Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978, December 03, 1953, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextBrookings Harbor Pilot 3 Soil District Meeting Held THURSDAY, D EC EM B ER 3, 1953 Christmas Tree Prices High By K E N N E T H P R IE S T C ounty E xtension A gent H ere is one farm product th a t is not in th e doldrum . T h ere a p p ea rs to be a v ery sm all supply of good q u a lity tre e s for th is C h ristm a s season. Q u a lity con scious re ta ile rs have been in th e fi 'Id for tw o m o n ths looking for tre e s and are u n an im o u sly dis couraged. T h e p rice situ a tio n is fav o rab le for th e C h ristm a s tre e grow er. S tu m p a g e price q u o ta tions w here the b u y er will do th e h arv e stin g have been in the n eig h borhood of 25c p e r tree. Q uote from those d ealers who have been looking long and h a rd for tre e s will push a SI.00 p er tre e if th e y a re really good tree s. P rices q uoted fo r tree s a lre a d y cu t to be picked up a t th e farm by th e w holesalers a re 50c to 75c p e r tree. These a re p re tty fa ir prices b u t it looks th a t in a n o th e r th re e w eeks th ese prices will be up to SI.00 o r m ore p e r tree. O ne b u y er has offered 1 2 ^ c p er lineal foot for any and all tre e s th a t he p u r chases. All th ese prices a re for D ouglas fir. Any tru e fir v arie ty sh ould be in creased by from 50 to 100 p er cent. I would like to rem in d you th a t persons hiring o u t o r ow ning tru c k s w hich a re used to haul tre e s from lands o th e r th a n th e road m ust have a sp ecial license. A nd these a re o b tain ab le a t th e local P.U.C. office. A t th is tim e of y e a r y o u r flower g ard en and u n h a rv e ste d root veg etables a re p rim e ta rg e ts for slugs. S lug base is recom m ended in p ellets ra th e r th a n in flake T he re g u la r m onthly m eeting of th e C u rry Soil C o n serv atio n D is tric t w as held at th e SCS office in Gold Beach T h u rsd ay , Nov. 19. P resen t w ere: Cecil W a tt, c h a ir m an: C larence B rooks, s e c re ta ry ; Ray Z um w alt. A rchie McVay, K enneth P riest, L e ste r D avenport of G ra n ts P ass and Ross Brown. T he d a te for the an n u a l mee ing w as set for J a n u a ry 13. 1951 T he 4-H C lub building will b*’ used for th e business m eeting and th e pro g ram to follow. T he el c- j tion of one su p erv iso r will be held at the tim e of th e m eeting. The voting will be done by p rinted ballot. P la n s for sponsoring a public sp eak in g contest am ong th e C u r ry C ounty High schools w ere dis cussed briefly. T he d etails a re to be w orked out by a co m m ittee of th re e : C harles B rooks of Sixes, K en n eth P riest of Gold Beach and R obert H astin g s of H arbor. W ays and m eans of financing the C u rry Soil C o nservation D is tric t w ere considered. T he sale of asso ciate m em berships w as su g gested as a possibility. NANCY H E R E N ancy Bique of Gold Beach visited h er siste r, Mrs. Sid Poole of B rookings last w eek, re tu rn in g hom e M onday. Mr. Poole ju st re tu rn e d from an o p eratio n in the hospital in E u re k a. M A< H IX E S W here the Variety Is Larger W here the Produce Is Fresher Giant Size Package - White King 49c . 10c Soap Powder Campbells Tomato Soup receive ? cmi Large Crisp Heads CA BBA G E------- lb. 5c Sweet Potatoes and Y A M S------- 2 lbs. IRONS TOAST K ltS (I.K A N F .R S RO ASTERS FANS MOTORS M IXERS New Crop California WALNUTS Cello Boo lb. 43c R E I K K iE K A T O R x — M A x H E K s Is B etter ~ THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DEC. 3,4, AND 5 PRODUCE Your S ervice H e a d q u a rte rs S E W IV G IV/icrc the Service Mushrooms Where Guarantee Means Something tL? W here the Money Goes Farther B&B Sliced or Button form for use at th is tim e of the y ear, since pellets sp read m ore evenly an d do not b re ak down as rapidly due to wet w eath er. In cases of a heavy in fe sta tio n m ore th a n one baitin g will be needed for good control. W e have the bait p ellets here at th e office for sale o r they can lx* o b tain ed from any of o u r local feed stores. 1! Brookings Market Free MEATS RIB STEAK - - - 1lb. 49c BEEF ROAST - - 1lb. 39c SIRLOIN STEAK 1b. 49c WIENERS------- 1 lb. 49c Friday — Saturday Only WHITE APPLIANCE CO. W harf S t r e e t Phone 2891 Kraft — Quart Jar 49c MIRACLE WHIP WE NOW HAVE PICK UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE Phcr.e 2995 3-Day Service In Brockings and Harbor I Derby 300 can CHILE CON CARNE 21c TOMATOES 2'y can l'»c Quart Bottle Across from Bowling Alley Bnxrkings, Ore. Oleomargarine PARKAY Soda Crackers DRY CLEANING I hints Unpeeled WESSON OIL - - - 65c WH'LE AP'COTS 2 '2 25e Sunshine Krispy CORDERMAN’S Park Puree lb. 2 lb. 45c lb. 27c f* ^5C We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities