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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1947)
í m • d rVv?'ä; artar VL, Always For A More Progressive Brookings-Harbor Area! SËONE, NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN ea Festival nation Lays For Spring ro Dances P la n n ed or Smith R iver H a ll March, and A p r il BROOKINGS, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON Federal Tariff Commission Turns Down Request of Bulb Growers Colossal Ignorance Sen. Cordon Writes Croft Lilv * Growers Shown In Capital Local Lily Group Send In New Data THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1947 Benefit Affairs Attract Thongs In Past Week Ambulance Fund and Boy Séoul s Realize Tidv Sums for Work Benefit functions, staged in this agreem ent program, and lily bulbs proved strains. In this it was em A glaring exam ple o f “colossal are not listed for adjustm ent un inently successful; dom estically area the past week, provided the ignorance” on the part of the der ¡»ending trade agreem ent ne produced strains are now su desired results capital to c a rry federal tariff commission, W ash gotiations. F(»f each of the years perior, in productiveness as well on with two w orthw hile causes. ington, D. C., on American E aster 1938 and 1939 the total duty paid as freedom from infestation of The hard tim es dance, staged lily production, was revealed this was equivalent to 23 per cent disease, to the bulbs form erly last S atu rd ay by the dance com week in correspondence receiver! ad valorem, and for each of the imported from Japan, which were m ittee of the Odd Fellow lodge, by the C roft Lily Growers Asso years 1944 and 1945 the duty was infested with mosaic disease. At j reported one of the best dances, ciation. equivalent to four per cent ad the same time the United S tates as well as good times, when the This group of lily growers is valorem. bulb growers, stim ulated by the hall was filled to overflowing The seeking the enactm ent of a pro Imported lily bulbs are subject high prices, began to increase j music, furnished by an old-tim e tective tariff on the ever-increas-, to quarantine No. 37, prom ulgated their production of E aster lily group of m usicians. Harvey, general chairm an ¡ng num ber of foreign E aster lily by the secretary of agriculture, bulbs as rapidly as they could, j j bulbs im ported into the United Nov. 18, 1918 (effective June 1, While official statistics are not of tbp a ffa jr> fojd the Pilot, Mon- S ta te s. S en ato r Guy Cordon, o f, 1919), under the plant q u aran reported, estim ates from reliable day fhat a sum of $300 was real- Oregon, has promised his support tine act of 1912, “to prevent the trade and official sources indicate ¡2ed frorn t his dance. In re-capit- on this m atte r. He contacted the fu rth er introduction into the U. that the cu rren t United S tates u |a ting the am bulance fund, for tariff commission for figures on S. of the injurious insects pests production of E aster lily bulbs w bich this dance was staged, he A m erican E aster Lily production and fungus diseases.” Under this is between five and seven mil- revealed these figures; and im ports of foreign lily bulbs. quarantine, which is adm inister lion bulbs, much less than pre-i j q q p offering $100.00 118.00 Legion Dance The tariff commission is com-1 ed by the bureau of entomology w ar imports. The domestic o u t . 300.00 I. O. O. E. Dance posed of six members appointed and plant quarantine of the U nit put is produced principally in O re by th e president and the senate. ed S tates departm ent of agricul gon. Florida, and Louisiana, with $518.00 Total in fund now Its duty is to study and investi ture, prospective importers m ust a small production in California. The kangaroo court, used to gate production costs of American first obtain a perm it for impor-, O scar B. Ryder, chairm an, of commisison. assess those who did not obey nong organization b u sin ess, m ade goods in comparison with tation, and the bureau inspects Rcplu To Senator Cordon orders to come dressed the p art, costs of foreign goods, so as to I the bulbs upon arrival at th e ( "xecutive committee w a s D ear S enator Cordon: We have not on |y