th e rad io p ro g ra m of th e sam e
nam e, b u t r a th e r as to w h at has
happened to th e a m a te u r w h istler
of not too m an y y ea rs ago who
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
w alked the h ighw ays and by-ways
AN IN D E PE N D E N T N EW SPA PER
seren ad in g all and su n d ry w-ith
Entered a« f-econd-cla»« m a tte r, at the postofflce at Brooking«. Oregon,
By BUD P IS A R E K
M arch 7. 1840. tinder the A c t of M arch 3, 1878
th e m usic of his own m aking.
I can still rem em b er th a t one
R ay P isarek , J oe M urphy
of
th e g re a te st acco m p lish m en ts
I finally found a little tim e to
Editors and Publishers
of m y pre-school days w as the
do
som
e
sketching.
I
im
agine
the
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m a ste ry of th e a r t of puck erin g
best place to report th e gact
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S3 00
my lips and blow ing u n til finally
One Y ear. In advance (outside C u rry C ounty)
S3 SO
would be in the S K E T C H B O O K
By
a note w as bom . And when I
N A T IO N A L A D V E R T IS IN G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E
colum . Now it can be said it’s
C L IF FO R D P.
finally reached th e sta g e w here
living
up
to
it’s
nam
e.
I
spent
ROWE
W eekly N ewspapers R epresentatives , I nc .
a tu n e could be recognized by
about th re e q u a rte rs of an hour
New York
Chicago
DeW olt
Philadelphia
tho^e who loved n |e m ost, I
at th e H a rris P a rk beach. T h ere
IIA T has become of the felt th a t I had re ally achieved
c a rta in ly a re som e gran d views
NEW SPAPER
w h istle r?
one of th e o u tsta n d in g fe a ts of my
N A T IO NAL
E D IT O R IA L along this B rookings coast.
P U B L IS H £ R S
I
am not inquiring relativ e to life.
* * * * *
A SSO C IA TIO N
I still w histle. My fa th e r w his
My subject, n a tu ra lly , w as the
tles
and my son w histles. In fact,
.w
h
a
t
is
tru
e
a
rt.
Win
the
u
n
’
rocks and the ocean. I used w a te r-
I if th e in fo rm atio n w ere available,
'
train
ed
critics
friendship.
W
hen
color. and lim ited m yself to a
sm all piece of paper. T he re s u lts ? he realizes you a re like m any I ’m c e rta in th a t re searc h would
. . . well th a t I ’ll have to leave others, norm al; then he will un- reveal th e fa ct th a t g ran d p a
up to m y public.B ut if they are ' d ersta n d th a t y o u r love for a w histled, too.
A g ro u p of B rookings citizens sat down w ith council
T h e re ’s
so m eth in g
friendly
as d iscrim in atin g as my son the I w ork of a rt has som e m erit. From
m em b ers last w eek and th ra sh e d out th e possibility of raising
about
a
w
histle.
N
ot
only
does it
th
ere
on
in
you
“ed
u
c
ate”
him
to
outlook
isn’t
too
good.
T
h
e
lil’
th e tax base in B rookings.
'Phis problem is a very difficult
enjoy th e arts.
ch
eer
th
e
liste
n
er
b
u
t
th
e
w h istl
guy
was
all
over
me,
the
paints,
one and it is a doubly difficult one to ta ck le this v e a r w ith
e
r
him
self
also
finds
it
p
leasant
and painting. He kicked enough
an election com ing up.
sand into th e colors so each one
All I will g ra n t you Mr. A., or com pany. M any w as th e tim e as
How ever, th e fact rem ain s th a t if B rookings is to
cam
e
out
a
p
re
tty
shade
of
m
ud.
any
o th e r person tak in g sides in a y o u n g ster w hen w alk in g a lone
co n tin u e to p ro g ress th e base has to he raised, and it has to be
W hat an a r tis t has to endure, th is issue, is th a t th e en tire p ro ly tra il th ro u g h th e woods of a
VnrT th '! y e a ’ a t a ffeneral election, o r th e city m ust w ait until
ah yes.
cess m u st be well planned, and shadow y s tre e t well past bed tim e
,9 -A and we Just c a n ’t afford to w ait.
developed slowly. T here is no th a t th e tu n e I w h istled m ade me
T he ta x base here w as $21,125 - th a t is th e am o u n t
dan
g er in s ta rtin g som ething th at feel th a t I w as not e n tire ly alone.
to he raised by tax es this year, and th e proposed new base
Som e people have asked about
Also I felt m y merry- re frain to
w ould be set at $29.250.
