Brookings-Harbor pilot., September 24, 1953, Page 3, Image 3

Along Azalea Row
By RUTH B. S M IT H
' -4cct«e not N a tu re !
\
x,,'e hath Done her P a r t;
D° thou but th ine " M ilton.
m t-door C h ristm a s b eautification
his year, su g g ested a y e a r ago
by Mrs. Cliff Lindskoug. T he boys
)f th e F ire D e p artm en t have set
is a w onderful exam p le over the
'.ears w ith th e ir lovely C om m uni-
’> tre e but as* th e com m unity
Trows older and larger, a lot m ore
’ j : us can help, too. Old and
voung love C h ristm a s and it is
not too e a rly to s ta r t th in k in g in
erm s of sim ple b ea u ty and o rig i­
n ality on ju st how each fam ily
an express best th e sp irit of
i ( h ristm as, visually, th ro u g h o u r
com m unities.
And th e re is yet a th ird possi-
. bility. W ith a new high-school
p lan t now assured, we should
j look ahead to the beautification
| of its grounds but at the sam e
i tim e not forg ‘ how the addition
of som e t r e i s and flowering
sh ru b s could ch arm in g ly soften
th e lines of th e building we now
possess.
And now for th e personal
w ord! , to q u o te one of o u r com ­
m e n ta to rs. T h ere m ust have been
a good reason why this w rite r
p ro tested the use of a by-line for
h er colum n and th e reason ap-
tieared th e first tim e th e by-line
w as used (at the request of the
ed ito r). It is com fortable to hide
behind anonym ity when things go
w rong! T he firs | e rro r in re p o rt­
ing m ust be co rrec te d for no one
in th e w orld would w illingly o v er­
look so fine a person as Mrs.
E lm er H anscam even w ith the
excuse of being out of tow n on
m eeting day. It was Viola H an­
scam as H ospitality C hairm an,
who stood at the door and so
graciously g reeted the habitue*'
and the new com er to G arden Club
circles at th e ir m eeting, and this
re p o rte r h erew ith ex ten d s public
apology for the over-sight. Since
he w orked w ith com m ittees, they
have chairm en for both H ostesses
and H ospitality, hence h er co n fu ­
sion. H er th a n k s for being so
u n d ersta n d in g
ju st one of the
v irtu es of th e person above
nam ed.
Blockings and H arbor a re tru ly
T aiicc -blessed w ith the co n trib u -
from M other N a tu re in th e
magnificent se ttin g she has given
' m. hut as th e saying goes, no
one is ever satisfied. H ere we are
again frying to do som ething
<2*>ut it th rough the G arden
( lu h objective for the y e a r: “To
‘ ■ordinate th e in te re sts of th e
peo[»le in conserving and p ro m o t­
in g the b eauty of this a re a and
to develop b e tte r g ard en s.” H ere
• ' n are o ur proposed p ro je c ts:
Lie long yo^i will be h ea rin g of
'
G arden Im provem ent C ontest,
< (' n both to those w ith bran d
new homes o r to those w ith e x is t­
From the education of o u r
ing gardens. All will be e n c o u r­
y
o
u th will com e th e fu tu re c iti­
aged to im prove th e ir ow n s u r­
zens
of o u r vicinity. If th e citi-1
roundings, not only to m ake
them selves m ore content but also | zens of now m an ifest a pride in
to increase th e b eauty of the ! »he ap p e ara n ce o f the school
towns and countryside. It is prob­ trounds, the children will be e n ­
able th at th e contest w ill be couraged to do so. ' W ere y o r
launched in J a n u a ry or F e b ru a ry ever irrita te d to see a c a reless
A dvertising in the B rookings
With all g ardens being ju dged in hild drop a gum paper or the H a rb o r Pilot brings results.
May and th e prize w in n ers a n ­ w rappings>of th e recess candy b ar
nounced and prizes aw ard ed a t n th e w rong p lace ? W ith all the
the annual F lo w er Show held a t b eau tifu l and h ard y nativ e sh ru b s
th * tim e of th e Azalea F estiv al. and tre e s av a ila b le at little cost
These im provem ents will be an s ” t effort, su re ly we can provide
added a ttra c tio n for the visitors. th a t effort an d give th e children
T here is nothing obligatory ab o u t som ething to ad m ire and be proud
of.
en terin g this co ntest, but c a n ’t
you see the change if a lot of us Ml G arden d u b s have a co m m it­
followed th e p a tte rn laid do w n ? tee called “ R oad-side B eau tifica­
P erh ap s you’d even like to beat tio n ”. w hich not only includes
the s ta rt of th e con test by doing beau tificatio n th ro u g h properly
some p relim in ary cleaning up approved p lan tin g s but also b ea u ­
during these b eau tiful fall days. tification th ro u g h the process of
of billboards o?
