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Brookings-Harbor Pilot Brookings, Oregon Thursday, January 17, 1957 we have the engineers plans. We have formed a Port District, and we have elected a fine group of Port (com AN IN D E P E N D E N T N E W S P A P E R missioners. The old Chetco River mouth committee had N E W S P A P E R n a t io n a l t_0 I I 0 R £A l assured the engineers that quarry sites anti quarry rock L P U B L IS H E R S —Ç ï ✓ Ì I a s s o c ia t io n will he available to them. Work is progressing on the A S S O C IA T IO N - J U J _ r n j u m w iiiT T B acquisition of right of ways to the jetty sites so that work E n te r e d as second-class m a tte r at th e postoffice a t B rookings, O re. can begin. The engineers have assured the commis M arch 7, 1946. u n d e r an A ct of M arch 3, 1879 sioners that the bids will he called in February, and the contract let in March. Ray Pisarek, Joe Murphy Editors and Publishers However, Bright as the picture is, we would like to SUBSCRIPTION RATES: throw just a little cold water on the entire project. We O n e Y ear in A d vance (in C u rry C o u n ty ) ...................................... * '2 2 think that a lot of people are just too optimistic over O n e Y ear in A d vance (o u tsid e C u rry C o u n ty ) .... ........... *>• the entire project. We think that some people are going off the deep end and are saving up their money this winter in order to buy a yatch for next summer. Let us explain a few things. First, this is just a start One of the most exciting moments in the two and a in the right direction. The U. S. government hasn’t any half years that we have been in Brokings happened last week when we inspected the U. S. Army Engineer', plans to build a big, beautiful harbor for Brookings. It maps and plans for the Chetco river mouth impro\c will I k fortunate, indeed, if the engineers have enough merits. We realize that the plans, which call for two money to finish the two jetties, one of which will he jetties, haven’t received the final O. K. from the ¡lowers iSoo feet long, and the second 900 feet. I hey certainly that I k -. But, knowing the years of effort that have gone will not have funds to do a great deal, if any, dredging into the project on the part of many in the community, of the channel. A proposed small boat basin is something entirely dif it was a very satisfying moment nevertheless. The whole thing is moving ahead very smoothly, if ferent- It may he possible to interest private capital in slowlw W e have the appropriation from u.ngress, and such a venture at a later date, or it may he possible te work out through some government or local agency. Upper Chetco PTA For What Its Worth But the point is, that nothing is concrete on a small boat T he re g u la r m o n th ly m eetin g of Bv C liffo rd I’. Rowe basin. That will he the second step. Right now we are- the U p p er C hetco P T A w ill be F o r those a d u lts w ho bem oan held F rid ay , J a n u a r y 18, 7:30 p.m. just in the process of making the first step. The Port th e fact th a t th ey a re too old to a t th e schoolhouse. A bu sin ess <*njny fa iry tales, I w ould like to m eeting w ill be co n d u cted by th e Commission is attempting to find out whether the state, su g g e st th a t th e re a re plen ty avail p resid en t, Mrs. G lad y s P ay n e. through the Fish and (Tame Commission, would he a b le today on th e o ld ster level. R efresh m en ts w ill be serv ed interested in establishing a boat launching site. A ll th a t is re q u ite d on th e ir part is th a t th ey h a v e a fairly good follow ing th e m eeting. We like the rest of the community, are elated over m e m o ry an d th e tim e an d a b ility to re a d th e d a ily paper. the long plans, which call for a private boat