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
North End of Town
South of Hiway Market
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For Loeb Park
Traffic Deaths
AL SARVER
Brookings-H.irbor Pilot