Thursday, July 24, 1952
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4 Along Azalea
BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
Row
nice thing about nasturtium s, ev-
I eryone can grow them, and with
the minimum of effort can enjojz
a long period of brilliant blooms.
This is a good flower to sta rt the
youngsters on as their first intro
duction to the field of floriculture.
The vigorous growth will sustain
their enthusiasm and the prim i
tive colors will appeal to their
young hearts.
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By Mrs. E. F. Rapraeger
\ 1 like Ju n e th e best of all the
PAGE ELEVEN
prefer small crustaceans and mi ily, Howard Adams family, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H unter M artin
nor forms of anim al and plant life
and Mrs. W illard Graham. Mrs.
of W enatchee, Wash., friends of
found in the plankton currents.
Alice Overman and children and
Mr and Mrs. C. W. Dam. called
W hales are warm-blooded and Mrs. M arguerite W’att.
on
them Wednesday of last week.
nurse their young. It is believed,
that a com ’ has one calf at a time
at about two-years intervals. In
the case of whales seen off the
Oregon coast the breeding grounds
are probably in California and 1
Mexico. The calves are born in
the early spring. The bulls, cows
V.
and calves seen in the sum m er
are probably m igrating along the '
coast. Although whales are seen
at all seasons of the year they
are discerned most readily in the
From This Date (Thursday, July 24, ,953)
sum m er and fall when the sea is
calm and the spouts are most
noticeable.
Isn't this a wonderful place to
live where you can grow gardens
It il l Be Know n As
on the seashore and see whales
playing about in the ocean on
the edge of your garden?
ga len m onths but I like July too.
July is the m onth when the flower
bo; ders a r e generally excellent
an 1 the sum m er annuals are giv-
ili) an abundance of color. In the
Vegetable garden cauliflowers and
gT* • ns are flourishing. If green
peas had no food value w hatso
D uring the week a school ot
ever, I still would plant them just
whales
spouted off-shore in the
for the sheer joy of eating them.
bay near the m outh of the Chetco.
I In o u r flower garden the sw eet Their exact size is hard to d e te r
peas are now at their best. We mine but they were probably 60
he e been picking ofT pods and feet or thereabouts in length.
Withered flowers from the sweet
Their broad black backs glist
peas in order to promote more
ened when they came to the su r
and b etter blooms. We have also face and as they spouted a mist
been giving them an application ot vapor and w ater appeared
of liquid m anure. We m ake this looking much like a small geyser
b\ putting a sack of anim al m a on the surface of the sea.
nure in a pail or large container
Perhaps no group of m am m als
filled w ith w ater and a fte r two
is
so little known or so difficult
or three days apply the steeped
to
study as the whale. We land
liquid m anure to the sweet peas.
lubbers
see them very briefly as
Tom atoes also like this tr e a t
they
come
to the surface to blow.
m ent. M ention of liquid m anure
\e
rn
o
n
Bailey
in his book on the
rem inds me of my fath er who
M
ammals
of
Oregon,
lis s about
was an avid gardener and a great
two
dozen
species
of
whales or
The pastor, Manson Metcalf, of
advocate of liquid m anure. Dad
m
am
m
als
which
could
easily
be
the
local Seventh-Day Adventist
lived in London, England, where
tlio ingredients for liquid m anure m istai. ,i for whales. The largest church, and a large num ber of
Mere not easy to obtain. W henever of these s said to be about 100 m em bers are attending the an
a horse came down the street dad feet in length with a weight of nual cam p-m eeting a t Gladston
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17 to 27. The
first
rushed out with his bucket and 147 tons which would m ake it the Park. July
largest
creatu
re
ever
to
appear
three
days
of
the
m
eeting
were
•hovel and acted as street clean
e r for the benefit of his garden on this earth, even exceeding in devoted to the a rt of sour win-
size the dinosaurs of early days, j ning, with Elder D. N. Reiner,
m uch to our am usem ent. '
While this article is being w ri;- lome m isisonary secretary of the
ten,
J. J. O ’Connell, m anager of Oregon Conference, as chairm an,
Are your n asturtium s blooming
the
W
eyerhauser Sawmill at Pot-
O thers taking part were Elder
nicely? Everyone who attended
latch,
Idaho,
¿topped
for
a
visit.
