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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1954)
4 ¡OKLAHOMA PICNIC Brookings-Harbor Pilot SUNDAY. JULY 11 TH U R SD A Y , JULY 8, 1954 F o rm er O k lah o m ah s of the dis- ; tric t will m eet at C avem en P ark in G ra n ts Pass. Sunday, July 11, ; for an an n u al picnic and election ' cf officers. F am ilies a re to take picnic 1 unches, w hich will he J sp read fam ily style, and lemon « ie and coffee will he furnished bv th e association com m ittee, ,\ 1 fid d lers’ contest and co n tests ‘ • ! th e ch ild ren a re planned. There v ¡11 he co n tin u o u s en tertain m e n t 1 and anyone w ishing to particina»e in th e p ro g ram should a rriv e ea*lv for re g istra tio n . P resen t office' < -<| th e association a r e : E d g ar Ren fro, C am p W hite, p resid en t; 1 s- te r W rig h t, M edford, vice-nres - d en t; Mrs. M cClendon, Dillard, s e c re ta ry -tre a s u re d . Real Estate AND Insurance Agency F O R SA LE S om e ex cellen t choice C hetco R iv e r front age. T his is difficult to fin d —B est salm on fishing hole — you can h av e y o u r own boat h o u se o r cabin here p lu s plenty o f e x tra gro u n d to build a couple o f nice homes. P ric e only $.3500 you should see th is for it is one of th e finest of view s and close to th e m outh of th e C hetco R iver. W H Y W A IT F O R YOUR hom e to be built we have a n u m ber of fine hom es in excellent lo c a tio n s w ith fa ir prices and term s — T h ese can be sold on V e te ra n ’s G I loans, so see us today for B E T T E R BUYS IN B RO O K IN G S A N D HARBOR ! ! ! T H A N K S ! ! ! ! To the m any who h av e given us th e pleasu re of w ritin g th e ir in su ran ce policies th e past tw o w eeks and previous ly in th e L A R G E ST IN SU R A N C E CO M PA N Y in AM ERICA. T H E HOM E IN SU R A N C E COM PANY. You just c a n ’t go w rong yhen you h av e T H E BES T ' ! ! ASK ANY of o u r policy holders who have had a loss, and they h av e n ’t been can celled out. either. See us on YOUR IN SU R A N C E PRO B LEM S! ■ S u b scrib e to H a rb o r Pilot. IN T R IP 1 D F R O N T IE R S M E N W inning the C en te n n ia l co m m ittee prize of $150 in the A m erican Legion sponsored p arade in F o u rth of Ju ly in C re sc e n t C ity is th e 20-30 C lub float • C rescent C ity Model Hom e, 1854”. T he e n trie s of tnis crew of sourdoug n s causd an h ilario u s u p ro a r am ong the (T rip lica te P h o to )) sp ectato rs. Highway Lifesavers Move To Get If L egislation about to be rec- i om niendpil by th e H ighw ay Life- sav ers C om m ittee of O regon C iti- zens, Inc., is accepted bv th e 1955 O regon L egislature. O regon will not im pose an absolute top speed lim it on highw ays, hut th e Rasic R ule foi driving in Oregon will I he am ended in tw o essentials. One proposed am endm ent will he a clarificatio n of the law to m ake p resen t indicated and posted speeds m ean som ething, w ith no m isu n d erstan d in g on th e p art of th e public th a t they a re m erely advisory, and a n o th e r will m ake it u n n ecessary for a rre s tin g of ficers to specify speed, should i a rre s ts be m ade w here the Basie R ule is being violated in th e of ficers opinion. T h e B asie Rule req u ires reaso n ab le anil prudent driving at all tim es and in all c o n d itio n s considered Follow ing a conference on the Basie Rub*. Max 6, at Salem , when the 1 ifesavers C om m ittee sought to learn wnet h er to recom m end a m axim um top sjieed lim it, a S u b co m m ittee w a s set up to comixise F o r efficient, quick and reliable difference ot opinions w ith th e re In su ra n c e S ervice, insure and a s sult th a t the following four re c s u re y ourself of P ro p e r P ro tectio n om m endations w ere adopted as the guide to th e state-w id e C om th ro u g h o u r office m ittee in its reo m m en d atio n s to an d th e th e In terim C o m m ittee of the Leg is la tu re : 1 T h at th e B asie R ule he re taint'd as th e fu n d a m e n tal tra ffic law of O regon. 