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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1957)
Thursday, April 4, 1957 The PILOT BROOKINGS-11 ARBOR PILOT Brookings-Harbor Pilot Brookings, Oregon Newsletter From Senator R. F. Chapman Report On 101 Hearing AN IN D E P E N D E N T N E W S PA PE R On Monday of this week, a num- few weeks has brought an ever ber of us, inetudini Mr. V erne j increasing num ber of school visi A. :.s of th e O regon N A T I I O E D IT O R I A L U N N A A L I tations to the Capitol Building. ciatic n, Mr. George B u rr of Co- H ardly a day goes by but we Î Z Î I A SS O C iï A T IO N quill« , R epresentative Tom MrLel- notice school buses in front of û I i N asp x>r o rt, Mr. F red Flynn the Capitol Building from all of C i jrry County, R epresentative parts of the state. It is hoped th at E ntered as second-das- m a tte r a t the postoffice a t Brookings, Ore. C arl Back and myself, appeared all school groups irom our area M arch 7, 1946, under an Act of M arch 3, 1H79 befort the Senate C om m ittee on will let us know in advance if Roads and H ighways relativ e to they plan to visit Salem d uring Ray Pisarek, Joe Murphy Senab Bill No. 308, the highw ay the tim e the legislature is in ses bond bill ft r Curry County. Ap sion. If we are forew arned we Editors and Publishers parently our presentation of this can arran g e to m eet the group SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Y ear in Advance (in C urry County» ............. $3,00 m atter was convincing as we have and assist in m aking their visit O ne Year in A dvance (outside C urry C ounty) $3.50 had m any favorable com m ents m ore educational by explaining i from both the House and Senate the legislative processes. on the bill and we believe th ere V isiting the Capitol on F riday j is a good possibility th a t it will of this week w ere a group of pass. However, the com m ittee has women from C. O. P. E. of Co is not acted on the bill as yet. but Bay. It was only possible for me The Grand Jury will he in session within the next I we do expect favorable considera to have a sh o rt visit w ith them te n from them soofi. in the G overnor's office as the few weeks and if they look around them they will see Monday evening the Oregon Key D istrirt School Bill was being ; Coast Association invited the leg- discussed on th e floor of the sen one matter that could hear some investigation. i islative body over to Tillam ook to ate and it was im perative for me •BOMB-BATTERED’ autos are among the props at the Fed We refer, of course, to the County Court I louse, on ; their convention for a seafood to be there as every favorable eral Civil Defense Administration's famed rescue school at Olney, ! dinner. Four buses left the C api vote was needed to pass the bill. which work is stopped now. We are of the opinion that tol a»,out 4:00 and retu rn ed short- We hope m ore groups will be Md. A olunteer “victims ’ usually are Federal employes from nearby Washington, D. C., simulating, In this case, a typical scene in a ' ly before m idnight. able to visit the legislature before this Court I louse is the biggest f.mk pas in the history lighter damage area at the outer edge of a city. ir m * Photo» Eleven weeks of legislative pro this session is over. of ( airry ( bounty. cedure has now gone into history in Salem as the 49th legislative It just wasn’t done right from start to finish—and assem bly concludes th eir d elib er .it the rate they’re going currently it may never he fin ations at the S tate Capitol Build ing in Salem . Money affairs, ished. ¡■thool financing, and the broad of taxes continue to be I he Grand Jury is called to investigate crimes, pub subject the param ount item s of in terest to lie officials, and public buildings. We suspect that as an legislators as well as the general intelligent group of people they would he able to deter publie. One of the m ore controversial mine precisely where the fault lay in the “colossal foul- bills of the 1957 session drew sharp attention this week as the tip” of the court house. At least they could make recom popularly know n ‘‘key d istric t” mendations as to straightening out the mess we are cur bill cam e into full glare of the publicity spotlight. rently in, and get construction underway. Essentially, the “ key d istric t” bill is one w hich would re d istri We’re are’nt writing this in criticism of the countv bute the money which is now court, the architect or the contractor. But there arc 10,00 » available from state sources to aid school districts in the ever people in (airry County—and all of them can see the local m ounting costs of education. O ri court house sitting there, uncompleted. All those 10,000 ginally