BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT'S
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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!
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With the outstanding industrial growth in
to the
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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
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trend, we believe that our combined Na
BOOKINGS
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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.
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Tcols, Equipment, Steel, Aluminum, G. M.
fu/-ck«
Diesel Engines and Parts, and Heavy Hard
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Our atm for the future is to furnish nothing but the best possible in
ware plus the experience gained in years of
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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!
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Distributors
of
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ctlso Ducal Distributors for
MELOWEST ICE CREAM, BUTTER AND CHEESE
Earl Breuer
Brookings, Oregon
Rod llcrms out
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to your continued progress.
H7 hope that in carrying complete stocks of quality merchandise,
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giving prompt and economical service u e shall continue to merit your
good It'd/.
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Box 637, Coos Bay