Along Azalea Row
By
M rs.
E. F .
R a p ra e ge r
T h is is th e season o f g ra y daw ns
and red evenings, fo gg y m o rn s
and ro sy sunsets. D u rin g A u g u st
and S e p te m b e r th e sunsets are
th e finest in th e ye ar. N o tw o a re
th e same. I t is d iffic u lt to re ta in
a p ic tu re o f a p a r tic u la r sunset
in th e m in d ’s eye. W e c a rr y th e
re c o lle c tio n o f a b e a u tifu l e x
perience but th e e x a c t co lo rs es
cape us. O u r n e ig h b o r (Judge..
C h a rle s Schaal ca p tu re s th e s u n
sets w ith his c o lo r cam era. M ay fa
o th e rs in the area e n jo y the same
[ hobby. A n E n g lis h a rtis t nam ed
T u r n e r w ho w o rk e d in w a te r c o l
o rs succeeded b e tte r th a n o th e rs
in p u ttin g the v iv id co lo rs o f a
sunset on paper. A b e a u tifu l s u n
set is o fte n re fe rre d to as a T u r -
neresque sunset in h o n or o f a m as
te r a r tis t long since dead.
• • • »
F o re s t fire s in w e s te rn O regon
have o ccu rre d since tim e im m e
m o ria l. Som e a re sm a ll and do
l i t t l e dam age; o th e rs b urne d o v e r
e x te n sive areas. T h e y o c c u r d u r
in g tin- d ry s u m m e r and a u tu m n
m on ths. M an y a re su rfa c e fires,
W hich d e s tro y th e lesser ve g e ta
tio n and k ill a few la rg e trees
e ith e r by e xfto sin g th em to long
C ontinued heat fro m th e b u rn in g
deep laye rs o f l i t t e r o r by sco rch
in g th e ir crow ns. T h e m ost vicio u s
t> l ’<‘ o f fire is th e cro w n fire
w h ic h leaps in to the tre e cro w n s
and consum es tw ig s and foliage,
k illin g the trees im m e d ia te ly .
Som e o f
the
g re a te st
Bless y o u r h e a rt. T e ll me, d ea rie
ra tio n s have sw ept o v e r several
square m ile s th ro u g h c o n tin u o u s — w h o w rite s it fo r you ? M rs. Q.
bodies o f tim b e r, k illin g tree s and
D e a r M rs. Q .: I c e rta in ly am
d e s tro y in g lo g g in g cam ps, logs, gla d yo u e n jo y "A lo n g Azalea
homes and game.
R o w ," Bless y o u r h e a rt. T e ll me.
O f such c h a ra c te r w as th e 1933 d e a rie w h o reads i t to y o u ? —
T illa m o o k fire in w e s te rn O regon M rs. R.
w h ic h sw ep t o v e r 350 square m ile s
in a 3 5-ho ur p e rio d and a lto g e th
G et th a t P io ne er H is to r y a t the
e r b u rn e d 245,000 acres, k illin g
P
ilo
t office, $6.00.
m o re th a n 10 b illio n board feet o f
some o f th e fin e st tim b e r in O re
gon. T h e c o lu m n o f sm oke rose
30,000 feet in to th e a ir and ashes
fe ll on th e decks o f ships at sea. J
T h is fire s ta rte d in a lo g g in g oper-1
at ion. M ost fire s a re caused by
m an. T h e m an m a y be a careless
lo g g e r o r a careless sm oke r. I t (
behooves e veryone w h o e n te rs the
woods to be c a re fu l w ith fire .
A rece nt a rtic le in T he O rego
nian to ld o f prizes being aw a rd e d
to c e rta in c itiz e n s o f Coos Bay
w h o w e re th e w in n e rs in th a t c ity 's
1952 y a rd and g arde n im p ro v e m e n t
contest. T h e contest held a t Coos I
B a y is p ro b a b ly s im ila r to con- I
te sts w h ic h have been staged in
o th e r c itie s o f th e n a tio n . T h e p u r-
pose o f th e contest is to encourage
th e c itiz e n ry to p a rtic ip a te in y a rd
and g arde n im p ro v e m e n t p ro je c ts ,
n th is co nte st th e a m o u n t o f im
p ro ve m e n t is stressed. A person
w h o s ta rte d w ith a th is tle p atch
and ended up w ith a neat l it t le
garden co uld be w in n e r o f the
•ontest w e n th o u g h it w as not
the m ost b e a u tifu l and a r tis tic
garden o r y a rd in th e c ity .
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DANCE
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Eddie DesJardins Orchestra
d
Chetco Grange Hall
p
N am e Your Princess and M a te H er Fair Otieen
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SO UTH
OF
B R O O K IN G S
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The Construction
of Your Home
or Commercial Building is no better than its
Concrete Foundation
S onic F a n -M a il F in a lly A r r iv e d
D e a r M rs. R ; 1 c e rta in ly e n jo y
c o n fla g
re a d in g "A lo n g A zalea R o w ."
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Thursday, August 7, 1952
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Saturday, August 9 ,1 9 5 2
A d m is s io n : J i.o o , plus 20c ta x )
S i. 20
if
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SAND and GRAVEL
Screened, Washed and Weighed
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TO INSURE
A PRECISION MIX
IM P O R T A N T
N O T IC E !
Effective immediately, tor .1 ¡united time and until
blither notice, ( rescent ( ity Furniture is pleased to
announce its w illmgness to finance retail sales on K e l
vinatoi freezers listed below, on terms indicated with
each model:
( ap. Co.
Lbs.
Down
i t ont hl y
beet
Froz. Food Payment
Payment
Si <00
Si <00
Si 5.00
S 15.00
Si 5.00
Si 5.00
$25.00
$25.00
I hese ter ms are on brand new 1 2 Kel\ inator tree/
ers and include Federal Excise l ax. State Tax. De
livery installation, exclusive ot special wiring, tree
set\ice and parts tor 1 year and .uldition.il
year
waiiantv on icf 1 igeiation unit. .Ibsoluately \o th in g
more to pay!
( lu \k these figures against any other plan!
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Phone
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VIBRATORS, CEMENT
CHUTES,
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