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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1955)
PAGE TEN — BROOKINQS HARBOR PILOT BROOKINGS, OREGON Increase in Packages Is Noted Postmaster Hill Thompson an noonced today tod.ny that there has been nounced a steady increase in the flow of Clirlstmas cards and packages through the Post Offoe the past Christmas. Keep in mind that careful packing and correct add ressing is equally handling and we often have to puzzle puzzle over over address- address- often have to es which are incomplete or simply cannot «r be irau read «1 at au. all.” Advance care in preparing gift packages for the mails and mak- ing sure ,haf a)l addresses are Use plenty of wadded tissue or newspaper in the cartons for ex tra protection against snocK shock. ComP|et' «»<* package by wrap- P ^ r and tying it • P1"? - >" heavy - -- s rong ( 1 As ’ extra against loss, f x ' ’* precaution r" i'a^ ThOm.PSOn ad'’ised SMITH RIVER NEWS ------------ JAMES M. HOCKING Funeral services were held here Friday afternoon for Jamps M Hocking. w hn Hocking, 72 72, who passed »wav away i„ in a Grants Pass hospital, November __ . - Thp dece^Led^was a ° n a ti v e ^ f Thursday, December I, 1955 ^® inninK at 5 P m - D um ber 2nd. Two huge baskets of food will be given as d00r door Prizes prizes. P Part 06 glven ar’ °f the Proceeds will be added to ,he the annual Christmas TB sales by the two organizations. Home tai- ent has been planned for the evening. few ^ ' 7 7 and the recipiem’« address"'inride had !iwd in ..Smith fe ” davs. He said he was glad to and the recipient’s address inside Rl," . L r , >n sm ith see that many people are pitting disappointment to sender and re the carton or package before it is J ^ t i S w Z J T W3S ceiver alike. fh r'” Christmas gifts for distant wrapped a retired woodsman and is sur- "If you have any articles of points in the mail this week point Gold Beach, a new court Don't «.»l , 1 vived by his w*dow, Mrs. Lottie " In * v k j iu oeacn. \ P ? unless Hocking, a daughter, Mrs. Flor- house is needed and expansion of ing out that packages addressed unusual size or bulk, better check v o n in e i. id 7 * C°n" ence Thoresen «'C rescent City, a the grade school is planned, to folks living in other states with the Post Office before a t tent m eihandi r 7 There is a practically new grade should ell be mailed before Dec tempting to mail them.” the Post ed for Dostal . inaneetv •• 'T*" S° n’ GeOTSe W- Hocking of Grants ember 5th and those for nearbv master warns. “The limits of size with your return ad Ires" U h * PaES- He was an active member school building then? with more and weight of packages varies, points before December 10th. address Z , ° f ,h<> Earl Gran«? and the than enough room for al> ’he Stressing the need for everyone depending on where you mail your label. t If fl you s use C h r i s t ™ ^ ’^ - N° rte r-umona. Pomona viiavesiae Graveside ser- county offices for many years to to cooperate on his 1955 “Mail Package from.” ' • you use Christmas stick- vice was conducted by Rev Noel “ me Some " “ Post ' Offices cannot accept b I c k o r av L rP r h th,em °" ‘a° ° ,sen and ths Lake Eari Grange Except for vaults- it is ready Early for Christmas” campaign. — ’ «uu uim m em w Postmaster Bill Thompson says packages that ana more than 72 an d n a c k a e e ■ s so « ---------* ... Was in ,h e S m ith a " th<? C0Un,y offices and hav e that by these three simple rules, inches in combined length and ai d Packages so that they will no: River Cemetary. room to spare. _______ you’re certain to have your gifts girth, nor more than 20 pounds in c°ntlict w*th the address on the -- ----- - w It would he 6„uu good uusinesg business ior for front Before - you -------- retease your DIP DINNER _____ DECEMBER 2 the county