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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1956)
Thursday, February 23, 1956 SKETCH 900K — Sketch Book — Everyone in Curry County should escape to the “outside world” once a year. I did just that, and was amazed at the sights one can witness. For in — PAGE FIVE BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT — BROOKINGS, OREGON stance, we saw sidewalks, paved i vention naturally they all talk streets, and some cities without ' shop. The newspaper publishers parking meters. did likewise. 1 never heard so — r Sketch Book — much politics in my life. The road up the coast was — Sketch Book spotty. That is to say, some spots Many of the sta*' office-seek were paved. There were signs ers were there per lping hands to indicate the type of road be | and smiling smile Some of the fore you, i.e. slippery, dangerous, national hopefuls >hould plan on curves, slides, falling rocks, and : attending these state publishers wash out. I was surprised to see 1 convos. Evervone of them would • no signs with a "NO ROAD” i go back home and tell his read inscription. ers he rubbed elbows with Adlai — Sketch Book — or Nixon. Most of that elbow When one of the big city en ■ rubbing comes from riding the tertainers boasted of having crowded elevators. played all over the world. I men And, as many hometowner tioned Brookings which is out ¡exclaim as they report on tin •• of this world. trips to the outside, "Oh, it w — Sketch Book — ; nice to go. but it was sure r When professional people, and to come over the mountains aad the other kind, too, have a con-, into beautiful Brookings.” al of the local timber operators - Sketch Book — And we just made it back in got together and set the ambul time to hear Dr. Flimsey read ances up to ojM*rate out of both his poem, ‘Brookings by the Sea’ Morton and Packwood. at the Minstrel Show. Pat Gib son was the author of that GEORGE BERGER VISITS — George, son of Mr. and Mrs. classic. It appears in black print x Carl Borger, was down from in this weeks PILOT. Seattle for a few days, following -— Sketch Book — On the local side of the news, some two years with the Army we hear that Bud McCourt has Communications Service, in Al finally met his match when it aska. George will lie released comes to future bowling engage from the service the first of ments, Son, Tom, was bom early April and has not yet decided just what he will do then. Wednesday morning. The town of Morton, Wash, now has three ambulances, ac cording to a story in the met ropolitan press, when a private ambulance company stated they would no longer function, sever- WIRING IS DONE Coquille electricians were in th? Brookings-Harbor H ig h School this week completing the wiring of the IBM clock and bell system, which was installed in the shop, music room and class rooms that occup the cafeteria area. HAVE HOVSE-W \RMING Superintendent of Schools, and Mrs. D. D. Williams were enter tained nt a house-warming party Saturday night, in which about Born to Mr. and Mrs. “Bud” 60 people, mostly teachers and McCourt, at Seaside Hospital in their wives (or husbands) a t Crescent City, a son, Thomas tended, bringing their own re Martin, who weighed in at 7 pounds and 3 ounces. freshments with them. A few citizens inquiring at the PILOT office if parking tickets issued on February 22nd, were legal, wene reminded that we all hire a man who can be found at the City Hall, who will en lighten them, perhaps for a small fee. Mrs. Andrew Muth, mother of Mrs. Joseph C. Murphy arrived in Brookings Friday to spend a month or so here. She is from Neenah, Wisconsin. She drove to Merced, California with some friends, and then took a bus to Brookings. Grand Openings ■* • « IN BROOKINGS THIS WEEK! In keeping with our wonderful community spirit and pride, we wish to extend Our Congratulations to These Three Businessmen who are celebrating their Big Grand Opening this week . . . . Our Warmest CONGRATULATIONS DAN'S Wards WATCH & GAS & A ÏF U Î.N C E FLOOR COVERING DAN STIERS GORDON and ANN OLSEN • • • • • • • • PHILLIPS DAD and LAD ARRELL REXALL DRUGS NEWS and SWEETS PETE J. LESMEISTER AGENCY FRANK'S PHARMACY HENDRICKS FURNITURE ART KNOX INSURANCE AGENCY C 0 . LEONARD A \ _ L? Ml a ; < Ostenbergs • • • • • • • • C. "ED" DEMPSEY PALMERS DEPARTMENT STORE DIMMICK BROS. MARKET YELTONS BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT KERR HARDWARE U. S. NATIONAL BANK HOUSE OF SHOES 1 » '* - •fi ; ‘K lid LOUISE and KARL OSTENBERG • • • • • • • DUNNING MOTORS HI-WAY MARKET CURRY COUNTY LUMBER MENNING BUICK ED and MENDYS HANSCAM'S CENTER BROOKINGS FEED and SEED
