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Nowhere a Finor Climate —- Nowhere A Finer Community
VOLUME FOUR, NUMBER SEVEN
BROOKINGS,
CURRY COUNTY,
OREGON
APRIL 14, 1949
ROGUE VALLEY
LEAGUE INCLUDES
BROOKINGS NINE
I
I
ROTARY CLUB
HONORS 4-H
AND LEADERS
“Pelicans” Is Name
For Brookings Team
For Coming Season
State Leader Tells
Of Goal For Work
Done With Youth
I’ loyd “Babe” Swearingen, the
newly-elected manager of the
Burton Hutton, of Corvallis, 4-H
Brookings semi-pro baseball team
leader tor state of Oregon, was
and Pete Lesmeister, business
principal speaker at the Rotary
manager, attended a meeting of
luncheon Tuesday at w’hich time
I tlpe Rogue Valley league, held at
I
he club honored the winners of
Cave Junction, last Wednesday.
last year’s scholarships and the
I
Brookings, unaffiliated with any
local leaders. R. M. Knox was
faeds Dem of
league last year, was voted a
in charge of the program.
franchise for the coming season.
Hlon.Frad Ui
<widRc publican
Mr. Knox introduced each 4-H
Other definite members of the
alike
at
his
nev
member present and asked each
league are: Cave Junction, Mer
to tell the club of his evaluation
Saia
>\/ho leads /he
lin, Glendale, and Eagle Point.
of the scholarship and summer
While Rogue River, a league
Tollcall in the,
«Shop
school course at Corvallis. He
ko use.
I. club last year, w’as not represent
4lon.R.T.M00Rp
introduced Verne Garvin, assist
ed at the meeting, it w’as believed
Naxer made a speeck.
ant club leader, Lyndel Fadling,
hait man. of the. taxation
that Rogue River would re-en
durind I947iö4-dau
Clark Schley, Elaine LeClair, of
ter before the opening date of
mt' recipients of scholarships, and
the
May 8, in order to mike this a
I Mrs. Dorothy
/or
nor
_ Lockland, Mrs. Joe
i six-team league.
Rumple and Lynn Hampton as
The local club, again to be
leaders.
sponsored by the Chetco Home
Each youth spoke highly of the
& Auto Supply, Big Jim’s Tav
naming received at Oregon State
ern and the Pete Lesmeister
College, and said the work was
agency, will play under the name
something each youth prided in
of ‘‘Pelicans,” supplanting the
doing well. Elaine LeClair, win
I previous name of Blue Sox. Pel-
ner of first place in thi’ dress
lican Bay, of course, comprises i Roy Drake, pony sawyer for
exhibit
at the state fair, has an
the large recess of the Pacific Swan Lumber Co., is in Cres
automatic
scholarship this year
just to othe south of Brookings cent City hospital with a double
Croft
Lily
Growers
Association
Fails
To
Give
as
part
of
her
award for winning
and it was thefore JhwVh
,°f thi Sku11’ sustaine^
first place.
Service
Sought
By
Local
Lily
Growers
"Pelicans
”
would
be
at
least'
?
“
°,
nda
*'
w*
10
”
he
slipped
and
Pelicans
Mrs. Joe Zumpfe, w’ho chaper
ast
between two “cants” on a
somewhat suggestive of the area. conveyor chain.
oned the local group to Corvallis,
To form a local unit, either Growers Association. The associ- last year, told of the schedule
About fifteen or more pros
While
not
believed
to
be
in
any
a
part of, or affiliated with Pa- tion wanted by the local growers maintained, how the youth en
pective players have worked out
under the watchful'e^
danKP5 Mr- »rake is cific Lily Growers Organization, must be one which can function joyed the work and instruction,
ager Swearineen it th n ■ ’1 1 lkely ,0 be confined to the hos-
Xol field he na.t t^% J ” P"aI for some time- °r ^<¡1 no seemed to be the feeling, Mon- in a far-reaching manner, to be and how much fun had been pro
day evening of majority of the ible to furnish an educational vided in way of recreation
nft
( ’,h j ,
tuo Sunday complications mav be ih'.
expected
SB
KtoX lily growers of the area who met program concerning lily grow
Mrs. Lockland told of her work
In a statement
«SSJlttS? X KX
•- to ... the
........ Pilot,
— on
• at the Grange hall to either dis- ing, marketing, etc., with strength with the flower girls, and how
band or re-organize Croft Lily to bring about a united front of these girls planned an exhibit,
/n
exactly
what
did
happen,
Growers
Association, which had lily growers.
not only at the county fair, but
than last season.
except that Drake was seen to become impotent the past few
A few years ago there appeared at coming local events.
S’PP aCr°SS a belt Stde,d and
months.
“It was a year ago,” said Mr.
a sellers market. Over a year ago
Championed by Mrs. May Staf the buyers were in control. Now, Hutton in his first remarks, “that
ford, wrho is local contact repre with a reasonable stability, it is I was guest of this club when it
sentative
for Pacific Lily Grow felt that lily growing and lily made the step to re-vitalize the
Fnfield Yon™^
head was caai?ht
between
por^
Hc r^ained consciousness ers Organization, many seemed marketing must be kept alive by 4-H club movement in this area.
I have noted great progress in
tbp rav ’ t .<1
a ♦ year .,WIth ’before arrival of the ambulance anxious to become either a local a reasonable educational pro that inifitial year. I look for
unit
of
that
group,
or
to
establish
gram.
