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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1953)
1 0 Brookings Harbor Pilot ing together the roses o f the day. leading gardeners in a ll parts or She em ployed the forem ost botan the w orld, in Persia, in China, in T H U R S D A Y . J A N U A R Y 22, 1953 ists and gardeners of her tim e to France, in th is co u n try, in y o u r F rancis build the finest rose collection in garden and in mine. M eilland. one o f the w’o rld ’s fo re the w orld. A lth o u g h her collec most rose c u ltu ris ts , spent tw elve By Mrs. E. F. Rapraeger tio n was considered to be very developing his fam ous E d ito r, T he P ilo t : I wish to extensive, it num bered only 210 years In her ta lk at the January Seven centuries ago nomad M on convey a th o u g h t of not only a varieties, wherdas today there Peace rose, one o f the forem ost ball p layer w ho has found in m eeting of the Azalea Garden gols rid in g shaggy ponies pillaged are over 20.000 know n varieties roses o f the present day and one o f the 20,000 va rie tie s o f the m od B rookings m any friends and a n u b Mrs. A lm o N ew ton described much o f Eurojs» and some o f them o f roses. ern rose. sincere in te re s t in the com m u the rose as the w o rld ’s fa v o rite returned hom ew ard w ith a rose The rose flourishes in c u ttin g fo r a w ife o r sweetheart M odern roses began in 1837 n ity , hut o f m any o f the friends flower. In this w ay the w ith L a ffa y ’s w o rk in France I have ta lk e d to about a new m any parts of the w o rld and is iin Mongolia. c o m m u n ity p ark and recreation at its best in the m ild clim a te of rose o f Persia found its w ay into when he hand-pollinized the na A ce n tu ry before, tiv e French rose w hich bloomed center. W ith this need o f the he P a cific coast where it plays the O rient. c o m m u n ity fille d , a large p art of a m a jo r role in fe s tiv itie s o f the c o u rtly Crusaders fig h tin g fo r once a ye a r w ith the Bengal rose the question I ’ve have asked me sum m er Rose F estival in P o rt possession of the H oly Land ahd, w hich bloomed several tim es a m any tim es “ W hat is w rong w ith land, and the T o u rn a m e n t of returned hom eward c a rry in g the year. The re s u lta n t h yb rid was the b a ll c lu b ? ” w ould be an Roses at Pasadena on New Years rose of Persia and Palestine to a persistent perpetual bloom er H[£D ANO | Day. ! th e ir homes in w estern Europe and the class o f roses re su ltin g swered. In this w ay the rose spread from was called H y b rid Perpetuáis. cer NUP T o get down to w hat is com Mrs. N e w to n ’s study o f roses the M iddle East to the B a ltic. In g re a t-g ra n d fa th e r’s tim e H y m o n ly called “ brass tacks” and dates h ic k to the days when she to the heart o f the reason fo r and her husband ranched near Soon it was found in a ll p a rts of b rid P erpetuáis were the vogue, m y w r itin g this le tte r, I w ould Tulelake, On». As a sideline they the w orld. W hen sea captains and on m any a Sunday afternoon lik e to o ffe r a possible solution. started a rose n ursery and to, visited the O rient in the sixteenth he w ould b rin g his sweetheart a J g ra n t you it is not in its en th « lr pleasant surprise this de c e n tu ry they brought home roses bouquet o f roses. Since then o th tir e ty o rig in a l but someone has veloped in to q u ite a pro fita b le to show the e rte n t o f th e ir travels e r classes o f roses have been de and to gladden the hearts o f th e ir veloped fro m the H y b rid P e rp e t to s tir up the question and bring business. T hen M rs N ew ton beloved. ual. among these being H ybrid it to the a tte n tio n o f you The delved m ore deeply into the sci P u b lic ! Teas and P olyanthus o r