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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1952)
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT'S E3 D IT H K l Florists Prefer Croft Lilies For Easter Trade In Mid-West; Indiana Greenhouse Man Pictured Among Local Beauties a theoretical standpoint. Bring* Lily Blossom Time Parade Annually Attracts Thousands To View Gorgeous Spectacle; 1951 Parade Commences Here cases of these forum s, makes up w hat w ill be fu tu re textbooks. T his area feels honored, as 1: were, th a t one of its grow ers is j , asked to speak at a forum . I t is recognition of the area's stand ing in the flo ric u ltu re field, and of the q u a lity of lilie s produced here on the Pacific coast. W hen th is edition goes to press there w ill be no w ay of know ing ju s t how m any questions were answered by M r. T u rle y , and he in turne d asked o f the students M r. T u rle y told the P ilo t before his tr ip to the m idwest th a t he was pleased to have th is oppor tu n ity to appear at the forum . z ■p « j M »1 -A- > . . C 7I1K Postal Receipts Indicative Of Big Growth In Area £ 9 postm aster, receipt», she said, t a i n but $2,091.89. T ,'p 1947 ....................... Croft lilies, which brought southwestern Oregon in (lie spotlight about a decade ago, are jxipular all over the United States among florists who force” them for the i*.aster trade, This is a greenhouse 111 Indiana "forcing’ lilies grown in this area by Mr. and Mrs. Otto C. Turley, who have a clientele all over the midwest. Local Lily Grower On Panel At Mo. U. Hort. Forum TTie h o rtic u ltu re departm ent at U n iv e rs ity of Missoura. C o lum bia, has a policy of b rin g in g to the students a forum , at which men fro m the field of h o rtic u l tu re and flo ric u ltu re appear to give the students “ the p ra ctical side" o f the business. S ta rtin g e a rly In the fa ll of each year, men fro m the fields of flo ric u ltu re o r h o rtic u ltu re come to th is forum , at least once a month. These men te ll of th e ir own experiences, and n a tu ra lly .*■ ■ ■ * 7 / sbs £ I Perhaps the best in d ica to r ol g ro w th in any com m u nity is re flected throu gh the postal receipts of th a t com m unity. C e rta in ly it is tru e in Brookings, where re ceipts have mounted in the last lew years, according to Goldie [V. S m ith, postmaster. in 1937 ‘ when^she became the .V. - • OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON JR I Lj Brookings and I larbor arc no different from any others owns—“they love pa rades,’’ too. This scene is part of the 1951 “Lily Blossom Time’’ parade starting at the Mobile Station, and heading eastward on its mile-long journey. Thousands of visitors come here each year to witness th is spectacle, said to be about the most t;or- geous of floral parades. The lily brought the first influx of people to the ar^a, and to- ( the lily still is a great factor in the economic structure of this area and county. Re ports show that almost a million dollars yearly arc realized from floriculture. f 7,824.48 Adx'unced to aecond claim in J u ly , 191,9. 1991 .... ................... 14,873.41 Money Orders Issued, 51 13,12k Foreign M. O. .... 2b Cash F or M. O.......... $325,379.54 In 1946, when the P ilo t was started in Brookings, the post of- fiee occupied a sm all room in th< C u rry C ounty Bank building, for- m e rly occupied by the Lesmeis te r Agency, and had tw o clerks Those quartet» were then cramp- ed, and when the Grayshel build Ing was completed, was moved to Its present site. The quarters now are cramped, w ith no more than h a lf enough boxes to serve patron» of the po»t office. Since he was firs t apprised of answer many questions students his date on this forum , M r. T u r are lik e ly to ask. ley spent countless hours In pu t- On this forum , fo r Tuesday ring down In notes his experiences F ebruary 19. is O tto C. Turley, m all phases o f lily c u ltu re , go of T urle ys' I-lly Gardens, whose ne could be able to answer any subject w ill lie "Present and Fu juestion th a t m ig h t be directed tu re of Lilie s in F lo ric u ltu re ." at him fo llo w in g his discussion. In his ta lk to the students It Colleges o f a g ric u ltu re , more is the plan of M r. Turley to ac qu aint the students w ith the nat and more, are recognizing need u ra l g ro w th of lilie s in the fields, lo r closer laym an-student under and come as neat as possible to standing, and more and more, do d u p lica tin g this process in the hung them together. O ften It is "flo ris ts " green house Coming in the grower who is able to p ro fit fo r considerable discussion w ill us much as student in these In 1 h > the diseases of lilie s how to form al discussions fo llo w in g the recognize them, how to combat talks The gro w e r knows from G row th of Gould's Shoe Store, each, and how to fe rtiliz e , liti xperience, w hat he has had to established l»y B lair and Peggy contend w ith , and the student is Gould, Jan , 19, 1947, Is typical of gate, and the harvesting the general gro w th of Brookings and area F rom a sm all repair shop and a few pairs of shoes in what Is now H otel Brookings, to ! the present site, is a m a tte r of progress, and try in g to meet the demands made upon this business. Goulds have always made every effo rt possible to meet all demands of a grow ing commun- ity try in g to "shoe" everyone. T h e present business compares favorably w ith any one m ig ht ex- pect in a c ity of ten o r mor< times the size of Brookings, The story of the store may be found elsewhere In this issue, by th e ir own expression. ------------------------------------------- Brookings is called "H om e of W in te r F low ers." AUTOMOTIVE PARTS AUTHORIZED McCULLOCH C H A IN SAW DEALER AND REPAIR SERVICE Across from Shell Station Brookings, Oregon P. O. Box 596 P h on e 344 Gould's Shoe Store 'Grew' With Town EXTENDS BEST W IS H E S For the Continued Success of the r Vaiidohj Brookings Plywood Corporation it has been our pleasure to supply the veneer lathe, clipper, dryer and the variable speed tray systim which are operating and helping to produce high grade veneers in this modern plant. r ,i“' “ llf < ’ r r ttM Z fi ^(SOficz P O R T L A N D N.E. G linn St. *fiO Z4,ti01 O R I G O N ( < k - congratulates the officers and employees of the Rroofyngs Plywood Corporation upon the efficient operation of their new plant. The COE MFC. CO., Painesville, Ohio Manufacturers of Quality Veneer Machinery — 185}
