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Thursday, May i, 1952 BROOK.INGS-HARBOR r iL O T , BROOKINGS, O R EG O N Along Azalea Row B y F aye Su n d erla n d I t ’s flower show tim e again. Old tim e rs here (people having lived h ere m ore th a n a y ea r!) know all ab out the A zalea G arden ¿Alb's an n u a l F low er Show. F o r th e benefit of “first tim e rs” we w an t to im press upon you th a t it is an event for you to ta k e p a rt in as w ell as enjoy seeing. A ny one m ay e n te r an arran g e m e n t and i t ’s lots of fun. T his y e a r’s show offers m any new ideas. T he them e itself su g g ests m any possibilities. “A m er ica, th e B eau tifu l,”—a s a lu te to A m erica—A laska, w ith its scenic g ra n d e u r of m ountains, rivers and u n tra m m e le d fo rest—C anada, the land of sc a rle t m aple, th e grey and sca rlet of th e m ounted po lice, th e old w orld q u ain tn ess th a t still lingers in its cities and w ay of life, a trib u te to the young Q ueen E lizab e th —M e x i co, the lan d of exotic birds, fru its and flowers. T nd P an-A m erica w ith Can Always Do Setter At Alatots < IRON FIREMAN automatic Æ A furnace R3 COMPUTE HEATING PLANT Cleans, heats, humidifies and circu lates the air automatically. FOR COAL OR OIL Built-in Coal-Flow stoker or Vortex oil burner. (Interchangeable.) COME IN AND SEE IT Ask Jor FREE heating survey. We also handle Gas, Oil and Eeleetric its outdoor living m akes one th in k of patio a rra n g e m e n ts o r tropical m arine scenes. O u r own first A m erican, leads us dow n forest p ath s and arrange- n e n ts of n a t.v e greenery, moss and driftw ood. Added to all of these ideas for A rrangem ents, is the conventional flower show divisions. The com plete schedule will be printed soon and We ll discuss o th e r a rra n g e m ents each w eek u n til the big day a rriv e s May 31 and Ju n e 1. I find th e w hole program one w hich teases t h e im agination. J u s t about an y th in g you w ant to dream up, can be entered. So, ladies and m en and kiddies too s ta rt dream ing. Don’t forget th a t o u r May 8 m eet.ng is a 1 o’clock pot luck uncheon in A zalea S ta te P a rk We a re honored to have as oui guest and also guest- speaker, Mrs. E. W. Jerm a ck , Siskiyou D istrict ch a irm an for the O regon F ed eratio n of G arden Clubs. W e a re also e n te rta in in g the Gold B each G arden Club. A fine p ro g ram has been arran g ed . M other- singers will be presented by Mrs. Rice, who conducts th a t group. !rs. Vincent w ill present m em - >ers of h er ballet class.' Due to such a full and e n te r tain in g afternoon, it w as decided at o u r A pril m eeting to hold our business m eeting at 11 a. m. in th e park, leaving th e luncheon hour and aftern o o n free to enjo\ o u r guest sp ea k er and o u r n eigh boring Gold B each ladies. As this is the last re g u la r m eet ing before the F low er Show, it is urged th a t all m em bers try to a tte n d the 11 a. m. business m e e t ing. R em em ber to bring e x tra tab le se ttin g and lunch for o u r out-of-tow n guests. la y-D a y R a m b lin g s— It s M ay Day. W h at does May Day rem ind you o f? W ell, I guess oerhaps it depends upon how old you are. To me, May D ay m eans May B askets. R em em ber how we used to w ork for a w eek or so liefore May Day, fashioning little b a sk e ts? Shoe boxes w ere my favorite. T hey could be left in th e ir oblong o riginal shape, o r cut down and m ade in to tw o sq u are little baskets. L eft-over crepe p a p e r from C h ristm a s and V alentine day w as ruffled and ca re fu lly put on. R em em ber th e gobs of home m ade flour paste we slopped on the floor and over th e ta b le ? Left ¡over rolls of b rig h tly flowered and u n a te w a llp a p e r cam e in handy too. Then the afternoon before May Day, we w ould go w ild-flow er h u n tin g and end by p ractically scalp.ng M am a s flower garden. I hen dusk, and the excitem ent of loading up w ith our gay little irskets. full of fra g ra n t “S pring ?e a u t:e s.” Lady Slippers, Flags, chnny Jum p-U ps. and C abbage loses. R em em ber the th rill of caving them , one by one on the lo o rstep of o u r favorite fr ends? It call how w e’d knock on the ’o o r and then m ake a dash for the nearest sh ru b ? Being an o n y mous w as p art of the fun. C hildren have forg o tten or per. haps never h eard of one of the sw eetest of custom s. Why did we let May Day go into th e limbo of a discarded w ay of life? BACÌE T H R E E Pilot Advertising Reaches The Buyers!! 71 MOTHE Tn Ajf ’S# ,'i/S T //V T IM E T O R M O T H E R S ' H .IY ! Sheer öan Rivers Ginghams z from the new l)an Rivers Wrinkle-shed cotton — 8 AM AZING FEA TU RES 1— Actually sheds wrinkles— 2— Needs no starching ever— 4— Washes and Irons More Easily— 5— Dries Easter— 3— Stays Clean Longer— 6— Resists Mildew— 7— Retards Perspiration Odor— S—Lets The Body Breathe— $5.95 PRINT COTTON PERCALE DRESSES ill new •summer colors—guaranteed fast color Sanforized. $3.98 Moore's Variety & Apparel Shop We Give S. & H. Green Stamps, Too! Next To Postoffice Brookings H E A T IN G S H E E T M E T A L 'I El cctrieal A p piia nee REPAIRING! Bring in your Broken Elec trical Appliances for AA- pair at \la to t Company. Radio Repair Service ’».aa g gjgg M A T 0 T CO. 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