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\ Always For A More Progressive Brook ings-Harbor Area! TWO. NUMBER NINETEEN BROOKINGS. CURRY COUNTY. OREGON THURSDAY. JUNLY 10. 1947 loats Exhibit Croft ¡(ivities End Azalea Park ;r Dedication W h a t W a s S a id Floats Surprise A b o u t P a ra d e Tourists Halted — By Long Parade Movie Feline Runs Out S trin g Croft Memorial On Highway 101 Unveiled At Noon “N iggertoes Sm ith” cof* of Comments heard a b o u t the stage and screen fume for 17 ither of Sydney N.* area, concerning the first a t years, who has been featured Hundreds of Kodaks tem pt of the area in staging a ft Present For in Ripley’s “Believe It or Record Beauty of “Lily Blossom Week” are gati- N ot” ran our his string — Howard T. James Sec. jly Blossom Tim e” Flora! Displays, Fri. fying indeed. A few are worth and died last week at the Croft Lily Growers passing on to Pilot readers: home of his mushess, Mrs. Association Spoke A. E. White of Harbor, at "Why couldn’t Crescent City Aer dedication cere- Tourists, halted bv for- the age of t}. stage something like this?” was siage someming nxe this?-’ .. » , , 1 ties. held at the C ro ft heard on the street while th e iB]Atl011 01 p a r a d e , F r i d a y , Part Persian, and bob, the Only unveiling of the lument, south o f H a r- parade was in progress. (The did not resent the fact, as cat had six toes on if» “bear” stone memorial for Syd ;he observance o f th e identity of the person will re was evidenced when hun- pawn, and was known as the ney N. Croft was held at "Lily Blossom T im e main a mystery to this w riter). dreds of kodaks appear- “Cat of the Underworld” in mo | > w pictures. Si r years the site, Friday, because “It was out of this world,” was Irookings” was s h ifte d Joe ago Mrs. White bought the Gallagher’s re-action. “I t i ^ ^ f r o m Cars to Catch o f t h e res l i l t i n g t r: i flfic Park, where Lew Croft, unusual feline from Holly of Pierce County, Wash., would have cost a half million in Pictures, some of the beauty situation, w h e n Howard wood for retirement. “Nigger- dollars for Chicago to put o n 'which only a lily may provide, ju and a prominent hotel T. James, secretary of Croft Lily toes” has been buried tie- such a show. No, Chicgao could Probably headed elsewhere on |of that city, and brother of Growers Association, spoke. neat h a rare tropical tree be Sydney Croft, was one not have done it. Only Brookings excursions, these tourists were "May we first extend to each and a cremation will be per has the wherewithall to do su c h d rom many states of the union, principal speakers. of you a welcome to ’Lily Blos formed later. a job.” I Parked on the side of the road «r speakers on the program som»* Time in Brookings and H ar Fred Moore: “I had no idea— coming into Brookings from the R. M. Knox, county' bor.’ Our program has tieen di ifor Curry county; Charles T was just floored where did: vided into two parts the morn Danish G irls Tells Committee Is G rateful ing. which has been devoted to rate inspector of lilies for all of them come from?” Headed by George Funk, the beautiful floral parade which artment of agriculture, W. George F u n k : Watch us next About H er Nation general chairman, the “Lily you have just witnessed, and the J®ey, Bob Perkins, Mrs. year- there would be roadway Blossom W e e k " committee unveiling of this momument in i’afford. who did much to enough, nor will there be room wishes to public acknowledgi Miss Kirstine Damkjaer, now memory of Sydney Croft, who the interests of Croft along the road to put the people visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clifford!had his early planting in this •Aiso talking were W alter who will come to see the spec all aid which went toward making the event the success Lindskoug, arrived in America vicinity and the last, at the J. T. Jacobs, first p re s-1 tacle.” .only recently to visit relatives Azalea State Park, when* several of Croft Lily Growers As-| Cliff Brimm. who is now erect-' it proved to be. Mr. Funk also wishes to and Wm. Burrell, cur- _ ing a sawmill here: “Next Y ear 'hank, individually and col 1 for several weeks. She reports' speakers will ix* heard, as well as sociatkm. i w-oi:'i let Bankus walk aw^y lectively, all the individuals, I that everything in Denmark is several musicians. There, too, rationed, at least in part, includ- "ill he games for the youngsters, ‘ne 11f ''t” iking a bas- with any prizes unles> he puts organizations and busou sses ing electricity. Clothes are difli-i "We are gathered here today *aj. enioyed at the park OU| plenty on his display.” who entered floats »» t h e cult to obtain, so few ration to pay homage to three good n '"7 " lr,k’ f ui nished by a tourist who stopped at the parade. stamps are issued for them. The men, who contributed much to . ' r * ers Games, for the Rus Depot: “We are from San ¡childrens clothes is especially• the psopagation and cult', re of . un er auspices of the Francisco. Honestly, we h a v e north were ears hearing license Legion, with George never seen anything that could plates from Florida. New York, missed. Although Denmark is a the world-famous Croft lily: Da- dairy country, there is a short- vid Griffiths, Louis S. Houghton