anchorage, I course, h e is bein g told th a t th ese E v en th e ta le n t for re m e m b e r refo rm s w ill com e in 1958. F o r and possibly a fishing fleet, and' maybe a cannery or in g m ay be u n n ecessary if the ad d itio n al chuckles, J o h n Q. P u b two. But, we want to caution against over optimism at c itiz e n , looking to th e fu tu re , w as •wise enough last su m m er an d fall lic needs only re m e m b e r th a t th a t this time. to co llect fo r h is schapbook th e is a n o th e r electio n y ear. BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILO ! WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE CO. BUSINESS OFFICE IS NOW LOCATED The First Steps Have Been Completed. . c a m p a ig n p ro m ises m ad e by both p o litic a l p a rtie s in co n v en tio n and o n th e vote g ettin g tra il, a com p a riso n of th e co n te n t of th e fo re g o in g w ith th e p red ictio n s now b e in g released for th e y ear 1957, b y eco n o m ists as well as p o liti c ia n s , should b rin g la u g h ter into m « n y a household as w ell as a s in k in g feelin g in th e pit of th e sto m a c h for m an y o th ers. F o r those w h o m ay h av e for g o tte n , in te n tio n a lly or o th erw ise, th e b a ttle cry of th e D em o crats w a s lo w er ta x e s and in creased g o v e rn m e n t assistan ce fo r th e sm a ll b u sin essm an . Also th ey p ro m ise d th a t tig h te r co n tro ls w o u ld be clam p ed on big b u sin ess c o m p e tito rs. In fact, one could tr u th f u llv say th a t of th e m any v o te p ro d u cin g g roups w hich the D e m o crats w ooed, th e sm all b u si n essm an w as th e one for w hom th e m ost te a rs w e re shed. W ith th a t as o u r b ack g ro u n d , w e can now tu r n to th e outlook fo r th e sm all bu sin essm en as pre d ie te d at th e tu r n of th e y ear. T he p a r ty w hich p ro m ised p ro tectio n is now in pow er, an d yet th e fore c a st for 1957 in fo rm s us th a t “ th o u a n d s of sm all co n cern s w ill b e w iped ou t". Anti even th e p olit ieos w ho a few m o n th s ago w ere so g en ero u sly p led g in g ta x relief if elected , a re a lre a d y h ed g in g to th e e x te n t th a t th ev can see no p o ssib ility of a ta x re d u c tio n fo r th e c u rre n t y ear. All of w h ich ad d s up to th e fa c t th a t th e vote-seeking can d i d a te of List fall w as e ith e r d e lib e ra te ly m islead in g in h is assu r a n ces o r w oefu lly ig n o ran t of th e n a tio n a l econom ic p ic tu re E ith er w ay th e v o ter is now in th e p»*i- tio n to enjo y fully w h a te v e r h u m o r th e re is in th e situ atio n . Of IN THE Chas. Grayshel Building 525 Chetco Ave. N e x t to H e n d ric k s B u ild in g VALES /„SERVICE* •$ LOUiALDLN IT PAYS TO DEAL WITH C oast e O U /P M M co THEIPPP1CES APE COPPECT AN O TH ElP SERVICE UNEQUAL; P , P T POWER SAWzW G l z / f O / E Q U IP M E N T /^ ^ HOM ELITE C A ^ S A W S S E R Ÿ /C E MYERS' • BROOK/NGS BOOSTS DUCTION MERCURY A MINUTE A record 40,000 Big M’s being built in Ja n u a ry... a 43% increase over December. A Mercury a minute, every minute of the day and night! All Mercury assembly plants are working overtime with the largest work force in Mercury history to ìeiT *7 • meet the tremendous buyer demand. The landslide swing to Mercury is solid F M OTHER €O H A P P Y LO O K IN G SINCE WITH GAS SUE DOES THE COOKING evidence that the -now Big M is the most exciting car value of 1957. Never * * before has so much bigness and luxury cost so little. Prices for America’s most beautiful and advanced car are just an easy step above the low-price three. M E R C U R Y -Por’B w ith DREAM-CAR DESIGN * U H A 1 t k a M M A M I WARD'S GAS&ARPUAMCi St M ite B an Sarief DUNNING MOTORS HIGHWAY 101 NORTH BROOKINGS, OREGON
