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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1947)
Page Two In the Land Of Opportunity BP.OOKINGS-HAP-BCR p il o t . BROOKINGS, Baptist Womans Circle n recently moved L O IT lin g E jt e n if t M rg w ith ^jrg George area, to a < Crescent City, w re Entered as second-class m atter, at the jxstoffiee at Brookings. O re- Sef yowr 5» Thooe M arch m eeting of the Commun- w arm ing bv arm ing * by ♦ ;a a nuinbw number Meeting of Board of Directors jty B aptist Womens Circle w a s ! w from March 7, 1946. under the Act of March X 1ST?. ast of Dist No 17 is the first Tues- held last week a t the home of coupies were n wpfj *** present day of each month, unless ether- Mrs. George. The circle voted to ' f present contribute for the piano which is wise specified. A1 Monner, feature „ Even- Monday evening. 7:30 being purchased for the church e r for the Oregon Joy a former ai Bov Scout m eeting at Odd Fel- The April m eeting will be held land, and --------.v<1Iwr low« hall Scouts urged to be at the home of Mrs. G rant Pow- Ralph Vincent on that ell. near the Winchuck. tion. and _ — his family p r e s e t at all m eetings Mrs. George served refresh- and mother, stopped herd Eevery first and third Wednes- ----- — „ w „ _ . I— ----------- night tQ vjSK Mr “ da> of month. Post 966. Veterans ments following the m eeting cent. They were en DEWEY AKERS, Editor and Publisher of Foreign W ars and A u x i l i a r y '. -------------------------------------- Angeles, and Death Vali at Odd Fellow’ Hall. All ex-serv- GENE GOULD, Associate Editor , ice men w elcome. The Satellite club , Sidney Croft Lodge. A. F. 4 Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Dixon, who day at the home of National Advartitlwf Rapra»a*tativa A. M. m eets each second and have just recently retu rn ed to Perkins, at Harbor, A tW IP A P K I S E B V IC E . IM C . fourth Friday of the month a t this area from Glendale, Arizona Not used today at man the Odd Fellow® hall. Visiting where they had spent the w in te r., are articles much needed »# *• / • Masons are welcome. were called back th ere last w eek one else. Help relieve W. A. s. Every illness of ---- her --- m other, „ Thursday ------ • rrening, L O. by the --- -------- ----- - by selling these VIICSC I items Sarvìng Amanca's Adve’^sort and/*'« H©ma Tow* Nawrpapart r . m eet! at the Odd Fallow« whose chances of recovery’ are columns of Pilot HalL Visiting Odd Fellow« are held unlikely. Mrs. Frazier, h er I Meet your buyer quWH iti w — cm *«« i a • « r r i d i • * * * « a*» $«• *-•>«»«« c « l ’ welcomed. sister, is already there. these columns. By, 2 -T M . r- .-■■»...- a r= -. ; a c c s M e r .......r - ..-■ Cub Scouts m eet every Monday Mr. and Mrs. Milton F o stertell your needs. 1 ' ? . _ — at p m at S id n e y ’s Subscription Kate: home on Easy S treet, and at Mrs. Per Year, in Currv Countv, Oregon..................$2.50 T a y lo rs home at Josephine Apts. BROOKIXGS-H ARBOR PILOT fn m im r F ro n t« MesnAesi 0 R EG aper IATION P ublish Local News Items Per Year, outside Currv County......................... $3.00 A'1-5 . - * Spangler will hold her —— L— — ___________________ ' den m eetings at her apartm ent in the Vincent Building. (All organizations are requested to keep the Pilot po^sd. concern- n..!»« „ . ing ®II ootnlag meeting«, th at a Quite a number of growers are makmg. or have made trips d, „ m, y cam — <L M.i l to. east with an idea of selling lilies to forcers for next year. It is the , form ation in, giving schedule). Pilot's quandary if such will pay off. either for the individual or [ Mr. and Mrs. E arl Carson, and the industry as a whole Dr. and Mrs. Glen Moore left fere is how the Pilot reasons this: Growers have set up or- Tuesday in the Carson car, on a ganizations, the Co-op, the Croft Lily Growers, the Pacific Bulb I t n P to Missouri where they will Growers, and such, to do this task for them, and cut out a lot of visit relatives which they haven't seen for manv vears. duplication of effort, as well as to stabilize the industry. ih is is not any criticism on the part of the Pilot, it is m erely asking a question. Perhaps the Pilot will be willing to "e a t” these words, but it is not likely, because, knowing buyers, .this style of m arketing has never really paid any business. One cannot find any excuses for opposing a comm unity hall, or center for this area. The school houses are insufficient, no church has the facilities, and the Grange hall is simply too small, alm ost for the present Grange membership. By Ed and Mendy To bring this m atter forcibly to attention of this community, i the ( hetco Rod & Gun Club is holding a m eeting tonight a t the Are They Going About It Correctly? Tires TIRES Do You Favor A Community Center? T IR E S Grange hall to hring nut ideas ne and a ta ri action on M 0 R E T IR E S such a project- immediately, if possible. You have