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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1952)
Thursday, February 21. i 952 Along Azalea Row Prune the roots of a tree, one prunes only one side a year. Spade brary Board for funds or pledges By Faye Sunderland about 18 inches back from the of money, labor or m aterials for the proposed new library build This week’s Azalea Row is real- tree or shrub and in a semi-circle ibout half the diam eter of the CRESCENT CITY—Radio Sta- ing is encouraging, and the board y a prize package of information, none of course, original with the free. Cut roots th at have a tta in tion KCRE, celebrates the first has asked the Pilot to thank all ’d a growth of the size of the anniversary of its broadcasting those who have identified them " n t e r . Me just being the gal humb or larger. Recover and activities tomorrow. F ebruary 22, selves with the campaign. th a t takes notes like mad while amp earth back in place firmly, w ith a day of special program The plans and list of necessarv the well-informed give out with t may be th at it will not be ming and the announcem ent that m aterials for the new building a w ealth of pertinent information to the garden minded. In fact. I lecessary to prune the other side a new office annex to the station are now ready and estim ates are )f the tree roots for two or more is under construction. being obtained. think we 11 have to spread this ears, depending upon the growth Manv new books have appeared According to Robert E. Gref, over two issues as de don’t want luring the year following the first on the shelves of the library re- general m anager of KCRE, the to skimp on all of the wonderful oot pruning. station has outgrow n its present « ’ntly including a selection of ideas we received at the Feb. 14 Root pruning not only controls building on the Del N orte County fiction and non-fiction books do m eeting of the garden club. the size of a tree, vine or shrub I* ait grounds, and enlarged busi nated by Mrs. Jessie Judkins and F irst and foremost, was the also the following purchases by >ut often stim ulates the bloom. appearance of Paul DeBlock as Mr. DeBlock cited the W isteria ness office and conference facil the library board: ities are necessary. our guest speaker. Mrs. W. Hib Tight on the Island,” by Glid- The new building w i l l also bard, our horticulture chairm an, as a vine th at frequently ceases »looming. Root pruning will cause house the library for transcrip don; “Winds of M orning.” by D a and in charge of the program ’ vis. -The Thinking Reed,” bv had chosen as the them e of the t to s ta rt blooming. Pruning the tion and record files, script and Davis. roots of an old rose will rejuv rhe Associated Press news room. meeting, Flowering Tress a n d enate it. The present studio in the tra n s Shrubs. ‘Trees and Shrubs,” said m itte r building is being enlarged Root pruning originated in J a Mrs. Hibbard, “are the frame, to enable the station to program pan ages ago. Their m iniature backbone and back ground for our audience participation shows. gardens are an example of root home, flowers, and lawn.” Completion of the new building pruning carried to an extrem e The selection of shrubs and plus the withholding of food and is expected to take approxim ately trees and their care, was the sub- w ater and by various forms of three weeks. B R IC K J c c t of Mr. DeElock’s t a l k . contortion and constriction.. Those whose homes are directly As you can see,-we all feel very on the ocean, should bear in mind much indebted to Mr. DeBlock for th a t many trees and shrubs will CONTRACTOR giving us an afternoon of his need protection from the wind time. N early $lo00 has been donated and salt air. This area abounds Phone 398 nr pledged so far to the library in a variety of beautiful native Gordeners need food for the soul Residence in Harbor shrubs which we are inclined (be. as well as the mind and the Aza building fund