C luster ence of rose c u ltu re , co ncentrat N o th in g o f note was done to W e have tw o plans, e ith e r of ing on types w hich w ould flourish w ards dom esticating the rose in Roses. w hich if adm inistered p roperly in the cold T u le la ke clim ate w estern countries u n til Napoleon P robably no o th e r flow’er has w ith action and not d illy -d a lly B onaparte was at the height of had so m uch love and a tte n tio n Phe rose is o f ancient lineage his power. ing around ta k in g place, w ould W h ile he was en be successful.. Plan num ber one, and has been found in fossil de gaged in wars, his w ife, Empress lavished on it by gardeners. Each posits w hich date back 35 m il Josephine, lent the prestige o f her new in tro d u c tio n is the product ro u g h ly w ould be: . T o fo rm a non-profit corpora- lion years. The earliest E g yp tia n sta tio n and used a lib e ra l am ount of years of loving labor. Through M lo ti, w ith stock being sold at a a rc h ite c tu re depicts the rose, and of her lu ll purse tow ard gather- the centuries the rose has been the focus o f a tte n tio n of the low and nom inal figure w hereby fo r m any centuries th< rose has we a ll could feel as if we had a been a fa v o rite flow er of a rtis t p a rt o f what is re a lly com m unity as w ell as gardener. s p irit. In the by-laws, a clause T hrougho ut the years the rose could be w ritte n to the effect has been a sym bol o f affection. business and professional guide to friendly C R E SC E N T C IT Y concerns who th a t it the C ity o f Brookings w ished to take over the manage ■-ugg. st you patronize your home m erchant first, but stand ready to serve you in an ment and upkeep o f the park and q u ite ce rta in from the people I have talk ed w ith th a t enough admirable may when these services are not available in yotir home com m unity. grounds, the c ity could do so. Plan num ber tw o could rough voluntee r c o n trib u tio n s o f m a chinery, labor and m a te ria l to ly be as fo llo w s: ». th e c a p e rs ? F o r the C ity o f Brookings to w ork w ith, th at flo a t a bond issue w hich could would be very nom inal and in ?hev ro le t-B u ic k HAMILTON - ELGIN ’ s & Service to the For prit e quotations on all bo re tire d over a period of years. consequential compared WYLER - WADSWORTH Aafo Repair, Painting I believe e ith e r one of these advantages such a recreation Baild qg Material Radiators Repaired WATCHES plans w ould go a long w ay in an p a rk affords to all H eirloom - S te rlin g Telephone 1881 I personally an enthused about I'deplione 471 sw e rin g not only the question F ine W atch and Jew elry the idea, not only as possibly a Second and M a rk e t S treets “ w hat is w rong w ith the ball R epairing c lu b ’ but could in re a lity solve hall player that w ould lik e to G IF T S a b ig g e r and c e rta in ly a more plav in such a park, but as some one who is re a lly interested in im p o rta n t question, a means of Tom's having a place to not only see the g ro w th of the com m unity. ■ome good baseball but recrea There could be organized a Pee- JEWELRY O ld s m o b ile -W illy s -C a d illa c tio n a l fa c ilitie s fo r adults and our H ee Baseball league such as Radio Sales and Service 809 2nd St. Ph. 2202 F ro m and M S treets M edford, G rants Pass. D rain. ch ild re n . S tew art W a rn e r A ppliances 260 K. St. Phone 2612 A ll o f these words a c tu a lly Roseburg, Coos B a y-N o rth Bend m ean ve ry little if w ritte n w ith - and o th e r cities around us have blowers ¡or A ll Occasions o u t the fo resight to see that you ; organized. Some o th e r possibilities that have to b u ild it somewhere. There is a place and it can be had. The can be thought about are. w ith Sheet Metal and Plumbing lo cation o f this property