over and spring is here.
Along Azalea Row
r
c
rorests Are Not
O ur Emden geese are qu artered
in the garden during the w inter
m onths and a ttra c t wild kin in
cluding a tlock of w estern blue-1
B y Mrs. E. F. Rapraeger
birds which m ake a lovely splash!
Correspondence from W eyer
of color against the sombre soil.
This column is w ritten for
soap samples, nor m ake other O ther species occupying
haeuser
Tim ber Co. s ta te s : “Con
the
everybody, young and old, on be- obvious attem p ts to encourage
tra
ry
to
the alarm of some con
prem
ises
on
a
rent-free
basis
are
hall of the Azalea Garden club
reader interest. It is too much white-crowned
sparrow s,
song servationists our forests are not
and we w ant it to reflect the
to h o p ' th at we can please every
spirit of th a t organization. We body all the tim e but we hope sparrows, herm it thrush, house' being depleted. Today the grow th
wrens, killdeer, robins, Oregon of wood ami its rem oval are a l
do not intend to preach, lecture,
that we can please most of you towhee and California quail.
most in balance. The tre e farm
point w ith pride, view w ith alarm , a good share of the time.
It is a bit of a surprise but ing movement is sponsored by pri
or propagandize. We are not pro
•January
is
a
dull
m
onth
in
the
not
far from the tru th to say vate forest land owners, forest
m oting any brand of religion, poli
tics, advice to the lovelorn, or garden but it is a good tim e to that at least 70 and perhaps as products companies, farm ers, u til
other controversial subjects but sit in an arm chair by the fire m any as 90 species of birds are ities, railroads, etc., and it can
will aim a t helpfulness, e n te r and peruse the latest seed c a ta w inter residents in the Brook- insure a perpetual forest harvest."
W’ithin a colorful booklet put
tainm ent and friendliness with logs. Through and beyond the ings-H arbor and Chetco river
out
by this company the way in
pages
one
can
see
the
m
onth
of
area. In the sum m er there are
emphasis upon gardening and the
which
tim ber is managed to pro
June
with
crops
of
straw
berries,
m
any
more,
including
the
ones
beauty ot this world in which we
vide trees for the fu tu re is ex
live This is our New Year Reso garden peas and tender new po that wake us up at dawn with plained.
tatoes. The straw berries we grow th eir jubilant songs
lution.
Douglas fir anil hemlock from
are never quite as large and red
At the Jan u ary m eeting of the
No salary is connected with as those in the catalog but if N a
the Pacific N orthw est provide
w riting ALONG AZALEA ROW tu re keeps on trying she may Azalea Garden club to be held at lumber, pulp, paper, plywood, cel
therefore we cannot offer silver -equal the a rt of the lithographer. the Grange hall on Thursday, lophane, rayon, paper cartons,
Jan 8, Mrs Lurton Knee will
w are coupons, oatm eal dishes or
Even though the soil seem s as talk about the “Bird of the containers and plastics. The tree
cold as a lump of ice the spring M onth" and Mrs Jack Holmes
bulbs are growing. Inquisitive will give a brief talk on the
daffodils have been poking their “Flow er of the M onth." The main
heads above ground to spy out the speaker for the afternoon will be
land.
D uring the autum n and Mrs. W ebster Hibbard, whose
early w inter they spent th eir time topic will be “The world is your
getting a firm grip in the soil garden." As Ja n u ary is the an
with their roots in anticipation of niversary m onth of the Garden I
b etter days to come. Now th a t club the history of the club will
the days are beginning to length be related by Mrs. Jessie Ju d
en they will appear above ground kins lrom the date of its form a
in increasing num bers. In an tion in Jan u ary , 1945, to the
o th er five or six weeks the com present day. A program of music
m ercial fields will be a blaze of wil lbe given by Mrs. Curzon Mc
glory to tell us th a t w inter is Kenzie and Mrs. Lee Rice and a
talk on Conservation will be given
by Mrs. W arren Sm ith, conserva To our m any loyal friends and
tion chairm an. A dessert lunch patrons we extend our good
eon will be served at 1 :00 p.m.
wishes for the
by Mesdames A. J. M atot, Archie
Anderson, D. A. M cCarton, and
N EW YEAR
Ray Reeser.
M ay 1953 fulfill your every
• Wrap yoursft.’f
wish.
Being Depleted
Brookings Harbor Pilot 5
T h u r sd a y . JANUARY 1. 1953
farm ing program , now’ H year»
old. will do a g reat deal to keep
these products on the m arket.
T urn those e x tra item s Inti
rash by P ilot Classified cds.
Your buyers read the class ads
use them next week!
Local News
in success and
achievement in
the days ahead.
II e vc made a firm res
olution to continue to
serve you to the best of
our ability every day of
the New Year.
Ed and M endy's
CHEVRON GAS STATION
CHETCO INN
RA LPH and ZERRTA R E ED
A phone call to Mrs. K a r l.
O stenberg from the fam ily home!
in Petalum a, Calif., brought the
news th at her father, A rthur
Evans, had passed away. The
O stenberg family left for the
South on Monday to a tte n d serv
ices.
IN SU RA NCE
Each of you d e s e r v e s a pat
on the back for m akin g
th is com m unity a fin e
p la ce in w hich to
with interest.
w elcom e the
New Year.
BROOKINGS MACHINE SHOP
tony and jess
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*
★ Our hearts
and voices are
filled with best
wishes for a ll.
our friends.
Brookings Feed
and Seed
SYLVIA and ARTHUR KNOX
A <-
We return them
eeiu , t
VEflR - V k
¿ j
MERE ¿ a
happiness in the N e w Year are as
plentiful as the Stars in the S ly .
¡9 5 3
good wishes.
be
A. D. Bollinger, his wife and
dau g h ter of Silverton, Ore., su r
Brookings Laundry
prised his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
KATIE . . MABEL
IRENE CARL & HAZEL Y A llli
A. O. Bollinger, by arriving last
W ednesday to spend C hristm as
w ith them.
This is his first
C hristm as with them since he was
in high school.
His daughter,
M arbeth, is 15 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. M organ1
spent C hristm as w ith th eir chil
dren and grandchildren in H erm
Our good wishes ¡or your health and
iston. Ore., from Dec. .23 through
to the 28.
a OLb
~ fR I tN b S
and
NEW
Thank you for your
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