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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1956)
é OREGON’S SCHOOLS — ' room. The next highest expend- j school funds, while Oregon, next The State ot Oregon lias more I iture is made in the state of New highest, pays 4 percent, against school revenue per classroom York, with $9,675 per room. The; a national a\erage of 2.7 percent. than any other state in the U.S., lowest is Mississippi with only! The above figures weret 5,or” according to figures released in 52,404. In the percentage of in-1 piled from reports submitted to White House conference, the OREGON VOTER. During come of the people going into the last year and proceed by com the schools, by states shows the > e a r' 1953-54 there were 10,766 classrooms in the state Utah leading Oregon by a small paring the income of the people each and the gross revenue amounted amount. Utah’s people pay 4.2 versus expenditures for percent of their income into the I child of school age. In this cat to $109,617,000 or $10,182 per egory Connecticut leads the nat ion with $11,610; New York next with $11,517; and Oregon comes 16th on the list with $8,076. In building construction needs, 39 states registered needs for 2 58 Kay St., Crescent City 165,693 new rooms and the pro jected total for all states at 203.453. In this respect-, Oregon CHURCH and SUNDAY SCHOOL HELPS was among the lowest with an expressed need for only 699 new SHEET MUSIC and SACRED RECORDS school rooms. Betty's Bible and Book Store BOOKS and GREETING CARDS M em ber of Christian BooJ^-Sellers Association BETTER BUYS AT LESMEISTER'S WANT TO RAISE YOUR OWN FRYERS ? Ten acres overlooking Winchuck River with good 2 bed room house. Large living room with fireplace. Out buildings with chicken house and fenced runs. Reduced to $8900 on terms. Choice % Acre in Harbor with 2-bedroom house. Lots of built’ins. Some ocean view. House could be enlarged. Has present Vet’s Loan. Some appliances are included. All for the reduced price of $10,000. One of the best buys we have had for months. Very substantial 3-bedroom house with a lovely fireplace. All hardwood mouldings and trim throughout. Double attached garage. Very large lot in nice residential section. Almost 3 Acres in Harbor with frontage on 101. Five large rooms. Separate double garage with living quarters and H bath in same building. Land includes at least 3 other building sites. Almost immediate poscssion. DO IT YOURSELF. This place needs some work, but it has three bedrooms. Right in town and the price includes floor furnace, gas range and electric refrigerator. A good buy for the handyman a t $4000 total price. Terms. We also have a wide selection of lots—city, urban view or ocean front — and one with a good concrete foundation already poured for $850. See us for that new home built on your own lot with an FHA Loan. Ateo Complete Insurance Coverage — Dividends Up To 20% on Fire Policies — Low Semi-Annual Premium» on Can and Light Trucks — Financing of Premiums Ask Us For Quotations — We Are Ready To Serve You PETE ILESM EISTER AGENCY Phone 3311 Brookings PETE J. LESMEISTER, Broker PAUL L. FAURESO, Saleman STATE RELEASES CENSUS FIGURES You are living in the most rap idly growing section of the state, according to census figures re leased by the Oregon State board of census recently. Figures show that Gold Beach has increased 143 percent, 1,647, while Brookings, according to state figures, has been creeping along with a 101 perceht growth since 1950 with a total populat ion now of 3,063. Port Orford has increased in size from 674 to 1,300. In 1960 Gold Beach had 677 people living in the city, while Brookings was incorpor ated at that time. None of the figures are through actual count, but are made with If you own a passenger car, an official formula. the chances are about one in State officials attribute the seven that it was smashed up in growth of southwestern Oregon an Oregon traffic accident last to the shift of Oregon’s lumber year, the Secretary of State’s industry to this area. Douglas, traffic safety division said. Thurs and Coos Counties all show-ed day. increases. Some decreases were The division said 103,288 pass noted in eastern Oregon. enger cars were involved in ac cidents, which is about 14 per Keith Weeks, son of Mr. and cent of the total passenger cars Mrs .Lloyd Weeks, will move his registered in Oregon during 1955 family here from Clarkston, Total registered vehicles of all Washington as soon as they can types, including trucks, number find housing. ed 823.184 last year and the total number of vehicles damaged in HOME DINNER — accidents reached 126,022, or ap Winding up the year’s remem proximately one in eight. brance of the Masonic and East The figures reflect only those ern Star Home, members of the mishaps taking place on public groups, and their escorts, will streets and highways. Oregon meet at the Grange Hall, the law does not require reports on evening of Friday, April 27th, accidents that happen on private where a dinner will be served property or on privately-owned and movies of the home will be roads. showTi. Tickets for the dinner are An accident on a public road available at $1 50 a plate and it way, however, must be reported is essential to those preparing if property damage of any kind the meal that all who plan to a t results and even though only tend to notify either Leonard one vehicle is involved, the div Harvey, John Peffley or French ie ision pointed out. Arrell. All Masons and their wives, and all Stars and their LaBARGES UP THE RIVER — husbands will be cordially wel It is reported that Mr. and comed. Mrs. Henry LaBarge will move up to Mayor Roy Brimm’s “Sum- CARPENTERVILLE NEWS — muer Whitehouse” at the Upper Chetco Bridge. Henry, a long Mrs. Dorothy Carpenter gave time employee at the Plywood a birthday supper, Wednesday sawmill, and “Ermadee” should evening, for her husband, Char find plenty to keep them busy les, whose .birthday was the 18th at their new location, although and son, Rickey, who was a year it is said that ‘‘Ermadee’’ doesn’t old on the 17th. Guests were Mr. care to make more than one trip and Mrs. Joe Mead and Asa to town, daily. Carpenter. Mrs. Neva Christensen had the misfortune of cutting her arm PATRONIZE quite severely, last Sunday, as PILOT she fell and ran her arm through ADVERTISERS a window'. She was taken to a doctor at Brookings where fif teen stitches were required to seal throe large gashes, just above her wrist. Terry and Verfna Hoxie and friends, of Brookings, attended a dance at Crescent City, Sat urday night. Mrs. Charles Carpenter is now driving the school bus, taking the Carpenterville pupils to the Pistol River School. Mrs. Lottie Turner, of Pistol River, is spending this week with her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Cole- grove. The Brookings Emblem Club members were invited to Cres cent City, Thursday night, as the guests of that Emblem Club Those attending from here were Mrs. Mabel Ostrander, Hazel Fritz, Flora Mead and Pauline Carpenter. Hey Kids....... 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