in charge, followed the even start to compare." Connecticut. Massachusetts, Ohio. age since most dairy products and Sydney N. Croft, Winners announced in Howard Jam es: “Once we for- Kansas. Nebraska. Montana. Min- are sold *o England. Such foods! “Because of them, we are here column». I me *n Brook’ !got together and put on a show, manv from California and Wash as bananas and citrus fruits are today. If is strange that this exeremely rare, there. • i irony of fate, that those who under direction of the w h y can't other community func- ington.. , . , . . , . During the past five years un-'gave birth to an idea, who orig- i aiZ Association, tions go as nicely?” \pparently not irked " ing dpr q p r m a n occupation Den- inally conceived this plan, or » already laying many “We W’ant to move here where stopped by state highway patrol- m ark’s wealth was confiscated by who first made the discovery, next year. we can always vu*w such flowers men. these tourists parked their the conquerors. Because of its seldom, if ever, received any ft- and such climte,” said a lady cars, mingled with the parade high money standard, Sweden nancial reward. It is true in the from South Carolina, who was while in formation, and asked now* will not accept Danish cur-¡case of these men.” ten’s Funds in no particular hurry after she questions of everyone with whom rency, nor Norwegian. j To relieve the heavy traffic and her family had been halted they came in contact. Many of Miss Damkjaer remfmbfrs one which was moving on the holi- By Dance by the parade. Instead of driving these people, confessing ignor- night in Copenhagen, her home day. the dedication was cut short on to San Francisco Friday as ance of lilies, asked where they city, the Nazis took all Jews and so that the parade might return ‘ ’he local volunteer they planned, they stopped, ate might buy bulbs for their own put them on a ship which was to Azalea State Park, 4 *ere swell by 5104.62 lunch here and did some sight- . u it ns. later reported to have beer» sunk r ‘ Saturday sing the remainder of the 4th. --------------------------------- by the Germans. No definite word Local News Items ,J - hall, when the G. “It was most gratifying to me has ever lx*en received about the Mrs. Emil Enna of Portland, Food Handlers •urnished the music. to see a united community and fate of this group. celebrated pianist and voice in - to B;!' Ward, sec- the results to behold from such 'S i’IlIH lI The visitor to America is im structor. was a visitor here last f^wurer of the group. co-operation.” said Elmer Bankus. V Jv I V 0 U I U V I pressed by its size and many week fmaneps now a r e .i ..If there could onlv the same mountains, and states she likes; palm er (Bob> Lee. majoring m -and before the spirit among the growers when Food handlers classes which the people very much in philosophy at Willamette Uni $ 68.88 it comes to marketing well” were held here late in June, were versity, and Dr. Raoul Bertran, «Mets 189.07 Roy Sunderland, one of the attended by restaurant workers who occupied the chair of philos- jN.’jres for committee to arrange for floats,¡from every establishment in the IxKal News Items <»phy at Willamette, visited Mr. ^nt, or- was non-committal, perhaps be- community and several from Cal- Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lindskoug and Mrs. Luther Tisdale, uncle have as guests this week Mr. »nd aunt of Mr. Lee. recently. ........ 76.45 cause he was speechless at the ifornia. J dance $104.62 size and beauty. He did, how- Robert E. Click, director of ____ _ Lindskoug’« sister and family. Dr. Bertran will spend some ***» - 5173.50 _- - -----, ever, stop looking long enough food sanitation. Oregon S t a t e ! and ( 'a rj Damkaer, Da- K S O of the total to gasp: “Gosh!" Board of Health, who was in vid and Donald of Portland, and months at Sorbonne in Paris soon, „ , 7* dance was made William F. Fisher, of Rivers; charge of restaurant sanitation and Mrg Damkaer’s sister, to receive rictorate. Mr. and Mrs Julian Abbott ^ n Those home-made E n d : "That will show the world in Curry county, was in charge Kirstnie Damkjaer of Co- of Klamath Falls have been vis Legion can be done here, and cer- of the which showed all I j I |M,nhagen. Denmark. The guests A l l I ! what n llf lt V a il IAT7 U V 1 IV --------- meeting - . . ladies. ¡tainly the world will watch this good food handling practices. wi ill go from here to Santa Ana. itors of his brother. T. S. Abbott, and family. 'ketnen wish lis 'a re a in years to come." * Mr. Click expressed apprecia-j CaJif rhls wepk to take this Mrs. W. H. Hibbard has been bd? , to th}*nk everyone There will never be any doubt tion to restaurant operators for! confined to her bed this week the d in m y m ind but w h at this c o m -'th e ir co-o p eratio n in m ak in g it » i» < - w hich h ave been m a d e j n , a success. -----------munity can do anything it sets possible lor food handler, to at-1 the restaurants here during .he »y d ln e ^ Mr. and Mrs Norman Leibleg • j ° U* •*° "" " i '- r i " a ’ h! ' "‘ 'h e ' S ' r „ « X t were a.w held at Gold and ion. Tony, o, B um . am v „ . * ’ < ' A x lV Friday3 ! ™ > n < lacihU « and „ r a c : Beach and Pori Orford |.«ing Mr. and Mm. Harry Smith.
