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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1957)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1957 BROOKINGS—HAkbUK for what ft's worth T H E B R O O K IN G 8-H A R B O R P IL O T AN IN D E P E N D E N T NEW &PAPKR V fllW IM H I N A T IO N A I U ) I I O « £A I x 1 I A S S O C IA T IO N U l r u a iiB H ia t I ." A S S O C IA T IO N Entered as second-class m atter at the postal fire at Pro«kln«a. Or» March 7, S4H6, under an Act of March 3. lffisi Ray l’tsarck, Joe Murphy Editor» and HwWwhers SUBSCRIPTION RATES: C'ne Year in Advance (tn Curry County» One Year in Advance (outside Curry County) OVERPRODUCTION PLAGUES NORTHWEST FOREST SALES Overproduction plagues a ll segments of the Northwest forest products industry and until supply (L IF F O R D R O W E and demand are stabilized, nt' foreseeable upward trend in tht currently low prices is in store, reports Random Lengths, Eugene weekly lumber market letter. T he freight r a t e Increases Any lad on reaching his sixth the less discovered that import authorized by th e I n te r s ta te Commerce Commission last week birthday is usually rather proud ant changes have taken p l a c e which have had their effect on the will probably inspire a brief flurr- of himself. As he sees it, this content of this weekly offering. of orders prior to the August 26 is actually the first milestone in For instance, the goings-on of effective date but very l i t t l i his life which amounts to anything. my youngsters used to be a fav change is anticipated in the ver Prior to this occasion, birthdays orite subject six years ago. But all market picture. However it •really held no particular fascina then my daughter was ten years is generally conceded p 'cit tion because there were no special old and my son was fourteen. To ers will have to absoi .• 1' privileges attached thereton. At the age of six though th e day they are sixteen and twenty, creased shipping costs. The recent FHA decision to and somehow one doesn't wish to picture changes, for then th e Invade their privacy any more, lower down payments and boost authorities say that he is old e- the maximum interest rate on nough to go to school. And that particularly since it is fairly safe to assume that they and their insured m o r t g a g e s brought makes it a big day, Indeed! cautious comment from industry Of course, there will be others. friends have learned to read. spokesmen. Most are doubtlul At any rate, I feel my usual When he Is 12, he can join the that it will trigger a spurt of satisfaction at having completed Boy Scouts; when he is 16, he can home building, but might n s - another year. Of course, I have get a work permit; when he is 18, in a slightly improved market. long ago given up the dream that he can be drafted; and when he is Oi^en fir mills report prices I might some day become another 21, he becomes his own boss— or about the same as last week, Ring Lardner, or a Will Rogers, so says the law. From that time holding to their three -month lows on but two important birthdays or a Robert Ruark. But at the The current bear market firais same time, an occasional letter remain--his fortieth when life is received from a reader encourages only premium tallies and assort supposed to begin and his sixty- ments readily saleable-, and on'v me to believe that For What It's fifth when he comes into social Worth has become a part, although a few scattered items l security. small, of the modern O re g o n active buyer interest. All of the foregoing is merely a Mixed car mills shipping both sneaky and roundabout way o f scene. And so as usual I again invite green and kiln dried lumber re rr.aking niv annua! revelation that port a static market and fail my readers todrop me a card, or II this ( olumn has reached the end better yet a letter if they have the order files. In general, th e of another year of existence. In hold to previously estab'.. time, asa so rto f commemoration lotherwords, For What It’s Worth ace of a sixth birthday. The address price levels unless is six years old this week. is 2825—15th Place, Forest Grove umulation problems dev el While six years may seem a Plywood production nas widen Oregon short span of time, I have never ed its lead over sales last and prices are weakening ou uoth sheathing and sandixi stoc There have been reports oi ■< few shutdowns, and sev . al plants announced four-day work JOE MURPHY weeks. »3 00 »350 A GOOD IDEA LASTS FOR YEARS.................. In viewing through an old sc rap book of BillCrissey we came across a series of articles telling about a demand to make the central Curry coastline a National park. It still seems like it is a fine idea. The proposed national park would be the only one on the entire western coast line, although there iH one on the east coast in far-off Maine. The site favored by the residents of the area at that time was a long strip of coast line, running from Arch Rock on the north, to the Col egrove ranch on the south. Some of the people origin ally at the meeting where this project was discussed in 1940 were W.L. Crissey, Elmer Bankus, Wilson Freeman, and W.S. Chad wick« The plan, even when viewed 17 years later still has some real merit. One of the main objections at the time was the withdraw al of tax 1 anti In Curry County. It is true now, and it was tru e then, that land is certainly at a premium in this county. Although the actual worth of the land would be small, indeed, In compar ison with the benefits that would be derived from a federal park. The people at the meeting 17 years ago