¡DAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 1946
rest and Care
roft Lilies
ih«u€<i from Page Six
jgOOKIKG8.HARBt->R PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
in preparation for use. A screen
made from
inch mesh hard
wood cloth is satisfactory. After
the peat has been shredded and
screened it should be moistened
by sprinkling and mixing with
w ater. The moistened peat seems
to improve as a packing m aterial
if it is allowed to stand about 24
hours before using.
NOTE: Moisten the granu
lated peat, but do not make it
wet. If the peat is used drv, as it
comes from the bale, it will draw
m oisture from the bulbs, causing
unnecessary shrinkage and harm.
your membership and help work
toward his educational security.
so that he will be equipped to
plan a well-balanced and satisfy
ing life. Every boy and girl in
hx'al school system is budding
the educational foundation f o r
success or failure.
Parents and teachers, working
together through the P.-T. A.,
canaccomplish many of the things
needed to improve the future our
local youngsters have a right to
look forward to. There is strength
in numbers working for a com
mon good.
Every parent of a local school
child will either be called upon
or receive a personal invitation
to affiliate with (he P.-T. A. The
organization can begin to func
tion sooner in the school year if
you will send your application
for membership to your child’s
teacher, give it to Jeanette Pierce,
acting president, or to Lulu Gol-
dizen, membership chairm an. A
yearly fee of 50c is asked to de
fray expenses.—Contributed
tre indicated on the follow*
es. These tan lx* made from
vood or Mi to 3 16 mas-
If a lily bulb will pass
, a no. 6 opening but not
a No. 5. then it is classed
0 5-6 bulb. Sim ilary if a
|b will pass through a no.
mg but not through a no.
it is a 7-8 bulh. All bulbs
fs are better classed as
Packing The Bulbs
g stock. The perform ance
¡forcing stock has not been
Cover the bottom of the case
non; and in the opinion of with a layer of the moistened peat
orists. they should be plant- moss. Place a layer of bulbs on
for an additional y e a r’s this and add enough of the pack
ing m aterial to fill the spaces be
problem of shrinkage is a tween the bulbs to cover them.
ome one. Many brokers, Add another layer of bulbs and
ers too. complain th at the packing m aterial and repeat until
are undersized when they the ease has been filled. If the
them Perhaps some of this bulbs are placed in the case ac
avoided if the bulbs a re cording to a definite pattern, say
in such a m anner as to 25 bulbs to a layer, then the prob
ind storage with a mini- lem of counting is simplified. Many
imount of shrinkage. How- growers place the bulbs in rows
may be difficult, if not across the case with the roots all
Mrs. W. K. Harmon of K lam
able, to pack bulbs so they one way, the second row of bulbs ath Falls came Sunday and will
urvive storage indefinitely covering the roots of the first row, remain here during bulb harvest,
some deterioration, such and so on until the layer is com the next two weeks or more.
ikage. excessive root growth pleted. About four layers of 25
Mrs. Ella Kessler arrived Sun
trhaps some definite allow- bulbs each will fill a case made day by car from Dixon. Wyo., and
ds to bemade for shrink- from apple box stock.
is visiting her sons. Homer and
he question then arises as
Before nailing the cover be sure George of Brookings, and Ralph
iwill bear this loss,
the case is well filled. Settle the of Gold Beach, for a time before
contents of the case by gently going to Corvallis where she will
ling Cases
shaking the and firm the pack be house m other at a sorority, at
| growers have been pack ing m aterial above the last layer Oregon State College campus.
A power shovel was unloaded
er forcing bulbs in units of of bulbs by pressing gently with
here Sunday by Elm er Bankus*
the
hands.
Pay
particular
a
tte
n
t
Shipping cases made of
crew’, to be used in his operations.
box stock seem to be about ion to to the sides and ends of the
A number of the board members
pack.