bolstered up the funds, in addition to the officers, d eterm ine the effects of the tar-j port of entry. The quarantine just received your kind le tte r but created much m irth in the uncent. president, Mildred iff law s of the United S tates on imposes no restrictions, how ever,1 of Jan. 16, in re- tariff on lily m eantim e. industry. This commission makes upon the num ber of lily bulbs secretary, will consist of bulbs; also the le tte r from ('hair-! $rout p'-vrfit A ttra cts C Rawlings G r a c e Yelton, recom m endations to congress on which may be imported, provided j man Ryder of th e tariff enmmis-j ..pprgonality Kid_.. „ storv of on Hanscam and Mrs. Ruth any proposed increase or decrease they are not carriers of disease Sion under date of Jan. 14. n hpy nnrt h j, g Rjvpn ag „ nv in o u r tariff laws and supposedly or insect pests not already prev-j We wish to take exception to benefit show for Troop 32 of Boy make the festival wide- bases its recom m endations on ac alent in the United States. Most of the lily bulbs in the the statem en t contained in Mr Scouts, arid Cubs, also filled the *ac in interest. ■ >P n f the c u ra te and “official” facts and United S tates consist of the so-1 Ryder’s com m unication to you j house. Advance ticket sales, to- of seven will be chosen in figures. called E aster lilies (Lilium Long- wherein he states, (quote) ' While gether with results of the pseudo i’ohoote at Port Orford, Gold Accordingly this commission Sl -anglois t i | Crescent proceeded to “inform ”’ Senator iflorum), which are used by com official statistics are not reported 1 a ,,Ptjon totaled well over $200 it 1 is possible that a girl, Cordon, as shown in the follow mercial florists for the produc estim ates from reliable trade and was told the Pilot W ednesday, tion in greenhouses, of cut flowers1 official sources indicate th at the; W hj,p spvpra, gpouts have not popular ote by her ing correspondence* or pot plants for m arket. The current United S tates production |urnpd jn (hpjr tickpts and the aies- may become queen L e tte r To L ily Growers ’tip Estival. of E aster lily bulbs « J ^ t w e e n ' realized from sales, th ere D e a r Mr. Jam es: Upon my re demand for E aster lily flowers five and seven million bulbs, much! oypr $220 W pdnpsday This is highest a t Easter, hut con tu rn to W ashington your le tte r of sum is expected to reach n early ^ ‘ association with the sec- D ecem ber 26, with reference to' tinues throughout the entire year less than pre-w ar imports, For your inform ation. Senator | $250 gcout ,padprs bpiipvp of state will be filed soon, the tariff on ‘‘oreign lily bulbs! as this flower is popular for use the Oregon stive departm ent of This money, so realized, will the association liabilities w as brought to my attention. 1 at funerals and weddings.* For many years prior to World agricu ltu re conducted a vprXs bp USM?d to c a rry on the year's f f w e o m e llabi es of the have obtained a report from the W itb both _ a is of the asso c ia tio n o r chairm an of the United States w ar 2 United S tates florists were thorough survey of E aster lily program for tbp ^PS sponsn: ■ , rnpm. tariff commission, which I en dependent upon imports for prac-i plantings in the v o te of Oregon group<. being re-organized, an am - tically all of their E aster lily last sm m er.u Inspectors made a bj|jous program is planned. ■ me association close herew ith. ______________ bulbs. Around 98 per cent of the careful check of each planting and You will note, according to fig-t im ports of E aster lily bulbs came* reported a total of over 30 m il-1/-,. , . __... ^.p. ures available to the tariff com from Japan; small quantities of linn E a - t- r lily buih, a , of las, (ham hcr Of f OniTnerre mission, th at ‘he supply of lily special-type E aster l i l y bulbs July m the sta te of Oregon alone Bills Meeting Wednesday bulbs available to domestic con -------- - (lilium harrissi) have come from The sta te departm ent of agri- sum ption was approxim ately 25 Bermuda. A few hardy, graden-j culture contacted the five o th e r' J a n u a ry cham ber of com m erce m illion for the years 1936 thru E aster lily producing states and, dinner m eeting will lie held a t