W yom ing. T h e com bined business
O F F IC E R S IN E U R E K A
Mrs. L. G. S taffo rd , P resid en t an d p leasu re trip included a visit
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1954
of th e P aeific Bulb G row ers Asso w ith his p aren ts.
ciation, and M rs. W. W. W ollam ,
V andali m in Oregon S ta te S ec re ta ry , sp ent several days days W E E K E N D IN G R A N TS PASS
M rs. M ildred B y rn e and daugn-
And then th e Q uester, seeking the P a rk s an* along O regon high wavs last w’eek in E u re k a on business
genus Rosa a t the flow er show, cost th e ra te >29,076 in 1953, th e for th e association.
ter, Jo an , sp en t last w’eekend in
By R u th B. S m ith
He sees a Peace, he blinks his O regon .>tate H ighw ay C om m is
G ra n ts P ass v isitin g Mrs. B yrne's
sion w is inform ed at its last BACK FROM W YOM ING
m o th er, M rs. A nna M uchm ore
eyes,
I com m end to you, if you a re
Mr. D ale A llsup re tu rn e d re who is a t th e F ru itd a le Rest
a R o sarian o r ju s t one who en E n tran c ed w ith its hue, its shape, m eetii ; in P o rtlan d .
In s a te p a rk s one of th e most ce n tly from a w eek spent in H om e there.
jo y s roses, th e w hole of th e 1954
its size,
expensive
item s vandalized was
A m erican Rose A nnual. B ut this And yet, bethinking of th a t chain
sh
elters
costing
$1,266 last year.
p a rtic u la r d a te calls for som e
sto re rose so poor,
th in g d iffe ren t o r ju s t a blank H e leaves for hom e w ith just a In som e cases roofs w ere to rn off,
windows broken out, and w alls
DR. W. H. TOW NSEND
colum n as an A P R IL POOL, so
p am p h let on m anure.
defaced by w ritin g and carvings.
I b o rrow this bit lo r y o u r p leas
V eterin ary C linic
Most expensive item on th e list
u re .
T hen th e V isitor, who in his of highw ay vandalism w as the
T h e Seven Ages of A R osarian
SM ITH R IV ER
neighbor’s g ard en treads,
cost to re p a ir and replace signs,
F irs t, the G reenhorn, gaw king
And now his lethargy, his signals, e le c tric fix tu res and sign
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a t a rose plant in the su p er m a rt
doubts, his fears he sheds,
T w o blackened tw igs he sees, H e ohs and ahs, says, “Tell me, posts. This item cost th e highw ay
1 to 4 - 9:00 p .m .- M onday th ro u g h S a tu rd a y
d ep a rtm en t $17,365 in 1953. Most
gooey w ith w ax;
7 to 8 - 9:00 p.m. —Mon., Wed., F ri. E enings
please,
D ry e a rth , d ry ro o ts in tinfoil W hat are the nam es of all these of th e dam age was done by de
P h o n es ; S m ith R iver
lib e ra te shooting, breakin g o r de
squeezed,
O ffice 641
R
esidence
631
hybrid te a s ? ”
facing this expensive highw ay j
And on the outside th e re ’s th e
EM ERGENCY CALLS ANY TIM E
equipm ent.
im age of a rose in color gay,
O th e r exam ples of vandalism in
I t ’s calk'd but w h a t’s a n am e? An Im ita to r now, forth dashes he
to buy
S ta te P a rk s included th e d eface
H e doesn’t know the difference
T h e dozen p la n ts th a t sft m ent and c u ttin g of tab les and
anyw ay.
have t a ’en his eye,
benches. At H a rris Beach S ta te
B ecause i t ’s June, he g ets them P ark , for instance, six p o rtab le
a la pot,
tab les w ere throw n over th e bluff
And som e of them will live and j onto th e beach tw ice and n early
som e will not.
com pletely dem olished. T he re
W ith w hat he has, he sw ea ts the placem ents w ere finally secured
Bookkeeping
su m m e r through,
th e ground so they couldn’t j
Pay Roll
Taxes P e rh a p s half breaks his h ea rt, to
be moved. O th e r types of d am ag e
E ’en learns a thing o r two.
was to benches to rn up and j
Insurance
throw n from locations along tra ils
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And now the S cholar, as winds down steep b an k s and tables
of w in ter blow,
chopped up for firewood.
He c o n s
th e catalogues,
Though vandalism is a c o n tin u
thinks, “N ow I know —
ous and vexing problem to h igh
C hinese S pecials Any S ty le
You s.m ply gaze upon th e pic w ay d e p a rtm e n t crew s, th e cost
tu res, read the gush,
of highw ay vandalism th ro u g h o u t
C O F F E IS U P
the s ta te is e stim ated to be q u ite
W E GO DOWN
sm all and m easu res a re being
tak en to reduce it even m ore, a c
cording to highw ay d ep a rtm en t
NEW HOURS
officials.
Open 11 :oo a.in. to i :oo a.in. through the week
A U T H O R IZ E D
And up and pick th e p la n ts th a t
FRIDAYS
.... 11 :oo a.in. to 3:00 a.m.
sound m ost lush."
SATURDAYS .. 11 :oo a.m. to 4 :oo a.m.
A n o th er spring, and tw en ty hy
brid teas
A re added to th e ones th a t d idn’t
We Cater to Parties
P h o n e 3161
freeze.
TOMMY MOO
R osarian he deem s it only fa ir
c ulloch chain saw dealer
to call him th a t ;
He talks, and now ju st som e
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tim es th ro u g h his h a t;
He finds ex a ctly w hat it costs to
know
Across from Shell Station
Brookings, Oregon
T he p la n ts th a t will and those
th a t will not grow
P. O. Box 195 Brookings, Oregon
Phone 2274
Earth Moved
S u fficient bloom s to m ake ’em
e a rn th e ir keep;
W hat fancy n am es should be r e
A Building Site Graded
lab elled : "S leep.”
6 Brookings-Harbor Pilot
T h e price, cen ts six ty nine, he
pays and off he goes,
To find: a gorgeous p ic tu re is his
only rose.
Vandals Cost
State ’’lenty
Along Azalea Row
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At last, the E x p ert, u tte rin g wise
saw s
T hrough b eard t h a t ’s waved
o ’e r m any a blaekspot spor ,
Blue ribbons has he won. he’s
A.R.S.,
“S peak, m a itre ,’’ plead the n eigh
bors. “speak once m ore.”
He m akes his gracious visits,
diagnosis
Ju st w hat th«' heck it is th a t ails
' th e roses.
"A h a!" he cries, "Yon d a r k e n 'd
can e a w orm a te .”
"D e a r m adam ,” he intones, "just
use the E erm a te."
He speaks ot B ourbons, species
roses. C hinas too,
He gravely s ta te s : "T he blood
t h a t ’s G allica tu rn s petals blue."
H e’ll hybridize you this and bud
you th at
But now, ah now, h e’s never ta lk
ing th ro u g h his hat!
L eonard L E y ster.
Daily
Freight Service
Coast Freight Lines
Dave Franklin, Orrwrr
A Fill for a Building
An All-Weatl ter Driveway
A Road Built or Rocked
Any Size Pond, Earth Dam
Irrigation Structure
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SIZES OF JOBS
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EARL BROWN
P hone 2634
Geo. Lostroh, Local Agent
Box 302
CONTRACTOR
Harbor
Phone 3137