to buy the present __weight In Brookings, the limits ___ delivered before Christmas Day. up to 100 inches in combined ’’ackages bo sure that proper post- The "Dip Dinner" to be "staged grade school building, using the Wrap them securely, Address them correctly, and Mail them length and girth and 70 pounds in agc ls llrmfy affixed to each and by the Lake Earl Grange and the respectable court house fund as a ea riy. weight. *’ *• a g°°d >dea to place a ptece of Church of the Latter Dav Saints down payment to help finance It is always better to use cor- ’' a”sparent cellophane tape over will be held in the Grange H»n j building one new complete grade H e w ent on to say, ‘‘O f co u rse early mailing of all Christmas fugated cartons for shipping your ,he address portion of the label — ; school as I understand plans are cards and gifts is a big factor in Blf,K especially where there are t0 Prewnt defacing in its transit, i now to have two grade schools a getting them delivered before a number bf various sized objects. Make sure- of course- to include j half mile or sc apart, — -------------- ---------------------- _ the recipient’s full name, street i The taxpayers in Gold Beach I address, city, zoos and state are faced with not only paying into the court house fund but are going to have to pay the school XMAS COLOR — NORMAL costs too. and this includes main taining, at double cost, two build ings—-for utilities, janitor, etc. Number of fires and acreage Normals and all colors slightly h'ghcr Not going into this -------- deal thor- burned on national forest pro oughly would cost every taxpayer KA RES and BREEDERS OF ALL SORTS tective aneas in the Pacific North Reel Estate in Curry County, and especially YOH MAY SELECT YOUR BABY BUDGIES NOW. west Region during the 1965 fire Gold Beach, a lot of money. We Will Hold It Until Xmas For You. season wene close to the previous Agency Another thing, as I look at the T H E S E M A K E L O V E L Y P E T S FOR OLD a n d YOUNG. five-year averages, according to picture of the proposed new Curry- Kermit W. Linstedt, Eorest ervice ♦ Insurance County courthouse, I wonder how Regional Fire Control Chief. much it is going to cost to sup- PHONE CRESCENT CITY 4541 — ON ALDER ROAD Fires started numbered 1,008 port it. My guess is around $1,500 Notary and acreage burned totalled some a month. At least, it will be a lot C ut H ara CUT HERE — Cut Here — CUT HERE — Cut H en 16.179 to the end of October. Of more than the overhead of the Public £ the 1,008 fires 342 of them oc- present grade school, which costs £ curred in September and almost ¡ easily can be had from the school all of the fires that month started clerk- LIVE AT THE EDGE OF T . during the dry lightning storms JX * : TOWN, Near’y 3 acres, 3 bed ° which occurred over the Labor committee looking into the new room home, double garage, Day weekend on seven Oregon for- fine water system, view of the courthouse matter, and think they G ests. During the period September Great Pacific Ocean, a very should consider this alternative as 4th to 12th about four-fifths of a part of their and our business. convenient home, only $8950. jj. the entire season's acreage of burn J. B. Smith £ occurred from the spread of those i SOME FOLK LIKE IT CLOSE w IN, this 2 bedroom all nicely 2 Gres. 75« PER DAY * B decorated and lots of handy . ’ During the season lightning set built-ins is >ncated right in the MONDAY—Steak Dinner 620 fires. Man-caused fires were heart of the City and we have as follows: railroad 15; lumbering tf TUESDAY—Eat Left-Overs At Home a price of S7250 with conven 20; camp-fires 129; smoker 133; ient terms. I WED. Real Home Made Spagetti Dinner ÿ ! ctebris burning 27; incendiary 1; While waiting »»nice on their HOW ABOUT A WELL BUILT Station Wagon at a local