This
new
’
organization
will
i i
u
lon team, will no to be sent to the hosnital
doubt help the pitching staff. ,
Hospital.
a unit with affiliation. She told be required to hold the respect a greater growth in the move
of the March 28 meeting in this of buyers over the world, and ment each succeeding year.
Business Manager Lesmeister ex-1 r» .
o
.
“Oregon has an $850,000,000
area of representatives of that must be, in a way, a bargaining
npcts to line up another hurier | Basket Social Planned
organization, and of the signing agent with the trade, although plant that of agriculture. It will
before the start of the season. By Senior Girl Semite
A third practice is slated for 1 ; ^n,or
oCOUtS
up of many growers as members. a group of growers and a group be those youth who soon will be
To
Del Norte -----
coun- of buyers must meet and decide in charge of that plant. It is our
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 with
^o raise funds to carry on their Humboldt - and
----------------------
training of these youth which is
\-celihood of a practice game onjpr°Krarn ^or ^e coming months, ^cs also have large sign-ups, it price, grades, etc.
R. M. Knox, county agent, was the goal of the 4-H movement.
April 24. Any new players in the |the senior group of Girls Scouts was reported,
a
brief speaker, and told of the I have noticed that youth like
area, desirous of trying out for(bave planned a basket social,
to
----- J
in discussing the continuation
F-..had Iof Croft Lily Growers Associa benefits of a real organization, to be recognized by adults, and
the team, are asked to contact I u oh^d J _aL th® I- 9* a. ~
Manager Swearingen or Pete at 8:00 p. m., Saturday, April 16. tion, most growers expressed a with suggestion that each lily I know no better way to give
Lesmeister.
Ladies, those interested in the dissatisfaction of the functioning growing community should have that recognition than to give each
welfare of Girl Scouts, as well of that group, although it was its own unit, either affiiliated with youth an opportunity to ‘show
as their fathers, are urged to be the pioneer association of the lily some over-all group, or a part of his ability’ and 4-H work has
no equal.
X ¡sited Brother, Medford present.
TJie ladies are to bring industry, especially in this sec it as a local unit.
“Youth are imitators. T h e y
He told of the “open house”
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoar and baskets, with lunch for two, to tion. Many felt that the useful
look
to adults for that learership
be
sold
at
auction.
to
be
held
at
Oregon
State
Col
family w’ent to Medford over the
ness of the association was neg
-
that
responsibility. Since youth
lege
shortly,
a
greenhouse
show
An
entertainment
will
be
pro
ligible in fact of the rapidly-
week-end to have an eye special
like
to
imitate, it picks out the
ist examine the eyes of their son, vided by the Girl Scouts during changing times and situations in ing, and asked that as many who
people
whom
they wish to pat
can, attend this show. Special
Eddie,
and fit gjawv».
glasses. r,
Evelyne
--, —
veiync the
-- time
----- people are eating their the lily field.
tern
their
lives.
Responsibility on
talks
will
be
given
to
explain
the
I homas, a niece, of Smith River, lunches.
Mr. Chenoweth, of the Curry
leaders
is
great
tremendous.”
latest
greenhouse
findings.
County Lily Growers, Gold Beach,
accompanied them and the group
“
Through
4-H
work
youth has
visited the W. J. Thomas family,
These columns reach at least spoke to the group, and while
When a date can be set, Mr.
found
its
best
means
of self
Mrs. Hoar’s older brother.
5000 readers each week—use ’em. claiming no attempt to raid the Knox will have two speakers to
expression.
It
is
for
this
reason
local group for membership, tokL bring to this area, to tell of lily
I
wish
to
thank
this
Rotary
club
of the program of that associa culture, of the latest tests, etc.
for
that
pioneering
work
to
re
tion, organized along conserva A tentative date has been set for
establish
this
movement.
”
tive lines, and co-operating with April 28, although this depends
the extension service and depart upon the date a hall is available. Lloyd Mons A New Member
L. A. Moss, resident of “Moss
7he annual Easter sunrise service of Baptist Community church ment of agriculture at Oregon
acres
” just south of the state
State College.
"ill be conducted this year, Sunday morning at 6:30 at Azalea! A number locally favored af To California Clinic
line, became a member of the
club at this meeting. Earl Vogel
State Park, where those who wish may gather for short medita- filiation with that group, even a
Mrs. Spears, of Sacramento ar of Sacramento, and a man from
Californian who was signed up rived Wednesday to take her
n of the significance of the day and the meaning of the greatest recently by Pacific.
Polson, Mont., were guests.
parents, Mr and Mrs. Jim Frazer,
went in the history of mankind.
Explained that one group in and daughter, Marilyn Brown to
the
county could not function in California with her. Mr. Frazer
Mrs. Jacqeline E. Wood, teach
Easter is a great day in the life of any Christian. It is in mem-
best interests of every grower, will go to a clinic either at Sac er in the Loomis, Calif., schools,
wy of that day when the Disciples met at the tomb of Jesus only a local unit was fostered by a ramento or at San Francisco on is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
I number w ho were opposed to
the trip south. Their stay is in Bonnie Jane VanDolson, in Har
empty. See church notes for futher details
1 re-organization of Croft Lil definite.
bor during the spring vacation.
CHADWICK
ADAMS
Roy Drake Suffers | PACIFIC LILY
Skull Fracture, Mon ArmiATr m
GROWERS WILL HAVE
AFFILIATE IN LOCAL ASSOCIATION
Sunrise Services, At Azalea State Park,
Set For 6:30 A. M. On Easter Sunday