and moose.
Since w e’ve m oved hero w e’ve
learn ed th a t o u r p lace is th e h u n t-
ng grounds for people from so u th ­
ern B.C. T he m osquitos h av e n ’t
been h alf so bad as I expected.
Hope we receive th e paf>er soon.
I t ’s 9:30 p. m. and th e sun is
♦ust setting.
Y our F riends.
A rd a th and Ross H orn
Chrome Increase
R ockhounds
P L A N P IC N IC
T he Mt. Em ily Gem and Min-
eal C lub m ade plans at th e ir re g ­
u l a r m eetin g last T h u rsd ay for a
p o tlu ck picnic to be held at the
G rover R anch seven m iles up the
W inchuck on Ju ly 18. T he picnic
Brookings-Harbor Pilot
will lx* a t 1 ;(M) p. m.
O th e r business discussed a t th e
THURSDAY, JU N E 24, 1954
m eetin g w as new s of sev eral rock
show’s w hich m em hei's m ight be
hibit at vario u s shows.
in te re ste d in atten d in g , and d em ­
The next re g u la r m e e tin g w ill
o n stra tio n of a p o rtab le display
be hehl J u ly 15.
ease w hich can be used to ex-
7
NOTICE OF 1954-1955 BUDGET MEETING
City of Brookings, Oregon
In accordance w ith th e provisions of th e " lo c a l B udget L aw ’’ (Section 110-1201 to 110-1215, O.
C.L A., as am ended) notice is hereby given th a t th * B udget C om m ittee of th e C ity of B rookings, O re­
gon, in com pliance w ith s a ; ' la w . p re p are d and a I opted on M ay 26, 1954, the follow ing budget e s ti­
m a te s for th e C ity of B rookings. O regon, for th .' ensuing fiscal year, Ju ly 1. 1954 to J u n e 30, 1955.
All persons are hereby notified th at on F riday, J u n e 25. 1954, at 8:00 p. rn , in th e C ity H all, B rook­
ings, O iegon, said budget e s t im a te s m ay be d iscu ssed w ith th e C ity C ouncil, th e levying b o ard fo r th e
C ity of B rookings, O regon, and any p erso n subject to the proposed tax levy or levies will be h e a rd in
favor of o r ag a in st said proposed ta x levy, o r any i a rt thereof.
(S igned );
(S igned ) :
W. L. C R ISSEY , M em ber of Budget C o m m ittee
R O B E R T O. DIM M ICK , M ayor
F R E D M OORE, M em ber of B udget C om m ittee
W A R R E N T. SM ITH , C ouncilm an
L U T H E R T IS D A L E , M em ber of B udget C om m ittee P E T E L E S M E IS T E R , C ouncilm an
LYNN H A M PTO N , M em ber of B udget C o m m ittee C LIV E M ANLEY. C ouncilm an
W. H. Z1CKLER, M em ber of B udget C o m m ittee
C. F. C A M PBELL. C ouncilm an
ESTIM A TED EXPENDITURES :
K w t tn u it r d
Asked By Cordon
W A SH IN G T O N
S e n a to r Guy
Cordon said todav he has asked
th e O ffice of D efense P roduction
to d eterm in e th e fe asah ility of a
stepped 'u p chrom e production
program .
T h e p resen t g o v ern m e n t-b ack ­
ed p ro g ram for chrom e p roduc­
tion ru n s u n til 1957 o r un til 200,-
000 tons of th e critica l m ineral
has been produced.
H ow ever th e p ro c u rem en t pro­
gram has lagged and only an e sti­
m ated to ta l of 60.000 tons has
been acquired by th e governm ent
as of th is m onth.
A to ta l of $20,000,000 w as set
aside to finance th e chrom e p ro ­
ram . Tim s fa r u n d er $5,700,000
of tb 's am ount has been spent.
T he av e rag e per-ton price of the
chrom e th u s fa r procured has
been about $94.
S e n a to r Cordon, in ask in g the
O D P stu d y to d eterm in e if the
program could and should be ste p ­
ped up, recalled th a t he has been
largely responsible for th e e x te n ­
sion to chrom e of th e defense
m inerals pro cu rem en t program .
L s t liu u tr d
Huduet
1»33 1 »54
KNllm ated
Budget
1»5Z-1»53
49,941.75
43,346 00
Kuttm ated
B ud««
19A 1-IM X
A d m in istra tiv e and G eneral—
M ayor and Council .................................,,.........
S alary , C ity R ecorder ..........................................
2,000.00
A udit of Books and R ecords .........................
350 00
M iscellaneous E xpenses ......................................
