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
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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
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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
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