Unemployment
I yet recorded for the period. Those
involved in labor disputes are not
eligible for compensation.
I Unemployment declined duing
R o b ert T hom as of C astle Rock,
who re cen tly cam e here from Los Brookings Harbor Pilot 3
Angeles, his wife, tw o ch ild ren
TH U RSD A Y , S E P T 9, 1954
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Goedlin
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and
tw o sisters. T he serv ice w as
Seasonal activ ities reached th e
i"
SeCti° n ° f ,h e
y e a rs peak in th e clo sin g
'n d V . a ^ a T ^
a tte n d e d
by
m any
fish erm en
son is a re tire d M ethodist M inis
of A ugust an d b ecause of th e late and K lam a,h F alIs- w h e re « " a » ’ M em orial services w ere held on friends who a re a t C astle Rock te r of P o rtla n d .
season m ay be expected to con-
w,' re reported. In th e A ugust 29. a t S m ith R iver M eth- for th e fishing season.
tinue at a high lev ef for s e r i a l " ,<' ' ro P° " an a re a 2.500 few er odist ch u rch in m em ory of P ar-
T he S m ith R iver W om ens C lu b
Am ong th ose who took ad v a n will be ho sts to IX'I N o rte C o u n ty
weeks. according to re p o rts from look'" B fo r ■>obs ,h a n a m onth ago. | h e r T hom as 34 who w as on th e
26 local offices of th e S ta te Un- m ain ,y ^ c a u s e of pickup in food i evening of A ugust 22 drow ned, tag e of th e b eau tifu l su n sh in e F ed eratio n a t a luncheon a t noon
em ploym ent C om pensation Com- |,r0 ‘? ss,nB and o th e r seasonal op- “ hen he w ent fishing out of th e da> S u nday and m ade a m o to r tim e on F rid ay , S ept. 10. Mrs.
mission.
erations. S alem . R oseburg. Toledo, m o u th of S m ith R iver a t C astle trip to Gold Beach w ere Mrs. B illie B row n, p resid en t e x te n d s
The n u m b er of those activ ely A sto ria’ Hood iR iver also had K ° ° d : R ock. Rev. Ja m e s S h elto n of- 1 la rry Hhwvn, accom panied by an in v ita tio n to all m em b ers an d
seeking w ork dropped from 37, g a ‘nS
em ploym ent.
| flo a te d a t th e services. T h e body Mrs. E va Hill, and Mrs. M ary friends to atten d .
Agnes Pow ers. Mrs. Hill a tte n d
200 to 29.300 d u rin g th e past B ecause of th e m o d era te weath* ! has not becn found. H e is sur-
m onth, it w as estim ated . T he fig- er and
n u m b er involved in K’xed by bis p aren ts. Mr. and M rs e r th e w edding of h er niece M iss
Therlene S h elto n , d a u g h te r of
P a tric ia H a rry and A llan Roy Rev an d M rs. Ja m e s S h elto n ,
ures do not include those engaged labor disputs, how ever, few a c t
Bolen, held a t th e com m unity left for Azusa, Calif., w here she
ric u ltu ra l help
in labor uioyuiva
d isp u tes uui
b ut UU
do lllviuuv
include ual sh o rtag ° es of a g -----------------
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P
re sb y te ria n C hurch. T h e new w ill e n te r th e P acific Bible C ol
m any stu d en ts, housew ives and w ere bcinK rep o rted H eavy de-
M
rs. Bolen is a d a u g h te r of Mrs. lege in h er fresh m an year.
oth er su m m er w o rk ers displaced m and for bean and b lack b erry
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Lam son H a rry and M rs Alva
by i lum
ber w o rk « ers. A . y e a r ago r P i i i r* k Iz e o r s w ere noted from around
E ven H arry . S he is a g ra n d
21,450 w ere looking for jobs, tw o P o rtlan d , H illsboro, M cM innville
d
a u g h te r of M rs. M aud of Gold
years ago 14,400 and 1949 it w as and S alem - Most h arv ests a re ex-
Beach.
35.900.
1 pected to wind up th is m onth al*
R ecent v isito rs a t S m ith R iver
P ay m en ts to in sured w o rk ers though late fru it, n u ts and pota-
C ash incom e, over and above
w ere $1,222,984, h ig her th a n fo r toes wiU re q u ire help for addi- expenses, from a 10-aere dem o n w ere Dr. an d Mrs. W. W. Young-
For
any A ugust w ith th e exception of tio n al wp^ks.
s tra tio n tra c t of 50-vear-old D oug son of P o rtlan d , who w ere callin g
las fir in C olum bia co u n ty for on old tim e friends. Mrs. Young-
1949. T h e to ta l co m pares w ith
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$1,008,812 in Ju ly and $770,548 a j
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. C rissey re* th e past five y ears has been son is th e fo rm e r Ruby B lake,
At th e sam e tim e, • -------
hand- who sp en t h e r girlhood days here
y ea r before. B enefits fo r th e first tu rn e d last F rid a y from a w e ek s, $4742.60.
.
Contact
eight m onths of 1954 w ere $18,- sta y in V ictoria Bfl. C. T hey a l s o l bnK tb e tre e s in a fasbion sim ilar and a tte n d e d S m ith R iver school
P a r S to re
211,733, an in crease of 37 p er visited in S e a ttle w ith th e ir son ' !° o tb e r farm crops has resu lted Mrs. Youngson also visited h er
cen t over last y e a r and highest and fam ily.