300.00
Office E quipm ent and C o n st................................
750 00
Vac. P ay for S ubs R ecorder .......................................
50 00
W a te r
................................................................
100.00
T elephone ..................................................................
50000
L ight S ervice ...........................................................
135.00
H e atin g .........................................................................
330 00
P rin tin g , A dvertising, E lections ........................
850.00
F re ig h t ......................................................................
4500
L eague of O regon C ities ......................................
61.00
R e tirem en t, In surance, Bonds ............................
1,600.00
In te re s t ............................................................................
180 00
$
7,251.00
L IG H T S
900.00
F ire D e p a rtm e n t—
Lease, F ire Engine
All O th e r Expense
3.321.12
4,089.00
STREET
7.410.12
Zoning, Budding, Sanitation
Salary
Com m ission, M aps, N otices, etc.
V ISITO R S FRO M M E M P H IS
Mr. and M rs. I. M. B rooks of C ity A tto r n e y -
M em phis, T ennessee, spent a few Salary
.........
days last w eek w ith Mrs. B rooks’ E xpense, C h a rte r, Bonds, etc.
b ro th er, Em il Moore.
1,800.00
500 00
2,300.00
1,800.00
1,500 00
3,300.00
H E L E N K LA B O E H EAD S
4-H O R G A N IZA TIO N
H elen K laboe. C u rry county 4-H
club m em ber, w as elected vice
p resident of K appa S igm a at 4-H
su m m er school as lead ers w ere
chosen in th e living organizations.
T h e 4-H su m m er school, held
an n u a lly at O regon S ta te College,
will end Ju n e 25.
D ep a rtm e n t of S tr e e ts
S a la ry and M ileage
All O th e r E xpense
2,250.00
11,189.00
13,439.00
M unicipal C ourt
S a la ry of Ju d g e
Vac. Pay, (Ju d g e P ro-T ern)
All O th e r Expense
1,400.00
50.00
200 00
1,650 00
T axes not expected to he collected d u rin g
1954-1955 fiscal y e a r ....................
Did Yon Receive A
6,000 00
C ity E ngineer
D IV ID E N D
ON YOUR FIRE INSURANCE?
If Not, You’re Missing
An Opportunity To Save
On Costs
R e ta in e r .....
S urveys, etc.
L ib ra ry (not for construction»
Police D e p a rtm e n t—
Ja il M edical C are ...................................................
P riso n ers M eals ...................................................
Ja il F u rn ish in g s and S upplies
......................
School and C onvention ......................................
C ity Police C ar E x p e n s e ................ .....................
S a la ry , C hief
.......................................................
Special O f f i c e r s ................................. :....................
Arthur Knox Insurance Agency
G A LLA G H ER BLDG.
Brookings
M iscellaneous Expense ....................................
C ity
Y a id
C ensus
I T O TA L (All D e p a rtm e n ts) BU D G ET
Receipts—
850 00
50.00
400 00
400 00
200 00
1,200 00
4.350.00
3.900 00
150.00
1.500.00
12.150 00
1,895 00
725.00
58.870.12
1»53-1»51
K a ltm a trd
< Budget)
P ro p e rty T axes (P rio r levies
due)
$ 5.000.00
S ta te L iquor F u n d s ... . 1,718.18
Fines and Bail
F o rfe itu re s ...... . 3,712.55
B uilding P e rm its ........
750.00
F ran c h ise T axes ...........
250.00
L icenses
. 5,500.00
A vailable C ash Bal. .. .. 1,000.00
P a rk in g M eter Col. ... 3,100.00
S ta te H ighw ay F unds
9,200.00
M iscellaneous ............
600 00
400.00
1.000.00
S alary, Officer .....................................3..........
Phone 22ii
K s t In u t te d
Kvpendlturcw
V n r x . Hal.
1 »5 4 1 *»05
(lune 30, 1»A4
30,230 73
1»A4 I »A3
4 «Orna ted
9,904.27
2,850.00
3,500.00
640.00
300.00
4,500.00
3,700.00
12,000.00
350.00
37,744.2 1
Snmmary-
T otal E stim a te d
E x p e n d itu r e s ........ 49,941.75
T o tal E stim a te d
R eceipts ............ 30,230.73
58,870.12
37,744J 7
N ecessary to B alance B u d g et and
Tax Levy ................... 19,71102
Note—
P roperty Tfu&~
1952-1953 Levy w as
6G In crease
19,971 00
1.198 26
A uthorized
H e rew ith Pro|x>sed
A m ount U nder
A u thorization
21.169 26
21.125.85
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