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,olume One. N um ber Two
Interests of Lily
Industry Reviewed
ly Co-op Official
Quality Must Always
Be Maintained To
Insure Top Prices
In its effort to bring th e rea d
ers all the facts concerning the
ossibiiities in the B rookings-H ar-
Lor district, the Pilot has found
•rtain facts concerning the lily
industry, its future.
In reviewing cu rre n t m ark et
tonditions for lilies, M ark Cotton,
manager of the W est C oast Bulb
Jrowers Co-op, released the fol
lowing statem ent to the P ilot on
Monday:
‘The growers of A m erican lilies
|n the beginning had, and have
lad to this date, the advantage
)f an established m arket, sudden
ly cut short by the w ar, and
clamoring for stock, thus c re a t
ing a speculative m arket.
'Foreign growers have and are
preparing to re-enter our m ark ets
ind. production of o th er lilies is
expanding. Now th at we a re faced
nth the the possibility of this
Expert established com petition, it
|s essential to recognize th a t pro-
iuction standards and c u ltu ral
jractices will be of g re a te r im
portance in m aintaining our posi
tion in the m arkets. The quality
)f our bulbs in relation to th at
)f other producers and w hat the
)urchaser gets out of them will
[ietermine to a large degree our
|uccess in the com petitive m a r
ket.
"This is a problem th a t faces
|be industry as a whole. It is es-
?ntial that the industry estab
lish permanent expanding m a r
ket outlets. The industry must
Create an assurance of annual
prop movement. Dependable and
and established outlets will take
tare of the industry in tim es of
surplus and lower prices. The
Industry cannot afford to be left
uth an expensive crop unsold,
ind be faced with the speculative
hazard of replaning.
In considering the com petitive
markets, even a sm all group of
powers working co-operatively
Concluded on page eight
u E. Sandbo To Be
Justice Of Peace
A. E. Sandbo, of H arbor, has
w i appointed Justice of the
Leaco for
B rookings-H arbor
r strict No. 1, by G overnor E arl
|>nell.
■Judge Sandbo, a pioneer lily
Jo^er of this area and president
r '•’•f Croft Lily G row ers Assoc-
r*tlon in Curry County, w as for-
[?‘r ■ deputy sheriff for this p a rt
P the county.
1 A ■'Justice of the Peace, Judge
MWbo will try all c i v i l and,
Llrninual cases in his jurisdiction,}
p u g h t before him by the State}
L
" b'drol and o th er peace
Facers. His nou. ofpce a jso c a r .
r \ u ‘" ’’ the au th o rity to per-
1° C arriage ct iernonies.
L ,e Pt'""k;ngs-H arbor Justice
L p Peace office is ably filled
L h Af7 ncr Snell's appointm ent.
Sandbo has had wide ex-
L ','\nc,‘
law. and is com-
f.
' »miliar with the duties
' H e will be a
( .,
rifiidate for election
-r-T'
in the May prim aries.!
'
| i the Peace office.
1 - ¡"rated in Judge Sandbo’sl
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’ ’he c o rn e r of H igh-
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BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY. OREGON
Small Room Hinders
School Music Practices
Janice Johnson is our new sixth
grader. She comes from Tacoma,
Wash.
The school orchestra is busy,
working on num bers to be given
at the Music F estival during the
national music week.
T here is no room for the s tu
dents to practice together, due
to the small music room. There
are no music stands. If anyone
in town has a stand they can loan
to the school, it will be appreci
ated. Mrs. Levitt H orner and the
music students are hoping there!
w dl be some w ay to get all sec
tions together..
The beginners
band section, violin, g u ita r and
accordion, has b e e n practicing
separately as each section fills
the music room.
World War 2 Men
Will Guide Work
Of V. F. W. Post
New Officers Seated
At Meeting Held
Wednesday Evening
Younger men w ere elected, last
W ednesday evening, to take over
the local V. F. W. post, when 26
of the 62 m em bers met for the
annual election of officers.
Joe Maloney was named as post
com m ander for the ensuing year,
assisted by E verett Jaggers, as
his senior vice-com m ander and
Leslie Ray, next in line. These
three top posts fell to ex-navy
men. Lyle Dill was named as the
posts’s adjutant, replacing George
Nelsen who wished to step aside
a fte r having attended to th at of
fice since the post’s inception, 12
years ago.