This doesn’t necessarily m ean th a t
' p aistin g or draw in g lessons. Yes, can become beneficial to a g reat
be
a d efin ite w a rn in g to any evil
Uw city w ould budget th a t am o u n t m ore in 1955. but it does
I would tie in te re ste d in giving n u m b er of people. How can the
m
an
o r beast lu rk in g along my
m
any
y
o
u
n
g
sters
s
ta
rtin
g
school
give th em th at right.
T his phase is so im p o rtan t it is w o rth
such in stru ctio n if a su itab le tim e
p
ath
th a t h ere cam e a spunky
learn
to
ap
p
reciate
fine
a
rt
if
rep eatin g .
T he new ta x base doesn’t m ean th a t the city
and place can be arran g ed . All
need b udget th a t am o u n t, but it will allow them a leew ay in
in tere ste d R em b ran d ts stan d up th ey never have the o p p o rtu n ity lad who w a sn ’t a fra id of anyone
w hich to w ork.
to see some g re a t w orks of a rt ? or an y th in g and w-oe be to the
and be counted.
How-
can they
and o u r o th e r c h a ra c te r w ho m ig h t m olest him.
• • « • *
C u rre n tly th e city is o p eratin g on a tig h t budget, p ri
citizens,
ever
learn
th a t a rtis t At any ra te , t h a t w as w h at I
m a rily b ecause th e city held off on m a jo r business in o rd e r
To th e w rite r of th e le tte r in
and
a
r
t
p
atro
n
s
do
live along hopey th ey w ould think.
to keep th e to ta l tax es down because of th e increased school
re feren ce to m y last w eeks dou"
Today, how-ever, I am suddenly
ta x e s th is year.
hum
an
lines—if
they
never see
um n, I w ould like to say. “You
aw
are th a t th e w h istle r is be-
any
in
action
?
But can th e city get along on th e m onies allo cated
are right a w rite r of an an o n y
* • • • •
com m ing ex tin ct. As I go my way,
foi this y e a r for tw o m ore y e a rs ?
W e d o n ’t th in k so, for
m ous le tte r sh o u ld n ’t w rite .” As
Through th e U niversities a r t I notice th a t n o th in g b u t noises
th ese reasons.
T he city is grow ing, ant grow ing rapidly.
T he
to y o u r logic on th e w hys and
ist
is residenships
m any
of of th e s tre e t s trik e m y ear. P e r
.people a re d em anding m ore and m ore service, w hich th e city
w herefores an a r tis t w’o rk s in a
haps th ere in lies th e answ er. The
th
e
m
id-w
est
schools
a
rtis
t
have
c a n ’t possibly provide u n d er ex istin g conditions.
E very w h ere
p a rtic u la r enviorm ent I find cause
w h istler w as intended to be heard;
enjoyed
th
e
freedom
of
creatin
g
t h e city is ham pered by lack of finances.
In th e c u rre n t
to arg u e a few points.
as they wish u n d er th e p atro n ag e he w as in his sm all w ay seeking
budget the city h a s n ’t even set aside a nickle for an em ergency
of
these in stitu tio n s. T h eir sin to e n te rta in . W hat ch an ce does he
fund.
S treets and o th e r d e p a rtm e n ts suffer.
You say a rtis t seek the confines cere effort to help a m a te u rs w ith have today of co m peting w ith the
I lie existing budget called for e x p e n d itu re s of $58,-
of th e old b arn s in P ennsylvania,
co n stru ctiv e criticism and over all screech in g b ra k e s and ro a rin g
870 12. while the estim ated budget for 1955-56 calls for about
or th e foggy niches of San F r a n
in sp iratio n has resu lted in a m ove e x h a u sts ?
$75.000.
