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10 Brookings-Harbor Pilot T hursday , Motor Club Hails Release Of Road Funds august 5, 1954 Cutting Daffodils "H u n d red s of th o u san d s of K ing A lfreds a re shipped out of Brookings, O re. in F e b ru a ry each y ea r, as cu t from th e open fields overlooking th e o cean." In th e crisp cool a ir of a F e b ru a ry m orn S he w ended h er w ay in th e ea rly daw n, To th e g ra y green fields w here D affodils grow. And up and down th ro u g h row a f te r row She ben t h e r back to each nodding flow er And m any w ere th e buds she cut in an hour; As sh e placed them so n ea t in h e r fat little hand And fa ste n e d each bunch w ith a snug ru b b e r band. • A nd h o u r a f te r h o u r she toiled aw ay, F o r she w orked alone in the field th a t day, C o u n tin g each bud as she bent to th e g round ' i dl tw en ty -fiv e bloom s in h e r han d she found. H o u r a f te r h o u r dow n each long row S h e w as razzed along by th e song of a crow ; C aw ! C aw ! C aw ! in his h arsh old w ay And she had to ta k e it th e w hole long day. N ext d ay rh e said, " I ’ll have tim e to p la y ” B ut th e field w as ripe w ith buds next day, And she h u rrie d along o ’e r m any a clod O u t in th e field alone w ith h e r God, S u rro u n d e d by b ea u ty on every side h rom the rocky shore to w h ere m o u n tain s ride High, high u p ag a in st th e su n lit sky, S h e w ondered why m en should have to die. In a b ea u tifu l, b e a u tifu l land as this, W here th e sky and the seashore seem to kiss, T h a t o’t r o th e rs ' m ista k es and p e tty s trife T hese yo u ng m en m ust go and give th e ir life. But down th ro u g h th e y ea rs it has alw ays been, T h a t som e one m ust pay for a n o th e r’s sin, Anti s u ffe r and die on th e b a ttle field ’ Till th e vanquished foe is m ade to yield. As she c u t th e D affodils one by one S h e noticed each face had tu rn ed to th e s u n — H a v e we fo rg o tte n God in this land of o u rs 4 . u forgotten to bow as do th e flo w e rs? B ut H e’s prom ised to h e a r if w e a re hum ble an d p ray And tu rn from o u r w icked anti sinful w ay; To forgive o u r sins if these w e’ll ban, And to h e a r from heaven and heal o u r land. Medford Blow Pipe Co., Inc. AGENTS FO R BUTLER STEEL BUILDINGS of y o u r P rincess. Curry County Fair H arry’ L indgren, who has been Livestock S p ecialist for th e E x tension S ervice a t O regon S ta te College, and who has ju s t re c e n t ly ta k e n p a rt tim e re tire m e n t is here fo r 10 days to assist th e 4-H Livestock L eaders in C u rry C oun ty to groom th e ir an im als for show ing a t the C u rry C ounty Fair. Mr. Lindgren, took Gold Beach L ivestock club m em bers, K a th e rin e Rem y, C arol F erguson. F ay S tu m p and V ernon M cCall w ith him to the N o rth e rn C u rry Coum ty 4-H Livestock C lub w hich m et at C lyde W a g n e r’s farm up th e Elk R iver S unday, Ju ly 25th. Two o th e r such m eetings a t R rookings and P istol R iver a re also scheduled. Premium Book Now Available T h e new’ ap p o in tm en t of F ed If you h av en ’t received a C u rry eral aid to O regon for highw ays C ounty F a ir P rem iu m book for h erald s a g reat step p in g up in e ffo rts to bring road fa ta litie s into , 1954 it is because the C ounty line w ith th e re q u ire m e n ts of E xtension O ffice does not have m odern tra ffic it w as said today y o u r nam e and ad d ress says Mrs. tJ u ly 13) by R ay C onw ay, m a n S ylvia C. Lee. C o u n ty E x tension ag e r of th e O regon S ta te M otor Agent. One book to a fam ily has been A ssociation, w hen it was learned th a t th e aid would com m ence six o u r aim . All d e p a rtm e n ts are m onths e a rlie r th a n originally there. Livestock, horses, crops, v eg etab le garden, fru its. Hom e planned. Economics, F lo ral, Schools