Philip Brown, who before he
w ent to sea. was stationed at
Brookings with the coast guard
contingent, became post chaplain
and H enry H orst, of the old 3rd
Oregon of W orld W ar 1, was
elected to judge advocate. Milton
Foster, another W orld W ar 1
veteran, takes a regularly vacated
place on the board of trustees
At this meeting, these veterans
became affiliated w ith the local
group, Jam es C. Allsup, Andrew
K. Hastings, Axel J. Alto, and
E ric O. Ask, while an applica
tion from Tom Tolman, now a
Reedsport resident, was approved.
Discussions w ere continued on
the subjects of a veteran m em or
ial building, post sponsored a th
letics. and or. the forthcom ing
district m eeting to be held at
N orth Bend, M arch 22.
Girls Scouts Were Busy
At Their Last Meetitng
Brookings Girl Scout troops
m et Monday, M arch 4, a t the
school, with Mrs. Henry as lead
er of troop 1, and Mrs. H orner of
troop 2. Mrs. G utherie has charge
of the Brownies.
Each group is striving hard for
m erit badges: Mrs. H enry’s group
plans to give a puppet show; Mrs.
H om er’s troop is doing tum bling,
arts, and crafts
A fter the work was completed
a floor show was given by Mrs.
H orner’s troop. M ary Lou B er
ger, P a tty Sum m er. M yrtle Brown
and JoAnn S hrader gave a tum b
ling act; Evelyn W allace sang
several num bers which were en
joyed. Guests of the evening w ere
Mrs. C arl B erger and Mrs. Brown.
Thirty-five girls w e r e present.
Refreshm ents w ere served by the
Brownies.
The
Pilot
$2.50- the
year.
Bruins Show Up
Well Last Week At
Ashland Tourney
Eliminated In Third
Game In Invitational
Hoop Tournament
V. F. W. Posts Re-unites
World War 1 Buddies
An unusual reunion of three
m em bers of Co. D., 162nd Inf.,
3rd. Oregon regim ent, of W orld
W ar 1 days m et for the first tim e
since they w ere to g eth er on the
battlefields of France.
They are Andrew K. H astings,
of H arbor, and George Nelsen and
H enry Z. H orst both of Brookings.
H orst was badly wounded in
the early days of the o u tfit’s ac
tion. H astings, a corporal, con
tinued on to the w a r’s end while
Nelsen, a regim ental sergeant-
m ajor, w ent along into G erm any
w ith the arm y of occupation, a t
Coblenz.
The trio are all m em bers of the
local V. F. W. post, which brought
them together.
A tie for fourth place was the
rew ard of Brookings Bruins a t
the Ashland invitational tourney
last week. Phoenix spoiled any
chance the Bruins might have
had for championship honors by
eking out a 30 to 29 victory at
1 p. m. last Thursday. Brookings,
in turn, elim inated Langlois by
topping her own county e n tra n t,
30 to 23.
At 10 Friday, Burns topped the
Bruins, to elim inate the C urry
county contenders. M yrtle Creek
went ahead to win the cup.
Gained Valuable Experience
While Brookings didn’t have a I
chance to get fa r in the to u rn a - ,
ment, the lads did gain some!
valuable experience which will (
Money Will Be Sought
prove helpful to them next y ear
To
Make Repairs, and
in the district play.
To Build School
In all her games, Brookings
made a showing th a t held the
The school board met Tuesday
adm iration of all the fan, who
liked the aggressive fighting sp ir in an e x tra special session with
Dr. C arl H uffaker, professor of
it displayed by the lads.
Education at U niversity of O re
gon. and Don A. Em erson, sta te
departm ent of education, to con
sider the present condition of the
school building and to get q u ali
fied advice on the physical needs
of the local schools.
Dr. H uffaker and Mr. Em erson
w ere invited here on this inspec
Difficulties In Locating tion trip by the local school board.
Boundaries Cause For A thorough inspection was made
of the building, including t h e
Court Aaction
basem ent, heating unit and the
Finding it impossible to adjust rooms.
A fter a thorough study was
differences in boundaries, C urry
County court. W ednesday ruled made, Dr. H uffaker and Mr. E m
th a t all ^ t ith of the Chetco river erson presented th eir findings and
would "be out of bounds" on the recom m endations. They said that
proposed B rookings-H arbor fire the building is not suited for ad
ditional wings, or rooms because
district.
Land owners, south of the C het of its original arch itectu re, and
co were represented by A ttorney because of deterioration. They
Crowe of Gold Beach, while the pointed out th at the building was
Concluded on page seven
district’s cause was championed
by C harles Echols.