by the community to the appeal of the Chetco Li lea Singers, lead by Mrs. Mac cause of proximity, I guess) not to appreciate nor take full ad kenzie. certainly took care of vantage of. He stressed planting that part of the afternoon’s en for future growth, cautioning us tertainm ent. Mrs. Donnelly sang to rem em ber t h a t although a two solos for us. H er lovely voice young tree Or shrub may look seems especially fine. The hall was festive. Tne tea very small and lonely when set table carried out the Valentine o u t—its ultim ate height and its spread should be considered. Ama motif and the plant exchange ta te u r gardeners are very apt to ble was gay with all m anner of for plant too n e a r a building and plants done up with lacy cover m ake their groupings too close ings and red ribbons. Our hostesses for the afternoon together. It is not too late to use a dor w ere Mrs. Weideman, Mrs. Lind- m ant spray. Mr. DeBlock sug- skoug and Mrs. Rapraeger. 1 center of town—on I Iighway io i Guests were Mrs. Ethel Jones, gested a one to ten or twelve ^ s o l u t i o n of lime-sulphur, 1 gal Mrs. Mildred Ford. Mrs. Velma lon of lim e-sulphur to 10 or 12 Corderm an, Mrs. Hazel Eiken- of w ater, depending on the bud berry, Mrs. Muriel Gragg, Mrs. growth. E arlier in the year a 1 Helen Weaver, Mrs. Ollie Weaver. to 8 solution is used but as the Mrs. Zelta Baughn, Mrs. M M AU TH O RIZED ’ bud growth progresses, one should Jaklewicz, Mrs. Margie Hoagland. be careful to weaken the solution Mrs. C arrier Patterson, Mrs. E. C. Cole. Out of town guests w'ere accordingly. Root pruning proved to be of Mrs. W. Burdick of Portland. Mrs special interest to us. Mr. De Ora Anderson of C entralia G ar b lo c k s talk evolved into a ques den Club. Mrs. Emily Southwell tion and answ er session and he of New Jersey, Mrs. L. A. Hum found it difficult to g e t away phreys of Portland and Mrs. E. Sfl Herrell of Salem. Mrs. H errill from us. M cCU LLO CH C H A IN SAW DEALER It is the practice of most g a r is a mem ber of the Oakgrove G ar den club of Salem, the Oregon deners to prune only the shrub AND REPAIR SERVICE or tree, failing to realize that C hrystanthem um club and Ore gon Fuchsia Club. loot pruning is also essential in New members are Mrs. A rthur Across from Shell Station Brookings, Oregon the proper control of growth. It P. O. Box 596 b ” is im portant to know th at to Payne. Mrs. Lee Drorhaugh. Mrs Wm. Brown, Mrs. Jack H^lems. Phone 344 Mrs. Percy Hanks, and Mrs. W ar ren S tarr. Next week, we will give a res ume of a very interesting talk given by Mrs. Harbin, as well as those by Mrs. Olsen, Mrs. Bath- reacher of iany Swan. They tie I ¡ano, I otce, Pipe Organ. in with and Mr. Mrs. DeBlock’s lecture and we know you will find lots of H igh School Credits. good planting ideas in th eir in form ation. 4 Page Fi KCRE To Observe Birthday, Feb. 22 SEE Andrew Hoffeldt MASON Library Fund Now Has About $1500 FULL LINE FISHING EQUIPMENT VOO DOO AND EEL LURES! Everything the Fisherman” J. J. GALLAGHER j Dealers in the following merchandise: Groceries Hardware Maytag Appliano Y. & M. AUTOMOTIVE PARTS Frigidaì re Appliances Coleman Heating Youngstown Kitchens Universal Pumps Fuller Paints Larro Feeds Lee and Levi Clothing NORINE HARVEY TOP SO IL Studio Building BROOKINGS, ORE. FOR SALE! Meet your buyer through thesr columns. 5-YARD LOAD $ 8 .0 0 FOR SALE! 2- jedroom unfinished house. Have 2 extra lots Will , with house or without house. This is priced to sell „oW. Owner leaving. Don’t buy until yon see this r fent y°U Can afford this h’' ' ^ * W f yOli|Cani house. VVc will take only $2750—with $600 down. Also 2 lots. S450 & $500. S,oo ea. dn„ and you pay , f ° V d ' T ' p e tG x! G 'aSS’ ° wncr ’/v m i. north »1 Az,ticj State la rk . No Saturday calls- please. BROOKINGS LAND AND TOWNSITE COMPANY Wesco and Currin Shoes Fishing Tackle Evinrude Motors — at— HANSCAMS South Side of TELEPHONE 442 CENTRAL BUILDING—Brookings Chetco Bridge