2 T h at th e law l>e am ended Largest in America so th a t an a rre s tin g o fficer shall not have to specify th e a itu al m iles ¡»er h o u r w hen m aking an a rre st if the defendant w as not driving in a reasonable and p ru dent m a n n e r as re q u ired under the B asic Rule (A t present, the officer m ust specify the speed at w hich an alleged o ffender was driving) 3 T h at th e p ro p er In te rim Box 21 < Phone 2341 C om m ittee of th e L eg islatu re con clarify in g th e B asic R ule to Residence Phone 2292 sider m ake it the Basic R ule-P lus-V ri- m a-F acie-S peed Lim its, so th at N otary Public- C. O. I^canard the public will u n d e rsta n d "pri- Rrookinjrs, Oregon m a fa cie” o r d esig n ated arid l a s t ed speeds a re legal lim its w here posted-and not m erely advisory, and th a t evidence of driving be yond the posted speed shall be sufficient unless the defendant can prove th a t conditions m ade th at s{M*ed reaso n ab le and p ru dent as required u n d er th e Basic SELL IT THRUihE R ule (T his recom m endation c a r ries th e req u est th a t posted or p rim a facie s .i >ds be set a t the HOME INSURANCE COMPANY LEONARD Real Estate Agency W ANTÆ m Brookings- ROSS SALVAGE WASHED SAND AND GRAVEL K en P riest, C ounty A gent, who RIV ER SIL T has been hospitalized in G a rb er ville since he w as tak en ill there, DRAIN ROCK re tu rn e d to his hom e in Gold B each last week. Mr. P rie st is Phone 2057 or 2341 j speed 85 per cent of th e driving still q u ite ill and has not been public moves in th e posted a re a s ab le to re tu rn to work. a r d m eans th a t prim a facie speeds can be above o r below th e 55 m iles an h o u r as now provided). 4 _ -That ’th e le g is la tu re su p port, financially and otherw ise, a public inform ation p ro g ram so LIVESTOCK th a t the public, co u rts, p ro se c u to rs and officers all u n d ersta n d LUMBER t h e Basic R ule and prim a facie HAY - GRAIN speed. P rim a facie speed is now 55 BUILDING m iles an h o u r u n d er th e law. o r low er w here posted, T he public, MATERIALS how ever, a p p a re n tly th in k s p o st ed speeds m erely “advisory ” . This is net the ease according to t r a f B RO O K IN G S, OREGON fic officers, hut th e H ighw av I if°- sav ers C om m ittee of citizen s took Phone 2411 - - After 7 p. m., Phone 2625 the position in its reco m m en d a tions th a t the public is confused on fh :s and o th e r points and th a t clarificatio n 's necessary. If legislation is en acted on th e basis of the recom m endations. O regon will not have a m ax im u m top sneed lim it, hut th e prim a facie o r posted speeds could be above or below 55 m iles an hour as now specified in th e law. T he S u b co m m ittee on th e Basic R ule was set up by E C. S a m mons. P resident of the Highwav L ifesavers C om m ittee, as a re sult of a soggestion by G overnor P a u l L. P a tte rso n , at th e May 6 conference in S alem , w hen it be cam e ap p a ren t th a t tra ffic a u th o ritie s w ere not in ag reem en t on th e value of imfxvsing an a b so lu te m axim um speed lim it in O regon. A ccording to H ighw ay E ngineer, R H Baldock, 48 p er cent of all the s ta te s has th e B asic R ule w ith indicated o r prim a facie speed lim its such as O regon. 19 p er cent have B asic R ule w ith o u t indicated speeds, and the o th ers have absolute speed lim its Oregon Speed Law Understood places, INSURANCE K E N P R IE S T HOM E T he H A U L IN G Ï ? Brookings Livestock & Trucking Co. ¡5 I I now.... KENNING'S OFFER Complete Service For All Makes Of Automatic Transmissions! N O W .... I We're completely equipped to take care of every type of automatic t transmission. Factory trained me- S chanics, using the latest equipment j 2 can take better care of your car. £ LEGION TO SI IOW MOVIES FOR SCOUTS S couts of th e B rookings- H a r bor area will be e n te rta m e d M on day night hv pictures, w hich will be show n u n d er th e auspices of the A m erican I cgion T he show will s ta rt at 8 P M at th e VF\V Hall. Ixxi M organ. C o m m an d er of C het co Post 138. said th e films Consist of one on A laska wild life, and one on racing cars All scouts and cub scouts are invited B ’iv U. S. Sa ings Ronds!
