Thursday, February 23, 1956
SKETCH 900K
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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
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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
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much politics in my life.
The road up the coast was
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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
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no signs with a "NO ROAD” i go back home and tell his read
inscription.
ers he rubbed elbows with Adlai
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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
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; 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ostenbergs
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C. "ED" DEMPSEY
PALMERS DEPARTMENT STORE
DIMMICK BROS. MARKET
YELTONS
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
KERR HARDWARE
U. S. NATIONAL BANK
HOUSE OF SHOES
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LOUISE and KARL OSTENBERG
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DUNNING MOTORS
HI-WAY MARKET
CURRY COUNTY LUMBER
MENNING BUICK
ED and MENDYS
HANSCAM'S CENTER
BROOKINGS FEED and SEED