and "T h e a c tu a l s t a r t of p u ttin g 4-H. funds to w ork in O regon is w e l Look th rough th e book, check com e new s to not only those who live in th e S ta te and use its h ig h th e classes you expect to en ter, w ays both fo r pleasu re and b u si every e n try counts, e ith e r fo r you ness, but for those who will b en e fit by th e m o u n tin g to u rist tra d e federal monies. N O T I C E T he Oregon in te rs ta te highw ays w hich is one of th e m ajo r in d u s R EU N IO N O F 16th S E A B E E S compr ise U S-99 and IT S-30 be trie s of O regon,” C onw ay said IN PO R TLA N D tw een P o rtlan d and th e Idaho T he to ta l federal aid O regon S ta te line, which will tak e $2,330,- is to receive $12,889,469 and the Second an n u al reunion for th e e a rlie r release of th e funds has -96 of th e federal funds. Of the V e te ra n s of F u n a fu t.N u k u fe ta u enabled th e O regon S ta te H igh rem ain in g $10,558,773, th e sum and N anom ea S unday, A ugust w ay Com m ission to s ta rt p ro of .$1,387,166 goes to p rim ary h ig h 29 at 1:00 at Mt. T ab o r P ark , gram m ing- and c o n tra c tin g at w ays in u rb a n a re a s hav in g pop S outh of the c ra te r. All 16th Sea- once. T h e am o u n t g ra n te d e x u latio n s exceeding 5,000; $5,398,- bees in Oregon and W ashington ceeds by $3,427,658 th e $8,661,811 620 to p rim ary highw ays in ru ra l welcome. a llo tte d to O regon for th e p re areas; and $3,772,987 to highw ays Bob W hite, ceding year, th e highw ay com in the federal aid seco n d ary h ig h "A ” Com pany. m ission points out. T he p ro g ram way system . has been a m a jo r project of th e O regon S ta te M otor Association and th e A m erican A utom obile Associaion, w ith w hich the clut) is affilia te d . Mr. C onw ay said th a t th e new road act, involving th e largest ew o-year sum e v e r provided for tw o-year sum ev e r provided for th e first tim e a re ally s u b s ta n tial am ount of ap p ro x im a te ly $300,000,000 for th e all-im p o rta n t 10,000 m ile natio n al system of in te rs ta te highw ays. T he funds a re p a rtia lly m atch e d by the Phone Hours to s ta te on a ra tio of 40 to 60 of th e E V A N S E L E C T R IC RADIO - TV Service and Installation 9 3444 6 WHERE TO FIND AND BUY IT — IN CRESCENT CITY A Business and Professional Guide to Friendly CRESCENT CITY Concerns who suggest you patronize your home merchant firsfc hut stand ready to serve you in an admirable way when these services are not available in your home community. 873 Second St. Phone 3531 House of Flowers Florally Yours F.T.D. M em ber C o m m e rc e Low Cost. Perm anent. Adaptable. Easily insulated. < Crescent Chevrolet C hev ro let-B u ick S ales & S ervice A uto R epair, P a in tin g R ad iato rs R epaired Phone 471 ♦ r Industry Easily erected in days instead of weeks. Fire-safe. Full space use. ” T .. «•— - . .. - M c C l e n d o n Motor Co. Y ear ’round, all-purpose buildings fo r fa rm sto ra g e and shelter. W e a th e rtig n t, MEDFORD BLOW PIPE CO.. INC. P O BOX 309. 220 McANDREWS ROAD Ml 1 FORD. O R EG O N for comp' des ond e recbofi secv.ee oft ßu* Jf Buildings N unn-B ush Shoes; A rrow S h irts; G enuine Levis; P endleton Shi its ; J a n tz e n S w e a te rs; W hite S ta g Line. S p o rtin g Goods IVe Deliver in Brookings! Gordon F. Johnson C R E S C E N T CITY Crescent Lbr. Co. F o r price q u o tatio n s on all Second and M ark et S tre e ts « ■■ ............. , .. 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C ostum e Jew elry — Linens! 1240 Second S treet ------------ ~ 154 H S t. Phone 3544 Louise Dress Shop Lingerie D resses C oats Accessories U niform s SicII G reen S tam p s L arg e Sizes a S pecialty 4»■ ............... .. - —♦ HAMILTON, ELGIN. WYLER ' WADSWORTH WATCHES Heirloom Sterling Fine Watch and Jewelry R epairing 1 n G IF T S WACSWORTH V» - JEWELRY St ............... Wi. 2*K ■