filling 3 and miscellaneous 63. g 1 H UR SDAY—Baked Beans with Brown Bread HOME FOR $6.950? This one station, a white-haired lady en I In reviewing the fire season 7 and Ground Round is practically new and built tertained their elderly dog in the Q Linstedt had these comments to g FRIDAY—“Fish Day” Cream Crab or Shrimp C make: ”Jh e serious situation like a battleship. It has a big office. The pootch, somewhat grey lot (68 x 132) tpo. If you are about the chops himself, was sash _ j which confronts foresters Sept I on Toast in the market you should see aying around on three'flippers and ember 4th 4th and and 5th 5th over over the Kie holi- hoii- w SATURDAY f'l ’ » CL • « ; emuer this one. packing his other one. Friendly- « Christmas Shopping at North 2 day w«*end could easily have old cuss, keen to get acquainted developed intc a major disaster 81950 DOWN and the full price a _____ Brookings — Eat at Dairy Creem deve,ODed in,r " ------- ZSU N D W I UJ i r v>iccm | September lightning storms have is only $6500. Over acre, chick with everybody-. h . lad a gotxJ dinner last Sunday at the O s’rock beton?. in number of fires en house, garage, cabin goes The Mistress explained they had Dairy / Creem — Let’s with it and it is right here in a lemon and orange grove, down U íkií Go V n I Back DdlK Todav £ “*htnini storms in early septem- - *■ — ”■ f>er of 1938 set 399 fires on four the big City of Brookings. And in the smog country and that a lot national forests, but the storms of course there is a nice little of her neighbors also had dogs so were accompanied by heavy rains home with 2 bedrooms to boo’. but she didn’t fancy the fancy purps they cherished. and the total burned acreage on g Highway io , — North Brookings £ these four hardest hit forests 3 BEDROOM FAMILY HOME When they got to going too right in the midst of some of strong on the merits of their dogs < , T ,:l' Here CUT HERI CUt Htefc CUT HE1 ' totalled only 1,857 acres. the nicest homes in town, with she asks them. "How's it on chas hardwood floors, in top con ing lemons?” dition, extra large lot with a “Why—our dog never chases 2 car garage. 812,750 on terms. lemons and (Blah blah blah!)" "Well.” I tell them, "my dog is 8500 DOWN AND TOTAL OF nuts for chasing lemons, will even 82500 for a 3 bedroom home go out and fetch lemons to the Sure it ain’t so fancy but it is house for us to throw so’s he can liveable, it is clean, it has a chase and bring them back to us good water system and a real for another throw.. He spends all nice lot right in town. letter to the Editor - XMAS SPECIAL - $1.75 Each Each $1.75 FOREST FIRES NEAR AVERAGE SHAPS BIRD FARM " MZf IS My luoc/i Box ★ THE Tale Of A Working Dog . . . __ hi. spare time chasing oranges and lemons that fall off the tre«s and that’s th ats how he got lamed—skidded around a tree trying to catch a lemon before it hit the eround ground How's your dog on chasing cats off the place?” Mercy! NO! Why, we just love cats and wouldn’t think of letting any dog chase any cat!” Our dog don’t let a strange cat on ’be Place and, besides, for that matter, runs off all the Br°und squirrels and f i d s t h e placp of rats and mice.” ‘‘Why! My dog NEVER does anything like that!” I wonder,” mused the admiring pootch’s mistress, “Just what they harbor a useless critter like that for.” Rsd came in the office just ’hen and leaped aside as the dog sniffed his pants cuff, with that one hind leg cocked up in the air. Bottleneck Road Hit At Meeting NEW LIFE CRUSADE WITH EMU GAVERLUK, Evangelist ALKE GAVERLUK, Soprano PRESENT: Chalk BUSINESS FOR 8650 That is right, a real nice little business for 8650 and that in cludes inventory«. Just plop down the money and start mak ing money, lease on building and an apartment. Business and apartment $85 per month. Í The Magic