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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1952)
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT'S I O ’l i OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON Little Lily Turned First Spotlight On Curry County Area; County Extension Service Offers Adult ihle for office conferences and home visits, Flower Raising Still Big Industry For The Floral Specialists Education For Many Co. Home-Makers j Residents of Curry county are remindc 1 to take ad Only five years old in Curry county the Home Fxt n- vantage of this free educational service of the co-opcr- ston program of Oregon State College has taken d '- n lting federal, state and county governments. Home ex roots in the lives of many homemakers, according to MBs tension units are located in the following communities: W anda Gossage, Couoty Home Demonstration Agent Langlois, Sixes, Port Orford (2 groups), Ophir, Gold J o these women extension means a monthly meeting Beach (2 groups). Pistol River and Chetco. Projects for the remainder of the year include the with the extension unit in their community for a dem 10I'owing: March: meat cookery; April, furniture ar lonstration by the county extension agent or a trained I leader on some subject pertinent to the latest develop- rangements; May: Salads and salad dressings. Special meetings have been arranged on sewing machine attach merits in the held of home economics. One can readily see improvements in th” food, cloth ments, basketry and square dancing. mg, shelter and relationships of families reached bv th educational program. Through regular meetings, work i shops and special meetings women have learned to mak lamp shades, footstools, draperies and slip covers. Pri ciplcs of home decoration have been stressed. Typic , f(Mid and nutrition projects have been “Freezing cooke and prepared foods,” “Pressure saucepan cookery,” an Emergency meals. A scries of workshops have traine ¡over fifty women in the latest sewing techniques. I he training of women to lead group.-, in subject in 1 , ter has been a valuable asset to the development of con j munity leadership. T h e s e women, known as projec leaders, give their time and money in or^Icr to pass val liable inform ation along to others. Many women ex tend their leadership in the 4 H club program. Tin motto: Each one, teach one,” really describes the ex tension way of doing things. I he highlight of the year’s work has been the home makers festival in May. Exhibits of the year’s work and an interesting program arranged by the women helps to unify the county program. Valuable information on all phases of homcinaking is available in pamphlet form in the county office at Gold Beach free for the asking. ”1 he two county extension : Som etim es i t ’s the U ttle things th a t cou nt! T ake the litt le Eaater lily fo r instance if was the c u ltu re o f th a t much-desired flow er tha t did m uch to put the first spot lig h t on this area and its possibilities. L ilie s, grow n In this tem per ate clim ate, were found to tie in greatest demand by florists a ll over the east and mid-west when it came to producing b e tte r pot ted plants fo r the trade a t Easter tim e. F rom th a t po in t, others ove r the cou ntry began looking in the flo ric u ltu re . That, along a t the area In a d iffe re n t way. w ith oth e r resources, makes the T h is area, w hich ra re ly ever economy o f C u rry county in te r has freezing weather, has become esting to prospective settlers. It know n as one of the foremost is the s ta b ility o f this area which spots to grow W inter flowers fo r w ill eve ntua lly w in new residents the trade. D a ffo dils have been a who w ill come fo r the clim ate p ro fita b le crop fo r years. and the possibilities of m aking a In th is area, according to the good livin g . county agent’s office alm ost a Raising o f New Zealand flax is m illio n do lla rs y e a rly are realized an in d u stry w hich should be in vestigated by prospective settlers lo r from this p la n t in d u stry w ill gain a sub stitute fo r hemp in the m anufacture o f rope, tw ine etc. Elsewhere in this issue w ill be a treatise on th is subject. Much of the m arg ina l lands of the area w ill lend its e lf to th a t cultu re. Find w hat you w ant through the Pilot Class Ads. To You On The Amazing Progress of Your Com- COMPLIMENTS munity Has Shown In The Past Five Years! ? With the outstanding industrial growth in to the re..» Southwestern Oregon requiring additional Brookings Plywood Corporation upon completion of its new plant here! Your faith, we arc certain, will I k - justified. We have the same kind of faith, so we, also relative new-comers, feel that there w ill be nothing Stock and faclities to adequately serve this &•««./> trend, we believe that our combined Na BOOKINGS (/'« » c a n / C /y tionally known lines of Industrial Supplies, better than a combined effort on the part of everyone to make this kind of a place we want to call our homes henceforth. • • • • • • • • » Tcols, Equipment, Steel, Aluminum, G. M. fu/-ck« Diesel Engines and Parts, and Heavy Hard a Our atm for the future is to furnish nothing but the best possible in ware plus the experience gained in years of iG.rfc«/-»,'//« merchandising will be of still more benefit ,tJY of dairy products— to build our trade entirely upon quality and service to the community. This, too, is our home and we lil(c it! SEAVI DAIRY Distributors of GRADE 'A' DAIRY PRODUCTS ctlso Ducal Distributors for MELOWEST ICE CREAM, BUTTER AND CHEESE Earl Breuer Brookings, Oregon Rod llcrms out uhf.h to your continued progress. H7 hope that in carrying complete stocks of quality merchandise, 3«aAra«c<»<4^ giving prompt and economical service u e shall continue to merit your good It'd/. Portland Medford Eugene Woodbury & Lillebo, Inc. Biy Blvd, between G x « Bay and North Bend Box 637, Coos Bay
