Brookings-Harbor pilot., July 01, 1954, Page 13, Image 13

Holiday Brings
Explorer Scouts
Danger of M any
S u m m e r’s
big holiday.
th e
F o u rth of Ju ly , will provide
th o u san d s ot m o to rists o p p o rtu n i­
ty to ta k e to the open road this
w eekend and th e resu lt. O regon
tra ffic safety officials say, could
be high way cid<\
x
T he best advice, w ith JO m il­
lion vehicles jam m in g the n atio n 's
highw ays, is to “ think tw ice
once for y o u rself and once for
th e o th e r guy.”
S ta te officials said todav that
m axim um en fo rcem ent can be ex ­
pected o v er th e th ree-d ay holi­
day from all law agencies but
they added, “th e best enforcem ent
would be realized if d riv ers im ­
posed re stric tio n s on them selves
before leaving hom e for the w eek ­
en d .”
H e re ’s w h at s ta te and n atio n al
a u th o ritie s recom m end for a sane
and safe highw ay trip :
1. Don’t drive after d rin k in g -
even a little.
2. Cut your usual cruising
speed 10 miles an hour.
3. Double check before passing
or changing lanes.
4. Don’t follow the car ahead
too closely.
5. Don’t compete in traffic; let
the other guy go first.
6. Watch out for traffic blund-
Pictures of
New Officers Available
In 1953. 38,500 A m ericans w ere
killed in tra ffic accidents.
ers other drivers commit.
N early 800,000 persons w ere in­
Speeding on U. S. streets and
Oregon’s last three-day holiday, ju re d in week end tra ffic acci­
highways injured nearly 700,000
Memorial weekend, resulted in d en ts last year.
men. women and children.
eight traffic deaths. This w e e k -'
end could bring a higher death
toll, Qffigials said, since traffic
undoubtedly will be heavier.
TYRANNY
Resistance to tyranfs is obed­
ience to God. —Jefferson.
Arbitrary power is most easily
established on the ruins of liberty
abused to licentiousness — Wash­
ington.
ELKS!
Phone 3191
P e te L esm eister, E x a lte d R u ler of th e newly forrm ed
E lks Lodge in Brookings, ta k e s th e gavel from F ra n k L onergan
of P o rtlan d , past E x alted G rand R u ler of th e G rand Lodge of
O regon.
On th e left is F ra n k H ise of C orvallis, G rand E steem ­
ed L ectu rin g K night.
Al Sarver Photo?
M em bers
of
th p
E x p lo rer
S couts this w eek delivered tin
n t seven of nine tab les w hich
they had co n stru c te d for Loeb
S a te P ark , th e M yrtle G rove up
h • C heteo River.
T he scouts, u n d er th e ir lead er
"'w ard C rane, c o n stru c te d the
' d ies from m a te ria ls do n ated b\
” e A nderson stu d mill here.C ur-
'y C ounty L u m b er hauled seven
■r them to th e S ta te P ark S u n d av
w ith th e o th e r tw o to follow
sh o rtly.
The tab les, designed by Jim
Yelton of B rookings, will accom o­
d ate ab o u t ten picnicers each, and
will add g re a tly to th e facilities
of th e p ark C o n struction has
been c a rrie d out at the Rod ami
Gun d u b , hom e of th e E x p lo rer’s
sponsors.
U nlim ited pow er c o rru p ts th e
possessor; and this I know, th a t,
w here law ends, th e re ty ra n n y be­
gins.—W illiam P itt th e E lder.
A ty ra n t never ta s te th of tru e
friendship, nor of perfect liberty.
—Diogenes.
D iscerning th e rig h ts of m an,
we cannot fail to foresee th e doom
of all oppression.
gums of thought
TRIAI S
i
P i esp erita trie s th e fo rtu n a te ,
ad v ersitv th g re at
Pliny.
M e ,u e aivva.vs in th e forge < i
on tiie an v il; by tria ls God ts
shaping us lo r h ig h er things, ri.
»» i leecner,
I Me has no sm ooth ro ad fo r a r v
us- and in th e b racin g atnm s-
p h ere of a high aim. th e v
roughness s tim u la te s th»' elinu- v
•a stead ie r steps, till th e leg ea I,
" w avs to th e stars’
fulfils itself
W. C. Doane.
OPENING
Cheteo Barber Shop
THURSDAY, JULY ist
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South of Hiway Market
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Traffic Deaths
AL SARVER
Brookings-H.irbor Pilot