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niY, JUNE 19. 1947 BROOKIX g S-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS OREGON "W orld’s Finest C lim ate’ be moved." , Sendees were held Monday, at Memorial Mausoleum. Mrs. P hil- Mr. B rainard stated th at it is Portland for Mrs. Ira D. Phillip*, lips became quite ill last T hurs- planned to take none but the m other of Mrs. Wesley Kindel of day, when Mrs. Kindel was sum- largest, cleanest bulbs on the thxs place, with hnrial at Lincoln moned to Portland. theory that a plant th at will grow ‘ , people a r e expressing th e tim es. a maximum of blooms is our best advertiser to get the plants more -He interest in cards be- "We w anted a new VFW build L e d by .he V. F. W. ing and we had a mess of lily widely known and demanded. The ftnng lily bulbs for sale bulbs. As the VFW and auxiliary scheme does not allow for ship . aPer has inquired of a re re stric te d by law to engage ment of less than 9-inch bulbs, as to what it is all in any com petitive business the and from there up to the largest harvested. affair has to be run entirely by- The U. S. Department of Agri ¡be first place." said Post m em bers of those organizations Speed Queen Washing Machine ¡>5.r Horst, "why my p rê and th e profits must be turned culture experiment station, at ts began planning new back into the organization's funds Beltsville, Maryland, has offered i they decided to do the —which m eans that the bulbs to edit and approve the printed Eelectric Hot Plates ¡bout 'soliciting the local the V FW offers for sale must be sheets which will be packed with each bulb. These will provide sim (or funds. Of course, am- the products of members and that nson was made to graqi- such m em bers must be agreeable ple instructions for growing the Schick and Remington Electric Razors ccept any gratuities which to re tu rn th eir profits into the bulbs anywhere. Space will be provided at the bottom of each fotw their wav. unsolicit- tre a su ry of the organization. sheet for the grower to fill in his ! jfveral such have been "At first,” Mr. B rainard said, nam e and address and the fact ( omplete Line ot Fluorescent Lighting Fixtures More will be quite ac- "th e plan called for advertising that he or her is a member of , but o u r underlying p \ for cur working for in a w idely-circulated veterans' the local post. m agazine but investigation proved "There has been some eyebrow- be have in mind The bulb th e cost beyond the gambling lifting as to the price set up on worked out. may bring reach of the group. As this m eth the cards but the post members titnate funds from all over od ruled itself out another came feel th at the bulbs will sell at .ted States—and, inciden c e the Brookings-Har- up. consisting of circularizing the th a t price, besides, a lower price and its supreme prod- VFW posts and auxiliaries, all would yields smaller returns and over the country—and there are sta rt the same skidding as the V. A. Mendenhall Sr. .. W. E Wolfe tæ familiar with not only over 150000 such groups -solicit brokers have let us into. but our other neigh- ing orders for lily bulbs. A sta rt Templar Hotel Bldg. Brookings "People have asked me," said fco live there. I'm fam il- has been made on this circular- Mr. Brainard, "if they can buy most of the scheme but izing and if results w arrant from bulbs from post members and ¡best see M. S. Brainard, pbeiievingly states he has the tria l m ailings, more will fol- have them shipped to outside i year thinking up the low. As answ ers come in, it is plant lovers as gifts. They cer planned to send out cards sim ilar tainly can and the local veterans to those locally circulated, as and their ladies will be very- ap i we ran down Mr. Brain- well as haying them distributed preciative of the business but,” (told him what Mr. H orst v e te ra n s’ meetings. A te n ta he added, "it is strictly a business tive arran g em en t is in the w’orks propostion. Enclosing a card is ¡an idea of how th e plan to have several thousand distrib not essential to getting the order ng run. In substance, uted a t th e VFW and auxiliary’ off. All th a t is needed is the the details: nation convention at Cleveland, plainly printed address to which begin with,” said B rainard, ; in a couple of months. It is too they are to be shipped, together h'ted to «wap som ething early as yet to even guess at the with the advertised price, and and didn’t want, fo r resu lts but th a t it would seem, ¡see that they're on their way at «ng we did not have and w hen considered from all angles, th time the crop comes from the natural trend of the th a t a t least some bulbs should ground." Have a nice selection of various type "As a final word,” said Com m ander Horst, "tell them that listings on ACREAGE and HOMES; when and if we wind up this year's shipment, the financial end of the whole deal will be very OCEAN VIEW & OCEAN FRONTAGE carefully scrutinized and audited HOME SITES: RANCHES: TIMBER by the board of building trustees, —they're the ones responsible LAND & BUSINESS INCOME for gathering in the do-re-mi, PROPERTY! otherwise known as the w here w ithal. The figures had b etter Don't fail to see ‘'P ete" if you contem plate check out or I'll be the law in the inevitable court m artial. We purchasing real estate! are going to build our home!" R , “Bulb Sale” Will Go Toward ttion Of Post Home In Brookings NOW IN STOCK BROOKINGS ELECTRIC And Radio Company Brookings and Harbor REAL ESTATE FOR SALE! Mall Chain Saws Electric Chain Saws Portable Skill Saws Electric Drills Pneumatic Chain Saws See Classified Section for BETTER BUYS! Sales Tax Group Names Leader Be Sure To See W. J. BAINES, Distributor MALL POWER CHAIN SAW SALES and SERVICE •ated Next to Mason & Edwards S h o p - In rear of the Gardner Building. 'ey're Here Hew! *W Trunks £ « RC 1« C l Anklets t° ®tr Pes—Good Q uality....... ■ IW , b e n d 's »Mb an,! Waist Overalls C C ftr $2.37 $ l.* 7 9 l'ST RECEIVED—Ladies Bathing Suits! oom * s vARtery And Apparel Shop 'K GIVE S. & H. GREEN STAMPS _____ PORTLAND — Judge Johnson was elected general chairm an of, the Oregon Sales Tax com m ittee., at its organization meeting, held! at Salem. Monday. June 9. Het will head the state-w ide campaign urging approval of the sales tax bill enacted by the 1947 legisla ture. The campaign headquarters office is at room 418 Dekum bldg., Third avenue at W ashington, in Portland, with Rep. E arl H. Hill serving as state cam paign man- age. , r Judge Johnson is the ow ner oi the Valley Rogue Guernsey Farm , of the largest purebred Guernsey operations in the state. He is first vice-president of the Oregon Dairy Association, the past mas- te r of the Rogue River Grange, ( largest Grange in the State,, one of the Granges to endorse the sales tax by resolution. Johnson was horn in W ashington, edu-, cated in California, both sales tax states, has lived in Oregon for the past 20 years, and alw ays has favored the sales tax. Pete J. Lesmeister Agency Real Estate And Insurance Crissey Building Brookings, Oregon Dentistry . . The Clear Palate Denture With Translucent Teeth Combines Beauty and Strength! Is Light And Durable! Plates Re-Built, Repair ed and Re-Lined. No appointment needed for out-of-town patients Weather Report week. Max. 62 63 67 66 67 June 13 June 14 ............ ...71 June 15 ............ 65 For the past Sunday: June 9 -........... June 10 ........... June 11 ............ ending on Min. Rain 52 . 74 46 45 48 46 50 49 Read H orst's Advert isement! for extracting, filling or bridge work. DR. J. E. Central Building STEV ENSO N Brookings, Oregon