is ideal a p ark such as the one proposed W e W ire F low ers Anyw here b nr m t tire Exchange Household appliances. Sheet M et tra v e lin g ball clubs, such as the ly s u ite fo r not only having the Bulbs - P lants - Floral Designs al, P lum bing and heating supplies A rm stro n g L in o le u m s! Stoves G lo b e tro tte rs and the 9th & L Sts. best p laying field in the S outh i H a rle m p h. 6251 P h . E v e ry th in g F o r the H o n fe ! I 900 Fourth St. w estern Oregon League, but the , House of D avid could probably 858 I bird Street o th e r fa c ilitie s available such as be had fo r m id-w eek n ight base ball games M ore and b e tte r tennis courts w hich could be con verted in to ro lle r ska tin g ranks teams could be induced to play \ un« B 11 sh Shoes: A rro w Del N o rte ’s largest and most and an excellent location fo r a here fo r the enjoym ent of a ll Shirts; Genuine L e yis; w ell as B rookings g e ttin g a bettet C om plete H a rt!w a re anil s w im m in g beach o r pool w ith Pendleton Shirts; Jantzen brand of young and talented ball A ppliance Store p a rk in g no problem. S u ra te rs; W hite Stag Line; Phone 253 The d ra w in g area of T h is p ro fie rty is located on the players / or tratti - Commercial Complete line of W ork Clothes n o rth bank of the Chetco nt the teams such as 1 have m entioned could be extended south as w ell S p o rtin g Goods n o rth end of the bridge It offers E ree D e live ry To Oregon C'omplcte e xce lle n t p ro tection from the as north. Concessions could bt Buy and Save W ith Gold w in d and can easily be w orked to set up by e ith e r the non-profit A rro w Stam ps provide a 22-acre park. I am corporation to pay o ff the ex and H»nses o r by the c ity i f a bond issue was floated. KELVINATOR “Store For M en” The pros and cons o f such an 836 3rd St. idea I g ra n t you are m any, but APPLIANCES I believe if given ca re fu l consid era tio n not only fro m a present day outlook but in to the fu tu re , sooner o r la te r it m ust take Einen and Specialty Shop place It is not a p ro je ct th a t Office Supplies w ill hinder o r h u rt c o m m u n ity 1220 2nd St Phone 3861 House Dresses C rtld re n s Lin e Chas W. ( oatume J e w e lry —Linens! pride but can be a project we and Anna C. Robinson mm AddinS M achines C10 -nd St. Telephone 2212 1240 Stxxxid S treet can p oint to w ith pride T his le t te r was w ritte n on m y own u n H e D e liv e r in B re o M n g t! d e rtaking. but if you w ould lik e -M» to express y o u r views, pro o r eon. on such a plan as I have p r o v e d , please let the fo llo w in g T h ree- Day Service HERB NEW M AN’S Anto Supply people know if they have y o u r Auto A Homa Supplies and ap Leave orders a t the support and how sixm we can ex pliances —Cunonado Radu* Our-Del Cleaners PSO 9th St. Phone 3001 pect action to take the place o f words CRESCENT CITY Ross P utnam H e Sell the B est and Service F loyd S w earingen the R est" George F u n k Clothing A Shoes for the E ntire H om er H aggerty Hedrick Electric Company, Magnavox. RCA Victor, Philco T amily - H ardw are • Sporting Pete Lesmeister Hard* and Electrical S u p p l y Records - All labels and speeds Goods - Housewares - Logger R espectfully years, 1 our Hotpolnt Store H St Boots - Atlas Pow er Tools F R A N K W. B U R D E L L 910 3rd St. Phone 1512 12W - 2nd St. Phone 2752 In The Mail-box: Along Azalea Row WHERE TO FIND AND BUY IT IN CRESCENT CITY .7 Crescen' ‘-avresof M c C le n d o n M otor Co. Redwood Gardens Î Crescent WADSWORTH Lmbr. Co. Radio Service L. A. Carr & Son NICHOLSEN Nielsen Hardware CAMERAS home furnishers Crescent City Furniture Del Norte Laundry Gordon F. Johnson Harris Studio M argaret's DAVIDSON'S r- - ---- ---- -- - - Gamble's CRESCENT CITY RADIO SURPLUS MART CARRELL'S PHONE I
