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< Thursday. March 15, 195Ó BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT — BROOKINGS, OREGON PAGE FOUR — H A R D E N CLUB M E E T S — The Azalea G arden H u b met Inst T hursday in the V F W H a l l w ith 32 m em bers and 12 guests present. The m eeting w as con ducted by Mrs. M F allert, th< president. A ta lk on the control o f insect pests, by Mrs. Ruth B athiany, w as very interesting, especially to the new er residents P la n s w ere discusser! about the ann u al flow er show, to be held in conjunction w ith the Azalea F estiv al and the com m ittee an ncunced th a t the them e this year w ould lie “A rts and Flow ers.” M rs. Lillian W eidem an was nam ed general chairm an and t h e d a t e s e t for Ju n e 10th and 1 1 th . A fter the business meeting, Mrs. Ruby H arvey conducted a corsage m aking class and all those interested w ere asked to m ake corsages and w ear ’hem. Daffodils, carnations, prim roses and h eath er w ere utilized. St. P a tric k ’s Day was the mot- iff list'd for the table decorations and the dessert luncheon. H ost esses w ere Mrs. C. L. F allert, •‘T U R N O V E R ’1 “T urnover” is a word. It is also a gauge. Every m erchant has his eye on his “tu rnover.” H ere is how it works. T his month th e m erchant may buy som ething for $1.00 and sell it for $101 a profit of only one ce it. He puts th at [jenny in the sock and spends the dollar for an o th er item which he likewise disposes of for $1.01 and he again shoves his penny profit in the [«I«'. Doing this tw elve tim es a y ear a t the end of th e y ea r your m erchant has his original buck plus twelve cents or 12 p er cent profit, which in these days, is not to be sneezed at, year in ana year out, if you have a buck et full of bucks. Maybe this little skinny story of m erchandizing may hatch some ideas about sales, inven* tory reducing —■ and business failure, too. To the m erchant “tu rn o v er” is a highly im p o rtan t word. M ED ICAL CO U RSE O K ’D The Medical Technology course at OTI has been approved for the next year, according to a report from this college, located near K lam ath Falls. The approv al by the Am erican Medical Technologists Association q u al ifies OTI g rad u ates to ta k e the exam ination w hereby they m ay tie approved for w ork in any p a rt of the country'. Of the around 100 g rad u ates of the OTI course, since 1948, 95 have passed this exam ination, according to authorities. WHO W IL L P A Y t TAXES — The A m erican Automobile As- sociation advocates a r a ’e differ- Looking backw ard, in 1929 ential in providing funds for the tax on a $2,000 income was highway expansion It sta te s th at $2.00 for a m arried person w ith the differential is justified be- two children and a $10,000 in- cause of th e difference in h ig h -; come it w as $40. W hat will it be w ay w ear caused by passenger cars and lig h f tru ck s as against th a t of heavier vehicles. It cites tests conducted by the sta te of Ne Jersey which showed a 27 to 566 percent increase in m ainten ., ance costs on a tru ck highway as against an o th er purely light ca r section. > M ORE M O N E Y — dash th a n they are going to spend. T here will be plenty of According to estim ate* in the con| e n tjon in W ashington as to N ational T reasu ry D epartm ent w h at will be done if this does this y ear they w 11 tak e in m ore happen. ~ 7 “ *’ >ears Ium n In Gratitude JIM M A K IN G REP. — Jim Vincent is m aking q u ite a SP R IN G IS H E R E A G A IN ! nam e for him self in th e news photography field. He is w orking You can’t fool N atu re always. for the JO U RN A L and his snaps O ut in front of th e Catholic are draw ing national atten tio n . Church, on the O ak S tre et hill, Takes a fte r his papa, Ralph, and there used to be a dandy live dem o n stratin g the clim atic in , spring of w ater gurgling all y ea r fluence on the fam ily who lived ’round Despite the dum ping of here for a spell. countless loads of fill and p u t’ ting various drainage devices it D E B T W A R N IN G S — , persists, m aking a perenniel Since 1945 th e average tak e- “T hank You M a’am ,” for going Mrs. Florence D avis and Mrs. home pay in this co u n try has and coming folks. T h at crick Oleo Craig. increased about 80 percent, and alongside M urray P alm e r’s em at th e sam e tim e, unpaid oblig porium has been fluid for a long ations have increased five-fold, time, too. Angling therein will be w arns M. D. Thomas, OSC a