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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)