T h ere’s no objection and it m ight elim ination
case the aching m uscles to spread o th e r un sig h tly spots along th e
the hardest w ork over a longer way. B efore th e new and w id­
highw ay
th rough C u rry
period. It all sounds like fun and ened
the resu lts will be satisfying, too. C ounty m aterializes, it would b,-
< loser at hand is the p lan for well for civic and o th e r o rg a n i­
zations to pull to g e th e r w ith a
plan to do aw ay and prohibit the
eye-sores. W hat b e tte r co n trib u ­
NORINfi HARVEY
ACCREDITED TEA CH ER O F tion to the beau ties ot th e Oregon
C oast, so ad m ira b ly depicted in
Piano
-
sev eral m agazines of late, could
the people of this a rea m a k e ?
Pipe Organ
T om orrow m ay be too late!
Card o f Thanks
1 he m any cards, le tte rs and re-
m em b ian ces sent m e d u rin g my
illness helped a g reat deal just
w hen 1 needed it most.
MRS ROLAND L V N D E N .
3
Brookings I iarbor Pilot
THURSDAY. S E P T 24. 1953
TEEN-AGE NEWS
T h ere will be a Teen-A ge club
dance F rid ay , S ept. 25, s ta r tin g
at S in the evening, at the V F.W .
hall. Cold pop will be on sale.
Com e on kids, b ru sh up on
Jam es A gnes and A lfred Land those d an ce step s!
of B rookings wish to th an k the*
R ep o rters, N C.. J.S , J A.
m any trien d s who sent e x p re s­
sions of sy m p ath y for the loss of
R each th a t b u y er th ro u g h a
baby M arg aret Rose.
Pilot C lassified A d v ertisem en t.
Card of Thanks
FOR
expert
S E R V IC E
WHITE
Appliance Co.
Phone 2891
H e issue and redeem
(told Arrow Stamps.
Doable Stamps Fridays.
t e l e v is io n
OR R A D IO
P. O. Box 1
a t Ut» kuvett c a ii
------
...ini mmnmiLauix
W h a rf St.
B R O O K IN G S,
- -
Z
nn inm iaim : uiw a n n n m :n un in i iw u m u a ; i
Wty Advertiser ?
One of our merchants the other day said this -
“ Why should I advertise - I'm the only store of 1
my type in town. Everone knows what I have — ’
I've no need to advertise.
Voice
STUDIO
YOU THINK HE'S RIGHT?» THEN LISTEN TO THIS:
BROOKINGS, ORE.
MACK
G.
I lie Association (if Retail Merchants says that 47 per cent (if the
lesidents of towns under 2,000 use mail order houses, and buy ?S
pci cent of their hard goods in that way.
M ALCOLM
General Building Contractor
I he three largest department stores on the Pacific Coast do over one
quarter of their business will, suburban, out-of-town, or mail order
CUsloBKTS.
COMMERCIAL — RESIDENTIAL
REMODELING
j; Office
1
in
Rear
of Les^neister Agency
P IIO N E
2271
I h.e simll-fown iiierehau; m the peesen! time is getting less than 50
per ee,i; o! tke l**yi»jj 4ulLw of the pseopk' of ht» community.
» T *
-“- m :
A TTE M T l 0 (!, F IS H E R M E N !
) oar Success In Salmon Fishing
Is Assured II lien Yon Use
Lucky Joe Radiant Spinner
MADE IX BRCX)RIXGS
FOR FISHERMEN
By an Old Fishing Guide!
J. J. G A L L A G H E R
* *
Aow,-\, h v I«, it hu’CMiAt »mice is better? Y<m can heat any mail
order -^kediile. Arc price» cHeaptef? No« appreciably.
Are the
go.ikls timer. . . they’re m i « oS tfce »m * factor*!». Then, why?
o
Because they’ve created a dc-mand that yon yever knew existed. They
hrotight their products to the attention of the buyer... and he bought,
though lie lived right next door to you. You’d never taken the trouble
to apjK’al to his wants.
lhe small town merchant today has as tine a shop as you’ll find
anywhere. I lis products are as good, and his priees are in line. And
how many people know it?
Just the ones you take the trouble to t e l l ............consistently, and
regularly.
In the Center of Brookings, Oregon
I
I I« “Where
you will find everything for the fisherman”
*
THE BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
Sf