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Brookings-Harbor Pilot — Brookings, Oregon Page Six THESE PEOPLE LIVE HERE . . . This is the last of the series of stories of local business people, THE LEONARD REAL ES TATE & INSURANCE AGENCY has kept pace with the fast ex panding economy of the commun ity. The dream of C. O. “Monte” and Lura Leonard has finally come true, a new building on their own property with edcquate room and facilities for caring for the needs of their customers. The I^eonards first openede their office in 1948. They had prev iously been in the bulb business since settling in the eara from Medford in 1944. They had made numerous vacation trips to south ern Curry county and had decided they liked it. Monte had devel oped a heart condition while in the service during the war. His doctor advised that he might fe d better on the coast and Brookings seemed to have the climate and in general everything else needed. The Leonards were both happy and successful in the bulb busi ness and have enjoyed a continu ed success in tlv real estate and insurance business. They reached a high mark of success last year when they were selected as ths exclusive agents to handle the H Veterans’ homes for the Beresi. Inc. Chico, California contractors. The homes were all sold by the time the first of the year rolle 1 around and, while exacting, they say they enjoyed the exiierience. They are proud to watch the development grow into an attrac tive section of the community as the people are working their Hawns and generally improving the yards and exterior appear- rences of the new homes. They purchased one of the homes for their own and have enjoyed plan ning and improving their yard They are able to point with pride to the fact that they were one ol the few individual Oregon firms handling sales above $1 million in 1955. • » • ancy business in Sweet Home and they have two sisters, Thelma Pettrgrew* who lives on the Win- chuck River and Emma Taylor whose husband is in the lumber business in Eugene. Since that time sonv changes have been made in the partner ship. In 1950 Merle sold his inter est to enter the logging business. In 1954 Elmer Sr. retired and Vernon and Elmer Jr. took over as partners on January 1, 1955. There are now 9 full time em ployees in the sales and service departments. Frigidaire and May tag applionces and Evenrude out board motors have been added, along with other lines, to the gen eral merchandise. Gold Beach for four years prior Their grand opening yas in to taking over the Cliff House. May of last year, however they were not able to move to Brook ings until September. They have a modem apartment in the build ing. They have a son 3 and two daughters 6 and 8 years old. The club is open seven days featuring orchestras and floor shows for entertainment. The Cliff House, however, is as well know’n for special and regular dinners as it is for entertainment. They cater to parties and special occassions. Before getting the spring sea son under way the club was com- pletly redecorated and the oren- « • • astra pit was changed. Some alterations for convenience THE CLIFF HOUSE is one of other were made. the principal night spots of the * • • area. Few towns tlv? size of Brookings can boast of anything THE RICHFIELD OIL CORP, like it for the capacity of enter is also know n as Foster end Bo’vi. tainment and the quality of the Harvey Foster entered the Ply talent brought in. The managers wood Corp, in 1951, coming with Danny and DeLoris Wagner, are his wife Elsie, from Aberdeen, old timers at the game. They Washington where he had been managed the Del Rogue Club in engaged in th logging business. Hey • • • Now • . . for Good Food . . . it's the He had talked with the Richfield Company about a distributorship before coming to Brookings on a visit with his wife’s parents. They both liked the area and finally decided to stay. They bought the land and started construction of the plant early in 1953 and open ed for business in June of that year. In conjunction with building the plant Foster formed a part nership with his son-in-law; Way ne Balvi. Bolvi w’Us with the Standard Oil Company in Seattle at the time. His wife, Emma Lou, is actice in the enterprize in the bookkeeping department. The Fosters have another daughter, Janet Thomas of Smith River, California. Mr. and Mrs. Bolvi have a son. Gregory, who is now in the third grade. C AR D O F T H A N K S NEW LOG HAUL HOURS Log truckers will now be al lowed on the highways from 4 a m. to 9 pm., Monday through Friday and from 4 to noon on Saturdays. Words just cannot express our THANKS to those Wonderful people of the Walking Blood Bank and all who made possible those life-giving transfusions. Those who contributed were: Mil dred Raymond, Marguerite M