been reading this Pbe rod and gun club is not sponsoring a comm unity center. am a teu r joke column for several This club, all of the members progressive in every way. w ant only weeks and it is time we put in some useful news. to see ev ery one interested in propost ion to come out and express • • • • his opinion, no m atter what that opinion may be. MV note have batteries and As a mth< d for financing such a project, the Pilot has a sug- tires those kard-to-get items but if you have odd-size tires gestion for cor sideration. This is not just a wild guess—it has been we feel sure ice cun get them tried and p**o\ pn. a number of tim ees: for you now. Arrive at •** u e figure <or pick out w hat the comm unity wans Now in dock--------- in a way of s b R) get estim ates from contractors and th en , ?AR SIZES everyone in the o • buy as many 550 non-interest-bearing! 5.00x16 5:50x17 6:00x16 bonds to cover cos labor and part of the m aterials at least. 6.50x16 7.00x16 6.50x15 0x15 Preporly managed, and w th leases made on concessions, the 5 :00xl9 ' liquidation of the indebtedness shouldn’t take over five years, a fte r LIGHT TRI CK which these bonds could lx- retired as rapidly as possible. 6:50x17 6-ply tread Ten years should close this financial venture with everything 6 00x16 6-ply and Jeep tread 6 50x16 6-ply tread paid up. Rentals and concessions could be made pay well, if these 7.00x16 6-ply tread. concession include a roller skating rink, a bowling alley, and other 5 5pxl i 6-ply mud grips. such means of recreation. 6 50x48- -6ply tread. 7.00x18 8-ply tread. New Crop Planung Should Be Done! New crops b th; area! . Fha’ has ^ ‘»nie quite commonplace in talk, but not too much action has been taken by m ajority of the rural people of this area. W hy? Last week I t C. Leming pointed out that Gold Seal culture in this a r c . would be profitable if people would only take hold of it Someth.ng hke nine or ten med.oal compounds are made from this P ant and heretofore when it was gathered in the wild state, people i T m i , k " ' 'n ’“' SUPPl> h" h w ’m<’ almo5t rxhausted. so it must be grown through cultivation. ‘< u n s of mOst al! kinds, especially the cane tvpe such as raspberries, blackberries loganberries boysenberires, 'should be a its m T a " " I MnCe ,rW ’ inK ,,C i" ’ 1" fllrat,-V “ r in ,h i ' — ■ ». and a market may be established « itlu n a 100-mile rad.ua. * •> i 1 r ' P‘ ‘" *houW ,lc profitable, since these »• hamll.M froten How many have thought of endive? , TRUCK TIRES 6:50x20 8-ply tread. ‘ ;50x20 S ply tread. 8.25x20-—10-ply tread. • » • • Since m otoring is the most unpleasant thing in the world when your tires are bad. this should be made our business at 'his time — w’e can just about take care o ' any tire needs of 'his area at the moment. Trv us and find out. CHEVRON Gas Station Station No. 505« Eddie Thornton and V. A. Mendenhall Jr. Moore’s Variety & Apparel SI Offers You FOR ONE DAY ONLY! DOUBLE STAMP DAY—ALL PURCHJ FRIDAY, MARCH 21-0N II SHELL Spark Plug SERVICE are equipped to CHECK and CLE. your Spark Plugs with our modern spi plutf analyzer. Clean, efficient plugs ’ increase your mileage and give your i added power. Try it and see! HAGGERTY TWINSERVICi Homer and Howard Haggerty G L A I) I 0 L U S B U L' 7 he gladiolus is the m ost used flo w er in America Its beauty is unsurpassed by any bulb flower. Far ,f> grow than lilies. A ir transportation wyll open «T 's for the high quality gladiolus blooms found i t > xT coast at seasons when quality blooms are not a 'b from other parts of the United States. Get a s e n . of <i few good shipping varieties now and sto ck built up so that you 'may take advantage c e<.’',ing opportunity. Don't w a it till the boom ti o pay outrageous prices fo r planting stock* Remf pinks, cream s and w hites m ake up over 7 5 ^ of ol* .flouers used by florists. \ ariety and Color Smalh Bulbs (N M \R N A , ruffled cream w hite ... $i2.00 i Fh'ARDY. popular salm on p ink .................... .510.00 P' DEACON, scarlet with cream th ro a t.............$10.00 p* SNOW PRINCESS, large w h ite.................. $12.00 pe KASSEL, clear tall red .................................... $10-00 i* JEA N IE, large beautiful pink " ........ $12.00 i* Tf'M PLE, ruffled c ream ..............$10.00 GOLDEN u p , iine clear y’ellow ..................... $10.00 KING LE AR, ruffled p u rp le............................ $12.00 pf MIXED, all c o lo rs ................. ........................... $10.00 P< Du se ynt«; bu/bs will bloom this year, produce CC (ta. bulbs and produce several quarts of bulblets pet S ¡r i under good grow ing conditions. Bulblets of the w i-u*ies S' for eight dollars per quart of approTt pai thous md. Large bulbs sell for a dollar per & ao colors. Ao order accepted for less than SS P ^ nt ftructions with order. Term s: one-half cash with balance sent C. O. D. Sun Valley Bulb Farms Phone 5R3 * Myrtle Point.