I ’n a g ro w th ra te increase from 2 old hom e know n as th e B lake
C hetco Inn o r H an scam s
cords p e r y e a r in th e original in ’ ra n ch n e a r H arb o r, w here she
v en to ry to 2.7 cords p er y e a r now. lived for m an y years. Dr. Young-
P a u l Goodm onson. farm wood-
lot p ro d u cts m a rk e tin g specialists
foi th e O regon S ta te college ev-
,t elision service, re p o rts p ro p e r
th in n in g out of th e stan d gave
m ore room to th e b e tte r q u a lity
tree s and re su lte d in the increase
grow th ra te . O riginal n u m b er of
i trees w as 240 w ith a volum e of
92 cords p er acre. Now th e re are
Leave your packages in your car throughout the day
j 120 tre e s p er ac re and a volum e
of 71 cords per acre. C areful fa ll
ing and y ard in g has p rev en ted
Complete Service
Fair Prices
dam ag e to rem ain in g trees.
I he tra c t, located on th e coun ty
fairgrounds, has been logged five
tim es by local loggers on bids.
P ro d u c ts h arv ested from th e area
included saw logs. poles and p u lp
wood. All w ere sold to local m a r
k ets a t th e going m ark e t price.
T he C olum bia county fo restry
Visit O ur Wholesale Row
com m ittee, w ith th e help of local
in d u strial and OSC extension fo r
esters, estab lish ed the tim b e r
h a rv e st tra c t. T hey w an ted to
Across the street from the Post Office in Coos Bay
d e m o n stra te th a t fa rm e rs can
e a rn an n u al incom es on th e ir tim
b er w ith o u t d ep letin g th e sta n d
to d e te rm in e w hat h ourly w age
a fa rm e r m ight ea rn by w ork in g
in his wood lo t; and to show th a t
b> p roper h arv est p ra ctices wood-
lots will produce m uch m ore and
b e tte r q u a lity tim b e r th a n by
V
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( I 1 1 1 g ^ .
c ■ h a Cl r I c t u U ttin
F OCEAN C O TTA G ES M odern a ttra c tiv e 3 room c o tta g e on 70 8 N ow tb a t relTlaining tree s have
fl
ft. ocean front lot. F ine view and easy access to beach F s u ^ c ie ’V room to develop as in-
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$5800
is th e » to - ta - „ l I ___
price.
T erm s available.
dividual . trees
w ith i large
green
The telephone industry is perhaps the only major
crow n and a b e tte r stand, they
field where it is more expensive to operate a largo
4 OCEAN F R O N T LO T $1200 W ith in city lim its, city w a te r
w
will soon reach th e ir m axim um
number of units than it is a smaller quantity. If wo
F
inc at boundry, un lim ited view, on im proved s tre e t. F ra
a te of grow th, Goodm onson says.
had only two subscribers, there would lx? only one
O th e r lots from $650.
At present prices, this m eans a
possible connection, and with three there would bo
gross value of betw een $50 and
only three. But here simple multiplication stops.
ACREAGE TRACT—5 C acres, all w ith good ocean view. 4 $60 per acre per year.
When we have 100 subscribers, wo must provide
C ity s tre e t on tw o sides, city w a te r available, ab u n - 4
T h e fo re stry co m m ittee feels
for 4,950 possible connections and in most of our
d an t n a tu ra l sh ru b b ery . O nly $4500.00, liberal term s,
since m axim um profits usually
exchange the possible connections become astro
can not be realized by logging
nomical. Modern switchboards and equipment help,
W A N T TO T R A D E ? W e have several p ro p erties in th e Illi* 4 any volum e of less th an 2000
of
course, but even with them the cost per telephone
nois V alley and n e a r G ra n ts P ass th a t will tra d e for 3 board feet o r fo u r cords p er acre,
rises as our facilities grow larger in each exchange.
hom es o r incom e p ro p e rty in th is area.
fu tu re h arv ests will be m ade
I his is merely one factor we face in maintaining
every
second y ear. A bout 2500
SOLD O l I The Model F H A -V ets hom es a re all sold How- <■
the finest possible telephone service at the lowest
board feet o r five cords of wood
ev er .............
these hom es «*
a r " open
fo r iii^pw
inspection
and a a sm all 8
p n tv«
iion an
possible cost. Our average wage rates have doubled
will be rem oved from each ac re
deposit will -assure you of a new hom e on y o u r choice 8
since 1945. (Jur tax»1» and operating expenses have
T his h arv estin g will be continued
w ith in 45 days. B uilt rig h t by M ack M alcalm , sold 2
increased 7H% just since 1952. Unfortunately, in
rig h t by R ay G adberry.
R until th e stan d is betw een 80 and
the telephone business notliing is ’’cheaper by the
90 y ea rs of age at which tim e it
dozen.”
will be considered m a tu re and
We will be glad to assist you any evening by appointm ent.
ready for ciea rcu ttin g .
Figures Decline
: S M IT H RIVER J
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County Track
Points Up Value
Of Woodlots
LES SHANAHAN
Well Drilling
W HEN Y O U S H O P IN CO O S B A Y
telephones
are NOT
cheaper
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A t Lou Blanc, Inc.
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Safety-Tested Used Cars
LOU
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BLANC,
In c .
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Across from the Post Office
IN BROOKINGS
grand opening
Reluctantly, we have found it necessary to request
modest increases in your telephone rates. W ithout
these increases, it will be impossible to continue our
improvement and expansion programs, designed to
b rin g you the finest possible telephone service at
the lowest possible rates.