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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1950)
V. of O. Libra»» PACIFIC BULB GROWERS DISCUSS PROBLEMS AT QUARTERLY MEET, HELD IN AREA LAST WEDNESDAY Bulb growers from three west ern states were pi esent, about 190 strong last Wednesday after noon and evening at the Chetco Grange to attend the first quar terly meeting of Pacific Bulb Growers Association. At afternoon business meet ing, man> items concerning the bulb industry were discussed. The price for Croft lilies for 1950 was discussed. After a vote, the members present presented a k suggested price: 7s to 8s. n’jc; 1 8s to 9s, 2pc: 9s to 10s, 30c; 10s and larger, 35c. Some of the main problems discussed, to help the bulb grow ers, were to secure an inspector for the year around in the need ed areas; better transfer facil ities of bulbs to eastern mark ets; legislative action for new laws protecting farmers against unreliable buyers; and recom mendation of joining and work ing with the Farm Bureau by which each member realizes a discount on all farm needs. Interesting reports on mem bership and marketing were giv en by Mrs. May Stafford, Bill Fisher and O. C. Turley. Mrs. Stafford and her committee were congratulated upon their tire less efforts to obtain as many, members in the drive. Between 6 and 7:30 p. m. the members and vistors ein joyed a chicken dinner prepared by the committee: Mrs. Carl Bolin as chairman. Mrs. Andrew Hoffelt, Mrs. Otto Turley and Mrs. Lloyd Morris. Following dinner a pro gram was given: Vocal solo, Fred Fox, accom panied by Mrs. Alice Putnam. I Violin solo, Mrs. Gilbert Chris tensen, accompanied by Mrs. L. II. Morris. Barbebrshop quartet, Charles) Grayshel, Mick y Gould Stan I Patterson and Bradley Page. Impersonations, Bob Perkins and his phonograph. Speakers were present from San Francisco and Portland Also heard during the evening were: Ralph Clark, horticulture spe cialist. osc. W. L. Fottrell, bureau cf mm ket enforcement, D. A. of State of California. R. W. Coggswell, aerie Mt up » commisisoner, Eureka. (^Pif R. M. Knox, county age it, of Gold Beach. Howard Kessler. California ^arm Federation, Berk eley, Calif. L. A. McWilliams, president of Croft Association of Humboldt county, Arcata, Calif. Coleman French and Howard Hartman, Consolidated Freight Lines, Portland. Dave Franklin. Coast Freight Lines,, Coos Bay. T. A. Groom. California Bar re! Co., Arcata. Calif. Spirit shown at this meeting convinced I loyd Morris, associa tion president, that this had been one of the most constructive ses sions he had ever attended. A real “united front’’ was shown by the association, with growers from three states, ready to work for mutual benefit and success. Last Rites Friday, For John VanPelt Native Of County Last rites were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Baptist Community Church for John Van Pelt, pioneer of this area, who had died Tuesday evening at his home south of Harbor. Rev. E. C. Hicks, pastor of Smith River Methodist church, officiated. Bur ial was at the Indian cemetery. Born Nov. 15. 1869. John was one of the oldest pioneers of a pioneer family in southern Cur ry county. His father. Thomas came to Harbor in 1853 from Kentucky. Members of the fam ily have resided here ever since. His early life was spent work ing in the lumber camps and the shipyards. Later he took up the work of building small boats and farming. He raised his family in the Harbor area. Surviving, besides his widow. Jessamine, are two sons, Phinice and John VanPelt and a daugh ter, Mrs. Henrietta Dill; three sisters. Mrs. Mary Liphart of Sa lem. Minnie Hughes of San Fran cisco and Emma Hedrick of San Diego; two brothers. Lincoln of C-^scent City and Thomas of Harbor. Line To Start Soon Del Monte Electrical Co., suc- cessfui bidders on the Gold Beach to State Line power line, will be on the job by May 15, Bruce Shaxere, manager of Coos-Curry Electric Co-opeartixe, tola the Mlot. Tuesday. The contract will be completed Brookings Personalized La’’*> ? 90 days, or by August 15, he dry, after being shut down for a uided. allowing Gold Beach to number of days t ' p?J ’ machines, opened again Monday ; ijoy power that need not be nera led there. for bus ress. Brookings Barbershoppers See N** "Small Potatoes" New Dress Shop Has Set Opening Date Saturday, May 13, has been set as opening date for Jeri’s Dress Shop, in the Kruger build ing. next door to Redfield Groc ery. Mrs. Jeri Funari, who will leave shortly for San Francisco to contract for the stock, has had several years experience with J. C. Penney Co., as saleslady and later as buyer, in the Aberdeen. Wash., store. She told the Pilot, Monday, that her contact would be such that she would be able to carry quite a complete stock of ail ladies wear, from ages of 14 to 80. but if a customer could not 6 nd the pattern or type of dress tn stock that she could have it here within 24 hours. An an- ' uncement appears on another, page of this issue. Azalea Festival Books Art And Flower Exhibit New Dial Phones Will Be Cut In Here Next Sun. Morn. Residents of this area, especi ally those who have had new dial