g ri perm itted when the zone’s season c u ltu ral economist, w’ho goes on opens. to sta te th a t debts for au tom o biles have jum ped from 6 billion dollars in 1950, to 14 billion by F ig u re jugglers convince us the end of 1955 and in the sam e th at the average business le tte r five years m ortgage debts on cqjsts the man who is footing th e houses has climbed from 15 bills around $1.80 per copy. Add billion dollars to 89 billion. ing up all the components- and ‘‘If w’e can do some paying and they are m any they are m ore catching up w ithout seriously th an probably right so, when you reducing production of new next get a hunk of business cor goods, we m ay skim along a l respondence you m ay well look right, ’’ T hom as says. R ut he upon it as an other reason for the w arns th a t “th e longer we go high cost of living. w ithout a setback, the m ore con fident we become and th e g re a t’ er chances we seem likely to tak e or\ our ability to paf debts.’’ PAUL RONNIGER and the WOODLAND PARK CLINIC To my friends and customers, I wish to express a sincere "Thank You" for your wonderful pat ronage, which helped me successfully establish a Jewelry Business in Brookings; The trust and confidence you have shown, shall alw ays be remembered. I have recently sold my business to M r. S. L. Willoughby, who has had even more years of experience in the Jewelry business. Upon M r. Willoughby's request, I shall con tinue, for some time, to be associated w ith the store, and it is my sincere hope that you w il give him the same opportunity to serve you that you have always given me. I can truthfully say that you w ill find M r. Willoughby a real asset to the City of Brookings. — VIRGINIA MINCER Announce FARM T R E E S - The m ark et for su rp lu s trre s on farm holds goods, bringing a good price for these scattered b u tts and poles, and yielding th eir ow ners several dollars which they could not get if the trees are allow ed to pass m a t urity. « The Association of DAVID R. BROWN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon PATRON IZE PILO T A D VERTISERS IT M ost 8E SURE IT IS r spring • • • '56 DODGE Coronet its your Ring Size Buy! AND IT IS TIME FOR THE STYLE SHOW Luxurious new ’56 DODGE CORONET is bigger by far than other medium-priced cars’ Bigger in size, comfort, performance, style! Yet it is priced right down with the lowest-priced cars. A big Dodge Coronet V-8 Lancer hardtop costs only 95 cents a week more than “hardtops” in the small-car field! SILVER SYMPHONY NEW HIGH SCHOOL GYM — 8:00 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 17 Sponsored by the Satellite Social Club Price It against small cars in th e “ low price field ” Size It up w ith others In the medium price field Cor ” 1” Dodge is 6.9 inches longer Car "C” Dodge is 14.5 inches longer Cor "M” Dodge is 5 6 inches longer Cor "F” Dodge is 13 5 inches longer Cor ” 0 ” Dodge is 7.7 inches longer Cor "P" Dodge is 6 4 inches longer Yet Dodge costs only $ 4 .1 1 a month more (less th a n 9 5 cents a w e e k !)* M o re legroom front ond rear* M o re htproom front ond r t o r i W id e r doors' G re a te r »feer ng whool e .o ro n c e ' M o re rear deck ip a c « 1 N ew 5 6 D o d g e it b>gger intide ond outt looks b ig g e r! tide» v g g e r' It b ig g e r! • -p a rm g p » « . W h y t . t t l . *or a »molt cor » h .n a n .w '5 6 D o rfg . Coronet bring» you to much m o r. for »o littlo m o r . 1 H . r . » b 'g -c o r r id . ond roomin.»» b ig -c a r lu«ury ond look» in a full B n. o f King Size Coronel«, pneed nght down with tho im oll c a rtl O o d g . C oronW V # l a n e a g a n P a w a r o g . p r .e . o f w m . b o d y V y l . o f t h . "lo w ( k h w i K P b a t e d on 2 4 monrh hnancm g o t» w '/» d o w n p a y n iw d . p re . 3 P u s h -b u tto n d riv in g a n o r e c o r d -b r e a k in g p e r fo rm a n c e ! At a touch of your finger, you command the greatest perform ing ear on the road today—bar none.’ The new ’56 Dodge shat tered every record in the book — including world records held by expensive foreign models— in its sensational 14-day official run on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The ’56 Dodge V-8 holds more performance records than all other American carscombmed. F re e Volvo Loodor o f tho F o rw ard Look Dodge Dealers present Danny Thomas in "M ake Room for Daddy." Bert Parks in “ Break the Bank," The Lawrence Welk S h o w -a ll on ABC T \ _______ C. "ED” DEMPSEY “ Your Dodge - Plymouth Dealer” B R O O K IN G S . O R EG O N