Add
packing
m
aterial
to
a
ht size to accomodate the
left for Portland earlier this week
little
more
than
will
fill
the
ease.
and packing m aterial. Tops
to confer with Freem an & Hays-
Moms must be made of the The cover should buldge some lip, architects, concerning erec
what
after
it
has
been
nailed
in
material as the sides since
tion of the local school building.
nventional tops and bottom s place. The object is to prevent the
Mrs. Georgia Froom, form er
bulbs
from
shifting
in
the
case
td for apple boxes a re not
first grade teacher at Gold Beach,
during
the
shipping
and
shorage
suited for packing lilies,
is reported to have been appointed
lock is available inthe region operation. Careless packs are a county school superintendent, to
loss
to
everyone
less than would specially
fill the vacanacy caused by resig
fk. C ases should be cleated
nation of Kathryn Smith, who
Labeling
The
Cases
^und. This is necessary to
left for Hood River.
the circulation of a ir a-
Plainly m ark each case wdth the
Mr. and Mrs. M. Stephenson of
-tid between the cases when variety, the number of bulbs it 1 Salem are guests of Mrs. Stephen-
of them are stacked in contains and the size. Some grow i son’s mother, Mrs. Goldie Smith,
c warehouse. It also streng- ers also include the date when the j The Stephensons are associated
r,‘m against possible rup- ease was packed. For example: , in the Triple S Bulh Farm s, with
1 handling.
CROFT 100 7’s 8’s 9-29-46
' Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Sw earinger.
ttunat lv not all growers
Do not pack more than one size ! He is state bridge engineer for
this type of case. T h a t in the same ease. Also avoid mix (Oregon.
•s need for the g ro w ers to ing varieties. The florist, who is
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cleveland
andard shipping case is the ultim ate consumer of your 1 left late Saturday evening en
apparent. Economy of stor- porduct, will thank you for this route to Los Angeles where Mr.
?c’ is perhaps one of the considérai ion. Unfortunately, no
; if the growers w’ould two varieties of E aster lilies res
^ir collective experience pond in the same way to any given
with that of the brokers, set of forcing directions.
3 satisfactory solution to
lem would he found.
Local News Items
W Material
P.-T. A. Seeks Big
Membership List
?r:ence shows that granul-
•3 moss is a satisfactory
Is your child’s success tomorrow
’o use for packing lily
‘ s^’Pnient. Both the hort- j w orth a little of your considera
Pade and that sold for tion today?
1 ’"f are used. Both are
Today, you worked long, hard
’ - this region and both hours in those precious lilies, to
■‘Omical to use. The peat insure his economic security. Give
J* shredded and screened the Parent-Teachers Association
N o t i c e
Offices of Brookings Land & Town-
Home of the Croft I a I q
i lexeland will visit a brother, and
spend part of his vacation. Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Stephenson are in
,he
^ ll“c,ric C°-°'S
son of Dayton were brief visitors
in Brookings. Monday, en m ute
to ('rescent Citv. from w heer they
plann.nl to visit O regon Caves,
o tln e d u rin g his absence
hon„. via Ros(,h„ ri,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C arr a n d , Eugene.
L IL Y
BULB
IN S U R A N C E
Arrange now for fire insurance coverage
from digging to shipping an d re-planting
time. 5 ou cannot afford to gamble against
fire while bulbs are in storage.
PETE J. LESMEISTER AGENCY
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Central Builidng
Brookings, Ore.
& &
Cafe
Open 7:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m.
D IN N ER S A N D SH O RT O RD ER S
CLOSED EVERY TUESDAY
FLOSSIE BUCHANAN, Proprietor
Excavating
Shovel
Backhoe
Dragline
Sand - Gravel
Road Rock
Fill Material
River Silt
READY - MIX CONCRETE
BASEMENTS
FOUNDATIONS
SIDEWALKS
RETAINING WALLS
All kinds of Concrete Work
Kellogg & Bihl
Yelton Apts.
Brookings, Oregon
NEW SHIPMENT OF
Unfinished Furniture
Gate Leg T ables....................................................................... $8.95
Drop-leg Tables ............................................................... .........$10.95
CHAIRS, choice of 3 st yles....................... $2.50, $3.95 and $5.95
DESKS......................$11.95
BOOKCASES......$7.15 and $11.15
Chest of D raw ers.....................................................$11.95 to $21.95
Dressing T ables......................................................... $7.75 to $13.95
Full-Size Bed ............................................................................. $12.95
Benches..............................................................................
$4.95
Corner Shelves............................................................................. $1.95
Co., and Brookings Water De
partment, henceforth, w i l l be lo
cated in Room 6, Central Building.
E lmer
bankus
Hendricks* Furniture Co.
New .Johnson
Building
Store Hours
9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Brookings ?
Oregon ;