Brookings 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