voted by the people in 1948, the basic school support citizens know that it cost them $300,000 out of their fund provided th a t th e state pockets for that court house, and just reasonably, they should provide $50 for each cen sus child in th e various looal want that court house finished and usable. school districts of the state. A cen sus child is defined as those ch ild ren betw een the ages of four and nineteen in each school area. The was later raised to $80 for each One of the few disadvantages of living in a small child, this being the c u rre n t a- m ount th at is now being paid by community, and Ixdng semi-isolated from a metropolitan th e state to assist in educating irea is the lack of the opportunity in seeing first class the children of Oregon. AU money th u s paid originates in the general perfi Winers on the stage fund of the state. Many of us occasionally get to better en tertain ers— w ith only a Coupled w ith this problem of S an Francisco, or Portland, but short trip involved. And th at is the “key d istrict” form ula of ba seldom can we take the tim e to the Com m unity C oncert Series, sic school support is the question visit there especially to see a stage held each y ear in C rescent City. before the legislature of w h eth er production. O ften we have the Four annual concerts are given, or not the am ount of basic school urge to see a talented musician by top notch artists, right in our support should be raised. W ith the perform , but that 350 m ile trip neighboring com m unity. The p er state now paying $80 for each usually causes up to subm erge our formances aren 't expensive either. child, various suggestions have taste for cultivation. A m em bership driv e is u n d er been put forth that the am ount However, there is a way th at way this week. If you h av en ’t should be increased to as high as already signed up we would urge $120 per child. This brings into Mr. and Mrs. Chetco Ave. can you to do so—and w e’re sure you sharp focus the question of w here get to see and hear some of the I w on't reg ret it. the money is coming from to ef fect such an increase should it be LARGE FANCY STAR KIST to $120 or even to $100 or $110. The House T axation Com m ittee is cu rren tly w restling w ith this problem , the solution being a part of the o v e ra ll problem of the kind and am ount of taxes to be levied on the state level d u rin g the biennium 1957-1959. The com plete tax program of the 1957 leg islatu re is expected to be fo rm u i/£ GALLON lated w ithin the next fortnight. S unny w eather d uring the past GRAND JURY COULD INVESTIGATE We Give Northern Stamps M J lbs. 7!9c A ff O I or $1.(10 A F 0 I or $1.()0 Snowdrift SHORTNi'NG Party Time CREAM CORN A Little Culture . . . . Party Time GREEN BEANS Qt. WESSON OIL • • • .6 9 c FROZEN FOODS ASPARAGUS 2 lbs. - - - 2 9 c Drive Like Your Life Was at Stake!!??? BANANAS 2 lbs. - - - 2 9 c UNDER NEW M A N A G E M E N T Buttons and Bows SURFSIDE TRAILER COURT and CAMP and PICNIC AREA PRIVATE BEACH FISHING — SWIMMING BUD AND NELLIE SHAFER PHONE 3418 In v ested A p ril 2 Brow nie Troop No. 8 led by M ildred Popken and Mrs. M ont gomery w ere invested by Edith Wells. Neighborhood chairm an at the Scout hall. A ctive adult cards and pins w ere earned by Mrs. Popken and Mrs Montgomery. C ertified m em bership cards and pins w ere earned by the following girls: Diana Johnson, B renda Montgomery, Roselee Rush, B ar bara Young, Evelyn Bodenham er. Joy Smith. K athy Sm ith, K aren Dent, Nancy Thompson. Ja n e t Thompson. Sally Popken and Ju d y Popken. A fter the girls w ere invested, refreshm ents w ere served to guests and m em bers. This troop m eets each Tuesday at th e Scout hall from 10 a m . to 12 p m. and from 12 p m. to 2 pm. It is sponsored by the local Beta Iota club. L e g io n G roup CALL CONSOLIDATED FREIGHWAYS C O R N E R R A IL R O A D and W H A RE S T R E E T S FOR DAILY DIRECT DEPENDABLE M o to r F re ig h t S ervice “Overnight or Long Distance - CALL C F” Phone 4511 H as M eetin g The regular m eeting of the A- m erican Legion A uxiliary w as held Monday. April 1 in the plea sant m eeting room provided by Legionanaire. C. O Leonard. T ickets' can be purchased from .myone of the Legion A u x ilia ry ladies for a beautiful hand m ade quilt Proceeds will be used to send two girls to G irls State. D ew alt s a w dem onstration. Chetco H ardw are, S aturday 1 to 6 p m. No. 1 10 LBS. TUNA PIES 4 for - - - sl° ° Big Dip POTATOES ICE CREAM 35c 69c BACON -- -— - -.- ENDS —... & PIECES _ - - - - J lb. 2 9 c ROASTING C H IC K E N S ................ lb 55‘ Pork Steak SSK >C lb. T hursday thru Saturday FRESH SEA FOODS THE BACKBONE OF A M E A L IS M E A T OUR K IN D IS SUCH A TREAT TO EAT 1 H lR R 'S Ä