bv -Money recov- 1940, and present estim ated pro type lily bulbs came from the has officially announced a grand the Odd Fellows hall, next Wed- N etherlands and the United when Alvin I h ^ rJam*s C. Lee and duction is Somewhere between i Kingdom. During the five years, otal of over 65 million E a ste r nesday evening, Jan. 29. at 7:00 five and seven million, with im 1936-1940. total imports of lily lily bulbs produced in these five o’clock. po rtatio n in 1945 of three mlllon states last year. The charge for the dinner will irtiw t v’^ n t l y , w a s! bulbs. If these estim ates are any bulbs averaged 25 million annu We enclose an official copy of lx* 01.00 ¡>er plate. t *^k° Ilght s , ore here late; ally, with a foreign value rang-, Archie Hendricks, newly a p w here n e a r correct, there is ess» ing between $600.000 and $900.000 i the Oregon departm ent of ag ri pointed m em bership chairm an, ’L S T * - M r H i* * ‘ I than one-half the num ber of lily The import of lily bulbs dropp cu ltu re publication, “News le tte r bulbs available for use in ’his ed from 26 million in 1940 to less to nurserym en,” and we have and his com m ittee, are w orking M a*""», ,wn" " f co u n try than w ere m arketed in blue-pencilled the article therein diligently for a large tu rn -cu t. he the m fnT Roseburg the y ears before the war. This than two million in 1941; and contained, to w it; “E a ste r Lily Several item s of interest to taken 5 ficp ^ 2 * had »een The8, « : * would indicate th at the immed they have rem ained near this low Bulb Production" and ask th at the com m unity are scheduled to level through 1946. (The imports iate difficulty is in m arketing! of three million bulbs in 1945 had you kindly read sam e for verifi lie presented at this m eting. r a th e r than foreign competition. a foreign value practically one- cation of our figures. $2670.70 and I shall be glad to receive fur It seems alm ost inconceivable half as much as th at of the 26 $596.65. th e r facts from the industry when million imported in 1940). Mex to us th a t the tariff commission! ending on For the past eve they are available. (Sen. Guyi ico and Bermuda have supplied could possibly be so m isinform ed Max Min Rain hem S Sunday: on the E aster lily production in lS u n d n y : Cordon). nearly all of the imports in 1942» 34 .46 43 this country. W here, or how, such, J a n u a ry 13 . v ’ed o rn a n n T a riff Commission's Report and subsequent vcars. ■ ; ^ ya va- 34 45 .04 Ja n u a ry 14 D ear S en ato r Cordon: I have figures could originate is beyond As -oon as it became evident 30 54 .... J a n u a ry 15 ... your le tte r of Jan. 3. in which th at the supply of Japanese Eas-I our comprehension. If such fig- Ja 42 .... J a n u a ry 16 ...... .54 F,rTV Lock,and >« eni you request inform ation concern ures a re ‘ official” they m ost cer-j te r lily bulbs would be shut off, n 7 ? ^ ro p e, and wi„ a r 39 .52 Ja n u a ry 17 ing lily bulbs. the United S tates departm ent oil ainly are obsolete and ar»1 gro 33 51 Ja n u a ry 18 ...... *lfil hi« make List The ra te of duty on lily bulbs agriculture intensified its work, ly inaccurate, p a rticu alrly to b a se ’Ja 19 44 a ry 19 f^tricia. ' n ie ’ tn<1 daugh-' is $6 p er thousand, as fixed in the any recom m endations on by the « Ja n u ary l'J ...... .52 principally a t Beltsville, Mary-t .69 T otal rain for w eek..... Concluded on page tw elve “ * * * » r a U ?ood men! tariff act of 1930. The rate has land, of developing new and im -| not been changed under the trade ering for the first time as organized group, Azalea Fes- Association members gath- Fnday evening at the home Ralph Vincent, president, to plans for the coming months, i bolster finances to carry on 1 load that the organization is mr.g, two dances will be held March 1, and April 5, a t the River Community hall. At • dances valuable door prizes 1 be given, including a mix- iter for women and a rifle for men. Eddie DesJardin will Bush the music for both oc- tocr.s. addition tp the dances, and od will be -erved by wociation with Mrs. Grace and Mrs. Roy Stevenson me the committee. Bob Per- and Clark Rawling will be managers of the dance, Returned To River Store Weather Report EÍ 'T « .. j