A ttorney Crowe presented peti Student Breaks Arm
tions signed by over three-fourths
Rollin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
of the land owners south of the H aro ld Crump, had the m isfor
river. Many in the district w ant- tu n e of slipping while playing at
C (included on Page Eight
high school last T hursday, and
State School Men
Inspect Brookings
School Facilities
Fire District Will
Include No Land
South of Chetco
Pound-Miles,
N ew W rinkle
How m any m iles are you
getting per pound of b u tte r f
The latest w rinkle in reck
oning the distance traveled
is in miles per pound of b u t
ter, or at least that is the
way a couple from Lewiston,
I d a h o , traveling through
Brookings, figures it, much to
the chagrin of a local re st
aurant man.
‘‘W ith this b u tter shortage,”
claims the touring friend—
“you can’t get b u tter for your
hot cakes w h e n traveling
around, and I ‘c r a v e m y
stack' for breakfast, so when
the Missus and I decided to
do this bit of roaming about
we got hold of three pounds.”
Bandon, Ore., was the only
place they’ve stopped to eat
and were served butter, and
then it was ‘‘only a safety
razor strip.
So far, according to the in
trepid travelers, t h e y are
averaging a little more than
600 miles per pound of pre
cious butter.
Jailing on his arm , breaking one
of the bones in his low er arm,
/ie a r the w rist. He is sporting a
cast on the injured m em ber, and
is able to be around.
L d y Capital
of the W orld
THURSDAY, MARCH 14. 1946
Legion Post Books
Istallation At Its
Meeting, Monday
Post Will Get Charter;
New Member Will
Be Obligated
The public is invited to a tte n d
the installation m eeting of the
Chetco Post, No. 138, Am erican
Legion and Auxiliary, Monday,
M arch 18. at 8 p. m., at H arbor
G range hall.
Besides the installation of of
ficers, there will be initiation of
new m em bers and presentation of
post’s and au xiliary’s charters, ac
cording to V. A. M endenhall Sr.,
post comm ander.
Follow ing initiation, in sta lla
tion. and c h a rte r ceremonies, re
freshm ents and dancing will be
enjoyed.
"The Legion is no secret o rg an
ization," pointed out Mr. Men
denhall, and anyone is allowed
to see the workings of a post.
Chad’s Fountain Adds
New Cream Facilities
C had’s soda fountain and m ag
azine em porium has just obtained
new tacilities for handling of hulk
ice cream . There will be sufficient
ice cream to satisfy all the needs
of Brookings and H arbor, so says
('had. He also informed the P i
lot th at as soon as they are
built, he is installing a new foun
tain anti counter.
Croft Lily Growers Met
Last Monday Evening
The C roft Lily Bulb G rowers
Association held its reg u lar m eet
ing hi re Monday evening.
The m eeting, a fte r being c a ll
ed to order by its president, A.
E. Sandbo, discussed types and
sizes of boxes best adapted for
the shipping of bulbs.
For the association’s consider
ation. Mr. Jam es presented sev
eral bulbs he brought from a San
Francisco forcer w h i c h w ere
stunted and had no leaves. The
association is recognizing t h i s
condition and is planning to do
research work to determ ine w’h at
can be done to rem edy this con
dition.
Photgraphic Studio
Due For Brookings
Ralph Vincent, senior photog
rap h e r for P ortland Journal, re
vealed his plans to the Pilot for
P.-T. A. Sets Meeting
The P aren t-T each ers Associa the opening of a photographic
tion will meet a t the school audi studio in Brookings l a t e this
torium , T hursday evening, M arch spring, or early sum m er.
Vincent stated th a t his studio
14 (tonight). All m em bers and
will
be com pletely equipped w ith
friends a e r urged to attend. Mrs.
new and most up-to-date photo
Wm. Foltz, president.
Election of officers will be held, graphic equipm ent available. In
following which these will be in addition, the studio will handle
a com plete line of kodak and o th er
stalled.
kindred supplies, including mo
tion picture films, cam eras and
Bulb Growers at Eugene projectors.
W est Coast Bulb Growers Co
It is V incent’s hope th a t as
operative met yesterday and today soon as his studio gets into op er
at Eugene with representatives ation, he will be able to give
of all local lily grow ers associa Brookings-H arbor onc-day p rin t
tions. This m eeting is held in a n ; ing and developing service, and
effort to interest the various local for custom ers who wish, he will
associations in becoming affiliated be able to give equally rapid pic
w ith the W est Coast Bulb Grow tu re enlarging service.
ers Co-operative.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent h a v e
purchased a home site n e a r the
School Closed Wednesday Catholic church, and are planning
When the sewer backed up d u e 1 on building as soon as possible.
tc excessive rains, Tuesday, the} They have two children, Jim .
schools was closed W ednesday by age 14, and Nancy, 11.
w ater in the boiler room pre-!
venting the heating system from
being put in operation.