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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.
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BETTER BUYS AT LESMEISTER'S
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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
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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.......
Are you E Years Old?
-We Are-
ON MAY 1st WE ARE CELEBRATING
OUR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY IN BROOKINGS
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