It was brought out at th e m eeting th a t if th e fire
cisco, etc. W ell put poetically,
M aybe th e w h istle r has r e tr e a t
m ent th a t will b ring about c e r
en g in e and th e p a rk in g m eters w ere paid off. w hich they will
but let m e ask you th is w hat
tain c u ltu ra l h erita g es th at all ed into th e co u n try . I would like
lx’ a f te r next year, th e budget could be dropped by at least
great a r tis t has been produced can be proud of. Even the psuedo to th in k th a t he has; fo r ce rtain ly
$7,5<M) a year.
from th is ivory tow erish isola a rtis t o r the would be a rtis t who he should not be allow ed to dis
T he to ta l e stim ated receip ts for th e next y e a r will be
tio n ? H ave th e M arins.
th e
w arn th e bowels of the ea rth , ap p ear from th e A m erican scene.
p u sh ed up by about $6.000, due to increased revenue from th e
B urchfields, or th e Bohrods. B en try in g to he d ifferen t and difficult
s ta te highway d e p a rtm e n t because of the F.icreas°d population.
tons, S haw ns o r Woods, em erg- a re s ittin g up and tak in g notice.
A m erican w om en bought 671
H ow ever, it m eans also th a t th e city has alm ost doubled in
j ed from th e B ohem ian w ay of
* * * * *
m dlion pairs of nylons last year,
size, which could m ean th at th e tax ra te he doubled too.
T his
life you so propose? I will arg u e
is n ’t th e ease.
W hat is w rong w ith tak in g and th e in d u stry can prove th at
until blue in the face th a t the
step s to provide for these things they bought m orn for g lam o r th an
An e stim ated total receip ts of $45,750 will he com ing
a ttitu d e tak en by so m any of o u r While a city is in its in fancy? Why for d u rab ility . In 1947 only 21C of
in to th e city next y ear, w hich leaves a $29.250 balance w hich
“G renw ich village a r tis t” is not W’flit u n til tlie city is well e s ta b th e production w as of the sheer
m u st be raised by tax atio n .
In o rd e r th a t the city ra ise th a t
the an sw er to the c u ltu ra l leve' lished and then procede to force v ariety . Now it ap p ro ach es 8 0 '" .
m uch it is necessary, u n d er s ta te law, to boost the tax base of
this co ontry should rig h tfu lly en the a rt m useum s, th e civic th ea- . C h anging Tim es.
B rookings and th a t m ust lit' done this year.
joy. and to put it m ore specific
tres, upon an u n in terested , un- '
It is a m a tte r of estab lish in g a lim it, and w ith o u t such
B RO O K IN G S can claim
educated, g ro u p ?
a limit the city couldn't op erate, successfully, in th e best
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in te re s ts of th e public.
We m ust both ag ree som ew here
We hope th a t the city budget w on't have to he set up
along the line though You m en
q u ite th at high for th e com ing year, hut i f t h e continued grow th
tion Picasso. T h at alone is a
d em ands it. w e w an t them to have th e legal m eans to raise
m
agic w ord. Anyone who recog
th e mone>.
I lie citizens budget co m m ittee recom m ended th a t
nizes
Picasso,
this
c e n tu rie s I
th e council put th e projkisal on th e ballot, and then each of
g re atest a rtis t, is not all w rong, j
>ou. th e p«'ople of B rtxikings can decide.
* * * * *
The SK ETC H B O O K , nor T H E
P IL O T , w as sounding a d is tre s s ;
, signal. O u r m essage w as one of a
sincere feeling th at m uch of th e
, tilling to m ake fe rtile th e soil
for any a r tis tic grow th can b e »
started . NOW
* * * * *
You m ust rem em ber. m \ a n o n y
m ous friend, th a t m aybe a Van
Gogh. C ezanne, and La tree, s h u n
Low Annual & Semi-Annual Premiums
ned th e society they found aro u n d
them , hut m any g reat a rtis t took
id o Discount for Accident-Free Drivers
the hull by th e horns, so to
speak. and lived am ongst h u m an s
learned th e ir habits, and reflect- i
Seven O u tstan d in g C om panies In c lu d in g
ed the lives of neople around them
HAIX'.ER MUTUAL ()!•' MILWAUKEE
> The fo rm e r have been glorified ,
bv Hollywood and S om erest M a ir
P ay in g 15 to 20 p er cent D ividends
ghm s un til th e ir lives seem a b’t
also
ex a g g era te d and even th e m od
ern
Yale g ra d u a te fee’s th e o ” l'
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first .
and c re a te s in betw een
trips to th e s ta te m en tal insti-
tions.
• • • • •
1 hf» .io» '»,',/
/'( ’:('»)(/,it>(’e S ervice
My
anonym
ous friend.
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