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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1957)
6R00KINGS-HARB0R STATE FAIR ON AUG 31 . J h e m ost colorful state fa ir in "Oregon G R O W S on what Oregon GROWS” is the slogan for this y e a r's Oregon State Fai: opening at Salem , August 31. CHETCO INN Oregon h isto ry is prom ised when the gates open for the 92nd fair the m orning of August 31. Nearly all the buildings a re shinning ir newly painted p astel c o lo rs of yellow, green and pink. Set among the shaded lawns and trees the fairgrounds will p re se n t a strikingly different appearance to v is ito rs . The 4-H building will be in ise for the la st tim e by 4-H young s te r s . The last le g isla tu re ap p ro p riated $300,000 for a new 4-H d o rm ito ry and work on tht new building will be sta rte d just as soon as the long range survey on fairgrounds planning hasbetn com pleted. The midway is being doubledir width to 52 feet. This has alwa/t been one of the m ost congestec a re a s on the grounds. DAILY R U M Single« «X 00 up W F U L Y RATES Sla<lM «10 00 up Barhrlor Apt. C LEAN A COM FORTABLE ROOMS T here will be parking space for sev eral thousand c a r s . BOONE DECENOANTS TO MEET The Beta C hapter of the Boone Fam ily A ssociation will hold th eir Annual Reunion and P ic - qic on the banks of the'W illiam - ette River at Champoeg P ark , Oregon, on Sunday, August 4 at 12:00 noon. All Boone descendants are w el come and urged to attend, bring th e ir lunch and stay through the afternoon. Ice cream and coffee will be furnished. Schedule in cludes business m eeting and e l ection of o ffic e rs. Supervised activities for youngsters. TO VISIT M r. and M rs. A .J . Joelson are leaving this week by Swedfel A m erican A i r l i n e for Swed.n They will be gone for 3 montte and will also take in moose hun ting. ************* UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT FIR E PL A C E A TV 11* M )BBY AUTO and TRUCK WRECKERS OOMMKIU'IAL RATES E D N A SP A R E R . M naaftr AT HARBOR We specialize in G.I. truck p a rts. phone 2503 P IL O T WEAKNESS IN LUMBER HOLDS A decline of 44 cents in Crowfc Lum ber P rice Index over the past two weeks re fle c ts w eakness in Standard and B etter green d im ension, boards, plank and tim b e r s . Also contributing to the drof w ere straig h t Standard grade dry F ir dim ensions, som e bun dled uppers and industrial efean low g rade Englemann Spruce boards and green F ir and Land dim ension. Utiltiy green F ir dim ension was steady, with Utility 1x8 a bit stro n g e r. Dry White F ir dim ension was steady, re fle c t ing low er supplies. NO.3 com mon Ponderosa Pine boards have been slow with NO. 4 common unchanged. Pine shop g rades a re very weak and Pine se le c ts are slow in D g rad e. Plywood sheathing is slow at $108 for five-eights inch, whle the base p ric e on sanded item» fs clinging hopefully to its $70 perch. ********** STATE FAIR Prem ium lists for the 92nd Oregon State F a ir can be ob tained at the office of any county agent in Oregon. ********** V y ide choice of models! Best ckals of the year! Immediate delivery (in time for that vacation trin!). Don t wait! I t s so easy to own a 1 . .tiful Plymouth now! ■”1 Get th ::e Syaars-aiiead fu tu r e s . . . tto y ’ra bi'2 Flymoclh exclusives i.i the lotf-p.ice 2! " " » ft ■’ A {1 if 3-years-£hesd Torsfan-Aire F iJ * . . . big-car luxury! 3-years<hccd Fl.;ht-Sweep S tyliitf ...b e a u ty tf.at stays new! 3-years-ahead Pvr't-Buttan TenjueFlite transmis sion . . . world's easiest driving! » Plus TcLl-Csntact Bra’c s . . . S :, ; t y 0Jm '.’.’ sac’s . . . Independent Parkin': Br. a . . . O.ifiaw Siieck Absorbers. . . Electric Winds!) ?ld W ipers. . . and economy that made Plymou! i winner cf its class in 1957 Mob.igas Economy fLn. In the July 27 issue of the Sat urdav Evening Post Yaquina Head Light in Lincoln county i s je a tu r ed in the double page "Face ol A m erica" s e r ie s , M alarkey said The Post on June 1 featured the Depoe Bay F leet of Flow ers c e r emony. During the past month, M alar key said, w riter-photograph« r team s from three of the lar, . ; national p u b lic a tio n s the na‘i«»u have been obtaining inform ation and taking p ic tu re s of coast scenes for future use. The n o n -p ro fit travel pronm ior and highway association of w hirl M alarkey a Clatsop County com m issio n e r, is p re sid e n t, also produces a 15 minute television film in co lor and s o u a u now being used over the nation's TV sta tio n s, and a second film fea turing crabbing, clam m ing, ami fresh and sa lt w ater fishing, wit be ready for re le a se late this full M rs. Johnson was the wife ol William D. Johnson of Brookings. She had lived in Brookings for the past six y e a rs. S ervices were held from the R o ed er's Colonial Chapel, with R« v. Joseph Galambos officiating while Interm ent was in the Jam<h Ward M emorial C em etery. M rs. Johnson was born in W isconsin on January 25, 1905. She is survived by th re e s i s te r s , M rs. Nils O strum , Salem , O re. M rs. A lbert Brodahl , Van co ver, Wash, and M rs. C a r l A anerud, of A lbert Lea, Minn. Two b ro th e rs also survive her Bendik Finstad of M yrtleC reek, and Joseph Finstad of Kenewick, Wash. *********** P-Q .Q . means sec your P ly worth Dealer Q uick., .because he’s having a banner year and can afford to give you a tre mendous money-saving deal on a glamorous, 3-years-ahead Plymouth E ight N ow ! A For the second tim e in h ■ > than two months national recoj nition has been given to O regon's sp ectacu lar shore line, ac c o rd ing to Don M alarkey, presid« nt 'of the Oregon Coast Association. S ervices w ere held T uesday for M rs. Agnes Johnson, who passed away in C rescent City on F riday, July 26. Scree Lig money now on 3-yeare-ahcaS Plymouth / 7 (OAST LINE GETS PUBLICITY Agnes Johnson Looking for the buy of your life? See your P T hursday, August 1, 1957 This y e a r 's art show at th< Oregon Stab* F air will have en trie s from all of O regon's "big nam es" in the a rt world. Adcq- uate wall space and good light ing will be provided for the first tim e. *********** T ickets a re now available tor thi nightly revue and hors«'show at the 92nd Oregon State Fail- opening in Salem August 31. FOR YOUR IlVStJRANC«? CONSULT Brookings See ycur lymouth ea ler uich I F a u e r n o - b e s m e in te r A g e n c y , In c . B ox 1188 B r o o k in g s , O re g o n P h o n e 5411 - 5412 C Ed Dempsey BROOKINGS, YOUR DODGE - PLYMOUTH DEALER OLDEST AND LARGEST AGENCY see or coll OREGON