George
Vanckm an of the minis-
th e flower show during the Azalea
W
hen
he
was
a
young
man
h.
‘eLal
association,
Elder J. E. Ed
Festival received a packet of nas
served
aboard
a
whaling
ship
in
wards,
of
the
home
missionary de
tu rtiu m seeds because this is the
garden club flower for 1952. I ex- these w ater and mentioned one partm ent of the general confer
jpect m any gardens in the area voyage when they took two fin ence, E lder L. E. Biggs, president
are now ablaze w ith the vivid back while and two hum p-back of the Oregon Conference, and C
S. Joyce, home m issionary secre-
blooms in a full a rra y of colors whales in this vicinity.
The
food
of
whales
is
quite
var-
tary of the N orth Pacific Union
Which even a skilled artist could
,e " S ° f a Whalc
Amon* 'hose KoinK from th i,
never quite reproduce. My small
hit h swallowed a preacher named area include the G ilbert Christen
d a u g h te r planted some n a s tu r
tium s this spring painstakingly Jonah but most whales seem to sen family, Karl O stenberg fam
pushing each seed into the ground
w ith the aid of a stick and then
•he prom ptly forgot them .
In
Local Adventists
Attend Conference
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ip ite of th e in a tte n tio n the flowers
appeared and she is now very
proud of her garden. That is the
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I SEA LED BIDS will be received
Itric t projects The hoard of direc-
Itors o f School D is tric t No 17C
btserves ’ he right t o reject ait)
lor all bids and to waive formal-
I ities.
DORA E. BEAULIEU, Clerk,
School D istrict No. 17CL
July 17 and 25, 1952.
Call For Bids
Scaled bids for construction of
a second story to the fire hall Mill
be received by the City Clerk up
to 6 p. m. Tuesday evening. July
29 at his office. Plans and specifi
cations may be obtained at the
Up.' O e rk 's office.
A 10r < perform ance bond Mill
be required to accompany each
The city reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
R V. GUERRETTAZ. City Clerk
BROOKINGS AUTO PARTS
Across Trom Shell Service Station
Box 596
D R IL L
— F E A T U R I N G —
Brookings^ Oregon
A
W ELL
Phone 2274
NOW!
6 or 8-inch Wells for Irrigation
LES
SHANAHAN
18 Years Experience
Inquire at Texaco Service Station or
.... Corner M em ory Lane and Del N orte Lane
ONE- AND TW O -R O O M COTTAGES
C O M P L E T E L Y E U R N IS IIE D
housekeeping — by week or month
SUNSET MOTEL OFFICE
SOUTH OF BROOKINGS
—On H w y. 101— 5 miles north of Crescent C ity—
A t Wonder Stump Road
N O T IC E
by the Clerk of School D istrict
b-'o. 17C, Brookings, C urry Coun-
ty. Oregon, at her post office ad-
Iress in Brookings up to 12 P. M .
A ugust 2. 1952, for the erection
cl a 36x40 foot sheet alum inum
school bus garage. All bids m ust
X* sealed and labeled.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at th e office o f O. D. Arp,
r ity building inspector, Brookings.
Oregon. Successful bidder to fur-
tish all labor and m aterials, and
Ito comply with the Oregon school
llaw regarding labor on school dis-
Y. & M . AUTO M O TIVE PARTS
CARVER-HUSEBY ELECTRIC CO.
"Two Tickets To Broadway"
“ N o Job Too Big or Too S m all"
Industrial and Residential Installation and Sales!
M otor re w inding and electrical maintenance!
— and—
Il e aie equipped to give your electrical need
"Passage West"
our immediate attention I
G E O R G E D A E IO N , Manager, Fern Street
Phone 2944, across street from Chetco Inn
(lily 25 and 26— Friday anti Saturday
i Inly 27 and 28— Sunday and Monday
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"Barefoot Mail Man"
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Crcsswifids"
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PROPERTY
SA
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7 LEVEL ACRES
"As Young As You Feel"
Three blocks South of Post Office;
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August 1 and 2— Friday and Saturday
"Rogue River"
—and—
"Beau Geste"
5-rooin modern house w ith circulating '
Fireplace. Shrubs, some fru it trees.
TERMS!
WALTER W. WOLLAM
Brookings, Oregon