telephones installed, will be afforded a new thrill up a awak ening. Sunday morning, by be ing able to use them. The “cut- over” will be made Saturday night, according to a telephone message early Wednesday from Mr. McBride, district manager at Coos Bay. "Already installed in that area are 160 phones, with about 100 more to be installed as rapidly as installation men can arrange, probably within a couple weeks,” he continued. “People should use the supplementary directories, given at installation. From one number to another in that area contact may be made directly, but for long-distance calls, dial “O” and an operator will make your connections. “We had 60 of the magi »'to- type phones in that area. To this number 100 new installations al ready have been made. About 100 other applications are yet to in stall. We look for n anv more after the cut-over,’’ he conclud 1. All-Year Events Association, according to Gordon Goetz, pres ident, was faced last week with the question of how to entertain the hundreds of visitors expect ed during the annual Azalea Fes । tival, May 20 and 21. Azalea Gar den Club is unable to give their annual flower show' at this time. To substitute for this event, directors of the All-Year Events Association are planning a com munity flower display and art exhibit. The entire community is Second week of trout fishing asked to co-operate in this effort and to bring their bouquets of on the Chetco saw great activ flowers from their gardens to the ity. Quite a number of out-of high school gym early Saturday area people, and some of the lo morning, May 20. A commit tee cal enthusiasts pitted their wits will be there, ready to arrange against the wily trout. the display as the flowers come, j Mr. and Mrs. E. Baden Powell Mrs. E. F. Duff, local artist of of Pasadena, Calif., on their first state and national renown, w’ill visit to Oregon coast, spent sev show’ many of her original paint-1 eral days fishing with good re ings. The association feels for-1 sults. They say that the Chetco tunate to have an artist of her river and Brookngs will see them ability in the area and it give quite often as they really fell local people a privilege to view- in love with this section of the her work. Mrs. F. W. Hardesty, country. another local artist, has consent-! Cliff and Brownie Brimm tried ed to show some of her work at their luck Sunday, and each had this time and other artists from the limit. Gordon Goetz with his v horn the committee has not friend also made limit catches. yet received replies, are expected Roy Brimm hooked a Ing one and figured he had the prize» tor to show their paintings. the largest trout in the bag, Smith River Indians have con but in aTl the excitement, lost sented to give their unusual ex his landing net overboard and hibit of Indian weaving and bas also lost the trout. He says he ket making, with participants in will hook the same one next native dress. Many local people week. who viewed this fascinating dis play at Smith River are eagerly awaiting the opportunity of see ing it again. Mrs. Edith Newton and Miss Rose Baumgarten are acting as chairmen of this event, assisted by a large committee and the association earnestly invite the co-operation of the entire com The first step toward a Coos- munity in making this a display Curry REA. Telephone Co-op visitors will long remember. erative was realized Monday at Gold Beach w hen a group of REA electric users met at the court house to draw plans of organ ization. Since poles are up for electric linos, cost of installation will be At the April business meeting reduced by at least the cost of of Brookings Chamber of Com poles,. All electric users, by the merce, held last Thursday eve formation of this co-operative, ning at Chetco Grange, it was may immediately become sub decidi'd to follow the lead of the scribers to a telephone co-oper majority of Oregon cities, to ob ative, thus insuring telephone serve daylight savings time. which they do not now have, nor Clocks and watches will be are likely’ to get. sot ahead one hour at midnight, A. E. Sandbo, director of the Saturday. April 29. so as to be Coos-Curry Electric Co-operative in step Sunday, April 30, when for southern Curry County, has the new tim< plan goes into ef 1 been appointed as advance man fect in both Oregon and Cali for the new’ telephone co-opera fornia. tive. Other districts of the two counties will be served by the ¡directors of the electric co-op. Read Pilot ads -it Pa>s! Trout Fishing On Chetco Remains Exceeding Good R. E. A. Phone Line Is Talked For Co. Residents Area Will Follow Daylight Savings । Reciprocity was complei as ¡ar as Jama’ -al’s was concerned for the good time enjoyed in * Brookings last fall at charter night festivities, He • a: a group of Brookings peopk» recei ing “something to cat.” when the Herai and New nhotographer saw them. (L-to-r.) Norris Kemp, Bert DeMoss, Charley Lov, Fred Fox, Al Panzer, Mis. Lloyd Fox, Mickey Gould’s forehead shows. Mrs. Panzer. Mrs. Fred Fox and Mrs. B rt Demoss. Mrs. Marvin Thomas of Tulelake is handing out the potatoes; seated at registration desk is Mrs. H. E. Hamaker.. (Herald & News)