of Black Light 1 ligh Fidelity Music «M A D Violin and Vocal Solos Many tasks to be done in the GARDEN Some plants NEED LIME here— Clematis, Delphinium. Aralia, Lilac, Hydrangea. White and Pink LIFT DAHLIAS If you are to Divide In Spring Cut stems 3 inches from bulbs TAG for VARIETY and COLOR Store in Cool Dry Place Until they sprout CLEAN UP CALLAS The Heavy Leaves Rot and make a wonderful plaoa for Slugs to live and Lay Eggs. Cut Off and Sprinkle Stubs with SLUGDUSTO To Kill both Slugs and Eggs LIFT GLADS Cut Stem Near Bulb DRY 3 to 4 WEEKS Take Off OLD CORM and STEM-STORE in paper bags with NAPHALINE Flakes or SPRAYDUSTO for APHIS and THRIP SOUTHERN CURRY REALTY 10 AC7 ¡ ™ t0W'n f?et °" Pi° neer Road- Cabin- barn- "e»- 51.000 will handle. Two bedroom homo - Insulated and weatherstrip^ed - with a’ »ched garage on paved street near school. $9300 with 1 3 Down, Balance 856.00 per month. Over Two Acres in town with large barn _ some berries and fruit trees - Only $3^50.00. % Cash will handle i Bedroom Home with attached car port and extra room 17C A 19 °un large COrner iot S11O°O. Only $1500 down 8-'X) T 2 CEAX FRO*TAGE within City Limits SiboO Total Price. — $1500 Down. ERMA D. RICE — BROKER NOW LOCATED IN TH E KERR BUILDING Phone 2312 MUNCY’S Í aintings — by R U T H B A T H I A N Y All possible influence will be used by peven. united Oregon Coast counties to get work started early in 1956 on the elimination of at least one of the coast highway’s last two bottlenecks. DIG BEGONIAS Sparked by the recent formation Dry 3 or 4 weeks — clean, of a county court unit delegates dust with SPRAYDUSTO to the 25th annual convention of to kill insects and mildew the Oregon) Coast association went STORE in COOL. DRY Place on record at Oceanlake last week until time to start growing demanding immediate action. MILLERS-SOIL-SLUG a|id Given top priority at the con- 'ention was the rebuilding of the SPRAYDUSTO & NAPTHALINE Gold Beach to Pistol River section GARDEN CLUB EXCHANGE GIFTS U. S. 101 in Curry County, AT Further impetus in every possible wa-v " d i be lent to furthering BROOKINGS FEED and SEED B y RU TH BATH P|a ns for the building of a bridgZ — by R u th B uthiany over the Columbia at Astoria, An enthused and nejuvenated association which saw the larges' .....— l‘‘c ,al«scs'- Newport, and Mrs. Nevill Swan „ ^ i Eear! alsd corresponding secre- greed to change the date of their tary, present officers will continue nnual convention to late spring, to serve until election of new off- mended by-laws were adapted, icers at the Coos Bay convention, hscal year changed to July 1 witli Functioning as a steering corn- new officers to take over annually mittee of the county court unit at that time and a decision to hold are Tillamook Countv Judge Otto he spring convention at Coos Bay Effenberger, Coos Bay County 77 l,g 'J8 Judge James Harrison and Clat- on oughton, president, of sop County Commissioner Don Florence. Mayor F. E. Gilkey. of Malarkev. Dairy Creem BAPTIST COMMUNITY CHURCH Garden Corner Chatter Market i-RESH — man MUNCY REPORTS pound \ ital Messages D ecem b er 4 - 1 4 FOR SAFETY • I '.ii Evening at 7:45 (except Saturday) A d h e re to the rules o f th e road. Proper a u to m o b ile in s u r a n c e is an a d d e d s a fe g u a rd . Sunday, December 4th 11 ;oo am .—Jesus Christ Can Give You Everythin ^•3” P-tn. \ STEWING HENS FRESH — m>n> Baptist Youth Fellowship 7:45 p.m.—Evening Worship hal pru itt w ith the Agency KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS --N O T IC E -- If yo„ /M,z „o Church Home we incite you to come and worship tcit_h us. SAVE UP TO 20* For Your Insurance Needs Representing 4 Largest Companies North America AETNA • HOME LOIN END — PORK CHOPS \ SIRLOIN STEAF ' CHOICE GRADE — _____________ OKECOZ H.- Pound Pound