cited the benefits gained at C rater Lake National park. It is true that the state will have a park in that beautiful area, and that will probably suffice. We do want that land preserved for all the people to see, though. We are proud of ft—and It is truly among the most scenic spots in the entire country. Way back in 1940 a writer by the name of Richard Neuberger wrote a series of articles upon "Oregon Areas Eyed for Nation al Park Status". This young conservationallst and w riter s a i d at that time that "A park on the Oregon coast would be unique among all the national parks of the region. This is the princi pal reason It has been promoted. It would be the one park encom passing exclusively a long stretch of ocean front. The park would be located mainly in Curry county, where the land dips down to the sea in magnificent sweeps. The contemplated boundaries in clude smooth beaches as well as jagged capes and headlands. " Perhaps we could now enlist the aid of this writer in his new capacity for a new try at a National park for Curry county. ****************************** GOOD COMMENTS ON PAPER During the past four or five weeks we have found out what won derful people we do have In the Brookings -Harbor area. We, as you know, have pioneered in a new type of "cold-type" printing, that is extremely new to Oregon—as well as the entire country. While we were getting our equipment set-up, and our new pro cess perfected we had what we would consider some very sloppy looking sheets. However, during the past few weeks since we’ve made the change-over, a great number of local people have told us how nice the Pilot is looking. We appreciate that very much. We have had a great deal of recognition from other sources too on our new process, and recently received letters from 22 differ ent states asking us tor sample papers, and other Information in regard to "offset" printing. We think that now that the first step has been made that improvements from here on will be automatic and contliuous. We hope to carry a great deal more pictures, in as much that we do the entire process, from clicking the camera to making the engraving right here in our own plant. We cordia lly Invite any and all that wish to see our new process to come in and take a look. *«•••*••***•*♦*•**♦*♦**♦**•***• Roy Weideman and the Coos-Curry Co-op should get a me dal for their work in brightening up the area, with their new Building. Ho-man. It is pretty bright;______ ____ >IPE D kEAM S N O T IC E » A few weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crissey let me b o r row their Brookings scrap book, which Is a jam packed book filled with wonderful articles about Brookings, and the Azalea Fe8*iva1’ dating way back to 1939. Most of the publicity was secured through the efforts of the C risseys—and what publicity it was tco! *************************** Some of the high spots in the book follow: January 31, 1940: Oregon's first natural redwood park was a reality—the Delcur Co. deeded 120 acres of sequoias in Curry County to the state. T he land Is 10 miles up the Chetco River irom Brookings. *♦»♦**♦**»♦***♦♦*♦********* 1939—Brookings win the annual talley in flower census with 57 varieties in bloom at Christmas time. Flowers grown were paper white narcissus, carnations, wallflowers, fuchsias and c a l las, and many others all In bloom outdoors on January 1. **************************** Oregon's Easter Illy bulb Industry, fast growing infant of th e Northwest's $7,000, 000 nursery business produced about 1,000, 000 bulbs in 1939. Item in Oregonian says. W.L. Crissey, bulb grow e r of Gresham, was the man who first started bulb growing i n Curry County. He came to this section three years ago and s ta rt ed an experimental field. His experiment rnet with such success that he has expanded his acreage and many other farm ers are now going into the business. ♦»•♦»***•*♦•♦**»♦*♦******** May 20. 1939—Azalea Park dedication held at Brookings. It was reported that awards were presented to Martha Hassett, and Robert Stanhurst (engraved pictures of Abraham Lincoln) f o r essays on the park. An editorial in the Portland Journal said The Azalea Garden Park is placed near the mountains upon a swinging bend of the clear Chetco river that also overlooks the ocean. Almost in the center is a small elevation, from which the whole picture of bloom and beauty can be seen as from grandstand seats. A fine driveway has been made from Brookings and the Oregon Coast highway. It Is one of the loveliest spots to be found anywhere this side of Paradise. It is a jewel in a splendid setting NOTICE OF INTENDED SALE Notice is hereby given that 1, Gilbert M. Batty, of Brooking- Oregon intend to purchase and receive from Ralph H. Tew, o Brookings, Oregon all ol his right, title and interest in and to all the stock in trade of th e Brookings Flying A Service Sta tion, located at Highway 101 and Oak s t., Brookings, Oregon That the aforesaid stock in trade consists of generally, oline, oil grease, tl. ..s, baia auto accessories and supp'les. Said sale will be made :he 16th day of August, 1957, . hour of 4 p. m. o f- a i’l d. ’ those premises kr •» a- • A Service Station locate it Highway 101 and Oau St., ings, Oregon. That the consideration ol pri of said transfer shall pass at the time and place of said sale. Dated: August 6, 1957 Gilbert M. Batty VENDEE 27-;lc LaVon Murphy, brother Murphy, Brookings, visited n< i for a few days. He is on from the Navy. Also the l 3 - folks from Garberville drove uj for a visit. fiKCTPHBOOK BUD PISAKfK NEWSPAPERS ARE THE MERCHANTS BEST ADVERTISING BUY
