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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1949 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON CURRY COUNTY FAIR EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY MANNER New U. of O. Girls The 1949 Curry County Fair, which had been feared by the board members for some w’eeks to be a “flop,” not only broke attendance records this year, but the quantity and quality of exhibits far exceeded hopes, held even as late as a week ago. While the com plete list of winners is not at the moment available, southern Curry County attended and exhibited in a manner that brought gleams to the eyes of the board members, and visitors. While the Pilot has not been able, nor has had time to, re Club has presented to Chetco ceive official winners list, a rep Community library. The library resentative did learn these facts: is open on Monday and Friday Darrel Hampton won first on afternoons from 3 to 5: his rabbit does for 4-H clubbers; Rainy Weather Reading Lyndel Fadling won first on his “Our Plundered Planet” by rabbit buck in the same class, Fairfield Osborn. Other members of his same 4-H “A field Guide to Western club were winners, too, but exact Bird.” by Roger Torry Peterson. status was not obtained. “The African Violet by Helen Elaine LaClair won her usual VanPelt Wilson. trip to the state fair on sewing, “Chrysant hemums for Pleas- and all the prizes she could on ure” by F. L. Scott and A. H. her entries. She was also a fair Scott.. princess, representing Chetco “Rhododendron Yearbook, 1947’ Grange. by Robert Moulton Gatke. Mrs. Lockland’s flow'er girls “Forest Trees of the Pacific were heavy winners in all their Slope” by Sudsworth. individual entries (the list will “Handbook of Flower Show appear when sent by the fair Judging” by Combs. board). “Annual Flowers from Seed to Bouquet” by Dorothy Jenkins. “Complete Book of Flower Ar- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, i angement” by F. F. Rockwell Eugene, Sept. 6 (Special)-The Clip and save the following list and Esther Grayson. University’s new $1,600,000 dor “Planning and Planting Your mitory for women will open for of books which Azalea Garden Own Place” by Louis VanDeBoe. the first time this fall. Modern “Bulbs for Beauty’’ by Charles throughout, it will house 333 girls H. Mueller. “Let’s Arrange Flowers” by “Lean to the wind. Bend na Hazel Peckinpaugh Dunlop. ture gently to your way, and do “American Rose Annual” by not try to thwart her. Don’t up American Rose Society. root all the native beauties about “Gardens in Color” by Richard you, train and trim the vines, Pratt. keep the salal in the garden, Next Door to Nook Cafe “Road to Survival” by William prize the beauty of the foxglove, Vogt. utilize the native shrubbery, the CLOSED ON MONDAYS “Adventures in Dish Garden- myrtle, huckleberry bushes. Why ing” by Pattan Beard. work so hard to import ilow'ers “1001 Garden Questions An- foreign to our native soil, enjoy Open 9 to 5 Daily swered” by Alfred C. Hottes. what we have and take life a “Flower Arrangements for Ev- little easier. The Chinese have a eryone” by Dorothy Biddle and saying, ‘The grass bends with Dorothy Blum. the wind and does not break’.” NORINE HARVEY “Garden Guide, Amateur Gar So, I went away and put polish dener’s Handbook” a DeLaMarr on my finger nails. accredited teacher series. Will Meet Thursday “Azaleas, Kinds and Culture” of Azalea Garden Club members by H. Harold Hume. will meet at the Grange Thurs “How to Landscape Your day afternoon, Sept. 8, at 1:30. Grounds” by Loyal R. Johnson. There will be no tlow’er arrange “Sunset Visual Garden Man ment practice. In place of the ual” by Sunset Magazine. regular September meeting, a Studio Building “Gardening Short Cuts” by garden tour of well-known Smith M. G. Kains. River gardens has been planned. Brookings, Ore. “Favorite Flowers in Color.” The garden pilgrimage will be The pholosopher of Weedy made to the homes of Mrs. Ken- Acres reclined in the glade. He । noth Laymen, Mrs. Maris Sr., Mrs wore his birthday suit for sun Mabel Maris, Mrs. Grace Haigh* Radiator Repair and tan purposes, a straw hat upon and Mrs. Forrest Dunham. Transportation from the hall his head, a book of Chinese phil AUTOMOTIVE will be available for all who wish osophy in his hand. “Come,” I said, exasperated, to take the tour. “Up and at them! Salmon ber ries will be growing on your finger tips, wild cucumber vines will cover you as the leaves did the babes in the woods, quack grass grow for hair, and thistles, Grist mills? Were there any in everywhere.” the early days in this area? Hwy 101, Harbor But he only yawned, and gave Emil R. Peterson, historian for me some talk. Coos-Curry Pioneer Association, is hunting for this information, as may be seen on page six of this issue. These quests for information, carried on from time to time through the columns of the news papers of southwest Oregon, are expected to furnish material for a history which will be written about this country. Those who belong to any book clubs have noted, especially in the past year or more that his torical novels have made the “best seller” lists many times. A “best seller” could be writ ten about this section of Ore gon, still the last frontier. Along Azalea Row KATHERINE'S Beauty Shop PIANO REPAIRING Who Knows About Old Grist-Mills? Winchuck Garage The World's Best Climate MEDFORD ( BARGAIN FARES—ROUND TRIP, All-Time Death Toll family plan, and joint fares discounts. Ask for de Set Over Week-end tail. Call Southwest Airways, 2771, Crescent City. Despite all w arnings through J PAGE THREE Like S* :«<- in living units of 20 each. Each unit will be equipped with a kitchenette, shower, bath and lav atory facilities, trunk storage space, laundry room and individ ual steel lockers for off season clothes, as well as comfortable and airy living rooms. Here are two prospective freshmen test ing living in the new unit. They are, from left: Elizabeth Erb and Beverly Goheen. press and radio, people of the United States did not heed, and Tuesday morning reports tell of an all-time record high for vio lent deaths over a holiday week end, with over 400 paying with their lives. downs. Swan opened Monday, and Craig Tuesday. Craig had been down a few weeks, reportedly from logging difficulties, while Swan had been layed off about two weeks. Both these mills add materially Traffic, reports say, took a toll to the lumber output of the dis of more than 350, with t he re- trict. . — - mainder being divided between drowning, fires, etc. Reach your buyers through the Oregon’s contribution to this 5000 readers each week—use ’em. staggering number was seven, a report stated, with all being in traffic. Curry county escaped any fa- tai tragedies on the highway, but had one at the fair from heart For Sale: cheap, apple and failure. and lug size boxes, some new shook. Good for field work. Inquire H. A. Jochens,, plumb ing, Templar Hotel bldg., Brookings, Oregon. BOXES! Sawmills Resume After Lay-offs Craig sawmill, near Dawson tracts, and Swan mill, near Car- penterville, resumed “operations” the first of the week, after shut BOXES! FOR SALE 2x4, S4S, Suitable for Rafters or Studdings $25.00 Per 1000, Delivered In unit lots! SWAN Lbr.@ Brookings Oregon
