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
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missioners. The old Chetco River mouth committee had
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assured the engineers that quarry sites anti quarry rock
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will he available to them. Work is progressing on the
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acquisition of right of ways to the jetty sites so that work
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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
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throw just a little cold water on the entire project. We
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think that a lot of people are just too optimistic over
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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
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