att son. Kathryn Baird, Allen Wal lace, Frank Tygart, Loretta Wal- laoe, Betty Nelson, Stanley Bar ker, Margie Freeman, Robert Stanrudst and Homer Kessler, with Kenneth Barker, Frank Gran, Chester Gragg, and Val Mendenhall standing ready but not needed, and especially Doc tors Paul Ronniger of Brookings and Drs Walsh and Smith of Eur eka. PLAQUE AWARDED LIONS A plaque has been awarded the local Lions Club for their out standing industry, under the lead ership of Lions president, Al Phil lips, during the past year. It is an annual award of District 3 which comprises Curry, Josephine and Jackson counties. Among other activities upon which the award was based was the local club’s participation in community affairs and the sponsoring of an- We know we shall never again oth club at Gold Beach. know deeper gratitude to any one. The form also owns the build Mr. and Mrs. Don Ross ing they lease to Dick Seeley, ion in the area. They say that known as Dick's Richfield Ser they have not only enjoyed suc vice. Their plane is the only local cess here but they think is the Dial phones are expected in ly owned oil distributing operat- number on spot to live in. Newport by 1958. COMPARE T L O W - P R IC E D River Bar D U R A B IL IT Y w ith Spaghetti Joe Acuna, Chef ITALIAN DINNERS Chicken Cacciatore Chicken Marsala H A N SC A M S C E N T E R in H a r \ cal Scaloppini Veal Parmesan Pizza Pies bor is by all sta n d a rd s one of th e w ell e sta b lish e d bu sin esses of th e area M easu red by both tu n e and p ro g re ss th is is tru e. T h e orgin il sto re w as ofiened in a 30 by BO ' foot b uilding in 1923 T h ei > w ere still a lot of h o rses an d h o rse d raw n v ehiehels a ro u n d then T h e re w ere a few c a rs as they h ad ju s t begin to b> in n o ticeab le use. E lm e r H an scam S r. d ‘b ated w h e th e r to open in F o rt Dick o r H a rb o r a f t e r sidling out at K e r by, O regon The fam ily say they a r e happy they settled w h ere they did ’I’he little sto re of th e last ol th e horse and buggy d ay s has now g ro w n to a real c e n te r w ith o v er K.iXH) sq u a re fre t of floor sp ace and display room s in ad d i tio n to w areh o u sin g a re a . T h e boys, V ernon, M erle and E lm e r J r . jo in ed tlv ir p a re n ts, E lm e r Ila n sc a m Sr an d Viol v Hanscam a f te r Kung d isc h a rg e d from th e serv ices in 1918 Their b ro th er, M ervin is in th e a c co u n t- Thursday, August 2, 1956 Italian Sausage Mushroom Chicken MEXICAN DINNERS Chicken Ranchero Tacos Enchilades New 500 mile record set at the Indianapolis Speedway proves the extra durability you get in a 1956 No stock car—of any make — had gone even one lap at Indianapolis Speedway at 100 m.p.h.— until Ford set out to give dramatic proof of the superior per formance of the 1950 Ford Y-8. Result —an average speed of 107.126 in.p.h. for the full 500 miles. Driving like this certainly calls for more durability than yoM’Z/'need. But it ’s good to know you have it — thanks to such important exclusive Ford dura bility features as these: Chicken Open from 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight 2. —CLOSED OX TUESDAYS— 10 miles east on I lighway 199 Phone River Bar 3 RIVER BAR LOUNGE & CAFE Also your favorite cocktail & other dinner liqueur 3 . Huskiest B a ll-J o in t Front Su»pen»ion. Ford’s improved Ball-Joint suspen sion, with wide-spread support arms and rigid forgings is the huskiest in its field. One of the safety factors’ engineered into all ’56 Fords. And now you can'get your new Ford a new w ay.. THE FORD FAMILY PLAN Ford ha» a 5 trot»-m em ber K - bar frame. AMERICAN DINNERS Steaks have short-stroke design for less friction and longer engine life. Where othe» low-priced cars have two or three cross-members, Ford brings you five. K-bar construction for extra strength, extra safety is a Ford exclusive. D eep-block V - 8 engine. Only Ford en gines in the low-price field have an extra-deep block . . . for greater ri gidity, smoother going, longer life! Both Ford’s Six and best-selling Y-8 You choose the Ford your family wants and needs. 1 hen your lo rd Dealer helps you work out a deal ta ilo red to your family budget. There’s no fixed down paym ent... no fixed monthly payments, hou get an easy payment plan based on a generous trade-in allowance and your own monthly ¡»come. DUNNING M OTORS Highw ay 101 Brookings, Oregon cn Your Linoleum and H?! Jwood Floors are Finished w ith . . . * -«*. -auT*Maat Refreshing swim... crystal pool! Friendly companion... lovely view! Just naturally colls for the light, refreshing beer... Blitz Weinhard! Discover for yourself the light, refreshing beer... X, IO EAS5 Y l \KS VI’IU Y S \| I Blitz Weinhard. It s $omething*special! 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